Chapter 342 Selling Shrimp for Money

"What's the matter?" Lin Heng put his daughter down and asked while lying on the sofa.

"Yesterday, three wild boars came down from the mountain in broad daylight to eat soybeans and also pushed the villagers. Wang Kaidian and his group went to hunt them. Wang Bing wanted to take the credit but got his leg bitten by the wild boar."

Xiu Lan said while eating grapes.

"Haha, this is really interesting. That kid is too ambitious and will get into trouble sooner or later." Lin Heng couldn't help but smile, then turned his head and asked, "Did they finally kill the wild boar?"

Xiu Lan nodded and said, "A dozen people killed one, which is said to be more than 220 kilograms. The remaining two small ones ran away. Mom went to see when the wild boar was killed."

Lin Heng nodded, turned his head and looked at Xiu Lan and said, "It seems that wild boars are rampant this year. When I have time, I will go and kill a few. It happens that the meat at home is almost eaten."

There are only two pieces of meat and a ham left at home. After a summer, not only do they eat it themselves, but they also often give it to their parents.

He was going to continue fermenting the ham. The flavor of the ham preserved for a year was still average, and the taste of the ham preserved for two to three years was richer.

In this way, there were only two strips of meat left at home, and the piglets at home were not big. If they did not hunt wild boars, the family would soon run out of meat, which was absolutely unacceptable.

"Don't worry, just take your time. The pork at home can still be eaten for a long time." Xiulan looked at him and said.

After that, she said, "Let's eat first. I specially made chestnut rice, a large plate of stir-fried tea tree mushrooms, and egg yolk soup."

During this period, chestnuts were ripe, and each household went up the mountain to pick up a lot. She even peeled the chestnuts and made them with rice to make fragrant and delicious chestnut rice.

"Wait a minute, I'll go to my parents and tell them and come back in a few minutes." Lin Heng picked a small branch from her hair and said.

"Okay." Xiulan nodded in agreement.

"Dad, I want to go with you." Xiaoxia heard that Lin Heng was going out and ran over to stick to him.

"Okay, I'll carry you there." Lin Heng picked her up and took her out. He came back just as he reached the door.

He ran to the small storage box in front of the sidecar and took out a tied flower and returned to the house to give it to Xiulan: "I almost forgot, I picked it for you this afternoon."

He took out a flower and inserted it into Xiulan's hair by her ear. She was wearing a ponytail and suddenly looked more elegant and beautiful.

Xiulan took the flower and blinked, and smiled softly: "Let's go to Hongfeng Mountain quickly, and then come back for dinner."

"Okay."

Lin Heng carried Xiaoxia out of the yard and carried her to Hongfeng Mountain. At this moment, Lin's father had just finished feeding the shrimps, and he and Lin's mother were sorting out their harvest from the mountains today.

Three large bamboo winnowing baskets were drying chestnuts, two winnowing baskets were drying wild lilies and Polygonatum sibiricum and other Chinese medicinal materials, and one bamboo winnowing basket was drying a full winnowing basket of lotus pods.

Seeing Lin Heng, Lin's father asked with a smile: "Son, when did you come back?"

Lin Heng put Xiaoxia down and said: "I just came back not long ago. The shrimp business is almost settled. I have to go down tomorrow."

Xiaoxia ran to peel lotus seeds and eat them by herself after landing. She was very smart and recognized that it was delicious at a glance.

Lin's father and mother did not stop her because this was originally prepared for their granddaughter.

"Has it been settled?" Lin's father was a little surprised.

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be successful. The price will be much higher than those who are engaged in wholesale." Lin Heng said with a smile.

Then he explained the general situation to his parents in detail. The two elders were a little shocked after listening. It was really the same as Lin Heng said. Good things don't have to worry about selling.

"Then let's go to put the cages now." Lin's father said hurriedly.

"You go, Xiaoxia, I'll watch." Lin's mother nodded.

Lin Heng went into the house and took two ground cages, wrapped the feed with cloth as bait, and threw them into the two shrimp ponds respectively.

"You have harvested a lot of chestnuts these days." Lin Heng said as they returned.

Father Lin smiled and said, "It's over there on Chestnut Mountain. This year's chestnuts are better than last year, and there are a lot of wild boar feces and footprints over there."

"Then when I sell all the green shrimps, I'll go and see if I can kill a few wild boars to eat." Lin Heng said.

"Okay, we'll go together when the time comes." Father Lin said.

Back in the house, Mother Lin prepared food for them, including vegetables, lotus pods and chestnuts.

"By the way, remember to buy some rapeseed and wheat, we still have to grow some crops." Mother Lin urged.

