Chapter Thirty: Catching the Turtle in the Urn
Chengwenge repeated: "Catch turtles in the jar, catch turtles in the jar..."
Then he asked in confusion: "No, this jar is still light and still half. How can it cover the turtle?"
Huang Han smiled and said, "There are many ways to lure it for profit. You can use this jar to make a trap. Think about it, if Wu Bayi accidentally falls down, is it possible that he can climb up?"
Chengwen Pavilion began to be excited and asked, "Huang Han, are you going to catch the turtle this afternoon? It's so interesting.
But no matter how I think about it, I can't think of any way you can use to trick the turtle into the jar. I want to go with you, and I want to see with my own eyes how you did it."
"It is not easy to catch turtles in a jar. It requires a complete plan. How can there be only one jar for burying traps?
We also have to prepare some things that turtles like to eat to tempt it, and we also have to find places where turtles have more to set traps. We can do it this afternoon."
"I can help you no matter what you need. You must bring me with you when you go to catch turtles in the jar."
"It's not that I don't want to take you with me, but I need to go to the countryside. I have to spend a night by the wild river. Your parents will never agree."
Chengwen Pavilion said regretfully: "That's right! I have never left my mother to spend the night outside, and she will definitely not agree."
Originally, Chengwen Pavilion should have a younger sister, but unfortunately she died before she could reach the end of the month. Later, Cheng's mother had two babies, but was diagnosed with congenital defects and had to give up.
If this is not the special situation, the Chengwenge family should have at least three children.
After being advised by the doctor, Cheng's mother should not take the risk of getting pregnant, and she devoted herself to raising her only son Chengwen Pavilion. Even if the child is stupid, it took six years to study in the third grade.
The parents of Chengwen Pavilion were stimulated by their premature children. They did not ask their children to make a name for themselves, but only for their health. They did it. Chengwen Pavilion, who was fifteen years old, grew stronger than most of their peers.
This is how people are. When a child is not sick or ill, he will definitely force him to study and play with his life. Suddenly one day, the child may soon be in a lifetime. He will be extremely blamed and cry, praying that God will not ask for anything, but only ask the child to live.
Seeing Cheng Wenge's expression of regret, Huang Han said:
"Whether to go to the scene, it doesn't matter whether I can see me catching turtles in the jar. If I really catch turtles, I will definitely tell you the story, and you will feel like I am here. Don't forget that I am the king of stories."
"Hmm! Yes! I like listening to your stories the most."
The next morning, when Chengwen Pavilion came to pick up Huang Han at school, he really brought a bad jar, which was two halves, and the size was exactly the same as what Huang Han picked up yesterday.
I think this child didn't know what kind of jar meets the requirements, so he just copied it.
Chengwenge said: "Huang Han, when I came home yesterday, I was looking for bad jars all the way, and there were a lot of them, but this thing was not easy to get. I only took one, and I could bring one when I was in school at noon. If you need a lot, I can go a few more trips."
"No need, I have to transport it to the wild river more than ten miles away. How can I get it if I have too many? Three is enough. But I haven't figured out what to use to put three jars in. Well! It would be great if there was a large lead bucket."
"Are you talking about a tin bucket? I have it at home."
"My fifth uncle also has it at home, but he can't put such a big jar. If the jar is small, it's not enough to make the turtle fall into the trap."
"My tin bucket should be the largest. At noon, I will put a jar first. I will tie it on the bicycle and bring it to you for use."
"The tin bucket should be used by your family to carry water. What should I use for my own home if I give it to someone?"
"I have two of them at home. My father used to carry water, but in the past two years my father can no longer carry it, so he changed to carry water with his mother."
"Haha, your dad is very interesting! You can fill half a bucket if you can't pick up a full bucket! Why do you need to carry water?"
"Yes! Dad often complains that he shouldn't buy such a big bucket. Why doesn't he know how to decorate less water?"
"Okay! Don't think about it all. I don't want you to give it to me, but you can borrow it for a few days. You have to ask your parents for permission to bring it."
"Hmm! Yes! There is a bucket in my house that is idle, and my mother cannot disagree."
After returning home at noon, Huang Han found a pottery jar, took the iron hook used to hook coal ash, and fire tongs used to hold coal ash to go out for a walk.
He was looking for the chicken intestines and chicken internal organs that he had thrown away.
In recent years, there have been more and more poultry breeders, so there is no need to plan coupons to buy chickens. There are many farmers selling chickens and ducks on North Street in the morning, and the price is cheaper than pork.
In spring, families with good economic conditions can often stir-fry small roosters because a small rooster of about one and a half pounds is less than one yuan.
After only turning through seven or eight trash cans, Huang Han obtained ten pairs of abandoned chicken and duck internal organs.
Huang Han came to the well and resisted the nausea. He simply rinsed the coal ash and then put it in the clay pot with a broken bowl, so that the internal organs, mainly intestines, naturally smelled.
Huang Han knew that there was a place where there were many shallow turtles, which were about ten miles away from the city. Many factories began to be built in the early 1990s.
He was friends with the owner of one of the factories and was often invited to drink and play mahjong. Two thousand years later, workers often caught old turtles while working night shifts.
Huang Han knew about the general location and heard from workers that the factory was once a wasteland, ditch, river, and messy cemeteries. Even if you walk far away, you can't see a family. Too many coffins and bones were dug out when building the factory.
Huang Han didn't like fishing. During the time he was with his master, he often had the opportunity to be invited by country people to go to his home to connect wires and install incandescent lights and fluorescent lights.
There were several times when I followed people to catch turtles, and I saw with my own eyes how to bury the trap and lure the old turtle into the trap. However, it is not difficult to set up the trap. The most difficult thing is that I cannot tell if there are turtles moving within one or two hundred meters around the trap.
Huang Han is a soul-walker, and his turtle-catching skills cannot be better than professionals. He can only be considered a slight understanding. However, he has a huge advantage, knowing where there are more turtles, and there is no one within a few miles.
He has a certain understanding of the neighbors around him, and dozens of families in the alleys are good citizens who abide by the law.
In the forty years of reform and opening up, no criminal appeared in this alley.
Without entering the market economy, the price of turtles in the early 1980s was not high, but it was also higher than the price of pork.
But as long as Huang Han can get the old turtle, he will definitely be able to sell it at a good price because of Liu Xiaoming!
The turtle is a strong vitality, and Huang Han can catch it without any damage, so he will not die if he keeps it for a month or two.
The county government guesthouse took over the old turtle and kept it for guests to entertain guests.
Dad Liu is quite enthusiastic. His neighbor's children come to sell turtles. He knows that the market will definitely refer to the high price.
He doesn't have to pay for it, and the guesthouse does need it, so how can I not give this favor?
Huang Daozhou's character is that he refuses to ask for help, but in fact he wastes too many opportunities and available resources.
For example, if Liu Xiaoming's father really goes to him, he will definitely be able to make some food and meat, and it will definitely be much cheaper than buying from outside.
Chapter completed!