This was the money paid by Sun Xiu and his wife, so naturally no one else had any objections.

Then Li Jiakang said, "Guilan, stew a duck tomorrow and we'll drink the soup. I haven't had it in years, and I'm drooling just thinking about it."

"Fry another chicken so that the dish won't be eye-catching tomorrow. You can use less chili pepper," Sun Xiu added.

"Okay." Hu Guilan responded and swallowed.

Not to mention her, everyone in the room swallowed their saliva when they thought of those delicious foods, and Li Xu even ate faster.

Everyone was chatting when Sun Xiu suddenly slapped his forehead and walked out quickly.

This action left Li Xu and the others confused.

After a while, Sun Xiu brought two bowls of water and placed them in front of the chickens and ducks.

Then he hurried out again.

When everyone saw the chickens and ducks drinking water, they finally understood.

Li Jiakang scratched his head. "We haven't raised chickens at home since the disaster. I really forgot about this."

"Don't mention you, we didn't even remember it." Li Ping shook his head.

Soon, Sun Xiu brought two bowls of water again.

She also adjusted the chickens and ducks so that they could all drink water.

After finishing everything, he breathed a sigh of relief. "I haven't raised chickens in so many years, I almost forgot about it. It seems that I will have to raise a few at home in the future."

Li Xu finished the last two mouthfuls of rice, drank a sip of water, and then responded, "Mom, don't raise any more chickens. Our county only allows a maximum of two chickens. They don't lay many eggs all year round, and the house is full of chicken shit. From now on, I'll take care of the eggs."

This policy only applies to urban residents, and there is no such restriction for rural residents.

Moreover, the standards vary from place to place. Some places allow three, while some places only allow one.

There are two in Tang County.

Hearing his words, Sun Xiu said angrily, "You once got up in the middle of the night to steal eggs from the chicken coop. When you were eating the raw eggs, you accidentally ate the chicken shit on them. Why didn't I see you dislike it then?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Xu's face turned green, and he quickly begged for mercy, "Mom, Mom, please stop talking, you think I'm talking nonsense. I'll pay for the house after the disaster is over, and you can take good care of it then."

Li Jiakang and the others burst into laughter. Li Ping added, "I remember this incident. Xiaoxu refused to admit to stealing the eggs. Finally, we said there was chicken shit on the corner of his mouth, and he stopped denying it. He even got a good beating afterward."

Li Xu showed a bitter look on his face. "Brother, my good brother, just keep this matter to your family. Don't spread it to anyone, especially don't let Xiaohong know."

I saw the scene from my memory.

At this moment, he really wanted to slap his predecessor twice and call him an idiot.

Not only did he eat raw eggs, but he also threw the eggshells under the stove after eating, and they were discovered by Sun Xiu who got up early to cook.

Sun Xiu naturally wanted to find out who was cheating.

The most important thing is that when he was eating secretly, he didn't notice that chicken shit fell into his mouth at all, and he even acted like he was enjoying it.

After eating secretly, he didn't even wipe his mouth and went straight back to his room to sleep.

So he was caught red-handed before he even got out of bed.

The problem is that you have to bear the consequences of your predecessor's actions yourself.

If this dark history were to be known by outsiders, wouldn't I be laughed to death?

Li Ping naturally understood and agreed with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone, but... ahem..."

Before he finished speaking, he pretended to cough twice and kept glancing at Li Jiakang.

Seeing this scene, Li Xu suddenly had a bad premonition.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Sun Xiu say, "We can only raise pullets, but they are hard to buy. If we can't buy them, we won't raise them."

Generally speaking, most of the animals sold on the market are roosters and ducks.

Even this time, everything sold by the supply and marketing cooperative was public.

Few people sell hens and ducks.

Because the female is kept to lay eggs.

This results in hens being very expensive and not easy to buy.

"It's okay. If I can't buy it in the city, I'll go to the countryside." Li Xu then asked, "Brother, you didn't finish what you just said. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Li Ping looked at Li Jiakang unconsciously.

Li Jiakang's eyelids twitched suddenly, and then he shouted loudly, "Why are you looking at me? It's not like I haven't finished speaking."

This time, even Sun Xiu noticed that something was amiss between the two of them, so he asked suspiciously, "Boss, is what you didn't finish saying related to your dad?"

"How could it possibly be related to me?" Li Jiakang's expression suddenly dawned on him. "Hey, I remember now. This morning he told me he wanted to send a duck to our in-laws and asked me to ask what you thought. I forgot about it."

Then he looked at Li Ping reproachfully, "Boss, we are all family. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Your mother will definitely agree, right Xiu'er?"

After hearing this explanation, Sun Xiu felt something was wrong, but he did not ask any further questions.

Because it doesn't matter whether it's true or not.

Since Li Jiakang said it in public, we have to take it seriously.

Besides, the Li family can spend more than a hundred yuan to buy chickens and ducks.

The Hu Yang family might not even be willing to buy a chicken.

Because there is only one working person in Hu Yang's family, and there are many people in the family, how much of the monthly salary is left after supporting the family?

It is normal for Li Ping to want to show his filial piety to his father-in-law.

She also thought that Li Ping might buy it himself and send it as a gift.

In order to save some money for Li Ping, she didn't want to expose it.

Thinking of this, she pretended to be blaming, "Boss, what are you embarrassed about? Isn't it your duty to honor your father-in-law? Go ahead and pick the fattest duck tomorrow. And Xiaoxu, pick one for Sister Yang and the others, too."

Li Ping and Hu Guilan looked at each other.

Even Li Ping began to doubt whether he had really said those words.

However, since Sun Xiu had already said so, the couple had no choice but to thank him repeatedly.

Li Xu responded, but he was still thinking in his heart.

He always felt something was wrong.

Seeing that the two did not ask any more questions, Li Jiakang continued, "Alright, alright, it's getting late. We still have to go to work tomorrow. Let's go back and rest."

Li Xu finally came to his senses, "Mom, call me when it's time for dinner tomorrow morning. I have to go buy meat early."

"Okay, let's go back to sleep." Sun Xiu nodded.

Several people returned to their respective houses, and Li Xu went to the kitchen to wash himself.

Halfway through washing, he realized something was wrong.

Although Li Ping didn't finish his words, he said the word "but", which means that the following words should be related to the previous content, and it is impossible for him to suddenly talk about something completely unrelated.

There is also Li Ping's personality. Would he ask to give a duck to his father-in-law?

After figuring it out, Li Xu muttered to himself, "Looks like I have to ask my brother about this tomorrow."