Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 189: Chopping trees on the mountain to build a breeding farm

Wu Xiuqin heard the voice and hurriedly said, "Your father is right, the food is ready and it's all on the stove! Stop busying yourself and go eat!"

"Mom, let me feed the dogs first!" Chen Weidong took out dog food and fed it to the six dogs.

"Dad, let's eat the candied haws! We haven't eaten the candied haws yet!"

Si Ni ran over with her short legs and said in a baby voice.

"We'll eat soon, wait until we're done before eating! Dani, take two strings of candied haws and give them to Xiaohua and Goudan."

Chen Weidong opened the oil paper, took out two strings of candied haws and handed them to Dani.

"Dad, give it to me! I'll give it to Sister Xiaohua!" Si Ni said in a baby voice.

"You...just forget it!"

Chen Weidong smiled and rejected Si Ni's kindness. He was not afraid that Si Ni would eat secretly, but he was afraid that she would secretly lick a few times.

Da Ni took the candied haws and ran out. Er Ni and the others didn’t follow her. At this moment, they were all staring at the candied haws in Chen Weidong’s hand. This red candied haws was so delicious that they wanted to eat more!

Dafei and Xiaofei were drooling at the red candied haws in Chen Weidong's hand.

"Don't worry, everyone has a share. Let's go to grandpa and grandma's house to eat first. Whoever finishes first can come to me for the candied haws!"

Following Chen Weidong's order, the children ran out panting.

The whole family got moving quickly. The dishes had been prepared long ago, so they set the table and started eating. The children ate very quickly, and they all wanted to try the candied haws!
Chen Weidong and the other adults had just started eating for a while when the children lined up to get the candied haws. After getting the candied haws, they were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

"Da Fei, Xiao Fei, don't just focus on eating. This is what your uncle bought. Why don't you thank your uncle?"

Yang Xuehua greeted.

"Thank you, uncle!" Dafei and Xiaofei said politely.

“Thanks, Dad!”

The little girls also followed suit.

"Sister-in-law, we are all family, why are you still being so polite! Look at my daughter, she is so polite to her father!"

"Haha~"

Chen Guangtian, Chen Weihai and others all laughed, and the family enjoyed the meal very much.

By the time Chen Weidong finished his meal and returned home with his wife and children, it was already dark.

Let the six little foxes out and feed them. The little foxes are relatively easy to raise. They have meat to eat all day long and they are very energetic.

The little fox was clever and docile. When it saw Chen Weidong and the little girls, it was like seeing its own family.
The little kid kept rubbing against their feet, and cried with joy!
An hour later, under the candlelight in the main room, Liu Xueting was happily operating the newly bought sewing machine.

"Xue Ting, it's so late, why are you still using the sewing machine? Go take a shower and go to bed."

Chen Weidong carried Xiaoliu onto the kang and turned to say to Liu Xueting.

"It's nothing! I just bought the sewing machine and I need to get familiar with it first."

Liu Xueting said excitedly. She had just bought a sewing machine, so you can imagine how excited she was.

Chen Weidong frowned and said distressedly: "Go to sleep first, it won't be too late to do it tomorrow."

"It's okay, I'm not sleepy."

Liu Xueting smiled and squatted down, took out some fabrics from home and placed them neatly in the basket.

"This silly daughter-in-law! She is just stubborn sometimes!"

"But why does this scene seem so familiar? He remembered that it was the same last time.
Chen Weidong chuckled, "Xueting, if you are not sleepy, don't blame me for being rude. I can't deal with you anymore!"

Seeing this, Chen Weidong went straight to Liu Xueting.

"Weidong, go to bed after you finish washing, I'll be there soon! You don't have to worry about me!" Liu Xueting said softly.

"Don't make trouble..."

Before Liu Xueting finished her words, Chen Weidong picked up Liu Xueting without any hesitation and walked to the kang!
The six little girls were still awake at this moment. They stared at Chen Weidong as he carried Liu Xueting to the kang.

"Dad, why did you carry Mom to the kang today?"

"Mom, shame on you! Mom is an adult, but she still needs Dad to carry her to bed. Si Ni can go to bed by herself!"

"Wu Ni can also go to bed by herself!"

"..."

"Ha ha,"

Chen Weidong listened to the little girl's innocent voice, laughed loudly, and did not forget to teach the children: "Your mother is not a good child today. She is disobedient and still not sleeping so late. You should go to bed early! Be a good child!"

