At about seven or eight o'clock, Ann got up.
"Mom?" He came out with his buttocks bare, and stood at the door calling.
Shaoyin led him to the edge of the vegetable field for a while, then took him back to the house to get dressed, and took him out to wash his face and mouth.
Only then did breakfast be served from the stove, and the mother and son sat down around the table and began to eat breakfast.
The breakfast is pimple soup made of white flour, Gu Tingyuan is very willing to cut the ingredients, the pimples are thick, and more than half of a bowl is full of pimples.
An'er was full after eating half a bowl, while Shaoyin ate one bowl and then another wotou.
After eating, An'er became more energetic, and chased after Shaoyin enthusiastically: "Mother, pick up mussels!"
"Okay." Shaoyin replied. He walked out of the stove, shook the water off his hands, went into the room, found a bamboo hat, and put it on his head.
He walked out of the house, bolted the door, picked up the sharpened wooden fork standing against the wall, went to the tank and bent down to pick up a wooden basin, and then walked towards the river with his son.
An'er was so happy, she ran to the front for a while, then turned back, and kept saying, "Catch the mussels! Pick up the mussels!"
"Pick up a big pot! Make a big bowl!"
"Give mother half a bowl!"
He has a very good memory. Last night Shaoyin said he would eat half a bowl, and he kept thinking about it.
When he came to the river, Shaoyin took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his cuffs and trousers, and let him play in the shallow water. He walked in by himself, stopped at the knee-high position, and prepared to spear fish.
There are fish in the river, but the dark scales on the fish's backs make them difficult to detect, and they swim safely in the emerald green water. Occasionally, when turning around with its tail flicking, a silver light reflected from the scales on its side, which would be noticed by predators.
Spearfishing is something that cannot be done without any technology. The scales of the fish are very slippery. If the speed is not fast enough and the strength is not strong enough, it will not be able to fork at all. What's more, due to the refraction of light, the position seen by the human eye is not the real position of the fish.
Fishing with bamboo baskets or nets is the general method. But there was no bamboo basket at home, and Shaoyin was too lazy to weave a net, so he cut a wooden fork casually.
The river is shady and cool, and the legs and feet are soaked in the river water, which is indescribably cool and refreshing. The women in the village also walked out of the yard with pots of laundry waiting to be washed, came to the river, squatted down in a place with dense trees, and washed clothes while chatting.
The children followed, but the women didn't allow them to go into the water, yelling at them one after another.
The river is more than 20 meters wide, and the depth can easily cover the heads of adults. The adults are worried that the children will become addicted, and usually do not allow children to enter the water.
But An'er was bouncing around in the shallow water, which caught the eyes of other children, who also wanted to play in the water. The result is being reprimanded by the mother or grandmother, yelling, "How can he get in the water?"
"That's right, he's gone into the water, and we're going to go too!"
There were applause and howls one after another.
An'er was a little frightened, she didn't care about picking up mussels, stepped on the water, and ran towards Shaoyin: "Mother."
Before he came, Shaoyin had just seen a fish with the size of a tail and a palm swimming by, and was about to strike.
At this moment, he had to stop, turned around and said, "Stop!"
An'er stopped and looked at her helplessly, with puzzlement and grievance flashing in her big eyes.
Where Shaoyin was standing, the water was already up to his knees. If An'er ran over, with his small body, at least his chest would be covered.
The child didn't know how to be afraid, so she lowered her voice and said, "Stay far away, the water here is deep."
An'er pursed her lips, turned her head and ran to the bank. He bent down, pouted his little butt, and picked up his own wooden basin.
It was used to store mussels, but now he has not picked up any of them, so it is empty.
But even so, the wooden basin was still quite heavy, he grabbed it with both hands, his little face flushed with effort. But he didn't let go, hugged stubbornly, got into the water again, and walked towards Shaoyin step by step.
He is very clingy to his mother. It's another kid, so I guess I'm excited to find a kid to play with right now. But Ann has no friends.
Think about it and know.
His mother is such a person, she fights with Gu Tingyuan every day, because the women in the village talk to Gu Tingyuan, she fights with Gu Tingyuan, and even scolds ugly words, who can treat her well
The big girl and the little daughter-in-law, aunt, and mother-in-law in the village didn't talk to her, so naturally they wouldn't let the children of the family talk to her children.
An'er has no friends and is even rejected, which is why she clings to her mother.
"Mother, put it on." Finally walking to her side, An'er let go.
As a result, the tub floated on the water and could not sink. He pressed down, and every time he pressed down hard, the wooden basin would float up again.
He was dumbfounded: "Mom?"
Hearing his son's weeping tone, Shaoyin almost died of laughter. It is still very active to think of elevating oneself so as to stand with her.
Suppressing a smile, he picked up the wooden basin, drained the water in turn, and placed it on the surface of the water. Pick up the son and put him in the tub.
The wooden basin is very big, it is the same basin that washed clothes yesterday, and it usually bathes An'er. The little guy sits in it without limitations.
However, the water was turbulent, and after An'er sat in, the wooden basin swayed immediately, causing An'er to scream "Ah" in fright, waving her little hands helplessly, trying to grab Shaoyin's clothes.
Shaoyin patiently stabilized the basin, and taught him to hold the side of the basin with two hands: "Don't move around, the basin will not shake."
His mother was by his side and taught him, An'er gradually calmed down, a little strange, looked left and right.
