Chapter 144 The older child
The food was prepared and served on the table, but they didn’t come to eat even if they were asked to eat.
The little girl stopped talking. She was having fun with the little wild boar and the little rabbit. She was not thinking about eating. Wang Susu called her. She shook her head and said she was not hungry, and pitifully begged this beautiful and gentle aunt to let her go. She hugged him a little longer.
The little fat man had more fun. After discovering the vegetable cellar in the courtyard, he was so excited that he couldn't get rid of it for a long time. After obtaining Chen Ling's consent, he moved away the reeds and other debris covering it, and then ran away Running around, moving things into the vegetable cellar.
Wang Zhenzhen saw that he was sweating profusely, so he simply took the little kids to build a small ladder for him inside.
After he climbed down, he didn't want to come up anymore. He hugged the two little piglets and hummed down there, imitating pigs. When he got excited, he crawled around with the little wild boars, not caring that they were covered in dirt.
Seeing how dirty his son was, Liu Yinhuan couldn't help but scolded him and asked him to come up and eat.
He immediately pouted and shouted angrily: "Bad mother, I'm not leaving today, I want to sleep in with the little pig."
Now Liu Yinhuan was also It made me dumbfounded and helpless.
He turned around and asked Liang Yuemin to find a way to coax his son up, but Liang Yuemin said: "It is rare for children to be happy. Isn't this a good thing?"
Hearing this, Liang Hongyu and his wife laughed and agreed very much.
Liu Yinhuan immediately had no choice.
"The countryside is nice. Let Xiao Ming and Xiao Li play here for a few more days to get rid of these bad habits."
Liang Hongyu sighed, talking about some things at home now, He also said that in the capital and in the city, it feels like the human touch is becoming less and less, and it is better to go back home. The children have such a good time when they come back.
It is true that children in the city now know less and less about the countryside. Just like these two little guys today, they are full of curiosity about everything. They look around and see. The well in the courtyard screamed loudly into it, and it was very interesting to listen to the echoes from the well over and over again.
In fact, not only children.
The adults are not much better.
Just because there is an extra crayfish on the table today.
This was only 1995, and the cooking of crayfish was not yet popular, so I didn’t even know it was edible.
Even Liang Yuemin, who was so well-informed, frowned a little.
Not to mention Liu Yinhuan.
She secretly planned to cook the meal later and eat other dishes. She grew up in Changle Township and had never heard of shrimps like this being eaten in her hometown.
Although her parents-in-law said it was delicious, she was still skeptical.
But after Chen Ling finished it, the two of them forgot all their worries and kept swallowing secretly.
The scent of crayfish was so strong that the two of them felt that this strange scent went down their noses and into their stomachs, drawing out all the gluttons.
Peel one and put it in your mouth. It's so delicious and spicy that you can't stop eating it.
Then there were fried bacon with garlic sprouts, roasted crucian carp, and extremely tender fried duck eggs with chopped green onion. All of them were home-cooked dishes, but the taste of each one was different, which whet your appetite.
It’s not like Liang Yuemin and Liu Yinhuan have never been to the countryside.
But this is the first time I have eaten such delicious farm rice.
The two of them didn’t care about their image at all. They stuffed their mouths full and the corners of their mouths were full of oil.
He kept praising Chen Ling.
Liang Hongyu and his wife couldn't help laughing when they looked at it, and even gave their son a proud look.
It seems to be saying that mom brought you here to recognize this brother. Didn’t you come in vain?
Maybe they eat too much.
Wang Zhenzhen and Liu Nier, who had been embarrassed to come forward because they were in denial, couldn't help but gathered around.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu served them some of each dish, and rinsed them with noodles in crayfish soup. They mixed them together, and they all ate happily.
On the other hand, the little fat man and his sister were still guarding Piggy and Little Rabbit, completely ignoring them.
After the little girl carried her little piglet down to the vegetable cellar, the little fat man still disliked it.
"Little Lizi, please let go of the little piggy. It just pooped, and it stinks. Don't you love cleanliness the most?"
The little fat man held him in his arms. Holding the little rabbit, he reminded.
The little girl ignored him and gently stroked the wild boar cub, from the pig's head to the buttocks, and wiped the little wild boar's butt with her other hand. As a result, the wild boar cub became nervous and anxious, humming. With a cry, he suddenly turned over her butt and bit her.
