Chapter 370 Baiting Bees
More than half of the third month of the lunar calendar has passed, and Chen Ling’s scalpers have finally arrived. When the old man came to Chenwangzhuang Reservoir to burn incense and pay homage to Lord Turtle, he brought it to him personally. of.
There were three animals in total, one male and two females, and the average price was just over a thousand. Chen Ling was very happy to give the money to the old man, and left him to have a drink at the farm at noon. Then he let him go.
Being able to bring cattle to your home without paying money is why Lao Ba, a mule and horse broker, has such a reputation.
Of course, he dared to make the decision for his master because he knew Chen Ling's temper and knew that Chen Ling would not bargain on price like some people did by grabbing a small profit.
As long as it's something he wants to buy, it's very satisfying to give him money. This was something that the old man saw when he took him to Erwazi's house to buy sheep.
So after finding the cow for Chen Ling, Lao Ba didn’t even confiscate the brokerage fee. After eating and drinking at the farm, he returned to his hometown with satisfaction.
When I wasn’t familiar with Chen Ling before, I just thought he was a young man who didn’t understand how animals behave.
When I visited the farm this time, I was really eye-opening. The poultry and livestock are really well-raised. They are tall and fat, with smooth hair. A layman can tell that they are well-raised.
Chen Ling recently had a new understanding of the effectiveness of spiritual water.
He realized that his farm and orchard had formed a small food chain, capable of a complete ecological cycle.
Vegetage and trees absorb spiritual energy from the soil and water sources, grow luxuriantly, and are then eaten by animals to obtain spiritual energy. The feces excreted by animals are decomposed and integrated into the soil, making the soil more fertile.
This is a virtuous ecological cycle.
In addition, the wind and bees and butterflies blowing throughout the year will spread pollen seeds.
This has a more profound impact than the leaked spiritual water.
It is foreseeable that this virtuous cycle will not be limited to the small circle of farms and orchards in the future.
This small circle will continue to expand.
From the farm, it radiates to the village, and then continues outward, spreading to the vast mountains and beyond the mountains...
"Well, although this process will be very slow, it is better to be sure. Moreover, the environmental pollution will get worse in the future, so it can be alleviated... Anyway, it can be regarded as a blessing. "
Chen Ling settled the three cattle in the livestock shed and thought to himself.
The afternoon sun was just right, so he wandered back to the farm, planning to go to the mountain to check whether bees had built nests in the empty beehives.
In spring, the bees that have just finished overwintering in early spring are relatively weak, and it will take a while for the bee colony to slowly grow.
Now, more than half of the third month of the lunar calendar has passed, and the native bees have gradually begun to swarm.
This is a good time to put out beehives to lure bees.
Chen Ling didn't care when the bees started to swarm, and didn't calculate the time. He just put some honey from Dongtian in a few beehives and placed them on the mountain to attract wild bees to build nests. .
Chen Sangui built ten beehives this year. Chen Ling didn't want to raise that many in this first year. He could only raise five hives at most. If the subsequent bee colonies also start to divide, that's a different matter. This counts. Prepare new hives for them in advance.
Keep bees at home, you can eat honey at any time, and it is also convenient when making home-made mead.
Walking towards Beishan.
The sun was warming up, and local chickens in twos and threes were looking for food everywhere in the forest. Xiaojin and a few foxes were lying on a stone lazily basking in the warmth. When they saw Chen Ling coming to the mountain, they waggled their tails and came up happily. .
The foxes were also jumping around, looking similar to Xiao Jin. They squinted their eyes, swung their big tails, jumped left and right, and rubbed against Chen Ling's legs. They were extremely excited.
"Okay, stop making trouble and rub all my hair."
Chen Ling pushed them away helplessly. The fox family of four was now very fat. They jumped on his lap with Xiao Jin and acted coquettishly. I can't even move forward.
“Look at how fat you are. If you weren’t here, you would have been caught and eaten by wild beasts in the mountains.”
There are many birds near the farm, and they have no shortage of food. , and there is no need for anyone to take care of and feed them. They can hunt by themselves until their bellies are bloated every day. Especially the three little foxes, which have only been raised for more than half a year, are full of meat and have shiny fur.
They have no shortage of food, and they play with Xiao Jin all day long. Now they often follow Xiao Jin up and down the mountains to guard the chickens and ducks.
It can be regarded as a few free labors without having to feed and take care of them at home.
