My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 219 Baby's Joy

   The rain in early spring didn't last long, and it stopped in the evening.

   The next day, Chen Ling took advantage of the wet soil and led the ox to plough the field.

   After a busy morning like this, when I got home for dinner, I found that Wang Susu had added some fresh spring vegetables, scrambled eggs with toon.

The toon sprouts that just emerged after the rain are extremely fresh and tender. They are fried with home-made eggs. They taste crispy and fresh, and their lips and teeth are fragrant. Chen Ling ate them all in one breath, and then dried two big steamed buns, one big one. Bowl of porridge.

   Having eaten breakfast so contentedly, Chen Ling looked at the toon tree outside the courtyard and looked at it. He felt that there were fewer trees outside his courtyard wall.

This is mainly due to the fact that my own yard is now relatively large. It is a combination of two former yards, and the trees in the former backyard were completely cut down when the house was built, so it looks a bit more empty, and only two or three toon trees are left. outside the hospital.

   "Grow a few more trees."

   "Grapes should also be planted in the courtyard, and grape trellises should be erected."

  Chen Ling made a secret plan, got up and put on the bullock cart, told Wang Susu that he was going to transplant some trees on the mountain, and went out.

Outside the village, there are many kinds of miscellaneous trees on the slopes of the ravines. Last year, Chen Ling transplanted many wild fruit trees into the cave, including hawthorn, mulberry, wild apple and other wild fruit trees, as well as miscellaneous large green trees and ginkgo trees. , camphor trees, and even stupid locust trees and acacia trees.

   But there are only a few that are suitable for planting outside the yard.

   He stopped the ox cart at the foot of the mountain and walked into the forest. After confirming that there was no one around, he flashed his mind and entered the cave.

  Chen Ling picked it back and forth in the cave, he didn't want to plant fruit trees outside the courtyard, it was too attractive.

   In the end, I chose three, ginkgo tree, camphor tree, and locust tree.

  Acacia trees are both locust trees and acacia trees.

  The so-called stupid locust tree, also known as the national locust tree, grows fast, has beautiful flowers, and its fruit can also provide food for birds.

  The acacia tree is planted outside the courtyard because its flowers are very fragrant and sweet. After the spring blooms, the trees are full of flowers, and the spring breeze blows, as beautiful as falling snow.

   As for the acacia tree, there is another interesting statement.

It is said that this kind of tree was brought into the country by little devils, because their war horses like to eat the sweet locust flowers on the acacia tree, so as early as more than a hundred years before the war of aggression, they planted them in the country one after another. Prepare rations for war horses.

   is really cunning and treacherous, full of bad water, and a bad mind.

   I don't know if it's true or not.

  …

Chen Ling entered the cave, his mind moved slightly, and several half-sized trees in the forest were uprooted and suspended in the air, and the branches and leaves of the trees soon became bare, and they could be taken out and planted directly. .

   This is also in the sun and moon cave, which can be done according to his mind, just like a fairy method.

   Then he carried out the trees one by one from the forest, stacked them on the ox cart, and pulled them home.

   Ginkgo and locust trees are planted outside the walls, while camphor trees are planted behind the house.

  I was digging a hole outside the courtyard when Aunt Wang came out, holding a steamed bun with corn flour noodles in one hand, and a pickle lump in the other, and walked to Chen Ling while eating.

   "Fugui, what are you messing about again?" Aunt Wang asked.

  Chen Ling smiled when he saw this old lady: "I want to plant a few trees outside the wall. They are all half-sized trees. When they grow completely, our neighbors will enjoy the shade in summer."

   "Oh, you planted a shade tree." Second Aunt Wang nodded, but his face was a little hesitant.

She came over deliberately to remind Chen Ling to be careful when planting trees and not to face the door of her house, but she wanted to say it, and she felt that Chen Ling was quite capable now, and Wang Susu also respected her as an elder on weekdays. During the Chinese New Year, I also sent two bowls of dumplings, so I was too embarrassed to open my mouth when I arrived.

