Chapter 315 Lightning and Thunder in the Dead of Night
Putting on shorts, Lin Heng reached for the bow bag on the wall, opened it, took an arrow and walked out.
Because in the woods, some small animals are common. Normally, he doesn't pay much attention to it, but the noise just now was a bit loud, and it didn't look like a little guy.
Opening the door softly, he found Xiongba staring at the roof. Because he often hunted, he didn't bark like ordinary dogs, but was always observing and preparing to catch.
Today is the 12th day of the seventh lunar month. The moon is shining brightly in the sky and has not penetrated the clouds. The silvery white moonlight shines into the forest, faintly shining through the gaps in the leaves, like an invisible sheet. The net covers the mountain forest.
The breeze was caressing, and Lin Heng, who was shirtless, felt a slight chill. He looked up and saw a dark shadow on the branches of a maple tree.
"Bai Mi Zi?" Lin Heng was a little unsure. He could only see that the black shadow looked like a civet cat.
He did not act rashly, but walked to another direction and looked. With a ray of moonlight, he finally saw clearly what it was.
It is indeed a white rice child.
But Lin Heng was a little confused, what was it doing here?
But he couldn't care less. He put on his bow and arrow and started taking aim. Because he never got too close, the civet didn't continue to run around.
With a whoosh, the sharp arrow passed through the mottled moonlight under the forest, and hit the civet hiding on the branch of the tree.
The next moment, it fell straight down and landed behind the house, and was picked up by Xiong Ba who rushed out.
“It’s such a small one.” Lin Heng weighed it in his hand. It was about the same as a domestic cat, weighing about eight or nine pounds.
But this is an unexpected surprise. After peeling the skin, you can still get five pounds of fish meat.
"Have you hit it? What is it?" Xiulan's shout came from the room.
"Xiaobaimizi, I guess the nest is near here." Lin Heng replied with a smile that there are many wild resources in Hongfeng Mountain. Last year he also shot a pig badger near here.
But with the development, the animals gradually ran away.
Xiulan said happily: "That's okay, I'll get up and help you kill it."
Lin Heng didn't stop him, he went over and put on his shirt, and worked with Xiulan to deal with the white rice. . Turning on the flashlight, Xiulan helped pull and peeled off the skin quickly.
Once the head is chopped off and the internal organs are taken out, the initial treatment is completed. Finally, clean the intestines and you are done.
“Ouch~”
Seeing that the two of them were about to sleep, Xiong Ba was still surrounding them.
"Don't worry, I'll cook the head of the rice dumpling for you tomorrow morning." Lin Heng smiled, touched its head, and left it outside the door.
It was almost eleven o'clock when I went to bed again. It took a lot of effort to kill Bai Mizi. At this time, there was no moonlight shining in from the window sill in the room. It was approaching midnight and the forest did not become quiet or dew-dropped. Gradually everything became moist.
The two fell asleep soon after lying on the bed. After getting up early the next morning, the three of them exercised together in the forest. There was still some fog in the forest, and they felt like cultivating immortals during the exercise.
After breakfast, Mother Lin came up to take care of Xiulan and Xiaoxia. She was shocked to learn that Lin Heng had made a piece of white rice the night before.
“You guys should stir-fry some for lunch, and don’t be reluctant to part with it, otherwise it will go bad.” Lin Heng looked at his mother and Xiulan and said.
"I know, let's have some for lunch, and we'll prepare it for you in the evening." Xiu promised.
Lin Heng nodded, went down the mountain and took Caiyun to the warehouse to get the green grains, and then returned to the village to feed the cows, chickens and ducks. After taking the things, he called his eldest brother and went to the city together today.
I brought Caiyun because she had never been to the city before, so I took her to have some fun and experience, and sell the scorpions she and Mother Lin caught together.
On the way, eldest brother Lin Yue knew that Lin Heng had beaten rice balls in front of his house last night and was very envious: "Damn, your luck is so good."
"I think so too. I'm lucky, but this is what I should be doing," Caiyun said happily.
The three of them talked and laughed along the way, and arrived at Taibai City at ten o'clock. It was agreed that they would sell the scorpions first. This time, one weighed two kilograms and the other two and a half kilograms. Although it was not much, it was still a huge sum of money.
Then Lin Heng went to a state-owned store in the city, took out the ten kilograms of special wild panax notoginseng he had brought with him, and asked the price.
After learning that he was given fifty-five yuan per catty, he decided to sell it. The ten catties he got were sold for five hundred and three cents.
There was also over a pound of Ganoderma lucidum picked up in the summer, which was sold for 80 yuan, a total of 610 yuan.
With the remaining five hundred in the passbook, he now has one thousand one hundred and fifty yuan.
