Chapter 376 Absolute Fan
"What's the matter?"
Lin Heng asked doubtfully.
"It's nothing big, I just want you to see if the layout here is appropriate." Lu Honghai said with a smile.
"Yes, didn't you say yesterday that the layout of the house was unreasonable? We changed it a bit." Zhang Gaolian said with a smile.
"Well, I'll go take a look." Lin Heng agreed.
When he walked over, he saw that his uncle and aunt had really changed it according to what he said and even changed the position of the beds.
In fact, he just said it casually yesterday, but I didn't expect that everyone would really listen to him.
"That's good." Lin Heng nodded.
"That's fine. I'll show you some other things. Your uncle is still killing muntjacs. The one he caught yesterday weighed more than 40 kilograms. You can take some back to eat later."
The uncle said to Lin Heng with an extremely happy smile on his face.
He was able to marry a wife this time thanks to his nephew. All the relatives outside did not play as big a role as he did.
Therefore, he would unconsciously believe and agree with Lin Heng's words.
"Thank you, uncle." Lin Heng nodded with a smile, not being polite to his uncle.
Lu Honghai took Lin Heng for a walk, first to see the muntjacs that were still being slaughtered, and then to look at the ginseng seeds that were still sprouting.
After looking around, he came back and saw that breakfast was ready. His cousin came over and called him to eat.
"Lin Heng, now that you are so rich, why don't you buy a house in the city? The mountains are too backward." Cousin Lu Youfang asked curiously while walking.
"I like staying in the mountains, and breeding cannot be done in the city." Lin Heng responded lightly.
"That's right." Lu Youfang said helplessly.
When Lin Heng came over for breakfast, a relative soon asked tentatively, "Lin Heng, I heard that you and your uncle made a deal and asked him to plant ginseng and astragalus for you. What's going on?"
Lin Heng knew that someone would ask this question today, so he said directly: "That's true, but there is no chance this year. If you want to do it, I will notify you next time there is a chance."
"How come there is no chance? We should still be able to plant it now, right?" someone asked.
"I have no money to buy seeds. If you have money to buy seeds yourself, I can still buy them at the market price." Lin Heng looked up and smiled.
He knew that most of the relatives here had no ill intentions and just wanted to make money, so they were also extremely enthusiastic towards him. This was human nature.
But this does not mean that he has to help, because these relatives have never given any help to his family before.
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. They had inquired about the prices of astragalus and ginseng seeds, and they were 50 cents and 80 cents per pound respectively, which were not cheap at all.
"We just don't have that much capital." said Lin Heng's second aunt.
"Let's wait until later. Be sure to notify us when there is a chance." Lin Heng's fourth uncle said regretfully.
After hearing what Lin Heng said, most people could only give up temporarily.
But some people don't think so. Lin Heng's third aunt smiled and said, "My cousin, we are all family. You have done it for your uncles, so help us too. We will remember your kindness when we make money."
"Yes, we will remember your kindness when we become rich. Family members should help each other. You won't look down on us poor relatives just because you have money." Lin Heng's sixth uncle also said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, just help us."
"You are a millionaire, how can you not afford to buy some seeds?"
Someone started, and soon others followed.
Lin Heng ate his food calmly, waiting for these people to finish speaking.
He counted and found there were eleven people in total. He chuckled and said, "You eleven people who just spoke want my help. Just tell me what you have done for my family. If you can tell me, I will help you."
When Lin Heng said this, these people were stunned at first, then tried hard to recall, but they couldn't think of anything at all.
"You can't think of it, right? Then stop saying that. Today is my uncle's wedding, and I don't want to make a fuss about it."
Lin Heng waved his hand, stood up and prepared to go out.
Aunt Lin Hengsan suddenly said, "Who said no? I sent food to your house several times before. Have you forgotten?"
Mother Lin was so angry when she heard this that she said, "Third Aunt, you didn't give it to me as a gift. You gave me a basket of chayote and took my ten kilograms of fermented tofu. I am the one who got the loss, right?"
"That's right. Every time you give something to someone, you always get more in return." Lin Heng's aunt Lu Hongyun also spoke up.
Uncle Lin Heng heard the noise and came over to scold loudly:
"Third Aunt, Sixth Master, please go sit aside and don't embarrass me. You are the ones who are not helping me, but you are the ones who are most eager to take advantage of me. If you continue like this, you can go back and we don't need to have any contact anymore."
