It gets dark.
The beginning of man.
The four children in the room took turns reciting this sentence. It was not enough to learn to recite it, but they also needed to be able to read it. It was best to learn how to write it.
Only Zhao Sidan learned the most enthusiastically.
Zhao Dashan and Zhao Sanniu looked bitter.
Wu Huiniang tried her best to keep up with the rhythm. She was quite thoughtful and was not slow in reading and learning.
The night ended with the sound of reading aloud.
Sleeping until midnight, Cheng Wanwan suddenly heard the chickens and ducks in the yard making a fuss.
She quickly got up and went out, and saw that Aunt Wang next door was already cursing loudly: "Damn weasels, they killed two of my ducks, loaches, don't chase them at night, you can catch four of them with two legs." Legs?”
Cheng Wanwan hurriedly looked at her chicken coop. The necks of two ducks were bitten and bloody. She counted two ducks dead and one chick was missing. It must have been stolen by a weasel.
Zhao Sidan's eyes were red as he buried the two dead ducks.
After buying the ducks, he spent most of the time feeding them. He has a deep affection for the ducks.
Zhao Sanniu gritted his teeth and said: "After that, I will make a floor in the yard. I must catch the weasels alive and roast them!"
Aunt Wang's voice came from next door: "Weasels run fast, and you can only catch them if you catch them. It seems that you need to get a dog, otherwise all the chickens and ducks in the house will be stolen by weasels."
Cheng Wanwan asked her: "Does Loach Girl know whose family has a son of a bitch?"
You should really get a dog. If something happens at night, it can wake up a sleeping person as soon as possible, and it can prevent thieves.
And dogs are omnivores and easy to feed.
"I'll go back to my parents' house tomorrow morning and ask."
Although this matter was left to Aunt Wang, when she went to town to deliver goods the next day, Cheng Wanwan still walked around the town, but there was no pup for sale on the street.
In the past three days of delivering goods, Cheng Wanwan had more than three taels of cash on Minglu Road. When the ice powder season is over, the money earned should be enough to buy the wasteland at the foot of the mountain.
By buying land at the end of the year and digging ponds during the off-season, we will be able to store water and plant jade bamboo shoots in the beginning of spring.
I walked around the town and bought some necessary seasonings, and then went to a tailor shop to buy some needlework and thread, in various colors.
When he was about to go home, a middle-aged man caught up with him in a carriage and said, "I am the shopkeeper Xu of Yuelai Restaurant in Fenghuang Town. I wonder if I can get some ice powder here?"
Cheng Wanwan showed a commercial smile: "I wonder how much shopkeeper Xu needs in one day?"
"Although Yuelai Restaurant is not the largest restaurant in Phoenix Town, its business is not bad. It should be able to sell a hundred bowls a day."
Shopkeeper Xu was not putting on airs.
His son was studying in Nanfu Academy and mentioned ice powder to him a few days ago, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just an ordinary snack with a name that would relieve the heat.
Who would have thought that in just two days, ice powder would become the standard in most restaurants.
Zuixianlou in Fenghuang Town has ice powder. The old customers of Yuelai Restaurant all went to Zuixianlou in order to have a bite of ice powder.
He asked around and found out that the ice powder was made by this aunt.
So, he couldn't wait to come.
If Cheng Wanwan didn't find someone to help wash the ice powder, she would really not dare to take this business.
But now that Zhao Youyin and Zhao Youcai are working hard to wash the ice powder seeds, and Sun is working non-stop to peel the stone flower seeds, the business can indeed continue to expand.
She responded with a smile: "Okay, Yuelai Restaurant in Fenghuang Town, one hundred bowls a day, two cents a bowl, I will take my son to deliver the goods tomorrow morning."
Shopkeeper Xu quickly took out twenty copper coins from his sleeves and handed them over: "This is the deposit, and the matter is settled."
