<He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> did not know what those villagers were thinking. After the last batch of goods was transported back, he paid the carters their silver.
At the dock warehouse, <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> also returned it to the landlord as instructed by <Mo Jiuye>Mo Jiuye</Mo Jiuye>.
After purchasing so many goods, every single item made the family members unable to take their eyes off them.
Especially those few Angolan giant rabbits and mini lop-eared rabbits. The women simply couldn't put them down. Even the rice balls they had been eyeing hungrily for days seemed less enticing next to these rabbits.
The rice balls were oblivious to having lost some popularity.
It went to the thatched shed on its own initiative, wanting to set some rules for those two hundred rabbits.
When everyone was about to go check on the rabbits, as soon as they walked into the thatched shed, they were dumbfounded by the scene before their eyes.
The <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> was still sitting on the ground emitting sounds people simply couldn't understand, and its short, fat, little hands would knock on the ground from time to time.
Those rabbits seemed to have received some kind of order. Whether adult or young, they were all leaning against the cage walls with their legs on the ground and both front paws placed against their chests, their eyes fixed intently on the <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>...
After a brief stunned moment, a wave of uproarious laughter rang out.
<Second Sister-in-law>Second Sister-in-law</Second Sister-in-law> pulled <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> along, jokingly saying:
“Youngest sister-in-law, could <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> have some kind of special ability? It actually managed to set rules for so many rabbits.”
<He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat for <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>.
It just had to cause such a big ruckus with this bit of ability...
Last night in the empty room, those wild rabbits had obediently lined up against the wall. And it could also manipulate the rabbits in the room to enter the cages.
Today’s performance was even more so. Those rabbits’ postures were all identical.
However, given <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>’s capabilities, it could probably only make those animals weaker than itself listen to it.
Regarding <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>’s special ability, <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> really didn’t dare to underestimate it. Although <Second Sister-in-law>Second Sister-in-law</Second Sister-in-law> was just joking around, this was enough to show that <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>’s extraordinariness could easily be seen through by others.
It was good that the little guy had supernatural powers, but this kind of thing was not suitable to publicize too ostentatiously.
After all, human hearts were unpredictable. No one knew what would happen in the future or what kind of people they would encounter. <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>’s abilities absolutely could not be known by more people, otherwise it would definitely bring unnecessary trouble to the family.
“Second sister-in-law, I think it should be that these rabbits got scared after seeing an animal more powerful than themselves. It’s just their instinctive reaction.”
After entering the thatched shed, <Mo Jiuye>Mo Jiuye</Mo Jiuye> quickly noticed <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball>’s extraordinariness.
He and his wife held the same view—no matter whether <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> really had some kind of supernatural power, it was not suitable to be wantonly publicized.
Therefore, after <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> spoke, he also explained: “<Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> is silly all day long, doing nothing but eating and sleeping all day. How could it possibly have any special abilities?”
<Second Sister-in-law>Second Sister-in-law</Second Sister-in-law> had just casually said so for fun when she saw the hilarious scene before her. Seeing that both the ninth younger brother and the ninth younger sister-in-law were rebutting her words, she said with a smile: “I’m just saying, how could a silly bumpkin have that kind of ability?”
Seeing that <Second Sister-in-law>Second Sister-in-law</Second Sister-in-law> had already brushed the matter aside, <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> didn’t want <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> to keep putting on a performance here either. She walked over and hugged the round furball in her arms.
Feeling the familiar embrace, <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> immediately turned into a soft and adorable little cutie, fawning over its owner.
Those rabbits also reacted very cooperatively. No longer holding their stances, they resumed whatever postures felt most comfortable.
<Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> and <Fifth Elder Brother>Fifth Elder Brother</Fifth Elder Brother> walked up to <Mo Jiuye>Mo Jiuye</Mo Jiuye> and <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran>.
“Ninth younger brother, ninth younger sister-in-law, your fifth elder brother said that he often goes hunting in the mountains. Sometimes when there is too much game, he would also raise them for a few days. So he should be no stranger to raising rabbits. Why don’t you leave these rabbits for us fifth elder brother and sister-in-law to take care of from now on?”
<Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> truly hoped that she could contribute more effort to the family. After wandering in exile for a few months, she didn’t have a penny on her. Not only did she have to spend <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran>’s money, but <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> also had to worry about everything. She truly felt bad about it.
Now that there was finally something she could share the burden of, <Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> would absolutely take it on dutifully.
<Fifth Elder Brother>Fifth Elder Brother</Fifth Elder Brother> also said in a low voice, “I can take good care of them.”
<He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> looked at <Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> and <Fifth Elder Brother>Fifth Elder Brother</Fifth Elder Brother>, then looked towards <Mo Jiuye>Mo Jiuye</Mo Jiuye>, intending to ask for his opinion.
Raising these rabbits was no easy task.
There were two hundred rabbits now. Rabbits bred quickly so their numbers would grow faster and faster.
Just those droppings alone needed someone to carefully handle them. Also, when she placed these rabbits into cages in her space last night, she did not separate the males and females, only allocating them based on quantity.
The young rabbits were fine, but those adult rabbits were bought specifically for breeding purposes after all. The males and females had to be evenly distributed.
As for the excess male rabbits, there was no more value in continuing to raise them, so they had to be slaughtered in a timely manner to exchange for profit.
These things definitely required a meticulous person to busy themselves with.
<Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> was a meticulous person. <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> believed that she would definitely be able to manage the rabbits well. In the future when the mother rabbits gave birth to young rabbits, she would also surely be able to take good care of them.
As a strong man, it was a suitable job for <Fifth Elder Brother>Fifth Elder Brother</Fifth Elder Brother> to do things that required effort like cleaning the rabbit shed and moving their food.
<Mo Jiuye>Mo Jiuye</Mo Jiuye> lightly nodded towards <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran>.
“Since that’s the case, we’ll leave them for fifth elder brother and fifth sister-in-law to manage for now. In the future when there are more rabbits, we can discuss it again.”
Seeing that her request was approved, <Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> happily asked: “Ninth younger brother, ninth younger sister-in-law, what do you think your fifth sister-in-law should do now?”
<He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> looked at the color of the sky outside. These rabbits had been placed in the storeroom since early morning and had gone the entire day without food. They must have been starving already.
“Fifth sister-in-law, it’s too late in the day now. Just feed these little guys their fill first. Then separate the adult rabbits by gender tomorrow. Other than cleaning the rabbit shed, your job from now on, along with fifth elder brother, is to observe whether these mother rabbits are pregnant or not.
Rabbits have a relatively short gestation period of just one month. For rabbits about to give birth, put them alone in a cage.
As this was her first time dealing with small animals, <Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> listened very attentively.
“Don’t worry ninth younger sister-in-law, your fifth sister-in-law will definitely take good care of these little guys. If there’s anything I don’t understand, I’ll ask you again.”
Seeing that <Fifth Sister-In-Law>Fifth Sister-In-Law</Fifth Sister-In-Law> had found something to do, the other sisters-in-law grew increasingly anxious in their hearts.
“Ninth younger sister-in-law, what can we do that would be suitable?” the <Eldest Sister-in-law>Eldest Sister-in-law</Eldest Sister-in-law> asked.
<He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> knew that the sisters-in-law all wanted to contribute to the family. She smiled and responded:
“Sisters-in-law, don’t be impatient. This time, I purchased a lot of plush fabrics from the foreigners. Making plush toys happens to be your forte!”
“Ninth younger sister-in-law, I felt those bags in the empty room. They were soft and fluffy. Could they be plush fabrics?” <Third Sister-in-law>Third Sister-in-law</Third Sister-in-law> asked in sudden realization.
“That’s right, those bags all contain plush fabrics, and I bought quite a lot of different colors this time too.”
Before <He Zhiran>He Zhiran</He Zhiran> could even finish speaking, her whole person was surrounded by the sisters-in-law, scaring <Rice Ball>Rice Ball</Rice Ball> in her arms into rapidly shrinking its neck.
“Ninth younger sister-in-law, quickly give us those fabrics! We can start making plush toys tonight.”
“That’s right, ninth younger sister-in-law. Even if we're idle, it’s better we earn some money for the family if we can.”
