Chapter 121 The pond is completed, and Caiyun is sent to school
. After Lin's father and mother left, only Lin Heng's family of three and some animals in the yard were left.
Lin Heng and Xiulan both sat in the yard without saying a word. Xiaoxia sat on the mat next to them and played with the wooden car that Lin Heng had carved for her.
"Why don't you speak?" Lin Heng asked his wife.
Xiulan looked at the mountains outside and a corner of the blue sky and replied, "I'm thinking about what it feels like to be rich."
"Then you don't have to think about it. I will take you to experience it in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan didn't say anything. She walked over, opened the door, and looked at the more than 2,000 kilograms of mulberry fungus piled in the room.
"From now on, you don't have to think about making money from handicrafts to supplement the family income. Our family will never be short of food again. We can have white rice and fine noodles every day."
Lin Heng walked over, leaned against the door and looked at Xiulan.
Xiulan looked at the Coriolus versicolor in the room, then looked at Lin Heng, blinked her eyes and smiled gently: "That's great."
"Then when are you going to take these things out to sell?" Xiulan thought for a moment and asked again.
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about this after we finish digging the fish pond in the next few days."
"School is about to start, so I will take Xiulan to school then." Lin Heng said again.
Xiulan nodded and stood in the room, not knowing what to do for a moment, but she couldn't go out.
"Wife, my ears are itchy. Please clean them for me." Lin Heng said to his wife.
"Okay, I'll go get some tools." Xiulan nodded and went back to the bedroom to get the tools.
Lin Heng brought two stools, one tall and one short, and placed them under the eaves. After a while, Xiulan came out with a small brown kraft paper box. Inside were two nail clippers and an ear pick, which were part of the dowry her mother gave her when she got married.
Xiulan sat on a high stool, and Lin Heng sat on a low stool, resting his head on her lap.
"Don't move. If it hurts, make a sound." Xiulan said, gently pulling his ear with one hand and leaning over to take a look, while with the other hand holding the ear spoon, she carefully cleaned Lin Heng's ears.
Lin Heng closed his eyes. His wife's technique was gentle and delicate and it didn't hurt at all. She leaned over and rested her chest on his head. It was soft and comfortable, making him want to sleep.
"You're done, switch to the other side." After a long time, Xiulan reminded.
"Oh!" Lin Heng opened his eyes, looked at his wife's smiling face, and changed direction.
"The ear has been cleaned too!" Xiulan said a few minutes later.
"Take it for a while longer. It feels so good." Lin Heng didn't want to get up.
Xiulan looked at Lin Heng lying on her lap and fondled him for a while.
"It's all right now," she said.
"Okay." Lin Heng sat up, looked at his wife and said, "Let me clean your ears, too."
"Okay, but you have to be gentler. I'm afraid of pain." Xiulan hesitated for a moment, but still chose to trust her husband.
She moved to a low stool and put her head on Lin Heng's legs.
Lin Heng had never cleaned her ears before, so she was a little scared. But after Lin Heng started, she found that her worries were unnecessary. This man's technique was very gentle and it didn't hurt at all.
After cleaning both ears, she felt so comfortable that she didn't want to get up. She looked up at Lin Heng and said, "Just rest for a while. I don't want to move."
"Wait a moment." Lin Heng said with a smile, and took out a small stool from the side and asked his wife to put her legs on it to avoid cramps from bending her legs all the time.
Xiulan was warmed by her husband's gentle gesture and blinked at him, "How come you are so good at cleaning your ears?"
Lin Heng touched her little face and said with a smile: "You want to ask me if I have ever had my vagina emptied by someone else? Of course not. I was afraid of hurting you, so I was very careful and didn't dare to use any strength."
Xiulan pouted, closed her eyes and dozed off. She didn't say anything and no one knew what she was thinking.
Lin Heng put his hand on his leg and played with a strand of his wife's hair, leaning back in his chair and staring at her in a daze. The more he looked at his wife's face, the more attractive it became.
Xiaoxia was tired from playing on the mat in the room and fell asleep on it.
After lying there for half an hour, Xiulan opened her eyes, took out a White Rabbit candy from her pocket, peeled it and fed it to Lin Heng: "Here, this is the candy my sister bought for you."
Lin Heng blinked but didn't open his mouth.
"Don't you give your sister face?" Xiulan stared at him and said angrily.
