I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 8 Selling Snake Meat

Lin Qingquan didn't know whether the snake demon had any connection with Xiao Yuehua.

Let's pin the blame on her for now, and investigate later.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Qingquan turned and walked into his father-in-law's yard. When he looked up and saw the scene in front of him, his eyelids twitched again.

The green snake demon, which had only been dragged in for a dozen minutes, already had its skin peeled off, and two burly middle-aged men were chopping away at the door frame with axes.

With a pipe dangling from his mouth, Meng Jiu directed two young men to fill a basin with meat while urging Xiao Qi to go back to her room to change her clothes.

But Xiao Qi didn't move; she tilted her head, listening to the two people next to her talking.
"This kind of wild python meat is the most sought-after in the city. Rich people love to spend a lot of money to eat this kind of wild game; it sells for hundreds of yuan per kilogram."

"How much does it start at three digits?"

Xiao Qi stepped forward and looked at the person who spoke with curiosity, asking, "How much can a snake this big sell for?"

She remembered that her mother said last month that the family didn't have much savings left, and last week her mother went out with her master and asked her grandfather for money.

So her family was quite poor and short of money.

Now there's another disabled person in the family. She doesn't know if her father has any money, but he looks like a penniless pauper.

The five-year-old girl was already starting to worry about supporting her family.

I can't not worry about it. The Jade Fairy said she is pure and untainted by worldly dust, and cannot be tainted by such filthy and greedy things. Therefore, money is not something she deserves to earn.

Her mother is now engrossed in martial arts and has no time to earn money.

Her grandfather was an old farmer in the countryside. Besides farming and raising livestock, what other ways did he have to make money?

Thinking about it, Mengqi suddenly realized that she had become the pillar of her family without even realizing it. Although she had never earned money before, wasn't she now trying to earn it?

For example, ask her nephew to help sell snake meat.

She stared at Meng Zichen expectantly, waiting for his answer.

"What? Our little aunt is out of money?"

Meng Zichen bent down to look at Xiao Qi and teased her with a smile, "What kind of snake meat are you selling? Just tell me what you want to buy, and I'll give you the money."

"Stop grinning like that, I'm serious." Meng Qi glared at him with a stern face. "Or were you just bragging? Wild snake meat is expensive, but you're not good enough to sell it, right?"

Meng Zichen was taken aback. A provocation! Hey, this little girl.

But he actually falls for it.

"You really want to sell it? Did you talk to your grandfather about it? Wasn't he the one who killed the snake? You need his permission to sell it, right?"

When Meng Jiu carried the snake into the village, almost everyone thought that he had killed such a big creature, since that would be scientific and reasonable.

Knowing the inside story, Meng Ziyang was very proud.

If you were to ask who my aunt is close to, it would be him.

At this moment, the look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Zichen was filled with contempt and smugness. So what if he's the older brother? He doesn't know anything, and what's even more stupid is that he treats his aunt like a child.

Idiot, even ten of you wouldn't be a match for your aunt.

The big green snake is very powerful. How could Ninth Grandfather, who is so old, possibly kill it!
But Ninth Master didn't explain. He certainly wouldn't tell anyone; he and his aunt had many secrets they wouldn't tell anyone.

As for her aunt's biological father, Meng Ziyang turned to look at Lin Qingquan and felt that he couldn't wait for others to believe that the Green Snake was killed by Ninth Master and had nothing to do with his aunt.

"Tell me first if you can sell it. If you can, I'll talk to my grandpa." "Of course I can! Didn't I tell you? I'm a head chef at a big hotel. It's just a little snake meat, how could I not sell it?"

As soon as Meng Zichen finished speaking, Lin Qingquan walked over from the doorway.

He has excellent hearing; he heard clearly who spoke and what they said.

Selling snake meat?
This is a demonic snake, not an ordinary snake. How dare they sell this?
He frowned slightly and said to Meng Zichen, "She's just a kid joking around, and you're joining in the commotion? This snake meat won't sell, so stop making a scene."

Meng Zichen had no intention of selling it; he only said those things to tease his aunt.

But now that Lin Qingquan has said that, he's determined to sell it.

"Who do you think you are? Isn't this the man who abandoned his wife and daughter five years ago? Why are you back? Did your mistress leave you?"

Meng Zichen spoke in a sarcastic and veiled tone, which startled the Meng family members standing nearby.

Five years ago, Meng Shulan returned to Yunmeng Village not long after giving birth. No one knew what happened at the time, and Meng Jiu forbade anyone to ask. However, Lin Qingquan hadn't visited his wife and child even once in those five years, so everyone vaguely guessed what had happened.

Despite the speculation, no one ever said it out loud because of Meng Qi.

After all, we have to consider the child's feelings.

Now that Meng Zichen has made such a fuss...
The Meng family first glanced at Xiao Qi. It was really strange; her grandfather hadn't gotten any blood on himself when he killed the snake, but she had gotten it all over her.

But that's not the point. The point is the blank, confused, and indifferent look on her face. Very well, she didn't understand.

Then they all looked at Lin Qingquan with hostility.

"Don't talk nonsense. I was delayed by something and that's why I couldn't come back." Lin Qingquan frowned, his face looking grim.

"Something's holding you up? Then tell me, what could be holding you up?"

"Big Dog, go check how much snake meat is left after everyone has divided it up. Sell it for me if you can."

Meng Jiu interrupted Meng Zichen, glaring at him, "You called me here to spout nonsense? Get to work."

Meng Zichen agreed and dared not utter another word.

However, he still harbored some resentment, muttering to himself, "Is Ninth Master getting too soft-hearted with age? This son-in-law... he should break his legs if he saw him! How could he let him into the courtyard? Really!"
When he went to distribute the meat, his father glared at him and whispered, "Your Ninth Great-Grandfather knows what he's doing here. Who gave you the right to speak?"

"I'm just feeling sorry for my great-aunt."

Meng Shulan was about the same age as him, and they had protected her since she was a child. They couldn't bear to see her being wronged or bullied.

"Your Ninth Great-Grandfather isn't senile; he's a good judge of character. If Lin Qingquan really had something wrong with him, he wouldn't even let him into Yunmeng Village. Besides, Xiao Qi is right here. Are you out of your mind saying these things in front of her?"

"She's only five years old, she can't understand."

His father, unable to bear it any longer, slapped him on the back of the head. "Do you think everyone is as dim-witted as you? Xiao Qi is very smart, her brain works better than an adult's. I'm warning you, if you talk nonsense in front of her again, I'll break one of your legs."

"Fine, fine, I won't say it." Meng Zichen covered his head and looked at his father with dissatisfaction. "I already have a son, and you still hit me all the time. Can't you even consider my feelings?"

"Pah! What a load of rubbish! You have a son, but where's his mother? If you're so capable, why don't you stop letting your wife run away? Now you've dumped your son on your father to raise, haven't you?"

Mentioning this made Meng Zichen dejected. He lowered his head and started cutting the meat, remaining silent.

If you have any questions about the relationships between the characters, please feel free to ask, and I will explain them in the chapters.

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