tall and rhubarb

Gao Chang would go out of the yard almost every night, and when he got a short lottery, he would go out to collect food, and sometimes he had to work in the fields they planted together in the yard.At other times, Gao Chang either works in his own field or goes to the mountains for activities. The harvest is good and bad, but no matter how bad it is, it is always possible to catch a few snakes and come back.

In the two years since the blue sun first appeared, apart from insects and various small bugs, it seems that only mice, frogs and snakes have adapted best.Nowadays, you can’t buy pesticides for farming. The bugs in the fields are either caught manually or preyed on by frogs. If there were no frogs, the world would probably be overwhelmed by bugs, let alone farming, so people nowadays hate frogs. Class is still very important.

People in their village also encountered problems when relying on frogs to catch bugs. Although frogs can effectively control the number of bugs in the entire area, they don’t focus on protecting crops, and the number of bugs on the ground is less. They will move to hunt for food.This is also a problem for the villagers. At the beginning, people tried to drive the frogs into the field as much as possible. Later, they simply erected bamboo fences around the fields. The fences are not to prevent insects from entering. No, these fences are there to keep the frogs out of the ground.

It is also very cruel to say, a large number of frogs gather on a small piece of land, and the insects are quite clean, but there are too many frogs, and the insects eat less and less, and gradually there is not enough for them to prey, so you can often see them in the ground. frog starved to death.Everyone feels very helpless about this matter. If there are fewer insects, the frogs will starve to death, and if there are too many insects, they will damage the crops. What everyone can do is to release some from the fence when the insects are almost eaten. The frogs come out and play a little mediating role, trying to prevent the frogs from being starved to death in large quantities.

Although this kind of thing is somewhat sorry for the frogs, it is also harmful to the environment. If those frogs are alive, they can eat a lot of bugs outside.After all, human beings are selfish. Among the choices of all parties, they naturally put their own survival first. Humans eat whole grains and have to grow crops.But other than that, people in the village will not harm frogs for nothing, and they hate the act of eating frogs.

One such incident happened in their yard this summer. Not long after the men came back from the field that night, several people from Shangkan came to find them and reported to Zheng Guohong and the others that Zheng Zongming caught frogs and ate them.Many people in the yard now have frogs and toads in their homes, mainly for them to prey on cockroaches and ants, so it is not surprising that someone has a few frogs, and Zheng Zongming also justified it in this way.

But the people in Shangkan said that Zheng Zongming was seen catching frogs for several days in a row. No matter how many bugs there are in the house, it is impossible to get so many frogs.The people in the yard were also quite repulsed by eating frogs, and Zheng Zongming and his son didn't give a good impression to others. Everyone didn't believe them, so a few men rushed into their house and came out with a bag of frogs Yes, there are more than 30 of them.

Zheng Zongming ate frogs at home, his parents Zheng Guolin and his wife couldn't have known about it, and the whole family couldn't argue with it.Everyone in the village hates this kind of thing very much. There are not many things that can be eaten these days. No matter how greedy the children are, no one dares to hunt for frogs. Kill the frog and eat it!

For a while, everyone hated this family very much. This Zheng Zongming, since he started to draw lots to work in the yard when he was full, always took advantage of his young age and hid whenever he could, and refused to ask him to do something.He was not the only young man in the yard. Zheng Guohong's son, Zheng Yanqing, had just turned eighteen, and worked harder than him.

Men naturally take care of young men, and nowadays people get married late, eighteen or nineteen years old, and everyone treats them like children, and takes care of them when they are out of the yard.But it's one thing for others to take the initiative to take care of you, and it's another for you to be lazy. People say you're young and don't let you do dangerous things. It's because they cherish your youth. It doesn't mean that your life is better than others. precious.

Zheng Zongming's father, Zheng Guolin, is also a cunning guy. He doesn't see anyone when he's working, and he's quiet when eating. It doesn't matter if everyone doesn't pay attention to him, but his son's behavior is high-profile, attracting people repeatedly Pay attention, everyone will gradually see that this person is not diligent, and there will inevitably be grievances after a long time.

At that time, some people suggested that their family should be expelled from the courtyard, and some people said that they should not be allowed to eat big pots of rice.

