Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 149 Continuous rain and the unlucky daily life after the rain

Lin Heng held Xiaoxia in his arms, and the three of them walked to the gate of the courtyard together, where they could clearly see the area where the mudslide blocked the river.

Next door, brothers, sisters-in-law and others also came out of the gate to check on the situation. There were also people in the village holding umbrellas and going to the road to check on the situation.

"It looks like the embankment is about to burst." Lin Heng sighed as he looked into the distance.

From a distance, it can be seen that the river water is already flush with the embankment caused by the mudslide, and a lot of water flows out from both sides. There is only one straw left to break the embankment.

"Dad, what is that?" Xiaoxia opened her eyes wide and was curious.

"That was a disaster, very dangerous." Lin Heng held his daughter in his arms, the rain and wind were still roaring.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a large hole appeared under the erosion of the water, and then expanded rapidly.

In an instant, the piled rocks, soil, and trees were all washed away by the angry river water, and a three- to four-meter-high head of water surged downstream like a yellow dragon.

Everything along its path was ruthlessly destroyed.

"The pit is gone! This was built stone by stone by your grandfather and your great-grandfather."

Father Lin shook his head and sighed, watching helplessly as the river water washed away the stone ridges beside his home, and everything merged into the rolling river water.

Although Hongfeng Village is a small basin, it is only a small slope on both sides of the river, not flat land. Many of the stone ridges on the land were built bit by bit by the older generation.

There were many people who were equally sad and angry. Some stood on the road and slapped their thighs, roaring angrily.

As the water head went down, the river gradually calmed down a bit. Although it was still turbulent, it was far less than before.

The washed away land has disappeared and the riverbed has expanded considerably.

"I'm going back." Father Lin shook his head and walked back in low spirits.

Lin Heng also took his wife and children back to the house. It was already past two o'clock. Lin Heng heated a pot of tea, took a few sips, picked up the book and started reading out of boredom.

Xiulan was doing needlework, while Xiaoxia was holding Jinbao and sitting on a mat covered with a small quilt, interrupting Lin Heng from time to time to express various doubts.

Lin Heng looked at her helplessly and slowly explained that it was just a classic he was reading, and she didn't understand it at all.

After reading for a while, Lin Heng had no choice but to read the storybook to her.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Mother Lin brought over a pot of stewed pork legs with yam, chestnuts, dangshen, and some pulp pancakes.

"Your sister and the others probably won't be able to come back today." Mother Lin put the pig leg on the table and said worriedly.

"I told Caiyun that she will go to the store to rest when it rains. I have a quilt over there. Mom, please don't think too much." Lin Heng comforted her with a smile.

Mother Lin nodded, looked at Xiulan and said, "Xiulan, stop pulling on the soles of your shoes and come and eat the pork legs. It will get cold soon."

"Grandma, I eat meat!" Xiaoxia had already crawled into Mother Lin's arms first.

"it is good."

Xiulan put down her sewing and went to the kitchen to get chopsticks and bowls, and they started eating.

"Mom, you should eat too, don't just feed Xiaoxia." Lin Heng looked at his mother and said.

"Your father and I ate in the house before bringing it to you." Mother Lin shook her head, indicating that she was not hungry at all.

After feeding Xiaoxia a yam, she continued: "The village chief is back. It is said that Li Zigang's family near the river has suffered the most.

They set up a pigsty by the river, but this time the water was too strong and the 200-pound pig was driven away. "

"This is too tragic. He can be killed immediately." Xiulan could not help but sympathize.

In rural areas, the only meat they eat every year is the pigs they raise. If such a big pig is driven away, the Li family will probably suffer for a year.

Because there may not be enough meat to eat in the next year, and this year will not be good.

"It is estimated that the losses in Baima Village will be greater. That area is flatter and many houses are built along the river." Lin Heng shook his head and said.

Floods happen frequently these days.

Everyone was silent for a while, no matter whose suffering it was, it made people feel sad.

"I'm going back first, you guys eat slowly." After chatting for a few words, Mother Lin saw that the rain was getting heavier again, so she left quickly.

After dinner, Lin Heng braved the rain to feed the chickens and ducks, and picked up three eggs and two duck eggs.

Father Lin has already fed the red dates, so he doesn’t need to worry about it.

In the evening, they cooked eggs for Xiaoxia, and Lin Heng and Xiulan finished the pig legs sent by Mother Lin.

After coaxing Xiaoxia to sleep, Lin Heng and his wife discussed philosophical issues.

