novelslam Chapter 74 Good Fortune Brought by Wangcai
Chapter 74 Good Fortune Brought by Wangcai
Upon entering the courtyard,
Li Xiangyang first picked out a small carp weighing 2 jin from the sack, intending to give it to the little wolf to eat raw later.
I only found out this morning when I went to the black market that hunting dogs are so expensive!
Just buying a small Mongolian greyhound costs thirty or forty yuan.
and,
Even when raised, its abilities in all aspects are not as good as those of this wild wolf.
This further fueled Li Xiangyang's desire to train the wolf cub into a hunting dog.
He then dragged the remaining hundred or so pounds of fish to the storage room and hid them before pushing open the door to the main room.
When Liu Xiulan saw Li Xiangyang return, she was so excited that she threw herself at him.
They didn't mind Li Xiangyang's icy exterior, nor did they care whether anyone else was present.
She's so happy today!
First, in the morning, wave after wave of people came to praise her, this sunny daughter-in-law, and now she can hear such beautiful singing at home.
And all of this was brought to her by the man in front of her.
She wrapped her arms around Li Xiangyang's neck and looked at him with eyes full of joy, saying:
"Xiangyang, the songs playing on our radio are so nice!"
"Look how happy you are."
Li Xiangyang smiled and reached out to affectionately rub Liu Xiulan's slightly chubby oval face, saying:
"This is a BJ brand radio, how could the sound quality be bad?"
"So this is the BJ brand...?"
Zhao Lijuan exclaimed in surprise.
He gently wiped the radio with his sleeve, as if afraid of letting such an expensive radio get dusty.
She had previously gone to the supply and marketing cooperative with some friends to look at radios. Although she couldn't remember the specifics, she remembered the names and prices.
Especially this BJ brand radio!
When the sales clerk quoted the price, they were all so shocked that they couldn't speak.
At the time, she never imagined that the Li family would one day be able to buy it back...
But... isn't buying such a nice radio a bit too extravagant...?
"Xiangyang, this BJ brand radio isn't cheap. It must cost at least fifty or sixty yuan, right?"
I remember Sun the miser just bought a Peony 749, it cost around twenty-something yuan.
"This radio costs fifty or sixty yuan...? That's a bit expensive. Xiangyang, we should just buy one for twenty yuan."
Li Zhenshan was also taken aback by the price, feeling that Li Xiangyang was spending money too extravagantly.
"Dad, this BJ brand radio is a bit expensive, but it's sturdy and durable. His greedy grandson broke two Peony 749 radios, but our BJ brand one is still working perfectly."
Moreover, while Peony 749 is cheap, the broadcast audio is mixed with the rustling sound of falling leaves, making it difficult for those with hearing impairments to hear clearly.
Li Xiangyang offered an explanation.
When he returned, he knew that people would think the radio was too expensive once they found out.
But now that he can earn money and his family has the means, he wants to provide his family with good food and good living conditions.
"Okay, okay, as long as the sound quality is good and it's durable, it's fine if it's a bit pricey!"
"Everyone, come and eat!" Wang Guiying walked in from the kitchen carrying food.
She was usually the one who most opposed Li Xiangyang's wasteful spending, but she couldn't stand hearing anyone else talk about Li Xiangyang.
"Mom, I have 47.3 yuan left. Please keep it."
Li Xiangyang knew that everyone thought it was expensive because they had been poor for too long, so he deliberately took out the remaining money he had and handed it to Wang Guiying.
"There's still so much left?" Li Zhenshan was a little surprised, as Li Xiangyang hadn't taken much out today.
"Now that the snow disaster has spread, everyone is frantically buying furs and food to keep warm, and prices have gone up as a result."
Li Xiangyang offered an explanation.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangdong suddenly remembered something and interjected, "By the way, Dad, do you know how much a pound of straw sells for now?"
"What, you knew?"
Li Zhenshan was a little curious.
Li Xiangyang had already collected a large amount of straw early on; if the price went up, he could make a lot of money from it.
"Three cents!"
Li Xiangdong said decisively:
"When I came back, I saw someone collecting straw, so I went up to ask them out of curiosity."
"Now straw costs 3 cents a pound?"
My goodness, it's only been a few days... hasn't the value of that batch of straw harvested by Xiangyang already doubled?
Zhao Lijuan stared wide-eyed, too afraid to think about it.
She realized for the first time that collecting straw could be so profitable.
"Then our 15,000 jin of straw from the ranch should sell for at least 400 or 500 yuan now!"
Liu Xiulan was also shocked:
"The price has doubled in just a few days, what if we leave it for another ten days or two weeks..."
After hearing Liu Xiulan's speculation, Li Xiangdong became excited and exclaimed, "Then we'll be rich!"
"What are you thinking? You'll be rich in ten or fifteen days!" Li Xiangyang spat out a few fish bones, pouring cold water on the daydreamers.
"These straws are still straws, and there's a limit to how much they can contain!"
To reiterate, people buy straw to feed sheep. If the price of straw rises to the point where they'd lose money after buying it to feed sheep, then they'd rather let their sheep starve than buy it.
"At that time, it will be priceless and unavailable."
After hearing Li Xiangyang's explanation, everyone's excitement instantly cooled down.
However, at this moment, a radio that costs more than 50 yuan doesn't seem expensive anymore.
"Alright, alright, stop thinking about it so much and hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold," Wang Guiying urged everyone to eat again.
In her eyes: nothing is more important than eating.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the carp that had just been brought inside had thawed. Li Xiangyang then took the fish out of the house, intending to feed it to the little wolf cub.
As instructed by Li Xiangyang, Liu Xiulan found some broken wooden planks in the storage room this morning and built a den for the little wolf in front of their house.
As soon as Li Xiangyang approached, he heard a fierce purring sound coming from inside the den. He lifted the burlap covering the den and saw that the little wolf was indeed baring its teeth at him.
Seeing that the little wolf was in much better condition, Li Xiangyang was no longer angry.
The chicken on the ground hadn't been touched, but there were no ice cubes in the basin of water, so the water must have been drunk up.
He then pulled out the small dagger he had seized from the robber that morning and quickly slashed the small crucian carp several times.
You know what, this little dagger looks old but it's actually very sharp. Li Xiangyang just casually made a few cuts on the carp with it, and without much effort, he cut through the scales, flesh, and bones.
Not wanting to get blood on his hands, Li Xiangyang quickly threw the cut fish meat into the cage.
The whole fish was thrown into the cage and instantly broke into several large pieces, with foul-smelling fish blood seeping out from the cuts.
The moment it smelled the blood, the little wolf became restless, bared its teeth at Li Xiangyang a few more times, and then lay down on the ground to gnaw on the fish pieces.
"That's right."
Seeing that the little wolf was finally willing to eat, Li Xiangyang smiled.
Then he realized he needed to give the little wolf a name:
"Should we name him Sang Biao, which sounds more imposing and powerful, or Wang Cai, which sounds more festive and fun?"
"Hmm, let's call it Wangcai!" Li Xiangyang thought for a moment and decided that this name suited it better.
The reason is simple: the little wolf only arrived at the Li family's house last night, and the black market opened this morning. Everyone is scrambling to buy his fish, rabbit skins are selling for even higher prices, and even the processing of the straw they collected recently has doubled in value.
This is incredible luck!