Chapter 16 Growing Vegetables
The spring breeze blew the green wasteland, and also blew the weeds in the dense forest. On a warm spring day, Aimo stretched his hands and feet and used his sickle smoothly, and finally he was able to beat enough pigweed that day, and he could go back to eat early.
But before he entered the shack, the rotten eggs pushed over and became a mountain of clothes to be washed. I wore a padded jacket and bedding for a winter, I don't know how dirty it was, and the firewood ash and putty on my body smelled bad outdoors. Aimo pinched his nose and washed it from black ash to white water, and from night to dawn.
He just wanted to squint, but Uncle Tie had already gotten up and scolded him for arranging the day's work. Fortunately, the old slave was no longer punished for eating, although the slave's food was very coarse, and the miscellaneous grains in the bowl were black and hard, as they were fed to wild beasts. But Emmorton licked the bowl to the brim, and saving food was a habit that had been cultivated in the cellar since then. With these half-starved foods, coupled with heavy physical labor, Ammo was able to grow stronger. Under the spring breeze, his body and face grew and became a half-sized man. When I bought it, I was still a thin monkey, but now I am a black donkey.
It's really a donkey-like life, Aimo gets up early every day to feed the pigs and rabbits, and when he returns to the shack, he has to do laundry and sweep the floor. In the afternoon, he has to cook, which is the end of his barbecue skills. Once Iron Egg caught a hare and roasted it in the shack, and Ammo couldn't look at it, so he stepped forward to take it. He used the barbecue technique of the Gongyangjia Church to roast the dried and thin hare so fragrant that Uncle Tie almost swallowed his tongue. Since then, cooking and roasting meat has become Elmo's business.
However, stealing and eating the pigs and rabbits in the Spirit Beast Garden is a big crime set by Lord Lane. Tie Dan couldn't catch more game, so he stole his own pigs and rabbits once, and it was this misdeed, which eventually caused a catastrophe. This matter was reported by the rotten eggs, and then Steward Li chopped up the iron eggs raw in front of all the slaves. At the gate of Gengyuan, he unloaded eight pieces and fed them to the beasts, which frightened the slaves into silence.
Aimo and the old iron head were co-defendants, and they were also beaten hard. And the rotten egg reported meritorious, and became the head of Gengyuan's slave, and now he is a stinky uncle. His real name is Ah Yan, and he doesn't care about what others say, so he just called it down.
The old slave became Lao Tie, obediently caught pigs and rabbits, and went to the backyard to feed the spirit beasts. Aimo didn't even dare to let out a fart, respectfully called Uncle Stink, and followed his ass every day to wash and cook and be courteous. Shooting pigweed is still his job, the old slave is not strong enough to do it, if the new slave comes in the future, Aimo can be liberated. Of course, if you make a contribution in the Spirit Beast Garden, you can also be comfortable as a slave.
Before Aimo could figure out how to make meritorious contributions, he found that the old slave had already been labeled Uncle Stink. The old guy has a way to pat the horse and stalk his beard, and within a few days, he coaxed the skinny and smelly uncle to find the north, and the two of them were so good that they were so good that they could mix oil. Later, they thought that Aimo was an eyesore, so they drove out of the shack, and they didn't need him for laundry and cooking, but they pushed over all the feeding work in the front yard and backyard of Gengyuan.
Living with Pig Rabbit, Emmo didn't care. He felt that these greedy pigs were better to get along with than greedy people. Pigs and rabbits hum when they are hungry, and sleep when they are full, they are all true temperaments, unlike the sinister old slave, who scolds his mother in his stomach, but shouts his father in his mouth. Aimo has brought society down and knelt down for life, but in the end he can't learn to behave like an old slave. He still felt at ease with the beasts, even the ferocious carnivorous cattle, wolves, bears and leopards in the backyard were better than the toothless cannibalistic kind.
The beasts fed in the cage in the backyard are no one to teach them what spirit beasts they are. Aimo named himself, the meat-eating bull-headed red-haired beast was called Redskin, the crippled wild bear with only three legs was called Cripple, and the ferocious cheetah with a long iron chain was called Xiaofei. Of course, there are also those who have known each other for a long time, and several wolves in the backyard, although they are not black-faced green wolves, have the same eyes and are extremely sinister. Aimo starved the fellows for a few days, venting his resentment at the fear of wolves, and then fed them only a few times every once in a while.
