After Ye Zhiqiu finished his meal, he picked up a bag and followed Ye Wubing, who was carrying a bucket, outside.
"Brother, there might be some small trees blocking the hornet's nest. Doesn't this shadow affect your ability to get there?"
"No, I prepared something to stun them. Don't worry about it! After you show me the way, just go back far away. I'm afraid some fish will slip through the net and sting people everywhere."
"Okay, I'm also scared of being stung. I was in pain all night and it still hurts a little now..."
In August, when the corn is about to become starchy, many people from Sanlitun are applying fertilizer to the corn fields near the river.
Ye Wubing pointed to the hornet's nest from a distance and told Ye Zhiqiu the exact location. After figuring it out, he told him to go back and he would go back when he was done.
He started to walk down the river. A villager who was working saw him and shouted, "Little comrade by the river, don't go any further! There's a hornet's nest over there. Be careful not to get stung by wasps!"
Ye Zhiqiu quickly replied, "Don't worry, fellow villagers. I'm here to get rid of this hornet's nest and get rid of it for the people! If it's convenient, please leave this place first, lest any hornets escape and sting you!"
Hearing Ye Zhiqiu's words, the people working there didn't find it strange. Some people just had these skills and specialized in digging hornets' nests and extracting honey to make money.
After discussing for a while, they decided to change the field to work in. Because when the wasps come back and find that their home has been robbed, they will really go crazy and sting people everywhere!
When Ye Zhiqiu found that there was no one around, he quickly walked towards the hornet's nest. When he saw the hornet's nest, he was a little shocked.
Because the whole hornet's nest is at least as big as a basketball, how many hornets are there? The second brother is lucky, he was only stung on half of his face!
With a thought of collecting, the entire hornet's nest was collected into the space. Ye Zhiqiu then emptied the air in the bubbles, and the flying hornets quickly fell and died completely.
Ye Zhiqiu lit a cigarette and stood there for an hour, catching more than a dozen hornets that flew back and put them into the space.
Feeling that there were not too many hornets outside, he put the hornets and the nest out of the bag and climbed up with it.
When he returned to the shore, Ye Zhiqiu shouted to the villagers who were working in the distance, telling them that he had picked the hornet's nest, and then he started walking home.
When he was halfway back, he saw Ye Wubing picking snails by the river. This guy was quite diligent about picking snails.
He shouted to Ye Wubing below, "Second brother, the hornet's nest is done. I'll go back and take care of it first. You touch the snails yourself and be careful!"
Ye Wubing raised his head and said happily, "Okay! I'll go over there to find snails in a few days. There are no snails to find here!"
When Ye Zhiqiu returned home, he didn't expect that there were guests at home!
Wang Xiaolan saw Ye Zhiqiu come in, and she explained happily: "Son, come over and meet your Aunt Liu! Your Aunt Liu was our former neighbor. At that time, your father was pulling too much cargo, and it was your Aunt Liu who helped me take care of you, so I could go and help your father!"
Ye Zhiqiu hurried forward and called out, "Hello, Aunt Liu!"
Liu Cuihua looked at the tall Ye Zhiqiu and said happily, "Great, great! Little Zhiqiu has grown so big, he's even more handsome and more upright!"
After saying hello, Ye Zhiqiu put the bag on the table and started chatting.
Wang Xiaolan and Liu Cuihua recounted their lives over the past few years. It turned out that after the Ye family moved to Kaoshantun, Liu Cuihua's husband, Qian Dafu, had bought her a job at the First Textile Factory. She was then assigned to live in two rented rooms within the factory's large courtyard.
Wang Xiaolan sighed, "Old Ye and I came back once, but you were both gone. Luckily, we ran into each other today while buying groceries! Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to tell others that we two sisters live not far from each other, but we didn't know each other."
"That's right! Sister Lan, where exactly did you go? I've also asked around like the other folks who come here to collect excrement, but I haven't met anyone who knows anything about Kaoshantun."
After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu quickly explained, "Aunt Liu, we are divided according to the commune over there. Our Heishan Commune was assigned to the Dongcheng District. The commune in Chaoyang District is to the south and to the north of ours. It's normal that we can't find out!"
Liu Cuihua slapped her thigh, suddenly realizing, "So that's how it's divided! I thought it was just random. I even said I'd run into someone once, and they knew you from Kaoshantun. But it turns out we were completely on the wrong track. What a joke!"
It can be seen that the relationship between the two must have been very good in the past, and they had endless things to talk about.
Ye Zhiqiu said this and was about to go and dig up the hornet's nest, but Liu Cuihua stopped him.
"Xiao Zhiqiu, don't do it yet. Is there a hornet's nest in your bag? This thing is good. I happen to know a pharmacy that buys this stuff. They buy it whole. It's better to just sell it directly!"
Ye Zhiqiu didn't care, but Wang Xiaolan's expression changed. What's so delicious about fried bee pupae? It's still more economical to sell them!
So she took the bag and said to Ye Zhiqiu, "Son, since someone wants this thing, I'll take it to your Aunt Liu and sell it for money when I have time!"
Thinking that there were no dishes at home, he said to Ye Zhiqiu, "Son, since you've recognized your Aunt Liu's family, why don't you have some extra dishes tonight when you come back from fishing? Your father used to be so close to your Uncle Qian that they'd even share a bottle of wine. Now that he's finally in touch with you, your father will definitely go have a drink with your Uncle Qian."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said to the two of them with a smile, "Okay! Then you can chat with Aunt Liu while I go catch some fish for dinner. Oh, and kill a rabbit too. I don't need to send it over anymore."
Although she was wondering why she didn't need to send a rabbit, it was not appropriate to talk about this at this time, so Wang Xiaolan nodded.
Watching Ye Zhiqiu turn and walk out, she smiled and said to the somewhat bewildered Liu Cuihua, "Sister, don't worry about him. My son is a great fisherman. In the past, in the countryside, he relied on catching rabbits and fishing to provide nutrition for the family. Now that he works in the city, he rarely goes fishing."
Liu Cuihua asked in surprise, "Xiao Zhiqiu is working too? Oh, and judging from the style of your bicycle, he's probably not going to be a buyer, is he?"
"Yes, he's a buyer at the brewery! Speaking of which, my eldest son is really hardworking. Not only did he get a job for himself, but he also earned Old Ye's job! You don't know how happy I was when he told us the news..."
Ye Zhiqiu went out with a long fishing rod and a bucket. As for the fishing spot, he definitely couldn't go to the place where Lao Er was picking snails. It would be inconvenient to use the space cheat to release the fish if he went there!
So he deliberately took a longer detour and walked towards the river.
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