allonlinenovel Chapter 443: The Big Goods Are on the Ground Trap
Chapter 443: The Big Goods Are on the Ground Trap
Because of the unexpected harvest of Japanese sweets, the lunch in the evening was especially sumptuous, and even Lai Fu got a meal all his own.
"Really? Did you see the mountain spirit?"
Xu Zhi was peeling shrimps and looking at the many Japanese confectionery products with curiosity.
There was a large plate of blanched river shrimps on the table, and the dipping sauce was peanut oil mixed with wild onions, chili peppers and minced garlic. There was also a plate of spicy river shrimps on the other side.
After spending the whole afternoon making lots of Japanese confectionery, seeing the delicious food on the table really wowed my taste buds. All my tiredness was gone and I ate with relish.
"Really? My eldest sister saw it too. She can even speak like a mountain spirit. In fact, we've encountered it a long time ago. It's the black and white monster that I scared away last time. It didn't attack us." Xuanyu replied while peeling shrimps.
"So it was this one. I just took a quick look at it." Xu Zhi didn't expect that he had seen it before. It seems that this mountain spirit has a special connection with their family.
"Sister, remember to wake us up early tomorrow morning. We need to collect the cages." Xuanyu remembered something and hurriedly said to Xuyuan.
Recently, the villagers have been busy harvesting sweet potatoes, so Village Chief Gu specially gave everyone five days off, with no classes, so that everyone could do farm work.
Xuyuan was also quite looking forward to it, and readily agreed, "Okay, I'll see what I can get."
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The next day, the sky brightened and the sun rose.
After Xuyuan pushed the tools for harvesting sweet potatoes into the field, he carried a lot of sweet potatoes and followed the fruits to where they had placed the traps.
"Sister, Grandpa Tie is really great. He taught us how to place the traps properly."
"Wow, it would be great if I could still catch some river shrimp in the trap today. I also want to try the charcoal grilled river shrimp that big sister mentioned. Big sister, is it just like grilled fish?"
"Brother Ming, I don't know if he's awake yet. We have an appointment."
"..."
Many little mouths were chattering non-stop.
Xu Yuan did not stop Xuanyu, nor did he reply to him. He just listened patiently. Compared with the sound of cicadas in the woods, this sound was obviously much more pleasant to hear, and it also had emotion.
Guozi was holding Lai Fu's hand, his face full of anticipation.
"Hey, Sister Xuyuan, Brother Guozi, Xiaoduo, wait for me!" A shout came from the woods behind, echoing in the mountains.
Xu Yuan stopped and looked back.
It was a familiar old man holding two children, followed by Gu Qingming and Village Chief Gu.
The two children made a wish to meet each other. They were the brothers Tie Niu and Tie Zhu.
The group that made a wish waited there for a while, and soon that group of people came up.
"Xiaoduo, how old are you? Why do you still need your elder sister to carry you on her back?" Village Chief Gu teased.
"I'm not big or heavy, I just want big sister to carry me." Many people said proudly.
"Dad, you see there are many wishing sisters on my back. I want you to carry me on your back, too." Gu Qingming felt a little jealous when he saw how relaxed they were, so he quickly acted coquettishly towards his father.
"Nonsense. Did you see Tie Niu and Tie Zhu say they wanted to be carried on their backs?" Village Chief Gu, who was not going to indulge Gu Qingming, said.
"Tsk. Dad is stingy. If he doesn't want to carry me, then he won't carry me. I'll wait for my brother to come back. I'll let him carry me, even up a tree."
"Hahaha, when the time comes... Ouch!" Gu Qingming curled his lips and said, wanting to run to Lai Fu, but he was tripped by a small protruding stone on the ground and fell flat on his face.
"Hahahahahaha." Tie Niu and Tie Zhu next to them burst out laughing, then realized that something was wrong and quickly covered their mouths. Their shoulders were shaking and their little faces turned red.
This unexpected accident was so sudden that no one present could react.
"You kid, why don't you look at the road?" Village Chief Gu quickly helped Gu Qingming, who had fallen to the ground, up and brushed the dust off his body.
"Did you fall anywhere?"
Gu Qingming was completely confused and a little dazed. When he heard the question, he subconsciously shook his head.
"This kid has become stupid after falling down." Uncle Tie said jokingly with his eyebrows bent.
"I didn't fall and become stupid." Gu Qingming reacted and retorted loudly at the top of his voice.
Uncle Tie said happily: "Wow, this kid has a loud voice and is full of energy. It seems that he is fine."
"Since you're fine, let's not waste time and go." Village Chief Gu looked up and down at Gu Qingming, who was unharmed, and waved.
The group came to the pond. Since the sun was shining, the water in the pond was not very cold.
Everyone's traps were not placed in one place, so everyone dispersed.
Village Chief Gu wanted Xuyuan to wait and come over to get it for her, but Xuyuan refused.
He asked many Japanese fruits to point out the ground traps they had placed, but did not let them do anything. Instead, he went to many places where the ground traps were placed, untied the ropes tied to the grass roots, and began to pull the cages.
Many Japanese confectioners on the side stared with wide eyes at the cage that Xuyuan was pulling, while Lai Fu jumped up and down, very excited.
With a cry of "Wow" and then an exclamation of "Ah", there was a "bang" in the pond and sparks flew everywhere.
Xu Yuan had never felt the sound of her heart beating wildly before. She almost felt numb!
The ground traps are indeed stocked as Xiaoduo said, and they are "big stock".
My God, the pattern, the length, the colors, and the many big ones as thick as arms made Xu Yuan throw the cage away immediately.
Why was it so unlucky so early in the morning? She shook off the mud and water on it, and found not just one, but two. Apart from that, there were only a few blades of grass.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Hearing the noise coming from this side, Village Chief Gu, Uncle Tie and his group rushed over anxiously.
Especially Uncle Tie’s voice. Before he even got close, his concerned questions had already reached Xu Yuan’s ears.
"Snakes, the cage is full of snakes!"
"The snake must have eaten all the eels, small fish and shrimps."
"It's so abominable."
Many complained.
"There is still a cage. We can't be so unlucky that we don't have one." Guozi said nervously.
"No way, this is too scary. Fortunately, it's not in my cage." Gu Qingming said with a slight relief.
"Wow, are there any eels?" Guozi asked curiously.
"Eel? That snake-like thing is called an eel?"
Village Chief Gu grasped the key words and asked.
"But, Dad, why do I feel that it doesn't look like the one Lai Fu caught? Its head looks a bit like a fish, and it's not long. It's so small."
"That might be another species, called loach." Xu Yuan guessed that this kind of pond is most suitable for the growth of those creatures.
"No way? Sister Xuyuan, why don't you go over and take a look?" Gu Qingming couldn't believe that he would discover another variety he had never seen before. Would this thing taste good?