Liu Xueting: “…”

Listening to what Chen Weidong and the little girls said, Liu Xueting blushed: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Wu Ni, be a good girl!" Wu Ni quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

The other little girls quickly closed their eyes! When Xiaoliu saw that her sisters were all asleep, she followed suit and fell asleep soon.

Liu Xueting couldn't help but laugh. Chen Weidong's method of getting the child to sleep was really time-tested.

When there are many children, they like to compete with each other and see who can fall asleep first.

The next morning, Liu Xueting got up early to cook. After Chen Weidong got up, he did not help. Instead, he went to the main room to get some dog food, fed the dog in the yard, and then added some water to the dog bowl.

After feeding the dog, Chen Weidong opened the door of the dog pen and let the dog out for some fresh air.

Dogs cannot be kept locked up all the time, otherwise they will easily become spoiled. This is why many dog ​​owners in later generations, even if they do not take their dogs hunting, will take their dogs for a walk in the early morning and evening.

Chen Weidong's dog can go for a walk on its own without him taking it for a walk.

After letting the dogs out, I petted them one by one and comforted them. Then the group of dogs ran outside happily.

Then the little girls woke up one after another. Da Ni and Er Ni didn't have to go to school today.
Chen Weidong dressed them, and they went to play with the little foxes one by one.
The six dogs had been outside for a walk until lunchtime. After lunch, Chen Weidong locked Black Tiger and White Tiger in the dog pen.

Start daily training of four puppies: Dalong, Erlong, Sanlong, and Silong.
After being fed by Chen Weidong, these four puppies are almost as big as adult dogs! With strong limbs, these four dogs can be taken to the mountains to hunt in more than a month.

Chen Weidong found a torn cotton coat, tied it into a ball, and threw it far away to train the four dogs to "carry", "spit", "bite" and "stop".

These are basic movements. Chen Weidong trained these dogs frequently when they were still young, and they are now very familiar with them.

Of course, familiarity is not a big deal, but practice is just a show. Only when they are taken to the mountains and fight with wild animals like wild boars and wolves with real swords and guns can the hunting dogs truly master the skills.

……

"You little fool, Dad told the dog to squat, not you to squat!"

When Chen Weidong was training the dog, Xiaoliu came running over panting, but Chen Weidong squatted down.
No one knew what the little girl was thinking. She sat down on the ground. Chen Weidong was speechless.

"Dani, Erni, go call Uncle Shitou and Uncle Bingzi! Tell them I have something to talk to them about!" Chen Weidong said to Dani and Erni in the room while holding Xiaoliu.

Chen Weidong suddenly remembered that the sika deer raised in his parents' yard was about to give birth, and once the fawn was born.

The space for raising fish in the yard is too small, so Chen Weidong plans to build a breeding farm behind his own house. Chen Weidong's house is at the end of the village, and there is a mountain not far behind it. There is also a piece of wasteland with mixed trees all around, which is a natural breeding farm.

Of course, building a shed is a bit more troublesome, and Chen Weidong did not do it as he had planned before the New Year.
Instead of building a small deer farm, build a few more rooms so that any wild animals that are easy to raise can be raised in them. Chen Weidong plans to ask them to go up the mountain to cut trees and build a farm.

Upon hearing this, Da Ni and Er Ni immediately took the little girls and set off in two groups.

Soon, the little girls came running back, followed by Shitou and Bingzi.

"Brother Wei Dong!"

"Sister Xueting!"

"Shitou, Bingzi is coming!"

Liu Xueting stood up from the sewing machine and greeted Shitou Bingzi.

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"Brother Weidong, what do you want to ask me?"

"It's nothing. I'll invite you to have dinner at my house tonight and come to help me tomorrow!" Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"Row!"

Shitou and Bingzi were not polite to Chen Weidong at all.

"Go and call Brother Shengli to come over!" Chen Weidong said, and went into the kitchen to get busy.

Chen Weidong lit the braised pork pot for lunch, added firewood and let it burn slowly.

Liu Xueting also came over to help, and the two began to cook.

I stir-fried some pickled cabbage, stewed some dried beans, cooked a pot of corn stubble porridge, and steamed buns.

After the braised meat in the pot was completely boiled, Chen Weidong took out a pheasant, two pig ears, and half a pig face.

You don’t have to worry about things going bad in the Northeast in winter, and you don’t have to worry about the old soup in this braised pork pot going bad.

Don't take out the braised meat or anything else inside. Let it cool down directly, or it will freeze quickly.

