Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 297 Reasons not to buy a TV

"What's the good news?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

Xiulan first pulled Lin Heng to the watermelon stand, pointed at the largest watermelon and said, "Look, this watermelon is ripe. Is this good news?"

Lin Heng took a closer look and saw that both the front and rear tentacles of the melon vine were withered. The melon was indeed ripe.

"This is indeed good news. We can eat watermelon." Lin Heng smiled and picked the watermelon, picked it up and went back to the house to weigh it on the steel scale.

"Fifteen pounds of watermelon is enough for all of us to have a meal." Lin Heng said with a happy smile.

Xiaoxia didn't want to play games anymore when she saw the watermelon. She ran over and acted coquettishly: "Dad, I want to eat watermelon!"

"We can eat it at noon tomorrow. Let's freeze this watermelon." Lin Heng touched her face, found a mesh bag, packed the watermelon, took it to the backyard and put it into the well.

It was more than 30 degrees outside in summer, but the water in the well was still cold. After Lin Heng measured it, he found that it was only 14 to 15 degrees, which was very cold.

Put the watermelon into the well and freeze it overnight, and you can enjoy ice-cold watermelon tomorrow.

But he didn't get what he wanted today. Xiulan just whispered in his ear, and he was manipulated by her.

"I don't seem to be vomiting much since today, and you see, my belly has started to get bigger." Xiulan said happily, holding his hand and touching her belly.

Mother Lin shook her head and said, "No, it's the village chief Zhao Xianyang. His son Zhao Hai bought him a black and white TV. It is said to cost four to five hundred yuan. Many people came to watch."

Xiaoxia has always been obsessed with watermelons and has wanted to eat them since she planted them. At this moment, she was a little angry that she couldn't eat it even after picking it, and didn't want to talk to her father anymore.

Xiulan's belly has become slightly pregnant, and her originally relatively flat belly has gained a small belly.

"Okay." Xiulan agreed happily and went to the kitchen to cook with Lin Heng.

Early the next morning, the weather was still gloomy. After exercising and having breakfast, Lin Heng went to Hongfeng Mountain to build the unfinished road.

"Okay, I haven't felt full for a long time." Xiulan nodded.

"That's good, but I won't buy it." Lin Heng said with a smile. He is determined to develop a family tradition of loving reading and let his children understand themselves and the world through books.

In the morning, they got cement, sand and gravel, mixed them, and started laying them from the top. After experiments, they found that three centimeters thick was completely acceptable, so they adopted three centimeters thick.

Lin Heng gave her a helpless look but didn't care. He looked at his wife and asked, "Is there another surprise?"

After finishing the meal, Lin Heng washed the dishes and the three of them went out to enjoy the cool air and eat. Xiulan really didn't vomit, and they were both very happy.

After putting the watermelon in, Lin Heng covered the mouth of the well with a wooden frame. This is mainly to prevent Xiaoxia from accidentally falling in. Just like the fence beside the fish pond, he isolates all dangers.

At noon, Lin Heng and his father were planing planks when Lin's mother ran back. She looked at the two and said, "A big event happened in the village today."

Anyway, this road is not for cars, it is just for walking, and the ground is also paved with a layer of gravel. As long as it hardens and is not muddy in rainy days, it will be fine.

Lin Heng said with a smile: "In a few days, I will go to the Heihe River to catch some and raise them. We will eat one every two days. I will see if I can catch two mandarin fish and make a smelly mandarin fish." "

The two worked together to make four dishes and one soup. Lin Heng also caught the last plum blossom fish in the well and killed it for steaming.

"Let's go, let's cook." Lin Heng pulled her up and said.

Lin Heng told Xiulan about the progress at Hongfeng Mountain. Xiulan was very happy to be able to live there soon. She felt bored after living in the house for a long time and wanted to change the environment.

Xiulan touched his head and said with a smile: "It's really possible that I'm pregnant with a boy this time. In less than three months, my belly has already grown a lot. I feel like I can handle it."

"Then eat well and cultivate yourself, and you will know in February next year." Lin Heng said with a smile. Based on the calculation based on the date of menopause, Xiulan's due date will be February next year.

Lin Heng was responsible for smoothing and carving the anti-slip lines, while Lin's father and Lin Yue were responsible for paving the concrete. The three of them divided the work and laid a distance of 300 meters in one morning, which took about two and a half days to complete.

