27. Raising Chickens

Bai Gui has already made up his mind. When he goes to Zishui County to prepare for the imperial examination, Bai Youde will be responsible for raising these white-feathered chickens. Read 520 official website

White-feathered chickens hatch quickly, and they can hatch in more than 20 days.

He doesn't want Bai Youde to continue to work as a wheat picker.

Why are there so few people who want to be a wheat picker? That's because they don't treat people as people, but as animals. These landlords in the countryside regard the lives of animals as more valuable than the lives of farmhands.

If you meet a kind-hearted boss, it's still good.

If you meet a bad-hearted one, it's not difficult to get heatstroke and die of exhaustion.

And generally speaking, those who can retain farmhands are kind-hearted and righteous. Landlords who can recruit wheat pickers, but cannot retain farmhands, are mostly bad-hearted.

"To be honest, we should just take these eggs home and hatch them ourselves, so as to avoid being pecked to death by their own parents. How can we bear it..."

Bai Gui sighed.

The ancients valued filial piety and would never see such a scene.

"I have enough chickens at home. I don't care whether they are hatched or not. Brother Bai, I will help you hold these eggs and give them to you when we return to the village. These are all yours..."

Zhou Yuan immediately said righteously.

He has long passed the age of childishness. If it weren't for Bai Gui's invitation to go outing today, he would probably be too lazy to move. Otherwise, the children who grew up in the village would not have his slightly fat body.

Lu Zhaohai and Bai Xiaowu were younger. When they heard what Bai Gui said, they were also ready to take a few eggs home to hatch them themselves. They had long wanted to raise a chick of their own.

However, when they were about to speak, they were interrupted by their two brothers.

Several people knew that Bai Gui's family was poor. This egg could also be worth one penny. The eggs that were about to hatch could be slightly more expensive, a few pennies each. These dozens of eggs also cost hundreds of pennies.

When the chicks are hatched and raised, they can also improve their family conditions.

They hatched for fun.

And Bai Gui hatched to supplement the family income.

Besides, there is no guarantee that all the eggs can be hatched.

"When the chicks hatch, I will give you a few." Bai Gui also saw the kindness of his classmates, and he returned the favor. When the white-feathered chickens hatched, they would be good breeds.

There are more opportunities to make a fortune than just raising chickens.

The profits created by the primary industry will never be as good as the profits created by the secondary and tertiary industries.

If you want to make a lot of money and cultivate penicillin, that thing is more expensive than gold, or even more expensive than gold. There is no need to be so reserved about raising poultry.

"Then we will wait for your whole chicken feast, Brother Gui." Several people frowned and said.

The whole chicken feast, in other words, means that we will not raise the chickens given.

If you want to repay, wait until the chickens really grow up.

...

Go home.

Several people came to the old house of Bai Gui's family at the east end of the village.

"Big...Big Master, Second...Second Master. You sit down, you sit down, I'll cook for you." Bai Youde, who was building a brick wall, was a little uneasy and slurred when he saw the group of people.

He was the old farmhand of the Lu family, who grew up serving the Lu brothers.

"Uncle, it's okay, you sit down, I'm just helping Brother Gui get back the pheasant eggs he picked up." Lu Zhaopeng greeted him kindly, and after hesitating for a while, he continued: "You don't have to call me Big Master or Second Master Zhaohai, just call us by our names, we are juniors, if we do anything wrong, please bear with us."

"Yes, uncle, we are classmates with Brother Bai, we are like brothers."

Several people comforted him.

"That... that won't work?"

Bai Youde's hands were cracked like pine bark, and he pinched the corners of his short coat anxiously. After waiting for a few more words of comfort from several people, and seeing the relationship between the young masters and their children, his face gradually became ruddy.

He stood up from the low stool made of tree stumps, and straightened his body deliberately.

The desolate look left by the years of wind and frost in the poor family did not disappear with the move away from Lu's house, but disappeared without a trace in this short moment.

Uncover the straw curtain of the woodshed.

Go in.

One by one, they took out the eggs in their pockets and carefully placed them in the middle of the golden wheat straw, pressing the straw into small holes.

"Dad, these are eggs that can hatch pheasants. The woodshed must be warm. From now on, the fire in the woodshed stove cannot be stopped until the chicks are hatched..."

Bai Gui warned.

"The firewood of the villagers is not worth much money, don't worry about this. I have hatched chickens before. I can't compare with you kids in terms of studying, but I can definitely grow crops and raise livestock..."

Bai Youde looked at these dozens of eggs, and the joy on his face could not be concealed. Pheasants hatched from pheasant eggs are much more expensive than ordinary chickens.

It was the first time for him to get so many pheasants at once.

"There is a lot of firewood in my house. I will ask someone to send some later..." Lu Zhaopeng glanced at Bai Gui's expression, as if he was asking for Bai Gui's opinion.

"Thank you Zhaopeng for your help."

This time, Bai Gui did not refuse and accepted it with a smile.

As Bai Youde said, firewood from the countryside is not worth much. But firewood is indispensable to keep the temperature of the firewood room for a month. Although it is starting to thaw now, it is only warmer outside at noon, and it is still a little cold in the morning and evening.

"I will also ask my family to send some firewood later..."

"Remember, this is the Golden (Chicken) List!"

Bai Xiaowen raised his eyebrows, and deliberately lowered his powerful Qin voice. The word "gold" in the name of the gold list sounded faintly in line with the chicken.

Several people were happy.

Before night, the Lu family sent Liu Mouer to deliver two carts of firewood, and the Bai family also sent Lu San to deliver two carts of firewood.

Although the Bai family treated Lu San with kindness, there was a difference between master and servant after all.

"Youde, it's my turn to deliver something to you today." Liu Mouer's mouth was full of sourness. He and Bai Youde used to be long-term workers of the Lu family, but now Bai Youde has made a living, and the eldest and second young masters of the Lu family sent him to deliver firewood.

This taste, the more you think about it, the worse it tastes.

"You are also his foster father, why do you say these things. In the future, when my child has the ability, he will also respect you as the foster father." Bai Youde handed the water-flooded gun barrel to Liu Mouer, half-smiling and spitting.

Foster father, Qin Province dialect.

In order to make it easier to raise a newborn, not only are people giving him a cheap name, but they also usually have the custom of adopting a godparent. One reason is that they are afraid that the child will be delicate and difficult to raise. The other reason is that they fear that their children will die young, so they worship a godparent to avoid disasters and keep the child. The other reason is that the child has a bad fate and will harm his father and mother. They worship a godparent to change the fate, so as to achieve harmony and prosperity. Moreover, they usually like to worship poor families as godparents. Because the lower the person, the easier it is to raise him.

Although Bai Youde seems to be poor and has nothing, he is still better than Liu Mouer. He got married in his early years, while Liu Mouer is still single.

The two have a good relationship, and they chatted with each other as usual.

"That's right..."

Liu Mouer was not happy either. Although he was envious and jealous, he didn't think about how to treat the Bai family. After all, Bai Gui called him a godparent. If he becomes rich in the future, he can also benefit from it.