Chapter 30 I Want to Be Like You
The three kids went to the crime scene first according to their own abilities. Xiao Qingfeng was visiting nearby and saw it. He called out to Gu Liancheng, "Brother, why did Gu Pan bring Gu Huijiangtang here to play? Someone died last night. Tell the kids to go home."
Gu Liancheng knew what was going on, and he really wanted to know what Jiang Tang could get out of the cats and dogs.
He also told the children: "There is an old lady in the blue brick house in front. She has a yellow dog. The old lady has a bad temper and doesn't talk to people. You must not make her angry."
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Xiao Qingfeng finally got some clues from a family. At the time of the crime, their family seemed to hear two women quarreling outside from a distance. After listening for a while, they stopped quarreling and didn't pay much attention to it. They didn't think that the quarreling stopped because someone had died.
Gu Liancheng repeatedly confirmed: "Are you sure it's two women quarreling, not a man and a woman?"
"I'm sure. I ran out for more than ten meters and heard them arguing about their sons and husbands. I guess one of them must have robbed the other's husband. Oh, by the way, when I came out to listen, I saw Mrs. Ji walking with her dog across the street from the crime scene. She should have heard it more clearly than I did. You can go ask her."
Gu Liancheng and the others had already gone to ask, but the old lady was clueless, not even mentioning that she went out for a walk with the dog last night.
"The old man is hard of hearing and can't hear as clearly as you do."
"Her ears are better than our young people's. I heard it all. She must have heard it more clearly than me. But Mrs. Ji has a strange temper. If she doesn't want to talk about something, no one can ask her."
Xiao Qingfeng was eager to solve the case: "Brother, maybe we are not likable, how about changing to another female comrade and ask again?"
The three children were still at the old man's house. Gu Liancheng thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's go buy some things before we go back."
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At the same time, the three little ones were skilled in housework and helped the old man sweep the floor and cook. During this time, Jiangtang also talked with Dahuang about what happened last night.
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Gu Liancheng went to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to find Li Chongling, asked for a basin of strawberries full of fruits, bought two canned bottles of food, and visited the old man again.
Old Mrs. Ji was eating. Because the food made by the children was delicious, she was in a much better mood this time. She took the initiative to say: "Oh, these are strawberries. I didn't expect that an ordinary old woman like me could eat such precious things."
Gu Liancheng smiled and said, "Have you ever seen strawberries?"
"I saw her once. At that time, I was a servant at the Lan Mansion in the provincial capital. Miss Lan brought back strawberry seeds from abroad and asked an agronomist from the university to plant them. When the fruits were ripe, she even held a banquet."
Old Mrs. Ji cut one with scissors, wiped it on her clothes, and started to eat it. She took several bites of the strawberry and closed her eyes to savor it for a while.
"So this is what it smells like. Young people need to know how to be good people. What do you want to ask me? How can I come here empty-handed? I have collected such rare strawberries. Let me tell you, there was a quarrel outside last night, and I heard a voice that sounded like the young lady of the Lan family. I haven't seen her for more than ten years, so I was not sure. So I took Ah Huang out, walked closer and listened. It was indeed the young lady, but her voice was a little older."
The young lady that Old Lady Ji was referring to was Chu Aihua.
"I worked in the Lan Mansion for half my life before liberation. I saw the young mistress coming in. She knew that the young master was infertile and that the young mistress's son was not from a legitimate family. She suspected that I knew about this and found an excuse to fire me."
"Last night, I heard the young lady and Miss Lan's daughter quarreling. During the quarrel, the young lady told about her cousin and the cause of her husband's death. The young lady then smashed the young lady to death."
As the old lady spoke, she ate three more strawberries.
Gu Liancheng felt a chill down his spine. "When you heard someone was murdered, old man, did you ever think of calling the police?"
Old Madam Ji said: "You don't know the methods of the Lan Mansion. I am already this old, and I am the former owner. Why should I take the initiative to tell you?"
