Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 181: Not enough money, the idea of ​​going into the mountains in winter

Early the next morning, someone came over to collect the money. Lin Heng checked the working hours and wages with the person in person as usual. After confirming that they were correct, he signed and fingerprinted and then paid.

After three full hours of wages, it was finished at ten o'clock.

"Hey, why didn't my uncle and third father come over?"

After paying wages, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked curiously.

Xiulan was always in the house, playing with the Luban lock with Xiaoxia. Xiaoxia was so angry that she threw it on the ground and stepped on it.

"I'm too embarrassed to take them. They're all in the old house." Xiulan replied.

"Okay, I'll go over then."

Lin Heng smiled helplessly and walked over with his workbook and money.

In the old house, they were chatting and spanking, it was very lively.

Lin Heng walked in and said with a smile: "Why don't you come over to collect your salary? Don't you want it?"

As team leaders, each of them is paid one yuan a day, which is 48 yuan for 48 days. There is no way they can do without it.

"Haha, we are not in a hurry." Li Baiquan laughed.

In fact, they wanted it, but they were embarrassed to go too early, as that would appear too snobbish.

Lin Heng was helpless: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You deserve to be paid for your hard work."

After he paused for a moment, he looked at his father again: "Dad and my eldest brother, you take the lead and come over to sign and get your salary."

Father Lin was not polite either. He came over and said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite."

He knew that if he refused, it would be difficult for his relatives to get the money.

Father Lin was the first to sign and got forty-eight yuan.

Lin Yue was the second one. He took the money and said with a smile: "Thank you, brother."

"Thank you, I should thank you." Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand.

"Then I'll come too." Lin Hai was not polite and came over to collect the money.

Soon these people received the money, and all of them were smiling. It was thanks to Lin Heng that they could still have so much income during the off-season.

"Lin Heng, when are you going to hunt? Let's go hunting together." Li Baiquan said with a smile.

"Let's wait for a heavy snowfall in a few days. I'm going to plaster the wall in the next two days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll come down and find you when it snows heavily." Li Baiquan said with a smile.

Lin Heng nodded, chatted for a few more words, and then went home to settle the accounts.

Now there is still 4,100 yuan left in the card, which seems like a lot, but in fact it is not enough anymore.

Railings have been built on the Hongfeng Mountain side to surround the breeding base, and the inside has been initially completed. The remaining work in winter is to release water to raise water.

But after spring, he still has to build a barn, an indoor breeding room, etc.

Although the bricks, cement and other materials have been prepared and there is no need to purchase them separately, the labor cost is estimated to be three to five hundred.

In addition to these, he also has to cultivate shrimp seedlings and buy grain and feed.

Especially feed is the big part, and breeding feed is always the big part.

In addition to this, he is also planning to buy some aerators, which can provide emergency relief at critical moments and increase breeding density.

Also, he is going to buy fruit saplings in a few days, which is also a lot of money.

There are too many places to spend money. Four thousand yuan may seem like a lot, but it is really not enough.

In fact, Lin Heng can relax a little and take his time, but not too slowly. Especially planting fruit trees is an effective way to make parents less tired.

If there are no fruit saplings, they will definitely have to plant crops again next year.

In addition, he also wants to accumulate capital as soon as possible. Every effort now is equivalent to ten or even a hundred percent in the future.

First mover advantage is so important.

The earlier he accumulates enough capital, the sooner he will get a lot of wealth.

With no money left, Lin Heng once again set his sights on the mountains. These endless mountains contained a lot of wealth waiting for him to explore.

"Qian, you are a knife that kills without showing blood!"

Lin Heng sang a classic song from 99, shook his head and gave Xiulan his work book and the remaining dozens of dollars.

"What's for lunch?"

Xiulan looked at him and asked softly.

"It's all fine, just do whatever you want." Lin Heng smiled and walked into the room.

Put on the homemade mask, take out the gypsum powder and plaster the wall.

In the remaining two hours, he plastered the courtyard wall of the house with white plaster.

In the afternoon, his father and eldest brother came to help him. The three of them worked together and quickly plastered the outer wall.

Except for the backyard wall that has not been plastered, the front yard and the main body of the house have been completed. It can be said that the red tiles and white walls are very beautiful.

People feel much more comfortable when they look at it, and their mood will naturally improve when they live there.

In the evening, Lin's mother ran to his house to ask Xiulan about the secret of mixing onions and fungus with fern root powder. She had tried several times in the past few days but still couldn't master the trick.

Xiulan was explaining to her in the room when Lin Heng ran in and said with a smile, "Mom, didn't you say you mixed the fern root powder yourself? Why did you come here to ask for advice?"

"Hmph, I'm just communicating with Xiulan about my skills, and I didn't ask you for advice." Mother Lin glanced at him disapprovingly and pushed her out of the kitchen.

"Mom, this is my home." Lin Heng reminded.

"What's wrong with your family?"

Mother Lin snorted and closed the kitchen door without giving him a chance.

