Chapter 243 Bringing the Cows Home

"To be honest, I don't know what kind of cattle they were crossbred with, but we have this kind of Dutch cattle in Ancheng."

The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Okay, those are three-year-old dairy cows, I'll pick some." Lin Heng nodded and said.

“It’s all here.”

The middle-aged man brought Lin Heng and the other two to the cowshed on the left.

These cows all produce milk. Their milk-producing organs are very large, and white milk will flow out when the middle-aged man squeezes them lightly.

"Look, these are all good cows. They can produce forty to fifty kilograms of milk a day." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

Lin Heng nodded and asked his elder brother to help him grab it and pry it open to check the teeth.

Cows have no upper teeth, only four pairs of lower teeth. Generally, the deciduous teeth grow out four or five months after birth. Then every year, a pair of permanent teeth grows to replace the deciduous teeth.

A three-year-old cow should still have a pair of deciduous teeth, which can be easily seen by prying them apart.

After looking at two, I found that the cows here are indeed three years old, so there is no problem.

Then comes the selection of appearance. The first thing to look at is the body. Tall ones are definitely better. Then look at the head and neck, eyes, hooves, buttocks, abdomen and so on.

The most important thing is to observe the milk-producing organs, which are the most important thing for a dairy cow.

Lin Heng had specially studied knowledge in this area. He looked at them one by one, talking as he read. The cattle farmer also understood more and more that he had met an expert.

In the end, Lin Heng chose the best of the three, but he hasn't decided which one to choose.

As for cattle diseases, they were ruled out immediately. As a breeder in his previous life, Lin Heng had taught himself veterinary technology. Although his skills were not very advanced, he could diagnose common diseases.

Lin Heng looked at the boss and said with a smile: "Boss, let's not play tricks. I'll give you 500 yuan for a three-year-old dairy cow and a five-month-old calf. How about that?"

The middle-aged man shook his head fiercely and said, "This is totally out of the question. I want at least 700. This is my bottom line. Otherwise, I will lose a lot of money."

Lin Heng also shook his head: "This adult cow is valuable, but four hundred and fifty is not a small amount. However, the calf is only fifty yuan at most, so a total of four hundred is reasonable."

The boss shook his head and said, "No, no, I really can't make any money from this. Six hundred yuan in total, this is my bottom line."

"Your bottom line was 700 just now. That's too dishonest."

boss:"……"

"Let me put it this way, I don't have to sell it. If you want to buy it, just buy it at this price. And think about it, you're buying three cows, and these cows are all pregnant. They can give birth to another calf by the end of the year." The boss added.

"That's for sure, otherwise it wouldn't be so expensive." Lin Heng said with a smile.

A cow will only produce milk when it is pregnant. The fate of every cow throughout its life is to become pregnant and produce milk, and repeat this cycle until it dies and is finally slaughtered and sold for meat.

After more than ten minutes of negotiation, the boss insisted on 600 yuan and refused to lower the price even a penny.

"Okay, okay, okay. I can't argue with you. Take me to pick out the calves. As promised, you have to build a rack for me to hold the calves."

Finally, Lin Heng waved his hand and said that there was really not enough time, otherwise he would have gone to other cattle farms to have a look.

But the price is not too bad.

"That's easy to say. Come over here."

The boss said with a smile.

As for the calf, Lin Heng naturally chose a bull, in order to mate with it when he goes back. After choosing for a while, he finally chose a cute calf.

Dutch cows are all large cattle with classic black and white patterns, and they look very good.

Big cow Lin Heng finally chose a cow that was just two months pregnant and had entered a new lactation cycle.

After selection, the cows are pulled out and onto the truck using wooden planks, and then framed with steel-welded frames to prevent them from falling off the truck and getting injured due to bumps on the road.

After everything was fixed, we set off back to Taibai City.

"I guess it will be dark when I get back."

Lin Heng glanced at the sky and sighed, it was already 2:30 in the afternoon, and it would take at least four hours to get back to Hongfeng Village.

"Let's go back."

Lin Heng nodded, got into the car and drove towards home, but before that he had to fill up some gas. Only half of the 50 liters of gasoline he bought was left, which should be just enough for the trip back home.

But to be on the safe side, Lin Heng added another ten liters of gasoline to the tank. Although there was a truck following him, it was fueled by diesel and he couldn't use it.

Before leaving, he spent another thirty yuan to buy two battery-powered ultraviolet lamps, twenty yuan to buy a large lead-acid battery, and some small toys that were not available or very expensive in Taibai City.

