Chen A-Lu said frankly, "Mom always said that good people will be rewarded. My sister is a good person, so she will be rewarded."
Chen Dabao also complained to Chen Afu, "Why didn't mom keep the bird for a little longer? Dabao didn't even see it. What a pity."
The golden swallow came back before dark on the third day, bringing two birds with it. Both birds were big, with hooked beaks. The brightly colored one was about 10 centimeters long, and the gray one was about 30 centimeters long.
Chen Afu and his family were sitting on the kang eating, when they suddenly saw three birds swooping down and landing on the open window frame of his house. One of the birds was a golden swallow. However, the gold color of its beak, chest and belly was much lighter than in the space, and was light yellow.
Chen Ahfu smiled and held out her hand. The golden swallow jumped onto her hand and said, "Mommy, they are the smartest birds in the forest. They are my new best friends."
Of course, only Chen Afu could understand what was said, while the others only heard the chirping sounds of the little swallows.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said to them, "This is the bird that pecked Er Laizi that day. It has come back to see me again."
The family was attracted by the two big birds at first, but after hearing what Chen Ahfu said, they all looked at Jin Yanzi with surprise and welcomed her. Ah Lu and Da Bao came over excitedly and expressed their gratitude to Jin Yanzi.
Dabao also said, "What a beautiful swallow, much prettier than those other swallows. Why don't you stay at my house? There is a swallow's nest under the eaves of my house, and they come back to live there every night. You can also make a nest like that, and stay here and don't leave."
The little boy thought he was being hospitable, but the golden swallow disliked him. He chirped, "I live in a beautiful little golden house, who would live in that mud house?"
Dabao didn't understand what it said, but laughed happily, "The little swallow is calling me. It must have accepted my invitation and will live in our house from now on."
Golden Swallow rolled her eyes at the kid and ignored him, then said to Chen Ahfu, "Mommy, my two friends are very good, let them stay here to keep me company. In spring and summer, I will stay outside most of the time to play with them, and Mommy will prepare a few beautiful nests for them and me. Please note that we are not allowed to live in those mud houses."
After hearing this, Chen Ahfu placed the golden swallow on the kang and spread her hands towards the two birds. They cleverly jumped onto her hands and called out to her a few times. Although the sounds were rather unpleasant, they were indeed very clever. The brightly colored bird weighed about half a pound, and the gray bird weighed about one pound.
Chen Ahfu likes animals and is so happy to see them. He counted the colors of the big flower bird and said with a smile, "This bird has seven colors on its body, so let's call it Qiqi from now on. This bird is gray except for its tail, so let's call it Huihui."
The two birds were confused, so the golden swallow called out to them a few times. They seemed to understand and called out twice more.
Dabao added, "Mom, these two birds have names, but Little Swallow doesn't have a name yet."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Let's call him Jinbao. He sounds like a brother to Dabao."
Dabao was even happier when he heard this, and he grabbed his "little brother" and wouldn't let go. He used his little hands without restraint, and ravaged Jinyanzi so much that she rolled her eyes.
The whole family lost interest in eating. A-Lu and Da-Bao teased the three birds and generously grabbed a handful of brown rice to feed them. Qi-Qi and Hui-Hui ate it, and even the golden swallow ate it. Wang was amazed. Swallows only eat insects and moths, and only eat them alive, but this swallow actually ate grains.
Chen Ming laughed and said, "This swallow must be different from ordinary swallows, otherwise how could it peck a hole in a person's face."
Chen Afu was thinking about what kind of nest he should make for them. A simple one would not do, but his own home did not have the conditions for a luxurious one.
She saw the half-finished sewing basket beside the kang and had an idea. She got up and went to the east room to get three finished sewing baskets and asked the three birds, "How is this nest? Isn't it beautiful?"
Qiqi and Huihui liked it very much when they saw it. It was much prettier than the nest they had lived in before. Jinyanzi also accepted it with reluctance, saying, "Although it's a bit rough, it's still fancy. It's okay."
Chen Afu was afraid that their defecation would make the basket dirty and difficult to clean, so he put some broken wheat straw at the bottom of the basket and covered it with a layer of coarse cloth.
By the time they went to bed at night, Qiqi and Huihui not only learned to say their own names, but also learned to call "Jinbao, Dabao, Uncle, Mother, Grandma, Grandpa".
Everyone was very happy and said that these two were indeed rare and smart birds, as they learned so many words in one night.
Chen Ming also figured out what kind of birds these two were. "They are definitely parrots, but I don't know what kind of parrots they are."
Chen Ahfu had already seen that they were parrots. Huihui seemed to be the grey parrot mentioned in his previous life, and Qiqi looked like a macaw, but not completely. Macaws were much larger, so he didn't know if this parrot hadn't grown up yet, or if it was some other unknown species.
Chen Ming was afraid of noise, so when he went to bed, he took all three bird baskets to the east room.
In addition to the golden swallows, Qiqi and Huihui made a lot of noise and went to bed very late. They were loud, their voices were like broken gongs, and their "quack" sounds were so loud that they made people feel uneasy. Chen Afu was so annoyed that Dabao was very happy. He didn't want to sleep in the middle of the night and kept laughing at the bird basket. After Chen Afu patted his little butt, he lay down with his mouth raised and fell asleep.
Just as the sky was getting light, Chen Afu's family was woken up by Qiqi and Huihui again.
In the morning, Chen Ming did not get up. Wang told him that he had not slept well the night before and was not feeling well again.
Chen Afu asked Dabao to take Qiqi and Huihui to the backyard to play and not to disturb grandpa.
She secretly discussed with Jin Yanzi, "My father got sick because of the noise made by your friends. The doctor said that bird's nest is best for people with lung disease. Can you give him some bird's nest? Otherwise, my family won't dare to keep your friends here anymore. They are too noisy and my father can't stand it."
Golden Swallow said softly, "Mommy, even if you didn't tell me, I would still take out bird's nest for my grandpa to eat." She then said proudly, "The bird's nest I build is very different from those built by swallows. It's called fragrant bird's nest. It can not only strengthen the body and prolong life, but also cure many difficult and complicated diseases, including tuberculosis."
After hearing this, Chen Afu's heart almost jumped out of his chest with excitement. The bird's nest was indeed a treasure.
Seeing Chen Ahfu's money-obsessed look, Jin Yanzi reminded him, "Everything on that tree is mine. I am the only one who has the right to control it. Mommy, don't touch it."
Chen Ahfu nodded repeatedly, put it in his hand, and said along the feathers on its back, "Jin Baoer, I am your mother, and I have the moral character of not touching my son's things. Quickly bring out some bird's nest so I can cook it for my father."
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