Chapter 262 The Magical Bug
After dinner, it was still dark.
Adults and children walked slowly along the dirt road. The cool breeze in the evening brought bursts of fragrance of flowers.
In the ditch in the field, frogs croaked. When people approached, they immediately stopped and became silent.
When people go a little further away, they start to make a lot of noise again.
The cicada on the tree also refused to admit defeat, "Cicada... cicada..." kept shouting.
Listen carefully, or look up and see, the bats hidden in the darkness have also become active, chirping, circling around the village and outside, leaving traces.
"Brother-in-law, we have to go find Xizi and the others first. They don't know that we are going out to play at night."
Wang Zhenzhen led a group of little devils running up and down the dirt road. , halfway through the fun, he suddenly remembered something and ran back and shouted.
“Okay, let’s go to the village first.”
Chen Ling nodded. Xizi and Xiaosen's children were young and their parents were unwilling to let them go out to play at night. But with him and Wang Susu following them today, there would be no problem.
Walking forward, Wang Susu held her son in her arms and looked up at the night sky and sighed: "It's the end of the month, and the moon is not bright either. If there is a moon at night, it would be more interesting to go out and catch fish. "
"Yes, let's wait until next month. Next month we will choose a moonlit night to go out to play."
Chen Ling smiled, turned around and whistled. Hei Wa and the little yellow dog called over.
As for Xiaojin, he is much more attentive than Heiwa. It is better to stay at the farm to look after the house at night. He will respond promptly to any movement.
When I walked to the entrance of the village, I saw villagers in groups of three and five, squatting together, eating and chatting from a distance.
There were also some who had eaten, so they set up the table to play cards and chess.
There were also some outsiders staying in the village who were wandering around with flashlights, talking and laughing, and it was quite lively.
Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ling holding their son and leading a group of children over, all their acquaintances greeted them one after another, making some jokes and talking about common things with them.
After Wang Susu gave birth to her baby, the family rarely went out together.
The last time I came out, I just went to the reservoir to see the turtles, and then simply walked around the village.
I basically stay at home on weekdays.
Moreover, the farm is at the foot of the mountain and in the orchard. Except for those who have fields there, few of the villagers go there. It is not as convenient as in the village, and fewer people go to his house to visit.
But, since I haven’t seen some acquaintances for a while, they seem to be more intimate.
Especially the mothers-in-law, they all gathered around Wang Susu to express some concern and tease the little guy in her arms, who looked closer than a relative.
After a long time, the kids were tired of waiting, so they finished chatting.
"Hey, Uncle Fugui, are you out too?"
"Brother Chen..."
Not far away, I met another group of people, it was Wang Jukun Wang Xuecheng from home led several reporters, some men and women, wandering around the village with flashlights.
“Yes, come out and walk around.”
Chen Ling smiled and looked at a few people, "It turns out that the reporters are staying at your house."
"Well, yes, there are a lot of outsiders coming to the village recently, and there is not much room elsewhere. Uncle Wu Just bring us here." Wang Xuecheng's face was red and he looked very happy.
This man is the same age as Chen Ling. He is a sturdy young man who likes to laugh, but he is one generation shorter than Chen Ling.
His father, Wang Jukun, is the cook for weddings and weddings in the village. When Chen Ling’s family serves full moon wine, he asks him to come over and help. He and Wang Jusheng are cousins.
His family is also relatively large, with many brothers and several yards.
It was no problem for journalists to stay overnight.
And with the old chef Wang Jukun here, even if there are many people, eating will naturally not be a problem.
Wang Laishun brought it to his family’s house on purpose.
After all, reporters will be given some money for food and accommodation.
"We are going to catch scorpions, aren't you also out to find scorpions?" Wang Xuecheng looked at the things in the hands of the little kids and asked.
"Brother Chen, sister-in-law, if you guys want to catch scorpions, let's go together, it will be lively."
A female reporter suggested.
They asked Wang Xuecheng to go out to catch scorpions. In the afternoon at Chen Ling's farm, they saw two or three little kids catching scorpions, and they kept thinking about it. After dinner, it was still early, so There was nothing to do, so Wang Xuecheng took them out.
Of course, there are some who like to go out to play, and some who don’t like to go out at night, so it’s just these six or seven people.
“We don’t catch scorpions, we come out to catch fish for fun. The things they brought were tongs for catching fish and small forks for spearing fish.” Wang Susu was very happy when the girl called her sister-in-law. , replied.
