Take the space supermarket to farm

Chapter 39 Trouble

Xia Daohua has a loose mind and a loose temper, but she can still move quickly when catching pheasants, hares, and the like.

For the prey brought back this time, Mrs. Jiang left a hare for the children, a pheasant for the old couple, and stewed the fattest marmot with carrots and potatoes in a large pot for each house owner.

A bowl of meat was given.

For several other items, Xia Youtian was asked to take them to the town and sell them.

Xia Youtian was not as open-minded towards strangers as he was in front of Mr. Jiang, and he was not the eloquent one, but he had a simple and honest face, which made people feel a sense of trust for no reason.

The price he quoted was not expensive, it was based on the price I heard from Lao Lu and Hu Butcher before, with a slight increase.

The result turned out to be surprisingly smooth.

Two marmots were sold for one to two six cents of silver. Two pheasants were sold for one to two eight cents of silver. Four hares were sold for four to eight cents of silver. The mushrooms were all large and of good quality and sold.

Two hundred dollars.

During this trip, I actually made a total of eighty taels and four cents!

Xia Youtian didn't dare to stay in the town, so he ran all the way back home with an empty stomach.

When he handed the silver in his arms to Mrs. Jiang, the silver and copper coins were still covered with warm body temperature and sweat stains!

Mrs. Jiang carefully counted the silver and copper coins, counting them two or three times.

Mrs. Jiang put the silver in a pile and the scattered copper coins in a pile. When she had collected a hundred coins, she would tie them up with a fine linen rope. When she had collected ten strings, she would put them in a pile.

Finally, he put the silver and the entire coin into the money box that contained the silver he received when the family was divided, and hid it neatly in the depths of the clothes box.

Ms. Jiang put the remaining four hundred dollars into a daily pocket money box and sighed with satisfaction.

Xia Youtian and Mr. Jiang exchanged glances with each other and decided to keep the fact that the game was sold at a high price secret and not tell anyone.

Even a few children cannot be told.

After all, the child is still young, so he might be tricked by others.

The couple giggled face to face for a while. The money from this sale almost caught up with the money they got from the split, which really made people feel unreal!

Think about it again, Lao Lu, the famous wine drinker in the village, is drunk all day long. Why?

Isn't it just because of his hunting skills?

When I'm short of money, I go to the mountains twice and catch some game. When I come back, I can sell it for wine.

Hunting is really profitable!

Xia Youtian couldn't help but feel a little moved, feeling that hunting was better than farming:

"Madam, what do you think of me going into the mountains often in the future to look for prey?

It makes no sense that two children, Daohua and Lihua, can hunt down so many wild animals. As a grown man, I can’t keep up with those two little girls!”

Ms. Jiang frowned and thought for a while, then shook her head and objected:

“There is no guarantee when hunting in the mountains, you have to try your luck.

Sometimes you may wander around for a day, but in the end you can't catch anything; sometimes you may encounter wild boars, wild wolves, black blind men, tigers... It's not like farming, as long as you spare no effort and serve diligently, you can do anything.

Some harvest."

"That's right. Unless it's a year when God wants to harvest people, no matter what, the harvest in the fields will ensure that the whole family has something to eat."

"Such a beautiful thing cannot happen forever. You should just farm with peace of mind!

I picked up the embroidery work later, and when I had free time, I made a few handkerchiefs, purses, forehead wipes, shoe uppers and other small items, and sent them to the embroidery workshops in the town to sell them.

The pear flower skills are about to be mastered. The rice flower and water chestnut flowers can also be learned.

At that time, we, the three of us, will be at home, buy some good fabrics and embroidery threads, sit peacefully on the kang, and embroider some large pieces such as the kang screen, which will sell for a lot of money!

Isn’t this safer than hunting?”

Xia Youtian disagreed:

"Although embroidery is safer than hunting, it's still too labor-intensive, so I don't think it's good.

It's better that I pay more attention when I go into the mountains to cut firewood. If I can get fresh game, it's better to sell it.

Anyway, we are not greedy. If we have something, we have it. If we don’t have it, we don’t have it.

As long as you don't go deep into the forest, you probably won't encounter any ferocious beasts."

Mrs. Jiang felt sweet in her heart after hearing this, but she was even more determined to do more embroidery work to supplement the family.

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Xia Daohua's hair has finally grown. Two or three months have passed. Not only has the wound on her scalp healed well, but even the scar has become much smaller. Now it is covered by the long hair, and it is even harder to see.

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But people around her gradually noticed the changes in Xia Daohua.

But as soon as I take into account the injuries she suffered on the head, I feel that she is very lucky to have saved her life. Even if her temperament has changed a little, and she has become forgetful about people and things, it is not a big problem.

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Later, Xia Daohua took the opportunity to dig wild vegetables with Lihua and collect firewood with Wulang, and caught some prey.

Every time Xia Daohua came back from hunting, Mrs. Jiang would first give some to the old couple as a filial piety, and then give some to each house owner to try, and the rest would be eaten at home or sold.

However, even so, the family gradually saved some money. The box Jiang used to store the coins was already more than half full, including silver and copper coins.

There were more and more smiles in the fourth house and the family. After March 3, the fourth house was already discussing about sending Wu Lang to a private school.

However, Wulang himself disagreed.

Of course Goro wanted to go to school, but he felt that this was not the right time.

If he really went to a private school, I'm afraid the whole family would think that the fourth family had hidden their personal money before they split up.

Xia Daohua disagreed with this concern, but Jiang and Xia Youtian listened.

As a result, Goro's plan to go to school was temporarily postponed to this fall.

Although it is also eye-catching, after a year of frugality and just selling food, it is not so unacceptable to let the child go to the village school for enlightenment and learn a few words.

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After that, it seemed very logical for the family to make arrangements to borrow some money from the old couple or other relatives and friends to support Wu Lang's education for a few years.

At the same time, Xia Youtian's wicker baskets, bamboo baskets, and Jiang's embroidery also began to be made.

After saving a few dozen, I rushed to the market.

Wicker baskets and bamboo baskets are both serious things, useful for living at home and doing farm work. The wicker basket can be sold for eight copper coins, and the bamboo basket can be sold for fifteen copper coins. Because the latter material is not easy to obtain, and

The craftsmanship required is also more sophisticated.

It's a pity that the demand for this kind of thing is not that big, and not many people buy it.

On the other hand, Jiang's embroidery products are not worried about sales. Even if they can't sell them at their own stall, the embroidery shop will be happy to take them.

Even though the sales were not fast and the income was not high, the couple still enjoyed it. They farmed the land diligently, raised chickens and pigs, and tinkered with these odds and ends.

(End of chapter)