After eating, everyone sat around and chatted for a while, Wu Jiaxing said goodbye and left, Mr. Lu also went back to the study, and Wulang was about to follow, but was stopped by Lian Man'er.

"Although it is said that it is going to be an exam, brother, you want to work harder, but don't tighten the strings too tightly." Lian Man'er tells Gorou to pay attention to rest.

"I know." Gorou nodded.

"Also, brother, try to use your eyes less and your ears more at night, and let Mr. Lu explain to you more." Lian Man'er told Gorou again, "No matter how bright the lights are at night, it's not as good as during the day, so it's still a waste of eyes." ”

Lian Man'er didn't want Gorou to burn his body and lose his eyesight for the exam.

"Mother, these days before my brother's exam, we have to pay attention to our daily meals." Lian Man'er discussed with the Zhang family again. Preparing for the exam is definitely a strong mental work, and it is not good to keep up with the nutrition Chapter 470 Hatching Chickens. You can't save a penny of this money.

"That's for sure." Zhang agreed, "I've planned it, and I'll prepare meat dishes for your brother every day these days." ”

"It's not enough to have meat alone," Lian Man'er said, "You have to buy some fish often, and you also need to have lamb liver." ”

Lian Man'er discussed with Zhang's what to prepare for Wulang every day. Eating fish nourishes the brain and eyes, and sheep liver is indispensable for liver protection and eyesight.

"You can't be sloppy in the morning, my brother is late at night, so we should prepare a supper."

Lian Man'er discussed with Zhang, and made a list of them.

Xiao Qi came over with a look of envy.

"Sister, I want to study with my brother." Xiao Qi's eyes flashed wide. Said to Lian Man'er.

"Got it, your share is indispensable." Lian Man'er couldn't help laughing and pinched Xiao Qi's chubby face. Xiao Qi, this little guy, is an undisguised snack. Open a small stove for Goro. How can there be no less Xiao Qi. Even if he doesn't bring a portion to Xiao Qi, Gorou won't eat alone, and he will still give it to Xiao Qi.

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The spring is cold. Gorou was nervously preparing for the exam, and the rest of the family was not idle.

After lunch on this day, the Zhang family made an appointment with the Zhao family to go to Wang Shimei's Chapter 470 Hatching Chicken's house to catch the pig lambs, and Lian Man'er and Lian Ye'er naturally went with them.

"Ye'er, how many pigs are you going to catch this year?" Lian Man'er asked Lian Ye'er.

"Yesterday, my father discussed with my mother, and I caught all the money that my aunt gave my mother to feed the pigs during the New Year." Lian Ye'er said. "We don't have any land to plant this year anyway. My father went to work in the mountains, my mother and I worked in the shop, plus laundry, and for the rest, we raised pigs, chickens and ducks. ”

Lian Man'er nodded. If you don't have land, you will concentrate on developing a side business, and you will not make less money at all.

Last year, Lian Man'er followed Lian Shouxin and Zhang's family to Wang Shimei's house to catch pigs and lambs, and this year is naturally familiar with the road. Zhang picked three little pig lambs, a total of fifty-nine catties, each catty is still fifty yuan, and the price of silver is a total of two thousand nine hundred and fifty yuan. Zhao also picked three, weighed it at fifty-six catties, and the price was two thousand eight hundred dollars.

Zhang was going to catch five little piglets. gave two to the Zhao family, only three were caught.

Wang Shimei and his wife helped the two families to send the little piglet back home.

Even the pigsty of the old house of the Lian family is still used by Ye Er, and the pigsty of the old house is naturally used by the new house.

"Ye'er, do you have enough money? If that's not enough, I'll give you a cushion first. Lian Man'er whispered to Lian Ye'er.

"That's enough, Sister Man'er. I don't need you to pad it. Lian Ye'er said. During the Chinese New Year, the money that Zhang fed the pigs to the Zhao family was 2,700 yuan, plus the wages earned by the three of them, which was enough to pay for the pig lambs.

"You still have to buy chickens and ducks, and you have to live. If you don't have the money, tell me. Lian Man'er told Lian Ye'er. She wants to help Lian Ye'er's family get by.

"Let's use our own money first, if it's really not enough by then, then I'll talk to Sister Man'er again." Lian Ye'er thought about it and said.

"That'll do fine." Lian Man'er said, "Ye'er, are you not going to move out this year?" ”

"My dad said he wouldn't move." Lian Ye'er lowered her head and said, "It's a waste to say that such a big yard is empty." It's just that if you move out, you have to take care of it back and forth, so it's better not to move it first. My dad said that when we had saved enough money to build a house and built it, we would move again. ”

Lian Man'er sighed, this is like Lian Shouli's idea, conservative, and can be saved.

Moreover, even Shouli is the same as Lian Shouxin, and he is reluctant to live in the old house. Didn't even keep your faith decide to move until you found that you couldn't live in the old house? And Lian Shouli, because he has no son to inherit the incense, his thoughts about the old mansion are more complicated.

In this regard, even Man'er can only be silent.

Only caught three little pigs, of course, it was not enough, the next day, Lian Shouxin set up a small ox cart and took Zhang and Lian Man'er to Zhaojia Village.

