Chapter 241 Going to Ancheng to buy saplings
The next morning, Lin Heng was woken up by Xiulan.
I was busy several times last night and I am really tired.
"Here, I have sewn your shirt just as you requested."
Seeing Lin Heng wake up, Xiulan handed him the shirt. There were two pockets sewn on the front of the shirt for Lin Heng, each with 1,000 yuan. If he wanted to take out the money, he had to remove the thread.
This is what Lin Heng asked her to do before he went to bed last night.
"Thank you, wife."
Lin Heng looked at Xiulan, who was only wearing black underwear and sitting in a duck position in front of him. He turned his head and kissed her snow-white legs.
"Hurry up and get up. I'm going to make breakfast for you."
Xiulan rolled her eyes at her, picked up her clothes and put them on. Her plump figure was gradually hidden by the clothes until no trace of it was left.
Only Lin Heng, the man she loved, knew what kind of fair and plump figure was underneath the thick clothes.
Lin Heng didn't act up. He stretched, put on his clothes and got up.
Of course, he couldn't put all the three thousand yuan in his bag. If he really encountered any danger on the way to Ancheng and his bag was stolen, he would not lose all his money.
Most people, seeing so much money in the bag, would not have thought that he still had two thousand on him.
You must be more careful when traveling far away, otherwise accidents may easily happen.
He wears a sweater and a thick coat, so even if someone touches his chest, they won't be able to sense it.
After taking a look at his daughter who was still sleeping, Lin Heng went out to complete his morning exercise as usual. Xiulan was making breakfast and did not join him.
When he finished washing up and came to the main room, Xiulan had already prepared the meal. She brought four dishes, a soup and rice to the table: "Eat quickly."
While Lin Heng was eating, Xiulan started to nag again and supported her chin with her hand without eating.
"I'm just going out to do something. I'll be back in three days at most. Why are you worried?" Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan looked at him and said, "You used to say you were going out for a while, and then you wouldn't come home for half a month."
"That was in the past. I have changed."
"Of course I know, I'm just reminding you." Xiulan muttered softly.
Lin Heng finished his meal quickly, checked the car, and picked up the wrench for repairs.
Finally, he put on his black satchel and drove out. As soon as he reached the road, his elder brother also came out and ran down.
"Let's go pick up Lin Hai." Lin Heng said, and sat in the side compartment.
"Okay." Lin Yue did not refuse. He drove to pick up Lin Hai and then went straight to the city.
It was only ten o'clock when he arrived in the city. Lin Heng looked at his watch and went directly to the transportation company to inquire about the situation.
The driver of the convoy next to them is having breakfast and it is estimated that they will not set off until twelve o'clock.
"We can only wait." Lin Heng spread his hands.
"Brother Lin Heng, shall we just wait here now?" Lin Hai looked around. He seldom came to the city, so he was full of curiosity about this place.
"Then let's go around the neighborhood and buy some dry food for the journey."
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, he knew Lin Hai wanted to look around.
I bought some biscuits and steamed buns, and a barrel of gasoline, then walked around a bit, and when I came back it was almost time.
Lin Heng naturally knew the way to Ancheng, so he drove in front to avoid dust, but he didn't drive too fast.
There are no expressways now, and the only aisles are two-lane cement roads. Asphalt roads are only available in big cities. It was only from the 1990s that the roads started to get better and better, and expressways were gradually built.
There is not much sunshine today, it is cloudy, and the cold wind is unbearable when driving. Fortunately, everyone is wearing a helmet, otherwise their ears would have been frozen off.
After leaving the city, the mountains gradually disappeared, and the road was surrounded by plains on both sides. Rapeseed and wheat were planted on the plains, which looked like a vast green ocean. The breeze blew through the green wheat, which was like waves, making people feel happy.
"It's so flat. It turns out it's boundless." Lin Hai exclaimed.
Lin Yue also nodded repeatedly: "This land is really good, the wheat is much taller than ours in the mountains."
The highest hill in the distance is only twenty or thirty meters high and cannot be called a mountain at all.
"Even though the land here is good, farming is still not profitable." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"That's much better than our mountain." Lin Yue liked the land here and discussed it excitedly with Lin Hai.
But their excitement soon wore off, because it was more than 180 kilometers to Ancheng, and they would have to run for three hours at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour.
When they were about fifty kilometers away from Changbai City, it suddenly started to rain, and it was getting heavier and heavier. Lin Heng had no choice but to park the car on the side of the road and put on a raincoat. Fortunately, he had bought a raincoat.
"Damn, it's cloudy, why is it raining?" Lin Hai said while putting on his raincoat.
"This is what they call rain in the east and sunshine in the west." Lin Yue sighed.
