Chapter 272 Lush Pasture
"Go open the door."
Xiulan turned her head and looked at Lin Heng and said.
"good."
Lin Heng nodded, walked over and opened the gate of the yard. Xiaoxia followed him holding a small ball.
"grandmother!"
As soon as the door opened, Xiaoxia greeted in a baby voice.
"Xiaoxia is so good." Mother Lin touched Xiaoxia's head, handed the basket in her hand to Lin Heng and said, "I got some peas for you."
Lin Heng looked at the peas in the basket and was a little surprised: "Are all the peas bearing fruit now?"
As he spoke, he picked up one and put it in his mouth and started eating. It was sweet and crispy, very good. The tender pods that have just produced fruit are the most delicious.
"We don't grow any ourselves. These are early peas grown by Li Yun's family in the village. They gave me some, so I brought them to you."
Mother Lin smiled and said that because of her son's status, her position in the village has also improved a lot, and many women have taken the initiative to make friends with her.
Xiulan brought a glass of water to Lin's mother and said, "Mom, take it back and drink it with my dad."
Mother Lin smiled and said, "We are not in a hurry. Ours will be ready to eat soon. Let's give this to Xiaoxia to try."
After that, she looked at Xiaoxia who was eating peas and asked with a smile: "Xiaoxia, is it delicious?"
"Great! Thank you, grandma."
Xiaoxia ate the bean pods and pounded garlic.
"It will taste better when it's fried." Mother Lin touched her face and said softly. She liked this little granddaughter more and more now. She was so well-behaved and lovable.
Xiulan took Lin's mother's hand and said, "Mom, play for a while and eat before leaving. The deer's internal organs are almost ready. Take some back to give to my dad to drink with."
Mother Lin smiled and shook her head: "Come back tomorrow to get it. Your father must be hungry. If I go back late, he will be angry again."
"It's okay, just wait a moment, Mom." Lin Heng also said.
"That's fine." Mother Lin thought about it, sat on the bench to rest, and started playing with Xiaoxia.
After chatting for a few sentences, Lin Heng found out where his parents were. His father and elder brother were plowing the fields and repairing canals, preparing to plant rice in a few days, while his mother was herding cattle.
"By the way, you know that your musk deer is about to give birth, right?" Lin's mother suddenly said.
Lin Heng nodded: "I know. I will go to Hongfeng Mountain in a few days to build a musk deer enclosure and raise them there in the future."
"It's all right for you to know." Mother Lin nodded and continued, "The sheep will give birth soon. I estimate that in the next two days, her belly is so big that she may give birth to two or three lambs."
Lin Heng chuckled: "That's great, Mom, you'll have something to take care of."
Mother Lin glanced at her son and said, "Thank goodness you planted three acres of grass, otherwise I wouldn't have raised any forage for you."
She is now very satisfied with her son and doesn't mock him much anymore, whereas she used to want to hit him.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "I'll go over and take a look tomorrow, and by the way, I'll start raising shrimps."
After chatting for a while, Lin's mother started playing with Xiaoxia. After a while, the gate of the yard was opened again. Caiyun walked in with a smile and said, "I guessed that my mother was here."
Then her nose twitched again: "Oh, what a delicious smell of braised meat. I decided to eat at my brother's house today instead of going to Hongfeng Mountain."
Mother Lin glanced at her and said, "As long as your brother doesn't chase you away, I have no objection to whose house you want to go to."
"My brother definitely won't chase me away, right?" Caiyun tilted her head and looked at Lin Heng.
"That's for sure." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.
"You look like a child." Lin's mother shook her head. Caiyun has become much more lively since she went back to school. She felt a lot more comfortable seeing this.
After looking at the sky, Lin's mother called out again, "Xiu Lan, is the braised meat ready? If not, I'll come get it tomorrow."
"Okay, Mom, I'll get it for you right away."
Xiulan agreed and soon brought out a bag of braised meat.
"So many!" Lin's mother said in surprise when she saw it.
Xiulan smiled and said, "It's just the liver and small intestines that you and my dad like to eat, and a piece of braised venison, not much."
"Hey wait, let me take a look." Lin Heng took it and saw that most of it was deer liver. He went into the house, cut some of it and took it back, and added some deer stomach and took it out to give to his mother.
"What's wrong?" Lin's mother asked curiously.
Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and found that she looked innocent, so he shook his head and said, "Nothing, I just like eating deer liver recently."
"Okay, I'm leaving." Lin's mother seemed to have noticed something, smiled, took her things and left.
Xiulan quickly got up and closed the door, then came back and looked at Lin Heng and said, "Put the meat away and let's get ready to eat."
"good."
Lin Heng nodded and didn't criticize her. The three of them pulled the rope together to move the meat under the eaves, waiting for it to be dried by the wind at night.
