Defeat natural disasters with farming

Ye Yu and the others quickly brought Mrs. Ye and Ye Ru back home. At this time, Mother Ye had already cleaned up the house. She led Mrs. Ye into the house and said with a smile, "Although the quilt It has been exposed to the sun, but it has been kept in the box, so it will inevitably smell damp."

"It's okay." Mrs. Ye said indifferently: "It's fine to spread it out on the bed to dry, but Rujieer may not smell it, but she sleeps in the rocking car now, and she doesn't need a quilt."

Ye Yu also slept on the rocking cart when he was a child. No, it should be said that all the children in the Ye family slept on it. Ye Yu saw that the wooden poles on the side of the rocking cart were smoothed by rubbing, so he thought to himself, this is estimated to be used. time no less than ten years.

After Mrs. Ye and Ye Ru settled down and left mother Ye to accompany them, Ye Yu went out to continue making swim bladders. The fish swim bladders that were placed in the yard yesterday were almost completely dry, and Ye Yu picked them up to make sure. Then put it back into the basin, add warm water to soak until soft.

After soaking, the swim bladder is more like jelly. It looks flexible and greasy. Fortunately, it is easy to cut. Even Ye Yu can cut it. Slowly, half a pot of swim bladder is gradually cut into pieces under his hands. .

Next, I set up a pot to boil water. Of course, I didn’t use the cooking pot of their family, but another small iron pot with a leak. It was eliminated by their family. I forgot until now, the leak of the pot is on the top, although I can't cook anymore, but it is more than enough to steam the fish maw.

The fish maw was gradually steamed in the pot until it became rotten. After Ye Yu lifted the lid of the pot, a wave of hot air rushed towards his face. After the hot air drifted away, he saw that the fish maw turned into a white with yellowish appearance, which was not very good. At the same time, the smell coming out was not very good, even a little fishy, ​​which made him frown slightly when he smelled it.

But no matter how bad the smell is, you can't give up halfway, and the next thing to do is very important. Ye Yu resisted the fishy smell and poured the soft and rotten fish maw on the table covered with toilet paper, and then took the wooden The stick started to beating. In the process of smashing the glue, it must be ensured that the swim bladder must be hot, so Ye Yu had to pour it back into the pot and steam it again.

After repeated beatings, the swim bladder has completely turned into a sticky jelly. Ye Yu put down the wooden stick and pinched it with his hand. At this time, it was actually very sticky, but it was not completely formed. He let go of his hand Take the filter cloth on the side to completely wrap the jelly, and then squeeze it hard, and the filtered isinglass can be used. Just use a brush to brush on the things that need to be fixed, and the connection will be very firm. .

If you can't use it all at once, just put it in the yard to freeze it and it will solidify. After solidification, the glue can be stored for a long time, but it will be troublesome when you use it next time. You have to follow the steps above to process it again.

These isinglass is used to stick the leather on the gas mask and the polished smooth and clear crystal, and in order to filter the poisonous gas, a double-layer cotton cloth similar to a mask is sewn on the mouth and nose, and the cotton cloth is sandwiched The charcoal foam on the inside, the innermost layer of cotton cloth has been soaked in shochu, and you can smell a pungent smell of alcohol from a long distance.

The leather selected for the mask is rabbit skin, and two pieces together are enough. The face shape is cut out with scissors, and then stitched to make two round holes for the eyes.

Ye Yu made a gesture. If you want to make glasses, you can use bamboo, cut the bamboo tube, use the bamboo joints, dig out the middle piece, and only need to leave the round frame that fits the crystal, and then use fish maw glue to seal it. The two are fixed together, and elastic animal tendons pass through the two round frames for connection.

The one-piece protective clothing is made of a whole piece of deerskin. Ye Mu and the women in the village sewed it for seven or eight days before making four sets. These four sets basically look the same, and the colors are quite different. Rustic yellow, not separated in the middle, it is conjoined, and it is very heavy at a glance.

After putting it on, it was indeed very heavy. Ye Yu's body was weighed down. Immediately afterwards, he put on the gas mask and bamboo frame glasses, and suddenly he couldn't even see his face clearly, and he couldn't speak in a low voice.

"I can see the road clearly." Ye Yu walked around the room twice. The lenses made of crystal crystals are naturally not as good as glass, but at least they can see the road one meter away, but no matter how far away, they are confused. Yes, like looking at a kaleidoscope, it is estimated that you can't wear it often, it will lead to vision loss.

"Are four sets enough? If not, we will sew two more sets." Mother Ye asked him.

Ye Yu took off the mask, took a few breaths and said: "That's enough, just go and have a look, it's useless to bring so many people, just father, me, A Xu and Uncle Ye Zhong are enough."

Mother Ye sighed and helped him take off his fur coat, "Both of you are going, I'm worried about making trouble."

"Don't worry, it only takes three or four days to go back and forth." Ye Yu comforted.

"Three or four days is not short, if something happens on the road, wouldn't it be a delay?" Mother Ye rubbed his head.

Her eyes were full of worry. She said that raising a child to be a hundred years old is always worrying about 99. This is true, even if Brother Bao has grown up, she will inevitably worry about it all the time.

But after saying this, Mother Ye didn't intend to ask Ye Yu to answer. After all, he is not easy to answer. Who knows what will be encountered on the road, and this question is very unlucky, so she quickly changed the subject and asked. : "When are you going to leave?"

"Wait two days to pack up." Ye Yu replied.

