Chapter 270 Missing My Wife Very Much
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Of course. I didn't kill it today because I didn't want the villagers to watch. The sika deer was killed yesterday afternoon and should have been dealt with long ago."
"Then I'll help you." Father Lin nodded and went into the house to find a large bamboo dustpan.
Lin Heng took a look at the sika deer and was not in a hurry to deal with it. He first took down the ten large sika fish hanging on his backpack and handed them to Xiulan: "I caught these in the river when I left today. You can do whatever you want with them."
Xiulan took the bunch of plump fish and said, "Then keep two to eat fresh and make the rest into dried fish."
Lin Heng nodded and took out a large pile of stones from his backpack. These were the bloodstones and crystals he found in the mountain cave. These things were extremely heavy and made him very tired.
"Dad, what is this?" Xiaoxia asked curiously as she picked up the small bloodstone.
"Your bloodstone is so red!" Lin's father said in shock. He had heard Lin Heng talk about it on the way, but he didn't expect it to be so red.
It was the first time for Xiulan and Lin's mother to see bloodstone. They looked at the blood-red stone curiously with expressions of amazement on their faces.
"This is bloodstone, don't drop it." Lin Heng said as he looked at the small stone Xiaoxia was holding.
"Okay~" Xiaoxia agreed crisply.
Mother Lin asked curiously, "Can this thing be sold for money?"
Lin Heng nodded: "Of course, it's not cheap, but I won't sell it for the time being, I'll keep it for fun."
After that, he put the stones in a bamboo basket and took them to the study. He put the small one in the bookcase and the big one on the dark wood desk. He thought about making a stand to put it up later.
The pair of old deer antlers were also placed in the cabinet. Lin Heng planned to find a time to fix them on the wall as decorations. When needed, he could take them down and use them as traditional Chinese medicine. It could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
He came out of the house and saw his mother pulling out porcupine quills. When she saw Lin Heng, she looked up and said, "It is said that this thing can cure diseases if used to comb hair. I will go back and try it."
"This thing can't be sold either. If you want to pull it out, just pull it out."
Lin Heng waved his hands. He brought this thing back just for fun. It didn’t matter whether he sold it or not.
"This is deer antler. Take it. I'll process it and cut it into slices later." Lin Heng handed the deer antler to Xiulan again. He simply scalded the cut roots to prevent the blood from flowing out, and then shaved the hair.
Further processing is required to make antler dried slices.
Xiulan took it and looked at it curiously. She had heard of deer antlers but this was the first time she saw the real thing. She looked at it with curiosity.
In addition to these, Lin Heng also had a soft-shell turtle and a small tortoise in a bag, as well as a dead rabbit. Xiaoxia played with the tortoise, and the soft-shell turtle was thrown into the basin, both of which were alive and kicking.
After finishing all this, Lin Heng placed his backpack and bow bag on the stone table and said with a smile: "Okay, that's all the guards we're going to go out with this time."
"That's amazing." Xiulan praised.
Mother Lin also nodded and said, "Yes, I think some hunters may not be able to catch anything good even after going out for half a month."
Lin Heng smiled. Xiongba played a very important role in this. He could make a fortune in hunting thanks to Xiongba. Otherwise, even if he could shoot accurately, it would be useless if he couldn't find the traces of the prey.
He walked over and killed the deer with his father. Lin's mother and Xiaoxia watched beside them. Xiulan, wearing old clothes that were washed so much that they turned white, went back to the house to prepare dinner.
When killing a deer, you must first skin it. Use a knife to make a circle along the neck, then cut open the belly. Then hold the deerskin and press it in with your fist. This method is much faster than using a knife directly, and you don't have to worry about accidentally cutting the deerskin.
It took the father and son about a quarter of an hour to peel off the deerskin. The whole deerskin weighed about ten pounds, and there was still some fat on it that had not been scraped off.
"This is a good thing. It can be sold for at least one hundred and fifty or sixty yuan." Father Lin said with a smile as he looked at the deerskin. The skin of a sika deer is more valuable than suede.
Lin Heng nodded: "Almost, but I'm not going to sell it."
"Aren't you going to sell it? Are you keeping it for yourself?" Father Lin asked curiously.
Lin Heng nodded: "Keep it for now, it will be nice to make a blanket after tanning it yourself."
The main reason is that more than 100 yuan is just a drop in the bucket for him now, so he would rather keep it for himself than exchange it for money. Therefore, he didn't plan to sell the antlers, but kept them for himself.
"That's fine." Lin's father nodded. Lin Heng only makes 3,000 yuan a year running the purchasing station, so he really doesn't need that little money.
After a few words, the two men first took off the deer's head, then hung it upside down and began to cut open its stomach. This was no different from killing a pig.
