There are the most river pebbles in the mountains, and there are as many locusts as river pebbles. In this way, in summer and autumn, the wild food outside the children's homes in the mountains is often the locusts burned in the kiln. The locust mentioned here is a big concept. There are several kinds of locusts on our menu. The locust caught in the forest has a pair of beautiful wings and can fly far away in one leap. This kind of grasshopper is not easy to catch, but its body surface is clean, and there is only some freshly digested green grass in its stomach, which is a good product for burning grasshoppers in kiln. A grasshopper caught on green grass is called a pole hook. Green all over, tall and thin, making people have an appetite. It is the top grade of grasshopper cooked in kiln. If you have seeds in your stomach, that's the best way to burn locusts in the kiln. We generally despise locusts living in river pebbles. Because there is no cover in the pebble pile on the riverbed, locusts are the same color as pebbles. They fly far away and are hard to find when they fall. It's too hard to catch them. Look at their faces. They are earthy gray, giving people an unclean feeling. They are hard to swallow. There is also a flying mop, which is also earthy gray and very big, but we don't eat it except because we are too hungry, which makes people sick at first sight. Divide the partners into three groups, one is to collect firewood, the other is to catch locusts, and the other is to dig kiln. Wood pickers have to climb halfway up the mountain to pick up linden branches that are easy to catch fire and can't afford to smoke; Those who catch locusts should choose smart and fast partners, and there should be more people; It is a technical job for a kiln worker to choose an experienced child's head. When you dig a kiln, you should first hold a handful of earth to the sky and watch the wind direction. If the wind is wrong, the kiln will pour smoke, and burning locusts in the kiln is not delicious. Look at the wind direction, choose a loess ridge and start digging the kiln. The size of the kiln depends on the number of partners. There is a row of small chimneys above the kiln, which is both a flue and a barbecue. When the firewood came back, the fire was made immediately, and the firewood pickers joined the ranks of catching locusts. String the caught locusts into a string with dog tail grass, with five to eight locusts in each string. When the dry wood burned into a red charcoal fire, swarms of locusts were brought down from the flue. A wooden stick is tied to the top of the dog tail grass, and the locust string is hoisted into the kiln room. In about two minutes, the bright red locusts can leave the kiln. Each friend was assigned a string, which was called with relish. The interest in catching locusts is even higher. But the locusts burned in the kiln are hard to eat enough, so they can only satisfy their hunger. I don't want to leave until I'm full. Sometimes, we eat all afternoon. It was dark and most children couldn't find it. At that time, a family had six or seven children, none of whom were lacking. I am often looked for by my mother, because my father has a son in his later years, and I am very fond of him. Adults are ashamed to see children eating locusts and try to avoid them. Eating locusts is obviously because the family is poor, and all the children hunt wild food. My mother must have eaten locusts burned in the kiln when she was a child. It doesn't matter if I eat locusts. Every time my mother meets me eating locusts, she always holds me in her arms and says to me, "Pearl, eat. Mom doesn't talk about you. Eat some locusts and you will be full of energy when you grow up. " Now that I think about it, my mother is very liberal. Children in the mountains who can't see meat at the dinner table for a year must play some wild vegetables if they want to be healthy. The reason is simple: "chickens don't pee, there is a good way." For example, can a walking chicken that eats locusts lay the same eggs as a feeding chicken? Stroll around the yolk of the chicken, yellow and red; The yolk of chicken is a little white. Now, people have learned a lot, and they all know that locusts have high nutritional value. But kiln-burned locusts are pure natural high-grade tonics.