70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 216 Birthday

As the weather gradually warmed up, it was time to plant vegetables in the fields, and it was time to raise poultry from every household, so people in the compound slowly became busy.

Xie Xiaonian's family also divided a small vegetable plot and an open space next to the west wall for storing sundries, but Xie Xiaonian saw that many people in the courtyard raised chickens and ducks in the sundries place, so he decided to I also raise a few myself, so that I can eat eggs in the future.

On the 3nd day of March, Xu Zhongjun said after eating at noon: "Daughter-in-law, don't cook tonight, wait for me to come back and cook!"

"Why, why are you doing so well, suddenly you want to cook!" Xie Xiaonian asked doubtfully.

"Don't ask, just listen to me!" Xu Zhongjun said in secret.

Seeing how mysterious he was, Xie Xiaonian didn't ask any more questions, anyway, she would know sooner or later, and if she didn't let herself cook, it would save her trouble.

When Xu Zhongjun came back at night, Xie Xiaonian was supposed to help with the cooking, but was kicked out of the kitchen by Xu Zhongjun.

"What is it, so mysterious!" Xie Xiaonian complained while walking towards the bedroom.

When she came out again, she saw two bowls of noodles and a few slices of her favorite egg pancakes with green onion on the table.

"What day is it today? You are so diligent and even made me noodles and pancakes!" Xie Xiaonian really couldn't remember what was special about today.

"Fool, today is your birthday!" Xu Zhongjun replied while bringing out two boiled eggs from the room.

"Oh, that's right, today is the 3nd day of March, how could I have forgotten it! It's been three years since I was pregnant!" Xie Xiaonian patted his forehead and said belatedly.

"Thank you Zhongjun, you have been so busy with work recently, you still remember my birthday!" Xie Xiaonian said emotionally.

"Why are you being polite to me, you should remember your birthday!" Xu Zhongjun said after touching Xie Xiaonian's soft hair.

This head-to-head killing is the most effective for Xie Xiaonian.

"Hee hee, I'm the birthday star today, you hold the pancakes, I want to eat longevity noodles and eggs." Xie Xiaonian handed the pancakes in his arms to Zhongjun, sat down happily at the dining table and ate them.

Xu Zhongjun's birthday is October 10rd, which happened to be the second day of their wedding anniversary. Xie Xiaonian had never given him one before, so at this moment, he made up his mind that when Xu Zhongjun celebrates his birthday again this year, he must give him a surprise , to make up for what was not done before.

After eating and putting the pancakes to sleep, just as Xu Zhongjun was lying down on the bed, Xie Xiaonian rushed over, touched Xu Zhongjun's face, and said with a smile: "You performed very well today, I am very satisfied. I will love you well! Hahaha..."

After finishing speaking, Xie Xiaonian followed Xu Zhongjun's previous example and kissed him.

However, she was not capable enough, and in the end she could only become the one who was hurt, and Xu Zhongjun was tossed.

The next afternoon, when Xie Xiaonian went to visit the leader's house, after chatting for a while, he asked Wu Shuqin, "Sister-in-law, I see that someone is raising chickens in the place where the sundries are kept in the compound. Have you raised chickens?"

"I have raised them. My family raises them every year, but in the winter there is nothing to feed them, so I kill them all. Do you want to raise them too?"

"Well, pancakes will be able to eat eggs in a few months, I just want to raise a few to add some nutrition to the pancakes, where are you going to get chickens?" Xie Xiaonian asked again.

"Sometimes I will exchange food or tickets at the houses of nearby villagers, and sometimes I will go to the farmer's market to buy them. How many do you want? I will bring you some when I get them in a few days, so as to save you from running back and forth."

"That's great, thank you sister-in-law, I'm going to raise 10 chickens, and count as many as I can raise, as long as there are enough pancakes to eat eggs." Not all chickens can be raised, so Xie Xiaonian bought them Not too much.

As for how many Xie Xiaonian can support in the end, it depends on her ability. If there is room, Xie Xiaonian, you are confident to support them all.

"Okay, then I'll bring you back 10." Wu Shuqin replied.

On the fifth day of March, Xu Zhongjun happened to be resting, so Xie Xiaonian and his two went out early in the morning with farm tools.

Because the army does not allow free-range poultry, if you want to raise chickens, you must fence the land next to the wall.

So the two went to the vegetable field together, loosened one-fifth of the field, and asked Xie Xiaonian to grow vegetable seedlings. Xu Zhongjun took a machete and went up to the mountain to cut bamboo, make chicken pens, and weave cages.

Xie Xiaonian knew in advance that the troops could grow vegetables, so when they came here, they brought many different kinds of vegetable seeds. Although there were not too many of each kind, they were complete in variety. If they grew well, they would be enough for their family of three to eat.

And Xie Xiaonian doesn't pursue quantity now, as long as the style is similar to the vegetables in the space.

After all, if the amount is small, you can take it from the space, but if you take out vegetables that she didn't grow at all, it will be suspicious.

Two days later, Wu Shuqin bought the chicks back. She bought them at the farmer's market for 2 cents each.

Because the chicken was still young, Xie Xiaonian first used the chicken coop to raise the chicken at the entrance of the stairs, and then put it in the chicken pen to raise it when it was ready to grow up.

In this way, in the following time, Xie Xiaonian raised seedlings and raised poultry like other families, and was extremely busy.

