Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 216 Xiulan wants to build a hidden treasure compartment

Lin Yue took Lin Heng back to his house and took out a basket with some purple and red crystal stones in it.

Lin Heng looked at it and flipped it over again. He couldn't recognize it at all and asked, "Where was this dug?"

Strictly speaking, this thing is not a stone, but looks like some kind of crystal. There are two pieces that look translucent and have a beautiful purple color. There are also some tetrahedrons on them, which are very smooth.

Lin Yue chuckled and said, "I met you by chance when your sister-in-law and I went to dig yams and kudzu in the mountains today."

After a pause, he continued: "I was digging yams by the creek. I don't know if there are any more nearby. Do you think this thing can be sold for money?"

After hearing this, Lin Heng probably understood. He looked at it again and said, "This should be some kind of crystal. It can definitely be sold for a little money, but it's hard to say exactly. We probably don't have any buyers here."

There are quite a lot of crystals, and generally only the ones of particularly high quality are valuable. The colors of his brother's pieces look pretty, but they're not transparent enough.

Lin Heng's words made Lin Yue a little disappointed: "That's it, I thought I could sell it for some money."

Influenced by Lin Heng, he also wanted to make money. He dug medicinal materials in the mountains every day and found some random things.

Lin Heng played with the purple crystal for a while and said with a smile: "Actually, you can look for this thing again. The more bizarre it is, the higher the value. If you can't sell it now, you can definitely do it later."

Lin Heng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's convenient to have a car to go into the city and do everything. A motorcycle can't carry so many people, so I bought this one."

"Whatever the problem is, I can let you drive and have fun." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay." Lin Yue's smile became even brighter.

"Okay, let's eat."

"Okay, then I'll look for it later."

Lin Yue said something, then took out another piece and handed it to Lin Heng: "Here, you can also take a piece back to play with."

Just now, Lin Heng pushed him into the car and took a seat. The experience was very good. At this time, his heart was mixed with joy and pride.

"okay."

There was a lot of charcoal fire in the copper stove. Not only did everyone's food cook quickly, but the radiated heat made everyone feel warm all over. This copper stove hot pot was really warm in the winter.

But if Lin Heng didn't say anything about this kind of thing, he wouldn't ask. Knowing too much would not do him any good, it would only increase his annoyance.

"Okay, even if it's not valuable, it's okay. At least it looks beautiful."

After getting off the car, Lin Wei cheered loudly: "It's so handsome. I've also been on a motorcycle. I will definitely buy one when I grow up."

Everyone was not polite, picked up their chopsticks and started picking up the vegetables.

"Awesome." Lin Yue gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "I will be able to take advantage of it in the future. I have never ridden a motorcycle."

At this time, the sky could no longer be seen clearly. I closed the door and turned on the lights. The white walls of Lin Heng's house and the eighty-watt tungsten bulb made the room and cars not bright during the day.

Lin Heng nodded repeatedly, "Sure, you guys will help me cut some boards in the next two days. Not only will I need to build a carport, but I'll also need to build two kennels for the dogs."

Seeing Lin Heng and his family, Wang Zhou was a little shy and greeted them with a simple smile.

Previously, the richest families in the village only owned a 28-inch bicycle. Only Zhao Hu, the son of the village chief Zhao Xiang, bought one half a year ago. At that time, everyone in the village was envious.

They even distributed things and walked around the yard for a few times. Lin Wei and his two nephews rushed to do it first. Father Lin and his eldest brother also experienced it.

Father Lin touched the seat on the side of the motorcycle and said with a smile, "It's so soft. No wonder it costs so much."

"Keep it, and ask someone who knows the goods later. Maybe it's some kind of precious ore." Lin Heng said with a smile, but he didn't hold out hope for this.

After everyone was seated, Lin Heng cut a large plate of beef and poured half of it into the hot pot. Then he said with a smile: "Eat, you're welcome!"

It's not that he is reluctant to part with money, but that his eldest brother also has dignity. If he buys it like this, he will not be able to get along with him. What he should do is lead him to do something so that he can make money for himself, instead of giving charity.

Lin Heng didn't refuse and took it with a smile. When he was a kid, his elder brother would always give him some when he got something good.

"Brother, is your motorcycle really worth three thousand?" While walking, Lin Yue inevitably brought the topic to Lin Heng's new motorcycle.

Seeing that the meal was not ready yet, Lin Heng introduced the car's buttons to everyone in detail.

Lin Heng's three-wheeled motorcycle was bigger and more majestic than that, and Lin Yue liked it from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Heng nodded and went out to take a look first. He happened to see Wang Zhouren coming down the road and immediately went to pick him up for dinner.

