Chapter 167 Bad Things
“Hey, hey, you don’t dare to talk nonsense, Fugui, you can’t be disrespectful to the Dragon King.”
The people around were shocked when they heard Chen Ling’s words.
First, he blamed him for a while, and then helped him to plead with the Dragon Prince, asking him not to be as knowledgeable as a young man like him.
Chen Ling was helpless and also bowed.
Do you think you are exaggerating? Before, he said he could eat a duck in one bite, but now he said he could eat a calf in one bite. It has scales, claws and horns on its head. This statement cannot be justified unless it is based on a dragon.
But after paying homage, he saw that everyone was nervous, so he said: "Don't be afraid, everyone. In the peaceful and prosperous times, what kind of monsters can there be? It's probably some fish that is causing mischief, the snake-headed fish in the weir pond in the past The boss is so big, doesn’t he also eat ducks? The little ducks eat one at a time. I guess the ones in the reservoir are similar to this.”
The reservoir in the village was built in the 1950s and 1960s, and there was water here before. The old river bends are connected and have never dried up, so it is very possible to raise some big fish.
"No, absolutely not. If it were a fish, wouldn't we recognize it? This thing is just like a monster, with a green face and fangs, and its big mouth can really eat a calf..." Chen A few of Ze claimed to have seen it with their own eyes and hurriedly defended themselves.
As they talked more and more energetically and exaggeratedly, Chen Ling was no longer interested in listening to their nonsense.
This is often the case in the countryside. When seeing strange and weird things, it is easy for someone to exaggerate and make nonsense. In the end, you believe what you say, but in fact it is just to scare yourself.
I got up and dug some soil near the pond on the north side of the dam, then carried the fish back home.
In front of the house, Wang Susu was accompanying her sister to do her homework. Taking advantage of the warm and comfortable sunshine, the little daughter-in-law held a dustpan and a piece of wax to wax the cotton thread. This was a preparation before putting on the soles of the shoes.
As autumn enters, it’s time to prepare cotton-padded shoes, her own, Chen Ling’s, and Wang Zhenzhen’s.
Seeing that her husband had been away for so long before coming back, he raised his head and asked casually.
Chen Ling briefly explained what happened in the reservoir today.
"Is there really a monster in the reservoir, brother-in-law? Can I go and have a look?" Wang Zhenzhen couldn't sit still after hearing such a strange thing.
"There are no monsters, they are all nonsense. After you finish your homework, I will take you there to have a look, but when you go out to play in the future, remember not to run there, the things under the water are a bit fierce. "
As noon approached, Chen Ling simply packed up the flower pots. These were the things left by his grandparents. After his mother got married, he started to plant some beautiful flowers and plants every year. In spring, the yard is filled with fragrance, making his childhood memories accompanied by the fragrance of flowers.
Later there were only two of them, father and son, and they no longer had the leisure and elegance. It has not been used for several years now and is piled in a corner gathering dust.
These flowerpots are not small. They are round, square, and hexagonal. The smallest ones are 20 centimeters in diameter. They are defective products from local kilns. Anyone who buys water tanks or water urns will get them for free. I got a few for free, but they still look good in appearance.
After all, unsightly homes cannot be kept. Many of them are either broken or used as livestock troughs and pickle jars.
After dinner, Chen Ling took his wife and sister-in-law to walk around the reservoir and looked at the strange things. After noon, there were still many people walking back and forth on the dam, wanting to see What did the monster look like? Unfortunately, it was never revealed again.
Looking back and forth along the dam, seeing the two sisters Wang Susu going to talk to the women in the village, Chen Ling went to dig some soil and went home, starting to play with his flowers and plants. .
When he brought these chrysanthemums and orchids back in the morning, he deliberately used moist soil to protect the roots. There was a large piece of soil on the roots of each tree, and there was no need to knock them off. After covering the flowerpot with soil, just plant it directly into it.
Of course, the potted plants are orchids, so there is no need to plant chrysanthemums in pots. Just dig two trenches and plant them on the ground. Chrysanthemums have strong vitality and are easy to live.