Seeing the foxes being pushed away by him and still surrounding him in a coquettish manner, Chen Ling unconsciously put a smile on his face and thought to himself: "No wonder he can compete with Xiao Jin and Xiao Bai. Playing with cows means that they are reproductively isolated from dogs. Otherwise, it would not be a good idea to raise them as dogs and mate with Heiwa. "
Then he waved his hand and continued on with a dog and four foxes. Walk up the mountain and check out the conditions of the beehives scattered in several places.
This beehive was just put in yesterday afternoon.
One day and one night passed, and all five beehives were filled with bees and started to build nests.
"The honey from the cave is still the most powerful. The attraction is too strong."
Chen Ling turned around and saw bees buzzing around every beehive. When he was satisfied, he thought to himself Said: "Put these five in the beehive first. When these bees finish building the nest, I will slowly take the bees from Dongtian out..."
Some of the bees in Dongtian are cultivated for new varieties.
Some of them were originally intended to be raised.
For example, Chen Ling built several nests in abandoned iron barrels.
Chen Ling often took out the bucket to release the bees.
After the bees in these five beehives are raised, it is not too late to take them out and keep them on the farm.
After walking around in the mountains, there were only a group of little dogs running around and playing with stones in their mouths outside the farm.
In the afternoon, Wang Susu took her son for a consultation at the village medicine shop. Heiwa went to play with Ruirui. After setting up the stall, the father-in-law and mother-in-law prepared to give the crew food for the evening. No one was at the farm.
Chen Ling went back to lie in the courtyard and read a magazine for a while, and suddenly saw that the flowers and plants at home were growing vigorously, but they were just growing wildly, messy, and too messy.
So I took out the scissors and squatted in the yard to trim the branches and leaves of the flowers and plants.
Beauty is one aspect.
In addition, if there are too many small buds protruding from the branches and leaves of some flowers and plants, Chen Ling will pinch them off.
It’s like topping crops.
Pinch off some small flower buds and the flowers will bloom better.
Chen Ling was tending the flowers and plants. After a while, voices and dog barks were heard outside the farm. The puppies were not barking fiercely. It was the leading actors from the crew who had returned, along with Zhou Weijun and Yu Qian.
When Yu Qian walked in, he whistled and went straight to the corridor, heading towards the two rows of birdcages he hung.
The men and women of the crew, Zhou Weijun and Ma Wei walked up to Chen Ling and watched him trimming flowers and plants. They smiled and said, "How come Fugui is so leisurely and elegant today?"
"Haha Haha, I just saw that these flowers are about to bloom. I’ll tidy them up to make them bloom better.”
At this time, Yu Qian picked up a birdcage and came over whistling, “Yo. , the pruning is good, don’t you know how to arrange flowers? I will teach you, I will put it in the living room, it is very beautiful.”
"Okay, you teach me."
Chen Ling slowly stood up, smiled and nodded at the people behind Zhou Weijun as a greeting.
Then everyone walked towards the living room. In fact, the crew rarely went to the living room of Chen Ling's house. They usually washed up and rested in Mulou when they came back, and ate in the village.
I have nothing to do today, so I came back early. It would be good to follow Chen Ling to the living room to rest, drink some tea, and watch TV for a while.
"Hey, this bird's nest really forms a gourd."
As soon as he entered the living room, Yu Qian first exclaimed at the upper beam in the center of the living room.
Zhou Weijun and Ma Wei also stared with surprise, "Good guy, it's really a gourd nest."
Originally they heard it as a story, but they didn't expect it. There is a gourd on the table in the living room, and this swallow really built a bird's nest in the shape of a gourd.
Chen Ling also looked up and said, "Yes, it has been built a long time ago. The eggs are probably hatched inside. It is warm now."
The other people looked confused when they heard what they were talking about, and the fat director quickly asked what was going on.
Yu Qian pointed at the bird's nest and the gourd and yelled, telling him about the swallow and the bird's nest.
After hearing this, these people were also amazed, raising their necks and looking at it non-stop.
An actress stepped up and looked into the bird's nest to see if the eggs were hatched. Unfortunately, she couldn't see clearly. Finally, she said in disappointment: "The opening of the bird's nest is the same as the opening of a gourd. It's too thin and too thin." They are so small that they can’t see what’s going on inside at all.”
Chen Ling turned on the TV, poured tea and water for them, and smiled when he heard this: “This kind of nest is to protect the newly hatched swallows from falling. When you come out, the grass swallow's nest is like half a bowl, with a large opening, and the hatchlings are most likely to fall out."
"Oh, I also learned the lesson about swallows building nests." The actress sat down, smiled at Chen Ling, revealing two shallow dimples, and said playfully.
