Chapter 115 Some people are kind and honest, while others are ugly.
"Xiu Lan, come with me to the town. Let's take our daughter with us."
The next day, Lin Heng got up at five o'clock as soon as it was light and said to his wife.
"There is still a lot of work to do at home, you can go by yourself." Xiulan didn't want to go, she had to feed the chickens, ducks, pigs and badgers, and she couldn't get away.
"If you don't go, I won't be able to carry so many things." Lin Heng said, spreading his hands.
Xiulan couldn't argue with Lin Heng, so she could only agree: "Okay, I'll go make some pickled cabbage soup right away, and after we finish eating, we'll go to town together."
"Okay!" Lin Heng nodded, woke Xiaoxia up, and washed her face with her. He also brushed his teeth with tooth powder.
While Xiulan was cooking, Lin Heng packed up all the furs, mushrooms, herbs and other things and prepared to sell them to the Liu family in town.
It doesn't matter if it's cheaper, as long as it's not too expensive. I'm too lazy to go to the city for such a small amount of money.
After dinner, before leaving, Xiulan saw Lin Heng still holding two purple bamboo fishing rods, and immediately asked: "You still have the fishing rods, are you going to go fishing in Huangtan River?"
Lin Heng grinned, nodded and said, "Yes, we'll each have one, and you can go fishing with me."
"I don't have time, and I don't know how to do it." Xiulan shook her head.
"Oh, we came back in the afternoon. I just fed the chickens and ducks. I also threw some of the pig grass you picked yesterday to the badgers, musk deer and wild boars. There is not much to do at home." Lin Heng said with his hands spread out.
There was still some hesitation on Xiulan's face. She felt that fishing was not very good.
"Please, wife." Lin Heng said again.
"Okay, let's give it a try. If we don't catch anything, we won't fish next time." Xiulan nodded.
"Okay, let's go." Lin Heng was full of confidence. If he couldn't catch any fish in the Huangtan River, he would just put away his fishing rod.
Xiulan carried her daughter on her back while Lin Heng took the things, said goodbye to his parents, and set off.
After walking two or three kilometers, we arrived at Baima Village where Carpenter Liang lived.
Seeing an old man driving a donkey and pulling a cart down the road, Lin Heng quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "Uncle, where are you going?"
"I'm going to Huangtan Town. If you want to hitchhike, just get on." The old man stopped the donkey cart and said to Lin Heng with a smile.
Most people in the countryside are willing to help others if they can, especially in this era, when everyone is full of yearning for a better life and they are very harmonious and friendly with each other. They won't ask for money for taking you there.
"Thank you." Lin Heng said with a smile, then helped his wife sit on it.
"Thank you!" Xiaoxia also learned a sentence. She was wearing a small red hat and her two dimples were very cute when she smiled.
"Haha, your little daughter is so cute. How old is she?" The old man laughed, touched by Xiaoxia's cuteness.
"She is one and a half years old. She was born in the first month of last year." Lin Heng said with a smile. Xiaoxia's birthday happens to be the Lantern Festival every year. Birthdays in rural areas are calculated according to the lunar calendar.
"That's amazing, he can speak so sincerely at such a young age. My grandson is two years old and can hardly speak." The old man said with a smile while driving the donkey cart.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "This is called a noble person who speaks slowly. Our ancient great sage Wang Yangming couldn't speak until he was five years old, and Einstein from foreign countries couldn't speak until he was four years old. Later, they both became great officials and their names were passed down through the ages. Your little grandson has the appearance of being very rich and noble."
"Hahaha, then I'll take your good words." Lin Heng's words made the old man very happy, and he quickly asked about Lin Heng's elders.
Lin Heng mentioned his elders, and the old man immediately said with emotion: "So he is the grandson of Lin Changchun. I repaired the canal with him in the past. He was a good man, but unfortunately he died too young."
During the conversation, Lin Heng also learned that the old man's surname was Sun, and that he was going to Huangtan Town to visit an old friend who was in the hospital.
The donkey cart moved slowly forward, the copper bell on the donkey's neck jingled, and from time to time, wisps of smoke could be seen on the road, and the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking gradually became louder.
As the morning dew gradually dried, they arrived at Huangtan Town.
"Thank you, Mr. Sun. I was so busy talking that I forgot to give you a cigarette. You must have one more." Lin Heng took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes that he didn't smoke but always carried with him and handed them to the old man.
