Upon hearing Ye Xiaocui's question, Jiang Chunlan laughed heartily.
"Oh dear, I've eaten at your house several times, and I feel really bad about it. So I thought I'd give you a hen so it can lay eggs for the kids!"
Fu Wan's head started to ache when she heard these polite words. She quickly refused, "Auntie, there's no need for such formalities among family. You should take this chicken back with you. We have hens laying eggs at home!"
In fact, Fu Wan's family not only had hens that laid eggs, but also a large group of rabbits, not to mention Little Yellow, who stared at the vegetable garden all day long, and Wangcai, who would occasionally go crazy chasing chickens and teasing Little Yellow.
The family has a huge animal population, and Ye Xiaocui worries every day that these guys eat more than people.
If it weren't for the fact that it looked like it was going to rain these past few days, Ye Xiaocui would have already prepared to dry the rabbit meat!
Even though Fu Wan refused, Jiang Chunlan insisted on taking the chicken back.
She refused to believe that anyone in this day and age would dislike a hen that lays eggs!
"Mom, why don't you take Auntie to see what's going on in our backyard?"
Fu Wan had no other choice but to resort to this drastic measure.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui thought the method was feasible, so she pulled her old friend and walked towards the backyard.
Jiang Chunlan didn't say she wouldn't go. It's just the backyard, it won't delay her. When she got to the backyard, she quietly let go and successfully sent the chicken out.
That's what she thought, but when Jiang Chunlan arrived at the backyard, she was dumbfounded.
She had seen Ye Xiaocui's hen before; it was so lively and beautiful, even more so than the rooster. How come it's all bald now, with no feathers left on its tail?
It's not the time for chickens to molt right now!
Looking at the chickens, they didn't dare to wander around. They squatted in front of the coop like frightened birds, looking like they were about to run away at any moment.
What exactly happened?
Perhaps noticing the shock on Jiang Chunlan's face, Ye Xiaocui sighed and then opened the chicken coop next to her.
Wow, the chicken coop is full of yellow-furred wild rabbits!
"Xiao Cui, why are there so many wild rabbits? And what's wrong with this hen's tail? Why is it all hairless?"
That's a long story, and with so much work to do right now, Ye Xiaocui can only keep it short.
"The rabbits were caught by Awan's uncle. There were only two originally, but they turned out to be a pair. After having a litter, they started having more and more a few months later."
As for the hen's tail, well, you'd have to ask that ancestor next door!
Ye Xiaocui gestured towards a spot not far away, and Jiang Chunlan looked in that direction and saw Wangcai lying on the ground, intently staring at Xiao Huang next to the vegetable garden.
The bird and the dog didn't react much when they saw Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan; they just played by themselves.
Wangcai appears to be lying down, but its eyes are darting around quickly, clearly indicating it's no pushover.
Sure enough, the next second, it suddenly pounced on Little Yellow, who was not far away. It was fast, and Little Yellow was quick to react. It had already spread its wings and flew up at low altitude.
"Wow, Little Yellow can fly now?"
Little Yellow can indeed fly, but the little hen can't!
Seeing Xiao Huang fly away, Wangcai seemed angry and, in a fit of rage, rushed towards the nearby chicken coop. As soon as the hens saw Wangcai rushing over, they scattered and hid.
The chicken that Jiang Chunlan brought was caught off guard and was pecked on the rear end by Wangcai, which startled Jiang Chunlan so much that her face turned pale.
"Why is this dog eating chicken?!"
As she was saying this, she was about to go into Wangcai's mouth to save her beloved old hen, but Ye Xiaocui quickly stopped her old friend, "Don't be nervous, it doesn't want to eat the chicken, it just likes to play."
Sure enough, the next second, Wangcai immediately let go of its beak. The hen, having survived the ordeal, panicked and rushed towards the nearby chicken coop at top speed, leaving Wangcai with a mouthful of chicken tail feathers.
