In my days as a farmer

At the end of May, with the successive rainfalls, Xiaojin Village gradually took on some enthusiasm.

Huaguo has a vast territory. When the high temperature orange warning was issued in the south, Xia Dongli in the north was still debating whether to wear long sleeves or short sleeves.

The time of spring and summer in the north is really tormenting.

This kind of climate can make people sweat when the sun is shining, and make people want to add more clothes when the sun is covered, but it is very confusing for outsiders!

Although he himself is a northerner in a temperate monsoon climate, he should not be unaccustomed to today's weather, but the urban heat island effect in the place where Xia Dongli lived before is serious, which belongs to the existence of raising their average temperature in the north all the year round.

In Xia Dongli's memory, they could change into short sleeves as soon as the heating stopped, and they didn't need to think about it at all.

On this point, Lao Xu and him have the same effect. The city where Lao Xu lived was close to the sea, and there was a huge thermal insulation device called the ocean. The temperature in the city where he lived was also relatively stable. Turn over and over to see the annoying weather of the wardrobe.

Compared with the two human beings who are entangled in putting on and taking off their clothes, the small animals of Xia Dongli's family are much more straightforward!They had already moulted half a month ago, and almost all of them had shrunk in size.

Among them, rice and baa are particularly obvious.Rice's moulting period before can be described as vigorous and full of presence, which even forced Xia Dongli to pick up a razor. Until now, Xia Dongli has to brush it with a roller when putting on clothes.

And Xiao Baa also replaced the lanugo hair along with the moulting period. The soft bobbled milk hair turned into ordinary goat hair, and the feel and appearance plummeted. This is the most regrettable existence of this moulting period. .

Although they still look fluffy and look like they are very hot, in fact, a large amount of soft and dense undercoat has fallen off, and the newly grown undercoat is only a thin layer. The surface layer of needle hair is slightly hard to the touch but has excellent heat dissipation and sun protection Effect.

Although there are still a lot of hairs, the air between the hairs is actually an excellent insulation layer. For small animals, this layer of air can actually help them control their body temperature.

The principle is probably like the quilt can keep warm and protect popsicles from melting.

Even the little chirps in the yard joined in the fun. When Xia Dongli cleaned the poultry dormitory these days, he could find that the amount of fluff had increased significantly, and several young chickens had lost a lot of weight.

Everyone is getting ready for the hot summer!

Of course, there are exceptions, and Xiaokang has not changed at all.

No, in fact, there may be some, but its hair is short, mixed with long-haired animals with a strong sense of presence, and its moulting period cannot be seen at all.

Although this situation is quite convenient for the owner, it also directly leads to a problem-it is well-off, and it has not lost weight at all.

Yes, of course, the weight of small animals must be counted in the weight of Mao Mao, just like girls who lose weight must take off their clothes when they weigh themselves. Rice and Xiao Baa basically lose a catty or two of weight after moulting, but Xiaokang does not!

It even gained a lot of weight because it often went out to hunt wild food during this time, and Xiaokang howled in pain when he was forcibly pushed onto the scale, but this time even his father couldn't feel sorry for him.

Lao Xu tapped on his mobile phone and frantically searched for the standard weight of Xiaokang, but no matter how you search for this breed, it is only a hundred catties. People who exceed this weight will say that you probably bought a pork pig.

But Xiaokang is really more than one hundred, and it has gone to two hundred catties!

The moment Xu Yibai saw the weight, he felt like a thunderbolt fell on him from the clear sky. When his friend told him before, he didn't actually feel it until he saw the number.

Old Xu knelt down and touched Xiaokang's pig's head, "Son, we can't go on like this."

Xiaokang fell headlong to the ground, knowing that the situation was over, he suddenly felt that he had nothing to love.

There were tears of grievance in its two small round eyes.Old Xu felt even more distressed than it. Seeing his beloved pet's eye sockets wet, he hugged and kissed him repeatedly to comfort him. He even said that he would take Xiaokang home after the summer vacation.

After being so appeased, Xiaokang gave up, but Xia Dongli felt that Xiaokang was so calm mainly because he thought he could hunt wild food, and maybe he had a little idea of ​​rice and baa, so he still had some confidence in his heart .

