Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

After Lin's father and mother left, only Lin Heng's family of three and some animals were left in the yard.

Lin Heng and Xiulan sat in the yard without saying anything. Xiaoxia sat on the mat next to her and played with the wooden car that Lin Heng had cut for her.

"Why don't you say anything?" Lin Heng asked his wife.

Xiulan looked at the mountains outside and a corner of the blue sky, and replied, "I'm thinking about what it feels like to have money."

"Then you don't have to think about it. I'll take you to experience it in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan didn't say anything, walked over to open the door, and looked at the more than 2,000 kilograms of mulberry yellow piled in the house.

"In the future, you don't have to think about making money to supplement the family income by doing handicrafts. Our family will no longer lack food. We can have white rice and fine noodles every meal."

Lin Heng walked over and leaned against the door to look at Xiulan.

Xiulan looked at the Coriolus versicolor in the room, then looked at Lin Heng, blinked her eyes and smiled gently: "That's great."

"When are you going to take these things out to sell?" Xiulan thought for a while and asked again.

Lin Heng thought for a while and said: "Let's talk about this after the fish pond is dug in the next few days."

"It just so happens that school is about to start, and I will take Xiulan to school by the way." Lin Heng said again.

Xiulan nodded, standing in the room for a while, not knowing what to do, but she couldn't go out.

"Wife, my ears are itchy, please pick my ears for me." Lin Heng looked at his wife and said.

"Okay, I'll get a tool." Xiulan nodded and went back to the bedroom to get the tool.

Lin Heng brought two stools, one high and one low, and placed them under the eaves. After a while, Xiulan came out with a small brown kraft paper box. Inside were two nail clippers and an ear pick, which was one of the dowries given by her mother when she got married.

Xiulan sat on the high stool, and Lin Heng sat on the low stool, with his head on her legs.

"Don't move around. If it hurts, make a sound." Xiulan said, and gently pulled his ear with one hand and leaned over to take a look. With the other hand, she took the ear pick and carefully cleaned Lin Heng's ears.

Lin Heng closed his eyes. His wife's technique was gentle and delicate, and it didn't hurt at all. She leaned over and put her chest on his head, which was soft and comfortable, making people want to sleep.

"It's done, change to the other side." After a long time, Xiulan reminded.

"Oh!" Lin Heng opened his eyes, looked at his wife's smiling face, and changed direction.

"This ear is also cleaned!" Xiulan said a few minutes later.

"Cleaning for a while, it feels so good." Lin Heng didn't want to get up.

Xiulan looked at Lin Heng lying on her legs, and doted on him for a while.

"It's done now." She said.

"Okay." Lin Heng sat up, looked at his wife and said, "I'll clean your ears for you too."

"Okay, but you have to be gentle, I'm afraid of pain." Xiulan hesitated for a while, but still chose to believe her husband.

She moved to a low stool and put her head on Lin Heng's legs.

Lin Heng had never cleaned her ears before, so she was a little scared, but when Lin Heng started, she found that her worries were unnecessary. This man's technique was very gentle and there was no pain at all.

After cleaning both ears, she felt so comfortable that she didn't want to get up. She looked up at Lin Heng and said, "Just rest for a while. I don't want to move."

"Wait a minute." Lin Heng said with a smile, and took out a small stool from the side for his wife to put her legs on, so as not to bend her legs all the time and get cramps.

Xiulan was warmed by her husband's gentle move, and blinked at him, "How come you are so good at cleaning your ears."

Lin Heng touched her little face and said with a smile, "You want to ask me if I have cleaned my ears for others, of course not. I was afraid of hurting you, so I was cautious and didn't dare to use any strength."

Xiulan pouted, closed her eyes and dozed off, without saying anything, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Lin Heng put his hand on his leg and played with a strand of his wife's hair, leaning back in the chair and looking at her in a daze. The more I look at my wife's face, the more attractive it is.

Xiaoxia was tired from playing on the cool mat in the room, so she fell asleep on the cool mat.

After lying there for half an hour, Xiulan opened her eyes, took out a white rabbit milk candy from her pocket, peeled it and fed it to Lin Heng: "Here, this is the candy my sister bought for you."

Lin Heng blinked his eyes and didn't open his mouth.

"Don't you give your sister face?" Xiulan stared at him and said angrily.

