Chapter 309 The surprise of the visitor
The two of them were not in a hurry and assembled the coffee table first. It was the first time for Mr. Lin to make such a large table, and he was a little excited when he started assembling it.
The two of them started assembling it at eight o'clock in the morning. Because some parts were not assembled smoothly, they had to modify it several times before getting it to fit perfectly.
Another step is to make arc chamfers on the edge of the table. There are children at home, and two more children will be born next year. This kind of detail must be taken care of.
Lin Heng paid special attention to this matter when he was making tables, chairs and benches.
"It's finally installed, what do you think?"
At ten o'clock, Father Lin looked at the coffee table that was finally installed and asked everyone.
This coffee table is 130 cm long, 70 cm wide and 45 cm high. The table top is made of camphor wood and other parts are made of thorny fir. There is a hollow space in the middle under the table, with a small cabinet at one end and a drawer at the other.
"It's pretty good." Lin Heng nodded. There was still some differences compared to the desk Carpenter Liang made for him, but it had reached the level of an average carpenter. It was straight and smooth, with no major flaws.
Xiulan also praised: "Dad, your skills are enough to become a carpenter."
"Yes, Dad, it's amazing." Caiyun also affirmed.
After receiving everyone's approval, Lin's father was also very happy: "It seems that I can practice hard, and I can make furniture and sell it to make money when I get old."
Then they put the coffee table After carrying it to the study for temporary storage, Lin Heng took out the varnish and applied anti-corrosion paint. He was not going to use colored paint. The original solid wood texture looked very comfortable.
The camphor wood on the tabletop is darker in color, light yellow, and a little purple. The other parts of the table legs are all made of thorny fir and are white in color. The two complement each other very well together, so there is no need to change the color of the paint.
There is also the fact that he does not have spray painting tools here. In rural areas, black lacquer is usually scraped and made from the sap extracted from the lacquer tree. The bright color of the lacquer will last decades after the furniture is painted. None will rot.
Father Lin originally wanted to paint it with lacquer, but Lin Heng found it too troublesome, so he finally decided to paint it with a layer of anti-corrosive transparent varnish.
Although these things have already been painted with a layer of paint when they were parts, a lot of adjustments were made today and they have to be painted again.
After painting, Lin Heng and his father began to install the sofa. First, they wrapped the exposed wood with a layer of purchased cotton and linen cloth, fixed it, and then put the cut sponge pieces on it. The fabric cover is attached to the sofa.
After the sponge blocks are installed, the entire sofa is basically completed, and the remaining work is to make the pillows and headrests.
“It looks like a bed, but it’s softer than a bed when you sit on it.” Caiyun said with emotion as she sat on the sofa.
"So comfortable!" Xiaoxia had already taken off her shoes and climbed up directly.
Xiulan also sat on it out of curiosity and tried it out, nodding with satisfaction: "This is much more comfortable than sitting on a hard bench."
"That's natural, it mainly relies on These are the soft sponges." Lin Heng sat on it and said with a smile. What he bought was the most expensive high-resilience and high-density sponge, and the materials used were much better than those of finished sofas.
"My son will enjoy it." Father Lin sat next to Lin Heng and said with a smile.
"That's natural, I enjoy it the most." Lin Heng was very proud, looking at everyone and said: "The advantage of this sofa is that you can sit on it when you want, and sleep on it when you want. Xiulan sat on it when she was pregnant. It’s also safe.”
After saying that, he stood up and looked at the entire sofa. The entire sofa was made of one color without mixing colors. The color is the light gray chosen by Xiulan, which looks more elegant and resistant to stains.
The sofa overall looks relatively boxy and angular, with no strange shapes. It looks very simple, with a simple and elegant style.
"Now that it's done, let's move the big cabinet up." Lin Heng said, today's day is not bad, so there is no need to pick a special time.
"I'm going to ask my eldest brother to come over and help." Caiyun said and ran out to call for help.
After a while, elder brother Lin Yue came over, looked at the sofa that had been made and said with a smile: "It's done so quickly."
After saying that, he went up and sat down again, nodded and said: "This sofa made of sponge is comfortable enough. I will get one later."
"When the time comes, you buy a sponge, and I will give it to you. Help." Father Lin said with a smile.
"No problem." Lin Yue nodded with a smile.
After chatting for a while, they started to move the large cabinet. One person was upstairs, two people were downstairs, and Caiyun was also helping.
The empty wooden cabinet was not heavy. The four people moved it to the second floor without much effort, installed it on the second floor, and then poured back the food in the bags. That's it.