Gentle women are made of water, which makes people want to stop. Eating the big meat wrapped in paper will make you confused and fascinated.

It can be said that the red candle burns the peonies, and the flowers shed tears.

Throwing the sheets on the chair next to the bed, Xiulan lay on Lin Heng's chest and fell asleep sweetly.

On the 6th, the two woke up from their dreams, and the rain still didn't stop.

Xiulan lay on Lin Heng's chest like a kitten, looking at the rain outside boredly, regardless of the fact that they were still naked under the quilt.

"Did you do this on purpose?" Lin Heng looked at his wife.

Xiulan looked at him: "What, you think I'm weighing you down because I'm fat?"

Lin Heng glanced at her and gave in, letting her lie down as a way to exercise his concentration.

Xiulan snorted lightly and showed a proud smile.

After lying down for a while, the two got dressed and looked at the leopard skin.

After so many days of tanning, it has transformed from leopard skin to leather.

"Now just take it out, clean it and dry it." Xiulan looked at the animal skin and said.

"I'll do it. You go and cook. I'm a little hungry." Lin Heng said.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded.

The two of them washed their faces, brushed their teeth with tooth powder and went about their own business.

The rain today is much lighter than the past few days, and it is drizzling, but it is still not sunny.

Lin Heng washed the leopard skin several times. The leopard skin now felt as soft as a towel.

After washing, he soaked it in water, and after breakfast, he picked it up and put it under the eaves to dry.

Originally, Father Lin's day to find someone to show him was today, but since the rain didn't stop, he had to find another day.

Being at home was really boring, because the rain had become lighter again, so Lin Heng simply put on his raincoat, hat, bow, arrows and slingshot and went outside for a walk.

After searching around the village, I didn't see a single one. When I got home, I found a few green-bearded scoundrels chirping in front of my door.

I picked up the slingshot and killed one. I looked around and killed another one.

After looking at the back mountain, it was filled with thick fog. I guess there was no hope, so I had to go home and roast the two green-bearded fools.

At noon, I asked my wife to make potato pancakes to eat and kill some time.

In the remaining half day, he got a deck of playing cards and called his elder brother and sister-in-law to play cards together.

On the 7th, Lin Heng had begun to hate the rain. He took out the floor cage screen that he had not made yet, made a frame with wire, and covered the floor cage screen with it.

In the afternoon, when the leopard skin was dry, Lin Heng took it off and tanned it by hand until it became as soft as a towel. The skin was considered tanned.

Xiulan took it over, looked at it, and said, "It's better to make two pairs of gloves. It's definitely not enough to make clothes."

"Okay, just watch and do it." Lin Heng spread his hands.

When we rested at night, the rain stopped.

Early on the morning of the 8th, when the rain stopped and the golden sun rose from the east, Lin Heng couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar.

"Oh my God, it's finally sunny!"

Lin Heng felt that the whole world had become better.

"Oh, the sun is out!!"

Xiaoxia couldn't help but cheer for joy. She hadn't gone out to play in a long time and missed it very much.

Taking out the bench, the three of them sat under the eaves to bask in the sun.

It wasn't until my whole body was warm and all the moisture had disappeared that I went inside to cook.

In rural areas where there is no electricity, continuous rain is no different than going to jail for farmers.

Lin Heng could still read a book in the first two days, but in the middle days he just wanted to barbecue and eat. In the last few days, he felt irritable and didn't want to do anything, and even didn't want to eat.

While his wife was cooking, Lin Heng took out all the fragrant powder he had made before.

I made three pots, one with rosin, one with calamus powder, and one with mugwort powder.

Add the sticky powder made from nanmu to each of them, add water and stir. Phoebe powder contains natural gum, which is the best adhesive.

When the dough is almost mixed, shape it into thumb-sized cones with your hands, incense it, and put it in the sun to dry.

Lin Heng likes this kind of independent fragrance. He doesn't like the mixed incense that is tanned with various ingredients like alchemy.

For breakfast, Xiulan made rice, and the dishes were fried pork with sour cowpeas and braised eggplant.

Lin Heng ate two large bowls happily. After eating, Xiulan looked at him and asked, "How about picking up the fungi?"

Lin Heng shook his head: "Forget it, the ground is too humid today, and it has been raining for such a long time, the fungi have long since rotted.

It would be better to wait two days for the ground to dry and a new batch of fungi to appear before we go up the mountain again. "

"That's true. I guess I won't be able to do much today. I'll just wash my clothes." Xiulan nodded and said. After the meal, Xiulan took a bath at home with Hong Zao. There was mud everywhere outside, which was not suitable for going out to play at all.

