Mrs. Li suggested that the pig pen should be built farther away so that the smell of pig manure would not affect the village and the valley. The manure and urine could be accumulated into compost and fertilize the fields and orchards.
From now on, this will be equivalent to a small pig farm in the village. The children in the village weed the pigs, raise pigs, and clean the pig pens, which can be counted as work points. At the end of the year, the meat will be divided together and the money will be sold together.
Of course, when the Li family produces breeding pigs and piglets, they will share half of the meat and silver in the first three years, and after three years they will share it equally with the villagers.
Of course the villagers agreed. First of all, the Marquis found so many good pigs for the Li family.
The Li family is willing to share and cooperate with the village, which is the benevolence of the Li family.
The Li family will produce breeding pigs and piglets, the village will contribute their efforts, and they will be divided equally in the end. This is what should be done.
Even calculating carefully, the Li family still suffered a loss.
After all, everyone has the strength to raise pigs, but they can't find such good pigs!
The village chief and the men in the village are doing the final cleanup, and the pigsty has basically been built.
Although tired, everyone spared no effort and even smiled when talking about sharing meat and eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
Nowadays, life at home is easy, and cutting meat to make dumplings is actually not a difficult task.
But being diligent and thrifty is a habit engraved in the bones of all poor people.
Even if I have money, I won't be willing to buy meat all the time.
Besides, after killing the white pig earlier, everyone shared the meat and took it home. They always felt that the pork was more fragrant and had no fishy smell. It was different from other foods and was particularly delicious.
The village chief wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked over to greet Mrs. Cui, and urged with a smile, "It's too dirty here, and it's all men. You should go home quickly. We don't need you to work. We will kill you at the end of the year." When we are pigs, we can just eat meat together."
Both the old lady and Mrs. Cui couldn't help laughing. Mrs. Cui was very understanding and said, "Since I want to eat meat, I can't just open my mouth. That's too much. You are just. Let's do it this way. We at Zhuangzi have not had much work to do these days, and our men, carriages and horses are all idle. Why don't we all come over tomorrow to help pull the stones and pave the path."
"Oh, that would be great. . I still have a headache, how are we going to build this road? It's okay now, but in the future when it's cloudy and rainy, I'm afraid it will be mud."
The village chief responded cheerfully, without being polite at all, and said, "If you also have a pig house in your village, you can Send the pig farmer or manager along with him. I'll chat with him and learn from his experience."
Mrs. Cui guessed that the village chief wanted to find a "husband" for the sows on their farm, and was embarrassed to agree with her. The woman spoke very clearly.
She quickly agreed, and then let Sister-in-law Qiong hold Jiayin while she supported the old lady back to the village.
Seeing that she was blushing all the way, the old lady couldn't help being amused, so she asked in a low voice, "Jinrou, are you planning to live like this for the rest of your life?"
Mrs. Cui was stunned for a moment, not knowing what she was thinking of, and her expression became even brighter. She was red, but she still responded, "Auntie, now is not the time. Even if I get married again, I have to wait a few years."
The old lady thought of Mr. Wen who lived alone in her small courtyard, and she knew better, and patted her hand with a smile. .
Jiayin eavesdropped with her little ears raised and couldn't help but smile.
In fact, when she was still running for her life in the mountains, she felt that Mr. Wen had feelings for Mrs. Cui.
After all, in a life-or-death situation, not everyone can risk their lives and turn around to find someone.
A sentence of teacher-sect friendship cannot explain it at all.
Moreover, after Mrs. Cui divorced, Mr. Wen refused to get married, and he fell out with his family because of this.
No matter how you look at these two people, they are both interested in each other.
But now, Mr. Wen does not have enough ability to control the family, and Mrs. Cui's ex-husband Dingbeihou also jumps up and down from time to time.
It's really not the right time for them to get married.
The two people on the left and right are single, and because of Suijintan and the Liu family, they can see each other often, which is not bad.
As soon as they arrived home, they saw Sister-in-law Liu rushing to the door with Huiniang and Aunt Wu.
The courtyard was very lively now. Several women gathered together and were happy about everything.
After Sister-in-law Liu became pregnant, she and Li Laoer divided the work.
She was in the valley in the morning and went home to rest in the afternoon.
It just so happened that Li Laoer taught the children to read in the morning and took over the class in the afternoon.
In fact, Sister-in-law Liu wanted to work full-time, but Head Guard Liu disagreed.
Liu Yang was already in his teens, and the couple had only been looking forward to the birth of their second baby, and they had to ensure that the child was born smoothly no matter what.
Not to mention going to work, Mr. Liu now takes over the cooking and laundry at home.
When the villagers found out, they were so shocked that their teeth almost fell out.
Such a rough and arrogant man as escort Liu actually became a househusband...
Sitting together now, when everyone talked about this, they still laughed non-stop and envied Sister-in-law Liu.
Sister-in-law Liu blushed, and while peeling pine nuts to feed the good news, she said, "Our escort chief is thinking about having a little girl like Fu Niu, and he whispers in my ear countless times a day, I I'm tired of it."
That's what she said, but her expression was full of joy.
"Then let Fu Niu hug you more, and you will definitely have a little girl like Fu Niu." Mrs. Li laughed, and Fu Niu also hugged Sister Liu's neck, sniffing the scent of soap locust on her clothes like a puppy. , which made Sister-in-law Liu smile.
"Yesterday I went to the city with Hui Niang and bought some pieces of fabric. When I make a dress for Fu Niu'er, I can't let Fu Niu's blessings go to me in vain."
The old lady quickly waved her hand, "No, no need. , you should save it to make clothes for the child. Funiu has too many clothes, and the Hou Mansion sends several sets every now and then, and Jinrou and Yuru always make them. All the clothes in the family are not as small as hers. There are many girls."
Sister-in-law Liu insisted, "What belongs to others is other people's, and what's mine is mine. Besides, little girls love beauty, so it would be nice to have more sets of dresses."
After that, she lowered her head and asked the fat girl in her arms, "Yes No, Fu Niu?"
Fu Niu'er smiled, showing her small white teeth, and kissed her on the face.
In this way, I expressed my desire for a skirt without refuting my grandma.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Sister-in-law Liu even shouted, "This child is so smart, his eyelashes are all empty. He's only a little older now, he'll be great when he grows up!"
"So," the old lady said Pointing at Huiniang, he said, "I have already told Huiniang to teach Fu Niu the rules and etiquette. It is best to learn embroidery and sharpen her temper. Otherwise, when this girl grows up, I am afraid she will give me the most headache." "
The whole afternoon passed in such laughter.
Mrs. Li, Mrs. Qiong and Dongmei cooked dinner together. Jiayin followed her around and made trouble while playing. Finally, Dongmei took her out. Jiayin took the opportunity to say a few words in her ear.
Dongmei nodded in agreement and went back to the next door.
When Tao Hongying came back from the valley, the dinner table had already been set. She felt a little guilty, "Mom, I've made you tired again."
"No matter what you say, we are all a family. When you get busy, I will make a meal." Why are you tired?" The old lady asked her daughter-in-law to sit down. Seeing that her daughter-in-law looked unhappy, she asked, "Is the valley still so busy?"
Tao Hongying nodded, "Second brother has told the guests today that they are not allowed to bring extra wine. The guests are a little dissatisfied, but they will probably get better in the future."