The fertile farm girl in the portable space

Chapter 26 Buying a Milk Lamb ([-])

"I haven't heard of any family in the village who gave birth to a baby. I thought this was the only way to go." Chen paused for a moment, then said hesitantly, "But your grandma...isn't happy about it!"

"Why not happy?" Coriander rolled her eyes, "Didn't I just grow up like this?"

"Your grandma said that children who are fed by milk are smart."

"What does she mean, I'm stupid?" Coriander puffed her cheeks and became even angrier.

"You girl." Chen said with a gentle smile, "Pinch your celery! You don't know about your grandma?"

"Humph. Humph." Coriander lowered her head, only pinching her own water celery.

"Those young shoots can be kept, just pinch off the old leaves." Chen ordered.

Coriander casually agreed, but saw that the two old wooden doors in the courtyard were pushed open, and the old lady walked in with her crying brother in her arms.Looking at that expression, Coriander knew that she didn't borrow milk.Coriander gloated, and the hands pinching celery were dancing.

"Mother, how are you?" Chen raised her head and asked.

"Don't mention it! No!" The old lady yelled angrily: "You are still the daughter-in-law of my Hai family. It's fine to give birth to a girl without milk. It's so easy to give birth to a boy without milk! What on earth do you want?" What's the matter?! You still want me to be an old lady, running around the village with an old face?"

"Mother..." Mrs. Chen looked aggrieved, panicked from being scolded, the needle stuck into her index finger, and a bead of blood leaked out, excruciatingly painful.

Coriander saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart. She thought that her mother's status in the Hai family would improve after giving birth to a boy, but she was obviously wrong. The old lady still enslaved her mother, and only treated her younger brother well.

"My family is poor, can you rely on my mother?!" Coriander said angrily, "You are the one who is going to have a boy, if you are capable, please!"

The old lady whipped the broom violently, but Mrs. Chen tried her best to stop it.

Fortunately, because he was holding the baby in his left hand, it was not easy to pump, and it didn't take much effort, but Hai Hao in his arms was crying "Wow".

Coriander looked at the old lady coldly.

"You, you, you...you little bastard, how dare you talk to your grandma like that? It's against you, I won't have your meal tonight!" The old lady was so angry that she almost lost her temper, threw the broom, turned around and left with a dark face. .

As soon as the old lady left, Coriander sat down on the small bench, staring at the basket of celery.

Coriander really wanted to cry, but she didn't, she was just thinking, she doesn't want to live the same life as her mother Xu.And how would she get rid of such a life.Xu Shi Xiangcai's gaze was a little frightening, Chen took her hand worriedly and said: "Mother's silly girl, why bother to confront your grandma?"

Coriander slowly raised her head, looked at Chen Shi, Chen Shi was startled, that really shouldn't be the gaze that such a young girl should have, at this time, it should be a time of innocence and carefree.She calmly said to Chen Shi: "Mother, don't worry, we won't be like this forever."

Chen Shi nodded blankly, she could not read a few big characters, but Xiangcai's hands were warm and soft, very different from her own rough hands.She is very pleased and happy to have such a daughter.She likes coriander from the bottom of her heart, she doesn't dislike that girl, girls are treasures, besides, she always thinks that coriander is not an ordinary girl, yes, she firmly believes that she will be a promising, special child .

Perhaps Chen's unreasonable belief is due to her natural motherhood, but Coriander's is different.And the mother's eyes are warm, like an ever-bright light on the dark stormy sea, like coriander conveying a message of warmth and trust. At that moment, coriander understood that when no one believes in you, there is someone Believe me, it is enough.

Coriander cheered up and thought, how can we solve the problem that the mother has no milk to feed the younger brother?

A flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, if I raise a dairy sheep, wouldn't that solve the problem?But a sheep is expensive.

Looking up at Mrs. Chen, "Mother, do you have any money? My younger brother is so hungry that he makes a fuss every night, crying all night. Don't tell me you can't rest well, and we have to be scolded by grandma. I thought I might as well go to town tomorrow. Buy a milk sheep?"

"Buy milk sheep?"

"Well, then there will be goat milk to feed my younger brother."

"Yes, yes. It's just...do you know how expensive a dairy goat is? We can't afford it, girl." Chen said hesitantly.

"Well, if we can't afford it, let's buy a lamb to raise."

"Silly girl, how long will it take to grow up?" Chen said angrily.

"Mother, trust me, I have my own plan." Coriander thought to herself, the plants in the Rubik's Cube grow so fast, the animals are probably the same.How will you know if you don't try.

"Okay." Mrs. Chen turned around, opened the old box containing the clothes, rummaged through layers, and finally took out a small cotton bag, opened it solemnly, took out the broken silver and copper coins inside, and gave some of it to the coriander.

Coriander counted, it was two taels and 70 ren in total, turned around, took a clay pot from the bedside table, opened the seal forcefully, and dumped the scattered copper coins inside on the table. Although there is not much lucky money, it is good to bring it with you.Counting one by one, it is 28 texts.Added up, there are two taels of 98 texts, which are carefully put away.

Early the next morning, with the huge sum of money in her pocket, Xiangcai took the ox cart of Uncle Wang from the same village to the town.

When I came to the town, it was really lively. There were so many sellers on the street, such as steaming steamed bun shops, clothes sellers, various snack sellers, and homemade cloth shoes.Coriander wandered curiously left and right.An idea gradually formed in my mind. I am small and lack the strength to farm at present. If I start a small business to supplement my family, it would be good.

There is a saying that the economy determines politics. If you have some money on hand, you and your mother's life will be easier.It's just that what to sell is a long-term plan.

His eyes lit up, and he saw an old man squatting and smoking tobacco near the vegetable market, and there were a few sheep in a big cage next to him.

"Old man, how do you sell this milk sheep?" He walked over quickly and looked at the sheep carefully.

"Adult 6 taels, the little lamb over here, if you want it, it's cheaper, 2 taels and 30 renminbi." The old man leaned against the corner, knocked on the pipe, and squinted his eyes.

"Adult ones are so expensive?" Coriander frowned.

"Young lady, the price is still expensive? Adult milk sheep are all at this price! Buying them back can produce milk and give birth to cubs, what a bargain." Pointing to the cage, "Look, all my sheep are good!"

"Yes, yes, it's expensive. I don't have that much money." Shaking his head, curling his lips, he glanced helplessly at the lamb in another cage.

"Can this be cheaper?"

"No less, no less." The old man was smoking a cigarette, shaking his head like a rattle, "This is a new lamb in spring! There is a lot of grass, and some to eat."

(End of this chapter)