Chapter 119 Everyone
The weather is very hot, and lunch at Chen Ling’s house is quite late these days.
In fact, under normal circumstances, if there is no physical work, many farmers are not willing to turn on the stove at noon. Firstly, the kitchen is too hot, and secondly, it is more comfortable to eat cold.
Even if you have a stove, you can usually just boil some noodles, add some minced green onion and garlic, and pour some soy sauce on it to make a meal.
That is to say, Chen Ling and his wife do not want to improvise. They still have lunch every day on a hot day.
No, when he came home, Wang Susu was picking beans in the shade next to the grape trellis. The beans grown at home were free of pesticides and were green and environmentally friendly, but there were many bug eyes, so the beans needed to be soaked in cold water for about half an hour. The caterpillars are so bored that they crawl out of the insect's eyes and then choose, so it is more time-consuming.
"Su Su, let's not be busy at noon today. I beat a badger and let's go to Brother Xian's house to have some food."
Chen Ling shouted as he entered the door.
He doesn't know how to deal with this stuff. It's better to ask Wang Lixian about killing the meat and skinning it.
It just so happens that it’s hot and I don’t want to cook, so I can still go and have a meal.
"Huh? Badger?"
Wang Susu raised her head and took a look, only to find that Heiwa had something that looked like a piglet in her mouth, so she stood up and wiped her hands on her apron. , came over and asked: "Is this a badger? Where did you catch it?"
"It's in the bushes beside our field. This thing is really harmful. I took out a big one. "
Chen Ling shook his head and smiled: "It's a good thing we found it early, otherwise we would have suffered a lot when we planted peanuts and soybeans."
"This badger meat. Can it be eaten? ”
"It's edible. Not only is it edible, I heard it's also very delicious. Brother Xian has had one before. He has experience. It's a good idea to leave it to him. I'll go to Brother Guoping later for some seasoning. Remove it. It smells so bad."
"Otherwise, it will smell bad if left at home for a long time, and it will attract flies, so you won't be able to eat it."
"That's okay. , I’ll clean up the house before we go.”
Hei Wa listened and heard, but didn’t mention it. He put down the badger and barked at Wang Susu, and ran up and jumped around her. , showing that it caught the badger.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin couldn't stand it anymore, so he chased Heiwa and bit him. Suddenly the two dogs started running around the yard, killing quails that were hatching eggs, and rabbits that had just given birth to their babies. They were all so frightened that they screamed. These two were the bullies in the family and they couldn't be offended.
"Okay, okay, it's a hot day, you two should stop making trouble, drink some water to cool down, and then go and eat."
Chen Ling stopped and walked to the pressurized water well. Fill a large basin of cold water for the two dogs to quench their thirst and cool down at the same time.
As a result, Hei Wa, a fool, was not honest when drinking water. After taking a few sips, he soaked his big head in the basin and refused to come out. Xiao Jin couldn't drink water and kept barking at it.
It wasn't until Chen Ling scolded him with a dark face: "Hei baby, no matter how dishonest you are, even if you don't have a share of meat today, I won't even leave any bones for you."
That's when it felt guilty. He glanced at Chen Ling, shook his wet head gently, pretended to continue drinking water honestly, and then secretly glanced at Chen Ling from time to time. Whenever he didn't pay attention, he would blow two bubbles through his nose, which was not fun. Very happy.
Xiao Jin was too lazy to pay attention to it or complain. He ran to the lotus pond nearby to drink water instead of joining Hei Wa.
Wang Susu sprinkled some cold water near the rabbit nest and fed the rabbits some grass. After returning from the county town, the rabbits dug holes in the wall in the southeast corner of the yard. The female rabbit gave birth a few days ago. After three litters of rabbits, this guy grew up to have about thirty rabbits at home.
And rabbits breed quickly, usually having a litter in less than two months. The Chen Ling family’s ones are faster. It is estimated that one litter a month will be no problem. It can be foreseen that eggs, duck eggs, rabbits, etc. will be sold every month in the future. Quail can be a valuable source of income for the family.
“This guy really has the rhythm of a big farmer.”