When you want to eat it, just light the fire, bring it to a boil, then take it out and eat it.

This has another advantage. The braised meat, chicken, etc. can fully absorb the soup and taste better.

Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting had just finished cooking when Li Shengli arrived.

"Weidong, what's the matter? Why do you have to ask me to come over for dinner?"

"I'm planning to build a breeding farm and ask you to come and work. Should I prepare a meal for you in advance?" Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"This Tianjian breeding farm?"

Li Shengli grinned.

Apart from anything else, although the temperature has risen recently, it is still more than 20 degrees below zero.
The ground is frozen and harder than stone. It is extremely difficult to dig the soil and build a greenhouse.

Chen Weidong smiled but his teeth were bared.

At this time, it is not easy to build a farm. However, it is not impossible to build it.

Like the wooden house in front of Chen Weidong’s door, it was not built in the same way, and the farm was also relatively simple.

"Tomorrow we will go into the mountains and chop some firewood. Then we will light a fire in the place we plan to call the breeding farm and burn it for an hour or two. The soil on the ground should be thawed by then.

Then boil water and use it to mix the mud." Chen Weidong said.

"Okay! Why did you think of building a breeding farm now? How come it's only two months away? That would be so convenient."

"Isn't the deer I caught before the New Year about to give birth? And after the snow melts, I will take my wife back to her parents' home."

Chen Weidong said.

"Oh! That's good news. Weidong, you finally get to meet your mother-in-law!"

Li Shengli joked that they all knew that Chen Weidong had been married for many years and had never been to his mother-in-law's house.

Then the group ate and drank, and after that, Li Shengli and the other two said goodbye and left.

Chen Weidong asked Liu Xueting to take a rest while he took Da Ni and Er Ni to clean the pots and pans.

The next day, Chen Weidong got up early and after breakfast, Bingzi brought the big guy and the sled to Chen Weidong's house.

Soon, Shitou and Li Shengli also arrived. The four of them took axes and saws, got on the sled, and left the village.

The village was quiet and most people had not gotten up yet.

We left the village and came to a pine forest not far from the village.

Chen Weidong took the gun, took off the safety, and fired a shot into the sky.

This can also be considered as a warning to others.

They didn't bring a dog with them this time, so they fired a shot first, just in case.

It would be really unlucky if a wild animal happened to run over and hit someone while they were chopping trees!
After firing the gun, they tied the big guy to the tree, and then the four men walked into the forest to look for pine trees of suitable sizes, and of course dead trees as well, to use for firewood!
There were many pine trees in the pine forest. It didn't take the four people much effort to each cut down a pine tree of suitable size and brought it back.

The pine tree that had been cut down had been sawed into three sections, each more than two meters long. After putting the pine tree down, he turned and walked into the pine forest.

By noon, the four men had each chopped down two pine trees as thick as bowls.

Eight pine trees, with their trunks and larger branches, filled a full sled.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the four men decided not to go into the woods anymore. Instead, they loaded the dead pine trees onto the sled and drove the sled back.

When they got home, Liu Xueting had already prepared lunch and was waiting for them.

After unloading the firewood and having lunch, the four men drove the big man to the pine forest again.

Once again, each of them chopped down two pine trees and loaded a full sledge with firewood.
Chen Weidong also shot five pheasants. After eating so many pheasants, Chen Weidong always felt that the pheasants in the pine forests in the mountains were the most delicious.

It may be that these pheasants eat pine nuts and insects, and the insects also grow by eating the sap of pine trees, so the meat of these pheasants has the scent of pine trees.

Bingzi and Shitou also came back empty-handed, and each of them shot three or four pheasants.

"Weidong, you guys have chopped down another load of wood!"

"Yes! We don't have much firewood at home, so let Brother Shengli and the others help us go into the mountains to chop some firewood."

Chen Weidong responded with a smile.

"Didn't you cut a whole truckload of wood at noon? Wasn't that enough for you to burn?"

"My family has a lot of firewood!" Chen Weidong didn't want to explain that he wanted to build a breeding farm, and he didn't know how much more he would have to say.
I don't know how the story will turn out in the end, so I can only make up a random statement.

Anyway, in this day and age, it is not illegal to go into the mountains and cut trees, and no one cares. As long as you cut the trees for your own use and not to sell them, there is no problem.

In the village, people build houses and make furniture by cutting trees in the mountains. They don’t buy them with any money.

(End of this chapter)