Qiao An'an felt that Grandpa Gu Bei was right. During the days that Shen Zhou and the others were away looking for the bad guys' stronghold, she planned to practice her marksmanship again to ensure that she could protect everyone if they encountered danger in the courtyard.
Based on Qiao An'an's physique, Grandpa Gu Bei picked out a small, exquisite gun with low recoil for her and installed a silencer for her so that the sound she made while practicing shooting wouldn't attract zombies.
Qiao An'an really liked the small pistol, and with Grandpa Gu Bei's excellent teaching, she was soon able to blow the heads off the zombies wandering aimlessly on the road. However, the aimless zombies were too slow and not challenging enough. If what Chen Zhou said was true, then she would be facing a group of heinous people in the future.
So she chose a pistol with a silencer.
After finishing the farm work in the small courtyard and the bungalow behind it, he would take his gun and go hunting in the mountains.
Live prey runs very fast, and if she can hit live prey, then she is confident that she can hit those bad guys.
Chi Xiaoyu has become obsessed with fishing these past two days. Although she works all day and her hands and face are red from the cold, she can only catch a few fish, but she still enjoys it immensely.
Qiao An'an felt that Chi Xiaoyu might not really like fishing; perhaps she just didn't want to see the grandfather and stepmother across the street, so she let her be.
He took a gun and went hunting in the mountains by himself.
At first, Qiao An'an always came back empty-handed. After two days, she was able to bring back one or two pheasants or rabbits. A week later, when Qiao An'an was about to head to the back mountain, Gu Bei grabbed her and said, "Aunt An'an, Grandpa said that he hasn't had time to clean the rabbits you brought back the day before yesterday. He told you not to go up the mountain for the time being."
Although there are many resources in this back mountain, they should not be wasted like this. Qiao An'an felt that what Grandpa Gu Bei said made a lot of sense, so she stopped in her tracks.
Then she remembered what Grandpa Gu Bei had said: the sweet potatoes could be harvested in the next few days. She planned to go up the mountain and dig out the sweet potatoes from the greenhouse in front of the yard, which was covered with plastic wrap.
She took cotton gloves and a shovel from the tool shed and went to the greenhouse.
Seeing that Qiao An'an was digging sweet potatoes, Gu Bei and Ya Ya happily followed her over: "Aunt An'an (Mom), we're here to help!!!"
Qiao An'an didn't stop them, and the two little ones picked up shovels and started digging.
Qiao An'an used a shovel, and one shovelful could dig out a lot of sweet potatoes. She put the sweet potatoes and sweet potato leaves aside, keeping the sweet potatoes to eat, and later chopped up the sweet potato leaves and cooked them with some corn for the little pig.
The two little ones used small shovels, especially Ya Ya, whose shovel was small and she was small too. It took her a long time to dig up a sweet potato.
She happily held up the sweet potatoes in front of everyone: "These are the sweet potatoes I dug up!!!"
Qiao An'an gave Ya Ya a thumbs up: "Ya Ya is amazing!!!"
Gu Bei showed Qiao An'an several sweet potatoes he had dug up: "These are from me!"
Qiao An'an took off her gloves, smiled, and ruffled Gu Bei's hair: "Little Bei dug so much!"
Grandpa Gu felt a pang of heartache looking at his grandson's vying expression. His son and daughter-in-law had gone to work in another city after Xiao Bei was weaned, and at first they could only come back once a year. In recent years, due to the pandemic, they hadn't come back at all. This child probably didn't even remember what his mother looked like.
Even though he, an old man, was there to keep Xiao Bei company.
But deep down, Xiao Bei must still crave his parents' love; it's just that the children feel sorry for him and never make a fuss with him.
Qiao An'an noticed that Grandpa Gu Bei was staring at them and asked, "Grandpa, is something wrong?"
Grandpa Gu Bei's thoughts were interrupted by Qiao An'an. He quickly shook his head and picked out a few long and thin sweet potatoes from the basket he had dug out. These long and thin sweet potatoes were not only easy to cook, but also sweeter than the round and plump ones, making them suitable for roasting: "It's okay, I'll go roast some sweet potatoes for you!"
When Ya Ya, the little glutton, heard that Grandpa was going to roast sweet potatoes, she quickly followed him, saying, "Grandpa, let me help you roast them!"
Grandpa Gu Bei smiled and handed two sweet potatoes to Ya Ya, saying, "Okay!"
Ya Ya followed behind Grandpa Gu Bei, one in each hand.
After washing the mud off the sweet potatoes, Grandpa Gu Bei soaked them in clean water.
Ya Ya, being an impatient child, fished a sweet potato out of the water and asked, "Grandpa, why aren't you baking it yet?"
Grandpa Gu Bei smiled and said, "Let the sweet potatoes soak for a while, allowing them to absorb some moisture before baking. This will make them sweeter and more juicy."
It was even sweeter and juicier, so Ya Ya quickly threw the sweet potato she had taken out back into the water.
After soaking, Grandpa Gu wrapped the sweet potatoes in aluminum foil. As he wrapped them, he said to Ya Ya, "Aluminum foil can lock in the moisture very well, so the roasted sweet potatoes will be very juicy..."
Ya Ya answered quickly, "The sweet potatoes made this way are even sweeter and juicier."
The grandfather and granddaughter chatted and laughed as they carried the sweet potatoes to the fireplace in the living room. They then placed the wrapped sweet potatoes into the fireplace where a fire had already been lit. To ensure the sweet potatoes were heated evenly, Grandpa Gu Bei used fire tongs to flip them over every now and then. Meanwhile, Ya Ya comfortably squatted in front of the fireplace to warm herself.
After Qiao An'an and Gu Bei finished collecting the sweet potatoes and cutting up the sweet potato leaves to feed the pigs, Gu Bei's grandfather's sweet potato leaves were ready to be roasted.
Grandpa Gu Bei hurriedly invited Qiao An'an and the others to eat roasted sweet potatoes.
After tearing open the blackened aluminum foil, you'll find the sweet potatoes that have been roasted until soft.
The sweet potatoes have already released oil from the roasting process. Peeling off the skin reveals the soft, sweet, and fragrant flesh. Once roasted, the aroma fills the house, and the golden flesh is glistening with honey-like oil, making it irresistible to take a bite.
Qiao An'an handed the peeled sweet potato to Ya Ya. Ya Ya took a bite and happily exclaimed, "So sweet! So delicious!!!"
Just then, Chi Xiaoyu returned carrying the fish she had caught.
Gu Bei hurriedly said to Chi Xiaoyu, "Sister Xiaoyu, come and eat some roasted sweet potatoes, they're still warm!"
Chi Xiaoyu didn't refuse. She had been fishing outside for a long time and was indeed very cold. Holding the hot roasted sweet potato warmed her up considerably.
Grandpa Gu Bei glanced at the fish that Chi Xiaoyu had caught: "Another yellow catfish? (A famous yellow catfish)"
Chi Xiaoyu nodded.
This yellow catfish is a completely wild species. To raise this kind of fish, you need running water. They simply don't have the conditions to raise this kind of fish. In addition, Chi Xiaoyu has already caught about ten yellow catfish in the bucket he kept a few days ago.
Before digging up the sweet potatoes, Qiao An'an watered the vegetables upstairs.
The eggplants in the greenhouse upstairs had just ripened, perfect for making a stew of yellow catfish and eggplant. Holding the fish that Chi Xiaoyu had caught, she said to everyone, "You all eat sweet potatoes, I'll go make dinner!"
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