Chapter 222: Experience in raising a fetus
But since you have encountered a honeycomb, you must not miss it.
Chen Ling approached quietly and opened the wild rose bushes by the river.
Under the cover of the flowers are several large rocks. Near the rocks, spots of bee dung are very conspicuous. If you follow the bee dung to find it, you will find a gap of about ten centimeters long under the stone. Bees are flying in and out.
This is the nest of a bumblebee, and the nest is very hidden.
Bumble bees are native bees, also known as Apis cerana and Apis cerana. They are endemic to China.
This kind of bee is wild-tempered and builds its nest very casually.
Nests like this are common in stone crevices, earth caves, and mouse holes. In addition, nests can be found on tree branches, wall crevices, and even in farmhouse vegetable cellars.
It is not the same kind of bee as the well-known bee, it is an imported bee from abroad.
However, the honey produced by bumblebees is excellent.
Especially the honey from bumble bees in the wild is dark in color and fragrant in flavor.
If it is a honeycomb nested on the cliff of a high mountain, that would be even worse. The nectar inside has an excellent taste, with an alluring and strange fragrance, and it will be unforgettable after drinking it once.
This kind of local honey is naturally very good, and the price is not cheap. This is true.
But Chinese bees are not easy to raise.
Produces little honey, easily explodes nests, divides into groups, and likes to sting people.
Compared with imported foreign bees, they are wild and unable to maintain large colonies.
And I especially can’t stand the temptation of the colorful world.
Wherever there are many flowers and abundant nectar, the entire bee colony will fly away, dragging its family with them.
This is true even for artificially raised bumble bees.
There is simply no way to breed them on a large scale.
This is very troublesome.
The consequence of this is that in the next decade or so, the Chinese bumble bee was squeezed out of its living space by foreign foreign bees and almost became an endangered species.
“I’ve found the nest, so let me go in.”
Collecting bees is a technical job, and collecting wild bees is even more so. Chen Ling has never kept bees, so this He was completely clueless, but fortunately, he had a cave, and he could just take the stone and take the entire hive in.
And after collecting the beehive, he deliberately waited. When the bees flying nearby came to attack him, he absorbed them all at the moment of contact.
Then a special area was divided in the garden behind the stone bridge, allowing them to breed there quietly.
Leave the birds and golden pheasants alone.
When the scale is large, you can release it and collect honey everywhere in the cave.
In fact, last spring, he collected many bees and butterflies from the cave.
But at that time, he did not have strong control over the Sun Moon Cave Sky and could not divide the area.
After the bees and butterflies were collected, they flew everywhere, but in the end they failed to reproduce on a large scale. When they went to collect nectar from the lotus, they were all eaten by the fish in the small pond that jumped out of the water.
In the end, he didn’t even bother looking for a honeycomb.
"Keep it first, and then cultivate a few more unique Chinese species of bumblebees. I don't believe they are still endangered."
Chen Ling clapped her hands and secretly made up her mind. .
Then he picked up the bamboo basket, picked up the fish basket, and led the cow home.
It is said that because flies in Australia have no shit to eat, they finally have to do the work of bees, spreading pollen and feeding on honey.
It can be seen that the influence of the environment is very huge.
What's more, he has an excellent place like Dongtian. Raising bees in Dongtian and being nourished by spiritual water can always cultivate better bee species.
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“Oh oh oh——”
The morning rooster crows, and the rising sun rises in the east.
The golden sunshine is shining warmly, the smoke is rising, the voices of people and the barking of dogs make the mountain village gradually come to life in the early morning.
The spring plowing season has passed. This is the time when the mountain flowers are in full bloom, and the mountains and forests are becoming more and more lively.
People no longer need to be so busy, but farmers have few free months. Even if they are not busy, they still have to go to the fields to take care of it, weed, chase away birds, and pull out dead ears.
Only through intensive cultivation can you have a good harvest.
