During the Qingming Festival, it rained a lot.

Since the sweet potato seedlings were planted, it would rain from time to time, and this was because Qingming was coming!

For the people in the village, Qingming is not just about going to the graves of their ancestors, but also about a lot of farm work to do.

In the mountains, bracken, bamboo shoots, honeysuckle, tea, etc., are ready to be picked.

Many beauties wore hats, wore old clothes, and carried bamboo baskets, and went into the mountains with a few sisters in the village to pick these things, bracken and bamboo shoots, which are considered wild vegetables, and after processing, they are dried or dried, and they can be kept and eaten slowly.

After the honeysuckle is dried, it is a good medicine to clear heat and detoxify, and when the time comes, you can either keep it at home or sell it to the pharmaceutical factory for money.

As for the tea leaves, this one is picked and fried by yourself and kept for your own consumption.

For the people in the village, if you can spend money on something, then you won't spend this money, and the tea you fry yourself may not be as fragrant as you buy, but so what? If you can relieve the heat when you drink tea in the summer, that's fine!

Picking is a woman's business, and halfway up the mountain, you can see the women crowded.

But the matter of leveling the rice fields is the business of men.

The seedlings were almost grown, and when it was time to plant the seedlings, the fields had been ploughed and were now filled with water.

However, the surface of the ploughed field may not be smooth, which will affect the transplanting of seedlings, so before transplanting, it is necessary to use special tools to level the field.

Gao Mingcheng only has one acre of land, which is easy, and after he finishes his field, he will go to help his grandmother's house.

Grandma Xi's family has a shortage of labor, and there are three acres of land, and when planting every year, Gao Mingcheng will help a little.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Grandma Xi straightened up and said to Gao Mingcheng: "I'll go back to cook, you and Duomei will come to my house for dinner at noon." ”

It is a custom to invite others to eat at home when others help.

Gao Mingcheng did not refuse, and generously agreed.

After Grandma Xi left, he and Gao Zhuang continued to level the rice fields, and in the process, he found traces of small fish, loaches and yellow eels in the fields, and if he looked carefully, he could also find some field snails.

This is brought by the current after the water rises.

"Tall and strong, do you want to catch yellow eels?" Gao Mingcheng saw a fat yellow eel burrowing into the mud, and he was a little moved.

"Catch!" Gao Zhuang is also a fun-loving person, and the two hit it off, immediately took off their old shirts, knotted the cuffs, and made simple cloth bags for the captured trophies.

In fact, you can also take off your pants, it will be better than clothes, but it's all twenty-year-old guys, take off your pants or something, it's not very elegant!

After making the bag for the things, the two of them began to get busy.

It is said to catch yellow eels, but if you encounter loaches, you will naturally have to catch them. The two of them have been children who grew up in the fields since they were children, and they have long practiced their skills, Gao Zhuang is not as good as Gao Mingcheng in catching fish, but it is still good to catch loaches and yellow eels.

The main thing is to catch fish in the reservoir, you have to use your hands to touch the bottom of the water slowly, and when you touch the fish, you must quickly catch the fish.

But some fish are not easy to provoke, such as yellow fish, which has spines and poisonous, which makes some people afraid in their hearts, and with cowardice, their hands are not fast and unstable, and it is difficult to catch fish.

But catching yellow eels is different, catching yellow eels is skillful, you first observe the silt in the field, to find a place with holes and bubbles, there are nine times out of ten there are yellow eels or loaches, at this time you only need to follow the hole to catch, the hand must be fast and accurate, then the custody can be caught.

Whether it is a yellow eel or a loach, it is very slippery and easy to escape from your hands, so you must grasp it with great force, and then throw them into your sleeve pocket as soon as possible so that you can prevent escape.

When the two of them were busy catching yellow eels, there were also people catching them in the field next to them, basically half-grown children, and they also practiced their skills early, and the speed of catching was not slow.

At this time, Gao Mingwan walked along the ridge, he was covered in mud, and the clothes he was holding in his hand were all covered with mud, obviously he was also catching yellow eels just now.

Gao Mingwan stood on the ridge and looked at his second brother.

"Second brother, how many have you caught?"

"There are some." When Gao Mingcheng caught it, he didn't count it carefully, but now he straightens up and rests a little, and by the way, he sees how many he catches.

I don't know if I don't see it, I smile when I see it!

Unknowingly, he has caught a lot!

After weighing it, it should be enough for two plates.

He looked at Gao Mingwan and asked, "How many have you caught?" ”

Gao Mingwan also smiled and said, "It's enough for a plate, I plan to catch it in the afternoon, and after planting the seedlings, it will be difficult to catch it." ”

"Actually, when it's time to harvest, that's better to catch!" Gao Mingcheng said.

By the time the early rice was harvested, there were a lot of eels and loaches in the field. At that time, it was definitely a feast for the children of the village, and their greatest pleasure was catching loaches in the fields.

The two brothers said a few more words, and Gao Mingwan went back first.

Gao Mingcheng looked at the sky, because he had to work in the field, he didn't wear a watch, and it was estimated that it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon, so he called Gao Zhuang to go home.

Gao Zhuang also had a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he had caught a lot of them.

"I'll put my things back first, wash my face, and then go over to eat." Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Zhuang.

Gao Zhuang answered, so the two went home separately.

The yellow eel loach caught cannot be eaten immediately, but must be raised in clean water for a few days, and can only be eaten after vomiting out the sediment in the stomach.

Otherwise, you will taste an earthy smell.

Gao Mingcheng poured the yellow eels and loaches that he carried in his sleeves into a large basin of water, which was originally used for bathing, but when it came time to catch fish, there were fish in it, and now there are yellow eels and loaches in it.

Gao Mingcheng pondered, he had to ask the carpenter to make another bathtub to come out, anyway, he still had some chopped and dried fir trees in the mountains, which could be used at any time.

Because there was too much soil sticking, Gao Mingcheng first washed all these yellow eel loaches, and then poured them into clean water to raise.

Since the well is drilled at home, it is particularly convenient to use water.

Next, he carried another bucket of water, stood not far away, and washed his face, hands and feet. The well water hit directly on his body, and it was a little cold, but Gao Mingcheng could bear it.

He changed into a clean set of clothes before walking to Grandma's house.

Halfway through, I happened to meet a lot of beauty returning from picking, and many of the bamboo baskets that Mei brought in the morning were already piled high, mostly honeysuckle and tea, and some bracken.

As for the bamboo shoots, many beauties were not collected, because last time Gao Mingcheng went to the mountains to get a lot of bamboo shoots back, and after those bamboo shoots were processed, they were enough to eat for a long time.

(End of chapter)