Chapter 53 Mute Girl
Looking at Hei Wa and Xiao Jin’s flattering looks, Chen Ling also smiled, not knowing their little thoughts.
This is where the benefits come.
The last time he brought the four-legged snake to him, in order to cultivate their habit of picking up prey, Chen Ling rewarded it with water from the cave sky stream.
These two little guys were very smart and obviously remembered it.
"Go, go, go, it's not your prey, so why should I take any credit?"
Chen Ling glanced at the two halves of the snake that were still swinging, turned around and asked, "Susu, what's wrong with this snake?" Do you want snake gallbladder?”
“It’s too small, I don’t want it.”
Wang Susu shook her head gently.
Chen Ling naturally had no objection, and the two of them continued to move forward.
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On a spring afternoon, birds chirp in the mountains and forests, and colorful unknown flowers bloom in full bloom.
The sun shines through the dense forest and through the layers of leaves, falling like strands of golden sand on the forest floor.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu stepped on the thick leaves and walked in the forest, listening to the crisp birdsong and smelling the fragrant flowers.
From time to time, pheasants and hares will be startled and run away in all directions, chased by two puppies.
Soon, half the afternoon passed.
The harvest of Chen Ling and his wife was pretty good. In addition to common medicinal materials, they also found a few Polygonatum and Anomatis. The prices of these medicinal materials were not bad.
Of course, we can’t forget the wild gastrodia elata we saw for the first time.
Seeing that the light in the mountain forest dimmed, Chen Ling took the cow and went down the mountain with Wang Susu.
On the way back, there were many people busy in the farmland.
Walking closer, I found that most of them were planting crops such as peanuts and soybeans, and some were bending down to trim watermelon seedlings in the fields.
"That's the newly allocated land for sister-in-law Yuzhi's family. Remember to say hello later."
When they walked to a watermelon field under the steep slope, Wang Susu reminded her in a low voice.
Chen Ling took a quick look and saw Wang Lixian's wife and eldest daughter working in the fields, and nodded slightly to express his understanding.
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"Busy, Sister-in-law Yuzhi."
Chen Ling and his wife stopped at the edge of the field and shouted.
Liu Yuzhi and her daughter in the field stood up and looked over. When they saw it was Chen Ling, they smiled.
Then he pointed to the watermelon seedlings on the ground, and then pointed in the direction of the foot of the mountain.
It means there are many melon seedlings. Do you want to take them and plant some?
"No, no, we plan to plant some trees this year first, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Chen Ling waved her hand, then pointed in the direction of the village, "Sister-in-law Yuzhi, please get busy, we'll go back first."< br>
Liu Yuzhi waved her hand, asking them to wait, and then gestured to her daughter.
Then I saw the woman with a ponytail leaning over to pick up a bundle of things, trotting over and handing it to the two of them.
Chen Ling took a look and saw that it was a common wild vegetable in the fields.
"Thank you, Da Nier. Has Wu Nier gone to school?"
Da Nier nodded and smiled.
Although there are some freckles on her face, her smile is extremely pretty.
"Da Nier, come and play with me when you have nothing to do at home. Then let your uncle Fugui cook for us."
"You don't know, your uncle Fugui is now It’s delicious to cook.”
Wang Susu said with a smile.
Da Nier pursed her lips shyly, held Wang Susu's hand, and gently wrote two words.
Wang Susu was immediately happy and nodded at her vigorously.
Then he said: "I'm fine now, and Arling is fine too. Da Nier, you don't have to worry about us."
Da Nier glanced at Chen Ling after hearing this, and said silently smiled.
Then he waved to the two of them, turned around and walked back to the field.
The young couple looked at each other and smiled knowingly. He said goodbye to Liu Yuzhi again and continued walking home.
“Brother Xian will not go out to work this year, so he is going to plant watermelons in the ten acres of newly allocated land, so that he can make some money by selling them in the summer.”
Chen Ling said, and then looked back: "But pruning melon vines is a tiring job. Yuzhi, mother and daughter, have more than 10 acres of melon vines to finish. Come over and help them if you have nothing to do."
Trimming melon vines is a laborious and hard work. You must be patient and careful, and pinch off the excess melon vine heads, so that you can maintain the nutrients and vitality of the entire watermelon vine and ensure that it will produce bigger and better watermelons.
“Well, I also wanted to say it just now, but it’s hard to say it.”
Wang Susu responded and looked up at him: “Sister-in-law Yuzhi and Da Nier are both strong people. It’s not easy to help them without an answer.”
Both mother and daughter are mute, have strong self-esteem, and are most afraid of being looked down upon by others.
Sometimes even if you have good intentions, you may not always accept them.
They want to be recognized and treated as equals, not pitied and pitied.
Chen Ling also understood very well and sighed: "I will talk to Brother Xian when I have the chance."
Wang Lixian's five daughters.
Except for the eldest daughter, no one else is at home.
The second daughter is one year younger than the eldest daughter and got married last fall.
The third daughter went to the south to work early. She rarely came home and never replied to letters.
I hate that my family is poor and that I have a mute mother. Sometimes I don’t even come back during the Chinese New Year, let alone send money home.
The fourth daughter has completed technical secondary school in the county and has just become a teacher. The fifth daughter has taken the college entrance examination this year.
In short, apart from Liu Nier, Liu Yuzhi and Da Nier are the only two people in the family who can work.
"Well, if you can persuade Brother Xian, then the four of us can finish it in two or three days."
Wang Susu said.
Then he mounted the cow again and was led into the village by Chen Ling.
After returning home, Chen Ling went to Cui Laizi's small shop and bought a piece of pork, washed and chopped wild vegetables, and prepared wild vegetable dumplings for dinner.
It is still early and there is plenty of time.
The two of them slowly wrapped and cooked the dumplings.
At dusk, when it was still dark, Chen Ling went to deliver two large bowls to Wang Lixian's house.
By the way, I told Wang Lizian about the melon yangzi.
Wang Lixian's sullen face softened slightly after hearing this. He looked at Chen Ling seriously and said, "You two don't have to worry about this matter. My Ernie and her man will come over tomorrow." , Liu Nier also spends Sunday, and the work can be completed in two days."
When Chen Ling heard this, he didn't say anything more.
On the contrary, when Wang Lixian sent him out, he forcefully gave him two big fish.
Someone else fished it from the reservoir today when I was working at Erzhu. There was a lot left over after lunch, and it was still fresh.
Chen Ling couldn't refuse the push, so he had to take it back.
He also knew that this honest man was using this way to express his gratitude.
It’s not good to insist on refusing.
When I got home, I ate two bowls of hot wild vegetable dumplings and drank a bowl of dumpling soup.
Eat and drink enough, and feed the chickens, dogs, and cows well.
Chen Ling sat under the lamp and helped Wang Susu weave the bamboo basket.
Going up the mountain tomorrow will not only require a lot of medicinal materials.
Chen Ling also wants to dig bamboo shoots.
He had put the bamboo baskets in the backyard into the cave to hold vegetables. Wang Susu had asked about it before, but he had casually put it away.
It's hard to take it out now, so I have to make one up now.
Weaving the bamboo basket that night, the two of them successfully went down the mountain with the medicinal materials and bamboo shoots the next day.
But after returning home, something unexpected happened to them.
Chen Ling was so angry.
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