The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 144 Snowy Day

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When Liu Sao reached the small fence gate, she realized that although the gate was small, the space inside was huge, even larger than the farms for long-tailed purple-haired sheep or even Alaskan puppies. The ground was covered with a thick layer of tender grass, like a green carpet. Nearly a thousand plump giant rabbits were eating grass frantically inside, their triangular mouths constantly moving, their teeth grinding against the tender grass, making a 'hissing' sound.

"Are these rabbits the same breed as the pair Zhang Xiaofei bought?" Aunt Liu asked in surprise, looking at the rabbits, each the size of a fat pig.

"Of course, they're called Duoduo Rabbits. Don't let their rabbit appearance fool you; their meat is actually quite similar to pork, and it doesn't have any unpleasant smell..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Have you eaten here?" Aunt Liu asked.

"Of course we've eaten it. Actually, you've eaten it too. A couple of days ago, my in-laws' house was completed and they moved in. We had a feast in Liujia Village, right? The meat we ate was this rabbit meat..." Wei Qingqing said.

"That meat was rabbit meat?" Only two days had passed, so of course Aunt Liu remembered the taste of the meat. When she ate it, she really couldn't tell whether it was rabbit meat or pork. Anyway, she thought she was eating pork.

"Of course, you can't tell the difference, right?" Wei Qingqing smiled smugly.

"I really couldn't tell the difference..." Aunt Liu exclaimed in admiration.

"Let's go in and take a look..." Wei Qingqing opened the gate and pulled Liu Sao into the farm.

The tender grass in the farm is knee-high, and rabbits lie prone in it. It is said that rabbits do not usually build burrows before they mate and have offspring. The term "rabbit burrow" should actually be called "rabbit burrow." Rabbits usually lie in a relatively secluded place (I once caught a few baby rabbits by hand when I was breaking corn in the field, hehehe...).

"These rabbits go into heat very frequently. A pair of rabbits can have six litters of babies a year. Look at this mother rabbit, she'll be giving birth in about a week..." Wei Qingqing parted the grass and led Liu Sao to look at a mother rabbit with a round belly.

"They're quite prolific..." Six litters a year, that's one litter every two months, almost like rats. Of course, Aunt Liu was surprised. If this kind of rabbit can be accepted by the market, then raising this kind of rabbit will surely bring in a lot of money.

"Of course they can reproduce. Their best qualities are their good meat quality and strong reproductive ability..." Wei Qingqing said.

The two waded through the knee-deep grass before leaving the farm, thus concluding their alien species viewing tour.

After visiting these breeding farms, Aunt Liu was truly amazed, especially by the colorful birds, which left the deepest impression on her, making her think she had seen the legendary phoenix.

"I'll show you something fun..." Wei Qingqing said, leading Liu Sao into a small valley. It was indeed a small valley, less than 300 meters from the hot spring valley, with a total area of ​​only 100 square meters. It was the smallest valley in the entire Caomao Mountain. Water vapor rose in the valley, and the vegetation was lush.

Wei Qingqing opened the gate and led Liu Sao into the valley. The gate in this valley was quite special, as the distance between the railings was relatively small.

"There's a hot spring here? Is it a spring source?" Having often soaked in the hot spring at Yang Ming's house, Aunt Liu naturally knew what the rising steam represented.

"Of course not, we lured them here..." Wei Qingqing said.

"What do you want me to see?" Aunt Liu asked curiously.

"It's just ahead, let's go over there..." Wei Qingqing pulled Liu Sao towards the hot spring pool in the valley.

The hot spring pool was only two square meters in size, and the warm water in the pool flowed in a gurgling manner without any specific direction. Therefore, the small valley appeared wet, and when you stepped on it, the soles of your feet were covered with mud.

The two arrived at the poolside and saw four football-sized lizards soaking in the hot spring water, lying on their backs and taking a nap.

"What is this???" Aunt Liu was completely shocked today.

"These are the baby dragons that laid eggs. They've been hatched for over half a month..." Wei Qingqing said.

Through the hazy mist, Aunt Liu looked closely and saw that the four egg-laying dragon cubs were all gray: "That's not right, why are they gray?" She remembered that the two adult egg-laying dragons were one white and one green.

"They haven't fully grown yet. They'll grow scales after they shed their first layer of skin..." Wei Qingqing said.

When Aunt Liu looked again, sure enough, the four little creatures did not have scales, but rather a delicate outer skin.

"Giggle giggle..."

A crisp clucking sound rang out, and three plump, half-grown chickens emerged from the grass on the side, waddling over to Wei Qingqing's feet, looking up at her with longing expressions.

