The next few days will be beautiful and sunny. The weather is still very hot in August, but there is not much work to do, so I will rest at home.
Xiulan fried the mushrooms she picked up and ate them twice, and saved the rest. In the summer, there is too much to eat in the vegetable garden, so the dried vegetables can be eaten in the winter when there is no vegetables.
After washing the belly of the beef, it was frozen in the freezer. They fried the beef twice, and then invited their parents to have a barbecue together.
No need for mutton, just beef, pork and some vegetables are enough.
There is also definite news about the orchards planted by Lin Heng’s third father, younger uncle, eldest uncle, and third uncle.
After Lin Heng's suggestion, the four families decided to grow kiwi fruit. This fruit is durable in storage and transportation, and tastes good.
And it is rarer and sells for a higher price.
Although the grapes are good, they are not so lucky when transported down from the mountains.
The specific amount is that his uncle's family plans to plant six acres of land, his third uncle's family will plant five acres of land, his younger uncle's family will plant five acres of land, and his third father's family will plant an additional three acres of land.
After the discussion, Lin Heng promised to buy them the seedlings in the fall.
Although they are all kiwis, the varieties can be different, and if you only grow a small amount, there will be no rush.
With Lin Heng making the decision, everyone has no objection to this.
On August 27th, Lin Hengxian took Caiyun into the city to get familiar with the environment.
When they were alone as brother and sister on the road, Lin Heng told Caiyun a lot of things, from school to life, from dreams to reality.
She had to live on campus during high school and could only go home on weekends.
This is already quite independent. What he wants her to know is the sinister and dark side of this world, otherwise a girl will be very dangerous.
In this era, cities are not that civilized yet, and there are all kinds of bad situations in schools. No matter you are a classmate or a teacher, you should not have too many filters.
"You understand, in this world, there are only good people and bad people, but there are no good or bad careers. No matter what happens, you just need to firmly believe that I am standing behind you, no need to feel wronged, You have to trust me, your brother."
Lin Heng said slowly while driving.
Caiyun turned around and saw that his second brother was wearing a simple white shirt today. His hair was blown into a slicked back by the wind. His side face was as determined as an axe. He exuded a strategizing temperament, which gave people It felt as if nothing could stump him.
"I understand, second brother, and I believe you too." Caiyun smiled and nodded. Second brother is the person she trusts the most, more than her parents.
"Well, come on, go out. The world is huge. What you understand in books is only one-sided after all. You have to experience the real world down to earth." Lin Heng glanced at the sky and said.
Caiyun looked at the sky and said nothing. After reading a lot of books, she really understood the size of the world and wanted to see it.
She also understood that without her second brother, she would definitely be a married woman now, and she might never be able to get out of that valley in her lifetime.
"Second brother, what are your future plans?" Caiyun asked as the warm summer wind blew.
"It's very simple. Make the business bigger and stronger, so that everyone in our family doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and can do what they want. Then take Xiulan and her parents to travel around the world."
Lin Heng blurted out without even thinking.
"As for Caiyun, you don't have to think about anything for me. You can learn whatever you love. You don't have to make choices because of me." Lin Heng added.
Caiyun smiled and said: "Then I can choose the direction that can help second brother among the content I like. If a family wants to be strong, it cannot be just you, second brother, working hard alone."
Lin Heng glanced at her and laughed: "You're right, then you can make your own choice."
As they talked, they quickly arrived in the city. Lin Heng took her to No. 1 Middle School to familiarize herself with the environment.
Although Caiyun has been to the city once, it is far from familiar.
After Lin Heng got her acquainted with her and had breakfast, he came to his feed factory.
"After you go to school, my feed factory will almost be opened. You will definitely find acquaintances here."
At the feed factory, Lin Heng looked at Caiyun and smiled. said.
"Second brother, you bought this feed factory, right?" Caiyun walked in and was shocked to see such a large place.
"Yes, I bought it a long time ago, but I didn't tell my parents." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Caiyun's eyes suddenly widened: "Oh my god, second brother, you are too generous. You did such a big thing quietly."
"So you have to be right I’m confident, I don’t have to worry about anything, I just need to study hard,” Lin Heng said with a smile.
"Second brother, you are so awesome."
Caiyun was still shocked when she saw everything inside.
Lin Heng took her to look around, and then went out to walk around the city, explaining things she didn't understand and letting her get familiar with life here.
