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After the rain, there were more oil beetles, especially in the grass, almost all of them jumped on people's feet. In one morning, Bai Xin grabbed a bag full. Although he didn't do physical work, he ran around for a moment. , plus the gruel with clear soup and little water in the morning, I was already hungry.

He saw that the catch was almost enough, at least enough for one meal, so he took the bag and walked home. As soon as he entered the house, he saw grandma scolding the aunt, and his happy mood disappeared in an instant. The head remained silent, staring blankly at the ground, almost numb.

Seeing this, Bai Xin stepped forward to interrupt and shouted, "Grandma, I'm back."

Grandma couldn't help but anger Bai Xin because of the aunt's affairs, turned her face and said in a bad mood: "I know how to go out to play all day long, and the family has a free meal..."

Bai Xin endured so much that he almost gritted his teeth. The eldest brother plowed the land and worked in agriculture, and the mother and elder sister took care of the housework. Even the sister-in-law took care of the dog while collecting the soles of the shoes and selling them in the town. Lifting the bag at his waist, he tried to force a smile, the corners of his mouth raised stiffly, "Grandma, what do you think I caught?"

"What?" Grandma didn't pay attention when she said this, and glanced at the white cloth bag with drooping eyelids.

Bai Xin pretended to be presenting a treasure, opened the bag and said, "I caught a lot of oil beetles."

Grandma stretched her neck and looked in. Sure enough, there were densely packed oil beetles, black and shiny, crowded together. It would have been disgusting for most people to turn their heads away. Lips, she seemed to change her face, and her voice immediately changed, "Hey, this is a good thing, why didn't I think of it? My dear Saburo, you are really sensible!"

Grandma took the bag over. Seeing this, Bai Xin took the opportunity to wink with the aunt. The aunt was rather dull and stood aside stupidly. She didn't understand what Bai Xin meant for her to leave first.

"It's fried at noon..." Grandma Bai grabbed the bag and walked to the kitchen, completely forgetting about the aunt, but she slowed down in the middle of the walk, and said in a moderate voice: "It's better to wait until Erlang comes back to eat at night." Bar."

Bai Xin curled her lips, but she had already guessed that grandma would say that, so she was not surprised at all.

At noon, I ate black glutinous steamed buns as usual, drank gruel, served with two kinds of cold pickles, and didn’t even want to put a drop of sesame oil. Grandma Bai wanted to eat oil shell beetles at night, and she kept talking at the table. After saying a few words to him, she even picked up a chopstick of pickled vegetables for him with her own hands, and the wrinkles on her face piled up, "Sanlang, I'll grab some more in the afternoon, and grandma will make it for you in the evening."

In fact, he made it himself for Erlang to eat. Bai Xin bit the steamed bun to vent his anger. At the same time, he was also aroused by the taste of the oil shell beetle in his memory. When he thought of the delicious taste, a lot of saliva was secreted in his mouth, and he felt a little dizzy. Hard momos are more like chewing wax.

"En." Bai Xin absent-mindedly responded.

Grandma Bai smiled even more happily, and boasted: "Sanlang is really sensible."

Many people in the village liked this, and Bai Xin caught more in the afternoon, not as many as in the morning, and only got less than half a bag.

When Grandma Bai saw him coming back, she first went to look at his bag. Seeing that the cloth bag was deflated, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, and muttered: "Why did you catch so much, Saburo, didn't you go to play secretly? After the rain, there are more of these things." .”

A trace of displeasure flashed in Bai Xin's eyes, and he said without hesitation: "Many people catch oil beetles and make tooth sacrifices. I searched all over the village."

Although Grandma Bai said so, she was not very angry, and walked to the kitchen with the cloth bag.

Mrs. Cao knew that her mother-in-law was going to take care of the insect herself, so she watched from the sidelines. Grandma Bai first tore off the oil beetle's wings, and then washed it several times in water. At this time, the oil beetle was half dead. Grandma Bai poured all the oil beetles into the pot, and kept stirring until the water was dry, then added salt, and continued to stir fry, until the shells of the oil beetles rubbed against the paste, making a crisp sound of crackling.

Bai Xin also stood by the kitchen door and watched. He could imagine the taste when he heard the voice, and gulped again.

After a while, the salt-fried oil shell beetles came out of the pan. The plate was pitch black, black and white were distinct, and a burnt smell wafted out. As soon as Grandma Bai was done frying, Erlang came back from the outside. Khan was like a brook, with a tired face. When Grandma Bai saw him, her eyes lit up, and she waved and shouted, "Erlang, you're back. We have something good to eat today!"

Hearing what grandma said, Erlang couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation in his heart. Subconsciously, he looked into the kitchen and sniffed.

After Grandma Bai finished shouting, Erlang also approached. She saw her precious grandson looking tired, Grandma Bai looked distressed, and turned to Cao Shi, "Seeing Erlang come back, why don't you pour some hot water to wash his face? You know it's stupid." Standing, there is no price at all."

Erlang glanced this way, with a natural expression, then walked back to the room with his chin held high.

When Mrs. Cao heard the words, she hurriedly responded, scooped up water, and followed Erlang to send the basin into the main house.