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Jiangtang learned part of what happened last night from the big yellow dog.
"Da Huang said that Grandma Ji didn't want it to bark. Grandma Ji also said to Da Huang, 'Look, the young lady is about to kill the young lady. The people in the Lan Mansion are colder than others. We just have to watch.' I didn't expect that Grandma Ji would wait until someone was killed before returning home."
Gu Pan shuddered and rubbed his arms: "Fortunately, I saw the color on Grandma Ji's body. She didn't kill anyone, but she was definitely not a good person."
"Let's go to the school to find Brother Jiang Zhao." Gu Hui said, "Let Brother Jiang Zhao take us to find the murderer."
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Most of the time, they would go home for lunch in elementary school. If the distance was far, they would bring their meals home in the morning. The three little ones at home would bring lunch to Jiang Zhao and Jiang Zhen every day, and then they would play for a while in school.
At noon today, Jiang Zhen took them to eat noodles at a noodle shop near the school. Jiang Zhao enviously praised the three kids: "You found the murderer in just one morning. You are amazing."
Gu Pan slurped a mouthful of noodles and asked, "Aunt, shall we wait until my brother gets out of school before we look for the murderer?"
Jiang Zhen felt that it was unnecessary: "There are already eyewitnesses. Your uncle has probably already given a confession. It's time to arrest the murderer."
"My uncle is amazing." Gu Hui said, "I didn't even use my abilities."
Jiang Zhen encouraged, "You've already solved the case without using it, so what if you use it? Eat quickly. I'll take you to the Public Security Bureau. Although I don't need you to provide any information, I want your uncle to know how powerful you are."
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The children were busy eating noodles. After they finished eating, Jiang Zhen took them to the Municipal Bureau. They heard that Chu Aihua was already being interrogated. Jiang Zhen waited for a while, and then Gu Liancheng was called out.
Jiang Zhen said, "It's no big deal. Now that you've solved the case, let's compare the information we have."
There were witnesses, and a bloody shirt was found in Chu Aihua's home. The bloody handprint on the stone matched the witness's. Chu Aihua had already explained the process of the crime and her motive for the murder, so the case was solved.
Gu Liancheng is naturally in the mood to compare it now, and maybe he can find out more motives.
"Okay, tell me what you think."
Gu Pan concluded his speech: "We helped Grandma Ji clean and cook, Tangtang was in charge of communicating with Dahuang. Before the murder, Grandma Ji guessed with Dahuang that the young lady would kill the young lady, and after the murder, Grandma Ji left."
This was consistent with what Gu Liancheng had learned from the old lady. The old lady did not lie, but it was horrifying how she watched the murder process coldly.
Gu Liancheng praised the children: "If you hadn't made Old Madam Ji happy, it wouldn't have been so easy for Uncle Xiao and I to find out."
The three little ones were very proud, and Jiang Zhao felt a little disappointed: "Dad, am I the most useless one?"
Gu Liancheng said: "Everyone has strengths. You have your own advantages. There is no need to belittle yourself."
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Jiang Zhen's touching of the corpse was mainly about Chu Aihua's motive for murder, which happened to be in Old Lady Ji's confession. She talked to Gu Liancheng about it and then said, "Aunt killed her niece. The Lan family may not be able to accept this result. They want to establish the evidence, right?"
Gu Liancheng nodded: "There are also cases where people change their confessions after going to court and claim that they were tortured into confessing. But this time the evidence is solid. After it is sent to the procuratorate, it will be enough to prosecute, try and sentence them."
For this vicious murder case, Chu Aihua cannot escape the death penalty.
The Lan family really couldn't accept it. If Chu Aihua's husband was infertile, none of the children in the family would be related to him by blood. People from the Lan family went to threaten Mrs. Ji and asked her to change her testimony.