He took out the internal organs one by one and hung them aside. The internal organs of a deer were not particularly valuable. The more valuable ones were the deer fetus and the deer penis. This was a male deer, so Lin Heng took out the entire set of deer penis and hung them on the wall.
This thing is said to be able to nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, improve essence and activate blood circulation, and can also cure female uterine coldness and infertility. Lin Heng doesn't really need this thing, he is already strong enough, and he can sell it depending on the situation.
The two men then cut the deer in half with a knife and weighed it with a beam scale.
When the weight was being weighed, Lin Yue came in from outside and said with a smile: "I'll help."
"Have you finished skinning your golden cat?" Father Lin turned his head and asked.
Lin Yue nodded: "Yes, I have peeled it. The golden cat only weighs 22 kilograms. I wonder how it tastes."
He was in a very good mood now. He had hunted a lot of prey this time and his wife was very happy when she came home. In addition, he also took two flowers, so she was even more obedient to him.
"That's not bad." Father Lin nodded. The skin of the golden cat can also be sold for a lot of money.
While chatting, they weighed the deer, and half of it weighed 92 kilograms.
Father Lin nodded: "It's OK, this deer is big enough. It probably weighed 250 to 260 kilograms when it was alive."
"That's for sure. The antlers are very big. It's a big male deer." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin Yue looked at the venison and asked, "Are you going to sell all this meat?"
Lin Heng replied: "I have thought about this question a long time ago. I will keep it for myself and make it all into venison jerky as a snack. Few people will buy it if I sell it."
Venison has almost no fat and is all red meat. You won’t gain weight if you eat it. Venison jerky tastes better than beef.
If he sold it at a high price, no one would buy it. If he sold it at a low price, he thought it was not worth it, unless he sold it in the city. But he didn't need the money now. He had kept the deer skin, so there was no need to sell the deer meat.
Lin Yue nodded: "Is that so? Then I'll try it out later."
The father and his two sons chatted while dividing the meat. Lin Heng kicked all the meat off the bones and pushed it into a large bowl.
Spare ribs and other things can be used to make soup, and the deer tendons on the legs are all picked out and stored separately. This is also a very precious Chinese medicinal ingredient.
The remaining pile of bones can not only be eaten, but also made into bone powder for medicinal purposes, or even made into bracelets.
But Lin Heng had no interest in this, and directly gave half of it to his parents, asking them to make soup with it to make up for the strain of the lumbar muscles and it would also be good for the body.
There were only 126 kilograms of pure sika deer meat. Lin Heng gave 10 kilograms to his eldest brother, plus a deer leg bone and four ribs, and gave 10 kilograms of venison to his parents.
His eldest brother also brought him three pounds of golden cat meat. Since he had never eaten it before, he asked Xiulan to fry some golden cat meat and venison in the evening to give him a taste.
The deer blood cooked on the mountain had gone a little bad, so it could only be cooked with some noodles and minced meat as dinner for the three dogs of Xiongba, Lai Fu and Fengshou.
It was already 8:40 when the deer was slaughtered. The sun had long since set and the family was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air and chatting.
Tonight the stars are shining brightly and the moon is high in the sky, and there are no annoying mosquitoes. It is the best time to enjoy the cool air.
“The meal is ready!”
After a while, Lin's mother came out and shouted.
“Eat, eat!”
Lin Heng was already hungry, so he walked into the house to help get the dishes and chopsticks. He started eating before the food was served.
But no one blamed him. Everyone sat down and started to taste the food. Xiaoxia got into Lin Heng's arms and acted like a spoiled child. Xiulan brought him a bowl of rice wine and said, "It's newly made these past two days. It's very sweet. Try it."
Lin Heng smelled the rich aroma of wine and couldn't help but take a big gulp. He exclaimed: "I haven't had rice wine for many days. I really miss it. It tastes good."
"This venison and deer meat seem to be similar." Mother Lin sighed after taking a bite of the meat.
Xiulan also tasted it and nodded: "It feels a little more delicate, but there is really no big difference."
What I made tonight is stir-fried venison with garlic sprouts. The venison has clear texture and is chewy, and it tastes very good when eaten with garlic sprouts.
Lin Heng likes to pick up a large piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Deer meat is chewy but not chewy. The grains are finer than beef, and the tastes are different.
"They all say cat meat is sour, but this wild cat meat doesn't taste sour at all." Caiyun said curiously after taking a bite.
"A little bit." Lin Heng said. He also tasted the golden cat meat, which tasted pretty good, very delicate, but with a little sour taste.
"I think it tastes better than pork." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Father Lin took a bite and commented, "It's not bad. No wonder I saw someone killing a cat to eat."
Nowadays, people eat cats and dogs. Most of them are so poor that they have never seen meat, and they don’t have so many taboos.
The children at the table were all looking at the venison, as this lean meat was their favorite.
