When Li Yan passed by the houses at the foot of the mountain, she met several children from the Zhao, Guo and Chen families.
The children were very happy to see Li Yan and shouted, "Hello, Sister Erya!"
Li Yan came back to her senses and looked at them holding pig grass that they had found from somewhere. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Where did you find this?"
Songzi scratched his hair naively and said, "We are used to doing this. It's not hard!" The other children nodded in agreement.
The past six months since they came to Lijia Village have been the happiest time of their lives. Not only do they have enough to eat every day, but they have also never had to suffer from the cold this winter. The children like living here very much, so when their parents are busy working in the fields, they take over the task of taking care of the livestock.
Li Yan walked up to them in two or three steps and took the tall bamboo basket in front of Zhao Xiaobao.
Zhao Daya said nervously: "Girl, girl, we can just carry it!"
"It's alright, let's go. I might as well go check on the animals!"
In this way, Li Yan carried a bamboo basket and followed a group of half-grown children to the livestock pen.
The pigs in the pigsty heard people talking and thought it was time to be fed. They tilted their heads back, opened their mouths and hummed for food.
Li Yan saw that the pen had been cleaned spotlessly. Not far from the pigpen was the large compost pit that Li Yan used. There was a lot of straw and grass mixed in the compost pit. After a long period of decomposition and fermentation, there was no unpleasant smell in the air.
The pigpen was expanded at the beginning of this spring, and the pens are obviously much more spacious. The ten piglets raised last year seem to be ready to be released from the cages. After I finish this busy period, I will send the pigs to Shopkeeper Qian.
The twelve piglets in another pen are growing very well, probably because they are fed tofu dregs every day!
After checking on the pigs, Li Yan went to the chicken coop. Mrs. Zhao, who was busy feeding the chickens, saw Li Yan and immediately came forward to greet her, "Miss, are you here to see the newly hatched chicks?"
This year, Li Yan asked Wu to spend another 100 taels of silver to buy over 200 large chickens. Wu felt bad about spending the money, so she told Zhao's wife to use the hens to hatch the chicks. It was already spring, and there were plenty of insects in the mountains! There was no need to worry about finding food.
At this time, I saw a group of yellow chicks following the hen, chirping non-stop, so happy!
Li Yan praised: "Auntie is really capable. She actually hatched so many chicks. At a glance, there must be at least fifty or sixty of them!"
Zhao's wife kept feeding the chickens and smiled shyly.
Li Yan's eyes lit up as she looked at the chickens happily foraging for food at the foot of the mountain. Isn't this a good business? Fried chicken, roasted chicken, roasted chicken racks, roasted chicken legs, braised chicken feet.
You can’t think about it, you can’t think about it, if you think about it again you’ll start drooling!
It's great to raise chickens in the mountains. Not only can the chicks find food everywhere, but they also grow very fast. After the market in the city is built, I will open a fried chicken shop and make these people envious!
Li Yan was lost in thought when she suddenly heard the sound of ducks quacking!
Li Yan recalled that these little ducks were given by Mrs. Zheng as a gift when she bought the chicks!
Then another idea came to Li Yan's mind. "He has to do the roast chicken business, and of course he can't let go of the roast duck. The whole duck is a treasure. Not only can he do the roast duck and salted duck business, but the duck down can also be used to make down jackets. The winter in the northwest is bitterly cold. If he makes this thing, it will surely be another good way to make money!"
Li Yan turned around and took a look at the wasteland in front of her. Okay, after the sowing is completed, the pond digging must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!
At this moment, Li Yan wished she could have three heads and six arms. She was too busy, absolutely too busy!
Zhao's wife stood aside and looked at the girl, frowning in thought for a moment, then grinning foolishly. She couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Girl, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I just thought of some interesting ideas. I won't disturb you from working. I'll go back first!"
On the way back, Li Yan was thinking about running a food shop. Alas, food always feels like something is missing without spicy food. It's a pity that she hasn't found any chili peppers yet. She also wondered if these merchants traveling back and forth from south to north could bring chili peppers to the northwest after the market was built!
Li Yan was secretly looking forward to this day!
When Li Erlang came back in the evening, he told his daughter about his plan to buy a shop today.
Li Yan immediately stood up and took out a hundred taels of silver from the room and handed it to Li Erlang: "Dad, pick a good position for uncle when the time comes!"
Li Erlang took the banknote with a smile: "Of course, but the construction of the market will have to wait for about five or six days, after the spring plowing is over. By then, I guess we'll have to hire a lot of people to do the work!"
"That would be great! This way people from the nearby villages can also find work and earn some money to supplement their families!"
Li Erlang nodded in agreement and asked again, "How are the preparations for buying land to plant medicinal herbs going?"
"Don't worry, Dad. Now we just have to wait for the uncles in the village to dig up the land. Then I'll go to the nearby town with Zhou Xun to buy seedlings!"
Li Erlang was worried about his two children going out. He said, "Just tell me when you're going, and I'll go with you!"
The county government was busy preparing for the market and needed manpower. Li Yan quickly waved her hand and refused: "When the time comes, I'll have Uncle Zhao drive the donkey cart to take us there. Don't worry, Dad!"
Just like that, three days later, at daybreak, Li Yan got up early and prepared to go to Lin County to buy seedlings.
At this time, Zhao Da was waiting outside the door with his donkey cart. Li Yan grabbed a pancake and quickly got on the cart. Just as the two were about to drive away, Lin Shi stuffed a large bag of food into her daughter's hands and said, "Fill your stomach with food if you're hungry on the road!"
Li Yan agreed with a smile, and then told Zhao Da to drive the car. It would take half a day to walk to the nearby town. Although they had a donkey cart, Li Yan did not dare to delay!
The two men went to the city to pick up Zhou Xun, and immediately rushed to the nearby town.
Although the entire route was an official road, it was a dirt road after all. Some parts of the road surface had become bumpy after being soaked by rain, and the donkey cart was still quite bumpy when driving on such a road.
Fortunately, Li Yan had been to the south with her uncle before, so she didn't feel it was hard.
The three of them set out at the hour of Mao and arrived at the home of Doctor Zhou's old friend at the hour of Si.
The Wang family was very happy to see Zhou Xun and warmly welcomed him into their home.
When the Wang family mistress learned that Zhou Xun was bringing people to buy medicinal seedlings, she quickly instructed the old servant beside her: "Take this girl to the fields to have a look. If you like any seedlings, just tell me!"
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