Chapter 468: Initially Leading Friends and Relatives to Become Wealthy
"What should we do next?"
Driving back, Xiulan asked, the three children were still at home and she was a little worried.
"Let's not do anything else. Let's send Caiyun back and go home. We can talk about other things later." Lin Heng said while driving.
He had wanted to take some time today to talk about selling grass carp, but now he didn't have time, so he decided to talk about it later. It wouldn't cost him a little more time.
"That's good. I was worried that the child wouldn't be able to see us crying." Xiulan nodded.
After sending Caiyun back to school, Lin Heng took Xiulan and his father to buy some winter supplies. He hadn't bought any clothes yet, so he planned to buy them when he went to Ancheng in a few days.
In prosperous places, there are more styles of clothes and the prices are cheaper.
After buying the things, Lin Heng drove to the place where he sold firewood coal and bought three tons of coal. This coal was not expensive and was very convenient to use.
"Drive slower, son. I get carsick." Father Lin said while sitting in the car.
However, even though Lin Heng drove slowly, when he left the city, Lin's father still felt dizzy. He waved his hand and said, "I'd better get in the back car. It's better to be a little cold than to get carsick."
"Okay then." Lin Heng stopped the car and watched his father get off and onto the truck bed. After his father sat down, he drove back.
Xiulan is fine. She won't feel dizzy as long as she doesn't move too much.
Driving back to the village, Lin Heng unloaded a ton and a half of coal for his family and another half ton at Hongfeng Mountain. He had strictly warned his parents that the coal could only be burned in the fireplace, as taking it out to burn would easily cause gas poisoning.
Due to its structure, the fireplace only draws air from the house and then discharges the combustion exhaust gas outside the house. In most cases, gas poisoning will not occur.
The children were all at Hongfeng Mountain. When Lin Heng and his friends came back, the children ran over to hug them. Xiaoxia even boasted to Lin Heng and Xiulan: "Mom and Dad, I learned how to ride a bike!"
"Really?" Xiulan was a little surprised.
"Then I'll ride it for you to see." Xiaoxia ran over and pushed the bicycle over to show it. She failed twice at first, and then she really rode it smoothly.
"Mom and Dad, look!"
Xiaoxia cheered as she rode, but when she reached the end she immediately braked with her feet because she had not yet learned how to turn.
"Awesome!" Lin Heng gave a thumbs up.
Xiulan also smiled and praised: "Xiaoxia is amazing, she learns so quickly."
After being praised by her parents, Xiaoxia happily rode the bike twice more. Having just learned how to ride a bike, she now loves riding a bike very much.
"Go home, ride again when you get home."
After Xiulan finished talking to Lin's mother, she shouted.
"I want to go ride on the road outside." Xiaoxia said as she pushed the bike over.
Lin Heng shook his head: "Not yet, you have to master it before you can go out and play."
"Okay!" Xiaoxia was a little unhappy after being rejected.
Lin Heng looked at her and said, "Once you can do a U-turn, an S-bend, and a single-side bridge, you can go riding on the road."
"What is this?" Xiaoxia tilted her head in confusion.
"I'll tell you when we get home. Let's get ready to go back now." Lin Heng waved at her.
"Okay!" Xiaoxia became happy again and walked over quickly.
Lin Heng tied her small bicycle to the back of the three-wheeled vehicle and drove his wife and children back to their house in the village.
After returning home, he reorganized the coal and put it in the utility room. He then put some of it in the fireplace to burn. While burning the coal, he would also put some firewood in from time to time. The open flame would make the temperature in the house higher.
When the room warmed up, Lin Heng made a cup of tea and drank it on the sofa.
While drinking tea, he counted the money he had. Today he sold musk for nearly four thousand yuan. After investing in the factory, there was still forty thousand yuan left in the passbook. Now, there was forty-four thousand yuan in the passbook alone.
He always calculated the money in approximate integers, and was too lazy to calculate the small numbers. He would spend a few hundred at most on shopping, and rarely would he spend thousands unless he bought home appliances.
After drinking two cups of tea with Xiulan, Xiaoxia came to ask him about what he had just said. Lin Heng simply told her to practice walking in a straight line first, and then to turn. Only after learning to turn could she know the next project.
Xiaoxia held his arm and begged for a long time, but in the end she didn't get the answer to the next project, and angrily said she would ignore him.
After a simple meal of noodles in the evening, the family went to bed early.
As winter approaches, people's desire to get up becomes less and less. When Lin Heng wakes up in the morning, he adds some firewood to the fireplace to make the house warm enough, and then gets up with Xiulan.
