The mother and daughter each carried a basket in their hands, and first went to the house closest to their own home.
The door of the small courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences was open. As I walked closer, the sounds of children's babbling could be heard from time to time in the courtyard.
"Is anyone home?"
Mrs. Lian shouted outside the courtyard, and then took her daughter into the courtyard. There was a persimmon tree planted in the yard. This was the time when the branches and leaves were growing. A straw mat was spread under the tree, and a small mattress was placed on it. On the mattress lay an eight- or nine-month-old baby and a woman. A woman dressed in human clothes was doing needlework nearby. Perhaps she heard the movement at the courtyard door, so she stopped and looked towards the courtyard door.
"You are……?"
"My surname is Lian, and this is my daughter. We moved to Yujia Village last night and live in the house at the end of the village."
Usually, the women in the village are either from the Zhang family or from the Li family. When outsiders come unexpectedly, the topic becomes fresher. When Yang Ermei went to the river to wash clothes early this morning, she had already heard that a family named Su came last night. She didn't pay much attention to this person, but she didn't expect that someone would come to their door today.
"It turns out it's Aunt Lian and the girls from the Su family. Sit down quickly. My husband's family name is Xu. My mother-in-law and husband have gone to work in the fields. They are not at home now. Is something wrong with you?"
It was not without reason that Yang Ermei asked. There must have been a lot of things going on when she first came to the house. She visited the house on the first day. Could it be that the mother and daughter in front of her were lazy people, but they didn't look like it.
"It's not a big deal. We just moved here and we want to buy some eggs and duck eggs. I wonder if Mrs. Xu's house has them?"
Thinking about the hundreds of chicken and duck eggs she wanted to buy, Mrs. Lian stopped rambling. She still didn't know how many stores she would visit next.
Yang Ermei was very happy when she heard that she was here to buy eggs and duck eggs. She usually saved the eggs at home, and her mother-in-law took them to the town to sell them during the town market. It was ten miles from here to the town, and her mother-in-law was reluctant to take the ox cart. It was a hard trip, and of course Yang Ermei was happy when someone came to collect them at home.
"I do have eggs here, but not duck eggs. I will get them for you as much as you want."
"I want them all, no matter how much you have at home."
"Then just wait, I'll get it for you."
While the two were talking, Su Yu kept looking at the little Douding lying on the ground. The little guy's skin was not particularly white, his body was very strong, and his eyes were bright and black. He also looked at Su Yu curiously. Yu was so cute that she was naturally unable to resist children, but thinking of her first visit today, she had to resist the urge to step forward and hug the child.
Soon Yang Ermei took out a small basket of eggs from the house. Seeing that there were more than ten eggs, Mrs. Lian couldn't help but feel relieved. My daughter had said before that not every egg could hatch a chick, but thinking of asking for more information, she decided to buy all the eggs in the Xu family and save the unused ones for her son and daughter to replenish their health.
There were eighteen eggs in total. Mrs. Lian counted thirty-six copper coins and handed them to Yang Ermei. She put the eggs into the basket she brought and asked.
"I don't know which family in the village raises more chickens and ducks. I want to buy some more."
All the eggs in the house were sold, and Yang Ermei was in a good mood.
"Auntie, there are three families in our village that raise a lot of chickens. One is the Liu family at the end of the village, the other is the Yupozi family in the middle of the village, and the third is the village chief's family in our village. The village chief's family only has a few ducks. No one else is raising them, so if you want to buy one, you probably have to go to the village next to the village and ask. That village belongs to a member of the town's family, and he is the only one who raises dozens of ducks within a few miles of ours."
While Yang Ermei was talking, Mrs. Lian had already put away the eggs, and the three of them walked to the entrance of the courtyard.
"Okay, I'll go to the village and ask. You go back and take care of the children. I'll visit your house again when I'm free."
"Auntie, take your time. Come here often when you have time."
After leaving the Xu family and entering the village, people looked at the mother and daughter from time to time, thinking that they met each other, but soon someone guessed their identities. They must be the Su family who moved to the village last night, but they didn't know. The two of them were not at home today, so why did they come to the village? Could it be that they were going to the village chief's house to give gifts? The villager who had the good idea stretched his head to look at the basket carried by the two people. When he saw the eggs in the basket, he became more convinced of his guess.
After going to the Liu family and Yu Pozi's houses that the Xu family's daughter-in-law mentioned just now, the mother and son went to the village chief's house. After Mrs. Lian explained her intention, Yu's daughter-in-law's smile became more sincere.
Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Yu are about the same age. Now they are sitting on a small bench and asking the parents, while Su Yu is picking eggs with the basket in his hand. The sun was nice today, and when the sun shone a little, she picked the eggs she needed aside without stumbling at all. Wife-in-law Yu didn't notice that Su Yu was picking the eggs.
As expected, it was the village chief's house. There were at least seventy or eighty eggs in the basket on hand. Su Yu picked out more than fifty eggs and did not plan to buy the remaining twenty or so.
"Look at me, when I first came to the village, I didn't know that your family had saved so many eggs. We bought them all the way from the end of the village. We have almost bought them now. Next time I want to buy, I will definitely come to your house first."
Mrs. Lian watched her daughter choose and explained to the wife of the Yu family on the side.
Mrs. Yu had no doubt that she had it. She saw two large baskets of eggs on the ground. There were at least two to three hundred eggs. In addition, she bought more than fifty eggs. She didn’t know what the Su family wanted to do with buying so many eggs. ?
After leaving the village chief's house, the mother and son first sent the eggs home, and then led the basket to Zhuangzi next to the village. Zhuangzi is built right next to the village and is very conspicuous, so there is no need to ask anyone.
There are almost enough eggs now, but there are not any duck eggs. Although the village chief's family raises ducks, his ducks did not lay eggs during this period. If there are ducks in Zhuangzi, then there must be chickens. It would be great if all the chickens and duck eggs in Zhuangzi could be purchased at one time. Thinking of going to a villager's house for most of the day today, although he didn't need to say too much, he was always accompanied by a smiling face. Su Yu felt that the smile on his face was almost formulaic.
