Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Roar!!"

As soon as he 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 the little cat had heterochromia.

Two pupils, one golden and one blue, with reddish-brown hair, it was really strange.

He threw it on the ground again after taking a look, and turned to pack up his things in the shelter. There were some ropes, pots, teacups and other miscellaneous items here, which could 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, unwilling to stay in the backpack at all.

"Ahhh!!"

After finally putting it in again, 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.

You're a worthless life, but you still don't know what's good for you after I saved you. You really want to die, don't you?"

Lin Henglai was angry, grabbed its neck, narrowed his eyes and roared, and gave it a big fight.

Maybe it was frightened by Lin Heng's eyes and voice, or maybe it was stunned by the big 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 in the shelter.

After picking up the things, Lin Heng took Xiongba away. Xiongba walked beside him obediently, 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 up.

Even if the wild boar weighed five or six times more than it, it still dared to bite. It can only be said that he didn't feed it in vain.

When he finished all this, it was almost time to set off to the place where the big wild boar was defeated.

"It seems they have already gone back. Xiongba, lead the way."

When Lin Heng arrived, he found that they had already left, and the blood on the ground had solidified.

After calling Xiongba, he chased after them with his things on his back. They would definitely not be able to walk fast with the wild boar for 14 or 15 kilometers, and Lin Heng was not in a hurry.

The main reason was that he wanted to be lazy. It would take his life to carry such a big wild boar on his small shoulders.

It took two hours for Lin Heng to catch up with them, and he also picked up three chanterelles on the way.

"Oh, take a break quickly, this is really heavy and it will take my life."

After walking for a while, Li Baiquan couldn't hold on.

"Take a break."

Lu Honghai also nodded, and the two put down the wild boar together.

"Lin Heng, you are finally here, come and change it for me."

Seeing Lin Heng, Li Baiquan said hurriedly.

"Uncle, you are probably 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 married for more than two years. When I was 20, I carried more than 100 kilograms of things up the mountain."

"I don't know, let's try."

Lin Heng shook his head. He found that Tian Baishun was not there, and asked again: "Where is the old man Tian?"

Luo Honghai wiped his sweat and sighed: "The old man wanted to help lift it, but he almost sprained his waist. I asked him to go back and get help. He went back to call for help."

"Okay."

Lin Heng was helpless. He wanted to say that he would go back to call for help.

"How is your noose trap? Did you get anything?" Li Baiquan took out his dry tobacco and asked while rolling it.

"There's only a piglet in the backpack. I'm so angry."

Lin Heng pointed to the badger in the backpack.

He still can't figure it out. There are so many traces of prey in it, and he set more than 30 traps, but in the end he only got a piglet and a hare.

How could he fail so badly?

"Hahaha, this is not bad, two live ones, you can still keep them when you go back."

Li Baiquan laughed and comforted Lin Heng.

"Uncle, do you think there is something wrong with my noose and the devil hook?" Lin Heng asked again.

Li Baiquan lit up the dry tobacco, took a deep puff, paused for two seconds, and exhaled a burst of white mist: "There must be no problem, hunting is like this, sometimes you see a lot of things, but you just don't get them."

"Yeah, this is nothing strange, I made a lot of noose traps behind my house, but basically I didn't get anything."

Lu Honghai also said while smoking.

"Okay."

Lin Heng said helplessly, it seems that his uncle-in-law and uncle-in-law are used to being empty-handed.

It's like a novice who just started fishing, asking those old men by the water why one rod can last a day.

Whether it's fishing or hunting, you get used to it when it's empty.

After a short rest, the three of them got up and continued walking. Lin Heng replaced his uncle-in-law to help carry the wild boar.

"Damn it."

When Lin Heng lifted his head, he felt like a mountain was pressing on his shoulders. Every step he took was painful, and his feet felt like they were filled with lead.

After walking less than four or five hundred meters, he shouted, "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 like a piece of trash: "It's only a short distance, and you can't even walk anymore."

Lin Heng grinned: "You can't really 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 two hours, they couldn't hold on any longer, so they changed to three people carrying the wild boar, two in front and one behind.

The three people carried the wild boar up the mountain, and dragged it on a frame when going down the mountain.

"Woof woof!"

It was not until after five o'clock in the afternoon that the three people had walked nearly half of the way.

When Lin Heng heard Xiongba'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 quickly, this wild boar is too heavy."

Lin Heng called out hurriedly.

Soon, three people came from the distant forest. They were Lin Yue, Lin's father and Tian Baishun.

"My God, such a big wild boar." Lin Yue was a little shocked when he saw the wild boar.

"I said it was 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 big enough."

"Dad and big brother, come and help me, I can't lift it at all."

Lin Heng said with a smile.

The two of them came over and looked at the wild boar again and again, and finally sighed: "It's amazing."

