Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Excuse me, have you processed my household registration book?"

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

"Okay, here is your household registration book." The female police officer inside looked at the ID card, searched 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, Lin Heng, his wife, Chen Xiulan, and his daughter, Lin Xiaoxia.

After reading it, he couldn't help but feel happy. He took the ID card and household registration book and turned to walk out.

After leaving the police station, he looked at the sky. The sun was too strong. It was past eleven o'clock now. He walked back and got heatstroke.

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

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 looked up and shouted happily: "Lin Heng!"

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

Obviously, he had already known the news of the sharp increase in the price of Coriolus versicolor. The whimsical and reckless boy he had previously thought of had suddenly become a rich man that he could not afford.

"Lin Heng, are you here to sell Coriolus versicolor? You have made a fortune 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, and Lin Heng nodded to thank him.

"You are now a rich man, it's so easy to send your sister to school, it's great." Wang Zhou sighed, his old classmate now has the ability to change the fate of others.

He once wished that he could have such an elder to let him continue to go to school. Unfortunately, he didn't.

"Just kidding, this is not a rich man, it's not much money." Lin Heng said with a smile.

The driver uncle next to him smiled and said with emotion: "That's enough. We earn 16 yuan a month, and it takes 20 to 30 years to earn 5,000 or 6,000 yuan. Boss Lin, how could you be so sure that the price of Coriolus versicolor would increase?"

"Nothing, I read more books and analyzed it." Lin Heng smiled slightly.

"Is that so? It's amazing." The driver uncle praised. He didn't believe it in his heart. He thought that Lin Heng must know some experts and got the news in advance.

But he was really envious. With so much money, Lin Heng would have no worries about food and clothing for at least the next ten years.

"I really regret not buying some Coriolus versicolor to save before, otherwise I could also make a small profit." Wang Zhou said with emotion next to him.

Whether it was him or the driver uncle, they would sigh every night lying in bed, and even slap themselves, why didn't they buy some to save.

Lin Heng smiled and didn't respond to this sentence. Instead, he looked at Wang Zhou and asked, "How have you considered the matter I asked you to consider before?"

Wang Zhou was stunned: "What matter?"

"Come work for me, twenty dollars a month, food and accommodation, and the work is easy, you can stay in the house and don't have to run 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's true that I told you I'd introduce you to 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.

I didn't dare to promise before, but now his influence in the village has soared, and it's not too difficult to match Wang Zhou with a girl from an ordinary family.

"What kind of job?" Wang Zhou was stunned and was attracted, but he was a little entangled: "The boss here treats me very well, I'm afraid he won't have anyone here after I leave."

"Go quickly, the boss wants to recruit people in a day or two, and he doesn't need you." The driver uncle next to him persuaded hurriedly.

"If Boss Lin didn't want me, I would have wanted to work for him. I'd get an extra four dollars." The driver was a kind-hearted man, afraid that Wang Zhou would miss the opportunity.

"The work location is also in the town. I can't reveal the details for the time being. You'll know in a few days. Come and tell me if you want to come." Lin Heng looked at Wang Zhou and said.

He didn't have to have Wang Zhou, but he wanted to help him because they were classmates.

With a salary of 20 yuan, as long as the recruitment notice is posted, a group of people will rush in. In this era, the country lacks everything except population.

As a person who has been through it, the driver knows how precious this job is, and urged Wang Zhou to agree.

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

However, Lin Heng thought this was good. What he valued was that Wang Zhou was very principled and grateful. No one wants to recruit a subordinate like Lu Bu, no matter how capable he is, he dare not use him.

"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 and 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, and then Lin Heng asked about the tractor situation and went to their boss to rent two tractors.

"Remember to drive the tractor up early tomorrow morning. I'm leaving."

After saying this, Lin Heng left. Tomorrow morning he would use the tractor to pull mulberry and yellow to sell in the city for money.

After Lin Heng left, the driver dissuaded Wang Zhou: "You silly kid, you must choose to follow Lin Heng. You are classmates, he is rich, how can you get some benefits.

If you follow your current boss, you have no relatives or friends, you will just be a tractor driver for the rest of your life, don't you understand?"

"This!" Wang Zhou was stunned. Although he was 24 years old, he was still confused about the future.

...

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

After changing the lock, he chatted with Grandpa Gao for a while. When Grandpa Gao knew that Lin Heng could hunt with a bow and arrow, he sat up: "Do you have this ability?"

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

"Wait." Grandpa said, got up and walked into the house.

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

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

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

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

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

And this Mongolian composite bow, which is a fine product at first glance, is also the strongest bow in ancient times. Genghis Khan used this kind. This bow is made of a variety of materials. In addition to the wood used for the main bow body, it also requires some materials such as horns, fish glue, silk, lacquer, and tendons.

It usually takes one or two years to complete the manufacturing. The grip in the hand is much stronger than the hunting bow in his home. It is said that the best Mongolian bow can reach a pulling force of fifty or sixty kilograms.