"What are these? Chickens?" Aunt Liu's eyebrows twitched as she carefully examined the half-grown chickens, but something still felt off.

"Hehe, when I first saw them, I also thought they were chickens. Actually, these little guys are all chicks of the rainbow bird." Wei Qingqing said, squatting down and reaching out her hand to the chicks.

The three baby rainbow birds were the first to see Yang Ming and Wei Qingqing after they were born. They were naturally affectionate towards them. When they saw Wei Qingqing reach out her hand, they immediately chirped and gathered around her, gently pecking at her palm with their sharp beaks.

"Are these baby rainbow birds? Why do they look so much like chickens? Aren't they afraid of people?" Aunt Liu asked curiously, squatting down next to Wei Qingqing.

Aunt Liu also noticed something was wrong; these little guys had milky hair instead of feathers.

"Of course they're afraid of people, but when they were born, the first thing they saw was me and Yang Ming. Plus, we usually take turns feeding them, so they're especially close to us..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Oh..." Aunt Liu nodded. Egg-laying animals usually regard the first creature they see at birth as their mother, and Aunt Liu knew this.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing grabbed one of the cubs and handed it to Aunt Liu, "You weigh these, these little guys are only half a month old, and they already weigh 10 pounds..."

Aunt Liu took the chick and weighed it in her hand. It was indeed quite heavy: "Newly hatched birds drink a lot of water, so they're usually quite heavy. It's normal for one this big to weigh 10 pounds..."

"Hmph, these little guys are definitely not like you said. You can pinch their wings, pinch their beaks, and use as much force as you want..." Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"Won't I break it?" Aunt Liu looked at the adorable cub in her hands, somewhat hesitant.

"Hehe, anyway, Yang Ming didn't break it..." Wei Qingqing laughed.

Aunt Liu looked at the cub, then at Wei Qingqing: "Is there anything special about it?" Since Yang Ming couldn't break it, she certainly couldn't either.

"Hehe, the meat of these chicks is especially delicious, so they have the most enemies. The adult birds have to go out to hunt for them and can't always be by their side to protect them, so their wings and beaks have gradually evolved. Their beaks can crush limestone, and their wings can smash a piece of granite into pieces... Their wings and beaks are very heavy. When they molt, the outer layer will naturally fall off..." Wei Qingqing said.

"No way???" Aunt Liu's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that the little guy in her hands could have such great strength.

"Of course we would. See those baby dragons that are laying eggs? They're not to be trifled with... If these little guys didn't have the ability to protect themselves, would we dare put them together? Wouldn't we chop them up and eat them ourselves?" Wei Qingqing said.

"What you said...makes sense..." Aunt Liu looked at the rather cute little creature in her hands, and her hands trembled slightly. If it pecked me, would my hands be as hard as limestone? If it flapped its wings and slapped me, would my hands be stronger than granite?

"Qingqing, quickly take it from me..." Aunt Liu's voice trembled.

"Just throw it on the ground. As long as you're not hostile towards it, it won't hit you. Besides, I'm the one who gave it to you. Even if you throw it into a pot of boiling oil, it won't hit you..." Wei Qingqing said.

"Oh..." Aunt Liu carefully placed the seven-colored bird chick on the ground, and then hid behind Wei Qingqing.

As soon as the little guy was put on the ground, his thick fur stood on end. He shook it vigorously, and the soft fur immediately became smooth again. The little thing waddled over to Wei Qingqing's feet and rubbed his little head against Wei Qingqing's leg.

"Alright, alright, I'll get you something to eat right away..." Wei Qingqing hurriedly walked towards the mountain wall covered with ivy, pushed the ivy vines aside, and a cave appeared. Wei Qingqing crawled inside and soon pulled out half a sack of grain.

"Giggle giggle..." The little ones immediately chirped happily, ran to Wei Qingqing's feet, and flapped their bare wings, jumping as high as they could.

Wei Qingqing immediately untied the bag, took out the grains inside, and scattered them on the ground. They turned out to be plump soybeans.

The round soybeans rolled on the ground, and the little guys immediately bent down and started eating them. Their beaks pecking at the soybeans were incredibly fast, like a magnified version of chicks pecking at rice.

"..." Aunt Liu was speechless.

After looking around for a while, the two went to the nearby hot spring valley. The water mist was still rising and the flowers were still blooming, but it seemed very deserted.

