American Ranch

Chapter 331

The weeds are lush and the mountain flowers are blooming, all over the entire grove.

Clusters of shrubs, dotted with stars, plus pine and poplars of different thicknesses and heights, make a rustling sound in the breeze, from near to far, the mountains and forests in spring, the scenery with a clear sense of hierarchy , Let the family linger.

Since it is for fun, it is natural to take a few photos.

Mushrooms are mostly photographed, but flowers and plants are also indispensable, mostly blue and purple hyacinths and blooming blueberries.

In addition, the columbine is colorful and has a medicinal fragrance; the royal tangerine is prostrate on the ground, and the white flowers are fresh; the flower clusters on the top of the delphinium are long and upright, pink, lavender, and bright yellow, gorgeous and colorful; the veins of the flame grass are dark purple, Trumpet-shaped petals, or rose red or plain white, very delicate and beautiful
Either alone or in a group photo, the wife is more charming than Huajiao, and the child is cute and elf, making the shopkeeper Qin who is busy taking pictures feel happy!
The flowers are everywhere, and butterflies are indispensable, the splendor of black spots on the yellow background, the elegance of black and white, and the dreamy blue and blue.
Falling down on the branches and flying among the flowers, the little girl picking mushrooms blinked to watch.

The curious and lively Angel never stops to watch quietly. After picking a mushroom and looking up, or sniffing a small white flower and looking back, she suddenly sees a beautiful butterfly not far away. .

"Hey, beautiful little butterfly, you are so beautiful! Do you want to visit my house? My house has a lot of delicious food! By the way, do you eat mushrooms? Uncle Yi makes chicken soup at noon, it is delicious!"

Angel is lively, but very well-behaved, and she doesn't know how to catch them. Occasionally, she stretches out her little hand to let the butterflies flutter down on her palm and have a close contact with the beautiful elves.

Naturally, the little girl exuding goodwill is also welcomed by the beautiful butterflies. After a long time, there will always be a few of them dancing around her and landing on her pink hairpin, which makes the little girl very satisfied and feels that she is the same as the butterfly. The little butterfly has become a good friend!

The camera in Qin Yi's hand captured these pictures.

The bright and warm sunlight, through the branches and leaves, scattered sparsely, giving the lens a soft halo. In the circle of halo, Angel has blond hair, smiling like a flower, and a blue-winged butterfly standing quietly on her fingertips, calm and natural.

Looking at the photos in the camera, both Susa and Keluo smiled: "Angel is the most beautiful butterfly!"

Qin Yi's family has been wandering here for more than an hour, filling a few small baskets with delicious food and mushrooms, which can be said to be a huge harvest.

Most of them are the morels that everyone is most looking forward to. There are also many other delicious boletus and pine mushrooms, and even some rare pine mushrooms were found.

Fortunately, Susa has lived here since she was a child. Although it is rare, she can be seen once or twice a year. Otherwise, she would really miss such a delicacy.

Qin Yi didn't know this thing. After searching for information, he found out that this kind of edible fungus with white, tender and thick flesh and a special aroma is precious and delicious, and it can only be wild. There is no precedent for large-scale artificial cultivation in the world so far!
It's just that this thing is usually in autumn, but I didn't expect it to be available in late spring.

Being able to taste the delicious food, Qin Yi naturally didn't care about so much, and put it in a small basket alone, and if he couldn't finish it when he went home, he simply dried it and stored it, and ate it at home, so he didn't pay so much attention.

Angel, who has picked so much and has a sense of accomplishment, is still grinning, holding a small backpack, looking around with her head stretched out, looking for morels and other delicious mushrooms very carefully.

Hemi Maimai obeyed Qin Yi's instructions and followed the little girl left and right, acting as a guard dutifully.

But Qin Yi is already planning to go back. After playing for so long, he has gained a lot, and it is just noon when he returns home, so there is no delay in cooking.

"Anqier, it's time for us to go back and make chicken soup!"

