Chapter 259 The Strange Chicken
Chen Ling did not expect that one day he would be paid too much and his mood would be affected.
He just wants to live his own life comfortably, as long as he has enough money. Life is too short to do everything for money.
He even built this farm for fun and because he wanted to leave some family property for his children in the future.
I didn’t expect that in this ravine, in this era when communications were not developed, there would be some movement.
However, with the sun, moon, cave and sky nearby, he doesn't value money very much.
On the contrary, I worry that once I have too much money, my life will change.
Getting along with friends and relatives is also unreal.
But fortunately, Wang Susu has always been the woman who is easy to be satisfied. No matter how much money she makes, her thoughts have not changed much.
Now that I have made more money, I just feel that I will not lose money by building a farm, and it will be much easier to raise children in the future.
That's all.
This is what comforts Chen Ling the most.
In fact, his worries in this regard are unnecessary.
Just buy a bar.
With people's current consumption and purchasing power, it would be okay to come here once in a long time.
If you think you can have a large number of people come to buy wine like this every month.
That's just Chen Ling overthinking, and there aren't that many rich people.
Besides, this is not a big city.
Who would crawl into this mountain with nothing to do?
He was also a little worried about their small mountain village becoming prematurely commercialized due to the recent series of coincidences.
Life will lose its original flavor.
Why do you say that?
The original reason lies in the old turtle in the reservoir.
Due to the spread of this rare giant turtle, which has attracted too many people's attention, Chenwangzhuang has been crowded with people recently, allowing some quick-thinking people to see business opportunities.
Many people come to set up stalls and sell things near the village.
Starting from offerings such as incense, candles, fire paper, red cloth, etc., slowly, food and entertainment began to be provided, and it seemed to have become the prototype of a market.
This is actually nothing, and in some aspects it is not even a bad thing.
But there are advantages and disadvantages.
When there are more people, many things go out of control, especially after the excitement, it is a mess and rubbish is everywhere. The situation is similar to that of tourist attractions in later generations, which is very disturbing. .
Although sanitation has improved a lot thanks to Prince Turtle’s nagging words, Chen Ling was still inevitably affected a little.
Maybe the villagers didn't care much about it, but he had experienced this in later generations, so he saw things differently and thought about it a little bit more.
My father-in-law noticed that something was not right with him, and asked him about it later. After hearing a few simple words from him, he said that he thought too much, and laughed at him for being too flexible. Think so far.
The key point is, who knows whether Prince Turtle will still be here next year? This is a two-pronged theory. Just like before, I don't know how long it will take before I come out this time, and I don't know when the next time I will show up in front of people.
If Prince Turtle doesn’t come out, why would there be so many people coming all the way to their place? That wouldn’t be idle.
When Chen Ling heard this, he immediately felt relieved. That's right, the garlic is under his control. Let them show less in the future. People can't see it, and naturally there won't be so many things. .
There are so many people coming now. It's because Garlic shows up from time to time. He doesn't know if it's affected by unknown creatures in the water. He doesn't know.
So I decided to take the time to go over and have a look, say hello to the garlic, and ask them to be more careful in the future and not to show up in front of others easily.
This might be better.
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In the afternoon, Wang Laishun came over and said that reporters from the provincial TV station and the city TV station would be coming in the next two days. He wanted to ask Chen Ling to accompany him. When the time comes, just follow him and say a few words.
Don't bother him when you're not on camera.
Otherwise, when reporters come, they will not know what to say, they will stutter nervously when they speak, and they will just giggle the whole time, which would be an embarrassment to the village.
Chen Ling thought about it and agreed.
Anyway, it’s just for being on camera, he doesn’t need to worry about the rest, it’s a trivial matter.
Wang Laishun felt relieved after hearing his promise, so he sat at the farm for a while and chatted for a while.
Lao Turtle's incident has caused quite a stir recently, and has spread widely. Not only have several surrounding counties and cities come to watch the excitement, but even the city and provincial capitals have been alarmed.
After all, the people on duty responsible for flood control are not just decorations. It is impossible not to report this kind of thing to the superiors.
This is also the reason why Li Min and the others returned in a hurry.
This is also the reason why the provincial TV station and the city TV station made a special trip here.
But what he didn't expect was that these reporters hadn't arrived yet. Liang Yuemin's family had come over first, and they also made a special trip to see Lao Turtle and let him herd the cattle.
