Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Chapter 166 Cloth shoes made by Xiulan and new delicacies【6.2k】

After opening the door, I saw mist covering the ground in the backyard, as if it were a fairyland, with fresh and moist air blowing in my face, mixed with drizzle.

In the courtyard, a few chrysanthemums are still blooming tenaciously, the real cypresses are green, and the black pine is shiny. The beautiful scenery in the small courtyard is intoxicating.

Xiaoxia wanted to run into the rain, but Lin Heng grabbed her collar and pulled her back: "You can only watch, you can't go for a walk."

Xiaoxia pouted in dissatisfaction, pointed at Baiwu and asked, "What is this?"

"The fog can be seen but not touched." Lin Heng looked at her and said.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee," Xiaoxia stretched out her hand to grab it, but couldn't catch it, and she cried out angrily.

However, the fresh air made the three of them sleepless. After washing their faces and having a simple breakfast, Lin Heng made a charcoal fire, lit his own small earthenware stove, and set up a teapot to boil water and make tea.

Xiulan took a stretched sole and put on the upper. The pair of black cloth shoes she made for Lin Heng could be completed today.

After finishing these things, Lin Heng hung the straw archery target on the yard target. He first warmed up by exercising according to his past habits, then picked up the bow and arrow, and switched his left and right hands to draw the bow, adding a touch of fun to this boring rainy day.

Xiaoxia held Jinbao and watched from the side, cheering from time to time.

Jinbao is now a bit bigger than the average civet cat, and in a few months he will probably be about the same size as Xiaoxia while squatting there.

Eighty-nine pounds is a normal weight for a civet cat, but it is just starting out. Apart from playing with Xiaoxia, this guy takes a nap and occasionally catches a mouse or two to prove his ability.

Lin Heng finished practicing his arrows, and Xiaoxia threw a feather shuttlecock made by Lin Heng. Not only did Xiong Ba pick it up, but Jinbao also picked it up. Sometimes the two would fight. If you give me a slap, I will give it to you. A paw.

But, after so many days of living together, they have developed a tacit understanding, and their fights are not as fierce as before. Sometimes they even sleep together back to back.

"It seems that my eldest brother is also practicing bow and arrow." Lin Heng said with a smile. He could hear the sound of bow and arrow in the yard next door while he was warming up.

Although the two houses are separated by a 1.5-meter corridor, they can still be heard clearly.

"That's for sure. My sister-in-law envies you for being able to hunt." Xiulan nodded. She could often hear her sister-in-law's complaints.

"When the weather clears, let's pick up the fungi, and I'll catch some prey, and let's make a hot pot to eat." Lin Heng said with a smile. He had already bought the hot pot, which is the kind of copper stove hot pot heated by charcoal fire.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded. Lin Heng often said it, and she was a little greedy.

Lin Heng also missed the hot pot very much. He nodded and said, "I'll just wait until the rain subsides to see if Liu Ciwen's butter is still there. If it is still there, I will buy it and make hot pot base."

Xiulan looked at him: "Don't buy beef, there is a lot of meat at home."

Lin Heng readily agreed and he would only buy butter.

At noon, the rain eased a lot, so Lin Heng put on his rain boots, hat and raincoat and went out.

I don’t want to hold an umbrella because it’s not very effective. It’s not as good as this raincoat made of brown fur, which is very effective at blocking wind and rain.

Although it was a bit heavy, it was very warm when worn on his body. The cold wind blew outside the yard, which made him even more glad that he didn't hold an umbrella.

I went to my dad's house and found that my dad had just returned from hunting cow grass and brought a bouquet of flowers to his mother.

He didn't say anything, quietly watching his father give it to his mother at the entrance of the yard. When he saw his mother blushing and taking the flowers into the house, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Dad, you still have such a sense of humor. "

Seeing Lin Heng, Lin's father blushed and said angrily: "Didn't I teach you when you were a child not to peek at others casually?"

"Hahaha, it's okay dad, it's fine." Lin Heng laughed and patted his dad on the shoulder with a smile.

I thought that the last time I taught Li Shiwei how to coax his wife, his father heard him and secretly learned it.

But this is a good thing, this is how couples should be.

"No matter how big or small you are, I'll give you a slap in the face." Father Lin was still a little embarrassed and angry, and said with wide eyes.

