Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 248 Planning of Warehouses and Indoor Incubation Pools

On the 23rd, it was another sunny day.

When they got up in the morning, Father Lin and the others were going to plow the fields.

After breakfast, Lin Heng and his wife Xiulan were sunbathing in the front yard.

In this warm weather, the most pleasant thing is to do nothing and just sit together and bask in the sun.

It will be more comfortable if we pick each other's ears again.

Lin Heng really wanted to keep showing off like this, lying on his wife's lap and watching Xiaoxia play in the yard.

But after only drying for a while, Xiulan patted his head: "Get up, I'm going to wash clothes and dig some wild vegetables."

"Don't worry, I still have clothes to wear anyway."

Lin Heng couldn't get up, closed his eyes and muttered.

Lin Heng waved his hand and looked around the store. After asking, he found out that Uncle Gao had gone fishing.

Lin Heng himself worked as a mason in his previous life, building walls and plastering was not a problem.

After Lin Heng went out, he first went to the home of Tian Dongfu, the village party secretary, and still asked him to arrange manpower.

After Lin Heng finished speaking, he went back and drove his three-wheeler to Hongfeng Mountain to take a look. Except for the pond where grass carp was raised, which had a lot of water, the fifteen ponds were only about 30 centimeters deep. There were already around them. Some grass grew.

This had been planned for a long time, and Lin Heng took the time to draw it.

"It's okay, you do your thing, I'll come down to do something."

"I'll beat you if you say that again. Be more serious in broad daylight."

Lin Heng laughed playfully, changed his posture and faced his wife's belly, hugging her waist and continued to bask in the sun.

My favorite thing when I was a child was to pick up eels. My father was plowing the fields in front, and he and his eldest brother were picking up eels in the back.

"What do you mean, you still have clothes to wear, but you have to wash the dirty clothes."

It depends on the situation of the remaining 400 square meters of land. We are not sure what it will be used for at the moment. Maybe it will be used to raise forest musk deer in the future.

He couldn't see Xiulan's face, he could only see half of the blue sky, and the remaining part close to Xiulan's face was obscured by her huge breasts.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm going out then."

But he is lazy, and he alone is not enough.

Xiulan glanced at Lin Heng, patted his face and whispered a warning.

After looking at it, Lin Heng probably knew what work was scheduled for tomorrow. He wrote it down in his notebook and headed to Huangtan Town.

There is also a need to build warehouses and indoor hatching tanks on Hongfeng Mountain.

The land was leveled last year and construction is ready to start this year. Two acres of land totals more than 1,600 square meters, of which 600 square meters are used to build warehouses and 400 square meters are used to build indoor hatching tanks. The remaining 600 square meters are used to build houses for some people to live in and houses for other purposes.

Lin Heng didn't want to go at first, but after thinking about it he said, "Okay, I'll be here soon, you go first."

Lin Heng agreed as soon as he said Tian Dongfu. Now the village committee has bought a loudspeaker, which makes it much easier to shout. People living by the river can hear it.

The store is not very popular. There are no herbs for sale in winter, and most of them sell animal skins. There are also many people who specially save some herbs to sell in order to get discounts on their purchases.

"Brother Lin!" Wang Zhou saw Lin Heng's sudden appearance and greeted him with a smile. Liu Cihua next to him looked a little reserved.

"I'll go to the village committee at noon and use the loudspeaker to call you."

In the end, there were only fifteen ponds in the more than twenty acres of land, and the road in the middle and the roads between the ponds took up a lot of land.

"Brother, let's go to the field to catch eels. Dad has already harnessed the ox. He is plowing in front and we are catching eels in the back."

Lin Heng muttered to himself, even louder than when he felt it with his mouth at night.

Xiulan glanced helplessly at the head on her lap, and in the end she could only agree to Lin Heng to bask in the sun for a while longer.

Plowing the fields every spring is also a good time to catch eels. When plowing the fields, dig up the soil and the eels will come out with it, so you can grab it with your hands.

Lin Heng didn't want too many people this time, twenty was enough. Adding in his uncle and third father, there were only thirty.

Today is the 23rd of the first lunar month, which happens to be the day to go to the market. When walking to the town, I met many people going to the market. Lin Heng took two people he knew there with him.

Lin Heng didn't say anything but wanted to reach out and touch him, but was slapped back.

Xiulan nodded: "You go ahead, my daughter is watching."

Lin Heng stood up and looked at Xiulan's little face and said, not only did he pick up eels, he had many other things to do today, and he was destined to not be able to bask in the sun all the time.

It is estimated that three warehouses will be built for 200 square meters each, four indoor breeding rooms will be built for 100 square meters each, and a house of 120 square meters will be built first.

