Joe's Farming

Fortunately, it rained the day before, otherwise, without the rabbit's footprints, it would be difficult to catch it.

The rabbit's footprints only have two toe prints, and they are relatively small, with a short distance between them and they are relatively dense. For Gu Feng, it is very easy to recognize. Not long after, he led Qiao Yu to lock on an area.

Gu Feng taught Qiao Yu how to set up traps on paths where hares were more active, and to be careful not to disturb the rabbits' footprints.

The rope used to set the trap is made of cotton rope, which is relatively tough. A slip-knot is made at one end of the rope and placed on a thin bamboo strip or a small wooden stick on the ground. One end of the thin bamboo strip presses the mechanism, which is actually a bent bamboo piece. The elasticity of the bamboo piece triggers the mechanism. When the hare steps into the trap, it presses the thin bamboo strip and triggers the mechanism.

The other end of the rope needs to be tied to the bent branch of the bush nearby. The branch should be taller and not too thin, because the full branch is the source of elasticity of the noose, and the height of the branch ensures that the hare's feet cannot touch the ground when it is caught.

Qiao Yu thought Gu Feng was really smart. He could catch prey with just a thin rope, a few small sticks and a bent bamboo piece.

Facing his husband's compliments, Gu Feng said modestly, "It's not something I came up with. Many hunters set traps."

After trying to make two traps, Qiao Yu sighed: "If the rope is thicker and some more lethal mechanisms are made, for example, if it is not only suspended, but also triggered by flying grass when stepped on, then can we hunt a black bear?"

Gu Feng thought about it and agreed: "It is indeed feasible. The traps I showed you just now are actually similar to this one. When I caught wild boars before, I also made larger traps. We will go back and check it later and make a bigger one."

"Okay! Okay! Now what do we do?"

Gu Feng smiled at his husband and said, "Chasing rabbits."

The hare runs fast, and it is impossible for people to catch up. But the hare is timid, and will run away if it is discovered, but it dare not go to unfamiliar places, so it will run along the roads it has run before. And those roads have been set up by Qiao Yu and Gu Feng in advance.

With a whoosh, a fat hare in a panic stepped into the trap set by Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu chased the rabbit with a branch from behind, and was out of breath.

The moment he saw the rabbit in the trap, he was so happy that he dropped the branch, supported his legs with his hands and gasped for breath.

Gu Feng laughed at him and said, "I told you not to chase it. Just scare it out. You must be tired of running after it."

Qiao Yu waved her hands: "I was afraid it would run away... Ha... Great, hurry up and get it down. I'll make cold pot rabbit for you tonight."

Gu Feng untied the rabbit and tied it up. He could see that his husband was really happy catching the rabbit, and he felt happy too.

"But chasing rabbits is really tiring. Is this how you usually catch rabbits when you go up the mountain?" Qiao Yu was curious. She usually felt that it was easy for Gu Feng to catch a rabbit or a pheasant.

Gu Feng glanced at his husband and said, "Wait, my husband will show you his skills."

Then, they took off the condom and changed the place. It was already noon, and the two of them ate the fried dough sticks they had in the morning.

"It tastes better when it's hot. It tastes terrible when it's cold." Qiao Yu said with disdain.

Upon hearing this, Gu Feng immediately retorted: "I think they all smell good."

Qiao Yu was about to speak again when Gu Feng made a gesture to silence him. Qiao Yu followed Gu Feng's gaze and saw a hare poking its head out of the bush.

Gu Feng slowly changed to a half-squatting position, took out a bow and arrow from behind, and quickly drew the bow and shot the arrow.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the sound of breaking air was heard, Qiao Yu saw the rabbit that had just peeked out had fallen down after being hit by an arrow in the neck.

Qiao Yu stood up immediately: "Brother Gu! Awesome!"

Although Gu Feng didn't understand, he knew that it was a compliment to him, so he touched his nose embarrassedly.

The two men had harvested enough for the day and prepared to go down the mountain.

When going down the mountain, I passed by those pepper trees.

"Husband, dig those pepper trees in our yard."

"Okay, go back and get a hoe and start digging."

"Hey, my husband is so nice."

After arriving home, the two rested for a while. Gu Feng went to deal with the rabbits first, collecting the rabbit skins and selling them in town when they had accumulated a certain amount.

Then Gu Feng went to dig up the pepper tree. Qiao Yu asked him to use a knife to cut off the extra branches first and leave only the main branches. She also prepared several sacks for him to use as cushions when carrying the branches back to avoid getting hurt.

Qiao Yu prepared cold pot rabbit for dinner at home.

Because the store needed a lot of chili peppers, Qiao Yu asked Wen Ge'er to buy almost all the chili peppers in the village. Some of the chili peppers were not dried yet, so Qiao Yu used the undried red chili peppers, pounded them together with ginger and garlic, added salt, and used them as a substitute for bean paste.