“I’m back home!!”

Lin Hai also cheered and looked at the surrounding scenery with some excitement against the wind.

The sky was azure blue, and in the distance a gigantic chimney was emitting billowing white smoke. Next to it was an endless green wheat field, and the wind blew the wheat waves into huge billows.

Everyone drove towards home with their dreams for the future.

Gradually, the sun set, and everything seemed to be covered with a layer of rosy glow. The tall and majestic Qinling Mountains gradually appeared in the field of vision, and became taller and taller until it disappeared.

Then the quiet and peaceful town of Taibai came into view. It was already five forty and the sky was already dark.

They turned on the lights and sped up. But even so, they still encountered roadblocks, holding sticks and demanding money.

I was barely allowed to pass after losing ten dollars, and that was because the transport truck was owned by a state-owned enterprise.

"Fuck, they rob people just because they say they are Taibai. What a beast."

After driving away, Lin Hai cursed.

"Locals only cheat locals, nothing strange about that." Lin Heng sneered.

"Then let's go quickly, it's too scary down there." Lin Hai said.

Needless to say, Lin Heng had already started to speed up, but he still couldn't avoid it and didn't reach the city until it was completely dark.

Then Lin Heng led the way and drove towards Hongfeng Village.

The mountain road without cement made driving even slower, but we didn't encounter any roadblocks on the way. It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when the car entered Hongfeng Village.

Bright lights appeared one after another on the dark road, immediately attracting the attention of many people in the village.

"The car is parked outside the Lin family's gate. It's the Lin family's car."

"Of course. Apart from Lin Heng, there isn't even a motorcycle in our village, let alone others."

"I don't know what he pulled out, but it looks like a lot of stuff."

"You'll know when you go and take a look."

…

Life in the village is too monotonous. As soon as there is a little excitement, a group of people will gather around to watch, even in the middle of the night.

"Lin Heng, why did you come back so late?"

On the road, Lin's father and mother, Xiulan, Liu Juan, and a group of villagers were all here.

"I left Ancheng late and was delayed in shopping. I'll tell you the details when I get back." Lin Heng shook his head helplessly.

"What? You went to Ancheng."

"That's the provincial capital, what does it look like?"

"Why did you go to Ancheng? Why did you buy two big spotted cows?"

"This is the cow, right? How much is it?"

The women next to them, such as Liu Lan and Li Caifeng, talked the most, asking questions one after another.

"I went to Ancheng to buy some things." Lin Heng said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at his father and said, "Mom and Dad, Xiulan, come and help unload the goods. Move them all to my yard first."

"Okay." Father Lin nodded.

Lin Heng, his eldest brother and Lin Hai got on the car to help unload the goods, while the others carried the goods into the house.

"So many saplings, are you really planning to plant trees?"

"We'll help, too."

The villagers were also very enthusiastic and came over to help carry the goods. While carrying the goods, they could also learn what Lin Heng bought.

Lin Heng couldn't refuse this and could only let them help.

A large group of people in the village quickly moved all the saplings.

“Oh my god, there are so many machines.”

"Lin Heng, how much does this cost?"

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"What's it for?"

After moving the saplings, they saw the machines piled up inside and there was another burst of exclamations. One or two would be okay, but these seven or eight machines.

"It's for raising fish, it's probably more than a thousand in total." Lin Heng also concealed it and said casually.

"hiss!"

“More than a thousand!!”

When the villagers heard the price, they were speechless. The things on the car were more expensive than each other.

How come Lin Heng is so rich? When Lin Heng heard their discussion, he just smiled. He felt very happy but didn't show it. He and his elder brother moved the machine down and carried it into the house.

After the machines were moved back, only the cows were left. The two cows were blown by the wind all the way, and with so many people around, they were a little stressed.

They took down the steel frame and used door panels to build a slope. It took a lot of effort to pull the two stressed cows back to the back mountain.

As there was no other place to put it, we could only temporarily use Hongzao's horse stable and let it sleep under the eaves. We couldn't let the tired cow freeze at night after such a long journey.

Lin Heng put the cows away and when he went out to drive, he saw the village party secretary and the village chief had also arrived.

"Lin Heng, did you get these things from Ancheng?" Tian Dongfu asked with a smile.

"Yes, they were all bought in Ancheng." Lin Heng nodded.

"When are you planning to plant?" Tian Dongfu asked again. He had been waiting for Lin Heng to plant the fruit trees. Once there was good profit, he would encourage the whole village to get rich together.

