Chapter 90: Carrying a Pig into the Village
“Roar!!”
As soon as they returned to the shelter, the little wild cat tied to the pillar roared angrily at Lin Heng, trying to drive him away.
"Oh, you have a bad temper?" Lin Heng lifted it up by the back of its neck and looked at it carefully. He found that this kitten had heterochromia.
Two pupils, one gold and one blue, paired with reddish-brown hair, is really strange.
He took a look and threw it on the ground again, then turned around and went to the shelter to pack up his things, which contained some ropes, pots, teacups and other miscellaneous items, which could all fit in his backpack.
Looking at the badger cubs in the backpack and the wild cat cubs outside, after a little hesitation, Lin Heng decided to take them back.
“Roar~”
As soon as the little wild cat was thrown in, it ran out angrily and was unwilling to stay in the basket at all.
“Ahhh!!”
After finally putting it back in, it chased the badger cub and bit it hard.
"You really don't want to live anymore, if you mess around again I'll kill you.
A worthless life, you saved me but you still don't know what's good for you, you really want to die, don't you?"
Lin Henglai got angry, grabbed its neck, narrowed his eyes and roared, then gave it a big beating.
Perhaps he was frightened by Lin Heng's gaze and voice, or perhaps he was dazed by the fierce fight, this guy finally calmed down.
Lin Heng threw it at the bottom of the backpack, used branches as crossbars, and filled the upper layer with odds and ends from the shelter.
After picking up the things, Lin Heng took Xiongba away. Xiongba walked obediently beside him, looking up at him from time to time.
"Dogs are still better." Lin Heng glanced at Xiongba. When the wild boar rushed towards him, it really dared to go forward.
Even though the wild boar weighed five or six times as much as it, it still dared to bite. It could only be said that I didn't feed it in vain.
By the time he finished all this, it was almost time for him to set off to the place where he was going to defeat the wild boar.
"It seems they have already gone back. Xiong Ba Ni, lead the way."
When Lin Heng arrived, he found that they had already left and the blood on the ground had already solidified.
After calling out to Xiongba, he chased after them carrying the things on his back. They were about fourteen or fifteen kilometers away. They certainly couldn't walk fast carrying the wild boar, so Lin Heng was not in a hurry.
Mainly because he wanted to take a break. It would take a lot of effort for him to lift such a big wild boar with his small shoulders.
It took Lin Heng two hours to catch up with them, and he even picked up three chanterelles on the way.
"Oh, take a break quickly, this is really heavy and it's going to kill me."
After walking for a while, Li Baiquan couldn't hold on any longer.
"Take a break."
Lu Honghai also nodded, and the two of them put down the wild boar together.
"Lin Heng, you are finally here. Come and change it for me."
Seeing Lin Heng, Li Baiquan hurriedly said.
"Uncle, you are going to kill me."
Lin Heng said with a smile.
Li Baiquan didn't believe that he couldn't lift it: "You can't lift it? You're already 20 years old and have been married for more than two years. When I was 20 years old, I carried more than 100 kilograms of things up the mountain."
"I don't know either. Let's try."
Lin Heng shook his head. He found that Tian Baishun was not there, so he asked again, "Where is old man Tian?"
Luo Honghai wiped his sweat and sighed, "The old man wanted to help lift it, and he almost sprained his waist. I asked him to go back and get help. He went back to call for help."
"All right."
Lin Heng was helpless. He originally wanted to go back and call for help.
"How's your noose trap? Did you catch anything?" Li Baiquan took out a pipe and asked while rolling it.
"There's only a little piglet in the backpack. I'm so angry."
Lin Heng said this while pointing at the badger cub in the backpack.
He still couldn't understand why there were so many traces of prey in there, and he set more than 30 traps, but in the end he only caught a cub and a hare.
How could it be such a failure?
"Hahaha, this isn't bad. Two live ones. You can keep them when you go back."
Li Baiquan laughed and comforted Lin Heng.
"Uncle, do you think there is something wrong with the way I use the noose and the Yama hook?" Lin Heng asked again.
Li Baiquan lit up his pipe, took a deep puff, paused for two seconds, and exhaled puffs of white mist: "It must be no problem. Hunting is like this. Sometimes you see a lot of things, but you just can't get them."
"Yeah, that's nothing special. I've set up a lot of noose traps behind my house, but they've generally yielded nothing."
Lu Honghai also spoke while smoking.
