54. Build a vegetable garden (ask for recommendation and collection)
The group of white-haired black-boned chickens, Emperor Wu really wanted to put them in the pasture, after all, the nutritional value of the free-range chickens is higher, but the pasture is too big for them, it is easy to run away, and it is easy to be attacked by wild cats and dogs, and from the current situation, they can only be kept in the temporary chicken coop. As a result, Emperor Wu's daily routine has one more item: cleaning up chicken manure.
These guys are very good at pulling, I don't know if it's because the improved grass promotes their intestinal digestion, and they eat Dora quickly.
Emperor Wu had to take a small shovel and go in twice a day to shovel Xiang, and then shovel for the cats and then for the chickens, and sometimes for the cattle and sheep.
On a whim, he decided whether to build a septic tank and collect Xiang to ferment it into biogas or sell it as organic fertilizer to the farm.
He told Frank about the idea, and the old cowboy frowned, saying that maybe it was a good idea.
Mr. Hans did not build septic tanks because of the small scale of the ranch, but now it seems that the Nanao ranch is very promising to expand under the helm of Emperor Wu, so that ecological facilities such as septic tanks are necessary, and Emperor Wu wants to be a completely self-sufficient green pasture, and in his plan will also build water towers to store rainwater.
It's not difficult to build a septic tank, it's easy to dig a pool underground, and if it's a little more complicated, you need to consider the chemical principle or something, anyway, Emperor Wu doesn't understand, someone understands, that's Jenner, he called the owner of the construction company, Jenner, but he didn't understand, but he promised to help find someone who understands to build.
This matter is settled, Emperor Wu can concentrate on developing his vegetable garden, a small piece of land next to the chicken coop, Emperor Wu plans to grow a few daily vegetables, Rachel has research on farming, and took the initiative to come to help.
Tex jokingly said that the boss of the dignified South Australian ranch actually engaged in the idyllic days of raising chickens and farming, and Emperor Wu said that he did not understand life.
I have to admit that this small piece of land is really good, very fertile and the soil is relaxed, Emperor Wu first used a shovel to clean up all the weeds in the field, and then loosened the soil back and forth three times, taking advantage of Mrs. Rachel's inattention, secretly sprinkled half a cup of improvement liquid into the ground.
He experimented with tulips in a wooden house, and half a cup could ensure that the plant grew quickly within a reasonable range without arousing suspicion.
Emperor Wu bought the seeds, Mrs. Rachel came to help, they placed a few vegetable seeds every step of the way, Emperor Wu took a small kettle to water the back, in fact, he was very nervous in his heart, in case the improvement solution which tendon was wrong, the seeds would be embarrassed to bloom and bear fruit immediately.
In fact, Emperor Wu was so worried that he almost lay on the ground and looked at it for a while, but the seeds were still not moving.
"What are you doing?" Rachel asked curiously.
Emperor Wu patted the soil on his body, "I'll see if they sprout." ”
Rachel laughed, "How can it be possible to sprout just planted, and it will be tomorrow at the earliest." ”
This small plot is home to a total of three types of vegetables, artichokes, Brussels sprouts and Chinese cabbage.
Buying artichoke seeds is purely a fresh, he has never eaten before coming to Australia, but it has been a long time to hear its name, Emperor Wu in Australia when shopping in the supermarket, he suddenly found this peculiar vegetable, the shape of the torch looks so familiar, go home and think about it and finally understand, think that when Agarwood defeated Erlang God and heroically saved his mother, he was holding a high-forcing artichoke!
The most common way to eat this high-energy vegetable is steamed dipping sauce, which is simple and easy to make, in line with Emperor Wu's cooking principle of saving trouble, of course, the ghosts also have a lot of brain-opening ways to eat, such as canned food, pickled into side dishes and so on.
Ever since he last tasted the artichokes at Ms. Caitlin's house, he had been obsessed with them, but he always forgot to buy them when he went to the supermarket, and now he planted them in the pasture and could eat them whenever he wanted.
Brussels sprouts are the foreign version of cabbage, and Emperor Wu does not have one of the favorite vegetables.
Not to mention Chinese cabbage, who in China doesn't eat cabbage? Especially pork stewed vermicelli in the north!
