Chapter 99: A father and son without trust, and a dog who taught himself to do backflips
Lin Heng did not reply, but stood beside the tractor, walked in and watched people loading Coriolus versicolor, watched the scales, and recorded it himself.
"Oh, don't worry, I won't cheat on this." Liu Qichen waved his hand and said when he saw Lin Heng like this.
"It's better to wait and see." Lin Heng didn't believe him. The most untrustworthy thing in the world was the credibility of a businessman.
Who knows if he will put something else in there if you turn around.
"Then do as you please." Liu Qicheng was unhappy, thinking that it's useless for you to look at Coriolus polyphylla. Even if I don't use some tricks, you can't make any money.
When you buy these Coriolus versicolor, you are destined to lose money. He laughed in his heart, waiting to see Lin Heng come and buy Coriolus versicolor at a loss in the future, just to watch his show.
It is painful to lose money, but when a fool takes over, he becomes happy.
After two hours of weighing, there were a total of 1,020 kilograms of Coriolus fungus. Since the contract had been written yesterday, Lin Heng took the exact 1,000 kilograms.
The driver shook the rotor vigorously a few times. With a roar and billowing blue smoke, the tractor started.
"Let's go, get in the car."
The driver sat in the driving seat, and Lin Heng and Liu Qicheng sat and stood on both sides.
Accompanied by the roar of the engine, the three of them headed towards Hongfeng Village.
Although the tractor was slow, it was much faster than walking. In less than 20 minutes, it arrived at the road outside the Lin family's house.
In the house, Lin's father and mother have not gone up the hill to farm today. The reason is that Lin Heng went to the city yesterday and did not come back. They are thinking about how to find him.
In the yard, Father Lin held a stick of iron pear wood as thick as a rolling pin with sharp protrusions on it. He waved it in the air and looked at Mother Lin: "Hongmei, what do you think of this stick? Can it break that boy's leg?"
"It should be possible." Lin's mother nodded.
"Okay, if you don't come back today, I will go look for you. When I find you, I will use this stick to break your legs on the spot." Father Lin nodded and said seriously.
Xiulan was speechless and began to explain, "Dad, Lin Heng should not have left with his friends. They came back yesterday and should have taken the turtle to sell."
"Who knows? I heard that the people coming this time have motorcycles, which must be very attractive to that kid." Lin's father didn't quite believe in Lin Heng's willpower. After all, he had many criminal records before.
Maybe this time it just took a little longer to look back. Compared with this rural area full of loess, the prosperous and beautiful urban area is so much more.
After his last contact, he understood why young people kept wanting to run to the city. It was simply a different world.
"Listen, there is a rumbling sound outside. Could it be that Lin Heng is back?" At this time, Lin's mother suddenly pointed outside.
Everyone was silent, and suddenly a loud rumbling sound was heard.
"That's true. Let's go out and take a look." Father Lin was somewhat delighted and went out first.
As soon as they walked out of the gate, they saw Lin Heng carrying a large bag and already arrived at the door. There was a tractor parked on the road not far away.
"Dad, it's better for you to stay in the room. Come on and help me move things." Lin Heng said quickly.
After saying that, he saw the stick in Lin's father's hand and was a little confused: "You don't think I won't come back, do you?"
"Haha. No." Father Lin threw the stick into the corner.
Lin Heng: "...Dad, you disappoint me so much. Don't we have even this little bit of trust between father and son?"
Father Lin snorted coldly, pointed at the pocket on his shoulder and asked, "What did you get?"
Lin Heng said casually: "Coriolus versicolor, what else could it be? I bought 1,000 kilograms at one time."
Father Lin's face suddenly darkened: "Don't you know that the price of this thing has dropped to 20 cents recently?"
Lin Heng nodded: "I know, that's why I want to buy it. I bought it for 55 cents a pound. It's a big profit!"
Father Lin's face suddenly turned from black to red. He turned around angrily to pick up a stick and raised it to hit him: "Back off immediately, or I will teach you a lesson today."
Lin Heng spread his hands: "There is no way. The contract has already been signed. It is written in black and white. If you breach the contract, you have to pay 5,000 yuan."
Father Lin was stunned, looked at Lin Heng deeply, shook his head, dropped the stick and left.
"You have the ability and the money, you can do whatever you want, I can't control you."
With a bang, the door of the old house closed.
Mother Lin glanced at Lin Heng, sighed and said, "Do you really think it's easy to make money? You've been lucky recently, do you think you've always been lucky?"