Zhu Yun arrived in Zhengjia Village at the end of October, and the four beauties were reunited. However, after only two days, Zhu Yun left with Zhang Yue. Zhang Fenghuang and Liu Lili also left after Liu Sao finished making her Hanfu. Although the small mountain village was peaceful, free of car exhaust, and had plenty of delicious food, these modern women, accustomed to the neon lights of the city, felt a bit awkward after staying there for a while. So, they decided to go back to the city for a while, and come back for a few days of peace and quiet when they got tired of it.

Zhang Shufang and Yang Zhengfang moved to Liujia Village two days ago. Their new house had already been built. It was a three-room brick house with a heated earthen bed. The heated earthen bed had been burning for several days to dry the house. After the renovation, they moved in. Zhang Shufang would come over every day to chat with Wei Qingqing and cook her some special meals. Next to their house were Wei Jianguo's three large brick houses. The layout of the two houses was exactly the same.

Sun Fangfang's home has a hot spring directly connected to it, so people can enjoy hot springs right in their own bathrooms. However, Sun Fangfang still prefers to go to the hot spring valley to soak in the hot springs whenever she has free time. The key is that it has water mist and wooden cabins, creating a great atmosphere.

The pool water was gurgling, but because of the two pipes that led out, the flow was much slower, but also much gentler. It used to be like disco, but now it's like a waltz.

"How is it?" Wei Qingqing took off her clothes and soaked happily in the hot spring pool. The gurgling hot spring water gently lapped against her skin, making her feel so comfortable that she wanted to moan.

"What, how is it?" Aunt Liu also stripped naked and stepped into the hot spring pool, immersing herself in the hot spring water.

"After seeing our family's farm, don't you have anything to say? No thoughts?" Wei Qingqing said with a smile.

"What do you want to say? No..." Aunt Liu thought for a while, then shook her head with a smile. It's better to keep what you want to say to yourself.

"Hmph..." Wei Qingqing snorted twice, then slid down, submerging her from the neck down in the water. She didn't believe she wouldn't have any feelings after seeing alien creatures...

The sky had been overcast and oppressive since morning. Then, a cold wind blew, and a few snowflakes drifted down. Above the hot spring valley, they slowly turned into raindrops and fell down.

"It's snowing. It seems to be the first snow of the year?" Wei Qingqing was referring to the lunar year.

"Yes! A good snow promises a good harvest. The heavier the snow, the better. Next year will be a bumper year..." Aunt Liu closed her eyes, letting the cold raindrops fall on her cheeks.

"Is it noon now? Shouldn't we go back and cook? Bao'er should be home from school by now. That teacher Wang Li is really too much. Not only does she take up half a day of the weekend, but she also leaves so much homework. Now she's even taking up the New Year's Day holiday. She's making the kids suffer..." Wei Qingqing felt indignant thinking about little Bao'er carrying his schoolbag to school every day. These days, she hasn't had time to take little Bao'er to the market.

"No need, we have Nan Nan... Teacher Wang is only doing this for the children's good. The children need to learn more so they can go to university and leave this poor mountain village..." said Aunt Liu.

"Wang Duo is a college graduate, but didn't he also come back to the village to start a business?" Wei Qingqing pursed her lips.

"Hehe, do you think Wang Duo wanted to come back? It's all because of his girlfriend. I heard about it the day before yesterday. His girlfriend came to the village. She's a pretty young girl and she's living at his house now..." Aunt Liu said with a smile.

"Oh? Tell me about it..." Wei Qingqing perked up.

It's said that women are all quite gossipy.

"What's there to say? It's just that the two fell in love, but the girl's parents disapproved because the boy is from the mountains and has no money..." Aunt Liu said.

"Oh... that little girl is quite persistent. She actually followed him all the way to the village and they even lived together..." Wei Qingqing said admiringly.

"What? That little girl came to Zhengjia Village for a trip with her parents. I don't know how it happened, but she was assigned to Wangjia Village..." Aunt Liu thought about this coincidence and found it funny, feeling that it was really fate.

"And then?" Wei Qingqing pressed.

"And then?" Aunt Liu's lips curled into a wicked smile. "Wang Duote was useless. Ever since his girlfriend and her family moved into his house, he's been hiding. He's never dared to show his face at their house again..."

"How useless..." Wei Qingqing said with dissatisfaction towards Wang Duote. "What a great opportunity! He could have been so attentive to his future in-laws and maybe even changed their impression of him..."

"Are you crazy? It's not like they're tied to Wang's house. If they meet, even if they don't feel awkward, they'll still feel uneasy. In that case, they'll find another place to stay..." Aunt Liu said.

Young lovers are prone to getting carried away and sparks flying...

