"It shouldn't be......"

Didn't gain anything at all?

Grandma Gu was busy in the kitchen, and when she heard the movement, she came out to take a look, and when she saw Wei Lan's lost little appearance, she instantly understood.

Grandma Gu smiled and scolded the broken water tank in the courtyard, "It's all there." ”

Wei Lan reacted after realizing it, and rushed to the broken water tank again.

The big water tank in the corner of the backyard turned out to be intact, and in the summer before, the small fish, shrimp and shells that Youlan touched loved to keep in it.

Later, when Wei Lan made two sandbags, when he was teaching Ji Fengyao and Youlan to play in the courtyard, one of them smashed the edge of the cylinder, which scared the three of them enough.

Since then, the tank has not been used except for some water on rainy days.

Wei Lan lay on the edge of the cylinder, his hands fanned against the side of his eyes, hooking his head to look in.

There was no silt at the bottom of the tank, and the water was crystal clear, and you could clearly see three or four small crucian carp the size of half a palm, as well as the yellow eels that were still in the creeping water.

There are seven or eight long strips, yellow-brown bodies, like snakes.

Wei Lan stretched out his hand and gestured, these yellow eels are all the thickness of a thumb, and it must be no problem to eat them.

Even, compared to small fish and shrimp, these yellow eels are in a sense like a savior.

It is larger than fish and shrimp and has more meat.

The most important thing is that Wei Lan glanced at the yellow eel at the bottom of the water again, this thing seems to be easier to catch than fish and shrimp?

Grandma Gu came out to pour water, and as soon as she stood in the courtyard, she saw Wei Lan lying on the edge of the tank, her hairy head was stuck in the tank, and Grandma Gu jumped up on the spot.

The swill bucket "clanged" to the ground, and the sudden sound startled Wei Lan, who sat on the edge of the tank with a crooked body, turned his head to look at Grandma Gu, and was at a loss, "Grandma, Grandma?" ”

Grandma Gu couldn't help but say that she stepped forward and slapped her twice on the back, "Just look at it, what are you doing with your head in it?" ”

Wei Lan was stunned, and was suddenly beaten and a little aggrieved, "I didn't get in, I just got closer...... The water is too bright for me to see! ”

Grandma Gu continued to bluff and pulled Wei Lan to the side, preventing her from getting close to the water tank again, "Cow footprints can drown people, you plunge your head into it, don't you think it will drown you?" ”

Having said this, Wei Lan finally understood why Grandma Gu suddenly became angry, and she was speechless for a while.

Wei Lan couldn't cry or laugh, "Grandma, I'm not a child......

"This kind of thing doesn't distinguish between adults and children, and there is a saying in the township that you haven't heard of, right? Those who drown will always swim. ”

Grandma Gu squinted at Wei Lan and led Wei Lan around the wetland spilled by the swill at the kitchen door.

Wei Lan pursed her lips and whispered to defend: "I'll just take a look, and I haven't swam in the water!" ”

Grandma Gu turned her head with sharp eyes: "Still stubborn!" ”

Wei Lan pursed her mouth, lowered her head and puffed out her cheeks and stopped talking.

Gu Chao pushed the bicycle into the hall, just propped up the bracket, and casually glanced sideways to see Wei Lan's aggrieved little appearance.

Carrying a bag of things from the back seat of the bicycle, Gu Chao carried it to the kitchen, "What's wrong?" ”

"Brother Chao ......"

"It's just right for you to come back, talk about this big-hearted girl, and get up early to serve those two fish baskets...... Didn't you pour the fish into the tank? She hated to stick her head in the water......"

"Grandma, how can it be so exaggerated as you say?!"

Before he finished speaking, he was preemptively "sued" by Grandma Gu, and Wei Lan puffed out to defend: "I obviously got a little closer!" ”

After saying that, he stared at Gu Chao with a pair of peach blossom eyes, black and white, as if waiting for Gu Chao to make a statement and ask him who he believed.

Grandma Gu has always been kind, but she is stubborn in this matter, "Anyway, Chao Ge'er moved the jar in the backyard and gave her the whole small bucket." ”

Wei Lan was indignant, stalking her neck, this time she really had a little temper and came up to Grandma Gu: "The bucket of water is also more than the footprints of a cow, if Grandma makes me a fool, I can also put my head in it." ”

When Grandma Gu heard this, she raised her hand and wanted to hit Wei Lan twice, so frightened that Wei Lan hid behind Gu Chao.

Gu Chao led Wei Lan sideways, and the whole person was between the two, "Okay, Grandma, I'll take care of this matter." ”

With Gu Chao's packing ticket, Grandma Gu snorted at Wei Lan, turned around and continued to cook.

Gu Chao led Wei Lan to the backyard.

Wei Lan muttered, "You don't really want to move the cylinder, do you?" ”

Although the water tank is broken, it is still somewhat useful, so why bother to break a bucket again?

Moreover, she is not stupid, she really just got a little closer.

