Wake up suddenly, back to the time when my wife and daughter had an accident

The next morning, seeing that Lin Mucheng was in good spirits, Meng Haisheng took the bamboo cage and fertilizer bag with peace of mind and went to the mountain with Meng Daniu and Meng Hailian.

The three of them did not walk too far. They found a pine forest and took a rake to gather the dead branches and leaves under the tree, revealing the slightly damp rotten soil underneath.

When Meng Haisheng took the rake and gathered the dead branches and leaves, the frightened earthworms came out of the soil and fled everywhere.

Meng Daniu and Meng Hailian tried to catch them in a hurry.

Although the earthworms are not big, their color is dark brown, which is very similar to the color of the rotten soil on the ground.

As long as they drill into the soil, it is easy to miss them.

"Haisheng, slow down, the earthworms have all run away."

Meng Daniu is strong and squatted on the ground to catch earthworms. After a long time, his legs became numb.

"You're too slow. You collect the rotten soil and I'll pick it up."

Meng Haisheng handed the rake to Meng Daniu, and he squatted down with the bamboo cage to catch earthworms.

With another rake, the earthworms under the rotten soil were turned out along with the rotten leaves.

While the earthworms hadn't reacted yet, Meng Haisheng quickly picked them up and stuffed them into the bamboo cage.

The three of them worked together like this, and in less than an hour, Meng Haisheng's bamboo cage was full.

Meng Hailian used a bag to pack, and he had to pinch the bag to seal it with his hands. He could only use one hand to catch the earthworms, and his speed was obviously slower than Meng Haisheng.

"I'll stand up and take a break. I've been squatting all the time, and my brain is not working well."

Perhaps because he squatted for too long, Meng Hailian's eyes were full of stars when he stood up.

"Brother Hailian, you use the rake, and I'll pick it up."

Meng Daniu gave the rake to Meng Hailian again.

The three of them took turns like this, and in half a morning, they picked up a lot of earthworms.

When there are too many earthworms, it is difficult to use a bag.

The earthworms in the bag are not honest, always crawling around, and some crawl to the seal position, and they can't be held by hand.

Meng Haisheng's bamboo cage is much more convenient, just fill a cage and put it aside.

"Haisheng, where did you get this bamboo cage? Next time we come to the mountain to catch earthworms, I will also bring a few bamboo cages."

Meng Daniu tied the fertilizer bag tightly, and he was sweating profusely.

Although these earthworms are small, they are very strong. At the beginning, Meng Daniu didn't tie it very tightly, and the earthworms were able to get out of the seal.

Fortunately, he found it in time, otherwise half a bag of earthworms would have run away.

"Grandpa made it. I'll ask him to make a few more for us when I go back today. It's really inconvenient to use fertilizer bags to hold earthworms. We can't always fill half a bag every time."

Meng Haisheng and his team only worked for half a day today, and there was no place to put the earthworms.

There were so many earthworms in front of them, but they had nothing to put them in. They felt as uncomfortable as if they were scratched by a cat.

"I'll go to Grandpa in the afternoon and ask him to help me make a few bigger ones. Yours is still too small. If you make it as big as a bamboo frame, you can put more earthworms in it."

Meng Daniu's idea was simple. He felt that the bigger the bamboo cage, the better it would be.

"Let's go to the reservoir to clean the earthworms. Then you'll know why such a big bamboo cage was made."

The three of them came down from the mountain and headed straight for the reservoir halfway up the mountain.

It was hot in summer, and many villagers were carrying water to irrigate the land in the morning.

Meng Haisheng and his team came over with earthworms, and several half-grown children in the village came to watch curiously.

Meng Haisheng put the bamboo cage directly into the reservoir for washing.

He shook it vigorously in the water, and the earthworms, which were still covered with mud, bumped into each other in the bamboo cage, and were washed clean in a short while.

The bamboo cage was taken out of the water, and the water inside leaked out with a splash.

