I'm not worried about traveling through a farmer's house. I made my fortune by farming.

The Xie family didn't have any livestock, and the backyard was empty. Mother Lin felt very unhappy when she saw this. She thought that life would be more enjoyable if the livestock were thriving.

It just so happened that the Lin family had raised a lot of chicks before, and now they were all grown up. The thing the family had no shortage of was eggs, and Aunt Wu was willing to do it.

Lin's mother exchanged a basket of eggs for these chicks from her family, and Lin Changting brought them to the Xie family today. If these dozen chicks are taken good care of, they will start laying eggs in a few months.

By then, the Xie family will not be short of eggs, and with Lin Yunchu taking them to pick mushrooms and sell them in town, the Xie family's life will get better and better.

Upon hearing what Lin Changting said, the eyes of Old Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Li suddenly lit up. It would be great if the Xie family had these little chicks in the future, so they raised them well.

After a while, the chicks will grow up and lay eggs. These eggs can not only nourish the family, but can also be exchanged for some things in town to supplement the family income.

So good, so good.

"Then wait here for a while, Changting. I'll go in and pack some eggs for you to take back later."

Old man Xie opened his mouth and said that these were exchanged for a basket of eggs. It would be unreasonable for them to take them for free. He felt embarrassed.

He secretly calculated in his mind, wondering if his family had enough eggs to fill a basket. If not, he could only leave it like this for now. He would give the Lin family some more money when he sold mushrooms next time.

Lin Changting seemed to have guessed that Old Man Xie would say this, and he quickly stepped forward to stop him from turning around and heading back into the house, and whispered:

"Grandpa, what are you doing? This is a small gift from our family. The eggs are laid by our own chickens. We have no shortage of eggs at home, so just accept them with peace of mind."

If Lin's mother really wanted to settle accounts with the Xie family, she wouldn't have let him send these chicks over.

"Yes, Grandpa, you can take it. It's good to raise some chicks at home. Then we will have enough eggs to eat in the future."

Lin Yunchu also spoke quietly. She had taken a look around the Xie family in the past two days. The Xie family was really poor. The backyard was empty. It would definitely be more lively if they raised a few chickens.

And when the chickens lay eggs in the future, they can also provide nourishment to everyone in the Xie family.

“But…this…”

Old man Xie looked a little embarrassed, not knowing how to refuse.

"Okay, Grandpa, just take it with peace of mind. I can't stay any longer today. I have to go to town quickly."

Lin Changting didn't come here just to deliver these little chicks today, he also had to deliver the mushrooms to the town.

After hearing what Lin Changting said, everyone in the Xie family finally reacted.

"Yes, yes, this is a big deal and can't be delayed."

Old man Xie came to his senses and waved to everyone, asking them to move the mushrooms onto the ox cart. Lin Changting did not delay any longer, nodded to the Xie family, and then rushed to the town.

A group of people stood at the gate of Xie's courtyard, watching Lin Changting driving the ox cart farther and farther away, until he could no longer see his shadow and then returned to the courtyard.

"Big brother, second brother, hurry up and grab the axes. Let's go to the hillside behind and chop some bamboo. We need to make a chicken coop quickly."

The Xie family did not raise chickens or other livestock in the backyard in the past. The chicks sent by Lin Changting were very precious. In the future, the Xie family would also raise chickens.

This chicken coop has to be made quickly. This bamboo cage is a little small. Once the chicken coop is made, I will put these little chicks in it. It will be more spacious and they will be happy.

Old man Xie looked very happy and couldn't wait to get the matter done.

"Hey, hey, I...I'll go get the things right away."

Xie Youzhu nodded hurriedly, turned around and ran into the house.

Xie Youhe was also grinning with joy.

"Then let's go clean up the backyard first, so we'll have a place to put the chicken coop when it's ready."

Zhao looked at the chicks in the bamboo cage and smiled happily, with the corners of her mouth raised high and never lowered.

"Then I'll go out and cut some chicken grass and mix it with the rice bran later. I'll make sure these little chicks are well taken care of."

Li was also happy in her heart. The Xie family would finally be able to raise chickens in the future. She looked at the furry little chicks and smiled happily.

I was already fantasizing that in a few months, I would be able to harvest eggs at home.

After a while, Xie Youzhu ran out with an axe. Xie Ping and Xie An were happy to see this, so they followed them out to help.

Seeing that he could not help much, Lin Yunchu followed Xie Chunjiao out to dig wild vegetables. The Xie family loved the table full of wild vegetables he cooked last night.

The thing that is most abundant at this time of year is wild vegetables. Xie Chunjiao doesn’t recognize many of them, but it’s better for Lin Yunchu to follow her. Maybe there will be some new discoveries.

The Xie family members worked very quickly. After working in the yard for half a day, they finished the chicken coop. They placed it in the backyard and put the chicks that Lin Changting brought in it.

As soon as Li poured the mixed chicken feed in, the chicks began to scramble for the food. It seemed that they had adapted to the environment.

For the entire day, the smiles on the faces of everyone in the Xie family never stopped. They kept saying that when the chickens grew up, they would keep one for themselves to hatch chicks, and they could raise as many as they wanted in the future.

Lin Yunchu sat aside and smiled faintly. She was happy to see the Xie family getting better and better.

The next day, when they went into the mountains, the Xie family was even more prepared.

With the experience from the first time, everyone was adept at picking up mushrooms. If they hadn't encountered any unfamiliar mushrooms, Lin Yunchu wouldn't have needed to say anything. Just after noon, everyone's backpacks were full.

Lin Yunchu climbed to a high slope and found a lot of prickly ash. With excitement on his face, he quickly turned around and picked up the sickle to pick them.

"Yun Chu, what's wrong? Did you find something?"

Xie Chunjiao, who had been following Lin Yunchu, became nervous when she saw Lin Yunchu so excited.

Lin Yunchu has always been calm. Even though she has discovered many things, she has never been so excited. Could it be that she has discovered some mushrooms again?

Lin Yunchu raised his hand and pointed forward.

"That, cousin, I want to pick it and take it back. It's so delicious when fried with eggs."

This prickly ash is a rare delicacy in the mountains. It is delicious when fried with eggs, fried with bacon, served cold or made into dried vegetables.

It’s a pity that the Xie family has no bacon, so they can only eat fried eggs, but the taste is no worse than meat.

Xie Chunjiao looked in the direction that Lin Yunchu pointed, and saw many trees covered with sharp thorns, with yellow and green branches and some bulging buds on them.

Isn’t this just a sapling? Can it be eaten?

"Yun Chu, is this thing really edible? Why is it full of thorns?"

I can't blame myself for thinking too much. This thing doesn't look like it's edible at all. The wild vegetables on the edge of the field are at least leaves. This thing looks weird and is full of thorns.