Chapter 397 Natural Small Refrigerator
But then I thought, a wolf can travel thousands of miles, and a leopard can travel thousands of miles.
Leopards are solitary and do not have the advantage over wolves in collective hunting. When encountering powerful opponents, they will stay far away, so they often travel hundreds of miles at night to find food, and their hunting range is quite large. of vastness.
How can you just stay where you are?
Although I saw a leopard cave in Mopan Mountain last year, I can’t just assume that it is the leopard’s permanent den.
Alas, I can only let it happen.
Anyway, there is now a wolf pack that is kind to our family, and its hunting range covers the mountains and forests near the farm. This is definitely not a bad thing.
When Chen Ling thought of this, he was proud of it: "There is a pack of wolves moving around. This is the symbol of my status as a forest ranger."
He today I originally wanted to go up the mountain to pick two more barrels of wild fruits, but many villagers came looking for me.
Either I came to ask about road construction, or I came to ask about how to raise fish fry next.
There are also people who come to his house for a drink after selling the first batch of fish and seeing the money. There are all kinds of people.
It's not that Chen Ling doesn't show any respect, he just said that he has been drinking every day in the city for a while, and he really can't drink anymore, so he put it off until later.
"The rapeseed has bloomed and the wheat has also filled. I am still in the mood to drink when I am so busy. It shows that I have made money this year."
Send these villagers away, Chen Ling Carrying two wooden barrels, I came out, looked at the golden rapeseed flowers on the slope, and a field of well-growing wheat in front of me. I muttered and went up the mountain.
Summer is about to begin, the weather is getting warmer, and the sun is shining brighter.
No, as soon as we crossed the small river ditch, it suddenly became lively, with all kinds of things flying and jumping around on the waterside and on the mountain.
On both sides of the river ditch, wild ducks and various water birds flew around or fled along the water.
The pheasants mixed with the local chickens on the mountain also ran wildly everywhere with groups of young pheasants.
Chen Ling had previously wondered why these pheasants were not hatching eggs.
After I came back from a trip to the city, I was followed by fluffy, round little chicks. I don’t know where they were hatched.
He doesn't bother to pay attention to this now.
After I came back, I just put two stone troughs on Beishan. I mixed them with some wheat bran and distiller's grains every day, mixed them with water at home, and gave them an extra meal.
I hope I can keep these pheasants with my own high-quality food and integrate them into my own chicken flock.
Now the chickens, ducks, and geese at home have all entered a period of rapid growth. They have grown up together with the little pheasants and wild ducks. This is their home, so there is no need to worry about them. will run away.
“It’s good weather again. The harvest in Beishan Mountain will be great this year, and it will definitely be good in autumn.”
Chen Ling put down the two barrels, took two deep breaths in the bright sunshine, and started picking wild fruits from several surrounding trees.
The North Mountain is steep, there are many poisonous insects, and many ferocious beasts enter the village from here. In the past, the villagers thought it was relatively desolate and gloomy. The wild fruits, mushrooms and other wild products on it are not as abundant as those on the West Mountain and South Mountain.
But this year is obviously different. There are wild trees of all sizes on the north mountain. In front of and behind the mountain, there are all kinds of colorful wild fruits everywhere. The tall ones are on the trees, and the short ones are in the bushes and grass. , Chen Ling came to the mountains several times a day but there was no decrease.
In addition to using them to make wine and brew wine, he now has the urge to make preserves and cans from these fruits.
They are all fine wild fruits. If they are eaten by birds and animals, they will not only be wasted, but they will not be eaten up.
There are also many on the West Mountain and Nanshan Mountain.
Chen Ling shook his head regretfully: "When the village roads are repaired this year, we will try the sales of the fruits in the orchard first."
Then he ducked into the Sun and Moon Cave.
High-priced wine must use Dongtian medicinal materials.
The effect of the medicine will make people drink it, and they will feel obvious immediately.
Of course, he won't go too far and make the effect of the medicine reach a shocking and bizarre level.
