Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

Lin Hai's home is very close to Tian Yan's home, and the wedding procession arrived soon. Lin Hai led a red-maned horse in the front, and the horse pulled an open carriage with a very Republican style. He rented it from the town.

The carriage soon arrived at the ginkgo tree amid the gongs and drums. The carriage could only stop here. The road above was only one meter wide, and the carriage could not go up.

Then everyone walked up, and the gong and drum team walked and beat the gongs and drums, and firecrackers were set off all the time. An old man who was close to Lin Hai was singing while walking, and he was saying the special blessing tune for marriages passed down from generation to generation.

Soon they arrived at the door of Tian Yan's house, sang a section, and then went into the house, and then they looked for shoes and gave red envelopes. This custom also existed in the 1980s.

After finding the shoes, put them on the bride and carried them out to the car. The bride wore a red wedding dress but did not wear a red veil.

Then the bride's family and Lin Heng and other people who came to pick up the bride helped to get the dowry. Lin Hai's family gave a dowry of 300 yuan, and also bought a bicycle and washing machine and other things. Tian Yan's family gave a sewing machine and dressing mirror, wardrobe, radio, quilt and bed sheets as dowry.

The bride was taken back home. There was a simple hall in the main hall. Under the arrangement of the host, they broke the heaven and earth and the hall, exchanged wedding rings and handed over the tea for changing their names. Then they asked the cameraman to take a wedding photo for them and it was over. Next, the wedding banquet was held. Everyone ate and drank, and people were invited to sing and entertain on the stage.

The wedding form of this era was in a period of collision and integration between tradition and Western style. Some rural people still had to worship heaven and earth and ride in a sedan chair, some simply exchanged wedding rings and handed over tea for changing their names to their parents, and some just followed the Western wedding.

After discussing, Tian Yan and Lin Hai decided to hold a traditional wedding that was more common in rural areas, but the specifications were also very high, which was the top configuration in the countryside.

"I'm so tired, but I'm finally done." Xiulan came out of the wedding room and walked to Lin Heng and sighed.

She and Caiyun went there early to help Tian Yan put on makeup and pack various things, and they have been busy until now.

"You can go to dinner now, I have to wait, I guess there are more people coming to give gifts." Lin Heng said with a smile. In addition to picking up the bride, he also has the task of writing the gift book today.

"Are Xiaoxia and the others with mom?" Xiulan asked again.

Lin Heng nodded: "Your mom and my mom are outside, I think, I just saw them."

"Then I'll go find mom first." Xiulan nodded and said.

Li Shiwei came back not long after Xiulan went out. He and Lin Heng collected money and wrote the gift book one by one today.

This year, there are more people giving money than in the previous two years, and they all give one or two yuan. People with close relationships will give more. Lin Heng didn't give more, just ten yuan.

"I guess all the people who want to give gifts have come, there shouldn't be many people." Li Shiwei counted the money and said.

"Whether there is one or not, we have to wait until the end." Lin Heng spread his hands and said that this was their duty today.

"Then I'll get some melon seeds and peanuts." Li Shiwei nodded and went out to get melon seeds.

When the eight banquets at Lin Hai's house were opened, many people came. More than 30 banquets were prepared. Lin Heng's family was busy here until the afternoon when it was dark and they went home after dinner.

They also called their parents-in-law to help here. They ate here for free for a day and liked the lively environment.

"Daughter and son-in-law, we are going to go back tomorrow. It's been six days since we came here."

On the way back, Chen Changxia smiled.

"What are you thinking about, Dad? Stay for a few more days. You can't do farm work if you go back now." Lin Heng flatly refused.

"Yes, Mom and Dad, you can rest assured to play here. We won't keep you after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." Xiulan also said.

"That's too long. We've had enough fun." Wang Zhi shook her head.

Lin Heng found a legitimate reason: "We are going to build a sheep pen these two days, so you can help us."

Last year, he pulled some iron tiles and wire mesh from Ancheng, saying that they were used to expand the sheep pen, but he never started. Recently, the New Year has passed and it's time to start.

"Really?" Chen Changxia was a little unconvinced, after all, Lin Heng's sheep pen was so big.

"Of course, I'll just treat you as helping for a few days." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Okay then." Chen Changxia said helplessly, it was really inappropriate for him to leave when his son-in-law asked him to help.

