Chapter 114
Wang Susu was slightly relieved after hearing this, and then left the kitchen and went to the east side room to feed the chickens, ducks, quails, etc. She was in a hurry last night and didn't have time to clean up. I just opened the basket and put them into the house. I simply spread a straw mat on the ground and didn't pay much attention to it.
Actually, chickens and ducks are fine no matter what. They can sleep and lay eggs on straw mats, but quails can’t. Now half a month has passed, and the male quails have already hatched little quails. Yesterday, they were covered in baskets. Even though we were afraid of rainwater, the paving was tight. Fortunately, we were not suffocated to death, but we were just in a bad mood.
The rainy day was relatively cold. Wang Susu knew that the little quails were afraid of the cold, and they had been exposed to a lot of rain yesterday. She was not worried about hiding next to the male quails to keep them warm, so she went to ask Liang Hongyu to find two cans and fill them with hot water. water, wrapped in a few rags, and placed beside them to provide warmth.
Then I cleaned the chicken and duck feces in the house and observed them. After a while, the little quails felt better.
In fact, the baby quails can run around on the ground half a day after hatching, and it will not last more than ten hours at most. But unfortunately, it happened on a heavy rainy day, and they have been hiding in the chicken coop since they hatched. Now their bodies After it warmed up, he chirped and started running around the house.
Wang Susu felt relieved after seeing this. After cleaning up the feces in the house, she put on her straw hat and went to wash the little white cow under the shed. The little white cow loves to be clean very much. Last night, it was covered in mud and water, which made it very uncomfortable. It is because of its wisdom that it has been enduring it. Now when Wang Susu came over, it immediately lay down on the ground and let Wang Susu do it. After a while, it felt comfortable. It twitched its ears and mooed.
The two of them, Liang Hongyu and Liang Hongyu, also came to join in the fun, but the little white bull was already very generous by letting them ride it once last night. How could he let them touch it again? He turned his head and stared at the bull's eyes, spraying from his nostrils. Roughly, he roared dissatisfiedly at the two of them.
The two of them had no choice but to stand far away, for fear of irritating the little white bull and losing its temper. Originally, they thought they could get close to each other after letting him ride on his back last night. After all, this They had never seen a beautiful cow before, and they liked it very much, but they didn't expect that they would not be allowed to touch it.
It is a pity that the old couple felt surprised.
Upon seeing this, Wang Susu comforted Xiaobai Niu twice, and then explained to the two of them: "Actually, Xiaobai is very sensible, but he is a bit stingy. Except for me and A Ling, he will not let anyone else get close."
"In addition to this, Xiaobai is also very protective of the family. Someone went to steal eels in our backyard before, and it was Xiaobai who drove them out. I heard from Aling that if those people hadn't brought shotguns, Xiaobai would have chased them. Later, I was afraid that the shotgun would hurt it, so I hurriedly called it back.”
The old couple didn’t know that this incident had happened. They couldn’t help but praise the little white cow. They felt that the little white cow was spiritual. But now they didn't dare to get close. They stood not far away and watched Wang Susu wash the cow. It wasn't until Chen Ling called out that the meal was ready that the three of them got up and went to the kitchen to have breakfast.
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In the next few days, the heavy rain disappeared, but the light rain continued. The county launched several more flares in the past few days, which were red, which meant that the flood situation was very urgent. .
During this period, someone from the county came over to inform Qin Rongxian and brought a piece of news.
The situation is similar to what Chen Ling guessed. There is indeed a problem in the upper reaches of the Jinshui River. This river is usually very fast, and the heavy rain this time is relatively fast. When the water rises, there are reservoirs and The Nansha River was not able to share the pressure enough, causing all the villages and towns on both sides of the Jinshui River to suffer.
Fortunately, the rain has weakened in the past few days, and the rescue military and police were dispatched quickly. Otherwise, a large number of casualties would have been caused.
Under the current situation, he will definitely not be able to return to the village in a short time. Chen Ling has nothing to do. Every day, he is either holding an umbrella and taking the dog out for a stroll, or he stays at Liang Hongyu’s house to read or write and draw. Let's draw some drawings. This time the village was flooded, so the two yards at home just happened to be demolished and reassembled into one. By the way, the fields at the foot of the mountain were also carefully designed, and then a small village was built.
Plant flowers, plants and trees inside, raise chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, dig a large pool, build several canals, raise fish and lotus flowers, it’s a beautiful scene when you think about it.
As for the yard in his village, Chen Ling turned around and looked outside. In fact, the place where Qin Rongxian and Liang Hongyu lived was pretty good. It looked like it had been carefully decorated, not to mention very regular, with gray tiles on the eaves and dense window lattice, giving it an ancient charm. A feeling of exuberance.
Compared with the houses that other people in the county live in, they require too much attention.
There is also a large tree in the center of the courtyard that only two or three people can embrace. The trunk is twisted and solid, like an enlarged bonsai. The crown of the tree covers the entire courtyard like a canopy, giving it a strong sense of power.
