Chapter 349 Game
She seemed to see a black object in her glance just now.
Just after recovering from the shock, Zhao Yeqing thought that maybe he had accidentally released some fish fry into the pond when he released the water.
But on second thought, the fish they raise don't seem to be that dark in color.
Could it be loach?
With so many snails, it would not be surprising to find loaches. Zhao Yeqing stood at the edge of the field, bent down and walked around but couldn't find any. He took off his shoes and socks on the spot and went into the field barefoot.
The fields are filled with stream water. The water is icy cold, but it has warmed up a little by the time it passes through the long waterway and enters the paddy fields. It only feels a little cool when you step on it.
The soft mud passed through the gaps between the toes, making a sticky sound with every step.
Zhao Yeqing had just taken a few steps when he felt something slippery under his feet. Goose bumps instantly covered his whole body, but his hands moved very quickly and he poked his hands directly into the mud.
Caught!
The thing was so agile and smooth that it almost slipped out of her hand. Zhao Yeqing quickly grabbed the thing in her hand and threw it out of the field.
Looking at the body swimming on the ground, it was indeed a loach.
It is about ten centimeters long and as thick as a thumb. It is a good thing. It can be fried, boiled, stir-fried or used to make porridge.
Since there are more than one, there must be more than one. Moreover, this one is quite large, so it must have lived in this field for some time.
"Mu Xi! Bring out a small bucket!"
After searching half of the field, she caught four or five. When Mu Xi came out, she saw several black-backed, yellow-bellied loaches swimming on the ground. She hurried over with a bucket and scooped some water from the fish pond. Then she picked up the loaches on the ground and put them into the bucket.
"Come out and rest for a while, I'll catch you."
Muxi took over the other half of the field and finally got 10 loaches. That was not all. Some of the ones that had run away were too lazy to look for them, and these were enough for a meal.
It is not difficult to dissect loaches. Just leave them in a bucket and leave them alone. After a while, they will not move around anymore.
Wait until it calms down, then take a pair of scissors and cut the loach's neck quickly and accurately, cutting off its head directly.
The loach whose head had just been cut off was still moving, just like the snake before. The nerves in its body were not dead yet, so we had to wait a little longer.
Wait until it calms down, then pinch the loach's neck and use scissors to cut the body vertically from the wound, take out the internal organs and clean them.
Loach soup and porridge are particularly sweet and fresh. This sweetness is different from the stone snails mentioned above. It is more refreshing and not so rich and sweet.
There are ten loaches in total, and Zhao Yeqing will definitely not use them to make just one dish. He will use two to make soup, two to make porridge tomorrow morning, and chop the remaining six to make stir-fried loaches tonight.
Zhao Yeqing couldn't help but sigh that the environment this year was a little too good. "The weather is really comfortable. The temperature is still rising quickly, but it's not like in previous years when there is no wind at all. Now there is occasional wind and rain, but it doesn't feel uncomfortable."
This feeling is like your boss who was previously moody, weird and bad-tempered, suddenly becomes warm and enthusiastic towards you one day and even gives you a raise.
It was delightful yet also revealed something amiss.
The highest temperature these two days has reached 26 or 27 degrees. It’s just May and the average temperature has risen by nearly 10 degrees in just ten days.
It is not surprising to have temperatures over 20 degrees in May, but this rate of warming is definitely abnormal. I don't know when the temperature will get hotter this year.
Zhao Yeqing estimated the current rate of warming and calculated whether it would be possible to harvest the vegetables and crops in the fields in time.
She had tried her best to advance the planting time, but plans cannot keep up with changes. If the temperature suddenly rises rapidly, it will be useless no matter how far she advances the time.
However, based on the current temperature, as long as the temperature does not exceed 40 degrees within two months, she will not suffer a fruitless harvest.
The wheat will be harvested in another month and a half. Now the wheat fields are all green. When the wind blows, you can hear the wheat seedlings colliding with each other, making a pleasant rustling sound.
This year, it is much more comfortable to sit under the small pavilion by the field, cool off and drink beverages than in previous years. She likes to sit here when she has nothing to do. She must cherish this rare weather of over 20 degrees, which is neither cold nor hot.
With nothing to do, Mu Xi prepared dinner early. By the time the dogs brought back the cattle and sheep, the loach soup was already ready.
He brought a bowl to the small pavilion and gave it to Zhao Yeqing who was sitting there watching a movie.
The milky white loach soup was then put with the tender tofu that had just been made some time ago, sprinkled with a handful of green onions and a little bit of white pepper.
Zhao Yeqing drank the small bowl of loach soup and lost interest in watching the movie. "Are the dishes ready? If not, I'll come and help. Let's go. I'm hungry."
Sometimes eating is like this. If you don’t eat at all, you can keep not eating. But once you start eating a little, you can’t control your appetite.
Zhao Yeqing was so drunk by the smell of the loach that he rubbed his stomach after eating and sighed, "It will be time to drain water from this rice field. After the water is drained, the snails and loaches should be gone, right?"
Mu Xi had never farmed before, so he didn't know the details. There were not many of these things in the fields they had farmed before.
Mu Xi: "Before the water is released, go to the fields and catch some, and see if you can catch more. Then fry them and put them in the freezer, and eat them when you want."
Zhao Yeqing nodded, feeling that he didn't know whether their current life should be described as happy or boring. All they thought about every day was eating.
We grow vegetables and grains for food, catch loaches and snails for food, and raise chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and fish for food.
We have to survive without entertainment activities. Our body and mind lack nutrition and dopamine, so we rely on these delicious foods for stimulation every day.
It would be nice if we could get some entertainment.
I've been getting a little tired of horse riding and hunting for a while now. It's not impossible to go to the woods, but it involves risks. Zhao Yeqing thought about it and recalled what he used to do for entertainment.
Surf the Internet, cook delicious food, grow some flowers and plants, and go shopping.
I can't access the Internet, but I'm eating delicious food every day. I've planted several acres of vegetables and grains. I can grow flowers, too. The azalea that was moved to the basement has been moved back to the ground. Last year I also planned to get some climbing plants to plant along the courtyard wall, and now I can do it.
"I remember there were wild wisterias in the mountains. I don't know if they have frozen to death now because there is still winter. They are quite cold-resistant and heat-resistant, and their flowers are beautiful."
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