Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Lin Heng not only used fine red paper to write couplets for his family this year, but also used gold ink to write them.

It will soon be the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and it is snowing outside again.

"Daughter-in-law, are you going shopping today? Let's see if there is anything strange."

After breakfast, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked.

There are only two days to go to the market before the Chinese New Year: today and the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

"Let's wait until the 29th. You will definitely have to go to town to settle accounts that day. Let's go shopping then."

Xiulan thought for a while and said.

"Well, that's good." Lin Heng nodded, feeling a little bored at home.

"You have nothing to do. Go to Hongfeng Mountain to catch two fish. Let's make some dumplings and eat them frozen." Seeing that Lin Heng was fine, Xiulan added.

"Okay, it's really time to eat those fish, and make some fish balls by the way." Lin Heng nodded.

After saying that, he got up and went out with the milk. He didn't drive and simply walked there.

When we arrived at Hongfeng Mountain, Father Lin heard that Lin Heng was going to kill the fish. He stood up with a smile and said, "Let's go, I'll help you."

The father and son arrived at the mountain stream. Although the stream was not frozen, the stones beside their feet that were splashed with water droplets were already covered with two centimeters of white ice.

"This fish has lost a pound or two, but it's still alive and kicking."

Father Lin said while holding a long net.

"She shouldn't have lost that much weight." Lin Heng shook his head, took the fishing net, spotted a big grass carp and fished it down.

But he didn't expect that these fish were quite agile and jumped away all of a sudden.

"Come, let's go together!" Father Lin also started on the other side.

They cooperated with each other, and soon they caught two big grass carps.

There were a total of nine grass carp and one silver carp in this place. Lin Heng planned to eat the fish head with chopped pepper during the Chinese New Year, so he didn’t catch it.

After the two caught the fish, they killed and cleaned it directly at the edge of the stream, and threw the internal organs to the dogs that ran over.

There is a part of Red Maple Mountain where dogs are leashed, and a part where dogs are free range.

"Dad, you and my mother should come together and help make dumplings for lunch."

After killing the fish, Lin Heng said as he walked.

"That's okay, I'll go see how the bacon is smoked in the old house." Father Lin nodded and said.

Smoking bacon requires the smoke and temperature of wood burning. Neither Hongfeng Mountain nor the new house where Lin Heng lives now meets these conditions. Only an open stove like an old house is suitable.

Therefore, the bacon that needs to be smoked is placed there, and Lin Heng is responsible for adding acorn trees and sawdust for smoking.

"It should be almost done. I take care of it every day." Lin Heng replied, not only did he smoke bacon this year, he also smoked a ham.

After returning to the house to warm themselves up, the four of them put out the fire and returned to the village.

Lin Hengxian and his father went to check out the bacon, then turned up the fire and continued smoking it.

The bacon is now a beautiful bright red color, and it’s almost ready for the Chinese New Year.

"I'll take a look at the house over here. You can go back first." Father Lin said after raising the fire.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and agreed, and when he returned, Xiulan helped Xiulan process the fish.

They made two dumplings with fillings today, one with pork and green onion fillings, and one with fish, pork and leek fillings.

Pure fish is not delicious, you need to add some pork belly to make it delicious.

The family had been busy all morning and finally made the dumplings. In addition to the dumplings, Lin Heng also made some hand-made fish balls for the children.

At noon, the snow outside has turned all the trees on the ground white, leaving only one color between the sky and the earth.

In the room, hot dumplings were brought to the table. They were drowned in vinegar soup and then put into their mouths. The taste does not need to be described too much. Everyone felt the most beautiful taste.

This is not only the taste of the dumplings themselves, but also contains the emotions of a family who spent a busy morning making them together.

"Save some for frying when freezing. I want to eat fried dumplings."

After finishing the dumplings in the bowl, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said.

The fried dumplings are golden and crispy on the outside and taste indescribably delicious. They were one of my favorite New Year foods when I was a kid.

Xiulan nodded and said, "I thought so too, fried dumplings are not ordinary."

Lin Heng nodded, put away the bowl, and took out some oranges to share with everyone. In the afternoon, Xiulan and the others made dumplings with all the remaining fillings, and asked her parents to take some back, and froze the rest. , part of which was fried in the evening.

Xiulan and the others were making dumplings, while Lin Heng made a sieve and went to the yard to catch birds. After setting up the bamboo sieve for catching birds, he took Xiaoxia and hid behind the door.

"Come on, come on, daddy!"

