Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1147 - 583: Fright, Persuasion, Shabby_2

Chapter 1147: Chapter 583: Fright, Persuasion, Shabby_2

"I’m not scared of that at all!" Yan Fei made a clanking noise with the chains in the shed and hurriedly walked forward, standing at the edge of that shed. "I’m worried about accidents at the construction site, afraid the cattle in the farm might fall ill, but the last thing I worry about is someone stealing from these few sheds..."

Yan Fei scolded, "None of you come out..."

But it was already too late.

The next moment, Liu JinXue already knew why Yan Fei wasn’t afraid of someone tearing down his ramshackle shed–there were no ghosts here, but... this place had ferocious beasts that were very, very fierce.

Looking at the few figures swaying out of the shed, he opened his mouth without being able to utter a word. Pointing behind Yan Fei, his fingers trembled.

Yan Fei quickly took another step towards him, steadying his somewhat limp body, "Don’t be scared, they’re just a few tigers and black bears, all raised by me, very obedient, they don’t eat people."

Turning his head with another twist, he yelled at those tigers and bears, "All of you, get back in there!"

Because of that shout, Liu JinXue heard two light cries above his head, followed by the sound of flapping wings, and upon looking up, he saw two large eagles taking flight...

By the time Yan Fei had escorted him through the small door and consoled him for a long while, Liu JinXue watched the two large eagles circle a bit and land back on the trees outside the courtyard. Only then did he manage to choke out a phrase with an unsettled soul, "Why didn’t you tell me earlier..."

What should have been an accusation came out weak and breathless; if Yan Fei hadn’t had sharp hearing, he probably wouldn’t have heard it even standing next to him.

"I called out to you, but you wouldn’t let me speak!" Yan Fei felt unjustly blamed.

A gust of wind blew by, and only then did Liu JinXue feel a chill on his skin and realized that in just that short moment, he had already been drenched.

Because Yan Fei’s earlier rebuke was a bit loud, several young men had already run out. Seeing the situation, they quickly approached, asking what had happened.

Supported by Yan Fei and a few young men, Liu JinXue staggered into the room. After sitting in the stuffy place for a while, he hadn’t heard half of what Yan Fei and the others had been saying–only then did he start to feel some warmth in his body.

Fortunately, it was night, and it was not easy to see clearly. Moreover, those figures hadn’t completely come out of the shed before Yan Fei had roared at them to go back in. Otherwise, God knows what state he would have been scared into.

Even so, Yan Fei had been shocked too. When other visitors came, if they were going to stay here a few more days, Yan Fei would introduce them to the situation. But Senior Brother Liu was different; he had been so awkward upon his arrival that Yan Fei had also forgotten about this.

It wasn’t until he saw Senior Brother Liu walking through that small door that Yan Fei remembered to tell him. But Senior Brother Liu didn’t let him finish speaking...

With a few people in the room making it even stuffier, Liu JinXue drank several sips of hot tea and slowly started to regain his spirits.

Yan Fei sent the others out and sat drinking a bellyful of tea with him until he saw that he had fully recovered, only then did he say, "I’ve mentioned before that I have tigers. This time, you were acting all sick, and I didn’t show you first, my apologies..."

"Don’t mention it, don’t mention it!" The fright helped Liu JinXue shake off much of his worry, and he no longer felt there was anything embarrassing about his purpose for coming. "Actually, bringing Boss Luo here was still about the Agaricus bisporus matter..."

Starting with his initial guilt about earning Yan Fei’s money, to his frustration at Agaricus bisporus not being as good as those in Sancha River Township, to the cleverness he thought he displayed after arriving only to see things he shouldn’t have seen–Liu JinXue was now spilling the beans, one after another. After a shock, people tend to exhibit various symptoms, such as nonstop talking, to calm their own panic.

Even Yan Fei’s unconsoling attitude, which irritated him, was voiced out loud.

After listening, Yan Fei truly didn’t know what to say. What was this all about? He had asked him to be a middleman mainly because he was too lazy to bother finding customers for that little bit of Agaricus bisporus, allowing him to make a small profit on the side.

Honestly, the cost of cultivating Agaricus bisporus here in Sancha River Township was very low indeed. Sending a truckload to the Provincial City, the cost tallied up to be even less than the freight.

Thinking that because of this, Senior Brother Liu had been so anxious he felt guilty for taking money he shouldn’t have... With that kind of personality, are you still doing business? Brother, just go be your honest technician!

That’s what Yan Fei thought and he said as much.

Liu JinXue didn’t like hearing that, "What’s wrong with me? I also make money growing Agaricus bisporus now..."

"How much can you make?" Yan Fei interrupted him. "Working hard all by yourself, how much can you earn? If you were a technician, could you make that much?"

"Definitely more than a technician." Liu JinXue was very sure of himself. "How much salary can a unit pay me? No matter how hard I try, it’s better than having a job. And no one oversees me, how good is that!"

"Just tell me how much you can make!" Yan Fei insisted on asking.

Now, Liu JinXue stopped being stubborn, hanging his head and starting to mutter as he did the calculations.

Yan Fei faintly heard some numbers, like cost for land rental, cow dung, straw, freight, labor wages, utilities, and so forth. Before Liu JinXue finished muttering, Yan Fei already knew the result in his heart–doing something on the outskirts of the Provincial City really costs money. Not only does cow dung cost money, but straw isn’t cheap either, because there is a large paper factory around the city that also collects straw.

On top of that, with the money spent finding workers and vehicles, the costs skyrocket. Unlike Sancha River, where the cattle farm uses its own manure and any needed straw is delivered to specific locations with people even worried about not piling it neatly enough for acceptance–ultimately, a large truckload of straw could cost a few yuan, or settle for a bottle of cheap liquor, with everyone being quite pleased about it.