My 1995 Small Farm

  Chapter 443 News

  In Chenwangzhuang, most of the old people know how to weave nets, which used to be used to catch fish or cover grain, catch wild birds and pheasants, and net rabbits.

  So what kind of net, net pocket, sticky net, and cast net will weave.

  Chen Ling knew how to weave net bags when he was a child, but now that he is a family and has a baby, it is not as good as when he was a child.

  By the way, I can learn when I have nothing to do.

   Now that Zhao Yubao is starting construction, many old men and women in the village will join in the fun and earn more wages.

  Chen Ling was afraid of looking for someone else, so he went directly to Chen Yongsheng's house to find his fourth grandfather, Chen Kannian.

   You must be right to find him.

  When we arrived at Chen Yongsheng's house, Chen Kannian was about to drive the sheep out.

   "Hey, Fugui, is the peach garden open yet?"

   "Haha, it will take a while, Fourth Grandpa, do you still have the fishing net you wove before? I remember you have a pretty big net."

   "Looking for a fishing net? Yes, it's in the old yard. I'll get it for you."

  The old man hung the sheep whip on the wall, took the key, and led Chen Ling to the old courtyard in the north of the village.

  The old courtyard was where the fourth grandma lived when they were still there.

   Later, the fourth grandma passed away, so she moved to the home of the eldest son Chen Yongsheng.

   When he came to the old yard, it didn't take long for Chen Kannian to bring out a ball of fishing nets from the old house.

  As long as things in the countryside are not broken, they can generally be stored for a long time. A fishing net is often used until it rots before being willing to throw it out.

  Small problems, make up for it by yourself, make up half of it and connect it with a new one, and it can still be used.

   Chen Kannian’s webs were woven many years ago, and occasionally they would be exchanged for some oil and salt on Daji.

   "Fugui, can you see if this fishing net can be used? It has been placed for a long time, and the ropes on this net are a bit old and weak."

  Chen Ling took it and took a look.

  This fishing net was woven by the old man himself. It is not as exquisite and meticulous as industrial products, but it is not too different. The mesh size is very regular and uniform.

   "Ang, it's a bit old, how about this, Fourth Grandpa, you drive the sheep to my house and let them graze in the orchard. How about you, teach me how to weave a net?"

   "What the hell? Weaving a net? Why is your baby learning this?"

  Chen Gannian couldn't figure it out, the scars on his face were all wrinkled.

"This thing is worthless, and it's a waste of time. Why do you learn this thing at a young age? You should do your job well. You need to use fishing nets. I will weave them for you. I have nothing to do except herding sheep every day. .”

   "No, fourth grandpa, it's not worth the money."

Chen Ling quickly explained, "Isn't there a lake on my mountain? I'm also planning to raise fish. This fishing net must be bigger, and it will inevitably break after frequent use, so I should weave the net. You still have to learn to learn, and you can make up for yourself if you break it."

  Actually, besides dealing with strange fish, he just learned to play.

  You can use this net to catch birds, catch fish, catch rabbits, etc. There is no harm in learning it.

   "Oh, that's right."

  Chen Gannian believed it as soon as he heard it, and nodded: "That's fine, then I will teach you. Anyway, I have nothing to do when I have nothing to do. We will weave together."

"OK."

   Chen Ling smiled and helped the old man put the old fishing net into a snakeskin bag and put it away.

  Then drive the sheep to the farm and let them graze around the orchard.

  The old and the young sat in the pavilion in the bamboo forest, holding the rope and starting to weave the net.

   Weaving a net is not just weaving directly with your hands.

   There must be special tools.

  Here, the three things commonly used in weaving nets are shuttles, weaving boards and wire supports.

  Shuttles are bamboo shuttles and bamboo needles.

  Made of bamboo, there is a small hole on the top of the thread.

  One end is pointed, and the other end has two retaining feet.

  When weaving the net, use the shuttle to carry the thread, shuttle back and forth on the net, and tie the thread to form a prismatic grid.

   This thing is hand-polished from bamboo blanks.

  Use a large shuttle for large mesh and a small shuttle for small mesh.

  When sewing clothes, it is similar to use large embroidery needles for wide stitches and thick threads, and small embroidery needles for dense stitches and thin threads.

   Woven board, also called mesh grate, this thing is to control the size of the mesh.

  The wire support is made by connecting four bamboo slats with a log shaft in the middle with wires.

  It is convenient to wrap the netting cable on the top for threading the shuttle.

   These tools are available at Chen Kannian's house, and Chen Ling only needs to prepare the thread for weaving the net.

Chen Kannian first wound the hemp rope around the thread support, then stuffed it into the shuttle layer by layer, and threaded the shuttle. After the thread was threaded, he skillfully pulled the hemp rope back, and weaved it mesh by mesh. .

