Chapter 193 Buying Chicken and Ducklings
"How would I know what they are going to do?" Mrs. Hu said as she returned to the yard and sat down again. "Cui'er, if there is nothing else, you can go back first. You don't want to go to your second brother's house anyway. Yanliu Village is not close to Lushan Village. If you go back now, you can get home before dark."
Zhang took Xu Liangping away, and her attitude was very clear: this marriage between cousins would not work out.
Maybe she really took Song Yuntang's words to heart.
However, this is indeed a hidden danger.
She had also heard of the families that Xu Wencheng mentioned at the beginning. She was worried that if a stupid great-grandson really appeared, it would bring harm to the eldest brother's family.
Xu Cui snorted in her heart and said sarcastically, "Okay, since you know that mother doesn't like us, then we won't be an eyesore to her here."
He turned around and looked at his three daughters.
"Xiaoqian, Xiaofang, Nian'er, let's go."
After the three girls and the old couple Xu Yuande looked at each other, they hurriedly trotted to catch up with Xu Cui.
Seeing Xu Cui walking in front in silence, Cheng Xiaoqian asked cautiously.
"Mom, are we going home now?"
She actually didn't want to go back yet.
In that family, no one took them seriously. They ate the worst food and lived in the worst place.
Although my grandmother's house is not my own home, here, the food and accommodation are the same as everyone else, and I am not treated differently.
Xu Cui glanced at her three daughters.
"What home are you going back to? Your cousin got married yesterday, so shouldn't we go and congratulate him? His family has a mule cart, so we can ride it back in style and see if that old hag from the Cheng family dares to say anything bad about me!"
He then glanced at his second daughter, Cheng Xiaofang, with disdain in his tone.
"Be careful when you get to your second uncle's house. Your second uncle's family has your cousin Qingye, so they will definitely be better off than your eldest uncle's family in the future. Xu Wencheng is the same age as you, so maybe you'll have a chance."
Cheng Xiaofang nodded timidly.
"I know, mother."
Twelve-year-old Cheng Nian'er looked in the direction of Xu Cui, then in the direction of her two sisters, with deep helplessness flashing in her eyes.
She was the third child in the family. When her grandmother saw that the baby was another girl, she was almost strangled to death.
I heard that fortunately my eldest uncle and second uncle went to the Cheng family to congratulate her and rescued her from her grandmother.
In fact, my mother was originally the youngest sister in the Xu family. Even if they didn't take their daughter to live with my eldest and second uncles, they would not ignore their mother, their own sister.
But my mother herself can’t understand it.
I have been targeted a lot by my grandmother and two aunts in the Cheng family, and I always want to prove something in front of them.
But he used the stupidest method that was most hurtful to the relationship between siblings.
But even if she understood it, she couldn't express her thoughts.
Otherwise, you will probably be beaten and scolded by your mother.
fortunately.
She is not yet of marriageable age.
When she gets older, she will have to think of a way to get her mother to stop interfering in her marriage.
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Under Zhang's guidance, Xu Wencheng drove a mule cart to a house in Biluo Village.
There is a mountain behind this family's house. There are four or five earthen brick houses lined up at the foot of the mountain, and many chickens and ducks are raised in them.
Chickens within half a month are the cheapest, costing three cents each. Fist-sized chickens are more expensive, costing five cents each.
Zhang pointed at the fist-sized chicken and leaned close to Song Yuntang's ear.
"If you want to buy more, you can buy these chicks that have been raised for about 30 to 40 days. They are easier to raise than those that have just hatched. If you just want to buy a few to raise for yourself, you can buy the ones that cost eight cents each. Raise them for two or three months so you can eat chicken sooner."
"Also, there are some tips for selecting chicks. Healthy chicks have bright eyes, smooth feathers, elastic abdomens, strong strength when struggling, loud calls, strong legs, and agile movements. Don't choose those that look sickly."
Song Yuntang nodded.
I have to say that Xu Qingye’s aunt is a very down-to-earth person.
Next, the four people each took a basket and began to pick out the chicks.
Two hundred fist-sized chicks were selected, and fifty half-grown chickens were selected.
The total cost was one tael and four qian of silver.
Zhang was surprised to see Song Yuntang bought so many chickens.
"Buying chickens is secondary. Raising chickens is what costs money. You bought so many chickens. Do you have food to feed them?"
Song Yuntang smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I have prepared food."
A lot of the grain harvested this year can be used to feed chickens.
With the addition of the grains from brewing wine, there is no need to worry about food for chickens and ducks.
Thinking that the pond at the foot of the mountain had not been dug yet, Song Yuntang spent only one hundred coins to buy twenty ducks. He would first raise them for Aunt Miao to practice with. When Uncle Cheng and the others had time to dig the pond later, it would not be too late to add some chicken and ducklings.
Buying so many chickens and ducks at one time, Song Yuntang is considered a big customer.
The farmer was so happy that he gave her ten more chicks that were less than half a month old.
Food is in short supply right now and food prices are about to rise. If we lose these two or three hundred chickens and ducks, the burden will be much lighter.
After loading all the chickens and ducks onto the mule cart, Xu Wencheng drove the mule cart and headed for Song Yuntang's farm under her guidance.
He was a little curious about what his sister-in-law's farm looked like.
As the mule cart gradually approached Cile Town, it turned a corner and headed towards a populated area not far away.
Aunt Miao saw the mule cart from afar and saw two unfamiliar young men sitting in the front. She hurried out of the yard and shouted in the direction of the second granary that was being built not far away.
"Tu Shi, Tianci, the girl is back!"
The two men hurriedly put down their work and came to the courtyard.
As soon as the mule cart stopped, the chirping sounds of chickens and ducks inside were particularly clear.
After Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping jumped off the mule cart, Song Yuntang also crawled out from it.
She jumped off the mule cart.
"Tu Shi, Brother Tianci, you can put the chickens and ducks on the mule cart into the chicken and duck coop on the mountain. The ten smaller ones can be temporarily placed in the yard with the two chickens. At night, you can take Da Huang and Jiang Jun to the chicken coop and let them help watch over them."
"OK."
The two men responded, and after Zhang got off the mule cart, they moved the chickens and ducks on the mule cart to the mountains and began to distribute chicken coops to the chickens and ducks.
Dahuang and Jiangjun have been raised by Song Yuntang for a month. Since coming to the farm, the two dogs have completely liberated their nature, running wild in the mountains and growing stronger and stronger.
It was the first time for Zhang and his companions to come here, and they looked around the farm.
I was a little surprised.
The farm does not look luxurious, with mainly wooden sheds and earthen brick houses, but there are a lot of things on the farm and a lot of people helping out, so it looks quite lively.
It must cost a lot of money to hire so many people, right?
Take a deep breath, and you can faintly smell the aroma of grain wine in the air.
"Is Tang'er still making wine here?" Zhang asked.
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