The little girl's eyes were bright and sparkling, and she seemed to be thinking about something, with a hint of timidity in them.
Cheng Yue said softly, "Just tell me your ideas. As long as they are good for the chickens and ducks, I will adopt them."
Furthermore, although I bought the chickens and ducks, you all helped take care of them. If there are any problems, it's better if we discuss them together.
Cui Cui felt encouraged, and her voice became much clearer. "Aunt Cheng Yue, I was thinking that with so many chickens and ducks, it would be best to make a mark so that no one would have bad intentions and we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves later."
If her grandma hadn't made a scene today, she wouldn't have thought of this solution. The reason her grandma made things difficult for Aunt Cheng Yue was because of conjunctivitis.
Now that they're helping raise chickens and ducks, it's hard to guarantee that her grandmother won't cause some trouble. Even without her grandmother, there are other people with bad intentions.
In any case, it's always good to be on guard.
Zhao Xiangxiu slapped her thigh, "Yes, how come I didn't think of that!"
Cheng Yue was increasingly pleased with Cuicui. She had truly found the right person. Although Cuicui was young, she was very quick-witted. She couldn't help but praise her, "Cuicui is so smart. This idea is excellent."
Actually, Cui Cui and she were thinking the same thing; marking was definitely necessary.
After all, ducks often need to be released into the river, and it would be troublesome if they got mixed up with other people's ducks and couldn't be distinguished.
Although there are few chickens and ducks raised in the village now, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
Most importantly, one should always be wary of others and mark one's private property carefully so that there is evidence in case someone steals it.
When Cui Cui was praised by Cheng Yue, her little face turned bright red, but her eyes curved even more into a smile.
She really likes Aunt Cheng Yue!
Zhao Xiangxiu patted Cuicui's head with great satisfaction, but then another question came to mind: "What should we use as a marker?"
Cheng Yue already had the answer in mind, so she said, "Just use paint to dye it."
She knew about modern farms; they had plastic leg bands for marking the animals, which was completely impossible nowadays.
But you can use it for coloring, since there are plenty of oil-based pens in the space, in red, black, and blue.
Its characteristic is that it is not easily soluble in water, which is the most suitable and the first solution she thought of.
Zhao Xiangxiu thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "We don't have any paint here. I'm afraid we'll have to buy some, which will not only cost money, but the paint also tends to fade easily."
The chickens are fine, but the ducks are always splashing around in the water; their color probably won't stay on."
"It's okay. I just bought some paint today. The shopkeeper said it won't fade, which I find quite interesting. Let's take a look together."
Cheng Yue couldn't explain the oil-based pen to Zhao Xiangxiu and the others in detail, so she could only say it like this.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiangxiu and the others had never been to the county town, so even if they said they bought it on a whim, the other people wouldn't think much of it.
I don't think I'm bullying an honest person...
As Cheng Yue spoke, she pulled the two of them toward the yard, then went inside and took out two red ballpoint pens from her spatial storage. She tore off the plastic film covering them, leaving two bare red sticks, before coming out.
"Look, this is it, it looks pretty strange."
Chen An smiled to himself, thinking that the acting was quite convincing.
Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui took it and looked at it from left to right, wondering, "What is this thing made of? It's not iron or wood, and it feels strangely smooth to the touch."
Cheng Yue's lies came easily: "Who knows? We've never seen it before. Whatever it is, as long as it works."
"That's true, let's give it a try. Hmm? How do I use this? Why isn't it drawing any color?"
Zhao Xiangxiu scribbled a couple of times on the back of her hand with the pen, but all she felt was pain. There was no color in it!
Cheng Yue untied the lid and handed it over: "Use it like this, try it again this time."
Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui exclaimed at the same time, "How strange! There's something hidden inside?"
Cheng Yue touched her nose; her exaggerated reaction was kind of cute.
"It's really colored! I can't rub it off even with my hands!" Zhao Xiangxiu rubbed it hard with her thumb a few times, and the flesh turned red, but the color didn't come off. Her eyes widened in surprise.
Cheng Yue then went to the kitchen and scooped out a ladle of water for the two of them to wash with. When they saw that the water couldn't be washed off, she pretended to be surprised and said, "They really aren't afraid of water. It seems that the boss wasn't lying!"
Cui Cui's eyes crinkled into a smile. "That's great! Now the ducks won't be afraid to go into the water!"
Zhao Xiangxiu was also very excited, "Let's go and paint on the chickens and ducks now!"
"It's getting dark, let's do it tomorrow. Let's talk about wages first, and then you can all go home and have dinner."
They chatted for most of the day and forgot to mention the wages. Zhao Xiangxiu and the others didn't even bother to ask about it, but instead rushed off to tend to the chickens and ducks. Cheng Yue was quite exasperated.
Zhao Xiangxiu glanced at the sky and joked, "I was so happy that I forgot the time. As for the wages, you said that as long as we have enough to eat, the amount doesn't matter."
As they were talking, Chen Lin and his two siblings returned carrying grass. Seeing Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui there, they knew that Cheng Yue and the others were discussing important matters. After greeting them, they went about their own business.
Chen Lin, however, glanced at Cuicui discreetly, then blushed and went to feed the cows.
Cui Cui caught a glimpse of Chen Lin's subtle movements out of the corner of her eye, her heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her head little by little.
Cheng Yue was tempted to ship this couple, but then she remembered that it was her son's partner, a teenager, and she couldn't bring herself to ship them.
Looking at Zhao Xiangxiu again, she held a pen in her hand, her eyes looking at her with a clear and innocent gaze.
Cheng Yue suppressed a laugh; it seemed Zhao Xiangxiu was even more oblivious than she was.
He cleared his throat and got straight to the point: "There aren't many chickens and ducks now, so the wages won't be too high. At twenty coins a day, you and Cuicui will get the same pay."
For the first three months, wages will be paid daily; from the fourth month onwards, wages will be paid monthly. As the number of chickens and ducks raised increases, wages will rise further.
She knew Zhao Xiangxiu was having a hard time; her family was poor, and she was worried about her child's marriage. For the first three months, she paid her wages on a daily basis so that she would have money in hand and feel secure.
Payments will then be made monthly for ease of calculation.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiangxiu counted on her fingers for a long time, and after she figured it out, she couldn't stop smiling. "Mother, six hundred coins a month, the two of us together have more than a hundred taels of silver!"
"No, no, Cheng Yue, you're giving too much! It's only five hundred chickens and ducks, they can be managed easily, why spend so much money?"
She originally thought that three to five coins a day would be enough, but she never expected Cheng Yue to say something like this. She had already been frightened enough by Cheng Yue, and now she still couldn't help but tremble.
Cui Cui was stunned and didn't know how to react. Aunt Cheng Yue actually gave her and her mother more than one tael of silver a month.
What does this mean?
In the village, families with slightly better financial conditions would ask for a bride price of around six taels of silver, while those with poorer conditions would only need two or three taels.
If Aunt Chengyue gives them money like this, they can save up for more than half a year and their two older brothers won't have to worry about marriage!
But they couldn't accept the money. Aunt Cheng Yue was clearly taking care of them. If they took money that didn't belong to them, wouldn't that be heartless?
Their family is short of money, but they can't accept just any kind of money.
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