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Thinking about it in another way, Tu Hao would never sell the laying hens unless he had to.

In the homes of ordinary farmers, there are not many things that can be used as supplements, and they are unaffordable. The most reliable ones are chickens and eggs raised by themselves.Eggs are still a rare hard currency that can be directly exchanged for real copper coins.

The steward quickly explained with a smile: "No, no, you can afford it. No, it's not a question of whether you can afford it or not."

Jing County is adjacent to the capital, occupying a geographical advantage.If something new comes out in the capital, Jing county must be the first to be influenced.

For example, "Nong Jing" and the benefits brought by "Nong Jing".

Xu Mingxu was already very keen on agriculture and had a deep understanding of people's livelihood.He raises pigs everywhere, but he does not promote common people to raise pigs, because pigs have high requirements for feed, and if pigs want to grow fat, they must eat grain.

Farmers can't eat food themselves, how can they give food to pigs?

Coupled with the breeds of pigs raised by ordinary farmers, it will take at least a year for them to be slaughtered.If some accident happened in the middle, and the pig died, it would be equivalent to more than a year of hard work in vain, and it would also cause a heavy blow to the family's economy.Most farmers cannot afford such a blow.

Raising chickens is different. In "Nongjing Poultry Chapter", there are detailed introductions about chickens, ducks, and geese; including breeds, breeding, judgment and prevention of common diseases, feeding methods at various stages, and so on.

Many people cannot afford to keep big geese.Few people raise ducks.As for chickens, the average farmer will raise a few, but the number is not much.Ordinary farmers do not dare to raise more chickens at home. One is that there are too many chickens, and they cannot afford to eat too much; the other is improper management, which is easy to get chicken plague.Once you get chicken plague, all your efforts will be in vain.If it is transmitted to people again, it will not be a question of whether to lose money or not.

In the spring of this year, Xu Mingxu directly approached some village chiefs and headmen, and organized a trip to Wanchun Village to train chickens, and then they would promote scientific chicken raising to the villagers.This year, the number of farmers raised has increased, but in winter, due to food storage and hygiene considerations, most farmers still choose to dispose of a batch of poultry.

"Anyway, I have raised a lot this year, so I can sell some of them for money, so it will be good for the New Year." After publicizing hygiene knowledge, many families are afraid to keep poultry and humans in the same house in winter.To keep poultry warm alone, some farmers either do not have the conditions, or are reluctant.In addition, chicken seedlings themselves are not very valuable. If they are sold now, it is the same to buy them again in the spring of next year.

Upon hearing this, Tu Hao turned his head to look at Xu Mingxu.

Xu Mingxu smiled slightly, and did not take credit for it. On the way back, he rode in the carriage with Tu Hao, fearing that the little mouse would freeze, so he held him in his arms: "White-feathered chicks will be produced in Wanchun Village next year, so I ordered a thousand of them first. "

"White feather chicken?" Is there a white feather broiler now?He remembered that this kind of broiler chicken could grow to more than ten catties casually, and the fat man could grow to nearly twenty catties.But what he saw now... well, the chicken he ate was about two or three catties big.

"Well. The new breed of broiler chickens bred by Wanchunzhuang has been tested for two or three years. It can generally grow to five or six catties, and the big ones can grow to seven or eight catties." However, chickens weighing seven or eight catties are not easy to raise. Had to eat chicken feed.Now the chickens raised by farmers are basically free-range except for winter and when the chickens are young. The advantage is that it does not cost money to let the chickens find their own food.Although chicken feed is good, it costs money to buy, and farmers are reluctant to spend this money.

That's a big deal.Although it wasn't the kind of white-feathered chicken he knew in later generations, the amount of meat had more than doubled.Tu Hao raised his head and thought about it: "How big is the chicken leg..."

"Pfft." Xu Mingxu laughed directly, "It's okay, you can't finish eating, brother will help you."