"Haha, Dad, I'm here to show you this. Can you make a waterwheel?" Lin Heng entered the room and took a piece of paper from his pocket, which was the manufacturing drawing of the waterwheel.

"I've seen people do this. Let me try it and see if I can do it." Father Lin took a look and quietly changed the subject.

"I'm going to install it in the stream on Hongfeng Mountain." Lin Heng said with a smile, not for use, but purely for aesthetics.

Father Lin looked at the drawings, asked about the general situation, and then drove him away.

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head. He felt it was good. After living separately, his parents also had their own lives.

As I walked to the west, I happened to bump into my aunt Li Ping, and her married daughter Lin Xiuqin was with me.

Lin Heng was not interested in saying hello and walked quickly past, but Lin Xiuqin took the initiative to say hello: "Brother Lin Heng, why don't you say hello when you see someone.

If you think my parents have offended you, then I will apologize to you on their behalf. "

She wanted to ease the conflict, and her mother, Li Ping, also showed a smile, which seemed like she was giving in.

"No, I'm very busy." Lin Heng waved his hand nonchalantly and left quickly.

He didn't believe that dogs could stop eating shit, and he didn't want to have too much interaction with this family.

Li Ping felt humiliated when she saw Lin Henli ignored her. Even one of her elders had subdued. What else did this person want?

However, Lin Heng simply hated her and didn't want to interact with this person.

When they arrived at Liu Ciwen's house, his sister Liu Cihua was at home. She looked behind Lin Heng and didn't notice that Wang Zhou seemed a little disappointed.

Lin Heng pretended not to notice these things and asked, "Do you still have the butter from the calf in your house?"

"It has been refined into oil." Liu Cihua said.

"Can you take it out for me to see? I want to buy it." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll tell my dad." Liu Cihua told his dad and went to the house to get a pottery jar out.

Lin Heng took a look and found that the butter they refined themselves was pretty good.

"Do you want to sell it? One dollar and two cents per catty, I'll buy this whole jar."

Lin Heng asked, he estimated that this jar was just over ten catties.

"Sell it, my dad said this price is reasonable." Liu Cihua nodded.

He weighed it with a beam scale and it was 13 catties. Lin Heng gave the money to the bag and left with it.

He wanted to eat tripe, but it was impossible to have it now. The last time he bought beef, there was no tripe. It was said that Li Baigen bought it at a very low price on the day the cow was slaughtered.

He really missed the taste of tripe, both the texture and the taste were so good.

"I can only try to kill a antelope to satisfy my craving." Lin Heng sighed, or go to the city to buy a tripe at a time.

But he prefers to kill one himself, which gives him a greater sense of accomplishment.

After returning home, Lin Heng showed the butter to his wife, took it to the kitchen, and prepared to start making the butter hot pot base.

"Don't rush to make those things, try to see if the shoes I made for you fit your feet." Xiulan looked at him and said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and walked over with a smile.

These cloth shoes are black, with a thumb-shaped notch on the left and right sides of the shoe mouth, which is sewn with stretch fabric.

The style is simple and looks good. After wearing it, it feels very comfortable except that it is a bit tight.

"It fits well and is comfortable to wear." Lin Heng said with a smile. This kind of cloth shoes is almost uncomfortable because they are made slowly with one stitch and one thread.

Xiulan looked at it and said with a smile: "Then wear it, no need to take it off."

Lin Heng's love is the biggest encouragement for her for several months. This is also the birthday gift she prepared for Lin Heng.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and said happily: "Wait a few days, you will take your daughter to the city together to buy a few sets of winter clothes."

"Don't say anything wasteful, and you can't refuse." Lin Heng added.

The wife wears different clothes like new skin, and the feeling is completely different.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and could only agree. She gradually understood some of her husband's little thoughts when buying clothes for her.

Lin Heng took off his shoes temporarily, went out to pick green onions and ginger, a large bundle of coriander, garlic sprouts, and small onions at home.

Light the fire, pour the butter into the pot to melt, and then add the ingredients just prepared and simmer slowly over low heat.

While the pot was boiling, he brought a wire mesh to the small ceramic stove, cut the bacon and sausage that had just been dried recently and roasted them.

Whether it was bacon or sausage, the aroma came out immediately after a little roasting. Xiongba and Jinbao were the first to stand up and look over.

