My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 204 beats around the bush...

"Hey! That’s definitely not possible. If it were, nobody would be going hungry,"

"...I wonder how many jin of grain we’ll get this year. I’ve started looking forward to it already."

...

Lin Tang was still unaware of the additional effect her locust repellent had had, which the villagers had already discovered.

She was feeding the pigs in the back courtyard with Goudan and the others.

The Lin Family’s pigsty was cleaned in the morning, at noon, and in the evening.

The smell was still strong, but bearable.

"...Oink oink oink..."

Three pigs that had grown significantly larger were rooting around in the stone trough.

They were chubby and looked quite healthy.

Seeing the pigs that had fattened up since she last saw them, Lin Tang said with a smile:

"These pigs have put on a lot of weight!"

Goudan hastily boasted, "Of course! My dad and my uncles feed them several times a day."

"And me and my brothers and sisters, we’ve also picked lots of pigweed for feeding."

"Mom says when we sell the pigs and get some money, we’ll make dumplings!"

He could eat meat dumplings every day without getting tired of them.

Niuniu added, "Mom also said she’ll buy me a red hair tie."

Hutou, unintentionally blunt, "Your hair isn’t long enough yet, it’d be useless to buy one."

Choudan looked at Niuniu’s hair for a moment, covered his mouth, and snickered.

Niuniu’s face turned red with anger upon hearing her brother’s comment.

Her soft voice couldn’t hide her annoyance, "...My hair will grow."

Lin Tang found it amusing to watch the little ones bicker.

But this Hutou, seemed a bit naturally clueless.

Goudan, acting older than his years, waved his hand, "You guys step aside. I’m going chop up the pigweed, don’t want to hurt you."

Choudan and the other two took three steps back.

After Lin Tang finished feeding the pigs, she led the four little ones back to the courtyard to wash their hands.

"Tangtang..."

Qin Suqing hopped off her bicycle and called toward the Lin Family’s main gate.

Goudan heard the voice and ran to open the door without even wiping his face.

"Sister Suqing, my little aunt is at home."

Lin Tang emerged from the house and looked at Qin Suqing, "...Why are you here?"

Qin Suqing wheeled her bicycle in and immediately looked towards the vegetable garden in the courtyard.

Seeing the many vegetables in the field, her eyes lit up.

"I’ve come to buy vegetables."

Lin Tang was surprised, "Buy vegetables?"

Qin Suqing pointed at the vegetables in the garden, "Yes, to buy vegetables, the more the better."

"If you want vegetables, you can just pick them, there’s no need to buy," Lin Tang said with an expression that suggested Qin Suqing was being too formal.

With that, she handed Goudan a large basket.

"Goudan, go pick some vegetables."

"Okay!"

Goudan answered crisply, twisting his body as he stepped into the vegetable garden.

"Ah Tangtang, you’ve misunderstood; it’s not me who wants the vegetables. It’s a bit complicated. Let me explain it to you first!" Qin Suqing shook her head and said.

Then she told Lin Tang about Ji Yao’s situation.

After finishing, she also took out five yuan.

"Here, this is the money Yaoyao’s mom gave me to buy vegetables," she said, gazing hopefully at Lin Tang.

Lin Tang thought for a moment; this little girl named Yaoyao probably suffered from anorexia.

She could eat the vegetables from her own home, which might have something to do with the spirit liquid used to water them.

The vegetables grown with spirit liquid not only tasted good but also had health benefits.

The little girl sure was picky.

"I can sell you just one basketful. After all, we have many people in our family and we consume a lot daily," Lin Tang said.

What mattered the most was that she didn’t want to attract trouble.

Qin Suqing naturally had no objections, "Alright, let’s start with one basket for now."

As for what to do after the meal? Let’s talk about that later.

After purchasing the groceries, Qin Suqing hurried home on her bicycle.

Yaoyao was still waiting for these life-saving vegetables!

Lin Tang watched with the four little ones as she left and then took them to the Tang family’s old mansion.

A few brick houses had already been donated to the brigade and were currently being remodeled.

The village intended to build a Sauce Factory, initially planning to construct new buildings.

With the Tang family donating their brick houses, some of the brigade’s leaders thought of remodeling them, saving money, time, and effort.

The men of the brigade were working overtime at night to remodel, so there weren’t many people around at this time.

The rooms were spacious and clean.

The windows were bright.

A few stoves were set up with a row of tables.

It didn’t look very rudimentary.

"Little aunt, when can our brigade’s factory start operating?" Hutou asked excitedly, looking at the brick house.

His mother had asked his father just last night.

If he could learn about it from his little aunt, then he could trade the news for candy from his mother.

After pondering, Lin Tang said, "I’m afraid it won’t be until after we’ve handed in the public grain."

Collecting grain was currently a top priority.

The entire brigade relied on the harvest for food.

The Sauce Factory would definitely have to wait.

After the factory buildings were completed, they still needed to get electricity, sort out the machinery, order packaging bottles, and hire workers. There were many issues, like how to recruit, who would be in charge of what, and how to manage the factory... plenty of problems to solve.

Goudan followed up with another question, "Little aunt, is the factory just like this? The factory you work at has a lot of stuff, why is it different?"

Lin Tang patted his little head.

Goudan’s hair was neither long nor short, prickly yet somewhat soft – quite comfortable, actually.

"It’s not finished yet! We still need to get electricity, organize the machines, secure the order for packaging bottles, and hire workers. There are many issues to address, such as who will take on specific responsibilities and how the factory will be run," Lin Tang replied.

Once the public grain was handed in, she planned to try to get the machines out and transport them back to the village.

For the Sauce Factory, a sterilizing, cooling, and drying machine was essential.

With this device, not only would the efficiency of the factory increase, but it would also ensure the health and hygiene of the sauces.

Lin Tang knew that such a machine probably didn’t exist at this time.

Her plan was to collect some old machinery for parts, exchange for the large components from the system, and retrofit a few machines.

Although she had never done this before, she believed she could make it happen.

After all, she had just won a medium-level mechanic skill the other day.

If all else failed, she could try a few more times until she succeeded.

Goudan scratched his head in confusion, laughing, "I don’t quite understand; it sounds complicated, hehe."

Then he spoke with a covered admiration on his face.

"Little aunt, you’re amazing!"

Everyone likes to be sincerely praised.

Lin Tang’s eyes curved with a smile, but she responded, "What’s so amazing about this? There are many incredible people out there. If you study hard, you can become amazing too."

Goudan’s eyes swiftly shifted, cleverly saying, "We’ll listen to our little aunt."

"But since we’ve already seen this, can we go back and listen to the radio now? Niuniu and the others said we could learn from listening to stories and gain knowledge."

He was looking for ways to listen to the radio.

Lin Tang thought: It seems we’ll need to change a few more batteries, else there won’t be enough for Goudan and the others to use!

Upon hearing about the radio, Hutou and the other two lit up with excitement, looking at their little aunt in anticipation.

Lin Tang understood.

This was their sugar-coated bombardment strategy for listening to the radio.

She laughingly pinched Goudan’s little nose.

"You sly fox, just say you want to listen, why beat around the bush?"

But she was quite happy that her nephew was so clever.

Goudan’s face was the picture of innocence as his little aunt fussed over him.

A few steps away—

"Pfft..."

Tang Kairui burst into laughter at the scene.

The youth in black clothes leaned lazily against the tree by the doorway, his eyes brimming with the light of spring and carrying a smile.