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 was throwing away Lin Hengyan smiled and handed over a cigarette: "Mr. Lin, it was my fault just now. I will make amends to you."
"I'm really sorry. Please give me some respect. After the meeting, I'll set up a banquet and I'll solemnly apologize to you."
Another middle-aged man with a big belly in a leather jacket spoke.
Lin Heng glanced at the two of them, waved his hand and said, "No, I'm not qualified to talk to big bosses like you."
After saying that, he returned to his seat. After what happened just now, the tens of thousands of households next to him also started to respect him and spoke more amiably than before.
Lin Heng's attitude was as usual. He smiled and said nothing when asked by some people. He did not deny or explain, and allowed them to guess wildly.
Soon the commendation summary meeting was held. After the leaders on the stage finished speaking, it was the turn of these commended households worth ten thousand yuan and the leaders in various industries to speak.
Lin Heng, 22, was the youngest among the group and got the chance to speak.
But what is surprising is that what he said is not like a young man at all. He is comprehensive and has won the hearts of the people, and he has an excellent grasp of proportion.
A little more flattery and a little less proud. This is an ability 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, there was also a dance and singing performance. Lin Heng specially chatted with several potential players to get to know each other.
After the conversation, Lin Heng went to see Secretary Gao again. As Lin Heng expected, he asked about Uncle Gao's situation.
Lin Heng told the truth about Uncle Gao's physical condition, saying that he had just fished with Uncle Gao a few days ago.
Lin Heng said a lot about other things, and he wanted to maintain this level of acquaintance for the time being, and he didn't really need anything else.
"Brother, what you said on stage today was so good. I think many people were shocked." Lin Yue and Lin Heng said excitedly after they met.
"Haha, what I copied from the book is just a few scenes."
Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the county town and have a look."
The two of them immediately drove around the county town in a three-wheeler. The place was not big, and the two of them drove around in an hour.
"Sure enough, it's right to go to the city to buy things. The ones here are not complete and the prices are still expensive."
Lin Yue said with emotion.
"Indeed." Lin Heng nodded in confirmation. The items here are not complete and the prices are expensive. After all, shipping costs are required to transport everything in.
"Then let's go back directly?" Lin Yue asked again.
Lin Heng nodded: "Let's go back. There's not much to see in this county."
He has never thought about developing here. He even looks down on Taibai City, let alone such a small county town with 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 was very bumpy, mostly through the mountains.
"That road is the national highway that passes through our place, right?"
The two stopped on a mountain trail near Huangtan Town and pointed to the excavator building the road below.
"It should be." Lin Heng nodded as he looked at the excavator cutting the mountain. This national highway comes from Anseong and goes towards the urban area of Taibai City. It will eventually go west to the south, connecting the north and the south. It has become a more important thoroughfare.
The memory of my previous life is that I will eventually pass through it at the edge of Baiye Village, which is only about ten kilometers away from their village.
Baiye Village and Baima Ti Village are adjacent to each other. They are only ten kilometers away from their village, which is about the same distance as going to town.
"Well, with this road, it will be much more convenient to go to the city when it is repaired in the future." Lin Yue said happily.
"It will probably take one or two years to complete this section." Lin Heng shook his head and said.
After resting for a while, the two of them drove back and continued walking back home. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when they got home.
"Xiulan, is Xiaoxia feeling better?"
Lin Heng pushed the cart into the house and asked.
"Dad~"
Hearing Lin Heng's voice, Xiaoxia ran out of the room, grabbed his thigh, and looked up at her with her chubby white face.
Her voice was still quite hoarse, not as crisp as before, and she had runny nose from time to time.
Lin Heng put the car aside, picked her up and touched her: "Do you still have a fever?"
Xiulan walked to the door and said, "The fever is gone. The runny nose and hoarseness are still the same, but the coughing has increased again."
Before she finished speaking, Xiaoxia started coughing again, and she wisely pointed her mouth into the air, avoiding Lin Heng.
