Chapter 190: Collecting Silkworm Seeds
Chapter 190: Collecting Silkworm Seeds
You can complain all you want, but you still have to eat one bite at a time and do things one thing at a time. There is no point in complaining and worrying all the time.
An Yue secretly said in her heart: [I just work hard and leave the rest to fate. Maybe one day I will really become a wealthy woman. ]
No matter what era you are born in, as long as you are diligent, work hard and use your brain, there will definitely be a way out.
"Chunzhi, come with me to the village chief's house later. When you get there, you should listen and learn more about the methods and precautions of raising silkworms."
She asked Chunzhi to go with her to the village chief's house, one to learn how to raise silkworms, and the other to let Qin see Chunzhi.
"Yes, miss." Chunzhi responded, caught the chicks in the yard and placed them in the east ear room, then turned around and went to the animal house to get the backpack.
An Yue asked: "Chunzhi, why do you want to go out with a backpack on your back?"
Chunzhi replied seriously: "When you come back, you can find some firewood sticks."
After hearing this, An Yue couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.
She secretly said in her heart: [Not bad, not bad, his work style is very similar to mine, I was right, he has good vision, can do things, and knows how to do things.]
After closing the gate of the courtyard, An Yue and Chun Zhi walked towards the west end of the village.
After going through so many things, An Yue's relationship with the village chief and his wife has long surpassed that of family members. This relationship is much stronger than that between An's grandparents.
When she arrived outside the village chief's yard, An Yue found that many villagers came to collect silkworm seeds.
An Yue led Chunzhi into the yard and walked towards the village chief's main house.
When Qin saw that it was Anyue, she quickly stepped forward and said, "If Yueyue doesn't come to collect the silkworm seeds, the rest will be taken away by them!"
An Yue said jokingly, "Aunt, it's just right that all the silkworm seeds have been taken away. Yueyue won't have to raise them anymore. Hehe... It's just right that I can have some free time."
"You little girl, your aunt really has no way to deal with you!" Qin smiled and scratched An Yue's nose lovingly.
Qin looked at Chunzhi, then quickly pulled An Yue to the kitchen and asked in a low voice, "Yue Yue, is this the servant we just bought?"
"Yes! What do you think, aunt?"
"I just took a quick look at him. He's not bad. He looks like someone who can do the job."
An Yue nodded and said, "Yueyue thinks it's not bad, and he's very thoughtful in doing things."
"Very good, very good. With an extra pair of hands to work, you will be more relaxed. Oh, by the way, come here quickly. Auntie has saved some silkworm eggs for you. Yueyue, take a look and see if these are enough."
Qin said this and pulled An Yue towards the main hall.
An Yue took the silkworm seeds handed over by Qin, held them carefully in her palm and looked at them. The number was not that many.
"Aunt, Yueyue now has a helper, and both the east and west side rooms can raise silkworms, but you need to give Yueyue more silkworm seeds!"
"Just now you said you were free because you didn't have silkworm eggs, but now you're still complaining that it's not enough. You really have the temper of a child."
Chunzhi, who was standing in the corner of the main hall, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle after hearing this.
Qin quickly added half a sheet of silkworm seeds to Anyue.
After An Yue took it, she said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Uncle!"
Seeing An Yue's curious expression, Qin specifically reminded her, "Yueyue, remember, silkworms cannot get wet. The weather has been quite warm these days, so just put them in the house and cover them with a layer of cloth."
An Yue and Chun Zhi were listening carefully.
"However, in two days they will metamorphose into silkworm ants and start eating young mulberry leaves."
An Yue nodded in understanding.
In fact, An Yue also fed silkworms at home when she was a child in the countryside in the 21st century. Although she is no longer familiar with raising silkworms, she has not completely forgotten it.
Chunzhi tilted her head and carefully memorized the things Qin had said about raising silkworms.
Seeing that it was getting late, An Yue took the silkworm eggs and prepared to go home.
After she gets home, she plans to dig some more wasteland as she is too busy with farm work now.
"Aunt, Yueyue will go home now!"
"Okay, okay, then be careful with the silkworm seeds on the way, don't scatter them."
After An Yue and Chunzhi left the village chief's house, they walked all the way back home.
Along the way, An Yue was thinking about raising silkworms in her heart. The east ear room was relatively warm in spring, so she thought about placing the silkworm seeds in the east ear room.
Chunzhi was busy picking up firewood sticks, and An Yue also started picking up some.
When we were almost home, the firewood sticks in the basket were enough to cook a meal.
——After arriving home.
An Yue put the silkworm seeds in a bamboo dustpan and placed it in the east ear room as planned.
He walked out of the ear room and said to Chunzhi, "It's still early, let's go dig some more ground!"
"Yes, miss." Chunzhi drank half a bowl of water and went to get the hoe.
An Yue called a few little chicks and walked in front, and together they walked towards the wasteland east of the yard.
The two of them and a group of chicks were in the wasteland, each busy with their own things.
Before I knew it, half an hour had passed.
It seemed that in just a short while, the two men had dug about several feet away.
"Chunzhi, will you find it hard to work with me like this every day?"
"Miss, you're too kind. This is what Chunzhi should do." As she spoke, Chunzhi dug harder and harder.
An Yue was deeply moved when she saw Chunzhi working hard.
An Yue estimated that An Nian would soon be home, so she said to Chun Zhi, "Let's go home! An Nian will be back soon."
Chunzhi asked doubtfully, "An Nian?"
"What's the matter?" An Yue asked casually.
Chunzhi frowned slightly: "Miss, didn't you say there was no one else at home?"
"What are you thinking about? An Nian is my younger brother, he is only seven years old." An Yue teased Chunzhi with a smile.
"Oh!" It was obvious that Chunzhi was a little nervous just now.
Seeing Chunzhi's nervous expression, An Yue couldn't help but tease her, "Chunzhi, you didn't think I bought you back to be a concubine, did you?"
"Miss... please don't tease Chunzhi." Chunzhi's thoughts were exposed by An Yue, and she lowered her head in shame.
As soon as the two people entered the yard, Chunzhi went to the kitchen to cook dinner, and An Yue was picking vegetables in the yard.
At this time, An Nian came back from the town school.
An Nian started shouting from a distance: "Sister, sister."
An Yue walked from the yard to the gate and poked her head out: "Niannian, why are you so happy?"
An Nian ran to An Yue and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just miss my sister a little bit!"
"Little meatball, tell me! Are you hungry? Do you want to have eggs and meat for dinner?" An Yue knew An Nian too well.
An Nian pouted and pretended to be unhappy: "Niannian doesn't just think about eating."
"Okay, okay, we grow up and become more sensible every year." An Yue smiled while touching An Nian's head.
When the brother and sister walked into the yard, An Nian quickly ran to the main hall and poured half a bowl of water to drink.
After drinking the water, he ran to his room to change his clothes as usual.
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