The date was set for the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to go to the county town, where one had to stay for at least a month before returning.
As soon as Shen Yunfang returned home, she began to ponder what to do with the things in the house.
During dinner, the eldest aunt had already taken the initiative to agree to help her raise the chickens. Shen Yunfang glanced at the few wild chickens flapping around and steeled her heart. Since there were only a few days left to raise them, it wasn't worth wasting the grains. It was time to kill the chickens.
She changed into a new set of clothes and then boiled a pot of hot water in the main room. Only then did she roll up her sleeves and head to the western room to catch the wild chickens.
She was skilled at this task. When her parents ran a breeding farm, she often helped kill the chickens.