"The child will come tomorrow morning, why are you talking about this now?" Father Lin looked at her and said.

"I'm afraid I'll forget it tomorrow, so what's wrong with me saying it again first?" Mother Lin glared at her husband.

"I know." Lin Heng agreed and went home with Xiaoxia in his arms.

Opening the door, Xiulan had already put the dishes on the table waiting for them.

"I'll pour you some sweet wine." Xiulan smiled.

"Okay." Lin Heng smiled and sat down to take a sip of rice wine before picking up the chopsticks to take a bite of the stir-fried tea tree mushrooms.

This kind of mushroom is very chewy after being stir-fried with lard, and it also has the aroma of mushrooms. It is a perfect match for rice.

In addition to this, Xiulan also made stir-fried winter melon and stir-fried pork with sour beans.

"It's a pity that I didn't pick tea tree mushrooms this year, so I won't be able to eat them next year." Xiulan said regretfully.

"This year's mushrooms are generally not good. Let's see what the situation is next year." Lin Heng said.

Compared with last year, it is much more difficult to pick mushrooms this year, especially good mushrooms such as matsutake.

"I hope there will be more next year, so I can pick mushrooms by then." Xiulan said with a smile. It was a helpless thing for her not to go up the mountain with a big belly.

"Okay, I'll accompany you then." Lin Heng said with a smile.

They chatted and ate at the same time. The chestnut rice was particularly sweet, and Xiaoxia liked it the most.

It was already half past nine after eating and washing up. The late autumn gradually became cooler. The three of them did not stay in the yard for long and went back to the bedroom to rest early.

The next morning, Lin Heng got up early, had some simple breakfast, and went to Hongfeng Mountain with his eldest brother.

After oxygenating and loading the shrimp, the two drove to the city.

Lin Heng first went to the largest Taibai Restaurant to let them inspect the goods.

After confirming that there was no problem, he immediately confirmed the order. They directly wanted 200 kilograms of shrimp. After agreeing on the time, Lin Heng went to other restaurants and negotiated many orders in one day.

He also talked to several state-owned companies that specialize in purchasing aquatic products, because there are still relatively few restaurants, and the larger ones have to rely on these companies to sell.

After the negotiation, the next step is to match the money with the goods.

Originally, he asked Liu Sheng to help deliver the goods, but after thinking carefully, he felt that the time was not right yet, so he would do it slowly.

After renting a tractor and buying a few bottles of oxygen, it took a full five days for Lin Heng to finally sell the first batch of prawns.

With this first batch of business, it will be easier to do other businesses in the future.

In the next few days, Lin Heng talked to a state-owned company that specializes in purchasing aquatic products. After the negotiation, he sold all the prawns in five batches.

These days, many people in the village have been observing, because there are cars going to Hongfeng Mountain to pick up goods every once in a while, and the villagers also know that the prawns raised by Lin Heng are mature.

These days, the most lively discussion in the village is also about whether Lin Heng's prawns are losing money or making money.

In the blink of an eye, it was already November 1st. There were no more cars coming to Hongfeng Mountain, and most of the shrimps in Lin Heng's pond were sold out.

The payment for the goods also arrived one after another.

That afternoon, at Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Heng was holding an account book and calculating various expenses and incomes, calculating how much money they had made.

Sitting in front of him were Xiulan, Lin's father and mother.

The reason why he waited until today to settle the accounts was that Lin Heng didn't want to reveal whether he made money or lost money too early.

People like his eldest brother, third father, and cousin Lin Hai had come to help before. They all wanted to know Lin Heng's profit results.

But Lin Heng hadn't settled the accounts until today.

Seeing Lin Heng stop writing, Xiulan and Lin's father and mother showed expectations.

Lin Heng shook his head and said, "It seems that shrimp farming is not suitable."

Lin's father couldn't help but said nervously: "What's wrong, is it a loss?"

"Impossible?" Lin's mother said in disbelief.

Lin Heng smiled and shook his head: "It's not a loss. This time, the shrimps sold for a total of 16,218 yuan. After deducting various costs, we finally made 10,000 yuan."

"That's not enough, it's a big profit!" Lin's father was surprised. For a moment, he didn't know where to put his hands. He turned around in the room.

"That's right, making more than 10,000 yuan a year, this is simply making a fortune!" Lin's mother was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. She patted Lin Heng's shoulder and said, "Son, you still said that raising shrimps is not suitable. Are you deliberately scaring us?"

Even Xiulan nodded and said: "It's good that we didn't lose money in the first year and made so much money."

