“Cough… cough cough…”
Lin Heng pushed open the gate of the yard while coughing. Just as he was about to push the car in, the dog Xiongba ran over and hugged him by the tail, rubbing his head against him.
"dad!"
Soon after, Lu Ming and Du Heng came running over one after another, both looking very excited after not seeing each other for a long time.
"Get out of the way first, I'll push the car in." Lin Heng said with a cough.
Pushing the sidecar into the yard, Lin Heng hugged the children and touched the dog.
"Are you cold?" Xiulan looked at him and asked.
Lin Heng shook his head: "No, it's just that my throat is a little itchy and uncomfortable. Isn't Xiaoxia back yet?"
"No, but it will probably be soon." Xiulan said as she poured a glass of water for Lin Heng.
Lin Heng took a sip of water and nodded. It was already September and time had passed very quickly this year.
"Why did you buy so many books in your car?"
Xiulan inquired.
"Just study the motor and play around." Lin Heng said with a smile.
He didn't know why he felt a little tired when he came back. He explained a few words to Xiulan and asked her to pick up Xiaoxia from school. He didn't feel like moving.
Xiulan did not refuse and asked him to take care of the two sons while she took Xiongba to pick up her daughter from school.
Lin Heng turned on the radio and listened to the latest national affairs and policies, thinking while drinking tea.
After a while, Xiaoxia's laughter was heard outside. Soon, Xiaoxia ran into the yard and came to Lin Heng to show off, "Dad, dad, I'm the class monitor. The teacher likes me very much and says I'm really smart."
As she spoke, she snuggled into Lin Heng's arms and cuddled up to him and acted coquettishly.
"Xiaoxia is really amazing. I knew you were the smartest." Lin Heng kissed her little face and praised her with a smile. He was not surprised by this.
Then Xiaoxia told Lin Heng what happened at school. It was obvious that she was very excited and happy, and she was satisfied with school life.
Xiulan sat aside and waited for the father and daughter to finish their conversation before asking, "What are we having for dinner?"
"Xiaoxia is the squad leader now. How about getting some prawns and yellow thorn bones to eat? And then stir-fry some other dishes and eat with rice?" Lin Heng said to Xiulan.
"I like eating shrimps and yellow angelfish!" Xiaoxia cheered with her hands raised.
"Okay, I'll do it later." Xiulan nodded.
After Xiaoxia and Lin Heng finished showing off, they went to show off to their two younger brothers and played with them for a long time. Then they took out their textbooks to do their homework. The first-grade homework mainly consisted of writing and arithmetic, which was not difficult for Xiaoxia, but she was very enthusiastic.
Xiulan thawed the fish and Lin Heng helped her. The meal was ready at almost six o'clock. By this time, the hungry children were already waiting around the table. As soon as the dishes were served, they started to pick up the chopsticks and eat.
When there were no guests at home, Lin Heng and Xiulan would just ignore them and let them eat.
Lin Heng was also very hungry, and he ate his meal in big mouthfuls without saying much.
In the afternoon, Lin Heng didn't want to do any work, so Xiulan dragged him to dig up the green beans and cowpeas in the yard, preparing to plant some vegetables for autumn.
After a simple meal of noodles in the evening, everyone went to rest.
In the middle of the night, Lin Heng inexplicably felt cold and had a headache, and he unconsciously hugged Xiulan to keep warm.
It was a hot day, and Xiulan felt as if she was hugged by a red-hot iron lump. She was awakened by the heat soon. Just as she was about to push Lin Heng away, she saw him frowning and looking uncomfortable, with beads of sweat on his forehead, so she quickly reached out and touched him.
"Oh my God, you have a fever." Xiulan suddenly woke up with a hint of anxiety on her face.
"I was sleepy, it's so cold and my head hurts. How come I caught a cold all of a sudden?" Lin Heng woke up and rubbed his head. He has always been in good health and shouldn't be sick at this time.
"There are anti-inflammatory and antipyretic medicines at home, take some first."
Xiulan ran to the cabinet in her underwear, found the medicine stored inside, and then mixed a cup of yin and yang water and brought it to him for him to drink.
She patted Lin Heng's back while he was taking the medicine. After he finished, she mixed another glass of water and said, "Come on, drink another glass of water, be good."
"I know how to drink." Lin Heng felt warm in his heart and said with a smile.
"Then drink it and go to sleep quickly." Xiulan said gently.
Lin Heng nodded, lay down and fell asleep soon after. Xiulan stayed beside him awake all the time, and only lay down after seeing that he was fast asleep.
The next morning, Lin Heng was woken up by Xiulan: "Get up quickly, take your medicine and have breakfast."
