Chapter 132: Get Leisure
The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and every household is busy and has a festive atmosphere.
It is rare for Chen Ling’s family to be quiet.
In the past two months, I have been busy with other people’s homes and busy with my own home, and I have never stopped.
After the house was built, there was a college entrance banquet, a full-moon wine party, and a meal for several days in a row.
Today I am truly free.
Although Wang Laishun shouted through the loudspeaker yesterday that he would find someone to patrol at night to prevent wolves from entering the village, it would definitely not be his turn in a short time.
Now that there was nothing to be busy with, Chen Ling felt a lot more relaxed. After getting up in the morning, he took his two dogs and a slingshot out of the door.
After a while, after the wolf has been beaten away, it will be time to go hunting in the mountains.
But the application for the shotgun has not been approved yet.
When Chen Ling's hands were itchy, he first used a slingshot to satisfy his cravings.
The villagers are quite busy these days, and the number of birds has increased since they were left unattended for a while.
There was a lot of chatter everywhere in the early morning.
Chen Ling carries pebbles in his trouser pockets. When he sees a lot of birds, he stops and shoots two slingshots.
The villagers shook their heads when they saw it: "This kid has just settled down for a few days, why does he start again..."
As the old saying goes, catching fish and shrimps will delay the crops; walking the dog and setting up a hawk will make the family's wealth empty.
These are things that people who are not doing their jobs will do.
What a wonderful baby, so young and strong, why don’t you do something serious?
The villagers shook their heads and sighed secretly.
Chen Ling didn't care what these people thought. He said hello when he saw them, laughed when he saw them, and walked out of the village all the way.
He didn't go to his own field today. He went south after leaving the village.
But there are indeed a lot of birds.
The sun has just risen and the dew on the grass blades has not dried completely, so they come out looking for food.
There is no food grown in the south. This is the farmland contracted by Chen Erzhu when he built the greenhouse. It has been idle since Erzhu was arrested. However, when the water rose a while ago, the food of people in the village was washed out. , wheat, rice, sorghum, and soybeans are all growing, but they are affected by weeds, and the growth is sparse and not very high.
As soon as Chen Ling approached here, a large flock of birds suddenly flew up, mostly magpies, wild tits, and gray finches, often twenty or thirty together.
There were so many birds, but he only hit one with two slingshots.
Although it was only a scratch on the wing, it was still affected. Heiwa easily pressed it to the ground, picked up the fur, and ate it into his stomach.
Xiao Jin followed Chen Ling, looking at the tree not far away, wagging his tail restlessly and humming softly.
Chen Ling glanced at it and knew it must be that kite again. This silly bird always followed him secretly. Although he liked to move around him, he didn't show up much. He was elusive all day long, and he also Don't want to pay too much attention to it.
Anyway, you don’t need him to feed or raise you. Just follow him if you like.
Then he took the two dogs and walked around while hunting birds.
After a while, the accuracy gradually improved, and the shooting became smoother and smoother, but not many birds were shot down. However, he was just for fun and didn't care about the harvest. After he was beaten, the two dogs ate them.
Only when you see something you are interested in, you will put it into the cave. There are birds, saplings, fish, shrimps and crabs in the puddles.
Slowly, we are getting closer and closer to Nanshan.
Chen Ling had not been to the mountain for a while, so he called two dogs and walked up the rugged mountain road around Laohe Bend.
There have been fewer people coming to the mountain recently, and the surrounding weeds and shrubs have become increasingly dense, blocking the mountain road.
It cannot be said that it is difficult to walk, but it is also extremely difficult to walk.
It makes Chen Ling feel like he has returned to the later generations. At that time, rural life was better, with the Internet and TV, and most villagers would rather stay at home in their free time than go to the mountains. The most I can do is go into the mountains in autumn to get some wild fruits to make dried persimmons and candied fruits, or get some wild grapes to make wine.
It was not easy to go into the mountains at that time. The mountain roads were covered with flowers, trees, shrubs and wild vines. The situation was much worse than it is now.
Chen Ling took out the hatchet from the cave sky and walked up the road while crossing a small hillside. There were more small animals in the grass. From time to time, birds started to fly from the side of the road and fluttered. Flying overhead, you can also see some mushrooms, lichens, and wild fruits such as snake bubbles.
Chen Ling was even reminded by Xiao Jin that he saw a badger hole next to the bushes. He dug out a mound of broken soil and there was a deep hole right next to the mound.
The cave must have been dug not long ago, and the soil is all new.
Xiao Jin didn’t dig this thing last time, but he still couldn’t forget it. When he noticed the familiar smell, he circled around the badger hole and sniffed back and forth. Maybe he knew that the hole was deeper. After a while, he bit Chen Ling's trouser leg and pulled it toward the hole, hoping for his help to catch it.
