In the next few days, when Chi Xi and Xi Dazhuang took the chicks to the town to sell, they collected chickens, ducks and goose eggs by the way, and let out the word that as long as the eggs that could hatch chickens, ducks and goose seedlings were fertilized, they would collect as many as they could.

Within a few days, the couple had sold all the chicks.

I also collected a lot of chickens, ducks and goose eggs by the way, and took them home to continue hatching.

The newly hatched duckling seedlings have been carefully cared for in Chixi for the past few days, and they have grown very well, all of them are fluffy and fat, and they have grown as if they have been raised for more than ten days.

Chi Xi roughly calculated the accounts, squinted his eyes and said: "At our current rate, we will be able to earn ten taels of silver in less than a month, if we increase the scale, it will not be difficult to get a workshop!" ”

Even if their village is not too poor.

But each household only has an income of five taels of silver at most every year!

Tian Cuihe had just finished feeding the ducks, and when she heard this, she smiled and said, "Xiaoxi, you are really capable!" We can now earn ten taels of silver a month, and one hundred and twenty taels a year! This is much better than Da Zhuang going up to the mountains to hunt! ”

Hunting in the mountains is a dangerous job after all.

Every time Xi Dazhuang went up the mountain, Tian Cuihe and Chixi were worried that he would be injured by wild wolves, wild boars or blind bears, and only when he returned home safely could they sleep peacefully.

Now they can earn money by hatching chickens, ducks and geese, and Xi Dazhuang doesn't have to go up the mountain anymore!

Chi Xi smiled and squinted, and said happily: "This is just the beginning, and we will only earn more in the future, let's buy some more fields to grow food and medicinal herbs!" If we have the opportunity, we will develop other industries, and soon we will be able to live a good life! ”

A trace of hesitation flashed in Tian Cuihe's eyes, and he raised his eyes to look at Xi Dazhuang, Xi Dazhuang pursed his lips, nodded and agreed: "Xiaoxi is right, at this rate, we will soon live a good life." ”

Tian Cuihe wanted to speak and stopped, as if he was worried.

Xi Dazhuang shook his head slightly, and Tian Cuihe couldn't say anything.

"Is this the Xi family who buys eggs?"

Chixi and Tian Cuihe were turning over the eggs, when they heard an unfamiliar voice outside the courtyard gate, and Xi Dazhuang, who was chopping wood in the courtyard, replied: "Exactly, I don't know who is coming, what are you doing?" ”

The visitor replied with a smile: "In the next door is Liu Chunsheng, the housekeeper of Liu Yuanwai's house in Changjiang County next door, and the Yuanwai family has raised many chickens, ducks and geese on Zhuangzi to supply the restaurant in the county, but there are too many eggs to eat. If you collect the eggs at home, they will have the eggs brought to them at the price of the eggs you collect on weekdays. ”

These things have always been Chixi's decision, Xi Dazhuang turned his head to look at Chixi who had just walked out of the door.

Chi Xi stepped forward to open the courtyard door, looked at Steward Liu, who was kind and kind-eyed, and said with a smile: "Hello Steward Liu, let's go to the house and sit down, drink a cup of hot tea first, and let's talk about something slowly." ”

Steward Liu smiled and arched his hand: "Then there will be work." ”

Chixi invited people into the house and made a cup of hot tea very carefully.

The housekeeper has seen the world, looking at Chixi's skillful technique, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Mrs. Xi's tea-making technique doesn't look like an ordinary peasant woman!" ”

Chi Xi smiled and said, "Steward Liu praised it falsely, but he just learned a little roughly. ”

After Steward Liu drank the hot tea, praised it again, and said a few polite words to each other, Chi Xi went straight to the point: "I just heard that Liu Yuanwai's Zhuangzi raised a lot of chickens, ducks and geese to supply the restaurant in the county seat, I don't know if the chickens, ducks and geese seedlings are hatched by themselves or purchased from other places?" ”

Steward Liu instantly understood the meaning of Chixi, and laughed: "If it is summer, our Zhuangzi will naturally hatch by itself, but in the spring, autumn and winter seasons, it is more difficult to hatch seedlings, and there are not many chickens, ducks and geese that can supply the county restaurant." ”

Chi Xi's mind spun quickly, and he clapped his hands in surprise: "Isn't this a coincidence?" Our family is hatching chickens, ducks and geese! Since it is difficult for Liu Yuanwai's Zhuangzi to hatch seedlings in these seasons, it is better for us to make a deal. Let's charge an egg for a penny, and sell a chicken seedling for five pennies, if you use five eggs to exchange a chicken seedling with me! Duck eggs are five and a penny, let's sell seedlings for six yuan, and you can exchange one duck seedling with me with four duck eggs. Two goose eggs and one goose seedling, you can exchange one goose seedling with me with four goose eggs! How is it? ”

Hearing this, Steward Liu was silent for a moment, and then hesitated: "The method you said is indeed good, but the chickens, ducks and geese seedlings in this season are very fragile and can easily be raised to death." If the seedlings taken from you cannot be fed, will not the gains outweigh the losses? ”

"You can rest assured of that."

