Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"This is the best way. Spend as little as possible."

Xiu Lan nodded and walked towards the second platform.

"Xiao Xia, let's go." Lin Heng stretched out his hand to Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia ran over, opened her arms and acted like a spoiled child: "Daddy, hold me~"

"Okay, dear." Lin Heng picked her up and walked up.

From the south, there was a big turn and we were on the second platform. It was only a little shorter than the first platform, and there was no difference in other aspects.

The walls inside were also higher, and the slope was much higher. The surface soil layer was all dug out. From here, we walked north all the way. The winding mountain road on the top of the mountain was at the northernmost position. From here, they could go up the mountain.

As we entered the top of the mountain, there were more and more fallen leaves on the ground. Fallen leaves of various colors floated on the ground. When a gust of wind blew, the mountain poplars, red maples and other trees on the mountain began to shed their leaves.

It was almost November, and these leaves would fall completely in a dozen days at most. Now was the best time to see the autumn scenery.

If you can stand in the sky and look down, the scenery will be more dreamy and charming.

However, walking in the forest and feeling the leaves falling like drizzle is another kind of enjoyment.

Soon they came to a place five or six meters below the cabin, where a small slope of 50 square meters was built for reversing.

"Can we put concrete in a few days?" Xiulan asked as she walked towards the cabin.

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, a total of 1,200 yuan will be given. If it is not poured, the dirt road will be easily damaged in the rain."

Concrete floor needs to be poured. After pouring, it will not only be convenient to walk but also prevent a certain degree of landslide.

"Then lay concrete. It costs so much money to build it, so it must be well protected."

Xiulan opened the cabin while speaking. She looked inside the cabin and prepared to clean up the cabin.

Lin Heng put Xiaoxia down and went to the small reservoir not far away to fetch two buckets of water. Xiulan cleaned the inside of the house and he cleaned the outer wall of the cabin.

During the days when the excavator was digging the platform, he went to the city several times. Not only did he almost finish the discussion about selling green shrimp this year, he also did many other things. He also bought paint, but he didn't have time to come up and paint.

The cabin was not big, and it was cleaned inside and out in less than an hour.

Then Lin Heng lit the charcoal and put it in the ceramic stove to boil water. He made a pot of black tea and sat on the rattan chair with Xiulan to drink tea and admire the beautiful mountain poplar outside.

The paint of the cabin will be painted when you leave later. If you paint it now, the smell is too strong and people can't enjoy the scenery here.

"When are you going to hunt black bears?"

Xiulan took a sip of tea and asked Lin Heng.

"We will go on November 10th, if it doesn't rain that day. Before that, I have to sell most of the green shrimp, and then tell my dad how to lay the cement floor."

Lin Heng picked up a few fallen leaves and said while playing with them.

"The time is very tight. It's less than 15 days. Will it be in time?" Xiulan was a little worried.

"It should be in time." Lin Heng exhaled and smiled.

"Then let's have a hot pot these two days, and you can make some beef balls for me." Xiulan thought for a while and said.

"No problem, I've wanted to eat it for a long time." Lin Heng nodded and said.

After chatting for a while, the two suddenly became quiet again, drinking tea, looking at the beautiful scenery around, and listening to the birds singing of his daughter in the woods.

Just sitting here, watching the leaves fall, watching the autumn scenery all over the mountains, he can watch it for a whole day, and every leaf falling seems to have a different kind of beauty.

After drinking a cup of tea, Lin Heng picked up the leaves on the ground, made a beautiful flower with a small bamboo stick, and reached out to insert it on Xiulan's head.

Xiulan was dressed very simply today, with a white autumn coat on the upper body and a yellow shirt on the outside, the sleeves folded up to reveal more than half of the white and smooth forearms, black trousers on the lower body, and a pair of black flat leather shoes on the feet.

Her hair was simply tied up, and Lin Heng inserted the leaf flowers on her head, making her look more elegant and warm, like a quiet autumn chrysanthemum in the sun.

"Dad, teach me how to make flowers." Xiaoxia said coquettishly while holding the leaves.

"Then watch carefully."

Lin Heng took the leaves and began to teach her. Xiaoxia's hands-on ability was pretty good. She could make a rough shape by following the example, but it was far from what Lin Heng and Xiulan did.

"This one is for mom, and this one is for dad!"

Although it was not good-looking, she liked to give it to others.

"Thank you, dear." Xiulan said with a smile.

She put several leaf flowers made by Xiaoxia together into a bouquet and hung it on the wall in the house, and gave her her own to play with.

Making flowers with colorful leaves is really an interesting thing. Each flower has its own characteristics and is different.

After playing for a while, they got up and walked into the woods to take a look.

