At this moment, at Laoyun Cliff, Xiao Caixia was crawling on the ground very fast, using both her hands and feet.

On the stone table next to them, Jiang Zhi and Qiao Yun were testing the hatching eggs with warm water.

A few days ago, the hen started brooding again, so Qiaoyun put some eggs on the hen's brooder.

Twenty days have passed and there's still no sign of anything. The light shines on the shadows, making her extremely worried.

They worried that the rooster's wing had been broken by the migrants, affecting the survival of the hatching eggs, or that the hen hadn't turned the eggs in time and they had frozen to death.

While we're feeding the hens that are incubating the eggs, let's do another test.

Fill a basin with warm water and put all the eggs into the water.

The eggs sank first, then quickly floated to the surface, and those floating on the water began to sway gently.

"It's alright, it's alright, the chicks inside are all alive. They just haven't had enough time to incubate them. Let's incubate them for a few more days and see."

As Jiang Zhi spoke, she quickly picked up the swaying eggs, dried them, and put them back in the henhouse.

The chicks inside these eggs are almost ready to hatch.

Seeing her grandma and mother playing in the water, Xiao Caixia crawled over, grabbed her trouser legs and stood up. She couldn't pronounce the words clearly, and could only shout "wolf!"

"Carry Caixia over there. The water on the stove is hot; it's time to give her a bath!"

As the weather got warmer, Xiao Caixia developed a few eczema spots, so Jiang Zhi boiled wild gourd vine water for her to bathe in.

Hearing about taking a bath made Xiao Caixia even happier, and she kept babbling, revealing her four tiny teeth.

Little Caixia has started teething.

Not long ago, Xiaoman's grandfather specially whittled a teething stick out of pepperwood for her.

It has natural anti-inflammatory and insecticidal properties, and the wood is of moderate hardness with a natural fragrance, making it very suitable for teething children to prevent them from biting others due to itchy gums. Xiao Caixia also likes it very much.

Qiaoyun took the child to take a bath, while Jiangzhi put the chicken coop away, opened the wooden fence, and went outside into the yard.

From the moment Xiao Caixia started to get out of bed and play, Xu Errui built a fence around the yard with wooden branches to enclose the entire yard, so that he wouldn't worry about the child rolling down the mountain.

Chickens aren't allowed in to poop, and Peppa Pig is definitely someone who needs to be kept outside the yard.

Because it's gotten bigger now, it wouldn't be good if it stepped on or crushed Caixia.

Moreover, even if wild boars are intelligent, they are still animals, and it would be even worse if they bit a child.

At first, Peppa was extremely aggrieved and knocked over a wooden stake with her mouth.

After being repeatedly begged and scolded, he finally learned to be smart and knew that when the gate was closed, he couldn't go in and could only wait in the newly built thatched hut at the base of the fence.

Seeing Jiang Zhi open the fence, it immediately got up and wagged its tail to beg for food.

Jiang Zhi stroked its scruffy head: "Peppa, be good. You've just eaten. We'll go out and dig for herbs in a bit!"

Peppa's favorite thing to do is go out to dig for herbs, and she quickly grabs the satchel she uses to carry the herbs.

Going out to collect herbs was an excuse; the real reason was to relax and unwind.

Although I've been pretending nothing's wrong these past few days and haven't gone to Baicaotang to ask about medicine, I still keep it in mind; it's the path to making a fortune for me.

In addition, I'd like to find something to exchange for a little money.

The family has used all their money to buy grain seeds to subsidize the villagers.

There's still some dried and smoked wild boar meat left at home, but Xiao Caixia can't eat it.

I don't even have the money to buy some fresh meat to make meatballs for my child.

I didn't buy any meat on either of my two trips to town, partly because I couldn't afford it, and partly because I couldn't find a reason to buy it.

Unlike modern times, where you can buy whatever you want to eat here.

Here, buying meat to eat for no reason always feels like a waste.

Unless there is a large gathering of guests, it is not appropriate to prepare a feast for them during birthdays or Chinese New Year.

This time, Jiang Zhi wanted to collect some five-skin grass and three-grass grass.

These are medicinal herbs that can be collected in late spring and early summer.

