Chapter 165 The Ordinary Life of Ordinary People
When I opened the door, I saw that it was indeed the village party secretary Tian Dongfu, and with him were the village chief Zhao Xiancheng and the village clerk Li Wen.
"Everyone, come in and chat." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay." Tian Dongfu and others nodded and went into the house with Lin Heng.
It was the first time for the village chief and the clerk to enter Lin Heng's house, and they looked around curiously.
"Would you like to have some of the sauerkraut noodles we made this morning?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
"No need, let's talk about business." Tian Dongfu shook his head.
"Yes, we have agreed that the electricity fee will be collected starting from your home, and then you will go with us to collect it from other homes." Zhao said with a smile.
"Okay, then does our family count as one of the three families?" Lin Heng nodded and asked.
"Well, it counts as three families. Your father has divided the household registration, so it's not easy for us to break the rules." Tian Dongfu nodded. "Yes, I told your father not to rush to divide the household registration, but he didn't listen." Village chief Zhao Xiancheng said a little embarrassedly.
Lin Heng waved his hand and said indifferently: "Then I'll go call my dad, you guys drink tea first and wait."
"No, no, just eat. I'll go call them." Clerk Li Wen said quickly and turned around to go out and call for help.
"That's troublesome." Lin Heng was not polite.
He could feel the compliments from these people, especially the village chief and the clerk, from their words.
The reason is simple, of course, that he is rich.
As a millionaire with an annual income of 10,000 yuan, he dug a fish pond and hired so many workers, so his say in the village was no less than theirs.
Lin Heng knew that they were afraid that he would compete for the position of village chief. With his strength, he would most likely succeed, so Zhao Xiancheng and Li Wen were both afraid.
This is the power of money. If you have a lot of money, people who used to ignore you will now bow and scrape to you.
Now the rumors about him being a second-rate person in the village have completely disappeared. Even if they are mentioned, they are only said in private, and no one will say it openly anymore.
Soon, Lin's father and mother, and Lin Heng's elder brother and sister-in-law all came over.
Tian Dongfu and Zhao Xiancheng told the few people about the electricity costs.
"If Lin Heng has decided, then we definitely have no objection. It's also good to have electricity, so there won't be any irritating lights on the eyes."
Father Lin nodded and said that he was completely on Lin Heng's side and directly took out 15 yuan.
Moreover, he knew that Lin Heng needed electricity to build a fish pond, and having electricity would be beneficial to his family.
"We have no objection." Lin Yue also said with a smile, and Liu Juan next to him took out 15 yuan.
"Well, I'll give you a written receipt."
Zhao Xiancheng took the money, and the clerk Li Wen took out a pen and paper to write a receipt, and handed it to Lin's father with a smile.
Father Lin had a happy smile on his face. He felt comfortable feeling the respect from the village chief and others.
After Xiulan finished her meal, she also brought over 15 yuan.
Li Wen wrote the receipt and handed it to Xiulan with a smile.
"Shall we leave now?" Tian Dongfu asked Lin Heng.
"Let's go now." Lin Heng nodded, put on his coat, took the umbrella, said something to Xiulan, and went out with them.
"Where are we going next?" Lin Heng asked after they walked out of the door.
"The Li family or the Jin family is fine. Let's start with the rich families first." Tian Dongfu said.
Their village cadres have already paid the money in advance, and the next step is to start with those families with less difficulties.
"Then let's go to the Li family first, and then to the Jin family. They don't live far away, so it's the same." Zhao Xiancheng said.
After making the decision, they went to Li's house together.
There are two hundred households in Hongfeng Village, one hundred and twenty of which live in this area. Looking from the air, these houses are distributed around the huge ginkgo tree in the center of the village.
The terrain here is generally flat, and it is close to mountains and water, making it very suitable for living.
The remaining families are more scattered, and most of them live in the mountains.
When Lin Heng and others came over, the Li family was having dinner. When they saw everyone, they quickly invited them into the house.
The main speakers were Tian Dongfu and Zhao Xiancheng. After explaining the reason, Li Baigen did not hesitate and nodded, "I'll go get the money right away."
After coming out, they went to the Jin family without stopping.
The Jin family had just finished breakfast at this time, and they had no objection to the electricity supply. They could afford the 15 yuan.
But the family still felt a little uncomfortable when they saw Lin Heng. Jin Yan took a look at Lin Heng and hid in the bedroom. Her parents looked at Lin Heng and were a little at a loss.
It is indeed hard to accept that someone you look down upon suddenly becomes rich.
Lin Heng had a calm expression on his face. He hadn't thought about what to do at all and didn't care much about them.
After leaving the Jin family, Lin Heng suddenly remembered something and looked at Tian Dongfu and said, "Uncle Tian, in fact, even if I don't come today, everything will go well."
"What do you mean?" Tian Dongfu pretended not to understand.
Lin Heng looked at Tian Dongfu and smiled: "Anyone in the village who has some money will definitely be willing to pay if you use a little bit of rhetoric.
As for those whose families are particularly poor, they seem to have worked on my construction site these days and earned money, so it would be hard for them to refuse.”