After breakfast, he asked someone to take a letter to his uncle, aunt, and third father, asking them to come down to settle the accounts. The astragalus they harvested this year had already been delivered, but they had not withdrawn cash and settled the bill before. This time they took the money back.
The three families had been waiting for him to settle the bill for a long time. After receiving the information, they all came in the afternoon. Lin Heng's parents and his eldest brother also came.
Lin Heng poured water for everyone, then took out the account book and said, "Third father, your family has 1,100 kilograms of dried astragalus, your aunt's family has 1,250 kilograms of dried astragalus, and your uncle's family has 2,100 kilograms of dried astragalus. Am I remembering it correctly?"
"Yes, that's right, that's the number." Third aunt Li Xue was the first to laugh.
"Yes, that's right." Lu Hongyun also nodded.
My uncle Lu Honghai also nodded.
Lin Heng nodded and said, "We agreed at the beginning that we would buy Astragalus according to the market price. Now the price of dried Astragalus is 1.5 yuan per pound. Is it okay for me to give it to you at this price?"
Li Xue was about to nod when Lin Heng's aunt Lu Hongyun said, "One dollar and three cents is fine. One dollar and five cents is the price at your purchasing station. Other towns charge one dollar and three cents."
"Yes, this price is fine." Lin Xutao nodded.
"The price is right, after all, the quantity of astragalus is quite large." Lu Honghai also nodded.
Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "No need for that. Just use one dollar and fifty cents. So the money for Third Father's family is 1,650 yuan, for Aunt's family is 1,875 yuan, and for Uncle's family is 3,150 yuan. Is that right?"
Everyone nodded. They had already calculated the exact amount many times and knew it by heart, so there was no need to calculate it.
After calculating the accounts, Lin Heng wrote a receipt for each person, including the weight of the harvest and the price, minus the original seed money, which was the final amount collected.
The seeds are not expensive, only 15 yuan per acre. The seeds from his third uncle's family cost 50 yuan, from his aunt's family it was 75 yuan, and from his uncle's family it was only 105 yuan. Compared with the money earned, it was just a drop in the bucket.
This is because they have just started learning how to grow crops, and the yield is not very high.
He asked everyone to check the receipt and put their fingerprints on it, and then he paid everyone on the spot.
After receiving the money, everyone counted it and were so happy that they couldn't stop grinning, with excitement written all over their faces. Such a large amount of money was a huge number for them.
In the past, I could only make a little money by selling some medicinal herbs, and it was unprecedented to harvest so much at one time.
In fact, Lin Heng hadn't mentioned this matter these days, and they were still wondering in their hearts whether Lin Heng was not keeping his word or something unexpected had happened. Now it seems that they were overthinking it, as the other party paid off the debt in one go without owing a penny.
Lu Hongyun thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, nephew, you really helped us a lot."
Li Baiquan also nodded and said, "Yes, without you we would not have made so much money. Now we have the money to build a house."
"Without Lin Heng leading us, let alone making money, we can't even get enough to eat." Lin Xutao said with a smile on his face.
Li Xue also said with a smile: "Yes, Lin Heng, you are really the most promising person in our Lin family. Not only have you made a fortune yourself, but you have also helped us to become rich."
"He is not only the most promising one in the Lin family, but I think there is no one more promising than Lin Heng in the entire Huangtan Town." Aunt Li Xue said with a smile.
A big reason why she married Lin Heng's uncle Lu Honghai was because he had a nephew like Lin Heng who was worth ten thousand yuan.
But he didn't expect that in just two years, they had already earned 5,000 yuan following Lin Heng. This made her extremely happy, and she liked everything about Lin Heng.
"It's not my credit, it's your hard work and ability." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.
If you buy their astragalus at this price, you can make money and not lose money. It is a win-win deal for both parties.
Lu Honghai nodded and looked at Lin Heng again: "Will we still grow astragalus next year?"
In the fall, Lin Heng got them a batch of kiwi seedlings, which have now been planted. However, they are undecided as to whether to plant astragalus.
Because kiwi fruit occupies some land, the area planted is definitely not as much as before, but they still want to plant it because it is obviously much more profitable than growing crops.
"You can plant it. As long as you are willing to plant it, I will continue to purchase it." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"That's fine. Then we'll plant some more next year." Lu Honghai nodded with a smile.
Li Baiquan said: "Then we will plant some more next year."
