Chapter 407 Another Harvest
Seeing that Lin Heng didn’t say anything, Li Baiquan asked again: “Lin Heng, is this really yours? You bought such a big factory in the city? How much does it cost?”
"No, I rented this place. I originally planned to use it for business, but it hasn't started operating yet." Lin Heng lied.
"I see. That's what I said."
Li Baiquan nodded. He still didn't quite believe that Lin Heng could buy such a large factory in the city.
After entering the house, Lin Heng came to the dormitory building that had been cleaned up but not lived in before and said, "Stay here tonight. Get up early tomorrow morning to contact someone to buy bear meat."
The next morning, Lin Heng drove his sidecar and took his uncle to sell bear paws. Someone had placed an order for bear paws from him before, and the rare item was in short supply, so there was no problem selling them.
After asking about the price, he finally sold it to Taibai Hotel for 250 yuan each. The price of bear meat has also increased this year, selling for 3.5 yuan per pound, and sold it to some luxury hotels and restaurants.
Four bear paws were sold for one thousand yuan, and the bear meat and the bear head were sold for 220 yuan. Although these prices are already very expensive, this thing is rare, and they can make it and sell it to wealthy people in the upper class and the price can be doubled.
Many people eat it not because of how delicious it is, but because of its rarity and expensiveness, and they eat it to show off their status.
The bear gall was relatively small, weighing only 32 grams, and was sold for 1,280 yuan. The bear skin was also relatively small, and was sold for 500 yuan.
Because there were no bear penises, in the end they only sold the bear bones as traditional Chinese medicine for a few dozen dollars.
The final total was 3,038 yuan. Lin Heng got 60% which was 1,822 yuan, and the remaining four people got 10% each which was 320 yuan.
After Qian Linheng made the calculations, he opened a separate passbook and saved the money. He would distribute it after the hunting trip was over. He couldn't just go back with a lot of money now.
After selling the bears, Lin Heng sold the Chinese herbal medicines he had collected in the village on the mountain. Except for the Cordyceps, he sold all the others, and his total profit was 358 yuan.
The reason for this is that he did not sell the Cordyceps, which is the most expensive.
He planned to take the Cordyceps home for his family to eat. No amount of money was more important than the health of his family.
After the shopping, Lin Heng went to the market and bought a lot of daily necessities. He was preparing to go back to Hongfeng Village, and these things were bought for his family.
When Lin Heng was buying things, Li Baiquan said, "Lin Heng, please lend me some money. I want to buy some soap and sell it to the villages in the mountains."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Of course you can, but I don't recommend you buy too much, uncle. Daily necessities are not necessities and may not be easy to sell."
He actually knew that his uncle-in-law followed him out just to do this.
Li Baiquan said, "Okay, I'll buy one for fifty yuan, and if I can't sell it, I'll go to other villages."
Lin Heng gave him fifty yuan, and after he finished buying things, he drove back to Hongfeng Village.
It was half past eleven when we set out and one o'clock when we returned to Hongfeng Village. The reason why it was so fast was that there was a section of the road in the middle that was a national highway. Although it had not been paved yet, the road became wide and flat.
After returning to the village, Lin Heng parked his car on the side of the road, took his things and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me."
“It’s Daddy!!”
The next moment, cheers came from the room. When Xiulan opened the door, Xiaoxia rushed out and hugged his thighs: "Dad, I missed you so much."
"Wait a minute, daddy will hold you."
Lin Heng handed the things to Xiulan and picked up Xiaoxia.
"Why did you come back so soon?"
Xiulan drove away Xiongba who was licking her hand and asked.
Li Baiquan said first: "We killed a black bear, and after selling it, Lin Heng said it was a good opportunity for him to come back."
"Oh, so you have a good harvest this time." Xiulan said in surprise. She knew that black bear skin was very valuable.
"It's all thanks to Lin Heng, and I benefited from it as well," said Li Baiquan.
There are a lot of radishes and potatoes piled up in the yard. Xiulan is busy drying potato chips and making sour shredded radish today.
After entering the house, she poured water for the two of them, looked at Lin Heng and said, "Have you had lunch? If not, I'll make it for you."
Lin Heng sat on the sofa and said, "No, you can make it for me. I also brought back some bear meat."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook. Lin Heng took a sip of water, glanced at his two sons, and took Xiaoxia out to get some things.
After getting the things back, Li Baiquan asked, "Should we leave tomorrow morning or today?"
"Tomorrow morning, half a day won't make a difference." Lin Heng thought for a while and said, since they are back, they might as well rest for half a day before leaving.