After a while, Xiaoxia grabbed Lin Heng's hand and shouted excitedly.

"Don't be in a hurry. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. We have to be patient when doing things. If one bird goes in this time, there will be more in a while." Lin Heng said with a smile.

After a while, two more birds flew in, and Xiaoxia became even more excited, but Lin Heng still didn't move. When two more birds flew in, there were five birds in total, and then he suddenly pulled the rope, and all five birds were detained immediately. Below.

"Okay, okay, Dad, you are so awesome!!" Xiaoxia shook Lin Heng's arm excitedly, and then ran towards the yard.

The two sons were playing with toy cars and ran out curiously when they saw this. When they saw the bird under the cage, they all jumped for joy.

"Don't open it. I'll catch them and put them in a cage for you to see." Lin Heng came over and looked at them and said.

Then he took a cardboard and reached in to turn the bamboo sieve upside down, and put the birds one by one into a small birdcage edited by the editor.

This birdcage was made by Liu Xiancun from the village for the children. In addition, two bamboo baskets for draining water were made, all for free.

His family was buried by a landslide, and Lin Heng borrowed dozens of yuan from his family. Lin Heng had not urged for the past two years, but he still remembered it. He took his own bamboo weaving to the door and took the initiative to explain the situation, asking Lin Heng to give him another year.

These bamboo weavings were given as gifts, saying that he was very embarrassed. Of course, Lin Heng didn't take it seriously, so he didn't worry, but this attitude made him feel comfortable, unlike some Dongzi who was a grandson when borrowing money and became a grandfather when paying back the money.

"Let me see!" Xiaoxia was very curious about the birds in the birdcage, and Luming and Duheng chattered and wanted to watch from the side.

Lin Heng sat down and drank a sip of water and looked at the children. On the other side, his parents and Xiulan Caiyun played poker, and the four of them played square buckle and it was also very lively.

The children were not satisfied with watching the birds for a while, so they wanted to catch them themselves. After more than an hour of work, they caught two birds, and then they set off fireworks when they opened the sieve.

"Dad, catch two more for me!"

Xiaoxia ran over and acted like a spoiled child in Lin Heng's arms.

Lin Heng pointed to the bird cage not far away and said with a smile: "If you don't watch it, Jinbao will eat your bird."

The big golden cat nestled in the chair was staring at the bird cage, and its golden eyes moved with the movement of the bird.

"Jinbao, don't eat it!" Xiaoxia ran over and took Jinbao to another place, but Jinbao was too heavy for her to hold, so she had to let her two younger brothers watch the bird cage.

But Lin Heng finally didn't agree to her, saying that he couldn't keep more, so he would let them go after playing with them.

Soon it was evening, and they made some dumplings and ate them here, and then Lin's father and mother Caiyun returned to Hongfeng Mountain.

Lin Heng went to light up the fireplace in the bedroom in advance, and when Xiulan fried the dumplings, he took them to the bedroom together with dried sweet potatoes, dried persimmons, melon seeds and apples.

The living room was relatively large, and it was not as warm as the bedroom even with the fireplace burning. After taking the things to the bedroom, Lin Heng and Xiulan went to the back mountain to feed Kunkun and the cows and went home.

"Xiulan, wait a minute!" Lin Heng called his wife, and when she stopped, he threw a small lump of snow into her neck.

"Oh, you are going to die!" Xiulan screamed, grabbed a lump of snow and rushed towards Lin Heng, "Let me give it back, otherwise you will be finished!"

"No!" Lin Heng shook his head and laughed.

Xiulan chased, he fled, and soon they chased to the fruit tree in the back mountain, then Lin Heng kicked the tree and ran away quickly. Xiulan was drenched in snow again, and a lot of snow fell from her neck.

"I'll count to three, if you don't come back, you will sleep outside today!" Xiulan stretched out three fingers with a stern face.

Lin Heng knew her tricks very well. Not only did he not repent, he also threw a snowball at her and hit her chest.

"Okay, very good!!" Xiulan grabbed two big snowballs and chased Lin Heng angrily.

An inevitable snowball fight happened, but Lin Heng might have been too proud of himself. He slipped while running. He thought to himself that it was not good, but it was too late to get up. Xiulan had caught up and grabbed him.

After making sure that Lin Heng did not fall, she showed a cruel smile: "Run, keep running?"

Lin Heng grabbed her hand and begged for mercy: "Wife, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"Ah... ice, ice, ice..."

