My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 767

Just as I was thinking about this matter of children's education, I saw Wang Zhenzhen riding her little bike, leading a bunch of silly kids over.

These kids are quite unfamiliar faces.

They were obviously from the county town, one of her classmates.

The group is mostly made up of girls, with only three or four boys.

They were all riding bicycles.

They acted like guerrillas.

Chen Ling stopped her to ask, and the little girl said that she was going back to Fenglei Town for winter vacation, and she wanted to bring her classmates to play and see the wolf.

Chen Ling thought it made sense, so he let them go and allowed them to come to his house to play.

If you were to ask these kids when they're happiest...

It was undoubtedly right after the holiday started, and a few days before a family celebration.

Now there's more good news, and they're on holiday again.

It's like double the happiness.

The children had long heard Wang Zhenzhen boast that her family kept sika deer, which her brother-in-law had caught for her from the mountains, as well as muntjacs, packhorses, geese... and all sorts of rare things.

These are indeed rare items. Although they come from the local mountains, how often do children see them?
What's more, this time they even caught the legendary wolf.

In the stories told by our elders, this thing has always been considered a monster.

How could this not pique the curiosity of the little ones?

So he followed Wang Zhenzhen around the farm, looking around curiously and shouting from time to time.

The little white calf and the little blue horse were already very familiar to them.

But once they see it, they still linger for a long time.

Of course.

It's mainly around the little white calf.

As for the little blue horse, forget about it. In the children's hearts, no matter how powerful or handsome this horse is, it is still a bad horse with bad character.

He's the big demon king from the cartoon.

It's really annoying.

So we avoided it early on.

It was like hiding from a vicious dog at the village entrance.

The children were quite satisfied after seeing all the animals and livestock currently being raised on the farm.

But I still have many questions in my mind.

For example, the wolf.

For example, the bald guy.

The wolf-like creatures are alright, but these eerie, somewhat mutually recognizable wild animals are what the children find most interesting.

You can just make up a few lines and don't need to worry about them corrupting the children.

Children from the mountains grow up hearing ghost stories from their elders. Sometimes, when the elders don't want to tell them, the children insist on hearing more.

And the bald man's hair loss, and his miraculous rumination.

These kids, now in fourth grade, are starting to question the world, and each of them has different questions in their minds.

They chattered incessantly as they walked.

Some say that since Chen Ling fed Er Tu Zi wolf meat, will Er Tu Zi be able to kill wolves in the future?
But the extracurricular book said that the biggest one is not the eagle, but the golden eagle.

It's also in cartoons like Heiwa and Xiaojin.

They say that Er Tuzi is just a small eagle, a hawk, a sparrowhawk that specializes in eating birds, and it won't grow big.

In short... there are many problems.

very messy.

Chen Ling didn't listen much.

At that moment, Han Ninggui arrived and patiently answered their questions with a smile.

We spent two months exploring deep in the mountains and forests.

Professor Han was also feeling very frustrated. After coming to the village, he couldn't be of much help to Chen Ling, and he wasn't needed by Shanmao and Dujuan at the hospital either.

These past few days, besides wandering around the mountains with He Jiawen and the others, I've been chatting and gossiping with people in the villages.

So while others might find these little kids annoying, he certainly doesn't.

However, the elderly person's condition shouldn't be that dire.

Today, after Zhao Gang came over, many of Chen Ling's friends are gradually returning.

Last night, Zhao Yubao came over and said that Zhao Dahai would arrive this afternoon, and he wouldn't be coming alone; he would pick up other friends along the way.

Like him, there was also Liang Yuemin. Liang Yuemin wouldn't have any other friends; it would just be his whole family.

Because Qin Yueru and Xiao Lizi will also be coming from Beijing.

Besides them, people like Yu Qi'an, Chen Xiao'er, Professor Feng Yi, and others are also on their way.

Chen Ling has many friends, but actually, not many of them can be invited.

Leaders like Secretary Zhang and other officials, as well as TV reporters, all got along very well when they visited.

However, these aren't friends we see often.

Compared to close friends like Zhou Weijun, Ding Haidong, Wang Siyi, and even Zhao Tianba, he's still a bit lacking.

"Come on, you over there, don't just stand there, come and lend a hand, help push the tractor up the slope."

The 100-day celebration hasn't even officially started yet, and things are already getting busy.

They were all fellow villagers, just like Chen Yuqiang and Chen Ze. Chen Ling didn't need to specifically call them; they would proactively come over to ask if there was anything he could help with. No matter how capable Chen Ling was, he couldn't handle such a large situation by himself.

So when outsiders first came to Chen Ling's house today, the villagers came out to help clear away the debris on both sides of the road.

Tractors and large agricultural machinery were all driven to the foot of the mountain west of the land temple.

The garbage and miscellaneous items piled up outside the houses, such as near pigsties and livestock pens, were all sorted out, and those that were difficult to handle were cleaned up together and burned.

