Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After determining the location, Lin Xia transplanted the seedlings of the Mihu tree. In order to prevent small animals from accidentally hurting the seedlings, she also built a fence around the seedlings. She also warned Ah Huang, Da Zhuang and Bai Long not to hurt the Mihu tree. Not only should they not hurt themselves, but they should also prevent other wild animals from running in, such as the wild dog that ran in before. The dog meat is still in the refrigerator!

After the transplant, Lin Xia packed up and went to check on the crops in the field. Tomorrow is the last day of autumn, and many autumn crops have already been harvested. For example, eggplants and Chinese cabbages were all harvested yesterday; carrots, peppers, and melon seeds were all harvested today. Tomorrow, only sweet potatoes, spinach, green peppers, red beans, and the last crop of mutant fantasy grass are left to harvest.

This autumn, Lin Xia harvested a total of 19 mutant flowers through timely screening and planting. She planted 1 mu of land on the 4st, and after 5 days, that is, on the 6th, when she could see whether the flower buds had mutated, she dug out the non-mutated fantasy grass, planted again, and waited another 5 days before screening again.

It takes a total of 9 days from sowing to harvesting the fantasy grass, that is, No. 1 sows, No. 10 harvests, No. 6 hoes up the non-mutated fantasy grass and replants it, and No. 11 retains the confirmed mutated fantasy grass again, continues to hoe up the non-mutated ones, and replants them together with the unsown land harvested by No. 10.

In this way, after 5 rounds of sowing, only 15 flowers were obtained in total. The last 30 mutant flowers will be harvested tomorrow on the 4th. A total of 20 bags of fantasy grass seeds were consumed this season, and there was one time when no flowers mutated. This mutant flower is really not easy to grow.

Lin Xia gave wheat flour to all the dwarfs, and informed the dwarfs who were in charge of watering today that they could have a day off tomorrow. However, the two dwarfs who were in charge of harvesting and the one who was in charge of taking care of the animals would have to work hard for another day.

The four dwarfs who were watering the plants were very considerate. They said that after they had a day's rest tomorrow, they would come to replace the dwarfs behind them in taking care of the animals. Each of them would be responsible for one day. This way, everyone can grow and don't have to be bored at home!

After Lin Xia had an emotional exchange with the dwarf, she went to the crop processing workshop and took out the snake skin for processing using a livestock processing machine.

Today I consulted Dart about the method of smoking meat. The by-product processing function in the livestock processing machine has a function for smoking meat, but if you use it directly, you will only get the most ordinary smoked meat. If you add some materials that are helpful for smoking meat, such as charcoal, spices, etc., the smoked meat you get will be different depending on the seasonings you add.

The charcoal Dart uses for smoking meat is usually ordered from Gotz in advance. In the past, it was not used much and was only used to smoke fish. It was only this year when Lin Xia changed the meat recipe in Mineral Town that Dart began to increase the order of smoking wood.

Lin Xia plans to go to the mountains tomorrow to find some fruit wood and hardwood suitable for smoking meat. It is better to store wood in autumn and winter, and it can be easily dried and used after being cut down.

After processing the snake skin, Lin Xia sent the last wolf into the processing machine to slaughter, skin it, and cut it into pieces.

There were 20 wild rabbits left. Lin Xia skinned and gutted all of them. The fur of the four rabbits that were electrocuted could not be used, so the fur of the other 4 rabbits was tanned and stored.

These rabbits are much bigger than the ones usually caught in the traps in the back hills. They are half a person’s height, weigh forty to fifty kilograms, and have very thick fur.

It would be great if we could find a skilled tailor to make these furs into furs, blankets, etc., but unfortunately the fur of these rabbits is not pure white or black, but rather some messy brown or gray, and cannot be sold at a high price.

After removing the fur and internal organs, the rabbit meat was only about half the weight. Lin Xia pickled 4 rabbits, and smoked 4 more rabbits after finding the wood for smoking. The remaining 12 rabbits were all kept fresh. When the time came, she would send one pickled rabbit and one smoked rabbit to each of Sister Juan and the others, and keep one for herself.