If that's the case, even if no problem can be detected, such a strong and effective medicine will cause a lot of trouble.
“The ginseng in Dongtian is comparable to wild ginseng in ten years outside. Just use some ginseng slices and ginseng whiskers to soak in wine.”
“You also need Huangjing wine, but Huangjing is not easy to handle. , I have to let my father-in-law teach me how to do it.”
“…”
"Finally, the medicinal herbs brought by the kite travelers have also grown, and we can add several new styles of wine."
Selecting a few herbs with appropriate medicinal effects in Dongtian, Chen Ling I carried two buckets full of wild fruits and went down the mountain.
I checked the beehives in the orchard along the way, and looked at the soil holes made by the two mountain civets. I went to the backyard of the farm to clean the fruits with satisfaction.
In fact, according to Chen Ling's original intention, after the two mountain civets and the female cat were paired up, they would also be kept at home.
Who knows that the dog at home is not happy, and neither is the little cat.
It was mainly the little tabby cats that came first. These adult cats bullied them, and the little kids at home couldn't stand it, so they kicked them out and refused to let them into the house.
This little tabby cat is also very strange.
After catching the big fat thief Shan Lizi, he grew up with the family dog, so that his daily habits and even every move are similar to those of a dog, making him look like a cat-shaped puppy. son.
This naturally makes other mountain civets of the same kind find it strange. It is not incomprehensible that two mountain civets and two female cats bully it.
On the other hand, the dog at home is very fond of the little tabby cat and is very affectionate.
Then he protected it and drove the two pairs of big cats out.
"Plop."
After Chen Ling cleaned the fruits, he planned to go upstairs to find a place to spread them out to dry. After walking a few steps, he heard a "pop" sound, and a piece of fruit fell out. The yellow apricot fell from the branch and hit his shoulder.
Looking up, it turned out that the two bald men had landed on the almond tree, staring at him with their heads bent.
"Damn, you scared me." Chen Ling picked up the apricots that fell on the ground, wiped them, and took a bite. They were crispy, but not sour at all. They were completely sweet.
It seems that before the road is repaired, the apricots from this family will have to be sent out several times.
After finishing the sweet apricots in a few mouthfuls, Chen Ling waved to the kite on the tree: "What are you looking at? Come down quickly."
The silly big bird fell from the tree. On the edge of the wooden barrel he was holding, he screamed softly, fluttered his wings, and went to eat wild fruits in the barrel.
A while ago, this guy only came home once every half a month, and he often saw no one around.
This time, after the family of three came back from the city, it finally settled down.
According to Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan, Erbaldy came back four or five days before they left.
It didn't go well at first, but after discovering that they were not at home, they were so anxious that they screamed every day and flew back and forth between the farm and the village. They saw the two bald men outside the village yard.
This should be looking for them, thinking they are missing, and getting anxious.
The sense of smell of birds is not well developed, so they can only fly back and forth in the sky to find it.
The second elder found it very interesting and said that everything his son-in-law raised was very conscientious.
Er Baldy is really just like what the two elders said. After Chen Ling and the others came back, he has been at home for the past two days, just like he did before he was tamed two years ago, quietly following behind him. , Wherever he went, this big stupid bird followed him silently, but he was often elusive and easily startled.
While drying wild fruits on the wooden floor, Chen Ling grabbed Er Baldy's wings and lifted him up, feeling the heavy weight on his hands and the strong and tight tendons on his body...
Chen Ling couldn't help but laugh, stretched out his hand and stroked the smooth wing feathers and chest and said: "You are becoming less and less like a kite. If you let me out and say you are a goshawk, others will believe you."
Really the appearance of a kite, the size of a big eagle grows bigger and bigger. Like Heiwa and others, they have broken through the breed restrictions.
Especially after learning to go to the mountains to harm bee hives, often eating bee pupae, and eating medicinal herbs dried at home after returning home, how can this not grow big?
