Two days later, the poultry from the Zhang and Wang family's farmsteads were transported to their destination. Along the way, there was no lack of worry. Not only did they need to be fed, but they also needed to be fed. These poultry did not have a common owner, and they were not so well-behaved. Regardless of day or night, their cries could be heard.
There were more than 20,000 birds in total. After they got off the carriage, they did not know where to go. The hens usually gathered next to the roosters, and the roosters were ready to fight with each other.
Dozens of birds died on the way. Fortunately, there were no infectious diseases. When the poultry came, it was troublesome to make them work. They were in a mess, and if someone approached them, they would attack.
When others were helpless, Cherries came forward. These poultry were all hatched by her alone. Especially when they were young, she had to take care of them for a few days, big and small, batch after batch. At that time, she was exhausted. Just taking care of the eggs made her hands blister a lot.
When the poultry saw her, they all wanted to come closer. She was their mother, even if they had grown a lot. After a busy time, the poultry quietened down a little. They did not need to take out the eggs anymore. They directly rushed to other places. They were divided into several batches, and there was food for them to eat along the way.
There was no need to worry about drinking water. There was a lot of water on the grasshoppers, and a little dew was enough for them. Including those that arrived first, more than 30,000 poultry were scattered to several places in Henan Province where the locust disaster was the most serious.
The local people who raised poultry were also grouped together by the government. However, there was a small conflict in the distribution of eggs. It was impossible to clearly distinguish the eggs laid by each household. There was often some quarrels. There were three roosters and two hens, and he insisted that his family could lay three eggs a day. He was only obedient after being warned by the government runners.
Cherries did not have so much trouble. She hired a lot of people to help pick the eggs, which could be considered as more income for the people here. There were more than 10,000 eggs every day. Cherries, Xiao Hong, and the others followed the young master's instructions and sold all the eggs on the spot. They could not be exchanged for food, but other things.
Wood, dried fish, shrimps, cloth, domestic animals, and some metal tools could be exchanged. This place was close to the Yellow River, and the other side was not far from Shandong. There was an estuary, so seaweed, crabs, and other things from the sea could also be exchanged.
In addition to replacing the eggs, in order to urge Yao Chong to quickly get the credit for the two farms, he specially took a tenth of the eggs and sent them to other prefectures to be sold. The money from the sale was directly converted into food and shipped over to be evaluated.
Yao Chong had not returned to the capital, which was not too far away. He wanted to stay here for a few days to see the situation. More than 30,000 poultry brought him great pressure, especially the exchange of eggs...... He did not understand, so he asked County Magistrate Cheng..........
"Sir, are you looking for me?" County Magistrate Cheng asked respectfully after he arrived. At this moment, he was not nervous at all, unlike at the beginning when the arrival of 30,000 poultry gave him a lot of courage.
"Well, let me ask you. The poultry of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family can be exchanged for other things, but why do you keep looking at the things on the other side of the sea? Five catties of powdered shells and other smelly fish and shrimps can be exchanged for an egg, seven catties for a duck egg, and ten catties for a goose egg. Why do they want these worthless things? "
Yao Chong heard that many people paddled boats in the small Yellow River to pick up these things that no one wanted and were ready to exchange them for eggs, but he could not figure out the reason.
County Magistrate Cheng knew the reason. It was to feed the chickens. Looking at the poultry, he knew. They were obviously stronger than the poultry of other places, and at the same time, they produced more eggs. In the various markets of Sanshui County, every night, there would be people coming to pick up food. No matter what it was, they would take it back.
In the beginning, he did not know that this was arranged by the Zhangjia Zhuangzi. Later, when he saw that the market was cleaner than usual, he found someone to ask and found out that the bailiffs also helped to pick out the food when they were free. After they dried it, he found out that it was to feed the poultry.
He knew it in his heart, but he would not say it. Otherwise, if others found out about this, it would be time to raise the price. The seaside was not his place, so he would not help them. Therefore, when faced with the prime minister's question, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes.
"Sir, I just found out about this from you. Yes, why do they want to exchange these things? There is no place to throw these things at the seaside, so who would want them?
I think that the two Zhuangzi are deliberately giving benefits to the people here. Perhaps they are afraid that the people here will suspect them, so when the time comes, they will take these things back to make dung. "
County Magistrate Cheng's explanation did not satisfy Yao Chong, especially the last part. If they used the powder of shrimp and fish in the river, it was possible, but if they really made dung from the sea, did they want to change the farmland into the middle farmland, and vice versa? The salt was left in the soil.
