walk with penguins

Chapter 10

Duan Jie stared blankly at the grain in the warehouse. It took him more than half a month to harvest the grain from the farm overnight!Unhulled, unmilled grain!Duan Jie silently grabbed a handful of ears of wheat, rubbed them, and put them in his mouth to chew.It's really full and fragrant wheat grains!But, but how should he turn these lovely grains of wheat into even more lovely flour!Naturally, the threshing floor was unusable. He couldn't explain to people where the wheat came from. Even if he built a threshing floor on the farm, he didn't have a stone mill to grind the flour.Thinking of this, Duan Jie scratched the wall silently.

Fortunately, a few acres of corn have been harvested, and the corn can always be eaten directly.Duan Jie sighed, and was about to leave the farm with a handful of corn in his arms. He thought that after the wheat was harvested, he would be able to eat fine flour, but who knew he still had to eat corn.If it doesn't work, sell the wheat and eat it with white flour, but Duan Jie doesn't know how to explain to others, where did he get such fresh ears of wheat.

It would be great if there was a processing workshop. Duan Jie missed the Penguin's processing workshop very much at this time.Just when he was thinking about the workshop, a small golden notice popped up in front of him, "To open the workshop, you need 100 taels of silver. Confirm and cancel."

The corner of Duan Jie's mouth twitched for a long time, your sister!Penguin you want money, remember to collect money after wearing it!Duan Jie can't wait to go back to modern times, grab those R&D personnel and yell, dear, why do you need money for everything, dear!Don't forget the attribute of earning money even after it's realized, dear!

100 taels, with 100 taels, is he still worrying about grinding noodles here? It’s enough to go out and buy and eat.With 100 taels, he doesn't even bother to plant land.

It seems that we still have to find a way to make money in order to improve our lives.The chickens in the ranch are very diligent in laying eggs, and it is not troublesome to manage them.It would be a pity to keep so many pastures and only raise some chickens.Duan Jie has heard an old saying before, 72 lines, be a thief and herd sheep.At that time, his mother explained that it was because these two kinds of trades were easy to save money and easy to do.

A sheep can be sold for a tael of silver when it grows up. If it is slaughtered and sold separately, the money will be even more.Mutton is much more expensive than pork, and sheepskin can also be sold for money.Moreover, sheep grow quickly, and they grow into full-grown animals in seven or eight months.The gestation period is not too long, and lambs can be born in just over five months.At that time, there will be goat milk, and maybe some dairy products can be developed.Duan Jie didn't want to feed the pigs, not to mention that the pigs ate a lot, and the taste was bad enough.And who knows if those pigs can grow fat by eating grass, it is better to raise sheep to save trouble.

Sheep are meant to eat grass, and the pasture in his warehouse is the best pasture, which is definitely enough for those sheep to eat.The most important thing is that he happens to have one ewe in his hand now, and he will buy a few lambs later, which is almost the same.However, all the sheep cannot be kept in the pasture, and most of them must be raised outside.Otherwise, after a while, if he huffed and brought out a flock of sheep, people would definitely be suspicious.Well, those sheep can’t all be fed the pasture on the farm. The grass in the pasture is good, but Sang Feng suspects that it’s best to let Sang Feng go out to mow the grass and take the opportunity to put some grass from the pasture into the grass. .

Duan Jie wanted to let Sang Feng go out to herd sheep as little as possible. This is because some sheep farmers always like to take advantage of it. Every time they herd sheep, they are not very restrained. Those sheep often steal the young crops in the field. It tastes much better than grass, and sheep naturally like it very much.Because of this, several families fell out. Duan Jie didn't want to make such a mess with the villagers. If it was really herding sheep, it would be best for these sheep to avoid the village's fields as much as possible, and go straight to the grass and feed them.That way people won't talk about him.You can also raise a few more chickens in the yard, which can also provide cover for the chickens in the pasture.

When Duan Jie came out, Tuantuan was still sleeping on the kang with a sweet face.It's better to be a child, don't worry about everything, Duan Jie lightly tapped the tip of Tuantuan's nose.The little guy didn't wake up, but was still sleeping soundly. Duan Jie couldn't help but nibbled on his pink face again, the taste was really good.Well, even for his son, he needs to make more money.

During dinner at night, Duan Jie told Sang Feng about his plan, and Sang Feng naturally nodded in agreement.Duan Jie didn't plant the two acres of land, but rented it to people in the village to plant it. He still can't take care of the land on his farm, so how can he care about playing with the outside land, watering and removing insects, plowing the ground when the time comes? Everything is a hassle, so it's better to let the people in the village grow it, and just collect a few buckets of rent.

Regarding Duan Jie's renting out the land to others to plant, Sang Feng saw it and was worried.Sang Feng also learned about the family's situation from neighbors. This family is not rich at all, and they just got some money by selling land.Now I don’t even plant land, so what will I eat in the future?You can't sell the land anymore.These days, Duan Jie is also very kind to Sang Feng, and gradually, Sang Feng has a sense of belonging to this family.Every day when he saw Duan Jie, Sang Feng had a worried expression on his face, and he could only sigh to express his concern about the financial situation of his family.Now that Duan Jie suggested raising sheep, Sang Feng felt a lot of comfort in his heart. No matter what, raising sheep is a job.