The reason why he didn't put it in the town's purchase station was because he didn't want to mix it with the accounts there. The income on both sides was stored in different passbooks.
Now eight months have passed, the net profit from the acquisition station has reached more than 2,000, and Lin Heng has never misappropriated it.
His eldest brother also took the opportunity to sell some precious herbs dug from the skins of the prey he had hunted.
After finishing it, Lin Heng asked his eldest brother to take Caiyun around the city. He went there to continue to inquire about buying a warehouse.
Unlike before, this time when Lin Heng came over, several owners of abandoned factories left their contact information for him and asked him to meet and talk.
Lin Heng spent a noon time talking to the three bosses respectively. The price of the cheapest one was 14,000, and the price of the other two was 15,000.
In the end, Lin Heng chose the one with 15,000 yuan. The owner was named Zhang Zhi. He chose this one because this abandoned factory had the greatest potential for future demolition.
Also, he had heard of Zhang Zhi. He had connections and it was much easier to get things done. After it was confirmed, Lin Heng made the decision directly. Zhang Zhi said that he could complete the procedures in half a month and wanted to make an appointment with Lin Heng.
After thinking about it, he set the time on the 20th.
After finishing things, Lin Heng watched the time and went to the agreed place to wait for his eldest brother and younger sister Caiyun. After getting the abandoned factory, he immediately felt much more at ease. Even if he didn't do anything in the future, relying on the demolition of this factory, he could ensure that he would not have to endure hardships for the rest of his life.
After waiting for a while, Lin Yue drove Caiyun over in his car. Caiyun had a smile on his face when he saw the bustling city.
"How about it? Isn't the city beautiful?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.
"It's very beautiful." Caiyun smiled and nodded, then added, "But I still like our mountain."
Lin Heng looked at her: "Why is this?"
Caiyun shook Shaking his head: "I don't know, I just think the mountains are better, maybe because I have lived for a long time."
Caiyun tilted her head and looked at Lin Heng, Changed the topic: "By the way, second brother, tell us what kind of business you are talking about."
"Buy a house. Your sister-in-law will come to live at the end of the year. She is pregnant with twins. The hospital above us is not very capable of delivering babies." Reliable." Lin Heng explained, not talking about buying the factory, otherwise he would have to explain a lot, and we will talk about it later.
Lin Yue looked at him: "Then let's buy the feed and go home now?"
"Eat first, I will take you to eat delicious food, and then we will talk about other things." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Taking Xiaoxia for a meal of delicious food only available in the city, Lin Heng went to the Fisheries Research Institute again and successfully rented a pellet machine this time.
Lin Heng bought all the necessary raw materials on the spot, mixed them up and used the feed machine to make pellets.
He can't talk about any cooperation now. The feed factory hasn't opened yet, so the price of these things can't be negotiated. Therefore, the feed cost for his shrimp farming this year is relatively high. The thousand and one in his bankbook The hundred dollars suddenly disappeared again.
The research institute has large-scale machinery, and the feed purchased this time was made into pellet feed in one afternoon. Of course, the feed produced in this way is not good enough, and the real feed must go through a series of treatments.
But for Lin Heng, it would be good if it could be turned into feed, so that he would not have to worry so much about feeding it in the future, and there would be less waste. We will wait until the feed factory opens later to talk about the rest, but this is also a very difficult thing. Now we have only purchased the factory initially, and we will have to buy machinery later. We still need 30,000 yuan, and the money is far from enough.
Caiyun found Lin Heng in a daze, walked up to him and said, "Brother, what are you thinking about? The goods are all loaded, we should leave."
"Okay." Lin Heng glanced at only half of the sunset and drove back.
I rented a tractor to transport it back, and it was already dark by the time I got home.
The people in the village are not so excited about tractors now, mainly because they have seen them so much that they know without guessing that Lin Heng rented them to pull things.
"You are finally back, why did it take so long?" Father Lin asked quickly when he saw them coming back.
"I went to process the feed, so I was delayed." Caiyun was the first to explain.
Father Lin asked in confusion: "Processed feed?"
"Yes, it's been processed into pellets. When you feed the shrimp later, you don't have to mix them to wet them. Just feed them directly."
Lin Heng explained and motioned for everyone to move things quickly. The driver was still waiting to leave. Woolen cloth.
After moving the things and sending the driver away, Father Lin curiously opened the bag and took a look at the pelletized feed.
"From now on, just weigh it and sprinkle it directly?" Father Lin raised his head and asked.
“Yes, just spread it.” Lin Heng nodded.
Father Lin said happily: "It will be much easier to feed shrimps from now on. It can be done in half an hour."
After saying a few words, Mother Lin came over, looked at the people and said, "Hurry up and eat. , It’s already been prepared and waiting for you.”