"Okay, Xiao Jin, they can't run away. It's the same thing if we try to block him again in two days. Be good, we have to be obedient."
Chen Ling patted Xiao Jin's head and consoled him.
Hei Wa just squatted beside him, looking at the entrance of Badger's cave, and then at Xiao Jin, as if waiting for Badger to come out on his own.
The meat is delicious. The last time it was stewed, although not much was left for them, all the bones went into their stomachs. It can remember the taste.
"Do you know that you can't do anything except thinking about eating when you are so tired?"
When Chen Ling saw Heiwa's greedy face, he got angry and gave it a look. Feet, lead Xiao Jin forward.
Hei Wa is used to being scolded, so he doesn't care at all. He shook his hair, carelessly peed next to the badger's hole, and followed him with small steps.
After a while, there were more and more wild fruits in front of us.
No, Chen Ling was standing next to a mountain grape, holding up a stone hoe and digging out two of them.
This kind of grape is purely wild. The fruit is much smaller than the grapes grown at home. Most of them are about the size of an adult’s little finger. They have thick skin, few flesh, and many seeds. They taste sour and astringent.
Not even the little kids in the village would take a look at this thing.
Like Chen Ling, when there were few snacks when he was a child, he would rush over to pick them up and eat them, thinking they were rare delicacies.
Now is the time to make wine in autumn. Every family goes into the mountains to pick some. Not to mention, the wine produced tastes really good and has plenty of energy.
Chen Ling was also thinking about this, so he dug out two plants and threw them into the cave to let them grow.
After digging two mountain grapes, Chen Ling aimed at the wild hawthorn not far away...
This is also a wild fruit that was often eaten as a child.
It’s just too sour.
If you put it in a cave and grow it, it will probably taste a lot better.
Soon, he dug two more kiwi trees and put them into the cave. This kind of wild kiwi fruit is also very small and very hard when it is first picked. It needs to be covered with wheat bran for half a month before it can be eaten.
After digging kiwis, he dug pomegranates, and finally he even took in a few wolfberry plants.
I felt that time was almost up, and when I was walking down the mountain, I happened to encounter another bamboo forest.
It's not a big moso bamboo, but a local stupid bamboo, which is native to the country. I don't know its scientific name.
This kind of bamboo grows slowly and is not tall. It just grows more symmetrically, about as thick as three fingers. It cannot be used as building materials, and the bamboo shoots are not delicious. They are mainly used by farmers to weave bamboo utensils, such as bamboo baskets, bamboo sieves, bamboo rakes, etc.
The bamboo wares made by ordinary people are durable, but the ones made by ordinary people are too rough and not very beautiful. If they are brought to the market to sell them, they will not fetch a good price, unless they have the craftsmanship of Chen Dazhi.
Chen Ling chopped bamboo mainly for Wang Susu to make bamboo grates. Naturally, he couldn't let his wife do this kind of thing, so he happened to chop two trees back when he saw them.
After cutting the bamboo, Chen Ling stopped his hand, called two dogs and walked down the mountain.
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"I'm leaving Xiaocang baby, Dengfeng Xiaoxian~"
When Chen Ling arrived at the entrance of the village, on the dam opposite, a rooster's voice sang, scaring a group of people by the river. The waterfowl flapped its wings and flew away from the reeds.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a blue vest, army green trousers, and a chicken coop on his head, riding a bicycle swaying and singing. I saw Chen Ling carrying bamboo and leading two people. A dog came over, immediately squeezed the car brake, and let out a light ooh.
He looked at Chen Ling blankly for several times before asking uncertainly: "Is it Fugui?"
"Who else could it be if I weren't? What's wrong with Brother Chunsheng? I haven't seen him for half a year and I don't recognize him?"
Chen Ling stopped, leaned the bamboo on the ground sideways, and smiled at this man.
This man is Wang Chunyuan’s eldest brother, Wang Chunsheng.
I stayed with my parents in the county all year round and ran a small lumber factory as a daily livelihood.
In the 1970s and 1980s, for a few years, Wang Chunyuan, Chen Erzhu, and an old man from Aunt Wang’s family were in charge of the village brigade. These three men were domineering in the village and had a very bad reputation. good.
Later, of these three families, only Wang Chunyuan and Chen Erzhu made their fortunes, and they also took advantage of the loopholes in the years when business was encouraged.
At that time, Chen Ling's father also wanted to do some business. Because he often delivered letters, his horizons were relatively broad. He was going to borrow some money to buy a big truck to transport freight to the city. It turned out that the idea was good, but After being frustrated by his bastard son one after another, he gave up on the idea.
After that, only Chen Erzhu’s father saw that there was no lime production here, so he built a lime factory.
