Chapter 109 Visiting Relatives
Of course, Chen Ling was not just playing around with the kids. In the process, he also stuffed a lot of things into the cave, such as tadpoles, loaches, eels, mountain catfish, etc. The miscellaneous gadgets were placed in the newly opened channels behind the hut, and the tadpoles simply became food. Many other fish survived, and they lived well together with the red eels.
After Chen Ling put the two old red eels in the cave, they really started to grow. They are now sixty centimeters long and extremely strong. If it weren’t for the whiskers on their mouths, they would also have grown to nearly ten centimeters long. At a glance They really look like two big red pythons.
Chen Ling squatted by the channel and watched. The fish roe had hatched into new red eel seedlings, a messy mess, swimming around in the channel next to the big eel. This was to avoid The other common eels and loaches newly put into the water are guarded by the big red eel, so they will not be eaten.
“The red eels are growing more and more. I don’t know if they are delicious or not. Why don’t I catch one and try it some other time?”
"I have eaten blood eels several times in my last life, and this time we will also try these tens of thousands of red eels..."
Chen Ling was just smashing his mouth, when the little pigeons came over in a line and pecked She pecked his hand and cooed at him. The one-month-old pigeons had just learned to fly, but they could not fly high. However, after Chen Ling tried to let them out a few times, they were quite smart and even learned to fly on their own. Now that he can find food independently, he often looks for bugs around the yard these days. Chen Ling no longer has to feed them deliberately, he just lets them out for half an hour every day.
"What? Do you want to go out again?"
When Chen Ling saw the little pigeons coming around, he stretched out his hand and flew into his palm. He knew what these guys were thinking. Although the environment inside the cave would be better, after seeing the wider sky outside, they still couldn't help but want to go out and fly around twice to see the different scenery.
“Stay well for now, and I’ll let you out later.”
Then he picked two handfuls of beans from Dongtian and went out to cook. Now that the beans grown at home can be eaten, he had no worries about taking them from Dongtian.
"Aling, we still have a large open space in our field. I think the soil quality is still not that good, and the grass is not as tall as other places. Why not plant some beans and peanuts."
Wang Susu suggested at the morning dinner table.
"Okay, I'll hoe the land first. The weather has been bad these days. Let's plant it when the weather gets better."
So that morning After dinner, Chen Ling carried a hoe, mounted an ox, and went out with the dog. In fact, this was just a show of trying to deal with Wang Susu. The weather has not been very good recently, and it is estimated that the flood will come soon. When it was coming, Chen Ling didn't want to waste his efforts, so he made an excuse to trim the vacant land first.
This place was reserved for Chen Ling to build a house and build a lotus pond, and he had never planted much. The soil had not been greatly improved by the stream, and it looked much barren compared with other places. Wang Susu wanted to plant some soybeans and peanuts. It's normal.
Both soybeans and peanuts are leguminous crops, which can improve the soil to a certain extent. In addition, these crops are basically grown by every household. It’s just that there are more or less. In addition to eating them daily In addition, most of them are used to extract oil.
Slowly wandering to the field, Chen Ling walked through the woods, untied the cow rope, and after releasing the pigeons, he picked up a hoe and started weeding in the open space. The few acres of land here were vacant. Although the field is not fertile and the grass does not grow high, the fact that the grass is not tall does not mean that there is not enough grass.
Now it is overgrown with weeds that grow close to the ground, such as tribulus terrestris, horsetail grass, and horsehead grass. This kind of grass has very strong vitality and is very drought-resistant. It will not die even if it is exposed to the sun. It's on a hard dirt road where people often pass by, and a large piece of it can grow out of just a slight crack.
The most annoying thing is Tribulus, which sticks to the ground and is usually hidden in the weeds. It is difficult to see them. Sometimes if you don’t pay attention, they will stick to the soles of your feet or even slide along if you walk over them. The shoe fell into the seam, pricking the bottom of the foot with blood.
