Chapter 221 Buzz
The water that had just come out was not clear enough. Zhao Yeqing waited for a few minutes until the water turned from light yellow to clear before putting his hands in the water to wash them clean.
Mu Xi said, "It seems that the earth was pushed out during the earthquake, and the original stream channel was blocked by the loess, and the water flowed to the side. After I dug up the earth, the soil was still a little loose. I guess the loose soil was soaked by the water, so it flowed down."
"As long as there is a water source, we will come down to water the orchard after we harvest the corn and plant the second crop of rice."
Today’s harvest is enough, and it’s almost dark now.
The two returned to the orchard, picked up their tools and backpacks, and returned to the village before dark.
They walked into the small brick building again, and after dinner, they went to the top floor to prepare for bed.
Zhao Yeqing sighed as he stepped on the tiles, "It would be great if I could peel the tiles back."
Mu Xi thought of the tiles she had specially laid in the room of the small building in Meishan. "It's a bit difficult to remove them, but when the food reserves are abundant next year, I will upgrade the basic facilities of the house so that it will be more comfortable to live in."
In fact, being able to build a house with red bricks and cement is already more comfortable than the wooden house before. Zhao Yeqing shook his head, "Don't worry, the situation is changing now, let's wait until it stabilizes."
If the temperature this year is the same as last year, with high temperatures in summer and dozens of degrees below zero in winter, it is estimated that the weather will be difficult to change. At that time, the two can reconsider the planning of infrastructure facilities.
After a while of casual chatting, Zhao Yeqing fell asleep on the Simmons mattress he hadn't seen in a long time.
She slept until after nine in the morning, and it was only when Mu Xi saw that she was not about to wake up that he gently woke her up.
"It's time to get up. If you don't get up now, you won't be able to get home before dark."
Zhao Yeqing became drowsy, and after washing up, he tried to move the mattress reluctantly.
With both hands exerting force——
I couldn't move it, so I gave up.
It weighs at least 200 kilograms, and is very big and heavy.
The bed at home was still a little hard even with two layers of cotton wool, but most of the remaining quilts in the village had been used for many years and had turned yellow and hard.
The covers and cushions used by the two of them are relatively new, and I really don’t dare to use the rest.
Mu Xi said, "After we plant the rice, we still have cotton seeds at home. We can plant a piece of land by then. We will definitely be able to make the bed soft and warm before winter."
If cotton was to be planted, it should have been planted last month.
But now the daylight hours are long and the high temperature is expected to continue until the end of the year, so it is not impossible to grow cotton.
When Zhao Yeqing thought about being able to lie in a soft big bed during the winter, he felt that the days were getting more and more promising.
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It was already dark when the two men carried the aluminum barrel back home. They saw Huhu and Xuebing catching voles by the field with glowing eyes.
A few rats escaped from the den that was destroyed last time, so there must be more than one den nearby.
Zhao Yeqing, "I think there must be vole nests next to our pasture."
The forage grass has a good palatability and high sugar content. According to the introduction to forage grass in the book, it tastes no worse than the roots and rhizomes of wheat seedlings in spring.
How could the vole be let go?
Zhao Yeqing hasn't been around the pasture for a week.
As soon as the sun rose, she got up, called her dogs, and went out with the cattle and sheep.
After Dahuang and the others took the sheep away, Zhao Yeqing headed straight for the pasture.
Now that the alfalfa has bloomed, it is almost time to harvest the hay for silage.
The two dogs, who usually watched over the pasture to prevent it from being eaten by deer, ran ahead, but did not go in the direction of the pasture. Instead, they ran to a small hill next to the pasture and stopped.
Zhao Yeqing didn't understand what was going on, but when she reached the edge and before she had time to look into the pasture, a bug flew past her ear.
The insect vibrated its wings buzzingly, and Zhao Yeqing froze in place instantly.
The moment her body stiffened, she realized something and looked at the beehive next to her.
Sure enough, the pale yellow wooden beehive was buzzing with bees!
She didn't bother to check the vole anymore, she slowly backed away and ran straight home.
Mu Xi took advantage of the fact that the cattle and sheep were out to clean the barn. He just piled the manure together, rinsed it with water, and then covered it with straw.
Then he heard Zhao Yeqing calling him from outside, "There's a swarm of bees in the beehive!"
He walked out and hurriedly stopped Zhao Yeqing who wanted to reach out and pull him, "I'm dirty. I just cleaned the barn. Let me wash first."
After he washed his hands and changed his clothes, he came over and asked, "How is the swarm? Are there many?"
Zhao Yeqing recalled, "I think it's quite a lot, but I don't really know how much it is, anyway, it's quite dense."
Mu Xi raised his leg and walked out, "I'll go take a look, do you want to go?"
Zhao Yeqing nodded, "Won't we get stung if we go this way?"
Mu Xi paused, "I didn't bring the hat I made last year in Meishan."
You can wear a hard jacket and two more layers inside to protect your body from being stung, but your face and neck are still exposed.
Zhao Yeqing wandered around the tool room and finally picked up the plastic sheet.
This plastic sheet is transparent, but not as thin as plastic film, so it is not easy to pierce.
"Use this to make a curtain and put it on the outer circle of the bamboo hat, covering the face and neck. It is transparent so you can see outside clearly."
Mu Xi thought it was feasible, so they took out tape and connected the hat and the plastic sheet together, preventing there from being gaps underneath when it shook and allowing bees to get in.
Zhao Yeqing glued the bottom to the clothes and poked a few small holes underneath for ventilation.
"This is definitely not as convenient as the beekeeping kits sold on the market, but it looks quite safe." Zhao Yeqing himself is very satisfied with his design.
Mu Xi also nodded and praised, "I think it's good."
In order to save plastic sheeting, I only made one set.
Zhao Yeqing couldn't help even if she went there, so she planned to run to the hillside where the dogs were to see how Mu Xi did it, and learn from it before trying it next time.
Lying at the back of the hillside, he watched Mu Xi approach the beehive.
Realizing that there were outsiders, the bees showed some restlessness.
But Mu Xi's movements were very gentle and unhurried, so he did not anger the bees.
He gently lifted the partition of the beehive and saw that the bees had already built a nest on it and the colony was quite large.
There is another bee that is obviously much stronger, and that should be the queen bee.
Not daring to use his hands to drive away the swarm of bees trying to break into the plastic sheet in front of him, he gently put the partition back and put the lid on top again.
He stepped back slowly, then raised his hand and gently brushed the bees off his body.
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