Transmigrated into a child bride, she punishes scumbags, raises children, and marries a soldier.

Zhou Chuan acted swiftly. The next morning, after breakfast, she went to the family compound to inquire. She went to the family compound for battalion and company level officers. As for the family compound for regimental level officers, she only knew two women so far: Li Dazui and Sister Tian. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask either of them.

"Tsk, they haven't finished eating their chicken yet!"

"They say she has plenty of breast milk and didn't kill a chicken. How about it, can I buy it? Sigh, if I were buying it myself, it wouldn't matter if it was expensive. The main thing is that it's for my child. If I buy it too expensive, people over there will gossip about me."

"She's quite clever; she's actually selling chickens."

Is something wrong inside?

"Li Dazui has a good plan!"

"Comrade Zhou Chuan, here's what happened... None of us could raise them, but she threw a tantrum, insisting she didn't have enough breast milk. She begged the division commander, and in the end, he couldn't take it anymore and let the cooks raise them for her, with her family providing the feed. But I heard that she only gave us a pound or so of empty grains at the beginning, and then she never gave us any more. So where did she get the chickens? They were clearly the army's chickens. She's really cunning, she's scheming to the bone."

"From what she said, it seems like the army won't let her raise chickens anymore. I guess if she wants the chickens back, she'll definitely have to give something in return. The army isn't stupid; they won't let her get away with it."

"That's hard to say. She's the most troublesome one. And listen to her name, 'Li Big Mouth.' Is she called 'Big Mouth' for nothing? If you don't do what she wants, she'll make a huge fuss and spread rumors everywhere. Didn't she make such a fuss before that the division commander had no choice but to approve the order?"

"What a capable person!"

"You're right, she really is a capable person! More capable than anyone else!"

After making some inquiries, Zhou Chuan understood the situation. If Li Dazui could really sell the chickens, she would buy them if the price was right. Buying her chickens wouldn't result in being ripped off, and she could even do her a favor—what a great deal!

"One more question: what's the market price for chickens right now? How much are hens and roosters being sold? Even if you go to the next village to buy them, you still need to know the prices, right?"

"It seems to be 50 cents a pound in town. Hens are a bit more expensive, around 65 cents. 70 cents is too expensive, so don't buy them."

After finding out the details, Zhou Chuan expressed his gratitude and then turned to head towards the Xiao family's residence.

She had just reached the Xiao family's door when Sister Li called out to her.

Zhou Chuan saw her emerge from behind the tomato trellis again and was somewhat exasperated: "Big sister, why are you squatting there again?" He felt like she was a peeping tom.

Sister Li was embarrassed for a second, but quickly recovered: "I'm weeding. Otherwise, how do you think my vegetable garden grows so well? It's all thanks to my meticulous care." As she spoke, she walked to the fence. "So, are you still buying chickens?"

Zhou Chuan entered the Xiao family's courtyard and asked calmly, "How much are you selling it for? I'll find out the market price first and then compare prices with others."

Li Dazui was initially delighted by the first part, but his smile vanished as he heard the second part: "Girl, what are you still comparing prices for? Would I possibly rip you off? We're both from the countryside. What's that saying again? When fellow countrymen meet, their eyes well up with tears. Don't worry, I'll give you the real price."

Zhou Chuan waved his hands repeatedly: "Come on, we're not even from the same place, what kind of fellow townsmen are we! Stop talking nonsense, just tell me how much you plan to sell it for?"

Li Dazui rolled his eyes and held up two fingers: "Hey girl, how's the price?"

Zhou Chuan was about to go inside when he saw this: "Two yuan a pound? You're robbing me!"

"It's two yuan a chicken!" Sister Li waved vigorously at Zhou Chuan. "It's two yuan a chicken. You're too impatient. You didn't even hear what I said before you ran off."

Zhou Chuan waved his hand again: "You can't report like that. I don't even know how big your chickens are, and you want two yuan each. You're not being honest. Let's go, I'll go to the next village to buy chickens later." He then turned to go back into the house.

Li Dazui was so anxious he wanted to climb over the fence: "Hey, hey, don't go! The price is negotiable! Hey, don't go yet! The people in the next village are all rip-offs. You'll definitely get ripped off if you go there."

Zhou Chuan turned around: "So how much are you going to sell it for? I'm not buying it for myself, I'm buying it for the poor child of your man's comrade-in-arms. Think about the price before you say it."