"It won't go well with it in the village. It's better to be simple."
Chen Ling shook his head and gave up the idea.
On the other hand, it would be easier to build a village at the foot of the mountain. Just follow the current layout in the cave. There are houses deep in the woods, with canals in front of and behind the houses, and full of lotus flowers. If we can't build a stone arch bridge, we will build it then. A stone bridge also shows more natural beauty.
Looking out the window in ecstasy, he gradually had more ideas and inspirations in his heart.
It is raining non-stop outside. The chickens and ducks are hiding in the house and huddled up, taking a nap and refusing to come out. They have laid many fewer eggs in the past few days, but the rabbits seem not to be affected at all. , running around in the rain, getting all wet. The old couple were afraid that they would slip out along the waterway and get lost, so they braved the rain to chase the rabbits all over the yard. After chasing them several times and catching them, the rabbits became even more aggressive. , like playing a game with the second elder.
Chen Ling saw that they were getting naughty, so he tied them together with straw ropes and threw them together with the chickens and ducks. This was not very honest, and they made a lot of noise in the house.
Two days later, after being reminded by Wang Susu, Chen Ling discovered that they were not playing naughtyly, but that a female rabbit was pregnant with cubs and wanted to find a place to dig a hole. Only then did he remember, Our rabbit grew up from the wild rabbit cub sent by Liu Nier.
In order to adapt to the harsh living environment in the wild, hares usually enter estrus at the age of four months and complete mating in a very short time. At this time, they need to dig new holes or expand the original holes to prepare for childbirth. , when they are six months old, they will give birth to cubs.
It is now the 20th day of the sixth lunar month, and my rabbits are more than four months old. However, because there are too many good things at home, they are growing better than rabbits in the wild, and they develop faster. As of now In this situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until six months old, and the baby rabbit will be born in another month at most.
So the desire to dig holes everywhere now is due to their instinct before giving birth.
After knowing this result, Chen Ling suddenly realized that he had a lot of things to give birth to, especially after the baby quail hatched, the female quail laid two more clutches of eggs, and the male quail started to get busy again. , and saw another nest of quail hatching more than half a month later.
There are also rabbits. These things grow up and give birth to babies very quickly. Hare has become a domesticated one, and one litter a month is not a problem, especially since the rabbits eat well.
"This guy, I have never thought about farming. Why do I feel like I am about to become a big farmer?"
Chen Ling scratched his head and turned around to see that there were already two piles of eggs and duck eggs in the corner of the room. It was like a bamboo basket, and he sighed helplessly.
That’s right, it’s just two bamboo baskets, not bamboo baskets.
Think about it, when there were only two old hens in the past, they would be fed with stream water, and they could pick up a dozen eggs in two days. Now there are seven or eight hens in the house, and four or five hens. , that guy lays eggs and can't even eat them.
Before the flood, he had thought about coming to the county town to sell some. Unexpectedly, Liang Hongyu and his wife came, and they didn’t go. Now, half a month has passed, and he has accumulated more and more, and there is almost no place to put it. .
It's a mess outside now, so we can't sell it.
Chen Ling was a little worried when he heard Liang Hongyu calling them to get down.
"Fugui, Susu, come out quickly. Uncle Qin has fried the silkworm chrysalises. Come down and eat."
"Okay, here we come."
Chen Ling agreed. He heard the sound, no longer thought about it, walked out, called Wang Susu who was handling the cocoons outside the door, and went downstairs.
After the silkworms form cocoons, they can molt into silkworm pupae in about seven days. If no silkworm seeds are left at this time, the cocoons must be put into boiling water to kill the silkworm pupae. Otherwise, in a few days, they will It will become a silkworm moth that bites through the cocoon and breaks out. In this way, the silk thread will be damaged and become incomplete, much shorter than normal, and cannot be sold at a good price.
This process is actually the process of peeling off the cocoon. Put the cocoons into boiling water and cook for a while. When the cocoons become softer and softer and the water in the pot turns yellow, you can take them out and soak them in clean hot water for a few minutes. .
At this time, the cocoons should be pressed to the bottom of the water. Do not let the cocoons float on the water. Use chopsticks or other things to stir vigorously in one direction in the water. The cocoons will follow the flow of the water. The rolling will become looser and looser, and then the thread head will come out.
Grasp the thread head and pull it up to pull out the thread, wrap it around the coil and pull it out like a wire.
However, there is no silk reeling car at Liang Hongyu's side, otherwise it would take a lot of speed.
Speaking of silk reeling carts, in ancient times there was a poem that said, "Every time there is mist and rain, the cart will be destroyed." This shows that rural women in ancient times often drove the reeling carts on rainy days, so they did not have to work in the fields when it rained. , so I have time to do this.
So, Wang Susu and Liang Hongyu have been busy at home in the past two days, dismantling silkworm cocoons, gathering silk, peeling out the silkworm chrysalises that were scalded to death in boiling water, and putting them in a basin.
Silkworm chrysalis is a good thing. It cannot be wasted after being boiled. It is high in protein and nutrition. It is best to eat it fried.
