My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 489 Bead Curtain
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"My goodness! So this is how dogs take care of kids? They even play games with people!"

In the morning, Sun Yanhong and Chen Ling were checking accounts under the eaves when Zhao Gang came over with his four military dogs. He immediately spotted the two big dogs playing with Rui Rui in the yard.

Immediately stunned.

Rui Rui took a small ball and threw it forcefully.

The two big dogs, Heiwa and Xiaojin, rushed over and nudged each other with their noses.

The fight was back and forth.

Even if Rui Rui throws two small balls there.

They caught perfectly.

Let the two balls fly back and forth in the air, higher and higher.

Sun Yanhong glanced at it and laughed, "This dog can even perform acrobatics now."

By the lotus pond, Zhou Weijun and the assistant director had been watching for a while. Hearing this, they chimed in, "Fugui, why don't you take this dog out to perform acrobatics? It'll definitely sell more tickets than a human performance."

Chen Ling ignored their comments and simply said, "If you're not in a hurry to leave today, help me catch some fish. It's time to sell the ornamental fish in my pond again."

"Okay, so you want us to be your laborers again?"

Zhou Weijun said he was unwilling, but his actions spoke louder than words. As he spoke, he got up and went to help Chen Ling get the fishing net.

He, being such a big foodie, knew this.

Whenever Chen Ling had to work, he would prepare delicious food for her and cook for her personally every time.

So they are more proactive than anyone else.

Zhao Gang and the assistant director thought it was because he and Chen Ling were too familiar with each other.

Later, after hearing him mutter something under his breath, he immediately perked up and couldn't help but drool a little.

Chen Ling and Sun Yanhong hadn't finished reconciling the accounts yet.

They then followed Wang Qingwen out to tidy up.

As soon as the scooter arrived, it was loaded directly into the car.

When Chen Ling left, they were almost finished.

"Alright, we don't need you here."

So he turned around and went to catch some red snapper and fine-scaled salmon. Sun Yanhong wanted these, saying that there were many people wanting to eat them recently, and the price was expected to rise again.

"Hey, Fugui, why don't you see that there are fewer of these two kinds of fish? I took quite a few last time."

Sun Yanhong was somewhat surprised to see that the fish in the ditch were still swimming in groups.

"You read that right, we caught some more fine-scaled fish from the mountains, and some of them are fry that have grown up..."

Chen Ling glanced at it and said, half-jokingly, "As for the red-lipped fish, I raise them in other places, but not many. I can only sell them once more this year at most."

"Hey, I'm just worried you might secretly sell it to someone else. Old Tian has started contacting you again recently, hasn't he?"

Sun Yanhong raised an eyebrow: "But we're not afraid of him. I'm willing to share the money with you, but he's not... By the way, speaking of which, your brother from Huangni Town, you can also put his pickled fish canned goods in my shop."

I heard it's selling well.

This woman went to great lengths to get closer to Chen Ling.

Chen Ling's expression didn't change after hearing this: "It's selling well, but I never get involved in these kinds of things. You can talk to him yourself."

Seeing his lazy attitude, Sun Yanhong had no choice but to give up.

"Alright, alright, you can just be a hands-off boss and wait to get your share of the money."

Then they took away the fish he had caught, paid him by weight, and left without even having lunch.

After all, the farm was quite lively today, with a constant stream of people coming and going.

Not long after Zhao Yubao's family arrived, Qin Qiumei also came. Both of them were related to Chen Ling and also had some connection with Wang Jusheng's family.

After this incident, come and have a chat.

This is different from other villagers.

If other villagers come to ask, it seems like they're being nosy.

If they don't ask, it's a bit like they're indifferent.

It just so happened that Chen Ling's family was selling fish today, and Sun Yanhong came to deliver money, so we had a nice lunch together.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Weijun and his companion left, taking photos of Heiwa and Xiaojin.

They left, and Zhao Gang and Shanmao walked their dogs outside.

