Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

The first thing he did was to go to the engineering team to learn about the situation of renting excavators. The answer he got was that they would not rent to private individuals. There were not enough excavators now, and there was endless work to do every day.

However, Lin Heng still learned the approximate price, which was not much different from what he expected.

The second thing was to find Lin Hai. His third father wanted him to go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But Lin Heng went to his residence and found that he was not there. He could only turn around and go to Tian Yan's school to bring her the news.

After bringing the news, Lin Heng was about to leave, but he found that someone was selling mandarin fish on the small street outside the school. The fresh mandarin fish had just been caught.

"How much is your mandarin fish per pound?" Lin Heng drove over and asked.

"Eighty cents a pound, do you want it?" The old man replied with a smile.

"I want all five big ones." Lin Heng nodded and pointed to the five largest fish.

Now the wages in the city have generally risen to two yuan a day. If you buy rice, flour and vegetables, you can buy a lot, but the price of meat is very expensive, and most people can't afford it.

The main reason is that they are rare. Fish and shrimp are all caught in wild rivers, and very few are farmed.

Mandarin fish and black fish are relatively expensive fish, so this price is normal.

"Okay."

The old man quickly packed the fish and weighed it when he heard this. He counted it as seven pounds for a total of more than seven pounds.

"Five dollars and sixty." Lin Heng took the fish and handed it over.

"Have a good time." After receiving the money, the old man waved to Lin Heng happily.

After the car drove away, Lin's father said: "We bought a little too much. Three is enough. We can go fishing for the rest."

"Not much, not much. I plan to take it back to make stinky mandarin fish. Let's go fishing when we have time later." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Then wait a minute, I will also buy two and let Xiulan teach your sister-in-law how to make it." At this time, Lin Yue suddenly said.

He tasted stinky mandarin fish once last year. It tasted very good and he thought it was very good.

Especially the firm meat like garlic cloves makes people linger.

"This is enough. When it's done, I'll bring you one. There's no need to buy more." Lin Heng said, not giving his elder brother a chance to choose, he drove back directly.

"Yes, five is enough." Lin's father also said.

"Okay then." Lin Yue no longer insisted.

Back to the village, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The sun was still very hot during the Mid-Autumn Festival, making people feel like their skin was being sunburned.

First sent his father back to Hongfeng Mountain, he turned back and went home.

"Dad, I'll help you get something."

Seeing Lin Heng drive the car to the door, Xiaoxia ran over and said.

"Okay, you get this."

Lin Heng gave her a bag of toilet paper for her to carry, he pushed the car in, and took the rest of the things with Xiulan.

"Are you going to make stinky mandarin fish?" Xiulan said as she looked at the fish she brought herself.

"Yes, I bought it specially. I'll kill it after I drink some water." Lin Heng nodded.

"Okay, I'll go prepare the seasoning later." Xiulan nodded.

Putting the things down, she poured Lin Heng a cup of herbal tea made of honeysuckle, prunella vulgaris and other anti-explosive herbs, and then sorted out the things Lin Heng bought.

Every time Lin Heng bought something, he would write a small note at home, and then buy according to the receipt, so he would only buy more, not less, and Xiulan was very relieved.

Lin Heng drank a sip of herbal tea to cool off, and took some snacks for his daughter, and then got up to kill the fish.

Kill the fish, remove the internal organs and gills, Xiongba and Dazhuang are already waiting to eat.

Dazhuang looks more and more like Erha, and now he is also very noisy and clingy. When people come back, he hugs his legs and rubs around.

Lin Heng is too lazy to stop them from eating raw food. Now he will deworm and bathe them regularly, bathing once every half a month and deworming once a month.

After killing the mandarin fish, there is no need to clean it. Just take it and pour the spices and salt prepared by Xiulan into it and spread it evenly. This time, some wild peppercorns picked by Lin Heng in the mountains were specially added.

After it is done, put it in a wooden basin, cover it with a wooden board and press it with a big stone, so that garlic cloves will form later.

"I have prepared lunch and bring it to you."

Lin Heng washed his hands, and Xiulan brought him pumpkin corn porridge and leek boxes.

Xiulan and the children had already eaten, but when Lin Heng was eating, Xiaoxia would still run to him to feed him a few bites, as if he ate more deliciously.

"Husband, I'll soak some soybeans and you can help me make tofu tomorrow."

Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Okay, you can make some vegetable tofu. I haven't eaten it for a long time." Lin Heng nodded. There is still a difference between homemade tofu and bought tofu.

After dinner, Lin Heng stayed at home with Xiaoxia to paint the doll he had pinched before, and Xiaoxia had a lot of fun.

