Chapter 261 Suffering a loss
A sudden gust of wind blew away all the dark clouds in the sky.
The azure blue sky perfectly illustrates what a clear blue sky means, so clean that there is not a trace of clouds.
If the whole meadow wasn't still wet, it would seem like nothing had happened.
A long rain after a long drought brought new life to the withered meadow. When the two woke up the next day, they could not help but refresh their understanding of the vitality of nature.
When the rain stopped the day before, the entire meadow was still withered and yellow.
The grass was so dry that it had no vitality to begin with, and the huge hailstones smashed the dry grass and soil into one.
When the rain stopped yesterday, the two looked at the meadow, which was in a state of decay, with bare soil everywhere. At first glance, they thought it was a barren land.
But in just one night, the soil soaked by heavy rain regained its vitality. Countless grass sprouts emerged from the soil and instantly occupied the entire meadow.
The originally bare soil has been almost completely covered by tender green grass sprouts, which still have long-lost dewdrops on them. The air is filled with the fresh and vibrant smell of moist soil and green grass.
After washing and feeding the livestock, the two men opened the door of the breeding basement wide to let fresh air flow into the basement.
Zhao Yeqing specially led Xiaohong out of the stable and released all the chickens.
Xiaohong couldn't stand the loneliness in the stable any longer. When she came out and the reins were loosened, she knew she could get some fresh air, so she let go of the horse's hooves and started running.
There is still a lot of rain on the meadow and the grass buds have just sprouted, so the horses can't eat the grass. Zhao Yeqing specially fed Xiaohong a handful of hay before letting it go to play.
It is still difficult to let the cattle and sheep out. We have to wait two days for the meadow to dry before letting them out. Cattle and sheep are relatively stupid, and if they accidentally eat some rotten hay on the ground, they will get diarrhea.
Chickens are not afraid of these.
It rained a couple of days ago, and the insects underground came out to get some fresh air, which also provided a good opportunity for the chickens to have a good meal.
The PC board above the planting basement was also opened, and the warm sunlight poured into the basement, dispelling the turbid air that was inevitably present on this rainy day even with the exhaust fan turned on.
The grass buds on the meadow, still wet with rain, glowed in the golden sunlight, and at first glance they looked like sparkling waves.
Mu Xi walked to the side of the fish pond, took down the wooden boards covering the grapes, picked the grapes that had ripened in the past few days but had not been picked in time and were somewhat rotten due to the rainy day and threw them into the fish pond.
The water in the fish pond has not completely dried up, and half of the water is left.
After a heavy rain that lasted for two days, the originally dried-up water source began to gush out of the mountain springs again, but it was still a little turbid.
After the water in the fish pond was mixed with these slightly turbid mountain springs, the situation at the bottom of the fish pond became even more difficult to see clearly.
Until the bunch of grapes were thrown into the water one by one, fish mouths with O-shaped mouths floated up and scrambled to eat the small grapes on the water.
Zhao Yeqing came out and saw this, and found it quite interesting. He took the remaining grapes from Mu Xi's hand and threw them into the pond to feed the fish, having great fun.
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The two observed for a few days and confirmed that the weather had stabilized at a temperature of just over 30 degrees, and they finally felt relieved.
Seeing that the weather had improved, Zhao Yeqing had another idea. He wanted to move the toilet and bathroom closer to the house. So he followed Mu Xi's plan and replaced the hay house with a bathroom and toilet, and moved the original hay house outside the courtyard wall.
Then expand the yard outward, or build directly to the original location of the rabbit pen.
She began to measure the dimensions and plan the layout at home. Mu Xi packed up some farm tools and fertilizers and went down the mountain.
They hadn't visited the citrus orchard for a long time.
According to the original schedule, it is almost time to harvest.
There were quite a few trees in the forest that were broken by hail, and the path that had been cleared with great difficulty was once again blocked by dead branches.
In addition, perhaps because the weather was hot before and it has started to rain and be humid recently, leeches that had never appeared on this road before now appeared.
Mu Xi didn't expect that he would suffer a loss soon after entering the forest.
He had already taken precautions, thinking that dead branches might easily scratch his arms and legs, so he wore long sleeves and long pants, but he still neglected his neck.
The leech bite is not painful at first, as the wound area will be numbed by the anesthetic secreted by the leech.
It happened that Mu Xi's neck was ticklish, and the leech's shaking body accidentally brushed against the skin of his neck. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, and happened to touch the leech that had just bitten him.
Mu Xi's face darkened as he covered the wound on his neck with his hands, pressing down the leech and preventing it from drilling into the wound.
Leeches generally will not let go once they bite, and their mouthparts will dig into the skin. They should not be pulled out rashly, as this will cause the sucker to remain in the wound, making it prone to inflammation and infection.
We can only limit its movements first.
This time when he went to the citrus orchard, he happened to bring some tobacco leaves. Mu Xi covered the wound with one hand, took out a lighter with the other hand, and lit the dried tobacco leaves.
After extinguishing the open flame, only red sparks remained on the leaves. He gritted his teeth and pressed the scorching hot tobacco leaves onto the leech.
Both the tobacco leaves and the scorching heat are deadly to leeches.
Mu Xi's combination of skills killed the leech instantly.
You cannot remove the dead leech from the wound directly. You have to gently pat the skin around the wound to allow the leech's mouthparts to loosen and fall off from the inside, breaking away from the vacuum suction state.
After completely getting rid of the leech, he quickly took out the handkerchief that Zhao Yeqing had prepared for him from his pocket and covered the wound.
Blood was already oozing from the bitten wound, and it was hard to stop the bleeding.
This leech not only secretes anesthetics, but also secretes hirudin, which is an anticoagulant toxin that will cause the blood in the wound to be unable to coagulate and continue to flow out.
There is no medicine now, and even if we turn around and go home, there is no suitable medicine to treat it.
Mu Xi first rinsed the wound with clean water, then applied pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding physically.
After a quick deal, he continued going down the mountain to take care of an orchard.
As a result, when he returned home at night, Zhao Yeqing discovered his wound. After knowing the whole story, he couldn't help but slap him on the head.
"Can you just deal with it casually? Who knows what leeches are made of that are still alive and kicking in this weather? Why didn't you come back and disinfect it? Look at the burned skin next to you. You used burning tobacco to burn the leeches. It must be so painful."
Mu Xi pursed her lips, knowing that she was a little reckless, and her tone was filled with cautious plea for mercy.
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