As soon as Wen Yun said the last two words, not only Li Ru was dumbfounded, but even Feng Shuli, who was addicted to variety shows, turned to look at her.
Everyone was quite confused and caught off guard.
Wen Yun also looked at them with her clear and bright eyes and blinked. The big gift bag next to her fell to the side, and she quickly turned around to help it up and went about her own business.
The three of them looked at each other.
Raising... ducks
Is that what they think
When Wen Yun spoke, she was answering normally, being a little too honest. But when they heard it, even Li Ru was confused and was too embarrassed to ask a second sentence, so as not to show that she thought she was arrogant.
But they all knew that Wen Yun's family background was definitely not very good. While they were enjoying the freedom of college life, the other party kept looking for part-time jobs.
Not only did I find a part-time job, I also applied for a work-study program at school.
Although the other party was incompatible with them, he was soft-spoken and did not hinder them in any way. At most, he said a few words behind his back.
In order to improve her own situation, Li Ru always wanted to put Wen Yun in the most vulnerable position in the dormitory, but found that the other party didn't care at all, kept to herself, was busy with her own things every day, and rarely got along with them. There is no weakness at all.
It all seemed like she was being sentimental, which felt very frustrating and embarrassing.
The duck eggs have been developed for more than ten days, and Ji Huai can't wait to take them out and cook them to compare the taste.
He first took out one duck egg made by Wang Xiufen, and then took out one from another jar, marked it, washed it under the tap, and then put it in a pot to boil.
In the scorching sun, boil a few salted duck eggs, add salted radish and stir-fried mustard, and finally add a bowl of porridge to quench your thirst and relieve the heat.
Ji Huai used a kitchen knife to cut the duck egg in half vertically. The red oil came out of the yolk, which looked very appetizing. Two people each share half.
"Try it and see what's the difference between what I cook and what you cook." He gave Wang Xiufen the chopsticks and urged.
Wang Xiufen sat down, picked up the salted duck egg in her hand, took a small bite, and tasted it in her mouth.
While Ji Huai stared at her, he also put a piece of egg white into his mouth, then lowered his head and took a bite of the yolk.
Their egg whites are different from those bought in the market. They are tender and fine in the mouth, while the egg yolks are more flavorful, with a sandy texture in the mouth and a unique fragrance.
"Isn't it the same taste?" Wang Xiufen picked up the porridge and took a sip, "But there is too much water and a little less salt. It is not very salty. Let it sit for a few more days before eating."
As long as the process and ingredients are right, there won't be much difference in the taste. If there is a real difference, ordinary people will not be able to detect the very subtle difference.
As long as you make it like this, it will taste better than the salted duck eggs on the market.
"I learned." Ji Huai announced, "When the duck lays eggs, we will make more salted duck eggs and sell them for more money."
The wholesale price of salted duck eggs is usually 3 yuan per piece, while the wholesale price of fresh duck eggs is only 80 cents.
Wang Xiufen was eating her rice, "Fresh duck eggs are easy to sell, but salted duck eggs may not be sold well."
In the past, they mostly sold fresh duck eggs and only made a small portion of salted duck eggs.
"I'll sell it to restaurants." Ji Huai had already made plans. He felt that raising a thousand egg-laying ducks was far from enough, so he had to find a market.
"If you can sell to restaurants, you have what it takes." Wang Xiufen also gave a thumbs up. It was unclear whether it was a compliment or a perfunctory one.
Their family has been running a small business all their lives. At most, small vendors come to buy goods, and the quantities are very small. They have never taken the initiative to sell, nor have they thought about it.
"What's the point of selling to restaurants? I can also sell to supermarkets, sell online, open up channels, and expand production!" Ji Huai said his plan with great courage.
Wang Xiufen drank her porridge, her bulging cheeks shaking up and down, and she couldn't help but hit him, "Young people must keep their feet on the ground. Have you seen cows flying in the sky?"
He was the one who started bragging about this bull.
This has just begun, do you already want to be a big boss? We have just started breeding, and my heart is already racing!
"I… "
Seeing that he was still trying to quibble, Wang Xiuen said, "I saw that the Zhang Wu family's rice was harvested today. After a while, you drove the ducks into the fields and ate more and more feed every day. If you continue to eat like this, the purchase price will not be good. You have to lose money!”
