In the house, Lin Heng and Xiulan had just finished topdressing the strawberries, and then spread a layer of plastic film.
After the plastic film was laid, they tore some of the film together, dug out the strawberries underneath, and let them receive sunlight.
The previous greenhouse has been removed. The function of the film is to maintain the ground temperature and prevent the strawberries that will bear fruit from falling on the ground and rotting.
The previous method of inserting fruiting branches from branches was too troublesome, so I changed it to this.
“I think I can eat this strawberry in early May this year.”
Xiulan looked at the finished mulch and said with a smile.
"That's for sure. You can have fun eating strawberries this year. There is still a large area over there at Hongfeng Mountain." Lin Heng nodded.
The two washed their hands and were about to enter the house when a knock on the door suddenly came from outside: "Brother Lin, are you at home?"
Then Li Shiwei opened the door and walked in. He saw Lin Henghou quickly came over and said: "Cheng I called from inside and said that the piglets you ordered have arrived, Brother Lin, and I asked you to bring them back.”
Lin Heng nodded and looked at him: “That’s right, I understand, and there’s more. Anything else? ”
"Lin Hai said there are still some things to do. Go down and he will tell you that he has been in the factory in the past few days." Li Shiwei replied.
"I understand, you can play here and have dinner before going back tomorrow." Lin Heng looked at him and said.
Although there was a call from below, he was not in a hurry. He asked the institute to raise the pig for a few days first.
“Brother Lin, I’m going to stop by and take a look before going to town tomorrow.” Li Shiwei said, he hadn’t seen his wife in many days and missed her.
"Okay, then I won't keep you." Lin Heng patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Okay, Brother Lin, I'm leaving." Li Shiwei nodded, pushed the bicycle outside the door and put it here, then took the things and went home.
Lin Heng turned around and looked at Xiulan and said, "Let's have lunch and go to Hongfeng Mountain in the afternoon."
"Are you sure that thing is really drinkable?" Xiulan stared brightly. She smiled at him.
"Sure, why did I lie to you?" Lin Heng assured, patting his chest.
“That’s OK.”
Xiulan nodded, and then went back to the house to prepare for cooking. Lin Heng went to his eldest brother's house to pick up the children, who had just left to play.
Lunch is rice, a simple meal with two dishes and one soup, including meat and vegetables.
After eating, Xiulan went into the house, put on a coat and walked to Lin Heng. Then she hugged his neck from behind, leaned her head towards him and said with a smile: "Let's go to Hongfeng Mountain." .”
Lin Heng felt the amazing touch of Xiulan on his back, picked her up and said, "I was shocked. Let's go. My brother will carry you."
"Okay." Xiulan Showing a smile, Zhen lay on his back.
Lin Heng immediately carried her on his back and ran away. The three children chased after her, saying that they wanted their father to carry her as well.
As soon as she arrived at the door, Xiulan let go and came down. She just wanted to tease Lin Heng into making out with him, but she didn't want to go out and play like this. The villagers would definitely tell dirty jokes.
“Continue!” Lin Heng looked at him with a smile.
Xiulan's smooth chin was raised, revealing a slender snow-white swan neck: "Okay, you can carry a hundred up the mountain, and don't say you are tired by then."
"No. Question." Lin Heng laughed.
After saying that, he hugged the children who came over. When Xiulan went back to lock the door and get the transparent plastic bottle, they took the children and Xiongba and set off together.
Here at Hongfeng Mountain, Father Lin was releasing water into the shrimp pond and caught a lot of green shrimps and eels.
Xiaoxia came over and shouted curiously: "Grandpa, what are you doing!"
Father Lin quickly said: "Grandpa is catching shrimps and eels, dear grandson, don't go here. Be careful not to fall into the mud."
Xiaoxia didn't listen to him. She walked over and saw the shrimps and eels in the bucket, and cheered: "There are so many, grandpa is so powerful."
"It's so annoying!"
"It's so annoying!"
Lu Ming and Du Heng were also cheering, running over to look at the shrimps and eels, and poking them with their hands.
"Be careful." Lin Heng just warned, but did not stop him.
A fall here won't hurt, but it will make them remember.
For example, Xiaoxia fell off a rocky ridge while riding her bicycle before, but now she will not ride in dangerous places.
Xiulan walked over and took a look, and was a little surprised and said: "I didn't expect there to be so many green shrimps. This eel is really weird. How did it get in?"
The eels in this eel bucket are very thick, at least half a catty each, and the big ones are as big as snakes, probably more than a catty.
"I'm also surprised. There's nothing in the mountain spring water. This thing has been dirty for thousands of years now, and it appears every year." Father Lin said helplessly.
