"Let's go harvest the grapes."

After breakfast, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and the children and said.

"Okay, I'm going to the vineyard to eat a lot." Xiaoxia cheered, holding a small basket.

"Eat grapes!"

Lu Ming and Du Heng cheered in unison.

"No, you can't eat the grapes in the vineyard casually. They are meant to be sold for money." Xiulan shook her finger and said.

The two children immediately became dispirited. After Lin Heng got the things, he took the whole family to the vineyard.

Many people have come to the vineyard and are busy working.

The women helped pick the grapes, and the men carried them on the road in baskets.

When Father Lin saw Lin Heng coming over, he said, "Son, go drive the car."

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement immediately, put down his things, looked at the situation in the orchard, and then drove to Hongfeng Mountain.

After driving the car onto the road, Lin Heng unloaded the plastic boxes on the car and asked those who came to help to pick them out and pack them in plastic baskets before loading them into the car.

Unlike last year when he used straw directly, Lin Heng switched to plastic baskets this year, which make the grapes less likely to spoil and can also be sold at a higher price.

Kyoho is a good new grape variety in this era, and its price is relatively expensive. Next year, Lin Heng plans to order special cartons to pack it.

Basically, his car is full in one morning. One car usually carries more than 2,000 kilograms, which is enough for one acre of grapes.

His grapes are grown with cow and sheep manure, and only some growth enhancers are used. The color and grains of the grapes look very beautiful.

The function of the growth agent is to allow the grapes to concentrate some of the nutrients originally used to grow branches on the grapes to grow, so the grapes grown by modern agriculture are so big.

After picking enough to fill a truck, Lin Heng transported them back and temporarily stored them in the warehouse.

In one day, we picked four carts of grapes, which is more than 8,000 kilograms, and harvested four acres of land.

In the afternoon, Lin's father paid the wages. Now the wages for manual labor have increased. Men are paid two yuan a day and women are paid one yuan and fifty cents a day.

Father Lin paid the bill while Lin Heng and Xiulan were washing their faces. After washing, Lin Heng smiled and said, "How was your day? Are you tired enough?"

"You think I can't work because I haven't worked for a long time? Actually, it's okay. It's much easier than digging before, and I earn more money, so I don't feel tired." Xiulan said with her head tilted after wiping her face.

"It's indeed better than before. If it were before, I wouldn't want to help." Lin Heng nodded.

"But you should still have a good rest. I'll cook for you later and you can take care of the children." Lin Heng said again.

Xiulan was about to speak when Lin's mother came over and looked at Lin Heng and asked, "Son, did you weigh how many kilograms of grapes you picked today?"

"We weighed a truck and it was over 2,200 kilograms. Excluding the frame, it would probably be around 2,100 kilograms." Lin Heng nodded.

"That's not bad. It's about the same as what your father and I estimated." Mother Lin said with a smile.

"If we add the two or three hundred kilograms of rotten ones, our grape production can reach two thousand five or two six hundred." Father Lin came over and said that he had already paid the helpers' wages.

They didn't let us throw away the rotten grapes, but took them all back to feed the pigs. The pigs smacked their lips happily as the bucket was full.

"Yes, after all, so much fertilizer was used." Lin Heng nodded.

"And this year's grapes will definitely be more expensive than last year. I estimate they can be sold for at least 35 cents." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"That's selling better than last year." Father Lin said happily.

"I will go down and take care of this matter tomorrow. At least the grape collection company over there has contacted me." Lin Heng nodded and said.

After saying that, he ran to cook without letting his mother or Xiulan do anything.

He cooked five dishes for dinner, but they were all served in bowls. There were both meat and vegetarian dishes, and they were very appetizing.

"Son, your craftsmanship is quite good," Father Lin praised.

"Yes, she is quite good at cooking." Mother Lin also nodded.

"Of course, I learned it all from Xiulan." Lin Heng nodded.

"I don't think my skills are as good as yours." Xiulan blinked.

"I also think what my father cooks is delicious." Xiaoxia said while holding bacon.

"You are deliberately setting me up to cook every day, right?" Lin Heng snorted, seeing through their evil intentions at a glance.

"No, I didn't. I'm telling the truth." Xiulan said with a wink.

"Okay, thank you for your compliments." Lin Heng said with a laugh.

After dinner, Lin Heng, Xiulan and the children went home.

The next morning, Lin Heng drove a truckload of grapes to the city. He looked for private middlemen and also asked the state-owned purchasing company.

