Chapter 337 Wild Goats
The two of us quickly got up and quietly looked out from the top of the hill. Sure enough, we saw the two wild goats appear on the opposite hill again, staring at the flock of sheep under our feet.
The two men didn't dare show their heads for fear that the wild goats would see them and run away again.
Mu Xi circled two fingers and put them in his mouth and blew a long whistle. This was a signal to Dahuang and the others, asking them to abandon the flock of sheep and come over first.
When the dog heard the whistle, he stomped a few steps on the spot and then obediently ran to the top of the hill.
Zhao Yeqing took out the stone he had prepared in advance from the bag and placed it next to Mu Xi's hand. This stone was used to drive away the flock of sheep. If the wild goats came looking for sheep, the two of them would use the stone to drive the sheep away.
Zhao Yeqing was holding the slingshot she had made herself, and there was also a bag of smaller stones at hand, which made it easier to shoot them with the slingshot.
As soon as the dogs left the flock, the wild goats rushed down the mountain without any scruples. The two men kept paying attention to their movements and found that they were not interested in the sheep. They soon found their target female goat in the flock.
Domestic sheep are rather timid and cowardly. When they saw the wild goats rushing down the hill, they were so scared that they dared not move. Only after two wild goats had chosen their target female goats did the other sheep dare to slowly run away.
What happened next was a little too much to bear watching. After making sure that the sheep had not run around and had stopped to graze not far away, the two men quickly retracted their heads from the top of the hill.
Mu Xi paid attention to the situation and did not stick his head out from the top of the hill until he was sure that the task was completed. He found that the two wild goats were still trying to kidnap the ewe, so he took out stones and threw them down to drive the wild goats away.
Are you kidding? No one would take advantage of someone and then run away.
Wild goats are also timid by nature, but their timidity is more reckless than that of domestic sheep.
After being frightened, they would sometimes charge towards their target without any care, so the two men brought weapons with them this time, ready to take action if anything unexpected happened.
Wild goats are relatively easy to deal with compared to the jackals and wolves before. Zhao Yeqing was eager to try with his spear in hand, as he had never used it even once.
Compared to other ferocious animals, it is perfect to have a training fight with wild goats.
Unfortunately, the goat was not reckless. When it noticed that humans were driving them away, it turned around and left the two ewes behind and ran away. Its back view was as despicable as it could be.
Mu Xi patted Dahuang's back and signaled them to drive the flock back. Before the flock came back, the two took out the ropes they had prepared in advance and tied them around the necks of the two ewes as a mark. After the flock came back, they let the two ewes return to the flock.
It was previously planned to kill several sheep to control the number of sheep in the flock. At that time, the killing was not completed. These two ewes had to be marked to avoid accidental killing, and it would also be convenient to distinguish mixed-breed lambs when they were born.
The remaining meat from the winter was moved back into the refrigerator and frozen, leaving only about one-third of the space, which is too small to accommodate the slaughtered sheep now.
But they were a little worried that if they didn't kill the sheep now and wait until it got warmer, the domestic sheep would start mating and it would be even more difficult to do. They had to quickly clear out the stock in the refrigerator because they had to eat more meat recently.
The meat in the refrigerator is mainly pork.
Zhao Yeqing took out the pork elbow from the freezer and soaked it in room temperature water to thaw it, intending to make a fish-flavored pork elbow.
Mu Xi poked his head out of the kitchen window and said to Zhao Yeqing, "One of the pepper seedlings died. Do you want to grow a few more seedlings and plant them again?"
It is not uncommon for seeds to die after being moved from an underground greenhouse to the ground. In addition to peppers, some strawberry seedlings also became sick and died due to the inability to adapt to the changes.
Once the disease appears, if it cannot be cured, it must be pulled out immediately to avoid spreading to other plants.
"Yes, I'll soak some chili seeds later."
"You cook tonight and let me do the other chores. Which one do you want to make? I'll go make it now."
After Mu Xi finished speaking, he went to the original owner's house to get the seeds. Zhao Yeqing saw him and raised his voice to instruct him: "Soak some chili peppers, screw peppers, and string peppers!"
If you soak the seeds in warm water for several hours to a day in advance and then sow them, the germination rate will increase a lot, especially when the weather is still a bit cool now.
The current temperature is still relatively cold at night, so the two of them added a heat lamp to the rice seedlings grown in the greenhouse in the yard.
The light emitted by the heating lamp is red. I didn’t feel it much when I was in the basement before, but now I always feel that it has a bit of Chinese horror feeling.
The sun was setting, the sky was getting darker, and red light was emitting from the transparent plastic film. Zhao Yeqing was cooking in the kitchen and accidentally looked up from the kitchen window and could see the red greenhouse in the yard.
You'll be scared at the slightest thing.
I closed the kitchen window so as not to be bothered by it, and thought: Fortunately, the rice seedlings can be planted in the fields soon, otherwise I would be scared to death if I saw them in the middle of the night.
With the windows closed, the aroma in the kitchen became even stronger.
Fish-flavored pork elbow is a relatively simple dish. After thawing, clean the pork elbow, put it in water and blanch it with onion, ginger and garlic.
After blanching, add the marinade and stew. This takes a long time and since it is wild boar meat, although it is domesticated, it is still tougher than ordinary pork and needs to be stewed longer.
Zhao Yeqing went straight to the pressure cooker, put the marinade and pork elbow in the pressure cooker and stewed it for an hour and a half before taking the pot off the stove and opening the air valve to release the air.
While releasing the air, stir-fry the sauce that will be poured on the pork elbow later.
When making this dish in the past, Zhao Yeqing would add some bean paste to the pot, stir-fry until the oil turns red, and then prepare the fish-flavored sauce. But now most of the seasonings are almost used up, and there is some bean paste left, but she is reluctant to throw it away.
Just use ginger and chopped pepper to stir-fry until fragrant, then add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, starch, sesame oil and salt to make the fish-flavored sauce.
Zhao Yeqing feels that cooking is a very enjoyable thing. Watching the seasonings under his hands produce chemical reactions and change into various flavors is a very healing feeling.
After adding a few common seasonings, the aroma of fish gradually wafts out of the pot.
Mu Xi came in after smelling the scent and took a deep breath: "It smells so good."
The moment Zhao Yeqing opened the lid of the pressure cooker, the aroma of the whole kitchen became more complex, with the sweet and sour flavor of fish sauce and the salty fragrance of braised pork elbow.
He took a plate and prepared to fork out the pork elbow. He said to Mu Xi beside him: "The rice on the small stove should be steamed. You can take out the rice and stir-fry some vegetables and you can eat."
Mu Xi took action immediately after receiving the order. He took the rice off the stove, heated oil in a pan, and quickly stir-fried some vegetables.
The marinade used by Zhao Yeqing for braised pork elbow is not strong and does not cover up the freshness of the fish-flavored sauce. After taking it out, pour the freshly cooked fish-flavored sauce on it and serve it on the table.
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