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

Chapter 190: Set fire to the land and build a breeding farm

When we got home, we unloaded the wood and piled it outside the yard. This time we cut down a lot of dead pine trees for burning the ground. However, these dead pine trees cannot be used now and have to be split before they can be used.

And there were almost enough dead trees for burning the land, but certainly not enough good wood for building the farm.

You should know that the sika deer has a very strong jumping ability. They can easily jump 1.5 to 1.6 meters, and 2 to 3 meters in a jump. If frightened, they can climb over an obstacle more than two meters high.

In a covered farm, especially one where sika deer are raised, a lot of wood is needed to make fences!

So he made an agreement with Li Shengli and the other two to cut trees in the mountain for the next two days.

Liu Xueting asked Li Shengli and the other two to take a rest first, and then she and Chen Weidong went into the kitchen to cook.

Li Shengli and his two companions were not idle. They slaughtered the pheasant they had caught today and boiled water to remove its feathers.

Including the pheasants shot by Shitou and Bingzi, a total of twelve pheasants were shot today.

After Chen Weidong finished stewing the dish, he came out and saw that the three men had already slaughtered the pheasant.

"Weidong, how do you eat this pheasant?"

"Of course I'll put all these pheasants into the braised meat pot and make them into roast chicken. The roast chicken in the pot is almost gone." Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"What a great feeling, I have to say, Weidong, the soup your family made is really delicious.

"Whether it's braised meat or braised chicken, they're both delicious!" Li Shengli said with a smile.

Chen Weidong went into the house and took out all the braised meat and chicken from the pot and put them into a basin.

Eat a little when you eat later. If you can’t finish the rest, let Li Shengli and the others take it back.

Chen Weidong first soaked all the pheasants in water, until the blood water came out.

After soaking the pheasant, Chen Weidong went into the kitchen again and saw that the stewed mushrooms and meat were almost ready.

Serve it, tear the braised chicken that you had taken out earlier into pieces and put it on the plate, then cut the pig ears and pig head and put them on the plate as well.

Add a bowl of yellow sauce and green onions, and dinner is ready.

"Dani, go call your uncle Shengli and the others to have dinner!" Chen Weidong called.

After Shitou and Bingzi helped kill the pheasant, they went outside the yard to chop firewood. In a short while, they had chopped a large pile of firewood.

"Uncle Shengli! Uncle Bingzi, Uncle Shitou, it's time to eat!"

"Oh!"

Shitou and Bingzi responded, put down their axes, washed their hands, and went into the house to eat.

Everyone was not polite when drinking and eating. They ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls, and dipped green onions in the sauce to relieve the greasiness.

After finishing their meal, Li Shengli and his friends did not stay long. Chen Weidong’s family had six children, and sometimes the questions he asked were so overwhelming that it made him feel overwhelmed. They also made an appointment to go into the mountains to chop firewood early the next morning, and then they said goodbye and left.

After seeing the three off, Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting washed the little girls' faces, buttocks and feet, and carried them to the kang one by one. Liu Xueting continued to fiddle with the sewing machine. Chen Weidong went to see that the pheasant was almost done soaking.

Take out the twelve pheasants, stuff the drumsticks into their stomachs, and stuff the heads under their wings.

Then put everything into the braised meat pot. Chen Weidong added some seasonings and then water.

I added two pieces of wood to the bottom of the pot and brought it to a boil over high heat.

After a while, seeing that the soup in the pot had boiled, Chen Weidong looked at the firewood under the stove and saw that there was still a lot of it, so he ignored it and went into the house to sleep.

It was another calm night.

The next day, Chen Weidong got up early without disturbing his wife and children. After washing up, he fed the dog and lit a fire to cook.

When Chen Weidong finished making breakfast, Liu Xueting, Dani and Erni also got up. Dani and Erni had to go to school again today! They got up early.

"Okay, go wash up quickly, we will go to school after dinner!" Chen Weidong patted Dani and Erni's little butts and said with a smile.

"Okay, Dad!" Da Ni and Er Ni happily went to wash up and eat breakfast. Not long after,

Li Shengli, Shitou and Bingzi arrived.

Chen Weidong got on the sled, and the four of them drove the big guy out of the village.

The four of them worked for two or three days in a row, and the wood for building the farm was almost ready!
Chen Weidong called Li Shengli and the other two to have dinner together. In the past few days, Li Shengli and the other two often had dinner at his house.

After all, if you eat his food, you have to come and work for him.

Chen Weidong went into the kitchen to cook. Today he just shot two pheasants and two rabbits.

Chen Weidong simply stewed two wild rabbits with two pheasants, added some mushrooms, potatoes, cabbage and other side dishes, and stewed a big pot, enough for the eleven of them.

In the evening, they ate and drank again!
The next day, Chen Weidong had just finished breakfast when Li Shengli and the other two arrived.

Chen Weidong didn't hesitate and started to arrange the work directly. Shitou was responsible for chopping and sawing wood!
Chen Weidong took Li Shengli and Bingzi to the back to clear the snow.

"Dad, Dad, what are we doing?"

Sanni, with Xiaosi, Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, ran over and asked in a baby voice.