The one who came this time was Lan Suyun, the former eldest daughter of the Lan family and Yu Qiaoying's mother. She came in person and asked helplessly, "Mother Ji, I didn't expect you to hold a grudge for more than ten years. Why did you spread rumors that my brother is infertile? Do you know that this affects innocent children?"
Ji Huaihua hated the Lan family very much: "I have worked hard for the Lan Mansion for half my life, and I treat you as my family. It was only because the young lady suspected that I knew that the young master could not have children that she fired me as soon as she became pregnant. You didn't believe it, but what I said was true."
Old Mrs. Ji appeared in court to testify, the trial ended, and Chu Aihua sentenced her to death.
Old Mrs. Ji was not afraid of retaliation, and she said to the Lan family: "I, an old woman, have lived enough, but if I die, you will be the biggest suspect. I am very good at taking care of the public security. Whoever wants to kill someone, don't think you can escape punishment."
Old Mrs. Ji is a very smart person, so she will threaten in return.
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The real murderer was caught and Sheng Qinghe was released, but he did not return to Beijing immediately. The Sheng family had some kind of mental change and wanted to make peace with Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen said this to Sheng Qinghe: "Gu Pan and Gu Hui have made a lot of progress, so I think we can make a good relationship with them in advance and make an investment. But when you hooked up with An Jinzhu, she was married, which is immoral. Now and in the future, the Sheng and Gu families can't repair the relationship. It's useless to use the child as an opportunity. Speaking of the child, why don't you take your son back?"
Sheng Qinghe was so ashamed that he told his family over the phone not to come to Jiang Zhen to discuss reconciliation because he would be scolded. However, his family asked him to come and try.
He tried, but it was useless. Sheng Qinghe didn't want to lie: "My family said that it was a bad omen for the child to survive in a pool of blood, so we can't bring him back."
Jiang Zhen: ... "Is it possible that if you don't take the child back, it will be bad luck. When the child grows up and finds out that his parents don't want him for such a ridiculous reason, he will hate you."
Sheng Qinghe thought it made perfect sense: "Then I'll take the child back."
"After you bring him back, can you move out and raise him by yourself? The child will be looked down upon by his family. Can you fight against the whole family for him? If you can't do that, what's the point of bringing him back?"
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Sheng Qinghe and An Jinzhu left without taking the child back. Jiang Zhen heard that An Qihui was going through the adoption procedures for the child, and asked Gu Liancheng: "Can you help her and let her adopt the child?"
Gu Liancheng said: "As long as no one interferes, she can adopt him."
Compared to An Qihui, Gu Liancheng has seen too many real villains. He hates An Qihui, but he will not retaliate by preventing her from adopting a child.
Besides, he had inquired: "An Qihui has nothing to say about the children. After seeing the paranoid thoughts of her aunt and sisters, she pays great attention to the education of the children in the welfare home and is very strict in selecting adoptive families. This cannot be discredited."
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After a round of renovation, the school environment has improved a lot. Jiang Zhen is not used to working from nine to five every day and only having one day of freedom a week.
She became the principal in order to fight back against Chu Aihua. Now that Chu Aihua has been executed, she resigned from the position of honorary principal of the school. Now she has much more free time.
The pair of rabbits in the space have already given birth to two litters of puppies, with a very high yield. The first litter had twelve little rabbits, and the second litter had sixteen little rabbits. However, the two little rabbits outside the space only gave birth to four little rabbits in the first litter and six little rabbits in the second litter.
The rabbits on both sides can be eaten. The rabbits in the space are on average heavier than the rabbits outside, and their fur is brighter and smoother. Later, you can try raising some Angora rabbits. The fur products made from them should be very good.
Now we can eat the rabbit. There is no doubt that the rabbit meat in the space is better. But we are afraid that the taste will not come down after it gets to us, so we kill the rabbit outside first and braise it. It tastes very good, but Jiang Zhen prefers braised pork.
A few days later, I killed a rabbit produced in the space and braised it in the same way. The aroma was different, there was no fishy smell at all, only a rich fragrance.
