Lin Heng looked at a lot of cars here. In response to the introduction, he just nodded and didn't say much.
After reading it here, he said, "I'll go back and think about it."
After saying that, he went out with his elder brother and Lin Hai.
Lin Hai asked curiously: "Brother Lin, I see there are quite a few cars here, do you think it's inappropriate?"
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "Of course not, it's just that there are other places selling trucks, let's go and have a look, there's no need to rush."
"This car is so beautiful, but it's too expensive." Lin Yue sighed.
"Yeah, it's too expensive. I don't know if I can afford it in this lifetime." Lin Hai was also a little emotional. He was really envious. With such a truck, he would never have to worry about making money. Transportation was very profitable in this era.
"Let's go and have a look somewhere else."
Lin Heng said that he was not in a hurry.
After visiting five places selling trucks in a row, Lin Heng returned to the original machinery factory.
"Are you ready to make up your mind to buy it?" The waiter asked with a smile when he saw Lin Heng coming back.
"Well, I'll take this Dongfeng 140." Lin Heng nodded.
In the end, he chose the most classic and popular truck of this era, the Dongfeng 140, which has 133 horsepower, a load capacity of five tons, and is equipped with a six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine and a manual five-speed gearbox.
It is not cheap, costing 48,000 yuan, but Lin Heng still chose to buy it because its performance and handling are much better than other cars.
This is also the reason why this car is very popular in this era.
The color he chose was the classic military green paint, and he didn't want blue because he felt it wasn't as good-looking as military green.
He didn't have enough money. After building the cattle and sheep pens, he only had about 40,000 yuan left. In order to buy the truck, he had no choice but to sell the bezoar.
That bezoar was a good thing. He went to several places to inquire about the price. As Ancheng was the provincial capital, the marketization process was very fast. There were also private individuals buying these things, not just state-owned stores.
Finally, he sold it in a private pharmacy for 9,500 yuan. Because the bezoar was not big, he didn't get much money even if he offered a higher price.
But for Lin Heng, it is enough to buy a car, and he can definitely afford this Dongfeng truck.
It was very troublesome to go through a series of formalities, and it was not until lunch time that Lin Heng finally finished it and got the car smoothly.
After getting the car, Lin Heng drove out and said, "Come on, let's lift the sidecar into the back bed and put it there, then we can drive the truck back."
"I would have done this even if you didn't tell me. I must take a ride in this new car." Lin Yue said with a smile.
"I'm lucky enough to ride in a new car today." Lin Hai said with a smile.
The three big men quickly lifted the sidecar onto the truck bed. Then Lin Yue and Lin Hai came to the front of the truck and tied the red cloth they had asked for from Mother Guanyin to the rearview mirror of the truck.
This was obtained by Lin's mother from the temple, saying it was for good luck and safety.
After hanging it up, they got on the truck quickly and looked around curiously. This was their first time riding in a truck and they were curious about everything on it.
"This car is really nice. It becomes more and more beautiful the more I look at it." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Lin Hai also nodded repeatedly: "Too domineering, such a majestic and powerful big guy, if I had a wife, I would not want it, and sleep with the car every day."
Lin Heng looked at him and smiled, "I'm going to tell Tian Yan about this."
"I'm just kidding, Brother Lin." Lin Hai suddenly became timid, but he still cared about Tian Yan very much.
"Haha, sit down and we'll set off."
Lin Heng laughed and started the car, then shifted gears and started off in one go. He had driven this car too many times, so even after such a long time, he was still very familiar with it and didn't need to grope around at all.
Lin Heng drove them around the city first, preparing to look for ways to sell antiques so that they could buy the car today.
After walking only two blocks, Lin Yue waved his hand and said, "No, brother, please stop for a moment. I feel carsick and want to vomit."
Lin Hai also said: "Me too, it seems that I am not lucky enough to ride in a truck, a motorcycle is better."
Lin Heng stopped helplessly, looked at the two and said, "I guessed you might get carsick."
Most people who have never ridden in a car in the mountains will not be able to adapt. Some people will get used to it after a while, while others will feel dizzy and want to vomit as soon as they get on the car.
The new car has a strong smell of formaldehyde, so it is normal for both of them to vomit.
After parking the car on the side of the road, the two of them ran down quickly. Fortunately, Lin Hai took a few breaths of fresh air and was fine.
“Wow… woo…”
Lin Yue endured for two minutes and then started vomiting violently while holding the trash can.
“Oh my god!”
