Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

As soon as the paper vouchers are written down, the family is really divided.

There were originally 11 people in this family, but now it was divided into three families, and everyone felt a little sad for a while.

Liu Juan looked at a very crowded family sitting around a table and didn't know what to say.

Before, she had always wanted to separate the family and live her own life, but now that they have finally separated, it seems that she is not as happy as she imagined.

She originally thought that Lin Heng, who would definitely not be able to live after the separation, now seems to be the richest.

Not to mention anything else, the unsold suede skin, pig badger skin, rabbit skin, Ganoderma lucidum and shiitake mushrooms are worth two to three hundred.

"There's nothing to be sad about. Even though we are separated, we are still one family." Mother Lin said with a smile.

"Yes, we are still one family after we are separated." Lin Heng said with a smile, eating a piece of tofu.

"Yes, we will help each other from now on." Lin Yue also nodded.

The emotion is short-lived and ends quickly.

When the meal was almost finished, Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and said, "You said you wanted to borrow two hundred yuan, but now I don't have any. The total is less than one hundred yuan."

Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "It's okay dad, I'll make money if I sell the leather."

It is only June in the Gregorian calendar now, and there is still a long time before the price of Phellinus mulberry increases at the end of August. He wants to make a big profit in time, and there is still a lot of time to make money.

And even if he can't make enough money from hunting, he has other ways to make some money.

"That's good, live a good life from now on and stop fooling around with others, otherwise I will break your legs."

Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and warned him again. He was afraid that Lin Heng would make the decision alone and mess around after the family split.

"Don't worry, it won't happen again." Lin Heng smiled and shook his head.

After eating, everyone rested in a somewhat melancholy mood.

Lin Heng was lying on the bed, looking at his daughter's sleeping face, planning the future in his mind.

It has been a month since I was reborn, and I am still far from being able to lead my family to live a happy and healthy life.

Life now can only be regarded as barely enough for food and clothing.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

After Xiulan took a shower and went to bed, she found that Lin Heng was not asleep and was in a daze.

"Nothing."

He didn't want to speak, he just stretched out his hand and hugged Xiulan into his arms, pressing his chest against her back, quietly feeling the rhythm of her body.

"Xiulan, do you love me?"

Lin Heng suddenly spoke up.

Xiulan turned over, looked at Lin Heng's face, and gently held her up: "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, why would I marry you if I don't love you?"

Lin Heng suddenly grinned: "I love you too."

"What's going on?" Xiulan asked doubtfully.

Lin Heng shook his head: "Nothing, I just want to confirm. Go to sleep, my dear."

He just suddenly felt how rare it was to have such a person who loved and thought about him in this vast world.

He must let her live a good life.

Holding his wife's hand, he gradually fell asleep.

The second day is the second day of May in the lunar calendar and June 19th in the Gregorian calendar. It is a day with clear skies and warm winds.

When Xiulan got up early in the morning, she found a set of clean clothes for Lin Heng, and she also dressed up herself.

"Honey, I think you will look very beautiful with a high ponytail."

Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said with a smile.

Xiulan looked at him doubtfully: "What is a high ponytail?"

"Just tie your hair up like this, high up." Lin Heng grabbed his wife's hair and demonstrated.

"That's it, I understand. Let me try. I haven't combed my hair like this before."

Xiulan watched Lin Heng's demonstration and tied her hair high, exposing her white forehead.

Lin Heng arranged her front bangs again, instead of the straight bangs that every woman in this era would wear.

Instead, it is separated from the middle and turned into two strands standing up from both sides of the cheek.

"Does it look good like this? Isn't it a little weird?"

Xiulan had never tied her hair up like this before, and she seemed a little unsure.

"How could you be surprised? It's simply too beautiful."

Lin Heng looked at his wife and said with a smile.

Xiulan wore a simple white short-sleeved upper body and jeans that were bought for her in the city. With this hairstyle, she felt like a sister next door.

Lin Heng hugged his daughter and took Xiulan out. Father Lin and mother Lin couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw Xiulan's outfit.

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, you are so beautiful today, and your hairstyle is so pretty."

Caiyun came over and took Xiulan's hand, looking at her in amazement.

