Forty-eight: Catch the scorpion
The dog is obedient, as long as he has noodles, he can do whatever he wants, he sucked a mouthful of noodles, and without saying a word, he took the stool under Xiao He's buttocks, "Brother, you sit!" ”
After speaking, he hurriedly picked up the bowl and ate the noodles in a big gulp.
This noodle is really delicious, slippery, and the mouth is full of meat when you eat it.
A bowl of noodles is under the stomach, and Wang Lei eats it comfortably.
The dog hiccuped even more, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is the most real time the brothers have eaten this year.
The last time I made this meat sauce was in January.
It's still fried with potatoes, and I don't dare to put much meat, it's basically all radish.
But today, it was a real big meat particle, and after the oil, it was very chewy in the mouth.
After eating, Wang Lei hurriedly stood up to collect the bowl, and the brothers ate half a basin of noodles, and he always felt embarrassed.
Xiao He hurriedly stopped him, "Let's come, you and the dog have some water, and we'll get ready to go!" ”
After speaking, he hurriedly reached out and scooped the bowls together.
He had a quick hand, and it didn't take two clicks to put it all away.
Seeing that he was going to wash the dishes, Ding Wanqing also stood up busily, she reached out and took the bowl in Xiao He's hand, "You all have to go to work, I don't have anything to do at home, or I'll come!" ”
If you want to take care of the child yourself, you can't help Xiao He with him, so work more and let him earn money!
She finished picking up the bowl and headed for the kitchen.
Wang Lei is an anxious man, and he has to hold back his strength to work for Xiao He at this time.
Seeing that Ding Wanqing finished serving the bowl, she stood up immediately, "Let's go, let's go!" ”
He can't wait to return the favor now!
Hearing the eldest brother say go, the dog also hurriedly stood up, he touched his round belly, "Go!" ”
Children are good, they are full, they are not worried, their little temper and temperament are gone, and they are very obedient.
The three men took several sacks and carried two baskets on their backs, and filled two small jars.
When he was about to go out, Xiao He also took the kerosene lamp at home, and then set off towards the mass grave.
When he arrived at the place, Wang Lei didn't say a word and started digging with his head bored.
I have something in my stomach, and I don't get tired of doing work.
He felt that he couldn't use up all the strength in his body, let alone digging this piece of plantain, even if he dug a mountain, he could do it!
The dog and Xiao He were not idle, both of them were holding shovels, and they dug the plantain when they saw it, and in two hours, the piece of plantain that Xiao He found was dug up by them.
Xiao He didn't continue to look around, after all, the sunset had already reached the back of the mountain, leaving only a sharp point, with a little residual afterglow.
He knew it was getting dark.
And when it's dark, that's when the scorpions start to move.
They are afraid of light and like shade, and they like damp places, under clods, under grass, between ditches and crevices between stones and stones, these places are their places of activity.
Xiao He took the kerosene lamp, squatted on the ground, and then took out a box of matches from his arms, and stabbed one at a time.
Reaching for the wick of the kerosene lamp, and seeing that the flame was stable, the lid was fastened, and the three of them surrounded the kerosene lamp and began to move the stones under their feet.
Wang Lei just moved away from the bricks, and saw a brown scorpion under him quickly trying to crawl away.
He quickly caught the scorpion with the chopsticks in his hand, and the first scorpion was successfully captured.
He couldn't be excited, and held it up to Xiao He and the dog to see, "Look, I'm quite big!" ”
After speaking, I remembered that when I was napping in the cave of the brickyard during the day, I opened my eyes and saw a scorpion crawling over me.
But he was frightened, "This dog day is very bad, and it scared me today, so scared that I almost hit my head on a brick, I should have been caught, not a single one left!" ”
Xiao He smiled, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something.
"By the way, Brother Lei, I'm sorry for you, I'm going to work tomorrow, if you catch it, remember to bring it back to me, if someone is willing to catch it, tell them five cents a piece!"
These things are small and hard to find, and it is too time-consuming to catch them, and a person who dies in one night will catch more than a pound and sell them for thirty yuan.
If you want to make money by this, you have to have more people, and the more people you catch, the more you can earn.
A scorpion is only two to three taels, and according to five cents, he has to earn more than half of the money.
Hearing Xiao He say this, Wang Lei nodded, and simply said: "Okay, don't worry, anyway, it's a convenient thing, you can give five cents if you catch it when you see it, and everyone is happy to give it to anyone." ”
Can you not be happy, a popsicle money!
The dog squatted on the ground and searched for a long time but couldn't find it, and looked at Xiao He with a disappointed face, "Brother Xiao He, what are you doing with this, this thing is poisonous." ”
Xiao He smiled, "Don't underestimate the scorpion, this thing is a medicinal herb." ”
Xiao He didn't deceive people, because this thing can't deceive people, what can you do by catching scorpions?
Everyone knows that this is to be used as a medicinal herb.
The dog's face was worried, "Is this thing worth five cents?" ”
In the end, he got the benefit of Xiao He, he was afraid that Xiao He was losing money, and Xiao He couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
"Don't worry, you can't lose, you can tell your classmates in the town when you go to school, a scorpion is five cents, and you can sell it to me as much as you catch!"
There is no river in the city, but there are lakes, there are more than forty wild lakes in this Ning City, there are seven in Baishi Town alone, there are scorpions when there is water, and there must be a lot of this thing in the city!
Hearing a five-cent spicy strip at the school gate, five cents a piece, every time he watched his classmates eat a greedy drool, if a shoe is five cents, then he can not only eat himself but also invite classmates to eat.
He looked at Xiao He and cautiously opened his mouth, "Brother Xiao He, then I arrested you and gave me money?" ”
Hearing that the dog wanted money, Wang Lei couldn't help but almost kick it again, and his eyes widened at the moment, "What do you kid think?" ”
Mom and Dad don't take medicine, they don't have to eat at home, they don't know how to live at all, they just eat all they want.
Besides, Xiao He has already given himself today's salary, and he still needs money, what has happened?
Xiao He was busy with Wang Lei, "You are gentle with the dog." After speaking, he smiled at the dog, "Give, give you five points!" ”
When such a big child is still eating, he can't let him help himself in vain.
Hearing the money, the dog nodded excitedly, "Don't worry, Brother Xiao He, I will definitely catch it!" ”
After saying that, he went to a farther place, moved away from the stone, and looked down to find the scorpion.
Wang Lei glanced at him angrily, "I can only give two points, just enough to buy a popsicle, and the rest of the brother will save it for you as tuition!" ”
The dog was aggrieved and his face was full of unhappiness.
But he also knew in his heart that it was really not easy for his eldest brother to go to school these years, one person provided for two people to go to school, and he was also responsible for his parents' medicine money, so he nodded reluctantly, "Two points is two points." ”
The three of them squatted next to this wild river ditch, chatting with each other and catching scorpions, and a few hours passed before they knew it.
Xiao He stood up and looked around, at this time, the water of the wild river ditch was murmuring, reflecting the light of the crescent moon, like a silver snake, and there were summer insects whispering around, and the evening breeze was cool.
He looked down at the two jars again, each of which contained half a jar of scorpions, and it was estimated that there would be two catties or three catties, which was about the same.
He said to his brother who was still pouting and grabbing the scorpion seriously: "It's not early today, let's call it a day." ”