When business comes knocking on your door, there's no reason not to accept. Ms. Wen quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll go get a basket to put it in right away."

The villagers cherish their baskets and bags, so they bring their own when they buy things, and they return the containers to others when they bring things to them.

Wen went back into the house to get a basket, and also took out the money.

"Aunt Zhao, here are 60 coins, please count them."

Aunt Zhao carefully placed the eggs into Wen's bamboo basket and took the money directly, putting it into her pocket.

“We’re all neighbors, you wouldn’t lie to an old woman like me, but you bought so many eggs, will your daughter be able to finish them all? It’s hot now, be careful they don’t spoil if they’re left for too long.”

Wen was caught off guard by this, and after a moment of stunned silence, she immediately realized what was happening.

"Thank you, ma'am. My daughter had a severe hemorrhage during childbirth. The doctor said it was a miracle she survived, so she needs to take good care of herself."

Fortunately, God blessed me and I found ginseng, so I thought I would give her three meals a day.

I eat two eggs per meal, so these 70 eggs I bought today will only last me about ten days. But thank you for reminding me; I'll buy more in a few days.

It was true that her daughter had suffered a severe hemorrhage. Wen spoke with heartfelt emotion, her eyes even reddening, which moved Aunt Zhao to tears.

"Sister Wen, don't be sad. Things will definitely get better in the future."

Mr. Wen nodded, took the eggs, and thanked him.

After Aunt Zhao left, Wen took the eggs and went to Xu Qing's room.

[Ding! Detected free-range eggs from a green farm, 5 coins each. Sell now?]

【Yes! 】

Before Wen could speak, Xu Qing preemptively handed all the money to her:

“Mother, I heard everything Aunt Zhao said, and she is absolutely right. We can wait a bit before collecting the eggs, but we can collect the chickens.”

Ms. Wen's gloomy mood vanished instantly. Yes! Her daughter had mentioned before that she could buy chickens, why couldn't she think of that?

"My daughter is really smart."

Wen took out 100 coins and returned the rest to Xu Qing:

"I don't need that much. A chicken costs at most 40 coins, and it's a really fat one. I feel uneasy if I have too much money on me."

Xu Qing reluctantly accepted it.

Ms. Wen planned to buy chickens again in a few days. Buying so many things in one day would inevitably arouse envy and jealousy.

She also went to dig for wild vegetables with a basket on her back. Although making money through buying and selling was easy and quick, she couldn't do it all the time. When there was no business, she would dig for wild vegetables, which was also a way to earn money.

When they got to the top of the mountain, they were dumbfounded. It was densely packed with people everywhere. Wen walked a little further into the mountain.

There were still many people. A familiar woman greeted her, "Aunt Wen, are you here to dig for wild vegetables again?"

Ms. Wen asked in confusion, "Why are there so many people today?"

The woman laughed and replied, "Oh, it's because we heard you dug up ginseng. Everyone wants to try their luck."

Wen: "..."

So many people came looking for ginseng that they just picked some wild vegetables to take home. As a result, Wen, who came out late today, only managed to find a few dandelions.

She went home dejectedly, while Xu Gong and Xu Baobao had a very fruitful trip.

Xu Gong carried a basket up the mountain and found many people digging for wild vegetables, so he took Xu Baobao directly to see the trap he had set earlier.

He and his elder brother set five traps in total. They caught prey at each one: four rabbits and one pheasant.

One of the little wild rabbits is still alive, though its leg is slightly injured. Xu Baobao said to Xu Gong:

"Uncle, I want to keep it as a pet so that my little sister can play with the rabbit when she's a bit older in a few months. Is that okay?"

"Of course! I'll bandage its leg, and it'll be lively and energetic again in a few days."

As soon as Ms. Wen entered the courtyard, she saw the two people squatting on the ground bandaging the little rabbit.

Xu Jian held Xu Beibei and watched from the side.

"Grandma, my uncle and I caught a lot of prey today, look!"

Xu Baobao showed the prey behind her to Wen Shi.

Wen was thinking about whether these things could be sold for money.

She picked up a wild rabbit and went to Xu Qing's room.