There is no need for manual harvesting now. The harvesters came early this year, and everyone has already harvested the rice before it is fully ripe.
"Are you going to catch up today?" Ji Huai held the bowl and looked at the bright sun outside. It was over 30 degrees Celsius.
When working at home, you can hide in the shade of a tree and take a rest. When you go out to chase ducks, you have to drive for several hours and you can't come back until dark.
"You will have to feed three more bags of feed in a while, and there are only eight bags in total. If you don't rush today, you will have to buy feed tomorrow. You will earn these hundreds of dollars!" Wang Xiufen scolded him angrily. If you drive ducks to the fields, eight bags of feed can last for many days.
"Hurry up, hurry up." Ji Huai nodded repeatedly and ate faster.
"If you're not full of rice porridge, eat a few more bowls." Wang Xiufen filtered out the water from the rice porridge and put the rice in his bowl. "The more you eat, the faster you can run!"
Ji Huai: "..."
The first time he went to chase ducks, he was actually a little panicked. After all, there were thousands of them. After raising them for about a month, these ducks have grown up. The feathers on their wings and backs have changed again, and they have become several times larger.
In preparation for catching ducks, he put a large water glass on his back, put on old long-sleeved clothes and a straw hat. This straw hat belongs to Wang Xiufen. It is already somewhat damaged and has a sense of age. She is holding a long bamboo pole in her hand.
Wang Xiufen stared at the flip-flops on his feet.
Ji Huai also looked down and said, "Is there a problem? Of course you will wear this on a hot day."
"Would you like to run barefoot for a while?" Wang Xiufen walked behind the door and found a pair of his sneakers from previous years, which were all glued, and found him a pair of socks.
After all, Ji Huai is a twenty-year-old young man. He used to like to drive a car and wear trendy brands. But now he looks at himself wearing old and unglued sneakers, and his socks have lost their elasticity. It's terrible.
The corners of his mouth froze, unable to accept it for a moment. How embarrassing would it be to be seen on the road? He used to be a classmate.
"What?" Wang Xiufen saw his embarrassment and snorted coldly, "You have already gone to the field and you still care about this? You have to follow closely, otherwise the duck will run away."
Ji Huai took a deep breath and walked to drive the ducks out of the pen.
"Quack, quack, quack."
"Quack, quack, quack."
"Woof woof woof."
…
The scene of driving the ducks out of the pen was very lively, and the two Samoyeds, who had grown up a lot, were jumping happily behind, wagging their tails and running along.
As soon as Ji Huai drove out, his bamboo pole moved to the left and the duck ran to the right; his bamboo pole moved to the right and the duck ran to the left.
Ducks raised in groups are afraid of being left alone, and they will spread out in a large area when they run away, and they keep saying "Quack, quack, quack...".
Ji Huai's hands and feet were a little at a loss and he was in a panic. He held a bamboo pole and commanded left and right, struggling to lead the large army forward.
Wang Xiufen cut a piece of sugar cane from the corner of the yard, and while eating the sugar cane, she followed behind and said to Ji Huai, "Hurry to the rice field over there at Oda."
Ji Huai was at the crossroads. He rushed forward, blocked a road with a bamboo pole, and drove the ducks to the right. The ducks behind him swayed to follow.
The big white duck grows very fast, and its feathers all over its body are long, white and fleshy, and it moves forward with a swaying body. The egg duck itself is smaller than the white duck, with gray miscellaneous hair on its body, and is small and nimble.
When they arrived at Oda's roadside, Ji Huai drove them off, "Go down, go down."
"Woof woof woof." The two dogs also jumped down and ran happily in the field.
Wang Xiufen hurriedly crawled over and shouted, "Watch the big white duck, it's a brainless thing, it will run away when it sees food."
Before Ji Huai could react, the big white ducks in the field started to quack and quack, and they ran forward with their short legs and awkward bodies. They were looking for food everywhere as if they were desperate. They kept rushing forward until they were about to scatter. .
His pupils suddenly shrank, and he screamed secretly. He rushed down with the bamboo pole, jumping in the rice field to avoid the rice piles and rice stubble under his feet. His movements were funny, and he got in front of the group of big white ducks, with the bamboo pole in front. He stopped them and gave the ones in front of them a moderately heavy blow.
