Then it released its mouth that was biting the calf and it fell to the ground.
Meng Fei didn't have a chance to kill the leech. Instead, he took out iodine to disinfect Wang Cuifen's wound, then tore off a large piece of medical cotton ball, pressed it on her wound, and said:
"Sister Cuifen, press it for a while longer. Leeches will secrete an antithrombin when they suck blood. You have to bleed for seven or eight minutes. When the bleeding stops, I will disinfect you again."
Wang Cuifen nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and the tears in the corners of her eyes flew away.
Seeing Meng Fei easily deal with the leech, Old Wang also breathed a sigh of relief and set his eyes on the leech that was twisting wildly on the ground.
Old Wang picked up a small stick and kept picking at the leeches.
After a while, the leech died because its body was stretched straight into a black line due to lack of water.
After making sure the leech was completely dead, Mr. Wang excitedly took out a tissue from his pocket, folded it in half, wrapped the leech, and put it in his pocket.
"Mr. Wang, what are you doing?" Meng Fei asked with some confusion.
"Hehe, this leech is a good thing. It has the effects of breaking blood, removing blood stasis, and promoting menstruation. It is especially effective for postpartum lochia. Due to the excessive use of pesticides in recent years, wild leeches of this size are no longer common. Even if there are such large ones, they are all farmed, and the efficacy is much worse."
Hearing Mr. Wang's explanation, Meng Fei raised his eyebrows.
There are quite a lot of leeches in this river. Once he went down to the river to take a bath, and when he got ashore, there were four or five leeches hanging on his legs.
But he was not worried. His grandfather once said that there was a barefoot doctor who came to the village and bought live leeches from him. He also said that being sucked by these things from time to time not only did not do any harm, but also could remove impurities from the blood.
From then on, Meng Fei was no longer afraid of this thing.
"Mr. Wang, you can just fish here with peace of mind this afternoon. I'll go back and prepare some equipment to catch leeches. I'm sure you'll have a great harvest tomorrow morning!" Meng Fei said to Mr. Wang, patting his chest.
"Is this true?" Old Wang's eyes widened with a look of disbelief.
"Hey! How can I lie to you? There are plenty of leeches in this river, and they are big and fat. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
"Oh my! That's great! Leeches of this quality are rare in the market nowadays! Here! No matter how many you can catch tomorrow morning, I will give you twice the market price!"
"Oh! Mr. Wang, you are really insulting me. Why would you spend so much money on this little thing? There are plenty of them in the mountains. Okay, just go fishing. I'll go get the things ready."
After saying this, Meng Fei disinfected Wang Cuifen's wound again and then rushed into the warehouse.
Old Wang gave Yang Cuifen a meaningful look.
Wang Cuifen glared at her father and said unhappily:
"Dad! Please stop trying to match us up! Meng Fei is only in his early twenties, a grown man, and I'm already thirty-five! I can be his aunt. Besides, didn't I tell you that I don't want to get married yet! Youth only lasts a few years, and I haven't had enough fun yet!"
When Mr. Wang heard this, he was so angry that he almost hit her with a fishing rod. He said tremblingly: "Youth? If you hold on for a few more years, you will be in your twilight years! What's youth? I'm telling you! I'm anxious to have grandchildren! Old Li's great-grandchildren are all over the place, and you haven't even started yet. I can't even raise my head in front of these old guys!"
Mr. Wang became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his face turned red.
Wang Cuifen saw this and knew that her father was indeed angry, so she quickly changed the subject:
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll go help Meng Fei with some work. You go fishing. I'm counting on you to serve the food tonight."
After saying that, he walked towards the warehouse where Meng Fei was.
At this time, after rummaging through the boxes and cabinets, Meng Fei finally found a large scroll in the corner of the warehouse, which was already covered with dust.
Meng Fei took a lot of effort to carry it to the yard.
"What is this, Meng Fei?" Wang Cuifen came over with a curious look on her face.
Meng Fei chuckled and said, "This is the leftover kang mat we used before. We will use it to catch leeches today."
Wang Cuifen was even more confused: "What? Using the kang mat to catch leeches? Could it be possible that the leeches can climb onto the kang?"
"Hehe, of course Northeastern leeches like to sleep on the kang."
Meng Fei took out a pair of scissors and cut the kang mat into boards the size of A4 paper, more than twenty pieces in total. Then he cut more than twenty thin strips as thick as thumbs and fixed them to the large board with staplers.
After cutting, Meng Fei rummaged through the refrigerator for a while and found a piece of pork liver.
After cutting it into long strips with scissors, he returned to the river carrying a small bucket.
At this time, Mr. Wang was fishing very enthusiastically and had already started fishing. Half an hour after Meng Fei left, Mr. Wang had already caught two or three kilograms of willow root fish.
Seeing Meng Fei coming back, Mr. Wang looked at the small bucket in his hand with curiosity.
"Brother Meng, what are you doing?"
"This is the tool we use to catch leeches today."
As he spoke, Meng Fei took out a small piece of pork liver, sandwiched it between the layers of the board, and then threw it into the shallows of the river.
Then repeat this process and scatter all the boards along the river.
"Okay! We can collect the leeches tomorrow morning."
Meng Fei washed the stains on his hands with river water and said with joy.
Old Wang looked at the board lying quietly in the water, feeling somewhat skeptical.
Can you catch leeches with this broken board and pig liver? Although leeches like to suck blood, your method is too crude. At least you should use a ground trap...
At this time, Meng Fei's cell phone rang. Meng Fei took it out and saw that it was Qiubo calling.
"Hey, why did you think of calling me today?" Meng Fei said with a smile.
"I can't call you if nothing happens!! There's a big fair in town tomorrow, are you coming?"
Meng Fei was stunned. He hadn't been to the big market since he returned to Mengjiagou. After hearing Qiubo's words, he was a little tempted.
When he was a child, he would follow his grandfather to the market to sell mountain products. Although the population of Zhenshan was not large, every time there was a market, folks from the surrounding villages would go to join in the fun. The scene was much more lively than during the Chinese New Year.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. We can get together at noon tomorrow."
Hearing that Meng Fei was really coming, Qiubo on the other end of the phone was very excited? "Hey, sure! It just so happens that a new Sichuan restaurant has opened here. You like spicy food, right? I'll take you to try it tomorrow!"
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries and then hung up the phone.
Although Mr. Wang was fishing, he was indeed attracted by Meng Fei's conversation. After he hung up the phone, he quickly asked:
"Brother Meng, what is the market you just mentioned???"
"Oh, here on the 4th and 17th of every month, there will be mobile merchants driving big cars to the town to set up stalls and sell all kinds of goods. It's quite lively. Hey! Mr. Wang, do you want to go? Let's go together tomorrow?"
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