Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

Chapter 92: Becoming More Prosperous Everyday

Su Danhong did not know about what was going on with the Lao Su family.

But she was quite touched by Mother Ji’s actions this time.

The way society worked in this life was similar to her previous life. If the married daughter financially supported her maternal home, she would be heavily criticized.

However, Su Danhong never took it that seriously, because it was money she made herself and it was her own business on how she wanted to spend the money she earned. If she did rely on what Ji Jianyun earned, then who would dare say that she was in the wrong?

People could think however they want, but Mother Ji's behavior showed that her daughter-in-law was important to her.

Because Su Danhong was important to her, she was willing to be associated with the Lao Su family. She was grateful to the Lao Su family for raising such a daughter to be the daughter-in-law of the Lao Ji family.

Life was much easier now, but there were still some families in the surrounding villages who did not have enough to eat. As for meat, it was still a rarity that it was considered great to have two meals of it in a month.

That piece of beef looked like it was more than a jin, which was good enough for them.

Because of Mother Ji's actions, Su Danhong added more dishes to her family dinner that night. Although Mother Ji said that she didn't have to cook so much, she was obviously Bert happy when she ate.

“By the way, mother, the backyard is such a big piece of land. I want to grow some fruit. What do you think I should plant?” Su Danhong asked.

As soon as Mother Ji heard this, she thought of what Lao San’s wife had successfully grown. Just look at the two jujube trees in the backyard, which were growing a little better than the ones on the mountain!

“If you like watermelons, then you can plant some watermelons in the backyard,” Mother Ji said quickly.

“Watermelon?” Su Danhong eyes sparkled slightly. She did not have this kind of fruit in her previous life, but she ate a piece last year and it tasted very good.

“Do you like watermelon? Mother thinks it will taste better if you plant it here in your backyard,” Mother Ji said.

“Okay, let's grow watermelons to eat,” Su Danhong smiled and said.

Mother Ji said, “Then I will go and get some seeds for you.”

Mother Ji was very efficient. The next day, she went into town to buy a handful of watermelon seeds and a handful of strawberry seeds.

“Strawberries are also good. I saw it when I went to buy some seeds, so I bought it for you. I’ll plant it in the backyard, and you can just water it,” Mother Ji said.

“Okay!” Su Danhong liked to eat all of these fruits.

Mother Ji went to the backyard to plant the watermelons and strawberries, but there were still plenty of seeds left. Mother Ji thought about it. Where could she grow more in the backyard? She could also plant the rest of the seeds on the mountain.

“When I have some free time to go up the mountain, I can go and water these seeds,” Mother Ji said.

Su Danhong naturally understood her mother-in-law's way of thinking. She had to respond seriously. She took a watering can and added water to it. She said, “Mother, you can go and plant them. Remember to water them so that they will certainly grow very well.”

“Mother is going now.” Mother Ji was so happy that she took the watering can and went up the mountain.

The children in the room were both fast asleep. She went to water the seeds in the backyard. These were planted for her family to eat. Anyway, the area was empty.

Father Ji did not take Mother Ji seriously for wanting to plant watermelons and strawberries. Their main goal was this orchard.

“You don't need to take care of these watermelons and strawberries. I will water them every day. I can do it myself.” That’s what Mother Ji told them.

She made up her mind. Danhong had to take care of the children, and they were glued to her. But she was still relatively free, and could occasionally go up to the mountain to do the watering. As for the water, Danhong would give it to her, and it was certainly no problem if she had been blessed by the Great Fox Immortal.

The growth of these seeds did not disappoint Mother Ji. In a short period of three days, they sprouted, and soon, they grew young leaves.

Mother Ji specially created a space these past two days for the plants. Father Ji didn't bother to help her with the digging. Mother Ji was so happily busy. What if the watermelons and strawberries grew really well? They would be able to make a good amount of money.

She dug however she wanted to. In any case, the land was not suitable for planting fruit trees, and it was empty.

Presently, Father Ji and the other men were starting to be busy. It was after winter, the chickens had grown up a lot, and they would be weighed next month for food, so it was important that Ji Hongjun, Xu Aidang, and Su Jindang were all here to work..

Their names were similar, but it was normal for people of their generation to have the same names.

They were all good at working. With them, Father Ji had a lot to manage.

A rooster was picked out and raised separately. The hens could lay the eggs, but the rooster was important for the weighing. The hens could be a little slow.1

There were more than 200 chickens in the whole chicken farm. When the chickens were young, it didn’t feel like a lot. Now that they had grown, it looked impressive.

And after the first winter, only a few weak chicks had died. The rest had survived. The survival rate was much beyond Father Ji’s expectations.

He thought it would be nice if they were able to keep half of the chicks alive!

Now that Father Ji had seen how well the chickens had grown, he started to look for chicks again. Although it is a little late now, there must be some outside.

Soon, Father Ji took Su Jindang out to bring back more chicks. This time there were almost more than 200.

Originally, Ji Jianyun didn't want to raise too many. However, Father Ji did not think it was a problem. They would raise some as they sold some, which shouldn’t be a big issue. Moreover, the chicken coop was cleaned every day, and they used the disinfectant Jianyun got from the hospital. There won't be any hygiene problems, it was all clean.

All these things had been done in such a rushed way that the people in the village looked at them in bafflement.

Su Danhong knew about these things, but she didn't care about them. Her father-in-law was so passionate about the mountain and it was all in order to make a little more money. Thus, she couldn’t say anything.

As for the growing smell, they needed to see if it was solvable. Su Danhong was going to wait for Ji Jianyun to come back and solve it. She was not going to take care of it.

The villagers also asked her, why did they buy so many chicks?

Su Danhong smiled and replied, “Last year, we didn’t raise a lot, so I guess we got another batch of chicks?”

Truthfully, last year's chicks grew very well, but this fact could not be said so casually. Although they were not afraid of thieves, the big dogs on the mountain were not to be trifled with, and she didn’t want to concern herself with thieves.

At this point, it was good to have fenced off the orchard. No one could see the exact state of the orchard. As for whether the chickens would be killed, raised, or sold, who else would know about it besides the ones who worked there?

When the village people listened to how she talked about the situation, they didn't say much in response. Someone asked about going into the orchard to have a look, but Su Danhong refused and said to discuss it later.

Her orchard was not for people to visit. How could they let anyone see it just because they wanted to?

As for some of the uncles of the Lao Ji family who went to the orchard through Father Ji, she didn't say anything about it because those uncles didn't spread anything after they went to see it. Their lips were sealed.

Generally speaking, the orchard on the mountain was full of life and becoming prosperous everyday.

1. I looked up why roosters are important and they basically establish the pecking order and encourage chicks to eat food. I guess hens aren’t as good as roosters in these things?