My 1995 Small Farm.

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No one knows what happened to the two Japanese soldiers that night.

Chen Ling was naturally unaware of this as well.

He took his son by boat to the city early the next morning.

Chen Ling wanted to take Rui Rui to ride the little blue horse to the city, but Wang Susu wouldn't allow it.

The journey was bumpy and the distance was so far. Could he endure it? Could Rui Rui endure it?
They scolded him for only seeking pleasure and excitement.

Indeed, when taking children out, the priority is to make them as comfortable as possible.

As the saying goes, to get rich, build roads first; but building roads is not as good as taking waterways.

Since the car has been taken by the Lynx, it would be better for Chen Ling and his son to take a boat by water.

Traveling by water is much more comfortable than traveling by land; you can eat and play along the way.

This time, Chen Ling also brought Weasel and Baldy with him.

When those kite hunters came yesterday, they showed off their impressive presence once again.

This was the first time that Rui Rui, that rascal, had witnessed how fun his dad's pets were.

You absolutely must bring them with you.

He stopped playing with his beloved little turtle and instead hugged his white elephant toy, playing with the weasel family and Baldy the whole way on the boat.

Chen Ling laid out some snacks and fed them to the brat. He also occasionally directed Er Tuzi to catch a few fish or a couple of water birds, which constantly drew stares from people.

And so, the father and son traveled around, enjoying the scenery, eating and drinking, and arrived in the city without incident.

Upon arriving at the pier, I didn't disturb anyone and took a taxi directly back to my accommodation to rest for the night.

The next day, when Chen Ling went out, he was surprised to find...

It's only been one National Day holiday.

The situation in the city has changed drastically.

This dramatic change certainly doesn't refer to changes in the city's appearance.

Rather, it's the market atmosphere that has changed dramatically compared to current trends.

For example, in the family building where Chen Ling lives.

Almost all the teachers knew the famous name of "Fugui Villa".

Even if you don't know, you still have a few commemorative canned food jars at home, and you usually eat salted duck eggs and instant noodles from Fugui Mountain Villa.

Even when Chen Ling took Rui Rui out on the street, they saw many imitations of "Fugui Manor". The shops and streets were filled with them.

Looking around, all you see are counterfeit and shoddy products bearing the words "Fugui Mountain Villa".

Yes, they just copied it directly.

This is no way.

At this time, things were so chaotic and unrestrained that even the four characters of "Fugui Mountain Villa" were used directly without any changes.

Unfortunately, the food quality was far too poor, and the packaging was extremely rudimentary. It was clearly something hastily produced to capitalize on the current trend and make a quick buck.

Chen Ling felt both helpless and amused.

At the same time, amidst the helplessness, there was also a strange sense of pride, as if I had suddenly become a so-called trendsetter in the business world, an object of imitation for my peers.

"Huh? This is it?"

When they arrived at the department store and were waiting for the bus, Rui Rui saw the big store and tried to rush in with his short legs. When Chen Ling stopped him, he suddenly saw something on the shelf directly in front of the store entrance.

Those rows of instant noodles, with their vibrant colors, looked so high-end compared to the inferior products sold elsewhere.

Moreover, it also bears the four bold characters "Fugui Mountain Villa" printed on it.

If it were just this, Chen Ling might not have found it strange.

He saw the animal patterns beyond the four large characters.

There are dogs, cows, horses, eagles...

Each painting is incredibly lifelike.

This is clearly a drawing of his home.

He hurriedly asked the sales clerk, "Is this instant noodle a new product? The packaging is so pretty!"

"Yes, it's brand new, just arrived yesterday afternoon, and we've already sold several batches."

The saleswoman looked up and saw Chen Ling standing next to the instant noodle shelf. She smiled and said, "This is genuine Fugui Mountain Villa instant noodles, the real deal. It has a sauce packet inside, and it tastes better than those no-name brands outside."

"You'll see when you look, even the packaging bags are so high-end..."

The saleswoman rattled off a long speech, but Chen Ling didn't hear a word of it after that.

He doesn't need to listen to anything else.

As soon as you hear the sauce packet, you know what's going on; it must have been Liang Yuemin who came up with this.

I only told him about my idea for the sauce packets.

The sauce recipe was also provided by myself.

Currently, apart from Master Kong, which is located north of the Yellow River, no other instant noodle manufacturer has been able to figure out a delicious and flavorful sauce packet.

No one has the financial resources to control such a production line and technology.

Furthermore, not everyone can recognize the animal patterns on this packaging bag so closely and clearly.

"...Buy two packs and try them. They're delicious whether boiled or soaked. The young teachers at the university across the street buy them by the case."

The salesperson enthusiastically recommended it.

"Okay, then I'll buy two packs to try."

Chen Ling thought for a moment, then took out his money and bought two packs. In 1997, one pack cost one yuan, which was indeed a bit expensive.

But compared to that mineral water that shouted "Drink xxx spring water, donate a penny to the Olympic bid" right after the turn of the millennium and sold for 1.9 yuan a bottle, it's much more conscientious.

