Chapter 337 Little Clay Figure in the City
“Shao Yu, come back, don’t run around.”
Looking at his son who ran out, Su Xuan wanted to catch him back.
"It's okay, eldest sister, just let him go. Those children have very good personalities."
The group of children digging for loaches in front is Zhang Bao's group.
In the past, Zhang Tie was their leader, but now that Zhang Tie has entered junior high school, the position of successor falls to him.
Having watched the children grow up since childhood, Zhang An understands their temperaments.
Sure enough, a bunch of children did not reject the cleanly dressed little Shao Yu, but welcomed him very much.
Soon, Xiao Shaoyu was fighting with them.
There was even a kid who dug up an eel and asked Xiao Shaoyu to pick it up.
This is a very generous act, because in the pile of dolls, if everyone comes together, whoever picks them up belongs to them.
It’s just that Chen Shaoyu, a child in the city, has never been exposed to these fresh things since he was a child.
Seeing the eel jumping around on the ground and twisting its body, I was a little scared after all and didn't dare to hand over.
Although he didn't catch the eel, he was also happy when other children caught the eel.
"Uncle An, why are you here?"
Seeing Zhang An coming, a group of children shouted, some called uncle, and some called brother.
“Let me come and see how many eels you dug today.”
Zhang An opened the snakeskin bag covering the bucket. There were quite a lot of eels and loaches in the bucket, and they were all half the size of the bucket. .
“Hey, we’ve dug so much already, it’s quite impressive. When did we start digging?”
“Hey, we came right after dinner.”
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After being praised by Zhang An, the group of children all laughed from ear to ear.
“It’s just that I haven’t encountered any big ones, and they are not as big as the eels in Uncle An’s fish pond.”
The biggest eels they dug were only half a catty. , and just one or two.
When Zhang An’s family was fishing before, the eels weighed more than one catty, which made them envious.
"Can it be the same? I raised it, so I can't starve it. What you dig is wild and no one feeds it. Of course it's not that big."
Can it be dug in the field? It's pretty good to have such a big eel.
That is to say, the resources are good now, but in future generations, we will never see them.
“You have dug so much, is there anyone here to buy today?”
Although everyone’s life has improved a lot in the past two years, there are still very few people in the eel and lobster village, which are very fuel-consuming. eat.
“Hmm, at Brother Yoko’s house, many people are accepting it. They charge us as much as we dig, and it’s five yuan a pound.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Bao became even more happy. So many eels can be sold for a lot of money.
Even the remaining loaches can be sold to Zhou Yang's family if no one wants them.
Although the New Year has just passed and everyone has New Year's money, their New Year's money is not much at all.
And the new year's money was collected by the old mother at home just after I had saved it for a while.
“Not bad, not bad, you must be self-reliant, you have to keep working hard.”
Looking at the longing in the eyes of a group of children, Zhang An knew that they wanted to sell these eels, and then go buy toys and food to eat .
Zhang An could only shake his head. This idea was a bit naive. They seemed to have forgotten the one at home.
It is estimated that the money will still be confiscated later in the name of some safekeeping.
After all, so much money is worth a day's wages for the adults in the family, but it is too much for a doll.
It’s just that Zhang An didn’t tell them directly, otherwise the beautiful dreams in their hearts would be shattered.
"Then you keep working hard, but remember not to dig other people's fields, and remember to fill in the holes dug."
Children like to dig for loaches and eels. This is very normal in the village, and no one will say anything about it. What.
As long as they don’t dig up their fields to pieces, usually others won’t say anything.
But if you dig up other people’s fields, you don’t need to ask others to go home.
When the adults at home know about it, they will first give you a meal of spicy noodles and then come to apologize.
Similarly, the same goes for digging out the root of the ear.
"Hey, I know. Yesterday, Wu Songlin dug up the farmland of my uncle and grandma's house. When he came home, he was hung up and beaten by his old man."
As soon as I talked about this Things, a group of children are very happy.
Why, because they all want to dig up eels to sell, and they are competitors.
How can they not be happy when they see their competitors being unlucky.
"Okay Shao Yu, it's time for us to leave. Grandma and your mother are calling you."