Lin Heng woke up in a daze and found that it was already past nine o'clock. He looked at Xiulan beside him. She gave him some medicine, cooked some pears in honey syrup, and brought him breakfast.
Obviously, she got up quietly in the morning and did everything without disturbing Lin Heng.
"Thank you, wife. I'm actually almost well now." Lin Heng shook his head.
"It's not that bad. Take the medicine and the meal first. When you feel better, we'll go to the city and have a look." Xiulan handed him the medicine and said.
After Lin Heng drank the medicine, she brought him honey pears cooked with Sichuan loquat paste and fed them to him: "Hurry, open your mouth."
Lin Heng didn't want to eat, but he didn't want to disappoint Xiulan. After feeding him the honey pear, she brought him a boiled egg and said, "Just eat this, be good, and I'll feed you the milk."
Xiulan fed the peeled egg to Lin Heng's lips. Lin Heng didn't want to eat and looked at her. She stretched out her other hand to press both sides of his mouth and smiled, "Stop making trouble and eat quickly."
Lin Heng finally couldn't stand her affectionate gaze and agreed, "I won't drink milk even if you kill me. I'm full."
"Yeah." Xiulan nodded and fed the egg into his mouth.
After eating the eggs, Lin Heng put on a coat, went out to the toilet, and came back to continue resting.
Lin Heng lay down and felt warm in his heart. Looking at Xiulan who was looking at him, he felt very happy.
"Go to sleep quickly. I'm going to see my son first. I'm afraid they might cause trouble." Xiulan patted him and said.
Lin Heng nodded and watched Xiulan walk out. He looked at the ceiling and thought about how he caught a cold and had a fever. In the end, he thought it might be because he took off his clothes because it was too hot.
By noon, Lin Heng's fever had subsided, but he was still weak. Xiulan came to the bedside, touched his forehead and asked, "I made rice. Do you want to get up and eat some, or should I bring it to you?"
Lin Heng looked at the face so close to him and said with a smile, "I want to hold you and sleep for a while before getting up."
"You wish. I'll go get some rice for you." Xiulan smiled when she heard this and turned around to leave.
Lin Heng grabbed her hand and pulled her back. She cried out and fell on Lin Heng. In the end, she couldn't resist and was held in his arms.
"It's so hot!" Xiulan said helplessly.
"For me, just hugging my wife makes the disease go away. I feel much better instantly." Lin Heng said with his chin resting on her head, and his other hand went around Xiulan's slender waist and grabbed her hand.
"You speak more and more nicely." Xiulan twisted his hand and did not let go even though it was a little hot.
"I'm serious. It's so rare to have a gentle wife to rely on at this time." Lin Heng said in her ear.
"It's a rare moment for you to be my wife, so eat more. Do you hear me?" Xiulan said, counting on her fingers.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement. He lay quietly for a few minutes, smelling the fragrance of Xiulan's hair, feeling her heartbeat and the touch of her body.
"Get up." Xiulan said after sleeping for a while.
Lin Heng got dressed and followed Xiulan out. Xiulan was dressed very simply today, with red sandals on her feet, yellow shorts that reached her knees, and a white short-sleeved top. Her long white legs and proud figure were very eye-catching.
When they arrived at the main room, the three children were eating. Xiaoxia also came back to eat at noon. Lin Heng washed his face and went over. Xiulan had already scooped out the rice for him.
He was not afraid of infecting the children because it was not the flu, and besides, his family could not prevent it even if they wanted to.
After lunch, Lin Heng felt better. Instead of going to bed, he lay on the sofa and drank tea. In the afternoon, his mother came to bring them food and learned that Lin Heng had a fever, so she asked about his health.
Lin Heng just nodded, not annoyed by his mother. He told her about his situation, and then listened to her and Xiulan chatting about the village's gossip.
Their family has not had much work to do recently. The only crop left to be harvested is the rice. The corn and potatoes have already been harvested, and there are not many sweet potatoes planted, so there is no need to rush for the time being.
By the next day, his fever was gone, and he was fine except that he was still a little weak. But Xiulan wanted him to go to the hospital for a checkup, and he nodded and agreed to go to the city to pick up the goods in two days.
But Xiulan did not agree. She asked her mother to look after the child. She followed him into the city to see the child that day, mainly because Lin Heng suddenly had a fever, which was very strange.
"I said it's okay, it's just a normal cold. I guess it's because you haven't been sick since you were too high." Lin Heng smiled while holding the test report.
"I'm glad you're okay." Xiulan nodded, and her heart finally calmed down.
Lin Heng pulled her and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the factory."
"Okay." Xiulan agreed happily.
Lin Heng drove her back to the factory and discussed buying a house with her on the way. The factory was much busier now than before, so Lin Heng took her around.
