My village can't be like this

Chapter 337 Little Clay Figure in the City

"Shao Yu, when you come back, don't run around."

Seeing her son running out, Su Xuan wanted to catch him.

"It's okay, sister, just let him go. Those kids have pretty good personalities."

The group of kids digging for loaches in front are Zhang Bao and his group.

Zhang Tie was their leader before, but now that Zhang Tie has entered junior high school, the position of successor falls to him.

Having watched the children grow up since childhood, Zhang An understands their temperaments.

Sure enough, a group of children did not reject the cleanly dressed little Shao Yu, but welcomed him very much.

Soon, Xiao Shaoyu was fighting with them.

There was even a kid who dug up an eel and asked Xiao Shaoyu to pick it up.

This is a very generous act, because in the pile of dolls, if everyone comes together, whoever picks them up belongs to them.

It's just that Chen Shaoyu, a child in the city, has never been exposed to these fresh things since he was a child.

Seeing the eel jumping around on the ground and twisting its body, I was a little scared after all and didn't dare to hand over.

Although he didn't catch the eel, he was also happy when other children caught the eel.

"Uncle An, why are you here?"

Seeing Zhang An coming, a group of children rushed to shout, some called uncle, and some called brother.

"I'm here to see how many eels you dug today."

Zhang An opened the snakeskin bag covering the bucket. There were so many eels and loaches in the bucket that it was almost half the size of the bucket.

"Hey, so much has been dug. It's quite impressive. When did you start digging?"

"Hey, we'll be here right after we finish our meal."

After being praised by Zhang An, the group of children all laughed from ear to ear.

"It's just that I haven't encountered any big ones. They are not as big as the eels in your fish pond, Uncle An."

The largest eels they dug were only half a catty, and there were only one or two.

When Zhang An's family fished before, the eels weighed more than one catty, which made them envious.

"Can it be the same? I raised it, so I can't starve it. The one you dug is wild and no one feeds it. Of course it's not that big."

It's pretty good to be able to dig out such a big eel in the field.

That is to say, the resources are good now, but they will never be seen in future generations.

"You have dug so much, will anyone come to buy today?"

Although everyone's life has improved a lot in the past two years, eels and lobsters, which are very fuel-consuming, are still rarely eaten by people in the village.

"Hmm, at Brother Yoko's house, a lot of people are accepting it. They charge us as much as we dig. It costs five yuan a pound."

Speaking of this, Zhang Bao became even more happy. So many eels can be sold for a lot of money.

Even the remaining loaches can be sold to Zhou Yang's family if no one wants them.

Although the New Year has just passed and everyone has New Year's money, theirs is not much at all.

Moreover, the new year's money was collected by the old mother at home just after I had saved it for a while.

"Not bad, good, self-reliance, you have to keep working hard."

Looking at the longing in the eyes of a group of children, Zhang An knew that they wanted to sell these eels and then go buy toys and food.

Zhang An could only shake his head. This idea was a bit naive. They seemed to have forgotten the one at home.

It is estimated that the money will not be warmed up later, and it will be confiscated again in the name of some safekeeping.

After all, so much money is worth a day's wages for the adults in the family, but it is too much for a baby.

It's just that Zhang An didn't tell them directly, otherwise the beautiful dreams in their hearts would be shattered.

"Then you continue to work hard, but remember not to dig other people's fields, and remember to fill in the holes you dig."

Children like to dig for loaches and eels. This is very normal in the village and no one will say anything.

As long as they don't dig up their fields to pieces, usually others won't say anything.

But if you dig up someone else's field, you don't need to ask anyone to go home.

When the adults in the family find out, they will give you a meal of spicy noodles and then come to apologize.

In the same way, the same goes for digging out the roots of folded ears.

"Hey, I know. Yesterday, Wu Songlin dug up the farmland of my uncle and grandma's house. When he came home, he was hung up and beaten by his old man."

When talking about this matter, a group of children were very happy.

Why, because they all want to dig up eels and sell them, so they are competitors.

How can they not be happy when they see their competitors being unlucky.

"Okay Shao Yu, it's time for us to leave. Grandma and your mother are calling you."

