My 1995 Small Farm

Chapter 647

 “Mom, Tutu, ahwu.”

 “Little duck, ah woo.”

 “Xiaowudui, ahwu.”

　　　…”

In the morning, Ruirui guarded a small bowl of soft animal biscuits soaked in hot goat milk and asked Wang Susu to help him eat it.

 I pretended to be a big tiger, opened my mouth wide and ate it in one bite. It really looked like a tiger head and a tiger brain.

“Sister Susu, Kangkang is so good, she doesn’t cry or make trouble, but Lele is one of those girls whose eyes are always looking around. Look at how hard she is, she still wants to get up.”

Although Shen Jiayi calls Master Chen Ling, she would definitely not be able to call her Master Wang Susu, so she would still call her sister.

Although her actual age is a little older than Wang Susu.

Hearing this, Wang Susu turned around and looked at the two little ones on the crib. She smiled and put her face in front of her daughter: "Lele, Lele, you naughty little girl, you always move around."

As soon as he saw Wang Susu, Lele's "um hum" and "um hum" sounds got louder.

 The little chubby girl obviously can’t live without her mother.

I want to be held by my mother.

 “Mom, baby elephant, baby elephant…”

　　Seeing her mother turn around to see her sister, Ruirui sat anxiously at the table, waving her little hands and shouting.

 “What are you shouting for?”

 Wang Susu turned around and glared at her son, used a spoon to find the little elephant biscuit he was pointing to, fished it out and fed it to him.

Just after feeding, Lele over there started to hum again, and Wang Susu had to turn around again. This was a busy job.

 This is what happens when you have more children.

“Sister Susu, is it time to breastfeed?”

Shen Jiayi's face was a little flustered at this time, because the chubby girl who was looking around on the rocking bed saw Wang Susu, and she calmed down, but it soon turned into grievance.

The little chubby girl pursed her mouth, her cheeks were bulging, and there were some tears in her big eyes, and she looked like she was about to cry.

really.

If Wang Susu ignored her, she would definitely start crying.

 At that time, even the quiet Kangkang wouldn't be able to stay quiet for long, and he would start crying too.

“No, she’s not hungry yet, she’s just making trouble.”

 Wang Susu chuckled: "You will know when you have a baby yourself."

Shen Jiayi couldn't listen to this at this time, so she laughed and walked closer to Kangkang, who was still quiet, "Kangkang is still good. Last time I was here with my parents, I didn't see how it was. Now At first glance, Kangkang and Ruirui look more and more alike, and their eyelashes are the same as Ruirui's, long and beautiful."

“Well, Kangkang has grown a bit now, but he’s not as strong as when he was Ruirui’s age.”

Wang Susu tucked her youngest son in. Although he can be outside now, he still has to be outside when there is no wind.

“Jiajia, have you seen Rui Rui’s 100-day photo?”

“I’ve seen it before. Rui Rui had two small front teeth at that time.”

 “Haha, yes.”

“Kangkang, you should be as smart as your brother when you grow up. You see, my brother is not yet two years old and he already knows a lot of small animals.”

Shen Jiayi looked at the quiet baby on the crib. He didn't speak, he just blinked softly. His eyes were big and black and white. He was quiet and well-behaved.

“Ruirui, tell me, sister, how do you know so many little animals?”

Ruirui was glared at by her mother just now, and she was pouting unhappily, snoring and immersed herself in drinking milk, and did not eat the soft biscuits inside.

 Hearing Shen Jiayi's question, he didn't answer.

After drinking the goat's milk, he angrily smashed the soaked animal crackers with a spoon, then scooped them into his mouth.

 He ate big gulps, but when he saw that his mother still ignored him, his eyes filled with tears as he ate.

 This little appearance made Shen Jiayi a little bit unable to help but laugh.

Wang Susu didn't know about her eldest son's situation. She smiled at Shen Jiayi and said silently: "Ignore him."

 She has a tacit understanding with Chen Ling.

 Know that you cannot spoil your children.

Especially Rui Rui.

The old people pampered him, and his relatives and friends also doted on him in every way. Even the family dogs and cows protected him and allowed him to play as he pleased.

It's already like this. If you have to coax someone out of a little temper, you will only become more and more ignorant.

And now that there are three children in the family, as parents, they need to be disciplined even more.

 So most of the time she plays the role of a strict mother and Chen Ling is a loving father.

 Let the children digest small things by themselves.

 If he does something wrong, Wang Susu will get angry and discipline him, and Chen Ling will take care of it and take him out to play to make him happy.

“Jiajia, Ruirui, let’s go, come out quickly and dig some Jerusalem artichokes.”

 After a while, before Rui Rui's tears were dry, Chen Ling's shouts came in.

"dad!"

Ruirui's eyes suddenly lit up. He stood up from the bench, turned around, quickly jumped up on his two short legs, and ran out excitedly.

