My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 768

In summer, the weather is hot, and both animals and plants have a faster metabolism.

Even the wounds healed faster than in winter.

Therefore, many animals choose to breed in late spring and early summer so that their offspring can grow up fully during the summer season.

With Er Tuzi's personality, he's like a starving ghost every day, eating a lot and getting plenty of nutrition. In the summer, his hair would grow back in about ten days.

We keep baby quails and pigeons at home. This is the speed at which baby quails and pigeons molt after they hatch.

"Oh dear, it's cold outside, so let's put them in the greenhouse. What did you say on the phone before? Didn't you say you wanted to put the geese in the greenhouse to trick them?"

This makes them think that spring has arrived, that it's warm and cozy, so they start pairing up and laying eggs to hatch their goslings as soon as possible.

"How can these be the same? They're clearly not the same thing."

Chen Ling shook his head: "Er Tu Zi is recuperating from his injuries. How can he lay eggs while he's recuperating? By the way, speaking of which, did you go to Uncle Zhong's courtyard to see the turtles when you came back?"

Don't panic if you don't see it.

When your turtles hibernate, it's Rui Rui who digs the holes and buries them.

We've marked the location; we'll dig it up for you next spring.

"Huh? A turtle? I haven't had a chance to see it yet. It's okay, as long as it's buried, it won't suffocate."

Lynx was quite nonchalant about this; he didn't want to keep his turtles in the first place anyway, as they were always sick and too troublesome to care for.

After being taken to the village and raised by his father, he rarely got sick due to the local environment.

Very robust.

I'm constantly being harassed by unruly kids.

I was almost driven crazy by the whole autumn.

Even when it was time to hibernate, there was no peace and quiet.

Professor Zhong was digging a vegetable cellar.

Rui Rui and several other toddlers wearing open-crotch pants showed a strong interest in digging holes.

He quickly grabbed his little shovel and wanted to join in.

Professor Zhong was worried that they might fall into the vegetable cellar and hurt themselves, because the cellar was quite deep.

Let them play with the turtles.

Anyway, they've already practically ruined the turtles by playing with them.

Unfortunately, the turtle had entered hibernation.

Daxu and Datou thought they were dead. Ruirui was too young; all she knew was eating and playing, and she didn't understand the concept of 'death'.

Seeing his two friends bury the turtles in the soil, he immediately became interested and dug a big hole, burying all the turtles in it.

When Chen Ling found out, he was afraid that the underground rats would dig a hole and eat the hibernating turtles.

They quickly filled the pit they had dug with an old stone trough and built several nests for the turtles inside.

Then they filled in the soil and buried it.

This kind of burying is much more elaborate than how kids bury turtles. The little ones don't know anything, and they stomp on the turtles after burying them, which makes it impossible for them to survive the winter, let alone the night before.

All the turtles suffocated and died.

Because it's not breathable.

"I'm going back now. I'll come back to help on the day of the banquet. Dujuan can't be left alone."

"Go ahead, there's nothing to help with here. Dahai and the others will be here this afternoon, and we'll call you from the county then."

Chen Ling waved his hand, telling him to leave quickly.

Their relationship doesn't require much formality.

After the lynx left, Chen Ling started cooking instant noodles for the children.

The instant noodles made by Liang Yuemin, just in terms of packaging alone, were far superior to other instant noodles of that era.

Whether in the countryside or the city, one glance is enough to tell it's a high-end product.

No wonder these kids are so eager for this instant noodle.

It's delicious, high-end, and stylish.

It is also related to animated films.

For these children, nothing could be more appealing.

With nine children, Chen Ling cooked twelve packets of food, making a huge pot.

They also made two poached eggs for each of them.

When the aroma wafted out, the children craned their necks and crowded at the kitchen doorway, watching longingly, their mouths practically watering.

Seeing this, Wang Zhenzhen became incredibly proud, shaking her head and saying, "I told you, this is my brother-in-law's instant noodles, I eat them casually at home."

Chen Ling was completely speechless upon hearing this.

He flicked the forehead at this arrogant little girl, saying, "At such a young age, you're already bragging to everyone."

"Uncle, I'm not bragging. There are pictures of your dog and cow printed on this instant noodle bag, and the name is Fugui Manor. It's not like I can't read."

"If this isn't your instant noodles, whose is it?"

A boy argued earnestly.

Other children are the same.

Chen Ling thought to herself, "You guys are so clever! What you said makes perfect sense, so it's mine now..."

I didn't say much to them.

Tell them to eat properly and tell them there's still meat in the small pot.

He went out and pulled out the cage containing the wolf.

This thing is too eye-catching.

It's kept at home, and many people come to see it because of its reputation.

Let's find an excuse to take him out and lock him in the cave.

They'll be released after this period has passed.

He carried the cage outside.

In the front yard, under the warm red winter sun, Wang Susu and Gao Xiulan were cleaning fish by the irrigation ditch.

Nearby, my own brat was playing in the sand by the ditch, hugging his little white elephant toy and holding a muntjac.

Chen Ling passed by him without him even looking up, muttering something unintelligible to himself, completely absorbed in his game.

The little muntjac was very cooperative with him. He was digging a hole with a shovel, and the little muntjac followed suit by digging a hole with its hooves. He was playing with the sand with his hands, and the little muntjac was burrowing around with its mouth.

"Goodness, you've practically turned this little muntjac into a dog!" Chen Ling laughed upon seeing this.

