I took the fish back home, and it was still early. It was only around three o'clock in the afternoon.
"You guys caught so many fish, I thought you couldn't catch them." Xiulan was a little shocked when she looked at the fish they were holding.
“I’m just average, but dad is the best, and we eat more than three kilograms of mandarin fish in one day.” Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Dad, you are really amazing." Xiulan looked at Lin's father and said in shock.
"I'm lucky today, let's weigh it and see how much it weighs." Father Lin walked to the scale with a smile.
"Three pounds and six taels, this fish is bigger than expected." Lin Heng looked at the number on the scale and smiled.
"Haha, is it easy to make smelly mandarin fish from such a big fish? Xiulan?"
Father Lin laughed heartily, looked at his daughter-in-law and asked.
“You can make it, but it won’t taste as good as one kilogram.” Xiulan nodded and said.
"Well, let's just steam it tonight, invite your uncle's family to have a meal, and then tomorrow we will catch some more than a pound to make smelly mandarin fish." Father Lin thought for a while said.
"This is best." Xiulan nodded with a smile.
Lin Heng put the crucian carp he caught in a bucket to raise, and then he and his father killed the mandarin fish and the small white striped Makou River grouper.
Mandarin fish is delicious when steamed. These small fish are fried and are even more delicious than mandarin fish as a side dish. Drinking a sip of wine and eating a bite of fried small fish can make you feel as carefree as a god.
After killing the fish, Lin Heng marinated all the fish in onion and ginger water, then burned charcoal and slowly fried the small fish in a pan over low heat.
Caiyun has been here today. In addition to helping to take care of the children, she also reads books and works as a female worker with Xiulan.
Seeing Lin Heng frying fish, Caiyun came over and said with a smile: "Second brother, can I read the novel you wrote?"
Chatting with my sister-in-law today, she realized that her second brother actually wrote it himself a novel.
"I wrote it just for fun. If you want to read it, just read it." Lin Heng said with a smile.
“It’s already very impressive to be able to write so many words. It’s more than I have written since I was born.”
Caiyun said with a smile, no matter what the content is, one hundred thousand words Numbers were already something that impressed her.
Lin Heng nodded, turned over the fish and went to sit on the sofa. He poured a cup of tea and looked at the three children.
His father just finished killing the fish and went back to Hongfeng Mountain. After that, he went back to feed the cattle and sheep, and when the things over there were finished, he came over with Mother Lin.
Lin Heng dug out all the onions, ginger, garlic and other condiments he needed to help Xiulan and cleaned them up.
An hour later, Lin Heng finally fried the small fish, and the rich fragrance wafted throughout the room.
The three children had put down their toys and came over, looking at him eagerly as if they were waiting for food.
"Honey, you try one first." Lin Heng fed Xiulan one first.
“The creek grouper is not very crispy, but the meat is very fragrant and fragrant.” Xiulan nodded with a smile, her red lips were shiny after eating them.
After that, she took another one to eat. Lin Heng tasted one himself to make sure there was nothing wrong with it before feeding it to his daughter and son.
“Because it will be fried when I eat it later, I’m afraid it will be too crispy now and burnt if I fry it later.” Lin Heng explained.
And he thinks this is the best. If it is dried again, there will be no meat flavor and only a crispy texture will remain.
"Dad, I still want to eat." Xiaoxia continued to coquettishly say after eating two pieces.
“I want daddy!”
“I want fish!”
Lu Ming and Du Heng also begged in a coquettish voice, imitating their sister. quick.
"Everything is available." Lin Heng looked at them and said, dried fish can be eaten by children. In this era, it is good for children to have meat, so there is no need to worry about it.
After feeding the child some food, Lin Heng called Caiyun again: "Caiyun, don't you want to eat?"
"Eating." Caiyun put down the book and walked out, took a dried fish and looked at it while eating it Lin Hengdao: "Second brother, I'm afraid you didn't write this novel casually. Most people can't compare with your writing style."
She has read a lot of books, and she can understand Lin Heng after just reading a few pages The quality of Heng's book is not bad, but as for the content, she hasn't finished reading it yet and can't comment on it.
“Really?” Lin Heng said with a smile. He didn’t feel that his writing was very good.
Caiyun nodded repeatedly: "Really, just some of the descriptions of the environment are extraordinary, just right and deeply rooted in people's hearts."
"I also think the writing is good, but your second brother still doesn't believe it." Xiulan also said next to her. She is now much more knowledgeable than before. She has read a lot of books and knows more words. She feels that Lin Heng wrote it Interesting stuff.
