Chapter 246 A large number of sheep were bought back

Mrs. Liu covered her face and returned home in shame.

It’s called a home, but in fact it’s just a thatched hut made of a few pieces of wood and straw.

The wood was not high, and people had to bend down and lower their heads to get in. There were no windows, only a door that let in a little light, and it was pitch black inside.

Pots, pans, and utensils were scattered all over the ground, and dry straw was spread on one side. On top of the straw were messy mattresses and clothes. These were brought from home, but the newer and better clothes were pawned on the way to exchange for silver to buy food. Now, the only ones left were tattered ones that the pawnshops refused to accept, and they were used to keep warm.

At this moment, Wang Chuntao was lying on it. The pain from opening her fingers made her face distorted. She looked like she had been fished out of the water, and her clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Mom, you're finally back! Chuntao was about to give birth and you were away for most of the day. There was no one at home to cook or boil water. What were you doing?" Liu Sheng complained when he saw her coming back.

Old Lady Liu glanced at Wang Chuntao, who was too tired to even shout, and said irritably, "How can a woman give birth so quickly for the first time? What's the rush?"

Really, now she has to do everything in this family. She used to serve the old man and son, but now that the old man is gone, she has to serve her son and daughter-in-law.

"In other families, the daughter-in-law serves the mother-in-law, but look at what you have found!"

"Mom, what are you talking about? Chuntao is about to give birth to a baby. She will be able to serve you after the baby is born." Liu Sheng said indifferently.

Wang Chuntao, lying on the straw pile, was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. After the pain finally subsided, she begged, "Mom, head of the household, please get a midwife to check on me. It's been so long, is the fetus in an abnormal position? Why can't I give birth?"

Old Lady Liu said angrily, "What's the rush? Which woman doesn't take a long time to give birth? You're so precious, yet you still need a midwife. Do you think you're still in Shili Village? You'll have money left after you spend it all?"

Looking back on the days in Shili Village, life was really good back then.

Although she only had one son, she had five daughters. She used the money from selling her daughters to build three brick houses, which was unique in the entire Shili Village!

No matter how many people envy me, they can never express their envy.

When they ran out of money, they would ask their daughters for more. If they didn't give her any, they would cry and complain about how hard-working and pitiful they were, and how they couldn't rely on their father and brother, and could only rely on their daughters.

The daughter softened her heart and was willing to sell herself to get the money for her. The fifth child was the most promising and even got close to the captain of the police, which made the Liu family more powerful.

It was that damn flood!

She lost her house, her belongings, and the little money she had left was used up on the way to escape the famine. The most hateful thing was that she was separated from her five daughters, and there was no way anyone could make up for the money she had spent.

Her five daughters, I don’t know where they went after the flood. I wonder if I can see them again in my lifetime. I miss you so much…

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Jiang Yu's hands were shaking in the car. One reason was that he had used a lot of strength when he hit her, and the other was that he was excited.

She had been tormenting her mother-in-law for several years, but she never thought that one day she would be able to fight back!

It was just a few slaps, but it was something that I could never do in the past. But today, not only did I do it, there was no blame or spit at all.

Liu Cuihua patted Jiang Yu and silently comforted him.

This kid is great.

Being bullied is not scary. What is scary is that you can’t be strong enough and keep being bullied.

It was already very good that Jiang Yu could fight back. That old woman Liu bullied the weak and feared the strong. Only after she fought back would she not dare to cause trouble for Jiang Yu again and again.

When the caravan was almost at the foot of the mountain, they encountered large flocks of sheep.

The people in the car called out to their family members in surprise.

"Why are you walking so fast? I was worried that you wouldn't be able to make it in the evening and would have to spend the night outside." Jiang Ying asked happily when she saw her husband.

Xie Qingshan, holding a sheep whip in his hand, replied, "Dafu took us to find it. It's not far from here."

Jiang Ying thought so too. A place suitable for grazing sheep must be large and have lots of weeds. Isn't that remote?

However, due to its remote location, most people don’t know about it. If Dafu hadn’t led the way, they wouldn’t be able to find it even if they asked for directions, and in the end they could only go to the city to buy it!

“Thanks to Dafu.”

Xie Qingshan nodded and continued, "Yes, he met us when he was selling leather materials. We have a good relationship and he gave us a much lower price. Xiangbei also negotiated with the sheep farmers to give us priority in selling wool in the future."

The wool raised in our own village, plus the wool supplied by this family, is enough for making brushes.

Jiang Ying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

The three of them have malt sugar businesses to do, but no other family in the village has them. Apart from the income from selling medicinal herbs, they only have the wages from making brushes.

In addition, raising sheep and selling wool, sheep oil and sheep milk are also based on making brushes, so the brush business is extremely important!

"If the brush business is booming, we can also benefit from it." Xie Qingshan looked at the huge flock of sheep in front of him and said with a far-sighted gaze.

Jiang Ying agreed: "Yes, if the three of us make malt sugar together, Jincheng will definitely not be able to consume so much. We can only sell it outside. It is not easy to organize a team to go out.

Only with the help of my sister-in-law can we expand and develop our maltose business."

Xie Qingshan's eyes flashed with admiration for his daughter-in-law.

The team that went to the city and the people who went to buy sheep came back together, and the people who stayed in the village were excited.

It got dark early, but fortunately there was no rain or snow. Master Jiang ordered people to build a big fire in the middle of the village and arranged more than ten people to hold torches and form a circle around it.

Suddenly it was brightly lit and warm at the same time.

It was obviously too late to divide the sheep today, so they were first driven to the largest sheep pen, fed with fodder, and waited for distribution to each family the next day.

The supplies on the vehicles were carried by each household, and dozens of men in the workshop carried them over in one trip.

The next day the sheep had to be divided and sheep pens had to be built. The men from each family did not go out but built sheep pens instead.

Fortunately, when making adobe bricks, everyone was afraid that there would not be enough, and they were also afraid that the bricks would not be made after the weather got cold and the ground was frozen, so each family made a lot, and there were quite a few left.

The cattle pen does not need to be too high, and a thatched roof will do. The animals have fur to keep warm, so they can just huddle together in the winter without the need for additional heating facilities.

Since the weather was not raining or snowing, Shen Qing couldn't waste it, so he drove to the city with the wife and the girl to continue shopping.

Now all the girls in the village who are fifteen years old and above have learned to drive. Shen Qing can just shout and it is very convenient to carry things wherever he wants.

The herbs we sold yesterday are mainly acorn powder today.

After more than ten days of picking, the oak forest was basically cleared out. There were only one or two oak trees left in other places, which were left for the small animals on the mountain to spend the winter.

So today Shen Qing was responsible for exchanging acorn powder, while the others were responsible for buying brown rice, grains, beans, etc. from their own families and those asked by other families to bring them.

They brought a lot of goods with them, and when they returned to the village, several carriages were filled with refined rice, white flour and coarse grains, which made all the old people almost burst into tears.