After saying that, she shook her head and left, feeling extremely sad.
He thought it was unreliable at first, and now that the price has fallen below, he is still buying it back. How can he make money this way?
Lin Heng spread his hands, too lazy to explain. He understood his parents' feelings, but he would not agree with them.
Although they work hard, their knowledge and experience lag far behind the world. This is caused by their poor life, and it is not their fault.
Xiulan was watching from the side, and when Lin Heng looked over, she said, "Put the things in the room on the left side of the main hall. It's drier there."
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. He knew that Xiulan would not question him in public, so he was not surprised by her behavior.
"Daddy, hug me!" Xiaoxia stretched out her little hands, wanting Lin Heng to hug her.
"Wait a moment, baby." Lin Heng freed one hand and touched her face.
Then he turned around and looked at Liu Qicheng and the tractor driver: "Follow me."
Liu Qicheng glanced at Xiulan and thought that Lin Heng was really lucky to have such a beautiful wife. It was a pity that he would have to suffer with her soon.
With a sigh in his heart, he followed Lin Heng into the yard.
Lin Heng put the things in the bedroom on the left side of the main room and said, "Just move them into this room."
He put the things down, and went to find some wooden boards and tree stumps, and placed the mulberry fungus on top. The ground was not hardened, so it would easily get damp if placed close to the ground.
After finishing, he continued to help move the Coriolus fungus.
The people in the village had already been attracted and were standing on the road watching from afar, talking in low voices.
"A thousand kilograms. Even if the price is reduced, it will still cost a lot of money. Lin Heng is really courageous."
"Money can do a lot of things, we can't compare."
"Hehe, it would be interesting if I lost everything."
"Humph, this Chen Xiulan is really useless. If I were her, Lin Heng wouldn't even be able to get through the door today. His legs would be broken by the beating."
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There were many people who mocked, ridiculed, and gloated over his misfortune, all thinking that Lin Heng was crazy.
Everyone could understand why he bought Coriolus fungus before, but now that the price has plummeted and he is still buying it, everyone thinks he is crazy and obsessed with money.
Tian Dongfu, the village party secretary, watched from afar in front of his house. When he heard that Lin Heng had bought 1,000 kilograms of Morigensis, he couldn't help but shook his head: "This kid is still too young. It's not that easy to make money. I hope he can learn from his mistakes."
Her daughter Tian Yan said as she played chess: "It's normal. This is how you want to make a lot of money. You'll know once you suffer a loss. Market changes are not something that ordinary people can predict with certainty."
Many people were worried about Lin Heng. Lin Yue and Liu Juan both came back directly from the fields.
"Brother, this is a bit rash." Lin Yue sighed and walked over to help move.
Now that the matter is done, all he can do is help move the Coriolus fungus.
He felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have gone to the city with his brother. Perhaps after he had persuaded him, this incident would not have happened.
"It's okay, brother. I know my limits." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"I hope so." Lin Yue shook his head.
Liu Juan went to the old house to comfort Lin's father and mother, and she was very pessimistic about what Lin Heng did.
In half an hour, all the Coriolus versicolor had been moved. Liu Qicheng looked at Lin Heng and said, "Isn't it time to pay for the goods now?"
Qian Linheng had already prepared everything, and even took out the money, paper and pen: "Count the money, and then give me a receipt."
Liu Qicheng took the money, looked at it, and carefully studied whether it was real or not. Only after he was sure that there was no problem did he pick up a pen and paper to write a receipt.
"Okay, I wish you make a fortune." Liu Qichen handed the receipt to Lin Heng, and as soon as he saw it, he turned around and left impatiently.
Lin Heng sent him out, and seeing that there were still villagers outside, he smiled and said, "Please help spread the word. I'm still buying Coriolus versicolor here. The price in town is 20 cents per pound, but here it's 30 cents."
"Is it true?" someone asked curiously.
"That's right, you've already collected so much, why do you want to collect more?" Everyone didn't understand what was wrong with Lin Heng.
Lin Heng smiled slightly: "Yes, it's the same as before, and we will settle it on the spot. Don't worry about owing money."
After saying that, he turned and went into the house.
"It seems like he is determined to collect Coriolus versicolor." Someone sighed.
"Who cares? His price is good, so I'll sell it here. It's close."
"Yeah, whether he makes a profit or a loss is none of my business, every cent I can get is a cent."
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"Have a drink of water." Seeing Lin Heng come in, Xiulan poured him a glass of water.