After shopping around, they went back in the afternoon, and their schooling matters had already been taken care of.
They have good grades, so they can go to No. 1 Middle School without spending any extra money.
Good schools have special admissions for good students every day. It doesn’t matter even if they don’t enroll nearby.
After returning, Lin Heng went to see Liu Ciwen again and informed him to prepare. He would take them down early on the 31st.
Supporting Liu Ciwen is not only an investment in future connections, but also a way for Caiyun to not be isolated in school. If someone bullies Caiyun, Liu Ciwen will definitely help.
As for whether they have a good relationship or not, he doesn't care. Both of them are people with perseverance and dreams. They will definitely not do anything that will affect their future at this stage.
In the past two days after returning, the alfalfa and ryegrass at home have grown again, and Lin Heng helped his father make green grass.
Autumn has entered, and it is time to prepare food for the cattle and sheep for the winter. The method is still the same as usual, half hay and half green storage.
Not only pasture, but corn stalks are also acceptable. Corn has matured recently.
Corn straw is also a very good green storage after being chopped with a chopper and packaged.
On the morning of August 31, Lin Heng took Caiyun and Liu Ciwen into the city to sign up.
After successfully registering, he bought school supplies and daily necessities for them, and exchanged some food stamps for them, which could be taken to the school cafeteria to buy meals.
After that, Lin Heng gave Caiyun some change, then said something to them and went back.
In this era, even in such a good high school, the accommodation conditions are still average. There is no heating or air conditioning, and the dormitories are all Datongbu.
It was already afternoon when Lin Heng returned home. Xiaoxia and Lu Ming Du Heng were playing and laughing outside in the yard. The two sons were one and a half years old and were becoming more and more difficult to take care of. They would run away if they were not careful. .
“Dad!”
“Dad!”
“Daddy!”
As soon as Lin Heng opened the door and came in, the three little guys shouted in unison and ran towards him.
"Come on, daddy!" Lin Heng smiled and hugged each of the three children and kissed them before walking into the house to drink water.
“I want a hug!” Du Heng followed him into the house, and his sisters and brothers also ran over behind him. Lin Heng brought them the August melons picked on the road. The altitude near the city was low, so these melons were already ripe.
After eating food, they stopped hugging and were very happy.
"Is Caiyun's registration going well?" Xiulan asked.
"Of course, it went very smoothly." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan nodded: "That's good. You can tell your parents later. They are probably worried too."
"I know." Lin Heng nodded.
Xiulan looked at Xiaoxia and said to Lin Heng: "Do you want to let your daughter go to school? She is already four years old."
Xiaoxia immediately turned her head when she heard the words He came over and looked at his parents curiously.
Lin Heng looked at Xiaoxia, shook his head and said, "Forget it, wait until next year."
Although Xiaoxia didn't go to school, under his accumulated influence, the number of literacy now may be higher than that of the second grade There are more students.
"I don't want to go to school. Brother Lin Weiwei said that going to school is not fun." Xiaoxia also said.
"Going to school also has the fun of going to school. You can try it next year." Lin Heng touched her head and said.
“I don’t want to go.” Xiaoxia acted coquettishly in his arms.
"There's no need to go now, maybe you'll want to go next year." Lin Heng said with a smile.
“I don’t want to go next year either.” Xiaoxia shook her head and ran out.
Lin Heng took a sip of tea, looked at Xiulan and said, "Let's take the kids to Hongfeng Mountain."
"Okay, it's okay to go out for a walk. ." Xiulan nodded.
Now that the child can walk, he can walk across it by pulling him, which is much easier than before.
They came to Hongfeng Mountain with their children. When they walked to the house, Mother Lin got a basket of lotus pods and was peeling the lotus seeds.
“Grandma, are you peeling something delicious?” Xiaoxia trotted over and acted cute.
Lu Ming and Du Heng also imitated their sister and ran over, but they just grabbed a lotus pod and wanted to chew it, regardless of whether they could eat it or not.
“You can’t eat this, you have to eat this.” Mother Lin quickly stopped them and gave them a handful of peeled lotus pods.
"Thank you, grandma." Xiaoxia grabbed a small handful and put it in her mouth, like eating jelly beans.
"The lotus pods are getting old." Lin Heng came over and took some to eat, and gave some to Xiulan.
"Your third father's lotus root field, they dug some to eat, and gave some to us. You can take it back to eat later." Mother Lin said with a smile.
