As the Chinese New Year approaches, the village becomes lively. People working outside have gone home to celebrate the Chinese New Year. There are also many winemakers in the village. You can hear the sound of firecrackers every day. This is the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
However, my parents called back a long time ago and said that they will not come back to celebrate the New Year this year. My dad said that during the Chinese New Year, you will get three times the salary for overtime work, and the round trip fare for the whole family will cost thousands. After all, it is not cost-effective. I
In fact, I'm used to it. There are all kinds of excuses every year. Maybe what I'm looking forward to is what kind of tricks they will change this year.
Grandpa was very angry: "If you don't come back, you won't come back. We will live on our own!"
Grandpa took me out of the village party secretary's house and kept smoking all the way. When we got home, he threw away the cigarette butts and said, "Yangyang, it's not easy for my parents to make money outside. Going back and forth, I have to buy at least three
The individual ticket costs more than 2,000 yuan for a round trip. You can’t stay at home for a few days. It’s really not cost-effective. Tomorrow I will take you to the street to buy a new set of clothes and some food. Let’s live this new year happily.”
"Grandpa, let's go sell the chickens, ducks and geese. When spring comes next year, we will buy more chickens and ducks to feed. We will keep a few of these chickens to lay eggs. We will also eat one or two during the Chinese New Year." I know Grandpa is coming.
He spent all the money at once and was a little tight on money. He definitely didn't have the money to buy new year's goods during the New Year.
Grandpa nodded: "We are still capable. The chickens, ducks and geese are all growing so well, and not one of them has been broken off. Do you still want to feed those three spotted pigs?"
Those three pigs are all sows, and I plan to let them give birth to piglets. By then, I won’t have to buy piglets to feed pigs at home.
"Let's all use it to give birth to babies. This pig has a good physique. The babies it will give birth to in the future will definitely be very good," I said.
"Yeah, that's fine. Just feed them. But these three spotted pigs are all so big, and their appetites are getting bigger and bigger every day. It won't be easy for you to pull pigweed in the future." Grandpa was a little worried.
said.
"We have so much land in our family that we can't even grow all the rice. From now on, the two ridges of paddy fields on the opposite slope that cannot get water will be used to grow corn. We will also grow some sweet potatoes. In this way, we won't need to feed the pigs.
Feeding too much pig grass. And we have planted so many radishes, which can now be used to feed the pigs. If that doesn't work, I will let them out and let them find food on their own." I have already planned these things.
Already.
Grandpa touched the back of my head: "Our family, Yangyang, is really sensible."
Including the gifts, there are a total of twenty-three chickens, twenty-three ducks, and eleven geese. The chickens and ducks weigh three or four pounds each, and the geese weigh six or seven pounds each. If you want to sell them all, you have to
It takes several days of work.
I brought nearly twenty chickens with me at a time. Grandpa could not carry them even if he was crushed to death by carrying them on his shoulders. However, I had a way. I still fixed the frame on Lao Huang’s back and put the chickens into the frame. Then I held Lao Huang’s hand.
Huang walked towards the town.
These days, it is still a rare thing to use oxen to carry things to sell on the street.
"Old man, how come your cows are so well trained and can still be used for carrying things?" There are always people who like to ask along the way.
"My grandson often trains it, and he gradually gets used to it. My cow is also brave, not afraid of people, and will not go crazy." Grandpa said very proudly.
During the Chinese New Year, the bus that picked up people in the village brought so much goods, and people didn't like it. Grandpa and I couldn't afford to spend so much money to take the bus. It only took more than an hour to walk to the town.
It feels a little warmer while walking.
Lao Huang performed very well. Halfway through the journey, I rewarded him with a burst of vitality. Lao Huang immediately started running forward happily.
The chickens we raise at home also have big hearts. They keep bumping around inside and are actually quiet. Sometimes they even look out in surprise. The chickens, ducks and geese we raise at home are different from those raised by people in the village. They are very smart.
But I can’t just keep them without selling them for money. The money my grandpa and I spend on the half-year purchases for the New Year all depend on them.
When we arrived in the town, although it was very crowded, as soon as others saw me leading a scalper, they immediately got out of the way. Other people's cars kept beeping, but no one necessarily gave way. This is different. My old man
Huang stared with eyes as if he was about to give anyone who blocked his way a slap at any time. Would they dare not to let him go? Have you ever heard of someone trying to bully a car? Have you ever heard of someone trying to bully a cow?
When we arrived at the trading market, my grandfather and I arrived a little late and didn't get a good seat, so we had to stop in a relatively remote place. My grandfather asked me to watch and went to inquire about the market. After a while, I ran back to enjoy the market.
Hehehe told me, "The market is good today. A local chicken like ours costs 8 yuan a pound."
"Then let's sell it for ten yuan," I said.
"Ah?" Grandpa was shocked.
