Chapter 322 Pearl

"Yes, he bought a factory. Let's go and take a look." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"Factory!!" Lin Yue's eyes widened and he stuttered for a moment.

Lin Heng smiled and explained, "It's the one we watched before. We haven't told our parents about this yet. Only Xiulan knows about it. Big brother, don't tell anyone when you go back."

"Really?" Lin Yue asked again, feeling a little unreal. He thought Lin Heng was joking.

"Let's go and take a look." Lin Heng started the motorcycle and said with a smile.

Lin Yue took a deep breath, got in the car and asked, "How much did you buy it for?"

"Fifteen thousand." Lin Heng whispered the number. Since he had already bought it, there was no need to hide it from his eldest brother. The whole family would know about it later.

"Hiss!" Lin Yue took a breath of cold air and was speechless for a long time.

Lin Heng first bought several large locks and a few bottles of spray paint, and then went to this old factory, formerly known as Heluo Textile, which covers an area of ​​3,500 square meters, a little more than five acres.

There was a three-meter-high red brick wall and a gray iron gate. Lin Heng took out the key, removed the golden lock on the gate, and replaced it with a newly bought big black lock.

Then he sprayed off the original message on the gate and added his own message and a phone number. This phone number was from the Huangtan Town Government, and when he called there would be someone to bring him a letter.

I drove into the house, which was a bit old, with a lot of weeds growing on the dilapidated concrete floor, and a lot of debris and garbage scattered around.

The buildings in the factory are two long red brick houses facing each other from east to west. Each one covers an area of ​​about 500 square meters and is two stories high. There are also three small warehouses and a dormitory next to it, and there is a large open space.

Because a new large textile city was built, all the small factories that were originally scattered around were moved there, and this place has become deserted.

In addition, this place is at the very edge of the southern part of the city, with suburban rural areas outside. No one would have thought that this place would develop and become a rather prosperous place with the major changes in national policies three years later.

"Such a large piece of land costs so much money, it's too expensive." Lin Yue said in shock after walking into the yard.

"It's okay." Lin Heng smiled, stopped the car, took the key and went to the two largest long red brick factory buildings.

The house was covered in dust. There was nothing inside except some rusty iron frames and messy balls of wire. The same thing happened on the second floor.

But the good news is that the house shows no signs of leaking and can be remodeled to produce feed.

After visiting the two factories, Lin Heng replaced their locks with his newly bought ones, and then went to see the three warehouses. These three warehouses were all over 100 square meters in size and were empty.

One of them also had a leaking problem, and the tiles on the top seemed to be misaligned.

While watching Lin Heng, he explained his ideas to his elder brother about why he bought a factory, how to build a feed factory, and his vision and plans for the future.

He had told Xiulan all of this in greater detail.

Similar to Xiulan's reaction, the eldest brother Lin Yue also looked shocked. He looked at Lin Heng and said, "Brother, is what you are thinking really possible?"

"Of course. In fact, if you read the newspaper frequently, you can see this trend." Lin Heng smiled. He took advantage of his rebirth. Those who could predict future trends through newspapers and other information channels were the real big guys.

Most ordinary people are ignorant and never expect that there will be such drastic changes in the future.

"I hope so." Lin Yue said with a smile. He didn't understand these things at all and even thought that the feed would not be able to be sold.

"Let's go and see what the staff dormitory is like."

Lin Heng opened the door of the dormitory building and said with a smile, "This building is 150 square meters, with two floors. The lower floor is an office building, and the upper floor is a dormitory."

There were only a few worn-out tables, chairs and benches inside. Lin Heng also found a few volumes of Mao's Selected Works and a ceramic teacup.

Nothing was found in the dormitory on the second floor. The iron bed was rusty, and several windows were broken. It was obvious that someone had come in and stolen something.

Lin Yue looked around and said, "This house is pretty good. It can be lived in after cleaning. We will have a place to live when we come down here in the future."

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, this house is okay."

Compared to the factory building, this house, which was originally used as the office for the factory leaders, looks much more upscale. It is beautifully painted inside and out and can be considered a Su-style building.

"Why don't we start cleaning now?" Lin Yue asked.

Lin Heng shook his head: "No need, I will find a group of people to clean up inside and outside later. Even if we clean it now, it will still be dirty when we use it."

