Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Hearing his father's words, Lin Heng instinctively asked: "Have all the cows finished giving birth?"

Father Lin smiled and nodded: "Yes, the 9 yellow cows successfully gave birth to nine calves, and the new dairy cow also gave birth to a calf. There were originally 23 cows. If these 9 grow up smoothly, there will be 32 cows."

Mother Lin also said: "And six cows in the last batch of cows can also be bred this year. If nothing goes wrong next year, they can give birth to 15 calves."

"This is indeed very good news." Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

These cattle and sheep at home will be worth a lot of money in a few years, but he probably won't need the money by then.

"What about the sheep?" he asked again.

"Only a few sheep have given birth, and most of them give birth this month." Father Lin said.

"Recently, two sheep have diarrhea and are a bit bad. Your father and I killed them and they are frozen in the freezer." Mother Lin said.

"Diarrhea?" Lin Heng was puzzled. This should be a very easy to treat disease.

"It can't be cured. After isolating them, feeding them hay and drinking some water soaked in Guanyin soil didn't work." Lin's father said.

"What about the other sheep?" Lin Heng asked again.

"The other sheep are fine. I guess they may have eaten something they shouldn't have eaten recently when we let them roam freely." Lin's mother said.

"As long as the other sheep are fine." Lin Heng nodded.

Death is inevitable in breeding. Cattle and sheep are relatively strong species. Pigs often die in large numbers.

"In addition, musk deer have also given birth. Five pregnant female musk deer gave birth to ten cubs, six males, five females and four females. Now only nine are alive, and one female musk deer died inexplicably two days after birth. The others are fine." Lin's mother said again.

"This is normal. With this calculation, plus the nine cubs this year, there are a total of 27 musk deer in our family, right?" Lin Heng asked. He remembered the number of musk deer very clearly.

There were originally 18, 10 males and 8 females, 7 of which can produce musk, and 5 of which are sexually mature and can give birth.

Father Lin thought for a while and nodded, saying: "Yes, with the 9 born this year, it is 27. If everything goes well, the number of fertile this year will increase to 7, and two will also begin to become musk."

"This is also an industry." Lin Heng said with emotion.

He did not have much hope for this at first, but gradually found that the breeding was quite smooth.

He knew that a lot of credit was due to timely disinfection and prevention, otherwise it would be difficult to save it once it got sick.

"This thing still doesn't like to stay like a sheep. I have been letting it go in the pen recently." Father Lin said.

"Then let's build a special breeding farm in the future." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

While eating watermelon, he chatted with his parents and learned about the situation in the village these days.

Nowadays, every household in the village has planted at least a few acres of astragalus, and because it is a transplanted seedling, the survival rate is very good.

The astragalus in their home has grown into small trees, and you can see a green patch from afar.

The grass at home has been harvested once, and the rice seedlings and fish fry have been put in after the seedlings grow up. Father Lin also spreads a few handfuls of feed from time to time.

After speaking, Lin Heng put on a straw hat and walked around inside and outside. He likes to patrol everywhere.

After looking at the fish pond and shrimp pond, he went up the cement road to look at cattle, sheep and musk deer, and sat down in front of the cabin at the top of the mountain.

He looked at the dense woods in midsummer, blew the mountain breeze in the forest, and after a rest, he walked to the ginseng garden again.

The quantity of ginseng here is very stable, and at a glance, it is all ginseng that has borne fruit.

He is not in a hurry to sell this ginseng now, let them grow freely, and the longer the time, the better the medicinal effect.

He is not afraid of being stolen, because in two years he will surround the entire Red Maple Mountain with a courtyard wall, and set up an anti-theft net on it.

After walking around the ginseng garden, he encountered a green snake and played with it for a while.

This kind of snake is not poisonous and has no peculiar smell. It is a kind of snake that he likes very much.

When he came to the ginseng garden to see the bees, he found that his bees had two new boxes of bees. There were already four boxes of bees here.

"It looks like they should be the new bees collected this year." Lin Heng said to himself.

The bees were buzzing here, and there were large golden ring tiger bees flying in the air to catch bees.

But Lin Heng didn't care. The bees that survived the competition were stronger.

After watching, he left and went down the path beside the mountain stream. On the way, he looked at the plum fish and new astragalus.

When he was about to go down the mountain, he saw three hens in the chicken farm running around with their chicks looking for food. He counted them and there were 20 chicks in total. The hatching success rate was indeed higher than artificial hatching with light bulbs.

The chicken farm is surrounded by bird-proof nets. Eagles appear here from time to time, so we still have to be careful.

