Chapter 302: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 302: Hu Shi's Calculations, Mo's Family's Plea (4)
Mo Yan gently stroked the scars on Da Hong Zao's body and whispered, "From now on, this place is your home. I won't sell you off again, no matter if you can still work or not."
Perhaps something had gotten into its eyes, as Da Hong Zao shed two tears while eating. It was already dark at this time, and Mo Yan didn't notice.
Not long after, Da Hong Zao started to have diarrhea. Mo Yan stood in the yard against the cold wind, waiting for a long time until it started to eat grass again before she went back inside, feeling relieved.
After dinner, Mo Yan and Li Zhong calculated their accounts and found that they had sold two taels more silver than the previous day. Especially surprising was that they sold over a thousand eggs, with many customers from the previous day returning because the eggs were particularly delicious. Some even brought along friends and neighbors.
"Yan'er, if we continue selling eggs at this rate, will you be able to source enough eggs from elsewhere?" Li Zhong asked, a bit worried.
Mo Yan had some concerns too. "Grandpa Li, I don't know either. If necessary, I'll set up a chicken farm in the orchard next spring. Chickens can eat pests on the fruit trees, and their manure can fertilize the soil, killing two birds with one stone."
"Chicken farm?" Li Zhong frowned. "Yan'er, they say 'never count your chickens before they hatch.' If it's just raising a few dozen sporadically, it's fine. But raising too many chickens can lead to diseases. Once they spread, the entire chicken farm will be ruined."
This was indeed a problem. Once an outbreak of avian flu occurred, not only the chickens but also people with weak constitutions could be infected.
But for Mo Yan, this wasn't a problem at all. Could the chickens and eggs from the space be compared to ordinary ones?
"Grandpa Li, I'll let the chickens roam freely in the orchard. The orchard is large and open-air. As long as we pay attention to feeding and cleaning, raising over a thousand chickens shouldn't be a problem. Even if something happens, we'll just stop raising them next time!"
"This... is too risky!" Li Zhong still didn't quite agree.
There had been someone before who had a broad mind and set up a chicken farm, making a decent profit from selling eggs every day. But just because one chicken contracted avian flu and wasn't dealt with in time, within three days, half of the chickens were infected. In just half a month, all the chickens died, and the owner of the chicken farm was bankrupted.
Even if the Mo family's wealth wouldn't be ruined by a chicken farm, it was still too risky. It would be fine to continue collecting eggs from the countryside. Even if there weren't enough to sell, it wouldn't be a big problem. At least they wouldn't incur losses.
Mo Yan smiled. "Grandpa Li, I have a plan in mind. Regardless, I must set up this chicken farm." The area in the space designated for the chickens was already overcrowded. If they weren't released soon, it would become a disaster.
Seeing Mo Yan's determination, and considering her decisions had never been wrong before, Li Zhong could only reluctantly agree.
Seeing his helpless expression, Mo Yan also felt helpless. There were many things she couldn't explain, and fortunately, she was the one making decisions at home. Otherwise, not to mention setting up a chicken farm, they wouldn't have been able to afford the orchard in the first place.
As for the source of the eggs in the shop, Mo Yan only said they were sourced from a village with many chickens, and the villagers fed the chickens with earthworms and insects, resulting in especially delicious eggs.
The explanation sounded reasonable enough at a glance, and out of trust in Mo Yan and an inability to think of the space, Li Zhong didn't doubt her explanation. Moreover, he adhered to his duties; even if he had doubts, he wouldn't pry further.
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