Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 348 Changes
With the beginning of the first person, other tourists took out money and handed it to Xiucai.

The scholar smiled like a flower, couldn't close his mouth, couldn't even speak Mandarin, and yelled while collecting money and peanuts.

"Don't squeeze, everyone is there, come one by one."

Da Mao and Er Mao saw a handful of peanuts in their hands, their feathers exploded excitedly, and they jumped up and down on the wooden platform.

Li Hongbing shook his head, did not bother the scholar to make money, and walked away silently with the idiot.

They didn't steal or cheat, and they relied on their ability to eat, so why should they be bad people.

It's just that this behavior makes people feel uncomfortable.

Walking to the small square, Li Hongbing was stunned by the scene he saw.

All the people in the village, old and young, are sitting by the square, with a sheet in front of them, and various things are placed on the sheet.

There are vegetables, grains, herbs, handicrafts, and people sell food.

What's more, Tie Dan and Scarlet found a broken mat from nowhere, tied a bunch of river toads to the mat mountain, and beside them were several bowls made of tung leaves, filled with black thorns. Bubble.

Cuckoo!Cuckoo!
Two bastards with no conscience, caught the river toad and struck the sky with lightning!
He Toad cursed weakly.

Li Hongbing walked to the booth speechlessly.

Looking down at the two children who were taking pictures, they heard footsteps.

"The river toad is 5 cents a piece, and the prickly bubble is 5 cents a grandpa!"

Tie Dan looked up and saw that it was Li Hongbing, who couldn't speak very well, but Mantou subconsciously turned around and ran away.

"Get back, dare to run errands to interrupt."

Scarlet's body trembled, there were only two people in Caogou Village, one was Teacher Cui, and the other was Grandfather.

Turning around and walking back to the booth with his head down, he deliberately stepped on Tie Dan's foot, and cursed in a low voice, "You are blind, you still don't run away when you see Grandpa."

"Run to your uncle, my grandfather is a Tathagata Buddha, where are you going?" Tie Dan retorted back.

Li Hongbing held back his laughter, picked up a branch from the ground, and whipped the two children several times.

"I owe you a beating, who told you to catch He Toad?"

"It's Uncle Hongqi, he said that people in the city like to eat river toads, and Toad and I thought about catching some toads for sale." Tietou stared at the branch in Li Hongbing's hand and said tremblingly.

"You son of a bitch, your master didn't tell you that no matter how poor and skinny you are, you can't catch the river toad. If you catch all the river toads, who will eat the worms in the field." Li Hongbing raised the branch again.

Tie Dan shrank back and stubbornly said back, "Little aunt has caught so many, and I haven't seen you beat her up."

you!
Li Hongbing paused, unable to beat the branches in his hand, and pointed at the broken mat angrily, "Take it to the weir pond and put it away, how do you sell the thorn bubble?"

"5 cents a bowl, my lord, I picked it from the thorn trellis with the mangy head, so don't throw it away."

While speaking, Tie Dan rolled up his sleeves, and the spikes on the thorny vine left red bloodstains on his arms.

"Did I say I lost it?" Li Hongbing took out 10 yuan and handed it over, "Bring me two bowls of thorn bubble."

"It's not open today, so I don't have money to look for!" Scarlet looked at the money embarrassingly.

Putting the money into the hands of the toad, Li Hongbing possessed two bowls of prickly pear bubbles, and handed one to the silly boy, "Don't look for it, and you are not allowed to catch river toads in the future."

After finishing speaking, he left the two dumbfounded children and continued wandering around the small square.

One after another, tourists walked into the square and saw the villagers setting up stalls and walked over one after another. After asking the price was very cheap, they took out their money to buy.

"River toad bone, delicious river toad bone, try it!"

A burst of yelling aroused Li Hongbing's interest. Looking up, Widow Liu was standing at the corner of the square with a spoon in her hand and a bucket and some chairs in front of her.

Li Hongbing laughed.

I haven't been here for a few days, and the village has changed a lot.

Not only did they set up a stall, but even the river toad bones were made.

Widow Liu, who was shouting, suddenly saw Li Hongbing standing not far away, looking at her with a smile.

His face turned red.

Remnants of traditional old feudal concepts still exist in rural areas, especially the old concept of gender discrimination that men are superior to women.

Generally, in many rural families, men usually have to go out to work, and rural women have to stay at home to take care of the elderly and raise children.

It doesn't matter if you sell some vegetables and eggs to subsidize your family, but if you show up to do business and shout, you will be pointed and chewed.

It's no surprise that Widow Liu would hide in a corner and set up a stall.

Seeing Li Hongbing walking towards her, Widow Liu lowered her head, then immediately raised it again. Li Hongbing was a man of conversation in the village.

Coupled with the fact that she led people to make trouble at Shui Sheng's house a few days ago, Widow Liu felt very guilty at this time, with an embarrassing smile on her face.

