The Sweet Little Fulang

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

Those old hens are accustomed to people collecting eggs, and they are rarely frightened by touching eggs or pecking at people by flapping their wings.

Young hens laying eggs for the first time are obviously different from older hens, and are wary of nesting next to eggs.

Picking up the eggs as soon as they lay, the little hen may be frightened. Lu Gu glanced at her and suppressed Joy and ignored it. In case of rashly approaching, the chickens would flutter and break the eggs.

There were no roosters in the eight chicks he raised, and the eggs could not hatch, so they could only be eaten by people. He went back to save a few more and gave Shen Xuanqing fried eggs to eat.

The more Lu Gu thought about it, the happier he became. He opened the gate of the old hen's fence and went in to look around. He found a solitary 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 ragged basket with hay. There are two eggs in total. I can collect one or two every day for the past few days. Warmer, more eggs.

As for the egg laid by the little hen, Lu Gu stood outside the henhouse and watched it for a while. Because it was an autumn chick, the hen was still young, so the eggs were obviously smaller than those laid by the old hen. But after a few more months of raising, the little hens will grow into big hens, and they will eat and drink well, and the eggs will not be small by then.

"Wang!"

Big Grey, who was tied to the corner, came out of the kennel, wagging his tail and barking.

Lu Gu looked away from the eggs. Seeing that there was less water in the dog's basin, he was just about to add some water to the chickens, so he hurried back to the front yard with a basket.

"Brother Guzi, how many have you collected today?" Shen Yan was cleaning up the bowl of paste and the extra red paper when she saw him coming over and asked.

"Two, these are from the old chicken, and there is a small one as well." Lu Gu smiled.

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

Lu Gu put the basket in the kitchen, and before he could put the eggs into the egg basket, he scooped a ladle of water and went to the backyard with Shen Yan.

"It's true." Shen Yan was also happy to see the eggs in the chicken coop. The little hen didn't hatch the first time she laid an egg, so she just stood beside the coop and didn't sit on it.

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

Shen Yan poured water and chopped chicken grass into the chicken food bowl. The little hen saw that she quickly ran to peck, and even the one in the chicken coop hesitated for a while, but she didn't attract the food and drink. nest.

Lu Gu took the eggs out of the nest and walked out of the henhouse quickly, so as not to be found out by the little hen that he had taken them.

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

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

"Eight, maybe they will start to lay in two days. If you say less in one day, you can get five or six, and in three or four days, it will be twenty." Lu Gu carefully held the eggs in one hand, and talked to Shen Yan. Go to the front yard.

"It's really a lot." Shen Yan was a little envious, because this was Lu Gu's own chicken. When Shen Xuanqing and the family agreed to separate, the money sold was also Lu Gu's own.

Wei Lanxiang's chickens are often hers to collect eggs. Wei Lanxiang has raised more than twenty ducks, seventeen or eight hens, many more than Lu Gu, but they are not hers, at most Wei Lanxiang sells eggs Take her with you from time to time, and buy her food and toothbrush at the market or town.

"And there are duck eggs." She remembered that the seven ducks had grown up, and they had been released to swim in the warm weather these days. It was estimated that they were not far from laying eggs.

Ducks lay the best eggs in the first year, and there will be no soft eggs. It is spring again, and duck eggs are at the right time. She said this, and Lu Gu was even happier. There can be twenty in a day. If every chicken and duck lays, there will be eight eggs and seven duck eggs in that day, and it will cost 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.

The hen laying eggs is indeed a big thing for the country people, and they will be able to sell eggs to make money in the future, Wei Lanxiang said with a smile: "This egg is delicate, I laid the first one today, and you two will be fine later. Go to the river and dig some earth dragons and come back, if you can catch the bugs, it is better, even if the chicken can lay an egg in a day, it is not easy, just like people, it is good to eat the eggs in the belly."

She has raised chickens and ducks for many years, and she is more experienced than Lu Gu, and seeing that he really likes holding eggs, she remembered that Shen Xuanqing had told her that this chicken and duck were specially raised for Lu Gu. She gave her twenty taels. She had money in her hand and was not greedy for Lu Gu's chickens and ducks, so she said, "Go and put in a basket. You save the eggs yourself, and mother doesn't care."

