Early in the morning, Hu Zhenghao brought Xiaobao over. Liwu, that big mouth, forgot about skipping a grade as soon as he woke up in the morning, and only remembered that he wanted to go to the orchard to play.
How could a trip be complete without Hu Zhenghao? Of course, he rushed off to deliver the message and call for help without even having breakfast.
"You're okay riding a bike?"
Shen Xianjun watched Hu Zhenghao take care of Xiaobao. Xiaobao had turned three and should be called by his full name, Hu Zhengran, which means upright and righteous. The two brothers were easy to distinguish.
"No problem! Don't worry, Uncle."
"Never mind, it's too far. Let's take a car."
Shen Xianjun suddenly felt fortunate that he was given thirty yuan as pocket money; if it had been twenty, it might not have been enough.
When he gets off the bus, he only needs to carry the smallest item when he gets tired. But if he rides a bicycle, he won't be able to walk at all.
Shen Xianjun was about to leave when Fang Fen called him back.
"Xianjun, Liwu said you're taking the children to the orchard. I happen to be making a home visit today and I'm worried about leaving the children at home alone. Could you help me take both of my children to the orchard as well?"
Yao Yao held her younger sister Miao Miao's hand, carrying a small crossbody bag, her long hair tied in braids, and her bright eyes looking at Shen Xianjun.
"no problem."
Shen Xianjun nodded in agreement, looking at the two bright little girls among a group of boys, he found them quite rare and precious.
"Let's go, let's take the bus together."
Shen Xianjun greeted them.
"Thank you, Uncle Shen."
Yao Yao and her younger sister greeted everyone with smiles.
"Eh."
Shen Xianjun responded loudly, led the children out of the family compound, and had the children line up one by one to get on the bus. Shen Xianjun then paid the bill.
Aunt Wang and Yang Yufen were at the chicken farm receiving the newly delivered chicks. The fluffy chicks were huddled together, having just come out of the greenhouse three days ago.
Cage after cage were brought in, and five thousand chicks were released from the cages, forming a dense, swarming mass.
"Auntie, these are white-feathered chickens. They have a fast growth cycle. You won't see anything for the first ten days, but after ten days their appetite will increase significantly. They need to be fed well-formulated feed and can be ready for market in a month and a half. During this time, Auntie, you need to think carefully about how to sell them. Feeding them for even one more day is a huge investment. They are completely different from our local chickens."
The students who were brought over explained things to Yang Yufen and the others in great detail.
"I really can't tell the difference."
The few people who were chosen to be in charge of the chicken farm reached out and touched the chicks, holding them in their hands and looking at them again and again.
"Does it grow that fast?"
Yang Yufen could hardly believe it.
"Yes, this is very important. Last year, a farm ordered broiler chickens but didn't pay attention to this issue. As a result, the chickens grew up but couldn't be sold in time. They ended up eating feed every day and had to sell them at a loss. They scolded me a lot."
The student looked distressed; was it easy for him?
"It's alright, it's alright. I'll remember this, and I certainly won't blame you for it."
Yang Yufen offered a comforting word.
If so many chickens really grow to maturity in just a month and a half, that would be quite a problem.
"Don't worry, there are quite a few people in our family compound."
Aunt Wang whispered in Yang Yufen's ear, and Yang Yufen's eyes lit up.
That's right. In the past, when life was hard, people couldn't afford to eat meat. Now that life is better, people are willing to eat meat.
"But this time or two is fine, but if we follow this slaughter time, we can't make everyone pay out of their own pockets every month."
Yang Yufen didn't intend to leave the newly built chicken farm empty. As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket, and the same goes for chickens. They can't just be consumed by the people in the family compound.
These chickens can't be fed anymore once the designated time has come. Feeding them for even one day increases the cost, and we can't just kill them all to make preserved chicken like we do in winter.
Yang Yufen fell into deep thought.
"What do you think? What if we cooked the chicken and sold it like roast duck?"
Yang Yufen tentatively opened her mouth.
"Cook it? Make roast chicken? That doesn't seem like a bad idea. Your idea reminds me of a dish that, besides roasting, can also be braised."
Aunt Wang's eyes lit up. If that were the case, perhaps they could find another way to make money.
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