On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the white hand went to Wenqiao Street early.

In order to save a dime of the boat fare, the white hand is walking.

The pig store opened early, opened at five or six o'clock, closed at seven or eight o'clock, and didn't even have a figure when it was late.

When we arrived on the street, it was still dark, and there were not many people to see, only the kerosene lamps were lit at the earlier food stalls.

Buying piglets is a technical job.

The second uncle, Guo Erqiao, arrived and carried six pine trees with a thickness of two meters and two meters, which were given to the white hand.

The second uncle was not in a hurry, and together with his eldest nephew, he had breakfast before coming to the pig store leisurely.

It's almost the New Year, and there aren't many people who sell piglets, and there aren't many people who buy piglets.

The second uncle walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, while greeting acquaintances.

Seeing the second uncle's confident appearance, he didn't dare to ask with his white hands, and his knowledge of pigs and piglets was too little.

After turning around twice, the sky was already bright, and the second uncle had no intention of stopping, but found a corner where no one was there to sit and smoke.

"Second uncle, there are more than ten cub sellers, and you haven't taken a fancy to them?" The white hand finally couldn't help it.

"Hand, when you have to pick a piglet, today is the best time."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Those who come to sell piglets on the eve of the New Year are generally short of money at home, and they are thinking about selling some money to go home for the New Year."

White Hand nodded, "Then, why don't you buy it yet?" ”

The second uncle said: "When the time comes, you have to pay attention to the timing." ”

Time and timing, the white hand is a little confused, "What is timing?" ”

"You see, there are only twenty or thirty people who sell cubs today, and there are not as many as piglets. At this time, we are not in a hurry to buy, we have to stretch them, and when they are impatient, we can negotiate the price. ”

The white hand looked at the second uncle with adoring eyes.

The second uncle is not simple, and the simplicity is the appearance, but in fact, it is deeply hidden.

"Second uncle, which piglets to buy, and how to choose?"

"Well, there are a lot of tricks, you learn slowly. For example, the smaller the same piglet, the better. ”

"Why?"

"Big piglets, the habit of eating has been formed, and it is not easy to change. If you want to buy it back, you have to follow their eating habits, and it will definitely be difficult to gain weight at the beginning stage. And small piglets, especially those that have just been weaned, are more tolerant of star-recuperation. ”

"Oh, what else?"

The second uncle opened the conversation and talked a lot about the tips for selecting piglets, the technology of raising pigs, and the prevention and treatment of pig diseases.

The white hand has a good memory, the second uncle speaks quickly, and he remembers it quickly.

It's dawn.

The second uncle smiled, "Hand, how much money did you bring?" Ready to buy a few? ”

"One hundred yuan, I'm going to buy three, and if I can, I want to buy a few chickens."

The second uncle got up and said as he walked: "Three is just raising, and five is also raising, so let's buy five." ”

It turned out that when the second uncle was wandering around the pig shop, he had already taken a fancy to the piglets he wanted to buy.

There were three sellers, five in all, and only the small ones were bought, all of which were less than twenty pounds.

As for the price, when the market first opened, the sellers called for more than one piece per catty, but now the market is about to disperse, and the price has fallen below nine jiao five per catty.

It doesn't take much to say anything, and it will be traded at three cents per catty.

The total weight of the five piglets is ninety-four pounds, a total of eighty-nine triangles.

The hundred yuan brought by the white hand, and two corners were used for breakfast, and only ten five corners remained.

The second uncle helped put the five little pigs into two sacks and carried them to the head of the river, he let the white hands wait, asked for five yuan, and turned around to go to the chicken shop to buy chickens.

In less than an hour, the second uncle came back with two cardboard boxes, and there were thirty chickens in the cartons.

Before the five yuan was spent, the second uncle returned the remaining two corners to the white hand.

How to raise chickens, you don't need to be taught by your second uncle, you have raised them before.

Sending off the second uncle, Baishou and his piglets and chickens returned to Baicun on the old boat.

Pigs are easy to raise, chickens are difficult to raise, and when you return home, you sacrifice one, and there are only twenty-nine left.

There are chickens in the front yard, pigs in the backyard, and two puppies, and the Bai family has a bit of prosperity.

White hands also held family meetings to assign work to younger siblings.

"Third child, you can't read well anyway, so the task of raising pigs will be handed over to you. People eat three meals, and pigs eat two meals in the morning and evening. Eat as much as you want, listen to me and our mother. Fourth, in addition to studying, you also have to cooperate with your second brother's work. If he is careless, you report it to me, and I will punish him. ”

The third brother smiled: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I am the second brother who supervises, and I promise not to let the second brother be sloppy and lazy." ”

The second brother didn't care, "I promise to complete the task." ”

The mother said: "Second, the little pig is different from the big pig, you have to raise it carefully." ”

White hand said: "When, you remember." Now the pigs are still small, and can only eat rice and bran and vegetables boiled food. By the beginning of spring next year, they'll be able to graze, and you'll have to go out and mow the grass. Five pigs have to eat more than 100 catties of grass every day, and the task is arduous. ”

"Oh, please rest assured, big brother, I can do a good job. I don't believe that raising pigs is harder than studying. ”

The white hand commanded at the eldest sister: "Eldest sister, the twenty-nine chickens will be handed over to you." How to raise them, you have to listen to the mother. ”

The eldest sister nodded and said, "Big brother, don't worry, I promise to raise them well." But I can't guarantee that all twenty-nine will survive, and you'll crush one on the way. “

"Yes, there's a survival rate requirement. As long as you feed and raise twenty of them, the eldest brother will reward you. ”

The little sister asked, "Big brother, what am I doing?" ”

"Little sister, in addition to cooperating with your sister to raise chickens, your main task is to raise dogs and wait for those two little ancestors."

Speaking of the little ancestor, the whole family laughed, the little sister liked the two little guys, and actually built a nest for them in the room where she lived.

He said the precautions for raising pigs taught by the second uncle one by one, and asked the third brother to write them on paper and ask them to be posted on the wall.

The family meeting lasted for a long time.

Bai Shou was about to announce the end of the meeting, and the third brother said, "Big brother, I have a question, can I raise it for discussion." ”

"What's the problem, just say it."

"We all have tasks, what are your tasks, big brother?"

The white hand was stunned by the question, and the whole family laughed again.

"Don't laugh, don't laugh." Bai Shou quickly reacted, holding the shelf and said, "I am the leader of our family." Leaders generally only talk but don't do anything. In other words, my main task is to lead you. ”

The second brother smiled: "The eldest brother wants to learn from the old captain." Our old captain only uses his mouth, not his hands. ”

The eldest sister also smiled: "I remembered." The eldest brother said that his ideal is to replace the old captain and be the captain of our first production team. ”

"Huh...... Don't laugh at me, the production team is gone, and I can't be the captain. ”

Of course, the white hand will not be idle, and as the eldest brother and head of the family, he has to set an example for his younger siblings.

Three acres of paddy fields were sold for three boatloads of soil, and the fields were uneven, potholes, and a mess, and it was difficult to restore the paddy fields to their original state without eight days and ten days.

Thinking of taking and selling soil, Bai Shou thought of the person who reported him, who is this guy?

Now that I'm free, I'm going to have to get this guy out.