Nine rabbits and five pheasants, that's quite a lot.
In the past, Qiu Yuling had brought back small wild animals by chance, but she had never had such a "huge" harvest as this time.
In their hearts, they don’t know when this disaster year will end, but with the coming cold winter, they have some hope. However, they are still curious: why are these little animals running around instead of hibernating when the weather is so cold?
Qiu Dashu said that maybe they were as hungry as humans, and they could no longer hide, so they had to come out to find food.
The group ignored the fatness of the wild animals in the backpacks, and this was the only explanation. However, Mother Qiu rejected her fourth brother's idea of exploring Yancao Lake at night.
One of them was slapped on the back and told to go in and eat first. After eating, he quickly skinned the rabbit and plucked the chicken feathers, then marinated them at night and took them back the next day.
Because Qiu Yuling's aim was very good, most of the skins were not damaged. Qiu's father and his men were extremely careful when skinning the animals. Tomorrow, they would ask Li Qingtong to take them back to his second brother to prepare, and then let Yuling's grandmother supervise the process.
Qiu Yuling now has extremely high expectations for her grandmother's craftsmanship.
Under the cover of night, the Qiu family members were busy in an orderly manner, some boiling water and some adding firewood.
It was almost late at night when she finished everything. She had worked all day and was busy for most of the night. As soon as she lay on the kang, the snoring sounds of Father Qiu and Mother Qiu came one after another in her ears. There must be someone there. Qiu Yuling did not dare to risk entering the space and could only close her eyes and check through her consciousness.
Fortunately, Zhifubao Farm did not require her to do physical labor, but operated through clicks on the panel. The two acres of wheat fields and rice were ripe, and one thousand kilograms of grain and one thousand kilograms of rice were harvested. One hundred kilograms of goat milk had been accumulated. Qiu Yuling planned to add some points to exchange for goat milk powder in case of emergency.
The chicks are not in a hurry to be slaughtered this time, so they are asked to form a flock as soon as possible. Her supplies are still not abundant enough, and she does not have enough points coins, so she can only rely on adding some points coins to exchange for goods.
When she has accumulated enough original wealth, she will no longer be stingy and will directly raise pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, roe deer, and geese. Later, she will raise some rare birds and beasts. Even if she can't take them out, she can produce and sell them in the space.
I don’t know when her strange ocean will light up. By then, she will raise all the creatures flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water. Humph!
But the fields are still not enough. If you want to raise so many animals, there is definitely not enough grass. You also have to save points to light up the fields. It is really hard to save the first pot of gold.
Qiu Yuling felt that she had just fallen asleep when her mother shook her and said it was time to get up.
She accepted her fate and had to rush to school against the northwest wind. Although she felt that she could only learn limited things, she had to persevere and could only silently cheer herself up. Everything was for the future.
After crossing the second loess ridge, Qiu Yuling took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and walked into Hongliu Valley, then slipped into the space farm.
She ate the egg custard and goat's milk that she had exchanged in advance, and ate two big meat buns. As soon as she came out, she found someone walking towards the ditch.
Seeing it was her, the visitor greeted her warmly, "Qiu Yuling, you're also going to the bathroom. Go upstairs and wait for me. Let's go to school together."
Since she met an acquaintance, Qiu Yuling had no choice but to wait for her on the ditch, kicking clods of earth. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered that this was her new classmate after skipping a grade. What was his name?
"Qiu Yuling, I'm coming up. Let's hurry up, or we'll be late."
"By the way, have you eaten yet? Here's an egg for you. My mother packed two for me."
Qiu Yuling refused. First, she had already eaten. Second, eggs were very precious these days. Third, if I remembered correctly, she had just had a large bowel movement and had wiped her bottom with a clod of dirt.
Wang Aihong saw that Qiu Yuling was really refusing, so she didn't force her. She saved the food for lunch. She was tired of running back and forth at noon, so she usually stayed in school.
Chittering along the way, Qiu Yuling not only learned how many people there were in Wang Aihong's family, how many chickens they had, how many rooms they had, how many kangs they had, and that her father was a team leader, but also learned that her brother was also going to join the army and that he was engaged...
By the time they arrived at the classroom, Wang Aihong had already unilaterally felt that Qiu Yuling was a very good friend of hers. Since the seats were not fixed, she took the initiative to arrange the two of them together.
Even though Qiu Yuling is two years younger than her, talking to her is not tiring at all. She listens happily to whatever she says and understands everything. She is not childish at all!
Finally, the bell for class rang. After being disturbed all the way, Qiu Yuling felt her head was buzzing, as if hundreds of ducks were chasing her all the way. Thank God, it was finally quiet.
Li Qingtong refused repeatedly but finally couldn't resist his sister. When he returned, he carried five rabbits, three pheasants, ten rabbit skins and a bag of chicken feathers. His original plan to go to Yancao Lake again was shelved.
Everyone outside is starving, so he doesn't dare to show off behind their backs. If he does, he will end up picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, and he will regret it too much.
Despite rushing to get to work, she still almost missed it. Qiu Yuling's grandmother asked her to put her things down and go to work first.
At noon, Uncle Li came to visit after work. The old lady gave him a rabbit and a pheasant, and explained in detail the uses of several rabbit skins. Uncle Li did not stay for long, took note of it carefully, and then picked up the backpack and went back.
The old man had instructed them when he was alive that they would live with the eldest son, and the rest of the sons would move out one by one when they got married. Now, except for the fourth son and the little girl who live with the old lady, the other sons have all moved out and lived on their own.
This actually reduced a lot of conflicts, and both the son and the daughter became filial.
The last time Qiu Yuling came, her aunt was in town and had not returned. Perhaps because of the family tradition, although the Li family had been farming all their lives, the old lady was a daughter of a wealthy family in the old times and had quite some knowledge, so her children were not blind.
This is also the reason why Qiu's mother easily agreed to let Qiu Yuling go to school, and her brothers also returned home to work after they had finished their studies.
In the old lady's hands, whether it is chicken down, feathers or large feathers, they all have their own uses. The down can be saved to make cotton-padded clothes, and the bright feathers can be made into feather dusters. There is nothing that the old lady's skillful hands cannot do.
Qiu Yuling doesn’t know about her grandmother’s skills yet. If she knew, she would have collected enough chicken feathers for her grandmother long ago.
But at this moment, she was being pulled to play "Eagle Catches Chicken" by her new "good friend". She was pushed into the team regardless of her refusal. At first, only the children in their classroom were playing, but soon the children from another classroom also joined in.
Qiu Yuling's head was shaking from the screams in her ears, but she didn't dare to fall behind. If she did, Li Hongjun from the fourth grade would catch her. After catching her, he wouldn't let her rest and would force her to go back with the group.
She couldn't tear it up yet, as doing so would waste everyone's time. Qiu Yuling was looking forward to the principal's scolding.
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