The Best Small Farm Chapter 183

   Chapter 183 Picking Apples

   Jennifer didn't know what to think. She had no plans to take An Qi back. Lingna left a bag of clothes and rushed back without saying a word, leaving a sentence for Li Han to help take care of An Qi. Li Han simply did not take An Qi as a guest. There was a lot of work on the farm in the morning, including cleaning the chicken and duck houses, cattle and sheep stables, vegetables and so on.

"New jeans, put them on first, work first, and the right should be paid for last night, and then you have the money for breakfast today." Li Han and Dudu, baby, put on the denim with suspenders early, and hold the tools. Angie said.

Today is the day of cleaning the chicken coop and duck cage once every three days. Li Han waited for An Qi to change her clothes and set off with a plastic trolley. Dudu and the baby were sitting on the handlebars and dangling their calves. An Qi was unsympathetic. He followed reluctantly, pouted his eyes in confusion, didn't seem to wake up, and walked swaying, even so, he didn't forget to throw a fist at Li Han's back. Li Han is happy, this little fat girl, came to the chicken coop, Dudu and the baby jumped from the stroller, got into the chicken coop with a small basket, and picked up eggs with their feet. There are some good eggs.

   The two little guys carefully picked them up and put them in the basket, while Li Han opened the cage and said to An Qi. "The chicken manure has to be cleaned here, don't stand, come in quickly." The chicken manure was hot, but An Qi couldn't twist it. The chicken manure was put in a cart and pushed into the septic tank. Back and forth three or four times, the chicken coop is almost cleaned, Dudu and Baobao carry small baskets full of eggs, put them in the basket, transport them back, and put them in the vegetable supermarket to sell and exchange for money.

  Li Han has raised more than 100 local chickens. He has used some chicken soup for a while. The fox, the most feared of chickens, is not far away. He usually eats fish and shrimp, and he is not interested in chickens. As for the bald eagles in the sky, Li Han killed a few of them by trapping them, but he didn't see many eagles hovering in the sky for a while. After finishing the chicken coop and duck coop, clean the trolley, put the baskets in the trolley, and Dudu and the baby climbed onto the trolley and sat on the handle.

   Dudu said with his fingers. "Dad, there are a lot fewer eggs." "Well, uncle, the baby only picked up a basket." The baby can usually pick up a half a basket, Li Han said with a smile. "The weather is cold, and the chicks will lay fewer eggs. Tomorrow, let's repair the henhouse. If it is warmer, the chicks will lay more eggs." Angie swayed. "I'm hungry."

"Mr. An Qi, I can't eat yet. There is still a lot of work to do before I can eat." It took half an hour to clean the chicken coop, and there is still milk to be squeezed, the cowshed, the stables, a few lambs, and the alpaca and sheep pen to be cleaned. , Dudu broke his fingers and pointed to An Qi.

An Qi's eyes widened, this breakfast is really too difficult, An Qi wants to do it, but Dudu and Baobao are both working, An Qi is shoveling cow dung, who would not pay attention to stepping on it One kick, the cow dung splashed all over, and splashed on the two little guys, Dudu and Bao Bao, who were cleaning. The two little guys stopped their work and looked at An Qi with their little plastic shovel and mouth. , teachers are so stupid.

After cleaning the cowshed and sheepfold, Li Han drove a small farmer's cart to bring some feed over, feed him a meal in the morning, and then rush to the pasture. Although it was not far, the little lamb was very naughty and ran around, chasing Dudu and the baby. It will take a while to catch them back. The little white-tailed deer and alpacas are better, and they like to play with Dudu and the baby.

  Xiaobai and Dabai are well-behaved and obedient, Xiaohongzao and Dahei ignore others and must be driven by Li Han himself. The two cows are the most troublesome. After cleaning the barn and rushing to the pasture, the work was almost half done in the morning. Mommy and Aunt Xu picked about the same vegetables, put them in baskets and carried them to the flatbed truck. They drove the tractor to the flat place in front of the small building, moved them down and piled them up and waited. The vegetables are ready, waiting for Dina to come over, helping to sterilize the milk, and the work is over. It's almost done. There is still a little time before breakfast. Li Han took An Qi, Dudu, and the baby to check the windmill house. The water in Tianshui Pool is much less. "No wonder, there's a piece of wood missing, **** termites."

  Li Han checked, there was something wrong with the windmill, I don't know when a colony of termites came to the windmill house. "Let's go, let's eat first, pick apples, and come back to clean up." Li Han led Dudu and the baby back to the small building, carrying breakfast, An Qi was tired and fell asleep on the sofa.

   Li Han told Dudu to wake up the teacher for breakfast, Dudu Dengdeng ran to the sofa and pushed An Qi. "Mr. An Qi, it's fun to eat. After dinner, picking apples is fun." "Understood, I really want to sleep."

   "But Teacher An Qi has slept for a long time. Dad said that the little lazy pig slept for a long time." Dudu Chunchun blinked with big eyes, and An Qi shook her head helplessly. "Go wash your face with cold water, and your spirit will be much better."

  Li Han found that An Qi seemed to be more lethargic, and rarely was sick. The breakfast was simple and refreshing, side dishes, rice porridge and bread. For the first time, An Qi felt that the breakfast tasted so good. Dudu and Baobao both ate a large bowl of rice porridge, plus a large piece of bread, an egg and half a salted duck egg, plus a glass of fresh milk. The two little guys have a lot of appetite, and they are better than An Qi.

