Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 32 Hey, I just won’t say it

"Lin Heng, did you do this? What did you do?"

When Lin Heng came back from using the toilet, Mother Lin asked while holding a bamboo sieve.

"Yes, the food we caught is very delicious." Lin Heng nodded and said.

Before his mother could speak, he said, "Mom, your fire has already started. Don't make breakfast yet. I'll fry the cicada monkey and eat it."

"You can eat so much by yourself? We won't eat it. It looks disgusting."

Mother Lin's face was full of disgust. She felt that getting this bug in the pot would make the pot dirty.

Sister-in-law Liu Juan also felt her scalp numb: "It's not like there's nothing to eat. I'm afraid it's poisonous to make such disgusting things. Don't stink up the pot."

Caiyun was a little curious: "Second brother, did you do this last night?"

Hearing this, Lin Heng said speechlessly: "You guys are so enthusiastic, don't even eat it when I'm ready."

"I won't even eat the money you give me." Mother Lin said coldly.

"That's right, even if you kneel down and beg me, I won't eat it. I'll be scared just looking at it." Sister-in-law Liu Juan looked disdainful. What's so delicious about bugs?

Could it be more delicious than pork?

It's simply impossible.

Caiyun was also skeptical and, like Xiulan, remained silent.

Lin Heng went into the house, scooped up the water in the pot, boiled it dry and poured in rapeseed oil.

The pots in rural areas are all large cast iron pots with a diameter of more than one meter. They are placed on the stove and cannot move, so they look dark.

"You poured so much oil, pour some back for me, you prodigal son." Mother Lin was so angry that she wanted to drive Lin Heng away when she saw Lin Heng poured a large puddle of oil.

"No, this must be deep-fried to make it fragrant." Lin Heng stopped his mother, waited for the oil to be warm enough, and poured the cicada monkey into it without giving his mother a chance.

"Why did I give birth to a prodigal son like you? How will Xiulan live her life with a husband like you in the future?"

Mother Lin was so angry that she picked up a stick and started to beat it. The oil used to fry the cowardly monkey was enough for her for two days. She really didn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt were expensive.

Lin Heng grabbed it and broke it off. He smiled and said, "It's just a little oil. When I make money, I'll buy you hundreds of kilograms. You can eat whatever you want."

"Rebel!"

Mother Lin sat down on the bench angrily, staring at him with a pair of eyes, furious: "While you are making money to buy oil, I might as well open my mouth and wait for the pie to fall from the sky."

Lin Heng was speechless. This little oil was really not much. As time went by, the scent of cicada monkey gradually erupted, filling the whole yard.

"What smells so good?" Father Lin walked in from outside the yard and asked curiously.

"Fried meat again?" Lin Yue also looked confused.

The two of them got up at dawn at five o'clock and went up the mountain to move wood. Because it was too hot at noon, they had to get up early or wait until the afternoon to work.

It's the fifth day of April in the lunar calendar, but it's already May 23 in the solar calendar, and the weather is already very hot.

"No, Lin Heng is frying the bugs he caught last night and pouring a lot of oil. He makes useless ones every day." Liu Juan looked at her husband and complained.

"I'll go take a look." Lin Yue walked into the kitchen with his father.

At this time, Lin Heng had already fried the cicada monkeys and picked them up. He picked one up and put it in his mouth.

When you take a bite, there is a crisp crunching sound, accompanied by the tender and delicious protein exploding in your mouth. The taste is simply amazing, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a burnt aroma.

"Yeah!! It's so delicious. Dad and brother, do you want one?"

Lin Heng was intoxicated and put another one into his mouth, then handed the basin to his father and elder brother.

As men, they all have the courage to try. They looked at it, picked one up and put it in their mouths.

Next to them, Mother Lin, Caiyun, Xiulan and others looked at them curiously. Sister-in-law Liu Juan's two children had long wanted to come over to eat, but she pushed them back.

Lin's father and Lin Yue, who were feeling anxious, suddenly opened their eyes after eating the food in their mouths, showing incredulous expressions.

