Chapter 204 Lice
On the last day of the tenth lunar month, the city’s engineering team arrived.
Because many of the places that Chen Ling requested were constructed with bamboo and wood structures, the engineering team also had several senior craftsmen, all of whom were experienced in this area.
After Chen Ling arranged them, he went to the county seat and had a phone call with Zhao Dahai.
We have known each other for such a long time, and they are all very good friends. Saying thank you or something like that would be too intrusive, so we simply talk about the situation, reminisce about old times, and ask him to come over and play whenever he is not busy.
Zhao Dahai happily agreed.
During this period, he heard Chen Ling tell him about meeting a lynx, and he was even more envious.
This fat man has a dream of running in the mountains.
What I think about day and night is to carry a gun and take a few hunting dogs to roar in the mountains and forests.
Unfortunately, he is too fat and his weight does not allow it, so he has never been able to achieve it.
So I thought about it more and more.
After talking to Zhao Dahai on the phone, Chen Ling went to the flour mill to bring a few bags of white flour, and then went to the small courtyard in the south of the city to plant some sweet potatoes and potatoes, spawned them, and brought them all home.
Because the construction is about to start, the engineering team of about 40 people will also have to take care of the food.
These things must be prepared in advance.
Food needs to be taken care of, and the place to live is arranged in a village primary school nearby.
Their primary school in Chenwangzhuang used to have a fifth grade and there were a lot of houses.
Although the room had just been renovated not long after the flood, it was not completely dry yet and was a bit damp, but it was good to light a fire at night and put up a bed board to live in the Datong bunk.
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"Fugui, construction is about to start."
"Yes, construction officially starts today."
On the first day of November, just after breakfast early in the morning, Liang Hongyu's family rushed over.
Liang Yuemin and his wife were also there, smiling and waving to him.
Then let him arrange some work.
Actually, when it comes to arranging work, there really isn’t much work that can be arranged for them.
You don’t even have to worry about cooking.
There are people in the engineering team who take care of the food. Chen Ling buys rice, noodles and vegetables, and they can cook by themselves.
However, people are kind enough to come over and help. There is not much work to do, so I still have to find some odd jobs to do.
He took Qin Rongxian and his son out of the village.
Liang Hongyu’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left at home to accompany Wang Susu.
“Didn’t Xiao Ming come back with you?”
"He's back. He sent it to his grandma yesterday afternoon. This child is too naughty and keeps making trouble when he comes here."
"Seeing that you are busy again, how can you care about him? I can't wait." I'll bring him over to play when I'm busy."
Liang Yuemin said.
Then he looked at the surrounding fields with surprise, "Huh? Do we also grow winter wheat here?"
"Yes."
Chen Ling nodded, "Don't think it's very cold in winter here. In fact, it's only the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month. It's no problem to grow winter wheat during these two cold months."
Liang Yuemin suddenly said, "Oh, I know this. , in the south of Qinling Mountains, it is said that winter is not too cold compared to other places, right? "
"That's not true."
Chen Ling smiled, " It’s very cold here in winter. If you don’t go back this year, try it in the twelfth lunar month.”
“Why?”
Liang Yuemin looked at Chen Ling, then at his father, and felt strange when he saw Qin Rongxian nodding in agreement.
"Because the terrain is high."
Chen Ling glanced at him and saw how many dollars this brother had earned in foreign exchange. He had even been to Africa, so he didn't understand this.
“Oh, yes, I forgot about this.”
Liang Yuemin slapped his forehead and smiled.
Then he also asked Chen Ling about his plans after building the farm, but the questions he asked were different from the gossips of the villagers. He would bring some good suggestions, so Chen Ling would not feel impatient.
The three of them rushed to the foot of the mountain while talking.
At this time, Wang Lixian had already arrived at the orchard. He was here to supervise the work and was there yesterday.
Beside the dirt road outside the orchard, parked are three dirty old Jiefang vehicles. The surrounding ground is full of messy ruts and various debris.
After all, it’s the city’s engineering team, and it’s very complete.
The open space is already full of tampers, mixers, generators, chain saws, switch wires and other items.
The mixer is a three-in-one old-fashioned concrete mixer, drum type, and can be disassembled.
