My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 770

What Chen Ling was thinking is another matter.

Anyway, the guests who came this time had a great time eating and playing.

In terms of food and drink, there are typical rural banquet dishes that are delicious, flavorful, and quite satisfying.

It also features unique wild game, as bear paws are included, making it almost a complete set of the eight delicacies of the mountains.

Not to mention the chicken, duck, beef, and mutton, they are absolutely delicious and unforgettable after just one bite.

And in terms of entertainment, it's even more eye-opening.

Winter is a hunting season.

In this day and age, when prey is plentiful, hunting in the mountains is a common occurrence for people living in the mountains.

Besides hunting for money, there are also those who are serious hunters and go into the mountains for fun.

So these guests heard the hunting stories and Chen Ling's heroic deeds.

Every single one of these men was filled with excitement.

What's that saying again? A man is a boy until he dies.

That's absolutely true.

Once they have something they're curious about or interested in, there's no need to say more; you can't stop them, they just go for it.

So, on the day the banquet ended, without caring that it was dark, a group of men had the villagers lead them up the mountain to hunt the pheasants and rabbits.

After all, they are inexperienced and dare not provoke large prey, but they are quite confident in catching small prey.

In addition, pheasants are really easy to catch in winter.

When it gets dark, they will naturally gather together without anyone having to lure them.

Regardless of gender, they huddle together for warmth and to find food, and can gather more than twenty or thirty at a time in a wheat field.

Twenty or thirty pheasants is a lot of scale; many people have never seen one like it.

And given that the predominantly male pheasants inside are...

In short, go fight with a gun, even better if you bring a homemade gun. One shot, and a spray of iron pellets, and you can wipe out a whole bunch of enemies.

Very enjoyable.

Rabbits are easy to catch this season.

Catching wild rabbits is more difficult than catching pheasants.

It's best to bring a hunting dog.

The chances of success are greater if you pursue it this way.

Chasing rabbits and hunting pheasants.

Especially when we went rabbit chasing with the dog, the cheers from our friends were absolutely deafening.

But I had my fill of it.

Of course, many friends who have heard of Chen Ling's deeds are still puzzled and ask him why there are so many rabbits here.

Didn't they catch six or seven hundred before the autumn harvest?

How can they reproduce so quickly?
Besides, if there were really that many rabbits, there would be rabbit holes everywhere.

Chen Ling didn't even need to answer that question.

The lynx's words left everyone speechless.

Lynx said he now has more than a hundred dogs in his kennel.

That's much fewer than the number of rabbits, right?

However, in the past two months, the dog farm has been delivering puppies almost every day.

Every day is a new beginning.

Let alone the puppies born, the number of puppies that die from being born weak is far greater than most people imagine.

His brother and sister-in-law also have to hire people to clean the dog farm, otherwise feeding the dogs every day is more tiring than feeding pigs. They have to take care of their food, water, and toilet needs. Two or three people simply can't handle it.

If dogs are like this, what about rabbits?

Although wild rabbits don't gather together like dogs in a kennel, spending their days eating, drinking, fighting, or pairing up males and females.

But the rabbits still managed to mate noisily even during their pregnancy.

In addition, with a large population, a good environment, no worries about food and drink, and fewer natural enemies, they can reproduce endlessly.

This guy left his visiting friends completely dumbfounded.

In short, they had a great time eating and drinking and playing on this trip.

In addition to this, I also experienced a different kind of charm.

I gained a lot of interesting knowledge and experiences.

For example, the villagers allowed the geese to eat the wheat seedlings.

It turns out that this winter was relatively warm, and they were worried that the wheat seedlings would grow too vigorously.

This is completely contrary to their common sense.

Really...

I can't understand it at all, and there's also the fear that the crops are growing too well.

After the villagers explained...

Moreover, they witnessed firsthand a large flock of geese eating the wheat seedlings in the morning, and then the villagers personally driving agricultural machinery to compact the wheat fields.

Only then did I understand.

The excessive growth of winter wheat during winter is not necessarily a good thing.

This is truly unexpected.

After understanding the cause and effect and clarifying the reasons, people feel enlightened and have broadened their horizons.

This is real……

Even many farmers who cultivate the land may not be able to understand this principle.

Chasing rabbits, hunting pheasants, hunting geese on the river by boat, catching water birds...

Badger dens have also been found at the foot of the mountain.

In short, these visiting friends have had a blast these past few days.

When it was time to leave, I was still reluctant to go.

