Chapter 299 Father’s Talent, Solitaire
[Chapter 297 was killed, is being revised, and will not be released until tomorrow]
Lin Heng was carrying a lot of things, Xiulan pulled Xiaoxia , Xiongba opened the way in front, three people and one dog walked up the path.
The road is not crowded after repairs. Looking back, you can see fish ponds arranged as neatly as emeralds. The mountain stream next to it and the Shiban River further away are like two ribbons, one white and one green. Stay here.
Walking up the mountain, the breeze was caressing, the mountain spring was crisp, and the jumping water droplets reflected colorful light from time to time. After looking at the beautiful scenery around them, they came to the tall woods on the top of the mountain.
There are maples, pine trees, aspen trees, and other tall trees such as acorn trees and fir trees mixed in here. As the mountain wind blows the leaves, they make a rustling sound. Walking here suddenly feels much cooler. It's like a completely different world.
"The forest is so beautiful now." Xiulan nodded and said. Without the messy small trees and dead branches, the forest looked transparent and clean. This environment made people naturally happy.
Lin Heng looked at Xiulan. Her big eyes would curl up when she was happy, watery as if she were smiling, with a different kind of charm. Xiaoxia’s eyes were inherited from her. Even when you are happy, you are bent.
"Then let's stay a little longer." Lin Heng looked at her and smiled.
“Dad, I want to play on the swing!”
As soon as she arrived at the cabin, Xiaoxia pointed to the swing in the distance and said excitedly.
"I'll play with you after I finish cleaning up." Lin Heng glanced at the swing and said. It's not clear whether it is safe or not if no one uses the rope in these autumn months.
Let Xiaoxia play on the wooden platform in front of the door, while Xiongba explores around, looking for snakes and other dangerous things. Lin Heng opens the door and walks in.
Everything in the house is as before, except for the dust. There is only a thin layer, after all, I lived there when I was growing ginseng.
When Xiulan entered the room, she was pleasantly surprised: "It's really cool in this room, not stuffy at all!"
"It's much cooler under the tree than inside the house." Lin Heng said as he opened the window.
After briefly checking the situation in the house to make sure there were no rats, snakes or insects, he took a bucket and went to the mountain stream to fetch water. Xiulan cleaned the house first.
If you want to get tap water here, you have to use a water truck or a water pump. Currently, you can only carry water.
Lin Heng has always wanted to make a waterwheel, but due to lack of time, he has not even built a model yet.
After picking up two buckets of water, Lin Heng and Xiulan began to clean the house. They laid out the bed boards and put on the mat and the summer quilt they brought today, and then wiped all the furniture.
The cooking area is outside the house. The stove is made of stone. When Lin Heng was paving the road, it was reinforced with cement. Now you can put an iron pot on it and cook directly.
There are a lot of firewood piled behind the house. They were all made when someone was asked to clear the forest this year. There is no problem in burning them for two years.
It took them about half an hour to clean everything inside and outside the house. Lin Heng boiled a pot of hot water and made some honeysuckle and prunella vulgaris herbal tea. He was just about to sit on the bench and rest for a while. , Father Lin came up.
Father Lin picked up two large wicker chairs and said with a smile: "I brought you two wicker chairs, which I made recently."
"Dad, you are really successful. " Lin Heng said in surprise. When he was making a sofa a few days ago, he saw his father trying to make a wicker chair, but he failed.
He had never learned how to make it. He bought one on the street and came back to study it. He didn't expect to make it by himself so quickly.
The main body of this rattan chair is made of wood, and the sitting area and backrest are made of rattan. In addition, the backrest has a large slope, making it much more comfortable to sit on than ordinary wooden chairs. It is very suitable for lying on your back to enjoy the cool air. Or bask in the sun.
Father Lin said proudly: "Of course it worked. These two are made of hemp rope. You can use them for now. Later I will use bamboo strips and rattan to make a few good ones and take them back to the house. Use it.”
“Awesome!” Lin Heng praised. His father is really talented in this area. He knows how to weave bamboo baskets and other things. He just learned it from others a few times or watched people do it twice before he figured it out.
If he had studied since childhood, he must have been a very good carpenter.
Lin Heng took it over and sat on it for a while to try, and said in surprise: "This hemp rope is more comfortable and soft than expected. Xiulan, please try it."
Xiulan nodded repeatedly as she sat on it. : "It's very comfortable, much softer than ordinary chairs."