Gu Pan swallowed and asked Jiang Zhao, the chef: "Brother, can I taste it?"
Jiang Zhao is ambitious about cooking. He sniffed and compared the aroma of the rabbit meat twice. He couldn't help but say, "Wait a little longer and let the soup dry up. It will taste better."
After waiting for a while, Jiang Zhao finally let them eat. He filled a small bowl with rabbit meat and soup, and they sat in a circle. Each of them used a pair of chopsticks to pick up a small piece of rabbit meat and tasted it carefully. The meat was delicious and the soup was fragrant. After finishing one piece, they still had an endless aftertaste.
"It tastes better than chicken!" The three little ones expressed the same opinion.
"Jiang Zhao's cooking is great." Jiang Zhen praised and encouraged: "There are still a lot of rabbits. Let's try spicy diced rabbit later. It shouldn't be bad."
Jiang Zhao was very modest: "It's because the breeding rabbits in the space are of good quality."
The aroma of rabbit meat attracted Li Chongling who was coming home from get off work next door. He couldn't help but ask, "Are we having rabbit meat today?"
Jiang Tang said hurriedly: "Mom, let Uncle Li have dinner with us tonight."
Jiang Zhen and Jiang Zhao said, "Put a bowl of rabbit meat and two steamed buns in it and let him go home to eat."
Jiang Zhao obeyed and did as he was told. Li Chongling joked with the child, "Your father is getting more and more jealous. Your mother doesn't even dare to invite me to dinner now."
Jiang Zhao blushed with embarrassment: "Dad Gu is not that kind of person. The fact that Mom can give you this rabbit meat today shows that she treats you as a family member."
Li Chongling was a little surprised by this. Could it be that this bowl of rabbit meat was special?
He started eating as soon as he got home. He had never eaten rabbit meat before, but the taste was as good as pork. Rabbit meat was so delicious and could be sold quickly. If a rabbit farm was set up, the people of Fancheng would have meat to eat.
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Gu Liancheng is back. He missed the rabbit meat last time, but his family cooked rabbit meat again today. Rabbits have amazing reproductive capacity and can be eaten as meat in three months. With so many rabbits, there is no shortage of meat at home. However, Gu Liancheng has eaten rabbit meat before, so he remembered it correctly. The rabbit today is different from the ones outside.
Even he was full of praise: "I didn't expect the quality of rabbit meat is so good. Our family will never lack meat in the future."
The rabbits are so fertile that Jiang Zhen said, "There is not only no shortage of meat, but there is more than we can eat. I will take a few out to sell tomorrow."
Gu Liancheng was shocked. Would this rabbit meat have the same health-enhancing effect as the chicken and fish he had eaten before? If it is sold, will there be any hidden dangers?
On second thought, Jiang Zhen is the most cautious. If there really is a hidden danger, she would not sell rabbits. It is also strange. He ate a small bowl of rabbit meat in the evening, but did not feel hot and sweaty like before. Apart from tasting better than the rabbit meat he had eaten before, it had no other effect on the body. Gu Liancheng was ashamed, thinking that he was overthinking.
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Jiang Zhen decided to sell rabbits. She had her own set of criteria for setting the price. If the price was higher than the price of pork, others would rather buy pork.
Her rabbit weighs more than four pounds. After removing the fur and putting it into water, the net weight is actually only more than two pounds of meat. It would be best if the price could be cheaper than pork to be competitive. She ordered a live rabbit for 1.2 yuan.
I took ten rabbits to set up a stall in front of the market early in the morning. Many people asked, "How much are your rabbits for?"
"One dollar and twenty cents each."
"Oh my god, it's so expensive, I might as well buy a chicken and eat it back home."
The old farmer selling chickens next door was doing good business. The local chickens were only two or three pounds, not even heavier than rabbits. They were fifty cents a pound, and a chicken cost less than two yuan. With her rabbits as a comparison, the old farmer sold out seven or eight chickens and discussed with Jiang Zhen: "Girl, I want to buy one to take home for the kids to play with. Is one yuan a pound okay?"
