Chapter 153 The Hunter's House

I put huge piles of leafy greens into the kitchen, then finished all the daily chores, and without even having breakfast, I carried a hoe to the field to plant vegetables.

What was planted in the field before, is still planted in the field now.

One morning, before a third of the plants had been planted, the heat began to rise.

There was no rush; he picked up his hoe and went home to process the vegetables.

Before I even reached the bottom of the slope, I suddenly caught a glimpse of pink on the peach tree. I was delighted; it seemed the peaches were about to ripen.

No longer bothered by the heat, I quickly walked to the small patch of peach trees and observed the peaches.

Although the peach trees look similar, the fruits produced by each tree are different.

Some are small and sour, some are large and sweet, some look ugly but taste very peachy, and some are simply bitter.

The pink ones on the tree now are from that ugly tree, but it tastes delicious with peaches.

The peaches on this tree are mostly unripe even when they are ripe, with only a little pink at the tip. It's impossible to tell if they are ripe with the naked eye. If you press them and they leave a dent, they are ripe.

Pick some peach pink ones, press them gently, and if you can press a small dent, I'll pick them off.

I picked eight or nine peaches in total, carried them home by hand, and didn't even glance at the hoe on the ground as I passed by.

Put the peaches in a basin, pour two scoops of cool well water over them, and carefully wash away the fuzz.

With a gentle peel, the entire skin will come off, revealing the white and pink peach flesh inside.

Take a bite, and you'll find it soft, sweet, and bursting with peach juice, filling your mouth with the delicate fragrance of peaches.

I was feeling a bit thirsty after planting, but a peach completely quenched my thirst.

The remaining peaches were soaked directly in the cool well water; when you took them out to eat later, they were both icy and sweet.

Take a ladder, go to the back room and open up the entire roof. Nail nails into the walls on both sides, wrap wire tightly around the nails, and pull out the wire rod.

A total of more than a dozen wire poles were stretched out from the back room.

Wash the vegetables we brought in yesterday in the largest basin. After washing the bok choy, hang it directly on the wire pole in the back room to dry.

Blanch other leafy vegetables in boiling water for a few seconds, then remove and let them cool.

The dried vegetables I made last year were delicious, and we finished them all over the winter. I plan to make more this year, and the leftovers can be fed to the rabbits.

Rabbits find dried vegetables much better than hay.

The process of drying vegetables is simple, but because the amount of vegetables is so large, it took a long time to cover the wire poles.

The roof of the back room was covered with vegetables, making it look like a small green forest.

The remaining small portion of green vegetables was blanched in water and then frozen directly in the refrigerator.

Wash the unwanted vegetable leaves on the ground again with water from the basin, cut them into small pieces with a knife, and feed them to the pigs, rabbits, chickens, and ducks respectively.

As the sole head of the household, he prioritizes treating everyone equally.

I had a simple dinner of cold spinach salad and a big bowl of milk, and that was enough to fill me up.

The dogs ate cold spinach and rice with me, and their faces almost turned green.

The sun was about to set, and the weather was getting cooler, so I continued to carry my hoe and prepare to plant vegetables.

It was too tiring to process vegetables during the day, so I only planted vegetables for a short while in the evening before calling it a day.

After getting home and washing off the sweat, I put on a cool, loose nightgown and wanted to sit on the swing chair and watch the moon for a while.

But since going out at this time would require spraying floral water on my body, I had to abandon the idea.

Since we can't go out today, let's figure out how to sit on the swing chair and watch the moon tomorrow night.

Simply make something like a tent and cover the swing chair, and you can swing anytime in the summer.

I found a large piece of clean mesh fabric in the closet, and based on the size of the swing chair outside the window, I made a rectangular mosquito net.

The next morning, they found some wooden sticks in the west wing and nailed a rectangular wooden frame according to the size of the mosquito net.

Next, fix the rectangular wooden frame above the swing chair, put the mosquito net on it, and the swing chair becomes a small world covered by a rectangular mesh.

Satisfied with his masterpiece, he picked up his hoe and continued planting vegetables.

I had just planted a pond of lettuce when Little Melon came running excitedly from afar, tugging at my trouser leg and dragging me up the mountain.

Knowing my dog ​​as I do, it's obvious he's either found something good or caused me some trouble.

He carried the bag containing the crossbow and stun gun on his back and followed Xiaogua into the mountains.

But the journey was quite long, and after walking for more than 20 minutes, Xiao Gua showed no sign of stopping.

How far did that little rascal run up the mountain while I wasn't looking?

I cursed it in my heart, but I still kept walking. I had been walking for more than 20 minutes, and now I would regret it if I turned back.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, a very dense forest appeared in front of us, and we couldn't see what was inside.

Little Gua darted inside in a flash. There must be something inside. I'm terrified of places where I can't see, so I pulled out my crossbow from my bag and followed Little Gua inside.

Just a few dozen steps away, we passed through a dense forest and came to a dilapidated courtyard with two mud houses inside.

And this dense forest just happens to tightly surround the courtyard.

I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, this place is even more secluded than my house, but it's less secure; the house looks like a dilapidated building.

Xiao Hua had already slipped into the yard, and I hurriedly followed her, pushing open the rickety, dilapidated door. Inside, there was a thick cloud of dust.

It was obvious that no one had lived there for a while. I fanned away the dust in front of my eyes to see what was inside.

First, there was a dilapidated kitchen with a stove, and then another door led to a small bedroom.

There was a narrow earthen bed with a broken wardrobe and some dirty, tattered bedding on it.

There was a cabinet on the ground, locked with a padlock.

There happened to be a hammer on the kang (a heated brick bed), so I picked it up, smashed the lock, and opened the cabinet door.

My eyes widened in disbelief. Inside were neatly stacked boxes of bullets, packaged exactly like the ones at home.

The bullets in the house were taken from the hunter, so this must be the hunter's house.

No wonder the hunter was able to find my house; we live so close to each other.

The house is indeed well hidden; it wasn't discovered even when we used a drone to explore it before.

I packed all the dozen or so boxes of bullets into my bag; that's enough for me to use for a lifetime.

Looking around the room, I saw nothing useful except for these bullets, so I immediately left, disgusted.

I didn't have a good impression of this hunter, and I was somewhat averse to the place he had lived in.

If Xiaogua isn't in this room, then she's in the other one.

Turning around, I walked towards another room. The doorway had been squeezed open by Xiao Gua. Pushing the door open, I saw Xiao Gua standing on the ground, spinning and jumping.

No wonder this dog found its way here; it must have been drawn by the smell. The whole house is filled with smoked meat hanging in the air.

There were whole smoked rabbits and pheasants, as well as some other unidentified meats.