farmhouse ditty

Chapter 35
Xiu Niang went into the kitchen and put on an apron, broke the potato heads left over from the morning into small pieces, and then scooped a bowl of rice bran, which was enough, and she went to the courtyard when she saw that it was almost done.

Half a month ago, she marked out a piece of land beside the courtyard wall, called Chu Ge to tie up a bamboo fence to surround it, and raised seven or eight chickens. As the old saying goes, there are houses, houses and fences, and people There are chickens and dolls, is this a home? Uh, this doll, you can take it easy.

That day, Ji Lao Liu watched Chu Ge build a fence, passed through the house and helped build a roof, so as to keep out the rain and avoid the sun. After that, Chu Ge cut two bamboo poles and put them under the ground. Give the chickens a resting place at night.

"Googoogoo..." Xiuniang yelled from outside the fence, and threw the rice bran and potato cubes in the bowl into it separately. Listening to the yelling, those chickens ran over, flapping their wings for joy Looking for food.

According to the old saying, the chicken’s beak does not leave the ground, and it’s easy to raise. It’s the easiest thing to feed the chicken. Eat whatever you want.

Sometimes you are busy with work, and it’s okay to forget to feed a meal or two. Its sharp beak is looking for the sky, and it keeps pecking. If you are hungry, let the chicken eat some gravel to grind your stomach (help digestion).

After thinking about these good things, Xiu Niang thought about raising chickens. She emptied the bowl, stood outside with a smile and watched, put her hands on the fence and lit the domestic chickens below, and chatted a few times with a idly smile. sentence.

"Eat the two of you quickly, the three and four lay eggs frequently, and the five and six... Hey, why is one missing?"

Xiuniang went back and counted, and found that a black-feathered domestic chicken was missing. She put it on the fence and watched it. She didn't remember until she saw the big bamboo basket on the side. That chicken was missing from yesterday. At the beginning, I asked her to be alone.

It turned out that it was a black chicken, but yesterday, Xiuniang saw it running around dishonestly, so she grabbed and touched its buttocks, looking for the hard shell, she knew it was about to lay eggs.

But it's a new chicken, it won't lay eggs obediently in that pile of straw, so Xiu Niang grabbed it and found a big bamboo basket to trap it, and when it lays eggs tomorrow, it will be determined No, every time I will live the same life.

Fortunately, Mrs. Liu told her this method, Xiu Niang went into the fence and took the bamboo basket away, and the black chicken woman ran out with a "clack", and moved around with its claws and steps. After that, I ran to eat.

Xiuniang lowered her head to look, it turned out that an egg had been laid, she looked for a pile of straw next to it, there were several there, she pulled the apron and squatted down, put the egg in it, and went back with it Kitchen.

At noon, Xiuniang served noodles and laid an egg for everyone. Since the pasta is rarely eaten here in Xiayang Village, usually only the elders would make noodles when they celebrate their birthdays. Just thinking about it, the porridge and white rice have always been a little bit, so I cook it in different ways.

Like this, each person has a bowl of noodles and a plate of sauce mixed with vegetables. It saves trouble and firewood, and everyone is satisfied (comfortable) after eating.

Since Xiuniang has a lot of things to do recently, she found this way to be lazy, but she only cooks a few meals every now and then, Chu Ge and the others still think about cooking rice.

Since a month ago, Xiuniang has not gone to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots, and now she is mostly busy at home, because her method (method) of digging bamboo shoots to find big ones is unreliable, and it won't be long. You know what to look for.

At that time, Xiuniang thought about it, she didn't want to let Chu Ge and a group of people yell in the town, and waste money on people for lower and lower prices.

But before that, she can also catch the tail, so that she can sell it at a high price. She was careful earlier, and buried all the dug bamboo shoots in the soil, so that the freshness can be kept fresh. For ten or so days, when Chu Ge was about to go to town, he called for the help of the Liu family. The seven or eight people filled five baskets within a few trips.

When she dug by herself, she didn't expect to get so much. She just dug a basket and buried it in the soil. Anyway, she didn't have to take time to go down the mountain, so she was busy all the time.

Fortunately, that time Chuge was also mature, and he knew that the good times for bamboo shoots were coming to an end, so he negotiated with Cook Wang about the price, five baskets of bamboo shoots, and those who didn’t reply were going to buy them, and they just cleared up after that. Not to mention the quick payment, the money was paid by [-]% more than usual.

When it's over, Xiuniang and Chuge share the money with Ji Laoliu, and of course they still take the big share, so both families are also happy.

Xiu Niang picked up chopsticks and pickles for Xiao Xiang'er beside her, and said to Chu Ge, "Chu Ge, the basket at home is full of eggs, you can go to the town to carry (sell) it when you're done."

Chu Ge answered with a bowl in his hand, "I'll go into the mountain in a while, and I'll go there with a few mountain things, and it doesn't take much effort."

Chu An imitated Chu Ge's example, picking up a few mouthfuls of noodles from a bowl, wearing a short coat, and his arms looked stronger, "Sister-in-law, can you save some for me?"

Xiu Niang smiled and said, "Got it, save some for you and Xiao Xiang'er."

Xiao Xiang'er heard that she was in charge, and raised her head to look at Xiu Niang, "Sister-in-law, I, I don't want it anymore, don't leave it to me."

Xiu Niang looked at Xiao Xiang'er, she was really sensible, she must want Chu Ge to take it to the town to exchange money, Xiu Niang smiled, "It's nothing (it's) nothing, the chicken is well fed, the egg chugs Let's go, it's enough."

Chu Ge paused for a moment with his chopsticks, and turned to look at her, "Xiu Niang, what the chicken is pooping is chicken dung."

Xiu Niang rolled her eyes when she heard this, she was really dumbfounded.

Xiao Xiang'er put down the bowl, "Sister-in-law, I really don't want eggs, so don't keep them for me."

Xiuniang said in a soft voice, "Xiao Xianger, eggs are nourishing, you should eat more of them, you will grow taller, you don't need to think about anything else, huh?"

Xiao Xianger pouted, she also wanted to eat eggs, "But, but if you eat too many eggs, you will be like my brother, farting like a god."

Xiu Niang listened for a while, and was about to ask which "brother" she was talking about, when Chu An yelled, "Your farts are fragrant, your farts are full of flowers!" After that, a chopstick flew out , Stuffed the egg in Xiaoxianger's bowl into his mouth and ate it.

Chu An and Xiao Xianger quarreled and went out to play after eating. Xiu Niang packed up the dishes and went back to the kitchen to wash them. When she came out, she saw Chu Ge was about to go out with a hatchet and rope, so she called him first. Wait a minute.

She untied her apron and said, "Chuge, these eggs won't go bad if left for a day or two. Since there's nothing (to be) right now, you take me to our farm to have a look."

Chu Ge looked at Xiu Niang, "Why do you want to go to the field?"

(End of this chapter)