During this period, through Liang Yuemin, I also got news from the two families of Zhao Dahai and Shan Mao. They said that they would come to see Lao Turtle in a few days, and even Professor Han wanted to follow.
This guy doesn’t come even if he doesn’t come. If he comes, everyone will come.
But having said that, this is normal, after all, the old turtle is still a bit shocking in the eyes of ordinary people.
Even Professor Han had to come over personally after hearing this, let alone other people.
……
"How long will you stay here this time?"
Driving sheep and grazing cattle on the slope, Chen Ling found a place to sit down with Liang Yuemin.
"I can't say exactly how many days we will stay. Anyway, we are not busy now. We have to wait until Dahai and the others come over. Let's all get together again."
Liang Yuemin laughed. road.
He likes to come to Chen Ling very much. It is very relaxing to play with these friends.
No one had any interests involved, they were just playing with their hearts out. It felt like the whole body and mind relaxed. As we went up the mountain and down the river, we quickly became immersed in it and had fun.
I felt like I was addicted just once, and I always think about it in my heart.
Moreover, here in Chenling, whether it is a beautiful landscape or a good location, there is indeed an indescribable feeling that cannot be found in other places.
Even if you just let him stay for one night, your mind will be at peace.
So when I came back, I immediately ran over to play with Chen Ling. Even if there was no old turtle, I would definitely come over.
"Okay, the kids at home are about to start school, so we just take this opportunity to have some fun and have some fun."
Chen Ling doesn't mind having relatives and friends coming at all, and is happy to receive them.
Besides, the next time we meet again, it will probably be after the new year when Shan Mao and Du Juan get married.
In the second half of this year, everyone has their own things to do, so it’s better to be lively and busy in advance.
As for Liang Yuemin, despite his claims that he has nothing to do, in fact he is now thinking of leaving their family and starting his own career outside.
After all, it is still relatively free to belong to oneself.
It’s just that these things are too disturbing, and he doesn’t talk about them much.
"Yes, Xiao Ming should be in the first grade this year. Let them have fun before school starts."
The little fat man got in the car and followed Wang Zhenzhen around to have fun. Went to play, because the little kids in the village started school today, and they ran there early in the morning.
On the first day of school in the village primary school, apart from the teacher checking homework, there is naturally labor.
After all, after a summer vacation, the campus is almost overgrown with weeds. On the first day of school, students are asked to hoe weeds to relax and calm down. In fact, it is just like playing.
Then the little fat man followed Wang Zhenzhen to the school to join in the fun. Liu Yinhuan was worried about the two of them and followed them.
Only Liang Hongyu and Qin Rongxian stayed in the fields down the slope to plant vegetables with Wang Cunye, while Chen Ling and Liang Yuemin herded cattle on the slope.
“Your turtle prince here is really big. I’m afraid he is hundreds of thousands of years old. He can still lead other old turtles around, which is no different from becoming a spirit. ”
Although Liang Yuemin had been abroad, when he talked about the old turtle, he was still full of amazement and said that he had never seen such a big one.
When I went to see it in the morning, I was so scared that I froze on the spot.
Afterwards, I even said that this trip was a worthwhile trip and it really opened my eyes.
"Yes, Lao Ma still knows the way. Anything that has been alive for a long time will have spirituality."
Chen Ling said this while thinking about the recent appearance of Garlic. It was so frequent that attracting people to come and watch was secondary. He was worried that unknown creatures in the water were causing trouble. I decided to go there at night in the next two days to see what was going on.
Now everyone was so shocked by Prince Turtle's statement that they didn't even dare to launch boats, let alone people. The tents on duty for flood control were also moved away from the dam, and Wang Laishun arranged for them to live in the village.
Everything gave way to Prince Turtle.
If he passed by at night, no one would notice.
"Uncle, uncle, look what this is..." The two of them were talking, and the little fat man suddenly ran over with excitement on his face. When he came to them, he threw an instant noodle bag towards him. Stretching forward, there were two light yellow chicks chirping and struggling to get out.
“Hey, little chicken, where did you catch it? Didn’t you catch it from someone else’s house?”
When Chen Ling saw it was two chicks, he was stunned and asked.
"No, the dog caught it from the grass when we were weeding at school. My aunt asked me to catch it." The little fat man raised his head, wiped the sweat from his head and laughed, then handed over To Chen Ling, "Uncle, give it to me, help me raise it."
