After returning home, they made a simple dinner, then washed up and rested.
Lin Heng was a little tired, so he lay down on the bed after coaxing the child.
Xiulan tidied up today's laundry and walked towards the bed, taking off her clothes one by one, revealing her amazing figure.
After glancing at Lin Heng, she smiled and came to the bed, leaning against him, showing an intimate and loving look.
The two looked at each other, Xiulan reached out to turn off the light, and after a brief intimate moment, they fell asleep without any further ado.
The next day, Lin Heng had breakfast at home and set out for the city. He first went to take a look around the town.
He did not go to the city to get the goods sold here himself, but asked Li Guocheng to deliver them.
It's not much more expensive, but it saves him the trouble. It's impossible to do business only thinking about making money for yourself.
Only during the Chinese New Year would he occasionally transport some goods himself.
After looking around the town, he asked Li Shiwei to find those people who set up traps in the town to buy green shrimps. He wanted to select some good ones from them to use as breeding shrimps.
After briefly dealing with things here, he went to the city.
"Brother Lin, you're finally here. The animal husbandry station asked us to send a batch of concentrated feed over there. They've been asking us for many days."
Seeing Lin Heng coming, Lin Hai hurriedly said.
"I already know this. Li Shiwei informed me. You drive the car and have someone load the stuff. We'll go to the animal husbandry station together later." Lin Heng looked at him and said.
"Okay, Brother Lin, I got it." Lin Hai nodded quickly, took the key and drove the car to the warehouse, then arranged for people to unload the goods.
Lin Heng returned to the office and looked at this year's production data. He had an idea. He would soon need to purchase raw materials again, as there were not many of some raw materials left.
Seeing Lin Hai coming in, he asked again: "How is the effect of your sales promotion?"
"It can be seen that those who have taken samples have tested the effectiveness of the feed, but they all want to lower the price. They are too greedy." Lin Hai looked at Lin Heng and smiled bitterly.
"This is normal. I'll go talk to him later. If we can sell it this year, it will be a success." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Even if he loses money, as long as the loss is not too big, he will sell it.
But judging from the current situation, there will be no loss of money. If we continue to negotiate, we can still make a lot of money.
"I know, we'll go together then." Lin Hai nodded.
Lin Heng chatted with him for a few words, and after the workers loaded the goods, he went out with Lin Hai.
Lin Hai drove the car and he sat in the passenger seat, and they went to the animal husbandry station together.
When they got there, Lin Heng went to talk to the director while Lin Hai went to unload the goods.
He came here mainly to ask when his piglets would be delivered, and other things were just incidental.
Soon he followed the people to the breeding area at the back and saw five hundred beautiful piglets, each of them was pink and very cute.
"These are all piglets shipped from the large state-owned pig farm in Ancheng. There are three more batches coming soon. They are all two months old and weigh an average of 30 kilograms." The director of the animal husbandry station said with a smile.
Lin Heng took a closer look and nodded with satisfaction at the piglets.
"Boss Lin, you can take them back now. I will notify you when the rest arrive." The director said with a smile.
"I'll come in two days. The pig farm is not completed yet." Lin Heng shook his head and said.
He plans to wait until all the pigs arrive before taking over. There is no rush now. Moreover, the pig feed has not been delivered yet, and there will be nothing to feed if he takes them back now.
I'll feel more at ease when the weather gets warmer in a few days.
"That's fine." The director nodded.
Lin Heng chatted with him for a few more words, invited him to dinner today, and then continued to transport goods with Lin Hai.
The goods have been delivered, and the livestock station has given us a receipt, indicating that the money will be transferred to the account later.
Lin Heng was not in a hurry either, as he knew something about the operation of these agencies.
The next day he went to several private breeding farms in the suburbs to discuss the price issue, and finally reached an agreement on a price that satisfied both parties.
Lin Heng was quite happy about this, and he also bought three pairs of large grass carp and some prawns.
Lin Heng packed the oxygen in plastic bags, put them in boxes and took them back in the car. After returning, he loaded a car with pig feed and went home.
He originally wanted to pick some Chinese toon from the roadside to take back, but to his surprise, someone got there before him this year.
But he didn't care. After a few days, the mountain turned green and there were plenty of Chinese toon trees.
Soon, Lin Heng arrived at the door of the pig farm and shouted inside: "Open the door, prepare to unload the goods."
"Here I come."
After a while, Li Shilei came running and opened the door.
Lin Heng drove the car directly to the warehouse above. Both warehouses here were made of red bricks and cement, and the doors were iron anti-theft doors.
It’s not that I’m afraid of theft, but I’m mainly afraid of rats. There are a lot of rats in this mountain.
