Chapter 371 Opportunism
"Uh-huh,
This morning, I followed Brother Qingshan and Xu Damao to shoot sparrows with slingshots for the entire morning, and I have never seen so many sparrows.

Now, if I just tap the enamel basin hard, they all fly out.”

After saying that, He Jianguo tilted his head and looked at the shotgun in his brother's hand, and asked hopefully,
"Brother, can you give me your gun and let me shoot?

I want to have a good time.”

Hearing this, He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head.

"That won't work, you're not even as tall as a gun, what are you doing playing with a gun?
Besides, a gun is such a dangerous thing, how could I dare let you play with it? What if someone gets hurt?
We'll talk about it when you grow up, now just enjoy your basin!"

Seeing that his brother didn't agree to let him play with the gun, He Jianguo had no choice but to stare at him with envy. He pouted and banged the basin in his hand.
At this moment, a series of firecrackers sounded not far ahead, and He Jianguo turned his head and looked over again.

Seeing him like this, He Yuzhu finally nodded.

"I'll buy it for you on the way back, and then take it out to scare the sparrows tomorrow."

Seeing He Yuzhu agreed, He Jianguo nodded without hesitation.
"Uh-huh!"

After a while, the sparrows in the sky gradually scattered in all directions, and the sky in Peking became clear.

Then He Yuzhu saw some enthusiastic people holding basins, banging them while chasing outside the city. It seemed that they were responding to the call to exterminate the pests like sparrows.
He Yuzhu also asked Zhou Yiming and his team to notify the militias in other shooting areas.

Then move out of the city together.

As humans continued to chase them, the sparrows, which were too frightened to stop and rest, soon fell from the sky one after another.
The remaining sparrows had to fly to farther and more desolate places.

In the evening,

He Yuzhu disbanded the militia and returned home with his brothers and sisters.

At this time, the staff of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office had joined hands with comrades from the supply and marketing cooperative to set up an exchange point at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Use matches, candles, bookmarks and other small items to exchange for parts of the four pests: flies, mosquitoes, rats and sparrows from the common people.

He Yuzhu and his two siblings did not have these things on them, so they went straight home after buying the firecrackers.

At this time, the Siheyuan was also very lively.

Yan Bugui, Jia Zhang and others were using the quicklime distributed by the street office to disinfect the tails of rats.

After disinfection, he used a knife to cut the rat's tail into two pieces, and then sharpened the other end with a knife, so that it looked like two rat's tails.

Seeing their tricks, He Yuzhu couldn't help but asked with a smile,
"Uncle Yan, what are you doing? Are you thinking of pretending to be two people and then getting more matches and candles from the street office?"

Listening to He Yuzhu's words, Yan Bugui waved his hands impatiently and shouted angrily,
"Go! Go! Go,

Zhuzi, what nonsense are you talking about? Your uncle Yan is not that kind of person.

I made this for my son Jiefang. After it's done, tie it into a string and ask him to take it to school tomorrow to exchange it for a bookmark with his teacher.
It's just a piece of paper, and it's not worth much, so it's okay to exchange it for one or two more!"

Seeing Yan Bugui being stubborn, He Yuzhu didn't say anything. Just as he said, whether it was a bookmark or a match, it was actually worthless.

There's no need to argue with him over such trivial matters.

Then He Yuzhu looked at the many rat tails under Yan Bugui's feet and asked with some doubt,

"Uncle Yan, I remember that we didn't catch so many rats today, whether in the yard or in the alley outside. How come you have so many rat tails! Could it be that they are all doubled?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu still didn't believe him and was still asking, Yan Bugui pointed back at his own home in annoyance.
"Didn't our Jie Cheng go outside the city to catch snakes with Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi?
It seems your Li Qingshan has also gone there,
These rat tails are what they brought back some time ago.”

Hearing Yan Bugui say that these rat tails were brought back by Yan Jiecheng and his men, He Yuzhu nodded in understanding.

Then I curiously asked about their gains.

"So it means they have already returned.

By the way, Uncle Yan, I saw a lot of people carrying hoes and shovels out of the city this afternoon. They seemed to be going to dig out rat holes.

So what did they gain from working so hard all afternoon? "

Hearing this, Yan Bugui nodded with a smile.

"Fortunately, they left early and walked quite far. Not only did they dig up a lot of rats, but they also found a lot of good stuff.

Look, the mouse tail was left to our family.

The rat snakes and sparrows were brought to Xu Damao's backyard to cook, and dinner was also eaten in the backyard.

Your family's Qingshan got a lot of sparrow eggs, and Lao He said you brought some back at noon, so I guess they've been cooked by now."

At this point, Yan Bugui said with some displeasure,

"It was later that the mountains and plains were filled with people, and they dug at the holes they saw, otherwise I would have been able to get a taste of the snake soup."

Seeing Yan Bugui's slightly regretful expression, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded.

"There is still a long way to go, Uncle Yan. This campaign to eliminate the four pests has just begun. It will take some time to continue.
If you want to eat snake soup, there are plenty of opportunities.

At worst, we can just let Jie Cheng and the others go next week when they have a day off."

"Haha, I really have such an idea. Let Jie Cheng and his friends go out early in the morning next week, take some steamed bread and stay outside for a day. We will definitely get a lot."

Seeing that Yan Bugui really had such an idea, He Yuzhu did not say anything more.

Even if there are still snakes in the ground, after more than a week of continuous searching, there is no telling whether there will be any left.

I took my younger brothers and sisters back to the middle courtyard.

Just as I passed through the Chuihua Gate, I saw Lou Xiao'e sitting in front of the gate with a stool, a bowl on her knees, peeling something in her hands.
He Ying, Bang Geng and Yan Jiedi stood in front of her, watching her hand movements intently.

"Xiao'e, what are you doing? Why is He Ying so obedient today?"

It seems that He Yuzhu and his two siblings have returned. Lou Xiaoe lifted the bowl on her lap and tilted it towards him.
"Didn't you bring back some sparrow eggs this afternoon?

Just now Qingshan, Xu Damao and others brought some back from outside. Dad cooked them all. I’m peeling them for He Ying and others to eat!

Of course this naughty monkey will behave himself if there is something delicious to eat."

Looking at Lou Xiaoe's bowl full of sparrow eggs, thinking of what Yan Bugui had just said, He Yuzhu didn't say anything.
As for Bang Geng and Yan Jie Di in front of him, who were just a few sparrow eggs, there was no need to say more.

(End of this chapter)