"It's worthwhile to raise musk deer." Xiulan also said with a smile.

The three chatted for a few minutes and then left the musk deer circle.

The current musk deer pen is newly built. The original sheep pen was not suitable for musk deer, so a new one was built next to the sheep pen.

Because the blood relationships in the circle are now very complicated, Lin Heng and the others don't care about it anymore and let them reproduce on their own.

Mother Lin, who was with her children in front of the house, saw them coming back and asked, "How much musk did you get this year?"

"Mom, we have a great harvest this year. I estimate that this musk can be sold for at least six thousand yuan." Xiulan handed her the musk and responded with a smile.

"So much!" Mother Lin was a little shocked when she saw the musk in the bag. "This makes more money than a vineyard. It's incredible."

Father Lin also nodded and said, "When I first thought that Lin Heng wanted to raise this thing, I thought it was ridiculous, but I didn't expect it to become a big industry now."

"This is actually due to good luck. None of these musk deer encountered any major accidents." Lin Heng said. Although some young musk deer died, those that grew up were all very healthy.

The most they had was diarrhea, but they didn't have any serious illness. Of course, this was also related to their careful breeding. Father and Mother Lin worked hard to clean up the feces and disinfect, and they fed the best grass.

After everyone chatted for a while, Xiaoxia also clamored to see the musk. After letting the three children look at it, Lin Heng put it away.

At noon, Lin's mother cooked rice and a delicious mutton soup to warm everyone up.

The next morning, Lin Heng went into the city. The musk was finally sold for 6,500 yuan, far exceeding Lin Heng's original estimate of 5,000 yuan.

He saved 5,000 yuan of the money, and used the remaining 1,500 yuan to buy gold. It was just a small gold bar, not any gold jewelry. He bought it and kept it at home, waiting for it to appreciate in value.

After selling the musk, Lin Heng went to the slaughterhouse to discuss selling pigs. Pork, as the largest meat consumption in the country, has no problem selling it, even in this era.

The slaughterhouse was somewhat shocked when it learned that Lin Heng's pig farm had 2,000 pigs to sell. Eventually the factory director came out in person to discuss the business with Lin Heng.

Pork is now sold at 1.5 yuan per pound in the market, but the slaughterhouse is only willing to pay 60 cents per pound for a whole pig, and that's when the quantity is large.

Lin Heng understood the price, but did not agree to it immediately. There was still more than a month to go before the Chinese New Year, and there were other channels to find out more.

After coming out, Lin Heng found some small vendors to ask about the price, and they all gave the same price as the state-owned slaughterhouse. Some even offered a low price of 55 cents.

It was already past three in the afternoon when Lin Heng learned about the prices here. He drove back to the village, and then the next morning he asked his eldest brother to drive to Ancheng to find out the price of live pigs.

But his trip was not in vain. He took a truckload of inferior apples and kiwifruits from his home to Ancheng and sold the fruits there. Then, when he left, he took another truckload of cheap goods produced by the factory in Ancheng back home. Not only did he not lose money, he could even make 200 yuan.

As for the price of live pigs, the slaughterhouse in Ancheng does offer a higher price, up to 70 cents, but if the goods are transported from Taibai City, including the freight, it is only equivalent to about 61 or 62 cents.

Finally, Lin Heng decided to sell it in Taibai City. It wasn't that he was lazy, but even if he hauled it there himself, it would take him 170 trips, and one round trip would take 170 days, which was simply unrealistic.

Lin Heng first returned to the village with the goods, parked the car on the road and got off to unload the goods. He bought a lot of things this time.

Lin Heng had just got off the car when the doors of the two courtyards on the road opened. Xiulan came out with her children, and the same happened to her sister-in-law Liu Juan.

Lin Heng was the only one in the village who had a large truck. When they heard the sound, they knew that Lin Heng and his companion had returned.

“Dad, dad!”

"Dad, what did you buy this time?"

The three children rushed over, surrounded Lin Heng and asked him questions all over the place.

"I bought gifts for you all. Please wait aside while we move our things." Lin Heng said as he hugged the three children.

The three children obediently stepped aside and looked at the truck bed curiously. Lin Heng got on the truck bed and sorted out the things.

Most of the goods to be sold have been unloaded into the store in town, mainly for my brother's store, as well as some of my own purchases.

"These are all big brother's goods. Come and help him move them." Lin Heng said as he handed the things to Xiulan and the others.

"Dad, I'll help you too." Xiaoxia stretched out her hand.