Chen Ling watched Wang Susu block the fence next to the rabbit nest, and felt this emotion again in her heart.
"Why don't you leave Heiwa at home to look after the house."
Wang Susu washed her hands and said: "Xiao Huang and the others may come to the house at some time. Those three little things are not easy to worry about. They used to If you often run into a rabbit nest and make trouble, it will be bad if you get bitten to death.”
Don’t underestimate animals in their nurturing period. Rabbits at home are still wild rabbits, and they are the most protective of their young. When you are sensitive, you will not stop fighting once you are provoked. Especially after a mother rabbit gives birth to a baby rabbit, she will be irritable and timid. She will be scared of any disturbance and will whine when a stranger approaches. Male rabbits are also prone to mad bites.
I heard that Chen Ling’s family had given birth to a baby rabbit. The babies came over to watch, but were frightened by the angry rabbit. The young couple had to fence the rabbit’s nest to avoid No matter how stimulated they are, after all, there are still many people coming to the house to carry water during this period.
"It's okay, Xiao Huang and Xiao Pang know what's good and what's wrong. They don't dare to come if we're not at home."
Chen Ling glanced at Hei Wa's aggrieved appearance and said with a smile.
These days, every household in the village is building a house without leaving their home. Without him and Wang Susu at home, the yellow men dare not show up at all.
"That's true."
Wang Susu nodded, turned around to get the key, locked the door, and went to Wang Lixian's house with Chen Ling and the two dogs.
When they arrived just in time, Wang Lizian and his family were all there.
Not only Wang Lipian's wife, but Er Ni'er and her son-in-law, as well as Fourth Ni'er and Wu Ni'er were there. They were choosing vegetables and talking under the shade of the trees in the open space outside the door. Apparently they hadn't started cooking yet.
"Auntie, how are you living at Sister Lihui's house?"
When Chen Ling saw Auntie Wang there, she pulled Wang Susu over to say hello.
Aunt Wang and Second Aunt Wang are sisters-in-law. However, the two families had quarrels over the separation of their families. They did not have any contact with each other for most of their lives. They did not even communicate with each other about weddings and weddings. It can be said that they broke off the relationship. .
On the other hand, they are closer to Wang Lihui and Wang Limin, who are not the same grandfather. Chen Ling and others call Wang Lihui's father and mother third uncle and third aunt, but Wang Lixian and others call them second uncle and second uncle. Auntie, this is Aunt Wang who has crossed over from the second eldest son of the old Wang family. She no longer recognizes Aunt Wang's side.
"Fugui Susu, you are here."
Aunt Wang is a little old lady, short, with half white and half black hair. She has no teeth when she smiles, and her speech is a bit leaky.
After hearing the noise, he raised his head and saw that it was the young couple. He quickly stood up from the stone outside the door with a cane.
“The little girl from the Lihui family just hugged her is very noisy. I can’t eat or sleep well there, so how can I be as comfortable as at home.”
“In the end, gold and silver The kennel was not as good as my own kennel. Later, it became flooded. I couldn’t stay any longer, so I just slapped my ass and left, hahaha..."
Aunt Wang smiled as she spoke, then took Wang Susu's arm and walked into the courtyard.
"Come home quickly, come home quickly."
"I haven't seen you two for a few days. I always listen to Li Xian and Liu Nier talking about each other. We will have dinner at home at noon today."
Chen Ling laughed when he heard this: "We are just here to get some food."
He pointed at the two dogs behind him and said, "It just so happened that I shot a badger today. I don’t know how to deal with it, so let Brother Xian help me kill him.”
Aunt Wang looked back and saw that it was Hei Wa holding a badger in her mouth. She was startled at first and said in great surprise: "I've heard that you have two big dogs at home. I didn't expect them to be so big. Look. This badger must have weighed twenty or thirty pounds. It seemed effortless for the dog to hold it."
"Does dogs not bite people?"
Chen Ling waved her hands quickly. Don't bite, don't bite, don't dare to take it out if you bite."
Aunt Wang nodded, and then called out "Li Xian, Yu Zhi" several times.
