My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 776 Rui Rui: I'm a little confused

Of course, Chen Ling didn't buy this parrot.

Instead, he took it directly from inside the cave.

My previous plan was to bring the parrots out when we went home for the Chinese New Year, raise them in the village, let them lay eggs in a warm greenhouse, and let the children come and play.

It's better to let your own child play with the game of hatching baby parrots first.

However, these past few days, the children in the family have been going to the old man next door's house all day to tease his myna bird, making a lot of noise, which makes Chen Ling feel very embarrassed.

So we took the parrot out beforehand.

Wang Susu and the others followed Chen Ling out of the room and saw him carrying a wire birdcage.

Meanwhile, the chubby boy, the chestnut boy, and Rui Rui were excitedly surrounding him. To be precise, they were surrounding the birdcage, looking excitedly at the little parrot inside!

Chen Ling kept more than one kind of parrot inside the cave.

But only one type was caught today.

And there's only one.

It was an Amazonian green parrot that Chen Ling specifically chose because it was easy for the parrot to learn to talk.

As for why only one was caught...

Chen Ling said: There are techniques to raising children.

Not everything is good if there's a lot of it.

No matter how well-behaved the chubby boy and the chestnut boy are in front of Chen Ling, they are still children.

Disputes are inevitable among them.

If everyone has it, comparisons are inevitable.

Let's raise one child together, even though we have three kids.

"Uncle, can it talk?" Little Chestnut's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"It can talk, but you need to patiently teach it. Do you have that patience?"

Chen Ling smiled and asked in return.

"Yes, I'm the most patient!" The chubby boy was the first to raise his hand.

He's a show-off; he always has to raise his hand and speak first, regardless of whether things actually get done.

First grab their attention, then enjoy it.

"I have one too! I'm going to teach it to talk! I'll teach it to say 'Good morning, little chestnut,' and 'Good night, little chestnut,' hee hee hee!"

Little Chestnut swayed her braids, her eyebrows and eyes curved, so cute!

Seeing this, Rui Rui followed suit, tilting her little head up and saying to Chen Ling with a serious expression, "Speaking of Rui Rui, there's also Hei Hei and Jin Jin."

"Alright, alright, they'll all learn. You can teach them slowly. Look at this little parrot, it's the first one to learn what to say."

Chen Ling smiled and patted their little heads, then took the pigeons out of the cage behind them, preparing to stew them.

Interestingly, these pigeons were brought over by the workers.

The workers found working for him easy and earning more money.

I heard he likes to eat pigeons, so he specially caught a few fat pigeons from his home.

Pigeons are quite intelligent birds and they recognize the bond between husband and wife.

The man gave Chen Ling the pigeons so that he could catch a few strong male pigeons next year to use as breeding pigeons to mate with his own female pigeons.

In other words, all the pigeons sent were male pigeons that had been culled.

They were forced to divorce and became depressed.

There's no point keeping it.

Chen Ling thought it would be better to eat it.

……

Pigeons are undoubtedly delicious, but the children are more interested in the little parrot.

After Chen Ling brought the little parrot home, it became the "big star" of the household.

With the parrot around, Little Fatty and Little Chestnut no longer wanted to watch cartoons, nor did they bother Grandpa Li's myna bird next door.

He spends all day circling around the little parrot, trying to teach it to talk.

But by a twist of fate, neither of them could handle the little parrot.

Rui Rui, on the contrary, managed to handle it.

In just three days, Rui Rui taught the little parrot to talk.

This is both a coincidence and a coincidence, but there's also a reason behind it.

These larger parrots are naturally very good at mimicking human speech.

But it also requires skill.

Birds are just birds, not humans.

So I want them to learn to speak quickly.

Let's start with the simple ones.

Little Chestnut and Little Fatty are too greedy; they only teach long sentences.

Rui Rui, on the other hand, doesn't understand anything now, and speaks very little, usually only uttering one or two words.

Plus his sweet, childlike voice.

This is actually the easiest thing for parrots to learn.

and……

The parrots didn't learn any particularly complex words.

It's just the 'black' that Rui Rui is talking about.

The "Heihei" that Rui Rui mentioned is naturally Heiwa.

However, the parrot's attempt to imitate the "black" sounded more like a "hehe" laugh.

And he spoke in a strange, obnoxious tone.

But even so.

The two chubby boys were also surprised and excited.

The baby parrot really can learn to talk.

They immediately mustered their energy and began to teach more diligently and patiently.

Results prove.

Despite the many coincidences.

They really are no match for Rui Rui.

Even adults like Chen Ling and Wang Susu couldn't change their minds.