Jiang Zhen hadn't opened the shop yet, so he said, "Okay, but all I brought today are male rabbits. I don't want to raise them after I buy them. I can only eat their meat."
The old farmer smiled and said, "You are a real person, I will buy one."
The business was finally opened. After the chicken seller left, a man selling wild boar meat came. He was the wild boar caught by the rural brigade and brought to the city to sell the meat and share the profits. Jiang Zhen had no business at all.
Even more unexpectedly, when she was about to close her stall and go home, the old farmer came back with the rabbit and wanted to return it with a bitter look on his face: "My child likes it, but the old woman said that one dollar is better for buying a pound and a half of pork, and she insisted that I return it. Girl, I'm sorry for you."
A man who is afraid of his wife is actually a bit cute. To Jiang Zhen, it makes no difference whether he sells one or not, so he readily returns it to him.
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Gu Liancheng returned home and found Jiang Zhen in a low mood. She didn't talk during dinner. According to Jiang Zhen's mentality, it must be a big deal to affect her mood. He felt uneasy. After dinner, he asked Gu Pan: "What happened to your aunt?"
Gu Pan was at a loss: "Uncle, didn't you notice that there are still rabbits at home? Auntie thought that ten rabbits were not enough to sell, but she sold one and it was returned by a henpecked man."
Gu Liancheng: ...That’s it. It’s not worth getting angry about.
Gu Liancheng came into the room to find Jiang Zhen: "Are rabbits hard to sell?"
"Yeah." Jiang Zhen had been thinking about it for the whole afternoon and figured it out: "Now it seems that rabbit meat is a niche meat. I expected too much."
Gu Liancheng said, "People's lives have just stabilized. Everyone is short of clothes. It's better to buy pork to eat with one dollar to try new things. How about another way? You can sell cooked rabbits, half a rabbit with stew, and sell them for 80 cents each. One rabbit can be sold for two dollars and sixty cents. It's more cost-effective than selling live rabbits, but it's more laborious."
No matter how hard it is, Jiang Zhen just wants to get this done: "Then let Jiang Zhao get up early tomorrow morning and help me cook the rabbit meat."
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Early in the morning, the family prepared together and were busy catching rabbits. Jiang Zhao asked, "Mom, how much do you want to make today?"
Jiang Zhen said, "Let's make ten and try selling them first."
She called Gu Liancheng to come over and help kill the rabbit: "Help Jiang Zhao."
"No need for him, let me do it." Gu Liancheng said.
Jiang Zhao wanted to go with them. He had no problem killing one rabbit, but killing so many would be a test of his mentality. Jiang Zhao said, "Dad, I want to practice my courage. I hope that one day when I need to protect my family, I can stand up bravely."
Now that he has super powers, he doesn't want to wait until he encounters something like the bandits again, so he can only hide in fear.
Gu Liancheng knew that he had superpowers and needed courage to match them, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll do it together."
After dealing with several rabbits in succession, Jiang Zhao gradually adapted and his mentality became more and more stable. He suddenly said to Gu Liancheng: "Dad, do you think that humans and rabbits are actually the same? When we encountered bandits that time, my sister, I and those innocent refugees were like rabbits without any resistance in the hands of the bandits."
Gu Liancheng told him: "That's why we, the police and soldiers, are needed to fight criminals and defend our country."
Jiang Zhao nodded heavily: "Dad, I understand. I also want to be like you in the future."
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With so many people working together, the ingredients were soon ready. Jiang Zhao took charge of the cooking: "Mom, what flavor do you want to make your rabbit?"
Jiang Zhen understands the tastes of people here. They either eat spicy food or not. "Make the spicy and non-spicy dishes half and half."
"Then cook in two pots at the same time."
Gu Pan took out the remaining basket of white radishes at home and washed them: "Add some radishes in, it will be easier to sell if there are more."