After returning home and roasting the fire for a while, everyone went to bed early. They were busy all day today and were still very tired.

In a blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Lin Heng and Xiulan got up early and walked to the backyard to look at the sky. He sighed: "The New Year is over, it's time to work. This year is a crucial year."

If it is done this year, his assets will be nearly 500,000 at once. By the year 1990, he can easily become a millionaire with assets of several million, and become one of the first batch of wealthy people.

It will be even easier in the future. Just invest according to the memory of rebirth.

"I can help you this year. The children are much easier to take care of now." Xiulan smiled.

She didn't want to stay at home all the time. She wanted to work with Lin Heng.

"Of course, the children are older this year and we can go out to play together. We can go outing, fishing, or whatever." Lin Heng smiled and nodded. He knew that Xiulan was a little bored taking care of the children at home for the past two years.

"Okay."

Xiulan nodded happily, and after exercising with Lin Heng, she made breakfast and asked her parents-in-law to come and eat together.

After dinner, everyone set out to Hongfeng Mountain. They first went to see the wire mesh and iron tiles piled up in the warehouse on the second platform last year.

"These can make a sheep pen of 200 square meters, right?" Lin's father asked.

"200 square meters is definitely enough. I'm not going to use a full brick structure this time. I'll try a wooden brick structure." Lin Heng said.

He planned to use cement and bricks to build load-bearing columns, and cover other parts with wooden boards. The second-hand wooden boards on the construction site are much cheaper than bricks.

The sheep pen is still suspended, and the special wire mesh he bought is laid at the bottom. The sheep manure can easily leak down, and the sheep standing on it is not much different from standing on wooden boards. The service life can reach about five years.

The fence of the sheep pen is also made of steel pipes. After welding, it is strong and durable, much better than wood.

After listening to Lin Heng's introduction, Lin's father asked: "What are we doing today?"

"Let's go get the materials first today, and you can move with me." Lin Heng said.

Today, we will first get a small amount of cement and bricks, and then get wooden boards and sand.

"Okay, let's go now." Chen Changxia said.

"Let's go." Lin Heng took the car keys and drove to the town with his father and father-in-law. They bought cement and red bricks first.

Then they went to a second-hand wood board place in the suburbs to buy wood boards for construction. This thing is sold by tons, and the price is very cheap. A truckload of wood boards is only 60 yuan, but the nails on it need to be dealt with after it is brought back.

Compared with red bricks, this truckload of wood boards is much cheaper. Lin Heng feels very satisfied. After all, the sheepfold is not a permanent project, and it will be demolished later anyway.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when all these were done. They had lunch at home, and then Lin Heng called his eldest brother to drive the four people along the national highway to a riverside of Huangtan River that can be reached by car.

"Is this the place where sand was excavated before the national highway was built?" Lin Yue looked around and asked.

Lin Heng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's the place where we dug sand when we built the national highway before. We can just dig here directly."

They don't need much sand, just shovel some here, the quality of the sand here is also very good, but it's a little coarse without a sieve, but that doesn't matter.

"It's convenient to have a car, just get it for free." Lin's father said with a smile.

Chen Changxia enviously said: "Yes, if there is no car, even if you know there is sand here, you can't get it."

"That's true." Lin Heng smiled and nodded, the convenience of having a car is exponentially increasing.

If you walk, the range of activities is at most five or six kilometers. If you have a small car, the whole city is not far away. If you have a truck, you can look for cheap materials throughout the city.

When you want to go out to play, you can drive around the city.

"Brother, then bring me some sand later. I plan to build a cattle and sheep pen to raise some cattle and sheep." Lin Yue looked at Lin Heng and said with a smile.

Not only did he plan to raise cattle and sheep, he also planned to convert several paddy fields beside the fields into fish ponds. Now he had a little capital and was ready to invest in these money-making projects.

After all, farming in their mountain valleys was too uneconomical. No matter how hard they worked, they could barely survive.

"Of course, you can drive it yourself." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Forget it, I don't dare to drive fast with my skills. I need to practice for a while." Lin Yue smiled and shook his head. He didn't dare to drive fast on flat ground, let alone this kind of rugged mountain road.

"Take your time."

Lin Heng said, and then he took a shovel to shovel sand.

Two of them shoveled and two carried and dumped it on the car. The speed was still very fast. Before dark, they got half a car of sand, which was estimated to be nearly two tons.

