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

The next step is to build it all around with red bricks, leaving an empty space in the middle.

Mud is applied between the bricks. Mud was not used for the bricks that were originally capped at the bottom. There is a gap in the middle to facilitate the flames to come up during firing.

Once the brick kiln is built, you can start firing the bricks directly without waiting for the mud to dry.

Put the red bricks into the kiln piece by piece, put them upright, leaving a gap in the middle, and put them in one row horizontally and one row vertically.

Arrange them alternately horizontally and vertically, and then lay a few bricks flat at the entrance of the brick kiln to seal the opening to maintain the heat inside.

After putting the firewood in and lighting it up, Zhao Yeqing immediately left the vicinity of the brick kiln after watching the flames inside rise a little higher.

too hot.

Mu Xi told him to replenish firewood at any time and went out.

In the previous experiment, only one bag of silage was used, but not hay.

Winter feed is a mixture of hay and silage. Using only one kind will cause a burden on the animal's body.

He also had to go out and cut the grass for hay.

I didn't dare to leave home for too long, so I mowed half the car in the sun before returning home.

A sheep needs four to five kilograms of fodder a day, and there are a total of twelve sheep in the family.

Calculated based on three months' worth, at least 4,500 kilograms of fodder must be stored.

Forty-five hundred pounds of grass...

The two estimated that they would have to go out to cut the grass every day during the recent period.

Forage grass loses weight when dried, so more is needed.

Zhao Yeqing only hoped that the weather would not get hotter again and winter would not come so soon.

Either situation will lead to widespread grass death.

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The bricks were fired for two days, and all the red bricks were finally fired.

After two days of burning bricks, all the firewood at home was consumed and a large pile of plant ash was obtained.

Zhao Yeqing and Mu Xi planned to go out together today and go into the forest to chop some firewood.

Recently, to prevent jackals from stealing our homes, we have to pay attention to the safety of the sheep during grazing. Mu Xi always followed them nearby with a gun while grazing.

Avoiding grazing time, Dahuang stayed at home as a gatekeeper, and the two of them left the house early in the morning and went into the woods.

Mu Xi chopped the dead branches and fallen wood on the ground into small pieces, while Zhao Yeqing collected and bundled the small pieces from behind.

The sun was rising directly overhead, and the two of them had chopped a cart full of firewood.

Mu Xi was dragging the cart behind, while Zhao Yeqing went home one step ahead to check on the situation.

Fortunately, it was peaceful when I returned home. Xue Ping's injury was not fully healed and she was not allowed to go out. Guo Mu would grab food every day and bring it back to feed his sister.

Sometimes it's a rabbit and sometimes it's a bird.

The puppies are at the age where they love to play and are not afraid of the sun. They are playing takraw ball in the yard.

After lunch, Mu Xi went out to cut grass and herd sheep, while Zhao Yeqing built a chicken shed at home.

A chicken shed made of red bricks is definitely more insulated than a wooden one and will also be much cooler.

After two days of burning bricks, the corners of the house were already piled with red bricks.

Zhao Yeqing set aside a space near the toilet to build a chicken shed, so that the stench can be mixed together.

Also build a rabbit nest.

Red bricks surround the left, right and back walls and add a roof, and wooden boards are used to make a door in the front.

Half of the bricks were knocked out of three walls to allow ventilation.

Rabbit nests are a bit more expensive to make.

There can't be land underneath, it has to be sealed with bricks so the rabbits can't escape.

By the time Zhao Yeqing finished building the two nests, the sun was already setting.

The dim sunset shines through the mountains, and the rare soft sunlight falls on the yard, and the surrounding grass is covered with a layer of orange twilight.

Zhao Yeqing stood in the yard and looked at the time. It was almost time for Mu Xi to come back.

Suddenly, a gunshot was heard from the west!

Zhao Yeqing suddenly raised his head!

The snow cake in the room suddenly jumped out and stood next to her.

She didn't know whether she should stay at home or hurry over, so she could only shout Mu Xi's name loudly to the west.

There was no response for a while, and just as he was hesitating to go out, a figure appeared in the distance. It was Mu Xi who had returned with the sheep and rhubarb.

Unlike the usual slow pace back, the sheep today were obviously much more restless.

After entering the door, Zhao Yeqing hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"

Mu Xi put down the gun, "It's a group of jackals, but they were just testing. I shot them and scared them away."

After taking a sip of water, he looked at Zhao Yeqing's frown and rubbed it with his finger.

"Don't worry, animals are actually better at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages than humans. It's not a matter of life or death. The smarter animals are, the more they avoid risks. See if I have a gun and they won't conflict head-on."

Zhao Yeqing poured him another glass of water, "Do they still know guns?"

Mu Xi took two sips and finished the drink, "They... have a deeper understanding of guns than we do."

Maybe it was because the gunshots were too loud, and Mushi, who usually had to wait until the moon climbed up the mountain to come back, also returned home.

After posting the stickers with my sister, I stayed in the house honestly.

Zhao Yeqing watched the sun set and planned to transplant the vegetable seedlings into the ground today.

The weather is too hot, so transplanting vegetable seedlings cannot be done during the day, and it is best not to do it in the morning.

Transplanting in the evening allows the seedlings to adapt overnight.

Spread the decomposed sheep manure on the ground and mix it with the soil so that the soil will not become compacted and will still have sufficient fertility.

The vegetable seedlings were transplanted to the ground one by one according to the originally planned area.

The weather is hot and the vegetable seedlings have grown very quickly and are now more than a finger tall.

Other vegetable seedlings only need to be watered after transplanting, while beans need to be set up in advance.

After transplanting the vegetable seedlings, the bamboo seedling pot will be empty.

Zhao Yeqing refilled it with soil mixed with sheep manure and took it to the hay house.

She plans to grow some spring onions and garlic indoors.

Chinese kitchens are always inseparable from these two.

By the time she was done, Mu Xi's meal was ready.

The original traps caught fewer and fewer prey, so Mu Xi found several other places to place traps while mowing the grass.

The number of traps has been increased from four to eight.

The food at home is getting better day by day.

There are already five rabbits being raised in the rabbit pen, two males and three females.

There is still one in the pot now.

There was no shortage of dried chili peppers in the village, and every household had a big bag. Worried that they would become moldy if kept for a long time, Mu Xi made a big pot of spicy rabbit.

The rabbit meat was chopped into small pieces and fried golden in oil.

Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers sautéed in hot oil, the spicy flavor goes straight into the nose.

A pot full of spicy rabbit, Zhao Yeqing was so excited by the smell that he salivated even before he entered the kitchen.

Guodu and Xuebing ran out of the kitchen, shaking their heads.

Zhao Yeqing suspected that Mu Xi was causing trouble and fed the two spicy rabbit meat.

Before she could walk in, three puppies ran out after her.

The little tongue was sticking out, and he was gasping for breath.

Zhao Yeqing was speechless. When he walked in, Mu Xi looked calm as if nothing had happened.

Hehe, this is what shit looks like.

After having a full meal, Mu Xi finally had some snacks and remembered to save some boiled rabbit meat to feed the dog.