Chapter 131 Changes
In addition to the clothes, the bedding also needs to be disassembled and washed. The sheets and curtains were bought before the house was built, but the bamboo grates in the kitchen need to be new.
There are also two more sets of fences and straw mats that need to be woven. These are for the poultry, dogs and cows at home. The current ones are too worn out and can only be used.
If you want a new atmosphere in your new home, you can’t just make do with it all the time.
Taking it all together, there are quite a lot of odd chores.
But Wang Susu enjoyed it.
She is different from Chen Ling, she has a restless temper.
Always keep your home in order, otherwise you will not feel at ease.
At first Chen Ling also advised her to take a break, but after several attempts, Wang Susu just smiled and agreed.
The next day, it’s time to keep busy.
As time passed, Chen Ling got used to it and simply said nothing more.
But there are some tasks that don’t need to be done in a hurry. Chen Ling will deliberately pull her to his side and read the newspaper to her, or read a few pages of a novel to her, so that she can also listen to the story. Relax and relax.
Wang Susu knew what he was thinking, but she always let him. If her husband loves her and treats her well, she will only feel happy and happy, so how can she refuse?
As time goes by, the relationship between husband and wife becomes deeper and deeper, and they understand each other better.
On August 12, after the young couple sent Wang Qingwen away early in the morning, Wang Susu prepared to go to the fields to weed with Chen Ling. The peanuts and soybeans have been planted in the field for a month, each covering just over two acres, which is not much. I have been busy since harvesting the vegetables, so I haven’t paid much attention to them.
Now is the time to weed and water.
“Zhenzhen, your brother-in-law and I are going to work in the fields, will you go?”
“If I don’t go, sister, I have to go and play with Xizi and Liu Nier. "
As soon as Wang Qingwen left, Wang Zhenzhen lost all restraints. He happily put on new clothes and new sandals, and ran out to look for him like a little pony. The little children in the village went to play.
“You are not allowed to play by the water, you know?”
"I know, don't worry, brother-in-law."
This girl came to the village, and within two days she got mixed up with the little dolls in the village. She followed Liu Nier and the others to make trouble all day long. Climbing a tree also stung her leg. She didn't dare to say anything when Wang Qingwen was around, for fear of being scolded. When she went home and told Wang Susu secretly, her calf and stomach were swollen. Finally, after applying medicine, the pain was gone, and she still had black spots. The baby, Xiaojin, chased pheasants and rabbits, which made the little ones like to play with her. They came to call her every day when they didn't have a good meal.
Now she has become the eldest sister among the little kids in Chen Wangzhuang.
Chen Ling sighed several times, with how crazy this girl is, no wonder she can save more than fifty yuan just by catching scorpions.
It’s just that Wang Susu feels that her sister is always playing here, and it’s hard to explain to her parents.
But she was reluctant to scold her sister.
"It's okay, let her play. She will be a big girl in two years, and there is no chance for her to play like this again."
Chen Ling smiled at his wife and said, "Really You're smart, you don't have to worry about her studying. Tomorrow I'll go to the county to find a school. If there's no problem, I'll send her to school after the Mid-Autumn Festival. She'll only have one more month of fun. With how smart this girl is, that's not a problem. It’s not a problem to assign children’s homework.”
“I know.”
Wang Susu wrinkled her nose at him and handed him a straw hat.
She just felt that her sister had been playing for too long. She had been on vacation for two months and had a big problem. School had not started yet and she was always playing around. I am afraid that she would have forgotten all the things she had learned before. If she continued to let it go, I really have to repeat the grade.
Then he glanced at the two dogs that had slipped out of the door and shouted: "You two, don't panic and run away, first help drive the rabbit into the nest before you go."
The three litters of little rabbits are now more than one month old. They can't stay in the nest and always want to run out.
When the young couple is at home, it’s okay to let them out for a while. With Heiwa and Xiaojin helping to watch, they can’t escape.
But it doesn’t work when you go out. There is no gate built now, only a fence gate is blocking it. The gap in the fence is large, and even if the water channel entrance is blocked, they can escape through the gap.
Just before going out, drive them all back to the nest and block them with a fence.
But there were so many rabbits. There were almost forty rabbits, big and small. It was too hard for her and Chen Ling to catch them. They blocked one side and ran away there. Two dogs helped. , which would save a lot of trouble.
Wang Susu took the two dogs and drove them into the den. After returning to the house and carrying a kettle full of Liangbai Kai, Chen Ling went to lead the cows and pick up the hoe, and waited for Wang Susu to lock the door with the kettle. After coming out, the two of them walked towards the fields.
Recently, every household in the village has built a new house. Except for a few old houses that have been left unattended, all the others have been built with bricks and tiles. As you look around, you can see that they are all blue bricks and black tiles, with courtyards and steps, all in a well-proportioned manner. Very beautiful.
Compared with before, Chen Wangzhuang has also changed into a new look.