"As long as it's comfortable, remember to come down for lunch." Father Lin said this and wanted to leave home, but Xiaoxia hugged his legs. .
"Grandpa, play on the swing with me!" She spoke coquettishly.
Father Lin wanted to leave but had no choice but to pick her up and said, "Then I will play with you for a while. You should sit down."
He first tried the swing rope to see if the knot was strong, and then started to swing with Xiaoxia in his arms.
Lin Heng moved the wicker chair under an aspen tree nearby, and lay on his back with Xiulan to rest.
Even in such a sultry weather, it is still very cool in the forest. In addition, it is very windy today and can be felt in the forest, which makes it even more comfortable.
"This place is very suitable for barbecue. Next time I will get something to barbecue." Lin Heng leaned on the chair and said, really missing the taste of barbecue.
Xiulan nodded in agreement: "I want to eat it too, last year's barbecue was so delicious."
"We will have a barbecue when I come back from this trip to the mountains." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Then I will cut some bamboo sticks for you in advance, and then we will have a good meal." Father Lin said from a distance.
"Okay!" Lin Heng agreed.
After resting for a while, Lin Heng went down the mountain with his father and continued to bring up some rice, noodles and other daily necessities.
It doesn’t need to be too much, at least enough for half a month.
After moving the things, he took a walk in the woods and took Xiongba around a few times to check if there was any danger.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, you will find something after you take a look.
A nest of Hu Feng, three nests of ‘Majian’ bees, and a nest of snakeskin wasps with long hives.
Hu Feng is the most terrifying, but the nest he made on top of an aspen tree is as big as a child’s head, but as long as he marks it and doesn’t mess with it, it’ll be fine.
Mainly are snake wasps and arrow bees. These two hives are very low, and you will accidentally touch them and get stung.
Lin Heng memorized the location of the nest. He went back to get firewood and tied a torch over it. He also poured some diesel oil on it. He brought it to the hive and started a flame with a bang. The bees were burned to death before they could fly.
Those who are not dead have their wings burned out and cannot fly.
Then Lin Heng followed the same method and made another three nests of wasps, killing them all. The last nest almost caused the bees to retaliate because it was not easy to burn. Fortunately, the flames were strong enough to save him.
“There are bee pupae to eat at noon today.” Lin Heng came over and said with three beehives.
Xiulan tilted her head and looked at him: "You haven't been stung, have you?"
"No, I'm being careful." Lin Heng gave the hive to Xiulan, took a small bowl and started to take out the bee pupae, which are also foods with a very high protein content.
After the two of them finished it, they only had a small bowl, about one or two bee pupae, which was a little small and barely enough for a meal.
Lin Heng did not have bee-proof clothing, otherwise he would have climbed up a tree and removed Hu Feng’s nest. The nest could catch several kilograms of bee pupae at a time.
"Come on, let's go down and eat." Lin Heng said after getting the bee pupae ready.
“Okay.”
Xiulan nodded, they moved the animals back into the house, and then went down with the bee pupae.
Arrived downstairs, Lin Heng went over to help cook. Lin’s mother’s fish cooking skills generally required him to do it himself.
"Are you sure you're coming?" Mother Lin looked at him with distrust.
“Leave it to me, I am professional in fishing.” Lin Heng said with a smile, this is just the basic quality of an old fisherman.
Mother Lin gave him the knife and stood watching: "Then I want to see your skills."
The first thing Lin Heng made was the minced pepper fish head. It had been marinated yesterday and all sources of fishy smell such as black film and fish teeth had been removed.
Now put it on a large plate and steam it for eight minutes. While steaming the fish, he chopped hot and sour seeds, millet peppers, wattle twigs, garlic, and ginger into minced peppers, seasoned them and added a spoonful of lard.
When the time is up, take out the fish head and drain the steamed water from the plate. This is a very important step in making fish head with chopped pepper. Remove the water and add chopped pepper and continue to steam for ten minutes, then pour hot oil on it.
Lin Heng brought some of the fish balls he made last night and added loofah to make a loofah fish ball soup. It was sweet and fragrant. Xiaoxia Xiulan loved it the most.
Then there are sweet and sour fish nuggets and oily fish nuggets.
Finally, there is the core dish of pickled fish. There is enough fish today so Lin Heng doesn’t add vermicelli. The fish fillets alone are enough for everyone.
