My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 733: Rural Food, University Questions

After ten o'clock in the morning, the hustle and bustle in the greenhouse has nothing to do with Chen Ling.

Needless to say, he still has to go home to cook lunch.

And today, as the weather has improved, Zhao Hongbo and his team have continued to work, and Wang Laochou has also started to prepare lunch for them every day.

Chen Ling had to go over and tell them not to do it today. After all, Zhao Hongbo was an old classmate.

I've been working in the village for so long, it's time to call him over for a meal.

Even outsiders like Mr. Wu have provided meals for him.

It's so rude not to let old classmates come over for a meal.

Chen Ling is not afraid of what others say, he just thinks this is not a good thing.

Zhao Hongbo did not refuse this time.

The first few times he went there he was mainly with a group of people, and they were doing physical work. It wasn't a good idea to go to Chen Ling's house for dinner alone, and it was even worse to bring others with him.

Now Chen Ling's own house has also started construction, and they also cook in a big pot, so it's fine without the few of them around.

In fact, the longer they worked in Chenwangzhuang, the more they discovered that Chen Ling was completely different from what they had previously thought.

It was nothing like what they imagined or what was said about the nouveau riche who suddenly got rich and showed off their 2.58 million all day long.

Zhao Hongbo would definitely be willing to associate with such a person.

Otherwise, no matter how rich you are, if you look down on others, no one will be willing to approach you.

In fact, they are also quite jealous. It is a blessing for the village to have such a person.

I heard that someone donated money to the school and it will be renovated soon.

Those educated professors and university teachers also have to give lectures on campus. If it wasn't too far away, they would all want to send their children here to go to school.

It is normal for Zhao Hongbo and others to have such thoughts.

To be honest, Chen Ling himself didn't know, or he didn't read the letters carefully.

If you read it, you will know that there are quite a few people who want to send their children to school.

This includes those who have already come to Chenwangzhuang to play.

There are also those who have never been here.

In short, as long as you understand the general situation here.

If one has the means at home, it is rare that one would not be tempted.

The teachers are competent and there are a lot of interesting things to do. It would be great even if you just come here to study for a month or two.

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"Fugui, your kid is doomed. The messenger just came to tell me that the zoo staff will come to catch the tiger in person in the next two days. They blame you for not replying to so many letters they wrote to you. They even called the county government."

Chen Ling had just come from outside the village with a bunch of vermicelli when Wang Laishun came over and yelled at him.

"Come on, come on, I'll give you food."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

In fact, he also knew that without Ah Fu and Ah Shou, the zoo's business had been very bad recently.

The two tigers, Afu and Ashou, are too young mentally. After living in the zoo for too long, they are just like children staying in school dormitories. Once they return home, they don’t want to go back.

Chen Ling was also willing to let them stay at home for a while longer.

They were not sent back in time.

"What can I say to you, kid?"

Wang Laishun was speechless: "I heard that they were in a hurry to bring the tiger back because of something important. The county mentioned it, and it seemed that Beiyi also issued a document, but I don't know what they are going to do."

"Ah? Beifen? Are you going to take Ah Fu and Ah Shou to other places to sell tickets?"

Chen Ling frowned and thought, when I pick up Zhenzhen from school in the afternoon, I will call Professor Feng Yi and ask him first.

As long as you don't make the tiger too upset, it'll be fine.

Wang Laishun: "I don't know. Aren't you the one who keeps the tigers now? If they come over, they will definitely ask for your opinion."

Chen Ling nodded, stopped thinking about it, and said to Wang Laishun: "How are the wild geese attracting here, Uncle Wu? I saw a group of them on the riverbank of Laohewan in the morning, but few in the wheat fields."

"Oh, wild geese, there are actually quite a few flying here today. You can't see them here, but if you walk deeper into the wheat field, you'll see a lot of goose droppings."

Wang Laishun was very happy when he mentioned this: "These things have become very smart now. When you work in the east, they will choose the right time to land in the west of the village, eat for a while, and then fly away to eat in another place.

You didn’t see them, they were flying from the west and south today, the cackles in the sky were continuous…

The wheat seedlings were eaten by them, leaving large sections of them bare.

When the time comes, you can use a stone roller or something to roll it over the field a few times.

We don’t have to worry about it growing vigorously again this winter.”

"Well, that's fine. I said today that if it doesn't work, I'll release the wild geese I raise every day to attract them. Now it seems that's not necessary. The fake geese can also attract wild geese."

Chen Ling smiled and said, "Okay, I'm going back to the village to cook. For lunch, I'll have pork stewed with vermicelli. Uncle Wu, come over and eat when you're done."

Wang Laishun did not go to the greenhouse to help today. First, he had to build a temple and lead people to select a site for the temple. Second, the statue of the land god in the land temple had to be replaced with a new one. Although the temple was not a land temple, the new temple had to be made known to the land god. At the same time, the old statue had to be broken and replaced with a new one.

