After breakfast, the sun has not yet risen.
Zhao Ergou and Zhao Sanniu went to town to deliver goods. Because the delivery volume increased sharply and they went to more places, the money to hire Zhao Da increased to eighteen cents.
Zhao Dashan went to the fields to fertilize and weed. This period is the final filling period of rice growth. The fields do not need too much water. They irrigate alternately between dry and wet periods to keep the soil moist. The most important thing is to observe the leaves and ears of the plants to see if they are growing properly. A good piece of land needs to be fertilized, otherwise the grains produced will not be full and strong enough.
Furthermore, when the rice is ripe, it is also when there are the most pests in the fields, so we have to go to the fields every day to remove insects and weeds.
Zhao Dashan was working hard in the fields, while Zhao Sidan was chasing ducks beside him and digging wild vegetables on the ridges of the fields. If he saw locusts, he would grab a few and stuff them into his backpack and take them back to the chickens.
Cheng Wanwan is not idle at home. The vegetable seedlings are growing in the fields in front of and behind the house. She has to water them over and over again. There are also chicken coops and duck sheds that need to be cleaned and disinfected, as well as feeding two puppies. Cub.
Cheng Zhao wanted to help, so she asked Cheng Zhao to read books and prepare for lessons.
Cheng Zhao was sitting in the main room. He was not reading, but making a sand table. He couldn't just read, he had to learn to write. If he couldn't afford pens, ink, paper and inkstones, he would practice on the sand table first. The four cousins in the second aunt's family, He has to make four sandboxes first. After making the sandbox, he has to think about how to make an abacus. Only by practicing with one abacus each can he learn quickly and well.
When no one was paying attention to her, Cheng Wanwan walked to the edge of the kennel and fed Xiao Hei milk and Da Hei ham sausage. The two dogs' bellies became round as they slurped.
Once you get busy like this, time flies by.
"Da Shan Niang, are you at home?"
Several women came to the courtyard door, but they didn't go in even though the door was open.
Cheng Wanwan walked out of the house and said with a smile: "Here, what do you sisters-in-law want?"
"We went to town early this morning to buy ducks. We walked around and didn't see anyone selling ducks."
"We just want to ask where Dashan's family bought the duck and give us some directions."
Cheng Wanwan said: "I bought it in Hekou Town, but the duck seller doesn't go there every day. You have to try your luck."
Several women had no time to spare. They had to do things in the fields and chores at home. Some of them had two or three nursing children at home and couldn't get away from them at all. How could they be free this morning? It took half a day to burn high incense.
"Otherwise, let's do this..." Cheng Wan said, "My small business stall has to go to town every day, including several nearby towns. I can always meet duck sellers. If my sisters-in-law can trust me, Leave it to me to buy the ducks.”
She paused and continued, "A duck costs about six to eight cents, depending on how much the sisters-in-law want."
Six to eight cents for a duck is actually a bit expensive. When they bought ducks a few years ago, it seemed to be only four or five cents, but at this age, it is normal for ducks to be more expensive. Several women nodded.
"I want twenty for my family."
"My family will take forty."
"We haven't separated yet. We have thirty acres of paddy fields, so we need seventy ducks."
"..."
Four or five women wanted nearly two hundred ducks in total.
Cheng Wanwan remained silent and did not speak.
Even if you meet a man selling ducks, you won't be able to buy so many. The man seems to only sell about fifty at a time.
I almost forgot, she has a mall, and the ducks bought in the mall are stronger and have a lower mortality rate.
She smiled and responded: "That's it."
Several women left with satisfaction.
When Cheng Wanwan was about to make lunch, a figure walked over from the side of the courtyard wall.
She looked up and saw Aunt Fugui.
Aunt Fugui's face was blue-grey, her spirit was listless, and she had lost her former flamboyance and vigor.
She walked up to Cheng Wanwan and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Da Shan Niang, I have been consulting you on everything lately. I know you are very capable and smart, so I also want to ask you for advice."
Cheng Wanwan was a little surprised: "What's your idea?"
"I, I don't want to live with Zhao Fugui anymore."
Aunt Fugui gritted her teeth.
As the saying goes, a couple's love lasts for a hundred days. She went to take care of Zhao Fugui under the big locust tree that day, just to fulfill the friendship between the couple for so many years.
After she's done what she should do, it's time to call it quits.
She didn't want to be pointed out every day, nor did she want the women in the village to look at her with pity...
Cheng Wanwan laughed and wanted to clap her hands. She pulled Fugui Aunt to sit down and said, "You really can't have a man like this. It's a good thing that you can think so. But it's okay if you don't live with him. It's not like a woman to live alone." No, I can still live a prosperous life."
Aunt Fugui smiled bitterly: "Whether it's divorce or divorce, I have to go back to my parents' home. The children I gave birth to to the Zhao family have nothing to do with me. It will be difficult to see them again in the future..."
Cheng Wanwan pursed her lips.
This seems to be the law in ancient times. After divorce, a woman must return to her natal family and have nothing to do with the children born to her original husband.
After returning to her natal family, a woman is subordinate to her father. If her father remarries her, she cannot resist.
Cheng Wanwan frowned and thought.
She considered it and said, "Your boss is sixteen or seventeen this year. Have you said we're going to get married?"
Aunt Fugui nodded: "She is almost seventeen. The marriage was decided last year. She is the eldest daughter of my natal sister. We plan to get married by the end of the year."
"Find the nearest auspicious day to get married. After Da Tou gets married, let Da Tou separate the family." The more Cheng Wanwan talked, the more feasible it became for her, "Then you live with Da Tou and his wife, and you can think of other ways later." Xiaotou and a few girls will take it over, so that you don’t have to live with Zhao Fugui anymore, and you don’t have to be separated from the children. As for Zhao Fugui, he can do whatever he wants, and you will treat him like this person dead from now on..."
Aunt Fugui grabbed Cheng Wanwan's hand: "Dashan Niang, thank you for giving me your advice. Thank you so much. I misunderstood you like that before. I'm really not that good..."
"These things are behind us and we have to move on."
Cheng Wanwan smiled.
In a woman's life, who will not meet one or two scumbags? If you get entangled with scumbags, you will be stuck in the mud for the rest of your life. If you have the courage to let go of the past and look forward, there will be a better life waiting for you in the future.
The next day, Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Sanniu to stay at home while she and Zhao Ergou went to deliver goods.
After walking around several towns, I only saw one duck seller. They paid seven cents each without any bargaining. There were fifty ducks in total. Cheng Wanwan bought them all.
She put away Zhao Ergou and bought 150 of them from the mall for five cents each. What she bought was a big duckling that was born a little older.
A total of two hundred ducks were placed on the bullock cart, quacking non-stop.
Zhao Da slapped his thigh: "Da Shan Niang, my mother-in-law told me to buy ducks, but I was so busy that I forgot where to buy these ducks. I have to buy a few quickly."
Cheng Wanwan said hurriedly: "I'll buy it for you. I'll be back soon."
She jumped out of the car, ran to the alley, and bought fifty more ducks. Twenty of them were given to Zhao Da, and thirty more were sent to the Zhao family's old house later.
She bought too many ducks at once, and the mall actually gave her five goslings.
What she was most afraid of was the big white goose. When she was a child, she was chased by a big white goose in an orphanage. The chase left her with a psychological shadow.
However, these five geese are yellow and fluffy, look similar to ducklings, and have no offensive power.
When these five little guys grow up, they will also be experts at looking after homes and homes.
