My 1995 Small Farm

  Chapter 398 Old Turtle Egg

When I told my father-in-law about this idea, the old man didn’t say anything, and let him do whatever he wanted. The main reason is that many of the son-in-law’s ideas seemed unreliable, but in the end it turned out that he thought of it as an idea. On the contrary, there are all kinds of magical effects.

   But now, I just don’t know that the springs here are stable and unstable. Don’t build a water tower excitedly, and there will be no water in the future. Isn’t that a waste of effort?

   "Well, I'm also worried about this, so let's take a look at the situation of the spring here. The water tower is not in a hurry to build it now, and it will be built if it is stable."

  Chen Ling saw that the water flowing out of the spring was icy cold, and it was just a whim. If it doesn't work, it's okay, just buy a refrigerator.

  Zhao Dahai planted telephone poles for him up and down the hills near the farm, and he has been busy laying wires recently. As long as they are erected, the power will definitely be more stable than before, and it will not be a problem to build a refrigerator.

  Wang Cunye nodded: "It's good that you know it in your heart. There are still so many bluestones piled up next to the reservoir at the entrance of the village, and no one wants them. If you want to build a small water tower in the future, it will be more than enough."

   "Ang, I know, by the way, Dad, the apricots in our orchard are almost ripe, and we can eat them now. They are crunchy and sweet, without any sourness. I plan to pick two baskets first and sell them."

   "Oh, the apricots are about to ripen, I forgot about this, but don't catch up with the wheat ripening, that guy bumps into a piece, so don't be too busy."

"It's okay, dad, I'll pick some ripe ones first, let the little sheep send two baskets of apricots to the city, and let Liu Jiancheng and the others sell them for a try. There is Chuangzi’s cannery, hahaha.”

   "What you said, can be sold well, why send it to the cannery?"

  Chen Ling smiled, put the small bucket aside, and then called Erhei to go home and get a shovel, and dig a small ditch on the side of the spring, otherwise the water would flow turbulently, and there would be a lot of wet mud.

Weng and his son-in-law had been busy for a while, and Gao Xiulan came back to see them working, so she went home and made lunch. When Wang Susu came back from the village with the baby in her arms, Chen Ling took the baby and went to the village. The family is looking for a little sheep.

   Today is their turn to sell fish.

  Gao Xiulan is very well-informed, knowing that the little sheep will stay at Chen Yongsheng's house for dinner at noon.

  Recently, the tourists in Chenwangzhuang have finished walking one after another, and there are no more stalls on the reservoir, and the little sheep no longer have to pick mornings and evenings like before.

   "Fourth Grandpa, have you eaten yet?"

   Arriving at Chen Yongsheng's house, seeing Chen Kannian sitting on a semi-pulled millstone outside the door, peeling melons with a sickle, Chen Ling asked casually.

   "It's wealth. I've eaten it. It's just that this person is old and can't eat more serious meals. He's still hungry after half a bowl of noodles. Let's eat another melon mat."

   "These melons were given by the son-in-law of Li Xian's family. I'll get them for you. You have a taste, and let the baby taste it too."

  The scar-faced old man stood up and said something with a smile, and was about to go back to get his things.

   "Don't take Fourth Grandpa, I've had dinner, I just came to talk to Xiaofang about something."

Chen Ling walked into the house with the baby in his arms, and the little sheep was squatting under the tree in the yard with a bowl in his hands, sucking noodles, his trouser legs were rolled up, and two cloves of garlic were still being held in the hand holding the chopsticks. Sweating profusely.

  He was also wearing dirty, faded old clothes and green rubber shoes on his feet.

  This looks like a country youth, completely different from the non-mainstream appearance when I first saw him.

   "Eating, Bo Ming, the fish in the village is almost finished."

  Chen Ling walked over with a smile, and greeted Chen Yongsheng and his wife who were squatting at the base of the courtyard wall eating noodles.

   "Well, it's almost over, Uncle Fugui, you're back from the city, I haven't seen you for half a month."

  When the little sheep saw Chen Ling approaching, he stood up quickly, and at the same time quickly finished the remaining noodles in the bowl, and put the bowl and chopsticks aside.

