Chapter 280 Future Plans, Picking Mulberries
The problem is that there seem to be too many wild resources now. Even if I have good shrimp farming skills, it is useless and I can't seem to achieve the expected income.
Not only is there a problem with the abundance of wild resources of green shrimp, but there is also the problem of transportation difficulties. In this era, there is no cold chain transportation, and there are only a few cold storages in the entire Taibai City, which has also caused some problems.
He plans to raise it this year to see how it goes. If it doesn't work out, he will try the more difficult Macrobrachium rosenbergii next year. Compared to the green shrimp that only weighs five or six grams when grown up, the Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a large shrimp that can grow to one hundred grams, or two taels, when grown up.
It is also more difficult to breed and should be easier to sell than green shrimp.
"Take your time."
Lin Heng sighed in his heart and turned to walk out. He was not discouraged. The shrimp pond could definitely make money, it was just a matter of how much.
"Don't we need to feed these shrimps today?" asked Father Lin.
"No, wait until tomorrow to feed them." Lin Heng shook his head and pointed at the shrimps in his hand, "Let's deal with these shrimps."
Back in the house, several people poured out the pound of dead shrimps, removed the shrimp threads, and divided them into three portions for everyone to take home.
"Mom, I bought one for each of you too." Lin Yue handed over a paper bag. Although he didn't earn as much as Lin Heng, he had saved up a few hundred yuan and could still afford cheap clothes.
"Mom and Dad, these are the summer clothes I bought for you." Lin Heng also took out two bags and handed them to his parents.
"Why are you buying clothes for us again? We already have enough to wear." Lin's mother blamed.
Lin Heng smiled slightly: "Isn't it normal for me to buy clothes for my parents?"
"That's right." Lin Yue also nodded with a smile.
"This child." Lin's mother didn't know what to say for a moment. She felt like crying but stopped herself.
Lin Heng looked at his parents and said with a smile: "Don't eat burnt rice crusts or other things that are bad for your health. Eat healthy food. When you live long enough and my brother and I have money, you can enjoy happiness."
Lin's father and mother opened their mouths, not knowing what to say for a moment, but they could truly feel Lin Heng's wish for them to live a long life.
"Let's go back. Remember to eat the shrimps at noon." Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand, then got in the car and took his eldest brother out of the breeding base.
Lin Heng drove back into the house. Xiulan was processing the bamboo shoots she had picked today under the eaves. Xiaoxia was riding a small bicycle in the main room and talking to herself, as if she was humming a nursery rhyme.
"I bought everything you wanted, and also bought two pieces of clothing for you and Xiaoxia." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan looked at him curiously and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why do you feel a little unhappy?"
Lin Heng was surprised: "I can feel this, it's true."
Xiulan nodded: "Because when you are unhappy, you always look dull and your smile is different from usual."
"Really?" Lin Heng was shocked. He felt that he was not stupid.
Xiulan nodded deeply: "Tell me, what's going on?"
"It's nothing. What should we do if we lose money raising shrimp?" Lin Heng looked at his wife.
Xiulan tilted her head, as if she didn't understand, then smiled and said, "It's fine if we lose money. It's not like we will definitely make money from doing business. We've all been through hard times before, so why are you afraid?"
"Or do you think I will blame you?" Xiulan looked at him with her big eyes.
Lin Heng was stunned for a second, then suddenly smiled and said, "Come on, let's go into the house and look at the fabrics and clothes. I bought you another skirt."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and agreed happily.
The gate to the courtyard was locked, and they were looking at clothes in the bright main room. One piece of fabric was sky blue with light-colored plaid, and the other was red with a peony pattern printed on it.
There is also a green satin bed sheet embroidered with peony and peacock patterns, and a pink printed bed sheet.
"How about these? Do they meet your requirements?" Lin Heng asked with a smile. Almost all of them are of this style these days, and the ones he bought are already very good.
Xiulan touched the texture, nodded and smiled, "You have good taste. These are all very beautiful."
"Then let's take a look at the clothes?" Lin Heng said with a smile.
First, it was a skirt set. The upper body was a white shirt with a lapel and a yellow rose pattern printed on it, and the lower body was a knee-length yellow skirt.
