My 1995 Small Farm

 The children were the happiest when they took the little wolf cub back to the village.

They all ran to Wang Lixian's house to see him.

Liu Nier was even more happy.

 Thinks his father has finally come to his senses.

 I began to imagine that I would be like the Chen Ling family in the future, raising a lot of fun things.

 I have many playmates every day.

As for Chen Ling, when she returned to the village, she and others went to the brigade for a walk and asked Wang Laishun to shout through the loudspeaker.

  Explains that a den of wolves has been exterminated.

 Let everyone feel a little more at ease.

But, we still have to arrange for someone to keep vigil at the wheat field this night.

 The fear is that if there are other wolves.

 Although this possibility is not high.

 But to be on the safe side, we should continue to guard for two or three days until the situation completely subsides.

Anyway, they would not stop going into the mountains to pick wild fruits during the day.

If there are wolves who want to cause trouble, and they go into the mountains every day, it will be regarded as a provocation.

“Fugui, I came over to my house for a drink tonight, I caught a wild goose, and we stewed it!”

“Okay, I haven’t eaten wild geese this year, how did you get it?”

 “Using that rabbit net to catch.”

As soon as Chen Ling skinned the wolf he had beaten, someone came to call him at home. It was Wang Xuecheng, a boy from Wang Jukun's family.

 This guy is one generation younger than Chen Ling.

His fathers Wang Jukun and Wang Jusheng are cousins.

But he and Chen Ling often played together when they were young, so they didn't care so strictly.

“You can do it, you can catch wild geese with a rabbit net.”

“Hey, you’re lucky, it’s right next to Uncle Li Xian’s greenhouse in the east of the village…”

“Oh, where is Hegouzi in the east of the village?”

“Yes, this year Professor Zhao and Professor Zhong dug a river outside the village. The group of wild ducks and geese stopped going to Laohe Bay and went to the grass beside the small river ditch.”

Wang Xuecheng said, when he saw Rui Rui running out chasing the little muntjac, he suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Rui Rui, you and your father will come to eat wild goose meat later."

The little boy looked up when he heard someone calling him.

 Chen Ling told him with a smile: "Brother Xuecheng asked you to eat meat, wild goose meat."

Sure enough, when he heard about eating meat, the brat immediately stopped chasing the little muntjac and ran to Chen Ling. He glanced at Wang Xuecheng, then turned to look at Chen Ling with a smile: "Dad, dad, Rui. Rui is a wolf, ah woo, ah woo.”

 He was saying that he was pretending to be a wolf just now and chasing the little muntjac.

There have been wolves in the mountains these days, and the little thing also has an idea of ​​wolves. I heard adults say that wolves can catch pigs and sheep to eat. Chen Ling also brought back the wolves he killed every day to skin and cut the meat. After seeing more of them, he started to learn from them. .

Of course, he actually has no concept of whether he is powerful or not.

He still heard some old people at home teasing him, saying that he was like a little wolf chasing a muntjak, and he became more and more excited after hearing this.

 The more you learn, the more fun it becomes.

“Why have you become a wolf again? Aren’t you going to be a big tiger?”

 Chen Ling picked him up and sat him on his lap.

The little thing's eyes immediately lit up again, and he opened his two little hands to make a roaring gesture: "Tiger, ah woo."

“Hahaha, Ruirui is much better than other little kids, and her speech becomes more and more fluent. She is like a wolf and a tiger.” Wang Xuecheng said with a surprised smile.

 Chen Ling shook his head: "Actually, he doesn't know anything. He just listened to what the adults said and started to learn."

“Hey, what you’re saying is, if a little kid like this really knows everything, wouldn’t he be a child prodigy?” Wang Xuecheng said.

After speaking, he looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I have to go back and prepare the dishes. I also called Uncle Li Xian and Xiao Chao to come here quickly."

"Hey, don't leave yet. I'll get you two handfuls of dried beans and boil them in the pot later. They're delicious."

Chen Ling called to him, put Rui Rui down, and went to the barn in the backyard to get dried beans.

These dried beans are dried in the summer.

 Otherwise, there will be too many knots and they will grow too fast for the family to eat, and they will be old in three days.

 So they were dried into dried beans and stored.

Just like dried fungus, soak it in water when eating, and the stew will be especially delicious.

 Took two handfuls of dried beans and sent Wang Xuecheng away.

Chen Ling took Rui Rui to the living room to sit with the old ladies from the Zhong and Zhao families for a while.

Du Juan came back at noon today. Wang Susu was very happy and said she wanted to make dumplings.

The old ladies from the two families will naturally not be absent as they are all here to help.

 A group of women turned on the TV in the living room, making dumplings, and surrounded Wang Susu and Kangkang and Lele. It was quite lively.

Ruirui obviously couldn't stay in this situation.

Took his little white elephant to his younger brothers and sisters and played around with it. The younger brothers and sisters were tired and went to sleep.

 He felt bored and wanted to run outside and play.

The wolves have been making a lot of noise these past few days, and the little leopards have stopped coming to the house. The little muntjac, mother and son have become more and more courageous.