After breakfast that day, Chen Ling and his father-in-law carried shovels and went to the fields together with water shoes. The wheat seedlings grew, and it was time to irrigate the wheat fields at home. There had been a few heavy rains a while ago. I ignored it, but in the third month of the lunar calendar, there was less rain.
There is no way, this requires artificial water to be poured on the wheat this year.
"Dig the ditch deeper so that more water can be put in."
My father-in-law asked.
Ditching during irrigation is tiring work, but Chen Ling is strong and not afraid of this kind of physical work. He dug the ditch two days ago, and then dug the ditch near the wheat field. Deeper, you can also water the vegetable garden at the end of watering.
"I got it."
Chen Ling dug the ditch again with the shovel, and then went to divert the water from the small ditch at the foot of the mountain. As soon as he opened the opening with the shovel, the water rushed into the ditch. Among them, the river water was mixed with mud and flowed slowly and turbidly.
Weng and his son-in-law held shovels and watched the turbid river water flowing through the ditch and entering the wheat field on the field ridge. Then they walked into the wheat field wearing water shoes to divert water for irrigation.
Since the water level in the small river ditch is not high in spring, the flow of the river flow is relatively slow. They were busy until noon, and they only watered more than two acres of land.
“Brother Cunye, you are so dedicated to helping your son-in-law’s family, it’s time to eat.”
At noon, several senior engineers from the engineering team were off work for lunch. Seeing the two of them still working, they shouted from a distance on the ridge of the field.
Knowing that he was joking, Wang Cunye stopped, leaned on the shovel and replied with a smile: "That's not true, a son-in-law is half a son. If I don't care, who will?"
Him? He has a gentle and honest temperament, and he gets along very well with the older members of the engineering team these days.
“Have you eaten enough?”
“Enough, if not enough, let me tell you.”
Recently, after Chen Ling took his father-in-law to the county town several times, the two of them started working backwards to pick up and drop off Wang Zhenzhen. The engineering team would also buy back whatever they needed.
While they were talking, people from the engineering team returned to the village in small groups to have dinner.
After the primary school in the village reopened, they no longer cooked and cooked in the school during the day, but moved to the yard of Chen Erzhu's house.
It is right next to the school, and the yard is also very large. After the flood, no one cared about it and it was abandoned. After simple cleaning, it became a place for them to eat.
“Dad.”
"Brother-in-law."
Weng and his son-in-law were still watering the fields, when a distant shout came, and a small figure was seen, swinging two braids, running towards him. There was also a little yellow dog running wildly beside him.
Across the ditch where the river flows slowly, Wang Zhenzhen carried a basket and a kettle, found a flat place at the edge of the field and squatted down, took out the bowls, chopsticks and steamed buns for cooking from the basket, and placed them .
“Dad, brother-in-law, come to dinner soon.”
“Coming.”
Chen Ling and his father-in-law walked out of the wheat field that was not irrigated by the river and came to the field ridge to eat.
But Wang Zhenzhen led the little yellow dog and the black baby Xiaojin who ran over, and went to the thatched shed outside the orchard to light a fire to cook for the dog.
Despite her young age, it is no longer a problem to make a fire and cook. This is normal for country children. Children from poor families have already been in charge of their own affairs, and many children can cook at the age of six or seven.
Of course, when it is cooked, you have to call an adult to help carry the pot. Otherwise, half the pot of polenta will be too hot and heavy to be lifted, and you will easily get burned.
Here, the father-in-law and his son-in-law had a hasty lunch, poured two bowls of tea, took a short rest, and then got up and walked into the wheat field to continue irrigating.
This continued for two days before the wheat fields and vegetable gardens were irrigated. But you don’t need to worry about the rapeseed fields. They grow very fast, so you just have to rely on the weather.
On the other hand, I watered the watermelon seedlings with a bucket in my spare time.
