Summer slowly passed, and autumn came, and it gradually cooled down.
The pond on Zhuangzi had been dug, and the water from the river was channeled into it. Cherries collected a lot of duck eggs and goose eggs, and they were all placed on the kang to hatch. A group of chicks chased and played back and forth in the yard. These days, they didn't need to be fed porridge, and they could eat something hard.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at the chicks enviously. They couldn't eat things that were too hard now. They had to hold the pancakes in their mouths for a while before they could swallow them. The meat could only be stewed into pieces, but they could eat some fish.
"Chicks grow faster than people. They can eat sand after a few days out of the shell. Pomegranate's things also need to be ground quickly. I thought of something good."
Zhang Xiaobao pinched a bug in the flowers next to the yard in his hand and put it on the ground. The chicks immediately came to eat it. The bug was bigger. It was a kind of green insect that was about to form a cocoon. There were many things like eyes on it. After eating for a summer, it had already become fat.
The chicks held it in their mouths and shook their heads vigorously. There were also chicks coming over to fight for food. Several chicks eliminated the bug in two or three seconds.
"What idea?" Wang Juan was not like other girls who were afraid of bugs. She didn't care at all. Instead, she was interested in Zhang Xiaobao's idea.
"Actually, it's nothing much. I just want to get something for my grandparents and your grandparents to eat. Last night, your family came to my house and kissed me with saliva all over my face. I want to get some bone marrow and grind the bones into powder to make oil tea noodles. I want to put in some walnuts or something."
Zhang Xiaobao saw Wang Juan's grandparents yesterday. Both of them were not in good health. They stayed there and kept rubbing their legs. It seemed that they were lacking calcium.
"What's the use of it? Can it be absorbed? " Wang Juan was a little grateful to Zhang Xiaobao. After all, it was good to have a predecessor in this life. The elders of both families were still around. This was the greatest happiness.
"I think so. If it's calcium supplements, it's just calcium and vitamin AD. Pure calcium can't be extracted, but there are still other edible things. For example, the oil from fish liver, or the layer on top of milk and goat's milk after it has been boiled. You can just add it in.
Alright, let's do that. When our two families are done eating, we'll take it out and sell it. There are so many things in there. Who knows what the formula is? It can even treat night blindness. Eat it first. When I'm free, we'll sell it in bulk. "
Zhang Xiaobao planned. He squatted down and touched Chick. Chick was not afraid. It tilted its head and looked at Zhang Xiaobao curiously.
Let's also drink it. The formula needs to be adjusted. If there's too much calcium, something bad will happen. Remove the walnuts temporarily for adults. It's too oily and easy to cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Let them drink more tea at ordinary times. I heard that gingko is good. Good things should be used by our own people first. "
Wang Juan agreed. She and Zhang Xiaobao recently increased the amount of exercise to continue to supplement nutrition, especially high-calorie things.
Xiao Hong listened on the side. She didn't understand some of the things that the little childe and his wife said every day. She only knew that as long as they talked seriously and helped each other to correct each other, the final thing was definitely something powerful.
Chick was full and ran away in the blink of an eye. Erniu hurried back at this time. As soon as he entered the yard, he said excitedly, "Little Childe, it's good news.
"Little Childe, good news. The owner of the Baiwei Pavilion went to my brother and me yesterday and said that he wanted to buy the chili sauce. I sold it to him for two more coins as you told me. And the carrot was the same. When he went back, he drove the steward away and said that he had to pay a lot of money.
Little Childe, the boss of the Baiwei Pavilion wants to buy five hundred dans of carrots from us at the price of seven coins per kilogram. Do you want to sell it? It's a lot of money all of a sudden. It's much more valuable than when we exchanged it. "
"Five hundred dans? His appetite is not small and he is also shrewd. When you go back and tell him that there are not many carrots left. We can sell him twenty dans of carrots at most, which is more than two thousand kilograms. It's enough for him to sell until winter. After a few days, the price will increase. "
At this time, there was no need for Zhang Xiaobao to speak. Wang Juan made the decision. She still knew such a simple thing. The boss just wanted to wait for the price to increase in the future.
"Well, that's it. If you want it, you can help me to transport it. It's too late to go back and forth. Erniu, let Daniu do it first. It's the same to sell the sauce. You can prepare in these two days. After the autumn harvest, you can collect more food for me. I will give you money, the more the better."
In a few days, the grain harvest would begin. Zhang Xiaobao really had no one around him. What's more, he couldn't collect in one place. It was easy to attract the attention of the government. He should have a share, his mother should have a share, and Wang Juan should have a share. Song Jinggong could be sent to a farther place to collect.
"I understand. Little Gongzi, you can rest assured. I will do whatever you ask me to do." Erniu changed his original clever appearance and pretended to be simple and honest. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan both laughed. If Erniu was simple and honest, how many clever people would be left?
