But if they were to directly kill people, they had neither the courage nor the ability.
After much discussion, Chen Yutian finally made up his mind, "Old lady, I think we have to go to your bandit brother, Da Laohei, about this matter."
Upon hearing this, his wife Jia waved her hands repeatedly, "This can't be done."
"Da Lao Hei usually does things like robbing the rich and giving to the poor. How could he kill an unarmed Chen Xiaobei? Besides, Er Mao is hiding in his place. If Er Mao is implicated because of this, then wouldn't we be the same."
Chen Yutian had a very bright idea this time, "Hey, just because he doesn't kill people on weekdays, the officials won't think that he did it this time."
"Furthermore, as long as Chen Xiaobei dies, Ermao can come back and leave the bandit den. Wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone?"
Jia was silent for a while after hearing this. Then she raised her head and looked at the sky outside, "Well, it's too late today. I'll go to Centipede Ridge early tomorrow morning."
Centipede Ridge is at least fifty miles away from Hetou Village.
So if I go there now, I definitely won’t be in a hurry.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already arrived at the county seat.
In Huahao Hall, Jia Wannian's eyes were full of joy when he saw that Chen Xiaobei had brought so many Houttuynia cordata.
"Oh, brother Chen, these are all treasures."
When he heard that it was a treasure, Chen Xiaobei was very excited. It seemed that he could get a good price again today.
But after weighing more than thirty kilograms, Jia Wannian only gave himself three copper coins.
This was a bit difficult for Chen Xiaobei to accept.
"Shopkeeper Jia, didn't you just say that these are treasures? Isn't the price a little low?"
Jia Wannian spread his hands helplessly, "Yes, I said this thing is a treasure. It is anti-inflammatory and analgesic. It is a good medicine, but it must be dried and crushed before it can be changed hands."
It turns out that this is the case, and so many steps need to be added. After his explanation, Chen Xiaobei felt that the price was completely acceptable.
After leaving Huahaotang, Chen Xiaobei ran to the grocery store.
When the store manager saw Chen Xiaobei coming, he smiled so hard that his wrinkles could kill a fly.
"Oh, young master, you are here. The water bag has been prepared."
After saying this, the store manager went behind the counter and took out two large items.
Not bad, just as I expected, one and a half feet long and nearly one foot wide.
With this thing, you won’t be afraid of any fish no matter how big it is.
By the time Chen Xiaobei returned home, it was already getting dark.
What surprised him a little was how sumptuous the dinner was.
There was actually a chicken, and it was stewed whole.
After asking, I found out that it was sent by Cuihua from next door, and it was stewed and delivered.
Chen Xiaobei knew that this was to thank him for finding Dachun, so they killed their big rooster.
"Husband, I told them that neighbors should help each other, but Sister-in-law Cuihua insisted on giving, saying that you worked too hard last night."
Chen Xiaobei nodded and smiled, "Okay, if they want to give it, just give it to me. It just so happens that I haven't had chicken for a long time."
I am indeed tired.
I made two trips to the county town in one day. Although I had a good sleep, I was still a little overwhelmed.
So drinking some chicken soup and having a good sleep at night is a good choice.
While he was eating, Chen Xiaobei asked Cui Hongyu, "Hongyu, I went to sell Houttuynia cordata today, and the shopkeeper had to tell me that it needs to be dried and crushed before it can be resold. What does this mean?"
Cui Hongyu laughed when she heard this. She answered such a professional question with ease, "Freshly picked Houttuynia cordata is easy to rot. After drying, it is easy to crush and store. When used, it is soaked in water. It has no medicinal effect at all."
It will decrease.”
It turned out to be like this, Chen Xiaobei figured it out.
"Kuyu, tell me, wouldn't it be better if we just dry it in the sun and sell it in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Hongyu's eyes lit up.
Yes, why didn’t I think of this method?
Cui Hongyu said with a smile, "Husband, you have a good idea. If you dry it in the sun and sell it, the price will naturally be higher. You can get more money by going there."
Chen Xiaobei nodded. It is not easy to go there by yourself. Naturally, the more money you can sell, the better.
It was dawn the next day. Chen Xiaobei got up early again and started fishing. He got the big water bag back and had to make full use of it.
It's just that I didn't have good luck today. The fishing net was shaken several times, and the fish caught were all small fish. The longest ones were only four or five inches. Such fish would not be sold at a high price in the city.
This kind of reliance on God is not a long-term solution.
Chen Xiaobei sat by the river and fell into deep thought. It would be great if he could raise his own fish.
If you want to raise fish by yourself, you should first have a fish pond.
Chen Xiaobei stood up and looked around, and finally he saw a suitable place.
That's going upstream, about a mile.
There is a large depression next to the river.
This area must be at least two acres. It is waist deep no matter how deep it is.
If you open an opening on the river bank and fill it with water, it is completely possible to raise fish.
Well, since God allows me to rest today, let me take a day off.
Back home, Chen Xiaobei told Cui Hongyu his thoughts while packing up the fish. Cui Hongyu also frowned after hearing this.
"Husband, are you sure that place is a wasteland? If there is an owner of this land, it will be troublesome for them to find him."
Chen Xiaobei turned around and thought, that's right.
The deceased Chen Xiaobei didn't do any serious work every day and just fooled around at home. He didn't know who owned this place, which was normal.
So it's best to check with the village chief first to see if it's really a wasteland.
Thinking of this, he left two larger fish behind.
He still fried the fish in an iron pot with some lard, and poured water in. While the fish was stewing, he brought two fish to the headman Chen Anbang.
When he saw Chen Xiaobei coming with the fish, Chen Anbang had to act very enthusiastic.
"Xiaobei, if you have anything to say, just say it. You are so polite when you come to my place."
After all, he took the two fish over with a smile.
"Second Grandpa, I came here to ask you about something. Our village goes up the mountain. Whose family belongs to the low land by the river?"
Chen Anbang rubbed his head and thought for a while, and couldn't help laughing.
"Where are you talking about? By the way, why do you suddenly ask about this?"
"Well, you also know the situation of my family. The land given by the government has been subcontracted to others. We only have two hundred kilograms of grain a year. That's not enough to eat. We have three mouths now. I don't think about getting more land to plant."
After hearing this, Chen Anbang laughed, but then he started to think in his mind that the land was a wasteland, but if Chen Xiaobei just took it over, he would get no benefit at all.
Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement, "That piece of land was specially allocated to our Hetou Village by the county for the purpose of adding children to the family. But, who wants me and your grandfather to be good brothers?
If you want to plant it, I'll give it to you first, but the rent cannot be less, and it has to be paid to the county."