Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"Brother Tang, you are too cruel. You took all the mushrooms."

After walking away, Lin Hai couldn't help but say.

Lin Heng looked back at him and said with a smile: "Do you like Jin Yan very much?"

Lin Heng immediately became shy: "Yes, she is so beautiful, who doesn't like her? Didn't you also propose marriage to her back then, cousin?"

"So, you see, it has been two or three years, and she hasn't married yet. It is obvious that she is waiting for a good price. Do you think you have hope?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

Lin Hai was stunned: "She just said that she didn't find someone she likes."

"Even if she is waiting for a good price, I want to try. Maybe I can impress her." Lin Hai said again. He and Lin Heng are the same age, only a few months younger, and have been worrying about getting married.

"Hey, give up this woman, I'll introduce you to a better one." Lin Heng said with a smile. Lin Hai and he have been playing together since childhood. He really doesn't want Lin Hai to fall into an unhappy marriage in the future.

Although Lin Hai failed in his previous life and ended up marrying a woman from another village, who knows if his butterfly effect will make him successful in this life.

So it is better to dissuade him in time.

"Better? Who?" Lin Hai widened his eyes. There are not many beautiful women in the village. Can there be better?

Lin Heng turned his head and looked at him, smiling: "Isn't Tian Mei, who teaches in the village, still married? You go after her, isn't she better than Jin Yan?"

"Ah, that's the youngest daughter of the village party secretary, she doesn't like me." Lin Hai shook his head repeatedly when he heard that it was this person.

"Don't rush to deny yourself, you think it's impossible, what courage do you have to chase?" Lin Heng was speechless.

Lin Hai is a typical person with too low self-esteem. He rejected himself before trying, and felt that the other party was unattainable before contacting, and dared not approach.

It is often because of this that beautiful women will be chased away by those bold gangsters and eventually waste their lives.

In his previous life, he remembered that Tian Mei was deceived by the second-rate guy from the next village, and her father was almost mad to death.

"Forget it, you deny yourself, even if I am Zhuge Liang, I can't do anything." Lin Heng shook his head and didn't want to say anything.

Lin Hai looks good, but he is too introverted and his family is average, so he has never found a wife.

"Cousin, do you mean you can help me catch up with Tian Mei?" Lin Hai's heart was lit.

Tian Mei is the flower of Gaoling in the hearts of men in many villages. She is quiet and elegant, cultured and knowledgeable, so many people don't even have the courage to chat with her, let alone have improper thoughts.

Before Lin Heng met Xiulan in his previous life, he tried, but was rejected. It was not until she was abducted by a gangster from the next village that he learned the reason from the gangster.

Lin Heng sighed and shook his head, "I don't want to say it anymore. You think you are no longer capable. What else can I say?"

Shaking his head, he walked forward.

Lin Hai hurriedly chased after him and pulled Lin Heng's arm: "Cousin, my good cousin, I kneel down for you. Teach me. If I can really catch up with you, you will be my reborn parents. I will only obey you in the future."

After all, they are childhood playmates. Lin Hai is really shameless. He kneels down as he speaks. If he can really find a good wife, let alone kneeling, he will kowtow to his cousin.

"You are really shameless. Don't kneel down. My dad will beat me to death if he sees me." Lin Heng kicked him, and Lin Hai jumped away quickly.

"So did you agree, cousin?" Lin Hai said with a smile.

Lin Heng glanced at him and said, "Of course, if I don't help you, who can I help?"

Looking at Lin Hai, Lin Heng said, "First, you have to shave your beard and dress neatly.

Second, you have to study history, especially the history of the Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms, which Tian Mei likes the most.

But you have a lot of potential in one aspect, that is, Tian Mei also likes chess, but she is a bad chess player. You have to teach her a lesson and leave a deep impression on her."

Lin Hai was still wondering how his cousin knew all this, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly said, "Ah, teach her a lesson? Isn't this going to make her... Did she make you angry? "

Lin Heng shook his head, patted his shoulder and sighed: "You are still too young. If you want a woman to fall in love with you, you must first leave a deep impression. What's the big deal about playing chess to kill her?

