Chapter 265: Catch a big fair in the countryside
“Brother Fat, Sister-in-law Wenxia, Brother Shanmao, Sister Dujuan, Uncle Han, you are here.”
Wang Zhenzhen has a sweet mouth and greets everyone when he sees them. She called her all over, making everyone happy. They gathered around her and touched their heads and pinched their little cheeks, and they were filled with joy.
Du Juan and Xiang Wenxia particularly liked this quirky little girl. When they saw her, they picked her up and took turns spinning her back and forth twice.
Made the little girl giggle.
He ran into the house and grabbed some candies to give to everyone.
"Zhenzhen, school starts tomorrow, right? Whatever you want to eat for lunch, ask your brother-in-law to make it for you, and let us also enjoy it together."
The lynx peeled off a candy wrapper and put it on He threw the candy into his mouth, smiled and touched her little head.
"I want to eat roasted suckling pig. My brother-in-law caught a few small wild boars. He has long said that he would roast them, but he never roasted them."
When Wang Zhenzhen heard this, he followed the trend. complained.
The little wild boar that Chen Ling caught was still too small and had little meat on it, so he thought of raising it. There were many good things at home, and if he kept it for a few days, it would taste better.
"Hahaha, there is a little wild boar, where is it? Why didn't we see it?"
Xiang Wenxia was also happy, holding her daughter's hand and looking around and asked .
"They are raised in a pen outside. Sister-in-law, Yaya, I will take you to see them. The little wild boars are so small. They are smaller than the ones we caught last year. I think I can eat them in one bite. "One."
Wang Zhenzhen laughed and waved everyone out.
In the orchard outside the farm, many livestock pens and poultry sheds were built before. Now chickens, ducks and geese are mixed and occupy one space. In addition, there are two spaces for sheep and quail, which are not occupied. , there are still many available.
Wang Zhenzhen led them to see the little wild boar, then picked up a basket and took them to pick up eggs from the chicken coop on the mountain and duck eggs by the river.
I saw mountain birds and water birds wandering everywhere in the orchards. Some small water birds did not fly when they saw people. They just ran in small groups with long legs. You have to be quick, it will be gone in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, several men happily asked Chen Ling to get a slingshot and shot at the birds.
After having fun, he went back with a basket full of eggs and duck eggs. Only then did he realize that Chen Ling’s family had accumulated a lot of eggs and it was time to sell them.
"It's still very early, why don't we go to the county town to help Fugui sell eggs."
Zhao Dahai suggested.
When he made this suggestion, everyone immediately agreed.
This time I came to see Chen Ling not only to see Lao Turtle, but also to have fun and relax after being busy.
Obviously, they seemed to be helping Chen Ling, but in fact they were still playing and having a lot of fun.
"Susu, go and hold the baby. By the way, let's take Zhenzhen to a restaurant in the city. Zhenzhen, I won't let your brother-in-law work today, okay?"
"Okay, let's all do it. Let's go to the restaurant, and I'll help my sister get her things." Wang Zhenzhen waved her little hands when she heard this, turned around and ran upstairs.
Wang Susu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, so she hurriedly followed.
"Here, go to the county fair..."
When Chen Ling saw how excited everyone was, he scratched his head and said, "There is no fair in the county today, but there is a big fair in the countryside. Why don't we go to the countryside? When we get there, we can call Brother Jusheng and Brother Yuemin."
“Hey, this is good, this is good, it can bring people together, and we always go to the county seat, but we haven’t been to your village to go to the market.”
Zhao Dahai said He clapped his hands and said excitedly.
Shanmao also followed: "Is there anyone selling dogs in your village? Let's go to the dog market together then."
"There is no special dog market, but there is a mule and horse market. There are also a lot of dog sellers, but they are all native dogs, and there are more of them with tiger heads and yellow skewers." Chen Ling shook his head and said.
"That's okay, that's okay."
Now the lynx also wants to try the wild way, and try to raise a native dog and a stringer.
It was agreed to go to the countryside to attend the fair, and everyone took action.
The person who drove the car drove the car, the person who carried the eggs carried the eggs, and the person who helped the children with diapers took the diapers. After everything was packed up, everyone got in the car and drove out of the village, heading towards Changle Township.
Professor Han did not follow. He walked around the farm and was attracted by the salmon and betta fish raised by Chen Ling, so he stayed at the farm with Wang Cunye and his wife.
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It was still early, but in fact it was almost noon when we drove to the countryside.
After some discussion, they drove to Liang Yuemin’s father-in-law’s house, carried two baskets of eggs, sat there, and called Liang Yuemin’s family out.
Originally they were supposed to be allowed to eat, but they came to the market to set up stalls and eat out just to have fun.
Liu Yinhuan's family of three are also willing to go out and get together with friends, but her parents have been stopping them and want everyone to stay at home for dinner.
