My 1995 Small Farm

The father-in-law said: "Let him dig it. You can teach him to dig it with a stick or a small stone. Jerusalem artichoke is not valuable. It doesn't matter if it gets damaged. Just don't let him dig it with his hands." .

Let me teach him. He won't let me touch him. When I walk over, he will grunt and push me... There are so many children playing with him, so I can't make them all cry. "

Chen Ling immediately knelt down and glared at the brat: "You little heartless boy, my grandpa watches you all day long, feeds and clothes you, and even holds you in your arms to **** and pee at night. Why are you still angry with grandpa?"

Ruirui had already picked up the dug Jerusalem artichokes and showed them to him. Hearing what his father said, she looked at him with aggrievedness: "Dad, grandpa, give it to Yangyangqi."

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't laugh or cry, "You, you are so narrow-minded, there are so many things in the house that can be used to feed sheep, why would grandpa steal your things and feed them to the sheep?

 When I came here, your mother was feeding our little muntjac with cornmeal. We have a lot of food at home.

 Okay, come on, daddy will teach you how to dig Jerusalem artichokes with a stick. "

As he spoke, he found two rocks with less sharp edges and showed him how to dig them.

Digging with rocks is of course much more labor-intensive than digging with a brat’s tender hands.

He himself also discovered this, especially when he dug more Jerusalem artichokes under the soil and kept screaming with excitement.

 Let Daxu and his gang of little boys wearing crotchless pants also eagerly run over to Chen Ling asking for stones.

  I don’t want Ruirui to compete.

Finding uncle Chen Ling to get suitable rocks, they dug and dug with their little buttocks raised, full of enthusiasm.

“You guys are such a good place here. I just dig up **** so casually. I feel like I can find whatever I want to eat. I heard my mother-in-law say that onions, ginger, and garlic are very expensive this year.”

 The wife of a boss said.

With these words, it was revealed that this was really a city woman who had never spent much time in the countryside.

Chen Ling said: "This Jerusalem artichoke is not the onion, ginger, garlic and ginger."

Jerusalem artichoke is similar to ginger, both are in the shape of ginger.

 Also called ghost ginger.

 It's just that this Jerusalem artichoke is not that kind of ginger.

  But it can also be eaten.

 It means that local people eat less.

 When you hear the word "foreign" and "devil" in the name, you know that this thing is definitely not a local product.

 Chen Ling really didn’t know when they had it here.

 But as long as he can remember, he can often see it in front of the house, behind the house, and beside the fields and ditches.

 It is a large area as long as it is long.

 Very easy to live.

Even if it is plowed once this year, it will still grow back next year.

 Old people often say: It takes ten years to plow Jerusalem artichokes, but it will not be finished in ten years.

There are wild grasses like this on the southern **** and the northern slope, where Jerusalem artichokes grow all year round, but generally no one digs them.

 It is the same as the gourds, pumpkins and loofahs that grow every year under the ditch.

 See it, pick up two, and it will be a meal when you go home.

 I couldn’t see it, couldn’t remember it, so I didn’t come here specifically.

　　“Ah? I think this is about the same.”

　　The two lesbians on the crew over there also raised ignorant questions.

“Good guy, I thought only my wife didn’t know this. When she first came to your village two days ago, she couldn’t even tell the difference between wheat seedlings and leeks.”

Some people couldn’t help but complain.

 They all came out to play with their puppies.

 At this time, they all laughed: "Even though we don't know what this Jerusalem artichoke is for."

"This is what is eaten as a vegetable. Just like sweet potatoes, it can be eaten raw or stir-fried. The taste is very light and not as spicy as ginger. You can take some back later and let whoever lives in your home cook it for you. Just try the one-pot dish.”

Chen Ling said with a smile.

Chen Xiaoer, who was in the distance, added, "Yes, I wash and shred this stuff, and after frying it, it tastes better than fried shredded potatoes when I eat it for the first time."

 He and Wu Fei have experience. When they came here, they dug a lot of Jerusalem artichokes when they were building a house.

 After asking the villagers, they found it was very delicious when used to stir-fry meat.

But this thing is just a novelty.