Lin Heng fed the red dates and rode it to check the situation. Many places collapsed on the road, but fortunately, there was barely any problem in passing.

One family in Baima Village was in a worse situation. He saw that his house had been destroyed by floods.

After asking someone, it was said that two people were beaten away by the water. Lin Heng suddenly fell silent.

We still can't go to Huangtan Town for the time being. The water is still too big to cross the river. It will probably have to wait until tomorrow before it subsides.

Early the next morning, Caiyun and Liu Ciwen, who had been in the town for seven days, returned together.

The family was worried these days, so they were relieved to see that she was safe and sound.

"Caiyun, since you're fine, then help take care of Xiaoxia after dinner. Mainly because she misses you so much."

Lin Heng looked at his sister and said with a smile.

Caiyun puffed up her mouth and rolled her eyes: "Second brother, you are really not polite at all."

Lin Heng laughed: "That's natural. After all, apart from us, Xiaoxia will not cry if you take care of her."

"Then I have to have a good meal at your house today." Caiyun was not polite, told her parents, and ran away with Lin Heng.

The meal cooked by Lin Heng's family in the evening was certainly not bad. Rice with sour cowpea and minced meat was so delicious that the colorful clouds were so fragrant.

After eating, she took Xiaoxia out to play on the road. Xiaoxia wanted to run around, just like Xiongba, she would feel unhappy if she didn't run around for a few days.

"Let's go, we only have two goals today, matsutake, black truffle, and Hericium." Lin Heng picked up the backpack and looked at his wife and said.

"it is good!"

Xiulan nodded, took her things and went up the mountain with Lin Heng.

"Woof woof!!"

The male bully I had been at home for a long time ran around wildly and was so excited.

Not long after leaving, Xiulan picked up a Ganoderma lucidum. She was a little surprised: "I'm lucky today, it's a good start."

"I also picked one up." Lin Heng said with a smile while holding a small Ganoderma lucidum.

The two of them went directly over the mountains and ridges towards the relatively old pine forest. On the way, they encountered many mushrooms, such as yellow umbrellas, broom mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, etc. Most of them would rot at the touch of a touch.

The most suitable place for picking mushrooms is light or moderate rain that only lasts for two or three days. If it rains for more than three days, most mushrooms will become pulpy.

At eleven o'clock, the two came to a pine forest further away than the last time they picked up black truffles. This place was five or six kilometers away from home.

These two mountains are full of large pine trees, including black pine and masson pine, and few people come here.

"There are so many pine fungi, but it's a pity that they are all rotten." Xiulan picked up a few beautiful pine milk mushrooms, opened them and saw that they were all occupied by insects.

"Woof woof~~"

Not far away, Xiong Ba called out.

"Got something?"

This made Lin Heng and Xiulan both stunned and walked over.

Taking a closer look, Xiulan said happily: "It's a morel. I don't know if it's rotten or not."

This mushroom is also very good. At least it is delicious when dried and made into soup.

"Fortunately, they're not too bad. They must have just come out." Lin Heng picked up two, looked at them, and put them into his backpack.

The two continued to search, but found that most of the pine milk mushrooms were useless, and nine out of ten were rotten.

One afternoon, Lin Heng picked up eight egg mushrooms, weighing about two kilograms. There were also three pounds of morels, matsutake mushrooms and black truffles not found.

"Husband, I discovered matsutake mushrooms." Xiulan suddenly cheered.

"Finally found it."

Lin Heng came over and took a look. These matsutake mushrooms seemed a bit old. After digging them out, they found that a few of them were indeed infested with worms, but these were matsutake mushrooms, so the two decided to remove the wormy parts.

After picking up this nest of matsutake mushrooms, the two of them had lunch. In the afternoon, they only picked up about five kilograms of morels and two kilograms of matsutake mushrooms.

Not even a trace of the black truffle was found, let alone picked up.

"What a failure." When he returned home, Lin Heng looked at the things in his backpack and shook his head in disappointment.

Xiulan glanced at him: "You are greedy. Others would be very happy if they had so many good bacteria."

"Hahaha, isn't there a tyrant?" Lin Heng laughed.

However, what he didn't expect was that the next day, even if there was a Xiongba, they would have no air force.

I got less than ten kilograms of Lactobacillus pine in a whole day, and the only good one was one Hericium erinaceus.