The crowd changed the way the wild boar was tied up again, and four people carried it on a board.

"How did you get it?"

On the way, Lin's father asked curiously.

The four people explained the process one by one, and both of them were scared. This process was too thrilling.

"Old man Tian, ​​you are too pitiful, you almost hurt Lin Heng." Lin's father even blamed Tian Baishun.

If Lin Heng hadn't dodged it, he would probably have to lie down for several months, and let the wild boar fangs pick it up.

Old Man Tian smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect this wild boar to be so ferocious. I have never shot such a big male wild boar."

"Brother, are you okay?" Lin Yue turned his head to ask.

"It's okay. I'm not hurt at all." Lin Heng shook his head and said.

"You must be careful when hunting in the future. Wild boars are too dangerous." Father Lin reminded him. He now has a clear understanding of the ferocity of wild boars.

"Maybe you won't 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 are only more than 100 kilograms, and there are very few over 200 kilograms.

"Next time there is such an 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 would be no next time.

With the help of his father and elder brother, Lin Heng was much more relaxed. He only needed to help change shoulders occasionally, which was much easier than the previous three people lifting.

"Lin Heng, you also caught a wild badger cub, and this one is a wild cat cub?"

When changing shoulders, Lin Yue discovered the cubs in Lin Heng's backpack.

"Yes, I didn't catch the big one with the trap I set, so I caught only a wild badger cub, and I picked up the wild cat cub." Lin Heng nodded.

"Your trap is good, you can raise it yourself when it's alive, which is much better than a dead one." Lin Yue said.

"I think it's good too, it's much better to raise it and eat meat during the New Year, better than directly shooting a wild boar." Li Baiquan said.

"I don't think it's bad, I just think it's abnormal to only catch 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 a big one from the beginning.

It's like when you go fishing, your goal is a ten-jin big carp, but you end up catching a two-liang small koi, of course you can't be happy.

If it's a big wild badger plus a little one, he would be so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

When it was about to get dark, six people entered the village from the west. The villagers had heard that a big prey had been caught. The big ginkgo tree was crowded with people. When they saw everyone coming back, they all stood up.

"Oh my god, this wild boar is really big."

"What a talent, too much talent!"

"It will take so many days to eat this, you are so lucky."

"Look at this wild boar's eggs (eggs), they are much bigger than domestic pigs, and they are absolutely delicious when fried."

A group of people chatted with each other, and some took the initiative to help carry them. They walked towards the Lin family, and their eyes were full of envy.

Lin Heng walked at the end, watching the people who were either shocked or envious, and felt extremely satisfied. ,

Just when he was happy, he saw his father Lin Xuping and mother Li Ping coming from a distance with hoes, and he couldn't help but speak: "Dad and mother, how did you know that I killed a wild boar weighing more than 200 kilograms?"

Lin Xuping: "..."

Li Ping: "..."

Li Ping said with a dark face and sneered: "What's there to show off? You didn't kill it alone. I'm afraid you won't even get a leg."

Lin Heng nodded in agreement: "I only got a second-class merit, and I can get 60 to 70 kilograms. It's really not much. I can only eat meat every meal for two or three months."

Li Ping: "..."

She didn't know what to say for a while. She hadn't smelled the fragrance of 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 eaten meat for many meals." Lin Xuping said shamelessly.

Lin Heng raised his head and hesitated for a second: "No."

Lin Xuping immediately shouted: "What an unfilial descendant."

Then he left with his wife indignantly.

Seeing the two leave, Lin Heng spread his hands and was very happy.

"Lin Heng, you are such a bad person. You obviously didn't want to do it, but you deliberately muttered and teased your dad. I have never seen you like this before." A female 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 thousand yuan in the village.

This woman is not married yet. She is a flower in the village. She has a beautiful figure and a good-looking face. She is a beautiful girl who can rival Caiyun.

"No way, that's what second-rate guys are like." Lin Heng spread his hands and laughed at himself.

He didn't want to say much to the woman Jin Yan, because his father had asked someone to tell him about Jin Yan's kin before, but it didn't work. The specific reason was probably because he disliked his family's poverty.

Now that he is married, if he talks to her for a few words, he will be gossiped about.

But he was glad that the marriage had not been agreed, otherwise he would not have met Xiulan, and the whole family would have been in a mess.

Although this woman is beautiful, she has a cold and dissolute temperament. In her previous life, she married another Wang family, a family with a thousand yuan in the village. This caused the Wang family brothers to turn against each other. One of them went to jail, and the other broke his leg.

She herself took up the money and remarried to another county to live a happy life.

Jin Yan glanced at Lin Heng and said with a smile: "With your skills now, no one dares to call you a second-rate person anymore."

