Grandma Yan felt a warmth in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. This little one was already thinking about earning money to buy a house so that she could live with her parents.
"My sweet baby, I'm so happy. Once the cellar is finished, we'll go make some money."
"Grandma, we're going to make lots and lots of money, so you can eat and drink well and have new clothes every day," Yan Xiaonan boasted.
Just as they were having a good time, someone knocked on the door from outside the courtyard. "Is anyone home? I've brought bricks." Yan Xiaoqiang quickly went to open the door.
After paying for the bricks, Yan Xiaoqiang resumed his bricklaying work. Cuihua helped transport the bricks today, while Xuemei started cooking lunch in the kitchen.
Yan Xiaonan came to feed the chickens and rabbits again. The baby rabbits seemed to have grown quite a bit. Yan Xiaonan was thinking about how the book described the growth cycle of rabbits.
They are weaned at 30 days, can reproduce at 4 months, have a gestation period of 30 days, and typically have five to eight rabbits per litter, so a litter can be produced in about six months.
If we leave one male rabbit and a few female rabbits at home, we'll have several litters in half a year, not just one litter. It's a pity the rabbits smell so bad, Dad needs to find a place to put them.
In a few years, we won't be able to keep rabbits anymore, and we can only keep two chickens. Oh, and in the spring, I'll ask Grandma to catch some chicks; the hens at home are getting old.
While cooking, Xuemei kept an eye on Yan Xiaonan. When she saw Yan Xiaonan fiddling with her little fingers, she thought she was playing with her fingers, so she picked Yan Xiaonan up and took her out of the kitchen.
The kitchen still smelled a bit. Although Cuihua and Xuemei were very hardworking, they couldn't resist the smell emanating from the three chickens and nine rabbits.
But it's freezing outside, and these hens and rabbits would freeze to death if they went outside, so we have to keep them in the kitchen and let them out when the weather gets warmer.
Grandma Yan is doing needlework. Although everyone has made several sets of clothes this year, old clothes can still be worn after being mended. The one in her hand is from the Southwest. It's too small, so she'll alter it for the North and South to wear.
Seeing Xuemei carrying Yan Xiaonan out, she quickly put down her needlework, not wanting to hurt the baby.
"Grandma, Nan Nan is quite capable now. She fed the chickens and rabbits well, but the food inside didn't taste good, so I carried her out," Xue Mei said with a smile.
Grandma Yan nodded. The smell inside was unpleasant, but there was nothing she could do. In the winter, every household in the north kept chickens in the main room or kitchen.
My family likes to eat and chat in the main room, so I can only keep him in the kitchen, since we don't spend much time there and it's warm.
Seeing that Xue Mei had put herself down and gone back to the kitchen, Yan Xiaonan spoke softly to Grandma Yan about raising rabbits and chicks.
"Grandma, let's build a big house for the rabbits and raise several litters. Then Dad can sell them to the chef at the restaurant. We'll also raise more chicks."
An adult rabbit can sell for at least three to five yuan, so ten rabbits would cost thirty to fifty yuan. If you raise four litters, you should have thirty rabbits, which would cost around one hundred yuan.
Grandma Yan also started counting on her fingers. With a stable income of about one hundred yuan every six months, that means she must have more than ten yuan a month.
Plus, the chicks grow up and lay eggs, which can be sold for money. Wow, that's how much money we can make! Let's do it!
Seeing that his grandmother agreed, Yan Xiaonan tried to persuade her again: "Grandma, that's only a small amount of money. It's definitely not enough to buy a house. We need to sell rice."
Grandma Yan was taken aback. This little one was small in stature but had quite an appetite. But that made sense; houses in the capital must be expensive.
However, this is a big matter, and we need to discuss it with Xiaoqiang and Cuihua. Yan Xiaonan nodded, of course we need to discuss it, otherwise the two of them, one old and one young, can't do anything on their own.
The cellar is finally finished. This afternoon, all that's left is to make the cellar cover. Yan Xiaoqiang climbed up, checked the time, and realized it was getting late. Time to eat.
After lunch, Xuemei went for a nap. She had been getting up early these past two days and couldn't resist going to sleep.
Grandma Yan took the opportunity to tell her son and daughter-in-law about the plan. Yan Xiaoqiang was a little worried: "Mom, I'm worried that we won't be able to raise the wheat. I don't know if this year's winter wheat will survive, or if there will be enough for the villagers to eat."
Think about those poor families in the village, they're so poor they have to eat clay to survive, and you're raising chickens and rabbits to make money? Aren't you just asking for trouble?
Yan Xiaonan told Yan Xiaoqiang, "Dad, at the latest next year there won't be a food shortage, trust me."
This year marks the end of the three-year period of hardship. Due to geographical reasons, remote areas will be able to overcome their difficulties by next year at the latest, so raising chickens will not be a problem.
Grandma Yan believed in Yan Xiaonan. She always thought Yan Xiaonan was a fairy who could see things very, very far away.
He slammed his hand on the table: "Qiangzi, I've decided, we'll raise chickens and rabbits first."
The loud slamming of the table startled Yan Xiaoqiang and Cuihua, and even more so Yan Xiaonan. His own palms were burning with pain; what a loss!
Several people rushed to Grandma Yan's side at the same time: "Mom, Grandma, did you hurt yourself by patting her?"
Grandma Yan rubbed one hand against the other: "It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just too excited. You all go back and sit down."
Yan Xiaonan took Grandma Yan's hand and looked at it. It was alright, just a little red. Oh, Grandma must be so happy.
"Mom, after I finish making the cellar cover this afternoon, I'll also make a rabbit hutch. It'll be ready to use when the weather gets warmer," Yan Xiaoqiang said.
Since we've made the decision, let's just do it. Raising rabbits isn't expensive. Let the two boys dig up some grass or something. We have plenty of sweet potatoes and vegetable leaves at home.
Seeing that things were mostly resolved, Yan Xiaonan yawned and felt sleepy. Cuihua quickly carried the little girl inside and helped her daughter to bed.
All afternoon, apart from Yan Xiaoqiang working in the yard and Zhong Nan watching him work, everyone else took a nap, and the Yan family home was quiet.
Wang Erniu at school, however, had red eyes and wanted to fight. The fact that Wang Erniu had beaten his family members so badly that they ended up in the hospital caused a sensation throughout the village.
Every family had instructed their children not to play with Wang Erniu, so Wang Erniu is lonely today.
The class monitor's task for the first class was to collect winter vacation homework. Wang Erniu hadn't written a single word, so of course he couldn't hand it in.
The class monitor then reported this to the teacher. The teacher's solution was very simple: make him finish the lesson before lunch, or else he wouldn't be allowed to attend class.
The class monitor was very responsible. Before lunch, he went to collect homework again, and Wang Erniu handed in the homework he had only completed a little over halfway.
The class monitor, of course, objected. Following the teacher's instructions, he ordered Wang Erniu to be kicked out of the classroom and prevented from attending class.
When Wang Erniu's stubborn temper flared up, the two started pushing and shoving each other, and then they began to fight.
The squad leader was shorter than Wang Daniu, so he was clearly at a disadvantage. Yan Beinan couldn't stand it and punched him.
The class monitor is Ma Mingyuan, the son of Village Chief Ma of Mushroom Village. The parents of the two families are on good terms, so the children also get along well.
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