The watermelon vines in the field have withered and yellowed, and the last batch of watermelons has been all picked, and most of the remaining small watermelons are not ripe because the vines have died.

However, these small watermelons will not be wasted, and can be chopped for chickens.

Gao Mingcheng inspected his own territory, Zhang Chengyuan also followed, Zhang Chengyuan pointed to the land and said: "Mingcheng, do you want to grow rape or cabbage?" ”

Gao Mingcheng said: "Let's plant rape." ”

Rapeseed is a high-quality nectar source, and rapeseed can also be squeezed for oil and eaten, which is very useful.

As for cabbage, they are different from the Northeast, although they can also grow cabbage, and they can eat it for a winter, but they definitely don't have to stock up on so many goods and pickle a large vat of sauerkraut.

The land in front of the house is planted with cabbage, red cabbage, cabbage, spinach and other vegetables, which is enough for their own food.

"Brother, these corners and corners, then all of them should be used to grow rape!" Gao Mingcheng said.

"Okay." Zhang Chengyuan responded, most of these vegetables were planted by him, and they were indeed planted very well.

After planning the vegetables to be planted in the autumn, Gao Mingcheng went to see the cassia planted this year, the cassia is very easy to plant, it does not need much fertilizer, and it can grow in wasteland and slopes, so Gao Mingcheng found some vacant places at the foot of Xiaofu Mountain, sprinkled a handful of seeds, and it can grow naturally.

Cassia is also called false mung bean, which looks somewhat similar to mung bean, with small yellow flowers and pods. At this time, the plant is covered with green pods, but the seeds are not yet ripe, and the whole plant can only be harvested and shelled after October.

After going to see the yellow essence he transplanted again, Gao Mingcheng concentrated on hunting rabbits, rabbits are used to coming out to forage in the morning and evening, and it is difficult to see in broad daylight at this time.

But it's okay, the black tiger and the elf have a very sensitive sense of smell, and they are very familiar with this piece of rabbit holes, and lead Gao Mingcheng to find several rabbit holes.

It's a pity that the rabbit is hiding in the hole, whether it is Gao Mingcheng or the two dogs of the Black Tiger Elf, they can't get into the hole.

"Black Tiger, you stay here, I'll go find some firewood!" Gao Mingcheng did not use brute force, but decided to use a stratagem to smoke the rabbit in the hole with smoke, and when the rabbit came out, there would be no escape.

Gao Mingcheng collected some dead branches and fallen leaves around, and burned a fire directly at the entrance of the cave, if there was smoke, then the fire should not be too strong, and some dry branches should be added to burn, and the smoke had to be fanned into the cave by hand.

Hunting in a different way, Gao Mingcheng thought it was quite interesting, he didn't hurry to burn the fire, and his eyes were staring at the surrounding situation.

After a while, the rabbits in the cave were smoked and ran out, waiting for the two dogs—no, the three dogs!

Gao Mingcheng is the first time to see the big yellow dog hunting, it is like a little girl who doesn't have much ability, but likes to join in the fun, as soon as there is a wind and grass, it immediately makes a loud dog bark, but after the prey comes out, it is a few beats slower, and it does not pounce on it for the first time.

But fortunately, the black tiger and the elf were both dogs who didn't talk much, and they were lying there motionless, but when the rabbit escaped from the burrow, the two dogs quickly pursued them.

A gray-haired hare was bitten by a black tiger on the neck!

Not to be outdone, the young elf quickly bit the second rabbit.

It was only then that the big yellow dog began to hunt the rabbits.

Gao Mingcheng stared at the big yellow dog the whole time, and didn't make a move, he saw the big yellow dog clumsily go to the pursuit, and finally the hare escaped from the dog's mouth with good luck.

"Huh." Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that this big yellow dog must be domestic, and I don't know why he stayed here and didn't leave.

However, the dog is rich, and the big yellow dog is a female dog, so Gao Mingcheng is also very welcome.

"Alright, let's change the hole again." Gao Mingcheng got up and stepped on the fire extinguishing pile with his feet, until he was sure that the sparks were all extinguished, and then he changed places again.

