The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

"How would I know what they're going to do?" Mrs. Hu said as she returned to the courtyard and sat down again. "Cui'er, if there's nothing else, you can go back first. You didn't want to go to your second brother's house anyway. Yanliu Village is not close to Lushan Village. If you go back now, you can just make it home before dark."

Zhang took Xu Liangping away, and her attitude was very clear: this marriage between cousins ​​would not take place.

Maybe she really took Song Yuntang's words to heart.

However, this is indeed a hidden danger.

She had also heard of the families that Xu Wencheng mentioned at the beginning. She was worried that if a stupid great-grandson really appeared, it would bring harm to the eldest brother's family.

Xu Cui snorted inwardly and said sarcastically, "Okay, since you know that Mother doesn't like us, then we won't be here to bother her anymore."

He turned around and looked at his three daughters.

"Xiaoqian, Xiaofang, Nian'er, let's go."

After the three girls and the old couple Xu Yuande exchanged glances, they hurriedly trotted to catch up with Xu Cui.

Seeing Xu Cui walking in front without saying anything, Cheng Xiaoqian asked cautiously.

"Mom, are we going home now?"

She actually didn't want to go back yet.

In that family, no one took them seriously. They ate the worst food and lived in the worst conditions.

Although my grandmother's house is not my own home, here, I eat and live the same as everyone else and am not treated differently.

Xu Cui glanced at her three daughters.

"What home are we going back to? Your cousin got married yesterday, so shouldn't we go and congratulate him? His family has a mule cart, so we can ride back in style and see if that old hag from the Cheng family dares to criticize me!"

He then glanced at his second daughter, Cheng Xiaofang, with a tone of disgust.

"Be smart when you get to your second uncle's house. Your cousin Qingye is there, so your second uncle's family will definitely be better off than your eldest uncle's in the future. Xu Wencheng is the same age as you, so maybe there will be a chance for you."

Cheng Xiaofang nodded timidly.

"I understand, mother."

Twelve-year-old Cheng Nian'er looked in the direction of Xu Cui, then in the direction of her two sisters, with deep helplessness flashing in her eyes.

She was the third child in the family. When her grandmother saw that it was another girl when the baby was born, she was almost strangled to death.

I heard that fortunately my eldest uncle and second uncle went to the Cheng family to congratulate her and rescued her from her grandmother.

In fact, my mother was originally the youngest sister in the Xu family. Even if they didn't take their daughter to live with my uncles, they would not leave their mother, their own sister, alone.

But my mother herself can’t understand it.

In the Cheng family, I was often targeted by my grandmother and two aunts and sisters-in-law, and I always wanted to prove something in front of them.

But he used the stupidest and most hurtful method to hurt the relationship between siblings.

But even if she understood, she couldn't express her thoughts.

Otherwise, you will probably be beaten and scolded by your mother.

fortunately.

She is not yet of marriageable age.

When she gets older, she will have to think of a way to prevent her mother from interfering in her marriage.

……

Under Zhang's guidance, Xu Wencheng drove a mule cart to a house in Biluo Village.

There is a mountain behind this family's house. There are four or five earthen brick houses side by side at the foot of the mountain, and many chickens and ducks are raised in them.

Chickens under half a month old are the cheapest, costing three cents each. Fist-sized chickens are more expensive, costing five cents each.

Zhang pointed at the fist-sized chicken and leaned close to Song Yuntang's ear.

"If you want to buy more, you can buy these chicks that are about 30 to 40 days old. They are easier to raise than freshly hatched chickens. If you just want to buy a few to eat yourself, you can buy the ones over there for eight cents each. Raise them for two or three months so you can eat chicken sooner."

"Also, there are some tricks to choosing chicks. Healthy chicks have bright eyes, smooth feathers, elastic abdomens, strong fighting strength, loud calls, strong legs, and agile movements. Don't choose those that look sickly."

Song Yuntang nodded.

I have to say that Xu Qingye’s aunt is a very down-to-earth person.

Next, the four people each took a basket and began to pick out the chicks.

Two hundred fist-sized chickens were selected, and fifty half-grown chickens were selected.

The total cost was one tael and four qian of silver.

Zhang was surprised to see Song Yuntang bought so many chickens.

"Buying chickens is secondary. Raising chickens is what costs money. You bought so many chickens, do you have enough food to feed them?"

Song Yuntang smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I have prepared food."

A lot of the grain harvested this year can be used to feed chickens.

With the addition of the lees from winemaking, there is no need to worry about food for chickens and ducks.

Thinking that the pond at the foot of the mountain had not been dug yet, Song Yuntang spent only one hundred coins to buy twenty ducks, and let Aunt Miao raise them first to practice. When Uncle Cheng and the others had time to dig the pond later, it would not be too late to add some chicken and ducklings.

Buying so many chickens and ducks at one time, Song Yuntang is considered a big customer.

The farmer was so happy that he gave her ten more chicks that were less than half a month old.

Food is in short supply right now and food prices are about to rise. Without these two or three hundred chickens and ducks, the burden will be much lighter.

After loading all the chickens and ducks onto the mule cart, Xu Wencheng drove the mule cart and headed for her farm under the guidance of Song Yuntang.

He was a little curious about what his sister-in-law's farm looked like.

As the mule cart gradually approached Cile Town, it turned and headed towards a populated area not far away.

Aunt Miao saw the mule cart from afar and saw two unfamiliar young men sitting in the front. She hurried out of the yard and shouted in the direction of the second granary that was being built not far away.

"Tu Shi, Tianci, the girl is back!"

The two men hurriedly put down their work and came to the front of the courtyard.

As soon as the mule cart stopped, the chirping sounds of chickens and ducks inside were particularly clear.

After Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping jumped off the mule cart, Song Yuntang also crawled out from inside.

She jumped off the mule cart.

"Tu Shi, Brother Tianci, please take the chickens and ducks from the mule cart to the chicken and duck coop on the mountain. The ten smaller ones can be temporarily kept in the yard with the two chickens. At night, you can take Da Huang and Jiang Jun to the chicken coop and let them help watch over them."

"Row."

The two men responded, and after Zhang got off the mule cart, they moved the chickens and ducks on the mule cart to the mountains and began to distribute chicken coops to the chickens and ducks.

Dahuang and Jiangjun have been raised by Song Yuntang for a month. Since coming to the farm, the two dogs have completely liberated their nature, running wild in the mountains and growing stronger and stronger.

It was the first time for Zhang and his companions to come here, so they looked around the farm.

I was a little surprised.

The farm doesn't look fancy, with mostly wooden sheds and earthen brick houses, but there are a lot of things on the farm and a lot of people helping out, so it looks quite lively.

It must cost a lot of money to hire so many people, right?

Take a deep breath, and you can faintly smell the aroma of grain wine in the air.

"Is Tang'er still making wine here?" Zhang asked.