On previous weekends, Xue Yuantong often stayed in bed until 9 or 10 o'clock before slowly getting up.
Today, at only 7 o'clock, she got up.
Because of the temptation of crayfish.
Although the crayfish is currently Jiang Ning's cake and still air, Xue Yuantong decisively pounces on it and bites the hook.
The reason is simple. Jiang Ning never lied to her about important matters.
Xue Yuantong stood at the door wearing sandals and shorts.
She looked at the open fields in the distance, lush and green, and felt comfortable.
The two white arms stretched above the head, the waist was lazy, stretched out, and couldn't help but read:
"It's a fine day today and the sun is shining brightly. I think it's a good time to catch shrimps."
Jiang Ning came out from next door. The weather was really good. It had been sunny since the rain stopped a few days ago.
He turned aside Xue Yuantong and urged:
"I'm hungry, hurry up and cook."
When Xue Yuantong heard this, he went back to cook very obediently without any complaints.
Breakfast was very simple. Xue Yuantong spread out egg pancakes, fried a side dish, and used a soy milk machine to squeeze two bowls of soy milk.
The soymilk machine was won by Aunt Gu in the company's lottery. It is worth two to three thousand. It is the most popular model on the market and the soymilk tastes good.
Xue Yuantong is an expert at cooking and moves very quickly.
They both have breakfast. Aunt Gu's job is weekends, but on Saturday, Aunt Gu hardly takes any rest and chooses to work overtime at the company.
Yu Changqing Liquid Group's treatment of grassroots employees ranks among the top among enterprises in Huizhou Province. Of course, it is still slightly worse than some "cigarette factories".
Changqingye strictly abides by the law and pays double wages for overtime work on Saturdays.
The work content is not heavy. Aunt Gu has worked hard for many years, and now that she got such a job, she is extremely dedicated and will never neglect it.
A few days ago, the Gu family set the goal of buying a car, and Aunt Gu was full of confidence in the future.
Xue Yuantong was eating and playing with her cell phone. She planned to call Chu Chu.
She sent a message to Chu Chu last night, but Chu Chu didn't see the message and didn't reply to her.
Soon, the call came through.
"Chu Chu, why didn't you reply to my message last night?" Xue Yuantong asked her.
On the other end of the phone is a house on the seventh floor in an old neighborhood in the city.
Xue Chuchu sat by the window in the living room and read a book: "Ah, I was studying last night and I didn't turn on the data."
Her data usage has been much better this month, and she was reluctant to spend money to buy a data package, so she had no choice but to disconnect from the Internet.
"Chu Chu, come to my house for dinner today!" Xue Yuantong invited her. She has delicious food and never forgets Chu Chu.
Xue Chuchu, who had just finished breakfast, was a little moved when she heard the news. The last time she saw Tongtong was on the picnic day at the beginning of the month. She hadn't seen him for 20 days.
"Rabbit meat is so delicious..." Xue Chuchu was greedy.
Compared to the exciting lives of her classmates, Xue Chuchu had no experience and had not eaten much delicious food. She thought that rabbit meat was simply the most delicious thing.
"I still have one test paper that I haven't finished yet." Xue Chuchu was polite as usual.
Xue Yuantong: "Don't do it, combine work and rest, I will take you to pick out shrimps."
Picking out shrimps? Xue Chuchu used to pick out shrimps when she was a child, but now that she thinks about it, she hasn’t done so in many years.
"Come quickly, the shrimps I cook are delicious and I guarantee your satisfaction." Xue Yuantong said in a bewildering way.
Xue Chuchu: "Should I go now?"
"Yeah, I'll wait for you." Xue Yuantong put down the phone with a satisfied face.
She took credit and said: "Jiang Ning, I found a helper for us, Chu Chu can pick out shrimps, she even dares to pick out snakes!"
Jiang Ning: "I don't believe it."
"You will know when Chu Chu arrives."
"Thinking back to those days when Chu Chu and I were walking by the river, you can't imagine it."
Xue Yuantong took a bite of the egg pancake: "What time will Geng Lu arrive? Why didn't you contact her?"
"We've already set off, about ten minutes." He contacted her in front of Xue Yuantong.
Jiang Ning's mobile phone is placed on the table with the screen facing the table. He can chat without touching it with his hands and only uses his consciousness and spiritual power.
Just now Xue Yuantong called Chu Chu. He was sending messages to Geng Lu.
