Song Tan Jishi

Chapter 892 892. The house is built

Professor Song was originally scheduled to come back in mid-November, but before he could come back with his students and their families, it was already December.

The temperature is really cold this winter, and every drop in temperature comes unexpectedly and takes a sharp turn.

In December, when this warm winter is becoming more and more common, the first snow may not have fallen in previous years, but in Yunqiao Village, the voices of Dabai and Gomei scolding each other early in the morning can even penetrate several hills.

 Nothing else, the pond is frozen.

Flocks of ducks routinely go to the pond. The withered yellow grass blades have the cool and crisp feeling of frost. When they step on it with the soles of their feet, the broken leaves on the ground gradually melt into the soil.

The ducks stared at the pond, helplessly watching Dabai step on the ice and then turn around, and they couldn't help but feel confused.

 It's just...frozen, what else can they play with during the day?

The pond was empty, and the fishermen couldn’t stand the sharp drop in temperature. As early as yesterday when there were signs on the ice, I rushed home to update my equipment and recharge my batteries.

The ducks looked around blankly, and finally returned to the duck shed with their paws tapping, squeezing together and quacking, which was really noisy.

Qiaoqiao came over to feed the ducks with a bucket. His nose and ears were red from the cold, but he must be a child who is not afraid of the cold. He decided not to wear a hat anyway!

—You’re already wearing long johns, what kind of hat do you need to wear?

When I got back, I chirped to Song Tan: "Sister, is the duck shed too small? Can you build a new, bigger one for them next year?"

Then he started to worry again: "Is it so cold? They can't go out to play. Will they stop laying eggs if they are unhappy?"

 There were fewer and fewer duck eggs after we beat them to cool down, but now we can’t pick up more than 20 a day. It’s not summer, and there are many stores in autumn. Boss Chang came over to cry for a while.

Who knows? As a serious restaurant owner, the biggest problem he faces every day is not the lack of customers, but the lack of food.

Is this reasonable?

The owner of Youran Vegetable Garden next door, his brother-in-law, the mistress's brother-in-law, and the waiters sat together in the empty lobby. Seeing that the opposite side became busy again early in the morning, he was so sad that he almost bit his handkerchief!

Song Tan also had a plan here: "If you are free today, go and talk to Brother Wu Lei about disinfection first, and then take Dabai and Duck directly to the pasture in two days."

It was originally planned to expand the scale of raising ducks in the future, and there would be a stove to keep the cattle and sheep warm in winter - of course the temperature would not be too high, otherwise it would become a greenhouse for raising cattle?

It's just a little improvement. The duck shed next door will be much better than the pond.

 Furthermore, some more will hatch in the spring.

Qiaoqiao nodded and couldn't help but feel happy: "Then will they continue to lay eggs there? Will they lay eggs in the reeds? Will they be difficult to find?"

He spoke of difficulty, but his face showed longing—

 After all, collecting duck eggs is really fun!

 Song Tan:…

 Why do children have so many problems? She was tired of answering.

And Qiaoqiao didn’t get an answer and didn’t care.

Haunted by both rain and dew, he quickly thought of another question:

"What about the chickens? Where are the pigs? Can't they live by the river?" "No," Song Tan said mercilessly, "Chickens are suitable for the mountains. If we expand the scale next year, they can run all over the mountains and plains behind us."

Chickens love to rake the ground. If there is a vegetable field or pasture where they play, they will want to dig out every grass seed and vegetable leaf!

There is still pasture growing by the river, but we cannot ask them to go there and plow the ground.

 The back mountain is full of trees and shrubs. When the surrounding area is larger, there will be more than enough space.

Pigs can be raised anywhere, but the current number of pigs raised on the pasture is just right. If there are more, it will be a bit worse -

 When the mountains on both sides are quiet and the sheep are running up the mountains, the space will be free and we can discuss the pig pen.

When Song Tan said this, he looked at the white air spurting out in front of his eyes, sighed and frowned: "It must be very cold this winter - Qiao Qiao, ask Yan Ping brother if he knows anyone who sells clothes? The whole family ordered a few dozen Come wear a jacket, I'll pay for it."

“Oh, by the way, buy more. Master Jiang and Professor Song’s family will also be prepared later.”

 Everyone has down jackets, so she won’t mention them. In the village, a jacket is more practical for working in winter...and this thing has a thermal layer, so it can be worn in spring, autumn and winter...

 Cheap and affordable!

 …

She was planning this, and she didn't know if it was a coincidence. Zhang Yanping, who was huddled in Song Youde's new house, said "ouch" and was hit by a chestnut that exploded on the stove table.

Xin Jun beside him couldn't help but laugh, and slowly turned over the sweet potatoes on the stove: "I told you to open the chestnuts wider. You must be lazy...what? The one you just had a brain injury must be very delicious."

Zhang Yanping picked up the chestnuts with a sad expression: "I opened the shells, but if you can, don't eat them!"

While sighing again: "Everything about the big villa is good, but it lacks a stove, and it always feels like it's not tasteful enough."

 Understood, this means having enough food, drink, clothing and nothing to do, and starting to pay attention to the pastoral and rural feelings.

Xin Jun pointed it out directly: "But the room next to the kitchen can be specially used for warming up by the fire!"

Since winter has hit, the stove has not been turned off during the day, and something is always stewed on it—among other things, the cauldron of meat and bones for the dogs has been moved from the kitchen to this room.

This is a small room that was specially set aside when the house was built, considering that the villagers would come to visit and the living room of the villa was too big to chat about.

 The area is not large, only 30 square meters, but there are tables, chairs, snacks, fruits, and a large iron stove in the middle, with a pipe running across the top -

Every morning, as long as you light a fire, the room will quickly warm up in less than ten minutes, making it clean and comfortable. Aunt Lianhua now does all her work in this room.

The reason why Zhang Yanping came to Song Youde's new house was because Lao Xu handed over the house the day before yesterday, but the house was as empty as a dormitory on the mountain.

So Song Tan’s contact sent furniture and home appliances, and someone had to wait here for delivery and installation!

By the way, I took a bag of chestnuts from the freezer and some sweet potatoes from the cellar... isn't this just a matter of passing by!

Here, Song Youde also received a call from his eldest daughter Hongmei:

"Dad, when the house was built, you didn't invite us to have a drink? You didn't even tell me... Oops! If I had known, I would have bought a refrigerator and air conditioner during Double Eleven! Even though the event is fake now, it's still a hundred percent cheaper. One yuan is enough for our family to eat several meals..."

 Auntie felt upset when she thought about the bargain she had not picked up. But after thinking about it again, after the old man built his new house and Tantan had it all covered, she couldn't just buy the air conditioner, refrigerator and washing machine, right?

So he gritted his teeth again: "I'll buy you another TV!"

Oh my god, I’ve got ten thousand pieces!

 Auntie suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Update 1. The magic of time! I know you have been wanting to pull the pig's leg for a long time...the pig will be killed a few days before the Chinese New Year!

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