1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Dad, dad, catch sparrows..."

The next morning, Chen Tiezhu just opened his eyes, and Doudou ran over with her friends.

"Don't worry, let's have breakfast first, and then catch sparrows." Chen Tiezhu stretched his body.

"Dad, how many sparrows can we catch?" Doudou climbed onto the kang.

"Well, Dad can't say for sure. It depends on how hard Doudou tries. How is the silly roe deer?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

Doudou's happy face suddenly turned bitter, "Not very good. Let it do it, it won't do it. When Doudou was sleeping, it hit Doudou with its head."

"It doesn't matter, my eldest daughter is very capable, and she will be able to make it obedient by then. Have you seen the piglet?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

When Doudou heard about the piglets, she was so happy that her eyes were full of smiles. "Dad, dad, the piglets are so fun and they are sleeping so soundly. Why don't they look at Doudou?"

"That's because it takes them a week to open their eyes, and then they will run around and play with Doudou." Chen Tiezhu said.

"We have to clean up the pigpen today and make more dry places inside to prevent the piglets from getting covered in mud. Do you want to help Daddy, Doudou?"

"No. Pig poop stinks."

Doudou answered decisively.

"You naughty little one, so you have to let the silly roe deer bully you." Chen Tiezhu tapped her little nose.

As if she heard Chen Tiezhu mention her, the silly roe deer poked its head out from behind Doudou, tilted its head, and looked at her carefully.

Doudou quickly stretched out his little feet and kicked the silly roe deer aside, with helplessness written all over his face.

The silly roe deer didn't care at all, anyway, I was stupid and I was right. You kicked me, but you were actually playing with me.

The noisy morning was also full of joy.

After sending Han Xiuying to work, Chen Tiezhu started to lead his daughter to catch sparrows.

"Dad, can we use a sieve gong?"

Doudou, who was squatting on the side watching Chen Tiezhu's work, asked curiously.

"Use this, when the time comes, Dad will put some sorghum rice below, and then use a small wooden stick. When Doudou sees a sparrow coming to eat the rice, he will pull the rope hard, and all the sparrows will be caught inside." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Doudou's big eyes blinked, it seemed quite fun.

At this time, Chen Tiezhu also tied a rope at the bottom of the small wooden stick, scattered some broken rice on the ground, and then used the small tree stick to prop up the sieve.

The long rope went straight to the outer room, and he took his daughter and a group of small animals to ambush.

Basically, a row of heads were piled up from bottom to top in the half-open door.

Doudou's little mouth was tightly pursed, and his little face was full of nervous expressions. His big eyes stared at the sieve without blinking, and his little hands holding the rope were constantly exerting strength.

"Dad, why haven't the sparrows come yet."

After a hard minute, Doudou couldn't wait any longer.

"We have to wait a little longer, and there will be one slowly. Our principle is not to pull the rope until we see the sparrows." Chen Tiezhu coaxed.

"Yeah, I won't pull the rope until I see the sparrows." Doudou nodded his head seriously.

Chen Tiezhu was not really worried about this. Such heavy snow was indeed a test for these sparrows.

Where could there be so much food on the ground? They would call their friends to come and bring them food in a while.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, the chirping of sparrows came over.

This made Doudou, who was a little tired and wanted to relax, nervous again. It was unexpected that the sparrows would come as soon as they said.

Birds die for food.

Although there were some doubts about the food that suddenly appeared on the ground, there was no time to think about it now. In a few minutes, a sparrow got under the sieve.

"Dad, Dad..."

Doudou shouted nervously.

"Don't worry, wait a while when there are more sparrows below, Doudou can pull the rope." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Yeah."

Doudou nodded his head lightly, his eyes widened, and he just stared.

Less than half a minute later, the little guy felt his eyes were a little sore. He raised his hand and wiped it.

But he forgot that he was still holding the rope in his hand. When he raised his hand, the sieve was directly knocked down with a "snap". Five sparrows were caught underneath.

Doudou was stunned for a moment, then he was so happy that he ran out with his friends to admire his spoils.

"Oh..., how can my eldest daughter be so powerful?" Chen Tiezhu praised."Dad, after we get them, Doudou will catch some more sparrows." The little guy urged happily.

"Hahahaha, Dad will catch them all right now. But we can't catch too many. Catch a dozen more, and we'll have enough to eat." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Why?" Doudou asked in confusion.

In the little guy's world, of course, the more you catch, the better, and it's more satisfying to eat.

"Because Doudou can't eat much at all. If we catch too many at once, we will have less to eat in the future." Chen Tiezhu said, touching Doudou's little head.

"So, let's catch a few every few days to satisfy Doudou's cravings, isn't it good? Then Doudou can often catch sparrows for fun."

Doudou thought about it and nodded his little head. Although he didn't understand everything, he understood a little bit.

After catching all the sparrows under the sieve, Chen Tiezhu didn't have to do anything this time.

Doudou grabbed some broken rice and sprinkled it under the sieve, and then propped up the sieve with a small wooden stick.

After doing all this, as soon as the rope was lifted, she wanted to let go of the rope.

But after all, she was still a little person, and she didn't consider the problem so comprehensively.

As soon as the rope was lifted, the small wooden stick was pulled down by her, and the sieve was also buckled down.

Doudou's little brows frowned, what should she do?

Then she looked at Chen Tiezhu.

Chen Tiezhu pretended not to see it, and the problem had to be solved by the little guy himself.

Doudou thought about it and had his own solution.

Can we let go of the rope first?

The little guy took his short legs and straightened the rope first, then ran back and propped up the small wooden stick.

"You will all come down to eat later, Doudou can't catch so many."

After finishing his work, the little guy also sent a friendly reminder to the sparrow that was not far away.

Chen Tiezhu was so happy. Only a simple kid could do such a thing.

"Dad, come here quickly and hide. You won't pull the rope until you see the sparrows." Doudou, who ran into the outer room, called out.

"I'm coming."

Chen Tiezhu responded with a smile and quickly hid with him.

After all, he was a fresh old hunter with successful experience in catching sparrows. The second time he caught sparrows could be described as a great success.

This time, more than 20 sparrows were caught, filling the sieve.

"Then you go. Doudou won't catch you anymore. There's no rice to eat. Come back tomorrow." When he ran to the side of the sieve, Doudou waved at the sparrows who were still in shock.

"You, it's because they don't understand anything, otherwise they would be so angry that they would fall down." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Doudou shook his little head happily, then frowned and looked around.

After standing up, she stepped into the large compound of chickens, ducks and geese covered with plastic sheets.

Chen Tiezhu was helpless. His daughter's interests changed too quickly. After catching sparrows, she stopped caring about them and started thinking about the chickens, ducks and geese at home.

"Dad, dad, come here quickly."

Chen Tiezhu hadn't finished catching sparrows yet, and Doudou's voice came over, looking a little anxious.

"Doudou, what's wrong?"

Chen Tiezhu asked casually.

"Dad, come here quickly."

Doudou poked his head out, with a mysterious look on his face.