Bai Xin closed his eyes fiercely, and clenched his teeth tightly. He felt that if he opened his mouth, he would definitely curse. He hissed and sprayed a few breaths out of his nose, and then slowly opened his eyes. He warned himself again in his heart. , If you don't get rid of the Bai family for a day, you can't get out of this situation for a day, and you clenched your fist tightly in your right hand, only wishing to make more money. This kind of urgency filled his whole body with a sense of powerlessness.

After Erlang finished washing and the dinner was ready, Grandma Bai put the oil shell mantis in front of Erlang, and said in a tone of offering treasures: "Erlang, grandma fried it for you, it's delicious, eat more."

Erlang originally expected that the delicious food would at least be fish or meat, but it turned out to be a disgusting bug just by looking at it. He didn't appreciate it at all. Waved it, and said angrily: "Take it away, take it away, who eats bugs!"

In fact, in previous years, the Bai family also used oil shell beetles to make tooth sacrifices, but Erlang usually eats the best food in the family, and there are eggs every now and then, and sometimes his classmates in the academy will invite him to eat bowls of noodles. Of course, he doesn't like this Bugs, just like Yu Xiaobao's thoughts, it's too late to be disgusting.

Grandma Bai's face was a little hurt, and she persuaded unwillingly, "Try it, it's delicious."

Erlang's voice became colder, "Take it away, I won't eat it."

Seeing this, the second uncle glared at him and scolded, "Why are you talking to grandma?"

Erlang was not afraid at all, instead he put down his chopsticks with a snap, stood up and was about to leave, as if he didn't intend to have dinner.

The second aunt loved her son the most, and quickly pulled Erlang, complaining to her man, "The child is tired all day, and you are still yelling at him!"

Seeing this, Grandma Bai hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll take it away, Erlang, sit down and eat quickly, don't be hungry."

Erlang sat down slowly, his body was still leaning back, and he didn't intend to move his chopsticks. Grandma Bai was stunned for a moment to understand, and hurriedly brought the oil shell beetle to the place farthest from him - in front of Bai Xin.

Country people don't pay much attention to meals, and there is no distinction between male and female seats. Of course, Erlang sits on the left of Grandma Bai, and then the second-bedroom family, and the third-bedroom family sits on the other side. The Dafang family sits opposite to Grandma Bai.

Bai Xin looked at Erlang and then at grandma, feeling secretly refreshed, thinking that one thing is all about one thing, and at the same time happy that the oil beetle mantis came to their house.

Grandma Bai was still coaxing Erlang, "That's all right, you can eat quickly."

Erlang moved his chopsticks, picked up the pickles with the chopsticks very politely, put them in his mouth and chewed them slowly, Grandma Bai saw that he was really eating, so she started to eat too, and when the others saw this, they all raised their chopsticks.

Bai Xin immediately put an oil shell beetle into his mouth. It was crispy in the mouth and had a slightly oily smell. To Bai Xin, it was no different from the delicacy in the world.

He ate several at a time, wishing he could eat the whole plate. Grandma Bai was stunned for a moment before remembering that there was an oil beetle beetle. She was a little far away from her, and she didn't dare to bring it to her. Someone scooped up a spoonful for her, and Grandma Bai ate it into her mouth with the same expression as Bai Xin, enjoying it.

But Erlang was the closest to her, and he couldn't even hear the clicking sound, so he moved to the other side indiscriminately. Grandma Bai didn't notice it at first, but then she reacted when she saw that Bai Xin was about to stick to his mother When I came here, my heart felt like I was pricked by a needle. Although I was still greedy, I seldom ate any more.

The second uncle and the second aunt also liked to eat this mouthful, but the reason was the same as that of Grandma Bai. They stopped after only a few mouthfuls, but the Sanfang family did not eat a single mouthful.

Dalang also loves this dish very much, he didn't pay attention to Erlang's reaction, and he was far away, so he ate a lot of it. The sister-in-law was shy and didn't eat much, and the aunt and Mrs. Cao also ate some. Wu Niang was young and thought eating bugs was disgusting, no matter how much Bai Xin tried to persuade her, she didn't eat any of them.

Bai Xin caught a lot of oil shell beetles, but he couldn't help eating them. Each person had a chopstick, and half a plate went down after a while. If she ate all of this big plate, Grandma Bai would definitely not be happy, so Dafang's family later refused to eat it. How did I eat it? I left half of the plate on purpose, but almost half of the plate was eaten by their family.

After eating, when tidying up the dishes, Bai Xin thought that he could not do a good job without leaving his name, so he secretly said to Grandma Bai: "Grandma, I saw that you didn't eat much at the table, and left half of the plate."

At this time, Grandma Bai felt a lot of feelings in her heart. She had just been stabbed by Erlang, and now she had Sanlang's thoughtfulness as a comparison. She also realized that Sanlang was a really good kid, with a lively mind, cleverness, and filial piety, and some dialogues arose in her heart. Xin's love softened her eyes, but when she thought that no matter how obedient Bai Xin was, she would be a farmer in the future and had no future, Erlang was different. He had to rely on Erlang to get fame in the future, so she lukewarmly Said: "Well, let me go to the room."

Bai Xin didn't understand why grandma spoke in such a weird way. If he knew what grandma was thinking, he would slap himself and blame himself for being mean.