Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 284 Mother’s illness, buying cattle and sheep

"Mom, you said you were fine." Lin Heng looked at his mother and said.

"I don't know either. I don't feel anemic myself."

Mother Lin shook her head innocently.

The doctor said her anemia was a bit severe, but she didn't feel anything.

Xiulan said, "I guess it's because mom has made up for it by eating more meat in the past year, and she's used to it, so she doesn't feel it."

"I was a little dizzy and tired before, but it didn't feel like a big deal." Mother Lin also said
Lin Heng: "...You are just used to it, not that you are not sick."

He remembered that in his previous life, his mother was a little lethargic and couldn't do heavy work. Because they don’t eat well, they generally have some problems with their bodies.

"Just take medicine and eat more lean meat and pork liver." Lin Heng said while looking at his mother.

He thinks that the fact that his mother is still diagnosed with severe anemia has a lot to do with her dislike of eating lean meat, pork liver and pig heart.

Mother Lin nodded, and then continued to look at several other goat varieties.

This is what he thinks after selling ginseng for hundreds of years. Although it will be worth millions in future generations, he feels that one million is not even worth the five thousand yuan now.

After looking around at the livestock station, they went out to look at the sheep and cows sold by retail traders.

"Okay, I guess the quantity here won't be enough to buy so much at once today." Lin Heng nodded and said.

The sheep mainly include Shaannan white goats, Ziwuling black goats, Longdong black goats, Hanzhong sheep, and Northern Shaanxi fine-wool sheep.

The main reason is that she feels that six hundred yuan is not much. After all, her family still has twenty-five thousand yuan saved, and she can afford to lose it.

Mother Lin said with a smile: "If you can call your dad here, then I will come and check together."

"This Longdong black goat is much bigger than the Ziwuling black goat." Mother Lin said looking at the black goat cub in front of her.

Buying gold for five thousand yuan now can be sold for millions in future generations. If you buy a house, you can easily earn tens of millions.

"Excuse me, what are you going to buy?" The female salesperson looked at Lin Heng and the others and asked with a smile, her attitude was very respectful, because she saw Lin Heng coming in a tricycle.

After discussing it, the three of them went to the front to look for the salesperson.

Lin Heng said: "Ten Qinchuan cows and calves, fifty Longdong black goats, two males, and the rest are all females."

"I don't think you need to take any medicine. Nothing has happened to you after so many years." Mother Lin said, looking at the medicine in her hand.

The same age, obviously much older than the Ziwuling Black Goat we just saw.

"I think it's okay. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you raise more or less, you have to bother people to feed them." Xiulan thought for a while and said.

"So much?" The female salesperson opened her mouth wide. She knew that Lin Heng might buy more, but she didn't expect to buy so much.

Compared to the Fisheries Research Institute, the livestock station at least has a lot of cattle and sheep breeds. The main cattle breeds are Qinchuan cattle, Nanyang cattle, Luxi cattle, Jinnan cattle, and Shaannan buffalo.

Especially after 1987, when the dual-track price system was implemented and the market economy recovered, many prices skyrocketed.

Lin Heng calculated and said: "One acre of pasture can support three cows and fifteen sheep. We only have three cows and seven sheep in our house, including Lin Sheng. At least six more cows can be raised. Forty sheep, wait until next year to open up the land and plant more pasture, and it won’t be a problem to raise hundreds of sheep.”

"I promise to call you when the time comes." Lin Heng waved his hand.

Mother Lin looked at Xiulan and asked, "Xiulan, what do you think?"

"I think it's not enough. I want to buy a dozen cows or hundreds of sheep at once." Lin Heng said.

For Xiulan, the doctor told her to take more iron, calcium and folic acid during pregnancy. There were no other problems and she was no longer anemic.

Because calves and lambs eat less grass than adult cows and sheep, I might as well buy an integer amount at once.

"You two are really of the same mind." Mother Lin shook her head with a smile, and then said: "Otherwise, you can make a reservation first, and then buy it back at once when the cattle and sheep pens are built, otherwise you won't be able to buy it now. Raised locally.”

Cattle have never been cheap. Nowadays, adult cattle can be sold for five to six hundred a piece, and the price will be even more expensive in the future.

Among them, Qinchuan cattle are their local breed. They are strong and strong and have good meat production performance. The big cattle they farm are Qinchuan cattle, which weigh up to one thousand kilograms. It is said that the largest one can grow to 1,500 to 600 pounds.

