Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 401 Guess how much money we have now
Lin Heng brought the things into the house, drank a sip of tea, and began to distribute them to everyone.

In addition to the two sets of clothes and shoes that everyone had, he also bought some other small gifts.

He took out a silver pocket watch and handed it to his father, smiling and saying, "Dad, this is for you. I'll give you a big red envelope later and give you this year's salary."

Father Lin often does farm work, so it is inconvenient for him to wear a watch, so a pocket watch is very suitable.

"How much is it? Don't make it too expensive, or I won't be able to use it." Father Lin opened the pocket watch and took a look at it, feeling somewhat fond of it.

"It's not expensive at over seventy. I bought it especially for you." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It's not expensive." Father Lin felt a little distressed, but he still enjoyed playing with it.

"Mom, I bought you a jade bracelet. I don't know what else to buy. I'll give you the money when the time comes, so you can buy it yourself." Lin Heng took out a beautiful jade bracelet and handed it to his mother.

He was worried for several days about what to buy for his mother. He asked Xiaoxia and Xiulan, and finally chose a jade bracelet.

The most important thing is that when he asked his mother, she said that she was stupid and had no needs, and didn't want anything. So he didn't know what to buy for his mother. Apart from clothes and some Chinese medicine for nourishing the body, he bought this.

"This is also very expensive." Lin's mother liked this beautiful bracelet very much, but habitually asked about the price.

The beads are all translucent light green glass beads with some smoky floating flowers inside, which looks like some mountains and rivers are sealed inside.

"It's definitely more expensive than my dad's pocket watch." Lin Heng said with a smile, without telling Lin's mother the specific price.

Mother Lin nodded and smiled, "Okay, thank you son, I like it very much. But don't buy it like this next year."

"Here, these are yours, Caiyun." Lin Heng took out five hardcover classics and handed them to Caiyun. These were the books she wanted to read.

"Thank you, second brother." Caiyun took it happily. For her, this was better than anything else.

Then Lin Heng took out a small box and handed it to Xiulan, smiling and saying, "Wife, this is for you."

In the small box was a pair of emerald green earrings, with a beautiful green jadeite inlaid in the middle of the silver pendant.

"It's really beautiful." Xiulan took a look at it and liked it very much. She tried it on on the spot.

She was dressed very casually today, with her hair simply pinned up with a hairpin, leaving a lot of hair scattered. But after putting on the earrings, the messy look added a touch of elegance and luxury.

Lin Heng smiled and nodded, praising: "It really looks good."

She felt that if Xiulan wore the cheongsam at this time, her noble and elegant temperament would be more obvious. Thinking so in her heart, he planned to let Xiulan wear it for him in the evening.

"Sister-in-law is even more beautiful now." Caiyun also said.

Mother Lin also nodded and said, "My son is so lucky to marry Xiulan."

Lin Heng: "...not really, I am also handsome, right?"

Suddenly, there were voices of disgust in the room. Although Lin Heng was indeed very handsome, everyone expressed disgust at him.

"Hey, you're so shameless, son." Father Lin shook his head.

Lin Heng was about to speak, but Xiaoxia spoke first, looking at him pitifully and asking: "Dad, don't you have a gift for me?"

Mother Lin squatted down and teased her with a smile: "Yes, everyone has a contribution to get a gift. What contribution did Xiaoxia make?"

Xiaoxia counted on her fingers and thought for a while before she said, "I... I planted sunflowers, I also got shoes for my dad, I ate well and wasn't picky about food, and I also teased my brother..."

Xiaoxia thought about it and said a series of little things, then looked up at Lin's mother and grandmother: "Xiaoxia, can I have a gift?"

Mother Lin smiled and touched her little face and said, "Grandma was just joking with you. Xiaoxia, as long as she is healthy, grandma will buy it for you even if daddy doesn't."

"Of course there's Xiaoxia. You've made a great contribution this year. Keep up the good work next year."

Lin Heng took out a panda doll and gave it to Xiaoxia, saying with a smile.

"Thank you, Dad." Xiaoxia took it and jumped happily.

After giving out the gifts, Lin Heng packed up his things and put them away. There were no gifts for his two sons, only a set of clothes.

Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and said, "Let's eat quickly. Go and call your eldest brother and the others."

"Okay, let's go."

Lin Heng nodded in agreement and took some gifts to his eldest brother's house.

These gifts are worth more than one hundred yuan, and are mainly bought for my three nephews.

After delivering the food, I invited them over for hotpot.

Because we were having hotpot, eleven people could squeeze onto one table, and once the four kids had eaten and went out to play, there would be a lot more space.

Green shrimps are in great demand this year, and the hot pot ingredients are also very rich, with plenty of beef and mutton, as well as roe deer meat, fish balls, and beef balls.

