Chapter 433 Things Have Changed
On the morning of April 6, the weather was still sunny. Lin Heng had breakfast and drank tea and read at home.
“Boom boom boom!”
At around eleven o'clock, there was a rapid knock on the door, followed by a shout: "Brother Lin, are you home?"
"Wang Zhou, what is he doing here?"
Lin Heng was a little confused. He glanced at Xiulan and got up to open the door.
"Come in and sit down."
Opening the door, Lin Heng welcomed him into the house with a smile and poured him a cup of tea.
Wang Zhou took a sip of tea, looked at Lin Heng quickly and said, "Brother Lin, something happened to the Cheng family who were harvesting grain in the town."
"Something happened? Was it because of gambling?" Lin Heng asked in surprise.
"Brother Lin, how did you know?" Wang Zhou looked at him in surprise.
"Because I know that uncle of the Cheng family likes gambling very much. There's nothing I don't know about that." Lin Heng looked indifferent.
Wang Zhou nodded and said, "It was indeed because of gambling. It is said that he lost tens of thousands of yuan in gambling this time and owed a lot of money outside. The debt collectors came to his house in the past two days. He couldn't sell the machine at a low price, so I came up to inform you, Brother Lin."
"Wasn't the Cheng family one of the earliest millionaires? How come they have to sell machines to pay back their debts?" Xiulan was a little shocked.
"It is said that he lost all his money in gambling, and borrowed a lot of money everywhere, not only from relatives but also from loan sharks." Wang Zhou told the news he had heard.
"This is normal. Once you get addicted to gambling, no amount of money will be enough to spend," said Lin Heng.
However, what happened to the Cheng family did surprise him. He remembered that in his previous life, they were arrested together with Liu Qicheng from the purchasing station.
But this time, Liu Qicheng was arrested in advance. He thought there would be changes in the Cheng family, but he didn't expect the result to be even more drastic.
"Have you found out how much the machine was sold for? Do you know where those debt collectors are from?" Lin Heng asked after taking a sip of tea.
Wang Zhou replied, "It is said that all machines are for sale. The most expensive ones are over ten thousand yuan, and the cheapest ones are over one thousand yuan. If you want to buy one, you can come and ask. I think you may need it, Brother Lin, so I came to tell you."
After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "As for where the debt collectors came from, I don't know. Some say they are from the city, while others say they are from the neighboring village."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go down and take a look on the 29th day of the lunar calendar."
Wang Zhou stood up and said, "Brother Lin, I'll leave after you bring the news."
"What are you talking about? It's almost noon. Eat your meal before leaving." Lin Heng held him down and motioned for him to continue drinking tea.
"You guys drink your tea, I'll go cook right away." Xiulan said.
Wang Zhou knew Lin Heng's character. He didn't refuse and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Lin. Sorry to bother you, sister-in-law."
Lin Heng drank tea while watching his daughter and son. Xiaoxia was playing with toys with them in the crib over there, and he had to pay attention to make sure they didn't fight.
Xiaoxia frowned because she was very upset because her two younger brothers only knew how to destroy things and not create anything.
Lin Hengze understood that this was the nature of children. Destruction was their way of understanding the world, and they learned about the world by pushing things down and throwing things around.
Because compared to creation, destruction is the simplest. Parents cannot stop it too much, but they cannot let it go completely either. They need to guide it intentionally.
"Brother Lin, are you ready to buy it?" Wang Zhou asked.
"Well, let's go and take a look. There's no rush." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He had no urgent need and didn't want to buy these depreciating items now unless the price was very attractive.
"I understand." Wang Zhou nodded in agreement.
Lunch was ready in a short while. It wasn't particularly sumptuous, with just six dishes and a soup, but they were all staple foods and spring mountain products.
After dinner, Wang Zhou said goodbye and left. He went to his brother-in-law Liu Ciwen's house, saying that he was going to visit his father-in-law and help with some work.
"Are you going to buy it?" Xiulan asked curiously.
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "I haven't decided yet. It's not impossible to buy it. In fact, harvesting grain is a long-term thing, and it belongs to a long-term process. It's just that our family is not in town. If we buy a machine, we have to find someone to turn the door, which is very troublesome."
In rural areas, it took about 10 years for farmers to be able to afford to buy their own grain-threshing machines. Only after household appliances were introduced to the countryside did various types of machines begin to appear in rural areas.
Before that, life was very poor and farmers had always suffered. They had paid public grain for decades, but in the end, the pensions were still divided between rural and urban areas, with a difference of dozens of times.
Later, when they couldn't sell all the electrical appliances, they thought of dumping them in rural areas.
