Chapter 238 Ginseng
Wang Susu is a smart woman, clever and quick to learn things.
Under Chen Ling’s guidance, she became familiar with how to use the camera after using it a few times. She kept taking pictures of women and children laughing while holding fish and shrimp in the rain.
After playing for a while, everyone was enjoying themselves, so they let Chen Ling and Wang Susu hold their children, and the family of three stood under the eaves to take pictures.
After the photo was taken, my father-in-law and his family were added for a group photo.
In the end, everyone was so enthused that they simply stood together. Bobcat and Dujuan took turns to stand and take pictures, and took a few group photos.
Not to mention the joy and excitement.
Even the little guy in Wang Susu's arms had his eyes open, humming "Yay, Yah" and uttering a few simple and fuzzy syllables. He looked at Chen Ling, who was smiling next to Wang Susu, with round eyes. He didn't blink, and he didn't know if he could recognize that this was his father now.
“Hey, Ruirui, I’ll take a full-moon photo for you. You brat must be very happy too.”
Chen Ling teased him with a smile, and he really just babbling to cooperate. He kept humming.
The little guy looks almost the same every day. From the red and wrinkled skin when he was just born, to the milky white tender flesh all over his body, he also gradually begins to have little fleshy flesh like lotus root joints on his body. Not only It looks smooth and cute, and smells sweet and milky.
If Chen Ling had nothing to do every day, he would hold his son in his arms and never let go.
Liang Hongyu smiled at the young couple and said: "Everyone said yesterday that the full moon wine is still fresh in my memory. When Ruirui grows up, I have to tell him that I will hold the full moon wine for this brat on the same day. It rained so hard that when I woke up the next morning, there were fish and shrimps jumping all over the ground."
Everyone laughed and came forward to tease the little guy.
Rui Rui is now full moon, so as long as you protect yourself well, it’s okay to stay outside for a while.
And as long as strangers don't hug him and just tease him, he won't cry.
But after letting everyone amuse him for a while, the little guy became sleepy again. After yawning twice with his mouth open, he began to sleep soundly every day in Wang Susu's arms.
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The rain outside was intermittent, and everyone would definitely not be able to leave today, so they all went back to the room to wash and change clothes, and then sat together to have breakfast.
After breakfast, a group of them helped Chen Ling neatly pack and place the things given by the guests yesterday.
As for their families, except for Han Chuang, they all came here in advance, and the things that should be given have been given to them long ago, and they are different from those in the countryside, so there is no need to put them together.
"Huh? Aling, this Liu Xiangqian is the deputy county magistrate who came to see my fifth uncle yesterday, why are they giving us a helping hand?"
Wang Susu looked at the gift list beside him, Suddenly he made a sound of surprise.
"Huh? I don't know, how much did you give?"
There were many people here yesterday. Chen Ling was busy toasting with the guests and did not say a few words to the leaders. I really didn't notice this.
"Each person gave one hundred."
Wang Susu glanced at the gift list and suddenly said: "Oh, it turns out they gave it to me. How come there are a few hundred pieces in the money."
Liang Hongyu said, "You can take it if I give it to you. Yesterday, the Full Moon Wine was being served. They came over in such a big way. It was just to disturb them. Fugui also arranged a banquet for them, and all the etiquette was considered. They just wanted to join in. Money is what it deserves.”
She has never seen anything, so she naturally knows what these people are thinking, just seeing them here.
But she didn’t want to talk too much about this to Chen Ling and his wife, so she just let them accept it with peace of mind.
Chen Ling guessed a little, but didn't say much and continued to lead people to clean up.
Eggs, duck eggs, etc., just put them together with the eggs and duck eggs at home. When you have saved enough, choose a day with good weather and take them to the county town to sell them.
Just keep all the food and fabrics that were given. Fold the fabrics and put them in the cabinet. You can just eat the food as usual.
Other people are reluctant to eat at home, but their family is not reluctant to eat. Especially Wang Zhenzhen. She eats at home and takes it to school. She keeps stuffing things into her mouth every day. She can’t keep the food at home for long before it is eaten by her. Solved cleanly.