While talking, Er Nier, her son-in-law, and Fourth Nier and Fifth Nier had gathered around. After several people called Uncle Fugui and Aunt Susu, they stood aside and stared curiously. Looking at the badger is strange.
When Aunt Wang saw this, she smiled and said: "Badgers are a rare thing. They have been hard to see in recent years. Last time you Dada trapped one and we all ate it up. The meat of this thing is so thick." It's like dog meat, and you'll be very full after eating it."
Wang Lixian also came out. Hearing this, he nodded silently: "The badger's meat is hard and solid. My stomach was bloated. I ate half a bowl last time and felt hungry for two days.”
“What? Two days? You haven’t eaten for two days?”
< br> Ernier's son-in-law asked in disbelief, thinking it was too exaggerated.
Wang Lixian shook his head: "I was working at that time. How could I not eat? I just drank vegetable porridge. I couldn't eat steamed buns and noodles." "It just so happened that your uncle Fugui brought it today. You’ll know what’s going on if you try it today.”
These words made Ernier’s son-in-law chuckle. He had drunk with Chen Ling twice and was extremely precocious. He said that Uncle Fugui should ask Heiwa to put the badger down quickly. He wanted to help. Wang Lixian killed.
Before she finished speaking, Er Nier grabbed her ears: "Don't you dare to kill yourself without seeing your rich uncle? You will show off if you join in the fun."
Everyone Laugh when you see this.
Chen Ling asked Heiwa to put down the badger, picked it up and followed Wang Lixian to the courtyard: "This is a male, and it smells bad. I went to Brother Guoping's house to get some medicine and killed it. Get rid of the smell first.”
"Well, I'll go and sharpen the knife."
Wang Lixian nodded and went into the kitchen to look for the knife.
Then the two of them squatted under the jujube tree in the yard and started plucking and peeling the hair. At this time, they saw that Wang Lixian was very experienced. He first removed the anus and other organs before perming the badger. The fishy smell of the meat is mainly concentrated in these parts. After blanching in hot water, it needs to be rinsed and marinated with water later. If it is not cut off in advance, the hot and cold meat may lock the fishy smell in the meat and cannot escape.
But badgers do produce a lot of meat.
After peeling off the skin, there is first a thin layer of muscle, and then a thick layer of fat. These fats can be taken out to refine oil. Under the fat are delicate and rosy muscles and bones. There is less bone and more meat. Look In the eyes, it is very pleasing.
After the stomach was disemboweled, Chen Ling smelled the stench that was even worse. Naturally, he didn't want the internal organs and intestines inside, but Wang Lixian kept the heart and meat, saying that these were also medicinal materials.
Chen Ling didn't understand these things, so he just watched them with relish and kept them in his mind. Next time he catches the badger, he can handle it alone.
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After handling the badgers and marinating them in water, they went to the open space outside the door to enjoy the cool air.
"Fugui, let's have a bowl of cold noodles first. Lixian has said this several times and we all know you have a big appetite."
Seeing Liu Yuzhi coming out with a porcelain basin of noodles, Aunt Wang said.
"It's okay, aunt, I'm not hungry yet."
Chen Ling smiled and said, "Aunt, just put down half a bowl and eat meat later."
“Haha, I’ve almost lost all my teeth. Why should I eat meat?”
The little old lady was small, but her laughter was hearty: “Besides, it’s hot today, and my stomach will suffer when I’m old. Don’t live there.”
When Chen Ling heard that, he agreed, and immediately stopped trying to persuade her. Then he looked left and right, and suddenly found that Liu Nier's skinny monkey had never shown up. He thought to himself that it was strange, so he asked Liu Nier.
“I ran out in the morning, who knows where I went crazy, and I didn’t know how to go home after eating.”
Wu Nier served noodles to Aunt Wang and handed two noodles to her. He handed over the good garlic cloves and turned to Chen Ling and said: "Uncle Fugui, please leave him alone. He will regret it if he can't eat meat."
"Hahaha, this guy Liu Ni'er can't eat meat. He shouldn't be able to sleep at night. .”
Chen Ling was also happy.
