Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"You two continue hunting, and I will carry the pig-badger from behind."

Father Lin looked at the two of them and said.

Hearing what his father said, Lin Heng nodded in agreement, wiped the blood off the dagger and put it away to continue exploring.

However, it was already very dark now, and the cries of the golden rooster and bamboo rooster could not be heard. There was no sound, and they could not be found through the thick leaves.

However, Lin Heng discovered two hedgehogs one after another. When these guys saw the flashlight, they shrank into a ball of thorns, shot through them with one arrow, and took them back to Xiong Ba and Fengsheng.

In addition, no other prey was found, so the three of them turned and walked in the direction of the shelter.

It was already after nine o'clock when they came back. They lit a fire. They first collected the dried mountain products and packed them in bags. Then they simply laid out the various mountain products they made today to cool down, otherwise it would be so hot all night. Covered up bad.

After doing this, they got two tripods and put up a crossbar to hang the pig badger and skin it.

Father Lin and his eldest brother peeled the skins, and Lin Heng took Xiongba to the edge of the stream at the foot of the mountain to get three bamboo chickens. When they took them, they found that the stream groupers and tadpoles had chewed many holes in the bamboo chickens.

Taking another look at the turtles in the bag by the stream, he chopped up all three bamboo chickens and cleaned them. He immediately put oil in and added some wild peppercorns and fungus to stir-fry the chicken until fragrant.

Then I separately fried the pine mushrooms, chanterelles, and a lot of Pleurotus pleurotus, which are oyster mushrooms, that I picked up today. After frying out the water and draining them, I fried them together with the bamboo chicken. I also had the luxury of adding Added a matsutake mushroom for added flavour.

After the meat was fried, Lin Heng made some noodles, added the sauerkraut brought from the house and started eating. He finished the noodles first, then ate chicken mushrooms and drank rice wine.

Xiongba and Fengshou had a dog and a roasted hedgehog, as well as noodle soup and chicken bones.

After finishing the meal, it was already eleven o'clock. They cut the pig and badger into small strips and took them all to the edge of the stream along with the internal organs for disposal. They also washed the pots and dishes.

After taking care of the things, I put them in a water pool higher up. The water pool where the bamboo chickens were kept was too small.

The pool they were looking for was under a three-meter-high waterfall. The water was bone-chillingly cold. The pool was half a meter deep, so it was no problem to put the pig and badger in it.

They kept the large intestine and pig and badger suet for the internal organs, and cut off the remaining small intestine, pig belly, heart, liver, and kidneys, and planned to take them back later and fry them for tomorrow morning.

The pig badger's lungs, neck meat, and pig head were also taken back and cooked in a pot at night. When they were cooked, they were taken apart and fed to Xiong Ba and Fengsheng in the morning.

After finishing this, Lin Heng placed two clips on the side as usual. These were the last two clips he brought with him. There were twelve clips in total, and they were all finished.

It was already midnight when we walked back. The crescent moon was bright in the sky and the Milky Way was brilliant. At this time, there were no chirping of insects and birds, and the forest was eerily quiet and deep.

"We've been here for three days and we haven't found any black bear footprints yet." Father Lin asked curiously on the way back.

"I guess there are no more black bears nearby. The black bear activity area is too big. Each bear has its own territory. I guess it will be difficult for there to be any more black bears here in a short time." Lin Heng explained.

“I also think it’s difficult to find black bears nearby, so I think it’s more reliable to go to Changping County to hunt black bears,” Lin Yue said.

As they talked, they quickly returned to the shelter, fried the pig and badger offal, cooked the pig head and lungs, and hurriedly lay down to rest.

The people who walk up the mountain cover twenty or thirty kilometers every day. Even if they are in good health, they will not be tired even if they climb over mountains and ridges.

Early the next morning, although the three of them were awakened by birds just after dawn, they were unwilling to get up. They slept until nine in the morning, then got up and went to the stream to wash their faces.

After coming back, it was time to dry out their own wild goods. Even if they were all on their own, Lin Heng still insisted that everyone should be separated. Distribution according to work is the most reasonable, and sharing everything equally is the most stupid idea.

Lin Heng didn't know how much mountain goods he had now. Ganoderma lucidum got a snakeskin bag of dry goods, and there were many other herbs. He couldn't estimate the various bits and pieces. He could only go back and calculate them in detail.

After drying the herbs, they ate and continued their trek up the mountain. Today my enthusiasm has waned a bit and my body is a little tired, so I walked further downstream to see if there was anything good.