Li Dazui said with a bitter face, "How am I supposed to name a price? I might as well just give it away for free."

Zhou Chuan nodded in agreement: "Giving it away for free is fine too, since you got that chicken for free anyway!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dazui's face immediately fell: "What do you mean by 'free'? Don't listen to people's nonsense. I bought those chicks with my own money, and the feed for the chickens was also provided by my family. They were clearly raised by my family."

Zhou Chuan waved his hand and was about to leave: "Hey, just kidding, you're getting all worked up. You were the one who said you'd give it away for free, that's why I said that..."

"Hey, don't go! I'm just worried you'll get scammed!" Li Dazui leaned forward. "Come back, come back. Five cents, five cents, that's the lowest I can offer."

Zhou Chuan turned around and asked again, "Rooster or hen?"

Seeing that Zhou Chuan looked like he was about to leave if the price wasn't right, Li Dazui finally gritted his teeth and said, "Hey, hey, it's dirt cheap, come back quickly."

Zhou Chuan strolled leisurely to the fence: "Hen is five cents a pound?"

Li Dazui curled his lip: "What else can we do, grandma?"

Zhou Chuan was satisfied, but he still complained: "You didn't lose anything, so why are you acting like this? If you don't sell those few chickens to Commander Xiao's son while he's not home, who else can you sell them to?"

Li Dazui stubbornly retorted, "Nonsense! My chickens are so good, there are plenty of people who want to buy them!"

Zhou Chuan rolled his eyes: "Alright, it's not a holiday or anything. Who has so much money that they'd buy chicken to eat? Even if someone could afford it, would they buy chicken from you, Li Dazui?"

Every household that can raise chickens has already filled its quota. Buying one would only mean killing it, and these days, who would be willing to kill a chicken for everyday consumption? Families with better financial conditions could afford it, but because of Li Dazui's reputation, they wouldn't buy chickens from her.

She could sell them in town, but every household there raises chickens, so who would buy hers? The county town? You'd have to queue up to get there, and even then, she might not be able to sell them.

Li Dazui, caught off guard by Zhou Chuan's words, immediately raised his head and retorted, "It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Everyone says I have a big mouth, but I'm not that big of a mouth. Girl, we've known each other for a while now, have you seen what I've said?"

Getting emotional, Li Dazui grabbed Zhou Chuan's hand: "They mainly look down on me because I'm from the countryside, and those little vixens... I couldn't stand it, so I said a few words to them, and ever since then, it's like they all agreed to ignore me. Let me tell you, the people here..."

Zhou Chuan pulled his hand away: "Big sister, you should be content. Look at us, we're about the same age, both from the countryside. I'm even several years younger than you, yet you live in a big house, have a baby, and are a military officer's wife. And look at me... Never mind, I won't say anymore, it'll only bring tears to my eyes."

Li Dazui looked at Zhou Chuan, his expression softening considerably: "Little sister, you're just too honest. Listen to your older sister, just stay here no matter what. If you run out of money, go ask so-and-so for some; if you run out of food, go beg so-and-so for some. You can't let him have an easy time. You have to annoy him to death!"

Zhou Chuan sighed, "I'm too shy to do this. Sigh, I've always been shy, there's nothing I can do about it, it's become a habit." She saw Li Dazui hesitate several times before speaking, "Don't try to persuade me anymore. I'm just waiting to see what kind of regulations the military will come up with. I believe the organization won't abandon me."

Li Dazui chuckled dryly twice: "Yes, yes."

So Zhou Chuan bought five chickens from Li Dazui, four hens and one rooster, for six yuan and fifty cents. Zhou Chuan had Xiao Ran give her seven yuan, and got thirty-five eggs from her. Fifty cents could buy at most twenty eggs, and the remaining fifteen were extras that Zhou Chuan had asked for.

When buying the chicken, Zhou Chuan made Xiao Ran reveal his identity and gave Li Dazui the money in front of the cooks. He wasn't worried that Li Dazui would renege on the debt later, nor was he worried that the chicken was of dubious origin, since the cooks had instructed him to buy it.

As they were leaving with the chicken, Zhou Chuan noticed that the cooks were stopping Li Dazui from leaving with them, probably because they still had some scores to settle.

However, this has nothing to do with them. In fact, they actually got a good deal this time by buying chickens. They didn't get a good deal from Li Dazui, but rather from the army in a roundabout way.