Chapter 156: The happiness between brothers, the fish pond construction starts [6.5k]
There were two people in total. The one walking behind was Lin Heng's uncle Li Baiquan. Naturally, he would not let Lin Heng be so surprised.
What really surprised Lin Heng was the young man walking in front of him, Li Baiquan’s second son Li Shiwei, Lin Heng’s childhood friend.
Li Shiwei looks more like her mother, about 1.65 meters tall, with a wheat-colored complexion, regular facial features, and a suture mark on her cheek, which was caused by an injury from a fall when she was a child.
He looked at Lin Heng and shook his head, sighing, "Alas, it's not easy to come out. I came here to help you dig the fish pond. One is to earn some money from you, and the other is to have fun with you."
"Haha, you're most welcome. I'm just short of people here." Lin Heng walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and grinned.
He knew that Li Shiwei was now a henpecked man, and was completely controlled by his wife, so it was not easy for him to get out.
Li Baiquan shook the bag in his hand and said with a smile: "I've packed everything. Let's go fry fish someday!"
"No problem, let's find a day to go fry fish." Lin Heng nodded in agreement. He also wanted to try out the effect of this killer frying fish.
The two chatted with Lin Heng's father and eldest brother, and then came over to help with the work.
Lin Heng didn't hesitate and took them with him, and the five of them worked together to spread the lines.
"You called sixty people this time. Are you really ready to do something big? Aren't you afraid of failure?"
Li Shiwei asked curiously. Looking at the scale, he was a little scared. How much money would he lose if he lost money?
Lin Heng waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be afraid. If you want to do it, do it big. At worst, I can just continue hunting. Besides, there are purchasing stations. I won't lose so much that I can't even afford to eat."
"Yeah, you're really rich now. How did you learn archery?" Li Shiwei sighed. He rarely played with Lin Heng since he got married.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but his wife won’t agree and won’t let him hang out with those second-rate guys.
Now that Lin Heng has become rich, his wife has changed her mind, which makes him a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Lin Heng himself has not changed at all.
"Some things are just gifts." Lin Heng laughed.
While spreading the line, a few people chatted. It took a whole morning, and finally the line was spread and the horizontal wooden stakes were nailed.
When the workers arrive tomorrow, we can start working directly.
Then he took Li Shiwei to see his fish pond. The grass carps in the pond were living well, so he sprinkled some of the cornmeal he brought into the pond.
"I also built a small wooden house on the mountain. I'll take you to see it this afternoon."
After looking at the fish pond, Lin Heng smiled again.
"That's great. Now, if I want to start a project to get rich, what should I do?"
Li Shiwei became more and more envious. Lin Heng was so awesome. He had never thought that Lin Heng would become so rich.
Lin Heng put his arm around Li Shiwei's shoulder and shook his head: "To be honest, there's not even a dirt road in your Mujialiang. It's too difficult to get rich."
At least they have a dirt road here that is passable by traffic. But on Mujialiang, there is only a mountain road less than half a meter wide, and people will be exhausted if they walk on it.
"Yeah, that's true." Li Shiwei nodded and sighed, feeling that the future was really dark living on that mountain.
"It's not realistic to dig a pond or plant fruit trees on your mountain. At the moment, the only reliable thing is to raise cattle and sheep." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
As far as he could remember, Li Shiwei didn't have any tragic experiences in his previous life, but he wasn't rich either. Like countless ordinary people, he went with the flow, had no goals, and didn't dare to fight.
In this life, Lin Heng decided to wait for two years until he had money and then help him. It was too early now, as he was just a small millionaire and had no ability to lead others.
"I thought so too. I plan to buy two ewes and breed them slowly." Li Shiwei nodded. He was not as rich as Lin Heng, so he could only save money bit by bit.
After returning home, Lin Heng took the person to his home for dinner.
When the two learned that Lin Heng had recently caught another wild boar, they didn't know what to say for a moment.
"From now on, the wild boars in the mountains will turn around and run away when they see you. You have killed six of them in half a year. You are really cruel." Li Shiwei shook his head in admiration.
"Didn't you guard it? There are a lot of people guarding wild boars recently. It should be easier to fight on your mountain." Lin Heng grinned and asked curiously.
"It's not easy to guard. We guarded it for five nights, fired one shot and injured the wild boar but didn't catch it." Li Baiquan shook his head and patted his thigh helplessly.
