The little ones' eyes widened. How come what they caught was not a lobster, but a -
"I know, it's a turtle!" Yuanbao ran out and pointed at the thing hanging on the hook and shouted loudly.
They also knew it was a turtle, but the question was why did the lobster fisherman catch a turtle?
But they immediately put this problem behind them. They didn't care what they caught. Anyway, the turtle could be eaten. I heard that it could be stewed into delicious soup.
The little ones couldn't help licking their lips when they thought of food. Song Bowen stood up and held the line to put the turtle that had bitten the hook into the fish basket. However, the turtle didn't know that it was going to be caught, and fell off the rope as soon as it loosened its mouth.
"It ran away!" Yuanbao shouted, squatted down and reached out to catch it.
Song Bowen widened his eyes and stopped him: "Yuanbao, don't catch it."
But it was too late when he said that. Yuanbao had already grabbed Wang Ba with one hand, and then -
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!" Yuanbao screamed instantly, shaking his hands vigorously, tears coming out of his eyes due to the pain.
But the turtle bit his finger and refused to let go no matter how he shook it off.
"Ahhh, it hurts, brother, it hurts, wuwuwu..."
Yuanbao cried so miserably that the others who were watching felt their hearts aching and rushed forward to help.
Baoya saw Yuanbao crying so hard and frowned with heartache.
"Yuanbao, let me take it off for you."
"Yuanbao, stop crying and don't move."
"Ingot..."
"Wow, wow, wow!" Yuanbao cried with tears and snot.
Song Wenjie went to the back and hugged Yuanbao, holding his arms to prevent him from moving. Song Bowen reached out and pinched the turtle's shell, while Song Boyu pinched the turtle's hind legs with his hands.
The turtle felt pain and opened its mouth, fell to the ground, then crawled towards the river.
Yuanbao's finger was rescued, and the younger ones nervously came over to take a look, fearing that it might have been bitten. No one cared about the turtle that had run away.
Only Yuanbao was crying breathlessly. Seeing that his fingers were still fine and the turtle had run away, he shouted angrily:
"Catch... catch him, don't let it... run away..." As she said this, she wiped away her tears, looking extremely pitiful.
His hands were already bitten like this, he didn't want to let that stinky turtle get away.
Baoya was standing aside and looking at him worriedly. When she heard this, her eyes immediately turned to the running
The bastard.
The turtle ran slowly and had not yet reached the river. Baoya saw it and ran a few steps to catch up with it, then squatted down. Although she was a little scared, she still stretched out her little hands to pinch the turtle's shell.
With experience in catching crabs and lobsters, Baoya's little hands firmly grasped the shell and picked it up.
"Little sister Xiaobao!"
"Don't catch it!"
The other few people saw it and immediately screamed in fright.
Baoya was also a little scared, but the turtle had bitten Yuanbao and Yuanbao didn't want it to run away, so she still held the shell tightly, then slowly walked to the fish basket, loosened her little hand and threw it in.
Seeing that the turtle had entered the fish basket and couldn't get out, Baoya's tense little face relaxed and she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The others were all stunned. Little, little sister Xiaobao, this is so... so amazing.
"Sister Xiaobao, you are so awesome!"
"You actually dared to catch a turtle and bring it back."
"It's so powerful, I don't dare."
If nothing had happened, they might have dared to do it, but after seeing Yuanbao crying so miserably, even the brave Song Boyu was a little scared.
Baoya felt a little embarrassed by the praise, but when she saw Yuanbao, she quickly ran over, looked at Yuanbao's bitten red fingers with her big eyes, and frowned worriedly.
Yuanbao was no longer crying as hard as before. He sobbed a few times, wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and looked at Baoya:
"Thank you, Xiao, Xiaobao sister."
Although Baoya didn't get bitten by the shell she pinched, it was still a little dangerous. Song Bowen said, "Little sister, don't try to catch it like this next time. What if it bites you? You can ask your brother to catch it next time."
Baoya nodded her head obediently to show that she understood.
"So are we still fishing for lobsters now? Or should we go home?" Song Wenjie looked at Yuanbao and asked.
Song Bowen looked at Yuanbao's hand and said with some worry: "Let's go home today and come back to fish tomorrow."
"good."
