Goldfield
Chapter 80: Causing Problems

Yu Xiaocao solemnly asked, “The next time you kill a pig, can you leave me pig blood, pig tripe, and pig intestines? I can give you money for that .... ”.

Butcher Wang was very curious and confusedly asked, “What do you want these things for? Little girl, these things are smelly and dirty. It doesn't taste very good! ”

Yu Xiaocao mysteriously smiled and said, “I know, but I am useful to them. How about this? I will order those items for two copper coins. You usually throw away those items, but if you sell them to me, you will get an extra two copper coins! ”

Wang's Butcher business was pretty good, so he didn't care about the additional two copper coins. He smiled and said, “OK, okay! I'll keep those things for you. But you don't have to pay for it. Think of it as a gift from this uncle. If your family needs to buy meat in the future, remember to take care of my business. That's enough. ”

“Do you want me to use a straw rope to tie a pig's head for you? I'll also go home to pick up pork tripe and pig intestines for you! ” Butcher Wang did not forget to take a rice straw to make a pillow carefully in Xiaocao basket. He was afraid that the tripe and intestines of pigs would contaminate the fish at the bottom of the basket.

Xiaocao allowed him to put the pig's head in the basket. He considered this a worthwhile trip because he had gained a lot of benefits. After which, he spent ten more copper coins to buy a bottle of soybean oil. The basket was filled to the brim with items, so it was quite heavy. Little Shitou picked up a wooden stick from the roadside. Utilizing a cane, both older sister and younger brother carry baskets together. On the way home, they walked and occasionally took a break from carrying baskets. Therefore, they did not come home until the afternoon.

They had just walked to the entrance of the village when they saw a familiar figure pacing back and forth. The small shadow under his feet followed the figure as he walked back and forth. When the little egg deer saw his sister and brother, he took the initiative to run towards them. First, he ran to Xiaocao's feet and acted like a spoiled child, rubbing his head against his feet several times. After which, he ran to Little Shitou to play with her.

“Ha ha! Tiny, we haven't seen each other for half a day, have you missed me? Our Tiny was the wisest to come and greet us. Second Brother, I'm afraid we don't even know where your Little Ketan Dumpling has gone. Dad's right! It's hard to get a kitten lost close to you! ” Little Shitou holds a little roe deer while licking her face. His face was covered in saliva, but he still enjoyed it.

The mini golden kitten taken from the little god stone was extremely arrogant and haughty. It paid no attention to anyone from the family other than Xiaocao. Little Shitou wanted to approach him but he was scratched by his claws, leaving behind some red marks. Little Shitou liked the kitten but she was also afraid of him. Therefore, he would always make sour comments about it.

Xiaocao felt the situation was a bit funny. He pinched Little Shitou's face and said, “What? Did Little Glutinous Dumpling offend you again? You are really outrageous for harboring a grudge against a kitten! ”

Since the little god stone had a physical form, it would carry its original body, a colorful stone, out to search for the spring with the most amount of spiritual energy in the forest. Every day, it would leave early and come home late. It would soak in the spring all day and obediently return home at night.

Xiaolian, who had been pacing around the village entrance for a long time, was panting as she ran. He took over the basket from his brothers and was astonished when he felt the weight of the basket.

When they came out, the basket wasn't this heavy. So, when Xiaolian felt the weight of the basket, she thought they were not selling boiled chicken innards. He comforts his sisters, “Tonight, there will be plenty of good food! The little piece of chicken ampella we felt yesterday was tasteless. But tonight, you will be able to eat until full. Sister, thank you for your blessing, our dinner will be more luxurious than New Year! ”

Xiaocao was just about to lament his appetite when Little Shitou could not wait any longer. He shouted noisily, “Oldest Brother, all the boiled food we brought there today has been sold. We don't even have enough stock to sell! Guess how much money we make? Quick guess! ”

“You sold everything?” Xiaolian opened her mouth in surprise, “Do I really need to guess? I'm the one who splits the boiled portion of the food. When I split them, I counted a total of sixty servings. So, at most sixty copper coins, because the price is only one copper coin each. But, do you guys really sell everything? ”

When Xiaocao saw the uncertain expression on her brother's face, she giggled. He replied, “We sold everything in less than half an hour! We don't even have enough stock to sell! Many people bought and some did not manage to buy our food, asking me if I would still sell it tomorrow! Even a steward, who came from the capital, praised the taste of our boiled food! ”

“That's great! But unfortunately, Auntie Zhou's family rarely had a chance to kill that many chickens.. ”In a way, Xiaolian was very happy with today's results. But on the other hand, he felt regret because it was only a one-time business opportunity.

However, he quickly calmed down. He weighed the heavy basket in his hand and asked, “Daughter, what did you buy? You didn't spend all of the sixty copper coins you earned, did you? It's a good thing Mom always said that you can never save .... ”.

“I don't! I only spent sixteen copper coins! This time, we got back the money we spent. In the future, we will only profit when we sell. If later we have enough money, we also have to make a hut on the dock, sell all kinds of boiled food! ” Xiaocao patted where his wallet was placed. He was confident in his boiled food business.

“Xiaolian, Xiaocao, and Little Shitou, where did the three of you come from?” The eyes of the village idiot's wife were fixed on the heavy basket in Xiaolian's hands. He was full of laughter when he asked.

The village idiot's wife was a famous gossip in the village. He and Madam Li were quite a match as their gossiping abilities were on par with each other.

