The Sweet Little Fulang

Swallows are flying, and sparrows are chirping and jumping on the branches.

The window of the West Room was open, and Lu Gu could be seen packing clothes in the courtyard from the courtyard, and it was time to go up the mountain tomorrow.

The weather is sunny and warm, and it won’t be too cold even if there is wind blowing in at home, but if you go out to the open field, the wind is strong. These days, children often fly kites.

They also bought two kites a year ago, a swallow and an eagle. Two days ago, the whole family went out to fly them, and Shen Yan was the happiest that day.

In the woodshed, Shen Xuanqing used a shovel to shovel rabbit dung into the dung basket, dumped it in the backyard and accumulated it, and picked up the excess to fertilize the fields, so that the wheat seedlings and rice grew better.

He raised six small rabbits and five big rabbits. The big rabbits were caught alive by him with dogs, and two of them hurt their legs. After shoveling the dung, he leaned the shovel on the woodpile and took the rabbits out to see. Look, it's all healed now, and there's no recurrence of festering.

He stuffed the two big rabbits back, and looked at the half-sized little rabbits in the cage. The rabbits were growing fast. It has been more than four months now, and there is no big difference except that the body is slightly smaller than the big rabbits.

Because it is domesticated, the rabbits are fed well with grass and vegetables every day, and none of them are thin. When he came to feed the rabbits two days ago, he found that the small ones had indeed grown up, and both male and female rabbits were in heat. Fortunately, to prevent this before, the male and female were raised separately.

Two years ago, he caught live rabbits for the family to raise, and the cubs he gave birth were fed and sold, so he had enough experience.

Although the rabbits in a litter can mate and have cubs, it depends on luck. If luck is good, the baby rabbits can live. If luck is not good, several rabbits will die. The three live rabbits he caught later were to separate the litter.

After all, more than four months is a bit small. It is better to raise them for another month. When they are strong, they will be used as breeding rabbits. After two months, they will be ready for the next generation of rabbits. After feeding for the first half of the year, they will be fattened big rabbits.

The pair of old rabbits had been locked together half a month ago, because they were afraid that the cubs would not be able to keep them alive in winter. Now that it is warmer today, they can both breed as much as they want.

"Brother." Shen Xuanqing shouted to the outside.

"You called me? Wait a minute." Shen Yaoqing was watering the vegetable garden outside, and came over after pouring out the last bit of water from the wooden bucket.

"By the end of next month, these six little ones will be able to be mated. Then you will see how to divide them. Don't let the litter be mated." Shen Xuanqing said, the three big rabbits he caught later were all males, and Four of the little rabbits are female, so it doesn't matter, the male rabbits can be used as long as they are not from the same litter.

"I'll catch a few live female rabbits later, and pick out the strong ones to be breeding rabbits." He pondered and said, "If there are more rabbits in the future, and the firewood house can't be opened, why not build a rabbit nest in the backyard. It doesn’t take up any space in the woodshed when it’s built.”

Shen Yaoqing lifted the dung basket and put it aside so as not to get in the way, and asked, "You mean you want to let it go?"

Shen Xuanqing nodded and said: "Yes, I haven't raised the heads before, so I don't need to catch them blindly. Selling a dozen or twenty is just a small amount of money. If you raise forty or fifty, you can earn more, and you can grow up and sell them in half a year. Left and right are raised."

Rabbits are more expensive than chickens and ducks. A fattened one can be sold for at least [-] yuan. If there are [-] rabbits, it will be [-] yuan. two silver.

They also thought about this when raising rabbits before, but at that time they were too short of money and couldn't afford to wait for more than half a year. Later, they even sold the breeding rabbits to pay back the money.

When he said this, Shen Yaoqing was moved when he heard it. It was nothing more than hunting more rabbit grass on weekdays. He, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yan were all at home. The three of them, if they could earn one, two or two taels a year Yes, hard work is nothing, five renminbi is a lot in the village, and the country people rarely spend money on food and drink, so all the money saved is a family fortune.

