My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 559 Nanshan Little Muntjac
Family planning work is being carried out vigorously across the country.

Even most public officials can't escape it, let alone ordinary people.

Li Weiguo's words were certainly well-intentioned.

Chen Ling simply assumed it was drunken ramblings.

After all, this is a difficult matter for anyone.

"Oh dear, Captain Li, we almost forgot, Fugui, your second child is due soon..."

Logically speaking, your family has a pretty good relationship with Director Qin of the family planning office.

With her taking care of him, he could have as many children as he wanted.

As Chen Ze spoke, he raised his glass and clinked it with Chen Ling's for a drink.

Chen Yuqiang chimed in, "Yes, Uncle Fugui is a big celebrity now, he can get along well anywhere, having a few more kids is no big deal for him."

Everyone seemed indifferent and took it all for granted.

Chen Ling quickly waved his hand: "Don't say that. I will definitely pay the fines I should pay. Otherwise, everyone will know that I came up with those family planning slogans in our county. If I lead the way in violating them, people will talk behind my back."

"Hahaha, you're scared now, kid. It's true, if you don't pay a penny for your first and second child, the villagers will all come and block your door."

“Yes, if you’re worried that the dog won’t be able to block the door, then go to the county to appeal your case.”

Chen Ling said this jokingly, and everyone laughed and joked after hearing it.

The topic was gradually moved away from.

But is the actual situation as Chen Ling described?

No, that's not true.

Qin Qiumei had already thought of a solution, and Zhao Yubao had also helped to come up with one.

The final response was that having more children without being punished was acceptable.

But...

A letter of introduction is required to explain the special circumstances.

This special case concerns the first child; if there are issues or defects in the first child, you will be allowed to have a second child.

to be honest.

The firstborn child is either born with a disability, an intellectual disability, or an incurable disease.

Only then will the authorities issue a certificate allowing you to have a second child.

Chen Ling didn't really care about being fined at first. Last year, he tried to sell fish to save money so he could have more children.

However, it's fine if my friends want to help; it would be great if they could make it happen, but it's okay if they can't.

Therefore, upon hearing this result, it was naturally impossible for them to agree to such a condition just to avoid a small fine.

How could a father possibly do something like portraying Rui Rui as a defective child in order to save money?

Even if Wang Susu were frugal, she wouldn't agree to something like that.

Let alone their family.

Even the poorest ordinary families, even those who hide deep in the mountains, would never joke about their children.

After this incident, Aunt Zhao from Zhao Yubao's family was sulking with Zhao Yubao for several days.

He's a famous writer, someone who's respected everywhere he goes, but when it comes to getting things done, he's so lacking in prestige.

He himself didn't feel ashamed, but Aunt Zhao, a family member, felt ashamed and kept saying for several days that she was too ashamed to live in the village and should move back to the city.

This made Zhao Yubao afraid to see Chen Ling for several days.

Chen Ling quickly reassured them that it was nothing, just paying a fine was fine.

They even wanted Zhao Dahai to have a second child in their own home. Would Dahai dare to have one?

so……

There's really no other way; this is now a national policy.

He's very strict.

Strict measures were implemented from top to bottom.

Strict management means heavy penalties.

This is true even within the system.

Trying to pull strings won't help.

Chen Ling didn't want to hide with his wife and children, nor did he want to be treated specially; he wanted to live an open and aboveboard life.

He later told the county's family planning commission about the situation, saying that he would pay the fine so that they wouldn't have to keep coming to his door to look for him.

As soon as he gave his name, people who had heard of him became even more enthusiastic after learning his purpose for visiting.

This year, Chenwangzhuang became famous, and Chen Ling became even more famous.

The county leaders were very happy, as they had long said they would take care of Chen Ling as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, the person was very honest and didn't need any help. They used connections and even before the baby was born, they had to pay the fine voluntarily.

Later, Qin Qiumei visited her home several times and said that the people from the family planning commission had an extremely good impression of Chen Ling. When they talked about Chen Ling, they didn't say a single bad word; it was all praise.

The main problem is that there are many wealthy people, but very few can be like Chen Ling. Most of them are already as domineering and arrogant as Chen Erzhu's father, Chen Gulu, in his early years.

I'm rich, so I'm the boss. I want to enjoy special treatment and do whatever I want.

“Fugui, do you know what? The thing we regret most now is that we went out to work too early after the wheat harvest and missed what happened to Jusheng’s family.”

“Shuiwa is right. If we were here, with so many of us standing over there, let’s see which of those two old men from the other village would dare to cause trouble. We’d make sure Jusheng doesn’t suffer any injustice.”

The story of Wang Jusheng's family had been a topic of conversation in the village for several years after the two brothers got married and separated their households.

Go see them during the busy farming season; the old couple will surely be spending their days in the fields belonging to their second son, Wang Juxiang.

The eldest son, Wang Jusheng, and his wife just worked hard and diligently.

Anyone who sees this would surely have something to say about it.

