Chapter 189: Only when your family uses it can you feel at ease
"Haha, I don't make much, just enough to support my family."
Zhao Hu laughed twice without much concern and mumbled the message.
"As for raising pigs, the rate of slaughter is too slow. It takes a year to raise them, and I have to cut grass for them every day. It's very tiring, so I don't raise more."
No matter what you raise, if you want it to grow big you have to make sure it is well fed.
Those days were not like the later times, when there was carefully proportioned feed and you just had to feed it at a fixed time and place. You had to go up the mountain to cut grass for the pigs.
When there is no grass, you have to feed it something else, such as root vegetables, pot washing water, and a bunch of other things. In short, you can't let it starve, because food is very precious.
It cannot be said that raising pigs does not make money. After all, as long as you are diligent enough, it is not a bad idea to just feed the pigs with grass. Excluding the time cost and the money for buying piglets, other investments are basically zero.
But firstly, the time span is long, and secondly, the pigs grow meat too slowly. If they encounter any disease or accidental death during the process, all the money will be lost, and the risk is too great.
Therefore, there are not many people raising pigs in the village. Even if they do, they would only raise one or two at most. It is rare for a family like theirs to raise several large pigs.
"I..." Sang Yu wanted to say directly that she had a method to make pigs gain weight quickly. After being castrated, the pigs not only no longer had that foul smell, but they could also gain weight quickly and be slaughtered earlier.
But after she thought about it carefully, she swallowed her words back into her stomach.
If you rashly tell the other person about this matter right after you meet him, even if he agrees to it out of consideration for being your 'savior', he probably won't do it afterwards.
We have to wait a little longer and get closer before we can tentatively talk about this.
Sang Yu was thinking about nothing else but pig slaughtering and pig raising. She had mentioned the idea of raising pigs to Sang Yongjing before.
But considering that her elder brother would have to take the imperial examination sooner or later, she finally chose to give up the idea.
The Zhao family she met now was simply a great opportunity sent by God to her.
If she could seize the opportunity and not try to make money from this, at least she would be able to eat normal pork without the fishy smell in the future.
But this cannot be rushed, and trust cannot be built quickly overnight.
Thinking of this, she suddenly smiled and stopped refusing.
"Since you're so determined, I can't refuse. I'll accept these gifts of thanks. How about inviting your family to dinner tomorrow evening?"
"Okay, if you can help me, I'll go there early tomorrow." Zhang Pingchun, who had hardly spoken since her husband came forward, happily interrupted with a very positive attitude.
Sang Yu waved her hand: "No, these are just some home-cooked dishes, enough for me. I'll have this piglet as the main course."
After talking for a few more words and deciding that their family would come home for dinner tomorrow night, Sang Yu and Sang Xingjia returned the same way carrying their things.
On the way, Sang Xingjia asked, "Little sister, didn't you say that if it doesn't work, just put the things down and run away? Why are we bringing the things back?"
Ever since he entered the Zhao family's yard, his eyes have never been idle, and he has been constantly looking for the best escape route.
I even thought about how to push the door open and run away, but I didn't expect that I would have no chance to do it at all.
"Plans can't keep up with changes, so we have to make some last-minute changes. You have to accept the thank you gift so that we can visit each other more often in the future."
Sang Yu touched the hen with its neck tucked in his hand, and thought to himself that he would have to ask his grandmother to weave a chicken coop tomorrow, otherwise there would be no place to put the two chickens.
Egg-laying chickens are great, and although the eggs are not too expensive, she has never bought many.
It’s not that I can’t bear to part with it, but no one in the village sells it. If I want to buy it, I can only buy it from Lingnan City and bring it back.
There are many things to buy every day, and the journey is long and bumpy, so eggs are easily broken, and by the time you eat them, they are not even as good as the broken eggs.
Now that I have my own hens, I don’t ask for many. I just lay one a day, and that’s enough for fried leeks and eggs in two days. If I save for a few more days, I can try more ways to cook it.
"Do you come here often?"
Sang Xingjia pondered the word she said, thinking of the pigs raised in the other party's family. He suddenly remembered that his younger sister seemed to have thought about raising pigs before. Could it be that she wanted the other party to help raise pigs?
"Little sister, do you want them to help raise pigs? We can raise them ourselves."
Sang Yu answered decisively: "We won't raise any. You have to pass the imperial examination. Otherwise, people will laugh at you if they know you have a pig at home."
Ever since Sang Yongjing told her about this, she never thought about raising pigs at home again.
After all, she was still counting on Sang Xingjia to become a high-ranking official in the future, and she couldn't do anything that would affect his career.
If you want better development, you must have money and power. Sang Yu is confident that he can earn the former by himself, but for the latter, he can either do it through exchange of interests or rely on Sang Xingjia.
Moreover, no matter how great the power gained through the exchange of interests is, it still has to pass through the hands of others. After all, there is a barrier, and we can only feel at ease if it is used by our own family members.
Sang Xingjia had no idea what she was thinking and thought she was just thinking about him. He was so moved that he didn't know what to say.
After his excitement subsided a little, he continued, "But...can I really pass the imperial examination?"
Sang Xingjia himself couldn't remember how long it had been since he picked up a pen and read a book, and he didn't know when he would be able to pick up a pen and read again. Could he really pass the imperial examination like this?
"Yes! Of course! Brother, you forgot that I am very good at judging people." Sang Yu was very confident in him.
Having earned some money during this period, she has been considering letting Sang Xingjia continue his studies, but she has not yet decided which teacher to find.
Lingnan is not as good as the capital, and the local teachers have limited educational level, but it also has its advantages. There are many high-ranking officials who have been demoted, and each of them is an examination expert who has stood out from thousands of candidates.
If he could find a knowledgeable and capable civil servant, Sang Xingjia could learn from him and learn something very useful, even something that would benefit him for the rest of his life.
What Sang Yu is worried about is whether the other person has the ability to teach and what his character is like.
People have a strong ability to disguise themselves, and it is difficult to determine their character without a certain period of contact.
As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Her elder brother has a kind nature and is very trusting of others.
She was really afraid of picking someone at random. It would be fine if he didn't learn any skills, but she was afraid that he would be led astray.
Sang Xingjia was unexpectedly encouraged by his younger sister's trust in him. "I will definitely not let my younger sister down."
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