These chrysanthemums and orchids are purely wild flowers and plants in the mountains. They also grow wildly inside the cave. Their vitality is tenacious and the flowers are thicker and larger, but they are not beautiful.
He is now bringing out three kinds of chrysanthemums and orchids.
The orchids are very good and he is very satisfied.
Chrysanthemums are different.
No matter what kind of wild chrysanthemums they are in the mountains, they all have one thing in common: the flowers are very small, the largest ones are only as big as two copper coins, and the petals are thin, usually only one or two layers.
It does not bloom in clusters and overlapping flowers like ordinary chrysanthemums. Even small daisies have multiple layers of petals.
Although wild chrysanthemums are not as good as ordinary chrysanthemums in this regard, they are not without their benefits.
Although the flowers are small, they are very delicate and suitable for planting in large areas.
Waiting for next year, the small bamboo forest in the center of the yard will grow densely in a circle, with golden, purple and snow-white varieties. It will be even more beautiful than ordinary chrysanthemums.
Among these three types of wild chrysanthemums, the white one is the most beautiful.
Belonging to spirea, small white chrysanthemums are clustered into half a hydrangea shape. Although the flowers are small, they are very luxuriant.
The flowers planted in the cave have become large-scale, especially when the flowers bloom, the entire branches are crowded and covered with delicate flowers, forming an arched flower belt, and the top and bottom of the tree are covered with snow-white , extremely endearing.
But chrysanthemums are just embellishments and foils.
What Chen Ling pays more attention to is orchids. Although they are also wild species, in general, the changes in the past few days of growing in Dongtian are quite big.
Each orchid is more than one level of beautiful.
And it doesn’t need to be pruned at all, just plant it in a flower pot and it will be beautiful enough.
Three kinds of orchids, strong fragrance, delicate fragrance and elegant, have different floral fragrances and different appearances.
The one with the strong fragrance is the most eye-catching.
Dark green leaves, each leaf seems to be wrapped in wax, thick and textured.
The petals are golden, narrow and oval in shape, pure and flawless without any variegation.
Under the sunlight, each petal appears extremely bright golden yellow.
Although this orchid has a graceful appearance, it is not showy. Instead, it feels a bit deserted.
It gives people the impression that this flower has just been baptized by the drizzle, very fresh and clean.
A great contrast to its rich floral fragrance.
Stunning at first glance.
The other two strains are not as eye-catching. One has jade-white petals, shaped like a plum blossom, with red inside, and there is also a light blue one, like a butterfly. The color of the buds is very light, but after blooming, the color will gradually become thicker.
They all have their own characteristics and are very pleasing to the eye when paired with chrysanthemums.
Working hard from two to four in the afternoon, the orchids were put into pots, and the chrysanthemums were planted in the two ditches dug in front of the bamboo garden. After plowing the soil, a layer of pond mud was spread, and they were placed and trimmed slightly. , I won’t take any more care.
After some time, they will grow better.
Smelling the fragrance of the flowers, Chen Ling hummed a tune happily, slipped the fish out of the kitchen, and put them away by the well.
My daughter-in-law is pregnant, so she can’t have less fish.
I have eaten several Dongtian red eels. I have tried various methods of frying, steaming and cooking. They are more delicious and nutritious than ordinary eels.
I usually eat two fish from the cave every week, and make soup with fish from outside. This is how I make it.
Now the focus of Chen Ling's life is his wife. He doesn't have the same food for three meals a day. In the past, when he was bored, he might go to the county town to set up a stall or catch a big market. I don't even have that thought now.
Not only is he happy, but those who care about him and have a good relationship with him are also happy.
No, after he killed the fish and prepared to get two more mountain catfish out of the cave, Liang Hongyu and Qin Rongxian pushed the cart and accompanied Wang Susu and her sister into the yard.
The two of them went back to the capital during the National Day and met up with old friends. They stayed for a while and returned to Ling Yun yesterday morning.
This time I also brought my daughter back.
After learning that Wang Susu was pregnant, she called her daughter without saying a word and asked her to buy something when she came over.
That guy had everything he needed to eat, wear, and play. Especially in the future, I have prepared a bunch of small clothes and shoes for my children, small and large, which I estimate will last until they are two or three years old.
