Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Early the next morning, when I got up, the snow outside had stopped, and there was more than ten centimeters of snow on the ground. This meant that the snow had stopped very early last night.

After breakfast, Lin Heng delivered milk to his parents, and then began to sweep the snow in the yard. He and his children built two huge snowmen with the snow swept together.

Everything is as usual in the yard paved with bluestones, and the vegetables are growing vigorously in the four vegetable plots against the wall. The main crops grown here are onions, garlic seedlings, coriander, spinach and cabbage.

A small greenhouse has been built on the land where strawberries are grown and covered with film, so that strawberries can be eaten early next year.

Going hunting in this weather was a good choice, but Lin Heng didn't go. It was almost the New Year and he wanted to stay at home and enjoy life.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Tian Yan came over with a letter: "Xiulan, the letter your parents sent you was placed at the village committee and I picked it up on the way."

"My letter."

Xiulan took it curiously and opened it to take a look.

After reading the letter, she smiled and handed it to Lin Heng and said, "My parents said we don't have to go over to pay them New Year greetings this year. They want to come over and play with us."

"That's fine." Lin Heng nodded after reading. He has a car now and it's very convenient to go there. But if his parents-in-law want to come over, that's fine. They can live in more houses here, so they can live there. There are very few places.

"I guess they won't come here until the fourth or fifth day of the Lunar New Year." Xiulan said.

Lin Heng said: "Let's keep them here and play for a while. When they have enough fun, I will drive them back."

Xiulan nodded, made a cup of honey black tea for Tian Yan and brought it over, then asked with a smile: "Is the wedding date of you and Lin Hai determined?"

"It's decided that we'll get married on the tenth day of the first lunar month. You guys have to come and help." Tian Yan took the milk tea and said with a smile.

Xiulan smiled and nodded: "Of course, our whole family will go over to help."

Then they chatted for a while. Tian Yan and Lin Hai decided to get married in Lin Hai's mud house for the time being. When they have money, they will build a building directly and keep the money for business for the time being.

The last few days of the New Year passed quickly. Lin Heng took care of the baby at home, while Xiulan and Tian Yancaiyun went out to play from time to time.

Lin Heng had nothing to do at home, so he tidied up everything inside and outside the house. He also trimmed the flowers, plants and trees in the backyard to make it look neater and more beautiful.

He also used the back of a tricycle to pull two wooden carts to Shimen Village. He picked up a lot of bluestones from Qingshi Mountain and took them home. He also paved the area outside his yard with bluestones.

From his house to his eldest brother's house to the old house, all the way to the road are paved with stones, so that it won't be particularly muddy even if it rains or snows.

The aisle area in the back mountain is also paved with stone slabs. No cement mortar is needed. Just level the ground and lay it on. After that, it will be much easier to walk, and the whole home will be more beautiful.

Soon it will be the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, which is the last day to go to the market. Lin Heng drove a truck and took his family to the market in the town. On the road, one after another a truckload of people were picked up.

Some were carrying various goods such as charcoal, lotus roots, etc. to sell. Since the cart was empty, Lin Heng took them all with him.

When they arrived in town, Lin Heng and his father took their children, and Xiulan went shopping with Lin's mother, Tian Yan, Caiyun and others.

It was the last gathering in the 86th year of the lunar calendar. Prices of many things began to drop. There were many people coming and it was very lively.

Lin Heng helped in the store, selling some items at low prices and clearing out inventory.

When it was almost noon, the street gradually became deserted. Lin Heng put down Xiaoxia in his arms and looked at Li Shiwei and said, "Let's go, let's settle the accounts, and then we'll almost close the shop."

"I don't know how much I can earn this year?" Lin's father asked curiously while taking care of his three children.

Uncle Gao smiled beside him and said, "Xiao Lin's shop is very prosperous this year. It is estimated that it will make more money than last year."

"That's because this location is good. If it weren't for this location, it wouldn't have such a good effect." Father Lin said with a simple smile.

While they were chatting, Lin Heng was also calculating specific accounts. It took about an hour to sort out all the accounts.

After calculating clearly, Li Shiwei smiled and congratulated: "Brother Lin, this income is very good."

"It's not bad." Lin Heng smiled and nodded. This year's net profit reached 5,100 yuan.

It's not that he has lowered the price of medicinal materials and fur, but that he drives many of his goods from Ancheng himself. The purchase price is lower, and the profit is naturally higher.

The purchase of medicinal materials is a long-term business, and it can continue for a long time without any big surprises. In the future, when the market economy comes, it can even be expanded into a specialized purchase company of medicinal materials.

