Qiao Mingjin walked along the river bank twice, and then started to tug of war with the sparsely growing cattail grass.
It was pulled out head and tail, and mud was still attached when it was pulled out of the water.
Even if the villagers saw it, they wouldn't have any objections. They would just think that she took it back to dry to make mats.
Qiao Mingjin quickly pulled out twenty or thirty kilograms. Except for the green grass heads and the roots buried in the mud, there was not much that could be eaten. These twenty kilograms could be fried for two days.
That’s pretty good.
There are currently six people in the family.
This cattail is different from the cattail she sells in the city. The ones she brings to the city are all with the head and tail removed, leaving only the white sections, so outsiders can't tell it's cattail.
Qiao Mingjin didn't want to pull it out any more. She couldn't let it go, so she might as well let it grow in the river. While Qiao Mingjin was tying a bundle of cattails with straw stems, she heard urgent footsteps running towards her.
"elder sister……"
Mingqi was out of breath from running.
Qiao Mingjin quickly tied up the cattails, straightened up and asked anxiously: "What's wrong? But what happened?"
"There is a bird! It was caught by something. Sister, go and have a look!" Mingqi couldn't help but drag Qiao Mingjin away.
Why is there a bird? It’s stuck in something? Doesn’t it fly away when it sees people?
Qiao Mingjin looked confused, but Mingqi eagerly dragged her downstream.
There is shallow water there, Mingqi, Wan'er and Changhe. The willow branches were arranged by Qiao Mingjin to pick up screws. The water there is not deep, and there are many small stones in the river. Even Wan'er can't stand in the water.
It was not in her way, and it wouldn't drown her if she fell into the water. Qiao Mingjin could go about her business with peace of mind.
From a distance, Qiao Mingjin saw three children lying on the river bank, hiding in a place with thick water and grass, leaning forward with their necks stretched out. They did not dare to make a sound.
When Qiao Mingjin saw this, her footsteps became softer unconsciously.
"mother!"
Wan'er was about to twist her little body up, but Chang He immediately pushed her down: "Shh... don't scare the bird away!"
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin leaned forward and followed his gaze.
I felt happy immediately.
A snipe in the river was caught by a big river clam. It stood up on one foot angrily and was using the other foot to pull out the clam. It was so embarrassing.
Isn’t this a real-life version of a snipe-clam fight?
But it is rare to see such a scene.
Qiao Mingjin saw the interest on the faces of the three children and quietly turned around to look for the fish she had brought.
These days, whenever she goes out, she always takes the fish with her. Today when she came to the river, she couldn't leave the fish behind. One big one was already scattered in the river, but only a small one was still in the basket.
Qiao Mingjin quickly retrieved the fish and then turned around and walked back to where several children were lying.
He quickly threw the fish towards the snipe. However, the snipe is not stupid either. When he heard the sound of wind coming from the fishing reel, he picked up the river mussels and tried to spread his wings and fly high.
When Qiao Mingjin threw the fish out, he quickly squatted down and picked up a few pebbles and quickly threw them at the snipe. Two pebbles hit the snipe's wings.
Perhaps it was because the mussels were too heavy, and because it was hit by stones, the snipe soon stumbled back into the water, and had to spread its wings as soon as it stood firm.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Mingjin ran towards it with the flowing river water before it fell, and quickly swung it towards it with the fishing rod in his hand.
Soon it hit the snipe's wing and made two flapping sounds.
The snipe staggered twice in the water with its two long legs and pounced forward. Qiao Mingjin took advantage of this and picked up the fish and carried it towards it.
The snipe was caught in the fishing net.
Several children cheered and ran over dripping with water.
Qiao Mingjin was not in a hurry to free the Sandpiper, and quickly looked back at her daughter's running figure.
The little man followed behind the three children, stumbling and almost falling into the water. As he ran so fast, water splashed all over his head and face, and the clothes on his body were all wet. The little thing didn't even realize it at all.
He was very happy and ran towards her with a big grin.
Qiao Mingjin smiled, she was also covered in water. Several children took off their shoes and put them on the shore, but hers was directly put on and dripped into the water.
Qiao Mingjin watched as several children quickly untied the snipe that was struggling to catch the snipe, and Mingqi quickly grabbed it and held it tightly in her arms.
The snipe couldn't call out, and its beak was still in the river mussel. It was black and white in color, had a long beak, and slender feet. It was quite tall, and it was trying to struggle in Mingqi's arms.
Several children surrounded Mingqi, vying to touch it.
Qiao Mingjin helped to break open the river clam holding the snipe, and let the children gather around the snipe to look at it. She simply tucked up her skirt and found the mussel on the river bed.
That river mussel is a good thing! The big river mussel can only be fried into a plate of meat and vegetables after the flesh is peeled off. It is also very fresh when made into soup, and can be stored for a long time after being dried in the sun.
Even if you find more, knock them and feed them to the snipe birds, tomorrow you will find a wealthy family to sell the snipe birds. Which wealthy family has not built a garden pond? It is still a rare thing to release the snipe birds into that pond.
What a good scene.
It's no less than the money you get from selling skewers of eggs. Maybe even river mussels will become a rarity.
Qiao Mingjin searched along the river bed for more than half an hour, and she found about a dozen large river clams.
Each one is bigger than the palm of your hand, you can't even count on pearls, and the mussels from this kind of river don't have that kind of thing. If you peel such a big mussel, you can make a tooth sacrifice.
At noon, when the bright sun was shining overhead, Qiao Mingjin took several children home.
I still have to go home to cook and deliver meals to Mingjue, Mingheng and He Xiaochun in the mountains. The three of them may not go down the mountain until dark.
Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but smile when she saw the four children still happily taking turns holding the snipe. These days, children in the countryside don't have much else to play with. With a bird in hand, I'm afraid...
It will be exciting for a few days.
Sure enough, Changhe and Liuzhi refused to go home for dinner.
Even Sister Xiu, who came to call them home for dinner, stared at the snipe for a long time, marveling at it.
The two children couldn't be taken back, so they had to stay at Qiao Mingjin's place for dinner.
Qiao Mingjin tied up the snipe and took several children to eat. After dinner, she originally wanted to take Mingqi and Wan'er into the mountains, but the two children couldn't walk on the road at all.
Qiao Mingjin had no choice but to carry the basket with food into the mountain...
When Qiao Mingjin and others returned from the mountains with pheasants and rabbits, Mingqi and Wan'er were no longer as excited as before. They were still watching the snipe birds endlessly, and even chopped several river mussels and chopped them up to feed the snipe birds.
bird.
The corner of Qiao Mingjin's mouth twitched, two prodigal children! Those will be sold tomorrow! Jewelry must be sold together with the box. How can the snipe be sold without river mussels?
I quickly grabbed the remaining clams and took them to the kitchen and hid them. The quantity was small, so I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to fry them for dinner at night. Otherwise, even if I cracked one open and made clam soup, it would still be very fresh.
ps: Thanks to "Pour My Heart" for the reward. Thanks for the support
