Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 162 - 38 Price Increase_1

Chapter 162: Chapter 38 Price Increase_1

As it turned out, Xu Xiaoyan did not show up at noon that day, leaving Yan Fei waiting for nothing.

Not long after he had lunch, just when Yan Fei was about to take a nap, Xu Xiaoyan ran over in a sweat.

"Sister Xiaoyan, you’re finally here!" Fang Xiaoqing, not very fond of Yan Fei, instantly brightened up when she saw her idol, Xu Xiaoyan.

Yan Fei, who had been given the cold shoulder all morning, muttered in his mind, "I’m not going to stoop down to this girl’s level. That girl is my soon-to-be wife. She’s mine, she’s mine..."

A woman should not be offended, not even a young girl.

Yan Fei learned this principle very quickly.

Fang Xiaoqing was overly enthusiastic towards Xu Xiaoyan, babbling non-stop to express her admiration for the County Key High School. Then Xu Xiaoyan, the innocent girl, was basically hypnotized. They barely exchanged a few words before Fang Xiaoqing took out her summer homework and started ’asking for help’.

"Cough, cough!"

"Yan Xiaofei, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Xu Xiaoyan turned to him when she heard Yan Fei coughing intermittently.

"Oh, it’s nothing. Just a bit of a tickle in the throat, don’t know why! Cough, cough..." Yan Fei rubbed his throat and coughed once more.

"Did you choke on something? Did you have fish for lunch?" Xu Xiaoyan immediately looked worried. "If there’s something stuck in your throat, you must see a doctor right away. Is it serious?"

"Cough, cough...Well, it’s not an issue. Nothing’s stuck in my throat, it’s just a little itchy. I’ll drink some water and it’ll be fine." When he saw the worried girl, Yan Fei made up an excuse, stood up hastily and went next door to fake drinking water.

He came back shortly after, speaking to Fang Xiaoqing, "Hey there, it’s pretty quiet in the wine shop this afternoon, we can handle it. You should go and rest in the courtyard!"

Fang Xiaoqing, after all, was only a little girl. Although she had been intentionally teasing earlier, she didn’t have enough thick skin to stay when requested to leave. Hearing Yan Fei’s words, she started to pack up her things begrudgingly.

At this point, Xu Xiaoyan finally understood what was happening, and she chuckled to herself. She watched as Yan Fei brazenly chased Fang Xiaoqing away, rolling her eyes, but she kept quiet.

After packing up her things, Fang Xiaoqing left reluctantly, turning her head and saying, "Sister Yanfei, I’m going to the courtyard first. If I run into any problems with my work, I’ll come and ask you, okay?"

"Sure, just come and ask me if you have any questions." Xu Xiaoyan answered, holding back a laugh.

"Hehe, she’s finally gone, hopefully for good. Seriously, she’s acting like she can’t get enough of being a third wheel!" Once Fang Xiaoqing left, Yan Fei couldn’t help but laugh.

"Look at you. You have the nerve to drive her away," Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him.

"You say one thing and mean another. You want her to leave too, don’t you?" Yan Fei, thick-skinned as he was, didn’t care about propriety at all.

"Go away, who would want to be alone with you?" Now, that’s what being two-faced really means. In the middle of the day when everyone else was taking a nap, she came all the way here, her sweat not even dried yet. If it wasn’t for wanting to spend time with someone, was she here to watch the river?

"Are you hot? I’ll get you a watermelon." Yan Fei quickly ran next door, returning in a moment with two halves of a watermelon, each half with a small spoon stuck in it.

"It’s easier to eat if you dig into it like this, let’s eat it this way!"

"Who can eat all this? We just had dinner."

"No problem, if we can’t finish it, we’ll stop..."

In the afternoon, the liquor shop was basically out of business. The only advantage of the small window where they sold liquor was that it could be used for ventilation, making the room less hot for the two occupants.

The two then began to chat about things like, "I made money selling pigs today," followed by expressions of admiration, "So impressive, so much money!"

Then another would say, "I slipped out when they were all resting at noon, and this is what happened in the morning," and the other would wag his tail like a puppy, indicating his joy at the other’s antics.

In short, it was a scene where the two felt blissfully happy, acquaintances looked on in boredom, and passersby saw a pair of fools.

Yan Fei originally planned to go to the county town to talk to his parents in the evening, but after dawdling over dinner and escorting Xu Xiaoyan home, the sky was already dotted with stars.

After patrolling a couple of rounds at night, he could only continue to build wooden houses on the island.

The next day, he got up early to continue selling pigs and ended up selling one more than he did the day before.

In the morning, while considering whether to raise more pigs in the future, Xu Xiaoyan came over.

As soon as she entered, she was angry: "Yan Xiaofei, do you know? Those people only pay us one more dime per pig, but they sell it for four or five dimes more. They’re so ruthless! Did they increase their price for us today?"

"No. Even if it’s expensive, it doesn’t mean we can’t let them make money!" Yan Fei was surprisingly calm about the news. After all, he was making money too. Besides, he liked it when this girl said ’us’. That made him happy; making money was a minor detail.

Ordinary people don’t pay much attention to the cost of meat as long as they have meat to eat, and don’t consider too much. But those who kill pigs and sell meat know what’s what! The pigs delivered by the countryside vary in quality, and all sorts of pigs are included. The meat of old sows, especially those that have had several litters, can be easily identified by anyone as not only ugly but also poor in taste and hard to sell.

People who eat meat regularly can tell the quality just by looking at a two-hundred-catty pig. Even those who don’t eat meat regularly can tell. Then, the butcher directly hangs half of the pig on the meat rack and sells it while cutting it. In short, for this kind of meat, people would still buy it even if it costs a few more dimes per catty.

Why else would they pay a higher price to Yan Fei? They pay a dime more here, and they can earn a few more dimes back. No wonder they bought three pigs in one go today. When it comes to good meat, everyone is willing to buy a bit to try.

"Hmph! Heartless profiteers." Xu Xiaoyan talked disparagingly while fanning herself with a straw fan.

"They’re not that bad. They buy the whole pig, and they can’t get a good price for the blood, head, and offal." Yan Fei explained to the girl. He had never butchered a pig, but he often dealt with dinosaurs, so he was clear about it.

On hearing this, the girl thought it made sense, and immediately began to laugh again: "Hehe, but when we went to buy it, I said that I know where they buy their pigs from, and the price they pay. The butcher weighed ours without raising the price, and my eldest sister was confused and didn’t know what was happening!"

Yan Fei was also happy, not because of the bit of pork, but because seeing the girl happy made him happy: "Then tomorrow we won’t sell them all at once. Anyway, there are only a few left; we’ll sell them one by one, and we’ll only supply to their butcher shop."

"Isn’t that bad? Let’s not do that! I think we should raise more pigs in the future. You raise good pigs, and I think pig farming is profitable!" Xu Xiaoyan wasn’t as wilful as Yan Fei, and instead suggested that he raise more pigs.

"Sure, if you like it, we’ll raise more. But wait for a few days and see how I sell cattle. Then you’ll know which is more profitable."

"What do you mean ’if I like it’? Honestly! I like seeing you make money. By the way, how much can you make from selling cattle? You must take me with you when you sell the cattle then. I want to see how you do it." As soon as Miss Xu Xiaoyan heard that selling cattle could be more profitable, her eyes lit up.

"Sure! As long as you don’t mind the dirtiness of the cattle market, I’ll call you to go with me." Yan Fei, of course, was more than willing to accept this request.