My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 119

  The weather is very hot, and the lunch at Chen Ling's house is relatively late these days.

   In fact, under normal circumstances, if you don’t do physical work, many farmers are reluctant to open the stove at noon, because the kitchen is too hot, and it is more comfortable to eat cold.

   Even if there is a stove, it is usually a simple boiled noodle. After the cold water is over, add some chopped green onion and minced garlic, and pour some soy sauce to make do.

   In other words, Chen Ling and the couple are unwilling to make do with it, and they still do it regularly at noon on a hot day.

No, when he came home, Wang Susu was choosing beans in the shade beside the grape trellis. The beans grown at home are not pesticides, which is green and environmentally friendly, but there are more insect eyes, so the beans need to be soaked in cold water for about half an hour, and so on. The caterpillar can't get bored and crawled out of the worm's eye to choose, so it's time-consuming.

   "Susu, we're not busy this afternoon. I beat a badger. Let's go to my brother's house for a meal."

  Chen Ling shouted as soon as he entered the door.

   He can't handle this stuff, so let's go to Wang Lixian to kill the flesh and skin.

   It’s just that the weather is hot and I don’t want to cook, so I can go and have a meal.

   "Huh? Badger?"

Wang Susu raised her head and looked at it, only to find that Heiwa was holding something that looked similar to a piglet in her mouth, so she got up and wiped her hands on the apron, and came over: "Is this a badger? Where is it? caught?"

   "It's in the bushes beside our field. This thing is really bad. It's a big hole."

  Chen Ling shook his head and smiled: "Fortunately, we found out early, otherwise we will inevitably suffer when we plant peanuts and soybeans."

   "Is this badger meat edible?"

"I can eat it, not only can I eat it, but I heard that it tastes very good. Brother Xian used one in the past. He has experience, so it would be right to leave it to him to clean it up. Later, I will go to Brother Guoping to ask for the seasoning and remove it. Shameful, everything is easy to say."

   "Otherwise, the weather is so hot that it will stink after being left at home for a long time, and it will attract flies, so you won't be able to eat it if you want to eat it."

   "That's fine, I'll pack up the house and let's go."

  Heiwa listened to it, but didn't mention it, put down the badger and barked at Wang Susu, and even ran up and jumped around her, showing that it had caught the badger.

Seeing this, Xiao Jin couldn't stand it anymore, so he chased Heiwa to bite, and the two dogs began to run wildly around the yard, making the hatching quails and the rabbits that had just given birth screamed in terror. , these two are the overlords of the family, they can't be provoked.

   "Alright, alright, it's a hot day, you two should stop making a fuss, drink some water to cool off, and then go with your meal."

  Chen Ling stopped drinking and walked to the water pressure well. He filled the two dogs with a large bowl of cold water to quench their thirst and cool down.

As a result, Heiwa is an idiot who is not honest when drinking water. After a few sips, he soaked his big head in the water basin and refused to come out. He kept spitting out bubbles, making Xiaojin unable to drink water. Keep screaming at it.

   Until Chen Ling reprimanded with a black face: "Heiwa, no matter how dishonest you are, don't say that you don't have your share of meat today, and there will be no bones left for you."

It then glanced at Chen Ling with a guilty conscience, shook his wet head gently, pretended to be honest and continued to drink water, and then glanced at Chen Ling from time to time, as long as he didn't pay attention, he would spit two bubbles with his nose Bubble, have a lot of fun.

  Xiaojin was too lazy to deal with it, and was too lazy to complain, so he ran to the lotus pond to drink water, not with Heiwa.

Wang Susu sprinkled some cold water near the rabbit's nest and fed the rabbits some grass. After returning from the county town, the rabbits made a hole in the wall in the southeast corner of the yard. After three litters, this guy grew up to have more than 30 rabbits at home.

And rabbits breed fast, usually less than two months in one litter. Chen Ling's family is faster. It is estimated that one litter a month will be no problem. It is foreseeable that in the future, selling eggs, duck eggs, rabbits, and quails every month will become one of the family's first. A hefty sum of money.

