"Ah, Soo Soo and Feifei are here, eh? Brother Xiao Yu is here too? Are you going to catch a chicken to eat?"
Since he had already confirmed that the chicken could help Gu Yu solve the problem of insects, and the goose could help Gu Yu solve the problem of grass, there was nothing for Gu Yu to be conflicted about. He wanted to call Kuching and go to town to buy some, but before he could call, Gu Xiuxiu told him that there was a chicken seller in the village.
Thinking about it, it made sense. A village was actually a small self-sufficient group.
Vegetables and the like were grown by every family. Meat and the like were also slaughtered by specialized pig farmers. Chickens, ducks, geese, and the like were naturally sold.
It was not surprising that Gu Xiuxiu would know, so Gu Yu left home with Gu Xiuxiu and Liu Feifei and went to the chicken seller in the village.
Before he came, Gu Yu had asked Second Master Gu about it. The family that sold the chicks also had the surname Gu, and they were considered distant relatives of Gu Yu. Although they were in their forties, they were of the same generation as Gu Yu, so Gu Yu could just call them brother and sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't catch them to eat. Don't you know that I planted some vegetables? I'm too lazy to catch insects and weed by myself, so I'm going to buy some chickens and geese to do this.”Looking at the middle-aged woman in front of him, Gu Yu smiled and expressed his intentions.
"Aiya, the chicken that catches insects is indeed good, and the goose that eats grass is also good. But the problem is that your family has a vegetable field.”After hearing Gu Yu's words, the family that sold the bird was not in a hurry to sell it to Gu Yu. Instead, they said with some hesitation.
"Uh, is there a problem?" Gu Yu asked carefully as he looked at the middle-aged woman.
In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with the chicken eating the worm and the goose eating the grass.
"If your house is an orchard, I would definitely recommend you to buy it. After all, I earn money too. However, the problem is that your house is a vegetable field. Although the chickens and geese eat insects and grass, they also eat vegetables. As long as the geese are green, whether it's sprouts or vegetables, they will eat them. Chickens eat insects and vegetables at the same time. If you really put the chickens and geese in the vegetable field, it will be ruined.”Seeing that Gu Yu really did not seem to understand anything, this person also smiled and explained.
After hearing what she said, Gu Yu couldn't help but look at Gu Xiuxiu and Liu Feifei, who had already gone to play with the chicks. Alright, although they had learned knowledge, it was obvious that they had only learned half of it because they were too young. If they really put the chickens and geese into their own vegetable garden, the grass and insects would indeed be gone, but their vegetables would probably be gone too...
"Is there any way?" Gu Yu scratched his head and asked with a headache.
"There's no other way. Unless you pull out the grass in the vegetable field, feed the geese, and then catch the worms for the chickens to eat, you can't think of training them, right?”The sister-in-law helplessly spread her hands and said speechlessly.
Indeed, creatures like chickens and geese were probably very difficult to train. However, Gu Yu thought of the mountain king at home. The chickens and geese were not smart, but the mountain king was smart. If he was allowed to herd the chickens and geese, and then supplemented by well water, he might have a chance.
"Alright, Sister-in-law, I understand. Give me some chicken and geese. I'll go back and study them.”Gu Yu said to his sister-in-law and prepared to go back and study it.
"Alright, what kind of chicken do you want? And the breed of goose!" He had already finished speaking, but Gu Yu still wanted to buy it. Naturally, this person would not stop him. Instead, he asked Gu Yu.
If it was the Gu Yu of the past, he really didn't know much about chickens. He only knew roast chicken, boiled chicken, and chicken with mushrooms. However, because he was a cooking grandmaster, Gu Yu now had a deep understanding of chickens. After saying a few words to this person, he went to the chicken house of this shop and prepared to choose for himself. Although this shop sold chickens, it wasn't a farm.
Therefore, he did not raise the worst type of white feather chicken. Yes, it was the type of chicken imported from Kaifeng. This type of chicken would be sold in the market in two to three months. It was very fast, but the meat quality was very poor and lacked nutrition. It was not bad to eat as fast food, but a chef like Gu Yu would definitely not like it. He would choose other chickens.
He walked in and took a look. There were quite a lot of chickens here. In addition to the most common Luhua chicken, there were also Sanhuang chicken, Jiujin chicken, black chicken, and even pearl chicken. There were many varieties, and it seemed that they were well taken care of.
However, Gu Yu took a glance and found a few black chickens in the depths of the chicken nest. He couldn't help but be surprised to see this chicken because he also recognized this chicken.
Five Black Chicken was considered a very small breed of chicken in the country. However, because this kind of chicken would lay green-shelled eggs, and the nutrition of this kind of eggs was much higher than ordinary eggs, it was sold at a much higher price. Usually, authentic Five Black Chicken could be sold for 20 to 30 yuan per catty of eggs. It was not a problem.
However, there were very few of these chickens, and their survival rate was not high. They also needed a long time to be raised. Gu Yu really did not expect to see them here.
"Do you have any sprouts for those five black chickens?”Gu Yu pointed at the pure black chickens that were completely grey and had no other colors on them. He asked his sister-in-law behind him.
"Oh, that chicken doesn't have any sprouts. Because this kind of chicken is too difficult to raise, and there's no way to form a colony, we sold all their eggs. To be honest, if it weren't for these chickens being quite capable, we wouldn't even want them.”Hearing Gu Yu's words, the sister-in-law said awkwardly.
It was best to raise this kind of chicken in a forest. It was definitely not easy to raise it in this chicken nest.
"How about this, sell these chickens to me!”After thinking for a moment, he decided that if he didn't have any chicks, he could just bring some back.
"Brother, these chickens are not mature. Once they reach your place, they will run back once you let them go.”Indeed, chickens had very small brains. They probably couldn't remember too many places, so most of the chickens were raised from a young age. The adult chickens were caught and eaten.
"It's fine. If it really can't be raised well, I'll cook it and eat it.”Gu Yu smiled when he heard his sister-in-law's words. He immediately bought all the five black chickens. There were a total of 12 chickens. If they were calculated at 200 yuan per chicken, it would be 2,400 yuan. Gu Yu paid directly.
While sister-in-law was catching the chicken for him, he went to see the goose.
Compared to the chicken, the goose was much simpler because there were quite a number of small geese here.
Gu Yu took a glance and found that there were many types of geese in this house. However, he did not need to pick them. There was only one type of goose that was very good. It was easy to raise, heavy, and delicious. That was the Lion-head Goose. Gu Yu picked another ten half-grown Lion-head Goose. These geese were still well-raised, so Gu Yu did not have to worry about picking them.
After Gu Yu packed up everything, he paid the money. The family helped Gu Yu send the chickens and geese back to his house. After he got home, he had to build the chicken and goose nests. This was not difficult. With the remaining wood, Gu Yu quickly built two shacks. As for winter, he would talk about winter. He was still experimenting.
If these guys ate up all the vegetables, what use would Gu Yu have for them? When he was sure that they could be raised, he would change them into cement houses.
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