0p0 Chapter 247: Raising Funds to Buy Livestock
Chapter 247: Raising Funds to Buy Livestock
"Little brother, we want a pair of wild boars, a pair of goats, and two pairs of chickens."
Dong Xingwang was so happy that he spoke in dialect. The four old men who were traveling with him nodded in agreement.
The head of the village took out a small cloth bag and opened it with trembling hands.
Scattered silver pieces and copper coins, the largest silver ingot was five taels.
The head of the village reluctantly pushed the small cloth bag in front of Lin Hongyi and said excitedly.
“This 120 taels of silver is the hard work of the entire village.
It is also the final coffin for us old guys, and the hope of the whole village."
Lin Hongyi quickly counted the money in public and nodded.
"You guys sit down for a while, I'll go call those two big guys away.
Otherwise, you know what I am talking about!"
The people sitting in the house didn't dare to breathe.
I saw two huge monsters walking by outside.
The two of them landed silently, and they strengthened it to the point of stepping on their hearts.
...
The two pretentious cubs pounced on Lin Shu as soon as they entered the house, opening their mouths silently begging for food.
Lin Shu rewarded the two cubs with two handfuls of dried meat and carefully wiped their fur with fine cotton cloth, even the hair on their paws.
The damp room was drafty on all sides, the air was freezing cold, and the kang was icy to the touch.
Lin Shu said to Qian Duoduo who was taking a nap on the kang.
"Duoduo, go to the village chief's house and ask for some firewood to heat the kang. It's too cold."
"Oh, I'll be there soon. Little Orange, follow me."
Qian Duoduo was half asleep and called his little follower with his eyes closed.
"To!"
As soon as the two lively guys woke up from their noise, they went out to fetch firewood with full energy.
When Lin Hongyi returned to the house with the silver, the kang was just heated up and the suppressed voices outside gradually faded away.
"Little Stone, keep the money.
Go to bed and have a rest early. Heizi and I will be on duty at night."
Lin Hongyi naggled like an old lady for a while, then lay down as a dividing line.
Amidst their chatter, the few of them gradually fell asleep.
Perhaps Hei Zai had intimidated the villagers too much, so there was no noise at night.
...
The next day.
The heavy rain prevented people from leaving, but it did not stop the villagers' enthusiasm for reclaiming wasteland.
Village chief Dong and his family also participated in the land reclamation, leaving only five people at home.
The gate of the courtyard was wide open, with no defense at all.
The key point is that every family is extremely poor and they don’t even have extra food, let alone money.
Every mouse has its own way, and everyone has his or her own unique way of hiding things!
Bored Lin Shu, unable to bear the dampness of the rain, had put on thin cotton clothes.
The diligent Chuntao squatted under the eaves to collect rainwater to wash clothes.
The aroma of noodles wafting from the kitchen was wetted by the rain and fog and dissipated into the air.
In less than half an hour, a bowl of bread, a bowl of porridge, and a bowl of mixed wild vegetables were placed on the kang table.
"Eat it while it's hot. If it gets cold, you won't be able to chew it." Lin Hongyi said.
He placed the first bowl of porridge in front of Lin Shu, and the second bowl was his own.
The raw wild vegetables without any oil were so green that they looked unappetizing.
Lin Shu took out a small can of beef sauce from her bag and rolled herself six beef sauce pancakes.
Place the remaining half of the beef sauce on the table and use it as needed.
For a time, beef sauce became the favorite of several people.
What fresh wild vegetables are just used to remove the taste in your mouth.
After a quick breakfast, I opened the doors and windows to dispel the lingering smell in the house.
A person with nothing to do sat on the kang in a daze.
Only Chuntao was busy threading the needle, mending clothes and sewing soles of shoes.
Lin Shu felt tired just by watching, and didn't understand why the little girl at this time pushed herself so hard.
Could it be that only a good girl like this can find a husband?
Lin Shu spread out her hands, and there was a thin layer of calluses on her palms. If you didn't look closely, you would think it was left by work.
"Brother, when are we leaving? The continuous spring rain won't stop for a while." Lin Shu suddenly said.
“If we stay here, it will only cause trouble for Village Chief Dong.
After a while, some people will have some ideas. "
Lin Hongyi nodded silently. The five of them couldn't always live in the same room.
"We'll leave at noon when they come back."
Lin Hongyi thought about it and realized that he didn't want to walk on the muddy road.
"Let's go, let's go now."
When Qian Duoduo thought about walking on the muddy road, he stopped playing with Xiao Chengzi and jumped up.
“Village Chief Dong has no family members, how dare you leave now?
No matter what, you have to tell people, this is basic etiquette. " Lin Hongyi glared at him.
Since we are leaving, we must prepare dry food for the journey.
Wu Chuntao stopped sewing and took Qian Duoduo and Xiao Chengzi into the kitchen to make pancakes.
Because this is the most convenient and quickest way.
After everything was ready, the Dong family members returned home, all wet.
They were all shivering from the cold, and their lips were black.
Lin Shu shook her head, really admiring their courage.
In order to open up new land, I really don't even want my life anymore.
The whole family, young and old, were so frozen that it would be strange if they didn’t catch a cold.
I think the situation is similar for other families in the village. A major cold wave will soon spread throughout the village.
It’s better to leave quickly.
...
After a stick of incense.
Lin Hongyi and his group ignored the repeated attempts by Village Chief Dong's family to keep them and left with whips drawn.
The two ox carts were soon submerged in the mist and rain, and the raindrops hit the tarpaulin with a crackling sound, like golden and jade beads falling on a jade plate.
The people crowded in the driver's seat, even wearing straw raincoats and hats, still couldn't stop the invasion of drizzle.
Fortunately, there was a large piece of linoleum in front of me, otherwise my clothes would have been wet.
Two calves were tied to the cart frame and pulled the cart together with the ox.
Heizi and Baozi, on the roof of the carriage, were covered with tarpaulin and lay motionless.
His alert eyes scanned the movements within a mile.
The road was slippery after a night of heavy rain, so pulling the cart was a piece of cake for Ox One and Ox Two, which weighed over a thousand pounds.
"Beep~"
The sound of an empty whip sounded above the ox's head like a death warrant.
"Moo~" the cow howled and raised its hooves to run away quickly.
Seeing this, Niu Er followed unwillingly.
The running speed is no less than that of a mule.
This is because it rains and we are afraid of splashing a lot of mud.
The noise of 'boom~boom~boom~' was so loud that people who didn't know what was going on might have thought it was an earthquake.
He only came to his senses when he realized it was a cow running by.
Even if you look at it with envy, you can't see the cow's tail.
...
You hour, Fengji County.
At the last minute before the city gate closed, after paying fifty-five copper coins, the mud-spotted ox cart hurried into the city.
The streets were wet and the rain water flowed like streams.
The shops with little business had already been closed and locked, and the only sound on the street was the clatter of cows' hooves.
The sparse number of customers in the tavern huddled in a corner, drinking and chatting.
The whistling wind made the door rattle from time to time.
The waiter shrank his neck, hid behind the door and occasionally looked outside.
The tall lanterns in the inn guide unfamiliar travelers.
"Ouch~"
As soon as the ox cart stopped, a young man stood at the door and waved.
"Sir, our store provides hot meals, hot dishes, and hot water. Please come in!"