owlsbooks 219. Olive Branch
219. Olive Branch
"I would like to know, where did you get this type of crucian carp?"
After a while, the four of them came to the small fish pond in the yard. Uncle Liang squatted down with great interest, as if he wanted to take a closer look.
Liang Wenkai secretly gave Chen Youcai a wink, and the latter immediately understood, grabbed some corn kernels and threw them into the fish pond.
There was a splashing sound of splashing water, and countless large and small Jinlin Mountain crucian carp floated up from the water, each one desperately arching their mouths to grab food.
The morning light shone and reflected on the golden scales, shaking so much that people couldn't keep their eyes open.
"..."
Liang Wenkai had seen this spectacle a few times and was not overly surprised, but Uncle Liang and that subordinate were stunned and dumbfounded.
"These two are species of fish, and the other crucian carp in the fish pond are all their descendants."
Chen Youcai also squatted down, and gently dipped his palms into the water. Two huge Jinlin Mountain crucian carp swam over and rubbed against his palms quite affectionately, appearing extremely spiritual.
"...an eye-opener."
Uncle Liang's eyes were straightened, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "I've been raising flowers, birds, fish and insects for most of my life, and I've only seen a master today."
"You are joking, I just feed them frequently so that they can remember my breath."
Chen Youcai blushed, and quickly smiled modestly.
"This is not just a character that can be cultivated by frequent feeding... By the way, why have I never seen this kind of golden-scaled crucian carp in the market?"
Uncle Liang shook his head, and asked Chen Youcai curiously.
"Uncle, this is someone else's business secret, how can it be revealed casually."
As if he was afraid that Chen Youcai would be embarrassed, Liang Wenkai quickly changed the subject: "It's still early, why don't we go around the village, these days, Chenjia Village is very lively."
"It's not a commercial secret either. These crucian carp are actually ordinary mountain crucian carp. My friend found them from a spring in Daqingshan, and they were entrusted to me to raise."
Chen Youcai smiled, pointed at the two species of fish and said, "Maybe it's because of the geographical environment. These two fish haven't been raised for long. They have grown very large in just over a month, and they even gave birth to many small fry."
"Impossible. I've seen mountain crucian carp before, but it doesn't look golden like this, and it can't grow so big."
The subordinate looked back from the fish pond, and said with some surprise: "There are mountain crucian carp on the mountain in my hometown, but they are only the size of a fingernail, and the largest one is less than an inch long."
"This... I don't know either. Anyway, they are confused, and they have grown so big. I plan to sell grilled fish in the store after the food court in Zhangjia Town is built."
Chen Youcai laughed, and simply began to pretend to be confused.
"What, you want to use these fish to make grilled fish??"
The corners of Uncle Liang's mouth twitched, his face turned dark immediately, and he squinted at Chen Youcai: "Aren't you fooling around, how can you use ornamental fish as ingredients?"
He shook his head and kept sighing: "To be violent is to be violent..."
"Xiao Chen, I think the fish pond in your house is a bit small and you have too many fish. Why don't you lend me the two big ones for two days, hehe."
Good guy, I wanted two kinds of fish as soon as I opened my mouth. I really didn't treat myself as an outsider...
Chen Youcai's eyelids twitched, and he said with a sneer: "In fact, they are really ordinary mountain crucian carp. They didn't grow up before, probably because of the environment and lack of food."
"You really want it, but I don't have any objections. The point is... this fish is not mine, it's a friend of mine who fostered it with me."
"Uncle, it's true of you. Didn't we agree to come and have a look? You asked for his baby as soon as you came up. I won't dare to take you to the countryside to play in the future."
Liang Wenkai was also a little bit dumbfounded, his uncle usually looked very decent, but he didn't expect to break his merits in front of these two mountain crucian carp, and he opened his mouth cheekily.
But then again, Chen Youcai is considered a big face.
If it were someone else, crying and begging to give gifts and money to my uncle, they probably wouldn't be looked at.
