Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 199 Bluestone Bamboo Shoots

The grass is bearing its seeds and the wind is shaking its leaves. We don't talk, just standing is very beautiful.

After watching his father for a while, Lin Heng turned around and went home.

The courtyard door was unlocked, so he pushed it open. As soon as he entered the yard, Xiongba ran over from the kennel and waggled his tail at him.

"dad!!"

When Xiaoxia, who was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, saw Lin Heng, she ran over and hugged his leg.

Lin Heng rubbed the dog's head first, and then picked up his daughter.

"Dad, I want to ride a horse!!"

Xiaoxia clung to Lin Heng's arms and acted cute, staring at Lin Heng with her big eyes.

"Good good!"

Lin Heng picked her up and put her on his neck, and then ran quickly in the yard.

Xiaoxia waved her hands and laughed like a silver bell, having a great time.

Xiulan watched them play for a while before she said, "It's cold and windy. Come down after playing for a while. Be careful of catching a cold."

Lin Heng also knew this. After playing with his daughter for a while, he put her down and took her into the house.

"do not move!"

Xiulan blinked and raised her hand to tidy up Lin Heng's hair that was messed up by Xiaoxia.

Lin Heng stood obediently and looked at her. After she finished cleaning up for him, he helped her tuck a strand of hair on her cheek behind her ear, keeping his hand there for a few more seconds.

Xiulan smiled, feeling sweet in her heart. She looked at him and said, "Has everything been settled?"

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, it's all done."

Xiulan nodded, then pointed to the pork next to her and said, "What should I do with the meat? Hang it up?"

Lin Heng looked at the remaining pile of meat and said, "I'll smoke it in the fire room tomorrow. It's enough to keep some of it fresh for eating."

All the meat in his house now adds up to at least five hundred kilograms, which is too much to eat.

"it is good!"

Xiulan nodded and said, "When it's done, you can bring some to your parents. We won't be able to finish it all."

Looking at so much meat, she felt a little worried about happiness. She had never dared to imagine such a scene before.

"Okay." Lin Heng had already had this idea, but it was just because Uncle Gao didn't do this when he was here.

After saying this, Xiulan added, "You take Xiaoxia with you, and I'll cook for you."

Lin Heng pulled her back, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, let's go to the bedroom to warm up before talking. Are you hungry?"

Xiulan shook her head: "I'm not hungry, I'm afraid you are hungry."

"Then let's go."

Lin Heng pulled Xiulan and his daughter into the bedroom.

The fire in the fireplace never stopped, and the temperature inside the house was the same as outside.

Even if you don't stay in front of the fireplace, you will still be very warm. The thick earthen walls have very strong thermal insulation properties.

After a while, Lin Heng took off his cotton-padded jacket because of the heat. He was wearing a black sweater underneath.

Xiulan just opened the buttons of her thick cotton-padded jacket, revealing her majestic figure and two heavy breasts.

Against the background of the white sweater, the curves are very beautiful.

Although he ate it often, Lin Heng's eyes were involuntarily attracted to it.

Xiulan rolled her eyes at him and didn't care. Anyway, Lin Heng had seen everything that should be seen and shouldn't be seen.

She picked up her needle and thread and began to knit a sweater, which she was about to finish.

Lin Heng was playing small games with his daughter and watching his wife knitting sweaters.

Lin Heng and Xiulan chatted wordlessly, and the most common sound in the room was Xiaoxia playing with toys and talking to herself.

After she completely learned to speak, she would often talk to herself like this, and she would talk endlessly to Lin Heng and Xiulan.

It got dark soon, and Lin Heng also thought about something. He looked up at Xiulan and asked, "Honey, do you think we can sell ginseng?"

Lin Heng had already told her about the price of ginseng.

Xiulan looked up at Lin Heng and whispered, "It depends on the situation. If you get a good price, sell it. If you don't get a good price, just keep it for now."

Lin Heng nodded: "I'll go find someone to ask about the situation in a few days."

In fact, he has already thought about it. He must sell it. The most important thing for him now is to accumulate original capital.

Even if a ginseng can be sold for several million in future generations, it will no longer be worth it.

This time is at the cusp of the crisis. Even if you buy a house for 10,000 yuan, it will be multiplied hundreds of times in the future.

If you just want to sell it, you have to find a suitable candidate. Most people can't afford this kind of thing.

He plans to find time to go to the city soon to see if he can find a suitable buyer.

Musk and fur can be sold directly to state-owned stores, and the price will not differ much.

He originally planned to go to Ancheng within the year, but now it seems that it may be a bit difficult, so he can only wait until the beginning of the new year.

Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said: "If the selling price is good, let's buy a motorcycle. It will be more convenient to go there."

Horses are suitable for walking in the mountains. Sometimes it is convenient to haul goods on rugged mountain roads, but it is inconvenient to go to distant places, such as entering the city.

The motorcycle is still fast and there is no need to rest.

If he wants to develop his career, he will inevitably go to the city to do some things. It is still necessary to own a motorcycle.

Of course, the prerequisite for this is that the ginseng is sold. If he only sells a musk, he will not buy a motorcycle.

Xiulan raised her head and asked, "How much does a motorcycle cost?"

Motorcycles were too unfamiliar to her. Just like a watch, I never thought I would own one before, and I had no idea about its value. I only knew it was very expensive.

While playing games with his daughter, Lin Heng replied: "The cheapest model of a new car costs about 1,500, and the more expensive ones are 2,300, 4,500, or 4,500. The power is different, and the price is also different."

Lin Heng told Xiulan about it, and then she had an idea about motorcycles.

After thinking for a while, she replied: "Then if you want to buy it, just buy it. I will listen to you. It's good to have a motorcycle of your own."

Lin Heng grinned: "Then buy the ginseng when it is sold. If you want to go back to your parents' house with a motorcycle, we can go there and back in the same day."

Motorcycles have always been faster than cars, especially on such a rugged mountain road. You can get there in just one hour from Lushui County.

Xiulan smiled slightly: "That's great, my husband is really awesome."

This happy life made her feel like a dream.

It was already dark by this time. She put down her work and asked Lin Heng, "What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you."

Just when Lin Heng was about to speak, Xiulan smiled slyly: "Don't say casually, because I don't know what to eat."

Lin Heng spread his hands helplessly: "You really predicted what I would say, then let's have some sour soup noodles."

"Okay then, just take Xiaoxia and wait obediently."

Xiulan nodded, turned around and went out to cook.

Although Xiulan said so, Lin Heng put on a cotton-padded jacket and took Xiaoxia to the kitchen.

Even if you don't help, just watching here will make the cook feel much happier.

Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and her daughter, and couldn't help but smile. She suddenly realized that smiling had become her usual expression.

If you think about it carefully, it turns out that life is too happy.

Xiulan fried a vermicelli and stir-fried meat, cut up braised pig ears and pig intestines, and finally took some soaked bamboo shoots from the jar.

"A jar of bamboo shoots has been eaten."

Xiulan said after taking out the last bit of soaked bamboo shoots.

Because Lin Heng's cooking was good and delicious, he specially brought a big jar to brew it. Lin Heng took a look and replied: "There should be winter bamboo shoots recently. Just find an opportunity to dig some winter bamboo shoots."

Xiulan nodded and went to the bedroom with Lin Heng carrying the dishes. Lin Heng made some rice wine with boiling water, and the two of them drank and ate.

"Dad, I want to eat pig ears!"

As soon as the dishes were served, Xiaoxia in Lin Heng's arms pointed at the pig's ears and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, but you can't eat too much."

Lin Heng gave her one, and she didn't need to dip it in the vinegar soup. She just liked eating it plain.

The crispy pig ears Xiaoxia tastes very delicious, and the texture is fragrant and crispy.

Lin Heng took some more for Xiulan and said with a smile: "Xiulan, you can eat too. There are enough in the house so you don't have to worry about not having enough to eat."

This time we shot so many wild boars, there were more than a dozen pig ears in total, big and small. I gave some to Uncle Gao and there were at least eight pig ears at home.

Xiulan blinked and ate it. She also liked the pig ears very much. There was probably no one who didn't like the taste.

But whether you are a child or grow up, this thing is very precious. It is usually used to entertain guests. It is considered good to have two bites during the New Year.

This year, I have achieved the freedom of pig ears.

After eating a little food and drinking a little wine, the two of them were almost full. There were not so many surprises in their little life, but they were very warm and happy.

Finally, the two of them had some sour noodle soup to end the day.

Xiaoxia went to bed early today, and she fell asleep after Lin Heng told two stories.

Lin Heng was also able to take an early rest, add fire to the fireplace, and go to bed to rest.

The two fell asleep with their shoulders touching each other. They woke up early in the morning, leaned against each other in a daze for a while, and then got up.

After taking a look at their daughter who was still sleeping, the two of them went to feed the chickens, ducks and forest musk deer after washing up.

Lin Heng added some fodder to the red dates and went to the old house. His father and elder brother both received more than ten kilograms of wine.

Apparently the two of them got up before dawn to make wine.

Seeing Lin Heng coming over, Lin Yue took a small glass of wine for him and said with a smile: "Brother, come and have a taste and see how it is."