   "This guy is really the rhythm of a big farmer."

  Chen Ling watched Wang Susu block the fence next to the rabbit's nest, and the emotion rose again in his heart.

   "Why don't you leave Heiwa at home to watch the house."

  Wang Susu washed his hands and said, "Xiao Huang and the others may come to the house at some point. Those three little things are also worrying. They used to go to the rabbit den to make a fuss. It would be bad if they were bitten to death."

Don't underestimate the animals during the feeding period. The rabbits at home are still wild rabbits, and they are the most protective of their cubs. At this sensitive time, once they are provoked, they will never die, especially after the mother rabbit has given birth to the baby rabbit. If there is any trouble, you will be too afraid. If a stranger is approaching, it will whine. Not only female rabbits, but male rabbits are also prone to madness and biting.

I heard that Chen Ling's family gave birth to little rabbits, and the little dolls came to see them, but they were so frightened by the angry rabbits that the young couple had to fence the rabbit's nest to prevent them from being stimulated again. After all During this time, there are still many people who come to their homes to fetch water.

   "It's alright, Xiao Huang and Xiao Pang know good and bad. They don't dare to come when we're not at home."

  Chen Ling glanced at Heiwa's small appearance and said with a smile.

   These days, every family in the village is inseparable from building houses. Without him and Wang Susu at home, the yellow-skinned people would not dare to show their faces.

   "That's true."

   Wang Susu nodded, then turned around to get the key, locked the door, and went to Wang Lixian's house with Chen Ling and two dogs.

   They arrived just in time, and Wang Lixian and his family were all there.

  Not only Wang Lixian's old lady, Ernier and her son-in-law, as well as Si Nier and Wu Nier were there. They were choosing dishes and talking in the shade of the open space outside the door. Obviously, they hadn't started cooking yet.

   "Auntie, how are you living at Sister Lihui's house?"

  Chen Ling saw Aunt Wang was there, so she pulled Wang Susu over to say hello.

   Aunt Wang and Aunt Wang are relatives, but the two families have had troubles over the separation of the family, and they have not been in contact for most of their lives.

On the contrary, they are closer to Wang Lihui and Wang Limin, who are not grandfathers. Chen Ling and the others call Wang Lihui's parents the third uncle and the third aunt, but Wang Lixian and the others call them the second uncle and the second aunt. Aunt Wang, who was supposed to be the second eldest in the old Wang family, doesn't recognize Aunt Wang anymore.

   "Fugui Susu, you are here."

   Aunt Wang is a little old lady, short and short, with half-white and half-black hair. She has no teeth when she smiles, and her speech is a little leaky.

   Hearing the movement, he raised his head and saw that it was their young couple, and quickly stood up from the stone outside the door with a cane.

   "The daughter that Lihui's boy just hugged was very noisy. If I couldn't eat or sleep there, how could I be at home comfortably."

   "In the end, the golden den and the silver den are not as good as my own dog kennel. Later, the water was sent out. How could I stay there, I slapped my **** and left, hahaha..."

   Aunt Wang laughed as she spoke, and then took Wang Susu's arm and walked into the courtyard.

   "Come home, come home."

   "Some days I haven't seen you couple. I always listen to Li Xian and Liu Ni'er talking. I'm going to have dinner at home this afternoon."

  Chen Ling laughed when he heard it: "We originally came here to eat."

   said, pointing to the two dogs behind him: "I just hit a badger today, and I won't clean it up. Let Brother Xian help me kill it."

Aunt Wang looked back and saw that Heiwa was actually carrying a badger, she was startled at first, and said in great surprise, "I heard that you have two big dogs, but I didn't expect such a big one, look. This badger must weigh 20 to 30 pounds, so it seems like it's easy for this dog to carry it."

   "Dogs don't bite people?"

  Chen Ling hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't bite, don't bite, don't dare to take it out if you bite."

   Aunt Wang nodded, and then called out "Li Xian, Yuzhi" a few times and called out the person.

