Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Back home, Lin Heng saw Caiyun leading Niu Heyang, holding a book in her hand, and was about to go to the river to herd cattle.

"Caiyun, have you forgotten the knowledge you learned before?" Lin Heng walked over and asked.

"No, I have reviewed it several times recently, but I don't know how to do a few questions. It's okay." Caiyun shook her head.

Even before Lin Heng said that he would support her to go to junior high school, she had been reviewing the previous content and never gave up learning.

Lin Heng nodded, not doubting what Caiyun said: "I just went to buy lime. Tian Yan, a teacher at Murakami Primary School, said that you can go to her if you don't know."

"Okay, then I'm going to herd cattle." Caiyun nodded, remembered this, and prepared to go to Tian Yan when she had time.

When Lin Heng returned home, Xiulan was already cooking, and her daughter was watching the little wild cat.

Even though the wild cat was fierce, she was still very interested and stood far away to observe.

She seemed to want to interact with the little wild cat, but the little wild cat didn't appreciate her and stared at her vigilantly.

"Did you get the lime?" Xiulan asked when she saw Lin Heng coming back.

"I got it back." Lin Heng nodded and put the lime against the wall.

"Then teach me how to make soap after dinner." Xiulan was very interested in making this.

"Actually, it won't make much money, so I'll just use it myself."

Lin Heng shook his head and said that when the countryside gets richer in two years, large-scale chemical products will be introduced.

Industrially produced soap has a much higher output than the traditional soap made by himself, and it is cheap and easy to use.

So he did these just for fun and never thought of making money from it.

Unless he spent money to build a soap production factory, but he obviously didn't have the ability now.

But Xiulan wanted to learn, so he taught her.

After breakfast, Lin Heng began to teach Xiulan how to make soap.

Last time, he had to calcine shells to refine calcium oxide, but this time he just bought quicklime.

"This is the ash water I made last night. It usually has to be made in advance. It's better to soak it overnight.

The ratio is one pound of dry ash and lime, plus one pound and five ounces of water. The water can't be too much, otherwise it will fail in the end."

Lin Heng carried a bucket of ash water that he had made last night, stirred it, added quicklime to it, picked a rough ratio, and waited for it to react for a while.

"It's almost done. Now just use the palm to filter it. I'll go get the oil."

Lin Heng asked Xiulan to sit there and filter it slowly. He went to the pot to take out the melted lard.

In order to avoid the oil temperature being too high, he always heated it with water. It has just melted now.

"Now is the last step. The ratio of lard to ash water is three to one, but this is just a rough estimate. The specific situation depends on the situation."

Lin Heng said, and then added the solution prepared before.

While adding, he taught Xiulan to look at the specific situation. When the lard is almost paste-like, it will be done.

"That's almost it. Just transfer it to the mold and slowly saponify it. You can also add some osmanthus or something to make the soap fragrant."

Lin Heng was teaching while putting the finished soap into the mold.

"Let me try."

Xiu Lan scooped out some of the unsolidified lard and started to try it herself.

Lin Heng watched from the side, with almost no guidance, and saw Xiu Lan made the soap.

"Is that so?"

Xiu Lan pointed to the gray-white soap paste in the small basin and said.

"Very good, you succeeded in one try." Lin Heng gave a thumbs up and praised.

"I still have some osmanthus collected last year. I'll take a handful and try to make an osmanthus soap."

Xiu Lan limped over and took a handful of osmanthus and sprinkled it in, stirred it and put it into the mold.

"I'll do it again tomorrow, starting with the addition of plant ash water."

Xiu Lan felt that she had not mastered it thoroughly, so she decided to do it again tomorrow.

Anyway, it wouldn't be a waste if she made too much, she could use it for her own use or sell it.

"Your ankle is still swollen, so pick honeysuckle at home at noon and apply some safflower oil to nourish it.

I'll go fishing by the river and see if I can catch a pheasant or something."

After teaching his wife how to make soap, Lin Heng's fishing spirit was burning.

"Go ahead, go ahead, be careful." Xiulan didn't stop him, but waved her hand, indicating that he could go.

He took the slingshot and the small bamboo fishing rod he made before, and he had already prepared the line and hook.

He picked up a small bucket with some corn crumbs in it, and dug a few earthworms at the edge of the field, and then Lin Heng set off.