That's it, she didn't cry or get angry. She picked up the little wild boar and stroked it gently, and murmured: "Baby pig, be good..."
Little The fat man followed suit when he saw it. He pulled a piggy by its hind legs, took it into his arms, touched and kissed it.
Wang Susu was afraid that they would be hungry, so she gave them two boiled eggs.
Knowing that the two little guys didn't bother to wash their hands, he peeled off the eggshells and fed them to them.
Not to mention Liu Yinhuan, even Liang Hongyu was embarrassed and walked up to her, even saying that she could just let them take care of it. Wang Susu had been busy for a long time and came to take care of the child, so she should take a rest.
But in their hearts, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also like such a gentle and virtuous woman very much.
Liu Yinhuan, in particular, feels a lot closer to her.
After they finished their meal, Chen Ling made tea for everyone. The tea was brought by Zhao Dahai. Although it was not particularly expensive tea, the fragrance of tea overflowed because of the water. . Liang Yuemin and his wife looked at each other and both felt that maybe they were in a good mood today. Otherwise, why would even the tea taste better than the one at home?
Sipping the pure and rich aroma of tea, Liang Yuemin talked about what happened at home a few days ago. He was not satisfied with it and wanted to try it again.
Chen Ling told him that he couldn't do it today because the millstone was not washed and the grinding material was not prepared.
If Liang Yuemin is fine tomorrow, he can come over tomorrow and help him out by then.
"Okay, then we will go to the fields to do farm work for you this afternoon."
Liang Yuemin laughed loudly, and then asked Chen Ling to help them find straw hats and farm tools.
Chen Ling also knew that they were just having fun.
He took out the straw hat and gave it to the couple.
I am going to take the whole family to the fields.
The little kids are not interested in this, even the two little guys.
But knowing that the adults were going out for a strange trip, they couldn't stay any longer and wanted to go play with Wang Zhenzhen and Liu Nier.
When Liu Yinhuan was helping wash the vegetables today, her mother-in-law gave her a lesson with a gun and a stick.
I also feel that my children have nothing to be squeamish about.
Let them play.
Only when I was waiting to go out, I was surprised to find that the team of these little kids was really spectacular.
Because not only the children, but also a bunch of local dogs are following.
Not to mention Liu Yinhuan, Liang Yuemin also became worried: "There are so many dogs, and there is no limit to the play. Will it hurt the children?"
"No, it's not that tethered dogs don't bite. Besides, basically following the little kids around every day, I've long been used to it."
Chen Ling explained to him.
The team of these skinny monkeys has never been small.
Nothing else. Dogs are always indispensable when playing wildly. Many country dolls are like this, and the elders in the family don’t mind. Some native dogs are smart and humane, and will protect them to a certain extent. It's for the kids, and it's easy to find when you're eating or not going home after dark. Wherever there are dogs following them, they're definitely not far away.
After hearing Chen Ling’s explanation, they felt relieved.
However, Qin Rongxian asked more: "Fugui, where are the two big dogs at home? Why haven't I seen them these two times I came to the house?"
"Forget it, they have been very wild recently. I got up early and went out and came back after dark. I don’t know what to do outside.”
Chen Ling shook his head and said with a helpless smile.
Actually, there is no need to look for Hei Wa and Xiao Jin. They have extremely keen senses of hearing and smell. As long as they shout, they will run home in a short time.
However, he and Wang Susu were busy with farm work in the fields these past two days, so they didn't care about them and just played as they liked.
Liang Hongyu said, "Don't you secretly give birth to puppies outside?"
Cats and dogs really don't like to go home after giving birth to puppies outside the home.
“No, they are too young.”
Chen Ling shook his head.
The two dogs at home are only six months old. Although they look like big dogs in size, they are actually just puppies.
A few people chatted and walked towards the fields outside the village.
“What a great place.”
Liang Yuemin’s eyes lit up when he saw the pastoral scenery.
Then the Wenqing disease occurred again.
I recited two lines of modern poetry in a sour tone.
Liu Yinhuan also nodded: "I really didn't expect that there is such a beautiful place hidden so far away from the county seat."
