Chapter 251: The Planting Business That Made You Rich
When I returned home in the evening, I looked along the roadside and saw that many trees had already sprouted new leaves.
This is especially evident in the trees near the river, where the green willow branches are the most eye-catching. When swaying in the wind, they look like green hair, exuding vitality.
Back in the house, Xiulan was picking bracken in the yard. She had already stopped wearing her cotton jacket and had changed into a double-layer coat.
"Have you got all the bracken now?"
Lin Heng said in surprise. Although many trees have sprouted in the past two days, large areas of forests are still bare. They will only turn green around Qingming Festival.
Xiulan looked up and said, "Mom picked some while herding cattle by the river, and brought some over for us."
"By the river, I was thinking." Lin Heng nodded and said with a smile, "The work on the construction site will be finished in two or three days. Then I'll take you and Xiaoxia to the Heihe River for an outing."
"Aren't you going to hunt a black bear?" Xiulan looked up at him and said.
Lin Heng waved his hand: "When it comes to fighting a black bear, my wife and children are the most important."
As soon as he said this, Xiulan smiled, her eyes were curved, her bags under her eyes were very beautiful, and she looked at him gently: "If you want to fight, go ahead, it doesn't matter whether we go out or not."
"Actually, it will take some time to kill the black bear, so there's no rush." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan nodded: "In that case, we can go out for an outing. I actually want to go."
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled: "Then you said it's the same whether you go out or not."
Xiulan stood up with a smile on her face, reached out to tidy up Lin Heng's hair, tilted her head and said, "Of course I lied to you!"
After saying that, she turned and walked into the house.
Lin Heng pulled her back, held her in his arms and said with a smile: "You will be punished if you lie."
"Stop it, I'm going to cook, and you stink."
Xiulan blinked and tried to break free from Lin Heng's arms.
"Then I'll stink you up."
Lin Heng didn't let go until his face was dirty.
"I really want to beat you up!"
Xiulan glared at him and went into the house with her lips pursed.
Lin Heng laughed and went to the bedroom to take a shower. After coming out, he checked the red grapes he had grafted in the backyard. Callus tissue had grown at the grafted part, and two small leaves had sprouted from the buds.
This grafted red grape even sprouted leaves earlier than the Kyoho grape next to it, but this is normal. The root system of the wild grapes planted last year was too developed and could not be compared with the Kyoho grapes that were planted not long ago.
After looking at the grapes, Lin Heng went to look at the seeds he had put in the wooden barrel for germination, which included Forsythia suspensa, Astragalus membranaceus, ryegrass, elephant grass, and alfalfa.
The breeding process is also very simple. After soaking it in water, wrap it in a cloth bag and place it in a wooden barrel. Put grass on the top and bottom. The moist and warm environment will cause the seeds to germinate.
All you need to do is take it out and soak it in water every day.
Lin Heng opened the barrel and took a look. White dot-like roots were emerging from all over. Now if they were planted in the soil, the survival rate would be much higher.
He has already thought about how and where to plant.
"Dad, teach me how to play Rubik's Cube~"
Lin Heng had just finished looking at the seeds when Xiaoxia came over with a second-order Rubik's Cube.
She had been having a runny nose ever since she had diarrhea and coughed last time. It was only in the past two days that she was completely healed, and Lin Heng was relieved.
"Then watch carefully!"
Lin Heng took the Rubik's Cube and demonstrated it to her. Even an adult who has not learned the skills can twist the second-order Rubik's Cube back into place. But it was difficult for Xiaoxia, who was just over two years old, as she could only twist it in a mess.
Lin Heng twisted it back after a while, and Xiaoxia opened her eyes wide with a look of surprise.
"Let me try~"
She took the Rubik's Cube back and started to figure it out herself.
Lin Heng carried her to the main room and put her down, then went to the front yard to check on the ginseng seedlings. By uncovering a corner of the greenhouse, he could see that these hard ginseng seeds had finally sprouted white buds.
"It's been a month, and it's finally sprouting."
Lin Hengshen took a deep breath and said that if the seeds didn't sprout, he would start to suspect that they were fake seeds.
The watermelon, cucumber, and cantaloupe seedlings next to them have grown four or five leaves, and the green pepper seeds are more than ten centimeters tall. They are all ready to be transplanted.
The strawberry seedlings have grown many runners, and now there are about sixty or seventy plants, with twenty or thirty more, and the original mother plants are about to bloom.
Lin Heng was thinking about whether to remove the greenhouse in the strawberry field. After all, the weather was already very warm, with the temperature outside around 10 to 20 degrees during the day.
