Jiang Yue was very pleased. Under the current circumstances, there would be no problem for them to come alone to collect the goods next time.
She still used baskets to carry the food, letting the fishermen choose for themselves. Unsurprisingly, they all chose coarse grains, as they could fetch more. For ordinary people, cheap is good.
In order to conceal his tracks, Jiang Yue's mule cart went back and forth in the village as before, saying that he had sent the person away.
How could Jiang San and his men let the boss do the work while the servants rest? But the boss insisted that it was not necessary...
During this trip, Jiang Yue collected about 800 kilograms of fresh fish, but less dried fish, with only more than 200 kilograms being dried in the sun.
With few people and small boats, the fact that they could catch so much in five days was the result of the fishermen's hard work day and night.
Taking the official road and carrying the goods, they returned faster and returned to the farm in three days.
The first time it took them nearly half a month. Next time, Sister Alin will collect the dried fish for them in advance, so the time can be shortened.
These guys have to bear much greater pressure in escorting and delivering goods, and their work is also very hard, so Jiang Yue pays them generously.
The wages for daily farm work are still calculated as usual. You can go out twice a month and get 200 coins each time.
Jiang San calculated that the two trips he made were not very far and would take half a month. He would then come back to do farm work for half a month and earn 300 coins, which would make 700 coins a month!
It’s not harder than working, but he and his second brother earn more than his eldest brother!
This is called having hope! Their family's life will definitely get better and better!
The few of them happily went home with the dried sea fish given by their wives to rest for two days.
Fan Mo had been at the farm the entire time, and Aunt Yuan assumed she was taking care of the young man, so she didn't question her mother much. Although she was also curious why she hadn't seen the child until he was seven or eight months old, she simply thought her mother was watching the child too closely.
Jiang Yue returned to the backyard, where three cats that had grown into big dogs and a golden cat were running around on the lawn.
Because of these, the mice in her yard have disappeared, and the watermelon seedlings under the fruit trees are growing well.
Jiang Yue put Sui Sui down and rushed out like an arrow to find his little friend.
At such a young age, he already had the aura of a boss. He jumped onto the swing, got into position, and waited for the others to come and rock him...
It was clearly the swing that Jiang Nian made for her, but she only used it a few times and gave it all to the little ones to play with.
Jiang Yue hadn't slept well these past few days, so she went back to her room to catch up on some sleep. When she woke up, the sun was already setting.
Summer afternoon naps always feel heavy, and she rubbed her temples.
"Big cub——"
No one answered.
She went downstairs and saw three dogs, a cat and a wolf squatting in front of the kitchen with their basins, standing still and waiting for Fan Mo to distribute the fish food.
She shook her head. These dogs would soon be assigned to guard the poultry, so let them enjoy a few more days of good life.
She walked all the way to the front yard but didn't see Jiang Nian.
"Aunt Yuan, have you seen A-Nian?"
Aunt Yuan, carrying a basket of vegetables, had just picked some for dinner from outside the courtyard. She smiled and said, "Two sheep are about to give birth. My dear, go and take a look."
Jiang Yue's eyes lit up. Is her flock finally going to expand?
The roads are difficult to travel and it is not easy to go out, so Jiang Yue can only expand the population size through the simplest method - reproduction.
Sheep begin to mate when they are eight months old, and can give birth to lambs after a gestation period of five months.
A sheep usually gives birth to 2-3 lambs per litter. Jiang Yue couldn't help but pray that the sheep could be as "productive as a sow" and give birth to 3-4 lambs per litter!
Their sows are incredibly strong, and they added 22 new piglets after the Lunar New Year! This pig farming operation has taken another step forward!
Jiang Yue walked happily to the sheep pen. They had already lit the lanterns and were gathered together. There was a tall and big man standing next to them, very conspicuous.
Jiang Nian is indeed here.
"Madam." Zhang Liang turned around and greeted her first.
She nodded and leaned over to take a look. The sheep had already given birth, and the sheep pen had been cleaned and covered with new straw.
"How many?"
Zhang Liang smiled happily, obviously very happy. "Five in total. The other pregnant ewe hasn't given birth yet, so it's estimated to be another half month before she gives birth."
Originally there were two rams and three ewes, all of which were successfully bred, but the order of pregnancy was different.
Jiang Yue looked towards the sheep pen on the other side, and sure enough, there was a ewe with a bulging belly, slowly nibbling on the grass.
The breeding period of ewes is slightly longer than that of sows. Ideally, they will be eliminated after five or six years of breeding. Otherwise, the quality of the offspring will be poor and they are more likely to give birth to sick sheep.
However, sheep can only give birth once a year or three times in two years, which makes them slightly more productive than cows.
She walked to the cowshed nearby. There were two cows, one male and one female, who were already one year old. Although they looked strong, they had to wait until they were two years old before they could be bred.
Just like humans, it takes nine months to give birth to a baby. No wonder you're so precious...
Jiang Yue couldn't help laughing and suddenly felt cruel.
You only give birth to one child, but you want your livestock to be as productive as possible. What a capitalist!
Jiang Nian washed his hands in a clean basin, shook them, and wiped them directly on his body. Jiang Yue was simply disgusted. Lately, he had always felt that his behavior was very similar to that of Yuan Zhuangtou and others. He might have been assimilated.
He noticed Jiang Yue's disdain, put his arm around her shoulders, and smiled slightly, "Go home, my wife~"
Jiang Yue followed him, tilted her head and raised her eyebrows, "I think you look like a gangster."
"What do you mean by 'rogue'? Madam, I don't understand."
"You really don't understand?"
"I really don't understand."
"Let me teach you this: a hooligan is a street urchin, a street urchin is a thug, and thugs deserve to be beaten..."
Zhang Liang and the others wanted to cover their ears. Sometimes they really couldn't understand what their wives said, but that didn't stop them from seeing the loving relationship between the host couple.
A few days later, Jiang San and his companions, along with Fan Bai, went to Baisha Village alone for the first time to collect dried fish. They collected over a thousand kilograms of dried fish. The stock was plentiful!
After Jiang Yue checked and found no problems, she would reopen her shop.
There were five shops in total. One sold chickens, eggs, and vegetables, one sold pork and dried fish, and one sold fruit. Next year, another would sell grain. Two years later, as more families were weaving, the last shop would sell cloth.
Business will definitely be booming!
She wouldn't grow herbs to sell herself. Human lives were at stake, so her half-baked skills were fine. She could simply grow them and sell them to a clinic or the military.
Jiang Yue had a beautiful idea and arranged everything perfectly, but in the end, she found that she was in need of a manager who could keep accounts.
No wonder they say the higher you go, the less knowledge you have...
Jiang Yue looked at the brush in her hand, her brows furrowed, then suddenly relaxed. She suddenly thought of someone, someone they had known for a long time.
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