"Lingzi, what are you doing?" Gao Xiulan asked.

“I’m taking this wolf out with me so it won’t be inconvenient at home, and people won’t keep coming over to see this strange thing.”

"Oh, right, then let's take him out and lock him up somewhere."

“Okay, Susu, Brother Dahai and Brother Yuemin will arrive tonight. I’ll go out and pick them up this afternoon.” Chen Ling looked at her son: “There are a lot of people at home now. If you can’t keep an eye on Rui Rui, let him come with me.”

"Okay, Rui Rui, come out and play with Daddy. Daddy's going to take a boat ride."

Wang Susu gently kicked her son's bottom.

Rui Rui then raised his head, glanced at them, turned around, and faced away from them, continuing to mutter incoherently, ignoring the long drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Forget it, he doesn't care about you. Just leave him here. Your dad will drive the sheep out later, and he can watch over Rui Rui."

Wang Susu smiled helplessly and said, "Go ahead, don't worry about home. Your old apprentice and so many people in the village are helping you now. Aunt Laifu and the others will be coming over this afternoon too."

So many people are busy with this.

"If it weren't for the large number of livestock at home, Dad wouldn't even need to go out."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving then."

Chen Ling thought it made sense, so he picked up the iron cage, went out the door, and rode his little blue horse into the city.

My wife is right.

Now that the number of livestock in the family is increasing, he didn't think it mattered much at first.

Now we have children, and three of them at that...

Suddenly, I realized I couldn't keep up with everything.

The little white calf and the pack of dogs are quite easy to manage; they don't require much attention.

But not the chickens, ducks, or sheep.

Chickens and ducks are alright; they listen to dogs. When they're chased away by a pack of dogs, they know it's time to go back to their roosts.

Those sheep are not up to the task.

When they reach estrus, the rams become irritable and fight every day over the ewes.

At night, instead of going back to their nest, they sometimes run up the mountain and jump onto the cliff face.

It's very worrying.

This alone took up a lot of the father-in-law and mother-in-law's time.

In addition, collecting chicken and duck eggs also takes time.

Chen Ling thought that he wouldn't keep so many things at home next year.

We'll set up a factory outside the county town then.

They raise cattle, sheep, deer, chickens, and ducks.

Of course.

Free-range farming is worse than captive farming.

If you want to eat them yourself, just let two or three out in advance and let them roam freely. Then you can kill them when you want to eat them.

None of this matters.

...After taking Langbazi out, Chen Ling went to pick up Ren and his classmates early in the afternoon.

My classmate was a high school classmate, from the same cohort as Zhao Hongbo.

There were only six people in total.

After graduating from high school, Chen Ling had never actually met them.

Last year, Zhao Hongbo kept saying that we should get together, and this year he built a house for Wang Laochou's family in the village.

Chen Ling then made contact with them.

Otherwise, given his personality, if he doesn't contact people for years and only invites them to his child's wedding banquet, it's essentially a way of asking for money as a gift.

He would never do such a thing.

Some of these students are quite successful; one of them holds a minor leadership position in the city.

This time, Chen Ling let him and Zhao Dahai come back together.

The remaining task is to go door-to-door in villages and hamlets to notify everyone.

Of course, he didn't need to do this himself; he had already written the letter. The rest was up to Wang Lixian and his team to arrange for someone to come and notify them.

In addition to notifying these classmates, Wang Susu's maternal relatives in Fenglei Town also need to be notified.

Actually, we didn't invite this many people to Rui Rui's one-month celebration.

As a result, people keep talking about it.

This time, I decided to notify all relatives, no matter how distant they were, all at once.

evening.

Chen Ling brought Zhao Dahai and Liang Yuemin's groups back to the village.

The village has been completely transformed.

Not only was the area thoroughly cleaned, but light bulbs were also hung up at the edges of the village in all directions.

There was an electric light every few steps, shining brightly at night.

This guy is making it like it's Chinese New Year.

Then again, Chen Ling didn't ask them to do that.

However, the goodwill he has built up over the past two years is genuine.

His family was having a happy occasion, and those in the village who had conflicts with him tacitly kept quiet and cooperated by cleaning the alleyway outside his door.

Not to mention those who already had a good relationship with him.

Everyone was willing to support him.

Otherwise, the villagers, who have been frugal for generations, would not be willing to spend this little bit of electricity.

"Good heavens, isn't it supposed to be the day after tomorrow? Why is it being done so grandly today? It's like we're welcoming a top leader!!"

Zhao Dahai got out of the car and looked around in surprise.

"Haha, today you are the big leaders, this is to welcome you."

Chen Ling smiled, leading his horse and greeting the villagers.

The reason it was cleaned so thoroughly is partly because the village respected him and partly because everyone cooperated.

Secondly, there isn't enough space at his house the day after tomorrow, so the village will have to hold a banquet.

In other words, there are banquets in several places.

Otherwise, in the dead of winter, eating outdoors would cause the food to get cold very quickly.

When there's a happy occasion in your family, people come to congratulate you in high spirits, but you end up eating a bellyful of cold food and going home.

That's not how you do it.

"Alright, we're serious. Judging from your attitude, you're going to go all out tomorrow."

Zhao Dahai patted his belly excitedly, his little eyes shining.

"Yes, we're going to slaughter sheep and cattle tomorrow for fun. We'll bring a cow over and let you swing the hammer."