Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Brother and sister-in-law, you guys go play, I'll go shopping alone."

Lin Heng looked at the two and said. They drove down after breakfast in the morning, and the astragalus seeds were just in hand.

Now they are in the city center, and he is going to go shopping by the river.

"Okay, let's meet here at eleven o'clock." Lin Yue said with a smile, and then he drove his wife to go shopping.

Lin Heng walked around alone and slowly walked to the river.

The riverside in the city is now full of fragrant grass, pink peaches and green willows, and it is much warmer than the mountains.

After walking along the river for a long time, Lin Heng found an old man fishing with a bamboo pole, but he didn't catch anything.

He looked at it from a distance and didn't talk to him. As he walked, he came to a machinery factory.

Lin Heng thought about it and walked in. The staff inside saw someone coming in and immediately greeted him: "Excuse me, what do you want to buy?"

"Do you have industrial vacuum cleaners?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

"Of course, there are different models, depending on what you need." The shopping guide took Lin Heng into a factory where vacuum cleaners were placed.

In this era, there are already household vacuum cleaners. The industrial ones are rough in appearance, but the effect is often better.

The shopping guide introduced: "This small one costs 150 yuan, the medium one costs 200 yuan, and the large one costs 300 yuan, and the suction power is also different."

This vacuum cleaner looks very simple, just a long tube wrapped in an aluminum shell, with wheels underneath and a long hose connected to it.

"Can I try the effect?" Lin Heng asked again.

"Of course." The shopping guide immediately plugged in Lin Heng.

As soon as the switch was turned on, accompanied by a loud buzzing sound, the strong suction could even suck in small stones.

"Then buy a small one, I'll come to buy it later." Lin Heng immediately chose to buy one.

This thing is very convenient for making silage. Put the silage in a plastic bag, and use a vacuum cleaner to suck it in, and all the air will be sucked out instantly, which is similar to vacuuming.

With a vacuum cleaner, there is no need to manually press the silage to exhaust the air, and the anaerobic fermentation effect of the silage will be better.

"No problem, the factory has packaged it, you can come and buy it at any time." The shopping guide responded with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, and looked at the other machines again. He found that there are more machines here now. With the deepening of reform, the domestic development level is also constantly improving.

There is nothing to do when he comes out, and he can't go to the steel distribution factory next door to take a look and understand the situation.

At this time, the domestic steel industry has been fully developed, so steel is not expensive. He briefly understood that if you want to build a steel structure farm of 1,000 square meters, it will cost about 7,000 to 8,000 yuan for steel, plus other expenses. It will cost more than 10,000 yuan.

Knowing these is mainly for future plans. Whether it is to expand cattle and sheep farms or build pig farms, steel structure factories are better than brick-concrete structures.

After a round, the time was almost up. When Lin Heng returned to the agreed place, he found that his elder brother and sister-in-law had already arrived. The two were talking and laughing, especially his elder sister-in-law Liu Juan, who seemed unusually happy.

"We're done shopping. Once you buy what you want, we can go home." Lin Yue looked at his brother and said.

"Okay."

Lin Heng nodded, first went to the place where he bought the big plastic bags last time to wholesale two thousand big plastic bags and one thousand snakeskin bags, and then went back to buy an industrial vacuum cleaner. He went to Li Chengguo to pick up the two hundred kilograms of astragalus seeds he bought.

His elder brother had long been accustomed to Lin Heng buying things like this, but Liu Juan thought it was too arrogant, as if he didn't care about money at all.

"Can you carry so many things?" Liu Juan asked with some concern. These things filled the car to the brim, and the surroundings of the vehicle were full of things, and people could barely sit down.

"No problem, it looks a lot, but it doesn't weigh much." Lin Heng explained and started the car, and drove back after the two got in the car.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon when I got home. I felt a little hot in the city, but it was a little cold when I got to the mountain. There were some Chinese toon buds on the way by the river, so I broke them off and divided them in half between the two families.

The car stopped at the door. Liu Juan and Lin Yue walked back happily with the things, while Lin Heng took the remaining things to Hongfeng Mountain.

"You bought so many things this time!" Lin's father said while helping to unload.

"It's just seeds and bags for silage, and a vacuum cleaner, nothing else." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin's mother looked at the big iron bucket curiously and asked in confusion: "Vacuum cleaner, what is this thing for?"

"I'll show you later, it's mainly used for silage, but it can also be used to sweep the floor."

