Chapter 225: Net Shrimp

Fish and white flour steamed buns fill their stomachs, and Ye Duhong feels that it is really a special flavor to be able to taste the fish in the countryside in such a farmhouse. Sitting on the small bench, Ye Duhong, looking at the quiet sky and feeling the gentle wind, he was comfortable and happy.

It was just a few fish that made them so happy that they all exchanged glances with the blue sky and white clouds, as if they had flown together and arrived at the happiest place.

Ye Duhong still remembers some days ago, once, when he was walking on the street, he stepped on a beggar's sweet potato, and he bought another one for him. At that time, I often ate in the open air, sometimes on the tuyere, blowing the wind to eat, regardless of hygiene or not. At that time, it was a world where soldiers often came and went, the world was chaotic, people were panicked everywhere, and many people walked on the streets, not knowing if they could survive today.

There were more and more soldiers, and later, more soldiers invaded residential areas, and it was not as simple as snatching one or two steamed buns, but often carrying out massacres.

Alone at night. Niu Donkey said, Ye Duhong, how do you feel when you come to my small farm yard?

Ye Duhong was concentrating on looking at the sky, as if to say, hello, why are you so blue, as blue as silk.

When the cow and donkey took a chopstick and shook it in front of Ye Duhong, Ye Duhong came back to his senses. Ye Duhong said, what's the matter with you?

Niu Donkey said, what do you think of my small farm yard?

Ye Duhong said, yes, you have a good little day, the courtyard of the yellow earth, the slightly twisted fence, the blue sky and white clouds and the light wind. Great place.

They ate the fish they had caught in the river and admired the scenery around them, not knowing why they didn't want to move, as if they would miss something if their bodies moved. The cow and donkey couldn't understand why everyone was sitting here at this time, just looking at the things around them. Actually, now Ye Duhong and the others are enjoying their leisure.

Ye Duhong and the others sat on the small bench for another five minutes, which was the last five minutes, and then Meng Hai stood up and said to the rest of the people. Come out with me. The river is beautiful, and we take a walk along the river.

The cow and donkey have no intention of going at all, and he can see this river every day when he goes out. So there is no novelty about the river. He didn't want to run around the river.

Ye Duhong and Cao'er stood up. Ye Duhong looked at the cow and donkey and said, you guy. So lazy, I don't want to leave after eating, what's wrong with going out for a walk.

The ox and donkey said, "Who is he?" he said to go out, you went out, and he said that if he went east, he would go east.

The cow donkey's face was the kind of laziness that is most likely to occur when he is well fed and sits on a comfortable chair, and he said, "Go ahead, I'll lie down on the chaise longue under the tree for a while, and I really won't go."

Meng Hai and the others had no choice but to leave the cow and donkey, go out of the courtyard gate, and go along the river, which seems to be a girl telling a story, and her flowing voice is gripping the heartstrings. If Peach Blossom Village is a novel, then the river is the protagonist, and many birds, deer, etc. come to the river, either to drink the water in the river, or to enjoy the scenery on the river. Even Ye Duhong and others came to the side of this protagonist and felt her infinite charm.

Meng Hai heard Niu Donkey say during the meal that there was no river in this peach blossom village a long time ago, and it was considered a barren place where no grass grew at that time, but one day, a fairy came and shed a drop of lovesick tears, and the tears turned into rivers.

Many legends are beautiful, and even though everyone knows that the legend is not true, they still believe in that beauty.

Meng Hai said, we live at Niu Donkey's house, and we can't afford to lose him, so how about we go to the river to catch some shrimp? If we bring a lot of shrimp to Niu Donkey's house and put them in front of Niu Donkey, Niu Donkey will definitely open his mouth and smile with joy.

Ye Duhong said, compared to fish, which one do you think is delicious?

Meng Hai said, I think the shrimp is more delicious.

Ye Duhong said, you want to eat shrimp, not to make the donkey happy.

Meng Hai said, all these things are said. Meng Hai suddenly lowered his head and said, "Hey, what is this?"

Meng Hai bent down to pick up the things on the ground, this is a folded window screen, this kind of window screen, the whole body is densely covered with uniform small lattices, the lattice is extremely small, and it is very beautiful. Meng Hai said with a smile, we can just use this thing to catch shrimp, who specially prepared the net for me.

Meng Hai opened the curtain and saw that one part was broken, and most of the other areas were in good condition, and it was obvious that the director of the curtain had abandoned it because of a hole in it.

Meng Hai walked forward quickly, and Ye Duhong and Cao'er followed unhurriedly. They came to the bend of a river, and there was a pool of water that didn't look deep. When Meng Haifu came here, he rolled up his trousers and went into the water. Meng Hai carried the window screen in his hand, turned back to the shore and shouted, you don't have to come down, especially Ye Duhong, your feet stink, come down and scare the shrimp away.

Ye Duhong and Cao'er saw Meng Hai spread the net in the water, and he ran forward cautiously.

Ye Duhong said softly on the shore, this Meng Hai has a net, and the shrimp will send it to the door by itself, unlike touching the fish in the water with both hands, it is the hands looking for the fish, and now the shrimp is looking for the net.

Cao'er said that having a net is different, and the area of the net is larger than the hand.

Ye Duhong said, I also caught shrimp when I was a child, and I used the sieve at home at that time. I put the sieve into the water, and the sieve sinks naturally, and after a certain amount of time, when I pick up the sieve, I will find that there is a layer of small shrimp in the sieve. At that time, when I saw the shrimp, I was very excited, and when I went home and brought it to my mother, my mother fried it for me, and I wanted to eat it, and I ate the shrimp carefully, and I was very happy.

Cao'er said, since you like to eat, then when Meng Hai catches a lot of shrimp, I will make it for you.

Meng Hai shouted in the water and said, "Ah, I have caught so many shrimps, look, there is a crab in this net, this crab is not small, ah, great."

Meng Hai ran ashore and put the net on the ground, and the small shrimp were jumping around in the net. Meng Hai was afraid that they would all jump out of the net, so he quickly wrapped up the shrimp. This Meng Hai, seeing these shrimps, was so excited, and how could Ye Duhong not be like this?

Ye Duhong said, this reminds me of the shrimp I ate when I was a child, there are really a lot of shrimp, let's take it to the cow and donkey's house.

Meng Hai said, bring it to the cow and donkey's house, the cow and donkey will eat, why don't we find a place, make a flat big stone slab, burn the fire under the stone slab, put the shrimp on the stone slab and roast it, we will get it in this wild field, and eat it in this wild field.

Ye Duhong said that these shrimps have a unique flavor when eaten in the wild, so it's okay, you can figure it out.

The three of them went to look for a slate, and they found a smooth and flat slate. They erected the slate with stones, and then made a fire under the slate, and this fire heated the slate, and Meng Hai put the washed shrimp on the slate, and as the fire continued to scorch the slate, the heat of the slate was transferred to the small shrimp, and the shrimp were quickly roasted to change color.

Ye Duhong said that eating such grilled shrimp by this small river is really a unique taste.

Meng Hai said, I did this when I was in our village, but I didn't catch so many shrimp at that time. I burned corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, wheat, and I burned a lot of agricultural products, and when I think about those days, I really miss them. (To be continued......)