"It seems that I may have some talent." Lin Heng laughed. He thought this was because his brain became brighter after his rebirth.
His enhanced memory has made him much better at many things.
"Second brother, you can try to publish it." Caiyun said. Although he didn't finish reading it, he felt that it was very promising.
"Let's talk about this later, and don't make any noise." Lin Heng waved his hands and didn't want to do this for the time being. He can try it when he has money and time.
"Okay." Caiyun nodded, feeling a little pity. I have some admiration for my second brother in my heart. The second brother is really good at focusing on business. Not only making money, he is also good at calligraphy and writing.
If she hadn't been sure that the person in front of her was her second brother, she would have really doubted whether a god had descended to earth.
"What are you talking about?"
While they were talking, Mother Lin and Father Lin opened the courtyard door and walked in. Mother Lin was holding a basket of vegetables and smiling. Look at them.
"The fish I fried is delicious, you can try it." Lin Heng said while holding the fried dried fish.
"Of course it's delicious. The fish is delicious and fried. We didn't have such a luxury before."
Mother Lin said as she took two and put them in her mouth. Father Lin next to her also tasted a few. He nodded again and again.
Not only does it become lively when there are more people, it also makes cooking faster.
The three of Xiulan, Linmu, and Caiyun went into battle and quickly prepared the meals and set up a special large round table that could seat more than a dozen people.
After the meal was ready, Lin Heng also called his eldest brother's family and his uncle's family over. They all sat together, and the banquet began at this table in the evening.
The men drank and punched happily, the women chatted about village gossip, and the children went to play games after eating two bites.
Steamed mandarin fish is a favorite of women and children, fried dried fish and peanuts are a favorite of men who drink. Everyone eats and chats happily.
It was already after seven o'clock after the meal, and it was raining heavily outside. They got a big umbrella and took the uncle's family to the old house. Early the next morning, the rain was still falling, and it was heavier than yesterday. Lin Heng looked at it and shook his head helplessly. He understood that it was a continuous rain, and he liked continuous rain in July and August.
It is difficult to go fishing today due to the rain, so I have no choice but to give up.
After breakfast, he drank tea at home and took Das Kapital to study it there. Even if he could only read a superficial understanding, he would still read it. Now that his memory is good, he would read it into his mind first and then slowly understand it through the back door.
People can live in this society without academic qualifications, but it is absolutely impossible without knowledge. From chatting to talking, to economics and politics, there are all kinds of knowledge.
Even if you just want to be a leisurely small farmer and live a simple life, you still need to be able to farm, cook, and do various things.
The rain suddenly stopped at noon. Lin Heng put on his rain boots and went out for a walk in the village. He watched the water of Shiban River rushing angrily, the charming green hills after the rain, and the cows and sheep grazing on the hillside. , look at the rice fields, the clouds, and everything.
The water outlet in the rice field is blocked with barbed wire to prevent the rice fish from flowing out. Lin Heng looked around and unknowingly came to the hillside, where Liu Ciwen was grazing cattle and sheep.
He was less than 1.7 meters tall and had a sallow complexion. He was wearing a big bamboo hat and a thick raincoat. On his feet were a pair of asparagus-woven shoes that were so worn that they were calloused.
He has a pair of yellow rubber shoes, but he only wears them when going to school. He usually wears his own straw sandals to make a living. His sister's marriage has made his family's life slightly better, but they are still one of the poorest households in the village.
The rain stopped at the moment, and the surfaces of many large rocks on the hillside were dry. Liu Ciwen dipped his fingers in water and wrote in boredom.
“Herding cattle is hard work.” Lin Heng came over and said with a smile.
When Liu Ciwen saw it was Lin Heng, he said a little shyly: "Brother Lin, it's okay, it's not very hard."
Lin Heng ignored the topic and asked: "Why don't you come to my house to borrow books recently."
Liu Ciwen replied: "I am borrowing books too, just because I am a classmate with Caiyun, and she often directly Lend it to me."
Lin Heng nodded, and then asked: "I heard that you did well in the high school entrance examination. What are your plans now?"
Speaking of this question, Liu Ciwen sighed softly and said, "I'm still thinking about it."
His burden was very heavy, and he didn't know what to do.
"Are you thinking of giving up your studies?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
"Yes." Liu Ciwen nodded. He was unwilling to give up, but the reality forced him to give up. He had to take care of his parents and help plant crops. Although he was only eighteen years old, he had already I feel the burden of life.
"You go to school. I will support you with your tuition and living expenses."
At this time Lin Heng spoke.
