pastoral fragrance

Chapter 242 is just the beginning

Since this is Han's first time hatching chicks, he has no experience before.So I didn't hatch too many eggs, so I only used [-] eggs.Ten chicks came out that day, and two days later, two more chicks emerged from the eggshell.A few days later, the other few eggs did not move again, probably broken and unable to hatch chicks.

Han smashed an egg to see, and saw that the eggshell had grown some wings or something, but for some reason, it died.This time, a total of twelve chicks hatched from the twenty eggs.

These chicks were indeed as Han said, and after a while the feathers on the chicks became less sticky and plump.The whole body is covered with yellow cilia, the small mouth is open, and the "chirp" exchange is very imposing, and the pair of slender chicken feet are hopping and hopping, swaying behind the hen in the yard It's fun.

Those chicks are so different from when they just broke their shells. Looking at their swaying little bodies, chirping and chirping non-stop, I really can't help but like these little guys from the bottom of my heart!

The two domestic dogs at the head of the house were lying on the eaves of the porch, looking at the lively group of hens and chicks with rumbling eyes, and pulled their faces deafly.They are much bigger now than when they were brought here, and Han thought that when the dog gets bigger, he will also take one to Hu Manzi's house to raise.With a dog, we are not afraid of those weasels who come out to steal chickens in the middle of the night!

This small courtyard is no longer as bleak as it was last winter. A large area of ​​bamboo is planted in the backyard, along with several oak trees, peach trees, cherry trees, plum trees, and pear trees. I have planted some, but not as many as the backyard, and a row of mulberry trees was planted beside the fence. Now it is the time to spit out young leaves, and the green and tender green leaves look fresh.There are two yellow horned trees in front of the yard and in the front yard. These trees are easy to grow, and the leaves are big. When they grow up, they can also rest under the yellow horned trees in summer.

These trees in the yard, Han's and the others are all watered with dung water. These trees grow well naturally after being fertilized.Now this small green brick courtyard looks full of vitality.

At the moment when the chicks are hatching, the Han family also has to take care of the Can'er raised in the old house.Those who had to get up at night had to go to feed them with mulberry leaves. Now the silkworms are spitting out the first crop of silk.There are more silkworms raised this year than in previous years. After one batch of silkworms are raised, ten catties of silk are produced and sold for 20 taels of silver.After the silkworms were sold, everyone did not relax, and continued to carry out the second batch of intensive sericulture plans.Put the silkworm eggs in the silkworm dustpan and wait for the ant silkworms to hatch!
Han hatched the first batch of chicks and also gained some experience.This time I hatched the second crop and took 35 eggs directly.This time she also caught ducks to hatch ducklings, and she also took 35 duck eggs.It is enough to feed a dozen chicks in this yard, and the hatched chicks can be fed to Hu Manzi's house, and some can be raised in the old house.

Qiulin said that if there are too many chickens and ducks, they will easily get sick if they stay together, so it is better to keep them separately.And the chicken pens and duck pens have to be cleaned every day, otherwise it is easy to cause chicken plague!

This one, those eggs hatched a total of 28 eggs, and 30 ducklings hatched.That's a lot.Han kept some chickens and ducklings and drove them to the old house to raise them, and the rest were raised by Hu Manzi's family. There were more than [-] of them in total.

This Hu Manzi's family is also diligent and agile. That day, Mrs. Han and Qiuyue Qiulin drove chickens and ducklings to Hu Manzi's house. They saw that the newly built adobe house was also planted with some oak trees and loquat trees. , The courtyard and the house are all tidy and clean, which shows that the whole family is diligent and neat.

Xiaoqing was carrying a wooden bucket full of dirty clothes to wash clothes at the moment. Seeing Mrs. Han and Qiuyue Qiulin coming, she hurriedly said happily: "Mother, the boss's grandma and the eldest lady and the fourth lady are here. They are still in a hurry." There are a lot of chickens and ducklings!" Xiaoqing couldn't help laughing when she saw the cute and clumsy chickens and ducklings, and hurriedly asked her mother to come out to greet her boss.

She herself hurriedly threw the wooden barrel in the yard, turned around and went into the house to make tea for her boss!

Mrs. Zhang was feeding the pigs in the pigsty. Hearing Xiaoqing's call, she hurriedly called the little pig over with a pole, lifted the pig food bucket and poured the pig food into the pig trough. The three little pigs quickly scrambled for each other, eating pig food patter.Mrs. Zhang didn't need to worry too much, and quickly walked over from the pigsty with the pig food bucket.

Looking at the chirping chickens and ducklings on the ground, Mrs. Zhang smiled deeply.A few days ago, the owner said that the chickens and ducks would be sent over for them to raise when they hatched. Today, the owner just drove the chickens and ducks over for them to raise.Fortunately, the child's father also got out the chicken coop two days ago, and it's just right to feed these chickens and ducks at the moment. "Grandma Dong's, why are you here? These chickens and ducks, if you call at the door, I will let Xiaoqing and Xiaohei come over and chase them away. Why did you ask Grandma Dong to come here in person?"

