"I really want to give it to you, but..."
Chen Chunlan wanted to roll her eyes.
She knew that her elder sister-in-law would not miss this opportunity to blackmail her.
If I had known earlier, I should have lowered the price a little more and given her some room to bargain. Then when the time comes, she can ask for another dollar and her sister-in-law will definitely agree.
Unfortunately, it's too late to regret now.
"1 cent a chicken, the price is too low, you want three... No, five dollars, you give you five dollars for ten chickens, and you will give me your share to raise!"
"How many!" Chen Chunlan yelled, her voice so loud that even though they were hiding in a corner, they still attracted the attention of several villagers.
Er Gou's mother quickly covered Chen Chunlan's mouth and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, I heard that our village is going to raise chickens. I'm so excited."
After listening to others, I am no longer interested in listening to our nonsense.
Seeing that no one was looking at this side anymore, Chen Chunlan desperately tried to pull Ergou's mother's hands away, "You want to smother me to death? You're holding me so tightly."
The woman strangled her mouth and nose, almost suffocating her. She seriously suspected that this woman wanted to avenge her for betraying her.
"You're howling so loudly, are you afraid that others won't notice?"
Chen Chunlan, "Then listen to what you say, it's five dollars, why don't you go and grab it? It's only one dollar, if you give it to me, I'll give it to you, if you don't, forget it, I don't even want it."
After saying this, he turned around and left without even mentioning Ergou's mother.
Er Gou's mother also regretted it and quickly grabbed the man, "Then three dollars... two dollars, two dollars will do."
Chen Chunlan, "One dollar and fifty cents, the most, no bargaining. I just want to earn some hard-earned money. The third son is still waiting to see a wife. I also want to marry a daughter-in-law for the New Year. Otherwise, in the middle of winter, instead of squatting and enjoying the good life, I have to work hard to feed the chickens. How stupid!"
As soon as Er Gou's mother heard this, she knew that this was the limit, and smiled a little, "Okay, since we are really close relatives, I'll give it to you, but you have to pay a deposit of fifty cents first."
Chen Chunlan was not stupid either, she said, "I'll give you the deposit after the chicken is delivered to your house!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
The two of them discussed the deal in private, and Er Gou's mother did not dare to make any trouble, and she obediently lined up to wait for her share of the chicken seedlings.
Lu Weimin first read the content of the union, and if anyone didn't understand, he would explain it separately. After everyone in the village understood it, he began to separate the chickens.
Lu Shiye sat next to him and took notes, and next to him were Lu Sanshu and Lu Weixue who were learning how to catch chickens.
I never forget to check the condition of each chicken. If it is not in good condition or I am sure it cannot survive, I will catch it and put it in the chicken cage nearby.
Although most families in the village had caught chickens, there were still seven families who had not received any, and they were Er Gou's wife.
"That's not right, Village Chief. Why didn't we get any chicks?" Even the people in the Youth League Center were given more than ten chicks, so why didn't she get any? Ergou's mother was the first to jump up in anger.
Without chicks, how can she earn 1.5 yuan for nothing?
The others were as clear as mirrors in their hearts and kept silent.
After all, we know that if we hand over the chicks to you, the only way out is that they will starve to death, and we don't want to lose twice as much money.
As soon as Ergou's mother stood up and jumped up, before Lu Weimin could open his mouth, she had already mocked him, "Speaking of Ergou's mother, you didn't get any chicks because you know it's useless to give them to you. After all, with your work points, you can't even feed yourself. As for you and Ergou, your work points are not even as much as one person, and you have the nerve to ask for chicks. You should do some good deeds and don't waste the lives of the chicks!"
“Yes, both you and the old man need help from the village for our daily necessities, so we won’t mix it up blindly.” The speakers were an elderly couple who had only one son. During the three-year disaster, they went into the mountains to look for food and never came back.
We were from the same village, and as an old couple we didn't have much to eat, and our work points were also quite different, so we had to borrow food from the village every year and pay it back the next year.
Lu Weimin also applied for relief grain for them, and it was approved last year. They can get 20 kilograms of cornmeal a year, which is barely enough for them to eat.
"Yeah, we are all half-buried people, so we won't mix!"
Er Gou's mother looked at the old, weak and sick people and cursed them in her heart.
Damn Lu Weimin, he actually returned their mother to this group of rubbish, she would not agree.
"Village chief, I want to raise chickens too. I promise to work hard for a while and not be lazy to get more work points."
As long as you give her the chicks, all her words will be bullshit.
Farting doesn't cost any money, but raising chickens can make money.
For one dollar and fifty cents, she could buy two pounds of pork dumplings. If she ate sparingly, she could have four meals of pork dumplings.
Anyway, eating meat is more important to her than anything else.
"Can you trust her promise?"
"Bah! Anyway, I don't believe that this old woman is so lazy all day long that she can barely afford to eat, so how can she raise chickens?"
"Do you think she would be so crazy that she would just put the chicks into the pot to make soup?"
"Hiss?! No way, this chicken is still a baby. It's just a row of chicken bones when stewed. I can't eat it!"
"Who knows? Anyway, I don't believe this idiot can change his evil ways."
"Um... just now I saw her sister-in-law dragging her to the corner to talk to her. Do you think they will be involved with her?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"It makes sense when you put it that way. No wonder it can motivate the laziest woman in the village. It seems that money makes the world go round."
"This... can't be possible?"
"Who knows? Anyway, this cannot set a precedent."
…
Everyone stopped whispering, and then heard Auntie say, "Village Chief, I don't agree with handing the chicks to Er Gou's wife. She can't even feed herself, so how can she feed chickens? This is simply causing trouble."
"That's right, 놖贊땢."
"I don't think so."
…
The disapproving voices drowned out Er Gou Niang. Lu Weimin raised his hand to suppress the voices and said, "Since everyone disapproves, Er Gou Niang should withdraw from raising chickens this time."
"Wow! This is so unfair! Ergou's father, you idiot, why did you die so early? You should open your eyes and look at it. Leaving us orphans and widows to be bullied by others is better than dying."
Er Gou's mother sat down on the bed, slapping her face, which splashed up a layer of mud and sand. She opened her mouth and began to cry in a high-pitched and low-pitched voice.
Cheng Yunan: “…” She just came to see the excitement of Fenji Miao and didn’t want to see Er Gou’s mother perform a big show.
The veins on Lu Weimin's forehead were throbbing, and he frowned, "Er Gou's wife, are you sure you want to raise him?"
"Burp!" The child who was crying hard suddenly stopped, and Ergou's mother burped.
I feel a little choked.
"Yes, it must be confirmed. The village chief will definitely take good care of it."
Lu Weimin nodded, "Okay, then you come and get the chicks, but let me make it clear first, if there is anything wrong with the chickens during the journey, they must be brought to the third brother for inspection. If they die due to human error, they must pay the village for the chicks. Also, if they are found to be sold privately, they will be fined double the amount. Do you understand?"
Er Gou's mother's heart skipped a beat. She panicked for a moment and glanced at Chen Chunlan secretly. Seeing her nod firmly, Er Gou's mother bit her lip, closed the book and pressed her big handprint on it.
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