Chapter 229 The turtle that controls the river
The father and son each held a turtle in their hands and happily walked up the mountain one after the other.
The road on the mountain was even more uneven than the road down the mountain. There was a long steep slope going up. Ye Chenghu fell directly after taking a few steps. The turtle in his hand was thrown out by him and rolled two times.
roll.
"Ah, my turtle..."
"What a turtle, it didn't fall, it's right here, get up on your own, don't be pretentious."
When Ye Chenghu saw the turtle fell, its head retracted, and its legs were in the air, Ye Chenghu smiled again and quickly got up using his hands and feet. Fortunately, it was winter. Although it wasn't very cold here, but the children
I'd better wear thicker clothes so it won't hurt so much if I fall.
He quickly stepped forward to catch his turtle, carefully blew it with his mouth open, and patted the dust on it.
Ye Yaodong almost lost his sight of this silly son, "Walk faster, take your time, and you can play with me when you get to the mountain."
"Dad, it's dirty. Why don't you put it in the water and wash it?"
"Don't be too fussy, why are you washing?"
My hands were all black and black, and I didn’t even say that I wanted to wash them. I treated the turtle like a treasure.
Sooner or later it will be done!
Regardless of his father's objections, Ye Chenghu grabbed the turtle and climbed down, preparing to wash it in the river.
"Damn it, be careful, don't fall into the river, don't let it run away, otherwise I will hang him up and beat him!" Ye Yaodong frowned at his actions. It was really annoying to bring the child out.
Fortunately, I only brought one.
"No way!"
Ye Yaodong saw that his little one was not worried, so he also walked down the river bank. As soon as he stepped down, he felt as if he had stepped on something and exploded?
He raised his feet and saw an egg?
Wild eggs? Wild duck eggs!
"Son, come quickly, there are duck eggs here."
Ye Chenghu didn't even bother to give the bastard a bath for a moment, and turned around happily, "Ah, Dad, you crushed one of them."
"Who knew there were eggs in the grass? I didn't look carefully. There are two more. Pick them up quickly and put them in your pocket. When you go back in the evening, ask your mother to stew them for you. I'll wash this turtle for you."
This prevents him from accidentally falling into the water. If he goes back, not only will he be beaten, but I will also be scolded.
Ye Yaodong carried the turtle and as soon as he got close to the water, he saw a bigger one underneath. His eyes widened instantly.
Although the water was clear, there was mud at the bottom. The big tortoise was lying in the mud, and it was not very clear when it was embedded in it. It was because the water was clear enough that he could barely make out its outline.
"Damn it, the turtle that calms the river! Son, come here, come here, there is a turtle as big as a washbasin here."
Ye Chenghu was being pushed around by his father and felt like he was too busy. He had just picked up two wild duck eggs and put them in his pocket when he heard his father calling again. He quickly ran over to take a look, covering his pockets.
"Where, where?"
Ye Yaodong picked up a branch randomly and put it into the water and pointed it at it. Ye Chenghu was so excited that he almost jumped up, "It's so big, Dad, it's bigger than the basin. Grab it quickly. Go down and grab it..."
Ye Chenghu said while pushing his father into the water.
Ye Yaodong was pushed a few times and almost fell into the water.
This son of a bitch, when I see this bastard, I don’t want him anymore.
He patted the brat on the back of his head and said, "Scratch your head, scratch it. The water in the river is so ice-cold that you even asked me to go into the water."
"But that turtle is so big."
"It would be nice to have some experience. We'll catch the smaller one as soon as we can. The one at the bottom is so big, I'm sure it's the river-suppressing turtle. Just take a look."
The shell on the bottom one's back looks almost bigger than a washbasin. There are no breeders of such a big turtle nowadays. If not, it is a genuine "hundred-year-old turtle".
With such a big animal, people are very superstitious nowadays. Some rural people believe that it can "channel spirits". Anyone who dares to catch this animal will be drowned in spittle. I heard that those who release it will also be blessed.
Ye Chenghu squatted there with a look of regret on his face, "Can't you catch it and raise it home?"
"No, it grows so big here, it can only stay here to protect the soil and water."
After Ye Yaodong finished speaking, he pulled the little turtle full of mud in his hand in the water, took a fighting bath, and then lifted it up and put it in front of his eldest son.
"Here, just take these two little ones back and play with them."
"But don't you want to eat them?"
He was suddenly speechless, "Eat one and leave one for you?"
"Oh well!"
Ye Chenghu reluctantly grabbed the turtle and nodded, then touched the shell of the turtle comfortingly.
"Let's go, we went up. I spent a long time walking up the mountain and didn't reach the destination for an hour. If I say it, I'll make people laugh to death..."
"Isn't it you?"
"You didn't bother?"
"You caught the turtle."
"Isn't that what you saw? You just fell..."
"You've been squatting there watching the turtle for a long time, and you asked me to watch it with you..."
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The father and son were quarreling, one was disgusted, the other was talking back, and they refused to give in to each other. Each of them held a tortoise and walked slowly and noisily to the mountain.
Several grapefruit trees planted at the foot of the mountain were still hanging fruits. Ye Chenghu playfully ran up and shook the grapefruit, making it swing back and forth.
