Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 73

Chang Juan could not be seen on the trail, Zhang Yun was stunned for a while, then turned around and walked back slowly. "Yun'er, what's the matter?" Seeing Zhang Yun turning his head, Zhang Cheng asked.

"It's okay, I just want to talk to Xiaojuan about something, I can't see her anymore after running out." Zhang Yun shook his head with a smile, took the bucket in Zhang Zhang's hand, went into the kitchen, and checked that there was no bigger tub It could be loaded, but fortunately, I put the bucket down, moved the tub for bathing, and poured the fish fry and shrimp seedlings in the bucket together with the water, and pulled some aquatic plants from the original wooden basin.

"Brother, come help and move the big wooden bucket to the yard." After Zhang Yun put the wooden bucket, pole, and shrimp net back, Zhang Yun called him over loudly, and the two carried the bathtub together Go out and put it on the corner of the wall outside the kitchen, so that it is blocked by the eaves, and the setting sun does not shine on the water surface, so the temperature will not rise much. When it is night, the water temperature will drop.

After all the random things in hand were done, the sky gradually darkened, and the family members all washed up and rested. Zhang Yun went back to the house and sat down by the kang.

There was no oil lamp in the room, and it looked very dim. Zhang Yun sat by the kang for a while, and couldn't help but think of the bucket of fish and shrimp seedlings sent by Chang Juan. Where did Miao come from? It's a pity that Chang Juan slipped away very quickly and couldn't ask anything. I was busy with something just now, so I didn't feel anything. This will be free, and the thoughts just came to me again. I sat silently thinking for a while, and then stood up. Get up, open the door and run out of the yard.

Zhang Yun walked out of the fenced yard, along the path in front of the yard, and walked slowly towards the Qingling River.Today is the sixth day of the lunar new year, the crescent moon in the sky is now as pale as water, almost disappearing, there are not many stars in the night, and the muddy ground of the path is very dark, fortunately the road is not far away, and she is used to walking through pigweed every day, Even though it was dark, it went smoothly to the Qingling River.

Zhang Yun walked slowly on the rocky beach. The grass at the height of half a person was blown by the wind, and the sound of the river flowing was very clear in the dark night. The whistling blow came straight over, she couldn't help shrinking her neck, put her hands on her chest, rubbed her arms on both sides, and walked forward.

Stepping on the stones on the rocky beach, there was a slight rattling sound, the wind blew the grass and the bushes were flying violently, making it look like a shadow. Zhang Yun was really a little fuzzy. After walking for a while, he had the idea of ​​turning back. Just as he was about to stop there, he saw flames appearing in front of him.

The fire light kept swaying in the wind, and the light and shadow swayed accordingly. Under the swaying light and shadow, a group of dark shadows appeared. Zhang Yun looked carefully with wide-eyed eyes, and vaguely discerned that it was the figure of someone squatting.

After seeing the figure clearly, Zhang Yun hesitated a little, not knowing whether she should go forward or not. At that time, she wanted to confirm what she thought in her heart, so she ran out, but when she saw the figure, she was a little afraid of confirming it.

What if it's really him...

Just when Zhang Yun was hesitating whether to go forward, the figure stood up, and the light of the fire moved towards the river. After a while, there was a sound of splashing water, and the figure began to get busy.

After a while, the figure turned around, and the fire light followed, and Chang Man's face appeared under the fire light, meeting Zhang Yun's eyes.

When Chang Man turned around, he also saw Zhang Yun standing not far away. Although the surrounding night was shrouded in darkness, he recognized the petite figure as soon as it came into his eyes, and he was stunned by it.

It turned out to be him.It was only now that Zhang Yun realized that he was so impulsive, why did he come here, he was in such a dilemma, it seemed too hurtful to walk away, and if he went up, he didn't know what to say, it would be equally embarrassing to just stand like this , I can't help lowering my head slightly, feeling uneasy in my heart, I can't tell what it feels like, it seems a little flustered.

After Zhang Yun's eyes lowered slightly, the firelight from the opposite side shone on her, and Chang Man's voice seemed a little low, "Is it... Yun'er?"

The silence between the two was broken, Zhang Yun had no choice but to respond, so he could only make a soft "um" and raise his eyes.

"Why do you come out alone now? It's very windy here. You should go back quickly." Chang Man's voice revealed a trace of anxiety, and he moved his footsteps a few times, as if a little hesitant, and finally walked forward. Zhang Yun stepped forward and handed over the torch in his hand, "This is for you, go back quickly."

The flames fluttering in the wind illuminated the two of them, and also illuminated the bamboo cage Chang Man held in his hand. Zhang Yun just lowered his eyes and saw the cage. Then he remembered that there were some things he hadn't said yet. Looking up at him, he said, "Thank you for the fish and shrimp fry."

Chang Man fell silent again, but moved the bamboo cage in his hand behind him, letting his body cover it, and stretched out the torch in his hand towards her.

Zhang Yun didn't take the torch, but said softly, "Can you show me that cage?"

Chang Man moved his arms slightly unnaturally, slowly took out the cage from behind, and handed it to Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun took it and took a closer look at the torch that Chang Man brought over. The bamboo cage in his hand was split very finely and woven like a small bell. It's so dense that you can't see what's inside, just feel the vibrations when you hold it in your hand, but the fish and shrimp inside can't fall out.

