The fairy of space also farms

The next day, Xun Xu didn't ask to deliver the food, so Xu Ning went alone.He stayed at home and had secret activities. Zhou Shusen said last night that he would make a birthday cake for Xu Ning today.Xun Xu thought to himself, he can't give anything else, so let's make him a cake with his own hands.

The materials at home are all ready-made, except for the cream and cake boxes, Zhou Shusen sent Xunxu to buy them, and made preparations at home by himself.Xun Xu rode a motorcycle and bought things back like lightning.Zhou Shusen has already prepared flour, baking powder, eggs, honey, sugar, strawberries, etc. If there is no milk, he uses homemade goat milk instead.

Xun Xu took the initiative to ask Zhou Shusen to teach him how to make cakes in a nervous and happy mood. Zhou Shusen would be a fool if he didn't understand the relationship between the two bosses at this moment.So he is also very happy with the beauty of adults. He will guide and follow the order step by step. First, he will not bake big cakes, but only make simple small pastries. There is no egg beater, and the order will be manually operated. Although the process is very cumbersome, he does it very meticulously and conscientiously .All the cakes made for the first time went into the stomachs of Xunxu and Zhou Shusen. The test product didn't look good, and the taste was okay, but it was a little hard. Zhou Shusen said it was because of the lack of baking powder.

Xun Xu was afraid that it would not be successful, so he tried it a second time, and the effect of the second time was better than the first time. Satisfied, Xun Xu decided to officially start making birthday cakes.

When Xu Ning came back from delivering the food, he smelled the strong fragrance all over the room: "What are you doing? It smells so good, what do you have for breakfast?"

Only then did Xun Xu and Zhou Shusen realize that they hadn't made breakfast yet.Zhou Shusen said: "Wait a minute, I'm going to order noodles." I have to eat longevity noodles for my birthday.

Xun Xu hurried out with the cake that was baked for the second time: "This is the cake that I just made, you can eat some cake first."

Xu Ning was a little surprised: "Why do you think of making cakes?"

Xun Xu licked the corner of his mouth: "I'm greedy, I want to eat snacks, and Asen thought of making this. Try it."

Xu Ning took a piece and put it in his mouth, Xun Xu stared at him: "How is it?"

After Xu Ning finished eating, he nodded: "Well, it's not bad, you can put a little more sugar."

Xun Xu nodded sharply: "I think it's okay. If you don't think it's sweet enough, you can put some honey on it."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "You actually know how to eat cakes with honey, did A Sen teach you?"

Xun Xu sniffled: "Yes." I was a little proud, not only did I know how to eat cakes with honey, but what you ate was made by myself.

This morning, Xun Xu said that he had something to do, so he didn't go to work in the back mountain with Xu Ning.Xu Ning saw that he was a little mysterious, so he didn't say anything, and went to work by himself.Now he doesn't do everything by himself, and invites people to help him, such as planting vegetables, weeding, and loosening the soil. Those old tricks are all better than himself, and there is no need to arrange them at all.

Xu Ning was worried that since the villagers were building strawberry greenhouses, it would be hard to find labor for his family in the future.But he realized that he was worrying too much. Those old people who had stopped farming for a long time didn't have the heart to tend strawberries.After all, the investment cost is too high. It costs several thousand yuan to invest one mu of land. How many elderly people can afford it? Besides, they have never planted this kind of thing.

Those who are willing to grow strawberries are mainly middle-aged and elderly people who are the main labor force in the countryside. They have been farming at home, and those who are capable will plant more than ten acres.Now that he heard that the policy was so good, and seeing Xu Ning turn such a barren back mountain into a golden mountain, he was moved.

In fact, Xu Ning really hopes to start it, so that the farmhouse music he has always wanted can be started.He thought it over, there are already several activities in the farmhouse, strawberry picking, vegetable picking, shrimp fishing, rice field eel fishing, next year he can plant some water chestnuts, lotus root, water chestnut and so on, and those rams in his family are also OK Get a few sheep carts, and the children will have something to do. You can also have a bonfire party on the grass in the back mountain, engage in barbecues, roast whole sheep, etc. The programs are rich and colorful.At that time, those people will stay in the village, eat, buy poultry, eggs, etc., all of which can drive economic development.

While Xu Ning was working, while planning a bright future, Xun Xu shouted in the yard: "Xu Ning, come down, your brother urged you to go over for dinner."