Chen Ling and Wang Susu took out two bamboo mats and asked Zhao Yubao and Old Man Zhong to take them back.

The two old men put in a lot of effort this time.

I've been making phone calls for most of the morning.

People in the countryside don't know how to say thank you.

After discussing it, Chen Ling and his wife decided that the bamboo mat they had just finished weaving would be a thoughtful gift.

The two elderly women declined.

Chen Ling then said, "These two mats are woven from water bamboo, which dissipates heat quickly and will keep you cool when you lay them down."

Water bamboo is cold in nature and dissipates heat quickly, making it a superior material for weaving summer mats.

Although it was cool at night on the slope where Zhao Yubao and his group lived.

But it was still very hot when night fell because the house had been in the sun all day.

This straw mat is just right for laying out.

Zhao Yubao and his companion accepted the gifts with smiles, without any further hesitation.

Apart from those two companies.

Wang Susu also gave Qin Qiumei a reed mat.

"Sister Qiumei, this is for you. My mother and I had nothing to do, so we wove several straw mats."

"You are prone to feeling cold, so a bamboo mat is not suitable for you; a reed mat would be just right."

"Oh dear, Susu, you're not feeling well right now, why are you worrying about me?"

Qin Qiumei was taken aback at first, and then she was deeply moved.

She was being bothered by her younger sister, Qin Dongmei, and now even her mother had a problem with her.

He often gave her a hard time.

She can't go back to her parents' home.

Although her husband's family is good, he never comes home all year round.

Besides Zhong Xiaoyun, only Wang Susu treated her sincerely.

So ever since Zhao Yubao and his wife settled in the village, she has been visiting Wang Susu every few days under the guise of visiting her godparents.

She knew that Wang Susu sometimes wove mats and bamboo curtains, but she didn't expect that she would also be involved.

"Ah Ling won't let me do anything else, so all I can do is read books and do these kinds of odd jobs."

Wang Susu smiled helplessly.

She's the kind of person who can't sit still.

They can't stand seeing work being done, and they want to help out whenever there is work to be done.

Before she was pregnant, even if Chen Ling scolded her, she would verbally agree but her hands would never stop moving. Now that she's not in a good position, there are many things she can't do.

But if I don't do something, I feel annoyed, my mood is off, and I always want to throw a tantrum.

This is definitely a pregnancy reaction.

But she didn't think that just because she was pregnant, everyone would give in to her, and she didn't want to take her anger out on Chen Ling and her son when she was in a bad mood.

So it's better to find something to do.

"Ah, you are truly blessed with wealth and honor."

Qin Qiumei pulled her hand and sat her down. Suddenly, she saw a wooden basin under the eaves outside the living room, filled with tiny beads the size of peanuts.

Some are black, some are grayish-black, they are round, smooth to the touch, and quite hard.

I don't know what it is.

"Huh? What's this? Another little gadget that Fugui's been tinkering with?"

"No, it was my mother and sister-in-law who did it, they were preparing to put up the curtain."

"A curtain? Isn't this bamboo curtain perfectly fine?"

“Oh no, Rui Rui is always running in and out, and this bamboo curtain is rough on her hands, so I picked some grass beads from outside and strung them together to make a grass bead curtain. It can keep out flies and mosquitoes, and it will be easier for Rui Rui to come and go.”

"This is nice. It's called grass beads. What kind of grass does it grow on? I'll get some when I get back."

"There's plenty of this grass outside, haven't you seen it before?"

"No ah."

Wang Susu had no choice but to explain to her what kind of grass it was.

Later, the elderly ladies from Zhao Yubao's two families were also attracted and quite liked the grass beads.

These grass beads are actually just the fruit that grows on a type of wild grass.

Once mature, they consist entirely of hard, small beads.

The key is that these small beads naturally have small holes in the middle.

It is a natural and excellent material for making prayer beads and stringing beaded curtains.

There's absolutely no need to put in the effort to drill holes.