"Brother Yu, it's good to raise sheep, but have you decided which sheep to buy? There's also a sheep pen, when are you going to build it?" Sang Feng asked, stuffing a mouthful of pancakes.

"Uh, I haven't thought about all of this yet." Duan Jie replied with an embarrassed face. He just thought of raising sheep, and he didn't have any plans for how to implement it.Speaking of the breed of this sheep, I need to worry more. In modern society, those sheep are all kinds of improved breeds, but there should be no such improved sheep in ancient times, so I can only ask which sheep breeds compare alright.As for the sheep pen, it is not difficult to build it, just ask the people in the village for help another day.

The next day, Duan Jie went to Aunt Song to find out which sheep was better.To Duan Jie, the people in this village are Aunt Song's family who are most familiar with them.Unexpectedly, when Aunt Song saw Duan Jie, she put on a straight face at first, and then pulled him into the room, "Shier, Auntie wants to ask you something."

"What's the matter? The new kid in my family?" Duan Jie thought that Aunt Song wanted to question Sang Feng.

Aunt Song shook her head, and said with a serious face: "Auntie asked you, why didn't you ask Auntie to help you when you gave birth, and you insisted on spending money to hire someone, where did you throw Auntie? Don't say anything Afraid of delaying my aunt's work, there is no work in the field now, do you treat my aunt as an outsider!"

Duan Jie felt a little embarrassed at once, he is the kind of thinking of modern people, no matter what the relationship is, if you ask someone to help you with the work, you have to pay.He also knew that with the relationship between Uncle Song and Aunt Song and his family, if Aunt Song was invited over, it would definitely cost nothing, and Aunt Song would only serve him more carefully.But he just felt that he couldn't take advantage of others like this, so he found Aunt Fang who was neither close nor far away to help.Unexpectedly, it still made Aunt Song and the others sad, and Duan Jie felt a little bit sorry.

Well, just admit your mistake, Duan Jie took Aunt Song's hand and said: "Auntie, I was wrong, I just thought that you are so old and confinement work is tiring, so I didn't dare to call you over. "When he said this, Duan Jie was still a little embarrassed. This action and words are just like the girl who was coquettishly admitted by his elders. If he was still in his previous body, he would never do these actions. of.

Aunt Song snorted: "Don't just fool your aunt. What are you talking about? I'm afraid that I will be tired, and serving the confinement will be as tired as the farm work in the field? Your aunt is farming the land every day. Besides, you only have so little money in your hand. The money from the sale of the land is thrown out after changing hands. Have you thought about it in the future, such a lavish person, and still hire someone! Really, you let Tuantuan drink the northwest wind in the future!"

Duan Jie kept making amends for a while, trying to please and be good-looking, and finally coaxed Aunt Song over.While coaxing and acting like a baby, Duan Jie comforted himself in his heart, this is a double!This is a twin who was raised as a sister!It's normal to behave a bit bitch, this is just acting, he is still a pure man in essence.

Aunt Song saw that Duan Jie lost his care for a long time, and she lost her temper, and asked: "What's the matter here today, you are not at home to watch Tuantuan, the kid who came to the house is only a little old, and he is sloppy, so don't worry."

"It's okay, that child's name is Sang Feng. I saw that he was very careful in his work and well-behaved. Before I left, I had already nursed Tuantuan and put him to sleep. It should be fine for him to watch Tuantuan alone. "Duan Jie's face is all right, "Auntie, I came to you to ask you and Uncle Song, and you also help me with my advice. Auntie, do you think it is reliable if I raise a few sheep?"

Aunt Song thought about it for a while, and then said: "If you talk about raising sheep, it is indeed a good business. Your Uncle Song has let go of sheep before. This thing is not difficult to raise, and it is also a bit profitable. Later, you can ask your Uncle Song for help." You go and buy some lambs and come back. It’s just that if you want to see money for raising sheep, you have to wait at least a year or two. If you buy lambs with your family’s money, is it enough? Don’t tell me about selling land, that land It was Liang Da who stayed behind, you have to be kept by Tuantuan."

"It should be enough. I still have about six taels of silver left in my hand. I don't plan to buy too many lambs at first. I will raise a few lambs first, and I will have some money left. At most, I will eat them in the past two years." Not so much. Auntie, besides, I also want to raise some chickens to supplement the family, and by the end of the year, the two acres of land can still receive a few buckets of rent, which should be barely enough. "

Aunt Song nodded in satisfaction. She knew that Yu Shi was weak-tempered, and she had been worried that he would sit on the mountain. Now that Shi'er could take the initiative to think of a living, she felt relieved. Your Uncle Song is back, and I will make a total calculation with him. I will go to you tomorrow, and I will also take a look at Tuantuan, how much does this kid weigh now?"

The two chatted for a while, and then Aunt Song let Duan Jie go. Before leaving, she brought a small jar of pickles and stuffed some corn bread mixed with white flour.