"Oh, no, no, you're too polite." Old man Sun waved his hands repeatedly, but Lin Heng still forced the thing into his hands.
Lin Heng actually didn't forget, but he didn't want the old man to smoke in the car. The secondhand smoke would harm his wife and children sitting in the back.
"Come to my house when you are free." After a few polite words, Lin Heng turned around and left with his wife and children.
At this time, everyone in the town had gotten up. Lin Heng went straight to the door of the purchasing station opened by Liu Qicheng. He was squatting in front of the door eating breakfast.
"Are you here to sell things so early? Have you eaten?" Liu Qichen said with a smile. He couldn't wait to see Lin Heng's miserable appearance.
"After eating, take a look at the food." Lin Heng said expressionlessly.
"Bring it in." Liu Qicheng walked into the house and asked casually, "Are you still collecting Coriolus versicolor recently?"
"Yes, the price will definitely increase in the future." Lin Heng nodded.
Liu Qicheng smiled and said, "I heard that many places have stopped collecting Coriolus versicolor. Be careful that you may not be able to sell it in the future. Don't come to me when that happens."
Recently he asked someone again and became more and more certain that the price of Coriolus polypore could not be increased.
However, to his disappointment, Lin Heng did not show any anxiety or panic on his face. He said calmly, "Just weigh these things. You don't have to worry about the Coriolus versicolor."
Of course he understood that Liu Qicheng was gloating and looking down on him, but he was too lazy to refute him. When the facts happened, he would regret it.
"Ganoderma lucidum is still fifty yuan a pound, suede is seventy, and squirrel skin is three yuan."
After weighing the things, Liu Qichen looked at Lin Heng and said.
"Your price is wrong. The price in Lingzhi City has risen to 70. This suede can be sold for at least 80." Lin Heng shook his head.
Liu Qicheng doesn't raise prices when prices in the city go up, and he lowers prices drastically when prices go down. He is really evil.
Liu Qicheng glanced at Lin Heng and said coldly, "No, you can sell it in the city. This is the price I offer here."
Lin Heng was stunned, then said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, you are too overbearing in doing business. I don't want you to follow the city's price. Just charge 65 yuan for Ganoderma lucidum and 80 yuan for suede, and you can still make more than ten yuan."
Lin Heng was trying to negotiate, but Liu Qicheng got angry and sneered, "Take your stuff away and sell it to whoever you want. I won't take it."
"No, I'm just talking business." Lin Heng spread his hands, thinking that he hadn't offended this person, so why was he still angry?
"I'll take whatever I want. If it's expensive in the city, go sell it there. Why are you bargaining with me? Do you really think you have the capital to do this just because you've collected 1,000 kilograms of Coriolus versicolor? You're far from me!"
Liu Qicheng sneered with disdain. He felt that Lin Heng was threatening him and wanted him to lower the price, but it was impossible.
If I give you a discount today, do I have to give others a discount tomorrow? A young man who knows nothing really thinks he is capable? "Huh!" Lin Heng exhaled and said with a smile: "It's okay, if you don't want to give me a discount, then don't give me a discount. It's my problem."
Taking the things, Lin Heng turned around and left with his wife and daughter.
After they came out, Xiulan pulled him aside and said, "Don't be angry. This guy is always like this. He doesn't allow anyone to bargain with him."
Lin Heng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not angry."
It was impossible not to be angry. Xiaoxia was scared. He must teach this bastard Liu Qicheng a lesson. He gave the cold shoulder in front of him and Lin's father last time, and he did it again this time. He really thought he was easy to bully.
You have a very powerful purchasing station, so I will set up one too. You don’t want to raise the price, right? Then I will force you to raise the price.
This is the way of this era. Some people are simple and kind, while some are greedy and ugly. They rely on their monopoly of resources and don't even allow anyone to negotiate the price.
Lin Heng suddenly remembered something. It seemed that in his previous life, Liu Qicheng also gambled with the head of the Cheng family at the grain station, but he was not present when he was arrested.
It’s a pity that I don’t know where and when they were gambling, otherwise I would have reported this grandson immediately.
"How about I go sell the things?" Xiulan whispered again. She could see that Lin Heng was holding back a lot of anger.
"No, save it and sell it in the city." Lin Heng shook his head. He didn't want to make his wife angry again.
Xiulan then said, "Then let's go fishing?"
