"This is easy. Just cut them all open and taste them." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He used a knife to scrape off the mold on the surface bit by bit, and soon a trimmed ham appeared in front of everyone. The rich aroma of meat emanated from it, and the ham was fully cooked.
After the repair, Lin Heng directly cut off six slices of ham and handed them to Xiulan: "Wife, go and fry it, and then we will taste it and see how it tastes."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and took the ham into the house and fried the ham in a frying pan on the electric stove.
Lin Heng continued to trim another ham. After scraping off the mold, he had to brush the skin before cutting it.
"It's ready, let's try it."
Lin Heng had just finished fixing the second ham when Xiulan came over with the fried ham. The rich aroma of the meat was so appetizing that she couldn't stop eating it.
Each person took a small piece and put it in their mouth.
Lin Heng chewed it and nodded with satisfaction. After two years of pickling, the ham had lost its wild boar fishy smell and no other strange taste. It tasted a little salty with pure meaty aroma and a hint of the special taste of wild boar meat.
"Yes, this ham is delicious." Lin's mother nodded in comment, Xiulan and Lin's father also nodded, the ham was indeed good.
"I want to eat more!" Xiaoxia looked at the plate, but there was nothing left.
"It will be ready in the evening." Xiulan looked at her and said, then she and her mother took two hams into the house to boil water for washing.
Lin Hengze and his father opened the freezer and checked what was inside. It was mainly old books and pork, but there were also some other things.
The two men weighed the meat they took out. There were more than 60 kilograms of pork that could be used to make bacon, 30 kilograms of pork ribs and pork legs, 3 or 4 kilograms of braised pork head, more than 30 kilograms of beef tripe, and more than 10 kilograms of shrimps.
In addition to these, there is a bear leg bone weighing about 20 kilograms, more than 30 kilograms of bear oil, more than 20 kilograms of wolf oil, a deer penis and a wolf penis, two stinky mandarin fish, some jams and meat sauces, a dozen portions of homemade beef hot pot base, and some spices and Chinese medicinal materials that are prone to insect infestation at the bottom of the freezer.
There was nothing else. The game we caught last year had long been eaten.
It looks like there are a lot of things, but it actually doesn’t take up much space.
"Just leave the pork outside, okay?" Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and replied.
"Leave the pork head outside as well, and forget about the pork legs. We can eat them in two days." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
They packed up the things in the freezer, and Xiulan and Lin's mother cleaned the ham and brought it to Lin Heng.
"Give me."
Lin Heng took the ham to the kitchen and cut it with a knife, shaved off the bones, and cut the meat into small pieces. In addition to leaving enough for tonight's meal, he also left some for his parents and eldest brother, and put the rest in the freezer.
Then Lin Heng took the ham to his eldest brother's house and invited them to come over for dinner, but he was unsuccessful.
His eldest brother was going to his father-in-law's house for dinner. He was also a famous figure now, and his father-in-law Liu Qichang paid much more attention to him than before. As soon as he came back, he invited him to dinner.
When he got home, Xiulan had already started cooking and bursts of rich aroma came from the kitchen.
"Dad, I want to ride a bike again." Xiaoxia hugged him and said.
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Okay, put on your protective gear, and then we'll start."
Xiaoxia took out her set of protective gear, put them on, and couldn't wait to go riding her bike.
Lin Heng was pushing her from behind, and she was trying slowly in the front. It was just the beginning, and she couldn't ride at all, and had to get off as soon as she got on.
But after Lin Heng took it and rode it for a while, she ran after him and wanted to try it herself.
After a while, it was dark. After the beginning of winter, the days are getting shorter and shorter. It feels like it’s already night before I’ve done anything.
"The meal is ready, prepare the dishes and chopsticks." Xiulan said as she walked out of the kitchen.
"immediately."
Lin Heng wiped the table. Since there were few people today, he used a small square table at home that was one meter long. The table was painted with lacquer, and it was bright red all over and felt shiny and smooth to the touch.
The table was set, Lin Heng put away the children's toys, had them wash their hands, and waited for them to sit down at the table. The food was also served.
In the evening, Xiulan prepared six dishes and a soup. The main dishes were fried ham and cold pork head. The rest included shrimps and vegetables, as well as shredded potatoes and stir-fried fat with sour beans.
The soup is a simple vegetable and egg soup with a lot of coriander added.
The adults had to drink a few cups of rice wine before eating, and the three children sat in a row, scooping rice with spoons. If they asked for something, someone would serve it to them.