Liu Yinhuan explained to the two old people for a while and promised to eat at home next time, so he didn't stop them anymore.
After all, Chen Ling and others are here with their things. If they don’t stay to eat, people will feel that they are neglecting the guests.
A group of people came out of the house, and they were not in a hurry to sell eggs.
The cars were parked outside Liu Yinhuan’s house, and then a group of people went to the market in a lively manner.
When they arrived at Jishang, they called Wang Jusheng from the township police station and started wandering around Jishang.
"Ya Ya, little aunt, look, that's my uncle, he's a candy seller, he's really awesome, he can make all kinds of little candy figures, like Sun Monkey, Zhu Bajie, Calabash Baby... all of them. It can be done."
The little fat man pointed at an old man selling candy and shouted. The old man was short and had bruises and white patches on his face.
Of course it is Zhang Tiegen.
The three little kids gathered around the stall laughing and joking. You screamed and I screamed. This made the old man very happy and made two candy figures of their choice for each of them.
The old man was making candy figures while talking to the adults.
Zhang Tiegen's and Guo Baolai's car repair stalls are right next to each other during the market.
Most of the old businesses like theirs are in fixed locations in the market, making it easy for regular customers to find them.
Chen Ling came to the countryside many times to go to the market and do errands. Every time he saw the two of them, he would stop and have a chat. They were very familiar with each other.
"Good guy, I haven't seen you for a while. Fugui is hugging his baby, hahaha, he is still a big fat boy."
The two saw Chen Ling holding his son and bringing him with him The daughter-in-law was also surprised for a while, and then she repeatedly congratulated her, and Guo Baolai even pulled her to take her home.
"We're not going home. Let's go to the market first. We'll come over later to accompany Brother Baolai in setting up a stall. We've brought chicken and duck eggs to sell."
"Ouch, that's good, then You go to the market first, we’ll save a seat for you.”
After chatting for a while, Guo Baolai was still mumbling after Chen Ling left.
"Fugui is a very smart boy. Your nephew and son-in-law are so talented, he has already started to interact with people."
"I only sold vegetables to others once last year. It's really good." ”
Zhang Tiegen shook his head at the side: "That's not true. Fugui and Huanhuan's father-in-law and mother-in-law met first. It's a coincidence. It's not that he climbed up the ladder."
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Chen Ling and the others naturally didn't know about the conversation between the two. Now they were happily shopping in the mall. Wang Susu didn't go out much, so she was with a few women. Look at this, look at Look at that, choose a headscarf, look at the fabric, talk and laugh.
The men took the babies to buy some food and toys, stuffing them into their mouths as they walked.
From time to time, I stopped to look at the knives and swords sold at some stalls, as well as bows, arrows, and shotguns.
Shotguns, that is, home-made shotguns, are banned this year, but the control is still relatively loose. There are people selling guns in remote places at every big market, or at the mule and horse market.
Not only in towns and villages, but also in large markets in counties, it is very common.
"Little aunt, what is this."
"Oh, that is a magnet, it can attract iron, that one sucks the iron sand together."
Ya Ya's age Xiao, I felt very curious when I saw the iron sand on the stall being gathered on a 'stone'.
"I know the magnet, I've played with it before."
The little fat man shouted immediately.
"You three stand next to me and don't touch things."
Chen Ling said to them.
"Haha, it's okay, iron sand won't hurt anyone. Why don't you give it a try? This gun is very good at killing rabbits and pigs, and it's not expensive."
Seeing that there were many of them, the stall owner picked up a gun and handed it over to them for a try.
"I won't try it, I have it at home."
Chen Ling waved his hand, it's not like he doesn't have a shotgun, he has shotguns, bullets, and iron sand shotguns.
But then, he took aim at a slender knife on the stall. The blade was bright and sharp, and it looked quite good.
“Your sheathed knife looks good. Did you make the knife yourself?”
"Well, I took the taxi myself. If you don't want it, I'll make it cheaper for you."
"Bring it to me first."
After staying for a while, Chen Ling They bought a knife, and the three Bobcats bought an exquisite quiver from the stall next to them.
“Brother-in-law, we want to play roping.”
“Top hooping, come on, let’s play together.”
When several grown men heard this, they all came forward. Together with three little children, each took a handful of large and small bamboo circles made of thin bamboo strips and began to throw them at various small things on the stall.
Soon, the women came over and joined in.
In the end, Chen Ling, his wife and sister-in-law came out on top. The three of them threw the most accurately, basically one set at a time.
Make the passers-by around you envious.
"Simple, this is easy. I took Liu Ni'er and they often shoot slingshots, and a dozen of them would be a bunch of birds. This is nothing. If I couldn't take them down, I could kill them all. .”
Wang Zhenzhen was holding a lot of small toys, raising his little head and pouting his little mouth, looking very proud.