Father Lin finished one in two mouthfuls and then put another one into his mouth: "Don't tell me, it's really delicious." "Yes, it looks strange, but it's actually more delicious than meat." Lin Yue couldn't help but add another. Ate two.

Seeing three men one after another, the women in the family began to doubt life. Is it more delicious than meat?

impossible.

"Dad, we want to eat too!"

Lin Yue's two little sons ran over and opened their mouths to ask for it. Lin Heng grabbed a handful for them. After taking a bite, the two little boys fought over each other to eat the rest.

"This is mine, don't grab it."

"its mine!"

The two of them even had a falling out over a piece of food.

"Want to try it?"

Lin Heng looked at Caiyun and Xiulan, smiled and handed the basin over. Caiyun hesitated and picked up one.

After eating it, he immediately showed a shocked expression: "It's really delicious."

Xiulan then took one and tasted it, and she couldn't help showing a surprised expression: "It smells so good. It's actually so delicious."

"Of course!" Lin Heng chuckled. The fact that this thing can be loved by people all over the country in future generations already explains everything.

As he said this, he fed one to his daughter Xiaoxia. It would be no problem to eat this after one year old.

Watching Lin Heng and others one after another, there were fewer and fewer cicada monkeys in the basin, and Mother Lin couldn't help but come over to get one to taste.

"Mom, you just said you won't eat even if you give me money." Lin Heng did not forget to criticize his mother, who is mainly a rebellious person.

It seems that as my body becomes younger, so does my heart.

Mother Lin glared at him: "You used so much oil, what's wrong with eating a cicada like me? Don't you accept it?"

Lin Heng spread his hands, thinking that you are my mother, you are so powerful, and I can't do anything to you.

He looked straight at his sister-in-law. If you don't say nice things today, you won't be able to eat.

Liu Juan also obviously noticed Lin Heng's gaze. She wanted to save face and refused to admit her mistake, so she turned around and wanted to go out.

"Hey, it's really not bad. I didn't waste my energy." Mother Lin said in a normal way, but her hands didn't stop.

"Come on, Juan baby, you can eat one too." Mother Lin fed one to Liu Juan. She was not a person who favored one thing over another.

Liu Juan ate one. She didn't take the initiative anyway, it was fed by her mother, and she didn't look at Lin Heng.

When she took it into her mouth, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she was shocked by this small delicacy. There was actually something more delicious than meat in the world.

Soon, a large pot of cicada monkeys was finished. Everyone was still unsatisfied. Only the eldest nephew Lin Wei, who is in elementary school, could not enjoy this delicious food.

When the food in the pot was gone, Lin's mother and others naturally wanted to catch it again. Sister-in-law Liu Juan couldn't help it first and looked at Lin Heng: "Lin Heng, where did you catch it?"

Her tone of voice has become much softer.

Lin Heng laughed when he heard this and raised his chin: "Hey, don't mention you asking, even if my mother asks me, I won't tell anyone. If I'm in a bad mood, I won't tell anyone.

It’s so difficult. I’m being told that I’m a prodigal all day long, and I’m being said in a weird and roundabout way. It’s so tiring, so I won’t tell you. "

After saying that, Lin Heng glanced at his sister-in-law Liu Juan and went out minding his own business.

Sister-in-law Liu Juan was a little embarrassed to be told that, but when she thought about how delicious cicada monkeys were, she decided to put her face down. She looked at Xiulan and said with a smile:
  "Xiulan, where did you catch it? If we catch more tonight, everyone can eat it.

Mom, don't you think so? The more people we have, the more effort we will have to catch them, and we can catch more people. "

Afraid that Xiulan wouldn't tell her, Liu Juan also brought her mother with her. She was not afraid of embarrassment as long as it would benefit her.

Xiulan glanced at her sister-in-law, shook her head and said, "I didn't go out last night. Lin Heng caught her alone. I don't know either. You can ask yourself."

How could she betray her husband, and she also hated that her sister-in-law often said bad things about Lin Heng.

(End of this chapter)