But she didn't act politely with the one-eyed grandfather. If she were too polite, he would feel embarrassed to accept things from her in the future.
"Grandpa One-Eyed, I remember you only have this one old hen at home, right? Do you want to catch a few chicks?"
One-Eye was also hesitant. It was easier to raise bigger chickens, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to raise the chicks back alive. Last time, he caught six chicks and only raised two of them.
Chen Ye also remembered this: "How about I catch some more, and when they are half grown up, you can take them back and raise them yourself?" Chen Ye's chickens were not very good, but they didn't like to kick their legs.
"Grandpa, let's share the chicks from your family. I'll send them to you when they grow up." The chicks couldn't eat much, so the vegetables grown in their own yard were enough for them.
They have eaten two of the grandpa's chickens, and now there is only one left, and it rarely lays eggs. Sometimes it only lays one egg every four or five days.
Chen Shengli was not polite to Ye Zi. If you are too polite to your own child, the child will feel uncomfortable. "I think it's okay. The chickens at home don't lay many eggs anymore. We can kill them and eat the meat in a couple of days."
This was settled. Shuanzhu stood up anxiously and said, "Sister, I'll raise the chickens with you. I can catch insects for the chickens to eat."
"Okay, then I'll leave the bug catching to you." She wasn't afraid of bugs or worms like other little girls, but she just didn't like them very much. In a few days, she asked Shuanzhu to go to her vegetable garden to catch bugs.
"After a while, when the vegetables in the garden grow up, there will be insects. I will leave my garden to you."
"Okay, I promise to complete the task. Oh, by the way, sister, the rabbit gave birth to pups."
"What rabbit?" Chen Ye was stunned for a moment.
Suddenly, Chen Ye remembered the first time she took Tiezhu up the mountain and caught a wild rabbit with its baby: "Did you really raise it?" She had completely forgotten about it.
The second girl was also curious: "What rabbit?"
"I went up the mountain and accidentally caught a wild rabbit with a baby. I thought it was injured and would die if I let it go, so I brought it back and tied it up to try and raise it. I thought it wouldn't survive."
I didn’t expect that she had already given birth to a baby!
"Ah! Isn't it said that wild rabbits are too timid to be raised? They will scare themselves to death with the slightest noise?" My grandparents seemed to have said this. Otherwise, why don't people in the village raise rabbits when rabbits are so fertile?
"Ah! So the reason you can't keep it alive is because you're too timid? Then maybe it's because of the quietness here that it's kept alive?"
The second girl scratched her head: "I don't know."
Well, no one could figure it out, and they didn't have any experts in the field. "Whatever, as long as it survives, that thing is very fertile. If it can be raised, there will be no shortage of meat in the future."
A while ago, she was thinking that if she was sad because she couldn't keep the rabbits alive, she would go out and buy a pair of domestic rabbits to keep alive. But later she was too busy and forgot about it.
"Tie it up. How many puppies has the big rabbit given birth to?"
His face was full of joy. He was really amazing. He could raise wild rabbits that others couldn't.
"There were seven or eight of them, but one died and there are still seven left. They've grown fur all over their bodies. But the big rabbit is too fierce and won't let you touch the little ones."
Chen Ye seemed to remember that his memory also had some common sense in this regard: "It seems that you can't touch rabbits when they are young. If they are contaminated with your scent, the big rabbit will bite the little rabbit to death."
"Ah! Aren't animals said to protect their own cubs? How could they bite their own children to death?" Shuanzhu was shocked and couldn't understand.
"I don't know either. I just heard that. You have to keep an eye on them. The older rabbits squat when feeding, and the younger rabbits can easily starve to death if they can't reach them. Once the younger rabbits are weaned, try to raise them separately."
"Also, when rabbits grow up, they should be kept together, one male and one female. If you keep multiple males and females together, they will fight. The most important thing is, don't wash the grass you feed your rabbits. Feed it directly to avoid diarrhea."
Chen Ye thought for a long time and couldn't think of anything else: "I think that's it."
The little girl's eyes were filled with admiration. Her sister was amazing and even knew how to raise rabbits. "Sister, can you tell the difference between male and female rabbits?"
Chen Ye...
"I don't know how to do this, you can ask my grandfather and the others." She still can't tell whether the chicks are male or female. She feels that male and female animals look the same when they are young.
Chen Shengli nodded: "I know this, I'll tell you how to tell the difference when the time comes."
Putting down their bowls and chopsticks, Chen Ye and Erya burped facing each other. Although the rice contained mostly brown rice, it still tasted very delicious. How many people would be willing to eat such dry rice like this?
Chen Ye glanced at the two large pots of food on the table. They were all eaten up without even any soup left, and commented on how good the cooking skills of the chef were.
Chen Ye and Eryatou had just stood up to clean up and turn over the table when Shuanzhu got there first: "Sister, you and Erya can take a rest. I'll do it."
The second girl was really embarrassed and glanced at the sun in the sky: "It will take a while before it gets dark. How about we continue working?"
"Aren't you tired?" Chen Ye was fine.
The second girl shook her head: "I'm used to it, so I don't feel tired."
"Then let's walk," she was also afraid that it would rain while she was digging and it would be troublesome.
It took Erya and Chen Ye four or five days to clean up the vegetable cellar.
Once the support is put up, the work is basically completed. All that remains is to clean it carefully and compact the soil around and under your feet.
Next, the entrance above must be properly maintained, otherwise water from outside will easily flow in on rainy days, and the things in the vegetable cellar will be flooded, and they will not be able to be stored and will rot.
After dinner and seeing Erya off, Chen Ye rejected Erya's idea of continuing to help. She could just handle the rest of the work slowly by herself.
She still had to work during the day, so she couldn't ask the second girl to help her with the work every day. She also couldn't treat the production team's donkey like that.
"You really don't need me anymore? I'll just help you finish it."
"No need, really. You've done all the heavy lifting for me, and I can handle the rest of the finishing touches myself."
Chen Ye put the rabbit in his hand into the basket, and then stuffed it into the second girl's arms: "I put a trap on this. Take it back and feed it to Grandpa Lu and the others."
Before the second girl could open her mouth to refuse, she said, "Don't be polite to me. What's the relationship between us? If you are like this, I won't ask you for help in the future. Go back quickly. It will be dark soon."
The second girl took it a little embarrassedly: "Why did you give me this basket again? Do you still need it?"
"Yes, you should go back soon. If you have nothing to do, come and play here. It's convenient for me to live here alone."
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