After everyone chatted for a while, Li Wen felt sleepy and took Ha Qie back to the room.

After bolting the door, Li Wen returned to the warehouse. Time remained the same in the warehouse. Li Wen walked to the garden. The vegetables in the garden had grown more than ten centimeters high and were ready to be eaten. Under normal circumstances, they would be ready in five days at most.

It's harvested, and other cabbages, water spinach, and coriander are about the same. Cucumbers and pumpkins are slower, but they have already begun to climb.

It seemed that the growth rate of the garden was five times that of ordinary fields. Li Wen pulled some vegetables and went to the front door. He saw two rows of cages neatly placed in the room.

One chick died in the past two days, but the others survived. Li Wen took out a bowl of bran and sprinkled it in the trough, and threw in a few green leaves for the chicks and ducks to peck. The temperature in the room

It is constant and has long days, which is very conducive to the growth of poultry.

There are also two rows of cages in another room, but most of the cages are empty. Only two cages contain five little rabbits.

These were five little hares, but they didn't jump around. They all ate the grass in the cage quietly. They didn't pay attention to Li Wen when he came in. Li Wen walked into the room to clean it up, and then put the freshly picked vegetables on it.

Just left.

Back in the lounge, Li Wen looked at the storybook on the bedside table and thought deeply.

The alarm bell rang on time in the morning, and Li Wen came out of the room breathing heavily. At this time, his father and second uncle were sitting in the yard talking, while his mother and second aunt were busy in the kitchen.

"Dad, good morning, second uncle, Li Wen said with a smile!"

"Well, go and wash up, father Li Deyou said with a smile."

Li Wen went to the big apricot tree to clean it. At this time, the apricots on the tree had turned golden, and the bottom circle had been picked by a few little guys at home.

Li Wen couldn't help but feel sour in his mouth when he looked at the tempting apricots. He quickly climbed up the tree and prepared to pick some to taste.

"Awen, the apricots on the tree are already ripe. Since you are up there, just pick them all," said his father Li Deyou with a smile under the tree.

"Okay, dad, please hand me a sack so I can put the apricots in it," Li Wen shouted towards the tree.

"good!"

The apricot trees in the yard are not particularly big, only about five or six meters high. They have not been fertilized much. They bloom and bear fruit by themselves every year, which is very trouble-free, so many families in rural areas plant them.

After a while, Li Wen had already picked three bags, and more than one-third of the apricots on the tree had been lost.

At this time, the yard started to get lively, and the younger brothers and sisters also got up. When they saw Li Wen picking apricots on the tree, they all shouted to get up the tree, but were scolded by several elders.

"Brother Wenzi, throw me some apricots. Li Qiang in the next yard has also gotten up. He is playing with his younger brothers and sisters. He sees Li Wen on the tree and greets him hurriedly.

Okay, then, regardless of whether it was broken or not, Li Wen broke off a small branch from the tree and threw it over. Li Qiang in the next yard and his younger brothers and sisters frantically picked up the apricots.

"It's time to eat. I haven't finished picking until I get off work in the afternoon. Li Wen climbed down from the apricot tree at the call of his mother.

The golden apricots were so delicious, sweet with a hint of sourness. Li Wen ate several in a row before he stopped. He couldn't eat too many apricots because they would cause heartburn.

The threshing work in the wheat field is coming to an end. It is all cleaning work. Li Wen was assigned to sort out the straw all morning. Dozens of huge straw piles around the wheat field were very shocking. These wheat straws were harvested by the members.

The quality is very good, and it will be arranged to be fed to large livestock in the village's livestock farm. This is a year's ration for the more than 20 cattle, donkeys and mules in the village.

Li Wen's job throughout the morning was to step back and forth on the pile of wheat straw to make the straw stack more solid so that rainwater would not leak in and cause the straw to become moldy and rotten.

Dang-dang-dang, at the door of the village committee, the eighth aunt rang the gong on time. It was time to finish work, and Li Wen slid down from the four- to five-meter-high pile of wheat straw.

While everyone was resting, Li Wen trotted all the way to the village livestock farm!

"Master Jiu, are you here? The door to the livestock farm is usually ajar. Li Wen came to a house at the gate and shouted."

"Come out, who is yelling? The pigweed was only delivered at noon." I saw an old man in his sixties walking out with a rice bowl lame on one leg.

The old man is Li Wen's grandfather. The ninth oldest is Li Junfeng. He is a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War. He was almost fifty years old when he returned home after the liberation. Because he was lame in one leg, he did not marry again. He usually lives alone.

Because of the subsidies provided by the government, life was okay. The production team later took the initiative to come to the village breeding farm to work on the farm and look after the farm.

"Hey, it's Awen. You haven't been to the pig farm for several years. Why are you here today? Have you eaten? If not, come to grandpa for some." The old man raised the rice bowl in his hand.

"I've grown up now, and it's already very late when I go home every day when I study in the county town. I leave the work of hunting pigweed to my younger brothers and sisters," Li Wen said with a smile.

"As for the meal, I won't eat anymore. You just make yourself a bowl. If I eat again, my fourth master knows not to let my father deal with me."

When Li Wen was seven or eight years old, he went to Grandpa Jiu's house to play and stole half a bowl of pork that Grandpa Jiu put on the table. When he returned home, his father gave him a stir-fry of meat on a bamboo board and spanked him until his buttocks were swollen.

