Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 360 Catch the Beetle

After checking and accepting the store, Cheng He asked Tang Wei to go back to rest and prepare for a tough battle tomorrow.He himself is going back.

Well, since you've come to the city, let's take a small gift for the child back home.

No matter whether it is a cake or a toy, as long as the hands are not empty, it is a small surprise for children.

On the way back to the village, the mighty advertising flags fluttered all the way, as if silently saying: Welcome to Taohua Village.

On each advertising banner is star Zheng Xiaoying's charming smile, with a slogan on it: slow down and enjoy life.

Looking at it, Cheng He also thought in his heart, in fact, this slogan does not completely refer to tourism and leisure.

Even in daily life, if you let yourself slow down occasionally, take a day off, don’t think about the pressure that weighs you down, go out for a walk, have a drink, and chat for a while, can you relax for a while? , enjoy life?

Stress is everywhere, but in a long life, there should be more than just stress, otherwise, such a life would be so boring.

It’s okay to steal a day now and then, to slow down and enjoy life.It may be easier to face the pressure after leisure.

The scenery along the way is beautiful, which makes people have a little regret. It would be great if the Peach Blossom Avenue was completely repaired.

When the car drove on the section of road that had been repaired, my mood immediately improved.

On the brand-new road surface, peach saplings were planted on both sides of the road, growing well, full of vitality, and fluttering in the wind.There are no cars on the new road, and there is no smoke. Driving on such a road is simply a kind of enjoyment.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we saw that the people in Taohua Village were already busy driving.

Tomorrow is the day when the tourism project will open, and they must at least focus on cleaning up today.

After the reconstruction of Taohua Village, the whole image has taken on a new look, so the villagers actually cherish the environment, and usually pay attention not to make it dirty.

It's like when people put on new clothes or just bought a new mobile phone, they are reluctant to make a little dirty.

Later, after the tourism office was established, there were not only security personnel, but also cleaning personnel, and someone was responsible for cleaning every day.

I usually pay so much attention to the environment, not to mention that tomorrow is the first day of opening.

It can be said that this is the first major event in Taohua Village for decades, and every household takes it seriously and cleans it seriously.

On the opening day, who doesn't want to ask for auspicious luck?
Sure enough, it was the right choice to let them invest in the house.Everyone has their own shares. When they do something, they treat it as their own work. If they do well, they will get a commission. They are also working hard.

Cheng He drove the car back slowly. Along the way, the road paved with colorful stones was as clean as new, and the whole village seemed to be newly built.

He drove the car back to his home, parked in the courtyard, and then came out, intending to go to the kindergarten to pick up the child.

After walking out of the yard, I saw a group of children playing and coming out.

Cheng He was a little nervous. Kindergarten was over, but he didn't wait at the school gate, and he didn't know if Cheng Xinxin would cry.

This has never been done before.Even if he is not there occasionally, he entrusts others to pick it up.

Although the village primary school is not far away, at Cheng Xinxin's speed, she can walk there in five or six minutes, but whether to pick up or not is a matter of attitude.

Cheng He asked the children on the road: "Have you seen Xinxin? Is she behind?"

A child who was in Cheng Xinxin's class replied, "Xinxin is over there, I went to play with them."

After speaking, the little finger pointed a little farther away.

Uh, he didn't pick it up, Cheng Xinxin didn't cry, and even went to play with others happily.

Cheng He didn't know whether to be happy or sad at this time.

This is the nature of a child.

A father thinks that he cannot live without children, but in fact, having more children is the way to live.

Moreover, as children grow older, they will become less and less dependent on their parents. This is really a worrying fact.

Cheng He carried the small cake he bought for Cheng Xinxin, and found her not far away.

At this time, Cheng Xinxin and Cheng Ximei were playing with a few children in the big class, picking up some dead branches, and each of them grabbed a handful.

It is the two parrots that follow her every day, and they don't know where to go to play at this time.

Cheng He stepped forward and said, "Xinxin, what are you doing?"

Cheng Xinxin was holding a lot of dead branches, when she heard her father's voice, she followed her with a smile on her face, and said like offering a treasure, "Dad, I'm collecting firewood for cooking at night."

Cheng He was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.It never occurred to him that such a young child already knew to help the family with something.

People in the mountains have the habit of collecting firewood, and the rest of the children probably watched their family members do this, so they also learned to bring some firewood home after school.

Cheng Xinxin thought that she could help her father a little, so she followed along.

Cheng He warmed his heart for a while, handed her the small cake in his hand, and took the handful of firewood.

The kitchen in his house is now dual-purpose, with both liquefied petroleum gas and wood stoves.When I am in a hurry, I cook with liquefied petroleum gas, which is faster; but sometimes I want to cook two good dishes, such as stewing a chicken, I use a firewood stove.

Needless to say, the food cooked by the firewood stove must be more fragrant.

The firewood that Cheng Xinxin picked up couldn't cook even a single dish, but at least, she had begun to know how to worry about her father.

Cheng He comforted him and asked, "Dad didn't pick you up just now, did you cry?"

"No, I went with Ximei." Cheng Xinxin said while eating happily.

The small cake comes with a small spoon, which can be scooped up and eaten.

