My 1995 Small Farm

"Golden Monkey???"

As soon as they heard what Chen Ling said, everyone came over to take a look.

"Wow, what a beautiful little monkey, do you dare to come down?"

"Little monkey, come here quickly, I'll give you dumplings to eat!"

The adults were still surprised, but the children were already excited, putting their hands to their mouths and shouting.

The little monkey who had the courage to squat on the wall was immediately frightened and overwhelmed, and turned around to look at the big monkey on the tree with a cute expression.

"Aling, are these golden monkeys the ones we have met before?"

Wang Susu looked around, with surprise and joy on her face, feeling incredible.

"I think it's very possible. Just look at the behavior of Heiwa and Xiaojin. When they saw the wild monkeys, they screamed very fiercely and rushed out to chase them away.

The reaction is very peaceful now. "

Chen Ling pointed at his two overlords.

I saw Hei Wa, this idiot, still raising his head, sticking out his tongue, and showing a smile.

"Eh? Do you know Hei Wa?"

"It must be. At that time, all the little monkeys gathered around it and played with its tail. I remember there was also a little monkey who was bitten by a native leopard. After he recovered from his injury, he also played with it."

Chen Ling knows his dog's temperament.

Xiao Jin won't say much. Except for his own family members, everyone behaves indifferently.

Heiwa can play with anyone as long as the other person has a gentle temper.

"Dogs have better memories. If it were a cat, he would definitely not be able to remember."

Liang Yuemin said with emotion: "My little white dog, after not seeing me for more than half a year, will still recognize my parents and beg them to hug me."

"That's for sure. Dogs and cows are famous for their loyalty and loyalty."

Liang Hongyu and the other two said.

"Little monkey, come down quickly!"

Wang Susu also joined the children calling for the little monkey.

Liu Yinhuan and the others also went to the kitchen to find some carrots, distributed them to everyone, and took them over.

The golden monkeys were a little moved after seeing it, but in the end they stopped.

"Forget it if you don't want to come down. They were not so afraid of strangers before. It may be because the children at home are noisy and there are more dogs."

Chen Ling shook his head and did not force the monkeys to come down.

"Keep making dumplings, they will come down when they think about it."

"Xiao Ming, don't stay there anymore. Come quickly, uncle will cook the dumplings for you first. We have things to do in the mountains this afternoon."

Chen Ling called the dolls to his side.

Cabbage stuffed with garlic is the fastest to cook.

Next is the leek one, and finally the meat one.

Chen Ling served them out, divided them into small bowls, and ate them with bamboo forks.

"Uncle, the stuffed cabbage is so delicious. Why didn't the cabbage I ate before taste so delicious?"

Little chestnuts tend to become thirsty when they eat something delicious.

But she is very sensible at home, feeding Ruirui at one moment and feeding Yaya at another.

"It's delicious. Uncle will make you chicken soup with cabbage during the Chinese New Year. That one is more delicious."

Chen Ling also tasted a few himself and felt that this year's dumplings were more delicious than in previous years.

Especially the cabbage and garlic ones. Although it loses the taste of childhood, it will be brighter and have a fuller aftertaste.

In fact, there is nothing surprising about these cabbage and garlic dumplings.

It's just like stir-fried cabbage. There's not much difference when a handful of minced garlic is added to enhance the flavor when it's cooked.

This method was first used in the countryside to make big buns because of the ingredients.

Big buns with cabbage, garlic, and radish vermicelli.

Later, it was converted into dumplings. Such vegetarian fillings cost little. Just add a few ounces of meat or beat two eggs, and ordinary people can eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

On New Year's Eve this year, every household in Chenwangzhuang is making dumplings.

To the outside world, this is nothing.

But everyone in their family feels a sense of accomplishment.

Before noon, the village began to roar with firecrackers.

The smell of firecrackers wafted in the air, which was very strong.

Smelling this smell, everyone's face was beaming with joy.

Chen Ling's family is also enjoying themselves.

The dolls are still very curious about the golden monkey.

Chen Ling and Wang Susu are preparing to go to the mountains to visit graves in the afternoon.

Visiting the grave of my father Chen Juncai was based on the anniversary of his death, which was the first day of the tenth lunar month.

But according to the death anniversary, not many people came.

Auntie won't come, and there's no one else.

I had no choice but to move it to Nian Guan here.

After lunch, Liang Hongyu saw that Wang Susu was still washing dishes, and quickly stopped her: "You and Fugui go to the mountain early, and we can do the dishes and pots."

This year, I brought my baby with me to the grave for the first time.

The three children were taken to visit the grave.

It is an announcement of good news, and according to the old custom, it is also an invitation for deceased relatives to go home for the New Year.

