【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

The first day of February is the first day for children to go to school, so they need to leave early. This time, Yun Xi prepared to go with the whole family, and the chickens, ducks and Yaya at home were still entrusted to the care of her eldest sister-in-law.

"Third sister-in-law, bring me two piglets."

Yu Qianer gave five hundred coins to Yun Xi. The eldest wife had nothing to do this time so she didn't plan to go to Rongcheng.

"Okay, I'll definitely bring it back to you."

As they said this, they set off in the carriages. The three of them drove quickly in three carriages and arrived in Chengdu five days later. This time, Yun Xi brought new thick bedding for the children. The mattress weighed three pounds, the quilt weighed six pounds, and there were three mats, all of which were washed clean.

"I've paid for your living expenses for the year this time. You should study hard and come back at the end of the year." Yun Xi comforted him, "I will come to Rongcheng often, so you don't have to worry about home."

There is no need to pay tuition this time. I paid one year's tuition last year, from October last year to October this year. However, Yun Xi paid another two taels and five cents of silver to make up for the tuition in November and December this year.

As for next year, if Chunsheng does not finish his studies, he will continue to study. If he finishes his studies, only the two younger ones will need to pay tuition and living expenses for ten months. The pocket money is four taels per person. After all, pens, ink, paper and inkstone are too expensive, and you may also need to buy books. Four taels of silver is not much.

Yun Xi told them that they really didn't have the money to ask the teacher to keep accounts, and she would come back to settle the accounts, so they didn't need to worry too much.

Chunsheng is just sixteen years old this year. Yunxi prefers him to study until he is eighteen. His family has enough money and food, so why not study? If he wants to do farm work, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

This time, Yun Xi passed by a new dental shop and went in to buy a maid. It was great that this maid could raise silkworms and weave cloth.

Next, the four of them found someone who sold night incense and bought three carts of night incense. Each cart cost fifty cents, which was quite a deal.

When they were thirty miles outside the city, Yun Xi asked the system to create a caravan out of thin air, carrying various supplies.

System: "Okay, don't worry, I'll make sure it's done."

Yun Xi "accidentally" ran into a merchant and "happened" to find silkworms and other supplies.

"I was just worried about where to buy silkworms. Your silkworms are good, white and plump. How much is one? Wow, you have piglets, but why are they white?" Yun Xi was very enthusiastic.

The caravan owner was also very enthusiastic, actively introducing, "Ten silkworms are one cent, and a piglet is two hundred cents. These piglets are the latest breed, and one can grow up to 250 kilograms. They grow fast, and if you feed them well, they can be slaughtered in five or six months. In rural areas, they are not fed as well, but they can be slaughtered in no more than ten months. They are suitable for confinement, and the meat is loose, with more fat and less lean meat. However, white pigs prefer feed like corn and don't like pig grass or other things like that."

Yun Xi looked at the newly bought servant and asked, "Lady Bai, how many silkworms do we need to buy for ten mulberry trees?"

White Snake was the newly bought servant. She was frail and delicate, but very strong. Her family lived in the neighboring mansion, but because her husband was addicted to gambling, he sold her and she was transported to Chengdu for sale.

At this time, White Snake asked, "Master, how big is the mulberry tree?"

Yun Xi also forgot, "The mulberry tree bore fruit two years ago."

"Those are mature mulberry trees. Ten of these trees can support about 6,000 silkworms a year, producing about 40 kilograms of silk..."

Yun Xi was calculating the costs and benefits. "The cloth shop charges one ounce of silver for every pound of silk. Forty pounds is forty ounces of silver. Buying six thousand silkworms will cost six hundred coins... This deal is worth doing."

Yun Xi immediately bought 6,000 silkworms and 6 little white piglets. These little white piglets had been vaccinated and castrated. As for what they would look like in the future, no one was sure. This was an experiment. If they adapted well, white pig farming could be introduced on a large scale in the future.

After paying the money, Yun Xi drove away. No one knew that after they turned the corner ahead, the huge caravan slowly disappeared like a fantasy.

On the tenth day of the second lunar month, the four of them rushed back to Lijia Village. Yu Qianer rushed over as soon as he got the news and saw the chubby little piglets.

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"Sister-in-law, what kind of pig is this?"

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I didn't meet anyone selling piglets in Rongcheng. I only met a caravan outside the city. They had piglets, 200 coins each. Unfortunately, they were a breed I had never seen before. The caravan said that this breed of pig is easy to raise, grows meat and doesn't like exercise, so it's ready for slaughter quickly. You can just keep it in a pen and it can grow to 250 kilograms at most. That's why I bought them."

Yun Xi blushed.

"If you are worried, my family will keep him."

"Is it really that good? Then I'll raise him at home and see."

Yu Qian'er was tempted, mainly because this sister-in-law could not only spend money but also make money. In just over a year, her assets doubled and she also led every family in the clan to make a lot of money. This depends not only on luck but also on vision.

Yun Xi handed the remaining 100 coins to her sister-in-law and warned her, "Sister-in-law, people say these pigs like to be clean. Clean the pigpen regularly and sprinkle more wood ash. They also like to eat cornmeal and corn dregs. Don't feed them grass all the time. They don't like to grow meat if they eat grass."

Yu Qian'er agreed, "Okay, I'll give it some and try."

If you can get a few more pounds of meat, it won't be a loss to feed them some cornmeal.

At Yun Xi's house, the ox cart was pulled directly to the compost pit, the manure was poured in, stirred and then fermented.

White Snake and Lady Wang lived in the same house. Yun Xi gave them the same cotton and cloth, and also paid them 100 wen a month, with food and accommodation provided.

With Bai Niangzi helping Wang Niangzi share the burden, raising two more pigs was not difficult, and Bai Niangzi also took care of the silkworms.

In March, the earth is warm and all things come back to life. Spring rains fall several times, some heavy and some light. Some people say that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, and with the abundant spring rains, this year should be another good harvest.

Look, the heavy snow that we avoid like snakes and scorpions in winter turns into auspicious snow that indicates a good harvest after the snow.

She also hired people to plow the land this year. She and two maids reclaimed another three acres of cotton fields at the foot of the North Mountain. She would be too busy without hiring people.

The farming process this year was similar to last year. The workers were hired very quickly, and by the fifth day of April, all of Yun Xi's land was planted, including 100 acres of rice, 5 acres of cotton, and a vegetable patch in the front yard.

The land was planted, and there was nothing to do at home. White Lady looked after the silkworms, while Yun Xi began to look for sandy land, which was usually near the river. She wanted to plant watermelons. Yes, watermelons, the big and delicious watermelons developed by experts in later generations, not the small and dry watermelons of today.

High-yield rice should be fully promoted in the next few years, and high-yield cotton has also been reported to the government office and will be gradually promoted in the future. Yun Xi is thinking about whether to grow watermelons.

There was no need to promote delicious watermelons. If the benefits weren't huge, the court wouldn't need to forcefully seize them. The watermelon seedlings were already grown, ready to be planted once they found sandy land. But she was waiting, waiting for the court's reward. After the rice seedlings were grown this year, the court should see a difference: stronger and more resistant to lodging...