Chapter 61 Buying Chickens and Ducks

Jiang Wan guessed that it was an island somewhere, because Lian Yue had told her at the pier that there were many islands of different sizes around the fishing village.

Some islands are not visible at high tide and only appear at low tide. Such islands are the best for catching the sea.

After she teaches her aunt how to make oyster sauce, she will ask brother Lian Yue to take her to visit the nearby island.

After learning Chinese characters from her uncle for a few days, Xiao Yuanzi will also go to school. The relationship between the two families is no longer as unfamiliar as before, and she can now make small requests without any hesitation.

Lian Yue noticed Jiang Wan's eyes, and recalling the various questions this girl had asked him last time, he could almost guess what she was thinking.

But I didn't have time to talk to her in detail right now. If I didn't leave now, grandma would catch me and nag me again.

"Grandma, please take care of Xiao Wan and the others. I have something to do at Lian Qiao's house and will be back soon."

"Hey! This brat!"

Grandma Lian Yue sighed helplessly and led the two sisters to the back of the house.

Behind the houses in the fishing village, there is usually a thatched toilet and a vegetable patch. Lian Yue's family only has a small vegetable patch behind their house. The rest of the vegetable patch is enclosed, and a small thatched hut is built to raise a lot of chickens and ducks.

"Xiao Ning and Xiao Wan, do you want to choose the chickens and ducks by yourselves or do you want me to choose for you?"

"You should help us choose. People in the village say you are good at raising chickens and ducks. I'm sure your choices will be good."

"Okay, okay, I'll choose for you."

Grandma Lian Yue walked into the circle with a smile on her face, and with nimbleness she grabbed the two big chickens, three little chickens, and three ducks that Jiang Wan wanted, tied their wings with hay, and carried them out.

It's quite heavy all together, luckily I brought a basket with me.

"Grandma Qian, do you have a scale at home?"

"Yes, yes."

Grandma Lian Yue went to get a scale and weighed the chicken and duck separately.

"The two hens weigh eleven catties, and the ducks weigh fifteen catties. In our village, egg-laying hens are more expensive, fifteen cents per catty. Ducks are cheaper, twelve cents per catty. These three chicks will cost you thirty cents, all together..."

The old man was a little dizzy from what he said, so Jiang Wan calculated the price first.

"The total is three hundred and seventy-five coins. Please calculate it carefully, Madam Qian."

"No need to calculate, just three hundred and seventy-five coins."

Grandma Qian already had a filter for the Yin family, and she believed that the two children would not lie to her.

Jiang Wan counted the money and handed it to Grandma Qian while sighing in her heart.

Half a month ago, no one in the village wanted to pay attention to this family, but now everyone is polite to their own family members.

The vast majority of people came because their uncle was going to be a teacher in the village.

The power of knowledge is useful in any dynasty. It’s time to start learning to read.

My cousin will go back to her own room to sleep tonight, and it will be a good time for her to let my mother teach her to read.

The two sisters took the chickens and ducks they bought and walked along the ditch back home. There were many people along the ditch at this time, some enjoying the cool air, some washing dishes. When it gets darker, a group of men will come to the ditch to bathe.

The two sisters walked lightly, and with the sound of the water flowing in the ditch, almost no one would have noticed them if they hadn't called out to others.

"Ah Xiang, why can't we girls learn to read?"

"Hasn't it always been like this? Only men can go to school."

"But I heard that many young ladies can read and write, which shows that girls can learn it too."

"Who made us reincarnate into a fishing village? We can learn it in our next life if we are born into a wealthy family."

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The two sisters passed behind the girls and both of them couldn't help but look back.

These girls are all in their prime, but their faces don't look lively at all, but rather full of fatigue.

They also yearn for knowledge, but the constraints of the times on women make them only envy men.

When I was young, I worked at home. When I grew up, I got married early and worked in other people's homes. I was trapped in a small village all my life, living a life that I could predict the end of.

If you are lucky enough to marry a man with good character, life can be good. If you are unlucky, your life will be ruined.

Jiang Wan thought a lot in an instant. She felt that she and her mother should do something here.

But everything has to be on track at home first.

Make money first. Once you have money, no problem will be a problem.

The two sisters returned home in silence.

At this time, Song Wenhui had already fenced off a small area in the yard and planted a lot of branches to serve as a fence, which served as a temporary nest for the chickens and ducks.

I'll go buy some mud bricks from my neighbors tomorrow and build a stable nest for them.

I hope these chickens and ducks can lay more eggs for the family.

"Aunt, where is my mother?"

"Your mother has returned to the little stone house. It seems someone just came to ask her to make pills."

Jiang Wan nodded, looked around the yard and saw that there was nothing to do, so she said goodbye to her uncle and aunt and went back.

Although Yin Ning was reluctant to part with her cousin, she was still a little secretly happy when her cousin left.

Because once her cousin leaves, she can light a lamp and embroider handkerchiefs at night~

I have been sleeping with my cousin and aunt for the past few days. Except for the day when I lit the lamp and did some embroidery to finish the handkerchief, my cousin would not allow me to bring even needlework and handkerchief into the stone house on other days, so I could only do it during the day.

She knew her cousin was doing this for her own good, but the family was short of money and she wanted to earn a little more for the family.

When there is some extra money at home, she will be obedient and not do embroidery at night.

Yin Ning turned around when she saw her cousin walk to the door of the stone house. She took the flint from the stove, ignited the dry grass and then lit the oil lamp.

After returning to her little room and putting away the oil lamp, she immediately trotted out to wash and brush her teeth, then slipped back into her bed and began to prepare to embroider the handkerchief.

Just as I was about to pick up the needle, there was a knock on the door.

"Aning."

"Come in, mother. The door is not locked."

Yin Ning thought that her mother wanted to have a private chat with her because she hadn't slept at home for a few days, but as soon as her mother came in, she took away the needle and thread and handkerchief from her hands.

Even the oil lamp was taken away.

"Wan Wan said that embroidering handkerchiefs by oil lamp at night will damage your eyes quickly. I'll take these away. You can embroider them tomorrow in the daytime."

Yin Ning: !!!

I thought no one would take care of her after my cousin left, but I didn't expect that this girl would actually ask her mother to help her keep an eye on her!