Now that the beginning of autumn has passed and the Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet arrived, it is the favorite season for children in the countryside.
Every time this season comes, the weather in Beijing is generally nice and clear with cool autumn air.
As long as you avoid the one or two hours at noon, the temperature is still very pleasant at other times.
The water in the river, after being exposed to the midday sun, was not cool at all.
It hasn't rained much recently and the river is very shallow, so many people in the village go to the river in the afternoon to wash clothes, bed sheets, quilts, etc., making the riverside very lively.
Some children in the village who do not need to go to school will also go to the riverside to play with their family or friends.
Because there are many people from the village present, parents will feel a little more at ease and relax their supervision than before.
However, the Ye family always repeatedly warned their children that they were not allowed to play by the river without an adult accompanying them.
So the five brothers decided to take Qingtian to the back mountain to play.
"Sunny day, let's go to the new house at the foot of the mountain first, and then go to the back mountain, okay?
"Our chickens and ducks have all been moved to the new house.
"Grandma said that around the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can sell the roosters and only have one or two roosters and hens left."
"Our hens have started laying eggs one after another. We've been eating them every morning recently. Grandma even saved a basket for you, saying you could take them back to the capital!"
These chickens were bought in the spring because Sunny was soft-hearted.
Except for Hongdianer who successfully stayed in Cen Mansion through his own efforts, the other chickens were sent back to Rongxi Village after the weather warmed up.
But the red dot is a rooster and can't lay eggs, so Qingtian didn't pay attention to this problem.
After listening to my brothers, I realized that it has been almost half a year now, and the hens have already started laying eggs?
When we were in Huinan County, every household raised chickens and ducks, and those with better conditions would also raise pigs.
The Shan family is naturally no exception.
At that time, feeding the chickens and pigs at home was a sunny day's job, but she never got to eat the eggs she picked up.
Before, they were locked in a cabinet by Mrs. Shan to sell for money. After she became pregnant, all the eggs in the house went into her stomach.
So Qingtian immediately became interested when he heard it and said, "Then let's go pick up eggs first, and let mom cook them for us tonight."
"OK!"
In fact, eggs are no longer a rarity for the children of the Ye family.
Especially now that the hens at home have started laying eggs, everyone can eat at least one or two eggs every day.
But when they heard what their sister said, the five brothers immediately took action without saying a word.
Ye Changxue ran to the warehouse and took out a few small baskets. After returning, he distributed them to everyone, and then took Qingtian straight to the bridal chamber.
When the Ye family was choosing a location for their new house, Boss Ye took into consideration that the family might need to raise chickens, ducks, pigs, mules, cows and other large livestock in the future, so the area behind the house was left very spacious, and even extended to the foot of the mountain.
Now the chickens and ducks in the family are raised at the foot of the mountain. They are surrounded by a fence and there is a small stream flowing through the middle, which directly solves the problem of drinking water for the chickens and ducks. It is enough to feed them every day, and the ducks can also swim in the stream.
Ye Changrui opened the fence gate, called out to his younger brothers and sisters to come in quickly, then quickly turned around and closed the gate tightly to prevent the chickens and ducks from running out.
After entering, he reminded them worriedly: "Everyone spread out, each responsible for a piece of land, be careful where you step, don't step on your eggs."
Seeing this, Ye Changxue came up with an idea and said, "How about we have a competition?
"Everyone gets a spot to pick up eggs. Whoever picks up the most eggs wins. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, the four little ones immediately became excited.
Ye Changnian said directly: "So how do we compete? We have to bet on something to make it more fun!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Changrui reached out and rubbed his brother's head hard, saying, "Can you learn something good? Who did you learn this habit from?"
Ye Changnian quickly smiled and begged for mercy: "Brother, I was just saying it casually."
Ye Changrui changed the subject and said, "How about betting on that stone you picked up by the river earlier?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Changnian's head immediately shook like a rattle.
He looked towards Qingtian who was searching for eggs not far away, and whispered as if afraid she might hear him, "No, no, big brother, just pretend I didn't say anything. Let's hurry up and pick up the eggs. We still have to go back up the mountain to play!"
"You're so stingy!" Ye Changxue heard this and couldn't help but roll his eyes at his brother.
Ye Changnian immediately retorted, "If you're not stingy, then why don't you take out your big beetle and use it as a bet?"
After hearing this, Ye Changxue suddenly became speechless.
He caught the beetle from the wood that Ye Laoer had cut down. It had a pair of large horns on its head and looked very majestic.
He found a way to make it into a specimen and begged Ye Lao San to make him a small wooden box specifically for holding this big beetle.
He usually hid it very well, and even his brothers had to beg him for a long time if they wanted to take a look.
"What did you say to me just now? Now you know not to say anything?
"If you put up the big beetle for a beetle beetle, I'll put it up too!"
Ye Changxue immediately scoffed, "You wish! I spent a lot of effort to make that. How can it be the same as a stone you picked up casually by the river?"
"Then let's not say anything to each other!"
The two brothers were still busy bickering with each other, while Qingtian's basket was full on the other side.
She didn't know what happened, but she randomly chose a place and found so many chicken and duck eggs after searching less than half of it.
Qingtian looked at the basket on the ground, which was already full to the brim, and felt a little worried.
She was a little tired of lifting it, and she was worried that if she couldn't lift it, the eggs would fall and be ruined.
Qingtian turned around and shouted to his brothers, "I can't lift it anymore, can someone help me?"
After hearing this, Ye Changxue and Ye Changnian stopped arguing.
The two brothers looked down at the empty baskets in their hands and suddenly lost the mood to argue with each other.
Ye Changxue said directly, "Sister, just stand there and don't move. I'll come over and help you carry it."
He walked quickly to Qingtian, and when he saw her basket full of eggs, he was stunned.
Do all the chickens and ducks lay their eggs in this area next to Sunny Day?
Just when Ye Changxue was doubting his life, he saw a hen walking towards him leisurely and squatting in the grass in front of Qingtian.
After a while, the hen stood up again, cooed a few times at the sunny sky, then shook her feathers and walked away.
And in the grass in front of him, there was an egg lying.
Qingtian bent down to pick up the still warm eggs and put them into the empty basket in Ye Changxue's hand.
"Brother, what are you thinking about? There are so many eggs, hurry up and pick them up!"
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