"All right."
Lin Heng said helplessly that it seemed that his uncle-in-law and eldest uncle were used to being in the air force.
It's like a novice fisherman asking the old men by the water why they can only use one rod for a whole day.
Whether it's fishing or hunting, you get used to it when you're empty-handed.
After resting for a while, the three of them stood up and continued walking. Lin Heng replaced his uncle to help carry the wild boar.
“Oh my god.”
As soon as Lin Heng raised his head, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders. Pain came from his shoulders with every step he took, and the soles of his feet felt as if they were filled with lead.
After walking less than 400 to 500 meters, he shouted, "I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, uncle, take a break, I can't hold on any longer."
His uncle, Lu Honghai, looked at Lin Heng as if he were trash: "It's only a short distance, and you can't even walk anymore."
Lin Heng grinned: "You really can't blame me, this thing is really too heavy."
"Oh, forget it. I'll do it."
Uncle Li Baiquan had no choice but to come over to replace Lin Heng, and the three of them continued walking.
After less than two hours they could not hold on any longer and they reorganized it so that three people were carrying it, two in front and one at the back.
Three men carried the big wild boar, carrying it up the mountain and putting it on a frame to drag it down the mountain.
“Woof woof!!”
It was not until after five in the afternoon that the three of them had walked nearly half the way.
When Lin Heng heard Xiong Ba's warning, he immediately said happily: "Someone is coming, definitely someone is coming."
"Brother, is that you?" Soon Lin Yue's voice came from the front.
"It's my eldest brother. Come and help me. This wild boar is too heavy."
Lin Heng called out quickly.
Soon, three people came out from the woods in the distance. They were Lin Yue, Lin's father and Tian Baishun.
"My God, it's such a big wild boar." Lin Yue was a little shocked when he saw the wild boar.
"I told you it's more than 250 kilograms, and you still don't believe it?" Old Man Tian glanced at him.
The joy on Lin's father's face was beyond words: "It's definitely there, it's amazing, this wild boar is really big."
"Dad and big brother, please come and help me, I can't lift it at all."
Lin Heng said with a smile.
The two of them walked over and looked at the wild boar again and again, and finally exclaimed: "It's amazing."
The crowd changed the way the wild boar was tied up again, placing it on a board and having four people carry it.
"How did you get it?"
On the way, Lin's father asked curiously.
The four of them explained what had happened one after another. Both of them were scared. The process was too thrilling.
"Old man Tian, you are too ruthless. You almost harmed Lin Heng." Lin's father even blamed Tian Baishun.
If Lin Heng hadn't dodged it, he would have had to lie in bed for several months, being pricked by the wild boar's tusks.
Old Man Tian smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect this wild boar to be so ferocious. I've never fought such a big wild boar before."
"Brother, are you okay?" Lin Yue turned his head and asked.
"It's okay, I'm not hurt at all." Lin Heng shook his head.
"You must be careful when hunting in the future. Wild boars are too dangerous." Father Lin reminded. He now has a clear understanding of the ferocity of wild boars.
"We may not encounter such a big wild boar next time." Lu Honghai shook his head. The size of this wild boar was beyond their expectations.
Generally, wild boars hunted weigh only a little over 100 kilograms, and rarely weigh over 200 kilograms.
"Next time I have this opportunity, I will definitely trust Lin Heng's bow and arrow." Tian Baishun also said with a smile.
But Lin Heng didn't care about this because there wouldn't be a next time.
With the help of his father and eldest brother, Lin Heng felt much more relaxed. He just had to switch shoulders occasionally. It was much easier than before when three people had been lifting the load.
"Lin Heng, we also caught a badger cub, and this one is a wild cat cub?"
When changing shoulders, Lin Yue discovered the cub in Lin Heng's backpack.
"Yes, the big trap I set didn't catch anything, only a badger cub. I picked up the wild cat cub." Lin Heng nodded.
"You are in a good situation. A living being can take care of itself, which is much better than a dead one," said Lin Yue.
"I think it's a good idea too. It would be nice to raise some when we get home and eat meat during the New Year, rather than just hunting a wild boar directly." Li Baiquan said.
"I don't think it's bad, I just think it's unusual to only have this little guy. I thought there would be a big one."
Lin Heng shook his head. The reason he was unhappy was because he was going for the bulk goods in the first place.
