My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 245 Second Injury

   "What's wrong with dad? What's wrong with dad?"

   "Did you find anything?"

   Hearing the movement outside, Wang Zhenzhen ran out of the bamboo forest with a group of little dolls, each with a stick in his hand, running around, like a group of restless little monkeys.

   "It's a thief long worm, stealing our eggs..."

  Wang Cunye pointed to the slightly nervous grass-headed snake on the ground. The snake was surrounded by people, and it was a little flustered now. It slowly curled up and made a threatening hissing sound.

  Unfortunately, it was too greedy, stole too many eggs, and tried to curl up to make an attacking posture, but there was no way to do it.

   "Wow, this long worm has so many mouse bumps."

   "Nonsense, this is an egg pimple, not a mouse pimple."

   Seeing such an egg-stealing snake, the little dolls were so excited that they waved their sticks and attacked the grass-headed snake.

   "A thief, a thief, kill you, a thief!"

How could the grass-headed snake withstand the tossing of these skin monkeys, trembling all over with fright, and making a frightened "hissing" sound, which is inaccurate because it wanted to escape in panic, but swallowed it. Too many eggs, the body can't twist up, the whole body can't use all the strength, and it's impossible to turn around.

   So he opened his mouth wide, his whole body twitched and squirmed, making strange noises.

   This continued for a few seconds, and an amazing scene happened.

   The egg that the grass-headed snake ate was slowly spit out.

   "Good guy, this snake is so powerful that it can even spit out the eggs it eats."

   Liang Yuemin was stunned.

   Qin Rongxian was also surprised: "I know that snakes steal eggs, but I have never seen such a rush to spit out eggs."

  Chen Ling had never seen it before, so he waved Wang Zhenzhen and the others to stop: "Don't beat it for now, let the worm spit out the eggs before you beat it."

  These skin monkeys are excited when they see wild things.

   "click-click-"

   Accompanied by a series of strange and subtle sounds, this sturdy grass-headed snake spit out eggs one after another like vomiting.

   "This worm is so powerful that it can eat six eggs."

   Qin Rong first counted the number of eggs spit out by the grass-headed snake, then squatted down and picked up an egg with a leaf cushion and looked at it, but there was nothing damaged.

   "Yeah, not to mention thieves grow bugs, it seems that I have to sprinkle some repellents in the woods these two days."

   Wang Cunye said.

At this time, the little dolls next to him had already picked the grass-headed snake aside with sticks, waving the sticks in their hands, and shouting "beat the long worm, beat the long worm", making the grass-headed snake want to die. Hit from the grass into the ditch, roll over his belly, he can't escape even if he wants to escape, that guy is really miserable.

   Liang Yuemin glanced at it and said, "That's just the time to see Uncle Wang's snake repellent medicine. I've only heard the bragging about wealth and honor, but I haven't seen it before."

   "Haha, okay, I'll let you guys see and see tomorrow. I'll add the powder first today."

  Wang Cunye scratched his cheeks and laughed.

  …

   Two days later, a few people sprinkled medicinal powder in the grass of the orchard, and by the way, they also took hoes to plan the thorns and pull the seedlings.

   In fact, where there are grass-headed snakes, there are relatively few other snakes.

   But, raising chickens and ducks in the wild, often laying eggs everywhere, inevitably attracts wild things.

  Birds, snakes, weasels, and even hedgehogs will come to steal eggs to eat, so don’t be careless.

  Sprinkle the repellent medicine, plan the thorns and pull the seedlings, and a few days flash by.

The weather has been changeable recently, sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy. Liang Yuemin and his son have been helping out here for two days before taking their cattle away, while Chen Ling called a few weasels from the vicinity of the reservoir. Come here, and make beautiful nests for them with wooden boards.

  Xiao Huang and Xiao Pang really like this kind of cozy nest like a small house.

   But the three little weasels didn't like to stay in it, they were looking for tree holes and rabbit holes around the orchard to dig in, and Chen Ling didn't bother to care about them.

