Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 159 - 35 Fried Chili Pepper_1

Chapter 159: Chapter 35 Fried Chili Pepper_1

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now. As for the person who will propose, we will think about who would be suitable later. I’ve got other things to attend to! I’ve wasted half a day on you." Ma Yongming checked his watch and put down his chopsticks to address Yan Fei. "We’ll slowly discuss this matter, anyway, there are two months of summer vacation, there’s plenty of time!"

"Hmm, okay then, thank you, Uncle Ming." Yan Fei’s thanks were genuinely sincere, no horsing around involved.

"Shoo shoo, why are you thanking me!" Ma Yongming waved his hand and left. As he was about to mount his motorcycle, he suddenly turned to ask Yan Fei. "Hey, be honest with me, what kind of meat is this really? Don’t try to fool me. Just because other people haven’t eaten catfish meat, do you really think that you can fool us with Pang Fa’s work? Always trying to deceive this one and that one, doesn’t that just show that you’re sly?"

"Huh?" Yan Fei was taken aback, then chuckled. "You really want to know? Then brace yourself, because it’s giant salamander meat! Are you scared? It’s a protected species, if the police station finds out, they’ll have you thrown into jail."

"I ain’t scared!" Ma Yongming was first surprised, then laughingly cursed at him. "It’s all your doing, where on earth did you get this stuff from?"

Don’t expect this illiterate foreman to have any realization about animal protection. It’s already surprising enough for him to know that giant salamanders are protected species. As for eating the meat being a criminal offense, that’s not a big deal to him.

"Hmph, I’m not telling you!" Yan Fei turned his head, mimicking the motion of Xu Xiaoyan when she usually ignored him. Their actions were strikingly identical.

"Fine, If you don’t say it doesn’t mean I won’t know." Ma Yongming didn’t bother asking anymore. "Anyways, watch out. As you said, getting caught with this can land you in jail. Stop meddling with such mysterious things. By the way, don’t venture too far into the wild anymore, don’t think just because there are people around us, there’s no danger in those mountains. There are all sorts of dangers in the mountains. The Laotietou can kill you with a bite. Just be careful."

Yan Fei chuckled all the way.

Ma Yongming thought that Yan Fei had stolen the giant salamander from the mountains.

Wancheng City is a basin, like a big bowl. The center is a plain, surrounded by mountains all around. The closest mountain to Sancha Town is still about 124 miles away, even by taking shortcuts. But that distance, which used to seem far, is nothing now with motorcycles around.

There aren’t many poisonous snakes in this area, the most notorious one is the Trimeresurus jerdonii. As long as you hear that someone has been bitten by Laotietou, they don’t survive. This is the warning Ma Yongming was referring to.

"I need to go now. You think about your situation, it’s not urgent." Ma Yongming was in a hurry to leave and didn’t want to argue with Yan Fei. "Isn’t the university application in the next few days? Take this chance to think about it properly, also discuss it with your parents. She’s going to be a part of your family, her choice of university will also matter to you too, won’t it? If this girl can actually get into a good university, you will hit the jackpot!"

"Yeah, okay, I’ll find some time in the next few days to go to the county and have a chat with my parents. There’s no need for Uncle Baoguo to intervene, I can do it myself." Yan Fei nodded.

"Right, it’s something you should discuss. Explain everything to your parents, I don’t believe they won’t agree." While starting his motorcycle, Ma Yongming continued. "As for the Xu’s family, you don’t need to worry about them for now. If they intentionally give you a hard time, we don’t need their consent, we can elope! I’m leaving..."

With that, he revved the engine and zoomed off.

Yan Fei, with his sharp ears, could still hear Ma Yongming grumbling on the bike, "This damn kid’s such a lucky duck, gets a university-educated wife for free. Now I’m busy as hell and still have to go home and take care of my wife..."

Yan Fei chuckled to himself. Boss Ma’s wife is a bit quirky, it’s the talk of the town. While other pregnant women are working in the fields till they’re eight or nine months along, his wife hasn’t swept her house since day one of her pregnancy. She walks around all day rubbing her belly, constantly snacking and leaving the wrappers wherever she goes.

Only Ma Yongming, who knows how to hustle and make money, could tolerate such a wife. If it were any ordinary rural family, life with such a wife would be intolerable.

Thinking about other people’s wives, then thinking about his own future wife, Yan Fei felt restless.

It wasn’t just restlessness, but an overwhelming desire to sing aloud, to shout and vent, to face the river and roar, so that the whole world would know his suppressed yet excited feelings.

Unable to sit still, he made up an excuse to have Lin Yumei watch the liquor store while he went out.

As soon as Yan Fei left the house, a bird soon appeared in the sky above Sancha Town, continuously circling high above. If anyone took the time to pinpoint the center of the bird’s circular path, they would find that it was right over Old Xu’s house at the edge of the shopping center.

It was Yan Fei, who not seeing Xu Xiaoyan come out in the afternoon, was up in the sky hoping to spot her leaving her house!

After circling for half the day without spotting anything, who would come out in such heat? He couldn’t catch even a glimpse of Xu Xiaoyan.

Feeling disheartened, he returned to the cattle farm and hopped on his motorcycle.

Vrooming loudly, his motorcycle zoomed down the main street. It didn’t take long for him to drive from the west end of the town to the east, all the way to Pang Fa’s oil press shop.

He hadn’t come with any particular aim; there wasn’t much business at the oil press shop in the afternoon anyway. However, Pang Fa, being a shrewd man, had purchased quite a bit of rapeseed and sunflower seeds and was busy pressing them into oil!

Pang Fa, often visiting the county seat, knew that many double-income families were forced to buy everything they needed.

Families like Yan Fei’s were a bit better off with rural relatives who, whenever given the opportunity, would send a little something their way. Still, it wasn’t much because most avoided going to the county seat to shop. Too expensive, besides they were afraid of being swindled once they entered the city. Coupled with the inconvenience of transportation, it just wasn’t a common occurrence.

After chatting with Pang Fa for a while, Pang Fa did not hide anything from him and told him that the oil could be taken to the oilfields and sold. Everything sells there.

Yan Fei was also aware of the oilfields in Tanghe County, which were mainly occupied by oil workers. Most of these workers were professional soldiers from outside the region, where all necessities involve spending money. In addition, they have high wages and are willing to spend them.

However, Yan Fei didn’t care about that right now!

He felt restless, as if poked by a needle, and soon bid farewell.

He hopped on his motorcycle and vroomed off towards the west end of town again.

Upon reaching the west end, he thought himself quite foolish. All this running around was in hope of passing by Xu Xiaoyan’s house and seeing what she was doing. What was there to feel guilty about? He could just go straight to her house!

This was a thought that only now occurred to this dizzy-headed fellow.

He ran back home, cleaning up the house and bustling about for a while with no one coming. Then he rushed to the kitchen where he cleaned a long unused stove and began to cook.

Despite frying, boiling, stewing, and roasting for a while, Xu Xiaoyan had not yet shown up. This guy was full of horrible ideas, but not without crafty ones.

Cleaning the frying pan and adding a bit of oil, he covered his face with a towel and started frying spicy chilies.

This trick indeed worked like magic. It wasn’t long before he heard persistent coughing from the other side of the wall, mixed with Xu Xiaoyan’s voice: "Yan Xiaofei, what are you doing? Do you even want people to live in peace anymore?"