"Ah? Catching fish?"
When these people heard this, you looked at me, I looked at you, and then they said to Wang Xuecheng: "Why don't we follow suit and catch fish? Anyway, catching scorpions is too much." If you can't catch it, you might as well try something else."
"Okay, then let's go catch fish with Uncle Fugui and the others." Wang Xuecheng nodded happily. He didn't care about anything, anyway. People paid to live in his house, and it was just a piece of cake to take them everywhere for fun.
"Brother Chen, can we follow you to catch fish, okay?"
"Okay, but when you see the fish later, please don't scream and help us catch the fish. Flashlight, look at these little dolls.”
"Okay, we will definitely do it, don't worry, Brother Chen."
Now that the temperature has dropped at night, scorpions are less active and harder to find than before. It is very difficult for them to catch scorpions in the village. Normal things.
However, the fish became easier to catch at this time.
So these people just followed, just like they brought a few more little dolls with them.
The night is getting dark, and there is little light in the village at night.
There are only the croaking of frogs, the chirping of insects, and the fragrance of flowers and plants blowing in the cool night breeze.
They put on flashlights one by one and shined the light. From time to time, moths, crickets and other insects would fly towards people, causing the reporters to jump around and dodge while shouting. Just a piece of silly fun.
In terms of quality of life, the countryside is definitely not as good as the city, but the countryside has a tranquility and tranquility that is difficult to have in the city. Compared with life in the city, it is full of fun and fun everywhere. thing.
Being among them, laughing and having fun, they felt their whole being became relaxed.
It was as if a burden was suddenly lifted.
The girls were no longer jealous of Chen Ling. Instead, they surrounded Wang Susu and called her sister-in-law. At the same time, they also teased the little guy in Wang Susu's arms like the women in the village did.
But when they are teasing, they exaggerate. You sing two lines of a song and I make a funny face, just like a big child.
Rui Rui was so amused that she couldn't close her grinning mouth, and screamed in Wang Susu's arms, dripping with joy.
Walk all the way to Chen Sangui’s house.
Under a big tree outside the door, there sat an old man with gray hair, wearing a long coat, lighting a cigarette pot, and telling stories to a few little children.
These little kids usually compete with each other, but at this time they were sitting in a well-behaved manner and listening extremely seriously.
“This cricket is amazing.”
“You have all played with this thing before, and you all know that there is a hard thorn on the neck of the cricket, right?”
"Does anyone know where this hard thorn came from? Haha, I don't know about that."
"Then let me tell you about this cricket. Story.”
"It is said that there used to be an emperor named Liu Xiu. Before he became the emperor, he was chased by a man named Wang Mang and chased him everywhere. Wang Mang, you must know, the bastard city was not called Wang Mang city before."
< br> "It was said that Liu Xiu was driven away by Wang Mang for several days and nights. The horse was exhausted and he himself was very sleepy. He couldn't bear it anymore so he hid in the grass on the roadside and slept. He didn't sleep for several days. This sleep was like a death sleep."
"But after he slept for a long time, he suddenly felt something crawling on his face. He drowsily grabbed it with his hand and found it was a cricket. Liu Xiuqi. If it doesn't work, just say that Wang Mang wants to kill me. You, the insect, came to disturb me and prevented me from sleeping, so I pinched the cricket into two pieces."
"After pinching the cricket. , he closed his eyes and went to sleep again, but before he fell asleep, he heard the clatter of horse hooves. He immediately opened his eyes and knew that Wang Mang was chasing him, so he hurriedly hid it and waited until Wang Mang left before he came out. "
"Thinking about it afterwards, if the cricket hadn't crawled on his face to wake him up, he would have been killed by Wang Mang. When he saw the cricket broken into two pieces on the ground, he felt regretful. Feeling sorry for him, he cut off a hard thorn from the jujube tree by the roadside and connected the cricket's head and body together. "
"Liu Xiu is not an ordinary person. He is a god in the sky who has become a human being. He is going to be an emperor after he is born."
"He wanted to save this cricket. The head was connected to the body, and the cricket came to life again. From then on, all the crickets had a thorn stuck under their necks. If you don’t believe it, take a look at the head. "< br>
After the old man finished speaking, not only the little children held their chins and listened in fascination, but even the reporters who followed Chen Ling also listened with gusto, dazzled, and felt like they had caught a turtle on the spot. The mantis experimented to see if there was an urge to thorn on its neck.