And Tian Mei is the kind of person who never admits defeat. If you beat her and make her lose everything, it will arouse her competitive spirit and she will come to you to continue playing chess. After a while, won't there be a chance to get in touch and get familiar with each other? "

"Damn, philosophical, no wonder you can chase Sister Xiulan, with your tricks, I just regret not asking you for advice earlier. "

Lin Hai was shocked. It turns out that chasing girls can be like this. The door to a new world has been opened.

"That's nothing." Lin Heng shook his head. "But you have to remember that you just need to defeat her miserably in the first few times. You have to keep her hanging later, give her some hope, but make sure she can't win.

Then you should read history during this period. I have a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. You can read it, and then ask her how to help Liu Bei restore the Han Dynasty. You have to be a firm supporter of the Han Dynasty."

Lin Hai was already amazed by her beauty. He thought it was no wonder that his cousin could get rich. He had a lot of tricks to chase a woman.

"And then what?" Seeing that Lin Heng didn't say anything, Lin Hai felt itchy in his heart and couldn't wait to hear what was next.

"Then what? Just do these first. Especially for studying. It doesn't matter if you only have elementary school education, but you have to study hard. Not only history, but also other books. Be a useful person and make yourself better, otherwise everything will be in vain."

Lin Heng shook his head. He felt that Lin Hai's IQ must be high for being able to play chess by himself. If he changes well, his future will be promising.

He will also need help in breeding and business in the future. Those who have played together since childhood and know each other well are better than strangers.

"Don't worry, cousin. I will definitely do what you say." Lin Hai patted his chest and promised.

But he suddenly hesitated again: "Cousin, will your village party secretary peel my skin if he knows about it?"

"You are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, so just don't think about women." Lin Heng rolled his eyes.

Village party secretary Tian Dongfu is a very open-minded person. He advocates free love and marriage. Otherwise, his daughter would not have been abducted by a gangster in the previous life.

But Lin Heng didn't want to tell Lin Hai. If he didn't even have this determination, then he shouldn't harm others.

Lin Hai thought about it and nodded vigorously: "I know, cousin, I will try my best."

Lin Heng waved his hand and looked around. He was a little surprised. Where was Xiulan? He had walked all the way but couldn't find her. Did she go back?

That shouldn't be the case. She would definitely wait for him, unless something happened.

"Xiulan!!"

He called while searching.

"Sister-in-law!"

Lin Hai also helped to search in the forest.

"Woof woof~"

Xiongba's voice came from a distance, and Lin Heng ran over quickly.

"I'm here."

Xiulan responded.

"Are you injured?" Lin Heng found something wrong from a distance. Xiulan took off her shoes while sitting on the stone.

"It's okay, just a minor injury, just fell down." Xiulan shook her head.

Lin Heng ran over to check. Xiulan's ankle was rubbed off, and there was a rice-grain deep cut.

"Are there any other injuries on your body?" Lin Heng held his wife's feet and asked softly.

"No, I just fell down and got scratched by a stone, and my clothes got a little ripped." Xiulan shook her head and said.

Lin Heng felt so distressed that he blew gently: "Does it still hurt?"

"Yes, it hurts a little." Xiulan nodded gently and said, "I was afraid that my daughter would run around, so I stayed here all the time. You can get me some cat ear powder and apply it."

Rural people, when injured in the wild, will apply the brown powder on the back of cat ears.

This is a strange plant that grows on stone skin and looks like cat ears.

The scientific name of this plant is long-stalked stone scorpion. Rural areas use the spores on its back, which have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.

This thing is everywhere on the stone skin. Without iodine and alcohol, everyone uses this, and the effect is not bad.

"You can't do this, there is still soil in the meat, you have to rinse it clean."

Lin Heng looked at his wife's ankle, which was still a little swollen, and asked again: "Did you twist your foot?"

"Yes, it hurts a little, but it shouldn't be a big deal." Xiulan nodded and said.

"Then wait a moment, I'll call Lin Hai to get the things, and then I'll help you down the mountain." Lin Heng said, and turned to find his cousin Lin Hai.

"Cousin, don't look for me, I'm here."

At this time, Lin Hai ran over from a distance, looked at Xiulan and said with concern: "Are you okay, sister-in-law?"

Xiulan shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

"Hold Xiaoxia, and help me hold the backpack." Lin Heng said, poured his things into Xiulan's backpack, and then handed the two together to Lin Hai.

"Okay." Lin Hai nodded and walked over to hold Xiaoxia.

