Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 132 Catch bullfrogs and pick up duck eggs
People depend on food, since they are greedy, then eat it!
Gao Mingcheng walked along the hillside to the ditch under the mountain stream.This water is spring water from the mountains. Because of the difference in terrain, the water is clear and only about half a meter deep. The excess water flows along the ditches to other low-lying places.

There are some stones with algae and aquatic plants on the bottom of the water, and there are wet soil walls on both sides. There are some small holes in the soil walls. Most of these holes are made by bullfrogs and snakes.

As soon as Gao Mingcheng appeared, he startled the bullfrogs in the water, and the bullfrogs hid in the water one after another, making a lot of noise.

In fact, it is best to catch bullfrogs at night, and take a flashlight to shine on the bullfrogs, and the bullfrogs will not move. At this time, you can reach out to catch them, which is very easy to catch.

The same is true for catching frogs. With this method, there is no disadvantage. You just need to wear anti-snake bite shoes, because at night, some snakes are actively hunting.

Of course, Gao Mingcheng didn't plan to catch them at night, and he didn't have the sharp weapon of a flashlight.So, grab it now!

There are also two ways to catch bullfrogs during the day. One is to look for the bullfrog's cave and take the bullfrog out of the cave, but this is easy to get snakes.

Another is to use bait to catch bullfrogs. When the bullfrogs are hooked, they take the opportunity to catch the bullfrogs into the bag.

Gao Mingcheng has a good habit now, he will often put a bag on his body, so that if he gets something good in the mountains, he can put it in the bag.

First he took out the bag, shook it open, and started to work.

He didn't have bait, so he could only grab it with his hands. He first looked along the soil wall of the ditch. Bullfrogs can make holes, and the holes of bullfrogs are easier to recognize. The hole is larger, horizontally oval, and the hole Not deep, very easy to grasp.

But there is also a feeling of opening a blind box, what if there is a snake inside instead of a bullfrog?

Gao Mingcheng also had this concern, so he went to find a wooden stick, first poked it into the hole, and then judged whether it was a snake or a bullfrog based on the touch.

With this method, Gao Mingcheng successfully caught several bullfrogs.The ones he caught were not particularly big, only about half a catty. Those big ones had been seen from a distance before, but when he came down, they had long since disappeared.

No problem though, the small ones are just as tasty as the big ones!
After catching a dozen or so, Gao Mingcheng stopped catching them, as long as there were enough for two plates, one plate was given to Grandma Xiao's family, and the other plate was eaten at night.

It was already twelve o'clock at noon because of catching bullfrogs, and he was a little hungry, so Gao Mingcheng didn't delay any longer, and after identifying the direction, he started to go down the mountain.

He walked very fast, but the noise he made actually startled a wild duck that was dormant by a water plant. The wild duck made a cry, fluttered its wings, and fled in panic.

Gao Mingcheng looked back and saw the wild duck hiding in the lush bushes opposite the ditch. He was slightly surprised. In the mountains on their side, there are not too many water resources, so it is rare to see wild ducks.

Now that he saw wild ducks, it would be a bit unreasonable not to search for them. He walked towards the place where the wild ducks were before, pulled the grass away, and found a bunch of duck eggs in the grass!
The duck eggs are a bit fishy, ​​but Gao Mingcheng doesn't care about them, since he encountered them, of course he accepted them with a smile!
Wild duck eggs are not as big as domestic duck eggs. This nest is all blue-shelled. There are seven eggs in total. Gao Mingcheng picked up all the eggs. He had bullfrogs in his pocket. Used to hold eggs.

Today's harvest was quite fruitful, Gao Mingcheng ran fast, heading all the way to the foot of the mountain.

It was already 12:30 when I got back to Grandma Xi’s house, the chimney on the kitchen was emitting green smoke, and there was the sound of cooking in the kitchen, great, it’s time for dinner.

Gao Zhuang heard the news of Gao Mingcheng's return, and walked out of the kitchen. The dishes were almost cooked, so he didn't need to watch the fire.

"Brother Mingcheng, let me tell you, Gao Feifei has returned to her mother's house! Do you know why she returned to her mother's house?" Gao Zhuang walked over with a face full of gossip, but when Gao Mingcheng heard Gao Feifei's name, his face became a little displeased. Get comfortable.

There was no need for Gao Mingcheng to answer, Gao Zhuang continued: "I heard people said that she was beaten by her husband! She even suffered a miscarriage! Hey, Gao Feifei has such a good personality and is hardworking, why did she encounter such a situation? What about men?"

"Men who beat their wives are trash! If I were married, I wouldn't beat my wife!"

Gao Zhuang said swearingly, and was full of sympathy for Gao Feifei's experience.

Gao Mingcheng didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he blurted out: "Well, it's fine if your wife doesn't beat you."

Gao Zhuang became anxious, and said loudly: "Xiuman is not this kind of person! Xiuman is so gentle! I went to see her in their village last time! She said that she had never been to the county to see a movie, so I said After we get married, take her to the movies, watch "Love in Lushan Mountain"!"

When talking about "Love on Lushan Mountain", Gao Zhuang's cheeks turned suspiciously red.

Gao Mingcheng clicked his tongue and commented: "Bad intentions!"

When the two were chatting and laughing, the little grandma in the kitchen came out with a plate of food and said, "It's time to eat, Ming Cheng will go wash his hands!"

"Oh." Gao Mingcheng responded, and ran to wash his hands. Gao Zhuang also washed his hands, and then helped serve the dishes and rice.

There are still a lot of dishes, a plate of stir-fried rabbit meat, a plate of bitter wheat vegetables, and a plate of bitter mango tofu. The bitter mango tofu has a special flavor. Every year, the little grandma will pick up bitter mango seeds, and then process them to make bitter mango tofu. eat.

At the dinner table, Grandma Xi said: "This bitter tofu was made yesterday, and there are still a lot of them soaked in the water tank. Tomorrow, you can take some back to eat later."

"Okay." Gao Mingcheng replied bluntly. The finished bitter mango tofu should be soaked in water, so that it can get rid of the astringent taste, and it can also be stored for a longer time. After two or three days, it is still edible.

After lunch, Gao Mingcheng left four bullfrogs and two duck eggs for Little Grandma and the others, and went back to his home with the things.

It was still early, and Duomei had not returned from her third sister's house.

Gao Mingcheng put away the bullfrogs, duck eggs and bitter mango tofu, and then went out to watch the cattle and sheep.

Cattle and sheep eat grass. Gao Mingcheng took them outside to graze early in the morning. Normally, if you put cattle and sheep outside to graze, no one will steal them. We are all from the same village. , and everyone knew that the cattle and sheep belonged to Gaoming Cheng's family.

If someone came to steal it, it must be done by people from other villages.

Gao Mingcheng came to the place where the cattle and sheep were grazing, and found that after one morning, the grass in that area was almost eaten up, so he untied the rope tied to the tree trunk, led the cattle and sheep to the ditch, and let them eat. They drink some water, and then stay in another place.

"Wow, woof." A series of yells came from the black tiger bringing the elves, they circled around Gao Mingcheng, yelling, and the surrounding atmosphere became cheerful and lively.

(End of this chapter)