"Then let's go home now?" Lin Yue looked at him.

"That's about it. I'll go buy some things and then go home." Lin Heng nodded. He planned to find someone from the village to look after this place after a while. He could afford to pay him a dozen yuan a month.

With someone here, he can be the first to know if anything happens.

As for when the feed factory will start operation, Lin Heng has not decided yet. The earliest will be next summer, and the latest may be the year after next.

The main issue is still money. Buying the machine requires a huge investment and he doesn't want to take out a loan for the time being.

They walked around the yard before coming out, locking the gate, driving to buy some daily necessities like laundry detergent and toilet paper, and then drove back.

While driving on the road, Lin Yue asked, "Brother, I have saved enough money from selling 371 now. When do you think it would be appropriate to open a small shop?"

Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Next year, you have to remodel the house first, plan a room with a revolving door, and don't plant so many crops in the front yard."

"I have no idea how to transform this." Lin Yue said again.

Lin Heng said: "I will study it for you when we get back, and I will also teach you some selling techniques when the time comes."

When we had walked halfway, we suddenly saw some people making a noise on the roadside ahead. Upon closer inspection, we saw a lot of clams and fish in their baskets, and it seemed that they were selling them on the roadside.

"Would you like to buy some river clams? There are pearls inside!"

Seeing Lin Heng and his companion driving the car, the villagers became even more enthusiastic and waved and asked questions from afar on the roadside.

Lin Heng stopped the car and asked curiously, "Is this true? Where can you find pearls from river clams?"

When he got closer, he found that these clams were indeed much larger than usual. The largest one was as big as a basin, probably about 30 to 40 centimeters long.

"I picked them up from a pond that hasn't been dry for decades. Young man, do you want to buy some? There are real pearls inside." A middle-aged man said as he took out a few irregularly shaped pearls, indicating that they were opened from river clams.

Lin Heng took it and looked at it. It was indeed a pearl, but it was not that precious. As early as in ancient times, there had been technology for artificially cultivating pearls. Modern technology is more advanced. Freshwater pearls are not very valuable.

"How much is this river clam?" Lin Heng asked. Although the pearls were not expensive, he wanted to take them back and experience the fun of opening the river clams.

It doesn’t matter if the clam cannot be opened. The clam meat can be eaten and the clam shell can be used to make things.

"These palm-sized clams are one cent each, and those that are more than ten centimeters long are fifty cents each. The three largest ones are one dollar each. Fish are also one dollar per pound. It depends on which one you buy."

"Would you like to sell this pair of river clams for five dollars in total?" Lin Heng asked. He had no interest in buying those fish, although they looked of good quality.

"If you add one more piece, I have about sixty or seventy clams in total." The middle-aged man looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Forget it, I won't buy it."

Lin Heng shook his head and was about to drive away when he was stopped.

"Five dollars is five dollars. I'll put it in your bag for you." The middle-aged man said hurriedly. He saw that Lin Heng was rich and wanted to earn more money. Five dollars was not a low amount.

Lin Heng paid the money, hung the snakeskin bag on the car, and drove away.

"I estimate that it is possible that not even a single pearl can be opened from these." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. We just bought it for fun. At least we can eat the clam meat. You can take some back to eat later. We definitely can't finish so much." Lin Heng said.

"Okay." Lin Yue agreed.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when he returned to Hongfeng Village. Lin Heng dropped his elder brother off in the village and drove directly to the Hongfeng Mountain Breeding Base.

"Dad~~"

As soon as Lin Heng drove the car to the front of the warehouse, Xiaoxia came out of the house trotting. She would greet him like this every time he came home.

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"Slow down, slow down." Lin Heng parked the car, got out, hugged her and asked, "Are you good at home?"

"I'm so good. Today I helped grandma water the vegetables." Xiaoxia said with her head tilted and her little face leaning against his arms.

"That's a good child. Let's open the clams later, maybe we can find pearls." Lin Heng said, touching her little face.

"Wow, there will be big pearls!!"

Xiaoxia suddenly became very excited. The stories Lin Heng told her often involved treasures made of pearls, and she knew that these were good things.

"Maybe." Lin Heng said as he walked into the house. His mother Xiulan and Caiyun were there, picking cowpeas.

Mother Lin looked up and asked, "Where are the river clams and the house you bought? Have you bought them?"