   "Look at it, Fugui. When it's vertical, you have to wear it to the end. When it's horizontal, you have to wear it to the side..."

  Chen Ling watched carefully. At first, he was clumsy, and the shuttle was in his generous hands, but it didn't work well.

   Fortunately, he learns things relatively quickly. After gradually adapting, he quickly became proficient.

  The old man saw that he was doing well, and smiled approvingly: "Well, it's not bad, the weaving is very good, and you can do it as you like. He is dexterous and can learn everything quickly."

Chen Ling said with a smile when he heard the words: "I used to weave small nets when I was a child. My father taught me. At that time, I knew how to catch fish, catch butterflies, and catch frogs. I don't know how to weave nets. For boys, It’s as indispensable as a slingshot.”

   "Hahaha, yes, it's all from playing."

  Chen Gannian nodded: "At that time, I was weaving nets and playing for fun. Most of the time I was just grabbing some gadgets and stuttering. Otherwise, there would be no food at home, and I would suffer from hunger."

  Chen Ling became proficient in his techniques, and the old and the young started chatting.

  The sheep brought by the old man are driven by a group of dogs running back and forth, so they are not allowed to run around, and no one needs to worry about it.

   "In the end, you still know how to raise dogs. Raising these dogs so sensible will help people a lot in daily life and save you so much care."

   "Hey, are the two dogs matched?"

  When Chen Ling heard this, he quickly looked in the direction of the old man.

   It turned out to be the **** back of Wang Lixian's family, which matched with Jiumao.

   "Oh, it's been more than half a month. My little male dog has learned to trough, and the little female dog has also started to trough. Every day is either day or night, and when he is interested, he will start mating."

  Chen Ling smiled at the old man, feeling a little helpless in his joy.

   Nothing else.

  Before, I was worried that the first batch of wolfhounds would come into heat very late like Hei Wa.

   As a result, Ermao got off to a good start, after pairing with Red Wolf.

  The male dog and the female dog come into heat one after another, you drive me away, I drive yours away, no one is willing to lag behind.

   Except for Erhei, all are matched.

   Some of the little **** were paired with the little yellow dogs who followed Wang Qingzhong.

  Some are paired with Zhao Dahai’s small dogs.

   Some are matched with this big wolf dog.

   Fortunately, except for Erhei, Ermao, and Wumao, they are all little bitches.

   Otherwise, there are too many male dogs, and they will take turns to match with the red wolf. Whether the red wolf can stand it is a problem.

   Before Shan Mao left, he said that Red Wolf must be pregnant.

  But Chen Ling's little female dog has to be taken care of, don't let the male dog mate, or the second generation will come out with skewers.

  Chen Ling didn't care too much.

  Black-backed, tiger-headed yellow, and thin dogs are all good. In fact, the first generation of wolf dogs still has a relatively high proportion of wolf blood, and they are very malleable.

   Miscellaneous is nothing.

   Anyway, it’s just one child, not all of them.

   "Oh, just match it, you are a good dog, I heard that someone paid for the puppies before they were born.

   If you have more litters, you will earn more money, which is a good thing.

  Hehe, speaking of this, no wonder people pay to match your dog with a dog, and also buy a dog. You can raise this dog to watch the house, hunt and make money. Who wouldn’t want it?

  You must never have imagined that you earn money to support your family like this. "

  Chen Kannian sighed.

  Chen Ling shook his head and smiled: "Hey, I'm just messing around."

   "If you are messing around, what will happen to other people's farming and working?"

  Chen Kannian stared at this.

   As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a car parked on the dirt road outside the orchard, and he smiled again: "No, another one is driving a car and delivering money to your door."

  Chen Ling looked over there, and saw that it was Sun Yanhong coming again.

   After Sun Yanhong came over in a hurry, she was taken aback when she saw the things in the hands of the old and the young: "Hey, what are you doing here? Weaving fishing nets or what kind of nets?"

   "Fishing nets, what kind of nets are weaving instead of weaving fishing nets?"

  Chen Ling put down half of the subnet in his hands, stood up, and led her into the house: "Didn't you go back to the city? Why did you come back so soon?"

   "Hey, good news, Zhao Yubao is going to settle in your village, it's on the news."

When Sun Yanhong mentioned this, she was very excited, and took out a folded newspaper from her bag and handed it to him, "Here, look, there is a big page for it, I heard there are still fans who want to give it to Teacher Zhao." Write a letter, after this, there will definitely be no shortage of people to come and play.

   It’s the Turtle Lord and a great writer again. Our reputation here is getting bigger and bigger. I thought it was just a gust of wind, and it would disappear when it passed. "

  Chen Ling listened to her rambling in his ear, and quickly glanced through the newspaper.

