Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 183 The little girl gives the little fox a bath

After the family finished dinner, Chen Weidong fed the six dogs and built a small nest for the fox in the house.
In order to prevent the little fox from escaping, several wooden boards were put in place to separate it.

The next day, when Chen Weidong woke up, Da Ni and Er Ni had already gone to school. The other little girls, except Xiao Liu, were lying in bed.

The other little kids were playing with the little foxes in the den, and Chen Weidong ignored them.

Liu Xueting was making breakfast. When the meal was ready,

After dinner, Chen Weidong went to his third uncle's house. As soon as he entered, he saw his third aunt Liu Guifang and Bingzi's wife were already washing Codonopsis pilosula.

It is much easier to handle Codonopsis pilosula than Platycodon grandiflorum. You just need to wash off the dirt on it.

After saying hello, Chen Weidong walked up and helped them wash the medicinal materials.

After a while, Liu Xueting also came over.

"Why are you here? Where are the four little guys?" Chen Weidong asked casually.

"I'm idle at home, so I came over to take a bath with you. The little ones are all at home playing with the little fox! Xiaoliu is fine with Sanni!"

Liu Xueting replied.

"Um,"

Chen Weidong nodded. Ever since Da Ni and Er Ni went to school, San Ni took on the responsibility of being an older sister.

After a while, Shitou and Li Shengli also came and helped wash the herbs!

"Brother Shengli, Shitou, Bingzi, I want to take these medicinal herbs to Hajiang City to sell them. Who of you is willing to go to Hajiang City with me?" Chen Weidong said.

It would be inconvenient for Chen Weidong to carry so many medicinal herbs alone.

"Brother Weidong, I want to go!"

"I want to go too!"

As soon as Chen Weidong finished speaking, Shitou and Bingzi hurriedly said that they had never been out of the county, so of course they wanted to see what the big city was like! Besides, this was a matter of face, and they could brag about it when they returned to the village.

"Weidong, you young people can go. I am too old to go."

Li Shengli said.

"Okay, then Shitou and Bingzi come with me! Don't forget to ask Uncle Guofu to get a letter of introduction. I'll take you there in two days!"

Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"Ok."

The two nodded repeatedly.

It took Chen Weidong and six or seven other people just one or two hours to clean more than 300 kilograms of Codonopsis pilosula.

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"What are you guys doing, Si Ni?"

When he got home, Chen Weidong looked at the pitiful little fox in the basin and felt helpless.

"Si Ni is giving them a bath! They smell so good after the bath!" At this moment, Si Ni was holding the soap bought by Chen Weidong in her little hands and was giving the little fox a bath.

Chen Weidong touched the water with his hand. Fortunately, these little girls were not stupid and did not use cold water to wash the fox.

"The little fox is still young, you can't wash it randomly!"

Chen Weidong lit the stove and put the shivering little foxes aside to roast them. After washing them, the smell on the little foxes was much less.

Many people say that adult foxes have body odor, but that is not actually the case with foxes.

Instead, it is the scent gland behind its anus, which is one of the weapons it uses against its enemies, much like a skunk.

When the little fox grows up, the scent glands will be removed and there will be no more odor. The reason why the little fox has a smell now is that

It was exactly the same as when they were just brought back. These little foxes were smelled by their parents. After the little girls washed them with soap, the smell became much lighter.

"Sanni, Sini, don't give them a bath or play with them anymore!"

Chen Weidong instructed. Although the little girl was also doing it for the little fox's own good, the little fox was still young. In such a cold day, if it was not dried in time, it would easily get sick.

"Dad, why? Si Ni likes playing with them very much!"

"Wuni likes it too!"

"Because they are still young, what if they get sick if you wash them like this? Wait until they grow up a little before playing with them." "Did you hear me? My good kids will listen to their daddy!"

"Okay! We'll listen to Dad!"

Although the little ones don’t quite understand, they want to be good kids and want to be praised by their dad.

"So good!"

After that, Chen Weidong rested at home for two or three days, and then took Shitou and Bingzi to Hajiang City.
Although Li Shengli was not going, he drove the donkey cart to take the three of them to the county town.

"Shitou, Bingzi, don't show off your wealth when you're out, and don't join in the fun!"

"Anyway, you must listen to me. You are all adults, so don't get lost!"

Chen Weidong reminded on the way.

"Brother Weidong, don't worry! We will definitely listen to you!"

"Brother Weidong, if you tell us to go east, we will never go west!"

Shitou and Bingzi said.

"Row!"

Chen Weidong took Shitou and Bingzi and set off for Hajiang City. Since it was their first time taking a train and traveling far away, they were very cautious along the way!
Therefore, many things happened along the way that made Chen Weidong laugh and cry.

Fortunately, the two were obedient, and Chen Weidong led the way without any problems, and the three of them arrived in Hajiang City smoothly.

Shitou and Bingzi looked at the crowds of people coming and going. It was the first time they saw the tall buildings in a big city and the various types of cars. They were simply stunned!
"Brother Weidong! There are so many people!"

"What kind of car is that? It looks great!"

“City people are so nice!”

"..."

The two of them were amazed all the way. Chen Weidong smiled and took them to the guesthouse without any explanation.

Then the three of them stayed in the guesthouse for one night, and Chen Weidong took two people and carried the Codonopsis pilosula to the medicinal materials company to find Liu Changneng.

Codonopsis pilosula was 3.5 yuan per jin, a total of 310 jin! A total of 1,225 yuan was sold. After selling the codonopsis pilosula, Chen Weidong gave Shitou and Bingzi 200 yuan each.

"Shitou, Bingzi, I'll take you to the department store later and buy some things to take home."

Chen Weidong said.

"Ok!"

The two nodded, and soon Chen Weidong took them to the department store.
After buying things, I returned to the guesthouse and waited for tomorrow's train.

In Jiuqutun, the weather is good today. Liu Xueting is shoveling snow on a piece of land on the left side of the yard.
Since Chen Weidong planned to build a new house in front of the yard after the snow melted,
The vegetable garden at the entrance of the yard was also occupied, so Liu Xueting planned to build a new vegetable garden on the small hill on the right side of the yard.

"Sanni, take Xiaoliu with you and watch over Sini and Wuni. Don't let them run around."

Seeing the four little girls playing nearby, Liu Xueting said, "Mom is shoveling snow here, do you hear me?"

"Ah."

Ever since the eldest and second sisters went to school, Sanni has been holding the hands of Liuni, Wuni and Sini to play.

But Sanni obviously doesn't have the aura and deterrence of Erni, and can't control the noisy Sini at all.
Wu Ni would listen to her, but only for a few minutes and then she would run away.

The only person she could calm down now was Xiaoliu, who was running and staggering.

"Si Ni, Wu Ni, let's go over there and play." San Ni walked towards a big rock that could shelter from the wind.

In front of Liu Xueting, Si Ni was still very well-behaved. She held Xiao Wu's hand and followed San Ni.

Liu Xueting glanced at them and went to play, then stopped paying attention. While Liu Xueting was shoveling snow,
Sanni took Xiaoliu, Sini and Wuni to a sheltered rock.

At first, the three of them were just picking up the yellow fallen leaves to play with, or grabbing the snow under the rocks, making a ball, and then throwing it at the rocks to see them break into pieces.

As she slowly moved out of Liu Xueting's sight, Si Ni gradually became restless.

She looked up and around, and suddenly saw children of similar age squatting on a ridge playing not far away.

"Third sister, that's Stinky Egg and the others over there. I'm going to go play with them."

(End of this chapter)