"You have done very well this year. This is your salary slip. Please sign it."

After settling the accounts, Lin Heng settled Lin Yue's last month's salary and year-end bonus to Li Shiwei. Although he had only been working in the store for three months, his total income this year was already 120 yuan.

Compared with Lin Heng's profit, it is very small, but this salary is equivalent to his family's previous income for half a year. There was not much money to be made in the countryside, but this salary made Li Shiwei very satisfied and he was full of gratitude to Lin Heng.

After the salary was settled, Lin Heng went to the credit union and took out the profit of 5,000 yuan and deposited it into another passbook. With the 5,000 yuan, the money in his large passbook had reached 70,000 yuan.

Then he deposited the cash in the store into a special passbook for the store, and then took it out when the store opened next year.

"This cash will definitely be enough for next year." Lin Heng thought to himself after saving the money.

This is of course not all his money. There are still many silver dollars, gold stamps and other items at home, but those, including antiques, will not be sold unless it is absolutely necessary. They are all things to protect the house, and they will appreciate more and more in the future.

When Lin Heng returned to the store, Xiulan and the others came back from shopping and sat together to warm themselves by the fire.

Lin Heng looked at them and said, "You have also finished shopping, let's go home after shopping."

"Everything is done, let's go back." Xiulan nodded.

Lin Heng nodded, said goodbye to Grandpa Gao, and then left with everyone. Grandpa Gao would not spend the New Year in the town, and would be taken to the city.

On the way back, he inevitably brought many people from the same village. Anyway, the car was empty, and doing some good deeds to gain some good impressions was also a matter of convenience.

At the same time, Lin Heng and others also noticed that Zhao Hu and others had also returned, and drove a tractor to pull a lot of people back to the village, but neither side paid attention to the other.

Lin Heng did not want to show off, and being strong for a while was not his style. The real crushing is to continue to grow and develop, and finally make it out of sight.

Moreover, he learned that Zhao Hu would marry Jin Yan on the eighth day of the first lunar month after the Chinese New Year, and he was also looking forward to Zhao Hu entering this big pit.

"It's the Chinese New Year again!"

Lin Heng sighed when he returned home, and added a few firewood to the fireplace. There was coal in it, and the fireplace was burning all the time and did not go out.

"Happy Chinese New Year, I like the Chinese New Year the most!" Xiaoxia said jumping.

"Yes!" Lin Heng touched her head, he just felt that time passed too quickly, and a year passed in a flash.

"Dad, do I want to set off fireworks!" Lu Ming ran over and hugged Lin Heng's arm.

"I want Dad too." Du Heng also shook his arm and acted coquettishly beside him.

The two sons were 10,000 times more enthusiastic about firecrackers than their sister. If the firecrackers bought at home were not locked up, they could secretly take them and set them off.

"Just play with one box." Lin Heng took a box of firecrackers and gave them to them. The two of them immediately ran to the yard to set off firecrackers happily.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Xiulan started to prepare the reunion dinner as soon as she got up in the morning. Here, the noon on New Year's Eve is called the reunion dinner, and the dinner is called the New Year's Eve dinner.

Caiyun came over in the morning, and Lin Heng went to Hongfeng Mountain to help his parents paste the Spring Festival couplets and door paintings. Since the couplets were written by himself, they would also be pasted in the livestock pen.

"Let's go and catch a big plum fish." After pasting the couplets, Lin's father smiled.

The plum fish was caught from the reservoir two days ago and kept in the pool under the waterfall of the reservoir. The grass carp and silver carp in it were too big. The fish for the reunion dinner must be whole, and the emphasis is on having a head and a tail to be round and round.

The two of them caught two plum fish. After they killed the fish, Lin's mother also cleaned up the mess. The three of them returned to the village together.

"This stone is well laid. It won't rot when it rains." Lin's mother said with a smile when they arrived at the door.

Lin Heng smiled and said, "That's why I laid this."

Entering the house, Xiulan had almost prepared the food. Lin Heng and his father went to paste the couplets and door paintings. Lin's mother took care of the children, and Caiyun and Xiulan cooked.

Because the couplets were written in golden ink this year, it looked more festive. There were also bamboo lanterns and Chinese knots made by themselves. After hanging them up, the festive feeling came out.

Soon the reunion dinner was ready. A large round table was used. A total of 18 dishes were cooked. In addition to eight regular cold dishes, the rest were all big dishes.

This year, the Lin family is richer than last year. They also hunted antelopes, so the dishes are naturally richer. Lin Heng went to the yard to set off firecrackers, and the family started to eat happily.