He picked up the hoe and picked up two grasses, trying to get the better of him, so he rubbed his palms together and started working.
Chen Lingyuan is not a good at farm work, but these days he has been influenced by it, and gradually he is able to do almost all kinds of work. However, the speed of working is still not fast, and he is here to cope with it. My wife's wife slowly hoeed half an acre of weeds in the morning, and then started hoeing and turning over the soil.
It’s just that he was only half-experienced after all. When he hoeed the ground, the soil ran away under his feet. The piles of soil were turned over and were not even at all, which made him frown when he saw it.
“Alas, it’s because there is too little farm work.”
He has seen many old farmers in the village hoeing the fields and working. It is really a visual enjoyment.
Raise the hoe above your head, gently drop it into the soil, and then pull it gently, the soil will immediately loosen. At this time, take out the back of the hoe and flip it, or turn it sideways, or turn it over, and dexterously hit the large pieces of soil, rising and falling. , like a dragonfly touching water. When he came back to his senses, the old farmer had already stepped forward and continued to dig the soil in front of him.
A straw hat to protect the sun, dripping sweat, an overturning hoe, muddy rubber shoes, a kettle on the ridge, a few rough bowls, the sound of crickets, grasshoppers, wind, the rustling of leaves... it’s like the same thing A beautiful countryside picture.
Such a scene is not uncommon in farmland after the summer harvest.
Chen Ling thought about it and slowly felt it. It took a lot of time to turn over half an acre of land.
After plowing half an acre of land, we can’t just do nothing.
Chen Ling took out a few watermelon seedlings from the cave. These watermelon seedlings were not planted specially by him, but were grown outside the hospital after the watermelon seeds were eaten by chickens and ducks.
After he saw it, he pulled it off and threw it into the cave sky, preparing to induce some watermelons to come out and sell them the next time he went to the county. The last time he went to the county to sell scorpions, he went to the small yard in the south of the city. , I found that there were a lot of small pieces of paper behind the door. Except for the owner of an oil shop who offered to give away two thousand kilograms of peanuts, there were only four or five people who said they wanted to buy vegetables.
After all, it’s summer now, and there are all kinds of vegetables in the vegetable market. Even if the vegetables he sells are delicious, the price is two yuan per catty. In comparison, buying The number of people will definitely decrease, which is normal, so plant some watermelons and bring them there next time, which will also count as adding some seasonal fruits.
And after the flood, fruits and vegetables will definitely be scarce, and they can be sold for a lot of money without raising prices.
However, after planting the melons and collecting them into the cave, Chen Ling thought about it and collected a lot of vegetables from the vegetable patch into the cave.
"The flood is coming soon. These vegetables can be sold at a good price. It's a pity to leave them here. Let's sell them together with the watermelons."
Muttering to himself, Chen Ling picked another dish from the cave. Bundles of mulberry branches and leaves came out.
After finishing all this work, it was already past noon, so Chen Ling whistled twice to call the pigeons back and prepare to go home for dinner. Unexpectedly, these little guys went crazy playing outside. After finding food to fill their stomachs, they flew around in the forest, chasing birds and playing around, refusing to come back.
The weather in the past two days is indeed not very good. The house swallows and earth swallows in the sky are all dark, blocking out the sky and the sun. It is very spectacular. When the little pigeons see this strange scene, they go They fly high into the sky to chase them, but they are still too small and lack strength. They often fly back to Chen Ling's shoulders after a short flight, or they land on the back of the cow to rest for a while, and then continue flying over to play.
Seeing this situation, Chen Ling ignored them and rode the cow home.
Just after passing a steep slope, Heiwa Xiaojin looked at the sky and shouted "woof woof woof". When Chen Ling looked up, he heard a sharp bird song in the sky, and then with a "wow" sound, a ball of The black shadow shuttled past the flock of swallows, like a black lightning piercing the sky. In an instant, several swallows were shot down and swirled from the sky to the farmland in the distance.