In other words, in previous years, Wang Jusheng was not good at interacting with the villagers.

With Chen Ling around these past two years, Wang Jusheng has become closer to everyone. Now, when people talk about this matter, they are all indignant and feel sorry for Wang Jusheng.

It is said that Wang Jusheng made a good decision to sever ties with his relatives.

Why would you still acknowledge parents like that?
They were all young and full of vigor, and couldn't stand such humiliation, especially since they had all been drinking.

If this had happened recently, they might have gotten increasingly angry and, fueled by alcohol, gone to Wang Laishun's house and caused a scene.

"Hmph, with the Turtle Prince watching over them, they'll bully Uncle Jusheng because he's honest. They'll have their own good days ahead."

With his chubby belly protruding, Chen Yuqiang tilted his head back and drank a bowl of beer. He wiped his mouth, glared angrily, and continued, "When I came back today, my brother told me that the city people and outsiders who come to the village now know about Uncle Jusheng's family and feel very sorry for him."

I heard that at first, some people even moved into my house because they thought my fifth grandfather was the village party secretary.

Now we know what's going on: nobody stays at his house, nobody eats at his house, and nobody buys anything from his house.

Everyone looked at Grandma Guizhen with a sidelong glance.

Everyone in the family disliked Juxiang's family. When Juxiang's wife wanted to lead people up the mountain to earn some money as a guide, no one paid her any attention. She even took some preserved and mountain products from her parents' home to sell for some money, but no one cared about her either.

No one borrows or rents their boat.

There are too many people to ride the boat, and even if we ask Baoshuan and Grandpa Sangui to rebuild the bamboo rafts, we still won't use their boats.

This is not finished.

Many of the city people were quite interesting; they specifically sought out Uncle Jusheng's house to stay, eat, and buy things.

We've run out of pickled vegetables and chili sauce again, so we're going to buy corn on the cob.

This made Uncle Jusheng a lot of money.

But this infuriated Juxiang and his friends.

"So, it seems that city people are reasonable after all. They should be taught a lesson like this to truly vent our anger."

"Yes, it makes me feel better too."

"Yes, that felt good."

The half-drunk lynx also joined in the shouting.

"..." Chen Ling hadn't been paying attention to these miscellaneous things in the village lately. It's different when your father-in-law is at home compared to when your mother-in-law is at home; there are many things you can't find out about. So he really didn't know that something like this had happened.

Hearing it now, I feel quite moved.

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

Sometimes people don't need too much sympathy; doing so only makes them seem pathetic.

But sometimes people's sympathy represents recognition and encouragement, which can be very empowering.

Chen Ling laughed and said, "No wonder Brother Jusheng has been so energetic lately. Whenever he's not going to the countryside, he's always driving his brother-in-law back and forth in a horse-drawn cart and donkey cart every day... Keep up the good work, it's good this way."

Next.

The story of Wang Jusheng's family was told for a long time.

They say that Wang Laishun, as the Party Secretary, is only good at mediating disputes and has no ideas at home. He only helps that old hag Liang Guizhen bully the eldest son.

It's said that Wang Laishun regretted it too late. He went to her door several times, making small talk, wanting to give his grandchildren some eggs, duck eggs, candy, toys, and the like.

First, Zhang Qiaoling used a large broom and shovel to chase people away.

Later, Wang Jusheng wanted to return the sheep and geese he had taken from them, and he also brought a small yellow puppy, saying that Chen Ling had kicked his dog to death before, and he wanted to return it as a replacement.

Wang Jusheng's eldest son was usually quiet, honest, and had no temper, but his current decisive action really frightened Wang Laishun.

I dare not go home again.

However, some people saw him secretly going to the reservoir at night to worship the Turtle King many times.

Chen Ling found it somewhat absurd and laughable.

Others, however, felt a sense of satisfaction.

Only then did they begin to talk about the upcoming night watch over the green fields.

The corn cobs have now grown to maturity.

The sweet aroma of tender corn is already wafting out.

If there is plenty of food for wild animals in the mountains, that would be fine, but this year there are too many wild animals, and I don't think many of them can resist the temptation of tender corn.

This requires careful patrolling and guarding.

At this point, everyone looked at Chen Ling and shouted, "Wealth and power come with tigers! Patrol with tigers, what are we afraid of then?"

Chen Ling shook his head: "We still need to be careful. My two tigers are still cubs. If there are too many wild animals coming down the mountain, they won't be able to handle them. We still need to bring more guns and more dogs."

"Then bring more guns. Didn't Captain Li mention while drinking earlier that some of his young men used to be part of the county's wolf-hunting team? Those guns are really powerful. Can we bring them over and use them?"

Chen Ze and Chen Yuqiang are the biggest drinkers, and they're also young.

Even Li Weiguo, the captain who often partied at drinking parties, was beaten down by them.

They're fast asleep now, so you can't hear what they're saying.

