Chapter 459: Harvest of medicinal herbs, changes in cattle, sheep and musk deer
After hearing Lin Heng's words, everyone immediately stopped the machines and came over to listen to Lin Heng's speech.
Lin Heng looked at the five people, then looked at Wang Ran and asked, "Why aren't you wearing work clothes and a mask?"
Although the factory is still in the trial operation stage, he has already prepared the custom-made work clothes, masks, gloves and other items and distributed them to everyone.
Wang Ran smiled and replied, "The work clothes are too new. It's the same when I wear this clothes. I wear a mask because it's uncomfortable to breathe."
He didn't take these things seriously. In his opinion, as long as he did his job well, nothing else should matter.
Lin Heng looked at him and said solemnly: "The factory has its own rules and regulations. It's not up to you to do whatever you want. You must wear work clothes and masks. Grinding grain produces a lot of dust, which can be very harmful to your lungs. This is for your own good."
"I understand, Director. I promise to wear it next time." Wang Ran said quickly, fearing that he would be fired.
Lin Heng waved his hand and looked at the others: "Although there are still few people in the factory now, rules and regulations are indispensable. After all, there is no order without rules. The factory's rules and regulations are posted in the sign-in hall, and everyone has a copy of the safety operation manual. They all need to be remembered."
"I understand!" After hearing Lin Heng's words, everyone nodded.
Lin Heng looked at them and continued, "Although we are still in the trial operation stage, we cannot slack off. The six of you belong to the factory production department. There must be more than just a few people in this department. There must be management positions, mainly managers, deputy managers, safety officers, technicians, etc. If you perform well during the trial operation period, you will definitely be promoted and get a raise, and this period of time is the probation period."
As soon as Lin Heng said this, the six people became excited. No one dislikes promotion and salary increase, especially when there are certain rights after the promotion, it is even more attractive.
After everyone calmed down, he looked at Wang Zhou and said, "For the time being, the supervisor here will be handed over to Wang Zhou. He will be responsible for daily production and staff sign-in, but he is only an acting supervisor. If he does not do well, he will be replaced later."
"Please rest assured, Director. I will try my best to do what I should do." Although Wang Zhou is honest, he is not stupid. At this time, he addressed the man by his title instead of Brother Lin.
It was not surprising for Lin Heng to appoint Wang Zhou as the temporary supervisor of the other five people. They all knew that Wang Zhou was the first person to arrive and was naturally more liked by the factory director. They just wanted to do better and get promoted in the future.
"That's all I have to say. In the near future, we will be producing according to the previously agreed production plan. We will be working five days a week, eight hours a day. Wang Zhou, you need to report the situation to me every week." Lin Heng added. Now the conversation will be face to face, and there is no meeting room or anything like that, because it has nothing to do with production, so nothing has been done for the time being.
"I understand!" Wang Zhou nodded repeatedly.
Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "Alright, that's all, you guys can continue working."
After the workers went back, Lin Heng and his eldest brother Lin Hai returned to the reception room.
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Lin Hai? I'll find you a company to learn how to drive. I'll pay for half of the cost, and the remaining half will be deducted from your future salary."
He thought about it and felt that he couldn't teach two people by himself. He had other things to do later and he didn't have that much time.
Lin Hai nodded and said, "Sure. I can help you keep an eye on the factory from down there, Brother Lin. I'm always worried without someone of my own here."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Well, I'll contact you this afternoon. I've passed the driving test before, so it won't be difficult for me to find a job."
After lunch, Lin Heng took Lin Hai to the company where he had taken the driving test. In those days, there were no driving schools. If you wanted to take the test, you had to go to a company and learn from a master.
As long as you are willing to pay, it is not difficult to arrange it, so Lin Heng arranged one for Lin Hai.
After arranging his affairs, Lin Heng returned to the factory to sort out some things there.
It is called a factory now, but in fact it is just a small workshop. If we want to expand it, there is still a lot of work to be done in the future.
After finishing his work, he sent Caiyun back to school early the next morning, and then took the official seal and returned to Hongfeng Village with his elder brother.
I hadn't been back for half a month, and when I came back it was already November. A lot of leaves had fallen on the road, and the trees on the hillside had begun to turn yellow and red. In a few days, the most beautiful golden autumn would arrive.
"Time has passed so quickly this year." Lin Yue said with a smile.
"It will be very soon. The New Year is coming soon." Lin Heng nodded. After the New Year it will be 1987.