Although the air-dried venison has only been dried for half a day, the surface has already started to dry and it will be completely dried in half a week at most.
After moving the meat under the eaves, the two went back to the house to cook. Lin Heng removed the cooked bones and meat from the deer's head, leaving some better ones for people to eat, such as the deer's tongue and face skin. They tasted very good when cut into pieces and served cold.
The rest was given to three dogs and one cat, which gave them a big meal.
Xiulan only made a dish of stir-fried bean pods with minced garlic. The rest were braised dishes that only needed to be made into a vinegar soup, which was very convenient to eat.
The stir-fried pea pods were very sweet and had a garlicky aroma. Xiaoxia put them into her mouth one by one.
"The taste of deer's internal organs is completely different from that of pig's." Caiyun said while eating the braised deer intestines.
Lin Heng took a bite of the deer belly and laughed, "Of course, deer and cows are more similar, they both have four stomachs."
If the weather wasn't so suitable for hotpot, the deer's belly would be a perfect addition to hotpot.
Caiyun nodded and smiled, "After all, my sister-in-law's cooking skills are the best. If her skills are poor, no ingredients will work."
Xiulan smiled slightly and said softly, "Eat more if you like it."
She also likes to eat deer tripe, which has a very rich taste after being braised and then served cold.
"Sister-in-law is so nice." Caiyun smiled.
Lin Heng drank some rice wine, picked up some braised deer liver for Xiulan and said, "Eat more of this, it's good for your blood."
Xiulan pursed her lips and ate one, then threw the rest to Lin Heng: "It's too greasy, you eat it."
"Eat quickly, the doctor said you have anemia." Lin Heng took it back for her and urged her. Xiulan didn't like eating liver and blood, so she quietly sent out the deer liver in the afternoon.
"All right."
Xiulan obediently picked it up and ate it. Although she was forced, she was actually quite happy in her heart, as if it was because of Lin Heng's concern for her.
"That's right." Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction.
"Oh, you're showing me your affection." Caiyun said with a smile, making Xiulan feel a little embarrassed.
Lin Heng glanced at her and said with a smile: "Come on, eat a few too."
"I was just joking, brother." Caiyun begged for mercy quickly.
But it was no use, Lin Heng had already stuffed it into her bowl.
The group finished their meal happily, and Caiyun consciously helped Lin Heng wash the dishes.
Xiulan wanted to take some braised meat to her sister-in-law to prevent her from getting suspicious. Lin Hengze was watching from the door. When Xiulan saw him, she glared at him and said, "You don't trust me at all."
"Well, after all, you have already done this once in the afternoon." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.
Xiulan snorted, took the things and went out with Caiyun, and came back soon after delivering the things.
Lin Heng was watching the stars with Xiaoxia in the yard. Xiongba was beside them, whimpering and acting like a spoiled child, wanting Lin Heng to untie his chain.
Xiulan came back and walked to Lin Heng, punching his chest: "I am definitely not anemic now."
"We should have almost finished eating the deer's liver." Lin Heng pulled her over to sit next to him and said with a smile.
"There's really nothing I can do about you." Xiulan spread her hands.
At this time, Xiaoxia turned her head and said, "Dad, I can't count."
"It's okay, let's go find the Big Dipper." Lin Heng picked her up and said, he had already found the Big Dipper these days.
Xiulan was also watching Lin Heng speak, leaning her head against him, feeling very comfortable and relaxed.
Lin Heng was also very interested in science fiction, and he taught Xiaoxia some basic astronomical knowledge to cultivate her curiosity.
Before they knew it, the three of them had been playing outside for half an hour. The night wind was a little strong and a little cold. Xiulan saw that it was almost time and said, "Husband, let's go back to the house and rest."
"Okay, I'll listen to my wife." Lin Heng agreed, and turned back to the house with Xiaoxia and the other two.
After returning to the room to wash up briefly, Lin Heng carried Xiaoxia to bed, but she struggled and said, "I want to sleep with Daddy."
"Okay, let's sleep together."
Lin Heng didn't scold her. He carried her to the bed and put her next to him, then told her a story to lull her to sleep.
With his wife on the left and his daughter on the right, it is a very happy thing for him. Happiness is not just the natural impulse, but more of the spiritual comfort brought by this long-term companionship.
When he wakes up in the morning, he can see the smiling faces of his wife and daughter sleeping soundly, and he feels that the rest of the day will be happy.
After a while, Xiulan also opened her eyes, put her hand on Lin Heng's neck and said, "Would you like to sleep a little longer today?"
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, not wanting to get up.
When Xiulan heard this, she yawned, buried her head in Lin Heng's chest and went back to sleep.
