Chapter 100: Not only do you paint pie for your wife, you also paint pie for your mother
. "Have they plowed some before?"
Lin Heng thought for a moment and asked.
“Yes, there are eight acres of wheat fields. My eldest brother and dad have already plowed five acres. They only have one acre left to plow.
The remaining two acres belong to us, so we will definitely take care of it ourselves."
Xiulan nodded.
"It's getting late now. We have to clear the land quickly and plant the late corn, otherwise it will be too late." Xiulan added.
"Okay then. You and Caiyun take our daughter to help first. I'll go to Hongfeng Mountain to take a look."
Lin Heng nodded and said.
"That's fine." Xiulan probably guessed what Lin Heng wanted to do, but didn't stop him.
"Let's go, Xiongba!"
Lin Heng called out, took the slingshot, put on the backpack and set off first.
“Woof woof!”
Xiongba ran happily after Lin Heng.
Lin Heng walked slowly, while Xiongba walked happily, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
From time to time, he would pounce on the grass, catching a grasshopper and then a lizard.
“Woof woof!”
Soon, Xiongba came to Lin Heng with a lizard as if presenting a treasure.
"Get lost, either catch me a rabbit or eat it yourself."
Lin Heng rubbed its dog's head.
"Woof!"
Lin Heng refused to eat it, so Xiongba chewed it into pieces and swallowed it, making a crunching sound.
After walking a short distance, they saw a man and a woman. Lin Heng looked and found that they were Jin Yan and his brother Jin Shui.
He was stunned for a moment. Why did these two people come to Hongfeng Mountain?
Listening again, I heard the sound of bells and saw seven or eight cows appearing on the road. It turned out that they were here to graze. Jin Yan's family became a wealthy family by selling cows.
“Woof woof!!”
Before he could say anything, a big white dog rushed out from behind Jin Yan and the others.
The dog was extremely ferocious and rushed towards Xiongba, as if it wanted to teach him a lesson.
Xiongba saw that the big dog did not move and was still following Lin Heng. He looked up at Lin Heng, as if waiting for his order.
"Jinshui, call your dog back." Lin Heng said.
Jin Shui smiled and said, "It's okay. My dogs know their limits. It's fine to let them play for a while."
Lin Heng was speechless, but he didn't want Xiongba to fight.
"Let's go."
After reminding Xiongba, Lin Heng walked forward.
"Woof!"
Unexpectedly, the big white dog actually rushed to his face.
“Woof woof!!”
When Xiongba saw this, he was so angry that he wanted to bite his master. But if you want to bite a person, you have to look at the dog first.
It barked wildly and rushed forward, and the two dogs immediately started wrestling in the thatched grass.
After just a few hits, the big white dog lay down, whimpering and begging for mercy. Its neck had been bitten by Xiongba.
"Lin Heng, quickly call your dog away, be careful not to bite Dabai." Jin Shui spoke at this time, fearing that his dog would be injured.
Lin Heng chuckled: "Don't worry, my Xiongba knows his limits."
"Okay, come back."
Lin Heng called out, and Xiongba immediately let go of the dog's neck and came back, looking at him as if asking for credit.
Lin Heng rubbed his dog's head and said, "I'll catch a bird for you to eat later."
"Dabai, go pick this thing up."
At this time, Jin Yan, who had been silent, threw out a wooden stick and said to the big white dog.
The wooden stick was thrown far away, and the big white dog rushed out and picked it up.
"Lin Heng, do you think my dog has the potential to be a hunting dog?" Jin Yan held the wooden stick in her hand, with the corners of her mouth raised, a little proud.
"Yes, of course."
Lin Heng said this with a smile and walked over.
After Lin Heng left, Jin Yan felt happy and threw out another wooden stick for the big white dog to pick up.
Xiongba looked at it with some disdain and barked like a dog: "Woof woof!"
When Jin Yan and Jin Shui looked over, its front paws were in the air, and it used its hind paws to do a 360-degree backflip in the air and landed steadily on the ground.
Jin Yan: “???”
Jinshui: “Oh my god!!”
After taking a look at the two of them, Xiongba let out a proud cry, then walked away with his tail wagging and his head held high.
That look seemed to be saying, what's the big deal about picking up a stick? I can even do a backflip.
"You have really become a spirit, right?" Lin Heng looked at Xiong Ba who was walking over. This guy is so pretentious.
“Ouch!!”