"Woof!"

"Awoo, awoo!"

When he walked to the warehouse, eight puppies ran over to play at his feet. After a while, a big yellow female dog came out from behind and lay down to look at them.

"Dad, is this the litter born by Xiongba this year? Is this the Xiongba daughter I mentioned?"

Lin Heng asked while looking at the dogs.

Last year's litter was all put in the farm to guard the farm. There are currently five big dogs in Hongfeng Mountain. In addition to the original fine dog Fengshou and blue wolf dog Laifu, the remaining three were carefully selected from Xiongba's descendants.

The rest were all given away. In this era, dogs are still very popular and every household has one.

Not only does his family have many red maple dogs, but they also have three big dogs in the yard. Even if someone wants to do something bad, they have to think twice when they see these three dogs.

He attaches great importance to safety. Not only does he remind his wife and children that there are guns at home, but the dogs are also big and strong.

"Yes, this is the smartest one you picked last year. This year, Xiongba bred it. The first litter produced eight puppies. Now it is this big in just fifteen days." Father Lin nodded.

"Not bad." Lin Heng squatted down and played with the dogs.

The puppies in half a month are five or six kilograms, and they are not afraid of people. They are also good-looking. He thinks that there will be a few smart and good dogs in this batch.

All the dogs in their family are not sterilized. Sterilized dogs are not fierce, which is not conducive to guarding the house, hunting in the mountains.

Although they are not sterilized, not every one will be allowed to breed. At present, only Xiongba has the right to mate among the male dogs, and the female dogs will be selected based on various data and eugenics.

After all, it is not easy to feed them if they have too many.

"Dad, you and my mom will come over to dinner tonight, let's drink some wine."

After reading, Lin Heng looked at his father and said.

"Okay, we will come after feeding the cattle, sheep, fish and shrimp in the afternoon." Lin's father nodded in agreement.

Lin Heng nodded and drove the sidecar back to the village. Many people in the village became more enthusiastic when they met and greeted him.

"Awoo!"

Before Lin Heng opened the door, Xiongba's excited voice came from inside.

"Dad!"

"Dad!"

"Dad, Dad!"

Then the three children shouted in succession. When Lin Heng opened the door, they rushed over with the dog, hugged his legs, some said they missed him, and some complained that their sister and mother beat them.

"Don't worry, don't worry, come one by one and talk slowly." Lin Heng had to stop the car and squat down to listen to them talk. Fortunately, there was a big door to shade and it was not hot.

Xiulan also came out of the house, with a visible smile on her face.

After talking to the children, he was able to push the car into the house. After parking the car, he took some of the things he bought and handed them to Xiulan. These were some daily necessities she asked him to buy two days ago.

"How many days will you stay this time?" Xiulan looked at him and asked with a smile.

"This time, everything is done. I can have a good time for a while. I will take you back to my mother's house in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiulan was immediately happy: "That's good. There is a lot of mutton at home. We can have barbecue. Many fruits are ripe recently."

When she got used to Lin Heng's daily life at home, she was a little uncomfortable with Lin Heng's busyness in the past month. She felt uneasy and even too lazy to dress up.

Now she heard that Lin Heng was done, she was immediately happy.

"No problem, I will accompany you to have a good time for a while." Lin Heng said with a smile.

After entering the house, Lin Heng sat down and was fed by the children again. Even the three dogs raised at home came to join in the fun.

The children showed him the toys they made and the comic strips they drew. After receiving his praise, they still clung to him and refused to leave.

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After playing with them for half an hour, they finally ran to the side, and Lin Heng was able to sit next to Xiulan.

She wore a simple white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers today, and her hair was tied up casually, but she looked unkempt.

"Do you want to eat watermelon? There are ice ones in the well." Xiulan looked at him and asked.

"No, I just ate it in Hongfeng Mountain. If you want to eat it, I will kill it for you." Lin Heng said.

"Forget it, wait until the afternoon. The children just ate one this morning." Xiulan said.

Lin Heng nodded, drinking tea and listening to Xiulan. In addition to taking care of the children at home, she helped with some farm work these days, picked some mushrooms on rainy days, made some delicacies or gadgets when she was free, and read some books.

After a rest, Lin Heng couldn't sit still, and he went to the backyard to look at his bonsai first.

Seeing his expression, Xiulan said unhappily, "I water your precious bonsai every few days, so it won't die."

"Haha, thank you, my wife." Lin Heng said with a smile.

These bonsai are indeed growing very well, all of them are alive and well, and so are the other plants in the backyard.

