The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 274: Raising Pigs Requires More Hands

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Raising Pigs Requires More Hands

Early the next morning, Mrs. Cao took Chun Ni to Tong Huaqiong’s house to work.

Tian Fugui and Granny Luo didn’t dare to give them a hard time.

Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Dahuan to take Chun Ni and Mrs. Cao to the pig farm at the temple outside the village to work.

She also went along to the pig farm to check on the pigs’ growth.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong thought the corn in the fields was ripe and wanted Mrs. Cao to work in the fields.

Later, after thinking it over, she felt the pig farm needed more hands.

The labor required at the pig farm was different from that in the fields, where it was mainly physical work; the pig farm needed skills.

If Tong Huaqiong wanted to develop and expand the livestock business, she needed to cultivate her own livestock technicians.

Since Mrs. Cao and Chun Ni came, why not train them?

The focus should be on training Chun Ni.

From the incident with the Jade Pendant, Tong Huaqiong saw Chun Ni’s awakening and determination, which is exactly the kind of person she needed.

When Chun Ni arrived at the pig farm, she voluntarily picked up the knife to cut pig grass.

Gu Dahuan said, "Chun Ni, that knife is heavy, put it down, I’ll do it."

Chun Ni said, "Uncle Da Han, I came here to work for you, this is all I should be doing."

Gu Dahuan felt both sympathy and heartache for Chun Ni.

This reminded him of Man Er.

Chun Ni was only eight or nine years old, working as a hired laborer.

As someone who doted on daughters, Gu Dahuan despised Tian Fugui’s actions.

A grown man not doing proper work, letting his daughter earn money instead.

"Chun Ni, this work isn’t for you, after today, go back home. This work should be done by your father," said Gu Dahuan.

Tong Huaqiong felt a headache hearing this.

It was fine for Gu Dahuan to sympathize with Chun Ni, but he couldn’t send Chun Ni home for Tian Fugui to come as a hired worker.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Chun Ni, who was clearly anxious and afraid of being sent away.

"Da Han, I brought Chun Ni here. You know what kind of person Tian Fugui is, right? Chun Ni works hard at home too, harder than this, and her father beats her. At least here, no one hits her. Sending her home would be pushing her into the fire pit," Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Dahuan.

Gu Dahuan, who only cared for Chun Ni’s plight, forgot her situation, angrily scolded Tian Fugui upon hearing this.

"Alright then, listen to mother, Chun Ni stays. If Tian Fugui comes looking for her, with me here, he can’t come in," Gu Dahuan decided to protect Chun Ni after figuring it out.

Tong Huaqiong nodded with satisfaction.

Mrs. Cao picked up a bucket to start cleaning the pigsty.

She had long heard people mention that Tong Huaqiong’s pigsties were different, always cleaned meticulously.

It’s said that when pigsties are clean, pigs are less likely to get sick.

Tong Huaqiong approached the pigsty and saw twenty or so pigs crowded around the trough eating, all raised plump and white, she was extremely pleased.

These pigs at year-end would all be Silver.

"For working at our house, one meal a day is provided, you just need to finish it there and not take it home. If I find out, you’d have Chun Wang compensate with Silver and Jade Pendant." Tong Huaqiong specially reminded Mrs. Cao before leaving.

Tong Huaqiong provided decent meals for the workers, and many would tuck buns in their clothes to take home for their kids.

Regarding this, Tong Huaqiong turned a blind eye as long as work wasn’t disrupted.

But for Mrs. Cao and Chun Ni, it was different, if they took food home, it would end up in Chun Wang and Tian Fugui’s stomachs.

Tong Huaqiong would rather feed dogs than them.

Mrs. Cao paused, then agreed, "We’ll do as Aunt Dajiao says."

When she came for work in the morning, indeed, Tian Fugui and Granny Luo had mentioned to her to save the food provided by Tong Huaqiong to take home.

Mrs. Cao felt sorry for her son Chun Wang, so she agreed to her mother-in-law.

Now that Tong Huaqiong does not allow her to save the food to take home, she felt a bit regretful but still had to listen to Tong Huaqiong.

She just wanted to pay back the eighty taels of silver as soon as possible with her wages, and save all the money she earns later for Chun Wang.

After a few more reminders, Tong Huaqiong left the pig farm.

The early autumn wind blew, the air seeped with coldness, and leaves began to turn yellow and fall.

But Tong Huaqiong didn’t feel the autumn wind’s bleakness at all.

"Mother-in-law, where are you coming from?" On the road, she ran into Mrs. Zhao, Liu Yueer’s mother, who greeted Tong Huaqiong with enthusiasm.

"From the pig farm, where are you heading?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Mrs. Zhao beamed, "You’re confused, the corn is ripe, and people have already started picking it these days. Our family is starting to pick today."

On the village road, many villagers were heading to the fields to pick corn.

Each greeted Tong Huaqiong.

"Tong Dajiao, thanks to your medicine, our corn had a big harvest this year."

"The corn has never been this good, we’re selling part of it, leaving the rest as food, no worry for this winter."

Tong Huaqiong perked up upon hearing someone wanted to sell corn.

By year-end, her pigs would be ready for sale, and she planned to expand the pigsties and buy some piglets.

This meant a significant consumption of pigs, especially as winter approached with no grasses, lots of corn would be needed for feeding.

Originally, the corn from her own fields was enough for the pigs, but not enough if increased, plus, without buying and storing enough corn during prosperity, who knows when disaster might strike.

Now, her animals and Taohua Dessert all needed corn, she had to be prepared, stockpiling corn in advance.

Buying elsewhere or in the own village was all the same, buying locally saved on transportation.

So Tong Huaqiong said, "If you’re selling your corn, don’t sell it to outsiders, sell it to me. My pigs eat it in winter."

"Wow, Aunt Dajiao is really willing to invest in pig farming," the young laborer sighed who had a corn harvest and planned to sell half, "Well, that’s great, I don’t have to haul it to town to sell."

"Please spread the word in the village, if anyone wants to sell corn, they can sell it to me," Tong Huaqiong said with a smile.

The young laborer readily agreed.

Villagers were certainly willing to sell corn to Tong Huaqiong.

Not only did her concocted pesticide lead to a bountiful corn harvest, but more importantly, she offered fair prices. Her Taohua Dessert’s needs for eggs, wheat flour, etc., were often bought in the village, never shortchanging the weight or excessively pressing prices.

Villagers felt very assured with Tong Huaqiong.

After reminding the young laborer, Tong Huaqiong said to Mrs. Zhao, "This autumn, Dashi and Yue Er won’t be able to work for your family, the shop has been busy lately, and your daughter-in-law and granddaughter might not have time to pick corn. With just you, your husband, and Liu Shan, you might be short on manpower. If needed, I can have my workers help you pick."

Mrs. Zhao waved her hands, "We don’t need Dashi and Yue Er’s help, they are even busier than us. We can finish the work, my eldest daughter’s entire family plans to come help for a few days."

Now that her second daughter and son-in-law have finally straightened up, especially since her son-in-law is now assigned by the in-law to the provincial capital to run an agricultural seed shop, Mrs. Zhao dared not waste their time. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Seeing Mrs. Zhao had help, Tong Huaqiong stopped insisting.

The entire village was immersed in the hustle and bustle of the autumn harvest, and it was time to pick the corn in Tong Huaqiong’s fields, too.