Although she is from Changle Township, she has been regarded as a reading seed by her family since she was a child. I came here to train. After I entered middle school, I went to the city and rarely returned home, so I didn’t know much about the nearby villages and towns.
And because I married well and have been pampered for a long time, I can now be considered a complete urbanite.
It is different from Liang Hongyu, who has been to the countryside and done actual farm work.
Although I am a child from rural areas, I know very little about the countryside, and now I find it strange.
It really made Chen Ling and his wife think it was funny. They thought it was just a joke to take the whole family to work in the fields.
Just when they arrived, they were a little surprised.
This couple actually got to work.
The grass in the field was not hoeed clean, and their hands were raw and they did not know how to use a hoe. They actually pulled it out with their hands, and their faces were full of joy.
"Brother Yuemin, sister-in-law, don't do it now, or you will get scratched soon."
"I brought a sickle and a hoe. You can choose one of them."
Chen Ling handed the sickle and hoe to the two of them.
The sickle is used to mow large weeds, while the flat hoe is used by children and the elderly, and is suitable for those who are new to work.
Both of them refused to use it when they saw it, saying that they couldn't use it, it was too laborious, and it would be better to pull weeds by hand.
Chen Ling had no choice but to ask them not to pull out those big grasses with thick leaves and deep roots. It was not only laborious but also easy to scratch their hands.
Just leave the grass to them to hoe.
This time the two of them agreed.
Liang Hongyu and Liang Hongyu rushed to use the remaining two flat hoes.
Working like this is not slow. In half an afternoon, two acres of peanut land were weeded.
Of course, this is also because Chen Ling and the others hoeed more than half an acre in the morning.
After finishing their work, they were not in a hurry to go home. They drank water and chatted while looking at the scenery on the surrounding mountains.
We are discussing going into the mountains tomorrow to pick some wild fruits or something.
When Chen Ling heard that they wanted to eat, he walked nearby, beat some wild dates, and picked some for them to eat.
Liang Hongyu and the two were not polite, they grabbed it in their hands and stuffed it into their mouths.
Liu Yinhuan stopped her, "Dad, Mom, I haven't washed it yet. It's not hygienic."
"It's hygienic and unsanitary. If you eat it uncleanly, you won't get sick. They are wild things in the mountains. They don't use medicine, so what are you afraid of?"
Liang Hongyu didn't care and grabbed it from Chen Ling again. A few.
However, Qin Rongxian gave way to his son and daughter-in-law, saying that he would also have a try. The two refused, picked two good-looking ones, put them in their mouths, and tasted them perfunctorily.
Then they themselves didn’t care about hygiene and unsanitary, and ate up the rest of Chen Ling’s food without stopping.
I felt really embarrassed after eating.
Chen Ling hurriedly said it was nothing, they were guarding this thing, and he picked it if he wanted to eat it.
But don’t eat too much of this food, as it will cause stomach upset if you eat too much.
Afterwards, seeing that they had the idea of going up the mountain, they talked about the recent situation. There were both wild boars and wolves in the mountains.
It is not recommended to go when it is getting dark.
They also knew what was good and said they would just wait until daytime tomorrow.
"Why don't we grow rice here now? I heard there used to be a lot of rice?"
Walking on the ridge and chatting, Qin Rongxian asked.
“Yes, there have been quite a few, but those are all old history.”
“I have also heard old people say that before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, every mountain usually had a spring. , the reservoir is a big lake. In the past, there were basically rice fields in the east and west of Laohewan. ”
"The water on the mountain is good. They said that in the past, when you were thirsty when you were collecting medicinal herbs and hunting, you could drink it directly. The mountain spring rice grown there was also very fragrant."
"Later, the water from several old springs on the mountain no longer came out. Laohewan was dry for a while, and it didn't get better until the reservoir was built."
Chen Ling looked at the surrounding mountains and told based on what he knew.
"Listen to what you said, it should be before the founding of the People's Republic of China."
"Yes, it was before the founding of the People's Republic of China. The mountain here is called Wuyun Mountain. In summer, it is often covered with dark clouds and very rainy weather. Many, the county seat used to be called Wuyun County, but the name was changed after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is strange to say that since then, there have been no dark clouds on Wuyun Mountain and there has been less rain. "
"Maybe the depletion of mountain springs has something to do with this."
