The Sweet Little Fulang

The little egg in the chicken coop made Lu Gu stunned for a moment, followed by joy, his little hen grew up and could lay eggs.

Those old hens are used to people collecting eggs, and they are seldom surprised by touching eggs or flapping their wings to peck people. Sometimes they will find a random place to lay, and they don’t care when they finish laying, scratching and planing everywhere in the pen.

The pullet that lays eggs for the first time is obviously different from the old hen, and is very vigilant when nesting next to the egg.

Pick up the eggs as soon as they are laid, the little hen might be frightened, Lu Gu took a look at it and suppressed his joy and ignored it, if he approached rashly, it would be bad for the chicks to flop around and break the eggs.

There is no rooster among the eight chickens he raises, and the eggs cannot be hatched, so they can only be eaten by others. Later, he will save a few more and give Shen Xuanqing scrambled eggs to eat.

The more Lu Gu thought about it, the happier he was. He opened the gate of the old hen's fence and went in to search around. He found a lonely egg on the ground in the corner.

The basket was covered with a thick layer of straw. He put the eggs on it, and found another one in a broken basket lined with hay. There were two eggs in total. These days, he could collect one or two eggs every day. The warmer, the more eggs.

As for the egg laid by the little hen, Lu Gu stood outside the hen pen and looked at it for a long time, because it was an autumn chick, and the hen was still young after being raised, so the egg was obviously smaller than the one laid by the old hen.But wait for a few more months, the little hen will grow into a big hen, and the eggs will not be small.

"Wang!"

Big Hui, who was chained to the corner, came out of the kennel, wagging its tail and barking.

Lu Gu looked away from the eggs, saw that there was less water in the dog bowl, and just wanted to add some water to the chickens, so he hurried back to the front yard with the basket.

"Brother Guzi, how many did you collect today?" Shen Yan asked when she saw him coming over while packing up the paste bowl and extra red paper.

"Two, this is from the old chicken, and a small one also laid one." Lu Gu smiled all over his face.

He was so happy that even Shen Yan was surprised, and said, "You confiscated it? I'll go take a look with you."

Lu Gu put the basket in the kitchen, and before he had time to put the eggs into the egg basket, he took a scoop of water and walked to the backyard with Shen Yan.

"Really." Shen Yan was also happy when he saw the eggs in the chicken coop. The pullet laid eggs for the first time and couldn't hatch yet, so it just nested beside it and guarded it, without sitting on it.

"In this way, you add water and grass, and I'll touch it after it comes out of the nest." Lu Gu added half a scoop of water to the dog, opened the fence door of the chicken coop with one hand, and handed the gourd scoop to Shen Yan with the other hand.

Shen Yan poured water and chopped chicken grass into the chicken food bowl. Seeing the little hen running over to peck quickly, even the one in the chicken coop hesitated for a while, but couldn't resist the temptation to eat and drink. nest.

Lu Gu took the eggs out of the nest and walked out of the hen coop quickly, so as not to be found by the little hen that he had taken them. If he had a grudge, it would be difficult to pick up the eggs and he would be pecked.

The egg in his hand was obviously a little smaller, but the more he looked at it, the more he found it small and cute, so he showed it to Shen Yan.

The little hen laying eggs means that in the future, the sky will receive eggs. Eggs are precious things, can you be unhappy?

"Eight, maybe it will start to lay in two days, and you can collect five or six in a day, and twenty in three or four days." Lu Gu carefully held the eggs in one hand, talking to Shen Yan Go to the front yard.

"There are so many." Shen Yan was a little envious, because this was Lu Gu's own chick. Shen Xuanqing and his family had agreed to separate it, and the money for the sale was also Lu Gu's own.

The chickens that Wei Lanxiang raises are often hers to collect eggs. Wei Lanxiang raises more than [-] ducks, [-] or [-] hens, more than Lu Gu, but those are not hers. At most, Wei Lanxiang sells eggs Take her with you from time to time, and buy food for her at the market or in the town.

"There are still duck eggs." She remembered that the seven ducks had also grown up, and they were released to swim in the warm weather these days, and it was probably not far from laying eggs.

Ducks lay the best eggs in the first year, and there will be no soft eggs. Now it is spring again, and the duck eggs are at the right time. When she said this, Lu Gu was even happier. He collected four duck eggs a day and five eggs a day. There can also be twenty in a day. If every chicken and duck lays eggs, there will be eight eggs and seven duck eggs in that day. It costs a lot of money just to sell the eggs.

They were talking when Wei Lanxiang came back from Zhang's house.

"Mother, the chick has laid an egg." Lu Gu showed her the egg in his hand.

Laying eggs for a hen is indeed a big deal for country people, and they can sell eggs to make money in the future. Wei Lanxiang said with a smile: "This egg is delicate, and the first one was laid today. You two will be fine later." Go to the river to dig some earth dragons, it would be better if you can catch insects, don’t look at the fact that a chicken can lay an egg in a day, it’s not easy, just like people, it’s good to eat the eggs in the belly.”

She has raised chickens and ducks for many years, and her experience is better than that of Lu Gu, and she really likes seeing him holding the eggs. She remembered that Shen Xuanqing told her that the chickens and ducks were specially raised for Lu Gu. Give her twenty taels, she has money in her hand, and she doesn't want Lu Gu's chicken and duck eggs, so she said: "Go and set up a basket, you save these eggs yourself, mother doesn't care about it."

Just now Lu Gu was still thinking about where to put the eggs, he is not as casual as Shen Xuanqing, he is thin-skinned and embarrassed to say something or do something.

Now that Wei Lanxiang had spoken, his brows were frowned: "Got it, mother, I'll go right away."