Xu Ning remembered what happened, greeted a few old people, and went back first.Xun Xu was already waiting for him in the car, Zhou Shusen couldn't go there, he had to cook for the workers at home.

Xu Ning said, "Are you driving?"

Xun Xu raised his eyebrows: "I will drive, I will be the driver today."

Xu Ning smiled: "Alright, you can go to the driving school in two days and pass the driver's license test." Xun Xu's driving skills are considered to be passable now, so the driver's license test should not be a big problem.

"Let's talk about it in two days." Xun Xu said.

Along the way, Xun Xu was obviously a little nervous, Xu Ning said, "Why don't you come down and I'll drive?"

Xun Xu shook his head: "No, I can drive."

"Then why are you nervous?"

Xun Xu denied it flatly: "I'm not nervous."

Xu Ningxin said, I've seen you wipe the sweat from your palms a few times, and you said you weren't nervous. Since you don't want to admit it, then forget it. Anyway, it's only a few minutes' drive away, so there won't be any major problems.

When we arrived at Changweixuan, Xun Xu said, "You go in first."

Xu Ning looked at him: "What are you doing? You are mysterious."

Xun Xu said: "It's nothing. You go in first."

Xu Ning had no choice but to go in first, but couldn't help but look back to see what the hell Xun Xu was doing.Xun Xu waited for him to enter the house and go upstairs before opening the car door and taking the cake from the back seat.

Xu Ning found that there were not many customers in the restaurant at noon today, so he asked Zeng Ying, "Sister-in-law, why is no one coming to eat today?"

Zeng Ying said with a smile: "At noon, we will celebrate the birthdays of both of you, and thank guests behind closed doors for two hours."

"Isn't that bad?" Xu Ning said.

Zeng Ying said: "There's nothing wrong with it. There's no way to make money. Occasionally we have to take a break. Come, come and sit. Everyone is here, and I'll be waiting for you."

Xu Tao had almost prepared the dishes, and Xu Jingshan and his wife also came over. Xu Jun and his wife wrote on the door, "I'm going to eat, come later if I have something to do", closed the store, and also came over, the peak of grocery shopping The deadline has passed, and there is no delay in shutting down for two hours.Zeng Chao and his wife are also there.Only Xu Xiaofeng was absent, and a dozen or so people surrounded the table.

Before the meal, the two sister-in-laws gave Xu Ning the gifts they bought today. Wang Yumei gave a watch, and Zeng Ying gave a wallet. Even Zeng Chao's wife, Jiang Lingyan, also took a tie as a gift. .Xu Ning was very embarrassed: "Sisters-in-law, I don't know when my brother celebrates his birthday, so how can I accept your presents?"

The two sisters-in-law insisted that Xu Ning accept it: "Take it, your brother is your brother's business. This is also the first time sister-in-law celebrates your birthday, so she won't give it every time in the future."

The uncle and brothers also persuaded him to accept it.Xu Ning knew that this was their way of expressing their gratitude, and if they didn't accept it, they would definitely be unhappy, so he accepted it.

Zhang Xiuzhi smiled: "Okay, let's eat. Today's lunch dishes are carefully prepared by A Tao, and some of them have been cooked since last night."

Xu Ning looked at the table full of dishes, including lotus leaf chicken, braised pork knuckle, sauced beef, stewed duck with coriander, stewed squab, braised fish, dry pot fat sausage, Kung Pao chicken, etc. Many of them were time-consuming and labor-intensive. vegetable.Xu Ning felt that it took a lot of effort to look at it, but he was very happy in his heart. It was rare for Brother Tao to be so hardworking, and Xun Xu, a foodie, was lucky.

Sure enough, since Xun Xu was on the table, after drinking the wine that everyone offered to Mr. Shou Xing, he began to bury his head in eating. Xu Ning saw his chopsticks kept getting caught in the sauced beef plate, so he asked Xu Tao: "Brother Tao, what are you doing?" The sauced beef is really well done, didn't it take a lot of time?"

Xu Tao said: "It's okay. If you use a pressure cooker, it will take more than an hour. But I didn't cook it in a pressure cooker, but a slow cooker in an ordinary pot. It took three to four hours. I made it early in the morning. How is it, does it taste authentic?"

Xu Ning nodded: "It's very delicious, strong and fragrant! I also want to learn how to make it."

