Chapter 364 The Wisdom of Farmers
Spring thunder brings rain.
While sleeping in the latter half of the night, several explosions of thunder woke up Chen Ling’s family of three from their sleep. Ruirui didn’t even care about how she fell asleep. She fell asleep and ran to the crib. She saw her parents wearing clothes I put on my clothes, pulled on my shoes and hurried downstairs.
At this time, the mountain wind was blowing. Listening to the force of the wind, you knew that the rain must be heavy.
This spring is dry and a rain will be a good thing.
But the rain came suddenly, and many things in the yard had not been cleaned up yet.
Poultry and livestock also have to use a flashlight to check the situation.
Wang Susu followed because she was worried that the ornamental fish in the orchard pond would be washed out by the heavy rain.
Now this can be sold for money.
As soon as the two came out, a cat and a group of dogs followed them, running and jumping.
After a lot of work, after checking the pond and poultry and livestock, within a few minutes, I heard another spring thunder, booming, each one faster than the other, followed closely by the "plop tap tap tap" of raindrops falling on the tiles. sound.
"This rain is definitely not light. I have been looking forward to it for a long time, and it is time for a good rain. After this rain, our wheat seedlings will no longer need to be watered." Returning to the eaves, Wang Susu raised her head. He said while looking at the dark sky with bright lights constantly flickering.
As for the twenty acres of wheat, it will take a lot of effort to water it.
"Yes, it was a timely rain. Now we can save trouble."
Chen Ling nodded, and the two of them washed their hands under the eaves, and then returned to the bedroom upstairs.
Just after all this tossing, the young couple lost all sleepiness, so they just lay on the bed, playing with the children, and reading some books and newspapers.
The child Ruirui is very energetic. After waking up, he is unwilling to sleep in the small bed and insists on sleeping in the big bed with his parents.
I had no choice but to pick him up again.
In fact, the crib is very short and well protected. The railings are very high, like a wooden cage. It is very comfortable to sleep in it.
Don’t worry about him running out.
That is to say, Ruirui is still too young and cannot live without adults.
If it were Wang Zhenzhen, give her a bed like this, and she would jump three feet high with joy.
“This thunder is too loud, it’s better to turn off the lights. Don’t break the lights later.”
Listening to the rolling spring thunder outside the window and the continuous explosion, Wang Susu Worried.
“Okay, I’ll turn off the switch again.”
Chen Ling stood up again, put on her clothes, lit a candle in the bedroom, and went downstairs to open the door.
After turning on the switch, the rain became heavier and heavier.
Standing upstairs and looking around, the mountains and fields under the night were shrouded in a layer of mist.
Chen Ling didn't have much ink in his chest. He didn't know how to describe this scene. He just faced the wet night wind and felt the water vapor blowing on his face. He let it hit his face and felt a cool, very cold feeling. readily.
He stretched out his arms and admired it for a moment. When he heard Wang Susu calling him, he remembered that it was time to go back to the house and sleep. At this time, the family dog started barking.
The little tabby cat also meowed in a long tune, and the sound carried far away.
Chen Ling thought something had broken into the house and hurried to see it.
As soon as he walked to the backyard, the puppies heard his voice and ran over in the rain, wagging their heads and wanting to rub against him.
Heiwa Xiaojin stretched out from under the eaves.
Looking at the reactions of the two of them, there was nothing unusual, just a bunch of little dogs and little tabby cats meowing.
Chen Ling took the portable lamp and waved it around. Sure enough, everything was normal. However, he could vaguely hear the howling of wolves and beasts in the mountains coming from very far away. In such a rainy night, the sound could no longer be heard clearly when it reached the farm.
Chen Ling listened attentively for a while, and suddenly understood what was going on, and patted the two Heiwa's big heads: "Watch them, and don't scream at night if they have nothing to do."
Then Go back to the house and continue sleeping.
In the early morning, the breeze is gentle, the drizzle is thin, and the green poplars and yellow willows have enough spring rain, dyeing the stream with new green.
