Chapter 233 Sickness after the Rain
The heavy rain washed away the heat, and it was even a little cold at night. Wang Susu just covered herself with a thin sheet at first, but she was woken up by the cold soon, and had to put Chen Ling Wake him up and ask him to use a flashlight to find two thin quilts and cover him and his son to avoid catching a cold at night.
Tonight was cool. It was rare for Chen Ling to sleep with his wife and son, so he happily covered himself with a quilt, put down the mosquito net, and listened to the continuous sound of rain outside the window. The family of three had a good night's sleep comfortably. .
When I woke up in the morning, the rain had slowed down. The water tanks and buckets under the bamboo building were all overflowing. The water flowed on the bluestone in the courtyard, washing away all parts of the farm. Finally, it all flowed into the lotus pond.
After Chen Ling changed his son's diaper, he went downstairs to cook. He didn't hold an umbrella. With the light rain, it was good to get a shower.
When I walked downstairs, I saw the little yellow dog running around in the rain, sniffing everywhere. After a while, he picked up something from the rain, ran to Wang Zhenzhen under the eaves with small steps, and put it down in his mouth. Something that screams “woof, woof” to claim credit.
Wang Zhenzhen picked up things on the ground, threw them into the small bucket next to him, and then touched the head of the little yellow dog. It excitedly rushed into the rain again, sniffing and picking up everywhere.
Chen Ling walked up to the little girl and took a look. It turned out that she was picking up field snails. There were more than half of the small bucket, and the big ones were specially selected. The shells were the size of local eggs.
“Did you get up so early to pick this up?”
“Yeah, they all crawled out when it rained, and they are so big, and they look like they have a lot of flesh, no. It's such a pity to pick it up." Wang Zhenzhen squatted on the ground without raising his head, scooping water into the small bucket to clean the snails.
At this time, the little yellow dog picked up another big snail and placed it in front of her. After petting it a few times, it went back to the rain to catch it, enjoying it endlessly.
Looking at Chen Ling, he was very happy: "You are quite capable, let the dog pick it up for you. Go ahead and pick it up, save some more, I will cook the snails for you tomorrow."
The snails in the water around the farm are relatively clean. The little girl loves to eat them. Before she moved here, she often went to the river to touch some and brought them back.
However, the field snails in those ditches had more parasites and were difficult to clean. He was not willing to let his family eat them. After moving to the farm, the water here was better, and the field snails were cleaner than those in the ditches outside. Many, these days have slowly grown up, just like tadpoles, they are becoming more and more numerous.
You couldn’t see it when it was hot, but now it’s raining and everyone crawled out.
"What do you want to eat in the morning, brother-in-law?"
"Huh? What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat vegetable steamed buns."
"Go, go, go, Who has time to steam steamed buns for you in the morning? It’s cool today. You might as well ask your mother to steam you two more pots. It will be much more delicious than mine.”
Chen Ling. It’s true, the steamed Gao Xiulan vegetable buns are very delicious, and so are the steamed pancakes, the taste is unparalleled.
Wang Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, "Okay, I'll ask my mother to steam vegetable buns for us at noon."
"Brother-in-law, you can make egg drop soup then. The soup you make is the best."
"Okay, let me make some soup for you. You are quite good at calling people."
Chen Ling shook his head and smiled, and walked to the kitchen behind the farm.
After breakfast, the rain gradually stopped, but the sky was still gloomy. I could only hear the croaking of countless frogs in the orchards and river ditches. I stood on the bamboo tower of the farm and watched from a distance. I saw smoke rising from several sections of the village, heard a few sporadic barkings of dogs, and the entire small village was shrouded in a hazy mist after the rain.
Everything was so peaceful and quiet.
At the farm, the chickens, ducks and geese also started squawking in confusion. Chen Ling walked down and together with his father-in-law, took a broom to clean the water and fallen leaves in their nests.
I walked to the chicken coop and duck pen, and as soon as I opened the door to let them out, the ducks and geese staggered out and flew out, stepping on the wet fallen leaves and grass in the orchard, splashing happily. Jump into the ditch and swim.
