After calling everyone together, Ye Yaodong pedaled his bicycle hard towards A Guang's house, but the uphill slope ahead made him hesitate.
"You two get off here and walk away!"
He held the brakes with both hands, put one foot on the ground, turned around and said to the two shameless friends sitting behind him.
I just ran into him on my way to look for Xiaoxiao by bike. He was also planning to go to A Zheng's house after dinner to see how they killed fish.
The three of them hit it off, and then the bike took on a weight it wasn't supposed to bear.
Ye Yaodong also endured pressure that he shouldn't have endured.
"You're such a grown man, what's wrong with walking a little? What are you using your feet for? You're going to burst your tires."
"Hey, let's squeeze together to keep warm. I can't just ride the bikes while you two ride, right?"
"Exercise and movement are warmer."
After the two men got off the back seat of the bicycle one after another, Ye Yaodong pedaled the bicycle uphill. He stood up and rode. After climbing the hill, he didn't wait for them and immediately pedaled away quickly.
"Why???"
"Ah! Damn it, don't run..."
Who cares about them? It's not like they don't know the way. It's good for the health of young people to walk more.
Ah Guang has already prepared all the tools and containers, and even brought a flashlight and a headlamp. It seems that he is ready to do a big job.
Ye Huimei stood at the door holding the child, glaring at Ye Yaodong in complaint, "You just came back and you're already going to catch some snakes. You didn't even take a break. What a waste of time."
"What do you know? Get out of here! Stay out of your way in a man's affairs. Just be sure he won't be a bad influence on you."
Ye Huimei's eyes widened even more. "You're the one who started it all. I'll tell my third sister-in-law tomorrow that you've been encouraging your friends to just eat, drink and have fun all day long. You're still trying to catch snakes at this hour..."
"Tsk, your third sister-in-law supports me. If you have nothing to do, learn more from her."
Ah Guang nodded seriously. He had just been nagging for a long time.
But suddenly, there was a small hand on his waist. Before he could touch it, the pain invaded his mind and made his facial features distorted.
"Hiss~ Why are you pinching me? Your third brother said so, pinch him."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Do you women like pinching men's waists so much? It will hurt, I tell you..."
"It seems that Third Brother has been pinched a lot."
"snort… "
Is this something I can tell you
A Guang touched his waist, moved away with the tools in his hand, and stood next to Ye Yaodong, only then did he feel a little safer.
"Aren't they riding bikes? Why are they so slow?"
"No, the two people in front of me squeezed onto my bike. There was an uphill slope halfway through, so I asked them to get off the bike and took the opportunity to run away, leaving them to walk. Mmm... they ran over here..."
“Why don’t you ride a bike?”
Ye Yaodong didn't wait for them to say anything. He put his arm around Ah Guang's shoulder and pushed him forward. He turned around and shouted to the people behind him, "Follow me."
"wait… "
The group of four went straight to the path behind A Guang's house. The path led directly to the hillside and the entire mountain behind. They had often visited there before and were very familiar with it.
A Guang handed each of them a bamboo pole, just in case. Except for him, these people were all noobs.
But they are both inexperienced and love to play. Every time he catches a snake, they are afraid but they love to come closer.
After the Waking of Insects, the weather warms up, spring thunder begins to sound, all things revive, and insects, snakes and ants hibernating underground also begin to come out.
Each person holds a stick in his hand, so if he encounters any snakes, insects, rats or ants, he will not panic and can just pick them up.
He also gave them the flashlights, bamboo baskets and other things to help hold, after all, he was the main force.
It was just past four in the afternoon. Although the sun was out, the sky was still bright and the light was very good, making it very convenient for them to keep an eye on all directions and hear all directions.
Ah Zheng was playing with the flashlight in one hand and hitting people with the stick in the other. "You told me not to go to the city at night and said you were taking me to do something good. Are you taking me out to catch snakes all night long?"
If you're not going to pull an all-nighter, why do you need to carry a flashlight
He hesitated with the stick in his hand, wondering whether he should hit him.
Is it more important to catch snakes than to make money? You can just go back to eat and sleep when it gets dark after catching them for a while, but why do you have to catch them all night
Is this a good thing? If I had known, I wouldn't have asked Uncle Zhou to postpone it for a day.
Xiao Xiao also said: "You still want to catch them all night long? Are you going to wipe out all the snakes in the mountain? Are you planning to catch them all night long..."
When they came here, they thought they would catch a few and go back before dark. As for the good thing they said, I thought it was something else, but I didn't expect them to bring flashlights. Did they mean they would definitely catch them until dark
How can this be considered a good thing? Isn't catching snakes a common thing
Ye Yaodong explained the story of Ye Yaosheng to them again, and then they understood why he wanted to catch the snake.
The whole village knows about Ye Yaosheng's recent incident. Everyone has heard about it. I didn't expect that there has been a result, but...
