Chapter 305 Comfortable

Lin Heng was stunned when he heard his elder brother's words.

"What did you catch?" he asked as he walked upwards.

Lin Yue's somewhat excited voice came down: "Badger, I killed a badger."

"Badger!"

Lin Heng was shocked. This thing is not easy to hit. His nose is very sensitive. How could his elder brother be so lucky?

The badger and the hog badger are basically the same, but the badger's nose is black and looks like a dog's, so it is called a badger, while the hog badger's nose is flesh-colored and looks like a pig, so it is called a badger.

The other difference is the fur color.

I walked over quickly and saw that the eldest brother was carrying a brown-haired, pointy-mouthed animal that looked about the same size as a one or two month old piglet.

"That's awesome, brother! How did you beat that?" Lin Heng asked the badger 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 shone the flashlight towards Fengshou, a small greyhound that had returned to him at some point. Its black fur was completely invisible at night, and a closer look revealed wounds on its neck and shoulder blades, obviously caused by a fight.

Lin Yue looked at Fengshou and nodded: "Yeah, I used to think that this skinny dog ​​was no good, but today I finally saw it. Not only does it run very fast, even a badger can catch up with it, but its fighting power is also fierce enough. I feel like it can bite it to death even if I don't help."

Lin Heng was also looking at the harvest. He knew that the Greyhound was a good hunter, but he didn't expect it to be so fierce and catch such a big prey the first time it went into the mountains.

"But this is normal. The Chinese Greyhound is an ancient hunting dog breed. Many ancient kings and nobles used Chinese Greyhounds for hunting. Even the prototype of Roaring Sky Dog in Journey to the West was the Chinese Greyhound." He nodded and said.

Although the Chinese Greyhound looks a little strange, it is very capable, has a strong hunting desire and is loyal to its owner.

As soon as Lin Hengyi came over, it ran back to his side.

"Yes, it's so fierce, I must raise one too." Lin Yue nodded in affirmation.

"Let's go back and talk about it."

Lin Heng touched Fengshou’s head, carried the badger and walked back.

Soon they returned to the shelter. Lin Heng put the badger down, and Fengshou circled around it twice, then looked up at Lin Heng and stuck out his tongue.

"Not bad, very impressive. I'll make you something delicious later." Lin Heng pulled it over and touched its head, then took out iodine and trauma treatment powder from his backpack.

These were all bought by him in the city and were necessities he carried with him.

After applying iodine to Fengshou and then applying powder, Lin Heng picked up a skewer of barbecued meat 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 barbecued meat, and asked, "Brother, did you find any ginseng today?"

"No, but my harvest was pretty good. I dug out fifty or sixty kilograms 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. He was immediately shocked: "Such a big Panax notoginseng, this bag must be sold for 500 or 600, right?"

He was convinced. He thought he was lucky enough to get the wild boar, but now he didn't know what to say when he compared himself with it.

"They are all top-grade goods. It's 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 look for it carefully tomorrow." Lin Yue clenched his fists and said, although he didn't see any ginseng, the Panax notoginseng is also very good, maybe there is more.

Lin Heng smiled and said, "Let's deal with the badger quickly and then go to bed early."

This thing still needs to be dealt with immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to handle once it becomes hard and will easily deteriorate.

After peeling the skin and setting it aside to dry, they continued to gut the badger. The liver, kidneys, and lard were hung up to dry. The temperature was low and the wind was strong in the canyon at night so it was not easy for them to spoil.

The badger's lungs were fed directly to the harvest as a reward.

Take the intestines, stomachs, etc. to the river, wash them clean, and then put them in plastic bags sprinkled with salt.

"Should this badger be cut into pieces or left as a whole?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng for advice.

"Cut it up, break it all open." Lin Heng took the dagger and started cutting it into strips. His elder brother rubbed some salt on them and hung them on the rack outside the cave to dry.

After the badger was cut up, Lin Heng looked at his watch and saw that it was already 9:30 in the evening. Although he was very tired, he still called his eldest brother to go to the shallow water of the river and set up a maze with stones, and put some badger meat in the center as bait.

"Okay, let's go back to sleep." After setting up the maze, Lin Heng shook his head. He really didn't have the energy to continue catching fish.

Back in the shelter, Lin Heng lay down on the grass mat, rubbed his legs and missed the soft bed in the house.

Today's exercise was comparable to a military training march. We walked at least thirty or forty kilometers, and my legs are sore now.

