Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

"Oh my god, where did the rat snake come from at this time? Shouldn't they be hibernating at this time?"

Fu Ming leaned over to take a look. After seeing that it was a non-venomous rat snake, he swallowed his saliva. It was not because of fear, but because of greed.

Recalling the snake soup I drank in Qingshan Village before, it was so delicious!

Ye Lin took the snake out of the basket. The thick snake body was only slightly thinner than his arm. Perhaps because the snake was dead, the scales on its body were not as black and shiny.

Instead, it's a bit gray.

The rat snake, also known as the king snake, is non-venomous and typically feeds on mice, frogs, and birds. Because of its large size, it typically wraps its body around its prey, killing it before swallowing it.

But it's winter now, and rat snakes also need to hibernate. This rat snake looks to weigh about five or six kilograms. I don't know how Ye Jun got it.

Seeing Fu Wan, Fu Ming and Qin An Ning all looking at him, Ye Jun nudged Ye Lin with his elbow, then turned around and went back into the cowshed.

"Brother, tell them, I'll go get some food for the chickens and ducks!"

"Hey, okay!"

Ye Lin threw the snake back into the backpack and slung the basket over his shoulder before he told the whole story.

Before dawn today, Ye Jun came to the chicken farm early to pick up eggs.

Unlike before, he heard the dogs barking urgently before he even reached the chicken farm.

The dog Ye Jun raised was a wolfhound pup he got from the neighboring village. It was only one month old and was not big, but very ferocious.

He thought it was the chicken thief coming again, but when he ran closer, he found that the dog was barking in the chicken coop, and the chickens were scared and flew everywhere.

Seeing this situation, Ye Jun felt a sinking feeling in his heart, thinking that the chicken thief was so bold as to sneak into the chicken coop.

When he picked up the shovel beside him and tiptoed towards the chicken coop, he found that the chicken coop was empty. In the direction where the wolfhound pup was barking, a snake as long as a shoulder pole was wriggling, opening its big mouth to swallow eggs!

Ye Jun couldn't stand it at all. He didn't care what kind of snake it was. He picked up the shovel and hit it hard.

It was winter and the snake was afraid of the cold and had no energy. It was swatted to death by Ye Jun without even struggling.

He picked up the snake and threw it into his backpack. After that, he did not forget to check the surroundings. The feces in the chicken coop had not been cleaned for a while, and there was a thick layer of feces on the ground due to being trampled by chickens and ducks.

Because the chickens and ducks are lying down to rest, it is still somewhat warm in the chicken coop even in the middle of winter.

This is probably why the snake crawled into the chicken coop.

After all, it's cold outside and warm in the chicken coop. Although there is a bit of a feces smell, the rat snake itself doesn't smell much better.

There are also some geese outside the chicken coop. Geese are generally smarter than chickens and ducks, and they don't like to live with chickens and ducks. Otherwise, with the geese around, the snake wouldn't dare to come in.

After Ye Lin said this, Fu Wan and the others basically understood the whole story.

It was nothing more than a rat snake that sneaked into the chicken coop and felt warm and drowsy. Its large body disturbed the chickens and ducks. The puppies barked at it for a while, and the snake woke up. Seeing the eggs so close to it, it decided to have a meal!

Honestly, even if the creature wasn't eating the eggs, Ye Jun wouldn't have let it go. In the 1980s, snakes weren't protected species, and eating their meat was a luxury. How could he possibly let go of a snake he'd already caught?

Snake meat is also meat!

What's more, this snake is so big. Apart from the internal organs, it will weigh at least three or four kilograms when we bring it back!

As they were talking, Ye Jun came over carrying a chicken with half of its wings flapping.

"This chicken broke its wing for a few days now. You can take it home with you. It's perfect for making soup with the snake."

The taste of the snake soup alone was still a bit bland. Ye Lin didn't say much after hearing this. He took the chicken weighing about two or three pounds and signaled Fu Wan and the others to go back.

Before leaving, he reminded his younger brother, "Chinese New Year is coming soon. Please clean up the manure in the chicken coop. I will bring you the meal when it is ready."

"Oh, OK!"

A thorough cleaning is required before the Chinese New Year. This concept is not only practiced in Qingshan Village, but also in Fujia Village.

There is already a lot of manure in the chicken coop. Once it is shoveled out, it becomes excellent fertilizer and is perfect for composting on the ground.

Before leaving, Ye Jun happened to be carrying a bucket of mixed chicken feed and called out a few times. The chickens, ducks and geese immediately ran towards him. Fu Wan and the others even felt the ground shaking under their feet.

It was at this time that two figures with colorful tail feathers flew down from the tree and quickly joined the team grabbing chicken food.

Ye Jun next to him looked as if he was used to it.

Fu Wan couldn't help but pat Ye Lin and asked, "Brother A Lin, are those two pheasants?"

"Oh, yes, a while ago, one of them ran down the mountain. Ah Jun wanted to catch it and eat it, but it turned out to be a clever pheasant. It ate it and ran away.

However, they lay two pheasant eggs every day, so Ah Jun wanted to raise them and see if he could raise a flock of pheasants.

After that, he smiled again and said, "Hey, just for fun!"

Winter is cold, and it is difficult for animals in the woods to find food. However, Ye Jun's chicken farm is at the foot of the mountain. For pheasants that cannot find food in the mountains, this is a place of wealth and danger.

You know what, maybe two today, four in two days, and you can really raise a flock of pheasants.

A few of them walked home while chatting and laughing. When they got home, Ye Jianguo was cleaning up the pig offal.

Seeing this, Ye Lin simply handed over the backpack.

"Dad, you should clean it up together!"

"What is it, a rat snake?"

Ye Jianguo poured the snake out of the basket. He was very happy to see such a big snake.

"Okay, I'll clean it up. We've added another delicious dish to lunch today!"

Ye Jianguo likes to eat snakes. In his words, snake meat is smooth and delicate, and tastes better than chicken, duck and pork.

"Ah Lin, skin the wild rabbit we caught this morning and fry it for lunch."

"Good Le!"

Seeing that everyone was busy, Fu Wan, Fu Ming and others were not idle either, and they all looked for work to do.

The water in the back pot was boiling. Li Chunhua killed the chicken skillfully, drained the blood, and then scooped up boiling water to scald the chicken feathers.

Seeing this, Fu Wan simply brought a stool and plucked the chicken feathers. Qin An Ning, who was standing next to her, also wanted to come up and help.

Fu Wan was worried that she couldn't get used to the fishy smell caused by the cooking, so she asked her to help her fetch half a bucket of clean well water so that it would be easier to clean the chicken after plucking it.

Fu Ming's job was not so easy. Ye Jianguo had washed the wild boar's large intestine, but the small intestine had not been cleaned yet. He did not mind the dirt and rolled up his sleeves to help.

Several people were busy in the yard. At this time, the aroma of lard dregs wafted from the kitchen. Fu Ming shrugged his nose and couldn't help but sigh:

"Hey, this lard smells so good!"

Ye Lin, who was standing by, nodded in agreement. "It does smell good, but it's a pity that wild boar lard isn't as thick as domestic pig lard, so you can't make much lard!"