Red Worm

When shopkeeper Tong left, he also took away the remaining half of the jar of wine, which he called: "No waste..."

Mrs. Lin didn't wake up until the afternoon. She felt refreshed and didn't have a headache like others who would get a headache after drinking. She looked particularly energetic.

Mrs. Zhang chuckled: "Why is it that the third younger sibling's entire body is different once she wakes up from a sleep?"

Mrs. Li also said: "I think so too."

"I don't know why, but the feeling of being slightly drunk is really good. I feel light, comfortable and relaxed." Mrs. Lin explained.

"There's something more to this? I'll try a few more drinks next time." Mrs. Zhang said.

It was rare that the Xu family had some leisure time this afternoon. Qibao and Sixth Brother were sitting on the chairs in the corridor of the courtyard together. The two fair and clean little dolls looked very eye-catching.

Xu Laosan looked at his daughter and liked her more and more, went up and picked up Qibao and said: "Father has been very busy these past few days and hasn't had time to accompany his daughter, come on, father will take you out to have some fun."

Qibao said: "Father, please put me down. I can walk by myself." After all, she was not a six-year-old child at all, so she felt a little embarrassed.

Xu Laosan said: "Father just wants to hold you. When you grow up in two years, Dad won't be able to hug you even if he wants to."

Qibao stopped talking after hearing this. She could feel his father's love for her, so she put her arms around Xu Laosan's neck and rested her head on her father's shoulder.

Xiaoliu also followed behind, and met many villagers along the way, but they were all elderly. The young people in the village all work for the Xu family, but when they see the Xu family and his son, they will greet them enthusiastically. To them, the Xu family is their great benefactor.

Xu Laosan also nodded and greeted each other, and the three of them walked to the small river where the villagers washed their clothes. There were many unknown small wild flowers growing by the river, not to mention they were really beautiful.

Xu Laosan said: "Daughter, father will weave a flower garland for you, because my daughter is beautiful, she will look good in it, you and Xiaoliu will stand here and wait for father." After saying this, he released Qibao from his arms.

Qibao looked at her father who was bending down to pick some wild flowers with beautiful colors, when suddenly there was a sound of water coming from the river...

Qibao took a few steps forward and found red creatures floating on the water plants near the bank of the river. Xiaoliu also walked over and looked into the river and said: "Sister, this is a red worm. The fifth brother caught it for fun last time, but his fingers were pinched with blood by its claws. Sister, please don't touch this thing."

Qibao's eyes lit up. People here call this thing a red worm? This is obviously the most popular and famous snack in the past life, and it also has a cute name, called crayfish.

One of Qibao's favorite foods in her previous life was spicy crayfish.

Qibao said: "Brother Sixth, let me show you something fun."

Xiaoliu scratched his head and asked: "What's so fun?"

Qibao pointed to the crayfish in the river and said: "That's it!"

Xiaoliu waved his hands in fear and said: "No, no, this red worm bites you very painfully, it's not fun at all."

At this time Xu Laosan came over and said: "What are you siblings talking about again?" While saying that, he put his hands to work weaving a garland of flowers.

Qibao pointed to the crayfish in the river and said: "Father, I want this crayfish. It's delicious when made."

Xu Laosan looked in the direction Qibao pointed and asked doubtfully: "I only saw a lot of red worms, but not the crayfish you mentioned?"

Qibao smiled and said: "This thing is also called crayfish. The name sounds better than red worms. I've seen it at my master's place. It's delicious. I want to catch some and make them for you to eat tonight!"

When Xu Laosan heard Qibao say that these things were edible, he had no doubts and said: "This thing is very delicate. As soon as someone gets close to it, it will sink into the water if it moves too much. It's very difficult to catch."

Qibao said: "I have an idea, father. Let's go home and prepare some things. We will definitely catch it."

Xu Laosan no longer hesitated and said: "Okay, let's go back now."

The three of them returned to Xu's house, and Mrs. Wang asked: "Didn't you say you went out to play? Why are you back so soon?"

Xu Laosan told Mrs. Wang what Qibao said.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang asked in surprise: "Qibao, you say this red worm can be eaten? But its shell is hard, I'm afraid I can't eat it, and won't it knock out these two old teeth of mine?"

Qibao burst out laughing and said: "Grandma, you can't eat the outer shell, you have to eat the meat inside."

The old man said from the side: "Okay, since Qibao wants to eat it, let's go and have a look together so we can have a taste."

Qibao said: "We still need to prepare some tools."

Xu Laosan said: "What do you need? Tell me, daughter, and father will go and prepare it for you."

"We need line, and food bait, earthworms are best for bait, other meats are fine, then bolt it up with a stick, crayfish love to eat these, and will immediately clamp down on the food and not let it go, and we'll be able to catch the crayfish."

Next, Mrs. Wang went to the kitchen to cut some pieces of meat, Mrs. Lin got some thread for sewing clothes, and Xu Laosan prepared several bamboo poles.

After everything was ready, the family took another bucket and set off towards the river.

When they came to the river, Qibao asked her family to make the fishing rod. Qibao gently placed the meat next to the crayfish floating on the water. The crayfish immediately used its large pliers to grab the food. Seeing that it was almost done, Qibao lifted it up. The bamboo pole lifted the crayfish up and put it into the bucket.

Qibao thought this crayfish would be too good to catch! It is probably because few people would catch this thing, so they have no sense of danger and will not let go when they see something to eat, so they can catch it so easily.

Xiaoliu looked at the crayfish caught by his sister and thought it was fun. He immediately said happily: "Caught it, sister is so awesome, I want to play too!"

The Xu family also found it interesting. Uncle Xu also picked up a fishing rod and imitated Qibao, and successfully caught one.

Even Mrs. Wang and the old man joined in enthusiastically.

The riverside was very lively for a while. At this time, the village chief came to the riverside for a stroll, and saw all the Xu family members gathered around the waterside, not knowing what they were doing.

So he walked over and saw that they were catching red worms. He immediately asked in surprise: "Brother, what are you using these red worms for?"

It was rare for the old man to feel so relaxed. Seeing that the village chief was here, he smiled and explained: "This is not some red worm, this is crayfish. It is edible and I heard it tastes good. Fortunately, I have nothing to do today. I just came here to play with the children."

The village chief found it even more incredible. This thing is actually edible? He didn't believe it, but seeing the Xu family having so much fun, he found it interesting, and curiously watched the old man fishing for crayfish.

This crayfish reproduces quickly, and no one has ever fished, so there are especially many, even Xiaoliu also caught a lot of it, and was so happy that he had to compete with his parents to see who caught the biggest one.

After watching it for a while, the village chief finally understood the technique and wanted to try fishing one out. But there were no more fishing rods left, and it was hard to compete with the juniors and others, so he had no choice but to focus on the old man.

The village chief asked: "Brother, it looks really fun to me, can you let me try it too?"

The old man gave the fishing rod to the village chief without saying a word and said: "Only for you to fish once ah, I haven't had enough fun yet!"