Everyone found it interesting and asked him to continue talking.
Chen Ling just rambled on.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s true or false. Anyway, stories like this in the countryside tend to be exaggerated when they spread, so it’s best to tell them for fun.
... Liang Yuemin returned home in the evening, washed his hands, and was ready to call his two children and go back to the county town.
As a result, Chen Ling helped search half of the village before finding them near Dayantang.
The two little guys have become little clay monkeys, they are also playing crazy, crying and making trouble, and don’t want to leave.
Even Liang Yuemin said that the county seat was close and he could play again tomorrow, but he didn't listen at all and refused to leave.
Chen Ling thought they couldn't let go of the little wild boar and the little rabbit.
After asking, I found out that I was going to the old house to catch birds at night.
Xiaomori had already led some people to trample them a long time ago. He was originally waiting for Wang Zhenzhen and Liu Nier to help him catch them. No one went to the few old houses left in the village, and there were several bird nests. If you go there at night, you can directly block them. In the nest.
After hearing this, Liang Yuemin didn’t say anything yet.
Chen Ling quit.
The old house is so dangerous. It has been flooded and is now crumbling and half-collapsed. You can’t see clearly at night. If you go inside and dig out the birds, if it collapses, you will be doomed.
I refused to let them go.
He just said that he would call Heiwa Xiaojin tomorrow and take them to catch rabbits together. Wouldn't it be more fun than catching birds?
As expected, the little kids cheered.
Even Liang Yuemin was very moved after hearing this.
"Let's go home and take a shower. How crazy are you? Your mother won't even dare to recognize you when you get home."
The little fat man Liang Yiming and the little girl Ren Xiaoli followed to catch frogs. It was my first time to play, and I was so excited that I didn’t catch a few frogs, but got covered in mud.
Good guy, when I first came here, the little girl still disliked the dirty babies in the village.
As a result, now she herself has become a dirty mud monkey.
When my uncle talked about them, he smiled slightly, showing his small white teeth, still a little shy.
But those eyes are very bright.
Following Wang Zhenzhen, he looked at the two adults quietly, breathing slightly and sweating on the tip of his nose. He was obviously having fun.
"Go home, go home, drive away!"
Wang Zhenzhen said hello, and these little kids turned into ponies, patting their butts, cheering in their mouths, and ran towards their homes. .
The two little fat guys also imitated the same pattern, running out of breath.
Back at Chen Ling's house, Liu Yinhuan was dumbfounded when he saw the two children in this state, and then felt angry and helpless.
After taking a short rest and thinking about bathing and changing clothes for the two children, Liang Yuemin got in the car and took the family back.
the next day.
Arrived quite early.
Chen Ling’s family hadn’t had breakfast yet, and the family rushed over again.
After the meal, each of them carried their baskets and straw hats, and followed Chen Ling and Wang Susu to the mountains to pick wild fruits.
No one will talk about hygiene or unsanitary matters this time.
Not only did the two little guys pick and eat along with the village dolls, but Liang Yuemin and his wife also picked them off, wiped them on their clothes and stuffed them into their mouths. After a while, their hands and mouths were sticky after eating. He simply washed himself by the stream and continued to pick and eat. At noon, Liang Yue ate too many wild fruits and complained of stomachache.
I didn’t even eat lunch for a long time. I drank two cups of tea made by Chen Ling before I regained my composure.
In the afternoon, I went to catch rabbits with great interest.
From the south of the village to Laohewan, nothing was planted in the wasteland left by Chen Erzhu. Rabbits and pheasants visited it every day. When they were walking there, they saw a large wild rabbit on the roadside. When he ran by, Liang Yuemin was more excited than the two children when he saw this situation. He shouted and rushed out.
But after all, he is a person who often doesn't work. His body is weak and he is so tired that he bends down and gasps for air before running very far.
In the end, it was Xiao Jin who caught the rabbit.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you can catch a rabbit or not. Fishing is better than fish, so is catching rabbits. The fun lies in catching, not in rabbits.
