Chapter 20: The Field Mouse Farmhand
“Squeak…”
Xu Xinxin was chopping branches with a machete, and the two field mice following behind her immediately ran over to show off themselves.
They held a branch with their two front paws and started to chew it with their teeth, making a "crunching" sound.
By the time Xu Xinxin had cut seven or eight branches, the two voles also gnawed off a branch.
“Squeak…”
“Squeak…”
The two voles immediately crawled towards Xu Xinxin, dragging the branch as if offering a treasure.
But the branch was too heavy for them to drag.
The efficiency of the two voles is too low, but they are still somewhat useful.
"Good, keep going."
Xu Xinxin took the branches they were chewing with their teeth and put them into the space, then picked up some slightly rotten sticks that fell on the ground.
The branches just cut from the tree are too wet and not easy to burn. It is easier to burn the sticks picked up from the ground.
She wouldn't have bothered to cut branches unless she was clearing a path up the mountain.
However, there are only a limited number of sticks that can be picked up from the ground.
The bushes nearby grew in a random pattern, blocking the road completely. Even if she saw a lot of wood that could be burned, it was difficult to squeeze into the bushes to pick it up.
It would be great if her ability was more powerful so that she could store these pieces of wood into space from a distance.
After picking up wood twice, Xu Xinxin brought back 4 cubic meters of wood and piled them directly in the kitchen.
Then she gathered some hay and piled it in the kitchen, and then she prepared to cook dinner.
She still used the small stove to cook dinner, squatting at the door of the room. It was not that she didn't want to use the earthen stove in the kitchen, but mainly because she didn't have a pot.
The earthen stove in the kitchen needs to be equipped with a large iron pot, which is a bit expensive, costing two or three hundred points each.
Her small pot was a perfect match for the small stove. If it was placed on the earthen stove, it would fall off.
The earthen stove cannot be used to cook, but if you add some firewood and light a fire, the kang in the room can be heated up.
It was still a bit cold when it rained in March. Xu Xinxin's quilt was not thick enough. If it was too cold at night and she didn't heat the kang to keep warm, she was afraid she would get sick.
There was still some light in the day, so Xu Xinxin quickly processed the fish, replaced the honeycomb coal in the small stove with new one, and started cooking rice and stewing fish soup.
There was no seasoning, so she just added ginger, salt, and MSG.
By the way, it seems that ordinary cats cannot eat salt.
Xu Xinxin asked the little orange cat: "Can you eat salt?"
As organisms evolve, their body's adaptability will also increase, and many things that were previously inedible will gradually become edible.
"Meow!"
The little orange cat licked its paw with its tongue and nodded.
Its body was covered in black and gray cat fur, which instantly became much brighter when licked by the tongue.
Xu Xinxin got goosebumps when she saw this scene, and shouted, "Don't lick my fur with your tongue! I'll give you a bath tonight!"
It's really annoying. She is too busy and has no time to give it a bath. How many lives will be eaten by its licking?
After the fish soup was cooked, it was poured over the steamed rice. Xu Xinxin served a bowl for her and the little orange cat. There was almost no fish meat left.
She was kind enough to give both mice some rice, but no fish soup, as it was not enough for her.
After dinner, Xu Xinxin boiled some hot water, soaked the little orange cat in a bucket, and rubbed it with shower gel.
"Meow……"
The little orange cat was a little afraid of water and twisted around in the water.
"Don't move around until you wash your paws clean, and don't lick your paws anymore!"
"Meow!"
When the little orange cat heard this, he immediately became obedient.
After a lot of effort, after giving the little orange cat a bath, the water was still warm, so Xu Xinxin simply caught the two voles and rubbed them as well.
She didn't really like the two voles, she just couldn't stand having unclean things around her.
After washing the vole, she threw it into the kitchen. There was a lot of hay in the kitchen, and she could make a nest by just digging it up.
After washing and cleaning, by the time Xu Xinxin finished cleaning up and lay down on the bed, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.
It’s so late!
She had to go to bed quickly, because tomorrow, she had to get up early...
.zzZZ……
Have a good night's sleep.
The next day.
Six o'clock in the morning.
The roadside radio sounded.
"Today is March 7, 2055. The weather is sunny and turning to light rain. The air energy index is 7. There is no abnormality near the river."
"Jiangcheng is expected to have light rain tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. A week later, the month-long plum rain season may come. Please take precautions in advance..."
“Hehe…”
“Squeak…”
“Meow meow meow!”
Xu Xinxin was sleeping soundly when the sound of the radio mixed with a bunch of chaotic noises outside the window woke her up.
She sat up with her eyes half open and yawned loudly.
It's only six o'clock and it's so noisy outside.
This house is not soundproof at all. When she has money, she will definitely build a new one.
Ah...I'm so sleepy.
Xu Xinxin put on her clothes, washed up briefly, and finally felt a little more alert. Then she opened the door and went to see what the little guys were doing.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak."
"Meow, meow, meow, meow~"
“Cluck, cluck, cluck!”
As soon as he pushed open the door, Xu Xinxin saw a small pile of branches in front of the door. There were obvious tooth marks on both ends of the branches, which were obviously caused by gnawed by field mice.
Looking at the two voles again, they were facing away from Xu Xinxin, with their front paws on their waists, looking a little arrogant, and no one knew what they were saying.
The little orange cat and the big rooster were circling around the pile of branches and two field mice, chattering all the time.
"Meow meow meow~"
"Xinxin, look at these branches, they are what they brought back at night."
The little orange cat explained to Xu Xinxin.
When the two field mice saw Xu Xinxin, they instantly lost their pride and bowed to her together.
After seeing their performance and after a night's rest, Xu Xinxin was basically no longer angry.
However, she is not so easy to coax.
She said, "You have done a good job. Keep up the hard work. We will collect enough dry firewood in the morning and plant vegetables in the afternoon. But you are not allowed to steal food anymore!"
“Squeak…”
“Squeak…”
The two voles bowed together again, showing a very good attitude.
Today the weather turned from sunny to light rain. Xu Xinxin cooked a bowl of porridge in the morning and then hurried to chop firewood. However, before she collected 3 cubic meters of dry firewood, it started to drizzle.
She originally wanted to wait until the rain stopped before tidying up the vegetable garden, but the rain got heavier and heavier, and the sky became darker and darker.
Before 12 noon, the originally bright sky had completely turned dark.
With a loud "boom", a loud thunder sounded in the sky, and heavy rain poured down. A layer of mist instantly rose above the Huanhe River not far away.
Xu Xinxin hid in the house, tightened her thin cotton jacket with her hands, looked at the heavy rain outside the window, feeling a little sad.
Since the world catastrophe three years ago, the climate has become more extreme.
It's only March now and it's raining so heavily. When it rains heavily in the summer, how much heavier will the rain be?
It’s actually okay to have heavy rain in the summer, but I’m worried that if it rains recently, there will be no rain in the summer, and the drought will be even more terrible then.
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