Chapter 151: Wearing Open-crotch Pants
"Sister Chunzhi, you're here!"
"Sister Chunzhi, look at my basket. I've already caught so many crabs."
"Sister Chunzhi..."
Tao Chunzhi warned them, "You can catch them, but don't trample the rice fields, or the village chief will get angry. Don't waste the food."
"Sister Chunzhi, don't worry, we won't waste the food! We're being careful!"
After saying that, Tao Chunzhi stood on the edge of the field and began to take off her socks and shoes.
Her family background should be slightly better than that of other children. Her skin color is whiter than that of other children, unlike the others who are all tanned.
Tao Chunzhi felt much more comfortable in the fields than in the radio studio. She took off her shoes and immediately stepped into the rice field. The water reached her calves and her feet were completely buried in the mud.
The awkward girl from before seemed to have returned to her wilderness.
Tao Chunzhi looked up and asked Jiang Tang, "Comrade Jiang, do you want to come down?"
Jiang Tang looked at the pitch-black soil. She knew she had to step into it with her bare feet. There might be leeches in the rice field. Neither the Jiang Tang in her previous life nor the original owner could do this.
Jiang Tang said, "I won't go down. I'll just stand here and watch."
Tao Chunzhi smiled and replied, "Okay, Comrade Jiang, there's some shade over there. You can stand in the shade to cool down. I'll go catch some crabs and give them to you."
"Sister Chunzhi, come quickly, there are so many crabs here..."
"I caught it! I caught it! What a huge one! This is definitely the biggest crab!"
"And snails. I picked up a lot of them."
The anxious urging voices, the joyful laughter of boys and girls, and the bright sunshine are intertwined.
Jiang Tang was enjoying the breeze under the shade of the tree, looking at their smiling faces one by one, and then looking at the green mountains and clear waters around him. He felt more relaxed than ever before.
During this time, a little boy of three or four years old, who was younger than Chaochao and Yueyue, came over stumbling and wobbling, drooling as he laughed happily.
"Auntie, here you go——"
The little boy opened his palm in front of Jiang Tang. On his chubby palm was a mini crab. It was so small and crawled so fast that it fell out of his palm and ran away.
The little boy quickly lay on the ground to catch the crabs.
In this way, he raised his butt and wore open-crotch pants.
Jiang Tang couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
The noisy crab catching lasted for an hour or two. After they filled the bamboo baskets they carried with them and could hear the sound of hairy crabs crawling around in them, the activity ended with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
“Look at me, there are so many!
"Look at mine, look at mine, I have more!"
"You are all small crabs, nothing compared to mine."
Tao Chunzhi was sweating profusely from the sun, her face flushed. She walked towards Jiang Tang and said, "Comrade Jiang, look at how much I've caught. I'll go find a net bag so it'll be more convenient for you to take it back."
"Chunzhi, it's not easy for you to catch crabs. I can't take your things for free." Jiang Tang said.
"It's not for free. Comrade Jiang, you taught me how to use the machine and gave me newspapers. Newspapers are valuable, but crabs are not. You can take them." Tao Chunzhi was anxious to persuade Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang already had an idea in mind.
She said, "Chunzhi, I'm not only buying your crabs, I'm also buying other people's crabs."
The children around them were originally looking down at their spoils, but when they heard Jiang Tang's words, they immediately raised their heads.
You can catch crabs just by walking around the crab fields, but they can never make money.
One of the brave boys said, "Comrade Jiang, are you really willing to spend money to buy our crabs?"
"Well, buy them all." Jiang Tang thought of a price. "I'll give you two cents each. Give me all the crabs, and you have to do me a favor."
Two cents!
Even though it sounds like only two cents, these days if you pick up a penny on the road, you have to hand it over to the police. Two cents is a huge sum of money for the children in the village.
There was a look of longing on everyone's face.
They didn't care what Jiang Tang asked them to do.
Finally, Tao Chunzhi asked, "Comrade Jiang, what do you need us to do?"
"I want you to spread the news of the new village school when you go out to play, not just in this village. You must also play with the children in the neighboring villages and spread the news so that everyone knows about the new school. Also, no matter whether you are old or young, you can come to the school. We welcome everyone."
It was just a small thing for the children, so they all agreed.
A little girl looked at Jiang Tang without blinking and asked softly, "Comrade Jiang, will you be in school?"
Jiang Tang said, "Yes, I am a teacher in the school. If you come to school, I will teach you knowledge. I hope to see you again then."
Not long after, when Yang Suzhen saw Jiang Tang again, she saw a group of children surrounding him. Each of the children was very excited and asked Jiang Tang about school.
Yang Suzhen was stunned. She and the village chief went door to door to do mass work, but the effect was not as good as Jiang Tang playing with the children. Now all the children in the village knew that there was a school.
"Xiao Jiang." Yang Suzhen called out.
"Director Yang." Jiang Tang stood up from the group of children, carrying a large bag of things. He walked towards Yang Suzhen, grinning and showing his teeth. "Director Yang, does your Xiaobing like to eat crabs?"
"Crab?" Yang Suzhen looked confused.
Jiang Tang opened his pocket to show Yang Suzhen. It was full of lively crabs, holding up their big claws, looking very majestic.
Jiang Tang boasted, "They're all alive. The kids just caught them, so they're guaranteed to be fresh. The kids and I bought them."
Yang Suzhen looked at Jiang Tang's smiling face, then at the crabs, and asked in confusion, "Why did you buy so many crabs?"
Jiang Tang recounted the agreement she had made with the children, adding, "All these crabs here only cost 2 yuan. I'll take them back and share them with the sisters-in-law in the compound. This way, nothing will be wasted, and we can still enjoy fresh crabs. Xiaobing will definitely get a share. He's so lively and active, he's sure to love crabs."
Yang Suzhen was stunned for a moment before she slowly realized that Jiang Tang had actually bribed these kids with two dollars. Once they spread the word, it would spread to ten people, and then to a hundred people. This would be much faster than Yang Suzhen notifying every household.
"Xiao Jiang, that's a good idea. These two dollars are mine. I'll pay for it."
"Director Yang, it's just a matter of two dollars. It doesn't matter whether you pay or I pay. As long as you give me a bigger bonus, it will be back."
"Okay! I will definitely give you a bigger bonus next month." After Yang Suzhen said this to Jiang Tang, she took the initiative to walk into the group of children and talked to them about the importance of reading.
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