My 1995 Small Farm

“Let me go, is this the little thing you two are talking about?”

 “This horse is a nest of cobras!”

Outside the greenhouse of Wang Lixian's house, inside a pile of telephone poles, there was a nest of small cobras.

There are about ten little snakes in this nest, and they have grown to the thickness of a finger.

 Apparently it’s a little snake that just grew up this year.

“Huh? Cobra? Over the mountain?”

Chen Xiaoer and Chen Xiaoer were startled and quickly backed away.

“It’s over the mountain. It’s a king cobra. It’s bigger than a cobra. We don’t have that thing here!”

"I'm scared to death. It's because we don't know each other... It's wrong to step on a horse. Wu Fei, aren't you an animal teacher? I don't know cobras. It's normal. How can you not know them?"

Chen Xiaoer patted his chest and turned pale.

“I study insects, not snakes. Besides, the big snake is not in the nest, and the little snake has not grown. How could I recognize it as a cobra? I thought it was the homespun commonly known in the village.”

The two of them came here to clean up the telegraph poles. When they saw that the big snake was not there, they thought that Chen Ling's father-in-law kept several boxes of snakes at the farm, so they wanted to find Chen Ling and capture them.

 It’s not really just for the sake of eating bear’s paws.

Who would have thought that this is a nest of cobras?

 Chen Ling was also puzzled. Last year, his father-in-law released so many large king snakes in the fields outside the village, just for fear that they would be bitten by poisonous snakes while running around all day long.

 Because king snakes eat snakes.

 Generally, poisonous snakes will not dare to approach for three to five miles after smelling its scent.

 Indeed!

 Since the release of the king snake, the effect has been particularly obvious.

 The homespun bags that used to be common in every corner of the village have become less common in the past year or so.

 Unexpectedly, a nest of cobras came to Wang Lixian's side.

 “Hey, there is so much knowledge in this long worm?”

“So, according to what you said, venomous snakes usually don’t come here, but they run out of the mountains?”

“I’m not sure, it’s possible that the king snakes ran away and went to the mountains to find food.”

There are many venomous insects in the mountains. The deeper you go, there are swarms of venomous snakes in the several sinkholes Chen Ling found.

 And there is more food in the mountains.

Those king snakes do not live in one place. Not only do they have to look for food everywhere, but they also have to find a mate to reproduce...especially during the mating season, it is even more uncertain.

“What should we do now? This is a nest of venomous snakes. Do we want to kill them?”

 Chen Xiaoer scratched his bald head.

"Why kill them? It would be a pity to kill these little snakes. It would be nice to raise them back and make them into wine."

Chen Ling thought that the Dongtian Five Poison Wine I was thinking about was suffering from a lack of raw materials.

“But snakes are very vengeful. If the big snake comes back and finds that the child is missing, it will probably follow the smell and find its way to your house..."

 “Fuck, don’t!”

Chen Xiaoer jumped in fright: "Where is the big snake? Kill it quickly."

 “Who knows where to go to find something to eat?”

 Chen Ling rubbed the stubble on his chin: "I'd better go back and catch a big king snake. The big snake will just fall into the trap when it comes back."

Wu Fei looked pitiful at the little snake. Thinking that the big snake could not find its children when it came back, he felt a little soft-hearted, so he said, "Why don't we move them to a different place, stay away from people, and they won't hurt anyone?" ”

It is too cruel to separate a mother and her son and then kill the whole family.

Chen Ling sweated when he heard this: "Teacher Wu, don't make trouble...snake is a cold-blooded animal. This thing will not remember your kindness. If you are not careful, someone will die. Think about how many little kids in your class spend all day after school." If you are running and playing in the wild, if you accidentally bite this thing, someone will be killed at any time."

Wu Fei smiled awkwardly after hearing this and quickly said that he had not considered it.

People are like this sometimes, they can't help but substitute human emotions for animals.

 In fact…

 Animals are animals, and the gap between them and humans is not that big.

Even cats and dogs that have been domesticated for a long time can expose their wild nature and hurt people.

 Let alone these wild animals.

So the three of them took away the nest of small cobras and returned to the farm to catch two strong king snakes to deal with the female cobra that went out to look for food.

But what they didn't expect was that when the three of them rushed back to the greenhouse, Wang Lixian was leading a few people to drive away the snakes with shovels and yelling.

Same, it took almost half an hour for Chen Ling and the others to go back and forth.

The big cobra had already returned to its nest and was bumped into by Wang Lixian and the others.

Although this cobra is venomous, it is still afraid of people.

Being chased by so many people, I was so frightened that I crawled into the gaps between the telephone poles.

 This is going to be troublesome.

 People living in the village have very simple ideas.

Poisonous insects and poisonous insects will be destroyed when they see them. On weekdays, spiders and centipedes crawling out from the corners of the room will be trampled to death when they see them.

  Not to mention the poisonous cobra.

