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, that is 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 1977, 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.
Nowadays 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.
Fu Jingyou didn’t know she wanted to raise chickens until the chicks were delivered to her home.
At that time, Fu Jingyou was hurriedly throwing down the chicken coop and trying to persuade him:
“You can’t do this.”
Lu Miao hugged Dabao and snarled angrily.
“Why can’t I do it?”
“You raised a few chickens in the past and you thought they were dirty, but suddenly you get these twenty or thirty chicks, and you turn around and plop them everywhere. Forget about taking care of me, you are destined to be angry every day.”
Lu Miao thought about the scene for a moment and was a little discouraged, but when she thought about buying the chickens, she said firmly:
"No, I will overcome it. Wasn't I still afraid of bugs before? No Have you raised the silkworms as usual?”
Fu Jingyou shook his head and sighed helplessly.
Lu Miao can do whatever he wants. He is not against it.
If Lu Miao couldn't do it later, it would be easy for him to do it on his way to and from get off work.
The main thing is to speak up front.
Otherwise, it would not be worth it to be angry with herself if she gives up her choice later.
A few days later, Hu Zhiyuan came over.
Ma Tianzao and Geng Xiaoyun were both with the Fu family at that time.
Lu Miao asked the two of them to help take care of the children. She and Hu Zhiyuan were talking behind the house.
Hu Zhiyuan is now in charge of the side business in Shili Baxiang. Lu Miao felt that he might have some methods 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 gone out for a long time after giving birth to the baby. Now the grocery store only collects eggs."
It's also four cents each, but it's not as good as the black market price.
The prices on the black market fluctuate and are always one or two cents higher than those on the market.
Lu Miao nodded and asked:
"What about poultry? For example, chickens?"
"If you don't collect chickens from retail investors, the state-owned shops over there at the farmer's market and the sideline businesses of the township collectives are just like the rice fish raised collectively in your village."
"Brother Fu has just stabilized his career now, and eggs In this matter, it is safer to buy non-staple food stations. As for chickens..."
Hu Zhiyuan thought about it and gave a suggestion, paused, and continued:
"As for the chickens, we'll see when the time comes. Aren't you going to get the chicks back now? Are you really going to get that far back? , I will help you with external sales depending on the situation."
He gestured to 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 the ones from relatives can be digested internally."
There are only twenty or thirty, which is not a large amount.
Furthermore, Lu Miao is pointing out that chickens lay eggs. Even if he sells chickens, he won't be able to sell many at a time.
It won’t be enough for insiders to digest by then.
"Alright." Lu Miao nodded.
As long as there is marketability.
“It’s almost noon, shall we have lunch here?”
“If you don’t want to eat, it won’t be convenient for you to take the kids with you, so save the trouble.”
"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, there’s not much left, let’s take it and try it.”
“What is this?”
“Sausage, I finished the rice at home. You can just slice it into slices with rice, or stir-fry it with green garlic and small chili peppers.” ”
"Okay, go back quickly! Thank you for your hard work."
"Hehe."
Hu Zhiyuan smiled and took away the sausage. When he went out, he gave it to Dabao and Erbao. Each stuffed a dollar.
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 hut, 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 stationed 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 his requirements for mulberry leaves. When Geng Xiaoyun often came over, he would bring a large basket of fresh mulberry leaves.
Ma Tianzao is even more so.
It was strange to see Lu Miao raising silkworms. She sometimes followed her curiously and swept the ground away.
Watching Lu Miao pick out the dry leaves left over from eating silkworm babies, she also imitated them.
Lu Miao was also curious and asked Ma Tianzao if she had raised silkworms before?
Ma Tianzao shook his head.
Not to mention raising it, 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 a quilt by touching it.
“So soft!”
"Yes, it's warm even if it's covered..."
Lu Miao nodded.
"Isn't cotton hard to get? If you have time, you can also raise some silkworms to make silk quilts like me."
Silk quilts are actually more suitable for covering in spring and autumn, but at this time Materials are scarce and there is no distinction between what is suitable and what is 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 any ideas then, I'll come back to you for advice!"
"Okay."
Lu Miao nodded.
Arima Tianzao helps out, and this makes raising silkworms less troublesome.
In contrast, raising chickens is really a 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. Not only are they running around, but they are also flapping very high. (End of this chapter)