Age: My Small World

Chapter 30 Secret
"If they're cheaper, I'll take a few. If they're too expensive, I can't afford them."

He had one dollar and twenty-three cents left, which was indeed not much.

"Okay, I'll give you this amount if you want." The old man pointed with two fingers.

"Two cents each?" Yang Jun knew the market price.

An adult rabbit would cost about one dollar, but this little rabbit certainly wouldn’t be that expensive.

"That's right, just two cents."

"Well, if I buy five, can you give me one?" Yang Jun decided to keep two cents for self-defense.

The old man hesitated, then nodded: "Okay."

"Okay, sir, please help me pick out three pairs, one male and one female."

Although the two families in the bamboo basket are indistinguishable from each other, there is no need to worry about this when it comes to rabbit breeding, as they have no ethics.

Seeing that the old man had already started to pick up the rabbit happily, Cheng Xiaoyu next to him finally reacted.

"No, Brother Xiaoshan, do you really want to buy it?"

She couldn't understand why she would spend a dollar to buy a few little rabbits.

"I'll buy it and try raising it. If it grows up, maybe I can eat meat every day." Yang Jun said casually.

His plan was to keep one pair at home to hide from the public, and place the remaining two pairs in the space.

"But rabbits can't grow big. If they die, you'll lose money." She was worried about the dollar for him. It was a full dollar, enough to buy almost two kilograms of meat.

"It doesn't matter. It's just right for eating meat after death."

Cheng Xiaoyu watched him take the six rabbits handed to him by the old man, and then Yang Jun handed him a dollar.

He also looked carefully to see if there were three pairs. If they were all male or female, he would be at a real loss.

"Haha, young man, this bamboo basket is for you. I hope you can raise these little guys." The old man was very happy to make money, and generously gave him a smaller bamboo basket.

"Thank you, sir." Yang Jun said with a smile.

Then he thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, sir, can I ask you something?"

"What's the matter?" The old man became a little alert.

Yang Jun ignored this and continued:

"I just want to know where there are beekeepers around here, and where there are more water hyacinths."

The fact that he could come to the city to sell rabbits meant that the old man's home must be in a nearby village. Since he was knowledgeable and experienced, it would be much better for him to ask him than for him to grope around blindly looking for one.

After hearing him speak, the old man let down his guard.

"I thought you were asking about something important, but it turns out you're looking for bees. We have them in our village. Old Man Yu has several baskets of them. If you want to eat honey, go to his house."

"There are even more water hyacinths. There's a pond in our village that's full of them. We have to cut them every few days to feed the pigs, but we still can't finish them all."

Well, the two things Yang Jun needed could be found in Daye Village, so he was really lucky.

"Uncle, can you tell me which village this is?"

"It's Dongwang Village."

It turned out to be Yu Li's village, and Yang Jun was no longer anxious.

"Okay, thank you, sir."

"You're welcome, young man. Come to me next time you want a rabbit."

After saying goodbye to the old man, Yang Jun carried a bamboo basket and left the small market street with Cheng Xiaoyu.

He did not go in to find the fish stall owner and the old man selling jade. After all, he had no big fish and no money at the moment, so he really didn't have the confidence to go there.

"Brother Xiaoshan, we have class later, what are you going to do with this frame?"

In the frame, six little rabbits were moving around and eating a few rotten vegetable leaves given by the old man. Most of them had gray hair, and there was also a black rabbit. The gray rabbits would not turn white to disguise themselves until winter. Pure white rabbits could not be found here.

"The teacher won't care if you take it to school. Just take it home after school." He wanted to put it directly into the space, but Cheng Xiaoyu was watching him the whole time, so he couldn't just turn it into a living rabbit.

When they reached the school, the little girl couldn't help but pout: "We agreed to go shopping, but we ended up buying rabbits. You also wanted to look for water hyacinths."

Yang Jun grabbed her swinging braid and said, "This can be considered shopping. By the way, Xiaoyu'er, everything between us is a secret. Only we know it. Don't tell anyone else."

She turned around and pulled her braid back. After hearing what he said, her bright eyes lit up: "I understand, Brother Xiaoshan, I won't tell anyone our secret."

Yang Jun nodded with satisfaction, and then left the rabbit with the security guard. He would not really bring the rabbit into the classroom.

After school in the afternoon, the trio stayed behind as usual for tutoring.

When Liu Xin saw that they were still there, he left with peace of mind and left Jiang Xueying behind.

"Yu Li, is there a beekeeper in your village?"

During the lecture, Yang Jun asked Yu Li that he had to confirm the situation first.

Unexpectedly, Yu Li looked up in surprise and said, "Yang Jun, how did you know my grandfather can raise bees?"

Cheng Xiaoyu turned her head and looked at Yang Jun, and they looked at each other in confusion. It turned out that the beekeeper the old man was talking about was actually Yu Li's grandfather.

"Ahem, here's the thing. I'm quite interested in bees and want to raise a few for fun. Can I come to your house and get a few?"

In fact, what he wanted was the queen bee, with whom he could quickly raise an army of bees.

"Okay, my grandpa picks out a lot and throws them away every day. It doesn't matter if you want a little more." Yu Li said nonchalantly.

A queen bee can emerge in a bee colony in less than half a month, so there is no need to worry about what will happen to the original bee colony without the queen bee.

"Okay, then I'll visit your village this weekend."

"No problem, come to my house then."

Cheng Xiaoyu originally wanted to ask to go together, but when she thought about the housework, she could only pout.

About ten minutes later, Jiang Xueying was picked up by her mother who arrived late as usual.

Then the three of them studied together for another half an hour and then went home.

It was quite tiring to carry the rabbit back.

Fortunately, the rabbits were not too big, and Cheng Xiaoyu helped him carry them for a while, so it was not a problem.

"How about I help you carry it home?"

"No, go back quickly and don't let Auntie worry."

Yang Jun urged her.

"Okay, then remember to call me tomorrow."

"Can't forget."

After the two separated, Yang Jun quickly threw the four rabbits into the space in a deserted place, leaving only two in the frame.

The four rabbits were frightened by the sudden change of environment and were shivering halfway up the hill.

So he divided out a few strands of spiritual water to feed the little guys, so that they would not really die, and even the two outside had some.

Of course, when he returned home with the two rabbits, he couldn't avoid being questioned.

"Hey kid, why did you bring back two rabbits? They're too small to eat."

"Mom, stewing some meat soup is fine." The second sister's eyes lit up.

"Stop, stop, stop." Yang Jun stopped the two from eating meat.

"Mom, Second Sister, these are the ones I brought back to raise. Just give them some grass every day. When they grow up and give birth to a bunch of little rabbits, we'll be rich then."

These words sounded so childish that Li Xiaohua even smiled.

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