And after such a long time, Xie Xiaonian is familiar with the compound and the surrounding environment, and Wu Shuqin has the best relationship with her. Xu Zhongjun and their family were on good terms, so now the two families are getting closer .

At the same time, Xie Xiaonian is also very familiar with the three children in their family. The three of them often come to play at home after school or on Sundays, especially Xiaotong. The relationship with Xie Xiaonian is not good now. Wu Shuqin laughed and said that they are more like mothers. female.

And because Xiaoxia would take her son back to live in the county on Sundays, Xie Xiaonian didn't spend that much time with them. Although the relationship between the two was still very good, it wasn't as close as Wu Shuqin and the others.

On the 3th day of March, Xie Xiaonian thought that the animals on the mountain would start to move frequently, so he prepared to make some nooses and go up the mountain to catch some prey.

According to Xie Xiaonian's observation, the density of people living here is very small, and the soldiers on this side of the army seldom go to the mountains to hunt, so this side will definitely catch prey better than Xujialing.

Regarding Xie Xiaonian's entry into the mountain, Xu Zhongjun disagreed at first, but there was nothing he could do if he disagreed. Xie Xiaonian was stubborn, and there was no room for relaxation in her decision.

In the end, Xu Zhongjun felt that instead of Xiao Nian going secretly, it would be better if he knew her whereabouts and took care of her when he had time, so he had no choice but to agree.

On the other hand, it was because the nearby mountains were cleaned up before the troops were stationed, and there were no dangerous animals on the periphery. As long as they didn't go deep into the mountains, nothing would happen.

In the evening, the two of them had dinner and were weaving nooses when they heard a knock on the door. As soon as they heard the sound of talking, Xie Xiaonian knew that it was Xiaotong and his brother and sister who had come, so he quickly got up and opened the door to let them in.

As soon as he entered the door, 10-year-old Guoxing asked, "Auntie, where is Xiaobai? I want to play with him. I will miss him if I don't see him for a day."

Guoxing likes Xiaobai the most, and the first thing he does every time he comes to the house is to look for Xiaobai.

Although Xiaobai ignores him most of the time very coldly, but he still likes to cling to Xiaobai very much.

Xie Xiaonian was already used to him looking for Xiaobai as soon as he entered the door, so he smiled and said: "Xiaobai is sleeping on the sofa, go and play with it."

Compared to the casual way of getting along with Xie Xiaonian, Guoxing and Guoan were still a little afraid of Xu Zhongjun, so after entering the house and obediently saying hello to Xu Zhongjun, they dared to sit on the sofa and play.

After Xie Xiaonian grabbed a handful of walnuts for them, he sat down and continued weaving the noose with Xu Zhongjun.

As soon as Guoan entered the room, he wanted to ask curiously, but he didn't dare to ask Xu Zhongjun. He waited until Xie Xiaonian sat down and started to make up, then he said to Xie Xiaonian: "Auntie, what is this? Is it useful?" ?”

"This is a noose, it's for pheasants and hares." Xie Xiaonian replied patiently.

"Can it really be caught? The pheasants and hares in the mountains run very fast. I saw it when I went up the mountain with my mother to collect firewood and mushrooms. As soon as they saw people, they ran away immediately, and they couldn't catch up. And pheasants can fly." Guoan asked in surprise.

Guoxing on the other side also looked over curiously when he heard the pheasant and the hare.

"They only run because there are people around, and they won't run when no one is around! If you put the noose on the ground, you can catch them when they run into the trap." Xie Xiaonian simply said. explained.

And through Guoan, she was even more sure that there were prey in the mountains.

"If caught, wouldn't there be meat to eat? Auntie, can you teach me too, so that I can eat meat every day." Guoan said excitedly.

Xie Xiaonian laughed after hearing his words: "This prey cannot be caught every day, and you still have to go to school, how to hunt. How about I teach you how to make a noose, and you can do it when you get home from school these few days , How about I take it and put it on the mountain on Sunday? But you need your parents to agree first."

However, Xie Xiaonian didn't think that Wu Shuqin would agree to Guoan's hunting in the mountains, after all, they were different from the children in their hometown who ran around the mountains all day long.

"Well, okay, I'll study now, and when I get home, I'll tell my parents." Guoan said happily.

On the other side, Guoxing also let go of Xiaobai rarely, and came to follow suit. It seems that eating meat is really attractive to them.

So Xie Xiaonian stuffed a hemp rope into everyone's hands and started teaching them.

Because the noose is just a more complicated knot, it is not difficult to learn, so after a while, the two of them learned it.

After they got used to it, the two hurriedly dragged Xiaotong home.

Because the people on this road are very familiar, and there are people holding hands at the gate of the army, it is very safe, so Xie Xiaonian did not send them off, and let the three of them go home by themselves as usual.

Back home, Guoan and Guoxing saw their parents sitting in the living room, so they hurried forward and said to their father, "Dad, when I went to Auntie's house today, Auntie and Uncle Zhongjun were weaving nooses for catching pheasants and hares. Taught me and said that if you agree, she can take me and my brother to go hunting in the mountains on Sunday."

After Guoan finished speaking, he looked at his father with longing eyes. Although his father usually listened to his mother, he knew that his father was actually in charge of the family.

(End of this chapter)