"Brother Daniu, look, after such a large bamboo cage is filled with earthworms, it is placed in the water for washing. The size is just right and not too heavy."

"If you change to a larger bamboo basket, one person can't wash it, and even two people will be exhausted."

Meng Daniu stepped forward and weighed the bamboo cage in Meng Haisheng's hand.

"It's too light. I asked my grandfather to help me weave a bigger one than this."

"We must catch more earthworms when we go up the mountain. If we bring 10 or 8 bamboo cages like this, people who don't know will think we are going up the mountain to catch katydids."

Meng Haisheng looked up at the sky speechlessly.

All he could think of was himself carrying a bunch of bamboo cages, which did look a bit like a katydid seller.

"Uncle San, what do you do with all these katydids? Are you selling them for money?"

Lang Tieniu looked at the bamboo cages in Meng Haisheng's hand with curiosity.

Recently, the villagers went out to dig Bupleurum Root, and they walked farther and farther. The villagers were afraid of tiring the young boys at home, so they didn't let them go with them.

The boys who had nothing to do at the moment started to have fun all over the mountains."This is called earthworm. We should be more civilized and not always call it a country bumpkin."

"I know exactly what you are thinking."

"I am collecting earthworms, but you boys are not allowed to go into the mountains without adults. The mountains are not for fun."

"Then let my elder sister go with me, right?"

Lang Tieniu looked at Meng Haisheng with reluctance.

Meng Haisheng was stunned. Lang Tieniu's words made him suddenly clear.

It is very tiring for these rough men to squat and catch earthworms.

But if it is a girl like Lang Chunhua, a boy like Lang Tieniu, or even a young wife, it is much easier for them to catch earthworms than them.

In terms of body shape, they have a great advantage.

"I'll think about it. If it works, I'll shout it out on the loudspeaker."

Meng Haisheng already had a plan in mind, but he hadn't sorted out the matter of selling earthworms yet, and didn't want to mobilize too many villagers to catch them for the time being.

"Uncle San, you'd better hurry up. We'll start school in a few days."

Lang Tieniu was a little anxious. The money he earned from digging Bupleurum was confiscated by Ma Jinying, who said that she would save it for him and he could ask for it anytime he needed it.

As a result, when the money came to Ma Jinying, Lang Tieniu couldn't even buy a popsicle.

If he followed Lang Chunhua to the mountains to catch earthworms, as long as his eldest sister helped him cover it up, maybe he could secretly save some money.

Meng Haisheng washed all the earthworms in a bamboo basket by the reservoir before taking them home.

The earthworms dug by the three of them today were not many, so they didn't share them. Meng Haisheng handled them all. After drying them, Meng Haisheng weighed them and then divided them equally among the three.

The earthworms washed in water were very energetic. They were not honest even in the bag, making rustling sounds.

Momo was frightened by these black earthworms. She could only watch from a distance and did not dare to approach them at all.

In the future, earthworms will definitely be indispensable in Meng Haisheng's home. Momo cannot be so scared.

So Meng Haisheng took out a round and fat earthworm from the bamboo cage and put it in his palm to show Momo.

"Momo, look at the little bug, how cute it is."

Momo looked at the earthworms crawling desperately with curiosity, and could not help shrinking in Meng Haisheng's arms.

"Dad, the big black bugs are so scary."

"Earthworms don't bite people, but they are still a very good medicinal material."

Meng Haisheng held Momo in one hand and the earthworm in the other hand, and patiently told Momo about the living habits and medicinal value of earthworms.

Although Momo didn't understand a little, Meng Haisheng kept holding her, giving her a lot of sense of security.

The father and daughter talked for a while, and Momo dared to reach out and touch the earthworm's back.

Seeing that Momo was finally no longer afraid, Meng Haisheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haisheng, how are you going to dry these earthworms in the bag? You can't hang them under the eaves."

Lin Mucheng glanced at the bags of earthworms on the ground.

She couldn't imagine what it would be like to have a few fertilizer bags hanging under the eaves of her house.