The chickens seemed a little lackluster. Seeing this, Chen Ling grabbed two old hens and half-grown chicks and took a look at them. There was no big problem. He was just frightened by yesterday's thunderstorm. Just a little stressful.
Free-range chickens are wild in nature. They like to fly to trees to sleep at night in summer, and they don’t know how to hide when it is windy or rainy.
That is to say, there are dogs in Chen Ling's house watching, and they rush to the den when it gets dark. Over time, they get used to it, and they know they have to go back to the den. Otherwise, there would have been a lot of damage if it rained heavily like this.
However, even so, after a thunderstorm, something happened.
"Ouch, what kind of chicken is this? It's starting to lay thin-skinned eggs." Wang Cunye exclaimed.
Chen Ling hurriedly walked over and saw that it was indeed a soft-skinned egg. The eggshell was stained with chicken feces. The shell was very thin and soft. When my father-in-law held it in his hand, the egg liquid inside had already flowed out. .
"It should be more than just one chicken, but it's not a big problem. Let's put these lethargic chickens in cages and isolate them first. I'll give them a few injections and they'll be fine."
Chen Ling once went to the livestock station to ask Stationmaster Li for common veterinary medicines and vaccines for poultry and livestock epidemic prevention. After Stationmaster Li gave some, he bought some more himself, just to prevent this situation.
It rained very hard yesterday, and the thunder roared at night, which was very scary.
Native chickens are easily frightened by thunder and have a stress reaction. Laying soft-skinned and thin-skinned eggs is a typical symptom.
In addition, chickens are prone to turning heads after being exposed to rain.
In short, as long as one of the chickens appears abnormal, it must be isolated immediately, otherwise it will easily cause widespread infection.
Chen Ling behaved calmly, not only because he had prepared the vaccine, but also because he had a killer weapon called Dongtian. He isolated himself and mixed some spiritual water with his food. It would only take a few days to feed him like this.
"Then let's get some injections quickly. Eggs are so expensive. How about laying thin-skinned eggs?"
My father-in-law picked up two more soft eggs, feeling distressed. Straight out of breath.
"Well, I'm going to get the medicine box and the chicken cage."
Chen Ling got up and went back to the farm to get the chicken cage and medicine box, inject some listless native chickens with vaccines, and then Feed them with dilute spiritual water mixed with wheat bran, then put them in a chicken coop and isolate them and leave them alone.
"Are the ducks and geese okay?"
Wang Cunye was still a little worried and asked again.
"It's okay, dad, don't worry. Look how much fun they have playing and they are in good health." Chen Ling pointed to the ducks and geese bathing in the ditch and chuckled. .
Ducks and geese are not the same as chickens. They are domesticated waterfowl. You don’t have to worry about thunderstorms. What you have to worry about is the sultry weather. If it is too hot, or it has been hot for too long, they will easily get sick. question.
"It's fine if you think it's okay. We don't understand this either. We also raise chickens and ducks in the mountains, but we don't raise enough. It's not the same as you."
"Well, it is true that no matter what it is, as long as you raise it in large quantities, it will be completely different from what you just raise at home." Clear away standing water and fallen leaves from corners.
The weather is cool today, the breeze is blowing, and the whole body is cool. It feels so comfortable, and it is not hot to do some work.
At this time, Hei Wa and Xiao Jin ran out of the woodshed stretched out. Although they often act coquettishly in front of Chen Ling, they are much more stable than the little yellow dog, and this season they It's the most worry-free.
Since there is no shortage of food in the mountains, they do not need Chen Ling to feed them specially. Instead, in addition to filling their stomachs, they often catch pheasants and rabbits to improve the food for the family.
However, it rained for most of the day yesterday and it didn't stop at night. Chen Ling was afraid that the two of them would be hungry, so he put down the broom and went to the kitchen to get some steamed buns for them to eat.
When the little yellow dog saw Chen Ling feeding the two Hei babies, it also ran over and jumped around Chen Ling. Wang Cunye had fed it during breakfast, and now it came to join in the fun.
“Go, go, go.”
Chen Ling gave it a gentle kick. This guy listened to Wang Zhenzhen’s instructions early in the morning and went back and forth to pick up snails in the rain. She was wet all over, and now she was running over to rub him in front of him, but even after trying several times, she couldn't drive him away.
