My 1995 Small Farm Chapter 493

   "The water is empty? No way."

  Chen Ling heard the sound and walked over, looked into the ditch, and frowned.

  I saw that the water was empty, only the clear water was rushing, not even a small fish.

  All you can see are large and small snails slowly wriggling and crawling on the green ditch wall.

   "Huh? There are no fish...Brother, you came here from the east to herd sheep. Is it the same in the east?"

   "East? When I came from the east, I didn't pay attention to it. I'll go and have a look."

  Wang Qingwen walked east along the canal, and Chen Ling quickly followed.

  The two separated and each walked along a ditch.

   Of the four canals designed by Chen Ling, two of them flow from the inside of the farm.

  The other two surround the farm and flow through the entire orchard.

   You don't need to look at the ones in the farm, they are often guarded by people, and they also raise lentils and mullets.

   Now let's focus on these two items outside.

   Go east along the canal, stop and go.

  The two found that other places were relatively normal, but the water channel on the west side of the farm had greatly reduced fish.

  Usually, the fish in the channel swim back and forth.

  Wheat ear fish, small crucian carp, mountain catfish, all kinds of small miscellaneous fish, and several types of domestic fish, large and small, all swim around together, looking for food and playing everywhere.

   And it is different from other waters.

  The orchard is not exposed to the sun, so it is cool during the day and night, and many fish often move around the water.

  In addition, there are many bugs, many tadpoles, and sufficient food.

  Those fish clustered on the water surface like a swarm of bees all day long.

  Even if there are big fish chasing the small fish to eat, it will not appear that everything is empty and a small fish cannot be seen.

   "What's going on?"

  Wang Qingwen sighed in distress: "Could it be those cranes who came to steal it?"

   "It's unlikely, those cranes love to eat fish, but they don't eat it so cleanly."

  Chen Ling shook his head, and suddenly looked at the little raccoons who were slowly stretching out of the hole in the soil. He was taken aback for a moment, and then shook his head secretly.

  Xin said that the mountain raccoon eats fish, and it is even more impossible to cause harm all at once.

   And their favorite food is not fish.

  Zhao Yubao and Mr. Zhong each caught two little raccoons a while back.

  It was less than two months old at the time.

  I started catching mice when I brought them home. The big mice couldn't eat them cleanly, but the little mice would eat one after another, and they wouldn't leave any.

  The house mouse is finished.

  At night, I go under the tree to eat cicadas, crickets and grasshoppers in the grass.

   Not to mention the two litters of raccoons at the farm. They used to catch birds and voles, but recently they went to catch crakes to eat at night.

  I'm not interested in fish at all.

  As for those red-crowned cranes, they all wandered around the village.

   Let the villagers serve them with delicious food and drink.

  White Cranes and Gray Cranes basically didn't show up much, it should be in Yamanakako and wetlands.

   "Brother, don't worry about it, I'll stay here today to see what's going on."

  Chen Ling thought that since the dog hadn't moved, it shouldn't be that simple.

   Then he called Xiao Jin over and smelled it, but there was no response.

  If there are waterfowl or something to harm, at least it has a taste.

  Xiaojin's nose is the sharpest, and if it doesn't respond, it means there is no abnormal smell.

   Now it seems that the reason for the disappearance of the fish in this channel is likely to be from the water.

  Wang Qingwen was very puzzled after hearing his conclusion: "This is really a strange thing. Could there be something in the water that could have mixed up the fish in these two canals?"

   "I don't know, and I can't figure it out either.

   It happened that the bad fish in the water tower was finished, and I was thinking of cooking another pot.

  I'll just watch over here while catching fish. "

  Afterwards, Chen Ling took out the fishing net from home, and while fishing, he paid attention to the movement of the canal.

   Seeing him busy here, the little white cow walked over slowly and lay down near him, while the little green horse ran back and forth, wagging its tail, and having fun back and forth.

   For a while, he bared his big white teeth and bit Chen Ling's clothes, and for a while he pulled the little white ox's tail.

   More disgusting than a dog.