   Let them move in just to let them cooperate with Heiwa to watch chickens and ducks, otherwise some wild things are weird, and two dogs are difficult to handle.

   Weasels can go into water and climb trees, and are more flexible than dogs.

   "When the Harrier returns, the sea, land and air will be all over."

  Chen Ling looked up at the sky, "Unfortunately, I don't know where that guy went to find a good friend."

   But he is not worried about the Harrier's problems. The current Harrier has outstanding wisdom and strength, few natural enemies, and his loyalty and dependence have also been worn out by him. He will not run away for no reason.

   "Don't hatch eggs outside." He muttered to himself.

It's just that I just had this guess. At dusk the next day, the Harrier, who had not shown up for many days, appeared miraculously. Like a dirty rag, it smashed under the eaves of the bamboo building and scared Chen Ling. Big jump.

   At first glance, I didn't recognize it was Harrier, but after a few glances, I recognized it.

  Yarzi's feathers are messy, his body is wet, his mouth is slightly open, his eyes are looking at him tiredly, and he seems to be very uninspired.

   reached out and called it a few times, and it didn't fly over his shoulders.

After    approached and caught it, Chen Ling was a little surprised by its condition, "Good guy, why are you injured again?"

   He reached out and touched it, and found that the Harrier's wings were injured, there were many peck marks on his back, and the wounds appeared slightly purulent and deteriorated.

   "Chirp, chirp, chirp..." Harrier seemed to be hurt by his touch, and cried out weakly, his eyelids were fighting.

   "What did you do? You've become like this again?"

  Chen Ling let go, frowned, picked it up in the bamboo basket, picked it up and walked towards the backyard of the farm.

   "chirp, chirp..."

   Yazi nestled in the bamboo basket, screaming hoarsely, his eyes seemed to be angry and a little helpless.

  Chen Ling didn't know what happened to it, but he could tell that it wasn't hurt by anyone.

If    is not human, it is more likely to be poultry.

   This guy is also smart, and his combat power has soared a lot. How can he still be injured so badly?

   "What's wrong with Lingzi?"

   "Father, Harrier Fei is back, it's this guy who didn't know what to do outside, and the injury became this virtue."

   Seeing the old man following him, Chen Ling carried the bamboo basket and moved the feathers on Harrier with one hand to show him the injury.

   "My dear, this is about to fester, and the injury is not light." Wang Cunye said in shock.

   "Yeah, I don't know if they got into a fight when they were paired with the male Harrier."

  Chen Ling sighed softly, "Hey, this guy has a fierce temperament, he has the strength to not admit defeat, and he can find out if he looks good."

   "Then you raised it, who's to blame. Go and give it medicine." Wang Cunye said with a smile.

   went on to say: "I heard that the eagles were loners before they were paired. When they were paired, those who were not temperamental would indeed easily fight. Maybe the same is true for the harriers."

"But maybe it wasn't the male Harrier. It's been raining a lot recently. When it was on its way back, if it encountered heavy rain, it might have flown to where. It's normal for it to be hurt and exposed to the rain. It's normal for the wound to fester. ."

  Chen Ling thought that he was right when he heard this. He glanced at Harrier, whose spirit was getting worse and worse, and hurried to get the medicine box.

   First feed it some spiritual water disguised as a "potion", and then clean it up with anti-inflammatory drugs or something.

   The Harrier was also obedient in its hands. When cleaning the wound, he shivered with pain and refrained from avoiding it. Wang Cunye greatly appreciated it, and he also admired his son-in-law's ability to train the Harrier.

   "Let's take care of it, the injury is healed. In two days, we will take it to the mountains to collect herbs. You train it well. If you can train it to find herbs, it will be great."

   "Good idea, I'll try it when it heals."

  Chen Ling's eyes lit up.

   Hunting, looking for herbal medicines, one falcon has multiple uses, it’s really good to think about.

   The two of them were talking, and quickly gave the Harrier good medicine.

  Chen Ling continued to put it in the bamboo basket, looked at the messy and drowsy appearance of Harrier's feathers, smacking his lips, and carried it under the eaves of the front yard.