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

Now that Wei Lanxiang has spoken, he frowns: "I know mother, I'll go right now."

When Shen Xuanqing finished burying and came back, the shovel just leaned against the wall when he heard Lu Gu shouting from the kitchen, "Er Qing."

He didn't even wash his hands, thinking that he would go to the kitchen to see if something happened.

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

Shen Xuanqing was a little surprised, seeing his husband so happy, he smiled and said, "There will be eggs every day from now on."

"Yeah." Lu Gu put the bamboo basket back carefully again, for fear of breaking it if he moved too much, he straightened up and said, "Save a few more for you to fry a plate."

"Okay." Shen Xuanqing agreed, his eyes full of smiles.

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After being reprimanded by Lin Shouyi, the old Zhang family has also entered the ground. The relatives of the Zhang family have finally stopped, and there is no more trouble. Even the whole family next door feels much cleaner.

The days returned to the usual busy and quiet days. Ji Qiuyue did not leave the house for several days due to the funeral of the Zhang family, and wore a red belt around her waist.

After the rain, the growth of the wheat seedlings became more and more obvious, and the green color was full of joy.

As soon as spring arrives, there are many weeds in the field. Lu Gu and Shen Xuanqing have been pulling weeds in the field for the past few days. It looks like there are too many shepherd's purse and purslane in the field. I don't want to eat it any more recently, and there will be a lot of wild vegetables in the future, so I don't need to dry it and save it. He pulled it out and threw it in a bamboo basket, then went back and chopped it up and fed it to chickens, ducks and rabbits.

It is said that this purslane is also called sunless. After pulling it out, as long as the roots are exposed to a little water or wet mud, they can take root and grow again. Therefore, the purslane in the wheat field is not very pleasing, unless the tender stems can be seen. Pinch down to eat, the old can only feed livestock.

Only Shen Xuanqing bought 11 mu of dry land, and all the wheat was planted. They came to work on the land before they went up the mountain recently.

The family's original two acres of dry land, Shen Yaoqing, had been serving them well, and now there are 13 acres of wheat fields in total.

Because the puppy will eat wheat seedlings, I didn't bring it when I came out to Lu Gu today. When I was tired from squatting in the wheat field, I stood up and bent over to pull it out. One of my waist and legs would always be sore. That's how farm work is, it's not that easy.

Country people are used to their work, but few will complain, and they only want to get rid of weeds, otherwise they will crowd out the wheat seedlings and not grow well.

Shen Yan was at home helping Ji Qiuyue to boil water and cook. Shen Yaoqing and Wei Lanxiang were in the field next to each other. The four of them made different progress, either squatting or bending over, and they were all cats in the green waves of the field.

The wheat fields stretched as far as the eye could see, and farmers were scattered everywhere.

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

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, and straightened up to rest. He didn't get too much exposure to the sun for a winter. He wasn't 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 field next to her also stopped and sat on the ridge to rest. She glanced at the five acres of land here, and then walked forward. The original five acres of Boss Lu's land was also their home. Call a steadfast satisfaction.

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

"In the past two days, I didn't save the seeds last year, so I turned around and went to raise the seedlings." Shen Yaoqing wiped off his sweat and replied.

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

"It's only eight acres of land, so I'm not that busy with breeding. My mother and I are too busy to plough the fields. Just borrow a cow to farm. Just give me some money, and you can do your job." Strength, if you can't even plant these acres of land, isn't it useless.

Besides, he is not stupid. He called two honest men in the village to come and help, and pay some wages. As long as the grain is harvested, eleven acres of dry land plus eight acres of paddy fields, the money spent on hiring people is really good. It's nothing, so it doesn't delay Shen Xuanqing's hunting and earning money.

"Come on, even if you're at home, you'll have to hire one or two people. Why don't you just let it go. It's me and your eldest brother." Wei Lanxiang said by the side, she was afraid that Shen Xuanqing would have a chance to return from hunting. To help farming, although young people can afford it, too much work will cause the root 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 or drink in the field. The four of them plucked in the field for a while. went home with a hoe.

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

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

"In another month or two, Brother Daqing will come to take him when he grows strong, and we can see him after we descend the mountain." Shen Xuanqing said.

"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded earnestly. He has never fed cows before. A calf is expensive.

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