The little parrot didn't seem to be familiar with them yet; it only became more lively when it was in front of Rui Rui.

When Yu Qi'an and Bai Huining arrived.

Chen Ling then realized that this parrot could actually read people.

Just like many dogs prefer playing with children, the younger the child, the more they like them.

In addition, Rui Rui is often accompanied by Heiwa Xiaojin.

These two large, feathered creatures were even more appreciated by the parrots.

This is Yu Qi'an's analysis based on his own experience in raising birds, but it's unclear whether it's true or not.

"If you ask me, you should raise this parrot from a young age, hand in hand, and teach it word by word. Your environment is too noisy, and you have too many children. The parrot won't learn to speak nice words."

Yu Qi'an shook his head, disagreeing with this method of teaching speech. "When I come next year, I'll find you a pair of parrots. You can raise them to lay eggs, and after they've hatched, let the children raise them from the moment they open their eyes. That's how you build a bond, so they're always there when you call them."

"You mentioned raising eaglets before, wasn't that what you were thinking?"

"Yes, but since you've come all this way, don't forget to bring birdcages here. I can buy them for the kids locally."

Chen Ling smiled.

This old man and his wife are coming back to Beiji for the Chinese New Year.

Their wedding is set for next year. They can't always be out having fun.

You're not getting any younger, hurry up and get married, have a baby, and then you can do whatever you want.

"That's fine too. Let me tell you, your bald buddy has grown fur and can fly now. Lately, the lynx and I have been taking care of the three of them and feeding them meat every day."

"Tell me, how are you going to reward us for getting this done for you?"

Yu Qi'an winked and made a show of taking credit.

"No need to say anything, let's go for hot pot!"

Chen Ling patted his shoulder: "I've set up a new kind of hot pot in the city these past few days. I'll also cook you two packs of instant noodles to try. It's a new way to eat, and it's very delicious."

"Hehe, I knew it. No matter where you are, you'll never be idle. You'll always come up with some fancy and delicious food."

Yu Qi'an swallowed hard.

Then he added, "Also, after dinner, how about you take me to visit the instant noodle factory? I've already made plans with Brother Liang. We had a great time drinking together the other day, and we hit it off immediately."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling glanced at him sideways.

He knew perfectly well that the old man had his eye on Liang Yuemin's special edition instant noodles.
As for the 'special edition', Chen Ling didn't need to teach him anything about it.

Liang Yuemin knew how to do it himself; as a businessman, it was inevitable that he would use it as a gift.

The broth and beef inside are top-notch.

Chen Ling's family has one box.

The reason there aren't many is due to preservation issues.

This special edition seasoning packet is about the size of an instant noodle packet, and contains almost a whole piece of beef, or a large piece of beef similar to the one in the picture.

This type cannot be left for too long.

It's best to eat it as soon as possible.

Yu Qi'an ate a packet of it at Chen Ling's house, and he couldn't forget it.

I think this instant noodles are much tastier than those on the market.

Besides that, this old guy has a heavy palate.

He especially likes the kind with pickled cowpeas.

Chen Ling and his team made this flavor very well; they only experimented with it at the very beginning.

When he was drinking in the village last time, he also wanted Liang Yuemin to cook a special batch for him.

Of course.

The production line doesn't have that seasoning right now.

This is what happens when people talk big after drinking, or when they say things they shouldn't.

However, there are still many special editions available.

As the year draws to a close, half of the factory has been reserved specifically for gift-giving.

"Hehe, we're going to my future father-in-law's house for Chinese New Year, so we should bring a special gift, don't you think?"

Yu Qi'an chuckled.

Unexpectedly, when he smiled, the parrot at the living room doorway started squawking "hehe" and "hehe".

"Uncle, the parrot is talking again. Can you make it say 'Hello, Little Chestnut'?"

Little Chestnut ran to Chen Ling's side, shook his hand, and said anxiously.

"This parrot is too young to speak anything complicated, so there's nothing I can do. Why don't you teach it to call you 'sister' first? Rui Rui can call you 'sister' too, right?"

"Then you two can teach the parrot to shout together; that should be faster."

"Wow, Uncle's idea is great! Rui Rui, come here quickly, let's teach the little parrot to talk again!"

After playing with the little parrot until he was tired, Rui Rui liked to play with his little white elephant.

Hearing this, she looked up from the bedroom doorway in a daze, stood up from her kneeling position, and walked over holding the little white elephant, her expression puzzled: "Sister?"

"Rui Rui, come quick, let's teach the parrot to call us 'sister'."

Little Chestnut pulled Rui Rui to the parrot.

The chubby boy was confined to the study by Liu Yinhuan to do his winter vacation homework.

