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

The wolf heads were thrown next to the freezer, and some were thrown under the courtyard wall.

After the weather got warmer, the stubborn red fox actually appeared again. It tried to run in several times, but as soon as it hit the ground, it jumped into the courtyard wall and came face to face with a big wolf head. It was so frightened that it turned around and jumped back again.

Of course, the two of them didn't see this scene, but they could get a rough idea from the messy footsteps next to the wolf's head under the corner.

This made Zhao Yeqing feel very happy. She didn't mind that the red fox kept running in now. At least it made her know that there were other creatures in this world.

There was no shortage of the most urgent firewood, and the nearly finished flour and rice were ground again. The ruins in the yard were cleared, and the two of them also cleared away the snow in the yard.

There was no room for the pile outside the courtyard wall, so the two used wooden boards to drag it outside and dump it.

When the snow melted last time, the yard was damp and wet for a long time. This year, the two of them were really bored in the house for a long time. They had nowhere to vent their energy, so they spent several days removing the snow from the yard. It feels good to clean it up.

Now the temperature is visible to the naked eye and is rising every day. Even if it snows again, it will not pile up as thickly as before.

Until the temperature rose to minus 20 degrees, there was no snow in this meadow.

Zhao Yeqing, who has been used to temperatures ranging from minus 7 to 80 degrees Celsius, now feels a bit too hot for minus 20 degrees.

It was at this time that she finally heard some long-lost sounds.

An ethereal and long deer call.

This discovery made Zhao Yeqing very happy. There were deer herds on the grassland last winter, but when she thought about it, she suddenly remembered that not long after she saw the deer herds, there was an earthquake due to the melting of the snow. .

Mu Xi was cooking in the house and heard the roar of deer. When he saw her walking in, he asked, "Have you seen the deer?"

Zhao Yeqing shook his head: "That's not what I'm talking about. Do you remember the earthquake caused by the melting of the snow before? I'm not worried about the buildings on the ground, but we have built two new basements this year. The area is not small. Will there be collapse? "

Mu Xi's hand movements paused, and if Zhao Yeqing hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten about it.

The two men did carry out various reinforcements during the construction, but no one could guarantee whether there would be any accidents.

"The snow will not melt until it reaches freezing point. At that time, we will drive all the livestock back to the ground. If the bottom collapses, it will collapse. At worst, it will be difficult to rebuild or even plant plants in the basement."

The most regrettable thing at the bottom is her pile of strawberry seedlings. Strawberry seedlings take the longest time to grow, but everything else is fine. They can grow in a month or two.

"It shouldn't matter if you plant it in the basement. The area there is small. If it collapses, there's nothing you can do about it. As long as you can keep the PC board above."

Zhao Yeqing still believes that eggs cannot be put in the same basket. When the time comes, he will first move a few strawberries, tomatoes and peppers out to avoid being wiped out.

In a temperature of dozens of degrees below zero, she actually managed to save the plants in the basement. Thinking about it, she felt quite accomplished.

Now except for some relatively cold-tolerant vegetables that can continue to grow, others are just barely keeping their lives alive. Results and growth are not expected.

I originally expected that even if it was below zero, the strawberries in the basement could still be served on the table, but then the temperature dropped really ridiculously. The basement could only be illuminated by fill lights, and the fruits of the last batch of strawberries were sour and astringent.

When the temperature reaches minus 40 or 50 degrees Celsius, the strawberries in the basement no longer bear fruit at all. The last fruit harvested in the basement was a few millet peppers.

Now that the temperature has returned to minus 20 degrees, the temperature in the planting basement has gradually risen. Even without iodine tungsten lamps, the temperature in the basement can reach above zero.

Based on the current rate of warming, she estimates that the average temperature will return to above freezing in more than two months.

That is January and February next year.

It's incredible to think about it. This winter actually lasted for nearly a year.

The time of more than two months is neither short nor long, and Zhao Yeqing plans to start planning the work content after spring starts to warm up from now on.

Buildings such as livestock sheds, chicken coops, horse stables, and pig pens in the yard were all more or less damaged due to the cold wind, ice, and heavy snow.

When the temperature is above 0 degrees, in order to avoid possible casualties of livestock caused by earthquakes, the first thing to do is to catch up all the animals in the basement.

The repair of these buildings has become the top priority now. If they are not repaired properly, they are both afraid that an earthquake will directly collapse these buildings.

In order to repair these buildings, we have to find suitable materials.

The two of them had stocked up on a lot of red bricks before the winter, but these buildings also had many wooden structures, and most of them were damaged or broken because of their wooden pillars or doors.

There is not much wood left in the house that can be used for construction, and there is not a single tree under the gentle slope closest to the house that is suitable for building repairs.

I still have to take a trip to the woods.

The pine forest and birch forest may be a bit dangerous. Now it is more than minus 20 degrees, and many animals can already come out to look for food. It is best to go to the woods near the previous trail down the mountain.

During this time, the snow surface was exposed to the sun and became softer than before. Now the sleigh can barely walk on it.

The dog still didn't want to come out, so they had to pull the sled.

The two of them got up early, had breakfast, and waited until the sun's golden light pierced the white fog before setting off.

Mu Xi took out the sleigh, and Zhao Yeqing put the logging tools on the car. He was about to go out when there was some noise outside the yard.

The two people's reaction was to touch the weapons behind them until they heard two familiar calls.

Mu Xi put his hands on the wall of the courtyard and pushed hard. He looked over the wall and saw the animals outside.

When Zhao Yeqing saw him glance at him, he let go and fell back to the ground, with a surprised expression on his face, "What's wrong? Aren't there a herd of deer outside?"

Mu Xi nodded slowly: "It's a herd of deer, but it's not an ordinary herd of deer. Why don't you take a look for yourself?"

These words aroused Zhao Yeqing's curiosity. If he had seen the white-lipped deer before, he would definitely not be so surprised by the sika deer.

Zhao Yeqing walked over and climbed up the wall quietly without attracting the attention of the animals outside the wall.

I was dumbfounded even after taking a closer look.