Lin Heng patted her on the back and said, "I guessed that she might have a cough. I also bought medicine to treat the cough."
"I don't want to drink medicine!"
Xiaoxia acted coquettishly in Lin Heng's arms.
"You won't feel uncomfortable after drinking it. Just drink it when you feel better." Lin Heng put her down, took down the things from the car and carried her back to the house.
Lin Heng took out the medicine, poured water, and fed it to Xiaoxia with Xiulan.
"I won't drink it, I won't drink it, it's so bitter and unpleasant to drink!"
Xiaoxia shook her head and said she was unwilling to drink anything. Even for a smart child like her, drinking medicine was still a big problem.
"Be good, just drink it and you'll be fine. There are such delicious ones, you can choose any one." Xiulan waved to her and shouted.
Xiaoxia shook her head and said, "If you drink it, I will be stunk to death, mother."
"After you finish drinking, how about I take you out to play?" Lin Heng also reached out and called.
"Can I not drink it?" 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.
"Let me do it, you go eat, I'll save it for you." Xiulan looked at Lin Heng and said, she was afraid that Lin Heng would be impatient and yell at his daughter.
"It's okay, let's take it slowly together." Lin Heng shook his head and said.
In fact, the simplest method is to intimidate and threaten, and the child will drink it under the emotion of fear. But neither Xiulan nor Lin Heng wanted to use this method.
Xiulan has a gentle personality. As long as she didn't make a serious moral mistake, such as dirtying clothes and accidentally breaking dishes, she would not severely beat and scold.
Now that the child is sick, she will not beat and scold if she refuses to take medicine, and she will not learn from those shrews in the village to threaten and scold, or just pour it down.
The two comforted and comforted her for a long time, but she just refused to drink. In the end, Lin Heng said that if she didn't drink it, she would infect her mother, and the family would get sick, and they would not sleep well and eat well.
"Then I'll drink it. Dad and Mom will get sick if they don't have children!" Xiaoxia raised her head and said after hearing this.
After that, she took the almost cold medicine and drank it herself. After drinking it with a bitter face, she 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 her daughter drank the medicine, Lin Heng went to the kitchen to eat lunch.
When it was time to drink the medicine at night, it was not as difficult to coax her as at noon. She only said a few words and cooperated to drink the medicine.
In the blink of an eye, the next morning, when Lin Heng got up in the morning to milk the cow, his eldest brother was also here. The little cow next to the cow had grown very beautiful and weighed 150 kilograms.
"Brother, help pull the cow, I will pull it out and raise it alone." Lin Heng looked at his eldest brother and said.
He has been promoting this little cow to open its mouth and establish rumen flora. Now it can be clearly seen that it ruminates, which means that it can be weaned completely.
"Do we need 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, weaning cows early will help them get pregnant earlier." Lin Heng nodded and said that this is also the reason why cows have a short life span. They get pregnant too frequently, and they keep producing milk and getting pregnant.
"Is that so." Lin Yue came over and grabbed the cow.
"Moo!!"
Lin Heng had already taken out a rope from the cow's neck and pulled it out. This stubborn guy was unwilling and roared anxiously.
Lin Heng pulled it to the nearby Granary and locked it up. He gave it some silage. After a few days, he would take it to Hongfeng Mountain to raise it with other cattle and sheep.
"Are you going to hunt in the mountains the day after tomorrow, Sunday?" Lin Yue asked while milking the cows.
"Go, I won't be satisfied if I don't hunt a muntjac or roe deer this year." Lin Heng nodded and said.
Their biggest gain 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 related to the increase in the number of people hunting in the village.
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. It was really unreliable to go into the mountains to hunt and come back that night.
"Okay, I'll prepare well in the next two days." Lin Yue nodded.
After chatting, Lin Heng went home with milk. First, he went to the front yard to pour a small basin 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 changed it and fed it well, its hair has been completely renewed and its body has grown a lot. Not only did Lin Heng feed it well, he also gave it a bath to remove insects, otherwise Xiaoxia would get sick easily when playing with dogs.
