At present, the sunflowers planted on Xiaoqing Mountain have sprouted and grown three leaves. Most of the sunflowers are growing well, with thick, upright trunks and thick, green leaves. If they grow to the same height as Ke'er, the leaves should be like a big fan. Ke'er is looking forward to it. As for those sunflowers planted in areas with severe desertification, poor growth, late emergence, and thin seedlings, Ke'er decided not to interfere with their growth and let the sunflowers grow freely.
The potato fields on Xiaoqing Mountain had been plowed and left to dry in the sun. My brother had heard from the county agricultural school that there was a kind of melon with a skin as beautiful as a meteor shower. It was very suitable for growing in sandy wasteland. He asked someone to find seeds and would send them to my brother when he found them. So Qin Feng left this piece of land untouched, waiting for the melon seeds.
The sweet potatoes planted on Daqing Mountain grew very well. The eastern slope was full of green seedlings. Every day, Ke'er or Xiaosi would come to pick a basket of sweet potato tips and fry them at home. They would also send a large portion to the cowshed every time, and every now and then they would send a handful to the people in the village. In this way, the more they picked, the more prosperous the sweet potatoes grew.
In the areas of the eastern mountain of Daqing Mountain where the sandy soil is more serious, jujube trees and peanuts are intercropped. All the jujube trees survive, take deep roots and grow strong. The peanuts grow freely under the jujube trees, and a lot of peanuts should be harvested after they mature.
Finally, there were the chicks that were free-range in the sedge nests at Hongliuwo. These chicks were incredibly voracious eaters, and they had no dietary restrictions, eating everything. Xiao Si once spotted a chick pecking at gravel, which frightened him. He thought the chick was going to die, but Qin Muzhou later told him, "Xiao Si, don't cry. The chick won't die. It's eating gravel to help it break down the food in its stomach. A small amount is good for the chick."
"Really?" Xiao Si asked, tears still on her face. "Really? If you don't believe me, go ask Mom."
Xiao Si turned to Li Shuwan and said, "Mother, is what Third Brother said right?"
"Yes, don't be afraid, the little chicken is fine."
Seeing that Xiao Si and his mother had to feed more than 1,000 chickens every day and were very busy, Ke Er said to Qin Feng, "Dad, let's find someone among the villagers to feed the chickens."
Qin Feng said, "Who to find to feed the chickens is a problem, and also, what reason to come is also a problem. Without a proper explanation, it will cause trouble."
Xiao Si responded, "Daddy, can we ask Choudan and his mother to feed the chickens? Choudan is so pitiful. He can't even get enough to eat. The sweet potato leaves I sent to him and his mother that day were snatched away by his grandmother. He was crying because of hunger, and his mother gave him all the food and drank water herself." As he spoke, he began to cry.
Qin Feng found a solution as soon as he heard it. "Good boy, you are really Daddy's helper. Just take care of the ugly boy and his mother. Don't cry, be good."
Then he said, "Choudan and his mother are military dependents. His father died in a mission. Choudan's mother has no relatives or friends in the village and her life is very difficult. I will go talk to the village chief."
When Qin Feng found the village chief and told him about this, the village chief also had a look of regret on his face. "Han Yanzi, the ugly egg's mother, has become increasingly thinner since the death of her ugly egg's father. She has lost a lot of weight. Her parents-in-law are gone, and her family is always making trouble. She can't rely on her family, but they are always making trouble. She has to live with her ugly egg alone and it's hard to make ends meet. If you can arrange for them to raise chickens on your Daqing Mountain and provide them with living expenses, that would be a good idea. However, you need to get their consent letter that they are military dependents and that you can take care of their lives."
For this matter, Qin Feng went to the county town, found the armed forces department in the county town, took out the village certificate, explained the situation, and wanted the armed forces department to write a certificate to arrange for Choudan and his mother Han Yanzi to work on the mountain that Qin Feng was in charge of. This was also to take care of the military families.
The comrades from the county armed forces department also found out the information of Choudan and his mother, agreed to the arrangement made by Qin Feng and Beishawozi Village, and readily wrote a written certificate of consent and handed it to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng got the letter of certification and rushed back to Beishawozi Village to find the village chief and handed him the letter of certification. The village chief said cheerfully, "Qin Feng, you are quick to get things done. Okay, I'll ask the women's director to talk to her and agree to have him come to your house tomorrow."
Qin Feng returned home and was about to have lunch when Ke'er wanted to eat mutton pilaf. Li Shuwan made it for her. Ke'er knew that her brothers would eat a lot when they were growing up, so she prepared a large amount of ingredients: 600 grams of rice, a pound of lamb ribs, 6 carrots, 4 skinless sheep, and appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce, cooking wine, MSG, ginger, and cumin.
Seeing Ke'er prepare the ingredients, Li Shuwan rinsed the rice and soaked it in clean water for 20 minutes. She then cleaned the lamb, separating the fat and lean meat and cut it into small pieces. She also diced the onions and carrots and sliced the ginger. After washing, she heated a wok and added the diced lamb fat. Stir-fry until the fat sizzled. Then, she added the lean lamb and continued to stir-fry for 3 minutes. She then added the onions and carrots and sautéed until fragrant. She then added cooking wine, pepper, salt, soy sauce, and MSG and mixed well. She then added the drained rice and spread it evenly. She then added a large ladle of water and brought it to a boil over high heat. She then covered the pot and simmered it on low heat for 30 minutes. Li Shuwan then added the cumin seeds and sautéed them over low heat until fragrant. After cooling, she placed them on a chopping board and crushed them with a rolling pin. She also finely chopped the green onions.
When the pilaf was almost done, the whole yard was filled with the aroma of rice. Xiao Si brought out a small stool and sat at the kitchen door, sniffing and reveling in himself, "Ah, it smells so good! I can eat two big bowls. Mom, is the rice ready?"
"It's almost done. It's almost done. Is our little four hungry? It will be ready soon."
After the rice in the pilaf is steamed and cooked, Li Shuwan adds chopped green onion and crushed cumin into the rice and mixes well to make the aroma more intense.
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