There are also those who are soft-hearted, and say a few good words for them. After all, the current situation is not good. If we really drive them out, isn't that pushing people to die?At any rate, they are also fellow villagers. After knowing each other for so many years, everyone still feels a little bit overwhelmed.As for the big pot of rice, Zheng Guolin and Zheng Zongming's father and son contributed a lot to the crops in the field. Although they don't usually do much work, they have done it anyway. It really doesn't make sense not to let them eat this big pot of rice.

So this family is still living in the courtyard, eating in a big pot, but for a long time in the future, they are not allowed to raise frogs anymore. There are many bugs in the house, so they catch them by themselves, so as to save the frogs caught when they get back. up their stomachs.

Zheng Zongming and his family have two tenants, both of whom moved into their yard from outside. Zheng Zongming didn't dare to let the two families know that they ate frogs, but their family of three, apart from asking for rent , I always want to take advantage of this or that. After a long time, others are not happy, because there are too many people in the yard, and I don’t know where to move for a while, so I just keep doing it.

Later, frogs were not allowed in the house, and the number of insects gradually increased, so the two families moved into the other two houses in the yard. Although it was a bit crowded, they felt at ease anyway, and the rent was fair.

However, Zheng Zongming's family has two males after all, and they are not burdened by old people and children. They can farm whatever they want, and their life is no worse than that of other people in the yard.But after this incident, this family stinks terribly in this yard, and even Uncle Ashan and Aunt Ashan, who have always been kind to others, don't give them a good face, because Zheng Zongming stole eggs from his family before, Instead of teaching their sons a lesson, parents try to blackmail them.

Now in Gao Chang's yard, besides the land that everyone planted together, each family will also plant some other land. In addition to the big pot of rice, everyone occasionally has to open a small stove at home once or twice.When it is not their turn to go out to work, the men go out with everyone, follow the large army, and work on the ground with peace of mind. If there are wild boars coming down from the mountain, they will not be helpless alone.

Since last year, there have been more and more wild boars on the nearby mountains, and they often come down to harm the crops. Usually, when people in their village see wild boars, there are two situations.When Gao Chang and Da Huang were around, they all shouted: "Gao Chang! Come quickly! There are wild boars!" The excitement of eating meat was evident in their voices.When Gao Chang was about to be away, a group of men ran away with their work on their shoulders, shouting as they ran, "There are wild boars! Go back!" It's not about face or anything that matters.

After all, the wild boars don’t grow as fast as the vegetables in the vegetable field. It didn’t take long for the blue sun to come out, and the mutated wild boars were born just in the past two years, so most of the troublemakers were half-grown pigs. The destructive power is not small, but Gao Chang still doesn't pay much attention to them. If he can catch them alive, he will be caught alive. If he catches them, he will be raised in a pig trench.

Since the spring of this year, the number of wild boars near their village has gradually decreased, probably because they were afraid of being killed, and they all moved their positions.Gao Chang's family consumes a lot of pork, and going up the mountain is like playing. Later, they chased up the mountain. The wild boars fought and retreated. Now there are not many wild boars on the nearby hills. I want to meet them. It's not easy either.

At present, the most feared and most likely to come across the things that go up and down the mountain are poisonous snakes. In spring, people from the two yards of Shangkan and Aoli went up the mountain to repair the water pipes. A young man in Shangkan was killed by a pine root snake. After one bite, it will soon die, and there is no way to save it. After this incident, everyone knows that these poisonous snakes are much more poisonous than before.

So now everyone is very afraid of snakes. When they see non-poisonous ones, they kill and eat them. After all, snakes like to eat frogs the most. Even if they help eat a few mice occasionally, the number is far less than the frogs they eat.If you encounter poisonous ones, kill them if you can, and stay away if you can’t. There are not many people in the village who are good at catching snakes. Although the snake meat is good, not everyone will eat it.

Gao Chang’s harvest was not very good that night. After walking on the mountain with Dahuang for two hours, he only caught three snakes and a small gray rabbit. This rabbit weighed less than a catty. After slaughtering it probably It is because there is not much meat, and was released by Gao Chang. Nowadays, there are many poisonous snakes in the mountains, and it is not easy for rabbits to survive. One bite from a poisonous snake will kill them.

When passing the Panshan Highway, Da Huang stepped forward and looked towards one end of the road. Seeing him like this, Gao Chang knew that there must be something there. After all, no matter how much he practiced, his five senses were still not as sharp as Da Huang.Gao Chang decided to take a look. He walked along the road with Rhubarb for about 100 meters, and saw a jeep parked beside the road that he had never seen before, obviously not Bai Bao's and the others'.

