At this time in Laoyunya, Xiao Caixia was crawling quickly on the ground using her hands and feet.
On the stone table next to them, Jiang Zhi and Qiaoyun were testing eggs with warm water.
A few days ago, the hen wanted to nest again, so Qiaoyun put the eggs in and hatched them.
But twenty days had passed and there was still no movement. The light shone and there were shadows, which made her extremely worried.
They were worried that the rooster's wings would be broken by the refugees, which would affect the survival of the eggs, or that the hens would die of cold because they did not turn over the eggs in time.
While I am feeding the hens that are laying eggs, I will test it again.
Fill a basin of warm water and put all the eggs into the water.
The eggs sank first and soon floated to the surface, and the eggs floating on the water began to swing gently.
"It's okay, it's okay. The chicks inside are all alive. Maybe there's not enough time. Let's incubate them for a few more days and see."
As Jiang Zhi said this, he quickly picked up the shaking eggs, wiped away the water and put them back in the chicken coop.
The chicks inside these eggs are almost hatching.
Seeing her grandma and mother playing in the water, Xiao Caixia crawled over and stood holding her trouser legs. She couldn't speak accurately and could only yell "Wolf!"
"You carry Caixia over. The water on the stove is hot. It's time to give her a bath!"
The weather was getting hotter and Xiao Caixia had a few eczema on her body, so Jiang Zhi boiled wild sweet potato vine water to give her a bath.
Xiao Caixia was even more happy when she heard that she was taking a bath. She kept yelling, showing her four millet teeth.
Little Caixia has started to grow teeth.
Not long ago, Mr. Xiao Man specially whittled a molar stick made of pepper wood for her.
It is naturally anti-inflammatory and insecticidal, and the wood is moderately soft and hard, with its own fragrance. It is very suitable for teething children to prevent itchy gums from biting. Little Caixia also likes it very much.
Qiao Yun picked up the child and went to take a bath. Jiang Zhi put the chicken coop in place, opened the wooden fence and walked outside the yard.
When Xiao Caixia started to go out to the fields, Xu Errui built a fence with wooden branches and surrounded the entire yard, so that he would not worry about the child rolling down the hill.
Chickens cannot come in to poop, and Peppa Pig the wild boar must be kept outside the yard.
Because it is so big now, it would not be good if Caixia steps on it and presses it down.
Moreover, no matter how humane the wild boar is, it is still a beast, and it is even worse if it bites a child.
At first, Page was so aggrieved that he lifted up the wooden stake and came in with one mouthful.
It took me a lot of hard work to learn to be smart, and I knew that when the fence door was closed, I couldn't enter, so I had to wait in the newly built straw shack at the root of the fence.
At this time, when Jiang Zhi opened the fence, he immediately got up and came over to beg for food, wagging his tail.
Jiang Zhi touched its furry head and said, "Page, be good, you just ate, we will go out to dig for medicine later!"
Page's favorite thing is to go out to dig for medicine, and quickly pull off the sash that she is carrying.
It’s a lie to go out to collect medicine, but it’s a lie to want to relax your mood.
Although he pretended to be fine these days and did not go to Baicaotang to ask about medicine, he still thought in his heart that this was the way he wanted to make a fortune.
In addition, I also wanted to find something to exchange for a small amount of money.
All the family's money has been used to buy grain seeds and provide subsidies to the villagers.
There was still part of the wild boar meat that was dried and smoked at home, but Xiao Caixia couldn't eat it.
I just want to buy some fresh meat for my children to make meatballs, but I don’t have the money.
I haven't bought any meat in the two times I went to town. First, I couldn't afford to buy it, and second, I couldn't find a reason to buy it.
It's not as modern here as you can buy whatever you want to eat.
Here, buying meat for no reason always feels like a waste.
Unless there is a guest coming and going, it is best to set up a table to entertain guests during the Chinese New Year.
This time, Jiang Zhi wanted to pick some Wupicao and Sanpicao.
This is a medicinal material that can be collected in late spring and early summer.
Last year, a small portion was harvested and all was sent to the medical shed. This year, more will be harvested and dried to be sold to pharmacies when available.
