Chapter 12 Heiwa, Xiaojin
Wang Susu grew up in the countryside. She did a lot of farm work, and she could still tell the quality of the soil.
After seeing the two small piles of soil that Chen Ling poured out of his pocket, he was a little surprised.
"Is this really the soil from the wasteland of Erzhu's house?"
Chen Ling smiled and nodded, "Of course, is there still a lie?"
"I'll take you to have a look after lunch, and you'll know."
After saying this, Wang Susu obviously believed it a lot.
But then, he frowned slightly, still seeming a little worried.
Chen Ling also knew what his daughter-in-law was worried about, so he continued to comfort her: "Don't worry, Su Su. As long as the soil is not extremely bad, I can find a way to make it grow."
"Whatever I told you before, you have to believe me!"
Then he winked at her and smiled mysteriously.
Wang Susu was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled at the funny way he winked.
Chen Ling also started laughing.
Then he got up and stretched, preparing to make lunch.
"Woof, woof, woof..."
When the two puppies saw Chen Ling leaving, they couldn't stay any longer and struggled out of Wang Susu's arms.
Wagging her little tail, she followed Chen Ling tremblingly.
But after all, they were still too small and couldn't catch up with Chen Ling. Their short legs were so anxious that the two little guys collided directly and rolled on the ground several times.
When I looked up, I found that Chen Ling was missing, and I screamed anxiously.
Wang Susu couldn't help but smile. When Chen Ling came out of the house with the pots and bowls, she couldn't help but said in a funny voice: "Aling, these two puppies seem to regard you as their mother. They get anxious when they don't see you."
Call."
Well, when the two little guys saw Chen Ling appearing in front of them again, they hurriedly ran to him wagging their tails, and then tried to climb up along their legs.
It was rare to see Wang Susu so happy, so Chen Ling put down the pots and bowls and picked up a puppy with one hand.
He held it up in front of him and said in a deliberately muffled voice: "Little guys, I am your mother, and that is your father..."
"Aling!"
Wang Susu's face turned slightly red when she heard this, and she looked at him angrily: "Don't talk nonsense."
However, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes and said, "How about giving them a name."
"Name? Okay!"
Chen Ling thought for a moment: "The black one is a male, let's call it Heiwa, and the yellow one is a female. If the name is more delicate, let's call it Xiaojin."
"Hei Wa, Xiao Jin, Su Su, what do you think?"
Chen Ling smiled and expressed satisfaction with the name he chose.
What little black and yellow, he wouldn't give me that kind of name. I don't care if it sounds good or bad, it's mainly because it's too popular!
There is no recognition and no characteristics at all.
"Huh? Hei Wa, Xiao Jin..."
After Wang Susu heard it, she repeated it several times and found it quite fluent.
I couldn't help but purse my lips and smile, nodding: "It sounds pretty good, let's call them Hei Wa and Xiao Jin!"
So, the names of the two puppies were decided.
Chen Ling made pimple soup for lunch. The water was the stream in the cave and some spinach was put in it.
When spinach came back from the fields, I dug a few spinach seedlings in other people's vegetable fields and transplanted them into the cave. They grew quickly.
Therefore, the taste of the pimple soup is unexpectedly good.
Wang Susu couldn't control it and was overstuffed again.
Originally, Chen Ling wanted to cook two special dishes for his wife at noon.
But it was only the beginning of February, and the weather in the mountains was very cold. There were not many vegetables growing in the fields, and it was difficult for him to get them out of the cave.
I can only wait until tomorrow when I go to the county town to sell peanuts and come back, and then make it for my little wife. Then I will have a suitable excuse.
…
Not long after lunch, the loudspeaker in the village sounded again.
They said that every household should not go out this afternoon, and the township planning office would go door-to-door to check and register.
So in the afternoon, Chen Ling and Wang Susu stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.
However, the situation before him brought back many memories for him.
I still remember in my previous life, when my aunt’s family had their second child, they had to go to their hometown in the mountain village to live there for two years.
There was nothing that could be done at that time. If someone came to their door, ordinary families would not be able to handle it.
This is just a second child, that's all.
What's even more touching is that just twenty years passed before he traveled through time, but everything was reversed.
Became encouragement and support.
But at that time, few young people were willing to give birth.
This inverted difference between different eras is very sad.
After thinking wildly, Chen Ling also took advantage of this time to pack up the peanuts in the cave and prepare to sell them in the county town tomorrow.
The remaining peanut leaves and vines were removed but not thrown away. It was such a waste of good things. It is better to keep them and feed them to the chickens.
Chen Ling was minding his own business, while Wang Susu made two pairs of shoes for spring.
At dusk, Qin Qiumei came over with people from the township family planning office.
After a brief check-in, he left two boxes of family planning supplies, what later generations called raincoats, and left in a hurry.
But before leaving, Chen Ling couldn't help but feel a little annoyed by Qin Qiumei's look.
After meeting Wang Susu, this little girl's eyes clearly revealed a meaning.
A flower was stuck on the cow dung.
Wanting to argue but having nowhere to refute, Chen Ling couldn't help but feel frustrated.
Wang Susu didn't notice anything strange. After making the new shoes, she happily made a doghouse for the two little guys, Heiwa and Xiaojin.
The two little guys worked together to finish a small bowl of pimple soup at noon, which made their bellies full. They curled up next to the stove and fell asleep all afternoon.
"Eat and sleep. Eat when you sleep. Don't gain weight in the future and make it harder for you to catch a rabbit..."
Chen Ling muttered, got up and went out to make dinner.
Generally, it's cold here in winter, so cooking is done indoors.
However, Chen Ling still felt that the rice cooked with wood was more fragrant, so he continued to cook in the yard using the simple stove he built out of stones in the morning.
After Wang Susu had two meals cooked by Chen Ling, she left everything to him.
Because it is so delicious, it will be unforgettable after eating it once.
What's more, in this era, there isn't much food in mountain villages.
The best meal is to have a few meat or dumplings at the end of the year.
So Chen Ling can make home-cooked meals taste so good, there is no reason for her to rush to cook.
But when it came time to wash the pots and dishes after the meal, she still couldn't bear to let Chen Ling do it alone.
Chen Ling tried to persuade him twice but to no avail, so he stopped refusing, mainly because he realized that this could also effectively enhance the relationship between husband and wife.
For example, after two meetings at noon and evening, Wang Susu obviously talked more and smiled more and more when she was in front of him.
For Chen Ling, this is what makes him feel most satisfied and happy.
…
The night passed quietly.
At dawn the next day, Chen Ling got up to cook. After breakfast, he went to Wang Laishun's house to borrow a donkey cart, and headed towards the county seat under the rising sun in the east.
Today he mainly went to sell peanuts and to catch the morning market at the county farmer's market.
But how could this matter be known to outsiders, so he used the excuse of buying a rake and other farm tools and borrowed Wang Laishun's donkey cart as a cover.
Chapter completed!