At the beginning, Aimo was very afraid to feed the spirit beasts in the backyard, and he was always trembling, just afraid that Xiao Fei would suddenly jump out and be startled. Later, he slowly realized that these captive beasts were also pitiful. They are locked in small cages, and they will never return to the mountains and forests for the rest of their lives, except for a few animal roars, and can only vent in vain.
Especially the cheetah Xiaofei with the spotted pattern, the hind leg chain is through the bone, and now it is firmly stuck in the flesh, and every time he goes crazy, the flesh and blood are blurred. Aimo was very sympathetic, and he tried to throw the pig rabbit next to the leopard's mouth every time, hoping that it would suffer less torture, but Xiao Fei still pounced fiercely every time, and then dragged the chain back alive. Elmo's pale and feeble compassion was ignored by the beasts.
Familiar with the feeding of the spirit beasts in Gengyuan, the daily life has a regularity, and time flies quickly. Aimo, who slept in the pig's and rabbit's nest, soon found that summer had arrived, and so had the annoying mosquitoes and sweltering weather. In such a season, it is easy to hunt pigweed, the forest is full of tall grass, and the grass stems are soft and delicate, and you can cut a lot of them back easily.
But on a sweltering day, these pigs and rabbits have no appetite. They lay still all day long, did not eat fresh pigweed, and lost weight one by one. Aimo was frightened and hurried to find Uncle Stinky and Lao Tie. The two of them used to go to the zoo often, but when they saw that Aimo was never lazy, they rarely went to the stinking pig's nest.
"Uncle Stink, Brother Tie, come and see, pigs and rabbits don't eat grass anymore!" Aimo cried out and hurried into the shack. His panicked behavior startled the two people who slept lazily in the shack. Lao Tie jumped out without lifting his pants and stumbled to the pigsty. The life of a slave is not as good as a dog, and if the spirit animal is lost, the slaves of Gengyuan will be buried with them. Don't look at the two of them usually bullying Aimo to work, there are grasshoppers on this juncture.
"Kill you soft egg!" The old slave went to the pigsty and looked at it in a hurry, and fell down, his body was covered with stinky shit, and he chased and beat Aimo all over the world, "Just the fucking pig and rabbit Kuxia, this little thing is your grandmother's cry to the sky!
"Uncle Stinky, help!" Of course Aimo knew who was the boss here, and while hiding from Lao Tie, he told Ah Yan, "I'm all for Uncle Stink! I'm afraid that I will panic because of Uncle Stink's big event, I'm sincere!"
"Stop, old man!" Ah Yan shouted, not that Ai Mo's words moved, but that Lao Tie's feces and urine were thrown on him, so that Ah Yan, who began to love cleanliness, couldn't stand it, "Let's go to the backyard again, it's okay to go back." ”
"Okay, Uncle Stink!" the old slave nodded and agreed, and trotted to the backyard, those spirit beasts are the most important thing in Gengyuan. His appearance as a grandson made Ah Yan very useful, and with Aimo constantly showing his loyalty on the side, the unhappiness just now was relieved.
After a false alarm, the old slave went back to sleep with Ah Yan. Aimo still lives in the pig's and rabbit's nest, and he has to take care of the Gengyuan spirit beast seriously.
He had adapted to the days of being a slave. I was tired from kneeling on my knees, and I ate poorly, but it was better than the cellar of the bitter marsh, and I didn't have to look for food every day. And there is no shortage of salt in the crude meal, which makes him add a lot of energy. No matter how bad the food was, Aimo never wasted it, and every time he ate it cleanly, after more than half a year, his height jumped by half a head.
Knowing that it wasn't a plague, Elmo didn't want to sit idly by. He cut down a stake and built a shed for the pigs and rabbits to cool off. Then he learned from the old slaves, cut wormwood, and smoked the smoke to drive away mosquitoes. The yard was cleaned all over the place, and the stinky pig's nest was cleaned fresh. In this way, the pigs and rabbits are more comfortable and can eat grass.