However, the harvest today was very poor. I dug a few yams and picked up a few fungi, but not even a few Ganoderma lucidum.

The only good harvest was the discovery of a particularly thick Polygonum multiflorum growing on the stone skin. It was easy to dig out the large Polygonum multiflorum weighing eight or nine kilograms.

This thing was cut into slices when brought back to the camp, and spread on the ground to dry in the sun. It would be too heavy to take back in one piece.

Moreover, Polygonum multiflorum cannot be eaten directly and must be prepared before it can be used.

They were not discouraged by the failure on the fourth day and regarded it as a rest. They came back early in the afternoon and went to bed early.

On the fifth day, in the morning they took three kilograms of pig and badger meat, rubbed it with salt, and then took their tools and went deeper into the mountains, hoping for a better harvest.

Then going deeper, the harvest is still average, there are not many Ganoderma lucidum, and there are not many precious herbs. Of course, there are definitely many more than near the village.

They picked a lot of Hericium mushrooms that day, and the kidney essence grass growing on trees in the mountains was also very good. They picked some and went back to make tea for themselves.

The next two days were not ideal. I searched everywhere for ginseng, but there was no trace of it at all, and I didn't harvest much other herbs.

There was nothing on the lower clip, and the harvest was mediocre.

The only reward was to go to the mountain stream with a net bag to catch fish at night. They caught more than five kilograms of big zebrafish and two turtles, which were found by Lin Yue and Lin's father.

Lin Heng found a small grass turtle, so he had to go back and give it to Xiaoxia as a pet.

At dusk on the seventh day, they fried badger meat and ate bamboo tube rice.

This was the last meal of badger meat, and now all that was left was some badger fat.

They didn't catch anything else in the past few days. For three people and two dogs, a badger weighing 20 kilograms was not much for them.

Especially with a lot of exercise every day, they also eat a lot, so they eat a lot of meat.

While eating, Lin's father smiled and shook his head: "It seems that we can't find ginseng this time."

There was no moon or stars today. The thick clouds covered everything. There were only blazing firelight and sporadic fireflies in the mountains and forests.

Lin Yue sighed and said, "It seems that there is no hope. I guess even if there is ginseng, the seeds have been eaten. It is too difficult to find. I am not that lucky."

"Son, you are the luckiest. You have found ginseng twice. Maybe you can find it if you look for it again." Lin's father said with a smile.

Lin Heng shook his head: "Dad, you are the luckiest this time. If you can't find it, let alone me."

Ginseng must exist, but it is too difficult to find. There are green plants everywhere under the forest, many of which are very similar to ginseng, so it is too easy to miss it.

If there are red seeds, it is easy to find, but generally the seeds will be eaten by birds as soon as they turn red. People come to look for it by chance. They just have to walk to a place where there are ginseng and find ginseng seeds that have not been eaten.

But the probability is too small, and failure is also normal. In reality, there is no saying that you will succeed if you work hard.

If you try your best but don't find it, you can only accept this reality.

"It looks like it will rain soon. We only have enough food for one day. It's time to go. I don't know what's going on at home."

Lin Heng ate a mouthful of rice and said to his father and eldest brother.

"Yes, it's time to go. Let's go back tomorrow morning." Lin's father also said.

He was also worried about the situation in the house. Although the third child helped the family, it was better for him to raise shrimps himself.

Although he told Lin's mother to run the aerator for a few hours every day and feed one-third of the usual amount when he left, there would be basically no problems.

But he was always worried that it would not be worth it if he messed up the main business of the house.

"Well, go back, it's time to harvest corn." Lin Yue also nodded. If he couldn't find ginseng, there was no reason to stay.

There were too many green leaves these two days, and hunting was too difficult.

Go back and pack up, rest and prepare for hunting in Changping County after the leaves fall in autumn.

"Although we didn't catch any prey, our harvest this time was still good." Lin's father said with a smile.

The most valuable thing is Ganoderma lucidum, they got a lot.

After dinner, Lin Heng lay on the bed and missed his wife and children.

The next morning, they got up early. Lin's father cooked here, and Lin Heng and his eldest brother went to collect the noose and clamps.

As expected, the noose and clamps on both sides of the stream did not catch anything. Lin Heng estimated that their fire scared the nearby animals.

Going up the stream, they were stunned not far away.

"Ahhh!!"

Seeing the two approaching, a silly roe deer screamed and began to jump and struggle violently.

But the movement was not big, its front legs were firmly clamped, and blood was constantly flowing.

"Don't go forward."

Lin Heng first stopped the two dogs, then took out the bow and arrow, approached and shot the roe deer in the neck with an arrow, killing it.