When Shen Xuanqing came back after burying her, just as the shovel leaned against the wall, she heard Lu Gu shouting from the kitchen: "Erqing."

He didn't even wash his hands, thinking he had something to do, he went into the kitchen to check.

"The chick has laid eggs." Lu Gu showed him the bamboo basket covered with a thick layer of straw.

Shen Xuanqing was a little surprised. Seeing that her husband was so happy, she smiled and said, "From now on, there will be eggs every day."

"En." Lu Gu put the bamboo basket back carefully, fearing that it would be broken if he made a big move, he straightened up and said, "Save a few more for you to fry."

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing agreed, with smiles all over her eyes.

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After being reprimanded by Lin Shouyi, the old Zhang family had already died. The relatives of the Zhang family finally calmed down and stopped making trouble. Even the Quanzi family next door felt their ears were much cleaner.

The days returned to the usual busy and peaceful days. Ji Qiuyue didn't leave her room for several days because of Zhang's family's funeral, and she wore a red belt around her waist again.

After the rain, the growth of the wheat seedlings became more and more obvious, and they were so green that people were full of joy.

When spring comes, there will be more weeds in the field. Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing have been pulling weeds in the field for the past few days. There are too many shepherd's purse and purslane in the field. I don’t want to eat what I have eaten recently. In the future, there will be more wild vegetables, and there is no need to dry them and keep them for eating.He pulled it out and threw it into a bamboo basket, then went back and chopped it up to feed chickens, ducks and rabbits.

If you say that this purslane is also called “undead in the sun”, after being pulled out, the root system can take root and grow as long as it sees a little water or wet mud. Therefore, purslane in the wheat field is not pleasing, unless you see that the tender stems can grow. Pinch it off to eat, the old ones can only be fed to poultry.

Only Shen Xuanqing bought eleven acres of dry land, and all the wheat was planted. When the two of them didn't go up the mountain recently, they came to do the work in the field.

Shen Yaoqing has been taking good care of the two acres of dry land at home, but now there are [-] acres of wheat land in total.

Because the pup can eat wheat seedlings, Lu Gu did not bring it when he came out today. When he was tired of pulling weeds in the wheat fields, he stood up and bent over to pull them.

The country people are used to the work, so few complain. They only want to get rid of the weeds, otherwise the wheat seedlings will not grow well due to crowding.

Shen Yan helped Ji Qiuyue boil water and cook at home, while Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang were in the nearby field. The four of them made different progress, either squatting or bending over, and they were all in the green waves of the field.

Pieces of wheat fields stretch as far as the eye can see, and farmers are scattered everywhere.

The wheat seedlings grow thick, and the hoe I brought can only remove the grass on the ridges and fields, and the grass growing in the wheat seedlings can only be pulled out by hand.The sun has been pretty good recently, and the sweat on my head and face dripped on the wheat seedlings after a long time in the sun.

Once the wind blows and blows away the heat, Lu Gu will feel more comfortable and refreshed.

"Take a break and drink some water." Shen Xuanqing couldn't stand it after bending over for a long time, so he straightened up and rested, he was raised for a winter without much exposure to the sun, he was not as dark as last summer, and he looked even more handsome.After taking two sips of water, he threw the bamboo tube to Lu Gu behind him.

Wei Lanxiang in the nearby field also stopped and sat on the ridge to rest. She took a look at the five acres of land here, and then walked forward. It turned out that Boss Lu's five acres of land belonged to their family. Call it a practical satisfaction.

She untied the bamboo tube around her waist, took a few sips, wiped her mouth, and said, "Daqing, it's time for the weather to warm up. Your third uncle told me yesterday that we will raise seedlings and turn over paddy fields in the next two days. Do you want to plant seeds and seedlings?"

"In just these two days, didn't we save the seeds last year, and turned them over to raise seedlings." Shen Yaoqing replied after wiping off his sweat.

Shen Xuanqing heard it, and asked, "Brother, this year is a lot of land, do you want me to stay?"

"It's only eight acres of land, and the breeding is not so busy. My mother and I are too busy turning the fields and plowing the land. Just borrow a plowing ox. It's just some money. You can do your work." Shen Yaoqing has no hunting skills, only farming. Strength, if you can't even grow these few acres of land, wouldn't it be useless.

Besides, he is not stupid, he called two honest and dutiful men in the village to come over to help and pay some wages. As long as the grain in the field is harvested, [-] acres of dry land plus [-] acres of paddy fields, the little money for hiring people is really worth it. It's nothing, so it won't delay Shen Xuanqing's hunting and earning money.

"Go ahead. Even if you are at home, you still have to hire one or two people. Why don't you just let me go and your elder brother?" Wei Lanxiang said beside her. To help farm the land, although young people can bear it, but too tired will cause the root cause of the disease.

That being the case, Shen Xuanqing nodded in response.

Pulling weeds and weeds is not too important. There is no need to eat and drink in the field. The four of them pulled out the field for a while. He went home with a hoe.

When passing by Uncle A Jin's house, Shen Xuanqing paused, and said to Wei Lanxiang, and took Lu Gu in to see the calf.

The calf is only one month old, and the milk has not yet been weaned, but it has already learned to eat grass.

"In a month or two, Brother Daqing will come to take care of her when she grows stronger, and I will see you after you go down the mountain." Shen Xuanqing said.

"En." Lu Gu nodded earnestly. He has never fed cows. A calf is expensive, and the Lu family has never been able to afford it. In the future, he can also herd cows.

The calf who was grazing in the cow pen raised his head to look at the two of them, his big eyes were childish and docile, he looked like a good-tempered cow, which made Lu Gu more happy.