But it obviously doesn't know enough about Lao Xu, or it hasn't seen through Lao Xu, who is the owner who wants to ensure the health of pets.

So you can imagine how shocked it was when Xiaokang, who had just eaten a fat-reducing meal with a pitiful portion but a really good taste, was immediately sent to the cage after being taken out by Xu Yibai for a stroll. .

No, shock is far from enough to express its mood, it's just unbelievable, okay?

Lao Xu also took a tablet beside it and talked to it about weight loss tips, no matter whether Xiao Kang could understand it or not, he pointed to one of them and said to Xiao Kang: "Look at what the lady said, just put the The food reserves at home are all emptied, and if you don’t go out, you won’t want to eat snacks. As long as you don’t eat snacks and only eat the prescribed food, you won’t gain weight. Dad thinks it makes sense.”

I rely on!Are humans so cruel to themselves?What fun is life without snacks?

Moreover, it has just walked around and has already digested what it ate. If you don't let it eat something, is it going to be hungry all the time?

No, it doesn't matter, the corner of Xiaokang's mouth twitched, he forced himself to calm down, because it is different from stupid humans, it has food reserves... as long as it can get out of the cage...

But it couldn't calm down after a while.Because it saw that under the leadership of Rice, several human races were digging around in the yard.They ruthlessly dug out his treasures for many years one by one, and commented on its treasures.

"Humph!" Xiaokang howled angrily at Rice: You traitor! !

Rice stuck out her tongue, tilted her head, and put the loser's roar behind her.

What are you thinking?This place was originally Ben Wang's territory. It was just lent you to put something in the past. Now the owner is looking for it, so I must be helping the owner.

The Xiaokang pig was furious when he heard the words, so he stuck his neck and said harshly: Just wait, one day this pig will come back with revenge!

Rice's response was - it barked at Xia Dongli again, then took him and Xun Ao to a very hidden corner of the yard, stretched its legs, and started digging holes.

Xiaokang's screams behind him suddenly escalated, and it showed with practical actions that the collection that Rice was digging was its treasure.

Xia Dongli waved a small shovel curiously to help.This kind of thing was buried quite deep, and he dug four shovels before he vaguely touched something hard.

"Huh? It seems that I can't dig it anymore." Xia Dongli squatted down and wanted to touch it with his hands. As soon as he squatted down, he smelled a sweet fragrance, which was a bit familiar... He wrinkled his nose and sniffed, just for a while I can't remember.

Seeing him frozen in place, Xun Ao took over the small shovel and continued digging. His strength was much stronger than Xia Dongli's, and he was steady and accurate.

It is a clay pot.

Xun Ao dug out the clay pot amidst Xiaokang's particularly tragic howls. He carefully pushed aside the leaves that were obviously filled in intentionally, and shook off the terrifying number of ants. The secret of Xiaokang was revealed to everyone.

The yellow sweet viscous liquid, the standard hexagonal shape that can cause discomfort for patients with trypophobia, and the iconic fragrance all demonstrate its identity.

Xia Dongli was silent, he looked at Xiaokang with some admiration.

Old Xu came over to take a look, and was also shocked: "Xiaokang, when did you poke the beehive?"

That's right, what was placed in this broken clay pot was a small half of a honeycomb, and it was obviously a nest made of beeswax. It looked like a nest of wild bees.

Xiaokang is actually a warrior who bravely digs out wild beehives!

Xiaokang lay on the ground and covered his head and face with his hooves, showing his lovelessness with practical actions.

After Xun Yao washed the ants on the surface of the hive with cold water, the complete appearance of this small piece of hive was displayed in front of everyone.Although it is a bit ignorant to say this, it is indeed the first time for the three humans to see the entity of the hive, and it feels strange.

Old Xu even clicked on a documentary. Xia Dongli and Lao Xu watched the hardworking and short life of the little bee together in the documentary, and tears of emotion flowed from their mouths involuntarily.

Xun Yao took a look at the two of them, got up, and when he came back, he made a cup of honey water for each of them. Of course, he used the honey at home.

Old Xu drank the honey water in one gulp, and when he put the cup back on the table, he said to Xia Dongli with a serious face: "Xiao Xia, do you want to consider raising a bee?"