Xiulan took advantage of them to move the large cabinet and clean the floor. When they finished, they could just install the sofa against the wall.
After the sofa was installed against the wall, Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, now just move the small cabinet in the storage room."
Move the large cabinet After that, the main room suddenly became much more spacious and looked more comfortable. The white walls and light gray sofa complemented each other perfectly.
The only problem is that there is nothing on the wall, which looks a bit monotonous, so I can only add it later. Lin Heng bought two picture frames and planned to use the feathers of the blood pheasant to make a feather painting.
Xiulan looked at everyone and said, "I have already cut the vegetables. Let's eat here at noon."
Lin Heng took the square dining table at home as a coffee table and made tea for everyone.
The eldest brother finished the tea and said with a smile: "I won't eat here. Your sister-in-law has already prepared the rice. After eating, we are going to dig some herbs over there in Baishigou."
"That's fine, too." Lin Heng nodded and didn't hold back too much. He was one of his own, so there was no need to be polite.
When lunch was ready, Mother Lin also came over. She looked at Lin Heng and others and said, "I have some bad news for you. A lamb broke its leg."
" White goat?" Lin Heng asked.
Mother Lin spread her hands: "Yes, I don't know how it fell like this. When I saw it, its hind legs were broken."
"Could someone have broken its legs?" Father Lin I was confused, but the white goat had been tied outside, and the three lambs were not tied up, so they could run outside the breeding base.
“I don’t know that.” Mother Lin shook her head.
Lin Heng waved his hand and said: "It's okay. The lamb is already over ten kilograms. You can just eat it in a few days. I just want to eat barbecue."
"It must be more than ten kilograms." Yes, maybe twenty pounds. But it’s just a broken leg. It’s a pity to eat it now. It’s better to wait until it grows up.” Mother Lin said.
"You can eat if you want. Now there are black goats. White goats are just for food. They won't grow fast even if they are injured." Father Lin didn't feel too sorry.
"Let's talk about it later. Mom, please rest first." Lin Heng grabbed his mother's shoulders and pushed her to the sofa.
“This sofa is quite comfortable!” Mother Lin nodded and said with a smile.
"My dad will make another one later, so you can enjoy it too." Lin Heng patted his mother on the shoulder and said.
Mother Lin suddenly became even happier: "The relationship is great, I am blessed."
After saying a few words, he got up and went to help Xiulan cook. After a while, lunch was ready. Today there was only bacon and sausage, and all other game was eaten.
There are no survivors in the fish pond, only two turtles, and some yellow bone bones that cannot be fished out for the time being.
Lin Heng is going to find some time to go to the Heihe River to catch some more plum blossoms and mandarin fish. These two fish are the most popular among everyone.
After dinner, Father Lin and Mother Lin went back. Lin Heng planned to start building a small dam on the top of Hongfeng Mountain in the next two days. The plum blossoms, mandarin fish and other things caught behind could be kept there. You can grab it anytime you want to eat it. In the afternoon, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia and Caiyun to help Xiulan make sofa pillows.
"This sofa is so comfortable to sit on, and I feel so confused all of a sudden. It's very hot here but there is a sofa. It's cooler over there in Hongfeng Mountain, but there is no sofa."
Xiulan was making a pillowcase. While talking.
Lin Heng said with a smile: "This is very simple. You can sew a few more cushion covers and use sponge to make two seat cushions and bring them over."
Caiyun looked at Xiulan and said : "Sister-in-law, you can enjoy it for a few days first, and then live there."
"That's good, I think so too." Xiulan said with a smile.
After chatting for a while, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia to arrange the feathers of the blood pheasant. After arranging the feathers according to color, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia to start making feather paintings.
There is no need to make complicated patterns, just make circles, swirls, petals and leaves made of colorful feathers. Although it is simple, the effect is very good, because the feathers themselves are very beautiful.
Xiaoxia also made a painting of bird feathers, and Lin Heng also hung it on the wall. With these feather paintings, the walls suddenly become less monotonous.
"Not bad." Lin Heng looked at his wife and sister.
“Xiaoxia is pretty.” Caiyun hugged Xiaoxia and kissed her, praising her.
"It's all good. I also made the pillowcase." Xiulan said with a smile.
"Then let me fill it with sponge." Lin Heng nodded and went to get the small sponge that was specially bought to fill the pillow.
After finishing it, the sofa is considered completely finished. With the pillows and headrests, the sofa also has a soul.
After resting on the sofa for a while, Lin Heng moved the sewing machine and put it in the study, because Xiulan would use it tomorrow.