"It's not impossible to build a nest, but the rabbit can dig holes, and it's definitely not possible to build a chicken coop like a duck pen." Shen Yaoqing pondered.

The two of them were thinking about raising rabbits, when Lu Gu called softly in the room: "Er Qing, do you wear this black cotton coat, there are patches on the sleeves."

"Okay, you go clean it up first, you have to leave tomorrow morning, don't worry about the rabbit nest, I'll do it." Shen Yaoqing patted his second brother on the arm.

Shen Xuanqing picked up the dung basket, nodded and said, "That's fine."

It was colder on the mountain than below, Lu Gu stood by the window and saw Shen Xuanqing coming out of the woodshed, he raised the black clothes in his hand as a signal.

Shen Xuanqing didn't enter the room, she stood outside the window and said: "Take it, wear it when hunting, it's not a pity to wear out the old clothes."

"Okay." Lu Gu nodded, and said again: "I brought you three pairs of shoes, two old pairs and one new pair, is that enough?"

Often running in the mountains, it is natural to waste shoes, Shen Xuanqing said: "Enough, I will see what I have to clean up after I finish dumping the dung."

"En." Lu Gu's eyebrows and eyes slightly curved, he will go up the mountain tomorrow, and he doesn't know what's going on in the forest.

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Living at home for a whole winter, Lu Gu was a little bit reluctant when he was carrying his luggage on his back. The cart was loaded with rations and other things. Because it was heavy, Wei Lanxiang and Shen Yaoqing helped them push them up the gentle slope.

"Okay, let's go. When we get there, we still need to sweep and dust. Take out the bedding to dry in the sun, otherwise it will be covered with damp." Lan Xiang, the guard who came up, warned, watching them go away, and then went home with Shen Yaoqing.

The puppy is lively and active, and has always been carefree. He gallops ahead, stops and turns around after running far away, and barks at Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing, as if to make them follow.

The deeper you go, the less people are there. After climbing over the mountains and walking through the high slopes, there are four dogs following, and the dogs bark constantly, making the road to the mountain much more lively.

The pup is young, but like Dahui and the others, he also remembers the direction of the forest house. He and the two puppies ran over first, and when Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing arrived, the three of them either squatted in front of the door, or kept going. Sniff in front of the door, just waiting for the door to open.

This year I went up the mountain later, the winter snow had already melted and dried, and due to the windy spring, the door was covered with a layer of dust. When Lu Gu unlocked and pushed the door, he was choked by the flying dust.

He coughed twice and fanned the ashes in front of him with his hands, bent down and lifted the wooden threshold and put it aside so that the cart could go in.

Shen Xuanqing untied the rope on her shoulders, stepped forward to look at the yard, and said, "Clean up first, sweep the yard, and pull the car in later, otherwise it will take up space."

"Yeah." Lu Gu agreed, and while walking inside, he fumbled for the keys to the main room and the kitchen from his pocket.

No one lived there for several months, and the room was cold, so they took out a bench and sat in the yard to rest, and sat down to relax their legs and feet. Taking advantage of the sun at this moment, they took out the bedding to dry first.

The yard is too dirty, if you want to sweep it with a big broom later, there will be dust, so you spread out the quilt on the cart outside, Shen Xuanqing carried the mattress and put it directly on the bamboo fence outside, the dust has been swept away just now up.

The fence was made high at that time, and the mattress would not be dragged on the ground, and it would just be knocked off if it was stained with a little dust. Besides, it was necessary to spread the sheet when sleeping at night.

After walking up the mountain for a long time, it was noon now, the two of them didn't have much rest, they had to tidy up every place inside and outside, they were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, and it was not until the evening that the tidying was almost done.

Dinner was very simple, Shen Xuanqing bought a new horse spoon and brought it over, he heated pancakes in the kitchen, Lu Gu scrambled eggs on the clay stove, they went hand in hand very quickly.

