Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 271 Floral Dress
"Get up!"

In a daze, Lin Heng heard his wife calling him.

"Ah~ what time is it?"

Lin Heng yawned, opened his eyes and glanced at Xiulan, then turned over and continued to sleep.

"It's eight o'clock, Xiaoxia is awake." Xiulan said aloud.

"Wake up, Dad!" Xiaoxia's crisp voice also sounded nearby.

Lin Heng stretched and sat up. He didn't even sleep well on the mountain. When he came back, he felt comfortable and didn't want to get up.

"Ah~ then get up."

After getting dressed and getting up, Lin Heng realized that what his wife was wearing today was completely different from yesterday.

She wore a white round-neck shirt on her upper body, a light-colored plaid shirt on the outside, a beautiful white floral skirt on her lower body, the kind that reached her ankles, and black canvas shoes on her feet.

Yesterday, Lin Heng was not at home, so she was too lazy and didn't want to dress up. When Lin Heng was at home, she wanted to dress up beautifully for him.

She got up in the morning and dressed up for a long time, but this guy was still so confused, which made her a little angry.

"Dad, the melon seedlings I planted have come out." Xiaoxia said, pointing to the pumpkin, winter melon and cucumber seedlings with two new leaves next to her.

Xiaoxia tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "I want to see Lin She's mother give birth to a baby Lin She."

The fish in the fish pond are swimming happily, playing under the small lotus leaves. These palm-sized lotus leaves have covered the four corners of the fish pond, and the small lotus flowers are probably about to grow out.

After walking around the yard, Lin Heng was very satisfied with the current courtyard.

"I just like to eat this, it's very good." Lin Heng smiled and nodded. The potato skewers are potato pancakes. They taste very fragrant and have a rich texture.

Lin Heng said: "Then let's marinate all the deer's internal organs."

I just don’t know how many cubs will be born. Forest musk deer usually have two cubs, but there are also cases of one cub and three cubs.

Lin Heng and Xiaoxia washed their faces together. They didn't really want to exercise today, so they decided to take a break for the day and wait until tomorrow.

"It was born from your mother's belly. You will understand when you grow up." Lin Heng picked her up and walked back, ending the topic for the time being.

Xiulan said softly as she watched her father and daughter return.

The pine trees and arborvitae grew very quickly due to the nutrient-rich environment. Lin Heng felt that it was necessary to prune them, otherwise they would lose their original strong and tenacious artistic conception.

Ryegrass, barleygrass and wheat are growing like crazy these days, and the cows are in for a treat. The mother forest musk deer eat not only barley grass, but also some tree buds, and there are many kinds of them.

"It looks like the baby will be born in May or June."

Even though Lin Heng raised the seedlings very early, the influence of temperature still caused the watermelon to grow slowly.

"It's just a baby musk deer. Lin musk deer's mother gave birth to a baby musk deer. Your mother gave birth to you before." Lin Heng answered with a smile.

"It's time to eat, and we're still cooking potato fork."

"No, no, it's very beautiful. I just woke up and my mind was confused." Lin Heng quickly pulled her and coaxed her. He was smart and quickly thought of the reason.

"Xiulan, do you still have the stewed soup from before?" Lin Heng asked, looking at the deer's internal organs.

Potato cakes with milk, a rich and nutritious breakfast. Although he only bought the milk nearly two months ago, he felt that his family members' complexions were obviously better than before. Xiaoxia was even fairer and fatter, and she felt that she was growing much faster than before.

"it is good."

Xiulan rolled her eyes at him, tilted her head angrily and said, "If you don't like it, I'll change it back."

"Okay, daddy will show you when the time comes." Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

The red grape grafted on the grape trellis has a strong root system and has grown new branches twenty centimeters long. The largest leaves are already as big as a palm.

After breakfast, Lin Heng looked at the venison. The current average temperature was around 14 to 15 degrees Celsius, so the meat had to be processed as soon as possible.

Then he and Xiaoxia went to the back mountain to take a look. The fruit trees they planted had not changed much, but their leaves were more lush. The planted cucumber seedlings are already 30 to 40 centimeters tall and have bloomed, while the watermelon and cantaloupe have just begun to sprout tendrils.

"Dad, what does giving birth mean?" Xiaoxia asked, tilting her head.

He remembered that Xiulan was still wearing old clothes that had turned white when she came back yesterday. Why was she suddenly dressed up so beautifully today?

Lin Heng asked curiously: "Honey, why are you dressed so well today?"

Xiaoxia tilted her head as if she didn't understand, and asked curiously: "How did you give birth to me?"

She would take a look every day and imitate her mother in watering them.

Xiulan was in a good mood, blinked and said, "Then wash your face quickly and I'll get you some food."

