Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Chapter 124 Stop

Li Mu, covered in sweat, finally carried the traps and nets full of mink back home. His master, the old man, followed behind, carrying a cloth bag containing the large mink they had just caught.

"Master, do you think these mink can fetch a good price?" Li Mu asked as he walked, his face full of anticipation.

The old man glanced at the mink and sighed, "You kid, all you care about is money. If you really sell these mink, you'll ruin the ecological balance of the mountain."

Li Mu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed: "Master, I had no choice. As you know, my blueberry juice business is just starting out, and I'm short of money."

The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "I have a tiger skin in my house. I got it by chance while hunting a few days ago. You can take it to town and sell it. You should be able to get a good price. But you have to promise me that after you sell it, you'll focus on your blueberry juice business and not try to catch any more wild animals."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was overjoyed: "Really? Master, you're so kind! I'll go to town right away and sell all these mink and tiger skins. My blueberry juice business will be saved!"

Looking at Li Mu's excited expression, the old master shook his head helplessly: "You rascal, you're really greedy and impatient. Alright, hurry back, don't make me worry."

Tiger skins are extremely valuable, especially in the nearby mountains and forests, where they are rarely seen.

With its bright color and thick fur, it is clearly a top-quality product.

"You brat, get out of here! Next time you'd better bring three jars of strong liquor!"

"Okay, Master!"

Li Mu returned to Li Family Village carrying heavy traps and nets. It was almost dark, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the old locust tree at the entrance of the village.

"Li Mu!"

Li Jianjun was passing by the village entrance when he saw Li Mu carrying so much stuff and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Where have you been? Why are you carrying so much stuff back?"

Li Mu wiped his sweat and laughed, "Oh, I went up the mountain and caught some things to sell for some money."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun immediately became interested: "What did you catch? Show it to me quickly!"

Li Mu placed the trap and net on the ground, opened it, and saw several furry minks huddled together, shivering.

Li Jianjun's eyes lit up immediately when he saw it: "Wow! This mink is a real gem! Its fur is worth a fortune. You're going to strike it rich this time!"

Li Mu chuckled: "It's too early to get rich. We need to sell these mink first to make some money."

"How's it going with your inquiry about **?"

Speaking of this, Li Jianjun took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Li Mu, lit one for himself, and then said, "I asked around, and the printing factory in town can print ** for us, but it's a bit expensive. Also, they require us to print at least a thousand copies."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu frowned: "A thousand copies? That many? We've just started, and we don't know how many we can sell. What if we can't sell them all?"

Li Jianjun took a deep drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled, and then said, "I've thought about this too. However, the printing factory said that if we print fewer copies, the cost will be higher, and it won't be profitable for them. Besides, if we want to build our own brand, we can't be careless about this. Printing better quality copies can also enhance the product's image and fetch a better price."

Li Mu nodded, agreeing with Li Jianjun's point, but the thought of the exorbitant printing costs made him worried: "We're short on funds right now, what are we going to do about the printing costs?"

Li Jianjun thought for a moment and said, "How about we ask the villagers to raise some money first, and then pay them back after the blueberry juice is sold? Or, we can print a batch first, and then print the rest once we have the funds."

"No."

“There’s no spare money in the village. Everyone relies on the harvest from the fields to make a living. Where would we get extra money to help us with the printing costs? Besides, if we print part of it and then print the rest later, wouldn’t the cost be even higher? I think we need to think of another way.”

"Then we'll have to sell all of these to raise the printing costs and resolve this issue. Otherwise, our blueberry juice business will be delayed because of this."

Li Jianjun agreed: "You're right. We need to resolve the ** issue first before we can get the blueberry juice on the market. Are you going to town tomorrow?"

Li Mu replied, "I'll go. I'll go first thing tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll go too."

"Okay, I'll go check on my rabbit."

Li Mu emptied the mink from the traps and nets, then carefully checked them to make sure they were unharmed before finally putting them into a small, makeshift enclosure in the rabbit pen.

I've been raising rabbits for two months now, and the initial four have multiplied into a small group. The fluffy little rabbits hop around in their enclosure, which is incredibly cute.

Li Siming squatted on the ground, smoking his pipe. Watching Li Mu's busy figure, he couldn't help but smile: "You're quite dedicated to this breeding business. But minks are different from rabbits. You'll have to take good care of them, or they won't have any babies for you."

Li Mu chuckled: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother, I know. These minks are delicate, so I'll definitely take good care of them. But look at my rabbits, they're doing so well, they're practically a rabbit hutch."

"Tomorrow I'll take ten to a restaurant to test the waters and see if these wild rabbits sell well in city restaurants. If they do, we can raise more and earn more income."

Li Mu was worried that his current businesses could no longer support the ever-increasing expenses, especially considering the upcoming printing costs. Right now, the only stable businesses were rabbits and blueberry juice.

After resolving the mink farming issue, Li Mu began to think about selling rabbits.

He thought that if he could sell the rabbits for a good price, his financial problems would be greatly alleviated. He selected ten of the fattest and most tender rabbits and put them in a cage.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Li Mu went to Tian Xiaohu's house.

"Tiger! Tiger!"

Li Mu stood at Tian Xiaohu's door and shouted several times, but no one answered. He thought to himself, "Could it be that Hu Zi hasn't gotten up yet?" So he knocked on the door again, this time harder.

After a while, the door finally opened, and Tian Xiaohu, rubbing his sleepy eyes and yawning, asked, "Brother Mu, what brings you here so early?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's still early. I came to find you because I want to discuss something with you."

Tian Xiaohu welcomed Li Mu into the house, and the two sat down at the table. Li Mu then told Tian Xiaohu his thoughts.