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

Chapter 49 A man who knows how to live a good life

Before dawn the next morning, Chen Yixuan took his eldest son to the county town, carrying two baskets of mushrooms and leeks, as well as several kilograms of grilled fish and radishes.

Although there is no shopkeeper of Wuwei Restaurant today, it is quite smooth to deal with Fan Cen, the waiter at that restaurant.

They always accept things like shiitake mushrooms.

Fried mushrooms are a dish that many wealthy families love to eat.His restaurant is packed every day.

Their restaurant collected the mushrooms, even if they couldn't sell them all, and sent them to wealthy households in the county for them to cook in their own kitchens, they would still make money.

The waiter, Fan Cen, weighed the food and found that there were more than nine kilograms of mushrooms, two kilograms of leeks, and three kilograms of radishes.

He immediately told Chen Yixuan: "Uncle Chen, our family always pays 8 cents per catty for harvesting mushrooms. Do you want to sell them?"

Chen Yixuan felt that these mushrooms were all picked for nothing, and they would not be sold if they were not sold.At that time, he nodded and said: "Sell, sell, sell."

The waiter, Fan Cen, immediately drew a circle on the ledger.Then he counted the 82 coins in person.

"Uncle Chen, the mushrooms are 72 Wen, the leeks are two pounds and four Wen, and the radish is three pounds and six Wen. The total is 82 Wen. You can order some for yourself."

Chen Yixuan just saw him counting with his own eyes. He believed him and took the money and said so. "No need to order. I see that your business is quite busy. Go about your business! I won't delay your business."

Chen Yixuan left happily without him sending it off.

82 Money can be said to be too much or too little, but it can be said to be too little.It just offsets the head tax of nearly one hundred cash paid yesterday.

I thought that my daughter-in-law wanted to raise geese so that she could look after the home and nursery.Chen Yixuan went to the area where livestock was sold and searched there.

He knows the market and is good at bargaining.I spent a long time looking at this market built with shanty towns.

It is now the first half of the year. In this spring, many families who raise chickens, ducks and geese have hatched chicks, ducks and goslings.

The groceries were collected door to door by the sellers, who would sell them here every two days.

Chen Yixuan found a young man in his 20s. When he saw that the wooden shed he built was filled with dozens of chickens, ducks and geese, he called him.

"Silly Peng, I'm at your house again."

Peng Ersi thought about it when he saw him coming.

Some time ago, this man found me and bought two pigs and three chickens. What is he going to buy today?

"Brother Chen, are you here? My house is selling some chicken, duck and goose seedlings today. If you like them, just come in and take a look."

After Chen Yixuan walked in, he said straightforwardly.

"Tell me the truth, how do you sell your goose seedlings?"

Peng Ersha stretched out his two fingers. "I'm not stupid enough to lie. If you buy it sincerely, I'll give you twenty cash for a goose."

Chen Yixuan shook his head after hearing this: "Now a pound of pork is 24. The goose seedlings you sell are only four taels at most. It's too expensive and not cost-effective."

After hearing this, Peng Ersi smiled bitterly and said: "My good brother! That's not how business works! You have to think about it carefully. If you buy this goose, it will grow to three or five kilograms in a few months." , isn’t this a purely profitable business?”

Chen Yixuan was not led by him.Instead, he said unhappily: "If you calculate it this way, those who raise chickens, ducks and geese will all make a fortune."

"When I bought the geese seedlings, I had to think about whether they would be able to be raised. If I wanted to raise them, I would have to feed them fine grain frequently. This is another expense. Besides, there are still a few geese popping up from time to time in the countryside. A weasel, if the goose is bitten to death, then all the money my family earns will be lost."

This is all true.Peng Er was stupid and couldn't say anything for a while.

In order to sell all the chickens, ducks and geese he had hoarded as soon as possible, he took a step back.

"Brother Chen, just tell me what price you are willing to give me?"

Chen Yixuan directly gestured with five fingers.

"The most I can give you is five cents a piece."