"Thank you, Uncle Tian."

When Lin Heng entered the store, he found that Liu Cihua had been sitting next to him, seemingly wanting to wait for Wang Zhou to finish his work.

"It's so big!"

The sun was already very warm at this moment. After sleeping for a while, Xiulan took off her cotton-padded jacket because of the heat.

There was a white sweater. Lin Heng, who rested his head on her thigh, opened his eyes and took a look.

Not long after I fell asleep, there was a knock on the door outside, and then the voice of my elder brother Lin Yue came in:

In addition, he also needs to go to the town to find some masons and call a carpenter.

He stopped staying and went out to find a mason. There were many masons in the town, and their skills varied.

Lin Heng drove to the door of a blue brick house. The door was open, and two children were playing a game of catching stones in front of the door.

"Is the master of this house here? I'll look for the mason."

Lin Heng asked aloud.

"My dad is at home, I'll go call him."

One of the older children nodded and ran into the house.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a mustache came out of the house. He looked at Lin Heng's three-wheel drive and immediately smiled: "Boss, are you looking for a mason?"

"Yes, I heard that you are good at craftsmanship. How much does it cost per day?"

Lin Heng got out of the car, walked over and asked with a smile.

The man with a mustache invited Lin Heng into the house and offered him tea, but Lin Heng refused: "I'll leave after we finish talking, and I won't drink any more."

The man with a mustache said with a smile: "Then I have to take care of you and not take care of the food."

"I will take charge of one meal at noon. The work place is Hongfeng Village. I will build a warehouse and a house. Here are the drawings. Take a look."

After Lin Heng finished speaking, he handed the drawing to him.

The mustachioed man looked at the drawings and realized that there were so many houses to be built. He immediately became more serious. This was a big job.

After reading the drawings, he raised his head and asked, "Boss, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people here, right?"

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, I am going to find five or six masons. I have already found the small workers."

The man with the mustache thought for a while, looked at Lin Heng and said: "Boss, if you take care of a meal, you will be paid one yuan and thirty cents a day. I have all the tools and other stuff ready-made. I can also help you find other masons, I guarantee A top-notch player.”

Lin Heng nodded and said seriously: "I can give you this price. You can find five more people for me. You have to bring your own tools. But the ugly words are ahead. If the skills are not good, don't blame me for telling them to leave."

He himself has been a mason for a short time, and he can tell at a glance whether your skills are good or not.

The mustachioed man patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, boss. If you can't do your job well, I won't take any money, so get out of here."

Lin Heng nodded: "Then you ask the good people to gather in front of the town's purchasing station tomorrow morning. I will pick you up then. Your name is Liu Haigui, right?" "That's right, boss." The man with the mustache smiled and nodded. , I am very happy. It is great to be able to take on such a job at the beginning of the new year.

"okay, I get it."

Lin Heng nodded and turned around on his bike to leave. Today's market was crowded with people, but there were quite a few people selling various kinds of livestock and young animals under the bridge and by the river.

I didn't see anything good for sale on the street. Lin Heng said something to Wang Zhou and drove home.

The terrain of Huangtan Town is relatively low, and the peach blossoms on both sides of the road are already in full bloom. The surrounding trees and mountains are still bare and gray, making these peach blossoms particularly conspicuous. It's white with pink, like a girl's pink cheeks, and you can smell the faint fragrance with a breeze.

"Brother, give us a little discount."

As soon as Lin Heng climbed up, a girl walking back from the market shouted with a smile.

Lin Heng turned around and saw two girls wearing printed cotton jackets looking at him with flirtatious looks, their eyes moving back and forth between his car and his person.

"That's not okay. I folded it for my wife."

Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand.

"I'm asking you to give me a flower, it's not like you're doing something shameful, so I won't give it a try!"

One of the girls with a pointed chin snorted and left unhappy.

As soon as I heard that Lin Heng was married, all my thoughts went away.

Lin Heng smiled, folded the plum blossoms, put them in the car, and drove towards home.

When Xiulan got home, she had just finished washing her clothes and was drying them.

"For you."

Lin Heng parked the car and handed the peach blossom to Xiulan.

"Have the peach blossoms bloomed in the town yet?"

Xiulan happily took it and smelled it.

"Yes, I folded it just for you."

Lin Heng smiled.

Xiulan glanced at him with beautiful eyes, then happily took it into the house and put it in a flask.

"I'm going to catch eels."

Lin Heng found a bag, said something, and left with Xiongba.

"There is a lot of garlic on the side of the field. You can dig some and bring it back and we can fry the bacon to eat." Xiulan said aloud.