After getting to know each other, there was naturally a lot of fun and excitement, and dinner was eaten until nine o'clock at night.
The daughter of the old couple is not very old, only in her early thirties, and she is a female singer.
She takes her father’s surname, Qin Yueru.
She is very tall, has curly hair, and is beautiful and majestic.
The main reason is that he has a strong aura, and when he doesn't talk, he makes people feel that it is difficult to get close to him. But as soon as he spoke or smiled, he seemed like a different person, with curved eyebrows and an extremely weak look, and his words were soft and delicate, even lower than Wang Susu's voice.
The last hut actually asked Wang Susu to stay outside and not leave, saying she was afraid of the dark.
Now Chen Ling finally knew where her daughter Xiaolizi's temper came from.
After their family, within two days, Han Chuang also came over with Jiang Xiaoqing. Inevitably, he also brought a lot of cans and supplements.
Chen Ling was still wondering how he knew.
In the end, he said he heard it from the postman.
This postman is indeed a big talker. It was he who told the story about the Chenwangzhuang Reservoir. In the past two days, many people from nearby villages and counties came to look at it.
Han Chuang heard about this and was going to come and play with Chen Ling.
Then when Chen Ling's name was mentioned, he learned about Chen Ling's wife's pregnancy from the postman.
It is true that the postman often comes to deliver newspapers. How can you hide this from him?
I came here for a long time and was supposed to have lunch. Unexpectedly, there was something unexpected in the village, so I called Chen Ling over. They didn’t stay that day. They only said that they would wait for a few days and wait until the village was closed. Qiu is not busy anymore. Come and play again.
Things in the village are actually simple.
How to deal with the remaining mess Chen Erzhu has.
In the past two days, word has come from the county, saying that this turtle grandson has been sentenced and has committed many crimes. It is difficult to think of them.
Wang Laishun wanted to discuss the land contracted by Erzhu to see if he could get a little bit of the contracting fee back and continue to cultivate the land.
A lot of that land is fertile farmland near the river beach. It would be a waste to leave it uncultivated.
In addition, for those like Chen Ling who exchanged farmland with Erzhu, their ten acres of land can be returned to him. They only need to pay some money to the brigade every year, not too much, even It’s okay to owe it first.
This kind of farming matter is naturally easy to solve.
Chen Ling thought it was too troublesome and didn’t want to take it back, but the others were very easy to talk to. Who doesn’t know how to farm? The villagers’ enthusiasm for farming is unparalleled. It would be convenient to get the land back and grow some vegetables to eat. .
Before the autumn harvest, spinach, radish, cabbage, etc. can be planted. After planting the vegetables, winter wheat can be planted. This is a great thing.
If you don’t want to grow wheat, you can also grow potatoes. According to the season, they are winter potatoes, but they don’t taste very good and have a bit of a numbing texture. But at least you can still make money, which is better than growing nothing at all.
So, the matter was resolved very smoothly.
The ten acres of land that Chen Ling’s family used to own were finally divided among several families, and they were planted during the lease period of more than two years before the time came.
So the families who had previously contracted their farmland to Erzhu also started to get busy. They were plowing and making furrows in the south of the village, and people were busy for several days in a row.
Wang Jusheng also had more than two acres of land there, and he was going to plant some potatoes, so he called Chen Ling over and drove the oxen to help him plow the land twice. After plowing, he planted the potatoes again, which made him busy.
There is no way, their own mother-in-law and brothers cannot be counted on, so they can only look here.
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Autumn is getting stronger. Chen Ling is leaning on the lounge chair in the courtyard, looking at the cotton-like white clouds in the sky. He feels that time passes so slowly. He has been dreaming for the past two days. I always dream of a bed full of dolls, giggling and crawling around. Or the sight of drooling and lying on his chest, calling his father vaguely.
When I opened my eyes, I found it was a dream.
He has to wait until his wife is ten months pregnant before she can see the child.
It’s so difficult.
Sighed lightly and put the newspaper in his arms aside.
Suddenly, my eyes were attracted by the persimmons on the branches of someone’s house not far away. They were yellow, shiny in the sun, and already ripe.