A bottle of water costs two yuan.

Tsk tsk.

After leaving the store, he held up the instant noodle packaging and pointed to the dog and cow on it, asking the little brat to identify them. But the kid didn't even try to identify them; his mind wasn't on the packaging at all.

He just stared wide-eyed at the cars and trucks that passed by along the street from time to time.

The bus arrived, but he was reluctant to get on.

Clutching at Chen Ling's trouser leg, unwilling to leave: "Daddy, car, look at the car!"

Chen Ling sighed and picked him up. "You haven't seen enough yet? Every time you come, all you do is look at cars. When your younger siblings grow up, Dad will buy one too, and our whole family can go out and play together."

I managed to get him into the car and we drove all the way to Sun Yanhong's shop.

The ceremony here is even more grand than when Chen Ling left; it could even be described as spectacular.

This special event celebrating Hong Kong Island's return to China is getting bigger and bigger.

The variety of goods is increasing.

Although the number of people was much less than at the beginning, the initial enthusiasm for collecting souvenirs and snapping up T-shirts was gone.

But people still came.

There were also banners over there explaining that there would be a ten-day event in conjunction with the National Day celebrations and the return of Hong Kong Island to China.

All businesses are welcome to come.

In addition, there are various substantial discounts and promotions.

In short, with these, even products from the Fugui Mountain Villa series that weren't specially launched sold like hotcakes.

As for those with the name "Wealthy Manor," needless to say.

Chen Ling overheard people on the bus discussing how the quality of everything at Fugui Villa was top-notch.

Leaving aside salted duck eggs and the like, this has always been a bestseller near the hospital.

It's simple, goes well with rice, and is also highly nutritious.

Now, canned food and instant noodles have been added.

The canned food is beautifully packaged and delicious, making it an excellent gift choice.

After instant noodles came with a sauce packet, the taste was far superior to other types. "Such a big change in just a few days."

Chen Ling carried Rui Rui off the bus and looked at the festive red decorations and the various goods on display, and couldn't help but sigh.

He felt that he had only stayed in the mountains for two extra days.

How did it develop so fast?

It's like transforming from the original rural market model into a commercial plaza.

Looking at the two beautifully packaged bags of instant noodles in my handbag, this feeling became even stronger.

"Wow, Brother Yuemin's execution is really strong. He completed the major upgrade in just a few days."

He was still remarking on this when Rui Rui, seeing the bustling scene before her, like a market with people buying things at each stall, struggled to get down.

This brat isn't afraid of strangers at all as long as Chen Ling is with him.

After Chen Ling put him down, he stomped his little feet and stared at the cloth bag slung across Chen Ling's shoulder, calling out "Huang Huang" repeatedly.

This is to take the weasel over there for a stroll.

After calling for a long time, I still couldn't get it to come out.

Along the way, the weasel family of five was truly terrified of him.

They were all hiding in the cloth bag, pretending to be asleep and not hearing anything.

Rui Rui kept shouting, and her voice was getting more and more urgent.

They almost came over and started to pry them apart.

The weasels probably knew they couldn't escape.

The last three little ones were chased out by Little Yellow and Little Fatty so they could play with their little owner.

The three little ones were also quite aggrieved. After jumping out, they looked resigned and were held in Rui Rui's arms by one and dragged on the ground by the tail of the other, running forward while making "hey hey hey" noises.

The third one was also very self-disciplined, climbing onto Rui Rui's little shoulder and carefully holding onto Rui Rui's clothes.

This is much better than the little owner hitting them with a toy white elephant.

Why ask for so much?

Chen Ling chuckled, feeling that he hadn't trained these weasels in vain; they could even help soothe the children now.

The brat got his wish and brought the weasel with him, and kept trying to squeeze into the crowd.

Before long, it drew gasps and surprised glances from the shoppers.

A chubby boy sitting on a chair in the distance, leading a white Mongol, was idly swinging his legs. He looked over and suddenly couldn't resist jumping off the chair, shouting excitedly:

"Rui Rui! It's Rui Rui!"

"What about uncle?"

"Wow, Uncle, I haven't seen you in so long!"

"Hey, Xiaoming, you're here playing too... Oh right, you're on holiday for National Day. Look at all this commotion, Uncle went into the mountains and forgot about it, didn't bring you anything."

As Chen Ling spoke, the chubby boy led the dog and rushed over.

He slammed on the brakes as he rushed up to her, staring wide-eyed at the three little things on Rui Rui's body: "Hey, are these the weasels Uncle keeps? Rui Rui, you're amazing! Auntie says these weasels are really fierce, their bites hurt a lot, they can even bite off your fingers, and you actually dared to catch them."

Rui Rui opened his innocent eyes and looked at the chubby boy twice. Perhaps he felt that the chubby boy looked familiar, so he didn't hide and took the weasel out to show it to him.

