Chapter 390 The stupid guy is here again
"You two continue hunting, I will carry the pig badger from behind."
Father Lin looked at the two of them and said.
Hearing what his father said, Lin Heng nodded in agreement, wiped the blood off the dagger, put it away, and continued exploring.
However, it was already very dark now, and the cries of the golden rooster and bamboo rooster could not be heard. There was no sound, and they could not be found through the thick leaves.
However, Lin Heng discovered two hedgehogs one after another. When these guys saw the flashlight, they shrank into a ball of thorns, shot through them with one arrow, and took them back to Xiong Ba and Fengsheng.
Furthermore, no other prey was found, so the three of them turned around and walked in the direction of the shelter.
It was already after nine o'clock when they came back. They lit a fire. They first collected the dried mountain products and packed them in bags. Then they simply laid out the various mountain products they made today to cool down. Otherwise, they would be like this It was so hot that it was ruined overnight.
After doing this, they got two tripods and set up a horizontal bar to hang the pig badger and skin it.
Father Lin and his eldest brother skinned the chickens. Lin Heng took Xiongba to the stream at the foot of the mountain and picked up three bamboo chickens. When he took them, he found that stream groupers and tadpoles had chewed many holes in the bamboo chickens.
After taking another look at the turtles in the bag by the stream, he chopped up all three bamboo chickens and cleaned them. He immediately added some oil and some wild peppercorns and fungus to stir-fry the chicken until fragrant.
Then I separately fried the pine tree mushrooms, chanterelles, and a lot of Pleurotus pleurotus, which are oyster mushrooms, that I picked up today. After frying out the water and discarding them, I fried them together with the bamboo chicken. Made with the extravagance of adding a matsutake mushroom to add flavor.
After the meat was fried, Lin Heng made some noodles, added the sauerkraut brought from the house and started eating. He finished the noodles first, then ate chicken mushrooms and drank rice wine.
Xiongba and Fengshou had a dog and a roasted hedgehog, as well as noodle soup and chicken bones.
After finishing the meal, it was already eleven o'clock. They cut the pig and badger into small strips and took them all to the edge of the stream along with the internal organs for disposal. They also washed the pots and dishes.
After taking care of the things, I put them in a water pool higher up. The water pool where the bamboo chickens were kept was too small to fit them.
The pool they were looking for was under a three-meter-high waterfall. The water was bone-chillingly cold. The pool was half a meter deep, so it was no problem to put the pig and badger in it.
They kept the large intestine and pig badger suet for the internal organs, and cut off the rest of the small intestine, pig belly, heart, liver, and kidneys, and planned to take them back and fry them for tomorrow morning.
The pig badger's lungs, neck meat, and pig head were also taken back and cooked in a pot at night. When they were cooked, they were taken apart and fed to Xiongba and Fengsheng in the morning.
After finishing this, Lin Heng placed two clips on the side as usual. These were the last two clips he brought with him. He took a total of twelve clips and they were all finished.
It was already midnight when we walked back. The crescent moon was bright in the sky and the Milky Way was brilliant. At this time, there were no chirping of insects and birds, and the forest was eerily quiet and deep.
"By the way, we have been here for three days and we haven't found any black bear footprints." On the way back, Father Lin asked curiously.
"I guess there are no more black bears nearby. The black bear activity area is too big. Each bear has its own territory. I guess it will be difficult for there to be any more black bears here in a short time." Lin Heng explained.
“I also think that it is too difficult to find black bears nearby, so it is more reliable to go to Changping County to hunt black bears,” Lin Yue said.
While talking, they quickly returned to the shelter, fried the pig and badger offal, boiled the pig head and lungs, and hurriedly lay down to rest.
People who walk up and down the mountains often walk twenty or thirty kilometers every day. Even if they are in good health, they will not be tired even if they are trekking over mountains and ridges.
Early the next morning, although the three of them were awakened by birds just after dawn, they were unwilling to get up. They slept until nine o'clock in the morning, then got up and went to the stream to wash their faces.
After coming back, it was just a matter of drying their harvest. Even if they were all his own, Lin Heng still insisted that everyone should be separated. Distribution according to work is the most reasonable, and sharing everything equally is the most stupid idea.
Lin Heng doesn’t know how much mountain goods he has now. Ganoderma lucidum has got a snake skin bag of dry goods, and there are many other herbs. He can’t estimate the various bits and pieces. He can only go back and go back in detail. never mind.
After drying the herbs, they ate and continued to climb the mountain. Today my enthusiasm has waned a bit and my body is a little tired, so I walked further downstream to see if there was anything good.
However, the harvest today was very poor. I dug a few yams and picked up a few fungi, but not even a few Ganoderma lucidum.
