Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 515 Picking Oranges

Autumn is the season for crabs to grow fat. The famous crabs in Yangcheng Lake have been sold for hundreds of dollars a catty. It is of course very happy to see fat crabs here.

It is said that before liberation, the poor could not even afford food and could only live by eating hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake. Now it must be the other way around.

Poor people cannot eat hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, so they can only live by eating.

Zhou Yunan urged Cheng Shi: "Go and catch it, it's so big! Do you think it's a catty?"

"It's almost the same without it." Cheng Shi said.

It is rare to see such a big stream crab, and the ordinary shell is only as big as a mahjong block.

"Then go and catch it, it runs so fast." Zhou Yunan urged again.

Cheng Shi took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers and went into the water.

This is a stream flowing down from the mountain. The water is not deep, that is, it is only soaked to the calf. The bottom of the stream is full of pebbles of all sizes.It's autumn now, the temperature is not so high, but the sun is still not small during the day, so it's no problem to go into the water.I loved catching crabs like this when I was a kid.

Cheng Shi waded through the water, caught the crab, and held it in his hand with joy.Weigh it, it weighs more than half a catty.

He quickly called Cheng He: "Heizi, there are crabs here, they are not small!"

Cheng He was running with the kite, and Cheng Xinxin chased him, having fun.

Of course, Cheng Xinxin was the only one who was happy, and Cheng He just liked to see children happy.He discussed: "Xinxin, why don't we stop playing and go catch crabs?"

Cheng Xinxin was having a good time, but when she saw crabs over there, she wanted to go too, so she hesitated for a while and said, "Then let's fly the kite for a while, and then catch crabs, shall we?"

Looks like she hasn't had enough fun yet.

Cheng He said loudly over there: "You catch it first, we will go later."

When Cheng Xinxin was tired from running and had enough fun, they collected the kite and headed for the stream.

Cheng Shi has already caught three or four of them, some big and some, and put them on the bank, tied them up with straw to prevent them from running away, and he is still dripping in the stream now.

Cheng He took a look and said, "It's not bad, it can make a big bowl with some more."

Cheng Shi said: "Okay, okay, you come to cook in a while, and we will all go to your house for dinner."

"No problem! You eat steamed ones, or..." Cheng He said straightforwardly.

"Spicy and spicy! What to eat steamed! We ordinary people, if we can't taste the deliciousness of steamed food, we must be spicy and strong enough." Cheng Shi said.

Bai Qian said to him: "Hey, to be honest, you have to ask your wife's opinion too? You are not alone now..."

When Cheng Shi heard this, he felt a little embarrassed, raised his hand and scratched his head.After being single for so many years, it seems that I really haven't developed the habit of asking other people's opinions.

So he raised his head and asked Zhou Yunan: "Then you..."

Looking at these two people, Cheng He also wanted to laugh.

Zhou Yunan suddenly became the focus of attention, and suddenly felt embarrassed again, and said, "Let's just eat spicy food, I also like spicy food..."

Bai Qian encouraged her: "Xiao Nan, just tell me what flavor you like. If you don't tell others, they won't know, and when the time comes, you won't like it. Isn't that a pity?"

Zhou Yunan smiled and said "Yes".Bai Qian, who has experienced it, can say that every word has reached her heart.

Well, for those who marry far away, the most important thing is the taste, even if you don't eat well, what else can you talk about?
Bai Qian looked at the crab on the ground and said regretfully, "Unfortunately, I can't eat it...why is my life so hard..."

Crabs are cold in nature, so pregnant women should not eat them. She can only look at the crabs and sigh.

Cheng He said: "Don't worry, I'll get you some more fish, and I'll give you a whole plate, so you can eat it alone, how about it?"

I really didn't bring any tools. If I had brought a net, I would have brought some shrimps back.

Pregnant women eat more fish and shrimp in moderation, which can supplement high protein, which is good for both adults and children.

Seeing that he was busy taking off his shoes and socks to get into the water, Bai Qian immediately instructed Cheng Shi on the spot: "Did you see that? You should coax your wife like this. Don't forget about such a person every now and then."

Look at that excitement!

Cheng He said: "Xiaoqian, don't underestimate honesty. Some people can't see it on the surface, but they are actually very delicate in their hearts. Otherwise, how do you think he tricked the bride?"

Cheng Shi and his wife were ridiculed today.

At this time, Bai Qian got some information, and asked her husband: "Then you should be more delicate to me?"

Cheng Shi followed and laughed, Cheng He dug a hole for himself.

After a lot of laughing, they got some crabs, which was a big soup bowl, so they stopped their hands and went to pick oranges.

The mountain wind in the golden autumn brings sweetness, and ripe fruits are everywhere, some are planted, some are wild, with all kinds of fragrance.

Autumn is the harvest season.

Not far away, the golden oranges are full of fruits, and the branches are almost bent.

Cheng Xinxin saw so many oranges growing on the trees, and said happily, "Look, Mom, there are so many oranges, so many."