After a while, Lin's mother walked away with her head held high. Xiulan brought out the cold fern root powder and said, "Eat some to fill your stomach first, the rice will be ready in a while."

"Thank you, wife." Lin Heng grinned and took several bites to fill his stomach for the time being.

"Dad, I want second place~"

Xiaoxia saw him eating and ran over to ask for it.

Lin Heng wiped her nose and fed her some fungus and some vermicelli.

“Spicy~”

Lin Heng was eating the dish without feeling anything, but Xiaoxia stuck out her tongue because it was spicy. Lin Heng quickly got her a glass of water.

"Dad, I want Tangtang~"

She drank the water, got into Lin Heng's arms, raised her head and said coquettishly.

Lin Heng gently scratched her nose and said with a smile: "I knew you were a clever little drunkard who didn't care about drinking."

"Please dad~ I want to eat candy~" Xiaoxia begged him weakly.

Lin Heng had no reason to refuse, so he peeled off a white rabbit toffee and fed it to her mouth.

Taking his daughter with him, he went to the front yard, opened a corner of the plastic film and looked at it. It was already green inside.

The warm environment allows them to grow better than any other plant in the winter.

Among these vegetables, peas grow the fastest, and the pea tips will be ready to eat in two days.

Xiulan made three dishes and one soup for dinner. In addition to the fern root powder that Lin Heng didn't finish, there were also braised crucian carp made with dried crucian carp, fried pork with shredded sour radish, and egg yolk soup.

The sumptuous dishes allowed Lin Heng to eat two large bowls of rice. The yellow flower egg soup made his whole body warm after drinking it. Lin Heng felt that some shrimp skin added to it was the essence.

After eating, the three of them went back to the bedroom. Compared to the outside, the bedroom with the fireplace was too warm.

Now that he has lights, Lin Heng likes to read to his family even more. He deeply believes that his example can make Xiaoxia fall in love with reading.

Xiulan was not well educated, but she was fascinated when Lin Heng read.

Sometimes Lin Heng stopped reading and would be tickled by his mother and daughter to make him finish reading. Broken chapters were completely intolerable.

Xiaoxia fell asleep, and as soon as Lin Heng climbed into bed, Xiulan came over and hugged his neck.

"Would you like some candy?"

She asked curiously in a low voice through the moonlight and dancing firelight.

"I don't want to." Lin Heng said with a bad smile.

Xiulan immediately let go of her hand unhappily and whispered: "Okay then~"

She was a little disappointed.

"What I mean is to skip the step of eating sweets and just eat you~"

Lin Heng hugged her over and gagged her.

"Ah...uh..."

Under the soft moonlight, Lin Heng suffered heavy soil erosion. Xiulan held Lin Heng's arm and fell into a deep sleep. Lin Heng felt the arm on his wife's chest, glanced at the fireplace, and gradually fell asleep.

When he woke up the next morning, Lin Heng found that Xiulan was not awake yet, so he couldn't help but move over and kiss her.

"Well... it's so bad~"

Xiulan opened her big eyes and pushed Lin Heng away, giving him a fierce look. This guy was so bad.

Lin Heng chuckled: "You didn't take the initiative last night..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiulan covered his mouth.

"Don't say it again, or you will be killed." Xiulan warned harshly.

"Then you can make it up to me." Lin Heng said with a wink. He really wanted to eat big meat buns now.

"Think beautifully!"

Xiulan found another set of underwear, put it on and got up. She looked back at him with a punishing smile.

Lin Heng was about to pull her back to have a good taste, but he held his hand, but Xiaoxia on the small bed next to her rubbed her eyes and woke up.

Xiulan smiled slyly: "Bear it, brother~"

Lin Hengneng sighed helplessly, calmed down, sat up and got out of bed.

He rubbed his daughter's face, held her in the urinal and peed, and then he went out and poured it out.

In winter, he didn't dare to let his precious daughter go out to use the bathroom for fear of freezing.

"Dad, Jinbao~"

Xiaoxia pointed at Jinbao who just ran in and wanted to hug him.

"Let's talk when we get up." Xiulan said after washing her face and applying facial cream.

Lin Heng ignored her and went out to exercise with his compound bow. After the exercise, he started the work that he had not finished yesterday - plastering the wall.

I wiped half of it and had breakfast. It only took a few bites of pickled cabbage noodles.

After eating, he continued to plaster the wall, while Father Lin and his eldest brother were cutting firewood behind with chain saws.

The wood that the workers helped cut back before was not sawed. Normally this would take a day or two.

But with a diesel saw, it can be done in half a day.

Lin Heng finished plastering the wall and was finally satisfied with the current backyard.

After resting for a while, he went to the back mountain to help Xiulan carry firewood, took it home and stacked it under the eaves.

All the acorn trees were cut down, which are good firewood and can withstand burning better than ordinary trees.

"Dad, there is too much firewood. The rest can just be piled here. Covering it with plastic paper won't prevent it from leaking."

Lin Heng glanced at the large pile of wood and said, he didn't want the whole house to be piled with wood, which would not only be unsafe, but also affect the appearance.