"The New Year is approaching. It's not just about the Fugui family doing things. You should also clean and tidy up your own homes. Don't hoard pig manure and livestock dung at home and be reluctant to throw them away."

"Hurry up and sweep it out."

"..."

“Those of you who raise cattle and donkeys, take good care of your livestock. There are a lot of people coming to the village these days, including many children. Don’t let anyone get hurt.”

Wang Laishun has made a fool of himself in the village over the past six months, and many villagers don't respect him, so he has stopped taking charge.

They asked Chen Guoping and the village accountant to come out and take charge.

Wang Lixian also joined in to lend a hand.

The person wandering around the village right now, reminding the villagers to get to work, is Chen Guoping.

Despite having worked as a village doctor for so many years, Chen Guoping is still well-liked.

Everyone listened to what he said.

However, he is not of a high generation; he is of the same generation as Chen Ling.

Although everyone listens to him, they mostly like to joke with him.

Some people said that when electing the Party branch secretary in the future, they must vote for him.

Others said that if he were to curry favor with Erhei, he might be able to become a township head in the future.

In short, everyone is in high spirits lately because of good news.

I'm in a great mood.

After all, this winter wasn't just a happy occasion for Chen Ling's family; happy events were happening one after another in the village.

……

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"It's so lively! It's good to be back. Living in the village is so comfortable."

Lynx rode Chen Ling's motorcycle back at noon.

Seeing this scene in the village, I was also very happy.

"Xiao Zhong, your special meal is ready. Come and get your food."

When Wang Cunye saw him return, he quickly greeted him and invited him in.

"Oh? It's done so quickly today? It's not even midnight yet."

Lynx came down carrying a lunchbox, looking around curiously: "I don't see Rui Rui. Has Rui Rui already eaten?"

“They’ve already eaten. There were a lot of people coming to our house today, so we made hand-pulled noodles and cooked a soft porridge for the kids early this morning. They’ve already eaten.”

Wang Cunye laughed as he herded a flock of sheep up the mountain. "Hurry up, Zhenzhen and the others just ran back like crazy. If you're late, they'll have eaten them all."

"Oh, I see. I'll go right away."

The lynx trotted to the kitchen behind the farm.

At this moment, Chen Ling was cutting wolf meat to feed the eagle, while Wang Zhenzhen and a group of children had just finished washing their hands: "Brother-in-law, we want to eat instant noodles for lunch, can you cook some for us?"

"With so much meat in the pot, why eat instant noodles?"

Chen Ling said helplessly, "You bring your classmates to my house, are you just going to feed them instant noodles for lunch?"

"But we love eating instant noodles, and so do our classmates. Many of them haven't tried Yuemin's instant noodles yet because they're too expensive."

Wang Zhenzhen's reasons were very valid.

Chen Ling could only nod in agreement. After all, it was a child's taste. At this moment, convenience food was more appealing to them than meat.

"Alright, alright, I'll cook noodles for you. Get out of the way for your brother Lynx. You bunch of naughty monkeys, you play around and then yell for food, blocking the kitchen doorway completely."

Chen Ling shooed them aside, ignoring the snickers on the surface.

Let the lynx in and say, "These noodles are a bit mushy, cook some more."

"No need, no need, this noodle is fine. It's soft and mushy, and it's perfect for Dujuan to eat right now."

Lynx waved his hand, walked closer to the pot and looked at it: "Goodness, you rolled the dough too wide today. This is famine relief noodles. Don't even mention Azalea, I could eat this noodles directly. It smells delicious and looks very filling."

"Right, that's what we did specifically. Everyone who came today is a worker, so they definitely need to eat something to stave off hunger."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

The so-called "famine relief noodles" are exactly what they sound like. People fleeing famine can recover after eating a meal of these noodles, similar to the "rotten meat noodles" of the old Beibei region.

These past few days, Lynx has been frequently running between the county hospital and the village, just to bring food to Dujuan.

After all, eating at Chen Ling's house is obviously much better than eating outside; there's no comparison.

"Bring some for Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong too, there's a lot of noodles here today."

"No need, no need. My parents still have so many pancakes left from the morning they made. It's just that Dujuan's stomach can't handle such hard food."

Leaving them uneaten isn't a good idea; in this weather, they'll harden in half a day. We're planning to soak them in meat broth for lunch.

Lynx filled the lunchbox with noodles, smiled, and walked outside. Only then did he notice that Baldy's fur had grown back completely.

It was covered in a layer of downy feathers before, just like a newly hatched baby bird.

Now, that layer of fine down is gradually growing longer and becoming firmer.

"Wow, Baldy's hair has grown fast, and he's gotten so fat too, all muscle."

The lynx clicked its tongue: "I just don't know if it will have grown all its feathers by the end of the year, so it can come hunting with us."

Chen Ling shook his head: "That probably won't work. It might be possible in the summer, but it's cold and they grow very slowly."