Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 8 Backyard Renovation and Expansion Plan

Li Xiang thought about it and decided to go to the bar since there was no shortage of meat.

This kind of potential exotic beast will definitely be more effective when soaked in wine.

Red-bellied snake medicinal wine has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, warming the meridians and relieving pain. The main active ingredient in it should be the snake bones. Of course, snake meat and snake gall also have certain medicinal value.

Li Xiang carried the three or four-pound red-bellied snake to the creek, cut it open, drained the blood, removed the excess internal organs, kept the snake's gallbladder, cleaned the scales, and washed it with clear creek water. He propped it up with a small bamboo stick and hung it under the eaves.

After it dries, buy some strong liquor to soak it in.

Some people soak live snakes in wine for several years, but the snakes don't die and they get bitten when they open the wine. Li Xiang would never do such a thing.

If a live snake is thrown into wine, is the resulting wine medicinal? It should be corpse water.

Originally, Li Xiang wanted to film the process of handling the red-banded snake and edit it into a short video, which might even attract some traffic. But then he thought, this little creature is most likely a national protected animal, so he decided not to take his own life.

While cooking dinner, Li Xiang took out a first-level exotic purple gold giant matsutake, cut it into small slices, and mixed it with the small mushrooms, big-foot mushrooms, and black truffles. The half basket of mushrooms he had picked earlier had not been eaten yet, so it could be used for several meals.

I have to say that the chicken soup becomes more fragrant after adding giant matsutake mushrooms.

The system determined that those killed were exotic beasts. In fact, because the system arrived early, these exotic beasts had not yet mutated. However, the rewards distributed to the system warehouse were genuine exotic herbs.

Because he didn't know what the effect was, Li Xiang only put one flower. He was afraid that if he put too many, his grandmother would not be able to absorb the nourishment and it would be harmful instead.

When night fell, after helping his grandmother to sleep, Li Xiang came to the front yard, stretched his feet and moved his body, performing physical skills and supplemented by a unique breathing method. This time he suddenly felt different, waves of heat surging in his body, and through the guidance of the breathing method, they slowly turned into waves of warm currents.

Found the feeling of the extraordinary realm in previous life.

In his previous life, even though extraordinary particles appeared on the earth, it still took him a long time, about a full year and a half, to set foot in the extraordinary realm.

In this life, the breathing method had just begun, and in less than two minutes, extraordinary energy was born in the body.

I have to say it is a delightful thing.

The next morning, when Li Xiang brought breakfast to his grandmother, he found that her face was rosy and her spirits were much better than before. It seemed that the medicinal power of the purple golden matsutake mushroom had taken effect.

"Grandma, I want to clear the weeds in the backyard today." Li Xiang said.

My grandmother is old and used to live mainly in the front yard, which has a flat area and a large vegetable garden. But the backyard is close to the mountain and has many rocks, weeds and trees. It has been neglected and has become like a primeval forest. The red-bellied snake invaded yesterday because there were too many weeds in the backyard.

Li Xiang decided to renovate and expand the backyard, and then build a wall around it, which would make it much safer. The backyard is backed by a mountain, so it is more quiet and suitable for landscaping.

He chose a place with a good viewing angle and propped up his phone with a stand. He planned to record the entire renovation process of the backyard.

Then take out the whetstone and start sharpening the knife under the camera.

About ten minutes later, a hatchet and a sickle were sharpened to a shine, with the edges gleaming with a cold light.

Li Xiang took a knife and a stick and started working quickly. He first used the stick to drive away the snakes, insects, rats and ants hiding in the weeds, then used a sickle to cut the weeds. After the weeds were cleared, he used a hatchet to cut trees and piled them aside to use as firewood after they dried.

If you come across large or beautiful stones, collect them; they will be useful in the future.

Two big yellow dogs also joined in, running around and being even busier than Li Xiang.

The pregnant cat was lying lazily on the roof. There was a persimmon tree in the backyard, which was full of fruits. The sun shone through the branches and leaves, and the light and shadows were mottled. The old cat lay in the light and shadow, enjoying the breeze.

Li Xiang was tired from working, so he climbed up the tree, found a slightly red persimmon that was within reach, picked it, and tasted it. It was still too hard and astringent, and was not yet ripe.

The lifespan of a persimmon tree is very long, reaching more than 300 years. The persimmon tree in Li Xiang's home has been several meters tall since he can remember, and it is estimated that it has been growing for more than years. The leaves are large and the shade is dense. In late autumn and early winter, the frost turns the leaves red. In winter, after the leaves fall, the persimmons turn deep red, but they still do not fall off, and the tree is full of red fruits.

If it snows again, the scenery will be absolutely stunning.

Li Xiang cleaned up and renovated the backyard. All the other trees would be cut down, but this persimmon tree would never be moved.

When persimmons are ripe in winter, they are picked and dried to make persimmon cakes. A layer of sweet white frost will form on the surface, which is the sugar alcohol secreted by the fruit itself. The more white frost there is, the higher the quality of the persimmon cake.

When Li Xiang was working in a big city, he didn't dare to buy persimmon cakes, because the unscrupulous vendors were in a hurry to put them on the market and couldn't wait for the white frost to precipitate. In order to make them look good, they would sprinkle talcum powder to create the illusion of "more white frost and higher quality".

Eating too many persimmons can easily cause stomach stones, and if you add talcum powder, it will be even more serious.

Some people, for the sake of profit, advocate that talcum powder is not harmful to the body, but has certain medicinal value, and that moderate intake is good for the body. That is simply nonsense.

Talcum powder is sprinkled on persimmon cakes, sulfur is sprinkled on day lilies...food safety is worrying, which is another reason why Li Xiang wants to return to his hometown to farm.

At home, he at least eats healthily.

As Li Xiang was busy, grandma cooked at noon and Li Xiang did not put the purple gold matsutake into the dishes. When it was time for dinner, Li Xiang came to cook again and fried a dish of mushrooms and shredded pork. The purple gold matsutake was cut into slices and mixed with small button mushrooms, big-foot mushrooms and black matsutake. Grandma thought they were just ordinary mushrooms.

Since grandma was old and ate less, most of the food went into Li Xiang's stomach.

Although the purple gold matsutake is a first-level exotic herb, it actually has extremely strong medicinal properties. Li Xiang did not dare to let his grandmother eat too much. Anyway, with the system, she would have many opportunities to eat such good things in the future.

For an elderly person like my grandma, it is best to take small amounts and frequently.

After dinner, Li Xiang also tried to teach his grandmother some breathing techniques, through which the medicinal power in the body could be refined.

But after trying it for a while, grandma felt it was too difficult, so she smiled and waved her hand, saying that she was too old and didn't want to learn it anymore. Li Xiang naturally wouldn't force her.

Because many things are about talent and physique, it is really not easy to get started with this kind of thing at the age of over 70, and it is unlikely to be effective. If you make mistakes in practice, it may cause bad consequences.

That night, under the moonlight, Li Xiang practiced the breathing technique again.

The air in the countryside was exceptionally fresh at night. He breathed at a specific mysterious frequency, and his abdomen, lungs, and muscles all moved in a unique rhythm, combined with physical training. After about half an hour, his body suddenly glowed with light.

(End of this chapter)