"Such a short skirt?" Xiulan opened her eyes wide, and then said, "Then you can only wear it at home."
Although she saw many women in the city dressing like this, she was still embarrassed to wear it outside in the village.
"Do you want to try it?" Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Then I'll take it back to the house and change it."
Xiulan took the clothes into the house, she knew Lin Heng wanted to see them.
She came out after a while. Lin Heng originally thought that she would be an urban beauty, but she already had the temperament of a girl next door. Her collarbone was so delicate that you could raise fish, and her snow-white calves were very dazzling.
"It looks great! Wear it like this today!" Lin Heng nodded vigorously.
"Dad, here are mine!" Xiaoxia saw her mother wearing new clothes and wanted some for herself too.
"I bought it for you to wear tomorrow." Lin Heng touched her little face and took out a bag of shrimp crackers.
"Okay~" Xiaoxia agreed happily. To her, food was more attractive than clothes, especially her favorite shrimp crackers.
In addition to this set, Xiulan also has a regular set of gray trousers and a navy blue striped shirt with a round neck and short sleeves. Xiaoxia is the same as her mother, with a dress and a regular summer dress.
Lin Heng also bought two sets of clothes for himself. He didn't save much and it didn't cost much.
In addition, he also bought two pairs of sandals for each person: a pair of slippers for wearing at home, and a pair with heels and laces for sports.
His parents also have them. The temperature is already very hot now, so wearing sandals would be much more comfortable.
On the spot, the three of them changed into sandals. Xiulan put on purple crystal sandals. Her small and round toes were clearly visible. Most of her instep was exposed, and the blue blood vessels inside her snow-white skin could be seen.
"They look so beautiful." Lin Heng couldn't help but say in his heart, wondering how good it would look if those lace-up high-heeled sandals were worn on Xiulan's feet?
Xiulan glanced at Lin Heng, packed up her things and took them into the house, then came out and said, "I'll go downstairs. We haven't had lunch yet since we've been waiting for you."
"There are shrimps here, and they have been processed." Lin Heng took the shrimps to the kitchen and helped to add the fire. Soon three bowls of fresh shrimp noodles were ready.
After dinner, Lin Heng didn't want to work in the afternoon, so he lay on the bench to rest. Xiulan took out the cloth he had bought and started cutting it to make cushions and pillows.
There was always a faint smile on her face.
Lin Heng knew why, it was because she was happy with the clothes he bought. She was too easy to satisfy, and she would be happy for a long time with just one compliment.
After watching Xiulan make cushions and pillows for a while, Lin Heng got up and went to the study, took out paper and pen and began to write a plan for the future.
He felt that he was too anxious before. The next 40 years are long, so he can take it slow and take one step at a time. Now that he has become a millionaire, his family's living standard has changed dramatically, so there is no need to be so anxious about the future.
For now, we should quietly maintain our strength and wait for the trend of the times to truly arrive so that we can take advantage of it.
Three nodes have been sorted out in the past three years. The first is land purchase. There are several old factories on the southern edge of Taibai City that will be demolished in three years, and now they are in a state of no one is interested in them. He can buy them for feed production and wait for demolition.
This is the closest one. The land in the downstream area of the south city and a large amount of land in the north city can be purchased. Real estate development will start later. The land in these places can be sold in large quantities, and you can even develop real estate yourself.
To put it in a broader sense, by the 1990s, investment in the provincial capital of Ancheng and even big cities like Shanghai and the capital would only require buying a house. The value of the house would appreciate thousands of times in the future, and there would be no such thing as a loss. The more you bought, the more you would earn.
As long as enough original capital is accumulated, wealth will be a simple matter for the reborn Lin Heng.
But he still wanted to build a career with his own hands.
In addition to buying a factory to open a feed factory, Lin Heng also plans to build a large pig farm in the next two years to raise several thousand pigs.
Many people buy pork because it is cheap, and if the economy improves in the next few years, everyone will be able to afford it. Large-scale breeding can effectively reduce costs and make more money than raising shrimp.
Another point is to engage in musk deer breeding. The price of natural musk has always been very expensive, and selling musk is also a very profitable industry.
