Xu Dahai looked at Shen Feng and smiled slowly:

"If I sell red ginseng to others, the price will be different depending on the buyer. One is 182 yuan per catty, and the other is 115 yuan per catty."

"That much difference?"

Shen Feng was startled and didn't ask any more questions. He just waved his hand and said, "Okay, then it's 115 yuan per pound. 20 pounds is... that's... 2300 yuan?"

"You kid... okay, just give me 2300 yuan." Xu Dahai also smiled.

He understood that Shen Feng was also worried about calculating the price based on 182 yuan per pound.

After paying the bill, Shen Feng was leaving with the red ginseng packed in sacks.

Xu Dahai tried to persuade him:

"If you have nothing urgent, you can stay for two more days. Are you in such a hurry to leave?

I'll take you for a nice walk around the village, let's go fishing for crickets, catch fish, slide traps, and hunt..."

In an instant, Shen Feng's eyes lit up and he was completely attracted by Xu Dahai's words.

His family lives in Chengguan Town, the county seat. Although it is not very far from the countryside, he has not been to the countryside for several years.

"If I stay at your house, I won't disturb your family's life, right?"

Shen Feng looks carefree on the surface, but in fact he is quite delicate on the inside. He does not want to cause trouble to others, and he will be even more unhappy if he is disliked by others again.

Xu Dahai laughed instantly:

"No need to disturb me, okay! Just stay a few more days! Go back to the house and let's continue chatting!"

In the evening, I mixed the pig offal that my mother had prepared, and it was perfect for drinking.

"Meow~"

The fat orange cat was walking around. Xu Dahai picked up a piece of pig head meat and fed it to her, while touching two handfuls of it.

Even Shen Feng said with a smile: "This orange cat of yours is really fat. Can it catch mice?"

"Don't look at it. Her fat is actually all muscle. She can run very fast and is very good at catching mice... Come on, drink."

After finishing dinner, we took a short rest.

Xu Dahai packed up the wooden barrels, the tridents, the nets, etc., and prepared to catch the crickets with Shen Feng.

Crayfish is a type of river shrimp that has very high requirements on water quality. It is a large-headed shrimp. They have also made Crayfish tofu with Crayfish before. The taste is particularly delicious and leaves people with endless aftertaste.

"I remember that crickets like light, don't they?" Shen Feng was very active in helping carry the bucket, looking forward to tonight's trip to catch crickets.

"Yes, crickets like light very much, and they are more lively at night than during the day."

Putting on his rain boots, Xu Dahai went to the backyard to call Yang Weiguo, planning to take the latter to catch crickets.

My wife, Wang Xiuxiu, was taking her little Tingzi to plant sugar cane in the sugar cane field in the backyard.

Ka Ka ~

The small green-skinned sugar cane as thick as a finger was broken directly, with a clear and crisp sound, and a little sweet juice emerged from the broken stubble.

The little girl had a great time eating.

Several dogs were wagging their tails nearby.

"Xiuxiu, do you two want to play with us? There's nothing to do at home anyway, so why don't you go for a walk?"

"Ah, okay."

Wang Xiuxiu was very happy.

She was reserved and restrained, and she actually wanted to play with him, but Xu Dahai, the three of them were grown men, and Shen Feng, whom she didn't know very well, made her embarrassed to speak.

Fortunately, Xu Dahai had experienced the world for a long time and could easily see what she was thinking.

"I'll put a scarf on Xiaotingzi. Xiaohai, do you want to wear a cotton-padded jacket? Can I get you a cotton-padded jacket?"

"No, I'm not cold. Just put on an extra layer and don't get cold."

The moonlight was bright and the cold wind was blowing, but several people's hearts were very hot.

There are very few recreational activities in rural areas, but catching crickets is definitely an interesting recreational activity, which reminds several people of their childhood.

Walking towards the east of the village in the moonlight, we soon arrived at the river.

The breeze ruffled the river water, and the moonlight fell into the river like broken silver, which was very beautiful.

"Come on, Shen Feng, take the three-pronged pick and pull the rocks in front. Wei Guo and I will hold the net three meters behind you."

"Okay, just use a three-pronged pick to pull up the stone, right?"

"Yes!! Most of the crickets are hiding in the cracks of the rocks. Pull up the rocks and the water will wash away the crickets. You can just use a net to catch them."

Relatively speaking, pulling stones was a good job, and Shen Feng was a guest, so Xu Dahai asked him to do it.

Xu Dahai and Yang Weiguo, who also wore rain boots, held the net together.

Wang Xiuxiu shined a flashlight on the river, and stood on the river bank with the little girl to watch.

"Oh! There are so many crickets!"

Soon Shen Feng's excited voice came from the river. He just pulled the stones a few times and faintly saw nearly twenty crickets.

"Quick, quick, you guys have set up the net well, be sure to hold them!"

"Haha~ Don't worry, not one of them can escape! Hurry and pull, don't be lazy!"

"Okay, okay~ I'll catch a few more today and make a big pot of cricket tofu by then!"

wow~

The river was flowing, and a large number of crickets were uncontrollably carried by the river water and hit the net. No matter how hard they struggled with their pliers, they could not escape.

Soon.

Feeling that the crickets caught in the net were a little heavy, Xu Dahai asked Shen Feng to stop for a moment while he and Yang Weiguo poured all the crickets into the bucket.

"That's a lot!"

Shen Feng was sweating so much that he waded to the shore with the three-toothed spoon and stuck his head to look into the barrel.

Xu Dahai took the flashlight from Wang Xiuxiu's hand and shined the light beam into the bucket. He could clearly see the crickets desperately climbing up.

Shashasha~

The little paws collided with the wooden bucket, making a series of sounds.

Yang Weiguo was also happy: "I'm afraid it weighs 6 to 7 pounds!"

Shen Feng groaned and said: "Not only that, I'm afraid it weighs more than ten kilograms! What's the matter, is it still whole?"

"Change another place and continue the process!"

Xu Dahai straightened up and handed the flashlight to Wang Xiuxiu:

"I will throw the small stones, dead twigs, dead tree leaves and too-small crickets back into the river later. The weight will be much lighter."

"Why? A kid's crickets don't taste good?"

"Hold on to the big ones and let the little ones grow longer." Xu Dahai smiled, picked up the bucket, and took the lead in walking toward the northeast.

Others followed.

After arriving at another suitable place, everyone continued to catch crickets.

My daughter, Xiao Tingzi, was also very happy squatting on the bank, playing with the crickets in the bucket with a branch.

The moonlight was like water, getting brighter and brighter, and the little girl could clearly see many crickets in the bucket.

of course.

The shadow on the edge of the barrel was also reflected in the barrel, and she couldn't see clearly the cricket covered in the shadow.

"Mom, does the big orange cat eat crickets? Let's feed one to the big orange cat when we get home?"

"Okay, you can play with it, but don't overturn the bucket."

"Yeah, yeah~ I know."

About ten minutes passed.

Standing on the edge of the river, Shen Feng screamed: "Ah! There is a big fish! It hit my leg!"

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