The Sweet Little Fulang

The mountains and forests are full of greenery, but there are still dry strips of dry grass from last year on the ground. The pup tramples past, and pricks up his ears alertly when he hears the sound. It is very vigorous and agile.

Lu Gu came from behind with a bamboo basket on his back. When he saw edible young tree buds, he raised his hand and broke them off. When they grow up, this kind of tree buds are a bit like wild camellia, but they can’t be brewed as tea. The sprouts that come out can be eaten as vegetables.

Most of the vegetables grown at home have not grown up, so they didn’t bring them when they went up the mountain. They only brought winter melon, loofah and spring vegetable seeds, which were planted in the front and back yards two days before they came up.As for the vegetables to eat, all kinds of wild vegetables and leaf sprouts can be found all over the mountains and plains, and there is no fear of not eating them at all.

He jumped on the spot, grabbed the high branches and dragged them down, pinched off the young buds one by one, and took a step back to let go of the branches in his hand, so as not to scratch his face.

With branches and leaves on his hands and body, he patted and patted before picking up the bamboo basket and continuing to search, and he didn't stop until most of the basket was full.

This place is not far from the bamboo forest, Lu Gu thought about it, then turned his head and shouted: "Hey boy, let's go, go to the bamboo forest and dig two bamboo shoots."

"Woof!" The puppy barked and followed, no longer playful.

Whether digging or picking, most of the time he would bring a hoe or a sickle when he came out. Firstly, he used it to take advantage of it, and secondly, it was also a precaution in the mountains. Although he came here to break off the tender shoots today, he remembered Shen Xuanqing's words before going out, He said to be careful when going out, so he took the short hoe with him.

It was almost noon now, and he was a little hungry, so he dug two big spring bamboo shoots and went back to cook, so he grabbed the handle of the hoe in the bamboo basket behind his back and took it out.

The bamboo forest was right in front of us, within a few steps, Lu Gu was about to go in, when the puppy suddenly yelled at the bamboo forest, barking continuously.

He was startled, he held the hoe in his hand and looked over, and found a green snake wrapped around a thin bamboo not far away, the snake twisted and circled slowly, making one's scalp tingle.

The bamboo green snake is poisonous, even if it has never been bitten, Lu Gu still feels his feet are soft, and he will not eat bamboo shoots today, he thought so, and said: "My dear boy, hurry up, go back."

As he spoke, he stepped back, and after taking a few steps, he turned around quickly, walking in a hurry, and the pup immediately followed him when he saw him walking, and did not rush into the bamboo forest.

After walking far, Lu Gu slowed down when he reached a downhill open place, patted his chest and let out a breath slowly.

He is quite afraid of snakes, but at least he can maintain his composure, his legs and feet don't tremble. Wei Lanxiang is most afraid of snakes. First, when they were digging wild vegetables in the front mountain, they saw half of an old snake slough in the grass. Wei Lanxiang was so frightened. They were all trembling, calling him and Shen Yan tremblingly.

There have always been snakes in the mountains, and the ones I encountered today were not bad, and they were entangled in bamboos and they were far away. If you encounter snakes hanging on the branches, people walking under the trees and suddenly seeing snakes hanging down will be scared to death.

Lu Gu rested here for a while. There were many grasses on the way back. There was no way here and he could only walk around. Sometimes he couldn't avoid it, so he picked a branch on the ground to explore the grass.

When picking up the branches, he was afraid that there might be some small snakes or insects on the branches, so he kicked them with his toes, and after careful screening, he dared to hold them in his hands. The green bamboo snake just now really frightened him.

He felt at ease holding the hoe in his hand. If he could shake it to scare something, he didn't put it back in the bamboo basket, and walked back with a branch in one hand and a short hoe in the other.

"Wang Wang."

Dabai yelled inside when he unlocked the door.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, the pup rushed in first, buried his head in the water bowl, and licked and drank. Dabai, who was chained next to him, stood up and limped around on the spot for a few steps. Perhaps his legs were sore and inconvenient, and he lay down again after a while up.

Lu Gu ignored them, went into the kitchen and lit the bottom fire of the stove, grabbed two handfuls of young tree buds, cleaned them, poured the water into the pot and blanched them, it was enough for him alone.

There was half a bowl of pheasant chicken left yesterday, and the young tree sprouts were stir-fried with a mild taste, so I fried them together with chicken nuggets. It is good to finish the leftover meat, and Shen Xuanqing will come back to eat fresh ones at night.

The tree buds were blanched and no longer slightly bitter, tender and refreshing, and Lu Gu ate them all by himself.

The soup is full, and the stomach is warm and satisfied. For people who work hard for their livelihood every day, being able to eat well is the happiest thing in the world.

After tidying up the kitchen, Lu Gu rested in the room for a while, the puppy and Dabai were playing outside, with them, there was no need to worry about wild animals breaking into the yard.

After taking a nap, he went to the river to fetch water with a wooden bucket. He hadn’t entered the courtyard with half the bucket full of water. When he saw the pepper tree outside the house, he thought that he hadn’t watered it since he came up, and that he would rely on the tree to bear fruit in the future. As for the peppercorns, these peppercorns alone are enough for their family to eat for a year. There is no need to change or buy them, so they put down the wooden barrel, took out a hoe to loosen the soil a few times, and poured half a bucket of water under the tree roots.

The weeds are the strongest, and the places he and Shen Xuanqing have cleared are sparse and grass seedlings appear again. The grass is the easiest to bite snakes and insects. They were weeding around the yard before. Because of the snake today, Lu Gu gave up. After watering the pepper tree, he didn't put the hoe back.