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you later." Xu Tao said, "The chef in your family should be able to do it too."

Xu Ning said: "He should be able to do it too, but each chef makes different flavors, so I want to eat this flavor." The main reason is that Xun Xun especially likes to eat it.

"Okay, it's simple. It's mainly about some post-processing problems. After it's done, the flavor of the sauced beef will come out." Xu Tao asked again, "A-Ning, don't you want to raise some cows?"

Xu Ning raised his head and said, "Do you raise beef cattle?"

Xu Tao said: "That's right, the price of beef is about the same as that of mutton. A cow costs several hundred catties. It's a good deal."

Xu Ning shook his head: "Forget it, it's troublesome to build the cowpen again, and the cows have to be raised for several years before they can be slaughtered, which is different from sheep." The main reason is that when Xu Ning let go of the buffaloes in the team, he always I all remember the big eyes of the cow, the pupils are black and deep, as if it can talk, if I raise the butcher to eat meat, I always feel that I can't bear it, I should die.

After drinking and eating, Xun Xu went downstairs and brought up a cake box, which he learned from TV, to eat cake after dinner.Xu Ning looked at Xun Xu in surprise, thinking of the cake he ate this morning, he and Zhou Shusen were probably working on it in the kitchen: "Did A Sen make it?"

Xun Xu didn't deny it, but he didn't admit it either: "Try it and see if it's delicious." When Xu Xiaojing saw the cake, she jumped up for joy, looking forward to it. Children always love sweets, especially birthday cakes.

The bowls and chopsticks on the table were all put away, and Xun Xu opened the cake. He didn't want to admit that his hands were shaking a little at the moment, but it was indeed shaking, and the cake box accidentally touched the honey on the side.Open the lid to reveal a golden cake, covered with cream, surrounded by bright red strawberries, and spread honey on the side, although the cream and honey are a bit uneven, but in general, Still a pretty good cake.

Everyone said: "Did A Sen make it himself? It looks pretty good."

Xu Ning took a closer look at Xun Xu, his face was a little red, but because his skin was relatively dark, it didn't look obvious, and a thought flashed in his mind: Could it be Xun Xu who did it?

Xu Ning took the knife, first cut a big piece for Xiaojing, then shared a piece with everyone, and finally took a piece to eat by himself.The homemade goat milk is much more fragrant than ordinary milk, and the honey is also very sweet. The cake is soft and melts in the mouth. Only the cream is not from my home, which is a bit regrettable.Everyone was full of praise.

Xun Xu asked Xu Ning in a low voice, "How is it?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Well, it's better than what I ate at home this morning, and it's improved."

Xun Xu raised the corner of his mouth.

Xiaojing ate one piece and wanted to eat again, but there were too many people, and everyone only shared one piece, the little girl pouted, with a look of unfinished expression, Xu Ning said: "Don't worry, we will do it when we go back. "

Jiang Lingyan hurriedly said: "Quiet, let uncle make it for you. We also have milk, honey, and strawberries from my uncle's house here, and it is guaranteed to be as delicious as this one." After Xu Ning's sheep gave birth, Zeng Chao I asked Xu Ning to ask for some goat milk to make goat milk buns, but Xu Ning did not refuse. Although the number of ewes giving birth is relatively large, there are too many ewes that can't support them. Squeeze a little less, and squeeze a few more will be enough up.

The little girl looked at her aunt: "Really?"

Zeng Chao said, "Of course it is true."

After dinner, Xu Ning thanked everyone a thousand times, bid farewell to everyone and went back.On the way back, Xu Ning asked Xun Xu, "Did you make the cake?"

Xun Xu raised his eyebrows: "What do you think?"

"It's not bad, it's beyond my expectation. I didn't expect you to be able to bake cakes." Xu Ning had a happy smile on his lips.

Xun Xu chuckled: "Zhou Shusen taught me, he speaks, I do."

No wonder the cream and honey were not spread evenly, Xu Ning said with a smile: "I will also have good luck in the future."

"If you want to eat, I will make it for you."

"it is good."

"I'll learn how to make sauced beef for you later on."

"Ah."

Early this morning, Xu Ning and Xun Xu had finished their meal and were about to go up to the back mountain to work. They found that none of the workers came. It was a little surprising that they usually came very early. Every time Xu Ning went up the mountain after breakfast By then, they had already started working, what happened today, what about people?

