novelaction Chapter 415 Exchange with You
Chapter 415 Exchange with You
When we got to the river, we found that most of the children in the village had come. There were people on several shallows near the village, and the whole river was bustling.
The old man also went down to the river with the gourd on his back and walked back and forth in the river. The water was still a little cold at this time, as it was not yet June.
The family's horses and cows were grazing along the river, wagging their tails. Li Wang and Li Lai were guarding them obediently by the side. Not far away there was a dirty and lazy backpack filled with some wood ash, which was specially used to collect the dung brought out by the cows and horses.
In this world, the most important thing for farmers is manure.
After a day's work outside, cows and horses excrete a lot, which needs to be loaded back in. As fat is good, the more the better, and every extra pile means more food for the mouth.
Zhou Guo patted their heads and said, "You are so good. You are still too young to follow your brothers and sisters into the river. Stay here and I will make you something delicious tonight, okay?"
The two of them nodded with their eyes wide open.
Zhou Guo carried a few baskets and led Zhou Su down to the river.
The old man was delighted when he saw the two men coming with baskets. He pointed to a child nearby and said, "Come here, my basket is here. Give me the snails I put in your basket."
The child was also straightforward, "Okay, these, this piece is all yours."
Zhou Guo went over with the basket and saw that half of it was the old man's, with a large leaf in the middle. The boy removed the large leaf from the basket and said to the old man, "You don't need my basket anymore, so I'm leaving now. My companions are all downstairs, and I'm going to look for them."
The old man waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, thank you very much."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master, you are really amazing. Now in the village, everyone from the 80-year-old grandfather to the 80-year-old kid is your friend regardless of age."
The old man was a little proud, "Of course, it doesn't matter who I am, your master. I just don't want to deal with people. If I really want to deal with people, I would have many friends."
Zhou Guo was very happy to see him so smug. She thought back to last year when she couldn't go anywhere for the whole winter and she stayed in the house all day, feeling a little depressed. Now things are so good. She spends herding cattle, chopping wood, going to the river and into the mountains to hunt for bird eggs. When she has nothing to do, she brags and chats with the old men in the village. After dinner, she carries a hoe to take care of the vegetable garden. She is busier than her and more energetic than anyone else.
As they thought and felt around, they found that most of the snails in the river had been picked up. They had no choice but to change their positions and move forward. Although they were following behind the crowd, they still picked up quite a few.
Especially Zhou Suli, the little guy was very careful, he didn't even leave out the cracks in the rocks, he also carefully pulled apart the water plants on the side to search, and found quite a few big ones left behind.
But there were too many people looking, and they searched along the river for more than an hour. When the sun was about to set, they still hadn't picked up half a basket.
Had to go ashore.
At this time, the children from other families who were building houses came over with half a basket of snails and half a basket of snails. They put them in front of Zhou Guo and said, "We found these. We'll take them back for you. Can we make snails for lunch tomorrow?"
Zhou Guo looked at the baskets and said, "There are much fewer this time than last time. There are so many people working, I'm afraid each person can't get a few."
"Don't worry, it's good enough for everyone to get a few, and it can save a meat dish for lunch."
Zhou Guo nodded and was about to bring all these to their home when he heard shouting coming from all directions.
"Zhou Guo Zhou Guo!"
"Guoguo!"
"Sister Guoguo!"
Zhou Guo turned his head and saw that the children who were still in the river had come up with their baskets and were running towards them.
The baskets were placed on the ground, as if waiting for her inspection, some were full, some were most of the basket, and some were half full of snails.
Her eyebrows jumped and she looked at these people without saying anything.
One of the oldest boys, who was about eleven or twelve years old, touched his head sheepishly and said, "These are all for you. Take them back and cook them. We'll just feed the chickens if we take them back anyway."
Zhou Guo still didn't say anything.
The young man waited for a while and then said, "Yes, yes, when you are done, can we take half a bowl home?"
"Yes, we don't want much, half a bowl is enough. A few days ago, Shan Ji was always showing off to us how delicious the snails his father brought back were. We also took some back to cook, but we couldn't. I'll give you this basket. Can I exchange it for half a bowl? These were found by my good brother and his family. Can one basket be exchanged for one bowl? We'll each have half a bowl."
Zhou Guo looked at the things on the ground. There were so many of them that the large bathtub would have to hold at least one pointed basin! And it might not even be enough!
The first thought was that her arm was going to be broken or crippled!!
How long does it take to cut the butt of the snail? ! !
This needs at least three frying pans!!
The seasonings used are also quite old!
She wanted to refuse, so she looked up at these people. Among them were some older than her, some about the same age, and some younger than her. Each of them had anticipation on their face. Because they had never eaten stir-fried snails, they went down to the river without stopping after finishing their housework. After searching for them for an afternoon, they thought of exchanging half a bowl for their family to try.
Listening to other people in the village bragging and looking at the snails everywhere in the river and wanting to taste them, she couldn't help but think of her childhood. It seemed that she didn't want anything in particular because her family was well off, so she could get whatever she wanted.
Her heart softened and she nodded. Before they could cheer, she said hurriedly, "But!! We have an agreement. You have to come to our house after breakfast the day after tomorrow. Remember to bring your scissors and loofah."
Everyone nodded hurriedly, and was so happy that they didn't know what to do. Finally, they could eat snails like that. Each family had half a bowl, and everyone in the family could have a taste.
Without waiting for Zhou Guo to speak, they said automatically: "Let's take these back to your house."
The road leading into the village was very busy. Children of all ages lined up in a row, carrying baskets and heading towards Zhou Guo's house. The elderly people chatting at the entrance of the village were stunned and asked, "What are they doing?"
Those who have children and grandchildren at home laughed and said, "Grandpa, we caught a lot of snails today, and we want to exchange them with Zhou Guo for half a bowl of snails. Just wait, the day after tomorrow you will also be able to eat the same snails that Grandpa Shanji eats!"
"Oh my." The old people couldn't sit still any longer. "Really? You all touched it, and you found it?"
"Everything is here. I'll carry the stuff over first. It's so heavy!"
The children were happy and the elders were also surprised. Some of the old guys were so annoying that they would show off after eating something delicious, saying that they had never eaten such delicious food in their lives. Well, they can have it too.
Zhou Guo looked at the happy expressions on their faces and thought that they should just cut the snail butts. No matter how many there were, they could eventually be cut.