After he and his mother-in-law separated, he built a house and stocked a warehouse full of grain and

Aunt Zhang's voice was trembling and she asked tremblingly: "You said two and a half kilograms of rice for one kilogram of chicken head rice? Did I hear you correctly?"

That’s two and a half kilograms of rice!

One catty of rice costs nine cents, and two and a half catties is more than 20 cents. Can things that are everywhere in rivers and ponds be worth more than 20 cents?

Aunt Zhang couldn't believe it. She instinctively thought that Fan Jin and Shui Qing were thanking her.

But it's impossible to think about it. Fan Jin and Shuiqing are not very wealthy. Besides, Fan Jin said that he will keep asking for as much as he wants.

"You heard me right, to tell you the truth, my husband-in-law and classmate took it from me. He opened a restaurant, and a soup or pastry would cost dozens or even hundreds of yuan at ordinary prices;

When my husband heard him mention exchanging rice, he thought of our village. When he came back, he heard me mention that you had helped me, so we first asked your family to see if you were willing? "Shui Qing's words were very smooth.

Reasonable.

Aunt Zhang didn't expect that the smooth thing she did this morning would be rewarded in such a big way!

She thanked all the gods and Buddhas in the sky in her heart, nodded her head and said, "Yes, yes! How could I not be willing?"

Brown rice costs five or six cents per catty, and black flour costs three cents per catty. Their family always replaces the harvested millet bran with black flour, and eats black flour.

Two and a half kilograms of rice can be exchanged for seven or eight kilograms of black batter, enough to feed a family for two days.

"Okay, let me ask, how many kilograms can your family supply in a day?" Shui Qing asked.

Aunt Zhang opened her mouth to give a number, and saw several children in the yard.

The gold, silver, copper, iron and wood ox in the yard could no longer squat, got up and walked towards the house.

"Mom, instead of going up the mountain to cut firewood and sell it, my eldest and second brothers and I will go fishing for chicken rice crackers. You and your younger brothers and sisters will peel them at home and spend the whole day peeling chicken head rice!" Zhang Tongniu said.

Their family has little land and little harvest, and they are the most enthusiastic about free food. They are the fastest in the village to peel chicken heads and rice.

Nowadays, a pound of chicken head rice can be exchanged for more than 20 pence in silver, which is completely incomparable with a load of firewood for two or three pence. Of course, the family must go all out to get this.

If we do it well, we may not have to go hungry during the lean season next year...

Aunt Zhang knew something in her mind, and she said solemnly to Shang Shuiqing: "I am the most skilled in peeling chicken heads and rice in the village. I can peel five or six kilograms of rice a day. With a few children, I can have at least two or two kilograms of rice a day." Ten pounds.”

After she reported it, she was shocked by the amount. Twenty kilograms of chicken head rice was equivalent to fifty kilograms of rice. If replaced by black rice, it would be more than 100 kilograms.

Can you earn more than 100 kilograms of black noodles a day?

She calmed down her fast heartbeat, looked at Shui Qing nervously, and asked in an unsteady voice: "Second daughter-in-law, is twenty pounds too much? We can do less."

Of course Shui Qing refused: "No! My husband-in-law said, the more the merrier, the more the better. Aunt Zhang, feel free to peel off as much as you want."

Aunt Zhang showed a relaxed smile, pointed to the chicken head rice drained in the bamboo plaque and prepared to dry, and told her daughter: "Put these away quickly and bring them back to your uncle and aunt for a taste."

Of course Fan Jinshuiqing didn't want it, so he finally collected the ones that were peeled today and told them to soak the ones that were peeled in the afternoon and bring them over before dark.

Tomorrow, Fan Jin will be sent to Fucheng, and the grain will be transported back and distributed one by one.

Naturally, Aunt Zhang's family had no objections, and they sent the two of them all the way to the far distance with great gratitude. On the way back, Aunt Zhang's voice choked up unconsciously: "Boss, do you think this is God's eyes open?"

She admits that she has not done many evil things, but she has a husband-in-law who is a gambler. Her children are just not starving to death. Let alone enjoying happiness, having a full meal is a luxury.

Every day is spent eating one meal and worrying about the next, and living today and worrying about tomorrow.

He diligently took care of the few acres of wasteland, never thinking that one day the chicken, rice and fruits everywhere in the pond could be exchanged for food.

"Mom, Uncle Fan is the one who can do it. Sister-in-law Shui Qing will repay her kindness!" Zhang Xiaocao emphasized, pulling her mother back from her thoughts.

Aunt Zhang came back to her senses and muttered: "Yes, yes, if the second son of the Fan family hadn't known the young master from a rich family, and if your sister-in-law Shui Qing hadn't thought of our family, such a good thing would not have happened to our family!

In the past, people in the village and even you, Aunt Fan, always said that the youngest son of the Fan family was ineffective, could not study well, and was a waste of money. Today, it seems that studying and literacy is still good, and even the job he can find is something that he did not dare to think of before. "

Jinniu smiled naively and said: "Yes, Second Uncle Fan is different from us at first glance. People who study have a sharp mind and are much more comfortable than eating crops."

Tie Niu whispered: "Why do I feel that Sister-in-law Shui Qing is different too?"

"What's the difference? It's still the same. You've only met Sister-in-law Shuiqing a few times, and you can still tell the difference?" Yinniu joked nonchalantly.

"I also feel that it is different from before. She is still the same person, but she just feels like she has changed. Uh, she has become prettier. She is the kind of person who can make people trust her at a glance." Mu Niu didn't know how to express it. , frowning and trying to think of the right words.

Aunt Zhang found the reason and said cheerfully: "Hey, what do you know? This is a separation of families. The waist is straightened. Of course it looks much better at first glance;

He is also able to take charge of his own affairs. He can make people trust him when he speaks and acts. "

The six children listened, and they always felt that it was not what grandma said, but it seemed that it was what grandma said.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and pick chicken rice crackers. They will be delivered to your Uncle Fan's house before dark today. We can't lose such a good job;

When it's over and you earn more from food, Mom will spread out black noodle pancakes for you to eat! "Aunt Zhang waved her hands and spoke with a smile.

I eat hundreds of kilograms of black noodles a day, but it’s okay to give the children a dry meal once in a while...

When they heard that there would be dry pancakes to eat, not only the little wooden cows and iron cows jumped for joy, but even the biggest golden cow couldn't help but look forward to it.

Ever since my father became a gambler, the family had lost all their money and farmland. How long had it been since he had eaten something dry?

Other families look forward to eating meat and eggs during festivals. Their family just wants to have a full meal, and they just want to change from two mushy meals a day to one solid meal...

Shui Qing and Fan Jin left Aunt Zhang's house, went to the village chief's house, then Aunt Li's house, and then visited all the houses that had helped her in the morning, and then stopped going today.

There’s no need to go back later.

Because after the rice is distributed tomorrow, other families will take the initiative to send chicken head rice and ask if they want it.

The other families also agreed on the delivery time, precautions, as well as the kilograms of food and distribution time. Like Aunt Zhang, everyone was so shocked at first that they thought they heard it wrong. Then they turned to joy and asked over and over again if they heard it wrong. .

After confirming that I heard correctly, I guarantee that we can start today and a batch will be delivered before dark tonight!