In a blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Lin Heng woke up at around eight o'clock. He exercised with his wife as usual, made breakfast, and called his uncle, third uncle and eldest brother.
After the meal, everyone discussed how to distribute the prey. The yellow muntjac and four weasels were counted as Lin Heng's hunting results alone.
Then Lu Honghai said, "Niu Ling, it is you, Lin Heng, who has made the greatest contribution. Not only was you the first to discover the place, but you also made the greatest contribution in hunting. I suggest that you take 40% and the three of us can take 20%."
Lin Yue nodded: "I think it's quite appropriate. If you hadn't taken action personally at that time, I don't know what would have happened."
"I have no objection either." Lu Honggang said with a smile.
"That's not appropriate." Lin Heng shook his head and took a sip of milk tea. "Let's just split it in half. It's not that valuable. I have my own muntjac. There's no point in having so much meat."
Although this antelope is big, it cannot be sold for much money, so he is willing to give up his extra credit.
"This is not reasonable. We still have to distribute according to the merit. This way, whoever gets the first credit during the next hunting trip will be able to get more points." Lu Honghai shook his head.
Lin Yue nodded and said, "Yes, brother, let's not break the rules now that we have established them."
"It's good to divide it this way. Everyone can get a lot." Lu Hong just finished eating the eggs and said.
Lin Heng spread his hands and said, "Okay then. For pork, I'll take the smallest suckling pig. You can divide the extra dozens of pounds of meat from the big wild boar."
There were four wild boars. Even though the largest one had eaten some in the mountains, its weight was more than twice that of the other wild boars. Logically, he should have killed the largest wild boar and could have gotten a larger share, but he chose not to.
Everyone had no objection to this.
After the distribution method was determined, Lin Heng looked at them again and each of them chose to take a portion, and he would take the rest to the city to sell.
He didn't choose anything particularly good, so he just accepted two antelope heads and two beef tripes, and also the beef lungs, beef livers, beef intestines, etc. which were not very tasty.
His eldest brother and his third uncle also had two tripes and a piece of beef lard each. For the rest, they chose antelope beef. Beef offal was too difficult to handle and tasted very fishy without spices.
Lin Heng brought it back because he had the money to buy a lot of spices to make it delicious, and he also had Xiulan's excellent craftsmanship.
Apart from the internal organs, head, fur, etc., there was not much pure antelope meat, only 412 kilograms. Lin Yue and Lu Honghai each took 40 kilograms back to eat, but Lin Heng did not sell any of it and kept his 120 kilograms of meat. He was not short of that little money, so he chose to keep it for himself.
In this way, what was left to sell was 170 kilograms of meat, two antelope whips, and two cowhides.
This is not a difficult thing to sell. Lin Heng said that he would go down to sell it in the next two days because he just happened to be going down to pick up Caiyun, Lin Hai and the others. Today is January 13th, and it is only half a month away from the Chinese New Year.
"Anyone of you want to go down with me?" Lin Heng asked the three of them.
Lu Honghai shook his head: "No, I'm going back now. Your aunt will definitely be too busy to handle it alone at home."
Lu Honggang also said: "I am the same. I am going back to prepare to slaughter pigs for the New Year. Lin Heng, just bring me a pair of shoes. I wear size 43."
"I'll go with you then." Lin Yue nodded.
"Okay, uncle and third uncle, tell me what you want to buy and I'll buy it for you." Lin Heng nodded and took out a notebook to write down the things they wanted to take.
After finishing all this, they took out the pork from the freezer and divided it up. Then the third uncle and the eldest uncle said they wanted to go home. Lin Heng didn't stay long because they had been out for a long time indeed. If they didn't go back, his grandmother and aunt would be worried.
After sending his two uncles away, Lin Yue asked, "Brother, are you going to the city tomorrow?"
"Either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded.
"Okay, I'll go back first. Just tell me in advance when you go down." Lin Yue nodded.
After the eldest brother left with his things, Lin Heng sat down next to Xiulan, put his arm around her shoulders and asked, "Wife, do you want to take the kids with me to the city to play? The city is very lively before the New Year."
Xiulan shook her head and refused: "I bought all my clothes in Ancheng. There's nothing fun in the city, and I get carsick easily. I won't go."
"Just relax." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan still shook her head: "I really don't want to go. Let's quickly deal with the tripe and intestines. You didn't even clean them up in the mountains."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Okay, let's soak it in water first and wash it when I come back from Red Maple Mountain."
