Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 111 It’s okay not to catch this fish, just turn around and go back to the village

The father and son sat down under the shade of a tree. Lin Heng leaned against the tree with a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth and looked at the sky.

"It's so blue."

Lin Heng sighed, blue sky, green trees, clear water, birds chirping and cicadas chirping, what a harmonious scene.

Xiong Ba also had a good meal in the morning and lay down next to Lin Heng, sleeping with his legs in the air and his eyes closed.

The dead grouse was a little smelly, so I simply cooked it and fed it to Xiong Ba in the morning. It is very comfortable now.

"Don't you look at the fishing rod? What if you catch a fish?" Father Lin asked aloud.

Lin Heng turned around and saw that even when he was talking to him, his father's eyes were still fixed on the fishing rod. He was so dedicated.

He couldn't help but smile and said: "Dad, you don't have to watch so carefully. It's not that easy to catch fish. It's better to relax under the blue sky."

"There's nothing interesting about the sky. I'd better look at the water." Father Lin shook his head, not very interested in the sky.

Lin Heng had no choice but to touch the sleeping Xiongba. It stuck out its tongue and licked his hand. He opened his eyes a little and took a look, then stopped dead again.

“Fish on!!”

Suddenly, Father Lin jumped up, ran over and pulled up the fishing rod.

Bangta! !
  A fish was pulled out of the water by him, fell behind him, and landed in front of Lin Heng.

Lin Heng: "..."

"Dad, you don't catch fish like this. The fish's mouth will be torn apart by the bite. Even if the fish's mouth is not broken, the line and pole may be broken." He was speechless.

Father Lin didn't care about that. He walked over and caught the little catfish, which weighed more than a kilogram. He grinned: "Don't tell me, fishing is really interesting."

"Wang Wang!"

The male bully got up and wagged his tail to express his desire to eat.

Father Lin couldn't bear it, so he dug a beach next to it and put it there.

He touched the dog's head and said with a smile: "If I can catch a five-pound fish, I'll give this to you."

"Woof woof!" Xiongba nuzzled Lin's father happily.

"It's nothing, I'll catch a big one for you later."

Lin Heng said casually.

Xiong Ba believed it, ran back and lay down in front of Lin Heng, looking at his fishing rod.

Father Lin hung up the liver and threw it away.

Within three minutes, Father Lin suddenly cheered: "It's up again, it's up again."

He rushed forward, grabbed the pole and lifted it violently, and a catfish came out of the water. It was too big to fly, but it was dragged directly to the shore by him.

Lin Heng shook his head helplessly, thinking that this was the novice halo, it was really interesting.

Fortunately, Father Lin used nylon thread for this fishing method. He would probably break the cotton thread.

"It's two pounds, right?" Father Lin came over with the fish and showed it, grinning from ear to ear.

"Not bad." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Woof woof!" Xiong Ba put a paw on Lin Heng's leg with a questioning look in his eyes.

It seems to be asking you where is the fish, my master.

"Don't be anxious, you will always catch the fish. Haste makes waste, small gain means big things will not happen." Lin Heng smiled and touched Xiong Ba's round and smooth head.

Xiongba looked at him and lay down again.

When Father Lin pulled up a big catfish weighing three to four pounds for the third time.

Xiongba didn't make any sound, but he had quietly crawled up to Father Lin and waggled his tail.

Lin Heng: "..."

Father Lin put the fish down, touched Xiongba, looked at Lin Heng and said with a smile: "Son, you are good at hunting, but you don't seem to be very good at fishing."

Lin Heng: "..."

"Why can't I catch fish? Is it because the bait is gone?"

Lin Heng stood up talking to himself, walked over and pulled up the fishing rod, feeling that he had been provoked.

As a senior fisherman, how could he be defeated by a novice?

Pulling the bamboo pole up, a small piece of soaked and whitened pork liver was still hanging on it.

"It's weird, it really is." Lin Heng replaced a piece of fresh pork liver and threw it away again.

Ten minutes later, Father Lin caught another small catfish. He put the fish down and comforted him with confusion: "This fishing is strange. We are so close and I catch the fish, but you can't catch it."

Lin Heng: "..."

"Dad, do you know what the catfish's beard is for?" Lin Heng suddenly asked with a smile.

"What for?" Father Lin really didn't know.

Lin Heng smiled slightly and explained: "Catfish relies on taste to hunt, and it has [-] taste receptor cells on its body surface.

As for the beard, it just feels that there is no place to arrange taste receptor cells on the body. That's why the specialized taste tentacles are all filled with taste receptor cells. This allows it to feel the scent released by prey from a long distance, and it has no blind spots at [-] degrees. "

Father Lin didn't understand, but he was shocked: "Son, you are amazing. You can sum up so many things when fishing, so why can't you catch it?"

