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"Uncle Zhou, is the breeding farm going well recently?"

Erbao asked casually.

Zhou Hongcheng looked very excited: "Everything is going well. Meat prices have risen sharply recently, and our efficiency has been nearly two or three times higher than in previous months."

"That's good." Erbao nodded, and then explained his purpose: "Uncle Zhou, I want to get a batch of coarse grains. Can you help me think of something?"

"Coarse grains? Uh, your family is short of food?"

As soon as Zhou Hongcheng finished speaking, he realized that it was absolutely impossible.

The prospective in-laws are the richest people in the world. They have built such a large manor, as well as more than ten acres of glass houses and underground breeding farms. In short, it is impossible for the old Xu family to be short of food.

"I asked for it on behalf of a friend. Their family is short of food."

Erbao replied casually.

"How much do you want?" Zhou Hongcheng tried to ask, "If it is less than one thousand kilograms, I can help you do it now; if it exceeds one thousand kilograms, you may have to wait a few days."

"It doesn't take a thousand catties, three hundred catties is enough."

Erbao waved his hands quickly.

"No problem, when do you want it? Do you need me to help you find a pickup truck?"

Zhou Hongcheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The farm cannot rely entirely on pasture, and needs to use some concentrated feed, including some coarse grains, mainly corn and soybean meal.

If too much feed is lost at one time, it will seriously affect the daily operation of the farm.

"I need it urgently, can I do it now? As for the minivan, there's no need to bother. I drove here myself, so I can just load it up and take it away."

"OK, I'll make arrangements now. You have a sip of tea in the office and wait for me for ten minutes."

"Uncle Zhou, go and do your work and don't worry about me."

Erbao nodded.

…

Three hours later, the two returned to Haiya Community again.

Erbao didn't call anyone this time.

He and Brother Qian ran twice together and easily carried four bags of corn to the seventh floor.

I met some uncles and aunts in the process. When asked, he explained that the bags were filled with sawdust. After all, every household nowadays relies almost exclusively on briquettes for cooking.

Wood chips are specially used to start fires.

This did not arouse suspicion.

"Er Bao, Master Qian, thank you for your hard work. Please sit down and take a drink of water and take a rest!"

Mother Xie was extremely enthusiastic.

"Auntie, this is a trivial job."

As a police academy cadet, Erbao's physical fitness is not to mention, coupled with adequate nutrition, he is among the best in his grade, and has won good rankings in martial arts competitions many times.

Of course, the so-called martial arts competitions are organized by the police academy itself, and the competition is not too difficult.

Qian Jianwei took a sip of water, immediately excused himself as he was worried about the car below, turned around and left.

Mother Xie took a hundred yuan and stuffed it on the spot.

It's a transportation fee.

As soon as Qian Jianwei left, Xie's mother couldn't wait to open the bag of corn.

"The quality of the corn is really good. Although there are some small insect holes, it's not a big problem. How many kilograms are there in total?"

Erbao replied: "Each bag is fifty kilograms, four bags totaling two hundred kilograms."

"There are actually so many?"

Mother Xie's heart suddenly felt hot.

Even if half of the two hundred kilograms of corn were divided, the rest, plus the previous family wealth, would be enough for their family of four to survive safely for two or three years.

"Auntie, if it's not enough, my dad said that we can help get another batch of corn back."

Erbao added hurriedly.

Mother Xie had a smile on her face: "That's enough, that's enough. Two hundred kilograms is enough. Auntie didn't expect you to move so fast. You just said it in the morning and the things will arrive in the afternoon."

"It was a coincidence. My dad just received a batch of goods yesterday. I called him in the afternoon and he asked me to go to the warehouse to pull the goods without saying anything."

"Go back and say thank you to your dad for me. How much does this batch of corn cost in total? Auntie will go to the bank to withdraw the money now."

Mother Xie asked quickly.

She originally planned to go to the bank to withdraw money in two days.

