My village can't be like this

Chapter 232 Playing on the River Beach
Although the child who had just drowned was rescued without incident, it seemed that there was no problem.

But the couple were not at ease, and were still quite worried that the child would have other problems.

So instead of staying here any longer, he planned to take the child to the hospital for an examination.

Zhang An estimated that the child was an only child, so the family attached great importance to it.

If it was in the village, after some skin child fell into the water, he would look alive and kicking like him after being caught.

What was waiting for him was not any worry or concern, but a severe beating at home.

Maybe you are unlucky, and you have to suffer a meal of mixed doubles.

Before leaving, everyone could tell that the child didn't really want to go back, but he couldn't hold back his parents.

Because at that moment, he was still sharing with the children next to him what it was like to be rescued by a big fish.

And the other children around were very serious when they listened to what he said, and their eyes were full of envy.

Why does Zhang An feel that they want to fall into the water one by one, so that all the old and young people in the river can save them.

Things came and went quickly, and the incident of the child drowning did not have any impact on everyone.

After they left, everyone should continue to eat what they should play and eat, and those who should swim should continue to swim.

On the contrary, Da Laoqing's matter of saving lives is left for everyone to talk about.

At this time, Ding Yi had already taken his wife to the river and began to step on the water.

Now only Zhang An and Su Ying were left, they walked along the river beach for a while, and sat down by the river where there were few people.

"Zhang An, your clothes are so wet, why don't you go back and change."

Just now Zhang An took off all his clothes and threw himself into the water.

So when I came up, no part of my body was dry, and water was dripping everywhere.

"Don't be afraid, the sun is so big now, it will dry out in a while."

Zhang An wore very little today, a pair of beach shorts and a short sleeve.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang An took off his wet short sleeves and put them on a nearby stone to dry.

Seeing Zhang An's topless body, Teacher Xiao Su became shy for a while.

"You said you, it's not like you haven't seen it before, why are you shy again?"

Seeing Su Ying like this, Zhang An always wanted to tease her.

"You really don't know how to be ashamed. Speak well. This is outside."

This is what Zhang An likes most about Su Ying. After being together for such a long time, Su Ying still often shows such a shy look.

"What's the matter, it's just shirtless, it's normal."

Every summer, especially during autumn harvest, there are more shirtless men working in the village, which is quite normal.

"Zhang An, the fish just now was the one in the river before."

When the two of them were free, Su Ying asked.

"Yeah, it's it. When I was underwater, I knew it was it. When I was diving in the river last time, it thought I fell into the water, so it came over and carried me like this."

Except for Su Ying, no one else knows the real identity of Da Laoqing.

Those in the village who had seen it before thought that Zhang An had sold it.

"Then why are you talking about the River God? Isn't that misleading everyone?"

"Is this misleading or not? If you say this, it's just a gimmick, so that more people want to come to us after hearing it."

It is a fact that Da Laoqing rescued a drowning child in the river. With so many people watching today, there are many people in the crowd who will spread the news.

And the title of River God was not given by Zhang An, but by the people on the shore.

Besides, the River God is just a title, if Zhang An is willing, he can immediately name Da Lao Qing the River God.

"As long as it is a good fish, it understands human nature, and it continues to save people, then it is a river god."

When Zhang An said that, Su Ying understood, anyway, she didn't do anything bad.

"However, everyone discovered it today, will anyone think about it in the future?"

Su Ying has been in close contact with Da Laoqing a few times, and she doesn't want such a clever fish to be caught by someone.

"There must be such people, and there are quite a few, but they can't catch Da Laoqing."

You must know that such a large river, in the Changqing Village, is basically the territory of Da Laoqing.

When Zhang An came to dive for nothing, he searched carefully in the river.

There are a lot of big fish in this river, but Zhang An didn't notice the ones as big as Da Laoqing.

Besides, this guy is always elusive, who knows where it is.

If you want to catch it, you can only use bait fishing.

Even if they don't even think about casting a net, they won't be able to pass this hurdle in the village.

The village now clearly stipulates that no matter who it is, it is not allowed to cast nets in the river.

If anyone thinks about it, it will be no less than breaking ground on Tai Sui's head.