"I know." Gu Chao pressed her to the pony by the well and sat down, squatted down and took out a pair of brand-new rubber shoes from the big pocket in his hand, "Try it?" ”

He said try it in his mouth, but his actual hand has already begun to move, took off Wei Lan's shoes, and put her little feet into the rubber shoes, "Grandma is old, she is an old child, but it's all for your good, don't take it to heart." ”

Wei Lan was stunned for a moment, and when she reacted, she felt that she was a little too serious, pursed her lips and nodded silently.

Putting rubber shoes on both of Wei Lan's feet, Gu Chao stood up straight, urging Wei Lan to get up and walk, "Take two steps to see if it fits?" ”

Compared with Wei Lan's six-and-a-half-inch feet, it shouldn't be wrong.

Wei Lan first stretched out her legs, and twisted her little feet left and right twice to look at them.

Lake-green galoshes, calf-length, smooth and a little reflective in appearance, not good-looking, but they are very rare objects for everyone in this era, and the cheapest ones cost four yuan.

Wei Lan got up and tried to walk, it was very suitable.

She turned her head and looked sideways at Gu Chao with a white face like Saiyue, "I went out early in the morning just to buy this?" ”

Gu Chao smiled and bowed, "It just rained, and when I stepped on a footprint outside, there was water everywhere." ”

Wei Lan is going to the mountains to pick up mushrooms today, there is water hidden in the grass, and he can't see it at first glance, so when he steps on it, the water goes straight out.

Gu Chao was not afraid that she would get her shoes dirty, but he was afraid that the temperature in early spring would be low and freeze her.

Wei Lan was sweet in her heart, pursed her lips and glanced nervously in the direction of the kitchen, the room was full of the sound of "呲呑" spatula touching the pot and stir-frying, and Grandma Gu would not suddenly appear.

She stood on tiptoe and quickly pecked Gu Chao like a dragonfly on the side of his face, "Brother Chao is really thoughtful, this is a reward." ”

Wei Lan quickly pushed a step away, and when she saw Gu Chaoyou's posture coming over, her little face suddenly tensed, and she glared, "No!" ”

Gu Chao also wanted to say that the other side wanted it too, but who knew that Wei Lan reacted quickly and directly cut off his thoughts.

It seems that this trick is used too often, and the little girl is already on guard.

Gu Chao smiled dumbly, it seemed that he would have to think of something else next time.

Most of the water in the tank went everywhere, and Gu Chao brought a small bucket of yellow eel.

Taking advantage of Gu Chao's efforts to move the tank, Wei Lan pulled the bucket handle and looked at it, "If the fish basket can catch yellow eels, why don't you make two?" ”

Gu Chao paused slightly, and raised his thick eyebrows, "You want to catch the yellow eel?" ”

"Hmm." Wei Lan nodded, "There is a little more yellow eel meat, three or four can fry a large plate, and when the time comes, you can eat it at home, or take it to the big canteen to eat it, and you can also improve the food." ”

"Then I'll be making a couple of fish baskets in a moment." Gu Chao nodded to show understanding, but after thinking about it again, he mentioned again, "The yellow eel smells fishy, and it was not easy in previous years, and Grandma has also done it." ”

Yellow eel is nocturnal and mostly stays in the mud, making a muddy smell that is extremely heavy, although there is meat, but it is difficult to eat.

Gu Chao was worried that Wei Lan's efforts would be in vain, and he would not be able to please him when the time came, and there would be a gap in his heart.

"That's not being handled properly." Wei Lan pursed her lips and smiled, "If you don't believe it, when you come back, you killed the yellow eel, and I'll make you a dish to taste?" ”

Gu Chao licked his lips and said with a smile, "Okay." ”

The water tank was very large, and Gu Chao struggled to carry it alone, and it took a while to move it to the front yard.

Although the edge of the cylinder was damaged, it was a pity to lose it, so Gu Chao moved it to the vicinity of the chicken coop in the front yard and knocked out all the cracked parts, leaving only the intact part.

Out of the edge of the place is not very flat, from a distance it looks like a large basin.

Gu Chao stored some water in it, and sprinkled a handful of deflated valleys around it, and since then there has been a large basin for chickens to drink water in the courtyard.

Yellow eels have mucus on their bodies, which are wet and slippery, and are not easy to catch.

Wei Lan was still thinking about how to slaughter faster and more conveniently, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Chao walking over with a wooden plank, hammer, and scissors.

Wei Lan was stunned, "This, this is killing the yellow eel?" ”

"Hmm." Gu Chao nodded calmly, put the things on the ground, took the keg and squatted side by side with Wei Lan, "How many kills?" ”

There were eight in the bucket, Wei Lan thought for a while, "Four!" ”

Except for Gu Chao at home, the other three don't have much appetite, and there are other dishes, four are definitely enough.

Gu Chao nodded, rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a handful in the bucket, and took out a yellow eel.

The mucus on the yellow eel's body was not covered, and it drilled out along Gu Chao's fingers, and his eyes were about to run, Gu Chao slammed into the ground-

The yellow eel did not move, and the faint red blood oozed from the head or the mouth.

This, that's good?

Wei Lan's face was full of black question marks.

It's too rough, isn't it?!