"Haha, you still remember what happened when you were a child. The old grandpa was sitting on the stool and laughing. But your fourth master is a stubborn old man. What's wrong with your grandson eating a little bit of grandpa's meat? A dog bites a mouse and meddles in other people's business. The old man laughed and scolded you.

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"Master Jiu, Uncle Junli asked me to come to the pig farm to catch a piglet today," Li Wen said with a smile.

Got it, Junli told me yesterday, come in, I'll catch you. The old man put down his job and walked in front with his hands behind his back.

The breeding farm in the village is not small. In addition to raising pigs, all the large livestock in the village are also concentrated here. Most of the large livestock are not here at this time. There are only two cows and a donkey in the livestock shed. Judging from the belly, they must be pregnant with babies.

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"Awen, you go in and catch it. The one with the tuft of bristles on the forehead has the best body. The old man pointed at a little piglet lying lazily behind the old sow and said with a smile."

Okay, Li Wen knew that the old man would not cheat him, and he was absolutely right. He jumped into the pig pen. The pig pen was cleaned very clean. There are women in the village who specialize in cleaning the pig pen. After all, pig manure is a treasure. Li Wen

Wen quietly approached the old sow. It was noon and the pigs were all resting. There were only a few piglets running back and forth in the piglet pen.

Li Wen had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the piggy's hind legs. The good guy weighed twenty pounds and was very strong.

At this time, the little pig was awakened and was struggling desperately. The screams were loud and clear. The old sow was also awakened at this time. When she saw Li Wen holding her baby in his hand, she immediately came towards Li Wen.

"Come out quickly, be careful not to get bitten by the sow, Master Jiu shouted outside."

"I know, Master Jiu," Li Wen carried the little pig, dodged left and right to avoid the big sow, handed the little piglet to Master Jiu outside, then climbed up the wall of the pig pen and jumped out.

"You have good skills, and you are a good scout. If you are interested in becoming a soldier, grandpa will be your introducer," the old man said.

"Farewell, Grandpa Ninth. Now that the country is at peace and the people are at peace, it's time for major construction. I won't go to the army. I'd better stay and build the country," Li Wen said with a smile.

At this time, the benefits of being a soldier were the best. Li Wen actually wanted to be a soldier, but he had his own plans, so he had to give up.

"You're being pretentious, don't go and forget it," the old man threw the piglet to Li Wen, turned around and left with his hands behind his back.

"Master Jiu, I want to buy this piggy myself. I don't have enough money, so I will give you five yuan first. I will give you the last five yuan next week. Li Wen handed over the five yuan with a playful smile.

past."

"I know, I was worried that your boy might not be able to escape, and if he could, the monk would not be able to escape from the temple, so the old man smiled and took the money and gave Li Wen a receipt."

You kid, it’s already July, and you still want to raise pigs, but be careful if you don’t have much to eat in the winter, you’ll be hungry for some reason, the old man said with concern.”

"Don't worry, the scientific breeding methods I learned from books will ensure that they will be put on the market by the end of the year," Li Wen said with his head held high.

"Then I'm waiting for your New Year's pork, the old man smiled in surprise."

"Grandpa, grandson, please order something good. I went to town a few days ago and someone gave it to me," Li Wen said, taking out a few cigarettes from his pocket and handing them over.

"Hey, Monkey King cigarettes with filter tips are not cheap. A pack costs 38 cents. You also need a cigarette ticket. The old man hurriedly took it."

"Okay, I'll count your filial piety, get out of here," he said with a smile, looking at Li Wen standing aside and waving his hands."

"Okay, Master Jiu, you are here. I will come see you in a few days. Li Wen quickly ran away with the piglet."

"Brother, where did you catch the piglet?" Little Li Juan, who was playing in the yard, saw Li Wen coming back with a piglet and hurried over.

Li Wen put the piglets in separate pig pens and raised them. At the same time, he chopped up the pigweed and mixed it with some bran and poured it into the pig trough.

Looking at the little piglet hiding at the foot of the wall, she smiled and said to the little guy Li Juan: "I caught this from Grandpa Jiu of the pig farm. I want to raise a pig. When it is slaughtered at the end of the year, everyone will have a lot of meat to eat."

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Li Wen came to the yard and saw some little guys picking apricots on the tree. He called Li Min on the tree, and then took out dozens of fruit candies from his pocket.

"Young man, take these candies and tell the little guys in the village in the afternoon, a small basket of pigweed and a piece of fruit candy, and ask everyone to help me cut the pigweed and dump it in our backyard. But there are some at home.

The pig children ask them to cut enough of their own grass before we can harvest it."

"Okay, brother, I'll go talk to you after dinner. Li Min pretended to be candies and nodded with a smile."

"Third brother, can we cut pig grass? I'm very good at it. I can cut two baskets in one afternoon." A Yong and A Tao hurriedly slipped down from the tree.

That won't work, our big black and second black have to rely on the pigweed of you two, Li Wen said with a smile. "

"It's enough for each of us to cut one basket. The second basket can be exchanged for candy," Li Yong said anxiously.

"Okay, Ayong, you have learned to settle accounts. As long as you complete the task, I will give each of you a toffee when you go home in the evening. Li Wen smiled and knocked on the foreheads of several little guys.
Chapter completed!