Moreover, Da Laoqing, a big fish in this heavy class, is not something anyone can catch if he wants to.

First of all, you must have the technology, and secondly, the equipment can keep up.

The last point, after Da Laoqing suffered from Zhang An's losses last time, he no longer takes the bait.

When this guy was in the river, he caught live fish and chased him.

So Zhang An is really not worried that Da Laoqing will be taken away by someone.

If it really doesn't work, Zhang An sees that the situation is wrong, and just put it into the space, who can do anything.

After hearing what Zhang An said, Su Ying no longer worried about Da Laoqing being taken away.

In her heart, Da Laoqing is not an ordinary fish.

Counting it, Da Laoqing was the first witness of her and Zhang An, and the weight must be extraordinary.

So she still hopes that Da Laoqing can live happily in the river.

"The clothes are already dry, you put them on quickly."

The sun was not too small, Zhang An put the wrung clothes on the stone, and it dried within a few minutes.

"Well, why don't we go to the river too."

Right now Ding Yi and Li Li are having a great time playing in the dam. The couple are splashing water with each other, just like they are at the seaside.

"Let's forget it, the skirt I'm wearing today, it's not good if it gets wet."

Su Ying watched Ding Yi and his wife having fun, and she was actually very moved.

But today Su Ying is wearing a gauze skirt, this kind of material will be very see-through if it gets wet, so it is not very convenient.

"It's okay, let's just go for a walk in the water. Why don't we go for a walk in the water when we're all here by the river."

Anyway, I'm wearing sandals, so as long as I don't go to deep water, I won't get wet when I lift the hem of the skirt.

As Zhang An said, he pulled Su Ying and walked towards the dam.

"Zhang An, come here quickly, the water is too cool."

Seeing Zhang An and Su Ying coming, Ding Yi and Li Li in the water extended an invitation to them.

The couple of them are having a water fight in the river, and their clothes are wet.

"No, you guys can play."

Li Li's skirt is relatively short, just a little below her knees, so she doesn't have to lift her skirt in the water.

But Su Ying's skirt was as long as her calf, so she had to carry it when she entered the dam.

If you go down to drink water with the couple, you must be the one who is bullied and unable to fight back.

"Hey, Zhang An, why is this shell so small?"

Su Ying bent down and picked up something similar to a shell from the water, but it was only the size of a finger.

"Yeah, it's a kind of shell in the river. It's very small, but we also call it Waiwai here."

These are shells, but they live in inland waters.

People's big name is river clam, and the locals also call it mussel shell or waiwai.

The difference between the two is based on size. Generally, the big ones are called clam shells, while the small ones are called crooked shells.

There are a lot of crooked in Zhang An's place, not only on the river beach, but everywhere.

Even in the small ditch in Tianba, there are piles of them.

In fact, it means that everyone does not eat them, otherwise they would not be able to breed such a large group.

It's not that this thing can't be eaten, but what everyone eats are big river mussels.

Even if it is a large clam shell, there is not much meat after it is processed.

At that time, Zhang An followed his third uncle Zhang Jianye, and the two fished two bags of clam shells in the river and went home.

It's just a bowl of clam shell meat, which is not enjoyable at all.

So not to mention these crooked ones that are only the size of a thumb, it will take time and effort to get them back, and it will not be worthwhile.

But don't look at their small size, but they play a big role in the ditch.

In this era, many children like to run to the ditch to block the water and play with water.

Especially in those villages that do not face the river, the ditch in the village has become a happy world for children.

In this regard, the adults in the family will not care about it.

Because there is no danger in the ditch, and the water quality in the ditch is relatively clean now.

And the water in the ditch is so clear and clean, the crookedness in the ditch has a lot of credit.

Because they act as cleaners in the water, they deal with the dirty things in the water every day.

Some people may say that this river clam actually has little effect.

This is indeed the case, a single or a small amount of crookedness is not very effective.

But now in the ditch, there are crooked everywhere, and they are purifying the water day and night.

So now there are gurgling, clear and translucent ditches everywhere, and they are indispensable.

After many years, the crookedness has also become less, and even the crookedness in many places has disappeared.

Going to look at those watersides again, the strips become turbid and green, and even all kinds of plankton can be seen with the naked eye.

