After Xiaoguo finished speaking, the mother and son burst into laughter on the road.

Qin Anming's voice came from the front.

"What fun things are the mother and son talking about?"

When Zhuangzhuang saw him, he immediately hugged the puppy in his arms and told him what had happened.

Qin Anming took the donkey's leash and listened attentively. Then when Zhuangzhuang kept him in suspense, he cooperated by pretending not to understand and asked questions.

As soon as Zhuangzhuang entered the yard, he introduced the two puppies to the chickens, ducks, donkeys and cows in the house while holding the puppies.

Just on the way, Zhuangzhuang named the two puppies.

The yellow one in Zhuangzhuang’s arms is called Benben because it runs fast.

The white one in the small fruit basket is called Feifei because it is fat.

After he finished his introduction, Xiaoguo poured water and urged him to wash his hands and eat first.

The next day, Xiaoguo harnessed the donkey cart and went up the mountain with Qin Anming.

The wood needed to build the shed must be thicker, straighter, and taller. Xiaoguo and Qin Anming did some research and found that the only tree that met these conditions was fir.

Coincidentally, when Xiaoguo went to the mountains before, he saw a group of spruce trees.

Just before leaving the house, Zhuangzhuang ran out again and wanted to go with them. Xiaoguo agreed, and the three of them locked the door and set off.

Along the way, Zhuangzhuang curiously asked Xiaoguo about spruce trees. When Xiaoguo mentioned his expertise, he talked a lot and had endless professional knowledge to share.

Spruce prefers cool and humid climate and fertile, deep, well-drained slightly acidic sandy soil. It grows slowly and is a shallow-rooted tree species.

Qin Anming was stunned when he heard this, wondering how his sister knew so much.

Xiaoguo explained that he had read a book called "Wanshu Tuji", which contained information about tree species.

Qin Anming nodded with admiration. Books are indeed good things. They contain everything. He also needs to learn to read well and become like his sister!

The three of them headed towards the spruce trees. Qin Anming felt a little uneasy as he watched them go deeper and deeper into the forest.

"Xiao Guo, there shouldn't be any danger in here, I should have come here by myself."

Qin Anming really regretted bringing Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang with him. If he came alone, he would not be afraid of danger, but Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang must not get into any danger.

"It's okay, bro."

Xiaoguo also sensed his uneasiness, so she comforted him, "Zhuangzhuang and I have been up here several times, there is no danger at all."

"What?!"

Qin Anming was furious when he heard this. Xiaoguo actually came here by himself and brought Zhuangzhuang with him.

Seeing the two, one big and one small, not feeling any danger at all, he felt scared and started to blame Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo felt ashamed listening to the incessant chattering behind him. Who could have thought that Qin Anming could be so talkative? He had been talking for a long time without closing his mouth. She didn't know if he was thirsty or not.

Xiaoguo couldn't refute him. After all, to Xiaoguo, Qin Anming was not only her brother, but also a father to her. These days, except for cooking, Xiaoguo had to do all the other chores at home. Qin Anming never let her do anything and really played the role of a father to Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo didn't feel annoyed when listening to the nagging, but just felt it was very heartwarming. Nagging is also a way to express love.

However, Xiaoguo interrupted Qin Anming for the sake of his voice.

"Look! Spruce trees!"

Qin Anming cleared his throat and looked at where Xiaoguo was pointing.

The straight and sturdy spruce trees stand tall in the jungle, carrying an eternal and serene aura. Set against the bizarrely shaped branches of the surrounding trees, they appear even more lush and majestic.

Strong and direct, with a wow sound.

"Mom, look how straight they are!"

Zhuangzhuang was circling around the spruce in surprise. Xiaoguo came down with an axe, walked to the tree, touched it with his hand, and was really reluctant to chop it down.

Such a solid tree trunk would seem to be a bit powerless if it were cut with an axe.