"Okay, everyone keep the money, we'll have dinner later." Lin Heng said with a smile after settling the bill.
"By the way, is everyone free tomorrow? I want to chop down some trees for firewood, and I need your help in moving the wood."
Standing up, he continued, "Chopping wood is not difficult. With a diesel saw, one person can saw very quickly. If someone helps, the speed will be even faster."
"That's no problem. There's not much to do in the middle of winter." Li Baiquan said, patting his chest.
"We all like coming to your house to help. We can eat delicious fish and meat every time we come. Auntie likes to eat the delicious food in your house." Lu Hongyun said with a smile.
She felt that her previous concern for Lin Heng was not in vain. Not only had he helped her family so much, but he also arranged a job for her son Li Shiwei, with a stable salary of more than 400 yuan a year.
"Yes, we came as soon as you told us. We've been so idle at home lately that we don't know what to do." Third father Lin Xutao also said with a smile.
No matter who I reject, I can't reject such a good nephew.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Then it's settled."
After collecting the things, Lin Heng took out a few decks of cards for them to play with when they were bored.
He went to the kitchen to see Xiulan and his mother cooking, but before he was ready to do anything, he was driven out by his aunt. She smiled and said, "It's enough for us women to be here, go and have fun."
"Okay then." Lin Heng had no choice but to nod. He really couldn't help much if he went, as there were already three people there.
Dinner was soon ready. There was stewed mutton soup, braised mutton offal, and ham. Everyone's appetite was whetted by the sight. In the village, only the Lin Heng family was so generous.
However, not many outsiders know about this, because Lin Heng and Xiulan are not the kind of people who show off everywhere. And those who are invited by Lin Heng to be guests are all reluctant to leave because of his dishes.
Although the food was delicious, Lin Heng didn't let everyone drink too much, because they all had money in their hands, and it would be bad if they drank too much and lost it. People who are not sober are also prone to making mistakes.
After a pleasant dinner, it was already dusk. Lin Heng gave his flashlight to his aunt and uncle and asked them to walk slower.
He also gave his uncle four pounds of lamb chops and a ginseng, and asked him to take it back and cook it for his grandmother to eat to nourish her body.
The old man got through that period and is now strong again. It is said that he can even go out to collect grass for pigs and herd cattle, but he still feels that he needs more nourishment. Eating mutton in winter is good for the body.
My aunt and my third uncle’s family also gave some, but only two kilograms, not as much as my uncle’s family.
After sending the people away, Lin Heng noticed that his parents were very happy. For them, it was a great pride that they could help their relatives now that they had money.
"Let's go back. It's getting late." Father Lin said with a smile.
"Then mom and dad, please be careful." Lin Heng nodded without trying to keep them. It was getting dark now and they had enough to drink so it would be better for them to go back early.
After his parents left, his eldest brother was still here. He drank a sip of tea and looked at Lin Heng and said, "The village is planning to set up an agricultural cooperative and get a loan from the town's Agricultural and Commercial Bank. Are you interested in joining in?"
"It was Secretary Tian who asked, right?" Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin Yue nodded: "Well, he told me many times during the meeting that he has two directions, one is to plant fruit trees, and the other is to plant medicinal herbs."
Lin Heng nodded and said, "Both directions are fine. They are suitable for rural areas. I'll talk to him later. I can participate this year."
The cooperative is not a bad thing for him. If it is done well, he can really make a lot of money. If a village works together, the power is quite considerable.
"Okay, I'll talk to him about it later." Lin Yue said with a smile.
Then the two chatted for a few more sentences, and his elder brother got up and left. When Lin Heng closed the door and came back, Xiulan had already poured water and started washing her face.
"Wife, I'm going to Ancheng in a few days, and I'll take you with me." Lin Heng walked over and said with a smile.
"Forget it. It will take several days. The child won't be able to live without us." Xiulan thought for a while and shook her head.
Lin Heng said: "It's okay, it will only take three days at most, no big problem."
He knew that Xiulan really wanted to go, after all, she had never been there and wanted to see it for herself.
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Xiulan said.
"Mom and Dad, I want to go too."
Xiaoxia was very smart and heard everything clearly. When she said this, her two younger brothers looked over.
They may not be good at anything else, but they are best at imitating their sister's behavior.
"Look!" Xiulan spread her hands and smiled.
"I will definitely take you there if I have the chance. I never lie." Lin Heng said as he took an orange and broke it open.
The oranges and tangerines planted on the back mountain are ripe and are very sweet to eat now. I picked some in the past two days.
(End of this chapter)
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