“Okay, everything is done, Mom, what do you think?” Lin Heng said with a smile after finishing the production.
Mother Lin was a little shocked. Her son actually had such skills, which was completely beyond her expectation. The dishes not only looked good but also smelled delicious. She even wondered if he had secretly learned how to cook outside. .
But as a mother, she still said calmly: "Then I will make the remaining fish into dried fish. It would be too wasteful to feed the dogs."
"It doesn't matter, it's up to you. "Lin Heng said helplessly, this is mother's habit and there is no way to change it.
But I still have five kilograms of fish at home, so I can feed Xiongba and Fengsheng some when I go back in the afternoon.
“It’s time to eat!” Lin Heng said loudly as he brought the pickled fish to the living room.
“Hey, it smells so good!” Father Lin said with a smile and went over to help serve the food.
When all the dishes were served on the table, Mother Lin couldn’t help but said: “This is more abundant than the Chinese New Year.”
"Indeed, there are ten dishes, too many. I don't even need to eat today." Father Lin said with a smile.
"Hurry up and start eating. Everyone, sit down." Lin Heng was hungry for a long time, so he said this and picked up a greasy bee pupa to taste.
With a little sweetness, it is very delicious. You can’t stop eating one. It is full of protein flavor.
“It’s a pity that there are too few!” Lin Heng said with emotion.
Xiulan gave him a piece of pickled fish fillet with chopsticks and said, "You'd better eat the fish quickly, otherwise you won't be able to finish it at all."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Lin Heng said with a smile that the spicy and sour pickled fish appetizer is his favorite, so solving it is a piece of cake.
Xiaoxia likes to eat fish balls with loofah today, Father Lin thinks the fish head with chopped pepper is the most delicious, Mother Lin likes to eat fried fish pieces, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which suits her very well.
The fighting power of the five people is still very strong. After eating for nearly an hour, the dishes on the table are almost finished, and the remaining ones can basically be thrown away.
After eating, everyone leaned on their chairs and did not want to move. They were so satisfied with what they had eaten today.
"It's time to eat today!" Lin's father said with a grin. This was like the Chinese New Year, and it was a dream day for him.
Mother Lin also said: "Your dad really ate well today, he didn't even have time to take a sip of wine."
"Let's have barbecue next time, that one will be better." Lin Heng He smiled and said that he was happy when his family enjoyed their meal.
Xiulan walked outside and looked at the sky and said, "Lin Heng, I think it's going to rain. Let's go home quickly."
"Go out and have a look."
Lin Heng also walked out. While eating, he heard the roar of the wind outside, but he didn't pay much attention.
When I came out now, I was shocked. The dark clouds were much lower than in the morning, and there were lightning bursts from time to time. It felt like dark clouds were overwhelming the city.
You must know that it is only one o'clock, but the sky is almost as dark as evening.
The wind outside was even more outrageous, much stronger than in the morning. Trees as thick as your wrist were blown to their sides, and people standing in the wind felt slightly suffocated.
“Please, I dried the epimedium so much that the epimedium was blown away!” Mother Lin clapped her hands and regretted, she had forgotten.
The so-called begging means it is over.
"It should still be there, it can't blow too far." Lin Heng pointed to the vegetable garden and said.
Father Lin looked at the sky and said: "Son, you go back quickly. Xiulan is pregnant and cannot be exposed to the rain. I quickly went to feed the cattle and sheep."
"I'll get it too. A few bags of hay. "
Lin Heng walked towards the warehouse. It had been sunny for too long this time. He estimated that it would be a heavy continuous rain. It had not rained yet this summer.
So he had to bring some more fodder for rainy days. He felt that it was not enough to take a little from what was stored there.
The hay was tied up with a rope, Xiulan hugged Xiaoxia and sat behind him. Xiongba could only follow the car and run home. After they got in the car, he drove the three-wheeler quickly towards home. He felt rain falling just halfway.
The strong wind is also a bit suffocating.
Fortunately, it didn't rain when I got home. I took the hay to the back mountain and stored it. Lin Heng said to Xiulan: "I'll go over again and pull the sofa board over. It's raining." It's ready."
"Hold the raincoat." Xiulan put the raincoat into his hand.
Lin Heng put on his raincoat and drove twice to move back all the wooden boards used to assemble the sofa. It started to rain on the way, but it wasn't too heavy.
