Seeing Ye Cheng sitting there putting on airs and daring to talk back to them, the Zhu brothers wouldn't stand for it.
"Damn it! This is my home, what right do you have to lecture us?"
"Do I even have the right to do this? Do you even respect me as your mother? Sit down!"
As soon as Aunt Li spoke, the brothers glared at Xiao Hu and Ye Cheng, and sat down resentfully.
"Xiao Hu!" Ye Cheng looked at Xiao Hu, and Xiao Hu sat down, but the two groups were still glaring at each other.
Since a fight is unlikely to break out for the time being, Ye Cheng is too lazy to pay attention to them. He has some real ideas now.
He looked at Aunt Li, and Aunt Li looked back at him, her eyes full of expectation.
"Auntie, whose mountain is this behind your house?"
Aunt Li looked back; the mountains behind her were unremarkable. She wondered why Ye Cheng had suddenly asked about this.
"You mean this hill behind our village? It's in the village, just a barren hill with nothing on it."
Upon hearing that it was a barren mountain, Ye Cheng smiled.
"Auntie, have you ever thought about leasing this barren mountain to raise chickens, free-range chickens, and using the whole mountain to raise free-range chickens?"
"What?" Aunt Li was taken aback. "You mean you're going to lease a whole mountain to raise chickens? That's a huge loss!"
Zhu Liwen sneered, looking at Ye Cheng as if he were a fool.
"You really have a wild idea to lease a mountain for chicken farming. Do you know how much it costs to lease a mountain? How much do so many chicks cost? And even if you don't need feed, you still need to build chicken coops and such, and all of that costs money."
“Exactly, people have wanted to lease this mountain to grow fruit trees before, earning several thousand a year. What’s the point of raising a few chickens?” The second brother chimed in, expressing his disdain for Ye Cheng.
When it comes to money, Ye Cheng is delighted.
He leaned back, then looked at Xiao Hu and said loudly,
"Little Tiger, it's your turn to speak."
Xiao Hu stood up triumphantly and said to Zhu Liwen,
“My brother has leased 50 mu of mudflats in the village to raise clams, and another 50 mu of ponds to raise crayfish. He also has a 24-meter-long boat. He could lease the whole village, let alone the whole mountain.”
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Ye Cheng almost spat out his tea. "Damn it, I asked you to give me some information, and you're already bragging!"
You're going to take over someone else's village? Are you out of your mind? Why would I take over a village?
However, Xiao Hu's smug look made Zhu Liwen and the others a little unsure. They had only heard that Ye Cheng was good at fishing, but they never thought that Ye Cheng had so many businesses.
They even shouted the slogan of "taking over the village," which somewhat shattered their understanding.
"50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) of mudflats, how much would that cost?"
"There are also 50 mu of ponds, that must be worth a lot of money too."
"This guy is so rich, I should have kidnapped him."
The three brothers whispered among themselves, and the way they looked at Ye Cheng changed.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng exclaimed, "Damn, we're going off course!"
He quickly looked at Aunt Li.
"Auntie, just tell me, if you leased this mountain, how many chickens could you raise?"
"Huh? This mountain?" Aunt Li was also dumbfounded. She was just a woman who raised chickens in her yard. She had never calculated how many chickens a mountain could support.
Seeing Ye Cheng's wealthy older brother's demeanor, the Zhu brothers were too afraid to speak and both looked at Ye Cheng.
"Raising 1,000 chickens on this mountain isn't much, is it?"
“That’s not much,” Aunt Li said.
"Then I have a suggestion, ma'am. How about we cooperate and take over the management of this mountain? You can be in charge of raising the animals, and I'll be in charge of selling them. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li was stunned.
The four Zhu brothers also looked at Ye Cheng with blank expressions.
Only Xiaohu added dismissively,
"This amount of money is nothing to my brother."
Ye Cheng's face darkened. "Damn it, what a drizzle! Let me see you get one."
"Xiao Ye, are you serious?" Aunt Li asked, somewhat incredulous.
"It's true, the price of free-range chickens will only go up in the future. The free-range chickens in your Xialing Village are so good, it would be a shame not to expand and strengthen the business."
This was Ye Chengzhen's true thought; after eating it, he felt that he had been eating free-range chicken for nothing all along.
Moreover, free-range eggs will only become more and more expensive in the future. The more expensive they are, the more people will buy them, as everyone wants to give them to the elderly and children to supplement their diet.
The Zhu brothers were no longer calm; their eyes held seven parts joy and three parts unease as they looked at their eldest brother.
Zhu Liwen felt a little awkward. Ye Cheng had only mentioned cooperating with his mother, but not with him. It seemed a bit inappropriate for him to ask.
And they were just arguing, and now they're suddenly going to make up? This is a big change, and he can't quite process it yet.
Seeing that Ye Cheng didn't seem to be lying, Aunt Li happily slapped her thigh.
"Xiao Ye, you believe me, even if this old woman risks her life, I will still help you raise these free-range chickens well."
"I don't have any other skills, but raising a few chickens is something I can definitely handle."
“Alright, then you guys go and find out how much it costs to contract this mountain, and how many years it can be contracted. If you’re going to do business, do it for the long term. Making quick money won’t last.” As he spoke, Ye Cheng gave the four Zhu brothers a meaningful look.
The meaning is clear: you're just trying to make quick money by stealing fish, it won't last.
This time, the Zhu brothers didn't retaliate; they just forced a smile.
"Second brother, go ask the village chief how much it costs to lease this mountain."
"Third and fourth brothers, go and kill another chicken. We must make sure Boss Ye is happy today."
"Boss, you'd better keep Boss Ye company while he drinks. If you don't, you're out tonight."
The old lady was also a decisive person. As soon as Ye Cheng asked about the price, she immediately started to take action.
This was their family's only chance to defy fate; such an opportunity might only come once in a lifetime, so how could she not value it?
This time, the brothers didn't waste any words and got up to start working quickly.
Zhu Liwen, with a beaming smile, eagerly raised his glass.
"Brother, we were blind to your greatness before. I apologize to you. These three cups are my apology!"
After saying that, without waiting for Ye Cheng to speak, he picked up his wine glass and downed three glasses in a row, swallowing half a jin (250ml) of wine in one go, his face turning red instantly.
Zhu Liwen stood up, turned the wine glass upside down, and showed it to Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu.
Ye Cheng looked at him, pondered for a long while, and then said calmly,
"You have a good mother, thank your mother."
After he finished speaking, he gestured to Xiao Hu, and the two of them raised their glasses in return.
Once the conversation started, things became lively.
Another chicken was killed and thrown into the pot, so Ye Cheng could eat it without worry.
Soon, the second brother also ran back, and as soon as he came in, he ran to Ye Cheng.
"Xiao Ye, I..."
“What do you mean, ‘Little Ye’? Call him Brother Cheng!” Zhu Liwen immediately interrupted him. “From now on, call him Brother Cheng.”
“Oh, oh, Brother Cheng, I asked, and the village chief said this hill costs 3,000 yuan a year.”
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