My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 259 Strange Chicken

  Chen Ling did not expect that one day he would be affected by too much income and his mood would be affected.

   He just wants to live his own life comfortably, as long as he has enough money. People's life is too short to run for money in everything.

   He even built this farm for fun and the idea that he could leave a little family business for his children in the future.

   I didn't expect to make some movement in this ravine in this age when communication was not developed.

   It's just that, with the Sun Moon Cave near him, he doesn't care much about money.

   On the contrary, I worry that once there is more money, life will change the taste.

   The relationship between relatives and friends is also lost.

   But fortunately, Wang Susu has always been a woman who is easy to satisfy, no matter how much money she earns, her mind has not changed much.

   Now I earn a little more money, but I just feel that building a farm is not at a loss, and raising a baby will be a lot easier in the future.

   That's all.

   This is what comforts Chen Ling the most.

   In fact, his worries in this area were superfluous.

   Just say buy a bar.

   With people’s spending power and purchasing power, it’s okay to come here once in a long time.

  If you think you can get a large number of people to buy wine like this every month.

   That is purely because Chen Ling thinks too much, and there are not so many rich people.

   Besides, he is not a big city here.

  Who has nothing to do to drill into this mountain?

   He was also a little worried by the recent series of coincidences that their small mountain village had become too commercialized prematurely.

  Life will lose its original flavor.

  Why do you say that?

   The original reason was the old turtle in the reservoir.

  Because this thousand-year-old turtle has been widely spread, it has attracted the attention of too many people. Recently, Chenwangzhuang is often crowded with people, so that some active people see business opportunities.

  Many people came to set up stalls near the village to sell things.

   Started with offerings such as incense, candles, paper, red cloth, etc. Slowly, food and play began to be available, as if it had become a prototype of a market.

   It’s actually okay, and in some ways it’s not even a bad thing.

   But there are advantages and disadvantages.

   When there are too many people, many things are out of control, especially after the lively event, it becomes a mess and **** all over the place. The situation is similar to the tourist attractions of later generations, which makes people feel particularly disturbed.

  Although the hygienic aspects have improved a lot through the rambling remarks of Lord Turtle, Chen Ling was inevitably affected a little.

   Maybe the villagers don't care much, but he has experienced this in later life, and what he sees in his eyes is naturally different, and he thinks a lot.

  The old man saw that something was wrong with him, so he asked him later, and after listening to him briefly said a few words, he said that he thought too much, and it was not a good thing to laugh at him for being too flexible, how could others think so far.

   The key is who knows whether the turtle king will still be here next year, these are two things. Just like before, maybe how long will it take to come out this time, maybe the next time I will show up in front of people, maybe when.

   Lord Turtle didn't come out, how could there be so many people who came all the way to them? Isn't that free time?

   When Chen Ling heard this, he felt relieved immediately, and yes, garlic heads are under his control. In the future, let them show less, people can't see it, and naturally there won't be so many things.

   There are so many people coming here now, or it's because the garlic head shows up from time to time, and I don't know if it's affected by unknown creatures in the water, and he doesn't understand.

   So I decided to take the time to visit, say hello to the garlic, let them pay attention in the future, and don't show up in front of people easily.

   This might be better.

  …

   In the afternoon, Wang Laishun came over and said that reporters from the provincial TV station and the city TV station would come over for two days. He wanted to ask Chen Ling to accompany him. He would just follow along and say a few words during the filming.

   When you are not on camera, don't bother him.

  Otherwise, when the reporters came, they didn't know what to say, and they stammered nervously when they spoke.

  Chen Ling thought about it and then agreed.

   Anyway, it's just a mirror, and he doesn't care about the rest, it's a trivial matter.

   Wang Laishun was relieved after hearing his promise, and sat at the farm for a while, chatting for a while.

  Recently, the matter of the old turtle has made a lot of noise, and it has spread quite widely. Not only the surrounding counties have come to watch the excitement, but even the city and provincial capital have been disturbed.

   After all, the person on duty in charge of flood control is not a decoration, and it is impossible not to report this kind of thing to the top.

   This is also the reason why Li Min and the others returned in a hurry.

   is also the reason why the provincial TV station and the city TV station have to come here specially.

