Lin He, who was still slow, immediately sped up his pace: "Old turtle? In the pond? How did you find out, so many people were in the pond yesterday, and no one found out. ”

When he got closer, he saw Li Changhui in the pond, and there was an excited Li Hao next to him, Li An was on the shore on the other side, and he didn't let him go into the water today.

Li Yu is not here, it is estimated that he is reading at home again, he has become more and more interested in books in the past two years, and he rarely comes to the field.

"I don't know, I've just arrived, and I heard someone say that an old turtle was found."

At this time, Lin He also saw it, and it should be in the bamboo basket next to the father and son.

The father and son in the pond also heard Xie Jiang's voice, and they were walking towards the shore at this time.

The mud is a little deep, the speed of the two is relatively slow, and Li Changhui has to pull the backward Li Hao from time to time.

When the father and son climbed out of the pond with difficulty, Ang Lee also ran over from the opposite side.

"Mother, I saw it, it's so big, it's a big turtle."

He also stretched out his hand and gestured to a circle the size of a basin.

"It's so big." The steps to the shore were on the other side, and Lin He pulled Li An over.

Before he got closer, Li Hao beckoned excitedly: "Mother, come and see, my father and I caught it, they said it was worth it!" ”

Lin He had already seen that under the bamboo basket was a layer of snow-white lotus root, and above it was a large turtle with a long neck stretched out and trying to escape.

Just like Ang Lee's gesture, it's almost the size of a washbasin.

This is the first time Lin He has seen such a big soft-shelled turtle, if it was pure wild in her previous life, it is estimated to be worth a lot of money.

Li Changhui sat on the steps, folded an artemisia annua casually, stretched it out in front of the old turtle, and bit it with his wide open mouth, but unfortunately the artemisia annua was too thin and was bitten off directly.

If you bite into this bite, you will definitely see blood.

Although Li Changhui didn't speak, Lin He also saw that he was very happy and surprised.

"How did you find out that this turtle is so big, it must not have taken a year or two, it can't come from the river, right?"

Li Changhui used the remaining piece of Artemisia annua in his hand and pointed to his feet: "It bit my water pants and was discovered by me." ”

Lin He saw that the position of Li Changhui's toes had been bitten, and he was suddenly anxious: "How is it?" Didn't get hurt, did you? ”

If you are injured and you soak in the mud for so long, you are afraid that the wound will become infected.

Fortunately, Li Changhui shook his head in time: "No, these water pants are relatively large, and they are still made of leather, but they just bite the outer layer." ”

Lin He breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're not injured." ”

Then he looked at the big turtle in the bamboo basket, this guy was so big that he almost climbed out several times, and was pushed back by Li Hao with a lotus root.

"It's so big, I can't eat it all, and I feel a pity to sell it, after all, I can't necessarily buy it if I want to sell it."

Turtles and soft-shelled turtles can occasionally be found in the paddy fields, especially during the month when the seedlings are planted.

But no one will eat a turtle unless it's in extreme circumstances, such as the kind where you starve to death if you don't eat it.

It doesn't matter if the soft-shelled turtle is encountered, but the ones encountered in the paddy fields are generally small, and the largest is only one or two years old, and the soup bowl is the size.

Compared with the big turtle in front of him, it is really a small thing.

Xie Jiang also followed over just now, and at this time, he learned Li Hao's movements and found a branch of the old turtle.

Hearing Lin He's words, he hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, such a big turtle is rare, we can take it to Guanzhou Mansion and auction it directly, and the one with the highest price will definitely be able to sell a lot of silver!" ”

In business, no matter what it is, the first reaction is to sell it for money.

However, without waiting for Lin He to object, Li Changhui shook his head: "Since it is rare to encounter such a big turtle, it is natural to keep it for yourself to eat." ”

Lin He nodded again and again: "No, after this village, there is no such shop, you must know that even if you take money, you can't buy such a good thing." ”

Xie Jiang was moved by what the couple said, but the idea of making money in his mind was not dead: "But didn't Mrs. Sister-in-law say it just now, it's so big, you can't finish it." ”

Li Changhui glanced at the old turtle a few times: "Then divide it into four parts, let's keep one for ourselves to eat, and sell the rest, you know a lot of people, ask who you want, and if it's confirmed, I'll divide it." ”

The old turtle seemed to know that someone around him was plotting something, and his stretched neck was shortened all of a sudden, and he didn't struggle anymore.

Xie Jiang hurriedly said: "Me! I want a copy! ”

Since you can't stop it, let's try to get a piece of the pie!

Such a big old turtle can be stewed in a pot of soup to make up for his parents, wives and children.

"As for the remaining two, I have already thought of who I want to give them, and I will send someone to ask when I get back at noon, and someone will come to your house to pick them up in the afternoon."

So in a few simple words, the fate of this old turtle was decided.

At this moment, someone exclaimed: "Master Li, I also caught it, look, there is another one here!" ”

In the pond, someone raised another turtle and shouted excitedly.

This time it's a little smaller, about the same size as usual, but it's still a thing to be happy about, the turtle is much more expensive than the lotus root.

Li Changhui stood up from the ground: "Put it in the bamboo basket first, and then see how many you can catch when the lotus root is dug up." ”

Lin He touched his chin and pondered.

Li An's voice was the fastest: "Wow, Daddy, there are so many turtles in this pond, can we raise more in it, just like raising fish?" ”

Xie Jiang slapped Li An on the shoulder: "Smart boy, such a big pond, raising more turtles is not worth much more than raising fish roots!" ”

Xie Jiang was so excited that his hands were not light or heavy, and Li An grinned at the slap.

"Uncle Xie, you are light, I am still a child, and my shoulder hurts."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Uncle Xie didn't mean it, Uncle will buy you candy tomorrow."

Xie Jiang hurriedly began to coax the child again.

Lin He and Li Changhui glanced at each other, An'er's proposal seems to be not bad?

But the two were not in a hurry to decide anything.

A basket of lotus roots was sent to the shore, Aunt Liu and Liu Qingzhen brought hot tea from the kitchen, and everyone who went to the shore to deliver lotus roots drank a bowl of hot tea, rested for a while, and then continued.

The lotus root was simply cleaned in the pond, revealing the snow-white lotus root inside.

But there are still some soil that has not been cleaned, so there are people who carry lotus roots, go to the river to wash them again, and only pick them back after they are clean.

Xie Jiang came over today, and brought two ox carts with him without accident, as well as a large scale, and there was a special bookkeeper.

Lin He glanced around, there were still a lot of lotus roots, and this car had no effect, so Xie Jiang would take it away first, and then take the rest home.