Li Baiquan nodded and said, "I'll go to Hongfeng Mountain to see what your parents are doing, and come over for dinner later."
He wanted to brag to Lin's father, but he couldn't chat with Lin Heng, who knew everything.
After he left, Lin Heng went to boil water to take a shower and changed his clothes. When he came out, Xiulan was still cooking in the kitchen.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you so much, my wife." Lin Heng hugged her slender waist from behind.
"Don't make trouble, go out and wait for dinner."
Xiulan glared at him, wiped the sweat off her face, and pushed him out of the kitchen.
"Let me help you add fuel to the fire."
Lin Heng came in again, but this time he really wanted to help.
Xiulan prepared four dishes and a soup. After they were ready, she put them on the stove to keep them warm while waiting for her uncle to come.
Lin Heng pulled her over and said, "I'll show you something good."
Pulling her to sit on the sofa, Lin Heng handed her a bag. Xiaoxia also came over curiously and stared at it intently.
"What is it?"
Xiulan asked curiously and slowly opened it.
When she saw the golden cordyceps inside, she was stunned and looked up at Lin Heng: "Did you buy this?"
"Dad, is this a bug?" Xiaoxia asked, also tilting her head. She was not afraid of bugs and even dared to catch the green pigworm with her hands.
"This is Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine." Lin Heng first answered his daughter, then looked at his wife and said, "I didn't buy it. I exchanged it for yellow rubber shoes and cracked oil in the mountains."
Lin Heng briefly told Xiulan what had happened, which made her eyes sparkle. She thought Lin Heng was really smart and could make money like this.
"Dad, you are awesome."
Xiaoxia was more direct and kissed Lin Heng on the face.
Lin Heng grinned and said, "Wife, keep half of this and give the other half to your parents. You can put it in soup or boil it in water. Both adults and children can drink it."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded, and went to find a small wooden box to put half of the food in. There was also some quicklime wrapped in the wooden box as a desiccant.
Lin Heng let her look at the silver dollars he had collected, handed them to her and asked her to keep them safely. She was not allowed to use them outside and should keep them as heirlooms.
"I know." Xiulan nodded and went to the bedroom to put her things away.
When she came out, Lin's father and Li Baiquan came over together, looked at Lin Heng and smiled: "Son, your hunting skills are becoming more and more sophisticated."
"Not bad, let's eat quickly. We're so hungry." Lin Heng said with a smile, then went to the kitchen to serve the dishes, and they all had lunch together.
After drinking some wine and finishing their meal, Lin's father and uncle went to Hongfeng Mountain, while Lin Heng rested at home.
He strolled around the front yard, back yard and back hill. The oranges on the trees were almost ripe, so he picked one and ate it. It was still a little sour, so he estimated that he would have to wait until around New Year's Day.
"Xiu Lan, if there is nothing to do, I'll go to Red Maple Mountain to have a look." Lin Heng said to Xiu Lan who was cutting potato chips.
He said he wanted to help her, but she refused and told him to have a good rest.
"Take Xiaoxia with you." Xiulan nodded.
Lin Heng agreed, left Xiongba at home, and took Xiaoxia to Hongfeng Mountain.
Here at Hongfeng Mountain, the second platform has been paved with concrete, and the first platform is now being paved.
Father Lin has nothing else to do these days except building a retaining wall with the helpers he called, and waiting for the truck to deliver the remaining cement every afternoon to use for paving the road.
Lin Heng looked at the cattle and sheep. Judging from the cows' increasingly round bellies, they should all be pregnant.
The lambs next to us now weigh 20 kilograms, so there will basically be no problems. The only problem is that there are more sheep now, so the sheep pen has to be cleaned every two days.
As for other things, red-maned horses and red dates were raised outside. After seeing the situation here, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia on a horse ride to Shimen Village and back.
Riding a horse on a dirt road is quite comfortable and more fun than driving.
In the evening, Lin Heng called his parents over for dinner.
After finishing the meal, Lin Heng arranged an old house for his uncle to live in, and Caiyun went to Hongfeng Mountain.
When he returned home, he found that Xiulan had already coaxed her two sons to sleep and was telling Xiaoxia a story.
He smiled slightly, walked over and said, "Let me tell Xiaoxia a story."
"Go wash up first." Xiulan looked at him and said.
"Okay." Lin Heng went to wash up, and when he came back Xiaoxia was still awake. He told her a story for a while before coaxing Xiaoxia to sleep.
