My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 752 Rui Rui Roasts Birds
Although Erhei was embarrassed by being stared at, it truly lived up to its reputation as a master steward.

While dragging the big white dog around, it accidentally bumped into Er Tuzi hiding something again. Its sense of responsibility immediately ignited, and it dragged the big white dog over and started barking wildly.

Both bald men were stunned.

It wasn't going to take this lying down either, and immediately jumped up and launched a counterattack.

Then came a chaotic scene.

This scene made Heiwa, who is usually careless, look a little worried.

However, Chen Ling couldn't let Erhei mate with the dog and drag the female dog around everywhere, so he quickly told Heiwa to take its big son out.

Tian Lichuan watched his female dog being dragged around and couldn't help but worry: "She hasn't even finished mating yet and she's already running around like this. What if she can't mate with him later?"

These words made Chen Dazhi and the other men laugh.

"Mr. Tian, ​​are you really that clueless or just pretending? This is a case of being paired up, but not being able to back out yet."

"Really? I really don't know."

Tian Lichuan paused for a moment, then scratched his head: "Although we often saw people breeding dogs when we were kids, who would bother to study this stuff for no reason?"

After saying that, he turned around and went to the car to get some meat: "Brother Fugui, I just heard from this brother that your kite has gone bald again, I'll get it some meat to eat."

"No, no need. You should keep this meat to feed the dog. I just went hunting in the mountains a few days ago, and we still have more wild boar meat at home than we can eat."

Chen Ling stopped him.

Although Er Tuzi had been taught a lesson once for hiding meat before.

But Chen Ling later discovered that its appetite hadn't actually decreased.

It digests very quickly.

In the past, I could eat whatever I wanted, and then go two or three days without eating much.

I now basically eat one meal a day.

Chen Ling felt that the chances of it mutating were quite high.

Because a week had passed since it last hid something, this silly bird had not only grown bigger, but also grown a thin layer of fine downy feathers.

Its beak had almost completely grown out.

Although its claws didn't grow much because it ran around on the ground like a free-range chicken every day, they became much thicker than before, and the claws also became increasingly yellow.

This yellowing trend isn't the kind of yellowing that comes with aging; it's a very fresh and vibrant bright yellow, like a newly shed layer of old skin, which looks exceptionally beautiful.

"I really envy you. You can go hunting in the mountains even when you have nothing to do. Looks like you caught quite a few wild boars this time?"

Tian Lichuan asked with a curious look.

"What do you mean 'quite a lot'? Fugui almost wiped out that whole brood of wild boars."

Chen Dazhi chuckled and said, "You wouldn't believe it, several young boars have just shed their yellow hair, their meat has almost no gamey smell, it's the perfect time to eat them."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lichuan became even more envious: "If my dog ​​gets a mate, I wonder if we can produce two good hunting dogs in the future, and then we can go to the mountains with you guys."

"It will definitely work. Even after you've paired them, you'll still be a second-generation wolfhound."

Chen Ling said confidently, "If you get a match, I won't charge you yet. We'll talk about it after your dog has puppies. If there are a lot, just send a few back."

"Hey, that's great! You can also train my puppy while you're at it."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lichuan was overjoyed.

He knew, of course, that Chen Ling earned more from selling a puppy than from breeding a dog.

But he doesn't know how to train dogs, and he can't earn that kind of money.

Keeping the puppy is useless; it's better to use it to do Chen Ling a favor.

Moreover, he knew perfectly well that if he built a good relationship with such a person and became friends with him, he would never suffer any loss.

Chen Ling himself had no other choice.

Lately, I've been receiving more and more letters and messages from acquaintances like Little Sheep. People from the village, the city, and even strangers from afar are all asking for dogs.

He could, of course, refuse them all outright.

They said there wouldn't be any this year, but we'll have to wait until next year.

But even if it's postponed, we still need to prepare for it.

Chen Ling has already spoken with Zhao Gang several times on the phone.

Zhao Gang was both happy and helpless when he found out.

After the two discussed it, Zhao Gang planned to meet up another day and reserve the existing puppies first by choosing acquaintances or mutual acquaintances.

Chen Ling shared the same thought.

The puppies from the lynx kennel and the military dog ​​base are all ready to leave their dens.

If you drag it out any longer, with a big dog guarding it, it won't recognize you anymore.

They are very difficult to train.

"Hey? What are those two birds over there? Could they have gotten eagles again?"

Tian Lichuan had sharp eyes; after arriving at the bamboo forest, he spotted the two eagles in the cage next to Er Tuzi.

"Yes, it was caught in the mountains to keep Er Tuzi company."

Chen Ling did not elaborate on the reason.

Actually, not only are the two eagles obvious, but the cage is also quite obvious.

After Yu Qi'an returned to Beijing, there was no one to help take care of the two eagles.

Fearing they would feel cramped in the small cage, Chen Ling bought some wire mesh while pulling out corn cobs and pieced it together to make a cage that was over a meter tall.

This will make the space a bit larger.

Once Er Tuzi recovers, Chen Ling will set them free.

As for now, since they were guarding Er Tu Zi back then, they naturally had to be fed and cared for well for a period of time.

It would be best if we could tame them, so they could become members of the farm's eagle team. If we can't tame them, judging from their relationship with Baldy, they probably won't be too bad off.

Chen Ling didn't explain the reason, but Tian Lichuan clearly misunderstood.

“Brother, you’re really something. I’ve heard from many people that your eagle is worth tens of thousands of yuan. You train several eagles a year, and you don’t need to do anything else. Why bother with the greenhouse?”

