Farming from the end of the world

With so much corn piled up in the house, it is not surprising that there will be rats.

Chen Guo picked up the corn that had been gnawed by the mice and took a look. Hey, these mice are really picky. Many of the corn scattered on the ground were only eaten by the nutrient-rich, soft-tasting germ. All are left.

It's fine to steal food, but it's still a waste.

Hit two lightning points of Chen Guo at once.

This matter couldn't be solved today, Chen Guo closed the door and went back to her room to sleep, planning to get a cat tomorrow, it couldn't be a kitten, it had to be a strong adult cat that could catch mice.

The next day, after feeding the dogs and chickens and eating himself, he set out to find the cat.

Many rural people keep cats to catch mice, and rural people don't think about neutering cats. They just let them reproduce on their own, and give away kittens after they are weaned.The gates of rural houses and courtyards are not closed enough, and after a long time, some have become wild cats without owners, wandering around the village every day.

Chen Guo planned that if she couldn't find a suitable cat, she would lure one or two wild cats to her house. There were dogs on the mountain, and the chickens were big enough, so she wasn't afraid of the cats biting the chickens.

I have seen a few cats with kittens, all of them are very small, and they are cute and fluffy. They are good as pets, but they are probably not good at catching mice.

So he turned his head and went to the hillside where the wild cats in the village often haunt.

There are a few cats on the slope basking in the sun idly, squinting their eyes and wagging their tails gently, looking leisurely.

People in the village who didn't have cats occasionally came to catch a rat and take it home for a few days, so this group of cats were not afraid of people, and they didn't move their nests when they saw Chen Guolai.

Chen Guo looked around and picked a well-proportioned, healthy-looking black cat.Black cats hide themselves better at night and should be easier to catch mice.

Taking out the ham sausage she just bought at a small shop from her pocket, Chen Guo peeled off the skin and brought the ham sausage to the black cat's mouth.

The black cat moved its ears and opened its green eyes.

Chen Guo looked at the black cat while driving away the other cats that came to beg for food.

The black cat smelled the ham sausage, then looked up at Chen Guo, still very vigilant.But maybe because of Chen Guo's harmless face, the black cat ate the ham in the end.

Very good, after eating my food, it is my cat. Chen Guo put away the trash, and reached out to pick up the black cat.

He moved gently, and the black cat, who didn't sense any danger from him, cooperated very well, nestling in Chen Guo's arms obediently, allowing him to carry him home.

Putting the black cat in the living room, getting water for it, and mixing some rice with eggs and raw meat, Chen Guo ignored him.

The black cat didn't seem to reject Chen Guo's family, it ate and drank generously, and when it was full, it didn't know where it went.Chen Guo didn't pay much attention to it, and continued to work and rest as usual.

Waking up in the middle of the night to a thumping and squeaking rat.

When I came to the living room and turned on the light, my good fellow, the black cat was already eating a mouse in the corner.

It seems that I made the right choice, this black cat is indeed a good mouse catcher, Chen Guo is very satisfied with this.

With dogs to protect the chickens and cats to protect the corn, Chen Guo has nothing to worry about for the time being.He only devotes himself to taking care of the chickens, and hopes that they will be slaughtered soon so that he can have some money in his hand.

The video account 'Orange Fruit' he cooperated with Zhou Lu has been growing in popularity these days. Although the growth rate slowed down after Zhou Lu started school and the video became twice a week, the overall trend is still on the rise.

Everything is going smooth.

Time flies by, and more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye. In late September, the Mid-Autumn Festival is here.

The school was on vacation, so Zhou Lu naturally came back. Since it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, he bought some materials such as bean paste, egg yolk flour, and planned to try making mooncakes by himself.

By taking pictures of the production process, you can also participate in the website's call for papers, killing two birds with one stone.

Zhou Lu came out of school in the morning, and when he got home, Chen Guo was still in the chicken coop.

It has been more than two months, and under Chen Guo's meticulous care, the chickens have grown to more than two catties, and some roosters have even reached three and a half catties.

It just so happened that Zhou Lu came back today, and tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Chen Guo decided to grab a little rooster and fry it.

He has served these chickens for so long, and he should have something in return.

Taking advantage of the chickens eating unsuspectingly, Chen Guo quickly grabbed a beautiful little rooster, and the chickens ran away in fright. After a while, they turned back to eat after seeing that there was no danger.

The ancients said that birds die for food, so it can be seen that the same is true for chickens.

