Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 285 It’s too challenging

"I'll risk my life if I support myself to death." Lin Heng said with a pursed lips.

"Dad, after I finish eating, I am better than mom!"

Xiaoxia tilted her head and opened her mouth, indicating that she had finished eating.

"Yes, yes, you are the best!" Xiulan pinched her little face and said angrily.

Lin Heng drank a glass of milk, poured some of the milk out of the basin and fed it to Xiong Ba and Fengsheng.

He was just casually observing the strawberries, but Lin Heng suddenly made an unexpected discovery: "Hey, the strawberries are red!"

He reached out and took a look at the strawberry leaf, and sure enough he found a red strawberry, a small strawberry only the size of a mineral water bottle cap.

Then he found two more small red strawberries. This kind of small ones should be the first ones to bloom and ripen quickly. Those big strawberries, the size of Xiaoxia's fist, were only slightly colored, and it would take a few days before they could be eaten.

"The strawberries are red?" Xiulan walked out curiously.

"It's delicious!!" Xiaoxia gave the highest praise, looking at the strawberry field longingly, wanting to eat more.

Lin Heng probably understood that his parents were worried about having to work for him all the time, and his sister-in-law Liu Juan had objections.

Before, it was fine if the shrimp seedlings hadn't hatched and the fresh shrimps were concentrated in one pond. Now that they are starting to hatch, they have to be separated. Otherwise, it would be impossible to support a pond, even with oxygen.

"What's going on?" Lin Heng turned his head and asked curiously.

Two egg yolks are enough, and one egg yolk can feed a pond of shrimp seedlings.

Xiaoxia jumped up and cheered: "I want to eat strawberries, I like eating strawberries!"

"Great, I want to eat a lot of strawberries." Xiaoxia jumped up happily.

"Dad, brother, help bring these two grids to the other two incubation pools." Lin Heng pointed at the two grids and said.

After they gathered together, Lin Heng fed them with egg yolks. Under the light, you can clearly see the movements of these newly hatched and still transparent shrimp seedlings, and you can see the small yolk particles being eaten into their transparent bodies.

After doing it, Lin Heng fed the seed shrimps again. In about three to five days, all the shrimp seedlings will hatch.

"Don't say no, make it clear at the beginning so that your relationship won't be ruined in the end." Mother Lin also said.

After going into the house and washing with water, he gave the two largest ones to Xiaoxia and Xiulan, and ate the smaller one himself.

Father Lin shook his head: "No, but I took a look and found a lot of shrimp seedlings."

Xiulan was also surprised and said: "It's really good. It's so delicious but there are no seeds."

It has a familiar taste in the mouth, sweet and sour, and the pulp is very chewy and has a rich sweet aroma.

"Dad, you work first. I'll go back and pack the strawberries." After feeding the shrimp, Lin Heng washed his hands and said.

You need to be very careful these days and observe the situation at all times. After about ten days, you can feed them normally, and after one month, you can put them into the pond for large-scale breeding.

"That's okay, I'll feed it." Lin Heng nodded, crushed the egg yolk and filtered it through gauze.

Newly born young shrimp fry are usually fed with soybean pulp or egg yolk.

"Wait a minute, you and your elder brother are here, let me tell you something." Lin's father looked at Lin Heng and said.

Arriving at Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Heng found that his eldest brother and his parents were here. His parents were still eating, and his eldest brother was chatting aside.

"That's not the case. We don't talk about this when we are working on our own." Father Lin waved his hands and said, "Today we will make this matter clear."

Lin Heng and his eldest brother looked at each other and entered the room together.

Even though the place is small, the fertile humus soil and sheep manure can drive so many strawberries to support so many strawberries. It is not a problem at all.

"Dad, haven't you fed the shrimps yet?" Lin Heng looked at his father and asked.

"Actually, there are, but they are very small, just on the peel." Lin Heng explained, and then touched Xiaoxia's head, "In another week, they will be mature, and then Xiaoxia can eat them freely. "

Lin Yue shook his head and said: "Dad, you are overthinking this. It's nothing. It's normal for you to work for my brother. There's no one around him. Fruit trees have been planted on the land now, and we don't have much work." Need to do it.”