"Is that so? That's really unlucky." Lin Heng shook his head and sighed, but this is normal, this kind of thing happens every year.
Even if there are traces of blood, it is not necessarily easy to find. The lighter the injury, the harder it is to find.
After the meal was ready, Lin Heng went to help serve it. He had made six dishes in the morning, three braised meats, one fried white rice, and two vegetarian dishes.
Li Shiwei hadn't eaten meat for many days, so he started eating like crazy after drinking some wine.
"The meat is so delicious." After having a full meal and a good drink, Li Shiwei said with emotion.
This was the first time this year that he had eaten meat to his heart's content, and that was only at Lin Heng's house. He would be too embarrassed to eat like this in other places.
"There's plenty of meat, eat as much as you want." Lin Heng said with a smile. There was so much fat meat in the room, but he was worried that no one would eat it.
After dinner, Lin Heng helped Xiulan wash the dishes, then took Li Shiwei to visit his house and showed him his modern compound bow.
Whether it was the backyard garden, the fish pond, or the compound bow, Li Shiwei was extremely envious and lamented how good it was to be rich.
He estimated that if he were so rich, his wife would definitely be as virtuous as Xiulan and would not dare to boss him around.
Lin Heng's wealth today is well above the upper-middle class level, and any random thing he has would make many people envious.
However, he was not showing off, but simply sharing his gains and joy with his childhood friends.
"Come on, I'll take you fishing." After looking at the things in the house, Lin Heng took Li Shiwei out to go fishing.
Although Li Shiwei had never fished before, he fell in love with this sport after a short while and sat by the stream fishing for an entire afternoon.
Lin Heng didn't want to play anymore after fishing for a while, mainly because he was tired of fishing for brook grouper and there was no surprise at all.
He dozed off on a rock under the shade of a tree and chatted with Li Shiwei.
"Fishing is really interesting." Li Shiwei laughed.
"Of course." Lin Heng said with a smile while sitting on a rock under the shade of a tree. He was very happy to see a novice fisherman entering the trap.
When they had almost finished fishing, the two men killed the fish and took it home to fry it, keeping a part of it and putting the rest on the table.
Lin Heng took one and fed it to Xiulan, saying with a smile, "We had a pretty good harvest at noon."
"Well, it's okay." Xiulan accepted Lin Heng's kindness.
It was a rare occasion for her husband and Li Shiwei to see each other, so she naturally wouldn't say anything and let them have fun. She could handle the household chores by herself.
Lin Heng grinned, thinking that Xiulan was considerate, unlike Li Shiwei's wife.
He remembered that when he went to play with Li Shiwei before, his wife would come running over before half an hour had passed, and chased him back to do this and that for her. It wasn't a big deal, but it was just this kind of trivial matter that was very annoying.
There were things that she could do by herself, but she insisted on calling Li Shiwei back. Every time she went up the mountain to play, she was not happy, so Lin Heng stopped going.
In the afternoon, Lin Heng called his father and several others and went to Hongfeng Mountain to help build a cabin.
Lin Heng, his eldest brother and Li Shiwei were chatting and laughing while working. Building a small house like a paradise was their common dream when they were young.
At this time, everyone was building very enthusiastically, and the three of them unanimously decided to build a swing.
I built a swing frame next to the house, cut the palm hairs and twisted them into four-strand palm ropes with a diameter of two centimeters.
"Who wants to climb the tree?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
They chose two large maple trees to make the swing, and now they needed someone to climb up and tie the crossbar to the branches.
"How about we have a competition? Let's see if your tree climbing skills have declined?" Li Shiwei said to Lin Heng.
As people who grew up in the countryside, they are all experts at climbing trees. They can climb bamboo, let alone this kind of tree.
When I was a child, I often played tree climbing competitions. Sometimes I would accidentally tear my pants and I was afraid to go home. Or I would kneel down and hug my mother’s legs to beg for mercy, so that I would be less beaten.
Now all he thinks of are memories. For the reborn Lin Heng, these memories are even more distant.
"Come on, I'm not afraid of you." Lin Heng grinned.
"Then I'll start the conversation." Lin Yue said with a smile.
"OK."
The two came under the tree, and at Lin Yue's command, they started climbing the tree with the rope.
For a tree without many branches, climbing a tree requires strength in the hands and legs, as well as tree climbing skills. We can clamp our legs together, hold the tree with both hands and quickly climb up.