Jiang Tang nodded repeatedly and was responsible for scooping water: "The radish stewed with rabbit meat is delicious."
Jiang Zhen was very quick at cutting the side dishes. With the addition of radish, the two pots were full, looking attractive in color and overflowing with aroma.
Gu Liancheng found the coal stove at home and borrowed one from Li Chongling's house next door. He burned coal balls and put a large aluminum pot in each stove. When the rabbit meat was cooked, he poured it into the pot to keep it warm so that it could be sold hot.
Li Chongling was attracted by the aroma and couldn't help but come to see it before work. He was overwhelmed by the smell of two large pots of rabbit meat and radish. He had eaten the rabbit meat himself last time. He couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Jiang Zhen, can I reserve one? Where are you selling it at noon? I'll go over and buy it."
Jiang Zhen originally planned to go to the vegetable market, but people in the vegetable market didn’t bring pots and pans with them when buying vegetables, so it would be troublesome to sell them.
She suddenly had an idea: "I'll go to the entrance of your Agricultural Science Academy and try to sell lunch. If it doesn't sell well, I'll change places in the evening."
Ten rabbits, a total of twenty servings, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences will definitely be able to digest them all. Li Chongling promised: "Then you must come. I will help you promote it, and I guarantee that the rabbit meat will be sold out by noon."
Gu Liancheng felt very jealous. There were many people in his municipal bureau, and even more of them were single. They consumed a lot of mental and physical energy, and needed to eat meat to replenish it. But before he could say anything, the greedy Li Chongling got there first.
"Actually, our Municipal Bureau can also sell it." Gu Liancheng lost the opportunity and had to say this.
Li Chongling said, "Then I'll go sell it at the entrance of your company tomorrow. Scarcity makes things valuable. There's no rush to buy things that are available every day. If you come at fixed times, they'll be gone as soon as you get there."
Jiang Zhen was so confident after hearing what they said: "Eighty cents per serving, 16 yuan for 20 servings, can they really sell all of them?"
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Jiang Zhen pushed a cart with two coal stoves and two aluminum pots on it, all fixed to the cart with ropes. The three kids followed closely behind Jiang Zhen. Jiang Zhen said, "If we can sell all of them, how much can we earn in a month? Have you calculated it?"
"Four hundred and eighty yuan." Jiang Tang blurted out: "Mom, we are going to be rich."
Gu Pan broke the fantasy: "We don't have that many rabbits. We still have more than 30 space rabbits at home. They will be gone in a few days."
Yes, but rabbits have strong reproductive capacity. As long as they can be sold, why worry about not having rabbits? The more Jiang Zhen thought about it, the more confident he became, provided that the rabbit meat can be sold today.
Jiang Zhen came at lunchtime, left home at 11 o'clock, and arrived at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences at 11:45. He was originally planning to let Gu Pan go in to call for help, but that was not necessary. Li Chongling and a dozen colleagues were waiting at the door and took him to the steps.
"Let me tell you, it's 80 cents for a big pot, and there's a pound of raw rabbit meat. It's cooked before eating. You won't regret eating this rabbit meat."
These people all had a good relationship with Li Chongling. Jiang Zhen opened two pots, took out the small bowls he brought, and filled them with one spicy dish and one non-spicy one.
"Try before you buy. Don't force yourself to eat something you don't like." Jiang Zhen said, "This is a rabbit I raised at home. It's okay if you don't buy it."
A group of people doing scientific research usually just eat a bite at a time. They have never eaten such delicious rabbit meat, which is fresh and not greasy, and the stewed radish is sweet and soft. After one bite, they want to take away the bowl.
"It's delicious. It's not as delicious as pork or chicken. I want one."
"Give me one too. Can spicy and braised be combined? I can eat both."
There were only twenty servings in total, and Jiang Zhen controlled the portions very accurately. One serving weighed one pound of raw meat alone, plus the side dishes and soup, it was a big bowl, and it was finished in less than half an hour.