"Hey, go back and cook. Don't worry about me. Jusheng's aunt said she would come today, but I don't know if she will come at noon or in the afternoon." Wang Laishun waved his hand.

Chen Ling didn't say anything more. He hurried back to soak the vermicelli and started to light the fire and prepare the dishes.

At the same time, he did not forget to let Er Tuzi out, letting it stroll in the yard and bask in the sun.

Er Tuzi has been eating and drinking well these few days since he returned home, but he is still very bald and has not grown a single hair.

Chen Ling planned to throw it into the cave to soak it in water tonight, and cut off its claws and beak at the same time.

Just like what was said in the article about the eagle's rebirth.

Since all the hair has fallen out and he's already so bald, he might as well go for a full treatment.

"Lingzi, let me take Er Tuzi out for a walk. There is a kid digging a mouse hole over in the greenhouse. He just caught a mouse and fed it to him."

The father-in-law drove the sheep over here and carried a big bamboo basket full of loaches, asking Chen Ling to use it for cooking.

"Okay, bring those two eagles out and feed them so they can get some fresh air."

Chen Ling had just taken out the stir-fried pork belly, saving the drained oil to prepare cooking.

I took a look at the loaches in the bamboo basket. Each one was plump and looked extremely delicious.

Then scoop out some of the fragrant base oil with a spoon and save it for stir-frying the loach later.

"Dad, these loaches are really fat. It rained all day yesterday, and there are still so many loaches in the traps."

"Is this a lot? The water level is low and the current is weak at this time of year, which is the perfect time for loaches to come... If your uncle Zhao's traps hadn't leaked and the nets hadn't been broken, how could there be only this many loaches?"

It’s a bit of a pity for Wang Cunye.

Fish generally like to swim against the current. The faster the current, the more they like to swim upstream. On rainy days or when the water rises, fish often rush out of the water against the flow of the river. This is the so-called "upstream fish".

Only in winter do the fish swim downstream.

Because the weather is cold, they will find places to hide in low-lying areas to spend the winter.

At this time, find a small river, put down two traps and a net, throw in some bait, and check back after half a day, and the fish will be packed to bursting.

Sometimes a big fish gets in and the trap is too small, so after a few struggles the fish falls apart.

This is also the reason why Zhao Yubao and his team's traps were leaked.

"Okay, I'll go take a walk over to the greenhouse. Someone has to go over there to look after our family."

Wang Cunye drank two sips of water, then picked up the sheep whip and the eagle cage and walked away.

Although Wang Lixian and the others were all there, and everyone was very enthusiastic about the work, it was just building a dirt greenhouse, and with no one guarding it, there was no need to worry about cutting corners or anything like that.

But the old man felt that it was not good for Chen Ling to come back alone without his family there.

Even if he was herding sheep or feeding eagles nearby, not working was better than being away.

After arriving at the place where the greenhouse was being built, the old man saw He Jiawen and his gang sitting on the ground in the wheat field with Old Wu and his gang, discussing something intensely.

He put down Er Tuzi and the eagle cage, walked over to listen, and immediately couldn't help laughing.

It turned out that He Jiawen, a decent university teacher, was teaching Mr. Wu and others the secret recipe for health preservation.

And it’s a health secret recipe that sounds rather mysterious.

Cooking in the countryside is not just a simple process; it involves a great deal of knowledge.

For example, he called the earthen stove in the countryside "the earth of the five elements".

He called the firewood in the stove "wood of the five elements".

The iron pot is said to be the 'gold of the five elements.'

Anyway...

He Jiawen described cooking in rural areas using earthen stoves and iron pots as having "all five elements".

Cook and eat for yourself often to stay healthy.

How could Wang Cunye not laugh after hearing this?

This guy, a university teacher, still believes this. This is too exaggerated.

If earthen stoves and iron pots were really that good, people in rural areas would not get sick at all.

Although he also knew that the ash from the bottom of the pot and the soil from the earthen stove were both medicinal herbs and medicine inducers, he did not know that this "all five elements" were so magical that eating farmer's meals regularly would keep one from getting sick and that it was a very healthy idea.

"Hey, Brother Wang is here, can you tell them whether your firewood ashes are all treasures?"

When he saw Wang Cunye, He Jiawen's eyes lit up. He pulled him over and asked him to speak.

Wang Cunye also knew what these people liked to hear. It was just talking about everything in a mysterious way. There was nothing he couldn't do with that.

He is an old herbal farmer who has been collecting herbs for half his life. He can even make snake-attracting medicine and has a lot of stories in his mind.

Whatever you want to hear, I can tell you half truth and half lie.

After chatting for a while, Mr. Wu and the others were shocked, "Xiao Chen's father-in-law is not an ordinary person either."