Chapter 75

Mrs. Li felt distressed again, and muttered, "It would be nice to kill a pig today and use my own meat to make dumplings. It would be nice if I didn't buy meat yesterday and endured it all day. It's a waste of money."

Zhulan couldn't help but roll her eyes, why didn't she say it when she was buying meat yesterday, why didn't she say it when she was eating dumplings, as an afterthought, "My meat is not money?"

Seeing that Mother was upset, Mrs. Li hurriedly slapped her lips and changed the subject, "Mother, how much meat will you keep this year?"

Zhulan really didn't think about it. In the past years, there were not many left at home. Who let the family have two holes for burning money, and the two fat pigs raised every year kept more than ten catties of meat. During the thawing time, she is a person who loves meat, and her own meat is cheaper than bought meat, so if you keep more, you will save more money. "Keep a whole pork rib, four knuckles, a pair of pigs, and another six. Ten catties of meat is enough."

Excluding the weight of the pig's blood, the meat that can be sold from a 250-jin pig is less than 100 jin.

Mrs. Li was happy to save more meat to eat at first, but couldn't help filling her brain, "Mother, won't the third brother go to private school next year?"

"Who told you? The third child can't say it by himself?"

Mrs. Li hurriedly waved her hands, "I guess, mother was not willing to keep meat in previous years, I thought mother thought that the third brother was a waste of money to study and refused to let him go."

Zhulan exhaled, thinking that the third son was tired of studying, and explained: "In the past, my mother was thinking about it, so I won't be reluctant to eat in the future. After a serious illness, I would rather eat well than spend money. If you have money to buy medicine, it is better to eat and drink well and take care of your health if you have the money to buy medicine, do you think this is the reason?”

When Mrs. Li thought about it, it was true. In previous years, children would be sick in winter. This year, they ate well and dressed well. Don't you want to leave more meat?"

Zhulan was a little tempted to eat sausages and sausages, but unfortunately Wang Ru didn't get them out, so she didn't dare to make them. It seems that fresh meat is the best for making sausages, and it's useless to keep more. "I know it well, so don't worry about it."

Butcher Li came with his fellows. The males in the family have enough labor, so there is no need to invite outsiders. One pig will be slaughtered soon, and the other pig will go directly to Butcher Li's house. The whole pig will sell for five cents and five catties. The pure meat butcher charged seven Wen a catty, and Zhulan's two pigs received more than two taels of silver.

Zhu Lan figured out that pigs can grow very quickly with some coarse grains, and a pig can earn some money after cutting off the cost. Those who are not willing to give up grain, the pigs will not grow big and the meat will not be fat, and the price of a pig is not high, but they can make some money. Well, the two pigs of Zhulan's family didn't count the pork they kept, but they still made a couple of bucks.

It's a pity that the death rate of pigs in ancient times was quite high without vaccines. There is really no one in the village who specializes in raising pigs. Most families raise one pig in order to save money by not having to buy meat during the Chinese New Year. No one expects to raise pigs. To get rich, the risk is too high.

Of course, there are also people who can't eat enough, and their families are not rich, and they can't afford to raise pigs at all.

Zhoujia Village is considered a good village in ten miles and eight villages, because Zhoujia Village has a large ethnic group with the surname Zhou in ten miles and eight villages. There are only a few talents in the group, and one talent can exempt 20 acres of land from taxes. There are five old and new Zhou family talents. There is no tax on a small 100 mu of land, and it can earn a lot of money every year, which is richer than other villages.

Of course, the life of a scholar in the family is still tight, and the scholar spends more money in the entrance examination, but the clansmen who name the place under the name of the scholar have spare money in the hands of no scholars at home.

Boss Zhou sent Butcher Li away, and Mrs. Zheng brought Mrs. Sun here. Mrs. Zheng took advantage and said, "Sister-in-law, the pig has been slaughtered. I heard it very clearly at home. It sounds like a big fat pig. Sister-in-law's pig is really good." , look at the pig's blood is only a pot, sister-in-law so much pig's blood, can you order it?"

Zhulan gave a sound in her heart, her face was really big, "No."

Mrs. Zheng couldn't keep up with her face, and snorted, "Stingy."

Zhulan wouldn't get angry unnecessarily, pretending she didn't hear it.

Wang Ru stroked her hair. She didn’t raise it well after raising it for so long. Looking at the pig’s blood, she realized that pig’s blood is good for health and cheap, but she knew that the Zhou family would not sell it to her. I will go to Li Butcher's house to buy some. She came here for a purpose, "Grandma Zhou, I remember that Aunt Li's family sells spicy cabbage. Why hasn't there been any movement for half a month?"

The brush in Mrs. Li's hand dropped, "Oh, how did I forget this!"

Bamboo Orchid, "..."

I have to admit that Mrs. Li is really big!