The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

While building the chicken coop, Jiang replied, "It was Madam Xue too. When she came, she saw Xiaobai practicing calligraphy on the ground, so she taught him. It's amazing that a woman can actually read."

After saying that, Jiang turned to ask Xu Yingtao: "Is this chicken coop a suitable size?"

Xu Yingtao was stunned for a moment, then she realized that Jiang was building a nest for the golden eagle.

She was a little confused for a moment.

Can a golden eagle live in a chicken coop?

Never mind, let’s just make do with what we have for now. We’re not sure if the eagle can survive right now.

If it were really alive, their family would not be able to keep this kind of bird of prey.

"Mother." Xu Yingtao walked to Jiang's side, "Did Aunt Xue tell you about her family situation?"

Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "She said that they, a family of three, came from the north. Because their family business failed, they had to seek refuge with her husband's relatives. She also said that her husband had some difficulty acclimatizing since returning to his hometown, but only after eating the food you made did he feel better."

Xu Yingtao was happy.

This means that the mother and daughter will have to visit in the future.

Seeing her suddenly smile brightly, Jiang asked, "Why are you smiling so happily?"

Xu Yingtao answered truthfully: "If nothing unexpected happens, Xiaobai will have a husband soon."

Jiang finally reacted and asked in surprise, "Do you want Xiaobai to recognize that Madam Xue as his master?"

Xu Yingtao nodded: "It's not a problem to ask her to teach us. Besides, our little Bai is so smart that it will be much easier and more convenient to teach him than other children. I think Aunt Xue will not refuse."

Although they had only been together for a short while, my intuition was not deceiving. This Aunt Xue was well-educated, knowledgeable in medicine, and kind-hearted.

It would be most appropriate to ask such a person to enlighten Xiao Bai.

But before that, she had to correct Xie Bai's habit of not wanting to use paper and only willing to squat on the ground to practice calligraphy.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed finding Xue Qingqiu as a teacher, Xue Qingqiu was also chatting about them with her daughter.

Yan Yunlan looked incredulous and said excitedly: "Mom, did you see that? That little girl, who is not even as high as my chin, was able to break firewood as thick as my arm. This is simply a natural supernatural power!"

She was standing in the yard bored at the time, and saw a little girl coming under the eaves to pick up firewood. Perhaps she thought one of the sticks was too long, so the little girl grabbed the stick, which was as thick as her arms, with both hands, and used her knees to bend it. The stick "cracked" and broke into two pieces.

Yan Yunlan was stunned at that time.

After Xie Li entered the house with the firewood in her arms, she couldn't help but pull out a piece of firewood from under the eaves. She used almost all her strength, but the firewood didn't move at all.

Yan Yunlan didn't believe it, so she ran into the kitchen with firewood and asked Xie Li to demonstrate it to her again.

As a result, when the firewood fell into Xie Li's hands, it became as brittle as celery and was easily broken into two pieces by her.

Yan Yunlan is still amazed when he thinks about it.

Xue Qingqiu dodged the grass and trees under his feet and said with a smile: "I think that boy is more interesting. Apart from your father, I have never seen anyone smarter than him. He is a promising talent."

Yan Yunlan curled his lips, having no impression at all.

In this world, she has no interest in any man except her father and brother.

But she heard the hidden meaning in her mother's words and advised: "Mom, I know you value talents, but even if Wenquxing descended to earth, Dad would not want to teach him. He fell to this point because he was persecuted by his students. Dad once said that he would never accept disciples in this life."

How could Xue Qingqiu not know this? Thinking of his family's current situation, he sighed silently.

Suddenly, the image of the girl holding the eagle flashed through his mind, and Xue Qingqiu couldn't help laughing again.

"They are an interesting family."

The next morning, after Xu Yingtao got up early, she did not go back to sleep.

As soon as the day broke, she couldn't wait to burn incense and take a bath. She washed her hands three times before carefully removing the cloth and straw from the winnowing basket.

When Xu Yingtao saw that the forty "dumplings" had grown a thick layer of white hair, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This is the mycelium of Rhizopus, which means that her koji fermentation was successful!

Jiang rushed over upon hearing the noise. When she saw the white hair on the koji, her face suddenly changed and she exclaimed, "Oh my, why is it all moldy?"

Xu Yingtao explained: "Mom, this is not mold, it is mycelium, which is a sign of the success of the wine yeast."

Now we just need to dry the yeast and take it to the town tomorrow to report.

After hearing her explanation, Jiang hurriedly helped her move the bamboo rack to the yard. It happened to be a sunny day, which was a good time to dry the clothes.

The heavy stone in Xu Yingtao's heart fell to the ground, and she even looked at the crooked chicken coop with a lot more favor.

The clothes made by Jiang are nice, but her chicken coop is really bad.

But Xu Yingtao didn't dare to say anything, she didn't even know how to respond.

The golden eagle had awakened from its slumber at some point and was now curled up in a simple chicken coop, looking listless, like an old hen that had lost its vitality.

Xu Yingtao comforted her, "Are you hungry? I asked Uncle Awen to go to town to buy you a rabbit. Wait, he will be back soon."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Zheng Wen took a fat wild rabbit out of the backpack and said with a smile, "This skin is good. It can be used to make a fur collar for the winter. Otherwise, how about skinning it and feeding it to the rabbit?"

He saw the golden eagle this morning and was shocked.

When I learned that Xu Yingtao wanted to buy a rabbit to feed it, I was speechless again.

This beast was picked up by Xu Yingtao, which can be considered as a good deed accumulated in the previous life.

Xu Yingtao looked embarrassed: "I don't dare to kill..."

It is not a problem for her to kill chickens, ducks and fish, but it takes some courage to kill these furry mammals.

"Bring me the knife, I'll kill him for you." Zheng Wen said straightforwardly.

His movements were neat and quick, and soon a skinned rabbit was handed to Xu Yingtao.

No one here has ever raised a bird of prey, so Zheng Wen took it for granted that whoever feeds the dog will be the dog's master, and whoever feeds the golden eagle will probably recognize its master just like a dog.

Therefore, the task of feeding the eagle must be done by Xu Yingtao personally.

Xu Yingtao looked at the blood and flesh on her hands with a little disgust. Fearing that the golden eagle would attack her out of stress, she gently placed the rabbit meat next to its nest.

Tsk tsk, she has been here for so long and still hasn’t tasted a rabbit, but a bird got there first.

"Falconry is not as easy as you think."

A familiar voice came from behind him.

Xu Yingtao looked back and saw Xue Qingqiu and her daughter standing in the yard without her noticing. They both smiled at her.

Xue Qingqiu continued, "Eagles are fierce animals. If you want to tame them completely, you have to torture them first."

Then Xu Yingtao learned from Xue Qingqiu how to train an eagle.

In layman's terms, to train a hawk simply means not letting the hawk sleep for many days in a row. Whenever it wants to sleep, wake it up. After a few days, the hawk's wildness will be worn away.

During this period, humans cannot sleep either. They have to stare at the eagle with wide eyes, until the eagle realizes that it cannot outlast humans, and then it will bow its head and surrender to humans.

This is staying up all night on sleep.

There is another way that is even more cruel.