Chen Laosi said, both amused and exasperated, "Mother, you'll definitely like what I bought. Please wait a moment, I'll go and bring the gift to you right away."
Chen Laosi ran out happily, and soon he came running back carrying a piglet. When Zhou saw him, she immediately said happily, "Laosi! You actually bought a piglet!"
Chen Laosi immediately shoved the piglet into Zhou Shi's arms and said happily, "Mom, I bought a female piglet! Do you like it?"
Holding the piglet like her own son, Zhou exclaimed excitedly, "I love it!"
Seeing his mother happy, Chen Laosi turned to Er Ya and said, "Er Ya, I bought an old hen. We'll have stewed chicken for dinner tonight."
Er Ya said in surprise, "Fourth Uncle, didn't you say you'd buy it later?"
Chen Laosi said with a smile, "Yes! But since you all wanted to eat it, I bought it. Before, when I didn't have money, I couldn't buy you anything you wanted. Back then, I often thought that when I had money, I would buy you whatever you wanted. Now that I have money, I will definitely buy you what you want."
Er Ya said happily, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle! You're so kind!"
Zhou said angrily, "What's so good about it! You're not allowed to eat this old hen. Keep it for our eggs. Fourth son! You're not allowed to buy old hens anymore, they're so expensive!"
Chen Laosi said, "Mother, my younger brothers also want to eat chicken. They kept pestering me to buy it for them today. Just let them eat it!"
The little genius ignored their opinions and shouted, "I don't care, I want to eat chicken!"
Chen Kai also came over, tugged at Zhou Shi's clothes, and said longingly, "Mother, I also want to drink chicken soup."
Looking at her youngest son's longing eyes, Zhou couldn't help but soften and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, we'll kill a chicken for dinner today."
Er Ya and the others shouted excitedly, "Great! We'll have chicken tonight!"
After a moment of excitement, Chen Nong happily took out the insects he had caught that afternoon.
Chen Nong squatted down, carefully opened the lid of the small bamboo tube, and said happily, "Look, I caught so many horned beetles!"
When Chen Shi saw that Chen Nong had caught several, he exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, little brothers, you guys are amazing! You caught so many horned beetles!"
Chen Nong said, "Xiao Bao and I spent the whole afternoon catching them!"
Sanya looked at Chen Nong and said, "Second Brother, can I have a horned beetle to play with?"
Wu Shi shouted, "Chen Nong, give me one too."
The other kids in the family started clamoring too; they all wanted one.
Chen Kai and Xiao Tian heard them huddled together discussing some kind of horned beetle, so they curiously went over to see what it was. It turned out to be an insect!
When Chen Nong saw that they all wanted the horned beetles he had caught, he counted how many there were in the bamboo tube. Seeing that there were enough horned beetles in the bamboo tube to share among the group, he gave one to each of them.
After Chen Nong finished dividing the beetles, he had two horned beetles left. He noticed that Xiao Tian was staring at him, so he grabbed one of the horned beetles and said, "Here you go, Uncle and Xiao Tian, you can play with one!"
Chen Kai reached out and took the horned beetle. He held it and looked at it for a while. The insect was long and cylindrical, with a slightly flattened back, antennae growing on the protrusions on its forehead, and single-toothed claws. Wasn't this a longhorn beetle?
The longhorn beetle got its name from its immense strength, comparable to that of an ox, and its ability to fly through the sky. It was also called the "tree sawer" because of the "crackling" sound it makes, which resembles sawing wood. In addition, it is also known as the "water buffalo," "water cow," and "spring ox."
Chen Kai played with the horned beetle for a while, then turned to Xiao Tian and asked, "Xiao Tian, do you want to play?"
Xiao Tian didn't reach out to pick up the horned beetle. It was such an ugly bug; he wouldn't touch it!
Chen Kai said with a smile, "This horned beetle is really fun."
Er Ya said, "Uncle, be careful when you play with it. It can bite. Don't let it bite you. And it's very strong. Uncle, you have to hold on tight so it doesn't get away."
Chen Kai nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll be careful."
Longhorn beetles are herbivorous insects that damage woody plants, including most pine, cypress, willow, elm, walnut, citrus, apple, peach, and tea plants, as well as some cotton, wheat, corn, sorghum, sugarcane, and hemp plants. A few damage timber, buildings, houses, and furniture. They are major pests of forestry production, crop cultivation, and building timber.
Er Ya found a ball of thin hemp rope and said happily, "Come on, let's tie it up with the rope and play with it."
Chen Kai asked curiously, "How can you play with it tied up with rope?"
Chen Nong said excitedly, "If we tie a horned beetle with a rope, it will run as fast as it can. We'll have a competition to see whose horned beetle runs the fastest, and we'll even use it to play a game of fishing with horned beetles."
Xiao Tian asked doubtfully, "Can it also be used to fish? Is it the kind of fish we eat?"
Er Ya smiled and said, "Xiao Tian, we're not fishing for the fish we eat. We're putting water in a wooden basin, shaping the leaves into the shape of small fish, and seeing whose longhorn beetle can knock the leaves out of the basin wins."
When Xiao Tian heard that it wasn't really possible to fish, he lost interest and sat down to the side.
Chen Kai was speechless; the brat was really causing trouble.
The specific method for fishing with longhorn beetles involves placing a small fish-shaped piece of wood in a basin of water, threading a line through it, and tying the other end to the beetle's horn. The line should be of appropriate length. Place the beetle on another small piece of wood, letting it float on the surface. The beetle, surrounded by water, will appear restless and frequently wave its antennae, mimicking fishing. If the beetle leaves the water, the fish has been successfully caught. It can be used as a competition between two beetles, with the first to catch it winning, making it quite interesting.
There are many ways to play with longhorn beetles, such as longhorn beetle races, longhorn beetle cart pulling, longhorn beetle fishing, longhorn beetle calling contests, and so on.
The next day, Da Ya and the others were washing all sorts of fruits in their yard. When Chen Kai passed by, he suddenly saw several fruits that looked like hearts and were red. He initially thought they were crooked, but when he went closer to the bamboo basket, peeked over the edge, and looked down, he saw that they were all heart-shaped fruits. They were really beautiful.
Chen Kai held up several clean, heart-shaped fruits and turned to Xiao Tian, saying, "Xiao Tian, look, there are so many little hearts."
Er Ya said, "Uncle, those are underwear."
Chen Kai exclaimed in surprise, "Underpants fruit?"
Er Ya laughed and said, "This fruit looks just like red underwear, isn't it just a pair of underwear fruit?"
When Chen Kai looked at it, he realized that if you turned the heart upside down, it did indeed look like underwear, but the name was just too tacky!
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