Xiongba raised his head, asking for a touch, and rubbed his head against Lin Heng's hand.
"Let's go."
Lin Heng was very satisfied with Xiongba, who was both smart and well-behaved.
The man and the dog soon arrived at the wheat field of Red Maple Mountain.
Lin Heng took a look and found that the two acres of wheat fields were at the bottom of Hongfeng Mountain.
The village road ends underground, and further west there is a small path only 50 centimeters wide.
Below the road is other people's land, extending all the way to the Shiban River.
"It looks like it can be turned into a fish pond." Lin Heng nodded and said.
This piece of land is a slope, but the angle is not large, only about ten degrees.
The entire piece of land is about 15 meters wide and 80 meters long.
It can be easily leveled by just digging out the soil inside and filling it outside.
There happens to be a stream on the west side, right next to the land, so it is very convenient to get water.
"It would be perfect to divide it into two or four fish ponds, but the cost is too high and I don't have enough money now."
Lin Heng said to himself, even if cement was not used, it would take ten grown men more than twenty days or a month to dig out the fish pond.
Although he only started raising shrimps at the beginning of next year, it would not be a problem to plant some corn and harvest it this year, but after thinking it over carefully, Lin Heng felt that it would be better to dig the pond earlier.
Improve the water quality first, and it will be very convenient to raise shrimps or fish next year.
In those days, chemical fertilizers were not yet popular in rural areas. Even if the high-quality corn seeds developed by the country were used, the yield per acre would hardly reach 400 kilograms. In addition, the land here was barren, and two acres of land could only produce 700 kilograms of corn.
Corn costs eight cents a pound, so 700 pounds only costs fifty or sixty yuan.
"We have decided to start digging this year. No matter what crops we grow, even if we raise carp, we can sell them for several thousand yuan a year."
After making up his mind, Lin Heng went back immediately. He wanted to discuss it with his wife.
"Woof!"
Xiongba barked and looked at the green-bearded catfish in the distance with his dog eyes, indicating that he wanted to eat.
"You guy, can't you just catch a rabbit and eat it yourself?" Lin Heng was speechless.
“Woof woof~~”
Xiongba shouted in dissatisfaction and spread his food on the ground, as if to say that every time he caught a rabbit, he could only eat one of its internal organs.
Lin Heng wanted to kick it, but gave up. After all, it was his loyal dog. He picked up the slingshot and shot a bullet. The green-bearded dog that was picking wheat in the field was in big trouble.
“Ouch~~”
Xiongba turned over and ran over to pick up the green-bearded cat. He came to Lin Heng, shaking his head and wagging his tail.
"Let's go, I'll cook it for you when we get home tonight." Lin Heng patted his dog's head.
Xiongba opened his mouth, his ears perked up with joy, and took Lin Heng's hand into his mouth to play with it.
Lin Heng didn't care about licking his hand, he felt quite comfortable. He fiddled with the dog's mouth from time to time and threw a wooden stick out for Xiongba to pick up.
Just as they reached the entrance of the village, Lin Hai came running over from a distance, hugged Lin Heng in his arms, and said ecstatically: "Cousin, your kindness to me is like a second parent. From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I will listen to you."
Lin Heng pushed him away and scolded him with a smile: "Don't be too happy too soon, you are still a long way from success."
Lin Hai smiled like an auntie: "Cousin, you are absolutely right. Tian Yan is much better than Jin Yan. Not only is she beautiful, she is also well-mannered and knowledgeable. She is so cute when she gets angry after losing a game of chess!!"
This guy has completely fallen in love with Tian Yan.
"Cousin, I did what you said and it really worked. Tian Yan now comes to me every day to practice with me, and I see her every day.
And I have been reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms overnight these past two days. It is really interesting. I will be able to discuss it with her in a couple of days. You are really a good brother to me. Should I confess my love to you next? "
Lin Heng grabbed Lin Heng's hand and shook it excitedly, his words a little incoherent.
Lin Heng shook his hand away and punched him: "If you keep being so cheesy, I'll let the fucking dogs loose."
"Also, you're too impatient. Confession is the clarion call for success, not the beginning, don't you understand? If your confession is rejected, you will never see that person again. What's the point of chasing after them then?"
Lin Heng punched him again.
"I see. I understand. I will definitely hold back."
Lin Hai nodded vigorously, and then asked with a smile: "Cousin, do you think I will always be like this? When can I confess my feelings? I really want to make her my wife."
