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

Chapter 33 The poor have no choice
"Daughter-in-law, don't be sad. There is an old saying that is very good. If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Our family came back safely. My brother treated me so deeply. From now on, I We will do more things, work more, and earn more money. We will have our own house, we will have our own fields, and we will have three meals a day."

After saying this, Chen Yixing looked at his Chen Yixuan sincerely.

"Brother, to be honest, I really don't want to be a burden to you now. I also know that you live a very hard life. During the lean years, there is not much food at home. Brother, next time you go fishing, you can take me with you. Bar?"

Chen Yixuan shook his head.

"Brother, fishing doesn't take long. If you want to fish, I'll teach you."

So, from that day on, Chen Yixuan took Chen Yixing to use grass cages to fish.

I go out every morning before dawn and come back late at night.Chen Yixuan and his three sons, as well as Chen Yixing and Wang Jihe and his son, worked enthusiastically.

Wang Yingying was extremely happy when she saw more and more fish at home.

I secretly thought that if my family builds a new house in the future, relying on this fishing skill, my family's life will not be too bad.

It was really a bit awkward, so Wang Yingying said to Chen Feiyan that day: "Brother-in-law, do you think we women are at home every day? Shouldn't we do something to reduce the burden on the men at home?"

Chen Feiyan asked curiously: "What do you want to do?"

Wang Yingying clenched her fists as if she mustered up the courage to say, "I can weave! If our family has money, we can buy a loom!"

"Sister-in-law, I can teach you how to weave. With the craft of weaving, you can earn an extra three taels of silver a year!"

"Moreover, when your daughter gets a little older, you can personally pass this skill on to her..."

Hearing this, Chen Feiyan's heart moved.I muttered to myself, does this sound like a good idea?
Skills do not overwhelm.

It's pretty good if you have the ability to make money.

"Sister-in-law, how much does this loom you mentioned... cost?"

Wang Yingying saw that her heart was moved, and she immediately replied with a smile: "Not much, just five taels of silver!"

Chen Feiyan's eyes widened after hearing this. "Fifty taels of silver is not much?!"

Her husband at home now works 24 hours out of 18 hours a day. He goes to the county town every seven days and earns only about one or two hundred coins at most.

That’s only three to four hundred yuan a month.

After working hard for a whole year, in order to support the family, the money is barely enough to survive!

Asking her to take out five taels of silver at once, wouldn't it cost her her life?
Chen Feiyan now feels that five taels of silver is almost 50 yuan in her eyes...

Although Chen Feiyan knew that he would not be able to come up with the money immediately, Chen Feiyan still did not refuse Wang Yingying directly.

Instead, he said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Sister-in-law, to tell you the truth, I am indeed interested in weaving."

"but……"

Wang Yingying asked eagerly: "But what?"

Chen Feiyan explained with a smile. "However, my husband has promised me a long time ago. He said that if the family saves more money, he will buy me a piglet in the county and let me raise it at home every day..."

Wang Yingying was shocked. "You want to raise pigs at home?"

"This thatched house is so small, it only has a stove and a kang, just for the 11 of us. If you buy another pig, where will the pig sleep? Where should we sleep?"

After hearing this, Chen Feiyan replied with a smile: "The house is quite spacious! I plan to let the pigs sleep beside our kang. When summer comes and the weather gets hot, I will ask my man to dry some adobe bricks outside and give them to the pigs. Build a nest!"

Wang Yingying was not happy after hearing this.

But when she thought about Chen Feiyan saying just now that she planned to let her man dry some adobe bricks in the summer, she suddenly had a small idea.Making a nest for pigs is not as good as building a thatched house for people!

She first followed her wishes and reluctantly stayed here for a few more months. When summer came and the weather got hot, she asked her man to propose it to his brother, and asked the men from his brother's family to help her family make the arrangements. A thatched hut.

By then, I will have my own room to sleep in.There is no need to be like now, where all eleven people, regardless of age or sex, sleep on the same kang.

Every time her man wants to do something, or wants to say something private to her, he has to be careful and dare not make any big moves, so as not to alarm other people... She has really had enough of this kind of frustrating life. !

Because she had this idea in her heart, Wang Yingying nodded.Express approval.

"Sister-in-law, I can tell from just one look at your appearance that you are a hard-working and capable person."

"It's good if you want to raise pigs. Once you raise the pigs, you will definitely be able to sell them for money."

Chen Feiyan nodded, smiled and said, "Of course."

……

In the evening, Chen Yixing took his son Wang Jihe and came back with Chen Yixuan and his son.

As soon as they got home, Chen Feiyan brought them a large bowl of thick porridge.

While eating, Chen Feiyan said it to Chen Yixuan again in front of everyone.

"Master, with all the money our family has saved, shouldn't we be able to buy a pig? Spring is a good time to raise pigs now. If we don't buy a pig and raise it, we won't be able to live with a pig that can eat pork this winter. It’s New Year.”

Chen Yixuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, we should have saved enough, right?"

"It seems that there is still more than 200 Wen left."

Chen Feiyan was surprised: "Is there still so much left?"

Chen Yixing saw his younger brother and his wife frowning and looking unhappy.He suddenly interrupted: "Brother, next time you go to the county town to sell things, you don't have to give me money. My sister-in-law wants to raise pigs. Since you promised her, buy them for her quickly."

"It shouldn't be difficult for these two women, with these little kids, to raise a pig well."

Chen Yixuan thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Brother, since you said so, I won't be polite to you."

"However, we may not have enough money from selling fish. I plan to dig a hornet's nest again tomorrow."

"Last time I dug it according to the method my grandpa taught me, and I didn't get hurt much."

Chen Yixing's eyes widened after hearing this. "Brother, you must not do this. Digging a hornet's nest is still too dangerous."

Chen Yixuan shook his head. "Brother, there is nothing we can do!"

"If we poor people want to survive, how can we do it without taking some risks? My grandfather told us before that in order to survive, people in some places catch venomous snakes and sell them. Generations of them have been bitten to death by venomous snakes. There are countless people. Everyone knows that if you catch venomous snakes, you will be bitten and poisoned to death one day, but they still have to bite the bullet and continue to do it."

"If people like us want to fill our stomachs, is there any other way?"

Chen Yixing was deeply shocked to see his younger brother taking such a huge risk for a mere two hundred coins.

I think back then, when he was sitting at the table in a tavern in the Jiangnan water town, having a few drinks, and eating seven or eight plates of appetizers, he spent more than this!

Unexpectedly, his family was down and out. After returning to this poor hometown, he saw with his own eyes that his brother would put his own life at risk for such a small amount of money... Chen Yixing really felt extremely sad.

At least he himself enjoyed a life of real wealth.But his younger brother's family has been living in poverty.

How cruel is this world to him? !
Seeing his own brother in tears, Chen Yixuan thought he was really worried about his safety. He quickly spoke to comfort him: "Brother, don't worry. Once it's new, it's the second time it's familiar. Digging a hornet's nest is actually nothing. We will all be ordinary. Be safe!"

(End of this chapter)