After packing up the gifts, seeing the rain stop outside, everyone picked up tools to help Chen Ling drain water inside and outside the farm.
The terrain of the farm and orchard is relatively high. All you need to do is dig the ditch that Chen Ling used to irrigate the farmland outside and let the excess water drain into the large farmland to the south of the orchard. That's it.
If there are more people, the work can be done faster. This little work is nothing at all.
After that, there are chicken coops, duck pens, quail houses, and sheep pens, all of which also need to be cleaned and drained.
When it comes to things involving small animals, the dolls are more energetic than the adults, and they all scramble to run inside with brooms in their arms.
The little fat man liked cows and sheep very much, so he and the two brothers Xiao Tongtong rushed to clean it. He also said righteously: "I came to my uncle's house just to help him with work. I like to work the most. Now, you guys, leave it to me.”
Xiao Lizi hurriedly raised his little hand and said: "Me too, I want to help uncle clean the place where Xiaobai lives."
Chen Ling had no choice but to say: "Xiaobai is not here, he does not live here, he is in the village Live."
"Why is that, uncle?" The two little guys raised their heads and asked him, their eyes obviously a little disappointed. The little white cow was the most popular among the children.
“Because Xiaobai is a home-loving cow. He is used to his home in the village and doesn’t want to live here.”
“Huh? Why is Xiaobai so stupid that he doesn’t come to live in the farm? House." The little fat man frowned.
Xiao Lizi said angrily: "You said bad things about Xiaobai, I told my aunt that I won't let her carry you anymore."
"I didn't."
"You just said "
The two little guys started arguing.
Xiao Tongtong and the others took the opportunity and quickly picked up the broom and ran into the quail house. They liked these little things better than chickens, ducks, geese, cattle and sheep, and the eggs they laid were delicious. They came to the farm two or three times. Every day, I come here to pick up quail eggs, and then go back and cook them.
The adults looked on happily and didn't care. The kids said that work was actually just for fun, and they still had to rely on them.
Then quickly clean up everywhere.
After finishing it, the sky in the east became brighter, and the clear chirping of birds came from the mountains, and the sky seemed to be clearing up.
While idle, everyone helped Chen Ling pack up the dishes, tables, chairs and benches and send them to the village.
Zhao Dahai's pickup truck was parked behind the farm. After loading his things into the car, he slowly drove out. Chen Ling led the adults and a group of boy scouts out, admiring the scenery after the rain. While walking towards the village.
The heavy rain this time was even heavier than last time, and all the crops in the farmland were submerged. Only some greenery could be seen on the high slopes, while other places were soaked by the rain.
In the morning, villagers braved the rain to drain corn seedlings in the farmland. Even now, there are still many people wearing water shoes and straw hats working in the corn fields.
Seeing Chen Ling and others coming over, they all said hello and asked about the baby at home. Chen Ling stopped and smiled and chatted.
While talking about the baby, before I said a few words, by coincidence, the cry of "baby" came from in front of me.
The cry was so pitiful and sharp that it actually suppressed the sound of Zhao Dahai's car.
"Whose baby is crying? Crying so miserably?"
Everyone present was stunned, looking for the source of the sound. While everyone was stunned, the three dogs behind Chen Ling had already rushed out.
Barking and barking, he headed straight towards the wheat field.
Wang Zhenzhen ran over quickly with the boy scouts.
The adults followed closely behind.
When I got closer, I realized that the crying was coming from the woods around the threshing field. But after the dogs and people came over, the crying suddenly stopped.
People were relieved, it meant it was not a real baby crying here.
But it was useless not to cry. Heiwa and Xiaojin had already discovered something unusual. Without saying a word, they rushed into the rain-swamped woods. This forest was built for threshing when the wheat field was built. The padding soil in the wheat field was raised, but the surrounding land was accidentally dug too deep, so the terrain was lowered and a place sank.
