53. Build a chicken coop (ask for recommendation and collection)
Back at the cliff, the three of them got busy, and the whole kangaroo would not be able to eat it all, so they cut off half of it and threw the other half in the car and took it back to the pasture.
Frank built a bonfire, Emperor Wu washed and peeled the kangaroo and cut it into pieces, Turks was responsible for putting the kangaroo meat on the fire to roast, and the hare was also divided into two, half of which was sent to the grill and the other half was given to Lao Xue as a trophy.
After a while, smoke rose from the top of the large red rock, which stood out against the clear blue sky.
"I don't know if it will attract people from the forest protection organization, but recently they have been very strict about outdoor barbecues. Frank was a little worried.
As he filled the campfire, Turks said, "If they come, treat them to a drink!"
This half kangaroo is enough to fill the stomachs of three people, and the trunk of the raptor becomes a workbench, and the meat is roasted and brought to it to be smeared.
Uncle Frank has a unique taste, and his part is smeared with honey, Emperor Wu is smeared with cumin powder, and Tex likes the original, he doesn't smear anything.
On the grass, the cattle were resting in the shade of the trees, and the afternoon sun was a little hot, and the three of them still felt hot in their vests, so they simply went bare.
A pot of kangaroo barbecue was placed on the two-plank table, Frank brought his own spirits, and Turks and Wu Di drank beer for a pleasant lunchtime.
After lunch, the three of them rested outside the tent and went about their own business, Uncle Frank lit a large smoking gun, and Turks took out a harmonica out of nowhere and played a nursery rhyme.
"Lily often asks me to sing to her. Turks explained.
The tunes he played were sometimes cheerful and sometimes melodious, drifting into the distance with the wind, and there were some Middle Eastern folk tunes.
Emperor Wu turned the raptor around and lay down in the cab to rest, from which he could see the herd.
The three of them seldom spoke throughout the afternoon, and they were all quietly blowing the wind, Uncle Frank held a cigarette gun in his left hand and a wine jug in his right hand, and took a sip when he was tired of smoking, and Tex sat on the edge of the cliff with his feet on the outside, and if one accidentally fell, he liked the thrill, and sat there, playing the harmonica over and over again.
Schrödinger slept quietly with his eyes closed beside Emperor Wu, who enjoyed this herding life, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and unrestrained on the prairie. He remembered the morning of his resignation in the company, and he still remembered the expressions of the editor-in-chief and the boss very clearly, and he wanted to go up and hack them to death at that time, but now, Emperor Wu was completely relieved, and life always had to look forward.
He stared intently at the clouds in the sky, watching them move little by little with the direction of the wind, the sun was obscured, and the earth was suddenly much darker, and when he saw the day again, the earth became bright again.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, when the weather was cooler, it was time to go back to the pasture, and the cattle were reluctant to give up on the meadow and scramble to eat a few more bites.
The raptor was reactivated, and Emperor Wu fulfilled the desire of Tex to ride a horse and drive the cattle, and he came to drive the raptor.
When we arrived at the shallows of the Huaxi River, the water level dropped a lot, but the water was still turbid, and the calves could cross the river on their own, saving a lot of work.
It was six o'clock in the evening, and it was still light, and the sun did not set until half past seven in November. Rachel kept everything in order, replaced the lambs with fresh pasture, cleaned up the stables, and even made sandwiches for Emperor Wu.
Driving the herd to the cowshed, Emperor Wu stretched comfortably, today's cowboy is tired enough.
"I checked the amount of grass in the forage room, and the situation is not so pessimistic, I can feed it every two days. Rachel said.
This means that you don't have to graze your cattle to Red Rock every day, you can go every few days and feed them with stock grass the rest of the time.
"Okay, then let them stay in the cowshed tomorrow and go out for a walk in the afternoon. Emperor Wu said.
Eating the sandwich, he suddenly missed the egg fried rice he used to eat when he used to go to school, not that Rachel's sandwich was not delicious, her craftsmanship was very good.
The ranch is far away from the city, and eggs cannot be purchased in large quantities, and they are easy to spoil if they are not eaten, not only eggs, but also vegetables and so on.
Emperor Wu planned to open up a small piece of land in the yard of the ranch, grow some vegetables and raise a few chickens, otherwise it would be very uneconomical to run to Pelican Town every day.
The next day he found the materials to build the chicken coop.
