Chapter 196 How Much Was Divided
Back in the house, Xiulan was cooking in the kitchen.
She had her hair tied up with a white jade hairpin, revealing her slender white neck, which formed a strong contrast with the thick cotton-padded jacket she was wearing, making people curious about what kind of thrilling thing was hidden under her thick cotton-padded jacket.
Xiulan saw Lin Heng leaning against the door and staring at her in a daze, and smiled: "Have you told Dad and the others?"
Lin Heng smiled and nodded: "I've already told you, go down a little deeper, Sandie and Lin Hai will be here soon."
At this time, Lin Heng remembered something and quickly apologized: "Wife, I seem to have forgotten to wash the dishes. I'm sorry."
I was busy chewing on my wife last night, and I said I would leave the dishes there and wash them myself in the morning, but I forgot.
Xiulan couldn't help but smile: "You idiot, what is there to apologize for? It's just a few bowls, I just washed them casually."
But she felt very comfortable with what Lin Heng said.
Lin Heng also grinned. It was great that Xiulan never scolded him for such things. Unlike some women in the village, they would scold and make a fuss when men forgot to do something.
And if you forget to do it, just keep silent about it.
Lin Heng looked at her and said, "Then I'll go wash the clothes and bed sheets I took off yesterday."
Xiulan shook her head and said, "No, I took a shower at noon. You can take a rest for a while. We still have to go up the mountain soon."
"It was just a casual thing. I feel bad for making your little hands rough."
Lin Heng said this with a smile, and ran to the backyard to wash clothes.
He never thought that he could use his wife as a slave just because he made some money. Hunting in the mountains is dangerous and tiring, but many trivial matters in the house are also annoying and tiring.
What he hated most were those men who thought they had made a little money and treated their wives and children like slaves, as if they were the only ones who made contributions in the whole family.
The clothes soaking in the backyard were all Lin Heng’s own, along with the bed sheets and underwear that Xiulan had changed in the morning.
Although the water was cold, Lin Heng was too lazy to add hot water. He just rubbed it with his hands and then brushed it again and it was very clean.
The stains he got from the mountains were mainly dirt and his own sweat. They were not stubborn stains and could be cleaned with two more washes.
After boiling the water, Xiulan ran to the backyard and saw Lin Heng washing clothes without adding any hot water. She felt a little distressed: "Why don't you add hot water when the water is so cold?"
Lin Heng looked up at his wife and said with a smile, "It only took a few washes to finish. Do you think I did a good job?"
Xiulan walked over to take a look and praised, "It's cleaner than what I washed."
As she spoke, she helped rinse the two pieces of clothes that Lin Heng had washed.
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled, "You don't have to do it. It's not worth it if you get cold."
Xiulan pouted and said, "I'm not that fragile. Just finish it quickly and go inside to warm up by the fire."
"Okay then."
Lin Heng smiled and he and his wife rinsed the remaining clothes, hung them on the pole to dry, and then went into the house together.
They put some wood in the fireplace and held their hands together to warm themselves.
"Did you not apply facial cream?" Xiulan looked at him and asked.
Lin Heng nodded obediently: "I forgot."
"Then I'll apply it for you."
Xiulan blinked her eyes, stood up and took the facial cream that Lin Heng bought for her, rubbed it on her hands, and carefully touched Lin Heng's face and hands.
Lin Heng was enjoying his wife's care and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Xiulan's soft little hands massaging his face was so comfortable.
"It's done. Remember to apply it next time."
After finishing, Xiulan held his hand and gave him instructions.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, and then looked at his wife's plump and rosy lips and said, "Honey, your lips are so shiny, put some lipstick on me."
"Okay, I'll get it for you." Xiulan nodded innocently. Just as she was about to stand up, Lin Heng pulled her and made her sit on his lap.
"What are you doing again? You're just putting on too much lipstick." Xiulan looked at him helplessly.
Lin Heng took her hand and said with a chuckle, "I mean just apply some of the liquid on your mouth to me."
When Xiulan heard this, her face immediately turned red, and she poked his head and said angrily: "You keep thinking of these bad ideas all day long~"
Lin Heng looked at her eagerly, smiling without saying anything.
Xiulan hesitated for a moment, but still leaned over to apply lipstick on him.
After a while, Xiulan panted and glared at him: "Didn't you say to put on lipstick?"
Not only did this guy eat her lipstick, he also kissed her so hard that she couldn't breathe and her tongue was cramping.
"When you are deeply in love, you will be careless. Then please apply it on me again." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan poked his head and snorted, "I won't be fooled again."
She took the lipstick and applied it on herself, then applied lipstick on Lin Heng, then got up and called her daughter to get up.