  Chen Ling played with the two of them, and his mind gradually relaxed, and then he discovered that, in fact, not a single fish disappeared from the two canals on the west side.

   There are many loaches and eels hidden in the bottom of the water.

  Look carefully, and you can see some loaches showing their beards in the mud, spitting out something into the water from time to time.

  Film eels reveal their small heads in the cave, catching some plankton such as water lice in the water.

   "Well, there are only eels and loaches left, which is really weird..."

  Chen Ling touched his chin, and caught a lot of fish in the east, and it was almost noon now, so he stopped guarding.

   Then let a cow and a horse watch nearby.

  Xiao Qing Ma may not work.

   But the little white cow is definitely fine.

   A little movement works better than the average dog.

  Heiwa Xiaojin is busy taking care of the baby all day long, running up and down with Ruirui, playing around, reluctant to leave even if there is nothing to do.

   Can't care about anything else at all.

   It is appropriate for the little white cow to guard here.

  Actually, Chen Ling said he cared about the fish here, but he didn't particularly care.

  The only fish he raises with care are those ornamental fish besides the mullet and smelt.

   In addition to the value of those fish, he also put his emotions into them, and he was reluctant to waste any of them.

   But this is a bit weird.

  He just wanted to see what was going on.

  Going back with half a bucket of fish, it happened that Wang Susu and his wife had just wrapped the curtain with grass beads and were going to hang it on the door of the living room.

  Chen Ling went over to help.

  Ruirui, a good kid, originally followed his aunt to play with the crake on the grape trellis.

   Seeing the excitement here, he hurried over, raised his head and shouted.

   "What's your name again?"

  Chen Ling hung up the curtain, saw the little thing pointing at the living room and yelling, and lightly gave him a headache.

  Wang Susu said: "He said it was the little swallow that built a nest in the living room."

  Patting his son's head: "It's okay, don't worry about the little swallows, they can fly out of the window."

  Gao Xiulan and Su Ligai's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed when they heard this.

   "Good guy, you know how to worry about Little Swallow, and say to let his father do it. I think this is more in charge than when Ling Zi was a child. You don't care about kittens, chickens, little leopards, and little Swallows."

  Although the little thing didn't understand much, he knew he was talking about him, so he tilted his head and laughed, holding Heiwa's thick front legs with one hand, and stuffed it into his mouth with the other.

   It looks a little embarrassed.

   "Heh, I have a lot of work to do, so be careful not to grow taller in the future."

  Chen Ling took his hand out of his mouth: "Don't eat your hand. I was catching crakes for fun just now, and now I'm going to gnaw my hand again. Is it dirty...Let's go, Dad cooked bad fish for you."

   Then carry him to the backyard.

   Seeing this, the two Hei Wa hurriedly followed behind.

  Hei Wa took advantage of the opportunity to pick up the bucket containing the fish, and trotted along with her big tail.

  I didn't tell the women about the fish outside.

   To save them from worrying.

  After all, the fish can be sold for thirty yuan a catty.

   Very expensive.

  Knowing that something is wrong, they feel distressed.

  So I told my brother-in-law, let's figure out what's going on for the time being.

  Now my family is the same as outsiders...

   They all felt that Chen Ling had some secrets about raising fish, raising dogs, raising chickens and ducks, and growing things were probably the same way.

  Usually, I don't get involved in these things much.

   Afraid of making trouble for him.

   Afternoon.

   After eating, Chen Ling put a large pot of bad fish into the water tower and went into the cave.

  Because the sun and the moon have a cycle of the sun and the moon, there are changes in the four seasons.

  The habits of flowers, plants and trees are the same as those of the outside world, with flowers blooming and falling.

  When those fruits grow to maturity, they will also fall to the ground, and besides being eaten by birds and beasts, they will also rot.

   Return to soil.

  Aura and nutrients will also return.

  Chen Ling thinks that this is also good for Dongtian, at least there will be back and forth, and it's not about asking too much for this blessed land and immortal land.

  In this season, the apricots are already gone.

  Peaches are still in peak growing season.

   There are wild cherries, wild bayberries, and some.