And it is said that Wai Wai also has the effect of strengthening yang and tonifying kidney. Zhang An has never used it and does not know if it is true.

"Uncle, do you want lotus seeds?"

Zhang An was walking along the river with Su Ying, when two children rowed a kayak from the water.

"It's the second baby, then give me two, why do you pick so many lotus pods?"

The child who spoke was a young man in his teens, and there was another child who was younger than him behind him.

The two were brothers at first glance, and the outlines of their faces looked similar.

The two of them rowed a kayak in the river, which was actually a tire boat made of a very large tire. Zhang An and the others also called it a kayak.

Not to mention, there are a lot of lotus pods in the kayak, and it is estimated that the two of them spent a lot of time picking them.

This August is the time when there are the most lotus seeds in the pond, and the dolls in the village like to pick them and eat lotus seeds.

"Hey, there are a lot of people who spend money on lotus pods for fifty cents each, so we picked some and sold them."

Erwa smiled and said to Zhang An, then grabbed a lot of lotus pods and handed them to Zhang An.

"Yes, you have such a business mind, this is a worthless business."

No wonder there are so many picks. It turns out that someone spent money to buy them. No wonder he took out all the big tire boats at home.

There are dozens of lotus pods in this pile, and they can be sold for more than 20 yuan.

That's a lot of money for kids.

"Okay, okay, it's not too much, you can sell it."

Erwa kept stuffing lotus pods into Zhang An's hands, Zhang An certainly couldn't take all of them, they would still sell them.

Besides, it's okay to eat some lotus seeds, but it's not okay to eat too much.

Zhang An kept a few, and helped them put the others into his pockets.

Erwa is a descendant of their old Zhang family, called Zhang Jiahao.He is Zhou Yang's cousin.

Because he is the second child in the family, everyone calls him Erwa.

"Erba, you don't need this kayak, can you lend it to me?"

Zhang An thought that they were going to sell lotus pods in the dam now, so the kayak must be empty.

So Zhang An wanted to borrow the kayak and take Su Ying to the water for a couple of laps.

"No need, uncle, just take it if you want to use it."

After installing the lotus, Erwa handed the paddle to Zhang An.

In the final analysis, this boat is a round boat made of very large tires.

But this boat is not big, just big enough for two people to sit on it and paddle.

"Yingying, let's get on the boat, and I'll take you for a walk in the water."

Zhang An supported the kayak and called Su Ying to board.

"Zhang An, is it safe for the two of us to get on this boat? Don't capsize in the water later."

Su Ying looked at the boat like a big tire, and felt a little worried.

"Don't worry, it will never turn over, it's very safe."

Although this kayak is not big, it can bear more than 300 kilograms.

Zhang An is more than 140, plus Su Ying is less than [-] catties, which is more than enough.

After listening to Zhang An's guarantee, Su Ying supported Zhang An's shoulder and stepped on it tremblingly.

After getting on the boat, Zhang An picked up the oars and slowly rowed the boat into the water.

At first, Su Ying was a little flustered. The kayak didn't look that big, and she was worried that it would flip over while paddling.

But gradually, she was no longer afraid, because Zhang An rowed very slowly and steadily.

But it's okay even if it turns over, Zhang An is very good at water, so just go down and play in the water.

So I picked up the lotus pod given by Erwa just now, and peeled the lotus seeds while blowing the wind on the boat.

"Yingying, you can't eat these lotus seeds directly, you have to peel off the lotus seed heart, otherwise it will be very bitter."

Seeing Su Ying peeling off the lotus seeds, Zhang An prepared to hand them to him, and quickly added a sentence.

This summer's lotus seeds look similar to peanuts, with a slight sweetness and astringency, but they taste saliva.

But the heart of the lotus seed must be peeled off, because it is very bitter.

"Hey, there is another layer in the lotus seeds. I thought I could eat it after peeling it off."

Su Ying has eaten lotus seeds before, and even how to peel them is based on books.

But this is also normal. There are many people who have never eaten lotus seeds in inland mountainous areas.

Because not every place has lotus flowers, but there are lotus seeds that can be peeled.

After Su Ying peeled off the lotus seed heart, she handed it over to Zhang An's mouth.

(End of this chapter)