Zhao Youcai was exhausted; this was even more tiring than growing vegetables!

However, the gains were not small; at least we figured out the rules of chicken farming, right?

Since hens can hatch chicks, it means that it is not necessary to spend a lot of money to buy chicks from the ranch every time.

If he leaves a calf for each hen, he can raise more chickens.

Zhao Youcai also discovered that the number of chickens he could raise was related to his farm level. He could raise one more chicken for each level he increased.

Those three hens, having completed their mission, have become food, gutted and plucked.

After releasing the three chicks into the pasture, Zhao Youcai spent extra money to buy one more chick to put in the pasture.

After figuring out the ranch's routine, Zhao Youcai decided to give the hens ample time to incubate their eggs next time, and store any extra chicks in his backpack.

As for what the next animal will be, that remains to be seen. Zhao Youcai can only deduce from the black animal silhouette that it is either a yellow cow or a dairy cow.

Zhao Youcai looked at the half-box of eggs neatly stacked in the warehouse with great delight, and his mood improved even more.

In a little while, she took out ten eggs and put them in a basket. When her sons came home in the evening, she asked her daughter-in-law to heat up the meat buns and steam a big bowl of egg custard to improve their meals!

Meanwhile, in the town, Zhao Yanfeng, the purchasing director of the steel plant, also had an uninvited guest at her home because of Zhao Youcai.

Zhao Yanfeng never expected that the purchasing director of the textile factory would arrive in such a panic.

"Director Zhao! Do you know where Zhao Youcai lives? Could you give me his address?"

Zhao Yanfeng felt that this person was really sick. It was bad enough that he came to ask for a favor so late at night, but he didn't even bring anything!

She had just cooked several dishes to entertain her eldest son and future daughter-in-law, who had only recently arrived home, and was in a great mood. Now it's all ruined!

"He doesn't only cooperate with our steel mill; your textile mill is involved too, isn't it?"

Zhao Yanfeng never asked Zhao Youcai where he lived. After all, he had so many fresh vegetables to sell, and no word of it had leaked out for so long. This showed that Zhao Youcai's claim of growing vegetables in his house was just a made-up excuse, and he simply didn't want to tell her where he was going.

A smart business partner doesn't need to dig deep. Zhao Yanfeng just needs to ensure that Zhao Youcai can supply fresh vegetables to the steel mill. In this day and age, nothing is easy. Everyone has secrets.

However, Zhao Yanfeng wouldn't tell him directly, as she didn't know Zhao Youcai's specific situation. After all, she was the one who helped connect him with the textile factory business, and if anything went wrong, she would be the one to blame.

So this huge black pot has to be thrown out before it's even put on our heads, don't even think about getting involved!

The purchasing manager of the textile factory looked pale and was now filled with regret!

He didn't interact much with Zhao Youcai to begin with, and their relationship wasn't close. To protect his position, he chose to act heartlessly and turn a blind eye, thus offending Zhao Youcai even more.

I just received the news that the leaders from above will arrive tomorrow morning, and it won't be just one or two people, but two large buses!

The factory manager specifically instructed that the best ingredients be used to entertain them! If he couldn't satisfy the leaders with their meal, he'd be fired as the purchasing manager!

The vegetables that Zhao Youcai sent had long been eaten up, and he rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative, but he still couldn't buy anything he wanted.

In addition, no one does business at night, so the black market has long since closed.

There won't be enough time to buy groceries by the time the black market opens tomorrow morning; there simply isn't enough time to prepare.

Before coming here, he went to the factory director's brother-in-law's house, only to find that the director's brother-in-law hadn't come home at all and was out having a good time somewhere. He couldn't say a word about it.

He went to every household in the neighborhood that had connections to get vegetables, but there weren't many fresh vegetables left, let alone any stale ones. Not to mention, he wanted a large quantity, and it was useless for each household to contribute one or two radishes and three or five potatoes.

Zhao Yanfeng was quick-witted and had already deduced a general idea from the purchasing director of the textile factory's various behaviors.

"Did you offend Zhao Youcai?"

"I...I am..."

The purchasing manager of the textile factory also looked regretful, and then explained the whole story.

After hearing this, Zhao Yanfeng gave him a cold look and gestured for him to leave.

"I have things to do at home, and I really don't have time to chat with you. It's getting late, and I, as a woman, also have to maintain my reputation. Let's talk about work-related matters tomorrow after we get to work."

After saying that, he slammed the door shut right in front of the textile factory's purchasing director, clearly disgusted.

What a waste of the business she secured for the textile factory out of consideration for her younger brother! If it weren't for her brother constantly complaining that the food in their textile factory canteen was worse than pig slop, she wouldn't have bothered to even respond.

I never expected these people at the textile factory to be such scoundrels.

I bet Zhao Youcai is feeling wronged and is really angry right now. Maybe even she, the one who made the connection, is being blamed.

What a mess these days are all about! It's so annoying!

...

In contrast, Zhao Youcai was extremely happy. At this moment, the whole family was gathered around the table, munching on meat buns, with a bowl of incredibly smooth egg custard in front of each person, eating so much that they couldn't even lift their heads.

Unexpectedly, right after finishing their meal, the third brother, Zhao Jianhua, very attentively carried a basin of water for washing feet and went straight to Zhao Youcai's room.

Zhao Youcai raised an eyebrow, only one thought in his mind—

If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.

Zhao Jianhua rolled up his sleeves and reached into the basin to check the water.

"Dad, you've worked hard. The water temperature is just right. Let me wash your feet!"

Zhao Youcai didn't refuse; he also wanted to see what his seemingly frivolous son was up to.

“Dad! I’m really not cut out for farm work. You’ve been running to town every day these past few days, it must be so tiring for you. If there’s any work to do, just let me do it for you, so you don’t get too tired.”

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