"It's just these few days. The fruit trees can't be left without soil for long." Lin Heng said.

After chatting for a while, Lin Heng went downstairs to drive the car. Tian Dongfu went to the yard and his elder brother explained the details to him.

Lin Heng first drove the car back to the yard, then found a place for the driver to reverse, with no intention of inviting him into the house for dinner.

The main reason was that he felt bad about losing ten dollars on the road today, and he also had dinner in the city in the afternoon.

However, the driver also had to report back to the transport team, so he didn't stop, just lit a cigarette and left.

When Lin Heng answered in the yard, the people in the village who were watching the fun were all leaving, talking about the matter. The most talked about issue was which was more cost-effective, farming or planting fruit trees.

When Lin Heng entered the room, Tian Dongfu and Zhao Xiancheng had already left. He did not try to keep them as he had a lot of things to do tonight.

After everyone had left, he went to close the door.

The saplings and other things were moved into the house and piled in the main room, while the machines and other things were placed in the study.

Mother Lin looked at the things in the room and asked curiously, "How much did it cost in total?"

"Three thousand yuan." Lin Heng said without hiding it.

Mother Lin opened her mouth and after a while she said, "It's more than I expected."

Father Lin shook his head and said, "I heard from your brother that you didn't need to buy such big seedlings. It's too expensive. You must have spent all your family's savings in this one."

Lin Heng looked at everyone, thought for a while and said, "There is still some money left, don't worry. I know how to spend it."

"Besides, if you want to ask anything, just ask my brother. I need to take a break and drink some tea. I am almost exhausted."

Lin Heng waved his hand and sat down, not wanting to move at all.

I had a busy day today and drove a motorcycle for three hours. Every part of my body was sore.

"Here, the tea is ready for you."

Shirley brought him a pot of tea and some biscuits from the bedroom.

As long as she saw that Lin Heng was fine, she was not so anxious to ask what he did on the road.

Lin Heng poured a cup and drank it, then he took a deep breath without feeling greasy, it was so comfortable.

"I'm going to cook. The vegetables have already been cut." Xiulan said again and went into the kitchen.

"I'll go help Xiulan cook." Liu Juan also followed into the kitchen.

"Dad~"

Xiaoxia broke free from her aunt Caiyun's arms and crawled into Lin Heng's arms.

She missed Lin Heng terribly after not seeing him for three days.

"Good baby, go get me the mat. Daddy's butt hurts." Lin Heng kissed her little face and said with a smile.

"Okay, Dad."

Xiaoxia trotted to the bedroom to get the cushion.

Father Lin and his friends were discussing how to plant these fruit trees and where to plant them. They also discussed some methods of managing them that they had heard from others.

Lin Heng shook his head after listening to this. Many of the concepts in their experiences were wrong. It was just like farming, they only knew how to farm but didn't know the underlying principles.

The kind of thing where one knows the fact but not the reason behind it.

He pointed to a few books over there and said, "You don't need to ask anyone. Those books over there are all about modern orchard management, the best methods proven by countless scientists."

It’s not that the experience passed down by our ancestors cannot be used, but many of them are wrong or not suitable for modern agriculture. If you want to run an orchard well, you still need to read books and learn.

"Let me see." Father Lin picked it up curiously. He didn't know many words and could only understand some of the pictures.

Caiyun picked it up and read it. Some of the questions they had been arguing about had clear answers written on the tree.

"Dad, the mat is here."

After a while, Xiaoxia brought the mat with a smile.

Lin Heng felt much more comfortable sitting with the cushion under his butt, but actually he wanted to lie down more now.

Caiyun read for a while, and Father Lin nodded and said, "You know what, what's written on the tree makes a lot of sense."

"That's natural. These are the optimal solutions tested through scientific experiments." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Also, I've also bought the seeds. Dad, just wait and see this year. With the fertilizer and seeds, we can grow more crops from ten acres of land than they do from thirty acres." Lin Heng pointed to the seeds over there and said.

"Three times more? Aren't you exaggerating?" Father Lin didn't believe that the seeds he bought could be so powerful.

Lin Heng nodded: "This is just a conservative estimate, at least three times, you will know when the time comes. By next year, everyone in the village will buy seeds to plant."

"Then I'd like to take a closer look." Father Lin said curiously. Lin Heng had been praising the seeds he bought, so he also wanted to see them.

(End of this chapter)