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

She had already chopped up a fish and fed it to Gouzi, but she didn't see Mu Xi come in.

When I walked to the yard, I saw that he was taking the leftover wood from the bathtub and assembling it into a box.

"Making a refrigerator out of pure ice takes a long time, so I'll make a makeshift one out of wood first."

Some wood had to be left for Zhao Yeqing to make a planting box. The remaining wood was not much, just enough to make a wooden box with a length, width and height of about fifty centimeters.

Make a lid that can be opened and closed, and put it outside to store some food. Make a lock on the lid, so you don't have to worry about animals stealing food.

It's safer than just hanging it on the eaves.

Zhao Yeqing was very confused whether the hooked fish he caught should turn into boiled fish or pickled fish tonight.

"We have sauerkraut and vermicelli at home. Don't you like to eat these two cooked together? I'll eat the sauerkraut first this time, and then the boiled fish next time."

Seeing that she was really confused, Mu Xi simply helped her make a decision.

"Also, the bean sprouts you like must be put in the boiled fish. It's not available now. You can send some bean sprouts first."

right! Bean sprouts!

Zhao Yeqing suddenly wondered how she had forgotten this.

There are mung beans at home, but she doesn't like to eat soybean sprouts. She always feels that when eating fresh and tender bean sprouts, a hard bean suddenly appears, which tastes very strange.

It was only five o'clock in the afternoon. The two of them had been fishing on the lake without eating lunch, and they were both a little hungry now.

It was originally a prepared wooden board. Mu Xi only needed to drive nails between the wooden boards to connect them, and a relatively rough wooden box was made.

He put the fish in the box and closed it, "I'm going to cook. You can soak the beans first."

Zhao Yeqing responded and took out a basket from the tool room. It was originally used to hold some miscellaneous gadgets. Those gadgets were all made of wood or rattan and were now somewhat moldy.

There was nothing practical inside, so she buried these knickknacks next to the original owner's grave.

This free little basket is just for growing bean sprouts.

I chose this one because the material will not mold. This was bought by the original owner. The material is plastic. It looks like the kind of square basket used by fruit shops to transport fruits. It has many small holes.

The size is only as big as an A4 paper.

Zhao Yeqing found an unused towel, washed it and laid it in the basin. The water in the towel was not completely wrung out, so he put the mung beans in it and wrapped the mung beans in the towel.

Add some warm water until half of the towel is covered.

Mung beans need to be soaked like this for a long time.

Mu Xi had set up pots on both stoves, and oil was burning in one pot, preparing to fry small fish and crucian carp.

On the cutting board are prepared small fish and crucian carp, which have been marinated with salt and wine. When the oil is hot, they can be thrown in and fried directly.

Fish that is not coated in flour will not be greasy when fried, and the fish bones can be fully fried and crispy.

The ginger, garlic, and peppercorns have been sautéed in another pot, and the sauerkraut is also thrown in to stir-fry until fragrant. Turn on the kettle and pour the hot water into the pot.

The raised mouth is sliced ​​into fish fillets, packed with starch and ready to be cooked.

Since he didn't eat at noon, he couldn't bear the smell of the kitchen, so Zhao Yeqing walked to the yard to get some fresh air.

There are also unused wooden boards on the ground, which are to be used as planting pots.

Zhao Yeqing pieced together the wooden boards and worked on it himself. While Mu Xi was cooking, he also made the planting pot.

While the mung beans were soaking, she dug out the spinach seeds and put them into the basin to soak them together.

The aroma from the kitchen was strong, and Mu Xi took out the rice wine from the room.

"How much alcohol is this wine supposed to have now? Can you do it?"

Zhao Yeqing was a little hesitant when he heard this. She was indeed not very good at drinking. When she went to a party before, she was teased by her classmates from Sichuan Province, saying that she could get drunk even if she drank glutinous rice juice.

"Let's have a small one first."

Have a drink and enjoy yourself.

Drinking is secondary, mainly to eat fish.

The fried fish is sprinkled with red chili noodles, which makes it appetizing.

She took a bite of the little fish, and Mu Xi smiled and said, "You are not eating with food and wine, the wine is the companion."

She didn't refute, and concentrated on cooking, sucking the last bite of vermicelli from the bowl. The vermicelli was coated with pickled fish soup, which was sour and appetizing.

The tender meat of the raised mouth made her determined to eat boiled fish.

It would be so refreshing to make spicy boiled fish and eat it on such a cold day.

The two of them discussed whether to go there again tomorrow.

But in the morning, snowflakes started to fall outside again.

The snow is dry snow, which doesn’t mean you can’t go out in the snow, but you can’t catch fish even if you go out.

The weather was bad and the fish were not active, so we could only soak in the snow on the lake.

I thought I would go there when the snow stopped tomorrow, but I didn't expect that once the snow started to fall, it showed no intention of stopping, and it kept getting heavier and heavier.

"It's been raining for three days, why don't I think this is a good omen?"

Zhao Yeqing stood by the window and looked out. Snowflakes were falling densely from the sky, and the visibility had dropped to about three meters.

The sky was getting darker and gloomier. It was just snowing at first, but the wind slowly started to blow.

One day, two days passed, and a week passed, and the snow still didn't stop.

The north wind was blowing, and the wind blew in through the cracks in the windows, making some sharp whining sounds like wailing.

The glass windows at home were dismantled from the village, and they did not fit tightly. The gaps were filled with cement, so there were inevitably some leaks.

It's okay if there's no strong wind at ordinary times, but you can hear strange wailing when the strong wind blows.

It sounded weird at night.

It was not much better during the day. It was very inconvenient for the two of them to go out to cook and use the toilet during the day. When the door was opened, the wind would flow in directly and take away all the warmth of the whole room.

Getting up in the morning was even more troublesome. The snow was so heavy that the door was piled with snow every morning, and it was difficult to open the door. The first thing Mu Xi did in the morning was to clear the snow from the door.

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Zhao Yeqing poured hot water into their cups, and a burst of cold air rushed in behind them.

It was Mu Xi who pushed open the door and walked in, brushed off the snowflakes on his head and body, then changed his shoes and walked over, took the hot water Zhao Yeqing handed him, drank it in his stomach, and then spoke.

"The cows are fine, no problem. The sheep are not too good. They are not as cold-resistant as cows. I have rebedded them with grass, so there shouldn't be a big problem."

He drank the hot water in the cup and his body finally warmed up. "There are charcoal basins placed outside the chicken coop, and the stables are also covered with straw. Don't worry about the rabbits, they will gather together to keep warm."

Zhao Yeqing nodded.

The temperature outside has reached minus 20 in the past two days. In just one week, it has dropped ten degrees.

They are still like this here. I wonder how cold the city in the north is.

The weather has changed so much, but the radio has never sounded again, which makes her feel a little wilted these days.

Thinking about it this way, the fox that was out at night and lurking during the day some time ago frequently came during the day to steal food. It was probably because he sensed that the temperature was about to drop.

It was clearly daytime, but it was gloomy outside as if it was about to fall into the night. There was a faint purple light flashing between the clouds in the sky...