Lin Heng took Xiulan to stroll in the colorful woods, feeling the sad and beautiful charm of autumn.

Lin Heng likes autumn and thinks the scenery is more beautiful than spring. Stepping on the colorful leaves, feeling the crisp and pleasant sound, the sky also has beautiful leaves, like a rain of petals.

"Ah, there are enoki mushrooms here!"

As she walked, Xiulan suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and saw a large bunch of enoki mushrooms growing on a tree stump in front of her, which looked plump and appetizing.

"It rained a few days ago, but no one came here. Maybe there are still some." Lin Heng said.

"I'll help you find it." Xiaoxia broke free from Lin Heng's hand and started looking around.

Lin Heng turned around and went back to get a basket. He had been busy recently and hadn't gone up the mountain to look for mushrooms. Mother Lin went to his nest to pick up some matsutake mushrooms.

After taking the basket, the three of them looked for fungi in the forest.

Not to mention, there are a lot of fungi in the woods. I picked up some enoki mushrooms and found some pine tree fungi, which add up to five or six kilograms.

"With these fresh mushrooms, why don't we have hot pot tonight?" Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Okay, but the beef balls are gone today and I don't have time to make them." Lin Heng said with a smile.

We have beef and mutton at home. A few days ago, someone in the town killed a scalper and sold it. He bought some really good yellow beef and a tripe.

"Just do it once and for all." Xiulan said, then looked towards the ginseng garden road, "Let's go dig a ginseng and see how big it is?"

"Then go and have a look."

Lin Heng nodded and walked into the ginseng garden.

The ginseng plants in the ginseng garden had long since withered. He first walked to the middle to see how the bees were doing with their autumn honey and to check their population status.

The two boxes of bees here were preyed on by the "Seven-Zi Niu" Hu Feng this summer, and the number has decreased a lot. Now when I opened it, I found that they are still in good condition. The autumn honey has also been capped. I can harvest some of it at some time.

After watching the bees, he came back and picked up two clusters of oyster mushrooms. They were large oyster mushrooms weighing one pound each, growing on the trunks of dead maple trees.

Handing the oyster mushroom to Xiulan, Lin Heng took a branch and dug out a ginseng tree. The forest soil was soft and he dug it out in a short time.

Because it is two years old, understory ginseng is not as careful as digging wild ginseng.

"It's so big and fat enough."

Xiulan was surprised when she saw ginseng. The ginseng that was only two years old was as thick as her index finger, which was much larger than she had imagined.

"There are no lines. It looks like it was artificially grown. It has not been fertilized. Fertilized ginseng can grow like carrots." Lin Heng said with a smile.

The wild ginseng reed bowl at home is not only long, but also has bowl scars. The growth ring-like lines on the ginseng are even more dense, just like the skin of an old man.

"Can this have any medicinal effect?" Xiulan took it over and looked at it curiously.

"Yes, it's just that the medicine is weak. I took this back to make wine."

Lin Heng said and walked out. When he returned to the cabin, he started painting. There was no need to paint the inside of the cabin. The paint painted before could last a long time.

Mainly outside, it is exposed to wind, sun and rain, and the paint needs to be repainted every year.

The color of the paint is walnut color. Lin Heng pours it out and stirs it evenly, then just paint it with a brush.

With Xiulan's help, the two of them finished painting in half an hour, including all the exterior walls and floors of the wooden house.

It was already twelve o'clock after the painting was finished, and the three of them took their things and walked down the mountain.

From the top part, you can see that there are still sixty or seventy acres of land that have not been cultivated. If all these shrubs are dug up and reclaimed, a large area can be opened.

"You can eat the leek buns and winter melon soup I made for lunch."

Seeing the three people coming down, Mother Lin looked at them and said.

"I originally planned to eat here, and then I would ask you to come over for hot pot in the evening." Lin Heng said with a smile.

After entering the house, Xiulan went to the bedroom to feed the child, and then everyone had lunch together.

After lunch, Mother Lin went to the vegetable garden to dig vegetables and wild vegetables. When she came back, she and Xiulan washed them together to prepare for hot pot in the evening.

Lin Heng and his father went to feed the cattle and sheep. The cattle and sheep pens were now full.

The red-maned horse Hongzao and the white goat are both raised outside the pen. Lin Heng doesn't ride Redzao much now. Its belly is chubby this year.

It also went into heat twice during this period. Lin Heng found a female donkey in the village to breed it with, but the breeding was unsuccessful.

Generally, mules are the result of a male donkey and a female horse.

When Lin Heng came over, the guy snorted and couldn't wait to eat the grass.

After feeding it, Lin Heng went in with a mixture of hay and fresh grass to feed the cattle and sheep.