"Quack quack..." The big white duck stopped and started looking for food again.
He took the bamboo pole and drove one acre after another. Wang Xiufen followed him as he walked on the edge of the field, hiding under the trees from time to time and fanning himself with her hat.
The afternoon sun hung high in the sky, and the earth was baked with scorching heat. The temperature of the ground continued to rise. Ji Huai was soaked with sweat all over his body and was still running wildly in the fields.
The big white duck runs around but is clumsy, while the egg duck is shrewd and sneaks around everywhere. It is small and agile and can also hide. It fights wits and courage throughout the process.
Ji Liang's mother brought the cow back from outside, looked at Ji Huai in the field, and said to Wang Xiufen, "It would be better for you to let Ji Huai drive the ducks by himself, and he has raised so many ducks."
"Where did I raise it? He has to raise it himself!" Wang Xiufen finished eating the last section of sugar cane and pointed to Ji Huai in the field.
"He wants to raise him?" Ji Liang's mother was surprised.
"That's right. I don't have the energy to do these jobs now." Wang Xiufen shook her head and said helplessly, "I'm getting old."
"When you get old, you will enjoy the blessings. It seems that Ji Huai can endure hardships. It's hot today. The young man is really good. He is much better than my Ji Liang!" The other party praised him again.
"If you don't have money, you have to work, otherwise who will support him?" Although Wang Xiufen said this, the joy in her eyes could not be hidden.
Ji Liang's mother looked at Ji Huai in the field again, feeling envious. She had to go home and scold that bastard in her family.
When the sun gradually set, there was a cool breeze, it was not so hot, and the ducks were full, Ji Huai drove them into the rice field in front of the village entrance. He slumped down on the side of the road tiredly, his skin all red.
Following Ji's father, his skin was hard to tan, and it would turn white once winter passed. However, if he was exposed to the sun for a long time, his skin would become red and extremely hot.
He stretched out his hand to unscrew the water glass and took a swig of water. Ji Huai panted and looked at the ducks in the field, holding his hands behind his back and raising his head.
I really can't do this work without some physical strength. If I want to save hundreds of dollars on feed, I have to suffer a lot.
Ji Huai slowed down and took out his mobile phone. The screen was covered with sweat. He wiped it on his chest and made a video call to Wen Yun.
As soon as the other end was connected, he wiped his sweat again and said, "My wife, my legs are about to break running. These ducks can really run."
"Your face is so red." Wen Yun looked at his red face, his hair was all wet, her eyebrows were slightly twisted, and she said worriedly, "I looked at the weather at home, it's over 30 degrees, don't get heatstroke. "
"No, I'm just a little tired." He breathed and saw that she seemed to be in the cafeteria, "Are you eating?"
"Yeah." She nodded, and the camera turned. There were delicacies from all over the cafeteria, and there was also a meal window, "There are a lot of people."
"Why are you eating alone? Where is your roommate?" he asked again.
Wen Yun: "They must be in the dormitory."
"Let me see what you ate." He was afraid that she would be a little malnourished after eating only one vegetable dish, so he shouldn't go to any trouble just to save money.
"Sizzling beef." She gave him a look.
There were a lot of vegetarian dishes and a lot of beef on a small iron plate. In front of it was a bowl of soup and a bowl of rice.
Ji Huai looked through the camera and saw the menu in the window of the shop behind said sizzling beef for sixteen yuan a portion. He paused and asked, "Eat more. Do you want to go to the library to read in the evening?"
She answered hesitantly, "Look, let's take a look, if you have time."
She has been going to the library to review English recently, and she will take the CET-4 test in December. Their major usually does not take CET-4 or CET-6, but professional CET-4 is not taken until the second semester of sophomore year. She plans to pass CET-4 and CET-6 first, which may help find a part-time job.
Ji Huai: "Isn't today Friday? If you don't have evening self-study, where are you going at night? You won't be reviewing?"
"Level 4 is not difficult." She buried her head, picked up a few grains of rice with chopsticks, put it in her mouth and chewed it gently, her voice getting quieter and quieter.
"That's okay, I'll definitely be able to survive." He chuckled and stood up with the bamboo pole, "Have a good meal. It's getting dark. I'll drive the duck back and look for you later."
"Okay." Wen Yun pursed her lips and smiled at him.