Lin Heng touched the head of the female forest musk deer and said to himself that her belly was obviously much bigger than before. It was already April 26th in the Gregorian calendar, and she would probably give birth in mid-May.

Xiulan nodded: "They're all here. I still have a fever every two days."

The big ox, the little cow, the jujube and the ewes are not at home. They must have been taken away by their parents to graze. The cows and forest musk deer are still at home.

The backyard is full of greenery. The flowers, plants and trees planted are growing very quickly. The orchids have already sprouted flower spikes. The wild lilies planted in the yard have also sprouted snow-white flower buds, and the small shrubs bearing goat's milk fruit are already in full bloom. White flowers.

Her hair was tied into a high ponytail, and her mouth was smeared with lipstick. It looked very oily and shiny, and her whole temperament was like that of a gentle and beautiful neighbor sister.

She wondered how her mother gave birth to her.

The new branches of the three-year-old grafted Jufeng seedlings planted next to it are only ten centimeters long, which is completely incomparable.

"Xiaoxia is amazing." Lin Heng praised his daughter and then looked at the other animals.

"I think so too." Xiulan nodded.

"As for these venisons, braise two pieces and save some for the next two days. Let's make the rest into dried venison." After Lin Heng finished speaking, he began to pick.

After dividing the meat, Lin Heng was not in a hurry to make it. He and Xiulan went to get the seasoning first. They were going to make two flavors, one spiced and one spicy. The spices were all in the house and they just needed to be ground into powder.

Xiulan was responsible for drying and grinding the spices, while Lin Heng started processing the deer antlers.

Deer antler is not difficult to handle. Wash the surface with alkaline water and boil it in boiling water. However, do not allow water to enter the root, where the cut is made.

After boiling for two hours, you can pick it up and place it in a ventilated place under the eaves to air-dry. After that, scald it several times until it is semi-dry, then you can slice it into pieces, dry it in the sun, and seal it for storage.

Of course, it is also possible to cut it directly and dry it in the sun, but it will lose a lot of nutrients.

While the velvet antler was boiling, Lin Heng helped grind some spices and quickly prepared the ingredients for making dried venison.

Then the two of them took knives and cut the venison into long strips. In order to dry it faster, they needed to cut it into thinner strips.

Originally, they wanted to call for help, but their parents, brother and sister-in-law were all gone, so they had to do it themselves.

After more than three hours of cutting, I finally cut all the 90 kilograms of venison into long strips. I cut it from morning to noon, during which time I kept working except for drying the velvet antlers.

"It's really tiring." Lin Heng moved his wrist. Fortunately, the knife was fast enough, otherwise he would never be able to finish the job.

Xiulan smiled and said, "I'm still tired from cooking, so let's have some fun."

"That's right, no one else can eat it." Lin Heng chuckled, and the villagers beat him with jealousy after hearing this. After resting for a while, the two continued to work. They divided the chopped venison into two large wooden basins, then poured in the prepared spices, salt, white wine, white sugar, monosodium glutamate, and soy sauce and stirred evenly.

Xiulan added a little salt to the meat, so that it can be better preserved and prevent the meat from spoiling.

After mixing the meat evenly and marinating it, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The two of them washed their hands, drank a cup of tea, and went to scoop up rice after a short break.

Xiulan had just taken the time to prepare the rice, and the dish was stewed deer ribs soup. Before eating, Xiulan also made a stir-fried venison with dried chili peppers and coriander.

"It's more delicious than coriander beef." Lin Heng praised it after tasting it.

Xiulan smiled and said: "Then eat a few more times in the past two days. If you don't eat coriander, you will get old."

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, and drank some spareribs soup after the meal. The spareribs soup with black truffles and morels was also very fragrant, and I wanted to drink it again.

The stewed deer ribs also tasted good. Xiaoxia liked them very much. She also liked stewed potatoes and mushrooms.

"Dad, I want more~"

Xiaoxia finished drinking a bowl of soup, then raised her head and said.

"Okay, I'll serve you some more." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.

After finishing the meal, Lin Heng went to clear away the dishes and chopsticks. After resting for a while, the two of them took the almost pickled venison to the yard and hung it on a rope to dry in the sun.

"Ow~"

"Ow~"

When Lin Heng and others were drying the meat, Xiongba had two puppies. Even Jinbao looked over. These guys had been coveting the meat for a long time.

"Didn't you eat enough just now?" Lin Heng glanced at Xiong Ba and scolded him.

A lot of bad minced meat was fed to it, and it ate a lot. The other two puppies and Jinbao also ate some, and he did not treat them badly.

Although it is some minced meat with fascia, it is eaten by other people in the village, and it is impossible to leave it to cats and dogs.