"you……"
Lin Heng's third aunt was so angry that she was about to speak, but Lu Honghai spoke again: "What are you saying? Third aunt, you have accepted my matchmaking money three times, and I didn't care that nothing was accomplished. Now you are really going even further. Go back quickly, you are not welcome here!"
Because they are relatives and elders, they still maintain a sense of politeness even after speaking out.
"Just go, do you think I want to come?"
Lin Hengsan's aunt said this angrily, turned around and walked out, cursing as she walked, saying that everyone was an ungrateful person and she was the only good person.
"Good nephew, don't bother with them. We definitely don't mean that. Whoever makes things difficult for you is making things difficult for your uncle and me." Zhang Cuilian looked at Lin Heng and apologized.
"fine."
Lin Heng waved his hand and said with a smile, "I don't mind verbal kidnapping. I remember everything that was said just now. Don't even think about coming to my house in the future, and don't even think about asking me to provide the slightest help."
"Some people are shameless. There's really no need to continue associating with them." Lin Heng's second uncle also said.
Those few who just thought they could take advantage of Lin Heng by morally blackmailing him now looked pale and left dejectedly with excuses.
Lin Heng didn't even look at them. Since he wasn't asking for help, he wasn't afraid of offending anyone. He had a clear idea in his mind about who he should help.
People like his third aunt who are so stingy that he won't help them at all even if it's immoral to blackmail them. The more you help such people, the more they will feel that it is their duty.
"Cousin Lin Heng, you are very tough. Well done."
"That's right, Third Aunt and Sixth Uncle are the most annoying. They only know how to take advantage of others."
"Brother Lin Heng, don't be angry. It's not worth it."
After those people left, other relatives hurried to comfort Lin Heng.
Many people were displeased with them, and it wasn't just the Lin Heng family that was taken advantage of. Many people couldn't do as Lin Heng did because of their face, and they felt very happy when they saw Lin Heng punishing some people.
"It's okay, I'm not angry." Lin Heng waved his hand and wanted to go out and find a quiet place to stay.
But a group of cousins of the same age followed him out. Especially the cousins, each one was thicker than the other, and they pestered him for comfort.
He had only met these people a few times when he was a child, and now they were so enthusiastic just because they wanted to hear some secrets and inside stories about making money from him.
But he was not interested in arguing with them, so he just said a few words and went to help with the work.
The chef prepared the dishes in a short while. Here, they would first serve eight or six cold dishes at a banquet, and then the hot main dishes in the middle. The quantity varied according to the financial resources.
Cold dishes are usually half meat and half vegetarian, and you can start eating after they are served.
During the meal, he had singers specially invited by his uncle to sing folk songs and flower drums for everyone to entertain them, and they also recited wedding rhymes.
The most important ceremony was that his uncle and aunt toasted to both parents. Although the wedding ceremony was not held, this ceremony still had to take place.
When toasting, Lin Heng saw that his grandmother was smiling very happily. Having two sons who were not married had always been one of her concerns, but now she was finally partially cured.
Lin Heng clearly felt that his grandmother's condition had improved a lot. Ever since she had gotten through that difficult time the year before, her condition had gradually improved, and now she could walk and eat normally again.
During the meal, Lin Heng did not sit with his elders, but sat at the same table with his cousins of the same age.
Mainly because here, no one would keep forcing him to drink, and he could eat more freely.
Everyone unconsciously isolated the stingy relatives who liked to take advantage of others and put them at two separate tables.
His uncle often went hunting, so the dishes this time were quite luxurious, including fish, pork, deer meat, and egg yolk soup.
It can be said that this wedding banquet cost a lot of money. Most of the gifts were items. The better ones were sugar and wine, and the ones that were almost starving were white rice and noodles.
Lin Heng directly gave a gift of thirty yuan, his eldest brother gave ten yuan, and his second uncle also gave ten yuan.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when the banquet ended. Those who lived far away left first, while those from Lin Heng's family and his aunt's family stayed to help clean up.
They don't have the custom of taking away food from the table. At most, they take some dry goods such as peanuts, melon seeds, and fried dough twists back for their children.
And for the sake of face and politeness, no one would eat up every last drop of a dish.
Therefore, there are actually quite a few leftover dishes. All of these dishes will be picked out and all the untouched dishes will be poured into a jar to make jar dishes. After adding salt and wine, they can be eaten for a long time.