Cheng Wanwan took a second look at Shopkeeper Xu. Paying the deposit in advance was a form of contractual spirit, which also meant that Shopkeeper Xu trusted her. People with a contractual spirit were very suitable for in-depth cooperation.
After saying goodbye to shopkeeper Xu, Cheng Wanwan and Zhao Sanniu returned to Dahe Village.
As soon as he got home, a black puppy pounced on him, hugging Cheng Wanwan's trouser legs and acting coquettishly.
Zhao Sidan ran over: "Mom, this is the puppy sent by Aunt Wang. I named it Xiaohei, okay?"
Zhao Sanniu shook his head: "Xiao Hei sounds too weak, let's call him Da Hei."
Zhao Sidan frowned and said: "Well, then just listen to Third Brother, I will call you Dahei from now on."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
The small animals at home are all named after their colors, big yellow and two yellow, big red and big black.
She bent down and picked up the puppy. The dog should be about a month old, but it was very thin and had bones to the touch. Think about it, at such a young age, people have no food, how can they have the ability? Feed a beast.
But now that he has arrived at their home, he will become a member of the family. Dahei will eat whatever they eat.
Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Sidan to go home and get two eggs. She carried the eggs to Aunt Wang's house next door. Aunt Wang was making lunch. A pot of water was boiling and the black noodles mixed with water were thrown in. , and then stir the wild vegetables. There is a lot of water and a lot of wild vegetables. The paste is almost invisible, and there is no salt.
The head of the family, Wang Yongcheng, left with the county magistrate. There was only one adult and four children in the family.
Barley, wheat, loach, and the youngest sister, Xiaoya.
There was a khaki-colored puppy running around on the ground. He was also very thin and looked malnourished at first glance.
"Dashan Niang, why are you here?"
Aunt Wang stopped what she was doing and walked out.
Cheng Wanwan stuffed two eggs into it: "I don't know how many copper coins a puppy costs. Is it okay to give him two eggs?"
"The puppy is worthless." Aunt Wang quickly declined, "This puppy has no meat on his body, and it looks like he won't live for a few days. When I returned to my parents' home, the village uncle was about to throw the puppy up the mountain to feed the wolves. Two dogs I just picked it up for free, how can I ask for your eggs? My family is ready for dinner, you should go back quickly and take a walk!"
Aunt Wang pushed Cheng Wanwan directly out of the courtyard door.
Cheng Wanwan looked at the two eggs in his hand that could not be sent out, and sighed helplessly.
As the saying goes, poor people have short ambitions. Although Aunt Wang is poor, she never covets what others have to eat. Such a person with backbone deserves her admiration.
As soon as she leaves.
Aunt Wang looked at the four children at home and said: "This little bitch has never had a lick of milk since she was born. The uncle who raised the dog said that she won't live for a few days. If I collect her eggs, when the little bitch dies, she will Don’t ask me to apologize for your life, she is a messy shrew, and I can’t afford to offend her.”
Even if Dashan Niang is not afraid of her mother-in-law, she is not even afraid of the county magistrate.
The four children also nodded in unison.
Wu Huiniang had already prepared lunch. While cooking the rice, she poured a little rice soup out to feed the puppies.
The little puppy probably hadn't eaten much, so he drank up the bowl of rice soup in a huff and pestered Wu Huiniang to eat more.
Wu Huiniang said gently: "You are still too young. You can only eat so much in one meal. I will give you more at night."
The puppy whined twice in frustration and had no choice but to lie down in the shade of the tree in the yard and sleep.
Cheng Wanwan felt that the dog was really not in good spirits, and was afraid that it would not survive for a few days as Aunt Wang said.
While others at home were not paying attention, she fed the little guy some medicine such as dog antibiotics. She also secretly bought some dog milk powder and mixed the medicine into the milk powder.
After feeding the medicated milk powder, she became more energetic after a while. Just now, she had been pestering Wu Huiniang, but now she will directly recognize Cheng Wanwan as her mother, holding her thighs and refusing to let go.