"Go back to the house quickly, the rain is getting heavier and heavier." Xiulan looked at him and said.
Lin Heng covered the car with a waterproof tarpaulin, walked into the house and picked up a hoe and said, "I went to clear the ditches near the house to avoid problems due to rain."
If this is not done properly, water may enter the house accidentally.
"I'm with you!" Xiulan picked up a hoe and said.
Lin Heng put the hoe back, looked at her and said, "Just stay at home."
"Oh!" Xiulan puffed her lips and did not argue with him.
Lin Heng took a hoe and went outside to quickly repair the ditch.
Crack! Snap!
The rain started falling even before it finished, hitting Lin Heng's back wearing a raincoat, and the frequency became faster and faster, causing him to speed up quickly.
"It's finally done." Lin Heng ran back to the house and took a deep breath.
Putting down the hoe, I stood at the door and watched the rain. Lightning and thunder roared continuously. The ground was already soaked. The heavy rain had already poured down, and water flow formed on the ground in an instant.
"Let's go into the study!" Lin Heng shook his head and said, they could be caught in the slanting wind and rain at the gate.
However, the front and rear doors and windows were open, just waiting for the wind to blow away the heat in the room.
In the study, Lin Heng did not read a book. He looked through the window at the pouring rain outside and at the trees on the mountain opposite that were swayed by rain and wind. He was in a daze and his mind was very empty.
Xiaoxia played with the little spring frog. Xiulan turned on the light and picked up the unfinished book to read carefully. She read slowly for a month or two before finishing a book. At first, she just wanted to understand what Lin Heng was reading. Well, I was gradually attracted by the stories in it.
Lin Heng watched the rain for a while and felt a bit chilly. He walked to the desk and didn't really want to read, so he picked up a pen and copied ancient poems.
After copying for more than an hour, he felt calm before picking up the third volume of Capital and checking it out. He was about to finish reading this book, but he was still far from digesting and understanding it.
About four o'clock, Xiulan walked to the desk and looked at Lin Heng closely: "What are you going to eat tonight?"
Lin Heng looked up at her and could see the snow-white little The slender little hair on the face and the little face with a little baby fat look a bit cute. The most eye-catching thing is the water-like eyes that are full of life.
Lin Heng reached out and pinched her face and said with a smile: "There are still some fish balls, so let's have some fish ball noodles. If you want to rest, you can go and I'll do it."
"Then. Okay, I'm going to take a rest." Xiulan pursed her lips and rolled her eyes playfully, walking over with her hands behind her back.
Xiulan left, and Xiaoxia ran over when she was tired from playing and said, "Dad, I want to listen to a story."
"Okay, come here, daddy will teach you to read a story." Lin Heng waved to her. .
“Yeah!”
Xiaoxia happily ran over and sat on Lin Heng's lap. Lin Heng taught her how to read and tell stories while holding a children's book.
“Dad, it’s so hard to read.” Xiaoxia acted coquettishly in his arms. After all, she was only a two-and-a-half-year-old little girl.
Lin Heng touched her little head: "You can only read stories every day if you are literate. Don't you want to read more interesting stories?"
Lin Heng did not He said that it would be more motivating for her to reward her for the number of words she recognized. This would develop her subconscious mind that learning is for rewards. He wanted her to learn spontaneously for her own reasons and develop good study habits from an early age.
“I just want dad to read to me.” Xiaoxia tilted her head, her eyes were as lively as her mother’s, but a little more innocent and curious.
"But I also want to hear Xiaoxia read to me. When I get old, my father will no longer be able to read books." Lin Heng said softly.
Xiaoxia thought for a while and said, "Then I need to learn to read and tell stories to dad."
"Then let's continue." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After spending some time with his daughter to learn calligraphy, he took her to draw. He drew a big duck, and Xiaoxia learned to draw a little duck. Then he made up a story and asked Xiaoxia to make up another one.
Xiaoxia really likes this kind of game called Drawing Solitaire and Story Solitaire. She plays it very enthusiastically, and before she knows it, it’s completely dark outside.
"Okay, that's it for today. We'll play another day. I'm going to cook."
Lin Heng looked at the sky outside and said.
"I'm hungry too!" Xiaoxia said, touching her stomach.
"Then I'm going to cook. Let's eat fish ball noodle soup tonight." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After packing his things, he took Xiaoxia out and went to look at the chicken under the eaves but found an unexpected presence.
(End of this chapter)