This was something unique to this era of material scarcity. People were unwilling to waste even a little bit of food, let alone meat.
Of course, Lin Heng’s family doesn’t have it now, and his family is no longer short of supplies.
The few remaining vegetables were thrown away to feed the pigs. After cleaning up, I returned the borrowed tables, chairs and benches to the neighbors, and then swept the floor and was done.
"Don't go. I've cooked a table full of dishes. Eat before you leave." Aunt Zhang Gaolian kept everyone.
"Yes, eat first before leaving. It's late now because it's getting dark." Uncle Lu Honghai also smiled and tried to keep the guest.
After another meal, when they left, the uncle gave each of Lin Heng and his friends a pound of deer meat, and gave Lin Heng an extra deer belly.
"Have you noticed? My uncle seems to have become a different person after he got married." Li Shiwei said with a smile as they walked.
Lin Yue laughed and said, "You mean you've become obedient to your aunt?"
"Yeah, do you think my aunt made my uncle submit to death by beating him or sleeping with him?" Li Shiwei laughed.
Lin Heng's aunt Lu Hongyun looked at her son and said, "Be careful, kid. Your uncle will come over and punish you if he hears you."
"I'm just telling the truth." Li Shiwei smiled nonchalantly.
"I think it's good for them now." Lin Heng smiled. He felt that his uncle was subdued by sleep.
"Maybe it's just a trick from the new bride, just like your father lied to me. Everything will change in a few days." Lin's mother commented.
"When did I lie to you? It's impossible!" Father Lin sobered up a lot.
"There is..."
After a while, the topic went off topic and everyone was very happy.
It was already dusk when Lin Heng and his friends returned home. His aunt and her family insisted on going back and did not stay overnight.
"Dad, you're finally back!" Seeing Lin Heng open the door, Xiaoxia, who was sitting in the main room, stood up and ran over.
"Yes, Daddy is back and brought you some fried dough twists!" Lin Heng picked her up and held her high up.
Xiaoxia tilted her head and said, "Lift it higher!"
"Okay, lift her up again!" Lin Heng lifted her up high again, and did it three times in a row.
Then Xiaoxia ate the fried dough twist and walked into the house holding Lin Heng's big hand.
Xiulan was feeding her baby at the time. She looked at Lin Heng curiously and asked, "Is that deer meat?"
"Yes, my uncle caught it yesterday and gave me more than a pound of meat and a deer belly." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"We caught it yesterday, so you'll have a good meal today." Xiulan said with a smile.
Lin Heng sat down and said, "The food was good, but it wasn't that smooth."
Then he told Xiulan the details of what had happened.
"Third aunt is such a nuisance, she just wants to take advantage of others." After hearing this, Xiulan felt that Lin Heng did a good job and it was quite satisfying.
The two chatted for a while, and after feeding the child, Xiulan went to prepare dinner. She fried a plate of deer meat and put the rest in the freezer.
Lin Heng had just finished eating at around five o'clock, so he tasted a little and mainly watched his daughter and wife eat and chatted with them.
After dinner, we had a reading activity and Lin Heng taught Xiaoxia to read children's books.
The weather was still sunny the next morning. While I was doing my morning exercise, I heard bees buzzing above the grape trellises, pollinating the grapes.
"These two grape trees will have a good harvest this year, with thirty-four bunches of grapes."
Xiulan said happily as she counted the bunches of grapes.
"That's for sure. After all, the roots of these grapes come from wild grapes." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Not only here, the grapes planted on the back hill are also blooming very luxuriantly.
Grapes do not need to be thinned out. You have to wait until the fruits reach the size of peanuts before thinning them out.
With this year's yield, they can basically eat as many grapes as they want, and there are several different varieties.
After breakfast, Lin Heng went to the fields with his parents to cut the flowers of the grapes. This year, the grapes in the fields were not allowed to bear fruit.
The same goes for apples. When running an orchard, you cannot be impatient for quick success and instant benefits. You have to weed and remove insects while you are picking the flowers.
We were busy in the orchard for five full days, and by the time we were done it was already mid-May.
However, the farm work is not over yet, they started planting rice again. This year is a little later than last year, but it is still within the normal time range.
After planting the rice, it rained for two days. With such suitable weather, we naturally had to quickly plant sweet potatoes and corn, which took another six days.
By the time all the farm work in spring is finished, it is already June.
(End of this chapter)
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