Start as a farmer from an ordinary world

Chapter 139
Wang Manyin's heart skipped a beat when he saw the Malan flowers blooming on the side of the cliff not far away.

He took a few steps back and spat into the palms of his hands.Immediately, he bent down for a run-up, and ran straight up the cliff by virtue of his inertia.

When I returned, I had one of the brightest Malan flowers in my hand.

The orchid reached out to take it sweetly, and inserted it obliquely in the hair.Her skin is already good, especially in the past half a year, she has been guarding the consignment point, and she has not gone to the fields to suffer, and her whole body has become more and more fair.

Of course, there are also reasons for space springs.

At this moment, the fair face, a big black and beautiful braid, coupled with the blue Geyingying flower, made the whole person a little more bright and colorful.

For a moment, Wang Manyin was stunned.

"What are you looking at? You've been married for a few months, and you haven't seen enough?" Seeing her husband staring at her stupidly, Lan Hua asked a little shyly.

"I haven't seen enough, it's good for a lifetime."

Wang Manyin shook his head, and couldn't help but sang at the top of his voice: "The green line, the blue line, the blue line, the color of Lan Geyingying, gave birth to an orchid flower, and I really love him to death! The field seedling in the five grains, the only one There is Sorghum Gao, daughter of Thirteen Provinces, count my orchids..."

Wang Manyin's voice is barely audible, but the emotion in the song is fully revealed.

This is the charm of Xintianyou, who has something in his heart and sings it naturally.

Lanhua could sense this kind of heart, and couldn't help but cleared her throat, and took her husband's hand to respond: "There are flowers blooming on the edge of the cliff, and the people who suffer are looking forward to that good scene. Mai Huang Qingsha grows tall, you Look, my sister, my Daer, okay?"

The voice of my mother-in-law and aunt was clear and crisp, just like the chirping of larks in the mountains, melodious and smooth.

Now that he was facing the song, Wang Manyin certainly didn't admit his weakness, and immediately followed the next step: "It's really good to be here, girl, you walk like floating on the water."

"A horse is not so tall to pick a horse, but brother is the number one among people..."

After Xintianyou sang a section, the couple looked at each other and smiled.

On the other hand, the head of the big yellow dog next to him was covered with question marks, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at the owner, wondering what they were doing.

"Hey, who am I supposed to be singing sour songs? You guys are so idle, you ran outside to tease them. If you have time to go back and close the cave door, what do you want to do..." At this moment, a joking voice suddenly appeared outgoing.

Then, I saw the figure of an aunt in the village appearing from the opposite platform, holding a sickle in her hand.

The customs of Yuanxi County are very strange. It is conservative when it is said to be conservative, and it is very open when it is said to be open.There are not so many taboos between men and women, especially for married mothers-in-law and aunts, it is normal to have a little color in their speech.It can also be regarded as adding a bit of fun to the lives of the suffering people.

It's like a pot of authentic haggis soup, without pepper aniseed for decoration, it will lose a bit of flavor.

When Wang Manyin first came to this world, he was a little uncomfortable.

Now he is used to these bold words, and he responds as usual: "It's boring at home, it's better to go outside. The sky should be the quilt, the ground should be the bed..."

Before he finished speaking, he was pinched severely by his aunt.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Lan Hua shyly changed the topic.

"What can I do, I'll pick a few handfuls of alfalfa sprouts on the plateau, and I'm going to go back and dry them into dried vegetables for eating." The other party responded.

For the suffering people, alfalfa is a food that can be used as both food and vegetables.

Accompanied by sorghum noodles are vegetable dumplings, vegetable lumps.Put it in a pot of boiling water for a while, and it can be made into a cold dish, or eaten with mixed noodles.

However, alfalfa usually picks the first stubble shoots in spring, and now it is counted as the second stubble. The stems of alfalfa have hardened and cannot be pinched with hands, and the leaves taste bitter.

Of course, for farmers, it is enough to fill their stomachs, so there is so much control.

After chatting with each other for a few words, the two started looking for scorpions along the cliff ditch.

Although there are many scorpions on the Loess Plateau, they also pay attention to skills.If you can't find the right place, it's good to catch a few in half a day.

Before and after falling into ambush, these guys usually hide in the sun-facing cliff ditch.

Especially where the ground is wet and there are a lot of weeds and dead branches.

There are generally various insects hidden here, which are the source of food for scorpions.

In addition, scorpions are afraid of light, and usually hide in the cave to rest during the day.At night, they will come out to look for food in the dark, which is also the best time to catch them.

It's a pity that there are no purple lights in this era, and most people don't even have flashlights, so they can only be busy during the day.

Fortunately, as long as you keep your eyes open, you can still find the scorpion hole during the day.

There is a big difference between scorpion holes and other insect nests.They prefer to hide in natural loess crevices, and there are very obvious patches of white feces around them.

The color is much like lime and the size of a dime.

As long as this kind of feces is found, there is a high probability that there are scorpions around.Generally speaking, they are hiding in the crevices of loess.As long as the loess is peeled away, it can be caught smoothly.

According to this method, Wang Manyin quickly found a scorpion hole.

As the gaps in the loess were dug open, a yellow-brown guy was revealed, crawling with teeth and claws.

