Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Just get off, get some sleep!"

Lin Heng pulled her down and continued to sleep.

"I hate you, I'm going to add firewood to the fireplace!" Xiulan complained, but she didn't move any further, letting Lin Heng hold her and continue to rest.

It was almost nine o'clock before Lin Heng woke up. He glanced at Xiulan in his arms, grinned and said, "Let's get up."

"It's time to get up long ago." Xiulan pinched his cheek.

Lin Heng first went to add two new firewood to the fireplace before getting dressed. Although there was coal, it was not as hot as the firewood.

And because the windows are open, the temperature is only about 10 degrees without adding firewood, and only 15 or 16 degrees can be reached with adding firewood.

When I got dressed and got up, it was already snowy outside, but the snow was not thick enough, only two or three fingers wide.

"Didn't you say you were going hunting when it snowed? Shouldn't you leave today?" Xiulan turned to look at him and said.

"Tomorrow, I want to kill a sheep to make soup today." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

"Then let's go get some firewood and go into the house first." Xiulan looked at him and said.

The two first went to the back mountain woodshed to grab some chopped firewood, and then went out to exercise after burning the fireplace in the main room.

After milking the cow, Xiulan made a milk pancake in the morning, mixing eggs, flour and milk, putting oil in a pan and scooping out the mixed batter with a spoon and frying until both sides were golden brown.

The children like the milk and egg pancakes very much. Lin Heng can also eat them, but he doesn't like them very much.

After breakfast, the snow was already very thick outside, and the children ran out to play in the snow and had a lot of fun.

Lin Heng was planning to go to Hongfeng Mountain to kill sheep. He had finished the mutton last time, and now he wanted to eat it again. He would eat more mutton to replenish his health in winter.

With a creak, the courtyard door slammed open, and Lin Yue walked in with a smile: "Brother, it's snowing, it's a good time for hunting."

Snow is an excellent hunting opportunity. The prey will be forced to come out to look for food if they want to resist the cold. The footprints will be clear and easier to track.

After a heavy snowfall, all scents dissipate, making it easier for hounds to track.

"Indeed, when are you going?" Lin Heng looked at his elder brother and asked. As time goes by, hunting becomes more and more difficult, so you have to cherish the opportunity to hunt.

"Let's see if uncle and the others will come down today to explain the situation. If they don't come down today, how about we go to Baishigou by ourselves tomorrow?" Lin Yue said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.

He hasn't caught any big animals in hunting this year, so he will definitely seize the opportunity when it snows this time.

"Then it's settled, let's go up the mountain tomorrow morning." Lin Yue said.

"Let's go over and help kill the sheep. You can also make some to stew the mutton soup." Lin Heng looked at him and said.

Lin Yue pressed his shoulder and said: "What kind of killing? We will definitely get a big prey when we go hunting tomorrow. There is no need to kill our own sheep."

Lin Heng laughed and said: "Brother, you are really eloquent. That's fine. I won't kill the sheep. I just hope that it won't become silent in the middle and then turn into nonsense later."

It's the same when hunting and fishing. You'll be happy when you go out, but not necessarily when you come home.

Lin Yue waved his hands repeatedly: "That's impossible. We will definitely be able to catch big prey in the snow this time. I feel that my skills have improved a lot."

After saying a few words, he returned home. Lin Heng took a sip of tea and looked at Xiulan: "If we don't kill the sheep anymore, let's just have rice for lunch."

Xiulan looked at him and said, "It's okay not to kill. It's just that it's cold and the roads are slippery. Don't forget your own safety when hunting. If you can't catch the prey, you won't be able to catch it. We still have sheep to kill and eat when we get home." ”

"I understand." Lin Heng nodded.

Then he went to Hongfeng Mountain and took Xiongba to deliver some milk to his parents. He also helped pull a cart of green storage and a cart of hay to the cattle and sheep breeding pen on the second platform for storage.

After finishing helping, Lin Heng took Xiongba around in the forest, looking at the snow-covered branches and Xiongba stepping out of the snowy plum blossoms.

It was covered in yellow fur, except for its dark back, and its tail was rolled up high. It started to look back three times with one step at a time, always looking to see Lin Heng smiling from it.

If Lin Heng yells, he will run back happily, shaking his head. If he is petted twice, he will rub his legs affectionately, and his two front paws will hug his feet.

Although he can't speak, he is very psychic.

After walking around in the forest, snow fell on his shoulders and head. Xiongba shook the snow off from time to time, but there was no snow on his body.

