My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 354 Old Chen has also taken on an apprentice?
The lynx's home in the county town wasn't a multi-story building, but rather more like a rural house, with a main house, a kitchen, fruit trees, a small lotus pond, a vegetable garden, and a doghouse. It occupied quite a lot of space and was surrounded by an iron fence.

Its simplicity is tempered with a touch of neatness and refinement, making it clear that it is not an ordinary family home.

Chen Ling ate a quick bite and chatted with Shanmao about everyday things, mainly routine greetings and how the wedding preparations were going.

As they talked, Heiwa and the other two dogs were not shy at all. After resting for a while, they took Erhei to the water tap next to the vegetable garden and drank water with their mouths. The three dogs were big and strong, and their food and water needs were astonishing.

The sound of rushing water and slurping sounds of drinking quickly attracted everyone's attention.

The lynx's parents were shocked when they saw it.

Lynx's father, an old man who also loved raising dogs, laughed with great surprise and wonder, "Oh my, look at how smart Xiao Chen's dog can even turn on the tap! It's so clever!"

He then shouted towards the kitchen, "Xiao Chen, how did you train this dog? It's more intelligent than the dogs my Xiao Lin raises."

Chen Ling poked his head out from the kitchen doorway: "I only taught them to poop and pee in designated spots when they were little, and basic hunting patrols. I didn't teach them much else. They just watched how people did things and gradually learned by watching them."

As Chen Ling finished speaking, San Gou finished drinking the water, Heiwa skillfully turned off the tap, San Gou shook his fur, and then they walked together to the outhouse outside Shanmao's yard and relieved themselves in the latrine.

The lynx's parents were stunned. They exchanged a glance and were even more surprised: "They can even go to the toilet! These dogs must be sentient!"

Lynx and Cuckoo had always known that Chen Ling's two dogs were intelligent, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

He just kept his eyes on Erhei and asked, "Is this one of the puppies from that litter you mentioned? It's only four months old and it's already this big?"

“Yes, it just looks less and less like a wolfhound as it grows.” Chen Ling shook his head.

Erhei grew to resemble Heiwa more and more, with a square head, large ears, and a robust and muscular body, exuding a strong sense of power and intimidation.

"This is still because Heiwa's bloodline is too good."

The lynx exclaimed from the bottom of its heart: "After mating with a wolf, the fact that the offspring resembled the wolf and not the wolf at all proves that Heiwa's bloodline surpassed that of the wolf, which is extremely rare."

I fell in love with Heiwa the first time I saw him, and I knew I was right.

It is extremely rare for the first generation of wolfhounds that have mated with wolves to produce pure black wolfhounds that almost completely inherit their genes.

Among examples of wolves and dogs mating, you wouldn't find another offspring like Erhei out of a thousand.

But Erhei is precious, while Heiwa is even more formidable.

Erhei is the result of its genes defeating those of the wolf.

Du Juan laughed and said, "Zhong Lin has gone to the mountains many times before to catch wolves and dogs to mate with. The first generation of wolfhounds are all wolfish and like to eat raw meat. They don't grow as fast as you do. Do you have some secret, Fu Gui?"

"There's no secret to it. My dogs basically eat raw meat every meal. As for not being very wolfish, it's probably because they're out for walks every day and spend a lot of time with people. Also, they're neither leashed nor caged. They run around and play freely every day. When they're tired, they don't have the energy to bare their teeth at people."

Chen Ling beckoned, and the three dogs obediently sat in a row next to the motorcycle. Erhei was a bit like Heiwa when he was young, with a bit of ADHD. He kept shifting his position and trying to lick Chen Ling's hand, sticking out his tongue and grinning, wanting to play around with people.

It really is a very mischievous little dog, showing no wolfish nature whatsoever.

"Oh, I forgot, tethering and cage keeping also have a great impact on a dog's personality."

The lynx was taken aback, as if it had been suddenly enlightened, and then smiled helplessly: "Hey, it's my fault for running around all these years, only thinking about bringing good dogs into my possession, and losing the patience I had when I was young to spend time with the dogs and build relationships with them."