Those who truly love this great family are often the most simple people, and their ending is often to turn into dust in obscurity after enduring hardships, while some people enjoy endless wealth.
"This is indeed a very troublesome thing. There are already a lot of things going on at home, and there will be no one to take care of it if I buy it." Xiulan said.
"I'm still thinking about it." Lin Heng nodded.
If it is appropriate, he can buy the church and if Wang Zhou runs it well, he can give him some dividends.
After drinking a cup of tea, he was too lazy to think about it anymore. After staying at home all afternoon, they asked their mother to take care of the children the next morning, and then went to pick Chinese toon and fern together.
The leaves of the trees have turned green very quickly in the past two days, changing every day. The low shrubs are basically all light green, and the small trees have also sprouted. Only some large trees have not yet sprouted new buds.
Finding wild vegetables is a pure joy, one here and one there, and every time you find one, it is a pure happiness.
In one morning, the two of them harvested five kilograms of Chinese toon and ten kilograms of fern. They did not go there in the afternoon. They turned the land in front of their house and mixed it with rotted manure to prepare for transplanting the seedlings.
At this moment, the grapes and kiwis have sprouted, and the branches grafted in the simple greenhouse are basically alive. The seedlings of vegetables, fruits and melons cultivated in another greenhouse are also growing well, about ten centimeters long, and are just waiting for an opportunity to rain before they can be transplanted.
Soon it was the 29th of the lunar calendar, market day. Lin Heng and his eldest brother went to the town and arrived at the Cheng family's door.
But his status is different now. He used to be a millionaire of the Cheng family, but now he is in danger.
"If you want to get rice, go over there. You can't come in here."
Seeing Lin Heng and the other person walk into the main room, Cheng's daughter-in-law reminded them with a gloomy face.
The situation at home has deteriorated drastically recently. She is very worried. Her good and comfortable life is gone and she doesn’t know what to do in the future.
Lin Heng glanced at the woman and said, "Aren't you selling machines here? We are here to buy some."
"You're buying machines? The cheapest of those machines costs thousands." The woman glanced at the two of them, a little unconvinced, implying that they were not joking.
Lin Heng said, "My name is Lin Heng. You may not know me, but you should know the purchasing station in town. That's the one I opened."
Upon hearing this, the woman was stunned and a little surprised: "You are Lin Heng."
"Don't blame me. A lot of people came to ask for information these past two days, which made me feel irritated. I didn't mean it." The woman apologized first, then quickly poured tea for the two of them. "Drink some water while I go find my father-in-law."
Soon, Cheng Peng, the eldest uncle of the Cheng family, came over. He was of the same generation as Lin Heng’s father.
"What machine do you want to buy?" Cheng Peng looked distressed and regretful.
"Take a look at them all, and buy if the price is right." Lin Heng said. He did not sympathize with this man. Don't look at his current expression. When the gambling addiction comes, he will sell his children to gamble.
Gamblers are the least worthy of sympathy.
Cheng Peng smiled and said, "If you really want to buy, I can sell you all the machines, two motorcycles and a tractor for only 40,000 yuan."
"It's so expensive, you're dreaming, Uncle Cheng." Lin Heng said mercilessly.
Cheng Peng said undeniably: "I have a lot of stuff. You would have to spend more than this if you bought it separately."
"How much do the tractor and motorcycle sell for separately?" Lin Heng asked again.
Cheng Peng asked, "The tractor alone sold for 7,000 yuan, and the motorcycle sold for 1,000 yuan."
"Can't it be lowered a little more?"
"Not even a dime lower. If I wasn't in urgent need of money, I wouldn't sell it at this price."
"That's fine."
Lin Heng shook his head and told him that if the price dropped, he could go to the purchasing station to inform him.
This price is too uneconomical for him. It would be better to rent a tractor than to buy one with this money. With so much money, anything he can do now is more cost-effective.
"Brother, what do you say about me buying a motorcycle?"
On the way to the purchasing station, Lin Yue sought Lin Heng's advice.
"Don't buy it. It's better to buy it as gold and save it. If you want to go somewhere far away, just use my car." Lin Heng persuaded.
"It's mainly because your sister-in-law wants to buy it. I don't actually want to buy it." Lin Yue spread his hands.
"Then don't buy it. Believe me, big brother, you won't suffer any loss. Buy it and save it in gold or silver dollars, or other things I told you about." Lin Heng said again.
He understood that his sister-in-law Liu Juan was eager to show off and pretend that she was superior to others if she had some money to buy a motorcycle.
"Then I'll listen to you. I'll buy it and save it as gold later."
When Lin Yue heard what his brother said, he decided to listen to him. After all, he did not miss it, and the money was also thanks to him.