"Don't be impatient. Artistic young women like her like romance. If you rush, you will definitely fail. When the relationship is stable, you can accompany her to see the scenery, go shopping for students with her, and so on. Keep this up for a year or so, and then you can disappear."
Lin Heng patted Lin Hai on the shoulder and said.
"Ah, playing missing?" Lin Hai was puzzled.
"Of course, you have to make money and work hard to succeed. How can you marry a wife without money?"
Lin Heng glanced at him and continued, "You can go raise cattle or chickens, anyway, start a business and work hard to make money.
If you look for Tian Yan less often, she will come to you on her own initiative and ask you why you don't look for her anymore.
At this point you can say that you want to be rich so that you can be worthy of the woman you love, and she will be absolutely moved, and you’ve almost succeeded.”
This trick still works well in this era. After all, women in this era are very different from those in the Internet era.
In the Internet age of the 21st century, if you are poor but work hard, she will be sensible enough to leave you and not cause you any trouble.
In this era, if you are poor but work hard, she will work hard with you and grow together.
In fact, the countermeasure proposed by Lin Heng was only average. The gangster who deceived Tian Yan in the previous life was much more brutal. He asked her to go out to play when he was almost ready, and after getting her drunk, the matter was settled.
Girls of this era attach great importance to chastity. If their body is taken away by a man, they will most likely follow you.
Especially if both parties already have a good impression of each other and accidentally have sex, then it is almost 100% certain to succeed.
But this behavior is too brutal, and Lin Heng doesn't want to give Lin Hai such an idea.
"Cousin, what you said is very good. I really have to work hard and can't let Tian Yan suffer with me." Lin Hai nodded. He thought that Lin Heng's idea was great. No wonder he was able to pursue Sister Xiulan.
"Okay, come to my house and get some books. There's a historical record you can read, and there's also a romance book you can take a look at."
Lin Heng patted his shoulder and led him home.
"By the way, cousin, everyone in the village has been talking about how you bought Coriolus versicolor at a high price when the price was on sale. My parents are also talking about it and they think you are too reckless."
On the way Lin Hai said again.
"Well, I have my own ideas. It's normal that they don't understand. I can't explain them to you for a while."
Lin Heng shook his head and said.
"Cousin, if you need help, just come to me. I will never say no as long as I can help." Lin Hai said, patting his chest.
"I'll find you when I need you." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He returned home, found the book and gave it to Lin Hai. Lin Heng didn't want to keep him to play, as he still had to talk to Xiulan about something.
When Lin Heng arrived at the field, his father and his older brother had almost finished plowing the land, with less than one acre left.
His eldest nephew Lin Linwei was playing at the edge of the field with a group of his younger brothers and Xiaoxia, Xiulan and the others were picking bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, and his little lambs were eating grass beside the bamboo forest.
"Second Dad, my slingshot skills have improved recently. Can you teach me again?"
Seeing Lin Heng, Lin Wei started to pester him again.
"You're going to take the exam soon. If you do well in the final, I'll take you to the mountains to hunt and teach you well then." Lin Heng said, touching Lin Heng's round head.
It is now July 9th in the Gregorian calendar, and they should have a holiday next week because of their exams.
"Second Dad, are you telling the truth?" Lin Wei widened his eyes.
"Really? If your parents don't let you go, I'll tell them in person." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay, then how many points do I need to do to be considered a good score?" Lin Wei asked again. He was afraid that Lin Heng's requirements were too high and he couldn't meet them.
"How many points do you usually get in exams?" Lin Heng looked at him and asked.
"Chinese is over 50, mathematics is over 60, and ideology and morality is over 40." Lin Wei replied.
"If you pass the ideological and moral test and work hard to get over 70 in Chinese and math, I will take you to the mountains." Lin Heng smiled and made a pinky promise.
He didn't say much because that would directly make his eldest nephew despair.
"Okay, let's make a pinky promise and stick to it for a hundred years!" Lin Wei stretched out his hand and made the pinky promise. He felt very motivated and thought he still had hope.
"Take good care of your sister." Lin Heng said, and walked towards the bamboo forest.
"Don't worry, Second Father. My sister will never get hurt."
In order to please his second father, the eldest nephew takes great care of Xiaoxia.
"Lin Heng, do you want to try plowing the land?"
Lin Yue asked with a smile not far away. When they were young, he and Lin Heng often competed to plow the fields. It was fun and fulfilling to drive the oxen to plow the fields.
