Chapter 94 Visitors
(PS: Chapter 92 is before the remarks on the shelf, you can see it after refreshing)
On the cracked cracks of the turtle eggs, small black dots appeared one by one, After a while, the black spots grew bigger and bigger, turning into pointed black mouths, and then little heads stuck out.
The little turtle cubs that have just hatched have not come out yet, like clown fish.
Chen Ling watched them quietly until they all came out of their shells.
The turtle cubs that hatched were only about the size of a copper coin. Their backs were blue-black, lighter in color, and had some patterns. After hatching, they crawled towards the same direction - the pond where the old turtle was.
Now in this pond, the female turtle has grown to the size of a millstone, and the seven male turtles are as big as a well cover.
In fact, after they were put into the cave, Chen Ling didn't feed them much food. When they were hungry, they crawled out to hunt in the fish pond.
The environment of the cave is suitable, and it has other unknown effects.
The fish are basically fry that only take about half a month. They grow very fast, and the pond is covered with lotus flowers. Even the old turtles can’t eat them all. It makes the fish in the fish pond more wild and fierce. Abnormal, fish and turtle battles often take place.
However, no matter how ferocious these fish are, they cannot defeat the old turtle and will eventually end up in the belly of the old turtle.
Seeing the turtle cubs lining up to enter the pond one by one and swimming happily around the old turtle in the water, Chen Ling got up, picked up the bucket, went to fetch water from the stream several times, and poured it into the pond. middle.
At this time, both the old turtle and the young turtle became extremely excited.
After hearing a "crash" sound, the female turtle surfaced directly from the water and looked at Chen Ling with wide eyes, revealing a trace of anthropomorphic emotions in her eyes.
It seems to be expressing gratitude.
When Chen Ling saw this scene, he knew that this female turtle had become wise.
So he hooked his hand and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, come ashore and let me have a look."
The female turtle really understood and slowly climbed onto the shore.
When it crawled up to him, Chen Ling found that the patterns on its body were more complicated and the colors were getting darker. The black turtle shell was as thick as a millstone.
Chen Ling reached out and touched its head: "I will call you Garlic from now on."
As long as the family is smart, Chen Ling will not just treat them as wild animals, but will give them names and treat them as his friends.
Hearing Chen Ling's words, the old turtle stretched his head and bumped his hand. His eyes showed excitement, as if he was excited about getting a name.
"Don't move Garlic, let me see if you can carry me."
Chen Ling pressed down its thick head to stop it from moving, while he Step on its back carefully.
The tortoise shell as big as a millstone was hard and thick, and Chen Ling stood very firmly on it. Suan Tou seemed to understand his intention at this time, and he stood up slowly, carrying Chen Ling and slowly walked around the hut twice.
"This guy, I can count as getting a new mount!"
After feeling satisfied, Chen Ling got off the back of Suantou and thought happily.
"Garlic, you are not allowed to go there, do you know? Keep an eye on your turtle men, and they are not allowed to go."
When Garlic returned to the water, Chen Ling did not forget to point to the stream. direction, give it instructions.
The cucumbers and tomatoes behind the thatched house grew wildly and became messy, so Chen Ling used wire ropes to build a shelf. Within a few days, he put up fences in front and back of the thatched house, connecting them to the stream. The tree-lined path is also separated by a fence gate.
Otherwise, Chen Ling was afraid that the old turtles would run in that direction after they came ashore. When the time came, the stream would be harmed by them, and people would be unable to eat. But the old turtles in the pond are getting bigger day by day, and the small fence gate cannot stop them.
Fortunately, the mother turtle is now enlightened and can understand simple words. Just give it a warning.
Chen Ling can also worry less.
After seeing the old turtles here, Chen Ling went to observe the eel fry that he brought into the cave the night before yesterday. There were more than ten of them, and they were all placed in an iron bucket, which was filled with stream water. , I threw away a handful of water plants and didn’t pay much attention to them.
Now when I go over and take a look, my good guys are almost one foot long.
You must know that when these eel fry were first put in three days ago, they were still like red threads, less than two centimeters. Now they have grown to be so big, thin and long, and each one is very big. It is well-proportioned, about ten centimeters in length, and when swimming, it looks like red ropes floating in the water.
“Look at this posture, it will grow into a big fish in half a month...”
“His grandma, isn’t this a quick money-making machine?”
Seeing this, Chen Ling slapped his thigh excitedly.
But then he thought about it and quickly calmed down.
Damn it, no, it doesn’t grow fast, and it’s not always possible to find a suitable buyer. After all, there aren’t many people like Bobcat who ask for five thousand yuan a piece.
He didn’t want to sell his two turtle grandchildren, Sun Yanhong and Erzhu.
"Forget it, let's keep it for now. Anyway, we are not short of money now."
Chen Ling shook his head.
It’s too much trouble to find customers, so just let it happen.
Then I went to the lotus pond again, wondering if I could build a lotus pond in my yard in the next two days and raise a few fish to add some fun to the summer.
In fact, he also wanted to open a pond in the field, but Wang Susu was unwilling to let him bother anymore after planting the saplings, so he kept the open space untouched.
"But it's okay to dig a small lotus pond at home, and it won't take up much space..."
Having made up his mind, Chen Ling walked slowly down the stone arch bridge.
After returning to the hut, I picked another peach from the peach tree and left the cave.
This peach is as big as a baby's head, white and red inside, huge and plump. Even before you eat it, just the smell of it is very tempting.