Then he saw the tea that Chen Ling poured for them and said strangely: "Brother Chen, what kind of tea is this? It's so strong as soon as you brew it."
The tea leaves in the cup looked like pieces. Like the leaves, the tea is black and looks very thick.
“This, it’s not considered tea, it’s a medicinal material, it’s the leaves of Eucommia ulmoides. It was dried a lot years ago, and my family usually drinks it as tea.”
Chen Ling’s words made me sad. Yu Qian and others picked up the cups and looked inside: "Are these leaves of Eucommia ulmoides? I just said that the last time I drank your tea, the leaves felt so big. Is it okay if you drink too much?"
"It's okay, it nourishes the liver and kidneys." Chen Ling said with a smile.
After hearing what he said, several gay men immediately drank from the teacups.
After drinking it, I just felt that the tea made from Eucommia leaves was slightly bitter in the mouth, and it did have a taste of tea, but after drinking it, I felt a fresh feeling.
“Not bad, the taste is very good.”
“Do you still have Fugui at home? Let’s buy some when we leave.”
"Why are you buying this thing? You can just go pick it in the mountains when you are free. Once you pick it and dry it yourself, you can make tea."
Chen Ling did not deal with them. This Eucommia leaf is very easy to handle. They didn't drink much before, so they started drinking it as tea only after the father-in-law and mother-in-law came.
Local villagers still mostly drink wild tea, such as dandelion root, prunella vulgaris, and thorn buds.
Generally, it clears away heat and eliminates internal heat.
“Okay, that’s fine too.”
"We have been waiting for the boat to be completed in the past two days. The small bamboo house has been built a long time ago. There is nothing else to do before we start shooting. We just went to the mountains to pick some tea, dry it in the sun, and make tea to drink."
Everyone nodded.
Yu Qian pulled Chen Ling and asked him when he would let the dog out again.
Let everyone laugh.
This guy will never forget this when he is free.
It really is true to the old saying: "Once you learn how to chase a dog from a rabbit, you will be on the road of no return."
Hunting can be addictive.
Especially if you have a good dog at home, if you haven’t been in the mountains for a while, you will feel itchy and uncomfortable.
“It’s really hard these days. My salted eggs should be taken away tonight. After the salted eggs are finished, there are still fish that need to be taken away. In these days, a brother from my city will also come to us. I have to entertain him when he is planting telephone poles and replacing transformers."
Chen Ling smiled at Yu Qian: "But don't worry, my brother also likes this and has a dog. I'll wait for him to finish his business. , when we play.”
Yu Qian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted his thigh and said hello repeatedly.
That night, they really had nothing to do, especially Zhou Weijun and the three of them had been wandering around a lot, playing all the things they needed to do.
So when the little sheep drove over to pick up the salted eggs.
A few people helped Chen Ling, putting thatch on the car, moving eggs, etc., and they were busy.
Little Sheep’s trip to the city would take at least two days.
I need to rest when I get back.
When I go again, it will be four or five days later.
When the time comes, shouldn’t Chen Ling’s ornamental fish be sold?
As for Chen Ling saying that he had something to do, he was not fooling anyone.
Next, he has to go to the countryside to go to the market and buy some chickens and ducks to expand the size of his family.
The main reason is that there are more dogs, and the chickens and ducks are now a piece of cake for them. Let them guard them, which is a bit overkill.
Then raise more.
......
In the morning, Wang Cunye heard that Chen Ling was going to the market to buy chickens and ducks, so he asked Chen Ling to give Wang Zhenzhen a gift, and then gave him the money he had sold in the past few days and asked him to take it. Going to buy chickens and ducks.
How could Chen Ling want this money? He quickly pushed it away: "Father, don't give me this money. Keep the money you earn for Zhenzhen to buy food."
Seeing that the old man was still going to hand it over, Chen Ling said: "The crew has renewed their stay at our house again. They will probably stay for more than a month. We have paid a lot for accommodation. The family is not short of money. I'm not honoring you. Dad, please stop giving us money."
"Hey, your mother and I don't have much money to spend. You still pay for the tuition..." Wang Cunye said with a bitter smile.
"Dad, why are you always talking about this? Take the money back quickly." Wang Susu frowned and didn't care about feeding her son.
Su Su has always been soft-tempered, and it was rare to talk to him like this.
Seeing that his eldest daughter was unhappy, the old man quickly stuffed the money he was holding into his pocket and said repeatedly: "Oh, okay, okay, I'll take it back, take it back."
Wang Zhenzhen watched from the side and kept laughing.
Chen Ling glared at her and went to drive the tractor in the backyard of the farm.
(End of this chapter)