Xue Yuantong had a good impression of Geng Lu and often received snacks from Geng Lu at school.
After eating, Jiang Ning quickly cleared away the bowls, while Xue Yuantong prepared the tools for catching shrimps.
Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Ning received the message from Geng Lu and he walked towards the river dam.
…
On the dam.
The car turned around in a wide area and drove back for a while. Geng Lu, the co-pilot, looked out the window:
"Mom, stop the car."
The driver was a woman in her thirties, who looked similar to Geng Lu, but with a mature charm.
"Pay attention to safety and call me when you get home in the afternoon. I will pick you up." Geng Lu's mother warned.
"I got it." Geng Lu agreed, excitedly looking down the river dam and saw Jiang Ning's figure.
Geng Lu's mother swept away without leaving a trace, and she saw a handsome young man.
"He is Jiang Ning, who Lulu often mentioned." Geng Lu's mother was stunned. She had only heard about it before, and saw Jiang Ning for the first time today. He was indeed handsome.
"Okay, you go down." Geng Lu's mother said.
Before she finished speaking, Geng Lu had already opened the car door, leaving the woman with a helpless look on her face.
She educated Geng Lu very well, but she wasn't worried about her playing around.
Geng Lu got out of the car and waved, watching the car drive away.
"Jiang Ning Jiang Ning!" Geng Lu shouted excitedly, with a sweet face, dark eyes and a smile on her lips.
Jiang Ning climbed onto the river dam in a few steps, and his consciousness swept over Geng Lu.
Her clothes didn't fit well and her T-shirt was rather cramped. However, this feeling of cramping fully demonstrated her advantages.
Jiang Ning glanced at Geng's exposed waist and said, "You have lost a little weight."
When she first started school, she had some baby fat. She still has it now, but it's much less. Maybe it's moved her position.
Geng Lu took two steps forward and explained: "I do yoga with my mother every night for exercise."
As she spoke, she made an elegant little move with her arms to demonstrate her results to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning picked up Geng Lu and walked towards the bungalow with her.
At this time, Xue Chuchu was almost here, and Jiang Ning didn't wait for her anymore.
Compared to Geng Lu, this is not the first time Xue Chuchu has come. She knows the way and doesn’t need to pick it up.
After arriving at the bungalow, Geng Lu visited Jiang Ning's room. There were many things in the room, but it was extremely tidy. At first glance, it seemed particularly harmonious.
Geng Lu stayed in Jiang Ning's room for a few minutes, and Xue Yuantong outside shouted:
"Let's go, let's go!"
Outside the bungalow.
Xue Yuantong wore a straw hat, sandals, and carried a bamboo pole on his shoulder, with an empty bucket hanging behind the pole.
The empty bucket barely maintained its balance. Xue Chuchu stood beside the bucket, always careful not to fall.
She also held a ball of wool in her hand.
The equipment for catching shrimp is very simple, only these three items are available.
"Chu Chu, I told Jiang Ning that if you dare to take out a snake, you can perform a show for Jiang Ning when you wait by the river." Xue Yuantong said.
Xue Chuchu's cold eyes froze, and she looked troubled:
"Tongtong, are you serious?"
She was very afraid of snakes.
"You obviously could do it when you were a kid." Xue Yuantong said confidently.
Xue Chuchu: "So that was when I was a kid."
At the next door, neighbors Uncle Tang and Mrs. Tang were taking their little granddaughter to eat, and they saw this scene.
Uncle Tang shouted: "Tongtong, are you catching fish?"
Xue Yuantong said: "No, I catch shrimps."
Uncle Tang: "Can we catch him?"
Xue Yuantong: "There are four of us, let's grab a bucket."
Uncle Tang looked at the four people. According to his eyesight, Xiao Jiang was probably the only one who could really come in handy.
"You guys go ahead and catch the shrimps, I have to rush to the hospital today!" Uncle Tang said.
Xue Yuantong: "When will Xiaofan be discharged from the hospital?"
Xiaofan is the child in their row of bungalows. He is 9 years old and is only in the third grade. Jiang Ning had bought a goose raised by his mother before.
Uncle Tang sighed: "Xiaofan had 8 stitches on his head, and Xiaofan's mother cried miserably."
Xue Yuantong: "I will go to the hospital with my mother tomorrow to see him."
It is human nature for neighbors to help each other.
…
Saying goodbye to their neighbors, Jiang Ning and his party set off.
Xue Chuchu took off Tongtong's bucket and carried it in his hand.