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As time went by, Wang Susu's body became more and more bulky. A rural woman was not as delicate as she imagined when she was pregnant, and she didn't have any adverse reactions, so she still I can't stay idle. When I can't cook at home, I help choose vegetables. When I can't do farm work, I do needlework.
This made Chen Ling and Wang Cunye very helpless.
Now, eight months into her pregnancy, no one in the family, whether rich or poor, just pregnant women who have someone to take care of them, wants to rest more, but not her.
No matter how many times I say it, I still don’t listen.
Chen Ling discovered for the first time that his wife was also very paranoid at heart.
There was nothing I could do. Although I knew there was nothing wrong with my health, and I had seen many pregnant women going to work with a bulging belly in later generations, but when it was my turn, I felt something was different, so I borrowed a car from Liang Hongyu, and every half I took Wang Susu to the county hospital for a checkup in a month.
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan naturally followed.
We went like this a lot, and the obstetrics and gynecology doctor became familiar with the young couple.
But I can't help but marvel at Wang Susu's physical fitness. She always says that the babies she gives birth to will be strong, the boys will be big, and the girls will be as good-looking as her.
Wang Susu was used to hearing this, but she was still happy after hearing it.
As for the happiness of Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan, let alone them.
The doctors at the county hospital all praised that my daughter's body and bones must be really good.
But the doctors at the obstetrics and gynecology department were all praising them, and the result was that when the young couple walked out, they were surrounded by pregnant women who also came for examination.
"What do your family usually eat? Doctors are always praising you."
"Yes, sister, how do you maintain your bones?"
"Well, Look at them, their faces are all red, and our faces are like rags.”
These pregnant women, some from the county town and some from the countryside, but no matter where they are, after hearing the doctor's praise, they all want to know how Wang Susu maintains her body. Her overall appearance is much better than them.
Wang Susu was stunned for a moment and opened her mouth not knowing what to say.
She usually ate homely meals, eating whatever was available at home. She didn't even look at Chen Ling's menu. She just wrote down what she couldn't eat, and she didn't pick anything else.
But now people are asking her, and they are all pregnant women. She thought about it and told the truth.
But before she could speak, she was gently pulled by Chen Ling. The little daughter-in-law looked up subconsciously and saw Chen Ling taking over the conversation and saying: "My family has been very careful about this since she was pregnant. Last year Just two months into my pregnancy, I brought two female goats home, milked them, cooked them and drank them every day..."
"Goat milk lovers know, right? This is a good thing. It nourishes the body very well. Drink more goat milk to strengthen your body and bones, and the baby in your belly will also be strong."
"Well, besides goat milk, Eat more eggs. If you don’t have an appetite, steam the egg custard and pour in soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil, whatever suits your taste.” Just take it once a month. "
When he said this, the expressions of the two pregnant women in the countryside changed. How can ordinary people afford this guy?
Pregnant women from poor families rely on the eggs, duck eggs, and various chicken, duck and wild products given by others during confinement to maintain their health.
Also buying ewes for milking, eating eggs every day, and making some old hen and pigeon soup, which sounds heart-wrenching. Pregnant with a baby, but not a golden baby, how can it be worth the expense?
This is too scary.
No wonder my daughter-in-law is in good health, but we can’t even afford this food.
Not to mention the pregnant women in the countryside, even the faces of the few in the city changed slightly, showing embarrassment.
I heard Chen Ling say again: "If it is inconvenient to eat these, you can also eat more fish. There are many fish here. In any river and ditch, there are schools of fish and shrimp."
"What? Fish consumes too much oil? Is it tasteless? Then eat steamed fish. Steamed fish comes with a dipping saucer. You can put whatever you like to dip it in. Just be careful not to put anything that pregnant women can't eat."
Eh? This method is good, it costs nothing to fish, and you can catch half a basket of fish from any river or ditch.
The key point is that eating it has many benefits for pregnant women.
The group of pot-bellied women became energetic. Some even borrowed paper and pen from the doctor’s office to write down the methods Chen Ling said, and asked several more ways to cook fish.