"Susu, what do you want to eat for lunch today? How about I bake you some persimmon buns?"
"We don't have persimmons at home, so we'd better cook corn on the cob. It's delicious and easier to eat."
"The corn on the cob is gone too. The ones Brother Jusheng sent us were all eaten yesterday."
"Do you still want to eat? If you want to eat, I will break some for you."
Wang Susu likes to eat tender corn very much, the kind that you can never tire of eating, steamed, boiled, or put in soup She likes everything in it.
"I'll go, it's not good to keep breaking off other people's products. I'll buy two bowls of rice and go to my second aunt's house to exchange for some."
"No, her family didn't water much this year. The corn cobs they produced are short and small, and the corn kernels are all shriveled. When you bite them, they are full of blisters, which is not delicious at all."
Chen Ling waved her hand. Mrs. Wang asked her daughter to pick her up during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Her son only came back when the crops were harvested. At other times, no one took care of the land.
"You go and prepare two bowls of rice, and I will exchange them. I know whose corn cobs are delicious."
Since there is little rice cultivation in this county, I will exchange them for rice. Other people are also happy and think it is an expensive thing and is more useful.
Wang Susu didn’t have any objections when she heard what he said. She knew her husband was picky. He said that the delicious food would definitely be good, so she went to fill a porcelain basin of rice and put it in a basket with a cloth. Cover it and lift it out for him.
In fact, when the tender corn became edible this year, Yuqiang from the front yard was the first to give some, and Wang Jusheng and Wang Lixian also gave it twice.
It’s not too little to eat.
This thing can be steamed or boiled, and it tastes sweet. You will not be satisfied after eating one, and you will not feel full after eating two.
So as long as it is available, there is often three meals a day on the table, and both adults and children love to eat it.
You eat very quickly in this way, and you eat it all without paying much attention.
Chen Ling went to Ermao Donkey's house to exchange corn cobs.
His family raises sheep and donkeys all year round. These two kinds of manure are quite powerful. When spring comes to Ermao Donkey’s house, the cultivated land has not changed. The soil in the field is very fertile and the corn cobs produced are thick. It's long, big and plump, and tastes good.
This was the first time for Chen Ling to visit his house. When the man saw him coming, he was very enthusiastic and asked him to sit down and have tea and chat. After knowing the reason for his visit, he went to the field to break it for him without saying a word. A big bag full of corn on the cob.
On the way, we chatted enthusiastically about our trip to the mountains a few days ago.
This man's enthusiasm for Chen Ling is not without reason.
He is Chen Yuqiang's godfather and Xiaomori's godgrandfather. Chen Ling saved this little baby's life before, and he has always been thinking about it.
“I also heard that you brought back two big-bellied sheep from the countryside a while ago. The road is long and difficult to walk. Isn’t it a lot of trouble?”
“Yes, it’s a lot of trouble. I walked and rested for a while, but I didn’t dare to walk too fast.”
“Hahaha, if it were in previous years, my sheep would be pregnant with lambs by this time, and you wouldn’t have to run so far. Just bring one back from my house.”
“I didn’t expect that a wolf came into the house this year, which frightened the sheep. The big ram was also frightened and useless. , alas..."
"Brother Donkey, please find someone to take a look at it. This is not a big problem. It can be cured by giving some medicine and an injection."
"Yes, I guess it can be cured. I I’m going to ask someone in the countryside at the next big market.”
“It’s okay if you don’t have a market, brother Luzi. If you’re not busy at home, just go to the livestock station in the countryside and ask for Old Ba Tou. This old man is an old man. A veterinarian can spot such a problem for sure."
"Oh, your baby is familiar with it now."
"Okay, as you say, I have two. Go and see it tomorrow.”
Two donkeys wearing straw hats were leading a few sheep, and Chen Ling was carrying corn. The two walked up the ridge while laughing and talking.
As soon as I left the corn field, I suddenly saw thick smoke billowing to the south. Through the green straw in the field, I could still vaguely see the light of fire.
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, but the two donkeys jumped up and ran over, cursing.
"Little forgetful kid, tell him not to fool around, or he will cause trouble for me."
(End of this chapter)