Lin Heng: "..."

He could tell that his father was asking sincerely, but it was really hurtful.

"I guess it's because catfish are most sensitive to sour taste, so we still need to use live earthworms. Live earthworms struggle in the water and release carbon dioxide, which will form carbonic acid, and catfish can sense it better."

Lin Heng analyzed it, turned over two rocks, and found a ten centimeter-long blue-black earthworm. He held it in his hand and moved it wildly.

"Absolutely this time."

Lin Heng pulled up another fishing rod, took off the pig liver on it, replaced it with this fat earthworm, and then threw it into the water.

"Hey, son, I've hit the fourth one again."

As soon as Lin Heng dropped the pole, Lin's father raised the pole again, and the fish was no bigger than a catfish weighing more than a kilogram.

"Wang Wang!!"

Xiongba rubbed his father Lin's legs, sticking out his tongue and begging for food, with admiration in his eyes.

"Haha, let's go back and give it to you." Father Lin touched Xiong Ba's head.

"Don't worry, it will definitely be fine." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, no matter how much I catch, I can't catch as much as you, a wild boar."

Father Lin said with a smile, then looked at the sky: "The sun will be hot soon, let's go back to pick mushrooms."

"it is good."

Lin Heng was no longer in the mood to look at the blue sky, and the foxtail grass was gone. He looked at the tip of the bamboo pole, always paying attention to the water surface.

As time passed, the water vapor on the ground evaporated, the freshness of the morning disappeared, heat followed, and the chirping of cicadas became noisy.

Lin's father caught another half-pound catfish and stopped moving. Lin Heng's side was the Dinghai Shenzhen, which didn't move.

"Take it and go back." Father Lin said with a smile.

"Dad, you clean up first, I'll wait a moment." Lin Heng was unwilling to give in. How could he be in the Air Force? Was he really sucked out of his luck?
  "That's fine."

Father Lin nodded. He packed the fish in a bag and was about to collect the fishing rod when he saw Lin Heng rushing out.

Pulling up the fishing rod, it felt like catching the earth for a moment.

Just when Lin Heng was wondering if he was hanging on the bottom, a strong force pulled the fishing line out, and the fishing rod immediately turned into a big bow.

"Big fish, definitely a big fish!!"

Lin Heng's surprised and high-pitched voice could not be concealed, and the nylon thread squeaked as it was pulled.

"This fish is absolutely huge. What should I do? Do you want me to help you?" Father Lin was also overjoyed and stood by in a hurry.

"It's okay, I can sneak away slowly."

Lin Heng grinned widely, with his back teeth exposed: "Let me just say that my analysis is correct. Live earthworms are more likely to catch catfish."

As a senior fisherman, Lin Heng was not as anxious as his father. He would pull and release the fish for a while to strengthen the fish.

After slipping for more than ten minutes, Lin Heng finally felt that the fish had lost its strength and pulled it out of the water with force.

When they saw this big fish, the two people and the dog were all dumbfounded: "It's such a big turtle, but it's not a fish."

Lin Heng: "..."

Your mother is a big toad, and after blowing for a long time, you got such a big turtle.

"Son, you can do this." Father Lin gave a thumbs up.

"Okay, okay." Lin Heng chuckled. Although he didn't catch any fish, this turtle was obviously more valuable.

Pulling it ashore, although it was not as big as the big turtle found in Baishigou before, it was definitely still six or seven pounds.

"This turtle is okay, it's definitely six or seven pounds." Father Lin said with a smile.

Lin Heng pulled the nylon line and looked at the fishhook. It was not eaten into his throat, but it just pierced his jaw.

"Fortunately, dad helped me remove the fishhook, so I can still feed him."

Lin Heng grabbed the turtle's legs with one hand and its neck with the other. Father Lin grabbed the fishhook and took a lot of effort to take it out.

"This turtle must have been around for more than ten years." Lin Heng looked at it, showed it to Father Lin, and then threw it into the snakeskin bag.

"Definitely, this is an old turtle. It's worth as much as a piece of white rice. Although you didn't catch any fish, you made more than I did when I caught five fish." Father Lin happily patted Lin Heng's hand. Shoulder.

Lin Heng: "..."

After packing their things, the two of them left chatting and laughing.

Back at the camp, elder brother Lin Yue hadn't come over yet, and Lin Wei was playing in the water and catching fish by the stream.

Seeing Lin Heng and the others coming back, he ran over excitedly: "Grandpa, Second Dad, have you gained anything?"

"Of course, although there was no prey, we caught catfish, and your second dad also caught a big turtle."

Father Lin touched his grandson's head and said with a smile. "You guys are so awesome, I will go fishing next time too." Lin Wei looked at the fish and turtles and his eyes widened.

