coobybook Chapter 436 Little Rooster
Chapter 436 Little Rooster
I saw that all the bison on the stretcher had been processed. The internal organs had been thrown away, leaving only two beef hearts and a beef stomach, and there was no sight of the cowhide, liver or the like.
I thought it was too heavy, so I didn't bring it back.
There was not even one bull head, but there were quite a few bull hooves, a total of eight, which were brought back.
Fortunately, the weather has turned cold now, otherwise the beef would have definitely gone bad after being transported back from the mountains.
In addition to the processed beef, there were also a few pheasants and rabbits hanging on the stretcher.
Xu Han glanced at the two and said, "The meat of these two bison must be at least 500 to 600 kilograms. You must have been very tired on the way back. Come into the house and rest for a while. I will prepare lunch for you."
Lu Chuan grabbed Xu Han who was about to go to the kitchen and said, "Put the beef away first. All this beef was processed last night. The meat is well preserved in this weather."
"Yes, we worked overtime last night to deal with it."
Xu Han held his forehead and said, "You don't have to be so anxious. It's deep in the mountains and it's night time. What if we attract some large animals?"
Lu Chuan quickly explained, "It's not too late. We started processing it this afternoon. We dug a pit and buried the internal organs. Don't worry, we wouldn't do it if it was really dangerous."
"Okay then, I'll clean these out first."
Upon hearing this, the others hurriedly took the children in. After everyone entered the house, Xu Han put the things into the space.
Then he took out food from the space and sent it to them.
The two of them were eating at the side, and Xu Han suggested, "I see you guys have some pheasants from hunting, do you want to process them today?"
Lu Chuan smacked the food in his mouth and said, "Then let's finish it in the afternoon. It will have to be done sooner or later anyway."
"Why don't we kill the roosters at home as well? The chickens we raised this spring are all getting big now. Now that the weather is getting colder, it's hard to raise too many chickens. It's better to pick out some big roosters and kill them. We can store them and eat them anytime."
The Taoist priest replied, "That's fine. There are quite a few big roosters in the chicken coop. Let's pick some of the big ones today and deal with them together later."
"Well, let's go after dinner."
Seeing this, Xu Han went to boil some hot water first. A lot of hot water would be needed to remove the chicken feathers!
After Lu Chuan and the others finished eating, Grandpa Zhao took the children and Xu Han to the chicken coop to catch chickens.
There are three or four hundred chickens in the chicken coop now, and roosters account for half of them. There is no way to solve this problem. After all, no one knows whether it is a rooster or a hen when hatching. We can only know after it hatches.
Roosters grow faster than hens, so you can tell which are the roosters at a glance. Roosters also have larger combs, making them easier to distinguish.
Both Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were experts at catching chickens. They could catch a chicken if they aimed carefully. The Taoist priest could also use stones he picked up from the ground to hit the chicken. With one hit, the rooster fell to the ground and could not get up.
For the two of them, catching pheasants in the mountains is not difficult, and catching chickens in the chicken coop is even easier.
Xu Han saw that she couldn't help, so she just watched from the side. After they caught the fish, they put them in the backpack next to Xu Han.
The chicken coop was quite large, so they walked around it and caught forty or fifty roosters in a row before they stopped.
Lu Chuan walked towards Xu Han with a big rooster in his hand. "Let's just catch this many today. The others can still grow some meat. We can catch more later."
"Okay, that's already a lot. Once we process all of this, it will be enough for us to eat for a very long time."
Most of these chickens are hatched in early spring. After about seven months of growth, the big ones have grown to three or four pounds. The meat is tender, and the chicken at this stage is also more delicious.
At the beginning, many more chickens were hatched, but some were lost during the breeding process. As the chickens grew older, the losses began to decrease, and in the end only so many chickens were left.
The three of them sent the chicken home. Grandpa Zhao had already boiled three pots of hot water. When he saw the three of them coming back, he immediately came out to greet them.
"How was it? How many chickens did you catch?"
Lu Chuan replied, "Quite a few. I counted them when I came back just now. There were 46 roosters in total."
"Then all the water I boiled might not be enough."
Xu Han quickly replied, "Grandpa Zhao, don't worry, don't burn it yet. You can burn it after it's used up."
"That's fine, but where are we going to deal with so many chickens?"
The Taoist priest said, "Let's go to the pool in the backyard. It's close to the sewer and it's easier to flush."
"Okay, I'll get the knife and kill these chickens first."
Xu Han instructed, "Bring out a wooden basin and collect some chicken blood. I'll stir-fry some chicken blood for you later."
"Got it." Lu Chuan responded and went to the kitchen.
When others saw this, they carried the chickens to the backyard.
When the two children saw it, they quickly followed. Because their family often slaughtered prey, the two little guys were not afraid and often followed along to watch.
Including the pheasants brought back by Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest, there were a total of fifty-three chickens today. Xu Han received a full basin of chicken blood, enough for several meals.
After the chicken was slaughtered, everyone started plucking the feathers. When the chicken was slaughtered, they didn't think there were many feathers, but when it came to plucking the feathers, everyone felt that there were too many and they could not pluck them all.
Fortunately, there are many people in the family, and they are all used to dealing with this matter. After dividing the work and cooperating with each other, the processing speed is not very slow.
The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan were responsible for plucking the chicken feathers, Xu Han was responsible for cleaning them and also dealing with the chicken feathers that were not plucked cleanly, and Grandpa Zhao was responsible for opening the chicken and dealing with the internal organs.
While handling the matter, Xu Han yelled at Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest, "Can you two be more serious? Look at this chicken, it still has so much hair on it, and you just threw it to me. You are so clumsy and not efficient at all."
Lu Chuan said innocently, "I didn't pluck the chicken feathers, don't blame me."
Xu Han picked up another chicken and said, "The one you pulled out isn't much better. See for yourself."
Lu Chuan looked at the pheasant in Xu Han's hand. Wasn't this the one he had just put in? He saw that there were still large pores on the wings, and it was indeed not cleaned out.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest looked at each other silently, thinking to themselves, "Too fierce, really too fierce."
The Taoist priest winked at Lu Chuan and said to himself, "Hurry up and take care of your wife."
Lu Chuan looked innocent, "I can't do anything about it. I really can't do anything about it. I'm also afraid of my wife. I don't dare to do anything about it!"
Grandpa Zhao looked at the two people flirting with each other and did not rescue them. He was happy to watch the show.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally Lu Chuan said with a stiff upper lip, "Don't be angry, wife, I'll pull it out again."