There were still 2 adult female deer and 9 fawns left from the deer hunted this time. Lin Xia collected them all. The fur of one deer could not be used, so the fur of the remaining 1 female deer and 1 fawns was tanned and stored.

All the deer blood must be stored. At present, Lin Xia does not have any white wine suitable for making deer blood wine. When the time comes, some fresh deer blood will be stored, and the rest will be given to Dot to help make it into dried deer blood or mix it with other medicinal materials to make pills.

The two female deer were relatively large, weighing nearly 260 kilograms. Unfortunately, the one that was electrocuted had been dead for a long time, so its blood could not be used. We collected nearly 7 liters of blood from the remaining deer (about 14 kilograms). The weight of several young deer was basically around 100 kilograms, and we collected about 25 liters of their blood in total.

Considering that the medicinal value of young deer's blood may not be as good as that of adult deer, Lin Xia stores them separately. When the time comes, she will ask Dutte for advice on how to use them for the best effect.

The two big deer have been smoked, and a smoked deer leg will be mailed to Sister Juan and the others. The nine fawns will be preserved and stored. Deer meat is very tender and delicious whether stir-fried, stewed or roasted.

Lin Xia also had two roe deer, which were also processed this time. These two roe deer were not as big as deer, each weighing less than 200 kilograms, but roe deer are also a kind of deer, and their meat is also very delicious.

After dealing with the large animals, looking at the 9 ducks, 2 water birds, and 3 pheasants in the space, Lin Xia felt that it was time to ask Saibala to make a poultry processing machine. She didn't want to keep killing and plucking chickens manually!

Of the three large boxes of mushrooms, only half of them were fresh and edible, which tasted the best. Lin Xia packed them in small portions by species and weight, and then stored them in the refrigerator at home. For other mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, tea tree mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, and black fungus, Lin Xia only kept a small portion of them fresh for storage, and dried the rest and stored them in bags.

As for chestnuts and walnuts, they have been shelled last time and most of them have been dried and stored. You can process them whenever you need them.

The busy schedule lasted until around 6:7 p.m., almost : p.m. Lin Xia was so hungry that she quickly finished her work and ran back to the house. There was already a table full of dishes on the table, so she washed her hands and ate first!

After dinner, Lin Xia went into the kitchen again. Tomorrow is Halloween, and she has to prepare cookies for some children!

The main ingredients used for cookies are eggs, flour and butter made from milk. Adding chocolate can make chocolate cookies. Anna taught her how to make this dessert!

Lin Xia took out the milk harvested during this period and used a livestock processing machine to make 20 portions of butter and 20 portions of cheese, and also made 10 portions each of plain biscuits and chocolate biscuits.

I made 20 more portions of cream, combined with cheese, fruit, etc., and baked a lot of cakes for myself, which I packed and put away one by one. Making desserts is really a fascinating thing! When you are immersed in the process of making desserts, you seem to have entered a sweet world. The sweet smell in the air is like an alluring magic that makes people involuntarily indulge in it.

Every time you stir egg liquid, knead dough or carefully decorate a cake, it feels like you are creating a work of art. Watching the various ingredients blend and transform in your hands, and finally become exquisite and delicious desserts, your heart is filled with satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. And this feeling is like a drug. Once you try it, you will be unable to help but fall into it.

Moreover, the charm of desserts is not only in their taste. It can be a gift, conveying warmth and love; it can also be a kind of enjoyment, bringing people pleasure and relaxation. Whether sharing with family or savoring alone, desserts can always add a special beauty to life. Therefore, making desserts is not only a skill, but also a love and pursuit of life.

After Lin Xia packed the cookies and cakes, she took out 5 of each and put them in her watch space, and put the rest in the refrigerator.

She took out another 2 kilograms of leeks, put in eggs, mushrooms, shrimps and other fillings, and she could finally eat leek dumplings!

In addition to leek dumplings, Lin Xia also made a lot of leek-stuffed dumplings, pies, etc. and put them into the space. These pasta dishes are much more delicious than bread. It's okay to eat bread occasionally, but she can't bear to eat it as a staple food every day!