Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

The three men didn't know how long they had been catching fish until the bottles and jars they brought were 80% full, then they decided to go home.

The main problem is that it can't be filled anymore. Scorpions will crawl out as soon as the lid is opened.

"Go back! Have a good sleep and continue tomorrow night!" Han Zhaozhao pulled Niu Xiaomin. He was reluctant to leave as there were still a few bright spots ahead, which must be scorpions.

Giving up and not catching it is like watching the money thrown on the ground without picking it up. He feels sad!

Xiao Sanzi pounded his aching waist, "Brother Min, does your waist hurt? Listen to Zhaozhao and go home first!

With this purple flashlight she made, wouldn't catching scorpions be a piece of cake?

Zhaozhao, how come you are so smart that you can find such a strange way to catch scorpions?

Ever since I could walk, I followed the older kids to catch scorpions. Other kids would turn over stones and dig through cracks in walls during the day, but I had never heard of using purple light to catch scorpions at night.

With your idea, I think we don't have to do anything this year. We can save a huge sum of money just by catching scorpions for a season.

I've inquired about it, and scorpions are not cheap this year. A large scorpion can be sold for two cents, and a medium-sized one for one cent, which is two cents higher than last year."

The three of them turned off the purple light, used Xiao Sanzi's flashlight to light the way, and walked back down the hillside.

"Brother Min, I learned this method from an ancient book.

Even though it’s just a modification of a flashlight, the materials used are scarce. I have been preparing since the Chinese New Year, and I have only successfully modified this one.

We can't tell anyone about this. First, I will never be able to create a second one, and even if I do, others will compete with me to catch scorpions.

The price of scorpions has gone up now because there are fewer scorpions. If everyone went out to catch scorpions, they would definitely be worthless! "

Niu Xiaomin nodded in agreement: "That's right, have you noticed that after everyone eliminated the four pests, the number of rats, flies and mosquitoes has visibly decreased in just two days.

My parents and my eldest brother, a whole class of 30 or 40 people, went out and caught only a few, not as many as we kids did!"

Han Zhaozhao: You may not have heard the saying that science is productivity!

Xiao Sanzi: "Have you two heard that Old Lady Sun from Courtyard No. 3 caught a mouse alive, sewed up its anus and released it.

The mouse couldn't defecate, so it caught its companions and bit them madly, killing many mice.

The old lady dug out that nest of mice and completed her mission for the day!"

Niu Xiaomin burst out laughing: "Old people have a lot of experience! But this old lady's trick is quite mean!"

They didn't notice it when they went there, but when they went down the mountain they realized that they had walked a very long way, at least three or four miles.

Chatting along the way, stumbling and trotting back home in the dim light of the flashlight, the three half-grown children ran. There were fewer people catching mice along the way, and basically no one was encountered.

When they got home, they saw that it was already twelve o'clock! There was no time to check the number. After putting the scorpion in Han's house, Niu Xiaomin and Xiao Sanzi hurried home to sleep.

Early the next morning, Niu Xiaolian and her sister went out to collect the mousetraps.

When they came back, they poured boiling water into the urine bucket and scalded them to death. The ones they handed in yesterday were all alive. Director Zhang was very confused and asked them to hand in dead ones in the future.

Otherwise, if the person runs away, it will be troublesome if the person runs away.

After breakfast, several people gathered together and redistributed the work.

The Xiaolian sisters went to hand in the task, Niu Xiaomin continued to set up the fly traps, while Han Zhaozhao and Xiao Sanzi went to the pharmacy to sell scorpions.

They unanimously determined that the group’s most important task at this stage was not to “eliminate the four pests” but to catch scorpions!

This was related to their personal savings, which was the most important thing. They were already far ahead of the others in "eliminating the four pests", and they could not stand out any more.

What's more, it's not easy to stand out. According to Xiaolian and her sister, they lost two mousetrap boxes this morning and only got two back.

They were being targeted and someone took advantage of the situation to steal!

“We are young and have been in the spotlight enough. From now on, we just need to follow the crowd and try our best to complete the tasks for the day.

Don't take it too seriously, but don't be passive either, and don't walk around in front of people with a fly swatter when you have nothing to do during the day.

We had an early dinner, while Xiaolian and Xiaoyun found a place to set up a mousetrap in the dark. The three of us continued to go out of town to catch scorpions.

If someone asks, we can't say we caught scorpions, we can just say we went to the suburbs to catch mice!"

Things were explained clearly and everyone went out to do their own work.

Han Zhaozhao and Xiao Sanzi poured the scorpions they caught last night into a large biscuit box, put them in a backpack and went straight to the drugstore.

Unexpectedly, after visiting several pharmacies, they were all closed.

Xiao Sanzi muttered, "Why is the pharmacy closed? What if someone gets sick and needs medicine? Won't it cause trouble?"

Han Zhaozhao tugged at his clothes, "We are on the street, don't talk nonsense! They should have a mission too, why don't they try to complete it and still want to fight against the government?

Let’s go to the next one. I remember the one in Caishikou has a store in front and a warehouse in the back. They will definitely have someone looking after the shop.”

The two went there and saw that, as expected, there was someone on duty.

When they saw that there were a lot of them, they simply weighed them and calculated the money. Counting them? I really don’t have the time for that!

It is said that the backyard warehouse also needs to sort out inventory and catch mice!

Two catties, three ounces and six cents of scorpions, weighed nine dollars and fifty cents per catty, for a total of twenty-two dollars and forty-two cents.

"Next time, use this head, no small ones, no dead ones.

As long as the quality is good, I will give you today's price."

Xiao Sanzi bowed and nodded with a smile: "Hey! Thank you uncle, we will remember it. If we catch it again tomorrow, we will sell it to your store."

“Tell your friends not to catch the baby scorpions, save them for next year.

Otherwise, we won’t be able to sell them for money, and they will die when we take them home, which is a complete waste of money. And there will be fewer scorpions next year, so we won’t be able to sell them for money! ”

Xiao Sanzi: "Hey, hey! We understand. We catch scorpions every year. The old doctor told us all about it. Then you are busy. See you later!"

Han Zhaozhao said that she was relieved to have Xiao Sanzi following her. Now she had someone to take care of her, and she didn't have to worry about anything. It was great!

After returning home, Niu Xiaolian and her sister also came back a while later, bringing everyone big news.

"Director Zhang said that from today on, sparrows are listed as one of the four pests, and everyone must take action and start catching sparrows.

We must do this until there is no more sparrows to be seen in the sky, otherwise the campaign to eradicate the four pests will not be considered a complete success!"

When Xiao Sanzi heard the news, he immediately laughed, "That's good, the food for summer and autumn is saved! Didn't you ask how the neighborhood committee will deal with the sparrows they catch? Can they share them with everyone to eat?"

Niu Xiaolian was stunned. Yes, this is a big question. Why did she forget to ask?

Niu Xiaoyun: "Don't even think about it, you guys are smart, someone has already asked about it.

Director Zhang said that they all had to be handed in, and she didn’t know. But it was very likely that they would be sent to the canteen of the factory or important department and cooked into a dish to reward those who had made contributions.

Han Zhaozhao: It’s finally here!

Niu Xiaolian: "By the way, there is also an article on the notice board that criticizes sparrows. It is said that it was written by a great writer and published in xx newspaper. The neighborhood committee encourages everyone to read and recite it.

After the event is over, the street may hold a commendation meeting where you can give speeches."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket. The palm-sized piece of paper was densely written with pen.

Maybe the pen is leaking, and many places are soaked with ink and you can't see clearly what you wrote.

"What is this? I can't recognize it if it's copied like this."