There was no meat at home, so Xia Lunong carried rice to the canteen to exchange for meat.

The people in the canteen said, "You can still exchange it with rice now, but you will have to exchange it with credit coins in a while."

Xia Lunong smiled and said, "I know."

"Yes, you are the ones who jointly distributed it, you must know." The people in the canteen said, "There are only two pieces of rabbit meat and a wild bird left today, which one do you want?"

"Wild bird." Xia Lunong asked, "I see that the canteen has a lot of bird meat recently?"

"Is it okay? It's mainly because a large group of birds flew back from Changhe Swamp. Those who are good at it can go there to catch birds. The risk is low and the harvest is great. Many people are willing to try it."

Xia Lunong then realized that there were birds flying south for the winter passing by them, and some of them became rare meat for the people in the base.

He exchanged two birds and two onions, took them back to marinate and knead them, added onions, tomatoes, beans, etc., and stuffed them into the bread oven to bake.

Kong Zhi helped him on the side, and he could leave the bird meat in the bread oven for the time being, and Teng could make other dishes.

When Xia Huoqu and the others came back, Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi had almost finished the meal.

Xia Lunong poked his head out and looked outside. "Brother, have you sent the fodder to Auntie Zheng?"

"Yes." Xia Huoqu put on a T-shirt and came in and said, "Auntie Zheng's son is taking care of so many cattle and yaks, but it seems that the feed can't come anymore. Kong Zhi, aren't there a few children in your original base? Ask them if they are willing to help take care of the cattle and yaks. We will provide them with supplies on a monthly basis."

Kong Zhi asked, "Do you need to herd cattle?"

"Basically, we don't need to. We mainly feed the cattle grass and water, clean up the cow manure, and cut some grass in our spare time." Xia Huo said, "There is basically no place to graze the cattle in the base. If we go outside, we can't guarantee the safety of the personnel and the cattle for the time being. We have to wait until they grow up a little bit."

Kong Zhi nodded, "Then I will tell them later how much supplies they will give them per month? What supplies?"

"At this stage, we still give them rice." Xia Huo said, "We'll do a trial this year, and the ox is still young. According to the current standards of the base, we'll give them 30 kilograms of rice a month. After the probation period, it'll be the same as Aunt Zheng. After they become regular employees, we'll tentatively give them 50 kilograms of rice a month."

Yan Xinian leaned over and reminded them, "Ask if anyone is willing. If no one is willing, we can just send this job to the base. We won't force it."

Kong Zhi: "I understand."

Xia Lunong brought out the dishes, "Get ready for dinner first."

"Okay."

Several people put the food on the table, distributed bowls and chopsticks, and ate.

Xia Huoqu took a bite of the bird meat on the table and ate it. He picked up a piece and held it in front of him, "This is not chicken, duck or goose, what kind of meat is it?"

"Bird meat." Xia Lunong answered his brother while gnawing at the meat with his black and white eyes, "I can't tell you exactly what kind of bird it is, I exchanged them in the cafeteria."

Xia Huoqu also said, "There has been a lot more bird meat in the base recently."

Yan Xinian knew about this, "Many migratory birds return to the south for the winter and will settle in the Changhe Swamp. Many people in the base set traps and used slingshots to catch a lot. Especially Liao Quannan's gang. Liao Quannan's beast form is a crocodile. He can catch birds in the swamp with one accuracy."

"No wonder." Xia Huoqu nodded, "Will this affect the nearby ecology?"

Yan Xi Nian smiled, "No, it's just catching some birds. Our base is not that big. Now there is little human activity, and the scale of animals and plants has recovered quite well. If we catch it, it can barely be regarded as part of natural selection."

After Yan Xi Nian finished speaking, he took a bite of the bird leg in his hand. For a while, the sauce was rich, the bird meat was firm, and the taste was very good.

He couldn't help but curiously lifted the bird meat and put it in front of his eyes to take a look, "This tastes very good."

"Not bad." Xia Lunong said, "It's marinated with heavy ingredients and grilled, so the mutton smell inside is suppressed."

"That's also very delicious, fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, and the taste is really good." Yan Xinian said and took a big bite, "Fragrant!"