This is the dividend of the times. If you seize a wave of opportunities, you can make a lot of money.

"This is not okay." Lin Heng shook his head, "From now on, everyone in our family will come to the city for a physical examination every year, and no one is allowed to refuse."

Calves are more expensive. A two-month-old calf weighing 200 kilograms costs 40 yuan, and a five-month-old calf costs 100 yuan.

The big Longdong black goat just now costs ten yuan a piece, and the others also cost eight or nine yuan.

"Are you going to buy so much at once?" Mother Lin was a little worried. This investment seemed a bit too big.

Beef cost one yuan per catty in the 1980s, but now it costs one dollar and a half per catty, and by 1989 it had risen to nearly ten yuan per catty.

The ones in the station are more expensive than outside, but they are guaranteed. The two-month-old fine-wool lambs sold by retail investors cost six yuan a piece, and the inside cost seven yuan.

After leaving the hospital, Lin Heng took his mother to go shopping in a three-wheeler. He went to the market at the animal husbandry station to look at the cattle and sheep.

Money left in your hands is just paper, and it will become less and less valuable as it expands. It is best to exchange it for assets, even if you buy it into gold, you will make money.

After reading it, the three of them returned to the car and sat down. Mother Lin asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?"

"This kind of sheep can grow up to two hundred pounds, which is definitely bigger than our local fine-wool sheep." someone from the livestock station introduced.

His family raises northern Shaanxi fine-wool sheep, which are a breed that can be used both for wool and meat, and their milk production is pretty good.

Forty sheep and six calves cost at least 600 yuan, which is the amount a normal family can earn in three years.

Otherwise, she would have made up for it in a year, but she likes to eat fat meat but still does not gain weight, which means that her gastrointestinal condition is not good.

She took a deep breath and replied: "That calf is enough. The number of Longdong Black Goat calves is definitely not enough. There are probably thirty or forty of them two to three months old."

"Then if I make a reservation, how long will it take?" Lin Heng asked.

"Here, wait a moment, I'll contact our director." The female salesperson poured a glass of water for Lin Heng and the others, then turned and left.

He can't make the decision in such a big business.

After a while, the female salesperson came over again and invited Lin Heng and the others into the office. A horse-faced man in his forties received them.

After a few polite words, the horse-faced director smiled and asked: "What age do you want to buy the calf?"

"Five-month-old." Lin Heng replied. A two-month-old is too young to raise.

"The number of five-month-old calves is enough."

The horse-faced director nodded, and then said: "There are only 38 Longdong black goat cubs, 15 female cubs, and the rest are male sheep. If you breed them, it will be the same if they are sterilized."

"That won't work, I want the mother's cubs." Lin Heng shook his head and said. His sheep were mainly used for breeding, and he was not in a hurry to sell them.

"I can give you a cheaper price for the ram." The horse-faced director said with a smile.

"How much cheaper can you get?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

"It's one yuan cheaper. The male lamb originally costs nine yuan, but I can sell it to you for eight yuan." said the horse-faced director.

The ram was not easy to sell, so he finally found a big customer and wanted to get rid of it all at once.

"In another month, will the number of ewe lambs be enough?" Lin Heng asked.

It is better to raise a single breed of sheep, and it is difficult to manage multiple breeds.

"I can't guarantee it in another month. I can only guarantee thirty female lambs at most." Director Ma Lian said.

"Well, let's do this. I will buy 30 two-month-old female black goat cubs and two male cubs, instead of fifty." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

The total is one thousand three hundred and twenty yuan.

A simple contract was drafted and Lin Heng paid a deposit of fifty yuan.

After finishing this, Lin Heng took the voucher and left with his mother and Xiulan.

"Son, why did you buy it for five months?" Mother Lin asked after walking out.

"The five-month-old is easier to raise. It's troublesome if it's too young." Lin Heng said.

"That's fine, it's all your money anyway." Mother Lin said and stopped discussing this topic.

Xiulan looked at her watch. It was already three o'clock. She looked at Lin Heng and said, "Should we go back directly now?"

"Let's go to the market and buy some fruits and daily necessities." Lin Heng said as he got in the car.

"Okay." Xiulan got into the car and hugged Lin Heng, while Lin's mother sat in the car next to her.

The three of them went to the market and bought some daily necessities and fruits, and Lin Heng drove back.

