Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 16

"Open today's sign-in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You will get two yuan in cash, a flashlight, and a pair of adult rabbits."

Take out the rabbits in the sign-in rewards, which happen to be one male and one female.

According to his only knowledge, rabbits have very strong reproductive ability, and they can breed once every two months. Generally, they can give birth to 6-8 litters a year, and they can give birth to many cubs at a time.

The most important thing is that rabbits grow very fast, and they can grow into adult rabbits in four months.

He said that he found another way to cover up the system's daily sign-in rewards, a new way to eat meat openly.

It just so happened that yesterday's report came to an end, and the follow-up processing was handed over to Boss Feng.

This week's tasks have also been completed, and the work is not so busy, only the report is left.

So I got off work very early today, went out for a walk, and then brought the rabbit back from outside.

Zhang Yu wants to take advantage of the relatively loose policy in the past two years, raise rabbits for a few years, and put some dried rabbits in the sun. After six or five years, the management of this aspect will be stricter, and eating meat can be used at that time. Bacon to cover up.

Uncle Zhao was enjoying the shade at the door, and when he saw him walking over with a rabbit, he said, "Hey, Xiaoyu, where did you buy the rabbit? It's quite fat, how do you plan to eat it?"

"Uncle Zhao, I saw an old lady selling rabbits there just now, so I bought them. I saw that there is one male and one female, and I plan to raise them. These things grow fast and give birth to many."

"It's still you young people who have an idea. I'll buy a pair some other day." Uncle Zhao agrees with Zhang Yu's idea very much. The supply has decreased recently, and the meat is even less pitiful. Raising two rabbits can eat more meat several times .

When I got home, I found the planks and nails left over from the repair of the house, sawed the planks into pieces, and drove the longer ones vertically into the soil to make cage-free enclosures, and the shorter ones to build the bottom of the cage .

However, the bottom of it is a little higher, and when the wood is laid, there is a gap in the middle.When the time comes, the rabbit excrement will go to the bottom as soon as it is washed with water, which is also convenient for cleaning.

On the top of the rabbit cage, use oiled paper from the last check-in. Afraid of water leakage, I nailed two more layers, and put a layer of worn-out coir raincoat on top of the oiled paper.

After finishing the work, I clapped my hands and looked up at the sky. I don't know when the sun moved to the west.

As the sun sets, bathed in the afterglow of the rosy clouds, the children are looking for something in the grove in twos and threes. The evening breeze slowly brings the fragrance of flowers and plants, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, and the sunset is infinitely better.

After looking carefully, I realized that I was catching a cicada monkey. Seeing the cicada monkey in their hands, I couldn't help but feel a little greedy.

I found tools from home, and when later generations caught cicadas, they used plastic bottles to hold them. There were no plastic bottles in this era, so I simply found the remaining screen window, cut a small piece, sewed it with a needle, and made a net bag , A rope is used to close the mouth, as long as the rope is tightened at that time, the mouth can be closed.

I found another slender bamboo pole, took a flashlight, and prepared to look for it in the nearby woods.

When I went out, I happened to meet my sister-in-law. Seeing his outfit, Zhang Guifang already guessed what he was going to do.

"Xiaoyu, be careful when you go to catch the cicadas. The small woods have recently trimmed the branches, and there are some scattered branches on the ground that have not been pulled away. Be careful when you walk, don't fall. Be sure to use a flashlight to shine on your feet?"

"Understood, sister-in-law, I will be careful about me, and the flashlight I brought has just had its batteries changed, so it is brighter."

Zhang Guifang was still uneasy after hearing this: "Brother Ni is at home today, why don't you go with your brother?" After speaking, she turned her head and shouted from the room: "Xiao Liang, accompany your brother to the grove to touch the monkey. "

"Sister-in-law, I'm not young anymore." Zhang Yu couldn't laugh or cry when his sister-in-law treated him as a child.

"Xiao Liang, hurry up." Zhang Guifang didn't seem to hear Zhang Yu's words, and his ears automatically filtered them out.

"Come here, Xiaoyu wait for me, I'll change my clothes and go right away."

"Brother, I can do it by myself, you can rest at home..." Seeing that Zhang Guifang could not be persuaded, Zhang Yu turned to persuade Zhao Liang.

"You tell my mother this, and if my mother agrees, I won't go."

When it came to this point, he couldn't convince Zhao Liang, let alone Zhang Guifang, so he had to go with his brother.

It is said to be a small forest, but it has grown for so many years. Now that the sun has gone down, it looks a little gloomy.

The two work together, you look at this side, I look at this side, the first tree finds two, pinch them down and put them in the net bag.

Since two were found in the first tree, he was full of confidence in catching the cicada tonight, and believed that the two of them would be able to fill the net.

In later generations, due to the reduction of environmental pollution and resources, cicada monkeys became rare, and many people could only eat them in restaurants.

And the price is very expensive. A small plate of thirty or forty can cost nearly a hundred yuan, and you can't eat fresh ones. Most of them are caught, washed and put in the refrigerator to freeze.

Now that he has this opportunity, he has to grab some more, he can't eat them all at once, put them in the secret space, and keep them for later.

There are so many cicada monkeys in this era. Sometimes, I touched several on this tree just now, and when I turned around, I could touch several more.

And not only on the trees, but also in the grass. Occasionally, a few of them climbed to a high place. At this time, the bamboo pole in my hand will be useful.

Look at the position, tap lightly, and the cicada monkey will come down.However, you have to watch carefully. If you don’t pay attention, the cicada monkey that fell from the tree fell into the grass and disappeared, and you can’t find it no matter how you look for it.

After searching for a long time, in addition to the cicada monkey in a net bag, I also found a lot of cicada sloughs. The little brother introduced: "The price of this thing is not very low."

Therefore, most adults will pick them up when they see them, save them for a summer, and put together a bag. Although they are light, they can be exchanged for a lot of money when they are sent to the pharmacy. At least they can be exchanged for a lot of salt and matches.

"Brother, let's go back." Seeing that it was almost done, Zhao Liang also agreed to go back, but reminded Zhang Yu to be careful on the road from time to time, and tried to shine the flashlight in front of him as much as possible.

Although his health has improved a lot, his family still takes care of him habitually. In their hearts, he is still the one who will get sick if he is not careful.

After returning home, soak the cicada monkey in salt and water for three hours.

Early the next morning, after waking up early, I washed the cicadas, removed the dirt and dust on my body, and then fished them out to dry the water.

Under the distressed eyes of the little brother, he bought a bowl of oil extravagantly. After the oil temperature rose, he poured the cicada monkey into it and fried it twice.

The fried cicadas on the plate are golden in color, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with a delicious dry fragrance, and then sprinkled with some salt and pepper, the taste is even more amazing.

The family who ate were full of praise, and they all said that they would go together tonight and touch more.

Zhang Guifang felt sorry for the used oil, and said that a little oil on the bottom of the pan would taste good when used for dry frying.

(End of this chapter)