How to survive in poverty: I use a simulator to farm

This New Year is very well prepared.

All kinds of food and supplies were piled up throughout the room.

Chen Yixuan and Chen Feiyan’s family are all very happy, waiting for the arrival of the Spring Festival.

There is a vigil on the night of New Year's Eve.

Chen Feiyan prepared all the meals for the next few days early in the morning.

She killed two chickens and stewed them all.

I also made a big bowl of fried sorghum cake.

She also stewed the cabbage and radish in the chicken soup.

Just this big pot dish is a sumptuous dish that is hard to enjoy normally.

There is no need to do farm work during the Chinese New Year, so Chen Feiyan’s family only eats two meals a day.

After eating, sleep, and after sleeping, eat. It feels like the days are flying by.

"Daddy, it's starting to snow heavily outside again. If you stay outside in this weather for a while, your hands and feet will freeze."

Chen Yixuan smiled and nodded: "Isn't it?"

Wang Yingying, who was still nibbling fried sorghum cakes on the side, added a few words after hearing this: "Our ancestors are still wise! Celebrating the Spring Festival in the coldest time has become our The experience has been slowly summed up from one generation to the next.”

"It's such a cold day, why don't you stay in a warm room, Maodong? If you go out to work, you will freeze to death."

Chen Yixing smiled: "This is what the "Book of Changes" says, spring grows and summer grows, autumn harvests and winter hides!"

“We all have to hide in extremely cold weather like winter.”

There was food and a warm nest. The whole family gathered together and seemed to have endless things to talk about.

The two brothers Chen Yixuan and Chen Yixing talked and talked about the future of their children.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, I actually still want my son to study and gain fame."

Chen Yixuan nodded: "Brother, I understand you. Poor parents in the world. As parents, if we don't think about our children, then we are incompetent."

Chen Yixing added: "Brother~, you plan to take the imperial examination after the Chinese New Year this year, right?"

Chen Yixuan nodded: "After studying for so many years, I always have to consider this family."

"..." Chen Yixing hesitated for a moment and then said: "Brother, if you really pass the exam, it will be a blessing for everyone in our family!"

No matter how selfish Chen Yixing is, he understands in his heart that all members of this family will prosper and suffer.

If my younger brother really gets admitted as a scholar, the family's burden will be relieved a lot, and people outside will not openly bully them like before.

Thinking of this, Chen Yixing encouraged him.

"Brother~, you have to work harder! Our family depends on you!"

Encouraged by him, Chen Yixuan said with a smile: "Brother, the ancients summed it up with a sentence called "Intelligence, talent and virtue". This opportunity and luck are ranked first. Talent and virtue are ranked behind opportunities."

"Look at Li Taibai of the Tang Dynasty. He was such a talented person. But just because he didn't have good opportunities, bad luck, and the nobles didn't really appreciate him, he didn't have the opportunity to be an official or a prime minister."

Chen Yixing nodded and said with a smile: "Brother, you are right. In life, opportunities and luck are the first priority. Many famous people in history do not seem to have outstanding talents. A true talent can do great things in the world. Those who do great things are still a minority." "Those who murder and set fire, those who bully good people, those who sacrifice their wives for promotion and wealth...it seems that their talent and character are not as good as those of us, ordinary people!"

Chen Yixuan nodded: "So I say that those who can become an official must first have the opportunity and the luck. If the luck is not good and encounters villains, no matter how capable and talented you are, you still want to have the chance." It’s hard to get started!”

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Wang Yingying heard them saying these words, but she remained silent.

She was only thinking that she had been doing too much embroidery and needlework recently, and her eyes were dazzled.

She felt that she really couldn't go on like this anymore.

She didn't want to think that she was blind at a young age like other embroiderers.

If a woman cannot see, it is a question whether she can survive.

Wang Yingying didn't want to be a burden to the family, so she hesitated and began to test Chen Feiyan's tone.

"Brothers and sisters, I always feel that our textile and embroidery business is not a long-term solution after all. Being bored in the house all day long will have a great impact on our women's bodies."

"I am in my thirties, and I hope that my son will be successful in the future so that he can respect me. But as for our daughter, if she is doing such tiring work at a young age, she will definitely become like the embroiderers in the city after a long time. Same, he is less than thirty years old, and his eyes are almost blind. He can't see anything clearly from far away."

Chen Feiyan couldn't help but nodded when she heard this.

This makes sense. Doing this for a long time is still not possible.

She had to think carefully to see if there were any other ways.

Thinking of her experience in growing mushrooms using a life simulator last time, Chen Feiyan decided that in the spring of this year, she would grow mushrooms in large quantities at home.

There are wood scraps and other things put into the woven grass cage. Then they were placed in rows under the eaves.

When the time comes, she will have to ask her husband to build a shed for them. Create an environment most suitable for mushroom growth.

She didn't tell Wang Yingying that she wanted to do vague things in large quantities.

Chen Feiyan started another topic.

"Sister-in-law, what do you think about your son's future?"

Wang Yingying asked in surprise: "What do you think? What are you asking about?"

Chen Feiyan said with a smile: "Isn't your son already that old? He's fifteen years old. It's time to look after him and find him a wife."

"I heard someone say that the men in our place should look for wives early. This is because boys are always preferred here, with more boys and fewer girls. There is a high probability that there will only be one family out of a hundred that is willing to give up. We spend money and food to raise the daughter of the family. If we don't keep an eye on it, the daughter of this family will be married off by someone else."

Wang Yingying smiled and said: "I know that every family has a daughter. Almost every family here has more than ten sons. But there are still not many who are willing to spend food to raise their daughters. It can be said that it is extremely rare. Very few."

"I have inquired about the betrothal gifts of those yellow-flowered girls. They are too expensive. Nowadays, a yellow-flowered girl costs six to eighty taels. And marrying a widow who has been married several times is much cheaper."

"I have discussed with my husband that I should find a married man for my son. It will be more cost-effective and the burden on the family will be smaller. After all, isn't it that men want wives just to have sons?"

When Chen Feiyan heard what she said, she said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you are right to think so."

"Look at my eldest daughter-in-law, she is doing very well after marrying into our family! She also gave birth to a daughter for our family this year."