Chapter 226 Roast Duck
After Xu Qingye drove the mule cart to his uncle's house to pick up Xu Liangping, he handed the mule cart to Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping and drove to the farm where he had bought the chickens.
He himself got into the mule cart.
There was not enough room for many people to sit outside the mule cart, and except for Song Yuntang, the other four people on the mule cart were all men. As a husband, it was most appropriate for him to sit in the carriage with her.
Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping had both been there last time to buy chickens and ducks, and they both remembered the location. The mule cart was also fast, and they arrived in less than fifteen minutes.
Song Yuntang grabbed Xu Qingye's hand and jumped off the mule cart.
"Uncle Chang, we are here to buy chickens and ducks again."
The old farmer, called Chang Bo, and his wife came out to greet them. "Miss Song is here. How many chickens and ducks do you want this time?"
"This time we need 200 ducks, 50 adult chickens, both male and female, 500 half-grown chickens, and 500 one-month-old chickens. We are in a hurry, so Uncle Chang can lead us to choose."
She roughly estimated the time it would take. After the 500 half-grown chickens were used up, the one-month-old chickens would be almost grown.
With the addition of fifty adult chickens, the chickens on the farm will be almost self-sufficient in the future.
"become."
Chang Bo handed them a few baskets and took them to pick out two hundred ducks. Because Song Yuntang bought a lot, he gave her ten more.
Then he led a few people to the chicken farm and picked out 45 hens, 5 roosters, 500 half-grown chickens, and 500 one-month-old chicks.
After this selection, the number of chickens and ducks on Chang Bo’s farm was reduced by half. The price of grain is high this year, and the grain stored in the warehouse is enough for him to get through the winter.
Chang Bo was happy and gave Song Yuntang another thirty newly hatched chicks.
"We not only have chickens here, but also eggs. If you need them, you can come and buy them."
After hearing this, Song Yuntang spent a hundred coins to buy two hundred duck eggs from him, intending to go back and study how to make preserved eggs.
"Thank you for today, Uncle Chang. We'll be leaving first."
Xu Qingye, Xu Wencheng and the other two had already loaded all the chickens and ducks onto the mule cart. She paid Chang Bo eight taels and six cents of silver for the chickens, ducks and eggs, then climbed onto the mule cart and headed for the farm first.
It was still early, and it was not yet noon when we arrived at the village.
Song Yuntang hurriedly called the people in the wooden shed over.
"Everyone come and help me move all these chickens and ducks to the mountain. Aunt Miao, I bought a lot of chickens and ducks today. Please make some arrangements and decide which pen to put them in."
"Hey, here I come."
Aunt Miao walked out of the yard and hurriedly led everyone into the mountains.
"Tu Shi, second brother, don't move. Help me pick out ten half-grown chickens and kill them. I'll take them to town later." Song Yuntang said, and walked towards the courtyard. "I'll go boil a large pot of water to scald the chicken feathers later."
"Wencheng, please put the duck eggs in the room I was staying in before. I will need them in the afternoon."
"Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wencheng carried the duck eggs into the yard.
General Hei followed Aunt Miao to the mountains, while Da Huang kept hanging around Song Yuntang's feet.
Song Yuntang was lighting the stove, and from time to time he raised his hand to touch its fur. "From now on, the safety of the farm will depend on you and the general to protect it. Dahuang must cheer up."
Da Huang groaned and rested his head on the back of her feet.
Knowing that the dog was just trying to be nice to him, Song Yuntang didn't kick it away. He waited until the water in the pot started to make noises before leading Dahuang out of the kitchen.
"Have you killed the chicken? The water is almost boiling."
"immediately."
Song Jinsheng drained the blood from the last chicken in his hand and handed it to Tu Shi. Tu Shi carried ten slaughtered chickens in a large basin to the kitchen.
After the hair was plucked out, it was put into a bucket and loaded onto a mule cart.
During the whole process, Fang Xiaobao and Fubao were watching from the side, with curiosity and fear in their big eyes.
However, because the adults all had their own things to do, they did not take the two children's feelings into consideration.
"Second brother, has the foundation of the brick house been laid?" Before leaving, Song Yuntang looked at Song Jinsheng and asked.
Song Jinsheng nodded, "It will be ready today. Uncle Cheng has calculated the number of bricks and tiles, and he has also gone to the kiln factory to ask about the price of bricks and tiles. The yard you want to build is relatively large, with many houses. Just buying bricks and tiles will cost at least 40 to 50 taels of silver. The main structure will be built quickly, but with the furniture and house repairs, it will probably take nearly two months."
"Okay." Song Yuntang took out twenty taels from his money bag and handed it to Song Jinsheng. "Second brother, take Uncle Cheng to order the bricks and tiles today. We'll pay the rest after the bricks and tiles arrive. It will take a few days for the bricks and tiles to arrive. After Uncle Cheng and his men lay the foundation, we'll dig a small pond at the location we decided on earlier. We have 230 ducks on the farm now, and we'll put them in the water when they grow big enough."
She was uneasy about entrusting such money-spending matters to others.
Although Song Jinsheng still had injuries on his body, judging from his complexion and demeanor, he had mostly recovered during this period of time. As long as it was not physical work, it would not have any impact on him.
Song Jinsheng took the silver, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the kiln factory with Uncle Cheng right away."
After saying that, he turned around and went to find Uncle Cheng.
Song Yuntang lowered the mule cart curtain and said, "Wencheng, let's go to town quickly. We need to pickle the chicken we just killed. It will be ready for lunch."
"Sister-in-law, hold on tight."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wencheng set off driving the mule cart.
When they arrived at Huajianzui, after Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping jumped off the mule cart, they first carried the ten chickens in the bucket to the backyard.
As Xu Liangping walked, he looked around the tavern with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Wencheng, does this shop really belong to my cousin's wife?"
Xu Wencheng looked at him. "How could it be false? I just helped out here for a day yesterday."
Xu Qingye jumped off the mule cart and handed his hand to Song Yuntang.
After helping her off the mule cart, he unloaded the cart and took the mule to a specially set up straw shed in the backyard to feed it water and fodder.
When Song Yuntang arrived at the backyard, Chen, Tao and Sun were already processing the ten chickens.
Xu Wencheng also pulled Xu Liangping to Fang Tianci and was listening to him talk about the things that one needs to pay attention to when working as a servant in the shop.
From the looks of him, he seems to be a shopkeeper.
Song Yuntang took down the two ducks that were hung under the eaves yesterday. The water on the ducks had completely dried.
She poured a little water into the pot, added sugar and boiled it until it turned slightly red, then added red yeast rice vinegar and boiled water. She then soaked the cleaned duck in the boiling water. The originally wrinkled duck skin became smooth, so she took it out and dried it under the eaves again.
The originally white duck skin turned slightly orange-yellow after being scalded.
There is wind in the yard, so the ducks work faster.
An hour later, it was time for dinner and the shop started to get busy. Seeing that several people in the front hall and the back yard could handle it, Song Yuntang did not go to help. She put two hooks around the oven, hung the duck on them, and started to light a fire and roast it.
Soon, the aroma of roast duck spread throughout the shop and could be smelled.
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