Early days, various childhood joys. Bird hunting, fishing, catching toads. Mid-phase, uplifting the small mountain village. Later phase, rolling in wealth, mastering technology, eliminating enemies...
Wei Mo watched Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui run away with spears in their hands and chuckled softly.
Both of them had their hair tied in buns and were wearing tank tops and shorts, and they really did look a bit like Nezha!
It's still early, so Wei Mo plans to set the traps again. After all, he prefers the unknown rewards of checking the traps each time.
He put the frog directly into his spatial storage, then took out a small knife and started cutting willow branches while setting traps.
Birds, how should I put it? Even if you keep shooting in the same place, you'll always have some success, since they can fly! One flock leaves, and another flock comes; they like to roost in these bushes close to the ground.
Wei Mo heard the snapping sound of the trap before he had even finished setting it, which meant that he must have already made a catch.
But there's no rush. We can collect them all together at noon. Otherwise, running back and forth like this would drive Wei Mo crazy.
Before weaving the fish baskets, I'll collect the fish I caught yesterday and see how much I've caught.
There were a total of 10 fish baskets. Individually, they were not as many as yesterday, but together they weighed about 100 jin (50 catties). Wei Mo put them all into his spatial storage, put the fish baskets back into the river, and returned to rest by the willow branches he had just cut.
This little body is really too weak; it gets exhausted after just a little bit of work.
As for having Wang Zhenhua come to help all the time, that's not a solution either. After all, we have better conditions now, but it only allows children. If Wang Zhenhua comes to help, it will be a problem. We still need to solve this issue.
Looks like I'll have to weave another lie. Wei Mo isn't really good at it. Oh well, let's just take it one step at a time! Anyway, the Dragon King is here to back me up.
As the sun rose higher and the weather became even hotter, Wei Mo wove two more fish baskets and threw them into the river.
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui have come back a few times. The problem now is how to bring the frogs back later! They need to weigh at least 30 kilograms!
The trap has been retrieved, and we're just waiting for my sister to come back so we can retreat. Thinking about going home and eating deep-fried golden frogs, Wei Mo couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva.
Looking at the cloth bag that he could no longer lift, Wei Mo put it into his spatial storage. If his sister asked, he would answer her later!
Because they had been following Wei Mo and exposed to the sun for the past few days, the two older sisters seemed to have gotten a little darker. Looking at the two sisters sweating profusely, Wei Mo felt a little regretful, thinking that perhaps he shouldn't have brought them along.
"Let's go, little brother, let's go home,"
"Little brother, look! This is a big butterfly I caught for you. Isn't it beautiful?"
Wei Xiaohui called Wei Mo home again, while Wei Xiaomin held a large black butterfly in her hand. The butterfly was very beautiful and shimmered with a bluish light under the sunlight.
"Okay, here you go, take it quickly, little brother."
Although Wei Xiaomin liked it very much, she still wanted to give it to her younger brother!
The three of them walked back chatting and laughing. Halfway there, Wei Xiaohui suddenly remembered the toad she had caught earlier!
"Little brother, what happened to those frogs we caught? Did Mom take them home?"
Wei Mo felt frustrated. His sister had finally brought up the topic, but if his mother took it back, the truth would be revealed sooner or later.
"I left it in the dilapidated temple. I'll have Mom come get it when I get home; it's so heavy!"
Wei Xiaohui thought about it and agreed. As for the current situation, the three siblings were taking turns holding these things. If there were more, it would be better to hide them and wait for their mother to come and get them.
I must say, my younger brother is really smart, just like me!
The weather in Northeast China is hot, but the shady spots are incredibly cool. Liu Xiuxiu and Wang Ling were climbing the wall. They added a lot of dry grass stalks to the mud they used to prevent it from cracking.
The wall covering work is almost halfway done. After all, there are a lot of people and the house isn't very big. Tomorrow, we'll just replace the roof thatch and it will be finished.
However, Wei Moke did not plan to finish the project so quickly. The weather had been hot these past few days, and he wanted his mother to rest at home for a few days.
"Come inside and wash your hands, get ready for dinner. Your Aunt Qian has already cooked the frog!"
As soon as Wei Mo entered the room, he smelled the aroma of fried toads. Several female educated youths were already sitting in a circle on the kang (a heated brick bed), drooling and swallowing from time to time.
In any case, we have to wait for the children to be at the table before we can start eating. Although there is a saying here that we don't have to wait for the children, these things were caught by the little guys, so it's better to wait.
As the chef, Qian Manman had already tasted the food in the kitchen and was now licking her lips and swallowing repeatedly.
With Wang Zhenhua's shout of "Everyone's here, let's eat!"
Chopsticks were all reaching for the fried frogs. One bite, and they were crispy and crunchy. Two bites and they were gone! They quickly chewed them and they were so delicious, so incredibly delicious.
In this era where cooking is done without oil, imagine how delicious a meal of fried food is for everyone at the table, even the sweet potatoes that were fought over in the morning are ignored.
Seeing that only three frogs remained out of the more than 10 pounds in the basin, the female educated youths were too embarrassed to pick them up anymore. Li Xiuxiu picked them up and distributed them into the bowls of the three children. The female educated youths had been so uncouth in their eating habits, and they still felt ashamed when they thought about it, especially since they had embarrassed themselves in front of the children.
After dinner, everyone lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to rest. Although it was a bit crowded, everyone was stuffed because they had eaten too much.
As a foodie, Qian Manman was thinking about what to eat for dinner and couldn't help but ask Wang Zhenhua.
"Sister Wang, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
After speaking, he quickly covered his mouth. It was too embarrassing! How could he say such things to the host family! However, Wang Zhenhua did not reply, because he had to ask his youngest son what the family ate. Wang Zhenhua could only look at Wei Mo.
"Let's have fish for dinner. We still have some frogs, but I put them at the temple. We caught more fish, and we'll give the older girls some roasted birds too. Mom? I think we still have some at home!"
Wang Zhenhua sat up straight and nodded to his son.
"If there's more, then let's do it your way! It just so happens that your Aunt Qian is a good cook, so we can enjoy her cooking."
The afternoon sun wasn't so strong anymore, and Wei's mother took the female educated youth out to work. Wei Mo didn't want to go out today, but he couldn't stop his older sister from dragging him out. There was nothing he could do; he had to spoil his sister who was so good to him, so he had no choice but to get out of bed and put on his shoes.
"Sis, what are you planning to do?"
Wei Xiaomin pouted and thought about it seriously.
"Let's go get some antler extract!"
"Zhanmaling" is a dialect term used in Northeast China for catching dragonflies. It involves finding a long tree branch, preferably in a Y-shape, and then looking for spider webs around the house. You need to wrap the webs around the gap in the branch as much as possible, and then you can use the gap in the Y-shape to catch dragonflies.
Dragonflies that get caught in the spider web will get stuck. Wei Mo thought about buying a net bag for his sister, but then decided against it. After all, the net bag shouldn't be seen by anyone. Since it's just for fun, he'll play with the spider web with his sister!