Chapter 422: Want to take action
"How much did you sell the prey you harvested this time for?" Lin's mother asked curiously.
"Yes, how much money did you earn in total?" Liu Juan also asked.
Everyone looked like a curious baby.
Lin Heng smiled and responded, "Not much. Including the black bear, I made a total of 8,992 yuan."
"My God, this is not much." Liu Juan widened her eyes.
"That's right, you made a lot of money this time." Lin's mother opened her mouth wide.
Father Lin smiled and said, "It seems that there are indeed a lot of things in the deep mountains and forests. This is a great harvest."
Only Xiulan was not too surprised because she knew it in advance.
"Black bears and musk are valuable mainly, their fur is actually not very valuable," said Lin Heng.
The black bear, forest musk deer, and black musk deer pelts brought in more than 6,000 yuan, and all other furs combined only sold for less than 3,000 yuan.
"It's a pity that we couldn't hunt another black bear this time." Lu Honghai said with emotion.
Li Baiquan also nodded: "Indeed, we are a little late."
"Let's divide the money first and calculate it. After the money is divided, we can talk about other things." Lin Heng said as he opened the bag. In addition to a lot of ten-yuan bills, there were also many silver dollars and gold.
The money is not calculated directly based on the total number, but on each prey. Whoever killed the prey and who helped, each person's contribution is different.
Make a reasonable distribution based on the price and calculated merit, and then add up the money each person gets to get his dividend this time.
After calculating for more than half an hour, each one was approved by everyone and finally the money was divided.
Lin Heng got the most, because he was the one who killed most of the prey in this hunting trip and accounted for the greatest credit, earning 5,844 yuan.
His eldest brother Lin Yue got 1,145 yuan, his eldest uncle got 989 yuan, his third uncle got 512 yuan, and his uncle-in-law got 500 yuan.
After calculating the accounts, Lin Heng distributed the money to everyone. He personally took the money for his third uncle and waited for him to come down to get it.
The reason why he didn't ask his eldest uncle to help bring the money back was because his eldest uncle had a habit of bullying his third uncle, and he might not give all the money away.
After everyone got their share of the money, they were all smiling. They were not unhappy or having conflicts because Lin Heng got the most, because they all understood that this was what Lin Heng deserved. Without Lin Heng, they would not even get the little money they had now.
"Xiu Lan, take this and keep it. We will deposit it into the passbook tomorrow." Lin Heng handed the money he had allocated to Xiu Lan and said, there was 5,000 yuan in cash and more than 800 yuan in gold.
In addition to these, he also had extra income. He sold the musk from his two musk deer for more than 1,600 yuan, and he also sold the mountain products he collected from the mountains for more than 800 yuan.
He did not sell the two precious herbs, saffron and cordyceps, but kept them at home. The same went for the egg-sized bezoar, which he kept and did not sell.
If I sell them all, I can get at least 7,000 to 8,000 yuan.
He has already deposited this extra income into his passbook. There were originally more than 30,000 yuan in the passbook, and with this money, the total amount is more than 32,700 yuan.
After depositing the 5,000 yuan, he now has nearly 38,000 yuan in cash in the card. For an ordinary farmer, this is definitely an astronomical deposit.
"Okay." Xiulan nodded slightly, walked over, wrapped the wallet with cloth, then opened the door and took it to the bedroom to store it secretly.
Mother Lin smiled and said, "Okay, let's get ready to eat. The hot pot is ready."
"Yes, let's eat quickly." Lin's father also said.
After a quick tidy up, everyone sat down around the hot pot. They first ate a few dumplings made by Xiulan, and then started eating the hot pot.
The buns stuffed with venison were so delicious that one could swallow one’s tongue off. Lin Heng ate two to fill his stomach, and then everyone started to eat the hot pot after the copper pot was lit.
Everyone received their money today. Lin Heng didn't let anyone drink too much, for fear that they might lose the money after getting drunk.
It was already past four in the afternoon when they finished their meal. Lin Heng and his father sent his uncle and his younger uncle away. After they came back, they cleaned up the dishes together and chatted while playing chess in the house.
It is now December 13th in the Gregorian calendar and the first day of the winter month in the lunar calendar. There are still two months until the Spring Festival. The next period of time will be very relaxing, with basically nothing to do.
Lin Heng planned to relax at home for a while, quietly waiting for the New Year.
After playing for an hour, Lin's parents returned to Hongfeng Mountain. They were going back to make tofu. When they left, they called Lin Heng: "Remember to come over to get the tofu pudding and soy milk later in the evening."
