Chapter 164 Goat Beard
“There’s no one around today, Brother Cripple.”
Slowly wandered to Cui Laizi’s door. The surroundings were deserted, except for Cui Laizi himself holding his crutches. He leaned against the wall and dozed off in the sun.
"Huh?"
Cui Zizi opened his eyes in a daze and wiped the corners of his mouth: "Isn't that right? It's almost the autumn harvest, and everyone has gone to work in the fields."< br>
"Why did you come out? You don't have to stay with your wife at home?"
"No, someone came to see her. Her mother-in-law kept talking all the time, she was very annoyed."
"Haha. Haha, how many games do you want?"
"Come on."
"I know your hands are itchy, I'll go get the chess."
Cui Zizi smiled, stood up slowly on crutches, and limped back to get the chess.
Chen Ling set up the chessboard under the tree. The chessboards in the countryside were very crude. Just find a square wooden board and draw the chess path.
When Cui Laizi took out the chess piece, the two of them got into position and started killing.
"In a few months, you will be holding a baby. Do you have any plans?"
"Plans? What plans?"
"Planning for the baby's future. You see, Shui Wazi and the others are all working hard, and they won't rest even after harvest. They just want to make more money, so that in the future, the baby can go to a good school and be able to live with Li Xian's family. Wu Nier also went to college. They didn’t tell you about this?” The baby has eaten and drank..."
"Pa!"
With that said, Chen Ling knocked Cui Laizi's horse off with one shot.
“Hey, kill my horse, now I’ll eat your car.”
Cui Zizi shouted and raised his cannon to kill across the river.
Then, he continued: "You can only grow something on your thirty acres of land this year. If you don't add more fertilizer and cultivate it for a few years, will it be able to recover?"
< br>"Yes, we need to raise them and wait until the soil fertility increases before planting anything else. Don't mess around in the past two years. Just like I said before, just enclose a place and raise something."
"Hey, I heard you say that, I see people coming to your house every now and then to buy eggs these days. This guy, plus the vegetables you sold before, you have made a lot of money in the past six months, right? Quietly, maybe all It’s almost a million-yuan household, and it’s quite possible to build a chicken farm.”
Cui Laizi held the chess piece, looked at Chen Ling, and smiled a little bit.
He often goes to the county market to purchase goods. Compared with ordinary villagers, he knows the prices of various types of firewood, rice, oil, salt, vegetables and grains. Chen Ling has taken five acres of land to sell vegetables in the market. According to this year's price, Definitely not selling for less.
It’s just that he is a good person and likes to join in the fun, but he doesn’t talk much. He has some guesses about the money Chen Ling’s family will sell this year, but he has no intention of yelling at anyone.
“Come on, if I can get 10,000 yuan per household, I can build a small western-style building right away.”
“Like the one Erzhu built in the county town before?”< br>
“More fashionable than that one.”
"Haha, you are pretending to be a kid. Are you afraid that people will borrow money from you or something? Don't worry, I won't tell you outside."
Cui Laizi made a move, raised his head and pointed at Chen Ling, curled his lips and smiled.
Chen Ling was also happy when he saw this.
“It’s not that I’m afraid of people borrowing money. I’ve been lucky enough to earn a bit this year, so that’s it anyway. Brother Lame, you can do the math for yourself. You’ve been running a cooperative for so many years, selling cigarettes, wine and pork. “How much can I earn in a year?” , contracting the Shanlin Reservoir. If you have money, you can find a branch secretary to take care of Erzhu's mess and build a greenhouse, even if it is smaller..."
"You also know that green vegetables in greenhouses are always expensive. People are poor this year and no one can build a greenhouse. You should hurry up and get them first."
"Do it now, and you can sell it in the spring of next year , I will definitely make a lot of money.”
In fact, what Cui Zizi said makes sense, but Chen Ling was not interested in it, so he told him that not only would he make money by building greenhouses this year, but pork would also be expensive, so he might as well let him do it. A pig farm was built in the south of the village to raise pigs. Everyone knew that pork was expensive, and there would definitely be more pigs in the coming year. By the spring of next year, selling piglets would make crazy money, let alone selling meat.
“Don’t tell me, if my legs and feet were a little more flexible, I would build a pig farm. It would cost much less than building a greenhouse, but I would make a lot of money.”
< br>"Yes, I know you are knowledgeable, brother lame. Opening a cooperative in the village is too unqualified. If you go out to do business, you can definitely become a big boss."
After Cui Zizi heard this, he smiled from ear to ear and waved his hands repeatedly to say no.
This lame man is a bachelor. He does not farm and usually has nothing to do. He just plays cards and chess with others every day.
Other than that, what I like the most is asking people about things and telling people how to make money, as if after listening to his words, I can make a lot of money immediately.
Although his character is not bad and he has a good heart, it is annoying to be like this all the time.
However, this man was always shy when he praised him. If he praised him for a few words after being annoyed by his words, he would immediately blush and hesitate to speak, but he could secretly be happy for most of the day.
