After taking care of the chickens, there are still two pigs.
From now on, they will also be blessed.
Xu Zhichun quickly heated up half a pot of water, poured two large ladles of pig feed into the hot water, stirred it in the pig food bucket, and then sprinkled two handfuls of fish bone powder. She carried it to the pigpen and poured it into the through.
Two little pigs, which looked about thirty pounds, looked at her with their dark shining eyes, and ran over after smelling the scent.
As soon as they entered, they immediately jostled each other crying out as they scrambled for food.
Xu Zhichun smiled happily.
The good days have just begun!
After keeping them, they will have a big meal every day, and make them fat and strong one by one. The ones that should gain weight will gain weight, and those that should lay eggs will lay eggs.
After destroying all the evidence, Xu Zhichun heated hot water and prepared to cook dinner.
Liang Mingxuan came back after a while.
“This is a bit too heavy, please carry less next time.”
Xu Zhichun didn't say that he wouldn't be allowed to leave in the future. The brother and sister-in-law will still have a long days ahead. Although the child does not seem to be heartless, who knows? She couldn't spoil him or let him grow up with bad habits. She wouldn't refuse to let him do household chores within his abilities.
As long as everyone in this family contributes, life will get better and better.
Liang Mingxuan shook his head: "It's okay, sister-in-law. It's not far. I cut up the pig grass at the entrance of the village."
As he spoke, he threw a big handful of pig grass into the pig pen, chopped up two more handfuls, put it in a chicken scoop, mixed it with two handfuls of rice bran, and poured it into the chicken trough.
Xu Zhichun smiled when she saw how skillfully he did it, then went to the backyard and carried an armful of firewood into the house to prepare for dinner.
Liang Mingxuan came in and was a little confused: "Sister-in-law, why aren't our chickens eating well today?"
Xu Zhichun thought to herself of course they wouldn’t eat when they are so full.
“Maybe they found something to eat outside and were full.”
“Hmm, I guess so.”
Liang Mingxuan suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.
Xu Zhichun smiled and said: "Don't worry about them. You are covered in sweat. Go take a bath, otherwise you might get sick with a cold easily. I will cook right now."
Liang Mingxuan quickly went away obediently when he heard that can easily get sick.
Sister-in-law is injured and has not recovered yet. She needs to eat delicious food to replenish her body. He cannot get sick, otherwise it will cost more money.
Distracting the child away, Xu Zhichun took out half a chicken from the warehouse, cut off two pieces of chicken breast and cut it into small pieces to stir fry with shredded radish.
Let’s just say that the chicken was left over from lunch. Anyway, it was cut into shreds and mixed with stir-fried vegetables. The child didn’t know how much there is.
She took out more than 30 eggs and put them into a small jar for storing eggs in her room. There were originally about twenty eggs in there, all laid by the family's chickens.
Generally every month, a peddler who travels from village to village will drive an ox cart to the village to collect eggs for two or three cents, or she can exchange the eggs with him for needles and thread, fabrics scraps, handkerchiefs, malt candy or other small items.
Looking through the rice vat, there was still half of rice inside.
Xu Zhichun simply took out a twenty-kilogram bag of ordinary rice from the warehouse and poured in two bags, almost filling them up.
There is a trash can next to the warehouse. The packaging bags are thrown directly into it. At some point, she is unaware if they will automatically be taken away and disappear.
The brother and sister-in-law, can eat this much rice for almost a month.
A month later, she should have earned her first pot of gold.
Tonight I will make scrambled eggs with leeks, and make a soup with tender chicken.
Two dishes and one soup, a combination of meat and vegetables.
Liang Mingxuan finished taking a bath, and before the sun set, the brother and sister-in-law had dinner.
Before Liang Mingxuan could ask, Xu Zhichun smiled and took the initiative to explain: "There are a few pieces of chicken left, so I just cut them into shreds and stir-fried them. We both need some nourishment. Leeks and eggs are also good, so eat them quickly."
Liang Mingxuan nodded: "Sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
Sister-in-law used to be quiet and spoke very little to him each day, but he knew that her sister-in-law cares about him. Now, having a close brush with death, perhaps her outlook has changed, or maybe she was profoundly affected by his elder brother's death, but in his heart, she is still his sister-in-law.
After resting for another three days, Xu Zhichun felt that her health is fine.
Well, in the past three days, she killed another chicken and took out a fish from the space. The brother and sister-in-law had several decent meals.
Seeing that the child's complexion has improved a lot.
Xu Zhichun feels very accomplished. From now on, she would boil four eggs every day, two per person. It is important to supplement nutrition. The body must be restored to health.
Three days later, Liang Mingxuan had breakfast and went to the private school in Quanshan Village next door.
Liang Mingxiang from the main family also goes to school, but not in Quanshan Village. Instead, he boarded at a school in the county town and only goes back to the village for two days at the end of each month.
Therefore, the Mrs. Zhang danced in front of Xu Zhichun more than once and showed off, looking down on the old scholars of the neighboring village, wondering how they could compare to City school. From the beginning, her Mingxiang had won and surpassed Liang Mingxuan.
He also provoked Liang Mingxuan, saying that Xu Zhichun, as the sister-in-law, was doing it on purpose. She was reluctant to spend money, didn't want him to succeed, and deliberately trying to undermine him.
She even encouraged Liang Mingxuan to ask the village head to return the money Liang Minglan had entrusted him. Pounding her chest in assurance and promised that as long as she had money, she could arrange for Mingxiang to take him to the school in the county town. It would be much more prestigious and better than the private school in the village next door.
Fortunately, although Liang Mingxuan is young, he knows what is good and what is bad. He knows who is good to him and who is bad to him, and he does not listen to Mrs. Zhang's instigation.
Otherwise Xu Zhichun would be so sad and the family would have been in chaos.
Liang Mingxuan went to school, and Xu Zhichun fed the chickens and pigs at home, then walked up the mountain with a basket on her back.
Although the rice has been planted, there are still more than two acres of dry land at home, only half of which has just been dug, and there is no time to plant anything yet.
In previous years, soybeans, peanuts, and taro were planted, and a few pumpkins, winter melons, and white melons were also planted in the corners.
In early winter, you can harvest a few winter melons and pumpkins. When the white melons are old, they can be cut open and scoop. They can also be fried and eaten when they are still tender.
Taro is also kept at home for winter consumption, and soybeans and peanuts are also kept and mixed with rice as staple food.
In this way, you can save a lot of money selling rice.
Liang Mingxuan goes to school, and everything costs money: pens, ink, paper, inkstones, books, tuition fees, clothes, shoes and socks. Except for clothes and shoes, which can be bought cheaper, everything else is not cheap. An ordinary writing brush costs 70 to 80 coins, and a knife for ordinary paper costs 40 coins. A book is even worse, one copy of the "Three Character Classic" would cost five silver.
This year Xu Zhichun does not plan to grow soybeans and peanuts. She plans to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes. Of course, these two are still lying in the warehouse and have not yet been brought out.
It goes without saying that potatoes are valuable. And Sweet potatoes are delicious, and the sweet potato vines can continue to grow after being cut. They are the most suitable for feeding pigs and chickens. The young shoots can also be picked and stir-fried for eating.
She had to find a reason to bring them to light.
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