Return to the small mountain village in 1983

The next few days were beautiful sunny days. The weather was still very hot in August, so there was not much work to do, so I just rested at home.

Xiulan fried the mushrooms she picked and ate them for two meals, and saved the rest. Since she could not finish eating all the vegetables in the vegetable garden in the summer, the dried vegetables could be eaten in the winter when there was no vegetable available.

After washing the beef stomach, they froze it in the freezer. They fried the beef for two meals, and then invited their parents to have a barbecue together.

No need for mutton, just beef, pork and some vegetables are enough.

There is also confirmed information about the orchards planted by Lin Heng's third uncle, younger uncle, and eldest and third uncles.

After Lin Heng's suggestion, the four families decided to grow kiwis. The characteristics of this fruit are that it is durable in storage and transportation, and it tastes very good.

And it is relatively rare, and the selling price is higher.

Although the grapes are good, it is not easy to transport them down from the mountains.

The specific number is that his eldest uncle's family plans to plant six acres of land, his third uncle's family plans to plant five acres of land, his uncle's family plans to plant five acres of land, and his third uncle's family plans to plant an additional three acres of land.

After the discussion, Lin Heng promised them that he would buy the seedlings for them in the fall.

Although they are all kiwifruit, the varieties can be different, and since there are only a few planted, there is no such thing as a run on the market.

With Lin Heng in charge, no one had any objections.

On August 27, Lin Hengxian took Caiyun into the city to familiarize herself with the environment.

When they were alone on the road, Lin Heng told Caiyun a lot of things, from school to life, from dreams to reality.

During high school, she had to live on campus and could only go home on weekends.

This is already quite independent. What he wants her to know is the sinister and dark side of this world. Otherwise, a girl would be very dangerous.

In this era, cities are not yet that civilized, and there are all kinds of bad situations in schools. Whether you are a classmate or a teacher, you should not have too many filters.

"You know, in this world, there are only good people and bad people, but there are no good or bad professions. No matter what happens, you just need to firmly believe that I stand behind you. Don't feel wronged. You have to trust me, your brother."

Lin Heng spoke slowly while driving.

Caiyun turned his head and looked. His second brother was wearing a simple white shirt today. His hair was blown into a big back by the wind. His profile was as firm as an axe. He exuded a temperament of being able to plan and strategize, giving people the feeling that nothing could stump him.

"I understand, brother. I believe you too." Caiyun smiled and nodded. Her second brother was the person she trusted the most, more than her parents.

"Well, come on, get out. This world is huge, and what we know from books is only one-sided after all. We still have to experience the real world down to earth." Lin Heng said, glancing at the sky.

Caiyun looked at the sky without saying anything. After reading many books, she really understood the size of this world and wanted to go and see it.

She also understood that without her second brother, she would have been married now and might never have been able to leave the mountain village for the rest of her life.

"Second brother, what are your plans for the future?" Caiyun asked while enjoying the warm summer breeze.

"It's simple. I'll make the business bigger and stronger so that everyone in my family doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and can do what they want. Then I'll take Xiulan and my parents around the world."

Lin Heng blurted out without even thinking.

"As for Caiyun, you don't have to think about anything for me. Just study what you love. You don't have to make choices because of me." Lin Heng added.

Caiyun smiled and said, "Then I can choose the direction that can help my second brother from the content I like. If a family wants to become strong, it must not be just you, my second brother, working hard alone."

Lin Heng glanced at her and laughed, "You're right, then make your own choice."

As they were talking, they soon arrived in the city, and Lin Heng took her to No. 1 Middle School to familiarize herself with the environment.

Although Caiyun had been to the city once, she was far from familiar with it.

After Lin Heng took her around and had breakfast, they came to his feed factory.

"When you go to school, my feed mill will be almost open. You will definitely find someone you know here when you come."

When they arrived at the feed factory, Lin Heng looked at Caiyun and said with a smile.

"Second brother, this feed factory couldn't be bought by you, right?" Caiyun walked in and was a little shocked to see such a large area.

"Yes, I bought it a long time ago, but I didn't tell my parents." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Caiyun's eyes widened immediately: "Oh my god, second brother, you are really generous. You have done such a big thing without making any noise."

"So you have to have confidence in me. Don't feel any burden. Just study hard." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Second brother, you are so awesome."

Caiyun was still shocked when she saw everything here.

