Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 30 I lied to you that you are a dog
  We originally planned to catch eels in the evening, but after a drink, everyone was dizzy. If we went to the field ridge, we would probably fall into the field.

Lin's father and Lin's mother were trying to persuade Lin Heng's third father and uncle to live there. They also knew that the Lin family had been out of space for a long time, and they were determined to leave.

After some pulling and shouting, the two finally had to leave.

"Quan Wazi, take the remaining bamboo rats back to Hongcui..."

Mother Lin caught up with Lin Heng's uncle Li Baiquan and handed the bamboo rat to him.

"I told you to fire them all. Sister, why do you still keep so much? I don't want it." Li Baiquan waved his hands, refusing to take it.

But in fact, it was just a courtesy. He was very grateful to his eldest sister for keeping so many bamboo rats. She would not scold him when he went home at night, otherwise his wife might not open the door.

Naturally, Mother Lin knew this, so she forced the squirrel to him and sent him away.

On the other hand, Lin's father treated Lin Heng's third father in the same way. The adults liked to push and refuse, which made Lin Heng laugh.

But relationships are indeed built up through this kind of tug, this kind of back and forth between you and me. Today you help me, and tomorrow I will help you.

"Lin Heng, let's catch the eels tomorrow. Brother, I can't even walk safely."

Lin Yue held on to the railing, peeing, and said with a smile.

"Any time is fine." Lin Heng said with a smile. He drank little and had always been a dabbling taster of wine, so he didn't get too drunk.

It was dark at this time, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky. There were a lot of clouds and fog, and the stars looked vaguely visible.

His third father lived close by, in Xiahe, more than a kilometer away, while his uncle lived in the mountains, a longer distance away, but it was nothing to rural people, as walking at night was common.

Looking at the small basin in Maple Village, Lin Heng sighed. The slate river in the distance reflected the silvery moonlight, and the sound of flowing water was faintly audible.

The surrounding mountains and vegetation were shaking slightly, and the grasshoppers and crickets were howling in an annoying way. Lin Heng listened for a while and kicked a stone. Suddenly, the crickets under the stone stopped chirping.

When he took two steps, the guy shouted again provocatively.

Lin Heng breathed out, turned around and left. If it had been before, he would have taken out the crickets and executed him on the spot. It would have been too arrogant.

Back in the house, Lin's mother Caiyun Xiulan had already put away the dishes, and Lin's father and eldest brother had been arranged to go to bed.

Seeing Lin Heng come in, Xiulan came over to help him rest: "Did he vomit? Why did he stay outside for so long?"

"No, I'm looking at the stars." Lin Heng smiled and took his wife's hand. The palm of his hand was a little rough from working, but the back of it was still smooth and tender.

"Then wash your feet and rest." Xiulan looked at him without struggling.

"Is my daughter asleep?" Lin Heng asked again.

"We have to work tomorrow, and today is not a safe period." Xiulan glanced at him warily and whispered.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Heng pinched his wife's face and leaned into her ear: "Besides, even in a dangerous period, you still don't believe in my control..."

Xiulan's face suddenly turned red and she quickly covered his mouth: "Stop talking, it's so embarrassing."

Lin Heng found it funny. Even though they had had sex many times and had children, his wife was still as embarrassed as a little girl when talking about such topics.

"I'm kidding you, come on, take the flashlight and I'll take you to grab the good stuff."

Lin Heng said again.

"Catch eels?" Xiulan wondered, besides eels, what else could be caught at night?

"Good stuff, just grab a flashlight and a plastic bottle and come with me." Lin Heng smiled mysteriously.

"What is it? I want to go too." Caiyun walked into the main room and was a little eager to try after hearing this.

"You should rest quickly. Besides, there are only two flashlights left, none of which are for you." Lin Heng directly rejected Caiyun.

"Okay then." Caiyun nodded reluctantly and asked curiously: "What are you trying to catch?"

"You'll find out tomorrow morning."

Lin Heng didn't say anything, and took Xiulan, who had picked up the things, out, and at the same time told him not to lock the door.      "Wow~~"

When traveling at night, Xiongba naturally takes him with him, so he can give early warning if a dog is in danger.

Xiulan was pulled by Lin Heng and curiously walked to the woods behind the house.

"Honey, what are you trying to catch? You didn't bring a slingshot or bow and arrow when you were hunting."

Xiulan's mind was full of doubts, but the feeling of being led forward by Lin Heng was wonderful, so she didn't struggle and let him pull her.

Lin Heng took a flashlight and shined it under a tree, and soon saw his target - a cicada monkey that had just crawled out of the soil.

Summer is a good time to catch cicada monkeys, but no one is catching them here because these strange and weird foods are still not spread in the Yunnan-Guizhou River area at this time.

Many places didn’t even know it could be eaten. It wasn’t until the Internet developed that a wave of people eating it spread across the country.

"This is what I want to catch!" Lin Heng caught the cicada monkey and showed it to his wife Xiulan.

"Is this for sale?" Xiulan blinked curiously. She knew that Jin Chan's cicada slough was a traditional Chinese medicine and could be sold for money, so she instinctively thought that it could be sold for money.

"No, you can eat this!" Lin Heng said with a smile. Now he knows that monkeys can't be sold for money, and no one eats them in this place.

Xiulan couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this: "Huh??"

Seeing his wife's expression, Lin Heng smiled and squeezed her hand: "It's very delicious, hurry up and help catch it."

Xiulan hesitated for a moment: "You can catch it, but you can eat it yourself. I won't eat it. It's too scary, and I won't eat it even if I beat you to death."

"Okay." Lin Heng didn't argue. When it's ready, let his wife taste it and she'll find it really delicious.

Just like when he ate fried scorpions in his previous life, he was frightened before eating them, but after eating them, he could only think of one word - delicious.

"There are so many. Husband, are you sure this stuff is not poisonous and can be eaten?"

No one has caught cicada monkeys in this era. Xiulan questioned Lin Heng while catching them.

"Of course you can eat it." Lin Heng said with a smile. If his wife saw Yungui Sichuan eating scorpions and centipedes, she wouldn't be frightened by the things in the insect feast.

"I won't eat it anyway, so I'll catch it for you to eat." Xiulan looked around.

"I'm afraid you'll drag me to find the cicada tomorrow night." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It's impossible. This thing tastes terrible at first sight." Xiulan said firmly.

"What if you have to come tomorrow?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

Xiulan said without thinking: "It's impossible. If that's the case, I can do whatever you want."

"That's what you said." Lin Heng chuckled, already beginning to fantasize about his wife's expression tomorrow.

"I said, I lied to you that you were a dog." Xiulan raised her smooth chin with confidence. This thing didn't taste good at first glance.

"Wang Wang!!"

Xiongba was running around in the forest, looking up from time to time, as if he was keeping a lookout for the two of them.

Don't expect to find prey in the forest behind the house, there is very little movement.

After catching them for half an hour, Xiulan came over with a bottle: "I've caught two hundred of them, is that enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough." Lin Heng nodded again and again. He caught half of the plastic bottles: "Let's sit on the rocks and rest for a while, and then we can grab them back along the way."

They caught cicadas along the way and reached halfway up the mountain.

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)