Chapter 21 Zhang Family Night Talk
"How's the boss?"
Wang Kaihui walked forward and asked excitedly.
“I sold it for 7 dollars.”
Zhang Fusheng said with pride.
"Don't tell anyone in the family about this. They're still going to collect it. Take as much as you can. Clear out the east room as well. Bring 70 kilograms with you next time. The city people will love it and will take as much as you can.
You guys go to work as usual tomorrow. Your mom and I will go up the mountain to do it. You can just help out at home after work. ”
Zhang Fusheng looked at his son and daughter-in-law and said.
Upon hearing this, the whole family was immediately delighted. They didn't expect that the wild grapes that no one wanted in the mountains could actually be sold for money, and such a small amount was sold for 7 yuan.
7 yuan can buy 100 kilograms of food, enough to feed the family for more than half a month.
Nowadays, oil and water are scarce and labor intensity is high. Both men and women have a large appetite. A person can eat at least one kilogram of food in one meal, and some people can eat several kilograms of food in one meal.
"Dad, are you going to the city to sell it?"
"No, Xiaoyi took me along the mountain road and it took us four or five hours to get to the city. There were fewer workers in the county, so I didn't ask."
Zhang Fusheng explained.
Few people know the way from Wangou Village to the city. If you take the highway to the city, you would probably still be on the way now.
"Oh, put the chickens in the coop."
Zhang Fusheng seemed to remember something and hurriedly took out the hen that Zhao Yi had given him.
"Why did you send the old hen from home?"
Wang Kaihui looked at Zhang Fusheng and asked.
"They want to raise piglets, saying that there are too many old hens, and the family is only allowed to raise three animals. Aren't the eldest and second sons going to separate? From now on, the family will have to raise three old hens, which will save some money."
Zhang Fusheng nodded.
Zhang Jun and Zhang Qiang were both confused. They had no idea when they would be separating from their family.
"Dad, when are we going to separate from our family?"
Zhang Jun looked at his father with a face full of grievance. The family had just seen hope of making money, but his father couldn't wait to kick him out.
The two daughters-in-law also looked unhappy. They saw that the family would have an income of more than ten yuan in seven or eight days, but now they were dividing the money among them. Did they not want them to share the money?
"You idiot, we didn't ask you to move out after the family split up. Now that you have your own account, you can raise three hens. The second child has also split up and has his own account, so there will be seven or eight hens laying eggs at home.
Wouldn’t it be possible to earn more by delivering eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative every month?
And I tell you, we can’t touch the money we earn this time. We should buy piglets and raise them. The good days in the future will all be here. ”
Zhang Fusheng remembered what Zhao Yi said when they were resting in the mountains.
After thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the truth. Separating the accounts does not mean breaking up the family. Doing so will naturally increase the family income a lot.
An old hen can only lay about 170 to 180 eggs a year at most, and that requires good care. As the hen gets older, the number of eggs it lays will decrease.
"There are six more old hens laying eggs in your house for no reason. Are your lives better now?"
Zhang Fusheng explained.
Everyone in the Zhang family thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth.
"We are separate households but not families. We still eat together and spend the family income together, so don't think about those extravagant things. If you make two more trips to the mountains, the wild grapes will naturally be gone.
There are only two months in a year, you can't just rely on this little income.
Raising a piglet can bring you at least several dozen yuan a year. By then, you will all be able to afford new clothes. I'm doing this for your own good. ”
Zhang Fusheng preached with an unfathomable look on his face.
In fact, all these things were analyzed by Zhao Yi. The reason why the pigs in the village pig farm weigh less than 200 kilograms is because there is not enough food and the pigs cannot get enough nutrition. As long as there is other bran accompanied by pig grass, the pigs will grow fast.
Chestnuts from the mountains can be dried, ground into powder and added to pig feed and are very nutritious.
It’s just that those wild chestnuts are small, so it’s more troublesome to handle them.
Except in years of famine, people were always hungry and had no choice but to rely on these things as their staple food. Now that they can eat their fill, except for the children who will get them to satisfy their own cravings, the adults at home have no time to make them.
If you are determined to get these things, a person can get at least dozens of kilograms a day. After drying them and turning them into powder, you can harvest at least more than 30 kilograms a day.
Half of the piglets you raise are handed over to the slaughterhouse. The bigger the pigs you raise, the higher your income will naturally be.
As the Zhang family listened to Zhang Fusheng's big promises, they became more and more excited. They felt that their father was simply wise and capable, and he would do what he said. They would go and get the wild chestnuts back after work.
"Dad, how do you know everything?"
There was some admiration in Zhang Jun's eyes for his father.
"Before, there was no source of income, so these things could only be wishful thinking. Now that there is an opportunity to implement them, I must tell you about it."
Zhang Fusheng explained without blushing or beating his heart.
"You old fool, if you could come up with these things, I would fry an egg for you."
Wang Kaihui rolled his eyes at Zhang Fusheng and said.
"Mom, what's going on?"
Zhang Jun hurriedly looked at his mother.
"Your father went to your brother-in-law's house for a day, and when he came back he became eloquent. Who came up with the idea of wild grapes? Who found the buyer? Who wanted to separate the family right after getting married? You don't know how capable your little sister is. How dare she encourage her man to separate the family?"
Wang Kaihui said without thinking.
After hearing these words, the family members looked at their father again. Sure enough, Zhang Fusheng's face suddenly turned red, but no one could see it because of the poor light at night.
After the wild grapes were sold for seven yuan, Wang Kaihui believed Zhao Yi's analysis and judgment. After Zhang Fusheng explained for a long time, Wang Kaihui felt that it would work.
Let’s not talk about the piglets for now. Just the fact that we can raise six more hens can bring the family an extra few dozen dollars in income a year.
An egg costs 5 cents, and a chicken can lay an average of 180 eggs a year, which is nine yuan. A division plan will bring an extra 54 yuan to the family.
Rural income depends entirely on eggs laid by the hens at home, and there is little other income.
With an extra income of 54 yuan, the family will be many times more well-off. At least, as Zhang Fusheng said, there is no pressure at all to buy a new set of clothes every year.
"Boss, do you think Zhao Yi's brain is a little different from ours? He is too smart."
Wang Kaihui thought about it over and over again, but he couldn't figure out that it was possible to divide the family business in this way.
Zhang Fusheng coughed twice and didn't say anything, but when he saw a slight change in Wang Kaihui's eyes, he quickly nodded.
"No one can tell anyone about what happened today. Let's just live our lives well."
Wang Kaihui looked at everyone and said.
The two daughters-in-law nodded quickly. With more income at home, their lives would naturally be better. How could they possibly go out and tell everyone about it?
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