Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 123 Recruiting, Mongolian bow, touching snails and catching crabs

"Excuse me, have I completed my household registration book?"

At the Public Security Bureau, Lin Heng handed over his ID card at the household registration room window and asked softly.

"Okay, here is your household registration book." The policewoman inside looked at her ID card, looked for it, and took out a household registration book.

"Thank you."

Lin Heng took the household registration book and looked at it. The head of the household was Lin Heng, his wife Chen Xiulan, and his daughter Lin Xiaoxia.

After reading it, he couldn't help but feel happy. He took his ID card and household registration book, turned around and walked out.

After leaving the police station, he looked at the sky. The sun was too strong. It was past eleven o'clock, and he was suffering from heatstroke due to the heat when he walked back.

Lin Heng went to find Wang Zhou, his junior high school classmate who drove a tractor. The last time they met, he learned that Wang Zhou lived with another uncle driver.

When Lin Heng came over, the two were playing chess in the main room.

"Wang Zhou!" Lin Heng shouted with a smile.

Hearing Lin Heng's voice, Wang Zhou suddenly raised his head and shouted happily: "Lin Heng!"

"Come in and sit down." The uncle next to him also said in a very polite tone, and the look he looked at Lin Heng was different from the last time they met.

Obviously, he already knew the news about the huge increase in the price of mulberry and yellow. The whimsical and reckless boy he thought before suddenly became a rich man that he could not reach.

"Lin Heng, are you here to sell Phellinus mulberry? You have become rich this time." Wang Zhou said with a smile, sincerely happy for his old classmate, but also a little regretful.

"No, I'm here to send my sister to school." Lin Heng said with a smile.

The uncle next to him took the initiative to bring a bench and poured water. Lin Heng nodded and thanked him.

"You are now a rich man. It is so easy to send your sister to school. It's great." Wang Zhou said with emotion that his old classmate now has the ability to change the fate of others.

He once wished that he could have such an elder who would allow him to continue going to school. Unfortunately he didn't.

"You're kidding, you can't be considered a rich man, he doesn't have much money." Lin Heng said with a smile.

The uncle driver next to him smiled and said with emotion: "That's enough. We earn 16 yuan a month, and it will take [-] to [-] years to earn [-] to [-] yuan. Boss Lin, how could you be so sure that the price of Phellinus mulberry will increase in the first place?" ?”

"It's nothing. I figured it out by reading more books and analyzing it." Lin Heng smiled slightly.

"That's it, it's really awesome." The driver's uncle praised, but he didn't believe it in his heart. He felt that Lin Heng must know some expert and got the news in advance.

But he was really envious. With so much money, Lin Heng would be able to have enough food and clothing for at least the next ten years.

"I really regret that I didn't buy some Phellinus huang and save it before, otherwise I could have made a small profit." Wang Zhou said with emotion beside him.

Whether it was him or the driver, every night when he lay in bed he would sigh and even slap himself, wondering why he didn't buy any of them in the first place.

Lin Heng smiled and did not answer this sentence. Instead, he looked at Wang Zhou and asked, "How have you considered the things I asked you to consider before?"

Wang Zhou was stunned: "What's going on?"

"Come and work under me. It's twenty a month. Food and accommodation are included. Moreover, the work is very easy. You can stay in the house without running around all day." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Really?" Wang Zhou was stunned. He thought Lin Heng was just joking before.

"Of course, it is true that I told you to introduce a wife. If you work hard, I guarantee that you will have a wife by this time next year." Lin Heng looked at him and said.

He didn't dare to guarantee it before, but now his influence in the village has soared. It is not too difficult to match Wang Zhou with a girl from an ordinary family.

"What kind of job?" Wang Zhou was immediately attracted, but he was a little entangled: "The boss here treats me very well. I'm afraid that he will have no one here after I leave."

"Hurry up and leave. It only takes a day or two for the boss to recruit people. You are not missing one." The uncle driver next to him quickly persuaded.

"If Boss Lin didn't want me, I would have wanted to work for him. It would be four yuan more." The driver uncle is a kind-hearted person and is afraid that Wang Zhou will miss a good opportunity because he is ignorant.

"The workplace is also in the town. I can't reveal the details for now. You will know in a few days. Please tell me if you come." Lin Heng looked at Wang Zhou and said.

He didn't have to rely on Wang Zhou, he just helped because he was a former classmate.

With a salary of 20 yuan, as long as a recruitment notice is posted, a group of people will squeeze their heads in and get in. In this era, the country is in short supply of everything except the population.

As a veteran, the driver uncle understood how valuable this job was and urged Wang Zhou to agree.

"Is this okay? I'll ask the boss and I'll give you an answer in two days." In the end, Wang Zhou didn't directly agree, which made the driver next to him furious.