Geng Lu followed Jiang Ning empty-handed.
It was around 8 a.m., not long after the sun had risen above the horizon, and the temperature was cool.
There are many people at the river dam, walking, exercising, and selling fish.
Xue Yuantong climbed onto the river dam, and the vast Huishui River jumped into view. From here, the reeds on the riverside were clearly visible, and early fishermen stood by the river.
Sure enough, with the topography of the Huishui River, you can always find people fishing at any time.
They got up earlier than Xue Yuantong, who was in high school!
Xue Yuantong led the team forward. The river bank they were going to was thousands of meters away.
On the way, there was a figure sitting in the middle of the river dam ahead. People walking around subconsciously avoided him.
Xue Yuantong reminded: "Don't look at that person later, he is sick!"
ill?
Hearing this, Geng Lu's eyes moved. He was a man in his twenties, with shabby clothes, a dirty face, and a beard. His expression revealed something abnormal.
Xue Yuantong stopped and whispered:
"He has mental illness. Our neighbor's child was hit on the head with a stone by him."
"Because he is sick, no one can control him."
Xue Chuchu and Geng Lu consciously stayed away, but Jiang Ning remained as usual.
It seems that every village has a mentally ill, mentally retarded, or 'crazy' person.
Most lunatics do not harm anyone, but Heba is a rare case. He actually attacks children, which is quite abnormal.
This time, the boy who was beaten was a neighbor boy of Xue Yuantong's family. The last time was probably a few years ago. I heard that he smashed a little girl's finger and it seemed to be broken. The mentally ill family probably paid one to two thousand.
When Geng Lu passed by, he unexpectedly took a look at 'Psycho'. As a result, 'Psycho' stared straight at him with a sinister smile on his face.
For some reason, Geng Lu felt a chill in her heart and felt an inexplicable sense of fear.
That smile was so weird, Geng Lu had never seen such a smile before, as if he was looking at a cold object.
Geng Lu silently walked to Jiang Ning's side.
Suddenly, a nervous voice sounded: "Bucket, I want a bucket, red bucket, haha!"
The mentally ill young man grinned, revealing a disgusting set of teeth, opened his hands, and staggered towards him.
Xue Chuchu quickly distanced herself.
Pedestrians around him stopped and stared at this scene. There were some people who often came to Heba for walks. They all knew the "mental illness".
Jiang Ning shouted calmly: "Get away."
The sentence contained spiritual power and spiritual intimidation, and the mentally ill young man shivered in fright and collapsed on the ground.
Pedestrians were surprised.
After Jiang Ning walked away, Geng Lu came back to her senses and patted her chest: "He is so scary!"
Xue Chuchu was puzzled: "He wants to take my bucket."
Xue Yuantong turned around and took a look and said: "He not only took people's buckets, but also took people's vegetables. In the past, when my mother came back from shopping, he robbed my family's vegetables."
Geng Lu thought of that scene and said angrily:
"It's lawless, no one cares about him?"
Xue Chuchu said: "No one cares. He is mentally ill. Even if he kills someone, he will not be held criminally responsible. This group of them...is very incomprehensible."
Geng Lu: "It's not fair. I'm afraid he is not mentally ill, but has bipolar disorder."
"I don't know. Fortunately, he's usually not nearby and we haven't encountered him a few times." Xue Yuantong pointed to the looming village in the distance, "He's usually over there."
As Jiang Ning walked around, he silently ran a spell.
'Mental patients who like to hurt others should not stay in crowded places.'
He flicked his finger and the spell flew backward.
A mentally ill young man was chasing a child, and the child was dodging left and right in fear. At this moment, the 'mentally ill' man's body fell straight down, as if he had been shot.
Pedestrians around saw this scene and quickly came over to check the situation.
…
But Jiang Ning has already left.
The Huishui River is about 200 meters away from the river dam. There are rice fields in the middle and many pits and ponds, some of which are connected to the river.
Xue Yuantong: "It's especially easy to find shrimps in those small ditches."
Following the path down the river dam, Jiang Ning approached the potholes on the riverside.
Jiang Ning was wearing short sleeves and flip-flops. He looked like a country boy.
There is a dirt road under the river dam. Fortunately, the weather is sunny and the ground is dry. If it rains, it will be difficult to move forward in the mud, and the wet mud will suck off your shoes.
Trees, green grass, wheat fields, Geng Lu walking in the countryside, both physically and mentally light.