By chance, when Aimo saw that pigs and rabbits were eating a broad-leaved grass, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, knowing that he hadn't found the right food before. Now that there are good recipes, you can make pigs and rabbits not bitter summer.
However, in the forest area of Gengyuan, there are very few such broad-leaved vegetables, and it is not enough to fill the circle of pigs and rabbits to stuff their teeth. Aimo came to ask Uncle Stinky for help, and the old slave sent him away with a word, "You have the ability to raise it yourself." ”
Pigs and rabbits can be raised, and of course pigs and vegetables can be raised. The name of the pig dish was taken by Aim, so I have a number in my heart. But the name is easy to take, how to raise pig vegetables?
Aimo lay on his stomach in the grass in the woods, plucked a pig vegetable and observed it carefully. After seeing it, I still ate two bites, and the taste was bitter, how can I raise the mountains and forests?
"Whoosh!" a long arrow rang at him, grazing Elmo's armpit and plunging into the ground, pinning him and the others. In the distance, there was a cheer from a girl, "I shot!
"Cut! It's a person who shoots!" was the little boy's disdainful voice. This is often followed by the roar of the mad lion, which is the most terrifying memory for Elmo, "Wild lion, go and see!"
"Hello Childe! Hello Miss!" Aimo struggled to his feet, knelt in the grass and pulled out the long arrow and held it above his head, not wanting to be bitten by a dog again. It's just that his actions made the eldest lady very unhappy!
"Dead slave, lie down in the grass and pretend to be a rabbit!" The eldest lady held the longbow behind her back, and whipped it down without a head or face, and was very annoyed that the rabbit had become a slave.
"Miss, I'm raising pig vegetables!" Aimo didn't dare to dodge, gritting his teeth and enduring the flying disaster. In the Ryan Spirit Animal Manor, if a slave dares to escape the master's scolding, it is considered a crime of disobedience to the master, and at least he breaks his hands and feet and becomes a waste, or at worst he is immediately cut down and fed to the wolf. Aimo knew these terrible rules, and he knelt honestly even when he was hurting.
"Pig vegetables?" the eldest lady was angry, "stupid like a pig, and still raising pig vegetables." Vegetables are planted, with seeds!"
"Thank you for your advice!" Aimo quickly knelt down, grateful for this timely reminder. He really didn't know, he used to eat seeds, and the eldest lady knew how to grow vegetables with a word, "The eldest lady is very knowledgeable." I'm grateful to Dade and will never forget!"
"The stinky slave still has a name, and it's called Amo! hahaha!" The eldest lady was even happier, leaving the matter of pretending to be a rabbit behind, "Aren't all stinky slaves all dogs and cats, and they are not called Ah Hei when they are blackened into balls?"
"Thank you for the name!" Aimo hurriedly thanked her, and didn't dare to rebel against the eldest lady.
"Forget it, let's call it Elmo. I'll laugh once I see it, hahaha!" "The eldest lady's idea has become quick, so it's better to leave a joke."
With a silver bell-like laughter, the eldest lady walked away happily. Aimo quietly glanced at his back, and saw that the beautiful long dress and light figure were more beautiful than the brilliant wildflowers. He didn't dare to make a mistake, so he hurriedly lay down in the grass, if Ah Yan reported peeking at the eldest lady, it would also be a capital crime.
After the eldest lady's guidance, Aimo transplanted a few pig vegetables and patiently waited for them to bloom and bear seeds. After a month of planting, I finally harvested one and got some black and thin seeds. He cleaned up the grass in the garden where the ground was full of fertilizer, scattered the seeds, and then saw the changes every day.
Within a few days, tender and thin sprouts emerged from the soil. The little leaves swayed slightly in the wind with the morning dewdrops, and waved to the dumb-eyed Aimo! Looking at the small shoots on the ground, Aimo felt extremely happy, and he had learned to grow vegetables, and he could also cultivate new life for this world! He crossed his hands on his hips and laughed comfortably, and he became a great creator himself.