"Gu, gu, gu——" Mrs. Guo walked into the greenhouse carrying the mixed food.
Upon hearing this familiar greeting, the chicks and ducklings all ran towards her and surrounded her.
Meng Yu, who had just been squatting and playing with the chicks and ducklings, stood up when he saw this.
"Brother Yu, you're here." Mrs. Guo quickly greeted Meng Yu.
She has been feeding chickens at the Cen family for some time.
The first time she was brought back by Meng Yu and learned of Mr. Cen's identity, Mrs. Guo immediately became very nervous. She thought that these chickens and ducks were raised to be eaten by the emperor, and she was so scared that she wanted to quit her job on the spot.
Although this job is easy and profitable, if the chickens and ducks that are tributed to the emperor are killed, you don’t know if you will lose your head.
Fortunately, Meng Yu made things clear to her in time, and Mrs. Guo felt at ease to stay.
I have to say, Meng Yu really didn't lie to her.
Feeding chickens and ducks is such a simple task for her.
After Meng Yu heard that she had come here to escape famine, he simply gave her the job of washing clothes in the mansion.
So now Old Lady Guo comes here every day to feed the chickens and ducks, wash clothes, and clean the greenhouse. The mansion also provides lunch at noon, and she can earn sixty or seventy cents a day.
So when she saw Meng Yu now, it was like seeing a benefactor.
“I didn’t know you were coming today, otherwise I would have brought you some pickles.
"It's not a valuable thing, but I'm pretty good at making these things..."
Meng Yu said, "Auntie Guo, please don't be so polite.
"As long as we can raise these chicks and ducklings well, it will be better than anything else.
"It seems you weren't exaggerating before. You really do have some skills."
Old Mrs. Guo felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
To be honest, when she came and saw the chickens and ducks in the greenhouse that day, she felt something was wrong.
These chickens and ducks were originally hatched from selected, not-so-good eggs.
In addition, they had been carried out and sold outside for a long time, so they were more or less frozen.
After they were brought back to the Cen family, although they were placed in the greenhouse, many of the chickens and ducks were still a little wilted and looked skinny and small.
But in order to make money, Mrs. Guo had no choice but to take the job, and she had already prepared herself to be fired after just a few days.
But who would have known that although these chicks and ducklings looked sick, they actually had such strong vitality.
They ate very happily and grew a lot bigger in just a few days.
"By the way, Aunt Guo, I came here today just to tell you something.
"After you finish feeding the chickens and ducks today, mix tomorrow's food in advance, and you don't have to come here tomorrow."
Meng Yu's words frightened Mrs. Guo so much that she almost dropped the basin in her hand.
"Brother Yu, did I do something wrong or did I accidentally break some rules?
"As long as you tell me, I will definitely not be able to do it, right? Please don't abandon me!"
Old Mrs. Guo thought that the chicks and ducklings had grown up now, so the Cen family didn't want to use her anymore.
But now there are several mouths to feed at home, and Old Man Guo would be exhausted to death if he had to support them all by himself.
"Auntie Guo, what are you thinking about? We have guests coming tomorrow, so the master has some instructions."
Meng Yu said this, raising his hand to touch the tip of his nose with a guilty look on his face.
In fact, seeing that the chickens and ducks were growing well, Mr. Cen asked Meng Yu to go to Rongxi Village tomorrow to pick up Qingtian to play with.
Meng Yu had promised Qingtian before that he would take good care of the chickens and ducks, so naturally he had to send Mrs. Guo back home, otherwise he would be exposed in front of Qingtian!
"Don't worry, you've taken such good care of these chickens and ducks, you can't afford to miss out on this job.
"Just think of it as letting you go back and rest for a day."
Only then did Mrs. Guo breathe a sigh of relief. After feeding the chickens and ducks, she went out and got a large bowl of food. Then she said goodbye to Meng Yu and went home.
When passing by the market on her way home, Mrs. Guo bought some noodles and vegetables.
Then she hesitated in front of the stall before asking, "How much are the eggs?"
"Fifteen cents a pound."
When Mrs. Guo heard this, her heart trembled. This was too expensive.
But there is no place to raise chickens where they live now, otherwise they would raise a few themselves and have enough eggs for the whole family to eat.
The stall owner seemed to notice that Mrs. Guo found the food too expensive, so he pointed to a small straw basket nearby and said, "The ones with a hole in the wall are cheaper, only one penny each."
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she immediately perked up and leaned over to take a look.
A dented egg is one that has been accidentally bruised but not completely broken, and the egg white and yolk inside have not leaked out, so it is sold at a slightly lower price.
This kind of thing is relatively rare, so it is not easy to come across. There are only seven or eight of them in the small grass basket.
Old Mrs. Guo gritted her teeth, counted out four cents, bought four hard eggs, put them carefully in her arms and continued to rush back.
Since Mrs. Guo started doing this job and had a stable income, the family of five has moved out of the small room they lived in and rented a house with a kitchen, which makes it more convenient to make fires for heating and cooking.
When Mrs. Guo got home, Mr. Guo had already returned from work.
He now waits for work at the intersection every day, and his income is not very stable.
But he never picks and chooses, and always does any work that comes his way, so he still makes some money every day.
"Why are you so late today? I wanted to look for you along the way." When Old Man Guo saw her enter the yard, he hurried forward and took the things she bought.
"The host is having a party tomorrow, so I don't need to go. So I was asked to prepare the food for tomorrow, which is why I'm delayed for a while."
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