Catching cicadas is a highly technical task. After finding the target, you need to sneak up quietly and then quickly place the net on the bamboo pole over the cicada, taking advantage of its dizziness to catch it off guard and put it in a glass bottle.

  Cicadas flying around in a glass bottle shouting "cicada cicada", children holding such bottles, no one can bear to give others more than two glances.

  Dabao led the way with Er Ya behind him, while Zhou Xiaoyun pulled along her little brother Xiao Bao, and the four siblings wandered around under a few big trees at the back of the house.

  Today's luck is not bad, and soon found a cicada lurking on the branch.

  Dabao crept closer and closer, but before he could make a move, Zhou Zhihai's loud voice scared him: "What are you doing, Dabao?"

  The cicada flew onto a higher branch and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Dabao was somewhat annoyed and scolded Zhou Zihai for a few sentences.

  Zhou Zhihai, upon hearing that they were going to catch the thief, refused to leave and wanted to stay and help. Da Bao teased him: "You'd better not get in the way, I don't expect you to be of any help."

  Zhou Zhihai excitedly pointed to a lower branch on another tree, and whispered to Dabao: "Dabao, look over there."

  Wow, it's really big!

  Dabao put his finger to his lips and made a "shh" sound, signaling to his siblings not to speak. He slowly and quietly approached by himself, while Zhou Zhihai, who was itching with anxiety, didn't dare follow him, fearing that Dabao would fail to catch anything again and blame it on him.

  This time, good luck, Dabao quickly caught the big cicada with his net, and it wasn't until he had it in his hands that several children let out a long-held breath.

  Three-year-old Er Ya excitedly ran to Da Bao's side: "Brother, brother, you said you would catch a cicada for me."

  Dabao generously gave the cicadas in the glass bottle to Er Ya, the bottle was a bit big and Er Ya had some difficulty holding it but resolutely didn't let anyone else touch it. Tsk, tsk, she's always been a thrifty and clever girl since childhood.

  The bottle that had been used was one of Zhou Guoqiang's leftover liquor bottles from his usual drinking sessions, which he simply rinsed with water and then used. The bottle still had a faint smell of alcohol in it.

  The cicada was lying at the bottom of the bottle, somewhat crooked and upside down, although the bottle had no lid, it still couldn't fly out.

  Xiao Bao also felt envious and asked Da Bao to catch one for him too.

  Dabao's confidence soared in the admiring eyes of his younger brother and sister, and he patted his chest to promise.

  Zhou Zhihai also puffed out his chest and said: "Big brother, catch one for me too."

  When asking for help, they call you "bro", but usually it's "Da Bao" this and "Da Bao" that.

  "Got it all, got it all! Da Ya, I'll catch one for you in a bit too."

  Zhou Xiaoyun thought that Dabao was especially cute like this and smiled saying: "Brother, I'm waiting for you to catch a cicada for me."

  The big cow started to make an effort to catch the cicadas, but the cicadas on the tree seemed to know that coming out would be a disaster and all hid in the lush branches. Big Treasure searched for half a day but couldn't find one, let alone catch any.

  Zhou Zhihai looked around anxiously and suggested going to a nearby small forest to take a look.

  Dabao felt that he couldn't go back on his word, and no matter what, he couldn't lose face in front of his younger brother and sister, so he and Zhou Zhihai went with great enthusiasm.

  Xiao Bao also wanted to follow along, but Da Bao thought he was a nuisance and refused to take him, so Xiao Bao had no choice but to cry and walk home with Zhou Xiaoyun.

  It wasn't until evening when the sky was about to turn dark that Dabao and Zhou Zhihai returned, both of them dripping wet, clearly having gone swimming again.

  Xiao Bao waited anxiously for an entire afternoon. When he saw Da Bao return, he excitedly rushed towards him: "Brother, did you catch cicadas?"

  Dabao's hands were empty, and he coaxed Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, today I searched with Haizi in the small woods for half a day but couldn't find any cicadas. Let's wait for two more days until it rains, then I'll go catch some for you."

  The truth is that Dabao and Zhou Zhihai were called to swim in the pond halfway, and they played so happily that they forgot about this matter.

  Xiao Bao was very disappointed when he heard his brother's words.

  Da Bao's words were indeed prophetic, and the next day a thunderstorm rolled in. The summer rain came down in torrents, drumming against the sky and earth, only to stop suddenly and leave behind a vast expanse of clear blue sky.

  Taking advantage of the rain stopping, Dabao squatted down under the tree to find small holes on the ground and dug out several small frogs. The smell of roasting them was so delicious!

  Xiao Bao was still angry with his brother yesterday, but when he got delicious food today, he started calling out "Gege" (older brother) nonstop.

  Dabao wanted to give one to Zhou Xiaoyun to eat, but Zhou Xiaoyun hastily waved her hand. She was most afraid of eating this kind of thing, so let the two of them eat instead.

  After the rain, the sky cooled down quickly.

  Zhou Xiaoyun picked up the basket and called out to her neighbor Zhou Xiaoxia to go pick some mushrooms together. Zhou Xiaoxia also followed Zhou Xiaoyun's example, slinging a small basket from her home, and the two girls set off laughing and chatting.

  A few steps away, a pile of firewood was stacked up, and at this time, a cluster of black wood ears grew out. With a light pull by hand, they could be pulled down. Zhou Xiaoyun searched for a good while but only managed to fill the basket shallowly. She looked up to see that Zhou Xiaoxia had even less than her own, so she suggested going further away to search some more.

  Black fungus grows most in summer after rain, especially on rotten wood heads will produce many.

  Zhou Xiaoyun and Zhou Xiaoxia specifically looked for places with stacked wood, and only returned satisfied after half a basket.

  After returning home, Zhou Xiaoyun washed the mushrooms clean and dried them for two days until they were completely dry before putting them away.

  Later, when you want to eat it, soak the dried mushrooms in water and cook them until they're tender, then chop them into thin strips. Mix with some sesame oil and salt, add some cucumber, and the flavor is just amazing! You can also add a bit of it while stir-frying vegetables to enhance the freshness. This is truly a standard natural green food, just thinking about it makes Zhou Xiaoyun drool.

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