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"Know the monkey?" Tao Ran asked, "Do you dare to eat it?"

Nian Kai rubbed his chin for a while before answering: "I dare to eat it if others don't know. My mother used to buy some for me to supplement every year, saying that this stuff is good for my health. I haven't eaten it in the past few years. I'm really thinking about it."

"Okay, I got it." Tao Ran heard something was wrong, so he didn't continue this topic, but urged them to work instead.

"Then can this benefit be given?" Nian Kai asked without giving up.

Tao Ran waved his hand and urged, "It's been so long since I've rested, and I haven't gone back to work. It will get hotter in a while. As for this benefit, I have to think about it. Don't worry."

How long has it been? Nian Kai took out his watch from his pocket and wanted to protest, but was startled by the time displayed on it.Didn't he just drink a cup of mung bean soup and gossip, and it's been 10 minutes.

A few people ran back in a hurry, and not long after, a few tourists came to rest, and they all agreed to take turns to rest.

Tao Ran originally wanted to go out with Li Tingzhou again, but after receiving a call, Li Tingzhou wanted to go back and use the computer to deal with some things.

Now I was the only one left, and I sat under the tree for a while, not even in the mood to greet other people.Tao Ran took out the straw rabbit that he carefully protected from his pocket, thinking about the cicada monkey.

Seeing villagers watching the excitement nearby, he called two people over and asked him to help look at the mung bean soup, and when these tourists came to rest, he helped them order.Seeing the excitement on the faces of these young men who are still in high school, Tao Ran couldn't help saying a few words: "I'll trouble you this time, come to my house to pay you at night, you can think about what to choose now, don't be too outrageous .”

Tao Ran casually found a big straw hat from the electric tricycle carrying mung bean soup, put it on, and walked away unsteadily. After walking two steps, he could hear the excited discussions of the boys behind him.

Knowing this, Hou Taoran certainly ate a lot, but thinking about it, it was all when he was a child.At that time, the conditions of most families in the village were not good. What to do if the children were greedy for meat. They went to the river to fish for shrimps and snails, and went to the mountains to catch chickens, rabbits and hedgehogs.Well, pheasants and hares are rare, and even if you see them, you can't catch them. Hedgehogs are easier to catch, so just bring a good dog.For them, the easiest meat to catch is grasshoppers in the grass and cicadas in the trees.

Knowing that monkeys, which are common on trees in summer, are not rare at all for rural people. If you have the skills to catch them, it is better to work to earn some chicken, duck and fish. Only children will take the time to catch a few. One, when I got home, I pestered the parents to cook for them.

It wasn't until cicada monkeys suddenly came alive, and it was said that high protein and low fat is good for the body, and many people sold them for food, then someone went to catch cicada monkeys and sell them to make money.

Tao Ran vaguely remembered that there were only a few houses in the village that caught cicada monkeys and sold them. A few years ago, they sold them for more than 30 catties. There are also cicada sloughs that have been taken off, which can be sold for a lot of money as medicinal materials.

Wandering around with his hat on, Tao Ran specially walked under the tree, besides avoiding the sun, he just wanted to hear the cicadas singing.Cicada almost likes most trees, but is very fond of fruit trees.

Peach trees are the most abundant in Taoyuan Village, and there are also mulberry trees planted by Tao Ran by the river, persimmon trees, vines, and pomegranate trees planted by the villagers themselves, but there are not many pine and willow trees.

After walking around under various trees, they could hear loud cicadas, and Tao Ran walked back home.There are more mung bean soup prepared at home, and Tao Ran has brought a bucket to the old house.

In the old house, the old people were playing at the side, and the children were still playing happily. Seeing Tao Ran come over, he hurriedly greeted him.After Tao Ran served them the mung bean soup, he chatted with the old people.

"You said Cicada Monkey? The price has risen a lot in the past few years, and last year it was sold at a price of 61 to [-] catties." Hearing Tao Ran mention Cicada Monkey, an old man chatted. They will catch this thing in summer, just to increase some income for the family.This year, the conditions are better, so he didn't bother anymore.

"Cicada slough is also accepted? How much is the price?" Tao Ran ate with a peach.

"The price of cicadas is much more expensive. They are all sold to the traditional Chinese medicine shop opened by Lao Hou in Yuanshan Town. Last year, the price was 91 catties."

"Why are you suddenly interested in Cicada Monkey?"

"Sell for money!" Tao Ran raised his eyebrows, "But I haven't decided to catch a few tonight to taste the taste, if I can sell them for a good price, I will catch them."

"Uncle Tao Ran, are you going to catch me today? We can go and help you." The eyes of the children on the side lit up when they heard this, and everyone spoke enthusiastically and wanted to participate.

"Uncle Tao Ran, I went to catch it with my grandfather, I will catch it, and I will never hold you back."

"I! I! I! I am strong."

"I have good eyesight!"

Tao Ran was almost amused by these children, and he had to pretend to ask a few words: "If you want to catch them, you know if you can catch them yourself, you just follow me?"

"Following Uncle Tao Ran will definitely be fun."

"That's it!"

"If you don't tell the truth, I won't take you there." Tao Ran smiled at them.

