Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 28 - 27: The Wrongfully Dead Deer

Gong Ruini was stunned to see the prey on the plank.

Cai Meina also had her mouth wide open, "Weren’t you just hunting wild boar?"

How did a deer suddenly appear, that’s quite a surprise.

Zhan Jing heard the commotion and came out, seeing the sika deer on top of the wild boar, she was even more surprised, but then she saw it was dead.

Zhan Jing looked at Zhao Gang with dissatisfaction, "Why did you have to kill this deer?"

It would have been so much better if the sika deer were alive, it’s such a treasure.

Zhao Gang also looked aggrieved, "I wanted to catch it alive, but this deer panicked at the sight of me, fell into a pit, and by the time I pulled it out, it was already gone."

No way, did the deer really seal its own fate? Gong Ruini found it all rather mysterious, thinking only an incredibly unlucky deer would do such a foolish thing; maybe if it hadn’t run, it wouldn’t have died.

"You remove the antlers, and I’ll prepare them overnight," Zhan Jing, although a bit displeased, thought it was better to get started since the deer was already dead.

"Alright." Zhao Gang was used to this work, and properly processed antlers could sell for a much higher price than deer meat, but unfortunately, the quality of this deer’s antlers wasn’t very good.

Are we going to make deer antlers? That’s one of the three treasures of the Northeast.

Looking at Zhao Gang’s skilled actions, it seems he has done this many times before.

"Poor deer," Zhao Guangran squatted beside Zhao Gang, "Actually, Dad just needed their antlers."

Oh, Gong Ruini initially thought that for Zhao Gang and his group to collect antlers, the deer had to be killed, but it turns out it’s done on living animals, which makes sense; that way, the deer can live on, and they get what they want.

Besides, the antlers will fall off eventually as they grow on the deer’s head for a long time. "Actually, you could raise deer. Then you could just take antlers anytime."

Raising deer, that’s a good idea. Zhao Gang, after cutting off the antlers, gave a thumbs up to Gong Ruini, "That’s a good idea; I thought about it back then, but the current environment isn’t suitable."

"Antlers are valuable; every now and then, Aunt Zhan prepares some to sell, and everyone is a bit envious. If you constantly process antlers by raising deer, you might not even be able to live there peacefully." The villagers are honest and simple, but when they see someone they live with suddenly becoming rich, how many people can remain calm without feeling envious?

"It’s better for us this way. Also, it would be troublesome to sell processed antlers if overproduced, better to collect some herbs and sell them to the co-op, villagers can do that and they can make good money too." Zhan Jing has changed a lot since coming here.

Gong Ruini raised her hand, "I also want to collect herbs, I want to earn some pocket money."

Having your own money is nice, as you can buy what you want. Nowadays, parents aren’t in the habit of giving kids pocket money, and Gong Ruini isn’t used to asking for money either, so she has to be self-reliant.

Pocket money, what’s that? Zhao Guangran didn’t understand, but money was surely a good thing, "I also want to collect herbs, I want to make money too."

A kid as young as a fart actually copied her idea, but does a kid as young as a fart even understand pocket money?

Pocket money? Zhao Xuran didn’t know why Zhao Guangran thought his earnings would be for him, but he was sure he wouldn’t give the money to his younger brother, who would only flaunt it annoyingly if he got any.

Just thinking about Zhao Guangran flaunting later troubled Zhao Xuran, "What are you going to do with the money you earn?"

"Buy food and fun stuff." Zhao Guangran said matter-of-factly, as if earning money wasn’t for buying food and fun, then what else.

As expected, the silly little brother had this answer, perfect. Zhao Xuran smiled gently at Zhao Guangran.

Gong Ruini shifted her gaze away; there was nothing she could do. Zhao Guangran was just like the silly deer, causing trouble for nothing. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Even if you earn money and want to spend it like this, you shouldn’t say it in front of your parents. Today’s elders are all about saving, and they absolutely won’t waste money unnecessarily.

When they hear "buy food and fun," the adults would be all sorts of displeased. Maybe Zhao Gang and the others wouldn’t object directly; however, even if Zhao Guangran really earned quite a bit through his own work, the money would just pass through his hands.

Uh, his answer was problematic. Zhao Guangran realized, realizing he gave a bad answer, wondering what to do now.

Right, he just needed someone to be silly with him, "Ni Zi, what would you do with the money?"

Zhao Guangran didn’t believe Gong Ruini wouldn’t spend money on food; as long as Gong Ruini answered the same, it would show she was the same kind of person, and the adults wouldn’t complain about him.

"With money, I can buy books, buy wine for Dad, and buy new clothes for Mom." Gong Ruini wouldn’t let Zhao Guangran turn the tables.

Hahaha, a bit of flattery is necessary, and of course, Gong Ruini planned this; earning money and not spending it only made it less valuable.

Gong Ruini just hoped to earn a little bit over these years, so she could get some capital from the recycling station.

To achieve this, there were at least two hurdles, like where would the money come from, and whether the parents would let her spend money.

Earning money should be easy enough, but how to make the elders trust her with spending it as a child.

This meant that Gong Ruini had to subtly show them that children could reasonably use money. Over time, the adults wouldn’t find her earning and spending money strange at all.

If Zhao Guangran had the authority to spend, Gong Ruini could assure that kid would surely make the parents uneasy and drag her down, too.

No way, she couldn’t let Zhao Guangran have spending authority, Gong Ruini schemed on how to convince the parents to squash Zhao Guangran’s foolish idea.

Annoyed, when Zhao Guangran heard Gong Ruini’s answer, he knew he really made a wrong move. Without seeing the looks on his parents’ faces, he knew they must be mad, wondering what to do now.

"Dad, I think it’s okay to let little brother try." Zhao Xuran placed a hand on Zhao Guangran’s shoulder.

Huh, brother actually agreed? Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded because, given his previous answer, even if their parents didn’t scold him, his big brother wouldn’t let him off. How could he possibly agree now?

Zhao Gang also found it surprising, pausing his urge to handle the wild boar and looking at his eldest son in bewilderment. He knew his younger son sometimes acted recklessly and even when he, too, wanted to indulge him a bit, the eldest wouldn’t agree. How come he agreed now?

Zhan Jing was also astonished; she was against letting kids have money, no matter if they earned it themselves. Being this young, kids barely knew much; to them, having money just meant buying tasty and fun things—just like Guang Ran said.

She originally thought Zhao Xuran would disagree and properly educate Zhao Guangran. Unexpectedly, he agreed; what’s going on?

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