“Ah!!” Liu Ciwen shouted, thinking that he heard wrongly, and looked at Lin Heng blankly.
Lin Heng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't think too much, I am willing to support anyone who has a dream. To me, the money you spent to go to school is nothing."
"Brother Lin..."
Liu Ciwen was at a loss and didn't understand why Lin Heng, who was neither a relative nor an old friend, would help him.
"Have you ever heard of a thousand-mile horse and a bole? Now I think you are a thousand-mile horse, and I am willing to be a bole." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Then he had a good chat with him, and finally Liu Ciwen believed this dream, and solemnly nodded to Lin Heng: "Brother Lin, I will not let you down."< br>
"It doesn't have to be for me, just do it for yourself." Lin Heng shook his head, and then said: "I will come to you when school starts and take you and Caiyun to school together, so that you can take care of each other. "
"Thank you, Brother Lin." Liu Ciwen said again, feeling very confused.
Lin Heng waved his hand and left. He looked at the riverside and then went to the mountains wearing a raincoat. He felt a little musty after staying at home, so he liked to walk in the woods.
“So many chanterelles!”
Not far away, Lin Heng’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw small golden mushrooms blooming on the ground in the acorn forest in front of him. The leaves sprouted out, looking chubby and cute.
He quickly took out a bag and squatted down to pick it up. He was in a very good mood. Although there was a lot of damage, he still picked up a full two kilograms.
Then he moved on and looked elsewhere, and sure enough he found a lot more. July is the season when chanterelles bloom, and it’s a pleasure to pick them up.
Of course, there are many other red mushrooms and porcini mushrooms, but the bag he took today was small, so he only picked chanterelles, and checked the status of other mushrooms.
It rained heavily again in the evening. Lin Heng returned home with the harvest and couldn't wait to show off: "Xiulan, look at me picking up five or six kilograms of chanterelles."
< br>"I knew you were going up the mountain, and these chanterelles will be fried for you tonight." Xiulan said with a smile, then went to get him a dry towel, and wiped it after he took off his raincoat. hair and neck.
"The fried bacon is delicious to eat." Lin Heng nodded with a smile, and then added, "There are a lot of fungi in the forest when it rains. You can pick them up when the weather clears."
Caiyun said: "I hope it won't rain. It won’t last too long, otherwise it will rot on the mountain.”
“Yes, I hope it won’t last too long,” Xiulan also sighed.
Lin Heng sat down and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Just take it, I don't care anymore, I'm not in a hurry."
After hugging his daughter and son for a while, he drank at home Tea, besides playing with them, I basically don’t teach anything unless the children want to learn.
The only thing that persists is telling them stories every night to cultivate their reading habit.
The rain did not stop or get lighter the next day as they expected. Instead, it rained moderately for another day. Lin Hengdu went to dig out his gutters again, fearing that water would enter the house. .
It wasn’t until the morning of July 8th that the sky cleared up. The long-lost sun came out. The green mountains and the sky were washed very pure, and clouds and mist spread in the mountains.
After breakfast, Lin Heng and Xiulan went up the mountain to pick up fungi. It rained for too long and there were a lot of rotten fungi. After picking them up all morning, only one person picked up more than ten kilograms. They went back to clean up. After picking it up, it weighed a little more than ten kilograms.
“I’m too lazy to go away. They’re all rotten. It’s better to catch cicada monkeys in the past two days. It’s best at night after it rains.” Xiulan shook her head while drying the mushrooms.
"It's not interesting anymore." Lin Heng nodded. He was going to do his own thing when the weather cleared up and the roads were hardened in two days, but he couldn't delay any longer.
After just one afternoon after the rain, the weather returned to the heat of July. The fungi were almost dry in the sun for a long time, and the water vapor evaporated quickly.
In the evening, Lin Heng and Xiulan put their children to sleep and went to catch cicada monkeys. Because it had been raining, there were a lot of cicada monkeys tonight. It could be said that they were everywhere.
There is no need to look for it deliberately. Just take a few steps and you will see the golden cicadas that have just climbed up the tree, as well as many white cicadas that have shed their shells.
"The harvest is big tonight, I estimate that the two of us can get three or four kilograms together." Xiulan said with a smile, none of them caught two or three hundred tonight.
"I guess it's about the same." Lin Heng nodded.
When she got home and put it on the scale, Xiulan smiled: "It's four pounds and two taels. It's enough to keep it in the freezer for a long time."
After saying that, she went straight to it. Throw these golden cicadas into the freezer and freeze them. They will die in a short time if they are so cold. (End of this chapter)