How could Chen Ling know this? He thought that the old lady was here to watch the fun when she was idle, so he continued to dig a hole. The tree hole that he didn't realize was actually a bit edged, and it was faintly facing the door of Wang's second aunt's house. .

   He doesn't know, but some people know.

Coincidentally, Chen Gannian, a confused old man, drove the sheep past here, and when he saw it, he stabbed Chen Ling's **** with a sheep-driving whip, "Juncai, don't plant trees at people's doors, be careful when people come to the door. Beat you."

"what?"

  Chen Ling instantly regained consciousness when he heard this, and felt a little stunned in his heart, knowing why Mrs. Wang came over.

But seeing that the fourth grandpa was confused and recognized him as his father again, Chen Ling was very helpless, "It has just rained, and the village is muddy everywhere. If you want to herd the sheep, fourth grandpa, you should wait until the ground is a little dry before going. ."

   "It's alright, I'm afraid of being muddy, I'm just going around." Chen Gannian didn't care, and threw his whip smartly.

   Then he drove the sheep away with great strides.

   Wang's second aunt felt a little embarrassed at the moment.

   But Chen Gannian is a confused old man, and she couldn't say anything, so she smiled at Chen Ling, "You can grow wealth and honor as you like, it's not in the way, I'm just here to see what you're doing."

  Chen Ling already understood what was going on at this time, so he quickly explained that it was not intentional.

   Actually, he really didn't expect this.

   But the country people pay attention to this. Trees can’t be planted indiscriminately. There are sayings about planting in various locations.

  Like the local villages, there are various trees growing in front of and behind houses, fields, and slopes of rivers and ditches.

   However, at home and in front of the house, some trees cannot be planted.

  The old man in the village often said: Peach nourishes people, apricots hurt people, and plum trees carry dead people, so apricot and plum trees are not allowed to be planted at home.

Of course, there is also a saying that no mulberries are planted in the front, no willows are planted in the back, and no ghosts are planted in the yard. The ghosts are poplars. It is said that the leaves of poplars are like ghosts' hands. , like someone is slapping the palm, such a tree species is very unlucky in the yard.

   These two statements are quite accepted here.

In addition, no matter what kind of tree is in front of other people's houses, it is not acceptable to say that trees are harmful to people. It is good to plant your own trees in front of the house. If other people's trees are planted in front of the door, it will absorb the wealth and good fortune of your own family. Walk.

It doesn’t matter whether the statement    is superstitious or not, people can’t help believing it.

   So Chen Ling hurriedly filled the tree hole that was faintly facing the door of the second aunt Wang's house, and moved forward for a while before digging the hole and planting trees again.

   After planting the trees outside the yard, he went out to find a way to dig out two or three wild grapes from the cave. After half a year of cultivation and improvement in the cave, the wild grapes tasted great and the fruit was gratifying.

   But Chen Ling is still just transplanted vine roots.

  The roots of the vines were planted on the west side of the yard, and a grape trellis was built against the wall.

   It took me a whole day to finish it all. Plant it early, and in summer, the trees will grow and the grape trellis will grow.

   Chilling under the grape trellis, I feel happy just thinking about it.

   But when it was time to go to bed at night, Chen Ling found that the sun and the moon were shaking slightly, and it was unprecedented. For the first time, he took the initiative to send a vague signal to him.

  【Joy】

   This kind of emotion is very light, very immature, but very direct.

   Like a very hungry baby, the pure joy after drinking its mother's milk.

  I want to drink after drinking.

"what's going on?"

  Chen Ling was surprised that the last time Sun Moon Cave had a reaction, it was expanding outward, opening a small area in the white mist to him, revealing a magical little tree planted in a water pool.

   Why there is still emotional communication this time, it's like a little doll living in the cave.

   is begging him for milk.