"Have you not seen that our chickens are better looking than other people's chickens? They are definitely more expensive than others. Moreover, our chickens are never fed feed and they grow up eating bugs. They are definitely better than other people's chickens.
The feed chickens are much more delicious." I have noticed for a long time that the chickens in the village are very different from our chickens. The chickens from my grandfather's family came to the town for sale a few days ago.
, and even bought it for nine yuan per catty. Our chickens are sold for ten yuan per catty, which is a bit cheap. But people in the town can’t tell.
"Uncle, how do you sell chickens?" Sure enough, someone quickly saw our chickens. Mainly because Huang was more eye-catching.
"Ten yuan a catty." I said first. I was afraid that grandpa would not dare to ask for a high price.
"Children, don't talk nonsense. Others in the market sell it for eight yuan a catty, and you can get a cheaper one for seven yuan." That person thought I was a child and couldn't talk or do anything.
"My chickens are different from other people's chickens. Other people's chickens have been fed with feed. Our chickens are completely free-range and have never been fed with feed. Look at the look of the feathers of our chickens. Are they better than those of those chickens?"
It should look better. The feathers on the body are intact and shiny. Most importantly, you have to look at the chicken's eyes. Are they more energetic than other people's chickens?" I asked.
"Hey, you kid is not simple. Is this chicken really going to cost ten yuan a pound?" The man still looked at my grandpa in confusion.
Grandpa originally had no confidence, but when he heard what I said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ten yuan a pound, every penny is a lot."
"If you want to buy a rooster during the Chinese New Year, just buy the best one. Look at the rooster, how bright are its feathers? It screams when you catch it. If it is used as a sacrifice, it is the best. Last summer, I caught two here
There are ten chickens. The boss gave three chickens as extras, and each one is a lot. It has never been sick or given any medicine. I usually feed it some pigweed mixed with rice bran, and mainly rely on it to go out and catch bugs to eat.
The taste of chicken is definitely twice as good as that of ordinary domestic chickens. For ten yuan a pound, if you buy a chicken, you will only spend a few more yuan at most. It is definitely worth it." I was getting more and more into the mood.
"Uncle, how old is your grandson? He is so awesome. He will definitely be a good choice for business in the future." The man happily bought two chickens. After paying the money, he praised me a few words before leaving.
Grandpa was very happy when he heard others praised me, with a smile on his face. He also didn’t expect that I actually sold my own chickens for ten yuan a pound.
After opening the business, the business became easier. With that uncle taking the lead, others felt that our chickens were indeed different. Good things that sell well do not necessarily have to be the cheapest, but must be recognized by others. When everyone
They all think that when your goods are good, even if they are a little more expensive, they are still acceptable.
In a blink of an eye, all the dozen or so chickens were sold. The price was more than 600. Grandpa almost made back the cost of buying chickens, ducks, geese, and piglets. Grandpa was very happy. He went to the market to chop a few kilograms of meat and prepared to make a few.
A piece of bacon. I also bought some New Year products. Anyway, I have to sell ducks and geese, and some items can be bought later.
In the next two days, ten geese and twenty ducks were sold for more than a thousand yuan. Grandpa and I were very happy. Grandpa took me to the town to buy a new set of clothes and another
A pair of new shoes. Originally, grandpa didn’t want to buy clothes for himself, but with my insistence, he also bought a set of clothes and went to a leather shoe store to order a pair of leather shoes. The total cost was less than 500 yuan.
Originally, my grandfather planned to wait until spring to buy chicken and duck seedlings and raise them at home. But I saw that the chickens, ducks, and piglets were sold cheaply at the market, so I bought them back. This time, I bought thirty chicks.
and thirty ducklings. I also bought five piglets. I specifically chose a male black pig, and the rest were spotted pigs.
As a result, there is not much money left to buy these chickens and ducks, but my grandfather and I are not worried. We eat everything we grow at home, and we don’t have much money to spend. Grandpa gave us
He gave me fifty yuan and asked me to buy what I wanted. Naturally, I was reluctant to use it, so I secretly put it into a book, and then hid the book under my pillow.
When I was twenty-nine years old, my grandfather and I drained the water in the pond, and everyone in the village came to help.
Uncle Thirteen came back when he was 20 years old, and he came here specifically to help on this day.
"Second uncle, there are quite a lot of fish in the pond. How did you feed such a big one?" Uncle Thirteen said with a smile.
"You have to ask Yangyang about this. Yangyang mows the fish every day and doesn't feed them anything. Maybe it's because the fish pond has been abandoned for a long time and is getting water and fertilizer." Grandpa said with a smile.
The grandfather laughed non-stop after hearing this: "This is a new saying. I have been dozens of years old, and I have never heard anyone say that raising fish requires water and fertilizer. But Yangyang is really a lucky star. Your family can raise chickens, ducks and geese."
It's so good, I heard it was sold for several thousand yuan. I'm afraid the fish in this fish pond can be sold for a lot of money."