Xiaoxia also ran over and looked at him eagerly. Lin Heng peeled the sweet potato roasted by the stove and fed it to her. She took a bite and pointed at the barbecue and said coquettishly: "Dad, I want this~"

"Just eat one, and eat the rest when you grow up." Lin Heng chopped the barbecue and fed it to her, fearing that she would not be able to chew it and swallow it, causing indigestion.

After eating, Xiulan took the roasted sweet potato to feed her. Lin Heng and her ate the barbecue on the stove, and occasionally fed Xiongba and Jinbao a piece. Xiaoxia looked at her mother eagerly, eating the roasted sweet potato in her mouth.

While eating the barbecue, Lin Heng paid attention to the situation in the pot. When the coriander and shallots were fried until they were browned, they could be picked up.

Then add bean paste, fermented glutinous rice, fermented black beans, rock sugar, MSG, etc. and simmer for a while, then add the spices such as grass fruit, bay leaf, and pepper bought in Baisha Township before, and finally add the dried chili and chili powder soaked in water, simmer for a while and it's done.

Different people add different spices to the hot pot base, and the final fragrance will not be too different.

Lin Heng used a recipe for Chongqing hot pot base that he learned online in his previous life. He made it several times in his previous life and it tasted very good.

After boiling, pour it into a wooden plate and wait for it to solidify.

"Is this the hot pot base?" Xiulan asked curiously.

This thing is almost non-existent in rural areas now, and it is too extravagant to use so many materials.

"Yes, you will know how delicious it is when you eat it. I also learned it outside." Lin Heng said with a smile.

This hot pot base formula can open a factory specializing in the production of hot pot base. At present, this industry in China is still very blank, and there is no worry about selling it after it is produced.

"Then I have to try your craftsmanship." Xiulan blinked.

"Then let's make a spicy hot pot for lunch. I'll make it for you." Lin Heng said with a smile. It just so happened that some hot pot ingredients stuck to the bottom of the pot didn't need to be wasted.

"Okay."

The two went out to pick spinach, Chinese cabbage, coriander and pea tips, and got some dried bamboo shoots and various mushrooms at home.

For meat, they got bacon and sausages, fried everything together, and then made a milky white soup with dried crucian carp and added it. The fragrance immediately filled the whole house.

By the way, I made a bowl for Xiaoxia without chili, but with more matsutake and black truffles.

"Try it!" Lin Heng put a pot on the table and motioned Xiulan to try it.

Xiu Lan ate a green vegetable, which was spicy and fragrant, and she couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "It's delicious, this is really good."

"Haha, it's delicious, you eat it first, I'll go and send this half pot to Dad and the others."

Lin Heng said with a smile, changed his shoes, and went out with an umbrella to bring a pot to his parents.

After returning, Xiu Lan made a sweet wine, and the two of them drank and ate. There was also barbecue on the stove, just like eating hot pot and barbecue buffet at home.

Xiao Xia ate the food in her bowl, and looked at the food in the bowl from time to time. She wanted to taste it but didn't dare to say it, so she could only tilt her head and act coquettishly to Lin Heng.

"It's all the same." Lin Heng fed her a bite of her own.

Although there was no chili, the taste was not bad, Xiao Xia still liked it very much.

Lin Heng liked to add some vinegar, and felt that the sour and spicy taste was better.

After dinner, Xiulan stretched and said, "It's hard not to get fat in this life, but I want to eat again next time."

"You are not fat now. Even if you are fat, you can climb more mountains and exercise in the morning to lose weight." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Anyway, he is really fat. He is 1.75 meters tall and weighed only 100 kilograms in May. Now he weighs 120 kilograms.

Although he is fat, he often exercises, and his figure is more symmetrical and beautiful. He was a little thin and tall before.

Xiulan is at most 100 kilograms now, which is not fat at all.

"That's right, you can't abandon me if I get fat." Xiulan blinked.

Although she said so, she actually pays attention to her body shape. Not to mention Lin Heng's feelings, she can't stand being fat.

"Of course." Lin Heng nodded.

Wash the dishes and chopsticks, and the hot pot base is solidified. Cut it into small pieces and put it in a plastic bag. It can be used for hot pot or spicy hot pot.

At around four o'clock, Lin's mother brought the basin over and chatted by the way.

"Did Lin Heng make this meal?" Lin's mother widened her eyes, unable to believe it.

