Lu Jin, the nasty man that Zhu Ting kept complaining about, was very busy. He had to focus on his studies and also find time to write articles to make money. Perhaps his mood had changed, and the stories he wrote were more contagious. Several of his short stories were successfully accepted.
He now not only writes short stories, but also essays, all just to make more money.
Although he had a savings of 1,000 yuan, it still cost him a lot of money every month to buy milk powder, malted milk, chrysanthemum crystals and rice noodles for his children. He also had to pay Aunt Qin's salary, so the expenses were really not small.
Some classmates joked about introducing him to a girl. But after what happened with Zhu Ting, he has no interest in finding a partner now. What if he finds another woman who is just as vain and fickle?
He should just live a good life with his daughter in this life. Why bother with those rich girls? If he has the time to serve those girls, he might as well take good care of his Xiaolan.
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After school on the weekend, Su Yan asked Lu Ting, "Lu Jin, have you found a buyer for the tea seeds in the space?"
"The farm is going to sell medicine south, isn't it? I talked to my dad about buying some tea seeds from there. He said this year's tea seeds won't be picked until September or October, and last year's old tea seeds have all been sold, with a small amount still in the hands of farmers."
"You mean you'll come back to sell tea seeds in October this year?"
"Well, we'll sell it in mid-to-late October."
"Including this year's new tea seeds, there will be at least 110,000 kilograms of tea seeds in that space."
"I'll contact my friends and ask them to share some of the burden. If you want to use tea oil to fry the chicken, we can take a few hundred kilograms of tea seeds to the oil press workshop in the countryside to process them."
"Is there a small oil-pressing workshop in the countryside?"
"Yes, you can secretly take the tea seeds and ask someone to help you squeeze the oil."
"Forget it. There are all kinds of vegetable oils in the space. I don't want to use tea oil for cooking. I just think those tea seeds take up a lot of space. Every time I pick the tea seeds, I put them on the road in the space to dry."
"Yan Yan, do you want to eat sika deer?"
Su Yan was a little curious. They were obviously talking about tea seeds, so why did they end up talking about sika deer?
"I'll take you for a walk in the mountains near the Badaling Great Wall tomorrow. I heard there are a lot of wild animals there. We can use drugs to get a few sika deer into the space and raise them there."
Su Yan smiled and teased, "Are you thinking of drinking deer blood wine?"
Lu Jin glanced at Su Yan and raised his eyebrows. "Do you think I need a big tonic?"
The next morning, Lu Ting told Hua Jing that he was taking Su Yan to climb the Great Wall and might not be back until dinner time. If he didn't come back, don't worry, as they might have to stay out for the night.
When Lu Yiming heard his parents were going to climb the Great Wall, he clung to Lu Ting's thighs and refused to let go. Lu Ting coaxed him, "Go to grandma's house and play with your sister. When you come back tonight, we'll buy you a mynah bird."
Lu Yiming shook his head, "No, mynah."
"Don't ask mynah to buy you a parrot."
"No, I want to go play."
How could Lu Ting agree to take Lu Yiming, a drag, to the Badaling Great Wall? They were not really going to climb the Great Wall, but to hunt in the mountains. How could it be convenient to take a child with them?
They couldn't possibly put the children into the space as soon as they got in the car. It would take at least an hour and a half to get there by car, and it would probably take an hour to climb up the mountain. A whole day would pass by in total.
Seeing Lu Yiming clinging to his father's trouser leg and acting like a spoiled brat, Su Yan communicated with him through her mind: "Lu Yiming, your father and I went out for something. I lied to you about climbing the Great Wall. If you like climbing the Great Wall, I'll take you there during summer vacation."
Are you serious?
[It's definitely true. I'll take you out for a walk during summer vacation. Just don't mind the sun.]
"Okay, go ahead. My dad said he'd buy me a mynah bird and a parrot. Don't forget to buy them."
[Lu Yiming, you're just a playboy who plays with cats and dogs. Shouldn't you be thinking about studying now?]
In my previous life, I was a graduate student at a medical university, but after graduation, I was just an ordinary doctor. Every month, my income was barely enough to pay my mortgage. Now that I have you, I don't want to work so hard anymore. At least I have a place to live.
"Heh, I won't give you my courtyard house. You should still study harder. Your salary in your previous life wasn't low either. The reason it was only enough to pay the mortgage was because you bought a house in a big city in the south."
It's a shame I studied so much for nothing. He died before he even got married. I don't know who I gave my house to. My parents still have to pay off the high mortgage.
[Don't worry, there should be compensation when you die. With that money, your parents will naturally pay off the mortgage.]
Su Yan didn't explain to Lu Yiming anymore. She picked him up from the ground and put him directly into Hua Jing's arms.
"Auntie, let's go. There are various snacks and fruits in my room. If Yiming is hungry, go to the room and get them. The door is not locked."
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on him."
As soon as Su Yan and Lu Ting left, Hua Jing took yellow cherries and small biscuits from the room and took Lu Yiming to the Lu family.
Lu Chen and Lu Yu were both at home, and they were so happy to see their eldest nephew coming.
"Yiming, come here quickly. Uncle San will take you to the backyard to catch sparrows."
When Lu Yiming heard about catching sparrows, he immediately ran to Lu Chen, and Lu Chen picked him up.
Lu Yu brought a bird cage and a bird net made of an old mosquito net from the room. The two brothers walked around the wall and went to the backyard.
"I have the tools to catch birds, but I don't have any bait. Go get some corn grits and earthworms, and we'll catch sparrows and roast them for Yiming."
Lu Yiming shook his head, "No."
He is only one and a half years old. He has difficulty biting meat, so how can he chew a bird? What if it is not roasted thoroughly and has parasites?
The reason why he plays with his third and fourth uncles is that there is no one in the family to play with him. His cousin Lu Yilan is too young to understand anything and it is boring for her to be with her great aunt. She should be chatting about family matters with her great aunt at this moment.
Lu Yu put the bird-catching tools on the ground, went back and grabbed a handful of corn grits and put them in his pocket. He used a small rake to dig out seven or eight pink little earthworms from under the tree, but ignored the big brown earthworms.
He placed earthworms and corn grits next to the bird nets and cages.
"Third brother, let's wait by the tree until the little sparrows get into the cages and nets by themselves."
Lu Yiming imitated Lu Chen and Lu Yu in a mature manner, squatting under the tree and observing. He took out two cherries from his left pocket and gave them to the two uncles.
"Uncle, eat."
"No, you can eat it yourself."
Maybe because there are too many birds in this era, a few little sparrows really flew over and ate the corn grits and earthworms on the ground.
With a click, the spring device on the birdcage sounded, and the net quickly covered the greedy little sparrows.
Lu Yiming was so happy. He didn't expect catching birds to be so easy. Oh, if he grew up quickly, he would be able to catch birds with his uncle.
"Bird, little bird, uncle is so great."
Lu Yu raised his chin proudly, "You don't even notice whose child your uncle is."
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