The children fell asleep. Lin Heng climbed onto the bed and looked at his wife in her nightgown, revealing a smile: "Xiu Lan, I miss you so much."
Xiulan blushed and said, "Stop it, I'm tying my hair."
"Then why don't you tie your hair into two ponytails?" Lin Heng said again.
Xiulan glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and ignored him, but tied her hair into two ponytails.
After she tied her hair, Lin Heng turned off the lights and put his arms around her slender waist.
Xiulan's arms unconsciously wrapped around his neck, and the two of them kissed quickly.
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The next morning, Lin Heng woke up just after dawn. Xiulan was sleeping beside him, her little face resting on his arm, holding his arm in her arms.
The two of them were honest with each other in bed, and Lin Heng looked at her little face and recalled what happened last night.
There are scenes of her feeding herself snacks, and scenes of him feeding her snacks.
As he thought about it, Lin Heng couldn't help but reach out and hold her in his arms.
"What are you doing~" Xiulan was woken up by him and pouted in dissatisfaction.
But Lin Heng blocked her mouth, and the two of them kissed for a while, then couldn't help but do what they loved to do.
"I'm ready to go." Lin Heng kissed Xiulan, who was steaming and sweating, then got up and got dressed.
"Be careful." Xiulan nodded with a red face, took off the flesh-colored cotton socks on her legs, and changed into a set of underwear that had been prepared long ago.
After making the bed, she got up and made breakfast for Lin Heng. She had already prepared the meal last night.
Lin Heng called his uncle over for dinner, and then the two of them took their things and set off with Xiongba.
After getting everything ready on the street, Lin Heng went back to the house to get something.
"Be careful." Xiulan said it again. She gave him all the tenderness she could without leaving a single trace, hoping that he would be able to think clearly on the mountain and nothing would go wrong.
"Don't worry." Lin Heng touched Xiulan's face, bent down to borrow some lipstick on her red lips, then walked out onto the road and set off again.
This time they went faster than last time because there were fewer people and they ran faster. They returned to Xiaozhuo Township just at noon, deposited the tricycle, and went into the mountains with their belongings on their backs.
There were fewer things this time, so the two walked faster. When they arrived at Liba Village, Li Baiquan started selling his daily necessities. The results were not very good. He sold one-fifth of them, and the remaining village only bought two-fifths.
In the end, there were only a few left and I had no choice but to carry them up the mountain.
"It's raining." Lin Heng felt water droplets hitting his face as he walked towards the camp.
"I felt it too. I hope it doesn't rain too heavily and affect our hunting." Li Baiquan said, looking at the sky.
After saying this, the two men quickened their pace and headed towards the camp, but the rain did not go according to their wishes and continued to fall, soon turning into a drizzle.
The two put on raincoats and quickened their pace. As the sky grew darker, they reached the mountains and the drizzle turned into light snow.
By the time the two men arrived to lead the camp, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Because it was raining, the three people in the camp didn't go out. When they saw the flashlight, they shouted, "You are finally back. How are you this time?"
"It went smoothly. We sold it for three thousand dollars." Li Baiquan responded loudly.
Lin Heng also responded: "How did you get? Did my trap catch any prey?"
"Your vertical bridge trap was hit yesterday, and a yellow muntjac was directly trapped to death on the tree." Lin Yue shouted loudly.
"How big is it?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng immediately quickened his pace. As he walked, much of his fatigue disappeared and he quickly ran into the camp.
"There should be about 40 kilograms. The meat has been cut and hung here to dry. I've added a little salt." Lin Yue pointed to the fire nearby. The deer meat was cut into small strips and hung on the tree trunk, and the internal organs were also here.
In addition to deer viscera, there are also bear meat and bear intestines. Everyone thinks that it is enough to eat some pork in the mountains, so they take these good things back and share them with their families.
"Just apply salt." Lin Heng nodded and put down the things he was carrying. This time he went to Yuanbao Village and exchanged some grain and potatoes to make up for the lack of food in the camp.
"These traps you made are very useful. Teach us later." Lu Honghai said. He felt a little embarrassed. He had been relying on Lin Heng for hunting for so long. Apart from the six cured golden roosters hanging here, they didn't catch any good prey.
"That's no problem." Lin Heng nodded.
"You guys haven't been doing well these past two days. You haven't caught any prey." Li Baiquan took a breath and spoke. He just likes to say whatever he wants to say.
"It's indeed not possible. Now that you are back, we will prepare to set off to a farther place tomorrow." Lin Yue said.
"Then I'll go too. There's still half a month left so I can have a good time hunting." Li Baiquan said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)
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