Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 116: Think it over, Golden Crispy Roast Suckling Pig
  In the Tuanjie Brick Factory, you can see billowing black smoke coming from the chimney from a distance. It seems that even the fire control is not in place.

Walking to Tuanjie Brick Factory, Lin Heng estimated that it was around seven o'clock, and the workers in the brick factory were already working.

Those who sift soil, mix mud, and press bricks. This is a small brick factory, and the boss is also helping with the work.

Lin Heng's arrival quickly attracted the boss's attention.

"What are you here to buy this time? How did the terracotta tiles from last time go?"

The brick factory owner looked at Lin Heng and asked with a smile.

"Boss Wang, let me discuss some business. Let's go to a place with few people." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay, come with me." Wang Jie nodded and led Lin Heng to the place where he was drinking tea.

After pouring a cup of tea for Lin Heng, he smiled and said, "If you have any business, just talk."

Lin Heng took a sip of water and said with a smile: "Boss Wang, your brick factory has been open for a year or two, and the scale is still so small."

Wang Jie was stunned, not knowing what Lin Heng wanted to talk about. He nodded and smiled bitterly: "It's a small business, there's nothing we can do about it."

Lin Heng smiled: "Now that the country's economy is taking off, especially the construction industry, high-rise buildings are rising from the ground, and red bricks are needed everywhere. If you do this business, you can make more than one million a year in a few years."

I heard that a new town hall building will be built in the town recently, and the school will also be renovated. Many people want to build buildings now that they have money. There are opportunities everywhere. "

"I've heard about it too, but it has nothing to do with me. It's all taken care of by people with connections." Wang Jie shook his head.

"Actually, there is another reason. You should also understand that the bricks you produce are not up to standard. Small workshops can only sell to ordinary people and cannot find big partners. I am right." Lin Heng said again.

"Brother Lin Heng, what are you here for today?" Wang Jie understood. The business Lin Heng was talking about was not buying bricks, but something else.

"I wonder if you admit that technology can be considered wealth?" Lin Heng asked again.

Wang Jie nodded: "Of course, technology must be wealth. If you have anything to say, just say it and don't be secretive."

Wang Jie was a little impatient.

"I have a plan for brick factory management and technical adjustment here. You can take a look at it first. If you find it useful, we can discuss it later." Lin Heng smiled and took out two pages of paper from his pocket and handed it to Wang Jie.

This is what he wrote yesterday afternoon, about how to turn a small workshop into a large brick factory, how to manage talents, which technologies need to be adjusted, how to attract orders, and the improvement of brick and tile technology, etc.

The shortcomings of his brick factory are all detailed, and how to improve these situations. Currently, I only write about the control of brick kiln fires.

Naturally, some other details cannot be written above.

Finally, he drew a big picture for him. If these transformations were completed, how much profit would the brick factory increase, as well as future development, expansion of operations, etc.

Wang Jie didn't care at first, but he became more and more fascinated, as if a huge cake had been placed in front of him, waiting for him to take it.

Lin Heng drank tea, not in a hurry, and calm and relaxed.

Ten minutes later, Wang Jie raised his head, his eyes no longer impatient, and smiled: "Did you really write this?"

He didn't quite believe that a rural youth could write such a plan.

Lin Heng smiled: "You don't care who wrote it. Do you think this plan is useful?"

Wang Jie nodded repeatedly: "It's useful, but it's so useful. It's just that many parts are not completed. I just wrote a rough outline and then it's gone."

"How much do you think it will be worth after it's completed?" Lin Heng asked again with a smile.

Wang Jie thought for a moment, looked at Lin Heng, smiled and gave a number: "Five hundred?"

"Hahahaha, it seems that Boss Wang hasn't understood the future trend yet, but he doesn't know that the opportunity must not be missed before it comes."

Lin Heng laughed and shook his head: "Just pretend I've never been here. We'll see you again when we are destined."

After saying that, he got up and walked out, not planning to stay any longer.

"Hey, little brother, don't leave. Let's talk slowly. This is all negotiable." Wang Jie quickly pulled Lin Heng back.

"Boss Wang, take it back and take a good look at it. Let's talk about it after you think about it clearly."

Lin Heng shook his head, opened his hand and turned away. He was not pretending.

"This!" Seeing Lin Heng leave, Wang Jie had no choice but to look at the planning book carefully and fell into deep thought.

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"How much does a bag of white ash cost?" Lin Heng asked when he came to a shop selling building materials.

"This comes in a [-]-pound bag. It costs four yuan a bag." The boss looked at him and said.