"Here you go." Lin Heng did not refuse and handed her a few plastic basins. These were all bought in Ancheng and the price was cheaper than in Taibai City.

"I'll help, too."

Lu Ming and Du Heng also followed suit.

"Okay, you guys better be careful."

Lin Heng smiled and picked up a small thing for each of his two sons. He did not discourage their enthusiasm to help just because they were too small to hold it.

With the help of the children, the work at the eldest brother's house was finished in a short while. Then Lin Heng asked his eldest brother to help him bring a one-meter-long fish tank into the house.

The quality of tempered glass in this era was not that good, and modern tempered glass fish tanks are rare. The one he bought is a finished tank inlaid in wood, with all four sides and corners wrapped with wood. The wood wrapping can greatly increase the strength of the fish tank glass.

After moving the things into the house, Lin Hengxian and his eldest brother put them on the ground to rest. The thick glass was heavy to begin with, and the wood used for the outer shell was also oak. Even without water, it weighed more than 200 pounds.

"Xiu Lan, where do you think is the best place to put this fish tank?" Lin Heng asked with a smile while taking a break.

Xiulan walked into the room and took a look before answering, "You can put it next to the sofa or in the study. It depends on what you think."

"Then let's put it in the study. It takes up some space next to the sofa." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.

The most important thing about the study is that it is quiet, with fewer people and the fish are less likely to be frightened. Also, there are too many things in the living room and there is not much space left.

After discussing it, Lin Heng and his elder brother carried the fish tank in at once and placed it not far from the desk.

"Is it really possible to raise fish in this fish tank like this? Is there enough oxygen?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

"Too many fish is not good, but less is fine." Lin Heng replied. In those days, there were no small fish tank pumps and aerators, and the fish tanks were full of stagnant water.

But this is not a problem, as long as the density of fish is not too high, there is no need for an aerator. There is no problem raising one big fish or a dozen small fish in a water body as large as this one.

"Let's go, let's get other things." After looking at the fish tank, Lin Heng turned around and said.

Soon all the things in the car were taken down. In addition to buying some daily necessities, Lin Heng bought the rest for Xiulan and the children, including clothes, hairpins, food and toys.

"Xiu Lan, look here, I'm going to drive the car to Red Maple Mountain first." Lin Heng said and went out.

After arriving at Hongfeng Mountain and parking the car, Lin Heng took out the things he bought for his parents. In addition to a set of clothes for each of them, he also bought them many tapes that they could listen to in turn.

The two elders were already used to his filial piety. They smiled and praised him and thanked him a few times. They were too lazy to say anything about saving money.

After looking at the gifts, Father Lin asked again, "Son, how is the pig?"

"It's better to sell it in Taibai City. It's more expensive there, but it's not cost-effective." Lin Heng told his parents about the matter.

After calculating the accounts, Father Lin nodded and said, "In that case, it's almost the same. We can just sell it in Taibai City."

"Taibai City is close here, so it's easy to deal with any problems and get money." Lin's mother also agreed.

"Okay, come to the village to eat hotpot later. Let's have hotpot tonight. I bought beef." Lin Heng nodded and said.

When he returned home, Xiulan had already packed up all the things. She had given the children what needed to be given and put away what needed to be put away. The house was tidy.

"Does this headband look good on me?" Xiulan turned around and looked at Lin Heng with a smile.

She was wearing a black cotton coat today, with her hair in a high ponytail tied with a light blue headband. Her long hair fell to her waist, and two strands of hair fell down from her cheeks, looking light and cute.

"It looks good, really beautiful." Lin Heng grabbed her shoulders with both hands and nodded.

"You have good taste. This headband is very pretty." Xiulan said with a smile.

After that, she looked at Lin Heng again: "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you. We've already had lunch."

"Let's have some scallion noodles." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.

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"Okay." Xiulan agreed and turned to go to the kitchen.

Lin Heng also went to the kitchen, but he turned on the tap to get some water. He first got some water to clean the fish tank and soak it, then he boiled some water and scalded a stream stone in the large basin.

He had been thinking about buying a big fish tank for a long time. He had picked up these stream stones a long time ago and picked up a lot of beautiful pieces. This one is the best one, with very layered and textured texture. It looks like a small hill when placed in the bathtub.

After scalding the stream stone clean, he took it and placed it in the center of the fish tank. He didn't put anything else in it. Just this one stone was enough.