Xia Lunong said, "It is indeed fragrant. The environment in the wild is good now, these birds are very fat, and they are naturally fragrant when grilled."

The four of them ate two birds and cleared the other dishes on the table.

Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu went to boil water, while Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi peeled garlic in the living room.

Xia Huoqu boiled the water and called his brother, "Xiao Nong, go take a shower first, we'll continue to boil the second pot."

"Brother, you guys take a shower first, I have to fry the hot pot base later, I'll come back after I finish frying the hot pot base."

Xia Huoqu forgot about this for a moment.

After they killed the two cows on the campus of N University, they had basically eaten all the beef, leaving only two large pieces of beef fat.

Xia Lunong would not let anyone touch it, and took out the beef fat and cooked it once a day, and tried every means to bring it back.

Xia Huoqu asked, "What do we need to prepare for the hot pot base?"

"Just those, dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, onions, garlic..." Xia Lunong said, "Just put in whatever ingredients you have on hand. We're not too particular about it since we're eating it ourselves."

Xia Huoqu peeled the garlic, picked up the small dustpan and said, "I'm going out to pick Sichuan peppercorns."

Kong Zhi said, "I'll go with you."

Xia Huoqu sat down at the table, "Then I'll sort the dried chili peppers for you. Xi Nian, you take a shower first."

"Okay, then I'll come out to help after I finish taking a shower."

Xia Lunong poked his head out of the yard and shouted, "Brothers, don't be busy after you finish taking a shower, so as to avoid getting the smell of hot pot on your body."

Xia Huoqu said, "Then let's scoop out the water first and wash later."

Seeing that he was unmoved, Xia Lunong didn't try to persuade him any more.

There were more than a dozen pepper trees in their yard, all of which were full of peppers, but some were still green, while some had already turned red, with cracks on the peppers.

Xia Lunong instructed Kong Zhi, "Let's pick the red ones today."

Kong Zhi was a master, and he didn't even need a ladder. He just pointed and hit, picking the red peppers one by one for him.

I don't know if the peppers grown in the yard were nourished by Xia Lunong's supernatural power, but the fragrance of the peppers was particularly strong, with a delicate balance between fragrance and numbness.

Xia Lunong took a deep breath while holding the peppers, and a happy expression appeared on her face.

That night, a strong fragrance came from Xia Lunong's house.

The fragrance drifted far away, and almost the entire base knew that his family had fried hot pot base that night.

The weather is cooler now. Put the fried hot pot base on the table, open the window, and blow for half the night, and the hot pot base will solidify.

The next morning, when Xia Lunong woke up, she cut the hot pot base into pieces with a knife, put them in a small pot, and put them in a cool place.

In the future, they can take hot pot whenever they want. If they go out for a long time, they can also take these hot pot bases with them. If they get some fresh ingredients outside, it will be much more convenient to eat delicious food. After

breakfast, Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu went to the field to weed and fertilize.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi went to the plain outside the base to open up the place where the honeysuckle body was planted yesterday.

When the two of them went alone, they didn't have to walk, which was so troublesome. Instead, Kong Zhi directly changed into a beast and flew over with him on his back.

Xia Lunong sat on Kong Zhi's back, carrying food and water in a basket, and they stayed there for the time being.

When they arrived at the place, the grass they had cut yesterday had grown back and directly submerged the honeysuckle vines. If there were not some traces left, they would have been unable to find the place where they had planted the honeysuckle yesterday.

Xia Lunong said depressedly, "It's growing too fast."

Kong Zhi changed back to human form and put on his clothes, "It's a good thing, at least we don't have to worry about the feed problem for the cattle and yaks for the time being."

"That's right." Xia Lunong said, "We just need to plant some more beans to supplement their nutrition."

After careful observation, Kong Zhi said, "It happens that the grass grown today is fresher, we can cut it and feed the cows."

"We have to cut it whether we want to or not." Xia Lunong bent down to check the condition of the honeysuckle and said, "If we don't cut it, the honeysuckle will be drowned."

Kong Zhi took out a sickle from the basket on his back, "Then let's start?"

"Okay, you go this way and I'll go that way."

