Chapter 146: Going home, holding Huang on the left and Qingcang on the right!
"How much?"
Lin Heng turned his head and asked. When Chen's father gave it to Xiaoxia, it was wrapped in red paper and stuffed directly into Xiaoxia's hands. Neither he nor Xiulan took it at first.
"It's not money, but a silver dollar." Xiulan took it out and blew it, and it immediately made a crisp sound.
Lin Heng glanced back and was stunned: "Is this Yuan Datou?"
This thing is not cheap even in this era. One of this can be sold for more than ten or twenty yuan.
However, there are still a lot of these things in this era. Many people in rural areas have no way to get them and can't sell them for a good price, so they melt them down to make silver jewelry.
Xiulan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I actually knew that my father had a few of them a long time ago, but I didn't expect him to be so willing to give them away this time.
In the final analysis, we have given him face this time, and he is now very powerful in the village."
"Let me see." Lin Heng reached out and took it.
In this day and age, it is unlikely that things from rural areas are counterfeit, and 99% of them are authentic.
However, not all years of Yuan Datou are so valuable. He took a look at it and saw the words "Eighth Year of the Republic of China" written on it.
It is indeed a relatively ordinary Yuan Datou. Generally, only those from the third year of the Republic of China or with special marks are valuable.
"Not bad, save it for Xiaoxia." Lin Heng smiled and handed the silver coin back.
The longer this thing is kept, the more valuable it becomes. I'll keep it at home as a souvenir for Xiaoxia.
He had to drive the carriage faster while it was cool in the morning. Although it was only a few days until October, the weather was still hot.
It's not until the end of October that the temperature drops and everything starts to turn yellow and red.
Since we had eaten breakfast before leaving, we didn't need to stop on the way to eat dry food.
But in order to prevent Hongzao from being too tired, they found a place to rest after ten o'clock.
There happened to be a few wax gourds and wild plums on the road.
At this time, the wax gourds have basically split open automatically, and the wild plums have also turned red, looking very tempting.
Lin Heng climbed up and grabbed the vines of the wax gourd, pulling it down alive.
There were five wax gourds in total. I picked three of them. The remaining two were too tall, so I had to give up.
After getting the wax gourd, Lin Heng reached out and picked some plums and put them in his pocket.
After getting off the road, Lin Heng took out a plum and took a bite while walking. He immediately showed a surprised expression: "This plum is so sweet, honey, try it."
"Don't lie to me. It's not like I haven't eaten wild plums before." Xiulan glanced at him and didn't believe him.
"Really? It's very sweet." Lin Heng took two more bites.
This made Xiulan a little suspicious. She took one and tasted it. Her face wrinkled as soon as she took a bite. The bitter gourd tasted sour and astringent, with no sweetness at all.
“Bah!!”
Lin Heng was vomiting and laughing at the same time, he was so happy that he couldn't help it. When he saw Xiulan chasing him and transferring money, he ran away.
"Don't run!" Xiulan gritted her teeth and chased after him, she was so angry. This guy was so mean.
"If you don't stop I'll be mad!"
After chasing for a while and finding that she couldn't catch up, Xiulan threatened breathlessly.
"You only took a bite, but I took a whole one. I'm at a loss." Lin Heng spread his hands and said.
"Forget it, Xiaoxia ran down, I'm going back."
Xiulan glared at her and turned back.
Lin Heng had just turned around and walked a few steps when Xiulan suddenly turned around and grabbed him.
"No, you can't do that." Lin Heng wanted to resist, but his neck was already clamped under his wife's arms.
"Just eat it and forget about it." Xiulan stuffed the sour plum she had bitten into Lin Heng's mouth and threatened.
"It's too sour. I don't want to eat it." Lin Heng shook his head vigorously. It was quite comfortable to be held by his wife like this.
"If you lie to me again next time, you're dead." Xiulan slapped his face, glared at him fiercely, and then let go.
"Definitely not." Lin Heng assured with a smile.
In fact, he knew that Xiulan ate it on purpose to cooperate with him, and he also let himself be caught by his wife on purpose.
This is just a little spice that the two of them add to their boring lives.
When they came back, Xiaoxia grabbed the wax melon with her little hands and stuffed it into her mouth. She had almost ruined the entire wax melon, and it was all over her hands and face.