Tu Hao leaned on Xu Mingxu's shoulder, shaking his head along with the slightly bumpy car: "Brother Liang must make roast chicken. Their barbecue is so delicious, roast chicken should be very good too."

After the summer, Tu Hao didn't cut his hair short any more. Now he tied a small knot and swept it around Xu Mingxu's neck.It made Xu Mingxu feel his neck itching, and his heart itching even more.

As a legal husband and wife, Xu Mingxu doesn't need to abide by the etiquette right now, he just goes to grab the little one, once or twice, the little one is scattered.

Tu Hao was not angry either, and patted him pretendingly: "Oh, you lost my tail."

The rogue brother stretched out his hand and probed down: "Really? Let my brother check for you to see if the mouse tail is still there?"

Mouse Jing blushed: Damn it, the hooligan is no more than a beauty, so he lost.

After all, they were in the car, the movements of the two of them were still very restrained.He looked like a dog when he got off the bus.

Tu Hao was shivered by a gust of cold wind, and closed his cloak: "Why do you feel that it's much colder than before?"

Xu Mingxu helped him put on the hat on the cloak, stood at the windshield to shield him from the wind, and led him into the house: "If you are at home, you can directly park the carriage at the door."

The layout of the back office is still not as convenient as the inside of the house. The paths are narrow and the ground is not very smooth, so it is not easy for a carriage to pass.

Tu Hao didn't think it was necessary, so he trotted into the room and said, "No need. The Houya is only a little bigger, so just walk."

When I woke up the next day, the weather had turned cold instantly.

In terms of season, it is still autumn, and it feels like winter.Standing on the edge of the construction site, the cold wind with water vapor blows, as if standing in an ice cellar.

There were more people in the county town in an instant, and many people put on the posture of Maodong, and the square city was full of people buying rice, flour, grain, oil and cloth.Those who have the conditions also bought some New Year's goods that they are usually reluctant to buy.The pastry and roasted seeds and nuts stalls were crowded with people.The aroma of food in Fangshi is stronger than usual.

The woman who sold silk flowers on her headband with a basket on her shoulders could sell half of the basket in a day.There are also some skillful gardeners who sell pots of budding flowers of various colors on the side of the road, and the business is very good.

There are even many people decorating with lanterns and festoons, preparing for a happy event.

After all, for most people, they are busy all year round, which is the time when they have the most free time.And the weather looks cold now, but it is much better than before.If it is true that in the next one or two months, it will be freezing and snowy, and nothing can be done.

A few days later, a large number of corvees also ushered in Tu Hao's construction site.

Most of the people who came to serve the corvee had some worries on their faces, and when they saw the rows of work sheds by the river, they seemed to have some hope; when they saw Tu Hao standing up again, their eyes became even brighter.

A few older people said: "Don't worry, digging a river is digging a river, but the person in charge is Master Xiaotu."

The people on the side rubbed their hands and stomped their feet back and forth to keep warm: "That's right. Master Xiao Tu is different from others."

"If it weren't for Master Xiaotu, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to marry a wife."

"That's right. Thanks to Mr. Tu, I can write my own name now."

"What's the big deal, I can still count."

A group of people talked to each other, and the atmosphere became more heated, without the tension just now.

Corvée, that's hard work.As long as there is such a little money in the family, they will choose to pay for others to do corvee for them.Digging rivers is even more of a drudgery in the corvee, and it may not be possible for one out of ten to return home.Although their place is not bad, but when they encountered cruel officials in the early years, they didn't die, and it was almost extremely lucky to be able to suffer from only a little old and cold legs.

Tu Hao saw the performance of these people in his eyes.He frowned, didn't do any pre-war mobilization, and said to the foreman beside him: "According to yesterday's arrangement, you divide the people into groups of 20 people, ten people dig the river, ten people pick the soil, each half There is a rotation every hour. Before starting work, go to the work shed to collect labor protection equipment..."

