Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 349: National Highway Hero Shepherd
"What do you think?"

Lin Heng glanced at these people and asked with a smile.

The faces of several people changed. The middle-aged man with a mustache who threw the cigarette at Lin Heng smiled and handed him a cigarette and said, "Mr. Lin, I was wrong just now. I apologize to you."

"I'm really sorry. Please give me some face. After the meeting, I'll set up a banquet and apologize to you solemnly."

Another middle-aged man with a big belly and wearing a leather jacket spoke up.

Lin Heng glanced at the two of them and waved his hand, saying, "No need. I'm not qualified to talk to big bosses like you."

After saying this, he returned to his seat. After what had just happened, the millionaires nearby began to respect him and spoke to him in a more friendly manner than before.

Lin Heng maintained his attitude as usual. Facing some people's questions, he smiled but said nothing. He neither denied nor explained, and just let them guess.

Soon the commendation and summary meeting was held. After the leaders on the stage finished their speeches, it was the turn of the commended millionaires and leaders in various industries to speak.

22-year-old Lin Heng was the youngest among the group and was given the opportunity to speak.

But what was surprising was that what he said was not like that of a young man at all. He was comprehensive and won people's hearts, and he had a good sense of proportion.

A little more flattery and a little less pride is a skill that requires training.

In short, Lin Heng was remembered by many people this time and achieved his goal of showing his face.

After the commendation ceremony, there were dance and singing performances. Lin Heng specifically chatted with a few potential stocks and got to know them.

After the talk, Lin Heng went to see Secretary Gao again. As Lin Heng expected, he came to ask about Grandpa Gao's situation.

Lin Heng truthfully told Grandpa Gao about his physical condition and said that he had gone fishing with Grandpa Gao a few days ago.

Lin Hengna said more about other matters. For the time being, he just wanted to maintain this level of acquaintance and he didn't need anything else.

"Brother, what you said on the stage today was so great that I saw many people were shocked." Lin Yue said excitedly after he and Lin Heng reunited.

"Haha, I just copied it from a book. It's just a few polite words."

Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the county town and take a look."

The two of them immediately drove around the county town on their sidecar. The place was not big, and they finished the tour in just an hour.

"It's right to go to the city to buy things. The products here are not complete and the prices are expensive."

Lin Yue said with emotion.

"Indeed." Lin Heng nodded in affirmation. The things here are not complete and the prices are expensive. After all, there are shipping costs to ship the things in.

"Then let's go back directly now?" Lin Yue asked again.

Lin Heng nodded: "Let's go back, there's nothing to see in this county town."

He had never thought about developing here. He looked down on Taibai City, let alone such a small county town, which had no development prospects at all.

I bought some pears and apples, as well as some basic daily necessities. I wanted to buy beef but it was not sold here.

The path home is bumpy and mostly goes through the mountains.

"That road is the national highway that passes through our area, right?"

The two men stopped at a hilltop near Huangtan Town and pointed at the excavator building a road below.

"It should be." Lin Heng nodded as he looked at the excavator that was opening the mountain and compacting the road. This national highway came from Ancheng and went towards the urban area of ​​Taibai City. It will eventually go west to the south, connecting the north and the south, and become a relatively important thoroughfare.

The memory of the previous life was that he would eventually pass through the edge of Baiye Village, which was only about ten kilometers away from their village.

Baiye Village and Baimasti Village are adjacent to each other, only ten kilometers away from their village, which is about the same distance as the town.

"That's great. With this road, it will be much more convenient to go to the city after it is repaired." Lin Yue said happily.

"It will probably take another one or two years to complete this stage." Lin Heng shook his head.

After resting for a while, the two drove back and it was already past three in the afternoon when they got home.

"Xiu Lan, is Xiao Xia feeling better?"

Lin Heng pushed the cart into the house and asked.

"Dad~"

Hearing Lin Heng's voice, Xiaoxia quickly ran out of the house, grabbed his thighs, and looked up at her with her chubby white face.

Her voice was still quite hoarse, not as clear as before, and her nose was running from time to time.

Lin Heng put the car aside, picked her up and touched her: "Is it still burning?"

Xiulan walked to the door and said, "The fever is gone, but the runny nose and hoarseness are still the same, but the coughing has become more frequent."

Before she could finish her words, Xiaoxia started coughing again, and sensibly turned her mouth towards the air, avoiding Lin Heng.

Lin Heng patted her back and said, "I guessed that she might have a cough, and I bought medicine to treat the cough."

"I don't want to take medicine!"

Xiaoxia acted coquettishly in Lin Heng's arms.

