It's mid-October now, and the days are getting shorter.

While eating, Liu Qingshan also took the time to take a photo of the mute grandpa.

In the picture, the mute grandfather is standing in front of the wooden frame, followed by several big dogs and a small black bear, which is full of the interest of the mountains and wilderness.

When I got home, it was almost dark, and there was not much dew this month, so I just spread the mushrooms outside. They are the best in autumn, and they can be completely dried in less than two days.

Now that I have picked something good, I naturally have to fry it in a plate to try it out.

Liu Qingshan tore up a few pieces of Dayuan mushrooms, blanched them with water, put some cabbage slices in, added the meat he bought from the county, and fried them for two large plates.

Mushrooms are very rich in nutrients and can even be used directly as medicine. They can increase the body's immunity, relax muscles and activate collaterals, and are suitable for all ages.

"It's so delicious. Come to Jiapigou and I'll get fat."

Yang Hongying also likes to eat this kind of mushroom. The meat is thick and plump, just like eating sliced ​​meat, but not as fat as sliced ​​meat.

This is the situation that Suzhongyu is talking about.

"It's better to be fat, and you will be lucky if you are fat."

My mother said with a smile that as things went smoothly at home and her living conditions steadily improved during this period, she also felt that she had gained weight.

"Shan Xing and I have gained weight too!"

The fourth child pinched Shan Xing's little face, and Shan Xing pinched him back, making the two little guys chirp and giggle.

Liu Qingshan also took a piece of Yuan mushroom and chewed it happily: Hey, this little life is so comfortable!

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In the past few months, life at home has indeed improved, but the only drawback is that when it comes to going to bed at night, it is still a bit awkward.

There was a large kang bed, and although it was separated by a curtain, it was not soundproof. The little fourth child also liked to go to the eldest sister's place to make trouble.

There was nothing he could do. At this time, there were many children in the family and housing was still tight. Liu Qingshan weighed the two thousand yuan of his own money for three new houses in the coming year.

Drowsily, he fell asleep. As he slept, he heard dogs biting and noisy outside, and the squawking of geese.

Liu Qingshan suddenly woke up. He was wearing a sweater and trousers. He grabbed his shoes and ran outside. When he got to the outhouse, he picked up a two-pronged fork standing behind the door.

After opening the door and going outside, the sky was full of stars and the cool breeze was rustling. The noise was coming from the chicken shed. Liu Qingshan held up his fork and hurried over.

The beam of the flashlight came from behind, and Gao Wenxue also ran out immediately.

The family's big yellow dog was barking on one side of the greenhouse. When it saw Liu Qingshan and the others approaching, it barked even more fiercely.

By the light of the flashlight, Liu Qingshan discovered that a hole had been torn open in the plastic sheet covering the shed, and his heart sank:

The chicken coop was robbed!

I don’t know, is this thief a fox, a mountain raccoon, or a weasel?

Just as he was about to get in and check, he saw several black shadows jumping out of the hole.

Liu Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. The two forks in his hand stabbed fiercely.

The speed of the black shadow was so fast and extremely sensitive that the fork failed and penetrated deeply into the ground. The former disappeared into the vast night in the blink of an eye.

"It's Huangpizi!"

Gao Wenxue saw it clearly now and exclaimed.

Huangpizi is the local name for weasel. This thing has a bad reputation and is often associated with chicken thieves.

However, when weasels steal chickens, they usually come to the village to harm the chickens in winter when it is difficult to catch food.

It is autumn now, when the voles in the fields are at their fattest, and they are actually coming here. It is probably because the chicken farm has made a bit of noise, and they are worried about it.

"Brother-in-law, go take a look first."

Liu Qingshan went directly through the hole and turned on the light. He could immediately see clearly what was going on in the shed.

Originally, he thought that there must be chickens that had been bitten to death and corpses everywhere. In fact, what Liu Qingshan saw was a different scene:

I saw a few wild geese raised at home, stretching their long necks and making angry rattling sounds in their mouths, forcing a weasel into a corner. They were biting each other, causing the weasel to squeak.

"Haha, what a goose general!"

Liu Qingshan was overjoyed and praised.

As the saying goes, a good goose is better than a dog, and this is what it means.

Especially for this kind of wild goose, the feathers on its body are not all white, most of them are gray-brown, similar to those of wild geese.

They are highly vigilant and more aggressive than ordinary white geese. To put it bluntly, they retain more of their wild nature.

At this time, Liu Jinfeng and Lin Zhi also came out dressed, and Liu Jinfeng was holding a fire stick in his hand.

"Huangpizi!"

At a glance, she saw the weasel being attacked by the geese. She immediately raised her eyebrows and raised the fire stick: "If you dare to harm our chickens, I will kill you today!"

Each of these chicks is her heart's content. Fortunately, she has been careful enough to let the geese into the shed every night.

The eyes of geese have night vision function, unlike chickens, which turn into blindfolded birds when it gets dark.

"Sister, you don't need to do anything, leave it to me."

Liu Qingshan was worried that she would get away from her. After all, she was still pregnant with the child. He held two forks and leaned forward. Seeing the opportunity, he stabbed her with one fork.

