Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

"What kind of kidnapping? The girl ran there voluntarily. She is from Jinzhuyuan Village in the next town." Lin's mother said to everyone.

"Mom, please tell me what's going on quickly and don't keep us in suspense." Lin Heng said.

"It's like this..."

Lin's mother talked about this matter.

After some investigation, Lin Heng and others realized that the girl was named Yang Li and lived in Jinzhuyuan Village, Zhuye Town next door.

Her father's name was Liu Zongshan, and he was a gambler. His family was extremely poor. Yang Li was not Liu Zongshan's biological daughter. She was brought over by her mother when she married Liu Zongshan. Therefore, she was never welcomed at home.

Her mother died of illness last year. Her younger brother Liu Wuming wanted to find a wife but had no money, so he had been wanting to sell her sister Yang Li to a family that offered a high bride price.

But Yang Li herself looks quite ordinary, about 1.55 meters tall, with big breasts, a long face and a lot of pockmarks. Apart from being hardworking and diligent, she has no other advantages.

Therefore, no one is willing to pay a high price to marry her home. The poor people in rural areas cannot afford it, while the rich have better options.

Because of this, Yang Li was often beaten and scolded by her father and brother, who called her a money-loser.

Once when he was selling things in the town, he was beaten in front of everyone. It happened that Lin Heng's third uncle Lu Hong had just gone to the town to sell bamboo baskets he had woven and they met him.

He couldn't bear to persuade her a few times, but the father and son retorted that he should mind his own business and if he had the ability, he should pay two thousand yuan to marry her.

Lu Honggang also acted tough for once and said that he had two thousand yuan and would marry the girl as long as she was willing to go with him.

Liu Zongshan, who had long wanted to sell his daughter, immediately slapped his thigh and agreed when he heard this, saying that as long as she paid the money, he would let her go to his house immediately, no matter how reluctant she was.

Yang Li had long been unable to bear this kind of beating and scolding, and was rescued by Lu Honggang on the street. She did not mind his age and expressed her willingness to go back and spend the rest of her life with him.

And then that's what happened.

After hearing this, Caiyun said admiringly, "My third uncle is really capable. He has been honest for most of his life, but he finally showed some strength for once. This can be considered as saving Yang Li."

"That's right. I was worried that your third uncle couldn't find a wife, but I didn't expect that he would meet a virgin." Mother Lin also nodded with a smile.

Mother Lin waved her hand and said, "That won't happen. I asked your eldest brother to go to Jinzhu Garden to inquire about it. He even knows exactly what Yang Li's mother did in the past and who her real father is."

"That's good. Let's see when the date is and have a good wedding. If you don't have money, I'll pay for it." Lin Heng said with a smile.

His third uncle had been very good to him since he was a child. He made all kinds of toys for him and bought him candies and fruits. He had always hoped that he could find a wife, and now he would help him even more.

After all, a few thousand dollars is just a drop in the bucket for him, as his net worth is already several million.

"It's scheduled for the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. Your third uncle will come to slaughter the pig the day after tomorrow. We can discuss it in detail then." Father Lin said.

"That's fine." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a while, Lin's mother went to cook. Lin Heng and the others warmed up and went to unload the gifts they bought for their parents from the car.

Lin's mother simply fried five dishes and they had lunch.

After dinner, Lin Heng and Xiulan wanted to drive back to get something, but the children didn’t want to move. There was a TV here, and they could watch cartoons and Animal World.

"Then let's go back and let mom look after them. We'll come and pick them up after we've cleaned up the house," said Xiulan.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded, drove back to the village with Xiulan, and stopped at the road below their home.

"Boss Lin is back!"

"Long time no see, did you have fun in the city?"

"Hello, Boss Lin!"

As soon as Lin Heng's car stopped, some villagers gathered around him curiously. There was nothing to do in the village in winter, so everyone was very idle.

"The city is not fun. It's not as good as our mountain. If it weren't for making money, I would stay in the mountain every day." Lin Heng said with a smile.

He took out a pack of good cigarettes and distributed them to everyone before starting to move things.

The villagers were curious about what he had bought, so they all came over to help him move.

"I think the city is still better. Xiulan looks ten years younger. She is wearing very fashionable clothes."

Someone looked at Xiulan and smiled and said, "Geshi" means popular and fashionable.

Xiulan was wearing a long brown wool coat on the outside, a white sweater underneath, black slim pants on her legs, and a pair of brown leather boots on her feet.

She had light makeup on her face and her hair was draped over her shoulders without being tied.

The way she was dressed was indeed out of place for a rural woman. She looked intellectual, mature and elegant, which made the man who came to help look at her sideways and the woman felt ashamed of herself.

"Stop making fun of me. I'm old, how can I still be young?" Xiulan responded with a smile. She was not good at responding to such words.

"How is the construction of the village reservoir going recently?" Lin Heng asked everyone, changing the subject for Xiulan.