She couldn't believe it, how could Lin Heng become so capable now? Recently I heard that he had earned at least several hundred yuan from hunting, so she came here to take a look today.

"It's okay. Are you here to see the big wild boar too?" Lin Heng asked, his tone a little indifferent.

"I'm here to buy pork. My dad heard that you hunted wild boar and wanted to buy some fresh pork to eat. How much does it cost per pound?"

Jin Yan looked at Lin Heng with her eyes, somewhat dissatisfied with his indifference.

"I don't know. Ask the old man Tian Baishun. I can't decide on my own." Lin Heng said this and went home with a backpack on his back.

"You guys, wait for me." Jin Yan still wanted to continue chatting, why did Lin Heng leave? Is she ugly?

"Lin Heng, you guys are awesome this time."

"I heard that you also rescued old man Na Tian. You must take a lot of meat this time."

On the way, the people in the village were extremely envious of Lin Heng, and there was a sour taste in their words.

"Haha, it's okay, it's all thanks to everyone." Lin Heng smiled slightly and left quickly.

The yard of the old house was crowded with people. The village pig butcher had been called, big wooden barrels were taken out, and several pots were boiling water to prepare the pig soup.

Old Man Tian and a group of others sat in the yard and watched, drinking water and bragging about everything from big wild boars to black bears, bragging about how many prey they had caught in the past.

Lin Heng went home directly without going in. When he opened the door, Xiulan and her daughter were indeed at home.

"Dad, hug!"

Xiaoxia was playing with 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 stones and ran towards him quickly.

"Come on, kiss her!" Lin Heng picked up his baby daughter, kissed her and held her high in the air.

Bah!

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 again, and his heart suddenly melted: "Daddy misses you too, please give me another kiss."

He kissed his daughter hard on her soft little face and lifted her up high: "Who taught you to say you miss me, baby?"

"It's mom, mom said it herself." Xiaoxia said crisply, her words becoming more sincere every day in the past two days.

Xiulan, who was boiling water in the kitchen, heard this and said quickly: "I taught her, I didn't say anything."

"Hahaha." Lin Heng laughed, and took out a pack of raspberries wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to his daughter: "This is for you, eat it quickly."

Xiaoxia was a little afraid to eat thornberries for the first time. Lin Heng took one and fed it to her. After a while, her eyes turned into small crescents: "It's sweet, I still eat it."

The little mouth is open, waiting for dad to feed it.

Lin Heng walked into the main room while feeding her and put the raspberry on the table. Lin Heng put his daughter down temporarily.

"Honey, I shot a big wild boar today, weighing more than two hundred kilograms." Lin Heng chuckled.

"I know, and I also know that you were almost hit by a wild boar. Don't be so careless next time you hunt." Xiulan looked at him and said.

Lin Heng took his wife's hand, touched it, and smiled: "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 should pay attention to your own safety when hunting." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and felt relieved when she saw no wounds on his body.

"I know. Look, I brought back two cubs, a wild cat and a pig badger." Lin Heng said as he took out the two cubs.

"Hello, pig and badger cub. It just so happens that we don't have any piglets. We can raise them as pigs during the Chinese New Year." Xiulan looked at the pig and badger cub with great fondness. As for the wild cat cub, she was not that interested.

"I think so too. This is still a boar badger cub. I will have it sterilized (neutered) when it gets older. The meat will be even more delicious during the Chinese New Year."

Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Besides this, I also brought two fish back, you see." Lin Heng took out two more fine salmon. Because they were salted, they are not bad now, but they will last until noon tomorrow at most.

It's best to eat it tonight, it tastes the best and won't spoil.

"Is this plum blossom fish? Did you catch it in the mountains?" Xiulan was a little surprised. The fish sold in the market was very valuable. She had seen people selling it for one yuan and a half a catty in Lushui County before.

Qinling salmon is the scientific name, they generally call it plum fish or flower fish here.

"Yes, I saw a few and brought them back for you and my daughter." Lin Heng smiled.

Xiulan's face showed joy, Lin Heng often gave her such small gifts.

"Then I'll put it in the well to freeze, we'll eat it tomorrow morning." Xiulan said with a smile.

The mountain spring water in the well is only more than ten degrees, which can preserve the meat very well.

"Dad, more."

Xiulan went to store the fish meat, Xiaoxia finished eating the thorn berries, and hugged Lin Heng's legs and cried for more.

"Now there are no more, can I pick them for you tomorrow?" Lin Heng looked at his daughter and said.

"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, and I won't like you if you keep making noises."

As he said that, he picked up his daughter and held her high. After playing with her for a while, she temporarily forgot about the thorn berries.

"Dog!"

Lin Heng put her on the ground, and she ran to play with Xiongba again, she couldn't sit still.

"Woo~"

Lying on the ground, Xiongba showed a helpless look, why did his eyes suddenly shift to him?