There is no shortage of other vegetables, mushrooms, tofu skin, etc., half is fish and mushroom soup hotpot, and half is beef oil spicy hotpot.

The sesame paste is homemade and it tastes especially delicious when paired with other condiments for hot pot.

The weather is very cold now, and trees like the oak have completely lost their leaves. Only trees like the cotinus, red maple, and poplar are still holding on.

They ate in the main room. Looking up, they could see the mountains on the opposite bank. The whole family happily enjoyed the delicious hotpot, and the aroma wafted far away.

Lin Heng had a great meal of beef rolls and mutton rolls today, and it was perfect with a little rice wine.

"Brother, when do we set off now?"

After almost finishing the meal, Lin Yue took a sip of wine and looked at Lin Heng and asked.

Lin Heng thought for a moment and said, "Today is the 6th, so let's set off on the 8th and take a day off tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll go tell my eldest and third uncles tomorrow." Lin Yue nodded.

Lin Heng nodded, picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce and put it into his mouth. He liked to eat meat when eating hot pot.

Xiulan likes to eat tripe, so he would give her some from time to time and feed her until she was full.

At this time, Xiaoxia, Lin Wei and the others were full, so the four of them ran out to play in the yard. Occasionally, when they were tired, they ran in to ask the adults to feed them some meat.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when they finished eating. There were only some vegetables left from the prepared dishes, and the rest were eaten. Lin Yue and his sister-in-law took the children away and made an appointment with them to have dinner at his house tomorrow morning.

After clearing away the dishes and chopsticks, everyone sat down to drink tea and digest the food. Lin Heng handed a passbook to his parents: "Mom and Dad, there is a thousand yuan in it. It is your salary this year."

This passbook was opened with Lin's father's ID card. He knew the password and deposited their wages into it.

Five hundred yuan per person per year is definitely a high salary.

"You are so polite. Pay us two salaries." Father Lin said with a smile.

Mother Lin also said, "That's right. If it gets out that we work for our own family and ask for wages, we will be laughed at to death."

"Then you should save it for me. It gives me hope as well as a salary." Lin Heng handed it to his father.

He knew that his parents had several thousand dollars from selling Chinese medicinal herbs and were not short of money, but the concepts were different. This was the salary he gave them.

Moreover, he still trusts his parents very much. They like to save money and are not the kind of people who spend money recklessly.

"Okay then, we'll keep it for you. You can get more from us when you need money." Finally, Father Lin accepted it.

"Son, how much did we sell the prawns for this time?" Mother Lin asked in a low voice. She didn't know the exact number yet.

Lin Heng whispered the numbers: "We sold 16,435, which is 1,000 yuan more than last year. The net profit is 13,000 yuan."

"That's fine." Lin's mother laughed immediately. Earning more than ten thousand yuan a year felt a little unreal to her.

Father Lin nodded and warned: "It's enough for us to know this number. You won't be able to explain it clearly to others. Don't tell your relatives. It will easily make people jealous."

They spoke in low voices so that Xiaoxia, who was playing outside, would not hear. Children speak without restraint and are prone to say nonsense.

"I know, I'm more tight-lipped than you." Lin's mother snorted. After chatting for a few words, Lin's father stood up and said, "I have to go back. The concrete truck will be coming soon."

"Then I'll leave too. The pigs haven't been fed yet." Lin's mother nodded and left together.

After sending the parents away, the house became quiet again. Caiyun couldn't wait to go to the study room next door to read, Xiaoxia was riding a wooden horse in the yard, and only Lin Heng and Xiulan were left in the main room.

"Guess how much money we have now?"

Lin Heng took Xiulan's hand and asked with a smile. The earrings she wore now suddenly made her look more charming.

Xiulan looked at him and blinked: "It shouldn't be more than 30,000, right?"

Lin Heng shook his head and smiled: "You guessed wrong, it's just over 30,000..."

He originally had 21,000 yuan, but this year he spent money on buying shrimp feed, hiring an excavator to dig the mountain, laying cement, and other expenses, such as buying Angong Niuhuang Pills, buying stamps, treating people to dinner, etc., leaving him only 15,000 yuan.

This time I sold the prawns for 16,000 yuan, gave 1,000 yuan to my parents, and after adding the money I spent on shopping, I had a little over 15,000 yuan left.

The total amount was just over 30,000.

"Do we already have so much money?" Xiulan was a little shocked.

Lin Heng nodded: "Yes, the musk can be sold for money later. The purchasing station will get at least three thousand. You will be a wealthy woman."

In addition, the astragalus from the apple orchard was harvested this year, and after drying, it weighed 1,200 kilograms. But he didn't sell it because it was not the best time for astragalus to sell, and it would be better to store it for two years before selling it together.

This is just cash. If other assets are included, Lin Heng’s net worth can now reach 200,000.

