Chapter 532

Really?

Jia Dongxu's eyes lit up.

All his wages were turned over to Jia Zhangshi; he didn't have a single cent, and without money in his pocket, he felt panicked and didn't dare to do anything.

If he could really go out and earn extra money, and earn half his wages, he would be satisfied!

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"

"But there is a big prerequisite: your technique must be up to par; your current technique isn't good enough, I estimate three months of honing will be about right."

Yi Zhonghai emphasized again.

"First Elder, thank you!"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't lose face for you; I will definitely work hard these three months!"

Jia Dongxu's brow relaxed, and he was no longer frowning.

He had a way to make money!

"I'm going home for dinner; your First Aunt must have made dinner, you should go home too, right?"

Yi Zhonghai was happy inside.

The plan was a complete success!

Jia Dongxu's favor for him had grown even stronger.

Jia Dongxu nodded.

He had come out to clear his mind, and now that he was in a better mood, there was no need to continue wandering; he would go home!

The two returned to the Sihe Academy together.

"Mom?"

Jia Dongxu returned home and found Jia Zhangshi wasn't there.

"She must have gone to the restroom."

"I'd better make dinner!"

Jia Dongxu started making dinner; dinner was very simple: he steamed two mixed-flour buns, boiled a little thin porridge underneath, and made a cold cabbage dish.

There was no meat.

In the fifties, even city dwellers only ate meat once or twice a month, and it wasn't enough to fill them up; it was just a little bit of meat in the dish for flavor.

People who ate meat every day were definitely a tiny minority!

Dinner was ready.

Jia Zhangshi still hadn't returned.

"To the restroom, it's impossible to be gone for so long; where did my mom go?"

Jia Dongxu was very puzzled and decided to go out and look for her.

He was just about to go out.

Jia Zhangshi pushed the door and entered, carrying a small bag, looking disheveled and dirty.

"Mom, where did you go?"

"How did you get like this?"

Jia Dongxu was very surprised.

"Mind your own business."

Jia Zhangshi took the bag and dug out an empty jar from the house.

She poured the contents of the bag into the jar.

Jia Dongxu saw clearly: it was two mice!

Two days ago, Jia Zhangshi brought back dead mice.

Today, she switched to live ones!

"Mom, what are you doing again?"

Jia Dongxu was full of questions.

What was Jia Zhangshi doing keeping mice in a jar?

"Mom, you aren't going to poison Wan Ping'an's owl again, are you?"

Jia Dongxu shuddered.

Was Jia Zhangshi going to cause trouble again?

"No, I'm not that stupid."

Jia Zhangshi shook her head.

Jia Dongxu breathed a sigh of relief; as long as she didn't provoke Wan Ping'an, it was fine.

Why was Jia Zhangshi keeping mice?

He didn't want to ask!

And he didn't want to care!

"Dongxu, let me tell you, these mice are useful, you must absolutely not let them go."

Jia Zhangshi sealed the jar and warned Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu nodded; he was too lazy to touch them anyway.

Western Suburbs.

The small courtyard where Fan Jinyou was recuperating.

Fan Jinyou threw away his crutches and slowly, bit by bit, stood up on his own two legs.

A layer of fine sweat broke out on his forehead.

It was very strenuous.

It hurt a little.

"Hahaha, I can finally stand up on my own two legs without the help of crutches."

"I'll be able to run and jump soon."

"Wan Ping'an, you just wait for me."

"When I recover, when I go back to work, when I catch you in a compromising position, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death; let's see if you dare to ruin my good deeds again?"

"Chen Xueru, Xu Huirong, you two wait for me too."

"Neither of you will escape from my grasp."

Fan Jinyou was very ambitious.

If it hadn't been for Wan Ping'an's interference, he would have succeeded long ago.

Small Tavern.

There weren't many guests.

Chen Xueru and Xu Huirong had two small side dishes and were drinking wine elegantly.

"Huirong, Ping'an hasn't been here for several days, right?"

Chen Xueru asked suddenly.

"It's been five days."

Xu Huirong's thought.

"Guess what he's busy with?"

Chen Xueru's expression was a bit mournful.

"Didn't he say he wanted to raise fish?"

"I guess he must be planning to raise fish; don't you know that too?"

Xu Huirong's expression was also a bit mournful.

"He can grow golden rice and golden pumpkins; the fish he raises must also be very extraordinary, right?"

"Could it be that he'll come up with a kind of golden fish?"

"With golden fish meat!"

Chen Xueru guessed.

Xu Huirong nodded; that was indeed possible. Thinking of fish meat as golden as gold, it would definitely be welcomed by many people.

"Huirong, shall we go to the Six-Acre Field tomorrow?"

Chen Xueru suggested.

"Okay, let's go to the Six-Acre Field and take a look."