Returning to Hongfeng Village at 5:30, Lin Heng sent his mother back to Hongfeng Mountain. Xiaoxia rushed up and hugged the two of them tightly. She missed them so much after not seeing each other for a long time.

"I bought you some delicious cherries, let's go over and eat them." Xiulan picked her up and said with a smile.

"Where's dad?" Xiaoxia turned to look at Lin Heng. "Me too." Lin Heng touched her.

Back at the house, Lin Heng chatted with his father about his mother's health and the cattle and sheep scheduled for today.

"I told you that your mother had a health problem and needed to see a doctor, but she still didn't go. Fortunately, she has been diagnosed now." Lin's father looked at his wife and said.

"We didn't have much money in our house before, and it wasn't like there was anything good about a serious illness." Mother Lin shook her head.

Before last year, I was worrying about having enough to eat and building a new house. How could I dare to go to the doctor? As long as I couldn't get up from lying down, I wouldn't say I was sick.

Lin Heng said: "But now that we have money, we all need to have a physical examination. Dad, you and I will go for a physical examination in a few days."

Father Lin sighed and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you, I might as well check it out."

"The sun is coming out in the west." Mother Lin said in surprise. She knew her husband well, he was even more stubborn than her.

"You think I'm like you and have to wait until my health is bad before I go." Lin's father said sarcastically, but in fact he felt afraid that if he didn't go, his daughter-in-law Hongmei wouldn't go either.

"Stop bickering, let's talk about other things." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Father Lin took a sip of water and said, "When will the cattle and sheep you ordered come?"

"There is still enough time. The time I gave is no more than one and a half months after one month." Lin Heng waved his hand and said.

"Then we have to speed up the construction of the cattle and sheep pens." Father Lin said.

Lin Heng said: "Take your time. If it doesn't work, call someone else. If you are tired, you won't be able to do it."

After chatting for a few more words, he took the bag and went into the house to load the forage. The forage that had been smashed had been dried before the rain, and the house was dry and there was no return of moisture.

Put a plastic bag in the snakeskin bag and put it on a wooden shelf.

After finishing these, Lin Heng took a look at the green shrimps. Some of them had begun to hatch. He changed the water first, and then made several new meshes to divide the green shrimps into more scattered ones.

"How do you feed the hatched shrimps?" Father Lin asked curiously from the side.

"I'll teach you tomorrow, don't worry about it today." After Lin Heng answered, he asked again: "Have you fed the cows at home?"

"I fed a bundle of grass in the afternoon. You can take some more to feed me. I've cut all the grass." Father Lin said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, went out to bundle the fresh grass in the car, and went to get a bag of dry grass.

"Here, there are some peas here, I picked them today." Father Lin took out another bag of vegetables.

"it is good."

Lin Heng took it and threw it in the car and took Xiulan and her daughter back home. On the way back, half of the sky was covered with red clouds and the sun was setting in the west. The people doing farm work in the fields have also returned home, and most of them have picked up their jobs.

"What should we eat tonight?" Xiulan looked up at the sky, a little confused.

"I'll do it. Let's eat cold cucumber, fungus, and fern root powder. We can eat rice or noodles." Lin Heng said.

"I like to eat rice." Xiaoxia waved her little hand and said crisply.

"Then eat rice." Xiulan said with a smile.

When Xiulan and Xiaoxia arrived in front of the house, Lin Heng drove the car up the slope to unload the grass, drove the car into the yard, and the three of them went to feed the cows together.

Lin Heng first poured some hay for the cow and was relieved to find that it also liked to eat it. After putting the grass on the cow, they found two water cucumbers in the back hill and another one in the yard. Three cucumbers were enough.

Wash the cucumber with water, pat it and cut it into small sections. Boil water in a pot and add fungus and fern root powder. After cooking, take it out and let it cool.

Use minced onions and garlic for cold salad, add some sesame oil, salt, MSG, vinegar, sugar, and finally add a little patchouli leaves and stir evenly, and a very delicious cold dish is ready.

"It smells so good." Xiulan praised after taking a sip.

Lin Heng said with a smile while frying minced garlic and pea wedges: "Then if you want to eat it, I will cook it for you. I will cook whatever you want to eat."

"Okay." Xiulan's eyebrows arched happily.

Lin Heng fried the pea wedges, added water to make rice, and then went out to drink some water to cool off. After a while, all the rice and vegetables were served on the table.