"Guns aside, I still think Uncle Fugui is really powerful with a tiger. If he trains a pack of wolves and a few leopards, he'll be the king of the Qinling Mountains. He'll be like a mountain god, with an endless supply of prey."

"Yes, yes, yes, Fugui can even tame tigers, let alone other animals."

"..."

"Come on, stop praising me. If you keep saying that, I'll be too embarrassed to sit here."

Chen Ling got up and poured wine for them one by one, holding up a bowl, "Come on, let's drink!"

To be honest, he was also very excited about the idea of ​​patrolling and hunting with tigers.

But it hasn't reached that point of expansion yet.

……

That night, Chen Ling drank too much and took Shanmao and Li Weiguo to rest at a village estate outside the village for the night, without making a special trip back to the county.

Not long after dawn, a bunch of people came to my house.

These are the people who agreed to buy wine yesterday afternoon.

I don't know how they got together in the county town, since they're clearly not from the same place.

When I asked yesterday, there were only three or four men.

A huge crowd came today, so Chen Ling has reopened his business after more than half a year.

The main source of income from this sale was medicinal wine, which made Chen Ling feel like he could make enough to last him three years.

Fruit wine was also available, but some was sold or given away for them to take home and try.

The wine currently in the bottle is the honey wine brewed last year and the pork king wine from this year, both of which are unopened.

Many people also want to buy the Pig King Wine, since such a large wild boar king is a rare sight.

But there was nothing they could do; the soaking time was too short, and the effect wasn't maximized. Everyone had no choice but to wait, saying that as long as the two tigers stayed at Chen Ling's house, they would buy them again next year when they brought their children to visit during the summer vacation.

"Fugui, your rooster is fierce! When it gets angry, it even dares to beat up a tiger."

Chen Ze and his men walked in carrying guns, and said in surprise.

Early in the morning, Afu and Ashou went outside to find a place to poop and pee. When they saw the poultry, livestock and other small animals in the house, they always wanted to get closer to them.

They want to taste the goat milk in the dog bowl and lick the food in the chicken trough.

They're so big, they can easily knock over the food bowls and troughs if you're not careful, turning them upside down.

Apart from Er Tuzi and Xiao Qingma, nobody really likes them.

Chen Ling looked towards the gate and saw two little tigers, like beaten cats, slinking away with their tails dragging as they ran home with small, shabby steps amidst the angry clucking of chickens.

The rooster behind him, having won the battle, immediately became arrogant, flapped its wings, flew to the top of the wall, and crowed loudly.

Chen Ling patted Afu and Ashou's big tiger heads: "You two are always restless at home. You should go to the mountains soon."

“Uncle Fugui, let’s go from Nanshan today. My father said that when we were herding cattle, muntjacs often came down the mountain to drink water.”

Wang Wenchao said excitedly, "Let's let the tiger catch the muntjac."

"Oh? A muntjac? Is it a baby muntjac or a large yellow muntjac?" Chen Ling asked.

"Little muntjac".

"When the sun sets, deer still frolic in the grass on the riverbank of the old river bend. As soon as someone approaches, they dart away."

"Okay, we were wandering around West Mountain yesterday, but we haven't been to South Mountain yet. Today we'll patrol South Mountain... You didn't bring the dog?"

"Yes, I brought it. It's tied up outside, so it won't dare to come in if it sees a tiger. Hehe, that's why I say your chicken is tough."

"Haha, let's go into the mountains after the Lynx and the others have eaten."

After breakfast, the group of young men, along with the tiger and a pack of mixed-breed dogs, headed towards Nanshan.

The tiger didn't show itself to the public yesterday, but today it did, and a lot of people followed to watch it.

There were even little kids munching on steamed buns while watching the tigers.

The adults wanted to watch too, but some were afraid of tigers, so they watched from the rooftop.

Some are not afraid and dare to walk up to a tiger even when they see one.

but.

Choosing to go to Nanshan today was the right decision.

When they arrived at the old river bend, Auntie San and her husband didn't even have the heart to look at the tiger for long. They just sighed and complained that a lot of the beans in the southwest corner had been eaten.

"That's how it is at this time of year. I came to check yesterday and everything was fine. They said to wait a few more days, let it grow on the bean stalks for a few more days, and then pick it after it dries a bit more."

And so it turned out like this today. I really can't go a day without watching it. I don't know when those wild beasts slipped down the mountain.

Seeing this first thing in the morning is infuriating.

Peanuts and beans ripen some time before the Mid-Autumn Festival each year.

At this time, just like corn, it also attracts wild animals to eat it.

People like to eat peanuts and edamame. They don't need to be boiled or seasoned; they taste great even when eaten raw.

"Go back and tell the brigade to arrange for people to keep watch over the greens at night for the next two days. We really have to keep an eye on them, otherwise we can't stop them at night."

If we don't stop it, wild animals will come and eat us from all directions.

"Hey, don't rush. Look, Fugui brought a big tiger into the mountain. He'll definitely be able to control them."

(End of this chapter)