"What's wrong? Who was quarreling with whom?" Father Lin raised his head and asked.

"Then you should be cooler and let me cool off." Xiulan leaned half of her body closer.

"Okay, okay, you can take it." Lin Heng was helpless, but his hands began to become restless, and he wanted Xiulan to leave because she couldn't bear it.

"That's great if you don't vomit. You can eat well in the future. It made me feel bad to see you so uncomfortable before. Let's eat something good tonight." Lin Heng said happily.

"You're still putting your hands and legs on me!" Lin Heng took it back for him, and he was hot too.

"There are still seven months, it's so long!" Xiulan said with emotion.

"I want to eat stinky fish too."

"Maybe it's a naughty girl." Lin Heng said with a smile.

The most powerful thing about Xiaoxia is her speaking. She often tells stories to other children and her speaking skills have been trained very well. She can talk for a long time without stopping.

"No problem, let your mother cook it for you later." Lin Heng added a piece of fish to her and said with a smile.

After enjoying the cool air and happily going back to the house to rest, Lin Heng told Xiaoxia that Journey to the West has reached the Tongtian River and is not far from the end.

Xiaoxia took the chopsticks and opened her mouth to say, the unhappiness just now had disappeared without a trace.

Lin Heng didn't force him, but she was interested and they taught her occasionally.

Xiaoxia has also made great progress. She has learned to cut paper and build building blocks. She can read thirty or forty words, can write her own name, and can count from one to ten.

After coaxing Xiaoxia to sleep, Lin Heng took a cold shower and went to bed to rest.

Xiulan pulled off her clothes and said with emotion: "Oh, I really want to know earlier whether the baby is a boy or a girl."

Xiulan put her hands and feet on him and sighed: "The weather is so hot!"

"This fish is so delicious!" Xiulan felt the long-lost feeling of fullness after eating the fish, and was very happy.

Lin Heng helped Xiulan sit down on the bench in the pavilion, opened her clothes and looked at her, then leaned in to listen.

Entertainment products like television cannot appear at home. Children who cannot control themselves will easily develop bad habits. At least until their respective personalities and habits are formed.

You are already poor, and if you let entertainment control you and waste your time, you will never be able to turn around in this life.

Just like the short videos of later generations, many adults let the children use their mobile phones in order to take care of their children. It indeed alleviates the worries of taking care of children, but the children are basically ruined.

Later, when the children fail to learn, the parents beat and scold their children for being useless, completely unaware that these are all their own fault.

Compared to those, he would rather his children indulge in sports and at least exercise.

"I'm just saying, we might not buy it. What's the use of buying it for a few hundred yuan and it's inedible!" Mother Lin shook her head.

Father Lin was surprised: "It's strange that Zhao Hu actually made money."

"I heard that he made a lot of money. He bought a TV to install and left. He said he was very busy." Mother Lin said.

Lin Heng explained: "This is not unusual. In this era, as long as you go out to do business, you will definitely make some money."

In fact, there are more opportunities to go out, but he is not willing to give up the peaceful and happy life now, and as long as his family has enough food and clothing, he can slowly accumulate other support.

Isn’t the ultimate goal of making money also to enjoy life? You can’t put the cart before the horse.

"Keep working, our family doesn't need to envy others now." Father Lin said with a smile.

"Stop working, I brought good things over here." At this time, Xiulan came in from the outside with Xiaoxia and said, holding half a watermelon in her hand.

"The watermelon is ripe!" Father Lin said in shock.

"Yes, come and eat it quickly." Xiulan placed the watermelon on the wooden board and took Lin Heng's hundred-smelted steel dagger to cut the watermelon and distribute it to everyone.

Xiaoxia took a piece and took a bite and said happily: "It's so sweet and delicious!!"

Mother Lin took a bite of the watermelon and sighed: "This watermelon is so good, it tastes so sandy. It is the most delicious fruit I have ever tasted!"

Father Lin also said repeatedly: "This well water tastes so good when frozen. No wonder I heard people say that watermelon is delicious, but it turns out there is no sour taste at all."

Lin Heng and Xiulan ate without saying anything. Watermelon is the only fruit that has no acidity at all. Its sweetness is not very high, but because it does not have any acidity, it appears to be very sweet, and its crunchy taste is unparalleled.