He ran four or five times to fill the water tank, and then he came out and picked up the hoe leaning against the mud wall to dig weeds and roots, and hoeed the open space around the courtyard. The more flat and exposed mud, the more snakes There is no grass for the worm ant to hide in. Thinking this way, Lu Gu will work harder to weed, and he will be busy all by himself.

The pups are running around, because the trees around the courtyard were cut down at first, leaving a large open space for the sun to shine down. Now there are only a few stumps on the ground that have not been dug out, and it is still facing the stumps. Smell and pee, so as to fence off the territory and warn other living things.

The days in the mountains were busy even if they were busy, waiting for Lu Gu to prepare dinner, and waiting for Shen Xuanqing to come back after a while after being bored in the pot.

"sheep."

When he ran out with the dog cubs, he saw Shen Xuanqing dragging a black-hoofed sheep back, and his face was filled with joy. The sheep were alive, so they could be kept in the yard, and there was no need to go down the mountain as soon as possible.

The black-hoofed sheep was lame on its front leg, which happened to be its left leg, the same as Dabai's, but it was less injured and could walk with a limp.

The pup has always been smart and clever, and sometimes he is quite naughty. When he saw the black-hoofed sheep walking with a limp, he tilted his head and seemed to be thinking about something, then he raised his left foreleg and walked with a limp, causing Shen Xuanqing to chuckle , raised his leg and kicked its ass.

Lu Gu laughed so hard that his eyes crooked, the pup put down his left front leg after being picked up, and ran over to rub his leg with his fur shaking.

"It's a ram. I didn't catch the female. Many of the females are bringing their cubs with them. They hide deeply and are clever." Shen Xuanqing and Lu Gu talked about their experience of being away for a day.

When he was not married, he was alone in the mountains. Now he is fine. Every day when he comes back, there are people waiting for him. Facing his husband, even if he usually talks less, he still wants to tell Lu Gu what he saw while hunting. .

Spring hunting is quite restricted, and the cubs will most likely not be able to survive without their mothers. Most people in their line of work will not hunt mothers with cubs or pregnant cubs during this time, like sheep and deer. , They all picked up the male beast to catch.

As for the rabbits and pheasants, these are not bad, there are many rabbits on the mountain, even if they beat the female rabbits, it will not be a problem.

"If the ewe can be caught, the male will not be sold. It will be raised at home and the lamb will be born in the future." Shen Xuanqing said with a smile.

Ever since he started thinking about raising rabbits, he wondered if he could raise more of other things. He was paid for hunting in the mountains. These things were captured alive and raised at home, and they were used to breed cubs. Another money.

When hunting, it is easy to kill the prey by shooting arrows and digging traps, but it is not easy to catch it alive. For this ram, he spent a lot of time tracking it down. He was afraid that he would miss it and run away or accidentally kill him. He was very cautious in driving the hounds to surround and hunt.

When Lu Gu heard about the lamb, his smile became even wider, and he thought of the calf, and said, "If you have a few more lambs, you can bring them along with the cows and sheep in the future."

"En." Shen Xuanqing nodded to him, and said: "There are already five female rabbits in the family. Rabbit cubs can be born once every two months, maybe forty or fifty rabbits will come out at a time, and they can be sold in the first half of the year, and several crops can be produced in a year."

When I was at home, I didn't think too much about it, but the more I talked about it now, the more Shen Xuanqing felt that raising rabbits was indeed a good livelihood, but the house had to have such a big space, otherwise it would be easy to die if crowded together, it would be smelly and damp.

Now that there is one less hunting dog, it is not easy to go deeper into the mountains. If he can really raise it, he only needs to work hard during this period of time, and he will not worry about having no rabbits to sell in the future, and he can also focus on sheep and deer. On this more valuable prey.

Lu Gu was surprised when he heard that there were forty or fifty rabbit cubs in two months, and there would be a hundred rabbit cubs in four months. There are so many, how do we raise them, so he asked: "It will take a lot of work." cage."

They thought of going together. Shen Xuanqing, who was thinking about it, smiled. He dragged the black-hoofed sheep into the door and said, "I was thinking about this too. Before I came up, I asked my elder brother to build a rabbit nest in the backyard. The five female rabbits at home It’s not time for cubs yet, so I’m not in a hurry, I’m going back down the mountain to see if I can buy a piece of land for raising rabbits in the future.”

Want to buy land?

Lu Gu was stunned when he heard that, chickens and ducks in their country are all kept in the backyard, even rabbits are raised at home, Shen Xuanqing actually said that he would buy land to raise them.

He thought again, if there were too many rabbits, it would be like this, and there would be no room for so many cages in the house, and even the rabbit dung would have to accumulate a thick layer.

The two tied the sheep in the corner of the backyard. The black-hoofed sheep's injured forelimbs were treated and herbal medicine was applied, so the blood would no longer ooze. Otherwise, if they led this way, the blood left would be enough for the beast to chase after it.

Shen Xuanqing saw that it was in good spirits, so she didn't worry too much. She turned her head and said to Lu Gu: "These are just my random thoughts, and I will discuss the long-term plan with my elder brother when I get home. Let's eat first."

After running outside for a day, he ate a few steamed buns at noon, and he couldn't help being hungry.

Lu Gu said quickly: "I've prepared everything, and I can eat it after washing my hands."

It was getting late, and the two of them sat down to eat after closing the door. The food tonight was good, fried young tree sprouts with bacon slices, cold wild vegetables, and a bowl of egg drop soup.

The pup was running and jumping in the courtyard, and the setting sun stretched its shadow very long. Shen Xuanqing felt comfortable and hot from the bottom of his heart when he ate hot soup and hot dishes. Sitting across from him, he ate in a gentle manner, and occasionally smiled at him, which swept away his exhaustion and wind and frost.