Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 161 Party and Sunset Kiss

In the cabin, Xiulan and her sister-in-law Liu Juan were cutting meat together.

In the past, Liu Juan had a lot of dissatisfaction and dislike for Xiulan.

Part of it is because of Lin Heng, because Lin Heng is running around and not doing anything.

What's more, it's jealousy of Xiulan's appearance and Mother Lin's preference for her.

She is always arrogant and bad-mouthing her from time to time.

But ever since Lin Heng made a lot of money buying and selling Phellinus mulberry, she has never been the same again.

It was as if he had changed into a different person. Seeing Xiulan calling her kindly and speaking kindly, she was no longer the same as before.

The reason for this change is simple: the previous contradictions have disappeared.

Now that Lin Heng is rich, not only does he no longer have to rely on his elder brother Lin Yue, but the whole family also has to rely on him.

Therefore, not only did Liu Juan and Xiulan no longer have conflicts, but they also had to build a good relationship because of Lin Heng's initiative.

Even the eldest brother Lin Yue has a strong say in the family because of his younger brother Lin Heng.

Needless to say, Lin Heng had already made his own decision if his uncle had come to borrow money before.

Now, the whole family is waiting for Lin Heng to come home to listen to his opinions.

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, this is my teacher Tian Yan, who is also Brother Lin Hai's partner." Caiyun pulled Tian Yan into the room and said with a smile.

"Hello Xiulan, how can I help you?" Tian Yan said with a slight smile.

Although they were in the same village, she and Xiulan didn't have many opportunities to get close to each other. The last time Lin Heng took Xiulan to her house for dinner was the most recent time.

Xiulan looks much more beautiful now than she did then, with her hair tied into a high ponytail and a beautiful veil. She has a slight smile on her lips and her eyes are calm, as if in a dream.

"Hello, you can help me skewer the meat." Xiulan smiled.

"Okay." Tian Yan and Caiyun came over, and the four of them quickly started chatting.

During the chat, Tian Yan soon discovered the difference between Xiulan and other rural women.

Although her education level is not high, she is different from most rural women she has seen.

She talks less, has no desire to compare, and doesn't speak ill of others. These are just some of the things she surpasses most rural women.

Moreover, talking to Xiulan makes people feel very comfortable. She seems to be able to take care of other people's emotions.

She somewhat understood that this kind of woman did have the ability to change Lin Heng.

Outside the house, Lin Heng and others have already lit a fire. There are two stoves made of loess, one is specially used for barbecue and the other can be used for cooking.

"What should we bake first?" Li Shiwei asked.

"Let's grill the fish first. This is the hardest to grill, and it can be grilled directly after marinating it last night." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

"Then I'll go in and get the fish." Lin Hai went directly in to get the fish.

Take out the grilled fish, put it on the grilled fish plywood made of wire, brush it with oil and start grilling.

"This ten-pound grass carp will probably take an hour to roast. I'll just take your waterwheel to the waterside and roast the chicken." Lin Yue said, looking at the fish.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

"Then let's go and move the long table out of the house so that we can use it for dinner later." Li Shiwei led Lin Hai into the house.

After a while, the aroma of grilled fish hit your nostrils, but it was still very early. The surface of grilled fish must be crispy to allow a lot of water to evaporate.

"We've all dressed up the skewers, fifty skewers of beef and pork, and fifty skewers of vegetables. Are you finished?"

Xiulan, Tian Yan and others finished the dishes and brought them out and asked.

"There must be no problem. You underestimate the fighting power of so many people." Lin Hai affirmed.

"Then let's bake it." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said.

"You can put it there and I'll bake it," Lin Heng said.

"If you have extra charcoal, get some and bake it yourself." Xiulan shook her head and said.

"Yes, it's fun for everyone to bake it themselves." Caiyun also said.

"That's okay." Lin Heng nodded. He was mainly worried that they wouldn't be able to cook it well. Barbecuing also requires skills.

"Then I'll build the oven." Lin Hai was very attentive.

A temporary oven was piled next to the stone, the charcoal was ignited, and everyone took the skewers and started grilling by themselves.

Lin Heng also took some beef skewers and placed them next to the grilled fish. His grilled fish was almost ready.

