Chapter 136 - Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Acquisition (Second Update) (1/2)

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Acquisition (Second Update)

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Xiao Jinli didn’t care about the gossip from ten miles and eight villages that was caused by her buying earthworms.

Her brother spread the news, and the next day, many people came with earthworms for sale.

Xiao Jinli looked at the buckets and plastic bags filled with wriggling earthworms, raising her eyebrows slightly.

It seemed that taking the initiative was indeed a good move.

In just one day, people had dug up several jin of earthworms.

Were earthworms really that easy to dig up? Xiao Jinli wondered.

The people bringing the earthworms were from the neighboring village.

An old man in his fifties or sixties with dark and honest features was accompanied by a scrawny child about four or five years old.

He carried a bucket filled with wriggling earthworms, his expression cautious as he asked Xiao Wanshan, “Are you the ones buying earthworms?”

Xiao Wanshan recognized this man. He was from Shigang Village next door, a poor family.

This man had a leg disability and had lost his wife early. He had raised his son with great difficulty, and even got him a daughter-in-law. But then, both the son and daughter-in-law passed away, leaving behind a helpless child.

With the burden of the child and his disability, he could only farm at home and didn’t have any other options. As a result, his family lived in poverty.

Xiao Wanshan looked at the man’s bucket of earthworms and said with a smile, “Yes, we buy earthworms here. Let me check your earthworms first.”

Although feeling pity and sympathy, quality still mattered.

Shi Dajiang lifted the bucket and said, “Don’t worry, these earthworms were all caught by me today. They’re all alive. I was worried that they would suffocate, so I came as soon as it started getting dark. Well, have a look.”

Xiao Wanshan squatted down and reached into the bucket. All he felt apart from the cold was the sensation of wriggling earthworms.

He nodded, “Alright, let’s weigh them quickly.”

When weighed, there were three jin and three liang.

Xiao Wanshan asked curiously, “How did you catch so many earthworms in just one day?”

Shi Dajiang smiled and said, “I have experience in finding earthworms. As soon as I heard you were buying them, I took my grandson and spent the whole day searching. ”

Since the man didn’t want to say more, Xiao Wanshan didn’t pry further. He nodded and said, “Alright, we’ll be buying earthworms for a while. Bring them here whenever you catch some.”

With that, he took out some money and paid the man.

After receiving the money, Shi Dajiang nodded and said, “Yes, I will.”

If he could catch two or three jin every day, he’d have over a thousand yuan in just a few days. This would cover living expenses for half a year and he wouldn’t have to worry as much.

Thinking of this, he looked down at his skinny grandson, and his eyes turned red. Due to their poverty, the child had rarely eaten well since his parents died. At four or five years old, he was much shorter than his peers.

Now, with a little money, he planned to buy some eggs and ribs to nourish his grandson.