“Hey, Master is back, Ruirui, wait for me...Sister Susu, we went out to play!”

 Chen Ling went to the county town this morning and also called Han Shaobo to inform him about the theme song for the cartoon.

Originally, Shen Jiayi, the singer, also wanted to go along.

But yesterday, Wang Qingzhong and Guo Xinping won their first battle selling spicy strips.

 The whole day's supply has been sold out just after school in the afternoon.

 So I got up very early today and wanted to move the spicy strip making guy's work to the small yard in the south of the city.

Chen Ling also got up at five o'clock in the morning and drove the tractor to transport the two people's things.

 And I am planning to do more today, so my father-in-law also went to help.

 I didn’t call Shen Jiayi at this time.

 Wang Zhenzhen helped sell spicy strips yesterday and got some pocket money. He got up early excitedly and followed suit.

This saves the need to send her to school.

“Master, has the phone been called?”

Going outside, Chen Ling was playing with a little muntjac cub in the livestock pen, and Shen Jiayi asked.

“I’ve had the fight and everything is fine. Don’t worry, Xiao Han will notify you.”

 Chen Ling said, picking up Ruirui who was standing on tiptoes, and letting him reach out and touch the little muntjac cub standing on the wall.

 This little guy is growing up very fast.

 It feels a bit heavy to hold now.

Shen Jiayi couldn't help but touch it. She felt that this little creature was so magical.

 There is actually such a big deer.

  Cute and lovable, and so close.

  Sometimes I think about it, it’s much better than raising a dog.

“Master, did you ask about those pheasants on the mountain?”

“I also asked about it, but the old hunters were not sure what it was. They only said that it looked like it was bitten by a wolf or a dog, not like a jackal or a leopard.”

Chen Ling shook his head as he said: "Let's go dig the Jerusalem artichokes first and then play when we come back. I have to go to the mountains in the afternoon."

Digging Jerusalem artichokes today is not a temporary idea.

But last night, Wang Jusheng and his wife brought some pickled Jerusalem artichoke.

Let Chen Ling try it.

If possible, they could have one more variety of pickles.

When Chen Ling tasted it, he thought, "Oh boy, that's delicious."

 Crisp and refreshing, and very enjoyable to eat. How to describe it?

It's like eating melon seeds. You start eating them unconsciously and you can't stop.

 At dinner last night, Chen Ling only ate steamed buns and pickles.

 The fried vegetables were not touched.

 As for Wang Jusheng’s side, recently the couple and Er Lengzi have also been busy pickling pickles and making hot sauce.

This Jerusalem artichoke is just incidental.

 Chen Ling thought about this season. It is getting colder and colder soon. Pickled cabbage, pickled radish and other things need to be pickled. The Jerusalem artichoke is very delicious, so I will pickle more this year.

Of course, you still have to learn the pickling method from Wang Jusheng’s family.

It just so happens that my brat likes to dig this thing recently. It is like a baby bump, and he can also raise a baby after digging Jerusalem artichokes. It really kills two birds with one stone.

 Those who dig Jerusalem artichokes seriously do so for the sake of digging more, not for fun.

 It’s time to bring a hoe.

However, you cannot use a big **** for digging Jerusalem artichokes. You have to use a small **** or a medicinal hoe.

With a big hoe, it would be too destructive. I could only dig up the soil and find some scattered Jerusalem artichokes under the roots.

Even if you use a small hoe, you have to be careful and don't rush.

Chen Ling taught her female apprentice how to use a small **** to dig shallowly here and slowly scrape away the soil there.

Find the gap outside the Jerusalem artichoke tuber, then move the **** decisively down the gap, and dig upward. With the crackling sound of the root tube breaking, a large nest of Jerusalem artichoke will be dug up by the roots.

Ruirui couldn't learn this, so he just stuck out his **** and dug with small stones.

“Hey, my mother and grandma Xiulan are here too.”

 After digging two full baskets, Shen Jiayi was so tired that he was sweating profusely. At this moment, he saw Gao Xiulan and Shen's mother driving an ox cart from Zhuangzi.

 People like Shen’s mother also have a good heart.

 After arriving, I always felt that I was disturbing them too much and did not help their family. I always felt embarrassed and regretful.

●Just now I followed Gao Xiulan to the mountains to collect eggs and duck eggs.

 In fact, eggs are relatively easy to pick up, mainly because duck eggs and goose eggs are difficult to find and time-consuming.

 “Mom, what are you doing?”

"Grind some thatch flour. Your grandma Xiulan said that it will be used to feed poultry and livestock after winter comes."

  Grain husks such as wheat bran, mixed with miscellaneous grains, and various flours ground from straw and hay are necessary for farmers to breed in winter.

"Ah? Grinding flour? I want to follow you to see it."

 The female apprentice looked like a little girl who had never seen the world. When she heard that she was going to grind flour, she shouted and ran over.

When he was far away, he suddenly realized that he hadn't helped Chen Ling move the Jerusalem artichoke back yet.