As soon as she hung up the phone, the lady boss next to her placed a package of two meals on her table, "One is from Jiangzhong Building 524, and the other is from Cijing Building 613."
"Yeah." Wen Yun had not taken a few bites of her meal, so she could only stop, carry her meal and walk out.
One is on the east side, one is on the south side, one is on the fifth floor, and the other is on the sixth floor. Each meal costs one yuan for running errands.
She had come to look for a part-time job before, but the landlady felt that it was not cost-effective for her to come in early to help, and she had to study at night. Later, when she needed an errand boy, she came to her again and said that she would not be given a salary of 200 yuan, but that she would be provided with two meals. Just give me one yuan for each order.
It has to be delivered at noon and evening. In the evening, it starts from the end of get out of class and has to be delivered around seven o'clock. The number of people ordering food gradually decreases. Before she had finished her meal, someone else ordered another meal. It usually takes until nine o'clock in the evening before there is no one there anymore. I help with the cleaning, and it's already half past nine when I get back to the dormitory.
She had a weak constitution and had run up and down more than a dozen times. After returning to the dormitory to take a shower, she was extremely tired. After taking a break, the dormitory had to turn off the lights, and there was no way to go to the library.
I delivered it to the sixth floor and knocked on the door. The other person opened the door, poked his head out, took the takeaway, paid and thanked me, and closed the door.
Wen Yun delivered a bit too much today. Many majors had no classes on Friday afternoon, so they would not go out to buy food, but would call to have food delivered.
A few days ago, she only delivered a dozen orders a day, but today she delivered 23 orders.
When she walked downstairs, she slowed down a bit. Holding the handrail, she slowly walked back to the cafeteria. She then delivered two more orders. The food was cold when she went back.
She sat down and took two bites. It was a bit greasy. The landlady asked her if she wanted to heat it up. She had lost her appetite, so she declined and thanked her politely.
At half past eight, everything in the store was sold out, and another senior sister was washing dishes. She was just an errand, so she didn't need to wash, she could just go back after cleaning.
Just as he walked back to the door of the dormitory, Ji Huai made another video call.
She picked it up, took out the key, opened the door, walked to her seat and sat down.
Ji Huai had already come out of the shower. He was shirtless and his hair was wet. He raked it up with his hands several times, water dripping down. She looked at his Qingjun profile, which was completely different from the one in the field just now. , chuckled.
Ji Huai: "Just returned to the dormitory?"
"Yeah." She nodded, feeling a little hungry. She took out the bread he bought for her, tore it open and took a small bite.
"Where are you coming back from?" Ji Huai put down his hand and looked at her in the camera.
"It's the cafeteria." She relaxed a lot while chatting with him and blurted out, her voice softening. The butter in the bread was delicious. She stretched out her little tongue and took another bite.
Ji Huai: "You were eating at seven o'clock and didn't come back until nine o'clock?"
Wen Yun froze, quickly looked away, bit her lower lip, and didn't reply for a long time.
"You're working part-time in the cafeteria." He said in a positive tone.
She was a little embarrassed, stretched out her hands to grab the bread, and said in a voice like a mosquito, "... um."
"What kind of work do you do?" Ji Huai's tone was also very calm, and he just asked in a normal way.
"Food delivery." Her small voice was stuck in her throat. She turned her head and looked at her roommates in the dormitory. Only Feng Shuli was there, and the other person was still wearing headphones. She continued in a low voice, "I have to support myself and go to the cafeteria. I can provide meals and still have money.”
Although it was hard and she knew labor was cheap, she felt it was okay.
"I think it's pretty good." Ji Huai also nodded.
Wen Yun's face relaxed a lot, she looked directly at him again, and then she relaxed and said, "I'm just a little tired from running. We're on the fifth and sixth floor."
"I'm too lazy to come down because it's the fifth or sixth floor." Ji Huai answered, and then asked, "Did you eat on time?"
Hearing this, her expression calmed down again, and she didn't dare to look at him.
"It's normal to have a part-time job. You are timid. I also think you should exercise more, but your stomach is not good. If you don't eat on time, your stomach will hurt. What should you do if your stomach gets worse and worse? " Ji Huai looked at her with his deep black eyes and said in a deep voice, "Who suffered the loss because of physical discomfort during the college entrance examination?"