Pastoral little master

Chapter 388

After the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month, the flavor of the new year gradually faded.
The people in Tanjiazhuang have already picked up their hoes and went to work in the fields, and the first stubble chickens raised by the villagers are also in the harvest season.

According to the date agreed in the contract, Qiduo set up a table and weighed it on the large drying ground in the middle of the village, and began to collect chickens.

The chicken-raising villagers put their own chickens in chicken cages, and carried them to the big drying field happily. After months of hard work, the results are finally visible today
And those villagers who did not raise chickens, some people came to watch the excitement.

It is better to come here to find out the facts and see how much money these chicken farmers can earn, so that they can make some plans.

The villagers found that the chickens and ducks in the chicken cages were obviously different from the chickens and ducks they raised at home.

The feathers of the chickens and ducks in the chicken coop are bright and bright, with a brocade-like luster. They are not small, and they don't look like three-month-old chickens and ducks at all.
Mr. Tan also took Tan Decai and Erlang to pick chickens and delivered them over.

Aunt Li and Uncle He carried the chickens from the Shen family, followed closely by Zheng Wanru.

Tan Dejin and Tan Debao took the money, Qiduo was in charge of bookkeeping and settlement, and Liuju paid the money, each performing their own duties.

At the beginning, the fifty chickens and fifty ducks of Mr. Tan's family were weighed, and they weighed 330 catties in total. On average, each chicken averaged more than three catties, and the total silver was more than thirty-two-nine. The cost, plus the cost of the grain, made at least three taels.

In just three months, I earned two or three taels, which was equivalent to the annual income of growing crops on weekdays.

The eyes of those who did not raise chickens brightened, but more regrets.

Next is the Shen family. There are one hundred chickens and fifty ducks, totaling more than 570 catties. On average, one chicken and duck weighs more than three catties, which is obviously bigger than that of Mr. Tan's house. Mrs. Zhao and the others paid more attention to feeding.
Calculated, the Shen family earned at least six taels of silver.

Only [-] more chickens than the Tan family, but they earned three taels of silver more, which made Mr. Tan hang his head a little embarrassed.

Although six taels of silver is not much to Zheng Wanru, she is still very happy. Firstly, she supported Qiduo at the beginning, and secondly, it is always good to earn a few taels of silver. In the future, she will return to places where money is needed in the capital. There are many.

She was thinking about whether to expand the scale and raise more.

After thinking about it carefully, I can probably raise three crops and earn dozens of taels, which is still very good.

But she also knew that the family's chickens and ducks could be raised so well, thanks to Mrs. Li and his wife, but it was also thanks to Qiduo's frequent visits to the chicken farm for guidance, otherwise, they would not have been able to raise such big ones.

In fact, Qiduo not only often went to Shen's and Tan's houses to give guidance on how to raise them, but also changed the drinking water for chickens and ducks to spiritual spring water when they were not paying attention, so the chickens and ducks grew faster obviously.

Although the chickens and ducks of the other eight families are not nourished by the spiritual spring water, they all earn a good income, and the least one earns one or two or five dollars.

The chicken farmers who received the money all smiled happily.

And other onlookers also found a problem at the same time, that is, the survival rate of chickens and ducks adopted by chicken farmers is almost 100%. integer.

This is too amazing.

So, someone pulled a chicken farmer and asked quietly, "Lao Liu, have you raised all the chickens and ducks in your family?"

"Bah, isn't this nonsense? If I don't feed all of them, can I hand over a hundred?" The chicken farmer who was asked spat.

After answering this question, he murmured to himself, yes, I bought a hundred of them, and finally sold a hundred of them. These chickens and ducks are really different from ordinary chickens and ducks.

"Miss Seven, when can I buy seedlings to grow next time?" Tan Dama asked with a simple and honest smile.

"Tomorrow will be fine." Qiduo replied with a smile.