Lin Heng showed her around, then took her out for a walk around the city, explaining to her things she didn't understand so that she could get familiar with life here.

After a stroll, they went back in the afternoon, having already finished their schooling.

They have good grades so they can go to No. 1 Middle School without spending any extra money.

Good schools always have special admissions for good students, so it doesn't matter if they are not from the nearest school.

After returning, Lin Heng went to see Liu Ciwen again and told him to get ready. He would take them down early on the 31st.

Funding Liu Ciwen is not only an investment in future connections, but also a way to ensure that Caiyun is not isolated and helpless at school. If someone bullies Caiyun, Liu Ciwen will definitely help.

As for whether they have feelings for each other or not, he doesn't care. Both of them are determined and have dreams. They will definitely not do anything that will affect their future at this stage.

In the past two days after returning home, alfalfa and ryegrass started growing again, and Lin Heng helped his father make silage.

It is already autumn, and we need to prepare food for the cattle and sheep to survive the winter. The method is still the same as usual, half hay and half silage.

Not only grass, but corn stalks are also fine, as the corn has matured recently.

Corn stalks chopped up with a lawn mower and packaged together are also very good for silage.

Early in the morning on August 31st, Lin Heng took Caiyun and Liu Ciwen into the city to register.

After they successfully registered, he bought them school supplies and daily necessities, and exchanged them for some food coupons, which they could use to buy meals in the school cafeteria.

After that, Lin Heng gave Caiyun some change, said something to them and went back.

In this day and age, even in a good high school like this, accommodation conditions are still average. There is no heating or air conditioning, and the dormitories are all large bunk beds.

It was already afternoon when Lin Heng returned home. The laughter of Xiaoxia, Luming and Du Heng playing in the yard could be heard outside. The two sons were one and a half years old and becoming increasingly difficult to raise. They would run away if not carefully watched.

"father!"

"father!"

"Baba!"

As soon as Lin Heng pushed open the door and came in, the three little guys shouted in unison and ran towards him.

"Come, let daddy hold you!" Lin Heng smiled and hugged and kissed each of the three children, then walked into the house to drink some water.

"I want more hugs!" Du Heng followed him into the house, followed by his sister and brother. Lin Heng gave them the wax gourds he had picked on the way. The altitude was low near the city, so the wax gourds were already ripe.

After they have their food, they don’t need the hug anymore and are very happy.

"Did Caiyun's registration go smoothly?" Xiulan asked.

"Of course, it went smoothly." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan nodded: "That's good, you can tell your parents later, they must be worried too."

"I know." Lin Heng nodded.

Xiulan looked at Xiaoxia and said to Lin Heng, "Do you think you should let your daughter go to school? She is already four years old."

When Xiaoxia heard that, she immediately turned her head and looked at her parents curiously.

Lin Heng looked at Xiaoxia and shook his head, "Forget it, let's talk about it next year."

Although Xiaoxia has not been to school, due to his influence over time, she may now know more words than a second-grade student.

"I don't want to go to school. Brother Lin Wei said that school is not fun." Xiaoxia also spoke up.

"There is fun in going to school. You can try it next year." Lin Heng said, touching her head.

"I don't want to go." Xiaoxia acted coquettishly in his arms.

"You don't have to go now. Maybe you will want to go next year." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I don't want to go next year either." Xiaoxia ran out shaking her bun-like hair.

Lin Heng drank a sip of tea, looked at Xiulan and said, "Let's take the children to Hongfeng Mountain together."

"Sure, it'd be nice to go out for a walk." Xiulan nodded.

Now that the child can walk, I can just pull him over and walk there, which is much easier than before.

They brought their children to Hongfeng Mountain. When they got to the house, Lin's mother had a basket of lotus pods and was peeling lotus seeds.

"Grandma, what delicious food are you peeling?" Xiaoxia came over trotting and acting cute.

Lu Ming and Du Heng also ran over like their sister. They directly grabbed a lotus pod and wanted to bite it, not caring whether it was edible or not.

"You can't eat this. Eat this instead." Lin's mother quickly stopped them and took out a handful of peeled lotus pods for them.

"Thank you, grandma." Xiaoxia grabbed a handful and put it into her mouth, just like eating candy beans.

"The lotus pods are all old." Lin Heng came over and took some to eat, and gave some to Xiulan.

"They dug some from your third uncle's lotus field to eat, and also gave us some. You can take it back and eat it later." Mother Lin said with a smile.