In addition, you can raise more cattle and sheep, which can be sold for a lot of money in the future.
In addition, in recent years, you can also look for those who will rise in the future and invest in them in advance.
Just like the man who sells knives on credit, a small investment now will become your own network in the future.
After writing the plan, Lin Heng put it in his diary and put it in the drawer. He was not afraid of being seen by anyone. There were only some symbols on it, and no one else could understand it except himself.
After finishing his writing, he felt like reading Capital again.
In the afternoon, Lin's mother came back from herding cattle and took Xiaoxia out to play. It was obvious that she was taking Xiaoxia to tell stories to the children in the village.
"Are you so serious?" Xiulan walked into the study and said with a smile.
Lin Heng hooked his finger at her and patted the empty seat on his armchair: "Come here, I'll take you to see it."
Xiulan came over and sat next to Lin Heng. The wide armchair could easily accommodate two people. She hadn't changed out of her short skirt suit yet, and just as she sat down, she noticed an extra hand on her thigh.
She lifted her hair, put one hand on her chin and looked at Lin Heng with an innocent smile: "So you want to take me to read books together?"
Lin Heng laughed: "It doesn't affect my reading. These legs are so beautiful."
Sitting on the chair in the study also gave him a completely different feeling. He even wondered how exciting it would be if he did it right on the chair.
"I really read the book. The stories in it are very interesting." Xiulan blinked.
"Yeah, I'm reading a book too." Lin Heng nodded in agreement, but did not take his hand away.
After reading for a while, Lin Heng's hand was in a place where it shouldn't be. After a while, Xiulan was forced to sit on Lin Heng's lap to read.
Later, she lay on the armchair, her skirt lifted up to reveal her chest. She buried her head like an ostrich, and her neck was red.
Later, Lin Heng wiped the water off the table, and the two of them sat on the chairs and continued reading, but Xiulan's body was too weak to stand up.
The impact of the different environment is too great.
"I will never read with you again." Xiulan said through gritting her teeth.
She couldn't believe that she had been possessed by some strange spirit and had done such a thing with Lin Heng on the chair and table in broad daylight. It was simply too indulgent. She had been deceived by his sweet words.
Lin Heng didn't respond. He thought that if he got the advantage, he shouldn't act like a good kid, otherwise he would get beaten.
"Do you want to pick mulberries tomorrow?" Lin Heng asked softly while hugging Xiulan.
Xiulan glanced at him and said, "You don't raise shrimp anymore?"
Lin Heng waved his hand: "Just feed it now, it won't take much effort. I see some big mulberries on the edge of the field."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and agreed. She originally wanted to punish him for not going, but when he invited her, she couldn't help but agree.
"That's great." Lin Heng said happily, hugged Xiulan and kissed her.
Xiulan said helplessly: "Are you still going to read a book?"
Lin Heng smiled and spread his hands: "It's obvious that people are more interesting than books. I can't read them."
This made Xiulan happy again, but she still snorted: "Then read your book carefully, I'm going out."
If he didn't leave, Lin Heng's hands would become restless again.
Lin Heng originally wanted to read seriously, but his wife came over and sat next to him. Her touch was soft and her fragrance was fragrant, and in the end he accidentally went too far.
He had no interest in reading anymore, so he got up and walked out. When he arrived in the backyard, he found Xiulan leaning against the railing feeding the fish. She seemed to be in a good mood.
"Why don't you continue reading? You're just a follower." Xiulan turned her head and asked curiously.
"Come and feed the fish together." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan looked at him and stopped talking. She fed the fish for a while, then turned around and said, "Since you want to follow me so much, then come and help me cook."
Without giving Lin Heng a chance to refuse, she directly pulled Lin Heng to the kitchen to cook.
After they finished cooking, Lin's mother brought Xiaoxia back and they had dinner together.
There were also shrimps in the evening, and the three of them were really satisfied.
"Do you think we can find the cicada monkey now?" Xiulan asked while lying on the bed after washing her face.
She wanted to go catch cicada monkeys with Lin Heng.
Lin Heng shook his head: "We have to wait a few days. I don't think it's possible now."
This year, he can not only catch cicada monkeys, but also scorpions. He went to Ancheng to buy an ultraviolet lamp.
