My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 13 Jokes

   But what Chen Ling didn't know was that before he drove the donkey cart out of the village, many people started laughing at him behind his back.

   It's not his fault...

  If you want to blame it, you can blame Wang Laishun's stubborn donkey.

   Maybe it was because he got up early, this guy was unwilling to let the troll, and he shouted, "Ah, ah, ah," Wang Laishun added two buckets of fodder, but it didn't work.

   The noise was so loud that all the neighbors in the neighborhood heard it and came out to see what was going on.

   In the end, Chen Ling took out a handful of peanuts grown in the cave and fed it to him, so he got into the car and drove out from Wang Laishun's house.

  The people outside saw that Chen Ling, a well-known lazy man, came out in a donkey cart.

   suddenly felt very rare.

  This kid usually sleeps hard, or goes to the county town to hang out.

  His daughter-in-law does all the work at home, so I haven't seen him worry about it. Why did you come to the village chief's house to borrow a donkey cart today?

   Everyone was very curious, so I asked Wang Laishun to find out, my dear, it turns out that this kid is going to the county town to buy a rake and prepare to turn the ground.

   It was still the wasteland of Erzhu’s family that had been deserted for more than ten years.

When    heard this, people were both amazed and amused.

   What happened to Erzhu's land before, who didn't know about the village?

  If it can be done with a plow and rake twice, do you need to wait for Chen Fugui to do it?

   Could it be that this kid was beaten violently by his uncle and his head was broken.

  Otherwise, this kid is divided into eight petals with one heart, and those who have seven petals in eating, drinking, and having fun, how could they be willing to farm?

   Now he still wants to plough with a plow and harrow, doesn't he know how much lime there is under that field?

   It's so funny!

  So the story of Chen Fugui making a joke again quickly spread in the village.

  There were no entertainment activities in the mountain villages of this era.

   They are all laughing at others today, and laughing at others tomorrow. Some wife steals a man, and some man is not ashamed to peek at a widow taking a bath, and so on.

   But it is rare for people in the village to laugh at him like Chen Ling.

   It used to be a joke that he beat his daughter-in-law for not doing his job properly, but a few days ago, he was approached by his daughter-in-law's family, and was pressed into the yard for a while and beaten, and the whole village saw the joke.

  Who knows, today I'm going to buy a plough and rake to plough the wasteland, and I look like I'm rolling up my sleeves and preparing for a big fight.

   It seems to be another big joke.

  …

   At this time, it was about seven in the morning.

  Chen Ling drove the donkey cart out of the village, completely unaware that he was being treated as a joke again.

   He was humming a little song, intoxicated by the warm sunshine of early spring, the fresh and beautiful mountain scenery, and he was in a very good mood.

   Although Chenwangzhuang is not far from the county seat, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and surrounded by water on one side. It belongs to a very remote small mountain village.

   In other words, the provincial capital where they are located is very remote, and it is mountainous and watery, and the transportation is inconvenient.

  Although the scenery is beautiful, there is no prosperous scene developed into a tourist area in later generations, and it is completely a poor place.

  Chen Ling went all the way to the east, walked over the dam of the reservoir in the east of the village, and circled two mountain ridges, the county seat was already in sight.

   At this time, Chen Ling drove the donkey cart to a remote place and transferred the peanuts from the cave to the cart.

   soon filled a full truck, about five or six hundred pounds.

   Peeled two pieces and tasted them, and they were really dry.

   These days are selling dried peanuts.

   Fresh wet peanuts are not bought by anyone, regardless of the county or the countryside.

  Because wet peanuts are pressed on the scale, a pound of peanuts is just a little bit, much less than dried peanuts, so it is better to buy a piece of meat to eat.

   "Well, there's not a lot of peanuts in this car. Let's go to the farmers market to check the situation first, and then we'll talk about it when it's sold out."

  Chen Ling thought to himself.

   heaved a sigh of relief and continued to drive the car towards the county town.

   Going to the farmers market to sell peanuts and soybeans and other grains, nine o'clock is not too late, it belongs to the morning market.

  If there is a vegetable and fruit morning market, there will be no people at seven o'clock.

  The wholesale vegetables and fruits in the mountainous area are all rushing to three in the morning. If you hurry, they will be sold out by about five o'clock.