"Let's not go. Let's go home first." Lin Heng smiled and touched Xiaoxia's face. She was a little scared.
"Dad, that guy is bad!" Xiaoxia looked at him and said.
"Yes, very bad." Lin Heng nodded and comforted his daughter.
"Okay." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and now she had no choice but to go back.
I didn't bring any money with me, and I originally wanted to sell things before buying something else. Now that I haven't sold anything, I have to go back.
They returned with their daughter in their arms. When they arrived at the village, someone saw them carrying their things back and asked curiously, "Why didn't you sell them?"
"It's too shady. I don't want to sell it for the time being. The price offered is too low." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Hey, what can you do if the price is low? There is only one purchasing point in town, you have to sell it even if you don't want to." Many people are dissatisfied with Liu Qicheng, but they can't do anything about him.
At that time, there was not even an antitrust law, and people were rich, so ordinary people could only endure it. This kind of thing was the same in every dynasty and generation.
"Then you probably can only take it to the city to sell it." Someone in the field laughed.
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After returning home, Lin Heng put his daughter down and asked her to play with the cat.
"Xiu Lan, I'm going to be away for two or three days. I'm going to the Tuanjie Brick Factory in town to discuss some business." Lin Heng looked at Xiu Lan and said in a low voice.
"It's really business, not revenge?" Xiulan didn't believe it. She knew that Lin Heng was holding a grudge.
Lin Heng held her hand and said with a smile: "This is really business. Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid. I can't bear to leave you and my daughter, so I won't do anything illegal."
"Then let's do this, you stay at home quietly for a day, and if you want to go tomorrow, go ahead." Xiulan said. She felt that Lin Heng was still angry for the time being.
"Okay, I promise you." Lin Heng nodded, went into the house, took a pen and paper and started writing yesterday's plan.
He overturned yesterday's idea. Breeding is still slow to show results. Before that, he can start a business first. A purchasing station is a good choice. After opening it, he can just find someone he can trust to watch over it in the town.
He still lives in the village with his wife, children and family, slowly building his own Red Maple Mountain.
The advantage of this is that you have a stable source of income and don't have to rely on luck such as going up the mountain to hunt. It also provides a safety net for doing other things.
He actually had this idea before, but it was not as strong as it is today. After all, competing with a mature acquisition station requires capital.
After thinking it over, Lin Heng continued to write his Red Maple Mountain construction plan, writing down various precautions, things that needed attention, and what to buy.
A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. It is better to write down this kind of thing bit by bit to avoid missing anything.
Seeing that Lin Heng was really writing so seriously, Xiulan began to believe that Lin Heng was not acting on impulse.
In the afternoon, Lin's father came over.
"Lin Heng, I heard that you and Xiaoxia went to sell things in the morning and carried them back?" Lin's father walked into the yard and asked curiously.
"Yes, that Liu Qicheng was too bullying..." Lin Heng roughly recounted what happened.
After hearing this, Father Lin shook his head and said, "This person is getting worse and worse now. He was such a good person when he first opened the school."
"But don't even think about beating anyone up. Your wife and children depend on you. If he takes advantage of us, we can just sell them in the city. If you beat anyone up, you'll have to go to jail." Lin's father looked at Lin Heng worriedly.
"That's right. I'm not good at fighting. Even when I was with Zhao Hu and the others, I never fought." Lin Heng said helplessly with his hands spread out.
Father Lin nodded: "That's good, you should get your own fish pond. I'll pick a date for you, one is June 20th and the other is June 24th. Either day will do."
Compared to his son competing with wealthy businessmen, Father Lin felt that digging a fish pond himself was not unacceptable.
Father Lin was talking about the lunar calendar. This year is June 17th of the lunar calendar, which is three days away from the 20th and six days away from the 24th.
"I understand. I will go buy the materials tomorrow and start digging the fish pond when I come back." Lin Heng nodded. No matter what happened with other things, digging the fish pond must continue.
"Okay, I'll go back first. I have to go up the hill to weed the crops in the afternoon." Father Lin said and was about to go back.
"Dad, why are you in such a hurry? Play for a while." Lin Heng pulled his father to sit down and drink tea.
While Father Lin was drinking tea, Lin Heng showed him his plan map of Red Maple Mountain.
After seeing this picture, Lin's father smiled and patted Lin Heng on the shoulder: "You have your own ideas, kid. If you have money, go ahead and do it. I'm open-minded too. You can do it. I don't have the ability to do it. I can only make sure that you don't starve even if you have no money."
