[Period Setting + Mountain Foraging + Animal Speech + Get Rich with Animal Companions]
The day the family divided their property, Chen Ye’s older brother and sister-in-law hid the 180 yuan he had saved, accused him of stealing it, and tried to force him to press his thumbprint on a document giving up his share of the family estate.
All he got was a drafty old shack and an aging yellow dog.
Chen Ye was about to flip the table when Big Yellow at his feet suddenly started cursing:
“She hid it herself! The red bag’s in the black jar, with a brick on top. She thinks I didn’t see!”
Chen Ye froze.
How could he understand what a dog was saying?
He got his money back in front of everyone and settled the division of the family property on the spot!
Other people thought Big Yellow was too old to do anything but eat, but Chen Ye discovered that his old pal knew more ways to make money than most people.
Where the wild rabbits were hiding, which patch of mushrooms the squirrels knew nobody had picked, who had walked the mountain trails, who had secretly tampered with things… A casual remark from an animal could be useful in Chen Ye’s ears.
When a dealer tried to push his prices down and withhold his goods, Chen Ye went straight to the buyers and pocketed the money himself.
He got himself a new bike, fixed up the shack, and gave Xing’er, who had borrowed a cooking pot, a seat on the back of his bike too.
Other people went into the mountains and hoped for a lucky break.
Chen Ye went in and asked first:
“Big Yellow, who’s got news today?”