Li Chongling waited at the end and filled a large bowl with food, which was too much for one person to finish, so he took it back and shared it with his colleagues.
He gave Jiang Zhen some advice: "This portion is too large. 80 cents a portion is still too expensive for most people. I suggest you sell it at 50 cents a portion and add more carrots and potatoes. If you want meat, half a pound a portion is enough, but the price is cheaper, and it will definitely sell faster."
Jiang Zhen thought it was okay: "You're right. I'll go to the city bureau tomorrow and sell them at 50 cents a piece."
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Gu Liancheng disagreed, "Professor Li doesn't know how to run a business. Meat is not eaten often. Who would buy it for themselves like a bachelor like him? We are a family. One pot is just enough. You sell it for 50 cents a portion. There is still a big difference between half a pound of meat and a pound of meat. If you buy meat, at least the whole family will have enough to eat. Only then will it be worth it."
Jiang Zhen hesitated: "What you said makes sense, who should I listen to?"
Gu Liancheng: "Listen to me, you won't go wrong."
The next day at noon, at the gate of the Municipal Bureau, they also tried before buying. Gu Liancheng was shy and didn't dare to shout in front of the office, so when Xu Xiangping came over after smelling the aroma, there were still a few servings left.
"Our young man who just joined the company brought a bowl of rabbit meat to the cafeteria for a snack. Before I even picked up my chopsticks, there was only soup and a piece of radish left. The radish tasted like meat. I thought I could soak some rice in the soup, so he added a bowl of rice to soak in the soup. I didn't even taste the flavor before it was gone."
Xu Xiangping finished her joke and said with a smile, "I'll buy one to try, too."
Jiang Zhen first put a piece of rabbit meat and a piece of radish in a small bowl and said, "Try it first. If it tastes good, buy it later."
After Xu Xiangping ate the rabbit meat, she was amazed at how the whole pot of rabbit meat was gone just a few minutes after she arrived late: "I have eaten rabbit meat before, but the quality is not as good as yours."
Xu Xiangping's police station was actually not far from the Municipal Bureau. She saw several colleagues from the Municipal Bureau coming out and heading towards Jiang Zhen. In the distance, there were also colleagues from the police station jogging over with basins in their hands. They were all here to buy rabbit meat.
Xu Xiangping said quickly, "Help me fill a pot quickly. Your portion is very cost-effective. I don't even need to cook dinner tonight. I can just buy a few steamed buns and the whole family will have enough for one meal."
Jiang Zhen smiled. It seemed that Gu Liancheng was right. It was more cost-effective to sell them at 80 cents a piece. Because rabbit meat was selling well, people kept coming to buy live rabbits. "Pick a female rabbit. Female rabbits are delicious."
"Do you have any pregnant rabbits? My child wants to raise rabbits. If you find one pregnant, I'll double the price. Just sell one to me."
Jiang Zhen didn't sell them, because the Lan family ran a rabbit farm in the provincial capital*, which had both meat rabbits and angora rabbits, and it was very large. They probably heard that her rabbit meat was special and wanted to buy a few female rabbits to breed. But that was useless, because the ones she sold could only be meat rabbits, and rabbits bred from meat rabbits were no different from ordinary rabbits.
Jiang Zhen didn't sell it. That night, there was a rustling in the backyard, and Gu Liancheng suddenly woke up: "There's a thief, and he's after the rabbit."
It seems that Jiang Zhen's speculation in the afternoon was correct. When the Lan family sent people to buy it but failed, they ordered people to steal it. The Lan family is really not a good family.
Jiang Zhen got up at the same time as him and rushed to the rabbit farm in the backyard. The thief was startled and Jiang Zhen hit him on the knee with a stone. The man endured it without saying a word and tried to run away, but was caught by Gu Liancheng.
Gu Liancheng shone the flashlight and to his surprise, "It's you."
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