Chicks and eggs — which came first, the chicken or the egg?【Diān xī xiǎo gē】

Slow Living Pathways
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110 Video Views·Aug 30, 2025
Eggs have always been treasures in rural homes, the best nourishment elders reserve for children, and essential gifts for joyful occasions like matchmaking, weddings, and childbirth in the village. They are common in our daily lives yet filled with affection and care—offering a few of our own home-laid eggs signifies great importance in the eyes of others. Collecting eggs from three families to hatch a brood of chicks is such a fulfilling endeavour. Then, slowly raising the chicks to harvest more eggs brings immense happiness!
There are so many stars in the sky.
There are so many stars in the sky!
Come out! Come out!
Come out and take a look!
Have some water!
This is a big pot.
We can put a big chicken in it.
A big pot?
There are three of us.
We can only cook one pot.
We are so hungry.
Mom, the chicken is so big.
I think it's big.
Of course!
It's a big pot.
I think it's big.
You can carry it.
Of course.
The bun is so big.
Yes.
This is a little chicken in a village.
It's a little rooster in a factory.
Thank you.
Okay, I'll pack it.
I'll help you.
Thank you.
The machine is working.
I'm going to make a bun.
It's very beautiful.
All right.
This is the most beautiful.
This is the little rooster bought by Granny.
I'm going to sleep.
You protect me, I'll protect you.
You're so pretty.
Don't be afraid.
Come on.
Don't be afraid, I'm here.
The nest is full.
There are so many small chickens in the house.
You can take them to the supermarket.
So cute!
I want to buy some chickens too, uncle.
The chickens are not for sale.
We have to feed them.
No. I want to feed them.
So you eat everything in the next second.
You pollinate everything in the next second.
No.
Tao, come and help me. I don't know how to do it.
What's wrong with this?
I don't know how to do it.
What do you think?
Tell me what you think.
I'm not good at it.
You're good at it.
I'm good at it.
You're good at it.
Hey, uncle.
Give me your phone.
Uncle.
When you have a mobile phone,
you can take it to the neighborhood.
Take it to the street.
It's hot.
Why don't you take it to the small table?
Let's go.
Is it hot?
Come here.
Have some water.
Wanwan, have some food.
Xiaoji, have some food.
Wanwan likes Xiaoji.
Don't scare me.
I won't eat.
Come here.
Dawang, I bought some lemon for you.
Don't drink so much water.
Don't be afraid.
Come here.
Dawang, don't move.
If you move, you'll fall.
Dawang, don't be afraid.
Don't be scared.
Come here.
Do you want to play?
Dawang, don't play with Xiaoji.
You play with him every day.
Dawang.
Are you playing with Xiaoji?
Wanwan, sit over there.
I'll sit here.
Wanwan, look.
The big one is Xiaoji.
The small one is Xiaoji.
Wanwan, look.
Its feet can grow up to 2.5 kg.
It has thick feet.
And beautiful hair.
And it's big.
Xiaoji, take Xiaoji to feed the goats.
You take Xiaoji to the kids.
You stay at home.
Your aunt stays at home.
Xiaoji.
Goat.
Take Xiaoji to feed the goats.
Have some food.
Be careful, Dawang.
What is this?
This is the pot that we have at home.
You can use it to cook, for example,
braised prawns and sausages.
Braised chicken.
Auntie, can you give me a few eggs to bake?
Sure, I'll get them for you.
Grandma, can you help me with the fire?
Xiaoyang, can you help me with the fire?
We need to bake the eggs.
Okay, I'll help you with the fire.
Okay.
You hold this for a while.
I'm going to put it in the oven.
Wait for me.
I'll help you with the fire.
Wow!
It's so beautiful.
I'll help you with the fire.
It's so beautiful.
Let me try this one.
It's so beautiful.
Wow!
Ouch!
Do you want to try this one?
I'll help you with the fire.
Ouch!
I'll help you with the fire.
I just love this kind of sugar.
I'll eat it myself.
Today's eggs are our family's usual two-month-old eggs.
Grandpa, come on.
Come on, let's eat.
Come on.
Let's go.
Let's eat.
Put the eggs on the table.
We'll eat outside.
Okay.
Be careful.
No, no, no.
What?
Bye-bye.
It's good.
I'll try this one first.
This one is delicious.
Go back, go back.
I'm a little busy.
Take your time.
It's so beautiful.
Separate it for me first.
It's so delicious.
Is the roasted egg delicious?
It's delicious.
I've never had an egg baked like this before.
You try it.
It's the same as eating it in China.
It tastes exactly the same, mom.
It's the same as eating it overseas.
It tastes different, it's different.
If you want to eat it overseas, you have to eat it in China.
It's delicious.
There's an egg inside.
It's yummy.
The meat is very tender
Xiaoxiaochu is handsome, he has a wife, he can take care of her
Dad, you eat a cake, don't eat too much
Share it with my sister
I want to eat this
The golden egg is more delicious
The shrimp is soft, the shrimp is delicious
The shrimp is delicious, the shrimp is fat, the shrimp is soft, the shrimp is delicious
We don't like the big ones.
The big ones are better.
We like the big ones, but the small ones are better.
We don't like the big ones.
If you don't have enough to eat, I'll save some for your pigs.
Sure.
I'll save some for my pigs.
Come on.
I'm a pig.
You're a pig.
What?
What pig?
You're a pig.
Okay.
I'm a pig.
If dad's price is 2 yuan, we'll eat the pig's price.
It's very sticky.
The egg is delicious.
It's really delicious.
It's sweet.
You can try it now.
It's so good.
Let's make an accessory.
With this new water burner.
After gathering the ingredients, smooth out the surfaces.
My hands are all rough.
Look at this.
I'm 1.7 meters tall.
No, but I feel like the two of them are not as tall as you.
It looks like this.
Maybe I'm too tall. I'm 1.7 meters tall.
You're 1.7 meters tall?
Yes.
The handsome guy in black, you're 1.8 meters tall.
I'm 1.8 meters tall.
The handsome guy in white, you're 1.9 meters tall.
1.9 meters.