Lin Yue looked at it again and said with a smile: "You still need to build a shed, right? Otherwise, it will be bad if the car leaks outside."

"Come on, my second father is looking after you." Lin Heng said with a smile. Buying his own motorcycle was also one of his childhood dreams. Now that it has come true, it feels great.

But when he went to the city today, he didn't buy many gifts for his elder brother and sister-in-law. He only bought a jacket for each of his three nephews.

Lin Yue nodded with a smile and walked out with Lin Heng.

There is no way, motorcycles, like watches, are extremely rare in rural areas.

A few people were chatting when Caiyu came out of the room and said, "Second brother, the hot pot is ready. We can't cut the frozen beef. Come over and help."

He didn't ask how Lin Heng got so much money. Needless to say, it must have something to do with the man and woman who drove a jeep to his house a few days ago.

"Good good."

When they arrived at Lin Heng's yard, Lin's father and a group of nephews were still watching. They didn't climb onto the car because of Liu Juan's scolding.

"Come in and eat, the hot pot is boiling." Lin Heng said with a smile and brought everyone into the main room.

Second nephew Lin Tao shouted: "I want to buy two, one to drive myself and one to give to my parents."

Just like helping him sell the yams he dug before.

Although there are no fresh mushrooms, Lin Heng's dried mushrooms taste great when cooked in a clear soup pot, especially the addition of black truffles and matsutake mushrooms, making this dish in a clear soup pot extremely popular.

Lin Heng naturally likes the oil pan, and he will eat even vegetables in it.

Seeing that Xiulan kept eating green vegetables, Lin Heng gave her a piece of hairy tripe with chopsticks and said with a smile: "Here, these won't make you fat."

After that, he gave her some beef.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded and started eating.

Then Lin Heng gave everyone else some beef and tripe, which was evenly distributed.

He himself likes to blanch coriander and eat it with beef and tripe.

After going to get another plate of beef, Lin Heng took care of Wang Zhou in time and asked with a smile: "Wang Zhou, are you still used to eating?"

Wang Zhou nodded repeatedly: "Brother Lin, this food is so good. This is my first time eating hot pot. It's so delicious."

After eating this hot pot, he realized that what he had eaten before was all pig soup and dog food. Compared with this, he was completely weak. At the same time, he also had an intuitive idea of ​​the Lin Heng family's wealth. It was like heaven. Meat could be eaten until full, which he had never dared to imagine before.

And it’s precious beef.

But what shocked him the most was the atmosphere at Lin Heng's house. It was so harmonious. Unlike his parents who would quarrel and complain every meal, his father would always suppress him no matter what he said.

This kind of happy atmosphere does not exist in his home at all. Even though he has a good salary now, his home is still a mess.

"Eat more if you like it." Lin Heng took a pair of clean chopsticks and gave him a large piece of beef.

"Thank you, Brother Lin." Wang Zhou said quickly.

Lin Heng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite.

Unknowingly, everyone had been eating for almost an hour. The children ate first and ran to play in the yard.

Although Xiulan, Lin's mother and other women were still sitting on the table, they hardly moved their chopsticks. Only Lin Heng and others continued, got some bacon, and finished eating all the remaining vegetables.

"Every time I eat hot pot, I am so satisfied." Lin Yue said with emotion.

Liu Juan also smiled and said: "You must be satisfied eating so much meat every time. If you had left it in other people's homes, they would have kicked you away."

"That's why we eat at my brother's house." Lin Yue laughed.

Lin Heng also pointed to the bacon hanging upstairs and said, "Eat as hard as you can, just in case you can't finish it."

In his opinion, frugality is the most unnecessary thing. If you can't eat well in your life, then there is no point in living.

"Yes, Lin Heng said a few days ago that there was too much pork to eat." Xiulan also said with a smile.

Her family is a little worried because there is so much pork that they can't finish it all. They eat eggs every day and it doesn't feel like they have reduced much at all.

Everyone in the Lin family was not surprised by this, but Wang Zhou was shocked and speechless.

He used to only know that Lin Heng made his fortune from hunting, but now he truly felt how powerful Lin Heng was. Those cured meats were so impactful.

After sitting in her seat and resting for a while, Mother Lin stood up and said, "Take it up, I'll help."

Liu Juan, Caiyun and others also stood up to help clean up, while the other men were too lazy to move.

Lin Yue took a sip of tea, looked at Lin Heng and said, "By the way, brother, didn't I make some money buying yams before? I'm thinking about buying a shotgun. Do you think it's worth it?"