Hearing the sound, she quickly opened the door and jumped out: "I heard what you said to your uncle. Don't even think about teaching the parrot to talk before me. I'm going to teach the parrot to call me 'brother' too."

After discovering that parrots could easily learn to speak like Rui Rui.

The two little guys were also trying their best to coax Rui Rui, wanting the parrot to learn to say the words they taught it, neither of them wanting to fall behind the other.

They kept competing with each other.

"elder brother?"

So when the chubby boy ran over and grabbed Rui Rui, he was even more confused.

The little baby couldn't understand what his older siblings were doing or what it meant.

"RuiRui, can you let the parrot call out to its brother first? You wait here, brother will get you some animal crackers!"

The chubby boy had a sudden inspiration. Knowing that Rui Rui liked to eat animal crackers, he quickly ran back to his room, took out a bag of cartoon animal crackers, tore it open, and handed it to Rui Rui to eat.

"I have animal crackers too, Rui Rui, you let the parrot call for its sister first!"

Not wanting to be left behind, Little Chestnut also went to get a cookie.

These are the kinds of snacks that kids often eat; we have plenty at home.

They have everything from small cakes, bread rolls, cookies, twisted dough sticks, rice crackers, and sesame cakes—basically, all the relatively healthier snacks except for candy and other miscellaneous treats.

"You're not allowed to take it! That's my house!" the chubby boy shouted angrily, spreading his arms to block Xiao Lizi.

"Liang Yiming, you stingy bastard!"

Little Chestnut was also very angry and pushed the little fat boy away.

"I'm not stingy! These animal crackers belong to my family; my mom bought them!"

The chubby boy's voice was hoarse, and he shouted loudly, "I won't let you take it! Didn't you forbid me from holding your teddy bear last year? You have the nerve to say that to me!"

"You're such a cheapskate! You're also unhygienic, you don't wash your hands, and you've made my teddy bear dirty. Of course I won't let you play with it, I won't let you play with it anytime!"

Little Chestnut may be younger than Little Fatty, but he's just as imposing.

Before, when Xiao Lizi had never been to the countryside, he was not sociable and had a strange temper. He often fought with his older brother, Xiao Pangzi, and cried countless times.

It was only because Chen Ling led them around and played a lot of fun games that they didn't cause much trouble.

However, Chen Ling clearly miscalculated today; they still ended up arguing over the parrot.

Rui Rui finally stopped being confused. Seeing her older brother and sister arguing, she fearfully retreated to Chen Ling's side, plopped down on Heiwa's lap at Chen Ling's feet, tightly gripped Chen Ling's little finger, and watched nervously.

"Dad, brother, sister..."

At this moment, Wang Susu and the other women also came out.

"Alright, Xiaoming, Xiaolizi, stop arguing. Your Uncle Qi'an is here. We're going out for hot pot for lunch soon."

Chen Ling stood up and pulled the two of them apart: "Didn't your uncle tell you? You need to be patient when teaching a parrot to talk. You can each teach it for half a day!"

Little Chestnut was heartbroken and threw herself into Qin Yueru's arms, crying loudly, "Mommy, I want to go home."

It left the women feeling helpless.

Children speak without thinking, but their words can be the most hurtful.

The chubby boy said, "These are my things, you can't take them," and Little Chestnut had no choice but to comply.

"Xiaoming, what's wrong with you? You'll be in second grade next year, why don't you know how to be considerate of your sister? When you went to Beijing, didn't you stay at your aunt's house? Are you going to go there again? You're bullying your sister like this!" Liu Yinhuan scolded her son.

The chubby boy immediately pouted so much his lips could be tied to an oil bottle. "I won't go then. I'll stay at my uncle's house from now on. There's Heiwa, Xiaojin, and so many beautiful sika deer. There's so much fun to be had. I'm not going to Beiren."

"Alright, alright, Xiaoming is a big kid now, you should be more considerate of your little sister. Why don't you ask your uncle to buy each of you a parrot tomorrow?" Wang Susu came over and patted his little head.

Chen Ling glanced at his wife speechlessly upon hearing this: "Buy more? Wouldn't that just make things more chaotic?"
He had originally planned to let his father-in-law and mother-in-law stay here a little longer, so that he could bring Afu and Ashou back with them. Otherwise, the zoo is in its peak season now, and he would have to travel back and forth.

Now it seems that if the children start making a ruckus and a few more birds are added, the city will only get more chaotic than the village.

It's better to go home earlier.

Back in the village, there are so many things to do that they can't even take care of themselves. Plus, there are so many little kids to play with them. It's much better than them fighting over the parrots all day long.