"Well, why don't you ask them about this? I heard that some of the eggs are spoiled when they are transported to other provinces, so there is less food to be exchanged. Why don't they transport some salt from there and marinate it? The two Zhuangzi will have to pay for the salt, but they can keep some of the food and deduct the salt money."
Yao Chong thought for a moment, then said to County Magistrate Cheng. This was a disguised benefit for the Zhang Family and Wang Family. The salt used to marinate things depended on how much salt a jar needed. When the time came, the price would be calculated by the jar. Because the salt was used to help exchange for food in other provinces, the price would be lower. However, after a batch of eggs was marinated in salt water, they would not need to throw it away.
In this way, the people marinating the eggs could save some salt and sell the salted eggs at a higher price outside. They could keep some of the food and sell the rest at a lower price. No matter what, they would make a profit. He was the prime minister, so he could not let the people keep paying for it.
When County Magistrate Cheng heard this, he was happy and quickly agreed, "This official understands. I will go and ask them now and tell them what you said. You are really a good official who thinks for the people. This official is not as good as you."
"Yes, it is the imperial court and the Emperor's favor." After Yao Chong finished speaking, he did not want to say anything else to County Magistrate Cheng. He picked up a book and looked like he wanted to read it.
County Magistrate Cheng was sensible and immediately said a few words of praise. He left and rushed to where Xiao Hong and Cherries were, ready to tell them the good news. As for the matter the prime minister asked, he would say that the Zhang Family and Wang Family were Zhuangzi, but they were unwilling to say.
Xiao Hong and Cherries had been busy for the past few days. They had to remember all the eggs they received and pay the workers. They had learned a little bookkeeping from the young master. At first, they were a little unfamiliar with it, but later, they became familiar with it.
When they heard the news from County Magistrate Cheng, they did not dare to delay and sent someone back to report the news. At the same time, they exchanged all kinds of eggs for jars and prepared to marinate them.
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Zhang Family and Wang Family were also busy in Zhuangzi. They had to arrange the children's affairs. Originally, they were going to start in two days, but none of the children could make six faces. Not only the children could not do it, but the adults also could not help. Instead, the Rubik's Cube was sold a lot.
Zhou Xihu even came to ask how to make it and opened a few to take a look. When he went back, he would ask people to make a lot of them so that he could sell them to other places. When he made money, he would still mix them with Zhangjia Zhuangzi according to the ingredients.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had been in the swimming pool for a few days. Today, they finally did not go into the water. They found someone to start making a bath and prepared to build a sauna house for their family. The two of them tried hard to think of what stone to use, but until now, they had not come up with a result.
"Forget it, let's not think about it. Let's try with the Mai Fan Stone. There is no electricity, so we can only heat it up with charcoal and let people pour water on it. Those children have not been able to make six faces yet. Should we write a method to remind them?"
Wang Juan really could not think of what kind of stone was, so she just casually used one. She felt that the Mai Fan Stone was at least not harmful to the human body. Then, she discussed with Zhang Xiaobao whether to teach others how to play with the Rubik's Cube.
Zhang Xiaobao had steamed the Rubik's Cube countless times before, but he had never studied it and could not think of a method. He temporarily put this matter aside and said to Wang Juan, "I think there is no need to tell them. At most, it will be delayed for a few days. Since others can find a method, the people of Tang will not be so stupid that they can't find one.
Five days, it will start in five days. Let's see which child can make the most faces in the specified time. That will be the winner. At this time, let people go and find those scholars who think they are smart. Then let them watch and hold a competition for adults. The venue will be Between the Clouds and the Water. "
"The purpose of you organizing these competitions is to win over Li Xun. It's okay to spend money, but if you find adults, it will cost a lot." At first, Wang Juan didn't realize what was going on. She was only thinking about the money. After saying that, she suddenly realized something and said to Zhang Xiaobao,
"You want to use this to make money? Is it? I knew that you were up to no good. Let others give you advertising fees and rent some stalls. Let all kinds of people who sell snacks come here to promote their own things. "
"Oh, it can be like this. Why didn't I think of it?" Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan in surprise. Wang Juan did not pay attention to him at all. Her acting was so bad.
"Well, that's it. You are right. Now let's not talk about this. What should we do with the brain teasers? It should be suitable for this era and interesting. "
Zhang Xiaobao changed the topic again.
"This is simple. Listen to me. A person is walking on a single-plank bridge. Suddenly, there is a wolf in front of him and a tiger behind him. They all want to eat him. He actually …"
"He fainted. Let's change to another one. It's easier to understand." Before Wang Juan could finish, Zhang Xiaobao interrupted her.
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