It is easy to kill a chicken, but it is difficult to catch a chicken and reach the sky.
Lin Mai took a handful of rice and went to the backyard. He cooed and coaxed all of Grandma Fang's chickens that were foraging outside the backyard into the yard. Then he closed the yard door and sneakily attacked from behind, trying to
Catch a chicken.
Unexpectedly, those chickens were very vigilant. Before Lin Mai's fingers touched them, they fled in panic, clucking and clucking.
A big rooster with shiny feathers took advantage of the chaos and pecked Lin Mai.
Lin Mai was only pecked by a chicken in his previous life.
This was the first time she was pecked by a big adult rooster, and the skin was broken at the place where it was pecked. The pain was so painful that she almost burst into tears.
She had become enemies with the big rooster, jumping up and down to catch it.
The rooster made so much noise that it alerted Grandpa Fang, Grandma Fang, and Doudou. They all joined in the battle to round up the big rooster, but they still couldn't catch it.
In the end, Grandpa Fang used his magic weapon, a fishing net, and threw it over, trapping the big rooster in the net.
The big rooster was extremely frightened, darting from left to right and crowing in panic.
Just as Lin Mai was sharpening his knife and walking towards it, there was a knock on the door in front of him.
Grandma Fang hurriedly ran to open the door.
There were several villagers standing outside the door.
Someone was carrying an old hen with wings tied in his hand, and someone was carrying a big, lively black fish on straw.
Others brought home-ground tofu, Qianzhang and other soy products, as well as eggs, sauerkraut and the like.
There was even a half-grown boy carrying half a pot of large snails and some wild strawberries.
Grandma Fang said in surprise: "What are you...what are you doing?"
A villager holding a hen in his hand smiled and said:
"I was passing by your backyard just now and heard that you were catching chickens for cooking, so I caught one of my own old hens that couldn't lay eggs and gave it to you to eat."
He nuzzled at several other villagers: "They saw me delivering hens to your house, so they followed suit."
Several other villagers talked about it: "It's rare for Maizi to come back to Simei Town. Let's send some worthless things over. Mrs. Fang, don't dislike it."
"You fellow villagers, why do you dislike me?" Grandma Fang waved her hand and said, "I understand your thoughts. We have already caught a chicken and we will have chicken to eat tonight.
Please take your things back quickly."
The fellow with the big black fish in his hand said: "You can accept other people's things as you like, but you must accept my fish.
This fish was caught in a pond and didn’t cost a penny.”
Grandma Fang said seriously: "It didn't cost a penny, but it took a lot of energy.
Moreover, snakeheaded fish is a good thing, it relieves internal heat and replenishes the body.
You can sell it at the market and get a few cents."
The villager who raised the fish laughed: "Lao Mai sent people to buy our agricultural products, and we have made countless pennies from her. Do you care about the pennies you get from selling fish?"
If you accept this fish and cook it for Mai and Doudou to eat, it can be regarded as a small token of my appreciation."
Grandma Fang said resolutely: "It's really unnecessary. If you don't want to sell it, just take it back and make fish soup for your children. Your children are growing up and they need to eat better."
The fisherman said: "If they want to eat fish, they can catch it with their own nets. Mrs. Fang, just accept it."
Grandma Fang refused to accept it even to death.
The young man holding the snails and strawberries next to him said: "Grandma Fang, this thing of mine is not valuable, you can accept it."
Grandma Fang glanced at the snails in his basin and said, "You keep the snails and take the strawberries back to your younger brothers and sisters to eat."
Although the snails here are plump, the locals don't like to eat them. They usually catch them to feed the ducks, which are especially willing to lay eggs after eating them.
The half-grown boy couldn't help but put down the pot of snails and the basket of strawberries and ran away.
Several other villagers saw this and said, "Mrs. Fang, you can't be partial and only accept things from that boy Fu Qiang. You have to accept ours too!"
They all put their things on the ground and ran away.
Grandma Fang had no choice but to accept it.