The stall owner looked at it for a while and couldn’t laugh or cry.
I think this little girl is clever and cute, but I also feel sad that so many things have been taken away from my stall.
"Wild girl, you can even shoot a slingshot and shout. There are no girls in other families who can shoot a slingshot."
Wang Susu gave her sister a gentle slap.
Everyone continued to move forward happily, strolling from beginning to end. In the meantime, they drove the car near the old commune and put all the things they bought on it.
At noon, there were more and more people in the market, and the aroma of all kinds of rice wafted out. But everyone was in high spirits and didn't feel hungry.
Wang Zhenzhen and her two little children cheered and ran around non-stop, playing hide and seek with the adults in the crowd.
The women were led to a stall by Liu Yinhuan, who was also a relative of their Liu family. It was said that he was very good at removing moles, so he took Du Juan to remove moles.
They were gathered around here, talking and laughing.
The men and children didn't have the patience, so they continued to wander towards the mule and horse market.
Unfortunately, the quality of the livestock and dogs in the mule and horse market this time was not good.
You don’t even need to let the old man take him with you. Chen Ling can tell the difference between those animals and those dogs just by looking at them a few times.
Everyone came out of the mule and horse market disappointed, and planned to look around to see what they could eat. They would find a restaurant at the market at noon, and after dinner, they would set up a stall to sell eggs.
"Old trouble, old trouble, come out quickly and steal dates in the big school. The old janitor has gone home for dinner. Come out quickly."
After leaving the Luoma Market, when they passed by an alley, they saw something in the distance. I saw a half-grown boy stepping on his feet and shouting to the door of a house.
“Come on, come on, you’ve called everyone, it’s not just the two of us, right?”
A half-grown man with a shaved head came out of the door and held up his trousers. , was stuffing a cloth bag into the waistband of his trousers.
"There is also the third brother. The third brother has already gone over in advance to guard us. Come on, let's go there quickly. Their university will start school tomorrow."
This big school refers to the middle school. Many people in the countryside here call elementary schools small schools, and middle schools are called big schools.
“Let’s go, let’s go.”
The two of them were sneaking away into the distance.
"Good guy, go to school to steal dates. Let's go and have a look too."
Zhao Dahai stared and suddenly became excited.
"What's there to see here? But the episode is over, so just go."
Chen Ling thought for a while, and there was nothing to do, so just go.
Wang Zhenzhen’s three little boys are even more afraid that the world will not be in chaos.
The big one and the small one hit it off immediately, and they also rushed towards Changle Township Middle School with great enthusiasm.
When I arrived at the middle school, I walked around the main entrance. In a remote corner, I saw three boys, about seventeen or eighteen years old, climbing the wall.
"Damn it, someone is coming."
A young boy exclaimed when he saw them. Halfway through his words, his eyes fell on Chen Ling, and he suddenly pointed at him with wide eyes: "Eh? I see you. "Excuse me, what are you doing here?"
Chen Ling also recognized him as the boy he met asking for a haircut when he first came to the market to sell vegetables.
He smiled and said: "Whatever you are here for, we are here to do."
Zhao Dahai also said: "Don't worry, we won't arrest you, and we will help you to let yourself go."
"Yes, Dahai, you are so fat, you can go out for fun later, hahaha."
Wang Jusheng immediately joked.
The lynx and the children laughed too.
"You are here to steal dates too, why are you bringing a baby with you?"
The young man who asked the question was already sitting on the wall.
"I'm greedy."
Chen Ling laughed.
Originally he just came here to watch the fun, but when he got here, he suddenly became interested.
As he said this, he kicked off the wall and climbed up to the top of the wall in two or three strokes, "You go down first and lead the way, and we have someone to give you a look."
Then, he stood on the top of the wall and climbed down. He looked at Zhao Dahai and others: "Brother Dahai, you definitely can't come up, so just give us a break."
"Ah? I, I..."
Zhao Dahai suddenly cried and looked sad, but when he looked down at his fat body, he could only sigh helplessly.
Being too fat is not only prone to kidney deficiency, but also prevents you from participating in fun activities. It’s so miserable.
"Zhenzhen, you three follow your fat brother outside and stop running around. I'll go inside and pick some dates for you to eat."
"No, I want to go in too."< br>
Wang Zhenzhen was not willing to be outside, so he retreated far away, then took a running start and ran over suddenly, shouting "Brother-in-law, please pull me", and he was already kicking up the wall.
Chen Ling had no choice but to grab her thin arm and lift the girl up to the wall.
“It’s really amazing.”
The lynx looked up and smiled, then rubbed his hands and twisted his neck: “Attention, rich and noble, I’m coming up too.”
< br>He often runs in the mountains. Rock climbing and walking on cliffs are commonplace. Climbing a wall is not a problem at all.
