Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Xiulan packed her things, came over and touched Xiaoxia's face and said, "What birthday gift does Xiaoxia want?"

Xiaoxia tilted her little head and thought for a long time, and finally said in distress: "I am in Phuket Island~"

"Then let me make you a cake tomorrow." Lin Heng touched her little head and said.

"Okay, I like eating cakes!" Xiaoxia cheered, raising her little hands.

After packing up his things, Caiyun went to the old house to rest. Lin Heng put the unburned coal from the fireplace in the main room to the fireplace in the bedroom.

Add some more wood and coal, and the bedroom will be warm in a short while. There is no need to add more coal tonight.

Lin Heng told Xiaoxia a story to put her to sleep, and then came over to coax Xiulan's son after breastfeeding, and then the two of them went to bed to rest.

"I'm so tired from cooking. Husband, please give me a leg kick."

Xiulan put her long, white legs on Lin Heng's lap and stood in the kitchen cooking for a long time.

"I'm happy to oblige." Lin Heng grabbed her long legs and massaged her from the ankles, admiring her beautiful figure.

His massage technique was quite good. Xiulan closed her eyes comfortably and blushed a little.

After feeling comfortable being pressed, Xiulan turned over and sat on Lin Heng: "I'll press it for you too."

"I don't need it, it's not too tiring." Lin Heng reached out and grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms and said with a smile.

"Okay~" Xiulan looked at his cheek so close and blinked.

Being held tightly like this, she also felt a different kind of security, that is, the position of her thighs seemed to be burned by an iron rod.

Xiulan's hair was simply braided into a ponytail, her bangs were a little scattered, covering her eyebrows, and her red lips were moist and smooth, making her look particularly attractive. But Lin Heng didn't make any unnecessary movements. He felt great holding her soft body in his arms.

"Sleep." Xiulan turned off the light and leaned on his chest.

He was about to fall asleep, so he lay down on the bed next to him and fell asleep peacefully.

They got up in the middle of the night to change the baby's diaper and feed the baby. However, the two of them didn't sleep well in the morning. They were woken up by crying at around six o'clock and had to change the baby's diaper and feed the baby.

However, Xiulan doesn't have any burden on breastfeeding now. Not only does she have food for lactation, but Lin Heng often massages and sucks her, so her milk production has increased a lot.

After feeding the child, the two squinted on the bed for a while before getting up.

Xiulan opened the door and said in surprise: "I didn't even notice that it rained today. Just after the Waking of Insects, the first spring rain of this year came."

"It's raining well. If it rains early in spring, crops, grass, and other things will grow." Lin Heng nodded.

However, despite the spring rain, the temperature on their mountain was still very low. The thermometer he hung outside showed that it was only six degrees Celsius at the moment.

When it rained, the two of them exercised in the main room. Lin Heng took some coal from the bedroom and put it into the main room, and then got some firewood and coal. After a while, the main room became warm.

I made a simple breakfast today. After eating, Xiulan and Caiyun were busy making cakes for Xiaoxia.

Lin Heng's technique of using a rice cooker to make cakes had been learned by Xiulan a long time ago, and her clever mind would be perfect after learning it once.

"I'm going out." Lin Heng stood up after finishing his meal and said.

"Go ahead." Xiulan said without raising her head.

Lin Heng went out, called his eldest brother, and drove to the town.

"Brother Lin!"

Seeing Lin Heng coming, Wang Zhou greeted him with a smile.

"The delivery truck hasn't arrived yet, right?" Lin Heng asked. He felt that Wang Zhou had become more energetic since he got married.

"No, I usually come here at noon." Wang Zhou said with a smile.

"Okay, let him wait here when he comes." Lin Heng said.

After he finished speaking, he checked the store's accounts. Last year, the purchase station plus the canteen earned him 4,100 yuan, which was slightly more than before.

This is after excluding the thousand dollars spent in the store to buy and sell goods.

He earned 5,000 yuan after selling things like bear paws and roe deer skins. Adding in the 15,000 yuan he earned from selling fresh shrimps, it became 20,000 yuan. Then Xiulan spent 2,000 yuan during the period of giving birth.

In addition to the current four thousand, his cash amount has reached twenty-two thousand, which is much more than before.

Lin Heng hasn't taken out the money yet, so it's good to just keep it in the bankbook.

I originally wanted to go to the Heihe River, but it was raining heavily outside, so I gave up.

Lin Heng was a little bored while waiting for the truck to arrive, so he took Uncle Gao's fishing rod and went fishing under the bridge in the town.

There was a small backwater bay under the bridge. He dropped his fishing rod and used Uncle Gao's home-made wheat as bait.

He wanted to look for earthworms, but he couldn't find them after digging for a long time. In winter, these guys go deep into the ground.

After fishing for half an hour, Lin Yue shook his head and said, "It seems there is no hope, brother."