Connect the tractor engine with a V-belt and it can be used.
What kind of mortar and cement, it’s all a matter of course.
It is very convenient to build walls, repair steps, pave roads and pave the bottom of ponds.
"Brother Fugui, your bird net is very exciting. There are birds hitting the net early in the morning."
Seeing Chen Ling and others approaching, the foreman went up to greet them with his hands behind his back and said with a smile.
Except for a few old masters and their apprentices, many of the people in the engineering team are acquaintances.
That's the same group of people who came to build the dam before.
Of course, this is no coincidence.
Zhao Dahai came here specially after asking Chen Ling for his opinion.
After the flood, the drinking water of every house in the village was contaminated.
People from the engineering team often go to Chen Ling’s house to fetch water.
Later, when Chen Ling’s family built a house, they also sent tamping machines, lime wood and other things.
When they went to Daliang, Chen Ling also sent them some food and wine.
Therefore, the two parties have dealt with each other a lot and have become familiar with each other before.
“Hey, I just bought it for fun.”
Chen Ling handed the cigarettes to the workers with a smile, and then went to the Internet with Qin Rongxian and his son to solve the problem.
Hei Wa and Xiao Jin were very discerning and followed them step by step with the chicken coop in their mouths, waiting for the bird to be untied and loaded into the cage.
However, Chen Ling released many of the birds today, leaving only a few that swarmed with sparrows, tits, etc.
"Is the net support in the way? If not, I will remove it."
After untying the bird, Chen Ling asked.
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way. It's far away and can't be in the way."
The foreman waved his hand quickly.
Three sticky bird nets were tied up where the old grave used to be.
Now there is nothing else except some messy dead grass and trees, which really cannot hinder the construction.
"That's okay..."
"Brother Xian, bring all the cannons."
Chen Ling nodded and looked at Wang Lixian.
Wang Lixian pointed to the basket in front of the firewood shed, "I brought half a basket with me. When will I start putting it out? Have you set a time?"
This farm is not a small project. In order to seek good luck, the cannons must be fired on time.
Chen Ling looked at his watch and saw that the time was almost up, so he said he should start now.
Then he took the two kickers from the basket, put them on the ridge with Wang Li, and fired off the cannons.
After a burst of cannon fire.
The farm has officially started.
Chen Ling had already shown the drawings of the farm to the engineering team yesterday.
The orchard covers an area of thirty acres. Counting the surrounding ditches and the slopes at the foot of the mountains, the area will only be larger, so the farm is embedded in it.
To put it bluntly, this is to build a farm among fruit trees.
The living places in the farm are mainly wooden buildings and bamboo buildings.
Besides the wooden building and the bamboo building, they are connected by a circle of corridors.
Next to the corridor is a large lotus pond with a bridge over it.
Two pavilions should be built on the left and right sides of the lotus pond.
Facing the bridge, there is a long aisle, which interfaces with the orchards, and a wooden gatehouse needs to be built.
That is, enter from the gatehouse, walk along the road, and you will reach the bridge. After crossing the bridge, you will reach the corridor. Through the corridor, you will reach the residence.
Other than this, many places are relatively similar to the layout in Dongtian.
But to save trouble, the bridge over the lotus pond was temporarily built with wood.
Otherwise, it would not be easy to build an arch bridge like Dongtian.
The rest is the fence and the place where livestock and poultry are raised, which are mainly built with bricks and stones.
With the drawings, the outline is probably clear.
What we have to do today is to select a place, clean up the debris on the ground, and then start laying the foundation.
Chen Ling had considered this when planting fruit trees.
At that time, there were several vacant lots.
At that time, Wang Susu and I were talking about building two small ponds, planting some lotus flowers, and raising some fish for fun. Later, apart from growing vegetables, I also planted peanuts and soybeans, and I never did anything.
After choosing the place.
The main work in the past few days was to lay the foundation. After the foundation was laid, the columns and beams were erected. In the construction of wooden and bamboo buildings, the most important thing was the center pillar. There are eight center pillars, all of which require high-quality wood.
These eight pieces of wood are no less important than the beams and columns of a brick house.
However, with the guidance of a few masters, there will definitely be no problem in choosing a few center pillars.
