Chapter 165: 165. Chapter 165: Purchasing Pork

165. Chapter 165: Purchasing Pork

Jiang Xiaoxiao tried hard to hold back her laughter and picked up the brush to write down Gao Daniu's wife's name.

You really couldn't tell; Gao Daniu's wife appears to be a soft and weak woman on the surface, but she is not weak at all when it comes to retorting.

Following that, more than a dozen women came forward to sign up.

Jiang Xiaoxiao thought they were all pretty good, so she wrote down their names as well.

It wasn't until the number was full that she stopped writing.

Except for Li Dayong's wife, who left in a huff, those who were not selected remained in the Jiang family courtyard.

Jiang Wei knew what they were thinking, so she said: "Those who didn't sign up don't need to worry. In the future, the soap workshop will expand, and we will recruit more people."

After speaking, her stern gaze swept over those who were selected and looked very happy, saying: "Of course, those who were selected shouldn't think it's foolproof. If the work is not done well, I will also dismiss people."

As soon as these words were spoken, those who were disappointed just now perked up.

They still have a chance!

And those who were selected hurriedly put away their fluke mentality, fearing they would be squeezed out by others.

Jiang Xiaoxiao put away the paper filled with names and gave her mother a wink.

Jiang Wei returned her a reassuring look and then spoke to the crowd again: "By the way, anyone in your family who raises pigs can bring them to my house. My family is willing to purchase them at twenty-eight wen per jin."

Upon hearing this, the crowd boiled over again.

What?

Twenty-eight wen per jin of pork?!

This is three wen more expensive than the pork sold in town!

Although they didn't know why the Jiang family was suddenly purchasing so much pork, those who raised pigs at home couldn't wait to run home, preparing to lead their pigs over to sell.

However, families are poor these days, and only a few families can afford to raise pigs. In the end, there were only five pigs led to the Jiang family in total.

Jiang Wei pushed out the platform scale from the room and weighed them. One pig was about two hundred jin, which was about five or six taels of silver.

She weighed them and paid the money readily.

Those who didn't raise pigs watched from the side, feeling extremely envious.

This Xiaoxiao's mother is too generous; she gave away more than ten taels of silver just like that.

Jiang Xiaoxiao observed everyone's expressions and stood out to say: "Uncles and Aunties, as long as you raise pigs at home, you can bring them to my house to sell. My family will purchase pork at this price long-term."

With a soap workshop built at home, producing soap in the future will definitely require a large amount of pork, so the more pork, the better. Even if it can't be used up, it can always be stockpiled in her mother's space; it won't go bad anyway.

"Really?" A group of women were already eager to move, "Tomorrow I'll go to town and buy two piglets back to raise."

A piglet is not expensive; you can buy one for three or four hundred wen. After raising it for four or five months, it can be sold, and selling it to the Jiang family will bring in five or six taels of silver... this is a good deal!

And raising a pig doesn't take much effort. Pig feed isn't as troublesome as human food; you can just go to the mountain and cut some pig grass to raise the pig fat and strong.

There aren't many families raising pigs in Yuhe Village. Jiang Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and prepared to set her sights on the neighboring village.

In any case, she must purchase a large batch of fat pork before winter to stockpile, otherwise, when the severe winter comes and meat prices rise, her family will lose money if they buy it then.

The Jiang family's front yard was lively. Jiang Xiaoxiao led Qiulian Niang and Zhao Dasao to help lead the five newly purchased pigs to the backyard.

Now her family's backyard is connected to the wasteland they bought, with a vast area, and they have built many chicken coops, rabbit nests, and sheep pens, specifically for raising the family's livestock.

With these livestock raised in the backyard, the front yard will be much cleaner and won't have any foul odors.

Qiulian Niang saw the rabbits huddled together in the rabbit nest grabbing grass to eat and was startled: "Oh my, why are there so many rabbits in your house? At the very least, there are..."

Zhao Dasao was also surprised as she looked at the rabbits and asked: "How are these rabbits fed? I remember there were only a dozen or so when I first came?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly; she couldn't help it...

The rabbits fed with ability water don't know what happened, but they are particularly fertile. One litter is six or seven little rabbits, and these little rabbits grow particularly fast, becoming adults in just over two months, and then they give birth again... her family's rabbits are almost overflowing into a disaster. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 166 =====