As Father Lin walked away, he said, "It's a matter of old-age care. Originally, we said we should wait for a few years, but now that the situation has changed, some things need to be explained clearly, so as not to create a gap between you brothers."

"Three, one for each of us is just right." Lin Heng said with a smile.

After finishing it, Lin Heng went to the incubation room and first used a flashlight to gather the hatchlings. The size of the grid allowed the newly hatched shrimps to come through, but not the large green shrimps.

Father Lin looked at his eldest son Lin Yue and continued: "Lin Heng has built so many industries now. Those fruit trees will be worth a lot of money when they grow up. Also, we haven't helped your family here. So I I just want to make it clear now.”

"You guys play at home first. I'll go over and feed the shrimps and then come back. Then we'll handle the strawberries together." Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said.

Father Lin took a sip of water, sat down and said, "I didn't consider this matter originally. After all, your mother and I are still young. It's not too late to wait until we are in our fifties. It's also okay to split up and leave 200 acres of forest and 20 acres of land. I planned to plant it myself first, and then share it with whoever will support me in old age, but now the situation has changed.”

"What do you mean, Dad?" Lin Heng asked.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded in agreement.

She knew what strawberries were. Lin Heng told her about them when they were planted. They were more delicious fruits than raspberries.

There are at least 70 or 80 strawberries in this field now. Once they mature, they can be eaten for six months without any problem.

She fell in love with the taste after the first bite. The sweet and sour taste was her favorite.

Lin Heng also said: "I want to say this, no matter who works for me, I will pay them, whether it is my parents or my eldest brother."

The other three incubation tanks have been completed a long time ago, and the water has been disinfected and put away, but they have not been used because they are too troublesome.

Lin Heng took the egg yolk and walked towards the Red Maple Mountain. The sun was shining brightly, the breeze was pleasant, and the eye-catching green was everywhere.

"Your mother and I have decided that we should eat by ourselves, not with any of you, but let's settle the matter first," said Father Lin.

Lin Yue thought for a while and said: "Then parents, you can choose for yourselves. Both I and my brother are definitely willing to support you two elders in your old age. No one will treat you badly."

"Yes, just choose which family you like. It doesn't make any difference anyway." Lin Heng nodded. It is impossible to say that the other party will not care about the parents after the separation.

As long as this issue is clarified now, there will be no gaps in the future.

Father Lin thought for a while and said: "We have all decided to have dinner with Lin Heng in the future. We have decided to give Lin Yue five acres of orchards, and the big ox at home. The remaining two hundred acres of forest and ten acres of orchards will be given to you." , five acres of paddy field, and our property will all be left to Lin Heng, and he will give us his death when he gets old. "

"Similarly, from now on we will mainly help him with work. It doesn't mean what will happen to you two brothers from now on, but we just need to clearly divide the property first to avoid quarreling later."

Father Lin and his daughter-in-law discussed it for a long time and decided to make the matter clear while he still had the dignity and right to speak.

Mother Lin said straight to the point: "We chose Lin Heng because he needs manpower, and because he has the money to take care of the two of us in old age. There is no problem. As for Lin Yue, you will put pressure on your three sons to find wives in the future. It’s big enough, so we won’t put any more pressure on you.”

They did not doubt the filial piety of the two people, but this choice seemed to them the most appropriate.

Although they are part of the labor force now, they will become freeloaders if their health fails in a few years, and they will be a burden by then.

In addition, they knew that the eldest daughter-in-law did not want to bear the pension of the two of them, so there was no need to force the marriage.

Lin Yue nodded and said: "In that matter, it's up to my parents. Anyway, we will live together after we separate. As for the cow and the orchard, there is no need. Since you are my brother, just give it to him."

He felt a little lost and felt useless. What his parents said was right, he would have enough work to do when his three sons got married. The life he has now depends on his brother's help. He really doesn't dare to pat his chest and promise to let his two elders enjoy a good life in the future.

Lin Heng is relatively happy. It is good for his parents to follow him, which can greatly reduce the burden on his eldest brother, and he can also honor them well. It is now very easy for him to take care of his parents in old age.

And this is what he should do. In his previous life, his parents paid too much to help him pay back the money, so he should let them enjoy their happiness in this life.