The swallows in the sky suddenly exploded. They were so frightened that they screamed and flew away. The little pigeons also quickly flew back.
"Woof woof woof~"
When the two dogs saw this, they screamed and tried to rush over to snatch the fallen swallow, but they were stopped by Chen Linghe, who knew it was the kite. Prey.
Speaking of which, this kite is also interesting. Maybe because he saved his life, he often lingers not far from me, but at the same time he is very vigilant and never gets too close. Himself, but not really leaving either.
Sometimes when Chen Ling goes home at night, he can feel something following him. He looks around with a flashlight but can't see anything. This situation would probably scare the faint of heart to death. It was only after Chen Ling checked back and forth several times that he determined that it was the kite that was quietly following behind his butt. It was just wary of people and didn't show up often.
"Okay, don't bully it. It's not easy to catch something to eat."
Chen Ling touched the heads of the two dogs, and then took the pigeon into the cave.
It was just the sixth month of the lunar calendar at this time, and corn was planted in the fields. There were also people planting soybeans and planting cotton on several steep slopes of the dirt road in the fields. To the south was Chen Erzhu’s greenhouse, which had not yet been fully planted. It was built, but now it is abandoned there. Except for the little children in the village who go there to play, other villagers don't often go there. Anyway, the land rent for the first three years is in hand, and will be collected when the lease term is up. Just come back.
Riding on the back of the bull, Chen Ling looked southward before looking back.
...The days passed day by day. On the fourth day of June, the young couple discovered that the silkworms in the backyard seemed to have become shorter overnight. It was transparent, and when they picked it up, they saw that there were still faint threads under their feet. The two of them knew that it was about to spin silk and form a cocoon. What they were doing now was crawling in the plaque to find a suitable place to form a cocoon, so they hurriedly took it. The silkworm rack made of wheat straw was brought over, and after cleaning the silkworm silt, it was put into the plaque and laid out.
Before they form cocoons, silkworms eat very little, and gradually they no longer eat mulberry leaves. However, the excreted silkworm excrement will become very large and needs to be removed in time. Clean up.
After everything was ready, the couple caught the silkworms on a silkworm rack made of bunches of wheat straw, helped them go up the 'mountain', and found a place for them to pull the silk, so that they could easily form a nest. Cocoon.
I went back to the front yard to have breakfast. The weather turned out to be sunny again today. Chen Ling, who had not waited for the heavy rain, was a little disappointed. He had nothing to do at home and couldn't read anymore, so he decided to go to the county seat again. On one trip, he sold vegetables and watermelons. Although the price of vegetables will rise a lot after the flood, who told him to prepare the goods easily? The supply will be available whenever he needs it. This way, he will be confident and it doesn’t matter what he does.
In addition, there were a lot of eggs and duck eggs at home. He and Wang Susu couldn't finish them all, so they had to sell some of them.
Who would have thought that as soon as he drove the ox cart to the reservoir dam, he heard someone calling him. Looking in the distance, he saw that it was Qin Rongxian and Liang Hongyu, an old couple.
Qin Rongxian was riding a large 28-bar car carrying Liang Hongyu. The two of them walked over slowly. After seeing him, they waved to him from a distance.
"This can't go on."
Chen Ling sighed inwardly.
Think about it seriously, this old couple has more time than he does. He gave them their address before, so it will only be a matter of time before he finds them.
With these thoughts in mind, Chen Ling stopped the oxcart and smiled: "Uncle Qin, Aunt Hongyu, why are you here?"
"Haha, I'll go with your aunt. I've been staying at my in-laws' house in the countryside for a few days. I'm passing by here now, so I just wanted to see you."
Qin Rongxian stopped the car and said with a smile.
Liang Hongyu jumped out of the back seat, her face also full of joy: "What are you doing, Fugui? Going to the county town again?"
Chen Ling nodded: "Yes, let's go buy more goods."
"Oh, then we are here at the wrong time, so don't delay your business."
