I Love Farming

Since the master taught the method of mixing pig feed to the shepherd, the weight of the sow has risen in a straight line, gaining hundreds of grams a day. Although there are many reasons for it to be full, and the body is uncomfortable and moves less, the effect is indeed obvious to all.The physical fitness has improved, and the estrus period has come.

Because Cui Qichao didn't avoid people at that time, there were many farmers present, and the farmers also raised chickens, pigs, sheep and other animals, and they passed it on to ten, ten to hundreds, and when they went back, they mixed some wet ingredients for the sows to eat, and the meat was much more than before.Moreover, Cui Qichao only made the raw mix, which was not particularly time-consuming, and he did it by hand when doing housework.

The pig herder felt very resentful, this could have been his family's secret to raising pigs - he didn't see that now the agricultural officer is in charge of killing insects, and the cook also has a lot of private recipes, so he is very proud.

As a result, now the whole village knows how to feed pigs.

And out of trust in Cui Qichao, after a few days, a sow had dystocia and couldn't give birth, and the pig shepherd was eager to report to the master, but was scolded by the housekeeper, "You actually want the noble lord to help you?" Treating pigs? Have you been possessed by a devil?"

Pig shepherd: "I don't have any! That's right, I might lose sows..."

Cui Qichao was staring at someone grinding rice, and when he heard the movement, he came out and asked, and he was a little speechless.He really doesn't have much research on animal husbandry, and delivering sows is probably too advanced for him.

But facing the expectant eyes of the pig herder, Cui Qichao could only reluctantly say: "...you try to touch the piglet in its belly with your hands, and push your head down to help the delivery."

He just thought that when people have dystocia, there are people who push their stomachs, so let a dead pig be a live pig doctor.

The pig shepherd nodded hastily, and even glanced at the butler. He and the butler had heard this "secret".

The butler looked at him fiercely, "What are you looking at?"

Do you think being a pig herder is a good job?Could he still covet it? ?

The shepherd ran back, groped the sow's stomach for a while, felt where the piglet was, and pushed it lightly, and the sow grunted. As soon as he gritted his teeth, he asked his son to hold the sow down, and pushed the sow with both palms. piglet.

The pig shepherd's son was terrified, "Father, what are you doing?"

If you press the sow's belly, can the piglet still live?

"Stop talking nonsense, this is what the lord taught me." In the early spring season, the pig shepherd was sweating on his forehead, feeling that the piglet was coming down a little bit, and he felt more confident in his heart, but the pigger still didn't Come out, in a hurry, the pig shepherd simply put his fingers in to help the sow give birth.

With the strength of the shepherd, the sow let out a cry, and the piglet rolled down.The little piggy opened and closed its nostrils, apparently alive.

"It's born, father is born!" The pig shepherd's son shouted excitedly. In the past, if the sow had a difficult labor, they had nothing to do. It was up to the sow to survive.At most, they paste some herbal medicine when the sow is injured.

"I saw it!" The pig shepherd was also very excited. He looked at his bloody hand and touched the animal several times.Livestock, livestock is their life.Thank God, thank you sir.

After the sow gave birth to all the piglets, and the piglets happily sucked the sow's nipples to suckle, the shepherd wiped his hands and ran to the master to announce the good news, let his son watch, and gave more to the weak sow Feed with water and forage.

The pig shepherd wished he could kiss the master's feet, "Thank you, master, you are so wise!"

Cui Qichao thought to himself that the blind cat really ran into a dead mouse, and he was really ashamed, "Did you give birth?"

It's okay after birth, but he really doesn't know about the postpartum care of sows. Is it the same as humans, with low immunity and not easy to touch cold water?

"It's been born, it's been born." The pig shepherd said with a happy face, "My lord, these sows can give birth to babies, it's all up to you!"

Cui Qichao: "????"

Xiaobai, who was sitting by the side, was also stunned. The people in the Middle Ages were so good at flattering. It turned green when it saw Cui Qichao's always cold expression, and the cat's belly almost burst out laughing.

What can Cui Qichao do? Should he loudly say that these sows have nothing to do with giving birth to me? He can only say slowly: "It mainly depends on your help and the sow's own will. I just came up with an idea."