Compared with most women in this era who have straight bangs combed down from the top of their heads, Xiulan's high ponytail and middle-parted bangs are too avant-garde.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law is really eye-catching." Mother Lin couldn't help but praise her, thinking that such a beautiful daughter-in-law actually let her son be abducted back.

Although the sister-in-law Liu Juan was also very beautifully dressed and wore clean and tidy clothes, she completely lost her color in front of Xiulan.

"It's getting late, hurry up and get ready to move." Father Lin said slowly while looking at the chatting crowd.

"Okay, let's post the couplets first."

Lin Heng took Xiulan, prepared some paste, took the couplets and went to the new house.

The couplets were pasted on the door of the courtyard wall of the new house, and two upside-down Chinese characters for blessing were pasted on the door.

There were some small banners in the house wishing you good luck and prosperity.

"I want some cannon."

Lin Heng said this, and then he took out his lighter and lit the firecrackers.

The crackling sound rang out in the yard, expressing the joy of moving into a new house, and also exorcising evil spirits and seeking peace.

Not long after, firecrackers rang out in the yard of the eldest brother next door.

Many people in the village heard the sound of firecrackers and watched from afar.

They all knew that the Lin family was not going to hold a banquet, so no one came to congratulate.

"Congratulations, congratulations, good luck on moving."

The door of Lin Heng's yard was pushed open, and his uncle walked in with a red envelope and smiled.

Although Lin Heng's family said that they would not hold a banquet or invite guests, relatives who lived nearby would definitely come.

"Uncle, you are too polite." Lin Heng accepted the red envelope helplessly. He couldn't refuse it on such a day.

"What you said, I, your uncle, must come when you move to a new house."

Uncle Li Baiquan said with a smile.

Then he continued, "I'll go to your brother's house first to give him a red envelope. We've agreed today that we'll eat at your brother's house in the morning and at your house at noon."

After the uncle left, Lin Heng's third father came over again, also to give him a red envelope.

After the congratulations, everyone started to help move things. Xiulan made breakfast at the new home, and Lin's mother helped her eldest sister-in-law Liu Juan cook.

Just when Lin Heng and others had almost moved everything, three more guests arrived.

"Uncle, second uncle, third uncle, rare guests."

Lin Heng and his eldest brother Lin Yue walked up together, greeted them and took out the prepared cigarettes and handed them to the three uncles.

Lin Heng noticed that his eldest uncle Lu Honghai came with a hunting rifle. It was obvious that he was going to go to the mountains with him to have a big fight.

"Congratulations on your new home. You two remember to live a good life in the future and don't quarrel with your wife."

The eldest uncle smiled and congratulated, and brought a big pheasant to each of them.

"Congratulations, Lin Heng, you will be independent in the future and rely on yourself."

The third uncle patted his shoulder and gave each of them a jar of wild honey.

"I'm going to give the red envelopes to your wives." The second uncle shook the red envelopes, then walked into the house and gave them to Liu Juan and Xiulan respectively.

The gifts brought by these close relatives and friends were very expensive, which made Lin Heng's family a little flattered.

There were not many furnitures. After moving, the whole family sat under the pavilion in the backyard of Lin Heng's new house.

Looking at the layout of the backyard, they all praised it. This stream fish pond was so beautiful.

"Lin Heng, I will also make one later. You can give me some guidance when the time comes."

His second uncle said with some envy.

Lin Heng patted his chest and smiled and said, "Okay, no problem."

"Let's put our lunch in the pavilion today. It's beautiful, cool and windy."

The uncle-in-law Li Baiquan said with a smile.

Naturally, everyone had no objection to this.

After staying in the pavilion for a while, everyone got up and went to Lin Yue's house next door.

After all, breakfast was eaten at his house, so they certainly couldn't stay at Lin Heng's house for too long.

After sending everyone away, Lin Heng returned to his own room.

On the first day of moving to a new house, one meal must be eaten at home.

When he came to the kitchen, Lin Heng saw Xiulan picking vegetables, and his daughter was helping and throwing the picked vegetables out.

"What are you eating in the morning?"

Lin Heng came over to help pick, and Xiulan picked the gray-gray vegetables that he loved to eat.

"The first meal after moving to a new house is of course rice. Let's fry three dishes in the morning, a plate of sour radish shreds and bacon, a gray-gray vegetable, and a pumpkin vine tip."

