Transmigrated into a child bride, she punishes scumbags, raises children, and marries a soldier.

As soon as Zhou Chuan returned to the Xiao family home, she put the five chickens in the yard. She had already inquired about the military district and found out that each household could raise three chickens. The rooster was going to be slaughtered soon, the hen would be slaughtered in a few days, and the other hens could be raised a little longer. Since the hens were already laying eggs, it wouldn't be a loss to keep them.

After he leaves the military region, raising chickens won't be difficult. Once the chickens lay eggs, Xiao Ran will have something to eat.

"We'll build a chicken coop this afternoon." Zhou Chuan said, noticing Xiao Ran staring at the chickens. "Stop looking, let's go kill the chickens."

Xiao Ran jogged up to Xiao Chuan and took her hand.

Zhou Chuan held a chicken in one hand and a small hand in the other: "Stew it for three or four hours, stew it until it's mushy."

"Auntie, will he scold me?" Xiao Ran felt uneasy because she had spent a lot of money today.

Zhou Chuan tightened his grip on his hand: "What did you say? He still has the nerve to say that? If he comes back and complains to you, just say I bought it. Let's see if he still has any shame."

Xiao Ran didn't speak.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhou Chuan put her arm around his small shoulder and walked inside: "Don't think about saving money for him. Who knows who will benefit from the money you save? Listen to your aunt, what you eat is what you keep."

Xiao Ran looked up at Zhou Chuan and finally nodded.

After boiling the water, Xiao Ran grabbed the rooster by its wings and claws, while Zhou Chuan, holding a cleaver, quickly bled the rooster.

The two people, one big and one small, busied themselves plucking all the feathers off the rooster.

Zhou Chuan didn't let the children help with cleaning the rooster's internal organs, but Xiao Ran didn't seem to mind the dirt at all, just standing by and watching Zhou Chuan work.

Before lunch, Zhou Chuan started stewing the rooster.

In the afternoon, she wanted to build a chicken coop, but there weren't many materials in the yard. She asked Political Commissar Ma for help and finally got a few planks. She managed to build a makeshift chicken coop. During breaks from work, she inevitably ran into Li Dazui, who was "diligently weeding." The two houses were next to each other, so it was hard to avoid running into each other.

"Girl, I sold those chickens at a loss, a huge loss..."

"A chicken only costs a little over a dollar! Wow, where can you buy such a cheap chicken...?"

Zhou Chuan had gotten the better deal, so he couldn't just ignore them. Of course, the most important thing was to refute them.

"Sister, the chickens are still here. They were all sold by weight and the price was clearly marked. If you think it's too cheap, you can take a few chickens home and return the money. We'll go to the next village to buy some more."

"You've already stewed a whole chicken for me, you can't just say you don't want it now."

"I just stewed a rooster. A rooster only costs 50 cents a pound outside. You can take it out and return the rest of the money."

"Fine, fine, I can't argue with you."

"If I were you, I'd be secretly enjoying myself at home right now, why would I be complaining about anything?"

"Girl, I don't like hearing what you're saying. I sold you such a good chicken for only 50 cents. I'm losing money hand over fist. How can you be happy about it? I'm already being nice by not crying."

"You know you're selling it to me? Commander Xiao isn't here, and I, an outsider, have my child buy your chickens. When his father comes back, won't he be suspicious? Won't he cause me trouble? You still have the nerve to say you're at a loss? Who's really at a loss? You at least made seven yuan, what did I make? Logically speaking, you should give me a kickback. I'm helping you sell chickens."

After hearing what Zhou Chuan said, I really thought it made sense. "If you don't want money, you can give me eggs. I don't need many. Give me thirty, and I'll boil two every morning and evening to nourish my body."

Li Dazui's mouth gaped open. She suddenly realized that what Zhou Chuan said was indeed true. However, she would never give him money, not even eggs. She had already sold them at a loss, and she didn't want to pay him extra for eggs? Was she crazy?

"Girl, that's not how it works. You're the one who wanted to buy it for someone's child. Besides, I'm selling it at a loss. I didn't make a single penny off you. Oh, no, I didn't make a single penny off your child."

"I'm not lying to you, I really sold it at a loss. Those people in the cooking squad are so heartless. They helped me raise a few chickens and still asked me for their wages. Can you believe how unethical that is? They raised so many chickens and even helped me raise two of them, and they still had the nerve to ask me for money. How could they even have the nerve to say that... Oh dear, my Erbazi seems to be crying. I have to go back and check on him."

Zhou Chuan watched Li Dazui's hurried departure, pursed his lips, and thought, "What labor costs? It's probably just chicken feed costs."

After setting up the chicken coop, Zhou Chuan went to the kitchen. Xiao Ran had been watching the fire under the stove all afternoon, and the chicken in the pot was already very fragrant.

Zhou Chuan lifted the pot lid and poked at it with chopsticks: "It's ready, no need to cook it anymore, just let it simmer for a while longer. When you eat it, just sprinkle some salt on it. Put the leftover chicken in the pot, bring it to a boil over high heat, don't stir it, it won't spoil overnight."

Thinking of the chickens outside, Zhou Chuan gave a few more instructions: "Remember to feed the chickens tonight, just give them some rice, don't be stingy, Auntie will think of something tomorrow." She still had to help prepare feed for those chickens that hadn't eaten. "Alright, I have to go back now."

Zhou Chuan was about to leave after giving his instructions when Xiao Ran suddenly appeared and stopped him.

"eat together!"

Zhou Chuan rubbed his little face: "Auntie won't eat it, you eat it yourself. If Auntie eats your chicken, you'll scold me to death. Do you want Auntie to be scolded to death?"

Seeing his hesitation, Zhou Chuan gently pried his little hand open: "Auntie is not joking. Auntie has offended too many people. Think about your Aunt Zhou. Do you think she would tell your father if she knew that I stole your chicken? Would your father believe her or me?"

Xiao Ran frowned: "Can't we eat it secretly?"

Zhou Chuan smoothed out his furrowed brows: "We don't do anything sneaky! Okay, remember what I just said, make sure to keep an eye on the fire in the stove, and make sure to boil the remaining chicken soup until it's bubbling. If you still don't know how to do it, just hang the rest down into the well."

Looking at the little one in front of her, she was really worried. "Never mind, never mind, I'll come back for a check after I finish dinner. I'll be heartbroken if such good chicken soup goes bad."