Chapter 72 Rural Affairs - Egg Trampling
Today Zhao Zhen only used the stick technique once with Du Qian and then stopped. Zhao Zhen had breakfast and called Du Qian and Liu Tang to ride with Ding Chou to Kushu Tun.
Zhao Zhen and the others rode the horses raised in the village, and Ding Chou rode the mules assigned to Kushu Tun. Seeing this mule, Zhao Zhen remembered something that needed to be dealt with. Nowadays, the land boundary has expanded a lot, and it is very inconvenient to walk around. Most of the horses and mules are draft horses used for plowing, but there are few horses and mules that can be ridden, and there are no war horses that can go to the battlefield.
I asked for taller horses, regardless of their merits, but I haven’t found one yet. Now that he has nearly 40,000 yuan of money in his storehouse, he can search for a group of war horses when he returns to the main world. As the saying goes: Swords are given to heroes, pink powder is given to beauties, and fierce horses are given to generals.
After a while, the three of them arrived at the chicken farm. At this time, the chickens were wandering in the woods beside the chicken farm, and two farmers were watching over them. In the creek next to it, 50 geese were playing and eating water plants.
I saw Zhao Zhen and others from a distance and hurried over to meet Li.
Ding Chou said: "Zhu San, where has the Xuelihong raised by the village owner gone?"
Zhu San said: "Li Zheng, today Xuelihong is still in the chicken farm in the future forest. , occupied more than a dozen hens and refused to let them out. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be nesting. "
Zhao Zhen said: "Hens are not nesting in March or April. "
Seeing that Zhu San didn't know how to answer, Ding Chou said: "Master, the hens nest one to three times a year, usually in March and April when the weather gets hotter and the hens stop. The eggs are laid, the feathers become fluffy, and the nests last for more than 20 days. These half-grown chickens are grown up this year.
Li You once explained that these chickens also occasionally have nests at other times. In order to let these chickens lay more eggs, they need to be awakened and cuddled at this time. There are many methods, but the best one is to tie one leg of the chicken with a rope, and then hang it up so that one leg touches the ground and cannot lie down, so that the chicken wakes up and cuddles. "
Zhao Zhen nodded, and the four of them entered the chicken farm together.
This chicken farm is seven or eight doorless shacks with a height of one person, surrounded by a low wall of half a person's height. , with some branches stuck on it for a fence. After entering the fence gate, the yard was very clean, the chicken manure was swept away, and the shack was covered with straw.
Ding Chou walked to Zhao Zhen and pointed. He whispered to Zhao Zhen: "Master, look, you are about to step on the egg. "
Zhao Zhen looked in the direction Ding Chou pointed and saw a hen in a half-crouching position with its wings spread out from side to side. Xue Lihong stepped on the hen's back vigorously. He stretched out his head and bit the feathers on the hen's head, and flapped his wings from side to side. Before Zhao Zhen could blink twice, Xue Lihong jumped off the hen.
It was also the first time that Zhao Zhen saw Tie Dan. He turned to look at Ding Chou and asked, "Is this the end?" Ding Chou suppressed a smile and nodded.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help being a little surprised, and thought to himself: This Xue Lihong is also a fast shooter, and he can finish it in the blink of an eye.
Xue Lihong turned around, glanced at everyone, raised her head and walked toward Zhao Zhen. When she got in front of Zhao Zhen, she stopped and tilted her head, glanced at Zhao Zhen, and flapped her wings. Passing Zhao Zhen, he suddenly accelerated towards another squatting hen.
The aggressive look seemed to say: "Learn from my brother."
Zhao Zhen looked at these hens, with bright feathers, plump and well-proportioned bodies, long and powerful feet, and a crown on their head. The towering red color. Maybe in the eyes of idiots like Xue Lihong, they are all rare beauties.
Zhao Zhen took a look at Xue Lihong, and sure enough, she was in estrus.
Ding Chou said to Zhao Zhen at this time: "Master, can you let these hens wake up and cuddle? These hens lay the most eggs." Before Zhao Zhen could speak, Xue Lihong, who had finished her work, rushed to Ding Chou In front of him, he opened his mouth and took a bite of Ding Chou's feet. Ding Chou hugged his left foot and let out a roar, while Zhao Zhen and the other three laughed loudly.
Zhao Zhen said: "Let it nest in the nest. Pay attention when these chickens hatch and see if there are any differences."
As the two were talking, in the snow Hong actually left the hens behind, ran a few steps, flew out of the chicken farm wall, and went to the woods.
Liu Tang and Du Qian said: "What a beautiful chicken."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "I bought it that day because it looks good. It just doesn't have the slightest fighting cock momentum. There is nothing." "What a beautiful skin."
As they talked, they walked out. Seeing noon, Ding Chou said: "Master, it's time for dinner. The weather is hot, so why don't you go to the village to have a meal?" , to cool down.”
Zhao Zhen nodded: “It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Kushu Mountain, so let’s go up to the mountain to take a look.”
After that, everyone went to Kushu Mountain with Ding Chou. Tun. The original scene of mountains full of dead trees and a patch of yellow grass has long since disappeared. What you see is lush green grass, vines, bushes, and flowers all over the mountains and fields, blooming brilliantly and spreading their fragrant fragrance. From time to time, you can hear the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects.
It was midsummer. Walking on the mountain road, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
After entering Kushu Village, Ding Chou led everyone to the village office, where Bao Xu was already waiting. Everyone saw the ceremony and drank tea before taking their seats.
After having enough wine and food, Zhao Zhen and others took a rest under the shade of the trees in the village hall. Everyone opened their clothes and lay on the chairs, talking about the deeds of heroes in the world.
Everyone laughed from time to time. Zhao Zhen thought of Du Qian's origins and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Du Qian, I heard that this Chai official is also a hero who lives in luxury in the world. I wonder where he is?"
Du Qian said: "Brothers and Wang Lun only made a living in Dongzhuang, a village owned by Chaida Guan. They also went to Xizhuang, where most Chai Daguan people and their families lived. But in other Zhuangzi, they did not I've been there. The gate of Dongzhuang is facing the wide harbor, and there are thousands of locust trees at the back. There are three or five guesthouses, and there are cattle and sheep on the ground, and there are flocks of geese and ducks in the wheat field. Brother Lun described it in one sentence: the family has enough food to feed the chickens and dogs, and the family has no servants and no children to spare.
This Xizhuang has to be crossed through a bridge. There is a flat road behind the bridge. The willow trees planted outside the village are also a hundred years old and surround the village courtyard. It is surrounded by a large river, with big weeping poplar trees on both sides. There is a whitewashed wall in the shade of the trees, which is more dangerous than other manor houses. "
Zhao Zhen said: "What a great place in Zhuangzi. The time in my realm is still short, and it is not as good as many. Are there any heroes in the village? "
Du Qian said: "Most of them are ordinary farmers, and there are also some heroes who have defected. They don't live here for a long time. The only one I have seen is called General Shi Shi Yong, and he has good strength. There were no other outstanding figures except for one instructor, because Chai Daguan often talked with him about martial arts and competed with him about guns and sticks. Therefore, all the dealers in the village called him "Teacher". "
Zhao Zhen said: "I just hate that the fog blocked me and I never had the opportunity to visit. "
Bao Xu and Liu Tang listened and said: "The owner of the village is now very famous in the world, and he is not inferior to Chai Daguan. ”
(End of this chapter)