The weasel was slender, with shiny fur, and looked smooth and smooth. Its big, originally fierce eyes were full of fear at this moment.

It bared its teeth and tried to issue threats, but was ruthlessly nailed to the ground by the steel fork.

Liu Qingshan then spread his fork and stretched out his feet to pull at the weasel's flapping body: "If you dare to cause trouble in the future, I will skin you off!"

Although ordinary people don't much provoke weasels, saying that this thing is evil, they don't dare to offend Wong Tai Sin.

But there are always those who do not believe in evil and like to trap the weasel. After trapping the weasel, peel off the fur completely, make it into a small leather tube, and sell it to the purchasing department.

A weasel skin bag can be sold for one or two yuan.

In particular, the long hair on the weasel's tail is an excellent material for making brushes. The so-called "wolf hair brush" is actually made of weasel hair.

The weasel no longer struggled, but shivered and shivered into a ball, probably because it was really scared.

In fact, Liu Qingshan's lower fork just now was very measured and did not pierce its body. The two teeth of the fork happened to pass through both sides of its neck, only nailing it to the ground and preventing it from moving.

Liu Qingshan bent down and grabbed the weasel's scalp, pulled out the fork, lifted the weasel in the air, and waved it leisurely for a few times. The little thing drooped upright and began to pretend to be pitiful.

"Keep your memory in mind and don't cause trouble in the future!"

Liu Qingshan flicked its head, then came outside the greenhouse, threw it to the ground, and released it.

Unlike people nowadays, Liu Qingshan is relatively aware of protecting animals.

Of course, the main reason is that the weasel did not cause any harm to the chicks, otherwise, they would not be able to escape the fate of being skinned.

There were two creaks in the darkness, and the weasel disappeared into the night.

Liu Qingshan clapped his hands gently and turned back to the greenhouse. Liu Jinfeng was still angry: "Sanfeng, how can we let him go?"

Lin Zhi smiled and comforted her: "Just let it go, size is a matter of destiny."

Liu Jinfeng subconsciously touched her slightly swollen belly and said nothing.

A few people checked the chicks again, but they were a little frightened, but nothing serious. It seemed that the weasel had just come in and had an encounter with the geese. In addition, there was a big yellow dog outside to scare them, so

He didn't succeed.

The damaged holes were blocked with grass first, and they would be repaired during the day tomorrow. Then a few people returned to the house.

The fourth and fifth elders were leaning out of the window and looking out. Liu Shikui from the east courtyard and several families in the front yard were also alerted and came out to ask questions wearing their clothes.

Liu Qingshan said a few words and everyone went back to sleep peacefully.

When Liu Qingshan got up early the next day, after carrying water, he and his eldest sister found a piece of plastic sheet and glued it to the large damaged hole, while discussing it with Liu Jinfeng.

"Sister, it's time for our chicks to prepare a cage. Not to mention safety, the chicks also need to get used to it from an early age."

Liu Jinfeng couldn't help but look embarrassed: "Sanfeng'er, that kind of iron cage is only found at the purchasing station. We don't know each other, so it's not easy to deal with."

The iron cage she was talking about was a rectangular cage surrounded by six pieces of wire mesh. It was specially used to hold chickens when everyone went to the buying station to sell chickens every winter.

When loading the car at the end, the flat cages can be stacked together without fear of being pressed.

However, this is nothing like the cage Liu Qingshan mentioned, okay?

I couldn't explain this thing at all. When the two sisters finished their work and entered the house, Liu Qingshan asked for pencils and paper from the fourth child. After a while, he drew a few sketches.

It was the kind of three-dimensional cages used for raising laying hens later, which were distributed in a ladder shape with three floors above and below.

The front of each floor is the trough and sink for eating, the back is the trough for collecting eggs, and the lower floor is for cleaning up feces.

As soon as this design came out, Liu Jinfeng was stunned. She screamed suddenly, hugged Liu Qingshan's neck, and rubbed his head vigorously.

"Brother-in-law, take care of your wife!"

Liu Qingshan was so suffocated that he could only ask Gao Wenxue for help.

Gao Wenxue pushed up his glasses, continued to pretend to read the sketch carefully, and muttered: "After the egg is laid, it won't be broken, right?"

After a long time, Liu Jinfeng's excitement passed, and Liu Qingshan was relieved. Just after he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Liu Jinfeng yelling:

"Where can I buy this cage? I'll go there today."

"Do it yourself and have enough food and clothing."

Liu Qingshan thought for a moment and realized that there was really no place to buy it at the moment.

Doing it by yourself, Liu Jinfeng flicked his pigtails, studied the sketches again, and discussed with Gao Wenxue from time to time.

People at this time, let alone adults, even children have strong hands-on skills.

This is not something adults cultivate intentionally. The main reason is that adults are busy and have no time to take care of their children. Over time, they will naturally develop.

After finishing breakfast, Liu Jinfeng took out the charter: "Sanfeng'er, we have this cage. We are going to hold four chickens. We only need to weld the frame out, and we will wrap the wire ourselves. No. 12 wire will definitely be enough."

use."

This project is not small. It basically requires a hundred cages. How many people in your family can make it last forever?
Chapter completed!