Chapter 281 The Chicken Coop is Completed

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Ning Xiyue and the captain drove the calf back to the Dalui team.

Ning Xiyue returned to the Youth League Home carrying the three little chicks on her back and went straight to the kitchen. She deliberately passed by Chen Yechu's kitchen and saw someone cooking lunch in the kitchen.

She was washing vegetables with a dustpan in her hand.

Ning Xiyue called out to the room to say hello: "Ye Chu."

"Xiyue, you're back." Chen Yechu put down the dustpan filled with vegetables in his hand, immediately stood up and walked out the door to meet Ning Xiyue.

He ran over and pulled Ning Xiyue towards the kitchen door: "Take your bread. I have packed the bread we talked about last night for you."

"Okay, I'll take it back on the way."

When he reached the kitchen door, Chen Yechu let go of his hand and went into the kitchen to get it.

Ning Xiyue was standing at the door waiting, and took out a can of black sesame pills from the medicine box, actually from the space, and held it in her hand.

The two of them each took something and exchanged it at the kitchen door.

Chen Yechu handed Ning Xiyue a bag: "There are seven bread cakes and a bottle of seasoning in the bag, take a look."

"Here is the sesame balls you asked for, a full can. Come to me when you are done. I still have quite a few sesame seeds. I will fry some more when I get home. I will make more and keep them with me. You can carry them with you and eat them when you are hungry. Today I met an old man who fainted from hunger. Fortunately, I brought sesame balls with me."

Ning Xiyue handed her a can and opened the bag while speaking. She smiled with satisfaction when she saw the seven round instant noodle cakes neatly stacked inside.

"Okay, I'll bring some with me too. I'll eat when I'm hungry and I'll exchange it with you after I'm done."

Chen Yetu was also very happy holding a jar of sesame balls. He immediately opened the jar and took out one to eat.

Both of them felt extremely satisfied when they got what they needed.

"Okay, I'll go back first. I still have chicks in my backpack." Ning Xiyue said, covering the side of the backpack with one hand.

Chen Yechu suddenly realized: "Why did I hear the chicks chirping? Did the Darong team bring them back?"

"Yes, I am helping them to slaughter pigs. Their team exchanged their chicks with me. They will be able to lay eggs in about two months at most. I also exchanged them for a rooster. If you want to raise chickens, you can come and exchange them with my chickens when they grow up and lay eggs to hatch chicks."

Ning Xiyue put down the backpack and lifted a small corner of the cloth for her to see.

Her thought was that when the chickens stopped laying eggs, she would hatch a batch of chicks, eat the old hens, and leave three chicks to continue raising. With a rooster, she would not be afraid of the eggs being unfertilized, and this cycle would continue, and she would always have chicks to raise.

The chicks hatched in the space are kept in the space and raised for future meat consumption.

That way she would have no shortage of chicken and eggs to eat.

When Chen Yechu saw the three chicks in front of him, he felt as if he saw three roasted chickens and a pile of eggs, and he felt happy.

"Okay, then you can leave three chicks for me when you hatch them. Then I won't have to ask the aunties on the team to exchange chickens and eggs for them."

"Well, let's put it this way. I'll go over first and have lunch early. We'll go catch the ducks after lunch."

Ning Xiyue looked at the time and decided to make lunch when she got home, which would give her plenty of time to catch ducks.

"I'll listen to you. I'll go make lunch too." Chen Yetu waved his hand, walked towards the kitchen and continued what he was doing.

Ning Xiyue nodded and walked to the kitchen next door carrying the chicken on her back.

When Ning Xiyue walked to her kitchen, she had already seen the changes. A small square chicken coop had been built in the corner of the left side of the kitchen. It was under the eaves of the kitchen and was surrounded by a fence. The ceiling was covered with wooden strips and straw.

Ning Qingyuan was squatting there holding a basin of mud mixed with water, which he was using to paste the fence woven with rattan. Most of it was already pasted.

This is a chicken coop that is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it looks quite realistic.

"Second brother, I'm back." Ning Xiyue greeted him, put down the medicine box, and walked over with the chicks in the basket.

"I'm back, little sister. Come and see how I did. Is this chicken coop okay?"

Ning Qingyuan's hands were covered in mud. He wiped the chicken coop with one hand and waved at Ning Xiyue with the other.

"I also use stone slabs to pad the chicken coop, so that it is higher than the ground, so that water cannot flow in when it rains. I also put more dry straw, dry thatch and other grass on the stone slabs, so that the chickens will definitely be comfortable squatting inside."