"Hmph, I don't want it in vain. Didn't you mention to me that Chenjia Village is developing rapidly and the number of tourists is increasing rapidly. Wouldn't it be better to open a bus line for it?"
Uncle Liang rolled his big eyes and groaned, "How about it, Xiao Chen, two mountain crucian carps are exchanged for a bus line in your Chenjia Village. Is this a good deal?"
"Old Liang, this matter is not something to be joked about, the opinion in the city is..."
The subordinate hesitated for a while, but leaned over to Uncle Liang's side and persuaded him in a low voice.
"It's okay, I know what's on my mind."
Uncle Liang waved his hand and squinted his eyes to stare at Chen Youcai. Unexpectedly, the latter hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head decisively.
"I really can't give you these two big ones. If you like them, you can take the two smaller ones back and raise them."
Chen Youcai smiled wryly and said, "Although Chen Family Village has become a little richer, I think Brother Liang is right."
"Our village only relies on colorful chickens and ducks, and the economic benefits are too simple, and it is not enough to open a bus line alone."
"You really don't regret it?"
Uncle Liang smiled meaningfully and said, "Young man, do you want to know how much a bus line needs to be subsidized by the government every year?"
"And once the paving is completed, it will be of great benefit to your Chenjia Village and the surrounding villages and towns."
"Good steel should be used wisely. After all, Chenjia Village is only a small village. It is good enough to build an asphalt road."
Chen Youcai thought for a while, and said seriously: "Only this asphalt road, the other villages have great opinions on our Chenjia Village. If we open up a bus route... I'm afraid it will cause public outrage."
Think about it too, a poor village at the end of a crane, living on receiving poverty alleviation funds every year, has now become the most famous village in the surrounding ten miles and eight towns...
How can this not make people envious and jealous?
It's not like Chen Youcai doesn't understand the principle of making big trees attract the wind.
As the old saying goes, food must be eaten bite by bite, and the road to development must be done step by step.
"Okay, if you have a good relationship, you, Chen Youcai, won't stay in the Chen Family Village for the rest of your life."
Uncle Liang put away his smile, nodded seriously, and said, "I've heard Wen Kai say a lot about you. Have you ever thought about leaving Chenjiacun and changing jobs?"
He stood up, put his hands behind his back, stared at the fish pond casually and smiled.
"Lao Zhou was sick and hospitalized recently. I still need a driver. Are you interested in giving it a try?"
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Meng's eyes widened, and he looked at his leader in astonishment, almost thinking that he had heard it wrong.
You know, the personal driver next to the big shot is actually a confidant subordinate.
Moreover, Chen Youcai is so young, Mr. Liang personally recruited him, this is to train him on purpose...
Thinking of this, Xiaomeng's eyes were complicated, and his heart was full of mixed feelings, a little envious and a little jealous.
Only he himself knew the hard work and hardships that he was able to become the life assistant beside Mr. Liang back then.
But as for Chen Youcai, he just sent Mr. Liang two mountain crucian carps through his relationship, so he can reach the sky in one step...
"You are talented, what are you still doing stupidly, why don't you agree quickly?"
Liang Wenkai was stunned, and after a while, he urged Chen Youcai in a low voice in surprise and joy.
"Well, don't worry, you can think about it more, ha ha."
Uncle Liang shook his head with a smile. Unexpectedly, Chen Youcai touched the tip of his nose and said in embarrassment, "I...can't drive."
Xiao Meng: "..."
Liang Wenkai: "..."
God, are you stupid, are you stupid? ?
What a great opportunity is in front of you, and your kid actually said you can't drive? ?
It's like the goddess agrees to have sex, but you say you have a knot in your waistband that you can't untie? ?
The corner of Xiao Meng's mouth twitched, and his expression was extremely weird, while Liang Wenkai was furious, and reminded in a low voice with a dark face: "If you don't know how to drive, you can learn!"