When it comes to the reservoir, everyone started talking at once, and soon Lin Heng's work was done.

Lin Heng invited everyone into the house, but no one felt comfortable enough to come in. They just said a few words and left.

"It seems that mom is often disturbed. There is not much dust in the house. Just sweep the yard." Xiulan said with a smile after looking inside and outside the house.

"Your husband will also clean the house every time he comes up, okay?" Lin Heng said, looking at her.

"You are very good too. I will give you a candy as a reward." Xiulan peeled a candy and fed it to Lin Heng with a smile on her face.

Lin Heng wanted to say that he didn't want to eat, but she forced it into his mouth. He blinked his big eyes and said, "I'm not afraid of getting fat, so what are you afraid of?"

"Thank you, my wife." Lin Heng said sarcastically.

"You're welcome." Xiulan sipped the candy and went out with the broom.

Lin Heng went to the back mountain and brought back some dry firewood, and lit the fireplace in the living room and the bedroom.

The temperature is too low these days and it is unbearable without a fireplace.

After lighting the stove, Lin Heng took a wooden base to the study and placed a few pieces of bloodstone on the base.

"Not bad." Lin Heng nodded with satisfaction. It was indeed much more beautiful with the base. The blood-red bloodstone became more and more pleasing to the eye.

After taking another look at the fish tank, he turned and left. The catfish in the fish tank had been put back into the pond a few months ago, and now there was a mandarin fish weighing more than one kilogram in it.

Golden catfish are too large to be supported by water bodies without filtration systems.

Back in the living room, the small kettle he had placed on the fireplace boiled. He made a cup of tea and sat in the armchair, warming himself by the fire.

"Let me drink some water, husband." Xiulan walked in from outside, took off her coat and threw it on the sofa, then smoothly took the water from Lin Heng and took a sip.

"It's a bit strong." After drinking it, Xiulan smiled as she sat on the other half of Lin Heng's wide armchair.

"Enjoy this quiet time." Lin Heng said as he held her in his arms.

It was quiet inside and outside the house. Through the crystal, I could see the blazing fire in the fireplace. My wife, leaning on me, was warm and soft, and exuded an enchanting scent of perfume.

"It's been so quiet in a long time." Xiulan nodded, leaned on Lin Heng's shoulder, feeling his strong and powerful body.

About ten minutes later, the gate to the yard outside creaked open, and then Liu Juan's voice came in: "Xiu Lan, you're back. I brought you a box of kiwis."

"Thank you, sister-in-law. Please get us something as soon as you come back." Xiulan quickly got up from Lin Heng and walked to the yard to greet him.

"What's so good about it? It's worthless." Liu Juan said with a smile.

After bringing the person into the house, the two talked for a while. Liu Juan then invited a few people to her house for dinner in the evening, and did not go back until Lin Heng and the others agreed to her request.

"Let's go and clean up the bedroom." Xiulan said this, and suddenly came over and ate half of a kiwi that Lin Heng had just peeled.

"I'm going to teach you a lesson, Elbow. Come into the house with me." Lin Heng said to her after finishing the remaining half of his meal.

Xiulan puffed out her cheeks and blinked, then was pulled into the bedroom by Lin Heng.

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"Are you good now?" Forty minutes later, Lin Heng pinched Xiulan's chin in his arms.

"I don't dare anymore, brother." Xiulan nodded her head, her face rosy and beautiful. She really had no strength left.

After resting for a while, the two of them cleaned up the house and did everything that needed to be done, and then went to Red Maple Mountain again.

On the way there, they happened to meet Jin Yan, who was walking towards them, and Xiulan hugged Lin Heng's arm.

Jin Yan looked at the two of them with a somewhat sad expression, then walked back with her things.

She had seen Chen Xiulan a long time ago. Although her appearance had not changed much, she was no longer confident.

When they arrived at Hongfeng Mountain, Lin Heng and Xiulan roasted a fire for a while, then went up the mountain to check on the cattle and sheep.

"It looks like it will be difficult for you to go hunting today." Xiulan said as they were going down the mountain.

"Then let's not play. Just walk around the front of the house, or if we see others playing, we can buy some." Lin Heng said as he walked with her.

"Let's see who has caught some good prey. Let's go buy some food. We're really tired from running in the mountains." Xiulan nodded and said.

As soon as he came down, Father Lin looked at the two of them and said, "You saw the fish for the New Year. This year I caught three grass carps, two carps, five plum carps, and one silver carp."

"I see. You even enlarged the pool under the waterfall." Lin Heng said.

"I took back some leftover cement from building the reservoir, and built up the surrounding areas with stones. I also filled the deep pit inside with stones. Now it's equivalent to a ten-square-meter pool." Lin's father said with a smile.

"That pond is great. It's convenient for raising fish and pumping water," Xiulan also said.

"That's right, that's what I think." Father Lin nodded with a smile.

