But today, Lin Meiyu quietly called her over. She looked at the basket filled with so many things that Lin Meiyu had put in it for her, and heard Lin Meiyu whispering in her ear, telling her to eat something good even if she was fine, and not to be reluctant to eat. Her body was her own, and if she got sick, no one would feel pain for her.
At this moment, Lin Meishuang suddenly felt very wronged. She had been really tired over the years and earned so many work points every year. She could have let her family have a good meal of meat, but she couldn't bear to do so.
She has two unmarried sons and the house is obviously not big enough to live in. Every time she eats one more mouthful, she thinks about how much work she will have to do to earn back that mouthful of meat.
So during the Chinese New Year, she never dared to cut too much meat, and even if she did cut it and cook it, she wouldn't eat a single bite.
Apart from feeding the two daughters-in-law with eggs, the rest were saved and sold for money.
Obviously, everyone has been living like this for all these years, and her mother-in-law treated her the same way, but Lin Meishuang felt very tired.
Especially the lives of the two younger sisters, they were getting better and better. It seemed that Lin Meiyu's life was finally over. Although Lin Meixia's life was not as good as Lin Meiyu's, she could still afford to eat an egg every now and then.
Among the three sisters, she was the one who did the most work, but her life was getting worse and worse, and she always felt that the more she worked, the poorer she became.
I have been holding the pressure in my heart for so many years, and today I finally couldn't hold it in and burst into tears.
Lin Meiyu felt distressed when she saw Lin Meishuang like this. Lin Meishuang had become too old, so old that when the two of them went out, other people would think that Lin Meishuang was Lin Meiyu's mother.
When Tian Tian came over, Lin Meishuang had almost finished crying. When she saw Tian Tian coming, she turned her back and wiped the tears from her face. However, her red eye sockets and bloodshot eyes still betrayed her.
Tian Tian pretended that she didn't see anything and excitedly pulled Lin Meiyu to talk, "Mom! You said there are so many chestnuts on this mountain, can we make some chestnut cakes to sell?"
Lin Meishuang laughed when she heard this. "It takes a lot of flour to make chestnut cakes, right? Who has so much flour at home and can sell it?"
"Is there any chestnut cake that doesn't require flour?" Tian Tian said.
She remembered that there was a method that did not require the addition of flour, but she could not remember the specific steps.
"I've never eaten that kind of delicate stuff, let alone know how to make it!" Lin Meixia said with a smile.
When Lin Meiyu heard Tian Tian's words, she thought of the present time when Shen Lingling was selling sugar-boiled chestnuts in the county town.
Holding Tian Tian's hand, he said, "Tian Tian, you've seen a lot of things. Can you help your aunt think about it? Can she also do some small business to supplement the family income?"
Lin Meishuang was terrified when she heard this. "How can I do business like this? Isn't this a crime? What if I get caught?"
She had also seen those people selling things when she went to the county town, but she always felt nervous, as if someone would rush up in the next second and take all those people away.
Every time she went to the county town, she would avoid those people, for fear of getting associated with them, and it was even more impossible for her to sell things.
"No!" Lin Meiyu advised, "There is a child in my family who sells chestnuts in the county town. She has been selling chestnuts for three or four years and nothing has happened to her. Don't worry. Besides, they say that the national policy has changed and people can do some small business now!"
"Is it true?" Lin Meishuang was still a little uneasy.
"Why would we lie to you? You are my sister, how could I let you do such dangerous things?" Lin Meiyu said.
"Then what can I sell? I don't know how to do anything." Lin Meishuang was also a little hesitant. She wanted to earn more money, but she really didn't know how to do anything except working in the fields.
"You can buy some things that have no cost. Chestnuts are definitely not an option. You can also fry some hazelnuts and sell them. You can also make acorn jelly. All of these are fine."
After Tian Tian finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and grabbed Lin Meishuang's hand, "Isn't there no restriction on raising chickens now? Auntie, you can raise a few more chickens, and then we can sell roasted eggs. We can sell roasted solid eggs, roasted feathered eggs, and roasted chicks. You don't need to prepare anything else for these, just having eggs at home will be enough!"
In her previous life, she often saw roasted eggs, roasted solid eggs, and roasted hairy eggs on the street. Although she didn't dare to eat them, there were indeed people who liked them.
This business has not been done by anyone in the county yet, so there is still a huge market for it.
"I don't necessarily have to roast the eggs. There are cocoons and sheep's milk cans on the mountain, for example. I can pick up a lot of them every time I go up the mountain to chop firewood. I can roast them and sell them. After they are roasted, I can sprinkle some seasoning on them. We can make some secret seasoning. There is no technical content in roasting eggs, and someone should be able to imitate it soon, but we can work hard on the seasoning to ensure that no one else can make seasoning with this flavor except us." Tiantian became more and more excited as she spoke. She felt as if there was a lot of money in front of her, waving at her.
"This is a good idea!" Lin Meiyu agreed very much after listening to it. Now there is no limit on the number of times the family raises poultry, and they no longer have to buy them outside. They can use eggs laid by their own family, such as raw eggs and roast chickens. When the time comes, they can pick out the fertilized eggs and incubate them in the house. Even if there are no eggs at home, they can also collect eggs from the brigade. Apart from being a little more troublesome, it is indeed not as tiring as Shen Lingling's business.
But Lin Meishuang still had some hesitation. Although she could raise many chickens at home, unlike before when she could only raise three chickens, Lin Meishuang still only raised three chickens at home because chickens need to eat food. Raising more chickens at home meant more food to feed the chickens. She was reluctant to give up the food, so she did not raise more chickens.
"Even if I raise chicks now, it will take some time for them to lay eggs. Besides, if I raise so many chickens, I am also worried about what will happen if I don't make any money."
"Even if you don't make any money, your chickens are valuable. The county doesn't prohibit you from doing business now, so you can sell those chickens. The eggs they lay can fetch a lot of money." Lin Meiyu felt that this was a very good business, a sure win. If she took a step forward, she could buy roasted eggs, and if she took a step back, the chickens and eggs themselves were very valuable.
"I'll go back and discuss it!" Lin Meishuang was originally worried about losing money and being arrested, so she didn't want to agree. But when she thought about her two sons at home who were waiting for her and the house that couldn't accommodate them, she finally decided to agree first and go back in the evening to discuss it with other people in the family.
"Okay, then go back and discuss it carefully. If you have any questions, come and find us!" Lin Meiyu was also very happy to see that Lin Meishuang was moved.
She also sincerely hoped that her elder sister could live a better life. She also knew how much money one could make in business nowadays, and she really thought that Tian Tian's idea was feasible.
"Tian Tian, how do you make the acorn jelly you mentioned before?" Lin Meishuang asked.
She felt that compared to eggs, acorn jelly might be a good deal as she could make money without having to pay much.
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