Another half hour passed. Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said, "The grilled fish is ready. Bring the pan."

"Okay." Xiulan nodded, went into the house and took out a paulownia tree strip.

This is a fish plate that Lin Heng dug out of a paulownia tree.

The grass carp was sprinkled with barbecue condiments and placed on the long table, along with a dozen skewers of beef that Lin Heng had just grilled.

On the other side, the eldest brother Lin Yue also brought over the honey roasted chicken. It was bright red in color and very attractive.

Lin Wei and other children were already gathered around, swallowing and craning their necks to watch.

"Everyone, sit down and let's eat." Lin Heng said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Wei and Lin Tao were the first to rush to sit at the table, and then stood up in front of their mother Liu Juan's eyes.

"It's okay, just sit down wherever you want."

Lin Heng said with a smile, and took Xiulan and his daughter to sit down first.

"Everyone, sit down." Lin Yue also said. We are all young people, so you don't need to be polite and there are no need to talk about so many rules.

The wine on the table today was brought by Lin Hai from home. It was rice wine made from glutinous rice. The child drank the newly made glutinous rice liqueur.

Xiaoxia and Lin Yong drank pure sugar water.

"Have a drink." Everyone raised their glasses and took a sip of rice wine, and then started eating barbecue.

"This grilled fish is really good." Li Shiwei praised after taking a bite.

"Yes, the grilled fish is very delicious, especially the fish skin." Lin Hai also confirmed, and thoughtfully gave Tian Yan a piece.

There was a lot of fun at the table, drinking wine and talking.

Lin Heng said nothing and listened to everyone chatting. He took a sip of the sweet wine in Xiulan's bowl and was very satisfied. It was better than rice wine.

Xiulan rolled her eyes at him, handed her a skewer of roast beef, and motioned for him to eat hers.

Lin Heng smiled, eating meat and looking at the scenery in the distance. When a gust of wind came, the maple leaves in the forest fell rustlingly, making the scenery even more beautiful.

Now he and Xiulan are in the mood to appreciate it, because they already have the confidence and capital.

And most rural people, like Lin Heng, were blocked by this ruthless mountain for decades in his previous life.

Many rural people have never been to a city in their lives, and 10 years ago many people still had never seen a computer.

It took me half a lifetime to crawl out of these ravines before reaching the starting point where people from big cities were born.

So most rural people don't care about the scenery because their stomachs are still growling.

Lin Heng recalled the past and felt that the wind was so quiet, and everyone's comments seemed to be separated by a layer of mist, making it difficult to hear them clearly.

"It seems that the meat roasted by the second brother is more fragrant. Why is this?" Caiyun asked curiously.

"Yes, I also discovered that the meat we grill is not as delicious as Lin Heng's grilled meat." Li Shiwei also said.

Everyone nodded and looked at Lin Heng. It's the same barbecue, and the flavor he produces is much better than others.

Xiulan touched Lin Heng, making him feel like he was back in front of him again, and her voice suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Haha, you can't keep turning the barbecue. It has to be baked to lock in the moisture, otherwise it will be a little burnt."

Lin Heng said with a smile, took up the rice wine and drank it in one gulp, thinking that everything would change in this life.

Everything has changed and will continue to move in a good direction in the future.

"So that's it." Everyone understood.

After taking another sip of wine, Lin Heng turned around and placed other skewers on the stove to grill.

While grilling, eating beef skewers.

They were talking and laughing, and their voices carried far into the woods.

In the forest on the mountain, there were cattle and sheep passing by behind, and there were also people going up the mountain to hunt.

Most of them were from a distance. They took a quick look and left quickly. They swallowed the scent of barbecue that carried far away in the air, shook their heads and sighed.

Who wouldn’t envy the ten thousand-yuan households in the village, but after being envious, you still have to face life.

Not everyone can be like Lin Heng, eating and drinking every day.

"Dad, it's Lin Heng and the others. They are barbeque. I want to eat too."

The little girl Li Shixia looked at the wooden house in the distance and said that this time they went to the mountains to look for Hericium erinaceus, but the harvest was not big.

Li Baigen glanced at his daughter, shook his head and said, "Let's go back, let your mother cut some bacon and we can eat it too."

He was a little hesitant whether he should pretend to have entered by mistake and say hello, so that he would definitely be dragged into eating meat.