No matter what it is, eating every meal will not be so beautiful.

“In my hometown, we only eat it pickled, not stir-fried.”

 Chen Xiaoer added after finishing speaking.

"Xiao Er, what you said is that you asked the village to know how to clean it up? Why are you saying that your hometown pickles food?"

Zhou Weijun interrupted at this time and said that his focus is always very strange.

"Hey, I'm not sure about the number. I only know what Jerusalem artichoke looks like after being pickled into vegetables. How do I know what it looks like when it grows in the ground? I don't dare to recognize it when I dig it out. Wu Fei and I really thought I found ginger..."

Chen Xiaoer said while holding a shovel and wiping his sweat.

 In the past few days, he and Lao Zhou had become quite familiar.

 They are all Chen Ling's pen pals, and Lao Zhou is a literary youth.

Once a couple started talking, there was no need to say more, and they soon became conspiring together.

Zhou Weijun has taken turns staying with Chen Xiaoer and Wu Fei these days.

 Chen Xiaoer's eyes widened halfway through his sentence and he couldn't continue.

I saw Zhou Weijun picking up two pieces of Jerusalem artichoke from the feet of the children, peeling them with the knife on the key chain and eating them.

His appearance resembles that of Iron Man, with a mustache, and he takes a big bite of Jerusalem artichoke.

 Chen Xiaoer was shocked by this image.

“Old Zhou, you are a beast. You eat it raw like this without even washing it!”

 Chen Xiaoer has never seen such a person. He thought that he was good enough. He would eat both meat and vegetables in the countryside. He didn't expect that there was someone more ferocious than him.

“Damn, this Jerusalem artichoke is delicious. It doesn’t have a weird taste, but it’s also a little sweet.”

Zhou Weijun didn't care about this. He gnawed the Jerusalem artichoke in his hand, his eyes widened, and he held it up and told the people around him to let them all have a taste.

"Try it. It's crispy and sweet. I won't lie to you."

 “You’re pretty **** generous…”

“No wonder Fugui said that as soon as you came to the village, you ate persimmons until your stomach hurt. You dared to put anything in your mouth... Fugui, can you eat this Jerusalem artichoke like this?”

“Yes, it’s like a sweet potato. You can dig it out and eat it raw. It’s non-toxic and harmless, so feel free to eat it.”

Chen Ling was taking Ruirui and Daxu and a group of kids wearing crotchless pants to dig Jerusalem artichokes. He looked up at them and said with a smile.

“Brother Chen has said so, so we have to try it.”

So a group of people also followed and dug Jerusalem artichokes everywhere on the slope.

 The Jerusalem artichoke plant is similar to a sunflower.

 It’s just that Jerusalem artichoke does not have such a big flower disk, only one small yellow flower like a chrysanthemum.

By this time, the Jerusalem artichoke is ripe and has withered and turned yellow on the ground, similar to the dried sunflower.

They are all in big clumps.

 Seeing these people starting to look for Jerusalem artichokes, they found a lot of Jerusalem artichokes. After a while, they harvested a lot.

Ruirui and those guys who open their crotchless pants are done with it.

 As a little kid, I always think that what others have is the best.

 The treasures dug were compared with others.

He was even more anxious and howling.

“Okay, okay, daddy is here to help you dig.”

 Chen Ling's head hurt from the trouble they made.

  Jerusalem Jerusalem artichoke is very easy to dig.

 The soil where it grows is very shallow.

 It’s much easier than digging sweet potatoes.

　　After all, these little kids who are not very good at talking can be dug out.

 For adults, it’s even simpler.

 It's one thing when you don't want to dig, but once you get serious, how can these kids wearing crotchless pants compare.

“Lingzi, I have a bunch of Jerusalem artichokes right here, let me dig them up.”

"Look, my second uncle is calling you. Go and take Daxu and the others to my uncle's side."

 Chen Lingyi said that the group of green-butt kids were very happy at first, but when they were asked to dig on the other side, they couldn't bear to part with the Jerusalem artichokes they just dug out.

 “Dad, dad, Rui Rui’s.”

 “Uncle, let’s get it.”

After Ruirui finished speaking, Daxu also sucked his nose and shouted loudly.