Lin Heng nodded: "Okay, of course it's a good deal."

We are still five or six years away from hunting ban, so it is very cost-effective to invest one hundred yuan to buy a gun for hunting.

After a pause, he added: "But I don't recommend that you buy a local shotgun that costs tens of dollars. It is too dangerous and has average power. You can buy a double-barreled shotgun, the kind that is loaded with shotguns."

"How much does a double-barreled shotgun cost?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

Lin Heng took a sip of water and replied: "Look at the model, the cheapest one can be bought for around 100 yuan. The production of this thing is also very simple. Even the bullets cost money. But even for a hunting rifle, you still have to buy gunpowder and balls. Not too much.”

"okay, I get it."

Lin Yue nodded and prepared to go back and discuss it with Liu Juan.

After the dishes and chopsticks were put away, everyone got up and walked back. When Lin's father went back, he insisted on Lin Heng covering the car with a tarpaulin, saying that it would be easy to freeze due to the cold weather.

Knowing that his father was careful, Lin Heng had no choice but to cover the car.

Wang Zhou also followed Lin's father to the old house. Although Lin Heng's new house had quilts, there were no extra beds.

After they left, Xiulan asked, "Will you wait a few days to give me the clothes you bought for your parents and nephew?"

"Well, I'll give it to you after the Chinese New Year."

Lin Heng nodded, locked the courtyard door, and entered the house with Xiulan.

Xiongba was left guarding the front yard. Lin Heng went into the house and looked at the two puppies in the backyard. He felt relieved when he saw that they were fine, and made some batter to feed them.

In the house, Xiulan burned water and started to sort out the things she bought today. Xiaoxia was making trouble on the side, babbling and saying that she learned painting with her aunt today.

Lin Heng poured water for her to wash her face and feet, then put her on the bed and told her stories to lull her to sleep. In fact, I bought her a lot of toys, but it would take a long time to play with them at night, and both he and Xiulan were very tired.

After coaxing Xiaoxia to sleep, Xiulan also put her things in order.

She put the remaining 35,000 yuan into the two new iron boxes she bought today, turned to look at Lin Heng and said, "How about digging a hole under the bed and burying it? I always think of putting it in the bookcase." Not safe.”

Lin Heng thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, then I'll take the time to uncover a piece of bluestone and make a treasure hunt."

The money was indeed quite a lot, and he bought two more dogs to look after the house, so that even if Xiong Ba and himself went up the mountain, there would still be a guard at home.

Everyone knows that his family is now wealthy, and someone must be thinking that this valuable property should have a place to store it.

The bluestones on the ground are 50 centimeters into 100 centimeters. They are connected together near the wall and under the bed. It is no problem to create a small hidden treasure compartment underneath.

"Let's do it when we get up tomorrow morning." Xiulan said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

After finishing these things, the two of them went to bed to rest. They were really tired after walking around the city for so long today.

Early the next morning, as soon as they woke up at seven o'clock, Xiulan hugged his neck and urged, "Let's go quickly to find the secret compartment where the money is hidden. Xiaoxia just happened to not wake up yet."

"Okay." Lin Heng had no choice but to put aside his thoughts and get dressed.

After the two got up, they moved the bed to one side. Lin Heng used an iron pick to smash away the cement blocking the gap, and then used all his strength to lift the bluestone.

Although it was only three centimeters thick, it weighed more than eighty kilograms. Lin Heng's hands were numb after taking it out.

Xiulan rubbed him and rested for a while, then Lin Heng picked up the tools and dug. The soil below was not very hard. It took more than an hour to finally dig out a piece of soil that was 40 cm deep, 44 cm long, and 94 cm long. pit.

Why not 50 and 100? Of course there is some left on the side, otherwise the bluestone will fall into the pit when placed on it.

But this is only the first step, getting the soil out and dumping it into the garden. Lin Heng took out the remaining gypsum powder at home or made it into mud and painted the inside. This not only prevented water from entering, but also prevented some insects from getting in.

"Then it won't be possible to finish it in one day." Xiulan looked at the plaster that had just been painted on and said distressedly.

"Absolutely, but it's okay. Just cover it with wooden boards and move the bed back. No one will come in the bedroom casually anyway."

Lin Heng nodded. Once the plaster is dry, it will basically be ready for use, but it will still need to be decorated to make it perfect.

He often wanted to do this when he was a child with a secret treasure compartment. Unexpectedly, he failed to dig it out when he was a child, but he found it when he grew up.

A secret that only the two of them know, it also seems to be a romance.

(End of this chapter)