RBCT Chapter 53 Catching Chickens as a Favor
Chapter 53 Catching Chickens as a Favor
Li Xiangyang ignored the whispers and comments behind his back.
He used to think that he should try to keep a low profile when doing things.
But after Donkey Egg followed them to Lake Chahar, he realized that the more mysterious a person is, the more curious others will be about what they are doing and the more they will want to investigate them.
And there is,
When you, who were once an ordinary person, suddenly become rich, many people who always thought they were the same kind of person as you will start to be jealous and envious of you.
They might even trip you up behind your back.
A beggar doesn't envy a wealthy person in the distance, but he might be jealous of a fellow beggar who earns an extra bowl of rice.
That's the truth.
If you demonstrate your difference and superiority from the very beginning, they will know they cannot compare themselves to you and will not compare themselves to you.
Naturally, there will be far fewer troubles.
Having been given a second chance at life, Li Xiangyang only wants to make money.
then,
Live your life to the fullest.
arrive home,
My brother went to Wuzhen to sell fish and hasn't come back yet. My sister-in-law and mother went to the sheepfold to feed the sheep. Only my father, wife and two children are at home.
Since Li Xiangyang's rebirth, the entire Li family has been quite busy.
Li Xiangyang sometimes reminisces about the past, before he contracted the ranch.
In winter,
The whole family would stay on the kang (a heated brick bed), chatting and playing cards.
That seems quite comfortable too.
Unlike now,
It's difficult to get the whole family together for a meal.
"Xiangyang, how many rabbits did you catch today?" Seeing Li Xiangyang return, Liu Xiulan quickly got up to help him brush the snow off his body.
"I caught six rabbits and three pheasants this morning," Li Xiangyang said calmly as he tossed a full sack of prey onto the ground.
"What... I caught a brothel again today!"
Li Zhenshan was a little surprised, then praised, "It seems that the location you chose to set the trap this time was even better than the last one; you even managed to catch a pheasant."
When hunting with traps in the wilderness, it is important to know how to make an ingenious trap, but it is even more important to know how to choose the location to set the trap.
"Yes, this land is indeed better than the last one."
Li Xiangyang responded, and seeing that Li Chunsheng and Li Doudou were fast asleep on their father's lap, he took the game to the kitchen, hoping that Liu Xiulan could help him process the game while she was not taking care of the children.
"Are wild pheasants expensive in Xiangyang? These three could fetch a lot of money..., right?" Liu Xiulan's eyes widened.
She wanted to know the market price.
Now that Li Xiangyang has started doing business, he will likely need his wife's help in the future. How can she manage if she doesn't know anything or can't do anything?
Liu Xiulan has a high level of awareness.
"Pheasant meat is about a cent or two more expensive than rabbit meat, probably around 6 cents a pound. This one probably weighs a little over 5 pounds."
It can be sold for 3 yuan.
but,
Rabbits sell for a higher price overall, since a rabbit's fur can fetch 1.5 yuan.
But it's much harder to sell chicken feathers for money.
While scalding the pheasant in boiling water, Li Xiangyang patiently explained the process to Liu Xiulan.
He knew that Liu Xiulan, though seemingly gentle and weak, was actually a strong-willed, competitive person who longed for progress.
He is a person with aspirations and dreams.
Otherwise, in the previous life,
She wouldn't resolutely leave Li Xiangyang with Li Doudou after completely giving up on him.
She would rather raise Li Doudou alone with great difficulty than continue down a path of decadence with Li Xiangyang.
"Okay, I got it. That's quite a lot. Three chickens are worth nine yuan, and six rabbits can sell for over twenty yuan."
You've earned about 30 yuan this morning, wow...
Liu Xiulan suddenly covered her mouth with her hand: "Your trip here is equivalent to two months of other people's travel time..."
"You just found out?" Li Xiangyang said with a hint of pride, then changed the subject: "But... I don't plan to sell these three pheasants."
"Not for sale...?" Liu Xiulan paused, then swallowed hard, looking at Li Xiangyang seriously, "Xiangyang, keeping all three pheasants for yourself... isn't that too extravagant?"