 “Okay, okay, take it.”

 Chen Ling had no choice but to pick up a handful, but these little kids were so young that they dug quite a lot. If Wang Cunye hadn't often carried a basket when he went out to herd sheep, he would have had to pick it up two or three times.

The Jerusalem artichoke bush next to Wang Qingzhong and his wife is also quite large. This large bunch of dry Jerusalem artichoke plants, with yellow leaves and stems, is enough for these children to dig up and play with.

 Chen Ling and Wang Qingzhong were holding a Jerusalem artichoke pole. At this time, the Jerusalem artichoke pole was very brittle and would break if pulled lightly. When pulled up, it would break if the force was too strong.

 Just use force carefully.

With a ‘pop’ sound, the bottom part of the stem buried in the soil was pulled out.

 A cluster of ginger-shaped rhizomes and a large pile of intertwined roots with mud.

Chen Ling and Chen Ling held the stem, shook it twice, and shook off the soil on it.

 For a time, the lumpy stems of Jerusalem artichoke were exposed more and became clearer.

 “Dad, dad, and.”

Ruirui was so happy that she jumped on it and started pulling at it.

Dashu, a silly boy, ran up to Wang Qingzhong and jumped up and shouted: "Second uncle, pull this one out again, this one is bigger."

 But he followed Ruirui and called Uncle Wang Qingzhong.

Wang Qingzhong laughed and didn’t mind.

 Follow Chen Ling and give them a piece of Jerusalem artichoke.

While pulling it out, I talked about the fire bed in the village yard.

Those who dug out the Jerusalem artichokes on the other side were even more lively. After tasting the Jerusalem artichokes they dug out, they felt that Zhou Weijun had not deceived them, and it was indeed very good.

Of course this is good, it means you can eat something fresh.

So I dug while eating, and not only did I dig out a lot of Jerusalem artichokes, but I also dug out some sweet potatoes down the slope.

 I remembered that Chen Ling said that sweet potatoes can also be eaten raw.

They also tried to peel off the skin with the head of a sickle and tasted it.

 After eating this, my eyes lit up even more.

I think I prefer sweet potatoes to Jerusalem artichokes.

 Sweet potatoes are sweeter and more delicious.

“Sweet potatoes can also be used for cooking. You can try both when you go back.”

Chen Ling hugged the little kid covered in mud, yelled and ran down the slope.

Seeing that it was getting dark, I had to take Ruirui back quickly.

 This is the time for such an older baby to be playful, especially when he has a little friend, and he is even more desperate when playing.

If you don't go back as soon as possible, you will have to stay at Chen Xiaoer's house today and have dinner with Da Xu.

 As for those Jerusalem artichokes, none of these green-assed babies would be willing to leave them here.

The ones Ruirui dug were put in baskets by Wang Qingzhong and carried on his back.

Along the way, the brat was very worried about the treasure he had dug, and from time to time he would lie on Chen Ling's shoulder and look back.

 

 …

Ruirui brought so much Jerusalem artichoke back, so naturally he couldn’t waste it.

 Supper is fried pork with Jerusalem artichokes.

Not to mention, I don’t eat this stuff often, but eating it like this makes me feel fresh and delicious.

Especially Jerusalem artichoke itself has a weak taste, but it tastes better when stir-fried.

 Eating it fiercely makes people feel as if Jerusalem artichoke is more delicious than meat.

 The whole family ate a big pot of food. Chen Ling and Wang Qingzhong even ate two more steamed buns.

Of course, it’s okay to only eat this once or twice occasionally.

 No matter how delicious the food is, you can’t eat it every time.

 So, Chen Ling is going to pickle the rest into pickles.

Early the next morning, Chen Ling planned to go to the mountains, but Little Sheep got up earlier than him and drove the car to the village early in the morning.

 They come to collect game and game from the village.

There are three important types: pheasant, rabbit, and venison.

These three types are the most popular in Sun Yanhong’s shop.

There is another kind, which is bamboo rat, but to be honest, this thing tastes good, but it is still a bit expensive to sell. It is also some kind of wild lamb or venison.

