Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 295 There is a thief

"Okay, there won't be much farm work these two days, so you can do whatever you want."

Lin Yue agreed with a smile.

"Xiulan, I'm going to Hongfeng Mountain." Lin Heng turned around and said, and then went to Hongfeng Mountain with his elder brother Lin Yue.

Father Lin was having breakfast when he came over. He saw the two of them and said, "Are you going to come over and build a compost pit today?"

"Let's go see how to repair the dam first." Lin Heng said.

Father Lin nodded and said, "I haven't fed the shrimps, cattle or sheep yet. You can feed them first. After I finish eating, we can go to the mountains together to see where it is more suitable to build a dam."

"Okay." Lin Heng agreed, and went to the warehouse with his elder brother to get feed and feed it to the shrimps.

He really misses the pellet feed made by the machine. He can just put it in directly. This kind of powder also needs to be stirred with water.

However, establishing a feed mill is not a one-time success and must be done slowly. He is planning to find an opportunity to see if he can borrow or rent a pellet machine from the Fisheries Research Institute and make a batch himself to feed shrimps.

"I'll tidy up today and I'll be here in the next two days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin Heng shouted and shook the bell to call the cattle and sheep to eat grass.

The reason why you ring a bell to shout for food is to train your muscle memory. After a lot of times, they will know that this is a signal to eat. Even in the wild, they will come around as soon as you shout and ring the bell, which is convenient for grazing.

After cutting down thorns and re-enclosing the area, they walked around the ginseng garden to check the situation. After making sure there were no other problems, they went out to the mountain stream to inspect a suitable location for building a small dam.

Both the black goat and the Qinchuan calf are cute. Lin Heng likes to touch the cow's chin the most. It feels very good.

Lin Heng opened the cabin and walked over to feel it, and found that it was really cool here. The thermal insulation foam in the wooden board sandwich prevented the heat from penetrating.

Lin Heng saw it at a glance, nodded and said: "Someone must be digging secretly, the seedlings here are much rarer."

The new crop of grass is about to grow again, and you can make some more green and yellow storage at that time. If you store more grass, you don't have to worry about the cattle and sheep having nothing to eat.

It's a pity that these calves are not familiar yet, so he took the head away as soon as he reached out.

After feeding the shrimp, Lin Heng carried up the two bags of silage he used for his earliest experiments. The two bags had already fermented.

"It doesn't matter, just wait until next year to see it again." Lin Heng said.

He thought that by then he would almost have to build a villa, and he could build an iron fence to surround the entire mountain forest.

Lin Heng explained: "This stuff has complete nutritional preservation and is much better than hay."

Lin Heng plans to build a path from here to the cabin. It is only 40 centimeters wide. After the repair is completed, it will be paved with cement. Even if it rains, it will be smooth.

There is no need to seal the top of the compost pit, just cover it with tarpaulin or film paper.

The only thing missing from the cattle and sheep pens is a compost pond and running water.

"This green pork is really magical." Lin Yue was amazed after pouring out the green pork. There are very few large-scale cattle and sheep breeding in the mountains, and they have never made green storage. This is his first time seeing it.

"Let's go!" Lin Heng glanced at this stupid cow, and then walked out with his eldest brother.

Even after a night, the smell in the cattle and sheep pen is still not very strong, which shows that his ventilation facilities are well done.

"Come on, let's go over and take a look. By the way, we can build a big water pool and bring a water pipe to the cattle pen. It's too inconvenient to feed the cattle and sheep without water." Father Lin came up and said after finishing his meal.

Larger trees were chopped with knives, and shrubs with a diameter of three to four centimeters, such as thorns, were directly dug out with hoes. It took the three grown men nearly an hour to open a road up the mountain, which was more than a thousand meters long. .

"Yes, too diligent." Lin Heng affirmed. Father Lin has laid the foundation here in the past two days. The only remaining work is to build a one-meter-high front with bricks to block the feces.

The same is true when feeding chickens in rural areas. Every time you have to call out, you can call all the chickens back.

After a night's rest, the cattle and sheep have basically adapted to the environment here. When they see the forage, they squeeze past it. They are obviously hungry.

"It's really cool in the forest." Father Lin glanced at the 30 to 40-meter tall maple trees in front and behind the cabin and said. Nothing can absorb heat better than trees.

"That can only be like this." Father Lin nodded. He knew that there was no way to avoid this kind of thing. Thieves can be found everywhere.

Naturally, Lin Heng and the two had no objection. The three of them came to the ginseng garden together. The ginseng seeds sprouted well, but they looked a little dense.