Er Baldy screamed loudly twice on his hand, his chest swelled like a big pigeon, his head shrank, his eyes were half closed, and he seemed to enjoy Chen Ling's touch very much.
“You’re so fat, and you don’t know how to hook up with a companion to build a nest. It seems that I have to get you a bird box at home that is warm in winter and cool in summer.”
Chen Ling stretched out his hand and scratched the big stupid bird's chest a few more times, raised his hand to let it fly, then turned and went downstairs to find a wooden board to nail a bird box for it to live in.
Er Baldy was still unfinished. After being thrown from upstairs by Chen Ling, he did not fly. Instead, he landed on the ground and waited for him. Like an old hen, he waddled behind him with his wings on his back. As he walked, he followed closely and held his trouser leg in his mouth, hoping that he would touch and tickle him.
"Go, go, you're still addicted, go play somewhere else."
Chen Ling grabbed it, threw it into the sky, and let it fly again.
"Lingzi, what are you doing, come out quickly."
At this time, the father-in-law's voice came from the side outside the farm, and a group of little dogs also "barked" Shouting, they crowded together from the waterway entrance on the west side and poked their heads, wagging their tails at him from a distance and calling him out.
“Hey, it’s coming.”
Chen Ling glanced at the bald man who wanted to leave again, made a gesture, and walked out quickly.
When Er Baldy saw this, he let out a loud cry, suddenly rose into the air again, hung above his head, and flew out of the farm with him.
“What’s up, Dad.”
Wang Cunye takes a group of dogs to herd sheep and cattle around the orchard every morning. After walking around the orchard, he will walk up the slope and Laohewan. It’s a good stroll. Far.
It's almost noon now, and it's back again.
"Come over quickly and take a look. Water is flowing out of the mountain wall to the west."
Seeing Chen Ling coming out, the old man quickly waved to him and told him to come over and have a look.
"What? There is water on the mountain wall? Hasn't it always been there?"
Chen Ling was a little confused when he heard this. He just used the water flow drawn from the west as living water. The farm has been turned into a canal.
“It’s not the ones you brought down, it’s a crack that opened on its own side, and water came out at the foot of the mountain, as if there was a spring in it.”
"Ah? When did this become like this?"
"Who knows this? Come with me first and have a look."
Weng and son-in-law were talking and walked to the west Under the steep mountain wall.
The sound of gurgling water here is extremely pleasant, but the place the old man mentioned is not at the source of the water in the canal, but about twenty meters away to the north.
Many dwarf wild trees, shrubs and weeds grew on the moist mountain wall. There was a crack in the stone, which was only as wide as two fingers, and a gurgling stream of water was coming out. A trickling, clear stream of water.
"Oh, it's true, what's going on? Why did water suddenly come out of this mountain wall?"
Chen Ling was surprised when he saw it. He stretched out his hand to take a handful of water and tried it. The flow rate was not slow. , and it is extremely cool and a little bit cold. It seems that it is indeed water flowing out of the mountain.
My father-in-law came over and asked, "How is it? Did I say that right?"
"Well, this water looks quite clear, I don't know if I can drink it, Erhei, You go home and bring a keg."
After hearing the order, Erhei yelled and ran back to the farm, biting the handle of the keg and took it over.
"Good dog."
Chen Ling praised it, and then he and Wang Cunye and his son-in-law took the water, hoping that the water would settle a little in the bucket to see if it was dry.
As soon as I received half of the bucket, I saw small water droplets condensed on the outside of the barrel wall. When I touched it with my hand, it was very cold.
Chen Ling's face was full of joy when he saw this: "Good guy, let's not talk about whether this is clean or not, just use the cold water. In summer, this is a natural small refrigerator. Put some Watermelon freezes very quickly."
After saying this, Chen Ling thought again. Since there is a natural small refrigerator, let's build a small pool or water tower here with stones. Wouldn't that keep it fresher?
Well, the small water tower is better. Just because of the temperature of the water, you can hang some meat or something in it and it can be stored for a long time.
Absolutely no worse than a refrigerator.
(End of this chapter)