"Uncle, I want to play with them."
Little Shao Yu on the side He was reluctant to leave because he had never played with so many children.
This is just like Li Yao back then. After he came to the village and mingled with these children, he didn't want to go back home.
"Then you go talk to your mother and grandma, and then come over and play with everyone."
This is the crown prince of the Chen family, and Zhang An can't make any decisions.
As soon as the little guy heard this, he ran towards his mother.
"Mom, can I play with them here?"
As soon as Su Xuan heard this, she hesitated. She was not at ease if her son was not looking at her in front of his eyes.
Little Shaoyu made up his mind that if his mother didn't agree, he would immediately get into trouble. Anyway, he knew that his mother was the worst offender.
"It's okay, sister. I watched those children grow up. They are quite sensible. You can let Shao Yu play with them."
"And it's rare for Shao Yu to get to know so many children. We can’t let him be alone in the future.”
Children like to get together and join in the fun. If you leave him alone without a playmate, he will gradually become socially awkward.
Most of this situation happens to children in the city. When they grow up, they may become a little lonely.
"Okay, but Shao Yu, you can't jump from a high place, play in water, or play in mud, do you hear me?"
Looking at his son like this, Su Xuan was so familiar with him, she knew that if she didn't agree, he would definitely roll on the ground to show her.
"Okay, okay, what's going to happen if a child gets wet with mud? Shao Yu, go ahead."
Before Su Xuan finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chen Cheng, You were not allowed to play with this or touch that. In the past, you could only watch others play.
When did the children of his old Chen family live such a miserable life?
Besides, children in rural areas play on the ground every day, so their bodies are much healthier than those in cities.
When little Shaoyu heard that his parents agreed, he happily ran towards the pile of children.
Looking at his son's happy smile, Chen Cheng also laughed. Children really need playmates, so that they can be happy.
They all ignored this problem in the past. They always held the child in their hands as if they were flowers, for fear of being bumped.
After hearing what Zhang An said today and seeing his son getting along with other children, he took this issue seriously. "Then let's find a place to sit here and watch Shao Yu."
Although she let the child out, Su Xuan was still worried. She felt that she was the only one Only when you can see it can you feel at ease.
"Okay, there is a place to sit over there, let's go there."
Zhang An shook his head, but didn't say anything, just pointed not far away, where there are a few pictures The bench was made by the village last year.
This is a stone bench, there are several every other section of the road, specially placed on the roadside for everyone to rest.
Anyway, in this season, everything is the same. If we continue walking, it will just be a walk.
So everyone sat on the stone bench to rest and chat, while looking at Chen Shaoyu among the dolls.
Little Shao Yu on the other side, he didn’t dare to catch the loach and eel at first, he looked a little scared.
After playing for a while, he found that people smaller than him dared to catch loaches, so he became bolder and started catching loaches like everyone else.
It’s just that the loaches and eels were so slippery that he couldn’t catch them. Within a short time, all the clothes on his body were stained with mud.
The originally clean young master suddenly turned into a little clay figurine.
Seeing this, Su Xuan suddenly felt her blood pressure rising.
Usually, even if Chen Shaoyu lies on the ground and plays for a while, she will start chanting. This has never happened this year.
"Okay, okay, he rarely gets wild, so just leave him alone. He can't play with others."
Chen Cheng looked at his wife and smiled. said.
“And don’t you think your son is very happy now? You can wash the clothes if they are dirty, but it is not that easy to make your child happy.”
At two or three o'clock, Zhang Bao and the others have almost finished their work. Now they have to take these eels back to the village and sell them to others.
The little guy came back happily, looking like a little clay figurine, and holding two large eels in his hand.
This was the last thing the little guy caught, so Zhang Bao gave it to him. After learning for a long time, the little guy was finally able to catch the eel.
“Mom, look, the big eel.”
Xiao Shaoyu said with a smile, shaking the big eel in his hand, thinking it was really fun.
“Oh, my son is so promising that he can actually catch such a big eel. I asked your uncle to fry it for you at night.”
These two eels are really not small. A piece of half a pound or more is a big deal.
"I'm promising now, but my clothes are full of mud. You can wash them when I get home. I won't wash them."
