Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 74

Mother Qiao took the egg from Tian Xiuniang's hand, and the egg was still warm when she picked it up, "Oh, it's still red-skinned."

Qiao Miwei also studied strangely for a long time, and it was really hot when he touched it. It seems that the egg has only been laid for a while, and there are faint bloodshots on it. Tian Xiuniang went back and touched the remaining nests. , Picked up three more eggs, and now everyone was happy. Although the chicks are small, they are very active in laying eggs. Qiao's father asked puzzled, "Aren't the chicks usually able to lay eggs at the end of the year?"

Tian Xiuniang nodded, "No, but this year is different from previous years. You can see that the grass outside is scary, and it may also affect the poultry."

With two eggs in one hand, Qiao's mother smiled and said, "Whatever it is, as long as there are eggs, let's eat eggs tomorrow, and it happens that the eggs at home have already been eaten."

Mother Qiao cooked the four eggs the next morning, but because there were too many people and few eggs, the four eggs were given to Tian Xiuniang, her little grandson and Father Qiao respectively.

After breakfast, Qiao Miwei cleaned up the dishes and picked up the kettle to fetch water when he heard someone in the yard saying, "Auntie, I'm here, are you planning to go to the ground?"

Qiao Mi took the kettle and pushed the door out, and saw that the person who came was Qin Zhiyuan, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, but he looked a little dusty. When Qiao's mother saw Qin Zhiyuan coming, she smiled, "Xiao Qin, where are you going recently?" Already? I haven't seen you for several days."

Qin Zhiyuan said, "I went to Fang County, I have something to do." He went to Fang County this time for two reasons. The first one is because of the batch of arms that An Jinyu mentioned last time, although they got the batch of arms Quite a few, but people from other regions have also been following them, and they all want to get some benefits from here. Qin Zhiyuan was afraid that their ammunition would be taken away by others, so as soon as he got the letter, he rushed over non-stop, and personally watched the ammunition arrive. Fang Cheng was sent to Fang County again, and then loaded into his own troop's car, only then was he relieved.

As for the second reason, it was because of Wu Kaifeng. Although the communication was cut off, the army naturally had their own way of contacting him. When he reported to his superior this time, he casually mentioned Wu Kaifeng's special situation. As a result, the superior directly ordered He escorted people to the headquarters. So far, Wu Kaifeng is the only person who survived ten days after being attacked by the virus. For those scientists who are still unable to decipher the gene of the virus in the laboratory every day, Wu Kaifeng really It's a good news, if the outside world didn't start to be chaotic, these scientists would definitely send someone to pick up Wu Kaifeng, no, they would even come over in person.

So when Qin Zhiyuan was staring at the arms, he also stopped by the headquarters and sent Wu Kaifeng there. It has been so many days since he returned to Wujiacun. Unexpectedly, he just walked away for a few days. Something happened in the village, and the water source in this area was polluted!In order to compete for the water source, those villagers fought in groups!Qin Zhiyuan is so angry, if there is a problem, he will solve the problem, there is a fart in fighting!
He called Wu Hong over and asked the key point directly. After learning that Wu Hong had started to lead people to find a new water vein, he waved his hand and called out a team of people to give Wu Hong control, trying to finalize the address of the water vein as soon as possible. , Drill a few more wells, and the fight will be resolved.

He had time to visit Qiao's house after all the things at hand were arranged. What he missed the most was not his family members or his troops, but Qiao Miwei standing at the door. They knew each other at first He liked her very much when he was young, and when they met again later, as they got to know each other better, he felt that Qiao Miwei was so good. It wasn't until he left him this time that he started thinking about her every day that he realized that I don't know when I have put this strong little woman in my heart.

"Get water?" Qin Zhiyuan asked Qiao Mi with a smile.

Qiao Mi nodded slightly, "Well, you look a little tired?"

Qin Zhiyuan frowned, "Well, there are a lot of things to do, and I didn't have a good rest when I went out." Putting down his hands, he made a gesture to stop Qiao Miwei who was walking, "Don't go, anyway, my place will You have to get water, and your family can’t eat much, just ask them to bring you some.” After he finished speaking, he sighed, “You are too alien to me, didn’t I say that, if you Tell me anything, if I’m not here, find Zhang Shui, don’t worry about fetching water yourself, what should you do if you’re tired.”

The water in the village is unusable, and the troops have to go outside to fetch water, but Qiao Miwei doesn’t know where they usually go to fetch water. Besides, there are five to six hundred of them, and it’s not easy to fetch water once. How dare she go to fetch the autumn wind , "It's okay, I'll go to Nanhe Road anyway, it's not too far to go by bike."

Qin Zhiyuan stepped forward and snatched the kettle and put it aside, "How dare you go, I don't know there are gang fights over there."

"Yes, I was still there at the time, but I'm fine now." As he spoke, Qiao Miwei bent down to get the kettle again.

Qin Zhiyuan simply picked up the pot and hid it behind his back, "Listen to me, don't go in the future, if I were here from the beginning, I wouldn't let you fetch water, be obedient, don't go."

The coaxing words came out smoothly, and Qiao Miwei was blushed when she heard this, she glared at Qin Zhiyuan, "Okay, if you don't want to go, don't go, return the kettle to me."

