Chapter 69 Mill
Wang Susu said it was Magpie who did it, but Chen Ling didn’t quite believe it at first.
He also grew up in the countryside, and his impression of magpies has always been that of a happy bird, a symbol of good luck and blessing.
I often hear the old people in the village say things like, "The magpies are chirping, good luck is coming."
It is said that if there are magpies chirping in someone's home in the morning, they will think that something good will come to their door that day. If magpies build a nest in someone's home, they will be regarded as a lucky home.
So much so that the washbasins, kettles and beddings are all decorated with magpie patterns. Even the meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine's Day is called the Magpie Bridge Meeting.
So Chen Ling has always thought this way, and this has basically formed a fixed impression.
Who knew that this guy was not a good bird? They really stole the eggs in the house.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, a collector of chicken feathers, duck feathers, and turtle shells came to the village, and he was walking around the streets shouting.
The young couple Chen Ling packed up the chicken feathers, duck feathers and snake skins they had accumulated at home and sold them.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, two flower magpies fell into the yard. If Chen Ling hadn't been able to hear and noticed the unusual movement in the chicken coop, he wouldn't have noticed them.
I saw these two flower magpies falling into the chicken coop, looking for the eggs in the chicken coop, and pecked a small hole. They ate less than half of the egg liquid that came out, and then they picked it up and flew up to the treetops. .
The movements are very skillful, and it seems that he is a habitual offender.
The two old hens were in the yard, just looking for food beside the flower pond with a group of chickens, ducks and a few quails. They were indifferent even if their eggs were stolen.
“Aling, look, it’s the magpie who did it!”
At this time, Wang Susu also noticed the eggs in the mouths of the two flower magpies, and pointed them at Chen Ling.
Chen Ling had already seen the whole process of committing the crime, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, this happy bird in folklore is not a good bird, but a thief bird.
The young couple were looking up when they saw two empty egg shells dropped from the tree. They made two "pat" and "pat" sounds and landed not far from their feet. It has to be shredded.
Perhaps they felt comfortable eating the eggs, so the two flower magpies raised their tails quite proudly and started chirping on the branches.
The cry is cheerful and loud.
In the past, it only sounded festive, but now it made Chen Ling extremely upset.
Picked up a piece of dirt from the base of the wall and threw it over. Unfortunately, it missed and the two egg thieves flew away.
"It's better to cover the chicken coop with barbed wire, otherwise the eggs at home will not be able to withstand such damage."
Wang Susu picked up the eggshells on the ground and said with some distress.
"Well, these thieving birds can fly and are very slippery. They fall into the yard without anyone paying attention. It is really not easy to guard against them."
Chen Ling was helpless and had to find a barbed wire fence. , and covered the chicken coop again.
Just after covering the chicken coop, the two flower magpies flew back again, landed on the toon tree, screamed "chirp", and kept jumping between the branches of the tree. Jumping away, as if provoking, looking extremely arrogant.
Seeing this, Chen Ling couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up two more stones and threw them over. They immediately flew up and hid far away.
But after a while, he flew back again, and this time he brought a group of friends with him. They all landed on the toon tree outside the courtyard, shouting "chirp" extremely wildly, and performed a chorus for Chen Ling. .
"I'm so convinced!"
Chen Ling felt weak, frowned, turned around and walked into the house regardless.
Scream, shout loudly.
Anyway, the chicken coop is covered with wire mesh. These thieving birds still want to enter the chicken coop and steal eggs, but there is no way.
Sure enough, after Chen Ling ignored them, although the magpies were still wandering around the yard, they could not enter the chicken coop or steal the eggs, so they slowly dispersed.
……
Soon it was noon.
For lunch, Chen Ling and his wife made a big cake.
This job is different from cooking. Chen Ling doesn't know how to do it at all, especially when making noodles. Wang Susu can only let him watch and learn while doing it.
Speaking of which, men have stronger hands than women. If they can knead noodles, the noodles they make will generally be chewier and more delicious than those made by women. However, most men in rural areas are either clumsy or have no skills. That patience.