"It looks great. Brother, you are really good. How come you can weave a fence? It's very well woven and very stable."

Ning Xiyue shook the pieces of fence on the ground with one hand, and they didn't fall apart at all.

"I've seen you and Chen Zhiqing next door weave so many times, how come you must have learned it?"

Ning Qingyuan continued to smear mud on the chicken coop. He glanced at the chickens in the basket and said, "These three chickens are growing really well. We need to dig up more worms to feed them. They will grow fast and lay eggs in the future."

"I'll leave it to you. I'll go cook the meal first."

Ning Xiyue pushed the backpack towards him and acted like a hands-off manager.

Ning Qingyuan turned around and shouted, "Sister, don't worry, the rice is already cooked, and the vegetables are also ready, we just need to fry them, and we can have lunch after the vegetables are fried."

"That's great. It's great to have my second brother here. I'll go cook some food so we can eat early today."

Ning Xiyue carried the medicine box on the table at the door into the house and ran into the kitchen.

When I opened the lid of the tin pot at the back, I saw that there was indeed steamed rice and a bowl of fresh egg custard inside.

In the bowl on the stove were cut bacon and pickled bamboo shoots.

This is good, goes well with rice.

When Ning Xiyue turned around to light the fire, she saw a large bag of things in the cupboard. She walked over curiously and opened the bag.

Hey, fresh fungus?

Ning Xiyue poked her head out of the kitchen door and asked in surprise, "Brother, where did you get this fungus? It's so fresh."

"I saw a lot of mushrooms growing on the dead locust tree today when I was moving things. I guess it rained last night. They looked like wood ear mushrooms to me, and they were fresh and tender, so I picked them. There were a lot of them. I put them in a dustpan and put them on the roof to dry. There are still some left. What do you think we should do? Eat them or continue drying them?"

Ning Qingyuan pointed to the dustpan on the roof on the side of the kitchen and said.

"Brother, let's not talk about anything else. I admire your luck. You went back to get something and found a big bag of vegetables. That's amazing. However, we should not eat fresh fungus. It can easily cause poisoning if not handled properly. Let's dry them all."

Ning Xiyue was really surprised. The wood ear mushrooms looked so good. She had to say that her second brother was really lucky.

She really wanted to eat black fungus, but unfortunately, fresh black fungus contains too much photosensitive substance porphyrin, and even blanching it may not be able to completely remove it.

Exposing it to the sun after eating it can easily induce diseases such as dermatitis, and in severe cases it can even cause skin necrosis.

Fungus, whether fresh or dried, can easily cause poisoning if not handled properly. Fresh fungus cannot be eaten directly, and dried fungus can easily cause bacterial poisoning if soaked for a long time.

Fried meat with black fungus is indeed delicious, but you have to be careful.

Speaking of this, Ning Xiyue casually gave her second brother some common knowledge about wood ear mushrooms.

"Luckily, sister, you know a lot. I'll put them all up to dry after dinner. And keep an eye on the time when soaking them next time. Let's not pick wood ears next time." Ning Qingyuan listened and nodded seriously.

"This fungus is also delicious. Eating fungus is good for your health. You can pick it up if you see it in the future. Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Ning Xiyue still likes to eat black fungus, and she feels it is a waste if she doesn’t pick it up.

"If you like to eat them, go pick them up next time. There are many small wood ears that haven't grown yet on the locust tree. I think they will grow a lot more next time it rains."

After Ning Qingyuan finished making the mud, he washed his hands and took the fence to build a place for the chickens to play.

"Okay, I'll go cook first."

Ning Xiyue agreed immediately. Picking mushrooms was her favorite thing, and it was one of the most enjoyable outdoor activities.

In another month or two, all kinds of mushrooms on the mountain should have grown, so she would have to pick more. There weren't many left from last year's harvest.

This mushroom is delicious whether fried, stewed or drunk in soup, and is even more delicious when braised with meat.

Ning Xiyue was really craving for fresh mushrooms.

Ning Xiyue swallowed her saliva, lit the fire, cooked and ate. Eating was the only way to satisfy her craving.

It doesn't take long to stir-fry bacon and sour bamboo shoots. Once the fire is lit, the fat will render oil, and then the ginger, garlic and chili will be added and the dish will be ready in a few steps.

When Ning Xiyue put the dishes on the table and walked out, she saw that her second brother had fenced off the area where the chickens could move around with a high fence. The three little chickens were already strolling around inside.

It turns out that she still needs to have a relative by her side, so that things can be done properly and she doesn't have to do anything at all.