Ziqing sprinkled some lime in each chicken coop and spread straw, and I don't know where Shen picked up the three puppies and put them in the new courtyard, and opened a small door from the north of the old courtyard, so that you can go directly, open the fence gate during the day, and close the small door at night.

When Ziqing was busy on the barren mountain, the Shen family was not idle, she had tasted the sweetness of raising more chickens, in such a big place, there is a courtyard wall, how many chickens can be raised? Chicken seedlings have become a problem, so the Shen family must go to every market, buy as many as they want, and even go to Anzhou Mansion a few times. Because Ziqing knows that there is no modern hatching technology here, she all points to the hens and holds the nest.

During this time, Shen bought a total of more than 200 chickens, and also bought 20 geese, she said that there are many weeds in the mountains, geese are easy to raise, and geese are very fierce, and when they see strangers, they will not only bark, but also peck, so they should be a housekeeper.

Ziqing decided to completely stock-range the chickens, at the beginning of the natural training of the chicks into the nest, every morning from the chicken nest to release them, and then catch them in the evening, there is a three or four days to adapt, when the time comes, they will go in by themselves, but unfortunately now there is no sheep.

Ziqing told Shen that the ten acres of wasteland in the east were opened first, and the soybeans were pointed, and he didn't point to the things that could be harvested, but mainly wanted to raise the land and plant watermelons in the coming year.

After Ziqing and Shen were busy with these, they learned that because of the drought in April, most of the seedlings in the field did not grow well, some of them were replanted later, and some were waiting for the current barely harvested some grain, and it was really not good to directly turn over the land and plant late rice, Ziqing's family is like this, there is no harvest at all, and there is no labor at home to carry water, Zeng Ruiyu's own field can't be remedied.

Therefore, the summer harvest could not harvest much grain at all, and the livelihood of many families was even more difficult, and Ziqing's family had a loss to sell watermelons, but fortunately, the Shen family listened to He's words at that time and bought a lot of grain to store.

The two uncles and aunts don't know what happened? The uncle's family was only afraid that it would be better, Ziqing told her mother this, and suddenly thought that the watermelon of her uncle's house should also be ripe, "Mother, I don't know what happened to my uncle's watermelon?" Why don't you take a trip? ”

Shen clapped his hands and said, "No, I was so busy that I forgot." ”

Discussed with He's family, early the next morning, He's family took two grandsons at home, Shen took Ziqing to Baitang Village, and only when he arrived did he know that because someone stole melons, Shen Jianshan, Shen Jianshui and Shen Wanfu took turns guarding day and night, and the early rice was definitely reduced. Although it is not much, the two partners have more than one acre of land, but it is not a problem to pick more than 2,000 catties. It will take more than 20 days for them to raise their own seedlings, and they are just the size of a fist.

Ziqing walked around Baitang Village and saw a lot of citrus and pomelo trees, and Shen Jianshui's family also had one, but he said that his mandarin orange had a lot of water, but it was a pity that it was too sour.

When he got home, Shen told He that even if there was no harvest of early rice, it would be no problem for the watermelon family to divide fifty taels of silver this year, and it would be enough for the two families to live a good life. He Shi listened to it and said: "I am relieved, I used to worry about you, but now you are better, and worry about them, this mother's heart, it has not stopped, now they borrow your light, fiddle with that watermelon, and save some money to marry a daughter-in-law, your second brother's family has three eldest sons, the eldest should do something." ”

When Ziqing heard her grandmother say this, she didn't know if their marriage struggle was successful? It's a pity that I can't inquire about this, but the Shen family knows about it, and a scolding is indispensable. Shen taught Ziqing that girls can't inquire about this, can't inquire about that, I don't know how Cousin Changfu is now, I only know that he is an apprentice outside, and later took Cousin Xinfu out. Ziqing still admires their courage, but unfortunately can't help much.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the sixth month, Zeng Ruixiang and Zeng Zifu went home on vacation, this time there was a holiday of more than a month, and the family could get together well, Ziqing really missed them, especially Zifu.

Ziqing took her father and eldest brother to visit the Daxin Courtyard and reported the cost of the courtyard wall, Zeng Ruixiang didn't care about this, just asked: "Why is this pit idle, I see that you have raised a lot of seedlings?" ”

Ziqing always thought that it would be better to transplant in winter, and those saplings were still a little small, but she couldn't say it directly, so she asked, "Dad, can you move on this hot day?" I can't water it every day, how tired I am. Wait for the winter and spring to rain more and then move it, how good. ”

Seeing the rows of chicken nests, Zeng Ruixiang asked how he thought of doing this chicken nest, Ziqing said: "Dad, it's very tiring to drive the chickens into the nest, so that they themselves know to find the nearest nest, I can pick up eggs in rows, and I can clean up the manure of the chicken nest and put it in the nearest tree pit, how trouble-free, I also thought about it for a long time to come up with, so that my mother and I have nothing to do to go out for a walk, bring a shovel, and do the work." ”

Zeng Ruixiang listened and nodded, "It's hard for you to have such a dexterous mind at such a young age." "It's a pity that it's not a boy," Zeng Ruixiang sighed in his heart.

"Dad, my sister has been a lazy person since she was a child, and she always likes to be a little clever in order to be lazy, and she hits it crookedly every time." After Zifu finished speaking, he deliberately winked at Ziqing, and Ziqing chased him all over the mountain to beg for a beating.

The weather is hot day by day, and the paddy fields at home do not need to be harvested, and the family is hiding in the study, sitting on the wooden floor, and eating a piece of watermelon from the well from time to time. Ziqing made two sets of short-sleeved shorts for her two younger brothers, which were very cool and relaxed, and they were worn at home every day without going out, and Zifu and Zilu also asked for two sets when they looked at it. Ziqing made a set for herself, and only secretly wore it when she slept at night, but He didn't say anything.

When it was cool at night, there was the croaking of frogs everywhere, and Ziqing was a little greedy, saying that she hadn't eaten frogs yet. In the spring, all the frogs were caught and could only be fed to the chickens, so he coquettishly played with his two brothers, holding Zifu with one hand and Zilu with the other, "Brother, let's catch the frogs and eat." I really want to eat it. (Soil frogs in paddy fields)

Zeng Ruixiang was also interested when he heard it, and said: "When I was young, your grandfather also took me and your father to catch it, because I couldn't see the road at night, so I brought a torch. ”

So, Zifu found two pine oil branches left over from last time and lit two torches, Ziqing wanted to follow, but Shen didn't agree to anything, saying that there were the most snakes and insects in summer, so Ziqing had to give up. She is very afraid of these things, on the outer wall of her house and the inner wall of the yard, she sprinkled a circle of camphor sawdust, and I don't know if it works, anyway, Master Xu's camphor wood shavings and sawdust, Ziqing did not waste it at all, put it all away, and also wrapped it in the old gauze that Shen removed and kept it for later use.