Although they had just arrived and had not had time to catch any lobsters, they had to leave. The kids felt a little regretful, but they still agreed. After all, Yuanbao's hand was more important, and they could catch lobsters later.
"Then let's go back." The younger ones began to pack up.
Yuanbao was unwilling to leave. He wiped his face and sobbed, "No, I won't leave. I'll leave after I catch the lobsters."
The turtle that bit him just now was not big.
It was only the size of his palm. Although it hurt when it bit him, after it loosened its mouth, the pain on his finger gradually subsided.
There is no bite or swelling, just a little redness on the finger.
He was looking forward to going lobster fishing today. Although his mood was affected by being bitten by a turtle, Yuanbao was still unwilling to go home like this.
The other children were a little worried: "Yuanbao, is your hand really okay?"
"Does it still hurt? Why don't we go back today and come back tomorrow."
"Yeah, let's go home and let grandma take a look."
Yuanbao shook his head: "It doesn't hurt anymore now. I want to go fishing for lobsters."
The other little ones asked several times out of concern, but Yuanbao insisted on continuing. Only then did the little ones listen to him and start fishing for lobsters.
This time, Song Bowen and Song Boyu each found a place to start fishing, and slowly put the small rope with bait into the water. Baoya and Yuanbao watched nervously from behind.
Yuanbao was no longer crying, but his eyes were red and he was sobbing a little, but he was also staring at the rope with wide eyes.
After a while, the small rope suddenly moved.
"Move...move!" Song Tianen said in a low voice with his eyes wide open.
Song Bowen's expression also changed. He stared at the water surface with his eyes and slowly pulled the rope in his hand. Sure enough, there was a bright red lobster on it.
The little ones suddenly became happy. Song Bowen reached out and pinched the lobster's shell. Song Tianen next to him quickly handed over the fish basket. Song Bowen let go and put the first lobster he caught in it.
The little ones all looked into the fish basket one by one and became excited.
"Come on, brother, let's continue fishing."
Soon cheers were heard from Song Boyu's side as he also caught their first lobster.
People on both sides got excited. It felt like less than twenty minutes had passed and they had caught more than ten fish, one after another, making them more and more excited.
Later, Song Bowen asked them all to try fishing for a while. Everyone got the hang of it, even Baoya tried it, and actually caught something.
Seeing the lobster she had caught, Baoya's eyes lit up and a smile of surprise appeared on her face. She slowly stood up and reeled in the line, fearing that the lobster she had caught would escape.
Song Bowen reached out to help her pinch the lobster, and then put it into the fish basket. Baoya opened her bright eyes and took a closer look.
, smiling happily with a mouthful of tiny teeth.
It was the first time for the younger ones to try lobster fishing. They didn’t expect lobsters to be so easy to catch. Everyone caught a few and were very happy.
The little ones were so busy fishing that they didn't even want to go home. Even Yuanbao was so absorbed in fishing that he completely forgot about his hands.
"There are already quite a few, let's go home quickly." Song Bowen looked at the sun above his head and thought it was getting late.
"Okay, let's go home."
Although they were all a little reluctant to leave, the little ones still obediently went home.
This trip was quite fruitful. We caught more than 30 lobsters. The fish basket was full of red, which made people feel happy.
The little ones walked briskly along the way and chattered excitedly all the way.
When I got home, Feng Guizhi and the others had already returned and were cooking in the kitchen.
"Grandma, we're back." Song Boyu shouted, and then several people started to get busy again.
With so many lobsters, we need to find something bigger to put them in.
Now this house is really like a fish farm, with fish, crabs, lobsters, and even a turtle.
The crabs were in a small bucket, Baoya's lobster was in a jar, and the three small fish were in a small basin. Now there were so many lobsters and a turtle, and the small ones couldn't be found anywhere to put them.
"How about we put it in this basin?" Song Boyu said hesitantly, pointing to the washbasin next to him.
“.........”
Song Bowen ruthlessly dismissed his idea: "No."
If he really put a wash basin there, the whole family would smell like lobster when they washed their faces. By then, maybe it would be his own brother who would get hurt.
"Then where should we put it?" The little ones all frowned, not knowing where to put it.
Feng Guizhi came out of the kitchen to pump water and saw several people gathered together with frowns on their faces. "What's going on?"
