Chapter 300 Extreme Night
The three leopards would not panic for no reason. They must have been scared by the darkness outside.
Mu Xi also turned on the lights in the yard, but the bulbs that seemed very bright on normal days seemed to have swallowed up the light. The yard was still relatively bright, but once the light passed the courtyard wall, it could no longer get out.
It's like turning on a flashlight in the dark deep sea, visibility is extremely low.
Zhao Yeqing murmured: "How dark is this..."
Mu Xi took the feed to the basement to feed the animals. The livestock below were not affected at all. They ate and slept as usual, unaware of anything happening outside.
This made Mu Xi breathe a sigh of relief. It is said that animals have the ability to foresee danger. The unusual behavior of the leopard at home today scared both of them.
Now it seems that there must be some reason why the sky did not get bright.
After feeding the livestock, he came out and took the food into the house and turned off the lights in the yard.
It was pitch black outside the window again.
There are now four dogs, three leopards and two people in the room, looking at each other.
Fortunately, dogs are relatively easy to feed and can eat meat and rice. Clouded leopards are also small leopards and do not eat much. I thawed ten kilograms of raw meat, divided it up, and fed each dog one piece each to survive a day.
The two of them ate breakfast absentmindedly, and did not dare to leave the house, so they just waited in the house.
I waited from morning till night, but the day never came up.
“Is it because there are too many dark clouds in the sky?”
Zhao Yeqing couldn't figure out the reason, it couldn't be the polar night, right?
Where does the polar night come from in their geographical location?
Polar night and polar day usually occur in the Antarctic Circle and the Arctic Circle, the highest latitudes. Generally, when it is polar night in the South Pole, it will be polar day in the North Pole at one end, and vice versa.
I have never heard of polar day or polar night occurring anywhere else.
Mu Xi glanced at the time. It was already twelve o'clock in the evening. He held Zhao Yeqing's hand and rubbed it a few times, then comforted him, "Don't worry. Maybe if you take a nap now, the sun will rise as usual tomorrow morning."
Zhao Yeqing nodded, barely suppressed his wandering thoughts, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
But the situation was not as optimistic as Mu Xi said. The darkness outside the window was like an invisible big hand, pinching the emotions of the two people, and they inexplicably felt as if they could not breathe.
Zhao Yeqing watched Mu Xi chopping the dried chicken one by one. The thick wooden chopping board made a thumping sound. He propped his chin with his hand and said, "I'm afraid the sun won't be shining again in the near future."
This darkness has lasted for ten days. It is now twelve o'clock noon, but there is no light in the sky outside.
No matter what the reason for the arrival of the polar night, judging from the current situation, this phenomenon should last for a long time.
The two are now extremely grateful that they found the generator before, otherwise with the polar night coming, there would be no light at all, and they wouldn't be able to turn on the lights at home and would have to use candles.
In recent days, not only has there been no light, but the wind outside has stopped blowing and the snow has stopped falling.
The whole world seemed to have been paused that night. There was no movement and it was eerily quiet.
Zhao Yeqing closed the curtains and chose not to look at the darkness outside. Since he couldn't change it anyway, he might as well just eat and drink at home and be alive.
Mu Xi chopped the dried chicken into pieces and soaked them in water.
This air-dried chicken is marinated in salt water and then hung to air-dry. If it is not soaked again, it will be very salty when eaten.
After soaking the chicken, Mu Xi began to prepare food for the four dogs.
The three leopards in the house went out to hunt. Cats have night vision and their eyesight at night is not weak. They might have been frightened that day. After adapting for two days, they continued to go out hunting.
Judging from the fact that the three leopards were well fed when they came back, the situation outside was probably not as bad as imagined. At least there were still animals moving around, otherwise the leopards would not have had enough food to eat.
Fortunately, otherwise the meat at home would not be enough to sustain the leopards through the winter, unless all the livestock at home were slaughtered.
Mu Xi prepared the dog food and turned the soaked air-dried chicken over to continue soaking. He was going to use the air-dried chicken to make soup tonight, and he could also blanch some vegetables in it.
Zhao Yeqing put on his coat and said, "I'll go pick it up."
She pushed the door open and walked out, turning on the flashlight on her phone, which only illuminated a small area under her feet.
There was endless darkness ahead. There was no sound of wind or insects. It was as quiet as if one were deaf.
Zhao Yeqing rubbed his arms. He still hadn't adapted completely to the new environment during this period of time. He felt scared when he went out.
She walked to the plantation basement and opened the door. The light inside made her feel a little calmer.
During this period of time, Mu Xi came to the basement to get the vegetables she wanted to eat. She hasn't come down for almost a week.
Several kinds of vegetables planted later have matured. Zhao Yeqing planted a row of rapeseed flowers in the corner. This time he planted them not to save the seeds, but to eat them.
There are already flower buds on top, and you can pick them and eat them as soon as the flowers bloom.
She walked to the side patiently and cut the leeks that had already bloomed. It happened that she had some free time recently, so she could make chive sauce.
Even if there is an exhaust fan in the basement, it can still be a bit stuffy. In addition, without natural conditions, the fruit and vegetable plants grown there are generally weak.
The two also brought in a fan. It was not very powerful, but they turned it on for a while every day. The fan hanging on the ceiling shook its head and blew all over the basement, simulating the effect of outdoor wind, which could make the stems of the plants become thicker.
If there is no fan, shaking the plant stems by hand can achieve the same effect, but it is too tiring. In comparison, Zhao Yeqing still chooses to waste a little bit of electricity.
Doing this can trick the plant into thinking it is being exposed to wind and rain, so it will concentrate nutrients in the stems, making it strong and preventing it from being blown down or broken.
However, it is still not as good as fruits and vegetables grown outdoors. There is no impact on vegetables like chili peppers, but the fruits of tomatoes and eggplants will be smaller.
The conditions are like this now, it’s good enough to have something to eat.
Zhao Yeqing had previously pulled out the watermelon vines and planted winter melons. Now long vines had grown and flowers were blooming on them. Zhao Yeqing picked the male flowers to pollinate the female flowers, and then used a brush to continue pollinating the strawberries.
As long as the temperature is right, this strawberry will continue to bear fruit.
It takes a very long time to grow strawberries from seeds. It is best to let the seedlings survive for many years. If you want to plant more plants, you can also use old seedlings to propagate new ones.
Generally speaking, a strawberry seedling will have flowers on one side and a long stem will grow on the other side. This is the strawberry runner.
Choose strawberry seedlings with broad, thick branches and leaves and abundant fruits as mother plants. Press the runners that grow from them into the soil, and new roots will grow from the runners.
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