Snakeberry, also called Sanpicao, belongs to the whole plant of Snakeberry. It has 3 leaves. It can be used to treat coughs. It can be pounded and applied externally to treat boils and yellow water sores.
Wupicao looks very similar to Snakeberry, and likes to grow in a moist environment. Their medicinal effects are basically the same. They can treat cough and asthma due to lung heat, especially Wupicao, which is more effective in treating whooping cough in children.
Snakeberry, Wupicao, is the whole plant of the genus Snakeberry. It is used to treat whooping cough in children. It is known as the king of cough. The difference from snakeberry is that it does not bear red fruits and has 3-5 petals.
In the ravine where we hunted wild boars last year, there were five fur grasses.
Now in early April, the grass and trees are already luxuriant, wildflowers and grasses are everywhere, the five-leaf grass is growing just right, and the iconic small yellow flowers are blooming.
Jiang Zhi walked to the edge of the ditch, put down his backpack, and began to dig up the roots of each plant with a sickle.
It is a perennial creeping plant with roots and stems growing on its leaves, creeping and spreading over a large area.
As long as you find a rhizome and follow the vine, you will find a large clump, and you can pick it all in no time.
Peppa Pig was picking up fresh leaves to eat while listening to the surroundings from time to time.
It's a wild boar, and these are habits engraved in its genes.
Suddenly, Jiang Zhi shouted and jumped up.
In the crevice of the stone at her hand, a bungara snake more than thirty centimeters long was swimming quickly, and it was also startled.
On March 3rd, the snake came down the mountain.
Now in early April, Jiang Zhi has forgotten that before collecting herbs, she needs to clear the grass with a stick. As a result, she almost caught a snake just now, which scared her and made her heart beat wildly.
Just when the snake was about to disappear behind the stone, Peppa Pig, who was still digging through the dirt behind him, noticed the movement and flew over with four short legs.
In Jiang Zhi's surprised eyes, he bit the snake's body in one bite.
There were no earth-shattering moves, and then... just like eating noodles, he ate the bungara snake with his mouth open.
The snake was unable to resist in the pig's mouth and could only struggle in vain before disappearing.
Listening to the crisp clicking sound of the snake bones, Peppa Pig was no longer the poor little kid waiting for help under the snake, but a snake killer.
Jiang Zhi covered his mouth and suppressed his exclamation: Is the wild boar so powerful? Is this a little wild boar that escaped from the snake's mouth? Is it taking revenge on the snake?
The silence at this time was deafening, and Jiang Zhi felt that he would no longer be able to look directly at Page.
This really can't be said that Peppa is taking revenge on the snake. Wild boars are omnivores, and snakes are originally a dish in their diet.
Moreover, the body of the wild boar has its own anti-toxicity, just like the flat-headed brother who specializes in eating snakes.
The difference is that Brother Flathead only weighs 7.8 kilograms, so the toxins he can resist are naturally incomparable to wild boars that can weigh up to 100 kilograms.
In his long history of eating snakes, Brother Pingtou has a special detoxification method to decompose the venom.
If you eat a snake, you have to lie down and sleep for a while. In fact, you are knocked unconscious by the snake venom.
Wild boars don't, unless there are a lot of venomous snakes feeding on them all at once.
Seeing Peppa enjoying the delicious meal, Jiang Zhi decided to put aside the idea of poisoning the wild boar in the future and never think about it again.
I don’t have that much poison, and no wild boar would be so stupid.
It seems that the last time we were able to hunt two large wild boars in the ditch was due to the trap. Several wooden sticks were inserted directly into the pigs' bellies to allow the poison to take effect.
This bungara snake was only enough for Peppa Pig to eat for a few minutes before it was over.
Not satisfied with this snack, the little wild boar came over and habitually cupped Jiang Zhi's hand, wanting to beg for more.
Thinking about the scene just now, and looking at the blood stains around the pig's mouth, Jiang Zhi didn't dare to let it touch him. He was so frightened that he backed away and danced away: "Don't come here! Don't come here!"