However, Lin Heng thought this was a good thing. What he liked was that Wang Zhou was very principled and valued kindness. No one wants to recruit a subordinate like Lu Bu, no matter how powerful he is, they would not dare to use it.

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry." Lin Heng nodded.

"Thank you." Wang Zhou looked at Lin Heng gratefully. This old classmate is really a good person.

"Come, let's play two games of chess. I'll hide from the sun for a while and then go home." Lin Heng looked at Wang Zhou and said.

"Okay!" Wang Zhou nodded.

The three of them took turns playing a few games of chess. Then Lin Heng asked about the tractors and went to their boss to rent both tractors.

"You remember to drive the tractor up early tomorrow morning, I'm leaving."

After saying that, Lin Heng left. Tomorrow morning he would use a tractor to drive mulberry to the city to sell money.

After Lin Heng left, the driver's uncle spoke out to dissuade Wang Zhou: "You silly boy, you must choose to follow Lin Heng. You are classmates, and he is rich, so you can take advantage of it."

If you follow your current boss without any connections, you will just be a tractor driver for the rest of your life, don’t you understand? "

"This!" Wang Zhou was confused. Although he was twenty-four years old, he still looked confused about the future.

……

After leaving Wang Zhou's residence, Lin Heng went back to Uncle Gao's house and bought a new lock. There is only one key left in the original lock of the uncle's house.

After changing the locks, I chatted with Uncle Gao for a while. When Uncle Gao found out that Lin Heng could hunt with a bow and arrow, he sat up and asked, "Do you still have this ability?"

"Haha, I know a little bit." Lin Heng said modestly.

"You wait." The uncle said, got up and walked into the house.

After a while, he took a dark brown bow and two black arrows.

"Here, try it. Just shoot at the big wooden stake in the yard. I drew a target on it." Uncle Gao said with a smile.

"This is a Mongolian compound bow. It's really good." Lin Heng took the bow, looked at it, and praised it.

He had played with bows and arrows in his previous life, so he naturally had a certain understanding of the relevant knowledge. This bow looked like a fine product at first glance, much better than the slingshot he had before.

His slingshot was made of a piece of orange wood, and its pulling force was only six or seven kilograms.

And this Mongolian compound bow, which looks like a fine product at first glance, is also the strongest bow in ancient times. It was the one used by Genghis Khan. This bow is made of a variety of materials. In addition to the wood used for the main bow body, it also requires horn, isinglass, silk, lacquer, beef tendon and other materials.

It usually takes one or two years to complete the production, and it feels much better in hand than the hunting bow he has at home. It is said that the best Mongolian bow has a drawing force of [-] to [-] kilograms.

But what Lin Heng wants more is a modern compound bow. With its ergonomic design, laser sight, balance rod, shock absorption, pulleys and other accessories, it can kill ancient bows and arrows in terms of accuracy, range and lethality. of.

He recently wanted to change to a modern compound bow. As for Mongolian bows, he could collect them for fun. But in this era, he was not sure whether there were modern compound bows in Changbai City. After all, it was only a small fifth-tier city.

"Haha, an old friend of mine gave this to me. I usually play with it. You can try it." Uncle Gao was very happy. It didn't take much effort to chat with someone who knew the goods.

"Let me try."

Lin Heng put on the arrow and pulled the bowstring. The pulling force of this Mongolian bow was [-] kilograms. It was much harder for him to pull it than to pull his own bow.

But after all, he had practiced drawing the bow frequently in the past few months, so he wouldn't be unable to draw it. After taking aim, he shot out an arrow. With a whoosh, the arrow hit the target almost instantly and pierced into the wood with a bang.

"It's indeed a good bow." Lin Heng praised it.

"Your skills are not bad, you can hit the eighth ring from thirty to forty meters away." Uncle Gao also praised and said that he believed it. Lin Heng was not lying when he said that he hunted with a bow and arrow.

"Haha, the main reason is that this bow is very good." Lin Heng said modestly.

"Stop being so modest. Let's go hunting together in the winter. I also want to get addicted to my hands." Uncle Gao waved his hand and said.

"Okay, I'll pick you up when the time comes." Lin Heng said with a smile. This veteran who had fought in the war had strong investigative skills and might be able to hit something big. It would be a good idea to learn from him together.

After playing for a while, until the sun was no longer scary at three o'clock, Lin Heng was ready to go home.

"Here, there are five crucian carp left. Take them back. I can't finish them." Uncle Gao put the crucian carp into a bag and handed it to Lin Heng.

"Thank you then." Lin Heng didn't refuse and walked back with the fish.

After going out, he went to the tofu shop in the town and bought two kilograms of tofu, planning to make crucian carp tofu soup when he went home.

The weather was hot and I walked slowly. It was already past four o'clock when I got home, and even then my clothes were soaked.

When I walked to the door, I happened to meet Lin's father. He asked, "Why are you coming back now? Didn't the registration for Caiyun go smoothly?"