Liang Yuemin next to him looked at his son with a depressed look on his face. Damn it, this son came back from playing and didn't even look at him. Is this your biological father? Then he asked: "Where is your mother? Isn't she looking at you?"
The little fat man turned his head and looked behind him, and said disgustedly: "Mom runs too slow. She is also afraid of the dogs in the village. I haven’t come over yet.”
“I’m going back. There are still a lot of chickens. I want to catch them all and let my uncle raise them. The chickens raised by my uncle are the most delicious.”
After saying that, he stuffed the two chicks and the instant noodle bag into Chen Ling's hand. He turned around and screamed "wuwuwu". He imagined that he was a big tiger and ran away in a bound.
"Let's go over and have a look."
Liang Yuemin was not worried about his son, so he wanted to follow him over.
Chen Ling said hello to his father-in-law and asked him to help look after the cattle and sheep, and the two of them followed to the village.
Compared with the outside of the village, the village is actually very lively at this time.
Some of the people who came to see Lao Turtle were acquaintances who came to visit him, some were visiting relatives, and some were just waiting to see Lao Turtle and spent money to stay overnight in villagers' houses.
It is very different from the previous calm.
So, to a certain extent, Chen Ling's worries are not unreasonable.
However, short-term excitement is not a bad thing.
At least everyone has been very happy recently. The villagers all puffed up their chests and felt that they had been honored by Prince Turtle. They felt so proud that they spoke louder and felt a certain amount of pride in them.
The two of them walked along the road to the wheat field, and met Liu Yinhuan halfway. She was not scared by the dog, but was stopped by the goose near the weir pond, and she was too scared to come over.
When the little fat boy saw it, he laughed loudly at his mother for being stupid. However, his voice was too loud and he was chased by several geese. He was so frightened that he ran back to the school screaming. Chen Ling drove the geese away. , then led Liang Yuemin and his wife into the school.
The primary school in Chenwangzhuang still does not have a gate. When you walk in, you will see a road paved with blue bricks, about two meters wide, with big trees on both sides of the road and several bicycles parked there.
It can be said that this road is the middle line, with two rows of classrooms on both sides.
The front and back of the classroom are covered with weeds, and little children are busy in the grass, laughing and weeding at the same time. The air is full of lively atmosphere and the fragrance of green grass.
From time to time, a teacher would push a cart full of grass outside the school. When he saw Chen Ling, he would stop and smile and say a few words, obviously everyone knew him.
Chen Ling and the others followed the little fat man and saw Wang Zhenzhen at a glance. The little girl was still like a child king here, leading the little yellow dog and a bunch of little kids to a group of little chickens. They were chasing each other, and while they were jumping for joy, the pigtails on the back of their heads were swaying back and forth, leaving behind a string of laughter.
Seeing Chen Ling coming over, the little yellow dog became more expressive. Perhaps Heiwa Xiaojin often asked for credit in front of Chen Ling. The little yellow dog also felt that this was the real boss, so he held a chick in his mouth. The boy ran over and put the chicken in front of Chen Ling. He squinted his eyes and held his ears behind his back, wagging his tail like a windmill.
"Huh? Is this a little pheasant? Why are there also native chickens and pheasants?"
As soon as Chen Ling saw the little chicken in front of him, the slender legs It was different from ordinary chickens. Although it was dirty, he recognized it at a glance and it must be a little pheasant.
"Brother-in-law, come here quickly, there is a pheasant nest here."
At this time, the little kids caught all the chicks, and Wang Zhenzhen stood in a corner and waved to him.
This is a large area of white residual flowers, that is, wild roses, growing at the root of the wall. It grows extremely luxuriantly, and there is a pheasant nest hidden in it, with two pheasant eggs lying inside.
"Huh? What's going on? These eggshells are not just those of wild eggs."
Chen Ling knelt down and took a closer look, and found that there were also eggshells of native eggs. Native eggs are obviously larger than wild eggs, and the eggshells are also whiter. The difference is quite big.
Then he twirled a few feathers from the chicken coop, his face even more astonished: "These damn chicken feathers are from the village chickens."
"It can't be a dove occupying a magpie's nest, the village chickens are here You stole the pheasant’s nest, right?”
“You stole the pheasant’s nest and helped hatch the pheasant eggs?”
