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

After Xu Qingye drove a mule cart to his uncle's house to pick up Xu Liangping, he handed the mule cart to Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping and drove to the farm where he had bought chickens.

He himself got into the mule cart.

There was not enough space for too many people to sit outside the mule cart, and of the four people on the mule cart, except Song Yuntang, the others were all men. As her husband, it was most appropriate for him to sit in the carriage with her.

Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping had both been there last time to buy chickens and ducks, and they both remembered the location. The mule cart was also fast, and they arrived in less than fifteen minutes.

Song Yuntang grabbed Xu Qingye's hand and jumped off the mule cart.

"Uncle Chang, we're here to buy chickens and ducks again."

The old farmer, known as Chang Bo, and his wife came out to greet them. "Miss Song is here. How many chickens and ducks do you want this time?"

"This time we need 200 ducks, 50 adult chickens, both male and female, 500 half-grown chickens, and 500 one-month-old chickens. We're in a hurry, so Uncle Chang can just lead us to choose."

She roughly estimated the time it would take. After the 500 half-grown chickens were used up, the one-month-old chickens would be almost grown.

With the addition of fifty adult chickens, the chickens on the farm will be almost self-sufficient in the future.

"to make."

Chang Bo handed them a few baskets and took them to pick out two hundred ducks. Because Song Yuntang bought a lot, he gave her ten more.

Then he led a few people to the chicken farm and picked out 45 hens, 5 roosters, 500 half-grown chickens, and 500 one-month-old chicks.

After this selection, the number of chickens and ducks on Chang Bo's farm was reduced by half. The price of grain is high this year, and the grain stored in the warehouse is enough for him to survive the winter.

Chang Bo was happy and gave Song Yuntang another thirty newly hatched chicks.

"We not only have chickens here, but also eggs. If you need them, you can come and buy them."

After hearing this, Song Yuntang spent a hundred coins to buy two hundred duck eggs from him, intending to go back and study how to make preserved eggs.

"Thank you for today, Uncle Chang. We'll be leaving first."

Xu Qingye, Xu Wencheng and the other two had already loaded all the chickens and ducks onto the mule cart. She paid Chang Bo eight taels and six qian of silver for the chickens, ducks and duck eggs, then climbed onto the mule cart and headed to the farm first.

It was still early, and it was not yet noon when we arrived at the village.

Song Yuntang hurriedly called the people in the wooden shed over.

"Everyone come and help me move all these chickens and ducks to the mountain. Aunt Miao, I bought a lot of chickens and ducks today. Please make some arrangements and decide which pen to put them in."

"Hey, here we come."

Aunt Miao walked out of the yard and hurriedly led everyone into the mountains.

"Tu Shi, second brother, don't move. Help me pick out ten half-grown chickens and kill them. I'll take them to town later." Song Yuntang said as he walked towards the courtyard. "I'll go boil a large pot of water to scald the chicken feathers."

"Wencheng, please put the duck eggs back in the room I was staying in before. I'll need them this afternoon."

"okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wencheng carried the duck eggs into the yard.

General Hei followed Aunt Miao to the mountains, while Dahuang kept lingering around Song Yuntang's feet.

Song Yuntang was lighting the stove, and from time to time he raised his hand to touch its fur. "From now on, the safety of the farm will depend on you and the general. Dahuang must cheer up."

Dahuang groaned and rested his head on the back of her feet.

Knowing that the dog was just trying to be nice to him, Song Yuntang didn't kick it away. He only led Dahuang out of the kitchen after the water in the pot started to make noises.

"Have you killed the chicken? The water is almost boiling."

"immediately."

Song Jinsheng drained the blood from the last chicken in his hand and handed it to Tu Shi. Tu Shi carried the ten killed chickens in a large basin to the kitchen.

After the hair was plucked out, it was placed in a bucket and loaded onto a mule cart.

During the whole process, Fang Xiaobao and Fubao watched from the side, with curiosity and fear in their big eyes.

However, because the adults all had their own things to do, they did not take the feelings of the two children into consideration.

"Second brother, has the foundation of the brick house been laid?" Before leaving, Song Yuntang looked at Song Jinsheng and asked.

Song Jinsheng nodded. "It will be ready today. Uncle Cheng has calculated the number of bricks and tiles and has also gone to the kiln to inquire about their prices. The yard you are going to build is quite large, with many houses. Just buying the bricks and tiles will cost at least 40 to 50 taels of silver. The main structure will be built quickly, but with the furniture and interior renovations, it will probably take nearly two months."

"Okay." Song Yuntang took out twenty taels from his purse and handed it to Song Jinsheng. "Second brother, take Uncle Cheng to order the bricks and tiles today. We'll pay the remaining amount after the bricks and tiles arrive. Fortunately, the bricks and tiles will take a few days to arrive. After Uncle Cheng and his men lay the foundation, we'll dig a small pond at the location we decided on earlier. We have 230 ducks on the farm now, and they'll be ready to be put into the water when they grow big enough."

She was uneasy about letting others handle such money-spending matters.

Although Song Jinsheng still had injuries on his body, judging from his complexion and demeanor, he had mostly recovered during this period of time. As long as it was not physical work, it would not have any impact on him.

Song Jinsheng took the silver, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the kiln factory with Uncle Cheng right away."

After saying that, he turned around and went to find Uncle Cheng.

Song Yuntang lowered the mule cart curtain and said, "Wencheng, let's hurry to town. We need to pickle the chicken we just killed. It's for lunch."

"Hold on tight, sister-in-law."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wencheng set off driving the mule cart.

When they arrived at Huajianzui, after Xu Wencheng and Xu Liangping jumped off the mule cart, they first carried the ten chickens in the bucket to the backyard.

As Xu Liangping walked, he looked around the tavern with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Wencheng, does this shop really belong to my cousin's wife?"

Xu Wencheng looked at him and said, "How could it be fake? I just helped out here all day yesterday."

Xu Qingye jumped off the mule cart and handed his hand to Song Yuntang.

After helping her off the mule cart, he unloaded the cart and took the mule to a specially set up straw shed in the backyard to feed it water and fodder.

When Song Yuntang arrived at the backyard, Chen, Tao and Sun were already processing the ten chickens.

Xu Wencheng also pulled Xu Liangping to Fang Tianci and was listening to him talk about the things he needed to pay attention to when working as a servant in the shop.

He looked like a shopkeeper.

Song Yuntang took down the two ducks that were hung under the eaves yesterday. The moisture on the ducks had completely dried.

She poured a little water into the pot, added sugar and boiled until it turned slightly red, then added boiling water and red yeast rice vinegar, and then soaked the cleaned duck in boiling water. The originally wrinkled duck skin became smooth, so she took it out and hung it under the eaves again to dry.

The originally white duck skin turned slightly orange-yellow after being scalded.

There is wind in the yard, so the ducks work faster.

An hour later, it was time for dinner and the shop started to get busy. Seeing that several people in the front hall and back yard could handle it, Song Yuntang didn't go to help. She put two hooks around the oven, hung the duck on them, and started to light a fire and roast it.

Soon, the aroma of roast duck spread throughout the shop and could be smelled.