Chapter 27 Piggy, piggy
As she walked, she came to an area where livestock cubs were sold.
The first thing I saw was a cage of chickens. Because the weather was too cold, they were all huddled together to keep warm.
Because the number of chicken coops in the farm has reached the upper limit, Zhang Chunnuan only asked about the price and did not buy it.
On the adjacent stall are two bamboo cages, one of which contains a dozen downy ducks, and the other contains two geese.
When encountering livestock that are not available on the farm, Zhang Chunnuan will definitely not hold back and buy them with the cages.
Holding a bamboo cage in each hand, she walked behind an earthen wall with no one around. Seeing that there was no one around, she quickly sent the ducks and geese into the farm.
There was no time to settle, so she continued shopping empty-handed.
Walking further, I suddenly saw a group of people gathered in front of me.
Is this really exciting?!
Zhang Chunnuan's eyes flashed with the light of Bagua, and with his quick movements and extraordinary strength, he successfully squeezed to the front.
It turns out that a whole family was selling piglets!
From the time he traveled to the present day, Zhang Chunnuan has been looking for piglets all over the place. Now that he has encountered one, how could he not rush for it?
The onlookers are just watching the fun. It’s a time when people don’t have enough to eat, let alone raising pigs.
But others can’t support her, but she, Zhang Chunnuan, can!
Let alone one or two, there are thousands of them, and they all have food to feed them!
The stall was guarded by an old man and his two sons. Zhang Chunnuan came up to talk and learned that they were pig farmers from other communes.
The old sow at home had given birth to too many piglets and was unable to raise them, so she wanted to sell them during the Daliang Commune Fair.
Zhang Chunnuan looked at all the piglets in the cage. There were 6 piglets in total, and they were all as black as black briquettes.
She was about to buy it directly when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Suizui standing in the crowd of onlookers from the corner of her eye, so she could only hold back.
It's not difficult to wrap up all the little piglets, but you can't let the villagers know.
She and Father Shen are the only two working people in the family. They already raise a few pigs, so adding two more pigs is simply unrealistic.
After thinking clearly, she could only point to the bamboo cage placed aside and ask:
"What do you have in this cage?"
The old man's youngest son replied angrily: "They are rabbits raised at home. There are too many rabbits to keep. When I came, there was still room in the car, so I thought I would bring them with me to try my luck."
rabbit?!
Zhang Chunnuan's eyes lit up, "Open it and let me have a look!"
The old man's youngest son didn't say anything after hearing this, and stepped forward to open the lid of the bamboo cage.
Zhang Chunnuan came over and took a look. Palm-sized little rabbits were crowded in the cage, and they came in white, black, gray, and yellow colors.
Among them were two rabbits with extremely long fur, which attracted special attention.
Zhang Chunnuan reached in and grabbed the two little rabbits.
Ouch! What a long-haired rabbit!
She looked at the frightened little rabbit in her hand and asked: "Are these rabbits all from the same litter? Are they all weaned?"
The old man's younger son shook his head first, and then nodded: "These are two nests of rabbits. The two you are holding are from one nest, and the others are from another nest.
I have been raising them for more than 20 days, and they are already weaned and eating grass. It won’t be long before I buy them back and they will be eaten during the Chinese New Year.”
Zhang Chunnuan put the frightened little rabbit back into the cage and asked: "How to sell it? I want it all, you think it's cheaper."
"All, all?" The man seemed frightened by Zhang Chunnuan's words, and stammered: "I, I, I have to ask my father."
Before he finished speaking, he quickly ran to his father's side, pointed at Zhang Chunnuan and said something.
After a while, the father and son came over.
As soon as the old man came, he asked: "Do you want the rabbit?"
Zhang Chunnuan replied: "It's me, how much does it cost?"
"Want them all?"
"Um."
After hearing her affirmative answer, the old man pondered for a while and then said: "Take all the one dollar."
When Zhang Chunnuan heard the quotation, she made some mental calculations and determined that the price was not a loss. She handed over a dollar and left with the cage.
Before leaving, she looked back and saw the old man's eldest son guarding the piglet with a sad face, and she felt slightly relaxed.
It seems that no one is still asking about the price. When the crowd of onlookers disperses, I will buy the piglets myself!
Zhang Chunnuan followed suit and sent the rabbit to the farm, and spent some time settling the rabbit and the ducks and geese that were sent in before.
A rabbit pen was built in the breeding area, eight rabbits, four males and four females, were put in and filled with feed.
The ducks and geese were put into the pond without seeing their pens again. Two simple bamboo sheds were built near the chicken coop, and straw that had been dehydrated was taken out from the warehouse and placed in them.
After finishing these tasks, Zhang Chunnuan returned to the stall where he bought rabbits. By this time, the crowd of onlookers had dispersed, but there were only four piglets left on the stall in front of the old man.
Seeing this, Zhang Chunnuan did not dare to delay any longer, so she quickly stepped forward to inquire about the price. After some bargaining, she bought four piglets for 40 yuan.
After declining the kindness of the old man and their son to deliver the goods to their door, Zhang Chunnuan, with two hands in each hand, carried away the four pig cages under the astonished gazes of the three of them.
Seeing Zhang Chunnuan walking away quickly, the three old men were dumbfounded.
Looking at the weak little daughter-in-law, I didn't expect that she was so strong!
Zhang Chunnuan didn't dare to go too far with her four piglets, so she picked up a small house and crawled inside.
When I entered, I discovered that this place was actually a hut!
She hurriedly took the piglets into the farm, didn't stay long, and ran out holding her nose.
Not long after he ran out, he ran into Wang Dongxue and Zhou Huacheng, who were looking for someone.
"Sister Chun Nuan, I've found you! I have good news to tell you... No, sister Chun Nuan, have you fallen into the pit? Why are you so ugly!"
Zhang Chunnuan's face was dark, she would never enter a public latrine again!
Just two minutes after I went in, I was already smelling of it!
Zhou Huacheng pulled his daughter-in-law out of her mouth and said to Zhang Chunnuan with a smile:
"Sister Chun Nuan, didn't you say you wanted to raise pigs before? We just happened to meet someone selling them, but we couldn't find you. We were afraid that someone would buy them first, so we bought two to give to Dongxue's mother-in-law. You have to go and take a look.
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When Zhang Chunnuan heard this, her heart skipped a beat, wasn't it? Could it be that the old man's two piglets were bought by Wang Dongxue and his wife?
It's not that she can't be raised, but she doesn't want to be raised openly. If she is raised on the farm, she can add feed with just a thought, without any effort at all.
But to raise it in public, you have to cut pigs and vegetables, and you have to feed them with grain. It's too ostentatious.
Zhang Chunnuan licked his lips and asked tentatively: "How many piglets are sold in the fair?"
Wang Dongxue gave Zhou Huacheng an angry look and replied bluntly: "It's just one family! Fortunately, we bought it in advance. When I passed by just now, I saw them closing the stall, and all the piglets have been bought!"
Zhang Chunnuan looked at her face with a look of "I'm smart! Praise me!" with a proud expression, and raised her hand to wipe her face.
Chapter completed!