288: Raise some free-range chickens

"Hmm, you're right. I'll find some time to persuade him, but I doubt my dad will agree."

"He's not like your dad. He grew up by the sea, and my family has been fishing for generations. If it weren't for two years ago when there was really no other way, he wouldn't have changed professions."

"Now, with your help, he can catch fish, and I guess he really enjoys the process. He won't give up easily."

Bai Xue said with some helplessness.

Yang Qi nodded after hearing her, thought for a moment, and said,

"You're right. Everyone has their own pursuits. Let's ask him first; I respect his choice."

As the two were talking, Yao Shanshan finished feeding the fish and came over.

"Let's go! It should be almost time for dinner."

Yang Qi led the two women towards his mother's side. Sure enough, a sumptuous dinner was already prepared, featuring many of the premium seafood items they had brought back from the South China Sea.

"Hmm, this garlic vermicelli shrimp ball is delicious. Fresh and juicy."

Yang Qi exclaimed after tasting a shrimp ball.

"This was made by your mother-in-law. If you ask me about seafood, it has to be made by people from the coast to be delicious. Try this seafood medley made by your Uncle's wife."

Mother Zheng Jin said.

"Hmm, it's indeed delicious, no worse than what a master chef at a seafood restaurant would make."

Yang Qi nodded after tasting it.

"Wow, darling, this Large Whelk and free-range chicken pot is so fragrant! Come, Shanshan, you try some too."

Bai Xue took a sip of the chicken soup, narrowed her eyes, and said.

"Wow, it's really too fresh and fragrant; I've never had such delicious soup before."

After tasting it, Yao Shanshan also praised it endlessly.

After tasting it, Yang Qi said to Chen Lanying,

"Mom, where did you buy this chicken?"

Because he knew Bai Xue had asked her mother to buy authentic free-range chicken. It's impossible to buy authentic free-range chicken at the market now; only farmers' homes would raise a few.

"Didn't Bai Xue say you wanted to eat authentic free-range chicken? I bought it from the Village. It was 200 yuan a catty, so expensive! But it's truly delicious."

Chen Lanying said. She probably wouldn't have bought such an expensive chicken if it wasn't for her son-in-law wanting to eat it.

"Then can you help me rent a plot of land in the Village? I'm thinking of raising some free-range chickens, feeding them grain and small fish and shrimp. Then the family can eat them."

Yang Qi said.

"You're thinking too simply. Raising livestock isn't that easy. You think you just fence off a piece of land and feed them occasionally, and that's it."

Mother Zheng Jin immediately stopped Yang Qi's wishful thinking.

The old saying goes: a fortune in wealth, but not counting anything with fur!

Raising poultry, including livestock, carries very high risks. A natural disaster, disease, etc., can easily lead to a total loss and nothing to show for it.

After hearing his mother's explanation, Yang Qi immediately gave up the idea of raising chickens.

"Xiao Qi, if you like eating free-range chicken, I'll ask my mom to raise more when she does."

At this moment, Chen Lanxin said from the side. It turned out her mother raised four or five chickens at home, usually for their own consumption during the New Year.

"That's right! My grandma's house also has a few; next year, I'll ask her to raise a few more."

Bai Xue also thought of it; in the past, almost every rural household would raise a few, slaughtering them for meat during the New Year.

Nowadays, fewer people raise them; only some elderly people might still raise a few.

They usually feed them leftovers and don't buy any feed, just letting them find insects themselves. Chickens raised this way are authentic free-range chickens.

"Oh! That's great! Then let them raise more. I'll buy the grain for the chickens, and I'll be responsible for the small fish and shrimp. As long as they are authentic free-range chickens, if they can't sell them all, I'll buy them."

Yang Qi was overjoyed to hear this. He wouldn't have to manage it himself as an amateur, just provide some food, and he could eat authentic free-range chicken. This was doable.

Moreover, everything is rising in price now, except for grain, which hasn't risen much. How much money is a thousand catties of rice? Maybe it won't even be worth two free-range chickens then.

"Tomorrow, I'll go find my grandpa and grandma and tell them to raise them without worry. As long as they are authentic free-range chickens, I guarantee they won't have trouble selling them. If they are really worried, I can invest."

Chen Lanying and her sister were also very happy to hear this. Wasn't it always their hope to be able to do something for their family?

For some reason, Mother Zheng Jin seemed to be particularly attentive to Yao Shanshan tonight, constantly putting food on her plate. Perhaps it was because she saw her red eyes that afternoon and knew she had been crying.

She thought Yao Shanshan had been wronged, so she called Bai Xue aside to ask and only then learned the reason.

After hearing Bai Xue introduce Yao Shanshan's background, she felt incredibly sorry for her.

She had always wanted a daughter, but fate played a trick on her, and she never conceived, which she regretted for a long time.

After dinner, the three drove the setting sail back to the Sea View Villa's small dock.

Since it was nighttime, there was no one on the small dock. The three used three large live fish tanks and made three trips to bring back the East Star Grouper, Mouse Grouper, big black carp, red seed fish, white seed fish, and other fish they had specifically kept for raising.

The Large Whelk and Coconut Shell Snail, as well as the oysters and scallops they planned to eat, were all kept separately.

Under the light of the large fish tank, these fish presented themselves in their most beautiful forms before the three, leaving them mesmerized.

Bai Xue took out fish food to feed the ornamental fish and found that they didn't have much appetite. It must be that Mother Zheng Jin had come to feed them during the days they were out at sea.

Having nothing else to do, the three went to the basement to watch a movie, but Yang Qi couldn't sit still for long.

The two had chosen a romantic slice-of-life film, which he found utterly uninteresting, so he simply went upstairs to shower and sleep.

In a daze, he felt someone slip into the bed, caressing his smooth, soft body. Even without opening his eyes, Yang Qi knew it was Bai Xue.

Next, Yang Qi played the horse again. There was no helping it; Bai Xue now loved the feeling of being the knight.

The next morning, Yang Qi got up and went downstairs, seeing Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan chatting in the living room.

"Darling, let's go eat clam cakes for breakfast. I haven't had them in a long time."

"Let's go, I'm really missing them a bit."

At Bai Xue's mention, Yang Qi immediately thought of the fresh aroma of clam cakes, and his mouth began to water.

The three ate more than thirty clam cakes at this breakfast shop. The boss, grinning, couldn't make cakes fast enough to keep up with their eating speed.

"Should I ask my mom to learn how to make clam cakes?"

The three walked out of the breakfast shop, feeling a bit embarrassed, and Bai Xue said.

"No need, making them yourself is too much trouble. Just buy some whenever you feel like it. Next time, buy them to eat at home; we can't get full eating in the shop."

As soon as Yang Qi said this, it drew laughter from Yao Shanshan in the back seat.

"Uh~ I'm sorry, I really couldn't hold it in. Hahaha."

Yao Shanshan's mind conjured up the scene of Yang Qi and Bai Xue devouring clam cakes, and the boss frantically busy.

It was fortunate they arrived late and there were no other customers; the boss was too busy just serving the two of them.