"I want my dad." Xiaoxia shook her head and stepped back, not letting him hold her.

"I want to hold my mom, your mom is injured, and I need your help, let your uncle hold you." Lin Heng looked at her and said.

Xiaoxia looked at her mother's feet, then looked at her uncle Lin Heng, and reluctantly agreed: "Then let's go."

"I'll pull you." Lin Hai had no choice but to pull Xiaoxia away.

Lin Heng supported Xiulan, and after walking one or two steps, Xiulan snorted in pain.

"I'll carry you on my back, don't be so stubborn." Lin Heng glanced at Xiulan and carried her on his back.

Xiulan wanted to say no, but she was already held by Lin Heng's legs, so she could only hold Lin Heng's neck and walk back.

"Be careful, take a break if you can't carry her anymore." Xiulan whispered in Lin Heng's ear.

"You only weigh 100 pounds, how can I not carry you, don't worry."

Lin Heng smiled and said that carrying his wife on his back was a completely different feeling, and both the mind and body were very comfortable.

"How many times have I carried you on my back?" Lin Heng asked while feeling his wife's soft body.

Xiulan hugged Lin Heng's neck and thought for a while: "It seems to be the fourth or fifth time, anyway, it was before we got married."

Lin Heng thought about it, and it seemed to be true. He had never carried his wife on his back since he got married, but he had held her a few times.

Lin Hai couldn't stand what the two said. He thought that he must take Tian Mei down, and then he would carry his wife on his back to show his love.

Carrying his wife on his back, Lin Heng would weigh her and carry her a little higher, fearing that her feet would touch the ground.

He also inevitably felt the amazing elasticity of the back, which was completely different from the usual feeling.

Xiulan didn't say anything, but just bit Lin Heng's ear gently, her cheeks were a little hot, and she felt that he did it on purpose.

But her cousin Lin Hai was nearby, so it was difficult for her to speak.

The place where mushrooms were collected was near the house. Even with Xiulan on his back, it took Lin Heng less than half an hour to get home.

"Cousin, sister-in-law, I'm going back first. If you have time, go to my house to play."

After sending Xiaoxia home and putting the basket down, Lin Hai couldn't wait to run away.

"Wife, please pay attention." Lin Heng said and carefully placed Xiulan on the chair.

After Xiulan sat down, she rolled her eyes at Lin Heng and said, "Isn't it very comfortable?"

Lin Heng chuckled: "Don't you want me to carry you?"

Xiulan glared at him: "Stop being such a mouthful and being so obedient when you get an advantage. Go get some water."

"Okay." Lin Heng went to pick up some clean water and brought a small handkerchief over to wash the dirt from Xiulan's wound.

"You were talking about me this morning, but you were also injured. Be careful next time."

Lin Heng looked at his wife's painful little mouth and gasped, and said sarcastically with a smile.

Xiulan pursed her lips: "You can't blame me, the road is too slippery."

After using water to wash away the mud from the wound, Lin Heng dipped a handkerchief in some white wine and dripped it on to disinfect it.

"It hurts!"

Xiulan cried out in pain and couldn't help but lift her foot, almost reaching Lin Heng's mouth.

Lin Heng looked at her: "...Although I like it, I'm not so perverted that I want to eat it."

"Husband, I'm sorry, it hurts a little." Xiulan said sheepishly.

"If it doesn't hurt, it will fester by then." Lin Heng shook his head and dropped a little wine again. This time he caught it and kept his feet from moving.

"Okay, let's wait for it to dry and scab. You can't cover it in the summer." Lin Heng said that although the ankle was swollen, it should be nothing serious.

"Well, you bring the honeysuckle over here and I'll wait while I pick it." Xiulan said.

Lin Heng went to get the basket and honeysuckle.

After taking another look at his daughter who was watching the little wild cat, Lin Heng took the wild grape vines to the backyard to plant.

You only need to dig a hole and bury the grape roots in it. You don’t need to worry about the rest. At most, you can water it in the afternoon when the sun is strong.

In less than a month, it will grow a large number of wild grapevines.

After planting the vines, Lin Heng returned to the front yard to handle the mushrooms.

Pour the wormy chanterelles in and feed them to the pig-badger cub. The cub looked at it and ran over to eat. He was no longer afraid of Lin Heng.