Lin Heng had only climbed halfway when he heard Li Shiwei shouting with a smile: "Lin Heng, you lost. Drink one more glass tonight."
Lin Heng turned his head and exclaimed: "Good fellow! You are born in the year of the monkey."
He thought he was fast enough, but Li Shiwei had already climbed up and sat on the branch.
"You newbie, I can tell you haven't climbed for a long time. You still have to rely on me, your big brother." Li Shiwei laughed.
"Swimming is a skill, but climbing a tree is not a skill." Lin Heng said, and climbed up to the branch and sat down.
This place is more than four meters above the ground, and the maple tree is very smooth, so it is good enough to be able to climb up. This guy Li Shiwei must have transformed from a monkey.
"Here, tie the beams."
Lin Yue tied the beam to the end of the rope below, and Lin Heng and Li Shiwei pulled the rope and pulled the beam up.
After tying it up on the tree branch, tie the swing rope made of palm hair to the horizontal bar and it's done.
It is said that it is easy to climb up a tree but difficult to get down. Those who don’t know how to get down have to rely on the prostate to brake.
Lin Heng was much more calm at this time. He grabbed the rope and climbed down easily, much faster than Li Shiwei.
Take the prepared board and tie it with a brown rope, and a swing one meter above the ground is ready.
Lin Heng had just sat on it to try it out when Li Shiwei and Lin Yue rushed up and started pushing.
"Damn it, don't do that. If it's not strong enough, I'll be crippled!" Lin Heng said hurriedly, but it was too late to get down.
“Let’s go!!”
The two of them smiled and said something, then let go. The swing swung about 160 to 170 degrees in the air. It was really thrilling and exciting.
The swings for men and women are completely different. The two good brothers are really nice and push them like crazy.
Fortunately, the brown rope is very strong, otherwise it would not be able to withstand such a tossing and turning.
But I was really happy. When I was a kid, I often made swings out of rattan and played with them. Sometimes the rattan broke and I fell and it hurt so much, but I would continue after getting up.
After playing for a while, Lin Heng came down, and the three of them took turns playing, just like the kids in the village.
Then another swing was built next to it.
Father Lin and uncle Li Baiquan both knew some carpentry skills, so they helped to fix the fence. Then they sawed some wooden boards, smoothed them with wooden pushers, and put them together to make a long table that was two meters long and one meter wide.
Lin Heng and two others came over to help make six small stools. It was not difficult to make them. All they needed was a piece of wood and four legs.
The required mortise and tenon structure is not difficult and can be completed in a short while.
After the tables, chairs and benches were made and moved into the house, the wooden house looked like it had come to life.
"We need a stove in the room, right? Don't we need one for cooking?" Li Shiwei asked curiously.
"We're going to build the cooking stove outside. After all, we don't come here often to cook, so we can just use charcoal to warm ourselves up inside."
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "It would be too troublesome to make a stove and a fire stove. It would require a lot of fireproof materials, otherwise the wooden house would easily catch fire."
So we just decided to move outside. We only stay here for a night occasionally, so charcoal is enough for heating.
"What about the bed? Do you need to make one?" Father Lin asked with a smile.
Since he got a diesel saw that allows him to cut wooden boards by himself, making ordinary furniture has become much easier, and he has started to like making things by himself.
In the past, it was very tiring to saw wooden boards with a hand saw, and I could only saw a few pieces in a day.
"Make a bed board and two long benches. When needed, you can prop them up. When not needed, you can lean them against the wall so they don't take up space."
Lin Heng nodded and said.
"Okay." Father Lin nodded and went to get the wooden board to work.
Lin Heng and his two companions uprooted all the small trees in the woods near the house, leaving only the big trees. The whole forest looked very clean and tidy, giving a feeling of a dream forest.
It was easy and enjoyable for the three of them to work together, as if they were reminiscing about their childhood.
"That's about it. Let's have a barbecue here in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Then I'll practice archery." Lin Yue said with a smile. He took the wooden bow that Lin Heng had used before and started practicing.
Li Shiwei could use a hunting rifle and was also interested in bows and arrows, so he went over to play.
Ordinary bows and arrows are much more difficult to practice than modern compound bows, but the two are still very interested in them.
Lin Heng taught everyone he knew about methods and techniques, but it would take time to master them all.