Little Shaoyu was very happy after being praised by his father. But Su Xuan next to her was different.
“Okay, okay, I wash, I wash, I wash my son’s clothes, it’s only natural.”
Xiao Shaoyu was covered in mud, so everyone did not continue to hang out and returned home early.
Back home, after Su Xuan changed clothes for the little clay figurine, Su Ying threw it in the washing machine.
"Shao Yu, Shao Yu, are you here?"
Chen Shaoyu, who had just changed his clothes, heard his friend calling him outside, and went outside without caring about anything. run.
She didn't even put on her shoes. She had one shoe on each foot, which made Su Xuan extremely angry.
"Shao Yu, don't play in the mud anymore."
Su Xuan thought the children outside came to call her son to continue digging eels in the fields.
She didn't blame other children for calling Chen Shaoyu. After all, her son never had any playmates. Today he had some friends and he was really happy.
And if your children don’t get along well with you, they won’t come to call you.
It’s not that she doesn’t want her son to play, but she only brought two sets of clothes with her this time, and she won’t have to change them if they get dirty.
But when she walked out and took a look, she found that the children in the village did not come to Chen Shaoyu to dig mud.
But they have sold the eels they just dug, and now they come to Chen Shaoyu to share the money.
This scene stunned Chen Cheng and Su Xuan, and their son just followed and played for a while.
These children were willing to share today's harvest with their own children. They did not expect that the children in these villages were so generous.
Although Su Xuan wanted to tell her son that she couldn't take it, but seeing her son's happy expression holding the money, the words felt stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them out.
As the eldest grandson of the Chen family, Chen Shaoyu naturally has no shortage of pocket money, including New Year's money, which is more than an average person's salary.
Although the money shared by the children today is not much, it has different meanings. No wonder the little guy keeps having fun with the money.
"Shao Yu, come and share these with your friends."
These are snacks that Zhang An bought years ago. Adults don't like them, they are mainly used to comfort children. of.
The little guy was carrying a bag of snacks and generously distributed them to every child. Everyone had something.
Everyone was very happy holding the snacks in their arms, and little Shaoyu who was sharing the things was also very happy. This is the joy of sharing.
Many children were reluctant to eat the snacks when they got them, wanting to keep them home for their younger siblings.
Su Xuan had to lament that the children in rural areas were too sensible at this inappropriate age.
"Axuan, Acheng, please bring Shao Yu back more often in the future. There are no one to play with him in the provincial capital, so how can he be happy."
Look at this happy grandson, Mother-in-law Wu Qiuping took the opportunity to make a request.
In this way, they can see their grandchildren often.
"Mom, we know, we will bring him back often during our holidays."
At this time, Su Xuan remembered that her son was really lonely in the provincial capital.
Although she grew up in the city, there were many children in her family compound and many playmates.
“There are fewer people now. Let’s go to Sanqing Temple to burn incense and pay homage to the founder of Sanqing Temple.”
The whole family wanted to go there at noon, but there were a lot of people on the mountain, and Zhang An didn't want to crowd in with everyone.
Especially after saving Mr. Li Mingwu today, more people went there in the afternoon, and they had to queue up to burn incense.
It is already four or five o'clock now, everyone has gone down the mountain, there are not that many people.
"Yeah, let's go."
Zhang Jianguo packed up some joss sticks and some fruit offerings, and then the family went out again.
Before Zhang and his party went out, people in the village would burn incense during festivals.
At that time, there was no need for Zhang Yixing to prepare incense sticks. The villagers brought them themselves.
We need to prepare this year, and that is for people outside.
“I didn’t expect that you have such a big sea of bamboo here.”
Although the purple bamboo forest is very large, it is blocked by the winding hillside. Standing at the entrance of the village, you can see everything not see.
Only those who walk along the stone path will know that there is such a sea of bamboo hidden inside.
None of Chen Cheng's group had ever seen such a large bamboo forest, and they were very surprised to see the sea of bamboo in front of them.
Chinese people’s love for bamboo is an unfounded feeling of intimacy.
You don’t know that it is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it also illustrates everyone’s love for bamboo.
(End of this chapter)