Chapter 352: Lu Miao Makes Money
Not only living expenses, but also accommodation and housing costs may have to be taken into account.
If I really pass the exam and go to Beijing, I can live in the Lu family courtyard temporarily to maintain relations.
As time goes by, not to mention the awkward identity of Fu Jingyou's son-in-law, even Lu Miao himself might not be used to it.
If you are used to being the boss and always staying in front of your elders, conflicts will arise sooner or later.
Tang Mei is fine.
It’s hard to say about Lu Yuanzheng.
It all comes down to money anyway.
77 years was still a long time before the economic liberation and the opening of individual businesses.
Once you go to the city, your movements will be restricted everywhere.
There are still many opportunities in rural towns and villages.
The burden of life should not be borne solely by Fu Jingyou, she should also share some of it.
Lu Miao was thinking about how to make as much money as possible before the college entrance examination.
While waiting for Hu Zhiyuan to come, Lu Miao asked Ma Tianzao to help take care of the child.
She went to see Chen Guifen and asked her to help her find chicks.
Normally, eggs cost four cents each.
There are losses in hatching eggs, and the selling price of chicks is generally 9 cents to 1.1 cents each, depending on the loss of each household.
Lu Miao paid Chen Guifen a high price and asked her to help get thirty chicks.
It was only after the chicks were delivered to her home that Fu Jingyou realized that she wanted to raise chickens.
At that time, Fu Jingyou was busy smashing the dough and building the chicken coop, while advising:
"You can't do this."
Lu Miao held Dabao in his arms and argued angrily.
“Why can’t I do it?”
"In the past, you found raising a few chickens unpleasant. Now, with these 20 or 30 chicks, their poop is everywhere. Forget about taking care of them. You're bound to be angry every day."
Lu Miao thought about the scene and was a little hesitant, but when she remembered that she had already bought the chicks, she said with certainty:
"No, I will overcome it. Wasn't I afraid of insects before? Didn't I raise silkworms anyway?"
Fu Jingyou shook his head and sighed helplessly.
He didn't object to Lu Miao doing whatever he wanted.
If Lu Miao can't do it later, it won't be a big deal for him to do it on his way to and from get off work.
The main thing is to say it upfront.
Otherwise, even if she quits the job later, it would not be worth it to be angry with myself.
A few days later, Hu Zhiyuan came over.
At that time, Ma Tianzao and Geng Xiaoyun were both with the Fu family.
Lu Miao asked them to help take care of the children while she talked to Hu Zhiyuan in the back of the house.
Hu Zhiyuan is now in charge of the side businesses in the surrounding area. Lu Miao thought that he should have some connections in the black market, so he asked around.
When Hu Zhiyuan heard her talk about selling eggs, he immediately laughed:
"You, probably because you haven't been out and about for a long time since you gave birth, the food station is only selling eggs now."
It’s also four cents each, but not as good as the black market price.
The price on the black market fluctuates, always one or two cents higher than the market price.
Lu Miao nodded and asked:
"What about poultry? Like chickens?"
"The state-owned shops at the farmers' market don't buy chickens from individual farmers, and they're connected to the township collective sideline businesses, just like the rice fish raised collectively in your village."
"Brother Xiao Fu's career has just stabilized. As for eggs, selling them at the grocery store is a safer option. As for chickens..."
Hu Zhiyuan thought about it and gave some advice, then paused and continued:
"As for the chickens, we'll see when the time comes. Have you got the chicks I just picked up? If it really comes to that, I can help you sell them."
He gestured to Lu Miao.
"There are many people in the county who are not convenient to go to the black market. I will talk to my relatives and we can handle it among ourselves."
There are only twenty or thirty of them, not a big quantity.
Besides, Lu Miao relies on the chickens for laying eggs, so even if he sells chickens, he can only sell a few at a time.
If we can’t get it right, it won’t be enough for internal people to digest.
"Alright."
Lu Miao nodded.
As long as there is a market, that's enough.
"It's almost noon. How about having lunch here?"
"No, it's not convenient to cook with the kids around. Save yourself the trouble."
"Then I won't keep you."
Lu Miao didn't argue with him anymore, but he didn't let his trip go in vain. He picked two sausages from under the eaves of the kitchen's back door and wrapped them in oil paper for him.
"I made it at home. There's not much left. Take it and try it."
"What is this?"
"When you're done cooking rice at home, you can slice up the sausage and cook it with the rice, or you can stir-fry it with green garlic and chili peppers."
"Okay then, I won't be shy. Haha, I always have to get something every time I come here."
"Okay, let's go back! You've made such a tiring trip."
"hey-hey."
Hu Zhiyuan took the sausages with a smile, and when he left, he gave Dabao and Erbao each a dollar as a token of appreciation.
Then he rode away quickly on his bicycle.
This is how human relationships work.
Lu Miao shook his head and took the money from Dabao and Erbao and put it away.
The weather is getting warmer, and there are a lot more things to do this year.
While raising chickens, a bamboo curtain was nailed to the hut in front. The branches turned green in the spring, and the first batch of spring silkworms hatched by Lu Miao also emerged one after another.
Geng Xiaoyun and Ma Tianzao are stationed here.
Lu Miao asked them to help take care of the children while reading.
She would go out to pick mulberry leaves every morning when the dew just fell.
Geng Xiaoyun was always thinking about the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University and the twenty yuan.
Knowing that Lu Miao needed mulberry leaves to raise silkworms, Geng Xiaoyun inquired about his requirements for mulberry leaves. Whenever she came over, she would bring a large basket of fresh mulberry leaves.
Ma Tianzao is even more so.
Seeing Lu Miao raising silkworms was strange, she sometimes followed him to watch curiously and swept the floor when she saw him doing so.
Seeing Lu Miao picking out the dry leaves left by the silkworms, she tried to imitate him.
Lu Miao also curiously asked Ma Tianzao if he had ever raised silkworms before.
Ma Tianzao shook his head.
Not to mention raising one, she has never even seen one.
Lu Miao was quite surprised.
She learned how to raise silkworms from Chen Guifen.
I used to think that there were a lot of people raising them here.
Seeing that Ma Tianzao was curious, Lu Miao took out the small silk quilt he had made before and showed it to her.
The silk quilt has a cloth cover on the outside. Although you can't see what's inside, you can immediately feel the difference between it and a cotton quilt by touching it.
"So soft!"
"Yes, it's warm even if I cover myself..."
Lu Miao nodded.
"Isn't cotton hard to get? If you have time, you can raise some silkworms like me and make silk quilts."
Silk quilts are actually more suitable for use in spring and autumn, but supplies are scarce at this time and there is no distinction between suitable and unsuitable.
Having a silk quilt in the middle of winter is better than having nothing at all.
Ma Tianzao nodded eagerly, "I'll take a look first. If I have any ideas, I'll come back and ask you for advice!"
"Okay."
Lu Miao nodded.
With the help of Ma Tianzao, raising silkworms seems less troublesome.
In comparison, raising chickens is really a headache.
It's okay when the chicken is young, at most it just runs around.
After raising them for a month and a half, each one grew wing tubes and their wings became hard. Not only could they run around, but they could also flap their wings very high.
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