Not only living expenses, but also accommodation and buying a house may be included.

If I really take the exam and go to Beijing, I will temporarily live in the Lu Family Courtyard, just to keep in touch with each other.

As time goes by, not to mention the embarrassing status of Fu Jingyou's son-in-law, even Lu Miao may not get used to it.

I am used to being the master of my own family. I often stay in front of my elders, and sooner or later conflicts will arise.

Tang Mei is okay.

It's hard to say about Lu Yuanzheng.

Anyway, it's all about money.

In 77, there was still a long time before economic liberation and the opening of self-employment.

Once you go to the city, your hands and feet will be restricted everywhere.

Now in rural towns and villages, there are still many opportunities.

The burden of life should not only be borne by Fu Jingyou, she should also share some of it.

Lu Miao was thinking about a way to make more money before the college entrance examination.

While waiting for Hu Zhiyuan to arrive, Lu Miao asked Ma Tianzao to help take care of the child.

She went over to find Chen Guifen and asked Chen Guifen to help her find chicks.

Eggs usually cost four cents each.

The hatching eggs are damaged, and the chicks are generally sold for 9 cents to 10 cents each, depending on the damage of the hatching eggs in each household.

Lu Miao paid a high price to Chen Guifen and asked her to help get thirty chicks.

Only when the chicks were delivered to her home did Fu Jingyou know that she wanted to raise chickens.

At that time, Fu Jingyou was hurriedly throwing down the chicken coop and advising:

"You can't do this."

Lu Miao hugged Dabao and snarled angrily.

"Why can't I do it?"

"You used to raise a few chickens and you thought they were dirty, but suddenly these twenty or thirty chickens are scattered all over the place. Let alone take care of them, you will be angry every day."

Lu Miao thought about the scene for a moment and felt a little discouraged, but when she thought about the chicks she had bought, she said firmly:

"No, I will overcome it. Wasn't I still afraid of bugs before? Didn't I raise the silkworms as well?"

Fu Jingyou shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Lu Miao could do whatever he wanted, and he was not against it.

If Lu Miao couldn't do it later, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to do it on his way to get off work.

The main thing is to speak up front.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth getting angry with herself if she gave up her choice later.

A few days later, Hu Zhiyuan came over.

Ma Tianzao and Geng Xiaoyun were both at the Fu family at that time.

Lu Miao asked the two of them to help take care of the children, while she and Hu Zhiyuan talked behind the house.

Hu Zhiyuan is now in charge of the sideline business in Shilibaxiang. Lu Miao felt that he might have some options in the black market, so he asked about it.

When Hu Zhiyuan heard her talk about selling eggs outside, he immediately laughed:

"You, you probably haven't been out and about for a long time since you gave birth to the baby. Now the food station only collects eggs."

It's also four cents a piece, but it's not as good as the black market price.

Prices on the black market fluctuate, always one or two cents higher than those on the market.

Lu Miao nodded and asked again:

"What about poultry? Like chickens?"

"If you don't collect chickens from retail investors, the state-owned shops at the farmer's market and the township collective side businesses are just like the rice fish raised collectively in your village."

"Brother Fu's career has just stabilized now. Regarding eggs, it is safer to buy a non-staple food station. As for chickens..."

Hu Zhiyuan thought about it and gave some advice, paused, and continued:

"As for the chickens, we'll see when the time comes. Aren't you going to get the chicks back now? When it gets to that point, I'll help you sell them out depending on the situation."

He made a gesture with Lu Miao.

"There are a lot of people in the county who are inconvenient to go to the black market. I will tell you later that I can digest it internally if it comes from my relatives."

There are only twenty or thirty, which is not a large quantity.

Furthermore, Lu Miao is still pointing out that chickens lay eggs. Even if he sells chickens, he won't be able to sell many at a time.

If you don’t get it, it won’t be enough for insiders to digest it.

"Okay." Lu Miao nodded.

As long as there is marketability.

"It's almost noon, shall we have lunch here?"

"If you don't eat, it won't be convenient for you to do it with your children, so you don't have to put in the effort."

"Then I won't keep you."

Lu Miao stopped arguing with him, but she didn't let him come in vain. She picked two sausages from under the eaves of the back door of the kitchen and wrapped them in oil paper for him.

"I made it at home. I don't have much. Let's try it."

"What is this?"

"Sausage, when the rice is cooked at home, you can slice it into slices and keep it with the rice, or stir-fry it with green garlic and small chili peppers."

"Okay, I'm not welcome. Haha, I always have to get something every time I come here."

"Okay, go back quickly! Thank you for your trip."

"hey-hey."

Hu Zhiyuan smiled and accepted the sausage. When he went out, he deliberately stuffed a dollar into each of Dabao and Erbao.

Then he quickly ran away on his bicycle.

This is the exchange of favors.

Lu Miao shook his head, took the money from Dabao Erbao and put it away.

The weather is getting warmer, and there are a lot more things to do this year.

While raising chickens, bamboo curtains were nailed up in the front cabin, and the branches became green in spring, and the first batch of spring silkworm babies hatched by Lu Miao also appeared one after another.

Geng Xiaoyun and Ma Tianzao are resident here.

Lu Miao asked them to help take care of the children while they read.

She herself goes out to pick mulberry leaves on time every morning when the dew first falls.

Geng Xiaoyun always kept in mind the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University and the twenty yuan.

Knowing that Lu Miao needed mulberry leaves for sericulture, he inquired about the requirements for mulberry leaves. When Geng Xiaoyun often came over, he would bring a large basket of fresh mulberry leaves.

Horse sweet dates are even more so.

It was strange to see Lu Miao raising silkworms. She would sometimes follow him out of curiosity and sweep the floor away.

Watching Lu Miao pick out the dry leaves left over from eating silkworm babies, she also imitated them.

Lu Miao also curiously asked Ma Tianzao if she had raised silkworms before?

Ma Tianzao shook his head.

Let alone raising one, she has never seen it.

Lu Miao was quite surprised.

She learned how to raise silkworms from Chen Guifen.

I thought there were many people raising them here.

Seeing Ma Tianzao's curiosity, Lu Miao took the small silk quilt she had made before and showed it to her.

The silk quilt has a cloth cover on the outside. Although you can't see what's going on inside, you can feel the difference from the quilt at once by touching it.

"So soft!"

"Yes, it's warm even if it's covered..."

Lu Miao nodded.

"Isn't cotton hard to work with? If you have time, you can raise some silkworms to make silk quilts like me."

Silk quilts are actually more suitable for covering in spring and autumn, but supplies are scarce at this time, so it doesn't matter what is suitable or not.

Having a silk quilt in the middle of winter is better than having nothing at all.

Ma Tianzao nodded eagerly, "I'll take a look first. If I have an idea then, I'll come back to you for advice!"

"Okay."

Lu Miao nodded.

With Ma Tianzao helping out, raising silkworms seems less troublesome.

In contrast, raising chickens is a real headache.

When the chickens were little, they were fine, running around at most.

After raising them for a month and a half, each one has a wing tube and its wings have hardened up. Not only are they running around, but they are also flapping very high. (End of chapter)

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