   Then he took out a cigarette, handed one to Chen Ling, and went to spread the cigarettes for Chen Yongsheng and his son.

  This kid seems to have become slovenly recently, but this time he transported fish out one after another, earning a lot from the shipping fee, and his pockets soon bulged.

"Oh, I forgot that Uncle Fugui doesn't like smoking, so why don't you eat a melon? I picked it from the farmland on the side of the road on the way. The stones block the road so I can't pass the car. I will get out of the car in the middle of the night. stole two big bags of melons from him..."

  The kid smiled naively, turned around and stuffed two melons to Chen Ling.

   "Good guy, you boy, how can you learn to be such a thief now."

   Chen Ling laughed and joked.

  Chen Yongsheng moved over to a small mat at this time: "Fugui, stop standing, sit down."

  Chen Gannian also handed over a kitchen knife and asked him to cut off the bumps on the melon.

  At this time, Chen Yuqiang and a few cousins ​​also walked into the yard. Seeing this scene, they smiled and said: "Hahaha, this is still a big face for Uncle Fugui, as soon as he comes to the door, he is like a guest from his mother's house visiting relatives."

  Chen Yongsheng's mother-in-law Wang Xiuhua followed with a smile and said, "Yuqiang, when will your family hold a baby again, you come home, and Uncle Yongsheng and I will also circle around you and serve you tea and water."

   "Come on, I'm not as rich and powerful as Uncle Fugui, so I don't dare to regenerate."

  The group laughed, and then they all sat down in the yard.

  They got together to sell fish together.

   "Uncle Fugui, should you sell your fish again? It won't be so soon, right?"

   Chen Yubin asked.

   "No, the apricots in the orchard are about to ripen. How about asking Bo Ming to send two baskets to the city for sale?"

  When the little sheep heard this, he immediately understood: "Let's give it to Liu Jiancheng, Uncle Fugui?"

   "Yes, give it to him. You go and let him try to sell it. If it doesn't work, find someone else."

   "Okay, I know, there are apricots for sale in the city now, but there are not too many. If Liu Jiancheng can't do it, I will call Xiaojing to tell you, Uncle Fugui, you can make up your mind."

  Little Sheep is doing things very neatly now, so it is no wonder that Wang Lixian has greatly changed his opinion of him. There are still discussions about Sannier in the village, but there is almost no gossip about Little Sheep behind his back.

  Chen Ling had just returned from the city for a few days, so he naturally knew that there were not many apricots for sale, so he told the little sheep that after bringing the apricots, let Liu Jiancheng sell them at the market price first.

   After talking about this matter, I stayed at Chen Yongsheng's house for a while, and then walked to my own house in the village with the baby in my arms.

  Now Ruirui has already distinguished the two places of the farm and the home. As soon as he turned to the small alley near his home, he stretched out his little hand and called "Mom" to point there, which meant that his mother was there.

   If there is nothing special, Wang Susu brought him here every day, put him in the baby walker, and let him play with Hei Wa in the yard by himself.

   Recently, Xiao Jin was added. The two big guys circled around a little guy, helping to raise the baby at home.

  Wang Susu can also see a doctor and prescribe medicine for others with peace of mind.

   "Go, Dad will take you home to find Mom."

   Chen Ling kissed him on the cheek with a smile, and whistled lightly. Sure enough, two big dogs, one black and one yellow, appeared before him.

   This is the early rush here to wait for them.

  Walking to the door and looking into the yard, Wang Susu also came and was drying the herbs in the yard.

  Many herbs need to be sliced ​​after drying. These things are all done by myself at home. Fortunately, Wang Susu likes to do this and doesn't find it boring.

  As soon as Chen Ling put his son in the walker, the young couple squatted together in front of the bamboo garden in the middle of the yard to process the medicinal materials.

  The two of them were basking in the afternoon sun to process the medicinal materials, cutting them into small pieces or thin slices with a guillotine, busying themselves carefully, enjoying the tranquility of the years.

   Even Ruirui is still dishonest, there is no way, little dolls in this age group can rarely settle down.

   Likes to run back and forth on the ground, and doesn't want to be hugged by adults.