He wanted to ask his father for a good day so that he could dismantle the earthen stove and rebuild it.
He took out a large wooden basin to soak the food, then drove his sidecar and took a dozen pounds of beef to Hongfeng Mountain.
Lin Heng walked into the house, put the meat down and said, "Mom and Dad, you can fry this meat whenever you have nothing to do. Don't be frugal. There is still a lot in the house. Let's have hot pot together in a few days."
"Okay." Lin's mother agreed with a smile and did not refuse.
"There are also beef intestines and other things. I'll bring some to you when they're braised." Lin Heng added that his parents were reluctant to eat them, so he had to bring them meat frequently.
"Then bring some beef head meat. Your father likes it the most." said Lin's mother.
Lin Heng nodded and said, "I'll also give you some spiced beef intestines when the time comes. I know you like them, mom."
Then he told his parents about the allocation and the plan to dismantle the earthen stove and rebuild it.
After hearing this, Lin's mother said, "We should definitely make a new one. The one you made for me is very good. There is no smoke at all."
The stove on the Hongfeng Mountain side is made of bricks, and the flue is very smooth, making it a perfect smokeless wood-burning stove.
Father Lin smiled and said, "I've seen before that the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month three days from now will be a good day."
"I see." Lin Heng nodded and asked, "When are we going to slaughter the pigs this year?"
Father Lin replied, "On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, we will kill the pigs in the morning, your third father will kill them at noon, and your uncle's family will kill them in the afternoon. The butchers will all be pleased."
Lin Heng nodded to show that he understood, then went to look at the cattle and sheep, and then looked at the bathing fish in the pond. The fish looked a lot thinner, and it was estimated that the meat would be much better to eat during the Chinese New Year.
My parents haven't had much to do recently, except sitting by the fire at home and preparing some food for the New Year.
After staying here for a while, he returned to his home in the village. In the yard, Xiulan had already started cleaning the cow's stomach and intestines, so he went over to help her.
This is not a simple task. First, the remaining feces must be removed and then repeatedly washed with alkaline water, and finally soaked in salt water.
It took the whole morning to prepare two sets of beef intestines and two sets of beef tripe. In the afternoon, I burned off the hair on the cow's head and peeled off the skin. I cooked and removed the remaining meat and bones. I fried the lean meat at home in the evening and fed the rest to the dogs.
He set aside thirty pounds of takin meat for Xiulan to make dried meat for tomorrow, and the rest, like the little wild boar, were temporarily put in the freezer.
Although it won't go bad if you leave it at the outside temperature, it's still much higher than the temperature in the freezer and not as stable as in the freezer.
Since the wood stove was to be installed in three days, Lin Heng did not dare to delay. He drove a large truck with his elder brother into the city early the next morning.
After eating breakfast and putting the meat in the car, Lin Heng and his elder brother went to Wang Zhou's house first. Wang Zhou was very happy to see Lin Heng coming and greeted him: "Brother Lin Heng, Brother Lin Yue."
"You've stayed at home long enough, right? If so, let's go into the city." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Wang Zhou nodded and said, "I've been here long enough. I can't wait to get into the city."
He did not resent Lin Heng for asking him to look after the place in the city during the New Year, because the treatment Lin Heng gave was so good that he believed that anyone would rush to do it.
"That's fine. I killed two antelopes weighing more than 500 kilograms these past two days. You can take some meat back to feed your wife and children."
Lin Heng said this with a smile, then went to the truck bed and gave Wang Zhou ten pounds of antelope beef with ribs that had been cut up long ago.
"A takin weighing more than 500 kilograms, Brother Lin, you are amazing, you are a sharpshooter!"
Wang Zhou's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, and he waved his hands again and again when he saw the meat Lin Heng handed over. "Brother Lin, you've been very good to me, I can't take this meat."
"Take it, then go quickly and stop talking nonsense." Lin Heng stuffed it into his arms.
"Thank you, Brother Lin." Wang Zhou said quickly, and then invited Lin Heng and the other man into the house.
Lin Heng refused because he was busy and asked him to hurry up. After a while, Wang Zhou's parents pulled them into the house to eat. Although these two people had old-fashioned ideas, they also understood that Lin Heng was their son's god of wealth, and they spoke to him in a very kind way.
After Lin Heng repeatedly refused, they told their son to listen to Lin Heng in everything and not to do anything to let Lin Heng down. This job of his was hard-earned, and with money, the two old people would also become famous in the village.