"Honey, take my backpack, and I'll get a bundle of dry firewood back." On the mountain behind the house, Lin Heng dropped the backpack and went to pick up a bundle of dry firewood.

After tying up the dry firewood and about to go back, beekeeper Wang Jinshuang came down from the mountain, looked at Lin Heng and said with a smile: "It seems that you didn't gain much today, you have all started to get dry firewood."

Lin Heng didn't want to pay attention to him and just replied: "Yes, I didn't get it."

"Hey, I picked up a lot of Hericium mushrooms today. Isn't it pretty good?" Wang Jin opened the bag and said with a smile.

"It's just so-so, it's not much." Lin Heng said in a nonchalant manner. He felt that this was a naked provocation.

This made Wang Jin extremely dissatisfied. He even took the initiative to show his kindness. Why was Lin Heng's attitude so mean?

He immediately took his things and left, and deliberately cursed from a distance: "Why do you pretend to have a little money? Sooner or later you will lose everything!"

Lin Heng was stunned, shook his head and laughed: "This person is really funny."

He just didn't follow his wishes, so he got angry and cursed.

"He is the one who likes to show off the most." Xiulan said speechlessly. In the past, every time he walked in front of his house, this person always liked to show off.

"Go back." Lin Heng shook his head and walked down the mountain carrying the firewood.

When he got home, Lin Heng put down the firewood and asked Xiulan to wash the milk mushrooms in the evening, make half of them deep-fried and half of them stir-fried.

Fried mushrooms are made by every household in rural areas. The mushrooms are wrapped in flour and eggs and fried until crispy.

When eaten, it was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The taste was like the top snack in rural areas. Xiaoxia sat on the bench and ate a small bowl in one go.

"Are you going up the mountain tomorrow?" Xiulan asked curiously.

Lin Heng nodded: "I don't believe we can't find black truffles. I'll go to the pine forest near Sanyegou tomorrow to have a look."

"Then I can't go, otherwise no one will take Xiaoxia with me." Xiulan felt that her husband was crazy. Black truffles are too rare, otherwise the price would not be so expensive.

"Okay, then I'll go alone and hunt by the way." Lin Heng nodded and took several more bites of fried mushrooms.

Early the next morning, Lin Heng took Xiong Ba and set off again.

I came back in the afternoon and brought back three green beards and only three poor egg mushrooms.

"Why don't you forget it and wait for a while before going." Xiulan dissuaded.

"I'll try again. If it doesn't work, forget it." Lin Heng shook his head and said.

These words were like a mantra, and they actually came true. Although he had no air force in the next few days, the gains each time were completely out of proportion to the time wasted.

On this day, Lin Heng finally gave up and was no longer obsessed with the pine forest. The acorn forest was very happy.

"Wang Wang~"

Xiongba called out, and Lin Heng hurried over. When he saw another Ganoderma lucidum, he immediately smiled from ear to ear.

"Screw black truffles, Ganoderma lucidum doesn't smell good."

While picking along the way, Lin Heng found that he let go of his anxiety and became happy.

As long as you don't want to get black truffles, you can enjoy a Ganoderma here, a morel there, and look at the scenery in the distance from time to time.

Recently, for the sake of black truffles, I have been skipping tea and rice. There is really no need.

"Taken!"

Lin Heng shook his head, looked up, and found that his location was not far from Baishigou.

"Then let's go over and see if there are any Ganoderma lucidum." Lin Heng thought for a moment. It was too far to go to Baishigou, but he could look for Ganoderma lucidum nearby. There are quite a lot of fungi here.

Unknowingly, Lin Heng found that he had picked up more than a pound of Ganoderma lucidum, five or six pounds of morels, three to four pounds of green head mushrooms, and more than a pound of oyster mushrooms.

After looking at the road, he changed direction and came to a chestnut forest. The chestnuts in this forest did not bear fruit for some reason, and almost no one came.

Lin Heng walked dozens of meters before picking up a dozen chestnuts. The particles were still too small, and he suddenly lost interest and didn't want to pick them up anymore.

"Xiongba, let's go, find a place to eat solid food first." Lin Heng called.

Xiongba ran over from the forest in the distance. When he got closer, Lin Heng saw something black in his mouth.

"Huh? Where did you find this?" After Lin Heng saw it clearly, his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.

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ps: There is something wrong with the price of black truffles in the previous article. Ten pounds of wet ones are dried to one pound of dried ones, so the price of dried ones should be ten times that of wet ones. I made a mistake and it has been corrected.

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