Speaking of hares, Yun Jin and Ming Jue both became interested: "Sister, how did you catch this wild animal? You actually caught more than ordinary hunters. I heard that the Great Immortal Doctor only caught it within two hours in the morning.
So much?"
Qiao Mingjin smiled and nodded, then told them about some of the habits of pheasants and some of their catching experiences...
The two of them were excited and bitter at the same time.
The Qiao family's daughter, who was protected and raised by the Qiao family's grandmother, was actually forced by life to not only do the work of chopping wood that rough people did, but now they even did the dangerous work of hunters.
Qiao Mingjue looked at his sister with good eyesight...
His sister has been raised by his grandmother to be like a lady from a wealthy family since she was a child. How long has it been since she was a child? She already has thick calluses on her hands...
Grandma didn’t know how bitter it was when she saw it...
Qiao Mingjin didn't know what the two of them were thinking. She glanced at them and asked, "What does cousin think about raising rabbits?"
"Raising rabbits?"
"Yeah, just raising rabbits."
He glanced at the two of them and then said: "This rabbit has a very strong reproductive ability. It can give birth to several litters a year, and if there are more than one litter, it can give birth to seven or eight. Now let alone my mother and Ming Jue who are busy in the fields.
The family only has two acres of land, and there is no other income. The two uncles are not well off, and the eldest aunt can only make ends meet by selling vegetables. If you raise rabbits, it will add more income to the family.
It’s also very good.”
Yun Jin and Ming Jue listened thoughtfully, looked at Qiao Mingjin for a long time and said, "But this rabbit is not easy to raise, right? If it were easy to raise, I'm afraid everyone would raise it."
Qiao Mingjin nodded after hearing this.
Said: "This rabbit is indeed difficult to raise, and it is much more sophisticated than raising chickens. I am thinking that the three families will find a piece of wasteland to raise them in a pen. This way, the rabbits have a place to move, and the survival rate may be higher than if they were kept in a cage.
.When the three families work together to raise them, taking turns serving them will not affect the work in the fields. My grandma can also do this work."
He paused and then said: "But now I will try to raise a few. If they can survive, I will enclose the wasteland and raise more. If these rabbits are well raised, it will be an income to the three families. It will be light every year."
You can also make a lot of money by selling rabbit fur. Although the gray rabbit fur doesn't look good, it can be made into clothes to keep you warm. If you sell it at a cheaper price, you can still make some money."
After hearing this, Yun Jin and Ming Jue had a serious discussion with Qiao Mingjin...
Finally, it was decided to take all the twelve wild mountain rabbits that Qiao Mingjin caught today back to Yunjia Village to raise.
The three of them chatted for more than an hour, and because it was getting late, Qiao Mingjin urged them to go home.
Before leaving, she asked Mingheng to bring over two large bundles of cattail seeds for them to take away. Yun Jin heard that she wanted to sell them for money, and she didn't want them alive.
"Sister, is this cattail grass really edible?" Ming Jue looked suspicious.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and said, "Why not? It's delicious. The tender white stems look a bit like green onions, but when stir-fried, they look a bit like wild rice. It's delicious when eaten. I'll fry them like wild rice when I go back."
Then he looked at Yun Jin and said: "Cousin, look for it near Yunjia Village. If there is such a cattail plant, ask my aunt to pull some and sell them. When selling, cut off the green grass buds, just like me.
This way, no one else can see anything. Take these back and give them to your grandparents to try."
"Sister, this early adopter doesn't cost so much!"
As Yun Jin said that, she and Ming Jue moved the two bundles of vegetables back, untying one bundle and only wanted to take out a small part. Qiao Mingjin stopped in a hurry, took another large bundle of cattail and put it in the basket.
Although this bundle looks like a lot, if it is divided into three companies, one of them cannot make two or three meals.
Seeing her like this, the two of them had no choice but to give up.
Since it was already late, the journey was not close, and the two of them had to carry twelve rabbits and a pheasant given by Qiao Mingjin's family, it was difficult for them to take it.
It is certain that we will delay our journey, and we are not sure whether we will be able to enter the village before dark.
"You guys should take the ox cart back, and you can get home before dark. I'll sell the firewood tomorrow, and I'll stop by and take the ox back."
Yun and Jin thought for a while and then had no choice but to agree.
Qiao Mingjin took Mingqi and Mingheng to move some pine hair to the car and covered everything with a layer of pine hair. They waited until outsiders could no longer see it, then sent the two of them out of the village...
That night, due to Mingyu's arrival, Mingqi and Xiaowaner screamed and made noise in bed, unable to sleep due to excitement.
Qiao Mingjin sat aside and watched them laughing and playing on the brand new big bed, feeling the excitement of the three aunts and nephews, and the corners of her mouth raised a beautiful arc...
Even Mingheng couldn't bear to leave. He rushed several times before going back to his room to sleep.
The next day, Yinchu, the whole family of five got up.
Because she had always promised Xiao Wan'er and Ming Qi to take them to the city to eat noodles after making money from selling firewood, Ming Yu happened to be there too. She also worked hard at home and outside, so she happened to be taken to the city for a stroll.
Take a stroll.
Since there was one more person, Qiao Mingjin asked Mingyu to join the three of them and sit on the back of the cow, while she herself sat in front of the cart.
Along the way, firewood branches pinched her back from time to time, which was extremely uncomfortable.
He had to sit for a while, then get off the bullock cart and walk for a while. When he got tired, he got on again, and so on. Mingyu looked at it and wanted to change with her, but she didn't let him.
The family of five hurried on the road under the starry night, and finally entered the city at Si Zheng.
The government officer at the city gate still confiscated her entry fee and greeted her warmly.
There were people waiting in line behind to pay to enter the city. They saw the young lady pulling a cart full of firewood passing by without paying, so they said to the yamen servant: "She pulled a cart full of firewood.
She doesn’t charge her money, but she charges me two cents for a basket of vegetables!”
The yamen servant glanced at him and said leisurely: "They paid one tael of silver all at once, do you want to pay too?"
"Why don't you just lie to me and pay me a tael of silver? I think you either think that this lady is pretty or she is a relative of one of you!"
"Hey, you are really right. Who told you that you have no relatives in the yamen! Otherwise, I would not charge you any money and let you in..."
Qiao Mingjin vaguely listened to a few sentences before being drowned out by the grunting sound of the bullock cart.
First go to Yu Ji's place to deliver firewood.
Yu Ji, the shopkeeper, had been hammering iron there early in the morning. The tinkling sound was very rhythmic, and he was sweating profusely. The big hammer hit people's hearts...
Shopkeeper Yu saw Qiao Mingjin bringing another pheasant over and saw the cattail sprouts in the basket, so he said, "If you leave one pheasant, you will also keep twenty kilograms of cattail sprouts."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin hurriedly responded, and then she, Mingyu and Mingheng untied a bundle of cattail sprouts, which they estimated to be twenty kilograms, and weighed them using the scale in his shop.