After leaving the village, there were many people doing farm work in the fields. The corn had grown to half a person's height, and it was time to irrigate again.
This year the old river bend has become wider again, and the nearby ravines are full of water, making it easier to water.
Cotton and sorghum are grown on slopes. At this time, there are several people bending down to pick and top the cotton. This is the same as picking the tops of watermelons. Cotton is not picked. There are fewer branches on the top and sides, and they tend to grow higher, making it difficult to produce cotton. The yield of cotton will be greatly reduced, affecting the harvest.
Walking on the field road, the young couple felt that they were completely different from before.
Often someone greets you within a few steps, even if you are far away, someone shouts and makes a few jokes with them. There are warm smiles everywhere.
Fortunately, Chen Ling has adapted to it now and is not impatient. When he encounters anyone who is talking, he will stop and chat appropriately. They will stop and go along the way. When they arrive in their own fields, the young couple will also chat about this family in the village and that family in the village. situation.
While talking, he started working quickly, and before he knew it, he had hoeed up more than half an acre of land.
At this time, it was already noon. This was still Chen Ling's speed after he became more and more comfortable with the farm work. After all, it was not a physical work. It would not work with brute strength, and it would be more time-consuming.
However, they are young and strong, and can work much faster than ordinary people. Moreover, they are nourished by water and food from the cave every day. Ordinary people can do three-thirds of the work in half a day, and they can do three-thirds of the work in half a day. In time, almost an acre of grass can be hoeed and cleared away.
Looking up at the sun, it was probably past twelve o'clock. When they came, they planned to bring water from the small ditch at the foot of the mountain to water the peanuts and soybeans. Now it seems that they have to wait. It's afternoon.
If they were just the two of them, it wouldn't be a problem to go back to eat after watering. The key was that my sister-in-law was here, so she couldn't be hungry.
Putting down the hoe, the two of them sat on the ridge of the field and prepared to rest for a while. They were drinking water when they suddenly heard Xiaobai mooing at the foot of the mountain. Wang Susu hurriedly got up and walked over. At one glance, she was immediately frightened. A jump.
"Aling, look, I don't know what kind of head this is."
Chen Ling walked up to him and took a look. He said it was a head, but it was actually half an animal's skull. It's not too big, and you can still see the teeth in its mouth. It's dirty, and it's lying quietly beside the ditch. Although it's been dried in the sun and there's no smell, there are still many flies there. Surrounded by it, I couldn’t bear to leave.
"Could it be the leftovers eaten by wolves?" "I guess so, there are more and more wolves in the mountains recently."
Chen Ling looked around, and then comforted his wife: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. There are many dogs in our village, and they will bark when there is any movement. It is impossible for a wolf to sneak into the village quietly."
"That's not it. I'm worried that if we build a village here in the future and raise some things, it will be bad if the wolf comes down the mountain and cause trouble."
Wang Susu said worriedly.
After all, there are almost two baskets of eggs and duck eggs every month, and there is also one nest of quails and rabbits every month. At this rate, the little space at home is definitely not enough. Since Chen Ling said he wanted to raise more eggs in the fields, She was also in favor of building a big one.
It's just that there are more and more wolves on the mountain, so raising something makes people feel uneasy.
In fact, even if the wolf can't get in, it won't work if it keeps harassing the poultry and livestock.
Poultry are prone to not laying eggs when frightened, and sometimes become sick due to fright. When poultry gets sick, it spreads quickly. If you are not careful, a large number of them will die, causing considerable indirect losses.
Even if domestic animals are a little better, they are not much better. Pigs and sheep are timid by nature, and they are easily frightened by wolves. It's probably a troublesome thing.
Wang Susu’s worries are not unreasonable.
"It's nothing. We talked about this at the wine table a few days ago when our house was built and we were having a drink. Uncle Wu also said it wouldn't work like this. We plan to help our team apply for more before they go hunting in the mountains. A few shotguns came down, and apart from anything else, I first shot the wolves on the surrounding mountains hard until they were frightened and dared not go down the mountain again. "
Chen Ling smiled and comforted his wife. .
There are so many men in the village suddenly entering the mountains, leaving behind old and young wives and children. How can we rest assured? We have already planned to deal with the wolf.
Otherwise, now the villagers would not dare to go into the mountains alone, and they would be frightened even if they wanted to collect some medicine or pack some wild animals in exchange for money. How could this be done?
It is better to fight off the wolf as soon as possible.
Hearing what Chen Ling said, Wang Susu took a long breath and felt relieved.
Chen Ling smiled when he saw this, took his wife's hand, and called the little white cow to go home.
"Let's go home and cook. It's past twelve o'clock. I'm really afraid I'm hungry already."
"Yeah."
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Hoeing, watering, busy all day long.
When the sun was about to set in the evening, the young couple held shovels and filled up the several ditches that diverted water from ditches to irrigate the fields with soil.
In the field that was hoeed today and watered, the thin peanut seedlings and bean seedlings all straightened their backs.