What else could it be like? Why are the chickens all about the same size? He had caught and raised native chickens and pheasants at home since he was a child, so he couldn't make a mistake in identifying them.
And there is also talk about old hens nesting in their nests.
Not to mention that experienced farmers in the countryside will not let hens nest in late summer.
First, due to the high temperatures in summer, hens are prone to heat death in their nests.
The second reason is that compared with chickens hatched in spring, chickens hatched in autumn will be healthier and stronger. Because eggs are hatched in late summer, chicken chicks are grown in autumn. There are more rainy days in autumn, and poultry diseases are more common. Chicken chicks in autumn are not easy to feed, and there are fewer insects. Chickens that are half-grown are raised in winter, no matter whether they are laying eggs or not. It’s not cost-effective to take it to the market and sell it.
Generally, if a hen is found to have any signs of nesting, it will be stopped immediately.
The way to prevent hens from nesting is also very simple. You only need to put the old hens in a cage, put them in a cool place and starve them for two days, and then cover their eyes with a black cloth. It worked very well.
As for the principle, no one can explain it, but it just works.
But then again, these free-range chickens are wild. People who raise chickens usually count the chickens twice with a flashlight when they come home at night and fly to the trees to sleep. , as long as it’s not less, it’ll be fine.
Many times, native chickens tend to lay eggs everywhere and secretly lay eggs outside. This is also common.
There is no way to completely prevent it.
Even experienced chicken farmers are unable to guard against it.
Often there are old hens secretly hiding in the grass and wheat straw piles to nest.
If you don’t pay attention, they will lay eggs and make a nest in a hidden place, starting the nesting and hatching mode.
After not being seen for several days, when he appears again, he often leads a brood of chicks home.
But even so, the old hen occupied the pheasant nest and probably helped hatch the pheasant eggs. This is really surprising.
It’s also too much of a coincidence.
Hearing what Chen Ling said, not to mention Liang Yuemin and Liu Yinhuan, even the teachers who followed him were amazed and said they had never seen anything like this before.
The little boy even opened his mouth and started discussing in a hurry.
"Fugui, I heard someone say, doesn't this old hen like to help ducks and geese hatch eggs? Is it normal to hatch wild eggs?" Liu Yinhuan asked. After all, she was also from Changle Township. Living in the country, I still know something.
"It's different, sister-in-law, that's man-made, because ducks can't hatch eggs, so people stuff them under the belly of a hen in a nest and let it hatch..."
Chen Ling explained After a few sentences, he laughed again: "But the old hen nesting in the nest is really unreasonable. If you put a ping-pong ball in the nest for it, it will treat it as its own egg and watch it hatch carefully."
"What happened in the pheasant nest is probably a coincidence."
Everyone thought this was interesting.
I looked around the pheasant nest and searched everywhere nearby. Except for a long worm, I found nothing special.
It’s almost noon now.
It’s time for school to end.
A few adults led a group of little kids out of the school, grabbing chicks. They also asked around to find out whose chickens liked to run into the school, saying that the old hens had hatched chicks. If any old hens stop laying eggs, ask them to come out and get them quickly.
After an old hen has a nest, it will not lay eggs for about half a month or a month. Experienced people will see this.
The worst thing is that my hens lay less eggs, I always know it.
Chen Ling thought that with this shout, everyone would check their chicken coops or react immediately and notice something was wrong.
I didn’t expect that no one would respond to their shouting. The main reason was that they were embarrassed to ask for it when they saw that it was Chen Ling. They were just a few chickens. They had given injections to their chickens and ducks before. Didn't ask for money.
Now he is actively looking for the chicken to be sent back, who is willing to take it? Now that the village is so lively and there are so many people, I really don’t have such a thick skin.
“It’s strange, how come it’s delivered to the door and no one wants it?” Chen Ling couldn’t help scratching his head.
“It can’t be an egg hatched by a pheasant, right?”
In the past, it was not uncommon for people to stand on the house and scold the eggs, or shout through the loudspeaker, but today no one said a word.
"If no one wants you, just take it back and keep it first. This chick is too small and won't survive long running around outside." Liang Yuemin said.
Chen Ling frowned and had no choice but to take all the little ones back with him.
This guy, who originally planned to hatch more chicks next spring, suddenly had so many more chicks.
(End of this chapter)