My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 90 The Sheep

   "Come on, let me see, you're just lazy."

   "The vegetables in the market are all pulled over by big trucks. Can you compare the two trips to the others? How much do you sell?"

"It's not that the teacher told you, just a few days ago when I was on duty, I could see many people hanging around here, asking when your vegetable seller would open, and some even asking if you were coming. "

   "Think about it, isn't this a door-to-door business? If you were diligent and made more deliveries, wouldn't you make more money than you are now?"

   Actually what Liang Jinke said makes sense.

   But what he didn't know was that Chen Ling didn't care about this little money.

  The original intention of opening this store is not for money.

   But this kind of thing is not easy to explain, so Chen Ling can only say that the quality of the vegetables he sells is relatively high, but the output is very low, even if he wants to wholesale more.

   "That's right, but then again, this dish you sell is really good..."

"Just the beans you gave me last time, I cooked them twice after I brought them back. The dolls and adults are rushing to eat them. I thought I hadn't eaten beans in half a year at home, but I thought they were fresh, but it turned out that you sold them. Good food."

   "No wonder you are looking for so many repeat customers!"

  Liang Jinke laughed when he said this.

  Chen Ling also smiled and dragged the pony that he brought over to him to sit.

   "I don't want to sit anymore, I have to go and change shifts with others."

   "I just saw that your kid didn't work hard, and the teacher's fault happened again. A few days ago, I was holding back in my heart and wanted to give you a lesson."

   "I just saw you opening the door today, so I couldn't hold back and came directly."

  Liang Jinke waved his hand, then pushed into the car and walked out the door.

  Chen Ling sent him out. He wanted to decorate him with peanuts, but the old man said he would not ask for anything.

   "Okay, it's getting late, you can go home quickly. What's going on here, I'll watch it for you when I'm on duty."

   After watching Liang Jinke leave, Chen Ling didn't go to deliver peanuts to the oil mill, so he simply cleaned up the yard, locked the door, and drove the ox cart home.

On the way home, I met a lot of people who came back from the market in the same village, but Chen Ling's car had nothing but a basket of zongzi, so he thought he was also going to the market, so he simply called him after meeting him. Say hello and say two words.

However, the little dolls who followed him to the market were very happy when they saw him. They had already gotten to know Chen Ling well, and regardless of the family's obstruction, they jumped over and climbed onto the bullock cart, laughing and making noise all the way back home. .

   When he got home and gave Wang Susu the money for selling the medicinal herbs, Chen Ling brought the dumplings over and lifted the cloth on the basket.

   "Look at Susu, these are dumplings given by two friends in the county town. I'll go and steam them. How about we taste them later?"

   "Ah? Why did you give so much? I thought we'd pack it in two days."

  Wang Susu was surprised when she saw the full basket of zongzi.

   "I also think it's too much, but if people insist on giving it, it's not good if I don't accept it."

  Chen Ling smiled: "Let's eat first, let's eat more these days, and we'll wrap it up on the Dragon Boat Festival."

   "Well, let me steam it, and you put the rest in the well."

  Wang Susu picked up seven or eight rice dumplings and said to Chen Ling.

   Now it’s getting hotter and hotter, so the dumplings can’t be placed outside or inside the house, otherwise the taste will go bad in one night.

   had no choice but to put it in the well.

In rural areas, there are not many fresh-keeping methods. When the temperature is low, it is fine. When the temperature is high and there is no refrigerator, we have to put the food that is easily spoiled in a basket or bucket, tie a rope and put it in the well, so that it can also be stored in a well. to a good refrigeration effect.

   The lamb chops and mutton that Wang Jusheng’s family sent to him a few days ago were preserved in this way. Since they were given too much, they could eat two or three days before they could finish the meal with their current appetite.

   Soon, the zongzi came out of the pot.

   This zongzi is made by Liang Hongyu according to the zongzi in the capital. It is the kind of four-cornered zongzi from the north. It is very big and belongs to the sweet zongzi with peanuts and red dates.