"Dad, Tangtang!" She still smiled foolishly when she saw Lin Heng.
"It's all your fault. Look what Xiaoxia has done." Xiulan rolled her eyes at Lin Heng and took out a handkerchief to wipe Xiaoxia's hands and face.
After playing for a while, the three of them continued on their journey.
They arrived at Huangtan Town at half past twelve. Today was the 16th day of the first lunar month and there was a gathering. Lin Heng took his wife and daughter to the store to take a look.
Wang Zhou has already arrived. Yesterday, August 15th, he asked Caiyun to notify him early to give him a day off.
"Brother Lin, sister-in-law!"
Seeing Lin Heng, Wang Zhou hurriedly greeted him and poured him three cups of honeysuckle tea that had been brewed and cooled in a large teapot.
"Nothing has happened recently, right?" Lin Heng asked after taking a sip of herbal tea.
"No, it's just that some of the goods in the store are running low. I wrote down the list."
Wang Zhou took out a piece of paper from the ledger and handed it to Lin Heng.
Lin Heng took a look and saw that they were all things that could be preserved for a long time, such as salt, sugar, and some daily necessities.
His bundling sales model was unexpectedly effective. The purchasing station brought in a large number of people, which made the sales of goods in the convenience store very good.
The goods, which were originally estimated to last two or three months, are now estimated to be insufficient for only half a month.
Of course, Liu Qicheng also played a role in this. Lin Heng overestimated this opponent. Not only did he fail to put pressure on him, but he also got himself into trouble.
Lin Heng handed the paper back and said casually, "It's okay, you sell it first, and in mid-October of the solar calendar, you and I will go to the city to buy some goods, and then we can get some things we need for autumn and winter."
"Okay." Wang Zhou nodded.
After glancing at the sun outside, Lin Heng filled two basins of water for Hongzao to drink, and then went to visit Grandpa Gao.
The day before yesterday, he asked Caiyun to deliver mooncakes to Grandpa Gao, so when Grandpa Gao saw him, he was very friendly.
After chatting for a while, Grandpa Gao asked him to go fishing again, saying that it would be boring to fish without a fellow fisherman who understood him.
Lin Heng agreed with a smile and said he would come down in a few days. Autumn is the best time of the year for fishing, and he also wanted to come to Huangtan River to teach these ungrateful fish a lesson.
"Let's go home." Lin Heng walked out and said to Xiulan and Xiaoxia.
"OK."
The two men wore straw hats and got on the carriage. Lin Heng drove the carriage back home.
At this time of year, everyone stayed at home to avoid the sun at noon, and I didn't see anyone until I went outside the house.
Xiulan took Xiaoxia and went upstairs to call people first. After a while, Lin's father and eldest brother came out.
"How is it? Is Baisha Township fun?" Father Lin asked while helping unload the car.
"Very good. There are so many fish over there. I brought back a lot of dried fish. You can take them back and try them later."
Lin Heng smiled and said, having money naturally brings happiness.
"It seems like you had a lot of fun on this trip." The eldest brother Lin Yue also said with a smile.
"Yes, I shot a wild boar weighing forty or fifty kilograms in Liulin Village, and also caught a wild goose. Unfortunately, I didn't encounter anything on the way back." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"So awesome! Tell me the details later." Lin Yue said in surprise. Brother, your skills are amazing. You never miss a target wherever you go.
"Come over for dinner in the evening and tell us in detail then. Your mother has prepared the meal." Father Lin also said that they had not done any other work besides harvesting corn in the past two days.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, took his things and went home first.
Then he came down and took the horse, tied it to the stable, and fed it some fresh corn leaves.
“Woof woof!!”
Not far from the stable, there was a black dog on a chain, growling at him.
"So crazy?"
Lin Heng walked over with a smile. This guy is so silly and cute.
"Woof!"
Every time Lin Heng took two steps forward, this guy took two steps back. He was the only one who dared to speak but not to take action.
After being pressed into the nest and rubbed by Lin Heng, it immediately turned into a little dog, wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue at him.
After rubbing the dog, Lin Heng looked at the fruit trees he had planted before on his way back. Except for the cherry tree and jujube tree seedlings that survived, the others all died.
