Chapter 52 Catching the Cicada Pupa in the Middle of the Night
Turning his head, Song Xiaofan only saw a blurry figure by the river. Although it was not very clear, the exquisite curve was extremely perfect.
Song Xiaofan didn't have the time to peek.
He is facing a problem now, that is, he has collected a lot of watermelons in the village these two days. If he uses spiritual energy, his cultivation will be a bit difficult.
Song Xiaofan originally wanted to wait until he finished buying medicinal materials, but now he probably won’t do it anymore.
"We have to find a way to practice." Song Xiaofan shook his head.
After a while, Su Lan shouted, "Xiaofan, I'm fine."
Song Xiaofan walked over and Su Lan had already put on her clothes and her hair was not dry yet.
Song Xiaofan took off his short sleeves and smiled and said, "Print my clothes dry, otherwise it will easily catch a cold."
"I've wiped it, how do you put on your clothes?" Su Lan shook her head.
"I don't have to wear it." Song Xiaofan said, covering Su Lan's head with his clothes, rubbed it a few times, and when he got closer, the fragrance smelled even better.
"Su Lan, you are so fragrant." Song Xiaofan couldn't help but smile.
Su Lan's face turned red, "I've been sweating all these days and smelly, how can it smell good?"
The two of them returned to the village with laughter. As soon as they walked to the entrance of the village, they saw lights flashing in the woods and a crackling sound came.
Su Lan's face changed in fear, and subconsciously grabbed Song Xiaofan's arm, "Xiaofan, look, then, is that a ghost?"
Song Xiaofan was so amused and crying.
Feeling Su Lan's body touching his body, he shook his head, "That's not a ghost, nor a ghost fire, but someone is catching a cicada pupa."
In their rural areas, in summer, many people use flashlights to catch cicada pupae. In addition to selling money, many people eat it themselves.
"Catch the cicada pupa?" Su Lan became interested and smiled and said, "Xiaofan, can you catch it? Why don't we go too?"
She runs a restaurant, so she naturally knows this kind of thing, but she hasn't seen anyone catch it yet.
"Now?" Song Xiaofan smiled bitterly. Seeing that Su Lan was very curious, he nodded and said yes. Then the two of them went home. He had caught them before and there was a sticky net at home.
Generally, cicada pupa runs to a high place, and this kind of net is useful.
With a sticky net and a bag, the two of them went to the woods to catch cicada pupa.
Taohua Village is not short of trees, and there are trees everywhere. Song Xiaofan took Su Lan to a forest near the foot of the mountain, where there are many cicada pupas.
Holding a flashlight, I shine under the roots of the tree. What a good guy, many cicada pupas are climbing up the tree.
"Xiaofan, there are so many, catch them quickly." Su Lan was anxious. She had never caught such things before, and at first she was a little scared.
When she was excited, she hurriedly grabbed Song Xiaofan's hand.
"Okay, don't worry, they can't escape." Song Xiaofan smiled and began to catch him.
The two of them grabbed a lot of them in a short while.
"Xiaofan, it's so interesting. I really didn't expect your Taohua Village to be so interesting." Su Lan smiled pursed her lips. Xia Tian was stuffy, her face was covered with sweat, and even her clothes were a little wet.
Some clothes inside were looming.
Seeing Song Xiaofan was a little thirsty, after all, in this woods, he didn't feel that such a beautiful girl was fake.
"In fact, our Taohua Village is not only catching cicadas and pupae. Some people go to the mountains to catch scorpions in the middle of the night, and some people go to the river to catch fish and shrimp, and there are everything." Song Xiaofan smiled.
"I used to think that rural life was hard, but now it seems that hardship has the joy of hardship, and I am reluctant to go back to the county town now." Su Lan said while stuffing cicada pupa into the bag.
I just caught a few cicada pupae, but now she is no longer afraid.
"If you don't want to go back, you can stay for a few more days. Anyway, there are clerks watching the fruit shop in the county town, and the branch will take two days." Song Xiaofan smiled and said, "If you are here, my mother will make delicious food. I can still eat with you."
Su Lan pursed her lips and smiled, "How many more days do you really want me to stay in your village?"
"Yes." Song Xiaofan nodded, and he wanted to say, "You might as well stop going back to the county town and be my wife."
"I want to stay, but I have a cousin who comes to my place tomorrow afternoon and will stay for a while." Su Lan shook her head.
Song Xiaofan didn't even think about it and said with a smile: "That's easy to say. If she was asked to come to Taohua Village, the girls in their city must have never seen this before."
After saying that, Song Xiaofan regretted it. He thought to himself that Shabi, Su Lan was coming, and the villagers were talking about it.
Here comes another girl, I guess she has everything she says.
"My cousin can come too?" Su Lan was stunned, "I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate."
Song Xiaofan scratched his head and smiled, and could only bite his teeth, "There is nothing wrong. She has been in the city and probably has never seen life in the countryside. Let him see, and let us say that the people in our village are hospitable."
He doesn't care. He is not married anyway, so it's nothing if he brings ten girls to his house. Some bachelors in the village are probably still envious.
"Okay, then I'll tell her tomorrow." Su Lan smiled pursed.
Immediately, the two of them grabbed and walked to a pit without realizing it. Su Lan did not step on it well, and she slid down with a whimper.
Seeing this, Song Xiaofan jumped down and hugged Su Lan, "Su Lan, are you okay?"
Su Lan shook her head, "I'm fine." But her face turned red, "Xiaofan, what, I."
Song Xiaofan was stunned, no wonder he felt a different feeling.
Only then did he realize that his hand was placed in the wrong position, and Song Xiaofan immediately let go. "Su Lan, sorry."
Then he looked around the pit.
This pit is not big, more than three meters deep, which is actually very common in their Taohua Village, especially at the foot of the mountain.
At this moment, Song Xiaofan let out a cry and saw a herb growing in a gap. He hurriedly looked at it, his face changed, "Atractylodes!"
"Xiaofan, this herb is called Atractylodes macrocephala?" Su Lan said in surprise.
Song Xiaofan nodded and smiled, "Yes, this is a kind of medicinal herb that replenishes qi. There is often a ginseng, ginger, white pesticide powder in Chinese medicine, and this is the only one inside."
Although this Atractylodes macrocephala is not as effective as ginseng, it is not bad either. This kind of qi-replenishing medicinal material is still a bit helpful to his cultivation.
"It seems that the harvest is really great tonight." Song Xiaofan smiled. He was still thinking about practicing at that time. With this wild Atractylodes, he would probably be able to hold on.
"Okay Su Lan, let's go out now." Song Xiaofan closed the medicinal herbs and said with a smile.
Su Lan nodded ok, looked up at the pit, "I can't climb out of this pit."
Song Xiaofan took a look and said, "Will you step on my shoulders and climb up directly."
"I, I'm afraid I can't do it." Su Lan shook her head, but Song Xiaofan had already squatted down without saying a word, letting Su Lan's feet step on his shoulders.
Chapter completed!