Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 122
As soon as Du Xiaoyu got close to those rabbits, he smelled a foul smell, so he couldn't help covering his nose.

Mrs. Dong saw it, and said embarrassedly, "The rabbit is dirty and I don't know how to wash it. I'm afraid it will freeze to death in such a cold day, so I have to leave it alone."

Of course, this kind of weather can't be washed, and the disease will definitely get worse after washing. Du Xiaoyu squatted down and took a closer look, and found that the rabbit's nest was made of several large wooden boards, like a simple box, with more than a dozen rabbits huddled in one place. The original snow-white fur was dirty, not to mention the soles of the feet, which were not slippery, and the fur looked knotted.

She sighed, "Where can I live like this?"

"Ah, is there really a problem? Tell me what's wrong?" Dong said with a serious face, holding her hand, "Are you sick?"

Du Xiaoyu reached out to pick up a rabbit, and opened its belly to look. The fur on the belly was also dirty, and there was sticky feces sticking to the tail.

"Ouch, be careful that your hands get dirty." Mrs. Dong hurriedly grabbed a rag and handed it to her.

Du Xiaoyu waved his hand, "Is there a clean bamboo basket?"

"Yes, yes." Mrs. Dong said in a repeated voice, and went outside to bring in a bamboo basket.

Du Xiaoyu put the rabbits in his hand, and after a while, he caught three more, all of which were obviously loose, and she couldn't tell the rest, she had to observe for a while.

"Rabbits can't be kept in this kind of wooden box," she pointed at the bottom, "there must be a few gaps for the excrement and urine to flow out, otherwise the rabbit will be dirty. Rabbits like to be clean, and they add their own food all day long." Mao, can you not get sick if you eat all the dirty things? Also, do you all feed vegetables? You should eat less cabbage, it’s better to feed them grass, if you find soft feces, you should separate them in time, okay? Identify the one that is sick..."

Mrs. Dong was confused when she heard it, and sighed for a while, "It's really not easy to raise, I just treat it like cattle and sheep, tied in the shed, throwing some grass, why is it so troublesome?"

Du Xiaoyu smiled, isn't it, money is so easy to earn.

"But I really can't remember what you said," Dong said angrily, and went to pull Qin Zhixiong from outside, "Listen carefully!"

Qin Zhixiong quit, and muttered, "You were the one arguing to raise them, and said one litter a month, so what does it matter to me? I'm still busy in the field, so where do I have time to do this!"

Qin was furious, "What can we use for our few acres of land? Dashan is going to beg for a wife, and Xiaotai is going to ask his wife to teach. The money picked up from this little soil is useless! Let you and your four My sister went to open a grocery store together, but you didn't open your mouth, and now you just raise rabbits and you don't do it, are you not giving our family a living?"

Qin Zhixiong's face turned red and then turned pale, although he was used to being scolded by his wife, but there was a little girl beside him, who immediately got angry and kicked down a stool next to him, "If you don't give you a way to live, what will you do? If you have the ability to marry someone else! Go, go!" Saying this, he ran out of the door and disappeared.

Qinglan was standing at the door holding sweet-scented osmanthus syrup, she was full of worries at such a young age, this father was too immature, it was really difficult for her mother.

Dong fell to the ground and shed tears. Du Xiaoyu's head was full of black lines, and he really wanted to leave here.

When I first came here, I felt that the family was not harmonious, but don't start arguing in front of her. She was about to comfort her when she heard a soft voice at the door, "Mom, I brought sugar water, but Do you want to invite sister Xiaoyu to sit in the main room?"

Only then did Dong realize that she had lost her composure, so she hurriedly wiped away her tears, and greeted, "Come on, come on, Xiaoyu, go outside to drink sugar water, and you can tell me about it."

Du Xiaoyu then went to the main room and drank hot sugar water.

"Xiaoyu, how about...would you please write it down?" Mrs. Dong felt that something was wrong as she spoke, since the girl in this village could not write anything, she called Qinglan, "Hurry up, call your second brother. "

After a while, Qinglan and a boy came over.

The young man was wearing a light blue straight gown and a turban of the same color on his head. He looked a bit like a scholar. Reading a book."

Dong's face was full of smiles, and her voice was quite soft, "This is the younger sister Xiaoyu of the Du family. Mother is asking her how to raise rabbits. You are the only one at home who can write. How about you write it down for mother?"

Is this how mothers treat their children?As if to please, Du Xiaoyu grinned, no matter how much Zhao loves Du Wenyuan, no matter how talented Du Wenyuan is, the mother and son will never have such a scene.

The young man is Dong's second son, named Qin Tai, who is doted on by his grandparents, uncle, and parents. Seeing his mother talking carelessly, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I will write." Qinglan stared, "Go and get my inkstone and brush."

Qing Lan replied on the surface, but punched him behind his back before walking away.

This action was seen by Du Xiaoyu, and she couldn't help but smile, it seems that inequality between men and women is really a common thing, and Qinglan probably has a deep resentment towards her second brother.

She turned her eyes and was about to speak, but she heard Qin Tai say in her ear, "Do you really know how to raise rabbits?"