Hunting is such a physically demanding job that most people simply can't endure it.

I fell into a deep sleep within two minutes of lying on the grass. I was really exhausted today.

Because there was a dog, there was no need to be on guard, so they slept soundly. It was not until they were woken by 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 singing, like a symphony orchestra. Even if I wanted to sleep in, I couldn't fall asleep.

Lin Heng got up anxiously, rubbed his sore legs, and quietly went out with the slingshot. He soon saw the "Green-bearded Swan" singing happily in the bushes on the cliff.

He picked up the slingshot and fired a shot. In an instant, one of them fell down, and the surroundings suddenly became much quieter.

Then Lin Heng beat four more in a row before he felt relieved.

"Brother, we caught a lot of fish last night, including a mandarin fish weighing about 70 to 80 taels." Lin Yue also stood up and shouted from a distance.

"This place is rich in species." Lin Heng walked over, looked at the fish in the puddle and smiled, then caught the small fish and threw them to the three dogs.

After feeding them half full, they caught some and roasted them for themselves, as they had already eaten all the food they had brought yesterday.

He ate two bites of the meat of a few green bearded devils after their fur was burned off, and fed the rest to the dog.

Afterwards, they tied up the blue wolfhound Lai Fu here to watch over the meat, while Lin Heng and his eldest brother set out to look for ginseng and hunt at the same time.

It was still the same place as yesterday, but this time the two of them were not too far apart, but searched at a distance.

It was not yet six o'clock when we set out, and we searched until nine o'clock in the morning, but still found nothing.

Lin Heng found some Ganoderma lucidum and dug up two Astragalus membranaceus plants, but found nothing else.

The situation on his eldest brother's side was not good either. He dug up three Codonopsis pilosula and a dozen Panax notoginseng, but saw nothing else.

Finally, the two stopped in a valley. There were a lot of red cohosh in this place, which was extremely beautiful. The furry flowers like dogtail grass formed a beautiful pagoda shape, and the color was pink.

Lin Heng thought about it, walked over, dug up three or four trees and put them in the bag.

"This thing is not valuable, why are you digging it?" Lin Yue asked puzzled.

"I dug them up and planted them in the house. They grow beautifully." Lin Heng said with a smile. Gardening is also a hobby of his. He wants to plant some of the beautiful things.

"Then should we continue looking?" Lin Yue asked.

Lin Heng shook his head: "No, let's go back and come back next time. Don't let the ginseng not be found and the prey you hunted not only stinks."

"Okay, I'll just drink some water and leave."

As Lin Yue said this, he ran to the mountain stream next to him, squatted down and drank.

"This water can't be drunk, brother. We have to find the kind of spring water that has just seeped out." Lin Heng shook his head and wanted to stop him but it was too late.

Lin Yue finished drinking and waved his hand: "It's okay, this water is clean, it's all mountain spring water."

Lin Heng was helpless: "The water is definitely good, but I'm afraid there are dead things or feces upstream."

Shaking his head, he found a spring that had just seeped water, dug it up and drank some of it. The water in the water bag had long been finished.

After drinking the water, they turned back and soon arrived at the shelter. Lai Fu was lying on the ground, feeling bored. When he saw them come back, he stood up and stuck out his tongue happily.

Lin Heng patted Lai Fu's head, looked at his elder brother and said, "Eat something and then go back."

"Um."

Lin Yue nodded, and the two of them caught some fish and grilled them. Then they quickly packed up and walked back with their things on their backs.

I didn't hunt on the way and went straight back. I just took a quick look at the noose and clamps I had set up. Unfortunately, I didn't catch any prey.

"No, I have to go to the bathroom."

Just when they were almost at Red Maple Mountain, Lin Yue suddenly dropped his things, covered his stomach and ran away.

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After waiting for a long time, he slowly came out and complained: "Did you drink too much water? I suddenly have diarrhea."

Lin Heng smiled and spread his hands: "Most likely, it's best to boil the spring water in the wild, or drink it near the spring."

"That's true." Lin Yue shook his head, looked at the things and continued walking.

Not long after they walked away, he pulled it again, which made Lin Heng want to laugh.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, they finally returned home.

"You're finally back. I thought you were going to rest on the mountain today." Xiulan saw him push the door in and walked out of the main room with a smile.

"We've gained a lot this time, so I was delayed." Lin Heng put down the load he was carrying and took a deep breath.

Xiulan handed him a cup of cooled honeysuckle and prunella vulgaris tea, looked him up and down, and felt relieved to find that he was not injured.

