Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Look at the buttocks of these two chickens. The rooster has a reproductive protrusion in its buttocks, which is a small meat cube, while the female does not have a small meat cube.

This method is generally the most accurate when checking on the day of birth. If it is such a big chicken, it must be identified in combination with other characteristics, because the rooster's reproductive organs may atrophy, making it impossible to judge.

The second method is to look at the body shape. The male is heavy, the chicken beak is pointed and long, the chicken legs are thick, and the eyes are round. The most important basis for judgment is that the length of the second toe and the fourth toe of the rooster are different, while the length of the hen is the same.

Generally, the male and female chickens can be clearly distinguished here, and the third method is not needed."

Lin Heng's words were smooth and powerful, and he planned and planned.

The uncle was lying on his back on the chair at first. He sat up halfway through Lin Heng's words and listened and watched carefully.

Xiu Lan's face gradually showed admiration, and the two uncles watching next to him also sat over and grabbed the chicken to look at it carefully.

"Don't tell me, if you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have realized that it was exactly the same as what you said." The uncle grabbed the chick to verify it, and his eyes changed when he looked at Lin Heng. This is definitely an expert.

Nonsense is definitely not able to tell so many details, and they all match.

"What about the third point?" Xiulan asked curiously.

"Yes, what about the third point?" The uncle who sold the chicks was also curious, looking at Lin Heng for knowledge.

"This is the secret that is not passed on." Lin Heng smiled slightly and looked at the uncle: "You can verify my set when you go back, is it worth a chick?"

"It's worth it, with this ability, I will be much tougher than others when buying chicks in the future. I'll give you one big and one small, you can also tell me the third point."

The uncle nodded repeatedly, looking at Lin Heng with a smile.

"Okay, you put your ear close." Lin Heng pulled him aside and whispered the third point.

When he came back, the uncle's face was red, and he looked at Lin Heng in disbelief and said, "How do you know all this?"

"It's in the book." Lin Heng smiled mysteriously. The fact is that he worked in a large chicken farm in his previous life to pay off his debts.

Lin Heng also picked the chicks one by one, explaining to his wife while picking: "First look at those that are lively and have clear voices; then the body temperature, the normal ones are very warm, and the body is soft and there are no lumps."

"Husband, you are so amazing!" Xiulan was fascinated by Lin Heng's profound knowledge. A chick actually has so many tricks.

"Young man, it's amazing. I have learned a lot. Do you smoke?"

The uncle next to him took out a cigarette and handed it to Lin Heng, looking like he was being taught.

"Thank you." Lin Heng took it and clamped it on his ear. He didn't eat it, but he could take it back to his father.

Grab the chicks and pick eight hens and four roosters according to Xiulan's requirements.

After picking, the two carried the chicks away to see other animal cubs.

"Honey, look at that uncle imitating you and going to other chicken sellers to ask for chicks." Xiulan pulled Lin Heng and pointed at the uncle who had just handed him a cigarette.

"Pretending is one of the pleasures of human beings." Lin Heng smiled and shook his head, but he felt that the uncle had obviously found the wrong person. The chicken seller was an old lady, and she would definitely not pay attention to him.

Sure enough, he left angrily after a while.

"Do you want to buy two ducks?"

The old lady selling ducks looked at the two people and asked.

"Buy?" Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked.

"How much?" Xiulan looked at the duck on the ground, which was estimated to be two months old.

"Fifty cents, two-month-old, it's easy to raise it after buying it back." The old lady said with a smile.

"Then buy four." Xiulan thought about it, turned her head and looked at Lin Heng: "Is the duck the same method?"

"Almost." Lin Heng nodded.

"Then I'll pick it." Xiulan squatted down and started to choose.

In the end, she took two males and two females, and the old lady selling ducks was very curious about what she was looking at.

"Should we buy piglets?" Xiulan asked, looking at the piglets on the river bank.

"No, I have enough meat from hunting. If you want to eat pork, just buy some for the New Year. There is no need to buy it. Let's talk about it next year."

Lin Heng shook his head and said that he didn't want his wife to be too tired. Chickens and ducks are fine, but pigs eat a lot and have to cut grass for pigs frequently.

"That's OK." Xiulan thought about it and it made sense.

"Then you can buy a lamb. This one can be tied to the edge of the field and eat it by itself." Xiulan pointed at the bleating lamb and stretched out her hand.

"Then buy one and ask how much it costs." Lin Heng nodded and obeyed his wife's wishes.

"How much is your lamb?" Xiulan came over and asked.

"Ten yuan for a two-month-old one, and fifteen yuan for a three-month-old one." The person selling lambs said.

Piglets and lambs are relatively expensive. Ten or twenty yuan is normal, and calves cost fifty or sixty yuan.

"Then let's buy this two-month-old one." Lin Heng pointed to the larger one.