She turned around and shouted in the direction of the backyard: "No need to kill the chickens, the folks have sent us a lot of things, so we can have a big dinner tonight!"
Doudou clapped her little hands happily again: "There's a big dinner to eat tonight! There's a big dinner to eat tonight!"
Grandpa Fang pinched her chubby face and said, "See how happy you are!"
Lin Mai had no choice but to release the frightened and struggling big rooster in the fishing net: "I'll spare you this time."
As soon as the big rooster broke free from the fishing net, he immediately ran away, looking frightened and clucking non-stop.
Everyone came to the main room to help Grandma Fang take things home from the folks.
Lin Mai asked curiously: "Who gave this snail as a gift?"
Other villagers gave them what they could afford, but this man gave them what he could not afford.
Grandpa Fang guessed: "It's probably from that kid Fu Qiang."
"It's not him!" Grandma Fang said to Lin Mai, "That kid from Fuqiang's family is not in a good condition.
My father is a medicine man, my mother is mentally ill, and I have a bunch of younger brothers and sisters. The family is in too much trouble, so I can only give these things."
Lin Mai smiled and said: "These are very good, wild strawberries can't be bought with money in the city.
And this snail, the spicy snail is very fragrant.”
When Doudou heard this, she pulled Lin Mai's skirt and said coquettishly: "Mom, mom, I want to eat spicy snails."
Lin Mai tugged her little nose and said, "Just remember to eat. This snail needs to be kept for a few days and the dirt in the stomach can be vomited out before you can eat it."
In the evening, everyone not only drank fragrant chicken soup, but also ate pickled fish, mapo tofu...
Lin Mai mentioned at the dinner table that she wanted Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang to return to Jiangcheng with her to retire.
She gave two chicken legs to Grandpa Fang and his wife respectively: "Grandpa and Grandma, don't worry about not having a place to live in the city.
I bought a small western-style building with a large area. The area of one floor alone is one to two hundred square meters.
The third floor is all used for living, but it’s quite spacious, no smaller than the house my grandparents live in now.”
Doudou helped: "Mom left a big house for my great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Grandpa and grandma, please go live with us, and we can be together every day."
Grandma Fang gave Doudou the chicken legs Lin Mai gave her.
Grandpa Fang also gave Doudou his chicken leg.
Doudou, who got two chicken legs, jumped up and cheered happily on the chair.
Lin Mai said to her seriously: "Have you completely forgotten the story that mom told you last time about respecting the elderly and loving the young?"
When Doudou heard this, she had no choice but to give up and return the two chicken drumsticks: "Grandpa and grandma eat it. I always have drumsticks to eat at home."
Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang had a hard time seeing Doudou, and it was too late to love her, so they couldn't bear to eat chicken legs.
They all held their bowls far away to prevent the little cute baby from putting the chicken legs in their bowls.
Grandma Fang lovingly said: "Dou Dou is good, my great-grandfather and great-grandma don't eat chicken legs. Doudou eats them. After eating, he is in good health and grows taller~"
Lin Mai watched the old man, the young man, and the young man make way for two chicken legs, and sighed silently.
The other party's grandfather and his wife said: "Grandpa, grandma, you two must eat the chicken legs."
Grandpa Fang squinted his eyes and said angrily: "It doesn't matter whether we two old people eat or not. Doudou is not in good health. Let her eat more nutritious food and her health will be better."
Lin Mai said: "My family's food is not bad. My grandparents will know if they live with us in the future. Doudou is not lacking in nutrients. My grandparents don't have to worry about her lack of nutrition."
But my grandparents always gave Doudou all the delicious food.
If things continue like this, the little one will take everything for granted, will not be grateful, and will not know how to be filial.
One day her grandparents won't be able to give her anything, and she might become dissatisfied."
After Doudou heard this, she said to Lin Mai very seriously: "Mom, I will always be filial to you and my great-grandfather and great-grandmother. You are the best to me."
Lin Mai said gently: "You must remember what you said today for the rest of your life, and you must honor it in the future."