Xiaolian did not want to pay attention to him. Carefully, she replied, “The sister said that she wants to look around the dock. So, I asked Little Shitou to take her there. My aunt, sister, and younger brother haven't even had breakfast. We will go first .... ”.

The village idiot's wife went to see Mrs Li, adding oil and vinegar as she told her story. When Madam Li heard her story, she became furious. Alrighty! No wonder they are getting less and less money from selling fish these days. It turned out that they had given the second child; that group of trash and defects.

Xiaocao and his brothers had just arrived home and had not even put the contents of the basket in their kitchen, when Madam Li arrived right behind them.

He boldly and confidently kicked at the front door of the Xiaocao family. If their front door wasn't newly built, perhaps it would have been damaged by Madam Li's kick. He had not even entered the door when his pheasant-like voice loudly shouted, “Second sister-in-law, come out! We have separated our household yet you still receive the goods from the old man, trying to suck his blood dry! Do you still have a conscience? Quickly take out what you have taken from him! ”

Yu Hai, who was making bamboo utensils in the courtyard, was stunned and completely confused by what he shouted. He replied, “Oldest Sister-in-law, you cannot make an irresponsible statement. After separating our branches, I haven't taken anything from your family. When you accuse others, you need proof! ”

“Huh! You don't take money or stuff from the family? How did you build this house? How do you build that furniture? Don't tell me it was all added from Second Sister-in-law's family? We all know the situation with the Liu Family. How could they give you a dozen or so taels of silver? Do you want proof? Alrighty! The stuff in that basket is proof! ”

Madam Li looked around the courtyard with her triangular eyes. Then, as if he had obtained evidence that he could use against them, he pointed to the basket Xiaolian had just placed while sneering coldly.

Fortunately, the Xiaocao family lived some distance away from the fishing village. There were only two to three families living nearby. Otherwise, with Madam Li's loud voice, it would attract many people to come here and watch the show. Even so, their neighbor from the west side, Madam Mao leaned in front of her front door, trying to eavesdrop on what was going on. Madam Fang also came and tried to convince Madam Li in a low voice.

Fortunately, today was the day that Madam Liu went to the city to help the people wash their clothes. Otherwise, he would be infuriated by Madam Li's words.

Xiaocao, who had drunk a bowl of boiled warm water, poured water onto the ground when he heard Mrs Li's accusation. The warm water almost landed at Madam Li's feet. Xiaocao bluntly said: “Do you want to count? Alrighty! Let's count them carefully! Ignoring everything else, only the money earned from the hunting proceeds my father hunted in the mountains and sold was worth more than ten taels a year, right? I won't mention anything for too long, so let's count since Little Shitou was born. In the six years since Shitou was born, my father had given Grandma at least sixty taels of silver. After deducting two taels each year for expenses, there should be at least fifty taels left. In addition, there is still money earned from selling fish. Even after using it for daily expenses,

“Yes, we have spent over a dozen taels on my father's injury. Let's round it up to twenty taels! Then there should still be about thirty taels left in the house. When we separated from the family, how much did we get? When we separated our branches, it was as if you were trying to get rid of the beggar, giving us only two taels of silver.

“Home where we live is damaged and water is easy to leak. The food we got from splitting the house wasn't even enough to eat for half a month. Are two taels of silver enough to do? If it wasn't for my maternal grandmother borrowing some money for us and all the uncles from the village helping us rebuild the house, we'll stay in a dilapidated house that's cracked and leaking from the rain!

“What do you mean Grandpa gave us money? Even if others did not know how much they were making from selling fish every day, but didn't Eldest Uncle know? If Grandpa took his hard-earned money to give us, would Oldest Uncle not complain? Isn't he going to tell you? ”

After being reprimanded by a little girl, Madam Li's face turned from red to pale. However, he could not defend himself and refuted his claim. He's correct. Her father-in-law might feel sorry for his second son, but her husband was always there when he went fishing and sold fish. If the old man subsidized them, her husband might help her hide it once or twice. However, if it continued for a long time, he would definitely have some complaints.

Then...what about the basket full of stuff that the idiot village wife talked about? With his brother-in-law's current situation, it was impossible for him to buy so many items. When Madam Li thought about this, she instantly came back to life like she was on a cockfight:

“What do you mean Father-in-law doesn't equip you with anything? What's in that basket? Didn't you just cry about how you didn't even eat enough? Where did you get the money to buy so many things? If you have the guts, open the basket and let this old lady see it. What'sthat's it? ”

Xiaocao sneered and asked maliciously, “Oldest Aunt, are you sure you want to see it?”

“Of course, I want to see it! It was proof that Father-in-law was taking sides with your family! ” Mistress Li jumped as she shouted and the fat on her face trembled along with her movements. His face now looked very similar to the pig head Xiaocao had bought today.

“Good! If that's the case, I'll fulfill your wish! ” Xiaocao bent down and opened the basket. He took out the pig's head from inside the basket and with some force, he threw it at Madam Li.

Madam Li only saw a black shadow flying towards her, so she subconsciously extended her hand and caught it. He lowered his head and looked at the thing he was holding. Oh mother! An ugly pig with its eyes spun to the back of its head so that only the whites of its eyes were visible. It looked straight at him …

“Ahhhh——” Mistress Li shouted as she quickly dumped the pig's head.

“Do you not want to see it? I'll let you see it! ” Xiaocao thought, if not for Madam Li who had pushed her real body to death, maybe she would not have moved. Perhaps, Lin Xiaowan of the modern world would not die. As he thought about it, the hatred in his heart increased greatly. He took the swine tripe and the stinking pig intestines and threw it directly into Madam Li's face.