"I'll give it to you, it's all decided by us." Father Lin said firmly.

"Yes, brother, just listen to dad." Lin Heng said.

"Okay then." Lin Yue took a deep breath and nodded.

"That's it, brother and dad, you work first, I'll be here in a moment." Lin Heng said with another smile.

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked back home.

"Wait a minute, the five acres of land to be allocated to your eldest brother for the orchard haven't been decided yet. Don't you want to listen?" Father Lin shouted.

Lin Heng waved his hand: "Any five acres will do, it depends on how you two feel."

Walking back under the rising sun, Lin Heng cut down a few branches and went home. Xiulan looked at the branches he had brought back and asked curiously: "What are you preparing for?"

Lin Heng explained: "Cut some small forks to lift the strawberry ears into the air, otherwise the ones close to the ground will rot easily."

Those who specialize in planting strawberries lay film paper on the ground to prevent the strawberries from coming into contact with the ground and causing rot. This is also feasible.

After saying that, he went back to the house and brought two pairs of pruning shears. He and Xiulan, one by one, cut out forks of seven or eight centimeters in length from the branches.

Xiaoxia was playing with a wooden cart next to her, and Xiongba was pulling the cart. She was having so much fun that she had no time to pay attention to Lin Heng and the other two.

"By the way, my parents suddenly decided to separate and live with us." Lin Heng said while cutting branches.

Xiulan raised her head in surprise: "It's so sudden and you've already passed it by us?"

"Yes." Lin Heng nodded.

Xiulan nodded: "That's good. I can help you now, and we will have money to support them when we get old."

Lin Heng was not surprised by Xiulan's attitude and continued: "Dad gave the five acres of orchard and scalpers to my eldest brother, and the rest was given to us. For the time being, they will eat alone, but they will come with us."

"I guess it's because my parents are afraid that they won't be able to tell the difference in the future, so they have separated it now to avoid quarreling later." Xiulan quickly understood the reason.

There is nothing wrong with dividing the family property in this way. Since ancient times, whoever provides for the elderly will inherit the most. As for the extra money, she didn't care as long as Lin Heng didn't care. Anyway, the family didn't lack that much.

"That's right." Lin Heng nodded.

But in fact, his parents' worries were unnecessary. His eyes were not on this three-thirds of an acre of land. The upper limit of this land was just that, and any investment he made outside would earn more than this.

When he starts building his business, if you give your elder brother some convenience, he can become a millionaire or even a multi-millionaire.

After a while, the two of them cut off a lot of twigs, stood up, took them and lifted the strawberry ears off the ground. By the way, cut off some old leaves to increase ventilation and avoid pests and diseases.

"Would you like to put on some more fat?" After finishing, Xiulan sat on the bench and said.

"I just had some sex a few days ago, and it's definitely enough." Lin Heng lay down and rested his head on her thigh, looking up at her, "I'll go to Hongfeng Mountain to work after a short break. Come over there. Want to play?" Xiulan stretched out her slender fingers to pick off some dandruff on Lin Heng's head. She looked at him with big eyes and shook her head slightly: "No, I'll take Xiaoxia at home and read a book or something. I'll go there. You're too polite and don't let me do anything, which makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Okay then." Lin Heng changed his position. Lying on Xiulan's lap and looking at the sun was one of his favorite things.

"But we can go pick up snails in a few days. I heard there are a lot of them in the fields. Or if you want to fish, I can accompany you to the Huangtan River to fish," Xiulan added.

"Okay, let's catch snails in a few days." Lin Heng nodded.

After lying on the soft lap for three minutes, he got up and returned to Hongfeng Mountain.

The foundation of the cattle and sheep pen here has been laid. If it hadn't rained, the foundation would have been laid. The original 30-meter-long and 6-meter-wide platform has been made more than two meters wide.

Seeing Lin Heng coming over, Lin's father asked: "Does our cowshed need to be enlarged, otherwise we won't be able to raise so many cattle and sheep."

"It's enough for now. If it's not enough in two years, we can build it again. Let's lay down the cement floor today." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

The cattle and sheep pen that you build casually is definitely not perfect. For the time being, it is enough to consider several factors such as cleaning and ventilation.

