In fact, when Jiang Zhi and Xu Errui went down the mountain, they saw some birds that had been burned to death by the mountain fire.
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Although there is little bird meat, mosquito meat is also meat, but it comes and goes in a hurry and there is no time to take care of it.
When Xu Errui heard that his mother was going to pick up the burned birds, his face suddenly turned green.
He thought of Zhao Li's father's burned face at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but want to vomit again.
Jiang Zhi glared at him: "You don't want to give your wife more meat! You don't think about your mother and I want to eat meat too! If you don't go, I will go alone, you unfilial son!"
Don't say that disgusting thing about this kid.
Seeing his mother glaring at him again, Xu Errui shrank his neck out of habit and obeyed: "My mother and I will go pick up the meat!"
The roof is burned down and there is nothing to repair it now, so it is more important to find food first.
When he wanted to pick up meat, he naturally had to call Xiaoman. Qiaoyun also took Qinggangzi to Xiaoman's house, not daring to stay at home alone anymore.
Xiaoman was busy picking up the green fruits that had not been burned. When he heard that he was looking for the burned wild animals, he came quickly.
The first thing the three of them looked for was the mountain forest near their home. The trees here were tall and the dead grass on the ground had been cleared in advance, so there was no burning.
Some birds rested on the trees, and they were killed by the thick smoke in the dark night and fell down.
Birds are social animals. After the three of them walked around the forest here, they picked up thirty or forty birds.
It's just that the birds are small and don't have much meat. After removing the feathers and the impurities in the belly, there is only one bite of meat available, which is not enough to eat dozens of birds.
Jiang Zhi's goal is not only to see dead birds, but also to look for rabbit holes.
Compared with birds, as long as you find a rabbit, you can have a good meal.
Moreover, rabbits cannot escape the threat of wildfires by hiding in holes.
Because rabbits usually have several holes connected to each other for easy escape, and there is air convection inside.
There are many holes, and as long as a firework enters, it will be filled with smoke.
The rabbit must escape or die inside.
Moreover, there is a fire outside, so the possibility of running far is not high.
Sure enough, the harvest for looking for rabbits was great. A rabbit escaped and hid in a rock crevice, and its fur fell off after being burned.
More rabbits were smoked to death in the hole, and the hole was dug with a hoe. Once dug out, there was a nest of rabbits, big and small, and some were still little rabbits without long hair.
As the search area became larger and larger, more and more prey were found, and a basket was filled. There were pheasants that had no time to escape, badgers, and some small animals that Jiang Zhi could not recognize.
Some were burned to death, and some survived.
Xiao Man was carrying a pair of little rabbits that were just one month old and only half a palm long. He smiled at Jiang Zhi and said, "Aunt Jiang, can you give me these rabbits? Nini finds it not fun every day, so give these rabbits to her." .”
Jiang Zhi nodded: "Okay, but do you have any ideas?"
There is no grass now, so it is difficult to raise rabbits.
Xiaoman was still smiling: "Just make Nini happy for a few days!"
Nini's mother left home, her father was acting like that, and her father-in-law couldn't laugh all day long. Only this uncle still wanted to make the children happy. No matter what, the family always cared about each other.
Late at night, the two families gathered together to process today's harvest.
Xiao Mannai is very experienced in taking care of the stove, and she quickly scraped and cleaned up the pile of burnt black things.
According to Xiaoman Nai, everyone had just eaten a chicken during the day, so the meat was smoked and made into dried meat for later consumption.
In the past, people in the village would occasionally catch game, but they were reluctant to eat it, so they usually asked someone to exchange it for money.
Saving money at any time, saving food in exchange for money, and marrying wives for their sons and grandsons, this is their life experience. In Xiaoman's family, they also save money to buy medicine.
Jiang Zhi said: "Mother, there isn't much salt at home. You can find it in these meat mountains at any time, but you can't find salt. If the meat goes bad, it won't be worth it."