After the New Year, tomorrow will be the first day of the Lunar New Year. At two or three in the morning, Chen Ling will carry a basket with cigarettes and wine to eat, then go to the grave to set off a few firecrackers and send his relatives back.

In fact, visiting graves can be done after the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month and before dark on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

There's nothing too particular about the local area.

On Chen Ling's side, his aunt is not here and he has no other relatives, so it's up to him to do whatever he wants.

But I definitely have to visit the grave. After all, there is a new baby in the family.

Wang Susu said: "It's okay, auntie, don't worry, Aling has prepared the things a long time ago, we can just pick them up and leave."

Liang Hongyu pushed Wang Susu out of the kitchen: "There are fewer people on this mountain now. Look at the golden monkey jumping out today. You'd better go early and come back early.

In case it’s getting late, wild things are jumping around wildly, and it’s time to take the baby up the mountain for the Chinese New Year, so it’s better to calm down. "

After Liang Hongyu said so, Wang Susu naturally stopped insisting. She shook off the water on her hands, wiped it on her apron twice, then took off her apron and hung it on the rope outside the door, saying, "Okay, auntie, you guys can work at home. , we went."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Isn't that why we celebrate the New Year together this year?"

As Liang Hongyu spoke, she, her daughter, and her daughter-in-law were busy working in the kitchen.

When Wang Susu came to the wooden building in front, Chen Ling had already taken out his second and third children.

The two little guys have been so good lately.

Because the weather was warm and the room was warm, the two of them ate and slept, and did nothing else.

Now wrapped in two babies' swaddles, they look like two fat bugs.

Chen Ling just held them in his arms one by one.

The two little babies were held by their father. When they saw their mother, Wang Susu, coming over, they didn't even ask to find them.

Lying lazily in Chen Ling's arms, he dozed off in a daze.

Wang Susu laughed when she saw this: "Oh, you two little ones, how come they have become more peaceful as they grow older, but they are not as noisy as Ruirui at that time."

To visit the grave today, there is actually no need for Wang Susu to go there. When the grave is closed at the end of the year, except for the daughter-in-law, the daughter will not go either.

But this year this is not a new addition, it is equivalent to visiting the grave to announce the good news.

Wang Susu, the daughter-in-law, must be there.

When Chen Ling chose to visit the grave at this time, he was actually not only visiting the grave of his father, Chen Juncai, but also his grandparents and even his ancestors who had tombs.

"Call Ruirui over and let's go. He knows how to play."

"I know, he's outside. Let's just take him with us when we go out."

Wang Susu carried the basket and checked the large and small bags. After confirming that they were correct, she followed Chen Ling and walked out.

After arriving outside, I brought a lot of things.

Chen Ling took out the pack horse and hung the things up. "Dad, mom..."

Ruirui saw the two of them leading their horses out, and ran over without saying hello.

"Come on, get on the horse, follow your parents, and your brothers and sisters. Let's go to the mountain together."

Wang Susu reached out to pick him up, and then said to the three children running behind: "Xiao Lizi, you, Xiao Ming, and Yaya, you three should play at home first, we will be back soon!"

"Auntie, are you going to the grave??"

Little Lizi showed a scared expression, and the little fat man also shrank his head, not daring to say that he wanted to follow.

Yaya was a little confused, but she was already introverted, so she naturally shrank back.

"Well, you guys can play at home. The little muntjac is out, and the weasel is also..."

Wang Susu touched their heads, and the family of five led the packhorse and two dogs up the mountain.

To go to the tomb, you have to go up from Xishan.

That is to say, we have to go up the mountain from the wheat field at the entrance of the village and along the road to the Tutu Temple.

The black packhorse is docile and honest, but its body is strong and powerful. It walks very fast and is very stable uphill and downhill.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we happened to meet a few people who were also going to the mountains together.

There are Chen Yongsheng and Chen Yonggang. Their mother, Chen Ling, who called Fourth Grandma, just left last year.

There are also father and son Chen Sangui and Chen Baoshuan.

There are also two sons from Wang Laifu's family.

They were all walking on the road in twos and threes carrying baskets, tributes, incense, candles, etc.

I saw Chen Ling and his family coming over with their pack horses and dogs.

They all smiled and greeted each other: "Let me tell you, when Fugui visits the grave this year, he must have brought two babies with him."

"You don't need to tell me, I have a son and a daughter, and the baby is being raised so well. I must go to the grave to announce the good news to Juncai."

“…”

Chen Ling responded with a smile and asked them to put their things on their packhorse.

A packhorse can carry a lot of weight.

The **** of Xishan is gentle, which is as good as walking on flat ground for their foot strength.

"No, no, there's not much."

"Juying, Jujie, come here and let your brother Fugui explain to you why it is so difficult for you two to find a wife."

