Chapter 54: Snow

When Zhang Niu got up and went out of the house one morning, it was snowing heavily all night last night. Outside the house, the mountains in the distance are covered with snow. The treetops of the fruit trees are also covered with transparent ice cubes. The snow is like goose feathers, and it is falling down.

The cold wind blowing from the knife blew, and it was so cold that Zhang Niu ran back into the house and turned out his green military coat. Though I wear rustic clothes, it is warm. The whole person shrunk inside his clothes, and the collar was pulled high. Yesterday the weather was not bad, who knew that it would snow heavily today.

"Little Dot" and "Little Black" were lying in their own nests, but fortunately, before the snow, Zhang Niu himself spread a lot of thatch on top of the big tile house. The waterhole outside the house was also covered with a thin layer of ice. The big turtle takes the small turtle and climbs into the house. Eighteen huddled in a corner. The cold wind was blowing outside.

In the kitchen, a fire cage was made out of leftover charcoal. It is made of iron sheets, and the outer bread is covered with bamboo slices. When using, sprinkle wood ash on the bottom of the cage and put in the charcoal. Sprinkle ash on top again so it doesn't get too hot. If it is cold, scratch it up and down with an iron lid, and the red-hot charcoal will be exposed. A must-have heating appliance for winter in the village.

Zhang Niu, who was shrunk in the collar, stepped on the snow and creaked, and couldn't help but think of Murakami's often saying, "Ruixue is a good year." Freeze a lot of pests to death. "In winter, the wheat covers the three-layer quilt, and the next year sleeps with steamed buns, which is a bumper harvest of vegetables next year.

Running to the duck shed, there are very few ducks outside now. It's basically in the nest. Carry a few bundles of hay into the shed and scatter them on the nest. Let them warm up too. There was a thin layer of ice on the pond, so I picked up a small stone and threw it down. Just listen to the pull. Make a hole. It doesn't seem like the ice is thick.

Zhang Niu is not very worried that the fish in the pond will freeze to death, at most they will be thinner. It's okay here, and I ran to the Maotou Mountain chicken coop again. By the time they arrived, the two men were already busy there. Feeding and other things are carried out in an orderly manner. Looking at Zhang Niu, he was also relieved. After saying hello, I went back to the bamboo building.

By noon, the snow had stopped, the cold wind was much lighter than in the morning, it no longer felt like a knife scraping, and the sun was rising from the gray sky.

Zhang Niu stood in front of the bamboo building and exhaled. Exhale a white mist. At lunchtime. Zhang Ting called and said that he would come to him tomorrow and asked her what she was coming to do. It is said that there is no place to play snow in the snow city. Listening to this answer, sweating directly, and not being able to think of an answer is a childish question.

Since he was coming, Zhang Niu still prepared the house and replaced it with a quilt made of cotton. Spread out the sheets. Find an iron basin. It is used to prepare the charcoal.

In the afternoon, he took King Kong and the wolf cub into the mountain, and carried small iron clips such as wild boar clips and hare traps that were turned out at home. In the mountains, you can see the faint footprints on the snow, especially the hare's, this guy has always taken the repetitive path and does not know how to change the new path. What's more, hare droppings can be seen next to the trail. Black particles are scattered on the snow.

There are several traces of hares. I also put several rabbit clips and bury the snow. Tie a thin wire from the other end to a bush next to it. Break off the leaves and sweep away your footprints to complete the arrangement.

After burying the seven small clips in your hand. Just wait for tomorrow's harvest. Clamping often does not find the clamp the next day. It seems that they are all dragged away by the large animals that they have stepped on. Like a wild boar. Plane. Jilu and so on.

I didn't find anything after putting the clip, and it snowed too much last night. Zhang Niu was still wearing rubber shoes when he entered the mountain, or the whole pair of shoes would be wet with snow.

It's a lot easier to walk on the footprints that come and go. The wolf cub that ran ahead was now almost a meter tall, with shiny fur, sharp claws and teeth. It's fierce to look at. All three are now almost the same size, and they are the watchmen at night. Xiao Hei's housekeeping task was also stripped off and became a good baby.

Three wolves sleep during the day. Stroll around Maotou Mountain at night. Occasional howls can be heard. The big wolf who walked in front of him whined at a haystack.

Zhang Niu, who was standing outside, also picked up a rotten wooden stick in the snowdrift. Pull out the haystack. Only then did I see that it was a litter of pheasants, and the size was just six. Two big ones. Four small ones. Look at the pheasants in a clump of flocks. It's strange why this family didn't run. Gently flick the pheasant wings. Underneath the big pheasant turned out to be newborn chicks. No wonder this one didn't run. It is generally difficult for chicks in the mountains to survive in winter.

The last family tied up Zhang Niu, brought it back and threw it into the chicken coop. At least not to starve to death in this. Only Zhang Niu will catch it like this and mix it in the local chickens to raise it together.

In the evening, it snowed heavily. The cold wind began to haunt again. There was a howling wind, and Zhang Niu closed the door directly. Put all the turtles in the corner. And he and Xiao Budian got into the bed. Turn off the lights and go to bed.

Early morning. The snow had stopped, and Zhang Niu had gotten up from the bed. In fact, if you don't go into the mountain in the morning to get a latte clip, you're still too lazy to go to bed, and if you don't go early, you can take it away from other people in the village. That's a big loss.

Put on an overcoat. Calling the wolf together, today's snow is much thicker than yesterday's, and it is extremely difficult to walk.

Only five of the seven iron clamps remained, and only one iron clamp had a hare, and half of its hind legs had been broken. There was only a bit of skin left together, but it was also frozen to death there, although the two clips were dragged away by the large animals, but it was good to wait for a hare to make up. Walking out with the hare, he received a call from Zhang Ting. Look at the time, it's only past seven o'clock. "You're there. Why don't we have anyone at your doorstep? Zhang Ting's somewhat hoarse voice came.

"In the mountains. Yesterday put a couple of clips. ”

"Ahh Well, when will you come back, don't keep us waiting. ”

"Got it. Then you can rest first, if there is charcoal in the kitchen, there is a fire cage, and you can warm it up yourself. ”

After that, hang up the phone. "I didn't expect it to be so early." The big wolf followed. Let's go. Go home.

When I got home, the lights were turned on in the bamboo building, and the rabbit was put in the kitchen, and then I had to boil water and skin it.

Walking into the bamboo building, I flicked the snowflakes on my shoulders and head. When I entered the house, I saw Zhang Ting and the others warming themselves around the brazier. Good guy, in addition to square mm and round mm, there are two other ones this time, both of which were eaten together in the restaurant last time, but the name Zhang Niu forgot it.

"Sorry, I'm late." Said to the MMs who were talking and laughing.

Yuan mm smiled, hehe, "I'm bothering you again this time." I don't know how to go into the mountains, and I don't have anything good to take out. “

"Yes. Right. If we had known, we would have come earlier. Why don't I go into the mountains with you? The surrounding MMs said together.

"It's just a mountain rabbit. Make rabbit stew with radish at noon. ”

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