   You can also watch it here. If it is placed in the backyard firewood, the Harrier may be eaten by something in its current state.

  …

   But this worry will soon cease to be a problem.

  There are spiritual water and various medicines. After two or three days, all the wounds on the Harrier's body are scarred, and the spirit is getting better day by day.

   It's just that the feathers are a little bald after the injury, and the injury of the wings is not very smart, and it is impossible to fly in a short time.

   But after seeing a stranger coming to the farm, even if it was nesting in a bamboo basket, it would stretch its neck, chirped a few times in a high-pitched voice, and had sharp eyes like a knife, regardless of its appearance or momentum.

   This made Chen Ling very happy and patted its head approvingly, "You've been bald twice before and after, I'll call you second bald in the future."

   After saying that, regardless of whether the Harrier agreed or not, he carried his son and hummed a little song and wandered outside the farm.

  …

Today, Harrier showed his power. It was Wang Lixian and Wang Jusheng who came to play for a while. The peaches on the hillside near the fruit forest ripened relatively late, but they were very sweet and delicious. Chen Ling called their family over and had a great time eating peaches. One morning.

   By the way, the two families brought a large basket of young soybeans, that is, edamame.

   Knowing that Chen Ling is delicious, in addition to edamame, he also gave a lot of broad beans.

   After lunch, Gao Xiulan began to clean up the pile of edamame.

   "There are quite a few edamame given by Li Xianjia, why don't you make some moldy beans?" Gao Xiulan suggested.

   "Okay, it's not bad to make some moldy beans. If you don't eat all of them, you'll be old." Wang Susu replied as she walked slowly with her son in her arms.

   Moldy beans are not part of the local cuisine. They are the methods that Wang Qingzhong and Guo Xinping learned from other places when they were selling food.

   Fenglei Town is located at the junction of the three provinces. There are many businessmen who come and go, and I don’t know where this dish belongs.

   But after learning how to make it, the whole family loves it.

  Chen Ling also tasted it when he took Wang Susu back last year, and thought it was pretty good.

   In fact, the taste of this stuff is similar to fermented bean curd, and the processing method is similar.

  The plump and tender soybeans are peeled and cooked, then placed in a bamboo basket to let mold grow naturally.

   In the weather like now, the beans will ferment and soften in about two days.

   Put it in the pot, add water and seasoning, cook it, put it in a pickle jar and keep it sealed.

  If it is normal, it can be eaten for one or two months without any damage.

   Whether you eat rice or steamed buns, you can add some moldy beans to taste, which has a unique fragrance, which is very appetizing.

You can also use mold beans as the main ingredient, put it in a large bowl and add water, then put the pork belly, oily tofu, etc. into small pieces, and put them into it. .

  The taste is good, and it is also very good for meals.

   "Mother, you can make moldy beans, but don't make them all. First, boil some salted edamame with broad beans to satisfy our hunger. Dad and I will drink some wine in the evening." Chen Ling quickly reminded.

  Mold beans are delicious, but Chen Ling still likes to eat them fresh and in their shells, what a good appetizer.

   "Got it, I don't know you yet." Gao Xiulan glanced at her son-in-law and smiled.

   Then he poured the shelled edamame out of the basket, put it into the water basin, took the scissors, and prepared to cut off the head and tail.

  My son-in-law was greedy and delicious, so I prepared it for him first to save him from arguing.

   "I made the moldy bean, why don't I make the bean paste by the way? I think Lingzi uses it a lot when cooking." Gao Xiulan said.

   "No need, mother, don't be too busy, I bought a lot of Doubanjiang."

  Chen Ling waved his hand, and he was also very sorry that the old ambassador called his mother-in-law.

"Buy, buy, buy, you know how to buy. If you have Ruirui, you don't know how to save more money. We can make it ourselves. What do you spend that money for?" It's all like this, I'd rather be more busy than spend money indiscriminately.

   "Your mother is right, now Ruirui can't run on the ground, it's just when you have spare time, you can do whatever you need to do." Wang Cunye was grinding his nails with a sickle head next to him, and followed.

