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It was said that when Huang Xiaocui saw Zhan Lingfeng hesitating, he understood in his heart that the burden of debt was suffocating him. If he could repay such a large sum of money, his mother would still hope to pay it all off. With this in mind, Zhan Lingfeng handed the bundle of money to his mother and said, "Mom, we don't owe anyone anything; let's pay it back, including the interest!"
"Is this really okay?"
"It's nothing. Just say that this time we made some profit. Anyway, even if the news about selling Soft-shelled Turtle gets out, no one has the connections to do anything about it. Besides, don’t mention the actual profit; just say I know a Boss who fronted the money for this deal, and we happened to make a thousand dollars from it. Here’s some of it, and we can repay the money borrowed from the village next time."
A smile appeared on Huang Xiaocui's face as she felt a genuine sense of relief.
Her mother had always been strong-willed, and this debt had also weighed heavily on her.
When they entered the room again, Zhan Lingfeng heard everyone discussing the matter of a large sum of money.
Second Aunt was just speaking.
"Alas, our family could have contributed a bit too. You all know that Xiao Cui's family borrowed a thousand yuan and still hasn't paid it back. The child is also in school; what a situation!"
Hearing this, Zhan Lingfeng glanced at Second Aunt and recalled some past events. That thousand yuan was secretly lent to his mother by Second Uncle, which caused quite a stir and put a lot of pressure on Second Uncle at home.
"I'll repay the money today."
His mother's voice carried a sense of pride as she walked over and opened the bag.
A bundle of money appeared before everyone's eyes. Although everyone had some money, they had never seen so much at once; the visual impact was immense, and suddenly, the entire room fell silent.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders present; it was all family.
"Xiao Cui, what's going on?" Grandpa looked somewhat confused and turned to Zhan Lingfeng, having seen him enter with the bag in hand.
In fact, the person who came to report today was Mother-in-law's sister. When she arrived, she told everyone that Zhan Lingfeng had actually driven a vehicle to City, which piqued everyone's curiosity. However, Huang Xiaocui wasn't sure if it would work out, so she didn't elaborate further.
At this moment, Huang Xiaocui looked like a victorious general as she addressed everyone: "This money was earned by Xu."
"What?"
Everyone found it even harder to believe.
Grandma looked at Zhan Lingfeng and said, "Xu, the money you earned?"
Everyone's gaze immediately turned to Zhan Lingfeng. In their eyes, he was just a child; how could he have earned so much money?
Zhan Lingfeng originally wanted to keep a low profile, but he didn't expect his mother to push him forward. Thinking that she might also share this with everyone later, and that it might involve them, Zhan Lingfeng said, "It's nothing much. Last time, I accidentally met a boss from City who was asking the shop owner if they had any Soft-shelled Turtles for sale. I happened to be passing by and mentioned that our village has plenty of Soft-shelled Turtles. If he wanted some, I could get them for him. So he left me his phone number. Later, I caught eleven Soft-shelled Turtles, used one to cover the transportation costs, and took the rest to City to find him. As a result, I made a few hundred dollars from him. He said if I delivered more, he would pay even more, so I had my mom collect some. After delivering them today, I earned ten thousand dollars."
Zhan Lingfeng casually explained the situation.
Even so, when everyone heard this and looked again at the money on the table, they were all shocked. They never expected that Zhan Lingfeng, at such a young age, would dare to do such business, even going alone to City and actually making it work.
Just thinking about it made everyone feel a sense of intimidation and also respect for Zhan Lingfeng; what an impressive feat!
Huang Xiaocui smiled as she picked up the money, counted out three thousand dollars, and then handed three hundred dollars to Uncle, saying, "Brother, you really need money right now; take this back."
"Why is there an extra three hundred? This is too much," Aunt quickly objected.
"You've taken care of us so much over the years. With Xu doing business now, things will definitely get better for us; you should keep this money!"
After insisting on giving the money over, Huang Xiaocui counted out another thousand and similarly handed over an extra hundred to Second Sister, saying, "Thank you for lending us money."
Second Aunt's eyes squinted with laughter as she replied, "Of course! I’ve always said I would lend you more; it's just that this stubborn man wouldn't agree!"
Hearing this made Second Uncle's face turn red; he really wanted to find a place to hide. Of course he wanted to lend more; it was just that his wife absolutely refused!
As the money was counted out piece by piece, only three thousand dollars remained. Huang Xiaocui said, "Over the years we've borrowed more than ten thousand; we will repay each family."
Everyone's gaze turned once again to Zhan Lingfeng. They couldn't quite understand this young man.
Grandpa smiled as he pulled Zhan Lingfeng over and said, "I didn't expect our Xu to be so capable! Many people in City haven't even been there yet; he went alone and got everything done—impressive!"
Zhan Lingfeng didn't mind these looks or compliments; instead, he asked curiously, "Grandpa, are there many wild boars in your village?"
At this moment, someone answered, "Yes! There are too many wild boars now; they’re digging up the fields and ruining the crops."
"Xing, can you catch wild boars?"
"What’s up? Do you want one?" Since Xing heard that Zhan Lingfeng could earn ten thousand yuan on his own, he was astonished and didn't dare to underestimate this person.
"When you hunt wild boars, what do you usually do?" Zhan Lingfeng asked.
"What else can we do? Generally, we just kill it and share the meat among ourselves."
"Apart from wild boars, what other wild animals are there?"
"There are plenty, like wild chickens and so on. It's too much to list all at once."
"Have you ever thought about selling them in the county town?"
"Wild boar meat can be sold in the county town; they buy it for about fifteen yuan a pound. Wild chicken meat is ten yuan a pound. But it's too far, and taking a bus there and back is too much trouble. No one really wants to do that."
Zhan Lingfeng was speechless; he didn't expect the villagers to be so afraid of going to the county town.
Aunt said, "Wasn't Wang Lao Qi carrying a piece of wild boar meat to the county town? It’s said that he offended the city meat vendor or something, and they confiscated the meat. He had to walk back because he didn’t even have money for the bus. The county town is too chaotic."
Zhan Lingfeng was once again left speechless.
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