Niu Huahua is a girl, and the labor intensity is too great, which makes her tired enough, and when she sees Niu Xiaodong sitting down, she can't help but sit down, and keeps beating her arms and thighs.

Niu Xiaoqiang and Niu Xiaoyong are okay, they don't feel so tired, they just haven't eaten at noon, and they are so hungry that they can't stand it. Originally, the two wanted to go home early to eat something, but seeing Niu Xiaodong and Niu Huahua's tired appearance, they had to dispel this idea.

The four friends sat side by side under the big tree by the wild pond to rest, and from time to time they always turned their heads to look at the pigsty and shack that had just been built by the wild pond. This is the fruit of their labor and their beautiful sustenance for the future.

After resting for a while, Niu Xiaodong finally relieved himself, and he asked, "Brother Qiang, when are we going to buy cub seedlings?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was observing the remaining waters in the pond, and under the refraction of the sunlight, the water surface was filled with golden light, which made his eyes dazzle. Niu Xiaoqiang rubbed his eyes: "We have to wait until the fish are sold out at the earliest, otherwise people who don't have money won't sell seedlings to us." ”

Niu Xiaodong sighed, and then asked, "According to your estimates, how much can the fish in the pond be sold for?"

Niu Xiaoqiang had already secretly estimated this question, and he replied without thinking: "If nothing else, it should be able to sell for about 300 yuan." ”

Niu Huahua couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, there is so much money!"

Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head: "Where is more? Today it has cost more than 40 yuan to buy building materials, and then we have to buy piglets, chickens, ducks and geese and other seedlings, this alone will cost a hundred or dozens of yuan, and then we will buy vegetable seeds, as well as feed for chickens, ducks, pigs and geese, and more importantly, before we get new income, we can only rely on such a little money to support, poultry is good to say, not too much to eat, but the consumption of pigs is a lot, I am worried about whether we can persist until the time of income." ”

Niu Xiaoyong immediately said when he heard this: "Brother Qiang, I think we should first organize the vegetable field and plant the vegetables first, so that we can partially alleviate the shortage of feed, in addition, we can also go to the mountains to cut pigweed for emergency, if we all use feed feeding, we will definitely not be able to stick to the harvest at that time." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "I think so too, so our main task tomorrow morning is to reclaim the vegetable field, the land over there is an acre in size, the soil quality is OK, let's sow cabbage first, this thing grows fast, as long as it is watered every day, it can grow in half a month at the earliest, and it should be enough to feed chickens and ducks at that time, as for pig feed, on the one hand, we will go to the mountains to cut pigweed, on the other hand, we have to buy broken rice and bran to mix and raise, if you don't eat better, the piglets will not grow up, let alone grow meat." ”

The others nodded in agreement, Niu Xiaoqiang looked at the sun that was about to set, stood up and patted his buttocks: "Let's stop here today, let's go home early to rest, and try to come over early tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay!"

Originally, everyone said that they would take the fish home, but after hearing that the money might not be enough, the other three said that it was better to keep the fish and sell it for money, which was extremely rare for them who had always been greedy.

Niu Xiaoqiang thought about it, and finally gave his opinion: "Let's take a look first, if the fish in the pond can be sold for more than three hundred yuan, we will take one of the remaining big fish home, if it can't be sold for three hundred yuan, then we won't eat fish." ”

The three of them thought it was a good idea, so they nodded in agreement.

Niu Huahua had already asked the fat tiger from the same village to help with the conversation in the morning, and lied to the family that he and Niu Xiaoqiang and others were going to stay in school to help the teacher do some work, so they were not punished by their parents after returning home. Especially Niu Xiaoqiang, not only was he not scolded, but he was also praised.

When he took out the certificate of merit issued by the teacher, the eldest sister and mother were full of praise for him, and even Niu Dazhuang was happy to grin, and specially ordered Niu Chunxiang to fry two eggs for Niu Xiaoqiang, saying that he wanted to reward Niu Xiaoqiang.

This made Niu Xiaoqiang feel a little flattered, and he secretly made up his mind that he must work harder in the future and strive to take off his fool's hat in his father's eyes as soon as possible.

After dinner, everyone didn't even learn to ride a bike, and the other three went straight to the shower and went to sleep. They fall asleep quite quickly, basically falling asleep in bed. Only Niu Xiaoqiang insisted on reading until he rested at half past ten in the evening.

Niu Xiaoqiang got up at four o'clock in the morning the next day, he woke up Niu Xiaodong and the three of them, and the four friends rode the ox towards the farm. After arriving at the farm, Niu Xiaodong and Niu Xiaoyong immediately went into the water to catch fish, while Niu Xiaoqiang and Niu Huahua were responsible for receiving them on the shore. It didn't take much effort for four barrels of fish to be ready.

Niu Xiaoqiang tied the four buckets containing the fish together two by two with the rope he brought, hung them on the backs of the two cows, and then instructed Niu Huahua: "Xiaohua, you cut some grass, let's sell the fish and come back to let the cow eat quickly, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the family." ”

Niu Huahua nodded a little frustratedly: "I know, Brother Xiaoqiang, if you buy something delicious, don't forget to bring me some." ”

"Don't worry, whatever we eat, we will definitely bring you. ”

When he said this, he instructed Niu Xiaodong: "Xiaodong, it is enough for me and Xiaoyong to sell fish, you can't help if you go, it will only waste manpower, let's stay here to cultivate the vegetable field, if Xiaohua cuts the grass, you can let her help you." ”

Niu Xiaodong thought about it for a while, so he nodded in agreement.

After the explanation, Niu Xiaoqiang and Niu Xiaoyong each led a cow and rushed towards the town. Because they had risen very early to-day, and had used oxen as a means of transport, it was only half past six in the morning when they reached the town.

Niu Xiaoqiang sold the fish to Gao Desheng as quickly as possible, and then went to the morning market to buy a few packets of cabbage seeds, and bought two fritters for each of them, and then went home.

Today, I earned a total of forty-three yuan and six cents from selling fish, which is a little less than yesterday, but it is still a very good income.

After returning to the farm, Niu Xiaoqiang distributed the fritters to Niu Xiaodong and Niu Flowers, and said with a smile: "Our fritters have been eaten on the road, you eat slowly, take a rest by the way, and I will do the rest with Xiaoyong." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang originally didn't want to participate in this kind of manual labor, not that he was lazy, but he felt that it was enough to have three friends to work. But in the past few days, everyone has stayed together, and the harmonious atmosphere has made Niu Xiaoqiang gradually change his mind. He thinks it's better to work with everyone, so that he can be sure.