However, it tasted pretty good. Chen Ling ate four of them in one go to relieve his cravings, but his stomach was not full, so he went to order two more bowls of noodles, and simply fried two eggs with wild garlic, and then he reluctantly ate it. full.

   The next day is the twenty-fifth day of the fourth lunar month, and there are ten days left before the Dragon Boat Festival.

  Chen Ling's family ate rice dumplings early, but other families in the village were still busy with farming.

   The south wind blows at night, and the wheat turns yellow.

  As soon as the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it is the annual wheat harvest season.

   Compared to the north, it takes about a month in the morning.

   This is the busiest time of the year.

  Even if you don’t plant wheat, but other crops, it’s almost time to harvest.

   Such as rape, such as watermelon.

  The rapeseed is better. At this time, the watermelon is about to ripen, and people are inseparable from the melon fields.

  Wang Lixian stopped working at Erzhu a few days ago. He built a grass hut in the melon field early, and took the family dog ​​to guard it at night.

   Prevent people from stealing, and prevent other things from stealing in the fields at night.

   But early this morning, Wang Lixian came to the door and asked Chen Ling to help him.

  Chen Ling only found out after asking, it turned out to be gelding.

  Wang Lixian's waist is not good, the big gong is irritable and strong, he couldn't hold it at all, so he had to come to Chen Ling.

   It happened that Chen Ling went to the county seat yesterday, and the whole person was idle again, and he had nothing to do at home, so he followed without saying a word.

   "Brother Xian, since you don't want to keep sheep for breeding, why didn't you put the sheep out when they were young?"

"I wanted to be a gelding before, but this sheep was brought back by your sister-in-law from her mother's house a few years ago. It was the twelfth lunar month, and it was cold and there was nothing to feed. After spring, I am either busy planting melons or going to Erzhu to work, so I will forget about it."

   "These days, the rams began to want to breed, and they were dishonest day by day, and they were disturbed by people. I just remembered that this sheep hasn't bred yet."

   Wang Lixian sighed and said.

That's how rams are. If you don't want to keep breeding sheep, they must gelatin when they are four or five months old. Otherwise, after their physical development is complete, they will only think about the young ewes all day long, and they will always jump in circles before the sun comes out. Jumping out of the sheepfold also needs to be bred with other ewes in the village.

   If you don't care about it, you can't do it. If you keep doing that, you won't gain weight.

   I cut off the goat directly and broke its roots, so I stopped thinking about it.

  The six rams after the gelding are pure, pure heart and few desires, eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and grow meat quickly.

   And the fishy smell in the meat will not be so heavy.

  …

  Wang Lixian's house is also a traditional old mountain village earthen yard, with yellow mud walls and black tile roofs.

   is also a long yard, but it is divided into two parts: north and south.

   Wang Lixian's family lived in the north, Wang Lixian's wife lived in the south, chickens, ducks, dogs and sheep were also raised in the southern courtyard.

After Chen Ling walked into the courtyard, he saw a very large old jujube tree growing in the center of the courtyard. In the south courtyard, there was a tall acacia tree full of white acacia flowers, which could be smelled from a distance. To the refreshing fragrance.

   Gently sniff twice, it is the floral fragrance that fills your mouth and nose.

   At this time, Liu Yuzhi and Danier were having breakfast on the table in the courtyard.

  Liuni'er is sitting on the thick branch of the old jujube tree, holding a pickle lump, nibbling on the steamed bun, shaking his legs restlessly while nibbling.

   His eyes lit up when he saw Chen Ling coming in, and he vaguely called Uncle Fugui, then took the steamed bun in his mouth and jumped down from the tree.

   "Eating is not honest, so hurry up and go to school."

  Wang Lixian walked over and gave Liu Ni'er a kick.

   "No, I have to watch the gelding goat before I go!"

   Liu Nier patted her buttocks and yelled with her neck stubbed.

   is used to being beaten, this baby is very skinny.

   But seeing Wang Lixian want to stare again, he was still a little scared, so he hurriedly hid behind Chen Ling, stuck his head out and shouted, "Don't worry, I will run later, I will definitely not be late."

   (end of this chapter)