Chapter 305 Feeling Comfortable
Lin Heng was stunned when he heard his elder brother's words.
"What did you hit?" he asked as he walked up.
Lin Yue's excited voice came down: "Badger, I hit a badger."
"Badger!"
Lin Heng was shocked. This thing is not easy to fight. His nose is very sharp. How can his eldest brother be so lucky?
The dog badger and the pig badger are basically the same, except that the dog badger has a black nose that looks like a dog's nose, so it is called a dog badger, and the pig badger has a flesh-colored nose that looks like a pig, so it is called a dog badger.
The other difference is the coat color.
I walked up quickly, and sure enough I saw the eldest brother carrying a brown-haired animal with a sharp beak, which looked about the same size as a one- or two-month-old piglet.
"Awesome, brother, how did you hit it?" Lin Heng looked at the badger and asked in shock.
Lin Yue put the badger on the ground and said with a smile: "It wasn't me. Fengshou found it, chased it and bit it, and then I helped stab it to death."
"Fengshou?" Lin Heng turned the flashlight on Zhao Xiangzhao, a small dog who had returned to him at some point, could not see its black hair at night. A closer look revealed that there were wounds on its neck and shoulder blades, which were obviously caused by fighting.
Lin Yue looked at Fengsheng and nodded: "Yes, I used to think that this slender and skinny dog is not good, but today I finally saw it. Not only does it run very fast, even dogs and badgers can catch up with it. , and the combat effectiveness is sufficient It's so ferocious that I feel like it can kill it even if I don't help."
Lin Heng also looked at Fengsheng. He knew that the fine dog was good at hunting, but he didn't expect it to be so fierce. This was the first time. Went into the mountains and caught such a big prey.
"But this is normal. The thin dog is an ancient hunting dog breed. Many ancient princes and nobles used the thin dog for hunting. Even the prototype of the roaring dog in Journey to the West is a thin dog." He nodded and said.
Although the thin dog looks a little strange, it is very capable, has a high hunting desire, and is loyal to its owner.
As soon as Lin Heng came over, it ran back to him.
"Yes, it is so fierce. I will definitely raise one." Lin Yue nodded in affirmation.
“Let’s go, let’s talk about it when we get back.”
Lin Heng touched Fengshou’s head, picked up the badger and walked back.
Not long after, they returned to the shelter. Lin Heng put the badger down, and Fengshou circled it twice, looking up at Lin Heng with his tongue sticking out.
"Yes, it's very powerful. I'll prepare something delicious for you later." Lin Heng pulled it over and touched its head, then took out iodine and wound treatment powder from his backpack.
He bought these in the city and they are necessities to bring with him.
I applied iodophor to the harvest and then applied the medicinal powder. Lin Heng picked up a bunch of barbecue and tasted it. The roasted chicken liver tasted pretty good, but the rabbit liver had a fishy smell.
Lin Yue drank some water, ate a skewer of barbecue and asked, "Brother, did you find ginseng today?"
"No, but my harvest is not bad. I dug fifty or sixty pounds of Panax notoginseng." Lin Heng shook his head and pointed to the snakeskin bag next to him.
Lin Yue walked over and opened the bag and was shocked: "Such a big Panax notoginseng, this bag must sell for five or six hundred, right?"
He was convinced, thinking that he He was lucky enough to get the pig badger, but now he didn't know what to say in the competition.
"They are all top-grade goods. It is easy to sell them for five or six hundred." Lin Heng nodded with a smile and took out the last two scallion pancakes to eat.
"I must go and look for it tomorrow." Lin Yue clenched his fists and said, although he didn't see ginseng, the panax notoginseng is also very good, and maybe there is more.
Lin Heng smiled and said: "Let's deal with the badger quickly, and then take a rest early."
This thing must be dealt with immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to handle when it hardens, and it will easily deteriorate.
After peeling the skin and setting it aside to dry, they continued to disembowel the badger. The liver, kidneys, and suet were all hung up to dry. The temperature in the canyon was low at night and the wind was strong, so it would not spoil easily.
The badger's lungs are fed directly to Harvest as its reward.
Take all the intestines, intestines and stomach to the river to wash them clean, then put them in plastic bags sprinkled with salt.
"Should this badger be cut into pieces or should it be kept as a whole?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng for advice.
"Cut it apart, it's all broken." Lin Heng took the dagger and started cutting, dividing it into strips. His elder brother got some salt and put it on the top and hung it on a shelf outside the hole to dry.
The badger was divided. Lin Heng looked at his watch and it was already 9:30 in the evening. Although he was very tired, he still asked his elder brother to go to the shallow water of the river and set up a enchantment array with stones, and placed some in the center. Badger meat is used as bait.