"I'm going to take a shower first. I'm all sweaty." Lin Heng said with a smile, feeling that Xiulan was a little angry.
After taking a cold shower, Lin Heng walked into the house. Xiulan was still sitting in the main room holding her daughter.
Lin Heng handed the remaining 280 yuan to Xiulan: "Here, there are still this much left."
Xiulan didn't answer. She looked at her daughter's face and said slowly, "Anyway, you didn't discuss it with me. Just take care of the money yourself."
She didn't blame Lin Heng for buying so much Coriolus fungus at one time, but for not informing her in advance, which made her worry for a long time.
Lin Heng moved the bench over and sat in front of his wife, holding her hand to prevent her from breaking free: "I just heard that the price of Coriolus versicolor has dropped significantly, and I think this is a good opportunity.
If you don’t buy it earlier, Liu Qicheng will bring the Coriolus versicolor to the city, and you won’t be able to buy it anymore. That’s why I didn’t have time to tell you.”
Xiulan looked at him and asked, "Really?"
"You can touch my chest. I'm not lying." Lin Heng explained while pressing Xiulan's hand against his chest.
"Take it away, it's all wet. You didn't even wipe yourself clean after taking a shower." Xiulan glared at him and took her hand away in disgust.
Handing the towel on the back of the chair to Lin Heng, Xiulan asked again: "Are you so sure that you can make money from Coriolus polyphylla? A thousand kilograms is not enough, and you want to collect more?"
Lin Heng was too lazy to wipe it, so there were two spots of water on his face. His daughter Xiaoxia took a towel and wiped him twice attentively.
"Of course, I believe my judgment is correct. If it is wrong, I will never buy medicinal materials again." Lin Heng nodded affirmatively.
Xiulan looked at Lin Heng's serious expression and her expression softened: "That's what you said. I didn't force you."
"I will never regret what I said." Lin Heng nodded seriously.
If Sang Huang's information was wrong, it would mean that the news he got after his rebirth was not completely reliable, and he would no longer engage in this kind of business that requires accurate information.
"Drink some water, I'll cook for you." Xiulan took the money and left her daughter to him to take care of.
"Daddy, hold me."
Xiaoxia wanted to get into Lin Heng's arms.
"Wait a moment, let me put on my clothes." Lin Heng quickly put on his clothes, and then held his daughter in his arms.
It was a hot day and he didn't want to hug his daughter, but she insisted on snuggling into his arms, acting coquettishly and kissing him, and he had no way to refuse.
Fortunately, after holding the cat for a while, Xiaoxia felt hot and went down. She ran to see the little wild cat in the cage.
It seemed that it was used to it. Now the little wild cat didn't roar much, but just looked at Xiaoxia vigilantly.
"Xiong Ba, come here!"
Lin Heng called out.
“Woof woof~”
Xiongba, who was lying in the yard, immediately got up, stuck out his tongue, and ran over happily, rubbing his big head on Lin Heng's legs.
Lin Heng touched Xiongba's dog head and played with it for a while, looked at its teeth, checked its ears, then squatted down and rubbed the dog's head angrily.
Although Xiongba is still growing and is still in an awkward period of being ugly, his fur feels very comfortable to the touch.
"Let's go up the mountain again in two days." Lin Heng said, rubbing its dog's head.
"Woof woof!" Xiongba happily performed a backflip for Lin Heng.
Lin Heng: “?”
"How did you learn that?" He was a little surprised. Xiongba could actually do a backflip, and he had never taught him.
“Woof woof!”
Xiongba did it again on the spot, and there seemed to be a hint of pride in his dog eyes.
"Damn, that's so cool." Lin Heng touched the dog's head hard. This backflip was so cool.
"Xiu Lan, how did it learn to do a backflip?" Lin Heng walked into the kitchen and asked.
"Well, it learned it by accident. The last time I saw it, it was performing for Xiaoxia." Xiulan thought for a moment and replied.
"Well, then Xiongba is really smart." Lin Heng still couldn't figure out how Xiongba learned it.
Did he learn it by accident while rolling down the hill? No way.
"You're here at the right time. Please help me pour the batter into the colander. We'll have fish noodles for lunch." Xiulan said to Lin Heng who was in a daze.
Noodle fish is different from cold fish. Noodle fish is made of cornmeal or flour, while cold fish is made of starch.
The production steps are just the opposite. To make fish noodle, first add cornmeal and cold water into a paste, then put it into a pot of boiling water.
