After nuclear sewage, I can hear the voices of plants

Chapter 33 "Making a Chicken Coop"

Most of the courtyard in front of them has been transformed into vegetable fields by Jiang Yan. The vegetable fields extend all the way and even reach the edge of the well. They are only about five meters away from the cement platform in front of the farm house, which further reduces the scope of activities in the courtyard.

However, if you want to place a chicken coop, you can only build it within this five-meter range. After all, the opposite side of the well is occupied by firewood and a stove.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan set her sights on the pile of rotten firewood on the east side of the well.

Near the east wall, there is a rotten firewood pile. This firewood pile is different from the firewood pile in the southwest corner of the courtyard. It was where the parents stacked firewood during their lifetime.

The previous Jiang Yan did not put the newly cut firewood here because it was too rotten, but chose to place it opposite the stove, so this place was put aside.

And now, Jiang Yan, who was in urgent need of space, finally reused this place.

Taking out the shovel, Jiang Yan resisted the discomfort in her heart and walked towards the woodpile. This woodpile was a perfect living space for insects, but for Jiang Yan, it was a place where all kinds of reptiles continued to breed. .

The rotten firewood provided the best living space for the reptiles. Lifting the shovel, Jiang Yan smashed the rotten wood in front of him with a shovel.

"Zizzizi."

The rotten wood broke instantly, and various reptiles continued to crawl out. Seeing the attacks of woodlice, beetles, and cysticercids in front of them, Jiang Yan instantly jumped onto the cement platform nearby.

"Huh~"

Throwing the shovel aside, Jiang Yan crossed her arms and rubbed them continuously, goosebumps appeared all over her body, which made Jiang Yan extremely sick.

"How about this?"

Looking at the insect nest army in front of her, Jiang Yan stood there at a loss. For her, she would rather face the black panther again than fight the insect swarm in front of her. After all, the latter was too disgusting.

"Cuckoo."

Just when Jiang Yan was at a loss, the scattered chickens gathered together smelling the muddy smell, walked in front of the insects, and started to peck at them frantically.

The hen appeared to light up Jiang Yan's path. Watching the chicken eat up all the scattered bugs, Jiang Yan picked up the shovel on the side and once again stirred the rotten wood in front of him.

Another bunch of reptiles appeared, but before these reptiles could go far, they were all eaten by the foraging chickens in an instant.

Jiang Yan was a little happy about killing two birds with one stone. Not only did she feed all the chickens, she also solved the biggest problem in front of her.

Repeating it again and again, Jiang Yan finally finished turning the pile of firewood in front of her, and the hens that were constantly foraging around were also full of food.

After scattering the chickens in front of him, Jiang Yan shoveled the rotten wood into a small pile, covered it with a layer of firewood, took out a lighter and lit it.

These rotten wood have no effect on ginger smoke, and leaving them will only breed insects. The best destination is to burn them into plant ashes and spread the plant ashes on the ground, which can isolate insects and lice to a certain extent, which is good for a warm chicken coop. The benefits are self-evident.

As the billowing smoke continued to rise, Jiang Yan walked to the branches piled aside and looked for raw materials for the fence.

It is relatively simple to make a fence for a chicken coop. Hens will not attack the fence, so the fence only exists to control the range of activities of the hens, so it does not need to be too strong.

After rummaging through some straight twigs, Jiang Yan carefully tore off the outer bark and tore the bark into strips, thus obtaining the most natural rope.

Anyway, there is no requirement for the strength of the fence. Even if the bark is dry and cracked, it can still maintain a certain degree of stability. Jiang Yan simply does not need to be tied with cloth strips.

Carrying a bundle of branches nearly one meter long, Jiang Yan inserted the branches into the ground. After testing the firmness, she immediately took out more branches and arranged them in rows.Chickens in rural areas have lost their flight ability to a certain extent, but it does not mean that they cannot fly. Walls lower than 1.5 meters will basically be jumped over by chickens, but 1.5 meters is a bit too high for a chicken coop. , Jiang Yan doesn’t have so many 1.5-meter branches.

For captive chickens, the real reason that prevents chickens from climbing over the fence is not the fence, but the chickens' obedience and contentment with the status quo.

As long as there are no threats in the coop, it makes no difference to the native chickens to stay in the pen.

As bundles of branches were placed, the area of ​​the chicken coop was gradually circled by Jiang Yan. Along the east wall, Jiang Yan inserted a row of fences half a meter in front of the vegetable field. The chicken coop could not be closer to the vegetable field. Close, otherwise the chickens will risk climbing over the fence when they see the food in the vegetable field.

The fence on the south side extends to one meter away from the well, so that it will not disturb Jiang Yan's work and provide ample space for the chickens to move.

Jiang Yan has left a doorway on the west side, and Jiang Yan plans to weave a small door out of wooden strips. This will not only make the material lighter, but will even match the fence.

As for the north side, Jiang Yan chose to be directly next to the cement platform. The cement platform was an activity area in front of the farm house. It was [-] centimeters higher than the courtyard. However, these [-] centimeters were not enough. Jiang Yan dug a hole along the cement platform. Line the fence.

In this way, when feeding chickens, Jiang Yan does not need to walk into the chicken coop from the small door, but can complete the operation of feeding chickens standing on the cement platform.

After placing the branches, Jiang Yan took out the bark rope and prepared to tie the fence. The bark was passed through the wooden bars and tied with a knot at the end. Then, Jiang Yan tied it again at the root of the fence using the same technique.

Do not tie the fence in just one place. Binding it up and down in a staggered manner will make the fence stronger, otherwise the entire fence will fall apart when the wind blows.

Tearing the bark into small strips, Jiang Yan sat on the bench and carefully tied up the fence in front of him. It didn't take long for Jiang Yan to insert the branches, but it took Jiang Yan nearly 3 hours to tie up the fence.

The bright sun was in the sky, and Jiang Yan's eyes were filled with stars as he tied the fence. Zhao Dabai was nowhere to be seen at the moment. He probably went to the river to catch fish again, while Gao Chou was preparing today's lunch in front of the stove. He didn't want to tie the fence.

Gao Chou was very resistant to this kind of delicate work.

"Hey! What's for lunch?"

Seeing Gao Chou pretending to be busy in the distance, Jiang Yan straightened her back and shouted towards the latter.

"Eat corn for lunch."

Hearing Jiang Yan's call, Gao Chou, who was lighting the fire, stood up and took out two sticks of corn to show Jiang Yan.

Looking at the corn in the latter's hand, Jiang Yan turned her head and looked at the bark in her hand, feeling dissatisfied instantly.

Throwing down the bark in her hand, Jiang Yan stood up and walked towards Gao Chou angrily. Why did he not do anything while I was so busy here?

The feeling of imbalance made Jiang Yan very unhappy. When she walked to the stove, Jiang Yan pointed to the chicken coop in the distance and spoke.

"You help me tie up the railing, and I'll make plain chicken for dinner."

Feeling Jiang Yan's displeased tone, Gao Chou swallowed the excuse he had found, and walked helplessly towards the fence. He sat on the stool, picked up the bark, and sighed.

Seeing Gao Chou tying up the fence, Jiang Yan walked into the house with a kitchen knife. Today's lunch was one of the roosters caught yesterday.

The preparation of white-chopped chicken is relatively simple and does not require much seasoning. Because of this, the white-chopped chicken made by Jiang Yan now is not much different from the white-chopped chicken made in the hotel back then.

After taking out the chicken tied in the living room, Jiang Yan took out a kitchen knife and then a small bowl.

(End of this chapter)