"Are there thick waterproof films and [-]-diameter plastic pipes?" Lin Heng asked again.

"No, if you want it, order it first and pick it up in five days." The boss shook his head.

"Then I'll buy two bags of white ash." Lin Heng said as he took out eight yuan.

After buying Bai Hui, he bought a few White Rabbit toffees for his daughter, and then went home carrying his things.

He probably didn't have any other items for fish ponds in the town, so there was no need to ask. After a few days, just rent a tractor and go to the city to buy everything you need at once.

For the time being, just buying some white ash is enough. He has tools like measuring tapes at home and bought them when he was building a house.

When she got home, the sun had just reached her head. Xiulan was surprised when he came back: "Why did you come back so soon?"

"I miss you." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"You're talkative again." Xiulan glared at him.

"We talked about it for a while, but whether it can happen or not depends on tomorrow."

Lin Heng shook his head and explained.

His initial idea was to wait until Tuanjie Brick Factory was about to close down and take it over, but now he has changed his mind.

Prepare to use your brick-making skills to invest in shares and get some money.

Use this money to buy some Phellinus huang and keep it there. When the Phellinus huang is sold, use the money as capital to open a purchasing station, and then use the purchasing station to make money to build fish ponds.

Xiulan nodded and said, "Okay, you're back. You can take a rest and ask your elder brother to help deal with that little wild boar cub.

The wound became more infected and rotten, and it would be ruined if not treated. "

"Okay." Lin Heng put down the things, took the water Xiulan handed over, and rested for a while.

"Is my daughter asleep?" Lin Heng was curious, but she didn't even see Xiaoxia.

"Yes, I cried when I beat her a few times while secretly playing in the water at the river dam. Then she cried even more sadly when she didn't find you to complain. In the end, she fell asleep crying." Xiulan said with a smile.

"Hahaha." Hearing this, Lin Heng couldn't help but laugh, thinking of his daughter being beaten and crying, looking for her father everywhere.

He got up and went to the house to take a look at his baby daughter. She was sleeping soundly on her little bed, her little hands grasping the sheets, and there was still a look of grievance on her face.

It didn't disturb her rest, but Lin Heng guessed why she was playing with water. Probably he wanted to catch fish to feed the little golden cat Jinbao.

Of course, it is not ruled out that I just wanted to play in the water and ended up getting my clothes wet.

After turning around and going out, Lin Heng walked into the yard and took a look at the wild boar. The wound on his neck was indeed starting to turn pus.

The forest musk deer next to him was in good condition. When he saw him coming, he suddenly became wary and vomited the half-eaten grass in his mouth.

"Xiulan, please boil the water and I'll call someone." Lin Heng said this and went out to call his father and elder brother.

They all rested at home at noon and did not go out.

"Is it really hopeless?" Father Lin asked reluctantly.

"I don't know. Instead of waiting for it to die, it's better to kill it now to avoid eating it stale." Lin Heng shook his head.

"Dad, what Lin Heng said makes sense, you might as well eat it as soon as possible." The eldest brother Lin Yue said.

"Then kill and eat." Father Lin nodded.

After returning home, Lin Heng pointed to the captive wild boar cub and said, "Dad, brother, please help kill it, and I'll get something."

After saying that, he ran out with the knife. Father Lin and Lin Yue could only take over the job, grab Piggy out, press him on the bench and stab him with a knife to bleed him.

"Oww!!"

With two screams, the wild boar cub died, and a small basin of pig blood filled it. The bully wagged his tail and licked the blood left on the stone.

"Killing so fast." When Lin Heng came back with the chopped bamboo, Lin's father and elder brother had already started to soup the pig.

"Are you going to make a waterwheel and bake it by the river?" When Father Lin saw Lin Heng holding the bamboo, he knew what he wanted to do.

"Yes, it's roasted in a waterwheel. You don't have to turn it over all the time. I'll let you try the honey crispy roasted suckling pig tonight." Lin Heng nodded and said with a smile.

"Then I want to try your craftsmanship." Father Lin said with a smile.

"I haven't eaten roast suckling pig in my whole life, and I'm going to take advantage of it today." Lin Yue also said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I guarantee your satisfaction." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Putting the bamboo down, Lin Heng went into the house and took some fennel, chili pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, peanuts, and sesame seeds and asked his wife to help fry them until crispy and fragrant, and grind them into powder for dipping.

Father Lin and his eldest brother Tang Zhu, while Lin Heng used bamboo to make a waterwheel. There were many tools at home. The waterwheel Lin Heng made this time was more exquisite than the one he made last time in the mountains.

