Liu Xiaoyuan led Tan Wanyi and her sister to the cedar forest. Upon seeing the cedar forest, Tan Wanqiu immediately looked disappointed. She said unhappily, "Brother-in-law, is this the fun place you said we should visit?"
"Yes!" Liu Xiaoyuan nodded with a smile.
Tan Wanqiu sighed and said, "Brother-in-law, don't tease me. What's so fun about a cedar forest?"
Tan Wanyi couldn't help but look at Liu Xiaoyuan. She didn't understand why Liu Xiaoyuan had brought them to the cedar forest, since there was nothing there except for fallen cedar leaves.
"You'll see when you go inside!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.
Tan Wanqiu immediately looked at Liu Xiaoyuan with a wary expression and asked, "Brother-in-law, you wouldn't be plotting against us sisters, would you?"
Wow! This is mind-blowing! Liu Xiaoyuan was speechless, his face full of black lines.
Tan Wanyi blushed with embarrassment and looked at her younger sister, saying, "Wanqiu, don't talk nonsense!"
Liu Xiaoyuan tapped Tan Wanqiu on the head and said, "What are you thinking? Don't use your filthy thoughts to judge others!"
Tan Wanqiu covered the spot where Liu Xiaoyuan had just hit her with her hand and said, "Brother-in-law, you hit me hard."
"Who told you to have such wild thoughts? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll have to use my strength," Liu Xiaoyuan said.
Afterwards, Liu Xiaoyuan led Tan Wanyi and her sister into the cedar forest. As soon as they entered the cedar forest, the two sisters immediately noticed that it was different from other cedar forests.
"Sister, look! There are so many bird eggs on the ground! Look! There are baby birds in that tree! Ah, there are some in that tree too! And there are some in this tree too..." Tan Wanqiu was extremely excited.
Tan Wanyi was also stunned by the sight before her. She never expected that there would be so many egrets in this seemingly ordinary cedar forest. It was truly breathtaking.
"Xiao Yuan, why are there so many egrets here?" Tan Wanyi asked with great interest.
Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, as far back as I can remember, a large number of egrets have come here to roost every year!"
The three of them walked inside while talking. In the end, Tan Wanqiu learned that Liu Xiaoyuan had raised egrets when he was a child and wanted to catch a small one to take home and raise.
Just then, Liu Xiaoyuan heard that there were other people in the cedar forest.
It's not surprising that there are other people in the cedar forest, because as mentioned before, people from other villages also come to play in this cedar forest.
"Boss Hao, see? I didn't lie to you, did I? There are plenty of egrets here, aren't there?" a man's voice rang out.
"Yes, there are quite a lot. The only regret is that these egrets fly away in the fall. It would be great if they could stay here all year round!" said the man called Boss Hao.
"Mr. Hao, there's nothing we can do about it. But these egrets will stay here for a while and will bring some income to your hotel."
"Hmm, not bad. These egrets can at least be considered wild game, right? Here's the deal: you're in charge of catching these egrets for me. I'll call you every day and tell you the number of egrets I need that day. You just need to bring them to me. I'll pay you twenty yuan per egret. How does that sound?"
"Okay, Mr. Hao, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"
"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
Upon hearing their conversation, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately became furious. The fact that these egrets were roosting in the cedar forest in his village proved that the ecological environment of the cedar forest was good. If these restaurant people really had their eyes on it, then in less than two years, no egrets would visit this cedar forest.
Although villagers used to collect egret eggs and catch baby egrets in the cedar forest, it was all minor activity and did not cause any harm to the egret population.
But if the hotel staff take notice, it could cause devastating damage to the egrets.
Egrets are naturally not fat. There's a saying in Liu Xiaoyuan's hometown that describes someone as thin as an egret.
Therefore, you need at least two egrets to make a good dish.
Liu Xiaoyuan had never eaten egret meat, but he had heard from people in the village who had that although egret meat had a distinctive egret smell, it tasted quite good.
Although Liu Xiaoyuan is not a member of any animal protection association, he cannot allow these people to kill egrets.
"You two aren't from our village, are you?" Liu Xiaoyuan walked up to the two men and immediately recognized that they were not from the village; their faces were completely unfamiliar.
That Boss Hao was fat and had a big belly, like a woman who was several months pregnant.
"What? So what if we're not from your village? Are we not allowed to come in?" Boss Hao said arrogantly.
This Mr. Hao opened a hotel in the county town, selling wild game, and through this business, he made connections with some so-called high-ranking officials and dignitaries!
Therefore, they didn't take Liu Xiaoyuan, a mere kid, seriously at all.
"Oh my, I never expected to see two beauties in this remote and impoverished place. It's quite a sight!" When Boss Hao saw the Tan Wanyi sisters beside Liu Xiaoyuan, his eyes immediately revealed a lewd glint.
"Hey beautiful ladies, would you mind getting to know each other?" Boss Hao immediately set his sights on the Tan sisters. He was rolling in money, and in his mind, as long as he spent enough, he was sure the girls would obediently spread their legs!
Good heavens! This fatso's designs on Bailu had already infuriated Liu Xiaoyuan, and now he dared to flirt with the Tan Wanyi sisters right in front of him. He's really courting death.
"Hey fatso, let me ask you something, are you guys eyeing Bailu?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
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