So a group of people rolled up their sleeves and moved the telegraph poles away one by one.

It took more than an hour to scare the snake out and shovel it to death.

 After all the trouble with the telephone poles, they simply carried the two telephone poles up the slope, which saved Chen Xiaoer and the others a lot of trouble.

Since no one wanted the dead cobra, it belonged to Chen Ling.

 The little snakes need to be raised for a while, and the big snakes can just be used to make wine.

His five poison wines come from various combinations.

 If it weren’t for scorpions, toads, centipedes, spiders, and snakes.

 Either replace it with poisonous wasps or other poisonous insects.

Well, what's a little embarrassing is that he still doesn't dare to drink those wines.

“Little brother, are you really not here to eat bear paws? This is a rare thing, so bring your sister-in-law and children over here.”

“I’m not going, I’m not going. I’m tired of cleaning up these telephone poles, and I’m too lazy to change my dirty clothes.”

 “Then let Daxu and sister-in-law come over.”

“Don’t worry about them. Daxu is messing around with Ruirui all day long. If you want to go, just go... Go and bring Zhenzhen back.”

The two of them waved their hands. It was getting late, and they urged Chen Ling to pick up the children from school.

 Besides, this is not purely polite.

There are only two bear paws, so how can I go over with a whole group of people? It would make people feel bad.

 I didn’t see that Wang Lixian and the others didn’t go.

 I don’t have this in mind, and there will be many times in the future that I will annoy people.

 Chen Ling saw that none of them were coming, so he said no more.

 Back home, a special fragrance was already wafting in the yard. Shen Jiayi and her mother followed Gao Xiulan to check on the pot from time to time.

I am afraid that there are too many ingredients in the pot, such as chicken, duck, big bones, and big elbow meat. These things are heavy and will easily burn if they stick to the bottom of the pot.

That would really ruin a good pot of soup.

Mainly there are a lot of trivial matters today, otherwise Chen Ling would not be the hands-off shopkeeper at this time.

He himself went to the kitchen stove to take a look, smelled the rich aroma, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

 The anticipation in my heart is almost unbearable.

“If nothing else, the stew in my pot will definitely taste better than the stuff from Lao Maozi.”

 Chen Ling was secretly proud, and then he pushed the motorcycle out and went to the county town to pick up Wang Zhenzhen and his second brother and sister-in-law.

These three people are quite busy today. They set up a stall selling spicy strips outside the gate of the small courtyard in the south of the city.

Xinling Middle School across the street are all senior students and have plenty of pocket money.

　　Every time after school, there will be a crowd of people surrounding the spicy strips stall.

 Luckily there are many people, so the spicy strips sell out quickly.

 Chen Ling didn’t have to wait long before they sold out today’s portion.

 Wang really wants to count the money.

 This is her greatest joy every day.

 Chen Ling saw that it was getting later and later, so he helped her get on the motorcycle.

 She then calmed down.

 On the mountain road outside the city, she became happy again.

Taught Chen Ling by his clothes, and said for a while: "Why did the little green horse run into the mountains? Alas, I didn't go home for a few days, and it became so disobedient..."

 It seems that when she is at home, the little green horse listens to her.

After a while, he said: "The little sheep are so timid. They are afraid of dogs chasing them while riding a motorcycle...I am not afraid of those wild dogs. If they chase me, I will climb up the wall and hit them with a slingshot!"

 Like a tomboy along the way, he kept bragging.

But, she hasn’t been home for almost two weeks, and she is indeed a little homesick.

 So this chirping one is going home, feeling happy.

“Brother-in-law, you are going to bring Ahfu Ahshou back, can you still go to the mountains to fight blind bears?”

“That’s definitely no problem. No matter how powerful the blind bear is in the mountains, he can’t defeat a tiger, let alone our Ah Fu and Ah Shou.”

“Then you can catch me a blind bear cub, I want to keep it.”

“Put it down. Those sika deer will give birth to a lot of fawns next year, and it won’t be enough for you to raise? You go to school all day long. Your parents and I are feeding you two birds, so you don’t care.”

"I don't care. I caught so many bugs for them on Saturday and Sunday, enough for them to eat for several days."

　　　…”

Soon they arrived outside the orchard. Before Chen Ling's motorcycle could stabilize, she jumped off.

Running and shouting, he ran into the farm.

 “Wow, the little muntjac has grown up.”

“Rui Rui, don’t run away, you stinky boy, you only know how to play with turtles, your hands will stink!”

Chen Ling smiled helplessly and shook his head: "This crazy girl..."

“Huh? Dad, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Zhong are not here?”

“I went home after fishing and said I wanted to change clothes. I just called him again, but he said he had already eaten at home and wouldn’t come.”

Chen Ling was stunned when he heard this, but then he understood and said with a wry smile: "Look at what's going on, bear paws are just for taste, not to fill your stomach. I'm worried that there won't be enough for each one. "

 Bear paws are not chewed like pig trotters. They are eaten with a small spoon.

