Chapter 128 Wild Duck Eggs
After two days of rest, the two finally recovered to full health.
The main reason was that Zhao Yeqing was craving for squirrel fish, otherwise she could have stayed in bed for two more days.
I didn't feel it when I was working, but as soon as I took a break I felt like I couldn't get up.
For the sake of the squirrel fish, she still tried to get up from the bed.
You need to catch two fish, one for squirrel fish and one for sauerkraut fish.
The sauerkraut she had eaten before was not sour enough, but now it is very sour. She opened the jar and smelled it, and her saliva began to flow vigorously.
Mu Xi took out the fishing rod. Zhao Yeqing looked at the fishhook made of sewing needle, which was really not easy to use.
If the fish was bigger, the hook would have been straightened.
She thought about melting down some unused iron and making a few fish hooks.
We took our fishing rods and set out, arriving at the lake at around 1:00 p.m.
The sun was blocked by clouds, sometimes coming out and sometimes being blocked. The lake reflected the white clouds in the sky, making it almost impossible to tell which side was the sky.
Most of the fish in the lake are still naked carp, but they are obviously much harder to catch now than before.
It may be that when the water temperature becomes colder, the movement of fish in the water will slow down a little.
After catching two fish, I thought about finding some small fish to fry and eat.
The two walked towards the reeds.
The lake is covered with aquatic reeds and small fish often swim around.
Before we even got near the reeds, the animals inside were startled and flew away.
Zhao Yeqing was caught off guard and was startled.
Several wild ducks flew out, some with yellow and white spots on their bodies, and some with green heads.
Mallard ducks are good. When I was a child, I saw people selling them at the market. At that time, they were not protected animals. The meat is much better than that of domestic ducks.
Later it was protected, but it was only a protected animal of the least danger level.
Mu Xi walked forward, parted the reeds, and sure enough, he found several nests of duck eggs inside.
He took out all the unfertilized duck eggs.
"Do you want to eat salted duck eggs?"
"eat!"
Who can resist the juicy salted duck eggs?
It’s a pity that there are no ducklings, otherwise it would be nice to catch one and raise it.
Mallard ducks are a species that has been successfully domesticated, so maybe she could breed them successfully as well.
There were ten duck eggs, but they were not as delicious when cooked with eggs, so she planned to pickle them all into salted duck eggs.
Salted duck eggs can be pickled in salt water or in sand. She plans to use the latter, as the salted duck eggs pickled in sand are more oily.
There is some unused red mud at home, which is perfect for pickling duck eggs.
She let Mu Xi hold the fish bucket while she went home with the duck eggs.
After returning home, Zhao Yeqing carefully cleaned the duck eggs and took a large piece of red mud from the backyard.
Loosen the red mud and mix it evenly with oil and salt (use more salt). Add a small amount of water and spread it on the duck eggs.
The rest will depend on time, and you will have to wait for about 20 days before you can eat it.
Mu Xi found that she changed too quickly. She said she wanted to eat fried fish, but when she saw the wild duck eggs, she didn't want it anymore.
Zhao Yeqing put the duck eggs into the earthenware jar and said, "This is called being easily satisfied. Be content."
She went around to the back of the house, picked the ripe tomatoes, and handed them in through the kitchen window.
"Then you cook tonight and make something delicious. I'm not easily satisfied now."
Mu Xi was a little amused and reached out to take the tomato, then turned around and started cooking.
In addition to large tomatoes, Zhao Yeqing also grows small tomatoes in his vegetable garden. The seeds were found in the village.
It is not the kind of cherry tomatoes, but a tomato variety that evolved naturally in the countryside. It is full of fragrance and tastes sweet and sour.
The yield is also very high. The vines keep growing upwards and become small trees, full of fruits.
The only downside is that the skin is a bit thick, but it can be said that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Pick all the red ones and select some for seeds.
Wash it clean and eat one at a time.
Peppers are more productive than tomatoes, especially the clustered chili peppers that fill the branches. Zhao Yeqing cut most of them off and put them in a winnowing basket to dry.
The Chinese cabbage had been harvested once when it was being pickled. Now it has grown again after a month. Zhao Yeqing pulled them out one by one.
Wash it under water and carry it to the kitchen.
She wants to make dried cabbage.
Mu Xi was still processing the fish. One of the two stoves was cooking, and the other was empty.
Zhao Yeqing lit the empty stove, boiled a pot of water and put the cabbage in.
When the fish is about 70% cooked, it is taken out and hung on a rope to dry.
It is difficult to eat green leafy vegetables in winter, so they can only be preserved by drying them.
The beans have been harvested several times. In addition to being dried, some are pickled in jars to make sour beans.
Zhao Yeqing also threw in two handfuls of washed chili peppers, and after soaking for half a month, he could eat the pickled peppers.
There are still eggplants and mustard greens in the vegetable garden that have not been harvested.
Judging from the situation, Zhao Yeqing estimated that it would be almost done in a few days. If it gets any colder, it probably won't grow any bigger.
When the harvest time comes, the eggplants can be made into dried eggplants and the mustard greens can be made into pickled plums.
Zhao Yeqing's hands were cold and red from washing things back and forth, so he went back to the fire to warm them.
The squirrel fish had been fried, and the aroma of the frying made her regret not catching the small fish.
The tomatoes were cut into small pieces, fried with salt and then boiled in water.
Zhao Yeqing was very greedy and squatted beside the stove waiting for food.
Mu Xi cut the remaining tomatoes into pieces, sprinkled some sugar on them and handed them to her, "Satisfy your craving first."
Zhao Yeqing couldn't help smelling the fragrance, so he walked out of the kitchen with the tomatoes in his hand, "Call me when it's ready."
When I walked to the rabbit pen, there were already thirty lively rabbits inside.
After a few days, we will control the number of them a little bit, leaving only a few, and let them dig the burrows they use to keep warm during the winter.
It just so happens that there is a bumper harvest of peppers, so we can also prepare some diced rabbit with fresh peppers. We also have cold rabbit, so we don’t have to worry about the cold weather, it’s a perfect snack.
When Dahuang came back with the flock of sheep, Zhao Yeqing put the plate in his hand on the threshold and went to open the sheep pen.
In the new sheep pen, sheep and goats are raised separately. Last time, Mu Xi only noticed that two sheep were pregnant. In fact, two sheep and two goats, a total of four were pregnant.
The water in the reservoir has been relatively cold recently, but the water in the well is a little warm. She uses water from the well to feed her sheep and cattle to prevent them from having diarrhea.
Bring some water and refill the pools for the cattle and sheep.
Dahuang doesn't know how to herd cattle, maybe he is not very familiar with it. The two of them have been busy recently, so the cows have been eating casually near home these days, plus some hay that has been dried previously.
When I have some free time tomorrow, I can drive the cows out to graze and take a look at the wheat field.
Zhao Yeqing finished eating the sugar-coated tomatoes on the plate, and the sweetness in his mouth gradually dissipated.
She remembered that there was still some honey that Mu Xi had cut for her at home that she hadn't eaten yet. She remembered that Mu Xi had gone into the mountains to look for honey for several days.
She walked to the kitchen door and lay down beside it, her eyes curved into crescents with smile.
Mu Xi was putting fish fillets into the pot and was a little confused when he saw her look like this.
"What are you laughing at?"
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