He didn't go to the river dam, but went directly to the stream on the side of Hongfeng Mountain. He had seen that the stream grouper in this place was big and fat.

He went to the mountain to look at the dendrobium first, because it was under the tree and there was a stream next to it. The dendrobium was not killed by the sun, but it looked wilted.

After watering again, Lin Heng went down the mountain to fish. Although there were fish on the mountain, the water was cold and the place was steep, so it was not easy to fish.

"After we make money from selling Coriolus versicolor, we can start building here. Let's build a cabin first."

Lin Heng said to himself while looking at Hongfeng Mountain. He wanted to build a cabin here by himself.

Hongfeng Mountain, as the name suggests, has the most red maple trees. In autumn, it is orange and yellow, like a fairyland.

He wants to build his cabin here before the maple leaves turn red this autumn.

"It's a pity that there are no incubators in China now. We have to import them from abroad. Otherwise, I can make a lot of money quickly by raising chickens and ducks."

Lin Heng sighed, but it will be soon. It is already July in the Gregorian calendar.

Sang Huang will soon start a wave of price drops before the price increases. That is a good time to buy at the bottom. It will be enough to accumulate the original capital for starting a business and make thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

Unlike stocks, this thing cannot go wrong because the medicinal value of mulberry yellow will not change.

While thinking about things, Lin Heng soon came to a pool at the foot of Hongfeng Mountain and saw many stream groupers swimming and looking for food in the pool from a distance.

There are basically no people coming to this place. The fish are big and fat, and the stream groupers are palm-sized.

Finding a stone with the sun on its back to sit down, Lin Heng put on his straw hat and threw some corn crumbs to make a nest.

In less than half a minute, the fearless stream groupers came over to eat.

The water in the place where Lin Heng chose was 30 to 40 centimeters, and only the shadows of the fish could be seen clearly. If all of them could be seen clearly, it would be meaningless.

But he couldn't see it completely because his rod had no float.

He pinched a half-centimeter-long piece of earthworm and hung it on the hook, and Lin Heng threw the first rod of fate.

Because the cotton line was used to cut through the water very slowly, before it reached the bottom, Lin Heng saw a river grouper swallow it in one gulp, then turned his head and swam away.

The cotton line was quickly pulled into the water, and Lin Heng hurriedly raised the pole. The small river grouper actually pulled the small bamboo pole into a big bow.

"Small fishing rods are good, and they can also play fish!"

Lin Heng felt the pleasure of wrestling with fish and playing fish for the first time in a long time. After playing for a while, he finally pulled the river grouper up.

A light yellow, palm-sized river grouper struggled out of the water, and was still struggling and shaking its tail when it was held in Lin Heng's hand.

"Don't worry, you won't survive." Lin Heng smiled and took out the fishhook and earthworm.

Poor river grouper, not only did he not eat the earthworm, but he also lost his life.

In this era, fish all over the country don't know the taste of hooks, and they eat bait directly with their back teeth.

Lin Heng caught eight stream groupers before they were eaten clean of a 0.5 cm earthworm.

"There are so many fish and they are easy to catch. It's so cool." Lin Heng was holding the fishing rod, very excited.

Even if it's a small fish, as long as the rod is small, it's full of joy to keep catching fish.

"This era is too good. I guess I won't go home empty-handed when fishing. The only drawback is that there are no carbon fishing rods.

When I make money, I must invest in building China's first modern fishing rod factory and give it a resounding name."

Lin Heng said to himself, and soon he had caught 20 to 30 fish.

It was already noon, and the fish were still biting. There was no such thing as a god catching fish at noon.

As long as there are a lot of resources, it will eat even if you throw a cigarette butt in.

"Dinglingling!!"

Lin Heng was fishing happily when he heard the sound of cowbells from behind.

Lin Heng turned his head and saw a cow with two calves, one big and one small, and three sheep walking slowly from a distance.

Behind him was a 14-year-old boy in ragged clothes, with a flat head, a square face, and sparkling eyes.

"Liu Ciwen, why don't you go to school?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

Liu Ciwen is now in the sixth grade of elementary school. His mother is a mute, his father is also a little mentally retarded, his father's brother, his second father, is also a little mentally retarded, and there is also an older sister at home.

Although the previous generation was mentally retarded, Liu Ciwen and his sister Liu Cihua were not mentally retarded, as if God had blessed this poor family.

