Chapter 188 Envy
"The Lei family has bought enough food for the winter. We don't have to worry about the whole winter. That's great."
Someone in the crowd sighed, and immediately resonated with others.
"We only have a little over 100 kilograms of food left at home. Boss Lei said it will start snowing in October and won't thaw until February or March next year. We need to stockpile at least five or six months' worth of food.
Oh my god, we need to store at least 500 to 600 kilograms of food for five or six months."
If you want everyone in the family to have enough to eat every day, you need at least 1,000 kilograms of food. But in winter, if you don’t work, you can just stay at home and eat half full.
There was no income this year, but fortunately Shen Qing had taken them to work and earned some money, and later he gave them a lot of money. Otherwise, they would not be able to spend most of their money, and would be lucky enough to just have enough to eat.
"My family is smaller, but we still need three or four hundred kilograms of food. The victims from Gangqingshan will arrive in Jincheng in five or six days at the earliest. We should hurry to the city to buy food. After all, it takes at least a whole day to get there, and it will take more than a day or two to bring back several hundred kilograms of food."
"Okay, who else is going to the city tomorrow to bring back the food?"
When there are many people, you have companionship and can look after each other when problems arise.
Each family gathered together to discuss how many cars to send, who to send, what kind of food to buy, and how much to buy...
Zheng Hui approached Shen Qing and asked quietly, "Shen Qing, are you going tomorrow?"
Shen Qing smiled and said, "I still have a lot of food left from my previous storage, and I bought some more today, so there's no rush.
Plus I bought chickens, ducks and geese, so I need to quickly build a nest for them. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tomorrow.
You guys go first, and if anyone else from the village goes there the day after tomorrow, I'll go with them."
Today she was mainly transporting food and plows for the Lei family. She couldn't carry much food, so she only bought a sack of flour from the mall.
I did buy dozens of chickens, ducks and geese, but I didn't manage to buy lambs or anything else this time, so I need to go out again.
The women surrounding Shen Qing were extremely envious when they heard that she had bought food, chickens, ducks, and geese.
They all knew that Shen Qing's family had a lot of food stored. Li E asked, "Your family isn't very large, and you still have several hundred kilograms of food. It won't be a problem to save it and eat it until March or April next year. You don't have to buy any more."
Granny Qin smiled and said, "If you have money, you'd better buy more. You can never have too much food. Just having it there gives you peace of mind!"
She then asked, "By the way, what are the prices of chickens, ducks, and geese? Why don't we buy some and raise them? We can exchange their eggs for salt."
All the women around looked at Shen Qing.
Shen Qing bought laying hens, ducks, and geese. Unlike the little ones, which were priced by the piece, they were priced by the kilogram. They were a bit more expensive, but they could lay eggs right after they bought them. They had some savings, so they could afford them.
"A chicken is 28 wen a pound, a duck is about 20 wen a pound, and a goose is 30 wen." In the past, Shen Qing would not have specially memorized the prices, but now the villagers know the situation outside by asking those who go out, so she specially wrote it down so that she could tell them when she came back.
It is also convenient for them to refer to.
Granny Qin smacked her lips and said repeatedly, "A chicken, including feathers and internal organs, weighs at least three pounds, nearly a hundred coins. If you spread it out evenly, each pound is almost as much as fat.
Ducks are cheap, but they are not as delicious as chickens, and the same goes for eggs. They cannot be sold at a high price.
Why is goose so expensive? It’s much more expensive than ours!
Xu Hongmei couldn't figure it out either. "Yeah, geese are too expensive. Goose eggs are big, but geese eat a lot. Plus, geese are heavy. 30 wen a jin. Wouldn't that cost around 300 wen to buy a goose?"
"It's too expensive! I can't afford the goose." Hong Hehua sighed.
Shen Qing told what she had learned: "Geese are small animals. Raising a few of them can help guard the house.
It is mainly stewed in cold weather and covered with pancakes. It is said to be extremely delicious and is loved by officials and wealthy people in Jincheng, so it is sold at a high price.
But I have to say, she also likes goose stewed in an iron pot, so she bought a lot of them!
The women said: "... Then let's catch some goslings next year and raise a whole flock!"
Then she looked at Shen Qing with envy, wondering if they could buy anything without having to worry about money.
"By the way, you bought a lot, why do you still need to go out?" Zhao Mingyue asked when she thought of it.
There is enough food. I have bought chickens, ducks, geese, and a plow for clearing the land. What else do I need to buy?
"I also want to buy some lambs and raise them now so that I can eat them in the winter. I can also make sheepskins into jackets and cloaks to protect me from the wind."
The women: ...even more envious.
It’s great to have money, and it’s even better to be able to buy whatever you want!
After discussing the food, the men prepared to help Shen Qing lead the donkeys to the other side - there were four donkeys and three carts, which was not easy for her to lead by herself.
Mr. Jiang Er suddenly asked Shen Qing, "Every household's thatched huts are almost finished today. We'll be sending people out tomorrow to make adobe bricks. Do you have enough hands?"
Hearing the village chief's question, the men stopped and looked at Shen Qing.
After all, they all knew that Jiang Xiangxi worked for Guan the Carpenter, and Jiang Xiangxi was the best worker in the Jiang family. Then there was the eldest son, and the third and fourth sons could also serve as strong laborers, but the sixth son was not good enough. The boy was just a student, so what could he do?
Making adobe bricks is a very physically demanding job. Now the Jiang family only has three strong laborers. How can they...
Shen Qing had thought about this problem a long time ago, and when he heard Mr. Jiang Er asked, he told the truth: "That's enough, I plan to build a brick house instead of adobe;
I asked Lei Dafu, the kiln in Jincheng is in our direction, and a round trip is only half a day, so we can make two trips a day.
We have six donkeys and three cows at home. The donkeys pull a cart in pairs, so there are six carts in total. The eldest, third, fourth, and sixth donkeys, plus Xiaoshui and Xiaoyu, pull two trips a day, so that's twelve carts. It's time-consuming, but not that tiring."
Not only was making adobe bricks tiring, but the windows in the adobe house couldn't be opened wide, and could only be small, which was very depressing and dark.
Moreover, brick and tile houses are sturdy and have a much longer service life than adobe houses. Many ancient buildings have been preserved for hundreds of years with brick and tile structures. There is a reason why they have gradually been replaced with brick and tile houses as living conditions in China have improved.
She has enough money to build a house now, so it is better to do it in one go to avoid having to rebuild the house later.
All the men:.....I am so envious, what’s going on?
When will they be able to live like this?
They don’t want to make adobe bricks either!
"Two bricks cost one penny, and tiles are another penny each. Three houses would cost 20,000 to 30,000 bricks, plus tiles. And aren't you going to build a brush workshop?
This is a considerable expense," Xie Qingshan said as he calculated the bill.
Men: ...Forget it, let's just make adobe bricks. What's the big deal if it's tiring? Saving money is the most important thing.
You can save so much money by working a little harder, so just be tired. After all, you won’t make any money if you work hard elsewhere.
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