Lin Heng patted his father on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Just steal it, just a few pills. It will take three years for the medicine to take effect, and it won't be too late to get a dog to guard it."

However, this road is not very good, it is too steep, and it will need to be repaired later to make a few turns.

Lin Yue looked at the foundation of the compost pool outside the cattle and sheep pen and said with emotion: "Dad is really diligent. The foundation has been completed."

Ginseng is so precious, it’s surprising that it hasn’t been dug up secretly.

“It’s time to eat, it’s time to eat!! Ding-a-ling-ring!!”

After the road was repaired, they came directly to the forest on the mountain. The dendrobium trees on the trees had sprouted new buds. The forest looked particularly transparent because all the small trees had been cleared away, and the shadows of the trees were mottled like a paradise.

Now there are many weeds and small trees growing in the ginseng garden, but he has no intention of taking care of them. The understory ginseng imitates the wild environment and will not take care of it as long as it is not a major problem.

Lin Yue saw the footprints on the ground and said, "Someone secretly dug up ginseng seedlings."

"Something is coming in here!" Lin's father said in the distance, and the original fence on his side was somewhat damaged.

"Let's go and see the garden." Lin Yue suggested.

"Then what should we do?" Lin's father said worriedly.

Then he shook his head and said: "But these people have no experience in growing ginseng at first glance. It will be difficult to grow ginseng secretly at this time. We have to wait until autumn."

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded. He went down and took a tool and walked up. Father Lin took a knife to cut a path.

"This is a good place. I think it's good that the dam is built on this opening." Father Lin pointed to the location next to the dendrobium plantation.

This place is already at the top of the mountain stream. The opening is located on a whole blue-gray granite mountain, forming a semicircle. There is a three-meter drop from here, similar to a small waterfall.

By building a dam with cement in this semicircular place, a small reservoir about 30 meters long and five to six meters wide can be formed inside.

Lin Yue also said: "This place is indeed good. It has natural advantages and does not require much stone. I estimate that the three of us can complete it in ten and a half months."

Father Lin also said: "And once the repair is completed, we will bury the water pipe here, and there will be no need for water pumps for water down the mountain."

"Then let's go down and have a look." Lin Heng nodded. He wanted to build a dam here.

Going a little further down, there is a gentle area on the mountainside that is sixty or seventy meters long, and can be widened to more than ten meters on both sides. The slope is only 30 to 40 degrees. A large dam can be built here to form a water area of ​​about one acre.

Father Lin shook his head: "This place is good, but it takes too much effort to build it. Not to mention three people, even thirty people will need two months to build it, and a lot of materials are needed."

"This place will not be repaired for the time being. The amount of work is too large." Lin Heng said directly. If this place needs to be repaired, it will require an excavator to come over. The manpower is not suitable.

The last location to choose is at the bottom of the mountain, inside the highway and west of the shrimp pond.

Building a three-meter-high arch dam at this location can also form a water area of ​​30 to 40 meters long and 78 meters wide, which is about 300 square meters.

After looking back and forth twice, Father Lin said: "Although the difficulty of construction here is lower, it is not simple. I estimate that the three of us will need more than a month to build it. The only convenience is that it is close to the road and has good sand and gravel." Ship some.”

Lin Yue also nodded and said: "I guess it's about the same."

Lin Heng had roughly drawn these three locations when he first drew the planning map. Now after careful inspection, only these three locations are suitable, and the other locations are not reliable.

"Then should we choose the top of the mountain or the mountainside?" Father Lin looked at his two sons, seeking their opinions.

Lin Yue spread his hands and said with a smile: "It depends on my brother's choice. Even if it is difficult to repair, we just need to take the time to do it slowly."

Lin Heng thought for a while and decided: "Then let's fix the upper part first, and we'll talk about the lower part later. Even if we fix the upper part, I think the three of us are still missing. I'll go call Third Dad and Lin Hai."

In addition to using water to build a dam, he also wants to breed some plum blossoms (Qinling fine salmon) for experiments to see how to breed this fish artificially.

The living water temperature of plum blossoms does not easily exceed 20 degrees, so naturally the location on the top of the mountain is more suitable. After it is repaired, it will be able to raise fish and use water, and the road up the mountain will also be built. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

"I also think it's good to build the top of the mountain." Father Lin grinned. "After the dam is built, we will open up wasteland to plant pasture, and we will have to harvest crops later. The mountainside and foot will only be built next year."

After making sure, the three of them walked back. They didn't dare to work in the sun at noon.