After Lin Heng moved all the things down, he demonstrated the use of the vacuum cleaner to his parents. The two elders were very surprised after watching it.

"Don't say that the person who made this thing is amazing." Lin's father took it in his hand and used it for a while and sighed.

Lin's mother also exclaimed: "Yes, it seems that anything can be made."

"There will be more amazing things in the future." Lin Heng smiled. From the perspective of this era, no one would imagine the scene in thirty or forty years.

The same is true for his parents. The times are changing too fast.

"Does this astragalus need to be bred?" Lin's father asked.

"Yes, this is a hard seed. You have to let the seeds germinate before you can sow it." Lin Heng nodded.

Lin's father looked at him and said, "Then son, you tell me how to do it, and I will do it for you."

Lin Heng said, "It's very simple. Take warm water of more than 40 degrees during the day and soak it all the time. At night, change it to cold water from the mountain. Repeat for three days, then pour it into a basin, cover it with a wet cloth, and place it next to the stove to germinate."

After that, he went into the house and worked with his father. They took out the two large pots for cooking pig food and boiled water directly in the pots. When the temperature reached, they threw the seeds in to soak.

When the temperature dropped a little, they added another fire. With a thermometer, it was not difficult to keep the water temperature within the range of 40 to 50 degrees.

After understanding how to do it, Lin Heng didn't need to take care of it here. Lin's father looked at him and said, "It's still a few days before planting crops. Tomorrow, why don't we ask your third father and others to come and help mow the grass. The ryegrass can be harvested."

"Okay, let's cook bear bone soup tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded in agreement. He also wanted to try the effect of silage made by the vacuum cleaner.

"Then I'll go and call your uncle down to help in the afternoon." Lin's mother said.

Lin Heng asked in confusion: "Why call my uncle? Aren't there enough of us?"

At this time, Lin's father smiled and explained: "Actually, your mother wants your uncle to marry the widow of Zhang's family in Shimen Village."

"I wanted to tell your uncle before, but they were not willing. They disliked your uncle's family for being poor and living in the mountains. But they wrote a letter a few days ago saying they were willing."

"It's mainly because our family has become rich recently, and the widow Zhang thinks that following your uncle can also benefit from our family."

When saying this, Lin's father was also proud. He was proud of Lin Heng.

After listening to Lin's father's series of words, Lin Heng immediately understood and nodded: "Okay, then call my uncle, I can help match them up."

His three uncles are very good to his family. The eldest uncle and the third uncle are the best to him. When he was a child, they often made delicious food for him and cut wooden swords for him.

He was very happy to help them.

Mother Lin nodded and said, "That's what I mean. Your uncle is 46 years old, and the widow Zhang is 33 and can still have children. Hurry up and match them up so they can have a baby soon."

"I'll tell my uncle when he comes down." Lin Heng nodded.

After talking about this, Lin Heng went to see the plum fry again, and then drove back home.

"Xiu Lan, I got some Chinese toon, let's fry it tonight." Lin Heng shouted as he entered the house with things.

"The toon buds in the city are so long, let's fry some bacon tonight." Xiu Lan looked at it and said happily.

Putting down the Chinese toon, she went to the freezer and took out a piece of bacon.

Lin Heng drank a sip of water, got some snacks for Xiaoxia, and told Xiu Lan about his uncle.

Xiulan nodded happily after hearing this: "This is a good thing. My uncle is very generous. He just wants to see what kind of person Widow Zhang is."

After that, she laughed again and said: "I didn't realize that our family has such a great influence."

"You will know when the New Year comes this year. There will definitely be a lot of people visiting." Lin Heng smiled. He had expected this.

He didn't want to care about those distant relatives, but he was willing to unite and help those close relatives who knew him well and often helped his family in the past.

In the afternoon, Lin Heng and Xiaoxia had nothing to do, so they divided the dogs and finally gave the second smartest black and yellow male puppy to the eldest brother.

The green-eyed black and yellow female puppy, the pure white male puppy, and the largest gray and white two-color male puppy that looked more and more like Erha stayed.

There are also two black and white female dogs and black and gray female dogs, as well as their mother Lai Fu, who will all be taken to Hongfeng Mountain to see the mountains tomorrow.

He kept these three dogs to continue training. The little female dog with green eyes was named "Green Eyes" and was going to be bred as a shepherd dog.

