bayedsolid Chapter 202 Duck Egg
Chapter 202 Duck Egg
The braised meat pot has been boiled over high heat, and the next step is to simmer it over low heat.
Boss Zhou took some firewood from the bottom of the pot and planned to go to the fields to take a look.
Old Mrs. Zhou didn't go. She carried a bucket of water and watered the vegetables in the vegetable garden.
These newly sprouted vegetable seedlings cannot withstand the sun's exposure. If this continues, they will be dried into vegetable chips.
Then all their hard work for so many days would be in vain, and she would not allow this to happen.
"Grandma, how long will it take to water all these vegetables? Why don't we dig a small canal?"
The biggest advantage of this land is that it is close to the village river.
Just arrange the vegetable land and make a hole in the river channel, and water will flow in, and there will be no need for manual watering.
Plants like green onions and Chinese cabbage like water more. Even if the weather is not that hot, it is good to water them more often.
"I've thought about this for a long time, so I left ditches between each plot of land, just in case there's a drought and the vegetables won't grow well. But I don't think we need to make any cuts yet. Let's wait and see. It's not that time yet."
She just sprinkled some water on them, fearing that the vegetables would not survive.
"Well, if it doesn't rain in a few days, we'll have to open it."
After Mrs. Zhou poured out all the water in the bucket, she went home.
The hotter the weather, the better the jelly business at home.
So now they have changed to larger wooden barrels, one barrel can hold more than two barrels.
It doesn’t take up much space in the carriage anymore, and the quantity sold is much higher than before.
Now, with the profit from braised meat, their daily net profit fluctuates around 500 wen.
With such a good livelihood, they don't want to rest for even a day.
Just two days of hard work can earn you one or two taels of silver!
A dozen taels a month, that’s a lot in a year!
Liu and Zhu thought too simply. Not only did they forget about San Ya's ointment and soap business, they also forgot that this business has off-seasons and peak seasons.
The total amount of money earned from all these businesses at home is more than just a dozen taels.
What's more, they also "invest" in chickens, ducks, rabbits, and pigs... Once these things are sold, they will make a lot of money.
"Grandma, something bad has happened..."
Everyone was busy with their work when they heard Zhou Mingyuan shouting and running back.
"Slow down, slow down, don't bump into anything."
Zhu grabbed her son and was careful not to let him fall.
"Mother, Si Ya and I found a lot of duck eggs by the river. They must be ours. Go pick them up quickly."
Zhou Mingyuan was about to cry because he was not the only one who found the duck eggs, there was a group of friends as well.
He said the property belonged to his family, but the people did not believe him and took away a lot of it in their clothes.
But they have limited hands and tools, and there are still a lot left over there.
"What?"
Everyone in the house was stunned.
I look forward to the ducks at home laying eggs every day, but I never expected that they have already started laying eggs, and they are laying eggs outside.
Zhu put down the basket in her son's hand and changed to another basket. Since there was nothing to do at home, she followed to pick up the duck eggs.
Her family's ducks have indeed been wandering around the nearby river. The villagers now raise some ducks, but their feathers have not yet fully grown, so how can they lay eggs?
So it can only be from her Zhou family.
Not only Old Lady Zhou and her friends went to pick up duck eggs, but all the old ladies and old men in the village came over with baskets when their children called them.
This made Zhou Mingyuan very anxious.
"They are coming, they are coming, let's pick them up quickly."
These are all his duck eggs!
Old Mrs. Zhou was not in a hurry. She took her hand towel and walked forward to negotiate with those people.
Since these duck eggs belong to our family, we definitely cannot let other people pick them up.
They no longer want the things that were taken away by the children before, but no one can pick up these remaining things.
These people naturally know whether their ducks can lay eggs or not.
Since it was not their own thing in the first place, they did not dare to approach it forcefully, and none of the villagers could bring themselves to do that.
Besides, the children at home had already taken a lot of duck eggs home, so I couldn't force myself to pick them up.
The old men and women had to go back with empty baskets.
He shook his head and sighed, saying that he came too late and that he was not blessed enough.
Old Mrs. Zhou looked at their backs, her eyes darkened, she was really ungrateful.
Zhou Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw those people going back.
There were seven or eight children in total just now, and I don’t know how many of them were taken away in the clothes pockets.
Jian Jiankang, who was originally a good friend, tried to help him stop them at the beginning, but he couldn't stop them and finally gave up and joined in.
I also took a few duck eggs home, which was really infuriating.
Zhou Mingyuan's little face was puffed up with anger and sweat was pouring down his face.
I was really anxious and angry just now.
"Sandan, don't be angry. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to collect a single duck egg."
"Yes, don't be angry, don't be angry, let's cook duck eggs for dinner."
The whole family joined the egg search and soon found many duck eggs.
This little basket will be full in the end.
Looking at the number, Old Mrs. Zhou estimated that the duck had been laying eggs for some time, otherwise it would not have accumulated so many.
"Grandma, why doesn't this duck lay its eggs at home, but here by the river? It's so strange."
"Ducks love to come down to the river, so we go home and build a few nests for them. We throw away all the hay here to prevent them from laying eggs here."
Old Mrs. Zhou didn't look very happy either, and she really wanted to beat that ignorant duck severely.
"Sandan, come over here when you have nothing to do, and take duck eggs home if you find any."
"Yeah, I get it, grandma."
There were eggs not only in the grass on the shore, but also in the river water.
Fortunately, it was just a shallow area, so they went into the water to pick up all the eggs before going home.
After they left, several children hiding in the dark came to the place again to continue searching.
After searching for a while, I only found two duck eggs.
All the duck eggs that I didn’t have time to pick up just now were picked up by them. I’m so angry!
"Will the duck eggs go bad after being exposed to the sun for so long?"
"Bring two basins, let's try to catch a few."
Mrs. Liu didn't know what was going on. She was stirring the batter in the pot and couldn't pull her hands away.
Zhou Mingqi recounted what had just happened, and Liu only listened to the things she wanted to hear.
"The duck has laid eggs. That's good. We will have eggs to eat at home from now on."
There are twelve ducks at home, so we can lay twelve eggs a day!
Old Mrs. Zhou took the basin and picked out some eggs that she felt were not good and cracked them open.
Most of them are good, only two or three are bad.
"Use the egg liquid to make a dish in the evening, and save the rest for later consumption."
Some of these duck eggs were soaked in water, and some were exposed to the sun. After thinking it over, Mrs. Zhou decided to eat them slowly.
The new eggs laid later are slowly accumulated and saved to be given away.
After dealing with the smelly duck eggs, Old Mrs. Zhou put the intact duck eggs into the kitchen.
Then he took a lot of straw to make a duck nest for the ducks. That was not the end of it, he found some smooth pebbles from the corner of the wall to serve as 'duck eggs'.
I hope this will allow the ducks to lay eggs at home.