But after thinking about it, his dignity still didn't allow him to do this. After all, his family was a household worth a thousand yuan, and he could still afford one meal of meat every five days.

"Dad, I heard they caught hundreds of kilograms of fish yesterday. Why did this guy get so much when he went out?"

Li Baigen's second son, Li Shixing, didn't understand.

The Lin family caught hundreds of kilograms of fish yesterday, and many people in the village knew about it.

"I don't know, go home." Li Baigan shook his head. He himself was also confused. Even fishing nets are not that powerful.

With doubts and envy, several people quietly left here.

On the other side, the barbecue party was still going on lively.

After eating and drinking, the children ran to the nearby woods to run wild. Lin Heng and others were still sitting at the table chatting, among which Lin Hai was the most enthusiastic.

His ability to get together with Tian Yan really shocked everyone, especially Li Shiwei and Lin Yue. They never thought that Lin Hai would be related to Tian Yan.

Only Xiulan present knew that Lin Heng was the initiator of all this. She glanced at Lin Heng, and Lin Heng also looked at her.

"It's for you, I can't finish it." Xiulan handed the remaining half of the barbecue to Lin Heng.

Lin Heng nodded: "Then I'll help you solve it reluctantly."

Xiulan blinked and poured some of her own sweet wine for Lin Heng, wanting him to drink the rest for no reason.

Lin Heng accepted the order, and the leftovers were nothing. He ate his wife's saliva every day, and even ate something even more outrageous.

After eating, Lin Heng said with a smile: "Come, let's play another game."

He just led everyone to play the simplest guessing game, and now he is going to play other games. Those who lose can choose to drink wine, eat something, or drink water.

They don't pay so much attention here, the main thing is to have fun.

"What kind of game is this?" Caiyun had been drinking sugar water mixed with a little rum. Everyone was tipsy, but she was still very sober.

Tian Yan and others also looked over curiously. Lin Heng could indeed liven up the atmosphere at the wine table. Everyone had a great time today.

"This game is called Visiting Three Gardens. Everyone takes turns to sit in the farm and choose a garden to visit. It can be a zoo, a fruit garden, a furniture garden, etc. Others have to name related items, such as a fruit garden, and the remaining people have to quickly Answer various fruits..."

As soon as Lin Heng said it, everyone understood that the rule was very simple.

"I'll go first!" Caiyun was very interested. “What kind of garden do you want to visit?”

"Orchard!"

"apple."

"red dates."

……

After two laps, the list of common fruits was finished, and Lin Hai was stuck.

"You can't remind me." Everyone looked at Tian Yan.

"I'll drink, I'll drink!" Lin Hai shook his head helplessly.

"There are many more, such as chestnuts." Tian Yan smiled.

Lin Hai slapped his head: "Oh, I just didn't remember it, but it doesn't matter, I'll think of a difficult garden..."

However, after a lap, he was stuck again and took another big sip of rice wine.

We were only halfway through visiting the Three Gardens, because the rice wine had been drunk and the meat had been eaten. It happened that everyone was almost done, and that was the end.

After putting things away, everyone started playing. The one who drank the most was Lin Hai, but he was not drunk. The rice wine was not very strong, just a little higher than the alcohol content of beer.

Everyone sat on the railing and watched the scenery for a while. Lin Yue and Liu Juan left first. They were going back to make persimmons.

"Have you ever climbed Taibai Mountain?" Tian Yan asked curiously.

"No." Everyone shook their heads.

"It's not easy to climb Taibai Mountain now. You have to go to Taibai Village." Lin Heng said that he was also interested in climbing, but he had to take his wife and children with him.

"We went there in the summer, but it was not easy to climb. The mountain road was too steep." Lin Hai said.

Tian Yan nodded: "We also saw golden monkeys on the mountain and takin running in the forest below the mountain."

"Takin?" Lin Heng asked curiously. This is the new prey he has always wanted to unlock. It is a unique species in the Qinling Mountains and is about the same size as a cow.

This guy is as thick as an ox, but has a small head and short tail, like an antelope. In addition, its cry is like a sheep, so it is called an antelope.

The locals also call them four-like creatures. There are quite a lot of them, and he has always wanted to kill one.