Two bear paws and a big pot of side dishes, what’s not enough?

 I couldn’t eat it even if I let it go.

“Forget it, I’ll call them over later.” Chen Ling shook his head, washed his hands, and went into the kitchen to work.

Zhao Yubao’s family is not quite the same as Chen Xiaoer’s family.

Even if the two old men hadn't revealed the key secret recipe for making bear paws today, they would still treat Chen Ling as their junior.

That is really caring.

 These are not outsiders.

 Don’t forget it.

"Aling, how long does it take? If it comes out later, I will send you a portion. Sister Du Juan is pregnant, so let her take some to supplement it."

“No, pregnant women can’t just eat this stuff. It’s not delicious. It’s better to use our chicken and duck to make soup another day.”

 Chen Ling had just taken out the bear paws wrapped in gauze, and when he heard his wife's words, he quickly reminded him: "Anyway, those old hens and ducks in our house are laying too few eggs, so we just stew them and eat them."

Wang Susu nodded and smiled: "Okay, then I and Zhenzhen will call Uncle Zhao and his family over later. You can just work in the kitchen and don't worry about outside things.

Mom and dad just said that they were afraid that if you had been busy for a long time and ended up cooking the dishes, it would be a joke. "

“Hahaha, don’t worry, as long as the pot is not burnt, the taste will not be bad with just these ingredients.”

Just as he was talking, Wang Qingzhong and his wife also pushed the car in.

　　As soon as I walked into the yard, I exclaimed how delicious the smell was. I packed up my bicycle and went straight to the backyard kitchen.

 At this time, Chen Linggang put his forepaws into the pot to make braised bear paws.

“It smells so good. The last time it smelled so good was when it rained heavily on a hot day this year and we ate hanging pot around the firepit.”

“Haha, how does it compare with this fragrance?”

"This one must be thicker. Good guy, I really cooked a pot of food. Xinping, come over and see. Your brother-in-law spent a lot of money just to eat a bear's paw."

“Good guy, we have chickens, ducks, and elbows. I’ll have to eat two more bowls of rice later.”

“Sister-in-law, you can’t finish eating so much meat, so don’t worry about food now.”

Chen Ling smiled helplessly.

 Then he started to slice the hind palms into slices, put them on a plate and put them in a pot for steaming.

Two ways to eat it left Wang Qingzhong and two people dumbfounded.

"What you did is, wait until Kang Kanglele is served with wine, do this again, it will be so grand, no matter who comes, it will be enough."

 “Hey, don’t say it yet, that’s what I planned to do.”

Wang Qingzhong and the two smelled the fragrance, and their stomachs were growling non-stop. They were busy making spicy strips in the afternoon, and they were already hungry without taking any rest.

　　　How can I bear to smell this kind of fragrance?

Hurryly went outside to set the table, and helped Chen Ling take out the chicken, duck and shank meat and other soup items from the big pot and put them on the plate.

This is most of the dishes on the table.

The bear's paw was healed soon, and the remaining two procedures were very simple. Chen Ling's movements were swift and quick, and it was about to happen.

Wang Susu quickly took Zhenzhen and Ruirui to call Zhao and Zhong to come and eat.

After everyone arrived, Chen Ling put out the best fruit wine.

Before the wine was poured and the banquet started, Wang Zhenzhen and Ruirui were already too hungry to wait, so Chen Ling pulled out two chicken drumsticks for them and let them eat on the small table next to them.

 After taking care of the children, the adults went to taste the bear's paws.

With the rich aroma, I carefully ate it into my mouth. For a while, the table was quiet, and no one said a word.

Is it tasty?

delicious?

It is full of fragrance, melts in your mouth, and the fragrance even fills your nose.

 But...the taste is a bit hard to describe, I can only say it's a bit weird.

It’s different from anything I’ve ever eaten before.

 Chen Ling and the others won’t talk about it yet.

Zhao Yubao and his family have indeed had dinner.

 After eating like this, I felt hungry again.

Dujuan didn't eat the bear's paw, but the smell of the smell made her appetite increase. She ate two more bowls of rice with the fragrant elbow meat.

 The men, young and old, became more and more excited as they ate, changing cups and cups in high spirits.

 Bear paws paired with fruit wine are delicacies that complement each other.

Zhao Yubao even ate and drank deliciously. He didn't know how to feel better. He ate a bite of bear's paw and drank a sip of wine.

He closed his eyes and was too intoxicated: "Oh, life is like this, what else can I ask for?"

His appearance made the children feel strange when they saw him, which made Ruirui clumsily imitate him, making everyone laugh.

Zhao Yubao picked him up and said, "You brat, your father refuses to be my apprentice. When you grow up, you will be my apprentice. When the time comes, we will compete with your father." (End of Chapter)