"Whether it's sweet or not, you'll know after you eat it and then I'll taste it. I mainly want to know whether the sister is sweeter or the sugar is sweeter." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan was stunned for a moment, and a blush appeared on her cheeks: "Too bad!"
These words were too shocking for her, and her heart started beating faster.
Lin Heng took the candy and put it into her mouth. He waited for her to eat it for a while, then leaned over and tasted it carefully.
Xiulan didn't want to resist, nor could she resist, her whole body slumped on the bench.
"My wife is still sweeter." After a long while, Lin Heng said with a smile.
"You're so bad!" Xiulan glared at him fiercely and walked away shyly.
Lin Heng entered the room and picked up Xiaoxia, wanting her to go to bed, but she opened her eyes, hugged Lin Heng's neck, and said in a trembling voice: "Dad, I dreamed that the big bad wolf wanted to catch me."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Dad and Xiongba are here. The big bad wolf won't dare to come into our house." Lin Heng coaxed his daughter and took her to see Xiongba.
After a while, she started chasing and playing with Xiongba again. Xiongba had not been able to go hunting in the mountains recently, and all his energy was consumed by playing with Xiaoxia.
Also in the afternoon, there were many more people gathered under the big ginkgo tree in the village than usual, all discussing the sharp increase in the price of Coriolus polypore and how much money Lin Heng could make.
Some say three thousand, some say five thousand, seven thousand, and some think it can be over nine thousand, but no matter how much it is, it is definitely more than all the families in the village.
Someone asked how much five thousand yuan was. With so much money, they had no idea how much it was. When they learned that this amount could buy 30,000 to 40,000 kilograms of rice, they fell silent.
The door of Lin Heng's house was closed and no one went there, but it was different at Lin's father and mother's house. People kept coming in to chat and ask questions.
At first, Lin's father and mother were still happy, but they soon became annoyed. There were too many flattering words, which made them deeply understand the feeling of being rich.
After dinner, Lin Heng read stories to his daughter. The more he read, the more he longed for the power to be turned on earlier, otherwise he would not be able to read clearly at night and would have difficulty doing anything.
The next morning, just after Lin Heng finished breakfast, a group of pond digging workers arrived, it was not even seven o'clock.
"Everyone came too early." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Not too early, not too early." Everyone smiled kindly, with respect in their eyes.
Lin Heng can make so much money, and in the eyes of the villagers, he is a capable person. If they get close to such a person, they may be able to benefit from him and make some money.
"Let's go." Lin Heng nodded, not surprised.
On the way to Hongfeng Mountain, Yang Zhaotao in the crowd couldn't help but ask: "Lin Heng, how much Coriolus versicolor did you stockpile this time?"
Lin Heng turned around and found that everyone was looking at him, obviously very concerned about this topic.
He grinned and said, "Don't worry, it will be more than enough to pay everyone's wages."
Everyone was speechless, but it was clear that Lin Heng didn't want to say anything, so they didn't ask any more questions.
When they arrived at Hongfeng Mountain, everyone quickly got to work.
While they were working, someone asked curiously, "Lin Heng, are you planning to build these two acres of fish pond?"
"I plan to dig these 20 acres of land into fish and shrimp ponds." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Twenty acres, what a price it would cost."
"Oh my god, it must cost a lot to buy fish and shrimp fry, right?"
Everyone was shocked that Lin Heng's ambition was so big.
If Lin Heng had said this a few days ago, they would definitely laugh at him for being whimsical, but now everyone is just shocked at how big his ambition is.
"We have to dig at least ten acres before the New Year this year, and I'll need everyone's help then." Lin Heng said with a smile. Now that he had shown his grand ambition, finally no one would laugh at him.
"Haha, that's easy. We promise to do a great job for you if there's money to be made."
"Yes, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Everyone agreed. With this statement, even if Lin Heng left now, it would be guaranteed that no one would cheat.
After all, this is just a small project, and there will be bigger projects later. If you cheat now, you will have no way to make money later.
In this day and age, people with rural household registration cannot properly find jobs in the city, so it is very difficult for farmers to make money.
It took another three days, and it was not completed until noon on August 30th. The reason was that there were too many stones in the second fish pond, and it took a lot of effort.
That afternoon, Lin Heng directed everyone to repair the mountain stream. One purpose was to prevent the rising water from rushing into the fish pond; the other was to build a canal at the innermost part of the fish pond, which would make it convenient to divert water into the fish pond.
There is also leveling, repairing edges and corners, building up stone steps and so on.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, all the work was completed. Everyone gathered together and looked at Lin Heng.