This is a young female sheep, white, and they are all local goat breeds.

After squatting down and taking a closer look, Lin Heng immediately shook his head: "Let's go, change one."

This sheep looks fine on the outside, but the conjunctiva is flushed, the eyelids are pale, and there is a lot of secretion. There must be something wrong.

"This sheep is very good, you want to buy it at a cheaper price." Seeing that Lin Heng and the other person were about to leave, the man hurriedly stopped them.

But Lin Heng didn't turn his head back, nor did he expose it, because he couldn't be sure, and he was too lazy to argue with others.

I came to another stall, where an old lady was selling lambs. A three-month-old lamb was also sold for 15 yuan.

Lin Heng looked at it, drove it around for a few laps, and it barked loudly. There was no problem, so he took it away decisively: "Wife, you pay."

Including the pots, pans, quilts, sheets, etc. that he had bought before, he had spent a total of 32 yuan.

When leaving, Lin Heng found that there were still fish and shrimps by the river, and hurried over.

"Uncle, did you catch these green shrimps in the river?" Lin Heng asked.

He looked at the two fish baskets, one of which contained five or six centimeters of green shrimps, and the other contained a few carps.

"Yes, I caught them in the Huangtan River yesterday. Do you want to buy them?" the uncle asked.

Lin Heng picked up a few shrimps and saw that they were all carrying eggs. This season is the season for shrimps to spawn.

"How much?" Lin Heng asked.

"Two yuan a pound, this thing is very difficult to catch, everyone is the same price, it is said that in the city, it is sold for two and a half yuan." The uncle said.

"I can't afford it." Lin Heng shook his head and left. He was actually investigating the situation of green shrimp in Huangtan River.

Because he plans to dig a pond this winter and raise green shrimp next year. This thing can grow in one year, the price is not bad, it is a good project to accumulate wealth in a short period of time.

The most difficult thing about shrimp farming is that the breeding technology is too difficult. Although it makes money, 99% of novices lose all their money.

Because it has very high requirements for water quality and dissolved oxygen, there are also various pathogens and natural enemies. If you are not careful, a pond of shrimp will be finished.

When Lin Heng started raising shrimp in his previous life, he almost gave up the breeding industry. Fortunately, he finally successfully mastered the secret of raising green shrimp and completed his turnaround.

Lin Heng's current plan is to make a few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan this year, dig fish ponds and shrimp ponds during the Spring Festival, raise shrimp first, and raise fish and plant fruit trees.

Then he would develop other industries with the income from shrimp farming. In this life, he also wanted to raise the most precious fish in Qinling Mountains - Qinling Shrimp, a kind of cold-water salmon, a very rare species with great commercial value.

The uncle was not surprised by Lin Heng's behavior of only looking but not buying. Generally, those who came to buy were rich people. Poor people couldn't even afford meat, let alone shrimp.

Xiulan led the sheep, Lin Heng carried the chickens and ducks, bought some candy for his daughter, and bought a roll of wire to make wire mesh by himself, and then walked back with the things.

"By the way, we forgot to buy a clock, we have to buy one."

Xiulan said halfway.

"Then buy one, we can't be without a time." Lin Heng nodded.

I can't afford a watch, but a clock is still okay. The watch is too precise and costs at least more than 100 yuan.

But the clock is big and not so precise. A general one costs only more than ten yuan.

The two turned around and went back to buy a large wooden clock for 15 yuan.

After confirming that nothing was missing, he turned around and walked back.

"We've finished shopping and can go home."

Lin Heng looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law and said.

"You didn't buy a pig, but chose to buy a young ewe?" Sister-in-law Liu Juan was a little confused.

"Because I can hunt, there is no shortage of pork to eat, and mutton is even more delicious." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Sister-in-law: "..."

She didn't want to talk anymore. In this era, saying that there is no shortage of meat to eat is a great harm to others.

"Put the things on, let's go." The elder brother Lin Yue nodded and said.

There were too many things to buy, and after putting them on the ox cart, the lamb could not be put down, so he had to lead it.

"By the way, Lin Heng, I just asked, Jinyu Restaurant is willing to give you thirty yuan to buy your thirty-year-old turtle."

Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng and said.

Lin Heng didn't bring anything to sell, but he got a lot.

"The price is okay, but I don't want to sell it for the time being." Lin Heng shook his head.

After packing up, the eldest brother Lin Yue led the cow and the eldest sister-in-law Liu Juan in front, while Lin Heng led the sheep and Xiulan in the back.

When they got home, it was already 4:13 in the afternoon.

Lin's father, mother, and Caiyun all came to help carry things.

As for why he didn't buy a pig but only a sheep, Lin Heng explained again.

Except for the chickens and lambs, which were directly placed in the pen of the new house, all the others were pushed to the old house and had to wait until the day of moving to move there.

