Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 12 Hatching Chickens

To talk about the origin of "Indigenous Method of Chicken Incubation and Technological Innovation", I would also like to thank He Ping for his habit of collecting cloud disk resources for many years. Once, I wanted to exchange some resources of the teacher's class with others, but I didn't expect to find that they were all the resources after downloading. He Ping was so angry that he didn't eat the native method books of the last century.

The incubation method written in the book is not complicated, the key is to be patient and careful.The dustpan hatching method mentioned in the book has very low requirements for the hatching room. It only needs an ordinary heated kang. He Ping thought about the conditions at home, and it can be done.

Just do it.

He Ping asked Xiao Zhu'er to go out to get some grass and leaves as fuel according to the instructions in the book. The family usually uses corn stalks, which are useless at this time.

Borrowed two dustpans from Han Yuzheng's house, held the hay into bundles with hands, cut the hay on the side facing the hatching nest with scissors, and laid them out layer by layer from the bottom of the dustpan in a horizontal position. The hay is compacted, and the surrounding edges of the hatching nest should be vertical up and down to keep it from collapsing, and the bottom of the hatching nest should also be covered with one-inch thick hay to avoid excessive firepower and excessive temperature.

A quilt must be prepared next to the dustpan, which is covered on the dustpan during incubation to keep the temperature.

The kang at home is just in good condition because it has to be burned for cooking in the morning and evening.Spread one or two villages of hay on the kang surface, put the prepared dustpan on the highest temperature of the kang head, cover the hatch wound with a small quilt, and then cover the entire dustpan tightly with a large quilt.

The conditions for entering the egg are ready.

There was only one prerequisite, He Ping asked Xiao Zhuer to start a fire, and scooped a few ladles of water into the cauldron.

Before the eggs are hatched, in order to make the egg waffles reach a relatively uniform temperature in a short period of time, the eggs should be put in a hot water pot for one pass. This is called scalding eggs.

"Okay, Xiao Zhuer, enough is enough, let's not burn it."

He Ping said after testing the temperature of the hot water.

He put the eggs into the hot water, stirred the eggs constantly with his hands, and took them out after five or six minutes.

I also felt that the temperature of the hatching nest was just right, and immediately put the eggs flat in the hatching nest and arranged them in layers.

Then arrange the quilts, and the hatching officially begins.

Incubating an egg is delicate work, getting in the egg to finish the job is just the beginning.

After that, the temperature of the hay on the kang should be checked every half hour. It is just right if it is slightly hot to the hands.If the temperature is too high, put more hay, if the temperature is too low, burn the kang, in short, people can't be idle.

Xiao Zhu'er was lying on the edge of the kang, leaning on his chin with two small hands, looking at the nest in novelty, and started nodding after a while, He Ping put him on the top of the kang and covered him with a quilt.

I looked at the sky outside again, it was already dark.

I can't eat dinner, and the kang can't be burned casually, so let's bear with it.

He Ping set the alarm clock on his mobile phone. He never turned on his mobile phone except when he needed to learn from his creations. But this time, because he needed to turn over eggs every four hours, he set his mobile phone to super power-saving mode and set it to vibration mode. The alarm clock should be enough to hatch an egg once.

The sun went down and it was getting dark.

After dinner, the old captain lay on the kang and couldn't fall asleep after thinking about it.

"You toss and turn and still can't sleep." My wife complained.

The old captain sat up and said, "No, we can't let this bastard mess around."

Then he started to get dressed.

"Master, what are you doing?"

"I'll go to Xu Laocai's house, you go to bed first."

"Xu Laocai, Xu Laocai!"

Xu Laocai's family was about to go to bed after dinner, when shouts came from outside the courtyard.

"Come... come, captain, what... what's the matter?"

"Come in and talk."

Xu Aiying, Xu Laocai's daughter, saw the old captain enter the house, and shyly called out, "Old captain."

"it is good."

"That's what happened..." The old captain told the ins and outs of He Ping's incubation of the chicks.

Xu Laocai pondered: "Hatching... hatching chickens is a delicate... fine work, which ordinary... people can't do. He's a... young... boy from the city, how... can he do it well?" !"

Xu Laocai is a well-known skillful person in the team, as long as he is in the city who has anything to do with farm work, but he has a stuttering problem, he is relatively stingy, and he is famous in the surrounding teams.

"It's not a big deal, you are a good hand at hatching chickens, I don't want to ask you to help me to see it, don't waste your time."

"I... I can't do this, I... I have... something..."

Before Xu Laocai could find a good excuse, the old captain said decisively: "What are you, I don't know you yet, so don't do this with me. It's not that you are asked to pay money and things, so I will give you guidance and give you some advice. pick."

"That's right, Dad, just go and have a look!" Daughter Xu Aiying also chimed in.

"No, Captain... Captain, I..." Xu Laocai still wanted to quibble.

"That's it, Aiying, bring the shoes for your father."

The old captain didn't give Xu Laocai a chance to speak. He knew Xu Laocai too well after being a fellow villager for so many years, not to mention asking him to contribute money and efforts, even if you let him spend a few extra spittles, he would feel he was at a disadvantage.

The old captain dragged Xu Laocai to He Ping's house, followed by his own daughter.

"What... are you here for?"

When Xu Laocai saw that his daughter was also coming, he asked.

"I'll come over to see how the educated youths in this city hatch chicks."

Xu Aiying said with a smile.

Xu Aiying met He Ping when she was working the past few days, and she had a good impression of this fair-looking, tall educated youth. Women are always visual animals.

From the outside, He Ping's house looks pitch black.

"He Ping, did you sleep?"

The old captain asked aloud outside the house.

He Ping was lying on the kang with his eyes closed and resting his mind. One bed was given to Xiaozhuer and the other was given to Xiaojier. He could only hold his arms upright.

"I haven't slept yet."

He Ping opened the door and saw that the old captain was still following behind.

"Captain, why are you here?"

"What are you talking about?" the old captain said angrily.

When I entered the house, I saw something tightly wrapped in a quilt on the kang, so I knew it had hatched.

The old captain asked Xu Laocai to take a look, and asked He Ping how he hatched.

He Ping explained the operation in detail.

"It's... nothing wrong with it." Xu Laocai nodded and said.

Xu Laocai touched the kang, "That's it... the kang is a bit hot, so I need to put more cushions on it."

"What are you looking at? Hurry up." The old captain stared at He Ping and said.

"okay."

After they were done, they sat down, and the old captain said: "Your old uncle Cai is a craftsman, and he is the one who hatches chickens in the brigade every year."

He Ping still didn't understand the intention of the old captain, and his heart was full of gratitude.

"Old Captain, I..."

The old captain waved his hand, "Okay, don't talk about it. Now that you have done it, you can't mess it up. I invited you, old rich uncle, and I can't take care of the rest of it."

He asked about the time to put the eggs in, and after four hours, Xu Laocai showed He Ping how to turn the eggs again.

"This turning... the eggs are carefully dug... the heart is close to the side, you have to...take out the middle egg, put...on the edge...of the newly hatched nest, and then put...the eggs on the side... ...in the middle of the newly hatched nest, layer by layer, so that...the temperature can be controlled well. The hand...feel is more important, and you will know it after...practice."

Under the threat of the captain, Xu Laocai taught He Ping several techniques for incubating eggs. This is mainly a matter of experience and skills.

After turning the eggs, there is nothing that can help.

The old captain took Xu Laocai and Xu Aiying to leave.

He Ping looked at the back of the old captain in the night, and felt indescribably moved.

Do it well, He Ping, don't be ashamed of the old captain's wishes.

(End of this chapter)