"Have you taken care of your sister's schooling?" Mother Lin added.
"Of course, no problem." Lin Heng nodded and asked, "Where is my dad, what are you doing?"
"Go dig herbs with your third dad. I guess I'll be back soon," Lin's mother explained.
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. After looking here for a while, he was ready to take the children to pick up eggs.
Mother Lin stopped him and said: "Wait a minute, let me tell you something. The astragalus planted last year will be harvested this year. Not only do we have ten acres of land, but also your uncle and uncle Everyone has it.”
The growth period of astragalus lasts only two years, and it will not be more expensive if it is planted for a longer time.
"I know this. They dug me up to harvest it. They have to find someone to collect the ginseng seeds these days." Lin Heng nodded.
He plans to take back the astragalus and find someone to make it into high-quality astragalus traditional Chinese medicine, and then stock it up and sell it at once in two years.
Last year's batch happened to be made at the same time as this year's batch. As for the price, he could just recycle it at the current purchase price, and they wouldn't suffer any loss.
"Then we have to hire someone. Ginseng seeds are not easy to pick." Mother Lin said.
Lin Heng nodded and said: "I definitely have to hire someone to do it. I don't have time recently, so you have to do it yourself. I have to go to Ancheng a few times."
Settled the matter of Caiyun going to school. , he also has to deal with the feed mill.
Although there is a lot of work at home now, the work at the feed mill cannot be delayed, so I can only leave the work here to my parents and let them hire someone to do it.
"Go ahead, we just need to do something together." Mother Lin nodded.
After chatting for a while, Lin Heng took the children to pick up eggs.
The place on Hongfeng Mountain is large, and the place for children to play is also more spacious.
In the chicken pen, an average of five eggs can be picked up every day. Even my family can’t finish them all. Mother Lin even sells some of them.
In the chicken pen, several pieces of thatch have been trampled to death, but there are still some tenacious ones alive.
Because of the large area, grass dies here and grows again there. Chicken manure is very nutritious, forming an endless cycle.
The two sons were still unable to pick up. Xiulan took her outside to play, and Lin Heng took Xiaoxia in to pick up. After a while, they picked up seven eggs and came back. The chickens produced many more eggs today than expected. .
After picking up eggs, they played here for a while, and Lin Heng went to feed the cattle, sheep and forest musk deer.
As soon as Lin Heng came back from feeding the cattle and sheep, he saw his father coming back with a smile, and his basket on his back was filled with medicinal materials.
"Dad, you have gained a lot this time." Lin Heng shouted with a smile.
"It's not bad. This time I not only dug five or six kilograms of Polygonatum japonica, but also more than ten kilograms of Angelica sinensis. Your third father and I ran to the mountain behind Shimen Village and dug it."
Father Lin put down the things and said with a smile. Although the growth environment of the two medicines is different, the mountains are very high, and different medicinal materials can be grown in different locations.
“So many good things.” Lin Heng walked over and took a look. Both Angelica sinensis and Polygonatum sibiricum were very valuable traditional Chinese medicines.
This year he made some Polygonatum japonica from Jiuzhenjiushao and felt strong after eating it regularly.
“It’s also good luck. In recent years, Angelicae and Polygonatum have not dared to dig. Some people do not dig on time and go to dig in summer. The seeds are not mature yet. Digging both large and small will destroy the seeds. "Father Lin took out the things and showed them.
In addition to angelica and polygonatum, he also dug up other medicinal materials such as bergamot and dangshen.
"This angelica root is a good thing. I'll take some for my sister-in-law." Mother Lin nodded and said, this thing is also useful for postpartum recovery.
"I'm not going to sell this either. You and Xiulan will share it after it's dried. It's good for your health to add a little bit of stewed chicken or something." Father Lin nodded and said.
“I’ll go for a few trips after I finish the work.” Lin Heng said with emotion. He also likes to dig herbs in the mountains.
But in order for his children and family to live a better life in the future, he has to go to the city to do business.
"We'll be together in a few days." Father Lin smiled and said, "You guys can have dinner here tonight. Let's have a few drinks. Why don't you go to Ancheng tomorrow?"
"You won't go tomorrow. , Go the day after tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded.
"That's ok, let's have a good drink. I'll catch some shrimps and let your mother cook them for the children." Father Lin stood up and said with a smile. (End of this chapter)