After wandering around for a while, he returned home to warm himself by the fire. His lunch was simple rice, and he was very satisfied with two fried meats and one vegetable.

In the afternoon, Lin Heng played with the children at home. Some of the small experiments he had done before still made the children curious and surprised. Painting and making clay sculptures were also very interesting.

Creak! !

"Lin Heng, it's snowing, let's go hunting tomorrow!"

The door was pushed open, and two middle-aged men walked in. It was Uncle Lin Heng and his third uncle.

"I'm just waiting for you, uncle and uncle. When you come down, we'll set off tomorrow morning." Lin Heng said with a smile.

As he spoke, he poured a cup of boiling black tea for the two of them.

The two sat down in front of the fireplace, and Lu Honghai said, "That's fine. At least one wild boar will be brought back this time."

"Bring me two small wild boars and roast them for the best." Lin Heng said with a smile. He was no longer interested in the big wild boars. Needless to say, the taste of the small wild boars when roasted is undeniable.

Lu Hong just took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, it's really possible this time. Wild boars breed very fast, so the probability of encountering young wild boars is high."

Lin Heng nodded. Wild boars usually give birth in April and May. The largest one now will not exceed 50 kilograms. It is more delicious than a big wild boar whether it is roasted or eaten in other ways.

After chatting for a while, Lin Heng went to inform his eldest brother again. He originally wanted to invite everyone to his house for dinner, but his eldest brother questioned that he had to agree to invite them to eat there.

After having dinner at his eldest brother's house, Lin Heng packed up his things when he returned home in the evening. It was still snowing outside at this time, and it was estimated that it would take a while.

They planned to go into the mountains for three days at least, and no more than ten days at most, so they had to bring enough dry food.

Lin Heng brought ten kilograms of rice, three kilograms of noodles, five kilograms of sweet potatoes, and some other things, with a total weight of nearly 30 kilograms.

After resting for a night with Xiulan in his arms, he set off after breakfast the next morning. The four people carried about the same weight, and they brought more food, so they were prepared.

They tied hemp ropes on their shoes so that they would not slip when stepping on the snow more than 20 centimeters thick.

"It looks like it's going to snow heavily this time!" Lu Honghai sighed as he looked at the sky with snowflakes floating in it.

Hunting is easier on snowy days, but the danger is also doubled, and not many people dare to go out hunting.

"It seems so, I hope we can get something." Lin Heng nodded.

This time they brought four dogs, in addition to his Xiongba and his elder brother's Good Luck, there was also Fengshou, a small dog raised in Hongfeng Mountain, and an unnamed yellow dog, which is also the offspring of Xiongba and Lai Fu.

The role of the dog will also be enhanced when it snows, so they tied the dog with a rope and led it along the path towards Sanchagou.

Even if they didn't explore or hunt on the way, and walked along the path all the time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at the stream upstream of Sanchagou.

"Hurry up and make a fire, your feet are going to freeze off."

When they arrived at the location, Lin Heng put down his things and quickly swept the snow to make a place to make a fire. He brought pine resin, plus some dry firewood picked up on the road, and the fire was still very fast.

"It's too cold, my hands and feet are numb!"

Lin Yue also put his things around to keep warm.

"How should we build our place?" Lu Honggang squatted down and asked.

Lu Honghai said: "We come here every year, so we should build a small wooden house."

Lin Heng thought for a while and said: "We definitely can't build a wooden house this time. Let's build four small triangular houses together. It's probably difficult to build one."

Lu Honghai shook his head: "I don't think it's possible. The small one is too cramped. It's uncomfortable to turn over. Let's just build a big house of 20 square meters. I don't think it's difficult with film paper."

"And there is a tarpaulin. It should be no problem for the four of us." Lu Honggang also said.

"Okay, a big one is fine." Lin Heng nodded. He didn't care. Anything was fine.

After roasting the fire for a while, the four people started to build. This side was originally a platform. After digging it a little flat, they could erect the pillars.

All the materials were locally available. First, four pillars were erected to build a frame, which was surrounded by various woods. A slope for splashing water was built on the top. Wooden sticks were first used, then film was laid, and finally a layer of leaves and moss was used to cover it.

This wooden house was not easy to build. The four people worked until dark before they finished it. They lit a fire in the house and built it for another two hours before it was barely completed.

Fortunately, there were film and waterproof tarpaulin, otherwise the wooden house would have leaked everywhere. In the final analysis, there was not enough time and no saw.