Xiaoxia woke up at eight o'clock and crawled around on the bed. Ten minutes later, the three of them got dressed and got up.
Lin Heng resumed his morning exercise and worked out with Xiulan, while Xiaoxia babbled and gestured beside him.
After the exercise, Xiulan made breakfast, and Lin Heng moved the dried venison under the eaves to the yard to dry it, and also took a bottle of high-proof Erguotou to spray and disinfect it.
After finishing all this, he went to find a few nails and fixed the deer antlers on the wall of the study. With the landscape painting and the deer antlers, Lin Heng felt that this study had a certain feel and it was comfortable to stay in it.
After finishing, he sorted out the bloodstone again. The biggest gain of this trip was not the sika deer but these stones. With such good quality, they can be easily sold at a high price.
After fiddling with the bloodstone for a while, Lin Heng went out to have breakfast. After breakfast, the family of three prepared to go to Hongfeng Mountain.
Xiulan was still dressed the same way as yesterday, except that her high ponytail was replaced with a pigtail, which was pulled out from her right shoulder and placed in front of her chest.
"I'm done," said Xiulan, carrying a basket of clothes.
"Then let's go."
Lin Heng smiled and nodded, drove the tricycle onto the road, and took Xiaoxia and his daughter to Hongfeng Mountain.
"Let's take the bus!!"
Xiaoxia cheered while sitting on the truck bed.
"Sit down."
Lin Heng said this with a smile and drove towards Hongfeng Mountain. The spring breeze was bright and the sun was warm on the road.
At this time of year all the trees are green, and there are beautiful flowers of various colors in the fields and mountains. You can smell the fragrance of flowers while walking on the road.
"It's already been a year in the blink of an eye."
Xiulan turned her head and looked at Lin Heng with a bright smile.
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled: "If you don't get bored, the rest of your life will be like this."
The wind blew Xiulan's pink and white floral dress, and she smiled brightly: "No, I like this kind of life."
"We've arrived."
Lin Heng smiled, got out of the car to open the gate of the breeding base, and then drove directly to the warehouse at the top.
After stopping the car, Lin Heng first carried Xiaoxia down, and then pulled Xiulan out of the car. The way Xiulan was dressed made him feel like hugging her in his arms.
Xiulan looked at the environment here and said to Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, don't run around."
"Okay~"
Xiaoxia held her mother's hand obediently.
Lin Heng was not in a hurry to work, so he took his wife and children for a walk first.
"My parents are really hardworking. They have already opened up several vegetable gardens in just a few days."
Lin Heng sighed as he looked at the newly opened vegetable garden.
"Dad said the other day that he wanted to dig up all the weeds and shrubs up there and turn them into soil," Xiulan said with a smile.
Lin Heng shook his head. His parents were always busy.
"The grass is so deep."
Lin Heng was a little shocked when he arrived at the pasture. It felt like only a short time had passed. The ryegrass and alfalfa were 30 to 40 centimeters tall, and the elephant grass was 1.2 meters tall.
Xiulan nodded and said, "It's been more than a month. The soil here is very fertile, so of course it's growing fast."
After hearing what Xiulan said, Lin Heng remembered that a month had indeed passed. Time passed so quickly that he could hardly remember clearly.
"The hay can be harvested after a while." Lin Heng nodded. After the hay was harvested, it was chopped up, dried and piled in the warehouse. It is better for cattle and sheep to feed hay and fresh grass together.
This high-quality forage is definitely more nutritious than simple straw, and is better for feeding cattle in winter.
Compared to forage grass, Forsythia grows much slower and is only 20 centimeters tall.
After looking at the pasture, Xiulan pointed to the southwest and said, "I'm going to build a musk deer pen over there. What do you think?"
Xiulan looked at it and said, "That side is good, but you have to be careful, otherwise it's easy to run into the mountains."
Lin Heng said: "I plan to use the remaining bricks and cement to build a brick house myself."
"That's no problem. It will be easier to take care of it if we move it here." Xiulan nodded.
After walking around the area for a few rounds, Xiulan prepared to do the laundry. Lin Heng took Xiaoxia and the other two to the stream through the small door above.
While Lin Heng was building a washing stone for Xiulan, he said, "Why don't we go up and take a look at the wooden house and ginseng first."
Xiulan thought about it and shook her head, "Wait until you finish washing clothes before going upstairs. You can also clean up and stay for a few days."
"Okay then." Lin Heng nodded.
After setting up the stones for washing clothes, Lin Heng said something and drove back to the house.
He had to move the machine he bought into the house first, then pump out the water and prepare to cultivate shrimp fry.
"Brother, come and help me."
Lin Heng asked his elder brother to help him move the machine.
(End of this chapter)
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