"Besides, I have a lot of dogs at my kennel. If they're not kept in cages, the mother dogs will keep giving birth forever."

Chen Ling laughed and said, "Having many dogs is fine. As long as we train one to be the leader, that's enough. I believe in the old saying: if you train the eldest well, the second one won't be too far behind. Similarly, as long as I train Heiwa and Xiaojin well, the rest of the puppies won't be too bad either."

The lynx was stunned again upon hearing this.

His parents and Dujuan laughed at him when they saw this: "You're done for. You always say you love dogs and can't live without them, but you've raised them for so many years and you're getting worse and worse. You're not as insightful as Xiao Chen."

Lynx looked ashamed. In the past two years, he had been so focused on having his friends and teachers search for good dog breeds that he had forgotten his original intention.

He had originally wanted to ask Chen Ling for two second-generation wolfhounds, but now he gave up on that idea and only said, "After I get married, I won't run around anymore. I'll stay home and take good care of the dogs. I'll take them out for training for a year or two. When I have time, I'll take the dogs to your house a couple of times. As for the rest that I can't take care of, I'll give them to friends."

There are quite a few people in their circle who love dogs, some even to the point of obsession. It's just that in previous years, he was reluctant to give away good dogs.

Now, after hearing Chen Ling's words, he felt much more at ease.

Lynx's mother was a simple, old lady with curly hair. Knowing that Chen Ling had come to sell ornamental fish, she said, "Little Chen, have you seen the red eels in my pond? I heard you were the one who caught them first. These fish are beautiful, and keeping them at home brings good fortune. How much do you think they're worth?"

"I don't know either. The less of this stuff there is, the higher the price it can fetch. But if there's a lot of it, it's not worth much."

"Actually, I don't know much about ornamental fish. I just came here to check out the prices."

Seeing that the two elderly people were very curious about his fish bucket, Chen Ling took one off his motorcycle and unscrewed the lid to show it to them.

"Oh my, this fish is still very lively."

"Yes, it's come such a long way and it's still so lively and energetic. Xiao Chen, you're quite the expert at raising fish."

The lynx and the cuckoo also came over to look. They didn't know anything about ornamental fish either, they just thought they were pretty.

Chen Ling then grabbed a few goldfish and a few koi by hand and put them in a basin for them to keep in.

"The koi are beautiful, let's put them in the pond. They'll be gorgeous when the lotus flowers bloom. The goldfish can be put in the fish tank."

The two elderly people were very happy, and then asked the two men, Shanmao and his companion, to drive the car out so they could quickly take Chen Ling to a place to sell fish.

Chen Ling said she would go by herself.

They wouldn't allow it, saying, "Driving is so convenient; they're both just sitting at home with nothing to do."

Chen Ling had no choice but to put the fish bucket on the Lynx's car.

I rode my motorcycle with my dog ​​and followed them to the flower, bird, insect and fish market.

There's only one high-end ornamental fish farm in Tiannan City, located near Du Guanghe.

But Chen Ling didn't go directly there. Instead, he wandered around many fish shops and aquariums in the city, but unfortunately, he wasn't satisfied with the prices.

Although the fish he bought last year had flaws, they were much more expensive than ordinary goldfish, costing at least ten yuan each.

When they went to these shops, some owners knew that Chen Ling was bringing good fish, while others didn't know anything about them, just thought they were pretty and wanted them, but offered very low prices.

He actually came up with the idea of ​​spending two hundred yuan to buy both of his buckets of fish.

Chen Ling didn't even bother to roll his eyes at this and turned to leave.

Finally, when we got to Du Guanghe's place, the price he offered became normal.

Since Chen Ling sold him two red eels last year, he wasn't surprised that Chen Ling had good ornamental fish. Last year, he guessed that the guy was trying to find out the market and was using the eels to test the price.

Looking at it now, it is indeed the case.

"This is the price. I won't try to cheat you. But my little shop can't possibly eat all this fish."