Only the cats and dogs of Lin Heng's family can be so happy.

"Ow~"

Xiongba rubbed himself against Lin Heng and wanted to eat more.

But Lin Heng didn't give it this face at all. After hanging the meat, he tied up the three dogs and one cat so that they could not covet the meat.

"Finally the preliminary work is done. It's been a really busy day."

After drying the meat, Lin Heng stretched out and sighed, he hasn't been out yet.

Xiulan took a sip of water and said with a smile: "There are still internal organs, deer skin, bones, and deer heads that haven't been processed yet."

Lin Heng waved his hand lazily: "Let's dry the deerskin for now, and then process it slowly in two days when we have free time for tanning. I will take some of the bones to Third Dad and the others later, and we will cook and dismantle the rest at night." The meat was eaten to feed the dogs, and the deer heads were cooked and chopped.”

"That's okay. Since mom isn't here anyway, let me get some ribs for Third Dad and the others later." Xiulan nodded.

"Yes, don't tell mom." Lin Heng said with a smile. If his mom saw this, it would be time to nag him for his waste, so Xiulan would only listen to him.

After resting for a while, Lin Heng took some meat and bones and went out.

"Old man Tian, ​​the venison you want." Lin Heng carried the things and arrived at Mr. Tian's house first.

"How much does it cost?" Old Man Tian was digging in his vegetable garden and asked Lin Heng with a smile.

"One pound of meat and a few bones. It's free. The meat is here for you." Lin Heng hung the things on the railing and left with a wave.

Old man Tian often said good things about him in the village, so he didn't bother to charge for this little meat.

"Thank you very much. I'll give you something good back later." Old Man Tian grinned and said without being polite.

When Lin Heng turned around and walked back, he took some more to the village party secretary Tian Dongfu. Not to mention Tian Dongfu’s own help to him, Tian Yan often taught Xiaoxia how to draw and paper-cut, so he had to give some as a gift, and his family couldn’t finish it anyway.

Then I sent some to the third father's house. His third mother, Li Xue, was so happy that she couldn't help but praise Lin Heng for his ability.

"Lin Heng, you are so awesome this time. You actually killed a sika deer weighing more than 200 kilograms." Third father Lin Xutao also gave a thumbs up.

"Haha, good luck." Lin Heng chuckled. He came to deliver the meat because he wanted to show off that he had beaten such a deer.

"Don't say you are lucky, this is not luck." Lin Hai said with a smile.

"This is my ability." Lin Xutao nodded.

"Haha." Lin Heng smiled, said a few more words, and then said goodbye and went home.

When walking around the village, you can hear people talking about how good he was at hunting sika deer. Although he didn't show off deliberately, the news had spread a long time ago, making many people jealous.

When meeting people, they will ask a few words about sika deer and then show envy.

"Lin Heng, don't you take your venison to the town and sell it?" someone asked curiously.

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "I'm too lazy to sell it. It's too troublesome and I can't sell it for much, so I just make it into dried meat and eat it myself."

"Eat it all by yourself."

Hearing this, the group of people suddenly felt a little sour. If they could eat so much venison by themselves, they wouldn't be able to eat it three times a day.

"Yes, it's all done." Lin Heng said.

"But deer whips can be sold. Anyone who needs deer bones for folk remedies can ask me to get some." Lin Heng added.

"How much does a deer whip cost?" someone asked curiously.

"If you really want to buy it, you can discuss it with me." Lin Heng smiled and did not tell the price.

After chatting for a while, he went home and helped Xiulan clean the large and small intestines of the deer. After doing it, Xiulan put them all in the pot to marinate.

Lin Heng looked at the venison that had dried out in the sun, and sat on a bench in the yard to enjoy the cool evening and sunset.

The strawberries in the yard have bloomed, and the number of plants has exceeded one hundred, and there are many of them in the twenty square meters of land.

However, Lin Heng did not thin out the seedlings. The land was fertile enough, and it would not be too late to thin out the seedlings after they bloom and bear fruit.

The watermelons, cantaloupe, and cucumbers in the yard have also begun to climb, and are not far away from blooming and bearing fruit, which is better than those growing on the mountain behind.

"I'm exhausted."

Xiulan stretched and walked out of the room, sat next to Lin Heng and looked at him.

"Thank you for your hard work, wife."

Lin Heng stretched out his hand to let her lean against him.

Xiulan smiled playfully: "It's not hard. This is the kind of life I like. I've been very happy this past year."

Boom boom boom!
Lin Heng was really about to respond to Xiulan when there was a knock on the door, followed by his mother's voice: "Open the door, I brought you something good."

(End of this chapter)