Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback
Chapter 278: That’s a Pig

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: That’s a Pig

"She’s returning to her hometown and wrote so many in advance, asking us to help sell them on consignment. She proposed a fifty-fifty split. I counted them to see how many there were and recorded it in the books. When the child comes over, we’ll give her the money."

Teacher Wang’s spouse was surprised upon hearing this. She lowered her head and glanced at the clothes her son was wearing. Carrying him out, people couldn’t help but compliment how handsome the boy looked and how nice his clothes were; many even asked where the clothes were from.

How did that young girl grow up, mastering so many skills?

She hastily laid the sleeping child on the bed to one side, then came over to join Teacher Wang in counting,

The couple was very careful, not wanting to damage a single piece. The Spring Festival couplets were all rolled up, ten rolls together, each batch written the same yet in different styles of handwriting.

"Did a little girl really write these?" Teacher Wang’s spouse found it hard to believe that they came from a young girl, as the handwriting was so imposing, almost like it belonged to an elderly calligrapher.

"It should be," Teacher Wang himself wasn’t sure either. Qin Xiangnuan didn’t seem the type to lie, but he had indeed never seen her write in large script, so he really didn’t know if she was the one who wrote them. Anyway, whether she did or didn’t, they would sell these first.

He calculated the days; there were somewhat too many Spring Festival couplets, so he planned to start selling them sooner. Lately, he had been scouting locations to secure a good spot, selling each piece for one yuan. By his calculations, he could make around two thousand yuan, which was equivalent to his annual salary.

With that money, the household could get by for a while and even send some back to his ancestral home.

By now, it was already the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. Qin Xiangyang had purchased quite a few local specialties and, together with Qin Xiangnuan, carried bags big and small back home.

Conghua would be taken to the military by Jian Zhiqing, who would have his former comrades help take care of it. Indeed, it was also a gift of sorts to the person who gave him the dog. Firstly, because during the New Year everyone would be visiting relatives and it wouldn’t be convenient, and secondly, Conghua, having a noble lineage, really needed some training to avoid further lethargy, spending all day either eating or sleeping, which was concerning as it might become too fat to move.

After Jian Zhiqing took Conghua there, his comrade was indeed taken aback.

"My goodness, how has it turned into a pig?" he lamented with deep distress. "This is a military dog, a military dog with good lineage, how did it become an ordinary mutt? Look at all that fat, its belly even drags on the ground, what have you been feeding it?"

"I eat meat, and it eats bones," replied Jian Zhiqing helplessly. Qin Xiangnuan always made sure Conghua was well-fed, but the dog was just too lazy, always sleeping after eating, which was why it had ended up in such a state.

His comrade, feeling he had ruined Conghua’s potential, beat his chest in frustration and dragged Conghua into the dog training field, determined to train it into a qualified military dog. However, Jian Zhiqing had his doubts; could it really be done? Considering Conghua’s laziness.

Jian Zhiqing habitually walked to the outside of Qin Xiangnuan’s small Siheyuan, he took out a key from his pocket, unlocked the door, but inside it was empty and eerily quiet, with only the cold wind blowing around his ears from time to time and the leafless tree inside the house.

He walked over to the telephone, picked it up, and dialed a number; it was quickly answered.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

It was Granny Lu who answered.

"I’m looking for Qin Xiangnuan," Jian Zhiqing leaned back against the corner of the wall, thinking to himself that the young girl had been home for several days now and wondered if she was getting accustomed to it?

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