"Let's unload together." Lin Heng said with a smile, then came down to unload the goods with the two of them.
The feed here is piglet feed that can be fed directly to piglets without the need for additional mixing.
While carrying the animals, Lin Heng told the two how to feed them.
"Okay, that's it. I'm going to go back first. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll bring it to you."
After the move was completed, Lin Heng looked at the two of them and said.
"Not yet. There is plenty of food and drink here." Zhang Feng said with a smile.
Li Shilei asked with a smile: "Brother, do you have a radio? We are bored here and it would be a good place to entertain ourselves."
He felt that it was too boring to stay here.
Lin Heng nodded slightly and said, "I'll get you one later depending on the situation, and also get you some books."
This was not an excessive request, so he agreed readily.
After leaving the pig farm, Lin Heng drove to Hongfeng Mountain to park the car.
He came over and opened the door himself; his parents were not at home.
After parking the car, he took out the shrimp and fish species he had bought and rinsed them in water, without opening the bags for the time being.
This bag contains pure nutrients, so there is no need to open it in a hurry.
After catching the fish and shrimp, he went back home. Halfway through the journey, he met a villager who told him that Xiulan had taken her children to the upper river to pick ferns, so he left and went to the ditch near where there were ferns.
Unable to find Shibadanggou, he headed towards Shimen, and soon saw children playing by the river on the side of the road.
Lin Heng approached quietly and suddenly said loudly: "The three of you are picking ferns."
"Oh, you scared me!" Mother Lin patted her chest.
"You came back so early today." Xiulan looked surprised.
"I finished all my work yesterday, and today I brought back a truckload of pig feed," Lin Heng explained.
As he spoke, he walked towards Xiaoxia and the others. If he didn't hug them, they would run up here by themselves. That pile of rocks would not be safe.
Lin Heng hugged the children and went to help pick ferns. The banks of the river were already green.
"Have you had lunch?" Xiulan turned her head and asked when she saw Lin Heng coming.
"I've eaten it. I'm not hungry now." Lin Heng replied.
"That's good. Let's pick the ferns here and go home." Xiulan nodded.
Lin Heng helped to fold them, as he really liked to eat this fern. While helping, he told Xiulan's parents what he had done in the past two days.
By the time they had finished picking the ferns, they were carrying the baskets and taking their children with them as they walked back.
"Son, where are you going for an outing in a few days?" Lin's mother asked casually.
Lin Heng smiled mysteriously: "I have found a very beautiful place. I will take you there when the time comes. I plan to kill another sheep for Qingming Festival. Should I kill a white goat or a black goat?"
"It's the black goat. One of the guys just happened to break his leg." Father Lin said.
"That's great." Lin Heng nodded with a smile, "Then we can go and play together while we roast mutton."
Everyone couldn't help but look forward to hearing what Lin Heng said.
"Dad, Xiaoxia likes to eat mutton!!" Xiaoxia shouted happily beside him.
She used to be sad about the death of chickens, ducks and geese, but now she has become a greedy little cat who only likes to eat meat.
“I want one too!”
“I want one too!”
Lu Ming and Du Heng imitated their sister and said.
"Yes, yes." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After a while they returned to Hongfeng Mountain. Lin Heng went to release the fish and shrimps that had been rinsed with water, and Xiulan helped Lin's mother cook.
They made fried ham with bracken, fried bacon with shredded pickled radish, and a plate of shredded potatoes.
There weren’t many dishes, but they were all good to go with rice. I didn’t drink any alcohol that night, so I just had a simple meal of rice.
"Mom and Dad, I have two golden roosters and a pheasant that I shot before. You can come over for dinner tomorrow night." Lin Heng said while eating.
"Sure, let's have a drink together tomorrow." Father Lin nodded.
After dinner, Lin Heng and Xiulan took the children back to the village. There was nothing important to do in the next two days.
His family now has only about six acres of land needed for growing crops. Most of it is now growing rapeseed and wheat, and the rest is planted with potatoes. There is very little empty space, so he is not as busy digging and turning the soil as the villagers.
The main task now is to cultivate shrimp fry and fish fry.
After returning home, they played for a while longer. Lin Heng wanted to write calligraphy, while Xiulan took the children to read.
The next day, Lin Heng didn't go out either, and planned to stay at home and play with his wife and children.
After breakfast, I went to see my bonsai. When I saw that their spores had swelled a little, I felt relieved.
Time passed quickly at home. It felt like it was already afternoon after just basking in the sun for a while. Lin Heng helped Xiulan and started preparing dinner early. In the evening, the family had a few drinks.
The next day, it was raining, which made Lin Heng happy: "The spring rain has finally come, and it looks like it will be quite heavy."