After the two dogs finished eating, it ran to Heiwa again, jumping up and down, jumping to the left, jumping to the right, bending down and lying on the ground, and then jumping to the right. It wagged its head and whined, and from time to time would run around the yard with a huff, and then come back to act like a baby in front of Heiwa.
After Heiwa finished eating, he lay on the ground with his legs spread out. His lying posture was also consistent with his character. His two front legs were forward and his two hind legs were backward. The whole dog lay like a "wooden tree". "" glyph, lying next to Chen Ling in an inconspicuous manner, chewing leaves in his mouth. The little yellow dog is not annoyed even if he lets the little yellow dog play around beside him. He seems to like this little brother very much.
The little yellow dog is actually an adult, with a tiger head and cat ears, a wide forehead and a wide mouth, a big front page, golden hair, a curly tail, and a tongue hanging out. With a smile on his face, he looks very likable.
In front of the two Hei Wa, it is still too small, not even of the same magnitude.
After all, Heiwa is two and a half times as tall as an ordinary tiger-headed yellow dog, and attacking a wolf is like attacking a chicken cub. The little yellow dog looks like a little kid in front of it.
Moreover, his temper was too cheerful. After he came with Wang Cunye, he did not learn well from Heiwa. Instead, he learned to be naughty and mischievous, and he was unable to behave properly all day long.
But it also has one fear, that is, it is very afraid of Wang Zhenzhen.
The little girl has never trained it or beaten it, but as long as she says something, it is more effective than Chen Ling and Wang Cunye.
It’s quite strange.
"Fugui, is Fugui at home?"
"It's Aunt Xiuju, come and sit at home."
The visitor is the old lady, Chen Ze's mother. The old lady is tall and has a conspicuous black mole on her left eyebrow. , speaking in a very loud voice, wearing black rubber shoes, standing at the pavilion in the bamboo forest and looking into the farm.
Seeing Chen Ling and Weng’s son-in-law working with brooms, he smiled and said: "I won’t go in, Fugui, I have something to ask you. Can you cure the chickens at home that are sick?"
Chen Ling is a veterinarian at the township animal husbandry station. Everyone in the village knew about it last year.
In the past six months, after he cured Wang Laiyun's donkey, his reputation slowly spread. Now the villagers knew that he was good at treating livestock injuries, so they came to see him.
"Minor illnesses and disasters are no problem. What happened to the chickens at home, auntie? They also laid soft-skinned eggs, right?"
Chen Lingxiao asked.
“Yes, the wind and thunder last night scared the chickens, not just one or two chickens, but several old hens. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the nests were all full of thin-skinned eggs. This was very disturbing. Yes." Aunt Xiuju looked sad.
It is not uncommon for chickens raised at home in the countryside to be frightened. Wolves, weasels, mountain civets, and even rats can frighten them and cause a series of stress reactions.
This kind of stress comes and goes quickly.
For example, after being frightened yesterday and the chickens panicked, they started laying soft-shell eggs today. However, after treatment, it subsided quickly and returned to normal in one or two days, or at most three days.
The premise is to use the correct method.
“Actually, I won’t bother you if you scare one or two of them. The key point is that there are so many like this. They look quite lethargic and wiry as if they were frozen. How could you know that this is all? It looks like this, the big rooster is still fighting with its head and its neck is swinging around. I don’t know what’s wrong.”
“Oh, it must have been caught in the rain, and it’s turning its head crazy. It needs to be treated quickly."
Chen Ling knew what was going on when he heard it. It was stress panic and crazy. The symptoms of the big cock were especially obvious. "Auntie, sit down for a while. I'll go back and get it. Medicine box.”
The chickens and dogs he raised on the farm knew how to return to their nests when it got dark, but many native chickens in the village didn't know that. They looked for food everywhere in the fields every day. Over time, they became wild at heart and yearned for freedom. They liked to live in groups at night. In the trees, you are not afraid of wind and rain.
If you didn’t know how to avoid the heavy rain yesterday, it would be strange not to be sick.
"Auntie, have you raised a lot of chickens this year?"
Chen Ling walked to the village with Guo Xiuju, carrying the medicine box.