If it's anything else, I'm afraid the little girl who lingers and forgets to go back doesn't want to go back, but when it comes to delicious food, she is absolutely obedient!
I saw the little girl running back with the dogs on her calves, and took a look at the small backpacks of the adults one by one, and found that they were all filled with delicious mushrooms, so she nodded her head in satisfaction.

"Mom, Aunt Kolo, are you hungry? Let's go back and cook!"

Susa and Colo were instantly amused.

The little girl ran all morning, her little belly was hungry, but she looked like she was thinking about her mother and aunt, what a little ghost!

Susa pinched her little face and smiled: "Yes, Mom and Auntie are almost starving! So we have to go home and make lunch!"

Ke Luo knelt down to brush the little girl's blond hair, and then took out a tissue to wipe her forehead. The weather was getting hotter and she was sweating after running all morning.

Afterwards, the family washed their faces by the cool stream, splashed water with the little girl to tease the little fish, and played for a while before they really set off home.

Qin Yi's judgment was very accurate. It was almost 12 o'clock when we got home. Susa and Ke Luo cleaned morels and matsutake. These two kinds of fungi are the least eaten and most interesting to everyone.

Eat them first at noon, and eat the rest another day.

Qin Yi led the little girl to catch chickens.

After more than half a year of stocking, the chicks have grown into old hens. These days, the family stews one from time to time, and now there are only fifty or sixty left.

But recently, the weather is warm and humid, and many old hens have begun to hatch their eggs. I believe that many chicks will be born in a few months.

Qin Yi took the opportunity to put a dozen duck eggs in the chicken coop, and asked the old hen to help hatch the ducklings, because domestic ducks can't hatch eggs!

The number of ducks is basically the same, and now the ducklings are hatched to make little pets for Angel!

This made the little girl the happiest when she heard the news. She likes ducklings the most!

Qin Yi didn't interfere with the old hen hatching the eggs, let alone using a machine to help.

No need.

As long as there is sufficient food and the temperature and humidity are suitable, the old hen can fully hatch the chicks, and there is no need for him to superfluous.

Of course, Rachel, a hard-working girl, always has a lot of love for these animals and poultry that give birth to the next generation. Although she can't help with other things, it's okay to come over from time to time to add some corn kernels.

Therefore, there is always no shortage of food for these little guys, and the old hens and big ducks are getting fat one by one!

Not long after arriving at the chicken coop, Qin Yi teased the two dogs that came over, while Angel ran to the chicken coop early, wanting to see if the chickens and ducks in the coop had come out!

The warm sunshine slanted, nearly twenty old hens were lying in the nest, and they were not afraid to see the little girl running over. After living in this comfortable and leisurely pasture for more than half a year, they have already gotten used to the existence of everyone.

Even if occasionally Qin Yi grabbed an old hen and slipped away, the rest of the old hens would all tilt their heads and look curiously, without any fear!
Qin Yi always shook his head speechlessly: "This makes me a fool!"

The little girl ran over, and an old hen clucked twice in confusion, and was held up by the little girl!

Stretching her head, she curiously looked at a dozen or so eggs and one duck egg in the nest, and found that there were still no chicks and ducklings born, but she was not disappointed, she put down the old hen gently, and turned to pick up the next one.
The industrious little gardener ran around, and when Qin Yi comforted the two dogs, he grabbed an old hen that walked around and even lowered its head to peck its own shoelaces. Angel had already seen a dozen of them. Wow!
"Uncle Yi, there are no ducklings yet." Angel stretched out her hand to touch the duck eggs under the old hen, blinking her big eyes and said.

"It doesn't matter, the duckling will be born in more than 20 days, and it is still growing."

Qin Yi also came over to touch it, it was warm and happy.

"Yeah." The little girl smiled and nodded, and continued: "Uncle Yi, when the little duck comes out, can I invite Becky and Qiao Qiao to play together? I want to introduce the little duck to them!"

"Why not!"

Qin Yi smiled and led the little girl back, while answering her chattering jokes.

(End of this chapter)