"Okay, let's go back to sleep." Lin Heng shook his head after setting up the enchantment array. He really had no energy to continue catching fish.
Back at the shelter, Lin Heng lay down on the straw mat, rubbed his legs and missed the soft bed in the house.
Today's exercise can be compared to military training. I walked at least thirty or forty kilometers, and my legs are sore now.
Hunting is really a physical job, and most people simply can’t endure it.
I fell asleep deeply within two minutes of lying on the grass. I was really tired today.
Because there is no need to be alert even if there is a dog, I sleep very well. It wasn't until they woke up from the cold in the middle of the night that they each grabbed a dog and held it in their arms to rest.
Early in the morning, around five o'clock, countless birds of all sizes started chirping, and the entire symphony orchestra couldn't sleep even if they wanted to sleep in.
Getting up irritably, Lin Heng rubbed his sore legs and quietly went out with his slingshot. Soon he saw the 'Green Beard Trickster' chirping happily on the bushes on the cliff.
I picked up the slingshot and fired it. One fell down instantly, and the surrounding area suddenly became much quieter.
Then Lin Heng hit four more in a row before finally feeling relieved.
"Brother, we caught a lot of fish last night, and there was also a mandarin fish worth about seven or eight taels." Lin Yue also got up and shouted from a distance.
“This place is rich in species.” Lin Heng came over and looked at the fish in the beach and smiled, then caught the small fish and threw them to the three dogs.
After feeding them half full, they grabbed some more and roasted them for themselves. All the food they brought yesterday had been eaten.
A few green-bearded fools burned all their fur. He took two bites of the meat and fed the rest to the dogs.
Then the green wolf dog Laifu was tied here to look at the meat. Lin Heng and his eldest brother set off to continue looking for ginseng and hunting along the way.
It was still the same place as yesterday. This time the two of them were not too far apart, but were looking for each other at a distance.
It was less than six o'clock when we set off, and we found it until nine o'clock in the morning, but still found nothing.
Lin Heng found some Ganoderma lucidum and dug up two Astragalus membranaceus trees, but found nothing else.
The situation at his elder brother's side was not good either. He dug up three Codonopsis pilosula and more than a dozen Pseudostellariae heterophylla, but he didn't see anything else.
Finally, the two stopped in a valley. There was a lot of red cohosh in this place, which was extremely beautiful. The fluffy clumps of foxtail grass formed a beautiful pagoda shape, and the color was still pink.
Lin Heng thought for a while, walked over, dug out three or four trees and put them in the bag.
"This thing is not valuable, why are you digging it?" Lin Yue asked in confusion.
"I dug it back and planted it in the house to look at the flowers. They look beautiful." Lin Heng said with a smile. Gardening is also a hobby of his and he wants to grow some pretty things.
"Are we still looking for it?" Lin Yue asked.
Lin Heng shook his head: "No, go back and come back next time. Don't end up with ginseng that doesn't find the prey and ends up smelling bad."
"Okay, I'll drink some water and leave."< br>
As he spoke, Lin Yue ran to the mountain stream nearby and squatted down to drink. "You can't drink this water, brother. You have to find spring water that just seeps out." Lin Heng shook his head and wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
Lin Yue waved his hand after drinking: "It's okay, the water is clean, it's mountain spring water."
Lin Heng was helpless: "The water must be good water, I'm afraid of going upstream. There are dead things or feces or something."
Shaking his head, he found a spring that had just seeped out, dug it out and drank some. The water in the water bag had already been finished.
After drinking the water, they turned back and soon arrived at the shelter. Laifu was lying on the ground a little bored. When he saw them coming back, he stood up and stuck out his tongue happily.
Lin Heng touched Laifu's head, looked at his elder brother and said, "Eat something and go back."
"Yes."
Lin Yue nodded, and the two caught some fish. Bake it and eat it, quickly pack it up, and walk back with your things on your back.
I stopped hunting on the way and went straight back. I briefly looked at the nooses and clips arranged. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any prey.
“No, I have to go to the toilet.”
Just when he was approaching Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Yue suddenly dropped his things, clutched his stomach and ran away.
After waiting for a while, he slowly walked out and complained: "Drinking water is really bad for your stomach? Suddenly you have diarrhea."
Lin Heng smiled and spread his hands: "Probably so. , it’s best to boil the mountain spring water in the wild, or drink it from the spring.”
“It’s really cool.” Lin Yue shook his head and continued walking.
Not far away, he pulled again, which made Lin Heng want to laugh.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, they finally returned home.
"You are finally back. I thought you were going to rest on the mountain today." Xiulan saw him pushing the door open and walked out of the main room with a smile.
"The harvest this time is not small, so we delayed it." Lin Heng put down the burden and took a deep breath.