It's like when you go fishing, your goal is to catch a ten-pound carp, but you end up catching a small koi weighing only two ounces. Of course you won't be happy.
If it was a big badger and a little one, he would be so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
When it was about to get dark, six people entered the village from the west. The villagers had already heard that a big prey had been caught. The big ginkgo tree was crowded with people, and they all stood up when they saw the people coming back.
"Oh my god, this wild boar is so big."
"You are very capable! Very capable!"
"How many days will it take to eat this? I'm so lucky."
"Look at these wild boar eggs (testicles), they are much bigger than those of domestic pigs, and they are absolutely delicious when fried."
A group of people were chatting with each other, and some even volunteered to help carry the things. They walked towards the Lin family in a crowd, and their eyes were filled with envy.
Lin Heng walked at the back, looking at the crowd, either shocked or envious, and felt extremely satisfied.
Just when he was feeling happy, he saw his uncle Lin Xuping and aunt Li Ping approaching from a distance with hoes in hand. He couldn't help but say, "Uncle and aunt, how did you know I killed a wild boar weighing more than 200 kilograms?"
Lin Xuping: “…”
Li Ping: “…”
Li Ping's face darkened as she sneered, "What's there to brag about? You didn't fight alone. You probably won't even get a leg."
Lin Hengshen nodded in agreement: "I only won the second-class merit, and I can get 60 to 70 kilograms. It's really not much. It just means I can eat meat every meal for two or three months."
Li Ping: “…”
She didn't know what to say for a moment. She hadn't smelled meat for more than a month.
"Lin Heng, you got so much meat. Even if you don't give it to us, give some to your grandma. She is old and hasn't had meat for many meals." Lin Xuping said shamelessly.
Lin Heng raised his head and hesitated for a second: "No."
Lin Xuping immediately shouted angrily: "What an unworthy descendant."
Then he left with his wife in anger.
Seeing the two people leave, Lin Heng spread his hands, very happy.
"Lin Heng, you are such a bad person. You obviously don't want to give it, but you hesitated on purpose to tease your father. I've never seen you like this before." A woman's voice came from behind.
Lin Heng turned around and saw that it was Jin Yan, the youngest daughter of the Jin family, a family with a wealth of over 1,000 yuan in the village.
This woman has not married yet. She is a beauty in the village. She has a nice figure and a pretty face. She is a pretty girl who can rival Caiyun.
"There's nothing I can do. That's just how second-rate people are." Lin Heng spread his hands and said self-deprecatingly.
He didn't want to say much to Jin Yan, because his father had asked someone to introduce him to Jin Yan as a marriage partner before, but it didn't work out. The specific reason was probably that she despised his family for being poor.
Now that he is married, it would be easy for people to gossip about him if he talked to her for too long.
But he was very glad that the marriage did not take place, otherwise he would not have met Xiulan, and the whole family would have been in a mess.
Although this woman is beautiful, she is cold-hearted and dissolute. In her previous life, she married the Wang family, another wealthy family in the village. This caused the two brothers of the Wang family to turn against each other, one of them went to jail, the other broke his leg and his family was separated.
She took the money and remarried in another county to live a carefree life.
Jin Yan glanced at Lin Heng and said with a smile: "With your current ability, no one dares to call you a second-rate person anymore."
She couldn't believe it. How did Lin Heng become so capable now? She heard recently that he had earned at least a few hundred dollars from hunting, so she came to see him today.
"It's okay. Are you here to see the wild boar too?" Lin Heng asked with a somewhat indifferent tone.
"I'm here to buy pork. My dad heard that you guys hunted wild boar meat and wanted to buy some fresh pork. How much is one pound?"
Jin Yan looked at Lin Heng, somewhat dissatisfied with his indifference.
"I don't know. You should ask old man Tian Baishun. I can't decide by myself." Lin Heng said, and went home with the basket on his back.
"You, wait for me." Jin Yan wanted to continue chatting, why did Lin Heng leave? Is she very ugly?
"Lin Heng, you guys are awesome this time."
"I heard that you saved that old man Tian. You must get a lot of meat this time."
On the way, the villagers were extremely envious of Lin Heng, and there was a sour taste in their words.
"Haha, it's okay. It's everyone's credit." Lin Heng smiled slightly and left quickly.
The yard of the old house was full of people. The village butcher had been called in, the big wooden barrel was taken out, and several pots were boiling water to prepare the pork soup.
