At 11 o'clock in the morning, Ning Xiyue and the captain drove the calf back to the Dalui team.
Ning Xiyue returned to the Youth League Home carrying three little chicks on her back and went straight to the kitchen. She deliberately passed by Chen Yechu's kitchen and saw someone cooking lunch in the kitchen.
She was washing vegetables with a dustpan in her hand.
Ning Xiyue called out to the room and said hello: "Ye Chu."
"Xiyue, you're back." Chen Yetu put down the dustpan filled with vegetables in his hand, immediately stood up and walked out the door to meet Ning Xiyue.
He ran over and pulled Ning Xiyue towards the kitchen door: "Get your noodles. I packed the noodles we talked about last night for you."
"Okay, I'll take it back on the way."
When they reached the kitchen door, Chen Yechu let go of his hand and went into the kitchen to get it.
Ning Xiyue stood at the door waiting, and took out a can of black sesame pills from the medicine box, actually from the space, and held it in her hand.
The two put down their things and exchanged them at the kitchen door.
Chen Yechu handed Ning Xiyue a bag: "There are seven bread cakes and a bottle of seasoning in the cloth bag. Take a look."
"Here are the sesame balls you asked for, a full can. Come to me when you're done. I still have quite a few sesame seeds. I'll fry some more when I get home and make some extra to keep with you. You can eat them when you're hungry. I met an old man today who fainted from hunger. Luckily I brought the sesame balls with me."
Ning Xiyue handed her a can and opened the bag while speaking. She smiled with satisfaction when she saw the seven round instant noodle cakes neatly stacked together inside.
"Okay, I'll bring some with me too. I'll eat it when I'm hungry, and then I'll exchange it with you after I'm done."
Chen Yetu was also very happy holding a jar of sesame balls. He immediately opened the jar and took out one to eat.
Both of them felt extremely satisfied when they got what they needed.
"Okay, I'll go back first. I still have chicks in my backpack." Ning Xiyue said, covering the side of the backpack with one hand.
Chen Yechu suddenly realized: "Why did I hear the chicks chirping? Did the Darong team bring them back?"
"Yes, I help them slaughter pigs. Their team traded their chicks with me. They'll be able to lay eggs in about two months at most. I also exchanged them for a rooster. If you want to raise chickens, you can come and trade with me when my chickens grow up and lay eggs to hatch chicks."
Ning Xiyue put down the backpack and lifted a small corner of the cloth for her to see.
Her idea was that when the chickens stopped laying eggs, she would hatch a batch of chicks, eat the old hens, and leave three chicks to continue raising. With a rooster, she would not be afraid of the eggs being unfertilized. This cycle would continue, and she would always have chicks to raise.
The chicks hatched in the space are kept in the space and raised for future meat consumption.
This way she would have enough chicken and eggs to eat.
When Chen Yechu saw the three chicks in front of him, he felt as if he saw three roasted chickens and a pile of eggs, and he felt happy.
"Okay, then you can hatch chicks and leave three for me. Then I won't have to ask the aunties on the team to exchange chickens and eggs for them."
"Well, that's it. I'll go over first and have lunch early. We'll go catch ducks after lunch."
Ning Xiyue looked at the time and decided to go back and make lunch now, so she would have plenty of time to catch ducks.
"I'll listen to you. I'll go make lunch quickly." Chen Yetu waved his hand, walked towards the kitchen and continued what he was doing.
Ning Xiyue nodded and walked towards the kitchen with the chicken on her back.
When Ning Xiyue walked to her kitchen, she saw the changes. A small square chicken coop had been built at the corner of the wall on the left side of the kitchen. It was under the eaves of the kitchen and was surrounded by a fence. The ceiling was covered with wooden strips and straw.
Ning Qingyuan was squatting there holding a basin of mud mixed with water, which he was using to paste the fence woven with rattan. He had already pasted most of it.
This is a chicken coop that is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it looks quite decent.
"Second brother, I'm back." Ning Xiyue greeted him, put down the medicine box, and walked over with the chicks in the basket.
"I'm back, little sister. Come over and see how I did. Is this chicken coop okay?"
Ning Qingyuan's hands were covered in mud. He wiped the chicken coop with one hand and waved at Ning Xiyue with the other.
"I've also used stone slabs to pad the inside of the chicken coop. This way, it's higher than the ground, so water won't flow in when it rains. I'll also put some dry straw and thatch grass on the stone slabs, so the chickens will definitely be comfortable squatting inside."
"It looks great, brother, you're really good. How come you can weave a fence now? It's very well woven and very stable."
Ning Xiyue shook the pieces of fence on the ground with one hand, and they didn't fall apart at all.
"I've seen you and Chen Zhiqing next door weave it so many times, how could you have learned it?"
Ning Qingyuan continued to smear the mud on the chicken coop. He glanced at the chickens in the basket and said, "These three chickens are growing really well. I need to dig up more worms to feed them. They will grow faster and lay eggs in the future."
"I'll leave it to you. I'll go cook the meal first."
Ning Xiyue pushed the backpack towards him and acted like a hands-off boss.
Ning Qingyuan turned around and shouted, "Sister, don't worry, the rice is already cooked, and the vegetables are also ready. We just need to fry them. Once we fry the vegetables, we can have lunch."
"That's great. It's great to have my second brother here. I'll go cook and we'll have dinner early today."
Ning Xiyue carried the medicine box on the table at the door into the house and ran into the kitchen.
When I opened the lid of the tin pot at the back, I found that there was indeed steamed rice inside, and a bowl of fresh and tender egg custard.
In the bowl on the stove were chopped bacon and pickled bamboo shoots.
This is good, goes well with rice.
When Ning Xiyue turned around to light the fire, she saw a large bag of things in the cupboard. She walked over curiously and opened the bag.
Hey, fresh wood ear mushrooms?
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