Chapter 106: Is there no way out despite all the difficulties?
"There are also three wild ducks, that is indeed a good harvest."
Lin Yue looked at the three ducks and nodded, but the shock to him was not great.
Because at first he was thinking that Lin Heng had found dendrobium or ginseng again.
“You don’t know, these mushrooms were all found on one tree.”
Lin Heng looked at the two people and explained that he was too speechless. If there were pictures, they would definitely say it was impossible.
“I found so many on a fallen tree and picked them from one tree.”
Lin Wei’s explanation while dancing.
"That's right, that's really amazing. I've never encountered it before. I thought it was picked from so many trees." Lin Yue nodded and said.
Father Lin smiled and said: "No matter what, it is worth more than what we made.
I got two big bags of medicinal materials, including Radix Pseudostellariae, Astragalus root, Epimedium and the like. They were not valuable, and the total might be about the same as this bag of shiitake mushrooms. "
"It seems that today's harvest is not good. "
Lin Heng said with a smile, and pointed to the boiling water in the pot: "Let's make duck soup, the water just happened to boil. ”
He took the pot aside and threw the ducks directly into the soup without adding water.
After the soup was ready, the three of them began to pluck their feathers one by one.
"There is still rabbit meat today. I can't finish it. What should I do?"
Father Lin said while plucking the hair. Then he added with a smile: "I didn't expect that I would have to worry about not being able to finish the meat."
Lin Yue said with a smile: "I will definitely finish it if I insist on eating it, Lin Wei." You can eat a duck alone
But you still have to keep it, otherwise there will be something to eat if there is no harvest tomorrow.
Make it a beggar duck and seal it in mud until summer. It can last for two or three days without breaking.”
Lin Heng nodded and agreed with this method. The stream water is about 17 or 18 degrees Celsius in summer. This is not iceberg melt water, so it cannot be only a few degrees.
It’s okay to store it in water for a day and a night, but the flavor will change if it is longer.
The beggar duck mud blocks the entry of bacteria and can naturally be preserved for two or three days.
During this period, heat it by the fire from time to time, and it will be fine for five days.
“But you can’t make beggar duck directly. The fat of wild duck meat is too heavy. You have to roast some of the oil first and then wrap it into beggar duck.”
Lin Heng added.
In terms of how delicious it is, Lin Heng, who has experienced the era of food explosion, definitely eats more than people in the 1980s.
Father Lin said: "Then kill the duck and put it in the water. Let's roast it at noon tomorrow. I'm tired today and don't want to move."
"That's okay."
< br>After some discussion, we decided to bake it at noon tomorrow.
The duck feathers were cleaned, and the internal organs were taken out and slightly processed for Xiongba to cook.
Lin Heng and his eldest brother carried the duck to the creek together.
Lin Yue looked at the fishing ecstasy in the water and said with a smile: "There are actually plum blossoms here. You made the ecstasy catch several fish, and we saw them when we came back."
< br>"I can catch it tomorrow and make fish noodle soup." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Looking at the fish, he took out the rabbit, threw the duck in and pressed it with stones.
Since I brought oil, salt and some garlic sprouts, chili peppers and other ingredients this time, the rabbit meat no longer needs to be roasted. It can be sliced and fried before being cooked into rice. It tastes delicious.
After a while, the meal was ready, and Lin Heng and the four of them sat together, eating a mouthful of food and a mouthful of rice wine.
There are billions of stars in the night sky, and on the ground there is the gurgling and tinkling sound of streams, the hissing of insects, and four people talking and laughing.
For Lin Heng, no matter how beautiful the outside world is, it is not as happy as having a sip of turbid wine with his family in the deep mountains and forests.
Not as good as picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the happy life of Nanshan.
Eat whatever meat is available, eat when there is no meat, care for each other, love each other, this is enough.
After eating, the four of them were a little tipsy. They wanted to look at the starry sky, but there were countless mosquitoes trying to eat human flesh, so they had to put out the fire in a hurry and go to have a rest.
At this time, Lin Heng missed Baishi Beach again. Although it was extremely hot during the day, it was empty at night and there were no mosquitoes. It’s a great place to watch the stars.
Thanks to the rearrangement by Father Lin and others, the hammock is much more comfortable to sleep in today. There are no mosquitoes to disturb me, and I sleep soundly.
The next morning, Lin Heng and the others woke up early. They didn't even eat breakfast, so they went to the Sanchagou Canyon to see if any prey had taken the bait.