"Then let's make cement." Father Lin nodded.

The rented mixer has been returned, so the cement can only be mixed manually. After reconciliation, the three of them pushed it up with a trolley and poured it on the ground to smooth it.

They work in the morning and afternoon and take a break at noon. This job is not easy, but they are not in a hurry. They just need to take their time.

Time soon came to June 1st, and they finally laid the foundation of the cattle and sheep pen and the road down into cement.

The slope up to the sheep pen is 30 degrees, so there is no problem for cattle, sheep or cars.

In the past few days, apart from building the foundation and roads, Lin Heng has been taking care of the shrimp seedlings. Now that all shrimp seedlings have basically hatched, breeding has entered a new stage. Under his careful care, no accidents occurred.

"Brother, do you want to catch eels tonight?" Lin Yue suggested with a smile after washing his hands.

"Okay, let's go catch them tonight." Lin Heng nodded. .

"Then let's go back and have dinner before setting off. I'll find you then." Lin Yue said.

"No problem. Are you going, dad?" Lin Heng looked at his father.

"I'm not going. I'm going to drink some wine and rest." Father Lin shook his head and continued, "It's just two days of rest. I'm going to spread fertilizer on the rice, and I will also add fertilizer on the corn later."

"That's okay." Lin Heng nodded and said, "If the fertilizer is effective, don't spread it too much. Just spread five or six kilograms of urea per acre."

Now is the time to divide the rice plants. I don’t know that excessive fertilization will cause the rice to grow wildly. There are three more fertilizers to be applied later: flower-promoting fertilizer, flower-preserving fertilizer, and granular fertilizer. His father has never used fertilizer and he has to make it clear.

"I understand, you don't have to worry." Father Lin looked calm.

Walking back, Lin Heng first went to the ground and pulled some spinach and mustard greens. The spinach was planted when he decided to get pregnant, and the mustard greens were planted by his parents.

Spinach is high in calcium and folate, while mustard greens are high in folate. Every day, he would get some vegetables that pregnant women need to replenish Xiulan's body. He would have bacon with every meal, and eat some venison from time to time.

"Eat these two tonight, and you can mix the rest yourself." Lin Heng walked into the room with the dishes and looked at Xiulan and said.

"Try a strawberry, I'll leave it for you." Xiulan fed him one.

"I left this for dad, I'll feed it." Xiaoxia also grabbed one and handed it to Lin Heng.

"Thank you, baby." Lin Heng was very happy as he ate the strawberries fed by his wife and daughter. In the past two days, the strawberries had matured and he could eat them every day.

Xiulan said with a smile: "Give it back to what you left for dad. If I hadn't stopped some greedy little cat, he would have eaten it secretly."

Xiaoxia pursed her lips in embarrassment and said, "I just want to help daddy taste the sweetness."

"Is that sweet?" Lin Heng asked with a smile and fed her another one.

"It's so sweet." Xiaoxia Xiaoxia puffed out her cheeks and said happily.

Lin Heng fed another big one to Xiulan and said, "You should also eat more, it is good for your health."

"I've eaten a lot. This is reserved for you." Xiulan took it and fed it to Lin Heng.

"I also fed my mother a lot." Xiaoxia said beside her. She was taking care of her mother on the surface.

"That Xiaoxia is such a good girl, let me reward you with another bite." Lin Heng handed her the tip of the strawberry.

Xiaoxia's eyebrows curled up after eating strawberries, and she was happily playing around in the yard.

"These strawberries are so delicious, I won't get tired of them." Xiulan said with a smile.

"Of course." Lin Heng nodded, pointing to the remaining seven or eight strawberries and said, "I'll save the rest and make something delicious for you tomorrow morning."

"What's good to drink?" Xiulan asked curiously.

Lin Heng smiled mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes. Let's cook and eat. I'm going to catch eels."

"Okay, I'm going to cook." Xiulan nodded.

Lin Heng walked into the house to help Xiulan. She blanched the spinach and Xiulan and served it cold, while the mustard greens were stir-fried with minced garlic. They looked very tempting.

In addition, there is fried bacon with green pepper and stir-fried pumpkin tips.