"Of course." Lin Heng held his head high.

"Anyway, I don't believe it." Lin's mother laughed.

"I brought you a bowl in vain. I won't be filial next time."

Lin Heng didn't want to talk to her, so he went to feed the musk deer and the wild hog.

The next day, the rain not only didn't stop, but it got heavier. It was even colder with the wind. Lin Heng and Xiulan both put on autumn clothes and autumn pants.

Lin Heng and Xiulan stayed in bed for a long time. After getting up, Xiulan made a spicy hot pot and ate it with barbecue.

In the afternoon, Lin Heng read to them all afternoon. It was nice to read and relax.

On the third day, it was November 20th, and the rain stopped at night.

Lin Heng and Xiulan woke up. There was silence inside and outside the house, with only sporadic bird calls.

"It's sunny now. Let's get up and bask in the sun." Xiulan hugged Lin Heng's neck and said.

"Okay." Lin Heng didn't refuse.

The two looked for their underwear in the quilt, and got out of bed wearing them.

When they opened the door, there was a blue sky and golden sun. Lin Heng hugged his wife and walked around the yard.

The first sunny day after the rain always makes people feel happy.

"I'll teach you Tai Chi." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay!" Xiulan nodded.

The two practiced Tai Chi and Eight-part Vajra Gong in the backyard like old people.

After the exercise, the body and mind became more comfortable. Lin Heng called Xiaoxia to wash her face and bask in the sun together.

After breakfast, the three of them went out for a walk. It was obviously impossible to start work on the construction site in this weather today.

When they came out, they found out that Lin's father and eldest brother had gone to the mountain to dig kudzu root.

Lin's mother continued to grind sweet potato flour in the yard, and the eldest sister-in-law was also here.

Lin Heng led the cattle, horses and sheep out to the roadside, took Xiulan and Xiaoxia with him, and picked some pig grass to feed the musk deer and wild hogs.

"Ahhh!!!"

As soon as the sky cleared, the call of muntjacs came from the mountain. Lin Heng took a look and saw that it was from the direction where they were guarding the wild boar.

"Which direction will we pick mushrooms tomorrow?" Lin Heng asked Xiulan, who was picking goose intestines grass on the roadside.

"Let's go to Baishigou. Tomorrow is Sunday, so it's a good time to let Caiyun take Xiaoxia with her." Xiulan thought for a while and said.

She had a good harvest in Baishigou last time, so she felt that there was more hope there.

There are also pine forests there, and maybe black truffles and matsutake mushrooms can be picked up.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, while herding cattle, while observing the traces of prey.

During this period, golden roosters and pheasants are much easier to observe than before.

Lin Heng heard a lot of golden roosters calling in Shibadanggou, and decided to try tonight and get a few golden roosters to eat.

He wanted to eat chicken noodles, and he was a little greedy.

After driving the cattle and horses back home, Lin's father and eldest brother had already returned and got two baskets of kudzu root.

"You have a good harvest." Lin Heng was surprised. Pueraria root is not easy to dig.

"Hey, the two of us dug a hundred kilograms of Pueraria root together. Sanyegou did not disappoint us." Lin's father laughed.

"Not only Pueraria root, we also dug five or six kilograms of yam." Lin Yue also smiled.

"Great." Lin Heng praised with a smile, and invited: "Do you want to go to shoot golden roosters together in the evening?"

"Sure, I feel that I have been shooting very accurately recently." Lin Yue nodded, very interested.

"Then let's have lunch, spread the fish pond line in the afternoon, and go directly to Shibadanggou in the evening. I heard a lot of golden roosters calling there." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin Yue nodded: "Okay."

After lunch, Lin Heng, his father and his eldest brother went to Hongfeng Mountain. They spent an afternoon spreading the fish pond line and setting the wooden stakes.

On a little more than 20 mu of land, 15 fish ponds of one mu in size will eventually be built. Casting the line is also a very laborious job. Once the line is cast wrongly, it will be very troublesome.

Lin Heng's plan is to build fish ponds in the first and second rows, half of the third row will be built into fish ponds, and the other half will be built into a warehouse and indoor hatchery, covering an area of ​​about two mu.

If it is not enough, the bushes and grass on the hillside can also be excavated and rebuilt in the later stage. These areas will also be dug into fish ponds in the future.