Eating sweet and sour wild fruits, you can see the gorgeous scenery of the mountains and forests in autumn, and watch the pheasants, hares, and hedgehogs that pop out from time to time. There were also snakes and water birds disappearing and appearing among the reeds. They were startled and yelled. Like big children, they let go and were completely immersed in such wild fun.
It was a comfortable two days and we had a lot of fun. Not to mention the two children, the two adults Liang Yuemin didn’t want to leave either.
Liang Hongyu wished they could get close to Chen Ling, so she smiled and said she would come here often.
"Uncle, aunt, this is my gift to you."
When leaving, the little girl walked up to Chen Ling and Wang Susu, gave them a beautiful and exquisite wind chime, and begged them to put the little piglet Take good care of them and never eat them.
Listening to Chen Ling and her uncle talking about roasted suckling pig for the past two days, she was frightened.
I am afraid that next time I come, the little wild boar will be eaten by Chen Ling.
Chen Ling couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Wang Susu gave him a scolding look, touched the little girl's head, and said she couldn't eat, to reassure her.
But the little fat man was very heartless. Knowing that he would come again in the future, he dug holes and buried things in the village, saying that he had hidden treasures and would dig them out next time he came.
Liang Hongyu laughed at the fact that her eldest grandson was like a puppy and actually buried things in the soil. The little fat boy also laughed stupidly and said that he was a puppy, and then he stuck out his tongue and barked. Noisy.
After sending the family away, the work in the fields was finished.
This family has been here for more than two days in a row. Not only do they have fun, they also help pull weeds and water the ground. They think that what ordinary people think of as menial and tiring work is full of fun.
The villagers were also surprised when they saw it. They had previously talked about cars coming to Chen Ling's house every day.
As a result, people helped Chen Ling do farm work in the fields, which was even more interesting. Everyone was amazed and even said that Chen Ling was capable.
Some villagers know Liang Hongyu.
But Liang Yuemin and his wife are strangers to each other. They have dressed simply, but their temperament cannot be concealed at all, especially Liu Yinhuan, who has thin skin and tender flesh, with a beautiful face and big eyes. , you can feel the nobility all over you just by taking one look at it.
Let such a woman go to the ground to pull weeds, the mud-legged people in the village simply can't even think of it.
When they met Chen Ling later, they all gave him thumbs up, which made Chen Ling confused for a while.
...
On the twenty-eighth day of the eighth lunar month, the next day is the autumnal equinox.
It started to rain early that morning.
The drizzle was drizzling and falling, and the cool rain finally washed away the last remaining heat of summer.
This is the first rain after the flood, and it is not heavy.
But the time was not short. It rained all day and all night, and it continued to rain all day long.
In such weather, people sleep more deeply at night.
Even the people on patrol at night have relaxed their vigilance.
But this night was not very peaceful.
No one expected that the wolf that had been circling outside the village for nearly a month would choose such a moment to enter the village in the middle of the night.
... Chen Ling and his wife were woken up by their dog's barking.
Finding that there was something wrong with Xiao Jin’s scream, Hei Wa rarely became serious and shouted angrily.
Chen Ling knew there was something wrong.
Sure enough, not long after, someone came to the house and called him.
So I turned on the lights in the courtyard and asked what was going on outside.
Only then did I know that a wolf had entered the village.
The rain had stopped for a while, but the fog was very thick at night.
These wolves really know how to choose the right time.
"Sister, brother-in-law, what's going on outside?"
In the east room, after Wang Zhenzhen was woken up, he stuck his head out of the window to see what was going on outside.
I saw my sister bring out a coat and put it on my brother-in-law. There were many people standing in the courtyard talking.
"It's okay. Go to sleep. It's said that a wolf has entered the village. Ask your brother-in-law to help."
"Oh."
Hearing this , Wang Zhenzhen rubbed his eyes and went back to sleep.
To her, wolves are nothing unusual. They are often seen in the village, and they also have a wolf-fighting team there. They light fires at night and carry steel forks to fight wolves.
My brother-in-law has a shotgun here, so there is no need to worry.
“You should go back to sleep too.”
Chen Ling buttoned up his coat and said to his wife.
Then he called out to the two dogs, whose ears had been pricked up, and had been snorting and restless. They turned around and strode into the night mist.
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PS: This chapter only has 6,000 words, and there will be more in the early morning
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