The old couple looked at each other. At one glance, they felt embarrassed and went home. They knew that it was not easy for Chen Ling to make some money in rural life, and they couldn't let others miss out on making money because of the two of them.
When Chen Ling heard this, he smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay. Why is this not the right time? Since the two elders are here, why don't you go home and have a meal?"
" I can go there anytime to purchase goods. Anyway, I only go there two or three times a month, so it won’t be a problem.”
Liang Hongyu was a little doubtful: "Is it really not a problem?"
"It's really not a problem, let's go. My family didn't grow much food this year. We just set up a silkworm rack this morning and there's nothing else to do. I'll go home. "Have a seat."
Chen Ling said, turning the cart around and beckoning the old couple to follow.
But the two of them were still a little embarrassed. They felt that they had come at the wrong time. When Liang Hongyu got on the back seat of the bicycle, Qin Rongxian couldn't help muttering, saying that he had to come even if he said he wouldn't let you come. This is great. , what good impression can you make?
Liang Hongyu pinched him from behind and said that I didn’t miss the child and stopped by to see what was going on.
"Hey, Fugui, this is my father-in-law and mother-in-law, right? I have to entertain you well today."
After entering the village, someone made fun of me before I went far.
Liang Hongyu retorted after hearing this: "No, I am his aunt, and this is his uncle, here to visit relatives."
"Haha, aunt, that is also the daughter-in-law's aunt. Right?”
“…”
This sentence made the old couple not know what to say.
Chen Ling didn’t think much after hearing this. After all, uncle and aunt are what outsiders call them. In the village, it’s normal to call aunt and uncle. Then he saw this man walking over and pulling a cart with a manure scoop stuck in it. , he held his nose and said: "Brother Lishan, haven't you finished planting the corns? Why do you still have to pour manure on it now?"
The man is Wang Lishan, Wang Lixian's brother, and he is also the father of the pig boy.
"My family is feeding pigs this year, and the excess manure will take up space, just in time to water the vegetable garden."
Wang Lishan said something, and then joked to him: "Your child is really I can’t stand the hardship, and I can’t stand the smell. I’ll be careful if my mother-in-law goes back and reports it.”
Chen Ling was speechless and couldn't explain anything, so he said: "Brother Tateyama, the less you say, the better."
This cart of pig manure stinks, not only Chen Ling, but also the little white cow smells it. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he mooed uncontrollably and kicked his hooves, urging him to leave quickly.
Wang Lishan still laughed and joked a few more words before slowly pulling the dung cart towards the field.
However, many villagers heard this in vain. They really thought that Wang Susu’s mother-in-law had come and wanted to trouble Chen Ling again. The guys were all excited and ran out to watch the fun. .
Liang Hongyu was quite happy to see her. She smiled and explained to everyone she met: "I am Fugui's aunt, and this is his uncle."
As a result, no one thought elsewhere and thought it was Wang Susu's aunt.
Before they even got home, Wang Susu ran outside and looked at it. She really thought that after the letter was sent back, someone came to her house. She didn't expect that it was two old people she didn't know, and she was a little startled. .
"Aling, what is this?"
When Chen Ling saw his wife coming out, he jumped down from the bullock cart: "Susu, come, let me introduce to you, this is Qin Uncle, this is Aunt Hongyu. The big basket of rice dumplings I brought back last time was made by Aunt Hongyu..."
While Chen Ling was introducing, the old couple also looked at Wang Susuyi. Fan, stood beside him and kept nodding his head in approval.
Liang Hongyu couldn't help but stepped forward and took Wang Susu's hand, praising her repeatedly for her beauty, saying that none of the girls she had seen over the years were as good-looking as Wang Susu. She said this with a very special look in her eyes. A look of satisfaction.
While Wang Susu was embarrassed, she also felt strange in her heart. She felt that the aunt's eyes were like those of a mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law, which made her unable to help but start thinking more.
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