"Let's eat after moving. I guess you are hungry." Lin's mother had boiled the water long ago, and the noodles were cooked as soon as they got home.

"I'll scoop a bowl first." Lin Heng was too lazy to wash his hands, and scooped a bowl of pickled cabbage noodles first. He was so hungry that he ate a bowl of mixed soup when he left in the morning.

The four of them were the same. After taking the meal, they squatted on the stone steps under the eaves and ate the noodles in one breath. They were so hungry, but they didn't want to waste money on food on the street.

After dinner, Lin Heng and his elder brother went to repair the pig pen and chicken and duck pen, cut bamboo to make two bamboo cages, and temporarily raised the rabbits in them.

Later, they planned to cut cattle tendon trees to make a cage, and wrap a layer of wire mesh on the outside, so that they could raise rabbits.

Carpenter Liang started assembling cabinets and furniture yesterday afternoon, and Lin's father was helping.

Lin Heng looked at his small pavilion in the backyard and felt unsatisfied: "We need to make a wooden floor and raise the pavilion floor a little higher, otherwise it will be easy to get water in when it rains."

After thinking about it, he called his elder brother Lin Yue to help and cut down a few pine trees from the mountain.

Sawed into three-meter lengths, cut into pine boards, made a fire to carbonize them, and brushed them with tung oil.

After a night's rest, the next day, a wooden floor was ordered at a height of 30 cm from the ground in the pavilion, a wooden step was made around it, and a wooden railing was placed on the floor.

Now, the pavilion is complete, with a small square table and a few wooden stools inside, which gives a different feeling whether eating or drinking tea.

Lin Heng pressed the rocking chair under the grape trellis, feeling that it was not suitable in the pavilion, and the chair was a bit too big.

While pressing the chair, he also built the grape trellis, although there are no grape seedlings yet.

So far, the whole backyard is perfect except for the lack of lawn. The small bridge, the pond, the pavilion, the calamus and other small decorations form a farmhouse backyard like a peach garden.

It will be even more perfect when some other plants are decorated in the future.

Sitting in the small pavilion, Lin Heng admired it for a while, went over to sprinkle two handfuls of wheat bran on the grass carp seedlings, and then turned to the main room.

In the innermost part of the main room, a wooden food cabinet with a length of three meters, a height of one and a half meters, and a width of one and a half meters has been completed.

Next to the main room, there is a wardrobe with a height of two and a half meters, a desk with drawers, a dressing table, a cupboard, three small boxes, two tables, and a small rice and flour cabinet, all of which have been completed.

"Lin Heng, what do you think?" Seeing Lin Heng, Carpenter Liang pointed at the furniture and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Liang is worthy of being an old carpenter. His craftsmanship is beyond words." Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction.

Although Carpenter Liang is a little arrogant, his work is really impeccable. He does it very carefully. The tables and cabinets are carefully made into curved corners so that they will not hit children.

At first glance, there are almost no flaws such as burrs.

After getting Lin Heng's affirmation, Carpenter Liang smiled and said, "After a while, when the wood is completely dry, it can be painted."

"Carpenter Liang has worked hard these days. I must toast you two glasses at noon."

Lin Heng smiled slightly.

Today is April 30th of the lunar calendar. Carpenter Liang will leave after lunch.

When he returned to the old house, Lin's father found him and said, "Carpenter Liang is leaving today. Why don't you go out and see if there are any pheasants or grouse nearby and kill one for the afternoon."

"Okay, the weather is good today. I'll go out and take a look." Lin Heng nodded. He knew that his father was a very polite person. He would treat others well when they came to his house.

After returning to the house to get a bow and arrow, he took Xiongba out and prepared to go to the back mountain to see if there were any grouse or something.

However, prey is not something you can get just because you say it is there. After walking around the back mountain, he didn't see a single pheasant feather, and he only saw three chanterelles, one of which was rotten.

"Let's go, Xiongba, let's go to the upper river to take a look." Lin Heng rubbed Xiongba's dog head.

"Woof woof!!"

Xiongba rushed out happily.

Lin Heng did not go to Shibadanggou. There were too many people picking honeysuckle there these days. He was at the edge of the field, wanting to see if there were any crickets. It would be nice to catch two.

"Gu Gua! Gu Gua!!"

The big green frogs were calling happily in the water, hiding in the duckweed, thinking that people could not find them.

"Damn, are we going to be empty-handed again today?"

Lin Heng looked at the frogs in the field.

"If there are no crickets, crickets are also good."

He found a stick, hit it with one stick, and with a snap, a large frog turned white, stretched its legs and died.

In just ten minutes, Lin Heng had twelve big frogs in his hands, which weighed more than two kilograms in total.

Puff!

At this time, a pheasant suddenly flew out from the opposite hillside and landed in the woods above the field.