The children looked at each other, and then one of them ran up and hugged Tao Ran's leg and whispered, "Because Uncle Tao Ran is a nice person, and Uncle Tingzhou's food is delicious. Let's help catch cicadas. Can Uncle Tao Ran save Ting Zhou?" Uncle will share with us."

"So that's how it is." Tao Ran deliberately elongated his tone, and nodded after waiting for two seconds: "Okay, I agree, meet at my door before dark, and have an early dinner today."

The children cheered for a while, looking forward to the early arrival of the evening.What’s so fun about catching cicadas with your family? Today, you can catch cicadas with your friends. After catching cicadas, you can also taste the dishes made by Uncle Tingzhou. It’s wonderful to think about it.

By the time the children went home for dinner, the news that they wanted to catch cicadas at night began to spread in the village, and of course the tourists who came back for lunch also knew about it.

These people who have never even broken corn have basically never caught it. Hearing this, they even forgot the hard work of picking corn in the morning, and they discussed happily, and they were a little eager to try.

"Let's talk to Tao Ran and experience the fun of catching cicadas at night." Someone suggested that pecking cicadas sounds easier than breaking corn.

"I want to play too, but we still have to break the corn in the afternoon. After working for a few hours, do you still have the strength?" Thinking of the hard work in the morning, he couldn't help rubbing his arms and doing more. God, this arm can be useless.

"Why don't we stop breaking the corn this afternoon? We'll continue tomorrow." The boy was embarrassed to give up, and only hoped to take a rest for the afternoon.

"It's only the first day, isn't it good to rest like this?" Someone weakly raised an objection.

"I know you can catch it two days later. You can catch it after we finish breaking the corn."

There are several different ideas in the group of people who work, and in the end, there is no way to convince others.Those who didn’t participate in breaking the corn today were embarrassed to speak when they saw such a scene. Seeing that the participants were so tired, they felt a little lucky, and it was hard for them to express their thoughts, so as not to make these workers feel uncomfortable.

In the end, everyone looked at Nian Kai, the most invisible leader for a while, he hadn't said anything until now.

"Everyone worked hard today, but at the time we proposed to break the corn. It's not good to give up halfway. I also told my family that if I didn't finish it, my little nephew would probably laugh at me when I got home." Nian Kaiyu said slowly, everyone is aware of the fact that they proposed to break the corn two days ago, but many people posted it on the Internet, if they gave up, how many netizens would laugh at it, how many This gave up the idea of ​​finding a reason to give up after two days.

Nian Kai observed everyone's expressions before continuing: "Since I can't give up, I'm going to continue working according to the original plan. I'm afraid that after a break, I don't want to move anymore. As for catching up, I think everyone It doesn’t have to be together, if you think you can go today, you can go today, if you think you want to wait a few days to participate, you can.”

"Brother Nian, when are you going?" Someone immediately asked.

"I'm going to see if I can participate after breaking the corn today." Nian Kai gave the reason without waiting for others to ask, "If you are too tired, wait until after breaking the corn." Said so , Nian Kai already planned to go to participate in the evening.

In the evening, when Tao Ran's family had just started eating, some children came to his door one after another.Before asking questions, these children couldn't wait to say a lot.They were worried about being late, so they kept urging their family members to have an early dinner, but they didn't expect that Uncle Tao Ran hadn't finished eating when he came, so he was really not active at all.

Tao Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the children's accusation. He exchanged glances with Li Tingzhou, speeded up his meal, and took the children up the mountain after eating.

As a fruit tree, peach trees are of course liked by Cicada. Tao Ran went for a walk during the day, and the noise was so loud that people's ears hurt.

Tao Ran led the children to the mountain.It’s not dark yet, and the cicada monkey has not yet climbed up from the ground. If you want to catch it now, you can look for a small pit next to the peach tree. Generally, you can find the cicada below if you dig down the pit. monkey.

"I found it, isn't this the pit?" The children had good eyesight, and when they saw the pit, they waved their small shovels and dug hard.Seeing that he had found it, the other children were not far behind. Regardless of whether they found the pit or not, they all took shovels to dig it.

Seeing this, Tao Ran hurriedly told the children loudly: "Be careful, hold the shovel carefully so that you don't hurt your hands. Children who are too young can't touch the shovel. You are responsible for carrying the cicada monkey in the cloth bag. You can't run far away. If anyone doesn't stay where I can see it, I won't let you participate in any activities next time."

"Tao Jun, Tao Yue, Tao Liu, help me take a look." Tao Ran secretly rejoiced in his heart that after seeing so many children tonight, he found a few helpers, otherwise he really couldn't control these little kids.

When it was getting dark, Tao Ran, Li Tingzhou, and Tao Yue, Tao Jun, and Tao Liu, who came to help, turned on the flashlights they had prepared long ago, and led a few children by themselves, taking care of them carefully.

After dark, the cicada monkey will come out of the ground and climb up the tree. At this time, it only needs to watch from the tree.

"I saw it!" The first child who saw it yelled excitedly. Seeing that the cicada monkey didn't run too high, the rooster reached out and grabbed him, "I caught it, and his legs kept kicking me , and thorns, a bit painful."

"Put it in your pocket quickly, it won't hurt if you put it in your pocket."

"You're too gentle, you're afraid of even a cicada monkey, so don't catch any cicada monkeys in a while."

"Who said I was scared! Anyway, I have to catch the first thing I see."