In the end, they kept a small portion of the big bluefish for their own consumption and sold the rest.
Many villagers who failed to buy any fish looked at another bluefish in the basin and hesitated.
"Jianguo, how about we sell this grass carp too?"
As soon as one person spoke up, those who hadn't bought any gathered around.
Unexpectedly, Ye Jianguo shook his head, "I'm not selling that grass carp. This fish isn't very big, so it's perfect for killing and eating at noon."
"Shall we have five or six pounds of grass carp for lunch today?"
The villagers who arrived later were incredulous, and even after Ye Jianguo nodded, they still found it unbelievable.
This fish must be worth at least a few dollars. With only a few tables of guests at the Ye family's house, they don't seem to mind wasting such a big fish!
However, when these words reached the ears of those who were having a banquet at the Ye family's house at noon today, they were extremely pleasing to the ear.
Some of the people who helped build the house were filled with regret, saying that if they had known that lunch would be so lavish, they would have stopped eating from last night.
If you're hungry, you can eat more at lunchtime.
"If you won't sell the grass carp, surely you can sell this bighead carp?"
Two bighead carp weigh at most three pounds each, enough to fry and last for a week.
"I won't sell it, I have a use for this bighead carp!"
Li Chunhua immediately refused, and the villagers had no choice but to return empty-handed.
After everyone had left, Fu Wan asked Li Chunhua curiously.
"Auntie, why aren't you selling this bighead carp?"
Li Chunhua sighed, "I was just thinking, if you don't want the river fish, I'll have Ye Lin and Ye Jun send some to their father-in-law later."
We had lunch today. Chen Guifang's family couldn't come because they live in the county town, and Liang Cuifen's family also couldn't come because they live in Ye Lin's house.
But Chen Guifang's family sent a money order for fifty yuan through the post office. Although there was nothing written on the money order, they saw Chen Guifang hiding in her room wiping away tears.
Parents always love their children dearly.
So Li Chunhua thought that no matter whether her in-laws came or not, she still had to send the fish over.
Hearing Li Chunhua say this, Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui nodded in agreement.
Sometimes, family harmony is something that needs to be cultivated. If you keep arguing and calculating, it's easy to create rifts.
Even if Liang Cuifen was petty, she was still pregnant with the Ye family's child and gave birth to a clever and adorable Ye Xiaofeng.
As Ye Jun's mother, Li Chunhua had no choice but to consider his situation more carefully.
Seeing that Ye Jun's chicken farm was doing well, Li Chunhua and Ye Jianguo were thinking of saving money to help Ye Jun build another house.
But not now. We have to wait until things stabilize with Ye Jun first.
By the time the fish was divided up, it was already past eleven o'clock.
With only an hour until lunchtime, Li Chunhua turned to Fu Ming and instructed him:
"Ah Ming, go down the hill and call out to Ah Jun to come back for dinner!"
After saying that, she muttered, "This chicken farmer has gone completely mad; he doesn't need to eat or drink anything."
Fu Wan was really curious, so she simply followed Fu Ming to Ye Jun's chicken farm.
To be honest, this was Fu Wan's first time visiting Ye Jun's chicken farm.
Before even reaching the chicken farm, Fu Wan could hear the clucking of chickens from afar.
"Brother Ye Jun, Ye Jun!"
Fu Ming called out twice before Ye Jun emerged from behind the tree with a basket slung over his shoulder.
Seeing that it was Fu Wan and Fu Ming, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What brings you here?"
Fu Ming was also impressed and immediately rolled his eyes at him: "I came to call you for dinner, what time is it? What are you doing?!"
When Fu Ming saw that Ye Jun's big basket was filled with neatly arranged eggs, he couldn't help but swear.
Fu Wan couldn't help but ask, "There must be hundreds of eggs in here, right?"
Ye Jun smiled broadly. "Yes, quite a few hens have started laying eggs, but it's a pity the ducks aren't ready yet."
Ah Wan and Ah Ming, I don't have much to bring with me. These eggs are all from the first harvest, and the villagers say they are more nutritious.
"Take this back with you and cook it for the children."
Hearing these words from Ye Jun, who was previously known for being stingy, made Fu Wan want to look up and see if the sun was rising in the west.
Before she could even react and refuse, Ye Jun opened the wooden door and placed the basket of eggs next to Fu Wan.
"Brother Jun, if you were to sell these eggs, they would probably be worth quite a bit of money."
"You...you just gave it to me like that?"
Ye Jun nodded nonchalantly, "My chickens are all laying eggs. I can collect dozens of eggs every day."
"Take this first, and I'll sell the rest later."
Seeing that there was no pretense on his face, Fu Wan truly sensed the change in Ye Jun.
Since that's the case, she didn't hold back. The family's hens were getting thinner and thinner from being ravaged by Wangcai and Xiaohuang; they were losing a lot of feathers, let alone eggs.
However, she didn't take the eggs for nothing.
"Brother Jun, you're raising these chickens quite well. What are your plans for next year? Will you continue raising chickens?"
Ye Lin fed the chicken a few spoonfuls of rice bran, then turned to answer Fu Wan's question.
"I'll probably raise chickens again next year. I've found that this job suits me very well."
There's no need to deal with people, and there's no risk of going to sea.
Compared to repairing the bridge, raising chickens is so much easier.
"Okay, listen to me. You can continue raising chickens and ducks at this chicken farm next year. Don't forget to regularly spray some lime to disinfect the chicken farm."
You could also raise a few geese. Geese are a bit fierce, so they can help guard the house and drive away the weasels coming down from the mountain.
After speaking, Fu Wan looked around at the scenery again. To be honest, this hillside was an excellent place to grow fruit trees.
Because this place is sunny and very close to the chicken farm, the droppings from chickens, ducks and geese can be used to fertilize the trees.
After hearing Fu Wan's analysis, Ye Jun suddenly felt as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened up again.
"Planting fruit trees? I have indeed thought about it, but fruit tree seedlings are quite expensive, and I have limited funds, so I haven't taken any action yet."
Upon hearing this, Fu Ming immediately stepped forward.
"If you needed money, you should have just said so, I would have lent it to you!"
Ye Jun was taken aback by what he heard, somewhat surprised.
Fu Wan sighed, "Brother Jun, you don't even mention that you're short of money. I won't say much, but with your fruit trees, and if you buy some piglets, I'll lend you the money."
"real?"
Ye Jun was somewhat tempted. He could manage the chicken farm perfectly well, so he had also considered raising pigs.
Piglets will be more expensive after the Lunar New Year, so buying them now is much cheaper than after the New Year.
Moreover, there is a place to raise pigs. The cowshed in the village was empty before, but it hasn't been demolished yet.
If you really want to raise pigs, you can talk to the village chief and pay a dollar or two in rent to rent the cowshed for several years.
I can easily solve the pigpen problem by buying some leftover bricks from Ye Linqi's house.
"Okay, Awan and Aming, lend me the money. I'll pay you back as soon as I sell these chickens and ducks after the New Year!"
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