"Uncle Hongbing, try the river toad bone buds. I just made them early today and pulled them out several times with well water."

"Have a taste of two bowls." Li Hongbing nodded.

"okay!"

Widow Liu quickly lifted the lid of the bucket, stirred the bucket a few times with a spoon, filled a large bowl with a sea bowl, and poured soy sauce, garlic paste, vinegar, sesame oil, and fine salt into it.

"Uncle Hongbing, don't you eat spicy peppers? The wild pepper I picked from the mountain is very spicy."

"Yes, put more, eat spicy!"

After hearing this, Widow Liu dug a few tablespoons of green chili sauce from the jar, and handed the sea bowl filled with toad bones to Li Hongbing and Shawa.

Take the bowl.

Li Hongbing crouched on the side, Xilihulu began to eat.

If eating river toad bones is a ritual, you have to squat down to eat, so that it tastes good.

The entrance of the toad bone is cool and slippery, tenacious, springy, and the seasonings mixed together are delicious and hot and sour, especially the wild pepper sauce. The spicy Li Hongbing is sweating profusely, but the chopsticks are like a broom, keeping the toad bone Pull it into your mouth.

Shawa also held a bowl and squatted beside the grandfather.

What the two ate was hearty.

The pursuit of happiness is human instinct. Eating food will cause people to secrete dopamine. This kind of food dopamine goes deep into people's mind. When a person sees another person eating, people will instinctively remember the food dopamine response, resulting in the desire to eat impulse of something.

Those who eat are more energetic, and those who watch are more energetic.

Soon some tourists came looking for the sound of sucking.

"My fellow, what kind of food is this? It looks delicious." A middle-aged man asked curiously.

It happened that Li Hongbing drank the last sip of the toad bone together with soup and water, belched contentedly, and looked at the tourists with a smile.

"This is the traditional summer food of our Caogou Village. It is called Hemaguduoer. First, cornmeal is used to make a paste, and then the water is boiled. Then, the cornflour paste is drained with a big-eyed colander. Because it is shaped like a tadpole, it is called River toad bone, "

"When eating, put it in cold water to cool it, put it in a bowl and add various seasonings, it tastes cool and smooth, refreshing and relieving heat."

Listening to Li Hongbing's introduction, the tourists pursed their lips and walked quickly to Widow Liu, "Boss, how much is a bowl of He Moguduoer?"

It was the first time to do business, and suddenly so many guests came, Widow Liu lost her enthusiasm and said cautiously.

"33 yuan!"

When tourists heard the price, they couldn't believe their ears.

Then a large bowl is only 3 yuan, and buying a bottle of drink is not worth the money.

The prices here are so cheap!
"Give me two bowls."

"I want three bowls."

"This is money, take four bowls."

Facing the banknotes waving in front of her eyes, Widow Liu regained her spirits and greeted them while accepting the money, "Don't worry, there are all of them, all of them."

Li Hongbing looked at the booth surrounded by tourists, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he picked up a wooden splinter from the ground, rubbed off the dirt on it, and stuffed it into his mouth to pick his teeth.

"Grandfather, I didn't give you any money." The silly boy reminded me honestly.

money!
With a toothpick in his mouth, Li Hongbing looked like a villager, squinting his eyes and asked, "Give me money, what kind of money do you give me! I never give money for food, let's go up the mountain."

"Boss, those two didn't pay for their food." A tourist reminded Widow Liu after hearing Li Hongbing's words.

Widow Liu took a break from her busy schedule, looked up at the back of Uncle Hong Bing, smiled gratefully and waved her hands, "He doesn't need to give money, but I dare not accept money from him."

But Widow Liu's expression of gratitude was misinterpreted by tourists.

Two rural ruffians run amok in the countryside, oppress neighbors, bully the weak, and don't give money for food.

This kind of person must be exposed.

Let the people of social justice deal with him.

Click!

A picture appears in the mobile phone photo album.

"Silly boy, do you know where there is trouble with sheep?" Li Hongbing picked off the chili flakes stuck to his teeth.

Goat flower.

The silly boy tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "There are in Chunshugou."

The azalea is also known as the yellow rhododendron. Sheep don’t eat grass. It can be poured in a cup. The flowers are beautiful but the whole plant is very poisonous.

If you eat its flowers by mistake, you will experience rapid pulse, hoarse voice, convulsions, and difficulty swallowing. Even if you smell the flowers, you will also experience dizziness and drowsiness.

If eaten, the situation will be more serious, and even death may occur.

Although yanghua is very poisonous, it is the main medicine that Li Hongbing must take when going up the mountain.

The two came to Chunshugou. Large and small Chinese toon trees are all over the mountains and plains. August is the flowering season of Chinese toon trees. The white flowers are like grapes hanging among the branches and leaves, swaying and dancing with the wind.