Wang Chunsheng and his father just had money to live on, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling everywhere. Later, they spent money like water, and they didn't stop until their two sons reached the age of starting a family.
But because I went too far when I was in the brigade and got on badly with the villagers, Chen Erzhu and his family moved to the county town.
Now the villagers of Chenwangzhuang don't say anything when they meet these two old guys in the county town. The two old guys were even more shameless. When they saw an acquaintance, they turned their backs and did not dare to show their faces. At this age, he is almost buried and cannot return to the village, and the fallen leaves cannot return to their roots. How can he still have the face to see others.
Only Wang Chunsheng comes back every time during the Chinese New Year and holidays, and sometimes stays for two days to help Wang Chunyuan with some farm work.
"Haha, you have changed a lot. Looking at it from a distance, I thought some college student had gone to work in the countryside."
Wang Chunsheng smiled honestly, and then said: "I just came back. I just met you. Aunt Junying asked me to send you a message, saying that she won’t be able to come to Uncle Juncai’s grave this year.”
“Well, Auntie is far away, so forget it.”
Chen Ling nodded, thinking that it would be a good idea to avoid making him and Wang Susu uncomfortable.
Then he looked up at Wang Chunsheng and asked, "Brother Chunsheng, have you gone to Tongshi?"
His aunt is from Tongshi County, and Tongshi County is not close to Lingyun, so The place is poor and there is nothing necessary to do, so it is difficult to get there.
"No, I didn't go. She is the daughter over there whom your sister-in-law's eldest nephew married. I went with her to pick up the bride a few days ago and met Aunt Junying."
Wang Chunsheng As he spoke, he took out a crumpled cigarette and handed it over.
Compared to Tongshi County, they are considered rich here, so the girls in Tongshi County are either married to Kuliu County or Lingyun.
Chen Ling took the cigarette and the two of them walked and chatted.
Only then did he know that Wang Chunsheng had come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival to see how his old house was doing.
It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. I and I have no shame in coming back, so I just came back to see it myself.
Walking in the village, Wang Chunsheng was in a daze and a little sad when he saw the great changes in his hometown. After a few words with Chen Ling, he returned to his parents’ old house. He came back That is to say, just take a look, just like every New Year, come back and stay for a long time, and catch up with a few acquaintances.
Now that his parents can't return to the village, there's no need to renovate the old house.
When Chen Ling returned to his home, he couldn't help but glance across the way, thinking that this family was quite noisy.
Only Wang Chunsheng and his wife are an honest couple in their family. They both have straight tempers. Otherwise, no one would pay attention to him when he returned to the village.
Shaking his head and walking into the yard, Chen Ling saw his sister-in-law sitting on the east wall with Liu Nier and several dolls, each holding a meat bun in their hands and gnawing on it, causing a group of local dogs to He raised his head, wagging his tail and stared at the ground eagerly. This girl was still wearing her head. From time to time, she would grab two leaves from the pear tree nearby, mash them into a ball, and throw them away, making a bunch of local dogs bark and fight for them. They thought they were delicious meat buns, but she was The people on the wall kept giggling.
“You can’t live without a meal, and you won’t be able to do it if I throw you down in a while.”
Chen Ling put the two bamboos close together, walked over, and waved to the dolls on the wall: "Come, come down one by one in line, and I will catch you."
There were only two children on the wall. meters high. Judging from the several shoe prints on the wall, we can tell how these monkeys got up there.
Wang Zhenzhen suddenly straightened his face, shook his head, and swung his two pigtails back and forth: "I won't go down. You go to eat quickly, my sister is waiting for you to cook, we are right here Eat."
"Okay, let them eat there. We will send them to school on Monday and let them have fun these two days."
Wang Susu walked out of the house. He came out and smiled gently at Chen Ling: "You wash your hands, and I'll take the pot."
The little girl looked at the two of them, her whole face suddenly turned into a bitter look: "Why are you going to school? School hasn't started yet at home, and I just stayed for a while and then left. Why do I still have to go to school here?"
Chen Ling smiled when he heard this, "Why stay for a while and then leave? This year is leap August, so you have to stay for half a year."
"Besides, your pencil case is so beautiful, it would be a pity to buy it and leave it alone." ”
“But I didn’t bring a book, how can I go to class?”
The little girl rolled her eyes and frowned.
"It's okay if you don't bring a book. After dinner later, let your brother-in-law go to the village to borrow it for you."
Wang Susu took the pot out of the kitchen and filled the porridge without raising her head.
"If you can't borrow it, tomorrow happens to be Sunday and there is still one day left. Just ask your brother-in-law to go to the county town and buy it for you."
"Huh?"
< br>Wang Zhenzhen had no choice now. He pursed his lips and looked sad, feeling that the meat buns in his hands no longer tasted good.
(End of this chapter)