Having said that, they have to bring a lot of things, especially after the volcanic eruption, they don’t know if the river water over there can be eaten, just in case they have to bring several water bladders, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to do it along the way. For rice, at most, boil a pot of hot water with dry biscuits. In the past, at least you can bring seasonings, and you can make hot soup if you catch rabbits and grouse on the road.

Mother Ye nodded when she heard the words, and said, "Sure, I'll go and pack your luggage for you father and son."

Before Ye Yu could refuse, she got up vigorously.

Just as Ye Yu was about to go over to help, he heard knocks on the door outside, so he had no choice but to stop and go to open the door.

Outside the door is Ye Hai.

"Come in." Ye Yu opened the door and said, "Grandma and sister Ru are in the room."

When Ye Hai came in, he still had a slaughtered black-bone chicken in his hand. Ye Yu disapproved when he saw it, and said, "I just came here, why did you bring the chicken? I remember that there are not many black-bone chickens left at home." .”

The black-bone chickens were bought more than ten years ago when they participated in the village assembly. Over the years, the black-bone chickens have gradually multiplied, and now they have formed a stable breeding group.

"It's okay, it's just that it's time to slaughter, and the hens at home are brooding again, so it's useless to keep too many." Ye Hai said: "What's more, didn't Dr. Chen say that you should drink more ginseng chicken soup? This black-bone chicken is the same Two kinds of meat, but stewed soup is the most suitable."

Doctor Chen said before that he would send all the medicinal recipes, but he didn't delay. After returning, he sent his grandson to give Ye Yu a book with a yellowed cover. It is easy to make. It is not so much a medicinal diet as it is a recipe of a wealthy family. The medicinal materials needed are too expensive, such as Polygonum multiflorum and bird's nest, so he should not even think about drinking bird's nest porridge.

However, wolfberry leaf porridge, astragalus ginseng porridge, ginseng ribs soup, and ginseng black chicken soup are all common. Ye Mu recently saw Tian'er cooking porridge and stewing soup for him, which made his complexion rosy. When it came back, it was even a bit rounder, and even the fading cheek flesh was bulging.

Ye Hai put the black-bone chicken in the stove, and then went to see his daughter. When Ye Mu came out, she saw the chicken, and she asked, "Is Brother Hai here?" Although it was a question, it was affirmative. tone of voice.

Ye Yu nodded, "It's inside."

"Okay." Mother Ye didn't say much, and then picked up the black-bone chicken and looked it over, "This chicken is quite fat, and it happens that there are ginseng whiskers at home, so I will cook chicken soup for you at night."

After she finished speaking, she asked Ye Yu: "You remember to keep Brother Hai for dinner later."

After instructing Mother Ye, she began to cook. She first washed the black-bone chicken and cut it into hob pieces. After blanching, she put the ginseng, red dates, ginger slices, etc. in a clay pot to simmer slowly.

While the soup was being stewed, she scooped out flour from the cabinet and made some leek boxes as a staple food. With the sound of "pricking", the two sides of the leek box were fried to brown, and bursts of aroma came out.

Pick up the fried leek box, Mother Ye wiped her hands when she saw that the time was almost up, lifted the lid of the pottery pot through a rag, added some salt to it for seasoning, then she didn't cover it, just like that Open it carelessly, pour two ladles of water into the big pot, pour the batter into it, and soon a pot of gnocchi will be ready.

The chicken soup was originally for Mrs. Ye and Ye Yu. Mother Ye only filled two bowls and planned to save the rest for them to drink tomorrow morning, but Ye Yu disagreed. He served another bowl for Mother Ye and Ye Hai respectively. bowl.

Ye Hai refused again and again, "I'm in such a great body, it's just a waste of time to drink."

Ye Yu glanced at them, "Don't waste it, people drink soup, as long as it tastes good, don't waste it."

Especially the ginseng black chicken soup is especially suitable for people with cold body like his mother to drink in winter. A bowl of steaming soup can drive away the cold.

Ye Mu was so happy that her eyes narrowed, "Okay, I'll drink."

"There's still some in the pot, give it to Dad when he comes back." Ye Yu glanced at the pot and said.

"Your father doesn't know when he will come back. The soup will be cold when he comes back." Mother Ye was complaining, but she acted honestly. She put the lid on and put the clay pot back on the small stove. Continue to warm over low heat.

Ye Yu snickered, and quickly lowered his head to drink the soup before his mother turned her head back. Because only a little salt was added as seasoning, the chicken soup was very fresh, and the bitter taste of ginseng had penetrated into the soup, making the soup fresh and not greasy.

Halfway through the meal, Ye Hai suddenly said: "Pandi has agreed to reconcile with me. When the reconciliation letter is written tomorrow, I can ask the elders in the village to help witness."

Mrs. Ye was startled when she heard the words, but immediately reacted, "It's pretty good."

Ye Hai responded sullenly, "In the future, if you are a sister, I will have to trouble you to take care of me."

"Hey, if my sister is a child of our family, what's the trouble?" Mrs. Ye hesitated to speak, and she had to remarry after she divorced. There must be someone who knows the cold and the hot by her side, but now Brother Hai She didn't want to, but she didn't know how to persuade her.

After they finished eating, it was Ye Ru's turn to breastfeed. She drank goat's milk. This is because women who voluntarily breastfeed could not be allowed to come over in the middle of the night, so they usually come in the morning and afternoon, and the rest If sister Ru is hungry, she can only drink boiled goat milk. Fortunately, she is not picky about food, and everything tastes delicious.