"good."
Lin Heng picked up the batter prepared by Xiulan and poured it into the colander that Xiulan was holding.
Lin Heng poured a little and she shook it. The cornmeal paste fell into the boiling water and quickly solidified into yellow fish.
When the fish noodles are formed and cooked, take them out and put them in cold water twice, pour a bowl of vinegar soup on it, add some fried shredded potatoes, and a bowl of fish noodles is ready.
"It's time to eat."
When it was served on the table, Lin Heng ate two large bowls, mainly because he was hungry, not because it was delicious.
It’s not that Xiulan’s cooking tastes bad, but that I’m tired of cornmeal. In the past month since I came back, I’ve seen cornmeal at least every day.
If you keep eating it, you will get tired of even the most delicious food, let alone the rough cornmeal.
Fortunately, he had meat to eat, otherwise he would have developed depression if he had eaten cornmeal and vegetables every day.
After experiencing the era of food explosion, it is really difficult to adapt back to it.
After finishing his meal, Lin Heng took a nap at home. It was too sunny at noon, so he decided to just stay at home.
The heat insulation effect of mud houses is quite good, so it is not particularly hot inside. Unlike concrete houses, if there is no heat insulation material, the house will be like a big steamer when it is exposed to the sun outside.
When Lin Heng woke up, he looked at the watch and it was already past two o'clock.
Walking to the backyard, he washed his face with cold water by the fish pond and looked at the small fish fry that were swimming upstream in the stream. They were all very active.
Recently, these fry have grown a lot. They are no longer triangles with only eyes and tails visible. They look like fish and are two centimeters in length.
Similarly, they ate more, eating up two or three pounds of wheat bran every day.
"Hey, why are there only these two of our groupers?"
After feeding the grass carp fry, Lin Heng walked over to look at the stream groupers and found that there were only five or six left.
When he walked into the main room and was about to settle the score with Xiongba, he saw Xiaoxia feeding the cat there. She watched the kitten eat fish with wide eyes.
"I was wondering why the cuffs were wet that day. It seems like she had been feeding him for a long time."
Lin Heng shook his head helplessly.
"Xiaoxia, have you been catching fish to feed the cats?" Lin Heng asked his daughter.
"If the fish jumps out, I'll pick it up." Xiaoxia opened her big, innocent eyes and waved her little hands.
"Okay, then you'd better be careful about the cat biting you." Lin Heng was helpless. He felt that it might really be the case. Xiaoxia probably didn't have the skills to catch fish.
"It doesn't bite." Xiaoxia shook her head and defended the cat.
Lin Heng felt that it was still a little dangerous. He would have to watch her while feeding the cat next time. This was a wild cat and it would be terrible if she got scratched or bitten.
While talking to Xiaoxia, Xiulan and Caiyun came in from the gate. Xiulan was holding pig grass. It was obvious that she woke up first and went to collect grass for the badger.
Caiyun hurried to Lin Heng, grabbed his arm, and said happily, "Second brother, I heard from Sister Xiulan that you brought back a lot of books. Are they all for me?"
Lin Heng looked at her with a straight face: "No."
"Second brother, you have a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I don't believe it." Caiyun didn't believe it and said with a smile.
"It's a joke indeed."
Lin Heng smiled and ruffled Caiyun's hair, then said, "Except for the Historical Records and Heavenly Creations, you can read the others. I brought back more than 40 books this time."
"Thank you, second brother. I let your sheep out for you before I go to school." Caiyun was so excited that her big eyes were shining.
Lin Heng went to the next room to bring the book over and asked again, "By the way, do you know Liu Ciwen?"
Caiyun nodded as she flipped through the pages: "I know him. He was a year younger than me. I ran into him recently while herding cattle."
"Then bring him two books tomorrow when you are herding cattle. I promised to lend him two books." Lin Heng said to his sister.
"He also likes reading?" Caiyun was a little surprised.
"Of course, otherwise why would people borrow books? Maybe they have done more in-depth research than you." Lin Heng spread his hands.
"I don't believe it." Caiyun shook her head and added, "But I've made a note of this. I'll bring him two books tomorrow."
After Caiyun finished speaking, she sat down and started reading the books one by one.
Xiulan waited until they had finished talking before speaking again: "Dad and his friends are plowing the fields this afternoon, so why don't we go too? The wheat has been harvested, and we have two acres of land free at the foot of Red Maple Mountain."
(End of this chapter)
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