Chapter 115 Subsidy for Households
When Madam Meng mentioned Shen Yueyao, her face was full of smiles.
The village head's wife looked at Old Madam Meng and was genuinely happy for her. "Aunt, I think Yueyao is quite capable. I've heard my second son talk about her before. He said Yueyao is different from the rumors. She is a good and capable person..."
Madam Meng nodded and said, "My eyes were cured by Yao Niang. Our Yao Niang is also a good doctor."
As for Su Xueyi's leg, her daughter-in-law told her that her leg was not healed yet, so she should not tell anyone about it, lest someone secretly harm Xueyi.
So Madam Meng didn't mention it.
While the two were talking, they also started to talk about collecting duck eggs.
"Auntie, are you serious about collecting duck eggs?"
The village head's wife has two large baskets of duck eggs at home.
The ducks at home are raised by her eldest daughter-in-law. The duck eggs were not sold at the stall at the market last time, and her eldest daughter-in-law was quite worried.
There were so many duck eggs that I couldn’t bear to eat them, but I didn’t sell any at the market twice.
There are mainly many people selling duck eggs and chicken eggs, and most people buy eggs to take home and eat.
When the headman's wife asked this question, she looked at him without blinking, afraid that she had heard it wrong.
Madam Meng said, "Don't worry, I'm just collecting duck eggs. I heard that your family raises ducks, so I came to take a look."
The village head's wife smiled and said, "Indeed, there are duck eggs. There are two baskets of duck eggs."
The village head's wife would naturally be happy if the duck eggs could be sold.
Moreover, duck eggs can be collected at their door, so they don’t have to set up a stall at the market to sell them.
I go to the market to set up a stall, and sometimes I sit there the whole morning and it's all in vain.
Madam Meng said, "If I buy duck eggs, I'll give you three for one penny. Do you think you'll sell them at this price?"
When the village head's wife heard the price, she couldn't believe it. If she set up a stall in town or at the market, she might spend the whole morning and might not be able to sell any of them even if she paid four for a penny.
So the price is still collected at the door. The wife of the village head was excited and happy. It was not difficult at all. She hurriedly said, "Of course it must be sold. Auntie, please sit down and rest for a while. I will go into the house to get it."
The village head's wife hurried into the house.
She first brought out a basket of duck eggs, and then went into the house and brought out another basket of duck eggs.
"Auntie, these are the duck eggs."
Mrs. Meng and the head of the village counted the eggs together and found that there were sixty-four duck eggs in the two baskets, so they gave her twenty-two cents.
Mrs. Meng counted out twenty-two coins and gave them to the village head's wife, which was too much.
The village head's wife held the copper coins in both hands, still a little bit unbelieving, "Auntie, are you really giving me twenty-two coins?"
Her eldest daughter-in-law raised some ducks, and these duck eggs were accumulated over seven or eight days.
It was sold out so quickly that she found it unbelievable.
Raising ducks is actually not difficult. If you can really sell them and make money at home, you should consider raising more ducks for laying eggs.
If you raise more and sell more, you can earn more.
Even though it was only twenty-two cents, the wife of the village head was very happy. If she sold these at one time and sold them many times, she could save a lot of copper coins and buy some things.
It is also money to supplement household expenses.
Madam Meng said, "Well, it's twenty-two coins. If there's any left in a few days, I'll come back to collect it."
After hearing this, the headman's wife became excited and thought that if duck eggs were valuable, she could use the money to buy a few more ducklings.
When Madam Meng and Su Erya were leaving, the village head's wife came out to see them off enthusiastically, saying, "Auntie, Erya, come over and play when you have time."
Madam Meng narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come again when I have time."
Erya also said politely: "Thank you, auntie, please go back soon."
The village head's wife smiled and said, "Well, Erya is really sensible. Auntie, your granddaughter is really good. She is getting more and more beautiful, and she is sensible and polite. She is really rare to see."
The headman's wife was not being polite when she said this, she was speaking from the heart.
Erya is now cheerful and generous, with a sweet smile, and her appearance has gradually matured. She is a beauty at first glance, and she is a pleasure to look at.
The key is that she sounds nice when she speaks.
Looking at Su Erya, the village head's wife also thought of Su Daya.
I can't help but sigh that although they grew up the same, their personalities are so different.
"Er Ya is indeed very good. She is much more cheerful now than before, and it's all thanks to her Third Aunt's guidance."
When Mrs. Meng talked to people outside, she always praised Shen Yueyao.
She wanted everyone in the village to know that Shen Yueyao was a good person and stop looking at Yueyao with the same perspective as before.
“Yes, yes.”
The wife of the village head also thought Shen Yueyao was good, but she seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, your eldest daughter is going to get married in a few days. If you need any help, please let me know."
Madam Meng said gratefully, "Aunt, I'd like to thank you first. There are still six days left. Everything is ready. We can just wait for someone to come and pick us up on that day."
The headman's wife nodded.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If the Su family was still the marquis's family, Su Daya would be the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family, and her marriage would definitely be very grand.
But now Su Daya can only get married in the village.
Although Lin Tingshu is a scholar with good knowledge, he depends on his mother for everything, and his mother, Madam Zhu, has such a strong personality, so it is not known what will happen if Su Daya goes there.
The village head's wife understood the problems that would arise in Lin Tingshu's family.
But she couldn't say too much about these things.
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After Mrs. Meng and Su Erya returned home with the basket, they first returned the basket and then went to the village to buy duck eggs.
They went to the house in the northwest of the village, the home of Old Lady Lin.
Old Mrs. Lin is quite old. Due to long-term malnutrition, she is very thin. She can hardly stand up straight when walking and her waist is severely bent.
She was feeding chickens at home at this time.
Old Mrs. Lin and her grandchildren depend on each other for survival. Their family conditions are difficult, and the courtyard wall is a little broken, but they have not even repaired it.
The things used at home are a bit old, but they are kept very clean.
"Sister Lin, you're busy at home." Upon hearing the voice, Mrs. Lin turned around and saw Mrs. Meng. She hurriedly said, "Sister Meng, come in quickly. I was busy feeding the chickens just now and didn't see you. I'll go get you some water."
The people in the village are very nice. Whenever someone comes to visit, they are always warm and polite.
Madam Meng stepped forward, took Madam Lin's hand, and said, "Sister Lin, please don't bother. I'm here because I know you have duck eggs. We're buying them at the price of three for one penny. Would you like to sell them?"
After hearing what Mrs. Meng said, Mrs. Lin thought her hearing was not working well.
"Sister Meng, you...did I hear you right? You're collecting duck eggs. I have over a hundred duck eggs and chicken eggs at home."
In her current health, she can't walk far.
Now it is the busy farming season, and the grandchildren are busy with work in the fields and have no time to sell chicken and duck eggs.
Besides, these things are hard to sell, so they just pile up at home.
Old Mrs. Lin couldn't believe that these things could be sold at home without having to go out.
Madam Meng looked at Madam Lin's expression and knew that Madam Lin's family had a hard time.
Old Mrs. Lin's son and daughter-in-law passed away early, leaving behind two grandsons and a granddaughter, who were raised by her by growing vegetables and raising chickens and ducks.
But her eldest grandson is now eighteen years old and it is time for him to get married. However, because the family is poor, many families are not willing to let him get married.
Her granddaughter is fourteen years old and very capable. She usually goes to the mountains to get some mountain products and sells them at the market to earn some money to supplement the family income.
Her grandson was only twelve years old, and the half-grown boy was at the age when he could eat, so their family lived in extreme poverty.
So when Mrs. Meng came out of the headman's house, she came here to ask first.
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