"Awoo!"
Xiongba pulled the iron chain and licked his lips to eat.
"That's all you have." Lin Heng poured a small bowl of water into the dog bowl. If this guy is not tied up, he will grab Lai Fu's food.
After feeding them, Lin Heng went back to the house to light a charcoal fire to heat milk and boil eggs. After he finished with Xiulan, he also called Xiaoxia to get up, and the three of them exercised together.
"Dad, why do you have to exercise every morning?" Xiaoxia asked in confusion.
"Because it's fun to keep exercising. If you exercise more, you won't get sick. You have 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 insist!"
Not long after breakfast, Lin's father came with five people and asked them to help cut trees, carry them, and saw trees.
After arranging the people, Lin's father asked: "Son, is Xiaoxia better?"
"Nothing serious." Lin Heng nodded.
Father Lin said, "I'm going to let the cattle and sheep out for a walk in the mountains. Can you help me?"
"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, went home to tell Xiulan, and went with Father Lin.
The land reclamation on Hongfeng Mountain has come to an end. Now these people are installing wooden fences to enclose the entire Hongfeng Mountain, including the mountain stream.
"Dad, have they planted wild roses?" Lin Heng asked the people working.
"They have planted them. After all, you charge five cents per wild rose root, and everyone is rushing to get it." Father Lin nodded.
"That's fine." Lin Heng nodded.
Wild roses are particularly easy to survive. When the spring of next year comes, he will buy some climbing roses and graft them onto the fence. In one summer, they will climb all over the fence. It is beautiful and can prevent people and animals from browsing.
In this way, it is possible to prevent people who want to cause damage from coming in.
"I think you have money but nowhere to spend it, and you are willing to give five cents to that rotten wild rose." Lin's mother shook her head and said she couldn't understand.
"Let's go and distribute cattle and sheep." Lin Heng smiled and said, not agreeing with his mother's point of view, but he didn't refute it.
The three of them arrived at the cattle and sheep pen. Lin's mother took Xiongba to collect them below, Lin Heng was guarding on the side, and Lin's father went in to release the cattle and sheep.
After a while, the cattle and sheep came out bleating and mooing. Nothing unexpected happened. They all obediently walked up the road to the ditch behind Hongfeng Mountain.
Cattle and sheep are originally docile herd animals, so it is not difficult to drive them uphill.
Let Lin's mother go to help take care of Xiaoxia, Lin Heng and his father go to herd cattle and sheep, and the work here is taken care of by his third father and uncle.
"I didn't expect it to be so smooth." Lin's father smiled while carrying a small hoe and a backpack.
"It should be like this." Lin Heng said.
The two drove the cattle and sheep up the path, and soon the leading cattle went off the road and went to another direction.
"Oh, it just went off the road when it was said to be smooth." Lin's father complained and was about to run over to stop it.
"No need to go, just leave it to Xiongba." Lin Heng held his father, glanced at Xiongba and pointed to the distance and said: "Go and drive the cattle back, don't bite!"
"Woof!!"
Xiongba shouted and rushed out quickly.
"Woof woof woof!!" When he reached the front, Xiongba roared a few times, and a group of cattle and sheep immediately turned around and walked back, and were driven back by Xiongba in a short while.
And it is addicted to driving cattle, always paying attention to those cattle and sheep that want to leave the group.
Father Lin looked at this scene with his eyes wide open: "Awesome, is Xiongba so smart?"
He said again and again: "Then with Xiongba's help, herding cattle will be too easy, and we can also let them out to play in spring and summer!"
Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "That won't work, Xiongba will follow me to hunt, and 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 smiled and nodded, trying to call 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 talked and laughed, and soon came to a small ravine here. There were no crops here, and there were many green shrubs and weeds on both sides, where cattle and sheep could find food.
Seeing that the cattle and sheep were stable, they dug wild yams and Chinese herbal medicines around.
Lin Heng found a wild yam, and just dug half of it, Father Lin suddenly whispered in surprise: "Son, come here quickly!"