Chapter 481: On Fire
Digging mud puddles, setting traps in the ground, and also the beehives that I had placed in the mountains before going to Beijing.
Fu Jingyou also went to see it.
Some of them had abandoned their nests, but some still had bees.
Fu Jingyou sent the child back, asked Chen Guifen for an unused soup pot, and took out a large jar of honey.
Fu Jingyou wrapped the honey block with gauze and squeezed out most of the honey. He wanted to throw away the beeswax in the fine sand.
Lu Miao was watching from the side, his eyes flashing as if he was thinking of something. He pulled him back and refused to throw it away, saying that he wanted to take it back to Beijing.
Fu Jingyou wrapped it in several layers of oil paper and put it away.
Later in the afternoon, I went to get the trap and caught eels, small crucian carp, yellow croaker and crabs.
There are quite a few messy ones.
But I didn't see any turtles.
When I brought the trap back to the He family yard to pack it up, Fu Jingyou was still muttering about it.
He Hongjin didn't go out much in the days since they came back.
I just stay at home to take care of the children, and sometimes wander around doing something else.
Hearing Fu Jingyou muttering, He Hongjin rubbed the back of his head and joked with a smile:
"As for the soft-shelled turtles, I'm afraid they're all going to be eaten to the bone."
"Um?"
Fu Jingyou looked puzzled.
He Hongjin smoked his pipe and explained:
"No one in the village used to eat this. Last time when our two treasures were one year old, didn't that stubborn girl tell us how to make it?"
"It's free meat, no tickets required, everyone tries it and thinks it's delicious, so go grab some."
"We catch them every day. You catch them, and I catch them too. Where else can we find turtles?"
There are still some, but not as many as before.
In the past, when you walked along the bank of the canal early in the morning, you would see turtles rolling into the water in a line.
You rarely see that kind of scene now.
First, there are fewer.
The second is to catch them all. These turtles have been trained and become very smart.
"It's still possible."
Fu Jingyou threw a few small crucian carp into the bucket.
The three children leaned over the bucket with their heads tilted to look.
"People in the countryside don't understand. This thing is good. They say it was eaten by dignitaries in the past. Everyone in the city knows it."
Speaking of the turtle, Fu Jingyou shared his experience at the Beijing Seafood Market:
"When I went to the market with Miaomiao, a soft-shelled turtle cost eight or nine yuan."
"What?"
He Hongjin's eyes widened, and he stopped smoking. "How much?"
"Eighty cents a pound, more expensive than pork."
"Oh my goodness, this, this..."
He Hongjin rubbed his head and asked:
"Did you buy it?"
Fu Jingyou shook his head: "Miaomiao didn't let me. She said she wanted to eat it and would catch it when she came back."
He Hongjin tapped his pipe and nodded.
"That's right. How can I buy it if it's so expensive? I might as well buy more meat and eat it more often. Isn't it good for my health? And it's more economical."
Fu Jingyou smiled and said nothing.
After taking out all the things from the trap, he stacked the traps and placed them in a corner of the yard, then picked them up and went back to the well in the backyard to pack them up.
The children ran after him.
Erbao passed by the gate and saw his grandfather sitting on the doorstep with smoke coming out of his mouth.
The little girl frowned and covered her grandfather's mouth with her chubby little hands:
"Dad, Dad, Grandpa is on fire!"
Dabao and Minjie were stomping their feet and making a fuss in the backyard, and Fu Jingyou didn't hear his daughter's cries.
"It's not a fire, grandpa is smoking!"
He Hongjin quickly put out his cigarette, put the pipe aside, and stood up and staggered with Erbao in his arms.
"What a fat girl! She's so heavy!"
The chubby girl is really well taken care of.
There is no sign of any problems from the time of birth.
It makes people like it at first sight.
"Grandpa smokes, and smoke comes out of his mouth."
“Haha, yes…”
As the children talked, everyone in the yard, young and old, burst into laughter.
That evening, the house had just been fumigated with mugwort, and the dinner on the He family's table was particularly sumptuous.
There are steamed crabs and braised eels.
Stewed chicken soup and pan-fried small crucian carp.
There are also several servings of stir-fried seasonal vegetables and brown sugar tomatoes specially mixed for the children.
Of course, Lu Miao also has a part in it.
The children sat at a small table, eating and mumbling something in their own language.
Minjie is a few years older than Dabao and Erbao. The three little ones can sit together and chat freely.
The adults at the table were eating and chatting occasionally, their eyes all on the children.
I don't know if it's because the food is delicious, or if I'm really in a good mood these past two days, but He Hongjin asked cheerfully:
"When are you leaving? I'll have someone slaughter a pig in advance. When the time comes, take some extra meat with you, and also bring some for your aunt and dad."
Why kill pigs at this time?
I’ve only caught it and raised it for half a year. Once the food in its stomach is gone, does it weigh 50 kilograms?
Lu Miao looked up, but before he could speak, Fu Jingyou spoke first:
"Why kill pigs now? It's so hot, the roads will stink."
Chen Guifen said, "It's okay to put more salt on it, right? Take it and eat it as soon as possible, it's the same."
"The pig is still small and doesn't have much meat. It's not worth killing it. I'll come back at the end of the year and think about it later."
Lu Miao interrupted the topic directly:
"It's so hot, it's not worth it to cover yourself up."
Fu Jingyou nodded and agreed with his wife:
"You can buy anything there, don't worry about it."
He Hongjin scratched the back of his head with his black hand, made an "uh" sound, and said nothing.
Chen Guifen said, "Then I'll catch a few chickens for you to take with you? Put them in a small cage and carry them. If you want eggs, you can keep them to lay eggs. If you want meat, you can just kill them and eat them." Lu Miao shook his head and saw a double image:
"No, we have eggs at home. We can just cook a few more to eat these days. We have two children and so many things. We can't carry them all."
This topic has been discussed once before.
Chen Guifen didn't think of Lu Miao, so she turned to look at Fu Jingyou.
Fu Jingyou took two mouthfuls of rice crust porridge and said vaguely:
"I'll listen to Miaomiao."
He Hongjin glanced at him strangely and said unhappily:
"Nothing."
Fu Jingyou didn't care and concentrated on eating.
What's the point of having so much success?
Just ask for a wife.
Chen Guifen sighed slightly, picked up some food and ate without saying anything else, but she couldn't help but think more in her heart.
It is said that raising children is a way to prepare for old age, but raising children is really not as good as raising your own relatives.
Especially the eldest brother’s family, don’t even think about buying them anything during the holidays.
Every time I come back, it’s good enough if I don’t empty the house.
These two are so good, they gave the things to him but didn’t want them anymore.
People really can't be compared.
When Chen Guifen thought about these things carefully, she felt as if her heart was choked with anger.
Everyone feels uncomfortable.
The children did not allow them to kill the pig, so Chen Guifen killed two chickens the next day.
Some are stewed in soup, and some are fried with tender chicken.
The countryside is filled with the fragrance of lotus, and it is the peak season for lotus pods to mature.
Fu Jingyou carried the basket and dismantled another gate of the He family's courtyard.
After walking around the mountain enough, I took the children to play in the lake.
Dabao and Erbao sat on the door panel and played in the shallow water with Minjie.
Lu Miao was wearing a lotus leaf hat and staring from the side.
Fu Jingyou went for a stroll in the lake and picked up half a basket of tender lotus pods.
I sat beside my wife, staring at the child while peeling a few lotus pods to eat.
Seeing that the children were tired from playing, he lifted the door and took his wife and children home.
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