She once thought about how to comfort Lin Heng if she lost money, but she didn't expect that she would make money in the end. It was really unexpected. The whole person was relieved.

Lin Heng explained: "Raising shrimps is too laborious. You have to stay in the pond every day to check the water quality and observe the condition of the green shrimps. In the end, you only make so much money, so I think it's a bit unworthy."

The reason why he was able to make money this time was largely due to his farming experience in his previous life. He paid all the tuition fees in his previous life, so he could succeed directly in this life.

But he found that this thing was a bit too delicate. The cost of feed was originally high, and now the transportation is not developed, there is no cold chain transportation, and there is not even a large cold storage in the city.

Although green shrimps are expensive, they consume a lot in every link, which is very worrying.

Also, although they have rivers here, most of them are mountainous, and it is difficult to expand the scale of farming.

Lin Heng added: "Moreover, if we count the series of expenses for building the shrimp pond last year, the final profit is only one thousand yuan."

Lin's mother disagreed with Lin Heng's idea: "I think it's good. We have already mastered the breeding skills this year. It's good to make 10,000 yuan every year in the future."

Lin's father smiled and patted Lin Heng on the shoulder and said: "I think it's good too. There are not many businesses that can make 10,000 yuan a year these days. It's nothing to spend some effort. Planting crops is also a lot of work. In the end, we don't make as much as shrimp farming in a year. If it weren't for the new seeds and fertilizers, we wouldn't be able to eat enough."

Compared to Lin Heng's idea, Lin's father and mother were completely content with a small fortune. They thought it was good enough.

Xiu Lan understood what Lin Heng was thinking, and looked at him and said: "Mom and Dad are right. We don't have to worry about food and clothing now. We can take our time with other things. We will accumulate slowly and there will always be something."

She knew that Lin Heng wanted to open a feed factory. It would take three or four years to buy machinery with this profit, which was too slow for him.

Lin Heng thought for a while, then smiled and sighed, "Alas, you are right, I am indeed a little greedy."

Xiu Lan's reminder made him realize that he had indeed fallen into a dead end. He felt that it was a good time to start a feed mill now, and he could directly catch the reform in four years.

So he couldn't wait to build the feed mill and put it into operation.

But as soon as his parents and Xiu Lan reminded him, he woke up. Yes, even if the feed mill can't be opened, so what? He can still make money by investing the money he earns in other industries.

There is no point in worrying about what you can't get. Anyway, he still has the opportunity for the next forty years, and there is a margin of error.

Lin Heng smiled and said, "The money has been earned, and it's time to spend it next. Dad, Mom, Xiu Lan, if you have anything you want to buy, let's go buy it directly. It can be regarded as a reward for yourself for working hard for a year."

Xiu Lan smiled and said, "You and I don't need to be so separated, see what mom and dad want to buy."

"What to spend, save it all. I don't have anything to buy, you ask your mom." Lin's father looked at him and said.

Lin's mother also shook her head: "I don't want to buy anything, so don't spend it."

Lin Heng smiled and said: "That's definitely not possible. If you don't want to spend, I'll give you each 1,000 as salary. You've worked hard for a year."

Lin's father hurriedly said: "I really don't want to buy anything. You keep the money. It will cost a lot of money when the two children are born next year. This year, your mother and I have made hundreds of dollars by catching scorpions. There is plenty of money to use, so don't worry."

"If you really want to buy, just buy each of us a set of clothes, and don't spend anything else." Lin's mother smiled and said.

"Okay, I'll buy you some simple things, and then we'll celebrate." Lin Heng said.

He knows his parents' mentality very well. If you insist on spending a lot of money, they will definitely not want it. Besides, they will accept it if you spend a little money.

Xiu Lan reminded: "Remember to buy something for your eldest brother and third father. They have helped a lot this year."

"I remember this." Lin Heng nodded, took a deep breath, and looked at the hot sun outside with some happiness.

It was already late autumn, and the two banks were covered with red and yellow leaves reflecting the blue sky and clear water, which was so beautiful.

Just like the mood of Lin Heng's family at the moment, they were surrounded by various colorful emotions.

"Dad, can you buy me a toy? This year... I helped feed the chickens." Xiaoxia grabbed Lin Heng's clothes hanger, one hand behind her back, looking at him with big watery eyes, thinking for a long time before coming up with a reason.

Everyone was immediately amused by her childish voice.

"Of course, Xiaoxia is also very well behaved and very good this year." Lin Heng picked her up and kissed her.

"Yes, Xiaoxia can tell stories to people and write, which is amazing. Grandma will buy you toys too." Lin's mother said with a smile.