Gao Dajiang and Xiao Aiguo took a walk around the construction site and then returned to their unit.
After seeing the results, the two were full of confidence in the future of the farm and were just waiting to eat quail eggs.
Lu Fangfang felt worried; she needed to find a place to incubate the eggs quickly.
The weather is terribly hot now, a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed) is definitely not suitable, people still need to sleep.
Besides, with over five hundred quail eggs, the entire kang (heated brick bed) was covered, making it impossible for anyone to sleep. Keeping it warm would also be difficult; a special incubation room would be needed.
"Mingcheng, can we build the hatchery first? The commander said the quail eggs will be transported back the day after tomorrow, so we need to start hatching them quickly."
Zhuang Mingcheng stroked his chin and looked around.
After a while, he called a group of soldiers and went directly to the place where the foundation had been dug, intending to ram the earth and build a house.
This method is simpler, but it requires a lot of effort. To compact the earthen wall, you have to exert a great deal of force.
However, the military has no shortage of strength.
Soon, Lu Fangfang saw a group of strong men shouting slogans as they rammed the earthen wall.
This was hard work. After a while, the soldiers were soaked in sweat, and some even took off their shirts.
This time, Zhuang Mingcheng didn't say anything.
He ordered his men to continue tamping the wall, then pulled Lu Fangfang away.
"Hey? What are you doing? I was thinking of building a kang (heated brick bed) for my baby."
"Come with me up the mountain first, and we'll see how much timber the farm needs."
Everything is running smoothly at the construction site now, except for a shortage of timber.
There are many spruce trees on the mountain north of the regiment, but the road is difficult to travel on, and many meadows are impassable by vehicles. He plans to have the soldiers ride horses and haul some timber back.
When Lu Fangfang heard that they were going to the mountains to the north, she immediately went back and called out all the animals in the house, including Xiao Hua and the little Tibetan fox.
After a while, she rode her chestnut horse and followed a group of people, heading north.
"Boom!"
Lu Fangfang glanced ahead.
Her lover rode a big black horse and gave up the chestnut horse for her.
With so many soldiers following behind, the two of them felt embarrassed to ride together.
Half an hour later, a group of people rode horses to the foot of the mountain.
Lu Fangfang looked around as she rode her horse.
Now is the most beautiful time of year in the Qilian Mountains. The mountains and the surrounding area are lush and green. In the distance, on the grasslands, there are unnamed wildflowers that sway in the wind, creating a breathtaking scene.
However, they didn't come for the scenery.
After tying the horse outside and leaving one person to guard it, Zhuang Mingcheng led the others, along with their tools, into the woods.
"Fangfang, do you think we need to cut down fewer trees?"
"At least twenty trees."
Lu Fangfang looked up, then took out her notebook and did some calculations.
The spruce trees on this mountain are very tall; otherwise, even more would be needed. It's such a waste to cut down such good trees.
These trees must have taken at least twenty or thirty years to grow this tall.
After telling Zhuang Mingcheng, she took an axe and started looking for a tree to cut down in the woods.
She rejected anything too tall or too thick, and anything from sparsely populated areas. She specifically chose some thinner spruce trees so they could be transported out, and then had the soldiers cut them down.
For a time, the mountain was filled with the sound of trees being chopped down.
Lu Fangfang looked around, then, holding a shovel, she led Xiao Hua and the little Tibetan fox, turning to head towards the birch forest by the lake.
The farm was too empty, so she wanted to dig up some birch trees and transplant them there while she was there.
"Mingcheng, I'm going to check on the birch forest. Be careful when you're cutting down trees."
Zhuang Mingcheng, holding an axe, was chopping down trees with the soldiers. He wiped the sweat from his brow and replied, "Okay, call me if you need anything."
With Xiaohua and his wife by his side, he wasn't worried.
"Meow~"
"Come on, Xiaohua, let's go to the lake."
Lu Fangfang led the two little ones out of the woods.
As soon as we went outside, the weather immediately got hot.
She crept along the edge of the woods and quietly made her way to the lake.
It was a little past nine in the morning, and the weather was just getting warm. She had just walked to the lakeside when she heard the calls of wild ducks.
She took out a slingshot from her pocket, held the pellet, bent over, and crept over quietly.
"Splash..."
A stream flows down from the mountain, and in the lake, several wild ducks are swimming leisurely.
Lu Fangfang knelt on the ground, pulled back the slingshot, and aimed at the wild ducks in the lake.
She's been eating rabbit every day lately, and she's almost tired of it. She's heard that wild duck tastes really good.
Behind her, Little Flower lay prone, watching quietly.
"Awoo~"
A sudden fox call startled the wild ducks in the lake, which flapped their wings and flew away.
Lu Fangfang, her face dark, gripped her slingshot and turned to look at the little Tibetan fox.
This "rebellious son," since there's no duck to eat today, might as well eat fox meat; she's never tried fox meat before.
"Aww, aww..."
The little Tibetan fox looked at Lu Fangfang and was startled.
It immediately shut its mouth, drooped its head, and hid behind Little Flower.
"You know how to hide? Looks like you know you've done something wrong."
With a cold face, Lu Fangfang pulled the little Tibetan fox out directly.
This little guy is either a good cook or a troublemaker; he's never easy to manage.
"Slap, slap."
"Awoo, awoo..."
Lu Fangfang had just patted it twice when the little Tibetan fox immediately cried out in pain, as if it had suffered a serious injury.
Enraged, she slapped him twice more.
When the little Tibetan fox saw that the method was not working, it immediately began to lick Lu Fangfang's hand in a fawning manner.
"Why did you have to cause trouble at such a crucial time? If we had caught the wild duck, you and Xiaohua would have gotten a share, but now it's all gone."
"Meow~"
Little Flower bared its teeth and howled angrily at the little Tibetan fox.
Feeling that it was still not out of breath, it raised its paw and slapped the little Tibetan fox.
"Awooo~"
The little Tibetan fox lowered its head and nuzzled the two of them ingratiatingly.
Lu Fangfang was both angry and amused. She didn't know whether to call the little Tibetan fox stupid or clever.
She shook her head, walked to the stream, squatted down, and washed her hands.
Seeing that the stream water was very clear, she took off her yellow rubber shoes, rolled up her trousers, and walked barefoot into the stream.
The stream flows down from the mountain, and the water is icy cold. She felt very comfortable being washed by the stream.
Looking back, there was an endless grassland in the distance, a crystal-clear lake nearby, and swathes of spruce trees on the mountains. In the middle of summer, this place was simply a summer resort.
"Not bad, really not bad."
Lu Fangfang scooped up some water and washed her face. In the stream, she saw many small fish.
"Little Flower, come down and wash up. There are little fish in the water."
By the stream, Xiaohua took two steps back, not wanting to go into the water.
The little Tibetan fox was quite eager; it immediately started running, and when it reached the stream, it leaped towards Lu Fangfang.
"thump."
Lu Fangfang raised her hand and disdainfully blocked it in front of her.
This kid is so careless; he needs to be properly disciplined in the future.
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