Chapter 232: Earth method

A lunch was eaten like a war.

A group of children shoveled the rice and dishes quickly. In the past, they would lick the bottom of the bowl clean, but today, they dropped rice everywhere and put down their chopsticks directly.

"I'm finished..."

"I'm finished too..."

As soon as the sound of shouting one after another fell, and their butts just moved, they were grabbed by the collar by the adults beside them.

Lin's eldest sister-in-law scolded, "Rice grains are dropped everywhere on the table, are you chickens pecking at rice? Hurry up and pick them up to eat clean, and the rice in the bowl too. If the rice in the bowl is not eaten clean, the wife you find when you grow up will have a face full of pockmarks."

Lin's second sister-in-law also added, "You girls too, if the rice in the bowl is not eaten clean, you will have a face full of pockmarks when you grow up."

"Why is it that if the boys don't eat the rice clean, the pockmarks grow on the wife's face? And we have to grow them on our own faces?"

Everyone: "..."

They really didn't know this...

Ye Yaodong felt that this eldest niece was really smart. No wonder she was the first college student in their village in the future.

Lin's eldest sister-in-law glared at her. "Children, why are you talking so much? Hurry up and eat the rice clean."

"At this time, I am a child. Usually, they say I am a big girl, clothes should be washed, bowls should be brushed, and rice should be learned to cook..."

Lin Dongxue pouted, muttered a few words with her head down, picked up the chopsticks again, and ate all the rice grains in the bowl clean.

Lin's eldest sister-in-law was exhausted. "One by one, they are big, and they can't be talked to. If you say one sentence, they talk back..."

Lin Xiuqing smiled. "What urgent matter do you have, running so hurriedly?"

"We saw a group of wild ducks flying by the river when we went down the mountain. We want to see if there are wild duck eggs to pick. Little Uncle, why don't you think of a way to help us catch ducks?"

"Mm mm, Little Uncle, help us catch ducks..."

A group of half-grown children were shouting, staring at him with eager eyes.

"Mm?" Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. "Shouldn't you ask your dad to think of a way?"

"I think Little Uncle is more capable and knows how to catch."

The eldest niece really knows how to talk!

It made Little Uncle feel happy!

Ye Yaodong's mouth split wide. "Wait, there is no fishing net. I'll take a basket to catch for you later, use the method of catching small birds, and see if I can catch them?"

"Okay, okay~"

The children were instantly happy.

"Then Little Uncle, hurry up! It's been a long time, your rice is still there."

Lin Mu glared at the group of children who didn't know the size, waving her hands to drive them away. "What's the rush? Wait at the door after eating..."

With so many eldest nephews and eldest nieces waiting expectantly, he couldn't let them wait too long. He quickly shoveled the half bowl of rice in his bowl, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and ran out hurriedly.

Instantly, the younger son's shouting sounded behind him. Just as he was hesitating whether to bring another troublesome one, the back instantly stopped, and he was coaxed. Only then did he go to the door to find tools with peace of mind.

Actually, it's quite simple. Take a basket, take a short stick, take a long thread, a handful of rice. Although the method is a bit earthy, it works.

He felt it should be no problem. It's a pity that there is no fishing net at the mother-in-law's house, otherwise, he could catch a pile back!

"Is it ready, Little Uncle?"

"By the way, let your dad bring the hand net and shrimp cage."

By the way, catch some fish and shrimp back. River shrimp are also quite delicious.

"Okay."

Ye Yaodong walked to the river with a group of children. Fortunately, it was not the weekend today, and the children in the village all went to school, except for some who were not of age and were still running around.

Those children saw them with a large group and curiously followed. As a result, they were stopped by several children of the Lin family, saying that this was their territory and they were not allowed to come down, otherwise they would beat them... This scared the children in the village.

Ye Yaodong looked at it and felt dumbfounded. They hadn't even gone yet, and they were afraid of being picked up for a bargain.

Amidst the urging of the children running and shouting, they kept accelerating their pace, and arrived at the river in a short while.

"Ah~ there are more wild ducks~"

"Little Uncle, catch it, catch it..."

In the time it took to eat a meal, more ducks flew over, maybe because the noon sun was more dazzling and warm.

Many villagers passed by going up and down the mountain. Seeing them wanting to catch ducks, they didn't take it seriously. Everyone had tried it, and this wild duck was not easy to catch.

They also kindly reminded them, "This wild duck is not easy to catch. It's in the water. If you are not careful, you will fall in. Keep the children away..."

The two big and small brothers-in-law would greet acquaintances, and the others just pretended not to hear. Since they came, they came.

Ye Yaodong took the tools and reminded them, "You guys look for wild duck eggs on the surrounding shore. I'll go set a trap over there to see."

He approached the wild duck group, but startled them to fly around, tied one end of the rope to a wooden stick, then placed it in the bushes next to the river, supported the bamboo basket, sprinkled a little rice from his pocket into the bushes, and held the other end of the line, pushing away far away.

Lin Guangyuan and Lin Dongxue followed him closely and squatted with him. "Can this work, Little Uncle?"

"Can it work? Let's see."

He was also trying for the first time.

After he pushed away far away, the wild ducks that were startled by him to fly into the air flew back again, and some actually walked into the cage, pecking at the rice underneath...

"Little Uncle... Little Uncle..."

"Little Uncle... two..."

Both children were excited.

Ye Yaodong didn't expect that two wild ducks would enter so easily. These wild ducks have very poor vigilance.