"Girl, can we sell this?"

[Ding! One wild rabbit, completely natural, detected. Price: 100 coins per pound. Want to sell?]

Xu Qing is sleeping.

She was awakened by the mechanical voice in her head, and when she opened her eyes, she saw her mother sitting in front of her bed with a wild rabbit in her hand.

She rubbed her eyes: "Mother."

"Girl, can we sell this?"

Xu Qing came to her senses. This was amazing!

This is the most expensive item she has ever seen.

Recite silently in your heart.

【Yes! 】

I received 300 coins.

It's a pity it's a bit small, but wild rabbits don't grow very big anyway.

"Mother, wild rabbits fetch a high price, 100 coins per pound. Where did you get these rabbits? Did you catch them?"

Wen said, "It was your second brother who set the trap and caught them. There are three more in the yard. We want to keep one live baby. There's also a pheasant."

Xu Qing became interested: "I'll go out and take a look too."

Ms. Wen: "I have something else to tell you, please wait a moment."

Xu Qing looked at the somewhat sad-looking Wen Shi and asked, "What's wrong, Mother?"

Wen recounted her experience of going up the mountain that day, and then sighed and said:

“We can’t find any wild vegetables here, and we can’t keep collecting eggs to sell. Isn’t this a waste of the magic weapon your father gave us?”

Xu Qing could understand her mother's feelings; if she were in her mother's shoes, she would also be anxious.

"Mom, don't worry, there's no rush. After I finish my postpartum confinement, we'll go to town to do business. We can buy eggs there, and there will be plenty of opportunities to make money."

Listening to her daughter's gentle words of comfort, Ms. Wen also relaxed her anxious mood.

The two went into the courtyard together, and had just approached...

[Ding! Three wild rabbits, all naturally occurring, detected. Price: 100 coins per pound. Want to sell?]

[Ding! One wild pheasant detected. Price: 120 coins per pound. Would you like to sell?]

【no! 】

Just kidding, if the prey in the yard disappeared in public, wouldn't that give us away?

Wen coughed and said, "The village chief helped us a lot with the baby's household registration. We haven't thanked him yet, so I plan to give him two wild rabbits as a thank-you gift."

We'll cook another one tonight; I took the pheasant to sell.

Xu Jian and the other person expressed no objection.

Carrying two rabbits and a pheasant, Wen turned to Xu Qing and said, "Girl, come and give me a hand."

"Mom, let me do it."

Xu Gong dropped the rabbit and was about to get up.

Wen asked him to build a burrow for the rabbits, so Xu Gong had no choice but to go first.

Xu Qing knew that her mother wanted to take the prey inside to sell it, so she cooperated and went into the kitchen with her.

As soon as Xu Qing entered the kitchen, she silently replied, "Yes!"

The two rabbits weighed a total of 5 jin, and the pheasant weighed 3 jin, earning 860 wen. Adding the money earned from selling eggs and wild vegetables, the family had a total of 1460 wen.

Having said he wanted to eat rabbit meat tonight, Xu Qing bought two farmed meat rabbits from the mall, and the price made him gasp.

Raised meat rabbits cost only 10 coins per pound, and each rabbit weighs eight pounds, which is 10 times more expensive than wild rabbits.

Wen quickly killed and skinned the rabbit, putting the skin in a basket to be thrown away later, so that no one could tell the difference.

She said she was thanking the village chief, not to lie to Xu Gong, but simply to replace the wild rabbit with a rabbit from her daughter's online store.

The only difference is the fur color; they're both rabbits anyway. Plus, the rabbit my daughter bought has more meat and looks tastier.

After finishing her business, Ms. Wen carried a bamboo basket and went to the village chief's house.

Xu Qing was cooking in the kitchen. She was going to make a dry pot rabbit dish. She bought some potatoes from the mall and would say that her mother dug them up from the mountain.

She chopped the rabbit into small pieces. Since she only had salt at home, she bought some seasonings from the mall, including Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, and star anise.

She had already discovered that the shopping cart was like a separate space where inanimate items could be stored. After using it, she put it back into the shopping cart.

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