If you look carefully, you can also find that the jeep is a little skewed. Gao Chang pushed aside the vines on the side of the road with his feet, and found that the two wheels on the left had blown out, and the steel ring of the front wheel was seriously deformed. up.

Gao Chang knocked on the car window. He knew there were two people in the car, one big and one small. The young one seemed to be sleeping soundly while breathing steadily and long, while the big one seemed very nervous.Gao Chang didn't know where they came from, but the aggressiveness of these two people was obviously not strong, so he didn't pay too much attention. It was rare for outsiders to come in near them, so it would be good to say a few words to understand the situation.

After about 5 minutes, the man in the car finally opened the front door. Gao Chang saw that he was tall and thin, about 40 years old, with a pair of glasses on his face, and he looked a little knowledgeable. I know people from the city.It's just that Gao Chang's town is more than an hour's drive away from the county seat, and even further away from the city. Looking at their cars, they must have driven a lot.

"Where are you from?" Gao Chang glanced into the car, and saw a seven or eight-year-old boy sleeping.

"Southern coastal area." The man got out of the car and closed the car door. Gao Chang heard the sound of something hard in his back pocket hitting the side of the car door. The sound was very soft through a layer of fabric, and there was only a slight "click" One sound, if you don't pay attention, you won't notice it at all.

"What are you doing here?" Gao Chang smiled friendly, the man was obviously too nervous.

"The sea water is flooding back, and it won't be able to treat people there soon. I will take my son and leave early." He shaved his hair, looking very depressed.

"Sea water pouring back?" Gao Chang didn't know about this at all. The information in their town was blocked, and Bai Bao and his group were the only ones who often went outside.Bai Bao's mind was trapped by the door, so he would spread the news of the backflow of seawater everywhere. If the seawater can be poured into them, who would pay a high price to buy salt from them?At that time, just carry some sea water to bask in the sun.

"This summer, several cities along the southern coast were flooded, but there are also mountains over there. Most people choose to resettle nearby. It's normal if you haven't heard of it."

"Then why did you come here? There are many poisonous snakes on the mountain, and there are also many wild boars. Just your car, it should be overturned after two or three strokes." For an hour, Bai Bao and the others made a round trip for at least two days, sometimes three to five days after a slight delay.This pair of father and son came from the south, and the road will definitely not be too smooth. Why do they want to stay far away?

"No matter how dangerous the mountain is, it is not as dangerous as the people outside. My wife...something happened to her. My son is still young, so I didn't feel at ease, so I took him into the mountain." The grief and indignation on the man's face didn't look like a fake of.

"Then you think the people in the mountains are not dangerous?" Gao Changlan leaned against his car, why would he have something in his pocket if it wasn't dangerous.

"There are fewer people in the villages in the mountains, and there are more mutual influences and constraints. They should not be as crazy as outside."

"That's true, but at this moment, no village should take in outsiders. You can try your luck and take your son along this road. If you see a path next to it, you can go in and see it. Look, the weeds are growing wildly now, and the path that is not often taken care of has long been submerged by weeds and vines, and if there is a road, there is a village." The other party brought information to himself, and Gao Chang kindly reminded them a few words.

"By the way, be careful of poisonous snakes. If you get bitten, you will die." After Gao Chang finished speaking, he took Rhubarb and left, yawning as he walked. It seems that his recent sleep time is a bit too much short.

Although this man spoke the truth, he still had some doubts in his heart, so he didn't want to bring this man to his own village. Moreover, if the situation is really as he said, more and more people will enter the mountain in the future. How many can the elders help?

When he opened the car door just now, Gao Chang could smell a lot of medicines and cartons in the car, and even a faint smell of blood.Although it is not surprising that they have entered the mountain and caught some live animals to eat and get some blood on their bodies, those medicines are a bit unreasonable. They drove all the way into this mountain from the south, and there was only one child in the car. What do they have? Ability to keep these medicines?

Bai Bao used to tell everyone how hard and dangerous it was to sell salt, that's why he sold it at a high price. Indeed, in the past two years, some of them died outside and never came back.As for the father and son, they just drove into the mountain in such a swaggering manner, and there were many medicines in the car that could make people fight over their heads. This is really unreasonable.