Prices in Luohe Prefecture are more expensive than those in Liutun Town. An egg costs two cents, while a hatched chick costs eight cents. After two laps in the West Market, the Young Jin sisters found a chick seller. After some bargaining, they finally bought 14 chicks at a price of one hundred cents, with an average of a little over seven cents. .
Put the chicks into the empty wooden barrels, and the sisters detoured to the pork stall to buy three catties of suet and two pig trotters that the butcher sold them cheaply. Bucket, carrying a pork wrapped in lotus leaves, happily walked out of the South City Gate and returned to Wuli Bridge.
Wuli Bridge is only five miles away from Luohe Prefecture, so it was named Wuli Bridge. Although the two sisters did not walk fast, they went back along the official road, and after walking for more than half an hour, they reached home.
At home, the dolls who were looking forward to the two sisters saw the eldest sister and the second sister from a distance, the older one ran over with the younger one, and saw that there were more than a dozen chicks in the bucket that Youjin was carrying Cubs, all of them cheered: "It's a chick!"
You Jin smiled and stopped for a while, and then a group of six or seven people walked home, chatting while walking, "Eldest sister, can I raise chicks?"
"I want to raise it too!" The sisters quarreled with joy.
"We all raise it together, and when we get home in a while, let's go to the mountain behind to chop some bamboo and come back to make a chicken coop, and then you head off, Youzhu, and you, Youbao, Youling, and Youluo are responsible for the chickens every day. Looking for something to eat." Young Jin smiled and assigned work to several younger sisters, and when they heard it, they all stood up and said seriously that they would definitely complete the task.
On the other hand, Little Silk was a little unhappy: "Eldest sister, and me!"
Before You Jin could speak, You Zhu smiled first: "Xiao Qi, aren't you afraid of the little chickens pecking you?" Xiao Qi was pecked by the big rooster of the Yue family before, so he still had some shadows on the big rooster. Sure enough, when she heard that she would be pecked, Xiao Qi lowered her head a little embarrassedly. She also wanted to help, but she was afraid of being pecked.
You Jin smiled and stroked Xiao Qi's little head, and said with a smile, "Xiao Qi can help the third sister to work together, just don't get too close to the chick." Hearing the elder sister say this, Xiao Qi was happy. Nod.
In the main room, Mrs. Su listened to the daughters in the yard outside, happily talking about how to raise chickens. Huge difference! Thank God, I can escape from those days!
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After the Su family moved in, all the items were purchased immediately. The iron products such as hoes, sickles, and hatchets were also newly purchased. When I bought them, I spent nearly two taels of gold, which was very distressing. Seeing that the bamboo is very easy to use now, Young Jin feels that the money is well worth it.
There is an entire bamboo forest on the mountain behind Su's house. Young Jin brought Young Yin and Young Pearl to the bamboo mountain, raised his knife and fell, and soon chopped down three adult moso bamboos about 17 or 8 meters high. Young Jin also deliberately He came up with a bucket and a hoe on his back. After cutting the bamboo, he wandered around for a while and dug up four white and plump bamboo shoots. The three sisters returned home with all their rewards and went down the mountain to go home.
There is no bamboo in Cuifeng Village, so the Su family, including the Su family and others, did not know that the bamboo shoots that Young Jin carried back were edible. The white and tender inside couldn't help but feel a little novel. Young Yin, who was busy building a chicken pen, asked, "Eldest sister, what is this for?"
"It's called bamboo shoots. Today, let's eat stewed bamboo shoots with pig's feet. It's delicious." Young Jin answered her questions while working.
Hearing that she said it was eaten, several little girls who had never seen this thing gathered around: "What is this delicious?" Su Shi was also a little worried: "Jin'er, can this be eaten? I can't eat it. Is there a problem?"
Young Jin shook his head and said, "I saw someone selling it at the market today, so there will be no problem." Young Yin just wanted to ask her why she didn't see her today, but was stopped by Young Jin's look, and then Just shut up and stop talking.
Now that spring has just started, and edible green vegetables have not yet grown, Youjin saw the bamboos in the mountains and plains today, and he also thought of another way to make money. It is also possible to dig some spring bamboo shoots and sell them in the city. All can be done. For dinner that day, Youjin stewed a pot of pig's feet and spring bamboo shoots, and the Su family's eyes lit up: "These bamboo shoots are so delicious! It's even better than meat!" The spring bamboo shoots absorbed the pork. The aroma, mixed with the deliciousness of the bamboo shoots themselves, isn't ke better than meat
Xiaozhu's cheeks were bulging like a small hamster, and her eyes were bright: "Eldest sister, can this be sold in the city?"
Listening to her daughter's remarks, Su Shi, who started to go out to eat with the children today, could not help but feel a little sad and a little relieved. The sad thing is that because she is incompetent, several children want to make money when they see Tian'er; gratified The only thing is that the children are very sensible and never need to be distracted too much. On the contrary, they are all thinking of ways to make the family better.
You Jin showed a smile, and sure enough, You Zhu's temperament is most like her own, and she understands her own mind best, so she gave her an approving look: "You think, it's only spring now, and we all saw it in the city a few days ago. In the city, cabbage and potatoes are all sold now. It's not easy to eat fresh and tender vegetables, let alone bamboo shoots. Even if we pick some wild locust flowers, we can sell them in the city for money, right? ?"
