Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

The old lady scratched her head and said, "Do you think that once all the grain is handed over, the government will start building public canteens?

If that happens, we won't be able to eat our own food. By the way, Zhaozhao, we shouldn't buy ground food, as it will attract insects if it is not stored properly.

If you buy grain, buy new grain with shells. You can store it in the basement for three or two years without worrying about it going bad.

Tomorrow, I will find time to go to the bank and withdraw some money for you to buy food."

Han Zhaozhao never refused money. Her parents' pension of more than 1,000 yuan was all kept by the old lady. In addition, her monthly child support of 15 yuan was also collected by the old lady on her behalf.

At 10:30 p.m., Xiao Sanzi and his two companions returned on time. After running for half the night, they caught less than two kilograms of scorpions.

One of them gulped down a large teacup of boiled water, and Xiao Sanzi panted and said, "Zhao Zhao, this is all we caught tonight, we have to change direction next time.

We are going further and further away now. We have already swept all the places nearby. If we go further away, the round trip time will be short and we will definitely not be able to get back before half past ten."

Han Zhaozhao brought out the washed cucumbers and tomatoes. "Eat a cucumber each first. Sister Xiaolian, have a tomato. This is the first crop of fruit this year. I've tasted it and it tastes better than last year's."

Xiao Sanzi was the first to touch a cucumber. "It just so happens that I'm thirsty and hungry right now. Drinking water won't help. I'll eat a cucumber to calm my hunger."

Han Zhaozhao: "Tomorrow Xiaoyun and I will go out of town for a walk. Scorpions are afraid of water, wind, and noise. They like to hide under stone slabs, in wall cracks, and on hillsides.

We found a new place close to the city. You can try it there at night to see if there are many scorpions.

Let’s do it first, and when summer vacation comes, we can go for a walk far away at night and don’t have to rush home.

Scorpions don't hide underground until October, so don't worry, we can still catch them for more than two months.

The money we earned from selling scorpions is now 985.30 yuan, which will soon be 1,000 yuan. When we sell these tomorrow and have 1,000 yuan, we should divide the money."

After hesitating for a while, Han Zhaozhao decided to talk about the money division. As for what they would do after dividing the money tomorrow night, it was their freedom to make the choice.

Niu Xiaomin was shocked: "So many? Are scorpions so valuable? Weren't they only one cent each in previous years? I thought we could only make seven or eight dollars a day at most!"

Xiao Sanzi asked Niu Xiaomin, "Didn't I tell you? We caught a lot this year, using a purple light, and they were all big. The drugstore sold them to us by the pound, so they give us discounts for larger quantities. Don't you know that?"

Niu Xiaomin: "Did you tell me that? Why don't I remember it?"

Niu Xiaolian: "I did say that, but what you said was that we caught a lot, so the pharmacy didn't check the number and just weighed it directly.

We thought that people saw that we caught so many and sold them every day, so they lowered our prices.”

Niu Xiaomin: "That's right. Look at you, you can't even speak clearly. We thought there were too many scorpions and they were worthless! This is such a misunderstanding!"

Han Zhaozhao: "Okay, it's too late, let's adjourn the meeting. At night, we can all lie on the kang and think about what to buy with the money. We have earned our own money, which is a great joy."

The third child picked up the basket, shared the cucumbers and tomatoes in it with the Niu brothers and sisters, and went home while eating them.

"We're going back, Zhao Zhao, lock the gate!"

After seeing off his friends, Han Zhaozhao locked the gate, brought the clothes from the yard into the house, spread them on the back of the armchair, poured the scorpions into a clay jar and covered it with the lid.

Just as she was about to go back to her room to sleep, she heard her grandma calling her: "Zhao Zhao, come here for a moment. Grandma wants to ask you something."

Han Zhaozhao thought: What's wrong with the old lady? Isn't she asleep at this time in the past? Is she worried about something and can't sleep?

"Grandma, it's almost eleven o'clock and you have to go to work tomorrow, why aren't you sleeping yet?

Did Xiao Sanzi talk too loudly and disturb you? "

Han Zhaozhao went to the old lady's bed and saw her leaning against the headboard with her eyes wide open. How could she be sleepy at all?

"Zhao Zhao, why did I hear you guys say just now that you made a thousand yuan from selling scorpions? Is that true? Did I hear it right?"

Han Zhaozhao chuckled, very proudly, "Grandma, you heard me right! But it's only over 900 now. I'll sell what I caught tonight tomorrow, and it should be enough.

We just discussed it tonight, and once we collect one thousand tomorrow, we will start dividing the money.

This is the money we earned through our own hard work, catching scorpions in the middle of the night. Xiao Sanzi wants to buy a bicycle, Xiao Yun wants to buy a floral skirt, and Xiao Min must have already figured out how to spend the money.

Grandma, you say, we are amazing! In just one and a half months, we earned two years’ salary of a regular worker! ”

The old lady calculated silently in her heart, "Oh! Doesn't this mean that the scorpions you catch every day can be sold for more than 20 yuan?

My goodness! The income in one night is almost equal to my monthly salary.

Zhaozhao, how did you catch it? You can't just let the scorpion lie on the ground and not move while you stuff it into the bottle!

Are there so many scorpions outside the city? I remember when we were young, we would go up the mountain to catch scorpions during the day.

I ran all over the mountains, lifting up any flat stones I saw. After walking over several hills, I could catch at most 20 to 30 scorpions a day, and that was on a sunny day after the rain.

Normally, if I could catch ten or eight, and sell them for two or three dollars in a season, it would be great. I couldn’t even earn enough to buy shoes.

I have wanted to ask you for a long time, other people catch scorpions during the day, why do you go out to catch scorpions in the middle of the night? Can you see clearly?

Even if you see a scorpion, if it hides in the grass, where can you find it?"

Han Zhaozhao pretended to be mysterious and whispered in the old lady's ear: "Grandma, this is the power of scientific knowledge. Didn't Grandpa Guan always say that there are beautiful women and golden houses in books?

I have now deciphered the meaning of his words, and found Yan Ruyu and the golden house!"

The old lady sat up suddenly and exclaimed, "What jade and gold house? Where did you find it? Is it really jade and gold? How big is it? Does anyone know?"

Who did you tell about this? I tell you, Xiao Sanzi and the others can’t tell either!

Since ancient times, murder and robbery have been common. For the sake of treasure, even brothers, fathers and sons can use knives to kill each other!

Oh my god! You naughty kid, why didn’t you tell me such a big thing earlier! "

The old lady was like a tigress, and slapped Han Zhaozhao twice as she spoke.

"Grandma, why are you so excited? Why are you hitting people?" Han Zhaozhao jumped out several steps and smiled like a naughty little fox.

"What's wrong with beating you? Tell me, shouldn't you be beaten? You kept such a big thing from me, beating you is the least of my worries!

You're still laughing, you're still laughing? You heartless thing, you know you've got yourself into a terrible disaster, right?

Oh, God, why did I end up with a naughty kid like you who has a swollen head and black balls?

Come here, come here and explain everything to me in detail.

We can also find a way to help you clean up this matter."

Han Zhaozhao: Look, if you are uneducated, you can’t speak well! How nice is the word “aftermath”? “Wipe your ass”? This word is really down-to-earth!

Her grandmother forgot that she is now a little girl who knows how to be shy. Is this word appropriate to describe her?