If the money is not enough, she may have to borrow some from her uncle. No matter how ridiculous the price of this batch of grain is, she will get it anyway.

This is the eternal pain in her heart.

More than ten years ago, my youngest son was born.

In order to save some food rations, the child's father was reluctant to spend money to buy high-priced grains from the black market. He worked hungry every day. However, due to lack of physical strength, he got into an accident and died.

Since then, she has learned one thing:

Food is life, and life is more important than money.

Erbao smiled and reassured: "Auntie, don't worry, I have already advanced the money for you. The total is only 20,000 yuan. Just treat it as my filial piety to you on Dailin's behalf."

"What, only 20,000 yuan? So cheap? You kid, aren't you trying to trick me on purpose?"

Mother Xie's face was full of disbelief.

On the current black market, even the cheapest sweet potatoes cost two to three hundred yuan per pound, and they are often sold at high prices but not available.

Corn can be regarded as a refined grain in a sense. Selling it for five to six hundred yuan is not excessive at all. I believe everyone will buy it.

One hundred pounds is simply unheard of.

"There really isn't. The price is only 100 per catty."

Erbao did not cheat.

This is indeed the price he got from the farm.

Mother Xie still didn't want to believe it: "Whether it's a hundred or not, Auntie can't let your family suffer. The current black market price of corn is at least five hundred yuan. If Auntie is shameless and takes advantage, let's just calculate it as one hundred thousand yuan."

"Auntie, there's really no need..."

Erbao immediately shied away.

"Okay, this matter is settled. I will go to the bank to withdraw money now. You guys wait for me at home for an hour." Mother Xie said firmly.

Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Erbao quickly pulled his girlfriend to ask for some advice.

Xie Delin grabbed her mother and said, "Mom, it's already past five o'clock now, and the bank will close soon. You won't be able to withdraw money even if you go there. Why don't you go tomorrow morning?"

"This method is good." Mother Xie said with satisfaction.

"Auntie, you really don't need to go to such trouble." Erbao shook his head, and then used a delaying tactic: "Anyway, the summer vacation will be in half a month, why don't you wait until I come back?"

Mother Xie thought for a while and realized that one hundred thousand yuan was indeed not a small amount of money. It would be more reassuring to explain it clearly in person, so she nodded:

"It's okay to wait until you come back, but it's your dad's side?"

"I have really paid the money. I have a transfer record. If you don't believe me, look at it."

Erbao took out his cell phone.

Xie Delin immediately frowned: "Don't you have a mobile phone? Where did you get this mobile phone?"

"Well, I originally had a mobile phone, but the school didn't allow me to take it with me, so I had to keep it at home."

Erbao quickly explained.

Xie Delin nodded and took the phone from her boyfriend without saying anything else.

"Sydney Baochuan Breeding Farm? Is this my uncle's company?"

"A small company with less than ten formal employees."

Erbao said with a smile.

Mother Xie was very curious: "What do you raise at home?"

"They mainly cultivate edible earthworms, and a small amount of others are also cultivated."

Erbao is not lying.

A breeding farm is no better than a dairy farm. The work is relatively simple. Apart from eggs, there is almost nothing produced every day, which is incomparable to milk.

Later, we simply started the earthworm breeding business.

Employees can never be left idle.

"Earthworms? Do you sell dried earthworms at home?"

Mother Xie cheered up. Earthworms are meat after all and are much more nutritious than whole grains. When making soup, grab a handful and put them in. Not to mention how fragrant they are.

Erbao's scalp was numb: "Auntie, our earthworms have just been bred not long ago, and they are still larvae. I'd better get you something else, right?"

"Don't bother. You can just wait a few months. When the time comes, Auntie will make corn dumplings for you and use earthworms as the filling. I'll make sure you want to eat them again."

Mother Xie couldn't help but look forward to it.

Erbao's stomach was churning, and he tried his best to control himself so as not to make a sound of retching.

Are you kidding me?

He didn't even want to touch this shit-eating thing, let alone eat it.

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