   Seeing that Wang Susu, who was beside him, was already asleep, Chen Ling used his consciousness to enter the cave.

In an instant, the sky is bright and the world has changed. I only feel that the flowers are fragrant and the birds are singing, the water is gurgling, and the eyes are full of flowers and fruits. There are clusters of purple grapes hanging in front of the thatched cottage, and there are also beautiful birds on them. After pecking, when he saw him coming in, he flew away.

   This is a wild bird that was put in before. Like the golden pheasant, it has been bred in flocks for half a year, and the number has increased sharply.

  Chen Ling doesn't care about them either, letting them reproduce and grow.

  The quantity is enough before releasing it.

   Especially rare species such as golden pheasants, they are raised for the purpose of releasing them.

   But these are secondary.

   has nothing to do with the changes in Riyuedongtian this time.

   The blooming flowers in front of him, fragrant with the melons and fruits, were also grown from what he planted last year.

   also has nothing to do with change.

   So he went around the thatched hut, the canal, and the lotus pond, and strolled back and forth along the creek. After careful observation, he finally found that the Riyue Cave had not expanded again, and it was still the scope after it was opened last time.

   But when he turned to the strange little jasper tree, he stopped.

This jasper tree is like a cheerful and lively little girl. The branches and leaves are swaying gently, as if waving his hands to say hello to him. The dewdrops of the white mist gathered by the leaves are also swaying everywhere. .

   This is a very mysterious scene.

   But soon, something more mysterious appeared.

   Just as the jasper tree swayed gently, a leaf of the same jasper color actually slowly fell from the tree and landed in the palm of his hand.

"This is…"

   "Give me something to eat?"

  Chen Ling walked in front of the tree, and naturally realized Xiaoshu's actions.

   So I put the leaves to my mouth and tasted it.

   This is unbelievable. Unexpectedly, the seemingly jade-like leaves melted in the mouth and turned into a cool liquid in the mouth. In an instant, his whole body was light and comfortable, and he felt extremely comfortable.

  Chen Ling quickly went out of the cave to feel it.

   I just feel a hundred times more energetic, as if all the cells in the body are cheering and cheering, and the whole person is several years younger.

  After the spiritual water had failed for him, it was only half a year ago that he once again experienced the feeling of fluttering and immortal after being baptized by the clear spring.

   However, after returning to the cave.

  Chen Ling stood in front of the little tree again, but the little Jasper tree did not respond.

   The emotion of [joy] conveyed before is like never before.

   Chen Ling was puzzled, so he tried to reach out to pick the leaves from the tree, but he couldn't pick it off, as if the tree was an iron tree.

   Used conscious control to let the leaves fall, and there was no response.

   "Huh? What the **** is going on here?"

   "I planted a tree at home today, and this reaction occurred."

   "Huh? No, it seems that the last time I planted flowers in the yard, there were changes in the cave."

   "Could it be that there is no connection between this?"

   This sudden discovery made Chen Ling excited and felt that he had grasped something crucial.

   But now if you want to try it right now, you can't do it. Seeing that the night is getting darker, and the wife and sister-in-law are sleeping, I still don't bother.

  Forcibly restrained the eagerness to move.

   The next day he got up early and played with flower pots in the yard.

   He decided that since the first two times planting flowers and trees had a reaction, he would try bonsai this time.

There were so many ancient tree species in the Sun and Moon Cave that could not be seen by the outside world. He had long wanted to transplant them to the outside world, but if he just took out one of them, it would be too conspicuous. Trimmed and trimmed, it looks good in appearance.

  Don't say, after he finished one, although there was no change in the interior of Sun Moon Cave, he was keenly aware that on the Jasper tree, the leaves that fell off last night had regrown small buds.

   This discovery made him very happy, and he thought he had discovered a great secret.

   was excited to tinker with the second bonsai.

   But what he didn't expect was that after the second bonsai was finished, the sprout showed no sign of growing, and it was still a spore head.

