The five people froze in their chairs, feeling as if their hands and feet were out of control and their mouths had lost their function, not knowing what to say.
Six hundred eggs, fifty for each family! If things go well, they can hatch more than forty chicks, and even if things go badly, they can still hatch twenty. They can start brooding by the end of the year. With the five hens provided by the owner, they can have twenty or thirty eggs a day. It's not that they don't have to worry about food; it's clearly more than enough!
Where can you find eggs that are plentiful? That would be the life of a god.
After a long while, Zhou Youzhou finally found his voice and asked cautiously, "Madam, should we keep these eggs to sell for money when you come back? Or should we sell them and give them to you?"
If they sell, I'm afraid the quantity won't be clear at the time.
Shui Qing said, "No need, this is for you to get more nutrition, you're too thin."
These men were already extremely thin, not to mention their wives, children, and elderly parents, who needed to be well-fed to have the strength to work.
Besides, earning money from just one egg a day is too little; she has better opportunities waiting for them!
Upon hearing that he was too thin, the five men burst into tears.
They had often heard such words in the past when they worked at the brokerage firm, but those were the words of the master's steward who was picking on them and was dissatisfied with them. This was the first time in months that someone had genuinely cared about them!
And they really provide food, even precious things like old hens and eggs!
Shuiqing didn't know how to comfort them. These men were moved, but also felt fear, grievances, and pain from the past few days. She waited quietly until the five of them had cried enough before she spoke again.
"There are also rabbits. They reproduce quickly. Take some back with you and raise them well. I will send someone to collect their pelts when you have enough."
I don't have many ducks and geese here. Pigs and sheep are too big for you to handle. Besides, you've just settled in Zhulin Village and aren't familiar with the place yet. You can go to Nanning Prefecture to buy some to raise later.
I prepared linen and coarse cloth, enough for one set of clothes for each person, not too many, just enough for changing.
As for rations, potatoes will be the main staple, supplemented with some wheat flour and rice. You can distribute them according to the number of people when we get back.
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Shui Qing meticulously laid out each item one by one. Before she could finish speaking, the five men, whose crying had been gradually subsiding, burst into loud sobs.
Even Hu's mother, who was in the kitchen, couldn't help but run over, afraid that her daughter would bully someone!
Seeing the five men laughing through their tears, she returned to the kitchen, still feeling uneasy, looking back every few steps.
Shui Qing spread her hands, saying helplessly, "Look, if you keep crying, everyone in the courtyard will think I'm bullying you!"
The five stopped crying, wiped their eyes and faces with their tattered sleeves, forced a big smile, and choked out, "Don't cry, don't cry, we're happy!"
"I'm so happy, I can't help it."
Not only were there old hens and eggs, but also rabbits, and even two new outfits for everyone! One of them was made of coarse cloth.
They gave us potatoes, flour, and rice. Such a host is hard to find even with a lantern. How could we not be happy and excited?
"Alright, I have something very important for you to do." Shui Qing looked at the five of them and suddenly said.
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