"Yes, do you think we should wait until the rain is over and then plant the seedlings?" Xiulan asked, leaning on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, let's wait until after Qingming Festival. It's not warm yet." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"That's right." Xiulan nodded.
Today is another day of staying at home, and Lin Heng feels very happy playing with the children at home.
In the afternoon, Lin's father came and brought good news: the cow had given birth.
The birth process went very smoothly and the baby was already born when they found out.
This is also good news for Lin Heng. The cows in the back mountain have stopped producing milk, and now there is milk to supply.
He went over to take a look and was about to come back.
The spring rain lasted for two days in a row, making the trees turn green at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the breath of spring became more intense.
The fruit trees on the back hill were in full bloom, and Lin Heng took the opportunity to thin out the flowers when he was free at home.
Qingming Festival arrived like this. On this day, all of them went to sweep the tombs of their ancestors as usual, and then went home to make some green rice balls and taste them.
"This black goat is also quite fat." Lin Heng weighed the broken-legged goat that he had killed and said with a smile. It weighed a full 82 kilograms.
"He eats a lot, but unfortunately he jumps a lot. I don't know how he jumped out that day and broke his leg." Father Lin shook his head and laughed.
"You want to be eaten." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Then they skinned the sheep and cut open its intestines, and gave some of them to the eldest brother's family. They had already cooked a lamb chop and carrot soup, and a plate of cumin lamb and green rice dumplings, and spent the Qingming Festival with laughter and joy.
After Qingming Festival, the mountains turn green at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, Lin Heng was not in a hurry to take his wife and children for an outing. The temperature was not high now, and it would be much better in ten days or so.
In the past two days, Xiulan braised the lamb offal, while Lin Heng skewered the lamb, pork, vegetables, etc. that were prepared for the barbecue and put them in the freezer so that they could take them out and eat them directly when the time came.
Early in the morning of April 13, Lin Heng opened his eyes. Xiulan had already woken up. She looked at him with a smile and said, "Let's go to the bamboo forest by the river to pick bamboo shoots today."
Lin Heng nodded: "Okay, by the way, I'll pick some first-cut Chinese toon to eat. Some of the small Chinese toon trees by the water should have Chinese toon."
"I don't know if there are any more. The first batch of Chinese toon is too popular." Xiulan didn't have any hope. She saw someone picking it a few days ago.
After breakfast, they left the child with his mother for a while and ran to the river.
"Let's go to the chestnut forest first." Lin Heng said to Xiulan while pulling her on the road.
Xiulan nodded: "It's a good opportunity to see if the grafting was successful."
Soon they arrived at the chestnut forest where chestnuts were grafted. When they got closer, smiles appeared on both of their faces.
At first glance, most of the grafted branches had survived and had grown new green shoots. The two did a simple count and found that the survival rate was 90 percent.
"If nothing goes wrong, this chestnut forest will be established." Xiulan said happily. In the future, the whole family can come here to pick chestnuts in autumn.
"It should be about the same. Let's go wipe off all the buds of the hairy chestnuts."
Lin Heng nodded and started to act with Xiulan again.
Although the grafted chestnut branches of some hairy chestnut trees survived, they also sprouted some adventitious buds. Only by removing all these buds can the chestnut branches enjoy the nutrients alone and survive better.
"alright."
It took them more than half an hour to finish the work. Then they walked back one after the other, carrying the backpacks, to the bamboo garden by the river.
"It seems like we can definitely get bamboo shoots." Xiulan said happily as she looked at the bamboo garden.
Lin Heng also nodded: "Maybe neither of us can memorize it."
There were indeed a lot of bamboo shoots in the bamboo garden, and each one was very big. The two of them broke and peeled them on the spot and took them home, and they got about 150 kilograms of spring bamboo shoots.
But we didn't find many Chinese toon trees. When we went back, Xiulan spread her hands and said, "The ones near the river are too popular. We'll go to the mountains in a few days."
The Chinese toon trees on the mountain bloom later than those by the river. The slowest ones are the big Chinese toon trees, which will not sprout until May.
"It's okay, there's plenty of time. If you want to go, I'll accompany you." Lin Heng smiled.
When Xiulan heard this, she turned around and smiled at him.
When you get home, blanch the bamboo shoots and soak them in water. Dry some of them and make some into pickled bamboo shoots.
Soon it was already April 18th. These days, apart from looking for spring wild vegetables with Xiulan's parents, Lin Heng was busy at home raising shrimps and cultivating fish fry.
At noon that day, Lin Heng was at home checking on the strawberries and applying fertilizer to them when Li Shiwei came on his bike and brought a piece of news.
(End of this chapter)
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