They said they would come to visit again after the New Year, during the first month of the lunar calendar when they had nothing else to do.

Chen Ling was naturally very happy to welcome him.

The 100-day celebration for the two children lasted for three whole days before it finally came to an end.

After the event ended, we first saw our friends off, and then we took our relatives from Fenglei Town home, including Wang Zhenzhen, as well as her two brothers-in-law's families, who also went home.

Only Zhao Dahai and Shanmao stayed behind to accompany their parents.

Both families planned to spend the Spring Festival in the village this year.

Now that it's the twelfth lunar month, they've been busy at their respective jobs all year, especially Zhao Dahai, who has been running around everywhere and is exhausted. All that's left is to rest and spend a few relaxing days with his parents and children in Chenwangzhuang.

Eat, drink, and have fun—do whatever makes you happy.

On the contrary, Chen Ling, at this critical juncture, took his wife and three children and went to the city with Liang Yuemin's family.

Of course, he also had important business to attend to on the surface.

The matter of the wolf is still unresolved.

Professor Feng Yi and Professor Han are still eagerly waiting to begin their research.

Of course, that's how it appears on the surface.

Actually, he just took his wife and children out for a trip.

After giving birth to Kang Kang and Le Le, Wang Susu basically never went out.

On the surface, nothing seems to be wrong, but being cooped up at home all the time, constantly looking after the children, can easily make even the most good-tempered person irritable.

In order to prevent the gentle and lovely wife from turning into a tigress.

Chen Ling felt that he should take them out to have some fun and relax as soon as possible.

Also traveling with them were Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan, Chen Ling's father-in-law and mother-in-law, who had also worked very hard over the past two years.

Although in many people's eyes, they have no worries about food and drink when they are with Chen Ling, and they have no shortage of good food and drink every day.

Chen Ling didn't want to leave them at home all the time, leaving them to take care of all the household chores. Now that the children's affairs were settled, it was time to take them out to play and see the world.

……

"It's only been a few years, and he's become rich and powerful. You can never really predict what kind of person someone is. They used to call him a scoundrel, but now who dares to say a word against him?"

"That's right. Look at his big group of friends. They're all rich or powerful. Not only does Fugui not need to curry favor with them, but they're the ones currying favor with him."

"Don't say that. No two people are the same. There's no such thing as currying favor or talking about others. We're just ordinary people, and we're already doing incredibly well to benefit from the wealth and status we've achieved."

"Yeah……"

The villagers, who were busy working in the wheat fields early in the morning, watched Chen Ling's family drive away, and then picked up goose droppings while whispering among themselves.

People in the countryside never have a real moment of leisure throughout the year.

Chatting about gossip while working is one of their few ways to find comfort.

"We should thank Fugui. Look at those two families of Wang Laochou, building that shabby house on the hillside, thinking they're so capable. Compared to Fugui, they're far inferior."

The fact that my three sons are able to find wives is all thanks to Fugui's success in bringing wealth to the village this year.

"Riding on someone else's coattails."

"Look how anxious you are. We didn't say anything bad about Fugui... But you mentioned building a house. It's true. I heard from Xiao Chao from Er Mao Lv's family that Fugui is going to build a factory in the city."

They're raising deer, cattle, and sheep; they say they're going to build a huge farm, connecting everything together.

They won't be raising them in our village anymore. They say that in the future, besides farming, our village will be kept clean and tidy, and they'll do some kind of tourism. I heard about it, but I don't know what it's called.

Anyway, that's not important. What Xiao Chao said is that if Fugui's big operation needs people, he should find someone from our village to manage it.

"Well, my family heard about this too. We didn't even have time to ask before Fugui left. He said his place was going to be built soon, and he asked Lixian or someone else to find someone to help with it."

"If not, I'll go back around noon and have my spouse ask around."

"We should ask. He's rich and generous, pays well, and even provides meals. Everyone would be willing to work for him."

……

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The women and wives were just gossiping; they didn't know that Chen Ling had already started working on building the factory.

It was indeed entrusted to Wang Lixian to handle.

Wang Lixian, Little Sheep, and Si Ni'er's man.

These three are the main force, and they are in charge.

Wang Lixian used to work in a construction team. He was a skilled and experienced worker with many connections.

Even with the labor shortage this year, it's not a problem. Chen Ling is willing to pay, and the local winter has little rain or snow, making it a suitable season for building houses.

Gather a group of people and come over; no problem at all.