Xiulan was amused and looked at him and said, "Aren't you going to be able to afford the machine to make feed soon, and then plan to open a feed factory?"

"It won't be opened for now. We'll build it when we have more money." Lin Heng shook his head.

It is still too difficult to open a feed mill now. He will wait until he has more money. He plans to build the feed mill and the pig farm at the same time.

"That's good."

Xiulan nodded and leaned back on the sofa to rest for a while.

Lin Heng looked at his two sons in the crib and reached out to tease them.

He ran all day today and now that he's full he doesn't feel like moving much.

After resting for a while, he came to the yard. The autumn wind was very cool. He lay on the chair, staring at the sky and the distant mountain peaks in a daze, feeling the cool autumn wind.

Half an afternoon passed in such an uneventful manner. Watching the sky gradually change from azure blue to orange, Lin Heng got up and went into the house.

Xiulan was packing in the kitchen. Lin Heng came over and hugged her from behind and said softly, "Wife, let me boil some water and we can take a bath together."

"What do you want to do?" Xiulan turned around and poked him with a scrutinizing look.

"I just want to take a bath with you." Lin Heng said seriously.

"Really?" Xiulan looked at him with big eyes.

"Really? I'll go boil some water. You must not have taken a bath in a while." Lin Heng kissed her, turned around and walked out quickly.

He moved the tub to the bedroom, filled it with water and heated it quickly with hot water.

When the temperature was right, he walked into the living room, looked at Xiulan and said, "Wife, the water is hot."

"So fast?" Xiulan was a little surprised.

"Let's go. Xiaoxia is playing with Caiyun right now."

Lin Heng held her hand and said.

"Wait a minute, I'll tell Caiyun." Xiulan glanced at him, went to the kitchen and said something before returning to the bedroom.

The lights were on in the bedroom, and Lin Heng also lit the fireplace, otherwise it would be too cold to take a shower in this weather.

Xiulan touched the water, found her clothes in the closet, then turned off the lights and began to take off her clothes in preparation for a bath.

Otherwise, she would still feel a little embarrassed to take off her clothes with Lin Heng under the bright light.

However, as soon as she walked to the bathtub, Lin Heng hugged her slender waist from behind and had an intimate contact with her.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to take a bath?"

Xiulan's pretty face suddenly changed, and she turned her head to look at him angrily.

"Your body isn't very dirty now, you can wash it when it gets dirty."

Lin Heng gave her a cunning smile and pulled her waist back.

"Ah...you are bad..."

Xiulan was forced to support herself on the edge of the bathtub with her hands, otherwise she would fall.

In the blazing firelight, the wooden barrel, which was so old, creaked as it shook for half an hour.

In the bathtub, Xiulan, who was taking a bath, sat weakly on Lin Heng, biting his shoulder and refusing to let go, as if she was taking revenge.

But when Lin Heng made the slightest move, she gritted her teeth and gave in weakly.

"This is what you called a bath? What a lie!" Although she had no strength left, Xiulan still looked indignant with a red face.

It wasn't that she didn't want to, but his sudden attack was so shameless that she almost fell down.

"I'm going to go hunting for a long time the day after tomorrow. I can't bear to leave you."

Lin Heng said affectionately, holding her in his arms face to face, feeling the warmth and softness.

"You~"

Xiulan didn't want to say anything more. It seemed that his words touched her heart. She leaned on him quietly, like a kitten.

After taking a bath, Xiulan put on a light blue cheongsam and walked out of the bedroom gracefully.

Lin Heng looked at her figure and wanted to hug her, but when he saw that the bath water had not been cleaned up yet, he temporarily extinguished this idea.

Looking at the puddle of water next to the bathtub, Lin Heng found a mop and wiped it clean.

My mind is still lingering on the wonderful experience of pushing the cart and supporting the lotus in the water.

After pouring the water, Xiulan also prepared breakfast. In the evening, a simple meal of cold vegetables would be enough. She didn’t need to eat too much in the afternoon if she was full.

At the dinner table, Xiulan's face was rosy, and Caiyun asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, you look so good."

"I guess it's from taking a hot bath." Xiulan said with a smile, but her eyes glanced at Lin Heng without leaving a trace.

Lin Heng acted as if he didn't see anything. After dinner, Xiaoxia started clamoring to go to bed.

I fell asleep soon after getting into bed, without even telling a story.

Xiulan fed her two sons and coaxed them to sleep.

Looking at Lin Heng resting on the bed, she recalled what happened just now, slapped him lightly, and warned him: "Don't be complacent in the future, do you hear me?"

"Yeah." Lin Heng nodded repeatedly, holding his wife's hand and begging: "Wife, I'm hungry again, can you feed me?"

"I'm going to feed you a big-headed ghost!" Xiulan glared at him and snorted in annoyance.

(End of this chapter)