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.
After the parents left, Xiulan and Lin Heng were the only ones left in the room. After Xiaoxia had her meal, she ran to her eldest brother's house next door to play, and Xiongba followed her to look after her.
In the crib, the two children were also sleeping, having just finished drinking milk.
"Huh!" Lin Heng took a deep breath and leaned back on the sofa.
"What's wrong?" Xiulan walked over and looked at him curiously.
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled, "No, I just feel that I finally have some free time. I will accompany you to do whatever you want in the next few days."
"Okay." Xiulan agreed with a smile, and went to get the ear spoon and said, "Come, I'll clean your ears for you."
Lin Heng lay down and put his head on her thighs. A faint fragrance emanated from her body. Xiulan gently cleaned Lin Heng's ears. Her movements were extremely gentle and there was no trace of pain.
After cleaning her ears, Lin Heng looked up at her, with a faint smile on his pretty oval face and tenderness and love in his big eyes.
"Why do you think people live?"
Lin Heng sat up and tucked her messy hair behind her ears.
Xiulan smiled and shook her head: "How would I know? People's goals should be different at each stage. I just want to live by your side now and don't want to go anywhere else."
Lin Heng gently touched her cheek and smiled, "Me too."
He just wanted to lazily stay in this small mountain village, quietly feel the passage of time, and empty his mind.
Lin Heng tidied up the coffee table, brought over the tea tray, put charcoal on the small ceramic stove to boil water, and when the water boiled, he took out the purple clay teapot and black tea to make tea.
While drinking tea with Xiulan, they each took a book to read, quietly feeling the flow of time, their hearts gradually becoming as calm as the surface of a lake.
The afternoon passed quickly and it was soon getting dark. Xiaoxia came back from playing next door after getting tired.
Lin Heng took a wooden lunch box to Hongfeng Mountain. Seeing him coming, Lin's mother said happily, "You came at the right time. The tofu pudding will be ready soon, and your father will also prepare the chili."
Lin Heng came closer and saw that his mother had also made mugwort tofu. He immediately said, "Give me some tofu pudding made with mugwort tofu."
Compared with simple tofu pudding, tofu pudding made with mugwort tofu is obviously more delicious.
"I'll scoop some for you, second brother." Caiyun said with a smile. She had just returned and had already eaten a bowl of tofu pudding.
"good."
Lin Heng first scooped a bowl and ate a little, then asked his mother to get two small bowls to take back.
One bowl was taken to his eldest brother's house, and the other bowl was taken home to eat.
At home, Xiulan was frying the buns she had made today in a frying pan on the fireplace. Now she was following behind like a follower, obviously hungry.
"I brought back tofu pudding, come and have some." Lin Heng shouted.
"I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry!"
When Xiaoxia heard what was said, she trotted over to Lin Heng, looking as if she would starve to death in the next second if she didn't eat.
"I'll get it to you right away."
Lin Heng smiled and opened the lunch box, took out tofu pudding and garlic and chili. He gave Xiaoxia the tofu pudding as if it were honey. He and Xiulan both liked to eat salty and spicy tofu pudding.
As they ate the soft and hot tofu pudding, the three people's stomachs immediately warmed up and expressions of enjoyment appeared on their faces.
A little fried buns and dinner would be enough. As for the two sons, they only need to be fed with milk and some complementary food. These foods are not suitable for them to eat.
During the following period of time, Lin Heng's life became dull. He ate three meals a day with his family and did some small things leisurely. He had no goals or special ideas and just enjoyed life purely.
He and Xiulan made the fermented bean curd chili sauce together, braised the sausages and deer heads and legs brought back from the mountains, and enjoyed the delicious food.
When the sun is shining, they go out for a walk, stroll around Hongfeng Mountain, and fish in the mountain stream. When the sun is not shining, they stay at home. Lin Heng plays with his daughter and son while Xiulan does housework.
Picking a day when Caiyun was on holiday, Lin Heng took Xiulan and his mother, who wanted to visit the city, into the city. He took the pearls he had opened earlier to a small shop and had them made into bracelets.
He also took Xiulan and her mother to buy some cloth and picked out a set of clothes for each family member to wear during the Chinese New Year. In the past, people could only buy a piece of clothing every few years, but now not only can they buy clothes on weekdays, but they will definitely have a new set of clothes during the Chinese New Year.
In addition to these, they also bought some daily necessities and spices for cooking.
