Chapter 429 Freezer
Spring has just passed and the fish eggs are just about to hatch. The fish pond is now full of schools of small fish fry, which are just the right amount of food for the little swans, who are only a few days old.
Zhao Yeqing did not stop him. It was not known whether it was because of the good water quality in the fish pond at home or because of the grape vines covering the upper part of the head, but there were so many fish in the pond that they could not be eaten even without any management.
All that needs to be done every year is to clean up some duck droppings from time to time to prevent excessive bacteria from forming when the temperature rises.
After reducing the time the ducks spend in the water every day, the frequency of cleaning the fish pond has also slowed down a lot. It is completely sufficient to clean it once a month. Mu Xi also laughed and said, "If we didn't find any livestock at the beginning, raising fish alone would be enough for us to eat now."
The only pity is that the farmed fish are not as delicious as those caught from the lake.
Mu Xi went out to graze today. Zhao Yeqing sat under a small thatched shed next to the grain field, watching over the ducks, with his legs crossed and his feet dangling in the air.
Last time, we didn't see any signs of wolf activity on the meadow, and even the cameras placed around the wooden fence didn't capture any wolves. So we tried to drive the cattle and sheep outside to graze, otherwise the small space in the house would be eaten up if they continued to eat.
But I didn't dare go too far, so I just wandered around outside the wall. I would try to go outside after a few days to make sure there was no danger.
During the rainy period in the spring, I saw the grassland gradually becoming lush, but now in just over half a month, it has become visibly bald. This is because there are too many livestock and they eat too much.
Especially cows, a cow eats as much as several sheep.
Zhao Yeqing is planning to slaughter a cow this year. The cow did not give birth to a calf last year, and there are still four cows in the family. If he kills one and keeps three, the family can save a lot of silage.
I haven't eaten beef for a long time. The pork from the pigs slaughtered during the Chinese New Year is still in the freezer. I don't know when I can free up some to put in the beef. Even if I free up all the pork, I don't think it will be enough.
It would be more convenient to go to the tourist area and move a freezer specifically for freezing.
When the two of them were getting tiles and other things back, they moved back a lot of things that might be used, and also those that were difficult to move and place were concentrated in one house, including the freezer.
Zhao Yeqing had also planned to move a freezer back, so he didn't need to make much preparation. He just drove the ducks and wild geese in the pond back to the yard, drove out, said something to Mu Xi who was outside, and prepared to go directly to the tourist area.
Mu Xi was worried about her being alone. "I didn't see any wolves nearby. Maybe they went to the tourist area like the group of jackals before. The altitude there is higher, which is more suitable for them to survive. It's not safe for you to go alone. You must bring two dogs with you."
Mu Xi forced the most powerful two, Da Huang and Xiao Hei, into the back seat.
When we got to the tourist area, we found that there was less grass here than near home.
The forest not far from the tourist area is where the two often go to transport gasoline. The grass nearby is not as sparse as that here.
When they were almost at the tourist area, Zhao Yeqing couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Mu Xi's guess was only half correct. What came here were not wolves but deer.
Compared to wolves, many species of deer on the meadow prefer the high-altitude natural environment.
The current climate is very different from the previous one, and it is estimated that it has tormented them for a long time. The overly obvious rainforest climate this year has eased a lot. Near the tourist area, one can clearly feel a lower temperature, which is similar to the two years after the ground fissure.
A light mist flowed above the tourist area and spread to the forest over there.
Is it going to rain again?
The last time I went to refuel, I didn’t see such thick fog, and I didn’t see cumulus clouds in the sky in the past two days.
We have to be careful, otherwise the golden wheat might be rotten by the rain, and we will have to harvest it all tomorrow.
The biological succession has been rapid in the past two years, and the growth rate of plants has increased significantly in particular. When Zhao Yeqing saw this tourist area that he hadn't visited for a long time, he had a sense of déjà vu as if he had seen ancient ruins.
The wooden buildings that had collapsed and become moldy due to the earthquake and rain were now covered with moss. The thickness of the moss was more than two fingers thick. Under the cover of mist, it looked hazy, like a relic that had been abandoned for hundreds of years.
Some of the overgrown weeds have grown taller than the courtyard walls, covering most of the originally gray and mottled walls. Grass that is not that tall also densely covers the ground in the tourist area, and even the concrete floor has been broken by the powerful trees struggling to break through.
When Zhao Yeqing drove in, he had an unreal feeling as if he was in another dimension.
The room the two chose to place their things not only looked the most sturdy, but also had a higher foundation, was less damp, and had untiled floors and walls.
Idle electrical appliances are most afraid of moisture. If you don’t choose a good house, or if there are cracks in the walls, the electrical appliances placed inside will be affected by moisture and break down when the south wind arrives.
Zhao Yeqing had already selected a freezer that was only used to store meat and had to be energy-efficient, and placed it in the house. He then used a small cart used by small supermarkets in the tourist area to pull it next to the car and just put some effort into moving it up.
After the freezer was moved home, it was placed next to the washing machine in the brick wall space. It is right outside the kitchen, making it convenient to take meat. There is also an extension cord next to it for the washing machine, but the freezer is not in use now, so it is not powered on.
The earliest solar panels used to power the house are still placed in the yard. The amount of electricity converted every day is enough to cover most of the electricity expenses, including lights, refrigerators, washing machines, and small kitchen appliances. If they are also turned on, it will not be enough and we have to rely on generators.
Zhao Yeqing did some calculations at the time and found that according to the current climate conditions, this solar energy could save his family dozens of liters of gasoline a year.
The wind blew in the evening with a hint of coolness. It seemed that the southeast wind of the past few days had gradually turned into an east wind today. Zhao Yeqing recalled the mist he saw today.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yeqing picked up the harvester and went to the field to harvest all the golden wheat.
It is faster with machines, but it only takes half a day to harvest. The only work left is threshing, and there is no way to be lazy, so I have to do it manually.
After threshing, the wheat had to be dried. Zhao Yeqing called Mu Xi to thresh the wheat quickly together and dry it in the good weather. The corn had to wait until it was threshed before it could be picked.
But unexpectedly, an accident happened in the cornfield within that day.
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