"It's okay, you can go ahead and don't worry about me."

 Chen Ling saw that Rui Rui was also tired. He ran out quickly without bringing any water. Now he had dug two baskets, so he had better go back and let the brat drink some water first.

He picked up two baskets of Jerusalem artichokes and called over the two Hei babies who were running near the Earth Temple, asking them to help carry Rui Rui.

 Go home together.

 Give Ruirui a drink of water, and then start cleaning the Jerusalem artichoke.

“The Jerusalem artichokes pickled by Qiaoling’s sister-in-law are so delicious. Why is it that the taste is so different when we follow their previous method of pickling pickles?”

Wang Susu fed the two babies upstairs and came down to help them wash the Jerusalem artichokes.

“Yes, it’s just like cooking. You have to teach it step by step, but the taste is different...Some things just depend on talent and feeling.”

 Chen Ling smiled: "Sometimes we can't learn even if we are taught by others."

“Then if we can learn it, it’s pretty good.” Wang Susu thought about it and smiled.



“By the way, when can I eat those spicy strips? It smells so good that my mouth is watering.”

Wang Susu rolled up her sleeves and couldn't help but ask.

“That thing is not healthy, just wait until the two babies are weaned and you recover.”

Chen Ling said casually.

 To be honest, I know the ingredients used for my own spicy strips. Nowadays they are all made from bean curd skin, and there is no machine. I know whether they are clean or hygienic.

Of course Wang Susu knew it too. She lowered her head and snorted and said nothing.

“Wait a little longer, I’ll do more research and get you something that’s less spicy, more fragrant, sweet and spicy.”

Chen Ling thought for a while and made an excuse.

"It's settled, father of three children, stop fooling people."

Wang Susu was happy when he heard this, but she still tried to stop him with words.

“Don’t worry, there will be nothing to do in two days. Not only will I make spicy strips, but I will also get you some homemade canned food, some autumn pear paste, and some pig trotters...”

Chen Ling agreed immediately and specifically picked out things that his wife liked.

“Okay, Sister Dujuan will also come back after offering incense, so I’ll call her over as well.”

 Wang Susu said happily.

 After Du Juan became pregnant, she always felt a little uncomfortable, although the methods given by Wang Susu were all effective.

 But the family was not worried about her first child, so her mother-in-law went to Yaowang Temple with her aunt Zhao to offer incense.

Gao Xiulan has no time to go this year. It is said that Du Juan and his family will ask Wang Qingwen and Su Li to go there instead of Gao Xiulan.

"Don't just be happy. Look next to you. Your son is asleep and you don't even know it."

 Chen Ling nuzzled her chin, and Rui Rui sat on a pile of Jerusalem artichokes, with her head leaning on Wang Susu's legs and fell asleep.

It’s warm today, the sun makes us warm, and it’s easy to feel sleepy. Ruirui slept in grandma and grandpa’s room at night. They got up early today, and the little one was also affected.

 Normally, this is the time to have fun, but today I felt sleepy early.

"I know, I felt it when he came over... It's okay, let him sleep. It's warm here and the sun is shining, so he won't catch a cold."

Wang Susu looked down at her son and smiled softly.

 Then he told Chen Ling about the little thing getting angry during dinner in the morning.

Chen Ling was very happy to hear this: "Oh, you brat, he thinks that after having younger brothers and sisters, his parents won't love him anymore."

Wang Susu also laughed: "Humph, he is not a big man, but he is very clever. I don't know who he is following."

Jerusalem artichoke tastes beautiful, but cleaning it is troublesome.

They have to be washed carefully one by one.

It’s also a credit to Chen Ling’s father-in-law that he often collects medicinal materials. If some medicinal materials are used for personal use, they are no more troublesome than washing Jerusalem artichokes.

　　It is the old loofah pulp used for washing dishes and pots at home.

This old loofah pulp is not good for new ones.

 It must be used for a period of time and softened after use.

 It is soft and will not scrape off the skin of Jerusalem artichoke.

 It is just right to scrub Jerusalem artichoke.

 Cleaning Jerusalem artichoke requires a lot of patience and care.

 It is impossible to be impatient.

 If you are not careful, you will not be able to clean it thoroughly.

For example, Chen Ling made these two big baskets, and the couple couldn't finish them in less than two hours.

But, the young couple was basking in the warm autumn sun, washing Jerusalem artichokes by the ditch and chatting, and they couldn't feel the passage of time at all.

When the Jerusalem artichoke was about to be cleaned, two big dogs were lying sprawled under the eaves not far away, basking in the sun. Suddenly they opened their eyes, raised their heads, and stared outside.

 “Eh? What’s going on?”

 Chen Ling saw Hei Wa's reaction and turned around to take a look.

I saw a small and cute figure, poking his head at the gate, and then while looking at them, he stuck out his tongue and licked the iron door shaft.

 (End of this chapter)