  No accident, it was just the group of young reporters who fiddled with it to find some news to deal with their errands.

   "So, what do you want to do?"

   "What do I want to do? We are now in the same group, partners."

  Sun Yanhong glanced at him, and quickly smiled again: "You said I went to take a photo with Mr. Zhao, a great writer, and wrote a few words praising the various local river delicacies, and put it at the door of the store. How about the effect?"

   Chen Ling frowned and said, "Your lobster shop is so prosperous now, there are queues every day, why are you still playing with his old man's idea? Is it necessary?"

  Sun Yanhong was choked so hard that she gritted her teeth and said, "You are so easy to be satisfied... now you are only popular in the city... Teacher Zhao is famous all over the country, can I go to the provincial capital to open a new shop?"

   "..."

  Chen Ling was speechless for a moment, "You're too vengeful, aren't you, going to the provincial capital to **** old farm business?"

  Sun Yanhong wasn't surprised that he saw through his own thoughts at once. This kid has a very bright mind, but he just doesn't want to do anything.

   snorted disdainfully: "He's a second-rate dealer, I own a restaurant, and I'm not in the same business, so why call him stealing his business?

   Besides, in the provincial capital, he has already advertised with the turtle prince here, and it is no longer fresh. I want to open a lobster shop again, of course I have to change something new, and I invite Teacher Zhao to help.

  This is good for business, and it’s also good for our place. Isn’t it that the temple will be erected soon, and then many people will come to play, which will serve multiple purposes. "

  Chen Ling didn't care about this, but only said after hearing the words: "It's useless for you to tell me these things, and I can't make the decision. If you have any ideas, you can go to Uncle Zhao and talk to him. If he is willing, it's no problem."

  The old man has gone to the mountains to live in seclusion, and if you ask him to do this or that, there is a high probability that it will not work.

   "Okay, okay, you are the uncle, I can't command you..."

  Sun Yanhong had no choice but to say no more, she looked around: "Where are my siblings and Xiaowa, aren't they at home?"

   "At home, I haven't seen them go out, so they should be playing in the backyard."

   Chen Ling said, and walked to the backyard of the farm: "Are you still going to get wine when you come here?"

   "Use it, how can you open a new store without your wine?

  In addition, those precious fishes that you hide and refuse to sell, can you let me take some away this time? "

  Sun Yanhong pointed in the direction of the rouge fish and the thin scale fish, raised her eyebrows and said.

   "... Those fish, it's not that I hide them and don't want to sell them. It's because I think they are too expensive. I was afraid that no one would want them. Those fish with thin scales cost two yuan a catty more than ten years ago. Think about it."

  Chen Ling didn't explain much, but only gave her the previous price to let her understand.

  Sun Yanhong was indeed a little dumbfounded. In the 1980s, it sold for two yuan a catty, which was really unexpected to her.

   "Is it so precious? Oh my god, I'll take some with me to try when I leave, and I can use it when I open a new store... They are all revolutionary comrades on the same front. Would you like to give me a cheaper price?"

   "Hehe, what do you think?"

   "..."

"I knew it."

In fact, think about it, the fish that Chen Ling sold to Tian Hongli before were taken away at a price of 30 yuan. It is expensive, and the cost of high freight is taken into account. With the help of the old turtle, he also made a fortune in the provincial capital. .

   But even if it is expensive, most people who can afford it think it is worth the money.

   Especially in aquatic products other than ornamental fish, the quality is really high.

You get what you pay for.

  From the wine in the farm and the cooking recipes given by Chen Ling, she has a deep understanding.

   This mullet and lingon salmon certainly won't disappoint either.

   Expensive is expensive.

   At that time, she can still do another advertisement under the banner of sky-high price fish.

  When she was in a trance.

  Chen Ling had already walked to the snake box next to the pile of firewood, and squatted down with his son.

  Wang Susu and Wang Siyi were picking vegetables in a basket in the shade by the wall.

   "Dad, Chong Chong."

  Ruirui held a small snake in his small hand. The snake was just out of its shell, thick and thin with chopsticks. When he grabbed it with his hand, the snake wrapped around his wrist.

  He couldn't get it off after repeated attempts, so he stretched out his hand in front of Chen Ling in distress, and asked his father for help.

   "It's okay, this is very fun, you don't need to grab it, I'll grab another one for you, wrap one around your wrist, it's awesome."

   As he spoke, Chen Ling pulled out a small flower snake from under the snake box and wrapped it around his other hand, "Tsk tsk, look, isn't this pretty?

  When the little thing saw this, he immediately put on a bitter face, and raised his head to look at him in great embarrassment.

  (end of this chapter)