However, the chubby boy's mind was very quick. After patting the weasel, he jumped and skipped over to Chen Ling, grinning and acting cute.

"Uncle, we saw you on TV! You're on the news again."

"I heard that besides giant soft-shelled turtles, you also have beautiful red-crowned cranes... I heard that you're going to bring tigers back later. My dad said that those two tigers only listen to my uncle and are very powerful. They're so strong that no one can beat them if you take them to the mountains, right?"

"..."

The chubby boy had always been close to and admired Chen Ling. After meeting him, he immediately became a chatterbox, talking non-stop.

This made the little white dog behind him a socially awkward dog, staring wide-eyed at the weasel on Rui Rui's body, tail between its legs, timid and hesitant to go forward.

Dogs raised in the city are not as wild as dogs raised in the countryside.

But they could also keenly sense the threat posed by these three little creatures.

Chen Ling didn't care about what was going on between them at the moment; he just listened with a smile as the chubby boy chattered away in front of him.

Wait until he gets a little tired of talking.

They also walked up to the booth representing Fugui Mountain Villa.

Chen Ling only saw employees from Liang Yuemin's company and Sun Yanhong's shop guarding the place.

I didn't see Liang Yuemin, nor did I see my second brother-in-law, Han Chuang, or any other acquaintances.

Chen Ling glanced at it and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Ming, where's your dad?"

The goods should be selling well right now, so why is no one here guarding them?

No sooner had he finished speaking than he was slapped on the back.

As soon as Chen Ling turned around, he saw a stylish old lady with slightly curly short hair, who was grinning mischievously and about to give him another kick from behind.

"Oh, Aunt Hongyu, you've arrived already?"

Upon seeing the old lady in person, Chen Ling was both surprised and delighted. Then, he couldn't help but rub his hands together, his face full of shame, and said, "I'm so late, so late. I promised to pick you up at the station, but I couldn't."

That was indeed the case at the time.

After all, Liang Yuemin and the others were very busy at this time; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were so busy they barely had time to breathe.

Only Chen Ling acted as a hands-off manager.

If he doesn't go to pick them up, who will?

Besides, the old man was so good to him.

Unexpectedly, I was delayed at home and couldn't pick them up immediately.

"Hehe, you've also learned to do these formalities from Yuemin. Your aunt isn't too old to move. Your uncle and I are very strong now, even better than we were a few years ago. We don't need anyone to help us."

The old lady took his hand and said with a smile, "Besides, your family has another new member. It's not easy for Susu to take care of two children. How can you just come and go like that..."

Chen Ling blushed deeply upon hearing this.

He was the one who was delayed in the mountains. Sigh, he shouldn't have stayed with that wolf in the first place.

Before he could say anything, the chubby boy who was pulling Rui Rui started yelling.

"Oh dear, Grandma, you're such a spoilsport. I was just about to tell Uncle about your return, and I was planning to surprise him at the very end, but here you are, running off on your own."

"You're here so early."

The chubby boy pouted, put his hands on his hips, and said with great dissatisfaction.

"Can I not come? Your dad and the others are busy negotiating business deals and don't know when they'll be back. Who's going to keep an eye on you here?"

Liang Hongyu glared at her eldest grandson, then squatted down and smiled at Rui Rui beside her, "Rui Rui, do you still recognize your great-aunt? Hey, it's only been half a year since I last saw you, and you've grown so much. You've grown up so fast."

Seeing her son staring blankly at the weasel, Chen Ling patted his head and urged, "Call her out! Call her Auntie! These clothes you're wearing, and the little white pigeons at home, were all bought by Auntie."

But Rui Rui, because he doesn't have a grandmother at home, has never heard that word since he was little.

You can get him to call you "auntie," but if you put "grandma" in the same sentence, he won't be able to say it.

Finally, perhaps realizing he was stumped, he glanced at Liang Hongyu a few times, then, ashamed, hugged the weasel and turned to pounce between Chen Ling's legs, whimpering and shaking his head, too ashamed to come out.

"Hey, why are you suddenly shy? You weren't shy before, were you?"

Chen Ling was speechless. At the wedding of Lynx and Azalea, he was smiling at strangers and talking to them in a foreign language.

Are you getting more and more thin-skinned as you get older?
Liang Hongyu wasn't annoyed at all; she just smiled and poked the brat's arm with her finger: "You chubby little rascal..."

His eyes were filled with loving kindness.

Then he turned to Chen Ling and said, "Yueru has returned with Xiaolizi. Take the brat over there. With Xiaoming and Xiaolizi, he'll get to know each other quickly."

"Oh, Sister Yueru and Xiaolizi are coming too? That's great! I'll cook lunch then. I brought some venison with me, it's in the fridge at home."

Chen Ling was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He likes children, and he's happy when there are many children.

The chubby boy and the little chestnut both love to cling to him. Every time they call, they have to talk for a long time, listening to his stories, reciting newly learned ancient poems to him... He also misses the two children.

With both of them present this time, the uncle has to show off his skills. (End of Chapter)