Wang Laiyun waved to his two nephews and started to complain.

In other families, this year, those who marry a daughter-in-law marry a daughter-in-law, and those who marry a daughter marry a daughter.

Only after Wang Laifu died, his two sons could not find a suitable partner.

When the matchmaker saw them, they all took a detour.

Chen Ling knew that these two children did not have as great a learning ability as their father, Wang Laifu.

He is also not as good-natured as Wang Wenchao and others, and can get into trouble.

My family is still so poor.

Whose daughter likes them?

Others want to marry in Chenwangzhuang because the village made a lot of money here last year and they came here to live a good life.

Not here to suffer.

"Fugui, these two kids have been seeing several girls throughout the winter, and none of them can be successful. It's really frustrating!"

"I'll tell you the truth, if they hadn't had this uncle Laishun, no one would have come to see them."

Wang Laiyun is really worried. He has no choice but to make him have a conscience.

Although these two nephews are stupid, they are very filial to him.

Wang Laifu's character always feels that his talents are not appreciated, that the times have harmed him, etc., so he locks himself in the house every day and cannot get out.

For many years, he had been in charge of his two nephews.

When his two nephews were bullied when they were children, it was he who came forward to intervene because his family was closer to Wang Laifu's family than Wang Laishun's.

Those few steps away, they are almost like neighbors, there is no difference.

His two nephews also treated him like a father, and they didn't let him worry about anything.

Who cares about starting a family?

Their old lady is also stupid.

"Juying and Jujie are all good young men who can work hard. If you are in a hurry to get married, you can try to get married upside down."

Chen Ling had no good way to deal with such a stupid and stubborn young man.

Like Wang Wenchao, he is willing to help and give some advice.

I really can't be bothered with this kind of thing, and these two brothers are really bad people.

This kind of person is suitable for being a door-to-door son-in-law.

"Huh? That's a good idea!"

Wang Laiyun calmed down and said, "Let one of them go out and the other stay. With the help of both, this thing should be done."

Anyway, there are two men, one goes out and the other stays.

This matter was immediately easy to handle.

"You still have to be rich and have ideas..."

Chen Yongsheng and others laughed.

Chen Yongsheng said: "After the Chinese New Year, our little He will also ask for a wife. When the time comes that he is a rich uncle, I don't think we need to find a matchmaker. My daughter will ask someone to come and propose marriage."

"Okay, okay, being rich is a good thing, you also have to see what your little He looks like, and you're just daydreaming about it..."

Chen Yonggang took over.

The two brothers never treated each other like enemies.

Unlike the Wang Jusheng brothers, their elders are not so partial.

It's just that there are more brothers, and the disputes have accumulated over time, and Chen Yonggang's wife is a petty and trouble-making person.

Right and wrong people always create conflicts, so there is nothing to say. If you don't look for it, everything will come to you.

It can be said that the two brothers have been in trouble in recent years.

Those who celebrate the New Year are going to the grave again, and Chen Ling is too lazy to listen to their troubles here.

Take the first step with Susu and the children.

He knew in his heart that sooner or later these two brothers would fight a big fight like the Wang Jusheng brothers.

…

"Aling, when I was in the city, I heard people say that if the family has a lot of money, the grave should be moved to a better place, a Feng Shui treasure land. Only then can the wealth be kept. Isn't that true?"

When we arrived at the mountain, Wang Susu said this.

Chen Ling knew that this was not a superstition of his wife.

It is the things she has experienced in the past two years, such as the old turtle, the water monster, and the things she came into contact with while studying Chinese medicine, as well as some magical places in her home, and was influenced by the cultural environment in the countryside.

It is inevitable to have thoughts in this regard.

"I don't know about that. I just know that if we have good intentions and don't do evil things, we will be a Feng Shui treasure wherever we go."

Chen Ling said to her: "That's what the medical book we read together said before. There are also similar words. It said that when a mother is pregnant, she has no distracting thoughts and is upright. Such a child is the most valuable thing to have. ”

Chen Ling himself has a blessed land within him, and no Feng Shui treasure can compare to him.

Of course he won't care about this.

"I know the truth. I just think that in the future, it is best for children to be admitted to college, and everyone will be a college student."

Wang Susu held Lele in Chen Ling's arms with a look of anticipation on her face.

Chen Ling knew that her biggest regret at the moment was not being able to finish high school.

"That must be the case. We must have confidence in the children..."

Chen Ling's tone was very steady. He knew better than anyone what would happen to college students in the future.

Besides, even if they don't want to live in the future, there's nothing wrong with him and Wang Susu wanting to go to school now.

I thought to myself: "Let's wait until the children are older. Susu and I will choose a major we like to study." (End of Chapter)