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

Zhao Yeqing took a gray dumpling fired at high temperature and threw it into a small bowl filled with water.

When the gray dumplings met the water, they bubbled and cracked into small pieces, causing an exothermic reaction.

The calcium oxide in the original ash dumplings generates calcium hydroxide when it meets water.

At this point, the lime is mostly completed.

The process went smoothly and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Mixing cement also requires aggregates to make the cement hard and formable. In the past, river sand was mostly used.

There was no river sand now, so Mu Xi found a dry water source and dug out some fine sand from the side.

Mix the plant ash cement and sand together, shape it into a small ball, and dry it in the sun.

The two waited all afternoon for the pellets to dry in the sun, eager to see if the experiment was successful.

The first is the hardness test. Hold the small ball and hit the stone hard. After you find that the hardness is acceptable, then do the water test.

The ball was soaked in water for a day and night.

In the end, if there is no solution, this is considered a success.

Zhao Yeqing held the ball and was very emotional.

Maybe this old man doesn't even know what calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide are. Everything is the result of the working people's exploration bit by bit.

After getting the cement, the two planned to start building a toilet.

The septic tank has already been dug and is just waiting to be installed.

In the past few days, Mu Xi's leg had mostly recovered, so he and Zhao Yeqing went down the mountain to knock the squat hole back.

Mu Xi continued to build toilets, and Zhao Yeqing decided to build cooling facilities for the sheepfold.

With the experience of water curtain equipment in the greenhouse before, the cooling equipment of the sheep pen was completed very quickly this time.

Last time she found a lot of plastic film in the village, and she also collected black paint in the past few days.

Apply the paint on the plastic film and let it dry for a few days. When the paint is completely dry and the smell is almost gone, you can start assembling it.

The plastic film comes in a roll, which is similar to plastic wrap. It is long enough but not wide enough. It needs to be glued together with tape to form the width of the hollow area around the sheepfold.

Turn the painted side outward to prevent the sheep from licking the plastic film and poisoning themselves.

Dark colors are the best at blocking ultraviolet rays. Use bamboo to install a cooling water curtain on top, and it's done.

Unlike at home before, this wooden house does not have a faucet. The cooling device requires an additional water bucket. A hole is opened under the bucket and a bamboo conduit is inserted so that the water can flow into the bamboo waterway.

The bucket must be covered with a lid to delay the evaporation of water, and water must be added to it twice a day to provide enough cooling water for a day.

The hard-working Master Mu worked hard for a week and finally built the toilet.

Mu Xi and Zhao Yeqing discussed at night that they should go home and collect the unpacked things at home, such as the corn hanging under the eaves, and then see if the chickens were still alive. If they were alive, put them all away. Take it to the meadow and raise it.

It’s also a bit unsafe to leave solar panels outside all the time.

Zhao Yeqing was a little worried after experiencing the hyena incident. Mu Xi promised to take the two cubs with him, and she reluctantly agreed.

After the two cubs arrived at the grassland, they suddenly grew up a lot, like teenagers who suddenly got enough exercise and grew taller.

It once made her wonder if she had been too protective in the past.

Guohuo and Xuebing now go out to hunt by themselves every day, and then come back after feeding themselves.

Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes the prey is not caught, and the two come back a little dejected.

It was early June when I picked up the little clouded leopard, and it has been nearly five months now.

The two upper teeth have grown longer and sharper. No wonder it is called in the manual the animal closest genetically to the ancient saber-toothed tiger.

With the shotgun and the leopard, there shouldn't be much danger.

Early in the morning, Zhao Yeqing bid farewell to Mu Xi and returned to the sheepfold to feed the sheep medicine.

The treatment during this period was very effective, and most of the symptoms had dissipated, except for the hot weather, which made them a little uncomfortable.

Originally, sheep were supposed to be shaved in May or June, when spring and summer meet, but due to an accident, they didn't shave off the wool until they arrived at the wooden house a few days ago.

A sheep had more than ten kilograms of hair shaved off.

Zhao Yeqing felt panicked for the heat of the sheep. He was wearing such a thick woolen coat. If it didn't suffer from heat stroke, who would suffer from heat stroke?

If it were her, she would have to be stressed.

During the week when Mu Xi was building the toilet, except for the first two days when she made the water curtain device, she spent the next few days fighting against the sheep.

Specifically, fighting sheep wool.

Sheep are docile and do not resist when being shaved.

But now that there is no electricity, the electric clippers used for shaving in the warehouse cannot be used, so we can only use scissors to cut bit by bit.

Just after shearing half of the sheep, her hands were so sore that she couldn't lift them up.

It took her four days to shear five sheep.

The sheared wool also needs to be cleaned.

Zhao Yeqing put on his gloves and began to clean the dirt inside the wool.

Most of them were grass clippings and grass seeds, wrapped in soft wool. Cleaning them was so taxing on her neck and eyes that she felt like she was going blind.

After a busy day, Master Zhao found that he had not finished processing the wool of a sheep.

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻(turn the table

When Mu Xi set out, she handed him all the power banks she had collected in the village, asking him to bring them back fully charged.

I still have a fully charged power bank that can last for a few days.

Zhao Yeqing lay on the bed after washing up. There was silence around her, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Mu Xi is not here, and neither are the two cubs.

She took out her mobile phone, luxuriously opened the previously cached cross talk collection, and set it to play automatically for half an hour. Listening to the excitement ringing in her ears, her somewhat worried heart fell silent.

When you wake up in the morning, there are many things to do.

I have to go to the trap first to see if I can harvest anything.

Not every time there is a harvest, but I was lucky today and caught three rabbits in five traps.

There was a male and a female, so Zhao Yeqing decided to raise them.

The previous rabbit enclosure was paved with cement, but now the conditions are limited and the grass and gray cement has been used up. She plans to use wood to make a cage first.

Rabbits can also chew wood. The wooden cage needs constant repairs and is not a long-term solution. She used the leftover wood from the toilet building to nail a random one for temporary use.

The rabbits left one male and one female, and the remaining one was killed and given to the dog for breakfast.

She entered the house with breakfast, "Dahuang, it's time to eat!"

Rhubarb was the dog's name. She was guessing what the dog's name was that day. Based on the age of the original owner, she casually called Rhubarb and saw the dog wagging its tail.

She knew she had guessed correctly.

Dahuang came over wagging his tail and rubbed the back of Zhao Yeqing's hand.

Ever since she guessed its name, Dahuang's attitude towards her has changed, as if he finally recognized her new family.