"Everyone can go home and rest." Lin Heng looked at everyone and said with a smile.
Everyone was stunned. Aren’t we supposed to take a break?
Lin Heng laughed again and continued, "I want you to go back and put your things down, wash your face and cool down, and then come to my house at six o'clock to collect your wages. Everyone remember to bring thirty cents in change, as I may not have that much change at home."
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, everyone grinned, dispersed and ran home.
Lin Heng went home and looked through the work record book. It took 24 days to dig the two fish ponds, which was far beyond his expectations. The main reason was that there were too many stones in the second fish pond, and sometimes it took half a day to dig one stone.
"Wife, I'll call out the names later and you count the money. Nineteen dollars and twenty cents per person." Lin Heng said to his wife.
"Okay." Xiulan took out the money from her bag and started counting.
It was only half past five, and a group of people came over impatiently, crowding at the gate of the yard, too embarrassed to come in.
"Since you are here, just come in. We can start distributing money now. Please line up." Lin Heng walked out the door and said to everyone.
"Okay!" A group of people came into the room one after another with smiles on their faces.
Lin Heng understood everyone's feelings. After sitting down, he flipped through the workbook of the person in front of him and said, "Check it. It's 24 working hours in 24 days. Once you're sure, just sign and put your fingerprint and you can get the money."
"Okay!" Uncle Li signed and pressed his fingerprints without even looking at it.
Xiulan had already prepared the money and put it on the table. Uncle Li took it and counted it, then smiled and said, "Yes, thank you."
"This is what you deserve, why thank me?" Lin Heng waved his hand and said.
It took half an hour to settle everyone's wages, and twenty people paid a total of 384 yuan.
"The investment in digging a fish pond is really huge." Xiulan said with emotion.
"This is just a small head. Next year we will raise shrimps, and feeding them will really cost money." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Then we have to raise them well and supervise them well, otherwise we will easily lose money." Xiulan nodded. She knew some basic knowledge about raising fish and shrimp and could help.
"That's natural. The opportunity to make money from Coriolus versicolor is rare. We still have to rely on breeding." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"By the way, the day after tomorrow is September 1st, and I'm going to register Caiyun for school. Do you want to go?
I also want to go fishing, because last time things went wrong and I didn’t catch any fish.” Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked again.
Lin Heng plans to wait until Caiyun goes to school before selling Coriolus polygoni multiflorus and opening a purchasing station.
When the mulberry fungus is sold, he will have to negotiate with the state-owned stores in the city before he can open a purchasing station.
There are a lot of things involved and it's quite troublesome. Not just anyone can open a purchasing station.
So he didn't really want to deal with these things at first, but now he has changed his mind and it doesn't matter if it's a little troublesome.
"Forget it. The sun is too strong these two days and there's no one to take care of Xiaoxia if I go there." Xiulan shook her head.
"Okay then." Lin Heng thought about it carefully and it was right. It would not be good for his wife and daughter to get tanned.
"Please go to the blacksmith shop in town and forge a kitchen knife for me. The one at home is not very good." Xiulan added that now that she is not short of money, she wants to buy a better kitchen knife.
"No problem, I'll ask the blacksmith to forge one for you using hundred-fold tempered steel." Lin Heng patted his chest and promised.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so the family of three went out to get some gray vegetables to eat.
In the evening, Lin Heng and Xiulan went to catch some cicada monkeys again. These were the last few days, and there would be no more after this period of time.
Unfortunately, there was no refrigerator, so the cicadas we caught had to be eaten the next morning, otherwise they would go bad.
The next day at noon, Lin Heng came to the old house and found his parents.
"Mom and Dad, I want Caiyun to go to school. I'll pay for the tuition."
Lin Heng looked at his parents and said, Caiyun sat next to him, her eyes full of anticipation.
Father Lin looked at Caiyun and nodded, "Before, our family didn't have money, but now that you have money, we naturally have no objection to supporting her to go to school."
"It's better to go to school more. Only with education can you have a bright future." Lin's mother also nodded.
Lin Heng was not surprised by this. Both Lin's father and mother were very open-minded people. If the family was not so poor, they would not have let Caiyun drop out of school.
Now that Lin Heng pays tuition for his sister to go to school, the two naturally have no objections.
"Thank you, Mom and Dad!" Caiyun said chokingly, with tears in her eyes.