Xia Dongli rolled his eyes and firmly rejected this bad idea.

Is it that easy to keep bees?Especially in the north, unlike the south, the flowering period is short and the temperature is low, and the bees have to take special care of them in the winter. How can he have such conditions here?

What's more, he still has small animals in the yard, and it hurts so much to be stung by a bee.

Hey, Lao Xu criticized him, "Xiaoxia didn't watch the documentary carefully, did she? It said in the film that bees are very docile animals, as long as you don't dig their nests, they won't attack you." .If you put on full armor when picking honey, people won’t be able to bite you.”

Xia Dongli pointed at the criminal evidence that had just been confiscated rather speechlessly, meaning: Do you think it is possible not to dig out the nest?

Old Xu was also silent.That's right, their well-off family can dig out the nests of wild bees. If there is a fragrant beehive at home, it is really not easy for it to hold back.

Having said that... How did Xiaokang manage to dig out his lair without being bitten?

I'm so curious...

Xiaokang pig lay on the ground under the scorching gaze of the two humans, and his whole body exuded an aura of autism.

Just as the two humans in the small yard got into an argument about whether to keep bees, a familiar sound reached their ears—it was the sound of the tires of the small battery rolling over the gravel road.

Xia Dongli was taken aback, and stood up first, and what was faster than him was the movement of Rice, who was lying on the ground, got up and flew upstairs.Almost at the same time, the little baa who was originally in the yard also ran indoors, seeing how it was running wildly, Xia Dongli hurriedly shouted: "Little baa! Don't go to the rooftop!!"

As a matter of course, their little baa did not respond.

Xia Dongli smacked his mouth, and said to the surprised old Xu: "It's okay, he is the assistant to the village head of our village. He is very nice, but he is a little bit unwelcome to animals."

"This, isn't this a bit..." Xu Yibai murmured as he glanced at the chickens and ducks who had consciously returned to their nests at this time.

Xia Dongli coughed dryly, bumped him to signal him not to tell the truth, and then walked quickly towards the door.

The person who came was indeed Xiao Li's assistant. He didn't have the usual smile on his face this time, his brows were knotted, and he looked very serious.

Xia Dongli was taken aback, and hurriedly brought the person in: "What's wrong?"

"I just sent an urgent document. I think your situation here is complicated, so send it here first." Assistant Li said hello to Xu Yibai and sat down. He took out a red-headed document from his backpack and handed it to Xu Yibai. Xia Dongli, "Both the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture have issued instructions stating that this year's weather has deviated from year to year, and we may have floods in the future."

He explained to Xia Dongli who was shocked: "The Ministry of Meteorology has confirmed the formation of the El Niño phenomenon this year, so the precipitation and temperature in May are higher than in the same period in previous years. Now the reservoirs in the Yellow River Basin have begun to release floods to deal with disasters. We Droughts and floods were not frequent here in the past, but we must take precautions.”

He thought for a while, and added: "This kind of thing is just in case for others, but it is ten thousand for myself. After all, you live at the foot of the mountain, so you have to pay attention to the situation even though the terrain is high."

Assistant Xiao Li took out a pen and drew several circles on key points on the document: "The pasture you planted is not resistant to waterlogging, you can dig some flood discharge ditches on the edge of the field earlier, this Uncle Dahai is very good at this. You can ask him. Stock up on more mineral water, instant food and waterproof flashlights, be prepared for water and power outages, and then try to tie them together to avoid being washed away. Put some sandbags at the door to prevent internal irrigation. You have to buy medicine powder for sterilization and bleach first, and never drink unboiled water.”

"The most important thing is, if there is heavy rainfall for several days in a row, don't hesitate to go down the mountain. Although there is no record, flash floods cannot be ruled out."

"No property is more precious than your own life." He looked at the frowning Xia Dongli and said seriously, "Also, this is a bit inappropriate for me, but have you bought insurance?"

Xia Dongli was startled: "? What!?"

Is it that serious? ?

Very serious! !

Assistant Xiao Li nodded: "Buy personal and property insurance! If you have a budget and have more, I advise you to also buy agricultural insurance."