walk with penguins

The feeling of being worshiped and grateful by twenty divine beasts is quite wonderful. Duan Jie stared at those divine beasts full of enthusiasm, waiting for the gemstone that will appear soon.

White lights flashed one after another, and large swathes of cloud and mist suddenly appeared in the pasture, and 20 white-eyed wolves, who were full of food and drink, soared into the clouds in an instant, and left the pasture leisurely.

Duan Jie opened his mouth and looked at the empty pasture. After being stunned for a while, he gesticulated the middle finger in the air, your sister!You bastards eat for nothing and leave!If I knew it earlier, I would pluck off a few tufts of hair and scales on their bodies, and cut off a few claw tips as feed costs.

The growth time of the beasts was long enough, only a little bit of energy was missing, and these grasses finally made up for the last bit of energy that was lacking.So after a few hours of eating and drinking, these beasts collectively soared up, leaving Duan Jie an empty pasture, not a single gem was left behind.

After working all night, Duan Jie returned to Liang Da's house listlessly after dropping a bamboo basket to fetch water.He needs to take a good rest and digest the shocks of these two days.

When Aunt Song came over in the morning, Duan Jie had just fallen asleep.This aunt didn't shy away from it at all, she just pulled the sleeping Duan Jie up from the kang, she brought the cooked rice porridge today, the rice porridge was boiled to a pulp, and there was a spoonful of sugar in it, It tastes fragrant and sweet.Even though his throat hurts badly, Duan Jie insisted on stuffing half a jar of porridge into his stomach.Aunt Song looked satisfied, she could eat as long as she was willing to eat, and it was good for the baby in her stomach. It seemed that she wanted to open it up, but she didn't know that it was because of a new core.

Duan Jie, who had already resigned himself to his fate, began to silently think about the future while drinking porridge.Aunt Song brought him meals these days because the male owner of the house, Liang Da, had saved Aunt Song's husband before.Judging from the memories of this body itself, Aunt Song's family was not rich and lived in poverty, so she definitely couldn't take care of him for long.He must recover as soon as possible, and cannot rely on others like this.

The most urgent thing at the moment is that he has to prepare everything for the birth of the baby. Thinking of this, Duan Jie was in pain again, and one day he was going to prepare for the birth of the baby.Even if it was worn on the body of an eunuch... Thinking of this, Duan Jie suddenly cut off his own thoughts. It is not as terrible as the two things of a small jj and giving birth to a baby. After experiencing this kind of tragedy, don't think about another tragedy. Maybe one day the unscrupulous old man above his head would throw himself on a eunuch.

Duan Jie's throat was still hurt and he couldn't speak. Aunt Song comforted him a few words, helped Duan Jie tidy up the house and left.After Aunt Song left, Duan Jie didn't stay on the bed anymore, and followed his memory to look for food and money in the house.

The family is not rich.There are only two or three hundred copper coins, which are placed in the cabinet; round-grained rice weighs four to five catties, sorghum, and cornmeal add up to more than 50 catties, and there are more than ten catties of grain.The cabbage and radishes in the field have not been confiscated, and there are still a few hens at home. Just looking at these things, it is barely enough to last until next spring.But he still has a child to give birth to!It costs money to hire a midwife and a doctor.After the baby is born, there is still the problem of breastfeeding. Men here can give birth to babies, but they cannot breastfeed.Usually, a wet nurse is hired, or the first milk sheep is fed, and some poor families cook porridge and water to feed their children.

At this stage, with the little money in Duan Jie's hands, he can't afford to hire a nurse or buy a milk goat. If he cooks porridge, he won't be able to eat four or five catties of round-grained rice for long.We must find a way to get money, otherwise the child will not be born.Speaking of ways to make money, Duan Jie would be really worried.With his current physical condition, there is definitely no way to work hard. Even if it is copying, no one will use it. No one will hire someone who is about to have a baby.The road to making money by working for people is basically blocked.There are only two ways to make money, start a business or sell the things at home.