As for Lin Wei, he couldn't get up from bed. He said he was exhausted and his limbs were sore.
"Brother, do you think we will catch a wild boar or a muntjac today?"
Walking on the road, Lin Yue was very excited.
"Brother, you'd better not have too high expectations, this is the first day of the trap."
Lin Heng said with a wry smile, his brother is too confident, he is the first This is also the case.
"It's just that the density of prey in the wild is very low, and sometimes you can't catch it for half a month." Father Lin knew this very well.
Lin Yue was still very objective: "Maybe we are lucky."
The three of them and one dog came to the canyon talking and laughing. At a glance, as expected, there was something in front of them. Several traps were empty.
I walked a little further inside and picked up a few mice, but I gained nothing further.
"This is too fake. The traces on the ground are obviously from the past two days. Why don't these guys fall for the trick?" Lin Yue couldn't accept it.
Lin Heng looked at the mouse in his hand and said with a smile: "That's alright. I haven't even encountered a mouse before. Let's go and look at the fishhook. Maybe there will be something to gain."
When they came to the edge of the weir pond, the three of them each checked their fishhook.
"I have one here! What a big catfish!!"
The eldest brother Lin Heng first mentioned a large catfish that was more than 20 centimeters long and estimated to weigh four or five kilograms.
There was another burst of water, and Father Lin came with the good news: "Hey, I have some here too, smaller, weighing two pounds."
"I don't want to play anymore. Not only did I lose the fish, but the hook was also pulled away. What a big fish it is."
Lin Heng looked at the half-length nylon line left with a mixture of regret and regret. Maybe he had You can harvest it in the afternoon.
“I feel like I have to lose at least ten kilograms, otherwise I won’t be able to keep the nylon line.” Lin Heng sighed while rearranging the fishhook.
"Haha, it's possible, maybe twenty pounds."
"It's my fault. I should have come over to show you when I left yesterday."
Father Lin and his eldest brother both agreed that he was very naive when he ran away.
"What should I do with this fish? Should I just kill it?" asked the eldest brother Lin Yue, holding the big catfish.
“Take it back and keep it, the catfish won’t die.” Lin Heng said.
The gill structure of catfish is very special and can absorb oxygen in the air, so it will not die even if it is out of water for a while.
“Oh, I thought the worst was a pig badger or something.”
On the way back, Lin Yue shook his head, very disappointed.
“Fortunately, at least there are fish.” Lin Heng thought this was pretty good.
Back near the camp, Lin Heng looked at the hooks he used to catch pheasants, but they were all empty and he caught nothing.
“What two big fishes!” Lin Wei roared.
"Hurry up and get a pool to raise them." Lin's father said.
Lin Yue took the fish and was about to throw it into the enchantment formation.
"If raised alone, it will easily run away in the ecstasy, and it will also eat small fish." Lin Heng said quickly, stopping his elder brother's behavior.
He found a piece of sand next to the stream, dug a big hole, and threw the catfish in. It was alive and kicking without any problems.
“Let’s make a meal.” Father Lin sighed and started to light a fire to cook
“I’ll make roast duck.”
Lin Heng picked up a bamboo that washed down from the upper stream on the edge of the stream, cut it into a piece and used it as a shaft. He cut eight holes in a circle and nailed the 30-centimeter pieces of wood into it. It was made with a simple water wheel. alright.
Use two forks as nails to place a bracket near the water, and put the water wheel on it. The water wheel will rotate with the flow of water, driving the axis to rotate together.
Tie a duck to the central shaft, and an automatic duck roasting device is completed.
"Second father, you are so awesome." Lin Yue's admiration for Lin Heng could not be increased.
Why does the second father have so many fantastic ideas? There are many things that he has never thought of.
"Read more books." Lin Heng said with a smile, tied up the duck, and went to light a big fire nearby.
After the firewood is burned and only the charcoal remains, turn on the waterwheel and start roasting the duck.
"This is really beautiful. You don't have to turn it over by yourself. It won't matter if people leave." Lin's father also gave a thumbs up. The second son is very lazy in this way.
Lin Heng smiled. Compared to the waterwheel he saw in Tiangong Kaiwu, this one was much simpler.
That waterwheel can transport water and pound millet. He must get one on Hongfeng Mountain. It is beautiful and practical.