Father Lin nodded: "That's okay. Then put the wood you saw for the stove here as well?"

"I'll take the pine wood one home and put the rest here first." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

Pine wood has oils that ignite easily even when wet, whereas other trees have to wait to dry.

Mother Lin and Liu Juan moved some but they didn't move at all. Just having some at home was enough.

Now they have developed the land of more than 1,000 square meters in the back mountain into a small manor, raising various livestock and stacking firewood.

It’s been all afternoon since I stacked the wood. In winter, all I have to do is similar chores.

"Lin Heng, when are you going to buy saplings?" Father Lin asked curiously.

"At the end of the month or January, it depends on the situation." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

Planting trees is actually better in winter than in spring. As long as it’s not too cold, there’s no problem.

Although trees planted in winter have no leaves, their roots are already growing and will sprout directly in spring.

If planted in spring, it will take root first and then sprout, which will be much slower.

Father Lin nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry about it. If it doesn't work, you can plant it after the New Year."

Lin Yue also smiled and said: "Yes, it won't bear fruit for a while anyway, so don't worry."

Lin Heng shook his head: "You have to be anxious about this, some saplings are in high demand."

He planned to chat with Li Chengguo in a few days and rent his car to go to Anseong Agricultural Science Institute to get some good saplings.

If you go late, you may not get any good stuff.

"Okay, let's go together when you go." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

After putting away the firewood, he was about to go back to the house to warm himself by the fire, when he suddenly saw his mother sowing seeds in the forest.

Suddenly he asked out of curiosity: "Mom, what are you talking about?"

"Nettles, plant them to prevent others from coming in." Mother Lin said matter-of-factly.

"Oh my God, stop it now. Even I can't stand this thing." Lin Heng quickly stopped him.

Not to mention that this thing hurts for a long time, it is still dirty for thousands of years and cannot be eradicated once it grows.

In many rural areas, this is used to keep thieves away. No thief dares to cross this thing to steal anything.

But in the end, one's own people are often injured.

"I've already finished spreading it. There are so many things that we can't help but be careful about." Mother Lin spread her hands.

"Okay, Mom, you are too careful. A thorn tree and a dog are enough." Lin Heng said helplessly.

"It's called being careful and not making big mistakes." Mother Lin said and left with Lin Heng.

After baking in Lin Heng's bedroom for a while, she looked at the fireplace again and again.

But she was just curious and not envious. She also had a fireplace made of cement and stone in her bedroom, and the effect was not bad.

It's just that stone doesn't dissipate heat as fast as steel, so it takes a long time to heat up the room, and it costs more firewood.

After warming up the fire for a while, Lin Heng took Xiong Ba out with his bow and arrow.

He hadn't gone hunting for many days and his hands were itchy.

Winter is very cold, and it is also a good time for hunting. Hunters in the village can almost catch golden pheasants and pheasants these days.

"Brother, are you going?" Lin Heng went to the eldest brother's house and asked.

"It's late at night?" Lin Yue was cutting kudzu root at home, obviously preparing to make kudzu root powder.

"Look around. Don't go out too late today. Come back as soon as it gets dark." Lin Heng shook his head and said that he still likes to have a companion when hunting.

"Okay, let's go look for it." Lin Yue nodded and went to get the bow and arrow with Lin Heng.

The two of them went to Hongfeng Mountain first. After searching for a while, they found nothing. They immediately decided to go to Shibadang Valley to have a look. However, instead of going to the top of the mountain this time, they just walked around the bottom of the ditch.

The cold wind got worse after dark, and it was a bit unbearable for both of them wearing thick cotton pants and coats.

But that’s how hunting is. In winter, prey is easy to find, but people suffer.

People are more comfortable in summer, but prey trails are too difficult to find.

The cold wind was blowing, and the leaves rustled as the two stepped in the forest.

There is a small crescent moon in the sky tonight, but because of the thick clouds, it cannot come out at all. After dark, the forest is dark and quiet.

There was only the whistling of the wind and the occasional noise made by some rats.

After searching for half an hour, Lin Heng shook his head: "Let's go, this place is useless!"

Lin Yue nodded and asked, "What about changing places or going home?"

Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the river and have a look. Maybe there will be something to gain."

There have been a lot of people hunting recently, and these golden pheasants and other things are also scared. He must have gone to the mountains.

It was too difficult for him to hit it close to home, and he would have to travel far away like summer, to the mountains.

But he was waiting for a heavy snowfall. Going deep into the mountains on a snowy day would yield the most harvest.

Lin Heng went to a forest by the river upstream. There were many pheasants there this summer, and he hoped to gain something.

The trees in winter are all bare and you can spot them without using a flashlight.

After checking around, he didn't see a single bird feather. Lin Heng looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eight o'clock.

He was about to go home when his elder brother suddenly called out from afar: "Brother, come here quickly and get something."

　I'm sorry, everyone, it's still 4,000 words today. I'm still in my hometown, and my mother has to ask me to help chop wood. It's too difficult.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)