Farming is a long-term thing, but you can't fish for two days and dry your nets for three days. Emperor Wu realized the hard work of his parents farming in his hometown, and he was so tired that he couldn't straighten his waist after just two hours of work.
Just when the two of them were busy, Schrödinger didn't know where to come out, this guy walked directly into the ground with European steps, how could Emperor Wu endure it, and threw it out with a hug.
What a creature Lao Xue is, after an elegant somersault, he landed steadily, shouted at Emperor Wu twice, and walked away boringly.
"This kitten is unruly. Emperor Wu said to himself.
"I hope it can be friends with those black-boned chickens. Rachel said.
Suddenly thinking of something, Emperor Wu ran towards the chicken coop with an arrow, and as he thought, Lao Xue jumped into the chicken coop and was "playing" with Bai Gonggong!
This kind of "play" is naturally unequal, Bai Gonggong trembled with fear, but in order to protect the ten harem beauties, he fought hard, and he bravely clucked at Lao Xue twice!
But this is the end of it, Lao Xue slapped a big paw on Bai Gonggong's head, Lao Bai was instantly angry, flapping his wings and fighting with Lao Xue, and for a while the whole chicken coop cat flew and jumped!
"Stop, you kid get out of here!" Emperor Wu roared at Lao Xue.
Schrödinger was angry, and he was pecked off a handful of hairs by Grandpa Bai, and he was so angry!
I had no choice but to jump out of the chicken coop and walk away.
Looking at Lao Xue's appearance, Emperor Wu was a little distressed, he thought of the night when the thunderstorm was blowing, and he hid outside the warehouse and shivered.
"Huh~" Emperor Wu whistled at it.
Lao Xue immediately jumped over happily, and Emperor Wu took it back to the wooden house to get a can of canned cat food for it.
Sitting in the courtyard looking at the chicken coop and the small vegetable garden, although it is very simple, Emperor Wu is happy in his heart, full of a sense of achievement, and farming makes people happy. He took a photo and sent it to his sister Wu Ling, but it provoked her ridicule.
Wu Ling sent a string of laughing emojis, and wrote in the back, This is also a chicken coop? Beware of the strong wind blowing the chickens away for you, but the chickens are still very cute!
This neurotic old lady, Emperor Wu sighed at the phone screen and replied with a loveless expression.
But she was telling the truth, this beggar's version of the chicken coop may not be able to withstand a gust of wind, and the only building material of the chicken coop is an old fishing net, which Schrödinger can tear apart if he goes crazy one day.
The most important thing in the pasture is wood, and Emperor Wu glanced at the pile of wooden planks outside the forage room, and instantly came to the inspiration, he wanted to nail a fence to the chicken coop to form a double layer of protection with the broken fishing net.
Just do it, there are a lot of nails in the warehouse, hammers and other tools are readily available, and there is even an old-fashioned wood cutting machine, equipment imported from Germany in the last century, the old Hans used to like to tinker with wooden furniture, leaving a lot of practical things for Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu's grandfather was a carpenter, and when he was a child, he saw him use a cutting machine, and he had some experience after watching it for a long time, but it was a pity that he was not there.
After the power was turned on, the old machine made a rumbling sound, and the sawdust that remained inside flew outward, Emperor Wu tried to put a piece of wood, only to hear the sound of "Zila", the round wood was cut in half, this machine looks simple, in fact, it is multi-functional, not only can be cut, but also polish the edges and corners.
Let's get to work!
Emperor Wu used the machine to cut the square wooden board into a rectangle of one meter high, cut the scraps as a connector, around the chicken coop erected a row of fences, although not very beautiful but very practical, the fence board has long and short, quite a kind of irregular beauty.
The ranch became a small zoo with cows, sheep, chickens and cats, and a brown bear in the woods.
In the past few days, Emperor Wu has a lot of affection for the white hairs, he goes to see them every day, and the hens are also very face-saving, and they begin to lay eggs on the third day, all white-shell eggs, the big ones are as big as goose eggs, and the small ones are smaller than ordinary eggs. Emperor Wu picked up five eggs at once, which were absolutely natural and pollution-free.
Take two scrambled tomatoes and eggs, the taste is good, the remaining three are reluctant to eat, left in the kitchen collection, now scarce is expensive, and when there is more inventory in the future, it will not be so tight.