Lin Yue looked at him and said, "Wait a few days, when all the leaves on the trees have fallen, let's go up the mountain to hunt. We don't have much to do recently."
"Okay, I also want to go hunting in the mountains." Lin Heng nodded and said.
Soon they drove back to Hongfeng Mountain. Seeing that they were finally back, Mr. and Mrs. Lin started to ask about their well-being again.
"What kind of business are you doing? Why do you work for half a month?" Father Lin asked the two of them.
Lin's mother also said: "Yes, the village party secretary has come to see Lin Yue several times recently. As a village leader, he can't always be away from the village."
Lin Heng looked at his parents and said, "We are opening a factory downstairs. It has already started. It is a small feed production factory."
"Factory!" Father Lin was stunned. He didn't expect his son to be so generous and open a factory quietly.
"That will cost a lot of money. Is it possible to make any money?" asked Lin's mother. She was also a little stunned.
"Let me tell you from the beginning." Lin Heng walked into the house, sat down, drank a sip of water, and explained to them. In short, this feed factory will definitely make money, so they don't have to worry.
Both Lin's father and mother were confused and didn't quite understand, but as long as Lin Heng was doing the right thing, it was fine. They were afraid that if they had money, they would go gambling or do something bad.
"Then I'll take you downstairs to have a look later." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Well, we have never seen what a factory looks like." Father Lin said with a smile.
After telling the following story, Lin Heng asked his parents again: "Have you collected all the Astragalus?"
Father Lin nodded and said, "We have harvested all our ten mu of astragalus, dried them and stored them in the warehouse. The yield of fresh astragalus per mu is about 1,000 to 200 kilograms. If it is dried into dried goods, it is about 4 kilograms per kilogram. The yield of dried goods per mu is between 280 and 310 kilograms."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "That means there are nearly 3,000 kilograms of dry goods, plus the 1,200 kilograms we had before, that's 4,200 kilograms."
Mother Lin added, "Your third father's four acres yielded 1,100 kilograms of dried Astragalus, your aunt's five acres yielded 1,250 kilograms, and your uncle's seven acres yielded 2,100 kilograms. Together, that's 4,350 kilograms of dried Astragalus. They're all waiting for news from you, one about how you're selling it, and the other about whether you'll continue planting next year."
"Well, didn't I agree before that I would buy it according to the price of artificially grown astragalus? As long as they are willing, they can continue to plant it. We can even expand the scale and let other people in the village plant it as well. The astragalus seeds harvested in the past two years are more than enough, so we don't need to buy any more, right?" Lin Heng asked.
Astragalus can be harvested in two years, while ginseng takes at least five years. Except for his own ginseng which has been harvested for three years, the ginsengs of other families have only been harvested for two years.
Mother Lin nodded and said, "Is that so? Then I'll have someone bring a letter to them. You guys came down recently, so you should stay longer this time, right?"
"But for sure, letting them come will just get the job done." Lin Heng nodded.
After drinking a sip of water, they talked a few more words. The cow on Hongfeng Mountain had given birth and was now producing milk. His parents asked him if he wanted to take the cow back to the village because the cow on the back mountain was no longer producing milk.
He said no, it is more convenient for his parents to milk the cows here, he just needs to get up in the morning and drive his sidecar over to milk the cows.
In addition to dairy cow production, the family’s sheep have also completed a new round of production. In the past few months, a total of 98 black goats have been born. Together with the original black goats, the number of sheep in the herd has now reached 205.
The number of male and female black goats produced this time is still nearly one to one, with 45 ewes and 53 rams. This batch of ewes can start giving birth in March or April next year. By then, his family will have 104 ewes that can give birth. If all of them become pregnant successfully, they can produce at least 200 lambs a year.
The total number of his cattle has reached 24, including 5 dairy cows and 19 cattle. Cattle reproduce very slowly because newborn calves take at least one year to start breeding.
Because the calves were isolated in time, the nine female cattle are now pregnant again and will give birth in June or July next year. Both the sexual maturity cycle and the production cycle of cattle are much slower than those of sheep.
As for the musk deer, only six baby musk deer were born this year. Just like last year, two of the six female musk deer born last year would not become pregnant until the end of this year, so they can be bred now.
The six newborns this year are three males and three females. Together with the original 12 musk deer, there are a total of 18 musk deer, including 10 males and 8 females. There are seven male musk deer that can produce musk this year, three of which are in the peak production period and four are just starting to produce musk.
