Chapter 447
"I won't go down, you can just play." Su Changmin shook his head, "Be careful, don't go to the center of the lake, the water is deep. The further you get to the center of the lake, the deeper the water becomes, and it can reach above your head."
The water in Maqiao Lake is not more than ten meters deep, but the center of the lake can be submerged above a person's head.
Su Min and Wu Zhen were all landlubbers, playing in the shallow water.
Fortunately, Maqiao Lake is not like some sand-drilled lakes or the Yangtze River. There are no undercurrents and there are no holes dug everywhere. On the contrary, there are several places that are very suitable for swimming.
There are sedimentary gravels on the lakeside, and the water is so clear that you can see the bottom of the lake at a glance.
Inadvertently, small fish and shrimps scurry out.
A few years ago, Maqiao Lake had not yet been dredged, and there were water chestnuts at the bottom of the lake that might sting people. However, after a dredging operation, all the water chestnuts at the bottom of the lake were removed.
Later, water chestnuts were only planted in a small area, purely for the needs of tourists and for ornamental purposes.
Maqiao Lake here is the most suitable for swimming.
"Xingzi, please be careful. None of them can play with water. Don't let them go too far. Just play on the edge." Su Changmin shouted to Su Xing.
"I know." Su Xing nodded.
He has been looking after Su Min, Su Ran, and Su Jin who followed.
Some tourists who came to fish saw Su Xing and the others having fun in the lake, and couldn't help but follow them into the lake.
The breeze blows, the waves sparkle, and the weeping willows on the shore are swaying. The scenery is really good.
After playing for about an hour, everyone got up and went back.
"Fourth Uncle, do you two really want to go to Jiangcheng with us tomorrow?" Su Xing and Su Changlong walked side by side, "You have just gotten married, so you should go out and live as two people. There is no need to come with us. In fact, there is nothing in Jiangcheng
It’s beautiful, but the Yellow Crane Tower is just a pavilion, it doesn’t have an antique feel. It was rebuilt later and made of cement.”
"What kind of world do we live in? How do you know these things so well?" Su Changlong said with a smile, "It's not appropriate to run far away. There is still a lot of work waiting to be done. It would be good to go out for two days. You
You're just in high school, do you even know about things like returning home?"
"You heard it when we talked about it, so you will understand it naturally." Su Xing smiled and uncovered it.
Of course he knows, he has experienced these things, how could he not be clear about it?
Su Xing meant to let Su Changlong and Zhang Haiyan go on their honeymoon alone, to visit famous scenic spots where there are not so many people. But since Su Changlong and Zhang Haiyan are not willing, then forget it.
Women at this time have not been corroded by the impact of Korean dramas and some pastoral thoughts, and their personal enjoyment issues are not that serious.
After going home and briefly washing herself and putting on clean clothes, Su Min ran outside and studied the small holes in a dirt wall.
"Stay away from that wall, be careful if the wall collapses." Su Xing reminded.
The earthen wall is quite old, with many small holes on it, and the wall is also a little crooked. If the wind blows stronger or the rain hits harder, it is likely to collapse.
There are still such mud houses in the village, but not many anymore. Although the village is not wealthy, most people have built brick houses. The mud wall house next to Su Xing's house originally lived in an old man.
The old man passed away and had no children. Now, no one is taking care of this mud-walled house. It has been slowly eroded by wind and rain and is dilapidated.
"Brother, come here and take a look. I just saw a bee crawling into the hole." Su Min turned around and said to Su Xing.
Su Min was born and raised in the city. She has never seen many things in the countryside, and everything is full of surprises.
But behind the strangeness, there is actually a lot of sadness that is unknown.
"What's all the fuss about?" Su Xing said, "If you want to catch the bee, I can help you catch it."
"How can that be done? It will sting." Su Min shook his head.
Su Xing went back to the house and found an empty plastic bottle. He picked up a small dead wood branch from the ground and went to Su Min: "Which hole did you see the bee get into?"
"This." Su Min pointed to a small hole, "I've been paying attention to it. It got in and never came out."
"Get out of the way." Su Xing pointed the mouth of the empty bottle towards the small hole that Su Min mentioned. The mouth of the bottle was slightly tilted away. In the other hand, he held a small dead wood branch and gently rubbed it twice against the hole.
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There was a buzzing sound, and a bee twisted its butt out and got into the plastic bottle.
Su Xing twisted the cap on the bottle and gave the bottle to Su Min: "Did you see it? You caught it."
"You are so awesome." Su Min looked at Su Xing with admiration.
Su Xingxiao, this is a routine operation, it cannot be called amazing. This is the childish fun in rural areas, catching fish and shrimps, climbing trees and catching birds.
Most kids do.
Su Min tried to catch a few bees herself and was very happy.
Su Changguo's family stayed here for two nights. The next morning, they got up at around six o'clock and caught the train back. Su Changlong drove them to the district in a van.
When Su Changlong came back, more than ten people including Su Xing's family, Su Liejun and Luo Wenjuan, Su Changlong and Zhang Haiyan, and Su Changsheng's family packed up, spent the morning in the town, and took a bus to Jiangcheng.
"We are both quite old, why are we still going to join in the fun? Just go and play, we will watch at home." Su Liejun said after getting in the car and sitting down.
"Dad, have you ever been to Jiangcheng?" Su Xing asked.
Regarding travel matters, Su Xing was very domineering and directly made the decision for the two old people.
"Been there." Su Liejun nodded, "It was just a long time ago. If I go there now, I will definitely not know where it is. Even E City has changed a lot, and Jiangcheng must have also changed. There are so many cars on the road,
It was still a cement road. How could we have such good conditions at that time? It would be nice to see a tractor."
"Then how did you get across such a long way?" Su Xing asked.
"I walked there," Su Liejun said. "My family is poor. We don't have a bicycle or a tractor, so we can only rely on two legs."
The distance from E City to Jiangcheng is nearly 70 to 80 kilometers. It takes two days to walk on foot, which takes seven to eight hours a day.
There are many changes that younger people cannot see clearly. Only older people can feel them deeply. Times are really progressing, and various infrastructures are also improving. It is really incredible that such achievements can be achieved in just a few decades.
It's too demanding.
"Are you a family?" someone in the car asked Su Liejun.
"A big family." Su Liejun nodded, "My three sons, my daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter."
Chapter completed!