   But what he didn't expect was that these reporters hadn't come yet. Liang Yuemin's family came over first, and they also made a special trip to see Lao Turtle, and by the way, they came to him to herd cattle.

During the    period, I passed Liang Yuemin's side, and also got news of Zhao Dahai and Lynx. He said that he would come to see Lao turtle in a few days, and even Professor Han would come with him.

  This guy, when he doesn't come, he doesn't even come. If he comes, he will come.

   But then again, this is normal, after all, the old turtle is still a bit surprising in the eyes of ordinary people.

   Even Professor Han had to come and run in person when he heard it, not to mention other people.

  …

   "How long will you be back this time?"

   Driving sheep and cattle on the slope, Chen Ling found a place to sit down with Liang Yuemin.

   "For a few days, I can't say for sure. Anyway, we're not busy right now. Why don't we wait until the sea and the others come over. Let's get together again."

   Liang Yuemin laughed.

   He likes to come to Chen Ling's side very much. It is very relaxing to play with these friends.

   There is no interest involved in everyone, just let go of the heart and play, it feels that the whole body and mind are relaxed, going up the mountain and down the river, quickly immersed in it, and having fun.

  I felt addicted just once, and I kept thinking about it in my heart.

   Moreover, here in Chen Ling, the landscape is good, the location is good, in short, there is indeed an indescribable feeling that is not available in other places.

   Even if he is only allowed to stay overnight, his mind will be at peace.

   So when I came back, I immediately ran over to play with Chen Ling, even if there was no old turtle, I would definitely come over.

   "Okay, the dolls at home are about to start school, so just take this opportunity to play and have fun."

  Chen Ling didn't mind family and friends coming, and was happy to receive them.

   Besides, the next time we meet again, it is estimated that it will be the time when Lynx and Rhododendron get married in the new year.

   In the second half of this year, everyone has their own affairs, so it’s better to be lively and lively in advance.

   As for Liang Yuemin, don't look at what he said is nothing, in fact, he is now thinking of leaving their home and starting his own business outside.

   After all, it is still relatively free for oneself.

   It's just that these things are too annoying, and he doesn't talk about it very much.

   "Yeah, Xiao Ming should be in the first grade this year, let them have a good time before school starts."

   The little fat man came to the car and ran around with Wang Zhenzhen to have fun. Because the little boys in the village started school today, they also ran over early in the morning.

  On the first day of school in the village, apart from the teacher checking the homework, it was natural labor.

  After all, after a summer vacation, the weeds on the campus are almost overgrown. On the first day of school, let the students **** the weeds, and take care of them by the way. In fact, it is just like playing.

   Then the little fat man followed Wang Zhenzhen to the school to join in the fun. Liu Yinhuan was worried about the two of them and followed him.

  Only Liang Hongyu and Qin Rongxian stayed in the field under the **** to grow vegetables with Wang Cunye, while Chen Ling and Liang Yuemin herded cattle on the slope.

   "The turtle king here on your side is really old. I'm afraid he is a few hundred years old and a thousand years old. He can take other old turtles around on a cruise. It's no different from becoming an adult."

   Don't look at Liang Yuemin who has gone abroad, but when he talks about the old turtle, he is still full of amazement, saying that he has never seen such a big one.

   When I went to watch it in the morning, I was stunned on the spot.

   Afterwards, he even said that his trip was worthwhile, which really opened his eyes.

   "Yeah, the old horse still knows the way. Anything that has lived for a long time will have spirituality."

   Chen Ling said this, but at the same time he was thinking that Garlic has been showing up a little more recently, and attracting people to come and watch is secondary.

   Decided to use the night to go over these two days to see what was going on.

   Now everyone is so shocked by the words of Lord Turtle that they don't even dare to launch the boat, let alone people. The tent on duty in charge of flood control has also been removed from the dam, and Wang Laishun has arranged to live in the village.

   Everything gave way to Lord Turtle.

  If he passed by at night, no one would notice.

"Uncle, uncle, look at what this is..." The two of them were talking, and the little fat man suddenly ran over with excitement on his face. When he came to them, he stretched out an instant noodle bag in front of him. Inside were two The buff chick chirped and struggled to get out.

   "Hey, little chick, where did you catch it? It wasn't someone else's, right?"

  Chen Ling saw that it was two chicks, and asked in a daze.