"Dad, twist it for me again~"
At this time, Xiaoxia ran over again and handed the Rubik's Cube to Lin Heng. It was obvious that she had failed in her own attempt.
"Let me wash my hands."
Lin Heng washed his hands in the basin under the eaves and demonstrated it to Xiaoxia twice. He felt that once Xiaoxia could solve the Rubik's Cube, she could start learning to write.
During this month, Tian Yan still came to Lin Heng's house every afternoon. While having a secret meeting with Lin Hai to play chess, she also taught Xiaoxia how to draw and played with paper cutting.
By the way, take a look at the books that Lin Hengjia bought from Ancheng.
Lin Heng took the initiative to stop teaching writing temporarily and asked for some toys that can exercise finger flexibility first. Paper cutting and drawing are both suitable.
She also plays faster.
Xiaoxia tried a few more times, but found that she still couldn't be as good as her father, so she gave up and turned to play with the little frog and the ball, or put Laifu in the wooden cart and pull it around.
"It's time to eat."
After a while, Xiulan prepared the meal.
In the evening, we made soft pancakes, and the side dishes were fried bracken with bacon, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and cold dandelions.
The bracken tastes very crispy, like garlic sprouts, and has a very good taste.
Lin Heng likes to spread a layer of fermented bean curd and chili on the soft pancake, then roll the three dishes inside and eat them together. The multiple textures and aromas bursting together in his mouth is simply a real enjoyment.
"This fern is really good." Lin Heng nodded.
"I'll just eat one, and you can take care of the remaining three."
Xiulan said as she rolled up a burrito and took a bite.
Lin Heng nodded. Three was no big deal for him and there was no pressure at all.
After dinner, he took a short walk to help digest the food, then coaxed Xiaoxia to sleep. He also went to bed to rest as he was very tired after a day's work.
The next morning, I woke up and found it was raining outside. I opened the window and saw that it was drizzling outside.
"Can we still work today?" Xiulan asked.
"If she stayed this small, we could do it." Lin Heng said this and quickly snuggled into the quilt, hugging his wife for warmth.
The fireplace hasn't been burning these two days. It's very cold early in the morning. I'm shivering in my shorts looking at the situation outside.
Xiulan hugged Lin Heng obediently, letting him absorb her warmth.
"God bless this rain to stop soon, wait until I plant these things before it rains again."
Lin Heng sighed and said, now is a really bad time.
"Don't worry, it won't go down."
Xiulan said as she leaned against Lin Heng.
"I hope so." Lin Heng turned his head to look at Xiulan, then lay down to sleep for a while. It was only half past six and it was still early.
After sleeping for another half an hour, they got up together. The rain outside had actually stopped. Lin Heng excitedly hugged his wife and kissed her hard.
"You really speak with such wisdom that I have to kiss your mouth twice!" Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Stop messing around, it's time to exercise." Xiulan said with a smile.
"Okay, let me show you your husband's muscles."
Lin Heng laughed and went to the yard to exercise.
The rain obviously didn't last long, as there was little water on the bluestone floor tiles.
After drinking milk and eating breakfast, Lin's father and others came over and looked at Lin Heng and asked, "It might rain today, what are you still doing?"
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Yes, of course. Today, I will let six workers do the hardening of the road, and the rest of you can plant ginseng with me."
The weather was normal yesterday and there was no sign of rain, but now that there is a trend of rain, let’s plant the ginseng first.
After planting ginseng and then a spring rain comes, it's perfect.
"Okay, then I'll go tell the people in the village." Father Lin said and stood up and walked out.
"Dad, remember to let them bring hoes." Lin Heng reminded.
"Okay, I understand." Lin's father's voice came from outside the wall.
"Uncle, come with me to dig ginseng seeds."
Lin Heng said this, went into the house and took two large baskets, then opened the film paper, dug up all the ginseng seeds along with a layer of humus and poured them into the baskets.
These ginseng seeds have just sprouted white root tips, and digging them out will not damage their growth.
Several people took turns carrying the load up Hongfeng Mountain. Lin Heng took the work book and asked everyone to sign in first. Then he assigned five skilled workers to do the work, and took the other twenty workers up the mountain.
"The planting depth of ginseng is about five centimeters. Use a hoe to dig trenches about five centimeters deep, with a distance of fifteen centimeters between each trench."
"Some people dig trenches while others spread seeds. The density of seeds should not be too high. Let me show you."
Lin Heng finished speaking and took up a hoe to demonstrate. Since a lot of ginseng seeds were bought, the planting density could be higher, about three or four centimeters per seed. After a year, many seeds would die.
