Chapter 37 The Secret of the Mu Brothers
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao were startled and were about to run away when they heard someone say, "Old Third, what are you yelling about? Where is the person?"
Mu Jingyun?
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao patted their chests with relief. Their legs were too weak to stand, so they squatted on the spot.
“There really is someone.”
The trees shook and footsteps began to clang in. They were even louder than the boar's.
If they weren't family members, Su Tang and the others would have been scared to tears.
"Third brother..." Su Tang raised her head aggrievedly, her little face pale.
Mu Jingzhou looked at his little wife, then at Yu Miaomiao, and frowned unhappily: "Why are you two here?"
"We went into the mountains to pick wild fruits and accidentally got lost and ended up here..."
The more Su Tang spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, with tears streaming down her face.
Mu Jingzhou's heart tightened, and he reached out to pull her up: "Are you hurt?"
"No."
"Then why are you crying?"
"I was scared by the wild boar just now, and now I'm scared by you."
Mu Jingzhou's eyes twitched, and he said, "I told you not to enter the mountain, but you refused to listen."
"You still want to say that to me, wuwu..." Su Tang cried even harder, punching Mu Jingzhou with her little fists.
Mu Jingyun also came over after hearing the noise. Seeing his wife was there, he was stunned for a moment and quickly went to help her: "Wife..."
"It's okay, nothing's wrong." Yu Miaomiao was also frightened, but she was relatively calm. "Did you make that noise just now?"
"Yes." Mu Jingyun smiled, "The third brother and I often come here, and the wild boars don't dare to come here."
Yu Miaomiao nodded and asked, "You didn't go to work today?"
"Do you want to see something good?" Mu Jingyun blinked.
Yu Miaomiao asked curiously: "What?"
Mu Jingzhou cast a warning look: "Second brother!"
"They have all found their way here, what are you afraid of?" Mu Jingyun took Yu Miaomiao's hand and walked deeper into the place.
Su Tang was also angry: "Third brother, I want to see it too."
"Hey, let's go!"
"My legs are weak..."
Mu Jingzhou sighed again resignedly and squatted down: "Come up."
Su Tang climbed onto his back.
The good location not only allows you to see far, but also allows you to pick fruits from the trees with just a raise of your hand.
Su Tang wiped away her tears and asked excitedly, "Third brother, are you and second brother making money secretly?"
Mu Jingzhou paused.
"You and your second brother only earn 230 yuan a year in work points, and you have to give it back to your family. But you still have some private money to marry a wife, so you must have other ways to make a living."
"Yeah." Mu Jingzhou nodded, "You are very smart."
"hey-hey."
Su Tang smiled secretly. Actually, she learned all this from the original drama.
However, the portrayal of their careers in the drama focused on the period after the opening up, and the part about the village was not elaborated on.
Soon, they passed through the lush jungle and came to a deep man-made pit surrounded by a thick circle of thorns.
A big wild boar and several little wild boars were eating.
"Ah? You raise wild boars?" Su Tang was stunned.
Mu Jingyun said: "Hunting depends on luck, it is better to domesticate wild boars and raise them."
"This..." Yu Miaomiao counted the number of wild boars.
Not to mention the big wild boar, those seven little pigs would be sold for several hundred dollars when they grow up!
Judging from the venue, this should not be the first pen of wild boars.
"I had a few big ones before, but I sold them before I got married." Mu Jingyun put his arm around Yu Miaomiao's waist and scratched her nose affectionately, "Otherwise, how could I afford to marry you?"
Yu Miaomiao blushed in embarrassment.
She is the most expensive daughter-in-law in the area!
"Then where's the money for marrying me? Does it come from here too?" Su Tang asked.
Mu Jingzhou nodded.
"My second brother spent 188 yuan on the betrothal gift to marry my second sister-in-law, but you only spent 88 yuan. Where did the other 100 yuan go?" Su Tang pinched her waist and asked fiercely.
I seriously suspect that the hundred yuan was given to Shen Mingzhu!
As it turned out, she guessed right.
Mu Jingzhou asked his second sister to take the hundred yuan to the provincial capital to give to Shen Mingzhu.