Looking at the pretty little hen again, it's bald, just like the hen Jiang Chunlan saw earlier!
"What the hell?! What's wrong with this dog?!"
It took Jiang Chunlan a while to suppress her urge to scold the dog. She never expected that Wangcai, who usually seemed obedient and sensible, would be like this behind the scenes!
What else could Ye Xiaocui say? Her initial reaction was exactly the same as Jiang Chunlan's.
At first, she thought Wangcai wanted to eat chicken, but after observing it for a while, she realized that this dog was just a scoundrel.
It's just for scaring chickens.
The real reason was that they couldn't bite the little yellow hen, so they took their anger out on the mother hen.
"Now you know why I told you to take the hen back!"
At this time of year, hens are one of the most valuable treasures in the house, and are even known as the "chicken butt bank".
With chickens come a continuous supply of eggs; these days, eggs are a form of hard currency.
Unfortunately, ever since Wangcai started running wild, the chickens in Ye Xiaocui's house have been so scared that they've started laying fewer eggs.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Chunlan no longer dared to keep the chickens and hurriedly picked up the frightened old hen from the coop.
"Well, I'll take the chickens back with me then. I'll bring some more over when they lay eggs."
This time, Ye Xiaocui didn't refuse, which was quite generous of her old friend.
So she immediately picked up a fat rabbit and handed it to Jiang Chunlan.
“Take this rabbit back and let Ah Liang clean it for you. You can dry it or use it in cooking.”
Jiang Chunlan was genuinely embarrassed to accept the gift. How could she accept something that she hadn't even given away?
Seeing that she wouldn't accept it, Ye Xiaocui didn't say anything more and simply found a hemp rope next to her and tied it to the rabbit's leg.
"Hurry up and take this! Look at my rabbits, I can hardly afford to feed them anymore!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chunlan could only reluctantly accept it. After all, she could tell at a glance that there were at least seven or eight rabbits there, which meant they certainly ate a lot.
The two sisters chatted as they walked toward the front yard. Ye Xiaocui clapped her hands as she smelled the cooking fumes, "Oh no, Awan is alone in the kitchen!"
She rushed to the kitchen, only to find that Fu Ming was cooking and Fu Wan was tending the fire.
She breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she had a son who could cook.
Seeing her expression, Fu Wan could guess what she was thinking, and grinned, "Mother, you didn't expect I'd be conscripting men, did you!"
Ye Xiaocui glanced at her sideways, "You think you're so clever!"
Fu Ming, listening to the two talking, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
If Fu Wan hadn't said his cooking was delicious, he wouldn't have bothered getting choked by the chili peppers here!
However, what Fu Wan said was true. Fu Ming's current level is vastly different from before. In the Fu family, he is second only to Ye Xiaocui.
The lunch was very lavish, with meat dishes including pheasant stewed with dried wild mushrooms and stir-fried rabbit, and vegetable dishes including homegrown beans and greens, and even persimmon and egg soup prepared under Fu Wan's guidance.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu especially loved the egg drop soup. It was sweet and sour, and the mixed grain rice soaked in the soup was incredibly delicious.
As for Boss Fu and his group, their favorite dish was the stir-fried rabbit. Fu Ming put in plenty of chili peppers, and even though their lips turned red from eating, they didn't stop eating.
Just as everyone finished eating and was cleaning up the dishes, Boss Fu remembered to talk about the situation with the boat at home.
"I've seen the boat, and it's in great condition. Let's discuss when we should set sail."
Without even thinking, Fu Ming exclaimed, "How about tonight?"
Half the day has already passed, and this afternoon is just the right time to prepare for the sea voyage.
Most sea fish prefer to be out at night, so the catch at night is generally much better than during the day.
Fu Wan had no objection to what Fu Ming said, and neither did the others.
Seeing this, Boss Fu made a decision:
"Alright, everyone go back and get some rest. After dinner, we'll head out to sea!"
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