By the time they finally lay down, it was completely dark.

The quilts that have been dried in the sun are different. After a long day of work, Lu Gu's limbs are all flattened after lying down, and he doesn't want to move.

The same is true for Shen Xuanqing, the candle lights have already been blown out, he said in the dark that he will rest tomorrow and go hunting the day after tomorrow, he can still hear Lu Gu agreeing in the first sentence, but there is no movement after that.

fell asleep so fast.

Shen Xuanqing smiled, turned over and hugged her husband.

The days in the mountains were peaceful and uneventful. After resting for two days, Shen Xuanqing went hunting. Lu Gu had no chickens and ducks to feed, and he didn’t have to work so hard. They were the only two of them eating in the mountains, and they didn’t have many clothes to wash. It's still a little uncomfortable to come down.

This time I didn’t bring any chickens or ducks, so the big bamboo fence outside was useless, but Shen Xuanqing didn’t try to tear it down. Afterwards, I caught live animals and put them inside during the day, so that Lu Gu wouldn’t have to haul grass and carry them back every day. If it is a pheasant, it will not be able to fly if its wings are bundled or its feathers are cut off.

Lu Gu saw that the grass in the fence was growing luxuriantly, and crickets and grasshoppers jumped through the grass from time to time. Those insects were quite big. He thought it was a pity that the chickens and ducks did not come to eat.

There are not many fungi that can be picked up in spring, and there are plenty of wild vegetables, but they are not rare anymore, just dig enough for the two of them to eat.

Lu Gu had nothing to do. He took advantage of the sun to wash his hair and dry it in the yard while doing needlework. The pup was sleeping on the ground, with his big furry head against his legs and feet. He had put his head on his feet just now. It was too heavy and he had to pull it out. foot.

The fluffy and warm feeling on the ankles can be felt through the clothes. The puppies eat a lot and often eat meat, and the fur is very smooth.

It is raised as a companion for Lu Gu, and it is rarely taken out for hunting. It is dangerous in the deep mountains. Although there are no wolves, jackals, tigers and leopards nearby, it must be guarded against. The dog has sharp ears and a sharp nose, and is alert and clever. I found something wrong.

With it, even if you get lost in the mountains, there is a way back. The deep mountains and old forests are the most lonely and terrifying. There are patches of forests everywhere. When you panic and get dizzy, those trees look the same, and you get lost in it alone. It's hard to get out.

Lu Gu stayed in the mountains for so long, no matter picking wild bath beads or picking mushrooms to catch crabs, Shen Xuanqing took him there or pointed him to places that would not be dangerous, or walked along the river bank.

Being timid also has its advantages, at least he won't wander into the forest, otherwise if he really gets lost in the forest, Shen Xuanqing would not be able to find him with a dog in such a big and deep mountain.

The sun is warm and hot, the hair dries faster, there is work on hand, Lu Gu didn't get up to tie his hair, and concentrated on embroidering the peonies on the handkerchief, the small rich people in the town love this kind of flower more, it looks rich and beautiful, Good sale.

It is impolite to dishevel your hair, and you must never show it in front of outsiders, but he is the only one here, and the pup only knows how to sleep and play, so he doesn't understand human etiquette.

"Woo." The pup suddenly raised his head, his ears pricked up.

It got up and took a look at Lu Gu, then ran outside, barking outside the door.

Usually the sound is that Shen Xuanqing came back, Lu Gu put down the embroidered cloth and went out, and before he went out, he heard Da Hui's cry from a distance.

The puppy ran over, but Lu Gu was not as fast as it. Seeing Shen Xuanqing picking up Dabai who was limping on the ground, his heart tightened, and he also went up to meet him.

"what happened?"

He came back only at noon, Dabai's left front paw was wrapped in a cloth, and blood was still oozing like this, seeing Lu Gu's heart pounding, he quickly looked at Shen Xuanqing, whether he was injured.