The attitude was very impolite, Du Xiaoyu twitched the corners of his mouth, little brat, do you look down on people?

Mrs. Dong hurriedly pulled Qin Tai, "Your younger sister Xiaoyu has raised a lot of rabbits, of course she knows how to raise them, otherwise mother wouldn't have invited her over."

Qin Tai curled his lips and fell silent.

Qinglan took the brush and inkstone and put it on the table, while grinding the ink, seeing her skillful movements, she was used to it.

Dong spread the paper and smiled at Qin Tai again, "In the future, you will have to read it to your mother."

Qin Tai picked up the pen coaxingly, and said to Du Xiaoyu, "Hurry up, what are you waiting for?"

Du Xiaoyu really didn't want to talk about it, but seeing Dong's expectant eyes, he couldn't stand up and walk, so he had to take a breath, and picked up some important precautions to talk about.

When she heard that she needed to buy an iron cage, Dong's eyebrows twitched. This is another sum of money, and she muttered, "This, this really needs iron? Can't you do anything else?"

"Rabbits have very strong teeth, and they can't be locked if they are made of wood. However, if the third aunt has other methods." She added, "The rabbits must eat hay, otherwise they will not be able to grind their teeth, and it will affect eating. Yes, and this weather must keep warm, cover the outside of the cage with a windshield, or put it in the kitchen for some heating.”

Dong Shi nodded repeatedly.

It took a total of seven or eight sheets of paper to finish. Qin Tai couldn't help but smile complacently when he saw his correct handwriting, and then glanced at Du Xiaoyu. Usually, when people saw him writing, they would always be amazed.

As a result, Du Xiaoyu didn't seem to notice it, and stood up after speaking, "Third Aunt, that's about it. I have medicine for the rabbits in the bamboo basket. You can give them one every morning and evening, and just wrap it in vegetable leaves to feed them." , wait for the excrement to return to its original state. The rabbits in the wooden box are raised separately, and they are observed one by one... They are too dirty. It is best to wipe them clean with a hot towel. If there is any other situation, just tell me .”

Seeing that she had said so many things seriously without hiding anything, Mrs. Dong couldn't help being moved, so she brought half a basket of eggs from the kitchen, "Little fish, take this back."

Hearing the quarrel between their husband and wife just now, Du Xiaoyu knew that their family was not well off, so they would still collect things, so she hurriedly declined.

"If you don't take it, I'll be very sorry." Dong shoved the basket into her hand, "We may trouble you in the future, if you don't accept it, I'll take it to your home."

Du Xiaoyu had no choice but to accept it.

Mrs. Dong sent her a long way before returning.

Seeing her come back with eggs, Mrs. Zhao said, "Why are you taking things from their house again? This is not good." She opened the two paper bags that Mrs. Dong had sent before, "Look, they are only found in the county. , It also cost a lot of money." Some snacks such as candied pear paste, peach shortbread, sesame candy and so on.

"I'm going to push it early." Du Xiaoyu shook his head.

Mrs. Zhao then asked about treating rabbits, "Can you help? I have taken other people's things, and I can't justify it when the time comes. Hey, their family is the same. You are not a veterinarian. How can you treat any disease?"

Although she knew about Du Xiaoyu's ability to raise rabbits to make money, but the treatment was different, so she didn't want her to go to the Qin family before, if she couldn't be cured, she might be criticized by others.

"Mother doesn't believe me?" Du Xiaoyu smiled, "I've been reading veterinary books these days."

"It's not so easy to study medicine. Mother knows you are smart, so don't make it too hard for yourself." Looking at the small face in front of her, Mrs. Zhao suddenly felt sad, "Now our family has enough money. Keeping rabbits is just for fun, don’t read so late, you are growing your body, too tired can’t do it.”

"I'm not tired." Du Xiaoyu threw herself into her arms and arched, "Reading is fun. In the future, I'll learn how to see a doctor by myself. I don't care how many rabbits I raise. Besides, if someone else raises a rabbit, I will come to see a doctor. Can I still make some more money?" She giggled, "Now I have enough money, but I still want to build a big house, add a carriage to my family, and our family can sit and play around when we have time, okay? it is good?"

Mrs. Zhao stroked her hair, choked up and said, "Naturally, but Mother loves you so much. Mother hasn't treated you well all these years, and she hasn't treated Huang Hua well..."

Seeing that she was about to cry, Du Xiaoyu was stunned. In her impression, Mrs. Zhao was actually a rather cold person. Except for Du Wenyuan's incident, she never shed tears at all, but she had already figured it out.

"Mom, I won't watch it so late in the future..."

Mrs. Zhao took a breath, wiped her eyes, and laughed again, "Don't you like to eat chicken? When your father comes back later, go and pick one."

Their family now has a big rooster, and there is no shortage of chickens. Du Xiaoyu swallowed, and ate delicious chicken again!
"I want to eat roast chicken!" she shouted happily.

The child is always so happy when he talks about eating, as if he was hungry in his previous life. Mrs. Zhao smiled and went to feed the cattle and sheep. The two sheep have grown very big now, and one can be slaughtered during the Chinese New Year...

(End of this chapter)