It was dark when they got home. Lin's mother looked at them and said, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. You are more tired today than yesterday."

"Fortunately, it's quite interesting to run around." Chen Changxia smiled.

After washing their hands, everyone sat around the table and drank some wine and ate some dishes. They also talked about tomorrow's plan at the table.

The next morning, they had breakfast and went to work before the frost melted. Lin Heng spread the lines according to the designed size. Lin's father and Chen Changxia mixed cement together. Lin Heng first built the red brick pillars.

After the pillars were built, the wooden beams were placed. After waiting for solidification, the rafters could be nailed and the iron tiles could be installed. It was very quick to make.

There were 12 red brick pillars in total, which took them most of the day. After they were done, the rest of the time was to remove the nails from the second-hand wooden boards they bought and cut the bad ones with an electric saw.

The next day, Lin Heng continued to build the pillars of the sheep pen inside, one meter and two meters high, and just suspended the sheep pen in the air, and made a simple drainage ditch below.

On the fourth day, the red brick pillars outside were completely solidified, and the wooden boards were cut. They first laid the cut wooden boards up along the red brick pillars little by little. The vertical grooves for laying wooden boards were left on the red brick pillars before. Now the wooden boards were laid very quickly, and the new sheep pen was surrounded in almost one morning.

"There are small gaps between the wooden boards." Father Lin looked at it and said after finishing it.

Lin Heng waved his hand and said, "The gap is only two or three millimeters, it doesn't matter, the air in the ventilated sheep pen circulates faster."

"If you are afraid that the sheep will freeze in winter, you can just wrap them with tarpaulin, isn't that enough." Chen Changxia said with a smile.

"That's right, let's go back to eat, and the iron tiles will be laid in the afternoon and it will be almost done." Father Lin nodded.

"I should go home tomorrow too." Chen Changxia said with a smile.

"Dad, I'll take you home after breakfast tomorrow. Just put the cows on my car." Lin Heng smiled.

Chen Changxia shook his head and said, "We'll go back by ourselves. It's okay."

Lin Heng put his arm around his father-in-law's shoulder and said, "Xiu Lan and I can go over there to play, unless you don't want me to go."

"Of course, I'm so happy that you guys are willing to go." Chen Changxia said with a smile.

"That's it." Lin Heng nodded.

We went back to the foot of the mountain and had lunch here. We didn't drink because we had to go to the roof in the afternoon. After lunch, we took a break and went to work.

First, nail the wooden rafters to the beams, then transport the iron tiles up and nail them to the rafters. There were no power tools, so we used hand hammers. After nailing, apply glass glue to the position where the nails were.

The roof was successfully completed in one afternoon. After leaving the house, Lin Heng smiled and said, "This time the sheepfold was built much faster."

"The main thing is that you have a car, which is much more convenient than before." Lin Yue smiled.

"Once the fences of the sheepfold are completed, everything will be fine. Thanks to my father-in-law for helping here these days." Father Lin said happily.

This year's sheep are in heat earlier than last year, and they have started before the Chinese New Year. It is expected that the lambs will be born in May and June, when the climate is warm and suitable.

"What are you talking about? It's all right." Chen Changxia waved his hand.

Lin Heng looked at everyone and said, "Don't be polite. Let's go downstairs to eat."

After going down the mountain, Xiulan and her friends prepared a very sumptuous dinner tonight, which was considered a farewell banquet. Tomorrow, Chen's father and mother will go back.

After dinner, he went home, washed up and coaxed the child to sleep. Lin Heng looked at Xiulan and asked, "Wife, how much red envelope should I give to my parents tomorrow?"

"Ten yuan is enough. Five yuan for the two nephews is not a small amount. If it's more, they will be embarrassed when they return the gift." Xiulan said, she had thought about it a long time ago.

"Then I'll listen to you." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Xiulan got on the bed and leaned against Lin Heng and said, "Besides, we have shoes and clothes prepared for our parents. I think the red envelopes are enough for the two nephews."

"Then give them all. It's not much money anyway. It's just right to express our filial piety." Lin Heng smiled.

"It's up to you." Xiulan said with a wink.

"That's it. Let's rest quickly. We have to come back early tomorrow. The day after tomorrow we have to send Caiyun to school and visit the factory in the city."

After Lin Heng finished speaking, he hugged Xiulan and lay down. The two turned off the lights and whispered a few words before falling asleep.