Chapter 34: A Visit from the Stepmother

The inconvenient days finally came to an end in a small daily anticipation. As soon as the body is refreshed, Xiaoxiao can no longer be idle, and takes Qing'er back and forth between home and farm every day.

Love Little Farm has changed rapidly over the years. Under the careful care of Jiang Yun and Uncle Jiang, the 2,000 or so chickens in the chicken farm have gratifying changes every day. The first batch of 700 chicks has grown into chicks weighing nearly half a catty. The second batch of more than 1,000 has also slowly adapted to the group life of the big farm, and has changed from the malaise that has just come over to a small fighting. From the beginning to the present, none of the more than 2,000 chicks have died, which can be regarded as a very good and smooth start.

The more than 100 little piglets were even more so, Jiang Feng and Brother Wang were a little uncomfortable at first to feed so many piglets at once. When it was time to feed, the screams in the pig barn were so loud that they were about to collapse, but after slowly getting used to it, these cute little piglets became their treasures.

The pond is nearing its end, and 30,000 fry procured in the town and county are sent to the farm in two batches and stocked into the pond. As the weather gets hotter, cleaning and disinfecting the farm must be on the agenda. In the past two days, Xiaoxiao has been busy with this. There are no pesticides in this era, but it's not that hard. Everyone knows that lime has a strong sterilizing effect, and lime has become very common in this era.

That afternoon, Xiaoxiao was instructing Jiang Yun's team on the farm how to disinfect and ferment the collected chicken manure to make pig feed. The mustache ran to the farm panting, and shouted from afar:

"Miss, Madame is here!"

Xiaoxiao was slightly surprised, why did my godmother come here? There was no time for her to think, and Mrs. Li had already walked towards the farm with a smile on her face with a maid on her face. At that moment, Xiaoxiao had to temporarily put down the things in his hand and go out to greet:

"Mother, no one will pass a word when you come, my daughter will pick you up!" For this loving lady who cares for herself, Xiao Xiao is grateful from the bottom of her heart, and this mother's cry is willing, which sweetly makes Mrs. Li like a spring breeze.

"Hehe, I was so flustered in the county government all day long, and I was worried about you and Qin'er, so I came out to take a walk and relax, and by the way, I saw what your farm was like! What, you're not welcome? Mrs. Li smiled very easily, the green mountains and green waters, and the idyllic scenery made her enjoy it very much.

"Where did my mother say, when I saw my mother coming, I couldn't be happy!" As he spoke, he frowned again: "But mother, this farm has just started now, and many facilities are not perfect. It's smelly inside, so don't look at it, right? ”

Seeing her appearance, Mrs. Li said with some distress: "My daughter is not afraid of the smell when she stays in it all day, I just walk around and take a look at it at will, can't I even bear this?" As he spoke, he looked up at the "Love Little Farm" archway and seal on the gate of the farm, and sighed:

"This is the first time I have seen the seal and inscription of Xie Yuanlang, but I never thought that it was hung high at the gate of your farm. Well, it seems that Xie Yuanlang is still very attentive to my daughter! He nodded his head as he stepped into the farm gate.

Seeing this, Xiaoxiao hurriedly followed up, first took a mask for her to wear, and then put on one herself. In other words, this mask is a masterpiece of inspiration when she was making pads. When Mrs. Li saw her take out a strange thing, she felt strange at first. But when Xiaoxiao put on a mask for her, the unpleasant smell suddenly alleviated a lot, and then she was overjoyed and couldn't stop nodding her head in praise.

Xiaoxiao didn't care about her praise, which was really nothing unusual for her. smiled lightly at the moment, and then took Mrs. Li's hand, and kept pointing and comparing while walking, explaining the general layout and planning of the farm to Mrs. Li.

Today, there is no other passage in the interior of Ai Xiao Farm, except for two bluestone paths that lead directly to the end. So it didn't take long for the mother and daughter to walk back and forth on the farm, and the things about the farm were pretty much the same. Walking to the gate of the farm, Xiaoxiao took off the mask and hung it on the wall. Seeing this, Mrs. Li said with a smile:

"Girl, this object is very ingenious and useful, what's the name?"

"Mother, this is called a mask, and it is also something that my daughter saw in miscellaneous books. Not only can it prevent odors, but its biggest function is to prevent dust. The weather was hot and dry, and the fermentation room would raise a lot of dust, and the daughter made such a thing in consideration of the health of the employees. ”

Mrs. Li nodded again and again: "My daughter, she always has a bodhisattva heart, and even the health of the hired workers is so thoughtful!" Very good, very good......"

Xiao Xiao didn't answer when he heard this, but asked:

"Mother, why did you suddenly come to your daughter? But what's going on in the county office? ”

Mrs. Li nodded: "The most important thing is actually to come and see you and your farm." In addition, Wei Niang came this time to take Qin'er back! ”

"Brother Qin has only lived for half a month, why do you want him to go back in such a hurry?" A little strange asked.

Mrs. Li's face was over: "The big examination of the imperial court is over, your father has been evaluated as excellent for five consecutive years, and the imperial court has awarded him a new official position, and he will be appointed as the governor of Longzhou, and he will go to office at the beginning of next month." Seeing that there are only a few days to go until May, your father is urging you tightly, just because your mother is worried about you again, so I came in person and brought Qin'er back by the way. ”

Xiao Xiao was happy at first, and then felt a trace of inexplicable loss. At that moment, he grabbed Mrs. Li's arm and said with some reluctance:

"Mother, won't that daughter be separated from you by thousands of mountains and rivers in the future, and it will be difficult to see you and her father once?"

Mrs. Li chuckled and poked her forehead with her finger:

"Little Nizi, the two-day journey is also said to be thousands of mountains and rivers! You want to earn your mother's tears, right? Begging! ”

The sense of loss in the little heart was washed away a lot at once, Longzhou and Huayin County, were they so close? immediately smiled and sprinkled coquettishly: "Is it only two days away?" My daughter thought that if she wanted to see her mother in the future, she would have to cross thousands of rivers and mountains! ”

But in my heart, I was asking myself: "Since when did I become so attached to my godmother?" It would be so uncomfortable to hear that she was going to be so far away. But she didn't know that parting has hurt people since ancient times!

Mrs. Li didn't know what she was thinking, but she was happy that she was reluctant to rush to her:

"By carriage, it only takes two days from Longzhou to Huayin County, and it is only two and a half days at most to get here. If you miss being a mother, let Zhixuan accompany you to Longzhou to live for a while. Anyway, as long as there is a trustworthy person on the farm to take care of it. ”

Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly at her: "Don't worry, mother, when the farm is on the right track, my daughter will go to Longzhou to visit her father and mother, as well as Brother Qin!" ”

"Hehe, good! Qin'er's luggage should have been packed, let's go back too!" ”

Xiao Xiao was surprised: "Why is my mother so anxious?" Don't even need dinner? My daughter wants to stay with you for two more days! ”

Mrs. Li chuckled: "I also hope to stay for a night or two, but you see, the house is very crowded, and with the addition of Weiniang and the maid coachman, I am afraid that there is no place to stay!" ”

At that moment, the little face was slightly red, and for the first time regretted not listening to the advice of the eldest and second uncles to rebuild the house......