However, Lin Heng wanted a modern compound bow more. With its ergonomic design, laser aiming, balance bar, shock absorption, pulley and other accessories, it can beat the ancient bows in terms of accuracy, range and lethality.

He wanted to change to a modern compound bow recently. As for the Mongolian bow, it is still okay to collect and play with it. But he was not sure if there were modern compound bows in Taibai City at this time. After all, it was just a small fifth-tier city.

"Haha, this was given to me by an old friend of mine. I also play with it sometimes. You try it." Grandpa Gao was very happy. It was easy to chat with people who knew the goods.

"I'll try it."

Lin Heng put the arrow on the bowstring and pulled the bowstring. The Mongolian bow had a pulling force of 20 kilograms. It took him much more effort to pull it than his own bow.

But after all, he had practiced bow pulling frequently in the past few months, so he was not unable to pull it open. After aiming, he shot an arrow. With a whoosh, the arrow hit the target almost instantly and pierced into the wood with a bang.

"It is indeed a good bow." Lin Heng praised.

"Your skills are not bad. You can hit the eight rings at 30 or 40 meters." Grandpa Gao also praised. He believed that Lin Heng was not lying when he said he used a bow and arrow to hunt.

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

"Don't be modest. Let's go hunting together in winter. I also want to have a taste of it." Grandpa Gao waved his hand and said.

"Okay, I'll pick you up then." Lin Heng smiled and said that this veteran who had fought in the war had strong reconnaissance ability. Maybe he could hit something big. It would be good to learn from him.

After playing for a while, when the sun was not so scary at three o'clock, Lin Heng prepared to go home.

"Here, there are five crucian carps left. You can take them back. I can't finish them." Grandpa Gao put the crucian carps into a bag and handed them to Lin Heng.

"Thank you then." Lin Heng did not refuse and walked back with the fish.

After going out, he went to the tofu shop in the town to buy two kilograms of tofu, and prepared to go home to make a crucian carp tofu soup to eat.

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

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

"No, it went smoothly. I was delayed in doing something in the town, and I took the household registration book by the way."

After Lin Heng finished speaking, he said, "Dad, take this crucian carp back to eat. I have five here, and I also bought tofu."

"I still keep the catfish I caught before, you can eat it yourself." Lin's father shook his head, he couldn't bear to eat it.

"Then I'll make it for you in the evening." Lin Heng was too lazy to say more, and left with the fish.

He gave his eldest brother a one-pound fish, plus half a pound of tofu, and took the rest back to his own home.

"Dad!" As soon as Lin Heng entered the house, Xiaoxia rushed over.

"Here's candy." Lin Heng could only coax her aside with a candy first. He was too hot and didn't want to hug her.

"Make crucian carp and tofu soup tonight, wife. Cook all four fish and send half to my parents." Lin Heng handed the fish and tofu to Xiulan.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and went out with a knife to kill the fish.

Lin Heng took off his shirt, washed his upper body and hair with cold water, and drank a glass of boiled water to cool down.

"Awoo~"

Xiongba lay on the wall of the main room and called out to him. It was also hot and stuck out its tongue. Its eyes seemed to say that it hadn't been to the mountain for a long time.

More than a month later, Xiongba's body has grown a lot, but the awkward period of growth has not ended yet. Now it looks a little ugly.

It is now about five months old, and its body size is much larger than that of a medium-sized dog. It will take a year to fully grow up. However, it will be fixed in size in about seven or eight months, and the rest is some other development.

Compared with Xiongba, Jinbao, the little golden cat lying lazily on the mat, grows very fast. It is only more than a month old, and it is only a circle smaller than an adult domestic cat. It is estimated that it will be fully grown in one or two months.

This guy is lying there yawning. He is not afraid of people now. He doesn't even raise his eyes when people come to him. He eats after sleeping, and sleeps after eating. The only exercise is to be teased by Xiaoxia.

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

"Meow~"

It seems that it smelled the fishy smell outside. It stood up and stretched, dragged the leash and walked outside, and stood at the door and rubbed the door frame to eat.

"Here, do you want to eat the fish entrails." Xiulan took the fish entrails out of the basin and threw them on the stone slab.

"Meow~" Just as Jinbao was about to eat, a big paw behind him pushed him away and ate the crucian carp entrails on the ground in one bite.

"Roar!!"

Jinbao was furious and rushed up with a paw. The dog and the cat soon wrestled with each other.

Lin Heng was about to come over to stop him, but Xiongba subdued Jinbao. After all, there was a huge weight difference.

"Roar!" Jinbao roared, but was pinned down and couldn't move at all.

"No fighting, or both of you will have no food." Lin Heng shouted coldly.

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

"Roar~~"

Jinbao kept yelling at Xiongba, as if he was cursing extremely dirty words, saying that he was too angry and hit him with food.