His family lived in a ravine further west of Hongfeng Mountain, with a single door and a single household.

"Recently, there are more farm work at home, I want to help, and come out to herd cattle at noon."

Liu Ciwen said with a smile, with a shy smile on his face.

Because one of his parents was mentally retarded and the other was mute, he took on the responsibility of being the head of the family early on.

"I'm fishing, do you want to come over and play?"

Lin Heng said with a smile that he and Liu Ciwen knew each other, but only knew each other.

Liu Ciwen's family was poor, and his peers in the village didn't play with him much.

But no one would have thought that this child from a mentally retarded family would become the first college student in their village.

And he was not just an ordinary college student. He was admitted to Eryao University and became a well-known professor. In his later years, he became the president of another ordinary university.

Before he was admitted to university, no one would believe that a somewhat mentally retarded man and a mute would give birth to such a great son.

Liu Ciwen dropped out of school several times, but each time he chose to continue studying after saving enough money. He never gave up and seemed to be born with a love and talent for learning.

"Fishing? Is it fun?"

Liu Ciwen came over curiously, with dark skin and some honeysuckle he picked in his backpack.

"Yes, try it." Lin Heng smiled and handed over the fishing rod.

"Just throw it into the water?" Liu Ciwen asked as he took the fishing rod.

"Yes, you see the fish bite the hook, and then you can pull it up quickly, and you will succeed."

While Lin Heng was still explaining, Liu Ciwen caught a palm-sized stream grouper.

"It's really interesting." He said in surprise, threw the fish into the bucket, and cast another rod.

"What do you usually do?" Lin Heng chatted with him while he was fishing.

"I just do my homework, help weed, grow crops, sometimes practice calligraphy with a wool brush, or borrow some extracurricular books from Teacher Tian to read."

Liu Ciwen said casually.

"You like reading books too, what books do you read?"

"Well, there are Red Rock, Records of the Grand Historian, How the Steel Was Tempered..."

"I've read them too..." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Soon the two of them started chatting together. Liu Ciwen originally thought that Lin Heng was just talking casually.

But as the conversation deepened, he soon discovered that he really knew these books and could tell many details. This was definitely a careful study.

Liu Ciwen didn't expect that Lin Heng also loved reading books and had read many books that he hadn't read.

"Are you saying that there are a lot of books in the city library?" Liu Ciwen was a little yearning. As a rural child, he could only rely on books to understand the outside world.

"Yes, there are piles of books in the city library. I still have a few books. You can borrow them when you want to read.

I'm going to the city recently and I'm going to buy a few more old books to read. Otherwise, it would be too boring in the village."

Lin Heng said with a smile.

The most difficult time in his previous life was also because he accidentally read Ordinary World and Living, which finally allowed him to survive those years. Since then, he has developed the habit of reading, so that he can talk to people now.

When Liu Ciwen heard this, his eyes were full of longing. The farthest place he had been to was Huangtan Town. He had only heard of such a place in the city.

After coming to his senses, he said, "Can I borrow books tomorrow morning?"

"Of course, anytime, we are book friends." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"I won't play for now. The cows have run ahead. It would be bad if they harm people's crops."

After catching another fish, Liu Ciwen handed the fishing rod to Lin Heng and got up to chase the cow.

"Slow down." Lin Heng smiled and waved his hand. Through the conversation just now, he could be sure that his success in his previous life was not accidental.

People who can succeed in everything have a different quality from ordinary people, either persistence or wisdom.

In his words, Liu Ciwen was as mature as an adult, and his love for knowledge could be felt when he spoke.

"Pata!"

Another beautiful stream grouper flew out of the water, and Lin Heng was immersed in the joy of fishing again.

He was ready to give Liu Ciwen some help, but he was not in a hurry. It was still early.

Before he knew it, it was already past noon, and even with his hat on, Lin Heng could no longer stand the scorching sun.

He looked again, and saw that the bucket was full of river groupers that were lacking oxygen.

"That's enough, there are so many." With a comfortable smile, Lin Heng took off his clothes and took a comfortable cold bath in the pond.

Then he carried the fish back home.

Passing by the old house, Lin Heng went in to take a look and found that his father and eldest brother were sawing wood boards. He asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"

"Our cart is broken, so we are going to make a new one. Are you going fishing?"

