Start of the famine: Take the crazy batch of sisters to farm and make a fortune

Chapter 40
"Originally, I thought that Anping would enlighten him after his birthday!" Old man Ding was anxious.

Anping's birthday is on August [-]th, and the Ding family is used to starting the boy after the boy's fifth birthday.

This year, the situation is special. The old man Ding who prepared everything early did not enlighten Anping as planned after Anping's birthday.

Thinking of the description of old man Ding in the novel, Ding Xuewei couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

The old man Ding in the novel has no talent for reading, and he only passed the Tongsheng exam in his early forties.

Although in the reality she saw, this grandpa was quite wise, but for reading, one must not only have a smart mind, but also have a suitable teacher.

With her grandfather teaching her four sons abolished, she didn't want Anping to learn from him at all!

"A good meal is not afraid of being late. Anping is a good seedling. Even if the enlightenment is a year or two late, there will be no problem." Li smiled and comforted.

Mrs. Li is Bai Ding who doesn't know a lot of words, she can't say what she wants to say, but she can just say what she wants to make old man Ding happy.

In old man Ding's obvious relaxation, she asked: "The preparations are starting at home?"

"That's the end of the matter, let's start preparing!" The old man Ding, who felt a little more comfortable, looked at his sons: "This is different from the past, everyone has to work hard to live a better life!"

"Yes, Dad."

The brothers answered in unison.

Ding Xuewei couldn't help feeling emotional.

Fortunately, Mrs. Li was there, and fortunately, Mrs. Li had persuaded the stubborn old man early on, otherwise, their siblings would have suffered!

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In the ancient times when productivity was low and there was no technology at all, salt production depended entirely on God's will.

Due to the special weather this year, Linhai County has not produced salt for half a year. The prefectures and counties that supply salt from Linhai County have long since run out of salt, while Fengcheng Prefecture, which relies on agriculture, salt industry, and pearl industry as its foundation, has had its entire industrial chain affected by this crisis. The catastrophe took a huge hit.

If it can be remedied, no one dares to neglect it.

In this way, salt making has become the salvation in the eyes of the entire Fengcheng government officials.

When Xu's father and others brought back a batch of supplies to Boss He, the county town announced a big salt-making activity for all staff.

Compared with the usual hard labor with no money and no food to eat, this salt cooking activity is not too friendly to the strong men outside Linhai County.

The strong men in Linhai County really did hard labor, and the victims who came here to escape from the disaster were regarded as labor exchange.

The young men of Linhai County who served in the army were responsible for fishing to provide food, and the victims of the disaster were responsible for making salt in exchange for catches.

Compared with fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables, which are helpless choices, fish is simply delicious. If there is a chance to share fish, most young and middle-aged people have joined the salt-making activities.

On this day, September 23, the weather was completely clear. Early in the morning, Ding Laosan and Ding Laosi brought sixteen barrels full of spicy kelp shreds and set off with Xu's father's army.

Although it is uncertain whether the kelp shreds can be sold, the food shortage before next year's autumn harvest is a certainty. In order to reduce family expenses, after the brothers left with the hope of the whole family, Mrs. Li led the whole family to the seaside.

Compared with when they just came, there were far fewer people chasing the sea at this time, and the three pairs of buckets they brought were full in a short time.

Thinking it would be troublesome to go back and pry the shells, after he piled mussels, abalones, conch shellfish and other shellfish together for Ding Laoer and Mrs. Li to pick up the meat, Mrs. Li took Mrs. Wang and the children to collect them.

In terms of doing things, Mrs. Li has always been a role model. She did not hand over the dirty and tiring work to her son just because she was a mother, mother-in-law, or grandma, and her daughter-in-law would do it with Ding Xuewei and her sister. do it together.

The sun is in the middle of the sky, and the family has gained a lot.

Three or two trips can't be finished.

"Go back with you. Third daughter-in-law, you will take the children to cook porridge later."

After taking out the shells, the washed shellfish can't be piled up like this, Mrs. Li is going to guard them.

Ding Xuewei, who was thinking about the more than 20 octopuses and dozens of crabs she had collected in one place, hurriedly took care of the work: "Grandma, you follow back, our siblings are watching here, we can't help much when we go back, we can't be sure if we keep it." I can still pick up a bucket."

Although there are not many people still at the seaside, they are not too few. No one is worried about letting a few children watch.

"Mother, go back and cook. I'll stay with Xuewei and her siblings." Compared to going back to cook, Mrs. Wang would rather spend time by the seaside.

"Then you stay." Li Shi has not been used to Wang Shi's mood recently, but she is too lazy to bother with her: "I will cook the porridge later and I will bear the burden with your second elder brother and second sister-in-law. The child has to go back to help watch the fire." .”

The ones in the close range have almost been picked up. If you go farther away, you can't look at the shellfish. In this leisure time, it is better for Wang to steal by himself. Naturally, there will be no further discussion.

"Mother, it's okay to leave this place to me."

Lee: "..."

I don't bother to pay attention to her being cheap and acting like a good girl.

Ding Xuewei, who wanted to secretly send those octopuses, crabs, and prawns into the space, could only regretfully wait for the next opportunity.

Since the third brother Ding left, Mrs. Li has been struggling with work. Every day, she goes to the sea in the morning and chops firewood in the afternoon. As for Mrs. Wang, she is a sharp and slippery person, and she takes care of all the guard work. , Until the Ding brothers came back, Ding Xuewei did not find a chance to secretly send some seafood and firewood into the space.

Ding's appetizers for dispelling cold, dispelling dampness and invigorating the spleen are sold like crazy in Xishan County, which is more than a day away from Linhai County, and there are more than a dozen convoys entering Linhai County with Xu's father's convoy. The team will no longer have an advantage, and Linhai County, which was originally in short supply, is expected to become the place with the most merchants in the entire Fengcheng Prefecture.

Compared to the people in Fengcheng who only go out but not in, and buy necessities as much as possible, the purses of the people in Chenhui are much friendlier to the Ding family.

So, after Xu's father's team discussed with Ding's brothers, the two parties formed a cooperative relationship.

Ding's family provided the formula, condiment preparation and other work, and Xu's father and his team transported and sold them.

The two parties take advantage of three to seven points, the Ding family has three, and they have seven.

"Father, what do you mean, they will charge as much as we post in the future?" Seeing Qian Tu, Wang was a little uneasy, thinking about the possibility of earning extra money.

Compared to her, Xiao Li's heart is bigger. After old man Ding nodded and said that he should be able to take them all away, he asked: "Father, do they only sell within the Chenhui Mansion?"

"Only sold in the southwestern area of ​​Chenhui Mansion." The old man said out the map.

Ning Mei pondered for a moment, and Xiao Li tried to say: "Father, if this matter is carried out in a cooperative way, can the daughter-in-law cooperate with her natal family to sell it here, although I can't afford it here, But it’s still a little bit of money, how can I add something to the family? Father, my daughter-in-law will help at home, and won’t go out to embarrass people.”

What Xiao Li meant was to drag her natal family.

Since her natal family is the family of Li Shi's eldest brother, Li Shi certainly hopes that she can help her.

However, she has always left it to the head of the family to make decisions.

"Old man, it's not easy for eldest brother and the others this year!" Shi Li sighed.

　It's three o'clock, please vote, please collect...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)