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  Chapter 78 The chicken coop has been stolen!

   It is now mid-October, and the days are getting shorter and shorter.

  During the meal, Liu Qingshan took time to take a photo of the dumb grandpa.

  In the picture, the dumb grandpa is standing in front of the wooden carving, with several big dogs and a little black bear beside him, full of the fun of the mountains and the wild.

  When I got home, it was getting dark, and there was no dew this month, so the mushrooms were spread outside. In autumn, they are the most dry, and they can be thoroughly dried in less than two days.

  Since the good things are picked, it is natural to fry a plate to try something new.

  Liu Qingshan tore a few pieces of Dayuan mushrooms, blanched them with water, put some cabbage slices, added the meat bought from the county, and fried them in two large plates.

  Mushrooms are very nutritious, and they can even be directly used as medicine. They can increase the body's immunity, relax muscles and activate collaterals. It can be said that it is suitable for all ages.

   "It's so delicious, come to Jiapigou, I'm getting fat."

  Yang Hongying also likes to eat this kind of mushroom. The meat is thick and thick, just like eating sliced ​​meat, not as fatty as sliced ​​meat.

  The meat in the vegetarian is talking about this situation.

   "It's better to be fatter, and you will be blessed if you are fatter."

  My mother said with a smile. During this time, everything went smoothly at home and the living conditions improved steadily. She also felt that she had gained weight.

   "Yamako and I have gained weight too!"

  The fourth child pinched Shan Xing's little face, Shan Xing also pinched back, and the two little guys chattered.

  Liu Qingshan also picked up a piece of Yuan mushroom, chewing it deliciously: Hey, these days are so comfortable!

  …

  In the past few months, the small life at home has indeed improved, but the fly in the ointment is that it is still a bit awkward when I go to bed at night.

  There is a large kang, although the middle is separated by curtains, but it is not soundproof, and the youngest and fourth child like to go to the elder sister's side to make a fuss.

   There is no way, at this time there are many children in the family, and the housing is still tight, Liu Qingshan weighs: his private house money of 2,000 yuan will build three new houses in the next year.

   In a daze, he fell asleep, fell asleep and fell asleep, listening to the noise of dogs biting outside and the quacking of big geese.

  Liu Qingshan woke up suddenly, wearing a linen shirt and trousers, and ran out with his shoes on. When he reached the outhouse, he even grabbed a pair of forks standing behind the door.

  Opened the door and went outside, the sky was full of stars, the cool wind was blowing, and the noise was from the side of the chicken shed. Liu Qingshan hurried over with his fork in hand.

  The beam of the flashlight shot from behind, and Gao Wenxue also ran out.

  The big yellow dog at home was barking furiously at one side of the shed, and when he saw Liu Qingshan and the others approaching, he barked even more fiercely.

  By the light of the flashlight, Liu Qingshan found that a hole had been torn in the plastic sheet covering the shed, and his heart sank:

  The chicken coop has been stolen!

   I don’t know, is this thief a fox, a mountain raccoon, or a weasel?

  He was about to drill in to check, when he saw a few black shadows swishing out of the hole.

  Liu Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the two forks in his hand stabbed fiercely.

  The speed of the black shadow was too fast and extremely sensitive. The fork fell into the air and penetrated deeply into the ground. The former disappeared into the vast night in a blink of an eye.

   "It's Huang Pizi!"

  Gao Wenxue saw it clearly now, and let out an exclamation.

  Huangpizi is what the locals call the weasel. It has a bad reputation and is often associated with chicken thieves.

  However, weasels steal chickens, usually in winter when predation is difficult, so they go to the village to harm the chickens.

  It's autumn now, and when the voles in the field are at their fattest, they come running here. It's probably because the chicken farm made a lot of noise and it's been missed.

   "Brother-in-law, go and have a look first."

  Liu Qingshan went straight into the hole, turned on the light, and immediately saw clearly the situation in the shed.

  At first, I thought that there must be chickens that were bitten to death everywhere, and the corpses were everywhere, but in fact, what Liu Qingshan saw was another scene:

  I saw a few big geese and geese raised at home stretching their long necks and making angry rattling noises, forcing a weasel into a corner.

   "Haha, what a goose general!"

  Liu Qingshan was overjoyed and praised.

   As the saying goes, a good goose is better than a dog, and this is what it is saying.

   Especially this kind of geese, the feathers on their bodies are not all white, most of them are taupe, similar to wild geese.

  They are more vigilant and aggressive than ordinary big white geese. To put it bluntly, they retain more wildness in their bodies.

  At this time, Liu Jinfeng and Lin Zhi's mother also got dressed and came out. Liu Jinfeng still held a fire stick in his hand.

   "Yellow Pizi!"

  She saw the weasel being besieged by big geese at a glance, and immediately raised her eyebrows and raised the fire stick: "If you dare to harm my chicken, I must kill you today!"

   Each of these chicks is her heart. Fortunately, she has been careful, and every night, she scatter the big geese into the shed.

  The eyes of big geese have night vision function, unlike chickens, which become blindfolded when it gets dark.

   "Sister, you don't need to do it, leave it to me."

  Liu Qingshan was worried that she would dodge her body, after all, she was still pregnant with the child, so he squeezed the two forks and leaned forward, seeing the opportunity, stabbed down with one fork.

