The leisurely life of farmers in mountain villages

Chapter 16 Now Is Not the Time to Feast

There is no permanent banquet in the world. This class reunion started at 11:30 in the morning and ended at 05:30 in the afternoon.

Lu Yuan’s classmate wants to go home, and the only means of transportation is bicycles, so it’s too late.

In 2002, private cars were something ordinary people could not even imagine. Even wealthy families like Qu Changqing, Liu Zhen, Han Kang, Han Haixia and Song Tao used bicycles to travel around the world.

Although there are a few sedan cars in each village, they all belong to the big boss, and there is not a single child of the big boss in Wang Shaodong's class.The richest family might be Han Haixia's family. She is the daughter of Han Kezhi, the Han family cold drink that has formed a monopoly in Gangcheng County.However, even such a family did not have a private car in 2002.

There are only three buses in Gangcheng County running around the county town, and they can't get to such a remote place as Taohualing Village. As for the village bus, everyone can take it or not, and it smells like a garbage dump in summer.

After seeing off the last classmate, Wang Shaodong and Ma Lili, who were standing under the old archway in Taohualing Village, looked at each other.

"I'm so tired." Ma Lili opened her arms, yawned, and shook her neck.

Ma Lili's cheeks were flushed, it looked like she must have drunk some beer.Many women in rural areas drink alcohol, and some drink more than men.Wang Shaodong didn't think this was disgusting.As long as drinking doesn't delay things, drinking a little wine is nothing.Zeng Guofan once said a passage about how to judge a person's character. The method is very simple, that is, let him get drunk and watch his performance.Those who make trouble after drinking will probably not get better.

"I'm overwhelmed." Wang Shaodong hiccupped, turned his head and looked at the Nanhe River 100 meters away, the Mowen River would be [-] miles away, and the Mowen River would be [-] miles away. Wen River.Dawen River is the source of Dawenkou culture and an important part of Chinese culture.Wang Shaodong thought, it is very hot today, and he drank so much wine, and he will not take a bath in Nanhe at night, it will be difficult to fall asleep tonight.

While talking, Wang Shaodong turned around, and then Ma Lili also turned around, ready to go back.

From the archway at the head of Taohualing Village to the chicken farms of their two families, there is only a dirt road about [-] meters long.The dirt road was originally a bumpy hillside, but it was just repaired and flattened yesterday.

"Shaodong, let's go home and wait for the call."

Wang Shaodong nodded, agreeing.Before leaving, Wang Shaodong and Ma Lili told the twenty or so classmates to report that they were safe when they got home.

Those who are close to home, such as An Gang in Qingquanling Village, can get home in 10 minutes.Even those who live far away, like Song Tao and Han Haixia, can reach home in about an hour.

When sending off his classmates just now, Wang Shaodong and Ma Lili walked side by side, looking like a husband and wife, which made Wang Shaodong secretly happy.In this life, getting Ma Lili is his top priority.

Wang Shaodong feels that looking for a wife does not mean that the more beautiful the better, but that the most suitable one is the best.What is suitable?They knew each other well, fell in love with each other, matched each other, and Ma Lili and I were definitely the most suitable couple.

After returning home, Wang Shaodong saw that his parents were busy cleaning up the mess caused by the party, so he hurriedly joined in.

Wang Fumin played the tune and looked very happy.It can be seen that his son is very popular in school, and he feels proud from the bottom of his heart when so many people come to the house.

What can you not do to make yourself proud of your son?My son is obedient and sensible, and his academic performance has always been among the best. There are no teachers and friends in the neighbors who are not boastful. If he is not proud, he is humble and low-key.

"Son, are you drunk?" Wang Fumin grinned and looked at his son.

Wang Fumin likes to drink, and he is also a little happy to see his son has his own style.The son has grown up this year, and the father and father can really have two side dishes and a drink in the future.

Wang Shaodong also smiled and shook his head: "Dad, I'm not drunk."

Wang Fumin nodded in satisfaction, and Zhao Shiling, who was sweeping the floor on the other side, started nagging: "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Knowing that cow and horse urine are good, how come you two are fascinated?"

After hearing what his mother said, Wang Shaodong secretly covered his mouth and laughed.But Wang Fumin got serious.

"Hey, hey, women, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Is there any man who doesn't drink alcohol? I said you should try it in the future. It relaxes the muscles and activates the blood."

As he said that, Wang Fumin looked up at the large glass bottle of medicinal wine that he treasured.This time my brother-in-law Zhao Shihai put a little white snake inside again, and the little white snake still moves occasionally.

It is said that a snake soaked in wine can live for a year or two without dying. Wang Shaodong has never seen this since he was a child, but he has heard it from many people.

Zhao Shiling stopped, took a break, and then asked Wang Fumin: "The head of the family, when I was chatting with Zhentang's wife just now, I heard her say that their family plans to quickly dispose of the chicken pen manure, and then prepare to serve chickens."

In his previous life, Wang Shaodong remembered clearly that in the breeding area of ​​Taohualing Village, all the chicken farmers and duck farmers suffered from bird flu in the middle and late July, and then the four farmers suffered heavy losses.Then, the heartbroken farmers had no plans to raise chickens for a month.Later, the price of chicken fry plummeted, and Ma Zhentang couldn't bear the temptation, so he worked hard and earned 7 yuan by the end of the year.

According to Wang Shaodong's plan, everyone will be relaxed during this period, and then wait a month later when the time is ripe, and then find a way to encourage everyone to go to the chicken.At that time, the live roosters were sold at the end of the year, so it was easy to make money.

Going to the chicken now is really too risky.

The first is the risk of bird flu. The bird flu epidemic swept through the mountainous areas of Luzhong in late July 2002.If you serve chicken at this time, you will just catch up with bad luck.

Then, there is price risk.With the outbreak of the bird flu epidemic, the common people realized that chickens could not be eaten, which caused the live chicken market to almost collapse, and chicken farms suffered huge losses.

With these two major risks, it is definitely not a wise move to go to the chicken now.

Hearing Zhao Shiling's words, Wang Fumin nodded and said: "Well, a batch of chickens every four months is ready now, and the chickens will be ready in half a month, and the sales will start at the end of the year. At that time, we will take part of the cart and leave some to Dazhai. If it is sold at the village annual fair, it will definitely fetch a good price."

Because of making money, Wang Fumin seems to have forgotten about the outbreak of poultry epidemics around him.

"But, Pa, there's chicken plague around here."

Avian influenza is actually chicken plague, commonly known as European chicken plague, which is different from our Asian chicken plague, Newcastle disease.

"How can it be such a coincidence? Our side is relatively closed, and chicken plague cannot spread."

I was still worried yesterday. After selling the chicken, I didn't take such a serious matter seriously.

Sometimes, people are like this, confused.

(End of this chapter)