Chapter 304: Staying Home in Winter
After the rain stopped, the two men had knocked off a lot of the ice.
I had also considered waiting a while to see if it would rain again. Otherwise, it would be a waste of time if the trees froze again just a few days after being knocked down.
But then I thought, if I don't knock it down, such a thick layer of ice will accumulate on the roof and eaves, and it will definitely collapse after a long time, so I better knock it down.
From that day on, the rain was very considerate and never fell again. The whole meadow returned to its previous tranquility. There was no wind, no rain or snow, and no movement of any living creature.
In the room, the only sounds were the crackling of burning wood and the sound of a TV drama playing on a cell phone.
In order to save money, Zhao Yeqing didn't even skip the opening and ending credits. There were also some bad movies among the cached TV shows and movies. Thinking that now was not the time to be picky, he patiently watched them all.
The house is still lively when there are some noises. As long as I don't open the curtains and stay in the house every day, it's no different from before.
Mu Xi is not a person who can sit still. He is always looking for things to do in the house, such as wiping the dust or fiddling with the furniture.
Now there is really nothing to do in the house, so I thought about cleaning the barn and weeds in the basement.
Zhao Yeqing quickly said, "You can pull out the weeds, but don't water them."
Planting basements are relatively closed, and the biggest trouble with growing vegetables is that they are too closed, damp and dark. Even if the lights are on, the plants can easily become sick and overwatered due to the darkness and dampness.
I brought back more than one grow light before. In addition to the full-spectrum fill light, there is also an iodine tungsten lamp to increase the temperature. Before, I didn’t consider using this lamp to heat the underground because I didn’t have a generator. Now I am willing to turn it on from time to time.
This kind of lamp cannot be used in the breeding basement because the space there is large and she would have to turn on several of them, which she couldn't bear to do.
The breeding basement is equipped with two exhaust fans, and burning a small amount of charcoal or corn cobs will not cause the carbon monoxide concentration to be too high.
There are quite a lot of animals inside. Compared with the planting basement, the temperature is higher and the livestock are more resistant to cold. The current temperature inside does not require burning charcoal.
Mu Xi agreed with Zhao Yeqing's words, thinking that it had only been a short time since he had been weeding in the planting basement. Since he didn't need to water it, he decided not to go there for the time being. He went to the breeding basement and built a small shed for the chickens in the chicken coop that were the least cold-resistant, so that they could huddle inside to keep warmer.
There is no need to cook any dishes tonight. The chive sauce has been fermented. After the tripe is thawed, add the mutton sausage and lamb chops and stew them in the pot.
The altitude of the meadow is neither high nor low, so rice can be cooked there, but if you want to stew meat, it is best to use a pressure cooker to make it soft and tender, especially for ingredients like tripe that are more difficult to chew.
Stewing meat is simple. Just add some green onions and ginger slices to clean water. Zhao Yeqing put down the knitting needles in her hand, put the almost thawed meat into the pressure cooker, added water, covered it, and put it on the stove to stew.
Mu Xi said that the dogs in her family now follow her and want to eat whatever they see others eating.
Zhao Yeqing wanted to refute but couldn't. The last time they watched a movie, there were many cooking scenes in the movie. She would immediately want to eat whatever dish the protagonist cooked, and would feel uncomfortable if she couldn't eat it.
The same goes for the dogs at home. Whatever the two of them eat for dinner, the dogs will eat the same thing.
A piece of mutton is also put in the pressure cooker. When it is cooked, it will be torn into pieces and mixed with mutton soup to make rice and feed to the dog.
Since they didn’t exercise much in the winter, they both gradually became plumper, and the dog at home also gradually gained weight along with them.
Now the amount of food for the dogs has to be controlled every day. Mu Xi repeatedly emphasized to her that she must not feed them snacks or jerky anymore, otherwise the four dogs will become fat as balls.
Feeding animals is one of her hobbies. When she went to the zoo before, no matter how expensive the feed was, she would buy it and feed it to the animals. She felt it was very healing.
Now facing the eager gazes of several dogs, Zhao Yeqing hardened his heart and avoided those wet eyes, "You can't eat anymore, you are all fat and round."
Xiaohua is the best at acting coquettishly. She rolled around at Zhao Yeqing's feet to act cute, and kept whining.
Zhao Yeqing's hand lingered on the dried meat, with reason and emotion struggling against each other.
The temperature of the floor heating was just right, and she didn't need to wear socks in the house. The dog's soft fur rubbed against her feet, which made her feel a little itchy, and her rationality gradually failed. She was about to touch the dried meat with her hand.
Mu Xi pushed the door open at this time, saw her frozen hands, and looked at her eyes as if she was caught by him again. Finally, he said helplessly: "I really can't feed her anymore."
Zhao Yeqing was in tears. Who could she turn to for justice?
In the end, the dried meat was confiscated. With Mu Xi sitting in the house, the dogs no longer dared to act like a spoiled brat and lay back on their mats obediently.
Seeing the dogs drooping, Zhao Yeqing could only comfort them, "It's okay, we'll be able to eat soon."
There is a saying in their hometown, "No matter how much money and food a family has, they cannot feed the dog at noon, only in the morning and evening." This means that even if the family has a lot of money and food, they cannot feed the dog at noon, only in the morning and evening.
One meal in the morning and one meal in the evening are enough for the dogs' daily intake, but these dogs usually go to herd sheep, and they will find some snacks for themselves from time to time on the meadow.
In the past, Dahuang could hunt and feed himself and a few puppies on the meadow. Later, when these puppies grew up, he taught them how to hunt when he took them out to herd sheep. When they saw a rabbit outside, they would run towards it and basically no rabbit could escape.
This has also developed a habit of them wanting some snacks from time to time.
Now, smelling the aroma from the pot, the dogs became even more greedy.
Zhao Yeqing looked at the time and thought it was about time. "Poke it with chopsticks and see if you can poke it open."
Mu Xi took the pressure cooker off the stove and pulled the air valve to release the air. Instantly, white steam burst out from the holes with a hissing sound, and the sound gradually stopped when all the air was released.
When the lid of the pot was opened, the rich aroma of mutton spread out. I took a chopstick and poked it into the bulging belly meat. The chopstick pierced through easily, and then I took the bowl to scoop up the meat.
Several dogs also knew it was time to eat. Xiao Hei was very smart. He immediately used his head to push his small food bowl over little by little.
This is a scene that can be seen every day. Xiao Hei is the most active when it comes to eating and he is also the tallest.
Mu Xi put the tripe meat in a bowl, took another bowl, served the lamb chops and lamb soup, and then began to prepare meals for the dogs.
When Zhao Yeqing saw the meat was out of the pot, he walked to the rack and took down the chive sauce he had made a few days ago.
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