Daya rushed over in a hurry. She had heard that Liu had come to ask for the rabbit because of what Xiaoya had said, and she was frantic, afraid that Xiaoli would be angry with her. She had just entered the door when she heard this. Tears welled up in her eyes immediately; Xiaoli still considered her a friend.
Liu refused to leave since she hadn't gotten anything out of it, and was clamoring for the rabbit when the village chief walked in.
"What are you all doing here? Making such a racket."
Mo Qingshan went up to him and explained the whole story, which immediately enraged the village chief.
"How can you all be so capable? If you want a rabbit, just buy it. What are you trying to do, steal it by force?" Seeing Liu Shi gave me a headache. She was the village's shrew.
"Uncle Dayong, we're just short on funds. We'll return it once the little rabbit has its babies," Liu and the others assured her repeatedly.
"That's not how you do things. Don't make trouble. If you want rabbits, pay for them." The village chief was also a little annoyed. Seeing Mo Qingshan's family getting better and better made him feel uneasy. But the village chief was, after all, the head of the village, and he was quite fair.
"Grandpa Village Chief, actually our family has wanted to invite you to preside over this for a long time. Some time ago, our family's life was a little better thanks to these rabbits. Seeing that everyone was having a hard time, my parents thought we should help everyone out. Even if we don't make a lot of money, at least we can have some meat and vegetables."
Xiao Li cleared her throat and continued, "If anyone wants to raise rabbits, you can sign up here. I will teach you some techniques and precautions. Of course, we can't afford to give away baby rabbits. They sell for 10 coins each outside, but we'll sell them for 5 coins each, which is half price and half giveaway."
Upon hearing this, the village chief felt a mix of emotions. It was clear that Qingshan's child was different once he learned to read. This matter was beneficial to the village, so of course he had no objection.
The village chief looked at Mo Qingshan: "Is this true?"
Mo Qingshan nodded: "It's true. This rabbit has always been raised by Xiaoli. What she says goes."
The village chief nodded, indicating that he understood.
"In that case, this is a good thing, and the village supports it! Everyone who wants to raise them should register with Xiaoli. Make sure to pay for the training; she's willing to teach them, so we can't let her lose too much."
The matter was settled, and everyone in the village was very happy. They all came to listen to Xiaoli explain the precautions.
"The most important thing in raising rabbits is to keep them clean, so they're less likely to get sick. Rabbits love to eat alfalfa hay, also known as golden flower grass. Give them cooled boiled water, never tap water, and provide them with small wooden blocks to gnaw on..."
Everyone listened attentively, and the village chief nodded to himself, realizing he had been narrow-minded. The Qingshan family was clearly a good family.
After everyone had gradually gone home, Daya came over from the backyard. Seeing that there were so many people, she hadn't come up to talk to Xiaoli. Instead, she went to help in the backyard.
"Xiaoli, have I caused you trouble? It's all Xiaoya's fault for not keeping her mouth shut. What are we going to do now?" Daya's eyes were filled with tears.
Xiao Li quickly took Daya's hand, "Don't worry, I have a plan, it's not your fault. Besides, I'm willing to teach everyone how to raise rabbits."
"Are you sure it won't affect your family? Don't let my situation ruin your business. Otherwise, I'd rather not raise rabbits at all." Daya's face was pale, and her expression was resolute.
"It's really nothing, I know what I'm doing. Da Ya, you guys take good care of the rabbits, and if you have any questions, just come to me."
After finally getting Daya home, Xiaoli went back to her room to make plans. There weren't that many little rascals; they'd have to be sold in batches, so she needed to plan it out.
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"Brother Qingshan, Xiaoli has become much more cheerful since she recovered from her illness. With so many people here today, what she said was so sweet!" The couple were preparing lunch in the kitchen, whispering to each other.
“Yu Niang, the child is older now, it’s good for her to be more cheerful. I was worried that she was too introverted and would become withdrawn,” Mo Qingshan comforted her.
Yun Yuniang nodded, a smile appearing on her face. "That's true. In a couple of years, she'll be looking for a husband. Let her relax for a few years."
Mo Qingshan also gradually relaxed his restrictions on his daughter.
Xiao Li counted the little rabbits in the backyard and also released some of the little rabbits from her spatial storage to mix them together, planning to distribute them to the villagers tomorrow.
The village has been quite busy these past few days, with everyone building rabbit hutches. The village children are much more excited about cutting grass. Everyone has something to do, and the atmosphere in the village feels different. With something to look forward to in life, how can one's spirits not be lifted!
Xiao Li was also busy. Finally, she had a break and decided to tidy up the space. The vegetables and fruits were ripe and ready to be harvested. The rabbits and pheasants had only been hastily penned up, and now their eggs were piled high, and the baby rabbits were swarming. She needed to plan things out properly.
Xiao Li entered the space during her afternoon nap, first harvesting the vegetables from the fields and moving them all to the warehouse. She planted seasonal vegetables in two plots and bok choy and carrots in the other two plots, thus providing food for the pheasants and rabbits.
This exhausted her. After resting for a while, she picked two peaches from the tree, washed them, and took a big bite. Perhaps it was because of the river water from her spatial dimension, but the peaches were large and sweet. When just ripe, they were crisp and crunchy; when six-tenths ripe, they became soft and juicy. Xiao Li finished one in a few bites, then ate another before feeling satisfied. She buried the pits by the riverbank, watered the tree, and waited for the sapling to sprout.
After the contents of the purse disappeared last time, Xiao Li discovered that the space had expanded, which gave her room to raise rabbits and pheasants. Since the rabbits could dig holes and escape within the space, she simply enclosed the area with bamboo strips and kept the pheasants and rabbits together.
Now Xiaoli is undertaking a big project. She has collected many long, straight branches from the mountain and is now using them to form a fence. She has also separated the rabbits and chickens, creating two small enclosures.
Looking at the various crops neatly arranged in the warehouse, Xiao Li breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
The faces of Chen Niang and Xiao Jiu'er flashed through my mind involuntarily. Sigh... I wonder how they are doing. The food I sent last time should be finished by now. Are they doing alright?
Xiao Li decided to go to town tomorrow to check on them and bring them some more food. She had made up her mind that if they were doing well, she would stop taking care of them.
Ever since the rabbits were raised, the Mo family had been sending rabbits and other wild animals to town every few days. They had arranged with the owner of the Fuyunlai Restaurant to deliver them directly to him. Xiaoli then rode in a rented oxcart to town.
Xiao Li, carrying a small basket on her back, said goodbye to her brother and left alone. She first went to the Derentang Medical Clinic, where she indeed found Doctor Wu on duty. Xiao Li took out the houttuynia cordata from her spatial storage and pretended to sell herbs before entering the clinic.
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