They were playing chess like this, and soon it was almost noon. The villagers also came back from the fields one after another. Some went home directly to cook, while others stood aside and watched them play chess. Soon they were surrounded by people.
"I want to draw a car! I want to draw a car!"
Chen Ling won several games in a row and finally lost. The people next to him suddenly shouted, waiting to replace him.
Just at this time, someone said that Su Su called him to go home. Chen Ling immediately remembered that lunch had not been made at noon, so he had no intention of playing any more. He threw the chess pieces on the chessboard and gave up immediately.
……
"Wait for me, Fugui."
Within two steps, a woman hurriedly chased after her. She was Xiuying's sister-in-law from Chen Dazhi's family.
“What’s wrong, sister-in-law?”
“Let me ask you, is your sprayer still working? If not, can you let me use it for a long time in the afternoon? My sprayer always leaks. , I took the medicine twice in the morning, and your back, Brother Dazhi, was soaked, and the skin was burning."
"That's it, I just took the medicine in the morning, so I have time to go, I'll go back. I’ll get it for you at home.”
"The corn is almost harvested, what else should I do, sister-in-law?"
"It's not the corn, it's the cotton that needs to be dosed twice."
"Oh. Cotton, you have to take good care of it. Just take care of it, the insects will come out quickly.”
“Who says it’s not true? I just tried it a while ago, but it started to show up again after a few days without taking care of it. I’m very worried. The same goes for your brother Dazhi, who grew strawberries in the past few years. It’s a lot of work. I think it’s better to plant cotton this year than sweet potatoes.”
Cotton is more likely to breed pests, such as bollworms, cutworms, various moths, grasshoppers, etc. Sometimes there can be four or five kinds of insects on a cotton plant, and it is no exaggeration to say that there can be thousands of insects on an acre of land.
If we don't take care of it in time, if that guy doesn't go to the fields after a while, the cotton fields will no longer be available.
This year's cotton, soybeans, and peanuts were sown late due to the floods, and they are all summer crops. These crops that like water, fertilizer, light and heat actually grow faster when sown in summer than sown in spring. However, they are also more susceptible to diseases and insect pests and require diligent care, which is more laborious than sowing in spring.
In addition, although these crops are sown in summer and have a short growth period, they are also easily affected by frost and reduce the harvest. Villagers also know this, and there are relatively few such crops.
It is rare for Chen Ling’s family to have two acres of land each for peanuts and soybeans. In the past, so many crops were planted in spring, and they were planted together with rapeseed.
Back home, Wang Susu and Qin Qiumei took scissors and just cut two strands of beard from the white dairy goat.
At this time, he saw Chen Ling leading Xiuying's sister-in-law into the yard, and he hurriedly greeted her.
While the ladies were talking, Chen Ling went to find the sprayer.
“Wealth and honor are here, are you so happy?” Sister-in-law Xiuying took the sprayer and said with a smile.
“I’m not so happy that I’m so happy that I can’t sleep these days.”
"Then think more about it and cook something delicious for Su Su. If you take good care of yourself, the babies you will give birth to in the future will be strong."
Sister-in-law Xiuying said.
Then he wanted to say something, but he found that his big yellow dog ran over at no time, ran to Chen Ling, went around his trousers, biting and rubbing, and made fun of him.
Her dog followed Chen Dazhi into the mountains and got acquainted with Chen Ling. The guy was very affectionate when they met.
However, Xiuying's sister-in-law felt that her dog was too dirty, so she kicked it: "Get out of the way, I will tie you up when I go home."
The big yellow dog was kicked. It was quite innocent. It looked pitifully at its owner, then at Chen Ling, and kept wagging its tail while grunting.
When the young couple Chen Ling and Wang Susu met, they said it was okay. There were dogs running back and forth in their house every day.
Similarly, after raising two children, Heiwa and Xiaojin, the local local dog in the village ran to the house every now and then and never stopped.
Sister-in-law Xiuying did not respond, "Susu, don't blame my sister-in-law for talking too much. You are pregnant with a baby. You can't get too close to a cat or a dog. You are precious now."
"I know sister-in-law, I will pay more attention in the future." Wang Susu smiled slightly.
Then he and Chen Ling escorted Xiuying's sister-in-law out of the hospital.
In fact, more than one person has talked to her about this and that in recent days. There are many things to pay attention to when you are pregnant, and she has kept them all in mind. Chen Ling is also very cautious. After all, it is her first child. The two of them were cautious.
After seeing off Xiuying's sister-in-law, Chen Ling looked at his wife and two lesbians and asked doubtfully: "What were you doing at home just now? Why did you go to shear sheep?"
" No. It’s not shearing sheep, it’s just cutting some sheep’s beards.”
“Sister Xiaoyun’s child has a sore on her body. It’s better to try using earth method.”
Wang Susu said.
“Oh, that’s right.”
Chen Ling nodded.
