Chapter 30 Laying Eggs

Qi Futian went all over the village but couldn't find a single hatching egg.

No one raises roosters.

He sighed, climbed onto the kang, sat against the wall and rested.

There are hundreds of households in the village located within a few kilometers of Gougou Chacha. He searched from house to house and almost broke his legs.

Roosters can't lay eggs but they can eat better than hens. In years of famine, people are starving. How can there be anything to feed them?

If they can't afford to raise them, no one will raise them. Even hens can only be raised by two or three per household.

It’s not that I don’t want to raise them, I just don’t have anything to feed them.

In good years, every family will raise more than ten or twenty chickens. Among the group of chickens at home, there will usually be one or two roosters.

Raising roosters is for raising chicks at home, and also so that the hens will not be bullied.

Without the protection of roosters, your own hens are often bullied by other people's roosters. This is because most chickens in the countryside are free range.

Especially in autumn, there are many ears of grain, sorghum ears, and corn kernels falling on the ground.

How can it be like the past two years, where I haven’t had any hair at all!

It was really lively at that time. In the morning, before the sun came up, the rooster crowed loudly and loudly, echoing throughout the ravines.

During the day, hens in every household lay eggs one after another, and the cries of "clack" kept coming and going, and the village was full of fireworks.

Ms. Cui thought for a while and said: "Our Jiudaogou is the most severely affected. There are probably people raising roosters in the town. Let's go to the town and have a look!"

With that said, he opened the wooden box, took out a small box from the bottom, took out 5 yuan wrapped in a handkerchief, and handed it to her husband.

"Bring this 5 yuan with you in case the price of eggs goes up!"

"No, no, no, I have 4 yuan in my hand. Even if I pay 2 cents for an egg, I can still buy 20 of them."

When a hen hatches eggs, he usually lays about 20 eggs.

"Take it! What if it goes up again? It's not easy to go there."

"I won't buy it if it goes up again! You can't spend all your family money to buy hatching eggs!" Qi Futian said helplessly.

Ms. Cui said nothing and silently put the 5 yuan back into its place.

In the past two years, there has been no income due to confiscation. The money for cooking, salt, sauce and vinegar at home was all saved in the past. After spending it, only 5 yuan is left.

"It's too late today! I'm tired too, let's go tomorrow!" Qi Futian grabbed a pillow and lay down.

Mrs. Cui took off the quilt from the quilt and covered her husband with it.

Qi Futian touched the wrapped quilt and said: "The quilt has rolled, it's time to change it to cotton! I will go to the mountains in a while to see if I can dig up medicinal materials and sell them to the purchasing station to get some money."

When the time comes, I’ll buy some new cotton batting and put it on so that the winter nights won’t be cold.”

Qi Kexin sat next to her father and read the comic strips given to her by her second brother. When her father said this, she took over the conversation, "Dad! Bring Fu Bao with you when the time comes! Fu Bao has sharp eyes and can help Dad dig out many medicinal materials."

"Haha! Okay, okay."

Qi Futian smiled and patted his daughter's little head, perfunctoryly.

He needs to walk a long mountain road to dig out medicinal materials. Where can Fu Bao walk down? He will not take her there.

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Qi Kexin is thinking about how to get hatching eggs.

She heard what her parents said just now. From this, she knew that the total money in her parents' hands was 9 yuan.

If dad spends another 4 yuan to buy hatching eggs tomorrow, he will only have 5 yuan left.’

’ Will this big family rely on these 5 yuan to live for a while?

How are you doing?

She couldn't imagine what those days were like.

She couldn't let her parents get angry with worry, she had to find a way to help them.

Now let's get the hatching eggs first and save dad's 4 yuan.

She remembered that Big Chili asked her for clairvoyance in exchange for two eggs.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

Why not go to the town to see a doctor and collect two eggs from each patient?

By doing this, the hatching of eggs may be settled.

Her clairvoyant eyes can tell whether the eggs obtained by seeing a doctor are hatching eggs.

She thinks there will always be eggs.

If you receive a lot, the hatching eggs will be kept to hatch the chicks, and the ordinary eggs will be used to supplement nutrition for parents and brothers.

At this moment, her mother's haggard face when she was sick appeared in front of her again.

Similarly, her father's sallow complexion and lack of nutrition were also engraved in her heart.

If parents can eat eggs for a few days, things will definitely improve.

Eggs are high-quality protein, and the protein in eggs is easily absorbed by the body.

Although my parents and brothers are eating well now, their diets are full of dietary fiber and lack protein.

In my own space, I only have food and medicinal ingredients, no eggs or meat.

Although ginseng leaves can replenish qi, they cannot replace eggs. To supplement protein, you have to eat eggs.

She felt that there was nothing wrong with doing so.

At least it can remind people who are sick so that their illness will not be delayed.

There have been famines for several consecutive years, and people here use grass roots and bark to satisfy their hunger. There are many people suffering from stomach problems.

Stomach problems cannot be postponed, as ulcers can easily develop into gastric perforation.

It's not much to collect two eggs from them. When I go to the hospital for a B-ultrasound examination, how can I get two eggs?

Yes! Just do it!

After making up her mind, she planned to take her second brother with her to the town.

The eldest brother is too rational and will not agree to her doing this. The second brother is easier to talk to.

"Second brother! Do you want to eat eggs?"

She asked Tie Zhu with a smile and tilted her neck.

"Of course I want to eat it! Do you have eggs?" Tie Zhu asked.

"Hee hee! Not now, but I will get eggs."

Qi Kexin put her mouth close to Tie Zhu's ear and said her own method.

Tie Zhu immediately patted his sister and said happily: "Okay! Anyway, you are famous now! Everyone will believe you, and there will be no less people seeking medical treatment from you."

Fubao's reputation is well-known and originated from the Xu family.

Mrs. Xu told the police station that Qi Kexin's eyes could see through things and could also conjure food.

The police thought Xu's story was absurd and asked her to tell the truth. She then said that the little girl had magic and everyone in Jiudaogou knew about it. They said that she was trapped by the little girl's magic circle.

Although the police did not believe what Xu said, they still came to Jiudaogou Village.

They found Qi Futian and his wife.

It is nonsense for the Qi family couple to say that they can conjure food, but it is true that their eyes can see through things. They say that their children have special powers in this regard.

When questioned by the police, Qi Kexin also admitted that his eyes could see through things.

The news spread like wildfire, and almost everyone in the town knew that there was a child in Jiudaogou Village who could see through eyes.

"Then hurry up and leave now! If you are late, you won't be able to come back." Qi Kexin said.

It was already noon when she said this, and Mrs. Cui was busy in the kitchen. She was making pancakes today, yam pancakes.

Tie Zhu went over to tell his mother that his sister was going fishing, and he took her there, which was nearby.

"Those who have finished eating, I will go with you." Cui said.

"Mom! Let's just get two cakes." She said, grabbed two cakes and ran away.

Mrs. Cui got up and chased them out. She found that the brother and sister had disappeared, so she shook her head and returned to the kitchen.

She was going to go there after eating. Recently, there were suddenly more fish in the river, and there were a lot of people catching fish in the village. She also wanted to catch a few fish and make fish soup for everyone to improve it.
Chapter completed!