It's also lighting fire and smoking, and waiting for the rabbit.

When the rabbit was smoked, they ran out of the other hole, and as soon as they ran out, they ran to their own things, this time Gao Mingcheng didn't look at it and didn't do it, he held a few knives in his hand, and swished the knife in his hand towards the rabbit.

He hadn't played with a knife for a while, and it didn't feel good at first, but he soon regained the familiar feel, and even if there was no rabbit, he couldn't help but itch and did it to the birds flying in the sky.

After several failures in a row, he was not discouraged and continued to look for the target.

The most abundant bird in the mountains is the sparrow.

The sparrow family can be regarded as having experienced strong winds and waves, and in the fifties, it was beaten as one of the four pests, and since then it has been exterminated, and the number of sparrows has plummeted throughout the country.

However, after the sixties, it was removed from the list of four pests, and in 2000, it became a national second-class protected animal.

It's '89 years, and pesticides haven't started to spread, and people haven't continued to eradicate sparrows, so there are countless sparrows in the mountains.

Sometimes, the sparrows would come to the chicken coop to steal food, and when the rice was ripe, the sparrows would come out in flocks to the rice fields, devouring the food that the villagers had worked so hard to grow.

For villagers who rely on the ground to eat, sparrows are still the four pests!

Gao Mingcheng got on the bar with the sparrows, tracked several sparrows in a row, and after the knife in his hand missed a few times, he finally succeeded!

A knife pierced the sparrow's abdomen, the injured sparrow fell down and fell to the ground, and a knife directly hit the sparrow's head, this kind of quasi-head made Gao Mingcheng happy.

Like a child who has been given a fresh toy, he chases the sparrows in the mountains so much that he forgets to hunt rabbits.

When he returned with the spoils, he had a dozen sparrows and two turtledoves in his hands.

The turtledove was the last to get it, and he felt very good at that time, and every turtledove hit the head, which made him quite happy.

"Hey, I'm going to give you a meal today, eat sparrows!" Gao Mingcheng stroked the head of the black tiger and said with a smile, and then looked at the rabbits piled on the ground, although there were not many, only seven, well, but enough to eat!

The sun was very hot at noon, and he took the booty and led the three dogs back to the yard of his home.

There was little sparrow meat, and Gao Mingcheng was too lazy to eat it himself, so after plucking the sparrow's feathers, he gave it to Sangou to eat.

When chickens and ducks pluck their feathers, they need to be scalded with hot water, but birds pluck their feathers, not hot, grab a handful of feathers, pluck them at will, and the feathers will fall off.

Of course, you can also scald it with hot water, and it can be pulled out more cleanly.

Gao Mingcheng plucked the feathers while throwing the processed sparrows to the three dogs to eat, and at this moment, Chen Duofu walked in with a sea bowl, which was full of food and steaming.

"Mingcheng, I'll bring you food. Today, my mother specially cooked a lot of good dishes, oh, and half a catty of arrowroot powder, which my mother made last year, and she asked me to bring it to you, thank you for taking the two of us out to see it. Chen Duofu handed the sea bowl and arrowroot powder to Gao Mingcheng.

Arrowroot powder is packed in a bag, and the color of the arrowroot powder made by home is not pure white, but with a little gray-brown, if the washing is not clean enough, then the color of the impurities will be darker.

Gao Mingcheng looked at the arrowroot powder handed over by Chen Duofu and remembered that the mountains were full of arrowroot, but he really hadn't made arrowroot powder for several years.

He was not polite and accepted the thank you gift directly.

However, he casually gave a hare to Chen Duofu.

It's just that this time Chen Duofu didn't want his rabbit, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, I can't ask for it." ”

He was stupid and couldn't say anything more, so he walked away quickly.

Gao Mingcheng looked at his back as if he was fleeing for his life, and after being speechless, he burst into laughter.

Chen Duofu refused to ask for it, he didn't force it, smelling the fragrance of the food, he was indeed hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and ate a large piece.

In order to thank him, Aunt Liu did cook a lot of good dishes, although there was no big fish and meat, but there was enough oil and salt, and the taste was not bad. (End of chapter)