Wang Lixian's daughters at home are quite sensible, and Wang Lixian and Liu Yuzhi have taught him well. No matter what outsiders say about Chen Ling, when they meet them, they always treat Chen Ling like a wealthy uncle. This was the case before, and it is still the case now.
After all, Chen Ling is of the same generation as Wang Lipian. They are juniors and don't want to get along.
“When did Wu Nier come back? A while ago, I saw you Da and your mother making phone calls to the city, but you went home without noticing.”
“You’re coming back too. A few days ago, I stayed at my aunt’s house in the city to help with the baby.”
“Huh? Sister Lijuan also has grandchildren at home?”
"No, they are twins."
Wang Susu then asked Wu Nier how her exam was going this year and whether she was confident of passing it.
“Of course I have confidence. I study day and night just to bring glory to my parents. In the future, I will take them to live in the city and let them live a good life.”
"Let that white-eyed wolf San Ni'er see what I'm capable of."
Wu Ni'er is more lively and chirped.
But when it came to excitement, she clenched her fists tightly and her eyes filled with tears.
When Wang Susu saw this, she quickly pulled her over to comfort her.
This girl has short hair that reaches her ears and a small braid on the back of her head. It is not difficult to guess that she must have cut her hair short for fear of affecting her studies in the past, but now she will grow her hair into long braids after taking exams.
Wang Lixian’s five daughters are all good-looking, with regular and pretty features. People in the village said that except for Sannier, they all follow Aunt Wang’s appearance, and Sannier is the best born. Following Liu Yuzhi's appearance.
Chen Ling took a few glances today and found that although these ladies had different temperaments, their appearance was indeed similar to Aunt Wang's facial features.
"Sannier is that bitch. If she has the ability, she will never come back in her life. If she dares to come back, I won't break her legs."
Wu Nier was still holding her breath and couldn't go on.
Sannier has been stubborn since she was a child. When she grew up, she loved to dress up. She didn’t go to school well. She loved to go crazy with the young men in the county. As a result, she became more and more dissatisfied with the poor and loved the rich. She looked down on her parents, especially her parents. Liu Yuzhi, a mute woman, finally ran out and never came back.
"Calm down, your rich uncle finally brought your aunt here once, and it's not too late to be happy, so why are you talking about this."
Wang Lixian couldn't listen anymore and glared here.
Aunt Wang also said: "Sannier is not sensible because she is not sensible. Are you also ignorant?"
"Aunt Su Su came over today. If you don't know how to say something happy, she will say something bad. "
When he saw that his daughter-in-law was not there, he lowered his voice and said, "Your mother cries whenever she thinks about Sannier. Don't mention it in the future. Your mother will break down from crying and won't be able to spare you." "
Wu Nier then responded in a muffled voice, then smiled apologetically at Chen Ling and his wife with tears in her eyes, ran home, washed a few peaches and let them eat them.
Chen Ling and Chen Ling were not polite, and took it in their hands after thanking them.
I just sighed secretly in my heart that Brother Xian's family might already be disappointed with Sannier.
I haven’t been home for several years, and I haven’t sent a letter. I heard from Wang Susu that Liu Yuzhi cried non-stop when she saw Sannier’s clothes and bedding at first. Later, she hurt her body from crying, and the farm work at home I was already delayed, so I just couldn't bear to think about it.
It's hard for an outsider like him to say anything about this kind of thing. With too many children in rural areas, it's inevitable that all kinds of bad things will happen, and it's already commonplace.
A few people were talking and waiting for the badgers to be marinated.
Not long after, I heard the voice of a little baby talking.
Chen Ling smiled and said that this must be Liu Nier's return. The baby came back in time. The badger was almost ready and he was back in time.
I just waited and saw no sign of Liu Nier.
The voices could no longer be heard. Wang Lixian knew something was wrong, so he stood up with a frown and looked around with Chen Ling.
After walking a few steps outside, I saw a small head quickly retracting behind a big tree.
“What are you hiding, come out.”
Wang Lixian's face darkened.
This skinny monkey has not dared to go home for a long time. He must have caused trouble again.
(End of this chapter)