However, the next moment Lin Heng screamed, Xiulan ruthlessly stuffed the snowball into his neck, and also put her two red hands into his clothes, and mercilessly icing them everywhere.

"Hehe, if you do it again next time, you will be dead!" Xiulan laughed triumphantly.

"I'm going to be frozen to death, you're murdering your husband!"

Lin Heng said as he put his hand into Xiulan's waist. Xiulan dodged and pinched the flesh on his waist with her small hand: "You're still not honest, are you?"

"I'm really wrong." Lin Heng didn't dare to resist at all.

But Xiulan was angry and took the snow to ravage him fiercely before letting go.

"Go home now, we're even!" Xiulan smiled proudly.

Lin Heng said with a bitter face: "I've suffered a great loss, I was bullied by you, I'm going to Lushui County to complain during the New Year."

Xiulan smiled and said: "Then I have to learn from Laozi Shudaoshan, let you know what bullying is."

The counting to three is not unique to Sichuan and Chongqing. Many women in this place will use it, but Sichuan and Chongqing are the most famous.

Lin Heng was about to speak when he saw his daughter running to the back hill. Xiaoxia tilted her head and asked, "Dad, are you playing snowballs?"

"No, no, Dad fell down." Lin Heng waved his hand quickly. If she knew they were playing snowballs, Xiaoxia would definitely join in excitedly.

"Hurry back to the house." Xiulan said, and then shook the snow off Lin Heng's body and pulled him into the house.

After entering the house, she and Lin Heng went to the fireplace to warm up, so that Lin Heng couldn't think of ice her anymore.

Lin Heng didn't have this idea anymore. It was enough for Xiulan to punish him just now. Flirting is fun but you can't play it too much.

It got dark early and the night was still long. They sat around the fireplace to play.

Xiaoxia was reading a children's book by herself. Thanks to Lin Heng's guidance since she was a child, she had developed an interest in books from the bottom of her heart and read the children's books for literacy by herself.

Although she didn't go to school, she had already learned Chinese pinyin. Now she knows four or five hundred characters and can write nearly one hundred.

She has been nurtured subtly since she was young. She doesn't need anyone to urge her. She has her own internal motivation and is very happy every time she learns a character.

Xiaoxia also has another fun, which is to be a teacher and teach her two younger brothers. The three of them have a lot of fun.

Lin Heng and Xiulan are watching from the side and will only speak up when they need help.

Lin Heng and Xiulan are playing Gobang or reading books separately.

At first, Xiulan thought it was a bit strange to do these things with Lin Heng, but after getting used to it, she thought it was very interesting and very good.

They quietly improve and cultivate their children at home, which is much more interesting than those who play cards and chat.

"Dad, I want to play Gobang with you!"

Xiaoxia didn't want to read after reading for a while. Her younger brother was too stupid. He always interrupted her when he couldn't teach her.

"Okay." Lin Heng agreed with a smile.

He doesn't push his children to study all day long. It's okay to play after learning a little. As long as the habit is cultivated, it's fine. Play when you should.

While playing games, there are also food. Whether it's fried dumplings or dried persimmons and sweet potatoes roasted on the fire, they are all delicious.

Lin Heng also likes to roast the nine-steamed and nine-dried Polygonatum odoratum until it is soft. It tastes bitter and sweet, and it tastes unique.

"You should have some too. Let's take good care of our health." Lin Heng handed it to Xiulan and smiled.

There are too many beautiful things in the world that have not been experienced. You can only feel them if you take good care of your body.

"The Polygonatum odoratum you dug last time has not been processed yet. I will process it another day." Xiulan said while eating.

"I would have forgotten it if you didn't say it." Lin Heng remembered this matter.

They played around the stove until after nine o'clock before they rested. Lin Heng read stories to the children to coax them to sleep.

Because of the gap in knowledge, he read fairy tales to his sons first, and then read novels to Xiaoxia.

The children rested, Xiulan made the bed, then changed into a set of red underwear and lay down to rest. Her figure is now very iconic. Not to mention the slender branches and fruits, it is also exquisite and curvy.

She is 1.68 meters tall, with thin legs and a big frame, so even if she is pregnant with twins, there are not many marks on her belly.

Years of unremitting exercise, coupled with good care, her belly is just slightly bulging normally, and the curve is very good.

"Come and warm my bed."

Lin Heng said while lying on the bed. I wanted to use my ice hands to cool her big white bun, but unfortunately his hands were warm.

"Here I come!"

Xiulan blinked, turned off the light, got into the bed and came to Lin Heng's arms.