"Yes, I have bought it." Lin Heng nodded, and then explained how he bought the river clams.

"You really don't care about money. You spent five dollars to buy it." Lin's mother shook her head helplessly.

"I earn tens of thousands a year and I feel uncomfortable if I don't spend money." Lin Heng looked proud, leaving his mother speechless.

Xiaoxia urged, "Dad, let's open the pearl quickly. Will there be a mermaid princess inside?"

"No, because the mermaid princess lives in a shell in the sea." Lin Heng put her down, took down the daily necessities he bought first, and finally took the river clams, opened the bag and poured it on the ground.

“So many!”

“This is huge!”

Everyone was stunned when they saw these clam shells. The three largest ones were completely unexpected.

Lin Heng went into the house and took out a basin. He took the largest river clam to the front and cut it open with a refined steel dagger. In a short while, the clam was opened by him.

Lin Heng opened it and everyone looked inside curiously, but unfortunately there was nothing at a glance.

"Why not, Dad?" Xiaoxia asked puzzledly.

"This river clam is too old and the meat is yellow." Lin's mother said, looking at the river clam.

Lin Heng opened it and searched with his hands. There was indeed no pearl. He looked at Xiaoxia and explained, "Not every river clam can produce pearls..."

While he was processing the clam meat, he explained to his daughter how pearls are produced. The fishiest part of the river clam is the digestive organ, so that part should be cut off, and most of the rest can be kept. This thing tastes very good if processed well.

Then he opened the remaining two 30-centimeter-long clams. When he opened the third one, Xiulan suddenly exclaimed, "This one, it's so big!"

"Where is it, where is it!" Xiaoxia squeezed her head in front of Lin Heng, looking curious.

Lin Heng opened the clam completely, revealing an oval pearl with a diameter of about two centimeters. However, its color was light yellow, not the beautiful bright white.

Lin Heng took it out and placed it in a small bowl. After searching carefully, he found three smaller pearls, all of which were light yellow in color.

"This river clam is good, it actually produced pearls." Lin's mother said in shock. She knew the probability of this happening was very low.

"It seems that the man did not lie to me." Lin Heng grinned and opened the remaining clams without stopping.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. There were still sixty or seventy small river clams left, and he didn't find any pearls after opening half of them. Xiaoxia got tired of it and ran away to play somewhere else.

Just when Lin Heng opened a river clam about twelve or thirteen centimeters long with disappointment, he was stunned.

"Oh my God, this river clam also has a pearl. It's so beautiful." Caiyun also discovered it and said in surprise.

Lin Heng took it out and handed it to Xiulan. It was a large pearl with a diameter of two centimeters. It was much rounder than the previous one. The color was no longer light yellow, but a beautiful white color. It looked like a jewel.

"This can be used as a necklace!" Xiulan's eyes sparkled as she looked at the pearls in her hand.

"Indeed, it's beautiful." Lin's mother was also surprised.

"Let me take a look." Xiaoxia heard what was said and ran over to observe curiously.

Lin Heng searched for a while and found that there was only this one. Natural nucleusless pearls are very rare and not as many as artificially cultivated ones.

However, the five pearls he dug out were completely worth it. Then he opened all the remaining clams that were larger than ten centimeters, but still didn't find a single pearl.

As for those that are smaller than ten centimeters, he plans to try planting them with Xiaoxia. Maybe they can harvest some pearls next year. This can also be considered a parent-child game.

Throwing these small clams into the basin for the time being, Lin Heng took the pearls and looked at them, then said with a smile: "Polish these two big ones a little, and I'll have someone make them into necklaces next time we go to the city. Smash the small ones and use them to grow pearls."

These pearls are now soaked in salt water and can be taken out and used tomorrow.

Xiulan and the others had no objection to this. Mother Lin looked at a small pot of clam meat and asked, "I'll marinate this meat with scallion, ginger and wine. Shall we eat it tonight?"

"Leave some for my eldest brother, and do the rest. If you don't know how, I can do it." Lin Heng nodded.

After the clam meat was processed, Lin Heng finally had some free time. He washed his hands and sat on the bench to rest.

Xiulan gave him the water she had just taken a sip of and said, "Drink it quickly, and then come with me to do something."

"What are you doing?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)