The chicken coop doesn't need to be too big, the scale of a dozen is only, mainly to lay eggs, and occasionally a chicken stewed with mushrooms to satisfy hunger.
He found an old fishing net from the storehouse, which had been used by Mr. Hans for fishing in the past, and which had several holes, and which was not a big problem to be repaired.
The ranch is usually rarely visited, so the chicken coop does not need to be particularly professional, just don't let the chickens escape.
He leaned on the two low walls of the yard and inserted a straight tree pole into the dirt to form a square with the wall, which felt unsightly and added a little length. Then the old fishing nets come in handy, with tree poles as fulcrums and two walls as backings to form a rectangular area with open skies and enclosed perimeters.
In order to stabilize it, he brought a few more bricks and pressed them on the lower end of the net, so that a rudimentary chicken coop was built, and no chicken could jump out of it unless it was a fighting chicken.
He wanted to put a lid on the chicken coop, but there was no such large wooden board, and there was a small door in the west corner where the chickens could swagger in, and people could get in with their heads down.
The chicken coop was there, but the chickens weren't there, and he didn't know if there was a chicken farm or anything in Pelican Town, so he drove the birds of prey around the town.
After some inquiry, I heard that there was a family chicken farm in the southern district of the town, which was not large, and Emperor Wu did not want to buy too much.
When he got there, he was greeted by a young boy.
"Hello, can you call your father or mother for help, I'm going to buy some chickens. Emperor Wu said politely.
The little boy with curly yellow hair patted his young chest and said, "I'm the boss here." ”
After some communication, Emperor Wu found that he was really the boss, this kid is twelve years old this year, since he was eight years old, he saved his five Australian dollars a day pocket money, and with the help of his parents, he bought hens to raise them back, and now his chicken farm has 120 hens.
"Heroes are boys. ”
Emperor Wu lamented that when he was twelve years old, he was still trying to send his pocket money into the game hall.
What made Emperor Wu feel even more embarrassed was that after seeing the little boy's very modern chicken farm, he was even embarrassed to say that he wanted to raise chickens, and a broken fishing net and two walls enclosed it was also called a chicken farm?
The little boy's chicken is a white-haired black-bone chicken, which looks very cute, has a docile personality, looks shy, has a fluffy ball on the top of his head, and always walks well.
For 35 Australian dollars each, Emperor Wu bought ten hens and one rooster, I don't know if this ratio will tire out the big roosters.
Pulling a cart of white-haired chickens back to the pasture, Emperor Wu immediately drove these guys into the chicken coop, it can be seen that these guys are very dissatisfied with the new home, and they run out vigorously, how can Emperor Wu let them succeed, put the thick plank to the door, let them toss useless.
Marry a chicken with a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, in the past, the white hairs may have eaten fine feed in the chicken farm, but when they enter the gate of the South Australian ranch, they can only eat vegetable leaves and pastures, and they have to eat if they love to eat or not!
Emperor Wu plucked a handful of grass and threw it into the chicken coop to see their reaction, first of all, the bold white-haired rooster came up, probably to protect the psychology of the harem, this guy came up and sniffed the grass several times, Emperor Wu was depressed, Lao Tzu could still poison it!
The white father-in-law picked up a piece of grass with his beak and threw it into the air, and then ate it in a big jump.
Emperor Wu touched his head, I'll go, eat grass and play with flowers.
The harem screamed non-stop, and Grandpa Bai tilted his head after eating and took a few steps forward.
Emperor Wu said to himself, "Yes, yes, it's okay to take two steps." ”
Grandpa Bai suddenly flapped his wings and shouted, and immediately picked up the grass on the ground!
As soon as the harem beauties saw that there was a scene, they immediately rushed up to snatch it, and the white father-in-law was anxious, who grabbed the TMD and pecked whom!
That's right!
Emperor Wu smiled and pulled a small pot of grass and put it in the chicken coop, he wanted to make a utensil for the white hairs to eat and drink.
Just as Emperor Wu was about to go home to rest, he suddenly found a pair of ill-intentioned eyes!
That's Schrödinger, this guy is looking at the white-haired guys!
I almost forgot about this guy, although cats don't eat chickens, but as felines, they like to play with other weak animals and treat them as toys.
Emperor Wu immediately slipped Schrödinger to the chicken coop and reprimanded it, I don't know if this guy can understand, judging from its cowardly expression, it should understand.