Rather than indulging in her appetite, Liu Xiulan preferred to sell the chickens and save the money.
That's how you feel safe.
"You...you're ugly, but you have such beautiful dreams! You're keeping all three chickens for yourself."
"You're the ugly one." Liu Xiulan got angry, raised her fist and protested in front of Li Xiangyang, unconsciously turning her voice up twice as loud.
really,
Regardless of the era,
What a woman hates most is being told she's ugly, especially by the person she cares about most.
"Ahem." Li Zhenshan coughed lightly, reminding them, "Keep your voices down, don't wake the baby."
Li Xiangyang and his wife exchanged a glance and remained silent.
After a while,
Seeing that his two grandsons were fast asleep, Li Zhenshan asked in a low voice, "Xiangyang, why aren't you keeping those three chickens for yourself? What are you planning to do with them?"
"Three chickens... I plan to keep one for our family to eat, and take one to Xiulan's parents' house."
"Take it to my parents' house? Didn't we just take some meat there a few days ago?" Liu Xiulan couldn't help but interject.
"The day before yesterday is the day before yesterday, it's not the same."
Your family has been helping us collect straw lately, hasn't they?
Although I paid Jianguo his wages, Jianguo, his father-in-law, and his mother-in-law started helping to arrange things from the beginning, even before they knew I was going to pay Jianguo.
We have to accept this favor!
"Yes, Xiangyang, you've thought this through very well." Li Zhenshan nodded after listening, and he also agreed with Li Xiangyang's decision.
"Then I'll thank you on behalf of my family," Liu Xiulan said softly with a smile, her eyes crinkling into crescents.
She looked exceptionally sweet.
"I won't thank you enough. Just take good care of your husband tonight," Li Xiangyang suddenly whispered in Liu Xiulan's ear.
Liu Xiulan's ears immediately turned red; she knew what Li Xiangyang was referring to.
He hurriedly nudged Li Xiangyang away with his elbow, quickly squatted down to pluck the pheasant's feathers, and stopped talking.
Thinking to myself, Li Xiangyang has been becoming increasingly irresponsible lately; how could he say such things here?
"What about the chicken? What are you going to do with it? I didn't hear you clearly just now." Li Zhenshan heard Li Xiangyang and his wife whispering in the kitchen from the kang (a heated brick bed).
Can't hear clearly,
I thought I was just hard of hearing and hadn't heard it.
Seeing that Liu Xiulan was still so shy, Li Xiangyang smiled and continued:
"There's one pheasant left. I plan to give it to Uncle Guodong. He helped us a lot when the brigade came to our door to investigate speculation and profiteering last time."
otherwise,
My brother and I are probably still locked up in some prison!
I haven't had a chance to thank him yet, but before I go to haul the timber, I need to borrow the broadcasting system from the brigade. I'll take this opportunity to bring him a chicken and visit him.
"Dad, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiulan looked up abruptly and nodded vigorously.
She strongly agreed with Li Xiangyang's approach.
After listening, Li Zhenshan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Xiangyang, you have considered this matter very thoroughly. Let's do it as you say."
I was so angry that night that I didn't even have a chance to properly thank Guodong. And with all the things going on at home these past few days, I completely forgot about it...
Sigh... I'm getting senile.
"Dad, just focus on getting better. We, the younger generation, can handle these little things."
Li Xiangyang offered a word of comfort.
He packed the prepared pheasant into a burlap sack and carried it out.
dong dong...
dong dong dong...
This was the third time Li Xiangyang had knocked on the door of Chen Guodong, the brigade secretary, since his rebirth.
"Aunt Chunmei, is Uncle Guodong home?"
Li Xiangyang knocked on the door for a while, and when no one came out, he called out.
He had planned to leave the pheasant once Zhou Chunmei came out to open the door, but to his surprise, it was Chen Guodong who came out to open the door for him this time.
"Oh, it's Xiangyang! I was just about to come find you. Look what you've done!"