Chapter 19 Thinking of a Man
The edges of the hole in the tree were marked with claw marks, nearly twenty centimeters wide.
When Zhao Yeqing came, he was using a wooden stick to beat the grass in front for fear of stepping on snakes. But now he no longer cared about whether there were snakes or not.
He ran straight home with his head down.
The way home was slightly downhill, so she ran and slid at the same time, and returned home in just over 20 minutes, breaking the long-distance running record.
Zhao Yeqing bent over and stretched her legs, breathing heavily. Her throat was dry and she swallowed hard to calm her heart rate which had soared to over 150.
If she guessed correctly, that should have been the work of a bear.
She had begun to doubt the nature of the mountain.
This bear usually doesn't hang out in this area. It's either by the lake on the back of the mountain or at a higher place.
Bears have a very keen sense of smell, so she might not have been around just now, otherwise she might not have been able to escape.
The bears should have just ended hibernation and are in the foraging period. I have seen bear paw prints by the lake on the back of the mountain before. When the temperature rises, they will go to the lake to catch fish.
Bears are not picky about food when they are foraging. There is no point in pretending to be dead if you encounter one. They will just eat it anyway.
I can't go there in the near future.
Not knowing how many threats there were in the mountains now, she wondered what she could do.
Zhao Yeqing sorted out the collected rosin and placed it away from fire, then took the meat out of the freezer to thaw it.
She might need to use the tricycle and electric saw for some time to come, and the electricity for the freezer might not be available for the time being.
She wants to have the entire homestead surrounded by boarded-up walls.
Generally speaking, wild animals are afraid of humans and will not actively run into human houses, but they will run into farmland.
By cordoning off the entire area, even if wild animals come, they will think twice before attacking, which can at least reduce some of the threats.
The previous bamboo is definitely not enough, we need to use stronger wooden boards.
After Zhao Yeqing calculated the area and the amount of work, he looked hopeless. If he had known earlier, he would have asked the workers to enclose the entire homestead when they built the wall. But who knew...
The trunk of the big tree that fell behind the house has not been used yet. It has been sawed into planks and hammered into the ground to be fixed.
The trunk of a tree alone is definitely not enough, the tree needs to be cut down.
I wonder if my grandfather will come to her in her dreams and hit her on the head when he sees her chopping trees.
But this is a matter of life and death, so it should be understandable.
I'll definitely plant a few more trees after she finishes her work.
It was almost noon, so Zhao Yeqing lit the fire and steamed the rice first.
I'll cook more at noon today and eat the leftovers at night, saving time so I can do more work.
There are three eggs lying in the chicken coop, and they are fried into a large plate with the toon buds picked today. There are some toon buds left, so I will make them into a sauce tomorrow. I can mix it with rice or noodles when I’m in a hurry.
The carrots in the cellar are a little wilted, so I took out a few and shredded them to stir-fry with meat.
After lunch, I took out the chainsaw and was about to cut up the fallen tree when a light rain started to fall from the sky.
The rain fell on the greenhouse with a crisp sound, and then slid down the arched greenhouse into the soil.
Zhao Yeqing had forgotten to build a drainage ditch in the vegetable garden. He looked up at the sky and saw darker clouds. The raindrops seemed to be getting bigger.
He turned back to the tool room, put down the chainsaw, put on his grandfather's straw raincoat, put on a bamboo hat, and went out carrying a hoe.
The seedlings are still tender now, and any success will be ruined if water accumulates and rots their roots.
Dig a ditch around each divided area, and after connecting them together, dig the drainage deeper to allow the terrain to go downward and all the water to flow down the mountain.
After the drainage was dug through, Zhao Yeqing went home, took off his raincoat, and shook off the water droplets on it.
It looks like I can’t saw wood today, so I can start the toon sauce I had planned to make tomorrow today.
She likes spicy food, but can't eat it too spicy, so she only grabbed five or six chilies and chopped them up.
Chop the toon buds that have been blanched in water when frying the eggs into as small pieces as possible.
Crush five cloves of garlic and cut them into minced garlic. Heat some oil in a pan (use more oil), throw in the minced garlic and chili peppers and stir-fry until fragrant.
After the aroma fills the air, throw in the toon buds and keep stir-frying until the water is dried up and the oil comes out, then pour in sesame oil and soy sauce for seasoning.
After pouring it out and letting it cool, you can then bottle it. If it doesn’t get wet, it can be kept for half a year without going bad.
Zhao Yeqing couldn't help but scooped a spoonful into his mouth.
It is a bit salty if eaten alone, but it also makes the unique freshness of wild vegetables more prominent. This freshness is different from the rich freshness of fish and shrimp. It is fresher and purer.
No wonder delicacies from land and sea are always equally delicious.
Zhao Yeqing put the carrot peels he had peeled for lunch into the compost bucket and stirred them, then went into the shed in the vegetable garden.
The tomato seedlings inside already have their first flower bud, but this flower cannot be kept. If you keep this flower now, it will start to bear fruit, and the plant will absorb most of its nutrients, so it will not grow tall.
She will wait until the sky clears up tomorrow and then pinch the flower to ensure that the plant is strong enough before it blooms and bears fruit.
The leeks planted between the tomatoes and peppers have grown to a finger's height, and the first crop can be harvested in another ten or twenty days.
Zhao Yeqing licked her lips. She seemed to have smelled the scent of leek dumplings.
It's a pity that there is not much flour. It would be nice if we could grow wheat and rice...
Among the leafy vegetables, lettuce and Chinese cabbage are the fastest growing. Chinese chrysanthemum is also growing well, but they are a bit too dense, so we need to start thinning them out.
Previously, they were planted by sowing seeds, but now there are too many sprouts, and they are piled up together, making it difficult for them to grow up. Zhao Yeqing squatted on the ground and observed the seedlings carefully, pulling out some thin ones and leaving the strong ones to continue growing.
After a period of time, you can thin out the seedlings. The seedlings that are pulled out can be eaten, and the strongest ones will be left to continue growing, and then the leaves can be eaten when they mature.
After tidying up the small vegetable garden, Zhao Yeqing came out and threw the seedlings he had just pulled out to the chickens as a snack.
The rain gave her a rare chance to relax.
The average temperature in the mountains is around 20 degrees now, but it is raining today, so the temperature is lower and a bit chilly.
Zhao Yeqing made a cup of hot honey water and leaned against the door, drinking it slowly, as if time had slowed down.
She has been keeping herself busy lately and not thinking too much. Now that she has free time, her mind is in a mess.
She didn’t know how her cousin aunt and Kong Sisi were doing. She could not do anything now. She could only take care of herself first. Only if she could find a way to get out one day, she could go find them.
I turned on the radio, but there was no sound. I don’t know if there have been no announcements recently or if the rain affected the signal.
Putting the radio back, she felt a little impatient.
It's the kind of impatience that always forces myself to accomplish some goal, and I wish I could finish every day at three times the speed.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m alone in the mountains and I can’t get any response.
Her mind suddenly turned to a famous quote she had seen before: When people are lonely, they want to find a man to play with...love.
Bah! Bah! Bah!
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