   Not long after, I arrived at the farmers market in the western suburbs of the county.

  Chen Ling was about to drive the donkey cart in, but was stopped at the gate.

  Because he saw his donkey cart pulling peanuts, it was obvious that he was going to the market to sell them, so he had to pay a temporary stall fee.

   If you have an empty car, you don’t have to pay.

  Chen Ling paid fifty cents and drove towards the grain area.

   It's past seven o'clock, and there are only a few people who sell vegetables and fruits. There are still many stalls in the early days.

   Wonton, bean curd, fried dough sticks, fried noodles…

   All kinds of rice fragrantly came, and Chen Ling, who had eaten breakfast, was a little hungry again because of the dazzling food.

  Youtiao and bean curd are not bad, you can eat it if you want.

   The key is that the fried noodles, although there are later generations, but they have long lost the taste in memory.

   Looking at the glutinous rice bowls, the red oil soup is covered with scorpions, and the blue-gray glutinous rice noodles are steaming hot, floating in the air, exuding a fascinating fragrance.

   Eat a big mouthful, that taste...

  Chen Ling was immediately aroused by greed.

   Just wanted a bowl, but a surprised voice came from behind.

   "Huh? This is the new peanut?"

   "Are new peanuts coming down this season?"

  Chen Ling turned around and looked, and saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing beside the donkey cart. He was wearing a dark black tunic and was tall, with a slightly hunchback.

   At this moment, he was looking at the peanuts on the donkey cart, his face full of surprise.

   There is a woman of the same age next to him, with a red scarf and a dark brown woolen coat, slightly curly hair, and high-heeled leather boots on her feet. This dress was quite avant-garde in 1995.

   And his face is fair, and his appearance and temperament are quite good.

   Even though there are many wrinkles on the face now, it does not reduce its graceful appearance.

   It is not difficult to see that this aunt was definitely a beauty when she was young.

   "Are you two going to buy peanuts?"

   "These are peanuts that have just come out of the greenhouse. They have been dried and sold for the first time. They still look rustic..."

  Chen Ling said.

   walked to the side of the donkey cart, grabbed a handful from the cart, rubbed the dry soil on it, and handed it to the two of them.

   "You can taste it."

   "Grown in a greenhouse?"

   Hearing Chen Ling's words, both men and women were surprised.

   Then one person grabbed some from Chen Ling's hand.

   peeled it off and tasted it, and the two couldn't help but look at each other, and the surprise was even stronger.

   "Really new peanuts, and better than any other peanuts I've ever eaten."

   "Little brother, are these really peanuts grown in a greenhouse?"

   asked the man.

   "Of course, otherwise there will be new peanuts this season?"

  Chen Ling said with a smile.

   But he also saw that these two were not like peanut buyers.

   asked: "Do you two want to buy it? If you buy it, let's negotiate the price and check the scale!"

   Sure enough, the man smiled apologetically when he heard the words, and said, "We're just going around casually, and I can't help but be a little curious when we see your truck of fresh peanuts."

  The woman glanced at Chen Ling and said, "I didn't expect that there are also planting sheds here in my hometown."

The tone of    was emotional.

  Chen Ling was a little dazed at first, but then he understood that the two came back from outside.

   No wonder this dress is out of tune with the small county.

   "Little brother, this is for you. It's not easy to grow a greenhouse. If you need any help, you can contact me or my husband."

   "Don't bother you selling peanuts, let's go around first."

   The woman saw that Chen Ling was a little stunned, so she smiled lightly and handed him two business cards.

  Chen Ling glanced at it, the words Liang Hongyu were written on it, along with a string of phone numbers and contact addresses.

  The other one says Qin Rongxian, only the phone number and no specific contact address.

   looked up at the two who had walked away.

  Chen Ling only remembered that this aunt was a strong woman.

   No wonder the man has an intimacy and tacit understanding between husband and wife with her, but he still has an inexplicable respect. It turns out that women are strong and men are weak.

   "Liang Hongyu?"

   Chen Ling thought about it for a while, and only thought of Han Shizhong's wife, but he had never heard of such a number one person in the local area.

   However, depending on the behavior, there is a sense of support for the construction of the hometown.

   Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him a business card as soon as he heard that he was planting a greenhouse...

   "Forget it, whatever she does, sell my peanuts!"

   (end of this chapter)