Zhao Sanniang thought for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up,
"I once heard my child's aunt show off, saying that there is a business in the county that specializes in hatching and selling duck seedlings. She said that the fire attack method was used, and it was miraculous. My sister-in-law also knows that my sister-in-law and I don't want to deal with each other. Where is it really?
Not sure."
After listening to Zhao Sanniang's reminder, Bai Yunxi expressed her understanding.
"It doesn't matter. As long as there are people doing this business, it's easy to inquire about them. I'll go to the county for a trip later."
As for the fire attack method, it is actually to heat the duck eggs and make a fire bed. Let the duck eggs be heated evenly, turn them over from time to time, and control the temperature. The duck eggs will hatch in a cycle of twenty-eight days.
The same is true for chicks, but it only takes twenty-one days for a chick to break out of its shell.
She once came into contact with a hatchery. In addition to using fire to control the temperature, there is actually a safer method, the water kang, which is to use water for incubation. You only need to add hot water regularly to maintain the temperature.
If she can't find suitable ducklings, or the price is too high, she can hatch them herself.
After walking with Zhao Sanniang for a while, Bai Yunxi rejected her invitation and took Wenyou home directly when they passed by the entrance of their alley.
My cousin often walks in the county. He should know something about the ducklings. Ask him later and then go to the county to see it on the spot.
When passing by Xiaofangzhuang, Baiyunxi turned around and took a look. Although the fields were all rented, she still had to help if there were difficulties in the fields. After all, it was related to rent collection and she couldn't really be a hands-off shopkeeper.
By the time they returned to the village entrance, it was already dusk, and busy people on the slopes were starting to pack up and get ready to get off work.
According to the previous agreement, wages are paid daily.
The two of them arrived home, and Bai Anyan also came back with people. Du Shi prepared hot water and a bench for people to rest while waiting for the check.
Regarding the payment of wages, Baiyunxi left it all to the second child and stopped participating.
Seeing him excitedly distributing wages to the workers, Bai Yunxi watched quietly. Since he decided to hand over the family's property to him, the number of labor hires would only increase in the future. How could he keep up with others?
Dealing with people and how to get to know people are all compulsory courses for him.
Bai Anyan paid people their wages and sent them out before returning happily.
Although he was tired after a long day, he was still very energetic and couldn't stop rubbing his hands when he walked in front of Baiyun River.
"Mom, we worked hard today. Just a few of us have leveled the slope in front. We just need to clear out the gravel. I estimate it will be completed in three or four days. If Mom is free,
, come with me tomorrow to see if there is anything that needs rectification, and you can point it out to me on the spot."
Bai Yunxi saw the luster in his eyes and chuckled,
"I went to see Cui Zhangmo today and showed him the map of the factory. They and his son should be there early tomorrow morning."
"So soon? But it's okay. In half a month, the autumn harvest will begin. Once everyone gets busy, we won't be able to invite anyone."
In addition to building factories, they also had to seize the time to harvest. According to Shennong's planting manual, the planting method, after the autumn harvest, it was time to plant winter wheat again.
"It doesn't matter. When the time comes, we will outsource the construction of the factory to the Cui family. They have organized a professional construction team. Just like last time, we don't care about anything except paying for it."
Even if she wanted to participate in the construction of houses during this period, she couldn't get involved.
The main reason is that many methods are different from what she learned. Those things and methods that have disappeared in the long history have opened her eyes and at the same time, she has to admit the wisdom of the ancients.
Therefore, apart from providing drawings and understanding the construction plan, she was not prepared to participate in the rest and left all the power to the ink master.
After the last time he built a house, Cui Zhangmo once lamented that the convenience she provided made his construction a lot easier.
In order to save some money, some families hire villagers to help them with the food without paying them. This is because not only can they save some money, but it is also a custom in the village.
But at the same time, it was also because of these people that the construction progress was slowed down, because some people were unwilling to listen to the instructions of the master ink master.
Sometimes conflicts may arise, causing a lot of trouble to the construction.
It could have been completed earlier, but it was delayed because of some people. But the owner didn't know that almost all the money she saved was spent on meals.
Baiyunxi can understand this. It is a custom in the countryside that everyone helps each other when building a house, as long as the food is free.
Building a house is a major event for the villagers, and people who are close to each other will come to help. Over time, it has become a custom.
In this situation, there are pros and cons, and there are some who are diligent and some who are lazy.
At first, the second child did bring up the matter of helping her, but she always felt that hiring helpers also had to take care of the food, and it was too troublesome to buy groceries and cook.
Although you don't need to be too particular about cooking for the helpers, you can't let anyone poke your spine. The only one in their family who cooks delicious food is Du Shi. It will definitely be too busy for her to cook for more than a dozen people.
In the end, we had to hire a cook, which was not only a hassle but also a hassle. In the end, we simply gave it all to the Cui family, paying no attention to anything but paying for it.
Only Cui Zhangmo was in charge of the entire venue, and everyone was at his disposal. There was no obstruction in the process. In the end, it not only accelerated the progress, but also helped her save a lot of money.
Moreover, the whole process was very harmonious, without any arguments or contradictions.
Cui Zhangmo was grateful and helped them do some more chores. Not only did he ask his apprentice to help clean up the site, but he also built an extra pigsty with scraps behind the house.
The most important thing is that their family is not tied up by the construction of a house, and they still perform their duties and do what they should do. This is the ending she is most happy to see.
Therefore, when building the duck farm, she still chose to do it all, and would not hire help from the villagers. Later, when the villagers built the houses, they could do it without any help, which would save them less trouble.
the next day,
As soon as it got dark, Du got up and prepared breakfast for everyone.
After eating and drinking, the second child went to the slopes first, waited for others to arrive, and continued working.
Bai Yunxi rested at home for a while, and then took Wenyou over. Today she made an appointment with Cui Zhangmo to check the slope. She is the owner of the house and cannot let anyone wait for him.
Du Shi was still doing housework at home and boiling hot water for the workers. Bai Anjing and Yaya carried the kettle and ran twice a day to deliver water to people.
Everyone works hard and sweats a lot, so it is necessary to replenish water in time. Baiyunxi also specially told Du Shi to put a piece of sugar in the water to increase people's physical strength.
At three o'clock in the morning, Cui Zhangmo arrived with his son in an ox cart.
Baiyunxi called Lao Er over and asked him to follow him to listen to his opinions.
No matter how big or small the matter is, the more you handle it, the easier it will be to deal with it later.