Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Wearing tattered and patched old cotton-padded clothes did not affect their search for the childhood happiness that is unique to children in Northeast China!

After playing for more than an hour, Han Zhaozhao felt very hot and was about to sweat. Afraid of catching a cold from sweating, he slowed down his playing and walked slowly on the ice.

He asked Little Stone to take a break, but the boy was having so much fun that he competed with his friends to see who could slide faster.

"Shitou, don't you still need to find something delicious for the Luhua Chicken?"

This sentence reminded him, and Xiao Shitou handed the sled to his friend and led Han Zhaozhao to the foot of the mountain.

"Sister Zhaozhao, I found an ant nest in the fall. Come on, I'll take you to see it. If they haven't moved yet, we can catch ants and bring them home to feed the chickens.

Those black ants are very big. One can replace four or five ordinary ants. Feeding them to the chickens will definitely help them lay more eggs.

You don't know, the cattail fluff may be dry. It lays an egg a day before it freezes. When it gets cold, it can't find insects to eat, so it may take several days for it to lay another egg.

Oh! Don't blame it. My mother said that if it doesn't have enough to eat, it will be starving and can't even lay eggs, so how can it lay eggs?

The reed chicken is so pitiful. Let’s catch some big ants today so that it can have a good meal and be well nourished.”

Han Zhaozhao found it both funny and sad. Speaking of pity, aren't humans more pitiful than animals?

The chickens and ducks have their owners who take care of their food, and the cattle, sheep, mules and horses have production teams that ensure the nutrition of their fodder.

In the countryside, when people have no food, they will find ways to reserve some soybean and wheat bran for them. In years of disaster, this is a great privilege that even ordinary people cannot afford.

It seemed like the distance was not far, but by the time they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already twenty minutes later.

Han Zhaozhao looked around as he walked. There were only a few trees left on the hillside, and there were only protruding tree stumps everywhere.

"Why are the trees on this mountain cut down so cleanly? Were they burned during the Great Steelmaking Movement?"

"That's right! The grandparents in the village couldn't stop them, and the felling team got so ruthless that they didn't even leave any small trees!

Hey, there used to be a lot of walnut and chestnut trees here. The grandfathers in the village said that they have been growing for decades and they bear a lot of fruits every year. It would be a pity to cut them down.

This year, the villagers will definitely harvest less dried fruits. If they want to eat walnuts and chestnuts, they will have to go to the far mountains to find them. "

While talking, Little Stone lowered his head and searched carefully, and finally he found it.

"Here it is! Sister Zhaozhao, come here quickly and see, this nest of ants really hasn't moved away."

When Han Zhaozhao ran over, Xiao Shitou had already started poking the ant nest with a small wooden stick.

This ant nest is hidden next to a large stone slab and is built very cleverly.

The stone slabs can not only block rain and snow, but also prevent sneak attacks from natural enemies. You see, no matter how small the insects are, they have their own survival wisdom.

This is no different from humans building houses. They will also build their nests near mountains and rivers and according to the terrain. They are really smart elves!

At the entrance of the cave, there is a high layer of fine soil, as if it has been carefully processed, with uniform particles, and the shape is a bit like the Chinese medicine granules of later generations.

There is also a layer of leaves and weeds covering the surface. It is difficult to find the entrance of the ant hole without lying on the ground and searching inch by inch.

"This ant nest is so well hidden, how did you find it?"

Han Zhaozhao was very curious. This little cousin was quite capable! In the severe winter, when small insects hibernate, he could still find them. How did he have such good eyes?

"Hehehe, this nest of ants is my enemy! I have long wanted to destroy them."

Han Zhaozhao became even more curious. How could an ant become an enemy of his little cousin? What kind of weird fate was this?

"Why, how did they provoke you?"

Little Stone's face flushed red. "These ants are bad! I passed by here in the fall and peed into the ant hole. They climbed on me and bit my penis. It was swollen for several days. It hurt every time I peed. I almost suffocated to death.

If my mother hadn't been watching me closely, I would have wanted to block their nest years ago.

But my brother said that it was useless to block the holes because they would just dig new holes somewhere else.

It just so happens that they hide and don't like to move in winter, so this is the best time to eliminate them.

By destroying their nest, we can also provide nourishment to the chickens, killing two birds with one stone."

Han Zhaozhao was amused. "Oh, you can even use idioms! But who is bad, you or the ant?

Why does it sound wrong to me? You peed at someone's doorstep, how could they not resist? You asked for it because you were naughty and mischievous?" Haha, this kid is really naughty!

"I didn't do it on purpose. Who told them to leave the hole so I could see it?" Little Stone was still quibbling.

Yes, this may be the nature of every boy. When they see any hole, they are curious and want to destroy it!

"You, are you still not convinced? You are lucky. If this was a snake den and a venomous snake jumped out and bit you when you peed, that would be really miserable!

"Little Stone, you should be more careful when you go up the mountain next time! You are such a small person, you can't fight well, and you can't run fast enough. If you are unlucky and meet a ferocious animal, you will be in big trouble. If you are not careful, your life will be over!"

Being naughty is not wrong, but being naughty without knowing one's own limitations can sometimes lead to serious consequences.

Han Zhaozhao taught his little cousin a lesson, but the boy looked unconvinced. He didn't dare to argue, but his face was full of stubbornness.

"Huh! How could I be so unlucky? This is how we usually play."

"You just can't learn from experience! No matter how much you talk, you will never learn your lesson unless you really suffer a loss."

The ground was frozen hard. Little Stone dug for half an hour but only dug half a foot deep. He didn't even see the shadow of an ant.

"Sister Zhaozhao, can you help me dig for a while?" Little Shitou is quite lively and asks his cousin for help with a drooling face.

Old farmer Han Zhaozhao looked here and there, but found nothing.

The area was completely bare, not to mention pheasants or rabbits, not even a sparrow was seen. This immediately put an end to her delusion of blocking the rabbits' nests and eating their meat.

I miscalculated. Didn't they say that here you can hit roe deer with a stick and fish with a ladle, and pheasants can fly into the iron pot? It's all a lie!

She wanted to change the place, "Don't bother, this ant nest is very deep, it will take at least one person to dig to the bottom.

The soil is so hard that it is difficult to dig it up even with a pickaxe or a shovel. Stone, if you want to take revenge, you should wait a few months until the spring comes and the ground thaws!"

Little Stone was dumbfounded. "Is it that deep? I don't believe it. Sister Zhaozhao, you didn't lie to me because you were afraid of getting bitten, did you?"

"I lied to you, you are a puppy! Don't you think that ants are so small? They have neither feathers nor thick fur on their bodies. If they didn't hide deep, they would have frozen to death long ago!"

Little Stone stared blankly at the messy hole he had dug, then he thought about it and felt that it made sense, and immediately lost interest.

"Then what shall we take out? I promised the chicken that I would bring it something delicious."

"Hey! You're quite committed to a chicken?"