Lin Heng put on his raincoat and said with a smile: "It's like this, we will be out of the territory of Taibai City in a little while."
"How about I drive for a while?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng and said.
"Let me drive for a while longer." Lin Heng shook his head, glanced at the convoy that had caught up with him and continued on his way.
After walking for about another 50 kilometers, the rain stopped and the sun came out, with a cloudless sky. It was the first time that Lin Yue and Lin Hai experienced the feeling of rain in the east and sunshine in the west.
After taking off his raincoat, Lin Yue took over the driving. Lin Heng sat in the back seat and looked at the scenery on both sides. The beautiful wheat fields under the sunset were very soothing.
Now they have arrived at the territory of Ancheng. As they get closer, some tall buildings begin to appear. It is much more developed than Taibai City.
Lin Yue and Lin Hai were both shocked, while Lin Heng was dozing off and felt his butt was sore from sitting for too long. This could not be considered a high-rise building at all and was far inferior to the ones in later generations.
As they got closer and closer to Ancheng, Lin Heng got back into the driver's seat and arrived at the transportation company's terminal. He found a hotel nearby to rest for the night and wait for the truck to unload the goods before going to pick up the goods with him the next morning.
"Let's go, after we finish our meal we'll go to the hotel and rest."
Lin Heng took his elder brother Lin Yue to a restaurant and ordered three bowls of oil-splashed pulled noodles. After eating, they found a hotel to sleep, not daring to stay outside for too long.
Although there were no accidents on the way here, it doesn’t mean that nothing will happen.
"Hello, looking for a lady?"
Just as the three of them fell asleep, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Yue and Lin Hai were both shocked. Is it so blatant?
"No need to look for it." Lin Heng shouted in a rough voice.
After that, there was no more disturbance and the three of them slept until midnight. Suddenly, Lin Heng heard the sound of a door opening outside and hurriedly woke up his eldest brother and Lin Heng.
"What are you doing?" Lin Heng opened the door fiercely. Three people were standing at the door holding sticks and wrenches.
"Brother, I opened the wrong door."
The thief who was trying to break into the house to steal something was startled, smiled and turned and ran away without looking back.
"Let's go, go back to sleep."
Lin Heng took a look and closed the door.
“Is this big place so chaotic?” Lin Hai didn’t understand.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "It's the same in every city. Big cities are more chaotic. Only high-end places are not chaotic."
"Do you want me to watch over you for the second half of the night?" Lin Yue asked.
"No, it should be fine." Lin Heng shook his head. He was a bit attached to his bed and had a light sleep here.
The next morning, Lin Heng changed into a Zhongshan suit, took the two of them to eat some steamed dumplings, and then drove to do his business.
He went directly to the largest agricultural science institute in Ancheng, which was also the provincial agricultural science institute. This place had all kinds of seeds and seedlings, and the quality was top-notch, and there were also some newly cultivated seedlings.
Although the Changbai Agricultural Science Institute can also buy saplings, the quality is not very good. The tree planting period is very long, and if the saplings are not good, they will all be ruined.
"What kind of saplings do you want to buy?"
When Lin Heng came in, a salesperson greeted him.
Lin Heng asked: "I plan to buy kiwis, sugar oranges, apples, and grapes. It would be best if they are three-year-old seedlings. What varieties do you have?"
"It seems you bought a lot. I'll introduce them to you slowly."
The salesperson brought a booklet and explained it to Lin Heng.
The most common grape seedlings in this era are Kyoho and Red Grape, which are long-lasting varieties planted by many people. In addition, there are self-developed varieties such as Hutai No. 8 and Baijing No. 1, which were researched by the Agricultural Science Institute.
There are many varieties of kiwi fruit, including Green Star No. 3, Hongyang No. 2, etc. Apples mainly include Red Banana, Red Fuji, Guoguang and other varieties.
There is only one native variety of sugar orange.
The breeding technology for Chinese New Year was just beginning to develop in this era, and there were not many varieties.
Lin Heng's family now has 40 acres of vacant land, 30 acres if rice fields are not counted. If some wasteland and barren hills are reclaimed, the total area will almost reach 40 acres.
Generally speaking, one acre of land can plant one hundred fruit trees. For larger fruit trees, fewer can be planted, while more can be planted for fruits like grapes and kiwis.
Lin Heng discussed with his father and elder brother at home and decided to mainly grow kiwis, apples and grapes.
Lin Heng naturally chooses three-year-old seedlings for his own planting. A three-year-old grafted Kyoho seedling costs one cent per plant, so if Lin Heng buys two thousand plants, it would cost 200 yuan.
A three-year-old grafted Red Fuji apple seedling costs 20 cents per tree, and Lin Heng buys 1,000 of them for 200 yuan.