He originally thought about raising it higher and standing with his mother. But now, floating on the water, the goal is achieved, not to mention, it is still very novel.
"Mom, why don't you sink?"
"Ask your father tonight."
An'er was very obedient, she stopped asking questions when she heard the words, kept her curiosity in her heart, grabbed her mother's clothes with one hand, and began to watch her foraging for fish.
"Wow-"
The howling not far away rose again.
An'er was frightened, grabbed Shaoyin's clothes tightly, and looked back in horror.
Actually nothing.
They are all mothers and sons, what can they do
Even if you beat it with your hands, it's a thick and painless place like the buttocks. It's just that children have this kind of ability. When they cry, it makes people feel that they have suffered great grievances.
"Why can he!"
An'er was not only able to enter the water, but also sat in the basin, which made a group of children greedy.
"His mother is not afraid of him drowning, your mother is afraid of you drowning, understand?!" Some aunt yelled loudly, followed by crisp applause, which sounded like a slap on the buttocks.
But while it doesn't hurt, it still sounds bluffing.
The children cried louder and louder.
If everyone doesn't play with water, it's fine, but now some people are doing something special, how can they accept it? One by one howling, it is a headache.
Shaoyin, who caused the crying, was immediately glared at by the women under the shade of the tree.
Shaoyin just pretended not to see it.
Yes, small children cannot play near the water, it is dangerous. But since she can guarantee her son's safety, why not let him enjoy the fun of nature
As for other children crying because of this, she can't help it.
She can't deprive her son of fun just because other children are doing well.
However, with her son by her side, she would flip over if she was not careful, so Shaoyin couldn't concentrate on fishing.
She began to cheat.
Unleash your mental power to cover the river area, choose a few larger ones, and tie them to this side.
She manipulated one of the fish to "swim" over first, and said to Ann: "Shh, there are fish, don't move."
Ann immediately stopped moving.
Eyes wide open, reluctant to blink, staring at the water.
Before he could see clearly, he saw his mother thrust out the wooden fork with a "shua", and when she lifted it up again, she made a "crash", bringing out a fish nearly one foot long.
"Wow!" An'er exclaimed suddenly, she was so excited, she patted the edge of the basin with both hands, and she was no longer afraid of shaking the wooden basin.
Shaoyin smiled, picked the fish off and threw it on the river bank.
This scene was not missed by the children in the distance.
There was An'er who was playing in the water. Their side was too hostile, and the children were staring angrily. In the end, An Erniang speared a fish!
The loud crying stopped.
Immediately afterwards, the children ran over with a clatter.
"How can you spear a fish?"
Shaoyin looked back and saw that there were seven or eight children, both male and female. In rural areas, men and women are less defensive, and they play together when the farming is not busy.
Of these children, the older ones were only nine or ten years old, and the younger ones were four or five years old, but they were all older than An'er.
An'er grabbed the corner of her mother's clothes with one hand, while looking back, her big eyes couldn't hide her curiosity.
"Because I'm good." Shao Yin replied with a smile.
After finishing speaking, he pulled another fish over and forked it down swiftly.
"Wow!" The children by the water exclaimed.
Shaoyin glanced down at her son, then raised her head and said, "Whoever wants to play with my family An'er can come to my house to drink fish soup at noon."
The children heard it, you looked at me, I looked at you, but they didn't say anything.
But soon two of them broke away from the team and ran back to the shade of the tree.
Shaoyin didn't care, turned around and started spearing fish again.
She originally planned to fork two casually, stew them in the afternoon, and have them for dinner in the evening. It's hot, and there's no refrigerator here. If you cook too much, you can't finish it. Just eat something fresh. Summer is still very long, if you want to eat, you can catch it again.
But the fact that his son has no friends made Shaoyin change his mind. She can have two extra forks, and cook a pot at noon, and she will let anyone who wants to play with An'er drink the fish soup.
"Let's play with him!" Soon, the two children ran back and said loudly.
They went back to ask their mother for instructions, and got the answer of "go, why not go".
The adults have a bad relationship, but they have nothing against meat. The women under the shade of the tree could see clearly that this was not a small fry, the fish that Gu Tingyuan's wife forked was a big one! The child has a thicker skin, maybe he can still eat a piece of meat!
Several other children also ran back one after another. Except for a few who had a big hatred, the other children all ran back and were willing to play with An'er.
Shaoyin pushed the wooden basin, walked towards the river, and said, "Brother and sister want to play with An'er, do you want An'er to try?"
Ann shook her head.
"It's fun. Brothers and sisters are older than you and know how to play more than you." Shaoyin coaxed, "Try it. If it's not fun, you won't play in the future."
Ann was a little moved.
Pursing her lips, she didn't refuse this time.
Shaoyin returned to the shore, took his son out of the basin, looked at the children on the shore and said: "My son is young and not very good at playing, please don't bully him. Be kind to my son, not only can he drink fish soup , you can also eat fish.”
The children's eyes lit up.
"You're not lying?"
He was also clever, and when he rolled his eyes, he asked, "You caught two fish, how much will you give us?"
"I'll give you both." Shaoyin raised her eyebrows, "The premise is that you make my son happy."
The children thought that eating a piece of meat would be a disaster, but now their necks were red with excitement, and they shouted at the top of their voices: "You are not lying? Give us both?"
Shaoyin looked under the shade of the tree and said, "Go back and tell your mother, if I lie to you, go to my house and tear down my house."