"I guess so." Lin Heng nodded. He also tried the teasing method, but it didn't work at all.

If it wasn't still raining, he would have wanted to change places.

"Forget it, let's go back and warm ourselves by the fire. I can't bear it anymore."

After fishing for another ten minutes, Lin Heng shook his head and said, it was so windy on the river that people were freezing like fools.

"Hey!! There's fish!"

However, when he lifted the pole, he suddenly felt a weight, and it was not small. He didn't know when he had caught the fish.

"Why didn't I get on?" Lin Yue pulled up his pole and asked doubtfully.

After a while, Lin Heng pulled up the fish, a large silver-white crucian carp weighing eighty-nine or two pounds.

Lin Heng suddenly laughed and said, "Not bad. I can cook a dish. There is no air force today."

"Do you want to continue?" Lin Yue looked at him and asked.

"No more fishing, no more fishing. I'll get some pig liver and set up a trap to catch yellow croaker some other day."

Lin Heng shook his head. Yellow croaker has no bones like catfish, and the meat is tender, suitable for Xiulan and Xiaoxia to eat.

Moreover, this thing has no resistance to liver and other things. Using pig liver to set up a trap can catch a lot of fish in one go.

But in this era, generally no one is willing to use pig liver to catch fish.

"Then let's go." Lin Yue didn't want to fish anymore. The two returned to the store to warm up by the fire and chat with Grandpa Gao Wang Zhou.

Not long after they warmed up, the sound of a truck engine sounded outside.

"Boss Li, long time no see." Lin Heng came out and greeted.

"Yes, long time no see, congratulations on your prosperity." Li Guoqiang said with a smile.

The two chatted for a few words and started unloading the goods, because they told Li Guoqiang in advance that he brought a lot of goods this time.

After unloading here, they drove directly to Hongfeng Village and unloaded the goods for his eldest brother's house.

When the goods were unloaded, many people in the village came to watch the excitement. They had known for a long time that Lin Yue's family was going to open a small store, and they all ran over to watch.

Lin Yue also spread the news of the opening promotion as Lin Heng said, and daily necessities were one or two cents cheaper than in the town.

The distance was close and there were discounts, so villagers came to buy on the spot. It was too far to go to the town, and there was a small store in the village. As long as it was not too expensive, everyone was willing to come and consume.

Lin Heng gave some instructions, and then took the fish, a box of crayons, and a lot of photo frames home.

In the house, Xiulan had already made the cake and was kneading the dough to make longevity noodles for Xiaoxia. Seeing Lin Heng coming back with a fish, she was surprised and said, "You caught a fish today."

"I almost froze to death. I caught this one in an hour. I changed the world and the ground trap." Lin Heng shook his head and said.

"Then you can go to the fireplace and roast some." Xiulan pointed at the fireplace and asked, "Is the store at my eldest brother's house ready?"

"It's ready, but they don't plan to hold a grand opening ceremony. They'll just treat us to a meal tomorrow and that's it." Lin Heng nodded.

"Is that so? That's good." Xiulan nodded.

After roasting the fire, it was time for lunch. Xiulan made rice and fried shredded potatoes and bacon.

After eating, they were busy making glutinous rice balls in the afternoon. Today was not only Xiaoxia's birthday, but also the Lantern Festival.

Lin's mother also came early to help.

Making glutinous rice balls is not difficult. Just add glutinous rice flour and water to make dough, and then wrap it with red bean paste you made yourself.

Making red bean paste is not difficult either. Boil the soaked red beans and grind them into pieces and put them in a pot. Add white sugar and vegetable oil and stir continuously until it becomes a mud.

After finishing, Xiulan fried other dishes and cooked a roe deer ribs with lotus root, chestnuts and yam.

Lin Heng didn't help with cooking in the afternoon, so he asked Caiyun to hang the family portrait on the living room wall.

He also put some other paintings into frames and placed them in the bedroom or the study.

The photos had been developed a long time ago, but the frames were only recently received today. With a few photos, the house felt more like home. When he was doing it, his parents and Xiaoxia looked at the photos curiously, which was also a very novel thing for them.

"It's time to eat!"

Xiulan called out when the meal was ready.

"Here it comes!"

Lin Heng and Caiyun both got up to help serve the dishes.

When the food was served, Xiulan brought a small bowl of longevity noodles to Xiaoxia and said with a smile: "This is longevity noodles made for the little birthday girl. Eat it quickly. You will be healthy and free from disasters after eating it."

"Okay, thank you, Mom!"

Xiaoxia laughed happily, picked up the chopsticks and ate the small bowl of longevity noodles that Xiulan cooked for her in one breath.

"Come on, this is a gift from grandpa for the little birthday girl." Father Lin took out a set of wooden shovels he made, which he made for Xiaoxia to dig sand for fun.

