The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 228 70 The Educated Youth Heroine's Excellent Sister-in-law 13

Because it is summer, the rabbit meat cannot be stored, so Xiao Yun plans to make it all into braised rabbit meat, making it a little salty, and hang it in the well to heat it up every day so that it can be stored for a few more days.

The rabbit skins also had to be nitrated as soon as possible. They had saved up a lot of them before, and in winter they could be made into the lining of cotton-padded jackets or cotton-padded shoes, which were very warm.

In fact, Xiao Yun once got a bear, but she didn't tell anyone. Her grandparents talked about it for several days, and later made a mattress for the two old people, which was very warm in winter.

The two elders wanted her to use it herself, but she refused, saying that she had strong firepower. She had plenty of plug-ins and was not afraid of the cold at all.

Xiao Yun went to the cellar under the kitchen and took out a large iron pot, which he had bought and hidden before and had been using until it was taken away at the beginning of the year.

After washing the pot, she started to add seasonings to marinate the rabbit meat. It would save time to marinate it first and then braise it.

Fortunately, their kitchen is on the left and the window is at the back, which is the north side, so there is no one here. Otherwise, the aroma of the braised meat would definitely make Aunt Liu's one-year-old grandson cry.

It doesn't have to be done completely behind people's back, as neighbors or someone else might be able to smell the slightest odor, unless you go somewhere else and make it and bring it back.

But it's not severe now, and everyone knows that their family is well-off, so no one will say anything if they eat some meat. Of course, the main reason is that the famine has not started yet, and everyone still has some food stored. But this may not be the case after a while.

Rabbit meat was cooking in a big pot. Xiao Tiedan was asked to light the fire while Xiao Yun went to roll noodles. It is more comfortable to eat cold noodles in summer. With her hand strength, the noodles she kneaded were chewy and delicious.

I used a mixture of white flour and corn flour. After rolling out the dough, I went to the backyard to pick a few cucumbers and some green onions, fried some bean paste, cut the cucumber into shreds, mashed some garlic, and poured vinegar into it. Everyone can season it according to their own taste.

By the time my grandparents came back, the noodles had already been cooked and soaked in cold water, and they could be eaten after just mixing them.

The fire in the pot of cooking rabbit has been turned off, and the meat is soaking in the soup.

Grandpa Xiao sniffed in the direction of the kitchen and said, "Why is there still a smell of meat? Xiaoyun, did you go to town to buy meat?"

Tiedan gave his grandfather a thumbs up and said, "Grandpa, you have a very good nose. My sister and I blocked the windows, but you were still able to smell it.

We went to the vegetable garden to block a rabbit hive, and guess how many rabbits we got back?"

Grandma Xiao walked to the water tank by the well with a smile on her face to fetch water to wash her hands. It was not surprising at all that her grandchildren brought back prey. The family used to have game to eat every now and then, but they hadn't eaten much in the past one or two months.

"There are still rabbits in the rabbit hutch over in the vegetable garden. The team leader just organized everyone to dig it out a while ago. We thought they were all gone."

Because they were worried that rabbits would eat the vegetables in the garden, the village team leader would organize everyone to dig out the rabbit holes and fill them up every ten days or half a month.

It was just organized three days ago. The caught rabbits will be sold to the purchasing station, and then used to buy new farm tools and so on. The main reason is that there are too few rabbits and too many people to divide them, so we simply don't divide them.

The current team leader is Chen Jingchuan, the eldest son of the village party secretary. The old village party secretary retired last year as he was too old to work.

Chen Jingchuan had participated in the election for team leader before, but was not elected. The one who was elected was Zhang Jianjun from Xilingzi Village.

Zhang Jianjun is an old soldier who has just returned from the army. One of his arms was blown off. It was because of our care that the title of captain was given to him.

No one in Shangao Village and Xiaao Village was dissatisfied. After all, everyone had a natural awe for soldiers. For this reason, the brigade headquarters was also set up in Xilingzi Village.

Before, Xiao Yun asked grandpa to go to the brigade headquarters for a meeting, which was in Xilingzi Village.

When everyone was sitting at the table, slurping noodles and eating rabbit meat, Xiao Yun also told the story of Tiedan's desk mate. The two elders fell silent after hearing it.

After a while, Grandpa Xiao sighed and said, "It's hard to say what the weather will be like. The water level here has dropped a lot, and the rocks on the riverbed are exposed. If it doesn't rain, it will be terrible."

They probably discussed this issue at the meeting today. It was mentioned once last time. Someone suggested going to the mountain to dig at the bottom of the stream so that more water can come down.

But it’s not enough for water to just come down. There must be sufficient water source above. If all the water flows down and the water above dries up, then it’s useless.

The main thing is to see the water situation of the spring. If there is a lot of water, it’s fine. If there is less water, it has nothing to do with the depth of the stream.

Xiao Yun and Xiao Tiedan looked at each other. They were both familiar with the springs and pools on the mountain. They had been there several times before. There were more prey where there were water sources, and sometimes they could even catch some fish.

It’s just that they haven’t been there since the beginning of this year, so they can go and have a look today.

In fact, Xiao Yun could go by herself, and it would be faster, but she is now consciously training her younger brother, so no matter what she does, she will take him with her as long as possible, so that he can learn more knowledge, see more things, and have a better idea of ​​what to do.

After dinner, grandparents took a short nap and then went to the fields again. Xiao Yun and his sister didn’t have to go. They used to go to their own land, but after it was returned to the collective, their grandparents didn’t let them go anymore.

My grandparents thought that their family didn't need these work points, as they still had food for the people. If all else failed, they could just spend money to buy food from the brigade.

Yes, the work point system has been implemented now. In addition to work points, there is also food for each person. Xiao Yun and Xiao Tiedan both have them, but they get less.

If they were not afraid of being accused of being freeloaders, the old couple would not have to go. Also, they are already used to doing this job, and they cannot sit idle even if they are idle. So the two old ones only need to go and take some wages, and the two younger ones can forget about it.

Since Xiao Tiedan has to go to school, Xiao Yun stays at home to cook and feed the chickens and pigs. She can still feed them now, but I heard that she won't be able to do so in the future and they will have to be raised together in a collective.

So they planned to raise the chickens and pigs until the Chinese New Year and then slaughter them before that. However, Xiao Yun felt that it might not be possible. If they continued like this, people would starve in the second half of the year, so how would they feed the pigs?

After grandpa and grandma went out, Xiao Yun also took his younger brother to the mountain. The two of them did not go empty-handed. They held a hatchet, a rope, and a basket on their backs, so that they could pick up some firewood when the time came.

The branches collected in the mountains are to be dried and kept for burning in winter, for heating the kang and lighting the stove. Normally, straw and hay are burned for cooking.

Whenever they met villagers on the road, they would say hello. Everyone knew what they were going to do when they saw them carrying their tools. Although it seemed that the old couple of the Xiao family spoiled their child a little and did not let Xiao Yun, a grown girl, go to the fields, they did not think that she was lazy.

This girl usually keeps her home in good order. When she has nothing to do, she goes up the mountain to collect firewood. In the past, she also brought back some wild game from time to time. She is a capable person.

Besides, they have enough food and drink at home, so they don’t have to work in the fields. Who would want to endure hardship when they can enjoy the good life?

The two of them came up the mountain from a small path, so they didn't have to pass through Shangao Village. Although they are now a team, they were not from the same village before, so people would definitely ask them all kinds of questions when they saw them.