Even if he had talent, it still took him a year to master it in his previous life, and two years before he became a master.
It is difficult for ordinary people to persist. Drawing a bow is not an easy task. After drawing a bow for two hours, your body will be sore for a whole day.
In ancient times, those who pulled the bow and shot arrows were all super tough guys, unlike the delicate and pretty girls who play with bows and arrows in modern games.
Even if she is a woman, she should be a beautiful girl like Barbie.
The two of them were quite hard-working, but after playing for half an hour they were no longer able to play.
"This is so tiring." Li Shiwei rubbed his shoulders and sighed.
Lin Yue also nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't feel anything after pulling it once or twice, but if I did it too many times, my whole arm would ache."
"Of course. Otherwise, do you think it was easy to be an archer in ancient times?"
Lin Heng smiled. He now exercises every morning by doing the Eight-part Vajra Exercise to warm up, and then practices archery with his left and right hands respectively.
Otherwise, he was afraid that he would be like a crab, with one hand thick and the other thin.
After returning home, the three of them went down to the river to take a bath and competed in breath holding and swimming. In this regard, Lin Heng crushed his eldest brother and Li Shiwei.
He could hold his breath for one minute, and after practicing in the water he could hold his breath for one and a half minutes, which completely defeated the other two.
In the evening, a group of people had a nice drink together. Li Shiwei and his father were all arranged to stay at Lin's father's house.
The Lin family's place is small and the house is full of quicklime, leaving no place to live.
After Lin Heng coaxed Xiaoxia to sleep and laid on the bed, Xiulan came over and said with a smile: "Have fun today."
"I'm happy, thanks to my virtuous wife." Lin Heng said with a smile while holding her in his arms.
"I thought you were going to the wooden house with Li Shiwei, but you came back at night." Xiulan said with a blink.
If Lin Heng didn't come back at night, she would be a little sad, but fortunately this man was very sensible and well-behaved.
"How is that possible? Brothers, it's enough to play together during the day. It's better to hug your wife at night. She's so fragrant and soft."
As Lin Heng spoke, he sucked on his wife like a cat.
"You're really good at talking." Xiulan rested close to him and stopped talking.
Lin Heng did not say anything. He just held his wife in his arms for a while. When they were about to fall asleep, they let go and slept in a normal position.
The next morning, Lin Heng got up very early, boiled some hot water for his wife, and went to exercise.
"What are you calling? It's weird." Xiulan shook her head.
"It's for exercise. If you want to learn it, I'll teach you in a few days. It can prolong your life. Or I can teach you Tai Chi, which can make your body look better and your complexion better." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He had also learned Tai Chi and was quite proficient in it, but it was only for training, not as powerful as in martial arts novels.
"Let's talk about it later." Xiulan was immediately excited when she heard that she could become more beautiful.
After Lin Heng finished his exercise, he shot another fifty arrows at the target, exercised his body, and then went to make breakfast.
After dinner, just at seven o'clock, workers began to come to Lin's house one after another.
"Come in and sign in. We can go directly to Red Maple Mountain once and for all."
Lin Heng said with a smile, taking out the work book and asking people to sign in.
Everyone arrived at 7:30, including Lin's relatives, uncle-in-law Li Baiquan and his son Li Shiwei, third father Lin Xutao and his son Lin Hai, as well as father and eldest brother, a total of 66 people.
After signing in, Lin Heng asked his father and eldest brother to take a group of people to go first.
On Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Heng divided the people into six groups, five of which were responsible for leveling, and they were dispersed from east to west. They were led by their own family members to work, and there were corresponding indicators every day, which could effectively prevent laziness.
There was also a group responsible for building stone embankments. They simply dismantled the stone embankments that were not needed, and then built some more according to his plan.
“Okay, I have arranged the work. If you work hard, I will pay your wages on time.
As I said before, we are all from the same village and don’t want to cause any unpleasantness.” Lin Heng said with a smile, indicating that everyone could get back to work.
After assigning the work, Lin Heng rode away on his horse without taking anyone with him, leaving everyone confused.
After riding a horse to Huangtan Town, Lin Heng went to the only cement store in the town, where the cement was being loaded onto trucks.
That's right, it was installed for him.
"Boss Lin, this tractor is loaded with one ton of cement."
Seeing Lin Heng coming on horseback, Mr. Zhang, who sells cement, immediately came over to greet him with a smile on his face.