The little turtles in the wooden basin are catching fish to eat, the lotus leaves in the fish pond are green and the lotus flowers are bright, the plump koi are playing under the lotus leaves, and the bunches of grapes under the grape rack are particularly beautiful, and they are not far from ripening.

With Xiulan here, the house is indeed in good order, and there is not even a weed in the backyard.

Then Lin Heng opened the backyard door again. He originally wanted to see what the orchard in the back mountain was like now, but as soon as he opened it, he saw a hen with six chicks digging the soil.

"Hey, we also have hen here." Lin Heng said in surprise.

"Didn't I tell you that the chicken was lost before? But it came back a few days ago with a nest of chicks. We don't need to hatch them artificially this year." Xiulan said with a smile.

"It seems that we are lucky this year. All four chickens have come to hatch." Lin Heng nodded.

He looked at the chicks, then looked at the fruit trees and bonsai, and then went back to the house.

"You didn't have lunch, what do you want to eat at noon?" Xiulan looked at him and asked after returning to the house.

"Let's have a simple cold noodle, and cook and drink in the evening." Lin Heng replied.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and went to pick a few cucumbers.

Lin Heng helped light the fire. The cold cucumber shreds were made separately, and a little sugar was added to make it slightly sweet. The children especially liked it.

Cold noodles are dried noodles soaked in cold water, topped with vinegar soup and garlic chili, and they taste delicious.

"It's so nice to be at home." Lin Heng sighed as he ate the noodles. Xiulan's cooking was more to his taste.

"Then you eat more, and the rest will be given to you." Xiulan pointed to the remaining noodles in the basin and said.

"I can never finish eating. If I eat too much, I will be fed into a pig." Lin Heng smiled and shook his head. However, leftovers are not wasted in rural areas. There are various raised animals to help eat.

"Eat more, I want you even if you become a fat pig." Xiulan gave him a bowl. With Lin Heng's appearance, she was really worried about an unruly woman seducing him.

Lin Heng looked helpless on the surface, but he was happy in his heart. He ate more than half and fed the rest to the dog.

The three dogs in the family are very well-behaved. They will only eat when fed, and they will not protect their food.

Of course, those who protect food generally don't grow up.

After eating, he stayed at home. The sun was very bright outside and he didn't want to go out.

The house is very cool. The earthen walls are already insulated and the roof is insulated with cotton. Turning on the fan will stop the heat. It is very comfortable to live there.

He took out the mutton and defrosted it, and gave Xiulan the lamb chops to make cumin lamb chops at night, and then cooked another one.

What surprised him was that Xiulan had already dressed the mutton skewers and was waiting for him to come back for barbecue.

He went to tell his eldest brother, and then he and Xiulan prepared dinner early. As the sun set, Mother Lin also came over to help. At seven o'clock, a large table of food was ready.

"Today is another day to eat meat." Liu Juan came over and sat down with a smile.

"The mutton tastes so delicious." Lin Wei looked at the mutton chops and swallowed his saliva.

"Sit down and let's eat." Lin Heng said with a smile.

No one was polite. They were all on their own. When everyone arrived, they started eating and drinking with their chopsticks.

While chatting while eating and drinking, Lin Yue smiled and said: "I don't have time to hunt this summer, there is no game at all."

"It's okay, we can go hunting in autumn." Lin Heng said with a smile.

He will definitely go hunting this year. After this year, it will be difficult to hunt in the country.

Although there were still many people hunting in the mountains until the year 2000, he could not do this.

"Let's go to the mountains to dig medicinal materials in August." Father Lin said after taking a bite of the mutton stew.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. Digging for medicinal materials is also a very interesting thing.

He said and gave Xiulan another large piece of mutton.

The meal lasted until after eight o'clock, and everyone was a little stuffed after eating.

Lin Heng and Xiulan put away the dishes and chopsticks, and the children had finished washing themselves. Xiaoxia was supervising them in the evening, and the two younger brothers were very good at washing their faces, hands, and feet.

They also simply washed up and returned to the house. He stayed down there for five days this time. The children also missed him very much and asked him to make up for the five days of stories.

But he only talked about it for the second time and they were all sleeping like little piggies.

He covered them with a thin quilt, pulled back the mosquito net, and went to bed.

As soon as he lay down, Xiulan leaned over, put a pair of small hands around his neck, and began to express her thoughts.

"Husband, I miss you so much!"

Xiulan whispered in his ear.

Lin Heng didn't say anything, just blocked her pink lips and answered with actions.