Xu Jingshan was hurrying up the valley behind their house at this time, Xu Ning called out quickly: "Uncle, where are you going?"

Xu Jingshan said loudly: "Let's go, let's go catch fish."

Xu Ning asked unexpectedly: "Where do you go to catch fish?"

Xu Jingshan said: "Will you catch fish in the Qingtang of Qianlongyan today?"

"Qianlongyan clears the pond today? Then let's go and have a look." Xu Ning said as he pulled Xunxu.

Xun Xu asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Ning said: "Hurry up and get a bucket, let's catch fish. I'll tell you on the way."

Qianlongyan is located in the upper reaches of the valley of their home, but the water of Qianlongyan mainly does not come from the valley, but is responsible for supplying irrigation water for several upstream villages.

It is not without reason that their village is called Qianlong Village. Under the big mountain connected by the back mountain forest, there is a village called Jiulongqiu. It is said that there used to be nine dragons living in Jiulongqiu—eight black dragons and one white dragon. The black dragons left one after another, leaving only one white dragon here. This white dragon transformed into a loach and was lying in the Jiulongqiu.

One day, it was discovered by a practitioner who wanted to tame the white dragon, so he went to fish for it. The white dragon quickly left Jiulongqiu and fled down the stream.The practitioners refused to give up, so they chased all the way down. When the white dragon fled to the vicinity of Qianlong Village, it suddenly rolled over. There was a big thunder in the blue sky, and then the white dragon disappeared. A big pit appeared where it rolled over. Water emerged from the ground and turned into a weir pond.It is said that the white dragon broke through the underground river under Qianlong Weir and escaped from the ground. Water emerged from the underground river, forming Qianlong Weir.

Xu Ning is somewhat skeptical about this legend, because the bottom of Qianlong Weir will be cleared every few years. It can be seen that there is no hidden river at the bottom of the weir, otherwise how could the weir pond be drained, and people in the middle would go to However, in addition to being a little deeper, there is still a bottom.Qianlong Weir is very large, with a water surface of more than ten acres. Someone specially contracted it to raise fish. I heard that the contract period was at least ten years.When Xu Ning was a child, he saw the bottom of the clear pond of Qianlongyan several times. It was a grand festival in several nearby villages. Everyone, regardless of age, went down to the pond to catch fish with buckets, basins, and net bags. Shrimp, very lively.

Xu Ning and Xun Xu, carrying buckets and fishing nets, followed to watch the excitement.When I arrived at the field, I found that almost all the men, women and children in the village were there, and there were also many people from nearby villages. Now everyone has enough food and clothing, and they are more excited to watch the excitement.Just think about how big the fish in a pond that hasn’t been cleared for five years can grow. Sometimes a herring can grow longer than a shoulder pole, and carp can weigh [-] to [-] catties. Who wouldn’t want to come and see it for themselves?By the way, you can also touch the fish and shrimp and experience the fun.

Although Xu Ning is almost 30 years old, he still likes to join in the fun.Xu Ning once caught a large catfish weighing ten catties in the muddy water once when he was dry Qianlongyan.Fish like catfish and snakehead like to drill mud. Fish farmers generally don’t take the initiative to release fry. There are still a lot of these fish.

In order to catch the big catfish, the ten-year-old Xu Ning rolled several times in the muddy water, but he clung to the big head of the catfish and refused to let go. Later, with the help of his father, he finally gave the catfish to him. Subdued.This incident was remembered by everyone for many years. Later, Xu Ning's academic performance has always been among the best. Everyone said that this kid who hugged such a big catfish back then is the boy who hugged the fish in the New Year painting, so he is lucky.

Xu Ning was very complacent when talking about his past experience with Xun Xu.Xun Xu looked at Xu Ning, thinking of the big fat boy in the New Year painting, he felt so happy. Was his family Xu Ning just like the boy holding a fish when he was a child, but unfortunately he didn't see it.Of course, Xu Ning was actually by his side during the years from birth to growth, but he never thought that the person with whom he had the deepest bond was by his side, so he missed Xu Ning's growth. Said it was a pity.In fact, Xu Ning had urinated against the wall of the sheep pen when he was a child, but Xun Xu had no memory of it.

The edge of the weir pond was full of onlookers. Many men caught fish with their trousers rolled up and bare feet at the bottom of the weir pond. Big fish were grabbed by their heads, caught and thrown into baskets.Someone brought up baskets full of fish from the bottom of the weir pond, and there were already carts waiting to buy fish over there, and if they were caught here, they would already be sold there.