Du Guanghe, tall, thin, fair-skinned, and wearing glasses, shook his head: "The lowest quality fish here can easily sell for fifty yuan apiece in my shop, and a pair can sell for a hundred. If you keep all the lower quality ones, I'll still give you fifty yuan for the koi, but not for the goldfish. I can only give you an average price of forty yuan each."

Goldfish are quite delicate, and those that have traveled long distances are prone to illness and death, so this price reduction is reasonable.

Chen Ling didn't care; he was mainly concerned about the two grades of good quality fish. He asked, "What about my good quality ones? I put a lot of effort into raising these fish."

“I see that your fish are of such good quality that they could be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars… Like I said, this fish is indeed very good, but my small shop can’t handle it all. I can only keep a few at most.”

Du Guanghe sighed regretfully and looked at Chen Ling: "I'll introduce you to some friends from Jiangnan. We often get fish from each other. Their businesses are bigger than mine. Your fish are considered good seedlings. If you don't mind the trouble, you can go and visit them." As he spoke, he handed Chen Ling several business cards with phone numbers and addresses on them.

Chen Ling thanked them, scooped out the ordinary-looking fish, completed the transaction, and left with Lynx.

When they arrived at the car, San Gou was guarding it, and Chen Ling put the fish bucket on the car.

Du Juan laughed and said, "Wow, Fugui, you really are amazing! You can raise anything and it will sell for several thousand or even ten thousand.

The lynx laughed and said, "Have you forgotten about the fine-scaled fish and red-lipped barbs that the rich man has? They're worth much more than this. We were discussing selling fish last year, but we never expected him to get into ornamental fish."

"By the way, Fugui, what should we do with the rest of these fish? Shall we go to Jiangnan and find someone to sell them?"

"Haha, we're not going today. We just made some money. I'll take you guys out to eat first."

Chen Ling hopped on his motorcycle, put on his helmet, waved with a smile, and drove off with his dog.

……

After eating out, Chen Ling delivered some beautiful fish to Zhao Dahai's house in the afternoon. Since Zhao Dahai was away, busy in various places, Chen Ling didn't stay long.

He returned to his house with the fish bucket and three dogs.

After resting for a night, he continued to ride his motorcycle with his dog, roaming around various cities in Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

He rarely comes to the city, and he even brought his dogs. The lynx, seeing the opportunity, also got on his motorcycle, selected two greyhounds, and followed him back and forth.

Even though he had witnessed the prowess of Chen Ling's two dogs, he couldn't help but be surprised by their running. Damn, these two dogs ran like they had engines. After running all day, both of his dogs were exhausted, and Erhei was also worn out, but Heiwa and the other two still ran incredibly fast as if they didn't know they were tired at all.

Even with his extensive knowledge of dogs, he couldn't help but say that the two dogs looked like monsters.

Even Chen Ling, who made tens of thousands of yuan selling fish, seemed ordinary in front of the two dogs.

"Uncle Fugui".

Chen Ling and Shanmao parked their motorcycle on the bridge. Under the setting sun, a gentle evening breeze blew across the river. Two large dogs, one black and one yellow, ran around on the bridge, sometimes resting their front paws on the railings and gazing at the river, and sometimes sniffing and urinating all over the bridge. Three other dogs lay on the ground with their tongues lolling out, too tired to move.

Just then, someone was heard calling Chen Ling.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a sky-blue delivery truck stopped at the bridgehead. A young man jumped out of the truck and waved at them.

"Xiao Mian... no, Xiao Fang, what are you doing here?"

Chen Ling glanced at it and realized it was Little Sheep. He almost blurted out the nickname he had given her.

Fang Boming scratched his head and smiled shyly: "I came to deliver goods. I saw two people walking their dogs on this side of the bridge. They look a lot like you, Uncle Fugui."

He didn't dare say that he recognized Chen Ling by looking at the dog.

After all, everyone in Chenwangzhuang knows that Chen Ling likes to go hiking and walk his dog.

He went there often, so naturally he knew.