Tie the little cock and put it in a snakeskin pocket to carry it back home, but when I entered the kitchen, I saw Zhou Lu who was cooking.

"Are you back? I caught a little rooster, let's fry it up and eat it." Passing the snakeskin bag over, Chen Guo came to the cowpea stand in the corner again.

The cowpeas are not yet ripe enough, and the pods are not plump, but what Chen Guo wants is crisp and tender. After picking a lot, she brought them to the kitchen to order: "Zhou Lu, fried cowpeas and chicken together."

He has eaten the tender cowpea grown at home a few times, but his own craftsmanship is average. Now that Zhou Lu is here, of course he can order whatever he wants.

Zhou Lu agreed, grabbed the little rooster, and brought a pot of hot water to kill the chicken outside the courtyard.

He cut the rooster's throat swiftly, lifted the head of the rooster to let the clean blood drip into the bowl with half a bowl of salt water, and scalded the rooster with boiling water after draining the blood, so as to facilitate plucking.

"Do you need help?" Chen Guo yelled from a distance while knocking sunflower seeds in the living room.

"Would you come to help me when I said I needed it?" Zhou Lv called back, before Chen Guo could answer, "No need, just sit down."

Very good, after hearing a satisfactory answer, Chen Guo ate melon seeds with peace of mind.

Zhou Lu quickly processed the chicken and brought it to the kitchen, and Chen Guo followed him in, after all, he had to make a video.

Facing the camera, Zhou Lu is still as stiff as ever, but this is also his characteristic. If he lacks this strength, fans may not be used to it.

Cut half a chicken into small pieces and marinate with salt and soy sauce, cut cowpea into sections and blanch in water, slice ginger, cut garlic in half, cut dried chili into sections, and prepare a little pepper.

Pour oil into the pan, add dried chili, Chinese prickly ash, ginger and garlic after the oil is hot, stir-fry until fragrant, then add a little bean paste to stir-fry red oil.

Then add the chicken pieces, stir-fry and add a little water to simmer until cooked.

The two-month-old rooster chicken is very tender, and it will be almost cooked in a short time. At this time, add cowpeas, add seasonings, and start the pot after the cowpeas are completely cooked.

Then I went to the back of the house and picked some cabbage moss, and made a simple soup.

It's a very homely recipe, but Chen Guo tastes extra delicious. The fresh cowpea is crispy, tender and sweet, the chicken is plump and juicy, and the meat is firm and not clogged at all.

After all, cowpeas are grown by themselves, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.The chickens are also authentic local chickens raised by themselves. They eat corn grass leaves and drink clear mountain springs.Coupled with Zhou Lu, a skilled chef, can this still be delicious?

"For the remaining half of the chicken, scoop out the lean meat and fry it with the offal in the afternoon, and stew the rest." Before the meal in his mouth was finished, Chen Guo had already ordered the next meal.

"Okay." Zhou Lu nodded in agreement, his eyes swept over Chen Guo's wrist, "Why do I think you're getting thinner again, don't you eat well?"

"...How can there be?" Chen Guo shrunk her hands into her sleeves with some guilt, "I eat enough to be nutritious every day, with meat and vegetables." He didn't lie, at least one meal a day was like this.

"Really—" Zhou Lv didn't quite believe it, but he didn't say anything in the end. He said these words many times, and Chen Guo couldn't help it if he didn't listen to him.

I can only make up for him during the weekend.

After eating and clearing away the dishes, Chen Guo called Zhou Lu to the bedroom to have a look.

When I entered the door, I saw that there was an extra curtain in the not-so-big bedroom, the room was divided into two sides, and there was an extra bed.

"It's getting colder too, so it's not okay to always make a bed on the floor. I bought this bed cheaply, so let's make do with it first." Chen Guo said, sighing again, "The room wasn't big before, but it's even narrower now. You can earn money in the future. Build the house again!"

Patting Zhou Lu on the shoulder, he said generously, "I'll leave you a layer when the time comes!"

The corners of Zhou Lu's mouth raised, his eyes softened a little: "Then I thank you in advance."

very nice.

Since grandma left, he always thought he had no home.

Zhou Ming is only a blood father, not a relative, and the place where he lives is definitely not home.

The school dormitory is just a dormitory, and he will leave sooner or later.

Only Chen Guo's place, where people miss him, miss him, and worry that he won't be able to eat well or sleep well, is home.