The casual life of the flat space

The chicken coop was owned by the landlord of the building on the east side. Bai Tieying didn't smell anything until she walked to the door. She felt that if she didn't have the space to cheat, she would not be able to keep it so clean.

Besides, she also knew why Aunt Bao's chickens were like this, because they were raised in cages! This three-story chicken cage, four or five feet high and six or seven feet wide, looked spectacular.

Bai Tieying praised Aunt Bao generously, praising her for being an introvert despite being an extrovert. Grandma Bao also nodded in agreement, and was extremely satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law who worked efficiently.

Bai Tieying was an amateur, so she simply let the Bao family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law choose everything. Originally, they planned to sell four chickens, but later, after Bai Tieying's soft and hard persuasion, they bought six from her family. The chicken that went to the county town and came back, Aunt Bao said she would not give it to her. She had tied it up for the whole afternoon and it was not energetic anymore.

There was a constant "cluck, cluck" sound here, and someone came to the gate to ask if someone came to the village to collect chickens. Grandma Bao wanted to send him back, but the person did not leave and stood guard at the gate. When Aunt Bao, who had tied up the chickens, came out, she saw that it was the young wife she had just called "his sixth sister-in-law".

"Young lady, why don't you come to my house and have a look? Although the chickens I raise are not as good as Aunt Bao's, they are not bad either." Aunt Bao asked them to go home and clean up just now. Sixth sister-in-law thought about it for a while. She is a little girl and comes to buy chickens. She must have a certain number of chickens. If the people in front have bought enough, they are all neighbors, and she can't say anything if she is behind.

Bai Tieying looked at the Sixth Sister's dress and agreed to it because of her thoughtfulness. When the four of them went to the Sixth Sister's house, two aunts came to ask if they wanted to collect chickens. Aunt Bao told them to go back and wait, so the four-person group became a six-person group.

"I've been to Aunt Bao's house, and I think every house I have is filthy." Bai Tieying thought secretly as she stood aside waiting for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Bao family to "inspect the goods".

"Tieying, let's just take these four! That's enough, ten are enough. I'm going back first. Come to grandma's house and play next time when you have time!"

"Hey, Aunt Bao, you haven't come to my house to see it yet!" An aunt who came with them said, "The chickens in my house are no worse than those of Xiaoliu'er and his wife!"

"Then they want ten. Is that enough? Can you still force them to sell it to you? Come back next time and we'll talk about it. And besides, please keep your voice down and don't scare the children." Grandma Bao replied.

"It's okay, Grandma Bao. Could you please go and have a look for me again? If they are all like the ones at Sixth Sister-in-law's house, then I can take two more." Bai Tieying was afraid that people would have some ideas about Grandma Bao, so she said quickly.

"My dear, there's also my house! You see, I've been waiting for a long time, and my house is very clean! By the way, do you want a rooster? I have a rooster at home. If you buy so many, you must have a rooster, right?"

"Auntie, I'd like to trouble Grandma Bao to take me to your house later, but I don't want to buy a rooster, thank you!"

"Well, let me tell you, the hens will be at peace only if they are led by a little rooster. You have more than ten hens, so you should get a little rooster no matter what!"

"Oh, that's enough, I'll go to your house later, stop nagging!" Grandma Bao saw that Bai Tieying didn't want to buy it, and was afraid that the villagers wouldn't be able to tell the difference and make them angry again, so she quickly stopped her. The aunt who came with her also quietly pulled her clothes, and she gave up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade her.

I don't know how these people spread the word, but in the end, Bai Tieying visited every household that raised chickens. Except for four households that didn't want chickens because they were too dirty, she bought two from each of the remaining households. I don't know if there is a "star effect" in Pingtou Village, but every household compares themselves to the chickens raised by Bao's wife. This is one of the reasons why Bai Tieying visited the entire Pingtou Village. Another reason was, of course, to get the map.

Having said that, those four families’ products are actually not that dirty and are much better than those in the market. However, the “reference object” is too strong. If Bai Tieying says that those families’ products are also acceptable, others would not be happy.

At last count, there were 36 in total. The sixth sister-in-law, whether she had taken her own or borrowed from someone else, actually brought a scale and volunteered to weigh the fish for everyone. In the end, it was over 140 kilograms. Bai Tieying asked Aunt Bao to find someone to carry the fish to the county town, and then they would settle the bill together.

Of course, Aunt Bao had to bring her own people, so she called her youngest son and an aunt's older son, and the three of them went together. Everyone said goodbye to Bai Tieying enthusiastically, making Bai Tieying feel flattered.

Of course, some people also asked Bai Tieying why he collected so many chickens. Bai Tieying said that he originally wanted to collect only ten, but the aunts in Pingtou Village were too enthusiastic and the chickens were raised cleanly, so he collected more. He didn't know if he would be scolded when he returned home!

As soon as Bai Tieying said this, someone immediately pulled the woman who was asking the question to the back. This young lady said she would give ten cents per pound! This is all calculated based on the price of the chickens from the Bao family. If I go to the West Market to sell it, it will be at most seven or eight cents. Which stupid woman is so hard on money? She must cover her mouth!

After everything was done, Bai Tieying thanked Grandma Bao and asked her to go back first. Bai Tieying followed Aunt Bao and the other two out. However, the Sixth Sister-in-law was still following them. Bai Tieying saw that she had already passed the door of her house and was still following them. So he simply stopped and walked to the Sixth Sister-in-law and asked:

"Sixth sister-in-law, do you have anything else to say?"

"Um, Tieying, did your parents say they wanted to take in ducks and geese?" Seeing that Bai Tieying didn't reply for a while, the Sixth Sister-in-law thought she was embarrassed and quickly said, "I'm just asking, don't think too much."

"Does Sixth Sister-in-law have ducks and geese?"

"Well, you didn't see my backyard. There are two geese and six ducks."

"Oh, Sixth Sister-in-law is really capable. It must be very tiring to raise so many chickens, ducks and geese, right?"

"That's right!" The Sixth Sister-in-law happily replied, then lowered her head and said, "Well, your Sixth Brother is going to the capital to study, and I was thinking of selling these to get money. The ducks are fine, but the geese were raised by me when I was little, and my parents gave them to me as a dowry, a pair at that. I was a little reluctant to part with them, so I've been putting it off until now. Tieying, do you think you can take them? How much do you want to pay?"

Bai Tieying didn't reply immediately because she was thinking whether to buy it or not. She was afraid that these things would take up too much energy. But after hearing what Liusao said, she felt that she should help her. She said that she had raised the child, so firstly, she must have had no other choice but to sell it to herself, and secondly, she also wanted to sell it at a high price.

Bai Tieying thought for a moment and asked Aunt Bao, "Auntie, what is the general market price in the East Market?"

Aunt Bao glanced at Sixth Sister-in-law and said, "Ducks in the East Market are about eight cents a pound. Geese are more expensive. Goose like the ones hers cost three hundred cents each."

Bai Tieying had never eaten goose before when she came here. She didn't expect goose to be so expensive. This made her have a weird idea - is swan delicious?