As soon as he filled the water, the feeling came out immediately, simple and beautiful.

"Dad, what kind of fish do you want to raise?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"The big golden catfish in our fish pond." Lin Heng responded with a smile.

For a body of water like this, just one golden mutant catfish is enough. This fish is also a very hardy fish and it is not easy to die if you keep it. You can also watch it catching small fish.

As for the blue-purple mutant grass carp, he would not put it into the fish tank until it had bred. It was a treasure, a one-of-a-kind gift from Xiulan, and he had to make sure it was foolproof before putting it into the tank.

"Then can I raise small fish?" Xiaoxia blinked her big eyes.

"I want to raise a turtle!" Du Heng hummed beside him.

Lin Heng looked at the two and shook his head, "Neither of you can. The fish tank you keep is outside. If you want a glass tank, I will buy you a small one later."

"Okay then, I'll take a look at the big catfish then." Xiaoxia pouted.

"I want to raise a little turtle, and I want this big fish tank!" Du Heng was making a fuss unreasonably.

"This is dad's, not yours." Xiaoxia turned around and taught him.

While the children were arguing, Xiulan came in and looked at Lin Heng and said, "The meal is ready and on the table. Come and eat."

"Bring it up." Lin Heng agreed, and showed off his new fish tank to his wife, "How is it? It looks good, right?"

Although there is no suitable lighting, the transparent water combined with such a large stream stone creates a good artistic conception.

"It looks good!" Xiulan nodded and answered with the two words that Lin Heng wanted to hear most.

Lin Heng grinned and said, "Wife, don't you want to ask me how much I spent?"

Xiulan spread out her white hands: "What's there to ask? If you buy something you like, it's okay even if it costs a thousand dollars."

"In fact, this fish tank is only 500 yuan." Lin Heng said with a smile, his heart was warm, and then he looked at Xiulan, "Wife, can you reimburse me with your own private money?"

"Go get some noodles, you big shot." Xiulan poked him.

Lin Heng laughed and went to the main room to eat noodles. Xiulan knew that he had a big appetite, so she put the noodles in a small bowl. Lin Heng smelled the strong aroma of sesame oil, and the taste of chopped green onion and coriander accompanied by the sour noodles made him feel refreshed.

"Eat slowly, there's garlic and chili here." Xiulan sat next to him and handed him a small bowl of chili.

"The noodles you make are still the best for my taste."

Lin Heng added a little garlic and chili to the noodles, which made them taste even better. He ate them in big mouthfuls in three minutes and finished a small bowl of them.

"I'll knead some more pulled noodles and make oil-splashed pulled noodles for you in the next two days." Xiulan handed him a piece of paper and said. She liked watching Lin Heng eat the noodles she made with big mouthfuls.

"Okay, I haven't eaten oil-splashed pulled noodles for a long time. I really want to eat it." Lin Heng drooled at the thought.

He thinks the oil-splashed pulled noodles are even more delicious than meat. The not-so-spicy but very fragrant chili and minced garlic are stimulated by the hot oil, and then mixed with a little salt and a spoonful of vinegar. The taste is simply wonderful.

The thin noodles won’t work; the wide noodles, as wide as a belt, are best.

He doesn’t know how happy he would be if he could eat a bowl of noodles like this every day.

But it is not convenient to make pulled noodles at home, and he can only eat oil-splashed pulled noodles once every ten days.

"Then I'll make more this time so it can last for two or three days." Xiulan said with a smile.

Lin Heng wiped his mouth, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it. After resting for a while, he took the large scoop net to the backyard to catch the big golden catfish.

The fish pond in the backyard was not big, and it was winter, so Lin Heng cleaned all the leaves and stems of the water lilies, and when the opportunity arose, he caught the fish in one go.

"Why does it feel like this fish hasn't grown anything? It looks almost the same as when it was first put down." Xiulan said as she looked at the fish in the scoop net.

"Xiaoxia, go get a scale to weigh it." Lin Heng turned his head to look at his daughter. He also felt that the fish was not very big.

"good!"

Xiaoxia ran back happily and got the small beam scale.

Lin Heng put the fish into a plastic bag and weighed it, then nodded and said, "It seems that there is really nothing wrong with it, it is still three pounds."

"This time, I'll put it in the fish tank and feed it well." Lin Heng said again, walking towards the study.

The water in this fish tank is all underground spring water, without any bleaching powder or anything, you can just put the fish in directly without any adjustment, the water temperature is not much different. (End of this chapter)