Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

Zhao Yeqing deliberately ignored his discomfort and seemed to have figured it out before patting his chest and saying that he would start preparing for house repairs when he got home.

The original cabin, the one in the main house, was estimated to be only about ten square meters. In addition to the bed, it also contained a wardrobe, table, chairs and some small cabinets for storage.

Basically there is no space left.

The house is quite old, and we will see if the brick building can be demolished when the time comes.

In the end, I couldn't take the quilt back because it was too big to hold.

It took two days for the two to move their things back home.

Fortunately, he found the bamboo forest. After taking back the trap early in the morning, Mu Xi went to the bamboo forest to chop bamboo.

After the rain, a lot of bamboo shoots appeared in the forest. Mu Xi dug out a few bamboo shoots. The skins of the bamboo shoots were hairy. Thinking that Zhao Yeqing's hands would be itchy when touched, he peeled the skins in advance and put them in a basket to carry. Carry it on your shoulders and take it home.

Zhao Yeqing was packing the supplies he had brought back yesterday at home, and was a little surprised to see Mu Xi come back with bamboo shoots in the basket on his back.

"Peeled the skin?" Zhao Yeqing took out the bamboo shoots and said smoothly.

Mu Xi, "Smooth."

The rice I brought back this time was not much, only a few dozen kilograms, and the remaining weight was concentrated in corn, beans and oil.

In the remaining houses, there is not much food stored in them.

Zhao Yeqing counted the supplies, "In this situation, I don't know when I can go back."

The original way back is gone. If you want to go back, you have to go around the back of the mountain.

The road behind the mountain is all barren. If you want to go through it, you have to open a road. It is difficult for people to walk, let alone with so many sheep.

Mu Xi looked at the direction behind the mountain and thought for a while, "If you want to go back, I have to open a road first and make it clear. Then I come back to pick you up. There can't be no one at home."

Zhao Yeqing frowned and sighed. She knew Mu Xi was right. The chickens, rabbits, and sheep at home couldn't just be left alone.

After exploring the route, the mountain was too dangerous. She scratched her head and said, "Then why don't we go back? If we don't go back, we really have to repair the house."

If you want to spend the winter here, it will be too dangerous if you don't rebuild the house.

If you accidentally catch a cold or have a fever, it will be a big trouble at this time when medical treatment is scarce.

Not only must the house be repaired, but enough food must be stored for the winter.

Zhao Yeqing soaked the bamboo shoots in water to keep them fresh, and waved his little hand.

"Let's go make a rabbit circle."

According to the breeding speed of rabbits, if everything goes well, it will only take another month to obtain enough meat for two months.

Rabbits are not very cold-tolerant, so Zhao Yeqing thought of killing a certain number of rabbits before going through the winter and feeding the remaining ones until they had enough fat to survive the winter.

It is not good to keep too many live rabbits, as they will consume pasture and make them prone to disease.

Mu Xi's trip to bring back three bamboos was already the limit, and the materials needed to build such a big rabbit circle were far more.

Zhao Yeqing processes bamboo materials at home, sawing long bamboo logs into sections.

Each section is more than two meters long. After being cut into sections, it is split into two halves, inserted into the ground and buried, and connected and fixed with ropes in the middle.

There is not much hemp rope left at home, and the nylon rope brought back from the mountains is limited. Now I do infrastructure construction every day, and rope is considered a consumable, so I have to find time to make some.

It took Mu Xi an hour to carry the bamboo back and forth. Zhao Yeqing dragged the cart to the intersection, so that Mu Xi only had to carry the bamboo to the intersection and he could transport it back on the cart at once.

The rabbit pen took two days to complete. Zhao Yeqing put two rabbits in it and built a rain shelter in one corner.

Zhao Yeqing was also afraid of what would happen if they ran away after putting all the rabbits in.

So only one male and one female were released, and the two pregnant female rabbits were left in the cage first.

After placing soft grass for the rabbit, Zhao Yeqing took Xiaohong out to eat grass as usual.

Xiao Hong has almost completely adapted to it now and won't struggle even if Mu Xi holds her hand.

Zhao Yeqing didn't dare to ride on it, so Mu Xi comforted Xiao Hong a few times, then jumped up and sat on the horse.

Xiaohong stomped her feet a few times and then became quiet.

Riding without a saddle was a bit awkward. Mu Xi held the reins and walked for a few steps without daring to run before jumping off.

"It's hard to control the direction without a chew, and it's uncomfortable to sit on. I'll ride it around the area tomorrow to see if I can find its original home."

Mu Xi pulled a handful of grass from the grass circle nearby and fed it.

Zhao Yeqing thought that he should just let Xiaohong go on her own, and maybe she would be able to find him. It is said that an old horse knows the way. Although Xiaohong looked young, he couldn't help but be smart.

Mu Xi's plan today is to mow the grass, and Zhao Yeqing also wants to go to the lake to catch some fish.

The three fish caught before did not have as many spines as the carp on the market. Not only did they have fewer small spines, but the spines were also soft and had almost no scales.

The meat is smooth and tender, rich in oil and melts in your mouth.

She didn't know in advance that she had cooked the three fish into braised fish. Now that she thinks about it, they are probably more delicious steamed.

Mu Xi calculated the amount of forage at home and said, "Don't worry. I'll go back with you after cutting two carts. There are likely to be wild beasts by the lake. It just rained and they didn't come out. That won't happen now."

It only took two or three hours anyway. Zhao Yeqing nodded, "Then I'll mow the grass with you."

Mu Xi stopped her and said, "No, didn't you say you need to prepare food?"

Oh yes.

Only then did Zhao Yeqing remember that she had mentioned to Mu Xi when she was planning the rabbit pen, that in addition to meat, there were also staple foods that needed to be prepared.

Although there is still enough food in the village for two people to consume, it is not a long-term solution. In less than half a year, the food will be exhausted.

Zhao Yeqing loosened Xiaohong's reins and let him eat grass by himself.

She ran to the hill to find a suitable place for planting.

The owner of the wooden house originally planted highland barley and wheat on the meadow. When setting up the trap, he saw that the planting land was often visited by pythons.

Zhao Yeqing got goosebumps just thinking about it. No matter how good the position was, she wouldn't want it.

The meadows here are not as flat as the prairie grasslands of the Mongols and Uighurs.

Finding farmland requires good exploration.

Of course it's best if it's close to home, but it also needs to be flat, otherwise it will be difficult to dig.

Zhao Yeqing chose another piece of land that the owner of the log house had cultivated, and planned to cultivate another piece of land himself.

Sowing half an acre of both wheat and highland barley is enough.

Zhao Yeqing still wanted to plant rice, but he didn't know when winter would come, so he gave up the idea.

Highland barley and wheat are cold-resistant and can be planted in winter.

The original owner's piece of cultivated land was expanded a little. Wheat was first planted next to it, and then a piece of highland barley land was cultivated and cultivated.

Although the selected highland barley land is not too flat, it is convenient to be close to each other. The key point is that it is near a stream and is relatively moist.

Zhao Yeqing confirmed the location of the farmland and went home to look for information.