"Uncle, I want to play with them."

Little Shao Yu on the side was reluctant to leave because he had never played with so many children.

This is just like Li Yao, who didn't want to go back home after he came to the village and mingled with these children.

"Then you go talk to your mother and grandma, and then come over and play with everyone."

This is the crown prince of the Chen family, and Zhang An can't make any decisions at all.

As soon as the little guy heard this, he ran towards his mother.

"Mom, can I play with them here?"

When Su Xuan heard this, she hesitated. She was not at ease if her son was not looking at her in front of his eyes.

Xiao Shaoyu made up his mind that if his mother didn't agree, he would immediately get into trouble. Anyway, he knew that his mother was the worst offender.

"It's okay, sister. I watched those children grow up. They are quite sensible. You can let Shao Yu play with them."

"And it's rare for Shao Yu to get to know so many children. We can't let him be alone in the future."

Children like to get together and join in the fun. If they are left alone without playmates, they will gradually become socially awkward.

Most of this situation happens to children in the city. When they grow up, they may become a little lonely.

"Okay, but Shao Yu, you can't jump from high places, play in water, or play in mud, do you hear me?"

Seeing her son like this, Su Xuan was so familiar that she knew that if he didn't agree, he would definitely roll on the ground to show her.

"Okay, okay, what's going to happen if a kid gets muddy? Shao Yu, go quickly."

Before Su Xuan finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chen Cheng. She was not allowed to play with this and was not allowed to touch that. In the past, she could only watch others play.

When had the children of his old Chen family lived so pitifully?

Besides, children in rural areas play on the ground every day, so their bodies are much healthier than those in cities.

When little Shaoyu heard that his parents agreed, he happily ran towards the pile of children.

Seeing his son's happy smile, Chen Cheng also laughed. Children really need playmates, so that they can be happy.

In the past, they ignored this problem and always held their children in their hands like flowers, fearing that they would be bumped.

Hearing what Zhang An said today and seeing his son mingling with other children made him pay attention to this issue. "Then let's find a place to sit here and watch Shao Yu."

Although she let the child out, Su Xuan still felt uneasy. She felt that she could only feel at ease if she could see it.

"Okay, there's a place to sit over there, let's go there."

Zhang An shook his head, but didn't say anything. He just pointed not far away, where there were several benches made by the village last year.

These are stone benches, there are several at every section of the road, specially placed on the roadside for everyone to rest.

Anyway, in this season, everything is the same, and continuing to walk is just a walk.

So everyone sat on the stone bench to rest and chat, while looking at Chen Shaoyu among the dolls.

Xiao Shaoyu on the other side didn't dare to catch the loach and eel at first, and he looked a little scared.

But after playing for a while, he found that people smaller than him dared to catch loaches, so he became bolder and started catching loaches like everyone else.

But the loaches and eels were so slippery that he couldn't catch them. Within a short time, all his clothes were covered in mud.

The originally clean young man suddenly turned into a little clay figure.

Seeing this, Su Xuan suddenly felt her blood pressure rising.

Usually, even if Chen Shaoyu lies on the ground and plays for a while, she will start chanting sutras. This has never happened this year.

"Okay, okay, it's rare for him to be wild, so just leave him alone. He can't play with others."

Chen Cheng looked at his wife and said with a smile.

"And don't you think my son is very happy now? If the clothes are dirty, you can wash them, but it's not that easy to make your child happy."

At two or three o'clock, Zhang Bao and the others have almost finished their work. Now they have to take these eels back to the village and sell them to others.

The little guy came back happily, looking like a little clay figurine, and holding two big eels in his hand.

This was the last thing the little guy caught, so Zhang Bao gave it to him. After learning for so long, the little guy was finally able to catch the eel.

"Mom, look, big eel."

Xiao Shaoyu said with a smile, shaking the big eel in his hand, thinking it was really fun.

"Oh, my son is so promising. He can catch such a big eel. Let your uncle fry it for you to eat at night."

These two eels are really quite big, weighing half a catty each, they are both big items.

"I'm promising now, but my clothes are full of mud. You can wash them when I get home, but I won't wash them."