By the time he was done, the pig was ready with soup and all the entrails were taken out. "This pig is not small. It still weighs thirteen pounds after killing it." Father Lin weighed it and said with a smile.

"The internal organs of piglets don't weigh much, it's normal." Lin Yue took a sip of water and looked at Lin Heng: "Brother, the pig has been killed, what are you doing now?"

"Give it to me, and I'll pickle it." Lin Heng took the pig and put it into a large basin. He first poked some holes with an iron skewer to facilitate the flavoring.

Then add onion and ginger water, white wine, soy sauce, salt and pepper powder, etc. to marinate. Every part of the pig's body is smeared with the sauce, giving it a full-body massage.

"There's nothing else to do, I'll go back first." Father Lin said when he finished his work.

"Dad, please get some charcoal. I'll go over and get it later. Let's eat crispy roasted suckling pig tonight." Lin Heng said with a smile.

He left his eldest brother behind to help him get things for a while.

After resting for an hour, Lin Heng prepared the barbecue oil, honey, and white vinegar, and then lifted the marinated suckling pig and tied it to the central axis of the waterwheel.

"Come on, brother, let's set off." Lin Heng said with a smile, holding something and a small fishing rod.

"Okay." Lin Yue grinned, took the tied pig and walked out with Lin Heng.

When I passed the old house, I picked up a bag of charcoal. They cut firewood and burn charcoal every winter here, so every household has no shortage of charcoal.

"Are you killing the wild boar cubs and preparing to roast them?"

When passing by Yang's house, Yang Zhaotao and Li Caifeng's eyes widened.

"This one was bitten by a dog and can't survive. It can only be roasted and eaten." Lin Heng explained with a smile and left.

"This food is so good, roast suckling pig." Li Caifeng couldn't help but swallow her saliva as she watched the two people walking away.

Lin Heng didn't mean to show off, so he and his elder brother went to the river in a low-key way from the side road, without taking the road in the center of the village.

When they came to Shiban River, they put the little wild boar down and first made a fire by the river to ignite the charcoal.

Then nail the wooden fork and put the roasted suckling pig on it.

"No, we have to stop the water, otherwise the suckling pig will be too heavy and cannot be carried by the gentle water flow." Lin Heng looked at the situation of the waterwheel and shook his head.

Then the two took off their shoes and moved stones to block the river water so that most of it would flow away from the waterwheel.

"Haha, it's better now." Lin Yue laughed.

"Indeed, the water tanker is whirring now." Lin Heng also nodded. Now the water tanker is making much faster money.

He took the bowl and brushed it with oil and then honey.

The charcoal is also ignited on the other side. Clip it over and place it under the suckling pig to start roasting. Adjust the height and start roasting. Next, you only need to brush oil and honey on it after a while. You don't need to keep an eye on it.

"When it's done, I'll go back first and come over to eat in the evening." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, found an earthworm, picked up a fishing rod and fished for grouper in the pool below.

After throwing it away, the grouper found its way into a stream and Lin Heng dug a beach to keep it.

If you can't catch big fish, stream grouper is still very simple. Just throw it in and eat it. It's not difficult at all.

If he didn't catch it the first time, it was because his equipment wasn't very good and there was a big water snake. It had nothing to do with his skill.

It was already past three o'clock, and it wasn't very sunny. People were going down to the river to wash clothes one after another. Lin Heng heard voices on the field and didn't care.

Not long after, several women appeared at the pool not far below Lin Heng with clothes in hand.

Lin Heng looked up and saw that they were not very familiar. Oh, one of them seemed to be his aunt Li Ping, but he didn't care and continued fishing.

"Hey, Lin Heng, you got a pig to roast here."

Lin Heng didn't care, but these women couldn't calm down. Forget it if you eat meat, you even roasted a suckling pig by the river. Are you already so rich?

Several people couldn't help but salivate when they smelled the aroma of barbecue.

Li Ping's eyes turned green when she looked at the roasted suckling pig, which had a light yellow skin.

She heard that Lin Heng's family recently shot not only a large wild boar, but also two small wild boars and a forest musk deer. How could they be so lucky?

"The little wild boar was injured when we caught it. We can't keep it in summer, so we have to roast it and eat it." Lin Heng grinned.

"The smell of your barbecue is making it hard for us to wash our clothes. You might as well let us poor people eat it among us," someone joked.

"You all have a lot of money hidden in your home and are reluctant to use it. How can you be considered poor?" Lin Heng responded with a smile.