Lin's father explained, and then showed his doubts.

"Of course, look, these are all my gains." Lin Heng showed off.

"Your medicinal tree is medicinal, right?" Lin's father looked unconvinced.

"How is that possible? Next time, I'll let you see me fishing in person." Lin Heng was speechless. This was an insult to a fisherman. How could he poison fish?

And he has decided to train his father and elder brother to become fishermen, so that they can experience the hardship of fishing.

After chatting for a few more words, he learned that Lin's father would go to pay public grain in a few days, and he planned to go with him then.

"Is it really not poisonous?"

Xiulan looked at so many fish and didn't believe it. Lin Heng didn't catch any last time, but this time there were so many, it was hard to believe that he was not poisonous.

"Next time, I must take you fishing together, and you can't refuse."

Lin Heng snorted coldly, it was too insulting to him.

He picked thirty big ones to eat at noon, and kept the rest in a large wooden barrel, and caught a few to feed the soft-shelled turtle and grass turtle.

Before Lin Heng turned around, he heard a thump.

Turning his head, he saw that the grass turtle had already caught a fish impatiently, and seemed to be starving.

He looked at the poor wild cat cub again, and his heart softened and he threw a fish in.

When he walked away, there was a wheezing sound, and the little wild cat was also impatient to eat fish.

Because Xiulan's feet were inconvenient, Lin Heng did not run around in the afternoon. He rubbed her feet and picked some pig grass to feed the badgers.

The next morning, Lin Heng took Xiaoxia to feed the chickens and ducks, left her at home, and went to pick pig grass.

After picking pig grass and returning home, Lin Heng also brought his daughter a handful of goat milk fruit.

"Xiaoxia eats fruit." Lin Heng washed the goat milk fruit and put it in a bowl and brought it over.

"Dad, I eat fruit!" Xiaoxia trotted over, her voice was very coquettish.

"I'll feed you." Lin Heng fed his daughter one by one, enjoying the fun of feeding for a while.

"I'll do it myself." Xiaoxia felt that her father was feeding too slowly, so she reached out to grab it.

"Why are your sleeves wet? Did you play with water secretly?" Lin Heng found that her cuffs were wet, looked at her, and questioned.

Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment, then hugged her father's arm, pressed her face against her and acted coquettishly, without saying a word, and tried to get away with it with her big eyes open.

"I'll tell mom if you get it wet next time." Lin Heng warned, but still couldn't bear to spank his daughter's little butt, she was too cute.

"Yeah, I won't dare to do it again." Xiaoxia nodded fiercely, indicating that she would never dare to do it again.

Mom really spanked her butt, it hurt.

"Husband, look, I succeeded again."

Xiulan came out with a basin of soap paste and looked at Lin Heng to share the joy of success.

Lin Heng smiled and gave a thumbs up: "My wife is not only beautiful and sweet, but also clever!"

He failed twice, but Xiulan didn't fail once. She is really talented.

"Of course."

Xiulan raised her chin happily and said, "Go and saw the bamboo in the yard for me. I will use the bamboo to make two molds. There are not enough abrasive tools."

"okay."

Lin Heng took a hand saw and cut five bamboo tubes for his wife to use as a mold.

After it was done, Xiulan washed her hands and walked over to Lin Heng's side: "I calculated that one pound of lard can make almost one pound of soap.

Lard costs 80 cents per pound, and soap costs 5 yuan per pound. Do you think my price is 30 cents per pound? Is it expensive? "

“Of course it’s not expensive, a lot of people are sure to buy it, it’s not even expensive for 40 to 50 cents.

Soaps on the market now are only 70 to 80% wool. Lin Heng shook his head and said.

At present, the degree of industrialization in the country is low and the roads are inconvenient. A piece of soap costs only 70 to 80 cents in rural areas, while sulfur soap can cost just one piece.

Most farmers can't afford it, and it will take a few years for industrial product manufacturing to mature a bit before prices start to drop.

"Then I will make more and sell them after half a month. If they sell well, I will increase the price to 40 to 50 cents."

Xiulan nodded and said.

"Just say that 30 cents is a promotional price for promotion, and it will return to 40 cents in a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan's eyes lit up: "Please be careful and do it when the time comes."

With her new career, Xiulan is very motivated.