CH 75.2

Zhang Fangyuan looked around but didn't see Xu He, his fourth uncle said that he came here for a while and then said that he was going to dig bamboo shoots. Zhang Fangyuan shook his head helplessly, Xu He really had no time to relax.

Although the winter bamboo shoots were growing these days, it was difficult to dig them. They were delicious and expensive to sell. In the twelfth lunar month, some villagers carried hoes into the bamboo forest to dig winter bamboo shoots.

A layman might not be able to dig out the things buried in the soil even if he was busy for a long time. It had to be someone who could watch the growth of bamboo.

"Xu He!"

Zhang Fangyuan shouted when he reached the forest, and after a while, a voice came from the forest: "It's on the side of the river."

Zhang Fangyuan went to the direction of the voice, and finally saw someone.

The big one was shoveling around with a hoe, and the two small ones were picking up the soil with sticks to find bamboo shoots.

Seeing someone coming, Xiao'e and Xiaomao called cousin together.

"The three of you are not afraid that blind bear will come and snatch you away."

Xu He said: "It's not in the deep mountains or old forests, and that thing happened many years ago. If blind bear really comes, the bamboo forest here will be destroyed, how can it be full of flowers like this?"

After saying that, he threw his small hoe to Zhang Fangyuan, went to sit on the stone with bracken on top of it for cushioning. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. He found that his body was not as agile and capable as before, and he felt very tired after working for a while, mainly because he was carrying too many things on his body, and he couldn't walk flexibly.

Zhang Fangyuan went over and touched Xu He's face: "Have you been digging for a long time?"

Xu He slapped Zhang Fangyuan's hand away, glared at him, looked at the two children next to them, and said in a low voice: " Don't teach bad things to the children."

Zhang Fangyuan smiled and said, "I won’t teach bad things to the children if I wipe your sweat, this is to let them know what kind of husband they should look for in the future. "

" Open your mouth and keep talking nonsense all day long, dig the bamboo shoots. "

Xiaomao and Xiao'e giggled for a while, then they went to dig the bamboo shoots in the distance.

"It's been a few months, and you are still out digging bamboo shoots, you are not afraid that something bad will happen."

Zhang Fangyuan took a little effort to hold Xu He's small hoe. Although it was light, as light as a toy in his hand, but the handle was short, so he had to bend over to dig it because he was a big man.

Xu He took a sip of water from the bottle gourd filled with water. The hot water he poured before he came here now had turned into lukewarm water. He took two sips: "

I said earlier that there are no winter bamboo shoots at home, and I want to eat it during the Chinese New Year. I asked you to dig some for me. Who told you not to dig it for me?"

"When did you say you asked me to dig it for you?"

Xu He said: "It's all over, since you didn't dig it for me, then I dig it myself. "

Zhang Fangyuan stopped and rubbed his waist: "I have never seen you be so unreasonable."

Xu He raised his eyebrows slightly, and put down the bottle gourd. In winter, there was a lot of rain and the weather was not hot. The river in the bamboo forest had more water, it flowed hua hua, and in summer, many children came to the river to catch shrimps and crabs. They could play for a long time and catch a lot of shrimps and crabs, but the crabs here were mountain crabs, not as good as the autumn crabs sold in the city.

[哗哗 huā huā: sound of gurgling water]

The autumn crabs were beautiful, and Zhang Fangyuan also brought back a dozen of them from the city. He marinated the crabs in a jar with distiller's grains, salt and vinegar, and he was reluctant to eat them. Tomorrow was New Year's Eve dinner, and he would open the jar and let everyone have a taste together.

Many villagers might had never eaten these river and sea goods in their entire lives, but this kind of goods was commonly seen on the dinner table people in the city.

"Come here quickly and have a look. I have dug three. How many should I dig?"

When Xu He heard that he had dug three, he hurried over. There were two big ones and one small bamboo shoot. They didn't look very good, but it didn't matter. They were about to be peeled and cooked to eat when they brought them home.

"It’s enough for dinner tomorrow."

He came early, but he only got two small bamboo shoots. Fortunately, Zhang Fangyuan taught him how to dig the winter bamboo shoot in the beginning of the year. This thing needed talent, and it was useless for him to come here early.

"Yes."