In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 32 Testing

"Dinner is here!"

As the sun set, Li Ping and He Cuilian walked over carrying a food bucket. As the aroma of the food wafted over, Chen Cheng and the others immediately stopped what they were doing and went to Li Ping and He Cuilian.

Even the villagers watching the spectacle couldn't help but swallow hard.

"This sorghum flour smells so good!"

A young man watching the spectacle inhaled the enticing aroma in the air and swallowed hard. He couldn't remember the last time he had eaten such a precious food as sorghum flour.

The others also twitched their noses, as if trying to inhale all the fragrance in the air.

"Damn it, I haven't had sorghum flour in ages!"

"Me too."

"Those pot-bellied men, Chen Cheng and his friends, are so lucky! I wish I could eat sorghum noodles every day too!"

"That sorghum flour has rice husks in it, it definitely won't taste good!"

"..."

Amidst the envious gazes of the villagers, Chen Cheng and his companions approached the rice bucket, took the bowls handed to them by Li Ping and He Cuilian, and began to devour the food.

Chen Cheng was still the most enthusiastic eater. After eating eight bowls in a row, he returned the bowl to Li Ping and let out a long sigh of relief.

Chen Jiang then looked at Chen Dao and asked, "Brother Dao, are we going into the city tomorrow?"

"Yes."

Chen Jiang's eyes lit up immediately upon receiving an affirmative answer.

Chen Si also said happily, "It's good to go to the city!"

Chen Jiang and Chen Si were deeply impressed by the prosperity of the county town. They both loved the county town very much, and if conditions allowed, they would love to go there every day.

"Look how happy you two are."

Chen shook his head and said, "Go back, everyone! Meet here tomorrow and we'll go to the county town together."

Soon, all five of them left.

Chen Dao returned to Chen Da's home with Chen Da, Li Ping, and He Cuilian.

The meal prepared in advance by Li Ping and He Cuilian was already set on the dining table in Chen Dajia. Today's meal was very simple, with only a bowl of white rice for each person.

However, even white rice was a rare delicacy for everyone, so instead of showing any disgust, they devoured it.

Only Chen Dao, looking at the white rice in the bowl, had no appetite at all.

Having lived in modern China for over twenty years, Chen Dao had little appetite for the incredibly monotonous food before him.

However, Chen Dao knew that he had to eat, otherwise he wouldn't grow properly and wouldn't have any strength, so he had no choice but to force himself to swallow the rice in his bowl.

After finishing their meal, the two children went back inside to rest.

Chen Da looked at Chen Dao and asked, "Brother Dao, are you planning to go to town tomorrow to buy grain?"

Chen Dao nodded: "Yes, Uncle."

Chen Da frowned and asked, "You still have money?"

"There are still a few hundred left."

"What can a few hundred copper coins do?" Chen Da said. Grain is so expensive in the county town now. Chen Dao's few hundred coins can only buy a few dozen kilograms of grain at most, which is not enough.

"I'm planning to sell some chickens."

"Selling chickens?"

Chen Da was taken aback for a moment and said, "Didn't you want to hatch more chickens? How will you hatch them if you sell them all?"

"The hatching was successful!"

Chen Dao said with a smile, "Today, my chickens have successfully hatched three chicks."

"what?!"

Chen Da was stunned. He knew that Chen Dao had bred yellow-feathered chickens, since Chen Dao's chickens were raised in his front yard. However, Chen Da did not intend to delve into the secret recipe for yellow-feathered chickens. He was already quite content with the secret recipe for breeding white-feathered chickens, and he didn't need the secret recipe for yellow-feathered chickens.

He also knew that the yellow-feathered chickens bred by Chen Dao laid eggs very quickly, about four eggs a day.

But what he never expected was...

The eggs are hatching so fast!

Although Chen Da was a hunter, he knew that it took a long time for eggs to hatch. For example, it would take at least 25 days for a gray-feathered chicken to hatch a chick.

Chen Dao's yellow-feathered chickens only hatch for a maximum of five days!

Hatching a batch of chicks in five days was something Chen Da had never heard of before!

"It really hatched?"

Chen Da asked incredulously. It wasn't that he didn't trust Chen Dao, but the fact that the hatching was successful in just five days was simply too abnormal.

"Really! Uncle, come with me!"

Chen Dao led Chen Da to the chicken coop in the front yard. By the light of the candlelight coming from inside the house, they could barely see three chicks warming themselves under the wings of their mother hen.

Seeing this, Chen Da finally believed what Chen Dao had said!

"It's incredible!"

Chen Da gasped and said, "It can hatch a batch of eggs in just five days? Brother Dao, is your chicken some kind of celestial chicken from heaven?"

"How can it be!"

Chen Dao shook his head and chuckled, not finding Chen Da's reaction surprising at all. In fact, when he saw the three chicks in the morning, Chen Dao's reaction was not much better than Chen Da's, and perhaps even worse.

After a long while, Chen Dacai calmed down and walked back into the house with Chen Dao, lowering his voice as he said, "Brother Dao, you must not reveal your method of raising yellow-feathered chickens, lest it bring you to your death!"

Chen Da was well aware of the value of these yellow-feathered chickens. They laid eggs quickly and hatched them fast. Such a breed was priceless. Once others knew that Chen Dao had a method for breeding these chickens...

That mortal danger is probably imminent.

"Uncle, I know what's important."

Chen Dao nodded, then asked, "Uncle, would you like to learn how to raise yellow-feathered chickens?"

"To be honest, I certainly want to!"

Chen Da said sincerely, "This chicken is so magical. It only takes a little time to raise it and you can become incredibly wealthy. How could I not want it?"

After saying that, Chen Da added, "But I'm not a greedy person. The method for raising white-feathered chickens is enough! As for the method for raising yellow-feathered chickens, you can keep it for yourself."

Chen Da certainly wanted to obtain the method for breeding yellow-feathered chickens, after all, this method meant immense wealth. However, compared to wealth, he cared more about Chen Dao's safety.

Such a precious secret technique carries a greater risk of being leaked if more people know about it, and Chen Da would never allow his family to face additional danger because of him.

"All right!"

Chen Dao gave Chen Da a deep look, which could be considered a test for Chen Da. He wanted to know if Chen Da could maintain his goodwill towards his family in front of Huang Yuji.

The result of this test was undoubtedly very satisfactory to Chen Dao.

Chen Da is still the same Chen Da. His kindness towards his family is genuine and will not change for any benefit, even if that benefit is enough to make his family rich and live like a landlord.

"Then I'll go back and rest now."

"Go! Remember, the method for the yellow-feathered chicken, don't tell anyone."