Chapter 269

Xu Qing took it out to have a look. Her suit is lake blue. The short jacket is matched with a cotton skirt. The color of the cotton skirt is deeper, and the size of the belly is specially enlarged.

"It's beautiful. Thank you, sister." Xu Qing likes it very much.

"I usually have nothing to do. I like to make clothes. I've made a set of clothes for my family. Just like it." Xu Yue said with a smile.

When they came to say goodbye, Xu Yue went back. At noon that day, the Yu family and their party set out for Zhuozhou City.

After another three days, it suddenly began to snow at night, the temperature dropped sharply, and the water turned into ice.

At this time, every household began to store ice for the winter. It may not snow every day in the cold winter. With ice, they can save the effort of going out to fetch water.

Xu Qing's family are also drilling well water to store ice cubes. The frozen porcelain ice cubes are stored in the cellar. They can be taken out one night in advance when they need to use them.

When it snowed and the rain cleared up, Xu Qing, Li Changting and Duanmu Xiang went out for a long trip.

This time, Xu Qing is going to kill the cattle ahead of time. This weather and ice can hold the frozen meat completely.

There are so many grasses in the field where cattle can be raised. In fact, the number of cattle that can be raised is very limited. I have no experience before. Both cows are pregnant at the same time. As a result, I can't drink milk when I want to, and I can't finish it when I can.

This time, one cow is still in the lactation period, and the other cow is not very pregnant. It is estimated that she will be able to give birth in the spring of next year. When Xu Qing gives birth to her baby, if the milk is not enough, she can provide enough milk for her baby.

The first two calves, just one male and one female, are not close relatives and can breed.

Xu Qing's plan is to kill the bull, and then kill a ewe and a boar. During the Spring Festival, cattle, sheep and pork are indispensable.

However, in view of the fact that it's illegal to kill cattle here, Xu Qing won't take out the beef. The meat that can't be eaten is dried, salted or made into beef jerky, which can be stored for a year.

At this moment, everyone is preparing for Maodong. No one goes out. Xu Qing and they go out quietly, and no one finds out.

The three went all the way to the mountain to find a secluded place in the forest.

After walking for a long time, I happened to find a stream that had not been frozen. Duanmuxiang started a fire to boil water. First, I burned several barrels of hot water for standby.

Xu Qing and Li Changting went into the space to release the cattle, sheep and pigs. The ropes, knives, candles and wooden pots were ready.

"Let's leave it here. You can go into the space." Li Changting said, "come out in an hour."

After Xu Qing went in, Duanmu rang and asked, "do you knock directly?"

When Xu Qing came out an hour later, the three livestock had been disposed of, and even the blood on the ground had been cleaned up.

Xu Qing put things into the space, three people into the space to deal with the follow-up.

Pork and mutton can be eaten fresh, part of beef left, the rest pickled, dried.

Three people to the home in the middle of the night, did not wake up Hao Wei and Xu Ying, quietly into the house.

Li Changting and duanmuxiang put beef, mutton and pork into the ice cellar, and spread ice and a lot of snow chips in the large wooden box to make a simple "refrigerator", which is to isolate the smell of fresh meat.

After storing the meat, they went into the space and picked out ten rabbits, ten chickens and ten ducks from the fence. They took them out and put them in the stable. There was straw in the stable, so that the poultry would not freeze to death overnight.

Little beauty has been put into the space by Xu Qing. Let it be comfortable in the space in winter.

The next morning, Hao Wei and Xu Ying were shocked to see the poultry in the stable.

"Sister, go out and bring back so many chickens, ducks and rabbits!" Xu Ying was surprised.

"It's nothing. You go to the ice cellar and have a look." Xu Qingxiao.

They went down to the ice cellar in a hurry, and when they climbed up a moment later, they were too happy to close their mouths.

"Let's eat the beef secretly. Don't be found out, you know." Xu Qing warned.

"Mm-hmm!" They nodded busily.

"Oh, by the way, you take 20 jin of pork and send it to Li Qinshu and Qianqian. Li Qinshu probably won't accept it. You just say that I gave it to Qianqian. Qianqian keeps her own poultry, but the pork must not be eaten."

"Good."

"Shopkeeper Yun will stay to see the shop this year, and you will send 20 jin. Others have been sent before. We don't need them this time. We will keep the rest for the winter."

"All right, sister." Hao Wei and Xu Ying answer a way, took two baskets to put pork in the ice cellar.

When the two men came back after delivering the pork, they began to boil water to treat the poultry in the stable. If they could freeze to death this day, they could freeze to death the poultry, which was useless.

Rabbit skin, duck feather and chicken feather are all kept. When someone comes to collect them next spring, they can sell for a lot of money.

Xu Qing asked Hao Wei to clean the duck intestines and rabbit heads, which she especially liked to eat. After stewing, the taste was delicious.

"I just remembered that I can make three pieces of duck. The head, wings and feet are very delicious!" Xu Qing looked at the processed chicken and duck, and dozens of recipes floated through his mind. He thought that they were delicious.

"You have such a good appetite today?" Li Changting took a finger to wipe the corners of Xu Qing's lips, "saliva is about to flow out."Xu Qing felt his stomach: "as soon as winter comes, I'm very hungry, but I'll be careful not to eat too much. In case the fetus grows too big, I'll suffer."

Duanmu rang: "it's OK. If you want to eat, just exercise more. With me, you worry about what to do so much."

Xu Qing thought, "I'll have two spicy rabbit heads!"

The kitchen on this side of the shop is warm and fragrant, but tomorrow they will move to the opposite wooden building to cook.

The sky is overcast. I don't know whether it is going to rain or snow. It's not convenient to come here for dinner.

After entering Maodong, Xu Qing and Li Changting moved into the space. Li Changting would come out to Haowei's house to get food only when they had a meal. The warm Kang in the house was burning all the time, and duanmuxiang helped to cover it, but there was nothing to worry about.

Warm Kang is also comfortable to live in, but for Xu Qing, the room is still a little cold and inconvenient.

One of the most embarrassing things after pregnancy is going to the toilet. It's impossible for her to squat outside in the winter. It's better to live in the space directly and take a walk in the space when she's free, or do a simple yoga exercise.

The temperature in the space is suitable, which makes people relax physically and mentally. Unlike the air-conditioning outside, it's like drilling into the seams of people's bones.

Early this morning, Xu Qing pointed out that it was Changting's birthday.

Xu Qing said, "today is your birthday. Let's make a cake first and give you a birthday present in the evening."

Li Changting has been waiting for his birthday present for such a long time.

They baked a big cake. Li Changting cut it into four layers, spread cream in the middle, and sprinkled with fruit.