The lord's words were too polite, and the pig shepherd said humbly, "It's your wisdom that shines, thank you."

This is not bad, Cui Qichao calmed down a bit, "Well, you can continue to take care of the sows, don't feed them too cold water."

"Yes, I remember it. Thank you for your teaching." The pig herder stepped back respectfully like Feng Lun's voice.

Cui Qichao and Xiaobai were left looking at each other.

Cui Qichao: "..."

noob:"……"

Cui Qichao knew that Xiaobai understood what happened just now, but he pretended not to know.

Xiaobai wants to tell everyone in the world that he understood just now, but he has to pretend he doesn't know.

After a while, one person and one cat went back to the kitchen silently.

……

Here, Cui Qichao is still admired.The rice was beaten into white rice. The grains were not very large, but it still had a familiar taste. Cui Qichao asked the cook to bring a container, filled it with some cleaned and washed rice, and put some water in it.

There is still a lot of marinated meat in winter. Cut some ham slices and put them in it, then put some minced garlic, chopped green onion, salt, and some wild mushrooms, cover them, and steam them directly with firewood.

Cui Qichao was a little emotional. He probably had to eat this meal, and he had to save some money in the future and cook porridge.

The cook, who had never eaten rice, squatted aside and asked curiously, "Master, what does this rice taste like? Why don't we make it into bread?"

It's not that rice can't be made into bread, but...

Cui Qichao said, "This is more delicious."

The cook unconsciously licked her lower lip. Needless to say, when the master ordered the food to be cooked, it will not taste good.

Cui Qichao calculated that the time was almost up, so he asked the jar to be moved away, without opening the lid for the time being, and let the rice simmer for a while.

Xiaobai could already smell the aroma of the rice, but he didn't pay much attention to what he ate today, and only cared about Cui Qichao.Wow, if only it could bully Cui Qichao too.

Cui Qichao wrapped the lid with a cloth and pinched it open, a steaming steam rushed in, and what he smelled was the long-lost aroma of rice, as well as the aroma of sausage and ingredients mixed in it

The cook smelled the strange and pleasant aroma, and then watched Cui Qichao scoop out the rice with a small wooden spatula. A pile of rice with clear grains, white as jade, mixed with slices of red and white sausage, green onion and light brown mushrooms.

Cui Qichao gave the cook a small bowl, and there was no one in private, so the cook picked up the bowl and ate it.In the Middle Ages during this period, the cooking method of wheat was basically to make bread, and the wheat was seldom steamed, but porridge, which contained many impurities, so she was very fascinated by the soft taste of rice after cooking.

Because it’s just cooking, the husks are removed cleanly, there is no trace of impurities, the amount of water, temperature, and duration are just right, the rice grains are soft but not sticky, and have a certain chewiness, exuding the unique fragrance and sweetness of rice taste.

Even if you eat rice alone, you are satisfied, not to mention adding vegetables. The cook's small bowl of rice also has sausages and mushrooms. The smooth and tender mushrooms are eaten with salty sausage slices and rice, and the taste is even better.Sausages are meant to be served with meals. Although the cook doesn't understand this, she can still feel it.

Cui Qichao also ate this bowl of sausage and mushroom rice to his heart's content. Due to the conditions in the Middle Ages, he didn't cook any vegetables, which was pretty good.

While eating Cui Qichao, he also taught the cook, "Pour more water and make porridge..."

A small can of rice, except for a few mouthfuls left for the cats, there is not a grain of rice left for them to eat.

The cook is still licking her lips. The white bread is so fine, but it’s not as good as rice. The master’s requirements are too high. There is still a little gluten in the white bread, and the rice is completely peeled off. No wonder it tastes delicious when steamed. , and the taste is really sweet.

The master still enjoys it, but even he only tastes it occasionally, how can he spend so much time pounding rice, that work is very tiring.

……

Cui Qichao was satisfied after eating the rice, so he went to such lengths to eat it in one bite.He packed a little and took it back to the room. The rice that had cooled down a little bit was agglomerated and hardened, which proved that the quality was not good.