"Whether it's sweet or not, you'll know after you eat it and I'll taste it again. I mainly want to know whether it's sweeter, my sister or the candy." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan was stunned for a moment, and a blush climbed up her cheeks: "Too bad!"

This was too shocking for her, and her little heart beat faster all of a sudden.

Lin Heng took the candy and stuffed it into her mouth, waited for her to eat for a while, and then leaned over to taste it carefully.

Xiulan didn't want to resist, and she couldn't resist, her whole body softened on the bench.

"My wife is still sweeter." After a long while, Lin Heng said with a smile.

"You're so bad!" Xiulan glared at him fiercely and walked away shyly.

Lin Heng entered the house and picked up Xiaoxia, wanting her to go to bed, but she opened her eyes and hugged Lin Heng's neck, her voice trembling: "Dad, I dreamed that the big bad wolf wanted to catch me."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, with Dad and Xiongba here, the big bad wolf dare not enter our house." Lin Heng coaxed his daughter and took her to see Xiongba.

After a while, she chased and played with Xiongba again. Xiongba had not been able to go to the mountains to hunt recently, and all his energy was consumed by playing with Xiaoxia.

Also in the afternoon, there were many more people gathered under the big ginkgo tree in the village than before, and all they discussed was the price increase of Coriolus versicolor, and how much money Lin Heng could make.

Some said 3,000, some said 5,000, 7,000, and some thought it could be over 9,000, but no matter how much, it was definitely more than all the families in the village.

Some people asked how much 5,000 yuan was, and they had no idea how much money they had. When they learned that this amount could buy 30,000 or 40,000 kilograms of rice, they fell silent.

Lin Heng's door was closed, and no one went there, but it was different at Lin's father and mother's home. People kept coming in to chat and ask questions.

At first, Lin's father and mother were still cheerful, but soon they were annoyed. There were too many flattering words, which made them deeply understand the feeling of being rich.

After dinner, Lin Heng read stories to his daughter. The more he read, the more he wanted to have electricity earlier, otherwise he couldn't read clearly at night and it would be inconvenient to do anything.

The next morning, just after Lin Heng finished breakfast, a group of pond diggers came, and it was not even seven o'clock.

"Everyone came too early." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Not too early, not too early." Everyone smiled kindly, with respect in their eyes.

Lin Heng can make so much money, in the eyes of the villagers, he is a capable person. If he is close to such a person, he may also be able to benefit from it and make some money.

"Then let's go." Lin Heng nodded, not surprised by this.

On the way to Hongfeng Mountain, Yang Zhaotao in the crowd couldn't help asking: "Lin Heng, how much mulberry yellow did you stock up this time?"

Lin Heng looked back and found that everyone was looking at him, obviously very concerned about this topic.

He grinned: "Don't worry, it will definitely be more than enough to pay everyone's wages."

Everyone was speechless, but Lin Heng clearly didn't want to say it, so they didn't ask any more.

When they arrived at Hongfeng Mountain, everyone quickly got to work.

While working, someone asked curiously: "Lin Heng, are you going to build these two acres of fish ponds?"

"I'm going to dig all these 20 acres into fish and shrimp ponds." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Twenty acres, how much does it cost?"

"Oh my god, it must cost a lot to buy fish and shrimp seedlings?"

Everyone was shocked. Lin Heng's ambition was so big.

If Lin Heng said this a few days ago, they would definitely laugh at his wild imagination, but now everyone was just shocked by his ambition.

"We have to dig at least ten acres before the New Year this year, and we will need your help by then." Lin Heng said with a smile. Now that he showed his ambition, no one laughed at him.

"Haha, that's easy. If there is money to be made, we promise to do it beautifully for you."

"Yes, you will definitely be satisfied."

Everyone agreed. With this sentence, even if Lin Heng left now, no one would cheat.

After all, this is just a small project, and there will be bigger projects later. If you cheat now, you will have no place to make money later.

In this era, rural residents cannot go to the city to find a job properly. It is too difficult for farmers to make money.

It took another three days, and it was not finished until noon on August 30th, because there were too many stones in the second fish pond, which took a lot of effort.

That afternoon, Lin Heng directed everyone to repair the mountain stream. One was to prevent the rising water from rushing into the fish pond; the other was to build a canal at the innermost part of the fish pond, which would be very convenient for diverting water into the fish pond.

There was also leveling, repairing the edges and corners, and building up the stone steps.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, all the work was completed, and everyone gathered together and looked at Lin Heng.

