Chapter 420 Remarried Widow 13
The next day, Yuanchun got up in high spirits and cooked a pot of rice for the children. The side dishes were a bowl of steamed egg custard, some shredded potatoes, and a few pieces of pickled cabbage.

After dinner, Daqiang took Erqiang to school.

Daqiang is in the third grade and Erqiang is in the first grade. Because Chen Dagang died suddenly and the original owner was ill, the two children asked for a long vacation from school.

After Yuanchun recovered from her illness, she sent her two children to school.

The younger daughter and son were still too young to go to school, and Yuanchun was worried about leaving them at home, so she took them to the mountains to collect grass for pigs, and also taught the two children to recognize wild vegetables, mushrooms and medicinal herbs.

The mother and her two sons spent the whole morning collecting two baskets of pig grass and went down the mountain. They saw a group of aunts and uncles sitting under a big tree in the brigade square, discussing something heatedly.

When those people saw Yuanchun, they waved to her and said, "Daqiang's mother, come here quickly. I have some big news for you."

"Grandma Li, what's the news?"

Yuanchun asked knowingly, with a curious expression on her face.

Grandma Li said, "Mother Daqiang, matchmaker Li went to your house several times. We all heard that she wanted to marry you to the Cui family from Shunfeng Brigade. Oh, mother Daqiang, it's a good thing you rejected this marriage, otherwise you would be in big trouble. You don't know that last night, the Cui family was retaliated against and all the adults in the family had their legs broken with sticks."

Yuanchun patted her chest in fear and horror, "Oh my god, how...how could this happen? Is it true? The Cui family did something so evil that the whole family had their legs broken. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, luckily I didn't agree to this marriage, otherwise, oh, I would be forced to serve a family of disabled people now."

"You, just be thankful." Grandma Li patted her hands, "Luckily you were able to hold on and it was a good thing. Otherwise, you would have cried."

There were also kind ladies who reminded her, "Daqiang's mother, you picked two baskets of pig grass this morning. The pig grass is really tender. But you are taking the two children up the mountain, so don't go deep into the mountains. There are many ferocious beasts there."

"Yes, your children are young, and they can't outrun wild beasts if they encounter them." Yuanchun smiled and shook her head, "I won't go to the mountains, I'll just collect grass for the pigs outside. Fortunately, my Sanqiang and Yaya are good children, and they won't run around in the mountains."

"I won't talk to you any more. I still have to deliver pig feed. The children should go down the mountain to deliver pig feed soon." Yuanchun moved the rope of the backpack on her shoulder, then held her youngest son's hand with one hand and carried a bundle of pig feed with the other.

Yaya held her brother's hand and followed her mother to the pig farm obediently.

After handing over the pig feed and recording the work points for the children who came to hand in the pig feed, Yuanchun took her two children to the village chief's house.

The chicks she ordered will be delivered today, and the village head's wife asked someone to tell her to pick them up after work at noon.

When Yuanchun arrived at the village chief's house, the village chief's wife had already made preparations. All the tiny chicks were squeezed into a large basket.

The village head's wife thrust the basket into Yuanchun's hands and said, "I have hatched thirty-six eggs, and thirty-two chicks have hatched. You can take them all."

"Then I'll give you the money."

Yuanchun took out two dimes from her pocket and handed it to the village chief's wife.

An egg costs five cents each, and a chick costs ten cents each. The village head's wife makes a 50-50 profit from hatching the chicks, and any that are damaged belong to her.

However, even if the eggs are hatched badly, they can be fried or stir-fried, so the village chief’s wife did not suffer any loss.

(End of this chapter)