Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

That afternoon, Sun Zhengguo collected the seeds he needed.

They also found two apple tree saplings, a pear tree and a date tree sapling.

Sun Zhengguo planted all the seeds and saplings into the space, then found some wood and built a chicken coop in the space.

After leaving the space and coming to the yard, I saw my grandmother sewing clothes, so I walked up to her and asked.

"Grandma, do you know who in our village has chicks for sale?"

In fact, Sun Zhengguo originally wanted to buy chickens directly, but no one was selling them. They were all waiting to lay eggs. Unless he encountered an emergency and needed money, he could only buy one.

When the grandmother heard her grandson's question, she shook her head and then said.

"That's not true. Why are you asking? Do you want to raise chickens?"

"It's not me who asked. I asked on behalf of a classmate."

Sun Zhengguo said this perfunctorily, and then prepared to go out and look for it himself.

"Wait, why don't you go check in the next village? There's a Wu Laoshi in the next village who specializes in breeding chicks. He's very good. I'm sure he has it."

Grandma said with certainty.

"Okay, I'll go check it out right now."

After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he said hello to his grandmother and went to the next village.

The full name of the neighboring village is Xixiang Village. It is located in the east and west of their Dongxiang Village, and the two villages echo each other. The relationship between the two villages is very good.

This reminded Sun Zhengguo of Chao Gai, the chief of Dongxi Village in the Water Margin. There was also a Xixi Village in the village, which were also two villages in the east and west, but they were incompatible.

Xixiang Village is very close, and Sun Zhengguo arrived there in a short while. He asked someone at random and found out that this Wu Laoshi was quite famous. When he asked, someone knew him.

Wu Laoshi, whose real name is unknown, was named Wu Laoshi because he was a very honest person. He was good at breeding all kinds of poultry chicks and was a celebrity in the surrounding area.

Following the information he had obtained, Sun Zhengguo found Wu Laoshi's home. Seeing that the gate was closed, he knocked on the door.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Who is it? Here we come."

I heard a woman's voice coming from inside the door, and while she was speaking, the door was opened.

I saw a well-dressed woman in her thirties looking at Sun Zhengguo with a wary look.

"Hello, I'm from Dongxiang Village, I'm looking for Wu Laoshi."

When the woman saw Sun Zhengguo introduce himself, she relaxed her guard and shouted into the house.

"Boss, I'm here to find you."

"coming."

After the person in the room finished speaking, he opened the door.

The image of an honest and simple rural man came into Sun Zhengguo's eyes.

When Sun Zhengguo saw the visitor, he introduced himself and explained the purpose of his visit.

Wu Laoshi knew Sun Dajiang and his wife. They had good jobs and high salaries. They were city dwellers and well-known in the neighborhood. They did not act pretentiously.

I took Sun Zhengguo to the backyard, which was very big and filled with chickens, ducks, geese and piglets. This was something Sun Zhengguo had not expected.

I originally thought I could only buy some chicks, but I didn't expect that Wu Laoshi had a wide variety of chickens, so I just bought some of each.

"I want 20 chickens, ducks, geese, and 2 piglets each, and pairs of male and female piglets. Can you give me a discount?"

After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, Wu Laoshi began to calculate in his mind, and soon he got the result.

"Look, we are all from the same village, not outsiders. For chicken, duck and goose seedlings, I'll give you an average price of 1 yuan each, and a pair of piglets for 5 yuan, a total of 30 yuan."

After Wu Laoshi reported the price, Sun Zhengguo thought about it for a while. Wu Laoshi thought Sun Zhengguo thought it was too expensive, so he added another sentence.

"Don't worry, you won't get a loss at this price. I guarantee that the piglets are all over 10 kilograms."

Sun Zhengguo saw that Wu Laoshi had misunderstood him and made the decision immediately without any explanation.

"Okay, at this price, I'll take them all."

After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he took out the money, counted it, and handed it to Wu Laoshi. Wu Laoshi took the money and counted it as well. Only then was the transaction completed.

Because Sun Zhengguo came empty-handed, Wu Laoshi thoughtfully gave him a small bamboo cage. As for the piglets, he put them directly into a sack.

After leaving Wu Laoshi's house, Sun Zhengguo walked to a deserted place and put all the cubs into the space, separating the piglets from the rest and temporarily placing them in the chicken coop.

After returning to the village, I got some more wood and built a pigpen, duck coop and goose coop in the space when I went to sleep at night.

I also planted some sweet potatoes, which can be used to feed the poultry. Since the space has expanded, the flow rate in the space has become 1:20, so these sweet potatoes will mature in a few days.

Thinking about what he had gained from this trip to the countryside, Sun Zhengguo felt extremely satisfied. Slowly, he fell into a deep sleep.

…………

Two days later at noon, at my grandfather's house, there were two tables of people, big and small, and still the familiar washbasin, and the two tables of people were eating and chatting.

The three siblings were going back to the city in the afternoon. Because everyone was still thinking about Farewell My Chicken, Sun Zhengguo prepared a feast for them before leaving.

"Jungguk, this dish is so delicious. We won't be able to eat it when you go back."

At the dinner table, grandpa said jokingly.

"It's easy. Come to the city and I'll make it for you every day."

Sun Zhengguo replied with a smile.

"No, no, if you eat it every day, you will become a rich landlord and be locked up in the cowshed."

"Hahaha……."

Grandma's words made everyone laugh.

After finishing the meal, Sun Zhengguo took the local specialties prepared by the two families, said goodbye to everyone, and the three siblings boarded the bus back to the city.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the three siblings were already standing in front of the gate of the courtyard. They had returned to their long-lost home. Sun Zhenghong was so happy that he shouted loudly.

"The target is right in front of us, go ahead!"

This caused the two brothers to burst into laughter.

Because today was not a holiday, there were not many people at the door, so the three siblings were able to return home safely.

After arriving home, they opened the door and went to clean up their rooms.

In the evening, Sun Dajiang and his wife returned home from get off work, and Lin Jiguo came back with them.

After the family met, they chatted excitedly.

"Zhengguo, do you know? I've been promoted. I'm now a junior electrician, earning 32 yuan a month. Haha, now I'm also a city dweller. Zhengguo, listen to me..."

Lin Jiguo was talking non-stop excitedly. He finally found someone to talk to. He couldn't find anyone to share his feelings with, which made him feel very depressed.

Sun Zhengguo was happy for his cousin, and he would be even happier if his grandfather's family knew about it.

Looking at his cousin who was still talking nonstop, Sun Zhengguo kept nodding in response.

Maybe it’s not bad to be a listener!