Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 591

Chapter 591: Sneaky Old Man ( 1 )
Written on the paper was Xi Yaoyang’s neat and sharp handwriting.

‘Chenmo, how are you? I hope you recover well.

I have received your package and have tried the tonic wine and wound ointment. This wine tastes delicious and it really works wonders. My injury healed faster than doctors expected and it healed without any complications. So please thank your wife for me.

Jiaojiao and I feel sorry for not being able to attend your wedding. Therefore, we can only send you our best wishes through this letter.

When I recover, Jiaojiao and I will take a long leave and go to Xie village to visit you and your wife. I hope we can try your wife’s cooking skills by then.

Also, this couple’s watch was a gift from the general. He still regrets your early retirement and keeps asking for news about you. If you have time, you should come and visit him.

He also took half of what you gave me. He especially likes biscuits and tonic wine made by your wife. If possible, please send me some more. Otherwise, my future father-in-law might torture me for months if I failed to get more biscuits for him.

Xi Yaoyang’

After reading the letter, Li Chenmo chuckled lightly, which caught Lu Jueyu’s attention. As she put the letter into the envelope, she looked at her husband and asked, “Husband, what are you looking at?”

Li Chenmo showed the letter to her and said, “Wife, this is a letter from my friend Xi Yaoyang. And these watches are a wedding gift from the general to us.”

After hearing this, Lu Jueyu read the letter for a while and said with a smile, “Since your friends and general like the food and wine, we can send more to them.”

Li Chenmo nodded after listening to her words and said, “Well, we should send it out tomorrow. It will take a few days to reach the barracks.”

“Wife, this is the money for the side jobs. You keep it,” he added, handing her the thick envelope to her.

Lu Jueyu took the envelope, checked the contents, and saw a thick stack of money inside.

“Husband, is your friend also in business? Doesn’t he work in the army?” she asked.

Recalling what happened back then, Li Chenmo said with a smile, “When I was still in the army, Yaoyang and I both wanted to earn extra money to send home. So we hunted a lot of wild boars at that time. However, due to the frequent missions we did, it was difficult for us to have a stable income. So, we decided to build a pig farm there with the money we were making.”

“Because we rarely have free time, we cannot manage the pig farm. Therefore, we hire local people to manage the pig farm for us,” he added.

“Husband, you are trusting them so much? How are you sure that they won’t play tricks and lie about the accounts?” Lu Jueyu asked.

Knowing what she was thinking, Li Chenmo patted her head and said, “Well, Yaoyang and I saved their lives. Not to mention, after they went to work on the pig farm, the situation at their home also improved. So, I doubt they would do such a thing that could cut off their source of income. I trust Yaoyang’s ability to judge people.”

“More importantly, if we want to use people, we have to trust them. If we don’t trust them, then we shouldn’t use them,” he added.

Lu Jueyu nodded after listening to her husband’s words and said nothing more. They sat there, chatting in the summer breeze for a while before they went to the pig pen.

When the sunset in the west, Dong Li, Dong Huang, and Feng Lin finally decided not to fish anymore and returned home. The river where they fished was near Feng Lin’s house. So, Feng Lin went home directly, while the Dong siblings walked back to Xie Village.

As they walked through the center of the village, water dripped from the fish baskets, leaving a wet trail. A group of villagers sat under a tree chatting, playing chess, and mending clothes.

Seeing the fishing baskets and rods they were carrying, a villager asked, “Dong Li, Dong Huang, are you going fishing in the river again?”

Hearing her question, Dong Huang smiled at her and said politely, “Yes, aunty. My brother and I are going with Brother Lin. We didn’t catch many fish today, only three.”

Another villager sneered and said sourly, “I don’t know why the team leader didn’t report this river’s resource to the brigade and claimed it as the production team’s assets. That way, everyone can benefit from it, not just a few people, or even people from another village.”

When the other villagers heard her words, their faces turned dark. Although they themselves do not go fishing, their children often go to the river to fish or catch some shrimp. Even if it is not as good as pork, fish and shrimp are meat that can nourish their family.

If this river is claimed as the production team’s asset, wouldn’t it mean that they won’t even be able to eat fish in the future?

So, as soon as the villager finished speaking, a young woman interrupted her, “Sister-in-law, how can you say that? The team leader is concerned about our situation and wants to improve our lives. That’s why he did not report the resources of the river to the brigade.”

After hearing her words, the villager was confused, but insisted, “As part of the revolution, we should not be selfish and should consider the overall situation. If the river is claimed by the production team, then we can even get fish on the distribution day. Isn’t it better than letting people from other villages fish in our river and take all the fish?”

The young woman rolled her eyes at her stupidity and said, “You speak as if you are the smartest one here.”