After a spring thunderstorm, the air became extremely fresh. When Zhou Weijun and Yu Qian got up in the morning, they didn't even use an umbrella, but went to the farm to have a meal in the drizzle.
They stayed at Wang Jusheng's house for the past two days. They had nothing to do all day, so they asked Wang Jusheng to take them out for a wander and buy some local specialties to eat.
If nothing else, let’s just talk about yellow beef. I’ve definitely eaten enough in these two days.
When I arrived at the farm today, I saw the remaining beef and shepherd’s purse dumplings. I didn’t even touch them. I only ate the vegetarian dumplings with shepherd’s purse and eggs.
These are leftover dumplings. They have been storing them for a long time and the wrappers are a bit rotten, but they don’t mind.
On the contrary, I think the leftover dumplings are particularly delicious after being steamed in a pot.
The breakfast of Chen Ling's family has always been light, and Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan usually don't come for breakfast, which makes it even more troublesome for them.
In addition to steaming two or three eggs for Rui Rui.
It’s just pickles, paired with stir-fried local vegetables.
After taking it out of the pot, add a little bit of sesame oil. It tastes tender and tender, and your mouth is full of fragrance. It really tastes like spring.
At first, Yu Qian and the others felt that Chen Ling and his wife were too vegetarian.
After finishing the dumplings and tasting them, I was so impressed that they immediately took advantage of this dish and made a big steamed bun each.
After the meal, Chen Ling held her son at the kitchen door and taught him to call him daddy.
Wang Susu washes the pots and dishes.
The three of them, Yu Qian, stood around Chen Ling, watching the swallows shuttle back and forth in the breeze and drizzle, flying in and out of the farm's kitchen and living room, carrying mud and building nests. From time to time, we would have a few words with each other.
There is nothing to do on a rainy day, so it is quite pleasant to enjoy the rainy scenery with a few friends.
"Don't think about playing with dogs all the time, you brat, come here and look at daddy's mouth."
Chen Ling straightened his son's head. This brat was laughing and joking in an awkward manner. He was feeding the dog while eating just now. Now that I have eaten, I want to play with Heiwa again.
Hei Wa has a thick body and a strong body. He also knows how to protect his master. Every time he plays with Rui Rui, his body can perfectly surround Rui Rui.
After Ruirui got used to playing with it, he now regards Heiwa as his royal cradle.
When he had nothing to do, he sat on the ground and asked Heiwa to circle him. He sat in the small circle formed by Heiwa's body and played with his various small toys.
"Watch it, watch daddy's mouth."
Chen Ling straightened the brat's head and pointed at his own mouth. Ruirui, the little fat boy, subconsciously looked over.
"Bo, ah, dad, dad~ Come on, say it after me, wave, ah, dad, dad!"
Chen Ling paused word by word, opening his mouth to demonstrate the pronunciation and mouth shape.
He and Wang Susu have officially taught Ruirui to call him mom and dad since he was a new year. They used to ask him to call him mom and dad from time to time, but it was not a particularly formal teaching, it was mostly for fun.
Now I have free time to teach for a while, but this child has been very playful since he was a child. His attention is either on dogs, cats, birds, weasels, or foxes, and he does not study hard at all. Otherwise, with this brat's intelligence and cleverness, he would have learned to call people long ago.
Chen Ling demonstrated it several times in a row. Perhaps Heiwa and the puppies had run away, and nothing could attract Ruirui's attention anymore. With eyes full of laughter, he leaned on Chen Ling's neck and nibbled and bit him, making Chen Ling's neck drool. Then, with this playful energy, he opened his small mouth and whispered in Chen Ling's ear, "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!" "Aba, Aba", the little mouth puffed out while learning to speak.
Within a few seconds, a long and crystal-clear hairline flowed down the back of Chen Ling's neck and into his back.
