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Chapter 41 army head mosquito

Maqiao Dictionary 韩少功 429Words 2018-03-19
A kind of very small mosquito, very black, there is a small white spot on the black head if you look closely, the red spot from the bite is not too big, but it is extremely itchy, and it can last for about three days.People in Maqiao call it "Army Head Mosquito".People said that Maqiao didn't have this kind of mosquito before, only the cabbage mosquito, that kind of fat gray thing. Although the red spot from the bite is large, it disappears after a while, and it's not particularly itchy.People from Maqiao also said that the army head mosquitoes were brought by the provincial army. That year, the provincial army that Peng called the donkey hit Changle Street and stayed there for ten days, leaving behind piles of pig and chicken feathers, as well as These venomous mosquito species.

The name of the army head mosquito is from that time. I have experienced the power of mosquitoes in the countryside.Especially in summer when work is over late, the mosquitoes make loud buzzing noises, densely swarming on people's faces and bare feet, almost lifting people up.My family members are too hungry, and my hands can only take care of food and drink, nothing else.Therefore, we had to jump our feet while wolfing down the bowls, and danced out of the customary mealtime dance. If we stopped for a while, we might be surrounded by mosquitoes.Occasionally, if I free up my hand, I can touch the foot pole casually, and I can touch a few striped corpses.People are used to touching mosquitoes instead of beating them, because their hands and feet are their own flesh and blood after all, and they cannot bear repeated slaps.

Late at night, the mosquitoes seem to be tired too, resting, and the buzzing will become thinner.
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