  The weasel was tall and slender, with shiny fur and a sleek appearance. The big eyes that were originally fierce were now full of panic.

  It gritted its teeth and tried to issue a threat, but was ruthlessly nailed to the ground by the steel fork.

  Liu Qingshan then let go of the fork, stretched out his feet and pulled the weasel's thumping body: "If you dare to make trouble in the future, I will peel off your skin!"

  Although ordinary people don't provoke weasels very much, saying that this thing is evil, they dare not offend Huang Daxian.

  But there are always those who don’t believe in evil, and like to set a trap. After trapping the weasel, they peel off the fur completely, make a small leather tube, and sell it to the purchasing department.

  A weasel skin can be sold for one or two yuan.

  Especially the long hair on the weasel’s tail is an excellent material for making writing brushes. The so-called “wolf hair brush” is actually made of weasel’s hair.

  The weasel no longer struggled, but trembled and shivered into a ball, probably really scared.

  In fact, Liu Qingshan's lower fork just now was very measured, and it didn't pierce it. The two teeth of the fork happened to pass through both sides of its neck, but it was nailed to the ground, unable to move.

  Liu Qingshan bent down and grabbed the weasel's scalp, pulled out the fork, lifted the weasel in the air, and swung it around twice.

   "Longer memory, don't make trouble in the future!"

  Liu Qingshan flicked its forehead, then went outside the shed, threw it on the ground, and released it.

  Different from the current people, Liu Qingshan is quite conscious of protecting animals.

  Of course, the main reason is that the weasel did not cause any harm to the chicks, otherwise, they would have been skinned.

   There were two squeaks in the darkness, and the weasel disappeared into the night.

  Liu Qingshan clapped his hands lightly, and turned back to the shed, Liu Jinfeng was still indignant: "Sanfeng, how can you let it go!"

  Lin Zhi comforted her with a smile: "If you let it go, let it go, size is life."

  Liu Jinfeng subconsciously touched his slightly swollen belly, and stopped talking.

A few people checked the chicken cubs again, but they were a little frightened, and there was no serious problem. It seemed that the weasel just got in and had an encounter with the big goose, and there was a big yellow dog outside to frighten them, so It didn't work out.

   Plug the damaged hole with grass first, and repair it tomorrow during the day, and several people returned to the house.

  The fourth and fifth children were lying on their stomachs looking out of the window, and Liu Shikui from the east courtyard and several families in the front yard were also alarmed and came out wearing clothes to inquire.

  Liu Qingshan said a few words, and everyone went back to sleep with peace of mind.

  Woke up early the next day, after Liu Qingshan finished carrying water, he and his elder sister found a piece of plastic sheeting and stuck it on the damaged hole, discussing it with Liu Jinfeng.

   "Sister, it's time for our chicks to prepare cages, not to mention safety, the chicks also need to get used to it from an early age."

  Liu Jinfeng couldn't help showing embarrassment: "Sanfenger, that kind of iron cage is only available at the purchasing station. We don't have any acquaintances, so it's not easy to get it done."

  The iron cage she mentioned is a cuboid cage surrounded by six pieces of barbed wire. It is specially used to hold chickens when everyone goes to the purchase station to sell chickens every winter.

   When the car is finally loaded, the flat cages can be stacked together without fear of being crushed.

  But, the cage Liu Qingshan mentioned is not the same thing at all, okay?

  I can’t explain this stuff, when the two sisters finished their busy work and entered the house, Liu Qingshan asked for pencils and paper from the fourth child, and after a while, he drew a few sketches.

   It is the kind of three-dimensional cage for laying hens, which is distributed in a ladder shape, with three floors up and down.

  The front of each floor is the trough and sink for eating, the back is the trough for receiving eggs, and the lower floor is for cleaning up excrement.

  As soon as this design came out, Liu Jinfeng was stunned. She screamed suddenly, hugged Liu Qingshan's neck, and rubbed his head vigorously.

   "Brother-in-law, take care of your daughter-in-law!"

  Liu Qingshan was so bored that he couldn't breathe, so he could only ask Gao Wenxue for help.

  Gao Wenxue pushed his glasses, continued to pretend to read the sketch carefully, and muttered: "After the egg is born, won't it break?"

   After a long time, Liu Jinfeng's excitement passed, and Liu Qingshan was relieved. Just after he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Liu Jinfeng yell:

   "Where can I buy this cage? I'll go today."

"living comfortably without anybody's help."

  Liu Qingshan thought about it, I'm afraid there is really no place to buy it right now.

  Do it yourself, do it yourself, Liu Jinfeng flicked his big braids, studied the sketches again, and discussed with Gao Wenxue from time to time.

  People at this time, let alone adults, even children, have strong hands-on ability,

   This is not intentionally cultivated by adults. The main reason is that adults are busy and have no time to take care of children. After a long time, they will naturally develop.

After breakfast, Liu Jinfeng took out the charter: "Sanfenger, we have a cage for four chickens. We only need to weld the frame, and we will wrap the wire ourselves. No. 12 wire will definitely be enough." use."

   This project is not small, it basically needs a hundred cages, how can the few people in my family live like a monkey?

   After pondering for a while, Liu Qingshan went to the house of Zhang Jizi in the village.

  (end of this chapter)