He just remembered this incident and was a little shocked. Tian Dongfu was really capable and had already planned it out.
"Haha, this is all thanks to you. But it may not be smooth sailing. You still have to go with us." Tian Dongfu laughed and didn't hide it anymore.
Most of the people he originally arranged were from poor families. On the one hand, such people worked very hard, and on the other hand, he could collect electricity fees from the money he earned and provide electricity to the village.
"Yes, Lin Heng, your role cannot be ignored, you must go with us." Zhao Xiancheng also said with a smile. If Lin Heng was here, this matter would be pushed forward faster.
"Let's go." Lin Heng nodded and didn't refuse. He also needed to get the power on quickly.
The journey was just as they had expected, very smooth and without any obstacles.
Although 15 yuan is a lot of money, for a family, most of it can be afforded.
After the harvest was completed in the village, a few people went up the mountain and ran for most of the day before they finished.
In the end, 201 households were collected, but 5 households were still not collected. The reason given by these five households was that they did not need electricity, and they did not give Lin Heng and others any face at all.
No matter how I explained, it was useless. They just wouldn't listen and wouldn't give me any money.
"Uncle Tian, what should we do in this situation?" Lin Heng asked curiously.
Tian Dongfu smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing we can do. We can only give up on them for now and wait until they want electricity in the future.
Our operation was quite successful this time, so many households will have electricity. I will report it to the power management station, and I estimate that it will take less than a month to pull the wires and provide electricity. "
"Yes, everyone agrees. We can't let a few people destroy everyone's wishes." Zhao Xiancheng also said with a smile.
"That's good, as long as there is electricity."
Lin Heng smiled when he heard this. As long as there was electricity, he didn't care about anything else.
He had been running around for most of the day and had said a lot of motivating words, so he didn't want to waste his effort.
"Lin Heng, you've worked hard today. You've been running around with us all day. Let's go to my house for dinner and have a drink first." Tian Dongfu looked at Lin Heng and said with a smile.
"Not right now. I'd better go back first. My family is waiting for me." Lin Heng shook his head and refused with a smile.
After some tugging, Lin Heng finally said goodbye and left. On the way back, the rain was still falling, hitting the umbrella and making a slight rustling sound.
The sky was foggy. It was five o'clock in the afternoon and it seemed as if it was about to get dark. The rain caused the few remaining yellow leaves on the branches in the mountains to fall off.
Lin Heng's coat and pants were already wet, and the yellow mud ground was slippery and heavy when he stepped on it. The soles of his shoes were covered with a thick layer of yellow mud, which made him very annoyed.
On the way back, he met Yang Zhaotao, who was walking back with straw on his back. When he saw Lin Heng, he smiled and asked, "Lin Heng, do you know when the electricity will be available?"
He was very envious of Lin Heng's ability to collect fees with the village cadres.
"It will probably take one or two months, I'm not sure." Lin Heng said with a smile. He didn't say anything nonsense about this matter.
"That's great." Yang Zhaotao said happily.
Lin Heng didn't talk to him much, and went back to tell his parents and elder brother.
"People invite you to dinner, but you don't give them face. This is not good." Lin's father felt that Lin Heng should have a good relationship with Murakami, and it was a bit rude to refuse like this.
Lin Heng waved his hand and smiled, "It doesn't matter, Dad. The quality of a relationship is not determined by eating."
After saying this, he went back, feeling that his father still didn't understand the essence of the matter.
After opening the gate of the courtyard, Xiulan and Xiaoxia were waiting for him by the fire in the main room, and Xiongba was wagging his tail happily.
"Dad~" Xiaoxia shouted and tried to run away, but was stopped by Xiulan.
"Wait until your dad changes his clothes and shoes before he hugs you."
Xiulan said, took out her sandals and placed them under the eaves, then looked at him and said, "Hurry up and change your shoes and clothes, don't catch a cold."
Lin Heng looked at his wife and daughter, and his heart became calm and peaceful.
No matter how late I get home, Xiulan will always be waiting for me and thinking about me. Although there are not many words, every action and look of hers is full of love.
In this world, it is not easy to find a woman who will give you her whole heart without reservation. It is worth giving her all your love and tenderness without reservation.
Lin Heng grinned and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
After putting on his shoes and entering the house, he sat on the bench and changed his pants and coat.
As soon as she finished changing, Xiaoxia snuggled into his arms and acted coquettishly and cutely, babbling a lot of things. Some of the words were very real, but some were not very clear.
"You haven't eaten yet? I'll make it for you." Xiulan said with a smile as she looked at the father and daughter.
"Don't worry, I'll go with you to roast a fire." Lin Heng held her back.
"That's fine." Xiulan nodded and sat down opposite Lin Heng. The weather was a bit cold, so she made a charcoal fire and roasted some food.
"Honey, is your hand okay?" Lin Heng picked up his wife's hand and looked at it.
"It's okay. Look, only a little scab is left." Xiulan shook her head gently.
"That's good." Lin Heng nodded, and told her about what he had been busy with for half a day, bit by bit.
He didn't mind being long-winded, and Xiulan didn't find it annoying.
