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âRaising pigs? â
âSheâll be here soon. Ask her if you donât believe me.â
âThereâs no need to ask. With my senior sisterâs personality, she might indeed do such a thing.â He Yuanyuan said, âYou should go and cook. Iâm starving.â
âIf your Old Gao wants to eat stewed goose in an iron pot, Iâll provide the skills and iron pot, and youâll provide the goose.â
âIâm not from this village. Where do you want me to go?â
âFigure it out.â
This was not difficult for He Yuanyuan.
Goose was something that everyone had. They just needed to buy one.
He Yuanyuan stood up and walked to the wall of the courtyard. She said to the middle-aged woman in the courtyard next door,
âSister, do you have any big geese in your family? Can you sell one to us?â
The middle-aged woman who was feeding the chickens looked at He Yuanyuan. âYes, but theyâre not big. Itâs not time to kill them yet. Go to someone elseâs house and take a look.â
âItâs fine. Smaller meat is delicious. How much is one more?â
The middle-aged woman smiled. âIf you really want them, Iâll give you two for
150 yuan.â
âAlright.â He Yuanyuan said, âSister, whatâs your WeChat number? Iâll scan it.â
âThereâs no hurry. Weâre living in the neighborhood. You can even pay me later.â The woman said, âLooking at the two of you, you should be from the city.â
âThatâs right.â He Yuanyuan said, âMy boyfriend is sick and has a weak back. He canât exert much strength, so he came here to recuperate. He wanted to eat more green food, which is why we are farming.â
Lin Yi was speechless.
âHe Yuanyuan, Iâll f*ck your ancestors.â
The middle-aged woman looked at Lin Yi thoughtfully, âThen you really have to take good care of yourself. Youâre so young, so you have to take care of yourself.â
âI know, thatâs why I brought him here.â
âThen take good care. Although weâre not as well off as the city, the food here is definitely good. Donât worry and eat. â
âThank you, Big Sister.â
âThereâs no need to be so polite. Just you wait. Iâll go catch a big goose for you.â âHe Yuanyuan, do you believe that I can throw you into a fire pit and burn you? â
âAiya, did I have any other choice?â He Yuanyuan said.
âWhy would a handsome man and beautiful woman like us come to such a place if we donât have a good reason?â
âYouâre right. I have to introduce Gao Zongyuan to Big Sister later.â
âF*ck, you are framing Old Gao.â
Not long after, the big sister caught two big geese. They were not big, but the meat was definitely tender.
âOur masters arenât at home. Otherwise, weâd help you kill them.â The middle-aged woman said.
âWhen you kill them later, donât throw the duck blood away. Thatâs good stuff. Also, in this pocket are potatoes planted by our family. When you stew the goose, put these in the pot. Theyâre delicious.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAlright, thank you, Big Sis.â
Although He Yuanyuan was dressed like an urban beauty, it was easy for her to catch a goose with her bare hands.
The things were ready, and the rest of the work fell on Lin Yi.
In less than 20 minutes, the preparatory work was done. With that, the dish was ready to be stewed.
Not long after, a Toyota Alfa drove to the courtyard door.
However, Ji Qingyan and Gao Zongyuan were not the only ones who came down. Qin Han and Liang Jinming also came.
âBrother Lin, what triggered you to come here?â Liang Jinming asked.
âItâs called structure. You donât understand. â
âYouâre pretending to be deep again.â
The few of them laughed and chatted for a while. The goose in the pot was also fully stewed.
He Yuanyuan was very considerate. She sent a plate to the neighbor, deepening the friendship between the neighbors.
âLin Yi, did you buy me piglets?â Ji Qingyan asked as they ate.
âSenior Sister, you really want to raise pigs?â He Yuanyuan said in shock.
With outsiders present, Ji Qingyan was a little embarrassed to bring up such a topic.
âI think theyâre quite cute. I happen to have the conditions now, so I want to get one to raise.â Ji Qingyan continued, âIâve even bought the cage and chain.
Theyâll be delivered tomorrow.â
âWell, I have no problem with raising pigs, but have you ever seen anyone raising pigs in a cage?â He Yuanyuan complained, âYou have to build a pigpen, okay?â âI know, but itâs too troublesome, so I brought the cage over.â
âUm.
He Yuanyuan looked at Lin Yi helplessly. It was hard on him to have such a girlfriend.
Creakâ¦
Just as they were discussing the difficulties of raising pigs, they heard the sound of brakes coming from outside the courtyard. It was a large truck carrying many saplings.
âI think the seeds and saplings we ordered this morning have arrived,â He
Yuanyuan said.
âYour items have been delivered. Come and get the goods,â the driver called out from outside.
âAlright,â He Yuanyuan replied.
Everyone stood up and prepared to help with the goods.
âWhy are these saplings so bare?â Ji Qingyan asked. âArenât they all dead?â âI feel the same. Itâs as if theyâre all dead,â Liang Jinming said.
âCanât you have some common sense? Thatâs how fruit saplings are.â He
Yuanyuan said.
âIt would be strange if the saplings came with fruit.â
Only then did He Yuanyuan realize that these people from the city actually lacked this much knowledge about the countryside.
After moving the things they had bought into the courtyard, Qin Han and the others did not pay much attention to it and continued to eat and drink.
However, Ji Qingyan was so curious about these things that she didnât even bother to eat anymore.
âYuanyuan, what kind of seeds are these?â
âThereâs watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, and the rest. They all grew on trees. In short, I bought some common fruits⦠Hmm? â
Just as she was explaining the situation to Ji Qingyan, He Yuanyuan realized that something was amiss.
These seeds were different from the ones she had ordered.
Each of them was very shriveled, just like the wrinkles on an old ladyâs face. They were not round at all.
âWhatâs wrong?â Ji Qingyan asked.
âI feel that thereâs something wrong with these seeds.â He Yuanyuan said.
âIs there a problem?â
Hearing this, Lin Yi turned around and asked, âWhat happened?â âThese seeds are a little dry. They donât look like good seeds.â
âCould we have been tricked?â Ji Qingyan asked.
âIâm not sure. I didnât do much farm work when I was young either, but I just feel that thereâs something wrong with these seeds.â
âDonât you know the older sister next door? Can you ask her to take a look?â Ji
Qingyan asked.
He Yuanyuan nodded and took the bag to the wall.
âBig Sis, Big Sis.â
Hearing He Yuanyuanâs greeting, the middle-aged woman walked out.
âWhatâs wrong?â
The middle-aged woman hurried over and asked.
âWe just bought some seeds and fruit trees saplings. I think thereâs a problem with them. Can you help us take a look?â
âCome, let me take a lookâ The middle-aged woman grabbed a handful and looked at it first. Then, she smelled it and said, âYou were being greedy for a bargain, huh?â