"It's normal. Even if there isn't one in the mountain stream, those birds will bring it." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Then he showed off a little knowledge to everyone: eel eggs, like fish and shrimp eggs, may be carried away by birds.
Many ponds that are suddenly formed on the mountains will be filled with fish and shrimps after a while. This is the reason. Some fish eggs stick to the legs of birds, and they will be brought there by chance.
This made the three children admire Lin Heng a little, thinking that he was so powerful and knowledgeable.
Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and said: "Son, do you want to catch them together? There are many big eels here, and your technique of catching eels is better than mine."
" Wait a moment, I'm going up the mountain now, isn't my mother here?" Lin Heng said.
"She and the villagers went to pick up the little garlic, and they will probably be back soon," Lin's father said.
"Okay, I'll go up first." Lin Heng nodded.
The seed shrimps they need to breed have already been selected. Now that all the shrimps coming out of the clear pond have been eaten, it is difficult for them to survive this year.
However, you still need to hire someone to clear the pond this year. Once the mud at the bottom of the pond has dried a little, you can hire someone to help shovel it out.
After several years of accumulation, there is already a lot of silt in the pond.
"The grass is growing really well." Xiulan said with emotion as she looked at her lush green grass.
"It's really good. A lot of cow and sheep dung has been added to this pasture this year. It will grow very quickly and there is no need to spread compound fertilizer." Lin Heng nodded and said, the tender green color is soothing to look at.
With the warmth of spring and the blooming of flowers, the mountains are gradually becoming more beautiful. The fields in the mountains are green, the roses on the fence have grown flowers one by one, the rapeseed flowers in the fields are golden, and everything is revived. It's as intoxicating as wine.
However, as they reached the top of the mountain, this spring feeling gradually became sparse. Only the white poplar and aspen were the tall trees that turned green early, and the other trees were still bare.
“Ah! This is such a beautiful flower!”
"I have one here too!"
Upon the mountain, the children started exploring around and having a lot of fun.
At this moment, the snake has not come out of the mountain, and with Xiong Ba nearby, Lin Heng is not worried about their safety.
Xiulan took off her coat and took it in her hand. Inside was a tight white sweater, which revealed her curvy figure.
“Mom gives you flowers!”
Xiaoxia gave Xiulan a bunch of purple flowers she picked.
“I also have flowers for mom.” Du Heng hummed and ran over and handed over a white wild flower.
"I want to give it to dad." Lu Ming gave Lin Heng a bouquet of small yellow flowers. Both were amused by the children and took them and kissed them.
Lin Heng held the flowers and smiled at Xiulan: "The children have already taken my job."
"Then I'll give you the flower, my dear, take it well."
Xiulan gave the flower to Lin Heng with a bright smile, and then walked briskly in the forest.
Soon they arrived at the back of Hongfeng Mountain. There were more than a dozen birch trees here. The largest ones were only thirty centimeters in diameter, and the smallest ones were only as thick as a human thigh.
Four of the medium-thick trees had thin bamboo sticks stuck in them, and drops of crystal clear sap flowed out of them and fell into the bottles below.
The four plastic bottles were full and the liquid flowed to the ground.
"It seems it's flowing faster than I thought." Lin Heng walked over and picked up the bottle.
“Let me have a taste.” Xiulan learned for the first time that birch sap could be drunk, and took out the disposable cup she had brought with her.
Lin Heng poured her a glass, and the children also ran over and watched pitifully.
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Xiulan took two sips and handed it to the children. She shook her head and said: "There is nothing special about the drink, just a little bit. The smell and sweetness of the tree”
"It has no taste. It is cheaper and more nutritious than water, but it is also good to take it back and make tea. It will have a special taste." Lin Heng nodded.
"That's not bad." Xiulan nodded and took the cup from Du Heng. Because it wasn't sweet enough, the children took two sips and didn't want it.
Then they poured the full birch sap into the big plastic jugs they brought over, and then went back with the children.
After looking at the cabin, they went down the mountain. There was really nothing interesting on the mountain.
After going down the mountain, Xiulan took the children to pick up eggs. There were only 14 chickens left here. Mother Lin sold some during the New Year and killed many for her grandchildren.
And they decided to raise some other three-yellow chickens this year, not just black-bone chickens.
Now that spring is coming and the flowers are blooming, the chickens are much more active in laying eggs. They can pick up four or five eggs every day.
Lin Heng put on his water pants and went to catch eels with his father. There were many large eels in the pond, and Lin Heng quickly became immersed in the joy of catching eels.
When the sun was about to set in the afternoon, they stopped and weighed the eel they caught. It turned out to be twenty-eight pounds and six taels.