At this time, calm down and think about it carefully, it is true, because it is reserved for seeds, it is still full, and the taste, since he has not eaten it for a long time, it is inevitable to wear a filter.

Not to mention the cook, she has never eaten rice. To her, the delicacy of food is probably only related to the precision of grinding. If all the impurities are removed from the wheat and cooked into wheat rice, the cook may be greedy. die.

While eating sausage and mushroom rice, Xiaobai looked critically at Cui Qichao. When he thought of Cui Qichao's unlucky appearance, he was so happy.

Cui Qichao casually picked up a little and fed it to Dabai and Daju. He was not willing to cook too much of this precious white rice, and the cat could only eat a few mouthfuls.He could feel that Xiaobai was looking at him, so it was fine if he looked at him for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what Xiaobai was thinking?

But it was just a slip of the tongue of the pig shepherd. He didn't want to punish him, so he was embarrassed for a while.On the contrary, Xiaobai, what on earth is he proud of? Do you think he doesn't know.

Cui Qichao slowly stared at Xiaobai, and said coldly, "You eat too much, go sleep outside at night."

noob:"…………"

He has that orange cat that eats a lot? ?

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Spring plowing in Northumberland is busy. Although the master's fallow land does not need to be taken care of this year, only weeding and fertilization are needed, but there are more vineyards, sugar beet fields, etc., and the manor is busy.

At this time, the shepherd galloped back on his horse and said loudly, "No, I saw a group of strange soldiers coming here, wearing armor and holding weapons."

It was different from the previous false alarm. At that time, Raymond led the team back. This time, the Wrangler could see clearly that he came from somewhere else, and the speed was very fast. If he didn't want to attack, why did he do this.

The police officers rushed to report the news, and some trained farmers put on rattan armor and quickly gathered in one place.

Speaking of which, the rattan armor was asked to be kept by Cui Qichao. He heard that they were also keen on training in private, and they had to queue up to go to the toilet.

Among peasants, rattan armor is not as good as armor, but it is already majestic enough.There is a pair of rattan armor at home, and the neighbors next door, young and old, are very envious.The rattan armor is quite light, and these proud farmers wish they could wear it all the time, so that they can show off when the fields are off.Also don't put it at home, let the restless brats who stay at home spoil it.

After quickly changing their outfits, they crawled in the ditch, still hesitated at this point.Because of a lot of practical training, when encountering this situation, everyone's first reaction is to line up, but what to do next is a little uncertain.

Until one of the farmers gritted his teeth and said: "The shepherd said that there were only a dozen soldiers who came, and it might not be enough to deal with the police. We have a lot of people. If we beat them first, the master will definitely have some soldiers." rewarded."

Everyone cheered up and said yes.They lack confidence, but they feel it is right to be promoted in this way.

Fortunately, they made such a decision, because the soldiers who came didn't expect to be able to attack the castle at all, so they planned to search the farmer's houses in the manor, and grabbed whatever they could grab, coarse grains, just to fill their stomachs .

Those heavily armed soldiers are professional at a glance—unlike the thieves that farmers have degenerated into, they are well equipped and belong to the upper class of civilians.

After crossing the pasture, these people intend to trample over the cultivated land and head for the cottage.

This made the peasants and soldiers even more indignant. Some fields had already begun to be sown, and they trampled on them like this.

The looting soldiers suddenly saw a group of people rushing out of the ditch, wearing strange yellow-brown armor and holding farm tools, which could only be seen clearly when they got close. The so-called armor seemed to be made of rattan.

Although they were wearing rattan armor, their aura was extraordinary. After training, the peasant soldiers shouted and shouted loudly. They also maintained a certain formation while running, and even outflanked the two sides. They were obviously experts.

The soldiers showed weird expressions. The armor made of rattan made it almost impossible for them to treat the person in front of them as a serious opponent, but the momentum of charging and killing made people a little intimidated.

The leader yelled loudly, and the soldiers woke up with a start. They raised their spears and tried to stab the peasant soldiers in the chest.But the rattan armor looked simple, but it was still very hard and reliable. Under the protection of the rattan armor, they were not injured at all. They just took a few steps back to avoid the horseshoes, and then swung the hoe to hit their horses.