Xia Lunong bent down to take the sickle and was about to walk to the other side.

Kong Zhi grabbed his wrist and said, "There are only two of us, there is no need to separate."

Xia Lunong smiled and said, "That's fine."

Mowing the grass is a hard job, just like mowing rice and wheat. You have to bend over and mow forward, facing the loess and your back to the sky, and you can't stop for a moment.

Sweat flowed down their cheeks, flowed to their chins, and dripped onto the grass.

The two did not ask for a break.

This is how work is done. You have to work hard in one go. If you lose your energy, you will never want to work again.

The two worked for more than two hours in one breath.

Xia Lunong felt that her waist was about to break. "Forget it, forget it. Let's not do it. Let's take a break. This grass is enough for the cows and yak to eat for three or four days. Let's wait until they finish eating before we do it."

Kong Zhi said, "Didn't He Shuhui agree to help raise the cows last night? Let him cut grass in his spare time. The rest can be exchanged at the base. There are so many children at the base. Let the news spread that we need to collect grass to feed the cows. There should be many people willing to give grass."

"That's right." Xia Lunong took a long breath and patted her lower back. "Don't be busy when you can solve the problem with supplies."

The two found a place to sit in the field and took out the rice balls they made in the morning to eat.

The rice balls were stuffed with cucumbers and dried meat, and a thin layer of salted egg yolk. They were particularly enjoyable to eat, and it felt even better with honey water.

The autumn wind is not hot. Even if the sun is shining brightly, it becomes cool when the wind blows.

Xia Lunong wiped her face with her sleeve and leaned lazily on Kong Zhi. "It's too troublesome to mow and weed. Let's take a break. I'll use my supernatural power directly in the afternoon."

"Okay." Kong Zhi said, "Avoid using the honeysuckle when the time comes."

"Of course." Xia Lunong said, "Let's go and find a cooler tree to take a nap."

The two of them were on the plain, and they could take in the surrounding scenery at a glance.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi found a tree that at least three people could hug together. After checking the situation nearby, they moved stones and sat under the tree to take turns taking a nap.

Xia Lunong slept for about half an hour, woke up naturally, and poked Kong Zhi, asking him to take a nap.

He sat next to Kong Zhi, and out of boredom, he began to observe the nearby scenery.

The grass nearby was knee-high, and they could hardly see anything while sitting there. The most conspicuous were the large trees scattered on the plain and the clumps of bamboo by the river.

After Kong Zhi woke up, Xia Lunong said, "It's still early, and we haven't eaten bamboo shoots for a long time. How about going to the bamboo forest to see if we can dig some bamboo shoots?"

Kong Zhi agreed, "Take the hatchet with you."

"Okay, I'll look for it." Xia Lunong took out the hatchet from the backpack, "I found it, let's go."

Kong Zhi took his hand and walked in front to explore the way.

The two soon reached the bamboo forest.

The bamboo by the river grew very well, green and tall, and rustled when the wind blew.

The two went into the bamboo forest and soon dug up a backpack of bamboo shoots.

Xia Lunong wiped his sweat when he came out. "It's not raining much now. If it rains, there will be more bamboo shoots."

"We can't carry more if there are more. If we want to eat them, we can dig them again. Anyway, there are

bamboo shoots in spring, summer, autumn and winter." "That's true." Xia Lunong followed Kong Zhi forward, one foot deep and one foot shallow. "Then let's go back first. I will use my superpowers to kill the weeds near the honeysuckle. We will come back in two days to plant soybeans."

Xia Lunong rested for several days and now has sufficient superpowers in his body.

He converted the superpowers that nourish plants into superpowers that kill plants, and spread them around the honeysuckle, which was equivalent to spraying herbicides around the honeysuckle.

However, the effect of his ability was much stronger than the herbicide. As soon as he sprayed it, the surrounding grass began to wither and turn yellow.

Xia Lunong stood up straight, put her hands on her waist and said, "We can only see the specific effect tomorrow. Let's go back today." "Okay

." Kong Zhi said, "I'll carry you back."

"Okay." Xia Lunong's eyes sparkled, "Use beast form?"

"It depends on what you like."

"Let's use beast form. Human form is too heavy."