Cheng He raised his hand and picked a big one, peeled it and divided it into two halves, giving one half to her and the other half to Bai Qian.

He said: "Taste it first, we will pick some if it tastes good, and forget it if it's not good."

Bai Qian took it to her mouth, and before she ate it, she smelled a fragrance, and said involuntarily, "It smells so good."

At this stage of her life, oranges, lemons and other fruits are fragrant, and meat and fish are smelly. If it weren't for Cheng He's good cooking skills, her appetite would not be so good.

When she started eating the oranges, Cheng Xinxin had already started to say loudly, "Dad, it's so sweet, the oranges are so sweet."

Cheng He said: "Okay, it's so sweet, let's pick some back."

Then he said to several people: "You all take it easy, eat less oranges, and eat crabs later, it may hurt your stomach."

Give them a heads up first.

Cheng Shi stuffed oranges into his mouth and said, "I'm fine, my stomach is very healthy. I used to eat oranges while eating crabs. There was no problem at all."

Now Bai Qian was happy, and said, "The oranges are all mine, hahaha, don't grab them."

She doesn't eat crabs, and she can eat oranges as she pleases.

In fact, in theory, it’s okay to eat oranges after eating crabs, but you can’t eat persimmons, peanuts, tea, etc., otherwise it may cause vomiting and diarrhea.

Now, the Internet search is so convenient. As a result, there are all kinds of news on the Internet, and it is impossible to distinguish the true from the false. Some people say this is edible, and some people say that it is not edible. It is impossible to distinguish.

Some people say that after eating crabs, they can’t even eat grapes, apples, pears, oranges, oranges and other fruits. Some people say that they are actually edible. Although these fruits contain vitamin C, the content is not enough. It's not just taking vitamin C tablets directly, it's okay to eat.

So, it's really hard to say.

Forget it, at least you should be careful and eat less oranges.

But Bai Qian doesn't eat crabs, but she can eat oranges as she pleases.

Cheng He asked Cheng Shi again: "Honestly, why didn't your Uncle Yao find someone to pick the oranges and sell them for money? You see, the oranges are all yellow, and if you don't pick them, they will rot."

Cheng Shi said: "He will find someone to pick it in two days. He said that the oranges halfway up the hillside are not worth much. Let someone pick them once. Let the oranges grow as much as possible before picking them. Keep the ones for your family to eat."

A large fruit farmer can earn less than 2000 yuan per acre of oranges. The hillside is not very big, and the total value is too small. Uncle Yao doesn't want to spend too much energy on it. He will find someone to pick it once in a few days.

This is also because he has made money. He is so rich and powerful when he has money in hand. When life was hard before, every orange was money, and his family picked it early and late. How could it be so lavish?

Now he is much better at making bamboo weaving and engaging in farmhouse entertainment. It is impossible to choose the big and the small. The orange orchard has become an add-on, and he can earn one by one without investing a lot of energy.

No, people seem to be much better off when they have money, and I used to be reluctant to ask people to pick them so casually.Now, people can't eat much oranges, and they can still gain a good reputation.

The basket Cheng Shi was carrying was not small, and could hold a lot of it. At this moment, the few people were not polite, they just picked the big ones and filled the basket full.

This time, Cheng Xinxin was so worried, she was not allowed to eat, but could only be watched, it was too painful.

Cheng He didn't let her eat oranges because she wanted fried crabs when she went back.After eating crabs today and digesting them, open them up and eat oranges tomorrow.

When Cheng Shi took a break, he teased her: "Xinxin, what's on your face?"

In fact, she didn't have anything on her face, but since she didn't have any oranges to eat, she went to play in the mud for a while, but now she has a lot of mud on her hands.

Upon hearing Cheng Shi's question, the little girl quickly raised her hand and wiped her face carelessly. Suddenly, several paw prints appeared on her originally fair face.

Cheng He said again: "It's not here, it's over there. There's something over there."

Cheng Xinxin raised her hand again, and wiped the other side of her face again. After that, the whole face became a big painted face.

Cheng Shi held back his laughter and said, "Okay, it's very clean, it's clean, go and let Dad have a look."

Cheng Xinxin hurriedly ran towards Cheng He, and said, "Dad, is my face clean?"

Cheng He looked at it, frowned and said, "You just rolled in the mud? Why is your face covered in mud?"

Cheng Xinxin belatedly raised her hands to look at them, and more than half of the mud on her hands was gone.

She immediately knew that Uncle Cheng Shi had lied to her again!
So angry!
She grabbed a piece of dirt from the ground and rushed towards Cheng Shi. Just now, she saw that the oranges were inedible, but now she threw them all out.

Cheng Shi saw it, and ran quickly, turning his head meanly while running: "Come on, come on, you can't catch me, you can't catch me, you are a big tabby cat..."

Cheng Xin was so angry that she chased after him all the way, throwing the dirt in her hand at him.As a result, the distance was too far, and she was too inaccurate, often missing the target by thousands of miles.

Well, a lot of progress has been made now. Before throwing sandbags, I threw them directly into the sky and hit my own head, but now I don’t hit myself.

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