Ruirui now, although she doesn't walk very well by herself, she can come and go freely on the walker. With the walker fixed on her body, her two short legs are running fast, adults don't pay attention , he ran like a happy puppy, driving a toddler, chasing two big dogs all over the yard.

   also roared past Chen Ling and Wang Susu in front of and behind them time after time, leaving behind a series of crisp giggles.

   "Dad~"

   After a while, he suddenly stopped in front of the bamboo cage under the corner of the east room, pointed to the two little birds in the bamboo cage with his little finger, and called out to Chen Ling.

   Those are the little crows and cuckoos raised by Wang Zhenzhen. Now their wings are plump and their feathers are all grown. They look no different from big birds, except that they can't fly yet.

   "What's wrong? What do you want to do again?"

  Chen Ling turned his head and took a look. This little thing has a lot of things to do, and he is also very curious. He wants to go to find out about everything he sees.

  Wang Susu also glanced over there, and immediately let out a snort: "Look, Ah Ling, the bird in the cage is gone, don't let us eat something at home when we are having lunch."

   "Huh? No way."

   Chen Ling took a look, and the cage was indeed empty.

  But seeing that my two dogs didn't respond, I got up and went to look around the bamboo cage.

   After looking at it, it turned out that the two little birds had somehow escaped from the cage and were sleeping in the shade at the base of the wall.

   "You brat, you have sharp eyes."

Chen Ling pinched his son's little face, grabbed two little birds, and said to Wang Susu: "I don't know how these two little things escaped. It should be that the sun has been a little hot these two days, and they can't stand it. Run away." Come out and hide in the shade."

   "Then give them another place."

  Wang Susu came over and took a look, and felt that the sister put this place where the sun was shining for most of the day. Now that the weather is getting hot, the birds can't stand it.

   Then squatted down, grabbed his son's face with both hands and rubbed it: "Chou Ruirui, you are quite good at managing things, did you see the bird running out?"

   "Hey, Mom~"

  The brat grinned triumphantly, then broke free from Wang Susu's hand, and continued to drive the toddler all over the yard.

  Chen Ling and Wang Susu ignored him and continued to sit down and process medicinal materials.

  After working for more than half an hour, Wang Susu sorted the processed medicines into the medicine cabinet.

  At this time, the sound of a bicycle clattering and clanging came from the gate of the courtyard, and Wang Jusheng was seen walking in pushing the bicycle the next moment.

   "Fu Gui, what are you doing tonight? Go to my house for a drink. I caught two rare things today, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied."

   "Hey, brother Jusheng, this pocket is bulging, dare to talk big, what a good thing."

  Chen Ling smiled and said that there have been quite a few people looking for him to drink these two days, and the appetizers are also varied, but compared to the past, they are all quite generous and willing.

   Farmers have no culture, and they don’t know how to play in different ways. They are happy when they make money, and they have nothing else to do. They just like to make a few hard meat dishes and drink a few sips of wine.

"Who's talking big, it's really a good thing. Yesterday, my family picked up a nest of old turtle eggs from Laohewan. Today, I knew there were a lot of old turtle eggs, so I went there to look for them during lunch time. Really caught an old turtle, not only an old turtle, but also two old yellow quails with a slingshot..."

  Wang Jusheng smiled and said with a straight chest: "How is it? Just tell me how my harvest is? Is it a good thing?"

   "I'll be good, you're really good, let's not talk about the old turtle, the old yellow quail can be hit."

Chen Ling was really surprised. There are very few old yellow quails. The old yellow quail is actually a kind of wild quail, but its body feathers are slightly yellow, and its neck is gaudy like a partridge. Both quail and pheasant are much more delicious, without any muddy smell.

   "That's not true. There are a lot of old yellow quails this year, and there are also a lot of wild quails. I think there are more chicks. In about twenty days, they will be laying eggs by the water. Let's go pick up the eggs."

  Wang Jusheng grinned cheerfully.

Crakes on their side began to appear in late spring and early summer, much later than wild quail, but the taste of the meat was not good, but the crake eggs were okay, just like the old turtle, although they also had a fishy smell, but the mountain people In the past, I was poor and couldn't eat decent meat. After a long time, I have a skill in eating eggs, so I naturally have a way to deal with it.

  (end of this chapter)