So many chicks! Moreover, as far as she knows, this is only one of the batch, there are more than 2,000 of them in this orchard! She's in charge of it all!
"Of course it's true," Lian Fangzhou said with a smile, "but it's not just that the chicks are left to you when they are young, and you have to continue to take care of them when they grow up to be uncute! Things are trivial, um, I will let you take care of them. Your sister-in-law Li and your sister Xiu'er will help you, are you willing or not?"
"Yes, yes! I am willing!" Lian Fangqing nodded repeatedly, her face glowing with excitement.
The third aunt was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Fangzhou, are you joking?"
"Grandma Sangu, how can you joke about this! Well, if you are free, come and help!" Lian Fangzhou laughed.
Only then did Grandma Sangu let out a happy "Oh".
Mrs. Li also hurriedly smiled and stepped forward.
Seeing that the chicks were almost done drinking, Lian Fangzhou and the others put away the bamboo sinks one by one and took them out. Then he ordered Sun Changxing and other idlers to leave, except for his own family, only Li Shi was left behind.
Lian Fangzhou smiled and said to Lian Fangqing: "Qing'er, since you have taken on this matter, you have to listen carefully to what my sister says! From now on, I will come over to feed you three times a day. Don't be lazy even in wind and rain. Got it?"
"Sister, I won't be lazy!" Lian Fangqing vowed. She had wanted to help her sister a long time ago, but it was a pity that she couldn't find something suitable for her to do, and she was so anxious that she finally had a chance to show her strengths, how could she miss it
Mrs. Li also hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss, don't worry, this servant will definitely help Fourth Miss!"
Lian Fangzhou smiled and nodded.
She said that letting Lian Fangqing manage this matter was not a whim, but after careful consideration.
She has limited energy alone, and she has to find someone to share the burden. Of course, it is better to share the burden with her own people. Qing'er is not young anymore, and it's time to learn to take care of things.
Because the chicks have just been fed with water, and it will take a while before they can be fed with millet, Lian Fangzhou told his sister and Li Shi a lot of precautions, such as cleaning the chicken coop, how to ventilate, how to keep it clean, how to feed, etc. Lian Fangqing nodded one by one to accept the teaching, while Li Shi and the third aunt were stunned when they heard it, and they all laughed and said that they never knew that there were so many specialties in raising chickens.
The third aunt's grandmother has always been a loser, so she couldn't help muttering: "Fangzhou, you don't know where you want to learn the tricks, why are you so particular about it! Which household in our village doesn't raise chickens? I haven't seen anyone who is so troublesome, the chicken still grows as it should, and lays eggs as it should!"
Although Mrs. Li didn't agree aloud, her expression clearly expressed the same meaning.
Lian Fangzhou was about to warn these words, but taking such a good opportunity, he immediately said seriously: "Grandma Sangu, you are wrong, and you are wrong too much! Although every household in the village raises chickens, although there are not so many Pay attention, but look, can any family raise hundreds or even thousands of them? There are seven or eight less, and only twenty or thirty more! There are only a few of them, of course, there is not much attention, but we can raise them once we raise them. Hundreds of thousands, this is completely different! If one bad outbreak of chicken plague breaks out, the loss will be huge! Do you understand?"
Li's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the servant understands! What can the servant understand with a shallow knowledge, and the girl can do what she says!"
"That's right, what my sister said is reasonable, don't worry, sister, we will do what my sister said!" Lian Fangqing also said quickly, thinking about it and then smiled: "I think my sister is tired of talking, how about my sister Write it all down, and I will read it several times when I have free time, so as not to forget it!"
"You reminded me!" Lian Fangzhou smiled and said, "That's a good idea. I'll start writing tonight." She glanced at A Jian as she spoke. She was still not used to writing traditional characters. She dictated, A Jane is done.
It just happens to be able to summarize the relevant knowledge, which is not bad.
By the way, bind another booklet for Lian Fangqing, and let her keep a diary, write down what problems happened on which day, how to solve them, etc., these will be valuable experiences in the future...
Mrs. Li couldn't help but glanced at Lian Fangqing enviously, and praised with a smile: "I didn't expect the fourth girl to be able to read and write, it's amazing!"
Lian Fangqing raised her eyebrows very complacently, but said with a smile: "What's the matter! If Sister Xiu'er doesn't dislike it, I can teach Sister Xiu'er to recognize a few words too!"
"Really!" Li Shi couldn't help crying out when she was overjoyed, then she turned her face back, and secretly looked at Lian Fangzhou's face with a smile.
Even Fangzhou heard it, but she pretended not to hear it. Lian Fangqing likes to mess around, so let her do it. If Zhang Xiu'er is really smart and literate, it won't be too late for her to cultivate her. The same is true of Zhang Liang.
She is very satisfied with the performance of the Zhang family since they came here. If they can be properly cultivated, they will be their arms in the future.
"Then I would like to thank the fourth lady!" Seeing that Lian Fangzhou hadn't spoken, Mrs. Li thanked Lian Fangqing with a small smile.
"No thanks, no thanks!" Lian Fangqing was happy to be an apprentice for Bai.
After talking for a while, seeing that it was almost time, Lian Fangzhou and the others packed millet in a special tin plate, and spread a custom-made small piece of reed mat on the ground, put the tin plate on top, and let the chickens peck .
There are ten places like this in one chicken coop. The millet landed on the reed mat can still be pecked by the chicks instead of falling into the gaps and being wasted.
After the feeding is finished, the reed mats and tin plates are taken away, the reed mats are taken out to dry, and the tin plates must be cleaned.
After finishing the work, the little chickens were full, and they made satisfied noises one by one, huddled together and lay down to sleep.
Lian Fangzhou and the others retreated quietly.
Lian Fangzhou smiled at Lian Fangqing and Li Shi: "I will take you with me for these two days, but I will leave everything to you in the future!"
Lian Fangqing liked the feeling of "heavy responsibility" very much, and nodded happily, agreeing crisply.
After coming out of the chicken coop, Lian Fangzhou, A Jian, and Lian Ze went to see the cotton seedling field again, and the cotton seedlings had already sprouted and appeared a little green, and the greenery was very gratifying from a distance.
These little tender seedlings still need to be carefully taken care of, and Lian Fangzhou has already explained a lot to Qin Feng. Have to wait until around April 20 to start transplanting.
Before that, it is necessary to prepare for transplanting and planting rice.
Qin Feng is also worried about these things, Lian Fangzhou just needs to go and have a look.
For a while, she was taking a break from her busy schedule and relaxed temporarily.
But this relaxation is not a complete relaxation of body and mind, there are still many things to worry about in my heart.
Seeing that the cotton seedlings had broken through the ground, Lian Fangzhou specially gave Su Ziji fifty taels of silver, asking him to go to the large spinning and weaving workshops in Nanchang Prefecture to visit and study more about the spinning wheel and loom. The structure must be well understood, and I will come back after three months.
As for the money, he kept an account of what it was used for, and took it when it was not enough.