"The takin we saw on the mountain were more than a dozen grazing in a bush." ​​Lin Hai nodded.

"I know, I'll look for it next time. Maybe I can catch one." Lin Heng was already very hungry and thirsty for hunting such large herbivores.

"Do you want me to show you the way?" Lin Hai asked.

Lin Heng shook his head: "No, I'll find it myself."

This thing moved around and is no longer in its original location.

As he talked, he taught Xiulan how to make flowers with maple leaves.

Caiyun suddenly asked: "By the way, second brother, do you know that there were a lot more crystal stones in the Shiban River after the last flood?"

"Crystal stone?" Lin Heng shook his head. He had never heard of this matter.

Caiyun explained: "There are people from Shimen Village in our school. I saw them showing off the stones in the school. I asked about them and they said they picked them up by the river after the floods."

"That's it. Then take a few cents and buy one tomorrow and I'll take a look." Lin Heng was really curious.

Caiyun nodded and said, "Okay."

Everyone chatted for a while. Tian Yan and Lin Hai played on the swings for a while and left. They were very satisfied with today's party.

Lin Heng's family, Li Shiwei and Caiyun were the only ones left at the scene.

Lin Heng taught his wife how to make flowers and made Li Shiwei eat a mouthful of dog food. He couldn't help but go for a walk in the woods.

Caiyun and Xiulan watched Lin Heng doing flowers with great interest.

"Here, here it is for you." After Lin Heng finished it, he inserted it into his wife's head.

Xiulan blinked at him but said nothing.

"Second brother, why don't you give me one? I'll hold Xiaoxia for you." Caiyun looked at him and said.

"I want it too, daddy!" Xiaoxia pouted coquettishly.

Lin Heng smiled: "Okay, okay, one flower for each of you."

Then I made another one and gave it to Caiyun and Xiaoxia.

Xiaoxia played with it twice before breaking it into a pile of messy leaves, and then looked at Lin Heng innocently with her big eyes open.

"Dad, give me another one." She looked at Lin Heng.

Lin Heng shook his head, what can he do, of course, make a little flower for his daughter again.

After playing for a while, Lin Heng took his wife's hand and looked at the watch. It was already past four in the afternoon.

Everyone had washed the pots and pans before leaving. Lin Heng looked at his wife and asked, "Do you want to rest here tonight?"

He brought all the sheets and quilts here, which he bought all at once in the city.

Xiulan blinked: "It's up to you, it's fine."

"Then let's go back now and come back to rest in the afternoon." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

The view from his backyard was beautiful, but he wanted to experience the early mornings here.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded.

After deciding, the three people moved the bench into the house, locked the door and walked back.

As for Li Shiwei, he no longer knows where he has gone.

When he got home, Lin Heng found that there were guests at his parents' house, a middle-aged man and woman whom he didn't quite recognize.

While they didn't notice him, Lin Heng quickly ran over with his wife, and Caiyun also slipped over.

As word spread about his huge fortune, he reconnected with relatives he hadn't seen in years, and even some in other towns.

"I think it will be very annoying during the Chinese New Year this year. There must be a lot of relatives." Lin Heng said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"The culprit is you, second brother, we all came to see you." Caiyun said with a smile.

"Hey!"

Lin Heng sighed, leaving this matter to his parents.

As soon as he got home, his elder brother brought a basket of persimmons that were red but not yet soft. Lin Heng originally didn't want to make persimmons, but now he had to make them.

Making persimmons is also very simple, just peel off part of the persimmon skin. It doesn’t matter what the pattern is, you can do whatever pattern you like.

Just leave most of the pulp exposed so it can dry in the sun.

In more than an hour, a few people made several bunches of persimmons. After drying, they are sweet and delicious. This food is very popular in rural areas, especially children.

After making the persimmons and feeding the animals at home, the family of three quietly went to Hongfeng Mountain. As for the relatives at home, see you tomorrow morning.

If he went to meet him tonight, he would definitely stay and drink, but Lin Heng didn't want to drink.

After putting the things away, Lin Heng took his wife and daughter to climb the back mountain to watch the sunset and autumn scenery.

After climbing to the top of the mountain, the three of them found a big rock and sat down. The sun was about to set, the sky in the west was dyed blood red, and several wild geese flew south in a herringbone formation in the sky.

