In the dead of night, the whole village can faintly hear the cry of a child, and it is like a cat meowing, the sound is extremely miserable, the night of the mountain village, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, it seems extraordinarily fresh, and it is also very cool, most of the people in the village sleep outside the door, they feel creepy when they hear this sound, and they timidly pack up the bed, and they are also frightened and hide in the house. Later, I gradually figured out that it was Ermao's cry, and the people in the village did not know the truth, saying that Ermao was evil, and some people said that the child was hungry. The villagers began to talk in private.

"His house is not clean."

"Could it be that Liu Ju's mother's ghost is back?"

"The 'Evil Old Eagle' is sick these days." Yuxia was extremely reluctant to complain about their blind speculation: "I don't have the strength to steal anything to eat for the family, Ermao didn't eat during the day, and he was hungry at night." ”

Grandma Ruru couldn't sit still, walked with a very serious face, found Chun Tao with a miraculous face, and asked Chun Tao to worship the old locust tree with a sincere face, and said very solemnly:

"Don't dare to be careless about your daughter, you can pray for peace for the baby when you go out of the gate." Grandma Ru appointed the duties in the village, no matter whose child has a headache and brain fever, as long as she knows it, she has to go to the verbose and ask to go to the big locust tree to kneel down and worship, and it is not her responsibility for the old locust tree to be fulfilled or not.

"Take the three saints of Hongbin's family, the year before last, I had diarrhea, I looked at the baby's eyes and stared, I was dead, that donkey Hongbin listened to me." Grandma Ru tilted her head and stared at Chun Tao's face tightly and said:

"I went to worship this big locust tree. Didn't the last three saints slowly come back to life again? ”

Chun Tao thought: It wasn't Xiu'e's family who gave a Da'an film to move the lives of the three saints. But Chun Tao couldn't help but say it, just nodded vigorously.

"Well-second aunt, I know, I'll go and prepare." Chun Tao was not convinced, but she still sent Grandma Ru outside the gate with great respect, until her footsteps gradually disappeared, then she sighed and returned to the house, touched the bed, put the crutches on the side, sat on the edge of the bed, "Evil Old Eagle" lay quietly on the bed, Chun Tao reached out and touched the head of "Evil Old Eagle".

"The fever is gone, the fever is gone" Chun Tao said in surprise, stood up in a panic, touched the pot, filled half a bowl of black herbal soup and said: "Obedient baby - drink some more medicine, and the disease will be cured." ”

The "evil old eagle" sat up with difficulty, took the bowl and drank it all.

As soon as the day dawned, the "evil old eagle" was anxiously walking around the yard scratching his scalp, and suddenly he smiled and lifted the thin bamboo pole and disappeared outside the door.

"Maomao - don't go to the reservoir to play, it's dangerous there." The blind mother shouted loudly, and the "evil old eagle" ran out as if she hadn't heard.

The scorching sun scorched the earth, and the leaves of the trees were sunburned and lifeless, and the "evil old eagle" completely ignored them. The black body, the white teeth that show a mouth when he laughs. "Evil old eagle" carefully put the sewing needle on the stone beside him, grabbed a handful of burning wood and rubbed the match, and then picked up the sewing needle and roasted it on the flame, the fine needle soon flushed, he bent down and pressed the stone to bend into a fishing hook, just about to be burned by the hot fine needle, he hurriedly dropped it, took his hand in his mouth, wiped it on his trousers, he found a rag to wrap the end of the needle, and burned it again, and finally he made a small fishing hook, and happily jumped up and picked up the thin bamboo, Run to the outlet on the edge of the reservoir.

He carefully took out an egg from his trouser pocket, and said breathlessly to the fat woman standing at the counter:

"Change the fishing line."

"You can only change two meters?"

"Two meters is fine."

"Give you four meters, or the fish will not be hooked if you fish too close," the fat woman said as she pulled the transparent glass filament and gestured on the scale carved on the counter. "Next time, I'll pick up another egg."

"Uh-huh, that's fine."

"'Evil Old Eagle' - who stole this egg?"

“……”

The face of the "evil old eagle" turned red to the root of his ears.

I saw that the "evil old eagle" rushed out of the consignment store like an arrow, and ran to the reservoir, and jumped over several ridges, and it can be seen from his jumping that he was extremely excited, because he had his own fishing rod, although it looked very simple, he was very satisfied, and his face showed a beautiful expression.

Gao Gao, Ru Ru and Liang Liang showed their little heads in the rippling water, like a flock of water ducks, diving, floating, floating on the water, talking and laughing, teasing, frolicking, swimming around.

Gao Gao and Ru Ru's swimming is taught by Mao Mao. Liang Liang swims strangely, no teacher, see others swimming around, he also quickly took off his clothes, under the loud persuasion of others, still plop himself into the water seven or eight meters deep, very natural, very elegant, in the hot day, others are tired out of the stone on the shore to rest, warm, Liang Liang can soak in the water for a long time, shivering cold, when the little guy comes out into a layer of wrinkled skin.

What made a few of their children laugh was that they were turning on their backs.

Gao Gao, Ru Ru and Liang Liang saw that Mao Mao wanted to fish, just like monkeys, they climbed ashore from the water one after another, quietly came to Mao Mao, came over curiously, and watched the every move of the "evil old eagle" silently.