"No, it went very smoothly. I was delayed doing some errands in town, so I picked up my household registration book by the way."

After Lin Heng finished speaking, he added: "Dad, you can take these crucian carp back to eat. I have five here and I even bought tofu."

"I still keep the catfish I caught before. You can eat it yourself." Father Lin shook his head, he was reluctant to eat it.

"Then I'll prepare it for you in the evening." Lin Heng didn't bother to say more, and left with the fish.

I gave the eldest brother a one-pound bag, plus half a pound of tofu, and took the rest back to my home.

"Dad!" As soon as Lin Heng entered the room, Xiaoxia rushed towards him. "Here you some candy." Lin Heng could only use a candy to coax her aside. He was too hot and didn't want to hug her.

"Let's make crucian carp and tofu soup tonight, my wife. I've cooked all four fish and sent half to my parents." Lin Heng handed the fish and tofu to Xiulan.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded, took the knife and went out to kill the fish.

Lin Heng took off his shirt, washed his upper body and hair with cold water, and drank a glass of cold water before he cooled down.

"Ow~"

Xiongba lay on the wall of the main room and called to him. It also stuck out its tongue with enthusiasm, and its eyes seemed to say that it had not been to the mountain for a long time.

More than a month has passed, and Xiongba has grown a lot in size, but the embarrassing period of growth is not over yet, and now he looks a bit ugly.

It is almost five months old now, and is already much larger than a medium-sized dog. It will take a year to fully mature. However, the size is already established at about seven or eight months, and the rest is development in other aspects.

Compared to Xiongba, Jinbao, the little golden cat lying lazily on the edge of the mat, has grown very quickly. It has only been a little over a month ago and it is only slightly smaller than an adult house cat. It is estimated that it will be fully grown in another one or two months. .

This guy was lying there yawning. He was no longer afraid of people anymore. He didn't even raise his eyes when people came to him. He slept, ate, and slept. His only exercise was being teased by Xiaoxia.

After growing up, this guy's appearance has improved a lot. He looks like a little tiger, and is much more powerful than ordinary domestic cats.

"Meow~"

It seemed that it smelled the fishy smell outside. It stood up and stretched, dragging the leash and walking outside. It stood at the door and rubbed the door frame in search of food.

"Here, do you want to eat the fish offal?" Xiulan took out the fish offal from the basin and threw it on the stone slab.

"Meow~" Jinbao just wanted to eat, but a big paw behind him pushed it away and ate the crucian carp offal on the ground in one bite.

"Roar!!"

Suddenly Jin Bao became angry and rushed towards him with his claws. The dog and the cat quickly started fighting each other.

Just when Lin Heng wanted to stop him, Xiongba subdued Jinbao. After all, the weight difference was too big.

"Hooooo!!" Jinbao roared angrily, but he was pinned down so hard that he couldn't move at all.

"No fighting is allowed, otherwise neither of us will have anything to eat." Lin Heng shouted coldly.

Upon hearing this, Xiongba immediately let go of the little golden cat and ran back to Lin Heng.

"Roar~"

Jinbao yelled at Xiong Ba reluctantly, as if he was cursing extremely dirty words. He was so angry that he even beat him with food.

"Mao Mao, be good!!" Xiaoxia walked over and touched her head a few times before Jinbao calmed down.

Xiulan gave another crucian carp offal, and it immediately picked it up and began to eat it, looking back at Xiongba from time to time.

"Dad, let's go out to play!" Xiaoxia pulled Lin Heng to go out to play. Lin Heng didn't take her out to play much in the past few days.

"When the sky gets cloudy, let's go touch some snails and catch some crabs to eat." Lin Heng looked at Xiaoxia and said.

"Catch crabs, catch snails!!" Xiaoxia raised her two little hands and jumped up and down happily.

"Then call your parents over to eat tonight." Xiulan finished processing the crucian carp and brought it in.

"That's okay." Lin Heng nodded, that's okay too.

He went out into the yard and picked a cucumber, watching the pig badgers and forest musk deer as he ate it.

The pig badger now weighs more than ten kilograms. After all, today's life consists of sleeping and eating every day, and unlike those in the wild who are hungry and full every day, they grow much faster.

The female forest musk deer has not changed much, it is still the same as before. Once it gets used to it, it is not very afraid of people. It is not afraid when Lin Heng walks in front of it.

"Here!" Lin Heng handed half of the cucumber to it.

The guy looked at it and ignored it. Lin Heng had no choice but to throw the remaining half to the pig badger. After it finished eating, he would catch it, dispose of the feces in the pen, and bury it in the soil for compost like the forest musk deer's feces.

I really don't dare to close the pig pen in the back mountain. These things are not like cattle and sheep. If they run away, they can't be found. Fortunately, the two guys are very small, and there is not much feces, and the smell is not big if handled diligently.