After looking at it, Zhang Yun handed the cage back to Chang Man. After hesitating for a while, he still asked: "I guess you already know that my elder brother can't afford a lot of fish and shrimp. I wonder if you can teach me how to do it?" How to use this cage?"

Relying on the charter to carry fish and shrimp, I don’t know when I will be able to raise the amount of one mu of paddy fields. If I don’t find another way, I’m afraid that when it’s my own paddy field, the amount of fish and shrimp fry will also be far from enough Yes, no matter what, Chang Man has a lot of experience in catching fish and shrimp.

"Okay." Chang Man agreed with a mouthful, and then pointed the torch backwards, "The bucket is over there, follow me, and I'll show you."

Zhang Yun nodded, and walked forward. Chang Man leaned forward with the torch to light the path under her feet, followed her footsteps, and walked to the bucket by the river.

When they reached the bucket, Chang Man handed over the torch. Zhang Yun took it this time and held it up to illuminate Chang Man. He bent down to get close to the bucket, and she squatted down quickly to shine the torch towards the cage.

Chang Man turned the cage upside down a little, exposing the bottom end to the firelight, and Zhang Yun discovered that the bottom of the cage was sunken in, and the thin bamboo threads underneath were a little sparsely woven. Let the bamboo thread have a certain degree of elasticity, and Chang Man's hand stretched into the small hole at the bottom, and the hole suddenly opened up, enough to accommodate his whole hand in it. After moving his hand for a while, a layer was pulled out. The linen cloth came, and when the linen cloth was turned out, the fish and shrimp caught in it fell into the bucket with a plop, and there were dozens of them.

Chang Man shook a few times, and after confirming that all the fish and shrimp had fallen, he picked up the small bag wrapped in lotus leaves from the ground next to the bucket, opened the lotus leaf, and inside were twisting earthworms, Chang Man said in a low voice: "You should have seen this. You should be able to dig a lot of it under the firewood and mud at home, under the haystacks, and beside the compost pond."

Zhang Yun nodded in agreement, his eyes widened as he watched Chang Man's next move, he grabbed a few earthworms, picked up the cage again, found the small bag next to the dug out linen cloth, and put the earthworms in the cage. into the pocket.

Zhang Yun took a closer look. The pocket of the burlap bag was made very deep, and the mouth of the bag was facing upwards. After the earthworms were put in, they would not be able to climb up, nor would they be afraid of falling into the water. This design is very useful.

While she was still thinking about her pockets, Chang Man stuffed the linen cloth back into the bamboo cage through the small opening at the bottom, then waved to Zhang Yun and said, "Come with me." Zhang Yun followed as he said, holding the torch High lighting.

Chang Man walked two or three steps forward, and when he was about to enter the river, he stopped. He knelt down and picked up the bamboo pole at his feet. The bamboo pole is an ordinary bamboo pole, but it is tied with a thin twine, the twine is very long, and the bamboo pole is also long.

Zhang Yun was curious about what to do with this, so Chang Man put down the cage, and lifted up the bamboo pole that was mostly submerged in the river, and there was a clattering sound immediately, Zhang Yun saw that there were two other cages hanging on the pole, It was exactly like the one she had seen.

Chang Man didn't say a word, just withdrew the bamboo pole and brought the top end in front of him. He saw that the hemp rope was also tightly tied up at this end. One cage was taken down, and the original one filled with earthworms was taken, and the end of the fine hemp rope was threaded through the gap between the bamboo strips at the top of the bamboo cage, and the bamboo cage was hung on the rope, and the hemp rope was tied again When the knots are tied tightly, the bamboo poles can be stretched forward and the bamboo cages can be dipped into the river.

The fish and shrimp fry in the other two bamboo cages were also taken out by Chang Man, and fell into the water bucket. After the third cage, the water bucket was already full of more than half of the fish and shrimp fry.

Looking at the whole process, Zhang Yun felt that this method was really useful. The fish and shrimps couldn't stand the bait, so they all burrowed in, but they managed to get in, but when they came out, they were blocked by the closed bamboo threads. can't come out again,
"Can you...can you teach my family to weave this kind of cage?" Zhang Yun thought for a while, and finally opened her mouth. She also knew that she was going too far, but in order to successfully complete the fish and shrimp farming, she could only be generous. Be cheeky, open your mouth this time.

Chang Man was lowering his head, wanting to put earthworms in his pocket. Hearing her question, he turned his head slightly to look at her. With just one glance, his eyes drooped, and he replied in a low voice, "You can take all of these." Go, I usually use shrimp nets for my bags.” After speaking, he threw the earthworms back into the lotus leaf, and handed the cage to Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun didn't know what to say, so he hesitated for a while, then reached out to take it, and soon the three bamboo cages, and the bucket of fish and shrimp fry were all in Zhang Yun's hands.

"I'll return it to you when I'm done using it." After a long time, Zhang Yun squeezed out such a sentence, then turned around quickly, and walked away, feeling a little embarrassed and flustered.

Zhang Yun walked quickly on the rocky beach, but the fire behind him was always shining from a distance, following him like a shadow.

(End of this chapter)