After the settlement of rain, these lands have become more flat, and standing on this land is very comfortable.

Lin Heng stood here physically and mentally comfortable. If everything goes well, the annual income from shrimp farming next year will be at least 40,000 yuan, and if it is good, it can be 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.

In this way, he will be able to accumulate enough original funds in a few years. With a certain amount of capital, and with his ability to know the future, it is only a matter of time to become bigger and stronger.

"Let's go, brother, let's go up the mountain." Lin Yue patted Lin Heng's shoulder and said with a smile, he was a little impatient.

Lin Heng shook his head: "Don't worry, let's wait a little longer. It will be dark in another hour. It will be easier to fight after dark."

"That's fine. Let's go home and eat something to fill our stomachs before going up the mountain." Lin Yue nodded.

The two went home to eat, and waited until dusk before taking Xiongba to Shibadanggou.

"Hey, this muntjac is really not afraid of death. It calls more happily than a golden rooster." Lin Yue looked at the other side and shook his head.

These muntjacs hiding in the forest are calling desperately, and they are really not afraid of death at all.

"This kind of muntjac is not easy to fight. They run away before people go." Lin Heng shook his head. If it was easy to fight, they would not be so arrogant until now.

Generally, muntjacs are caught by the King of Hell.

"Indeed, I will be satisfied if I can catch a golden rooster today." Lin Yue grinned.

Lin Heng smiled and said, "There is still hope. We can go under the tree to hunt at night."

Before the two of them walked into the ditch, they heard several gunshots. It was obvious that after three days of rain, many people were itching to hunt.

Fortunately, it was not in their direction. When the two of them entered the ditch, it was completely dark. But today is the ninth day of the tenth month, and the moonlight is like water, which can be seen clearly in the forest.

In addition, it rained, and the leaves were wet. There was no sound when stepping on them, which was more conducive to hunting.

At this time of year, the branches are bare, and the golden rooster resting on them is a black ball, which can be seen from a distance. It is the best time to shoot them.

The two did not find anything at the bottom of the ditch. They walked along the acorn forest on the edge of the ditch to the top of the ditch. Xiongba was running around in the forest. It was useless to hunt golden roosters at night. It was mainly brought for a walk.

"Brother, hairy mouse."

After walking for ten minutes, Lin Yue said, pointing to the top of the acorn tree in front.

Lin Heng took a look and shook his head, saying, "It's too high. Forget it."

"Then I'll try." Lin Yue took Lin Heng's slingshot and tried it. It failed without any surprise.

He didn't get angry, but smiled and continued to set off.

After walking half a kilometer, Lin Heng suddenly slowed down. There was a black ball on the fork of an acorn tree on the edge of the ditch. It was obviously a bird, but it was unclear what kind of bird it was.

For the first prey, Lin Heng chose to take action himself. He didn't even want to take out the compound bow at a distance of only ten meters. He took the orange wood bow from his eldest brother Lin Yue.

An arrow flew away, and the bird died without even a scream. It fell to the ground and Xiongba ran to pick it up happily.

Lin Heng took a look and was immediately stunned: "It's not a golden rooster or a pheasant, it's actually a egret."

The tree was blocked by the shadow just now, and he couldn't see what kind of bird it was.

"Haha, this thing is said to be delicious, let's take it back and try it." Lin Yue said excitedly, Lin Heng's archery is too accurate.

"Well, go back and try it." Lin Heng pulled out the arrow and weighed it. This unfortunate egret also weighed two pounds. I hope it has some meat, not all feathers.

Throwing the egret into the eldest brother's backpack, the two continued to move forward. Bats flew from time to time at night, and they encountered two hedgehogs on the road. Xiongba wanted to bite but couldn't. He slapped it away and screamed.

Gunshots were heard from time to time in the mountains. The two brothers walked up all the way. The stream in the ditch was gurgling, but no prey was found.

In a blink of an eye, it was half past ten at night. The two had already come to the upper half of the ditch. The originally narrow valley became open, and three small streams converged from three directions. The ground was wet and seeping.

"Brother, that tree is a golden chicken." Lin Yue pointed to a tree and said excitedly.

"Hush, look over here, there's a bigger one." Lin Heng pointed in another direction and said.

Lin Yue took a look and couldn't help but let out the lowest exclamation: "Oh my god!!"