Chapter 51 Moral Kidnapping Soon after, with Gu Chan's encouragement, the little fox was able to stand up and walk normally. Gu Chan was so happy that she went to get a bowl and soaked some steamed bread crumbs for the dog to eat. The little fox ate with gusto, and his complexion gradually became better. Zhang Wanshan fixed the fence of the shed and said to Gu Chan, "Okay, put it in the shed. I have also laid out the hay for it. It will have a home from now on." "Yes, Grandpa." Gu Chan answered happily. Then she picked up the little fox and put it in the shed and said, "Eat well in the future and keep your body healthy and strong so that you can give birth to many little fox cubs." "Oh no! It can't give birth to little fox cubs. This is a male fox." Zhang Wanshan tilted his head and looked under the little fox with a helpless look on his face. Gu Chan seemed indifferent. Before she traveled through time, she had seen on the Internet that many people in rural areas used boars for breeding and they had to pay for it every time. This means that even if this little fox is a male fox, it can be bred like a boar and is very valuable.
And as long as they can catch another female fox, they can form a pair and it will be easy to expand the fox group in the future. Just as Gu Chan was thinking about this, an old man walked in from outside the door, leaning on a cane. He was in his sixties, with a head full of white hair and a wisp of white beard under his chin. He was wearing a grey coarse linen shirt, looking clean and tidy. One could tell at a glance that he was fundamentally different from the rough guys in the village. It's just that because he is a little old, his body is a little hunched, and he gives people a feeling of being frail. When Zhang Wanshan saw the old man coming, he quickly went to greet him and said, "Village chief, come and sit down." As he spoke, he reached out his hand to support the old village chief, and walked to the stone table and sat down. Gu Chan stood by the shed, looking back at the seemingly harmless old man, thinking to herself, "Is this He Fengyang, the village chief of Jiuyang Village? Why does he look different from what Ma Zheng said?" Ma Zheng had told her before that the village chief He Fengyang was very powerful and could often make people obey him. In addition, he had been a soldier and fought in the battlefield when he was young, so he was very skilled, so everyone in the village respected him. Therefore, Gu Chan always thought that this old man was a very powerful hidden master. But now that she had seen him in person, she didn't think the old man was that powerful. After He Fengyang sat down, he stared at the shed with his eyes fixed. "I heard from Li that you went hunting in the mountains yesterday and accidentally caught a little fox, right?" "Yes, Village Chief. My grandfather and I have built a shed to keep it." Gu Chan admitted directly. The facts were there, and there was no need for her to deny them. But Li's big mouth really can't keep secrets. It seems that I have to be more careful with her in the future. He Fengyang smiled amiably and said, "Okay, you are lucky to have picked up a fox cub. You don't have to raise it anymore. Give it to me! I will take good care of it, and when I have little fox cubs in the future, I will share them with you." "Village chief, what are you talking about?" Gu Chan sneered, as if she had heard a huge joke. Zhang Wanshan stood aside, his old face suddenly turned ashen. Just now he thought that the village chief came to ask Gu Chan for help to treat his old hen. But now he realized that the village chief was trying to divert attention and take the little fox away with him under this excuse! He Fengyang explained seriously, "Have you ever raised poultry? Do you know how to raise a fox? Don't let a good little fox die in the end. Wouldn't that be a big loss for our entire village?" "Village chief, I know about raising pigs. Raising foxes is almost the same as raising pigs!" Zhang Wanshan replied with a smile.
"There is a big difference between the feeding methods of domestic pigs and foxes. Just leave it to me. Don't worry, I am doing this for the good of everyone in the village." He Fengyang said righteously. Gu Chan stood in front of the shed and almost vomited from nausea. Dry! It's also good for everyone in the village! He obviously wanted to monopolize the little fox for himself. If you really let him take the little fox away and raise it and sell it, he would just say that the little fox was wild and difficult to tame and ran into the mountains and forests and never came back. How could Gu Chan not understand this little trick? Without thinking too much, Gu Chan refused directly, "Village Chief, we appreciate your kindness, but as for this little fox, I exchanged my life for it, how can I let you take it away." "Yes, village chief, let us raise it ourselves! No need to trouble you." Zhang Wanshan also followed suit. The village chief's face suddenly darkened, and he slammed his cane into the ground, shouting angrily, "You guys don't listen to the words of the village chief. You are so bold! If you raise this little fox to death, you will let everyone in the village down." "Oh no! Since the soft approach doesn't work, I'm going to use the hard approach and resort to moral kidnapping first." Gu Chan shouted in her heart. No wonder this old man looks different from others, he is very smart! First they tried a lot of persuasion, but when they realized that it didn't work, they immediately changed their strategy and started using moral blackmail. Gu Chan had to admit that the village chief still had some tricks up his sleeve. Zhang Wanshan was obviously a little overwhelmed and began to become timid. He quickly looked at Gu Chan and said, "Why don't we listen to the village chief and give the little fox to him! His family has always raised poultry, so they must have more experience than us. At worst, when the fox herd grows stronger, we can just ask the village chief to give us another one to raise." "Then I will give you two fox cubs, one male and one female, so you don't have to worry about breeding." He Fengyang spoke shamelessly and made a promise directly. Zhang Wanshan was stunned by his coaxing. He immediately walked outside the shed and wanted to go in to catch the little fox and hand it over. Gu Chan quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Grandpa, don't worry, you have just been building the shed for such a long time, you must be exhausted, go to the side and have a rest, I will have a good chat with the village chief." "This..." Zhang Wanshan was speechless. Gu Chan secretly winked at him, and he obediently stepped aside to sit down and rest. Gu Chan walked up to the village chief and sneered, "How about this, village chief? You can take this little fox away, but the prerequisite is that you have to pay me for it according to the market price." After saying that, Gu Chan turned to look at Zhang Wanshan who was sitting over there, "Grandpa, how much silver does a little fox like this sell for at the county market?" "The normal price is two hundred taels of silver per cat, and that's for an ordinary domestic cat cub. For a fox cub like this, the price is double that, and it'll be sold for four hundred taels of silver." Zhang Wanshan hurriedly explained to Gu Chan. Gu Chan nodded repeatedly after listening. He Fengyang's face turned pale, his old hands tightly gripped the cane, and he was furious. (End of this chapter)