These war horses may not have eaten well for a long time. The peasant soldiers beat the horses first, and then beat the people down. They became more and more proud...

——In the eyes of future generations, removing the armor of the soldiers is like a ridiculous rural fight, and it has to be a small-scale one. It may not even reach the level of a village, just a small group.But in the eyes of both sides, this is simply a bloody battle evenly matched!

The soldiers felt that they had encountered a mysterious master, while the peasant soldiers lost their confidence in the battle.

After a fierce battle, with a large number of peasants and soldiers, they fought more and more bravely and won the final victory. When the police came, they had already pinned the invaders to the ground.

The police officers only had time to tie up the soldiers with ropes, and looked at the rattan armored soldiers with a little awe in their eyes. It stands to reason that everyone is the same. They also served from the peasants, but they didn't catch up with the training together.I just saw the end of the battle between the two sides, and it was so shocking!

The police officers couldn’t help but smile and greet their familiar and unfamiliar partners. This scene was seen by the soldiers and made them even more depressed. It turned out that these people in rattan armor and holding farm tools were really farmers. There was still a trace of fantasy at first, even if we said these things People have already predicted their attack by clever calculations, so ambushing like this makes people feel better.

"What are you looking at, go away, you pigs." The peasant soldier won the battle, and arrogantly beat the soldier with a wooden stick, and the armor was stripped off, causing the soldier to cry out in pain.

Seeing that something was wrong, the leader quickly shouted: "Misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding, I am the cousin of the Baron of Northumberland, and I am here to visit my cousin Drizzt, who knew that you regarded us as an invasion By."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then even the most simple peasants showed suspicion.

How can it be such a coincidence that at the beginning, he ran rampant with a weapon, trampled on the cultivated land, and when he was caught, he was said to be a relative of the lord?

"If you don't believe me, look at the family crest embroidered on my underwear. I'm really here to visit relatives! You go and tell Drizzt that I am his cousin Gawain, and we played together in Carbitoburg! It couldn't be better!" The person who called himself Gao Wen yelled, the more he talked, the more confident he became, as if he also believed the nonsense that came out of his mouth.

Although everyone was skeptical about his words, this matter still had to be decided in front of the lord. Before that, it was not easy for them to beat up these prisoners of war casually.

Even so, the peasant soldiers also proudly helped to escort the prisoners of war, all the way to the bottom of the high ground, wishing to tell the owners of the manor that they subdued a group of invaders and protected everyone's homeland.

……

When Cui Qichao heard that another group of intruders had been arrested in the castle, he was very happy. He even counted the number of people. A dozen people, um, not many.

Then, he heard that the man claimed to be his cousin.

And the cousin who robbed the territory of the cousin?Cui Qichao met them in the hall. He first said to the butler, "We will reward those farmers who have won the battle, one piglet per household."

Butler: "...Oh."

The steward recorded it with a numb face, anyway, he couldn't resist in the end, it was because of the meritorious service of the peasant soldiers, when they didn't make meritorious service before, the lord was rewarded with food during training.

He has now learned to comfort himself. How can I say that these peasants can defeat soldiers with armor and weapons, which is also a great improvement in the strength of the territory.

Gao Wen's mouth grew big. Is his cousin so rich?Randomly reward the piggies of the peasant soldiers who have won the battle?

"Cousin, cousin, it's me, I'm Cousin Gawain! Long-legged Gawain!" Gawain shouted immediately, "Your Aunt Rose's son, we played together in Carbiter Castle, your favorite cousin Yes, remember?"

Cui Qichao looked at Gao Wen, and the butler also showed Gao Wen's family crest to Cui Qichao. Cui Qichao vaguely remembered that there was such a person, but it was not important. He belonged to the knight class who married their family.This Gawain should also be a knight, but his behavior is too difficult to justify.

Gao Wen's originally confident face became a little weak under Cui Qichao's stare.In fact, he knew that this was his cousin's territory, but he really wanted to rob him at first.Due to disasters in a few food towns and no crops, Gao Wen had been fighting the autumn wind for a long time, lingering in the manors of his relatives until he was driven away.Later, when everyone knew the news, Gao Wen was not accepted at all, so he had to change his method and loot some people's villages.

