Chapter 336 The other two sheep?
Every time they go fishing, they compete to see who catches more or who catches bigger fish, which has become an unspoken competition between the two.
This year, neither of them fished in a baited fishing net. They just cast the rod into the water and waited for the fish to bite.
If it were the beginning of spring before, Zhao Yeqing would definitely not be as leisurely as she is now. She is still quite impatient when it comes to work. After the heavy snow two years ago, the weather warmed up, and she wanted to quickly clear the snow in the yard, and even thought about sprinkling salt on the snow to speed up the melting process.
Although she didn't spread the snow later, she couldn't wait to get to work after the snow melted, and arranged her schedule tightly and fully.
Somehow, after experiencing a long period of polar night and extreme cold this year, she should be more nervous about the food reserves at home, just like the year before last or even worse than the year before last, wishing she could break every minute into two to use.
But after facing such a long period of darkness and coldness, seeing the brightness, tranquility, warmth and beauty now, she seemed to feel that everything was not so important anymore.
Make plans in advance to plant grain in the fields and harvest it on time. As long as you have enough food for yourself, you don't seem to need so many other things. For example, I wanted to plant more fruits and cotton the year before last, but I don't want to plant them this year.
Unless the temperature in summer is not so high, I can consider it.
The two ended up in a tie in the fishing competition. Mu Xi caught fish frequently, while Zhao Yeqing took a long time to finally catch one. However, he did not expect that this fish weighed as much as six or seven kilograms.
It would be impossible to catch this fish by relying solely on fishhooks made from small objects such as sewing needles and paper clips. Fortunately, there was some molten iron left over from when Mu Xi was making the iron cylinder interface for the floor heating, so he made a few thickened fishhooks.
"This fish is so big, can we have two dishes, half boiled fish and half pickled fish?"
After Mu Xi finished speaking, he observed Zhao Yeqing's expression and found that her eyes lit up after hearing what he said, so he knew that he was right.
"Okay, okay, you can put more chili in it."
After returning home, Mu Xi poured all the fish he caught into the fish pond that was already full of water. Before returning home, the two of them had already sorted the fish and threw the unwanted fish back into the lake, leaving only a few naked carp and a few grass carp.
As expected, I didn’t catch any bass. I can only wait until the weather gets warmer and go to the lake to try again.
After a winter, when the two were making the base of the soup, they almost used up the shrimps caught in the fall in order to enhance the flavor. Before they went fishing this time, Mu Xi specially put the shrimp cage in the lake, ready to collect them next time.
At dinner, two large bowls of fish were placed on the table. No matter whether it was pickled fish or boiled fish, a spoonful of hot oil was poured on it at the end.
Add chili peppers, peppercorns, minced garlic, chopped green onions and coriander to the cooked sauerkraut fish and boiled fish, and then pour the last spoonful of boiling hot oil on top with a sizzling sound. After a burst of sound, white smoke suddenly rises and the aroma is instantly stimulated, filling the entire kitchen.
Zhao Yeqing couldn't wait any longer. This bite of tender fish meat could heal her tense mood throughout the winter.
Both sour and spicy food go very well with rice, and as expected, Zhao Yeqing ate too much.
As long as the water in the lake thaws, there will be no shortage of fish and shrimp at home.
Zhao Yeqing thought that if the family had no cattle or sheep, or did not raise any livestock at all, they could live their entire lives just by relying on the fish and shrimp in the lake.
Zhao Yeqing, who had not eaten fish for the entire winter, ate a lot of fish for three days before he stopped.
I originally wanted to continue eating on the fourth day and was planning to go to the lake to collect the cage and catch two more big fish, but then I saw Dahuang running straight home with the dog and the sheep.
This made Zhao Yeqing and Mu Xi, who were just about to go out, panic. They quickly guessed what animal was chasing the sheep. Mu Xi even wanted to turn around and go into the house to get a gun.
But when the flock of sheep ran some distance towards home, the two men saw two other sheep far behind the flock.
The reason why I say it is the other two is mainly because their body sizes are so different.
The two sheep were two times taller and bigger than the sheep raised at home. Their horns were very thick and their wool was very long. It was obvious at first glance that they were not raised at home.
The two were confused. Where did the wild sheep come from?
When the two wild sheep saw Zhao Yeqing and Mu Xi from a distance, they stayed where they were and dared not move.
Seeing the flock of sheep gradually running towards the two people, the two sheep turned around and walked away unwillingly.
Mu Xi opened the yard door to let the sheep in. Today, they were driven back not long after they went out. They must not have eaten enough outside and needed to be fed some more feed.
After Mu Xi opened the sheep pen and settled the sheep, he saw Zhao Yeqing coming in with the mixed feed.
"Those two wild sheep, could they be what I thought they were..."
Zhao Yeqing poured the feed into the sheep's trough and spoke.
Mu Xi knew what she was thinking, because he thought so too, and nodded: "That should be it."
Now that spring has begun and the weather has warmed up, it is the mating season for animals. The two wild sheep probably saw a female sheep in the flock and rushed down to choose a mate.
In fact, this is not impossible, as long as it chooses goats instead of sheep, Zhao Yeqing would be happy to see this situation.
Sheep and goat hybrids have extremely low productivity and can cause harm to the ewes, but goats and wild goats do not have this problem.
Wild, undomesticated goats have good physiques and strong genes. The goats born from wild goats and domestic goats are also stronger than those born from domestic goats.
The genetics of domestic goats can be improved.
From the day after they discovered the wild goats, the two went out with the dogs and the sheep, accompanying the dogs to herd.
The wild goats did not appear for several days in a row. Zhao Yeqing thought that they saw humans and ran away and dared not come again.
He and Mu Xi followed from a distance, hiding behind a hill next to where the sheep were grazing, and lay on the grass chatting.
Zhao Yeqing casually plucked a small flower from the grass beside him and held it in his hand, pulling the petals, "It will come today, it won't come today, it will come today, it won't come today..."
The meadow is not entirely green grass. If you look closely, you will see some small flowers of various colors growing in the middle.
The grass on the lawn was still fine and soft, and not prickly when lying on it. Mu Xi took off his thin coat and rolled it into a cylinder to use as a pillow for Zhao Yeqing.
I watched her counting the petals, one after another. Every time she couldn't count anymore, she would say that the number was wrong and continue with another flower.
Mu Xi smiled and said, "You are behind the scenes."
Zhao Yeqing shook his head, disagreeing with his statement. "You are wrong. I call it sincerity."
As soon as these words were spoken, the flock of sheep behind the hill became restless.
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