Liu Qing looked up when he heard the sound and saw that it was Yu Tingwei, surprised and delighted, "Xiaofeng, why are you here?"

"It's been a long time, I came to see you. ”

Yu Tingwei replied with a smile.

"Great, stay here at noon today to have dinner with Dabao. Liu Qing excitedly took Yu Tingwei's hand and came to his parents, "Parents, this is Xiaofeng, my good friend, and Dabao's sister." ”

Probably thinking that he was going to become Yu Tingwei's sister-in-law soon, Liu Qing's face turned red unconsciously as he spoke.

"Hello uncle and aunt!"

Yu Tingwei generously greeted Liu Qing's parents.

"Ah, yes, this girl is so handsome. ”

Liu Qing's mother responded happily, and a pair of eyes liked to be fixed on Yu Tingwei and refused to leave.

Yu Tingwei was a little embarrassed to be looked at, and turned her eyes to look at the hen on the ground who was about to die, and said, "Uncle and aunt, I have a way to let that nest of eggs continue to hatch." ”

"Do you have a way?" Yu Dabao looked at Yu Tingwei suspiciously, "What can you do?"

Since going home last night, Yu Dabao has had an indescribable feeling about Yu Tingwei, his second sister suddenly seems to have changed as if she is a different person, she is fine and smart, and she is very strong, and she is completely like the honest and honest gourd before.

"Yes, Xiaofeng, what can you do?" Liu Qing was also puzzled, the hen holding the nest died, what else could be done to make the eggs hatch chicks.

Not only did these two people not believe it, but Liu Qing's parents were also suspicious.

In this era, artificial incubation was not yet used in rural areas. But when Yu Tingwei was very young, she followed her father to visit her father's friend's farm because of curiosity, and saw how to artificially hatch chicks, and at that time she thought it was fresh, and she specially asked for a few eggs to go home and hatch the chicks by herself.

So for Yu Tingwei, hatching a few eggs is not a problem at all.

Yu Tingwei smiled slightly, "Anyway, this hen is also dead, since I have a way, you can try it, all of them will be used as live horse doctors, maybe they will be able to hatch chicks in a few days." ”

"That's what I said, why don't we listen to this phoenix girl, maybe it can really be done?"

Liu Qing's father felt guilty because he poisoned the hen by sprinkling rat medicine, thinking that Yu Tingwei might really have a way to turn that nest of eggs into chicks.

"Then try it. ”

Liu Qing's mother is also a good talker, and the key is that she doesn't want to waste this nest of eggs.

So the Liu family found a large cardboard box according to Yu Tingwei's request, a large enough plastic sheet, some clean cotton, and boiled a pot of boiling water to warm it.

Yu Tingwei relied on her memory to put the cardboard box on the kang, spread the cotton on the bottom of the cardboard box, and then spread the plastic sheet into the cardboard box, so that every corner of the cardboard box was covered by plastic sheeting, and poured warm water at a suitable temperature into the cardboard box, and then sealed the water surface with plastic sheeting, and finally put the more than 20 eggs on the water surface sealed by plastic sheeting, and covered them with a thin quilt.

"That's fine, remember to open the quilt every day to turn the eggs inside 6~8 times, but also put a thermometer in it, to ensure that the water temperature in the plastic cloth is always 38 degrees Celsius, so that the chicks will definitely hatch in less than a week. ”

Yu Tingwei clapped her hands, feeling a kind of rush to finish.

"Xiaofeng, can this work?"

Yu Dabao scratched his head, looked at the cardboard box covered with a quilt on the kang, and felt a little pulled.

"yes, so you can hatch chicks?"

Liu Qing's mother also didn't believe it, she had never seen such a hatching of chickens.

Liu Qing felt very novel and full of expectations.