"Good cat!" Xiaoxia walked over and touched his head a few times, and Jinbao calmed down.

Xiulan gave it another crucian carp viscera, and it immediately took it and started eating it, looking back at Xiongba from time to time.

"Dad, let's go out and play!" Xiaoxia pulled Lin Heng to go out and play. Lin Heng didn't take her out to play much these days.

"When it's cloudy, let's go find some snails and crabs to eat." Lin Heng looked at Xiaoxia and said.

"Catch crabs and snails!" Xiaoxia raised her two little hands and jumped happily.

"Then let's call my parents to come over to eat tonight." Xiulan prepared the crucian carp and brought it in.

"That's fine." Lin Heng nodded, that's fine.

He walked to the yard and picked a cucumber, and while eating it, he observed the wild hog and musk deer.

The wild hog is now more than ten pounds. After all, the life now is to sleep and eat every day, eat and sleep, unlike the wild, which is hungry and full, and grows much faster.

The female forest musk deer had not changed much, still the same as before. She was used to it and was not afraid of people. When Lin Heng walked in front of it, it was not afraid either.

"Here!" Lin Heng handed half a cucumber to it.

This guy looked at it and ignored it. Lin Heng had to throw the remaining half to the wild hog badger, and when it finished eating, he caught it and dealt with the feces in the pen, burying it in the soil for composting like the feces of the forest musk deer.

I really didn't dare to close the pigpen in the back mountain. This thing is not like cattle and sheep. If it runs away, it can't be found. Fortunately, the two guys are very small, and there is not much feces. If you deal with it diligently, the smell is not big.

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

"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 will be the rice you eat." Lin Heng explained.

The rice in the field will be harvested soon. The full ears of rice have spread out, and the leaves are beginning to turn yellow. In a few days, the millet will be harvested.

"Rice will produce rice!" Xiaoxia said crisply. She couldn't connect the two things together.

Soon, she asked about other things.

Soon, the three of them came to the river. His cows and sheep were tied here to graze, and Lin's father and others were turning sweet potato vines in the field.

Farm work is endless. Xiulan also did some in the morning. In the afternoon, she came now because of Lin Heng.

Lin Heng really didn't want to do it. Looking at his wife who was about to help, he shook his head and said, "Let's get snails and crabs first, and then help when you have enough."

Parents can't rest. Even if you help them, they will find some other work. In short, they can't rest.

Lin Heng plans to get a batch of fruit tree seedlings next spring and let his parents change most of the land to fruit trees.

Then he sent them to help him raise fish and take care of fruit trees. Although these are not easy, they are definitely 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 has to find a hobby for her. Otherwise, even if he has money now, they will still think about working all day long.

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

Xiulan took her daughter to play with snails while diving, and Lin Heng took a bucket to touch them crazily.

It was September, and there were so many snails in the river that he could catch seven or eight on the rocks.

Lin Heng picked the big ones and caught more than ten pounds in half an hour. Although this thing is delicious, it is difficult to clean and it is also troublesome to handle. The villagers are too lazy to do it, so only Lin Heng has the 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 use a ground trap.

But for Lin Heng, it was the same. If the hand speed was fast enough, the effect would be better than using a trap.

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

Xiaoxia liked to throw stones into the water, so Lin Heng picked up stones for her. When she didn't want to play, Lin Heng took her to wash snails.

There was no purpose, and life didn't need a purpose. Seeing his daughter happy, he was happy too.

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

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

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

"You are worthy of being my second brother. You let me work when you come back." Caiyun pouted and came over to help.

The two chatted while dealing with it.

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

The snails were fried with chopped peppers, which tasted spicy and fragrant. The crabs were wrapped in flour and fried until golden, and eaten with the shells, crispy and fragrant.

In the middle was a bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup. The fish soup was milky white, and the green plants floating in it were whole coriander.

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

The food was placed in the pavilion in the backyard, and some incense was inserted around to temporarily resist the invasion of mosquitoes.

The whole family gathered together happily for dinner.

Eat snails, crabs, chat, and drink.

The west wind was blowing, the water was gurgling, and there were more laughter on the table.

In this slow-paced era, such a delicious meal can make the family find the meaning of life.

After dinner, when it was completely dark, there were fewer mosquitoes. Lin Heng liked to lean on the recliner to enjoy the cool and look at the stars.

It’s not to see anything, just simply want to see.

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

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

Xiulan soon came over, leaning on the recliner to enjoy the cool, looking at the starry sky as the chair swayed gently.

"Are you going to sell Coriolus versicolor tomorrow morning?" Xiulan asked.

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

"Go to the city to sell it?"

"Of course." Lin Heng was also a little looking forward to how much this batch of Coriolus versicolor could sell for.

The plot of buying a watch around Chapter 15 at the beginning was changed. Watches were too expensive in the 1980s, so I wrote it as a few dollars. It has been modified, and there is no watch among the things Lin Heng bought.