In the house, Mother Lin is picking vegetables. She no longer herds cattle and sheep, but keeps them all at home. The grass is enough to eat, and it is not worthwhile to go out to graze such a few cattle and sheep.

The male calf will be put into the pen here for feeding later, and the white goats, one big, three small and four small, are chained outside to graze and will not socialize with the black goats.

Originally, the little male white goat was intended to be kept as a stud, but now there is no need for it, and it is directly raised for meat.

There is no need to keep the ewes, they can all be killed for meat. Longdong black goats are much better than the local white goats. Although the white goats have better fur and a higher cashmere yield, they are not as good as the black goats in other aspects such as meat yield.

Also, every household has white goats, and they can be easily purchased if they are gone.

Lin Heng didn't eat lunch here. He chatted with his parents for a while and then went home.

"Wang Wang~"

When Lin Heng opened the door and returned home, Xiongba came over to greet him. It hugged one of Lin Heng's legs and rubbed it, as if to say that they hadn't gone up the mountain for a long time.

"Let's wait a few days!" Lin Heng rubbed its head.

Hearing Lin Heng's voice, Xiulan walked out of the room and said with a smile: "The food is ready, come and eat."

What she was wearing today was a black-brown one-piece strappy dress with white flowers that Lin Heng bought for her trip to the city this time. It exposed her snow-white arms and calves, as well as a small collarbone area under her neck.

The whole person looked very elegant and intellectual, looking at Lin Heng with joy in his eyes.

"Okay!" Lin Heng nodded and said with a smile: "You look really good in what you wear, so pretty."

This is one of the clothes he bought that is more suitable for pregnant women. The straps of the skirt can be adjusted according to the waist size, and the skirt is easy to wear.

Xiulan touched her belly and smiled and said, "My belly has started to grow, and it won't look good soon."

"My face still looks good even if I have a big belly, and it will recover quickly after giving birth." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Lin Heng was about to serve the dishes, but Xiulan pulled him up on tiptoes to pick the spider silk from his hair: "Where have you been? There is spider silk wrapped around your head again."

Lin Heng looked at the pretty face close at hand and said with a smile: "On Hongfeng Mountain, we opened a road from the breeding base up the mountain, and then inspected the location of the dam, and prepared to build the dam later."

Xiulan was bored at home recently. She not only read books and practiced calligraphy, but also studied makeup. Her paintings became more and more natural. They looked good up close and smelled of perfume.

"Where did you finally decide to repair it?"

Xiulan finished picking the spider silk for Lin Heng and then went into the house to serve food.

"The top is where we grow dendrobium." Lin Heng said while helping to get the dishes and chopsticks.

The two of them brought the food, bowls and chopsticks. Xiaoxia was still playing with building blocks and puzzles on the mat, which were new toys that Lin Heng bought for her this time when he went to town.

"Put on your shoes and come over for dinner, Xiaoxia!" Lin Heng shouted.

"Come on, come on." Xiaoxia put the last two blocks together and came over wearing sandals. Just as she was about to start, Xiulan glanced at her and quickly went to wash her hands in the basin next to her.

Lin Heng saw her washing her hands and squatted down to help her and taught her the correct way to wash her hands.

For lunch, Xiulan made rice with stir-fried sour cowpea mince, which Lin Heng liked to eat. In addition, there were braised chicken with scallion oil, stir-fried bitter gourd, stir-fried mustard greens, and soup made from loofah.

After Xiulan finished cooking, she ate a little, and now she ate a little more. Then she watched Lin Heng and Xiulan eat, chatting with him wordlessly.

After finishing the meal and clearing the dishes, Lin Heng went back to the house to take two pieces of two-meter-long large bamboo, cut it into 30-centimeter lengths with a saw, then cut it into bamboo slices and cut them into different lengths.

After cutting it, he went to get some glue and started to paste it on.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Xiaoxia tilted her head and asked curiously.

"I'm making a sofa model. You'll know when it's done." Lin Heng said with a smile.

He had never engaged in sofa production or other related professions in his previous life, but he had repaired sofas several times and knew its internal structure, and he is now trying it.

Although he drew a picture, he was not completely sure, so he planned to make a small model first to see the shape, and then proceed to make the actual object.

This work lasted all afternoon and took two hours. Watering was slow to dry, so he wasted a lot of time.

Xiulan couldn't wait to go home for a lunch break, and Xiaoxia fell asleep while lying on the mat watching.

"It's finally done!"

Lin Heng looked at the small model sofa in front of him and took a deep breath. It took him a lot of effort.

(End of this chapter)