Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 232 Gaining Insights

Liulin Village is not far from Baisha Township, and it takes more than ten minutes to drive there.

The temple fair here is very lively, and the sound of gongs, drums and opera can be heard from a distance.

There were not many people on the street. After crossing the street, they arrived at the temple fair. In the surprised eyes of some passers-by, Lin Heng stopped the car and the five of them walked in to play together.

The scenery here is beautiful, with many wintersweets planted, and the yellow flowers sway in the cold wind, bringing with them wisps of fragrance.

There are theater performers and jugglers here, but Lin Heng had seen these last time and found them boring. But his father-in-law and mother-in-law liked it, and Xiulan accompanied him to watch everywhere.

Lin Hengze took a look at some stalls selling things on the roadside. All kinds of weird and weird things were sold, but it was quite interesting to look at them without buying them.

"There are people playing diabolo here, which is rare."

Lin Heng looked with interest at the two players playing diabolo not far away.

"Come on, let's go burn incense?"

After drinking a pot of tea, several people got up and went out. Miao Zhu sent them to the door.

"Chen Lin, come out and help me." She made an excuse and shouted to Chen Lin.

"Then we have to go back quickly. You must all be starving." Chen Changxia said quickly, unknowingly playing for such a long time.

Chen Xiuhua's husband Chen Linze greeted Lin Heng: "You must be Lin Heng. I heard my parents say it last time. I have admired you for a long time."

"I have gained experience, and this is my first time here during the Chinese New Year." Wang Zhi, Chen's mother, also lamented that she never had time to come out during the Chinese New Year in the past.

After shopping around for a while, Chen Changxia smiled and said, "I'm satisfied too. Let's go back to eat."

Chen Lin was helpless: "I think we should take advantage of this kind of resource. A brand-new motorcycle costs 6,000 to 7,000 yuan, and a second-hand one costs 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. People who can drive this car must be very rich. You and Chen Xiulan are sisters, Don’t we have a natural competitive advantage?”

"That's okay." Chen Lin originally wanted to smoke, but he put it back when he heard Lin Heng said he didn't want to smoke.

"I'm okay." Lin Heng said with a smile. He was actually hungry for a long time, but fortunately this place sold food.

After a while, Xiulan waved to him not far away.

The mother-in-law was delighted with the peace talisman in her hand, while the father-in-law was happy to see the backyard of the Bodhisattva temple, and he could have more to talk about in the village when he returned.

As for Chen Xiuhua, he didn't want to pay attention to it at all. This woman could be jealous of Xiulan because of her appearance, and resent Xiulan because of her parents' favoritism. It can only be said that she is too small-minded. These things have nothing to do with Xiulan itself.

After entering the room, he took the initiative to sit next to Lin Heng and chatted with him. Chen Lin felt that Lin Heng was rich and powerful, and he was relatively related to him. It would not be a bad thing to have a relationship with him, and maybe he could get rich from it.

Chen Xiuhua was shocked that this motorcycle was so expensive, but then she snorted with a straight face: "I will not bow to Chen Xiulan, you should give up on this."

After she went out, she couldn't help but ask questions: "What do you mean? Are you deliberately going against me?"

"Thanks, but I don't smoke." Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand.

Xiaoxia is curious about the baby and seems to be asking questions, full of curiosity about the world.

Chen Changxia got off the car and said with a smile: "Xiuhua and Chen Lin, I'm sorry, I ran out to play. I'm afraid you won't be able to wait long."

"I've been waiting for more than an hour." Chen Xiuhua said angrily.

"Yes, I just took my parents to the temple fair." Xiulan nodded.

"This temple fair is nice and lively. No wonder they all say it's fun here." After leaving the temple, Chen Changxia, Chen's father, said with a smile.

Lin Heng burned a stick of incense worth one yuan, and the family was invited to the backyard to drink tea and enjoy the flowers. All kinds of wintersweet are blooming in the backyard, which is quite nice. The tea is also very good. It is really nice to drink tea and admire the flowers.

Chen Lin was speechless for a long time. He smoked a cigarette before going back to the house. After entering the house, he apologized to Lin Heng and said nothing more.

"Yes, it's already half past twelve." Xiulan replied.

Lin Heng had nothing to do so he started chatting with him. He thought this man was quite interesting and his words were pleasant and humorous.

"If you like playing, let's go shopping for a while. There's no rush."

"Is it already twelve o'clock?" Chen's mother Wang Zhi asked.

Xiulan recognized that this was her second sister and greeted her with a normal expression: "Second sister and second brother-in-law, have a good New Year."

As soon as I returned to Liulin Village, I found three people standing outside the door. They had obviously been waiting for a long time. From a distance, I could see the three people walking back and forth. They were obviously impatient to wait.