Chen Ling wiped the fluff on the surface and took a bite. In an instant, the full juice filled the entire mouth. The delicious and sweet taste of the peach seemed to be magnified countless times, blooming from the tip of the tongue and then spreading throughout the body. After Chen Ling took a bite, he couldn't stop swallowing at all. He swallowed the peach as big as a baby's head in three gulps. It wasn't until there was only a small peach core left in my hand that I couldn't fully recall the taste of it. But no matter how I thought about it, I just remembered that the peach was delicious, juicy and fleshy, with a fragrance that I had never tasted before. Not only did I feel comfortable after eating it, It felt so good, my mind became much clearer, and the sweat pores all over my body relaxed, as if I was in a state of ecstasy.
Chen Ling exhaled happily: "This guy is really a fairy peach. When the peaches outside are ripe in a few days, I will take them out and give Su Su a taste."< br>
With a slight sigh, Chen Ling dug a small hole and planted the peach core in his hand, and didn't care about it anymore.
Get up and carry the basket to cut the grass.
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.
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'The wheat shoots are yellow, and the girl looks after her mother'. From the time when the wheat turned apricot, and as the Dragon Boat Festival approached, more and more people visited relatives on the road.
A married woman often has to visit her parents’ home before harvesting wheat.
People walking, riding donkeys, and riding bicycles, just take a look, they are absolutely indispensable on the road these days.
Don’t visit relatives empty-handed. You should carry baskets, bags, and boxes on your arms, filled with fresh fruits to eat.
Mothers and daughters don't care whether they meet more or less. Once they get together, they have endless things to talk about. They talk about missing each other, talk about family life, praise their husbands, and naturally talk about trivial and annoying things.
At meal time, the daughter went into the kitchen with her mother again, just like she did before she was married, making a good meal with pots and bowls in hand, to honor her parents.
The girl looks after her mother, while the man stays at home and does some chores before the wheat harvest.
Otherwise, it is said that when the awns meet the Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Boat Festival), ten families will have fires and nine families will die. It means that there are many relatives visiting during this season, and families with few families will only have one man at home to guard the wheat fields. Sometimes something goes wrong and fires are inevitable. If you are careless when cooking, or you are so busy that you forget, it is easy to cause a fire.
Fires during the wheat harvest season are quite frightening, especially for homes close to wheat fields. Anyone who has a little spark flying out will suffer a serious crime. A fire that sweeps across can destroy most of the village. The year's rations were burned to nothing, and the semi-yellow wheat was burned by the fire in such weather. The crackling fire shot up into the sky, and coupled with the southeast wind, it could sweep dozens of acres of land in the blink of an eye, making it impossible to save it.
So these days, large water tanks are placed on the ridges of many wheat fields to store a whole tank of water in case of accidents.
But no matter what, the village has obviously become lively in the past two days.
Even Mrs. Wang’s house smelled of meat.
Chen Ling had nothing to do at home these two days, so he discussed with Wang Susu and planned to open a small pond at home, plant some lotus flowers, and raise some fish.
It was not just a waste of money. Wang Susu naturally would not refuse to agree, so she helped him dig a small pond to the east of the grape trellis.
The young couple had just finished their work this morning when suddenly the two dogs at home started barking, and then they heard the sound of a motorcycle engine coming from far away.
Chen Ling thought Chen Erzhu's grandson was here again, so he got up and went to the door to see.
When I walked out of the door, I saw a tall, dark young man on a yellow scooter, leaning his head and grinning silly at him. Behind him was a man wearing a white shirt and a ponytail. girl.
"Hey, Ling Zi, you didn't expect it to be me."
"Chuang Zi!"
Chen Ling was really shocked when he saw these two people.
"Good guy, why are you here, come home quickly, come home quickly."
Wang Susu hurried out when she heard the voice.
Chen Ling introduced her to her that this was one of his good friends in the city, the one who was getting married this year as mentioned last time.
Wang Susu had an impression of this incident because Chen Ling came back late that day, so she remembered it more clearly.
Then he and Chen Ling hurriedly invited Han Chuang home.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Han Chuang smiled naively at Wang Susu, then pointed to the girl next to him and introduced them: "This is my partner, Jiang Xiaoqing... ”
After saying this, he winked at Chen Ling, quite a bit of showing off.
Jiang Xiaoqing is not tall and a little fat.
But his appearance is pretty good, with big eyes, slightly larger and thicker lips, and a round face, but his skin is very white, and he has two dimples when he smiles.
After seeing Wang Susu, a look of surprise and astonishment flashed through her eyes, and she hurriedly called out sister-in-law.
Then he smiled and nodded at Chen Ling.
After entering the yard and parking the motorcycle, Han Chuang carried a big basket down. There were cans, cakes, sugar cubes, and a lot of snacks for the good guy.
Bring it over and let Chen Ling put it away.
When Chen Ling saw this, he punched him in the chest and scolded him with a smile: "You guy, why did you bring anything when you came to my house? If you don't know, you'd think you were a hairy son-in-law who just came to the door."
"Then, then, you can't come to your house empty-handed for the first time..."
Han Chuang frowned and stuttered.
Then he got up and realized that he was here to send out wedding invitations.
According to custom, he shouldn't be the one to send out wedding invitations, but he thinks he has a good time with Chen Ling. In addition, Chen Ling doesn't go to the county town much now and rarely sees him. Came here in person.
The fact that Jiang Xiaoqing can come with me means that the girl doesn’t mind.
So Chen Ling and his wife naturally didn't say anything, so they made tea, arranged melon seeds and peanuts, and entertained them wholeheartedly.
(End of this chapter)