Chapter 171 Trivia
After coming out of the old house, Zhang Juexia went to the back mountain to check it out. She liked a good place to raise chickens and planned to clean it up with Ye Beixiu in the next few days.
As for wild rabbits, she didn't want to keep them at home anymore.
There is plenty of space in the mountains anyway, and wild rabbits can be raised freely in the mountains. Based on their reproductive capacity, they should be fine.
After arriving home, she asked Liu Mingda for advice on how to grow more medicinal herbs in the back mountain.
"Leave this matter to me, I'll help you take a look."
"good."
Zhang Juexia agreed immediately.
"You are being rude to me."
"We've been together for so long, is it fun to keep thanking each other?"
"It's boring."
On the seventh day of the New Year, after breakfast, Ye Beixiu and Qin Eryong went down the mountain. They planned to buy some fertilizer for the wheat.
Ye Beixiu and Qin Eryong had been gone for about half an hour. Zhang Juexia and Song Yu were chatting in the house when they heard the sound of a carriage parked outside.
"Is anyone home?"
Zhang Juexia recognized the voice as Shopkeeper Yao and hurried out, "Why are you here?"
"What law says I can't come to your house? Where's your husband? Let him unload the goods."
"I'll do it. He's not home."
"It's Chinese New Year, where can we go?"
"Go buy fertilizer for the wheat in the field."
"Come on, let's move inside!"
Zhang Juexia looked at the gifts that Manager Yao brought and complained, "Are you living a normal life? Why are you buying so many things?"
"You gave me quite a few things before the New Year. This is called reciprocity, don't you understand?"
After the things were unloaded from the carriage, Manager Yao gave some instructions to the driver and then went into the yard with Zhang Juexia.
This was the first time that Manager Yao came to Zhang Juexia's house. He first walked around inside and out before entering the main hall.
Song Yu had already made tea and the two of them had a conversation.
Song Yu's words were full of gratitude. After all, without Manager Yao's recommendation, she would not have such a good place.
Shopkeeper Yao was quite frank. He waved his hand and dismissed him with a simple remark: "Everyone has their own needs."
Song Yu was quite sensible. He knew that Zhang Juexia and Manager Yao had something to say, so he accompanied them to drink a few cups of tea and then found an excuse to go to the backyard.
Zhang Juexia filled up Manager Yao's teapot, then remembered to ask her, "Why did you think of me?"
"I came here as soon as I wanted to. I've always wanted to visit your house."
"How about it?"
"It's cleaned up pretty neatly."
It is really not easy to get a word of praise from Manager Yao.
Zhang Juexia happily took some snacks and started chatting with Manager Yao.
The two people talked about the shop and then started talking about Liu Hong.
Zhang Juexia wasn't really interested in the Liu family's affairs, but he couldn't help but ask, "How is he doing now that he's back from prison?"
"Anyway, their family was not peaceful. Those people who followed him in causing trouble were also thrown into jail. Fortunately, nothing happened in the first two days after he returned home.
I remember it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the families of these families, as if they had agreed, went to the Liu family to make some noise.
They insisted that Liu Hong compensate them for their losses, saying that not only had they lost work, but being thrown into jail had also ruined their reputation.
If the Liu family didn't give them money, they would just sit there and not leave.
In order to celebrate the New Year, the Liu family had no choice but to grit their teeth and give the silver.
I heard that he had to borrow money at high interest rates to make up the difference.”
Hearing about the loan sharking, Zhang Juexia's heart trembled. "After all, their family is a wealthy one in town. How can they not have any money saved at home?"
Shopkeeper Yao curled his lips and said contemptuously, "Even if we have a mountain of gold at home, it can't support Liu Hong's creation.
And his third son and his wife did not come back during the Chinese New Year.
But when it comes to money, he is very decisive."
"This Liu Sanle and his wife are definitely not good people!"
"Have you seen them?"
“I’ve encountered it a few times in the county town.”
Zhang Juexia recounted what had happened at the county government office.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Liu Hong and Fang Lan, they've really tied themselves up in knots! If they knew it was you who bought the shop, wouldn't they regret it so much that they'd want to jump into the river?"
"You wouldn't jump into the river, would you?"
"Of course not. Ye Beixiu is really lucky. But now that his leg is no longer lame, he can be considered a good young man."
Zhang Juexia is thick-skinned and no matter how Manager Yao teases him, he remains calm and collected.
Manager Yao stayed at Zhang Juexia's house until dark, and then left with a feeling of reluctance.
Before getting on the carriage, he was still shouting that he would come back in a few days.
Wang Guilan also received a letter. She told Zhang Juexia that there was a family in Dahe Village who were very good at hatching chicks.
"Dahe Village?"
"You and Bei Xiu can go ask around in your mother's village. It seems her surname is Zhang, and her name is Zhang Dequan. Yes, there's a "quan" in her name."
Isn’t this the village head who helped Zhang Juexia back then?
Wang Guilan looked at Zhang Juexia, who seemed lost in thought, and asked, "Do you recognize this? I heard that this is a craft his wife brought from her family. It's just that people don't need so many chicks on a daily basis, so they're not very useful."
Zhang Juexia spoke frankly, "If this man is really Zhang Dequan, then I should know him. He is the head of Dahe Village."
Wang Guilan slapped her forehead and said, "Yes, I forgot about that. It's the village head. Now it makes sense."
"Grandma, are there any other people in other villages who know this craft?"
Wang Guilan knew that Zhang Juexia didn't want to go back to Dahe Village. "I asked everyone in our village, and I only found one person in Dahe Village who has this craft. If you don't want to go, let Bei Xiu go in your place, or find someone else to go..."
Zhang Juexia thought for a moment and decided that if they really wanted to raise chickens, they would have to establish a long-term cooperative relationship.
If she didn't come forward, if Zhang Dequan found out about this one day, he would probably scold her for having no conscience.
After all, Zhang Dequan helped her when she got married.
He also told her that if she encountered any difficulties, she could come back to the village to find him.
She doesn't want to be ungrateful.
"Grandma, when Bei Xiu is done with his work these past few days, I'll go with him."
"Okay, if you want a lot of chicks, you have to leave early, and they have to prepare early too."
After seeing Wang Guilan off, Zhang Juexia went to the back mountain. Ye Beixiu and Qin Eryong were busy fertilizing the wheat.
Qin Eryong raised his head and greeted her, then went back to his work.
Zhang Juexia glanced at him from a distance. It was hard to associate the current Qin Eryong with the Qin Eryong who stole their prey.
I have to sigh at the importance of marrying a good wife.
Ye Beixiu ran over from a distance, sweating profusely. "Madam, what's the matter?"
"Come and take a look. How many days will it take to finish this work?"
"Farming is a job that never ends. I passed by Liu Wanfeng's house, and he told me I could start working tomorrow. If you have anything to do, I can accompany you."
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