In the end, he chose the state-owned company. They divided the grapes according to their quality. The first grade was given 36 cents, the second grade was given 35 cents, the third grade was given 30 cents, and those above the third grade were not given.

After Lin Heng's cart of grapes was screened, the first batch contained more than 800 kilograms, the second batch contained 1,000 kilograms, and the third batch contained 300 kilograms. These are all approximate.

All in all, he could sell it for 720 yuan, but since the middleman charged him 3.5 yuan, he could only make 700 yuan.

The quality of his grapes this year is very good. If they are sold according to grade and selection, they will definitely be better.

Then Lin Heng pulled the other three trucks over, and after sorting, he sold his more than 8,000 kilograms of grapes for a total of nearly 2,850 yuan.

But the money has not been paid yet, the second batch will be paid together.

When Lin's father and mother heard about the price, they decided to sell all the grapes, saying that the price was very good, and if he wanted to drive to other villages to sell goods, he could choose to sell apples later.

Lin Heng could only nod helplessly, and finally sold all the grapes.

It was August 16th when all the grapes were sold and the money was settled.

It started to drizzle that day and gradually turned into heavy rain.

Lin Heng parked the car, ran into the house quickly, and handed a passbook to his father: "Dad, this is the money from selling grapes, a total of 5,700 yuan."

This passbook was issued using Lin’s mother’s ID card.

"What are you going to do with all this? You're raising pigs and running a factory this year, so just use them." Father Lin shook his head.

"Yes, take it and use it yourself. We have money and we can't use up all the money you gave us before." Lin's mother also said.

"Besides, money is becoming less and less valuable now, and we won't be able to exchange it, so you should keep it yourself." Lin's mother added.

"Don't worry about me raising pigs and running a factory. I have enough money." Lin Heng said.

He originally thought that it was not enough. After all, he had spent more than 35,000 yuan in the first half of the year, and his total cash was only 65,000 yuan, so more than half of it was gone.

However, the feed channels expanded rapidly in the second half of the year and we made a lot of money. Not only did we no longer lose money, we actually started to make money.

So I don’t need help from my parents anymore, and naturally I want to give the money to my parents.

"Then you take it too. Build us a small Western-style house in the future. You know how to make money from money, but we can just sleep with it in our hands." Father Lin waved his hand and said.

In the end, Lin Heng had no choice but to accept it. That's how his parents were. They worked hard for a year and gave all the money they earned to him.

"Then please help get the things I bought for you. You can't refuse this." Lin Heng said with a smile.

He had guessed this situation a long time ago, so he prepared gifts.

He bought them clothes and shoes, a washing machine for Lin's mother, and a tape recorder for his father so that he could play songs.

"If we buy things every year, our house will be filled with so much space that we won't be able to store them all." Lin's mother said speechlessly.

"Buy it, buy it. As long as you are happy." Father Lin looked at the rectangular tape recorder happily. He was quite interested in it.

After putting the things away, Lin Heng disassembled the tape recorder and taught his father how to use it. This one also has an antenna, so it can also be used as a radio.

"Hey, son, this is pretty good. Playing some music will give you energy to work." Father Lin said sweetly while listening to the classic songs playing on the tape recorder.

"As long as you like it, I'll buy you whatever tape you like to listen to." Lin Heng said with a smile.

For the time being, he only taught his father how to play tapes. Later, when his father became proficient, he would teach him how to use the radio. He was afraid that he would not be able to learn too much at once.

After teaching his father how to use the radio, Lin Heng disassembled the washing machine, tried it out, and told his mother how to use it.

Although it is a semi-automatic washing machine, it can also reduce a lot of housework burden.

My parents are tough on the outside, but deep down they just want to save money. I can't blame them, Chinese people are like this in their bones, if they don't save money, it will be difficult to deal with any unexpected situation.

The mother was visibly happy to use the washing machine. She touched Lin Heng's shoulder and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that you have given me all the things I didn't have when I got married."

What she is most proud of now are her three children, especially Lin Heng, who is so promising.

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"Of course, there will be better ones in the future, both small Western-style buildings and large villas. You two old people just wait to enjoy them." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"We're waiting!" Father Lin laughed.

Lin Heng chatted with them for a while and did not eat here. Instead, he said he would have a barbecue when the weather cleared up.

Father Lin told him that the sheep were giving birth in large numbers recently and asked him if he wanted to go and take a look.

He waved his hand and didn't go, not because he didn't want to see it, but because he had just come back from outside and was afraid of bringing some virus with him.

"But we have to separate the lambs early this year so that the ewes can go into heat in December. It would be best if they give birth in May next year," said Lin Heng.

