Zhou Lanhua's temperament was like that of a boy, and her master sighed about it.
Qiuhua, however, likes this kind of little mermaid very much.
She didn't have to sit and embroider all day long. The weather had been so hot recently that her butt would stick to the stool if she sat for a while.
The master opened the front and back doors, and a draft came in from time to time, which made me feel a little better.
When the sun was setting and the light was smaller, the master would take Qiuhua out for a walk.
"Little Lady Fish, don't stay in the house every day. Your body will become stiff if you sit any longer. Come on, go for a walk with Lanhua for a while and come back for dinner."
Zhou Lanhua then took her to the rice field to catch frogs.
Catching frogs is for fishing lobsters. Zhou Lanhua squatted on the edge of the field, and soon she saw a small frog jumping out of the field.
This kind of frog is small and doesn't grow big, and it doesn't move fast. Zhou Lanhua can catch one with just a pounce of her hands.
She picked up a frog leg and smashed it hard on the ground, causing the little thing to fly into the sky.
Then he tied the legs with cotton thread and slowly lowered it into the ditch. This ditch was the home of a lobster and also Zhou Lanhua's secret base.
The elderly people in the countryside are very disgusted with these insect-like creatures. If they are not careful, they will be pinched to pieces by their big pincers. Even if there is not much good meat at home, no one is willing to deal with these things.
Only Zhou Lanhua led the younger boys to go lobster fishing in the hot sun.
There is not much meat on the lobster, but the satisfaction of catching one every time is so great that one cannot stop, especially the admiring eyes from the children under her, which makes Zhou Lanhua feel elated.
Lobsters have no brains. Zhou Lanhua slowly placed the frog in front of it, and it immediately raised its big claws and clamped it tightly. She pulled the other end of the cotton line, and the lobster was hooked up obediently.
He lifted the wooden barrel and swung it hard, and the big fool fell into the barrel. I'm afraid he didn't realize the danger he was in at this moment.
From catching frogs to fishing for lobsters, Zhou Lanhua's movements were so smooth and fluid that the children kept praising her. She was truly the king of children!
She caught several frogs, tied them up and gave them to the children, and specially picked out the biggest one for Qiuhua.
Qiuhua was holding her breath and staring at an armored lobster in the water. It was a black and red lobster, big in size, and looked very majestic with its huge claws raised!
The armored lobster seemed to be more "sensible" than its companions. It approached this meal that fell from the sky cautiously and touched it gently with its big claws. It seemed that it was very patient and was not in a hurry to use its claws.
Hurry up! Hurry up! Qiuhua urged silently in her heart, her heart seemed to be beating in her throat!
Wow! She exclaimed in her heart: Finally, I took the bait!
At this time, the armored lobster had already clamped the frog in the water with its big claws. Qiuhua pulled hard with her hands, and the lobster was pulled out of the water.
"You're not allowed to fish for lobsters in this ditch!"
Suddenly, three dark-skinned boys appeared. The leader shouted loudly. Qiuhua was startled by the shock. The armored lobster took the opportunity to loosen its claws and fell back into the water with a "plop".
Zhou Lanhua walked over with a dark face and said, "Why not? Were you the ones who dug this ditch?"
The three boys were from Zhou Lanhua Village. They formed a gang and beat up whoever they caught.
The eldest brother was called Wang Erhu, the second brother was called Li Bing, and the third brother was called Xiao Maozi. The three of them had once gone to the mountains to worship the land god and became sworn brothers.
"We were the first to discover this ditch, and all the lobsters in it are ours. If you leave all the lobsters behind, I'll let you go."
After Wang Erhu finished speaking, he spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground and then twisted it hard with his feet.
He was the oldest and had learned a set of moves from the street thugs that he thought looked old and mature.
"Bullshit!" Zhou Lanhua cursed. "I don't have any lobsters, but I do have two fists. Come and take them!"
Wang Erhu knew that Zhou Lanhua was not someone to be trifled with, but he considered himself the best bully in the village. Moreover, his two sworn brothers were watching him, so of course he couldn't show weakness!
He glanced over and saw a large rock next to him. He picked up the rock with one hand and raised it above his head, while raising his middle finger with the other hand and threateningly said:
"Get out of here now, or I'll beat you to death!"
Several children were obviously frightened and hid timidly behind them.
Qiuhua remained calm and reached out to protect the younger ones.
Seeing this, Zhou Lanhua picked up the wooden barrel beside her with both hands, glared and gritted her teeth and shouted: "Come here, I'll beat you to death!"
Wang Erhu threw the stone at her without saying a word. Zhou Lanhua blocked it with a wooden barrel, and fortunately it didn't hit anyone.
She rushed forward angrily, held Wang Erhu's head with one hand, and turned the wooden barrel over and dropped it on his head.
The two younger brothers wanted to help their elder brother, but were kicked to the ground one by one by Zhou Lanhua.
The lobsters in the bucket were merciless and picked up the tender flesh on Wang Erhu's face and pinched it, making him roll around crying in pain.
"Just wait, I'll ask my dad to settle the score with you tonight!"
"Tell my dad to settle the score with you tonight~ Hahaha, look at how cowardly you are, shout, shout, go and shout!"
Zhou Lanhua giggled and imitated his speech, and the three of them left in disgrace.
After the people left, they worked for a while and then went home with a bucket full of lobsters.
The master got goose bumps when he saw the bucket full of bugs: "Oh, another bucket of this stuff, and this stuff doesn't taste good!"
Zhou Lanhua waved her hand and said, "Mom, don't do it. I'll do it."
Qiuhua smiled and asked her, "Can you cook?"
She touched her head sheepishly and said, "No. But I can make a fire!"
The two of them used a brush to clean the lobster inside and out, and Zhou Lanhua went behind the stove to light a fire.
After burning two straw balls, Qiuhua poured some vegetable oil into the pot, cut three slices of ginger and stir-fried them in the oil pan. "Sizzle--" a large pot of lobsters was poured into the pot. Qiuhua struggled to turn it over a few times with a spatula, and poured in water, rice wine, soy sauce, salt and sugar.
After covering the pot, Qiuhua and Zhou Lanhua sat together to light a fire. The weather was already hot, and the heat waves coming from the stove hit their faces, and sweat kept flowing down.
Zhou Lanhua wiped her face and said, "Sister, it's too hot here, please don't come."
Qiuhua stood up and took a palm-leaf fan, fanning herself while watching the fire.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Much better, haha, sister is so kind." Zhou Lanhua smiled and said, "I wish you were my biological sister. Then I would have someone to protect me since I was a child, and I would have received fewer beatings!"
"That's because you're tough and always get into trouble!"
Qiuhua used tongs to pick up two straw balls and put them in. Zhou Lanhua touched her nose and smiled embarrassedly.
Qiuhua had long heard from her master about Zhou Lanhua's deeds. At the age of five, she set fire to a straw house. At the age of seven, she threw stones at her cousin's toilet. At the age of ten, she dared to bleed the piglets that had escaped from other people's homes...
There is really nothing Zhou Lanhua dare not do!
After about a quarter of an hour, Qiuhua lifted the lid of the pot, scooped up a little bit of soup with a spatula, and put her mouth close to taste it. Hmm! Not too salty, not too bland, just the right taste!
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