   "It doesn't work again?"

  Chen Ling was stunned and wanted to try again. Wang Susu called him to eat, so he had to suppress his doubts again.

  Send Wang Zhenzhen to go to school in the county town after dinner.

   After I came back, I wanted to continue tinkering, but I suddenly found that there was someone at home. It was Sister-in-law Xiuying and some wives who came to ask Wang Susu to borrow vegetable seeds.

  Spring is here, and everyone likes to grow some common vegetables in the vegetable garden. After summer, there is no shortage of vegetables at home.

   In the countryside, it is normal to borrow vegetable seeds and grain seeds, and it is common to exchange vegetable seeds.

  Someone came to borrow it, so Wang Susu wrapped a few vegetable seeds from last year in newspaper and gave them some of each.

   Originally, this is a trivial matter.

But Chen Ling once again sensed the [joy] emotion from the little tree. This time it was even weaker than last night, even more blurry and intermittent. If Chen Ling hadn't swallowed its leaves, his perception would have improved. Floors, I'm afraid I can't find it.

   So he walked into the room and into the cave, and he found that the young buds on the small tree emerged from the buds, revealing new green and tender buds.

"What's the meaning?"

"The vegetable seeds that Susu borrowed are not the seeds in the cave, but the seeds of the vegetables I watered with spiritual water. Is it possible that as long as I spread the seeds cultivated by the cave, the sun and the moon will benefit? Xiaoshu Is it good too?"

   Taking a guess, Chen Ling went to a few familiar people to go shopping, saying that his family was going to grow vegetables, and there were a lot of seeds left, so he came to send them some vegetable seeds.

  After sending out the vegetable seeds, some sweet corn seeds and sorghum seeds were also sent out, all of which were seeds planted in Dongtian.

   These people are very happy, and Chen Ling is also very happy, because he found that the buds on the small tree have changed again and have grown slightly.

"In this way, the seeds bred in Dongtian really have unknown benefits to Dongtian after they are spread out. Then when I have nothing to do in the future, I can cultivate some good seeds and sell them at Daji. When the dolls in the back are big, they can still be used in The small courtyard in the county town has a seed site..."

   "As long as I keep a low profile and don't cultivate seeds that are exaggerated, this will benefit both the country and the people, as well as our own family."

"Um…"

   "According to the responses given by Dongtian in the first two times, flower species and tree species should also work."

  Chen Ling pondered in his heart, and his thoughts continued to diverge.

   The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was another way to make money while lying down. Originally, he was still a little eager to find out about the situation in Dongtian, but now he suddenly relaxes and is not in a hurry at all.

Of course.

  It is useless to be in a hurry.

After the cultivated seeds are disseminated, no matter the quality of the seeds, there is a process of dissemination. One human species is naturally different from 10,000 human species. This will take time to ferment. During this process of dissemination and fermentation , Dongtian can continue to benefit.

  No, after the initial stage, the young shoots on the magical little tree inside the Sun Moon Cave have stopped growing.

   Obviously, its growth will take time later.

   "No wonder I was so busy last year that I was allowed to pick a leaf..."

  Chen Ling smacked his lips. The peanuts, soybeans, etc. he sold were sold. Naturally, some people used them to make seeds. Unfortunately, there were still too few.

   "Don't be in a hurry, take your time, the more people who plant my seeds, the greater the benefits."

   "Grain seeds, vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and tree seeds should all be done slowly. If the steps are too large, the eggs will be easily pulled."

  Chen Ling warned himself in his heart.

   After groping for two or three days, he continued to plough the fields and stay in front of the farmhouse to supervise the construction work.

   Every day is busy and free, and the days are very fulfilling.

   But what he didn't expect was that as his daughter-in-law's belly was getting bigger day by day, his father-in-law and mother-in-law were afraid that he would be too busy and his daughter would not be taken care of, so they actually came over in person.

   Now the house is lively.

   (end of this chapter)