Little Shaoyu was very happy after being praised by his father, but Su Xuan next to him was different.

"Okay, okay, I wash, I wash, I wash my son's clothes, it's only natural."

Xiao Shaoyu was covered in mud, so everyone did not continue to hang out and returned home early.

Back home, after Su Xuan changed clothes for the little clay figurine, Su Ying threw it in the washing machine.

"Shao Yu, Shao Yu, are you here?"

Chen Shaoyu, who had just changed his clothes, ran outside without caring when he heard his friend calling him outside.

She didn't even put on her shoes. She had one shoe on each foot, which made Su Xuan extremely angry.

"Shao Yu, don't play in the mud anymore."

Su Xuan thought that the children outside were calling her son to continue digging eels in the fields.

She didn't blame other children for calling Chen Shaoyu. After all, her son never had any playmates. Today he had some friends and he was really happy.

Moreover, if someone's child doesn't have a harmonious relationship with you, he won't come to call you.

It wasn't that she didn't want her son to play, but she only brought two sets of clothes with her this time, and she wouldn't have to change them if they got dirty.

But when she walked out and took a look, she found that the children in the village did not come to Chen Shaoyu to dig mud.

But they had already sold the eels they had just dug, and now they came to find Chen Shaoyu to share the money.

This scene stunned both Chen Cheng and Su Xuan, and their son just followed and played for a while.

These children were willing to share today's harvest with their own children. They did not expect that the children in these villages were so generous.

Although Su Xuan wanted to tell her son that she couldn't take it, but seeing her son's happy expression holding the money, it was like the words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out.

As the eldest grandson of the Chen family, Chen Shaoyu naturally has no shortage of pocket money, including New Year's money, which is more than an average person's salary.

Although the money shared by the children today is not much, it has different meanings. No wonder the little guy keeps having fun with the money.

"Shao Yu, come and give these to your friends."

These are snacks that Zhang An bought a few years ago. Adults don't eat them well, they are mainly used to comfort children.

The little guy was carrying a bag of snacks and generously distributed them to every child. Everyone had something.

Everyone was very happy holding the snacks in their arms, and little Shaoyu who was sharing the things was also very happy. This is the joy of sharing.

Many children were reluctant to eat the snacks when they got them, wanting to keep them home for their younger siblings.

Su Xuan had to lament that the children in rural areas were too sensible at this inappropriate age.

"Axuan, Acheng, you should bring Shao Yu back more often in the future. There is no one to play with him in the provincial capital. How can he be happy?"

Seeing this happy grandson, mother-in-law Wu Qiuping took the opportunity to make a request.

In this way, they can see their grandchildren often.

"Mom, we understand. From now on, we will bring him back often during our holidays."

Only then did Su Xuan remember that her son was really lonely in the provincial capital.

Although she grew up in the city, there were many children in her family compound and many playmates.

"There are fewer people now. Let's go to Sanqing Temple to burn incense and pay homage to the founder of Sanqing Temple."

The whole family wanted to go there at noon, but there were a lot of people on the mountain, and Zhang An didn't want to crowd in with everyone.

Especially after saving Mr. Li Mingwu today, more people went there in the afternoon, and they had to queue up to burn incense.

It was already four or five o'clock now, everyone had already gone down the mountain, and there were not that many people.

"Well, let's go then."

Zhang Jianguo packed up some joss sticks and some fruit offerings, and then the family went out again.

In the past, before Zhang and his party went out, people in the village would burn incense during festivals.

At that time, there was no need for Zhang Yixing to prepare incense sticks, as the villagers brought them themselves.

This year requires preparation, and that is for people outside.

"I didn't expect that you have such a big sea of ​​bamboo here."

Although the purple bamboo forest is very large, it is blocked by the winding hillside and cannot be seen at all from the entrance of the village.

Only those who walk along the stone path will know that there is such a sea of ​​bamboo hidden inside.

Chen Cheng and others had never seen such a large bamboo forest, and they were very surprised to see the bamboo sea in front of them.

The Chinese people's love for bamboo is an unfounded feeling of intimacy.

You don’t know that it is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it also illustrates everyone's love for bamboo.

(End of this chapter)