Xiulan handed him a cup of cooled honeysuckle and prunella vulgaris herbal tea, looked at him left and right, and felt relieved when she found that he was not injured.
"Dad, did you go up the mountain to hunt?" Xiaoxia also ran over wearing sandals, blinking her big bright eyes.
"Of course I got it, you have something delicious to eat today."
Lin Heng went to the house to get a basin, then opened the bag and took out three chickens first, and then half a pig. badger, and large and small intestines.
“So many! You even hit a pig badger!” Xiulan was a little surprised.
"Are you awesome?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
Xiulan gave a thumbs up: "Awesome!"
"Awesome, awesome, daddy is the best!!" Xiaoxia jumped up and cheered.
The praise from his wife and daughter made Lin Heng satisfied. He took another sip of water and explained with a smile: "I shot this hazel pheasant and two blood pheasants, and the pig badger was shot by my elder brother and Fengshou together. The meat is Gave me half.”
“But it’s nothing, my main gain today is this,” Lin Heng said, pointing to another bag.
Xiulan walked over and opened it curiously, looking at him doubtfully: "Is this Panax notoginseng?"
"Yes, it is Panax notoginseng, a special grade Panax notoginseng, which can sell for five or six hundred " Lin Heng said, spreading his hands.
Xiulan blinked: "Then you have gained a lot from this trip to the mountains."
"It's a pity that I didn't find ginseng." Lin Heng shook his head.
"If you want to be satisfied, this is good enough." Xiulan patted him and said, "Go take a shower quickly, I will take care of this."
"Just rest. I'll come over after I take a shower." Lin Heng looked at Xiulan's belly and said. When he got home, he immediately felt less tired.
"Hurry up and take a bath, it stinks." Xiulan pushed him over.
Lin Heng went to the backyard to take a bath, and Xiulan fished a frozen watermelon from the well and carried it to the main room.
When Lin Heng came over after taking a shower, he was able to eat cold watermelon, which made him feel cooler.
Xiulan took out the shiitake mushrooms and fungus he picked up to dry, poured the Panax notoginseng into a basin, washed them and put them on a bamboo dustpan to dry.
Lin Heng went over to organize his tools and put them upstairs, and planted the red cohosh he dug.
"How do you eat these chickens?" Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and asked.
Lin Heng thought for a while and said: "Stew the whole hazel chicken. I happened to dig up Codonopsis pilosula, and just add a few red dates. Fry the remaining two blood pheasants, otherwise they will spoil. The same goes for the pig badger meat. Same, fry them all.”
Another way to prevent them from spoiling is to heat them twice a day after frying. Each time of heating is equivalent to sterilization, and you can eat them for a long time.
It’s just that the taste of the meat is not as good as before.
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and carried her things to the kitchen.
Lin Heng took a sip of herbal tea and went to help. Xiulan was not strong enough to chop meat, so he took the knife and cut it off, then chopped it with a few bangs.
"After it's chopped, you can go and have a rest. Leave the rest to me." Xiulan looked at him and said.
"It's okay, I'll help you stoke the fire." Lin Heng shook his head and said with a smile.
Xiulan tilted her head and looked at him: "Aren't you tired?"
Lin Heng blinked: "I'm not tired anymore when I see you."
"Glib talk. Xiulan gave him an angry look.
"It's okay, just wait until night to rest." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Then let me give you a massage in the evening." Xiulan said and stopped stopping him.
The two of them were in the kitchen. Xiaoxia couldn't stay outside and ran in to cause trouble.
I have been busy for more than an hour, blanching and stir-frying. Fortunately, Lin Heng used a charcoal fire casserole to stew chicken, otherwise it would have taken longer.
It was very hot in the kitchen, making the two of them sweat profusely, as if they were in a sauna.
At seven o'clock, Xiulan had the rice ready, including fried chicken, fried pork and badger meat, as well as cold vegetables, stir-fried deer ears and leeks, a total of six dishes.
Lin Heng and Xiulan drank the sweet wine that Xiulan had just made, and Xiaoxia drank honey watermelon juice. The large watermelon that was cut before could not be finished and had just been squeezed into juice and put some honey in it. Kasumi loves to drink a lot.
Having a hearty meal and the sweet rice wine make you feel refreshed.
"It feels so good to be home." After dinner, Lin Heng lay on the back of his chair and sighed, watching Xiulan and Xiaoxia clear the dishes.
He didn't want to enjoy the coolness tonight. He took a cold shower and then lay on the bed to rest. He turned on the fan and waited for Xiulan to come over and give him a massage.
After a while, Xiulan took Xiaoxia into the house after washing up, and got on the bed together to give him a massage.
Two pairs of soft hands massaged his body, not to mention how comfortable it was. It just felt like a water pump draining away the fatigue and soreness from his body bit by bit.
(End of this chapter)