Moreover, this thing has its own shine, it's smooth and slippery, like it's been painted, and it's also very hard.

It can be said that not only is it very simple to string together beaded curtains, but it is also durable.

Plus, this stuff has a light fragrance, so in the summer it not only cools you down but also repels insects.

"Hey, this is good stuff."

Zhao Yubao picked up a few grass beads and played with them in his hands.

When Rui Rui saw him playing with it, he ran over on his short legs and said seriously, "I won't play with it, or I'll pee."

When Zhao Yubao saw him coming, she quickly bent down and squatted down in front of him with a smile: "Oh, my dear Rui Rui, what's wrong? Do you want to play?"

“He said that playing with that would make him wet the bed, and Susu and I were afraid he would put it in his mouth, so we scared him.”

Chen Ling explained helplessly in a low voice.

The little guy has a lot on his plate and wants to manage everything.

"Haha, is that so? Then let's stop playing."

The two old men understood and put down the grass beads in their hands.

"Daddy, I need to pee."

"Okay, okay, I won't play either."

Chen Ling had no choice but to say to the two old men, "The curtain made of grass beads has already been hung up in the upstairs room. The curtain is small, so it was finished while we were eating. Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhong, go and take a look at the finished product. I even made a bracelet with it."

"They're all up? We need to go take a look. We've never seen this thing before."

"Actually, there are some in the village, but there are more bamboo curtains. If you don't touch them, not even a fly can get in."

Chen Ling led them upstairs.

An elegant bamboo house, with a refreshing and breathable beaded curtain hanging from it.

Because these strings of beads are of different colors, some grayish-black and some pure black, the entire beaded curtain looks like it has a pattern on it.

When entering or leaving the room, a gentle lift of the beaded curtain will cause it to rustle.

It sounds very pleasant.

The two old men kept saying that this was just like a wind chime, interesting, fun, and practical.

That's right.

This thing is pretty fun.

When it was first hung up yesterday at noon, Rui Rui didn't even take a nap. Like a little puppy, he darted back and forth between the two sides of the beaded curtain, making it rattle constantly.

If it weren't for the fact that these beads are tangled together and can easily snag hair, the brat could probably have played with them until dark.

"Hey, this bracelet is great! Look at how smooth and lustrous it is, it looks like it was made of jade. Fugui, how did you get it?"

When Chen Ling took out the bracelet made of grass beads, the two old men were even more delighted and immediately asked him how he made it, as if he had used some special technique to process it.

I'm so annoyed by Chen Ling's beaded curtain and bracelet.

They also wanted to pick some and make some little things by hand.

"This has been soaked in a medicinal solution. It's very simple. It's mainly made from neem seeds. You can just soak it in water yourself."

Chen Ling smiled slightly, but there was something he didn't say.

Actually, this bracelet wasn't originally meant for people to wear.

He intended to use the toxicity of neem seeds to treat dogs and cattle as an external parasite repellent.

But seeing how happy the two old men were, the bracelet was indeed quite beautiful.

That's all.

"Oh, this is great! I'll go back and get a neckband first..."

Zhao Yubao said happily.

Old Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "I feel like this thing can be sold for money, don't you think, Fugui?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling laughed and said, "It's just a grass bead, what money can you make selling it for? You can't just associate everything with money."
Uncle Zhong, you didn't get Uncle Zhao to take you around looking for cicada shells, and now you're trying to sell everything for money?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yubao immediately objected.

"Hey, you know what, your aunt and I have collected cicada shells and sold them for almost four hundred yuan in the past two weeks."

When the village market comes around next time, your aunt and I will go buy sheep.

If there are lambs, buy a few more.

"Once Cunye returns from Fenglei Town, we can herd sheep together."

Old Zhong nodded in agreement. He had never thought of selling cicada shells to save money to buy sheep before, but he had obviously been influenced by Zhao Yubao lately, and there was even a hint of expectation on his face.

Chen Ling was astonished.

These guys, when did herding sheep become an old man's joy?

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