Xiulan looked up and said.

Lin Heng nodded: "Okay, do you need me to help chop the chicken?"

They now have a half chicken, one is a pheasant sent by their uncle Lu Honghai, which has been cleaned and weighs about two pounds.

The other half was the golden rooster he shot last night, and the other half was given to his eldest brother Lin Yue.

"Yes, chop it all up. We'll have some pheasant meat in the morning, and golden chicken for guests at noon." Xiulan nodded and added another dish to the morning.

Lin Heng went out to get an axe and found a wooden board. Just as he was about to chop the chicken, Xiaoxia came running over: "Dad, hold it."

"I'll hold it later. You and Xiongba play the stick throwing game first."

Lin Heng called Xiongba, who was basking in the sun in the front yard, over to play games with Xiaoxia.

"Woof woof~"

Xiongba was a little reluctant, and Lin Heng rubbed his head to comfort him, and then he played the stick throwing game with Xiaoxia.

Lin Heng chopped the chicken while chatting with his wife.

"How much money did the third father, the little uncle, and the second uncle give in the red envelopes?"

Lin Heng asked curiously.

"The third father and the little uncle both gave two yuan in red envelopes, and the second uncle gave three yuan."

Xiulan said.

"It's quite a lot." Lin Heng was a little surprised. In this era, most gifts are half a catty of rice or a catty of noodles, and the better ones are half a bag of sugar.

A few days ago, there was a funeral in the village, and his mother went to give a catty of rice as a gift.

Two yuan is already a lot. In the 1990s, people started giving money as gifts, and it was often only five yuan.

Xiulan nodded: "Yes, I am a little surprised."

"When the time comes, take a piece of soap to them."

Lin Heng thought about it and said that his third father and uncle-in-law were close, and they had already gone to Lao Lao, but he hadn't gone to the three uncles yet.

Xiulan had no objection to this.

After chopping the chicken, Lin Heng went to light a fire. Although the clay stove had been air-dried for half a month, it was still a little damp, and it was a little difficult to light a fire.

After lighting it three times, the fire was finally lit. Dry wood was put on the stand and it started to crackle.

After the fire started, the entire earthen stove began to smoke and the water vapor evaporated.

After Xiulan saw that the pot was burning red, she took a piece of pig fat and started cooking it.

After the pot was boiled, she first heated some hot oil and mixed the cold gray vegetables, and then poured in a small piece of lard to fry the pheasant meat.

"It smells so good."

Lin Heng couldn't help but have an appetite when he smelled the aroma of chicken, and his stomach growled a little.

"Here, taste the salt." When it was almost cooked, Xiulan shoveled a piece for Lin Heng.

"The salt taste is just right, the chicken needs to be slightly salty to taste better."

Lin Heng blew it, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and praised it.

Xiulan's cooking skills are very good, or in this era, being able to cook is a necessary skill for women. If you can't cook, you may not be able to get married.

After being praised by Lin Heng, Xiulan smiled: "It's delicious."

Scoop up most of the chicken, leave a plateful amount, add pickled radish slices and hot and sour seeds and stir-fry.

Then I fried the half of the golden chicken in oil. This is a last resort if we don’t have a refrigerator. Frying it every meal can effectively extend the shelf life.

After frying the golden chicken, Xiulan fried the tips of the pumpkin vine while there was still oil in the pot. Lin Heng ate two more vines in the name of tasting the salt.

After finishing the dishes, Xiulan cooked for Xiongba again. Cornmeal and flour were mixed with the entrails of the golden rooster killed last night.

"Eat white rice today."

Adding water to the pot, Xiulan smiled and took the scooped rice to wash.

"It's really rare." Lin Heng said with a smile while adding firewood.

The firewood is burning brightly, the rice is washed out, and the water is almost boiling.

Pour the rice in and cook until it is taken out and the rice grains have swollen and "spread out", which means the heat is almost done.

At this time, scoop up the rice soup to control the water, pour it into the pot again, and then pour some water from the side of the pot.

Then the fire in the stove is removed, leaving only the charcoal. The temperature of the charcoal is used to further evaporate the water vapor, and finally the rice is ready.

Firewood rice is much more troublesome than using an electric rice cooker in later generations, but it also tastes better.