When    was talking, Ernier brought her son-in-law, and Si Nier and Wu Nier around, and several people called Uncle Sheng Fugui, and Aunt Susu stood beside him and stared curiously at Badger.

Seeing this, Aunt Wang smiled and said: "The badger is a rare thing, it's been rare to see it in recent years, last time you guys got a set, and let the whole family eat it, the meat of this thing is like It's like dog meat, you can feel full after eating it."

Wang Lixian also came out. Hearing this, he nodded silently: "The badger is very meaty, the meat is hard and porcelain, and the stomach is bloated. I ate half a bowl last time, and it took two days to feel it. hungry."

   "What? Two days? Nada, you haven't eaten for two days?"

   Erni's son-in-law asked in disbelief, thinking it was too exaggerated.

  Wang Lixian shook his head: "At that time, I was working and not eating, so I just drank vegetable porridge, steamed buns and noodles were too much to eat."

   "It just so happened that your uncle Fugui brought it today. Try it today and you'll know what's going on."

   These words made Erni's son-in-law laugh. He had drunk with Chen Ling twice, and he was too precocious. He said that Uncle Fugui let Heiwa put the badger down, and he wanted to help Wang Lixian kill.

   Before she could finish speaking, Ernier grabbed her ears: "Don't you dare to kill yourself without watching Uncle Fugui? If you join in the fun, you will be brave."

   Everyone laughed when they saw it.

  Chen Ling asked Heiwa to put the badger down, picked it up and followed Wang Lixian to the courtyard: "This is only a male, and it is very fishy. I went to Brother Guoping's house to get some medicine bags, kill them and go to the fishery first."

   "That's good, I'll go and sharpen the knife."

   Wang Lixian nodded and went into the kitchen to find a knife.

Then the two of them squatted under the jujube tree in the courtyard and began to pluck their hairs and skins. At this time, they could see Wang Lixian's old ways. He first removed the **** and other organs before scalding the hair. In these parts, after scalding with hot water, they will be rinsed and marinated with water later. If they are not cut off in advance, the hot and cold may lock the meat in the meat and prevent it from dissipating.

   But the badger does produce a lot of meat.

After peeling off the skin, there is first a thin layer of muscle, and then a thick layer of fat. These fats can be taken out to refine oil. Under the fat are delicate and ruddy muscles and bones. There are few bones and more flesh. .

   After the belly was opened, Chen Ling smelled the smell of taint, and the viscera and intestines inside were naturally not needed, but Wang Lixian left the flesh in his heart, saying that this was also a medicinal herb.

   These Chen Ling didn't understand, but just watched with relish and kept it in mind. Next time I catch Badger, I can handle it by myself.

  …

   After treating the badgers and marinating them with water, a few people continued to enjoy the cool air in the open space outside the door.

   "Fugui, let's eat a bowl of cold noodles first. Li Xian has said it a few times, and I know that you have a big appetite."

   Seeing Liu Yuzhi come out with a porcelain bowl of noodles, Aunt Wang said.

   "It's okay, auntie, I'm not hungry yet."

  Chen Ling smiled and said, "Ma'am, you just put a half a bowl, and you will eat meat later."

   "Haha, I'm about to lose my teeth, what meat do I eat?"

  The little old lady is small, but her laughter is very hearty: "Besides, it's hot today, and the stomach can't stand it when you're old."

   Chen Ling heard the same thing, and immediately stopped trying to persuade him. Then he looked left and right, and suddenly found that Liu Ni'er's skin monkey hadn't shown up. He secretly thought it was strange, so he asked Liu Ni'er.

   "I ran out in the morning. Who knows where I'm going crazy, and I don't know where to go home after eating."

  Wuni'er served Aunt Wang with good noodles, handed them two peeled garlic cloves, turned her head and said to Chen Ling, "Uncle Fugui, don't mind him, you can't eat meat, he will regret it."

   "Hahaha, this guy Liu Ni'er can't eat meat, he shouldn't be able to sleep at night."

  Chen Ling was also happy.

