Chapter 92 Wheat Huang
After hearing what the villagers said, Dujuan was still a little confused. She stood outside the sheepfold and stared at the big ram. However, the big ram had just been castrated, and she was also very frightened. , lying in the grass nest, she didn't dare to come out. She looked around, but she couldn't see what was going on.
Seeing her frowning and thinking hard, Chen Ling walked out of the sheepfold and explained with a smile:
"As the old saying goes, pigs are covered with straw, sheep are heroes, and cows have eyes. I was in tears. I was talking about the fact that when the livestock in the countryside are slaughtered and castrated, the sheep behave the most manly and have the most backbone. Many sheep do not even cry out until they die. In fact, it is not that they don’t cry, but they are too timid to bark. . ”
“Besides, the sound of sheep is not loud. You will know this if you observe more in the future. Among all poultry and livestock, sheep actually have the smallest sound.”
"Even if some sheep bark after being frightened, they can't carry as far as the barks of pigs, dogs, cows, etc. No matter how loud they bark, they can only be heard by a few households in the immediate vicinity..."
After saying this, Du Juan understood.
Smiled at Chen Ling, said thank you, and hurriedly took out a small notebook from his coat pocket to write down what he just said. Even his pair of fox eyes that flew upward were shining brightly.
This posture amused the surrounding villagers.
I thought to myself that people from outside are just ignorant. What’s so rare about a sheep?
Asking questions about this and that, and taking notes in a notebook, what kind of knowledge can there be here?
Then they all lost interest in this strange woman and left Wang Lixian’s yard one by one.
Chen Ling took off his apron and washed his hands, and declined Wang Lixian's family's offer to stay.
Every household has something to do during this time of year, so it’s better for him not to stay here and cause trouble for others.
So I said a few words to Zhang Qiaoling, teased Datou for a while, and then turned around and went home.
Zhang Qiaoling held the baby in her arms and accompanied Du Juan as she continued to wander around the village, chatting with the elderly in the village, trying to understand and record the local culture and folk customs here, and find creative inspiration.
At first, the villagers thought this woman was quite strange, but after Du Juan took pictures of them with a rare object like a camera, the old man and the old lady happily started talking to her.
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When Chen Ling returned home, Wang Susu was standing in the yard, letting the chickens, ducks and quails go out to find food.
In spring and summer, there are a lot of bugs in weeds, dry firewood piles, wheat straw piles and other places in the village. Therefore, the chickens and ducks raised at home generally do not need to feed too much food at this time and let them find it on their own. Just eat the bugs.
But the same cannot be said for little rabbits, they have to eat grass.
The six little rabbits at home now, which are more than half a month old, are of normal size. In addition to being clingy, they are too timid to go out. Moreover, there are many dogs in the village, so there is no way to keep them away. Let it out.
Before, when Wang Susu went out to herd cattle, she would bring them back with a basket of grass.
The red eels have given birth to eel fry in the past few days, and Wang Susu refuses to go out. There is no grass at home to feed the rabbits.
Chen Ling had no choice but to go out and cut grass for them.
It was about to enter May, and the sun was getting hotter. He could no longer lie down and read in the yard, so he shouldered the basket, took the little white cow out of the backyard, and took the two dogs out of the house.
As soon as he left the village, Chen Ling smelled the faint scent of wheat in the wind.
The wheat at this time has begun to turn yellow. During the ripening season, the wheat looks different every day. After another ten days or so, a few southeasterly winds will blow the harvest.
Every household in the village is ready for the wheat harvest, and there are busy figures in the wheat fields and threshing fields.
Before the wheat harvest, the threshing field must be rolled in advance. If it is not smooth and solid, it will be impossible to thresh. The weather is changeable in this season, so roll it early to be prepared. Chen Ling rode an ox, greeted people he knew, and wandered all the way to the fields at the foot of the mountain.
In more than a month, the fruit saplings have become lush and green, with luxuriant branches and leaves. Among the gaps between the saplings, the few vegetable beds cultivated are also growing well.
He had nothing to take care of, so he untied the calf and let it run wild in the field with the two dogs before quietly entering the cave.
Summer is about to enter the outside world, but it is still warm as spring in the cave sky, with lush flowers and plants, ancient trees, and a prosperous atmosphere.
Chen Ling looked up at the sky and saw an inverted dome. Although it was called the Sun and Moon Cave, there was no sun or moon inside, and the bright skylight came from nowhere, making the entire cave always in a state of darkness. In daylight.
In fact, Chen Ling also explored the cave several times.
From the ancient stele with the four characters "Sun and Moon Cave Sky" to the dense forest of strange ancient trees, he went deep against the stream that ran through the dense forest. After several explorations, he also discovered this paradise of cave heaven. There are also boundaries.
The area he can reach in the entire Sun Moon Cave is about one hundred acres in size.
Ninety percent of it is covered by dense forests.
The place outside the dense forest that he couldn't reach was shrouded in thick milky white mist. It should be the same mist that poured into his soul body, but he couldn't touch it now and wanted to walk through the mist. It is not possible to go deeper.
But Chen Ling is not in a hurry about this.
He has not fully used the Sun Moon Cave Sky now. He has not done anything serious since the day he got it, that is, raising fish, growing vegetables, cooking and getting some water, and other Never done anything. Seeing the people in the village busy working in the fields, he felt like he was really turning into a lazy man by comparison.
“Well, I can’t just be idle all day. I have to find something to do in my spare time.”
Chen Ling sighed softly and wandered around the cave for a while. , walked into the hut and packed away more than half of the remaining flowers and peanuts.
I don’t know when I will go to the county next time. It would be better to group them together, otherwise they will take up too much space.
After packing up the peanuts, Chen Ling walked to the corner of the hut.
I saw a thick layer of dead grass in the corner, with six thumb-sized bird eggs and more than 20 red-bellied brocade eggs placed on it.
But there is no movement yet.
Chen Ling looked at it twice, then got up and walked outside.
Behind the hut are pear trees, peach trees, and jujube trees. There are three or four of each kind. They were planted when they first got the cave.
Except for pears that Chen Ling had taken out to boil water for drinking a few times, she had never eaten peaches and dates.
Although these trees are still the same, the fruits hanging on the trees seem to be getting more and more colorful. Chen Ling can smell the rich aroma even before he gets closer.
Just as he was about to pick two peaches to taste, there was a rustling sound from the pond, and Chen Ling hurriedly walked over to take a look.
In the pit beside the pond, old turtle eggs slightly smaller than table tennis balls were cracked with cracks. When he saw this posture, Chen Ling suddenly showed a surprised smile: "Good guy , after waiting for two months, there has been no movement, and now it is about to break out of its shell.”
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