This cricket is actually a mole cricket. The local dialect also calls it a cricket. It is similar to a cricket and can sing "goo, goo". It is also a common pest in summer and autumn.
The old man telling the story is naturally Chen Sangui.
The story told is "Wang Mang chased Liu Xiu away" which is widely circulated in various places. As an old carpenter, I have a lot of stories to tell.
Don’t talk about the little baby in the village, even the adults like to hear his weird stories.
On a hot summer night, a group of people would gather together, and sometimes a lecture would last until nearly midnight.
Now let’s talk about two things, and we can get rid of these little kids.
"Fugui, you guys are here. Xizi, hurry up and move stools for your Uncle Fugui and the others."
Chen Sangui had already seen Chen Ling and others coming, but he saw that the reporters were listening intently, so he didn't Instead of saying hello and talking, he finished telling the story before inviting them to sit down.
"Uncle Sangui, we won't sit down anymore. Zhenzhen and the others said they wanted to go out to catch fish, so they came over and asked Xizi to play together." Chen Ling said with a smile.
"Oh, oh, catch fish, then go ahead. Xizi, go and get your fish basket. Your uncle has made another one for you."
Chen Sangui was very relieved. Xizi followed Chen Ling and the others, and quickly asked Xizi to pick up the things and follow them.
But it was the "your uncle" the old man said that made Chen Ling frown subconsciously.
This should be Baoshuan.
Would Baoshuan make fish baskets for Xizi?
The sun is really hitting the west.
But he didn't say much. When Xizi got the things, the little dolls he was looking for were all here listening to stories, so he took them together and walked to the nearby Dayantang.
The Dayan Pond is located near the school. Ducks and geese around here like to play in the water. Due to the local rainfall throughout the year, the pond has not been dry for decades and there are many fish and shrimps in it.
Walking to Dayantang, these young reporters were not idle. They asked Wang Xuecheng to help catch two crickets, and wanted to open their heads to see if there was a connection between them. Root thorn.
Wang Xuecheng was confused by the girls calling him "big brother", so he used a flashlight to look for them along the wall. The crickets like to stay in dark and humid places, and they also like to fly towards the light at night. If If any family is willing to turn on electric lights in the yard, there will often be crickets, crickets and other things flying along the light and bumping around the lampshade.
So Wang Xuecheng searched with a flashlight and easily caught two crickets, one big and one small. When he pulled them apart, he found that there was really a hard thorn in the middle.
“Wow, this insect is so magical. It’s exactly like the one in the story. It really has thorns.”
"...Baby, there are several stories, haven't you heard of them before?" Wang Xuecheng asked.
Several men and women shook their heads together and said no.
“Have you never heard of the story about Wang Mang chasing Liu Xiu?”
“I’ve read it in history books, but I’ve never heard of such a little story. Are there many such stories?”
>
"Ask Uncle Fugui to tell you this. He still knows this clearly."
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment and nodded, "There are a lot of them. I can't even count the ones spread around our local area. The most famous one is a tortoise city, and the other one is Huangniuyu, which is where Liu Xiu escaped. In the mountains, another horse ran to death, and was finally saved by a cow. After he became emperor, in order to commemorate the ox that saved his life, he named it Huangniu Valley."
"In addition to the ox. Yu, there is also a place called Black Tiger Ridge, which means that Liu Xiu was rescued by a black tiger. Anyway, the story is the same."
"This guy, it turns out that Wang Mang was chasing Liu Xiu, and there were so many things in between. What’s the story?”
“Yes, this Liu Xiu is really good. He was saved by a cricket, a scalper, and a tiger. He was saved wherever he went. They must all be made up.”
“Hahaha, it’s not all made up.”
Chen Ling smiled and shook his head: "As the old saying goes: Wang Mang chased Liu Xiu away, he was saved everywhere. It means the same as what you said."
"But there is also a saying here, saying that Liu Xiu is from heaven. When Ziweixing came to earth, he was born to be the emperor. Wang Mang wanted to kill him, but he couldn't. "
"In the end, he became the emperor."
"... "
"Ah? This, was this said before?"
For a moment, these people all felt that they were reporters for nothing and they didn't know as much as a country boy.
"Hey, they are all folklore, just listen to them as stories."
Chen Ling waved his hands and talked all the way. At this time, Dayantang arrived.