"Dad, did you catch any prey in the mountains?" Xiaoxia also ran over in her sandals, blinking her bright big eyes.

"Of course I did. You'll have something delicious to eat today."

Lin Heng went into the house and got a basin, then opened the bag and took out the three chickens first, then half a badger, and large and small intestines.

"So many! You even killed a badger!" Xiulan was a little surprised.

"Isn't it amazing?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

Xiulan gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

"Awesome, awesome! Dad is the best!" Xiaoxia jumped up and down and cheered.

Lin Heng was satisfied with the praise from his wife and daughter. He took another sip of water and explained with a smile, "I killed this hazel grouse and two blood pheasants. My eldest brother and Fengshou killed the badger together, and half of the meat was given to me."

"But this is nothing. This is my main gain today." Lin Heng said, pointing to another bag.

Xiulan walked over and opened it curiously, looking at him puzzledly: "Is this Sanqi?"

"Yes, it's Panax notoginseng, special grade Panax notoginseng, which can be sold for five or six hundred." Lin Heng said with his hands spread out.

Xiulan blinked and said, "You have gained a lot this time in the mountains."

"It's a pity that we didn't find ginseng." Lin Heng shook his head.

"People need to be satisfied, this is good enough." Xiulan patted him and said, "Go take a shower quickly, I'll take care of these."

"Just take a rest. I'll come over after I take a shower." Lin Heng said while looking at Xiulan's belly. After returning home, he immediately felt less tired.

"Go take a shower quickly, it stinks." Xiulan pushed him over.

Lin Heng went to the backyard to take a bath, and Xiulan fished out a chilled watermelon from the well and brought it to the main room.

When Lin Heng came over after taking a shower, he could eat the cold watermelon, which made him feel much cooler.

Xiulan took out the mushrooms and black fungus he had picked to dry in the sun, and poured the Panax notoginseng into a basin, washed it, and placed it on a bamboo dustpan to dry.

Lin Heng went over, sorted out his tools and put them upstairs, and then planted the red cohosh he had dug.

"How do we eat this chicken?" Xiulan asked Lin Heng.

Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Stew the whole hazel grouse. I just happened to have some Codonopsis pilosula, so I'll just add a few red dates. Fry the remaining two blood pheasants, or they'll go bad. Same with the badger meat, fry it all."

There is another way to prevent them from spoiling, which is to heat them twice a day after frying them. Each heating is equivalent to sterilization, and you can eat them for a long time in this way.

It’s just that the taste of the meat is not as good as before.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and went to the kitchen with her things.

Lin Heng drank some herbal tea and went to help. Xiulan was not strong enough to chop the meat, so he took over and cut it with one stroke, and chopped it in a few seconds.

"After you finish chopping, go and take a rest. Leave the rest to me." Xiulan looked at him and said.

"It's okay, I'll help you add 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."

"You're such a smooth talker." Xiulan glared at him.

"It's okay, just rest at night." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Then I'll give you a massage tonight." Xiulan said, and no longer stopped him.

The two of them were in the kitchen, and Xiaoxia couldn't stay outside, so she ran in to make trouble.

I was busy for more than an hour, blanching and stir-frying. Fortunately, Lin Heng used a charcoal casserole to stew the chicken, otherwise it would have taken longer.

It was very hot in the kitchen, and the two of them were sweating profusely, as if they were in a sauna.

At seven o'clock, Xiulan had prepared the meal, which included six dishes in total, including fried chicken, fried badger meat, cold vegetables, and stir-fried deer ears and leeks.

Lin Heng and Xiulan drank the sweet wine that Xiulan had just made, and Xiaoxia drank honey watermelon juice. The big watermelon that had been cut earlier could not be finished, so she just squeezed it into juice and added some honey. Xiaoxia loved it.

After a hearty meal, the sweet rice wine makes one feel refreshed.

"It feels so good to be home." After dinner, Lin Hengyang leaned back in his chair and sighed, watching Xiulan and Xiaoxia clean up the dishes.

He didn't want to enjoy the cool air tonight, so he took a cold shower and lay down on the bed to rest. He turned on the fan and waited for Xiulan to come and give him a massage.

After a while, Xiulan brought Xiaoxia into the room after washing up, and they got on the bed together to give him a massage.

It was so comfortable to have two pairs of soft hands massaging his body. It felt like a water pump was slowly draining away the fatigue and aches in his body.

(End of this chapter)