Chapter 22: Catch Everything Except Fish
Just when Lin Heng was wondering, a small fish suddenly took a bite of the bait on the hook.
Just at this moment, a more sturdy figure bit the small fish and swallowed it together with the hook.
Then he began to twist his body wildly and struggle continuously.
This is a water snake that is over one meter long, fat and sturdy, with white and green patterns.
The reason why the fish in the pond were always in a panic was because it was hiding under the rocks to catch fish.
Lin Heng didn't notice it at all and accidentally fished up the snake, which gave him a big scare.
He is not afraid of snakes, but he was frightened by the sudden appearance of the snake.
After struggling for a few times, the fish hook made of the pin was straightened, and the water snake fell into the water and turned around and ran away.
Lin Heng picked up a wooden stick from the side, pressed it accurately on its neck, and with one claw, the fat water snake was caught.
"It's so fat. It looks like it must have eaten a lot of fish." Lin Heng pinched the snake's body. It was limp and full of meat.
"Brother, please let him go quickly, it's so scary."
When Caiyun saw this scene, her body stiffened.
"It's so fat, do you want to eat it?" Lin Heng was a little greedy. The snake was too fat and he wanted to eat it.
"Let it go. Your parents will scold you if they know. It's better not to eat snakes." Xiulan advised. She was also a little scared.
"Okay then." Lin Heng felt a little bit sorry, but there was nothing he could do. His parents would never agree to eating snakes.
They are superstitious and believe that snakes are spiritual creatures and that eating them will bring retribution.
When he was a child, he heard many stories, such as the black snake asking for a title, the one that could speak human language and asked people if it could become a dragon, and other mythological stories.
There is also a superstitious belief that killing a snake is not a crime, but looking at a snake is a crime.
It's okay if someone hits a snake, but you can't just watch. If you see it and don't rescue it, you will offend the snake, and it will take revenge on you even after it dies.
Lin Heng naturally didn't believe it. He and his friends had eaten it before, and apart from the delicious taste, there was nothing wrong with it.
But in order not to be kicked out of the house, he still put this spicy strip.
"What a pity, such a fat snake." Lin Heng shook his head and threw it into the grass in the distance.
This water snake is not poisonous, and he is not afraid that it will come back to find him.
"Brother, we have finished washing our clothes, but you didn't catch any fish."
At this time, Xiulan spoke.
"How can you slander someone like that? The fish just wasn't caught yet, and snakes are much harder to catch than fish."
Lin Heng widened his eyes. How could a fisherman not catch any fish?
"What innocence do you mean, second brother? If we didn't catch anything, we didn't catch anything. We saw it early in the morning." Caiyun said with a smile.
Lin Heng blushed and argued, "Snake fishing doesn't count as air force. Snake fishing is the work of fishermen, how can it be counted as air force?"
Then he started to say something difficult to understand like "a snake is also a fish" and "catching grass is not considered a empty-handed catch".
This made Caiyun and Xiulan laugh, and suddenly the whole river was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
“It’s not my fault, it’s mainly because of the bad hook, otherwise I would have caught it long ago.
But I am not a person who refuses to pay. I will go squirrel hunting in the afternoon and wash Xiulan’s feet in the evening.”
Lin Heng spread his hands and said, it definitely couldn’t be his fault.
Xiulan picked up her daughter, looked at Lin Heng and said, "Let's go back. Mom and Dad should be back by now."
"Wait a minute, I'll give Xiongba a bath."
Lin Heng said something, smashed the soap beans and smeared them on Xiongba's body.
“Awoooo ...
Xiong Ba licked Lin Heng's other hand restlessly, wanting to rub it against him.
"Stand still!"
Lin Heng gave it a slap on the head.
“Ouch~”
Xiongba immediately lowered his head in grievance, and Lin Heng applied soap liquid to it and rubbed it for a while. Then he rubbed its hair with wood ash.
"Okay, now lie in the water."
Lin Heng pulled it to the center of the pool and began to clean it. The gray-black ash flowed out along with bubbles.
Soon, Xiongba's hair returned to its original color and became soft and shiny.
"Go shake off the water."
Lin Heng pointed into the distance.
"Woof!"
Xiongba shouted and ran over to shake off the water frantically. After shaking off the water, he caught up with Lin Heng without saying a word, sticking to him as he walked back and forth, blocking his way from time to time.
"Second brother, Xiongba is so smart." Caiyun exclaimed when she saw this scene.
"Of course." Lin Heng couldn't deny it. If this happened in the future, netizens would ask Xiongba to go to school if he started a live broadcast.
The four people and the dog had just walked onto the road when they heard shouting and cursing coming from the village.
At first the voice was very low and the curses were civilized, but soon it turned into roars, slapping thighs, and the curses were even more unbearable to hear, and from time to time he would swear.
On both sides of the river, people from the entire village stood at the gate of the yard with their bowls in hand, watching the show in groups of three or four, talking and laughing.
"Li Caifeng is quarreling with Wang Cuilian from the Wang family again. It's interesting." Lin Heng couldn't help but laugh. This kind of quarrel looked very interesting to outsiders.
It is one of the few interesting things in the countryside.
After listening for a while, it turned out that the cause was that there were fewer garlic sprouts in Cui Lian's house, and they suspected that Li Caifeng had stolen them.
Then the two sides started arguing, and finally they were completely furious and revealed all their secrets. They said whatever they knew without making anything up.
"Go away quickly and stop looking." Xiulan glared at Lin Heng.
"No more watching."
Lin Heng smiled and said, it is very interesting to hear women slapping their thighs and buttocks while quarreling, maybe they will even fight.
When I got home, Lin's mother and sister-in-law had already returned and were cooking. They had gone up the hill to plant soybeans in the morning.
Lin's father also came back from the village and sat in the main room with Lin Heng's third father, Lin Xutao, drinking water and chatting.
"The fish is ready." Lin Heng handed the fish to Lin's mother.
"We will eat half of it today and give the other half to your third father. You can rub salt on this one and dry it in the sun. You can use it to build a house in a few days."
Mother Lin looked at Lin Heng and said.
"knew."
Lin Heng gave the smaller one to his mother, cut the larger grass carp in half with a knife, smeared a layer of salt on them, and hung them on the south side of the yard to dry.
"Xiongba, come here."
“Woof woof!”
Hearing Lin Heng's call, Xiongba ran over with his head shaking, looking at him eagerly.
"This is not for eating. It's not time for dinner yet."
Lin Heng took a look at it. What was in his hand was Miebailing, a powder-based anthelmintic that kills fleas.
Lin Heng poured it on his hands and smeared it all over Xiongba's body. Only by doing a good job of deworming can the dog grow fast.
After finishing the pest control, Lin Heng went to hug his daughter, leaving Xiongba to bask in the sun in the yard.
"Lin Heng, do you want to go catch eels tonight?" Walking into the main room, the eldest brother Lin Yue made an invitation.
The half month after the seedlings are planted every year is a good time to catch eels.
At this time, the water in the paddy fields gradually becomes clear, the seedlings are short, and when it gets dark, you can use a flashlight to see eels lying in the fields preparing to mate or hunt.
Eels love to dig holes, which can cause water to leak in paddy fields, so they are caught several times every year.
"Sure, I haven't caught eels for a long time." Lin Heng readily agreed. Catching eels is very fun.
"Dad, hold Xiaoxia for me. I'm going to do something."
Lin Heng handed his daughter to her father and said.
"Wait until I finish explaining things, then you can go." Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and said.
It was obvious that he had something to say.
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