"This ham is really better than ordinary bacon. Why don't we make another one after we kill the pig this year?" said Lin's mother while eating the ham.
"Sure, I'll have more experience if I do it again this year." Lin Heng took a bite of ham and said while eating.
This ham is almost the same as before except that it is a little saltier. As for whether ham is unhealthy to eat, that doesn't matter. The sour pork they often eat is also unhealthy, but that doesn't stop them from eating it every day.
A bite of ham and a bite of vegetable is perfect, with just the right amount of saltiness and delicious taste.
After taking a sip of the sweet rice wine, I felt refreshed.
After dinner, Lin's father and mother went back to Hongfeng Mountain together. Lin Heng and Xiulan cleaned up the dishes and washed the children's feet and hands. Then they washed up and went to bed.
Tonight Lin Heng changed a science fiction story collection to tell the children. The remaining three of the four great classics are not suitable for children to read.
Because they had played all day long, they fell asleep immediately at night without finishing the story.
Lin Heng was not that sleepy. He took a book and leaned on the bed to read.
After cleaning up, Xiulan also went to bed, leaned against Lin Heng, and put her head on his shoulder.
Lin Heng glanced at Xiulan and noticed that she had tied her hair up. He immediately lost interest in reading. He put the book down, turned off the light, and leaned over to hug Xiulan.
After not seeing him for half a month, Xiulan missed him very much and hugged Lin Heng as soon as the lights went out.
The two sides had a deep soul-to-soul communication and fell asleep in each other's arms until midnight.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Xiulan opened her eyes and looked at Lin Heng who was still resting. His profile was well-defined, and his arms and chest were unusually strong.
After taking a look, she leaned on his arm, put her little hand on his chest and rested quietly. Lin Heng's strong body gave her a great sense of security.
"You woke up so early!"
Lin Heng opened his eyes and was a little surprised to see Xiulan had won. But after thinking about it carefully, he was not surprised. Although they had not seen each other for half a month, they had not run out of ammunition and food.
"I'm a light sleeper!" Xiulan said with a smile.
Lin Heng looked at her rosy face, put his arms around her slender waist and placed her on himself.
"Oh no!"
Xiulan cried out, then propped herself up on Lin Heng's chest and looked down at him, "What are you going to do?"
"Nothing, just like this." Lin Heng hugged her, and Xiulan had no choice but to put her head on Lin Heng's shoulder.
Hugging face to face like this, without wearing any clothes, the two can clearly feel each other's heartbeat.
Lin Heng had no other intentions. He just wanted to quietly feel the feeling of holding Xiulan completely in his arms. This hot and heavy feeling could make him feel an unprecedented satisfaction.
After a while, Xiulan supported his chest and sat up, blushing and saying, "Get up, go check if your son wet the bed."
After saying that, she went to the side to find her underwear, changed into clean clothes and got up.
Lin Heng also got up and looked at the children. He was relieved to find that they didn't wet the bed.
"It's good that they didn't wet the bed." Xiulan nodded. She woke the children up again, dressed them, and took them out to pee.
They were not at home to cook this morning. After completing their morning exercise, Lin Heng went to lead the cows towards Red Maple Mountain.
Xiulan brought the children and went to Red Maple Mountain with him, and they had breakfast here today.
"Grandma, is the meal ready? I'm hungry!"
As soon as they arrived at Hongfeng Mountain, Xiaoxia ran into the house and shouted.
"The eggs are cooked, and your grandfather is milking them." Mother Lin said, touching Xiaoxia's head.
"Then I'll eat the eggs first!" Xiaoxia felt very hungry and couldn't wait.
"You guys eat first, I'll go put the cows in the cowshed." Lin Heng said as he led the old cow.
"Well, go ahead." Xiulan nodded and pulled the child into the house.
Lin Heng led the cow to the cowshed, where his father was milking.
"Does this old cow need to be bred further?" Father Lin asked as he looked at the cow he had brought.
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let's breed them when they naturally come into heat."
This cow is just sitting there doing nothing, so it might as well be bred and continue to produce. But there is no need to make it as tired as before.
Carry the milk downstairs, heat it in a water bath and share some among everyone.
After breakfast, Lin Heng and his father took barbed wire to the first platform to build a fence for the musk deer.
Repairing the sheep pen is very simple. Just put the wire mesh around the original sheep pen and fix it with wire.
They worked on this for the entire morning and finished the work at noon.
"Let's go and lock up the musk deer. Today is a good day." Father Lin said as he looked at the repaired pen.