Lin Heng bought the latest watermelon seeds. The price is not cheap, but seeing the smiling faces of his family makes it worth it.

Everyone's cheeks were covered with watermelon juice, and Xiaoxia's face was stained with watermelon seeds. It was so enjoyable to eat an iced watermelon on such a hot day.

"Really cool!"

After eating the watermelon, Lin Heng touched his belly with satisfaction. "Eating this watermelon will make your whole body cool." Xiulan said with a smile. It's hard not to love this kind of fruit.

Father Lin and Mother Lin also nodded. The watermelon weighing more than ten kilograms was eaten by a few of them, which showed that it was really delicious.

"It's delicious, I want it more!" Xiaoxia shouted, with a watermelon seed on her face.

"I'll eat it next time. There are still plenty of watermelons this year, enough for me to eat." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan and Xiaoxia didn't go back at noon. They ate cold noodles made by Lin Mu here and watched Lin Heng and others building roads in the afternoon.

They paved another 7 meters in the afternoon, and it was not until the morning of July 8 that the road was completely completed. It will be much more convenient to go up the mountain in the future, and you can walk even if it rains.

The weather has been cloudy and hot these days, and there are obviously many clouds in the sky, but there has been no rain.

Lin Heng took a look at the paved path and felt happy. When the road was repaired, they went to live in a cabin on the mountain for a while to escape the heat.

"Shall we continue making sofas in the afternoon?" Father Lin looked at him and asked.

The wood needed for the sofa has basically been processed these days and can be installed immediately.

Lin Heng shook his head: "I'm going to the town in the afternoon. I don't have time. Let's install it after it rains. Let's rest for two days."

"That's okay, I'm going to do farm work." Lin's father agreed.

Lin Heng went to help feed the cattle and sheep and then returned home. In the past two days, the watermelons at home began to mature one after another. He gave one to his parents and eldest brother, and there were three more at home.

In two days' time, what Lin's father and elder brother planted will gradually mature, and there will still be many in the mountains behind.

"Come and eat watermelon!"

Lin Heng just returned to Wu Xiulan and waved to him. She had just killed a watermelon with Xiaoxia.

"Here we come." Lin Heng smiled and walked into the house to get a watermelon and eat it.

"Are you going to go fishing in the town this afternoon?" Lin Heng asked after finishing the melon.

Xiulan took a bite of watermelon and nodded: "Okay, I also want to catch two poles."

"Then let's dig up earthworms later!" Lin Heng said.

After having lunch and waiting for the sun to pass, they went to dig up earthworms at 4:30, and then went to the cattle pen in the back mountain. What they dug out were all big blue-black earthworms as thick as Xiulan's little finger, which are particularly good at catching big fish.

Then at five o'clock, we set off to go fishing in the town and took a watermelon for Uncle Gao.

"Second brother and second sister-in-law, what are you going to do??"

On the way, Caiyun, who was coming back from school, saw Lin Heng and the others and asked curiously.

"Auntie, let's go fishing! Are you going?" Xiaoxia asked, raising her little hand.

"Fishing, then I won't go, I want to go back to eat." Caiyun shook his head.

Lin Heng glanced at Liu Ciwen and two other students, a boy and a girl, who were with her, and said with a smile: "Then go back quickly."

Caiyun walked back, and Lin Heng drove quickly to the town. Uncle Gao did not go fishing today and was still enjoying the cool in the house.

"Uncle, I brought you a watermelon. Let's go fishing later." Lin Heng walked into the house carrying the watermelon and said with a smile.

"Hey, how can I finish eating this watermelon that's so big?" Uncle Gao said cheerfully.

"If you can't finish it, you can share it with your neighbors. I have grown a lot at home, and I will get some for you later." Lin Heng looked at him and said.

"How about we cut it up now and let everyone eat it." Uncle Gao added.

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "We just ate one today and we don't dare to eat it again. I'll find you a bucket to keep it cold. You can eat it tomorrow."

After chatting with Uncle Gao for a few words, Lin Heng chatted with Wang Zhou again, patted his shoulder and said: "I have already arranged the matchmaking matter you talked about. You can see the day by yourself. When the time comes, I will come up and take you there. "

He entrusted this matter to the village party secretary Tian Dongfu. When the time comes, he and Tian Dongfu will just take Wang Zhou there.