"Everyone can go home and rest." Lin Heng looked at everyone and said with a smile.

Everyone was stunned. We don't want to rest.

Lin Heng laughed again and continued: "I want you to go back and put down your things, wash your face and cool down, and then come to my house at six o'clock to collect your wages. Everyone remember to bring three cents in change, because my family may not have that much change."

"Okay!" Hearing this, everyone grinned, dispersed, and ran home.

Lin Heng went home and flipped through the work record book. It took 24 days to dig the two fish ponds this time, which was far beyond his expectations. The main reason was that there were too many stones in the second fish pond, and sometimes it took half a day to dig one stone.

"Wife, I'll read the names later, and you count the money. Nineteen yuan and twenty cents per person." Lin Heng looked at his wife and said.

"Okay." Xiulan took out the money from her bag and started counting.

It was only half past five, and a group of people couldn't wait to come over. They crowded at the gate of the yard and were embarrassed to come in.

"Since you are here, everyone can come in directly. It's okay to start paying now. Line up." Lin Heng walked out of the door and said to everyone.

"Okay!" A group of people came into the house one after another with smiles on their faces.

Lin Heng understood everyone's mood. After sitting down, he flipped out the work book of the person in front of him and said: "Check it out. 24 days and 24 working hours. If you are sure, sign and press your fingerprint and you can get the money."

"Okay!" Uncle Li signed and pressed his fingerprint without even looking at it.

Xiulan had already prepared the money and put it on the table. Uncle Li took it up and counted it, then smiled and said, "Yes, thank you."

"This is what you deserve, why thank me." Lin Heng waved his hand and said.

It took half an hour to settle all the wages of everyone, and 20 people paid 384 yuan.

"The investment in digging the fish pond is really huge." Xiulan said with emotion.

"This is just a small part. Next year, we will raise shrimps, and feeding them will really cost money." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Then we have to raise them well and supervise them well, otherwise we will lose money easily." Xiulan nodded. She knew some basic knowledge about raising fish and shrimps, so she could help.

"That's natural. The opportunity to make money from Coriolus versicolor is rare, so we still have to rely on breeding." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"By the way, the day after tomorrow is September 1st. I'm going to register Caiyun for school. Do you want to go?

I also want to go fishing. The last time I was unhappy, I didn't catch any fish." Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked again.

As for selling Coriolus versicolor and opening a purchasing station, Lin Heng planned to wait until Caiyun went to school.

When Coriolus versicolor was sold, he would connect with the state-owned stores in the city and negotiate, and then he could open a purchasing station.

There were many things involved and it was quite troublesome. Not everyone could open a purchasing station.

So he didn't want to do these things at first, but now he changed his mind. It's okay to be a little troublesome.

"Forget it. The sun is too strong these two days. No one will take care of Xiaoxia when I go there." Xiulan shook her head.

"Okay then." Lin Heng thought about it carefully and it was right. It was not good for his wife and daughter to get tanned.

"Go to the blacksmith shop in town and forge a kitchen knife for me. The one at home is not very good." Xiulan said again. Now she is not short of money, she wants to change a good kitchen knife.

"No problem, I'll ask the blacksmith to forge a kitchen knife for you with 100-proof steel." Lin Heng patted his chest and promised.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so the family of three went out to get some gray vegetables to eat.

In the evening, Lin Heng and Xiulan went to catch some cicada monkeys. These were the last few days. After this period of time, there would be no more.

Unfortunately, there was no refrigerator. The cicada monkeys caught had to be eaten the next morning, otherwise they would go bad.

At noon the next day, Lin Heng came to the old house and found his parents.

"Mom and Dad, I want Caiyun to go to school. I will pay for the tuition."

Lin Heng looked at his parents and said, Caiyun sat next to him, her eyes full of expectations.

Father Lin looked at Caiyun and nodded, saying, "Before, the family had no money. Now that you have money, we naturally have no objection to supporting her to go to school."

"It's good to go to school more. Only with education can you have a promising future." Mother Lin also nodded.

Lin Heng was not surprised by this. Father and mother Lin were very open-minded people. If the family was not really poor, they would not let Caiyun drop out of school.

Now that Lin Heng pays for his sister to go to school, the two naturally have no objection.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad!" Caiyun choked up and said, with tears in her eyes.