Rice and Xiulan are prepared in a small pot outside early in the morning, and you can eat them directly after frying.

"Have you been feeling unwell lately?" Lin Heng expressed concern while holding two chopsticks for Xiulan and her daughter.

"No, how can I feel uncomfortable after eating so well? It feels better than what the young ladies in the past ate." Xiulan smiled and shook her head.

"As long as you don't feel uncomfortable. I'll catch some plum blossoms in a few days and let's eat them." Lin said with a smile, "It's necessary to eat well. After all, we are two people. I won't let you eat fat meat, and I won't let you eat fat." To gain weight, eat with ease.”

Xiulan felt happy when she heard this, and smiled and said: "Eat quickly, be careful when catching eels at night."

"I'm not in a hurry. There's no danger in wearing water shoes." Lin Heng said with a smile. It's not dark enough now.

After eating and waiting for a while, he put on his water shoes and went to catch eels with his elder brother.

As soon as he arrived at the edge of the field, Lin Yue exclaimed: "Hey, what a big red snake."

Lin Heng took a flashlight and saw a red and black snake crawling under the stone ridge.

"Let's take a look at the eels." Lin Heng said. It's not uncommon to see snakes at night. You can often encounter them when catching eels.

Walking towards the field, within a few steps he saw an eel as thick as a thumb. Lin Yue said, "Brother, let's try it first."

Lin Heng walked over, grabbed it quickly and threw it into the bag. He was so skilled that he would almost never make a mistake in catching the eel.

Then the two of them searched along the edge of the field. It seemed that there was never enough eels to catch in the paddy field. Last year, they caught nearly 30 kilograms, and this year there are still more and they are much bigger.

Although he no longer needs to make money by selling eels, the thrill of hunting still makes Lin Heng obsessed with catching eels.

The two men searched the area inch by inch with flashlights, and no eel near the edge of the field could escape.

After catching the few fields they usually caught, the eel weighed six or seven kilograms. Then the two went to the river to have a look, but unfortunately they didn't get much.

"These are enough for two meals." Lin Yue said with a smile on the way home.

"Three meals are enough." Lin Heng said.

"Then let's kill tomorrow and invite my parents to come to my house to have a meal together." Lin Yue suggested.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded.

When they got home, they cut the eel in half, and Lin Heng was going to fry it to give Xiulan a supplement. The eel is also a good supplement for pregnant women and can prevent iron deficiency anemia.

Lin Heng put the eel in the bucket and washed it before going into the house. Xiaoxia was already fast asleep on the small bed. After all, it was already half past eleven.

"How many have you caught?" Xiulan asked curiously with her eyes wide open.

Lin Heng said in surprise: "You haven't slept yet."

"I can't sleep, I'm waiting for you." Xiulan said with a smile.

"Then go to sleep, I'm here." Lin Heng took off his clothes and went to bed, "The eels are eight pounds in total."

"That's not bad." Xiulan said as she moved her head closer.

Lin Heng turned off the light and asked, "Are you going to catch snails tomorrow?"

"Catch it, why not catch it." Xiulan nodded and said.

"Then go to bed. My husband will take you to catch snails tomorrow." Lin Heng hugged her over and kissed her.

He just wanted to peck her lightly, but she stuck out her tongue, causing him to become addicted again.

However, the most he can eat now is steamed buns and he can’t do anything else, but it’s too much for him.

"You are so bad, what should we do now?" Lin Heng looked at her.

"Let me help you." Xiulan whispered, she missed being intimate for a long time.

Lin Heng felt Xiulan's little hand and whispered something in her ear.

"Why...you have so many...bad ideas." Xiulan blushed and let her bite her.

Lin Heng whispered in her ear: "You were the one who started it."

Xiulan stopped talking. This was too challenging for her and she was not mentally ready yet.

"Next time, next time." Xiulan quickened the movements of her hands and whispered.

Lin Heng hugged her and said softly: "I'm just saying, it's okay. This is enough for now."

"Yeah." Xiulan blushed and felt her little hands trembling. It’s not that I’m unwilling, it’s just that the challenge is too great.

After a while, Lin Heng relaxed and fell asleep holding Xiulan.

(End of this chapter)