"Brother, it's okay now. Mom and I are going to catch scorpions. By the way, we'll catch some cicada monkeys to eat." Caiyun looked at Lin Heng and Xiulan and said, last time we sold so many scorpions. Money, now they are very motivated.
"No problem, go ahead." Lin Heng nodded.
Xiulan asked: "Will you come over for dinner in the evening?"
Caiyun thought for a while and said, "No, I will come over for breakfast tomorrow morning and stay at Hongfeng Mountain at night."
"Okay." Xiulan nodded.
After Caiyun left, they tidied up the house. Lin Heng listened to Xiulan's instructions and put things in place according to her requirements.
After finishing the work, he and Xiaoxia went to the back mountain to feed the chickens. He had re-strengthened the chicken coop. The weasel never came, making Lin Heng wonder if it might have been a certain cat that stole the chicken last time.
The weather was hot, so the batch of chicks hatched by Xiulan were also put in the back mountain, and a separate chicken coop was built to raise them. There are still 15 of the eighteen chickens alive.
Including the 7 chickens he hatched that are still alive, and the 7 chickens he bought last year, there are 29 chickens in the house, in addition to two ducks.
These chickens and ducks are released during the day, allowing them to find food by themselves in the woods, and are fed once in the morning and evening.
Lin Heng is already planning to capture the 15 hatched ones from Xiulan when they grow to about one pound, and then take them to Hongfeng Mountain. He will find a field of more than 100 square meters there and surround them with nets to keep them on the mountain. Running, using less feed, the meat quality will be better.
The main reason is that there are too many chickens here plus those from my eldest brother’s house, and I can’t keep them anymore.
After feeding the animals and returning to the house, it was almost time to start making dinner. I made a cold vegetable stew for dinner, and then I cooked some bacon left over from lunch.
When they got up the next day, the varnish on the coffee table had dried completely. Lin Heng and Xiulan carried it to the main room and put it away.
While making breakfast, Caiyun ran over and took a bag of cicadas soaked to death in salt water and said with a smile: "Second brother and sister-in-law, we ran to Baima Village last night and caught half a catty of cicadas. Scorpion."
"That's okay." Xiulan was envious. If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have caught the scorpion.
"You guys can really run." Lin Heng shook his head in shock and started making breakfast.
He heated the milk and cooked the eggs. Lin Heng fried the cicada monkeys, then cut into a cantaloupe, and breakfast was ready. It was so rich that it didn’t look like living in the countryside.
He didn’t make the cake today because it cost too much eggs and could only be eaten once in a few days.
“It’s really rich, and it’s all thanks to my sister-in-law.”
Caiyun looked at the food on the table and sighed, she couldn’t believe that this was the food of her family now.
Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled: "Eat quickly."
Only Xiaoxia had already started eating, slurping and slurping.
“Dong dong dong!”
A few people had just finished breakfast when there was a knock on the door outside.
"Brother Lin, it's me." Then Wang Zhou's voice came in.
"Wang Zhou, what is he here for?" Caiyun was curious.
Xiulan guessed: "I should have asked your brother to help me say goodbye."
"I guess so, I'll go take a look."
Lin Heng nodded. , wiped his hands and got up and went out to open the door.
The door opened, and Wang Zhou was seen standing outside the door wearing new clothes, followed by a short middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with a Chinese character face.
Seeing Lin Heng, Wang Zhou introduced with some embarrassment: "Brother Lin, this is my dad. We are optimistic about our future."
Only Lin Heng's shoulder-high Wang Houhai was next to him and looked at Lin Heng with a full face. He said with a smile: "Hello, Boss Lin, we suddenly came to disturb you."
"Uncle Wang is welcome, let's go into the house to talk." Lin Heng said with a smile, turned sideways and motioned for them to enter the house. .
Wang Houhai was a little shocked when he walked into the courtyard. It was actually paved with bluestone, with a bluestone floor and white walls. There was a beautiful military green tricycle next to it.
This is not like a rural yard at all, it is too luxurious.
Lin Heng thought Wang Houhai was afraid of dogs, so he added: "The dog is on a leash, let's go into the house."
"Okay!"
Wang Zhou took Wang Houhai into the house, Xiulan had already given him They poured two more glasses of milk, pointed to the sofa and said with a smile: "Please sit down, you haven't had breakfast yet, just have some."
Wang Houhai looked at everything in front of him and was stunned again. Before he came He heard from his son that Lin Heng was very rich, and he was deeply impressed when he came to see him in person.
Oh my god, this breakfast is actually boiled eggs, milk, and cantaloupe. This is too rich. Is this what they eat every day?
(End of this chapter)