People around watching the excitement said: "At least [-] to [-] catties of fish have been caught this year."

Immediately someone said: "Such a big weir pond, if only [-] to [-] catties of fish are fished out, it must be a loss."

Another said: "A loss is not a big loss, and it is true that you can't make much money."

Xu Ning thought to himself, on average five yuan a catty, 20 to [-] catties of fish would cost [-] yuan, and the contract fee would be tens of thousands of yuan a year. Excluding the cost, it was still a profit, so how could it be a loss?However, those fish farmers, as long as they contract the weir pond, they will start to use the weir pond as their home and build a temporary residence by the pond. It used to be a wooden house, but now it has become a cement brick house, and they live by the weir pond all year round. On the farm, weeding grass, guarding the fish, and keeping the fish from getting sick is the only way to really make money. I live here for many years, so it’s hard work.

The spectators suddenly shouted: "Look, look, the fish king has come out."

There was a commotion in the crowd immediately: "Really, look, what a big fish!"

Xu Ning looked around and saw that two men were struggling with a big grass carp. The fish seemed to weigh at least [-] or [-] jins. With just a flick of its tail, the muddy water splashed several meters high, which showed its strength. The two men Unable to catch it at all, two more people came, one pinched the head, and the other lifted the tail, and only then did the fish be lifted from the muddy water to the shore.

A middle-aged man with mud spots all over his face said loudly: "I didn't expect this king fish to be thrown away. When I put it down that year, it already weighed more than 20 catties."

Xu Ning knew that this person was the owner of Yantang.Xun Xu was also surprised: "Then what kind of fish is so big?"

Xu Ning said, "It's the kind of grass carp we raise at home."

"Can it grow so big?" Xun Xu looked at Xu Ning in disbelief. The fish was more than one meter long, with a round body and extremely fat.

Xu Ning said: "As you get older, you will naturally have it."

"Do you think our fish can grow so big?" Xun Xu was full of interest.

Xu Ning shook his head: "No, our family is a rice field fish, and it is already the limit to grow to a weight of three or four catties. The water area is limited, and it will not survive if it grows bigger."

Xun Xu said: "You said how about we rent this place to raise fish?"

Xu Ning's heart moved, he remembered the lake in his own space, when he went to buy shrimp fry last time, he also bought a few European beluga and put them in, and he never cared about them again, I don't know how long those European beluga are how's it going.In fact, this weir pond is used to raise European beluga. It should be just right, with sufficient depth, good water quality, and running water from mountain springs.

Xu Ning looked at the crowd, and found Xu Jingshan who was watching the excitement over there: "Uncle, when will the Yantang reopen?"

Xu Jingshan looked at his nephew: "Do you want to build Yantang?"

Xu Ning said: "I want to try." The Yantang water area is wide, and it is very good for raising fish and shrimp.

Xu Jingshan shook his head: "I think it's better not to worry about this, isn't it good to raise fish in your rice field? The harvest of shrimp raised in the stream is also good."

"What's the matter?" Xu Ning asked Xu Jingshan.

"This weir pond is wide, but it's not easy to raise fish. Don't look at the boss who seems to have harvested [-] to [-] catties of fish today. In fact, this is a harvest of several years. In previous years, he pulled the net and did not clear the bottom. At most, there were only one fish in a year. You can pull tens of thousands of catties of fish, but the rent for the Yantang alone is [-] to [-] yuan a year, which is much more expensive than your back mountain. Think about it, in addition to these, there are capital and labor costs. How much? I heard that the rent is going to increase, and this year the boss will not cover it." Xu Jingshan said.

Xu Ning only heard the last sentence: "Uncle, you mean it's due this year?"

Xu Jingshan looked at his nephew, this kid, why can't he hear the point. "Yes, so we have to re-open the bid."

"When will the bid be opened? I want to contract the weir pond." Xu Ning made up his mind to contract the weir pond.

Xu Jingshan saw that his nephew's stubborn temper came up again, that's all, anyway, he has made money now, for him, the contract fee of tens of thousands of yuan is just like playing for fun, young man, he really doesn't take money as a pawn money to see. "If the bid is opened, a meeting will be notified. Let's go together then."

"Okay. Thanks Uncle."