Soon, Lin's mother and the others also packed up and came out. They looked at the three of them and said, "Let's go, let's go to your eldest brother's house for dinner."

In the evening, he went to his eldest brother's house for dinner. Not only was the food sumptuous, but when he left after the meal, his eldest brother also gave Lin Heng a golden rooster, a pheasant, and a piece of badger meat, all of which were specially prepared for him.

Lin Heng didn't hesitate and took it back with a smile, saying that he wanted to go hunting the next day.

Lin Yue naturally had no problem with this, as he had a lot to say to Lin Heng, and it would be convenient to chat while hunting.

So the next afternoon they took the dog up the mountain together, talked and chatted before dark, and started hunting when it was almost dark.

Lin Heng's luck was pretty good this time. He heard the crowing of the golden rooster as soon as he arrived. When he saw Tian Ma Ying, he moved over and shot two of them with one shot.

Although his elder brother did not catch the golden rooster, he found a row of bamboo partridges and shot five of them with one shot.

Lin Heng took it home in the evening and showed it off, receiving unanimous praise from his wife and children.

Lu Ming and Du Heng really wanted to go hunting with him because they thought he was so awesome.

Unfortunately, they are too young, and when they grow up they can only go hunting abroad, and it is not possible to do so domestically.

The next day was the day when his family slaughtered the New Year pig. His eldest uncle and third uncle came early in the morning, and there was a young girl next to his third uncle.

"Lin Heng Xiulan, this is your third aunt." Lu Honggang introduced with a smile.

"Hello, third aunt." Lin Heng and the other person shouted in unison.

"Hello, third aunt-in-law." Xiaoxia said very intelligently.

"Lili, this is my nephew Lin Heng who I told you about. He is so good to me. Without him helping me make money, I wouldn't have the money to marry you." Lu Honggang turned around and looked at Yang Li and smiled.

"Hello, thank you for taking care of Hong Gang." Yang Li nodded at the two of them a little stiffly, looking at Lin Heng with some curiosity.

She had heard her husband Lu Honggang talk about Lin Heng many times. Millionaires seemed far away to her, and she had only seen a millionaire a few times.

But now when she looked at the two of them, she felt that they were extraordinary. That kind of temperament was not possessed by ordinary people, and was different from anyone she had ever met.

"That's not the case, Third Aunt. Come in and have a seat. Have some tea before you go over. There's no rush. The water hasn't boiled yet." Lin Heng smiled and let the two of them in.

After entering the house, they had tea and chatted for a while, mainly about the wedding.

Yang Li's idea was to just do it casually and invite some guests to celebrate. Uncle Lin Heng's parents were no longer alive, and her father would not come at all, so Yang Li didn't want to see them.

Lin Heng said that she didn't need to worry about the money and that she didn't need to take any money from him, but Yang Li still insisted on keeping the wedding simple. Lu Honggang had spent enough money on her and she didn't care about the marriage.

After chatting for a while, Xiulan realized that her third uncle had something to say in private, so she found an excuse and took Yang Li and the child to cross Hongfeng Mountain first.

"My dear nephew, even though your aunt said that it's enough to just treat people to a meal, I still want to ask you to borrow some money to buy a new set of clothes and get a silver ring for your third aunt. It's not easy for her to marry me, and your third uncle doesn't want to be too casual."

Lu Honggang held Lin Heng's hand and said embarrassedly. But he had no choice. He had used the money he had to build a house and gave it to Yang Li's father as a betrothal gift, so he only had 150 yuan left.

As soon as Yang Li came to his house, she slept in the same bed with him. The Bloody Peony made him realize that she was really a virgin.

Yang Li not only let him experience what it was like to be a man, but she was also hardworking and virtuous, arranging everything at home and outside clearly, and was also proficient in cooking and sewing.

So even if he had to lose face by asking his nephew for money, he still had to buy Yang Li a new set of clothes and a ring and treat her well.

"Of course there is no problem, Third Uncle. I think you are doing the right thing. You should buy my Third Aunt a ring or a hairpin or something like that to show that you value her. Is three thousand yuan enough? If not, I can get you more." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"That's too much. One thousand is enough. I will pay you back after I sell my ginseng and astragalus." Lu Honggang said quickly.

He was somewhat touched. Even without mentioning the matter of borrowing money, he felt warm in his heart just by the fact that Lin Heng respected and approved of his idea.

Although the eldest brother Lu Honghai and the second brother Lu Hongan also gave him money, they had to make arrangements for him and asked him to listen to them. They thought it was unnecessary for him to spend money to buy a ring and didn't care about his thoughts at all.

"Then let me take you and my third aunt into the city tomorrow to buy you some new clothes and some dishes for the banquet. What do you think? We can decide how much to spend when the time comes." Lin Heng looked at his third uncle and said again.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Lu Honggang squeezed Lin Heng's hand and said happily.