"Auntie and uncle, don't worry, you'll know in a few days if it doesn't work out. Yu Tingwei swore that "what we are doing now is an artificial environment that simulates the hen hatching eggs, as long as you do what I say, control the temperature, and turn the eggs on time, you will definitely be able to hatch chicks." ”

The old couple of the Liu family are skeptical, they have already done it anyway, so let's wait and see.

Liu Qing rarely saw Yu Tingwei once, and then dragged Yu Tingwei to his room to whisper.

And Yu Dabao was originally going to follow Yu Laosi to Liu's house for the bride price today, but now that the bride price is gone, Yu Tingwei and the family have that agreement again, Yu Dabao is embarrassed to tell the truth, so he can only perfunctory Liu Qing's family bride price is still being prepared, and it will be sent in two days.

The old couple of the Liu family are also reasonable people, and they know that the five hundred yuan is not a decimal, and they can give it for two days.

When Yu Dabao heard that his father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't mind, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, he went to help in the fields even harder, which made the surrounding neighbors envious of the Liu family and praised him for finding a capable and good son-in-law.

Let's talk about the two girls who closed the door and lay on the kang to chat.

Yu Tingwei still has to tie the bell if she wants to untie the bell, as long as Liu Qing agrees, she can marry without a bride price first, and then Liu Qing herself will persuade her parents, which is the best.

So Yu Tingwei told Liu Qing about her current situation.

Listening to Yu Tingwei's complaints, Liu Qing was distressed and embarrassed, "Xiaofeng, your life is too bitter, but even if I promise not to have a bride price, my parents can't agree!"

"It's not that you don't want the bride price, it's just that I owe it first, and when I have the money, I will definitely make up the bride price for you, I can write you an IOU first, and when I have the money, I will pay back your family with interest, what do you think?"

Yu Tingwei knew that she would definitely make Liu Qing very embarrassed by saying this, but she hadn't thought of how to get the 500 yuan and 50 catties of food stamps in a week, so it was the only way to discuss with Liu Qing about owing it first.

"First of all?" Liu Qing asked rhetorically, "But where are you going to get the five hundred yuan and fifty catties of food stamps?"

"I think there will always be a way, if it doesn't work, I can still marry, and when I find the Ruyi Langjun I like, I can get married, instead of marrying myself to someone like now in order to give your family bride price. ”

"Yes. The Liu family felt that Yu Tingwei's words were very reasonable, "Just like me, find one you like." ”

Liu Qing's little face turned red as he spoke.

"Hey, you like my big brother so much?"

Yu Tingwei didn't let go of Liu Qing, who looked ashamed, and stared at others and quipped.

"Well, I love it. Liu Qing's little face turned even redder, and he covered it with his hand embarrassedly, "Your eldest brother is very good, he is down-to-earth and hardworking, and honest and responsible, the key is to be good to me, my parents like him." ”

Liu Qing's words Yu Tingwei agreed, Yu Dabao's temperament follows Xiu'e, he is honest and responsible, kind-hearted, stupid, will not talk flatteringly, will only be really distressed.

"Then shouldn't I call you sister-in-law?" Yu Tingwei teased mischievously.

"you, I hate it!" Liu Qing pretended to be angry, "I haven't agreed to marry yet!"

"Sister-in-law, what should I do? You just pity the poor sister-in-law and me, and I owe the bride price first?"

Yu Tingwei just didn't hear it, and continued to be coquettish and cute with a cheeky face.

"Xiaofeng, don't worry, I will definitely try my best to convince my parents, if I can, I will let them reduce the bride price more..."

"No, no need to subtract, I am already very grateful to you if you can help me intercede," Yu Tingwei interrupted Liu Qing's words, "Thank you for believing in me, I will definitely pay back this bride price in the future!"

Yu Tingwei said.

This is the most touching thing that Yu Tingwei has come through, she is glad that she still has such a kind and innocent best friend.

"What is not returned, what I value is your eldest brother, and it is not for the bride price, and besides, it will be a family in the future, of course I hope you can find a good family. ”

Liu Qing's words moved Yu Tingwei.