"I'll be there in a while. I'll go talk to Xiulan first." Lin Heng said with a smile. He was indeed itching to plow the fields as he hadn't driven cattle to plow the fields for many years.
In the bamboo garden, Lin's mother, Liu Juan, and Xiulan were picking bamboo shoots. The golden bamboo was producing shoots during this period, and each one was plump and very beautiful.
Lin's mother and the other two glanced at Lin Heng and continued chatting.
"Xiu Lan, I want to discuss something with you." Lin Heng walked over and said while helping to break the bamboo shoots.
"What's the matter?" Xiulan looked up at him.
Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and expressed his thoughts: "I will dig the two acres of wheat field into a pond to raise fish and shrimp, and I will not plant corn.
Anyway, growing corn for one season is not worth much, I can earn more than that from hunting in a month. And I raise fish and shrimp, with two acres of pond, it is easy to make one or two thousand a year."
Xiulan was not surprised to hear this, as Lin Heng had already told her about his thoughts on this matter a long time ago.
"Have you never heard of a family with a fortune of millions? The hairy ones don't count. Have you ever calculated how much food is needed to raise fish and shrimp? Have you ever calculated how much you would lose if they accidentally died?"
Before Xiulan could say anything, Lin's mother spoke up. She understood that Lin Heng could not sit still. If he was not running around outside, he would be busy at home.
"Yes, raising fish and shrimps requires a lot of skills. If you have never raised fish and shrimps before, you will definitely lose money at the beginning. I heard that there is a family in this town that lost so much money that they can barely afford to eat."
Liu Juan also said that she felt Lin Heng was too arrogant. He wanted to do this and that after making some money from hunting. If he continued like this, the money he earned from hunting might not be enough for him to spend.
She didn't know how much she would have to pay for the 1,000 kilograms of Coriolus versicolor she had just harvested, and now she was repairing the fish pond again. What she couldn't understand was that Xiulan didn't stop it. Were the couple crazy?
"I have calculated all of this, and I also know about fish farming. I use running water to raise fish. I directly connect the stream water to the fish pond, turn it around and then take it out. The fish will not die."
Lin Heng explained.
"Are you going to start digging now?" Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said, "It's not enough to hire someone to dig the fish pond. You just harvested Coriolus versicolor."
"Let's start digging in early August of the Gregorian calendar. I plan to call Dad and others to go hunting in the mountains again." Lin Heng said to his wife.
"Then go ahead and dig. As long as Xiaoxia and I have food to eat, I'll accompany you if you want to." Xiulan spread her hands. She had already seen that her husband's passion for making money was burning and could not be extinguished.
The Coriolus versicolor had been harvested, so what was the point of digging a fish pond? She could only accompany him to raise fish. Fortunately, she had lived in Lushui County before and knew how to raise fish, so she was not completely in the dark.
Lin Heng was very happy with his wife's support. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will not only provide you and Xiaoxia with food, but also delicacies from land and sea!"
"My dear daughter-in-law, can't you see that this cake is big and round?" Mother Lin shook her head, not knowing what to say.
"Mom, I'm not just talking about empty promises. I promise that you will have delicious food and a big house to live in in the future." Lin Heng said again.
"Well, it's not enough to paint a rosy picture for my wife, I'm going to paint one for your mother too."
Mother Lin glanced at him and sighed, "Actually, it's OK to make a fish pond. At least it's more reliable than collecting Coriolus fungi. Why don't you just dig a fish pond?"
She also realized that Lin Heng would not stop until he had finished his work, but at least it was much better than before when he was shouting about making money and hanging around outside all day.
"The money we earn from hunting is not enough. Don't worry. I know for sure that the price of Coriolus polypore will go up. It will definitely go up in the next one or two months." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I hope what you're seeing is correct." Lin's mother shook her head. She didn't understand it anyway, but she was just worried that her son would lose the hard-earned money.
Liu Juan didn't say anything. She felt that it was no wonder that Xiulan and Lin Heng could get together. Both of them had the potential to go crazy.
After chatting with his wife and mother for a while, Lin Heng ran to find his father.
It’s too difficult to earn 10,000 yuan a day. I can’t hold on any longer.
The monthly votes have exceeded three hundred, and I owe two thousand words of extra chapters, but I really can’t write them. Ten thousand words are already too many.
(End of this chapter)
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