Xiulan went to the old house to wash the stone mill. Although there was a crusher that could make tofu directly, she suddenly wanted to eat tofu ground by the stone mill.

At five o'clock, Lin Heng was wiping his hunting arrows and preparing to go out hunting. His elder brother pushed open the gate of the yard and walked in with a basket in his hand.

"Brother, I brought you some red-heart kiwis. This year I left a few trees in the orchard to bear fruit. The yield and size are good."

Lin Yue came over and poured the kiwis into a basket and said.

The kiwis are still hard now, but they will soften on their own after a few days. If you want to wait for them to soften on the tree, you have to wait until November.

"The fruit is still quite big. It looks like it can start to bear fruit and sell next year." Lin Heng said after taking a look at the kiwis. They are the size of eggs, much larger than wild ones.

Lin Yue nodded: "Yes, I think it's okay, but I haven't put up any airs yet."

"Let's build this this winter. It's best to use cement pillars and steel wires to build the shelf. Wooden pillars will break down in two years. You have to make or buy cement pillars first." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

It’s time to set up a rack for his grapes. After setting up the rack, add some decomposed cow and sheep dung so that they can be harvested next year.

Compared with apples, vines such as grape kiwi grow faster. Apples will not bear fruit on a large scale until the year after next year, so they can be kept less next year.

"I also said that I would chop wood to make a shelf. If you say so, then we should use cement pillars and steel wires." Lin Yue nodded. He didn't want the shelf to break after two years of use.

"Are you hunting today?" Lin Heng asked again.

"I'm actually here to ask you to do this. I want to get something good to eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Then let's go."

Lin Heng nodded, immediately turned around and said to Xiulan, and took Xiongba and his eldest brother out together.

They went to Sanyegou today and heard a muntjac barking there recently, so they decided to try their luck.

After walking for a long time, we entered the ditch. Below the ditch was a soybean field. As soon as we walked over, we saw a yellow-haired rabbit running out from the edge of the soybean field.

Xiongba was the first to rush out to catch up, but his eldest brother's dog Luck was stunned for a moment before following his father Xiongba and rushing out.

However, because the bushes in the forest were difficult to navigate this time, Xiong Ba failed to catch it before it entered the hole.

"This is also a good thing. Maybe there are other rabbits in this hole." Lin Heng came over and smiled.

"Let's get some cigarettes first and see how many holes there are." Lin Yue nodded. It would be nice to be able to hunt a rabbit. They didn't choose.

Lin Heng made a pine needle and lit a fire, igniting two tree tongues. This kind of tree tongue will continue to burn and smoke. He put it into the hole and fanned it to send smoke in. After a while, he could see other trees. Smoke billowed from two places.

After blocking the two caves, Lin Heng continued to smoke here, while his elder brother took two dogs to guard the other exit.

After being smoked for about five minutes, the rabbits couldn't bear it any longer and jumped out of the hole.

The two guarding dogs, Xiongba and Luck, captured two rabbits one after the other.

"I caught you. I guarantee you won't be in the Air Force today."

Lin Yuechong shouted to Lin Heng that when he was happy, another rabbit suddenly jumped out of the hole.

"Damn, one of them escaped!" Lin Yue shouted, but he could only see the guy disappearing into the grass. It was too late for Xiongba to put down the rabbit in his mouth and pursue it again.

"Just run, two are enough." Lin Heng put out the fire and walked over and said.

Lin Yue shook his head: "It's a pity. I could have had extra food, but I was careless."

Carrying the two rabbits that had been killed, they walked up the mountain. On the way, they could find a lot of August melons, and there were very few schisandras because they had been picked.

The two of them explored the mountains and forests until dark before returning home. Lin Heng was lucky enough to catch another bamboo chicken, while his elder brother encountered nothing.

But in fact, both of them were very satisfied with today's harvest.

After returning home, Lin Heng cleaned the rabbit and golden rooster and froze them in the refrigerator for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Early the next morning, it started to rain lightly again. Originally, I wanted to grind the tofu with a stone mill, so I had to take the soybeans and crush them with a grinder instead.

When they came back from the fight, Lin Heng helped give them soy milk and put it in a pot to boil before drinking. They took part of it out to cool down and ordered the rest into tofu.

After eating a bowl of salty tofu mixed with garlic and spicy pepper, Lin Heng was somewhat satisfied. It's not that he has never tasted anything better than this, but it's that this wonderful taste is rarely eaten. Making tofu is very troublesome and requires a lot of effort. Generally speaking, it takes half a day to make tofu once.