"Did you buy this??" Chen Xiuhua's eyes widened, wondering why her little brother-in-law had bought such a domineering motorcycle after not seeing each other for a few months.

"It's okay dad, this is normal." The man named Chen Lin smiled and waved his hand.

Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin Heng nodded and walked over, then heard Xiulan explain that her parents wanted to burn incense to pray for peace. He didn't have any objections to this, and it didn't cost much, so he went in with them and burned a stick of incense.

Chen Changxia opened the door and welcomed everyone into the house. Wang Zhi pulled Chen Xiuhua to say good things, and indeed forgot that his second daughter came to pay New Year's greetings.

Lin Heng understood what probably happened, but it didn't matter at all. He originally didn't want to have any communication with Chen Xiuhua and his wife, but just now Chen Lin took the initiative to talk to him. He thought this person was pretty good, so he chatted for a few words.

As he spoke, he handed over a cigarette.

However, as Lin Heng's car came to a stop, the expressions of the three people softened significantly.

Returning to the parking place, Lin Heng drove everyone back in his car.

This is a Buddhist temple, with Guanyin Bodhisattva enshrined on several sides. The temple statue looks fat and fat. I heard that it was restored within two years of the renovation.

"Besides, who knows if that motorcycle was borrowed or rented?" After saying this, Chen Xiuhua turned around and entered the house.

Not far away, Chen Xiuhua's eyes turned green with anger. Her husband actually took the initiative to chat with her brother-in-law. Isn't it just a motorcycle? What's so great about it?

There is no way that the same rice can support hundreds of people.

"Food is ready."

As a voice came from the kitchen, Lin Heng quickly stood up and helped serve the dishes.

The dinner table was quite enjoyable. Lin Heng didn't drink. After all, he had to drive. He held Xiaoxia in his arms and fed her. She liked eating persimmon cakes on the table very much.

It was already two o'clock after dinner, and Lin Heng and Xiulan didn't want to stay any longer, so they said goodbye and left.

Xiulan's parents stuffed red envelopes for Xiaoxia, took two large packages of dried fish for Lin Heng and Xiulan, and watched the three of them leave.

"call!!"

After leaving Liulin Village, Xiulan took a deep breath and felt much more relaxed.

"Shall we go to the city to play next?" Lin Heng looked at her and asked.

"Go, there's nothing wrong with going home anyway." Xiulan nodded.

"Well!"

Lin Heng nodded and headed towards the city. They arrived at the city a little after three o'clock.

After entering the city, Lin Heng first went to the store where he bought the car and found that the door was open, so he decisively went in and got his license plate.

After pressing the car button, I went to the custom-made clothes shop, but unfortunately it was not open.

But he didn't care, and took Xiulan directly to the most popular Baishui Temple in the city. This temple is close to Baihe, the largest river in Taibai City, and is surrounded by snack streets, commercial streets, antique streets, famous streets, etc.

Whenever there is a festival, it will be bustling here.

Lin Heng first came to the antique street, parked the car in the parking area next to it, and took Xiulan Xiaoxia in to play.

There are high-end jade and antique shops here, as well as small private stalls selling various antiques.

Lin Heng didn't have golden eyes. He came in mainly to watch the excitement. If he found something he liked, he would buy one. It didn't matter if it was true or false.

"This market is so big." Xiulan said in surprise. It is much bigger than the one in Baisha Township.

"In the future, I will take you to the antique market in Anseong or the antique market in the capital. That will be really big." Lin Heng said with a smile.

It may be due to the large number of ancient tombs in the Qinling Mountains, and there are also many antique markets, almost everywhere, but the scale varies greatly.

Xiaoxia was being pulled by Lin Heng. She looked around here and there. There were too many people and she didn't dare to speak. She also held Lin Heng's tree tightly.

After a while, Lin Heng stopped at a stall selling calligraphy and painting. All kinds of ancient calligraphy and painting were sold here.

"Which one does the boss like?" the middle-aged man selling calligraphy and paintings asked with a smile.

"How much does this bamboo painting cost?" Lin Heng asked, pointing to a pair of ink bamboos.

"Boss, you have really good taste. This calligraphy and painting is amazing. It was famous in the Ming Dynasty..."

Before the stall owner could finish speaking, Lin Heng interrupted him directly: "Stop talking nonsense, how much does it cost?"

If he said something about the Qing Dynasty's scholarly paintings, he would still believe it. It turns out that the Ming Dynasty really treated people as fools.

The stall owner nodded in agreement: "Okay, if you sincerely want this painting, just pay fifty yuan. It won't be a problem to increase the price and sell it to thousands or tens of thousands in the future. This is a Ming Dynasty thing."

Xiulan was stunned: "So expensive?"

