"There's one here, there's one here..." Niu Xiaodi was barefoot, as happy as a little frog in the field, and he didn't forget to greet everyone to catch the locusts.
There were so many locusts after the rain. In just a short while, they had grabbed half of the bucket, and they were so densely squirming in the bucket that Cow Grass Flower almost peeed after taking one look at them.
"I'll go to the foot of the mountain for a walk." The rain stopped, the sun came out, and the ground gradually became dry.
"I'll go too." Niu Xiaodi followed immediately. Picking up locusts was not as important as playing with her sister.
Xiao Cuihua looked at the leech that was constantly squirming and trying to get into her hand to suck blood. There was obvious disgust on her face. She threw the leech away and followed Niu Caohua.
Only Niu Dadu was left silently bending over to pick up the locusts. He glanced at the direction in which his family was leaving, paused for a moment, and then continued his work.
Niu Caohua took her brother and mother on a familiar path and picked up some stones and a sharp stick. When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, they suddenly heard some subtle sounds.
It sounded like voices. It couldn't be people from the village coming here. If they came, it wouldn't be easy.
Sure enough, the closer they got, the louder the sound became. Even Niu Xiaodi and Xiao Cuihua heard it and hid behind Niu Caohua in fear.
Near the foot of the mountain, several village women and children were picking mushrooms.
After a night of rain, mushrooms in the mountains sprouted up one after another like bamboo shoots in different colors.
People in the mountains are used to eating mushrooms and know which ones are poisonous and which ones are not.
In their baskets, the mushrooms were almost popping up, and each one had a good harvest.
Even the children had a lot of baskets in their hands and were playing around while picking mushrooms.
The laughter spread throughout the mountains and forests.
"Here comes the fool, here comes the fool~" A slightly stout boy noticed them and suddenly burst into laughter.
This is Niuergou! The eldest grandson of the Li Zheng family, taking advantage of the better conditions at home, gathered some bad friends and bullied other children every day. In the past, the Niu Caohua family was the target of their bullying.
I had thought about killing all their chickens before, but I forgot about it. It seemed that tonight was a good time to do it.
The peasant women picking mushrooms all noticed what was going on here, but they had no intention of scolding Niu Ergou, including Niu Ergou’s mother and grandmother.
"Let's go, they've picked up all the mushrooms here." It's not a good time to have a head-on conflict with them.
"oh."
"oh."
Niu Xiaodi and Xiao Cuier followed Niu Caohua obediently and changed directions.
"Hahaha~ Idiots, let's go. Ouch, it hurts so much, wuwuwu~ Mother~" The cows and dogs on the mountain laughed even louder when they saw them leaving. On the ground, his face was pricked by grass and it was bleeding. He cried out in pain.
When Niu Caohua heard the voice behind her, she wiped the dirt off her hands and showed a satisfied smile on her lips.
It is not suitable to have a frontal conflict, but it is suitable to attack from the side.
They chose a new path and met no one this time. There were many puddles at the foot of the mountain, so they walked very carefully.
"Sister, mushrooms." Niu Xiaodi pointed to the big tree in front of him. There was a cluster of white mushrooms growing there, which he happened to know and had eaten.
"The little land is awesome." Niu Caohua praised without hesitation.
Children need to praise more to become more confident.
"Hehehe~" Niu Xiaodi was even happier after receiving the praise. He let go of his sister's hand and looked for mushrooms nearby, looking back from time to time to see if his sister was still there.
Xiao Cuier also followed and looked for mushrooms.
The three people worked, and soon the basket on their backs was mostly full.
"Huh?" I actually found a wild persimmon tree in one place. The small persimmons on it were covered with branches. They were all yellow, but they were firm when pinched.
Such wild persimmons are also ripe and will become soft after being left at home for a few days.
It is really rare that this wild persimmon tree has not been found by the villagers.
Wild persimmons are also very sweet when ripe. Although there is not much pulp, they are still delicious for children here.
So Niucaohua picked all the yellowing wild persimmons on the tree, and the basket on her back was full at once.
"go home."
Niu Caohua was carrying the basket on her back and was about to walk back when her back suddenly became lighter. When she turned around, she saw that it was Xiao Cuihua. She was carrying the basket with one hand without any effort at all.
Yes, although Xiao Cuihua's intelligence is still at the stage of a child, her body is still that of an adult. The weight of this basket is nothing to her.
So Niu Caohua unceremoniously handed the basket on her back to her mother. She held Niu Xiaodi in one hand and Xiao Cuihua in the other, and went back to the field where Niu Dadu was working.
Almost all the locusts in the field have been caught, and with the addition of water, the bucket is full.
There was not much work in the fields, and the rice would not be harvested for several days, so the four of them returned home early.
Now that the sun is still hanging high in the sky, Niu Caohua took out the dustpan at home, washed the picked leech, and poured it on the dustpan to dry.
The bamboo baskets, dustpans, and backpacks at home are all woven from bamboo. The new ones are woven by cow belly, and some are a few years old and were left behind by cow belly’s parents.
very useful.
Those locusts were crawling everywhere on the dustpan, and Niu Xiaodi squatted aside and used a small branch to pick back the stray locusts.
Although he was young, he was serious about his work, and every locust that was about to crawl out was not spared.
The leech will die after being dried in the sun for a while, but it may take several days to dry them all.
The sun is not very strong now. If the sun is like this every day, it will take about a week to dry.
Cow Belly took a sip of water, picked up the bucket and went out again.
This time Niu Caohua and the others did not follow them, but packed up the mushrooms they had just picked up.
Let’s eat mushrooms tonight~
It seems that there is no meat at home. I will go to the mountains tomorrow.
When the cow came back again carrying the bucket, the sun had already set, and the sunset glow in the sky was as red as fire.
Dinner is also cooked, mushroom pimple soup.
After dinner, it got dark quickly. There was no entertainment at night here. They washed up and went to bed.
The quilt on the bed has been dried out in the afternoon. When I leaned over and smelled it, it was full of sunshine.
Niu Xiaodi was already lying on the bed. When he saw his sister coming, he quickly moved his position: "Sister, the bed is warm."
I really deserve to be so kind to him, even knowing how to warm my sister's bed.
late at night.
Niu Caohua was sleeping in the bed, listening to the sound of regular breathing in her ears, she quietly opened it and got out of bed.
After putting on my clothes, I secretly opened the door. When I heard that my parents were asleep, I took the small bag and went out.
The autumn night was still a bit cold. Niu Caohua sniffed and climbed over the wall directly.
The night is dark and windy, perfect for revenge!
