Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 54 Beeswax
  "Carpenter Liang, I have something else that I would like you to help me make."

After breakfast, Lin Heng found Carpenter Liang who was making wooden doors and said.

"What is it?" Carpenter Liang came over and asked curiously. The things Lin Hengrang helped make were often very strange.

Immediately, Lin Heng took Carpenter Liang to the front and back yards to have a look and talked about his plans.

The backyard is almost finished now, except for planting flowers and grass, and all the stone paths have been paved.

In the front yard, Lin Heng planned a vegetable planting area yesterday, and Xiulan is planting it now. In this season, peppers, green beans, cowpeas, eggplants, tomatoes, and Chinese cabbage can all be planted.

Carpenter Liang suddenly showed surprise after hearing Lin Heng's words, and couldn't help but said: "Your plan is really amazing. I envy the backyard. It would be great to have a small table to eat there.

I have remembered everything you said, and it is not difficult to make. I will make these things for you after I finish the door. "

Anyway, he was paid every day, and the Lin family's meals had meat every day. He didn't want to leave even if he was asked to leave.

"That's troublesome." Lin Heng smiled and nodded.

After saying this, he went to help Xiulan plant the land. There was not much land in the yard. He made a nest while Xiulan threw the seeds. It took about an hour to finish it.

While farming, Lin Heng noticed that Xiulan's mouth was a little chapped. Industrial products were very expensive in this era, and rural women rarely bought cosmetics and the like.

The main crops grown in the yard are cowpeas, green beans, tomatoes and peppers.

After planting, Lin Heng put the hoe aside, looked at Xiulan and said, "Come on, help me move the fry."

"Okay." Xiulan smiled sweetly, put down the hoe, and followed Lin Heng.

After finding two buckets, Xiulan scooped out the fry, and Lin Heng carried it and poured it into the fish pond. The fry was too small, so he had to scoop up all the water in the bucket and pour it into the fish pond.

Fearing that the fry would run away, Lin Heng blocked the water outlet of the fish pond with a piece of cloth.

"I'm here to help you!"

Seeing Lin Heng's back straining while carrying a load of water, Lin's father directly took over the work.

"I can't help it, my shoulder hurts." Lin Heng chuckled and found another wooden bucket to lift slowly.

Lin Heng finally felt relieved after moving all the fry to the built fish pond.

Over the past few days, the number of fry has decreased a lot. It might have been [-] to [-], but now it is estimated to be only half.

It is a normal phenomenon that they will die in the future. A grass carp lays millions of eggs at a time. In the end, only a few thousand grass carp fry will survive for more than a year, and only a hundred will eventually grow into big fish.

"Xiulan, give me one dollar." Lin Heng said after finishing the fish pond.

"Okay." Xiulan didn't ask what she was doing, so she walked into the house and took it to Lin Heng.

It was Lin Heng's money, so of course he had control over it.

Lin Heng put the money in his pocket without saying what he was doing, and then took a backpack and a small hoe to the stream closest to his home.

In the creek, the ecology was complicated. Lin Heng first dug up several calamus, fished out some duckweed, and caught some field snails.

Then I dug two wild orchids and several ferns by the creek.

Except for orchids, these other things are naturally used to decorate the fish pond. A fish pond without plants will not look good.

Plant a few calamus and sprinkle some duckweed, and the fish pond will look more natural.

There are two more orchids in the yard, which makes it more harmonious.

"As for other things, we can only add them slowly." Lin Heng said to himself.

Looking at the time, it was almost 12 o'clock. He took the one dollar he asked for from Xiulan and went out.

First, I found the Liu family who kept bees in the village, and bought five pounds of useless abandoned hives for [-] cents.

I asked again about whose family had camellia oil, and the person I finally asked about was the Liu family not far from my home.

When he came over, the Liu family was making breakfast. When he saw him, Liu Changgen smiled and said hello: "Lin Heng, what are you talking about?"

He and Lin Heng were classmates in elementary school, but they were five or six years older than Lin Heng.

The news that the Lin family had captured the pig badger has become known to many people these days, and everyone is envious of it. As word of mouth spread among the workers who worked at Lin’s house, everyone’s attitude towards Lin Heng also changed.

"A rotten honeycomb, bought for two cents." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Why did you buy that thing?" Liu Lan, who was cooking in the kitchen, came out to get water and said in confusion.

I thought I really had money to support me.

Liu Lan is the woman with a pockmarked face, big breasts and fat buttocks who appeared with Li Caifeng before.

His husband Liu Changgen is an out-and-out farmer. Apart from farming, he just digs herbs and collects mushrooms. He knows nothing else.

"Haha, it's somewhat useful." Lin Heng didn't say much.

Then he asked: "I heard that you have camellia oil at home, is it true?"

"Yes, I bought it from someone in the next town half a year ago. It's for the elderly's ears. I still have seven or eight taels left." Liu Changgen said.

"Then sell it to me for half a catty and buy it for thirty cents." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I'll get it for you." Liu Lan went to get it before her husband could say anything.

The camellia oil is of no use anyway, it would be better to sell it for money.

"Thank you." Lin Heng walked away with half a catty of camellia oil.

After returning home, Lin Heng gave the remaining [-] cents to his wife Xiulan.

"Why did you buy these things? You also picked a lot of flowers."

Xiulan was a little strange. Forgetting the rotten honeycomb and camellia oil, why did she get a bunch of roses, gardenias, and camellias?

"You'll find out later." Lin Heng smiled slightly and went to tinker.

After finding a small pot for cooking meat during the New Year, he built a small stove in the yard and lit a fire.

Put the pot on the stand, smash the purchased honeycomb and throw it into the pot.

While the beehive was being cooked, Caiyun also came back. He came over curiously, his big eyes revealing clear doubts: "Second brother, what are you doing?"

"He is boiling beeswax, I guessed it right." Sister-in-law Liu Juan said it right away.

"Yes." Lin Heng nodded.

"So, second brother, what are you going to do with the beeswax?" Caiyun was completely curious.

"Ba...ba..."

After Xiaoxia teased Xiongba and received no response, she staggered towards him.

But Caiyun soon hugged her, making her laugh out loud.

"When I'm done, I'll give you a copy." Lin Heng looked at his sister Caiyun and said with a smile.

"Okay." Caiyun nodded, the second brother can always surprise people.

The beeswax was boiled quickly. Lin Heng found a few pages of brown to use as a filter and filtered the honeycomb residue twice.

Looking at the black liquid in the pot, Lin Heng put it aside. After natural cooling, the beeswax will naturally solidify on the upper layer.

This was considered the first step. Lin Heng then found a useless can bottle, washed it and dried it, then poured half a cup of camellia oil into it.

Then pick the petals from the flowers you picked and put them into canning bottles. Fill the bottles, cover them, and put them in a pot of boiling water while heating the bottles.

Lin Heng's operation made the whole family more and more confused, and they could no longer guess what he was doing.

If it had been in the past, I would have probably told him that he was doing useless things.

But now, they are all watching curiously, wanting to see what he can come up with.

(End of this chapter)