Chapter 219 Who will hatch? Xu Yu? !
Early in the morning, Xu Mingyang picked up the pen with tears in his eyes, without any trace of the arrogance he had yesterday when he pinned Huo Jiandan to the ground and beat him.
Sang Zhixia got up early and saw something strange. She wiped the water off her hands and walked over and said with a smile, "You started studying so early in the morning. Are you working so hard?"
Xu Mingyang looked up with tears in his eyes, aggrieved: "Sister-in-law, my brother said you can't leave until you finish memorizing these. If you fail the test today, you will be punished by copying and having your palms spanked."
Sang Zhixia does not approve of beating children.
But if it is related to Xu Mingyang's studies, that is another matter.
Sang Zhixia looked at his flushed little face with embarrassment. After glancing around to make sure no one was around, she lowered her head and spoke quickly, "Isn't this the content that was supposed to be tested the day before yesterday? Didn't you read the key points I highlighted that day?"
Xu Mingyang felt even more aggrieved now, his voice trembling: "I saw it!"
“But I still didn’t remember it after watching it.”
Xu Yanran came over with a complicated expression, quickly stuffed the peeled egg into Xu Mingyang's hand, and whispered, "Eat it quickly, don't let Second Brother see it."
Sang Zhixia raised an eyebrow: "You're not allowed to eat if you can't finish reciting it?"
Xu Yanran said in a vicissitudes of life: "Because Xu Mingyang said that all the things he learned before were lost because he ate too much, so his second brother told him not to give the books a chance to disappear this time."
Sang Zhixia: "..."
This poor kid made up an excuse for his poor academic performance, and others couldn't find a way to help him.
Xu Mingyang held the egg in his mouth with tears in his eyes. Sang Zhixia hesitated for a while, then touched his dog head with pity, which was no longer as arrogant as before.
"My child, carry it well."
"Don't die with this egg, or I won't be able to save you."
Xu Mingyang opened his mouth and almost cried out, but when he heard Xu Mingxu's warning cough and Xu Jinxi's sharp and crisp call of "Second Brother", he quickly closed his mouth and swallowed the egg.
Whether it will happen or not is another matter.
The important thing is to eat the eggs first.
Xu Minghui was not often at home. Although he knew that Xu Mingyang's academic performance was indeed worrying, he thought that since he was being taught personally by his grandfather, the performance should not be too bad to be frightening.
But Xu Mingyang really achieved something that no one else could do.
Xu Minghui suffered humiliation from Xu Yu last night. Today, he was holding back his anger and put all his energy into trying to force Xu Mingyang to come to his senses. The scene was so tragic that it was unbearable to watch.
Everyone in the family shook their heads, expressing that they couldn't bear to watch it any longer. Those who could leave had already left, leaving only Xu Minghui with a dark face and Xu Mingyang who was sobbing to continue to torture each other.
Sang Zhixia went out today to buy poultry and livestock.
The amount she wanted to buy at one time was too large, and it was difficult to buy it in a short time. For this reason, Chen Jing'an went to some places in advance, but the answers she got were not satisfactory.
Chen Jingan said, "Sister-in-law, it's not that the people below aren't doing their best, it's just that the quantity is really too large."
"Ten cows aren't a problem. The people we sent out have inquired around, and we can buy piglets from various places and send them over. We can almost get a hundred. But chickens, ducks, and geese are a bit more difficult."
Nowadays, no one raises these poultry in the thousands. Basically, they raise a dozen or so scattered around. Those that can lay eggs are kept to lay eggs, and those that cannot are sold or killed for meat. When the number is reduced, they buy three or two small ones to make up for the shortage and continue to raise them.
But Sang Zhixia asked for five hundred and one thousand.
Those who can afford to sell their poultry chicks mostly hatch them in their own straw nests, with a maximum of three or five chicks in a nest.
With such a large quantity, there is really no place to store it.
Sang Zhixia didn't think about this question at first, and after a pause she said, "Then how much can I buy?"
Chen Jingan raised two fingers.
Sang Zhixia raised an eyebrow: "Two hundred of the same?"
"No, two hundred in total."
The total number of the three items is three hundred, which is far from the number Sang Zhixia expected.
