Chapter 407: Trapping Rabbits and Digging Oysters
Gu Yuehuai packed some more eggs and prepared to get close to his neighbors.
She had come here with great difficulty, so she had to go to the mountains to trap rabbits and go to the sea to taste the seafood, right? But she had to be led by an experienced person. If she went alone, she wouldn't even be able to recognize all the seafood.
Gu Yuehuai carried eggs and knocked on doors one by one. When she met someone who opened the door, she handed them two eggs and exchanged a few words with a smile. Soon, she became the most popular military wife in the entire temporary visiting dormitory.
Everyone gathered together and chatted. The woman who had been chatting with Gu Yuehuai in the morning suddenly said, "It's a good coincidence that we're all together today. Why don't we go to the beach to dig up some seafood? When we come back in the evening, we can grill the seafood in the yard?"
Gu Yuehuai smiled and agreed, "Sister-in-law Cheng, this is a great idea."
Sister Cheng's real name is Li Guoqing. The husband's name is Cheng Gang, a veteran of the 108th Regiment who has been in the army for six years. Every year, Sister Cheng would come to the temporary visiting dormitory to stay for a few days. She is also a native of Huaihai City and a fisherman girl who grew up by the sea.
The seaside is cold in winter and not suitable for catching seafood, but with an experienced person like Cheng Saozi leading you, you will never return empty-handed.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and said, "We are all going to catch seafood. Why don't you take me up the mountain first, sisters-in-law, and we can set a few traps. Who knows, we might be able to catch two rabbits? Then we can have a snack tonight, roasted rabbit meat, golden and fragrant."
It would have been better if she didn't say it. After she described it like that, several women couldn't help licking their lips.
In this world today, everyone’s life is hard. It’s not easy to eat something thick on a daily basis, let alone meat.
Mrs. Cheng was old and straightforward. When she heard what she said, she slapped her thigh and said, "Cheng, wait for me. I'll go get the weapons. My husband took me up the mountain twice when he was free. I know how to use the weapons."
She quickly took out the iron clamps and the tied ropes from the house and called Gu Yuehuai to come over to have a look. But she said with embarrassment: "These are all for trapping rabbits. But we don't have any food or bait. How can the rabbits take the bait?"
Upon hearing this, the excited women became like deflated balls.
Gu Yuehuai chuckled: "That's a coincidence. I happened to bring some food from my hometown when I came here this time. Sisters-in-law, please wait. I will go back to the house to get it. I hope we can all eat meat tonight."
After saying that, she trotted up to the third floor.
Sister Cheng fiddled with the rabbit-catching tool in her hand and sighed, "Xiao Gu is a really nice person. She even gave us eggs when she came back the first time. Eggs are so valuable now. She is someone we can make close friends with. Let's be nicer to the little girl in the future."
After hearing this, several women nodded hurriedly: "Of course, I can't bear to eat the two eggs, so I plan to roast them and bring them back for the baby. There is a shortage of food at the moment, and the family can't eat enough. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't come to visit relatives."
As they spoke, several people couldn't help but sigh.
Family members who come to visit relatives in the army can eat in the canteen for free. In fact, they are all locals, so they don’t need to spend money on train tickets. Coming to the army can also save food for the children at home. Two eggs are considered a very generous gift.
Mrs. Cheng shook her head and said nothing. After a while, Gu Yuehuai came downstairs holding a cowhide bag.
"Sister-in-law, take a look. Is this grain okay?" Gu Yuehuai stretched out his hands, and the unhusked rice in the brown paper bag appeared in their sight. The plump and round rice grains looked like they were grown in fertile fields.
Mrs. Cheng was surprised: "It's fine grain, holding a rabbit trap?"
For a moment, the way several people looked at Gu Yue Huai changed. Taking out eggs to get close to them was already a very generous act, but now taking out fine grains to lure rabbits, this behavior was no different from that of a prodigal son.
Gu Yuehuai naturally saw the complexities in the eyes of several people. She didn't want to be an outlier, so she lowered her head slightly and said, "Sisters-in-law, you don't know that my boyfriend is homesick. During the Chinese New Year, the team distributed food, and I took a small bag. I thought of bringing it to my boyfriend so that he can see the food from his hometown every day. It can be considered as a memory, right?"
After saying this, she touched the corners of her wet eyes in a pretentious manner: "I came here this time and saw that he has lost weight. I feel sorry for him! If he can't afford meat, he can use the grain to catch two rabbits. It can also help him replenish his body and give him a snack, right?"
Gu Yuehuai portrayed the feeling of a distressed man's fiancée so vividly that the two sentimental sisters-in-law couldn't help sobbing softly and patted her back to comfort her.
Sister Cheng's eyes were also filled with tears. She said, "You are so thoughtful. You are beautiful and caring. Your man must be very lucky to marry you. Cheng, we must catch a rabbit today! Let's go!"
After she finished speaking, Mrs. Cheng took her tools and walked ahead.
Several of them were family members of soldiers, but they would still be checked when entering and leaving the military area. Fortunately, they were familiar faces, so after informing them, they went up the mountain. The mountain on the island was not very high, but it had snowed two days ago, and the mountain road was very slippery.
Fortunately, the women were not delicate city girls. They pulled through the overgrown dead grass and made their way into the mountains.
Mrs. Cheng was indeed experienced. She followed the footprints and rabbit feces and quickly found the rabbit's nest. She placed the tools one by one at the entrance of the rabbit hole and sprinkled plump rice on it, just waiting for the fat rabbit to fall into the net.
Sister Cheng smiled and clapped her hands: "Alright! Let's come back and have a look at it in the evening when we come back from the beach."
Gu Yuehuai curled his lips, looked at the location where the tools were placed, and was just waiting to find an excuse to go up the mountain.
After getting down the mountain, Mrs. Cheng took Gu Yuehuai to the beach with ease.
The deep blue sea surface is as flat as a mirror, with almost no waves. The sea breeze blows on your face, bringing a unique scent of the sea.
Gu Yuehuai looked at the blue sea with her red lips curled up. She felt her heart open and as if the whole world was insignificant.
At this time, Cheng's wife stood on the beach and waved to her: "Xiao Gu, come quickly, there is a big clam here!"
"Hey! Here it comes!" Gu Yuehuai smiled and trotted over. Sure enough, she saw a fat clam lying on the golden beach. She looked up at Sister Cheng and said with a smile, "What are you standing there for? Pick it up and throw it in the bucket."
She knew that it was Gu Yuehuai's first time to try seafood, and he was curious about it, so when he found some, he thought of calling her to come and pick it up.
Gu Yuehuai felt a little warm in his heart and nodded, "Hey!"
In the afternoon, Gu Yuehuai and Mrs. Cheng picked up a lot of seafood, including oysters, clams, strings of mussels and long kelp. With the cooperation of several people, the bucket was soon full.
Sister Cheng looked at the results and said with a smile, "We are lucky today. We may be able to taste the delicious food tonight."
It is not possible to return with a full load of seafood every day. Sometimes you can't even find a single clam. It has to do with the location, climate, and experience. In short, today's harvest was very rich.
Gu Yuehuai smiled, looked at the sky which was beginning to darken, thought of the rabbit traps on the mountain, and said, "Let's go back quickly. Sister-in-law Cheng and I will go up the mountain to take a look. I'll trouble you sisters-in-law to clean up these seafood."
Her words did not arouse any suspicion, and several people agreed with a smile.
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