The village elders, mainly the old village chief, gathered in front of Fan Jin's rabbit hutch.

Looking at the noticeably plump rabbit, the old village chief hesitated and asked, "This rabbit is really well-raised."

They're not just well-raised, they're absolutely fantastic!

Fan Jin smiled gently from the side.

These are adult meat rabbits that Shuiqing bought from the shopping mall. They weighed seven or eight pounds when they were ready for market. It's not that they raised them well; these rabbits were just naturally good-looking.

Old Man Xu clicked his tongue in amazement: "This one is as fat as a piglet. I've eaten and caught dozens of rabbits, but I've never seen one this plump."

"Young man, are you raising these to eat yourself or to sell in the prefectural city? If the rest of them are this fat, it will be a considerable sum next year."

When Fan Jin heard the elder's question, he replied gently, "We eat and sell at the same time. With so many people in the family, it's expensive to always buy pork. Raising chickens, ducks, and rabbits can also help the children grow from time to time."

Furthermore, rabbits eat grass, so there's no need to spend money; you can simply cut some vegetables when you feed the cows each day.

Those present were all elderly people, and upon hearing Fan Jin's remarks about being so thrifty, they all looked at him in surprise.

Are scholars necessarily quick-witted?

Even raising rabbits is better than other people's?

They all exclaimed, "What does it eat to grow like this? After removing the fur and internal organs, it probably still has five or six pounds of meat left!"

"Five or six catties of rabbit meat, you could make quite a bit of money selling it in the city, right?"

"Young man, you're a scholar, don't you know how to feed rabbits in your books?"

"I've caught rabbits before, but I didn't manage to raise them. Besides, those rabbits only weighed three to five pounds, not to mention after removing their internal organs and fur, there wasn't much meat left."

They lived in the same village, and although they were some distance apart, they weren't far apart, so it was impossible to hide it from them.

Especially when the new house was built, the young men in the village saw it and must have had their doubts, but they were too embarrassed to ask.

He and Shuiqing invited the village elders over today, ostensibly to celebrate moving into their new house, but actually to let everyone know about it.

Rather than letting them speculate, it's better to put things out in the open. These elderly people are the most reasonable and trustworthy elders in the village, and the words they speak will be believed by everyone else in the village.

The villagers trusted him more than if he had said it himself.

Fan Jin organized his words and answered each question one by one: "Not only are they well raised, but look at those little rabbits, uncles and elders. They've been with us for almost a month, but they're still thin and short. I doubt they'll be as plump as these eight when they're ready for market."

When I bought these eight fat rabbits, the vendor said they were meat rabbits from out of town, different from the wild rabbits here, so they were exceptionally fat and strong. He also said that no matter how we raise our rabbits, we can't raise them to be like this.

I saw there were only eight left, so I bought them all. I also thought rabbits reproduce quickly, meaning they have babies fast, so I figured I'd give them a try.

Shui Qing said that these are indeed meat rabbits, and they usually weigh seven or eight pounds each when they are ready for market, with the best ones reaching nine pounds!

The rabbits here are all wild rabbits, which can only grow to a maximum weight of five pounds. In addition, wild rabbits roam all over the mountains looking for food, and they also have to avoid predators and being caught by humans. They are always moving, so of course they will not grow fat or heavy.

Upon hearing that they were different breeds of rabbits, the old man present understood.

No wonder this rabbit is so much fatter than the ones they've caught before!

After learning about it, I felt nothing but envy.

Rabbit meat can be sold in the prefectural city for more than 20 coins a catty. Such a fat rabbit can sell for at least 100 coins, which is more than an old hen!