He quickly dropped the chopsticks, clamped the body of the scorpion, and smoothly put it into the jar.

Then, continue to search for the next one.

In less than half an hour, Wang Manyin caught three scorpions, and one big female scorpion could be sold for two cents.

He straightened his waist, ready to search for another place.

I heard the orchid shouting in surprise behind me: "Man Yin, hurry up and see Rhubarb, it can catch scorpions?!"

Rhubarb catches scorpions, what a joke.

Catching a rabbit is more reliable than a scorpion. Are you sure you won't be stung by the other party?

With doubts, Wang Manyin hurried to her mother-in-law.

When I got closer, I saw Rhubarb sniffing at a crevice on the edge of a cliff.In just half a minute, a fat female scorpion escaped hastily from inside.

Lan Hua had quick eyes and quick hands, quickly picked it up with chopsticks, and put it into a canning jar beside her.

"What's going on?" Wang Manyin was also confused.

Rhubarb's performance is getting more and more evil, just leaning over and smelling it a few times can drive the scorpion out?

However, it's not over yet.

Rhubarb continued to sniff, and soon another scorpion appeared.

The third, the fourth...

Wang Manyin and Lan Hua looked at each other with incredible excitement on their faces.

This is... found the scorpion nest!
The scorpions they found before were all solitary, but in fact this thing is a group of arthropods (just know that scorpions are not actually insects).In the natural environment, they like to cuddle together, and there are often a dozen or even twenty or thirty in a litter.

There are males and females, big and small, like a big family.Members rely on their sense of smell to distinguish smells, live in harmony with each other, and rarely kill each other.

If alien scorpions invade, they will fight together to drive each other away or kill them.

So if you find a scorpion nest, you will definitely make a lot of money.

The two stayed beside Rhubarb, and in just 10 minutes, they caught more than a dozen of them, and their efficiency was much higher than before.

"Man Yin, why are you talking about it? When the rhubarb smelled it, the scorpion came out?" Looking at the little guys in the jar with teeth and claws, Lan Hua still felt incredible.

She didn't find it strange that Rhubarb was able to find the scorpion's nest.Because this guy has a keen sense of smell and can smell extremely subtle smells.But being able to drive the scorpion out, Lan Hua couldn't figure it out at all.

"It should be because of the blowing, or the smell." Wang Manyin replied uncertainly.

He was also thinking about this question just now, specially observing the whole process of Rhubarb chasing the scorpion.

I have noticed that when the earth dog leans its head to sniff, it will also make a sound of rapid breathing.

Scorpions are afraid of the wind!

Usually, when people catch a scorpion and run away, as long as they get close to it with their mouth and blow air, the little guy can be stopped immediately.

Of course, this is in open space.

Like the loess gap in front of you, the result of blowing air is naturally different.Rhubarb breathes through his nose, and the airflow penetrates directly into the gap, blowing away the scorpion hiding inside.Because they are not only afraid of wind, but also afraid of earthquakes.

Of course, it's also possible that the smell is at play.The sense of smell of scorpions is also very sensitive to some smells, such as kerosene, paint, asphalt, chemical fertilizers, quicklime, etc... When they encounter them, they will immediately panic and run away.

Another special thing is sesame oil. Scorpions like this smell very much, and they will run out immediately when they smell it.Therefore, in later generations, in addition to using purple light lamps, people also like to use sesame oil lamps to trap.

Of course, Wang Manyin is not an animal expert, and there is no way to draw an accurate conclusion about what happened to Rhubarb that caused the scorpion to escape from the cave.Just know that for them, this is definitely a good thing.

Next, the two of them no longer worked hard to dig through the gaps in the loess, and directly worked as followers behind Rhubarb.

Just walking forward for a certain distance, this guy smelled the smell again, and slowly moved his head towards it.

This place is relatively secluded, and there is a cluster of horses growing around it.

In order to prevent the rhubarb from being stabbed by the thorn, Wang Manyin deliberately chopped off a lot of rhubarb stalks with a shovel.After cleaning up the surrounding environment, he noticed that there were a lot of scorpion droppings left on the loess pile next to him.

Sure enough, with the rhubarb blowing air, a scorpion crawled out in panic.

The two squatted beside them, and quickly caught more than ten more.

They searched along the entire cliff ditch, but within an hour, they found three scorpion holes and caught more than 40 scorpions.Calculated, the net income is fifty cents, which is equivalent to the income of a laborer for a day.

The point is, the money comes easily, with almost no effort.

Just have your hands!

"Man Yin, if we go on like this, we may earn five dollars a day."

After thinking about it in her heart, Lan Hua was shocked by this "amazing" number, and even felt a little unbelievable.You know, I am guarding the consignment point, and after a month of busy work, the commission is only seven or eight yuan.

"Low-key, low-key. Don't tell anyone about rhubarb's ability to catch scorpions." Wang Manyin solemnly urged.

This guy's performance is already too monstrous, it's better to keep a low profile.

Another day with such a large income, it will definitely attract people's envy if it is spread out.

"I know," Lan Hua nodded.

After getting used to too many things, Lanhua now remembers her husband's words firmly.He seems to be very low-key in everything he does, and he is cautious everywhere, never daring to talk to outsiders about the real situation of his family.

(End of this chapter)