Wang Susu felt extremely blushing when she saw this scene.
Also, when people came to ask her just now, she didn't think she had anything. She always had it at home and ate whatever she had. But when Chen Ling said this and looked at other people's reactions, she also understood.
My life is really a bit too luxurious.
Although she knew that her husband loved her, and her heart was as sweet as honey, she was thin-skinned after all, and when Chen Ling said it loudly, she couldn't stand it any longer, and always wanted to get behind Chen Ling. hide.
On the other hand, Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan listened happily, with smiles on their faces.
My daughter’s life is more comfortable than that of the county magistrate’s wife.
"Then how do you sleep? My wife can't sleep at night. She doesn't want to move during the day. When she wakes up, she has no energy and is always unhappy." asked a gay man from the county town.
Chen Ling smiled at him: "Just take your wife out to relax more often. Walk more during the day and sleep well at night. You don't have to walk too fast. Pay attention and take your time. Just sweat a little bit.”
“People’s legs age first. You’ve heard this saying. It’s not a bad thing to walk every day. After walking, give her a foot soak and she’ll be able to sleep at night. If it doesn’t work, just pinch the calf. Hey, don’t laugh. It’s very effective. After squeezing the calf, the wife will feel energetic during the day and her spirits will improve.”
The gay man wrinkled after hearing this. He frowned and murmured softly: "It's a foot-washing and leg-pinching job. Now that I'm pregnant with a child, I've become a nanny?"
He could accept changing the tricks and making some food, but He found it very difficult to wash his wife's feet.
Obviously this is also a traditional male chauvinist.
The men and women next to him were not surprised at all. At this time, this mentality is considered normal male psychology by most people.
A man is the backbone of the family. He earns money to support the family and works in the fields. How can he bend down to wash his mother-in-law's feet?
Isn’t this what it is?
Chen Ling didn't say much when he saw this and left with his family.
But many doctors and nurses were very curious, and a few young nurses secretly wrote down all the methods he said.
"Why do you say that? Our family can just eat it by ourselves. It's not good to say it. It sounds weird." Wang Susu glanced at her parents and said to Chen Ling, she is A shy person.
"What's so weird about this? According to your method, people won't believe it at all." Chen Ling glanced at his wife with a smile, then stretched out his hand and gently touched her soft belly, grinning happily He shouted twice and helped her get into the car.
"What do you mean by saying it my way? Do you know what I'm going to say?" Wang Susu bent her mouth and leaned gently on the back of the seat.
"Of course I do. I don't know you yet. Don't you just want to eat whatever you have at home? It's just a common meal."
"You..."
"How is it? Am I right?"
"Yeah."
Wang Susu suddenly felt depressed.
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Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan were sitting in the back of the car watching the young couple bickering, looking at each other, laughing softly, and then tacitly went to look at the scenery outside the window.
“This county is great, the small western-style buildings are so elegant.”
The new urban area of the county is really good.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Ling drove his family around the county town in his car.
Then I went to the new home to have a look, and then went to Liang Hongyu’s house for a meal.
The main reason is that I borrowed someone else’s car to come to the county town. It’s really unreasonable not to go and visit.
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan had met this family several times before. Due to some unexplainable reasons, Liang Hongyu's family was very enthusiastic and no one put on airs, so they were very happy to get along with each other.
Most interactions between people are like this. In the beginning, one party must be enthusiastic and proactive in order for the relationship to become deeper and deeper. If you don’t take the initiative to interact, you are afraid of disturbing the other party. As time goes by, the relationship will become more and more difficult. Distant and cold.
This is the case with Chen Ling and Liang Hongyu’s family.
When we first met, he was very active and enthusiastic. Of course, he also had a good temper. He would come to his door several times and bring things and give gifts. At first, he just regarded him as two retired old men and old ladies who like to play around. Didn't care either.
Unexpectedly, as time went by, the relationship got better and better in the end.
(End of this chapter)