This means that there are few people in the village, so the Chinese toon tree dares to bloom. If it is left in the year when Caogou Village is not relocated, in March, when the Chinese toon has just sprouted buds, the villagers will take their turn to bloom.

Chinese toon scrambled eggs, Chinese toon fried bacon, one bite, people can’t stop eating, can also be made into Chinese toon sauce, used to serve with breaded rice grits and noodles, the taste is also unique.

"Grandpa, Pygmy goats!" The silly boy stopped, pointing to a patch of grass full of yellow and white flowers on the slope in front of him. From a distance, Pygmy goats look like morning glory, but the petunia flowers are round and flat, while Pygmy goats are round and flat. Flowers slender and funnel-like.

After picking the herbs, Li Hongbing returned to the old house without stopping.

Seeing Shan Xing in the rice field, bowing her waist, walking with a cane in her hand, and beating her waist with the other hand from time to time, and coughing a few times, one can't help but want to help her .

puff!

Li Hongbing couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hearing the laughter, Shan Xing slowly turned her head, her face turned red, she raised her legs and wanted to leave the rice field quickly, but her body was weak, her bones seemed to be scattered, she staggered and fell down .

A strong and powerful arm popped out and hugged him around the waist.

"Why don't you take a rest for a while, you still don't believe me when you say you are overthinking your abilities, now you know you are wrong!" Li Hongbing tried hard to keep his face sullen, trying not to smile, and softly comforted.

At this time, Shan Xing was already blushing with shame and anger, from the ears, neck, back, down to the heels, wishing to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Lowering his eyebrows and lowering his eyes, he cursed softly.

"Animals!"

Haha!

Li Hongbing smiled triumphantly, carried the apricot to the bedroom, and said without turning his head, "Silly boy, wash and dry the goat flower and put it in the sun."

Back in the bedroom, he carefully placed Shan Xingping on the bed.

Li Hongbing took off his outer coat and put it on the bedside, Shan Xing saw it, shuddered in fright, and shouted hastily.

"Stop tossing, let me rest for a few days."

Li Hongbing froze for a moment, smiled playfully and joked, "What are you thinking? I'm giving you a massage, otherwise you won't be able to walk for at least three days, and you won't be afraid of being laughed at at Old Ou's house later. If you want it, my kidneys can't take it!"

The previous words were quite serious, but the last sentence was obviously a counterattack to my own doubts last night.

Shan Xing's face was flushed with anger, and she turned her head to the side angrily, clenching her teeth tightly. If it wasn't for her lack of strength, she would have gotten up and tore the bad guy's mouth.

"Enduring the pain, I'll start!" Li Hongbing quickly rubbed his hands together until they became hot.

hiss!
Shan Xing, who was still angry, took a sharp breath.

Two hours later.

The animals playing on the rice field heard movement from the main room.

Seeing that Li Hongbing was reluctant, he walked out of the bedroom cursing, turned his head to the door, "Xing'er, I just pressed a few more times, you are crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, beating the monk after reading the scriptures, and cursing after eating."

boom!
A pillow flew out from the door and hit Li Hongbing heavily on the face, followed by Shan Xing's scolding.

"roll!"

Li Hongbing hurriedly put the pillows at the door, and with his head hooked, he ran to the shelf where the flowers were drying, and picked up a flower to see that the water had dried.

"Silly boy, silly boy, go and light the coal stove fire."

The idiot who was weeding in the vegetable garden heard the old man's call, turned around and slapped Gangzi on the face, "You are not allowed to steal food, you have to work."

The old man who just has a donkey face.

He stared bitterly at the silly boy who had left the vegetable garden.

How comfortable it is to live freely in the zoo, eat and drink, and sleep when you want.

Ever since I came to this shabby place, I have been beaten every now and then, and I still have to work, so I can't live on.

Wait until the silly figure disappears.

Immediately pull up a carrot from the vegetable field, and don't dislike the mud on it.

Hang Chi Hang Chi began to eat.

On the rice field.

Li Hongbing put the Mabosan medicinal materials into the decoction pot one by one, adjusted the damper of the coal stove, and simmered on a low fire until it was almost ready for use when he came back.

"Grandfather, I've taken everything!" Shawa held a big lively carp in one hand, and a piece of cured pig's trotter in the other, and the bamboo basket behind her was full of vegetables.

"The one in the room, how long will it take, let's go!" Li Hongbing yelled towards the main room.

"coming!"

Following Shanxing's response, she walked out of the main room wearing a green skirt. The water green waist design makes her perfect figure stand out. The skirt is embroidered with rich and noble peonies, which sway with the wind as she walks, like peonies blooming .

Li Hongbing swallowed, his hands seemed to be itching again.

"Just this one skirt, don't tear it up!" Shan Xing seemed to have sensed something, and hurriedly held down the skirt, warning with wide-eyed eyes.

Li Hongbing scratched his head with a guilty conscience, and replied solemnly.

"How can I! I'm not that kind of person!"

(End of this chapter)