Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 346: Chasing Chickens

The lunch at Grandpa Liu's house was very rich, with chicken and fish, which was considered a standard meal for the Chinese New Year. After all, the chickens raised by the villagers were like gold nuggets, and they were rarely slaughtered.

Those who came were all familiar people, including Village Chief Gu's family, Aunt Li's family, and Old Fan's family. The adults sat at one table and the children sat at another.

I don't know whether Uncle Wang did it intentionally or not, but Gu Qinghan happened to sit next to me. His right hand, which was under the table, was pulled by the man beside him.

"Come on, come on, what are you waiting for? Don't be so reserved, eat and drink." The last plate of vegetables was placed on the table, and Uncle Liu invited everyone to start eating.

There's nothing particular about Uncle Wang's place. He just started chatting about family matters while eating.

Xu Yuan listened to everyone talking about their daily lives, and his movements of eating rice gradually became faster. Just listening to the gossip was very enjoyable. Suddenly, a pair of chopsticks were stretched out from the side, picked up a large piece of chicken and put it into Xu Yuan's bowl.

"Ayuan, eat meat."

Gu Qinghan noticed that Xu Yuan didn't pick up much food and thought that Xu Yuan was just embarrassed to do so.

"Thank you." Xu Yuan nodded towards Gu Qinghan and expressed his gratitude.

Gu Qinghan smiled gently.

Everyone was excitedly immersed in the small talk that Uncle Wang was talking about and did not notice the little actions of Xu Yuan and Gu Qinghan.

The food on the table was quickly wiped out. Lively times are always short-lived. As the sumptuous lunch was about to end, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Xuyuan took some leftovers and gave them to Lai Fu at home.

Because he had some things to do in the afternoon, Gu Qinghan did not go back with Xu Yuan.

……

The liquid filtered in the morning will have coagulated into lumps by now.

The golden solid was poured onto the table, with gauze underneath.

The surface is smooth without any impurities. If it weren't hard to the touch, it would be almost like a pancake.

Guozi and Xiaoxuan reached out and touched it, their faces full of curiosity, and asked in unison: "Big sister, is this edible?"

"You two little greedy cats, this is not food, this is beeswax."

"If it's not food, then what is it for?" Many people heard that it was not a delicacy and could not be eaten, so what could it be used for? Why would it take so much effort? Their eyes were full of doubts.

Xuyuan chuckled, "You will know in a moment."

Send two people to watch the fire in the stove, wrap the beeswax with gauze, put it back into the pot, and boil it again. This is the second filtration to reduce impurities.

Once it boils, cools down again, and solidifies into blocks, it’s almost done.

The last step is to melt the clean and solidified wax block into liquid, put the cotton thread in the bamboo tube, pour the melted beeswax liquid into the bamboo tube, and wait for it to solidify again.

After listening to Xuyuan's description, many Japanese confectioners became even more curious about what it was. Unfortunately, it would take time for it to cool down, and there was no need to cook anything in the big pot in the yard, so they simply scooped it out and left it in the pot to cool down.

It was almost dusk and the sky was filled with red clouds.

Wisps of smoke were already rising from the kitchen chimney on the roof.

Make a wish and pour the frog meat marinated in the morning into a clay pot and stew it.

As usual, many Japanese people were standing in the yard, practicing Ba Duan Jin. After finishing the practice, they began to imitate the moves taught by Grandpa Wang in an identical manner.

"Giggle..."

"Sister!"

"Zizi, Xiaoduo!"

Xu Zhi shouted anxiously, and his voice came from the vegetable garden.

"What's wrong? Second sister."

Many Japanese confectioners heard Xu Zhi's shout, stopped what they were doing, and hurriedly ran towards the vegetable garden.

"Hurry, Guozi, go over there and chase the chicken in." Xu Zhi's face was covered in dust, and his clothes were covered in mud as if they had rolled on the ground.

"Second sister, where did you fall?" Guozi asked with concern.

"No, I was just in a hurry and fell down accidentally. I didn't fall down there. Hurry up and drive that chicken in."

Xu Yuan heard shouting in the kitchen and thought something had happened, so he ran out with a fire poker.

No one knew what was going on with the chicken. No matter how we drove it away, it would not go into the open door of the chicken coop. It flapped its wings and flew around randomly.

Because they have been raised from a young age, the pheasants have lost their wildness and can only flap their wings and run around instinctively.

As for why it suddenly ran out, it was mainly due to Xu Zhi's negligence. When he came in to feed the chickens, he did not close the door tightly, allowing the chicken to take advantage of the opportunity.

The three men surrounded the chicken and started chasing it with sticks.

result……

Xu Zhi was a little tired.

"Ahhh, Second Sister, what happened to the chicken? What should I do with the vegetables?"

The chicken was about to run to the side of the mountain, so Guozi quickly hit it with a stick. If it ran into the mountain, it would be in trouble. There were so many bushes there, and it would be a loss if it got lost.

Then the chicken changed direction and jumped directly into the vegetable field.

Unable to chase the fruits to the right spot, many Japanese confectioners got so angry that they threw away their sticks and simply tried to catch them with their bare hands.

When Xu Yuan came in and saw what was happening, he was so angry that the fire stick in his hand broke into two pieces.

"Giggle..."

The chicken was still clucking and flapping its wings desperately, making a mess of the well-grown Chinese cabbage and bitter melon in the vegetable garden, destroying them beyond recognition.

Guozi and Xiaoyu were still chasing the chicken. Xiaoyu anxiously shouted, "Stinky chicken, get down quickly. You can't step on the vegetables."

Xu Zhi chased the chicken with the stick, and the chicken flapped its wings again and flew to another patch of sweet potato leaves.

"It's over, this chicken is so hateful, go, go, go quickly." Guozi held the stick and waved it, saying anxiously.

Since the chicken was in the middle of the vegetable field, there was no way to catch it.

Xu Yuan shook his head helplessly. If they continued like this, the vegetables in the vegetable garden would suffer again.

"Stop chasing it away and let the chicken calm down."

Xu Zhi explained anxiously, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't close the door properly, so the chicken ran out."

Seeing the vegetables in the garden in this state, I am so anxious that I almost cry.

"Just be careful next time. Why should I blame you? You've raised it for so long, it's time to try what a domesticated pheasant tastes like." Xu Yuan picked up a stone from the vegetable garden and threw it out.

Many, fruits: a face of surprise.

Xu Zhi raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and seemed to want to say something, but she didn't open her mouth.

A rooster crowed, and then nothing happened.

"Let's go, let's eat beggar's chicken tonight." Xu Yuan held the pheasant, raised his hand to close his many open jaws, and left in a leisurely manner.

"Okay, second sister, let's go." Xuanyi tugged at the corner of Xu Zhi's clothes and said happily.

Xu Zhi went back and checked the door of the chicken coop, then looked again at the vegetables that had suffered an unexpected disaster and sighed.