"I made a small sachet for Xiaoxia, wishing Xiaoxia peace and happiness." Mother Lin took out a pink round embroidered sachet for Xiaoxia to wear, and put a peace charm in it, which she had prayed for in the temple.

Caiyun gave her a painting she drew herself, which showed a big golden cat, and it was also colored.

Lin Heng gave her a new box of crayons, and Xiulan made her a little white rabbit doll.

Although birthday rituals such as blowing candles and making wishes have become popular in major cities in China, Lin Heng thought about it and decided not to do this very novel posture.

"Wow, I love my birthday. Thank you grandpa, grandma, aunt, and mom and dad!"

Xiaoxia danced happily and kissed everyone on the face. She was so happy to celebrate her birthday.

"Okay, let's eat!"

After Xiaoxia's birthday, everyone also celebrated the Lantern Festival and ate and drank happily.

The food included braised bear bones, boiled roe deer ribs, fried shrimps, braised crucian carp, cold coriander, spinach, and some braised meat braised during the Chinese New Year.

Although we have eaten a lot of good food during the Chinese New Year, everyone can feel sincere satisfaction and happiness every time we eat it.

Everyone has only lived a good life for a year or two, and they are not tired of food yet.

With the last bowl of sweet wine dumplings, the Lantern Festival party is over.

During this period, they often ate roe deer and bear meat. Both the parents and Lin Hengxiulan could clearly feel that their bodies were better and stronger than before.

Especially Lin's father and mother, who originally had sallow complexions and looked like they were in their fifties even though they were in their early forties.

In the past two years, Lin Heng has prepared delicacies from mountains and rivers, and recently he has also had precious bear meat and roe deer meat. He has become more than ten years younger.

His skin has become whiter, and all the minor ailments in his body have disappeared. He feels that he has endless energy when working.

These delicacies from the mountains are very effective in nourishing people. Seeing his family getting healthier and healthier, Lin Heng feels a great sense of accomplishment.

He decided to go to the mountains again recently to see if he could gain anything else.

After dinner, Lin's father and mother returned to Hongfeng Mountain. It was not possible without people living there. The cattle, sheep and musk deer were all extremely valuable property.

Lin Heng and Xiulan cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Xiaoxia was still looking at her toys there, talking to Xiongba Jinbao next to her. Compared with red envelopes, she liked these small gifts more.

Xiongba was busy digging bones, and Jinbao squinted his eyes and looked at Xiaoxia showing off expressionlessly.

The next morning, after breakfast, the big brother next door set off firecrackers, just to celebrate, and there was no banquet.

Lin Heng had nothing to do in the morning, so he took Xiongba and took a bow and arrow to the rapeseed and wheat fields near the village.

There was no food in the mountains during this period, and herbivores such as wild boars and deer would come down the mountain to steal rapeseed and wheat, so maybe they could be hunted.

But after running for three hours in the morning, he didn't catch anything.

At noon, he had lunch at his eldest brother's house. After lunch, Lin Heng drove the car to the road and connected the family's wooden cart to the back.

There were three 50-liter water tanks on the wooden cart.

"Let's go."

Putting on rain boots, Lin Heng shouted.

"You two sit in the front, and I'll sit in the back." Lin's father said while sitting on the wooden cart in the back.

"Okay!"

After agreeing, Lin Heng started the car and drove over to the Heihe River after his eldest brother got in the car.

Although he didn't bring Xiongba, he brought bows and arrows and hunting rifles.

They were going to catch plum fish in the upper reaches of the Heihe River, and they brought oxygen cylinders on purpose, ready to catch them alive.

Last summer, the timing of fishing was not good. The hot weather not only made transportation difficult, but the fish also hid in deep and cold places, so we didn't catch many big ones.

But now it's different. This time is the time when plum fish return to spawn, and they all swim back to the end of the river.

As long as you find a suitable place, it will be much easier to catch them.

At night, the fish are clumsy, which is a good time to catch fish.

Although the weather is still very cold, they still decided to try tonight.

It took more than 40 minutes to drive to Heihe River, and then they went up along the dirt road by the river.

After walking for two hours, we arrived at the end at 5:30 in the afternoon and found a suitable location.

"This place is good, there should be hope, let's go down and take a look."

Lin Heng said, looking at the river in the distance.

The water flow of Heihe River has become much smaller here, and the place they chose is still a place with wide water flow. It is easier to catch fish in shallow water in this place.

Get off the car and come to the riverbed. The water depth at the edge of this area is more than ten centimeters, and the water depth in the middle area is about half a meter.

At this moment, they hardly saw any plum fish, but as they walked further down, they could see a few plum fish from time to time in the river, which gave them hope.

"It's here. There are people fishing in the lower part. I guess there are not many people in this section." Father Lin nodded.