Everyone present was a farmer. After Lin Hengyi taught them, they learned how to grow crops and started to plant.
Lin Heng watched and guided from the side, and pointed out immediately if there was anything wrong. After a short while, everyone mastered the method of growing ginseng and started the planting project in full swing.
We started chatting while planting.
Someone thought that growing ginseng seemed promising, so he asked, "Lin Heng, how much is one pound of your ginseng seeds?"
"Yes, if it's cheap, we'll plant some too."
"My own forests are all idle anyway, so it would be nice to grow ginseng and sell it."
Seeing Lin Heng's vigorous planting, everyone also became interested and wanted to get rich.
Lin Heng grinned: "It's not expensive, five yuan a pound!"
"hiss!!"
Everyone gasped and their expressions froze.
"Five yuan a pound, you still think this is not expensive? Our daily salary is only 80 cents."
"Oh my god, the price is sky-high. I can't afford it."
Everyone shook their heads, and the idea of getting rich by growing ginseng was immediately extinguished. The price was simply unaffordable.
Lin Heng smiled. He actually thought about signing a buyout contract with the villagers. He would pay for the seeds, and the villagers would sell the crops to him at the price agreed in advance.
Ginseng has high medicinal value and huge market demand. However, the current ginseng planting scale is very small and far from meeting the demand, especially after attracting investment in the future, the demand will surge.
He knew the future market price of forest ginseng, and the buyout price was easy to set. As long as this business was successful, it would definitely be a profitable deal. He would make a fortune, and the villagers would also become rich because of it, so no one would lose out.
But he was worried that the villagers would argue with him after seeing the market price of ginseng in a few years, which would be very troublesome.
He plans to think about this matter carefully. He is not in a hurry now. He will make a decision after he has a certain amount of capital after selling his first batch of shrimps this year.
Time passed quickly because the land had been cleared long ago and planting was very quick, more than two acres could be planted in an hour.
"Why is the sun out again? What a horrible weather."
At around ten o'clock, golden sunlight suddenly shone down, catching Lin Heng off guard.
"What if it doesn't rain in the next few days?"
Father Lin looked at the sky with some worry, because ginseng seeds cost as much as five yuan per pound.
"It's okay. It will definitely rain. The ground in this forest is not too dry."
Lin Heng shook his head and was not too worried about it. It was bound to rain in the spring. Instead, he hoped it would rain in a day or two.
Twenty-seven people planted very quickly and planted nine acres of land in one morning.
After lunch, everyone worked overtime for an hour in the afternoon to plant all the ginseng seeds.
"In the end, we were still one or two acres short of winning." Father Lin said, looking at the empty space in the woods.
"I measured it with my feet in the beginning. It's normal for it to be a little bigger. We can just transplant some of them there in August or September."
Lin Heng said with a smile.
"That's right." Father Lin nodded.
After taking a look at the forest, Lin Heng turned around and went home. The Forsythia seeds and other things in the house had to be planted. Lin Heng prayed that it would not rain the next day.
The next morning, Lin Heng got up as soon as he woke up and looked outside. He jumped for joy when he found that it was not raining outside.
After breakfast, Lin Heng took the Forsythia and grass seeds to Hongfeng Mountain. Yesterday, they had hardened the area around the house, about 400 to 500 square meters.
After signing in, Lin Heng looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should farm with me today."
The place for farming is the three acres of newly reclaimed land above the house.
"Everyone should still dig trenches and plant. Five or six centimeters is enough."
After Lin Heng said this, everyone started to work.
Of the more than three acres of land, Lin Heng only used half an acre to plant Forsythia, and the rest was used to grow forage grass. One acre of land is just right for planting one kind of forage grass. When these forage grasses grow, the livestock that eat the grass will not lack food.
The reason why only half an acre of land is used for Forsythia is because this year we are only raising seedlings. Forsythia is a small shrub, so it would be better to let the seedlings grow for a year and become small trees before transplanting them.
"Lin Heng, do you think it's okay to grow medicinal herbs on my roof?"
Lin Heng was planting Forsythia, Li Shiwei ran over and asked with a smile.
"Of course you can. Growing medicinal herbs is definitely more cost-effective than growing crops. You can also grow forage grass and engage in breeding."
Lin Heng nodded and said that the inconvenient transportation in the mountains did not mean that there were no opportunities to make a fortune. He did not say these because he was not rich enough at the moment and could not make any suggestions casually.
If he had asked it himself, he would have been happy to help his brothers get rich.
(End of this chapter)
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