"I'll lead the way for you in a moment. Someone will check it out when you get there. When all the goods are transported, you can come to me to settle the bill."
Lin Heng looked at Boss Zhang and said that he bought ten tons of cement at one time. One ton of cement cost one hundred and thirty-five yuan, and ten tons cost one thousand three hundred and fifty yuan. The boss had no choice but to be attentive.
Even if Lin Heng asked him to dance the yangge now, he would do it without hesitation.
"Okay, Boss Lin, don't worry, I promise to do it well for you."
Boss Zhang is a fat man, and when he smiles he looks more like a ball.
After finishing the work here, Lin Heng went to the Tuanjie Brick Factory. The brick factory now employed more people. The technology provided by Lin Heng helped him improve his competitiveness and he received a lot more orders.
As soon as Lin Heng came over, the boss Wang Jie came to greet him personally, shook hands with Lin Heng warmly, and said with a smile: "Boss Lin, what brings you here?"
He was so enthusiastic not only because Lin Heng wrote the plan for him, but also because Lin Heng now opened a purchasing station and became a real boss.
The news that Lin Heng squeezed out the original Liu family purchasing station had already spread throughout the town's business circle. It was clean and efficient, and he hit the vital point directly, making it impossible for the original Liu family purchasing station to stand up. Anyone who heard it would break out in a cold sweat.
Especially since Liu Qicheng was put in jail in the end, many people thought that it must have been done by Lin Heng. They were a little wary of him and felt that he had an unusual background.
Therefore, Wang Jie's attitude now is truly respectful, and he even has a little fear towards Lin Heng.
Lin Heng understood all this, but he never explained it. It is better for the mystery to make people unable to see clearly, and the unknown can bring fear, so that he can do things.
"To be honest, I'm here to ask for money. I've been investing in building a fish pond recently, and I'm a bit short of money." Lin Heng said with a smile.
This made Wang Jie's face tense, and he quickly brought him into the house, saying with a smile: "Boss Lin, we agreed on a six-month term, and now I have invested all the money, and it has not been recovered yet."
"What should I do? I'm also very anxious." Lin Heng said in distress.
Wang Jie thought about it, his eyes lit up and he said, "I wonder if you need bricks to build the fish pond? I can use the bricks to pay for it."
"This won't work. It's not cost-effective. I can use stones. Why should I turn my head?" Lin Heng shook his head.
Wang Jie thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you bricks at cost price. They are much better than stones."
This was exactly what Lin Heng wanted, but he was not in a hurry. He drank his tea and pondered for a while before asking, "How many bricks can you buy with one thousand yuan?"
"Thirty-five thousand! This is the most. If it's more, I will lose money." Wang Jie said with a wry smile.
Lin Heng held up four fingers: "How about 50,000 bricks?"
"Fifty thousand is not enough. I might as well borrow money from you to pay it back. I will lose a lot of money." Wang Jie shook his head repeatedly. "Then lend me the money. Do you really think I don't know the approximate cost price?" Lin Heng said with his hands spread out.
Wang Jie gave a bitter smile and poured Lin Heng some tea to apologize: "Well, 42,000, this is my limit."
"What do you think about paying 40,000 yuan for the tiles by the end of the year?" Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
Wang Jie waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, you really can't make a penny doing business with you, Boss Lin."
"Do you want me to calculate it for you? With this price of ceramic tiles, it should be no problem for you to make a hundred dollars, right?" Lin Heng smiled slightly. He knew best how much these things cost.
"Boss Lin, please stop talking. It's decided. We will send someone to deliver the goods for you." Wang Jie didn't want to say anything more. It was too difficult to make money doing business with insiders.
"Okay then. I'll go first." After the deal was settled, Lin Heng smiled and rode away on horseback.
Digging a fish pond naturally requires bricks, and you also need to build a feed house and a hatchery. It is impossible to just have some open-air ponds.
After finishing, Lin Heng took Hongzao to exchange for a horseshoe, and then went to the store to find Wang Zhou.
"Brother Lin, you finally came down. If you don't come down, I will go find you."
Seeing Lin Heng, Wang Zhou said excitedly.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Lin Heng was stunned. Looking at his expression, it seemed that something big had happened.
* * * ps: Sorry friends, the update is late, it’s only 6,000 words. I’ll try to reach 10,000 words tomorrow. I really can’t do it.
But I promise to update at 12 o'clock tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
