Father Liu and his family had eaten early, and were almost done by now. Liu Hao, a grown man, ate very quickly, finishing a large bowl of rice in just a few bites. After eating, he followed Father Liu to see the chicks.

Father Liu was happy when he saw the chicks in the four chicken coops jumping and chirping. He said, "I am happy just looking at these chicks."

The children at home all came out to watch. Children simply have no resistance to such furry things. Liu Xiaomei: "Sister Xiaolu, can I touch the rabbit?"

"sure……"

"I want to touch it too..."

"I want to touch it too..."

Several other children were vying to touch the little rabbit. It was not like they had never seen rabbits before, but the rabbits they had seen before were all adult wild rabbits, very big ones, which were killed for meat.

The rabbits at this time are still very small, furry and very cute. They are all to be raised at home.

“You can touch them all…”

Liu Xiaolu has touched them before, and although she has also touched pet rabbits now, seeing so many pet cubs, everyone would be itching to touch them.

Father Liu had all the cages moved to the newly built chicken coop in the backyard.

"Put the chicks in the first and second rooms first, half in each room, and separate them when they grow up a little. These are too small, so wait until they are fully grown before letting them roam free."

Liu Hao and Qu Dingliang both followed Liu's father's instructions and put the chicks into the chicken coop.

After finishing the work, Father Liu asked people to find a way to deal with the rabbits. They didn't know what to raise in the extra house, but it was built quite large, so the rabbits could not be raised on the ground. This kind of rabbits can dig holes, and although they are watched every day, they will not dig a hole and run away, but they are difficult to manage.

"Haozi, take the two brothers to the village and ask if they have woven bamboo baskets, bamboo fences or other bamboo items to make a nest for the rabbits."

After lunch, Mrs. Zhao went to the back hill. The chickens and rabbits had not been fed at noon. Not long after they got them from the backyard, they came back with a basket on their backs.

There were wild grasses and vegetables in the backpack. Mrs. Zhao chopped them up with a knife, put them in two wooden basins and placed them in the chicken coop. The chicks immediately ran over to peck at the food.

The wooden basin is quite large, and some chicks cannot reach the food, and even flip into the basin and turn around to be picky eaters. This kind of chick is quite strong at first glance.

Mrs. Zhao still had some experience. She went to find some bamboo and cut it in half to make a rectangular bamboo bowl. She put some water in it and placed it in the corner. The full chicks would come over to drink water.

There is no need for anyone to guide you, the chicks will do it on their own instinctively.

"When these chicken pens are filled up one after another, it will be lively."

Liu's mother and Qi Xin were also watching, looking at the lively chicks in the chicken coop and feeling the beating of life.

Liu's mother used to make a fortune with Liu's father by raising chickens, ducks and pigs. Now it seems like they have returned to the beginning. In fact, there is nothing wrong with starting over from scratch. It is a new kind of fun.

After they became rich, they would occasionally go to the farm to feed the animals themselves. However, after the farm became gradually mechanized and scaled up, they rarely did these things. They would always go to the factory to inspect the situation.

Now it's just back to the original mode.

Father Liu looked at Liu Hao and the other two, then looked at Mrs. Zhao and said, "For now, let's try raising the rabbit ourselves. After all, we have never raised one before. I have raised chickens, ducks, geese, fish, and pigs, but not rabbits. However, I know people who raise rabbits, and I know some precautions. It would be great if we could find someone who knows how to raise rabbits and be responsible for raising them."

"We can ask around to see if there are any people who can raise rabbits. We can pay them to do it. There is no one we can't hire. If we pay them a little higher, there will definitely be people willing to come."

Father Liu nodded. If someone knew how to raise rabbits, they should be able to make a good income from raising rabbits at home. If they wanted to hire someone to raise rabbits, they would definitely have to spend more money.

"Okay, let Haozi find out later."

Father Liu looked at the little kids who were only looking at the rabbits, then looked at Luo Hong: "Hurry up and take them back to study. The three of them have been out in the city for a day, and even the girls can't fall behind in their studies."

"Yes, yes, I can't even just watch the fun. I don't need to spend some time studying."

Luo Hong said so, but still led his people into the house. In order to improve visibility during the day, he marked out an area in the yard and placed tables, chairs and benches for them to read and study.

It just so happened that Li Yao and his friend who had been to the academy in town yesterday afternoon came back from a day off. They learned a lot of new things from the academy. They discussed it with Luo Hong for a long time last night. Today, Luo Hong plans to talk about it to other people in the family. No matter whether it is a boy or a girl, it is always good to know more.

"Keyu, there is still a month left. You must prepare well. This exam is an opportunity. The exams in recent years have been affected to some extent. The number of people admitted this time will be higher than in previous years. The exam questions will also be simpler."

Lin Keyu has been here for almost a year. Along the way, he has been learning the font of this dynasty. He basically recognizes all the characters. Later he memorized them. Now under the guidance of Luo Hong, he has also started to write articles.

In modern times, he is a person with strong learning autonomy, so his grades are pretty good. He nodded honestly after hearing Luo Hong's words: "I know, I will prepare well."

"Today I will tell you some new content, and you can study on your own the rest of the time. I will go to sit with Wan Tongsheng in front with Ke Yu. He has taken the exam for so many years and is very experienced. It would be good to communicate with him more."

Anyone who has nothing to do in the family can learn to read from Luo Hong, whether they are bought servants, adults, children, or maids.

Father Liu arranged the little animals and looked at them happily eating and drinking. He felt relieved and said to Mother Liu, "These things eat a lot every day. How are the sweet potato seedlings growing? I haven't been to the back mountain to check recently."

"I went to check this morning and the sweet potato vines have grown out. I estimate that they can be transplanted in a month or so. We still need to hire people to cut grass and feed the chickens and rabbits. We don't have enough manpower on our own."

"Well, Haozi, you can talk to the villagers later. We collect vegetable leaves, wild vegetables and weeds. As for the price, it's based on the price of forage grass. We paid 5 cents per basket before. We didn't have time to go to the mountains to cut grass to feed the livestock, so we asked the villagers to collect it. Later, I had more free time and my family had more manpower, so I stopped collecting it. Now I continue to collect it. I collect four baskets a day. If it's the big basket we have, it must be filled up and pressed firmly, otherwise we won't pay that much."

"I see. I'll go to the village and tell them later. Anyway, the vegetable stems that are left over at home can be packed together and sent here. Then the family can send someone to inspect and accept them. I can't watch them every day."

Mother Liu nodded and said, "I will tell my family. Anyway, I am basically at home every day."

"When we get the piglets back, we'll need more pig grass. We have to find a way to be self-sufficient."

"It's okay. When the sweet potato vines come out, we can just harvest them. I heard from the villagers that they often have a lot of sweet potato vines left over, and they use them to plug the stalks and use them as firewood."

"Yeah, don't worry, take your time."

"Looking at so many furry little animals, I find them cute, don't tell me."

"You don't feel cute when you eat..."

"Hahaha……"

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