Poor family mother and son

Chapter 515
Shui Maomao looked at the two baskets of wild grapes, took another sip of wine, smashed it and said, "Go and stop the boat."

Xiaobao: "Isn't this for me?"

Can't say happy or unhappy.

If you say it is for him, he feels sour; but if you say it is not for him, you feel left out.

Both Shui Maomao and Hou Ze got up to push the boat and rowed to the shore.

The men on Hou Ze's boat had already lit two fires, one with fish on it, and the other with a small iron pot.

Xiaobao bought a lot of things for the boat, such as a small iron pot, peppers, rice noodles, soybean oil, and soap.

To be a gang leader, you have to look like a gang leader.

The water in the small iron pot boiled quickly. Hou Ze took two handfuls of river clams and threw them in, stirred them a few times, took them out as soon as the shells opened, put them back into the fish basket, and put them into the river water to shake vigorously. .

The clams have already opened their shells, and being shaken like this washes away the sand inside.

Hou Ze poured the clams into an iron pan with soybean oil, and picked up a wooden spatula to stir fry them.

Normally, he would be reluctant to do this. When he was hungry, he would get some clams to eat, and he would eat them. Boil water and scald them.

Even if the Mao Maos and the "May [-]th" are here, they can put some rapeseed oil for stir-frying at most, and they are reluctant to put soybean oil.

The rapeseed oil they bought was also cheap and had a strong "green smell".

But today there is Xiaobao, so the child has to eat well.

Besides, if it is fragrant, it can also stop other boats.

Put chili and salt, and with the sound of clattering shells, the fragrance has diffused and drifted far away with the evening wind.

When the first pot of clams came out, Xiao Bao saw lights approaching them in the distance.

When sailing at night, the boatman will light up windproof oil lamps. In addition to lighting, it also prevents accidents such as scratches and collisions.

This kind of oil lamp is usually made in the shape of a pickle jar with a handle, and has a nice name called "Yuanbao" oil lamp.

There is an opening on one side of the oil lamp, and the wick is placed in the center of the clay pot. Although this kind of pot somewhat affects the lighting, it can play the role of windproof and waterproof.

If it is a passenger ship taken by the official family, it is at public expense. No matter what, a lantern must be hung outside the window of each guest room, which not only illuminates but also shows the identity, and the candles in the guest rooms are also lit, which can be seen from a distance.

But cargo ships are different, especially for leased cargo ships, the boat owner is reluctant to pay for such expensive candles out of his own pocket.

Besides, the ship is full of goods, and people sleep with the goods, so how can so many lanterns be used?In addition to lighting a candle for the owner's cabin, the rest, just use the oil lamp.

What Little Treasure saw were the lamps on the top of the boat canopy and the lamps on the bow of the boat. As they went up and down, they clearly and secretly wanted to approach in their own direction.

"Boats lined up row by row,

Willows lined up in rows,
The shadow of the sail sways in the wind,
The curtain of cloud and mist opens in the wind,

Looking forward to the full moon on the fifteenth day,

On the fifteenth night, the moon is full,

The amorous chap is waiting.

The girl's eyes sparkle with love. "

Accompanied by the sound of clams being stir-fried in the second pot, Hou Ze's singing sounded melodiously.

Shui Maomao took off a shoe and wanted to shake that monkey boy's head, what a girl and boy, Xiaobao is still young!
"If the spring breeze does not blow, the flowers will not bloom,

If the fish don't come, the net won't open.

Flowers don't bloom and bees don't pick them,
The fishing drum cannot sing without beating,
The girl washes the wormwood by the lake,
The boy punted by the lake,
As soon as the fisherman's song is sung, the younger sister will come,

As soon as the fisherman sings, the younger sister will come. ""

The man on the same boat as Hou Ze had already continued to sing Hou Ze's voice, and was still sprinkling salt powder on the grilled fish in keeping with the rhythm.

Shui Maomao curled her lips and put on her shoes again.

Xiaobao is bigger than Shui Xiaomao, and Shui Xiaomao grew up listening to these fisherman's songs, so there should be nothing that Xiaobao can't accept.

The boat on the opposite side came very slowly, just like Hou Ze and the others' singing, they seemed to be dawdling like a shy girl.

On the boat, Meng Chun asked the boat boss: "Is this river safe on weekdays?"

The boss of the boat replied: "It's safe, nothing happened, but there was a windy day a few years ago, and the wind was blowing..."

Meng Chun interrupted him impatiently: "I'm not asking this, I'm asking you, are there any ghosts and ghosts in this river?"

The boat boss smiled apologetically: "Hey, which river course doesn't have those legends? There are legends of water ghosts when traveling by water, and legends of sea gods when traveling by sea.

There are those who are not afraid, let’s not talk about the far ones, let’s talk about Xiaomao Harbor in the south, and there are also sayings about chivalrous water ghosts and water ghosts doing good deeds.

The water ghosts here, let me tell you, there are only good water ghosts, there are no bad water ghosts, don't worry. "

Meng Chun told the boat boss to slow down because he was getting more and more uneasy.

For no reason, he felt flustered, feeling that his heartbeat was different from usual, especially rapid, as if something bad was about to happen.

Meng Chun frowned and looked at the night: "It's late at night, why do I hear crows?"

No wonder Meng Chun was suspicious, the birds were not active at night and would choose to rest on the branches early.

As for an unlucky bird like a crow, if it flies over anyone's head during the day, it will make people feel disturbed, let alone at night?

People often say: When the crow crows, disaster strikes.

Right now, Meng Chun wondered if something bad was about to happen.

The captain of the boat listened carefully, and heard a crow call or two, and felt a little displeased. Usually, crows hardly hear their calls at night during the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn.

But he still comforted him and said: "There are many mountains and dense trees here, one or two sounds are normal." He listened carefully and said with a smile: "Listen, isn't there the cry of magpies?"

As if echoing his words, a series of "cha chi chi chi" sounded.

The magpies chirped, good things were coming, and Meng Chun felt a little more at ease.

As the saying goes, "Magpies announce good news, crows call evil", even if the crows' crowing just now indicates that something bad is about to happen, the series of magpies' crowing should be a great event.

The two offset each other, and it should be safe.

Meng Chun told the boat boss: "Then you should drive slowly, doesn't it mean that there is a turn ahead? My goods are precious, so be careful."

The boss of the boat didn't care about it, but whoever pays the money has the final say, slow down, the money is counted by the day, the longer the delay, the better.

This year is not a good year, and business is getting harder and harder. When you meet such a big customer, you have to support yourself well.

A faint singing voice floated through the sound of the boat, and Meng Chun became nervous again: "Is there someone in front?"

The boss of the boat looked at Meng Chun inexplicably, wondering why this man was so surprised?

He said: "Perhaps there are fishermen staying here overnight. Food is expensive this year. They fish from morning to night, and they can't get much money to buy food."

He didn't meet any fishermen along the way, but when he suddenly bumped into one at night, Meng Chun was still worried: "You call and ask."

The boss of the boat shook his head slightly, feeling that this was unnecessary, but still the same sentence, whoever paid the money has the final say, so he yelled: "Whose family belongs to the front?"

Hou Ze has good ears, and he heard it, but pretended not to hear it, and still sang and ignored.

This is a normal reaction, singing while cooking, usually can not hear the sound too far.

The boat boss said: "Let's talk about it when we get closer. It's so far away. I think he can't hear it because he just sings."

Shui Xiaomao, who was hiding in the grass, whistled faintly, and raised the white cloth strip in his hand.

In the night, some crows fluttered out of the woods, but they didn't cry.

(End of this chapter)