Later on, trees were planted to allow people to rest and enjoy the shade after working in the wheat field. Therefore, they are now submerged in water, and the water is not shallow. After Heiwa and Xiaojin rushed into the woods, they swam in one direction. When everyone looked at it, they saw that it was a pile of cinders and dung that looked very high among the woods.
"Quick, look, there's something up there." Han Chuang yelled with his eyes wide open.
Sure enough, then two dogs swam over quickly, the sharp cry sounded again, and there were several small figures flopping around on the cinder pile.
Some were so frightened that they jumped into the water with a "plop, plop". Their little heads were bobbing in the stagnant water in the woods, and they fled in all directions.
But they seemed not good at swimming and were extremely slow. They were quickly caught by Heiwa Xiaojin and brought back.
At this time everyone saw what it was and were surprised.
"It's a rabbit. Why does the rabbit cry like this?"
Liang Yuemin hurriedly backed away, looking frightened by the cry.
The little children standing nearby also had some pale faces. They crowded together and looked at the two hares with wet and messy straw-yellow fur on the ground, a little startled and scared.
"It's just that it's so scary. I feel panicked when I hear it." Several women also frowned and said.
Heiwa Xiaojin ignored this and ran back and forth several times, catching all the hares in the forest.
Even the little rabbits on the cinder piles and dung piles came back with their mouths.
They are called small rabbits, but they are not really small. Many are half-sized hares that have just grown up in late spring, and there are only three or four old rabbits.
They were very frightened when they were surrounded by people, but they were stared at eagerly by three dogs. The water around them was deep and they could not escape. In desperation, they made miserable baby noises.
Listening to this makes people feel horrified and can’t help but think of goosebumps.
Chen Ling picked up the two rabbits by their ears, observed them carefully, and said, "That's how rabbits sound. These should be two rabbit families. The violent storms yesterday afternoon and evening destroyed their rabbits. The nest was flooded, so I tried to escape to the village where the water was not deep, but ended up getting stuck on the cinder piles and dung piles in the woods here. I had been trapped for a whole night, I was cold, hungry, scared, and I was suffering from stress. ”
"You saw it just now. These rabbits are very weak now. They don't have the strength to run, otherwise they wouldn't scream like that."
"Uncle, they are so pitiful. Can we save them?" Li Zi’s eyes turned red after hearing this.
Even Little Fatty, a glutton, nodded repeatedly and begged Chen Ling to save them.
The two brothers, Xiao Tongtong, also started shouting.
“No need to save them, they are just trapped in the water and can’t escape, and they are frightened. We can just find a place without water and release them.”
Listening to the pitiful cries of these hares, Chen Ling felt sad in his heart. Hearing these sounds was really uncomfortable when he had a baby, and he couldn't take them back.
"Can't we really save Fugui?"
Several women are a little soft-hearted and feel that Rabbit is pitiful.
“There is really no way to save it. Wild rabbits are very angry. After being stressed, if they are caught and rescued, they will easily die of anger. It is better to find a place to put them.”
It is said that they are angry to death, but in fact It would be more accurate to say I was scared to death.
Rabbits are naturally timid and cannot be frightened. If they are caught in a house after being stressed, they may even hit the cage or wall to death.
Being angry is a rural saying.
Actually, it’s scary.
"That's it, uncle, we will help you."
"Uncle, we will help you too."
"No, I don't need your help. Today's rabbits will bite people when they are anxious. If they hurt you."
Chen Ling quickly stopped them, led the adults to grab the rabbits, and put them not far away. On a slope with no accumulation of water, I watched them run quickly into the grass and disappear.
"What's wrong, Fugui? Whose baby is crying?"
"Oh, it's not a baby crying, it's a bunch of wild rabbits screaming, as if they were crying."
After Chen Ling finished speaking, many villagers' expressions changed, and they all said that the wild rabbits were not barking, but crying on such a rainy day. Fortunately, Chen Ling did not take them home, but let them go. , otherwise I will be wronged, and it will definitely rain heavily this year, and maybe there will be another flood.
After Chen Ling went to the village to return tables, chairs, benches and other items to each family, someone called Sister Xiufen and then took him to the reservoir dam to burn incense for the Dragon King and recite a few good words.
