My 1995 Small Farm.

"Wow, this is a toy. This toy looks really fun."

After walking a few steps, the children found a toy stall, which was surrounded by little kids and their parents.

The stalls sell bamboo and wooden toys.

They are very different from the mass-produced plastics, which have their own shapes and are basically unique.

There are small cars, small animals, fat pigeons that can move, and monkeys that can pull strings and do somersaults.

There are also ducks, frogs, and everything else.

When Ruirui saw this, he thought of his little elephant. His eyes immediately lit up and he shouted, "Little elephant, little elephant!"

"Rui Rui has a baby elephant now. He can buy this duck. This duck has a small drum on it. He can play the drum!"

Qin Yueru pointed at the little duck and said.

The little wooden duck has four wheels underneath, and its body is a small wooden drum.

The snare drum also comes with a small wooden mallet.

There is a button with a rope tied to the duckling's chest.

Not to mention the kids today, Chen Ling also played with this thing when he was a child.

It can be said that it carries many of Chen Ling’s childhood memories.

One of the few things Chen Ling could remember about his home when he was a child was this duck toy.

It was bought by my father Chen Juncai from the county town.

After his mother went missing, he could play with the ducklings by himself at the doorstep all day long.

Tie a rope and pull it, and you can hear the sound of the small drum as the ducklings run.

Unfortunately, there was a big flood later and many things were lost.

"Uncle, how much is this little duck?"

Almost as soon as Qin Yueru finished speaking, Chen Ling took over the conversation and said that he also liked this thing.

Ruirui didn't want it, but he had a thought in mind when he bought it.

The old man who set up the stall had pretty good skills, although not as good as Chen Sangui's.

But the toys are well made.

This chubby little duck is as close to the one he once was.

Moreover, the technique is delicate and the whole toy is polished very smoothly.

"Take the two dollars!"

The old man was smoking his pipe without raising his head, looking like a taciturn person.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling handed over a ten-dollar bill and let the children choose something else.

Two yuan for a small toy is not cheap these days.

But Chen Ling obviously didn't care about these things, he just wanted the children to be happy.

"The rice crust here is delicious. I want to buy some."

"There are also cat ears and rice noodles here..."

Married women are still women, and they are still young.

I can't help but crave some snacks.

Besides, it’s the New Year, and if there are children at home, you should buy more snacks.

Chen Ling was not interested in snacks, so he and Liang Yuemin looked around, trying to find something fun.

Xiaolizi and Ruirui on his shoulders were very greedy.

She is even more greedy than her mother and aunts, and wants to eat everything she sees.

After smelling the aroma of dog meat, they also wanted to eat it.

The dog meat sellers here all say it is spiced dog meat.

Chen Ling didn't know how it was prepared, but he thought it was mainly salty and fragrant. There were no unusual seasonings in that era.

It wasn't much of a surprise to him.

"That's dog meat. Don't you like puppies very much?"

Liang Yuemin asked the two children: "Can you still bear to eat dog meat?"

Ruirui didn't understand the complicated words, he just grabbed Chen Ling's big hand and shouted: "Daddy, eat meat..."

Xiao Lizi said, "Uncle, it smells good, I'll just try a little bit, it's not our dog anyway."

Chen Ling couldn't help laughing and had to buy some for the kids to try.

Dog meat has no peculiar smell and is indeed very fragrant.

But they didn't buy too much because there were so many delicious foods at the big fair near the end of the year.

Chen Ling also saw various meat skewers, as well as chicken and duck legs being fried.

I've never heard of it before, except when he held his own banquets.

Could it be that this is what came out?
"The sesame balls are delicious, but the meat is not as good as dog meat. It's far inferior to what we make at home!"

The women all agreed that the snacks tasted better.

They felt that the meat was very different from what Chen Ling made himself, so they didn't even take a second look at it.

But everyone held a big paper bag of snacks in their hands, and the children ate, and they ate too.

Wang Susu would feed Chen Ling and the two children on his shoulders from time to time.

Xiao Lizi sat on Chen Ling's shoulders and could see far away. She soon discovered something new and interesting: "Uncle, let's go to the front. There are monkey trainers there. I heard from grandma that monkey trainers are fun."

The little girl spoke, and the other children also became curious.

Monkey show, it sounds fun.

They all clamored to go.

Since everyone is here to hang out, why not go and take a look?

The whole family squeezed into the crowd and gathered over.

Only then did we realize that the monkey trainer was performing in the open space in front of the hospital gate.

It was quite a grand occasion, occupying all the open space of the county hospital.

As soon as they stood outside, they heard the sound of a gong from the circle of people, and the monkey trainer shouted in an exaggerated tone:
"Young men, it's New Year's Day, please show your support~"

He acted in a pretentious tone and made the children laugh.

However, the adults did not laugh. Instead, when they saw the monkey trainer asking for money, they thought it was boring and started to disperse.

There were crowds of people watching inside and outside just now, but now more than half of them are gone.

Seeing this, Chen Ling quickly found a stone and stood on it.

Seeing this, Liang Yuemin quickly came to his side and picked up the fat boy and Zhao Dahai's Yaya to watch.

As soon as I got a good position, I saw two monkeys inside, a big monkey and a small monkey.