"You will feel better after drinking it. Just drink it when you feel better." Lin Heng put her down, took the things from the car and carried them back to the house.

Lin Heng took out the medicine, poured some water, and fed it to Xiaoxia together with Xiulan.

"I don't want to drink it, it's so bitter and hard to drink!"

Xiaoxia shook her head and said she didn't want to drink the medicine no matter what. Even for a smart kid like her, taking medicine was still a big problem.

"Be good, just drink it. There are so many delicious foods, you can choose any one you like." Xiulan waved and called to her.

Xiaoxia shook her head unwillingly: "If I drink it, I will stink to death, mom."

"How about I take you out to play after you finish drinking?" Lin Heng also stretched out his hand and called out.

"Can I not drink?" Xiaoxia huddled in the gap between the coffee table and the sofa, looking at Lin Heng eagerly.

"No."

Lin Heng shook his head, and Xiaoxia pursed her lips and didn't want to talk anymore.

"Let me do it. You go eat. I've saved some for you." Xiulan said to Lin Heng. She was afraid that Lin Heng would get impatient and yell at his daughter.

"It's okay, let's just take it slowly together." Lin Heng shook his head and said.

In fact, the simplest method is to intimidate and threaten the child, and the child will drink it out of fear. But neither Xiulan nor Lin Heng wanted to use this method.

Xiulan has a gentle personality. She will not beat or scold anyone harshly unless they make serious moral mistakes, such as getting their clothes dirty or accidentally breaking dishes.

Now that the child is sick and refuses to take medicine, she naturally won't beat or scold him. She won't learn from those shrews in the village to force, threaten, beat or scold him, or just force the medicine down his throat.

The two tried to comfort her for a long time, but she just refused to drink. Finally, Lin Heng said that if she didn't drink it, she would infect her mother, and everyone in the family would get sick and wouldn't be able to sleep or eat well.

"Then I'll drink it. If mom and dad don't give birth, they'll get sick!" Xiaoxia raised her head and said when she heard this.

After that, she took the almost cold medicine and drank it herself. She drank it with a bitter face and quickly ate two bites of sweet biscuits. "Good Xiaoxia, you won't have to drink it soon." Xiulan patted her daughter's back and comforted her softly, her heart full of relief.

After his daughter took the medicine, Lin Heng went to the kitchen to eat lunch.

When it was time to take the medicine at night, it was not as difficult to coax her as it was at noon. I only said a few words and she cooperated and took the medicine.

The next morning, when Lin Heng got up to milk the cows, his elder brother was also there. The calf next to the cow had grown very beautifully and weighed about 150 kilograms.

"Brother, please help pull the cow. I will pull it out and raise it separately." Lin Heng said to his elder brother.

He has been encouraging this calf to open its mouth and build up rumen flora. Now it is obvious that it is ruminating, which means it is ready for weaning.

"Do we have to wean the cows so early?" Lin Yue asked curiously. Cows in rural areas are usually weaned after half a year, and some are even weaned after eight or nine months.

"Yes, early weaned cows can get pregnant earlier." Lin Heng nodded and said, this is also the reason why dairy cows have a short lifespan, they get pregnant too frequently, and they keep producing milk and getting pregnant.

"Oh, I see." Lin Yue walked over and grabbed the cow.

"Moo!!"

Lin Heng had already tied a rope around the ox's neck and was pulling it out, but the stubborn creature was still unwilling and kept roaring anxiously.

Lin Heng pulled it to the nearby Granary and locked it up, and gave it some silage. After a few days, he took it to Hongfeng Mountain and raised it together with other cattle and sheep.

"The day after tomorrow, Sunday, will you go up the mountain to hunt?" Lin Yue asked while milking the cows.

"Go ahead. I won't be satisfied if I don't catch a muntjac or roe deer this year." Lin Heng nodded.

Their biggest catch in the past two months was a wild boar, which was far less than last year. On the one hand, it was because he went there more often, and on the other hand, it was also because more people in the village went hunting.

Lin Yue suggested, "Well, then I suggest that we stay in the mountains for two days and not run back."

"That's fine." Lin Heng thought about it and agreed. He wanted to go into the mountains to hunt, and it was indeed unreliable to come back that night.

"Okay, I'll prepare well in the next two days." Lin Yue nodded.

After the chat, Lin Heng went home carrying the milk. He first went to the front yard and poured a small bowl of milk for Lai Fu to drink. Its belly was getting bigger and bigger, and it was not far from giving birth.

Since Lin Heng took it over and fed it well, its fur has been completely renewed and its size has grown a lot. Not only does Lin Heng feed it well, he also bathes it and removes insects, otherwise Xiaoxia will easily get sick when playing with the dog.