Lin Heng glanced at the frog in his hand: "I misunderstood you, I apologize, there are pheasants."

Holding the bow and arrow, Lin Heng touched the forest, but the pheasants today seemed to be particularly cautious. They flew away when they were still more than a hundred meters away, and flew directly to the top of the mountain.

Pah!

Pah Pah Pah!!

A burst of water splashed, and several green frogs turned white again.

"What's wrong? I didn't do anything wrong."

Carrying the frog, Lin Heng went down to the Shiban River again and shot ten green bearded frogs in the bushes by the river.

Anyway, they are all birds, and shooting green bearded frogs is not considered empty air.

"Oh, it's another fruitful day, don't you think so, Xiongba." Lin Heng smiled and touched Xiongba's head.

"Woof woof!!"

Xiongba showed a Samoyed smile, as if agreeing with Lin Heng's words.

"Good dog, I'll reward you with a frog." Lin Heng fed it a frog, anyway, it was quite a lot.

When he got home, Lin's father was not in the house. Lin's mother was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw Lin Heng coming back, she asked: "Did you hit it? If not, just use the bacon."

"Of course I hit it. Have I ever missed when I tried?" Lin Heng raised the green beard frog and the big green frog.

Lin's mother: "..."

"You call this hitting it?" Lin's mother's face was full of black lines.

"No problem, green beard frogs and frogs are no worse than pheasant meat." Lin Heng was serious.

Lin's mother was so angry that she wanted to beat him. The frog made her tremble: "I can deal with the green beard frog, frog, you either do it yourself or feed it to the dog."

"Woof woof!" Xiongba opened his mouth and jumped up happily, as if to say that feeding the dog is good, feed me quickly.

"Then I will do it myself." Lin Heng looked unrepentant. What is there to be afraid of frogs? Isn't it a bit like a human?

Taking a knife and a wooden board, he took care of it himself, cut the skin on his head, and pulled hard, and the entire frog skin was taken off, revealing the snow-white flesh.

Then chop the head, chop the four claws, and remove the internal organs and it's done.

There are nineteen frogs in total, and there is still a small pot after processing.

"Fire it yourself!" Mother Lin snorted coldly, feeling the urge to hit him at any time.

"Honey, you can fry it for me." Lin Heng went to find his wife again.

Xiulan was also a little scared, because some of the frogs were chopped into pieces and were still jumping.

But Lin Heng said, she still cut the ingredients and fried them.

"Lin Heng, you are getting more and more wild." Lin's father was also very helpless. He had only heard of people eating this thing, but he had never tried it before.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll want to eat a second time after eating it once." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I dare to eat it!" Lin Wei was the first to support his second father. He had been nagging him for a long time since he didn't get to eat the fried cicada monkey last time.

"That's good." Lin Heng patted his eldest nephew and taught him the slingshot.

The dishes were served quickly, with nine luxurious dishes, including three meat dishes, which was simply luxurious.

"Carpenter Liang, this is your wages. It's twenty-two in total. Click on it."

Before eating, Father Lin settled the money first.

Carpenter Liang took the money and counted it, and showed a bright smile: "The money is right, I got the most out of this work. I have meat every day, and I have gained some weight.

When you get back, I'll ask someone to bring you some gifts, and treat it as a housewarming celebration. "

"You're too polite. This is what you should do when eating." Father Lin said politely.

"Anyway, I recognize you as my friend this time. If you need anything next time, come to me. I'll do it for you, cheap or cheap."

Carpenter Liang said as he picked up the wine glass.

Lin's father, eldest brother, and others also picked up the food. Everyone in the family understood that Carpenter Liang was impressed by Lin Heng and admired his hunting skills.

"Uncle Liang, let me toast you." Lin Heng smiled and picked up the wine glass.

"Okay, okay." Carpenter Liang quickly picked it up.

"Lin Heng, don't tell me, this frog is very beautiful. I'll get some to eat when I go back. It's really fragrant and tender."

Carpenter Liang took two bites of the frog meat and said with praise.

"This thing is really good." Father Lin also changed his mind and ate with relish.

Lin Heng wanted to give his mother a piece, but she took the bowl away directly: "I don't want to eat it. I'm scared when I look at it."

Anyway, I won’t eat it.

"Okay, Xiulan, you eat." Lin Heng spread his hands, it was normal for his mother to have concerns.

Xiulan was very cheerful. She took two bites and fed Xiaoxia a small piece.

After finishing the meal, Carpenter Liang put his tools on his back and said with a smile: "I'm leaving now that the delicious food and drinks are over. If you have a chance to pass by my house in the future, you must go in, even if you want to drink a bowl of water."

"No matter what you say, it must be true."

Father Lin replied with a smile, and he and Lin Heng and others sent the people to the highway.