After dinner, they had lunch here and went shopping for some daily necessities with Xiulan in the afternoon. Lin Heng also bought her a beautiful black dress and a short-sleeved shirt for himself.
When Lin Heng returned to Hongfeng Village, he brought some feed back. This batch was for the village cooperative pig farm. He still had enough feed for his own pig farm.
After returning home, Xiulan picked some perilla leaves in the afternoon and asked Lin Heng to invite his parents to eat snails together.
In the following days, Lin Heng's life returned to its previous rhythm. During this period, he helped Taoist Li move some stones and bricks. With the help of many villagers, the stone Taoist temple on the hillside has gradually taken shape and is about to be covered with a tiled roof.
But the weather was not good. Just as the wood was put on the roof, a continuous rain began to fall.
Lin Heng has been studying the books he bought at home these days. The principle of the electric motor is very simple, and the brushless motor is not difficult either, but he is still working hard to replicate it.
Xiulan pulled up the soles of her shoes on rainy days and bought wool to knit sweaters for the children in preparation for winter.
In the blink of an eye, the Ghost Festival and the White Dew Festival had passed. It rained intermittently for four days, and it was September 15th.
At noon that day, Xiulan went to pick mushrooms with Lin's mother, but they came back in less than two hours. Xiulan held a few pitiful mushrooms and shook her head, saying, "There are quite a lot of mushrooms, but it's a pity that they are all rotten."
Mother Lin also shook her head: "If I had known it would be like this, I would have never thought that they were so completely rotten. I couldn't find a good one out of more than ten flowers."
"It's okay, I've already prepared the dishes, let's cook and eat." Lin Heng said with a smile, he had expected this.
The mushrooms are not good this year. The most they picked are tea tree mushrooms, followed by chanterelles.
Xiulan nodded and went to cook. Lin Heng looked at the watch and took Xiongba to pick up his daughter from school. Xiaoxia became more lively after going to school, and all the boys in the class became her followers.
Lin Heng has seen the teacher teaching in elementary school. He only teaches the most basic things, and as long as you have a certain level, you can teach. After watching, Lin Heng felt that the teacher's level was just okay.
"Dad!" When Xiaoxia saw Lin Heng after school, she happily rushed over, let Lin Heng hug her and then went to tease Xiongba.
After three days of strong sunshine, the village began to harvest rice. Lin Heng's family still called their relatives.
After the rice was harvested, a group of men happily went around catching rice fish. They brought them back and weighed them. It was about the same as last year. One acre of rice field could produce about 70 kilograms of rice fish. His family's four acres of land produced nearly 300 kilograms of rice fish.
The larger ones were eaten on the same day, and the rest were thrown into the pond to be kept as fry temporarily. It is worth mentioning that his mutant grass carp fry also started to eat, and they were particularly willing to eat grass.
Lin Heng showed off the fish to his relatives and received their approval. They had never seen such a rare grass carp.
"The millet yield is good this year, with the total weight reaching more than 4,600 kilograms." Father Lin said with a smile.
This is equivalent to a yield of a little over 1,000 kilograms per mu, which is a very good rice yield.
"Of course. We applied so much cow and sheep manure and fertilizer, how could it not be fertile?" Lin Heng nodded.
"I'll go get some in two days so we can taste the new rice," said Father Lin.
Lin Heng and others are also looking forward to it. This year's rice variety is different from last year's. They wonder whether it tastes good or not.
They finished their own work and then helped other families. It was already late September when they were done. The apples began to turn red and ripen, and they started to work on this again.
First, trim the overgrown and upright branches of the fruit trees, apply some organic fertilizer from farmers, set up bird nets, manage water and fertilizer, and prevent diseases and pests.
On the other hand, his family is also hiring people to actively harvest pasture. This year, the number of sheep has reached more than 200, and there are more than 20 cows. A lot of silage and hay have to be prepared, and some concentrated feed will have to be mixed in at that time.
The warehouse in the house is already full, and some of it can be taken directly to the cattle and sheep pen to find a place to store it.
Time quickly came to the beginning of October. Kiwis and apples were ready to be sold, and Caiyun had returned from the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.
Lin Heng took some samples and went into the city to look for sellers. He was already an acquaintance, and after looking around, he decided to sell the fruit to a state-owned purchasing company because they had a large quantity and it would be difficult for individuals to consume it all.
The main families selling fruits this year are Lin Heng's own family and his eldest brother's family, and his third uncle's family also sells a small amount. The quality of the fruits sold to state-owned companies is very good, so they kept a lot of inferior fruits.
At the same time, Lin Heng also received some exciting news when he entered the city. (End of this chapter)
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