"Yes, aren't Fangfang and her husband hiding from family planning in our place? They also raised some, and it seems a bit much to put them together with what my family originally raised." Guo Xiuju said.
"Oh, that's it."
Chen Ling nodded. Chen Fang didn't go out very often on weekdays. That is, when the farming was busy, she would go to the fields to help the family and share the burden with brothers Chen Jiang and Chen Ze. Otherwise, she would marry It's not a problem for a daughter who has gone out to stay at her parents' house and do nothing. She is prone to gossip.
The road in the field was a little muddy after the rain. Fortunately, Chen Ling saw that Guo Xiuju’s rubber shoes were covered in mud and was smart enough to change into a pair of rubber shoes. Otherwise, it would have been too difficult to walk.
At this time, there are also many villagers pulling carts or carrying shovels to drain the corn fields. When the corn seedlings have not yet taken root, they have poor waterlogging resistance and cannot withstand too deep blisters. Otherwise, two or three times It will drown in time.
When these villagers saw Chen Ling and the two of them, they quickly greeted each other and asked curious questions.
They were surprised to see Chen Ling carrying the medicine box.
“Oh, Fugui went to see a doctor for Lao Niwai’s chicken. This baby is amazing. His luck shocked the donkey. He was the one who treated him. He was cured within a few days. It’s really amazing. He's getting more and more capable."
"I just don't know what's going on with Lao Niwai's chickens. It rained heavily yesterday, and I don't know if my chickens are okay."
< br>"Good guy, what you said, I have to take a look when I go back later."
After Chen Ling walked over, they started talking.
The discussion continued, and Chen Ling didn't care about it. He went to Lao Niwai's house and took a look, and it was indeed similar to what he had guessed.
This means it was discovered early. If it had been two days later, it would have been impossible to save him.
Chen Ling gave the vaccine without saying a word, and Lao Niwai also came out to help. There were more than 20 chickens, large and small, and they were vaccinated quickly. Chen Ling asked them to go to Chen Guoping to get some disinfectant to spray. Two times to prevent infection of other poultry, and you're done.
But things were done at Lao Niwai’s house, and before Chen Ling could leave, others who heard the news also came to look for him.
Because these people don’t raise many chickens at home, the symptoms are not severe. Most of them lay soft-shelled eggs after being frightened, which is easy to solve.
The most serious one belongs to Chen Baoliang's family. He was probably overheated by the hot weather before it rained. At that time, he began to have symptoms. After the alternating thunderstorms, that guy was really miserable.
Fortunately, Chen Ling's skills are pretty good. If he were a simple novice, he would probably have to let these native chickens fend for themselves.
His good performance was naturally treated warmly by the villagers.
The key is that they all feel that Chen Ling can make money now, and can be so readily available. They really feel very different in their hearts, and no one can find anything wrong with him.
"What's the matter with you? When a rich man comes, you don't hand him cigarettes or pour him tea. Are you just there to sell sweet potatoes?"
But after Chen Ling left, Chen Baoliang's wife scolded him at home.
“I feel a little awkward. The incident of losing the pig years ago was quite embarrassing. The dirty boy was anxious. When he saw the wild boar caught in the rich clip, he wanted to take it away quietly. I followed Baoshuan didn't stop him, he even went up to help..."
Chen Baoliang shook his head and sighed: "What you did is quite unethical. Now the chickens in the house are like this. If you go over and scream, the rich people will still come over. Being given injections and seeing a doctor really makes me embarrassed to go up to someone and offer them a cigarette. My face is burning."
"..."
"You, a man's family. Yes, you are more thoughtful than a mother-in-law. She is so grand, why are you talking about this all the time? ”
Chen Baoliang's daughter-in-law was more tolerant, "Well, the rich baby is almost one month old. Then you can bring two more pounds of pork to congratulate him. They are all from the Chen family. Don't be like Baoshuan and the others, who brought all the houses in the village to him." If you become an enemy, your children will not be able to hold their heads high in the future."
"Oh, I understand."
Chen Baoliang got up impatiently and went back to the house, but in fact, he had already listened to his wife's words. Went in.
(End of this chapter)