After chatting for a while, these people didn't want to talk anymore. They thought to wash their clothes and leave quickly. Who can stand the smell of barbecue here?

Especially since I don’t have any at home, let alone barbecue, I haven’t eaten bacon in half a month.

The one who suffered the most was Lin Heng's aunt Li Ping. If she hadn't had a quarrel with Lin Heng's family, she would have been able to eat two bites.

She heard that every time Lin Heng went hunting, he would give some to his third father, but her family didn't even have any meat stars.

Not to mention eating now, I can't even salivate.

She was both regretful and resentful. She didn't understand how Lin Heng could eat and drink as much as he had just received more than a thousand pieces of mulberry.

Moreover, it has been more than a month and there has been no increase in the price of Phellinus mulberry. Why is Lin Heng not anxious at all?

Lin Heng fished for a while, then went over to look at the roasted pig and brushed it with some oil, then came back to fish.

"dad!!"

At about four or five o'clock, Xiulan ran over with her daughter and Xiongba, and Xiaoxia called out from a distance.

"Come, daddy, give me a hug." Lin Heng took it.

"Dad, mommy hit me today!" As soon as she reached Lin Heng's arms, Xiaoxia leaned her head on his shoulder and complained, not daring to look at her mother with her big eyes.

"Come on, come on, I'll spank you again and let you complain." Xiulan smiled and walked over to spank her again.

"Dad, dad, save me, she beat your daughter, and you... you won't have a daughter."

Xiaoxia was so frightened that she quickly hugged Lin Heng's neck.

Lin Heng laughed and protected his daughter's butt: "It's okay, daddy will protect you and won't let the bad woman beat you."

Xiaoxia's head was buried in her father's arms, her big eyes rolled, she pointed at her mother and whispered: "If my mother hits me, I am a bad woman. If she doesn't hit me... she is not."

Xiulan was amused, came over, pinched her face and said, "Huh, next time you play with water and get your clothes wet, I'll beat her up."

"Don't spank, butt... If your butt is spanked, you won't have a daughter." Xiaoxia pressed against her father's chest, looking at her mother and begging for mercy in a low voice.

"Then don't get your clothes wet next time, and mom won't spank you." Lin Heng looked at her and said.

"No more, no more." Xiaoxia shook her head fiercely and covered her butt.

Looking at her daughter, Xiulan couldn't help but say. "My daughter will look for you as soon as she wakes up, and she can't stop her."

"Then you should take a rest, the work is endless." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Is the pig roasted yet?" Xiulan walked over and looked at the golden roasted suckling pig.

"It's not ready yet. It's not ripe inside yet. It will take another two hours. You can brush it with some more honey."

Lin Heng said with a smile that the roasted suckling pig is already sizzling and oily, and it only needs to be brushed with honey.

"Okay." Xiulan came over and looked after the roasted suckling pig.

"Dad, what is that?" Xiaoxia asked curiously, pointing to the roasted suckling pig.

"That's pig pig. Let's eat pig pig tonight." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Zhuzhu, I want to eat roast pig!" Xiaoxia waved her little hands, feeling happy.

Later, Lin Heng put Xiaoxia down and took her fishing together. Seeing that Lin Heng kept catching small fish, she wanted to play too.

But she was too young and didn't know how to fish. She was a little angry when she couldn't catch any fish. She turned around, picked up a stone and threw it into the water: "I'll beat you~"

Throwing it into the water with a splash, she smiled stupidly when she saw the water splashing everywhere.

She hasn't learned how to fish yet, but she has already learned how to do it without a teacher.

"Here, let me give you another one." Lin Heng handed her another pebble.

Xiaoxia happily threw the stones for a while and laughed happily.

The family of three had a great time playing by the river. They passed by many people in the afternoon, and no one was envious of them.

No matter how second-rate Lin Heng was before, everyone's view of him has changed now. Everyone in the village envies him.

At dusk, around seven o'clock, the suckling pig was completely roasted. Lin Heng asked Xiulan to brush it with white vinegar and roast it for a while.

"It smells so good, second brother. It's so beautiful. It smells delicious."

Caiyun came down to help get the things, and quickly swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva while looking at the golden crispy roasted suckling pig.

"It's ready to eat. You can help take it home and we'll start eating right away." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay." Caiyun licked her lips and walked in front holding the roasted suckling pig. Lin Heng was walking in the middle holding her daughter, and Xiulan was walking in the back holding something.

On the way back, I met a lot of people, and no one didn't salivate at the sight of such a golden and crispy roasted suckling pig. In this day and age, people would really envy them to death.

(End of this chapter)