Song Yuanbao immediately ran over, pulling Feng Guizhi's clothes towards him, and said as he walked, "Grandma, look at the lobsters we caught, there are so many!"
Feng Guizhi took a look and found that there were quite a lot of them.
He smiled and praised: "You are so amazing, you caught so many fish."
"Yes." Yuanbao nodded his head happily, then immediately frowned: "Grandma, where are we going to put so many lobsters? There's nothing else to put them.
”
"Put it in the basket first. It won't die. After you eat all the crabs, put it back in."
When the younger ones heard it, they agreed and stopped worrying about it.
"Then when can we eat crabs?" Song Wenjie asked.
Yuanbao was a little conflicted. He wanted to eat the lobster first and not the stinky crab. But the lobster had just been caught, and he was reluctant to eat it now.
Feng Guizhi thought about it and decided, "I'll make it for you tonight."
"Oh~!" The little ones were all very happy, but Yuanbao pouted, thinking that he would not eat stinky crabs in the evening.
Only then did Feng Guizhi notice that Yuanbao's eyes were a little red. She looked at the lobsters in the fish basket and suddenly didn't know whether she should ask.
She glanced at the other children's faces again; they were all fine, not like they had been crying. Only Yuanbao still had a red nose.
Feng Guizhi opened her mouth but didn't ask. She couldn't tell whether she felt heartache or amusement. Last time, she cried until her hand got pinched by a crab, and this time, fishing for lobsters...
She carried the bucket back into the kitchen, but still didn't find out the answer.
After lunch, Feng Guizhi found Song Bowen and asked him about this: "Yuanbao cried again today? What happened?"
"Yuanbao was bitten by a turtle..." Song Bowen told the story.
Feng Guizhi shook her head after hearing this, not knowing whether she was angry or amused. She thought for a moment and said to Bowen:
"Tell Yuanbao to wash his hands several times later, especially the places where the turtle bit him. There's some white wine in the cabinet at home. Put some on his hands."
Song Bowen nodded: "Okay, grandma, I understand."
........
After returning from work in the evening, Feng Guizhi started to process the crabs.
Because they had been kept for a few days, the crabs had almost vomited out all the dirt, so they just needed to be brushed back and forth a few times to be clean. After rinsing them in clean water, Feng Guizhi began to prepare the ingredients.
To cook crabs, you have to add spices to make them tasty. Chop the onions, ginger, and garlic, and add some bay leaves, star anise, and red peppers. The crabs will be fragrant when fried this way.
After lighting the fire under the pot, pour some oil to stir-fry the ingredients, then pour the crabs in and start stir-frying.
These crabs are not small, and they fill up a big bowl.
After frying the crabs, Feng Guizhi cooked two more dishes. In another pot, she cooked some porridge at the bottom and steamed black-faced buns on top, and that was it.
After a busy day, everyone sat at the table and prepared to have dinner.
Because there were a lot of crabs, Feng Guizhi divided them up. The adults each got one to try, and the children each got two. There were two left over, so she put them directly on the table for the children. Whoever wanted to eat more later could have them.
In fact, adults don’t like to eat crabs. They have little meat and are just shells. They are too rough to eat. You can rarely find crabs in the river.
Firstly, people think crabs have little meat, and secondly, it is a waste of ingredients. Without the ingredients, it will not taste good and have a fishy smell, but with the ingredients, it is not worth it, so no one is willing to give it up.
So, since it is troublesome and wasteful, not many people will eat it. In other words, if there are small children at home, I will only make some for them if they want to eat it.
The crabs were served on the table, and the little ones were drooling. I haven't eaten them yet, but they smell delicious.
Especially since they have never eaten it, they want to try it even more, that is -
"How do we eat this?" The little ones looked at the crabs in their hands, but they didn't know where to start.
"Come, Uncle Er will teach you how to eat this crab."
Song Aimin smiled and took a crab to the small table to show them how to eat it.
"Start here, break the shell open... This is the crab's gills, which can't be eaten. And here... there's meat inside the crab, and inside the shell..."
A few younger ones watched carefully from the side and started to make it with their hands.
Baoya wanted to learn how to do it, but she was too weak to pry it open, so Song Tianen helped her. However, the one she had was different from Song Aimin's, as it had something yellow on it.