Qin Anming walked around with an axe in his hand. After a round, he said to Xiaoguo, "This is a field full of spruce trees. They are all growing well!"

Xiao Guo's eyes flickered for a moment, but he finally made up his mind and said, "Chop it down!"

After letting Zhuangzhuang stand away and estimating that the tree would not hit him if it fell, Xiaoguo and Qin Anming swung their axes with confidence. With two attacks each, a spruce tree soon fell down.

The two men continued to cut the required amount. They had calculated before they came that to build a shed, they only needed eight spruce trunks as the frame, and then cut a few thinner trunks to put on the top, and that would be it.

Felling trees is strenuous work. The two men chopped for a while and then rested for a while. By noon, they had loaded all the necessary trees onto the donkey cart.

After cutting down a small fruit, they would use an axe to trim it and cut off the excess leaves. The length of one spruce tree is equivalent to two poles, so they cut down four spruces.

Because the donkey cart was filled with trees, Xiaoguo and the other two had to walk down the mountain. Fortunately, the road was not difficult to walk on. After they got down the mountain safely, they pulled the donkey cart straight home.

After taking the tools down from the tree, Xiaoguo patted the donkey, saying it had worked so hard, and gave it a handful of fresh grass as a reward.

Because he had to do some heavy work in the afternoon, Xiaoguo decided to cook some lunch at noon.

I went into the space and took out the pig intestines I had bought earlier.

Qin Anming came to the kitchen and saw Xiaoguo washing something in a basin. There was white water and something disgusting in it.

Qin Anming wanted to ask what it was, but as soon as he got closer, he was astounded by a foul stench.

Pinching his nose, he jumped far away, "Xiao Guo, what are you washing?! It stinks!"

Xiaoguo had become immune to the taste, and seeing his big reaction, she even laughed.

"This is pig intestines. Don't be fooled by its stinky smell. It tastes delicious."

Xiaoguo almost drooled. Seeing that Qin Anming was still resistant and unbelieving, Xiaoguo didn't say much and just wanted to show him how to do it.

"Let's steam the rice first."

Xiaoguo asked Qin Anming to steam the rice and she went outside to wash it.

I washed it several times with salt and flour until the smell was gone, then I washed it a final time with clean water.

Put the whole pig intestine into the pot, cook until it is 80% done, then take it out and cut it into triangular pieces, then prepare the ingredients.

I still have three green peppers that I bought earlier. Take them out and cut them into triangular pieces for later use.

Xiaoguo also prepared to stir-fry some green vegetables, and then make a loofah soup and some clear oil.

Prepare all the side dishes, and when the rice is almost ready, start cooking.

Pour oil into the pan, add green pepper when the oil is hot and stir-fry, then add fatty intestines, add seasoning, stir-fry and serve.

Zhuangzhuang was serving food today and put his little nose close to the fat intestines. It didn’t smell bad at all, it really smelled good, not as smelly as his uncle said.

Zhuangzhuang happily carried it back to the house. The remaining dishes were easy to stir-fry. Just put the green vegetables in the pan with pork fat. For the remaining loofah soup, add two beaten eggs and a little salt to season it, and it is ready to be served.

The rice was cooked, and Qin Anming carried the rice back to the house, while Xiaoguo followed behind with the loofah and egg soup.

Qin Anming looked at the fat intestines on the plate hesitantly. Although they smelled good, they were from the pig's body after all, so they felt awkward in his mouth.

Just when Qin Anming was hesitating, Xiaoguo laughed, picked up the fat intestine and put it into Zhuangzhuang's bowl. Zhuangzhuang ate the rice and fat intestine into his mouth.

This made Qin Anming's words stuck in his throat.

Seeing Zhuangzhuang eating happily, he finally gave up struggling, followed his heart and picked up a piece of fatty intestine with chopsticks, and ate it with the mask of pain.

When he took the first bite, his eyes lit up, and in the end most of the fat intestines went into his stomach.