"You're right..." Wei Qingqing thought for a moment and nodded.

"By the way, where did Yang Ming go? I haven't seen him all day." Aunt Liu asked, thinking that Yang Ming hadn't shown up for half a day.

"Yang Ming went to Yangjia Village. I heard that his uncle was hit by a car yesterday, but it wasn't a big deal. He's currently negotiating compensation with the driver who caused the accident. Yang Ming has to show up no matter what..." Wei Qingqing said.

"It's good that everyone is alright..." Aunt Liu said.

"Hmph, that driver who caused the accident was unlucky. He went to visit relatives yesterday and drank some alcohol. When he got to the traffic police station, the alcohol test showed that he was seriously over the legal limit. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't hurt anyone, he would have been detained immediately..." Wei Qingqing said.

Driving under the influence is really dangerous...

Gradually, a cool breeze blew over, and the snow fell heavier and heavier, turning into icy raindrops as it fell into the hot spring valley.

"Let's take shelter in the cabin..." Wei Qingqing suggested.

"Okay..." Aunt Liu nodded immediately.

So the two women came out of the hot spring naked, giggling as they went into the wooden house, dried themselves off, wrapped themselves in blankets in the inner room, and leaned against the window to watch the heavy rain outside.

"It's really strange. In the distance, there's a heavy snowfall, but here we're experiencing a downpour..." Aunt Liu exclaimed, looking at this extraordinary sight.

Life is unpredictable; a few months is enough to change a person so much that they don't even recognize themselves anymore...

"Yes, it's really strange..." Wei Qingqing sighed. Thinking about everything she had experienced in the past few months, it felt like a lifetime had passed. If she hadn't met Yang Ming, what would she be like now? The pimples on her face would still be there, disgusting her and everyone who saw her. Relying on her best friend Sun Fangfang, she would still be working as a saleswoman at Longteng, unable to sell a single house, only earning a meager base salary each month...

"Hehe..." Wei Qingqing chuckled softly. It was Yang Ming who made her feel warmth from sources other than her parents. That silly boy who followed her around and walked her home? That idiot who she dragged to get a marriage certificate, his face as bitter as a bitter gourd—couldn't he have refused? That silly son-in-law who promised his parents he would be good to her for life, that man she always bullied but who acted like a tough guy in front of her parents…

"You are my happiness..." Wei Qingqing gazed at the rain outside the window, lost in thought.

Just as the two sisters were lamenting to themselves, two Audis with county government license plates drove up to Zhengjia Village.

The Audi stopped, and a portly county leader emerged from the car in front. Everyone who watched the county's radio and television recognized him; he was Zhao Weida, the deputy county head in charge of industry and commerce. As soon as Zhao Weida got out of the car, he spoke in an official tone to the manager of the agritainment team: "Where's your village head? We have foreign guests; come out and greet them quickly..."

"Who are you?" The manager was Wang Duo's younger brother, Wang Xiaoman. The young man was a fearless and headstrong young man. He was very dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of Deputy County Chief Zhao, so his tone became a bit harsh. Moreover, the young man now admired Village Chief Liu from the bottom of his heart. He would be impolite to anyone who dared to be rude to Village Chief Liu.

"Me? You haven't seen me before? Call your village chief..." Deputy County Chief Zhao stared at Wang Xiaoman with some dissatisfaction, but he wouldn't stoop to his level. Arguing with a child would ruin his reputation as County Chief Zhao. If you take a child seriously, it shows that you are immature and have problems with your character. You still need to be carefully observed before entrusting you with important responsibilities. This observation, with the help of his political enemies, may become a major experience in the second half of his life.

Officials must be cautious and trembling, as if walking on thin ice, and must eliminate all possible situations that could be detrimental to them. Otherwise, if their opponents seize on even the smallest flaw, it doesn't take many, just one, to bring them to ruin.

"Do you think our village chief is someone you can just see whenever you want? Are you here for tourism or something? If you're here for tourism, sign in our registration book. If you're not here for tourism, hurry up and do what you need to do and don't waste my time. I need to pick the vegetables on my farm..." Wang Xiaoman said impatiently.

"You... I am Zhao Weida, the deputy county head in charge of industry and commerce. Today I have brought you a big client. Go and call your village chief to come out and greet our distinguished guest..." Deputy County Head Zhao finally revealed his name.

"Distinguished guest? How so?" Wang Xiaoman was a hot-blooded young man. Although he was surprised to learn that the person in front of him was the deputy county magistrate, he was still displeased by the man's arrogant attitude and retorted directly.

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