Chen Ling, who had been a little surprised and happy just now, suddenly couldn't help but get angry under the sticky coolness, and slapped his son's little butt several times: "You stinky boy, stinky boy. ”
Unexpectedly, after a few slaps, the little guy felt his father's anger. He squinted his little eyes, giggled, and drooled on the back of Chen Ling's neck even harder.
This scene made Zhou Weijun and Yu Qian laugh out loud.
Wang Susu couldn't help but smile. Could she not know the virtues of her son? Teaching him to learn something good would be extremely difficult, but teaching him something bad or funny would be a little difficult. It’s just a matter of understanding, and it’s self-taught without a teacher.
After a while, Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan came to the farm holding umbrellas and wearing rain boots. They were very happy when they heard what had just happened. They picked up their eldest grandson and started teasing him.
“You brat, when you grow up, you will definitely be naughtier than your father and your aunt.”
The family was playing with their children, but Yu Qian and the other two took aim at the gourds in Wang Cunye's basket.
"Uncle Wang, your gourds are very beautiful. Do you still have them at home?"
"Ah? I don't have these gourds at home. I got some from the carpenter's house in the village. "
Wang Cunye hugged his eldest grandson and glanced at him: "If you want, take two to play with, and leave the remaining two for me to put in the kitchen and main room."
"Hey, hey. I quite like this stuff.”
Yu Qian smiled sheepishly as he picked up and put down the gourds, large and small.
Then he said: "Uncle Wang, why are you putting this gourd in the kitchen? If you break it in half and use it to scoop water, it's not as useful as the gourd."
The gourd is also from the Cucurbitaceae family, but it does not have a thin waist in the middle like the gourd, so the gourd is broken into two halves and is very useful as a water ladle. Many people in the countryside use this thing to scoop water.
“It’s not as useful as a gourd, but my gourd is not broken open to make a gourd. It is displayed for the little swallows at home to look at.”
Wang Cunye handed his eldest grandson to his wife Son, he said, pointing to the two little swallows flying in and out of the kitchen.
"What? Just for the little swallows to see?" The three of them were confused.
“Yes, let’s show it to the little swallows. Before the little swallows build their nests, place a gourd in front of them. The nests they build are gourd-shaped, which is very beautiful.”< br>
Seeing the expressions of the three of them, the old man chuckled: "You don't know this, right?"
The three of them looked at each other, then at Chen Ling, and shook their heads: "It's really I don’t know. What’s the principle? Do you know, Fugui?”
Chen Ling looked at them speechlessly: “I am a native, I definitely know.”
Hearing this, Yu Qian hurriedly urged: "Then tell us quickly, so that we can gain knowledge. Little swallows can also build gourd nests. This sounds strange."
"Hey, what's so strange about this? . Let’s put it this way, you must know that there are two types of little swallows, right?”
“Yes, one is red-necked and the other is white-necked.”
“Yes, but. , we here do not distinguish them by the color of their necks, but by the nests they build. We call the so-called white-necked swallows mud swallows, and the red-necked swallows we call grass swallows. Of course, we usually call them grass swallows. It’s called Little Swallow, and when it comes to living at home, everyone will say, “This year I’m a grass swallow, or this year I’m a mud swallow, so what?”
“Oh, then this is the same as the base. Does it matter if the nest is shaped like a gourd?" Ma Wei was still a little confused after hearing this.
"Don't worry, old horse, listen to me first."
Chen Ling smiled helplessly and continued: "This mud swallow is very close to people, and the location of the nest is very demanding. Generally, the bird's nest is placed on people's The main room of the home is in the middle, because the main room is the place where guests are entertained, and it is a relatively clean area of the home.
In the past, some wealthy families liked to place vases in the main room. Mud swallows have strong imitation skills and nesting skills. If you are really good at it, you will build your own bird's nest to look like a vase.
People who don't have the conditions will sometimes hang gourds on the wall of the main room to hold wine, tea foam, etc. Build your nest into the shape of a gourd. The outlet of the bird's nest is a small mouth, and then there are two big and small bellies. It looks very beautiful." Ah.”