In the Dayan Pond at night, frogs are croaking everywhere. As soon as people approach and use the light of a flashlight, the croaking of frogs suddenly stops, and all the water in the pond can be seen is wrinkled by the gentle night wind. , small ripples appeared, and under the light of the flashlight, the waves were sparkling and really beautiful.
Wang Zhenzhen and the children had been walking behind before, but now they all moved to the front and gestured to the reporters, "Shh, stop talking. There are a lot of fish here, don't Scared away.”
The reporters quickly shut their mouths and got up quietly.
But his eyes were still following the little dolls curiously, following their movements, looking into the water to see where the fish were.
It is a pity that they are not often in this environment and their eyesight is not good enough. At this time, Chen Ling and Wang Xuecheng have already seen the crowded fish heads in the shallow water near the shore. They can count all the fish, large and small. Unclear.
How about catching fish at night?
There are really too many fish swimming out of the water.
The little children in the village have figured out the rules and know that it is usually around six o'clock after dinner. From this time to nine o'clock at night, the fish on the water are layer by layer, and they all swim up to look for food. , and most of them are carp and crucian carp, which are very easy to catch.
But the big fish are very alert. If you want to catch the big fish, you must be careful, otherwise they will be scared away.
So these little devils were very cautious, holding fire tongs and harpoons one by one, and quietly approached the water's edge. After the distance was reduced again, there was a crash, and the thing in their hands had suddenly penetrated. In the water, the fish were struggling vigorously, shaking their heads and tails, and were brought out of the water.
The reporters were dazzled and admired the fishing skills of these children for a while.
"Shh, Uncle Fugui, look, here is a bearded fish, so long and so fat." The pig boy quietly called Chen Ling over.
Under the shadow of the grass, I saw a large catfish as long as a child's arm lying quietly on the edge of the water.
This fish is too big, and the little boy is not sure about catching it.
And this fish is all naked, so it’s really hard to catch.
He gave the harpoon to Chen Ling and asked him to help.
Then I saw Chen Ling standing by the water, holding his breath and concentrating, tightening his grip on the harpoon.
The next second, with a flick of his wrist, the harpoon plunged into the water with a pop and a large splash of water.
When the harpoon was withdrawn, a large catfish of about thirty centimeters was firmly picked up and brought out of the water.
"Wow, look, look, brother Chen has caught a big fish, so big."
Wang Susu glanced at it and curled her lips, these girls are really...
The catfish entered the bucket, and other little kids found big fish one after another, and they also asked Chen Ling for help.
Chen Ling walked slowly along the water's edge, lowering the harpoon from time to time. Basically, a fish won the bid every time.
After a while, the buckets and fish baskets were filled with fish of all sizes.
"Uncle Fugui, look, I caught the most and the biggest fish. It's bigger than your bearded fish."
Liu Nier didn't ask Chen Ling for help, all because of him At this time, he showed off to Chen Ling the several big fish he had caught.
"Okay, okay, you are the best."
Chen Ling complimented him, saying that this kid was good at everything except studying. He was better at catching fish and shrimps than adults. Wang Lixian's beating was useless, and there was absolutely nothing he could do against this kid.
"Susu, here you go, take the harpoon, and the two of us will go over there to catch fish."
Chen Ling took her son over, handed the harpoon to Wang Susu, and they left Arrived aside.
Wang Susu was very shy at first, after all, there were so many people, but after catching a few fish, she became addicted to the game herself and refused to let Chen Ling step in to help her.
Everyone is catching fish.
The reporters' hands were itching to watch, but unfortunately the technology was so poor.
They couldn't learn the key even if they were taught by a little baby. Instead, they used too much force because they were impatient. Their feet slipped and they almost fell into the water. They were so frightened that they stayed far away from the water's edge.
But these people still had fun.
“Let’s go, it’s time to change places. We caught a whole circle along the weir pond. The fish here are so scared that they dare not show their heads. Let’s go outside the village to catch fish.”
Wang Zhenzhen said hello, and the little children near home ran home one after another and put the caught fish back home. A group of people ran to catch fish everywhere outside the village.
The reporters were tired from playing during the day and did not follow them at this time. They waved goodbye to them and followed Wang Xuecheng back to sleep.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu held their sons in their arms and followed the children around for most of the night.
It was already ten o'clock when we went back, which made Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan angry.
I went out with my baby and stayed up so late.
If I don’t have a baby, I won’t come back.
(End of this chapter)