As for Xiao Mianyang, he had been working at the county freight station for so long that he knew some people. With Sun Yanhong's help, finding an abandoned site to build a factory would not be a problem.

Si Ni'er's husband was just an assistant to the two of them. After the wolf incident in Yangtougou, Si Ni'er came to Chenwangzhuang to rest and prepare for childbirth.

Besides, Zhao Dahai, Shanmao, Han Chuang, and others also contributed their efforts as needed.

Chen Ling didn't explicitly say that he was going to ask them for help.

Currently, we are looking for experienced workers in the village, including Chen Ze, Chen Yuqiang, and Wang Wenchao. The rest are just general laborers.

They handled odd jobs such as hauling bricks, mixing mud, and transporting stone slabs.

Building a factory is different from building a house.

The factory construction is much more rudimentary.

At present, it's very simple: just provide a place for livestock and poultry to live, and that's enough to pass the test.

The living conditions were simple; a small hut was enough for night watch.

Therefore, Chen Ling doesn't need to stay home to guard the house.

Of course, when this matter was entrusted to Wang Lixian, Wang Lixian was also paid a salary.

Although he firmly refused, one thing is one thing, and when it comes to labor, there are too few people to keep things busy, and there is indeed a lot of work to do.

If he doesn't pay, Chen Ling feels uneasy about being a hands-off manager.

However, the group had discussed the matter during the three days of the banquet.

Several suitable venues have been selected.

That day, I asked Little Sheep to find someone to inquire.

The process went very smoothly.

It could be said that Chen Ling himself underestimated his own pride.

Therefore, the current site was chosen in the forest farm.

It's just in the southern half.

The southern half is much more desolate than the Geda Terrace, which has temples.

Even if there are trees, there aren't many.

All sorts of messy ditches, broken bricks and tiles, thorny shrubs, all mixed together in a tangled mess.

So the current task is to move bricks, purchase building materials, and at the same time, use people to continuously remove the trees in the forest and clear the site.

This forest farm has very little use now.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the so-called "returning farmland to forest" or "protecting greenery" that came with it in later generations.

In fact, the forest farm had been contracted out twice in previous years, but both times it was mainly for building orchards and planting fruit trees.

There are still many fruit trees mixed in there.

It contains all sorts of odds and ends, making it difficult to clean.

Even using bulldozers directly would be difficult.

We can only clean it up manually first, and then use excavators and bulldozers to clear the tree roots and fill the ditches.

This kind of thing is very laborious to do manually.

Chen Ling's instructions to them were to pay them the current market wage, and to provide two meals a day, lunch and dinner.

Both meals should include meat.

When the village made a call, a lot of people came.

Men, women, young and old, anyone with strength came.

I know Chen Ling is treated well here.

So, in the twelfth lunar month, after the Laba Festival, most of Chenwangzhuang was still busy.

Every day, people carry shovels and other tools to the forest farm on the outskirts of the county town to work.

He leaves early and returns late, basically never home.

It sounds quite tragic.

In reality, countless people in other villages are envious and jealous.

In addition, we can't neglect the poultry and livestock at home.

In winter, when we let them out, there's very little for them to eat.

So they let Chen Sangui and his son, along with Lao Ba, the mule and horse broker from the village, and Lao Ma Shuazi from Majia'ao, manage it.

After the 100-day feast, a lot of sheep were slaughtered, and the size of the flock has shrunk considerably. Otherwise, just that one flock of sheep would be enough to keep people busy.

This is one of the reasons why Chen Ling wanted to get the breeding farm up and running before the end of the year.

There's no way around it; the family business is getting bigger and bigger. When I go out, someone has to stay behind to keep an eye on things, otherwise I can't even take my family out for a trip.

……

With the village busy, Chen Ling had some free time.

After he arrived in the city, he first sent away the wolf's iron cage.

I then followed Liang Yuemin on a tour of his current factory and new company building.

He took a bunch of kids, women, and old people and went out to play around in the streets.

Not only did he indulge in eating, drinking, and having fun, he also bought all sorts of clothes for his wife, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.

After buying clothes, he took his family to see a movie and visit universities. He took them to every place his family hadn't been before.

Liu Yinhuan and Qin Yueru were with them. The two older sisters helped take care of Kang Kang and Lele, and also ate, drank and played with them. Little Fatty and Little Chestnut were on summer vacation, so they played non-stop.

Especially after hearing that Chen Ling was coming to the city to prepare gifts for the children, they were even more excited, and even Rui Rui, who was unaware of what was going on, joined in with a loud shout.