Chapter 14 Take it home
Zhao Yeqing was rummaging in the tool room for the fishing line he had bought before and found it in a small drawer in the corner.
The nylon fishing line has not broken after all these years.
Fishing is allowed on the mountain, except for the giant salamander, commonly known as the baby fish.
Grandpa said that unused fishing lines should also be taken home, because animals will not notice transparent fishing lines thrown in the wild, and if they get entangled and trip over them, the lines will cut into their flesh.
There was no fish hook at home, so she tried to bend it with a sewing needle, but the needle broke as soon as she bent it.
You can only roast it over fire first, then bend it after it is hot, and a fish hook is ready.
She had plenty of sewing needles, so when she bought them online, the link options were 10 needles for 2.6 yuan, 20 needles for 2.9 yuan, 40 needles for 3.5 yuan, and 60 needles for 4 yuan, with free shipping.
She knew clearly that this was a consumption trap, but she couldn't help but think it was a good deal every time and she could use it for a lifetime by buying it once.
Then I decisively bought 60 needles.
She passed the fishing line through the eye of the needle and tied it up. She didn't know how to tie the professional knots used by anglers, so she could only tie a few more knots to ensure that the line would not come loose.
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The sunshine at noon today is very bright and makes people feel warm.
The ultraviolet rays in the mountains are not strong, and after living there for nearly half a month, she did not get tanned at all.
Wanting to go fishing while the weather was good, Zhao Yeqing hesitated while holding the fishing rod. She was worried about the little guy in the hole and afraid that other carnivores would jump in and eat the ready-made fish.
Although the South China tiger has become extinct in the mountains, my grandfather said that there are still animals such as leopards, clouded leopards and jackals in the mountains.
In the past, we had rarely heard of these animals on this hill, but now there are still musk deer lying in the cave. Who knows whether they have been driven here.
Finally, I decided to put down the fishing rod and go take a look at the little thing.
Zhao Yeqing took the hemp rope and walked to the entrance of the cave. Lin Musk had already raised his head and was looking in the direction she was coming from. His little ears moved, and his big eyes were open without blinking. He did not hide back in resistance like before.
Musk deer are not big in size, weighing only a dozen pounds. They have eaten a lot of dandelions and loquats on the ground. Now they are more energetic and look particularly cute.
Zhao Yeqing wanted to go down and check its injuries, but was afraid of scaring it, so he tried waving at it.
The musk deer tilted its head and blinked its big eyes as if it was a little confused.
Zhao Yeqing was touched by the idea. He tied the hemp rope to the tree next to him and went down into the cave along the rope.
The musk deer moved back slightly and then stopped moving. Zhao Yeqing slowly squatted down, making himself as level as possible with its height to reduce its vigilance.
Half squatting, I approached the musk deer little by little. The little creature became more energetic and stopped meowing, but bleated like a little lamb.
Zhao Yeqing put his hand on the musk deer's head, and seeing that it seemed to have no resistance, he began to touch it again and again.
The fur of the forest musk deer is not soft but rough and hard. However, it does not stop the little thing from being adorable. It half-closed its eyes when she stroked it.
Zhao Yeqing curled the corners of his mouth and slowly touched the two hind hooves. There were no obvious wounds, but the color of the same place on both of them was a little bit wrong.
Like being hit hard by something.
When Zhao Yeqing touched that place, the musk deer bleated pitifully. She felt a little distressed and didn't dare to touch it again. She could only take it back first.
I gently picked up the musk deer and weighed it, estimating it to be around 7 kilograms. It would be no problem to hold it with one hand.
Zhao Yeqing tied the hemp rope around his waist, held the musk deer in one hand, and held the rope with the other hand as he walked out of the cave.
The musk deer lay in her arms, motionless and very well-behaved. When she got home and put it in the yard, it felt a little uneasy in the new environment.
Zhao Yeqing touched its head and gave it a bowl of water.
She planned to keep the musk deer until its foot healed. Seeing it lowering its head to drink water, Zhao Yeqing went out and cut some grass and spread it on the ground as its temporary nest.
In order to prevent the musk deer from eating its nest, I found the freshest and tenderest lacquer grass for it - I happened to have cut a pile of it while weeding two days ago.
Zeqi is a traditional Chinese medicine, but it also has a special impact on the growth of crops. Some people in my hometown also call it cat's eye grass.
She happened to see in the information that musk deer like to eat lacquer in spring, so she didn't have to go through the trouble of finding something else for it.
I'm afraid I won't have time to go fishing today, so Zhao Yeqing planned to make a fish cage, put it in the water when I go fishing tomorrow, and collect it the day after tomorrow.
My grandmother used to know how to weave fish cages with rattan. When she was little, she thought it was interesting and followed her example, but she didn’t have enough strength and couldn’t weave it tightly. Now she’s not very good at it anymore.
So she decided to use readily available materials.
There were quite a few drinks on the truck before. I just finished a 2L bottle of Coke recently. I cut off the upper third of the bottle and then put it back on the bottle with the mouth facing down.
Poke a few more holes on the bottle and you have a simple fish cage.
Small fish like to hide in various gaps. After entering through the big bottle mouth, the gaps become narrower and narrower. Once they enter the bottle through the small bottle mouth, they cannot get out.
Also need to put some bait in the bottle...
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8am~
Zhao Yeqing fed the chickens and geese as usual, and today there was also an extra musk deer.
The musk deer is much more energetic today than yesterday, and its hind legs seem to have some strength as well. It looks like it can recover on its own.
Feed it some loquat and lacquer.
Zhao Yeqing was surprised to find that his chickens had finally laid eggs.
Although there are only two of us, it is not easy, as we have been experiencing so many disasters recently.
She put two still warm eggs in the pot to boil and watered the two vegetable gardens.
The vegetables are growing well, especially the peppers, which are indeed the easiest plants in the Solanaceae family to grow.
The earliest planted chili peppers can now be topped.
As a pepper plant grows, it will have a crown and two side branches, on which peppers will grow.
If the top is removed, two crowns will differentiate from the removed part, and more side branches will be able to grow more peppers.
Zhao Yeqing saw that the weather was cloudless and it was a good time to top the peppers, so he immediately topped off all the peppers.
Whether it is topping or pruning, you need to pay attention to the weather and choose the right time. If it is rainy, the wounds of the plants will not heal easily, leading to disease.
Wash your hands and the two eggs in the pot are cooked.
The eggs don’t have much fishy smell, and the yolk is slightly orange. In fact, she prefers soft-boiled eggs, but this egg is of good quality, and the fully cooked yolk doesn’t make her feel choked.
Zhao Yeqing heated a bottle of milk for himself and had breakfast with two fresh country eggs.
He was carrying a fishing rod, a backpack and a small bucket. In the backpack were the fishing cage and a small shovel he had made yesterday.
Last time, she couldn't help but pickle all the ferns she picked before frying them with bacon. This time, she must remember to pick more and pickle them.
He walked to the pond humming a song, put everything aside, went to the pile of dead leaves under the tree nearby and started digging.
Not long after digging, a pink and plump earthworm revealed its butt.
Zhao Yeqing reached out and pulled it out.
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