The only good harvest was the discovery of a particularly thick Polygonum multiflorum growing on the stone skin. It was easy to dig it out. It was a big Polygonum multiflorum weighing eight or nine kilograms.
This thing was cut into slices when brought back to the camp, and spread on the ground to dry. It would be too heavy to take back in one piece.
And Polygonum multiflorum cannot be eaten directly, it must be prepared before it can be used.
They were not discouraged by the failure on the fourth day. They regarded it as a rest. They came back early in the afternoon and went to bed early.
On the fifth day, in the morning they took three kilograms of pig and badger meat, rubbed it with salt, and then took their tools and went deeper into the mountains, hoping for a better harvest.
Then going deeper, the harvest is still average, there are not many Ganoderma lucidum, and there are not many precious herbs. Of course, there are definitely many more than near the village.
They picked a lot of Hericium mushrooms that day, and the kidney essence grass growing on trees in the mountains was also very good. They picked some and went back to make tea for themselves.
The next two days were not ideal. I searched everywhere for ginseng, but there was no trace of it at all, and I didn’t harvest much other herbs.
There is nothing on the lower clip, and the harvest is mediocre.
The only reward was that I went to the mountain stream with a net bag to catch fish at night. I caught a large zebra with a weight of more than five kilograms. I also got two more turtles, which were discovered by Lin Yue and Lin's father.
Lin Heng found a small tortoise and had no choice but to go back and keep it as a pet for Xiaoxia.
At dusk on the seventh day, they fried pig and badger meat and ate bamboo tube rice.
This is the last meal of badger meat, and now all that is left is some badger suet.
Nothing else has been shot in the past few days. Three people, two dogs, and a pig badger with a hair weight of twenty kilograms are not too much for them.
Especially since I exercise a lot every day and eat a lot of food, I eat a lot of meat.
While eating, Father Lin smiled and shook his head: "It seems that we can't find ginseng this time."
There is no moon and stars today, and thick clouds cover everything. There was only scorching light and sporadic fireflies.
Lin Yue sighed: "It looks like there is no hope. I guess even if there is ginseng, the seeds have been eaten. It is too difficult to find. There is no chance."
"Son, you have the best luck. You have discovered ginseng twice. You might find it if you look for it again." Father Lin said with a smile.
Lin Heng shook his head: "Dad, you are the luckiest one out there this time. You can't even meet me, let alone me."
There must be ginseng, but it's just too hard to find, under the mountains and forests. There are green plants everywhere, many of which look similar to ginseng, so it’s easy to miss them.
It’s easier to find red seeds, but usually birds will eat them as soon as they turn red. People looking for them are all trying their luck. If they happen to come to a place with ginseng, they just happen to find uneaten ginseng seeds.
But the probability is too small, and failure is normal. In reality, there is no such thing as success if you work hard.
If you don’t find it despite your best efforts, you can only accept this reality.
"It looks like it's going to rain. We only have enough food for one day. It's time to go. I don't know what's going on at home yet."
Lin Heng took a bite of food and looked at his father and The eldest brother said.
"Yes, it's time to go. Let's go back tomorrow morning." Father Lin also said.
He is also worried about the situation in the house. Although he has his third son helping the family, it is better to raise shrimps by himself.
Although I told Mother Lin to turn on the aerator for a few hours every day when I left, and then feed him one-third of the usual amount, there would basically be no problems.
But I always worry that it won’t be worthwhile if I mess up the main business of the house.
"Well, let's go back, it's time to harvest the corn." Lin Yue also nodded. He couldn't find the ginseng and had no reason to stay anymore.
There are too many green leaves these two days, making hunting too difficult. Go back and pack up, rest and prepare for hunting in Changping County after the leaves fall in autumn.
"Although we didn't catch any prey, our harvest this time was pretty good." Father Lin said with a smile.
The most valuable thing was Ganoderma lucidum, and they got a lot of it.
After dinner, Lin Heng lay on the bed and missed his wife and children.
The next morning, they got up early. Lin's father was cooking here, while Lin Heng and his eldest brother went to collect the nooses and clamps.
As expected, nothing was found with the nooses and clamps on both sides of the stream. Lin Heng guessed that their fire frightened the nearby animals.
Going up the stream, the two of them were suddenly stunned for a short distance.
"Ouch!!"
Seeing the two approaching, a silly roe deer howled and began to jump and struggle violently.
It's just that the movement is not big, its front legs are firmly clamped, and blood is constantly flowing.
“You are not allowed to come forward.”
Lin Heng first stopped the two dogs, then took out his bow and arrow, approached and shot the roe deer in the neck, killing it.
