"What's wrong?" Liu Xinglian asked.

"Fat bite my horns (feet). The melon seeds almost cried when they held their mouths.

"Then you won't go ashore yet?" Liu Xing teased.

"Wo no!" Guazi bent down and grabbed the river crab under his feet, and then threw it into the barrel with a nervous face.

"Okay!" Liu Xing gave a thumbs up to the melon seeds.

I thought that the melon seeds would continue to catch river crabs after being praised, but I thought that the melon seeds would suddenly cry and run to the shore.

"What's the matter?" Liu Xinglian asked.

"There are leeches!" the melon seeds that climbed ashore pointed in horror.

"What is there to be afraid of leeches. Liu Xingzhi shook his head, seeing that the sun in the sky was very spicy, and after frowning, he bent down and continued to grab the river crab and pick up the river snail.

As for the lotus root, he also dug up several roots.

But because it belongs to the wild, the head is very small.

But Liu Xing didn't care about this, but sped up the speed of his subordinates.

......

It was close to noon.

Liu Xing went ashore.

After letting the melon seeds guard the river crab in the barrel.

I carried a basket of river snails and walked in the direction of home.

On the bank of the river, there are still piles of river snails that cannot be filled, and the sum of the basket is only more than 100 catties.

As for the river crabs, there are also full buckets.

And the lotus root is a little unsatisfactory.

Because it is very difficult to pick, there are only a dozen of them.

However, this is enough for Liu Xing, as long as he can sell it, there should be no problem with the money for his father's treatment, and if he can't change it for some pork, he can come back for a tooth sacrifice.

in the kitchen.

Liu Dazhao, who was cooking, was slightly taken aback when he saw Liu Xing coming back with a basket of river snails, but he didn't ask too much and continued to cook his meal.

After Liu Xing put the river crab in the shade of the hall, he said hello to his father and left with a dustpan.

When I came back again, in addition to the river snails, there were more than a dozen lotus roots in the basket.

Liu Dazhao was both surprised and surprised this time: "Son, you are lucky today! Where did you get these river snails and lotus roots?"

The river snail can be sold for money in the market, if you are lucky, you can sell it for a dime and eight cents a catty, and if you are unlucky, you can sell it for a dime and two pounds.

Liu Xing touched so much this morning, I was afraid that he could sell it for more than ten yuan.

That's not a small amount, and you can buy a lot of meat.

"Touched by the river. Liu Xing replied, put the lotus root and the river snail away, turned around and went out again.

"What are you going to do?" Liu Dazhao couldn't help but ask.

"I went to pick up the melon seeds and came back, and there was still a bucket of river crabs by the river that I didn't take. Liu Xingtou said without replying.

"What?"

"A bucket of river crabs?"

Liu Dazhao thought he had misheard.

When Liu Xing came back with melon seeds and a bucket full of river crabs in his hand, he knew that Liu Xing had not lied to him, and what he said was the truth.

"Dad, these 'fat guys' were caught by me and my brother, and we have to eat at noon. The melon seed pointed to the struggling river crab in the barrel and said, "The biggest one is just right for you, just to make up for your injured right corner (foot)." ”

"Okay! good!" Liu Dazhao was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

After sighing with relief, he walked towards the kitchen with the river crab in the barrel.

Liu Xing didn't go to help, but went to the backyard to take a bath.

There is no way, the sound is mud.

If you don't wash it, it's really uncomfortable.

After washing and changing into clean clothes, I came out of the backyard.

A large pot of boiled river crabs had been placed on the wooden table, and although the melon seeds were biting their index fingers and watching, they did not eat alone.

This surprised Liu Xing, and after smiling, he hugged the melon seeds on the table: "By the way, where did Dad go?"

"When he was washing the snails, he said that if they were cleaned, they could sell for a lot of money. Melon Seed tilted his little head and replied.

"Oh. Liu Xing didn't ask any more, but took a river crab for the melon seeds, and handed it to her after blowing it and waiting for it to be colder.

"Brother, you are also right!" Guazi tried to take a river crab to Liu Xing, but in the end he still didn't take action, because the river crab in the basin was too hot to approach.