When the sun set a little, it was almost five o'clock. Lin Heng held his daughter and Xiulan set off to the river with a basket and a plastic bucket. Xiong Ba followed the three of them and played around.

"Dad, what is this?" Xiaoxia asked as she walked past the field, pointing to the rice in the field.

"This is rice. When it matures, it becomes the rice you eat." Lin Heng explained.

The rice in the fields will be harvested soon. The plump ears of rice have spread out and the leaves have begun to turn yellow. In a few days, the rice will be threshed.

"Paddy will produce rice!" Xiaoxia said crisply, she couldn't yet connect the two things together.

Soon, she asked about something else.

Not long after, the three of them came to the river. His cattle and sheep were tied here to graze, and Father Lin and others were digging sweet potato vines in the field.

There is endless farm work. Xiulan also went to do some work in the morning. In the afternoon, she only came here now because of Lin Heng.

Lin Heng really didn't want to do it. He looked at his wife who was about to help and shook his head: "Let's get the snails and crabs first, and then help after we have enough."

Parents have no time to spare. Even if you finish helping them, they will find other jobs. In short, they just have no time to spare.

Lin Heng plans to wait until next spring to get a batch of fruit saplings and ask his parents to replant a large part of the land with fruit trees.

Then send them to help him raise fish and take care of fruit trees. Although these are not easy, they are definitely much easier than growing crops and the returns are higher.

Lin Heng has made up his mind to turn his father into a fisherman. As for his mother, he also has to find a new hobby for her. Otherwise, even if they have money now, they will still think about working all day long.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and could only follow Lin Heng to the river.

Xiulan took her daughter to touch the snails while diving, while Lin Heng touched the snails with a bucket.

It's September, and there are so many snails in the river that you can catch seven or eight on a stone.

Lin Heng picked up the big one and picked up more than ten kilograms in half an hour. Although the food was delicious, it was difficult to clean and troublesome to handle. No one in the village was too lazy to make it, so Lin Heng had free time.

After giving the snails to Xiulan for cleaning, Lin Heng went to catch crabs. Catching them was a little more difficult than catching snails. The easiest way was to get into a cage on the ground.

But the same is true for Lin Heng. If his hand speed is fast enough, the effect will be better than going to the ground cage.

After catching two or three kilograms of small crabs, Lin Heng went back to take care of his daughter, deal with the snails, herd the cattle, and walk the dog.

Xiaoxia liked to throw stones into the water, so Lin Heng would pick them up for her. When she didn't want to play anymore, Lin Heng would take her to wash the snails together.

There is no purpose, and there is no need for purpose in life. Seeing his daughter happy makes him happy too.

At six o'clock, Caiyun came back from school and ran to the river dam happily to pick up Xiaoxia.

"Second brother, it's great to go to school." Caiyun hugged her little niece and said with a smile.

"Come over quickly and help deal with the snails." Lin Heng looked at her and said.

"As expected of my second brother, let me work when you get back." Caiyun pouted and walked over to help.

The two of them chatted while dealing with it.

In the evening, Lin Heng called his parents and eldest brother over to have dinner together.

The snails are stir-fried with chopped peppers and taste spicy and fragrant, while the crabs are wrapped in noodles and deep-fried until golden brown and eaten with the shells on, making them crispy and fragrant.

In the middle is a pot of crucian carp tofu soup. The fish soup is milky white, and the green plants floating in it are whole corianders.

The side dishes are pickled bamboo shoots and five summer fruits and vegetables.

The food was placed in the pavilion in the backyard, with some incense placed around it to temporarily ward off mosquitoes.

The whole family happily ate together.

Talking about snails, eating crabs, chatting and drinking.

The west wind is blowing, the water is gurgling, and more importantly, there is the sound of laughter on the dinner table.

In this slow age, such a delicious meal can help the whole family find the meaning of life.

After eating, when it gets completely dark and there are fewer mosquitoes, Lin Heng likes to lean on the deck chair to enjoy the coolness and watch the stars.

It’s not that I want to see anything, I just want to see it.

"One, two, three, one..."

Xiaoxia sat next to her, counting the stars with her little fingers, but she couldn't count them all.

Xiulan soon came over and leaned on the lounge chair to enjoy the coolness. She looked at the stars in the sky as the chair rocked gently.

"Are you going to sell Phellinus mulberry tomorrow morning?" Xiulan asked.

"Yes, I will sell it tomorrow morning and the tractor will come directly." Lin Heng nodded.

"Going to the city to sell?"

"Of course." Lin Heng was also looking forward to how much this batch of Phellinus mulberry could be sold for.

　The plot about buying a watch around the beginning of Chapter 15 has been changed. Watches were too expensive in the [-]s. I wrote it down to a few dollars and it has been revised. There is no watch among the things Lin Heng bought.

　　
  　
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