Chi Xi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I think you have also heard that the seedlings bought from us, as long as they are not maliciously killed, but anyone who can't be raised can take the dead seedlings to me and exchange them for a life to go back to raise." When we do business, we pay attention to honesty and sincerity. Anyway, our house is here, and if you have any questions, you can come to us at any time. ”

When Liu Chunsheng heard this, a smile appeared in his eyes: "I don't know if there are hatched seedlings at home?" Can you go down and take a look? ”

"This way, please!"

Chi Xi and Xi Dazhuang immediately took Liu Chunsheng to the room where the duck seedlings were raised.

The ducklings had just eaten the food, and they were alive and kicking, and they looked very pleasant.

Liu Chunsheng took a fancy to it at a glance, but this business was not small, and he had to go back to ask for instructions, so he suppressed the satisfaction in his heart, and sighed lightly: "I still need to go back and ask Liu Yuanwai what he means next, if it is feasible, I will bring someone to send the eggs tomorrow." ”

"Okay."

Chi Xi smiled and nodded.

If you can exchange eggs for seedlings without spending money, and you can still exchange them for life if you die, in anyone's opinion, it is a profitable business without losing money.

Chi Xi believes that as long as Liu Yuanwai is not stupid, this deal will be completed!

As soon as Liu Yuanwai left, Chi Xi turned his head to Xi Dazhuang and said, "Brother Da Zhuang, according to the current trend, our family has to build a few more rooms to hatch chickens, ducks and goose seedlings." ”

Xi Dazhuang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's not a problem, I'll go and ask someone to build a house." ”

Building a house is a big deal for the people in the village.

If you ask relatives for help, you can manage the food, if you ask others to help, you will be paid 18 yuan a day, but you don't care about the meal.

Chi Xi remembered that he had a lot of trouble with the people in the village during this time, so he said to Xi Dazhuang: "Brother Da Zhuang, you go to the village to invite someone, and the price is 20 wen a day, including three meals, and there is meat for one meal!" ”

Xi Dazhuang instantly understood Chixi's intentions, nodded and responded, "Okay, I understand." ”

The people in the village didn't want to have anything to do with the Xi family.

But the Xi family asked them to help build a house, not only did they pay a high salary, but they also took care of food and meat!

And it's not just the family!

The law does not hold the public accountable.

Some people gritted their teeth and nodded in agreement, some people sneered and didn't want to help, and Xi Dazhuang didn't force it.

Early the next morning.

Chixi got up early in the morning, stewed bone broth, and asked Xi Dazhuang to knead the dough with flour, knead it very vigorously, and then roll it out and cut it into strips to make ramen.

The bone broth was simmered for more than an hour, and the aroma wafted far away.

The strong and delicate ramen noodles are boiled and removed, and then the fragrant bone broth is poured over them, and the rich aroma rises with the heat, and the mouth is about to flow out.

Chixi is not a stingy man, and there is a lot of meat on his bones.

The portion of noodles is also generous.

"This ...... This is the noodles that Ikekei makes himself? ”

Some people couldn't believe the heavy bone noodles full of meat in their hands, their eyes were round, and they said in disbelief: "I'm a good girl, this bowl of noodles is more than the amount of the village chief's family for the New Year!" ”

"Isn't that what a drop? And so much meat! I've never eaten so much meat in my life! ”

Someone chimed in surprise: "This bowl of noodles has to be sold for ten cents in the town, right?" ”

"How can you buy noodles in town that will give you so many bones and noodles? Give half at most! ”

As if in a dream, everyone picked up the noodles and stuffed them into their mouths, and the tip of their tongues was instantly filled with the rich aroma of bone broth and the taste of noodles.

"Delicious! It's delicious! The craftsmanship of Ikeek is really good! ”

"I've never eaten such delicious noodles in my life!"

One by one, they ate to their heart's content, their stomachs bulged, and they were full of energy when they worked.