When Lin Hai saw Lin Yue vomiting, he couldn't help himself and vomited all over the floor.
Lin Heng helplessly handed paper and water to the two of them.
After a while, the two of them felt better. Lin Yue shook his head and said, "Brother, I'd better drive a sidecar or sit in the back of the car when we go back. I can't stand this at all."
"Yes, I vomited all my breakfast in one go." Lin Hai also felt a little uncomfortable.
Lin Heng nodded: "This is the only way for now, but you all have to learn to adapt. I also plan to let you learn to drive, so that you can make a lot of money with me."
He was also very dizzy at the beginning, but this can be improved through exercise.
"There's no other way. I can only go home and try again slowly. It would be fatal if I try now." Lin Yue shook his head.
"Yes, let's go back and take it slowly. It's completely impossible to sit now." Lin Hai also said.
They took down the sidecar again, and two other people drove the sidecar with him, but they placed the hunting rifles and antiques on the passenger seat.
Lin Heng drove to a place in Ancheng that specialized in purchasing antiques. Although he had not had much contact with antiques in his previous life, he had heard people talk about them.
After spending money to find several people to cross-check for information, Lin Heng finally found five places that specialize in antique appraisals.
He took the antiques he brought with him to have them appraised, and the result was that three were real and two were fake, which was similar to his expectation, and this made him feel relieved.
The copper coins and silver ingots are all real, but most of the porcelains are fake.
After verifying the authenticity, he sold it. Antique trading has existed since ancient times, and Shaanxi is a place with a lot of antiques. Genuine things have no problem selling, the only problem is the price.
He came here just to test the waters. He spent the whole afternoon here, patiently learning about the situation.
Then I spent another day here the next day to find out where the products are easy to sell and who has the ability.
Two of his three porcelains were from the Qing Dynasty and one was from the Republic of China. He sold them for 3,200 yuan.
Copper coins and silver ingots were not sold.
After Lin Yue knew that Lin Heng had sold all the antiques, he said, "Now we just have to wait until tomorrow morning to go back, right?"
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "I'm going to bring back a truckload of goods. I can't just go there for nothing. I'll see what I can bring back to see if it's easier to sell."
He originally didn't want to haul the goods, but his elder brother Lin Hai was severely carsick and couldn't sit in a car, so he had to drive a sidecar tricycle, so he might as well just haul a load of goods back with his car empty.
There are many factories of various kinds here, and some industrial products are much cheaper than those in Taibai City. He plans to bring back a batch of items that are easier to sell.
"That's what we should do. We can't make this trip in vain." Lin Yue nodded.
Lin Hai said, "Brother Lin, you can also take on the job. It's good to earn some transportation fees."
"Forget about the transportation for now. I don't want to transport it if we can't leave immediately." Lin Heng shook his head.
He first asked about the price of fish meal, and then bought a ton. Fish meal for raising shrimps is much cheaper than silkworm pupa meal.
I also bought some cheap department store items and planned to sell them in the store.
I also bought the children some rare toys such as toy cars that are not available in Taibai City.
I bought a washing machine for my home, some bird-proof nets, and some medicine for treating cattle and sheep.
In the end, he spent another 3,500 yuan out of the remaining 4,500 yuan, leaving only 1,000 yuan.
They covered and tied up the truck bed with a black rainproof tarpaulin, found a place to rest, and set out together back to Taibai City early the next morning.
His Dongfeng 140 can reach a maximum speed of 100 mph, and can even run 70 or 80 mph when transporting goods, so it is not slow to go back.
We set off at five in the morning and arrived in Taibai City at 12:30 noon.
Then we rushed back to Huangtan Town without stopping and drove the car into the town. Immediately, many people came out to check it out curiously.
"This is a new truck, loaded with stuff. Is it for the purchasing station?"
"Of course it's new. Didn't you see it's still hung with a red cloth?"
Some people whispered that there were many tractors in the town and trucks like this were very rare.
"Look, the one driving the car seems to be Lin Heng. Could it be that he bought it?"
"No way, how can he afford such a nice car? This car is very expensive."
"Even if he was driving, he should have borrowed it from someone else."
These people quickly came over while talking, and just in time to see Lin Heng get off the car clearly.
Wang Zhou saw Lin Heng get out of the car, and then looked at the new car. He felt a little uncertain, so he asked tentatively: "Brother Lin, did you buy this car?"
"Yes, I just bought it from Ancheng, and brought back a truckload of goods. Come over and help unload the goods." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Oh my God!" Wang Zhou couldn't help but exclaimed. He knew the price of the car and was amazed at Lin Heng's wealth.