"Have you arranged everything for your sister's schooling?" Lin's mother added.

"Of course, no problem." Lin Heng nodded and asked, "Where's my dad? Where is he?"

"He went to pick herbs with your third father and should be back soon," Lin's mother explained.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. After watching here for a while, he prepared to take the children to pick up eggs.

Mother Lin stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, let me tell you something. The astragalus we planted last year will be harvested this year. Not only do we have ten acres of land, but your uncle's family, first uncle's family, and third uncle's family also have some."

The growing period of Astragalus is only two years, and it won’t be sold at a higher price if it is grown for a longer period of time.

"I know this. They dug them and I am the one collecting them. I have to find someone to collect ginseng seeds in the next few days." Lin Heng nodded.

He plans to collect the astragalus and find someone to make it into high-quality astragalus Chinese medicine, then stockpile it and sell it all at once after two years.

Last year's batch was produced together with this year's batch. As for the price, he can just buy it back according to the current purchase price, and they will not suffer any loss.

“Then we need to hire someone. Ginseng seeds are not easy to pick.” said Lin’s mother.

Lin Heng nodded and said, "We must hire someone to do it. I don't have time recently, so you have to do it yourselves. I have to go to Ancheng several times."

After solving Caiyun's schooling problem, he also had to take care of the feed factory business.

Although there is a lot of work to do at home now, the work at the feed factory cannot be delayed, so I can only leave the work here to my parents and let them hire someone to do it.

"Go ahead, we only need one person to do it." Mother Lin nodded.

After chatting for a while, Lin Heng took the children to pick eggs.

The area around Hongfeng Mountain is large, so there is more space for children to play.

An average of five eggs can be picked up in the chicken coop every day. The family can’t finish them all, so Lin’s mother takes some out to sell.

In the chicken coop, some thatch had been trampled to death, but some of them were still tenaciously alive.

Because the area is large, the grass dies on one side and grows again on the other side. Chicken manure is a very good nutrient, and an endless cycle is formed between them.

The two sons were still unable to pick up the eggs, so Xiulan took them outside to play, and Lin Heng took Xiaoxia in to pick up the eggs. After a while, they came back with seven eggs. Today the chickens laid many more eggs than expected.

After picking up the eggs, they played here for a while, and Lin Heng went to feed the cattle, sheep and musk deer.

Just after returning from feeding the cattle and sheep, Lin Heng saw his father also coming back with a smile on his face, his backpack full of medicinal herbs.

"Dad, you have a good harvest this time." Lin Heng shouted with a smile.

"Yes, it's true. This time I not only dug up five or six kilograms of Polygonatum, but also more than ten kilograms of Angelica. Your third father and I went to the big mountain behind Shimen Village to dig."

Father Lin put the things down and said with a smile. Although the two kinds of medicine grow in different environments, the mountains are very high and different locations can produce different medicinal materials.

"There are so many good things." Lin Heng walked over to take a look. Both Angelica sinensis and Polygonatum sibiricum were very precious Chinese medicines.

This year he made some 90% genuine and 90% sun-dried Polygonatum odoratum, and after eating it regularly he felt strong and healthy.

"It's also good luck. No one dared to dig Angelica and Polygonatum in recent years. Some people didn't dig them on time and went to dig them in the summer. Not only were the seeds not yet mature, but they also dug up all the large and small seeds at the same time, which would kill all the seeds." Father Lin took out the things and showed them.

In addition to angelica and polygonatum, he also dug up other medicinal herbs such as citron and codonopsis.

"This angelica is a good thing. I'll take some to give to my sister-in-law." Mother Lin nodded and said that this thing is also helpful for postpartum recovery.

"I'm not going to sell it. After drying it, you and Xiulan can share it. It's good for your health if you put some in stewed chicken or something." Father Lin nodded.

"I'll go a few times after I finish my work." Lin Heng said with emotion. He also liked to go into the mountains to dig herbs.

However, in order to ensure a better life for his children and family in the future, he still has to go to the city to do business.

"Let's go together in a few days." Father Lin smiled and said, "You guys can have dinner here tonight and have a couple of drinks. Aren't you going to Ancheng tomorrow?"

"Not tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded.

"That's fine, let's have some drinks, I'll go get some shrimps for your mom to cook for the kids." Father Lin said as he stood up and smiled. (End of this chapter)