He was also slightly excited. After aiming at the gap, he pulled the rope, and the bamboo basket covered it directly. The three of them immediately rushed up.

The two ducks underneath were covered, flapping their wings in a panic. Just as they pried the basket open a little gap and were about to escape, they were covered again.

"Caught it, caught it..."

"Little Uncle..."

"You guys go away, go to the side and pull a few straws for me, I will pull them out one by one, tie their wings, and they won't fly."

Lin Guangyuan excitedly ran to the side of the road to find straw, grabbed a large handful, and handed it to him.

Ye Yaodong took out a wild duck flapping wildly, grabbed a few straws, tied its wings, and tied its feet by the way, then handed it to the eldest nephew.

He did the same and took out one from inside and tied it. He handed this one to the eldest niece.

Both of them grabbed one and ran excitedly to the other brothers and sisters who were looking for wild duck eggs.

Ye Yaodong continued to support the bamboo basket, took out a handful of rice from his pocket, and just squatted down after walking a little further, when he was surrounded by a group of children.

"Little Uncle, Little Uncle, catch one for me too..."

"I want one too, I want one too..."

"Dad, I want a wild duck too..."

Ye Yaodong was instantly drowned by a group of children, his ears buzzing...

"Ah... stop, stop, go away, go away... I'm catching... I'm catching..."

"Little Uncle, let me do it, I'll catch..." Lin Guangyuan volunteered.

"Then give it to you, give it to you..."

Ye Yaodong felt like he had been granted amnesty and ran away.

Heaven... being popular with children doesn't seem to be a good thing?

Can't stand it, can't stand it...

He sat on the grass on the side, frowned, looked at the children who were crowded into a pile and shouting "I'll do it" not far away, and couldn't help reminding them.

"Don't push each other. If anyone falls into the river later, everyone will be beaten together when they go back."

This time they were a little more honest.

Lin Xiang Hui had just put down the shrimp cage and walked over when he happened to pick up a wild duck egg in the bushes and said with a smile, "There really is something to pick."

"With so many wild ducks flying around, there will always be a few eggs."

Instantly, a cheer came from the children's pile. They turned their heads to look, only to see everyone rushing forward to press the bamboo basket, and those wild ducks on the side were all startled and flew around.

"Caught it, caught it..."

"Little Uncle, is there any rice?"

Ye Yaodong heard the shouting over there, touched his pocket, took out all the rice, and handed it to the little soldier they sent over.

"Not much left. If it's not enough later, let your dad catch a few small fish and shrimp with a hand net and put them as bait."

If it weren't for the fact that he was a son-in-law, if anyone in the family dared to catch rice out to feed birds, Lin Mu would scold them to death.

That group of children, led by Lin Guangyuan, excitedly continued to capture.

Not long after, Lin Xiang Hui was entangled by the children, asking him to catch small fish and shrimp for them as bait. One by one, they were addicted to catching, and several wild ducks were tied in the bushes.

Wild ducks are not sensitive to capture tools, and their vigilance is relatively poor, so they are relatively easy to catch on the shore.

Lin Xiangyang suddenly caught a soft-shelled turtle at this time, and the happy group of children almost jumped into the sky.

"Not having to study is so good! Dad, can we continue to stay at home and play tomorrow?"

Lin Xiangyang's face full of smiles instantly pulled down, glaring at them. "Only thinking about playing, each of you paid a lot of tuition. If you don't study well, I will beat you to death."

Everyone instantly shrank their necks and hurriedly stayed away from Lin Xiangyang.

Ye Yaodong looked with a smile, and also wandered around the river bank, wanting to see if he could pick up a few wild duck eggs to take back.

Seeing that there were many snails attached to small stones on the river bank, he squatted down to pick them up. This river water was quite clear and looked very clean. The women in the village basically washed clothes in the shallow beach downstream of the river branch.

After picking all the snails on the surface of the stones, he pried open the stones and saw that there were river clams underneath.

Each one was not big, and the shell surface had luster. He picked a few black-brown and yellow ones, smaller than the sand clams on their beach. This river clam is a shell in the river, and it is quite fresh when fried.

After seeing it, Ye Yaodong also started to touch this, caught them and put them in the bushes, distinguished them from the snails, and divided them into piles.

He also occasionally saw a few river mussels whose outer shells were exposed a little bit from the mud. This river mussel is much bigger than the river clam.

Ye Yaodong looked at the water surface with glowing eyes, hurriedly rolled up his sleeves, leaned forward, and reached into the river. Most of its mussel body was buried in the mud, and that small exposed part was probably because the weather was good, so it was exposed to breathe.

He gently pulled out the few river mussels he saw from the soil, but one was slightly forceful, and the shell was broken when he pulled it out.

The newly pulled river mussel, its meat was still exposed outside. When he shook off the water stains, its meat instantly shrank into the shell.

"Caught river mussels?" Lin Xiang Hui had just finished dealing with the children and walked over. When he walked over, he happened to see him catch a few river mussels.

"Yes, just happened to see a small section of the outer shell exposed in the mud at the bottom, so I pulled it up."

"Catch a few more, you can stew a bowl of river mussel tofu soup at night."

Lin Xiang Hui saw a thin line beside the river bank, also played with his sleeves and touched down along this line. Not long after, he also caught a big river mussel with white meat exposed. Because it was too forceful, the shell was also crushed.

After washing the mud on it in the water, he threw it into the bushes and threw it together with the few caught by Ye Yaodong.

As a result, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of a white bead, exposed amidst the clashing of the clam shells.

His eyes widened instantly, and he reached out to grab it.