"it is good."

Lin Heng was already out the door when he agreed.

"Woof woof~~"

Xiongba didn't go out with Lin Heng for several days, but as soon as he came out, he started to have fun, jumping around happily.

Arriving at the edge of the field, Lin Heng found that his father's eldest brother had already plowed three or four mothers' fields. These days, his family has dry fields, which need to be watered when planting rice. After planting rice, they can also plant wheat or rapeseed.

One is a mud field with water all year round, and only rice can be grown. His family has about three acres of muddy land, and his father keeps it for himself.

"How many have you caught?"

Lin Heng glanced at Xiong Ba who was having fun, walked over and asked.

Lin Yue said with a smile: "Brother, you are late. The mud fields have been plowed and we caught five or six kilograms of eel."

There are most eels in muddy fields with water all year round, and there are fewer dry fields like this, but it is not impossible.

Lin Heng looked at the plastic bucket placed not far away. Inside, strips of eels as thick as a thumb were overlapped. The two thickest ones were only as thick as joining together.

"These are all big ones, not the small ones." Lin Yue said with a smile.

Lin Heng nodded, and just as he was about to speak, Father Lin's call came from the distance: "Come on, another big eel has been plowed out."

I saw him reaching out, grabbing it, and throwing it over. Lin Heng quickly ran to pick it up. It was an eel thicker than his thumb.

"Not bad, not bad." Lin Heng picked it up and threw it into the bucket.

There are few eels in this dry field, and it took a while for one to come out. There is no need to follow the plow, just wait for dad to call before going.

There are a lot of small garlics on the edge of the field, which can be seen from a distance at this time of year, but they are not particularly thick.

"Wang Wang~"

Not long after Lin Heng pulled it out, Xiongba began to give him guidance again, always waiting for him in front of him where there was a little garlic.

Its body shape has now been finalized. Lin Heng measured it before, with a shoulder height of seventy-two and a body length of eighty-one, which is a bit larger than a normal German Shepherd.

The so-called shoulder height refers to the distance from the feet to the offspring, and the body length refers to the distance from the chest to the buttocks, excluding the tail and head.

The final size was smaller than Lin Heng expected, but it was reasonable. Bigger was not always better.

"You guy!"

Lin Heng rubbed its head, and the guy stuck out his tongue and ran away. After a while, he found some small garlic and called to him.

If Lin Heng didn't go, it would always be waiting there, watching him. But Lin Heng usually goes there because he finds good stuff, and you still have to trust Xiong Ba when you’re looking for something.

When Lin Heng was looking for Little Garlic, Lin's father caught a few more eels, and the harvest was pretty good.

At about half past twelve o'clock, this field was plowed, and the morning was over, and the remaining plowing was done in the afternoon. After plowing, the rice can be soaked in water. In March, a rectangular wooden rake pulled by an ox will be used to rake it several times to break up the soil and the rice can be planted.

"Son, give me the rice seeds and corn seeds you bought later."

Father Lin came over with the cow and said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

Rice needs to be cultivated. They call it "spreading seeds". After the planting is done, they are tied up with bamboo film and paper, and the rice can be transplanted in April or May.

"Brother, let's kill this eel and eat it ourselves. I don't think there's any need to sell it." Lin Yue said while holding a bucket.

"We'll see how much it is after all the fields are plowed. If there's any leftover, we can eat some and sell it." Lin Heng said with a smile. He still likes to eat eel, and the stir-fried shredded eel is very good.

"That's okay." Lin Yue nodded.

After returning home, Lin Heng handed a large handful of picked garlic to Xiulan. He only needed to wash it before cutting it.

"Go upstairs and get some bacon. You've finished eating what you took down."

Xiulan stretched out her hand to pluck off a few of the seeds from Lin Heng's clothes and said with a sweet smile.

"Ok."

Lin Heng climbed the stairs to the second floor. All the bacon at home was hanging in the second floor window. They had been smoked and dried, and they were all dried.

Lin Heng counted and found that there were still twenty-two pieces of bacon and three pieces of ham. A piece of bacon weighs more than ten kilograms, and a piece of ham weighs thirty kilograms. In total, there are nearly three hundred kilograms of meat.

This was quite an eating experience. All the pig, badger, and musk deer meat had been eaten. Most of the meat from the big sow wild boar had been refined into lard, otherwise the quantity would have been much greater.

"When the weather gets hotter, I'll have to take it downstairs and hang it."

Lin Heng muttered to himself, it was hot and the steamer upstairs was no longer suitable for storing meat.

After looking at it, Lin Heng picked a smaller one and carried it downstairs.

(End of this chapter)