After the fragrant flatbread came out of the pot, Chen Ling set up the pot and made egg drop soup. The couple ate the egg drop soup with pancakes and they were extremely satisfied. After eating, Chen Ling moved out the recliner and prepared to read in the yard. When he got tired, he would squint for a while.
However, things did not go as expected. After he entered the house and moved the deck chair out, he was surrounded by those little quails and rabbits, following him wherever he went. , these little things follow wherever they go.
Especially the little rabbit. After all, it was Chen Ling who I saw as soon as I opened my eyes. After being raised, he came out of the nest within a few days. He was well-behaved and never ran around. He was very clingy.
They kept rubbing against his feet and digging into his trousers, which disturbed him so much that he couldn't even doze off, so he had to use a flat basket to fasten them up to make him feel comfortable. He raised the book and read every line on the recliner, and soon he felt sleepy.
"Uncle Fugui, is Uncle Fugui here?"
While he was drifting off to sleep, someone called outside the door.
Chen Ling opened his eyes and looked over. He saw a man whose clothes were stained with white dust, shouting through the fence door.
I quickly got up and walked over to open the door.
"You are Yingqiang, come in and sit down."
Chen Ling opened the door and recognized who it was. It was Chen Guoping's second son, Chen Yuqiang's brother Chen Yingqiang.
In his mid-thirties, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and has a handsome appearance, but his hair is a bit bald. He runs a small mill near the village committee.
This is also the only mill in Chenwangzhuang today.
On weekdays, nearby villages also come to grind noodles, and the business is not bad.
“No, I won’t enter the house because of my white face.”
Chen Yingqiang waved his hand.
Then he said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Fugui, I heard that Ida said that there are a lot of ducks at home. Can you let me change a few?"
Only then did Chen Ling notice that at the door There is a bag of white noodles on one side, presumably to exchange the white noodles for the duck.
He said with a smile: "You are still talking about whether to exchange it or not. How many do you want, I will catch them for you."
There are indeed many ducklings in the family. At that time, Nansha River All forty duck eggs picked up nearby hatched.
In fact, ducks were fine when they were young, and it doesn’t matter if they are raised more. They are yellow, fluffy, and lovable.
But it won’t work anymore when I grow up. There are so many ducks pooping all over the yard that it’s impossible to stay at home.
In the past two days, Chen Ling had been thinking about how many of Liu Nier would be picked up by this boy the next time he came home. Unexpectedly, Chen Yingqiang arrived before Liu Nier came.
"Estimated, estimated to be about ten..."
Chen Yingqiang felt quite embarrassed after saying that, after all, this number was a bit too much.
Then he explained: "Caiyun broke her leg during the Chinese New Year and couldn't do any heavy work. She just wanted to raise chickens and ducks at home."
"It's just that the mill is inseparable. Come on, I don’t have time to get these.”
“Uncle Fugui, if you think it’s not possible, can you bring me some ducklings when you go to the county next time? I’ll give you the money first. "
Chen Ling waved her hands after hearing this: "Is that okay? There are forty ducklings at home, and there are more than twenty chicks. A few days ago, there were several babies delivered. There are so many quails and rabbits that my yard can no longer live in them..."
"You've come to the right place if you want ducklings. I'll catch them for you right now."
Then he quickly caught fifteen little ducks, put them in a basket and put them in front of Chen Yingqiang.
"Yingqiang, please count, are fifteen enough?"
"That's enough, Uncle Fugui, that's enough."
Chen Yingqiang nodded repeatedly, then glanced The little duck in the bamboo basket, I thought to myself, this duck grows very fast, it is almost half a big duck, and my bag of white flour is definitely not enough to replace it.
So in addition to the white noodles, I also stuffed five yuan into Chen Ling.
Chen Ling didn't refuse. They were on average terms of friendship and not related to each other, so he could just settle the matter as he wished.
However, after all this trouble, Chen Ling was no longer sleepy. He moved the bag of white noodles into the backyard, gave Wang Susu another five dollars, and walked out carrying the bamboo basket and net bag. Door.
Eating has been too light in the past two days, so he plans to go to the reservoir to catch some crayfish to satisfy his craving.
(End of this chapter)