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

Originally, he had no special feelings about the citrus grove. It didn't matter whether he ate it or not.

But when Zhao Yeqing wanted to eat, he wanted to manage the citrus orchard well. He had a sense of responsibility and couldn't let it go.

After getting warmer, the only time he went down the mountain was to get the iron plow back. That time, he was pressed for time and did not have time to see the condition of the citrus trees. He only glanced at them from a distance when passing by, but he didn't see much clearly.

"I want to go down the mountain to see the condition of the fruit trees today, and I will take my two dogs with me. The sheep won't be let out to graze today, right?"

The family has to leave people or dogs to look after the house. There are only two dogs left in the family. If he wants to go into the mountains, it is best to bring a gun. If the dogs go out to graze, only Zhao Yeqing will be left at home. That happened last time. The Heixiazi incident scared him so much that he didn't dare to stray too far from home.

Zhao Yeqing understood his concerns, and he didn't want to show off, "It's okay, then we won't let the sheep out today. You should go early and come back early."

It's a pity that so many citrus trees have been thrown away. I don't know if there will be any fruit trees left after this winter.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Otherwise, it would be too difficult to manage the large area down the mountain. This time you go and see if you can dig out two trees and plant them. If two trees are well managed, they will be enough for us."

Mu Xi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Then I'll go out now and come back before evening."

If it weren't for the extraction of orange peel essential oil, the fruits they recovered last year would never have been consumed.

Later, the skin was peeled to extract the essential oil, and the remaining pulp was made into paste and canned food, which took a year to finish.

There are two varieties of fruit trees at the foot of the mountain. Planting one of each variety at home is enough to satisfy your cravings, and if managed properly, there might be some leftover for canning.

When Mu Xi arrived at the orchard at the foot of the mountain, the road into the garden was blocked by dead branches and broken trees. He had to clean it with a knife before he could go in.

While clearing the road, Mu Xi looked over the top of the branches and saw the general situation of the orchard.

When I walked in, I saw it more clearly. Most of the citrus trees had been crushed, and some that were not crushed to death were also frozen to death.

The orchard that was green the year before was now barren and dilapidated, with dead branches lying on the ground everywhere, and weeds and vines sprouting from the ground covering all the land in sight, some growing taller than broken citrus trees. .

Mu Xi frowned and began to wander around the garden, trying to find any fruit trees that were still alive.

The two dogs lowered their heads and sniffed on the ground. When they arrived in front of a fruit tree, they smelled a fresh fragrance and raised their heads and barked twice.

Mu Xi heard the sound and walked over from the side. The weeds on the ground were already knee-deep. When he walked to the tree, he saw that the tree had also been crushed. He lowered his head and dug through the grass and found that although the upper part of the crown of the fruit tree was broken, the crown near the ground was broken. Some of them have sprouted new leaves.

This tree was in a low-lying area with the thickest snow. It was probably because it was covered in snow and warmer that it survived to grow branches and leaves again.

Mu Xi raised his hand and petted the dog, "What a good dog."

"Wang!"

He followed the terrain and searched forward, and sure enough he found some fruit trees that were still alive. He picked the best one of each variety, cut off the nearby weeds, and started digging the soil.

The survival rate of tree transplantation is not high. All the soil must be dug up, and the root system must be protected from damage and the roots must be intact.

The two trees were no longer saplings. The one Mu Xi chose was relatively strong, and the root system was heavier due to the weight of the soil.

Transplanting the roots with the soil from the original planting site can improve the survival rate. In order to prevent the soil from spilling, Mu Xi found vines around the tree roots and wrapped them with soil.

It was almost dark when I returned home carrying the saplings.

Zhao Yeqing heard the barking of dogs outside and went out to pick up someone. When he saw Mu Xi coming back with two bald trees, he was stunned for a second before picking them up.

Mu Xi avoided her hand: "It's heavy, it's full of dirt, don't get your hands dirty."

The tree was planned to be planted in the yard. Zhao Yeqing had already dug out the place to be planted at home and planted it in the right corner of the backyard.

The transplanting holes were sprinkled with manure, the fruit trees were placed in the holes, filled with soil and compacted, and then watered with rooting water.

The purpose of rooting water is to allow the plants to integrate more closely with the new soil faster. Water a part of it first, wait until the water has penetrated, and then continue to water. Only after the water has penetrated three to five times in a row is the watering done. This is to ensure that the transplant is complete. One of the most important steps to successful planting.

This method is the same whether it is for fruit trees, flower plants or fruit and vegetable seedlings.

After pouring water, the two washed their hands and prepared to eat. They should have trimmed and trimmed the paper strips, but this work was not suitable for doing at night.

You have to wait until there is sunshine during the day to start pruning. The wounds after pruning the branches will not be infected if they are exposed to sunlight.

The recent temperature rise has been faster than the two expected. After 10 consecutive days of sunshine, there was another light rain.

The sun in these 10 days has not been as mild as before, and I can feel that the sun is slightly hot.

Zhao Yeqing led the dogs to graze, and the dogs hunted seven or eight more rabbits. She took out a knife and skillfully skinned them on the spot. After skinning, she dug a hole and buried the rabbit meat.

I really can’t stand eating rabbit meat lately.

Fresh pepper rabbit, spicy rabbit head, rabbit meat hot pot, cold rabbit... she cooks them in different ways. Now she still carries the cold rabbit in a brown paper bag in her bag, and eats it as a snack when she is craving.

The hunting results during this period are very obvious. I guess there is no need to continue. Let’s cook something else for the dogs tonight. Recently, the dogs have become tired of eating rabbit meat. They stretch their legs hesitantly when eating. Licking for a long time before swallowing.

When Zhao Yeqing took the dogs back in the evening, Mu Xi had finished today's weeding work and was cooking in the kitchen.

Hearing the sound of Zhao Yeqing leading the animals into the yard, he hurried out and helped drive the cattle and sheep into the shed. He smiled and said, "Come and take a look."

Zhao Yeqing was a little confused and was dragged to the original owner's house by Mu Xi.

It wasn't until he reached the incubator on the table that he realized what he was saying. His words became softer for no reason, and his tone was full of surprise, "Has the shell broken?"

The PC board above is translucent, and you can vaguely see the shadows of four small groups moving inside.

4? Zhao Yeqing's eyes were bright, "They were all born!"

After saying that, she quickly turned around to ask what she wanted to ask, but Mu Xi said, "I've also gone to see the chicken coop. It's already been born, and it's being kept warm in the nest. Not a single egg was wasted."

Zhao Yeqing looked silly at the incubator after hearing this. He didn't dare to open it yet, for fear that the ducks inside would catch cold. With the weather now over 20 degrees Celsius, they would have to stay inside for at least a week.

If you want to see them, the earliest they have to be is tomorrow, when they are eating.

The days in the mountains were lonely, and getting a few ducklings was like getting a strange thing. He woke up earlier than Mu Xi in the morning, and went into the original owner's house as soon as he got up and washed up.