Of course the vegetable garden did not forget to water.
In addition to the leeks growing again in the field, a few pumpkins sprouted out of nowhere. Perhaps they were affected by Chen Ling's previous watering. Wang Susu steamed two of them at night. They were fragrant and soft. Sweet and very tasty.
The cooked pumpkin porridge is also very delicious.
As for other vegetables, such as beans and loofah, Chen Ling never watered them again. Even if they grow again, they are already old, and the branches and vines have begun to wither and turn yellow. Wang Susu picked them back and kept them as seeds. Save the pulp of the loofah for washing pots and dishes.
The next day, Chen Ling went to the county town to help Wang Zhenzhen go to school.
Some people who knew about this in advance came over early in the morning and wanted Chen Ling to help find out if their children could go too. They don’t want their children to run around all day. Besides, they are going to the mountains in a few days. Only the elderly and mothers-in-law are at home. The children dare to do anything just for fun. If something happens to them, it will be too late to regret. .
It is better to send it to school where a teacher will take care of it to save your worries.
Chen Ling responded to this one by one and built a house, which brought him close to most people in the village. Such interactions are not a bad thing.
After sending the visitors away one after another, Wang Susu went to the fields to graze the cows. On the way, she had to cut grass for the rabbits and then do chores at home in the afternoon. Otherwise, it would be too hot in the afternoon and there would be few people working in the fields. If a wolf comes down the mountain and our fields are far away from other people's fields, the sky will not respond and the earth will not work.
Chen Ling is not in a hurry to go to the county seat, because the fifth daughter of Wang Lixian's family has been admitted to college. The notice was just sent two days ago. However, this year's special circumstances have delayed it by a month. In August School doesn't start until after the 15th, but getting admitted to university is always a great event.
Especially when a college student is born in a mountain village, it is such a big deal that we should celebrate it no matter what.
Wang Lixian has already informed the person who should inform about the banquet. Today he is going to the county to collect the bonus. Wu Nier has enough points and the school has not reported any omissions, so she is qualified to receive the money. However, He didn't know how to deal with the public and was afraid of saying bad things, so he wanted Chen Ling to keep him company.
Naturally, Chen Ling had nothing to say, so she waited at home for him to go to the village committee to open a letter. She fed the rabbits at home, then went to the lotus pond to add two spoons of stream water, and fed some steamed bun residue to the fish in the pond.
In the pond, not only were the fish sent by Han Chuang, but also the red eel fry from the original water tank at home were put in. At first, Wang Susu was reluctant to part with it. After all, it was a valuable thing, and she was afraid that the eels would dig holes. Can't find it. But Chen Ling said that it wouldn't grow very big if kept in a water tank. It would still be just over a handful after three months. Since no one is willing to pay for it now, it would be better to put it in a pond.
Later, I put two in first. After seven or eight days, they actually grew a lot. Wang Susu agreed. Now, as soon as Chen Ling came over to add water and feed them, they also swam to the surface among the fish, and they were bright red. A piece of them floated, each one was about thirty centimeters long, and they were really beautiful.
After admiring the fish for a while, he released the pigeons in the cave. Chen Ling had not taken care of them for some days, and they had long been suffocated inside. As soon as they were released, they flew around the yard, and finally They landed on the roof, walked back and forth along the eaves, kept cooing, and refused to come down, so Chen Ling simply ignored them.
In addition to pigeons, chicks have also hatched from golden pheasant eggs long ago, but it didn’t take long. They didn’t grow much in more than a month. They were not as bright and beautiful as adult golden pheasants.
Chen Ling doesn't plan to release this golden pheasant. It would be troublesome if it was too eye-catching. It's better to keep it for yourself to enjoy.
"Fugui, the letter has been opened and ready to go!"
"Here it comes."
Wang Lixian opened the good letter and came over to call him, and the two of them were together Went to the county seat.
It didn’t take long for the matter to be completed smoothly. When he came back, Wang Lixian was so happy that he bought good cigarettes and wine, as well as more than ten kilograms of pork, and planned to invite people over tonight to provide food for his family. Daughter celebrates.
"Fugui, come over early this afternoon if you have nothing to do. Let's kill the sheep."
"Okay."
Since Wang Lixian's big ram was gelded last time, the meat has grown so much. Quickly, Wu Nier happened to be admitted to a good university this time. Not to mention she was so happy. She originally planned to keep it until the end of the year and sell it for money, but now she just killed and ate meat to celebrate.
On August 13th, Chen Ling took his wife and sister-in-law to Wang Lixian's house for a meal. They were the only ones who had a good relationship, and there were no outsiders. It was lively until midnight. .
As a result, on August 14th, two more families had babies and held full-moon celebrations. They were both from the younger generation. After resuming their relationship with Chen Ling, they came to call him over.
So Chen Ling had nothing else to do these two days. He just took his wife and sister-in-law to eat and drink at home, having fun and bustling until August 15th.
(End of this chapter)