"Okay." Xiulan puffed her lips and turned over to lie down.
After Lin Heng coaxed Xiaoxia to sleep, he went to bed to rest with her.
The next morning, after exercising and having breakfast, Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said, "I'm going to the breeding base, do you want to come with me?"
Before Xiulan could say anything, Xiaoxia hugged Lin Heng's thighs and said, "I want to go, I want to go!"
"When are we going to pick mulberries?" Xiulan asked.
"Let's go in the afternoon. It's not far, just two hours round trip." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan nodded: "Then let's go together. I'll go to the stream over there to wash some clothes."
After saying that, she turned around to pack her clothes, carrying the basket and the family of three walked towards Red Maple Mountain.
When we arrived here, my parents had just finished breakfast. Lin's mother was preparing to go herd cattle, while Lin's father was preparing to continue his carpentry work.
Seeing Lin Heng, Lin's father said, "Some shrimps died again yesterday, and I fished them all out."
"This is normal, don't worry, just fish it out and feed it to the fish." Lin Heng waved his hand, walked into the house, opened a bag of peanut cakes, weighed three or two pieces and poured them into the basin, then walked towards the hatchery pond.
"Is this enough to feed him?" Father Lin asked curiously. He had been following him to learn.
Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, 3% of the shrimp's weight is enough, as long as they can eat it within two hours."
As he spoke, he moistened the peanut cakes with water and then sprinkled them evenly according to the number of shrimps in the grid.
"Let's go. Our mission this morning is to sprinkle bleach all over the restaurant." Lin Heng said to his father after feeding the shrimps.
Father Lin nodded: "Then I will help you."
The two of them carried the bleach out together, calculated the approximate dosage, mixed it with water, and then sprinkled it evenly into each pond. The two of them were busy with the fifteen ponds until noon.
"How do we feed the grass carp in this pond?" After finishing, Father Lin pointed at the grass carp pond in front of him and asked.
Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "For the time being, let's just feed him five or six kilograms of peanut cakes."
It is best to feed grass carp with granular feed with a good ratio. It is a great waste to feed it in a scattered manner.
"I understand." Father Lin nodded.
When she returned to the house, Lin's mother had already let the cows out and was starting to cook. Because there was a large area of pasture, she could just let the cows roam free and then just cut the grass and feed them.
After washing clothes, Xiulan was playing with Xiaoxia under the eaves. When she saw Lin Heng coming over, she said, "Mom said she wants to go pick mulberries too."
Lin Heng nodded: "Sure, let's go after dinner."
"The meal is ready, just fry one more dish." Lin's mother's voice came from inside the house.
By the time Lin Heng had washed his hands, the food had already been served on the table. It was just three simple dishes and a soup. Everyone was chatting while eating.
After finishing his meal, Lin Heng looked at the bright sun and turned his head to ask, "Are you still going out in such a bright sun?"
"It's a little big. Let's go later. It will be a little darker." Lin's mother nodded.
"Let's wait until three o'clock before going." Xiulan also said that the sun was too hot at noon.
Lin Heng nodded, drove Xiulan and Xian back to the village, rested until three o'clock, and then the three of them set off again with the bags.
Not long after, Lin Heng drove to the destination. There were many mulberry trees growing under the road, and the mulberries on them were black and red.
"So many?" Xiulan asked in surprise.
"Yes, I asked the owner and allowed me to pick as many as I wanted." Lin Heng nodded with a smile. There is no need to talk about fruits like mulberries. You can't eat them all. Generally, the fruits will fall off and rot naturally except for children.
Only a few people will make it into dried mulberries and keep it.
"Dad, can we eat this directly?" Xiaoxia asked curiously while looking at the mulberries growing on the tree.
"I have to feed you. You can't pick them with your hands." Lin Heng looked at her and said. His job was to take care of Xiaoxia, and picking mulberries was the job of Xiulan and Lin's mother.
"Okay, I want to eat it." Xiaoxia said, pointing at the mulberries.
Lin Heng first took Xiaoxia down to the field and went to a place far away on the roadside. Then they picked two mulberries that had just turned black, one for each of them.