After finishing it, Lin Heng and his eldest brother cut down a few trees by the stream to let the sun shine in, and took out the mushrooms and herbs picked yesterday to dry them.
"The noodles are ready. Come and eat. They will be cooked in a while."
The noodles were served in the morning. Father Lin started calling for people when they were ready. I scooped up a bowl, added some garlic chili, salt, and a little vinegar and started eating. It wasn't very delicious, but it wasn't unpalatable either. It just filled my stomach.
After dinner, Father Lin and Lin Yue went upstream to look for herbs. Lin Heng went to the forest where forest deer were found.
Lin Wei stayed to roast the duck and look after the fire to prevent it from going out or burning the mountain.
"The Air Force is common, but the rewards are not common."
Looking at the traps, Lin Heng was speechless. He had an ominous premonition that the Air Force might be in the Air Force for a long time. time.
After looking at the rope traps on the forest deer side, there was not even a single mouse.
There were no new animal traces on the ground, so he had no choice but to return with Xiong Ba.
But the fishing guy is definitely not an air force. On the way, he picked some tung leaves and some wild vine peppers that were still green.
It was not yet noon when we returned to the camp. Lin Wei had already roasted the largest duck. It was golden in appearance and looked appetizing.
"You and some mud, I will be the beggar duck."
Lin Heng said, sprinkled some salt on the duck, stuffed the duck with vine peppers and wrapped it with tung leaves Live and apply mud.
“Just keep roasting these two, there is no need to make them beggar ducks.”
Lin Heng looked at Lin Wei and said.
"Why, Second Dad?" Lin Wei looked up at him.
Lin Heng: "...Because there may not be any harvest in the afternoon."
With the backpack in hand, Lin Heng went to the upper reaches of the stream to check last night's trap, but as expected found nothing.
But Lin Heng was not discouraged, the trap he had just laid was just like this.
Continuing to walk forward, Lin Heng entered the forest and tried to find Ganoderma lucidum. He could see one from time to time, but he could not find any more.
From the place where he picked mushrooms yesterday, Lin Heng walked another five kilometers. Not to mention nothing, the road became increasingly difficult to walk, with stone skin and thorns making it difficult to move forward.
Went to the other side of the creek and walked back, looking for traces of prey along the way and setting up some Yama's traps.
It was already dusk when we returned to the camp again. Lin Heng held eight green-bearded scorpions in his hand. There was no doubt that he had gained nothing today.
“No, I have to look for it again, otherwise I will believe it.”
Gritting his teeth, Lin Heng went out again. It was dark when he came back again, this time with a red squirrel in his hand.
"Dad, did you gain anything today?" Lin Heng asked with a wry smile.
“They are ordinary herbs, and there are a lot of them. I dug more than ten kilograms of turmeric, and the total of my things is only worth three or four yuan,” Father Lin said with a smile.
"I'm lucky. I found ten pounds of bergamot ginseng, which can be sold for more than ten yuan when dried." Lin Yue had a smile on his face.
"I only have five Ganoderma lucidum and a few other fungi." Lin Heng spread his hands.
In the evening, I ate roast duck and drank rice wine.
On the second day, which was also the fourth day on the mountain, the prey was still low, with only one catfish weighing more than a pound.
On the fifth day in the camp, the Air Force caught three green-bearded ducks and all the catfish, and ate the last beggar duck at night.
On the sixth day, everyone started to eat vegetarian food. They were reluctant to eat the catfish alive and planned to take it back to their families.
On the seventh day, we were still in the air force and started eating stream grouper and Qinling fine salmon in the ecstasy.
Early on the eighth day, it started to rain lightly. Lin Heng watched from the bed, feeling numb.
Today I am no longer in the mood to see the traps. Every time I get nothing, it is even more outrageous than the last time Hetian Baishun came.
Lin Heng once suspected that he did not see a good day on the day he left.
"How about I go back." Father Lin looked at the sky and said.
"Dad, you gave up after only a few days? You will definitely be caught. It rained this time, so we are more hopeful. The human smell disappears, and animals will definitely come."
Lin Heng quickly tried to dissuade him.
Father Lin shook his head: "I am not giving up, but I am going to take things back. Although there has been no prey these days, I have dug a lot of various herbs and dried them for fifty or sixty kilograms.
So I’m going to go back and check on your mother and the others. If there are any pests, we need to spray pesticides.”
“Dad, I’ll go back with you.” Yue said quickly.
"No, I can do it alone. It's not like I haven't walked before, so don't worry." Father Lin shook his head.