The sweet pea wedges and the sour and slightly spicy fern root powder and fungus mixed with cucumber are both good side dishes.

Xiaoxia likes to eat cucumbers and pea wedges, while Xiulan has a special liking for fungus and never eats them without pea wedges.

"I told you to eat more pea wedges." Lin Heng held two large chopsticks for her.

"Oh, I forgot." Xiulan blinked and said happily. In fact, she remembered that she just wanted Lin Heng to pick up food for her. She liked the feeling of being cared for.

"Eat more cucumbers, too." Lin Heng gave her some more. He also knew that Xiulan often waited for him to pick up the food, and he was very happy.

"I want daddy too!"

Xiaoxia, being a jealous little girl, also extended her bowl over.

Lin Heng smiled and gave her a few cucumbers, and then ate his favorite fern root powder. When Xiulan and Xiaoxia were full, he finished the rest of the dishes alone.

After dinner, they went to the yard to eat and enjoy the cool air. In the starry sky tonight, they could see the Milky Way hanging upside down. The three of them leaned on the wooden bench and looked a little intoxicated.

In times of poverty, few people looked up at the stars, and in times of overwhelming materialism, few people cared about the stars above their heads. But in fact, it has always been hanging above our heads, only the light from life has obscured it.

Lin Heng didn't know when he fell in love with stargazing, but he could always find a kind of tranquility in it, and he felt a little more warm when watching it with his family.

It's just that the damn mosquitoes are a bit annoying, and they've already appeared before summer.

Life seems to repeat itself every day, but every day has a different meaning.

It was almost nine o'clock, Xiulan said a little sleepily: "Go back to the house!"

"Go back and see how the chicks are hatching." Lin Heng nodded and said.

"Can you tell now?" Xiulan asked curiously.

"Yes." Lin Heng nodded.

I went back to the house to get a flashlight, turned off the light, took out the hatching eggs in the box, and illuminated them one by one with the flashlight.

"Look, this is a good egg. There are blood streaks and veins on it, which means it is hatching and will eventually turn into a chick as time goes by." Lin Heng showed it to his wife and daughter.

"Wow, it's so amazing!" Xiaoxia opened her eyes wide.

"You can actually see it like this." Xiulan's beautiful eyes showed surprise. Like Xiaoxia, it was the first time for her to see this phenomenon.

"Let's change it." Lin Heng returned the egg and said with a smile.

In his previous life, he had seen videos of peeling off some egg shells and placing them in a sterile room for incubation and observation. In the video, you could clearly see the chick's body forming little by little. That was truly magical.

"Anything without bloodshot eyes is a bad guy. It can't be hatched, so it can be cooked and eaten." Soon Lin Heng found a bad guy.

"Why is it broken?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

Lin Heng shook his head: "It's impossible to say for sure. It may be that the fertilization is not sufficient, or it may be that it has been left for a long time."

Xiaoxia tilted her head and couldn't understand. Lin Heng could only say that she would have to grow up to understand.

After irradiating all the eggs one by one, 11 of the thirty egg species turned out to be undeveloped villains.

"Okay, let's read it again in a dozen days and eliminate the bad guys bit by bit." After finishing, Lin Heng clapped his hands and said.

Xiulan nodded, remembered the corresponding steps and prepared to try it independently. The three of them went to the toilet and then went back to the house to rest.

After returning to the house, Lin Heng told Xiaoxia about Journey to the West, and she fell asleep soon after.

Lying on the bed, Lin Heng leaned towards Xiulan, and his heart suddenly settled down.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you need my help?" Xiulan looked at him and whispered.

"No, just sleep like this." Lin Heng said, holding her soft little hand.

"it is good."

Xiulan nodded, and both of them fell asleep quickly.

Early the next morning, Lin Hengduo boiled two eggs while making breakfast.

"Here, one for each of you." Lin Heng took out the egg yolk glass and gave the egg whites to Xiaoxia and Xiulan.

"What are you planning to do? Eat egg yolks?" Xiulan asked curiously.

"No, this is for shrimps. Newborn shrimps can survive easily if they eat this." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Eat quickly, eat quickly." Without giving her a chance to continue speaking, Lin Heng stuffed the egg into her mouth.

"I can't even eat anymore." Xiulan said helplessly with her mouth rumbling.

(End of this chapter)