Lin Heng took a sip. This was the wine from before. It was very strong and very spicy. It was spicy from the throat to the stomach.

He doesn't like drinking high-alcohol liquor because it's not good for his health.

But I’m a little greedy, so my favorite is sweet rice wine or rice wine.

"Too high!"

Lin Heng put it down after taking a sip.

Lin Yue said with a smile: "This is because the wine koji you made is very powerful and fermented much better than last year's wine."

Father Lin also nodded and said, "You can buy some more of this koji next year. The effect will be very good."

"can."

Lin Heng nodded in agreement, turned around and looked at the wine in the jar.

In their rural areas, they all use large dark red earthen jars to store wine.

This kind is much better than plastic pots. It will take on a mellow and cottony taste after being stored for a long time.

If a plastic bottle is stored for a long time, the plastic will dissolve, which will not only taste bad but also be bad for your health.

The utensil for making wine is a gourd with a long handle. The inside has been hollowed out, and there is a hole drilled into one side of the gourd's belly. When pouring wine, the gourd's belly is submerged in the wine.

Lift it up and tilt it slightly, and the wine will flow out along the gourd handle.

They call this drinking wine.

After taking a look at the wine in the room, Lin Heng turned around and walked back, preparing to eat.

Mother Lin, who was soaking clothes in Tianguo hot water in the yard, looked at him and said, "Go back and ask Xiulan if she wants to wash clothes. It just so happens that there is hot water today."

"it is good."

Lin Heng nodded, turned around and went home to tell Xiulan about it.

Xiulan thought for a moment and said, "Then I can take the sheets over and wash them later."

Then Xiulan went to cook, and Lin Heng went to ask Xiaoxia to get dressed and get up.

After Xiaoxia got up, the three of them had dinner together. After the meal, Lin Heng and Xiulan took the pork hanging in the main room to the fire room and hung it in the fire room. They got some wet acorn trees and put them under the fire, slowly smoking them.

"It's so cold, the buckets are frozen."

At the edge of the well, Xiulan pointed to the bucket for fetching water and said.

Lin Heng came over and took a look. Except for the center of the bucket, it was still water, and everything around it was frozen.

The water in the well is not frozen at all, and feels warmer than the water outside.

"I forgot to put the bucket into the well last night." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It's okay, I'll just replace that thing."

Xiulan didn't care. She went to get a basin and scooped out some water and took it back to wash her hands.

After washing her hands, she took off the sheets she was going to wash and carried them to her parents' yard to soak them in water.

After soaking, Xiulan looked at Mother Lin and said, "Mom, you don't have to worry about these sheets. I'll soak them in washing powder and wash them tomorrow."

"Okay!" Mother Lin nodded. She originally wanted to help wash it, but Xiulan said so and she didn't care.

After soaking the sheets, Xiulan took Xiulan and pulled Xiaoxia and Lin Heng toward her bamboo forest.

They were going to dig some winter bamboo shoots and make pickled pepper bamboo shoots to eat.

The taste of winter bamboo shoots is much better than that of spring bamboo shoots. It has no bitter taste and is delicious without blanching.

The Lin family's bamboo forest is not small, covering an area of ​​more than an acre, and is filled with thigh-thick golden bamboos.

It's just that the location is a bit far away. It's not in front of the house. You have to walk about eight or nine hundred meters downstream along the road, and then cross the river from a path. The bamboo forest is in a small ditch on the opposite side of the river.

The slate river water is much smaller in winter, the river bed is made of fine pebbles, and the water flow is crystal clear without any impurities.

From time to time, two stream groupers can be seen coming out from under a stone, and then quickly burrowing under another stone.

Lin Heng carried the hoe, soaked it in the water, touched the cold and bitter water, and then stepped on the stones to cross the river.

After crossing the river, he picked up Xiulan and Xiaoxia.

"Daddy, water!!"

Xiaoxia picked up a pebble and threw it into the water. She giggled when she saw the water splashing.

"Watch it!"

Lin Heng lifted a large stone weighing thirty to forty pounds with both hands and threw it into the water.

With a splash, a large amount of water splashed up, and the white flowers were beautiful.

"OK!!"

Xiaoxia danced and shouted, with a smile on her face.

"Then I'll give you another one!"

Lin Heng knew that this was Xiaoxia trying to understand the world, and he was having a lot of fun himself.

……

"Come on, let me show you another trick!"

……

Xiulan glanced at her father and daughter helplessly, then sat on the bluestone next to them and watched them fetch water.

The river breeze is not strong today, and the sun is still warm. It is also a pleasure to sit on the bluestone and bask in the sun.

(End of this chapter)