Without waiting for Wei Lan to ask, Gu Chao put the yellow eel, which he didn't know whether it was faint or dead, on the wooden board, nailed the yellow eel's head with a hammer and nails, and then used scissors to pierce under the yellow eel's head and pull it downward.

Disemboweled, in one go.

The smell of blood and mud was overwhelming, Wei Lan covered her nose and hided back, "Do you want to change places?" After a while, the well is all a smell. ”

"It's okay, just flush it with water." Gu Chao replied lightly.

The movement in his hand was fast, he quickly slaughtered the four yellow eels, and fetched another bucket of water to wash the yellow eels cleanly, Gu Chao looked up at Wei Lan, waiting for the next instructions.

"Pick some green onions, pick some garlic!" Wei Lan blinked and jumped into the kitchen to get the basin.

Gu Chao also took action.

Wei Lan put the yellow eel into a basin, poured half a basin of warm water and soaked it, almost soaked the mucus, drained the water and cut it into small pieces.

After that, put it in a pot again, cut half a piece of ginger, mince the shallots and garlic washed out by Gu Chao, put them in together, add a handful of cornstarch and a little refined salt to grasp and marinate evenly.

Grandma Gu's food was brought to the table, and seeing that Wei Lan was still tossing, she said a few more words in a tone of admonition, "The meal is ready, what are you doing with those black and messy things?" Eel is a great supplement, but it is rare to do. ”

With Gu Chao's explanation, Wei Lan's whole person became transparent, and said with a smile: "Grandma, I'm pickling it now, and I'll eat it at noon, you can see it, it's delicious." ”

Grandma Gu laughed and scolded "the girl of the ghost elf", and then said no more.

After breakfast, Wei Lan shared the work of washing dishes with Gu Chao.

When the kitchen was almost cleaned up, Wei Lan glanced at his watch, it was exactly nine o'clock.

"I have to go!" Wei Lan hurriedly took off her clothes, washed her hands, tied her hair again in front of the small mirror, put on her coat and carried the small basket and walked out.

Gu Chao pinched the rag and followed a few steps, "Do you need me to go with you?" ”

"No, the three of us, it's on the side of the mountain, there's no danger."

"Hmm." Gu Chao replied in a low voice, and followed all the way to the gate of the courtyard, "It's on the side of the mountain, don't go inside......"

"Let's see if there is any, if it's not easy to find it, come back, and I'll ...... back"

"Come back when it's cold, and I'll ...... when I turn back"

Gu Chao babbled, Wei Lan suddenly turned around, and looked at the tall man with a helpless smile on his face, "I know, there is you." I'll come back when I'm tired and cold. ”

Wei Lan glanced at her watch again, "It's nine and three o'clock, I'll definitely be back before lunch." ”

She raised her eyes to look at Gu Chao, her smile sly, "When I come back, I'll make you yellow eels to eat." ”

Gu Chao was stunned for a moment and nodded blankly.

When he came back to his senses, the slender girl had already run away along the ridge path.

Gu Chao stepped out of the threshold with a big stride, put his hands on his cheeks and shouted, "Slow down, the ground is slipping-"

It's okay not to shout, this shout, the figure of the little girl in the distance swayed twice, it seemed to have slipped a little, Gu Chaoxin together, followed and took two steps forward.

I just shook it twice, and finally stabilized my body.

Gu Chao breathed a long sigh of relief, and the little girl on the ridge turned around and waved at him.

The smile on Gu Chao's face stretched, and just as she wanted to raise her hand in response, the little girl turned her back again and continued to walk forward.

Gu Chao withdrew his hand in frustration, and as soon as he turned around, he met Jiang Lihua who was turning over on the other side of the bamboo forest path.

As soon as Jiang Lihua saw Gu Chao, she ran two steps forward, "What about Wei Lan?" Gone? ”

Gu Chao nodded, "Just left." ”

Jiang Lihua "tsked" and ran quickly to the ridge trail with the back basket.

……

I thought I would be late, but when I arrived at the entrance of the village, I found that I was the only one who arrived first.

Wei Lan waited boredly for a while before Jiang Lihua arrived.

Jiang Lihua saw the pair of rubber shoes on Wei Lan's feet at a glance, "How much did you buy these shoes?" Dress warmly or not? ”

Jiang Lihua's face was full of envy, she didn't know if it was warm or not, but compared to her cloth shoes that were muddy and soaked through, it must be warm.

"It's okay, you don't have to soak in the water, it's better." Wei Lan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I don't know how much it is, I went back to the supply and marketing cooperative, and there were two to eight yuan." ”

The pair of rubber shoes that Gu Chao bought had a thin layer of cotton wool inside, which should be the most expensive one in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Wei Lan was worried that Jiang Lihua would think that she was showing off if she thought too much, so she said it in a roundabout way.

As soon as Wei Lan said this, how could Jiang Lihua not understand?

At that moment, Jiang Lihua squeezed her eyebrows and touched Wei Lan's shoulder, and smiled and quipped, "Gu Chao bought it for you, right?" ”

(End of chapter)