I knocked on the back door and soon Xiulan came over and opened it.
Apart from the addition of some weeds, the only change in the entire backyard is that a few chrysanthemums have bloomed, looking very beautiful in their golden color.
After five months of feeding, the grass carp fry have grown to three or four centimeters long, and there is a large black group in the water.
Lin Heng felt that it was about time to move them to the fish pond. Although the main purpose was to raise shrimps, fish could still be raised as well.
This year's plan is to dig out at least 15 acres of fish ponds. It will be no problem to have three or four ponds for raising fish.
Once the fish pond is freed up, he can raise some fish that he catches himself, and then he can just catch them when he wants to eat them in the winter.
After entering the house, Xiaoxia, Jinbao and Xiongba were having fun in the main room.
"Woof woof~" When it saw Lin Heng, it rushed over to be affectionate and rubbed against him like a dog. But rubbing was not enough, it also licked his hand.
"Sit down!" Lin Heng ordered, and Xiong Ba immediately sat down obediently.
"Turn twice!" Lin Heng said again.
Xiongba glanced at him, not knowing what his master was doing, but still cooperated and turned around twice.
"Not bad. I'll reward you with a fish tonight." Lin Heng rubbed its dog's head.
"Woof woof!" Xiongba turned around happily several times.
"What kind of dried fish did my parents give us?" Lin Heng walked over and asked.
Xiulan said as she took out the things: "The white striped horse mouth has the most dried fish, probably about 15 or 16 pounds, and then there are two smoked mandarin fish, which are not completely dry yet and need to be dried in the sun.
There were also dried carp, dried crucian carp, a large portion of dried black carp, and a large bag of dried fish bladders.”
"This fish bubble is a good thing. It tastes delicious." Lin Heng picked it up. It must be two or three pounds. His father-in-law and mother-in-law were really willing to spend it. It would be quite expensive to sell it.
Xiulan looked at him and asked, "How about we keep the fish follicles for ourselves and I give three pounds of dried white strips to my parents and my eldest brother each?"
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.
After looking at the fish bubbles, he took out the porcelain and Boshan stove he had bought and looked at them.
He couldn't determine the age of the porcelain, but he felt that this stove was not simple and was most likely an antique.
After storing the porcelain in the cabinet, Lin Heng placed the Boshan stove on the table.
I went to my parents' old house and got some three to five year old mugwort. I rubbed the mugwort into moxa powder, put some wood ash in the stove and lit the moxa powder.
In a moment, tiny wisps of smoke came out from the hollow part of the stove cover. From a distance, it looked like a hill filled with fairy mist and peaks upon peaks.
As the smoke spread, a faint scent of mugwort spread throughout the room.
"Not bad, not bad. I'll go make some incense to fumigate later." Lin Heng felt good. He felt very comfortable making some incense and drinking some tea.
Xiulan went to pick two cucumbers and brought them in. After eating them, she lay down on the mat in the house to rest.
The journey back was so tiring that even Xiaoxia didn't want to move.
The mat was a bit hard, so the three of them simply lay down on the bed.
Lying on the bed, Xiulan, who was not used to taking a nap, fell asleep.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiulan woke Lin Heng up: "Liu Sheng is here, looking for you."
She woke up at around three o'clock, took Xiaoxia to feed the animals at home, and picked up three eggs.
"Liu Sheng hasn't left yet?" Lin Heng was stunned. He thought these people should have left long ago.
He put on his shoes and walked out yawning. Liu Sheng was drinking tea in the main room. When he saw Lin Heng coming out, he smiled and said, "You have a really good life."
"It's okay. If you want to borrow money from me, get out of here right away." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"You are so straightforward." Liu Sheng was speechless, and then continued: "I am definitely not here to borrow money, I am here to say goodbye, I will leave tomorrow."
"Have you taken out a loan?" Lin Heng asked curiously.
"Yes, I didn't borrow much, just one thousand yuan, and we are going to buy a tractor to sell goods. If you need anything, you can tell me and I will bring it back to you during the Chinese New Year."
Liu Sheng nodded and said that although Lin Heng was unwilling to play with them anymore, his feelings for Lin Heng as a childhood friend remained unchanged.