Old Man Tian and a group of people sat in the yard watching, drinking water and bragging. They talked about everything from wild boars to black bears, and boasted about how many prey they had hunted in the past.
Lin Heng didn't go in, but went straight home. When he opened the door, Xiulan and her daughter were indeed at home.
"Daddy, hug me!"
Xiaoxia was playing throwing stones under the eaves. When she saw Lin Heng, her eyes lit up and a bright smile broke out on her face. She threw the stone and ran towards him quickly.
"Come, give me a kiss!" Lin Heng picked up his baby daughter, kissed her, hugged her and held her high.
Baji!
The cute little daughter kissed Lin Heng on the face, hugged his neck with her little hands, and said crisply: "Dad, I miss you!"
Lin Heng didn't expect his daughter to say this, and his heart melted immediately: "Daddy misses you too, give me another kiss."
He kissed his daughter's soft face hard, and lifted her up high: "Who taught you to say you miss me, little darling?"
"Yes, mom. Mom said it herself." Xiaoxia said crisply. She has been speaking more and more sincerely in the past two days.
Xiulan, who was boiling water in the kitchen, heard this and quickly said, "I was teaching her, I didn't say anything."
"Hahaha." Lin Heng laughed and took out a bag of blackberries wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to his daughter: "This is for you, eat it quickly."
It was Xiaoxia’s first time eating cranberries, so she was a little afraid. Lin Heng took one and fed it to her. After a while, her eyes curved into little crescents: “It’s sweet, I’ll eat more.”
The little mouth opened, waiting for dad to feed him.
While feeding her, Lin Heng walked into the main room and put the cranberries on the table. Lin Heng put his daughter down temporarily.
"Wife, I killed a big wild boar today, it weighed more than 200 pounds." Lin Heng laughed.
"I know. I also know that you were almost attacked by a wild boar. Don't be so careless next time you go hunting." Xiulan looked at him and said.
Lin Heng held his wife's hand and touched it, then smiled and said, "It's okay. There won't be a next time. I won't go hunting with Old Man Tian anymore. This guy is very unreliable."
"That's good. You must also be careful when hunting by yourself." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and felt relieved when she didn't see any wounds on his body.
"I know. Look, I brought back two cubs, a wild cat and a badger." Lin Heng brought up the two cubs and talked about them.
"Badger cubs are good. We don't have piglets, so we can raise them and eat them as pigs during the New Year." Xiulan liked the badger cubs very much. As for the wild cat cubs, she was not very interested in them.
"I think so too. This is still a boar badger cub. I will neuter it when it grows bigger. The meat will be even more delicious during the Chinese New Year."
Lin Heng said with a smile.
"In addition to this, I also brought back two fish, look." Lin Heng took out two salmon. Because they were smeared with salt, they are not bad yet, but they can only be kept until tomorrow noon at most.
It’s best to eat it tonight, it will taste best and won’t go bad.
"Is this a mullet? Did you catch it in the mountains?" Xiulan was a little surprised. This fish was very expensive in the market. She used to see people selling it for 1.5 yuan per pound in Lushui County.
Qinling salmon is the scientific name, and they generally call it plum fish or flower fish here.
"Yes, I saw a few of them and brought them back specially for you and your daughter." Lin Heng smiled.
A look of joy appeared on Xiulan's face. Lin Heng often gave her small gifts like this.
"Then I'll put it in the well and freeze it. We can eat it tomorrow morning." Xiulan said with a smile.
The mountain spring water in the well is only over ten degrees, which can preserve the meat very well.
"Dad, I want more."
Xiulan went to store the fish meat. Xiaoxia finished eating the cranberries and hugged Lin Heng's legs, crying for food.
"There are none left now. Can I pick some for you tomorrow?" Lin Heng said to his daughter.
"No, no, I want to eat!" Xiaoxia shook her head like a rattle.
Lin Heng had no choice but to spread his hands and said, "It's really gone. I'm not lying to you. I'll pick it tomorrow. If you keep arguing, I won't like you anymore."
As he said this, he picked up his daughter and held her high up. After playing with her for a while, she temporarily forgot about the matter of the thornberry.
"Dog!"
Lin Heng put her on the ground, and she ran to find Xiongba to play, unable to sit still.
"Woo~"
Xiongba, who was lying on the ground, showed a helpless look. Why did all the attention suddenly shift to it?
(End of this chapter)
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