Zhao Laopimple's family in Zhaojia Village also raised baby piglets this year, and even Shouxin said hello in advance, and Zhao Laopin kept the eight little piglets and didn't sell them, so that Lian Shouxin picked them first.

Unlike the pigs of Wang Shimei's family with white belts and black huā, the little pigs of Zhao Lao's pimple family are black pigs of Yishui.

“…… You can inquire about our village, and anyone who has bought my family's pig lamb will not boast about it. "Eat, grow fast, feed well, during the New Year, you can grow to 200 catties to say the least." Zhao Lao Pimple introduced his little piglet very enthusiastically, and drove up the little piglet lying in front of the sow with a branch.

Seeing that the little pig lamb was long and strong, and the running was also happy, even Shouxin and Zhang were very satisfied.

Of the three people, one person picked two little pigs, and only the skinniest two were left to Zhao Lao's pimple.

"Come on, the rest of us will scoop up the scum, and we will feed ourselves." Zhao Lao pimple smiled.

Six little black pig lambs, weighed in the scales, a total of one hundred and three pounds and four taels, erased and the odds are calculated according to one hundred and three pounds, and the total price of silver is five thousand one hundred and fifty yuan.

The next day, Lian Shouxin went to the big market in Qingyang Town to buy six pig lambs, these six came from two litters of pigs, a total of 111 catties, and 5,550 yuan.

A total of fifteen little piglets, even keep the letter will find someone to build a wall, a large pigsty into three small pigsty, each pigsty has a pig food basin and a water basin, this is afraid that fifteen little piglets are crowded together, some can not eat, not good. Keeping them apart can effectively avoid this situation and also reduce the incidence of swine fever.

After buying back the little pig lamb, Lian Man'er pulled the abacus to settle the accounts, fifteen little pig lambs, the total huā fee was converted into silver for thirteen taels and six dollars and five cents, raised for a year, at the end of the year, one was left to kill and eat meat, and the rest was sold, and it was estimated that at least forty-four taels of silver could be obtained.

Feeding pigs mainly uses the swill left over from the Lianji shop, which can not be counted as money, so remove the cost of buying pig lambs, etc., and the net profit of raising these pigs is about thirty taels of silver in a year, plus pork for a pig.

Thirty taels of silver is nothing for a large family, but for a farmer's family, it is a large income.

The little pig lamb was bought, and there was a big liang daughter-in-law to feed, and there was no need to worry too much about keeping faith and Zhang's heart, so Zhang found a broken basket and spread hay and cotton wool in it, made a nest on the kang tip of the landlord's house, and caught a hen holding the nest into the house.

"Mother, why did you carry it into the house." Lian Man'er saw the wilting hen in Zhang's hand, so she asked Zhang.

"Chickens can't be cold when they hatch eggs. If you don't hug the house, this chicken won't hatch outside. Zhang put down the hen, picked up a basket of eggs, and sat on the kang.

"Then put it in the kitchen in the front yard, or put it in the shop, why do you have to get it in this house?" Lian Man'er said.

"I can't look at the other house all the time, I don't feel at ease. Besides, other houses are not as warm as this one. If I didn't know that you were too buried, I would have left it in your house. You and your sister have the warmest room in the house. Zhang held up an egg and squinted his eyes at the sun.

Hearing Zhang's say this, Lian Man'er stopped squeaking.

"Don't look at it like this, the chickens that hold the nest don't eat or drink, and they don't bury it at all." Zhang continued to pick the eggs.

Lian Man'er climbed onto the kang and sat beside Zhang.

"Mother, what are you doing here?" Lian Man'er asked Zhang.

"Pick the eggs of the hatching chickens." Zhang took two eggs and asked Lian Man'er to look at the sun, "This can hatch chicks, but this can't." ”

Zhang asked Lian Man'er to see the subtle differences between the yolks of the two eggs.

Lian Man'er blinked and nodded, indicating that she understood. In fact, she didn't understand it, but she knew in her heart that not every healthy egg can be used to hatch chickens, only fertilized eggs. Even Man'er has a rooster, but not every egg is qualified.

Zhang only picked ten eggs, and then carried another basket on the kang, which was full of goose eggs. Each goose egg is bigger than the palm of Lian Man'er's hand.

Lian Man'er was holding a slippery goose egg and couldn't put it down.

“…… I bought it from my childhood seven classmates, and said that it could be hatched, so I'll take a look at it again. Zhang looked at each of the goose eggs again and nodded with satisfaction. Then he carefully put ten eggs and ten goose eggs into the hen's coop, and then carried the hen up and let her lie down.

"Alright." Zhang asked Lian Man'er to help, and put a gate on the tip of the kang to hide the chicken coop behind the gate and separate it from the outside space, and then clapped his hands.

During the hen incubation period, not only should the temperature be suitable, but it is also best to choose a quiet, secluded space to avoid disturbing the hen. This ensures the hatching rate of the chicks.

"Mother, when will these eggs hatch?" Lian Man'er asked Zhang again.

"Normally, it takes twenty-one days, and there are two days earlier and two days late." Zhang said.

"Twenty-one days, when my brother had almost finished the exam." Lian Man'er calculated and said.

"Almost." Zhang nodded.

At noon, Gorou and Kochi returned from the private school, and Gorou took out a letter from his school bag.

"My father's letter." !!