"There are only three ponds. If we catch all 15 shrimp ponds, we can catch more than 100 kilograms." Father Lin said in shock.
"Indeed, there are more than the remaining shrimps, and they are all good eels that grew up eating shrimps." Lin Heng nodded.
"Eat this to replenish your body, keep some for us to eat, and sell the rest." Mother Lin said while looking at the two of them.
"I'm sure, I won't be able to finish it all by myself." Lin Heng nodded and said, this is too much.
"Would you like to make some to bake and eat tomorrow?" Xiulan asked.
They decided to go for an outing tomorrow, have a barbecue and have fun.
"Okay, dad and I will kill it first, eat some at night, and bake some tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded.
Immediately, he and his father went to kill the eel, nailed it to the board with nails, and soon removed the internal organs, head and tail.
Because they were not eating shredded eel, they did not remove the backbone.
As long as you know how to cook it, eel will taste so tender and fragrant that you won’t be able to stop eating it. It is a good dish to go with wine.
Xiulan's cooking was very good, and Lin Hengda enjoyed the meal. The whole family was very happy with the fresh shrimps, eel, pork and shredded potatoes that the children liked.
After making arrangements with his parents, Lin Heng and Xiulan went back with their children.
After returning home, Lin Heng asked his eldest brother and his family if they could go. It’s fun and lively when there are many people on an outing, but not when there are few people.
But unfortunately, his eldest brother couldn't go and promised to help others, but his sister-in-law Liu Juan could go and said that she would take her young son to play with her.
Lin Wei and Lin Tao really want to go, but they have to go to school, so they can only be envious.
Early the next morning, Lin Heng and Xiulan got up early to prepare. When Li Shiwei came down, they also called them together.
As soon as breakfast was eaten and everything was ready, Lin Heng drove the car to the door and set off with everyone.
This time we went to Huangtan River instead of Heihe River.
We first arrived at Huangtan Town, then walked down the national highway for seven or eight kilometers, turned to a dirt road, and walked two kilometers to an uninhabited valley.
The river valley is densely covered with bluestones and grass, and there are many willow and peach trees growing on the river banks. At this time, the green willows sway in the wind, and the purple-red peach blossoms are full of branches, and a layer has fallen on the ground.
The water here is not turbulent, it is as calm as a jade belt. Farther away on the mountains on both sides, some small shrubs are full of white flowers.
"How about it? Is this place I found good?" Lin Heng stopped the car and looked at everyone and asked.
“This place is amazing, and the barbecue is so beautiful.” Li Shiwei gave a thumbs up.
“Does anyone live in this place?” Xiulan asked curiously.
"There are people. Half a mile further down, there is no one in this area." Lin Heng said with a smile.
“Oh, it’s so beautiful!”
"I'm going to pick flowers!"
After getting off the car, the children rushed out, like wild horses running wild.
“Let’s go over and have a barbecue.” Father Lin said, holding the barbecue grill.
"Come and help get things." Lin Heng also went to the car to unload the goods. He not only took charcoal, food and barbecue racks, but also fishing rods, beer, drinks, teapots and many other things.
With their things in hand, they quickly found a suitable place, which was under a big willow tree. The place was flat and perfect for barbecue.
They opened the picnic mat first and then put the ingredients down.
Then everyone worked separately. Li Shiwei lit a fire and burned charcoal. Lin Heng set up the barbecue grill and iron plate. Xiulan, Liu Juan and the others were responsible for sorting out the various foods they brought. Mother Lin and Father Lin folded the wooden table Place it with Mazar.
It didn’t take long for everyone to finish it. Lin Heng brought two barbecue tools, one was an iron frame for grilling skewers, and there was a round iron plate with a concave middle for making skewers. Some teppanyaki.
"Should we start the barbecue first, or go fishing and have fun first?"
Lin Heng asked with a smile while looking at everyone.
"It's already eleven o'clock. Let's have a barbecue first and then go play after eating." Xiulan looked at her watch and said.
"I agree, I'm hungry." Father Lin nodded and said.
"Okay, let's have a barbecue first." Lin Heng nodded immediately and said.
He came to the barbecue grill without hesitation and started grilling. Although he had eaten barbecue many times, when it came to skills, he was still the best.
He roasted twenty skewers of mutton, ten skewers of pork, some gluten, potato slices and vegetables at one time.
The children were already playing nearby, and Xiongba, who was accompanying them, was also having fun nearby.
Xiulan and the others walked around, feeling the breath of spring. Everyone was talking and laughing, and their faces were filled with joy.
While barbecuing, Lin Heng looked at the green mountains and green waters and the laughter of his family and friends, and felt contented.
(End of this chapter)