"No need for this, I don't need anything." Lin Heng patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
He originally wanted to let Liu Sheng take a look at the modern compound bow, but then he remembered that he would definitely go to Ancheng during the Chinese New Year, so he decided to buy it himself when the time comes.
"Okay, then I'm leaving. When I make money, I'll find a beautiful wife to marry, build a small house, and be as free and easy as you." Liu Sheng patted Lin Heng's shoulder and said with a smile.
He understood Lin Heng's thoughts. After all, he already had a beautiful wife, so it was not appropriate for him to travel far away.
Moreover, he also admired Lin Heng, who could make a fortune right in front of his door.
"Stay for dinner before going back. My mother should have started cooking." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"No, I have to go home and pack my things. We'll drink together next time." Liu Sheng waved his hand and left.
Lin Heng sent him to the gate of the yard. He understood the feelings of his childhood friend. His model could not be copied. All he could do was go out and give it a try.
After sending it away, Lin Heng went to take a look at the old house. His father and others were picking corn, and there was already a large pile of corn in the yard.
A few minutes after he came, Xiulan also came, wearing gloves and peeling corn with Lin's mother.
Xiaoxia was making trouble nearby. Every time Xiulan peeled a banana, she would pass one to her.
Peel off most of the corn husks, leaving one or two leaves, and finally hang them under the eaves to dry. Wait until winter when you are not busy and slowly peel them into corn kernels.
Lin Heng asked about the location of his father and elder brother, changed his clothes, and went to help pick corn with a backpack.
The farm work was extremely tiring, but he still went.
Not only can the corn leaves cut people, but some of the leaves also have live chilies on them.
Being cut by leaves and then sweating is really torture.
"How many corns are left to be cracked?" Lin Heng asked when it was almost seven o'clock.
"There are only three acres of land beside the road left, and we will finish it tomorrow." Father Lin said with a smile.
"Okay, then you guys break the rest. I'm going back to take a shower. I can't stand it anymore." Lin Heng shook his head, put down the backpack and went home.
"After I finish breaking my clothes, let's go take a bath in the river." Lin Yue suggested.
"Then let me help you break it." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
After running twice to pick the last bit of corn, Lin Heng and his elder brother went to the river with towels.
After a day of exposure to the sun, the river water has a very suitable temperature and the water quality is clear. It is so enjoyable to find a pool with gravel at the bottom of the riverbed to take a bath.
After soaking for more than ten minutes and swimming a few laps, he felt so comfortable that he didn't even want to say anything.
It's such a nice thing to take a bath in the river on such a hot day.
When Lin Heng got home, he found Lin Hai was also here. He looked at him and asked, "Looking for me?"
"Hey, Brother Lin, let's go out and talk." He said with a chuckle.
Lin Heng put the towel on the back of Xiulan's chair and walked out with Lin Hai.
Not long after they walked out, Lin Hai hugged Lin Heng's shoulders and said excitedly: "Brother, you will be my second parent from now on. Without you, I might still be hanging by Jin Yan.
From now on I won’t listen to anything my dad says, I will only listen to you, you are so awesome.”
Lin Heng glanced at him, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Why, you and Tian Yan went out to play during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Has your relationship made any progress?"
Lin Hai chuckled and nodded: "Yes, I kissed her, and we are now confirmed to be in a relationship. She is so nice."
Whenever he thinks back to his Mid-Autumn Festival experience, he smiles like an auntie.
Fortunately, Lin Heng is already married and is not fed dog food.
"You confessed your feelings?" Lin Heng asked curiously.
Lin Hai nodded repeatedly: "Well, I went to the temple fair with her, and she was dressed so beautifully that I couldn't help but confess my feelings to her. I didn't expect it to be successful right away. She even blamed me for taking so long to confess my feelings to her."
He always thought Tian Yan was aloof, but in fact she just didn't like talking to strangers.
This surprised Lin Heng a little. The two of them were making really fast progress.
"Okay, now that you've succeeded, you should work hard and build a career." Lin Heng patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother, I decided to go back and dig two fish ponds. You can take me with you when you raise fish next year. I will give you one third of the income."
Lin Hai looked at Lin Heng and said that he thought planting fruit trees was a good idea, but it would take too long.
