"Hey, what’s going on? Co over, co over, Brother Song! Quick, there are suddenly several more rabbits and pheasants here."
Gu Dali’s excited voice drew everyone’s attention.
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jia Shu also walked over.
This was the courtyard of Song Moting and He Aiguo’s place.
They were actually in a large courtyard, but the girls’ dormitory was separated by a fence.
This was to protect the girls’ privacy.
The guys had kindly made this thoughtful fence for the girls.
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jia Shu stood in the yard and indeed saw the chaos of chickens flying and dogs jumping.
A dozen n were there, chasing each other, so catching rabbits and others catching pheasants.
And there’s sothing about seeing these live creatures; it got everyone energized.
Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but find it strange; she scratched her head. The rabbits and pheasants appeared so unexpectedly.
Moreover, if she saw correctly.
The rabbits and pheasants were clustering, and even with so many people trying to catch them, they didn’t seem to be fleeing.
They were stubbornly lying in the snow, nibbling on it.
Aren’t rabbits and pheasants supposed to eat wild vegetables or sothing?
Why are they gnawing on snow and specifically running into their courtyard to do so?
This is too abnormal.
When did rabbits get so attached to snow? There’s so much snow on the mountain, why aren’t these pheasants and rabbits nibbling there, instead of running to the forestry here to nibble?
Aren’t they just walking into a trap?
Are the rabbits and pheasants dumb?
Or is she dreaming?
The young n in the courtyard were thrilled, having been stuck in the yard due to the heavy snow with no chance to move around, and now there were wild creatures dropping by.
This is real at.
Although they still had dozens of pounds of wild boar at, who complains about having too much at?
The snow on the mountain isn’t lting, and they don’t have a chance to go up. Only soone with a death wish would be foolish enough to try.
This at is limited to the als they have.
In just a short while.
The guys had caught five rabbits and three pheasants.
Gu Dali was excited; they hadn’t forgotten the roasted pheasant Jiang Xiaoxiao cooked last ti.
"Xiao Xiao, if you’re feeling better, how about roasting the pheasant for us tonight?"
Everyone started drooling.
Song Moting, however, shook his head speechlessly, "I don’t agree with roasting the pheasants. I think these rabbits and pheasants aren’t hurt. And they let us catch them so easily. Given this situation, who knows when this snow disaster will end.
Keeping them could serve as our backup food supply."
Jiang Xiaoxiao had just recovered, and asking her to cook pheasant was just typical of Gu Dali’s thoughtlessness.
Song Moting wouldn’t hear of it.
Resolutely disagreeing, with a sense of righteousness.
Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded in agreent.
"Brother Song is right; who knows how long this snow disaster will last? Our food supplies are running low. If we keep these rabbits and pheasants, maybe they’ll create possibilities for us. If I’m right, these pheasants are hens, so if they lay eggs, we’ll have eggs to eat. The rabbits are both male and female, and if they have kits, maybe we’ll have at all winter.
Rather than eating roasted pheasant once, I think this is a more sustainable approach."
The main thing is her food stash, which she can’t reveal, but if she’s feeding chickens and rabbits, she can manage it herself.
Gu Dali objected, "But raising rabbits and chickens ans feeding them grains. Do we have enough food for them? We can’t even fill ourselves, so why not eat them and save so grain."
Jiang Xiaoxiao laughed heartily, and the others were at a loss.
Gu Dali was the biggest eater among them, always ready to discuss eating relentlessly.
"Alright, alright, I’ll take care of the rabbits and pheasants. The food will co from my share. I feel like if we keep going like this, everyone’s health will suffer without so protein and eggs.
With the snow, we can’t go to the mountain anymore. Keeping them might improve our situation. Plus, Gu Dali, if you eat the chicken today, who knows, if these hens’ eggs hatch chicks, you might soon have roasted chicken every day.
If you eat these hens now, we’ll end up with nothing at all."
Gu Dali was tempted.
If he could eat roasted chicken every day, he’d be willing to forgo it for now.
"Alright, raising chickens and rabbits is for everyone. How can Xiao Xiao alone bear the cost? Let’s share it; each of us eat a bit less and these little fellows will be fed!"
Song Moting took charge.
Everyone recognized Song Moting as a small leader.
He was also considered the backbone of the group.
Once things were decided, the educated youths began doing their stuff. First was clearing spaces, and Song Moting and He Aiguo moved into the youths’ room.
These rabbits and pheasants were directly kept in the room.
Their hands were quite skillful, using wood to make chicken coops and rabbit cages.
To save resources, naturally, the chickens and rabbits were kept in the room with the ginseng seedlings.
They’re willing to feel the cold themselves but wouldn’t let the ginseng seedlings freeze.
The ginseng room had a heated brick bed, so keeping the chickens and rabbits in outer spaces was an optimal utilization.
While they worked zealously, the forestry farm manager was worried.
They weren’t worried about fuel, as each year before winter, they would surely go to the mountain and store enough fuel.
Even if it’s not enough, the wood piled up behind the forestry farm could be used for burning as firewood. The problem was acquiring more food.
They only procured three months’ worth of food.
This snowstorm is too severe, and if another snowstorm follows, they’d last three months, but what about after three months? With the snow not lting and roads blocked, it’s impossible for anyone to deliver food up here.
The forestry farm workers and their families totaled over a hundred mouths.
All needed feeding.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was excited to check the rabbits and pheasants.
But found the rabbits and pheasants to be rather peaceful, neither agitating nor causing trouble in their cages.
This was indeed strange.
She turned back to inspect the yard and suddenly recognized the place where the rabbits and pheasants had gathered.
It seed to be the spot where she had wiped her hands with snow after feeding Song Moting a peach days earlier.
It seed related sohow.
A spark of realization.
She was shocked, widening her eyes. Could it be the rabbits and pheasants were drawn by the peach-flavored snow she had wiped her hands with?
It’s been several days.
Why only a few rabbits and pheasants drawn now?
She couldn’t figure out the reasoning quickly and speculated that initially, with strong winds and heavy snow, wild creatures on the mountain hid...
They hadn’t had the opportunity to notice.
Perhaps the peach’s scent was faint, only attracting nearby wildlife.
Or maybe, as the snow lessened over the past two days, these rabbits and pheasants were attracted by the snow’s scent.
If that’s indeed the case, then they won’t lack at this winter.
It would be a natural trap then.
Yet she scratched her head, questioning why only the peach attracted these animals when her other stored food didn’t?
Moreover, the effects of the peach on humans seed the most significant.
After eating the rice and white flour, although feeling so bodily changes, the effects weren’t substantial.
So far, she hadn’t figured out the space’s principles.
She could only slowly, bit by bit, explore.
After all, the space wouldn’t disappear, and sooner or later, she’d figure out its laws. This space benefits her without drawbacks, at least ensuring her food could sustain them if they truly faced calamity.
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