Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Chapter 245: Chapter 245 The space still housed several baskets of dried and processed mudfish seasoning, ready to supply Shopkeeper Fan for a while, and Xuexue was not worried at all.
In addition, these past few days, Xuexue and Big Bull had been wandering around, checking for dried-up streams to dig into and see if there were any mudfish in the mud. They had already found a stream that indeed had mudfish, though not as many as the last time.
During this period, they had to hurry to dig for mudfish, because in just over ten days, with more rain, it would become much harder to catch the mudfish.
“Mother, you don’t need to worry. Tomorrow, Big Bull and I will go digging.”
“That’s no long-term solution, is it?” Madam Xie still looked worried. Xuexue had even signed a contract, hadn’t she? What if they couldn’t supply the mudfish to the restaurant later, and the other party demanded compensation? What then?
“Mother, don’t worry about it. We’ll take things as they come,” Xuexue comforted her.
Actually, she had another plan in mind; even if the mudfish business didn’t work out, she could engage in other businesses with Shopkeeper Fan. Her plan was to expand her business and develop in all aspects.
Her enemies held high positions of authority; when she returned to the General’s Mansion, she couldn’t afford to be without financial resources. What would she use to compete against them?
Xuexue and Big Bull first went to check the growth of the garlic shoots in the fields. The two acres were neatly arranged, a field of lush green that was very pleasing to the eye.
Villagers were envious of them; they couldn’t believe that such pleasing garlic shoots could grow in this season. Initially, they had thought Xuexue would waste the garlic seeds, so they had mocked Madam Xie.
This season, villagers from all around the neighborhood could mostly only eat one type of green vegetable. The villagers planted according to the season; otherwise, they had to forage for wild greens, which grew very slowly in the cold of winter, making it difficult to find any good and tender ones.
“Wife, what shall we do if we can’t eat all these garlic shoots?” Big Bull asked, looking at the lush field.
“If we can’t eat all, we’ll sell them.”
“Like selling the mudfish?”
“Not quite. The method will be slightly different,” Xuexue said with a mysterious smile.
After checking the garlic shoots, they set off toward the village, planning to go home to fetch tools, then to the stream to dig for mudfish.
When they nearly reached the village, they saw Old Lady Mo with a basket in hand, looking around sneakily and walking guiltily.
Suddenly, Xuexue called out, startling the back-view-watching Old Lady Mo, who turned around hurriedly to see it was Xuexue, growing even more nervous. Her speech was now even more fumbling: “You… what… what are you doing here?”
“I went to check on the garlic shoots in the field.”
Seeing Old Lady Mo’s sneaky behavior, Xuexue found it odd but didn’t think too much about it.
Old Lady Mo’s eyes shifted even more erratically, looking left and right, then she quickly passed by Xuexue and the others, heading toward the field while still sneakily glancing back. Seeing that Big Bull and Xuexue were still standing watching her, she quickly turned her face away and hurried on without looking back.
“Wife, why is that old lady acting so weird today?” Even the typically slow Big Bull noticed something was amiss.
Xuexue also found it strange, but thinking it had nothing to do with the old residence, she didn’t dwell on it: “Let’s not bother about her. Let’s hurry to dig for mudfish, or else, in a few days when it rains, the streams will fill up with water. Mudfish will emerge from the mud and swim away, and then it will be even harder to catch.”