Qin Zhiyuan watched the rosy clouds flying over his moist face, and even the tips of his crystal ears were stained red. He laughed a few times, quickly handed over the water bottle, turned around and said to Mother Qiao, "Auntie, wait for me Yes, I'm going to change clothes." After finishing speaking, he walked out.

Mother Qiao was puzzled, and asked after Qin Zhiyuan's back, "What are you waiting for?"

Qin Zhiyuan kept walking, turned around and said, "Go to the ground, Auntie, don't go there, the sun is too strong so don't get heatstroke."

Mother Qiao stood at the door and watched Qin Zhiyuan disappear around the corner with a few strides, turned her head and smiled, "This little Qin is really nice."

Qin Zhiyuan came back the night before. As soon as he came back, he started to solve the affairs in the village. After that, he went directly to Qiao's house. After Zhang Shui came to see him, he came back again. He thought he was going to rest, so he chased after him and asked, "Chief, are you hungry?" What time do you want to eat?"

Qin Zhiyuan returned to his room, unbuttoned his clothes and said, "Eat now, get me something simple, bring it here."

Zhang Shuilai asked again, "Is steamed bun porridge okay? We still have what we ate in the morning."

"Okay, here are two more steamed buns." Qin Zhiyuan had already taken off his shirt and was taking off his trousers.

Zhang Shuilai hurried out to prepare breakfast, and came back with a tray after a while. Seeing Qin Zhiyuan changing clothes and sitting at the table drinking water, he looked up and down in surprise, and put the tray on the table, "Sir, Are you going out? Don't sleep anymore?"

Qin Zhiyuan grabbed a steamed bun and bit off half of it in one bite, then picked up the porridge bowl and took a big gulp, "Don't sleep, I'll help Qiao's family go to the ground later."

"But...you haven't slept yet, why don't I ask a brother to go." Zhang Shuilai quit.

At this time, a small soldier came in with a water basin and a kettle. Zhang Shuilai pointed to the washbasin stand beside him and said, "Put them all there."

Qin Zhiyuan swallowed the steamed bun, took another big bite, "No, I have to go by myself."

Zhang Shuilai frowned, "Even if you want to help them with work, you can't go without sleeping. You should go to sleep first. I'll let someone else go first. I'll replace him after you sleep well."

After hearing this, the little soldier on the side stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Shuilai's sleeve and pulled it out, "Zhang Shuilai, let me tell you whether you are really stupid or not. Our head is going to chase after your sister-in-law. What are you doing?"

"What? Chasing sister-in-law..." The voice behind it gradually weakened, Qin Zhiyuan simply didn't listen anymore, one steamed bun went into his stomach, and he took another to eat, chasing sister-in-law?Thinking of it, he touched the corner of his mouth and smiled.

After filling his stomach, he put on his hat and gloves, called Zhang Shuilai to give orders, and went to Qiao's house.

With Qin Zhiyuan's joining, the progress of the Qiao family's land is made every day, and it will be tidied up in less than three days. Qin Zhiyuan personally drives Wu Honglang, Yonghai, and Lao Cao around the village when he has time. These days, Lao Cao has already confirmed two addresses, and Qin Zhiyuan's soldiers have even started digging wells.

This time, we plan to dig deep water wells to ensure the safety of the wells as much as possible. When other villages heard about it, they came to ask them to help dig wells. Because the nearby villages are all under the jurisdiction of Qin Zhiyuan, he waved his hand and called Everyone went back, and he promised that each village would drill at least one deep water well.

The following days were spent repeatedly exploring the terrain and digging wells. Qiao Miwei never went out to fetch water. Every day, the troops would send a large bucket of water on time, which was enough for their family's daily water.

Since the chickens laid eggs for the first time, their family could pick up two or three eggs every day, and sometimes four or five eggs. Not only chickens, ducks and geese in Taoyuan have also started to lay eggs, and most of them are double eggs. The yolk eggs, Qiao's mother knew, said that it should be due to eating fish and shrimp every day, which is very nutritious. With these chickens and ducks for supply, their family can pick up a basket of eggs in half a month.

Tian Xiuniang knows how to look at the double-yolk eggs. She separates the eggs first, and those double-yolk eggs are all salted eggs.

Pickling salted eggs is very simple, but the skin of the duck eggs must be cleaned with water, otherwise it will easily pollute the salt water. When pickling, pour a small cup of white wine into the salt water, and then put the cleaned eggs neatly into it. Then seal the mouth of the jar and wait for about a month to eat. This is the most common method of pickling salted eggs. It is simple and quick, and the egg yolk has a lot of oil, which is very fragrant and delicious.

After salting the salted eggs, Mother Qiao started making preserved eggs again. It happened that Sun Ying had cut a lot of grass recently, so he grabbed a bunch of grass outside and burned it into plant ash. He also asked Father Qiao to prepare quicklime and alkali. Put quicklime and alkali into it, add water to mix, then add an appropriate amount of salt and a little tea, mix well, then put the egg in and roll it around, paste the egg completely, then put it on the rice bran and roll it around, and hold it with your hands. , put it in a jar, seal it up and put it in a cool place in the warehouse after the eggs are all laid out, and you can eat delicious preserved eggs in about ten days!
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