Yu Qian's mouth opened in an exaggerated manner, and then he went to Chen Ling's kitchen to look at the bird's nest with his eyes wide open. He saw that the bird's nest was made purely from mud bit by bit, and now he only had a big belly that had not been sealed.
Zhou Weijun and Ma Wei also hurriedly bent over to take a look. While looking at them, they asked: "Fugui, can this bird's nest be built into a gourd?"
"That's not sure. Let’s put the gourd on the table.”
Chen Ling smiled. In fact, there were two pairs of little swallows in the kitchen at first, a total of four. Later, one pair took over and the other pair went to the main room in the front yard. The nest is gone.
Anyway, everything in the farm is clean, and it’s not just the main room that is clean, it’s the same everywhere.
This kind of mud swallow just likes places frequented by people and likes to be close to people.
"By the way, where are the grass swallows? Fugui, you mentioned the mud swallows, but not the grass swallows." Yu Qian had a strong thirst for knowledge and asked in pursuit.
Chen Ling shook his head: "Grass swallows are the red-necked swallows. Compared with mud swallows, these swallows are a bit less sophisticated."
"Don't look at them, they are all little swallows, here we are. , people’s favorite is the mud swallow. Mud swallows love to be clean. They choose the site for building their nests carefully, and they are also very particular about hygiene. They never defecate in people’s houses. Even when they are raising chicks, they will put the feces of the young birds. Take it out of the nest. The bottom of the bird's nest is always clean. "
"Grass swallows are not so good. Compared with mud swallows, they are like stupid and careless lazy people. They always choose the right place for nesting. Under the eaves, in the corners of the walls, and in the livestock sheds, the locations were carelessly chosen, and the nests were poorly built. The nests built by grass swallows were made of weeds and mud, and the structure was simple and crude, like half a black bowl buckled on the wall. < br>
The nests of mud swallows are exquisite and beautiful. Once built, they can live there for several years. They fly back every spring and can move in directly.
Sometimes the nests of grass swallows are not finished for a year, and the nests collapse on their own, and the young swallows often fall to death as a result.
And the grass swallows not only build poor nests, they are also extremely unhygienic. They eat and urinate in the nests. Feces can be seen under the nests and on the walls.
Compared with the mud swallows, the sky is like the earth. ”
What Chen Ling said is true.
After hearing this, Yu Qian and the three of them all looked enlightened. They were not ignorant. After living for so many years, they could distinguish these two kinds of little swallows and had seen them all. They just didn't expect that there were so many things hidden here. .
“We only know that the little white-necked swallow has a simple call, and the little red-necked swallow has a fancy call. We don’t know that there are only two kinds of swallows, and there is so much knowledge in them. You are as rich as a bird. You are an anthropologist.”
“Haha, what are you talking about as an ornithologist? It’s just that farmers have few recreational activities. They have lived with these birds for generations, so they naturally know better. Come to us. Ask around in the villages and towns, and most of them will know."
Chen Ling smiled and looked at his father-in-law: "Really?"
"It must be true, as the old saying goes. Isn’t it the same truth to know the nature of fish and the sound of birds in the mountains?”
The old man had just hung a gourd in the kitchen and walked out.
Seeing this scene, Yu Qian and the other three suddenly became interested and rushed to put the gourds in the living room in front of the farm.
Because the bird's nests in the living room have just started to be built, and there are much fewer bird's nests than those in the kitchen. If the gourds are placed in the kitchen late, the gourds in the living room are put in at the right time.
“Yes, yes, you are so lucky to be rich and powerful. The two nests of swallows in your house are all mud swallows. I have to say that these things are really clean. They use mud to build their nests. They don’t look like this on the floor of the living room. Dirty, no dirt at all.”
“That’s very clean.”
Several people were busy placing two gourds, one large and one small, in the living room, when suddenly someone shouted from outside the farm.
"Fugui, Fugui, I have sent you a kite. Call your dog back."
(End of this chapter)