"You guys play aside, Sanni, just take good care of the sisters and don't let them come over to make trouble!" Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"Okay!" Sanni nodded and said to Sini and Wuni in a baby voice, "Dad, I told you to let me play with you. What do you want from your third sister?"

"Third sister, I'll obey you!"

"I'll listen to you!" "..."

Because the area behind the house was not used, the snow had never been cleared, but Chen Weidong and his four companions had already cleared a large area last night.

The breeding farm built by Chen Weidong is behind the house. Chen Weidong marked out a large area at the back, which is about one hundred square meters.

The three of them took shovels and started clearing the snow. The snow that was more than one meter thick was not so easy to clear.

After a while, Liu Xueting also came over to help, and the little girls also took some small tools and played with digging snow!

It took the four people about two hours to clean up the place marked out by Chen Weidong.

Then, everyone went to the front yard, carried the firewood to the back yard, distributed it evenly, built a bonfire on the ground, poured a little kerosene on it, and lit it.

Chen Weidong, Li Shengli and Bingzi did not leave, but stood nearby and watched. It is not so easy to set fire to the ground and thaw the frozen soil.

You have to watch nearby, otherwise a gust of wind may blow the fire away, and that would be really fun.

Of course, the breeding farm built by Chen Weidong is still some distance away from his home. After all, you can’t burn your own house while burning the land!
After all the fires were lit, a raging fire rose behind the house, dyeing the sky red.

Chen Weidong and others stood around the backyard, looking at the fire.

The fire grew bigger and bigger. Even though they were standing seven or eight meters away from the fire, they could still feel the heat. At this time, the little girls were all taken home by Liu Xueting.

What Chen Weidong and his friends didn't know was that there was chaos outside. The fire behind the house alarmed the people in Jiuqutun.

Everyone thought that there was a fire in Chen Weidong's house, and they all ran to Chen Weidong's house with tools.

Chen Guangtian and his elder brother Chen Weihai ran over here quickly.

Stone, who was sawing wood in front of the yard, was startled by the sudden appearance of the villagers.

What is going on? They are all holding shovels and forks. What are they trying to do?
fight?

Shitou, holding an axe, stepped forward to stop everyone and asked bluntly, "What are you doing?"

“········” Shi Tou’s words confused everyone. What are we doing?
Finally, someone reacted and shouted, "We are here to put out the fire. What's your attitude?"

"Put out a fire? Put out what fire?" The man's words made Shi Tou confused and he asked stupidly.

"Let's come to Weidong's house to put out the fire!"

"My brother Weidong's family is fine, why are you here to put out the fire? You all have nothing to do!" Shitou said in a muffled voice.

"Shi Tou, stop messing around! What's going on at home?" Fortunately, Chen Guangtian arrived at this time and shouted loudly.

"Uncle Guangtian is fine! Don't you think Brother Weidong's family is doing well? What could possibly happen?"

Shitou pointed to the yard behind him and said, Chen Guangtian also noticed at this time that Chen Weidong's house was not on fire, but the back of the house was on fire!

"Dad, brother, why are you here?" At this time, Liu Xueting, who was in the house, heard the noise outside and led the children out.

"Xue Ting, what are you doing behind the house? Why is the fire so big?" Chen Guangtian asked in a deep voice.

"Grandpa, Dad is setting fire to the ground in the backyard!" Si Ni said in a conspicuous baby voice.

"What land are you burning?" Chen Guangtian didn't understand what the little boy meant for a moment.

"Dad, big brother, brother Dajun, aunt..." Chen Weidong heard the calls and walked over to greet them one by one.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Guangtian continued to ask.

"Dad, I'm not burning the land. I'm planning to build a breeding farm behind the house!" said Chen Weidong.

"Build a breeding farm!" Chen Guangtian looked at his son with confusion.

"You are building a farm in such a cold weather. Isn't that a waste of time?" Chen Guangtian asked.

Not only Chen Guangtian, everyone felt that Chen Weidong was just bored and was messing around.

"Dad, don't worry about it. You won't understand even if I tell you!" Chen Weidong didn't explain at this time.

"That's okay!"

Chen Guangtian was straightforward. He knew that his son was more capable and opinionated than himself, so he did not ask any further questions. Before leaving, he just told his son to be careful of fire and left with his men.

The others did not leave, but stayed to watch the fun.

The winter in Northeast China is really boring. Everyone stays in the house during the winter and does nothing but drink and toss and turn on the kang.

Therefore, this burning fire has become a rare excitement.

Some people even took out melon seeds from their pockets and distributed them to people around them, while eating the melon seeds and gossiping.

Chen Weidong was grateful that everyone came to put out the fire, so he simply took out the roasted pine nuts to treat everyone.

Standing behind the house, the fire burned brighter and brighter, and no one felt cold. Even if there was a little cold, it did not stop everyone from watching the fun.

Moreover, more and more people gather together.

This does have one advantage, which is that Chen Weidong doesn't have to worry about a sudden gust of wind causing sparks and a fire.

The first time he set fire to the land, although Chen Weidong did not put much firewood, there were many shrubs and trees behind the house, so the fire was very big. The fire burned for a whole morning before it was extinguished.

(End of this chapter)