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

The wild boar traps were very fruitful. Both wild boar traps caught prey. One was dying, and the other was probably just caught in the trap, but it was still full of energy.

The one at the back was so strong that I dared not put it down until I knocked it unconscious with a hammer.

Most of the two wild boars were made into bacon, leaving some fresh meat for daily consumption, and Zhao Yeqing made the rest into sour meat.

Marinate the meat with salt and pepper. When the time is up, put it into an earthenware jar and sprinkle with glutinous rice to seal it.

Sour pork must be marinated for more than two months.

The stock of peppercorns was running low, and Zhao Yeqing wanted to go to the mountains to find some.

I didn't dare to go to the chestnut tree before, but the monkeys are still a deterrent.

Try to find it as far down the mountain as possible.

The terrain here is not good. Most of the flat land at the foot of the mountains is reserved for growing rice. Farmers basically plant their vegetable plots on the mountains.

Sometimes one or two pepper trees are planted next to the vegetable garden.

The weeds near the foot of the mountain are sparser than on the mountain.

Looking from top to bottom, there is usually a vegetable garden in a large area without trees.

After only half an hour of searching, I found the vegetable garden that was roughly fenced with wood.

It was already overgrown with weeds, and only a few pumpkins and loofah vines climbing on the fence could be distinguished in the corners.

The two walked over, and Zhao Yeqing directed Mu Xi to cross the weeds, "Take back the pumpkin seeds, and the old loofah, and take the pulp back to wash the dishes."

Mu Xi circled the weeds, picked up the hatchet in his hand, cut the pumpkins and loofahs, put them into baskets, and started processing them after taking them to the open space.

The pumpkin is very old, and the flesh inside is a little empty. I dig out the melon seeds, rinse them slightly with water in the kettle, and then wrap them in big leaves.

Luffa was not in a hurry, and took it back with Bu Shen on her back to deal with it later.

There are more weeds in the vegetable garden than outside. It may be because sufficient fertilizer was applied before, which actually suppressed these weeds.

The two searched two vegetable gardens around before they found the pepper tree. However, in addition to the pepper tree, they also saw a patch of sesame seeds.

The sesame seeds are already ripe, and the pods of some plants have cracked and the sesame seeds have fallen out. If they had come more than ten days later, they would probably not be able to catch them.

Zhao Yeqing brought a sickle and harvested the sesame seeds like rice.

The sesame plant is very tall, almost as tall as her. When mature, most of the leaves at the bottom of the plant have fallen off, and there are about three branches on the bare pole.

There are pods on the branches.

A sesame field is not big, only about four bundles after harvesting.

She noticed the tallest and fullest plants and kept them, placing the best ones separately. These were used to save seeds for sowing next year.

The pepper harvest here in Mu Xi is better.

The peppercorns here are all red peppercorns. The fruits are bright red in bunches and full of peppery aroma.

After collecting the pepper from a tree, if it is not used to make hot pot, it is estimated that it can be eaten until next winter.

When the two of them came out this time, only Mu Xi carried a basket on his back. The four bundles of sesame seeds would definitely not be able to fit in, so they had to find a piece of wood to carry back.

After the cattle pen was built in the yard, the area became smaller and smaller. There was no room for the harvested items, so we had to spread plastic sheets outside the yard to dry.

She really wanted to imitate the previous courtyard in the mountains, where a cement platform was laid on the ground.

The wheat from the subsequent highland barley can also be used.

There is no shortage of limestone, but it is a bit hard to do. You have to pick out the lime and then pick up the sand.

Fortunately, most of the preparations for winter are now completed.

There is no shortage of food. The meat of two wild boars is hanging all over the fire pit. The wild boar traps have been removed. The family has enough food to survive the winter, so they have to reduce hunting.

Mu Xi placed the sesame bundles upright on the plastic sheet to ensure that they could be dried in all directions.

While doing it, he said, "I'll pick out the lime. It can be done in two days."

Zhao Yeqing took out the loofah pulp from his backpack, "Then I'll cut the grass and make the cement floor as big as possible."

In the past few days, we have returned from harvesting forage, but cattle eat more than sheep, so this is still far from enough.

Mu Xi suddenly thought of what he discovered in the morning, "I forgot to tell you, when Dahuang took the sheep out in the morning, two ewes seemed to be pregnant."

What he said was a little uncomfortable, and Zhao Yeqing also realized that it must have been the commotion in those few days.

"Ahem...don't we need to get more forage? Do we need to eat more when we are pregnant?"

"Probably." Mu Xi also had no experience.

"Then hold it to the highest standards."

It usually takes about five months for sheep to get pregnant. Based on previous estimates, it is now estimated to be one month.

Then there are still four months to go until spring begins, so there should be no shortage of pasture when spring comes.

Zhao Yeqing was a little worried. The high temperature in summer lasted for half a year. If this winter also lasted for half a year, everyone would faint from hunger.

"Plant it. I'm afraid the large-leaf fast-growing locust trees and corn grass won't be able to hold on anymore. Plant alfalfa and rye instead."

The notes say that these two species can survive at minus 30 degrees Celsius.

Zhao Yeqing planned not to plant casually this time, but to plow the land for planting.

The new cows that came to the family were Simmental cows. At that time, they looked black from a distance and against the light. When we got closer, we found that they were reddish-brown, with white bellies and limbs.

This kind of cattle not only produces milk, but also has high meat production, and can also be used for draft purposes.

Raise cattle for ten days and use it in the present.

Zhao Yeqing took the rope and put it on the neck of the cow that usually eats the most.

This is the calf that I thought was pregnant, but later found out that it ate the wrong thing. After it was raised, it ate a lot and its coat became smooth.

Whether it is a cow pen or a sheep pen, Mu Xi will clean it almost every day if he is not busy, and will wash them regularly. The cows are now clean.

The place where pasture is grown is chosen near wheat fields and highland barley fields.

This time she didn't circle the grass anymore.

If you raise cattle, this kind of pasture must be provided on an acre-by-acre basis.

She has little experience in growing pasture. According to the book, the yield of ryegrass per acre is about 8,000 to 10,000 kilograms.

Zhao Yeqing made a bad plan. Based on the minimum standard yield, she could grow 8,000 kilograms of grass per acre of land.

One cow eats sixty kilograms of grass a day, and three cows eat one hundred and eighty kilograms of grass a day. This is because these three cows currently only have more than five hundred kilograms.

If we raise it for another six months, it will weigh more than 700 to 800 pounds, and we will eat more by then.

Now one acre of land has eight thousand kilograms of forage, which can barely last three months.

If the output is less than 8,000 kilograms, or if the winter lasts longer, both sheep and cattle will starve.

The yield of alfalfa is 5,000 to 7,000 kilograms per acre, and she plans to be more safe per acre.

Zhao Yeqing patted Bull on the shoulder and tried PUA: "You know, you can work for yourself when you first start working. You are already very happy."