It was already dark when we went down the mountain. In fact, she was really not scared now. In her previous life, she would be scared even if she drove at night. Now she is bolder here.
The little donkey looked at its owner and meowed. No matter how tired it was, it still had to serve it. From now on, it would be the main force.
When I woke up in the morning, I heard a knock on the door, "Third Sister, someone is here to sell chickens."
Chen Miao quickly opened the door and saw a middle-aged man carrying a basket outside.
"Third sister, there are chickens and ducks."
Chen Miao was also very excited. She was the only one at home with a donkey, and she wanted to have more living things at home.
She had forgotten that she didn't have much money at all.
"How much does one cost?"
"Chickens cost three copper coins each, as do ducks, and geese cost five copper coins each."
After hearing this, the smile on Chen Miao's face froze. She wanted to keep the whole coin in her hand. She only had ten copper coins, so Chen Jiang gave himself five, which was enough to buy five. Not to mention wanting to buy geese.
, it is a good housekeeper.
"Can I exchange it for pine nuts?"
"It can be exchanged, but one pound of pine nuts can only be exchanged for three chickens."
"That won't work. It's too dark for you. My pine nuts are all peeled."
"Bring it to me and take a look."
Chen Miao went into the house and brought out a cloth bag. It was filled with unshelled pine nuts peeled from the pine cone.
The man grabbed it and looked at it again and again. "One pound of pine nuts will give you four chickens at most."
"In this case, you give me four chickens, four ducks, and four geese. I will give you three pounds of pine nuts."
"That won't work, I will lose money."
"Impossible. I have sold pine nuts before and know how much they cost. There is no loss at all. It's not easy for you, but I have to make some money."
At this time, Aunt Tang from the east also came over. Although they were neighbors, they were still more than ten meters apart.
The salesman thought for a moment, "I'll give you five chickens, four ducks, and three geese."
Chen Miao nodded, "Okay, but you have to give me good ones. I want one of the three types, a male, and the rest are female."
"You take your pick."
How could Chen Miao know this? "Auntie, help me choose, but I don't know you."
"I'm not very good at Xiaofeng's. I'll ask my mother-in-law to come over. I want to buy a few for my family too."
At this time, the salesman had already started weighing pine nuts. Chen Miao stared at him closely, fearing that he would be fooled.
After a while, an old lady with small feet came over with a stick.
"Big tits. Help me pick out four pullets, one rooster, three female ducks, and one male. I also need a male for the two gooses."
"Girl, how can you feed me if you buy so much?"
"Big breasts, if I have wild vegetables or something in the future, I will sell them for money when I get older."
"This requires a lot of food. Go in and get the basket."
Chen Miao went in carrying the remaining pine nuts. When she came out, the old lady had already picked some more. She looked at them without understanding.
I thought that eating eggs would help me get through the day. I could also eat salted duck eggs, as goose eggs are a great supplement.
"This time the salesman's chickens are very good, and they can be kept alive for a long time."
"Auntie, you really have a good eye. I do business with my conscience."
Bragging because no one cared about him, he quickly picked out everything Chen Miao asked for and put it in the basket.
"Girl, stay on the kang for a few days."
"I know about big breasts." Chen Miao was happy. The day when she is self-sufficient is really not far away.
He took it into the house and covered it with a broken mattress this time. He knew how to raise chickens, so he hurriedly soaked it in cornmeal, thinking that it would be steamed when cooking at noon, so that the chicken would be easier to digest.
When I went out, I saw the chicken seller following the old lady. Chen Jiang was already adding grass to the donkey, and she quickly lit the fire.
"Third sister, I'm going back and will follow my father to open up wasteland in a while."
"Okay, go ahead and come over for lunch and have something to eat."
"It's okay, I can eat enough at home."
She had packed up everything inside and outside and went for a walk in the fields. Now she was looking forward to rain.
Tomorrow we will plant sweet potatoes, which will require a lot of water. There are many buckets in the warehouse, and they can be filled with water.
When I come back and have nothing to do, I can just peel pine nuts at home. I still need to have electricity money, otherwise I won’t be able to do anything.
The next day I went to the village chief's house and all the sweet potato seedlings were brought over, there were 300 of them.
"Fifth Aunt, you want to plant sweet potatoes too?"
"Yeah, it's almost May now, it's time to give up."
Chen Miao directly carried the basket and pickaxe up the mountain. There were definitely not enough sweet potato seedlings, so he could just plant soybeans in the remaining area.
Since she has access to water, growing sweet potatoes is not a difficult task for her.
I continued to plant soybeans when I was full. There was still a lot of water, so I watered the sweet potatoes again.
Her spring planting was finally over, and she started arranging things alone in the yard.
The chickens, ducks and geese are still kept together. I want to build a pigsty and a barn for the little donkey. It will not be so cold in winter, and the woodshed needs to store more firewood in winter.
Calculated in this way, a large amount of soil embryos are needed. I thought I could rest, but it seems that I don't have that fate.
I don’t want to dig soil in the yard, and you need to use a mold to remove the soil embryo. I don’t have this tool myself, so I have to borrow it, but I can mix the soil first.
I went to the river to take a look. It was definitely not possible to use sand for soil. I locked the door with my pickaxe and went out. I just walked around the house and it didn't feel right.
"Chen Miao, what are you doing?"
"Mom, I've finished planting, but the seedlings haven't sprouted yet, so there's nothing wrong with me. I'm thinking of getting some soil germs."
"Go to Beitou, there is a pit over there filled with loess."
Chen Miao obeyed and went to the north pit, which was quite easy to find. There were already a lot of soil embryos here, and most of the soil embryos in the village were used for his own courtyard wall.
After thinking about it, I decided not to be here anymore. The water can’t be used. It will be too tiring to carry water and work by myself. Who wants to be burdened when there is an easier way?
I have to leave this place with my big bag on my back and find a quieter place.
I wandered around the cemetery and left quickly. Although I was no longer afraid of walking at night, I was still in awe of the place where the dead were.
After wandering around for a long time, I couldn't find a suitable place. When I arrived at the west end of the village, I saw her father and Chen Jiang and Chen Tong. That woman must be my mother, right? There was also a little girl plowing the fields.
Chen Miao thought for a while, and since she had encountered him, she might as well go over and have a look.
She just called her father and mother and followed Chen Jiang to pick up pebbles.
The whole family may be used to her behavior, and no one thinks it's abnormal.
There are a lot of small stones in the soil. They still need to be picked out. Chen Miao has been working for more than three hours. It is estimated that it is already two o'clock now. He is really too tired. "Dad, I will go back first."
"Hmm." That's it.
Chen Miao doesn't care, it's just that it's okay to catch up with him today, but he won't leave his work for them to work, and he has no family affection for them. They are just parents who occupy their bodies. They have a blood relationship and have that kind of real family affection.