"Ouch!"

Xiongba pulled the chain and licked his lips wanting to eat it.

"That's all you have." Lin Heng poured a small bowl of water into the dog bowl. If this guy was not tied up, he would snatch Lai Fu's food.

After feeding them, Lin Heng went back to the house, lit a charcoal fire, heated milk and boiled eggs. After he was done with Xiulan, he also called Xiaoxia to get up, and the three of them exercised together.

"Dad, why do we have to exercise every morning?" Xiaoxia asked in confusion, a little grumpy after waking up.

"Because it's fun to keep exercising. If you exercise more, you won't get sick. You've been doing it for more than 300 days." Lin Heng said, touching her little head.

Xiaoxia remembered how bitter the medicine was and nodded, "Then I will continue to persevere!"

Not long after breakfast, Lin's father came over with five people and asked them to help cut, carry and saw trees.

After arranging the arrangements, Father Lin asked, "Son, is Xiaoxia feeling better?"

"It's no big deal." Lin Heng nodded.

Father Lin said, "I will let the cattle and sheep out for a walk in the mountains. Please help me."

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, went home to tell Xiulan, and then went there with Lin's father.

The land reclamation on Hongfeng Mountain has come to an end, and now these people are installing wooden fences to enclose the entire Hongfeng Mountain, including the mountain stream.

"Dad, have they planted the wild roses?" Lin Heng asked the people who were working.

"We've planted them all. After all, you charge five cents per wild rose root, so everyone is rushing to get them." Father Lin nodded.

"That's fine." Lin Heng nodded.

Wild roses are particularly easy to survive, and next spring he will buy some climbing roses to graft onto the fence, and they will cover the fence in one summer. Not only will it be beautiful, but it can also prevent people and animals from rummaging through it.

In this way, people who want to cause trouble can be prevented from coming in.

"I think, son, you just have money and don't know where to spend it. You were willing to give me five cents for that rotten wild rose." Lin's mother shook her head to express her incomprehension.

"Let's go distribute the cattle and sheep." Lin Heng said with a smile. He did not agree with his mother's point of view, but did not refute it either.

The three of them arrived at the cattle and sheep pen. Mother Lin and Xiongba were collecting the animals downstairs, Lin Heng was guarding on the side, and Father Lin went in to let the cattle and sheep out.

Soon the cattle and sheep came out bleating and mooing. Nothing unexpected happened and they all obediently walked up the road to the ditch behind Red Maple Mountain.

Cattle and sheep are inherently docile and social animals, so it is not difficult to drive them uphill.

Lin's mother was asked to go over and help take care of Xiaoxia, while Lin Heng and his father went to herd cattle and sheep. The work here was taken care of by his third father, uncle and others.

"I didn't expect it to be so smooth." Father Lin said with a smile as he carried a small hoe and a backpack.

"That's how it should be." Lin Heng said.

The two men drove the cattle and sheep up the path. After a while, the leading cattle went off the road and went in another direction.

"Oh, we were just talking about going smoothly but it went astray." Father Lin complained and was about to run over to stop them.

"No need to go, just leave it to Xiongba." Lin Heng held his father, glanced at Xiongba, pointed to the distance and said, "Go and drive the cows back, don't bite them!"

"Woof!!"

Xiongba shouted and rushed out quickly.

"Woof woof woof!!" When they reached the front, Xiongba roared a few times, and a group of cattle and sheep immediately turned around and walked back. After a while, they were driven back by Xiongba.

It is also addicted to herding cattle, always keeping an eye out for those that want to leave the herd.

Father Lin's eyes widened as he watched this scene: "Amazing! Is Xiongba so smart?"

He continued, "Then with Xiongba's help, herding cattle will be so easy. We can also let Chunxia out to play!"

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "That won't work. Xiong Ba Yao will follow me to hunt. When Lai Fu's litter of puppies is born, I will train two for you."

With Xiongba as a role model, the difficulty of training dogs is greatly reduced.

"That's fine." Father Lin nodded with a smile and tried to call out to Xiongba, but Xiongba ignored him.

"Why does this guy only listen to you!" Father Lin was helpless.

"It will only listen to you when I'm not around." Lin Heng explained.

The father and son chatted and laughed, and soon came to a small ravine here. There were no crops here, but there were many green bushes and weeds on both sides, where cattle and sheep could find food.

Seeing that the cattle and sheep had settled down, they dug wild yams and Chinese medicinal herbs around them.

Lin Heng found a wild yam and had just dug half of it when his father suddenly whispered in surprise, “Son, come here quickly!”

(End of this chapter)