……
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed by.
Most of the young people in the village have gone out to work. The construction of Chen Ling's farm was far less exciting than when the house was built.
On the other hand, there is the engineering team and the old craftsmen who are familiar with the construction of wooden buildings. They are more professional and orderly in all aspects, so they do not need their help.
As a supervisor, Wang Lixian could not find any fault.
Liang Yuemin and his son, after experiencing the initial novelty, had no practical work to do, so they walked around with their slingshots all day long, shooting birds, or driving them on the sticky net.
When I need to buy something temporarily, I drive to the county town to buy it.
At other times, just like Wang Lixian, while supervising the work of the workers, he chatted with the villagers who came to watch the excitement.
Chen Ling, as before, stayed here at night. If there was a shortage of sand and gravel during the day, he would drive a tractor to load sand and gravel, and if there was a lack of soil, he would load soil.
Because some places are bumpy and uneven, they need to be padded, or some locations are too low and the soil is too soft, so they must be compacted firmly.
In addition to these, there is also subsequent road paving, which also requires sand, gravel and soil.
“Big Boss, we’ve run out of diesel and gasoline. Please help us get two barrels.”
This morning, the sun was very bright. Chen Ling and Liang Yuemin had nothing to do. They squatted not far from the sticky bird net, waiting quietly for the birds to take the bait. At this moment, they finally waited for a few wild pigeons. Suddenly, A shout startled the wild pigeons and sent them flying.
But fortunately, Heiwa and Xiaojin had already taken advantage of the situation and rushed out. The wild pigeons were frightened and flew around in a panic. They were driven by two dogs. Three pigeons hit two sticky bird nets respectively. Both nets were shaken by the impact.
Chen Ling was so happy when he saw this, he stood up and waved to the foreman, "I know, I'll go right away."
In fact, the big boss called Liang Yuemin.
Liang Yuemin drove his car all day long, but he only did errands. The workers made fun of him when they saw him.
And he has a gentle temper, and besides joking with the workers, they also like to boss him around as a big boss.
But now that he had caught a wild pigeon, Chen Ling was very happy. He rushed to respond, got up and ran towards the bird net.
Liang Yuemin and his son and Wang Lixian also followed.
In the past half month, many birds have learned to be smarter and don’t come to stick to the net much. Even if Chen Ling sprinkles more food, they will only pick up the outside food.
Because Chen Ling also set a trap near the sticky bird net, some of his companions were fooled. They were all cautious, and even the famously stupid turtledoves stopped coming.
So today’s wild pigeons are really an unexpected surprise.
Unexpectedly, the wild pigeons that had not been seen for half a month finally couldn’t help but come over to eat food today.
Maybe it’s hard to find food this season, so they’re starving.
But he couldn't control that much now. Chen Ling walked to the nearest net and carefully untied the wild pigeon.
This wild pigeon was quite energetic. It bulged its crop, cooed, struggled hard, and even pecked Chen Ling's hand.
The mesh of the bird net is already small, but with the wild pigeon's struggle, it becomes tighter and tighter, and its wings, claws, and nails are all caught.
Chen Ling spent a lot of effort to untie it.
Wang Lixian and the other three also waited for a long time before carefully untying the two wild pigeons.
"How about it, male or female?"
Liang Yuemin asked, watching eagerly.
These days, he has also fallen in love with all kinds of birds. They are not only beautiful, have nice cries, but also taste delicious.
Chen Ling originally asked him not to stare here because he had nothing to do. He insisted on coming, and he would come every day, just to shoot and net birds.
The addiction is getting bigger and bigger.
Now that he heard this question, Chen Ling grabbed the two wings of the wild pigeon in his hand and took a closer look. The tail of the wild pigeon immediately pressed down.
Immediately he said with joy on his face: "I am just a male."
"Hey, my only one is also a male."
Qin Rongxian also tried it out at this time, and said with a smile: "Okay, today, I'm not lucky, where is the one I'm offering you?"
Wang Lixian shook his head: "My tail just got entangled in the net and fell off, so you can't see it."
"Yuemin, come and pinch its mouth for me."
