PFC Chapter 367 No Fruit
Chapter 367 No Fruit
With Feng Juesheng's joining, the two of them made smooth progress in catching snails.
A fire had been lit on the shore, and the racks beside were filled with everyone's clothes for changing. Everyone was dressed dryly, having cast away the mess from before.
Fish soup was being boiled in a clay pot with ginger added to it. On the other side, processed snails and crabs were being stir-fried on a stone slab. The aroma of dried chilies and basil filled the air, tempting everyone's taste buds.
Ading was a little surprised. These people brought so many things with them when they went out, even oil and salt.
"Zi Shi, hurry up and take out your stuff for everyone to taste." Zhang Mingxiu urged.
"Here I come." Lu Zishi took out a basket from the carriage and walked over with a smile on his face.
"Okay, you've taken good care of it." When Luo Xiqing saw clearly what it was, he couldn't help but praise.
Lin Congjing was a little surprised. After all, he only knew about the existence of sprouts when he returned to Lin'an County. The price was very affordable, but they could not be preserved for long. However, the sprouts he took out looked very fresh, as if they had just sprouted.
"Come on, come on, grab it for me." Li Junyong hurriedly came forward and stretched out his hand to pull it, but Lu Zishi dodged him.
"What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry? I've already taken it out." Lu Zishi said anxiously, fearing that Li Junyong would knock over the basket of sprouts, and came to the place where the fire was lit.
"Oh, I'll just put some in the fish soup. It's not doing anything else." Li Junyong stepped forward and grabbed a handful, pinching off the roots of the sprouts. Only then did Lin Congjing notice the yellow beans on the tips of the sprouts.
“Is this soybean?”
"Yes." Lu Zishi admitted it openly and had no intention of hiding it. After all, this was not an exclusive secret recipe.
Lin Congjing observed it carefully and seemed to understand. It turns out that sprouts are sprouts of soybeans. No wonder there are no soybeans in the sprouts bought outside. Now he can know where sprouts come from at a glance.
"You don't mind me seeing it?" Lin Congjing looked at the defenseless person in front of him and took out the sprouts carelessly.
"What's the big deal? You know what it will be like? It's just one more person who can make a living from this." Li Junyong said nonchalantly.
Lin Congjing just smiled and said nothing.
A moment later, the freshly cooked fish soup, as well as the snails and crabs that most people had eaten for the first time, won praise from everyone.
"You know what, Qinghan, there's not much meat in these snails, but they're still quite satisfying to eat. Plus those wild vegetables you put in there, it's really delicious." Lin Zhian munched on the snails, really wishing the meat could be bigger. It was barely enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. The meat of those crabs wasn't much either, but it finally satisfied his craving and made up for the bland dry food he'd been eating for the past few days.
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The night is getting darker.
The rain was pouring down.
Xu Yuan was awakened by a loud bang in the middle of the night, followed by a dog barking. Something outside was smashed to the ground, making a loud noise.
A strong wind blew in from the open window, blowing the papers on the bedside table all over the floor. Xu Yuan quickly put on his coat, stood up, closed the window, and picked up the papers on the floor.
There was a strong wind and rain outside.
The shelves in the yard had all been blown down by the wind and were falling apart, but fortunately the bamboo was still strong and did not break. What was even more strange was that the gate to the yard was still open.
There was a footprint of medium size on the ground.
Seeing Xuyuan setting off, Lai Fu, who was sleeping in the yard, called out happily, it didn't sound like a greeting, but rather like he was urging him.
Xu Yuan's face changed instantly and he quickly pushed open the door of the room selling Japanese confectionery.
As far as I could see, there was only a small figure on the bed, with the quilt kicked away. He was sleeping soundly, but there was no sign of Guozi.
Xu Yuan covered himself with the quilt, and in a hurry he only took a straw hat, without even having time to put on a raincoat. He picked up a hatchet and ran out of the yard following the footprints on the ground.
The wind was strong and the rain was heavy, and the footprints on the muddy ground were quickly filled with mud and water.
Xuyuan knew that the fruit was not in danger for the time being. After all, within the range of the protective shield, Xuyuan could sense any danger.
But why would this kid go out in the middle of the night without sleeping? That's a bit unusual.
After following the footprints for a while, he saw several footprints that were intertwined and overlapped with each other, and Xu Yuan looked solemn.
It's not even a person, and the footprints aren't those of an adult man.
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"Guozi, you ran out in the middle of the night. What if Sister Xuyuan finds out?"
At this time in a quiet rice field, five or six children were holding oil lamps, wearing straw raincoats, with their trouser legs bent, their bodies hidden in the rice field, bending over and groping for something in the rice field.
It was dark all around, with only this area emitting a faint light. The wind brought rain, which hit everyone's face.
In such an environment, the teenagers who should have been scared now all had excited and thrilled expressions on their faces.
"It's okay. I'm not going anywhere. I'm in this village. It's safe. If anyone knows, I'll tell my elder sister the truth."
"Yes, let's remember to change our clothes when we go back, so we don't catch a cold." Pan Xiaojiang nodded in agreement.
"I'm telling you guys, I went to the paddy field with my grandfather to catch frogs late at night a while ago, and I saw them, but they hid so quickly that my grandfather thought I was seeing things."
"Look, I finally caught them." Pan Dahai held up what he had caught with a rack made of two small bamboo sticks.
"Wow, it really is!" Luo Xile exclaimed, "But it's too small, how can there be meat on it?"
"Why don't we let them go?" Fan Donglin suggested. After all, they looked like they were not even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
"How is that possible? Didn't you see them eating the rice stalks? If you put them back, that would be terrible." Pan Dahai said unhappily. There might be a water leak in the field for no reason, and it might have been there all along. After all, this thing likes to hide in holes at any time.
"I think it should be only this big. Now that it's raining, many of them have crawled out, and they're not that big." Lu Zijie picked up a equally small one and threw it into the barrel.
"Let's catch it first, and then ask my elder sister how to eat it." Guozi saw a small crab crawling out from the rice stalk in front of him, and quickly picked it up with the tongs he brought.
"Wow, there are so many there. Let's go there." Lu Zijie exclaimed and walked towards a place with a happy face.
"Where, where, here I come..."
"Be careful not to touch the rice seedlings." Pan Dahai looked at Luo Xile and Fan Donglin who were rushing towards the same place and reminded them quickly.