"You can bring some to your eldest brother and parents later." Xiulan scooped out some tofu puffs and said. The texture of tofu puffs is very different from tofu. Every time everyone in the family makes it, everyone will share some to taste.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.

With help, they scooped out the tofu brains and started making tofu. Today they made three different soy products, namely tofu skin, tofu, and mugwort tofu.

Among them, Artemisia Seed Tofu is their specialty here. It is made with young leaves of Artemisia annua. It has the fragrance of beans and the fragrance of Artemisia Seed, which is very good.

As for the tofu skin, it will be stored in the refrigerator for hot pot use for a few days.

After making the tofu, Lin Heng gave some of the still-still-cold tofu puffs to his eldest brother's house and his parents so that Caiyun could taste them when he came back from school.

"Dad, I still want to eat sweet tofu puffs, but my mother won't let me eat it. She won't let me eat the ice cream when I eat it. She even gave it to my aunt but wouldn't let me get it. Can you kick her out?"

Lin Heng came back, Xiaoxia hugged his legs and complained, looking aggrieved.

Xiulan laughed when she heard this: "I even kicked you out. This is my home."

"This is my dad's house, I won't leave." Xiaoxia hummed with her chin held high.

Lin Heng helplessly spread his hands, pointed at Xiulan and said with a smile: "You can't eat too much in one day, and I can't beat that woman."

The ice cream was previously made with cream, milk and jam. It tastes very good and is very popular with children such as Xiaoxia, Linwei and others.

Xiaoxia looked at her mother and said angrily: "Then when I grow up, I will help my father beat my mother."

"Then I'll beat you up first." Xiulan pretended to come over and wanted to catch her.

"Dad, help me, aunt, please help me, my butt is going to be spread open."

When she saw her mother coming, Xiaoxia quickly asked for help.

After being caught by her mother, she begged for mercy: "Mom, I was wrong. I love you the most. I won't eat ice cream anymore. I'll give it to you."

She knew the situation so quickly that she hugged her mother and begged for mercy.

"Hahaha!"

For a while, the room was filled with cheerful laughter. Xiaoxia was so funny for ice cream.

Xiulan didn't really want to hit her. She touched her face and said, "Children can only eat one ice cream a day. When you grow up and are over ten years old, you can eat two. When you are an adult, you can eat as many as you want."

"Okay then!" Xiaoxia supported her chin and worried about growing up again.

Lin Heng waved to her to come over, and then told her a little secret. She agreed immediately.

Then Lin Heng went to get an ice cream to eat himself, and let Xiaoxia eat a bite from time to time. She also laughed happily.

In the evening, Lin Heng took out sandpaper to polish the dried bluefish stone.

This is the second time to dry it in the shade. After the first drying, there was a bad smell. He soaked it for a while, and the smell disappeared after the second drying.

After drying, this thing looked grayish white, not like a piece of jade at all.

But with sandpaper polishing, it showed orange-red color in a short while.

The hardness of the blackfish stone is not very high, and it is relatively fast to polish. Before going to bed, Lin Heng polished off the outermost oxide layer.

After breakfast the next day, he continued to polish with finer sandpaper, and it was very smooth when he used 2,000-grit sandpaper.

Finally, polished it with polishing paste, and this orange-red black fish stone appeared.

After using a steel needle to pierce a small hole, Lin Heng applied a layer of baby lotion to it, and then put on a woven black pendant rope to make a beautiful piece of jewelry.

"Xiu Lan, look at this beautiful."

After Lin Heng finished it, he showed it to Xiu Lan.

"It is really beautiful. No wonder people say that blackfish stone can be used as a necklace." Xiu Lan took it to the sun and looked at it, nodded and said.

"This orange color is really beautiful. Did my second brother give it to his sister-in-law?" Caiyun took it and looked at it and liked it very much.

Xiulan smiled and said, "It must be for his daughter, such a short rope."

"It is indeed for Xiaoxia."

Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

"Great, I love Dad!"

Xiaoxia jumped up excitedly when she heard this. She had been watching Lin Heng polishing it since last night.

"Come, I'll put it on you." Caiyun came over with the rope and put the green fish stone on Xiaoxia's neck.

"It looks really good. With this contrast, Xiaoxia looks like a little princess." Caiyun smiled after putting it on Xiaoxia.

Lin Heng and Xiulan also nodded. This green fish stone really matches Xiaoxia very well.

"You must take good care of it. It won't look good if it gets dirty." Xiulan touched her little face and said.

"I know, mom." Xiaoxia nodded happily.