Chapter 309: Killing Pigs Again

The temperature has now dropped to more than 30 degrees below zero, and the snow has not stopped yet, so the leopards cannot go out to hunt.

Not to mention whether I can go out in this temperature, even if I can go out, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch prey in this weather.

As long as the snow continues, the temperature will not stop dropping.

The two of them took advantage of the fact that the snow was lighter today and scraped off the accumulated snow on the roof.

The thick snow on the sloping roof turned into cubes when it was pushed down from the side. It was quite relaxing to watch the big white cubes fall to the ground and break into pieces.

After roughly clearing a batch of snow, the boiling water in the house also boiled.

The two of them filled all the thermos bottles they had collected at home, and each of them carried several bottles to the breeding basement.

The pig that was originally planned to be slaughtered has now grown to the planned 150 kilograms. It would be a waste of sweet potatoes to keep it raised any longer, so now is a good time to slaughter it and eat the meat.

Zhao Yeqing was very excited at the thought that he would be able to eat the pig-killing meal again soon, and the two of them walked to the pigpen with their tools.

At the beginning, we were not so anxious to drag the pig out violently, because we had experience in driving pigs from the ground to the underground before. The pig was very cooperative when being slowly pulled out, and did not feel that there was imminent danger.

The preparation for slaughtering the pig is carried out at the corner of the pigpen, separated from the pigpen by a wall, and the technique is very simple.

It was the same as before yet a little different. Mu Xi raised an overweight hammer and attacked the pig from behind, knocking it unconscious in one blow. The killing process was silent.

The first step is to collect the fresh pig blood, and then start removing the hair, dissecting and dividing after the steaming blood has been drained.

This time, Mu Xi was worried that the pig was already quite big, and was afraid that he would not be able to knock it out if he hit it with one blow, so he used a little more force, causing some bones in the pig's head to break.

Just deal with the broken pig head first, cut off the meat on the surface, crack open the skull, and take out the brain inside.

The last time he slaughtered a pig, Zhao Yeqing didn't hold the bowl firmly and the pig brains fell to the ground, so he had to feed them to the dog. This time, Zhao Yeqing held the bowl steadily and filled it with the pig brains carefully.

She had been looking forward to roasted brain for too long.

The ground temperature is now over 30 degrees below zero, and the temperature in the breeding basement has dropped to minus 10 degrees. Every night when the temperature continues to drop, a charcoal basin must be lit next to the chicken coop.

Two exhaust fans were later installed in the breeding basement. In addition to electrical exhaust, there are also natural ventilation exhaust pipes. As long as there is no fire inside, the concentration of carbon monoxide will not cause animal poisoning.

But the charcoal basin next to the chicken coop was only enough to keep them warm, and the overall temperature of the entire breeding basement did not rise.

Now it was time to cut the pork. Zhao Yeqing was worried that the pork would not taste as good if left in such a low temperature environment for too long, so he anxiously took out his folding dagger and started cutting it.

Mu Xi cut up the pig, and Zhao Yeqing separated the pork that would be eaten later.

Seeing that she had put all the ingredients for the pig-killing dish in the basin, Mu Xi reminded her: "After the last pig-killing, didn't you say that you should use fresh and hot pork for the barbecue next time? Don't say that I didn't remind you this time."

After saying this, Zhao Yeqing paused as he put away the dagger, then unfolded the folding dagger again and started cutting the pork again.

He was still muttering to himself: "Pork belly, two pieces of spare ribs...Pork liver and pork lungs are also indispensable, sprinkle some cumin and chili powder on it to make it more fragrant..."

There is a small bowl of ingredients for the pig-killing dish and a small bowl of ingredients for the barbecue.

Zhao Yeqing was carrying two pots of food in front, and Mu Xi was carrying a large pig's meat at the back.

There was still some pig blood and internal organs that had not been taken away, so Mu Xi had to make another trip.

After Zhao Yeqing put the two pots of food into the house, he went to the kitchen in the wind and snow to get the charcoal basin and grill.

This time they were going to barbecue in the house, so Zhao Yeqing specially took two bricks from the corner and placed them under the charcoal basin to avoid damaging the floor of the room.

The red bricks placed in the corner of the wall have also been frozen. Last time, we only knocked off the ice on the surface of the building and the big icicles hanging from the eaves. The ice on the miscellaneous objects placed in the corner of the wall has not been removed in time. Now there is not only ice on it, but also snow.

When Zhao Yeqing got the two red bricks, his hair was already completely white.

His whole body was frozen, and the water vapor in the hot air he exhaled floated onto his eyelashes, instantly freezing into a layer of white rime on them.

When Mu Xi carried all the remaining pork up from the basement, what he saw was a 'little snowman' standing at the door, constantly brushing off the snowflakes on his body.

You don’t need an umbrella on a snowy day because the snowflakes are dry. Just shake off the snow on your body before entering a warm house and you won’t get wet.

Mu Xi opened the door, quickly stuffed the things in his hands into the house, closed the door, and shook off the snow on his body at the door.

After they had tidied themselves, they hurried into the house.

Zhao Yeqing was trembling all over. He took off his shoes stiffly and tremblingly, then rushed to the fire in a few steps.

The warmth gradually enveloped her whole body. She was like a person being thawed. After a period of tingling all over, she began to warm up.

Only then did Zhao Yeqing slowly relax.

"Alive..."

After Mu Xi took off his shoes and coat and put the pork aside, he hurried over to roast the fire.

"Next time, let me do this. Look, your nose is red from the cold. Did you finish the pot of ginger tea you made yesterday? I'll make some more to keep the cold away."

Zhao Yeqing actually felt a little relieved when she saw Mu Xi, whose style had become a little nagging. Compared to the taciturn Mu Xi who had just returned to Meishan, the current Mu Xi, who looked like a little old lady, was better.

Mu Xi went to make ginger tea, while Zhao Yeqing warmed his hands and began to prepare today's meal.

The two of them do nothing now and stay in the house all day. They consume little energy and don’t eat much.

I hardly ate much of the glutinous rice I cooked yesterday, so I just heated it up today and had it as a staple food, which saved me the trouble of cooking more rice.

Ginger tea cooks very quickly. Just throw the ginger into the water and bring it to a boil, then set it aside. It doesn’t need to be boiled for a long time, and the flavor can be slowly brewed.

After Mu Xi took the kettle down, Zhao Yeqing put the pot of water on the stove.

Before putting the pot on the stove, he took two pieces of red-hot firewood from the stove and placed them in the charcoal basin to ignite the charcoal inside.

Charcoal burns relatively slowly. The water in the pot on the stove has already boiled, and the carbon in the charcoal basin is slowly turning red.