Little Man also said: "Just give it to the children! They are tired these days, so you should know how hard the cow is working, and don't be as reluctant to part with it as before."
He also knows that eating all meat in a meal is too wasteful, but if you don't eat it, you have to throw it away. It's better to eat it than throw it away.
Xiao Mannai was distressed, but she had no choice but to do as she was told. So, half of the basket of meat was stewed in the pot, and the other half was left to dry to make dried meat.
Qiaoyun also ground green rice flour today to make thin pancakes, which tasted chewy and refreshing.
In this way, after eating chicken soup, the two families started to eat stew to satisfy themselves.
Everyone was holding pancakes and a large bowl of steaming hot mountain soup with tender meat.
There were no seasonings on the mountain, not even green onions, so Xiaoman Nai followed the farmer's custom and added pickled ginger and chili peppers to eliminate the smell. A meaty and salty aroma filled the simple shed.
Xiaoman and Xu Errui almost ate like crazy. They were both under twenty years old, and it was the time when they didn't know what it meant to be full.
Usually in the village, I can only drink some glutinous rice paste to satisfy my hunger. How can I open my stomach and eat meat like today?
Qiao Yun was also beaming after eating, she was now enjoying her food.
She had to stay close to her when it came to food at home, and while others were losing weight when they fled, she started to gain weight during her pregnancy.
Jiang Zhi skewered some rabbit meat on twigs and grilled it over the charcoal fire. If there was no seasoning, he sprinkled it with fine salt.
The rabbit meat was roasted to a brown color and the meat was fragrant. However, the wild meat was too firm and lacked the oiling process. It was dry and you had to chew it with your mouth crooked.
Nini held a bird leg with her hands and used her millet teeth to tear off the thin layer of meat on it. The thin shreds of meat were more delicious than chicken, and she squinted her eyes happily.
There was a lot of meat this time. In addition to soup, Xu Dazhu also ate meat and green rice pancakes. One meal lasted him several days.
My thin body is nourished by oil and water, and my face looks much better after just one full meal.
The two families were very happy with this meal.
Er Rui touched his bulging belly and couldn't help but sigh: "I've grown so big, this is the first time I've eaten meat until I felt like vomiting!"
Jiang Zhi glanced at him: This stupid son, please stop talking! She also felt a little nauseous after eating.
Xiao Man had already loosened his belt several times, and at this moment he drank the last mouthful of soup from the pot without finishing it, and said firmly: "Aunt Jiang, I'll go early tomorrow, don't let other wild animals pick up the meat!"
He is now a fan of Jiang Zhi, and he feels that the methods Aunt Jiang mentioned are easy to use, such as avoiding mountain fires before and picking up meat now.
Jiang Zhi said with a smile: "Okay, you can go pick it up again tomorrow. I have other things to do. You just have to be careful not to walk into the fire."
It was only after walking around the mountains during the day that she could clearly see the status and scale of the wildfires.
This time the wildfire seemed to be coming from one place, but it actually came from two fire sources, the village and the shacks at the foot of the mountain.
The fire in the village burned another mountain peak. This was also the reason why the fire in the village was first discovered but there was no smell of smoke.
The one that went straight to his area was later set on fire by bandits who killed people and set fire to it.
The wind was so strong that it burned directly to the top, and Xiaoman's family happened to be in the line of fire.
It was dark and full of smoke, and I couldn't even find the road. I didn't dare to run blindly, so I felt helpless. If it were daytime, I could naturally find the right direction to avoid it.
Except for the fire area of more than two hundred meters wide, other forests were not affected. I was only worried that the fire that had not been extinguished on another mountain peak would spread if it burned for a long time.
Xiaoman and the others wanted to dig a few more rabbit holes tomorrow, but Jiang Zhi asked them to do it.
Although the shed was burned down and needed to be repaired quickly, we could only collect meat for a day or two. After a long time, the burned animals would stink, so filling our stomachs was more important.