Han Shi looked at Zhang Shi's face, although it was still black and yellow, but her cheeks had become much plumper, not as thin as when she came here.Han Shi turned to look at Xiaoqing who came over with two bowls of tea, and saw that her complexion was not as yellow as before, but now she seemed to be a bit more refreshed.

Xiaoqing brought over two bowls of chrysanthemum tea and handed them to Han Shi and Qiuyue.With a sweet smile, he said: "Grandma of the host family, Missy, please drink tea!" Xiaoqing laughed heartily, with the honesty and simplicity of a farmer's child.

Now she came back to the house again, brought Qiulin a bowl of chrysanthemum tea, "Miss Fourth, please drink tea!"

Qiulin sounds a little weird, she has never been someone else's master, and now it's weird to hear people call her Miss, but let her blame it, she will get used to it after a while.These rules cannot be changed, and she doesn't want to be different from others.Although this kind of master-servant dignity made her a little bit at a loss, she had to endure it.This is the beginning, I'm afraid that the bigger the family's property will be in the future, the more servants will be bought by the people hired, so what should she be called Miss?
The chicken pens are all tidied up, the mangers are done, and even the straw is spread.After pushing the chicks and ducklings into the chicken pen, Mrs. Zhang said: "Grandma of the host family, the child's father and Xiao Hei all picked up manure and water and went to the slope to fertilize the sweet potato. The acorns and fruit trees on the slope are also growing. Okay, how about I take you there to have a look?"

Apart from driving the chickens and ducks over, Qiulin also wanted to go to those fruit trees on the slope.This acorn tree has been planted for a month or two. It is better to water and spread manure every day than to let it grow on its own in the woods, right?
Qiulin said cheerfully: "Mother, let's go over and see what the slope looks like now?" She is looking forward to it!

Seeing her excited look, Mrs. Han naturally nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go and have a look." In fact, she also wanted to go and have a look, after all, it was their family who put in a lot of effort In this place, not only the money but also the energy and physical strength, she also wants to go and see the fruits of today's labor!

So Mrs. Zhang hurriedly led Mrs. Han up the slope.Originally, there was no road from the fish pond to the sloping land over there, but Zhang's family walked here all day long, and everyone used the sickle to cut the weeds on the roadside. A path has been formed.

Everyone followed this path and soon arrived at the slope of Qiulin's house.Pojiao was reclaimed to grow crops, and now only sweet potatoes are planted here, and things like soybeans, soybeans, and bracts have to be planted later.So now there is still a large piece of land at the foot of the slope, with weeds growing in twos and threes.Along the ditch and ridge, there is a small road with a slope, which was specially built by the Hu family for the convenience of watering the saplings on the slope.

Everyone stood at the foot of the slope and looked up. Now the slope is very different from the overgrown weeds in the past. It is full of greenery everywhere. These saplings have grown a lot compared to when they were planted before. Especially for fruit trees that grow so badly, they will have fruit to eat if they grow for another two years.A clump of bamboo has been transplanted on this sloping land, and it grows lush now.

Qiu Lin ran towards the bamboo grove, this season is the season of bamboo shoots, I don't know if there are bamboo shoots growing in this bamboo grove.If there are some, you can break them back and fry them to eat, and they are also delicious when made into sour bamboo shoots.It's still tender now, if it grows longer, I'm afraid it will be old.

Mrs. Zhang saw Qiulin running away into the bamboo forest, and was afraid that she would trip over the weeds on the road.He hurriedly called from behind: "Miss Si, be careful, don't trip over the weeds and vines on the ground." It would be uncomfortable if you fell.

Mrs. Han looked at Qiulin with a smile on her face. Seeing that her eyes were shining brightly, as if she was looking at some treasure, she knew what Qiulin was planning. She was going to see the bamboo forest. There are no bamboo shoots.

Qiuyue laughed and said: "Aunt Zhang, don't worry about my little sister, she has such a temper, she will go uphill in the forest every three days, she is not comfortable if she doesn't do it! She might go by now I'm going to see if there are any bamboo shoots growing in the bamboo grove. Let's go and have a look, if there are any bamboo shoots growing, we have to dig them with a hoe and a basket on our backs!" This aunt also didn't know her little sister's temperament, and that's why she behaved like this What a fuss.After a long time, they will naturally know that the little girl likes to run into the woods and climb up the slope with her legs open, and she likes to break bamboo shoots, pick mushrooms, pick wild fruits, fish and so on!
Mrs. Zhang touched her head in embarrassment, and laughed out of embarrassment.It's all because she doesn't understand the temperament of the fourth young lady, such a fuss made the young lady laugh.She suppressed such emotions, and said with a smile: "So that's the case, I made a fuss, but there are indeed bamboo shoots under the bamboo grove, and Xiaoqing came to dig it twice. I thought my boss would not like to eat this kind of bamboo shoots. So I didn't send it. I'll go back to the yard to get the hoe and the basket." After Zhang finished speaking, she hurried to her yard.

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