Especially the little muntjac, who has just grown up and is at the age where he is curious about everything. He is more lively and active than the little lamb. He often rushes from one end of the yard to the other, running with joy. vigorously.

After seeing them, Ruirui chased them all day long.

But it’s getting dark now, so they usually find a place to rest next to a small white cow, and are unwilling to go back to the pen.

Going outside, the little muntjac disappeared.

Wang Xuecheng shouted over there, Chen Ling had no intention of letting Ruirui stay at home to play.

 Wang Susu and the others eat dumplings when they should.

I haven’t had a drink or a meal with my friends in the village for a long time, so it would be better to take Ruirui to have fun.

He didn’t bring anything good, but two mullet fish and a jar of corn wine with a high alcohol content.

To be honest, there are a lot of prey in the mountains this year, and it is common for most people in the village to eat pheasant, hare, or even wild boar or wild deer meat.

This of course does not mean that one person can catch these things.

It still benefits from the old concept that is emphasized in the mountains, and everyone who sees it has a share.

 So generally everyone in the neighborhood can eat it.

  In other words, everyone who ran in the mountains this year had a lot to eat.

Those who fly in the sky don’t eat much.

Today we stewed wild geese in an iron pot, and some of them flew in the sky.

 Chen Ling took the swimmer with him.

 He is still confident in his own fish.

Arrived near the entrance of the village on the other side of the dam, not far from Lao Niwai’s house, was Wang Xuecheng’s house.

 This boy lives with his father and mother.

Moreover, it has been two years since the flood, and there are still no walls or gates at home.

When Chen Ling came over with Ruirui in his arms, Wang Wenchao from Ermao Donkey's family was already in the yard.

This boy didn't help much either. He took Liu Nier and Yaya, who were married to Wang Xuecheng, to play chess with stones on the ground.

 After seeing it, Ruirui became very curious.

Struggling to get out of Chen Ling's arms, he ran over with short legs.

　　The adults and children were so absorbed in playing that they realized that it was Chen Ling and his son who were here. "Good guy, come out as soon as you finish your studies. Look, Uncle Fugui also brought wine and fish."

As soon as Wang Wenchao saw what Chen Ling mentioned, his eyes lit up and he screamed with excitement.

Wang Xuecheng heard the sound and hurriedly came out of the kitchen.

His wife was also inside and leaned out.

 “Haha, it’s important to be rich and honorable. Normally we can’t afford this kind of fish.”

“Yeah, it’s worth the money you’ve paid for the wild goose after I’ve learned this. From now on, when I get something good, I’ll have to ask Uncle Fugui to come home as soon as possible. With his energy, it’s definitely worth it.”

Chen Ling heard them teasing him and replied: "Then next time I know, I will go to your house empty-handed."

 There was another burst of laughter in the yard.

Wang Xuecheng's wife waved in front of the kitchen door: "Fugui, come and see how our wild geese are cooked. If I don't let you see, we don't know what to do."

“Hey, wild geese are not pheasants or wild ducks. Generally, we stew wild geese in the same way we stew chicken or pork at home. It won’t be much different.”

 Chen Ling said, and walked into the kitchen to take a look.

 At this time, the wild geese have already tasted the stew.

Chen Ling opened the lid of the pot, took a spoonful of soup and tasted it. It tasted really good.

This is the heat, obviously the meat has not been stewed yet.

"It's good. Just simmer it on low heat. The meat of this wild thing is difficult to stew."

 Chen Ling nodded, smiled at Wang Xuecheng and his wife and said, "The taste is really good. I learned it from my practice with Brother Jukun, and I will be able to take over in the future."

Wang Jukun is the cook who prepares banquets for weddings and weddings in the village.

Wang Xuecheng was influenced by his ears and eyes, and his craftsmanship was not bad.

"You can boast that I can make you rich. This means that we did not miss out on this material. We will wait to eat it later."

Wang Xuecheng rubbed his hands, and then thought of the fish brought by Chen Ling: "By the way, how do you get the fish? I'll free up a pot for you."

“There’s no need to rush the fish, the fish meat is already cooked, so you can cook it quickly later.”

 Chen Ling shook his head, "Besides, I learned a lesson from two little devils a while ago. My fish is also very good when eaten raw."

“Ah? I’ll have to try it later. What kind of sauce should I use to dip it in?”

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s dipped or not, it’s delicious. I made it at home to try it last time.”

These people were not too surprised when Chen Ling said that fish and meat should be eaten raw.

 Children from the countryside have been wild since childhood.

Coming back from an era when supplies were not abundant, not only were we able to eat whatever we saw in the wild fruits in the mountains, but we were also very greedy after not being able to eat meat for a long time. Sometimes we would eat raw fish, shrimps and crabs we caught.

 Especially shrimps and crabs.

 In streams where the water quality is not polluted, river shrimps are clean. If you catch them in summer, you can eat them directly.

 Crabs can also be eaten raw when they are yellow.

 They got used to it when they were young.

Of course, I will be more particular about it when I get older.

 Generally, just like the wine and food, the shrimps and crabs will be drunk with wine.

