"Second brother," Yun Que'er poked Yun Jianzhou in the waist. "Don't be so discouraged. Think it over carefully. And you don't need to be in such a hurry. Our family's fruit trees haven't been planted yet."
Although she said so, Yun Jianzhou was impatient.
Yun Jianzhou had been tempted ever since Yun Que'er took out the first batch of saplings. He thought this was the perfect time with all the right conditions. If he didn't make a fortune now, when would he?
"Sigh, I'll think about it some more," Yun Jianzhou sighed.
Yun Que'er could tell from Yun Jianzhou's expression that he was unwilling, so she added another word of advice.
"Money can be earned at any time, but don't take desperate measures because of this. If you accidentally go astray, it will be a big deal that could ruin your whole life."
Yun Jianzhou looked at Yun Que'er for a couple of seconds and suddenly burst out laughing.
"I said, why do you sound like an old pedant? Hanging out with big brother has made you so stodgy. How old are you? Come and have fun with second brother."
Yun Que'er made a face. "Forget it. I still think it's better to be with big brother. At least I won't make any big mistakes."
"Hey? You little girl! Why do you think you'll surely get into trouble with me?"
Yun Jianzhou grabbed Yun Que'er and tickled her, making her laugh uncontrollably.
"I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Can't I stop talking? Spare me!"
Just as they were rolling around almost on the floor, Yun Fujin walked in. Alarmed, he quickly grabbed Yun Jianzhou and dragged him to the side.
"Are you crazy? You don't know your own strength when you're playing around. Que'er is so thin. What if you crush her?"
Yun Jianzhou scratched his head. "Is it really necessary to be so protective? Big brother, I'm your younger brother too."
Yun Fujin glared at Yun Jianzhou and told him to go somewhere cool.
Yun Jianzhou pouted and finally calmed down.
Everyone in the family went to sleep. After a busy day, they almost quickly fell into a deep and sweet sleep.
But in another courtyard in the village, it was far from quiet.
"Damn it! What exactly did they say?" Liu Kui was so angry that he slapped his thigh. He had already smashed several wine glasses beside him.
Liu Yu added fuel to the fire in front of him. "Yeah, I heard it with my own ears. They said that since our family's pigs were confiscated, our life is not as good as before, and we have no reason to be so high - and - mighty. Dad, they're really going too far. If we let this go on, won't they ride roughshod over us?"
Liu Kui's face was flushed red, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
These little brats had learned to be snobbish!
He hadn't completely fallen yet, but they were already itching to take advantage of his situation!
Even if Liu Kui was accidentally investigated, he still had some savings. He could just endure a tough period and start over. How could he be worse off than the Yun family?
But no, they even dared to mock his son. They really had a lot of nerve!
Liu Kui looked up at his son and felt another surge of anger.
"And you, what were you doing at their place?"
Liu Yu was too embarrassed to say that he had been craving meat lately and had followed the smell of the stewed chicken into their yard, so he told a lie.
"If that Yun Jianzhou hadn't provoked me first, would I have gone in? It's not such a great place. They really think their home is a lucky place!"
Liu Kui snorted. The Yun family was really something. They had bullied his son while he was away, and it wasn't the first time.
If he didn't teach them a lesson, they wouldn't know who was boss!
"You don't need to worry about this," Liu Kui waved his hand. "If your dad can't avenge you, I don't deserve to be your father."
Liu Yu beamed. He finally felt the pent - up anger in his heart subside a bit.
"Then Dad, how about we stew a chicken too?"
"What chicken? We need to save our money to buy piglets," Liu Kui glared at Liu Yu. "You've eaten enough meat over the years. Look at how fat and strong you are. Just hold off for a few days. You won't be short of it in the future."
But Liu Yu had been eating vegetarian food for several days and felt his mouth was tasteless. He was afraid that if this continued, he would turn into a rabbit.
"Let's exchange something for it," Liu Yu said. "The family at the clinic has several chickens. Let's just trade for one."
"What do you want to exchange with?" Liu Kui scoffed and pointed at the furnishings in the house. "These are all useless things. Every family has them. No one will take them. What, do you want to spend money?"
Liu Kui was never stingy with his son, but the family was really in a difficult situation recently.
Liu Kui thought he should save as much as possible for future use. It would be more painful than killing him to spend money to buy a chicken now.
"Go to sleep quickly. I've already said you won't be short of it." Liu Kui shooed his son back to his room.
No matter how much Liu Yu tried to persuade his father, it was no use. He was a bit unhappy.
"The eldest son of the Yun family knows how to stew a chicken for his younger sister. Dad, I'm your own son."
As soon as Liu Kui heard this, he frowned. Did Liu Yu even know what the Yun family was eating?
"Good boy, you went in following the smell today, didn't you?" Liu Kui was so angry that he slapped the table. "Can't you be more promising? Since you started eating, which day haven't I cooked meat for you? Are you really so short of a bite or two?"
Liu Yu realized he had said the wrong thing and had angered Liu Kui. He shrank his neck fearfully and quickly waved his hands.
"No, no, no. I smelled the smell from their kitchen when I was arguing with Yun Jianzhou. Dad, I'm going back to sleep."
With that, Liu Yu turned around and ran away.
Liu Kui watched his back and cursed silently in his heart that he was a good - for - nothing.
How could his good son lose all his dignity just because of his craving for food? Comparing with the Yun family? Did the Yun family even deserve it?
Liu Kui took a sip of his depressing wine and secretly thought that after he made a comeback, the first thing he would do was to cause trouble for the Yun family.
They were planting fruit trees? Well, he'd make sure the trees didn't bear fruit. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to sell them.
But for now, the most important thing was to pull himself together and fill his wallet quickly. Otherwise, the villagers would surely laugh at him.
Liu Kui turned his attention back to checking the accounts and soon forgot what Liu Yu had told him.
But after Liu Yu went back to his room, he became more and more indignant.
What the hell? They were just taller than him. If he were taller, he would surely be able to fight Yun Jianzhou for a few rounds today!
And Yun Fujin really irritated Liu Yu.
Normally, it was just those two little girls who liked to watch the fun. But today, even Yun Fujin didn't say a word. It seemed that their family's wings were really getting too hard.
But then again, the chicken they stewed really smelled delicious...