"The house was barely built, but the place to sleep is also a problem." Lin Yue said while roasting the fire.

"We can only make do with it tonight and do it well tomorrow." Lin Heng looked at some hay piled in the house. This was what they collected on the road, but it was not enough to make a bed.

That is, the extra film can be laid on the ground to isolate moisture, otherwise they will have to sleep on it tonight.

It is very difficult and troublesome to come to the mountains on a snowy day.

"Just sleep." Lu Honghai also said.

The stove was not ready, and the smoke from time to time made people unable to open their eyes.

"Eat first, I'll get the saw later and turn this place into a real hunter's cabin." Lin Heng handed the warm steamed buns to everyone, and took out the moldy tofu and chili.

Just eat a little at night, and then simply lay the bed and rest.

There were four dogs leaning against each other, but it was not particularly cold, just woke up three or four times at night.

As the wind blew, some places were blown in, and the coldness hit people.

At 6:30 the next morning, everyone got up, none of them slept well, and some coughed and some had runny noses.

"After such a big suffering, don't let people down this time." Lu Honghai sighed.

Lin Heng went out to pee, and came back to boil a pot of hot water to drink. Everyone ate the dry food, fed the dogs a little, and set out hunting directly.

It snowed again last night, and the snow in the mountains was more than 30 centimeters thick.

"Let's go around Sanchagou first to see if there are any signs of prey. If there are none, then go to the forests of kiwifruit and kudzu vines. There is a lot of hope in such places."

Lu Honghai took the lead, and everyone set off along the road.

While searching near the swamp wetland of Sanchagou, Lin Heng took out his traps again.

Sweep out a piece of open space with exposed soil, tie the fish hooks prepared in advance to the branches, and sprinkle a handful of grains and wheat.

It doesn't matter what bird is caught, it can be eaten anyway, even if people don't like to eat, there are still dogs.

The mountain wind is howling, even those wearing thick cotton coats and hats are still cold and shrinking their heads, only the dogs are very active.

"It seems that there are no prey around here."

After looking around, Lin Yue sighed.

"It may also be covered by snow." Lin Heng said, air force is a common thing, he is used to it.

"Go to the kiwi forest over there." Lu Honghai said again.

Everyone followed, and after walking for a while in the forest, Lu Honggang suddenly shouted: "Come on, wild boar footprints, more than one wild boar."

Everyone heard the sound and hurried over, only to see that there was indeed a wild boar footprint on the ground, and there were traces of wild boars digging snow to find food.

"There is more than one!" Lin Yue said excitedly, even if wild boars are not delicious, it is good to kill them.

"It looks like two adults and four children are walking up the mountain. They may have fallen over the beam. Let's chase them."

After a little judgment, Lin Heng said.

The four people led the dog and chased up the mountain. Along the way, they could see the footprints of the wild boar digging the ground, which were undoubtedly fresh footprints.

The four people chased up the ridge and then went down the mountain. They walked another three or four kilometers along the ravine, from cold to hot.

"This thing can really run!" Lu Honggang shook his head.

Lin Yue also laughed and said, "My hands and feet are numb and my chest and back are sweating."

Lin Heng was about to speak when he suddenly saw Xiongba prick up his ears and look forward. He hurriedly said, "Be quiet, the wild boar should be in front."

Everyone was quiet. Lin Heng signaled them not to move, and he took Xiongba to investigate the situation.

He walked more than 500 meters and suddenly stopped and crouched.

Looking quietly, I saw six wild boars with brown and black hair under the forest on the right side in front. They were foraging, digging the ground, and looking up from time to time.

After reading it, he quietly retreated, walked back quickly and said: "The wild boar is under the tree on the right side of the front. Let's divide into two groups to surround it, shoot first, then release the dogs, and try to kill them all."

The reason for saying this is that they are well equipped now. He not only took a compound bow today, but also a double-barreled shotgun. Together with his elder brother and uncle, there are three in total. He is very confident that he can kill them all.

"Okay, if we can kill it, we will be awesome!" Lu Honghai said with a smile.

Although it is very dangerous on snowy days, once there is a harvest, it is often extraordinary.

"Then I will be in a group with Lin Heng, and Lin Yue, you and your uncle will be in a group." Lu Honggang thought for a while and said.

"No problem!" Lin Yue nodded, loaded the deer ball bullet, and carried the gun from the right side.

When the wild boar is frightened, it will definitely run towards the forest on the right, and their two double-barreled shotguns will be more effective.