"No, the dog caught it from the grass when we were weeding at school, and the little aunt asked me to get it back." The little fat man raised his head, wiped his sweat and laughed, and then handed it to Chen Ling, "Uncle , give it to you, you can help me raise it."

Next to   , Liang Yuemin looked at his son with a depressed expression, this motherfucker, does this son not have his own father when he comes back from playing? He asked, "Where's your mother? Isn't she looking at you?"

   The little fat man turned his head and looked behind him, and said with disgust, "Mom is running too slowly, she is still afraid of the dogs in the village, and hasn't come over yet."

   "I'm going back. There are still many chickens. I want to catch them all and let my uncle raise them for me. The chickens raised by my uncle are the best."

   After he finished speaking, he stuffed the two chicks with the instant noodle bag into Chen Ling's hands. He turned around and shouted "woo woo woo". He imagined that he was a big tiger and ran away with a jump.

   "Let's go, let's go take a look too."

  Liang Yuemin was not very worried about his son, so he wanted to go over and have a look.

  Chen Ling greeted his father-in-law and asked him to help watch the cattle and sheep, and the two followed to the village.

   Compared with the outside of the village, the village is actually very lively at this time.

   Those who see the old turtle include people who are acquaintances who come to visit the house, and some who follow the trend to visit relatives. There are also people who are waiting to see the turtle and spend money to stay at the villagers' homes.

   is quite different from the usual calm.

   So, to a certain extent, Chen Ling's worries are not unreasonable.

   However, the short-term excitement is not a bad thing.

   At least everyone has been very happy recently. Everyone in the village raised their chests and felt that they were dipped in the light of Lord Turtle. They were full of pride in their hearts, and they all spoke loudly. There was a third of pride in it.

  The two walked along the road to the wheat field, and met Liu Yinhuan on the way. She was not frightened by the dog, but was stopped by the goose near the weir pond, and she was too scared to come.

The little fat man laughed loudly at his mother for being an idiot when he saw it, but the sound was so loud that he was chased by a few big geese and ran back to the school, screaming and screaming in fright. The two walked into the school.

  The primary school in Chenwangzhuang still has no gate. When you walk in, you will see a road with green bricks, which is about two meters wide. There are big trees on both sides of the road, and several bicycles are parked.

   It can be said that this road is the middle line, and there are two rows of classrooms on both sides.

  The front and back of the classroom were covered with weeds, and the little children were busy chirping in the grass, laughing and hoeing the weeds. The air was full of lively atmosphere and the scent of green grass.

   From time to time, there are teachers who push the carts and push the grass to the outside of the school. When they see Chen Ling, they stop and smile and say a few words, obviously they all know him.

The three of Chen Ling followed behind the little fat man, and saw Wang Zhenzhen at a glance. The little girl was still like a child king here, leading the little yellow dog and a group of little boys to chase and block a group of little chickens. The little pigtails at the back were fluttering and beating for a while, leaving a string of laughter and laughter behind.

Seeing Chen Ling coming over, the little yellow dog's performance increased greatly. Perhaps Heiwa Xiaojin often asks for credit in front of Chen Ling, and the little yellow dog also thinks that this is the real boss. He ran over, put the chick in front of Chen Ling, squinted his eyes and turned his ears away, his tail wagging like a windmill.

   "Huh? This is a little pheasant? Why are there also pheasant and pheasant?"

   As soon as Chen Ling saw the chick in front of him, the slender legs were different from ordinary chicks. Although it was dirty, he immediately recognized that it was a pheasant.

   "Brother-in-law, come here, there is a pheasant nest."

   At this time, the little boys caught the little chicks, and Wang Zhenzhen stood in a corner and waved to him.

   This is a large white remnant flower that grows from the root of the wall, that is, wild rose, which is extremely lush, and there is a pheasant nest hidden in it, and there are two wild eggs lying in it.

   "Huh? What's going on? These eggshells are more than just wild egg shells."

  Chen Ling squatted down and took a closer look, and found that there were still eggshells of soil eggs. The soil eggs were obviously larger than the wild eggs, and the eggshells were also more white, the difference was quite big.

   Then he picked up a few feathers from the chicken coop, his face even more stunned: "This **** is the chicken feathers of the village chicken."