Children have low immunity. If you are not careful, you may not be sure where they will be affected. Every year when the seasons change, your hands, feet, and chin will break out into acne, sores, itching, swelling, and even pus. You can’t help but go Scratch it, it will tear a long and large area, and it will not heal in a short time.
Later, doctors in the countryside came up with a local method, which was to use goatee to treat the disease, which was very effective.
During treatment, just put clean and dry sheep's beard on the tiles and bake it until it becomes crispy, then grind it into powder, mix it with some sesame oil, or vegetable oil, and apply it into a paste to the area with sores.
Wait until it is dry, scabbed, and fallen off, and then apply it again. After repeating this for a few days, the abscess will be almost healed.
"No, the baby at home is weak and has constant minor problems, making it difficult to manage."
Zhong Xiaoyun also smiled at Chen Ling sheepishly.
Chen Ling knew that this female teacher must have come here for more than just this matter, but the woman's family affairs had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that it was almost noon, he said to Qin Qiumei: "Don't leave at noon today. Let's stay for a meal with Teacher Xiaoyun."
"Okay, let us Xiaoyun have a try too. Your craftsmanship."
Qin Qiumei showed a bright smile and was not polite to him.
“What good meal are you going to cook?”
“Well, it’s not really a good meal. There is still a lot of venison and deer meat left for Su Su. Let’s stew meat at noon. You can eat it.”
"What else do you want to eat? There is a menu behind the kitchen door. Just order whatever you want and I will cook it for you."
Chen Ling pointed to the kitchen and cut a piece of calendar paper on the back of the door. It has the names of the dishes written on it.
This is what he was doing in his free time the past two days. Otherwise, pregnant women have taboos, what can and cannot be eaten, and there are so many meats, fruits and vegetables, he is too lazy to remember them, so he might as well just go ahead and do it. Write it down and read it before cooking. It will be clear and clear.
Qin Qiumei was surprised at first when they heard that there was a menu. But once I knew the reason, I understood.
It’s one thing to understand, but it’s hard to avoid feeling envious. I thought, look at the life of this young couple, and then look at my own family. On the surface, it looks decent, but privately, it’s really hard to describe.
How can anyone live so comfortably?
"Do you want us to attack you?"
Perhaps it is easier for a man who loves his wife to win favor. Even Zhong Xiaoyun put aside her unfamiliarity and asked proactively.
"No, the meat has been killed. Just wait and eat. Go check out the menu and see what else you want to eat."
"This is enough, there is too much to finish. .”
"Okay."
So Chen Ling went to the well to pull out the meat. Qin Qiumei and the others followed Wang Susu to feed the sheep, pigeons, rabbits, and tease the little wild boars.
The pigeons and rabbits are okay. Even if the rabbits are about to give birth, they don’t need to be taken care of. The two ewes need to be taken care of.
Sheep do not like to move much before giving birth. They have a small range of activities and eat little.
At this time, you must take good care of the food and pay attention to the water. The water must be clean and sufficient, not dirty, and not too cold.
In addition, they need to be led around a little and combed every day, otherwise they may be prone to prenatal paralysis, dystocia, or miscarriage.
In fact, Chen Ling brought these two sheep back to the cave. In the cave, he fed them water, ate grass, and cleaned their bodies. So not only were they very healthy, but their bodies were also The hair is also very clean.
After Wang Susu cleaned up the sheep dung, the three women got busy around the two sheep, combing them, tickling them, and making the two sheep bleat happily.
At this time, the little white cow also became hot-eyed. He walked from the cowshed to them, slowly lay down on the ground, mooed softly, swung his tail and rubbed against the ground. Wang Susu leaned forward, hoping that the hostess would also tickle it.
Wang Susu had no choice but to take a brush and brush it too.
The two women had never seen such a cow that was smarter than a dog, was so beautiful, and could act coquettishly. Their hearts melted. They wanted to reach out and touch it, but Wang Susu had warned it before and did not dare to actually touch it.
After Wang Susu had scratched the little white cow until it felt comfortable and closed her eyes, she carefully reached out to touch and tickle it.
This made the two women very happy, as excited as if they had touched some treasure.
......
Chen Ling looked out from the kitchen, shook his head and smiled, thinking that his daughter-in-law is really awesome, no matter where they come from, they can get along with her.
Now that the venison and deer meat were packed, Chen Ling thought for a moment and decided not to stew or fry the meat today. It would save some trouble and make a hot pot with the meat. Anyway, there is no shortage of seasonings at home. .
The only thing to note is that it should be a little lighter for your wife’s taste.
"Susu, why don't you make hot pot at noon? Do you want to eat it?"
When Wang Susu heard this, she asked Qin Qiumei and her two people for their opinions, and immediately responded: "Yes. Ah, we’ll eat whatever you make.”
“Okay, let’s eat mushroom soup hot pot today.”
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ps: There are a lot of things to be busy before March 15th. Nothing will happen from next Tuesday onwards, and it won't be interrupted for such a long time in the future. Don't worry, everyone.
(End of this chapter)