Chapter 593

At this time of year, the forest frogs have just finished hibernating, which means their stomachs are still completely empty.

Therefore, this period is also the season for eating forest frogs in the Northeast region.

In fact, this time of year is also the "lean season" when the old grain is gone and the new has not yet arrived, and every household has basically finished their stored food.

It must be said that people at this time were truly hungry; almost ninety percent or more of the farmers were hungry.

This led to the fact that during this period, as long as you walked casually through the fields, or by the ponds and rivers, you could always see adults or children catching forest frogs.

However, the catching season for forest frogs in spring is very short, basically just the end of April and the beginning of May, which is about 20 days, or nearly a month.

Mainly because once the forest frogs enter the mountains, they will absolutely not appear in the water again. You won't see this creature in ponds, rivers, or lakes because it has begun its annual life on land.

Therefore, if you miss the spring season for eating forest frogs, you can only catch them during the "Cold Dew" period, which is when autumn officially begins.

Because this period is when the forest frogs come down from the mountains to the water to mate and lay eggs. In places like rice paddies, ponds, puddles, rivers, or lakes, as long as there is water, you can generally see this creature.

And this period is when the large-scale catching of forest frogs truly begins.

Of course, it is mainly to catch female forest frogs, and the purpose of catching female forest frogs is to collect frog oil to sell for money.

Besides forest frogs, this period is also the season for large-scale fishing. There is no other way; people have to eat to stay alive. Even if they don't want to eat, they have to; they can't just starve to death.

Meanwhile, the wild beasts in the mountains have also reached the time for large-scale breeding and recuperation, because the people who hunt in the mountains have basically all put away their guns and started spring plowing.

Of course, those who call the mountains to dig for ginseng have also prepared their tools, ready to enter the mountains at any time to catch the "sprouting grass" market.

However, although Wang An has the old map of the hidden pits in his hand, he does not intend to catch the "sprouting grass" market, nor does he intend to catch the "green hammer" market; instead, he wants to wait until autumn to directly catch the "red hammer" market.

After all, Wang An has never dug for ginseng, and there are thousands of plants in the big mountains. Wanting to find ginseng seedlings among the various plants in the dense forest is purely a difficult task for Wang An.

Seeing Wang An return, everyone immediately burst into laughter, because under the illumination of the firelight, Wang An at this moment looked just like a little ghost.

Not only was the front of his entire body covered in mud, but his face was also a mess, with nothing but sweat and dirt, and of course, the mud washed out by the sweat.

Wu Dong watched the fun and said with a smile, not fearing that things wouldn't be big enough:

"Xiao An, you're not doing so well, are you? To let a little girl tidy you up like this, aren't you ashamed?"

As soon as Wang An heard this, he knew that everyone did not know about the "friction accident" that had just happened between him and Sun Nian.

He subconsciously glanced at Sun Nian, only to find that Sun Nian was very calm, as if nothing had happened at all. Only then did Wang An completely set his heart at ease.

Mainly because this kind of thing is really not a good thing. Besides, although Sun Nian is beautiful, Wang An has never thought about having any improper relationship with her.

This is not to say that Wang An has become a better person, but that Wang An truly has no mind for these things. If Shen Wei and Fang Xiue and the others were not actively throwing themselves at him, Wang An would absolutely not take the initiative to touch them.

Wang An has always believed that people who are too greedy will definitely not have a good end.

Especially with women; if there are too many, trouble is bound to happen, and as long as trouble happens, it is definitely not a small matter. Wang An, feeling relieved, said with a chuckle:

"Brother Wu, the way you say that, it's as if you could beat Sister Nian."

The reason Wang An said this is because he knows Wu Dong does not know Wu Gong. Although Wu Dong is indeed slightly stronger than ordinary people because he has been in the security force, he is only stronger by a "little bit."

To be honest, Wu Dong might not even be able to beat Wang An.

Upon hearing Wang An's words, Wu Dong was neither embarrassed nor blushing; it was mainly because Wu Dong had learned from Wang An, and his skin was quite thick.

So Wu Dong said with a smile: "Xiao Nian is my younger sister, the two of us won't fight. Besides, I'm not like some people who have a face that begs to be beaten, making everyone who sees him want to punch him."

After Wu Dong finished speaking, combined with Wang An's current appearance, everyone burst into laughter.

Wang An looked at everyone and chose to shut his mouth directly.

After a while, the roasted forest frogs on the sticks were cooked. Everyone didn't care how hot the frogs were; they just hissed and put them into their mouths.

After the first bite, Wang Shuai couldn't help but say:

"Oh my god, the forest frogs this time are so delicious, even better than the ones in winter."

Feng Chengmin said with a smile:

"That's for sure. The forest frogs at this time are the most tender and fresh. In another ten days or half a month, these frogs will be a bit old. If you eat them then, you won't be able to catch up with the current taste."

At this time, Zhang Shuya, while putting the half-eaten forest frog in her hand into her mouth, said vaguely to Wang An: "Xiao An, did you hear what Old Uncle said? Take me to catch forest frogs when we go back, otherwise they won't be delicious in a few days."

Wang An heard this, and while putting a roasted forest frog whole into his mouth, said: "Mm, I'll go after resting for two days when we get back."

After Zhang Shuya swallowed the chewed forest frog in her mouth, she frowned and said:

"Don't rest for two days. You're young, just rest for one day. By the way, when we get back, I'll teach you a few moves. You look so big and burly, yet you can't even beat Xiao Nian. It's shameful for people to know that my brother Zhang Shuya is such a loser."

After speaking, Zhang Shuya looked at the forest frog on the stick, opened her mouth to measure it, and then, imitating Wang An's way of eating, stuffed the whole frog into her mouth.

At this moment, Zhang Shuya's two cheeks were bulging, and she looked quite cute.

Wang An agreed casually upon hearing this and continued to put the next forest frog into his mouth.

In fact, as long as the stomach of a forest frog is clean, there is no part that cannot be eaten, including the bones, which can be chewed and eaten directly.

It's just that the bones affect the taste a little, so it doesn't matter whether you eat them or not.

However, for everyone who had been chewing dry pancakes for three days, suddenly eating such a delicacy, they all ate two at a time, and more often one at a time. As for the bones, not a single one was spat out.

Just as everyone finished eating the roasted forest frogs and was roasting the next batch, someone suddenly said: "Quick, quick, the stewed forest frogs are ready, let's eat, let's eat."

(End of chapter)