Chapter 27 Looking for People
"You can also dig earthworms to feed them. From now on, just give me the earthworms you dig." Han Yimo also nodded.
"Actually, we can raise earthworms." Qiao Mo thought that earthworms were very good feed. They could dig a hole on the edge of their private plot to raise earthworms, so they wouldn't need to feed the poultry with grain.
"Then it's settled. We'll raise three geese, preferably all black geese." Han Yimo said happily, "Momo, how do you raise earthworms?"
Qiao Mo explained to them how to raise earthworms and make feed: "Let me be clear: I don't raise earthworms, nor do I take them. I have no involvement in turning earthworms from farming to feed."
"This thing is a bit disgusting. There's no reason for a girl like you to do it." Kang Mingyuan and Han Yimo nodded in understanding.
"Yesterday when I was swimming in the river, I saw quite a few fish. It's a pity that I don't have any fishing gear, otherwise I could have caught some fish to eat." Qiao Mo thought of the big and small fish in Xiaoyue Creek and couldn't help swallowing.
"In a few days, let's go to the mountains to cut some small water bamboos, weave a few fish baskets, and put them in the river to see if we can catch some fish and shrimps." Kang Mingyuan nodded.
They didn't know how long they would stay in this place. They had no meat coupons and were far away from the town and the county. It was impossible for them to buy some meat on the black market. They could only find ways to get meat from the mountains and rivers.
After dinner, Kang Mingyuan and Han Yimo went to the mountains to chop firewood, while Qiao Mo went to the back to open up wasteland. The wasteland was overgrown with weeds and there were many large and small stones.
Qiao Mo first cut the weeds, then picked up the stones and put them aside, and then used a hoe to turn the soil. The barren land was compacted together, and even a strong man like Qiao Mo could only dig about ten centimeters with a hoe. Qiao Mo thought to himself that it was no wonder that they were given two acres of land. He wondered how much labor it would take to harvest something from such barren land.
She couldn't just eat other people's vegetables, so no matter how barren the land was, she had to open it up and plant vegetables. She sweated profusely under the scorching sun, but her speed was unsatisfactory. She only dug out a small piece before she got up.
In the afternoon, they were still turning sweet potato vines. Qiao Mo was more skilled at it and was more prepared: she not only wore a straw hat, but also brought a kettle with a kettle of boiled water. In addition, her physical condition was good, so even though it was hotter in the afternoon, she felt more relaxed than in the morning.
"Xiao Qiao, can you give me the stalks of your sweet potato vines?" Aunt Wu asked, looking at the handful of sweet potato vines in Qiao Mo's hand.
"Okay, but I want to take the tender leaves back to cook." Qiao Mo nodded, picked all the tender leaves, and gave the remaining stems and old leaves to Aunt Wu.
"Thank you." Aunt Wu took it happily. Her family raised two big fat pigs, which consumed a lot of pig grass every day. Although these sweet potato vines were few, they were better than nothing.
When she returned to the educated youth site, Kang Mingyuan and the others had not returned yet. She first lit a fire to cook. As for the vegetables, she prepared to cook some beans, and then picked some green peppers from Kang Mingyuan and his family's vegetable garden to make roasted peppers.
It was dark, and the food was ready. Shao Lidong, Wang Jiaming and the others had returned a long time ago, but Kang Mingyuan and the others had not returned yet. Qiao Mo's heart couldn't help but rise: in the original book, the male protagonist had met Kang Mingyuan and the others when he went hunting in the mountains. They hadn't returned by this time. Could it be that they had gone into the mountains to catch wild animals?
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