Whose hen lays two eggs in less than a minute?!
He'd seen plenty of double-yolk eggs, but what was this twin egg thing? It was like a knife poking his butt—a real eye-opener.
Zhao Youcai finally understood where all those eggs came from.
It seems the feed on the farm is just for accelerating production; we shouldn't feed it to them anymore.
If others knew that Zhao Youcai not only exploited his son to work, but also took advantage of the chickens that laid eggs, what kind of person would he be!
Looking at the basket full of eggs, Zhao Youcai sighed with a hint of helplessness.
Eggs that aren't from the farm can't be stored in the warehouse. How am I supposed to explain this to my son and daughter-in-law if I just carry this basket out like this?
Zhao Youcai's eyes lit up when he saw the open window in his room.
I'm glad my room has many windows, and I make sure to open them for ventilation whenever the weather is nice.
While the son and daughter-in-law are busy in front, why not just take the eggs, climb through the window, and hide them all?
...
“Our chickens laid eggs, and I just collected a few.”
Zhao Youcai pushed open the door and went out, holding six eggs in his hand.
The group was startled by the sudden voice behind them. The newlywed bride, who had only been married for two days, stared at Zhao Youcai in a daze for a long time, unable to come to her senses.
She remembered her father-in-law going to the back, but she hadn't seen him come back from the side gate. Why was he suddenly coming out of the house? Could her memory be wrong?
Unlike his wife, Zhao Jianhua wasn't as tactful. He completely ignored the eggs in his father's hand and earnestly advised:
“Dad, you’re so old now, your old arms and legs shouldn’t be so mischievous. Even my nephew doesn’t climb out of windows anymore.”
Zhao Youcai's face flushed instantly. He glared at the third brother and, holding the eggs, turned and walked into the kitchen.
Not only was Zhao Jianhua not intimidated, he also kept following Zhao Youcai around, nagging him incessantly.
“I know you won’t like hearing this, but it’s the truth. You’re the pillar of our family. If you were to accidentally fall and twist your ankle, we’d be heartbroken for you, wouldn’t we? Dad, you have to be extra careful, just in case…”
Seeing that Zhao Jianhua was about to turn into Tang Sanzang who could recite the Tightening-Headband Mantra, Zhao Youcai roared with great vigor:
"Fuck you, get the hell out of here!"
I'm so annoyed every day!
They've never cared about me like this before, but suddenly I climbed out the window and they started lecturing me.
Although Zhao Jianhua was also a little scared, he tried his best to calm down and planned to talk to his father about the importance of this matter.
“Last year, the old man from the Leng family at the east end of the village sneaked out of the village at night and accidentally broke his leg. Everyone thought he would be fine once he recovered, but he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in less than a week. Do you remember?”
"And the year before last, an old lady from Majiabao got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to get a drink of water. She lost her balance and fell flat on her face. She knocked out her front teeth and now she speaks with a lisp."
Zhao Youcai really couldn't take it anymore; his constant nagging was so annoying!
"You little brat, who's your father?!"
Zhao Jianhua suddenly stopped, almost choking on his saliva.
This old man is a real sore loser; he uses his seniority to intimidate people at the slightest disagreement.
It has to be said that women are more perceptive. The third son's wife was worried, so she took the opportunity of delivering herbal tea to come in and see how the father and son were talking. As soon as she walked in, she sensed that something was wrong.
"Dad, have some tea to calm down."
Zhao Youcai didn't want to embarrass his son in front of his daughter-in-law, so he just waved his hand and told them to leave.
Zhao Jianhua wanted to say something more, but a soft finger gently scratched his palm, and he immediately shut his mouth.
"Alright, we'll head out now. Dad, you must be tired after a long day, so please rest."
The couple went straight from Zhao Youcai's room back to their own. The third son's wife said softly:
“Our father is very concerned about his reputation. He’s not a child anymore, so how could he not know the dangers of climbing out of the window? You’re usually quite perceptive, so why did you have to go looking for trouble under his nose today?”
Zhao Jianhua sighed, "I'm really worried. My dad is getting more and more mischievous as he gets older. If something really happens to him, our whole family will starve."
...
Zhao Youcai, busy making follow-up plans, didn't have time to think about what his children were thinking.
After walking around the police station as a suspect, Zhao Youcai understood a principle.
He couldn't stay in a small place where he could be manipulated by others. He originally thought that the process of moving his whole family out of the countryside and slowly planning to develop in the town was too slow.
Human relationships can't withstand such a small depletion, and the military personnel won't always be there when you need them most.
As your business grows bigger and bigger, you'll inevitably attract more and more envious and troublesome people.
He now holds a ramen noodle order and a favor from someone who helped capture an enemy agent, but how long can the military region protect him?
To be a good blacksmith, one must be strong oneself. Only by standing at the highest point can one protect oneself and safeguard the career one has worked so hard to build.
We need to hurry up and get some things done; it's time to make some choices.
Zhao Youcai looked at his notebook, which was filled with plans, and after revising it several times, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Honey! Go get a basket right away!"
A woman's voice, trembling with excitement, drifted in from outside the window. Zhao Youcai looked out the window toward the source of the sound and saw his eldest daughter-in-law standing excitedly in the chicken coop, her face flushed with excitement.
Zhao Youcai's heart skipped a beat.
broken!
It must have laid another egg.
I should have known better than to take those six eggs out. What am I going to do now?
Just as Zhao Youcai was thinking of what excuse to come up with, his eldest daughter-in-law walked happily to him, carrying a basket, and stood in front of him at the door.
"Dad, look at these goose eggs and duck eggs, they're so big!"
Zhao Youcai breathed a sigh of relief; at least it wasn't an egg.
Looking at the number of duck and goose eggs again, not bad, not bad, much more respectable than those chickens.
"It's strange, I haven't heard of any other people's chickens, ducks and geese laying eggs at this time of year."
Zhao Youcai remained unperturbed by his eldest daughter-in-law's words, saying, "Who goes around shouting about collecting eggs? It's not like she just had a baby."
Moreover, these chickens, ducks, and geese are all tasks assigned by higher-ups. If they can lay eggs early, they can secretly save the eggs for their own children to eat.
"Don't tell anyone. Once the chickens, ducks, and geese raised in the production brigade can lay eggs, just wait for the custodian to come and collect the eggs, as per regulations."
Zhao Youcai put the eggs he had just collected together with the small basket of eggs he had hidden in his room, and divided them into several portions, handing them over to his daughters-in-law.
"It just so happens that the third son and his wife are going back to their parents' home tomorrow. You should all go back to your parents' home and give them the eggs. Just say that you've made some money recently and bought them to help them recover."
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