  Wang Susu looked at Chen Ling with a smile and said to his parents, "Okay, then I'm busy too, just thinking of making some salted eggs."

   When Chen Ling heard this, he thought to himself: Pickled salted eggs are good, I can cook a few if I want to eat them. It is most convenient to have porridge in the morning.

   "I'll go pick some duck eggs."

  Chen Ling got up, picked up the basket and left, the salted eggs are better than duck eggs.

  Duck eggs are indeed suitable for pickled salted eggs, not for cooking.

   "Here, you and your son-in-law's appetizers, broad beans, are already in the kitchen. Let's cook them together."

   After the edamame was cut and Gao Xiulan washed it, she pushed it in front of Wang Cunye.

  Wang Cunye raised his head in amazement: "Why did you still wake me up?"

   "Really? Really, where did you go, come back to cook edamame soon."

   He wanted to call his little daughter to help, but the little skin monkey had long since disappeared.

   "Don't worry about it, Dad, I'll cook with A Ling later." Wang Susu said upon seeing this.

   "No, no, I'll make this. Don't you know your father? You won't be able to tell the truth if you drink." Wang Cunye picked up the cut edamame with a smile and went to the kitchen in the farm's backyard.

   "Your father has also been lazy recently. It's like an animal. You can't use it if you don't use it often."

   After the old man left, Gao Xiulan couldn't help laughing.

   "Mother."

   Wang Susu said strangely, "Look at what you said, what a good man my father is."

   "Haha, your father is very good, even though you have been married in the past two years and life is getting better, he always wants to be lazy."

   The mother and daughter were talking and laughing.

   It wasn't long before Rui Rui's cry rang out in the hospital. Don't ask, it was time for breastfeeding again.

   After feeding Rui Rui, Wang Susu rolled up her sleeves and came to the backyard.

   She took out one of the pickle jars, wiped the dust, and put it in the sun to dry.

   This can have a sterilizing effect on the pickle jar.

   At this time, Chen Ling also picked out most of the basket of duck eggs, all of them were big, specially selected double yellow duck eggs.

  Wang Susu carefully scrubbed the duck eggs one by one, dried them in a ventilated place, and then wiped some wine on the surface.

   Then, Wang Susu found an old pot, took some plant ashes from the kitchen, poured in some water, sprinkled a handful of salt in it, and stirred it up.

  Chen Ling was in the kitchen watching his father-in-law cooking edamame, and when he saw his daughter-in-law was busy, he walked over.

   "This is dirty, let me do it." How to wrap duck eggs, he saw others do it.

   is not a difficult thing, he will see it.

   "You are busy with your work, I will come and I will come." Wang Susu smiled and waved at him.

  Chen Ling wanted to join in the fun, "Then I'll help you. I really don't know what to do with the salted eggs. You sit down and direct me, we'll be together."

   said and squatted down.

  Wang Susu laughed, "Okay, okay, let's go together."

  You are strong, you have the final say.

   Pickled duck eggs is very simple, without Wang Susu's command, Chen Ling quickly wrapped a duck egg.

   For half a basket of duck eggs, it only takes about an hour.

  Wang Susu brought the sun-dried jar to Chen Ling's face, "Just put it in it, and put it gently one by one."

   "Okay." Chen Ling carefully picked up the duck eggs one by one, put them into the jar gently, and closed the lid.

After    was done, he carried the jar from the kitchen to the barn, and put it together with the sauerkraut jar and the wine jar.

   At this time, the old man also boiled the edamame and broad beans out of the pot. After removing the pot, let it cool and eat.

  …

   In the evening, with the cool night wind blowing, Weng and husband-in-law were sitting in the courtyard of the farm, drinking salty edamame and broad beans, and drinking a little wine.

   "Tomorrow I will go to the mountains to collect herbs. If I left a mark last time, will you follow me?"

   "Okay, just go, I have nothing to do tomorrow."

   Drinking sweet and refreshing fruit wine and chatting, Weng and husband-in-law discussed the matter of going up the mountain to collect herbs together tomorrow.

   (end of this chapter)