Just like the meat used for kebabs in some years is lowly nutria meat or fox meat.

 The demand is still not large.

 “Whatever, let’s sell the game we’ve collected at home first.”

 Chen Ling took the key and opened the door of the small water tower, hitched the little white cow into the cart, and piled a bunch of frozen hard venison and wild boar meat onto the cart.

 Only some wild lamb and muntjac meat were left.

To be honest, wild sheep are too difficult to catch.

Had it not been near the big pond, these things that were running on the cliff and could not touch their shadows all day long would not have been able to hit them.

 So Chen Ling was reluctant to sell it.

 Even raised two live ones in the cave.

 It’s a pity that they are all females and the male has not been caught yet.

This thing is like this when it is missing, just like a leopard, it either lacks a male or a female.

 Driving the ox cart to the brigade.

When the little sheep saw him, he immediately came over and said, "Uncle Fugui, why did you bring it here yourself? I won't be able to go there later."

“Well, why am I asking you to make a trip for me? Your uncle Qingzhong wants to pull some bricks to the village yard. I will hitch the ox cart for him and park it here. It will be convenient for him.”

 Chen Ling said with a smile: "Business must have been good recently, so I came back to buy goods so soon."

“Yes, yes, Sister Hong’s business is very good. The weather is cold, so all the high-end restaurants go there.”

The little sheep nodded and laughed again: "And Uncle Fugui, many people have asked me to bring you messages. Do you want me to thank you?"

"Huh? Who asked you to thank me with a message?" Chen Ling was stunned and blinked.

“Do you remember those people who bought your eggs to hatch chicks?”

“Remember, oh, you mean them?”

“Yes, they are the ones who say that the chicks hatched from eggs are very strong. Also, many people are reluctant to raise them as laying hens, so they raise them as pure broiler chickens.

 As a result, within two months, the chickens had grown larger than the foreign chickens and broiler chickens on the market. They tried to kill two of them to taste them.

 Just add some salt and stew it and it will be delicious.

Even before they are grown up, people are already coming to place orders. "

The little sheep said with a light on his face: "I will tell them that you have a secret to raising chickens. National animal husbandry magazines have asked you to write articles, and they want to see the chickens you raise.

 They asked me to send a message to thank you, and they also wanted you to save another batch of eggs. "

"You want to save another batch of eggs?... It probably won't be possible recently. You can let them wait until after the New Year. There will be more solar terms next, and the end of the year is slowly approaching. Liu Jiancheng and the others are also stocking up on salted eggs. .

 Besides, the weather is getting colder, and chickens are gradually laying fewer eggs. "

Chen Ling said half-truthfully.

The main reason is that it is inconvenient and laborious to do, and it is not as profitable as selling salted eggs. For a person who has no shortage of ways to make money and is lazy, it is better to have less trouble.

 “Okay, I’ll bring you the message when the time comes.”

The little sheep smiled silly and helped Chen Ling lift the prey onto the big scale, weigh it, and calculate the money.

 He and Sun Yanhong formed a partnership, and they were brothers who settled accounts.

One yard owned by a yard.

 This is the case for selling fish, and the same is true for these game meats.

While weighing and keeping accounts, the little sheep remembered something again and said strangely: "By the way, Uncle Fugui, I saw the two little devils from the village this time in the provincial capital. They came out of the university in the provincial capital. But I was sitting in the car and they didn't see me.

 Do you think they are leaving? "

 “Are you leaving? I don’t know about that either!”

Chen Ling frowned and shook his head.

 A few days ago, these two little devils went to the house to buy fish every day.

 Later, Chen Ling went to the mountains and was no longer at home, so they did not dare to go home.

 It goes without saying that they themselves know who they are not popular with.

“There are Erhei wandering around the village all day long. It’s hard to deal with whatever they have in mind. It’s normal for them to want to leave.”

Chen Ling didn't think much about it, nor did he care about these things.

Some people in the village will gradually loosen their attitude after seeing the two little Japanese perform well.

 But the dogs in Chen Ling’s family can’t.

And Erhei's nosy meddling is not blind.

For strangers, keep a close eye on them. If anyone smells bad today, you should follow them and check them quietly.