Xue Yuantong passed by a large pond. The water in the pond was quite clear. She stood beside the big tree and described:
"This is the hole dug by the excavator."
The pond is rectangular, about twenty meters long and seven or eight meters wide. The water surface is about twenty centimeters above the ground.
"The water is so clean, can you swim?" Geng Lu said curiously.
Xue Chuchu shook her head: "Don't do it. This kind of pit is the most dangerous and can easily drown people."
"Look at the edge of the pit. The excavator dug it very steeply. Once it enters the water, it will be difficult to come up."
"The water looks clean. If you look carefully, you can see to the bottom, which makes people mistakenly think it is not deep, but once you get down, you will know how deep it is."
Geng Lu had never been in contact with her before, so when she heard these words, she was confused:
"How deep is this pit?"
Xue Chuchu thought for a moment, then took Tongtong's bamboo pole and came to the edge of the pond.
Xue Yuantong was worried about her, and Xue Chuchu said, "Stay away and watch carefully."
She carefully approached the edge of the pond and stretched the bamboo pole into the water until the bamboo pole was almost completely submerged before touching the bottom.
Xue Chuchu pulled out the bamboo pole and stood beside Jiang Ning.
The part of the bamboo pole submerged in the water was much higher than Jiang Ning's.
Geng Lu looked surprised: "It's more than two meters deep."
"Well, many children fell in and disappeared immediately." Xue Chuchu said.
Geng Lu looked at the pond again and felt that the calm water surface was like a big mouth swallowing people. She shuddered:
"very scary."
Say goodbye to the pond and continue moving forward. There are many trees planted by the river. The forest is particularly peaceful, and occasionally the sound of birds can be heard.
They walked along the path along the edge of the ponds, passing one pond after another.
"Dang, dang, dang." The woodpecker knocked on the tree frantically.
Geng Lu took out her mobile phone and took a photo from a distance.
After passing through this forest, it suddenly opened up. The ground ahead was still full of pits and ponds. These pits and ponds were close to the river, not so regular, and had strange shapes.
There are clumps of grass growing near the pond, with yellow flowers and pink flowers. The eastern sun shines down, and the water reflects the light, making it full of life.
Xue Yuantong: "These are natural pits and ponds, unlike those dug by the excavator just passing by, which are dead pits and ponds."
Xue Chuchu added: "There are generally no fish or shrimps in dead ponds."
"Start picking out the shrimps!" Xue Yuantong spread his legs and swung the bucket in his hand.
She took the lead and ran to the pond, searching everywhere with her eyes.
Xue Yuantong had very good eyesight, and soon she found a lobster hole by the water.
"Come on, come on!"
Jiang Ning and others approached.
The lobster hole is located on the edge of the pond, higher than the water surface. There is a distinctive circle of soil around the hole, and you can tell the difference at a glance.
"I said, there are definitely shrimps in it." Xue Yuantong said firmly.
Xue Chuchu said: "Yes, this is a standard lobster hole."
Jiang Ning: "Then the question is, who gets the lobster first?"
Xue Chuchu expressed her opinion: "The entrance of this lobster hole is relatively narrow, suitable for people with thin arms."
Xue Yuantong crossed his arms and said proudly: "Yes, I am exactly the same."
She has already planned to take action, and Jiang Ning will be shocked when she takes action.
At this time, Geng Lu mustered up her courage: "I want to try it."
As soon as she said this, the three of them looked at her together.
Geng Lu said: "I have never picked out any shrimp."
Xue Chuchu explored the lobster holes again, and based on her experience, she determined that 99% of them were lobster holes, not snake holes.
"Then give it a try and be careful not to get caught." She reminded kindly.
"Yeah." Geng Lu looked at Jiang Ning and handed the phone to him.
She knelt down and reached into the lobster hole with her hand.
Xue Chuchu had touched shrimp before. She said: "Your posture is wrong. You can't dig deeply. You turned sideways."
"Oh." Geng Lu was a novice and didn't quite understand. After Xue Chuchu's guidance, she decided to change her posture.
Geng Lu started to touch the shrimp.
The lobster hole was tilted toward the inside of the pond and had a certain curvature, so she could only squat sideways.
Geng Lu had practiced yoga and her body was very flexible. Her chest was completely pressed against her thighs, and her hands struggled to reach the lobster hole.
Xue Yuantong, who was next to him, saw this scene and said quietly: "It's all flat."