In the past month, nine cows have come into estrus one after another, and three big bulls from the village have been found and bred with them. Judging from the situation, all of them should be pregnant now.

Cows have a long pregnancy, about 280 days, and they won’t give birth until June or July next year.

After a month of growth, Yang Zaizi has basically stabilized and his resistance has become much stronger.

There were originally 57 lambs, but now there are still 55 left. Two of them died this month, which is sad.

"Son, if you go to hunt black bears next month, the new cattle and sheep pens will have to be built next year." Father Lin said after feeding the sheep and leaving.

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, we will build it after spring starts. The cows will give birth in June and July. Just build it before then."

"How to lay the ground when the concrete here comes, I will tell you later."

Then Lin Heng added another sentence.

Back below, her mother and Xiulan had almost prepared the vegetables. Xiaoxia looked at Lin Heng's hand and said, "Dad, I want to eat fish."

"Eat it if you want, and I'll catch one for you later."

Lin Heng touched her head and said.

He found a fishing rod and took it up the mountain to catch plum blossoms. Although grass carp was now grown up and could be eaten, it was not as delicious as plum blossoms, and it had no spines, making it easier to eat.

When we came to the small dam, a lot of leaves fell on the light green water. He stood on the edge of the dam, threaded a small earthworm on the hook and threw it in. As soon as he put it down, a fish rushed over to bite the hook. When he pulled it in, he saw that it was a plum blossom of about one pound, and he immediately caught it.

The fry in this pond are basically 70-80 grams in size now, and the big ones can even weigh one kilogram. The breeding fish at the beginning of the year are even bigger. The growth rate of artificial breeding is still very fast.

Three fry weighing one kilogram were caught and slaughtered on the spot. Just as they were about to throw away the internal organs, a big furry head stretched out and licked it clean in two bites.

"When did you run up here?" Lin Heng rubbed Xiongba's head. This guy walked without making any sound.

"Woo!"

Xiongba made a low hum and rubbed his legs, looking like he wanted to eat fish.

"Wait a minute."

Lin Heng patted its head, killed the fish, caught another one and threw it to Xiongba.

After going down the mountain, he took the dishes for the hot pot in the evening, and Lin's mother helped push the child back to the village.

Lin Heng took out some kiwis to eat. These were red-heart kiwis given by his eldest brother. They tasted sweeter than ordinary green kiwis, especially Xiaoxia liked them.

After a short break, they started to burn charcoal and prepare ingredients for the hot pot.

Now, most of the crops have been harvested, and wheat and rapeseed have been planted, so there is nothing to do.

When Caiyun comes back at five o'clock in the afternoon, they start to eat hot pot. Today, it's just their family, and his elder brother and sister-in-law are not at home.

On one side is fish and mushroom soup, and on the other side is red oil and chili soup. After boiling, everyone starts to use chopsticks, pick up what they like and brush and eat.

The hot pot is not in the house, but on the stone table in the yard. It is cool and will not make the smell spread all over the house, but it is hard for passers-by outside the door.

In the yard, if you are full, you can lean on the chair and look at the red leaves in the mountains, the blue sky and white clouds, and look up, full of autumn colors.

The meal didn't end until seven o'clock. Lin's mother helped to clean up the dishes and returned to Hongfeng Mountain with Lin's father.

Lin Heng went to the back mountain to walk around to digest the food. When he came back, he saw Xiulan making rice wine under the eaves in the backyard.

After the fermentation of the wheat koji was completed last time, several pots of old glutinous rice were steamed to ferment the 80-jin large wine jar of rice wine.

Now a month has passed, and the fermentation of the rice wine has just been completed. The wine scooped out is a beautiful bright yellow.

"Try it and see how it tastes." Xiulan looked at him and handed him a glass of wine.

Xiulan made semi-sweet rice wine, which is fermented rice wine and added with fermented glutinous rice, so the wine has a hint of sweetness, and the wine aroma is particularly strong and mellow. It is a kind of rice wine that men, women, old and young like.

"It's very suitable now, slightly sweet and sweet, and the wine aroma is strong." Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

"That's good, I'll scoop all of this out and heat it up and then store it in the wine jar." Xiulan nodded and said.

All the wine was beaten out and weighed. This time, the rice wine made was 70 jin, which can be drunk for a long time.

Put the wine in a bucket and put the hot one in to make the wine. The rice wine must be heated, otherwise the yeast will continue to ferment and change the taste.

Generally speaking, it is enough to heat it to 75 degrees, which can inactivate yeast and evaporate some fermented aldehydes.

In the past, this temperature was based on feeling, and the fire was stopped when the wine was too hot. Now Lin Heng has bought a thermometer to control the temperature.