"What is this? Is it inedible?"
Song Aimin: "This is crab roe. It's edible and very fragrant."
"Dad, why doesn't mine have crab roe?" Song Wenjie looked confused.
"Only female crabs have crab roe. Yours doesn't indicate that it's a male crab." Song Aimin also taught them how to distinguish between male and female crabs.
The little ones all understood, "So that's how it is. Now I know."
After figuring it out, everyone started eating.
Baoya pinched the crab and tasted the crab roe first. It was indeed very fragrant and delicious. After eating the crab roe, there was still the white and tender crab meat.
Although there wasn’t much meat, it was the first time for the little ones to eat it, so they were particularly satisfied.
Yuanbao, who had said during the day that he would definitely not eat the crab, couldn't help but secretly took a crab and started eating it when he saw everyone eating it with relish.
It smells so good.
........
Two more days passed
The next day, Yang Yulan took a day off from work and went to her parents' home with Baoya and Song Tianen.
Knowing that she was going to her parents' home, Feng Guizhi gave her fifty cents without waiting for her to ask, and also gave her a dozen eggs.
The chickens at home have been doing well recently, basically laying one or two more eggs every day than before, and slowly I’m saving up some.
Yang Yulan looked at the money and eggs, her heart warmed, and she didn't know what to say.
Feng Guizhi sighed. She knew the third brother's wife's sister-in-law. If she went empty-handed, she didn't know what people would say. Although she felt bad for her, she still took out money and let her have a good visit to her parents' home.
She hasn't had a good life in the Song family these years after marrying in. In addition, the third daughter-in-law broke her leg. It's really not easy for her as the third daughter-in-law.
She can't give much, this is all.
"Take it. Buy some things on the way and bring them over. Say hello to my in-laws for me." Feng Guizhi stuffed all the things into Yang Yulan's hands.
Yang Yulan opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. Her eyes were shining with tears. Finally, she just smiled and said:
"Thank you, mother."
"Go back to sleep." Feng Guizhi was about to go back when she remembered, "We have to leave early tomorrow, right? I won't get up. You can make something for the two children. Stew an egg and make some malted milk for them. We have to get up early and make sure they have a good meal in the morning."
"I understand, mother."
After saying that, Feng Guizhi went back to her room to sleep.
Yang Yulan carried the eggs and the money back to the west room. Baoya was sitting on the edge of the bed in the room, and Song Tianen was talking to his father about today's lobster fishing.
"We fished...caught a lot of lobsters today. My little...sister Xiaobao and I also caught quite a few..."
Song Jianye rubbed his head, smiled and praised him a few times. Baoya was not left out and praised him too.
After a while, they finished talking and the two little ones went to bed. Song Jianye turned around and saw Yang Yulan coming in with something:
"The eggs my mother gave me?"
Yang Yulan carefully put the eggs away and nodded: "Yes, mother also gave me fifty cents."
Song Jianye wasn't surprised at all and said with a smile, "Then you can just buy something to bring over tomorrow."
"Yeah." Yang Yulan also smiled softly.
The children in the family are all obedient and sensible, so Yang Yulan no longer worries about Song Jianye being at home.
The next day, Yang Yulan got up early, stewed eggs for them and drank malted milk. Then she took the eggs and took Baoya and Tianen to
Going out.
While passing by the street, Yang Yulan bought some melon seeds and peanuts, two handfuls of candy and some cakes, and then headed towards her parents' home.
It was quite far away, and it would take nearly two hours to walk there, especially with Baoya and Tianen. If we walked slowly, it would take more than two hours. However, today we were lucky enough to meet people from the same brigade driving ox carts on the road, so Yang Yulan took Baoya and Tianen on the ox carts to go there.
It was barely ten o'clock when they arrived. Yang Yulan thanked them and took Baoya and Tianen all the way to her doorstep.
She carefully put the things aside, then squatted down to tidy up their clothes and rubbed their little faces:
"I'll take you to meet your grandparents."
Who knew, before I even entered the door, I heard a voice coming from inside -
The author has something to say: Yuanbao: Why do stinky crabs pinch me, and even stinky turtles bite me [wiping tears]
Yuanbao, really pitiful_(:з」∠)_
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