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Chapter 245 Chapter 244 Longhorn

When it rains, you don't have to worry about the patter, but you have to worry about the sudden bursts of rain. There is no time to drain water, which can easily cause waterlogging.

Tang Zhitong walked along and saw many yards filled with stagnant water, which were not involved in the renovation and expansion last year.

For those who are more diligent, many of them took advantage of the construction of the new station in the east last year and responded to the street's call by pulling soil from their homes to raise their yards. This year, they can not only plant things like the Tang family, but also avoid rainwater intrusion. .

When Tang Zhitong arrived at the gate of the primary school, it was the end of school and the children were filing out. Some were running out with their clothes on their backs, some were running out with their shoes on their backs, and some were holding umbrellas in one hand and shoes in the other.

Another common feature is that without parents coming to pick up their children, isn’t it normal to be showered in the rain in the summer?

These days, the main focus on raising children is to keep them free-range, providing them with food, clothing, and beatings. If they are not raised to death, it will be considered a success.

Fengzhen and Fengzhi were at the back. Tang Zhitong waited for a while before seeing the two little sisters.

Fengzhen was carrying Fengzhi on her back, and Fengzhi was holding an umbrella in one hand and carrying two pairs of shoes in the other.

Sisters from ordinary people's families, who doesn't suffer? She works a lot and eats late, and she has to help her parents take care of her younger siblings. The eldest sister is like a mother, that's all.

Because the umbrella blocked Fengzhi's sight, she did not notice Tang Zhitong. Fengzhen, on the other hand, showed surprise on her face when she saw Tang Zhitong, and she shouted playfully: "Brother."

"Well, let Fengzhi come down." Tang Zhitong stood under the gate, took off his raincoat and covered Fengzhen. It was too big for her to wear and would drag the floor.

"Brother, carry it on your back!" After Fengzhi got off the ground, she stretched out the hand holding Tang Zhitong's shoes. Umbrellas are not cheap, costing more than one yuan each. Children of poor people know how to cherish them.

"I will carry your sister on my back and carry you back later." Tang Zhitong rubbed his sister's head and said with a smile.

"Brother, no need, I just put on my raincoat and go back." After hearing this, Fengzhen waved her hands quickly. She had not experienced this kind of treatment for many years and was not used to it.

"The road here is rough. It's not like I never carried you on my back when I was a kid. Come on up." Tang Zhitong knelt down and motioned for Fengzhen to lie on his back. Tang Zhitong did remember it when he was a child. Fengzhen was particularly attached to him at that time, but as a little boy, he was not sensible and always found slugs annoying. Later, he gradually stopped playing with his sister.

Fengzhen bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, then she adjusted her raincoat so that the outer side was away from her brother's back to avoid getting wet, and then she leaned forward and hugged Tang Zhitong's neck.

Tang Zhitong did not stand up immediately, but pulled the hat of the raincoat forward, then put Fengzhi on his arm, used both legs to stand up slowly.

After walking out of the door, Tang Zhitong walked forward slowly, using his space to control the rain to prevent it from falling on his sisters.

"Brother, the boys in our class said the beetles are coming out. They said they were delicious and I want to eat them." Fengzhi was more lively, holding an umbrella in both hands and wandering back and forth on the handle with two pairs of floral sandals.

"Where's Fengzhen, do you want to eat?" Tang Zhitong didn't agree immediately, but asked his eldest sister.

"Yeah, the ones with seeds are delicious." Fengzhen lay on Tang Zhitong's shoulder and replied softly.

"Okay, I'll catch them for you this afternoon." Tang Zhitong happily agreed. If he has some space, he has to collect them hard. These can explain the source and are just used to enhance nutrition.

Back home, Zhang Guifang had already prepared lunch.

After eating, Tang Zhitong wiped his lips and said to Zhang Guifang: "Mom, I will send them to school later and come back to get a bucket to catch longhorned beetles."

"It's still raining." Zhang Guifang didn't say she disagreed. The family hadn't eaten beetle for several years. There are most rural wild roads in the east and west. Since the east became an industrial zone, there are fewer in this area. "It's okay, it's better if it rains. When the rain stops, there will be many people caught. Besides, the beetle after laying seeds is not delicious." Tang Zhitong said stubbornly.

"Okay, put on the rubber shoes before going." Zhang Guifang glanced at her son's bare feet and pointed to the rubber shoes she just found next to her.

"Okay." Tang Zhitong grinned and agreed.

After washing and wiping feet, changing shoes, and sending his two sisters to school, Tang Zhitong went home, picked up a bucket, put on a raincoat, got on his bicycle, and rushed to the eastern suburbs.

Cerambycidae, whose scientific name is "Big-toothed Cerambycidae" and "Mulberry Beetle", belongs to the Cerambycidae family. The names vary from place to place. Longhorn beetles also have names such as mountain buffalo, water beetle, shui shui hum, shuan shuan niu, and dragon pliers.

The beetles are all black and shiny, with shiny black armor on their backs. Under the armor are light brown wings. Both male and female have a pair of bamboo-shaped tentacles on their heads.

In addition to the antenna, the male longhorned beetle also has a pair of huge pincers, which are very sharp. If you put a peanut there, it can bite it with a "snap". If it is bitten on the hand, it will hurt like hell. , the bleeding is light.

Male beetles can fly, and you can usually catch them with a net or straw hat, or catch the ones lying on trees.

If you want to avoid being pinched, it's actually very simple. Just pinch the two sides of the beetle's neck or the two tentacles on its head.

Female beetles do not have large pincers, and because they have seeds in their bellies, they generally cannot fly and mostly lie down in the grass.

Tang Zhitong's target was those lying in the grass and underground. He used full spatial firepower and took Lian Zhihou along with him.

Things like beetles are pests just like cicada monkeys, so there is no psychological burden at all when they are put away.

According to the older generation, beetles have two concentrated outbreak periods throughout the year, one is after the first plowing rain after the summer solstice, and the other is after the rain after the beginning of autumn.

It is not accurate to say that after the rain, because beetles start to crawl out soon after it rains. If it rains for a longer time, especially when the sun comes out, most of the belly caught will be empty.

Before the environment was destroyed, beetles were plentiful. Since they were not scarce, they naturally became one of the rare childhood toys for many boys, and they could be played in a variety of ways.

Some were tied up and dragged around to fly, some were helped by beetles to eat melon seeds, and some were more playful like Tang Zhitong.

When Tang Zhitong was a child, he thought that since the beetle was called "cow", it had to pull a cart. He would use straw and bamboo strips to make a palm-sized cart for it to pull.

The beetle may also know that it is a "cow". It pulls the cart and walks with a pace that is unrecognizable to its relatives. It is majestic and even looks a little arrogant. As it moves forward, it creaks and shakes its head. It must be thinking in its heart. Be happy.

When Tang Zhitong was a child, he watched male and female longhorned beetles fight in a porcelain bowl. The fighting between these animals was very ferocious. Once they got into the fight, they would pinch each other, flip around and move around, and they had all kinds of martial arts skills. When they got tired of fighting, the male would lie down. Rest for a while on your mother's body.

Nowadays, beetles are not valuable, and most of them are eaten at home. However, with the changes in the external environment and the popularization of pesticides, the number of beetles is decreasing year by year.

In order to satisfy the appetite of the mouth, longhorn beetles will follow the footsteps of crayfish, and the price is extremely high, one pound costs 500 yuan! Due to the price, the deliciousness of childhood came to an abrupt end...

(End of this chapter)