Chapter 43 Fishing for crickets

Author: Mahjong Jun

Chapter 43 Fishing for crickets

Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing went to the small river beach in the west of the village.

It only takes a few minutes to get there by bike, and park the car among the dense trees on the roadside.

Usually no one comes here, and even if there are, they are villagers from Shanqian Village.

Everyone is very honest, and they all know that this is Zhao Wenmu’s bicycle.

Naturally, no one will have any evil intentions.

Even so, the two still hid their bicycles in the dense forest.

The two walked downhill hand in hand, and the clear river meandered through the dense jungle.

When people come, the birds in the mountains startle and sing in the spring streams.

It's probably such a beautiful landscape painting.

It makes people feel relaxed and happy unconsciously, and even breathing becomes much easier.

The two found a place with several large rocks, which was convenient for them to stay and was just under the shade of a tree. There were many aquatic plants in the water next to it, making this kind of place the most suitable for fishing for crickets.

"Sister, you wait here for a while, I'll catch some frogs."

Zhao Wenmu took out a small stool and handed it to Zhao Jing. After saying this, he went to catch frogs along the river.

Soon he caught three fat frogs. He took out his knife, skinned them skillfully, washed them in the water, and tied them to the rope.

By the time he returned with the frog, Zhao Jing had already caught several crickets with his bare hands in the water next to the stone.

Although it was already summer, the stream in this dense forest was very cool, so Zhao Wenmu quickly pulled her out.

He said distressedly and angrily:

"Didn't I tell you not to touch the cold water? Why didn't you listen?"

Zhao Jing was like a child who had made a mistake, standing aside and whispering:

"The menstrual period has passed."

"It won't work even after it passes. Your hands are so cold when you touch them!"

Zhao Wenmu held her hands in his arms and rubbed them gently.

A hint of shyness stained Zhao Jing's cheeks, and she inexplicably remembered Song Yun's words, "Men sometimes like to do things outside." No matter how hard she tried, these words always lingered in her ears.

Zhao Wenmu was still chattering like an old woman.

"Okay, Zhao Wenmu, don't go too far! Who went into the river to fish when you were a child and fell into the quagmire and dared not go home? Who washed your clothes? Who swam across the river to find your shoes?

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Zhao Jing suddenly asked a series of questions.

These were all embarrassing things that happened to Zhao Wenmu when he was a child, and she was the one who wiped the butt.

What's wrong with just playing in the water?

While your sister is playing in the water, are you still playing with the sticks?

As soon as Zhao Jing became tough, Zhao Wenmu immediately gave in.

He handed the finished fishing rod to Zhao Jing.

"Haha, fishing for crickets, fishing for crickets, sister."

The fishing rod is very simple, just tie the rope with the frog tied to the wooden bar you brought.

Put the frog into the water and the crickets will come around to eat the meat.

When the crickets are full, just slowly lift the frog up.

The frog needs to be quick when it comes out of the water, because once it leaves the water, the crickets will loosen their pincers, but they will not loosen their pincers when they are in the water.

Before the cricket loosens its pliers, hang the frog onto the basket, then gently swing it up and down, and the frog will fall into the basket.

There will definitely be some crickets that fall into the water along the way.

But it doesn't matter, there will be five or six crickets every time you lift it, and you can catch two or three at a time.

Two people and three fishing rods leisurely caught crickets.

It can be seen that Zhao Jing enjoys the time of fishing for crickets.

Probably for her, such a relaxing and comfortable moment has never happened since she became a little more sensible.

Every time the frog came out of the water, she would stare at it excitedly, watching the crickets fall into the basket one after another, and then try hard to crawl out, only to fall off halfway.

So happy with it.

"Sister, I have inquired. The night school in the city will recruit students again next March. By then we have already bought a house in the city, and you can go to college."

Zhao Wenmu was fishing for crickets while chatting about Zhao Jing's studies.

"Okay, then I'll study hard!"

Zhao Jing knew what Zhao Wenmu was thinking, and all she could do was study hard and try to pass the exam in one go.

"Sister, why are you so sure you can afford a house in the city without asking me?"

"Brother, just say it's okay, I believe you!"

"Besides, the money you have now is enough to buy a house, right?"

A woman who is in charge of all the household affairs is not easy to fool.

"Sister, when you are admitted to college, we will get married."

Zhao Wenmu's words made Zhao Jing slightly confused.

Aren't they married?

Then she realized that because Zhao Wenmu was under twenty years old, they had not received a marriage certificate.

"Brother, aren't you turning twenty this year? Why do you have to wait until next year?"

Zhao Jing regretted it after saying it, as if she was in a hurry.

If you think about it carefully, there seems to be nothing wrong with being anxious.

"Sister, you must be unmarried to take the college entrance examination, so we have to wait until you are admitted to college."

"You have to work hard. You must pass the exam this time!"

Zhao Wenmu still believed in Zhao Jing's strength. He was just joking and didn't want to put too much pressure on Zhao Jing.

"Um!"

Zhao Jing nodded heavily.

She will definitely pass the exam!

She must pass the exam!!

The young couple was looking forward to making up for their legal tickets, but they didn't know that they would actually have to wait for more than two years for their tickets!

The two of them were very efficient and caught more than ten kilograms of crickets in a short time.

Zhao Wenmu rolled up his sleeves and rummaged in the gravel beach by the river for a while, and soon caught two or three big crabs.

They all have more than six taels, and one of them even has seven or eight taels.

He doesn't even look down on the little one.

Crabs are not a rare thing these days. No one is too lazy to catch them. Big ones are everywhere.

Zhao Jing saw him grabbing a crab, showing his teeth and claws, and hurriedly moving around, as if he were a crab, and burst out laughing.

She gathered a few long weeds from the river, rubbed them vigorously in her hands twice, and braided them into a hemp rope.

Then he tied up the crab skillfully.

In a short time, the couple caught more than 20 large crabs.

"Brother, can you catch so many crabs and crickets and eat them all?"

"Don't worry, I'll call the eldest brother and the second brother over tonight, and I'll definitely eat them all!"

After returning home, Zhao Wenmu put the crickets and crabs in clear water and raised them.

Crabs and crabs are very clean, so there is no need to let them vomit the dirt in their stomachs.

He raised it because it was not yet noon, and he planned to invite the whole family to dinner in the evening instead of noon.

At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Wenmu moved them all to the faucet in the yard, then took a brown-bristle brush and sat there washing them one by one.

There is no running water in the village at the moment.

Zhao Wenmu built a small platform in his yard, placed a large water tank on it, connected water pipes and faucets, and made a simple tap water.
To be continued...