Chapter 31 Watching the Starry Sky with My Wife

Lin Heng and Xiulan found a green stone on the side of the mountain road and sat down to rest. Xiongba, still a puppy, lay at Lin Heng's feet.

"Why are you sitting so far away? Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

Lin Heng glanced at his wife, stretched out his hand to pull her to his side, and pressed her head on his shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Xiulan glanced at him.

"This is called watching the stars together. Does it feel special?" Lin Heng said, looking at the stars.

"No……"

"Then you stay a little longer."

"And now?"

“A little bit.”

"Then watch it for a while longer."

"good."

Xiulan looked at the sky, confused as to what this strange ritual was.

But as he rested his head on Lin Heng's shoulder and looked at the not-so-dense stars, he gradually felt a sense of warmth and excitement.

“How strange…”

Xiulan muttered softly, wondering why her heart beat faster just looking at the starry sky.

She thought it might be because she often worked with her head down and didn't pay attention.

Lin Heng smiled, looked at his wife's profile, and put his arm around her shoulders. The forest filled with buzzing insects seemed particularly peaceful at this moment.

In my previous life, there were many things I wanted to do with my wife, but I never had the chance. In this life, I will make up for them all.

After looking at the starry sky for half an hour, Xiulan felt that it was getting late, so she reluctantly broke free from Lin Heng's arms.

"I'm afraid my daughter will wake up, so I'll check it next time." She walked quickly to the front and said this.

Lin Heng smiled and felt extremely satisfied.

On the way back, the two took a small path and continued to catch cicada monkeys.

"Honey, do you want this white cicada monkey that has just shed its shell?" Xiulan asked as she grabbed a white cicada monkey.

"Yes, the white one is the best." Lin Heng said quickly.

There are three types of cicadas: the golden cicada that has just emerged from the soil and has not yet shed its shell; the white cicada that has shed its shell but has not yet hardened and dried; and the black cicada that has already dried and hardened, with its wings spread, becoming an adult.

Black cicadas are the most unpalatable and have the least nutritional value. Golden cicadas and white cicadas are both very delicious and have high protein content, which is more nutritious than meat.

"That's perfect. Many cicadas have already shed their shells now." Xiulan said as she caught them.

It took about forty minutes, and when I got home it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and everyone in the family was asleep.

Xiulan held up a one-liter plastic bottle and shook it: "What should I do with this?"

"Pour it into a basin and leave it to me."

Lin Heng said this, and then looked at the cicada shells in another small bag his wife was holding: "You also collected cicada shells?"

"Yes, it's one hundred yuan per pound. Unfortunately, it's too hard to collect enough money. I can't even pick up half a pound in a whole summer." Xiulan nodded. She would instinctively collect anything that could increase the family's income.

"It's okay, just pick up some." Lin Heng nodded, understanding how hard his wife had worked in the past.

But everything will be fine soon.

Pour all the cicada monkeys into the basin, and you can hear the sound of climbing and rubbing. If not dealt with in time, all of them will shed their shells in one night.

The treatment method is also very simple. Just pour them into a bag and throw them into a bucket to drown them. In a few minutes, they will all be dead.

Take it out and drain the water, put it in a basin, pour some wine, sprinkle some salt on it to wash it, then spread it out to dry. It will not go bad overnight.

If you have a refrigerator, you can just put it in the freezer, but if you don’t have one, this is the only way to deal with it.

"Wash your feet." Xiulan took out the cloth shoes she made for Lin Heng.

"Have you washed?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

"No." Xiulan instinctively felt something was wrong.

Hearing this, Lin Heng came over to the bench, pushed her on it, and smiled: "Then I'll wash it for you, just in time to fulfill my promise today. After all, I am a person who keeps my promises."

Xiulan was coy and unwilling: "This is not good..."

This is so weird.

"Nothing, and it's just the two of us..."

Lin Heng squatted down and took off his wife's shoes. Her feet were not big, probably only about size 37 or 38, and they were so thin that you could even see the blue veins.

The skin is soft and supple to the touch.

Xiulan blushed when she saw the way Lin Heng washed his feet. How could you wash your feet like that? Fortunately, no one saw it.

After washing for about ten minutes, Xiulan forced herself to put on her shoes.

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Lin Heng sighed, took a shower, and went to bed to rest. He had no intention of continuing to struggle.

I went down to the city yesterday and climbed the mountain today. I was quite tired.

However, Lin Heng found that his wife was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep today. He thought she was sick and reached out to touch her forehead: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"You're not sick, go to sleep." Xiulan whispered.

Lin Heng didn't think much about it, but after sleeping for a while, he found that his wife was still awake, and he immediately became worried: "Did she get bitten by something during the night? Or did she fall down?"

As he said this, he was about to take out the flashlight to check on his wife's condition. He could not bear the risk of losing his wife. A minor illness could easily turn into a major one if not paid attention to.

Xiulan grabbed his hand and said, "No, stop guessing."

"No, that won't work. I have to see it, or you can just tell me directly." Lin Heng was firm in his attitude.

"I'll tell you." Xiulan's voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum: "Actually..."

Although Xiulan hesitated for a long time without saying it, Lin Heng suddenly had an idea and understood. He knew the reason.

“Woo…”

Lin Heng was about to say that it was okay and that he could do it for him, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was blocked...

He couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "Wife, you are shy to say this, so just do it directly, right?"

And so unexpected! This huge size made him a little overwhelmed for a while. It seemed that she didn't want him to speak, and Xiulan didn't give her a chance to react.

Lin Heng didn't expect that he had a midnight snack for no reason, and finally he burped and fell asleep.

The next morning, Lin Heng woke up very early and was particularly energetic.

I just found my wife's face very funny. You are saying you are shy, but you don't hesitate when you take action. You almost choked him to death.

"Nothing happened last night, don't talk nonsense!" Xiulan glared at him and warned him sternly.

After saying that, he put on his shoes and went out with his daughter in his arms.

"Hahaha!"

Lin Heng got up from the bed with a smile, walked out the door, and the first thing he did was to look at his grass carp eggs in the wooden basin. He even had to hold his urine.

When he took a closer look, he found that some fish eggs were already wriggling. He estimated that within two days, the grass carp fry would hatch.

"It seems like I have to dig out the fish pond today." Lin Heng said to himself.

Once the grass carp eggs hatch, this 1.5-meter-diameter wooden basin will no longer be able to accommodate them, and a larger fish pond will be needed.

Keeping them in a small wooden tub will only lead to their death, so a large fish pond is necessary.

(End of this chapter)