“No problem.” Lin Heng put away the other things he bought and went to see Lin She.
The leg injury of the male forest musk deer caught with a clamp has healed. Now he is not as afraid of people as before, but he still hides when people approach him, and the leg is permanently lame.
Back on the mountain, today is another day of eating with candles. People who are used to electric lights are a little uncomfortable and miss it.
The white rice meat is very tender and tastes quite good.
When my parents and others walked back down the mountain after dinner, the sky was pitch black, and the moon that should have been close to full was blocked by thick clouds.
“It looks like it’s really going to rain!”
“Definitely, it’s been sweltering for so many days!”
With the sparse conversation, Father Lin and others People walk away.
Lin Heng and the others went to bed early after washing up. Xiaoxia was very happy these days to be able to sleep on the same bed as her parents, and fell asleep quickly while listening to the stories.
When Xiaoxia fell asleep, Lin Heng and Xiulan talked about today's events. Finally, he whispered in Xiulan's ear that he planned to buy a feed factory behind the factory.
Although Lin Heng could not be seen in the dark environment, Xiulan still turned her head and touched his face: "You wanted to buy it when you went to see it with me before, right?"
Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, it is obviously more cost-effective to sell feed than to breed. I will definitely do it later. There are a large number of people engaged in breeding, and they don’t have to worry about selling the feed.”
Xiulan raised her head and thought for a while, and said softly: “I don’t understand this, and I can’t give you any advice. You can just do what you want. Just don’t let your daughter and the two children in your belly go without food.”
"The money earned by the buying station is guaranteed. I keep it in the special passbook untouched. No matter what, there will be no food in the house." Lin Heng explained while hugging his wife.
He was very light on this point, leaving plenty of room for it.
"That's good." Xiulan agreed softly.
“Do you think I’m too aggressive?” Lin Heng asked.
"I feel sorry for you. It's so hard to earn money by hunting in the mountains in the wind and sun."
Xiulan patted his face, leaned over and kissed him, "Go to sleep, I'm dozing off."
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.
Xiulan returned from her arms, pillowed her head on the pillow and fell asleep quickly. Lin Heng looked at the wooden ceiling vaguely visible in the darkness in a daze.
It was not surprising that Xiulan agreed with him. As long as he was by her side, she would not complain even if she had the same meager income as before.
Boom!
Lin Heng, who was deep in thought, was first frightened by the lightning that illuminated the whole room, and then by the huge thunder.
Xiulan was also shocked. She turned sideways and took Lin Heng's arms into her arms.
Lin Heng felt the feeling of his arm being pinched by the white rabbit. Looking at her sleeping face, he suddenly smiled. Having a woman who trusted him so much was a blessing he had cultivated for several lifetimes, so naturally he had to work harder. Give her and her children a happy life.
Along with bursts of lightning and thunder, heavy rain suddenly poured down at a certain moment. There was only the sound of rustling rain in the sky and the earth, and the quiet mountain villages were shrouded in misty rain.
Lin Heng forgot when he fell asleep. When he woke up in the morning, it was still raining, but it was not as heavy as last night.
"It's finally raining." Xiulan got up and walked to the door, yawning and said.
Looking to both sides from the door, you can see the misty forest in the rain. Looking straight ahead, you can see the green crops and trees on both sides of the river, as well as the curling smoke above the houses.
Because Lin Heng had put up a tarpaulin in front of the house before, they could walk to the front on the wooden floor to see the scenery below the mountain.
The two exercised a little in the rain, and Lin Heng showed Xiulan his archery skills.
Then I called Xiaoxia up, lit a charcoal fire, cooked milk tea and made breakfast, and enjoyed the delicious food while watching the rain under the tarpaulin, which was quiet and comfortable.
"I don't know how long this rain will last. It will probably rain continuously again." Lin Heng said with emotion.
Xiulan smiled playfully and said: "That's pretty good. We are in the woods now and can pick mushrooms when we go out."
She fell in love with her after living here for a few days. Here, it is much quieter and more comfortable than in the village, and there is no one to disturb me at all.
Xiaoxia raised her little hands and said coquettishly: "Xiaoxia can also pick mushrooms and cook."
Xiongba looked at the potato cakes in her hands and stretched them. The neck is waiting to be picked up, but the potato cake just won't fall off.
Lin Heng threw a piece to it, smiled and praised: "That Xiaoxia is really awesome!"
After eating, the family of three had nothing to do. Lin Heng and Xiulan sat on comfortable wicker chairs. Drinking tea and listening to the rain, Xiaoxia was playing with Xiong Ba nearby.
"Son, something big happened in the village last night!"
At ten o'clock, Father Lin came up and spoke from a distance before anyone arrived.
(End of this chapter)