"It will only take a month for electricity to be available, and we will finally have electric lights." Xiulan couldn't help but say happily when she heard that electricity would be available so soon.
If possible, who wouldn’t want their home to be brightly lit at night like the town?
Because there was no electricity, dinner had to be prepared very early. Even if I was hungry late at night, I had to endure it. It was too difficult to cook in the dark.
The kerosene lamps were so irritating that they hurt the eyes.
"Once we have electricity and make money, we can buy a TV and a refrigerator, but time won't be so boring anymore." Lin Heng said with a smile.
His desire to make money grew stronger and stronger. He wanted to buy various electrical appliances for his family, buy a car, build a villa, etc. He wanted to improve his family's living standards more and more.
"It's good to have electricity. There's no rush for those things." Xiulan shook her head. She didn't want her husband to run around for those things. Life is good now.
"Yeah." Lin Heng nodded in agreement, and wanted more and more to earn money to buy these things as soon as possible.
Nowadays, a freezer costs more than two thousand yuan, and a refrigerator can cost up to four or five thousand yuan, which is not cheap.
Moreover, it is still in short supply in the country, and many wealthy people are rushing to buy it.
If he wants to buy one, he still needs to work harder. A household with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan is just the starting point.
Xiaoxia stayed in Lin Heng's arms for a while, then got off the ground and ran around to play by herself.
Lin Hengze stared at Xiulan in a daze, sitting on the bench, feeling very satisfied.
"Why are you looking at me all the time?" Xiulan blinked. Since Lin Heng came back, his eyes have hardly left her.
"Nothing, it's just beautiful." Lin Heng smiled. It was a pleasure to look at his wife like this.
"Fool!" Xiulan poked his hand with her finger and asked, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
"I'll do whatever is simple, but I don't want to eat anything related to corn." Lin Heng said.
"Then let's make some sour soup noodles. You watch Xiaoxia and I'll make it." Xiulan said, then got up and went to the kitchen.
After a while, three bowls of sour soup noodles were ready. Xiulan also added a little sesame oil and shrimp paste, and made an fried egg for Lin Heng and Xiaoxia respectively.
"Here, let's have half each." Lin Heng tore off half of the fried egg and fed it to his wife, leaving no room for refusal.
"Okay, thank you, husband." Xiulan blinked, opened her mouth, took a bite, and ate slowly with chopsticks.
She knew that Lin Heng would definitely tear off half of it to feed her, so she deliberately only made two. Not only could she save an egg, but she could also let him feed her a few bites.
Her little trick worked, and she started to eat the noodles happily.
Sour soup noodles are made directly with chopped green onion, minced garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and boiling water. It looks light, but it has the fragrance of chopped green onion and the taste of sesame oil, and it tastes delicious.
Lin Heng ate noodles very quickly. He finished a bowl of noodles in two or three minutes. After drinking half of the soup, he took over the task of feeding Xiaoxia.
After eating and washing his face, Lin Heng went to get a foot basin and soaked his feet with Xiulan for a while.
It was just seven o'clock when the three of them put out the charcoal fire and went to bed. It was dark and there was no light, so they had no choice but to go to bed and rest.
This is also related to the fact that there are more births in rural areas. People have to rest when it gets dark, and when they can't sleep, they can only have sex. In addition, there are no contraceptive measures, so naturally there are more children.
Lin Heng was fairly educated, so he lit two candles by the bed and read stories to his wife and children as a way to kill time while bored.
Many farmers cannot read, let alone read, so their only night life is making babies.
After drinking two glasses of water and reading a book for more than an hour, Xiaoxia first rolled around on the bed, and finally fell asleep listening to the story.
She fell asleep, and Lin Heng finished reading this chapter to Xiulan before stopping. He drank a sip of water, took off his clothes, got into bed, and hugged his sweet and soft wife.
Xiulan also took the initiative to come forward and gave all her tenderness to Lin Heng like water.
The two of them also started doing what they loved to do. Lin Heng bought something called that. If it was too intense, they would wear it. If they could control it slowly, they would not wear it.
They loved each other especially deeply today, and after being exhausted, they fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, Lin Heng woke up first. He looked at the little face sleeping on his arm and kissed her to wake her up.
"Um... Goodbye, brother~"
When Xiulan woke up, she hugged his neck and begged for mercy, she was too tired.
"Look how scared you are." Lin Heng grinned, holding her in his arms and watching the rain.
"I'm afraid I'm too tired to get up." Xiulan begged in a tender voice. Lin Heng has been getting stronger and stronger in the past six months, and she is a little tired.
But happiness is real happiness.
This autumn rain either doesn’t fall or it lasts for several days at a time.
It was still drizzling this morning, not heavy, but there was no sign of it stopping.
In weather like this, there is no difference between getting up and lying down, and the quilt is even hotter.
They didn't get up until Xiaoxia woke up naturally at nine o'clock.
When they opened the back door, the family of three were stunned.
Sorry, there are only 4,300 words left. I have a lot to do today, but I will make up for the 2,000 words I owe.
I will post an Easter egg chapter to show you my hometown (end of this chapter)
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