Needless to say, the delicious food on the table was all carefully prepared and loved by everyone.

It was already afternoon after dinner. Lin Heng lit the fireplace very brightly and also made a brazier to burn charcoal. Even with half the door open, the temperature in the house could reach 15 or 16 degrees.

The children were playing with firecrackers in the yard, and the three nephews also ran over and had a lot of fun using rubbing foam to blast snow and dog basins.

In the house, Lin Heng took out a pair of exquisite bamboo mahjong, and the adults gathered together to play. They only played this thing with themselves during the New Year, and they would never play it at other times.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was dark. Every household lit up the lanterns, and the lights in each room were no longer turned off. Only at this time was there light in the night of the mountain village.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Xiaoxia ran over and pulled Lin Heng and said, "Dad, it's dark, let's set off fireworks!"

"Okay, okay, let's set off fireworks for you."

Lin Heng smiled and nodded. His family had a lot of fireworks. He took a few sticks out and lit them. Soon, beautiful fireworks appeared in the sky.

After watching the fireworks, the children ran around in the yard with fairy sticks. The adults and I played cards and chatted at home, and stayed up together until the new year arrived.

The first day of the new year was still the same as usual. We got up early and changed into new clothes. Lin Heng and Xiulan gave red envelopes to each other, and then gave red envelopes to the children.

The parents also came early to prepare red envelopes for all the younger generations. The children were the happiest. When they saw the elders, they said auspicious words to wish them a happy new year. Among them, Xiaoxia was the best. Not only did she kowtow actively, but she also kept saying auspicious words, as if she had memorized them in advance.

After leaving Tianxing, they and their eldest brother's family went to the temple of Guanyin to burn incense and pray for the New Year, seeking blessings. This activity has never changed every year.

Because it didn't snow, it was much easier to walk this year than last year.

After praying at the temple, Lin Heng's family went to his uncle's house together. Because they no longer had contact with their eldest uncle and grandmother's family, the places they visited on the first day of the New Year were their grandmother's house and their parents-in-law's house.

Not long after they walked up the mountain, they heard a shout from behind: "Oh, wait for us!"

"It's your aunt." Lin's mother looked back and smiled. Not far behind, Lin Heng's aunt and Li Shiwei's family waved at them.

When they arrived and greeted each other and said some auspicious words, Lin Heng asked again: "Where is my uncle-in-law, why didn't he come?"

"He and Shi Lei went to his eldest uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings." Li Shiwei smiled. His family was different from the past this year. They became much richer and could go around.

"Is that so? Come to my house to play later." Lin Heng nodded.

After a few words, everyone went to grandma's house together. A dog started barking in the distance, and then his uncle and uncle came out to greet them with a smile. They beat up the barking dog that didn't recognize them and welcomed everyone home warmly.

"Happy New Year, uncle and uncle, I wish you good health, good luck and prosperity every year..."

As soon as she entered the house, Xiaoxia started her auspicious words. Every elder greeted her with a smile. The two younger brothers couldn't learn to kowtow.

Lin Heng and other adults watched the fun. This is how the New Year is. They brought gifts to the door to greet the New Year, and the elders gave them red envelopes. The relationship deepened after giving them gifts.

Grandma's body was still strong, and she also took out her private money to give red envelopes to everyone. Then everyone started playing cards and chatting as usual during the New Year, and had a lively time.

The third uncle chatted with Lin Heng and others. He planned to build a house next year. Now that he has money and sees the hope of marrying a wife, he wants to build a house first.

But after discussing, Lin Heng told him not to rush. Building a mud house might not necessarily help him find a wife, but giving a high price for the bride price would definitely help. His mother had also been looking for someone to take care of this matter in the past two years, but there were no suitable candidates in the two nearby villages.

They planned to find some people next year to see if there were any suitable people in the villages farther away. Marriage was the most urgent thing. Once you find the wrong marriage partner, even if you have children, it will ruin several generations.

They played at grandma's house until the afternoon before going back, and then invited them to play in a few days.

During the Chinese New Year, relatives and friends visited each other. After returning home, Lin Heng took Xiulan to visit all the important relatives and friends in the next few days, and many relatives came to his own home one after another.

The Lin family has been developing continuously in the past two years and can be said to have become a famous family in the countryside. When it comes to his family, no one does not envy them. Relatives also moved closer to them. Lin's father and mother had suffered for half a lifetime and now they can finally raise their heads and live as human beings, with more and more smiles on their faces.

Unknowingly, it was already the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. On this morning, snowflakes floated in the sky again. (End of this chapter)