In this era, the idea of favoring boys over girls is still very serious in rural areas. Many parents are unwilling to send their sons to school, let alone their daughters.
Caiyun was naturally moved by the open-mindedness of Mr. and Mrs. Lin.
"Why are you crying, kid?" Father Lin said with a smile.
"Your father had no choice but to not let you go to junior high school. The burden on the family was too heavy. He didn't mean to look down on you." Lin's mother sat down and held her daughter's hand and said.
"I know, Mom. I'm just happy that I can continue my studies." Caiyun choked.
"Study hard and don't let your brother down." Father Lin patted her shoulder and sighed, saying that if he had money, he would not let his daughter drop out of school.
Fortunately, my second son has become successful.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will study hard." Caiyun nodded vigorously.
She wiped her tears and looked at Lin Heng again, assuring him, "Second brother, I will definitely not let you spend your money in vain. I will be successful."
Lin Heng smiled, patted Caiyun's shoulder with one hand, wiped her tears with the other hand, and said with a smile: "You don't have to feel pressured, just study hard if you like it. It doesn't matter if you have a future or not, your second brother is standing behind you to protect you, you don't have to be afraid."
He worked so hard after his rebirth just to give his family a good life. It didn't matter what Caiyun learned, as long as she was happy.
It doesn’t matter if you fail in your studies, he has a backup plan. This is the meaning of his efforts.
"Yes, I will definitely work hard, brother." Caiyun nodded.
"Okay, prepare your things today, and I will take you to school personally tomorrow morning." Lin Heng said with a smile and walked out.
After leaving the old house, Lin Heng found his elder brother standing outside and walking back and forth.
Seeing Lin Heng coming out, Lin Yue felt a little embarrassed and blamed himself: "This kind of thing should be done by me as the eldest brother, but I don't have the ability, alas."
"Brother, we are brothers, it doesn't matter who comes. Besides, it's not that you don't have the ability, you just don't have the opportunity.
When I learn how to raise fish, you and your parents can join me in raising fish, and then you won’t have to worry about these things anymore.”
Lin Heng grabbed his eldest brother's shoulders and said with a smile.
His words were not meant to comfort him. There were many people like his elder brother who struggled for a living all their lives and had no chance to try starting a business. Naturally, there was no such thing as failure or success.
The reason why he was able to go to junior high school was actually because his elder brother voluntarily gave up going to junior high school.
Not to mention all the help his elder brother gave him when he was in debt in his previous life.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to take me there. If you need any help, please feel free to ask." Lin Yue looked at his younger brother and said solemnly.
The two chatted for a while, and then Lin Heng went home and told Xiulan what had happened.
"Wife, is there anything you want to learn?" Lin Heng asked Xiulan.
Xiulan looked at him in confusion: "I can't go to school even if I want to."
"That's nothing. No matter what you want to learn, whether it's music, chess, calligraphy or painting, I'll ask someone to come to your home and teach you one-on-one later." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan only went to fifth grade because her family didn't allow her to go to school anymore. Lin Heng felt that she must have a lot of regrets and wanted to help her make up for them and let her have her own hobby.
Xiulan blinked her eyes, thought for a while, and shook her head: "I haven't figured it out yet."
"That's okay, you still have plenty of time to think about it." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Okay." Xiulan agreed crisply.
The next morning, at just six o'clock, when Lin Heng was still eating, Caiyun came over carrying an indigo cloth bag that she had sewn herself.
Her hair was braided into two ponytails that fell from her shoulders to her chest. She had bangs and wore a red shirt on her upper body and a pair of indigo trousers that were a little faded from washing. On her feet were a pair of yellow rubber hiking shoes that I bought for her when I sold ginseng.
Her pretty face, big bright eyes, and lips with lipstick added a touch of elegance to this not-so-good-looking outfit.
"Second brother, I'm ready." Caiyun said excitedly.
"We'll leave after I finish my meal. Have you eaten?" Lin Heng looked at her.
"I ate." Caiyun nodded. She was eating steamed corn bread and potato dumpling soup.
"Then eat some more." Xiulan brought her a bowl of sauerkraut noodles.
She knew that Mr. and Mrs. Lin were reluctant to eat it, so the food must not be very good.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Caiyun smelled it, took it and sat down to eat without being polite.
After dinner, Lin Heng took a purple bamboo fishing rod, a fishhook and a line, and set off for Huangtan Town with Caiyun.
There is still one chapter left to correct typos. I am slow to post today. Sorry my friends (End of this chapter)
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