Chen Xiaobei smiled and shook his head, "It won't cost much money, but it will take some effort."
Seeing Cui Hongyu's confused face, he continued to explain: "This fish food is quite simple. I just need to go to the mountain to get some pheasant manure." After saying that, he turned to look at Lidong and others who were working in the distance. He smiled and said, "Let them do it tomorrow."
"What?"
"Husband, are you feeding chicken manure to fish?" Cui Hongyu looked incredulous.
When Chen Qiaoer heard this, she slapped her nose with her hand, "Oh, that smells so bad, how can the fish eat it?"
Chen Xiaobei laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to make him not stink."
After saying that, he took Chen Qiaoer's hand and said, "Let's go home and eat fish."
When they got home, the three of them divided their work. Chen Xiaobei quickly picked up a fish, which was more than a foot long. They were two big men. If it weren't for his wife and sister, Chen Xiaobei would have Reluctant to eat.
Cui Hongyu washes rice and Chen Qiaoer lights the fire. The two are familiar with each other. From God's perspective, this is such a warm scene.
In less than half an hour, the sumptuous dinner began.
Eating the fragrant rice, Chen Xiaobei made a calculation. He still had two big fish and he had to go to the county town to sell them tomorrow. Since he had gone there once, he would go into the mountains to get some pheasants while it was dark so that he could give Wuzhong one. statement.
Hearing that he was going into the mountains again, Cui Hongyu looked distressed and said, "Why don't you go? You just came back. Take a good rest at home."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head slightly, "No, I'm just going to sell two fish tomorrow. It's too little. I need to get two pheasants to make it worth the trip."
Well, Cui Hongyu knew that even Jiutouniu couldn't stop what Chen Xiaobei was looking for.
While it was still dark, Chen Xiaobei ran towards Qingniu Mountain.
At this time, he did not notice that Chen Ping was behind him and quietly followed him.
Being familiar with the road, Chen Xiaobei once again found the hiding place of the pheasants and hid quietly.
Perhaps due to the long period of comfort, the pheasants have relaxed their vigilance a little. Therefore, there was no temptation and we went back to our respective homes directly.
Chen Xiaobei saw the opportunity, pounced on the net, and got two pheasants.
This caused another commotion among the pheasants. Running around.
Chen Xiaobei took advantage of the chaos, picked up two pheasants, and left quickly.
When he was far away, Chen Ping quietly walked out of the darkness.
"Someone in the city is collecting pheasants at a high price, but you are very well-informed!" After muttering for a while, Chen Ping made a mark and turned around to leave.
The next day, while the sky was dim and bright, Chen Xiaobei set out.
Two large water bags contained two live fish and two pheasants. This was all the cargo for today.
As he walked, Chen Xiaobei began to think about it. If he works piecemeal like this, it seems that it is no problem to support his family now, but what about in winter?
Fish are hard to catch.
Pheasants, resources are always limited.
The mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and ginseng cannot be dug.
We need to find an industry that continues to grow.
After thinking about it, I have a headache. What can I do these days?
At this moment, Chen Ping was busy in the village.
After all, when grandparents go to funerals, there are still many people who come to help.
Therefore, he walked into Sanqiu's home in the name of thanking his guests.
Sanqiu is considered one of the most educated people in the village. When Cui Hongyu came to Chen Xiaobei's house, the couplet at the door was written by him.
Chen Ping brought a bag of snacks and carefully placed them on the table. Then he bowed to Sanqiu and said, "Brother Sanqiu, thank you. Without your help, I really don't know what I would do."
Sanqiu looked solemn and sighed, "Brothers Chen Ping, we are all a family. There is no need to be so polite. In the future, if you need help if you encounter anything, just ask."
After Chen Ping thanked him again, he changed the subject, "Brother, let me tell you something. Do you know how Chen Xiaobei makes money?"
Hearing this, Sanqiu was stunned for a moment, then looked envious, "What else can I do? I have married a good wife, and I have connections in the city. If you are lucky, you can't stop me. .”
Chen Ping shook his head, "No, brother, let me tell you, Chen Xiaobei did not rely on Cui Hongyu's dowry, but went into the mountains to catch pheasants. Now someone in the city is offering a price for a live pheasant, which costs 500 coins."
"What?" Sanqiu opened his eyes in surprise, "How is this possible? How can that thing be so valuable?"
"If you don't believe it, go to his house and have a look. There are two tied up in the yard." Chen Ping said firmly.
"Hey, but Qingniu Mountain is so big, we can't catch him." Sanqiu sighed again.
Chen Ping became more energetic now, "Brother, I have an idea. Last night, I followed him into the mountains. I saw that he used a big net and caught the pheasant in one swoop."
Sanqiu looked incredulous, "Are you telling the truth?"
Chen Ping nodded, "Brother, just wait, I will go home and make a net like that, and we will go into the mountains together at night."
After that, he stood up and left.
Watching Chen Ping leave, Sanqiu's daughter-in-law Liu said, "Husband, I think this Chen Ping is talking nonsense. It's five hundred yuan to catch a pheasant. It's such a good opportunity to make a fortune. Why should he tell You."
Sanqiu smiled slightly, "Don't you understand this? Chen Ping is a very smart boy. Do you think he wants to make me rich? He wants to compete with Chen Xiaobei. He is the captain of the village protection team. Chen Xiaobei’s, but Chen Xiaobei turned around and made Lidong the captain.”
"In the past, no one in the village would respect him when they met him. Now they will ignore him when they should. How can he swallow this breath?"
Mrs. Liu understood now, "Then, he just wants to use this method to win over you."
"Yes, look at the current village protection team, which has dozens of people. I heard that there are still many people who want to learn to grow vegetables from Chen Xiaobei. Chen Ping wants to win over people, but he can't spend some real money. "
Ms. Liu had a worried look on her face, "Husband, if you ask me, you'd better not bother with Chen Ping. I think he can't beat Chen Xiaobei. I heard that Chen Xiaobei can talk to the Liu family in the county. What does he have?"
Sanqiu looked at his mother-in-law and smiled slightly, "Humph, Chen Ping thinks he is very smart, but who is a fool? Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion. I can make money from him without offending Chen Ping." Xiaobei."
"Then, just eat both ends." Ms. Liu also laughed.
Sanqiu nodded approvingly, "You are right. These days, making money is the most important thing. Whoever is the leader has nothing to do with me. Anyway, in the village, you are not allowed to ask me to write a few notes about weddings and funerals. "
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In the county town, Lao Wu was overjoyed when he saw that Chen Xiaobei had brought the pheasant, "You kid, you have got it. Butler Cao asked me about it yesterday."
"Brother Wu, which family does Butler Cao belong to? I'll send him there."
Old Wu laughed and said, "The Cao Mansion is easy to find. Just follow it to the west. When you approach the west gate, there is a magnificent house on the north side of the road. That's it."