   "It won't be the dove occupying the magpie's nest. The turkeys in the village brood here and rob the pheasant's nest, right?"

   "Steal the pheasant's nest and help hatch the wild eggs? What a coincidence?"

   Otherwise, why are those chicks all about the same size? His turkeys and pheasants have been raised at home since they were young, and naturally they will not be mistaken.

   And there is something about the old hen brooding.

  Don't mention it, in the late summer, the experienced old farmers in the countryside will not let the hens brood.

   First, because of the high temperature in summer, the brood of hens is easy to die from heat.

  The second reason is that compared with the chicks hatched in the autumn, the chicks hatched in the spring will be healthier and stronger. Because eggs are hatched in late summer, chicks grow in autumn. There are many cloudy and rainy days in autumn, and poultry diseases are frequent. The chicks in autumn are not easy to feed, and the number of insects is reduced. It is only half-sized chickens raised in winter, regardless of whether they lay eggs or not. It's not worth taking it to the set to sell.

   Generally, if the hens are found to have signs of brooding, they will be stopped immediately.

  The method of preventing hens from brooding is also very simple. Just put the old hens in the nest in a cage, put them in a cool place to starve them for two days, and then cover their eyes with a black cloth, which is very effective.

   As for the principle, no one can say one, two or three, but it works anyway.

But then again, this free-range chicken has a wild temperament. Generally, when chickens come home at night and fly to the tree to sleep, they count the number twice with a flashlight. It's fine.

   Many times, turkeys are easy to lay eggs everywhere and secretly cuddle outside, which is also a common thing.

   There is no way to stop it completely.

   Even experienced chicken farmers are hard to guard against.

   Often there are old hens secretly hiding in the grass and brooding in the straw.

  If you are not careful, they will lay eggs and make nests in hidden places, and start the brooding mode.

   disappeared for a few days, and reappeared, often leading a litter of chicks home.

   But even so, the old hen took up the pheasant nest, and probably helped hatch the wild eggs, which is too surprising.

   is also too coincidental.

   Hearing what Chen Ling said, not to mention Liang Yuemin and Liu Yinhuan, even the teachers who followed him were amazed, saying that they had never seen anything like this before.

  Xiaowazi opened her mouth even more, and began to discuss at length.

"Fugui, I heard people say, doesn't this old hen like to help ducks and geese hatch eggs? Is it normal to hatch wild eggs?" Liu Yinhuan asked. some.

   "It's different, sister-in-law, it's artificial, because ducks can't hatch eggs, so people put them under the belly of the hen and let it hatch..."

  Chen Ling explained a few words and laughed again: "But the old hen in the nest is really unreasonable. If you put a ping pong ball in the nest, it will also treat it as its own egg, and seriously guard the hatching."

   "What happened in this pheasant nest is probably a coincidence."

   Everyone thinks this is interesting.

   looked around the pheasant nest, and looked around everywhere, except for a long worm, there was no other special discovery.

   It's almost noon now.

  School time has come.

   A few adults took a group of little children and grabbed the chicks out of the school, and also inquired nearby to find out who the chickens liked to run to the school, saying that the old hens hatched the chicks. Some old hen can't lay eggs, let them hurry out to get them.

  After the old hens brood, there is a period of about half a month or a month without laying eggs. Experienced people will see it.

  The worst hen lays fewer eggs, you always know.

  Chen Ling thought that with this shout, everyone would check their chicken coop, or they would react immediately and notice that something was wrong.

  I didn't expect that they shouted, and no one responded, mainly because they were embarrassed to ask for it when they saw that it was Chen Ling.

   is still actively looking for the chick to bring back, who would want it? Now that the village is so lively and crowded, I really don't have such a thick skin.

   "It's weird, why didn't anyone ask for it?" Chen Ling couldn't help scratching his head.

   "You can't hatch eggs from pheasants, right?"

   In the past, it was not unusual for everyone to throw eggs, stand on the room and shout at the loudspeaker, but today no one uttered a word.

   "No one wants you to take it back and raise it first. This chick is too small to live long outside." Liang Yuemin said.

  Chen Ling frowned, so he had to bring the little chicks back with them.

  This guy, I was thinking of hatching chicks again in the spring of next year, but there are so many more at once.

   (end of this chapter)