Chapter 452 Slaughter

After seeing the efficiency of the equipment, Zhao Yeqing felt that he was up to it again.

Give her a piece of land, and she feels that she is now extremely strong.

It would be great if I could sell it. If I plant too much, two people wouldn't be able to eat it all. If I don't sell it, it will just rot. But if I don't plant it, it would seem like a waste of such a good tool.

Zhao Yeqing discussed with Mu Xi with some excitement and some confusion until late at night. Mu Xi basically listened with a smile, and he nodded to everything she said.

It’s not that he really thinks he needs to plant so many, but he knows that Zhao Yeqing is now like a child who has got a new toy, and the excitement will pass after a few days.

They are just two people sleeping in the same bed, and they understand each other thoroughly.

After two or three days, Zhao Yeqing really didn't mention the idea of ​​planting anything anymore because his attention was attracted by other things.

The silkworms in the basement grew very fast. In just a few days, they changed from black insects to white insects. Their bodies became twice as thick as before, and they kept raising half of their bodies to look for food every day.

The transplanted mulberry trees adapted well. The few that looked like they could not survive were picked while their leaves were still fresh and put into feed for cattle and sheep.

The mulberry trees that successfully survived are enough to feed the silkworms, at least for a short period of time. There are not many silkworms now, and it is estimated that there are less than three hundred wild silkworm eggs found. Normally, a silk moth will lay between four hundred and five hundred eggs. When Mu Xi found them, they were not all complete.

The silkworm eggs are on a leaf. Some of them may be blown away by the wind or fall into the soil, and not much is left.

After this batch of silkworms turn into cocoons, they will set aside some of them to hatch and become silk moths to lay eggs, thus increasing the number of silkworms. If the two of them only want one or two brand new silk quilts, they won't need so many silkworms. But Zhao Yeqing will definitely not give up silk so easily.

If the cocoons she saved this time allow her to successfully produce silk threads, she will definitely want to raise more in the future.

If there are not enough mulberry trees, just go and dig some more.

The older silkworms can be placed on the hollow silkworm seats, which are covered with mulberry leaves. Most of them are consumed in a short while. When you feed them in the afternoon, you will find a lot of silkworm sand mixed with the wilted mulberry leaf fragments.

It is the poop of silkworms.

Mu Xi would certainly not miss this rare good thing. He collected them all and put them on the drying rack in the yard to dry them. After being used as medicine, they can remove moisture and wind, which is very suitable for the current climate environment where spring returns to the south and it is almost rainy all year round.

It can be used to relieve headaches, itchy rashes, and cold pain in the waist and feet.

Mulberry leaf crumbs and silkworm litter need to be processed frequently. Otherwise, if they are mixed together for a long time, the greedy silkworms will accidentally eat the poor quality mulberry leaf crumbs and easily get silkworm disease.

While feeding the silkworms during this period, Zhao Yeqing was very sure that his choice of mulberry leaves was correct. They cannot eat old mulberry leaves quickly, and eating tender leaves will cause diarrhea.

It is best to eat the mulberry leaves within an hour, otherwise they will no longer be fresh.

A light bulb went off in Zhao Yeqing's head, and he thought of the rotten, dried mulberry leaves with branches on the first floor of the silkworm farmer's house.

Could this be the benefit of cutting mulberry branches for feeding?

We can try it later, when this batch of silkworms grows up and the next batch of silkworms are born. By then, the mulberry trees should have passed the adaptation period and started to sprout new branches.

It would have been better if we went earlier. From April to June, we might have been able to pick a lot of mulberries. The fruits from the two big mulberry trees planted near the fish pond must be delicious.

While Zhao Yeqing was staying in his room taking notes on silkworm rearing, Mu Xi was sharpening his knife in the yard.

It's time to prepare to slaughter the cattle and sheep.

Cows are big in size, and the cow is pregnant this year. If we don’t slaughter one of them, the cowshed will have to be expanded when the calf is born.

The cattle and sheep to be slaughtered were not taken out to graze today. It should be said that they have not been taken out to graze for two days.

Mu Xi found an electric baton in the village. It was not an anti-wolf electric baton, but one used to shock pigs when slaughtering them in the village. It would make the person unconscious within two seconds after it touched them. It was simple and convenient.

Mu Xi did not experiment whether this thing could stun a pig, but when he turned it on after it was fully charged, the vibration of the electric current on his hands and the flash of electricity he saw with his eyes told him that this thing was quite powerful.

Let’s slaughter the sheep first, as they are lighter. If there is nothing wrong with the sheep, then we can go and electrocute the cattle.

There was only one sheep left in the sheepfold. It had no food and was only given some water. Its stomach was empty. Mu Xi walked over, activated the electric baton, and poked it directly into the sheep's neck.

There was a smell of burning protein, and within two seconds the sheep fell stiffly to the ground.

The four hooves were stretched straight out, as if the animal was dead and its body was completely stiff.

"It's quite useful." Mu Xi showed a satisfied look and grabbed the sheep's horns to drag it out.

After gutting and skinning the sheep, it took less than an hour to completely dismember it and the mutton filled a large bowl.

Everything was perfect except for the scorch marks on the patch of wool that had been electrocuted.

After stunning the cow in the same way, they dragged it outside and cut it up. After cleaning up the blood from the scene, they called Zhao Yeqing out and asked her what she wanted to eat tonight and which part of the meat should be saved.

Zhao Yeqing came out to take a look when Mu Xi was electrocuting the cow just now. After confirming with curiosity that the cow could really be stunned by electric shock, he went back to take notes.

After calling Zhao Yeqing, Mu Xi carried the basin of beef into the kitchen and took out the basin of mutton that had just been cut from the freezer. It took two hours to kill the beef. It was a hot day and the mutton would go stale if left outside for a while.

Two pots of meat were placed on the cooking table. Zhao Yeqing walked in and instructed Mu Xi: "Pick up this piece and have a look... Which piece of lamb is this? It looks tender, so it should be good for grilling. What about this piece of beef? We still need to add some beef and lamb fat to string it together."

She hadn't finished taking notes yet and didn't want to touch anything bloody with her hands, so she just stood by and directed Mu Xi to choose ingredients for dinner.

The weather is too hot and I don’t want to eat hotpot. Otherwise, according to the past practice, the freshly slaughtered cattle and sheep must be put into the clear soup pot first. It is better to grill it. You don’t need a staple food while grilling it, and you can consume more meat.

Mu Xi has a heavy workload today. After slaughtering the cattle and sheep, he has to deal with their internal organs first. No matter what kind of internal organs they are, they are much more fishy than meat. If they are not handled properly or in time, the taste will be affected when eaten later.

Zhao Yeqing pointed out the part she wanted to eat and walked out of the kitchen. She had to write down everything in writing while the information about the silkworm house was still in her mind. Without any information for reference, every change was critical.

At times like this, the convenience of the technological information age becomes increasingly apparent. The hours of research she spent and the months of accumulated experience were not as comprehensive as the information she could obtain through a two-minute search.