Moreover, he firmly believed that his brother, whom he had grown up with, would never betray him, and that his wife was not as reliable as his brother.
When they arrived at the store, Lin Heng chatted with Wang Zhou for a few words, and then met Grandpa Gao. As soon as they met, he was called to go fishing.
Lin Heng didn't refuse. He just went there with the pole, but came back empty-handed.
"The water must not be warm enough right now. Let's wait for a while."
"I think so too."
The three of them quickly found the reason. It was not their fault; it was all the fault of the water temperature.
After finishing all these, Lin Heng walked around the street for a while, bought some things, and then went home.
He picked a lot of flowers on the way and gave them to Xiulan when he got home.
Xiulan put several kinds of flowers into the vase one by one. Her flower arrangement skills had a self-taught beauty.
Time flies, and soon it is April 15th. At this time, all the trees have turned green, and it is another wonderful time of spring.
This year's Red Maple Mountain is more beautiful than last year. The roses surrounding the fence have blossomed into a flower wall that is not only pleasing to the eyes but also fragrant.
These days, in addition to helping to turn the land at home and planting corn and soybeans, I have been mainly busy with the breeding of rams and ewes.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly and there were no accidents.
It rained again on the 15th. Lin Heng sat at home drinking tea, staring at the green mountains on the opposite bank.
"When the weather gets warmer in a few days, let's go out for an outing." Xiulan said.
"Okay, where do you want to go?" Lin Heng asked curiously.
"Let's go to the Shiban River. We don't want to go far." Xiulan said.
She just wanted to take her children to the river to play and didn't want to go far away.
"We can go there many times." Lin Heng said with a smile.
In spring, not only are the trees colorful, there are all kinds of flowers, and there are no nasty bugs, so you can have a lot of fun.
"Dad, let's go plant watermelons." Xiaoxia came over and said that she didn't want to play with her brothers anymore. They were so annoying.
"Wait until tomorrow, baby." Lin Heng hugged her in his arms and said.
It rained all day and the land was completely wet. The next morning after breakfast, Lin Heng went to Hongfeng Mountain to pull up the seedlings and transplant them.
They grow some common vegetables, most of which are watermelon and cantaloupe.
The strawberry fields have been renovated this year. Because of the renovation, we won’t be able to eat strawberries until June.
We planted fruits, vegetables, and some sweet potatoes, and this year's spring farming is almost completed.
Because most of the family's land is planted with fruit trees, they are not very busy this year.
Lin Heng went to check out the astragalus and ginseng. The astragalus that was replanted in Hongfeng Mountain last year was growing very lushly.
The ginseng seedlings are growing normally. This year is already the third year and they are already blooming and bearing fruit. The ginseng will have some medicinal effects if dug out.
The weather was very sunny on the 20th, so Lin Heng took his wife and children to the Hongfeng Mountain Stream to get some food.
They originally wanted to go to Shiban River, but after looking around, they found that none of the places were as good as Hongfeng Mountain.
A tarp was laid out by the stream, with sheets on top so the children could play on it.
Lin Heng lit the charcoal, put the pot on the stove and prepared food.
"Take a sip." Xiulan brought Lin Heng a cup of milk tea and said.
"Okay, aren't parents Caiyun and the others here?" Lin Heng asked after taking a sip.
"No, they said they would be here in a moment," said Xiulan.
Lin Heng nodded. He cooked food here for a while, and then ran away when his parents and Caiyun came.
I lay down on the bed sheets, covered my head with the sun, and fell into a state of emptiness.
"dad!"
"Daddy!"
The kids came running up to him and crawled around, but he didn't want to move, which only made them get even more aggressive.
But even so, Lin Heng still chose to ignore it, as he would be even more troubled if he did.
Sure enough, after a while they went to play with grandma nearby.
After sleeping for a while, Lin Heng woke up again, came to the table to drink tea, ate something, and looked at the green mountains and the flowers dotted among them.
"By the way, how is the Cheng family doing now?"
Xiulan was sitting next to Lin Heng and suddenly asked.
"I sold them all to a man in town. He tried to buy my tractor and motorcycle at a reduced price several times, but I refused." Lin Heng replied.
"It is said that Chen Peng ran away without paying off his debts. His son and daughter also ran away, causing great suffering to the relatives who lent him money in the first place," said Lin's mother.
"Yes, Cheng Peng's relatives are also pitiful. They not only didn't get any benefits, but also lost a lot of money." Lin's father also said.
Lin Heng took a sip of tea and said, "It's not that I didn't buy anything, I did buy some."
(End of this chapter)
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