Lin Heng felt that Wang Zhou was too humble as he was scolded by his parents to the point that he couldn't even raise his head.
After some polite conversation, Lin Heng and his elder brother took Wang Zhou away. On the way, Wang Zhou asked for advice: "Brother Lin, do you think I should build a new mud house for my wife to live in alone? My parents always beat and scold her."
When Lin Heng heard this, he turned his head and looked at him and said, "Can't you control your parents? When a man grows up, he should learn to be the master of the family and not let his parents control you."
If a man cannot spiritually complete his resistance to his father's authority, he will never be able to become an independent and mature person.
"This..." Wang Zhou smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Lin Heng was helpless, knowing that he had been suppressed since childhood and had never had such thoughts. Even now that he had become the financial pillar of the family, he was still firmly suppressed by his father's authority.
Just like when he got married, if he hadn't intervened, he would have listened to his father and married a woman who would bring disaster to him for the rest of his life.
This kind of people are often very sad. They are controlled by their parents in the first half of their lives and by their wives in the second half of their lives. Most of the men who only dare to be bullies at home are often in this category.
Lin Heng knew that it was useless for him to say such things, so he stopped talking and directly suggested: "How about this, you go and pick up your wife and children now, bring them to the city together, and rent a house near the factory."
"Now?" Wang Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let me go down and find out more."
"Go back and do it now. Don't think so much and keep fussing." Lin Heng looked at him impatiently and found a place to turn back.
Then he went to Wang Zhou's house and found an excuse to pick up Wang Zhou's wife and children. Wang Zhou's parents were polite to Lin Heng and did not dare to say anything inconvenient.
Liu Cihua was so happy to see that she could go into the city with Wang Zhou. After getting in the car, she thanked Lin Heng and said, "Brother Lin, you are really a great benefactor to our family. Thank you."
Lin Heng not only helped her, but also sponsored her brother to go to school. This favor was so great.
"Brother Lin, thank you so much." Wang Zhou also said repeatedly.
"It's a small matter." Lin Heng waved his hand.
Although there was a delay, it was only noon when he entered the city. Lin Heng went directly to the factory, opened the door and found Caiyun and Tian Yan were inside.
"Second brother, you're finally here!" Caiyun came over and said with a smile.
Tian Yan looked at him with amazement: "Boss Lin, I didn't expect you to build a factory in the city in just a few years."
"I'm lucky." Lin Heng laughed modestly and asked, "How long have you been on vacation? Where's Lin Hai?"
Caiyun smiled and said, "It's been three days. Brother Lin Hai went out to get his internship certificate. I think he will be back soon."
Tian Yan smiled and said, "This is not luck, this is strength. Also, thank you, Boss Lin, for donating books to the village primary school."
The more she got to know Lin Heng, the more she felt that he was worth making friends with. She even wondered what it would be like if she had been with Lin Heng.
Of course, this is just random thoughts at times.
"It's what I should do." Lin Heng waved his hand, and then said, "Let's go inside and talk slowly. It's too cold outside."
After they went into the house and had a cup of tea and chatted for a while, Tian Yan smiled and said, "Have you eaten yet? Caiyun and I bought some vegetables and can cook them for you."
"Thank you very much. I have some antelope beef in my car. I'll bring some to you." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"That's great." Tian Yan said with a smile.
Caiyun and Lin Heng went out to get the antelope beef, and then Wang Zhou took his wife to his dormitory, which was a single room assigned to him by Lin Heng, with an area of 20 square meters.
Lin Heng did not give him an extra house just because he had a wife and children. Once this precedent is set, it will be difficult to control if others follow suit.
When lunch was ready, Lin Hai came back and showed his driver's license to everyone: "Thanks to Brother Lin, I got my driver's license smoothly. I can be considered to have a skill now."
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Don't thank me. The cost of your driver's license test will be deducted from your salary."
"I can even work for you, Brother Lin, for free." Lin Hai said with a chuckle.
"Okay, stop showing off. Let's eat and talk while we eat." Tian Yan walked over and gave him a blank look.
"Okay, okay, let's eat it." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Everyone set the table, sat around it to eat, and chatted happily. Today was a very festive day.
"Lin Heng, are you coming back today?" Tian Yan asked.
"I'm not sure. I've taken the antelope beef to sell this afternoon and have other things to do, but I'll definitely go back tomorrow." Lin Heng said. (End of this chapter)
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