"Okay, Miss Qi, please remember for me, this time I will raise more. Two hundred chickens and two hundred ducks, is that okay?" Tan Da Ma asked proudly, but at the same time very nervous, worried about Qi Duo will not agree.

"Of course, Uncle Da Ma, don't worry, I'll make a note for you, and you can get it at noon tomorrow." Qi Duo smiled.

"Okay, okay, here is the money for seedlings, I'll give it to you first." Tan Dama took a tael of silver from the silver he just earned, and put it in front of Liuju again.

Six oranges look at seven flowers.

Qiduo smiled and nodded, "Okay, Second Sister put away the money, I'll write it down."

Tan Dama left with a smile. This time his family has earned three taels of silver. It just so happens that his wife’s feet are not very convenient, and the work in the field is not good, but it is still possible to raise chickens and ducks at home. , The family can build a new house next year.

Thinking of the wonderful life ahead, he couldn't help grinning.

In addition to Tan Dama, other chicken farmers also came forward to rush to order, worrying that there would be no seedlings if it was too late.

And those who didn't raise them last time, some people had the cheek to ask, "Miss Seven, money was tight last time and I didn't have money to buy seedlings. Can I raise them this time?"

Qiduo raised her head, and it was the gossip girl Ge Shi who asked the question.

"As long as everyone is willing to raise it, it is okay. However, the number of seedlings is limited, and we have to give priority to selling them to the last ten companies. After they have bought them, there are still leftovers. You can buy them according to your needs. .” Qiduo replied with a smile.

Hearing what she said, everyone rushed over and expressed their desire to raise her.

"Please line up and take the order!" Tan Debao roared.

Although the villagers were unwilling to line up, they had to line up.

The people at the end of the queue were in a hurry. It seemed that they would not be able to make such a fortune this time.

Hey, I'm all to blame for my dead ghost, who was afraid of wolves and tigers, and has shallow eyelids. If I listened to my mother last time and bought a few back to raise, wouldn't I not have to worry about not being able to buy them this time?

Someone in the crowd secretly scolded their own man in their hearts.

Although there are more seedlings this time than last time, everyone has tasted the sweetness and bought more this time than last time, so in the end, only five new chicken raising families were added.

Those who did not buy seedlings were disappointed.

"You don't need to be disappointed. If the sales of chickens and ducks are good, there should be a batch of seedlings coming out next month. If you are willing to raise them, I will notify you then." Qiduo comforted everyone.

Half of this batch of chickens and ducks was kept to supply the contract signed at the beginning, and the other half was given to Mr. Xu, who arranged to send them to other places for sale.

Once the sales in other places are opened, the scale of chickens and ducks will need to be expanded again.

Hearing what she said, the people who didn't buy the seedlings rekindled their hopes and asked to register one after another. When they said that they had seedlings, they would give them priority.

Qiduo wrote down their names and the number they wanted to raise one by one.

"Hmph, these people are really snobbish. When I asked them to raise them, they all made irresponsible remarks. Today, seeing that they made money, their eyes became red again. Seeing how they just wanted to grab the seedlings, it's really frustrating. People are angry and want to laugh." On the way home, Liuju pursed her lips, still a little displeased with those people's lack of support back then.

"Pfft, Second Sister, don't say that. In fact, everyone didn't dare to raise it at the beginning, and that was justifiable. After all, it is not easy for everyone to earn some money, so how dare you use it randomly." Those who raise chickens take sides and don't blame them.

Tan Dejin and Tan Debao followed behind laughing.

A gratified smile.

You can't be too petty in life, otherwise you are doomed to be difficult to become a master.

Mrs. Xu was very happy to hear Liuju talk about the lively scene just now.

Next, Qiduo and the others counted the chickens and ducks, and sent half of them to Luhuapo for further raising, while Qiduo and Tan Dejin sent the other half to the Xu family in Wangsong County.

Mr. Xu looked at the chickens and ducks in the cage. Not only did they look good, but they were also full of energy. He smiled happily.