"Evil old eagle" half kneeling on the grass on the shore, usually, he often came to see the strangers fishing here, the skill of tying the hook and fishing rod has been kept in mind, he skillfully and firmly tied the hook and fishing rod, find a thin wooden stick tied to the front and middle end of the fishing line to make a float, hold it left and right to see, weigh a few times and feel very handy, he put down the fishing rod, went to the place with sludge to find the earthworm nest, dug it up with his hands, Gao Gao and Ru Ru They also helped dig up, and soon dug a small handful of writhing small earthworms, Gao Gao ran to the edge of the ground and broke off a leaf of a large paulownia tree and handed it to the "evil old eagle". The "evil old eagle" first pulled out an earthworm and pinched it, put it on the fish hook, and wrapped the rest with the leaves of the paulownia tree, picked up a small stone and pressed it.

"Evil Old Eagle", Gao Gao and Ru Ru were already sweating, "Evil Old Eagle" touched his forehead with his arm and covered the sweat on his eyes, sat down and fished leisurely, Gao Gao and Ru Ru also admired it with relish. The turquoise water rippled, the sun was still blazing on the earth, and the sweat of the "evil old eagle" was dripping down. He held his breath and waited quietly for the fish to take the bait, waiting for a long time to see no movement.

"'Evil old eagle', will the fish take the bait? Why hasn't there been any movement? Ru Ru asked with a frown.

"Be quiet, they hear the talk and go wander elsewhere." Ru Ru looked at the "evil old eagle" and nodded, staring at the water without saying a word.

"Look, they're swimming over there." Gao whispered, pointing his finger.

The "Evil Old Eagle" was still staring at the floating float.

"Don't make a sound."

Suddenly he saw the fishing line moving, and then the float began to sink, and he was excited, and hurriedly lifted the fishing rod with force, but what swung to his side was the empty hook of the earthworm that the fish had stolen and eaten.

"Hahaha—the fish are lying to you, wicked old eagle." Liang Liang saw that he hadn't caught the fish yet, so he said anxiously: "The fish have all discussed, and the hook hurts to catch it, so you won't be allowed to catch it." ”

Ru Ru and Gao Gao couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

"Why don't you have a long memory?" The "Evil Old Eagle" gently patted Ru Ru's head, "The fish is very shrewd, don't speak." Ru Ru and they were very obedient and circled their bodies, held their chins with both hands to look at the "evil old eagle", and then stared at the float on the water, and Gao Gao also learned from Ru Ru's appearance.

The "evil old eagle" took out the earthworm and threw it on the hook and waited, so he did this action back and forth again and again, and did not catch a single fish for most of the day.

He looked at the earthworm hanging from the hook, what was wrong? As the sun began to set, he began to get anxious. He took off the earthworm and put it completely on the curved hook, and then the float began to sink, and he hurriedly lifted the hook, and a long white fish hung on the hook and jumped uneasily, Gao Gao and Ru Ru hurriedly stood up, stretched out their hands and grabbed back and forth. He put the fishing rod towards the shore, and then three or four children bent over and jumped around to press the fish in the grass on the shore that were unwilling to be caught, or the "evil old eagle" pressed the fish neatly. Gao Gao found a long, sturdy ear of grass and lifted the fish and lowered it to the water's edge. The three children stared at the water stupidly. Sometimes quietly; Sometimes he laughs out loud excitedly.

The "Evil Old Eagle" suddenly felt weak, dizzy, and had a famine in his stomach. Gao Gao saw that Mao Mao's face was pale and very ugly, so he shouted in surprise: "Old eagle - old eagle - what's wrong with you?" ”

"Go, go, go and see if there are wild vegetables on the edge of the field, pick the tender ones and give me more picks." The "evil old eagle" closed his eyes in pain, the fishing rod hung on the water, and said weakly: "Maybe I'm too hungry, I haven't eaten since the morning." Gao Gao and Ru Ru didn't say a word, they hurriedly ran, not long ago, Gao Gao was in his own vegetable field on the edge of the reservoir, holding a large handful of spinach with mud ran over, glanced at the prostration of the "evil old eagle", hurriedly picked up the water to wash the spinach, and pinched the roots. The "evil old eagle" said weakly: "Don't pick vegetable roots." The "evil old eagle" took the leaves and ate them in a big gulp, and finally even the roots were eaten. Raised the hook high. Gradually, the "evil old eagle" recovered his spirits, and his body was still trembling slightly, but it was much better than just now.

The "Evil Old Eagle" took the rod and began to catch fish again.

At dusk, the sunset is red against the reservoir and the green trees on the shore, the scenery is beautiful. The "evil old eagle" carried a string of fish, about four or five long white fish, pulled the fishing rod, and they ran home with joy.

"Don't you give me some of this fish?" Gao tilted his head and looked at this string of favorite fish. "You robbed me that day and was beaten by my mother."

"I can't give it, my family doesn't have anything to eat," the "evil old eagle" said firmly: "Ermao is hungry at night, and my mother who is crying is anxious, this fish is for Ermao to stew fish soup." ”

"And the bun you snatched me?"

"Who keeps you from having a long memory? You won't hide at home and eat? ”

"Old eagle, you are unreasonable."

"When you're hungry, who's going to reason with you?" The "evil old eagle" held the fish in his arms, for fear that Gao Gao would run away if he grabbed it like himself.

Ru Ru carried it high on his shoulders, and said with a look in his eyes: "Ermao is hungry and crying at night, didn't you hear?" ”