In this era, the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls in rural areas is still very serious. Many parents don't even want their sons to go to school, let alone their daughters.

Caiyun was naturally moved by the open-mindedness of Father and Mother Lin.

"You kid, why are you crying?" Father Lin said with a smile.

"Your father didn't let you go to junior high school because he had no choice. The burden at home was too heavy. He didn't mean to despise you." Mother Lin sat over and took her daughter's hand and said.

"I know, Mom, I'm just happy that I can continue to study." Caiyun choked up.

"Study hard and don't let your brother down." Father Lin patted her shoulder and sighed, saying that if he had money, he would not let his daughter drop out of school.

Fortunately, his second son has a promising future.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will definitely study hard." Caiyun nodded fiercely.

After wiping her tears, she looked at Lin Heng again and promised, "Second brother, I will definitely not let you spend money in vain. I will be successful."

Lin Heng smiled, patted Caiyun's shoulder with one hand, wiped her tears with the other hand, and said with a smile, "You don't have to feel pressured, just study hard if you like it. It doesn't matter if you have a promising future or not, your second brother is standing behind you to give you a guarantee, you don't have to be afraid."

He was reborn and worked so hard just to let his family live a good life. It doesn't matter what Caiyun can learn, as long as she is happy.

It doesn't matter if she fails in studying, he has a guarantee, this is the meaning of his hard work.

"Yeah, I will definitely work hard, second brother." Caiyun nodded.

"Okay, prepare your things today, and I will personally take you to school tomorrow morning." Lin Heng said with a smile, and then walked out.

After leaving the old house, Lin Heng found his elder brother standing outside and walking back and forth.

Seeing Lin Heng coming out, Lin Yue felt a little embarrassed and blamed himself: "This kind of thing should be done by me as the elder brother, but I don't have the ability, alas."

"Brother, we are brothers, it doesn't matter who comes. Besides, it's not that you don't have the ability, you just don't have the opportunity.

When I get to know fish farming, you and your parents will raise fish with me, and then you don't have to worry about these things."

Lin Heng grabbed his elder brother's shoulders and said with a smile.

He didn't say this to comfort him. There are many people like his elder brother who have been struggling for life all their lives and have no chance to try to start a business. Naturally, there is no failure or success.

In fact, the fact that he can go to junior high school is that his elder brother took the initiative to give up going to junior high school.

Not to mention the various help his elder brother gave him during the time when he was in debt in his previous life.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to take me. If you need any help, please don't hesitate." Lin Yue looked at his brother and said solemnly.

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Heng returned home and told Xiulan what happened.

"Wife, is there anything you want to learn?" Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked.

Xiulan looked at him in confusion: "I can't go to school even if I want to learn."

"What's the big deal? No matter what you want to learn, it can be piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I will ask a professional to come to your home to teach you one-on-one in the future." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiu Lan only went to the fifth grade, and her family would not let her go. Lin Heng felt that she must have many regrets, and wanted to help her make up for it and let her have her own hobby.

Xiu Lan blinked her eyes, thought for a while, and shook her head: "I haven't thought of it yet."

"That's okay, you still have time to think about it." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay." Xiu Lan agreed crisply.

At just six o'clock the next morning, when Lin Heng was still eating, Caiyun came over with an indigo cloth bag she had sewed herself.

Her hair was braided into two ponytails that hung from her shoulders to her chest, with bangs, a red shirt on her upper body, a pair of indigo trousers that were washed a little white, and a pair of yellow rubber hiking shoes that he bought for her when he sold ginseng before.

Her beautiful face, bright and watery eyes, and bright lips with lipstick made this not-so-good-looking outfit have a bit more simple and elegant temperament.

"Second brother, I'm ready." Caiyun said excitedly.

"We'll leave after I finish my meal. Have you eaten yet?" Lin Heng looked at her.

"I have." Caiyun nodded. She was eating steamed bread and potato dumpling soup.

"Then eat a little more." Xiulan brought her a bowl of pickled cabbage noodles.

She knew that Lin's father and mother were reluctant to eat, so the food must not be very good.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Caiyun smelled it, and without being polite, she took it over and sat down to eat.

After dinner, Lin Heng took a purple bamboo fishing rod, a fishhook and a line, and set off for Huangtan Town with Caiyun.

There is still one chapter to correct typos. I am slow to post today. Sorry, my friends.