The hemp trees that are introduced to the fields from the river in the spring grow well, but they do not grow much, and it is estimated that they are not well adapted to the soil and moisture in the fields.

So the father and the children picked a lot of fine mud from the river and spread it in the field where the hemp trees were planted, which is close to the original growth environment of the hemp trees, and it is estimated that they can grow well.

After laying the fine mud, my father and mother transplanted some of the hemp trees into the new field, and we will see how they grow next spring, but this year we will not see the effect.

Charcoal burned, the rake is done, finally it's the turn to catch the goat, there is really a lot of work in the mountains, life is a lifetime, grass and trees are autumn, busy, as if there is no idle time in a lifetime, when you don't think about it, time is really like a white horse, you are old before you do anything, when you think about it, you feel that the days of suffering are so long.

Father and mother discussed when it was appropriate to go to the mountains to catch sheep, and the mother had no opinion, saying that there was nothing to do at home now, and it was good to go to catch sheep, and she and Manmei could take care of it at home, so that my father could rest assured.

There are now twenty-one big dogs and small dogs, and they can all take care of the home and go up to the mountains to hunt.

There are a lot of wax grass by the river, wild boar piglets like to eat it, and the pigweed can be solved nearby, and it is not difficult to feed the pigs.

After discussion, my father decided to prepare for two or three days before leaving, first of all, to prepare tools, to sharpen the killing knife and steel drill, to repair the broken hunting net, and secondly, to help my mother prepare enough pigweed for about six or seven days, in addition to strengthening the courtyard wall, to make a gate, to prevent ordinary small animals from rushing to the house.

Don't worry about burning firewood, in early autumn, you have been chopping firewood for several days in a row, and it is no problem to burn the fire normally for cooking, heating, and driving away animals for a month.

When it comes to preparing pigweed, it is not a simple job, and one of the most worrying things for every farmer every day is to chop wood, the second is to drink water, and the third is to beat pigweed.

Pigs, like people, must eat three meals a day, not to mention three meals to ensure that they are fed at least two meals, and they will not grow at all if they are not fed diligently.

For these three or two meals of pigweed, many people have to arrange one or two people to go to the pigweed to collect pigweed in order to supply it.

The things that pigs can eat are more miscellaneous, but they are limited to green plants, and they can't eat everything, and they are still difficult to find, such as sheep's tail grass, trumpet leaves, chrysanthemum, kudzu vine leaves, etc., but the leaves are generally not edible.

Of course, people can eat vegetables and pigs, but people don't eat them, sometimes they even eat the last meal without the next meal, how can they give the pig what people eat, after all, the pig just improves the life of the owner, a little meat to eat, a little oil, not to replace the grain.

Pigweed is not only to beat a much larger amount of pigweed than usual, but also to burn the fire to boil the pigweed with water until seven or eight minutes cooked, and then put it in a fermentation barrel to store, the fermentation barrel is generally made of wooden planks into a circle, the bottom has a hole in the pair, the water in the pigweed can flow out of these holes, although the pigweed looks black and not slippery, the feel is a little muddy, but it can be used in the first half of the year will not be bad, the pig will not only not diarrhea and get sick but also easy to absorb, this method is very useful in the slack season or the place where the pigweed grows vigorously。

Why do you say that, in the autumn season, there is time to hunt more pigweed, or in spring and summer, the pigweed grows vigorously, and a lot of pigs come back, but the pigs can't eat much for a while, so you need to find a way to store it. Hogweed is generally a green-leaved plant, and if you pile it directly together, it will quickly rot and stink, and you can't feed pigs at all.

Without further ado, let's get down to business.

The first preparation is hunting equipment, and the rest is to solve the worries of the mother and the full sister at home, so that they can take care of the family with little or no going out during the time when the father and son go out hunting.

Three days later, the father and the children took care of the affairs of the house and set off with three big dogs and seven small dogs, a total of ten dogs.

Wild sheep generally prefer slopes that are not large, forests that are not deep, and it is best to have gentle grassy slopes or small shrubs.

After analyzing the characteristics of the hillside forests and grasses around the house, the father decided to go to the lower reaches of the river to catch sheep.

The mountains near the house are very steep, the forests are also very deep, and the mountains on both sides of the river become flat after the small river reaches the lower reach, and the meadows stretch for dozens of miles, which is a favorite habitat for wild sheep, and of course a good place to catch sheep.

After a two-hour journey, they came to the plains of the lower valley.

After the small river in front of their house flowed here, the amount of water increased a little, but it was not very large, and it was only about two feet wide.

I saw that the length of this place is more than half a day's journey, and I can't see the end at a glance, it is a narrow and narrow area of the river valley, with a width of two or three hundred zhang, not very wide.

At this time, the river valley is desolate, a dry yellow, and the autumn wind blows, which is even more desolate.

On both sides of the valley are gently rising slopes, and the hills are shrubs and jungles, not very dense, and are infested with herbivores.

The children had been in their new home for almost a year, busy with farm work all day, boring, and suddenly came to a new place and were curious about everything.

My father didn't have the heart to look at these strange sights, it was past noon, and the first thing was to find a place for everyone to live, and it would be best if there was a cave.

Thirty years later, my father remembered that when he first came here, he didn't seem to have accommodation, and he couldn't remember if there was a stone cave to live in, so he decided to spend half an hour to look for it nearby, if he found the stone cave, it was safe, warm, and time-saving.

It is basically all dirt, land, and dirt mountains, and it is difficult to form a natural cave, and after half an hour, everyone gathers together in frustration, and there is no cave where people can live.

After pondering for a while, my father resolutely said, "There is no cave, so let's find a place closer between the river and the hillside, and make separate preparations and build a house by ourselves." ”

So, the father and one son were chopping wood and grass to build a house, and the two sons were chopping firewood, because there were bushes nearby, and it was not easy to cut wood.

The wood needed to build a house is not large, the small ones are as thick as a thumb, and the big ones are as thick as an arm.

The father and the son cut down six trees with branches of equal length, sharpened one end of the tree with the branches facing upwards, and plunged the pointed end into the soft earth, and the six logs were inserted in two rows, which were the pillars for the house, and cut down two trees that were half as tall as the others, and this tree was slightly higher than a man's shoulders, and cut the two trees to the same length, sharpened one end and inserted it into the earth, and then put beams on the branches of the two highest logs.

After the frame was ready, the father and son checked the depth of each piece of wood and the height of each other to make sure that the height was consistent and that the wood was firmly inserted into the ground and would not shake.

Subsequently, the father arranged for his son to cut the yellow thatch with a killing knife nearby.

Why is it called chopping, using a killing knife is called cutting, generally used to cut trees, using a sickle is called cutting, generally used to cut grass, but they don't have a sickle, and mowing grass can only be used as a sickle, although it is not easy to use, but it can only be done.