Chapter 493: 493: All Hopes are on Tong Sanlang's Hunting

Having come up with one method, they’d thought of another, filling some of the Tong Family with glee.

With happiness written across her face, Mrs. Zhang asked, “Is this all the soybeans we have left?”

Tong Erlang nodded, “Yes.”

The half bag of soybeans was from last year, soybeans couldn’t serve as staple food, so the family had always grown a minimal amount each year.

“Ah no, that won’t do!” Mrs. Zhang exclaimed, smacking her thigh.

Zhu Hongyun also frowned. How many sprouts would they get from a half bag of soybeans?

They’d probably sell out in a day or two!

She looked at Tong Sanlang, “Sanlang, you often go to town to sell game, could you buy a few bags of soybeans while you’re at it?”

The amount of game Tong Sanlang hunt varied, she had intentionally observed, that he consistently earned more than twenty taels from each sale.

Yet every time he only bought two acres of prime farmland, spending just twenty taels. Surely he must pocket the rest.

This made Zhu Hongyun green with envy.

See, having martial arts skills was beneficial, earning silver has never been easier!

Since Tong Sanlang was so good at earning money, naturally that would make him the best person to buy the soybeans.

Moreover, if they really could produce bean sprouts, they would certainly need a large number of soybeans in the future, it seems only logical to let Tong Sanlang take charge of buying them!

Tong Sanlang nodded in response to Zhu Hongyun’s words.

If it would keep these people busy, he didn’t mind spending a little silver.

True, every time he went hunting, he had some silver left over, but he’d given all of it to Tong Tiehu.

Tong Tiehu had been the head of the household for so long, it’s only fair he had some silver in his hand in his old age.

Look at the state of things at home, a little silver was a necessity!

Upon receiving Tong Sanlang’s approval, Zhu Hongyun felt elated and ordered Tong Erlang to clean the soybeans.

“Sanlang, you might as well buy a few more acres of land to grow soybeans on,” Mrs. Zhang suggested. “Buying soybeans all the time will just waste silver.”

“It’s a bit late now to plant soybeans.” Tong Xingda interjected.

“It’s not too late. It’s roughly the same as sweet potatoes, just harvest a few days late. Even if the beans don’t grow well, it’s still better than constantly having to buy them,” Mrs. Zhang argued.

“All right,” Tong Sanlang had no objection.

For him, it was merely a matter of hunting for a few more days.

And so, it was settled.

When Tong Sanlang relayed what had transpired to Qiao Xiaomai that evening, she was taken aback for a moment before saying, “That’s pretty clever!”

“Um, you don’t mind, do you?” Tong Sanlang asked.

“Of course not. I hope these things keep them busy so they don’t have the energy to pester you. But, I’ll have to pretend to object.” Qiao Xiaomai said with a smile.

“Also, isn’t it dangerous going hunting all the time? Your clothes got torn last time.”

Buying soybeans, buying land, all the silver they had was because of hunting.

She had no idea what was actually happening over at Rooster Mountain. What if he was to encounter danger?

“I got caught on a twig, that’s all. There are no dangerous animals there. If there were, my Master wouldn’t live in the mountains,” Tong Sanlang reassured her, “Don’t worry.”

“But hunting must be strenuous, right?”

She had seen wild chickens and rabbits when collecting firewood in the mountains. They ran so fast that she couldn’t even touch their fur or feathers.

Not to mention dangerous animals like wild boars.

“It isn’t hard. In any case, I often need to train and move around. Hunting not only allows me to train but also provides game. It’s great.”

Qiao Xiaomai stared at his handsome face for a few seconds before sighing.

She was worried for Tong Sanlang.

Even if he was skilled in martial arts, the Tong family shouldn’t take his assistance for granted.