"Xiu Lan, did you pick up some morels?"
Lin Heng took a bite of morel and turned to look at his wife.
Xiulan nodded: "I recently went to the mountain where I picked mushrooms last year and picked some. I also got some Chinese toon and fern."
"Then let's go pick some mushrooms in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and picked up a piece of fish to feed Xiaoxia.
Everyone enjoyed the dinner very much. It was already ten o'clock when we finished eating. We simply cleaned up the dishes and went back to our own places.
Father and Mother Lin did not go to Hongfeng Mountain tonight and rested in the old house.
Lin Heng washed his face and brushed his teeth before lying on the soft bed. He felt refreshed and said, "This is much more comfortable than on the mountain."
Xiulan carried Xiaoxia to the bed, smiled and massaged his shoulders, tilted her head and asked, "Are you more comfortable now?"
"I'll massage daddy's hands too." Xiaoxia's little hands imitated her mother's and started massaging.
Lin Heng nodded vigorously: "It's so comfortable."
It’s so wonderful to be at home. There are things that are more comfortable than this. It’s a pity that my daughter hasn’t gone to bed yet.
After kneading for a while, Lin Heng hugged Xiaoxia and said, "Daddy will tell you a story before you go to sleep, okay?"
"No, I want to play games with my dad." Xiaoxia shook her head. She hadn't played enough with Lin Heng.
"Be good, I'll get up and play with you tomorrow morning. The frogs are all going to sleep." Lin Heng kissed her and said.
"But, Dad hasn't played with me for a long time~"
Xiaoxia brought a little frog, a small Rubik's cube and some paper cuttings, waiting for Lin Heng to play with her.
Xiulan saw what Lin Heng was trying to do and laughed in her heart. She wanted to tease him, but when she thought that he must be tired after a day, she felt sorry for him. She took her daughter's hand and helped her talk: "Be good, Daddy won't leave this time. You can play the same tomorrow."
Xiaoxia lowered her head, looking a little unhappy.
Lin Heng picked her up and said, "Let's play for a while."
"Great~"
Hearing this, Xiaoxia jumped up happily.
Lin Heng picked out the most difficult Rubik's Cube to play with her. As they played, he found that Xiaoxia had become much better than before. She had no idea how to play this second-level Rubik's Cube before, but now she can piece together cubes of one color.
This shows that she has understood the rules of the Rubik's Cube and has started to make some preliminary attempts, which is completely different from her previous blind attempts.
After playing for a while, she gave up and lay in Lin Heng's arms to let him tell her a story. Lin Heng told her a fairy tale he made up and coaxed her to sleep.
After she fell asleep, he carefully placed her on the crib, pulled the mosquito net, turned off the lights, went back to the bed, hugged Xiulan and wanted to kiss her.
Xiulan didn't resist at all and cooperated by putting her little mouth forward.
It took a while for the two to separate, breathless. Although there was no light or fire in the room, the moonlight coming through the window still allowed them to see each other clearly.
Xiulan grabbed Lin Heng's flailing hands, looked at him with a slightly red face and said, "Aren't you tired after running all day?"
Lin Heng chuckled: "I'm not tired anymore when I see you. I want to relieve some stress."
Without waiting for Xiulan to speak, he leaned close to her ear and asked, "Have you felt pregnant recently?"
Xiulan shook her head slightly and whispered, "Relatives did come a few days ago."
"That's great, let's try it again."
Lin Heng chuckled and pushed Xiulan down.
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After a long time, Lin Heng lay back on the bed, feeling comfortable all over, his body and mind immersed in a great joy.
Xiulan leaned in his arms, her body radiating warmth, and she felt very satisfied.
I haven't seen this guy for a few days. He's like a disobedient cow, plowing the fields hard.
“It’s good to be home.”
After cooling off for a while, Lin Heng hugged his wife and whispered. The exciting battle just now completely relieved the pressure in his heart, and the most refreshing thing was that he didn't need any protection.
"If you know that home is good, then don't go out." Xiulan whispered.
Lin Heng turned his head and looked at her little face and asked, "Have you missed me a lot these days?"
"What do you think? You're asking even though you already know the answer." Xiulan rolled her eyes at him.
"I don't know. Just tell me. I want to hear it." Lin Heng said with a smile. He already knew how much Xiulan missed him.
"I won't say." Xiulan snorted. She had already answered many of his embarrassing questions when they were plowing the land just now. Now he was asking again. He was so mean.
Lin Heng hugged her and shook her: "Go ahead and tell me, I want to hear it now."
"I did. I really, really wanted to. Are you satisfied now?"
Xiulan had no choice but to coax her child-like man and said softly, "Go to sleep quickly. You've been tired all day."
Hearing this, Lin Heng also felt relieved. He hugged her and said, "I miss you so much, too. I miss you so much."
(End of this chapter)
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