"Be careful. Liu Xing saw that his father had not appeared, and after saying something to the melon seeds, he filled four river crabs in a rice bowl and walked towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Liu Dazhao is cleaning river snails.

Because of the foot injury, it didn't get better.

Squatting is very difficult.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xing hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "Dad, you are injured, you should rest well, just let me do these trivial things." ”

"I can't sit idle. Liu Dazhao sneered.

He really couldn't stay idle at home, and as soon as he sat down, he felt that something was wrong.

Maybe it's because he's used to working in the fields all year round, and he has to finish everything he sees.

Liu Xing, as a reborn person, naturally understood his father's thoughts, and also knew the meaning of his father's words, and after shaking his head, he said: "Your feet are like this, you have to be idle if you can't be idle, if you get infected and suppurated, it will be a big trouble." ”

This is not alarmist, nor does it mean to scare my father.

For a while, the two fathers and sons were silent, sitting on the bamboo chair, you look at me, I look at you, in addition to helplessness, there is more sadness that cannot be hidden.

After all, a little injury became what it is now, and it is not what the two of them want to see.

"The river crab was handed to me, and I was hungry. Liu Dazhao finally broke the silence.

"Hey!" Liu Xing handed the bowl of river crabs on the stove to his father.

I wanted to go back to the hall to eat with melon seeds, but I was stopped by my father, who had eaten a few bites of river crabs: "What time are you going to sell river snails tomorrow?"

"The bike is broken, and I guess I'll be back at three or four o'clock. Liu Xing replied.

This is a helpless thing, whether it is a market or a vegetable market in the city, which is far away from saltpeter village, if you don't get up early, then the river snail and other agricultural products will not be sold.

Liu Dazhao naturally knew the inside story, he sighed lightly, looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and finally held back for a long time and only said: "You have to pay attention, if you encounter something wrong, throw away the conch and run first." ”

In '79, there were people in the village who sold daily necessities in the city, but they were arrested and have not been released yet.

Although this matter has no impact on Saltpeter Village, everyone is afraid of it, afraid that the leaders above will take off the big hat, then it is a trivial matter if the money is not earned at that time, once it is entered, then this life will be over.

This is also the reason why the villagers of the huge saltpeter village and other villages do not dare to go out to do business and make money.

Liu Xing understood the meaning of his father's words very well, and he knew what his father was worried about, he smiled and said: "I'm just going to sell conch and lotus root, who can do anything to me? Besides, it has been several years since the reform and opening up in 78 years, and there will be no big hat to happen." ”

"Who are you listening to these theories?" Liu Dazhao was a little surprised.

"When I was in junior high school, I listened to the teachers, and it was also in the newspaper, how can I ...... You don't know?" Liu Xing asked amusedly.

"I really don't know. Liu Dazhao laughed.

Liu Xing knew that his father had not lied to him, and after shaking his head, he walked out of the kitchen.

But Liu Dazhao was still very uneasy about Liu Xing, looking at Liu Xing's disappearing back and shouting: "Son, if something happens tomorrow, report my name, I am the leader of Saltpeter Village, and I will talk to the leader when the time comes." ”

"Got it. Liu Xingtou replied without replying.

In 82, if he sold a snail, he would be arrested, and the slogan of reform and opening up was only afraid that it would be ended, so he was not worried about his father's reminder at all.

On the contrary, he is more worried about whether tomorrow's conch can be sold and whether it can be sold at a price.

If everyone doesn't have the money to buy it, then he will really feel a little uncomfortable.

On the wooden table, melon seeds eat river crabs with relish.

Even the shell was eaten in the stomach.

Even the hard limbs did not let go.

When Liu Xing saw this scene, he quickly came back to his senses and stopped the melon seeds in distress: "Silly girl, you don't eat river crabs like this, you have to eat the meat inside, and you can't eat the shell." ”

"It's okay, brother, this river crab shell is crunchy. Melon Seed replied disappreciatively.

Liu Xing covered his head, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that the melon seeds were just talking to him, and then they didn't continue to eat the river crab shells, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This is all out of poverty, otherwise there would be such a performance.