"Okay, let's go pick persimmons in the afternoon after we're done." Lin Heng said to his father.
It would be impossible for him and Xiulan to pick persimmons alone, as they had three children to take care of.
"Okay, let's all work together to pick all the persimmons on the tree on the mountain." Father Lin nodded.
There are only two persimmon trees in their family. One was given to the eldest son, and now there is only one in their own family, but they are both big trees.
Going down to the musk deer pen, Lin Heng drove the truck directly to the edge of the musk deer pen.
"Let's tie the musk deer's legs with ropes and throw them into the car, then pull them all up at once, instead of catching them one by one." Lin Heng said to his father.
"It's that simple." Father Lin nodded.
The two men found ropes and tied up all the musk deer in a short while. Lin Heng also took the opportunity to check the musk deer's scent glands and confirmed that all four of them produced musk.
The musk deer in their family are all healthy and prosperous. Except for one that died during childbirth, they have never suffered from any other diseases.
After putting the musk deer into the truck bed, they loaded some silage and hay, and then Lin Heng stepped on the accelerator and drove the car to the first platform.
They caught the musk deer and released it, then gave it some fodder. They observed it for a while and made sure there was no problem before they gave fodder to the cattle and sheep.
When they finished their work and went down the mountain to go home, Lin's mother had already prepared breakfast. Lunch was a simple meal of rice, fried shredded potatoes, and stir-fried sour beans with ham.
Although it is simple, it is undoubtedly a great dish to go with rice.
After finishing his meal, Lin Heng took a rest after drinking a cup of tea, then looked at the apples and the more than 300 kilograms of rice fish in the hatchery pond.
"Let's go, once we're done packing we'll set out to pick persimmons." Lin Heng walked over and said after he finished looking.
"Everything is ready, let's go now." said Lin's mother.
Three backpacks and two snakeskin bags were basically enough.
Lin Heng carried a backpack and walked ahead with Xiaoxia and Xiulan. Lin's mother and father each took a grandson and walked behind.
When passing by the bamboo forest, I cut two more bamboos to make the clamp poles.
Soon they reached the hill behind the house and came under the persimmon tree.
"There are so many persimmons this year that the branches are bent." Xiulan smiled as she looked at the golden persimmons on the tree.
At this season, most of the leaves of the persimmon trees have fallen, leaving only the golden persimmons hanging on the branches.
"I like eating persimmons!" Xiaoxia said, raising her two little hands.
"It's indeed abundant. Let's start picking them when our parents come over. I don't think we can pick them all in one day." Lin Heng nodded.
The persimmon tree is so thick that it takes two people to hug it. It is eight or nine meters tall and it is not easy to pick the fruits.
Most fruit trees in rural areas are like this. They are allowed to grow and are rarely pruned, so they are tall and big.
Lin Heng first picked two softer ones from the lower branches, then sat down and broke them apart to share among the three people.
The inside of the persimmons is still quite sandy at this moment, and they taste sweet and sticky, but the skin is inedible and quite astringent.
In order to make the fire crystal persimmons become completely soft and rotten inside, they have to be picked and left for half a month.
"How sweet!" Xiaoxia said happily, swinging her ponytail.
"Just eat this half. Don't eat too much at one time." Xiulan said as she wiped her mouth.
While waiting, Lin Heng looked around, looking for any trace of white rice seeds. Every year when persimmons are ripe, white rice seeds will appear.
After searching for a while and not finding anything, he went back to sit under the tree. He and Xiulan were both wearing thin, tattered cotton jackets with lots of puddings on them.
His was black and Xiulan's was red. When they sat together, they exuded a wild atmosphere. The only thing that was not alike was that Xiulan was a little too fair, and Lin Heng was too tough and strong.
Looking up, you can see rolling patches of red and yellow all around, with the red leaves and yellow leaves complementing each other.
The weather is pretty good today. The sun is out at noon, making the red and yellow leaves look even brighter. People are mesmerized and immersed in this beautiful scenery unknowingly.
The mountain breeze blew, bringing a slight coolness. Lin Heng smiled and said, "It can be said that the forests are all colored, and the river is clear and blue."
"Come and pick him up, I can't hold him anymore." Lin's mother shouted from not far away. Du Heng stopped halfway and she could only hold him.
“Here it comes!”
Lin Heng was no longer immersed in the beautiful scenery and ran over to pick up his son.
"I can't get all the persimmons from this tree in one go. I have to run twice." Father Lin sighed as he looked at the persimmons on the tree while holding Lu Ming. (End of this chapter)
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