After more than half an hour, the couple came back, and by this time Su Yu had already gone into the house to rest.
As soon as he entered the house, Su Yu turned over the eggs in the basin one by one. If you want the chicks to hatch at a high rate, you have to turn the eggs frequently. Over the course of the night, Su Yu turned over the eggs several times, leaving no eggs all night long. After sleeping well, her eyes were all black and blue when she woke up, but there was nothing that could be done about it. This place was not as modern as it was, but fortunately she had nothing to do and could catch up on her sleep during the day. As for her father’s birthday in the old house, she There is nothing we can do now.
A few days later, the soil in the two-acre field was plowed and watered, and the seedlings were planted in the field. The couple did not rest for a day. Su Laoer went to the dock to carry the big bags, while Lian went to the town to A family was doing laundry. At night, the couple and their son went home to live together.
Nineteen days have passed since the first day of hatching the eggs. Today is the key. Whether or not the chicks can be hatched depends on today. Early in the morning, Su Yu was guarding the eggs. Today's eggs did not need to be covered with cotton wool. The top of the eggshell was exposed directly. Su Yu just lay beside the bed, holding his chin with both hands, watching the eggs in the basin. There was no movement.
In fact, Su Yu couldn't guarantee whether she could hatch chicks. Although she helped her grandparents hatch them in modern times, the conditions in ancient times were too backward and there were no heat preservation lamps or anything like that. She was really worried, thinking Forget it if it can't hatch, she is thinking of other ways, but it's a pity that she spent one hundred pennies to buy eggs. If these eggs can't hatch chicks, the eggs can't be eaten. Even if they can't hatch, they will definitely be dead. They were shapeless chickens. As for the raw eggs that people in Henan Province eat, I'm sorry, but she really couldn't eat them.
Thinking about things in his mind, a slight snapping sound came from his ears. Su Yu quickly lowered his head to check. An egg cracked a crack, and then the crack became bigger and bigger. Soon, a furry head broke the egg. The shell is exposed. Su Yu was overjoyed. It seemed that she had succeeded. As long as one hatched, she believed there would be a second and a third. She just didn’t know how many chicks could be hatched from these fifty eggs. But don’t do it. Let her down.
Su Yu didn't let Su Yu wait for too long. Soon, the second and third chicks hatched out of their shells. After more than an hour, seeing that no more chicks would come out of the remaining eggs, Su Yu took the remaining eggs inside. He took out the ten eggs and cracked them open one by one. Eight of them were unformed. In two of them, the chick inside did not survive. Su Yu was a little surprised in the other one. After cracking it open, the chick was still alive. This It was a good job. Fifty eggs hatched a total of forty-one chicks. Such a result was something Su Yu never expected. At first, he thought it was good to have a half chance, but he didn’t expect that there were forty-one chicks. .
I took out a small basket that I had made in advance and placed a few chicks there. When I saw the chicks, I didn’t worry about not having a chicken coop. I would just ask my dad and my eldest brother to build one when the time comes.
Su Yu took the basket and moved it to the yard, found a leeward place for the chickens to bask in the sun, then went to the vegetable garden to get some tender radish leaves, chopped them finely and scattered them in the basket. When the chickens saw the vegetables The leaves were eaten one by one, accompanied by the chirping of the chickens.
In the evening, as soon as a family of three stepped into the yard, they heard a chirping sound coming from the yard. The three of them were startled! Where did the chick come from? Could it be that my daughter (younger sister) bought it? The three of them thought at the same time. They didn't know how much they spent. As for the fifty eggs hatching chicks, they had long forgotten all about it.
Mrs. Lian started to calculate how much money she still had on hand to buy chicks for her daughter. After calculating, she couldn't even get out a single copper, and she suddenly felt very tired.
"Dad, you are back."
Su Yu heard the sound at the courtyard door in the house and immediately walked out of the house with a huge smile on his face.
"Dad, big brother, please build me a chicken coop when you have time."
"Hey, daddy will go with your eldest brother when he is free. He is just a daughter. How many have you bought!?"
When Su Laoer asked this, he was a little worried. He didn't want his daughter to buy it, but she had already bought it. From what I heard, the purchase was quite a lot, but for the money, Su Laoer couldn't help but sigh in his heart, wondering if he should I went to borrow some from Heizi, but what I borrowed before has not been repaid, and Heizi's family is not well off.
"Dad, have you forgotten about hatching chicks some time ago? Have you forgotten those fifty eggs?"
"What! You really hatched the chick."
"Of course, your daughter is very capable now. A total of forty-one chicks hatched out of fifty eggs. I saw it today, and there were twenty-six hens in it, and the remaining fifteen were roosters. Our family will be able to collect eggs and sell them for money in four months. When the time comes, we will hatch more chicks, raise the chickens and lay more eggs. In this way, the chickens will lay eggs and chickens, and we will soon be able to set up a chicken farm. , maybe our family can raise hundreds or even thousands of chickens in the future.”
The more Su Yu talked, the happier he became.
Although they knew that what their daughter said was unrealistic, the three of them still felt excited after hearing it. If it was really like that, there would be no need to worry about repaying the debt their family owed.
Several people entered the kitchen house, and Su Yu pointed to the chicken cage in the corner for them to see.
"Now, these are the chicks that were hatched today. They are so beautiful. They are still small. I will put them in the stove first to keep them warm at night."
The family of four was so happy looking at the chicks in the basket. They really didn't expect that the old woman's method of hatching chicks was true and that chicks could actually be hatched. This was really amazing. They also I have never heard that chicks can still be hatched without the old hen.
However, Su Laoer still felt in his heart that his daughter was so powerful. If he told others about this, they would definitely treat it as a joke. It would be impossible to actually hatch chicks. Only his daughter could do it. Look, this is him Su Laoer's daughter is different.
During the meal, Su Laoer was very happy.
"Daughter, it's too late today. Your brother and I will chop down some bamboo tomorrow and the chicken coop can be built overnight."
"That's great, but Dad, you can't be tired. The chicken is still young now, and it won't be fine in a few days."
"It's okay. Dad is not tired. Dad is fine."
Su Sheng rarely felt that his little sister had done something serious, but he didn't have any thoughts in his heart.
"Dad, Mom, look, I can hatch chicks now. Can we buy some more eggs and hatch dozens more? Otherwise, when will we be able to repay our debt with just these chicks now?"
"Daughter, chickens all need to be eaten. If there are too many, how can we feed them? Or we should just keep these for now."
In fact, Su Laoer and Mrs. Lian were a little worried. Although their daughter had hatched chicks, she knew nothing about raising chickens. She had never raised chickens before. She had only helped feed chickens in the old house. Will these chicks be able to grow? Not necessarily big.