Lin Heng smiled slightly, stretched out three fingers and said: "Three yuan, plus the orchid sketch next to it."

"No... it's a deal, it's a deal!" The stall owner originally wanted to push, but when he saw that Lin Heng was leaving, he said quickly.

"late."

Lin Heng shrugged and said he was going to the next one.

"No, brother, I'll give you another pair."

However, it was too late, Lin Heng left without looking back.

"Do you understand now?" Lin Heng smiled at Xiulan.

Xiulan blinked: "It's all fake, right?"

"It can't be said that they are all fake, but there is only one genuine product out of a hundred, or even one out of a thousand. For a layman, it would be bankrupt to play with it." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I've learned a lot." Xiulan said with a smile.

Not far away, we saw another place where people gambled on stones. Many people gathered around to watch.

Lin Heng held Xiaoxia and looked at her for a while, mainly to gain insights. It’s impossible to play with it, it’s even worse than buying antiques.

After watching for a while, Lin Heng found another stall selling calligraphy and paintings. It was larger than the previous stall and also had some bracelets and other items.

After looking at it for a while, he bought three calligraphy and paintings of Plum, Orchid and Bamboo, plus two bodhi root bracelets for three yuan.

These paintings are naturally fake, but they are meant to decorate the house. As long as they look good, it doesn't matter whether they are authentic or not, as long as you are happy with them.

It’s not difficult to buy genuine products. You can just go to the cultural relics stores designated by the state, but the things there are generally more expensive and you can’t afford them.

Xiaoxia was so happy with the bracelet that she shook it after a while.

When he was about to leave the antique market, Lin Heng saw a stall set up by an old man.

"Uncle, how much does it cost per box?"

Lin Heng asked curiously, what was on this stall was none other than Bamboo Bone Mahjong.

This is a mahjong handmade with ox bones and bamboo. Even if it is a fake, it is quite valuable.

"This is the Republic of China, thirty per box." The old man said.

Lin Heng counter-offered: "Can I sell it for three yuan?"

The old man waved his hand unhappily: "I told you he is from the Republic of China, the minimum is twenty-five."

Lin Heng stopped talking and took Xiulan Xiaoxia to go shopping at the snack street. Although I wanted it, the price made me think that I would buy it.

"Twenty is fine."

When Lin Heng left, the old man shouted from behind again, but Lin Heng didn't even look back.

We strolled around the snack street and bought sugar candies and candied haws for Xiaoxia. Lin Heng and Xiulan bought two kilograms of candied fried chestnuts to eat while walking.

Then I went to take a look near Baishui Temple, but I didn’t go inside. I leaned on the railing and looked at Baihe River. The sun was setting, and orange-red clouds covered half of the sky. The light shone down, making Xiulan’s hair seem to be covered with tangled hair. A hint of pink.

After shopping, the three of them walked to the parking place.

Rumble!
With the roar of the engine, golden puffed rice popsicles popped out of the holes of the tractor, and a group of people were waiting to buy them.

These rice popsicles are made by tractors using corn and sugar. Both adults and children like to eat them.

"Dad, I want to eat that too!"

Xiaoxia smelled the sweet smell in the air and whispered.

"Then I'll buy you some."

Lin Heng nodded. This thing is not expensive and very delicious. He also likes it very much.

He walked over and asked the price. It cost one yuan per catty. Lin Heng bought one catty directly. Three one-meter-long plastic bags were filled to reach the weight of one catty.

"Give."

Lin Heng folded the one in his hand into three pieces and handed one piece to each of Xiaoxia and Xiulan.

"Good times!" Xiaoxia bit into bites one after another, like a greedy puppy.

After shopping, Lin Heng got into the car and sat down. Lin Heng started the car and walked towards Hongfeng Mountain.

I walked slower on the road because the weather suddenly became much colder as the sun went down.

By the time the three of them got home, it was already seven o'clock. Fortunately, the motorcycles had lights, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to see the road clearly at night.

"I thought you weren't coming back?"

Father Lin saw the three people coming back and said with a smile.

"I stayed in the city for a long time and came back late." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Grandpa, the city is so fun. There are so many places to eat." Xiaoxia said in a sweet voice.

"Did you bring it to me?" Father Lin leaned down and looked at Xiaoxia.

"Bring it with you, they are all in the car." Xiaoxia pointed to the rice popsicles in the car.

"What a wonderful granddaughter I am."

Hearing this, Father Lin smiled happily and hugged her.

"You guys put your things over here to eat. I've been waiting for you."

Father Lin hugged Xiaoxia and said again.

"Okay." Lin Heng and Xiulan agreed in unison.

While Xiulan got her things, Lin Heng drove the car into the yard and walked towards the old house.

(End of this chapter)