"Xiao Lin, you are really smart. You bought a big truck just a few years ago. This truck looks really majestic."
Grandpa Gao, who was sitting at the door smoking, also said with a smile that he watched Lin Heng grow up step by step, especially since this person had not made much use of his connections, which was truly extraordinary.
"This is mostly due to you, uncle. If you hadn't rented my house, I wouldn't have been able to develop so fast." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"This is your own ability." Grandpa Gao waved his hand.
Some people who were around also heard what Lin Heng said, and their eyes widened.
Especially those who had stayed and opened shops a long time ago could not believe that Lin Heng, a young boy from a mountain village, had suddenly become so powerful and even richer than them.
Even if they gritted their teeth, they couldn't afford this Dongfeng truck. Not only did others buy it, but it was a brand new Dongfeng truck.
I didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Lin Heng didn't say much to these people. The four of them removed the tarpaulin on the car, unloaded some of the purchased general merchandise and loaded it into the store's warehouse.
"Lin Heng, did you also buy these goods in Ancheng?" a shop owner came over and asked.
"Yes, I brought it back, but the price is the same after adding the shipping cost." Lin Heng said with a smile, not telling the truth.
"That's fine, it's your own car anyway, so you save a lot of money."
Someone next to him said this, but his tone was full of envy. Regardless of whether he had a car or not, the fact that Lin Heng had been to the provincial capital was enough to make people envious.
Lin Heng responded to these people intermittently while moving things to the warehouse.
After the goods were unloaded and the tarpaulin was being covered, a voice came from not far away: "Boss Lin, your business is getting better and better."
Lin Heng felt that the voice sounded familiar, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Wang Jie, the owner of the Tuanjie Brick Factory.
His brick factory business is doing well now. His vehicle has become a motorcycle, and he also bought a tractor to transport bricks.
"It's getting better and better, and your business is getting better." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After tying the car, he got on the driver's seat, started the truck and reversed it to return to Hongfeng Village.
"That's true, thanks to you." Wang Jie grinned, but before he finished speaking, he was stunned when he saw Lin Heng got into the driver's seat: "You learned to drive a truck by yourself, what a skill."
"Yes, let's not talk about it anymore. I'm leaving first." Lin Heng nodded and drove towards Hongfeng Village.
Seeing Lin Heng leave, someone reminded Wang Jie: "Not only did he learn to drive a truck, he also bought the truck. It's a brand new one."
"Oh my god, he bought it? Is it real?" Wang Jie almost jumped up.
"Hmph, do you think this kind of thing could be fake?" Someone laughed, and was very happy to see Wang Jie being humiliated.
"How did he do that? He's so rich!" Wang Jie widened his eyes.
He remembered that when Lin Heng first came to him to buy bricks and tiles, he was still penniless. He gave him a plan and wanted to cooperate with him, but he was dismissive and did not agree.
After a few years he had become rich and owned a tractor and a motorcycle. As a result, Lin Heng had gone from being penniless to buying a big truck.
He didn't know what to say for a moment. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
He was a little shaken. Maybe cooperating with Lin Heng was the best choice? Lin Heng naturally didn't know this. He drove smoothly all the way back to Hongfeng Village.
After parking the car on the road below his house, Lin Heng pressed the whistle.
After a while, Xiulan came out with the child. Xiaoxia ran over impatiently: "Dad, you are finally back. I missed you."
"Daddy!"
"dad!!"
The two sons who were being held by Xiulan also shouted in a very affectionate manner.
"I'm back!" Lin Heng picked up Xiaoxia, walked up to Xiulan and said with a smile: "This is the truck we bought this time, Dongfeng 140, with a load capacity of five tons and a maximum speed of one hundred kilometers per hour."
Next to them, Lin Heng's sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, and his own uncle and mother-in-law all came out, and some villagers also walked here curiously.
This big green truck tied with red cloth looked more and more beautiful. When they heard that it was bought by Lin Heng, they were all shocked.
Especially Lin Heng's uncle's family, they didn't know about this matter, and their jaws almost dropped when they heard what Lin Heng said.
"Lin Heng, did you really buy this yourself? Are you kidding?"
Before Xiulan could speak, Lin Heng's aunt spoke first, making an incredible sound.
In her impression, owning a motorcycle was already very impressive, and she couldn't even think about owning a tractor. But Lin Heng suddenly bought a big truck.
This incident is so shocking. (End of this chapter)
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