Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 61 Looking for Shelter [Please order first, fifth update]

When he came to the fire, Lin Heng took out the beggar's chicken steak with a stick. The loess outside had been roasted and cracked, so it was definitely ready.

After drying for a while, he took the soil ball to the edge of the stream, smashed the soil ball open, peeled off the leaves, and the fragrant beggar's chicken was revealed.

Compared with direct roasting, the beggar's chicken is moist and delicate, one has the special aroma of wild pepper, and the other has the sweet aroma of thornberries.

"Come and try!"

Lin Heng tore off a piece of pepper-flavored turtle dove meat and dipped it in chili noodles before handing it to Xiulan.

“It’s delicious, the meat is very smooth and tender, and it’s so fragrant!”

Xiulan's eyes were bright and she showed an expression of enjoyment. For her, eating turtle dove meat was a delicacy. However, the meat was so smooth and tender that it was simply a pleasure.

Lin Heng also ate a piece himself and couldn't help but praise it: "This turtle dove is extraordinary."

The one with vine pepper flavor is suitable for dipping into chili peppers, while the other one with thornberry flavor does not need to be dipped in anything. Just tear it open and eat it directly. The smooth and tender meaty aroma of turtle dove meat and the light sweetness of thornberry will be felt between your lips and teeth. .

"It's a pity that Xiaoxia is not here, otherwise she would definitely like to eat this."

Xiulan ate turtle dove meat and thought of her daughter.

In this age where food and clothing are scarce and the goal is to have enough food but not go hungry, a meal of beggar's chicken like this will move people to tears.

"It's okay, I'll fight again when I get back."

Lin Heng said with a smile. Looking at his wife's satisfied look, he kept giggling happily.

"By the way, are you planning not to come back tonight?"

Xiulan turned around and asked, her feet still soaked in the water, holding a piece of meat in her hand, and handed it to her husband's mouth.

She discovered Lin Heng's intentions when she left at noon, but she didn't ask.

"Yes, it just rained yesterday, and it's unlikely to rain again today. It's not cold at night, so I just thought I'd come over and watch it all night to see if I could catch bigger prey."

Lin Heng nodded. It was already over [-] degrees during the day, so there was no need to worry about getting cold if you found a sheltered place at night.

In this inaccessible canyon, there should be bigger prey at night.

Almost no one comes here this season, so he does the opposite, maybe there will be unexpected gains.

"Then we have to find a place like a cave now, otherwise it will be difficult to find it after dark."

Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Sure, there are still two and a half hours until the sun goes down. We will take action as soon as you finish eating the turtle dove."

Lin Heng nodded.

Xiulan took a bite, handed the remaining half of the turtle dove to Lin Heng, and said crisply: "Here, I can't eat any more."

Lin Heng stretched his neck and glanced at her: "Eat quickly, I don't believe it."

Xiulan's eyes showed a hint of helplessness, she took a small bite and then put a large piece to Lin Heng's mouth for him to eat.

"Open your mouth!"

"The last piece."

Lin Heng opened his mouth helplessly under her sincere eyes, then stood up and ran away.

Xiulan glanced at Lin Heng innocently and could only digest the remaining half.

She was just worried that Lin Heng would not be full. How could people in this era not be able to eat such a small turtle dove?

"Wang Wang~~"

Xiongba lazily climbed up from the stone, seeming to say that if you don't want to eat, give it to me.

After eating, Lin Heng and Xiulan walked upstream together, looking for a suitable place to rest at night in the canyon.

"I'll just build a wooden house here when winter comes. I can live there for two days when I have nothing to do." Lin Heng said while looking at the beautiful scenery in the canyon.

"Forget it, we don't have a forest here, so it will definitely be occupied by others." Xiulan shook her head, feeling that this was very uneconomical.

"Too!"

Lin Heng sighed, his dream was temporarily shattered.

"Hey, there are Hericium mushrooms here!"

Suddenly, Xiulan exclaimed and found a fist-sized Hericium mushroom from under a fallen tree trunk.     “Really!”

Lin Heng turned around and saw that Xiulan had picked out the Hericium erinaceus, which was about the size of a fist and as white as snow, with tiny thorns on the surface.

"This place is really a treasure. Ganoderma lucidum is found on the hillside in the north, and Hericium mushrooms are found in the south."

Xiulan said in surprise that Hericium is one of the famous mountain delicacies in China. It is said that "Hericium is a mountain delicacy and bird's nest is a seafood delicacy".

Its market price is slightly lower than that of matsutake, with wet ones costing two yuan per pound and dry ones costing eight yuan.

It can't be compared with something as rare as Ganoderma, mainly because it is plentiful and can be found everywhere in the right forest.

But this is only in relative terms. Morchella greenheads and the like are younger brothers in front of it, and they are far inferior.

"Look for it quickly, there should be some nearby."

Xiulan said that this thing produces mushrooms in spring and autumn, and the number is relatively large in a suitable environment.

"I found another one, it definitely weighs a pound!"

Lin Heng took two steps and found a flower under a tree trunk. It was the size of a leather ball and its thorns were all yellow.

"Someone must have picked it here. Look here."

Xiulan pointed to the ground, where there were traces of rotting Hericium mushrooms.

"It's normal. Hericium mushrooms were picked in spring. Someone probably came here half a month ago. Let's see if there are any more."

Lin Heng was not surprised by this.

Hericium is snow-white and can be seen from a long distance, unlike Ganoderma lucidum, which is dark red and sometimes you may not be able to spot it even if you pass by.

After walking around, the two of them only found some relatively hidden Hericium mushrooms on some fallen trees, and all the trunks had been picked clean.

"It's not bad, it weighs four or five pounds." Xiulan said with a smile, this was an unexpected surprise.

"If we come early in autumn, we should be able to pick a lot."

Lin Heng nodded, pointed to a triangular cave in front, and said with a smile: "We also found the place to live."

The two walked over and saw that the cave was a triangular angle formed by two cliffs. It was not deep, just over three meters, and had an area of ​​five square meters.

"Others should have lived here too. We can rest after a little tidying up."

Xiulan nodded. The outside of the cave was protected with thorns. There were pine needles inside, and there were traces of fire on the edge of the mountain wall.

"Yes."

Lin Heng walked in first, took a wooden stick and turned over the pine needles to make sure there were no insects, scorpions or the like inside, and then signaled Xiulan to come in.

After a brief tidying up, Xiulan spread the film paper used as a raincoat on top of the pine needles, and it became her bed tonight.

Lin Heng cut down some pyracantha trees and renovated the surrounding thorn fence, and then collected some firewood so that if it rained, he could start the fire in time.

After some simple repairs, a shelter was finally built, and it would not be a problem to spend a night here.

"Okay, let's go back and get the things."

Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said.

Xiulan had processed all the mushrooms they picked in the morning and dried them in the sun. They were probably half dry now.

It's not far from the shelter, just over five hundred meters away.

"By the way, where is Xiongba?"

Xiulan suddenly asked.

"Eh? Where is this silly dog?"

When Xiulan asked, Lin Hengcong realized that the silly dog ​​didn't follow them.

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