This guy stunned Liang Yuemin and others.
Wang Qingwen explained: "Living on mountains and rivers, you have to believe in some things. Although I also think that rabbits barking and heavy rain are two things that can't be overcome, many people believe that there is nothing they can do about it. If they don't believe it, You ask Qingzhong and let him tell you."
"I heard it, I heard what Azhong said, it's very interesting." After getting acquainted with each other, Shan Mao no longer behaved like a stranger. He looked cool and talked happily about what he heard in Lutoushan last time.
He even told the story of the Gluttonous Ghost, also known as the mandrill.
"What are you talking about? The children are here." Before he could say a word, Du Juan interrupted him.
As a result, the little dolls were dissatisfied: "Aunt Dujuan, let Uncle Zhong continue talking. We like to hear this and won't be afraid."
It made Dujuan stunned for a while. .
“Haha, it’s okay, let’s keep talking, Bobcat. Sooner or later, you have to listen. As a child, you will understand things after listening too much. You can’t just show him and listen to nothing. That’s not helping him. It's to harm him." Liang Yuemin took a very open view.
Who didn’t like to hear weird stories about ghosts when they were young? But when you grow up, you will naturally be able to distinguish between true and false, so don’t worry.
After hearing this, Shan Mao agreed: "Brother Yue Min is still wise."
Then he glanced at Du Juan and continued to talk. After finishing one sentence after another, the little kids became quiet for a rare moment.
He said he was not afraid, but in fact, his little body was squeezed together, but he still couldn't help but want to listen, and urged Shan Mao to continue talking more, until Shan Mao's mouth went dry.
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan accompanied Liang Hongyu and his wife and watched them lively downstairs. Wang Cunye sighed softly: "It's so good now. If Brother Juncai was still here, he would definitely see the house like this. I couldn't be happier."
Gao Xiulan nodded: "Yes, my father-in-law had a hard time raising a child, but he died just after we got married. He had no chance of enjoying life."
As they talked, Liang Hongyu actually felt even worse when she heard this. The mistake her sister made almost harmed the father and son for the rest of their lives.
Through the villagers in Chenwangzhuang, she and Qin Rongxian also knew what Chen Ling and his father were like in the village, especially what Chen Ling was like, he was almost crooked.
He pretended to be chatting and asked unintentionally: "Fugui's father has never heard Fugui talk about him. What kind of person is he?"
Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan both shook hands. Shaking their heads, not wanting to say more, the two of them said it was fine and didn't want to tell anyone else.
He smiled at Liang Hongyu and said: "His father is not a person who enjoys happiness, but wealth is a good thing. He can meet people like you and make friends with you."
This change of topic made Liang Hongyu depressed and aggrieved for a while, "Haha, Fugui has a good personality and can do anything. Not to mention the children at home, we all like to come and play with them when we have nothing to do."< br>
“Yes, Fugui also made me a slingshot, which is very accurate for shooting birds.” Qin Rongxian said happily.
The four old people also started chatting, but the little yellow dog ran upstairs with something in its mouth, walked to Wang Cunye, lay down and chewed boredly. After it came here, it followed Heiwa and Xiaojin I learned a lot of skills behind my back, and I knew how to carry things home very early.
Maybe it is just a good-for-nothing dog by nature, just for fun, and the things in its mouth are all kinds of weird and nothing serious. It even picks up used batteries that have been thrown away for several years outside the village. , Wang Cunye refused to listen to the training several times, and still hid it as a treasure.
“Huh? What is this?”
During the chat, Qin Rong stood up to pour water. His eyes accidentally fell on the food in the mouth of the little yellow dog, and he was stunned for a moment.
First he looked at what he thought was a soft carrot, and then took a closer look. It was as thick as two fingers, and its withered yellow skin was densely packed with circular horizontal stripes, like three legs. The lateral roots have tiny fibrous roots that look like wilting hairs, and they look familiar.
"Cunye, Cunye, look at your dog, isn't it just going to bring back a ginseng root in its mouth?!"
(End of this chapter)
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