When talking about musk deer, Lin's father spoke up. He looked at Lin Heng and said, "The musk deer pen is now completely unable to accommodate so many musk deer. I plan to move them to the sheep pen upstairs to raise them together. There is still some space over there."
"We can do it this way. The musk deer pen is indeed too small. However, if we want to raise musk deer in the sheep pen, we have to modify it and put a net on it. Otherwise, musk deer like to jump and will jump out." Lin Heng said.
Father Lin nodded and said, "I know this. There are still a lot of barbed wire fences used to feed open-air cattle and sheep pens. We can build a fence around them."
"Okay, I'll come to help you in a few days, and move the musk deer there when it's done." Lin Heng nodded and said, it is indeed not a good idea to keep the musk deer in the pen below, one reason is that it is close to where people live, and the other is that they have to make an extra trip when feeding them.
Put them all together and feed them at once, no need to run a second time.
"Mom and Dad, we'll go back first. Come over for dinner in the evening and we'll have a drink." After chatting, Lin Heng looked at the two of them and said.
"Okay, we'll go there in the evening." Father Lin said with a smile.
After saying this, Lin Heng unloaded the things from the car, put them on the sidecar, and returned to the village with his elder brother.
The things I took this time were mainly toys for the children, and some things bought by my eldest brother.
Lin Heng pushed the door open and shouted, "Are you all home? I'm back."
"Dad is back!"
“Dad! Dad!”
"Baba, I'm back!!"
The children who were playing in the house dropped what they were holding and ran over when they heard the noise. Xiaoxia is now almost five years old, and the two children are almost two years old. Soon they surrounded Lin Heng and he couldn't even push the bike.
Xiaoxia hugged Lin Heng's left leg! "Dad, where have you been? I miss you so much!"
"I want it too, more than my sister!" Lu Ming said in a baby voice.
"I miss him the most. I miss my dad more than my brothers and sisters!" Du Heng said in a childish voice.
"No, I want it the most, the most in the world!" Lu Ming and his brother started arguing, holding Lin Heng's legs while arguing with each other.
"Don't make a fuss, you are all my good kids." Lin Heng said with a smile while touching the three people's heads.
Then he took out the toys he bought for the children.
"You two can each take one of these two cars. This bicycle is for Xiaoxia. I will buy you more when you two grow up."
Lin Heng bought four toy trucks, an excavator, a truck and a sports car, and asked his sons to choose two. He also bought a children's bicycle for Xiaoxia.
If he says he is short of money now, he really is short of money. If he says he is not short of money, he is not short of money either. He doesn’t care about buying things in daily life, as long as his children are happy.
“Thank you, Dad!”
"I love daddy!"
“Dad is the best!”
The children became even happier when they saw the toys. Du Heng and Lu Ming originally wanted a bicycle, but they couldn't lift it, so they chose two small toy cars and started playing happily.
Xiaoxia kissed Lin Heng and happily pushed the small children's bicycle. Under their guidance and imitation of their sister, the two sons were inevitably a little naughty, but they were also well-behaved and sensible.
"Dad, I don't know how to ride!" Xiaoxia looked at the bike and Lin Heng and blinked her big eyes.
"It's okay, I'll teach you later. Go into the house first." Lin Heng said, touching her head.
"You've even bought a bicycle for your daughter. You're really becoming more and more extravagant." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said. She couldn't get a word in because the children were chattering just now.
"Learning to ride a bicycle is a skill, and it's not that expensive. I was planning to buy you one, but I think it's better for you to just learn to ride a motorcycle."
As Lin Heng spoke, he pushed away the two dogs, Xiongba and Dazhuang, who were hugging his legs. Not only were there children hugging him, but the two dogs were just as enthusiastic.
Pushing the dog aside, he took out a paper bag from the truck bed, took out a bunch of flowers from it and handed it to Xiulan: "Here, this is for your wife. You are more beautiful than flowers."
"That's very thoughtful." Xiulan said with a smile.
"Not only this, there's also a hairpin and earrings." Lin Heng handed over the bag again, which contained two small gifts.
"Thank you, husband." Xiulan took the food and said, "Go back to the house quickly. I'll cook for you. What do you want to eat?"
Lin Heng pushed the cart into the room and asked, "Have you eaten? I haven't had breakfast yet. I want to eat noodles."
"We haven't eaten yet. You can eat the apple and scallion pancake to calm down first. I'll start cooking right away." Xiulan said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)
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