He was shocked. His son's plan was too ambitious. He couldn't even imagine that he would earn at least a million a year in five years.
He would be extremely happy if he could earn 500 yuan a year in five years. He was afraid of his son's ambition. At the same time, he thought it was too ridiculous. The plan was well drawn, but it was probably a fantasy to realize it.
"Haha, Dad, just wait and see. In five years, I will build a big villa on Hongfeng Mountain and bring you and mom in to live in it." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I'll eat your cake and wait for that day." Father Lin said with a smile.
After chatting for a while and drinking two cups of tea, Father Lin left.
Lin Heng went to help cut some pig grass in the afternoon, but did not go up the hill to help remove corn weeds.
At night, Xiulan was afraid that Lin Heng would really act on impulse, so she took the initiative to drain Lin Heng dry, hoping to influence Lin Heng with her gentleness.
This was an unprecedented wonderful experience for Lin Heng, and he became the passive party.
He waited until it was over before telling his wife all his plans. He was really going to the Tuanjie Brick Factory to discuss business.
He planned to sell the technology of how to make better bricks to the owner of Tuanjie Brick Factory to make some cash, and then go to other towns to bring back a batch of Coriolus versicolor. Once he had enough capital, he would go after that bastard Liu Qicheng.
As for why he knew the brick-making technology, Lin Heng told his wife that it was a secret and he would tell her later.
"So you thought about it from the beginning, and then told me after I took the initiative?" After listening, Xiulan looked straight at Lin Heng.
Even though there was only faint moonlight in the room, Lin Heng could feel the sharp gaze.
"Bad guy!" Xiulan gritted her teeth and bit Lin Heng's arm.
"Oh, I was wrong, wife." Lin Heng begged for mercy quickly, and Xiulan really bit him this time.
"I really want to bite you to death. I'll never do this again even if you kill me." Xiulan turned her head away, extremely angry.
In order to make her husband feel at ease and not do those unnecessary things, she endured a lot of shame before making such a decision and actively serving him, but in the end this hateful man deceived her.
“That’s so bad!!”
Xiulan was so angry that she turned around and beat up Lin Heng, the hateful man.
"I was wrong, I was really wrong." Lin Heng quickly hugged his wife and begged for mercy. He panicked when he thought that the wonderful thing just now would never happen again.
"Hold the pillow while you sleep. You're angry." Xiulan threw the pillow to him.
When she thought that she was trying her best to comfort him but this person was secretly happy, she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
The next morning, when Xiulan got up, she was too embarrassed to look at Lin Heng. Her expression was cold and she seemed very angry.
"Don't be angry." When his wife was cooking, Lin Heng walked in shamelessly.
"Get out." Xiulan glared at him.
Lin Heng found an opportunity to hug her and tickle her. Xiulan smiled and begged for mercy: "Stop tickling me. I'm not angry anymore. I'm really not angry anymore. Please, husband~"
Her body went limp from being tickled, and she collapsed in Lin Heng's arms.
Lin Heng let go, she stood up and wanted to hit her man twice, she shook her head helplessly and said: "I really fell into your hands for the rest of my life."
"It's okay. I've reserved it for the next life and the next life as well." Lin Heng chuckled.
"Stop talking nonsense. I have to let you calm down for seven days to let you experience the consequences." Xiulan glared at him.
"Don't do that. You're feeling miserable too."
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll make you sleep outside." Xiulan said angrily.
Lin Heng was helpless. If he had known this earlier, he would have lied to his wife. Now, without food for seven days, it was really terrible.
How can a young body withstand this punishment?
After breakfast, Lin Heng changed his clothes and went out. After spending the past few days with Xiaoxia, he was not as clingy as before.
"Be careful, and come back as soon as possible." Xiulan put a straw hat on him and reminded him.
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back early." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After saying that, he turned around and went out. Time was pressing and he had to finish this task as soon as possible and get some money to buy a batch of Coriolus polygoni multiflorus to store.
Arriving at Huangtan Town, Lin Heng glanced in the direction of Liu's purchasing station and smiled. Physical contact was never something an adult should do. Exchanging one for one was something he did only when he had no other choice.
He has plenty of ways to destroy him. Killing with a borrowed knife or attacking someone from behind are the smartest strategies.
(End of this chapter)
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