He really couldn't afford the capital of doing business for a while.Mrs. Liang has three acres of good land, and his farm has another 24 acres.One person can't grow so much land, so it's better to sell some of Liang's land, which can also alleviate the urgent need.

According to the field price in this memory, an acre of land is worth ten taels of silver, so just sell one acre, and keep the remaining two acres. Planting something can also provide a cover for the farm's products. .

By the way, the farm, the 24 fields there are still vacant, so we need to plant something quickly. The black land on the farm is set in the game to shorten the growth time of crops by 20.00%, and increase the yield by 20.00%.I wonder if this farm can shorten the time and increase production.After careful calculation, it is now September, and there are still three or four months before the spring of the next year. If the time can be shortened, then if you plant it now, it will be harvested in the next spring. The thing is to solve the urgent need.

Thinking of this, Duan Jie brought all the grains he found into the space. The only grains grown by the Liang family were sorghum and corn.Duan Jie planted the seeds according to the method in his body's memory, and it took him seven or eight days to plant them all. It's not that he procrastinated. With such a big belly, it's not easy to bend over. After a while, his eyes will turn black, and he can only work for a while , rest for a while.

There were too few seeds, and only three plots were planted after all the seeds were used. Duan Jie wondered if he should get something else to plant.Seeing the black land, he imagined the harvested fields, it was a pity to be empty like this.

The little guy in his stomach has been restless these days, and every time he goes to work in the fields, he makes noises in his stomach.Duan Jie counted the days, it has been seven months, and the birth is due in three months.In three months, he had to deal with the things around him quickly.The radishes and cabbages planted in the field have to be harvested, and firewood for the winter has to be prepared.The roof of this house needs to be repaired, and the children's clothes have to be prepared. Thinking about it, it's all troublesome. Duan Jie rubbed his aching head.Alas, I'll find Xia Lizheng tomorrow to see if I can sell a piece of the land.

Nothing in the night

Early the next morning, Duan Jie went to Lizheng's house with a few eggs he found in his chicken coop.After gesturing for a long time, he finally let the other party understand what he meant. He wanted to sell an acre of land.

Li Zheng was also aware of Duan Jie's current situation, knowing that the other party's sale of the land was considered helpless, so he immediately promised to find a good buyer for Duan Jie, and he would definitely not let Duan Jie suffer in terms of money.Regardless of whether the words were true or not, Duan Jie showed an expression of gratitude when he said this.

When he got home, Duan Jie took out some grass from the pasture, chopped it, mixed some bran, and sprinkled it in front of the chicken coop. A few hens ran out clucking and pecking happily on the ground. .There is a lot of pasture in the pasture. After Duan Jie tasted it in the past few days, the pasture has no astringency at all, and it has a sweet fragrance when chewed, which is a bit like wild vegetables.He didn't know if it would work to feed the chickens the pasture grass, so he tried it. Unexpectedly, these chickens were not picky, and they ate quite happily. They also laid eggs more frequently than usual, only one in a day and a half.

It seems that the things in this ranch are quite good. Duan Jie wondered if he should get some more chickens. Anyway, the ranch is empty and there is plenty of pasture. Raising more chickens and getting some eggs will also benefit the body. Add some nutrition.This body is really weak, and when I work, I always have a burst of sweating.

The piece of land that Duan Jie wanted to sell was a high-quality field, and just after he had let the word out, he brought Tian San from the same village to the door in the afternoon, saying that he wanted to buy Duan Jie's land.Tian San's asking price was 12 taels, and he wanted to buy the Liang family's acre of land.Duan Jie was silent for a moment, and made a gesture with his hands.

"But the price is not satisfactory?" Lizheng asked, Duan Jie nodded, and compared 15 with his fingers. This time it was Tian San's turn to shake his head. Although the land owned by Mr. Liang is a high-quality land, 15 taels is really worth it. It’s a bit expensive, except for the money to buy the land, the government pays some tax money, and then pays Lizheng some. After calculation, one mu of land is almost 16 taels.