"I will do it, and it should be successful this year." Father Lin nodded.

After saying this, Lin Heng took his things and walked towards the village quickly before it snowed outside.

It looks like the rain will only stop for a short while, and it will probably continue to rain.

"Wife, I'm back!" Lin Heng pushed open the door and walked into the house with a smile.

The children quickly came over through the corridor to greet him, calling out "Dad".

"Don't push, let's go back to the house and I'll get you something delicious." Lin Heng said to the children.

"Yes, yes!"

"I want candy!"

"I want shrimp chips!"

The children surrounded Lin Heng and entered the house, and Xiulan came over to take the things for her.

"Come, I'll get it for you." Lin Heng first gave each person a bag of shrimp crackers and a candy.

He was able to sit down only after some of the children came over.

"Is this a tape recorder?" Xiulan said, looking at the rectangular box.

"Yes, it has a radio function. I bought two, gave one to my dad and brought one back. I'll teach you how to use it later. You can listen to music when you have nothing to do." Lin Heng nodded and said.

I don’t want to buy a TV, but a radio is fine. I can’t live without any entertainment at all.

When the children were older and had formed the habit, he simply bought a color TV.

"Okay." Xiulan was quite interested in this.

Then Lin Heng took out other things, mainly some food for the children and two small toys. He bought Xiulan a pair of earrings and a white shirt.

The rest are daily necessities, which I buy every time I come back.

He planned to take them to the city to buy clothes in person in a few days.

After packing up everything, Lin Heng taught Xiulan how to play the tape recorder. She learned it quickly and it was not difficult at all.

The children were also very curious, but were not allowed to touch it, so they placed it on a high cabinet.

Listening to the song, Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said, "You haven't eaten yet, I'll make it for you."

"I've eaten. I'll be done with the meal in a while." Lin Heng said. It was already afternoon and not far from evening.

"Then I'll give you hot milk tea. It has something special added to it and it tastes really good. You haven't finished the one I made at noon." Xiulan said again.

"I don't want to drink." Lin Heng shook his head.

"No, you try it, it's delicious." Xiulan got up and went straight to heat it up.

After a while, she heated up the milk tea and brought it to Lin Heng.

Lin Heng had no choice but to drink two sips, revealing a hint of curiosity: "It tastes like cherry jam, and it seems there is also autumn pear paste."

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Xiulan asked expectantly.

"It's really good." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I'm still researching something new recently. Otherwise, it would be too boring to drink pure milk every day." Xiulan said, putting her arm around his shoulders.

"Then you can try making cakes or something." Lin Heng said.

"I have done it before, but I don't want to do it every day. Beating eggs with my bare hands is too tiring." Xiulan said with pursed lips.

The two chatted intermittently, and the rain outside suddenly got heavier, and gradually the only sound of rain was heard between heaven and earth.

Looking up, everything is hazy. This weather makes people want to doze off.

After dinner, they went to bed early. They played some music before going to sleep, and Lin Heng told stories to the children while the music helped them fall asleep.

And he himself, leaning against Xiulan in the sound of rain, fought against the loneliness that comes with being human.

What was unexpected was that the rain had not stopped the next day. Lin Heng listened to music at home, burned charcoal and grilled lamb on the iron plate, and drank the milk tea made by Xiulan. He spent a leisurely day.

The rain stopped early on the third day. After the sun dried up some of the moisture, they went to the mountain to pick mushrooms in the afternoon.

There are a lot of tea tree mushrooms in August, fewer chanterelles, but there are egg mushrooms.

Lin Heng picked a big bag of tea tree mushrooms. They like to eat this kind of mushroom very much now. It is very delicious when dried and stir-fried.

Xiulan picked up egg mushrooms and chanterelles, as well as some small beef livers.

Lin's mother also got some tea tree mushrooms, about thirty kilograms.

Although the mushrooms are not good ones, the joy of picking them up is real.

In the evening they cooked a table full of dishes, drank wine, and caught some cicada monkeys and scorpions to eat.

After staying at home for a few days, Lin Heng and Xiulan took the children to Hongfeng Mountain to stay for two days and went fishing.

When going to Heihe River, Lin Heng only brought Xiulan and Xiaoxia. They found a river bend and did not have a picnic, but just went fishing.

Because they were empty-handed at the beginning, Lin Heng and Xiulan took the children out for fun. When they went fishing in the afternoon, they actually caught two mandarin fish weighing more than two kilograms.

As time approaches, it is already September.

(End of this chapter)