Lin Heng also found someone to make him a new compound bow. After that, he rented a tractor and pulled a large roll of painted barbed wire back home.
There is no rush to lay barbed wire for cattle and sheep. You can do it when you are free at home.
In the blink of an eye, it is already December 27th, and the Gregorian calendar year, 1986, is about to arrive.
After breakfast that day, Lin Heng asked Lin's mother to take Xiaoxia and the two sons, while he took Xiulan and his father to the mountain to dig yam.
The place they were going to this time was quite far and it took them an hour to climb to the ridge. The huge ridge was coiling like a dragon. As they walked on the ridge, they could clearly see the Red Maple Village which looked like a small bowl.
"It's right here. There are many big yams in this forest." Father Lin pointed to a mixed wood forest below and walked down first.
Lin Heng and Xiulan walked behind. Before they had gone far, Xiulan discovered something: "There is a thick vine over here."
"Let me see." Lin Heng came over and saw that it was a vine as thick as his index finger. He was immediately happy. He took a hoe and cleaned the ground. He evenly dug the soil and soon found the yam.
"The place where this yam grows is pretty good. Let's just dig it all out." Lin Heng handed the backpack to Xiulan and said.
"That's a huge project." Xiulan blinked. When digging yam, people usually just dig out a piece and that's it, because it grows too deep and it takes a lot of effort to dig it all out.
"I want to dig a complete one." After Lin Heng finished speaking, he took a small hoe and started digging. The more he dug, the deeper the hole became. Soon he had dug one and a half meters deep and still hadn't reached the bottom.
"This is too deep, let's forget it." Xiulan came over and wiped the sweat off Lin Heng's face and said.
"After digging a little more, I found that it is as thick as my forearm. It's rare." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan nodded and asked him to drink some water and rest for a while. She took the hoe and piled the dug soil aside so that he could continue digging later.
After Lin Heng had a rest, he came over and continued digging. He dug half a meter deep before he took out the yam.
"Super big yam!" Lin Heng took out a long yam and said with a smile. Although he had to cut such a complete yam into small pieces in the end, this gave him a different sense of accomplishment.
"It must be about 7 or 8 kilograms." Xiulan gave a thumbs up.
Lin Heng held it up again and showed it to his father in the distance: "Dad, look, what do I think of this?"
"Great, one is equivalent to two or three of mine." Father Lin praised.
After showing off, Lin Heng cut it into small pieces and put them into a backpack, then went to dig the next one with Xiulan.
When they were tired of digging, they would take a break. When they were hungry, they would take out the fried dough twists they bought and eat them one bite at a time.
The wild mountains and wilderness were desolate, with no animals to be seen, but Lin Heng and the others felt very happy. Digging yams together was a very joyful thing.
I would be happy to find a big yam, and even happier after digging it out.
Before we knew it, it was already past three o'clock. Snowflakes that hadn't been seen for a long time suddenly began to float down from the sky. Xiulan reached out to catch some and said, "It's going to snow. Let's go back."
"Yeah, I'm hungry too." Lin Heng nodded. He had finished the snacks he brought with him. He turned around and called his father, "Dad, let's go home."
"Right away." Father Lin agreed, dug the one next to him and walked up.
"How much did you dig?" Father Lin asked when they reached the ridge.
"A little more than yours." Lin Heng looked at his father's yams and said. They dug about twenty kilograms of yams.
Father Lin took a look and praised: "Then you two are amazing. Most people can't dig yams better than me."
After resting for a while, they got up and walked back along the ridge. Father Lin walked in front, Xiulan was in the middle, and Lin Heng was at the end.
It was snowing heavily at this time. Although it was not as heavy as goose feather snow, the heads and shoulders of both people were covered in white in a short while, and a thin layer of snow also accumulated on the branches and leaves.
However, the three of them were not in a hurry. They walked back leisurely, admiring the snow falling slowly.
When Lin Heng sat down to rest after being tired from walking, he rolled a small snowball. Before he could do anything bad with it, Xiulan snatched it away, glared at him and threw it aside.
"Don't freeze me."
After giving her a warning, Xiulan put her hands in his pockets to keep them warm.
Lin Heng looked at her and smiled: "What should I do if I really want to do it?"
"Hit it yourself." Xiulan snorted.
She kept staring at Lin Heng, making Lin Heng's idea of using Xue Bing's big white rabbit fall through. Seeing Lin Heng's helpless look, she smiled happily.
"oops!"
At this moment, a thumb-sized snowball accurately passed through her sweater and landed on her chest.
(End of this chapter)
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