The further time passed, the more cold the temperature became in Liang Village.

Located in Liangcun south of the Tropic of Cancer, the annual sunshine time is quite long, and the temperature can reach about 40 degrees in summer, but in winter, it feels very cold.

The reason for this is that Liangcun is located in a mountainous area hundreds of meters above sea level, and it is seriously affected by the terrain. Every morning and evening, the water vapor from the mountains and surrounding waters quickly condenses into a mist that envelops the whole world. The higher the humidity of the air at the same temperature, the colder the human body feels.

In Liangcun, although it is rare to experience sub-zero temperatures, there is always a period of time every year when it is unusually cold, a bit like being in the south.

Today is no exception, Liu Rui walked out of the warm spring-like winery, and was suddenly caught off guard by the cold air, and sneezed all the time.

There was a fog in the yard, and even the vegetable garden that was close at hand looked shadowy, and only some dead grass stood quietly in the mist, which had a sense of decadent beauty. The vegetable garden has completed its mission a few days ago, and now the vegetables purchased by 'South Beauty' every day are provided by the vegetable field next to the pig farm, and the vegetable garden of the Liu family's compound has withdrawn from the stage of history.

For such a change, Liu Rui felt a little emotional, but he did not feel reluctant.

Relying on the orders of 'South Beauty' for more than three months, Liu Rui has gained a net profit of 30,000 yuan, which can be regarded as the first pot of gold brought by the space spring. This data has basically reached the theoretical limit of the vegetable garden, and it is impossible to increase it further. After all, the vegetable garden is just such a place, and no matter how magical the space spring is, it is unlikely to increase the yield indefinitely.

In order to serve this vegetable garden, the Liu family invested almost all their free time into it, so as to maintain the continuous and stable production of the vegetable garden. If it is replaced by other farmers, such an input-output ratio is a very high return, and it cannot be given up under any circumstances.

However, for the Liu family, vegetable planting, breeding and other affairs are just the icing on the cake, and the foundation of the Liu family is still in the winery that has been inherited for nearly a hundred years. With the secret help of the space spring, the quality of the rice wine produced by the winery has skyrocketed, allowing Liu Jiahong to see the possible surname of the winery to regain its former glory. With the start of the expansion project of the winery, Liu Rui and his son have to spend most of their time on the winery, and they really don't have the time and energy to take care of the vegetable garden.

At the same time, the normal operation of the pig farm and the surrounding fertile sandy land have created favorable objective conditions for the transfer of vegetable gardens, which, together with sufficient manpower, will only produce more vegetable fields after expansion. As for the quality of vegetables, there is no need to worry about the space spring water that Liu Rui injected into the water tower of the pig farm from time to time.

In this way, the focus of the vegetable garden gradually shifted to the pig farm, which also liberated Liu Rui and Liu Jiahong. Of course, because of the increase in production, the profit from the dividends according to the Liu family's shares is comparable to that of the vegetable garden, and it has no impact on the income of the Liu family.

Because the large-scale production has improved the labor efficiency a lot, and the pig farm can also temporarily hire villagers to help, so the Liu family basically does not need to help, just sit and wait for the dividends.

No, like today, Zhang Guizhi doesn't have to go to the vegetable garden early in the morning to pick vegetables, but has more time to take care of the chores at home and feed the chirping chickens and ducks. Recently, on the basis of the original poultry at home, Liu Rui bought more than 100 Sanhuang ** cubs from the market. Now there are more than 300 free-range chickens in the family, and Liu Rui has to expand the chicken coop in the backyard with Liu Jiahong.

Every morning, the Liu family wakes up to the loud crowing of roosters, and then starts a new day with the chirping of chickens.

Compared with other professional farmers who feed three or even four times a day, the feeding times of Liu's free-range chickens seem to be much less, only once in the morning and once in the evening. Every morning, Liu Rui will take rice or crushed corn to feed the chickens in the yard, which will become the most lively scene in the yard at this time.

Hundreds of free-range chickens, large and small, circled around Liu Rui, almost drowning Liu Rui in it, and every time Liu Rui scattered a handful of grain, the originally peaceful scene turned into a turbulent wave. The chickens are frantically scrambling for every grain on the ground, and their mouths are making all kinds of interesting sounds, which is very lively.

A few pheasants with long tails and feathers mingle in the golden flock, which is particularly noticeable, and they have become part of the group. It has been several months since Liu Rui picked up the eggs, and those fluffy guys have turned into half-sized chickens, and they are about to mature. After living in the Liu family's compound for a long time, the wild surnames of these pheasants have faded, and they are no longer separated from those free-range chickens.