It's as nimble as a lynx.
The lynx went up the wall. Wang Jusheng was not to be outdone, and finally climbed up on Zhao Dahai's shoulders.
The big men climbed up the wall one after another, staring at the three and a half young men next to them.
I thought to myself, good guy, how old are you, how can you be more wild than us?
I don’t know which village this person is from.
While they were in a daze, Chen Ling and the others had already slipped down the tree beside the wall, and stood under the wall waving to them, "Come down, aren't you going to steal the dates? Come down quickly and lead the way."
"Coming, coming."
The three boys quickly jumped down from the wall and sneaked to a teacher's dormitory building.
"...This is where the principal lives. There is a garden and many fruit trees. There is a parking shed in front of it..."
"Everyone knows about the parking shed. You have also stolen cars. ?”
"How is it possible? If you steal a car, you are really stealing something. If my family knew it, they would break our legs."
"What I want to say is, don't go that way. There is an old man in the parking garage." The trap is used to trap the legs of anyone who steals something. This has been passed down from the students in the university for several years. It has pinched the legs of many thieves.”
“Oh, that’s it, we don’t. Just go that way."
As they talked, they came to the so-called principal's garden.
There are various fruit trees planted here, the most conspicuous are five or six sturdy old jujube trees, which are quite old and covered with red jujubes.
This is the first jujube, the sweetest and big. Students can eat it every time when school starts after summer vacation.
"Huh? There are some ripe grapes too. When the ripe grapes are picked by the principal's idiot, we will share a share. That idiot is nothing." The bald boy pointed at the dormitory building. The grape trellis in front said.
The grape trellis is very large, with a stone platform and a faucet underneath. Water is dripping. The ground is wet and there is no shortage of water. The grape vines are covered with red and green grapes. The grains are plump, which is really pleasing.
"Indeed, that old guy doesn't do much human affairs." Wang Jusheng also agreed.
"That's it, let's go up to the tree to pick dates first, and then pick grapes after picking the dates." Chen Ling found a jujube tree with relatively low branches, climbed up neatly, and stepped on the branches to lower it. Come down and let Wang Jusheng and the others roll the dates down.
Then Wang Zhenzhen and Shanmao also climbed up. The three of them, like the three and a half boys, were picking and eating red dates on the tree.
Nowadays, the dates are both red and firm. They are crispy and sweet in your mouth.
They picked and ate from the trees, while Wang Jusheng picked and ate from the ground.
Hey guys, I didn’t have lunch, but I had a hearty meal of dates first.
If they hadn't eaten enough food at the market just now, these playful guys would have had stomachaches.
"Mom, I picked too much and can't fit it in. I'm going to find a bag."
Wang Jusheng looked left and right and found a urea bag on the firewood pile not far from the faucet. There have been quite a lot of holes, and I guess no one wants to use them as firewood.
Seeing this, Wang Jusheng untied a dirty cloth strip from a tree, tied the hole, and started to come back to pack the dates.
At this time, Chen Ling and the others were tired from picking on the tree, mainly because they had eaten to their heart's content.
I jumped down from the tree, went to the dormitory building, took a clothes drying pole, and knocked on the jujube tree.
Watching the red dates falling down, several grown men were so happy that they looked down and picked them up, almost losing their way.
"Come on, come on, we have picked it, you can use the pole to knock it too."
Chen Ling handed the pole to the three boys.
When they finish beating dates, they go to pick grapes together.
There are actually not many ripe grapes at this time. Although the grape trellis is large, there are only about a dozen bunches.
"There are many of you, pick more bunches, we can come more often." said a young man.
"Haha, it's okay, we are just here to play, just pick a few bunches for the baby to eat."
Chen Ling waved her hand.
This guy, you let me, I let you, actually created a revolutionary friendship.
When the grapes are picked, the big ones and the small ones jump out of the wall again, and rush back with satisfaction.
I happened to meet an old man humming an opera while pedaling his car and stopped in front of the school gate.
The old man smiled and nodded to say hello when he saw them.
After all, Chen Ling and others were carrying dolls and bags, so he thought they were coming to the market.
When I opened the school gate and entered, the more I thought about it, the more wrong I became. When I looked into the principal’s yard, I immediately stamped my feet in anger.
His grandma’s property turned out to be a group of date thieves.
When I went out and took another look, I saw that no one was there long ago. How could I catch up with him?
"That old man is so stupid, he is still humming a tune and greeting us."
A big man, with three dolls, grinning sillyly, haha Laughing, holding dates and grapes, I ran towards where the car was parked.
It’s really exciting and fun.
In short, after playing this game today, it doesn’t matter whether the egg seller is selling eggs or not, everyone really enjoyed themselves.
At lunch time, even though the women accused them of spoiling the children, they still had a lot of fun.
(End of this chapter)