Chapter 38 Too Many Eggs

Last night she gave fifty cents to her eldest son so that he could buy a gift for the visit.

Usually it's the same old three things: maltose, salt and eggs.

These things are hard currency.

Since we have eggs at home, we don't need to buy them. Just buy some maltose and half a pound of salt.

"Grandma, did the hens lay eggs today?" Jiang Fubao asked while eating breakfast, pretending to be ignorant.

"They laid twelve eggs. These six hens are really good. Today I have to ask your brothers to go to the mountain to find some insects to feed them. I was so busy yesterday that I forgot about it. I must not forget it today. They can't just eat grass seeds. Otherwise, they won't be able to lay eggs."

Zhang Jinlan became excited when she mentioned this.

With the blessing of a granddaughter, not only did we receive eight chickens, but we also had twelve more eggs every day.

Half was kept for the children's health, and the rest was saved and sold in the town every half a month.

An egg is two cents.

That comes to three hundred and sixty coins a month.

It makes more money than farming.

The chicken coop will be completed in two days.

When there is a rooster, some eggs should be left in the nest. When the hens hatch chicks, there will be a lot more chickens.

Chickens lay eggs, eggs lay chickens, and chickens lay eggs again.

In this cycle, the money in the family will only increase.

However, there was one thing that Zhang Jinlan found very strange. The size of these eggs was different every day. Some were particularly large, almost the same size as the ones she picked up in the mountains, and two were a whole size smaller.

After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out.

Just don't think about it anymore.

After all, it's all in vain, not a penny is spent, the hens can lay as much as they want.

After breakfast.

Jiang Fubao and his brothers went to the mountains to look for insects.

With the golden finger, she only needs to open the shield, and that's what she heard.

Wherever you point, there will be a big fat worm in the grass nest.

This made her brothers admire her very much.

After returning, Zhang Jinlan was shocked to see half a basket of bugs.

"Hey, where did you pick up so many bugs? Did you destroy the whole nest?"

"Grandma, Fubao just pointed and there were lots of bugs there. It's all thanks to Fubao, otherwise we wouldn't have picked so many. Grandma, give them to the hens so they can lay more eggs. I want to eat boiled eggs tomorrow."

Jiang Tongtu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

The eggs taste really good.

He wants to eat it every day.

When it comes to catching bugs, he is the hardest worker.

"You are really capable. You didn't eat eggs this morning. So, grandma will make egg custard for you tonight. Use six eggs, and each of you can have half a bowl! As for boiling eggs, we will do it tomorrow morning. Grandma will take out two more eggs. Each of you eight children will have one egg, and no one is allowed to snatch them!"

The children are sensible.

There are so many insects here, and my eldest grandson is getting engaged soon.

Zhang Jinlan was in a particularly good mood and was rarely generous.

Just finished.

The glutton Jiang Tongtu started jumping up and down on the spot.

"Yes, grandma, I love chicken custard the most."

Grandma said that each person could have half a bowl so that he could enjoy it to his heart's content.

Jiang Fubao saw this scene.

The food at home has improved a lot compared to when she first came here, and her brothers' eyes are all shining.

Just now when they were catching insects in the mountains, they were still discussing what to eat in the evening.

Not like before.

It’s always brown rice porridge and sprouts.

No tricks.

Another night passed and the sun just came out.

Jiang Fubao took back the four basins of eggs from under the bed.

There are too many to store and I have nowhere to use them.

Too many eggs.

Grandma hasn't been going to the mountain recently.

She went bug hunting with her brothers yesterday and couldn't avoid their sight.

The egg can't be taken out.

It's really a headache.

She only has space for four basins.

Two people are washing vegetables, one is washing face and the other is washing butt.

If only she had a secret base.

Unfortunately, she was too small to go anywhere, let alone climb mountains, so she had to wait for a few years.

When she grows up, she will definitely go find a secret cave in the mountains and fill it with food. She will have more than enough to eat and won’t have to worry about natural disasters.

She is the food king of this world!

Jiang Fubao gets excited when he thinks about growing up.

She put the basin into the space.

Come out happily, wash your face, brush your teeth and eat breakfast.

Today I had brown rice porridge with boiled eggs.

Grandma kept her word and gave each of the eight eggs, one.

Including my eldest cousin who is already fifteen years old.

Why.

In fact, she wanted everyone in the family to have eggs.

But we can’t get the eggs out. We can’t let a chicken lay dozens of eggs every day. That would be too scary.

If others knew about this, they would think she had six chicken monsters at home.

We can only think of other ways, as long as there is enough money at home.

Grandma would probably keep all the eggs for her family.

Thinking and thinking.

Then I saw grandma and the others go out.

Zhang Jinlan was outside the door with her eldest son, daughter-in-law and grandson.

Ran to the neighboring Zhoujia Village.

After walking for less than two quarters of an hour, we arrived at the village entrance.

Matchmaker Zhou was waiting at the entrance of the village early.

Led them to Zhou's house.

The Zhou family lives in the middle of the village. Their house is slightly bigger than the Jiang family's. Unlike the several large tiled houses made of green bricks at the entrance of the village, the Zhou family's house is also built with a mixture of mud and wooden boards.

The door is open.

Because I knew the Jiang family would come.

So Matchmaker Zhou brought the Jiang family in without knocking on the door.

The main room was already filled with men and women.

"Hey, look, you've been waiting here so early. Sister Jinlan, look at how much Sister Zhou values ​​you."

As long as the matchmaker wants, she can talk nonsense.

This small thing made the Jiang family feel more favorable towards the Zhou family.

Who doesn't like to be noticed?

"It's just a little gift for the meeting, don't think it's a waste." Seeing that the Jiang family also brought gifts, the Zhou family smiled more sincerely.

"You're welcome. Please take a seat." Zhou Chen said enthusiastically.

On the other side, Jiang Fubao, after breakfast, went to the mountain with his brothers again.

We need to catch more insects.

These hens are very gluttonous. They ate all the bugs we caught yesterday.

But this morning a hen laid an extra egg.

Zhang Jinlan was so happy that she was ruined.

She had lived for decades, but she had never seen a chicken lay three eggs in a day.

"Second cousin, let's go inside. There are no bugs here."

Jiang Fubao had already opened the shield at the foot of the mountain.

Yesterday's catch was too fierce.

The insects in this area are almost 'extinct'.

There are only a few scattered sounds, and if you don't listen carefully, the sound is very small.

Too hard to find.

Jiang Fubao set his sights on the inner circle.

"No, it's too dangerous in there." Jiang Tongmu hesitated.

My grandma told me before she left that I shouldn't go too deep.

"Brother, let's go inside. There are no bugs. What will the hens eat? If they can't lay eggs tomorrow, it will be over. I was counting on having eggs to eat every day."

Jiang Tongtu, a greedy man, encouraged the way.

"Yes, we are here, it's okay. If there is any danger, I will take Fubao and the others to run first, and you will follow behind, second brother."