"There's no need to share the profits. If you can dig out the fish pond, I'll have no problem guiding you."
Lin Heng patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"I will definitely convince my parents to dig a two-acre fish pond." Lin Hai nodded vigorously.
"Let's go to my house for dinner." Lin Heng didn't ask any more questions and turned to walk into the house.
“Okay.” Lin Hai didn’t hesitate and ran into the house to peel corn and wait for a free meal.
The dinner prepared by Lin's mother was also quite sumptuous, with eight dishes, three meat dishes, and the magical tofu.
During dinner, Lin Heng shared with his family what happened at Xiulan’s parents’ home.
Then we chatted about some other trivial things.
"Second brother, Liu Cihua told me today that she saw rabbits twice near the soybean field at Hongfeng Mountain. She said they were eating our soybeans."
Caiyun took a bite of the food and said to Lin Heng.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. His recent idea was to continue hunting in the mountains.
All the crops at the foot of Hongfeng Mountain will be harvested by the end of October, so it is not possible to start digging the fish pond for the time being.
After eating a bite of the magical tofu, Lin Heng ate a bite of dried white fish. The dried white fish was soaked in water and then fried with chopped chili peppers. The taste was also delicious.
"We are going to pick up some chestnuts tomorrow. If we don't pick them up now, others will have to pick them all up." Father Lin said after taking a bite of his meal.
"Yes, there's nothing much to leaving corn in the field for a few days, but the chestnuts will be gone if we don't pick them up." Lin's mother also agreed.
"Where are you going to pick chestnuts?" Lin Heng asked curiously.
"Of course it's Chestnut Mountain. That mountain is full of chestnuts. It's a wild mountain, not anyone's." said Lin's father.
"Then I'll go with you. Xiulan, will you go too?" Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
"Let me take care of Xiaoxia at home. It's too far for her to walk." Xiulan shook her head. She actually wanted to go.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.
After dinner, Lin Heng coaxed his daughter to sleep while Xiulan went to wash up.
Because she had taken a nap in the afternoon, Xiaoxia finally fell into a deep sleep after he read a storybook for an hour.
"I poured you some water on the desk." Xiulan looked at him and said.
After taking a sip of water, Lin Heng couldn't wait to climb onto the bed and get close to his wife.
"What?" Xiulan looked at him knowingly.
"What are you talking about?" Lin Heng grinned.
Xiulan grabbed his hand and winked, "Lizi Mountain is very far away. You have to go up the mountain tomorrow, so you should have a good rest."
"I'm not afraid." Lin Heng pulled her into his arms, and the two of them collided heavily.
…
The next morning, Lin Heng got up late, around eight o'clock, and his parents and others had already left.
But he was not in a hurry and started to clean up after having breakfast.
He brought a bowl of corn paste to feed Hongzao, and then put a saddle on it.
Lizishan is in the direction of Shanghe. Although it is far away, the road is not difficult to walk on and you can ride a horse there.
After Hongzao had eaten and drunk his fill, Lin Heng led it to the door, went into the house, took out the backpack and snakeskin bag, and naturally carried a bow, arrow, slingshot, and dagger with him as well.
"Xiongba, you have to keep up."
Lin Heng touched Xiongba's head and climbed onto the horse.
"shelf!"
When they reached the road, Lin Heng patted the horse's butt and Hongzao immediately galloped away.
“Woof woof!”
Xiongba barked twice, then started chasing excitedly, following madly behind the horse's butt.
"It's a pity that I don't know how to keep the eagle busy. If I don't recognize it, I will really be holding Huang in my left hand and Qingcang in my right hand." Lin Heng sighed. It feels really good.
I rode the horse all the way to the border with Shimen Village before slowing down. Next was a 50-centimeter-wide path.
Although you can still ride a horse, it is no longer suitable for galloping.
But even if you don't run, the speed of going up the mountain is much faster than walking.
Not long after entering the woods, we saw a group of people. More than ten of them gathered together and seemed to be discussing something. Their words were very intense and their voices could be heard from far away.
"What happened?" Lin Heng stopped his horse and asked curiously.
* * *PS: Today’s number is also 6,000 words. I’ve been stuck in my daily 10,000-word routine lately. I’ll take a break for two days and then write another 10,000 words.
(End of this chapter)
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