When Lin Heng heard a knock on the door, he went out to open it. Before going out, he put the ginseng into the cabinet.
When he opened the door, his father, his third father Lin Xutao, and his cousin Lin Hai were all standing outside.
"Third father, you are here, come in quickly."
Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin Xutao looked at the beautiful front yard and asked enviously: "I'm afraid you must have gained a lot in the mountains this time. You need so many people to help you."
He had never been inside Lin Heng's yard after it was renovated, but now he was really envious. The bluestone floor tiles were comfortable to walk on, and were many times better than the mud.
Lin Heng smiled and replied: "There is a lot of meat. I even shot a musk deer."
He definitely wouldn't tell anyone about the ginseng, so it would be enough for Xiulan to know about it.
Lin Xutao was shocked when he heard this: "That's amazing, your hunting skills are really amazing."
Lin Hai's eyes widened: "Damn, Brother Lin, how come you always get good stuff?"
Fifteen thousand yuan is no problem for a musk deer. Although someone in the village has caught one, he is not as lucky as Lin Heng.
Not only did he keep two of them, he even killed another one in the mountains.
"My luck is really good this year." Lin Heng grinned.
Only Xiulan knew that Xiongba had played a big role in this. The most difficult part of hunting is finding the prey, and the second most difficult part is being able to shoot accurately.
Xiongba is very good at finding prey, and Lin Heng's archery skills are fast and accurate. With the two swords combined, they can indeed catch much more than ordinary people.
"Stop talking, let's eat quickly and then we can leave." Father Lin waved his hand.
Lin Heng nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll go downstairs, Xiu'an is helping Xiaoxia put clothes on."
When Lin Hengjin went downstairs from the kitchen, his father and third father were looking at Lin Heng's greenhouse vegetables in the yard. They couldn't help but marvel at the lush vegetables inside.
Many vegetables in this winter are wilting, and only those that are cold-resistant and frost-resistant can still grow. But Lin Heng's plastic film has many other seasonal vegetables growing well.
While eating, Lin Xutao couldn't help but ask: "Lin Heng, how did you get those plastic film vegetables in your yard? They are growing so well."
Lin's father was also shocked. Lin Heng, who was always thought to be incapable of growing crops, could actually grow the vegetables so beautifully.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "This is simple. I will explain it to you slowly when we get up the mountain."
All three nodded curiously.
The four of them quickly ate the sauerkraut noodles. After eating, Lin's father took Lin Xutao and Lin Hai and set off first. Lin Heng took the corn porridge to the back mountain to feed the red dates, and then led it into the mountain together.
"Will you come back in the evening?" Xiulan asked while picking eggs with Xiaoxia.
Lin Heng nodded: "I will definitely come back, but it may be midnight, you can rest first."
The shelter on the mountain couldn’t accommodate so many people, so they had to return overnight.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Xiulan nodded.
Lin Heng asked Xiulan to take Xiaoxia away first, and then he rode away on horseback. Xiongba stayed at home, and there was no need to bring him along since they were not going hunting in the mountains this time.
After riding the horse to Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Heng started to lead the horse and continued to move forward. After walking for a few minutes, he caught up with Lin's father and his two companions.
Lin Heng hurried on his way while explaining to them some key points of greenhouse cultivation.
The four people knew that they had to make a round trip today, so they walked very fast. They arrived at Sanchagou at around 1:00 p.m. and saw smoke in the camp at 2:00 p.m.
We arrived at the campsite at half past two.
"Dad, Third Dad, you are here."
Lin Yue was the first to run out to greet them.
Everyone got to know each other, and Lin Hengshun introduced everyone to Grandpa Gao.
Seeing the goods displayed outside the camp, the three were stunned.
Lin Xuan was so frightened that he held his breath: "Is this your stuff?"
Father Lin opened his mouth wide: "Just the meat alone must be about 700 to 800 kilograms, right?"
"Oh my God, this is too much." Lin Hai was also shocked. There were too many good things.
His envious gaze was about to turn into reality.
"Yes, everyone, please help move it." Lin Heng grinned.
Including yam and other medicinal materials, there are nearly 1,300 kilograms of things here.
Three hundred kilograms of pork were placed on Hongzao's back, and each of Lin Heng and the other seven people had to carry more than one hundred kilograms of things.
After everything was ready, Lin Heng walked in front carrying the things and leading the horse, and the others followed behind.
The sun was not very strong these two days, and the snow on the trees had melted, but there was still a lot of snow in the forest.
The direction of Taibai Mountain is covered in silver, like an icy wonderland in a novel.
The wind in the valley never stopped blowing, but everyone was sweating all over, except for their faces feeling a little cold.
The road was difficult to walk on, and everyone was carrying so many things, so they walked very slowly.