Lin Heng smiled, dug a beach, put the fish in, and put the turtle in a bag and hung it up. It would not die without water.

"Dad, let's go pick up fungi." Lin Heng came over and said.

Father Lin shook his head: "Lin Heng, you take Lin Wei to pick up the mushrooms, and I will deal with the wild boar head. Let's eat pig head meat for lunch."

He didn't want the boar's head to go to waste, and he was heartbroken to hear that Lin Heng fed the big boar's head to Xiong Ba last time.

The processed pig head is very delicious, so he planned to process the wild boar head and eat it for lunch.

"Okay, Lin Wei, let's go." Lin Heng understood what his father was thinking and took his eldest nephew up the mountain.

"Today's goal is mainly to pick tea tree mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, ganoderma lucidum, and some egg mushrooms and green head mushrooms when I encounter them."

Lin Heng looked at his eldest nephew and said, he has been picking up mushrooms with adults since he was a child, and there is no need to teach him to identify them.

"I know the second dad, let's see who picks up the most." Lin Wei was very motivated.

"Then you have to work hard. You can sell what you pick up and buy what you want." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Wei became more motivated after hearing this.

The two of them separated a little and started picking. Tea tree mushrooms were the most numerous.

After walking two steps, there was a large bush with many tree roots. After more than an hour of picking, Lin Heng's backpack was full, almost all of which were tea tree mushrooms. He estimated that they weighed forty or fifty kilograms.

On the other side, Lin Wei also picked up half of the basket.

Go back with the backpack on your back. Lin Heng poured the tea tree mushrooms on the pebble beach beside the stream to dry.

While waiting for lunch, Lin Heng picked three baskets and more than [-] kilograms of tea tree mushrooms.

"There's really a lot of stuff here, but it's a pity that it only cost [-] cents."

Lin Heng looked at the tea tree mushrooms on the ground and shook his head slightly. It would be good if these dried mushrooms weighed thirty kilograms.

Mushrooms have shrunk so badly that it is not unusual for ten pounds of wet mushrooms to dry out and one pound of dried mushrooms.

"Second father, how many pounds do you think these can weigh if I make them?" Lin Wei asked, pointing to the piece he picked.

"About six to seventy pounds, not bad." Lin Heng patted him on the shoulder.

Back at the shelter, Father Lin had cleaned all the hair on the wild boar's head and peeled it off.

"How is it? Is it not bad?" Father Lin asked with a smile.

"Yes, it would be perfect if it could be marinated." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It will definitely be spoiled if you take it back. It's better to fry the mushrooms and eat them."

Father Lin shook his head and started to cut the meat. There was no way to braise meat on the mountain.

Lin Heng cleaned the green head mushrooms and egg mushrooms he picked and brought them over.

What is being cooked in the pot is to peel off the pig head and leave enough skeleton, and there is still a lot of meat. Normally, the meat is taken out and fried, but today I fed it to the dog Xiongba.

The pork head meat was cut into pieces and stir-fried with mushrooms. The aroma immediately came out and spread around, making everyone's stomach growl.

"What kind of meat are you frying? It's so fragrant."

At this time, Lin Yue's voice came from the creek.

"Dad, we were frying wild boar. Second dad and grandpa shot the wild boar and caught two little piglets."

Lin Wei jumped up, ran over and hugged his dad.

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment: "Did you hit a wild boar? How big is it?"

I've only been away for a day, but it feels like so many things have happened.

"You're here just in time. I'll tell you while I'm eating."

Father Lin said with a smile.

After the pig head meat was fried, the four of them started eating together. The water was boiling and ready to go.

There was still some rice and noodles left, and they planned to finish the noodles first.

The pork head meat is almost all pig skin. After frying, it becomes soft and elastic, just like pig ears, chewy and crispy.

After hearing what happened between Lin Heng and his father in the past two days, Lin Yue couldn't help but admired: "This is so cool. If I had known about it, I wouldn't have left. I didn't encounter any wild boars when hunting."

Lin Heng smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll just take you to fight next time. There aren't many things on the mountain except wild boars."

"Lin Yue, you and Lin Wei should go back this afternoon to send wild boar meat back and call someone over." Father Lin took a sip of sugary wine and said with a smile.

Lin Yue looked at the things he had now, shook his head and said, "Dad, I don't think it's necessary. I saw that there aren't many things.

The heavy salt content of wild boar meat is not so easy to spoil, so it will be no problem if we go together tomorrow afternoon. "

"That's okay." Father Lin thought for a while and agreed.

After dinner, everyone went to the mountain to pick tea tree mushrooms. Lin Heng picked more than [-] kilograms of tea tree mushrooms in the afternoon.

Lin Yue and Lin's father also collected more than a hundred kilograms, and put them all on the stone man to dry.