< br>Liang Yuemin followed up and pinched the beak of the wild pigeon in his hand and tried it.
As a result, the wild pigeon just cooed and pecked him, without any other violent reaction.
This is the mother's.
"Female, two males and one female."
"Not bad, I'll take them back and lock them up first."
Chen Ling smiled and then He tied the legs and feet of the three wild pigeons, lifted their wings and walked home.
"Hey, Fugui, wait a minute, I'll drive you back."
After walking a few steps, Liang Yuemin stopped him, holding two oil drums in his hands and putting them in the back of the pickup truck.
"Ah, yes, I have to go to the county town to get gas, so I'll go."
Chen Ling quickly walked back and threw the wild pigeon into the car.
"Okay, you can go, the keys are in the car."
Liang Yuemin was not polite to him either.
So Chen Ling drove his car into the village, stopped in front of his house, and walked into the courtyard carrying the wild pigeons.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Liang Hongyu and Wang Susu were sitting together in the courtyard, holding their sister-in-law's head, and they frowned and whispered.
"Yo? What's going on?"
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment and hurried over.
"Oh, there are lice on my head."
Liang Hongyu sighed, "Look, this bit the girl's scalp."
"My hair is itchy, and the more I scratch it, the worse it gets. It’s itchy.”
The little girl pouted and had tears in her eyes, obviously feeling very uncomfortable.
Wang Susu glared at her angrily when she saw this, "I asked you not to play with the cats in the village, but you didn't listen. Those cats catch mice all day long, and they are covered with lice and fleas. They are dirty."
"Sister, that's a kitten, it can't catch mice."
Wang Zhenzhen felt aggrieved.
"It's on the little kitten too. If you don't believe me, ask your brother-in-law."
Wang Susu glared at her again.
"Brother-in-law, is it true..."
The little girl immediately looked over eagerly.
Chen Ling suppressed a smile and nodded, "Your sister is right, kittens have them too."
It is true that lice are everywhere. Big cats have lice, and kittens have them. It will also breed in the cubs soon.
“When did you get itchy and didn’t you tell your sister?”
“I was itchy a few days ago, but after washing my hair, the itching went away, so I didn’t bother with it. ”
Wang Zhenzhen washes his hair by himself a long time ago, but after all, he is a bit young and does not wash it very well.
Toiletries these days are not very good either.
Lice are difficult to eradicate even if they are washed with hot water. After a few days of cleaning, they will appear again after a while.
"I have never suffered this kind of crime. I have a long memory after having lice once."
Wang Susu sighed and stood up to boil hot water.
Almost everyone of her and Chen Ling's generation has been plagued by lice, which is something that no one, no matter how old or young, can escape.
Lice are everywhere, all over the body, in the seams of clothes, and in cotton clothes and quilts. It seems that they can’t be caught or killed.
Especially in winter, when you wear thick clothes to keep warm, lice begin to come out and cause harm to people.
My whole body feels like there are countless small bugs the size of rice grains crawling around. It makes me restless. I put my hands into my cotton clothes but can’t feel them anywhere. I want to take off all my clothes to find them.
Very maddening.
And as soon as the itching starts, it becomes even more uncomfortable. I often scratch the skin with red marks and scratches everywhere.
Really, having lice on your body once will be remembered for a lifetime.
"Come, turn your head, I will comb you a few times."
Liang Hongyu brought over a comb, asked Wang Zhenzhen to lower his head, and carefully combed the little girl's hair twice. all over.
On the first pass, two lice came out. They were plump and bulging. They had just eaten. Liang Hongyu squeezed them with her fingernails. There were two sounds of "bang" and "bang", and the two lice were squeezed out. Dead, the body was stuck to the old lady's fingernails, and a lot of blood was squeezed out.
The second time, many unfed belly lice and lice eggs were hidden in the cracks of the grate. When they were scraped out and pressed hard, there was a clicking sound.
"How's it going? Are you relieved now?"
"Well, I feel more comfortable, hehe."
Chen Ling didn't care about the wild pigeons at this time. I went to find Chen Guoping and got two packs of lice powder.
After returning, Wang Susu and Liang Hongyu washed the little girl's hair with lice powder.
It was quite busy again.
(End of this chapter)