Apart from anything else, most of the pens she had built according to the number of poultry were going to be empty, and those who had signed the deeds were waiting eagerly for the opportunity. In the end, she couldn't even bring back the full number of poultry chicks. What was going on?
Isn't this just destroying your own reputation?
Sang Zhixia frowned and said, "Is there no other way to buy more?"
Chen Jing'an shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I've considered going further afield, but I asked some experienced farmers, and they said chickens, ducks, and geese are very delicate when they're young. Excessive exposure to bumps and heat can easily lead to mishaps."
"Even if we collect enough from places that are too far away, by the time we get back to the farm, I'm afraid there won't be many left if not all of them are dead."
Sending them back to the farm in batches does improve efficiency, but the manpower and material resources required to run back and forth are also expenses.
Before the farm pens become bustling, the money invested exceeds the price of the meat, which is not cost-effective.
Xu Yu listened quietly without interrupting. Chen Jing'an winked at him, wanting him to try to persuade him.
It is really difficult to collect the number that Sang Zhixia wants in one go. If I had more time, I could do it slowly.
Unexpectedly, the first thing Xu Yu said was: "How about I think of another way?"
Since the bumpy road could kill you, just try to buy double the amount.
Half of them died, so aren’t the remaining ones pretty much what Sang Zhixia expected?
Chen Jingan: “…”
Well, he shouldn't count on this one.
Chen Jing'an opened his mouth in confusion, but Sang Zhixia unexpectedly said, "You can't buy too many hatched cubs, so what about the eggs?"
"Egg?"
Chen Jingan stared at Sang Zhixia in astonishment, bewildered, "Sister-in-law, what eggs are you talking about?"
Sang Zhixia was happy: "Of course it's chicken eggs, duck eggs, or goose eggs. What other eggs could it be?"
She took it too lightly at first, ignoring the fact that everything was hatched naturally at the moment and overlooking some problems.
But this is not a big problem.
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "If we can't buy cubs, we can just buy more eggs. We can take them back to the farm and hatch them ourselves."
The bitter cold of winter is not just for humans.
In order to avoid the risk of poultry freezing to death after winter, Sang Zhixia fully considered the issue of keeping warm and controlling temperature when building the pens. He specially built high wind-resistant walls around the pens and also installed a heated kang in the pens.
Although it is not yet time to burn charcoal for heating, who says that raising the temperature must be for heating?
Why not clear out two spacious rooms in the pen, clean them up a bit, light up the kang to raise the temperature, and make a temporary incubation house?
Chen Jing'an was completely clueless about this, his eyes filled with confusion. He looked at Xu Yu with his mouth wide open, bewildered, "Can this thing hatch on its own?"
Who will hatch?
Xu Yu?!
Xu Yu remained calm and gave him a kick with his crook. Chen Jing'an grimaced and gasped.
Sang Zhixia pretended not to see anything, suppressed her laughter and explained, "It's not people who hatch it, it's..."
"Hey, anyway, once you buy the eggs, I'll always find a way for you to see the chicks hatch. Just do as I say."
"By the way, you have to select eggs when you buy them. You can't just accept all the eggs you get."
The eggs that can be hatched must be fertile, otherwise no matter how many you buy, you can only make scrambled eggs.
Seeing Chen Jing'an's expression of utter wonder, Sang Zhixia held her forehead with her hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I'll draw up a list of selection criteria for you later. Just choose according to the list."
"Let's put the chickens, ducks, and goose chicks aside for now and look at something else."
The oxen and fat piglets that were bought at a high price are the farm's hope for future wealth.
Chen Jing'an strode ahead, leading the way. Sang Zhixia poked Xu Yu's waist with her finger and whispered, "Go see a pig that can compete with you at the peak of your powers."
Xu Yu was silent for a moment, then said sincerely, "Actually, as long as I'm not allowed to teach Xu Mingyang how to read, I can still win a duel with a pig."
"Zhizhi, Xu Mingyang's homework is the real killer."
Sang Zhixia: "..."
Even Xu Mingyang himself could not have imagined that he would receive such a boomerang from his elder brother while he was at home.
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