"Ouch!!"
Seeing the roe deer fall, the two dogs couldn't wait to run over and lick the blood.
"Brother, I didn't expect that your clip would be caught by a roe deer before I had to go back. What a good luck." Lin Yue patted Lin Heng on the shoulder and said in shock.
“It seems that my luck has finally come.” Lin Heng was also very happy. The roe deer weighed about forty pounds when lifted up, and it was another male roe deer.
After taking off the clips, the two of them continued to collect several more clips and the King of Hell.
They do not use bait in their clamps and Yamawang hangings, because bait can easily attract mice and other small things.
So if you don’t go up, you will be a bigger guy.
It’s like fishing with corn. Small fish won’t eat it, but big fish will eat it.
Once a large prey passes by the trap placed on the animal path, there is a high probability that it will be caught.
“Let’s go, although we didn’t get ginseng this time, it’s still relatively complete.”
Lin Heng picked up the roe deer and said with a smile.
“With this roe deer, our trip is indeed worthwhile.” Lin Yue nodded with a smile.
The two returned to the camp. Father Lin was still packing his things and did not notice the two of them.
"Dad, look what we got back." Lin Heng shouted with a smile.
“Hey. Is this a big roe deer?”
"It's great, my face looks brighter this time when I go back!"
When Father Lin saw this thing, he was so excited that he ran over to check it out. He was completely surprised.
"Haha, I was lucky enough to catch it with the clip. This is also the biggest prey I harvested this time." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"The timing is also wonderful. If you take it back today and freeze it, it won't go bad at all." Lin Yue also said.
After looking at it and weighing it, he was over excited. Father Lin said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat. After eating, let's go back and try to get home before dark."
Both of them nodded. The three of them had a heavy task to go back and the journey was too long.
Breakfast was made of rice, but the last rice was all taken out, which seemed a bit too much. The dish was fried mushrooms with spicy sauce, and there were no other vegetables.
After eating, the three of them packed up everything that needed to be packed away.
When he arrived, Lin Heng was carrying a backpack and his elder brother was carrying a bamboo pannier. Father Lin took the pole and bag.
But he couldn't do this when he went back. Lin Heng carried the backpack on his back and put the backpack at the bottom of the backpack. He put the roe deer on top and some small odds and ends he had picked up today, carrying a weight of more than 60 kilograms.
Father Lin and his eldest brother both used shoulder poles to carry the baskets, which were mainly filled with herbs and other things these days. Each person's load was about seventy or eighty kilograms.
Originally, most of them were dried and not so heavy, but there were some wet ones dug yesterday, and there were a lot of wild yams, which cannot be dried.
After packing up, Lin Heng walked in front with a long-handled hatchet to clear the way, but the two pickers walked behind.
On the way back, there was no time to look at any prey. Everything was so heavy that I couldn’t breathe.
With such a heavy thing, it was still difficult to walk on the mountain road. The speed of the three of them was much slower than when they came.
He originally planned to pick some August melons and schisandra chinensis when he came back, but when he got there he gave up the idea and only picked a bush of wild grapes. Lin Heng put it in a basket on his back and took it back.
It was already half past seven in the evening by the time they could see the village, and they left at seven in the morning.
And they traveled in a straight line this time, unlike when they went there to search for Ganoderma lucidum. Take a detour.
This shows how heavy the load is.
I was originally thinking about how to deal with the curious questions from the villagers, but I just skipped it this time, because it was already eight o'clock when I got home, and most of the people had gone back to their houses.
But it is inevitable that you still have to pass in front of someone else's door, and you will inevitably be discovered.
The front door of his eldest father's house was one of the only ways to pass by. When the family saw Lin Heng and the others carrying so many things, especially when a roe deer passed by, they were all in deathly silence.
Father Lin only greeted his mother and said that he would send her some meat in a few days.
Although the old lady was evil in every possible way and was very partial, as a son, Lin's father still couldn't be so decisive in breaking up with Lin Heng and completely ignore her.
Besides this one, there are two other houses that you must pass by, and I don’t want to take the long detour.
Those who were enjoying the cool weather were stunned for a moment when they saw what the three people had gained, and then they asked a series of questions.
Lin Heng only said that he had hunted roe deer and obtained some common herbs such as epimedium, and did not mention the specific hunting place.
Back at the house, Lin Heng knocked on the door and shouted: "Xiulan, I'm back, open the door quickly."
"Come on, come on!"< br>
“It’s dad, dad, dad, we miss you!”
"Second brother and the others are finally back, great!"
Before the door opened, excited and happy voices came from the yard, and they could be heard running over to open the door.
(End of this chapter)