Cheng He saw Cheng Ximei standing next to him, also holding a small handful of firewood, so he said to Cheng Xinxin, "Xinxin, share some with Ximei."

The two little girls play together after school and go to school together, and they should share some food and food.

Cheng Xinxin scooped up a little bit with a sharp spoon and fed it to Cheng Ximei.

Look at that stinginess!

Cheng He asked her to share more, and then said, "Okay, let's stop picking it up and go back to do our homework."

While eating, Cheng Xinxin asked Cheng Ximei: "Ximei, are you coming back?"

"I'm not going back, I'm going to catch crickets with them."

"What do you catch crickets for?"

"They bark loudly and fight, which is fun."

So Cheng Xinxin said to her father, "I'm not going back either, I'm going to catch crickets with them too."

Cheng He asked, "Why are you catching crickets?"

This guy, when she heard that she was asked to go back to do her homework, she simply didn't want to go back.

Cheng Xinxin pouted and said, "Father, I want crickets too."

want to……

Cheng He said: "That one just played for a while, and went back to do homework after catching crickets, did you hear that?"

Cheng Xinxin neither nodded nor shook her head, she concentrated on eating as if she didn't hear it.

After eating the cake, I heard the children over there who were slightly older than Cheng Xinxin say, "Let's go over there."

The grass grows deep over there, and there must be crickets there.

Cheng Xinxin pulled Cheng Ximei, and the two little girls followed with short legs. Although they didn't know how to catch the cricket, they felt very excited for no reason.

Cheng He shook his head with a smile and had no choice but to follow.

There is a pond in the front section of the road, and this pile is all children, not even an adult followed, which made him a little worried.

A tree fell down on the side of the road, so the naughty children didn't walk well, thinking it would be more interesting to walk on the fallen tree trunk.

Although the whole tree fell down, there were some branches supporting it, so the trunk was a little away from the ground, almost reaching Cheng Xinxin's waist height.

The brave children climbed up in a few strokes, but the girls just wanted to climb up but couldn't.

The tree is very thick, if you keep your balance and walk on it, there is no problem.

Cheng Xinxin climbed up, but she was a little afraid to move forward, and she was a little staggered.

The people walking in front had already walked the distance of the whole tree, thought it was fun, and wanted to walk again, but the two smaller ones, Cheng Xinxin and Cheng Ximei, were still standing at the root of the tree, and they didn't dare to walk. I'm so anxious.

"Xinxin, open your arms like this, it won't fall..." They were very anxious and began to teach Cheng Xinxin how to do it.

It was a boy who spoke. He spread his arms, demonstrating that he can maintain balance, and there is nothing wrong with being crooked.

Cheng Xinxin opened her arms, but thinking about it, she still felt a little scared.

She has thought about this single-plank bridge and is afraid.

Cheng He was also struggling, should he call her down, or let her walk over?
Finally, he walked over, put his hands on Cheng Xinxin's waist, and said, "Xinxin, Dad is helping you, let's go, don't be afraid."

How can your own child be more timid than others?Then don't make her feel inferior!

She has to know that when her father is by her side, she can do whatever she wants, and if she can't, her father will still be there.

Maybe a man is a bit tougher than a woman to take care of children.

Seeing her father supporting her, Cheng Xinxin suddenly became more courageous and walked crookedly.Opening your arms can really control your balance. This feeling of shaking without falling is so interesting.

The little girl was laughing with a sense of accomplishment as she walked.

She thought her father was supporting her, so she walked away with peace of mind.

In fact, Cheng He's hand was only supporting her, and he let go of it long ago. It was Cheng Xinxin who was walking on her own and adapting to her balance.Only when she was really about to fall would he pick her up.

Just like when people learn to ride a bicycle, at first someone supports them from the back, and then the person who is supporting them gradually loses track of him and let go, and the person riding in front is still riding as usual.

Cheng Xinxin walked over slowly, feeling a sense of accomplishment spontaneously, she burst out laughing with excitement, she has accomplished such a difficult thing by herself.

Just walked over the tree trunk, she felt so tall, like a big child, that feeling is very good.

Cheng He asked behind her: "Xinxin, do you want to come down?"

Cheng Xinxin was in a state of excitement, reluctant to get down, and then saw something in the branch, she pointed to it and asked, "Dad, what is that?"

Cheng He saw that it was a beetle, which was commonly called "foreign clipper" in their place, and its scientific name was longhorn beetle.

This kind of beetle is not small, black with white dots on it, and two very long tentacles, just like the phoenix-winged purple gold crown on Monkey King's head.

This kind of insect eats fresh young leaves and is a very annoying pest to trees.

When they were young, they also liked to catch this kind of insects to play with.The bite force of this beetle's mouth is very strong. If you put the not very thin branch next to the mouth, these guys bite it off in one go.

This guy seemed unlucky to be discovered by Cheng Xinxin today.

Cheng He stepped forward, stretched out his fingers and gently pressed the guy's hand, then picked it up.

Just like catching a shrimp, you can't catch it from the front, otherwise, be careful of being bitten by it.

Cheng He grabbed it and said to Cheng Xinxin, "Honey, Dad will make you something fun."

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I caught this kind of bug to play with, so let's demonstrate it to these children.

(End of this chapter)