The little white dog had no skills, so he taught it to go to the toilet without peeing and pooping everywhere. He just wanted it to be docile and guard the house. He named it Xiaobai, which Xiaoxia gave it. He didn't like this dog, but Xiaoxia liked it.

The dog with the largest body and that looked like a husky didn't like to obey orders, but it was very strong. It could pull out three dogs in tug-of-war. Lin Heng planned to train it to be a mountain-driving dog and let Xiaoxia use it as a riding dog to pull a small wooden cart.

He named it "Da Zhuang" because it was really strong and inherited the physique of Xiongba and Lai Fuqiang.

In general, the only legendary dog ​​in this litter was Green Eyes. It had a good body and was as smart as Xiongba. It seemed to understand human language.

Da Zhuang and the one given to the eldest brother can be called epics. The rest were relatively ordinary and had no breeding value. They would be sterilized later depending on the situation.

After dividing the dogs, Lin Heng made nests for the new members. Da Zhuang and Xiong Ba were in the front yard, and Xiao Bai was in the back yard.

This was done to make Xiong Ba subdue Da Zhuang, so that he would not be disobedient and too wild.

He made a wooden doghouse for Xiao Bai under the grape trellis in the backyard, using some boards left over from the shelf made by his elder brother.

It took Xiao Xia an afternoon to finish it. Xiao Bai was arranged here so that he could watch over the grapes in the fall and prevent birds from harming them.

In the evening, Xiulan made a fried bacon with Chinese toon. This year's spring was mixed with the taste of autumn and eaten together. Needless to say, it was very delicious. The plate was clean after a meal.

The two did not sleep well that night because the lovely third son Lin Duheng wet the bed first and then pooped the bed, which kept the two busy for an hour.

After so long, although the two little guys are exactly the same, their habits are different. Lin Luming doesn't move much. He is usually quiet and only cries loudly when he is hungry.

Lin Duheng likes to eat his hands, crawl around, and play with Xiaoxia.

The two of them got up a little late the next morning. They didn't get up until around eight o'clock when Lin's mother called the door outside.

"Mom, uncle, you are all down." Lin Heng opened the door and greeted with a smile, "We didn't sleep well last night because of the child, and we got up late."

"That's just right. Just take your child with you to Hongfeng Mountain for breakfast." Mother Lin said.

Lu Honghai brought a hazel pheasant to Lin Heng and said, "I shot these two days ago. I shot three in a row. You can take this and eat it."

"Then let's take it and eat it together for lunch." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lu Honghai shook his head: "No, this is good stuff. Just stew it for Xiulan and Xiaoxia to eat."

"Yes, the bear bones you brought out at noon will be enough." Mother Lin also said.

"Okay, I'll take out the bear bones right now." Lin Heng put the hazel pheasant in the freezer and took out the bear bones.

Looking at the freezer, Lu Honghai smiled and said, "Your freezer is great. Next time I hunt a big game, I will bring it down and store it with you."

"That's no problem, as long as you're not afraid of being eaten by me, uncle." Lin Heng joked.

After saying a few words, Mother Lin took the bucket and went to milk the cow with his uncle, then left with three bear ribs and told them to go there early.

Lin Heng walked into the bedroom. Xiulan looked at him and said, "Let's go. I'll go over after the exercise. The child has already been fed."

"Dad, put some clothes on for me." Xiaoxia acted coquettishly and cutely on the bed.

"Get up and exercise soon." Lin Heng said as she got dressed.

After the exercise, the two of them pushed a stroller each and walked towards Hongfeng Mountain with Xiaoxia, Laifu and the two puppies.

When he came over, his three parents had already come over. After saying hello, they entered the house.

His uncle Lu Honghai saw the gray-haired pup and said, "This is Xiong Ba's pup. This one looks good. Can you give it to me?"

He looked at the wolf-like one and thought it was pretty good.

"This one is more average. You can ask for it, or I can choose a good one for you in the next batch." Lin Heng looked at his uncle and said.

"Then let me take a look first." Lu Honghai hesitated.

Lin Hengjiang let everyone take a look at the children, then put them in the warm fire room, and then had breakfast with Xiulan Xiaoxia.

His mother also made potato pancakes in the morning, and also fried a pot of spinach, coriander, cabbage and other mixed vegetables.

His mother, uncle, and his third father and mother had already gone up the mountain. They cut the grass first, and Lin Heng and his father chopped it up with a lawn mower and packed it into bags.

"Hi!"

Lin Heng had just come out after eating when he heard a shout from the mountain.