At this time, the cute little monkey was spinning around with a plate in his hand and begging for money.

"This monkey is pretty good, very obedient, much better than the wild monkeys in the mountains, and it can even play this trick..."

Chen Ling was surprised and took out two five-yuan bills from his pocket and gave them to Ruirui and Xiaolizi respectively, asking them to put them in.

Ruirui put the money in, shouted excitedly, and bent down hard to touch the little monkey.

"Thank them quickly and bow to them!"

The man who was training with the monkey was instantly overjoyed when he saw the two five-yuan notes.

After he finished speaking and bowed, he felt that he had spoken too quickly, so he walked up quickly and picked up the little monkey for Ruirui to touch.

I gave her ten dollars at a time and she allowed me to touch her whenever she wanted. But she is not even satisfied with that and I feel it is not worth the reward.

"I want one too. Dad, give me some money. I want to touch the little monkey, too!"

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The little fat boy started shouting, and Yaya also showed an expectant look.

Liang Yuemin naturally took out the money happily.

Another two ten-dollar bills were given over.

Wow, now the man who was training the monkey was excited.

The monkey hasn't done anything yet.

He somersaulted himself in excitement.

When he did this, all the monkeys, big and small, started to somersault.

Then, the money in the little monkey's tray scattered all over the floor.

"Oops, you spilled your money."

Liang Yuemin was still reminding seriously.

Little did they know that this was a monkey trainer doing some tricks.

He cried out, "My money."

It would have been better if he hadn't shouted. After he shouted this, the big monkey seemed to have received a signal.

He ran over, grabbed the money and tried to run into the crowd.

The monkey trainer got furious and started whipping the monkey.

Monkey performance also requires skills.

It looked like the whip was going to hit the audience, but it suddenly turned and hit the big monkey.

The monkey also reacted quickly. He stretched out his hand and grabbed it, bared his teeth and shouted "ke", then pulled hard and took the whip into his own hand.

Then he took the whip and beat the man who was training with the monkey.

He was beating and screaming at the same time, as if he was cursing someone.

The man who was training the monkey was beaten so hard that he cried for his parents and rolled on the ground with his head in his hands.

But the adult monkey didn't stop until the monkey trainer's shoes fell off and his belt fell off.

He rolled on the ground and begged for mercy, shouting, "Grandpa Monkey, you pressed the button wrong. I'll give you good food and drink every day, please don't hit me again."

This caused the onlookers to burst into laughter.

This was of course rehearsed long ago, and the monkey was also trained.

A skilled monkey trainer may seem to be whipping the monkey very hard, but in fact the whip is not that fierce.

The same is true when a monkey hits a person.

This is what it means to play the victim and show off.

In fact, the show is very good up to this point.

Unexpectedly, the little monkey was also very smart. At this time, it bowed and clapped its hands, picked up the tray on the ground, and started walking around in circles and calling.

Let everyone give money.

"Good job! This monkey is well trained. This little monkey is smart!"

The onlookers cheered.

This time, not only Chen Ling and his friends, but even ordinary audiences who were reluctant to pay took out a coin or two to give as tips.

The man who was training the monkey was just about to say thank you.

Unexpectedly, the little chestnut on Chen Ling's shoulder said with red eyes: "The little monkey is so young and has to come out to support the family. It's so pitiful. The monkey trainer must not give it food and water, making it and its mother suffer."

Xiao Lizi used to be a spoiled little princess and didn't understand this.

That is, with more people coming to the countryside and the influence of Chen Ling's cartoons, various small animals have been given human characteristics.

She gradually came to know a lot of things without knowing how.

However, this is mostly substituted into the animal characters.

Then, she said these words with a hint of pity and sob.

Other kids who were at the market were also angry: "Monkey, keep beating him. I'll pay you to beat him, keep beating him!"

Even the little fat guy and Ruirui started shouting, "Fight!"

The monkey trainer didn't dare to get up this time, because too many people threw money. With so much money, the big monkey could fight well and used more strength in his hands.

The man who was training with the monkey screamed even more miserably.

What an unexpectedly wonderful show.

After watching the monkey show, the children became more excited and felt they had a lot of fun.

Chen Ling soon found something good.

It's a strange stone.

The stall owner said he picked it up in Wangba City.

It can be sold at stalls during the Chinese New Year, and can be used as a talisman or Feng Shui stone at home.

Of course, this is not as grand as that of city people, which is just burying it somewhere in the house.

Some are completely buried, while others are half exposed. This depends on the different terrain of each house.

"The mining in Wangba City has cut off the flow of the river. Both rivers have dried up, and all that is exposed on the riverbed are beautiful stones. Take a look! We picked them up and they are all good stuff!"

The stall owner introduced it and looked at Chen Ling: "This one you picked can emit smoke when watered. I want to sell it for 200 yuan."

The one Chen Ling picked out was a strange stone with six holes. The shape of this stone was not strange, it was just like a rockery.

But it is quite big, about 30 centimeters tall.

"When you pour water on it, it will emit smoke. Is it lime? It's sold for 200 yuan. You're so brave to take it!"

Liang Yuemin shook his head. It was not impossible that the mine in Wangba City contained substances similar to lime. (End of this chapter)