"This is called the falling clouds and the solitary owl flying together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky." Lin Heng sat his daughter in his arms, put his arms around Xiulan, and smiled happily.

"It's so beautiful." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and then at the scenery, her eyes were like autumn water, filled with deep love.

Xiaoxia also imitated her mother and said, "It's so beautiful~"

Lin Heng looked at his daughter and wife and said with a smile: "Then take a good look. Later I will take you to see the sea, deserts, snow-capped mountains, and travel around the world!"

In this life, making money has never been his first goal. Enjoying life with his family is the most important thing.

"Travel around the world?" Xiulan was a little dumbfounded. This was such an unfamiliar vocabulary to her.

She didn't think the scenery was that good before, but now she has a different feeling when watching it with Lin Heng. This way, she can rely on her for a lifetime.

"Yes, we went all the way east and finally came back from the west to prove for ourselves that the world is round. We all have to enjoy the romance of this world. So we must take better care of ourselves. You will still be young when we travel around the world. Beautiful, I am also handsome and charming.”

Lin Heng turned to look into her eyes and nodded.

"Okay!" Xiulan nodded and wrote down this sentence.

"Okay~" Xiaoxia also waved her little hands, very happy, but she didn't understand what traveling around the world meant.

Xiong Ba also cheered and started to have fun.

In the eyes of the three of them, the red sun set little by little on the other side of the mountain. The mountain wind was strong. Xiulan's hair and Lin Heng's clothes were rippling in the wind, and the sounds of various birds in the forest were crisp and clear.

When the red sun finally set, Lin Heng pulled his wife in for a kiss, then kissed his daughter's cheek, giving her a very romantic sunset kiss.

Then, the three of them walked along the ridge and went down the mountain in the autumn wind and sunset.

Along with them were the yellow and orange fallen leaves, which made the forest seem to be covered with a carpet, soft and smooth.

Back at the wooden house, I took Xiaoxia to play on the swing for a while, and ate fish balls and stewed winter melon in the evening.

Lin Heng propped up the bed, Xiulan spread the sheets and quilts, the three of them washed their faces and feet, lit a candle and went to bed to rest.

Xiongba was lying on the floor, playing with himself on all fours.

It was already dark outside, and the candlelight in the room was flickering and dim. When Lin Heng was telling Xiaoxia a story, there was also the sound of nightingales outside the room, which gave a different feeling.

"Dad~" Xiaoxia hugged his arm and fell asleep.

Lin Heng put her next to him to sleep. Xiulan blew out the candle and leaned against Lin Heng.

Lin Heng pulled her into his arms, and she hugged his neck in cooperation, and soon the two of them kissed each other.

"Phew! Rest, be good~"

After a long time, Xiulan couldn't hold her breath and took the initiative to apologize. She reached out to remove the big hand on her chest and adjusted her underwear.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, not wanting to do anything more.

In the night, he hugged his wife and fell asleep peacefully, with a smile on his lips.

Early the next morning, Lin Heng was woken up by his wife. Because it was very high here, he could get the sun early in the morning.

The sunlight outside the window turned into a vertical line and fell in front of the bed. Through the window, you could see the beautiful maple trees in the forest and the scenery of the mountains on the other side.

The two stayed in bed for a while, staring out the window in a daze, and waited for their daughter to wake up before getting dressed.

The mist in the sea in the forest in the early morning looks very hazy, and the fresh air makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally, giving them a feeling of ecstasy.

If you practice Tai Chi here, it seems that you can really achieve enlightenment and become an immortal.

I went to the mountain stream to get some water to wash my face, and ate some fish balls left over from last night. The three of them went down the mountain together. On the way, they picked some food for the army (pyracantha) for Xiaoxia to eat. It was sour and sweet, and she also Quite like it.

At the foot of the mountain, Xiulan took her daughter and Xiongba back home, while Lin Heng went to the construction site.

There were already many people on the construction site. Seeing him coming, Li Shiwei said quickly: "Lin Heng, you are here. We have something to ask you."

"What's wrong?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

"What you told us before has been fulfilled." An uncle replied with a smile.

　This is not late

　　

　

(End of this chapter)