Not only is it delicious, it also nourishes the spleen and stomach and replenishes blood. It is a good product suitable for all ages.
After going downstairs, Chen Ling smelled a very special aroma of meat, mixed with the aroma of hot oil and chili peppers. It was like the fried chicken that would be smelled in later generations, but the aroma was obviously more strange and thick. When he arrived in the kitchen, he saw the aroma of meat on the dining table. There were two porcelain pots of silkworm chrysalis.
Each silkworm chrysalis is about the thickness of a little finger, golden in color and glowing with red oil, which makes people feel appetizing.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu picked two of them up with chopsticks and put them into their mouths. They were salty and tasty. They were crunchy when chewed, and the mouthfuls were full of caramel and crispiness.
Heiwa Xiaojin couldn't help but come over and beg for food.
“Wealthy and plain, just eat it with your hands. You can’t hold two with chopsticks and it won’t be enough to eat.”
Liang Hongyu said, took two bowls, put some into each of them, and let them hold it in their hands and eat.
"Do you have any steamed buns, auntie?"
Chen Ling was not polite and asked after taking the bowl.
“It’s steaming and it hasn’t come out of the pot yet. I know I can’t fill your stomach without staple food, so I’ve already prepared it for you.”
Liang Hongyu said with a smile, got up and walked to the door again. Qin Rong shouted out first.
"Rong went out to eat first. After frying things, he ran into the house to play with the cat. There is no politeness at all."
"Come on, come on."
After Qin Rong responded, I carried a few small mountain raccoons out of the house.
"Fugui, Susu, look how strong this little raccoon is."
"Your aunt and I have never fed this guy before. We have never been able to feed him. In half a month, we will all be dead, not even the cactus, and the Vietnamese people say that we are the enemies of flowers, birds, insects and fish.”
"Who knew that these little wild cats would be fed by the two of us? Do you think it's strange?"
Qin Rongxian put the little raccoons down from his arms and said happily.
Liang Hongyu was also very happy: "After all, he was rescued by us and is destined to us."
Chen Ling rolled his eyes after hearing this. What kind of fate is there? They fed him malted milk with water for several days. It's surprising that he survived. The old couple just hugged Xiaoshan Lizi all day long and didn't let go. Maybe they would die one day.
Still too busy.
If you like something, don't want it to leave your sight, and play with it every day, who can stand it?
Isn’t it true that you will die if you raise it?
Chen Ling doubted that the old couple could raise the cactus to death because they had nothing to do all day, so they slipped away into the street.
This is what he thinks.
But let alone the excitement that the old couple felt when it was their first time feeding.
Chen Ling watched helplessly as these two elders polished off the wildness of these five little mountain raccoons. When they were first caught at home, these little guys were very hungry. Although they knew how to eat, they were not allowed to get close to each other. , not even touched twice, huddled in the basket day after day, staring at people with stern eyes, with an unconcealed wildness, not as cute and lovable as a domestic cat when it was a child.
But the old couple didn't care about that. They always held the little mountain raccoon in their arms and fed them. When they went to bed, they also carried him on the bed and put him under the quilt. They were afraid that it would be cold at night and the guy would be close to him. Like a grandson.
The little mountain cats struggled and tried to run away many times, but they were dragged back. They were held in their arms and refused to move, and they had to follow them when they pooped and peed. In the end, these wild and atmospheric wild cats were forced to do it. Become obedient and honest.
Now I don’t make any struggle, knowing that struggling is useless, I just sit quietly next to Qin Rongxian’s legs, quietly waiting for food to be stuffed into my mouth.
Little mountain raccoons are actually similar to domestic cat cubs. They open their eyes in seven or eight days and can walk in about 20 days. Now this litter of little mountain raccoons is almost one month old. In addition to drinking malted milk , you can also eat other things, and you don’t need to take into account the tenderness of the intestines and stomach. As long as the wild temper is changed, it will be as solid as a civet cat, and everything you eat will taste delicious.
Chen Ling was speechless about this. He stood up, took down the steamer, and ate the silkworm chrysalis with the steamed buns. This stuff was silkworm chrysalis. It was crispy and fragrant. It tasted much better than the watery tussah chrysalis. He took a few mouthfuls. Just a steamed bun.
On the other hand, Wang Susu was very supportive and said that the old couple had taken good care of the little raccoons. Otherwise, how could they possibly feed them if they were so wild? He praised the second elder so much that the smile never left his face.
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In the rainy haze, time is passing rapidly.
On the twenty-eighth day of the sixth lunar month, in the early morning, Chen Ling woke up to a burst of cheers. Wang Susu, who had been lying next to him, had also sat up. When he walked outside the door, he found that the sky was clear and blue. , a beautiful rainbow rose from the sky, exuding a magnificent light under the rays of the rising sun. The rain that had been raging for more than half a month finally disappeared without a trace.
The streets and alleys were full of people, cheering and running around to celebrate that they could finally go home.
(End of this chapter)