When Peng Ersha heard this number, he was immediately dumbfounded.

He thought to himself, how could the guy in front of him be so good at bargaining.This price is close to the cost price of harvesting seedlings.He is in the mountains every day, walking in wind and rain in various villages, isn't it just to earn some hard money?If he had no money to earn, why would he be a street vendor?
So, he started arguing with Chen Yixuan over the price.

Worried that people around him would also lower his price, Peng Ersha always pulled Chen Yixuan aside from the beginning to compare prices with him.The voice when bargaining is also quiet.

The two argued for a while, and finally let Chen Yixuan buy ten young goslings weighing three or four for eight cents each.

He spent his last four cents to buy two ducklings from his family.One male and one female.

On the way back, Chen Yixuan felt full of accomplishment.

When she got home, Chen Feiyan saw that the basket on his back was full of goslings. She was very happy.

"Master, these are not ducks, right? You won't be deceived, right?"

Chen Yixuan shook his head. "I can tell the difference. Don't worry."

After speaking, he pointed to the two smallest ones and said: "The other ten are all goslings, but these two are ducks. It is feasible to raise these geese and ducks together. Our family will first raise them in the house. After a while, when they are mature, we will let them go to the river to eat grass and touch snails."

There is a new member in the family, and everyone is very happy.

Chen Feiyan even learned from Chen Yixuan some tips on raising chickens, ducks and geese.

When it comes to raising little female ducks, it takes four months for them to lay eggs.

Ducks have two peak laying periods in a year.

One is from March to May.The second is from August to October.

It's now the end of April.By September or October this year, their family might be able to eat duck eggs.

However, when the time comes, we will raise ducks and geese, graze them and let them swim in the river every day.

Live food and grass are not enough, they have to be fed additional small fish and shrimps.

Ducks mature within the first year, and ducklings hatch the following year.

As for raising geese, it only takes three months for them to grow up.

The smile on Chen Feiyan's lips became even more genuine when she thought that she would be able to eat delicious duck and goose meat at the end of this year, during the Chinese New Year.

Knowing that there were still many mushrooms to pick on the mountain, Chen Feiyan wanted to follow Chen Yixuan out from this day on.

Although walking up the mountain was tiring, she felt happier and happier.

However, her little feet really delayed things. After going up the mountain for three consecutive days, her little feet were swollen like a pig's head.

The toes also started to turn pus and smelly.

Chen Feiyan soaked her feet in hot water every night, massaged her teeth vigorously, and tried her best to relax her muscles and activate her blood circulation, but she felt that it was of no use.

Chen Feiyan once wondered if her feet were useless...

Chen Yixuan looked at her swollen and purple feet and felt very upset, so he told her immediately.

"Daughter-in-law, let me take you to Tongde Pharmacy in the county tomorrow! Ask the doctors there to diagnose and treat you."

Chen Yixing, who was sitting next to him, heard this and suppressed his unhappiness, and said to his brother Chen Yixuan: "Brother, do you know that money is burned in the pharmacy?"

"Whether there is something wrong with her feet or not, it costs more than one tael of silver to go to the drugstore! Our whole family picks mushrooms in the mountains every day, fishes in the rivers every day, and weeds pigs on the hillside every day. It’s a day off. If you send her to the pharmacy, we’ll have to work for nothing this year!”

"Brother, sister-in-law, just listen to me. There is nothing wrong with my sister-in-law's feet. My wife's three-inch golden lotus is still getting pus from time to time even if it is wrapped every day! Let's grind Panax notoginseng into powder and rub it on her. I promise She'll be fine soon."

When Chen Yixuan heard this, he frowned and said, "Brother, there's something really wrong with my wife's feet. They're already swollen like this, so I'm not worried. I still have to send her to the county town tomorrow." Go to the pharmacy to see the doctor..."

When Chen Yixing saw that he had made up his mind and seemed to have no choice but to change his mind, he had no choice but to turn around and start persuading Chen Feiyan.

(End of this chapter)