"When will I go to the mountain?"

She pleaded with great sincerity.

Ah Che was surprised: "What are you doing in the mountains?" ”

Of course, He Zao couldn't tell the truth: "I just want to see how you hunt, Fourth Uncle, they will never take me into the mountains." ”

"Nonsense, there are many dangers in the mountains, it's better for you to stay outside as a girl, and I can't guarantee your safety."

The boy refused.

He Zao bit his lip and did not speak again.

Since she couldn't do it once, she would ask for more intercession when she found an opportunity in the future and follow her in.

The two of them had a big fish and another yam, and when they were full, He Zao pointed to the remaining two on the ground: "You can take these two back and eat them, the stew is the best." ”

The young man shook his head: "There are many people in your family, so you should take it back and eat it rare." ”

He Zao smiled: "You shouldn't be grinning, just these two can't get into our stomachs if you take them back, the milk must be sent to the second uncle, and you have to make a fuss, you don't recognize this thing, you better take it back and eat it." ”

Ah Che was slightly stunned, not understanding how to get angry when he went back with food.

He Zao didn't explain, but pointed to the shade at the other end to teach him to identify the iron stick yam: "Oh, look at that cluster of vines, it is the iron stick yam, and the leaves are also very distinctive, it is easy to recognize, this vine should be erected, and it is good to grow after the shelf, but no one cares about the wild ones." And look at the size of the vine, you know that the yam below must not have grown, so you have to wait to eat, and the yam leaves can also be eaten, this is good, fresh and tender, whether it is boiled or fried, it tastes good, but if it is old, it will not taste good, I will teach you, if you meet it, dig it yourself, this is better than sweet potatoes. ”

Because one of the vines was covered by a stone, He had already gone over to break the stone, but there was a scorpion hiding underneath, and when he suddenly saw the light, he shrank there and did not dare to move.

He didn't watch out for a long time, and was startled.

Ah Che thought something was going on, and hurriedly walked over: "What's wrong?" ”

The scorpion, like a fleeing mouse, burrowed into the grass in an instant and disappeared.

"It's a scorpion!" He Zao came back to his senses and smiled: "We don't have many on this mountain, but there are the most scorpions." ”

She remembered that in her previous life, at night, the young men in the village would carry lanterns up the mountain to "go around the scorpions", and there were also people in the village who specialized in collecting scorpions, as well as scorpion farmers.

Ah Che nodded in agreement: "Yes, at night in my house, there are scorpions swaggering on the floor and walls. ”

At first, he was a little scared, afraid that scorpions would crawl on him, but he was bold by nature, and after seeing him for two days, he got used to it.

He Zao was already too empty.

She thought of another clever plan to make money: around the scorpion!

The so-called "around" is the dialect of Wuxian Town, that is, the meaning of lighting, around the scorpion, that is, to go up the mountain at night to shine on the scorpion.

In the previous life, the price of live scorpions was 300-600 yuan a catty, which was about 1,000 yuan a catty when converted into copper coins, 120 scorpions of 3-4 cm were a catty, 60 scorpions of 6-7 cm were a catty, and 45 scorpions of 10-12 cm were a catty. A skilled big man is estimated to be able to make one or two hundred in one night. And the He family, the most important thing is manpower.

Packed up his things and went back separately from the boy.

Before leaving, the young man wanted to give her a fish again, but He Zao waved his hand and didn't want it, it was because of a fish that she was so depressed that she went up the mountain to ask for purity, and then took one back to estimate that the family would definitely turn the sky upside down.

On the way down the mountain, she happened to meet the four treasures and seven treasures that came to find her.

Sibao was a little angry when he saw her: "Why did you come up the mountain, I waited at home for a long time and didn't see you go back, my father and mother were worried about death." ”

"Second sister, why did you go up the mountain?"

Qibao also looked up and asked.

He Zao just thought of a clever plan to make money, and he was in a good mood, so he said with a smile: "You two are late, I just ...... with Ah Che Brother ate fish together, stewed with yams, and put leeks in it, it was so fragrant! ”

Qibao's eyes widened: "Brother Ah Che is down?" ”

"Just left." He Zao followed them and walked back: "He came to fish, by the way, fourth brother, do we have any bamboo baskets that we don't use, I saw Brother Ah Che fishing with bamboo baskets, and he caught more than a dozen at once." ”

"We don't have it, but the pillar family weaves straw mats, there must be a surplus, I'll ask him for one another day."

Sibao looked at her: "Zao'er, why did you come up the mountain?" Is it because of her mother's ...... "today's performance."

He Zao interrupted him: "No, it's not that I don't know her, my mother, I haven't eaten enough, and I want to try my luck here in the reservoir." ”

Seeing the smile on her face, Sibao didn't seem to care, and some words were difficult to say again.

He had already asked a little mysteriously: "Fourth brother, are there any scorpions in our village?" ”

"Circling the scorpion?" Sibao frowned: "You mean to move the scorpion, right?" Our village has used to have it, but it's not easy to move, and it can't move much in a day, and it also delays the normal livelihood, so there are fewer people who move, and at most most of the children want to move up the mountain! ”

Qibao also covered his mouth and snickered: "Brother Dayang moved over, went back and burned it, and I also ate it, it was scorched, and it was very fragrant!" ”

He was surprised. The scorpion was really delicious when it was put on the kang and it was burnt, and there were no snacks in the countryside, so the boys tried to find their own snacks to eat.

But, isn't this time about going around the scorpion, but about moving the scorpion?

She remembered that she had vaguely heard her father say that when he was a child, there was no electric light, and he couldn't see the road at night, so he would go up the mountain to move scorpions during the day in the summer.

Winding scorpions, it was later that there was a special scorpion wrapping lamp that became popular.

The special scorpion lamp should be an ultraviolet lamp, which shines on the scorpion at night, and the scorpion will be reflected white or blue, which is very easy to see.

He Zao was deflated all of a sudden.

She only thought about making money, but she forgot that there was no flashlight at this time, let alone an ultraviolet lamp.

It was impossible to go around the scorpion that night.

And to move scorpions during the day, as the four treasures said, the habit of scorpions is to go out at night during the day, hide during the day, and it is not easy to touch, but at night there is no need to move scorpions, scorpions come out at night to find food, in stone crevices, grass crevices, everywhere.

He Zao sighed heavily.

Sibao asked, "What's wrong, Zao'er, do you want to move the scorpion?" ”

He Zao had a bitter face: "Yes, fourth brother, what else can we use for lighting at night except kerosene and candles?" It's when you're out and about. ”

Even if you don't have an ultraviolet lamp, it's good to have one that can illuminate it.

It doesn't matter what color the scorpion emits, as long as it can be seen.

Sibao didn't think about it, and said directly: "Use a torch, right?" Large families use lanterns, how can we afford to use them, we usually don't go out at night, if we really go out, we light torches. ”