Wang Zhou was a little excited and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Lin!!"

He thought Lin Heng would take a long time, but he didn't expect that they would arrange it for him in half a month.

"Little things." Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand. He could understand Wang Zhou's feelings, and naturally he would not use this as a handle to control Wang Zhou. If he wanted to make people surrender, he would use upright methods.

After talking about this matter, Lin Heng took Xiulan Xiaoxia to the blacksmith shop.

"Uncle Li, are my swords ready?" Lin Heng shouted loudly as he walked into the yard.

"Okay, okay, I'm just waiting for you to come and get it." Li Tie stopped what he was doing and said with a smile.

Since Lin Heng hadn't been here for so many days, he even thought that he didn't want the knife anymore, and he was still very worried.

"That's good." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I'll go into the house and get it for you." Li Tie said and turned back to the house to get something.

After a while, he came out with a bone chopping knife and two short knives. The scabbards of the daggers were also wrapped with a layer of brown leather, which looked quite handsome.

Li Tie handed the knife to Lin Heng and explained: "I made two short knives. You can decide which one you like. The blades are made according to the method you mentioned. There are wavy patterns after acid leaching. This thing is not easy to make. I failed five or six times before I succeeded, but it looks really good. The handle is made of red jujube wood and fixed with nails and water. "

Lin Heng pulled out the knife and took a look. The blade was fifteen centimeters long, longer than his hundred-smelted steel dagger. The tip of the knife had a large slope, as if it had been cut off. Wave-like black and white colors could be seen on the blade. Pattern, very handsome.

"For such an expensive knife, I have to try it out first." Lin Heng said after reading it. This knife was not cheap and he couldn't just pay for it just because of its appearance.

"No problem, you can experiment as you like." Lin Hai nodded.

Lin Heng first took a prepared deer leg bone to test the sharpness of the machete. With one cut, the bone broke into two sections. Then he cut three more times and looked at the blade. He nodded with satisfaction when he found that it was intact.

Then I used mugwort growing on the roadside outside the yard to test the sharpness. It was no problem to chop off one piece at a time. This bone chopping knife is of good quality.

He first tested the dagger with bones, then chopped down a hard acorn tree, and finally chopped mugwort to test the sharpness, and it turned out to be no problem even after a circle.

"I won't take out a knife that doesn't work. What we rely on is integrity." Li Tie patted his chest and said.

"It's not bad." Lin Heng was very satisfied, looked at Xiulan and said, "Give me the money."

Xiulan took out the money from the bag she was carrying and gave it to Li Tie. After paying the money, she drove away in a tricycle without lingering in the envious eyes of Li Tie and his family.

Lin Heng is quite famous in Huangtan Town now. After all, households with ten thousand yuan as young as him are extremely rare.

After going back and parking the car in Uncle Gao's yard, Lin Heng called Uncle Gao and took Xiulan and Xiaoxia to go fishing in the Huangtan River.

"Xiao Lin, what kind of fish do you want to catch this time?" Uncle Gao asked with a smile while holding a small bucket.

Lin Heng turned around and replied: "The target is spineless fish such as catfish and yellow bone mandarin fish. I also prepared a ground hook for fishing through the revolving door."

"Then let's go fishing next to the water inlet downstream. There are many catfish there." Uncle Gao suggested.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.

"I love catfish!" Xiaoxia said excitedly next to her.

"Grandpa will fish for you later!"

Uncle Gao liked Xiaoxia very much and played with her, talking and laughing all the way to the downstream fishing spot.

This is a place where shallow green grass grows evenly on both sides of the bank. There is a small stream nearby that merges into the main river, forming a huge backwater bend at their location. This place has a lot of humus and is the favorite environment of catfish.

Putting the things down, Lin Heng first took out the fishing line and tied it to the Zizhu fishing rod. He threaded a thick and large blue-black earthworm on the fishhook and threw it into the water.

After he finished doing it himself, he helped Xiulan thread the earthworms, threw the bait down and pressed the bamboo pole with a stone, and then he could do other things.

There is no need to make a nest when fishing for catfish, just wait.

"Xiulan, just watch. I'm going to get some frogs to catch catfish." Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and said.

"No problem." Xiulan sat on the stone and nodded in agreement.

Lin Heng picked up his slingshot and looked for traces of frogs in small puddles covered with green moss by the river.

(End of this chapter)