The duck that Ah Liang's mother raised was indeed very big. Chen Suwen never expected that anyone in this era could raise a duck to be so big.
Generally speaking, a duck weighing four or five jin, or even six jin, is already considered quite good. For example, the duck she exchanged at the Qianshuihe Brigade last time only weighed five jin.
A duck weighing five pounds was considered well-raised in the 1970s.
Unexpectedly, there was also a duck weighing over eight pounds, nearly nine pounds, which truly broadened Chen Suwen's horizons.
Could this Ah Liang's mother be like Mengmeng, the savvy animal husbandry expert she knew in her past life, with a strong talent for animal husbandry?
Before A Liang's mother could even lift a finger, Chen Suwen picked up the snow-white duck herself.
The ducks that Ah Liang's mother raises are not Muscovy ducks, but white-feathered ducks.
Its pure white feathers made it look chubby and fluffy, cute as it was, but Chen Suwen only hoped that it would taste good.
"I'll take this duck."
Chen Suwen was very decisive. When she encountered such a good duck, she didn't hesitate and immediately decided to buy it.
Chen Suwen traded cloth coupons and peanut oil with A Liang's mother for ducks, and then left Wang Xiufen's house with her.
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"Wife, pour some water for Ah Zong and the others."
Shi Jiankang brought Zhou Cunzong and the others home, and before even entering the door, he immediately asked his wife to pour him some water.
People in the countryside get married young. Zhou Cunzong was already a father at the age of twenty. Shi Jiankang was the same age as him, so of course he was also married and had children.
Shi Jiankang's wife came out when she heard his voice. She frowned slightly when she saw him returning with a group of people. "We're out of sugar. Shall we get some water?"
Shi Jiankang often goes to the city to exchange things. His family used to have candy, but they just ran out a couple of days ago, and now they really don't have any at home.
"Sister-in-law, use this."
Zhou Cunzong took out a small packet of brown sugar and handed it to Shi Jiankang's wife, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law."
Seeing the brown sugar in her hand, even though it was only a small packet, Shi Jiankang's wife was still very happy.
"No trouble at all, please have a seat, I'll get you some water."
She's very easy to talk to when guests bring gifts, but she'll definitely be unhappy if they come empty-handed and don't know how to be polite.
"Why did you give me brown sugar without even blinking? That small packet is too much, even if you just soak it in water. I'll have my wife give you the rest later," Shi Jiankang said politely.
"It's nothing. It's a rare opportunity for me to visit your home, so I'm just giving your child a gift."
Children with healthy blood should not be able to eat candy yet, but it's okay to let them try some brown sugar soaked in water.
Zhou Min got off the bus with her nephew and niece, and Shi Jiankang was not idle either. He told the people around him to bring over anything they could exchange for.
Because Zhou Cunzong had a lot of peanut oil and other items on his vehicle, he could exchange them for local specialties from the countryside.
"Come and drink water, drink water."
Shi Jiankang's wife quickly poured water and prepared brown sugar water. She has a thermos at home that is always filled with hot water, so it is convenient to make the water.
Zhou Min and the others sat obediently on the benches, drinking water while watching Zhou Cunzong and Shi Jiankang exchange items with the others.
"Auntie, I need to pee." Zhao Lexin, who had drunk most of a bowl of water, tugged at Zhou Min's clothes and whispered.
Zhou Min was stunned for a moment before she remembered that they had left early in the morning, hadn't gone to the toilet on the way, and had left the Qianshuihe Brigade without staying there for long.
Now that they've come all the way to Chishan Brigade, it's understandable that the children need to use the restroom.
Even she herself felt the urge to urinate after drinking the sugar water.
Zhou Min put down her bowl and looked at Shi Jiankang's wife, "Sister-in-law, can we use your toilet?"
“Well… the kids can’t hold it in… I can’t either.” Zhou Min said the last part in a low voice.
In fact, children in the countryside, like Zhou Xian and Zhou Mei, don't need to go to the toilet.
Generally speaking, finding an open space is enough to satisfy physiological needs.
But Zhao Lexin is already a big girl, almost seven or eight years old. Since there are many people coming and going in the Shi family courtyard to exchange things, it's understandable that she would be embarrassed to relieve herself in front of so many people.
Upon hearing this, Shi Jiankang's wife paused for a moment, then smiled knowingly, "Come with me."
The Shi family does have a toilet. It was because Shi Jiankang saw that other people's houses had toilets when he went to the city, so he built one himself when he got home.
Anyway, their toilet doesn't need any walls; they can just use bamboo mats to enclose it as a "wall."
A thatched roof, sturdy wooden pillars, bamboo-woven walls, and a very simple toilet.
With this toilet, it's much more convenient for everyone in the family to use the toilet.
Otherwise, many people's toilets are simply any not-so-secluded corner they find.
Zhou Min didn't mind the toilet. She took Zhao Lexin and the others to the toilet and told them to be careful not to fall into the latrine.
The Shi family's toilet was a dry toilet, with a very simple roof and walls. However, since the "walls" were made of bamboo, which cost little money but required some effort, they could be replaced whenever the bamboo was damaged.
Even when defecating in the toilet, if there's no toilet paper, you can break off a bamboo strip from the wall to wipe your bottom. As long as the "wall" is replaced promptly whenever it's damaged, there won't be any problems.
After Zhou Min and the three children took turns using the toilet, they came out and washed their hands.
"Isn't A-mei from the city? Didn't she go to the countryside to work as an 'intermediate worker'?"
Looking at Zhou Min's beautiful face, Shi Jiankang's wife was very envious. Although her skin wasn't particularly fair, it was still much fairer than hers.
She genuinely envied the city girls, but sometimes when she looked at the educated youth who had gone to the countryside from her brigade or her hometown brigade, she wasn't particularly envious.
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