Moreover, he often saw Chen Ling running back and forth on the main street of the county town with his dog. Once he started running, he ignored everyone and looked very cool.

I never expected that after not seeing him for a while, he would be walking his dog in the city.

That's a real investment.

She absolutely loves dogs.

"Haha, I came to the city on some business. By the way, I heard from Sun Yanhong that you weren't working for her anymore, so why are you back?"

Chen Ling looked him up and down. This little lamb had performed well last year and was quite sensible, so Wang Lixian had given in to him. Anyway, San Ni'er was already living with someone else, so what could they do?
Because of this, the kid changed his address to him, calling him "Uncle Fugui" repeatedly, and was quite warm towards him.

"Oh, this is because my parents called me back home at the end of last year. I had no choice but to go. They don't know about Xiaojing yet. I just managed to fool them by telling them I was doing business with someone..."

At this point, he scratched his head again, pointed at the truck and chuckled, "Actually, it's not really a scam. It's a used truck that I bought myself. Now I work and earn money myself. Xiaojing said that a man only has confidence when he has his own money. Otherwise, he's always being controlled by his parents, which is very frustrating."

Good guy.

The way he said that almost made Shanmao burst out laughing, let alone Chen Ling.

Chen Ling knew that this kid listened to San Ni'er, so he didn't say anything. He just patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Good, not bad. We men have to be self-reliant. As the old saying goes, even a penny can stump a hero. Only when you can earn money independently can you stand up straight and speak with confidence."

The little lamb was very excited, but then a little embarrassed, it whispered, "Uncle Fugui, do you have any profitable businesses here? People say you can make a name for yourself even in this remote mountain village, making money while having fun. Can you teach me a few tricks? I can be your apprentice."

"puff……"

The lynx couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this: "You want to be his apprentice? Forget it, his skills are something no one else can learn. If I could, I would have become his master long ago."

Seeing the little lamb in a daze, the lynx continued, "Because he really made money while playing around, how can you learn that?"

The little lamb was dumbfounded after hearing this, because when he thought about it carefully, it really was true. Chen Ling seemed to have never done any serious business; he was just playing around.

Chen Ling glanced at him, wondering if San Nier had taught him to ask this question, or if he had come up with it on the spot after meeting Chen Ling.

He then said, "I do have some business opportunities that you can do, but I don't know if you'd be willing to take them."

"what?"

The little lamb thought it was all over, but unexpectedly there was still a chance. It immediately opened its mouth wide and exclaimed, "What kind of deal is this, Uncle Fugui?"

This kid is a decent young man once he cuts his hair short and dresses normally. It's just that he's too soft-hearted, like a pushover, and his words and actions seem rather dull.

"Let's continue with the transport business. You can help me send fish to Jiangnan," Chen Ling said.

Today I went to the friend's place in Jiangnan, introduced by Du Guanghe, and sold the fish very smoothly. I went to several places and found that this business is viable.

He originally planned to come once or twice a month, and sell the fish while training the dogs.

Now that he has met Little Sheep, he suddenly feels that he can also put his idea into practice when he was at home.

Anyway, I don't want to do it.

Now pay the delivery fee to the lamb (a delivery service) to deliver the fish, and you can keep the fish at home.

We deliver to wherever there is a need.

This way it's less troublesome.

"Sure, this is a good deal, I'm willing to do it."

Little Lamb was very happy, but soon he frowned: "Uncle Fugui, if we want to do it, I'll have to convert my truck into a seafood truck, so I guess it won't be possible this month."

"No need, why use a seafood truck?"

Chen Ling waved his hand: "Just lay several layers of thick plastic sheeting in the carriage, as long as it doesn't leak."

"Huh? This... how can we do this without a seafood truck? What about the fish? Won't they all die on such a long journey?"

"It's alright, don't worry, I have a solution. You just need to focus on transportation, and I guarantee the fish won't die."

Chen Ling was very confident in ensuring the fish's survival; he couldn't guarantee anything else, but he could definitely guarantee this.

(End of this chapter)