"Haha, if that's what you're saying, Mr. Tian, ​​I should let you in on a little secret: I'm planning to raise geese in the greenhouse I'm building."

Tian Lichuan was instantly dumbfounded.

"I knew it, I knew it. You didn't just build the greenhouse to grow some vegetables."

Chen Ling laughed even harder. Did he really think that raising geese would make him rich?

If it weren't for researching recipes and breeding interesting new species by crossbreeding with geese and other birds of the same genus, he wouldn't bother raising these things.

"Daddy, Daddy, I caught a sparrow..."

A hurried, excited little voice came from afar. Chen Ling turned around and saw his brat running towards him across the wheat field from the orchard, carrying a small bamboo pole.

Beside him were two large dogs carefully protecting him as he ran.

Further away, Wang Cunye was herding sheep with a whip on his back, his eyes also fixed on this side. The old man's legs were weak, and he could no longer keep up with the little boy.

Chen Ling saw the swallows tied to the bamboo pole and asked in surprise, "Did you catch them yourself?"

"Yes, Rui Rui caught it!" The brat stood in front of him, beaming with excitement, nodding vigorously, his big eyes brighter than ever.

"Good lad, you've even learned to catch birds now."

Chen Ling took the bamboo pole from his hand and then discovered that the swallow was injured, with feathers missing from its back and head.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling immediately understood: "So you were injured in a fight and you caught them."

The temperature didn't drop much this winter, so the swamp swallows around the reservoir dam didn't fly away. The sparrows could have moved into the swamp swallow caves in winter, without having to build their own nests. These caves were ready-made, warm, comfortable, and clean—how wonderful!

Who knew that the swallows wouldn't leave this year, leaving them with no burrows to live in.

This won't do!
So there was a small fight every three days and a full-blown fight every five days.

Sparrows and swallows often fight each other.

This is quite a strange sight recently.

"The little one is quite lucky," Tian Lichuan said with a smile. "Let your dad raise him for you. He knows how to raise things, and he'll make sure he takes good care of him."

Rui Rui looked at Chen Ling with a grin and said, "Hehe, Daddy, let's eat sparrow meat."

"What are you going to eat? The meat of the swallows isn't good." Chen Ling handed the bamboo pole back to him: "You can play with it. If you kill it, you can feed it to the eagles."

Rui Rui clearly didn't have that idea. She hugged his leg and looked up at him, saying, "Daddy, let's warm ourselves by the fire and eat meat."

Chen Ling had no choice but to say, "Oh dear, this swallow meat is really not tasty. How about Dad catches some sparrows for you tonight, and we'll roast them and eat them?"

"Hmm~" The brat buried his head between his legs and hummed.

This made Chen Dazhi and his group burst into laughter.

Tian Hongli also said, "This little kid is so cute and smart. He's so young and he already knows how to roast birds. When I was a child, I was three or four years old before I knew to follow older kids to find food."

“He wasn’t just greedy; he was curious and wanted to roast birds after seeing others do it.”

Chen Ling smiled helplessly: "Alright, alright, I'll bake it for you. You'll see how awful it is in a bit."

Rui Rui was overjoyed when he agreed, and then picked up the swallow on the bamboo pole and pulled him to walk up the slope outside the village.

This is to find the continuation of Chen Xiaoer's family's business.

He only finds it fun when he's roasting birds and has to invite his friends along.

With so many people in the orchard, Chen Ling didn't have time to accompany him up the slope, so he shouted at Heiwa to bring Daxu over.

Da Xu had played with the two big dogs many times and had been called by them many times. He was just as familiar with the place as Liu Nier and the others in the village.

Heiwa quickly brought them over.

When he arrived, he was holding a piece of pickled radish that he hadn't finished eating, and he was sniffling as he ate it.

Seeing this, Chen Ling quickly found a piece of toilet paper and wiped him clean.

Otherwise, Rui Rui wouldn't be disgusted by his friend's snot. If it accidentally gets on his clothes, Wang Susu would have to wash it for him.

"These two kids are having a good time."

"Yes, there's also Da Tou. The three of them like to play together, but Da Tou lives a little further away, so they usually go to the village to find him."

While the adults were talking, the two little kids had already finished their little chatter.

They couldn't understand what the two little ones were saying, but they understood each other perfectly. They both tilted their little heads up and looked at Chen Ling expectantly.

"Come on, I'll grill it for you. You'll see when it's done."

Chen Ling went to the livestock pen and grabbed two handfuls of dry grass. He found a clean bluestone slab by the ditch, lit a fire, and had the two children bring over the swallows.

Chen Ling took the injured swallow, threw it onto the bluestone slab, killing it instantly, and then threw it into the fire.

Roasting birds in the countryside is that simple; it's more like grilling than roasting.

They simply gathered some firewood, lit it, and as the firewood burned, the bird's feathers also caught fire, until the bird was charred black all over.

This method of preparation didn't taste very good, but in the countryside in those days, it was a rare treat for children to have meat to eat.

Even charred bird meat tastes delicious to them.

Soon, the swallow was roasted until it was completely charred black.

Even after removing the charred outer shell, the meat inside was still pink, but it was also roasted very hard.

Even so, the two little ones held the food in their hands and ate it with great joy.

"Is this tasty?" Chen Ling took a bite with a puzzled look, then quickly spat it out.

The meat of the swallow is slightly bitter.

But the two little ones ate with great relish: "Daddy, sparrow meat is delicious."

Well, the two rascals' first time roasting a bird, their wish was fulfilled, so even if it didn't taste good, they would still think it was delicious.