  Li Han brought some dishes to An Qi. "You may not be used to Chinese breakfast. Eat more dishes." It was the first time that An Qi had someone eat breakfast for her. She was not so used to it at home. "thanks."

For breakfast, Li Han took his family to Anderson Farm in a pickup truck. Anderson's apple orchard is divided into two parts. One part is planted with new varieties of Red Marshal and Jin Marshal. High-quality apples are mainly supplied to supermarkets and exports, and there are smaller apple orchards , Planting red apples, purple apples and yellow apples, three kinds of small apples from dwarf trees, which are used for picking. From Friday to Saturday, many foreign tourists or town residents will drive past to pick them.

The price is not expensive, but those who enter the garden usually need to line up to buy picking bags. Each small bag is $20, which can pick about 10 pounds of apples, and a maximum of 4 people can enter the garden. One large bag can pick 20 pounds of apples, and a maximum of 4 people can enter the garden. 6 people can enter the park.

   When Li Han arrived, many cars were parked in the parking lot. Li Han first took everyone to visit Anderson. "Hi Han, welcome." Anderson hugged and welcomed Li Han. "A little gift." Li Han handed Anderson the red wine in his hand. "That's nice, Opus One, thank you, Han."

  Michelle and Liz greeted Dudu and the baby, but Liz was a little hostile to An Qi, An Qi was lazy, followed Li Han, and Anderson's wife greeted her mother and Aunt Xu. "Anderson, there are a lot of people ahead."

   "The weekend is not bad, Han, drink coffee." Anderson prepared coffee, apple juice, apple pie, and snacks early to greet the Li Han family. After a short rest, Anderson took Li Han's family to the entrance to get two bags. Liz and Michelle were in charge of entertaining Li Han. Anderson stayed with him for a while and left. There were still many things to do on the farm. The dwarf apple orchard used for picking is more than 1,000 acres, which is quite large. Liz and Michelle led the way in the big flatbed car and went back to the apple orchard.

   There are a lot of little guys picking apples, and they nibble while picking them. How much they eat doesn't count. There are water tanks around the picking garden, and you can wash the apples at any time. The small apple trees are not tall, and Michelle, Dudu and Baobao can pick them. However, there are also a lot of drops. I asked Liz, after picking, the staff will pick it up, clean it, sell it at a low price, or make apple products, of course, don't break it, and the juice residue will be used for farm cattle, sheep and horses.

   I met many families along the way. I went out to play on weekends. I was in a good mood and nodded and smiled to say hello. Li Han tasted it and it was really good. The purple is the most beautiful, the yellow is a little golden, and the quality is quite high. Li Han picked some purple and yellow, playfully, picked the apples and took them outside to squeeze the juice. No money was needed. Of course, the apple pomace should be left to the farm. Not far from the entrance, there is a small shop selling iced apple juice and apple products, and the business is quite good.

After picking apples for a long time, the family was a little tired. They came to the nearby grove and found a chair to sit and rest. There are many chairs and resting places around. It was very good. Liz went to the store with Dudu, baby, and Michelle. Take the juice. "Thank you." Li Han took the juice and handed it to his mother and Aunt Xu. Of course, he didn't forget An Qi, which made Liz pouted. "Hmph, Han, you are not allowed to be nice to her." "Cut." An Qi snorted and drank the juice on her own, but Liz got angry.

"Uncle, where can we go to play?" "Hehe, let's go, don't run too far." Li Han nodded, not far from the wooden house, the small train, the slide, the swing, a simple playground It seems that there are juicers, small shops, popcorn sales, and many little guys.

  Dudu, the baby went to play with Xiaomi Xueer, and Liz came to Li Han's side. "Han, who is she?" "Angie, pandora and the baby's ballet teacher." Li Han said casually, looking at the little guys playing in the distance.

   "Oh." Liz still did not let go of An Qi, staring at An Qi with wide eyes, An Qi said casually. "Han, who is this kid?" "I'm not a kid." An Qi pouted, looked up and down, and sighed.

  Lisi was so angry, she pointed at An Qi and called her little fat girl, An Qi was not calm, and the two girls got into trouble. Fortunately, there was no fight, so Li Han ignored it, leaning on the bench and closing his eyes. "Huh." Li Han abruptly opened his eyes, yes, there was a group of Chinese tourists, a familiar voice.

My mother and Aunt Xu were very happy. Thousands of people talked and had a good conversation. Most of the Chinese tourists who come to the United States are of good quality, especially those who can come to Chris to play in the manor. High, but most of the high-quality are rich or not fake.

   It is rare to meet domestic tourists. Li Han went up to chat a few words. Unexpectedly, these people have also heard of Li Han Hank Farm, especially Hank Manor Beer, and the tour guide recommended it. I don't know about Hank's farm Li Han, and these people have expressed their desire to have a drink in the evening.

Li Han also said frankly, come here to give a 20% discount, chat for a while, Li Han's family and everyone said goodbye, and Liz drove to visit the golden apple and red apple orchards, these two apple orchards are closed to the public Open to picking, apples are large and expensive, and the most expensive to export to China is more than ten dollars a pound, which belongs to high-end apples. Liz and Michelle picked two bags for the baby and Dudu. The apples are big, and the big one weighs nearly a pound.

Back to the farm, Michelle's parents happened to be back on the weekend, and they thanked Li Han for taking care of Michelle. Michelle's parents both work in the city and only come back on weekends. Fortunately, the farm is big, and they have hired staff, so Anderson doesn't need to be too busy. , Relatively speaking, it is much easier. Usually, Anderson's biggest job is to take care of his horse and Michelle.

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