Gao Wen and Cui Qichao are not considered close, they just played together when they were young, and their relationship is not as good as he exaggerated. He didn't intend to reveal his true identity at the beginning, and he wanted to run away after robbing things. If he hadn't been caught, Is it worth breaking the cheek here?

Cui Qichao originally planned to say: "I haven't seen Cousin Gao Wen for a long time, but it seems impossible for him to joke with me like this. You'd better grow vegetables in my field."

But at this time, two more people were brought in, one big and one small, the youngest was only seven or eight years old. It is said that they were poking around outside the ranch, and were arrested by the horsemen who were still interested.

Gawain's face changed when he saw it, "Cousin, this is your cousin Lance, you must not—"

As he spoke, he stopped talking, because this sentence exposed him to a certain extent.

If you really came to visit relatives, why did you leave the children and attendants outside.

Lance was born with blond hair and blue eyes, very cute, but his body was a little thin due to malnutrition. When he saw the situation, he cried and said: "Master Baron, don't kill my father, cut off my head, my father is just To find me something to eat."

A child is a child, and in a moment of impatience, he vomited out all of Gao Wen's goals, and now there seems to be no room for sophistry.

Cui Qichao listened, but looked at Lance carefully, and after a long while, said lightly: "You are my nephew Lance, welcome to visit Northumberland, I haven't seen my mother for a long time. Relatives, all of this must be a misunderstanding. Butler, let go of my cousin and nephew."

Gawain's mouth slowly opened, "Ah...?"

Cui Qichao gave him a look, and the butler immediately stepped forward to untie the ropes himself, but he only untied the ropes on Gao Wen and Lance, and the rest of them were dragged down with a wave of his hand.Obviously, these people are not within the scope of the lord's forgiveness for blood relatives.

The butler murmured to himself, he didn't expect the lord to be so kind, or maybe the lord was more nostalgic than his cousin?

Cui Qichao calmly invited the person to sit next to him, and asked a few words about his recent situation as if nothing had happened.

Gao Wen didn't understand what his cousin meant, but with the look in his eyes just now, he felt that he was going to be unlucky, so he had to bite the bullet and tell Cui Qichao that he was traveling around.

"Then stay with me for a while." Cui Qichao said, "It just so happens that it's time to eat."

As soon as he talked about eating, Gao Wen's stomach growled, and he smiled smirkly, "Okay, cousin, you are so generous."

The maids brought up the food. Gawain's face became a little subtle when he saw it. His cheap temper made him mutter, "Cousin, why is this apple raw? There is also a piece of meat." One piece, is Northumberland in default too?"

According to the etiquette of the nobility, if guests come, they must arrange the most luxurious banquet, and they will pretend to be fat if their faces are swollen. Unless they are really unbearable, they will be as rude as the manor where Gao Wen was a guest before.

The poultry and livestock are not whole, and the fruits are raw, so it can't be called aristocratic life.It's not just Gao Wen here, even Cui Qichao's stewards and knight commanders have to eat together.

Although Gao Wen was poor, he still had a bit of self-esteem in his bones, but after he finished speaking, he regretted it. He knew that he was not a serious guest, so he carefully looked at Cui Qichao's face, fearing that he would lose his temper.

Cui Qichao paused, and just glanced at Gao Wen as if nothing had happened, thinking that he was thinking that this Gao Wen should be delicious, and then said along the way: "These are not for my cousin, come here, let the cook cook some A southern-style suckling pig."

The so-called southern flavor, that is, the new non-improved recipe, the original taste of Northumberland.

When Gao Wen heard it, his saliva almost flowed down, oh my god, a whole suckling pig!It seems that his cousin is really aristocratic, humble, tolerant, and generous, which is commonly known as a fool!

Cui Qichao looked at Lance again, and asked in a low voice, "My good nephew, what do you want to eat?"

Lance looked at him timidly, then at his father, bowed his head in embarrassment and said, "I'll just eat with you."

Gao Wen glanced at his son, but he couldn't say anything about him, he was such a silly boy, he didn't know what was good and what was bad.