The same cub, but the wild cat cub is completely different. Now it is roaring when people approach it. Lin Heng wants to give it a hard fight.

After putting away the mushrooms, it was getting dark. Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked, "What's for dinner tonight? I'll do it."

"No need to do it. There are still a few white flour steamed buns left in the morning. Just pull out some spinach and make soup." Xiulan said.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded and went to his parents' place to pull some spinach.

"I heard someone said that Xiulan sprained her ankle. Did you carry it back?" Mother Lin asked when she saw Lin Heng.

"Yes, but it's okay." Lin Heng nodded.

"Brother, do you want to take the sheep back?" Caiyun came back from herding the cattle and asked, holding the Lin Heng family's sheep by the hand.

"No, you can help me put it away tomorrow." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Caiyun guessed that this was the case, and shook her head speechlessly: "Then the New Year Sheep will give me some points."

"For sure, I won't treat you badly." Lin Heng nodded, took the spinach and ran away.

After cooking dinner for the family of three, Lin Heng gave his daughter a bath, changed into clean clothes and put her to sleep.

Xiulan's foot injury has scabbed over, and the pain in her ankle has initially eased. She can barely walk without Lin Heng's help.

The next day, Lin Heng did not go to the mountain because Xiulan was injured. He went to Murakami to look for lime, and after asking around, he heard that Murakami Elementary School had recently painted the walls and used lime, and there might be some left.

Maple Village Primary School is located on an empty hillside in the east of the village, far away from farmers' households.

Murakami Elementary School was not surrounded by walls like those in later generations. There was no money to do this. The ground was made of dirt, and only the house was made of red bricks, but it was not painted.

Lin Heng arrived early, and before the students from Murakami arrived, Tian Yan, the only teacher in the school, was in the office, lying on the table writing something.

She wore a white shirt on her upper body, black trousers on her lower body, and small leather shoes. Her hair was tied into two ponytails and fell from her shoulders to her chest. She has a quiet and elegant temperament, full of the unique energy and drive of intellectual young women in this era.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?" Seeing Lin Heng walking to the door, Tian Yan asked in less than standard Mandarin.

She naturally knew Lin Heng. In the past two days, she had heard her father talk about Lin Heng's recent deeds.

"Teacher Tian, ​​I heard that there is lime here at Murakami Elementary School. I want to buy some for home use." Lin Heng said without squinting.

"There's still half a bag left, I'll get it for you." Tian Yan glanced at Lin Heng, walked to the foot of the wall, picked up the remaining half bag of quicklime and handed it to Lin Heng.

"How much is it?" Lin Heng took it and asked.

"You can use it, it's free of charge." Tian Yan waved her hand.

Lin Heng took out a dollar and put it on the table: "It would be good to buy a pencil for the students in the village."

Tian Yan looked at the money and nodded: "Thank you very much."

"By the way, let me ask you a question. Didn't my sister Caiyun stop studying after the sixth grade? I want her to go to junior high school in the second half of the year. I don't know if she can continue to go to school. She has been out of school for more than a year."

Lin Heng looked at Tian Yan and asked.

Tian Yan looked at Lin Heng in surprise: "Is it your decision or your father's decision?"

"Yeah, I'll pay for her to study." Lin Heng nodded.

Tian Yan was a little surprised that Lin Heng actually took reading seriously.

"That's no problem. Even if there is, I know the junior high school teacher in the town. Just tell him.

But I'm afraid that Caiyun has forgotten all the previous knowledge. Let her take time to come to me and I'll help her review."

Tian Yan is still very enthusiastic about this. She is still a teacher with dreams and responsibilities.

"Okay, I'll tell her later." Lin Heng nodded and left with half a bag of lime.

On the way back, Lin Heng saw his cousin Lin Hai.

"Why are you dawdling here now? Wait until the students get out of school at noon. They don't have time to pay attention to you during class."

Lin Heng looked at Lin Hai and said speechlessly.

"Brother, what should I say then?" Lin Hai had dark circles under his eyes. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep last night.

Lin Heng shook his head and said, "Just tell her that you heard she's great at chess and want to play a few games with her. That's it. Then do as I said today."

"Okay." Lin Hai nodded and turned back.

"Too young." Lin Heng shook his head and walked back with quicklime.