Chapter 192: Catching grasshoppers

Ergou looked at it for a while and thought there was nothing interesting to see, so he put the cork back in its place and returned to the kang.

Ergou smiled bitterly and lay there for a while. He heard a noise in Taozi's room and knew that she had gotten off the kang and then left the room.

Taozi arrived at the door of Ergou's room and said: "Ergou, I'm going to the fields. You can sleep for a while and then come back."

Ergou got off the kang, left the room and said, "Oh, I'll go with you."

Ergou saw the bright red sun outside the house, so he found a straw hat, gave it to Taozi and said, "Sister-in-law, put this on, it can block the sun to some extent."

Taozi smiled and said, "Put it on."

Ergou put a straw hat on Taozi's head and said: "I am a man, it doesn't matter if I get tanned, I can't tan you."

Taozi smiled gratefully at Ergou and said, "Thank you then, let's go."

Ergou paid attention to Taozi. She put on a very narrow shirt, which she probably wore two years ago. It was so tight on her body that she couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Taozi smiled and said, "What's wrong? I look weird in my clothes, don't you? These are the clothes I wore before I got married. It was a pity to throw them away, so I brought them over. I can wear them during labor."

Ergou said: "It's okay, it's just a little small."

Ergou and Taozi walked out of the house and walked towards the fields outside the village. On the road, they saw pillars and people in the village carrying wheat bundles to their homes. Ergou greeted them and went with Taozi.

In the ground.

When we got to the field, there was Juanli working in the field next to her in the morning. At noon, Juanli didn't come, so there were only Taozi and Ergou in this huge ravine. Ergou felt a little excited.

Ergou and Taozi started to work. Neither of them said anything, and soon they cut down a large piece of wheat. Taozi stood up, straightened his waist, and wiped the sweat from his face.

Ergou said: "Sister-in-law, do you think it's hard to be a farmer?"

Taozi smiled and said, "What can we do? We are just farmers, so what's the point of suffering like this?"

Ergou said tentatively: "From now on, if you go to the county town to find my brother, you won't have to come back, and you won't have to be a farmer."

Taozi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Last time I went to the county seat, Li Qiang's wife didn't want me to come back, but I came back anyway. I just like our place and don't want to be a city dweller."

Ergou was very happy and said: "Yes, I also think our place is good, I just love our place."

At this time, several grasshoppers screamed from the grass nearby, which was very pleasant. Taozi stopped talking, listened calmly, and said in surprise: "Ergou, did you hear it? It's grasshoppers screaming."

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Ergou said: "Sister-in-law, do you like grasshoppers very much? If you like them, I will catch them for you."

Taozi said happily: "Yes, I like it, but grasshoppers are hard to catch. I'm afraid you won't be able to catch them."

Ergou said proudly: "As long as it's something I want to catch, there's nothing I can't catch. Just wait, I'll catch it right now."

The two dogs went to the grass on the edge of the field and carefully looked for grasshoppers. Taozi also walked over gently on tiptoes, looking very nervous.

Taozi whispered: "Ergou, be careful when you catch it. Don't break the grasshopper's legs."

Ergou nodded and said nothing, and began to search carefully in the grass. The grasshopper was screaming happily just now, but now it was silent. It was not easy to find it, but the grasshopper's patience was still not good.

When the two dogs were about to reach it, it lost its composure and jumped to the side.

Now the two dogs found the target, they pounced forward, but failed to catch it, and continued to chase the grasshopper. The grasshopper jumped up this time, and as soon as it landed, the two dogs fell to the ground, covering the grasshopper tightly with both hands.

But his knee hit a stone, and he grimaced in pain.

Taozi came over in a hurry, with a smile on her face, and said happily: "Er Gou, have you caught it?"

Even though Ergou's knees were hurting, he smiled and said: "I caught it. Don't worry, I will get it for you as long as it is something you like."

Taozi arrived and said with a smile: "Show me quickly. I like grasshoppers that can scream. If the grasshopper doesn't scream, just let it go and catch another one for me."

The second dog said: "Don't worry, this one can bark."

Ergou's two hands were covered together. Taozi wanted to see, so he opened their joined hands a crack, and the grasshopper's head came out. Ergou hurriedly closed his hands again.

Taozi said: "Ergou, find a place to hide the grasshopper. We have to work, so we can't keep it covered, right?"

Ergou looked around and said, "I have an idea. I will make a grasshopper cage out of wheat straw and put the grasshopper in it. Come on, cover the grasshopper."

Taozi put her hands together, and Ergou carefully put the grasshopper into her hand. As soon as he touched her smooth and tender hand, he seemed very excited, and his heart beat rapidly.

The grasshopper reached Tao Zi's hand and kept moving in her closed hands, as if it were tickling her. She giggled uncomfortably, frowned, and said, "This grasshopper bit my hand. It's very uncomfortable."

No more, I don’t want it anymore.”

Ergou said hurriedly: "Just bear with it, you'll be fine soon."

Ergou sat on the cut wheat, quickly sorted out a handful of wheat straw, pinched off the wheat ears, and made a grasshopper cage. He had never made a grasshopper cage before, but had only seen others make it. Based on his imagination,

Knowing how to weave it, the straws danced in his hands.

Taozi sat next to her, holding her hands tightly together, enduring the itching in her hands, grinning for a while, frowning for a while, watching Ergou weaving a grasshopper cage.

Ergou kept knitting in his hands. He raised his head and glanced at Taozi, who smiled at him. He felt as if he had knocked over a jar of honey, and his whole body was filled with sweetness.

Ergou quickly made a grasshopper cage and helped Taozi put the grasshopper into the cage. Now Taozi was holding the cage and looking at the grasshopper in the cage, feeling very happy.

The two of them had rested enough and started to work. Ergou felt that he had endless energy. The sickle was flying up and down in his hand. After a while, he cut off a large piece. He stood up and straightened his waist.

, looked back at Taozi, who also stood up and smiled at him.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Ergou and Taozi finished harvesting the wheat, and they went home. Taozi was holding the grasshopper cage in his hand, and he couldn't get enough of it. There was always a smile on his face, as if he was happy.

Just like a little child.

When the two returned home, Jia Cailan had already cooked the meal. Taozi hung the grasshopper cage in his room, stuffed half of a green onion leaf into the cage, and teased the grasshopper, but it still didn't scream.

Jia Cailan said dissatisfiedly outside: "You are so old, but you are still playing with grasshoppers. Come out and eat."

Ergou and Taozi were eating, and they looked at each other and snickered. Jia Cailan didn't see the expressions on his two faces, and she would have fainted.

Jia Cailan said: "I went to your uncle Shuan Wa's house and asked, and he said it will rain tomorrow. We have put wheat all over the floor. Don't stop after eating. Pick the wheat back first."
Chapter completed!