"Ahhh!!"

Seeing the roe deer fall, the two dogs couldn't wait to run over and lick the blood.

"Brother, I didn't expect that you would catch a roe deer in your clamp when you were about to go back. What a good luck." Lin Yue patted Lin Heng's shoulder and said in shock.

"It seems that my luck has finally come." Lin Heng was also very happy. This roe deer weighed about 40 kilograms when lifted up, and it was another male roe deer.

After taking the traps off, the two continued to collect several other traps and the King of Hell.

Their traps and the King of Hell do not put bait, because bait can easily attract small things such as mice.

Therefore, either they don't catch them, or if they do, they will catch bigger ones.

Just like fishing with corn, small fish don't eat it, and the ones that can be eaten are big fish.

Once a large prey passes by, the traps set on the animal trail will be able to catch it with a high probability.

"Let's go, although we didn't get ginseng this time, it's also quite satisfactory."

Lin Heng said with a smile while carrying the roe deer.

"With this roe deer, our trip is really worthwhile this time." Lin Yue nodded with a smile.

The two returned to the camp, and Lin's father was still packing up and didn't notice them.

"Dad, look what we got back." Lin Heng shouted with a smile.

"Hey. This is a big roe deer, right?"

"That's great, I'll be proud of myself this time!"

Lin's father was also excited when he saw this thing and ran over to check it out, and was completely surprised.

"Haha, I'm lucky to have caught it with the trap. This is the biggest prey we've harvested this time." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"This is a great time. Take it home today and freeze it. It won't go bad at all." Lin Yue also said.

After looking at it and weighing it, the excitement subsided. Father Lin smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat. After eating, let's go back and try to get home before dark."

The two also nodded. The three of them had a heavy task to go back, and the road was too long.

Breakfast was rice, and the last rice was all cooked, which seemed a bit too much. The dish was mushrooms fried with hot sauce, and there were no other vegetables.

After eating, the three of them packed up everything that needed to be packed.

When they came, Lin Heng carried a backpack, and his eldest brother carried a bamboo backpack. Lin's father carried a shoulder pole and a bag.

But he couldn't do that when he went back. Lin Heng carried the backpack, put the backpack at the bottom of the backpack, and put the roe deer on it, as well as some small pieces he had hunted today, with a weight of more than 60 kilograms.

Lin's father and eldest brother both carried the carrying pole, which mainly contained herbs and other things from these days. Each person carried about 70 to 80 kilograms.

Most of them were dried and not so heavy, but there were some wet ones dug yesterday, and there were also a lot of wild yams, which could not be dried.

After packing up, Lin Heng walked in front with a long-handled hatchet to clear the way, but the two people carrying the carrying pole walked behind.

On the way back, there was no time to look at any prey, and the things were so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

With such heavy things and a difficult mountain road, the three of them were much slower than when they came.

Originally, they said they would come back to pick some wax gourds and schisandra chinensis, but when they got there, they had no such idea at all. They only picked a tree of wild grapes, and Lin Heng put them in the backpack to take them back.

By the time they could see the village, it was already 7:30 in the evening, and they left at 7 in the morning.

And this time they went in a straight line, unlike when they went there to look for Ganoderma lucidum everywhere. They took a detour.

This shows how heavy the load was.

Originally, they were thinking about how to deal with the curious questions of the villagers, but this time they didn't think about it directly, because it was already 8 o'clock when they got home, and most people went back to their houses.

But inevitably, they still had to pass by the door of the people they were walking on, and they would inevitably be discovered.

The door of his eldest father's house was one of the necessary roads. When his family saw Lin Heng and his family carrying so many things, especially a roe deer passing by, they were all silent as death.

Father Lin only greeted his mother and said that he would send her some meat in a few days.

Although the old lady was very bad and biased, as a son, Lin's father still couldn't break off with Lin Heng as decisively and completely ignore him.

In addition to this house, there are two other houses that must be passed by, and they don't want to take a detour because it's too long.

Those who were originally enjoying the cool air were stunned for a moment when they saw the harvest of the three people, and then there was a series of questions.

Lin Heng only said that he had killed a roe deer and got some common herbs such as epimedium, and didn't say the specific hunting place.

Back in the house, Lin Heng knocked on the door and shouted: "Xiu Lan, I'm back, open the door quickly."

"I'm coming!"

"It's Dad, Dad, Dad, we miss you so much!"

"Second brother and the others are finally back, so good!"

Before the door was opened, excited and happy voices came from the yard, and they could be heard running over to open the door.