Chapter 90
"He'er, when can we go over and move the osmanthus tree from the old house?"
Two helpers were hired at the old house, one was Xu Shaochun and the other was a widow in the village.
After agreeing with Xu He on a new deal to open a new shop to become Zhang’s Poultry Business, Zhang Fangyuan made a special visit to the old house.
He spent a day breaking through most of the wall of the old house, leaving one room for people to live in and rest, and two large rooms connected to the central hall, one for the grown chickens and ducks, and the other for hatching chicks and ducklings.
The old house was in such a mess after being dug up that it no longer looked like a place where people could live. Zhang Fangyuan sighed slightly. After all, it was the place where he had lived for many years, and he felt a little reluctant to leave.
But he was not a person who would dwell on the past, and converting the old house into a poultry shed actually made good use of its potential. Otherwise, it would have collapsed sooner or later if no one had lived in it for a long time.
There was nothing else to do, but he felt reluctant to part with the withered osmanthus tree in the yard, which was already as thick as three fingers.
This golden osmanthus plant is very good at blooming, and it produced a lot of flowers last year. At that time, Xu He picked up and dried half a pot of them and kept them.
Later we moved to a bigger house. Chickens and ducks were running around in the yard, and their droppings were dumped directly under the trees without being fermented. The leaves of the golden osmanthus turned yellow due to the fertilizer. This autumn, which is the best time for osmanthus to bloom, there were only a few flowers.
"Wait until the hot autumn weather is over and then transplant them to the house."
Xu He was a little confused about what her husband was thinking. He didn't seem that worried about selling the house they had lived in for many years. Instead, he had a special liking for the osmanthus tree in the yard.
"Is the child asleep?"
Zhang Fangyuan didn't see the two little guys running around, so he couldn't help but ask.
Xu He nodded.
A few days ago, Zhang Fangyuan brought the two ponies that Ma Xing brought back into the yard.
I said earlier that I would take Xiao Hei for breeding, but it didn’t work out before. Now it’s finally done.
It is much cheaper to take a horse to a horse farm for breeding than to buy one, but it is mostly limited to mares, and there are only a few stallions.
However, Zhang Fangyuan felt that Xiao Hei was a good horse, and the foals bred from him should not be bad either. After the horses were bred, an acquaintance from the horse business called Zhang Fangyuan to take them. Upon closer inspection, the two foals were indeed energetic, and their eyes were exactly the same as Xiao Hei's.
The two children were so happy to see the living pony that they always asked Wenzi to take the pony into the yard to play during the day. The living pony was much more interesting than the made wooden horse. Ruijin always asked his father to hold the pony for a closer look and even wanted to touch it.
Xu He was a little worried that the pony might not be docile enough after just arriving home, so he didn't dare let the child get too close. He just threw some grass over to feed it from a distance. As expected, the pony was a little alert, wagging its tail and humming fiercely.
As a result, Xiao Hei, who was eating grass nearby, suddenly raised his head and called to the pony, and the pony behaved itself.
These days, the two children can already touch the pony's head under the supervision of adults. Ruijin is brave and wants to ride the pony, so Xu He holds him and tries it, and they play for the whole afternoon.
I didn't even take a nap. After wasting my energy, I yawned all the time after taking a shower at night. I fell asleep as soon as I was carried into the house.
Zhang Fangyuan laughed and said, "Xiao Hei has never seen his own offspring twice, yet he is still very capable of being trained."
"He is my own son after all." Xu He put down his abacus and asked, "How is the new shop going?"
"There's not much to deal with. It will be quick to add a few shelves. I hired another worker today to look after it. From now on, it will be convenient to sell poultry in the village."
The new shop is located on a side street. The shop is half as wide as Linglong’s shop, but the price is nearly half that of Tianjie.
Now we can get more than forty eggs in the poultry shed every day, and soon we can store hundreds of them.
Some of them were made into preserved eggs and salted eggs for use in the guesthouse, and the rest were kept, with fresh chicken and duck eggs delivered every five days.
"Eight hundred taels."
Xu He suddenly said something and closed the abacus.
"What?"
"What else could it be? It's our family savings." Xu He took the money box and put it under the bed, smiling, "I hope we can make a hundred or even a thousand by the end of this year."
Zhang Fangyuan also laughed: "It's only a few months away, so I have to work harder. Song Yong came to Siyang and said he wants to discuss business with me tomorrow. Do you want to go with him to the restaurant?"
Xu Hezhi was reporting to him that they were going to a restaurant for a drink tomorrow and where would be a good place to take him. But he was still happy that Zhang Fangyuan asked him this question.
"That's fine with me." Xu He looked at Zhang Fangyuan's forehead which was still slightly sweaty: "Go take a shower early. It's cool now."
As he spoke, he stood up and found a set of loose underwear in the closet, and chatted, "A few days ago, my second aunt said that she saw Wenzi's family. Then I knew that Wenzi was from our local area. I plan to let him go back to visit his relatives in a few days."
Zhang Fangyuan didn't like to take care of these household affairs. He knew Xu He would take care of them properly. "Is he from a village near us?"
"They are from Gao Village. That village is small and poor. Every year, Gao Village has the most children and daughters sold. I heard from fellow villagers that in the past, if anyone in the village couldn't find a wife from their own village, they would go to Gao Village to find one because the betrothal gifts there were lower."
Zhang Fangyuan put the bath towel on his shoulders and said, "Fortunately, Aunt Gan didn't tell me about Gaocun when I asked for marriage. I just need to give some money. Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to marry you."