Originally, how he spent his money was his business. But now, he didn't think it was appropriate to tell Su Tang.
There's a suspicion that he had a mistress outside before marriage!
"Give the money to the fourth child to go to school in the county town." Mu Jingzhou was not used to lying. Fortunately, his skin was wheat-colored, so even if he turned red, it would not be obvious.
"Okay!" Su Tang smiled with satisfaction.
Yu Miaomiao glared at Su Tang: You little trouble maker!
"Third brother, how long have you been raising him?"
"This is the second pen of pigs. We can sell them in the fall."
Normally a fat pig can be sold for about 150 yuan, but wild boars can only be sold secretly to speculators, so the price is kept very low. It would be good if seven pigs could be sold for 600 to 700 yuan.
"After we sell these pigs, we can build a new house." Mu Jingyun threw another basin of ugly sweet potato eggs to the wild boar.
Since they keep the animals in captivity, they have to feed them themselves, and they often go to the black market to buy worm-infested corn and sweet potatoes.
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao were both puzzled.
The black market usually takes place at night when it is dark and windy, but during these few days of marriage they have been at home every night!
"The food I stockpiled before is gone after I feed the pigs today. I have to go to the black market tonight." Mu Jingzhou said.
"You two hid the pigs and grain in this remote mountain area. Aren't you afraid that they might be stolen?" Su Tang asked.
Mu Jingyun sneered: "Who dares to steal my things?"
The crazy temperament comes out again.
Yu Miaomiao rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are secretly raising wild boars, and your name is not written on it."
“Uh…” Mu Jingyun scratched his head awkwardly, his crazy temperament gone in an instant, “A blind bear injured someone here a few years ago, and people from nearby villages don’t dare to come in.”
"Aren't you two afraid?"
"We killed the blind bear."
“…”
Very good, they also sold a bear! As for the money, it must be used to sponsor Shen Mingzhu to go to college.
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao looked at each other tacitly, knowing the truth but not saying it out loud to avoid humiliating themselves.
"Okay, let's go back! Don't come to the mountains again."
"Don't tell your parents about raising wild boars."
The two brothers explained the situation and each took their wife down the mountain.
For fear of being discovered by the villagers, they took a detour and finally joined the group of villagers entering the mountain from another direction.
"Oh, the second and third brothers have also gone into the mountains?" Aunt Sun picked half a basket of wild vegetables and had a great harvest.
Looking at the four of them, they only had a few handfuls of wild vegetables and a few wild fruits.
Tailor Wang smiled knowingly and said, "Auntie Sun, you don't understand. Young people's interest is not in wild vegetables."
"Young people nowadays, they don't work but only think about playing. No wonder Old Lady Mu is angry every day." Aunt Sun laughed, "Ever since the second and third sons got married, Old Lady Mu has been full of resentment. She is angry nine out of ten days, and is about to turn into a firecracker."
Mu Jingzhou was not used to arguing with others, so he wanted to just pull Su Tang and walk away quickly.
Su Tang won't tolerate it. These two old guys actually implied that they were having sex in the mountains. What would happen if this got out?
She stopped and said with a smile: "Auntie Sun, are you envious? Then hurry up and find wives for your eldest and second sons, and you will have your wives to deal with. If you don't want to, you won't have the chance to deal with them even if you want to."
Aunt Sun's face turned pale and blue: "If marrying a wife will only make me angry, it's better not to marry her."
"Auntie Sun, do you want Brothers Sun to be bachelors for the rest of their lives?" Mu Jingyun replied slowly.
The eldest and second Sun are twins, both 25 years old this year, but they still have no wife. Seeing their peers in the village getting married one by one, the two of them wish they could go to another village to marry into a family!
If they heard me say "it's better not to marry", they might really abandon me and marry into my family's family.
Aunt Sun stamped her feet in anger: "Second brother, I didn't say that."
"Then hurry up and find wives for the eldest and second grandson! As long as they are well, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little, auntie? Right?" Mu Jingyun raised his hand and scratched his hair, smiling very politely.
Aunt Sun suddenly fell silent.
Even Tailor Wang had the good sense to shut up.
Su Tang gave a thumbs up: "When it comes to quarreling, my second brother is better!"
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