男孩纸的快乐
按照惯例，我们家每周都会留半天时间去湖边捞鱼。这个周末，我们和隔壁邻居家的小男孩约好，等孩子们写完作业后一起出门。我们家孩子得知后兴奋极了，他特别喜欢和小伙伴一起去捞鱼。
因为我们家孩子做作业速度比较快，所以比隔壁小朋友早出门半个小时。我们先在湖边来回探查了一番，收获了几只小鱼，之后隔壁小男孩也下来了，两个孩子便在前面东捞西捞，没想到收获还不小。他们不仅捞到了小鱼，还捞到一些大大小小的小龙虾，其中有两只龙虾特别大，比菜场里卖的用来做油焖小龙虾的那种还要大一点。
我和邻居妈妈跟在后面，看着前面两个小脑袋，他们时不时蹲在地上翻找，时不时把渔网捞起来，满脸兴奋地期待着渔网里的鱼儿。两个毛茸茸的小脑袋凑在一起，模样特别专注。这大概就是童年的快乐吧！只要他们感兴趣，只要孩子们喜欢凑在一起，就有无限的开心。
去湖边的路上，我在后面一路小跑跟着娃。小家伙跑得那叫一个快，他扛着一根可以伸长到一米八的渔网杆子，手里拎着一个带盖的小收纳盒子，里面装着水，是准备用来放捞出来的小鱼的。
看着他无比开心地在前面欢腾地跑着，迈着“六亲不认”的步伐，我在后面既觉得好笑，又担心他跑得太快，于是一边追一边给他拍照。
我想，小朋友大概只有在玩的时候，才能真正像个孩子吧。童年就应该这样，无忧无虑，多好呀！
As is our family tradition, we set aside half a day each week to go fishing by the lake. This weekend, we made plans with the little boy next door to head out together after the kids finished their homework. Our child was over the moon about it—he absolutely loves going fishing with friends.
Since our child finishes homework quickly, we went out half an hour earlier than the neighbor’s boy. We first explored the lakefront, catching a few small fish. Soon after, the neighbor boy joined us, and the two kids started scooping around eagerly. To our surprise, they had quite the haul! They caught not just small fish but also several crayfish of different sizes. Two of the crayfish were especially large—bigger even than the ones sold at the market for making spicy crayfish dishes.
My neighbor and I walked behind them, watching the two little heads bobbing around. They’d crouch to search the water’s edge, then lift their nets with excited anticipation, eager to see what they’d caught. Their fuzzy heads bent close together, completely focused. This is the joy of childhood! When kids are interested in something and get to share the fun with friends, happiness knows no bounds.
On the way to the lake, I trotted behind my child, who was practically sprinting. He carried a fishing net pole that extends to 1.8 meters, along with a small lidded storage box filled with water—ready to hold the fish they’d catch.
Watching him dash ahead, grinning from ear to ear and marching with that carefree “I own the world” stride, I couldn’t help but laugh while worrying he’d trip. I chased after him, snapping photos all the way.
I thought: Kids truly get to be kids when they’re at play. Childhood should be like this—carefree and full of joy.
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