Colorful birds can also be seen everywhere in the flock, and they have long been accustomed to taking advantage of the whole time.

As the weather gets colder, it becomes a bit more difficult for the birds to forage than in the summer, as there are far fewer insects that shade the sky. In this case, Liu Rui's daily act of feeding chickens and ducks made the birds living around the compound happy, and they began to appear in flocks in the yard to peck at the chickens and ducks.

At first, only the magpie family, who were most familiar with the situation, were calm, and the other birds were a little afraid to join in. They often wait until the chickens and ducks have eaten enough and walk away, then hesitantly fly down from the trees and peck at the food scattered on the ground.

However, after a long time, the birds became much bolder, and they began to use the Liu family's compound as their own canteen, frantically competing with those chickens and ducks for food.

Slowly, whether it was the Liu family or those chickens and ducks, they became familiar with these uninvited guests, no longer made a fuss, and accepted their existence.

The chirping birds ate very little, and soon they were full, and they did not fly far, but shouted happily in the jungle near the compound, and they had gradually made the Liu family compound their home. For Liu Rui, sprinkling a few catties of food every day is not too much, but it can fill the courtyard with the crisp cry of birds, why not?

After the chickens and ducks are fed, they begin to slowly pace out of the yard and into the backyard for a leisurely day of nature travel. Compared with other farmers, the biggest advantage of Liu's compound is the vast jungle and clear streams in the back mountains, which are the best places for chickens to forage and play.

Under the roots, in the bushes, and in the meadows, there are insects and young leaves everywhere, which can provide the freshest and most nutritious food for the cluster. Eating natural food, drinking stream water containing the aura of nature, and breathing air rich in negative ions, these chickens enjoy the treatment of a sanatorium. Chickens grown in this environment not only grow fast, but also have tender meat and do not have the fishy smell after feeding.

In the past, Liu Rui didn't quite understand why the chicken eaten at home was more chewy and fragrant than the one eaten outside, but after checking the information during this time, Liu Rui finally understood the truth.

Broilers in captivity are quite large, but most of them are catalyzed by growth hormone contained in the feed, which allows them to be slaughtered in a short period of time. However, these broilers are not exercised because of the narrow space for activities, and the meat is soft and tastes average. Moreover, there is a lack of grass, insects and other foods rich in protein and fiber, and they contain very few nutrients, which are not as good as free-range chickens.

Like the three yellow chickens raised in the backyard of the Liu family, they can wander in nature every day, and gradually recover some wild surnames, and they are also close to the pheasants in terms of grade.

During this time, Ma Changquan collected dozens of chickens from the Liu family's compound and sent them to 'South Beauty', which were very popular with chefs and diners. Originally, Zheng Dahai and Ma Chang all hoped that Liu Rui could raise three yellow chickens on a large scale and provide them specifically for 'South Beauty', but Liu Rui still politely declined.

Liu Rui understands very well that his core industry should be the winery and the tabby frogs raised after the spring of the next year, and everything else is incidental. After the fruit trees are planted, there is no need to work too hard, and the management of Changchang can hire villagers to help temporarily, after all, the technology and space spring water are in the hands of Liu Rui, and all this is not a problem.

The main purpose of the three yellow chickens and ducks raised at home is only to meet the needs of the family itself, if there is a surplus will be considered for sale, once the large-scale breeding, it is the cart before the horse, the priority is not divided.

Seeing that the golden corn kernels on the ground had disappeared, Liu Rui clapped his hands and put the bucket and gourd scoop into the warehouse, which was regarded as completing a task in the morning.

In addition to feeding them once in the morning and evening, these free-range chickens at home do not need Liu Rui's energy and time to manage at all, and they will wait for the harvest in the future.

Standing on the courtyard dam, Liu Rui found that the fog under the mountain was much thicker than a few days ago, and he couldn't see the scenery in the fog clearly from a little distance. The dim lights in the village are faint, and it seems that they will go out if you are not careful, and you will return to confusion.

The usual howling mountain wind seemed to have disappeared, and the whole village of Liang was shrouded in a thick fog, and if it weren't for the occasional rooster or two barking from the bottom of the mountain, one would have suspected that this was a dead land.

As time passed, the sky became brighter and brighter, and the originally silent mountains and forests and small villages below the mountains also woke up from their slumber and began to live a dull life one after another. Although the thick white mist was reluctant to end their journey in this world, the red sunlight quickly dispelled their thoughts.

Like rolling soup and pouring snow, the fog that originally shrouded the whole world quickly dissipated, revealing the plain but very real face of this world.

Perhaps, the original face of life is shrouded in fog, and an opportunity is needed to get a glimpse of the true face of Lushan!

(To be continued)