The most expensive is the Hongyang kiwifruit, a newly bred variety. Two-year-old grafted seedlings cost 30 cents each, and 2,000 seeds cost 600 yuan.
There must be too much of it.
But Lin Heng also bought some extra things, including 100 tangerine trees, 20 pear trees, 50 strawberry seedlings, 50 watermelon seedlings, as well as corn, rice, soybean seeds, and other fruit and vegetable seeds, some books on planting and maintenance, etc., which added up to 110 yuan.
Lin Heng will not buy the others for the time being.
"Is your nursery base far away? I want to see the seedlings on site." When they had almost finished talking, Lin Heng spoke.
Although it is difficult to go wrong here as a provincial agricultural science institute, it is still better to take a look.
"Of course, come with me." The salesperson smiled and led Lin Heng and the other two to see the seedlings.
"There are so many, are they all seedlings?" Lin Yue said, looking at the nursery base.
"There are one hundred acres here, and it's just one of our seedling bases." The salesperson said with a smile.
"It's so big." Lin Yue was secretly amazed.
After a while they arrived at their destination. The fruit trees had not sprouted yet, so they could only see their thickness. The saplings on three sides were three centimeters thick, and the grape seedlings were thicker than a thumb.
After looking at it, he was quite satisfied, so he signed the contract, paid the deposit and asked them to pull up the seedlings today and he would come to deliver the goods tomorrow morning.
"Brother Lin, do you think my family should plant some fruit trees?" After Lin Heng had negotiated the contract, Lin Hai asked again.
Lin Heng glanced at him and said with a smile: "I suggest you plant ten acres of land. If three-year seedlings are expensive, you can buy one-year seedlings. If you want to plant, I can pad them for you, but it's not free. We are brothers and we have to settle accounts clearly."
"Then Brother Lin, what kind of fruit trees do you think are easier to take care of?" Lin Hai asked again.
"Then I suggest you plant pomegranates or date trees, or kiwis are also fine." Lin Heng said after thinking for a while.
Lin Hai hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy kiwis too. One-year-old Hongyang grafted seedlings will do. Let's buy a thousand."
Grafted seedlings cost one cent per tree per year, so one thousand trees would cost one hundred yuan, which is not a small amount for him, but he can still afford it.
"Okay, then let's buy another thousand one-year-old grafted seedlings." Lin Heng found the salesperson and purchased another batch.
Lin Heng pointed at the hundred yuan and lent it directly to Lin Hai. He just needed to pay it back within three years and there would be no interest. After all, it was not much money, and they were still brothers.
Lin Hai borrowed paper and pen from the counter, wrote an IOU, put his fingerprint on it and handed it to Lin Heng.
"No need, it's only a hundred dollars." Lin Heng waved his hand.
Lin Hai shook his head: "Brother, you have lent me so much money for free, which is a great favor. If I don't even dare to write an IOU, I would be worse than an animal. Besides, it will be easier for you to talk to my sister-in-law when you go back with the IOU."
After saying that, he handed the IOU to Lin Heng. Since he was the one lending the money, he must make the borrower feel at ease.
"Okay then. I'll accept it." Lin Heng smiled and patted Lin Hai's shoulder. It was indeed pleasant to have such a friend.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yue said a little embarrassedly: "Brother, I plan to write you an IOU after I get home and calculate the money."
Lin Heng runs his own fish pond, and these saplings were bought for him and his father, which is equivalent to free support for him.
Although they are brothers, they have already started their own families, which is definitely a great favor.
"It doesn't matter, brother. I believe you will pay me back when you make money." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin Yue shook his head and said, "You have to write an IOU. If you don't mind, Xiulan will feel better after reading it. I will write it to you when I get back."
Lin Heng didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he started the car and said, "Let's go, we still have to go buy other things."
"Brother Lin Heng, what else do you want to buy?" Lin Hai asked curiously.
"First, go see if there are any oxygen pumps for sale, and then buy two cows to raise."
Lin Heng said with a laugh.
He is doing intensive breeding. If there is an oxygen pump, the breeding density can be increased a lot, and there is no need to worry about the shrimps lack of oxygen.
Buying a dairy cow was something we had planned a long time ago, so that Xiaoxia could drink milk to grow. The milk bought on the market is naturally not as good as the milk we squeeze at home.
"This will probably cost a lot of money." Lin Yue asked curiously.
"Of course, everything costs money." Lin Heng smiled and continued, "I'm also going to take a look at feed production machines and the like."
Now is the time when domestic breeding and planting are booming. Lin Heng wants to open a feed factory of his own. Selling feed can make more money than breeding.
"Are you going to make your own feed?"
"Yes, I have this idea." Lin Heng nodded.
While driving, Lin Heng asked for some specific locations and then headed towards the machinery factory.
(End of this chapter)
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