The two gesticulated back and forth, and after an afternoon of grinding, they finally set the amount of money at 13 taels, and the cabbage in the field also belonged to Tian San.Duan Jie took out two hundred dollars to reward Li Zheng.Li Zheng gave way a lot, but finally accepted it.With the money in hand, Duan Jie felt that he could finally have a baby with peace of mind.

Although these 13 taels may seem like a lot, it is enough in actual planning.Calculating according to the price in the memory of this body, if you hire a midwife, you will need at least two taels of a doctor;Even Duan Jie, who has no common sense, knows that after giving birth, he must not catch a cold, otherwise he will suffer from the root cause of the disease.Although this body is not his, who knows how long he will use it, if he doesn't take good care of it, he will be the one who suffers in the future.There are also children's clothes and bedding, which also cost a lot of money.During the confinement period, I had to ask an aunt to help me. Duan Jie's brain twitched at the mention of the word confinement. I didn't expect that he, a big man, would have a day of confinement.After giving birth, I have to hire an aunt to take care of me for at least a month. Even food and housing will cost about [-] yuan; and then I will buy grain. The land on the farm, with my current ability, is estimated to cost a few dollars to grow grain. hundred dollars.Repairing the roof will cost at least a few hundred dollars, as well as firewood for the winter, and buying ready-made ones will cost another few hundred dollars.Ask someone to collect the cabbage and radishes in the field. This is enough for a hundred dollars.

Counting the odds and ends, it was almost seven taels of silver, and half of the money from selling the land went away at once.If conditions permit, he also wants to buy a milk sheep for the child, which will cost at least two taels of silver. After doing this calculation, he will only have a few taels of silver left in his hand.

He also wants to buy a cow. He can't ask anyone to help with the crops on the farm, so he has to do it himself. He can't manage 20 acres of land by himself. If he doesn't get a cow to help, he will die of exhaustion.Cows are not cheap animals, and if you want to buy them, you may need seven or eight taels of silver.There are also pastures, where you can raise some chickens, ducks and the like, and these also cost money.

After making the plan, Duan Jie put the money in the farm, after all, only he can go there, and putting it there is much safer than putting it in the house.Everyone in the village knew about his sale of the land, and there was no guarantee that someone would come and steal his money. 13 taels was not a small amount for those bums in the village.

Duan Jie wanted to sleep on the farm, but the wooden hut there didn't even have a bed, and Liang's family used a kang, which couldn't be brought in. He couldn't sleep on the ground, so he gave up.In the coming year, when the money is loose, find someone to make some furniture and put it on the farm, so that I can rest there.

The actual age of this body is only a little over 18 years old.He is young and recovers quickly. Although he was hanged once, he recovered after a few days of recuperation. In the past few days, his throat is still sore and he can't speak, but there are no serious problems in other places.Duan Jie didn't want to owe others too much, so he didn't ask Aunt Song to deliver the meal.

Fortunately, he has the memory of this body, otherwise this ancient stove really wouldn't work.Dinner is very simple, just like a few days ago, boil a pot of corn paste, throw a few vegetable leaves, and stew an egg.If this food is in other people's homes, it can be considered a luxury.Eggs are not something that everyone is willing to eat. They save dozens of them a month and sell them for ten or twenty yuan in exchange for some salt and vinegar.Speaking of seasonings such as salt and vinegar, they are definitely not cheap here.There is no modern salt-making technology here, and the transportation is inconvenient. When it was expensive, a catty of salt cost ten yuan, and in normal times it would cost seven or eight yuan.Vinegar is even more expensive than wine.As for things like miso, most of the villagers dry them by themselves.

Duan Jie didn't intend to reveal the matter of buying grain. He had just sold a piece of land and then turned around and bought a bunch of grain.

When villagers go to the town to buy things, they usually go on market days. At that time, there are many people and many things in the town.In this place, there is a small fair every five days, and a big fair every ten days.Today is the seventh day of September, and there will be a big fair in three days, so I just go shopping.