As a result, the grapefruit fell off and rolled down the slope. Ye Yaodong stretched out his foot to hold it up. He picked it up and looked at his butt. It was round and square. He put it down and weighed it. It felt quite heavy.
, it should be thin-skinned and fleshy, so it was placed under the tree.
"Don't be naughty, I'll put this here for now and I'll carry it back to you when we go down the mountain later."
"Okay, okay, let's pick a few more and take them home to eat later."
"Well, you can eat whatever you want from your grandpa's house for free. I'll pick a few more later. Now let's go up." He stretched out his hand and pointed at the orange tree above, "Have you seen those yellow oranges?
My task in the afternoon is to pick oranges, so go up and find your two uncles first."
"Okay, are my cousins ​​on the mountain? I want to show them my turtle."
"It's a turtle, not a turtle, or you can call it a tortoise, which is the collective name for turtles and turtles."
"Hahaha, bastard!"
Ye Yaodong glanced at him with disgust and went up the mountain to mind his own business.
"Wait for me, dad~"
"Ah? Who is here?" A male voice came from the mountain.
"Ah, it's me, uncle. I'm Ye Chenghu. My father and I came here to pick oranges."
"Ah? A Dong is here?"
"Cousin cousin..."
Scattered sounds came from the forest above, and after a while, a figure ran down from above.
It's my brother-in-law.
Immediately afterwards, a large group of children followed him, calling for their cousin as they ran...
Ye Chenghu also ran up excitedly, holding his little turtle and holding it high to show to his cousins. A group of children chattered excitedly around the turtle and discussed excitedly...
Ye Yaodong also handed the one in his hand to them to play with, and told them not to be bitten by the turtle. If they wanted to catch it, they must dig into the two concave spots under the turtle's abdomen.
"Wow, my brother-in-law is so awesome..."
"so big……"
"Where did you catch it?"
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"How many children didn't go to school today?"
Lin Xianghui trotted forward, "Isn't it true that the family is too busy? My father broke his foot again, and my mother had to take care of him and cook. There were not enough manpower, so I asked them to take a day off to help pick oranges in the mountains.
.When did you come here? Why didn’t you sit at home for a while and why did you come to the mountains instead?"
"I sat there for a while, chatted with my father, and after eating snacks, I had nothing to do and thought of coming over to help pick oranges. I heard that the price of oranges is very good recently?"
Lin Xianghui's dark face was full of smiles, "It's okay. I heard that it's 5 cents more than last year, so I thought I'd hurry up and pick it in the next two days, fearing that the price would drop if it's too late."
"That's very good. There are 5 cents more, which is very rare. Then I came at the right time and can help you pick it for two days."
The two of them walked up the mountain while talking.
"Haha ~ I heard that this year the cannery came down to harvest the oranges to be made into canned oranges, so the price was 5 cents more than in previous years. There were no orange growers in the village, so they all clapped their hands and regretted it. They were thinking about buying orange trees in the spring.
, so we can collect it in two or three years."
"Then you are lucky, you just happened to catch a good price. There will be more people planting next year, so the price may drop."
"Yeah, but it's hard to say."
"How's the grapefruit harvest going? I see there are still fruits hanging underneath."
"Grapefruits are okay. The ones at the bottom are late-ripening ones. Dad originally planned to wait until he finished picking the oranges and pick the ones at the bottom for you in a few days. You just happened to come over and take them back to eat after you leave.
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"Then it's good to be in love. It's better to come early than to come by chance."
I heard that pregnant women should eat more fruits, so I just brought some more grapefruits back for my wife to eat slowly, and forget about the oranges? I heard that eating too many oranges will turn yellow! They will also get angry! They will cause toothache!
Ye Yaodong walked up the mountain and said hello to his two sisters-in-law and brother-in-law. He also took out a sack and shook it out, then found a tree that he hadn't picked yet and plucked it first.
"A Dong, that one is a bitter orange. Don't pick it yet. Pick the oranges first. Oranges are valuable. You can wait two days before picking the bitter oranges."
Ye Yaodong took a closer look, and saw that the top of the head was a bit pointed, and the skin was still a little green. It was a bitter tangerine. It can be eaten cold. You can pick some back in two days!
He wandered to the side again, and then started picking after he recognized the oranges.
These orange trees have only been planted for two or three years. They are not big and short, making them easy to pick. You don’t have to climb around, which is much easier than persimmon trees.
While picking it, I peeled one and ate it. In an instant, my eyes narrowed to a slit, and my facial features were wrinkled. They were a bit sour and not tasty. They were not as sweet as oranges would be a few decades later.
But the silly son down there ate with gusto and kept shouting how delicious it was!
He even clamored to feed the bastard...
"You guys are not allowed to be naughty. Don't play them to death. Work quickly. Don't be lazy. You can play again when you get back."
The children immediately fell silent and played reluctantly for a while. They had to continue working when their mother called someone.
"Cousin, you have to watch them carefully and don't let them crawl away."
Ye Chenghu sat on the ground with a bunch of oranges next to him, and nodded happily, "Don't worry, I'll make a circle with oranges to make sure they don't run away."
The children then went to work with confidence.
Chapter completed!