Strict Wife Of The '70s Manages The Household-Chapter 705
Sanwang stuck out his tongue, “I just wanted you guys to sleep, that’s why I didn’t ask for your help and decided to do this myself.”
At this time, Lin Lan came in while waving the cattail leaf fan and looking at them curiously, “Black Pudding, what are you doing?”
Sanwang, “Mom, I think it’s a pity that there are so many cicadas that they will die naturally soon. So I was thinking about making some gluten to catch them and eat them.”
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An energetic boy like Sanwang never wanted to take a nap. He felt that it was a waste of time, so the child was either going to swim and catch some fish or do something else.
Last night, he heard from Lin Lan that bugs would typically die faster than humans and felt that it was such a waste. After thinking about it all morning, he thought it would be better to catch and eat them. He also heard Han Qingsong say that gluten could be used to stick onto them, which was why he got excited and decided to make his own gluten.
Making gluten was simple. Just wash some fine flour with water to remove the starch and leave the gluten. If he placed it on the leaves of a tree and exposed it to the scorching sun, it would become very sticky in just half a day. Then, wrap it around the tip of a slender pole and it could be used to catch the wings of the cicadas.
Usually, it was the older brother who did the sticking with the pole while the younger siblings held thicker needles, threading the caught cicadas on the needles one by one and making a cicada skewer.
Making gluten was not difficult, but for some people, it was a bit of an extra task. And at this time, fine flour was such a precious commodity that no other family would be willing to let their kids play with it. It was just Lin Lan who doted on her children and let them experiment however they liked.
Lin Lan almost laughed to her death when she saw Sanwang trying to make gluten. He really was a dense little thing. He probably thought that if there was too much water, he would add more flour; and if there was too much flour, he would add more water. Doing that back and forth, he ended up needing to use the largest pot they had.
She said, “Come, let me teach you.”
Erwang still felt sorry for the misfortune caused by Sanwang.
Lin Lan smiled and said, “It’s okay, we can have some pancakes tonight if there’s excess,” She looked at Sanwang’s hands again, “Have you washed your hands?”
Sanwang chuckled nervously, “Of course…I haven’t washed it, hahaha,” He was afraid that Lin Lan would hit him, so he quickly went to wash it, “I washed them now, I really did this time.”
Lin Lan helped Sanwang grab some flour and washed it to separate the starch. Looking at the situation, she was inspired again as she thought about making some cold rice noodles for the kids sometime later.
The gluten quickly became sticky under the sun and Sanwang excitedly pulled his Second Brother along to trap some cicadas.
There was a small forest by their house, so they went over to experiment.
After all, Sanwang was small and his hands were not strong enough, so it was still rather difficult for him to catch the cicadas on his own. Erwang could do it, but he felt that keeping his neck raised and staring at the tiny cicadas in the leaves made him feel dizzy and tired. Also, it was rather time-consuming, so he felt that it was not worth the gain.
Dawang was the most powerful amongst them, so he held his breath and gripped the pole firmly without shaking. As long as he spotted the correct position and jerked the pole up quickly and accurately, the gluten would immediately stick to the cicada’s wings.
Sanwang was so excited that he started jumping up and down, “Eldest Brother, you are so awesome!”
They were busy working when someone came over and smiled at them, “Oh, you’re sticking cicadas. Let me tell you, I’m the best cicada trapper there is. Here, let me help you.”
Hearing that voice, Dawang slowly turned around and looked at the source, “Fourth Uncle, you’ve returned?”
