Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1334

"Open today's sign-in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You will receive two yuan in cash, a flashlight, and a pair of adult rabbits."

Take out the rabbits from the sign-in reward, there are one male and one female.

According to the limited knowledge he had, rabbits had a very strong reproductive capacity and could reproduce approximately once every two months. They could generally give birth to 6-8 litters a year, and many cubs at a time.

The most important thing is that rabbits grow very fast and generally become adult rabbits in four months.

He said he had found a way to conceal the system's daily sign-in rewards, a new way to eat meat openly.

It just so happened that the matter reported yesterday had come to an end, and the subsequent handling was handed over to Boss Feng.

This week's tasks have been completed and work is not so busy anymore. The only thing left is to prepare the reports.

So I got off work early today, went out for a walk, and then brought the rabbit back from outside.

Zhang Yu wanted to take advantage of the relatively loose policies in the past two years to raise rabbits for a few years and dry some cured rabbits. After six or five years, the management in this area would be stricter, and he could use the name of cured meat to disguise the meat he was eating.

Uncle Zhao was enjoying the cool breeze at the door. When he saw him coming over with a rabbit, he said, "Hey, Xiaoyu, where did you buy this rabbit? It's quite fat. How are you going to eat it?"

"Uncle Zhao, I just saw an old lady selling rabbits there, so I bought them. I saw that there was a male and a female, so I planned to keep them. These things grow fast and give birth to many children."

"You young people are the ones with the best ideas. I'll buy a pair someday." Uncle Zhao agreed with Zhang Yu's idea. The supply has decreased recently, and meat is even scarcer. Raising two rabbits can allow them to eat more meat.

When I got home, I found the leftover wooden boards and nails from repairing the house. I sawed the boards into pieces, hammered the longer ones vertically into the soil to make the walls of the rabbit cage, and used the shorter ones to make the bottom of the cage.

However, he raised the bottom a bit, and left a gap in the middle when laying the wood, so that the rabbit excrement would go down when flushed with water, making it easier to clean.

The top of the rabbit cage was made of the oil paper I got from the last sign-in. I nailed two more layers to prevent water leaks, and laid a layer of old raincoat on top of the oil paper.

After finishing, I clapped my hands and looked up at the sky. I didn't know when the sun had moved to the west.

As the sun sets, bathed in the colorful clouds of the afterglow, children are looking for something in the grove in twos and threes. The evening breeze brings waves of fragrance from flowers and plants, which makes people feel relaxed and happy and feel that the sunset is infinitely beautiful.

After looking carefully, I found that they were catching cicada monkeys. Seeing the cicada monkeys in their hands, I couldn't help but feel greedy.

I found tools at home. In later generations, people used plastic bottles to catch cicadas. There were no plastic bottles in this era, so I simply found some leftover screens, cut off a small piece, sewed it with a needle, and made a net bag. I used a rope to close the opening. When the time comes, I just need to pull the rope tight to close the opening.

I found a thin bamboo pole, took a flashlight, and prepared to go look for it in the nearby woods.

When he was going out, he happened to meet his aunt. Seeing his equipment, Zhang Guifang had already guessed what he was going to do.

"Xiao Yu, be careful when you go to catch cicadas. The grove has been trimming branches recently, and there are some scattered branches on the ground that have not been removed. Be careful when you walk, don't fall, and be sure to shine the flashlight under your feet."

"I know, auntie. I'll be careful. Besides, I just changed the batteries of the flashlight I brought, so it's brighter."

Zhang Guifang was still worried after hearing this: "Your brother is at home today, how about your brother accompany you?" Then she turned around and shouted from the house: "Xiaoliang, accompany your brother to the grove to touch the cicada monkeys."

"Aunt, I'm not a child anymore." Zhang Yu was a little amused that his aunt treated him like a child.

"Xiaoliang, hurry up." Zhang Guifang seemed not to hear Zhang Yu's words, and her ears automatically filtered them out.

"I'm coming, Xiaoyu, wait for me. I'll change my clothes and come right over."

"Young man, I can handle it by myself, you just rest at home..." Seeing that he couldn't convince Zhang Guifang, Zhang Yu turned around and persuaded Zhao Liang.

"Tell my mother this. If she agrees, I won't go."

Having said that, he could neither convince Zhao Liang nor Zhang Guifang, so he had no choice but to go with his brother.

It is called a small forest, but it has been growing for so many years. Now that the sun has set, it looks a bit eerie.

The two of them divided the work, you looked on this side and I looked on that side, and they found two on the first tree, picked them up and put them in the net bag.

Since they found two on the first tree, he was confident that they could catch cicada monkeys tonight and believed that they could fill the net bag.

In later generations, due to environmental pollution and resource reduction, cicada monkeys became increasingly rare and many people could only eat them in restaurants.

Moreover, the price is very expensive. A plate of as few as thirty or forty pieces costs nearly a hundred yuan, and you can't eat them fresh. Most of them are caught, washed and frozen in the refrigerator.

Now that he has this opportunity, he must catch more. If he can't finish it in one go, he will put it in the secret space and save it for later.

There are so many cicada monkeys these days. Sometimes, I touch several on a tree, and when I come back, I can touch several more.

And there are quite a few of them not only on the trees, but also in the grass. Occasionally, a few of them climb to high places, and at this time the bamboo pole in your hand becomes useful.

Find the right spot and tap it gently, and the cicada monkey will come down. However, you have to watch carefully, because if you are not careful, the cicada monkey that falls from the tree will fall into the grass and disappear, and you will not be able to find it no matter how hard you look.

After searching for a long time, in addition to a net bag of cicada monkeys, he also found a lot of cicada shells. The young man introduced: "This thing is purchased by the pharmacy, and the price is not very low."

So adults would usually pick them up when they saw them, and save them for a whole summer to fill a bag. Although they were light, they could be exchanged for a lot of money at the pharmacy, at least a lot of salt and matches.

"Brother, let's go back." Seeing that they had almost finished their search, Zhao Liang agreed to go back, but he kept reminding Zhang Yu to be careful on the way and tried to shine the flashlight in front of him.

Although his health has improved a lot, his family still takes care of him out of habit. In their hearts, he is still the person who will get sick if he is not careful.

When you get home, soak the cicada monkey in salt and water for three hours.

The next morning, after waking up early, I washed the cicadas, removed the mud and dust on them, and then took them out to dry.

Under the young man's distressed gaze, he luxuriously got a bowl of oil. After the oil temperature rose, he poured the cicada monkeys into it and fried them twice.

The fried cicada monkey on the plate is golden in color, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, dry and fragrant, and then sprinkled with some pepper and salt, the taste is even more amazing.

The family praised the dish highly and said they would go to eat more tonight. Zhang Guifang felt sorry for the oil she had used and said that she could add a little oil to the bottom of the pan and fry it dry to make it taste good.