Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 979

Chapter 979: A Deal ( 1 )
Just when Chen Jianguo finished washing half of the clothes, Chen Jianyan came over and said, “Second brother, let me help you.”

Hearing this, Chen Jianguo nodded and said, “Thank you, Xiao Yan.”

Chen Jianmin glanced at them and went to the woodshed to get a bamboo basket, shovel, and a hoe. Before leaving, he said, “Xiao Guo, Xiao Yan, Brother will go to the mountain to pick some mushrooms and see if we can eat meat tonight.”

When Chen Jianyan heard this, her eyes lit up. She wanted to ask her brother to bring her some wild berries. But thinking about what just happened, she bit her lip and lowered her head.

Seeing her like this, Chen Jianmin sighed inwardly. His sister is still too young.

“Xiao Yan, Brother will check if there are any wild berries and bring some back to you. So, go do your homework and study well,” he said with a smile.

When Chen Jianyan heard this, she looked at her brother and saw the same doting look as before in her brother’s eyes. A smile appeared on her face and she nodded quickly, “Brother, I want the red one.”

Chen Jianmin thought for a while and said, “You mean strawberries?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Okay, Brother will bring some back for you,” Chen Jianmin said with a smile.

Then, he looked at his second brother and said, “Xiao Guo, take care of your brothers and sisters at home.”

“Okay.”

After he reminded him again, Chen Jianmin walked up the mountain along the path behind Dong Li’s house. Fortunately, he took a shortcut and reached the mountain’s river in less than an hour.

There is still food at home so he plans to catch more fish and pick more mushrooms today. He wanted to make more money so he could send his siblings to high school.

Although they cannot go to college, it is still a good thing to have a higher education. In this way, they may be able to work in the government and find a good job for themselves in the future.

Additionally, he learned that most people now require at least a sewing machine as a bride price. He needs to make more money to buy one for his little bride in the future.

Thinking this way, he placed the bamboo basket by the river and went to get Dong Li’s fishing net hidden in the tree trunk. He caught half a basket of fish with a fishing net, weighing around 80 kilograms.

After he hid the fishing net, he walked into the bamboo forest with the basket. When he arrived at the bamboo forest, he saw that the bamboo forest was full of mushrooms growing densely, and a smile appeared on his face.

“It’s just as Ah Li said. The mushrooms here grow really fast,” he muttered in amazement.

Putting down the bamboo basket, he covered the fish with larger bamboo leaves and started picking mushrooms. When the sky started to darken, he finally filled the bamboo basket. As usual, he covered the bamboo basket with leaves and tied it with dry vine.

On his way back, he crossed the road behind Dong Li’s house. Although this road is farther away than the other one he usually took, there are many wild berries growing in this area.

He took a bag out of his clothes and picked up the ripe berries. Fortunately, this area is rarely visited by villagers, so berries are plentiful. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to get the unripe berries.

After filling a bag of berries, he finally returned home satisfied and in a good mood.

When passing by Su Lide’s house, he saw Houzi repairing the fence and walked over. Standing outside the fence, he greeted the other party, “Good evening, Brother Houzi.”

When Houzi heard this, he stopped what he was doing and raised his head. Seeing that Chen Jianmin was coming, he raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, “Are you here to deliver something?”

Chen Jianmin nodded and said, “I just picked some mushrooms.”

“Come in.” Houzi opened the door and let him in.

After locking the door, Houzi walked to the backyard and said, “Follow me.”

Unlike the usual transactions in the backyard, Houzi took him to the small building next to the kitchen and said, “Let me see what you brought.”

Chen Jianmin put down the bamboo basket and untied the dried vine. He took out fresh mushrooms and leaves that cover the fish, and said, “Brother Houzi, I went to catch fish and pick mushrooms today. These are very fresh.”

Houzi looked at the fish and was surprised when he saw the fish still able to flap their tails. He squatted down, checked the fish, and said, “It’s still alive.”

Chen Jianmin nodded and said, “Yes, but you have to put it into the water as soon as possible, otherwise, it will die.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Houzi had already gone to get a big basin and filled it with water. Chen Jianmin poured the fish into the basin. But before the fish could be transferred completely, the water overflowed.

As soon as the fish enters the water, its tail flaps stronger and water splashes everywhere.

Seeing this, Houzi went to get a vat, filled it with water, and then moved the fish into the vat. When he finished moving the fish, his clothes were soaked, but his smile was bright.

“These fish should weigh about 80 kilograms. The quality is very good. I will give you 20 yuan per kilogram because it is fresh.”

Chen Jianmin knew that although fish was not rare, it was difficult to sell fresh fish. So, the price is actually not that high. However, compared with the price of fish on the black market, this price is 12 yuan higher.

He thought for a moment and said, “Okay.”

Houzi likes to do business with straightforward people. Seeing that Chen Jianmin was not bargaining, he nodded and said, “Let’s weigh the mushrooms first, and then we will do the calculation together.”