As soon as You Jin said this, the eyes of the sisters all shone brightly: "Really? Wild vegetables can also be exchanged for money?" "Then let's go pick wild vegetables tomorrow, okay?"
"Although it won't bring much money, no matter how thin the mosquito's legs are, it's still meat, right?" Young Jin tapped slightly on the wooden table with his fingers curled, and said, "Even a penny is still money!"
The sisters nodded one after another, feeling that what the eldest sister said was very reasonable, and said in unison: "I'll go pick wild vegetables tomorrow!" "I'll go pick locust flowers!" "I'll go too!" The appearance of scrambling for the first, for fear that the young gold will fall at home by himself.
"Okay, okay, let's finish the meal first, the food will be cold in a while, right?" Su Shi gave each child a chopstick of vegetables, and smiled very softly: "Before you want to pick wild vegetables, you have to eat your stomach full. no?"
Hearing Su Shi said this, You Jin nodded in agreement, and then the children hurriedly held the thick porcelain bowls and ate their meals in big mouthfuls, and after a while, a large pot of stewed spring bamboo shoots with pig's feet was all eaten up.
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Early the next morning, before the eastern sun climbed into the sky, the door of the east wing opened quietly, and a thin figure walked out with gentle steps and closed the door again. Although it was spring and March, the mist-shrouded morning was still a little cold. You Jin breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed her hands, and went to the kitchen. She wanted to make breakfast before everyone got up. After all, except for the Su family, the whole family has to go out to work today.
Some villagers who got up early in Wuliqiao had already carried their hoes and went down to work. Looking at the smoke rising from the west of the river, they were not as frightened as they used to be. The Qin family used to be a haunted house, but the Su family lived in it. Later, although they were all old, weak, women and children, nothing strange was reported. Now people in the village say that the Su family has a relationship with the Qin family girl, and the Qin family girl is willing to let them live in peace!
Of course, these words were said by the villagers in private, and no one went to the door of Su's house to say it. Besides, the Su family had just moved here, and they were not familiar with the villagers. Several of the Ge family members have only been here once. So the Su family didn't know what was said outside, and everyone just felt that they were much more comfortable living in now than when they were in the Yue family.
Youjin cooked a large pot of coarse grain porridge today, and then fried cabbage with oil residue, and then put Su's carp fish soup on the stove and simmered over a low heat. After being busy for a while, the dishes hadn't been served yet, and everyone in the Su family who smelled the aroma of the food also woke up. After taking over the little one, with the assistance of Youyin Youzhu and Youbao, he obediently rinsed his mouth with water and washed his face. The well water in the early morning in spring was still slightly warm, but it was very comfortable.
After everyone in the Su family had washed up, Young Jin had already prepared breakfast. After the whole family gathered together to eat breakfast, they were divided into three groups, those who picked locust flowers, those who picked wild vegetables, and those who dig bamboo shoots. Youyin and Youling and Youluo were looking for traces of wild vegetables on the ridge by the river, Youzhu and Youbao carried a basket to the foot of the mountain to pick locust flowers, while Youjin carried a hoe and a basket to the bamboo forest. Now, the rest of the silk and Su are guarding at home.
In fact, the villagers of Wuliqiao also dig bamboo shoots and pick wild vegetables to eat. However, since the Qin family accident, many people have not come to the west of the river unless they come to the west of the river. , I have gained a lot in the past morning. And the young gold who went up the mountain to dig spring bamboo shoots not only harvested a lot of spring bamboo shoots, but also harvested two large bamboo rats!
Carrying a basket full of spring bamboo shoots, and two bamboo rats tightly bound by rattan hanging from one end of the hoe on his shoulders, Young Jin went home humming a little tune. Before returning home, I met a young pearl and a treasure with a basket full of locust flowers. As soon as the two saw You Jin, they also waved to her happily: "Eldest sister!"
Young Jin also waved at the two of them, and then quickened his pace to catch up with them. When she walked in, she saw the two big bamboo rats tied to one end of her hoe, and she couldn't help but startled: "Eldest sister, what is this?!"
"It's called bamboo rat, and the meat is delicious!" Young Jin explained with a smile: "When I bring it to the city tomorrow and sell it together, I guess I can sell it for some money."
"Bamboo rat, is it a rat? Why would anyone want to eat a rat?" Young treasure, a little timid, grabbed the corner of Young Pearl's clothes tightly, hid behind her, and asked cautiously.
Seeing that she was afraid, Youjin took the bamboo rat down and held it in her hand, so as not to scare her: "It's not a mouse, but the name is a bit similar." Although Youzhu was a little curious, she was also a little scared. Young Jin was separated by six or seven steps, and the three sisters went home together.
After returning home, the two bamboo rats really aroused the curiosity and slight unease of the rest of the Su family, but Young Jin still brought the two bamboo rats and the water celery, locust flower and bamboo shoots that he was going to bring to the city tomorrow to sell. Put it in the Su family's warehouse, and in the early morning of the next day, with Xiaozhu, who was arguing that he was going to enter the city with him, each person carried a bamboo basket, and Xiaojin also carried two pieces that added up to nearly 2 catties. Bamboo rat, the sisters went to sell things.