Next, Qiduo discussed with Mr. Xu about the next step of cooperation.

The Xu family's boat will set off for the capital in three days, and it will pass through many state capitals along the way. Almost every time it passes a state capital's wharf, the boat will stop. Xu Linxuan will go to the market to find familiar merchants, and introduce them to his boat. of goods.

Sometimes it is said that it is going to the capital, but in fact it will return halfway, because all the goods have been sold out.

Unless a merchant in Jingli places an order, it must be delivered to Jingli.

However, every time Xu Linxuan came back, he didn't return empty, the boat was still full.

Those were goods bought from other places, and they were to be sold in their own business.

The Xu family is like this, selling the good things from the local area to other places, and bringing back novelty items from other places to sell to the locals, it will naturally make a lot of money.
This time, it was the two big merchants in the capital who paid the deposit before, and Xu Linxuan went to deliver the goods specially. Of course, he still had to go ashore along the way to contact the merchants.

Mr. Xu suggested that Qiduo's family take whatever good things they had, and let Xu Linxuan take them to sell.

When Qiduo heard that there was such a good thing, she naturally didn't dare to neglect, she hurriedly smiled and praised, and thanked Mr. Xu.

"Grandpa, how is the eight hundred acres of wasteland you bought last time?" Qiduo asked with a smile.

Mr. Xu is really vigorous and resolute in his work. Last time he said he wanted to buy wasteland, and he went to the government to buy [-] acres immediately after he came back.

It's just that the eight hundred acres are not in one place, but in three places.

"Well, it was snowing and freezing a few days ago, and those lands were hardened by the cold, and the work was slow. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the progress is much faster, but it may take some time to finish all the reclamation." Mr. Xu answer.

"Well, grandpa, it's still early anyway, so don't worry. By the way, grandpa, tell me what you plan to plant, and I'll prepare the seedlings for you." Qiduo said.

Mr. Xu stared and thought for a moment before answering, "I really haven't fully figured this out, how about this, when you bring things over next time, I'll tell you about it."

Qiduo nodded in agreement.

After leaving Xu's house, Qiduo discussed with his father and fourth uncle about digging lotus roots.

I want to dig some lotus roots and ask Xu Linxuan to take them to other places to sell.

Tan Dejin and the others naturally agree.

However, the weather is still very cold at the moment, and it is not an easy job to go into the water to dig lotus roots.

Fortunately, as early as last year, Qiduo thought of this crop, and specially ordered dozens of sets of leather jumpsuits, which will be worn by the lotus root diggers. Not only can they be dirty, but the last thing is to keep out the cold There is no need to directly contact the skin with cold water to suffer from the biting cold.

This matter should not be later, and the villagers of Tanjiazhuang were still gathered together to talk about digging lotus roots.

For digging lotus root, everyone is a skilled worker.

Although everyone wanted to go, Qiduo still chose the person who worked last year.

After the first section of lotus root was dug up, Qiduo couldn't wait to take it to Tang Ling'e's house, washed it with water, peeled off the skin, and took a bite raw, Tang Ling'e couldn't stop it in time.

After eating it in one bite, Qiduo narrowed her eyes with a smile.

The quality of the lotus root grown from the lotus root that has been catalyzed by supernatural powers has changed drastically. It is sweet and crisp. I believe this year's lotus root can be sold at a good price.

Three days later, Qiduo sent the lotus root over, and at the same time, Mr. Xu also told Qiduo the crops to be planted.

Qiduo wrote it down carefully, and prepared to plant seedlings after returning home.
As for how the lotus root and chicken sold, we will not know until Xu Linxuan returns.

As for the soy sauce workshop, the time for brewing soy sauce is almost the same, and tomorrow is the time to see the results.

Qiduo and the others were all a little apprehensive, especially Mr. Tan, who wrapped him tightly with a sense of tension that he had never felt before.

(End of this chapter)