It was already dusk before we reached Red Maple Mountain. The winter evening was dark and all we could see was a red dot of light slowly setting on the western hilltop.
It is far from the magnificent scenery of summer and autumn when half the sky is red.
"Fortunately, we managed to get through the most difficult part of the journey before dark." Father Lin said with emotion.
Lin Xutao also nodded: "Yes, the rest of the road will be much smoother."
Lin Heng didn't say anything. He held Hongzao's hand and looked at the sky. After dark, there were no stars or moon.
Today is New Year's Day, but there are no celebrations in the village.
When I got back to the house, it was already half past nine in the evening.
But luckily the electricity is back now, so it doesn’t matter if it’s past nine o’clock, we can still eat and drink.
Xiulan, Caiyun, Lin's mother, Liu Juan and others were all at Lin Heng's house. They knew someone was coming back, so they had already cut the vegetables and were waiting. When they saw Lin Heng and his friends coming back, they started cooking.
A large pile of things were placed in the main room, and everyone stared at them in a daze.
Lin Heng didn't hesitate and said with a smile: "Take what has been divided."
As he said this, he started to distribute it directly.
The yams were dug by his eldest brother alone, so naturally they belonged to him alone.
The two wild boars that Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao initially hunted weighed a total of 200 kilograms, and now there is still 120 kilograms of bacon left.
Because his elder brother helped take care of the child for half a month, he was given 20 kilograms, while Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao each got 50 kilograms.
Next came the musk deer that Lin Heng had killed. There were still eight kilograms of meat left and the skin had been dried, so it naturally belonged to him alone.
Then came the wild hogs, four in total. Lin Heng and Grandpa Gao had one each, and his uncle-in-law Li Baiquan had two.
Finally, there was the sow wild boar and her seven boar cubs.
The sow wild boar was killed by Grandpa Gao alone, so everything should belong to him.
Lin Heng had three wild boar cubs, while Grandpa Gao and Li Bai each had one.
There are also birds. Whoever catches them owns them.
What you eat doesn’t count, only what you bring back counts.
Lin Heng brought back three golden roosters, two bamboo partridges and a grouse.
Li Baiquan brought back six bamboo partridges, one golden pheasant and one grouse.
Grandpa Gao only brought back two golden roosters. In fact, he had hunted the most, but he stewed them all and ate them on the mountain.
After the division, everyone looked at Grandpa Gao and Lin Heng with envy.
Grandpa Gao caught the most prey, but Lin Heng's musk deer alone exceeded everyone's income.
Moreover, they didn’t know that Lin Heng had dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng, otherwise even Mr. Gao would have been shocked.
Mother Lin came out of the kitchen and said, "Have you divided the food? Then you can eat. The food is ready."
"Then let's eat." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Put the things aside, wipe the table and eat.
"Eat, eat. I'm so hungry." Father Lin went straight to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
A table full of sumptuous dishes was served, and everyone began to eat happily.
After a few drinks, the crowd's warm and cheerful voices spread out of the house and echoed in the empty village.
After finishing the meal, Lin Heng took two pieces of meat and handed them to Sandie and Lin Hai, saying with a smile: "Thank you Sandie and Lin Hai for helping me move things. Take this meat back and try it."
"What are you doing? Take it back quickly." Lin Xutao shook his head and refused to accept it.
After a lot of persuasion from Lin's father and mother, he finally reluctantly agreed to take a ten-pound piece of meat back.
After sending them away, Lin Heng and his father helped his eldest brother move the yams back home.
When he came back, he arranged a sleeping room for Grandpa Gao and boiled water for him to take a bath.
After making arrangements for Grandpa Gao, Lin Hengcai and Xiulan Xiaoxia returned to the bedroom.
Today he coaxed Xiaoxia to sleep first, and then took a bath and rested.
Lying on the bed, Lin Heng looked at his wife and said, "Grandpa Gao may stay at our house for a few days."
Xiulan nodded and agreed: "Then let's stay. We are not without money or food now, so it's no big deal to have one more person to feed."
"That's good." Lin Heng grinned, hugged her in his arms and kissed her.
"You won't go into the mountains to hunt again today, right?" Xiulan asked in a low voice, snuggling in his arms.
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled, "Probably not. Even if I wanted to go, I couldn't bear to leave you."
"That's good." Xiulan nodded. It is said that a short separation makes a new marriage more beautiful. She missed Lin Heng terribly after just a few days of his absence and didn't want him to leave anymore.
Afterwards, the two had a brief exchange. Lin Heng fed Xiulan some White Rabbit milk candy, and Xiulan fed Lin Heng his favorite large white steamed buns.
Then they snuggled together and fell into a wonderful and happy dream.
(End of this chapter)
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