No plastic gloves, let alone rubber shoes.All he prepared were clogs, leggings, cotton gauze gloves, and a few knee pads.He hadn't thought of this a long time ago, and the amount he had prepared in a hurry was not enough.

Those who were not equipped that day were arranged to pick mud and stones back and forth on the shore.

The hot smell of ginger wafts from the cafeteria all the time.The funds on the construction site are limited, and sugar cannot be afforded.The cooks put seaweed and kelp into the soup.

These dried seaweeds shipped from Yurao are also divided into grades.The top-grade seaweed is made into roasted seaweed, put in meat floss, or used as a snack after seasoning, and it has become the new favorite of wealthy people.

Some of them are not good in appearance, and they are not handled well enough. They don't dislike them at the construction site.These dried sea vegetables that are not clean enough even have their own sea salt, and they can put less salt.

When a person eats salt, he will have strength; if he has strength, he will be able to move.

In less than three days, Tu Hao's actions attracted discussions.

Of course the folks said good things about him, but the court directly called him to the Imperial Study Room.

Uncle Zhang spoke very kindly: "Little mouse, how much money have you posted to the corvee?"

"Huh?" Tu Hao was taken aback by the question, "There is no payment." The corvee uses free labor, and even laborers have to bring their own tools, but the imperial court still has funds for this to manage food, although this The amount of money is small.

Such a straightforward answer surprised everyone in the imperial study.

Geng Yushi said directly: "Master Xiaotu distributes labor defense supplies to the corvees. I heard that you can still eat after a meal. Why didn't you post money?" He didn't say this against Tu Hao, but he really wanted to not understand.According to his calculations, Tu Hao not only put money in it, but also a lot of it.

It took so much money to dig the river before the water was dug.When the Xinshan Pass is dug, how much do you have to stick inside?Although the Tu family is rich, Tu Hao can indeed make money, but their imperial court can't just take advantage of it for nothing.In particular, it is inevitable that some people will be confused. If they regard this matter as a "rule" in the future and decide that Tu Hao has to pay for it, it will be disgusting.

"But I really didn't post the money." Boss Tu saw that everyone didn't believe it, so he settled the accounts for them, "Now the food on the construction site is soup and multigrain pancakes. The dried seaweed in the soup is leftovers. The kitchen goes to the market every day to collect and sell the leftover bones and so on. That is, the ginger is stockpiled before. The eggs are the chickens bought before winter and laid by myself. The miscellaneous grains are old grains that are exchanged in the granary after the autumn harvest."

Every year after the autumn harvest, granaries all over the country will carry out a "blood exchange" - to empty out the old grain and replace it with new grain.

In the past, because the storage conditions were not good enough, most of the old grains would be affected by moisture, mold and insects, and it was basically impossible to import them.But now that the country's economy is improving, storage technology has also grown a lot.

The state-owned factory under the auspices of his father can earn a lot of money every year, the first one is to improve the conditions of grain storage.Although the current Chen Liang is not 100% safe, most of it is still okay.

Of course, if you want to talk about the taste, you can’t say it, but it’s no problem to fill your stomach.Of course, the price is much cheaper than the new rice.

"In terms of labor protection products, clogs are basically scraps collected from woodworking workshops. Leggings and knee pads are also scraps, collected from cloth shops and tailor shops. Cotton gauze gloves are collected from materials, but they are all good quality. Kind people made it for free, as did those leggings and knee pads."

The author has something to say:

Little Mouse≧ω≦: I ​​have a big appetite~

Big Sun ⊙ω⊙: Yes, yes, come, eat chicken legs.

Little Mouse≧ω≦: Mere chicken legs are amazing, I can eat two chicken legs~

Big Sun ⊙ω⊙: Here is a goose leg.

Little Mouse≧ω≦: Goose leg is a magic horse, I can eat it~

Big Sun ⊙ω⊙: Let me have another leg♂

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