While the rice was dry and steaming, Xiulan said, "Let's go and serve the food."

Generally, after eating the food for a while, the meal will be ready.

"okay."

Lin Heng smiled and carried the dishes to the main room. He had already set up the newly made tables and chairs.

The table is made of pine wood and smells like pine wood.

"It's time to eat."

Lin Heng brought his daughter over and placed Xiongba's dog bowl at the door.

Since it was the first time to eat in the new house, Lin Heng poured himself a glass of sweet wine, and Xiulan also poured herself a glass of sugary wine.

Tangxi is a very sweet drink made from sweet potatoes. In rural areas, wine is usually poured into it to create a wine with a very special taste.

Xiaoxia also has a small bowl of honey water.

"Honey, cheers!" Lin Heng picked up the wine glass.

"Cheers." A bright smile appeared on Xiulan's face. This kind of life was what she longed for when she married Lin Heng.

After the two finished the wine, Lin Heng handed the honey water to his daughter sitting next to him.

Zhizhi! !

Xiaoxia, like a little mouse, makes a squeaking sound when drinking water.

"Dad, want it!!"

After finishing the drink, Xiaoxia held up the small wooden bowl and made a clear sound.

"Eat a vegetable and I'll give it to you later."

Xiulan handed over a mouthful of gray vegetables, and the little girl opened her mouth to eat.

Bahba! !

At the door, Xiongba lowered his head and was eating enthusiastically.

Lin Heng and the other three ate the food one bite at a time, one bite for you, one bite for me, and one bite for Xiaoxia.

"Honey, come and have a drink."

Lin Heng picked up the wine glass again and said with a smile.

"It's not like getting married." Xiulan looked at him, but still reached out and drank a glass of wine with him.

"Dad, want it!!"

Xiaoxia grabbed Lin Heng's clothes and shouted that she wanted to drink too.

"You can only drink after eating."

Xiulan looked at her daughter sternly, then took the bowl and scooped out the rice.

"Woof woof!!"

Xiongba also finished his food and came over to look at them eagerly.

"for you."

Lin Heng threw the chicken bones down.

After ladling out the rice, Lin Heng took the bowl and fed his baby daughter to eat.

Xiulan picked out boneless pheasant meat from time to time and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Eat it yourself, don't just feed it to me." Lin Heng said helplessly, his wife felt so sorry for him.

"No, there are two of us." Xiulan said, blinking.

But it was clear that what she ate was less meat and more bones, while what Lin Heng ate was more meat and less bones.

After feeding his daughter, he gave her a small bowl of honey water and asked her to drink it slowly with a spoon. Lin Heng picked several pieces of chicken with small bones on the plate and stuffed them into his wife's bowl.

"Eat it, don't give it to me anymore." Lin Heng stared at her and said.

A smile appeared on Xiulan's mouth and she nodded: "Okay."

Xiongba stared at the two of them intently, hoping to eat some bones.

The meal lasted for more than half an hour. Except for the fried bacon with shredded pickled radish and a little leftover of the four dishes, the two of them finished all the other dishes.

There is also some rice left in the pot, and those who intentionally do not eat it mean there will be more than enough every year.

"Oh, what a hug." Lin Heng burped and said with a smile.

"You look at my daughter, I'll clean up the dishes." Xiulan Jiang said.

"okay."

Lin Heng nodded, picked up his daughter, and took her to the backyard.

Xiulan looked at the backs of Lin Heng and her daughter and was suddenly stunned. It had only been a month, but it had become instinctive.

Before, she used to carry her daughter in a sling to do housework and farm work.

Then she smiled and went to the kitchen with the dishes.

"Come, let's sit on the swing."

Lin Heng took his daughter to sit on the swing chair and gently swung.

"Swing! Swing!"

Xiaoxia shouted loudly, dancing happily.

"Okay, okay." Lin Heng stomped the ground hard, and the swing suddenly became bigger, and his daughter's laughter became louder.

Lin Heng leaned on the back of the chair and enjoyed it very much. It's true that no matter how old you are, the swing can make people happy.

"Xiu Lan, come too."

Seeing his wife wash the dishes and come to the backyard, Lin Heng waved and called.

After a while, the family of three sat on the swing chair, swaying gently, facing the breeze, and enjoying the good time.