If it is too old, there will be a lot of worms crawling on it. If it is too tender, the pink and purple ones will have no taste or will be sour. Only the ones that have just turned black are the most delicious.
Xiaoxia ate one, and her big eyes curved into little crescents: "So sweet!!"
"That's right, they're sweet. Dad will pick another one for you." Lin Heng said with a smile. After picking a few, his fingers turned purple.
However, he knew a secret to remove the mulberry juice, which was to rub his hands with mulberry leaves, which would quickly remove the purple color from his hands.
"I want more~" Xiaoxia started to act coquettishly after eating. These mulberries are so sweet and are simply children's favorite.
Lin Heng counted and fed her about thirty pills and he didn't dare feed her more. No matter what the food is, eating too much at one time is bad for the body, let alone children.
"Let's pick them and save them to eat tomorrow. Also, don't you want to give some mulberries to your friends? Then you can share them together." Lin Heng said, touching her little head.
Xiaoxia thought about it, nodded and said, "Then I'll pick it and give it to Qingqing. She's very kind to me."
"Just watch me pick them for you." Lin Heng picked up the bag and picked them for Xiaoxia.
Xiulan and the others picked some fresh ones, then spread them on the ground with film fingers and hit them with sticks. This was much faster than picking them one by one.
After picking them, Xiulan came over and said, "You've picked enough. Come and help me pick some."
"There must be fifty or sixty families here, right?" Lin Heng said in surprise, looking at the two large bags of mulberries.
"That's about it. I wanted to buy a little more, but there's no room." Xiulan nodded.
Lin Heng nodded, handed the two small bags of mulberries he had picked to Xiulan, then carried the big bag upstairs, put it away, and helped his mother move it again.
After everyone got in the car, he drove straight home.
Back home, Xiulan and Lin's mother poured out the mulberries to pick, while Xiaoxia took Lin Heng to find his good friends.
After seeing people from a distance, Xiaoxia called out, "Qingqing, I picked some mulberries for you to eat."
"Aren't the mulberries ripe yet?" Yang Qing stopped skipping rope and asked curiously.
The children nearby couldn't help drooling when they heard this, their eyes revealing longing.
"My father took me to pick them from a faraway place. They are so sweet. Come here quickly." Xiaoxia said with her big curved eyes.
"Okay." Yang Qing turned around and said, then ran to find Xiaoxia.
When she arrived at Lin Heng's house, she was shocked to see so many mulberries: "Oh my God, so many."
"This is what I gave you." Xiaoxia pointed to the washed mulberries on the stone table.
Yang Qing was stunned, and said in surprise: "Thank you."
"Eat quickly." Xiaoxia said happily.
Yang Qing washed his hands, took the mulberries and started eating them. Xiaoxia watched from the side and she felt the joy of sharing with her friends.
"Don't you want to eat it?" Yang Qing asked curiously as he handed over two pieces.
Xiaoxia wanted to eat but didn't dare to. She shook her head and said, "I've eaten a lot today. Mom said if I eat any more, I'll get a stomachache."
"Okay then." Yang Qing nodded, ate a little stiffly and stopped eating.
"Take it out and share it with others." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Thank you, Uncle Lin." Yang Qing took the mulberries and went out with Xiaoxia. Xiaoxia also told stories to the children in the village.
After breakfast the next morning, Xiulan washed the mulberries, steamed them, and then dried them in the sun. Lin Heng took some, washed them, and soaked them in wine. The taste of the mulberry wine was also very good.
At noon, Yang Qing came with a lot of raspberries and gave them to Xiaoxia, who jumped for joy all day long.
Lin Heng's daily life now is to raise shrimps, take care of his daughter and spend time with his wife. He has nothing else to do for the time being and his life is comfortable and stable.
After Lin Heng’s careful feeding, the shrimps in the hatchery pond started to hatch two days after he returned.
In the blink of an eye, it was already May 17th of the Gregorian calendar. That afternoon, Lin Heng went to see the livestock in the back mountain as usual.
“Huh!”
Suddenly, Lin Heng let out a surprised cry, then showed a look of surprise, turned around and ran into Wang's room, still calling Xiulan's name.
(End of this chapter)
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