   Wang Lixian's daughters at home are all more sensible, and Wang Lixian and Liu Yuzhi taught them well. No matter what outsiders say about Chen Ling, they all meet a rich uncle. It was like this before, and it is like this now.

   Chen Ling is in the same generation as Wang Lixian, they are not greedy and harmonious.

   "When did Wu Ni'er come back? I saw you and your mother calling the city a while ago. You went home without paying attention."

   "It hasn't been a few days since I came back. I stayed at my aunt's house in the city for a while and helped bring the baby."

   "Ah? Sister Lijuan also has grandchildren at home?"

   "No, dragon and phoenix."

   Then Wang Susu also asked Wu Nier how she was doing in the exam this year, and whether she had the confidence to pass the exam.

   "Of course I have confidence. I study day and night just to win glory for my parents. In the future, I will take them to live in the city and let them live a good life."

   "Also let that white-eyed wolf, Sannier, see my ability."

   Wu Ni'er has a more lively temperament, talking chatteringly.

   But when it comes to excitement, he clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with tears.

  Wang Susu hurriedly pulled her to her and comforted her.

   This girl has short ear-length hair and a small tug at the back of her head. It is not difficult to guess that she must have cut it short because she was afraid of affecting her studies, but now she will have long braids after the exam.

Wang Lixian's five daughters are not bad in appearance, their facial features are straight and pretty. I heard from the villagers that except for Sannier, they all follow Aunt Wang's appearance, and Sannier is the best, and it follows Liu Yuzhi's appearance. .

   Today, Chen Ling took a few glances and found that although these girls have different temperaments, they are indeed similar in appearance to Aunt Wang's facial features.

   "Sannier, that bastard, she will never come back in her life if she has the ability, and dare to come back and see that I won't break her legs."

   Wu Ni'er was still holding her breath and couldn't go on.

Sannier has been stubborn since she was a child, she still likes to dress up when she grows up, she doesn't go to school well, she likes to go crazy with the half-eldest in the county town, she becomes more and more disgusted with the poor and loves the rich, and looks down on her parents, especially Liu Yuzhi, a dumb mother. In the end, he ran outside and never came back.

   "Stop it, your uncle Fugui finally brought your aunt here once. It's too late to be happy. What are you talking about?"

  Wang Lixian couldn't listen any longer, so he glared here.

   Aunt Wang also said: "Sannier is ignorant if she is not sensible, are you also ignorant?"

   "Your aunt Susu came over today. I don't know how to say something happy, but you can say something bad."

   When he saw that his daughter-in-law was not there, he suppressed his voice and said, "Your mother will cry whenever she thinks about Sannier. Don't mention it in the future. Your mother will cry so badly that she won't be able to spare you."

   Wu Ni'er then responded with a sullen voice, and then burst into tears and smiled apologetically at Chen Ling's young couple, and ran home to wash a few peaches and let them eat.

  Chen Ling and the two were not polite, they received it after thanking them.

   just sighed inwardly, Brother Xian's family may have already felt chills towards Sannier.

She didn't go home for several years, and she didn't give a letter. I heard from Wang Susu that Liu Yuzhi started crying when she saw Sannier's clothes and bedding. Just couldn't bear to think about it.

   This kind of thing is not easy for an outsider to say. It is inevitable that there will be all kinds of bad things when there are too many children in the countryside. It has long been common.

   Several people were talking, waiting for the badger to be marinated.

   After a while, I heard the voice of a little doll talking.

  Chen Ling smiled and said that this must be Liu Ni'er coming back, but this baby came back just in time, the badger was about to be pickled, and he came back too.

   I just waited left and right, and I didn’t see Liu Ni’er.

The voice of    couldn't be heard. Wang Lixian knew something was wrong, so he frowned and stood up with Chen Ling to look around.

   took a few steps outside, and sure enough, behind a big tree, a small head quickly shrank back.

   "What to hide, come out."

  Wang Lixian's face darkened.

  This skin monkey didn't dare to go home for a long time, he must have caused trouble again.

   (end of this chapter)