"Isn't this too unreasonable? I haven't even slept with anyone, and you're asking for 200 yuan? How many women can you sleep with outside?" Ah Zheng felt a little unbelievable. How could they agree to this
Xiao Xiao said sarcastically, "How can we country people be afraid of dead mice?"
"Not just dead rats, but dead rats without heads, lined up at the door, about ten of them, and splashed with feces and dog blood for several days. My second uncle and second aunt were just bullies at home, and they probably couldn't stand it anymore, so they wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible, so they agreed. My brother Asheng is more filial, and he doesn't want this matter to drag on, otherwise who knows what he'll see when he opens the door tomorrow?"
"Are you stupid? Instead of using the 200 yuan to pay compensation, you might as well use it to hire a few thugs. They can be tortured for a few months and make them insane. If they voluntarily cancel the engagement, you don't have to pay compensation. If you really can't find anyone, you can hire me. I can do it for him properly! If you can't do other things, how can you not play a prank on someone?"
Ah Zheng was almost speechless after hearing this. It would be better to let him earn the money instead of giving it to others.
"So you plan to catch more snakes and throw them to the Wang family?" Xiaoxiao also understood his plan.
Ye Yaodong nodded, "These people are so disgusting, let's get back at them, scare them to death first."
"Then we have to catch a few more. It would be even better if we can take the opportunity to get the money back." Ah Zheng rubbed his hands in anticipation, wishing he could do it and get the money back.
"I'll think about it at night. It's best to let them fight each other. For now, let's see how many we can catch in the daylight."
"How many bamboo baskets did you bring? Will they be insufficient later?"
"Two, enough to pack seventy, eighty, or ninety."
"What if you encounter a rough one?"
"We've caught him, what else can we do? A living person can be suffocated to death by urine. If we catch him, we can take him back first, or one of you can sacrifice yourself and help take him back."
“Eh~”
The other three all shook their shoulders, drew their heads back in disgust, and dragged out the last syllable of their words to express their rejection.
They just like to join in the fun and watch the process, so just let them reach out and grab it.
"What are you afraid of? Raphanus cobras are not poisonous. You are all rushing to eat them, but you are afraid to catch them. You are cowards."
"The main thing is that you are a professional. Of course you should do the rough work in your territory. We just need to take care of the food."
"Get out." Ah Guang walked in front, holding a stick and hitting the nearby bushes as he walked.
A few of them followed behind, imitating A Guang's way of beating the weeds at the edge of the bush. They were also very experienced and their movements were very skillful.
At this moment, a little squirrel suddenly jumped back and forth on the tree trunk next to it, but disappeared after a short while. It was probably jumped and hid somewhere.
"It would be nice if we could catch a squirrel and take it home as a pet." Ye Yaodong turned his head around with interest, but he didn't see it.
If Ah Qing were here, he would definitely complain. Even the children's turtles are being eaten, so how can a squirrel stay overnight? Can it be kept alive
"Why raise them? They are hard to catch and will run away in a few seconds. It's better to raise chickens and ducks so that we can eat them during the New Year and other festivals..."
“Ah, snake, snake… Here it comes… A Guang A Guang…” A Zheng was just hitting the grass randomly, and as a result, he saw a long and thin little snake in the grass. He hurriedly called for the snake catcher.
The little snake was turning around in the grass, moving its body in an S shape. It had rapeseed-like patterns on its body, and you could tell at first glance that it was a typical Chinese garden snake.
When Ah Guang heard his cry, he stepped back a few steps and came over. "It's a rat snake. You're lucky. You found one right after you got here. It's a little small, but it can make up the number."
"Catch it quickly and stop talking nonsense, or it will run away."
They were not afraid. One of them excitedly picked up a stick and moved it around to block the snake's way. They were having a lot of fun.
"Stop poking me. How can I catch you guys if you keep picking and choosing like this?"
A Guang took the stick in his hand and hit all their sticks, and they finally stopped.
Then he used the stick to move the snake, allowing it to wrap around the stick. He then raised the stick and quickly grabbed the snake's head with his bare hands.
Although rat snakes are non-venomous, it is better to avoid being bitten if possible.
It opened its bloody mouth with its tongue sticking out, looking a little scary. The snake's body kept twisting and struggling, and it also wrapped around his wrist, making it look like he had an extra colorful bracelet.
A Guang lives in the back mountain area. He has often seen snakes since he was a child and caught them for fun. He is a professional snake catcher. When a small rat snake meets him, he can catch it easily.
"It's a little small, probably only about one meter long and weighs at most seven or eight taels."
"It's okay, small ones are cute too!"
When everyone heard Adong’s small but cute words, their eyelids twitched.
"Cute? Then let me put it around your neck as a necklace?"
Ye Yaodong took two steps back in shock, "Do you have to be so perverted?"
"You said it yourself. Small ones are cute too."
"No, no, no, I mean, even though it's a small one, it's still a good start. Very good! Well done!"