Lin Heng spread his hands: "Okay then."
He knew that his father was worried that it would rain and he would not be able to dig herbs, so he could go back and do other work.
He helped pack up the things and packed up the three catfishes. Whether they can survive when they go back depends on their luck.
After everything was done, Father Lin got up and set off.
Lin Heng and the others sent him some distance away, and Lin's father waved his hand and said, "Go back, pay attention to safety."
"You too, be careful of snakes, insects and bees."
Lin Heng and the other three also warned them before turning around and returning to the camp.
“Let’s go for a walk in the mountains.” Lin Yue said with a smile.
"Then let's go. I'm too lazy to look at the trap. Maybe it's because I look at it every day that it leaves the smell and scares away the animals."
Lin Heng nodded. After analysis, he felt that this was very important. Probably right.
"I'll come too." Lin Wei didn't want to be bored alone in the shelter.
After tidying up, the three of them climbed back directly along the mountain to the south of the stream, where the shelter was located.
It was raining lightly but it was okay. There was almost no feeling in the woods. Lin Heng’s goal for today was very small. Picking up some Ganoderma lucidum would be considered a success.
Lin Yue and him searched around in the woods.
“Second Dad, look at this tree, it’s so strange. There’s only a little bark left and it’s still alive.”
Not far away, Lin Wei pointed to a tree and said.
Lin Heng came over and took a look, feeling a little happy.
This is a real cypress tree, growing on the stone skin. It is almost rotten. But it also grew a branch at a height of twenty centimeters above the ground, with dense green spherical cypress leaves on it.
The arm-thick main trunk has rotted away, leaving only a hollow bark. This is simply a perfect bonsai stake. You can feel the rich feeling of dead wood blooming in spring without any modification. Feel.
“This is a good thing. I’ll dig it up, Second Dad, and I’ll compensate you later.” Lin Heng said with a smile. This can be considered an unexpected gain.
Lin Wei waved his hand and said generously: "Second father, I gave it to you, and I don't like it."
"Thank you then." Lin Heng smiled and patted his nephew on the shoulder.
He got a wooden stick and started digging from the stone skin. The roots of the cypress tree also had a strong feeling of vicissitudes of life. The marks on them were the marks of years and disasters.
But even so, he is still alive.
It took two minutes to dig it out and temporarily put it into the backpack.
Continuing the search, the target is still Ganoderma lucidum. Today there is no sun, no watch, and the time cannot be estimated.
After walking up Liangmian Mountain, Lin Heng’s stomach began to growl, and Lin Wei was also obviously hungry. The sour raspberries on the road began to be stuffed into his mouth.
"It's almost time, let's go back." Lin Heng patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Second dad, actually I have been hungry for a long time." Lin Wei complained.
Just as Lin Heng was about to speak, there was a flapping sound from above. The two of them looked up and saw two red-billed grouse landing on the tree above their heads.
"Shh!"
Lin Heng made a silent gesture and slowly picked up the bow and arrow. He was a little excited. He has been unlucky for a week. Will the fortune finally turn?
Unfortunately, the two grouse landed on different branches. It was impossible to kill two birds with one stone. I had to choose the big one.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Lin Heng drew his bow and shot arrows in one go.
“Boom!!”
A sound of piercing the air was heard, followed by the sound of sharp arrows piercing flesh.
With a snap, one grouse flew away in fright, and the other fell halfway and got stuck on a branch.
"Great, we have meat to eat today!!" Lin Wei danced excitedly, jumping up and down.
“Yes, there is meat to eat.” Lin Heng said with a smile. There has been no bird in his mouth these days. There is only river grouper and no other meat.
I hugged the tree and shook it twice, and found that it was stuck, so I had to climb up and cut off the branches.
"It weighs one pound." Lin Heng chuckled. This grouse is very fat.
"Second Dad, I want to eat chicken drumsticks, one for each of us." Lin Wei said with a smile while touching the grouse.
"No problem!!" Lin Heng handed the grouse to him.
While discussing how to eat, we walked back.
Lin Wei thinks it’s best to eat it grilled, while Lin Heng thinks it’s best to eat it while squatting. There are also medicinal materials such as shiitake mushrooms and Polygonatum elata to make a great tonic soup.
"Wait a minute, I found something good!"
At this time, Lin Yue trotted over from a distance and said excitedly in a high-pitched voice.
(End of this chapter)