A tiger? Cui Hongyu was even more worried, "Then you definitely can't go. Report it to the authorities quickly and let them organize a tiger hunting team."
Chen Xiaobei smiled, "No need to report it. I want Yang Zhi and the others to accompany me up the mountain. They are all top-notch masters, and dealing with two injured tigers is no problem."
Cui Hongyu knew that once Chen Xiaobei made up his mind, there was no persuading him, so she had no choice but to let him have his way.
"Then husband, you must be careful. Fierce tigers can injure people."
Chen Xiaobei accepted Cui Hongyu's concern wholeheartedly; he couldn't let her good intentions go to waste.
Of course, there was another matter to consider. Since Chen Dachun and his family were returning to live, they had to arrange for people to block up the courtyard walls tomorrow. The two families were separate, and there needed to be a boundary.
And his new house also needed to be expedited.
But where should he go these few days? The matter that Da Lao Hei had told him resurfaced in his mind.
Chen Yutian had left a message, willing to give him his house. But honestly, Chen Xiaobei had no desire to go to his home at all.
It held his nightmarish memories, and he believed Cui Hongyu would absolutely not live there.
However, living in this "zoo" was truly unsettling.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei couldn't sleep. He got up and went into the courtyard, checking the large vats and iron cages one by one. Assured that no snakes or wolves could escape, he felt a little relieved.
That's right. After two days of treatment, the little wolf had regained some spirit and could eat a little. Moreover, after these few days of contact, the hostility in the little wolf's eyes when looking at him had visibly decreased, replaced by a touch of warmth.
Since he was awake and couldn't sleep, Chen Xiaobei put on his clothes and went to find Yang Zhi.
He couldn't sleep, and neither could Yang Zhi. Yang Zhi couldn't figure out the relationship between Chen Xiaobei and Sun Jian. The more he couldn't figure it out, the more he thought about it.
So he simply crawled out of his tent and wandered aimlessly in the four-mu field. Seeing a figure approaching from afar, he instinctively asked, "Who is it?"
Upon hearing Yang Zhi's voice, Chen Xiaobei immediately waved in response, "Brother Yang Zhi, it's me, Chen Xiaobei."
Yang Zhi immediately walked over with a smile, "Brother Xiaobei, so early? What brings you here?"
Chen Xiaobei didn't hide anything. He told him about encountering tigers while carrying iron chains, opening his repeating crossbow, and injuring the tigers.
"Now, all our village defense team members are tired and can't go up the mountain today. I want to ask you to send a few people to help get rid of these two tigers. Otherwise, we wouldn't dare to go up the mountain anymore."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi chuckled, "Hey, what's the big deal? Leave it to me. You and Li Dong don't need to go into the mountains. You killed the tigers? I'll carry them down for you to deal with."
Since Yang Zhi had said that, it would seem like a lack of trust to go up the mountain with him. Chen Xiaobei had no choice but to nod in agreement.
As things went back and forth, by the time he returned to the village, the sky had brightened. As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he heard bursts of crying from next door.
He turned to look. Aunt Xiumei, the second aunt, was sitting there crying.
Chen Xiaobei walked over and gently comforted her, "Second aunt, this is just as the saying goes, what is not yours will eventually not be yours. At least you have experienced it. Come back to the village and live a peaceful life."
Xiumei shook her head, "He's picked up the bad habit of gambling. How can he live a peaceful life? If Hongyu hadn't stopped him yesterday, he would have lost even this donkey."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, he had seen many single men in rural areas who had fallen into such bad habits. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. How could one get rich through gambling? Most of them ended up destitute and their families ruined.
He couldn't just stand by and watch Chen Dachun fall into the pit. He had to find a way to help him quit this habit.
Of course, quitting was very difficult. It was normal to feel the urge, and it was normal to be unable to resist.
Therefore, he had to keep him away from that environment. Fortunately, he now had an opportunity, which was to go into the mountains to repair the iron cable bridge. That kind of work couldn't be finished in a few days. He wouldn't be able to come back every day, and he hoped it would help Chen Dachun.
After comforting Xiumei, Chen Xiaobei returned to his vegetable patch. This time, he harvested another hundred catties of green leafy vegetables.
Oh, right. Li Dong's family's vegetables could also be harvested. He also brought a hundred catties for Li Dong.
Two hundred catties of green leafy vegetables filled a donkey cart. This time, Chen Xiaobei had to bring Li Dong along. From now on, delivering vegetables to Old Wu shouldn't just be his own responsibility.
Li Dong was actually a bit apprehensive when he heard they were going to the county town to deliver vegetables.
He was good at everything else, but he had a natural fear of selling things. It wasn't a fear of selling, but rather, at the end of the day, he was afraid of interacting with people, which was also a normal psychological state for a person.
But this psychological barrier had to be overcome.
The two of them drove the donkey cart into the county town. Seeing Chen Xiaobei, Old Wu smiled happily. But when he saw such a large quantity of vegetables, Old Wu's expression showed a hint of surprise.
He piled the vegetables onto his stall. Old Wu didn't say much more and still gave Chen Xiaobei two hundred copper coins.
Chen Xiaobei didn't notice the change in Old Wu's expression and said with a smile, "Brother Wu, tomorrow and the day after, I might be sending more and more. More than a dozen families in the village grow vegetables, so you should be prepared."
Upon hearing this, Old Wu was stunned. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Xiaobei, listen to me for a moment. If it's a few hundred catties, I can handle it. If it's more, you should look elsewhere. After all, I also have other vegetables to sell. By the way, you should go to Zui Xian Lou. They are a restaurant and have a large daily demand."
This remark reminded Chen Xiaobei. Yes, Old Wu was just a vegetable vendor. He still had so many vegetables, and if he overloaded him with several hundred more catties, Old Wu might not be able to sell them and would have them left on his hands.
After all, the number of people in this county town with purchasing power was limited.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei grabbed two bundles of green leafy vegetables and, with Li Dong, headed towards Zui Xian Lou.
Tian Wen, the shopkeeper of Zui Xian Lou, looked at the green leafy vegetables in Chen Xiaobei's hands and nodded slightly.
"The vegetables are good, tender and fresh. How about this: one copper coin per catty. Tomorrow, bring me fifty catties."
Not bad, that was a good start. Chen Xiaobei, with Li Dong, visited several other large restaurants in the county town.
Some wanted thirty catties, some wanted twenty catties. The total sales from these few restaurants amounted to two hundred catties.
Chen Xiaobei noted them all down and exhorted Li Dong again, "Did you remember all of that?"
Li Dong nodded, then shook his head, "I remember it today, but I'm afraid I'll get confused again tomorrow."
Chen Xiaobei thought to himself, "Just these few restaurants, and you're still confused." Unless he just wanted to rely on him.
The more this was the case, the more he had to be trained. Li Dong needed to have the ability to sell vegetables independently.