What I ate at night was still pork head meat. The pig head was too big, so I only ate a third of it in the morning.

Early the next morning, they went to an acorn forest further away, and each picked nearly one hundred kilograms of tea tree mushrooms.

Because I was afraid that there would be too much to take back, I stopped at ten o'clock and spread the mushrooms on the rocks to dry them in the sun at noon.

As for yesterday, the sun was completely dry. The sun in the dog days of early August is so terrifying.

When loading the mushrooms in the afternoon, Lin Heng still had [-] kilograms of tea tree mushrooms that totaled more than [-] kilograms.

Lin's father and Lin Yue both only weighed more than thirty pounds, which was slightly less than Lin Heng.

Lin Wei's weighs only a dozen pounds.

When loading things, a forest musk deer, two small wild boars, three people, one for each, were placed at the bottom of the backpack. On top, there were wooden sticks to separate things such as wild boar meat, mushrooms, herbs, catfish, and turtles.

The three of them took it separately. When the backpack was full, they tied it to the top with a rope, and finally managed to pack everything.

There is no need to worry about wild boar cubs or forest musk deer suffocating to death. The backpack is made of bamboo and has holes the size of your little finger.

Lin Heng looked at the backpack, which was about the same weight as himself, lifted it up, tried to smile and said, "This time it's going to cost people. It must weigh more than [-] kilograms."

"It's my fault. I didn't see much yesterday, but I didn't expect so many when I pretended to be today." The eldest brother Lin Yue said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, just rest a few times on the way. Let's go home!!"

Father Lin waved his hand, put the basket on his back and shouted.

"walk home!"

Lin Heng looked back at the shelter, then at the fantasy dream-like mountains, forests and streams, then turned and left.

He misses his wife and children.

It would be false to say that the weight of more than [-] kilograms is not strenuous, but for healthy rural people, it is just tiring.

And as long as they can make money, no one will complain even if it's heavy, just like the migrant workers at the construction site.

Everyone has the same goal, to make their home better.

We set off from the camp at about three o'clock and walked to the west slope of the red sun, still five or six kilometers away from Hongfeng Mountain.

Although we walked in a straight line back, the things were too heavy and everyone walked slowly.

Fortunately, the days are getting longer now. It’s not dark until half past eight, and the road can still be seen at nine o’clock.

It was already after nine o'clock when everyone got home, and many people were still outside enjoying the cool air and chatting.

Lin Heng and others originally wanted to go home quietly, but the calls of Piggy and Lin Shek soon attracted many people to notice.

A group of people searched for them and happened to see Lin Heng and four others coming back from the mountain carrying good backpacks.

"Lin Heng, you went hunting in the mountains again? Did you catch wild boar cubs and muntjacs?" Tian Baishun's eyes widened. This kid didn't even take him with him when hunting.

"Lin Heng, what did you do with this? A few bags this high are too many."

Li Caifeng asked aloud, her voice trembling.

"I just said why I haven't seen anyone recently. It turns out that I went hunting in the mountains." Liu Lan couldn't help but say, with a sour tone.

"The three backpacks are all high. How many things are needed."

"Are you going to the mountains to purchase goods?"

A group of people said something to each other.

"I didn't get much in the mountains this time. There were tea tree mushrooms in the bag, and I caught two piglets and a female forest musk deer. We don't want the wild boar piglets. If you want to buy them, you can come and buy them tomorrow."

Lin Heng said with a smile, carried the things directly into the room, and put them in the main room.

Everyone saw that Lin Heng didn't want to show off, and it was already dark, so they had no choice but to go back.

"I guess there are a lot of good things, but he doesn't dare to show them. He must have made a lot of money again." Liu Lan's eyes turned green with envy.

"That's for sure. I know Lin Heng, and he definitely has good things." Tian Baishun sighed.

"It's really annoying. Why can't I get so many things when I go up the mountain? It's like he's just buying goods."

Li Caifeng doesn't understand, not just her, but many people don't understand.

They are also human beings, and it’s not like they have never been to the mountains before. Why don’t they have such great achievements as Lin Heng?

If nothing else, the wild boar cub is eye-catching.

Tian Baishun understood that this was a gap in ability, but he didn't say anything, otherwise he would offend others again.

In fact, everyone knows it in their hearts, but they are unwilling to admit it.

Whether you are hunting or setting up a sling, there are skills involved in the noose.

The traps Lin Heng set were all found by Xiongba in places with the smell of prey, so they were naturally more likely to be set randomly than ordinary people.

"Hey, even though people are losing money by buying Phellinus linata, it is a great way to make money."

"It seems that there will be another thousand-yuan household in the village soon. I didn't expect that it would be Lin Heng's family."

A group of people sighed with envy. Three months ago, they would never have imagined that the Lin family would become like this.

(End of this chapter)