"You didn't intend to ask me for help at the beginning."
"I didn't know anything at that time, so how could I dare to ask a matchmaker to go to your house to propose marriage."
Xu He did not bring up the past and pushed Zhang Fangyuan: "Go take a shower quickly. I'll go see the child."
Zhang Fangyuan tilted his head and exhaled hot air into Xu He's ear: "After you see the child, come back to the room and wait for me."
"Who wants to wait for you?"
Zhang Fangyuan laughed cunningly and walked into the clean room with his bare chest.
He soaked in a bucket of water, wondering whether to have two more children. Although he was already very satisfied with two short and fat kids, people like to have children these days. It is said that more children means more blessings, and the family's incense can be better continued.
His grandfather and grandmother had six children. His father's generation was not so well off. Only his eldest uncle had two sons, a daughter and a boy. The other generations only had one or two children. His fourth uncle was even worse off. He didn't even have a son.
If it weren't for the fact that the people in Jijiu Village were kind and the Zhang family was a big family in the village, he would not have been bullied. Otherwise, he was just a little boy. If others wanted to bully him, and he had no son to support him, he would undoubtedly be at the mercy of others.
Previously, there was a family in the neighboring village who had no son. A family in the village secretly moved the boundary between the two families a few acres at night. The villagers found out and went to argue.
Before he could even open his mouth when he arrived at the house, several young and strong sons were already waiting at the door, ready to go. How could he dare to say anything more? He had to go home in shame.
But he went back and couldn't get over it. He thought about going to the county government to file a complaint, but the government was treacherous and if he didn't give some gifts to build relationships and ask a lawyer to write a complaint, the county magistrate would be too busy to handle such a trivial matter. In the end, he could only sigh and cry, and suffer in silence.
For this reason, Zhang Shicheng treated Zhang Fangyuan very well, and he also had some selfish motives, hoping that Zhang Fangyuan could take care of their lineage, so that when Xiaomao got married in the future, she would have a cousin who was as close to her as a brother to take care of her.
The same goes for the Xu family. They are now very respectful to their two sons-in-law, and they also want someone to support them.
In this era, everyone hopes for a large population.
Zhang Fangyuan also wanted to have two more children, but he was scared when Heger gave birth to his child. He thought it would be better to avoid going through the gates of hell twice and it would be good to raise the two children he had well.
As for future children, just let nature take its course. Of course I’d be happy if I had it, but I can get by without it.
Zhang Fangyuan quickly wiped himself clean and prepared to go back to the house to let nature take its course. He climbed out of the bucket and slapped his forehead: "What a bad memory!"
I was so busy chatting with Xu He that I forgot about my clothes.
"Brother! I didn't take my clothes!"
He shouted through a handkerchief, but no one answered. Soon the door creaked, opened a crack, and folded clothes were put in.
Zhang Fangyuan closed the door and went out without even seeing anyone. He went to put on his clothes and said with a smile, "Are you still shy?"
There was no response from outside, and Zhang Fangyuan didn't take it to heart. He fastened his clothes in a hurry and opened the door to go out. He didn't see Xu He, but he saw Wen Zi bringing a bowl of soup over.
He kept his head down, so Zhang Fangyuan didn't notice his red face: "Master, it's not suitable to drink tea at night. Have a bowl of wolfberry and ginseng soup instead."
Wen Zi lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Zhang Fangyuan, and her voice was as small as a mosquito: "I made it specially for you."
Zhang Fangyuan didn't hear the word "slave" clearly, thinking that Xu He had deliberately said it. Hearing this, he curled the corners of his mouth.
"Still tinkering with these things."
He was almost as strong as an ox, so he didn't need any nourishment. However, he would not let his wife down because of her kindness, so he took a sip and drank it all.
Wen Zi's heart was pounding. He was actually very afraid of Zhang Fangyuan, a tall, mighty and fierce-looking young master. Although Xu He was also a young man, he was different from him. Xu He was tall and had a cold face. When he stood next to the master, people felt that he could defeat the master.
But he couldn't do that. He was short and thin, just an ordinary boy. He usually avoided Zhang Fangyuan when doing things.
But seeing Zhang Fangyuan's words and actions, he felt that maybe his father was right. All men have lustful thoughts. This man must be very happy with the hint to him, so he became bolder.
While he was trying to take the bowl, he also held Zhang Fangyuan's hand with both hands holding the bowl.
Zhang Fangyuan was stunned. This man was rude and careless in his behavior, and it was normal for him to put his arm around other people's shoulders. However, he didn't like others touching the back of his hands. In other words, the back of his hands was very sensitive.
He always felt that only Xu He could touch the back of his hand, so his face immediately turned cold and fierce. Wen Zi didn't know what he had done wrong, and was so scared that his beautiful thoughts disappeared, and he dropped the bowl in his hand directly to the ground.
With a snap.
"Master, I deserve to die. I was clumsy and broke the bowl by mistake."
Zhang Fangyuan saw that the person was avoiding the main point by talking about the bowl, and wanted to scold him, but he felt that if he said it out loud, it would cause the servants to misunderstand.
Without saying much, he jumped back to the main house.
Xu He had already lain down. Seeing Zhang Fangyuan rushing in like he was being chased by a ghost, he moved his body: "What's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold while taking a shower in the wind?"
Zhang Fangyuan jumped in front of Xu He, looking weak and helpless: "Wenzi, touch my hand!"
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