Last year, a small portion was harvested and sent to the medical clinic. This year, we will harvest more, dry it, and sell it to pharmacies when we have time.

Snakeberry, also known as three-flowered grass, is the whole plant of the snakeberry genus. The leaves have three lobes. It is used to treat coughs, and when pounded into a paste and applied externally, it treats boils and impetigo.

Five-skin grass and snakeberry grass look very similar. They both like to grow in humid environments and have basically the same medicinal effects. They treat lung heat cough and asthma, and five-skin grass is especially effective for whooping cough in children.

Snakeberry, also known as five-skin grass, is the whole herb of the snakeberry genus. It is used to treat whooping cough in children and is known as the "King of Coughs." It differs from wild strawberry in that it does not produce red berries, and its leaves have 3-5 petals.

Five-skin grass was found in the gully where wild boars were hunted last year.

It's early April now, and the vegetation is lush. Wildflowers and weeds are everywhere, and the five-skin grass is growing just right, with its signature little yellow flowers in bloom.

Jiang Zhi walked to the edge of the ditch, put down her basket, and began to dig up the plants one by one, roots and all, with a sickle.

Five-skin grass is a perennial creeping plant with roots and stems growing from its leaves, spreading over a large area.

Once you find a single root, you can follow the vine to find a whole clump, and in no time you can harvest a whole basketful.

Peppa stood nearby, picking out fresh, tender leaves to eat while occasionally listening to the sounds around her.

It's a wild boar; these are habits ingrained in its genes.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhi shouted and jumped up.

In the crevice next to her, a silver-ringed snake more than 30 centimeters long was slithering quickly, startling her.

On the third day of the third lunar month, snakes descend from the mountain.

It's early April now, and Jiang Zhi has forgotten that she needs to clear the grass with a stick before gathering herbs. As a result, she almost caught a snake just now, which scared her so much that her heart was pounding.

Just as the snake was about to disappear behind the rock, Peppa, who had been digging and turning over the soil behind him, noticed the movement and came running over on her four short legs.

To Jiang Zhi's astonishment, it bit down on the snake's body.

There was nothing earth-shattering, and then... just like eating noodles, he smacked his lips and ate the silver-ringed snake.

The snake was powerless to resist inside the pig's mouth; it could only struggle in vain before disappearing.

Hearing the crisp cracking sound of the snake bones, Paige was no longer the pitiful little thing hoping for help under the snake's body, but a snake hunter.

Jiang Zhi covered her mouth, suppressing a gasp: Are wild boars this fierce? Is this the little wild boar that escaped from the snake's mouth? Is it taking revenge on the snake?

The silence was deafening; Jiang Zhi felt she would never be able to look Peppa Pig in the eye again.

It's not accurate to say that Peppa was retaliating against the snake. Wild boars are omnivores, and snakes are simply a part of their diet.

Moreover, wild boars have natural resistance to venom, just like honey badger, which specializes in eating snakes.

The difference is that the honey badger weighs only 7.8 kilograms, so its resistance to toxins is naturally not comparable to that of a wild boar that can weigh up to 100 kilograms.

Over its long history of eating snakes, the honey badger has developed a special method for detoxifying and breaking down venom.

After eating snake, you have to lie down and sleep for a while, actually because you've been knocked unconscious by the snake venom.

Wild boars, however, will not, unless they have a large number of venomous snakes that they eat their fill at once.

Seeing Peppa enjoying her meal, Jiang Zhi decided to put aside her idea of ​​poisoning wild boars and never think about it again.

I don't have that much poison, and no wild boar would be that stupid.

It seems that the reason we were able to hunt down two wild boars in the ditch last time was thanks to the trap. Several wooden sticks were inserted directly into the boars' bellies to make the toxins take effect.

This silver-ringed snake was only enough for Peppa to eat for a few minutes before it was all gone.

The little wild boar wasn't satisfied with just a few snacks. It came over and instinctively nudged Jiangzhi's hand, wanting some more.

Recalling the scene just now, and looking at the bloodstains around the pig's snout, Jiang Zhi dared not let it near her. Terrified, she retreated repeatedly, waving her arms and legs to shoo it away, shouting, "Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"