It also belongs to the category of raw food.

 So whether it is Wang Wenchao or Wang Xuecheng, there is nothing strange about this.

  But I was very curious about the fact that the two little devils often came to Chen Ling to buy fish.

“I heard someone say, Fugui, the fish you sell to the little devil is more expensive than selling it to the farmer. If you sell the fish several times, it will cost tens of thousands of yuan.”

 “No, not that much.”

 Chen Ling shook his head. He and Wang Susu had already settled the money from selling the fish.

 The total amount is almost 100,000 yuan.

 Otherwise, the two of them would not be able to bear it anymore and go to the provincial capital to find someone to borrow money.

Of course Chen Ling didn't know about their borrowing money.

 I just kept doubting their purpose of buying fish.

 After all, he was cruel enough to kill them, yet he still bought fish so diligently.

"Not that much? I don't believe it. We are not some people in the village who are jealous of you."

Wang Xuecheng looked unconvinced, "Really, Wen Chao?"

“Yes, I don’t believe it either.”

"But uncle Fugui, you have to be careful. My fourth uncle said that little Japan has always been uneasy and kind-hearted. He even stole our secret recipe for dumplings in the past. Your fish is so good at raising fish. If I look at it, I think it is just like your chickens." They are thinking about me."

“Yes, yes, yes, I heard people say that Little Japan is next to the sea. Maybe they stole it because they thought the fish you raised were good.”

“…stealing it back to raise fish? Is this serious?”

 Chen Ling was confused, but he didn't want to say more about it.

Just in time to see Liu Nier listening to them with her ears bent, she gave him a blow.

“Liu Nier, why haven’t you arrived yet?”

“No, Anda is using wolf meat to train the puppies at home. I wanted to see the little wolf cub that I brought back, but he didn’t let me see more. He said he was afraid of scaring the little wolf cub, so he kicked me out.”

“Yo? Did you raise those little wolfdogs in the greenhouse?”

“No, it’s locked up in my grandma’s old house. That female wild dog is very ferocious and scary to look at. My grandma said she would chase her away after she breastfeeds her cubs and they grow up.”

Just as he was talking, Wang Jukun came back with a cow, accompanied by Wang Lixian, and the two talked.

After Wang Li's death, he was a very cheerful little dog with brown hair and a wagging tail, playing with the yellow tabby dog ​​of Wang Xuecheng's family.

 When the two dogs saw Chen Ling, they immediately stopped playing and ran over to him in excitement.

 “Haha, look, these dogs are still related to wealth.”

 “Hey, his dog is the king of dogs.”

Ruirui saw the little yellow dog. After all, it was the little dog that had been around him since he was a child. He felt kind to it, so he excitedly opened his arms and hugged it.

It turns out that the little yellow dog is most afraid of this little kid. He was happily rolling his belly and acting like a spoiled child at Chen Ling's feet. When he saw him coming, he got up and ran away.

Ruirui immediately chased after you angrily, shouting angrily: "Dog, beat you!"

 Chasing all over the yard.

Liu Nier looked strange and looked at her father and Chen Ling, wondering: "Why is this dog so afraid of Ruirui? He is not even afraid of me and barks at me so fiercely."

Wang Lixian smiled at Chen Ling and said: "This dog recognizes people. Now it only recognizes me and your sister-in-law in my house. You see, it is growing fast. It is chubby. There is no shortage of wild boar and wolf meat these days. God gave it meat.”

Chen Ling nodded with a smile, and then called Rui Rui. The brat was full of energy. He would run around with the two Hei babies all day long. He would definitely not be tired chasing a puppy, but he would always squeal in other people's homes. Great.

"Wealth is here, why don't you call two more people? At least call your Uncle Jusheng over?"

Wang Jukun scolded his son.

Wang Xuecheng said: "I called, I went to call, but no one came. Uncle Jusheng went to the county seat and was not at home... Yubin and the others also went to call. When they went, they were being beaten at home, so I didn't come in. Waiting Let’s go see it later.”

　　"Don't wait for a while. You can go now. It's getting dark and people will have dinner soon. It would be bad if you go any further."

"OK."

Wang Xuecheng wiped his hands and went to the village to call for people.

There were suddenly more people here. Wang Jusheng had just returned from the county seat and was also called over.

When he arrived, he hurried over to Chen Ling: "Oh, I just came back from delivering goods in the county town, and I was about to go to your house to find you... Fugui, is your aunt in the county town busy recently? I met the old couple on the phone. Hey, I don’t know what’s wrong, but I’m quite anxious anyway, and with all the shouting and scolding on the phone, your aunt seemed to be in tears…”

"Ah? Is there something wrong with my aunt? They stayed at my house last night and just came back in the morning!"

 Chen Ling frowned when he heard this, thinking that something was wrong with Liang Yuemin's family, or something was wrong with Qin Yueru and Xiaolizi.

When he thought about this, he immediately became restless and had no intention of waiting to eat or drink.

So he asked Ruirui to stay here and play with the kids, while he called the little green horse over and hurried toward the county town. (End of chapter)