After another two days, Pomegranate turned all the things she picked up and the things she bought at a low price into powder. At this time, she couldn't feed them. It was a bit wasteful. She had to wait for the grain to be finished and mix in the coarse bran and wheat bran.
Cherries made a connected kang bed by herself. The kang bed was full of eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. A batch of chicks had hatched and were taken away by Songrini. She also sold him some special feed to feed the chickens on the road.
On the other side of the earthworm farm, Pomegranate also arranged people to buy rotten firewood and feces from various families and put them there. Below were the earthworms dug by the children. There would be a lot more earthworms next year.
Only Little Red had nothing to do. She listened to Zhang Xiaobao and caught some fish that could withstand the cold. She threw them into the pond and left them alone. The ducks and geese were not in position yet. Even though she was envious of others, she knew that she still had to wait.
Song Jinggong's matter was easy. After all, he used to take care of a lot of things. It was very simple to buy some soybeans and find a reliable person in Zhuangzi to extract the oil. The oil yield was relatively low. It was not 15% as Zhang Xiaobao expected. It would reach 10%, but it was a problem of craftsmanship.
After squeezing the oil, the remaining bean cakes were not wasted. They were sent directly to Er Niu's family and asked them to keep them to make chili sauce. Everything was waiting for the next year to play a role. At present, only the chili sauce and carrots could be profitable. The two shops in Sanshui County did not have much income in comparison.
"Autumn is coming." When the first leaf fell, Zhang Xiaobao stood by the river outside. He looked at the withered yellow in front of him and sighed.
"Yes, they will harvest tomorrow. Fortunately, it didn't rain. When the golden yellow filled the eyes, I found that not only were the clouds in the sky gone, but also some memories that I was afraid of but didn't want to forget."
Wang Juan's eyes stared at the flowing water. Looking at the clouds in the sky, she was a little homesick. At this time, she felt the existence of Zhang Xiaobao. She knew that she would not be so lonely if she had a person to accompany her. She was grateful, or rather, they were together.
"It should snow in winter. We will make a big snowman then. Even if it melts in spring, there will be snowmen every year." Zhang Xiaobao did not know how to comfort Wang Juan. He had no regrets. If it were in that world, he would not have lived until now.
"Well, let's go back. Set up the swing and exercise the adaptability to the height. Why can't you study science and engineering? There are such talents in prison, right? I also want an electric light. It's too dark at night. "
Wang Juan pulled on her clothes, turned around and walked back. Some things needed to be adapted to, but still needed to be adapted to.
"Don't be afraid. We have money this year. Prepare more candles. When the time comes, we will light this." Zhang Xiaobao knew that Wang Juan was not afraid of the dark, but afraid of dreams.
"Why don't you know how to comfort me more? I am a child now." Wang Juan deliberately said to liven up the atmosphere.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled. "I have been doing it, just like the song I eavesdropped on. It was by the window of a small school. When I went back last year, you had just put on new cotton gowns. When I come to see you today, you have become fat and taller. Do you remember, the lotus in the pond changed into a lotus pod. There are not many flowers, but there is no need to worry about color. I dyed the leaves red."
"What song? It's so nice. How come I don't remember? "Wang Juan asked in surprise.
"The words of West Wind belong to the elementary school appreciation class. You may not have appreciated it at that time. There are always music teachers who cut corners. When you heard it, you felt it was nice. Later on, when you grew up, you realized that it contained philosophy and hope."
Zhang Xiaobao kicked a small stone, scaring the chicken that had grown up a lot and ran away.
"What's the point of bullying a chicken." Wang Juan's mood improved a lot.
"I want to bully the old yellow dog, but I am afraid that he will bite me." Zhang Xiaobao said cooperatively.
Xiao Hong had been standing beside the Little Young Master and Little Miss Cuckoo. When she heard their conversation by the river, she seemed to feel that the Little Young Master and Little Miss Cuckoo were very far away from her. Only now did she realize that the two people were back. That feeling was really uncomfortable.
The swing had been prepared for a long time, but it had not been set up. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan returned to the courtyard, she immediately arranged for people to set up the swing. At this time, the sky was high and the clouds were light, so it was most comfortable to swing.
In order to not accidentally fall, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also specially designed something that can be stuck in front, behind, left and right, just like the up and down octopus that they used to play.
At the beginning, as long as there was a little force, the two people could swing very high by themselves. They let out a child's laughter in the sky, scaring Xiao Hong to the point that she was very anxious.
When the swing finally stopped, Xiao Hong hurriedly asked the Little Young Master and Little Miss to think about other things. She asked: "Little Young Master, what are we eating tonight?"
"What are we eating? Among the chicks that Cherry hatches, it's impossible that all of them are hens. She keeps the roosters somewhere else. There are only two here. Go and get one. Tonight, we'll eat virgin chicken. "Zhang Xiaobao jumped off the swing and pulled Wang Juan into the house to read a book.
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