   But not much.

   It fell to the ground, and after it rotted, some new and tender saplings grew out, which were very conspicuous among the green grass.

  Chen Ling didn't care about it.

   Now he feels more and more that these fruit trees are also divided into mother trees and child trees.

  The performance inside the cave is particularly obvious.

  The fruit on the mother tree is indeed better in taste than the child tree.

  He was reluctant to sell it.

   Also reluctant to let them fall to the ground to rot.

  So I often come in to pick up some recently.

   or when soaking wine.

   Or squeeze some juice for the daughter-in-law.

  Although Wang Susu was always looking for something to do, as a bedside person, why didn't Chen Ling know that she was emotionally unstable recently.

   This is still too much affected by the pregnancy period.

   Not simply idle.

  So Chen Ling took her to the village every day to feed the red-crowned cranes and go fishing.

  It's hot at noon, squeeze some juice.

   Drinking something sweet and sour can also keep you in a good mood.

  Recently, he has been thinking about asking Lynx and Professor Han to ask someone to bring some tropical crops such as sugar cane and plant a tropical fruit.

   Make juice and fruit wine richer.

  For example, the drunken plum potted plants made the year before last have already produced fruit, each of which is small and round, like a small lantern.

   It tastes sour and astringent, just right for soaking in wine.

  Chen Ling had already transplanted two of them out of the pots.

  A tree was planted in the back mountain.

  A tree was planted next to the vegetable garden behind the farm.

  Better than holding back in a flowerpot.

   Give them a chance to grow into big trees.

  For example, the pineapples that had already been planted in Dongtian were brought to them by Liang Hongyu for the Chinese New Year the year before last, and he buried the whole thing in the soil and successfully planted it.

   At that time, get some pineapple beer, which is no worse than persimmon wine.

  Come out from the cave, wash the fruit, squeeze the juice, and freeze it in the water tower for a while, then Chen Ling pours two cups out of a teacup and brings them upstairs.

  While drinking the sweet and sour juice, he accompanied Wang Susu to put his son to sleep.

  The cicadas outside the window kept screaming, the breeze was blowing slowly, and the mottled sunlight shone on the bamboo building, shaking back and forth with the shadows of the trees.

  Summer afternoons always feel very long.

  The farm is quiet, only the sound of the water flowing.

  The young couple lay on the mat, facing the gentle wind blowing from the window, watching the little milk baby sleep, which is also considered comfortable.

  The two big dogs, Heiwa and Xiaojin, also stretched their bodies, lying on their backs sprawled outside the bedroom door, whistling and sleeping.

  Enjoy rare tranquility.

   fell into a light sleep for a while.

   It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Ling was preparing to spray pesticides on the cornfield to weed.

  Suddenly there were dogs and cows barking outside.

  Especially the cry of the little white cow, which was unprecedentedly urgent.

  Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen ran out in a hurry.

  As soon as I stepped out of the gate of the farm, I saw the little white cow calling "moo, moo" in front of the canal next to the bamboo forest.

  Beside it is Erhei, a group of puppies, and the little green horse.

  The dogs were all barking in the east direction.

  The little green horse also stared wide-eyed, breathing heavily from its nostrils, kicking its hooves uneasily, as if frightened.

"what's the situation?"

  Chen Ling and Wang Qingwen walked up to them, stretched their necks, and looked over.

  I saw above the canal in the far east, the water surface was turbulent, making a splash like a frying pan, splashing a large amount of water.

One by one fish jumped on the surface of the water, flicked their tails, and swam quickly, forming two strange eddies in the two canals, which quickly rotated and rolled here from far to near along the water surface, and this process In the midst of the water vortex, there are schools of fish vying to jump out, constantly making 'crackling' sounds.

  Scared wild birds looking for food in the grass flapped their wings and fled in all directions.

   "There's something underwater!"

  Wang Qingwen screamed, "Something is catching fish underwater!"

   Chen Ling watched intently, and suddenly his heart moved. He felt that this scene was a bit familiar, so he turned around and went back to find the harpoon.

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