Chapter 129: Lunar December 30th
Zhao Yeqing shook his head and just smiled without saying anything.
This made Mu Xi come over and touch her lips gently. "Wait a little longer, we'll be able to eat soon."
The fried aroma in the room was covered by the sour aroma of pickled fish. The fish fillets were cooked in half a minute after being put into the pot. Mu Xi pulled out a few pieces of firewood that were burning brightly in the fire pit, leaving only a few small pieces to keep the temperature.
The squirrel fish was drizzled with the bubbling starch sauce and placed in front of Zhao Yeqing.
"Eat this first."
After saying that, he handed the chopsticks to Zhao Yeqing and turned around to heat some oil.
Zhao Yeqing looked down at the squirrel fish on the plate. The squirrel fish, which had been cut into pieces and fried, looked very delicious.
There is a crisp sound when the chopsticks poke into the fish meat.
It was coated with a thick, bright red sauce that tasted sour and sweet. She scooped a large spoonful of it, mixed it with rice and put it into her mouth.
Mu Xi sprinkled chopped green onions and minced garlic, as well as a handful of red peppercorns, on the sauerkraut fish noodles, and added hot oil to sizzle them to bring out the aroma.
This sound makes people salivate.
The sweet potato vermicelli that had been made earlier was added to the sauerkraut fish. Zhao Yeqing finished the rice and then ate the vermicelli with the fish fillets.
The dishes tonight were all sour and very appetizing. Mu Xi was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable in her stomach if she ate too much, so she got her a bottle of milk.
The shelf life of this milk is about to expire, and it would be a pity for Zhao Yeqing to drink it all. The cows in his family will not produce milk unless they are pregnant, and the sheep will only produce milk when they are about to give birth.
After dinner, Mu Xi arranged tomorrow's affairs, "You should sleep well tomorrow. If I am not at home when you wake up, you should take the cow to graze after dinner. Go out in the afternoon and come back later so that it can eat more."
Zhao Yeqing originally planned to go there in the morning, let the cattle eat there by themselves, and help Mu Xi cut grass in the afternoon. "The silage is almost done, and we can still stock up some more hay. I'll go with you."
Mu Xi took the dishes and went to wash them. "No, I'll be done soon. You should take a rest. Look at the dark circles you have under your eyes lately."
Really? Zhao Yeqing hadn't looked in the mirror carefully for a long time. He only looked at it after washing his face in the morning and evening. Thinking that mowing the lawn was indeed a lighter job now, he agreed.
The next day, Zhao Yeqing, who slept until noon, felt a little regretful.
If I had known this I would have to take a nap, I would not have done it. The more I sleep, the sleepier I feel.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and I am sleeping more and more deeply. I can't wake up no matter what I do.
When Zhao Yeqing opened the door, the cool breeze blowing on his face instantly made him feel much more awake.
The water in the reservoir was ice-cold, so Zhao Yeqing drew some well water, washed himself with the slightly warm water, and walked into the kitchen, where he saw the egg pancakes left by Mu Xi in the pot.
The fire in the fire pit had not yet burned out, and the omelet placed in the bowl over the hot water was still warm.
After breakfast, I opened the cowshed and three cows ran out mooing.
Zhao Yeqing felt a little guilty. He had slept too long. He didn't know whether Mu Xi had put food out for them in the morning. If not, the cows would have been starving until now.
I drove the cattle towards the wheat field, but I didn't see Mu Xi along the way. I don't know where he went to cut grass.
She drove the cows to a meadow fifty meters away from the field and let them graze on their own before walking into the wheat field.
The wheat seedlings in the wheat field have grown to be about one foot long. It may be because of the large temperature difference between day and night recently. The wheat grows slowly at night, while the barley next door is taller.
The temperature at night is only five or six degrees now. If it rains a little one day, the temperature at night will be even lower.
Zhao Yeqing looked at the two grain fields and muttered to himself, "It's time to irrigate the fields for winter."
She thought that she would ask Xiaohong to pull the cart filled with water over later or tomorrow. When she turned around, she saw that the three cows were almost finishing eating the grass in the pasture.
She quickly ran over and used a whip to drive the cow away.
After several cows left the pasture in grievance, she put her hands on her hips and scolded with a smile, "If you eat now, you won't be able to eat later. You just ran over when you saw the grass was tender. You are quite good at eating."
Alfalfa and ryegrass are growing well. Zhao Yeqing is thinking of watering and fertilizing them again when the daytime temperature drops to five or six degrees.
Winter watering and fertilizing must be done before the temperature reaches 0 degrees, otherwise the ground will freeze and all the crops will die.
Watering and fertilizing before the freeze will ensure they have the nutrients and moisture to survive the cold winter.
It was still early, and Zhao Yeqing was thinking about what Mu Xi said about letting the cows eat more grass, so he patrolled back and forth in the wheat fields, barley fields, and pastures.
Fortunately, there are not many insect pests in winter, and the plants only have to deal with the cold temperatures. So far, no diseased plants have been found in several fields.
Seeing that the sky was turning yellow, Zhao Yeqing drove the cows back. She walked beside the cows and drove them slowly with a whip.
But you can't walk behind a cow, as you may see the cow throwing mines.
I returned home, drove the cows into the cowshed, added water to the trough, and then went to the kitchen.
There was a faint sound coming from the kitchen. She pushed open the door and saw Mu Xi standing inside, stunned for a moment, his movements a little flustered.
Zhao Yeqing blinked, "What are you doing sneakily?"
Mu Xi didn't expect her to come back so soon, and looked a little uncomfortable.
He put the bowl in his hand aside, walked over and pushed her out the door, "Go take a shower first, and you can eat after you take a shower."
After saying that, he turned into the kitchen, took out a bucket of hot water, and then closed the kitchen door.
Zhao Yeqing came to her senses while taking a shower. It seemed that today was her birthday.
She thought of the man's flustered look just now and couldn't help laughing out loud in the bathroom.
After taking a shower, the kitchen door was already open.
The table was placed next to the fire pit, with a bowl of noodles on it, as well as the fresh pepper rabbit and cold rabbit that she had mentioned yesterday.
She sat down, picked up the chopsticks, picked out the noodles, and finished the bowl of longevity noodles carefully.
To be honest, the taste was average and Mu Xi’s pastry wasn’t that good either, but she still ate it all.
After finishing the noodles, Mu Xi took out the covered bowl from behind him.
When you open the cover, you will see layers of muffins stacked up to look like a small cake with rushes stuck on top.
Mu Xi was not satisfied, and said with a self-blaming tone, "I don't know how to make cream or cake, so I can only make this."
Zhao Yeqing poked his eyebrows and smoothed his frown.
"It's already very good, thank you."
Her birthday is in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, which is almost the Chinese New Year. After her grandparents passed away, she usually celebrated her birthday alone.
My best friend can only spend time with me occasionally, but most of the time I have to rush home during the Spring Festival travel rush.
Other ordinary friends would not remember her birthday during the holidays.
He closed his eyes, made a wish, and then opened his eyes to blow out the fire.
Mu Xi remembered the wish he made on his birthday, and it had come true.
I couldn't help but ask, "What wish did you make?"
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