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

Chapter 31 Unscientific Incubation Speed

After finishing breakfast, Chen Dao returned to his room and counted all the copper coins.

"A total of over five hundred copper coins, that's not enough to buy grain! Do we have to sell some yellow-feathered chickens instead?"

Chen Dao couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

To be honest, he didn't really want to sell the yellow-feathered chickens. Instead, he hoped to keep these six yellow-feathered chickens and let them breed steadily at home. That way, Chen Dao wouldn't need to buy gray-feathered chickens from the city every time and then go through two advancements to get yellow-feathered chickens.

But now the family's food is being consumed too quickly. If he doesn't sell the yellow-feathered chickens, Chen Dao really doesn't know where to get the money to go to the city to buy more food.

"Hopefully, the yellow-feathered chicken eggs will hatch soon!"

Chen Dao sighed softly, hoping that the yellow-feathered chickens would hatch their chicks faster.

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Another three days passed in a flash.

The first thing Chen Dao did after waking up in the morning was still to run to check the chicken coop.

The four yellow-feathered hens in the cage did not disappoint Chen Dao. They laid eggs very frequently, consistently laying one egg every day. Chen Dao did not take any of these eggs; instead, he left them in the cage for the hens to try to incubate.

The first batch of eggs has been incubating for five days now, and Chen Dao is eagerly hoping that new yellow-feathered chickens will hatch so that he can sell a few of them without any worries.

"I wonder if the hatching was successful today."

Although he knew that the chances of successfully hatching the chickens in five days were slim, Chen Dao still looked at the chicken coop with a glimmer of hope.

"what?"

Chen Dao's gaze suddenly froze, and a look of ecstasy gradually crept onto his face.

Inside the chicken coop, in addition to the six adult yellow-feathered chickens that were supposed to be there, there were three extra fluffy chicks.

A little chick with orange-yellow feathers peeked around, its eyes seemingly filled with curiosity and surprise at the world around it.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The other two chicks were pecking at broken eggshells to supplement their nutrition.

"Great! The hatching was successful!"

Chen Dao was both surprised and shocked. In just five days, three chicks had actually hatched. This was simply too unscientific.

However, Chen Dao understood that this was a world with extraordinary beings like martial artists and demonic beasts!

Besides, given that such a bizarre thing as time travel has already happened, the fact that chicks hatched in five days doesn't seem surprising at all.

Chen Dao reached into the cage, scooped the three chicks into his palm, and carefully distinguished their sexes.

It was ultimately determined that the three chicks consisted of two hens and one rooster.

"With these three chicks, I can selectively sell a few adult yellow-feathered chickens."

Chen Dao put the chicks back into the cage, went back inside to get food to feed Xiao Hei and the yellow-feathered chickens in the cage.

After feeding the chickens, Chen Dao ate breakfast and went straight to his construction site.

The construction site was still bustling with activity. After several days of work by Chen Cheng and others, the foundation had been laid and the main structure of the house was now under construction.

Not far from the construction site, groups of two or three villagers were watching the spectacle.

The construction site at Chen Dao's house has now become the only place for villagers to watch the excitement. Whenever the sun rises higher and the weather gets a little warmer, the villagers who have no entertainment activities and can't farm will come out of their homes and gather nearby to watch the excitement.

Of course, while watching the spectacle, they couldn't help but discuss it amongst themselves, with the most frequent topic of conversation being the meals that Chen Dao provided for Chen Cheng and his helpers.

"I arrived early today and saw what Chen Cheng and the others were eating. It really is all-you-can-eat sorghum flour!"

"This Daoge'er is too rich! He's actually willing to feed these big-bellied men like Chen Cheng sorghum flour!"

"I always thought Dao Ge'er's father was no ordinary person, but I never expected his son to be so capable!"

"I really want to help Daoge'er's family with their work! They eat sorghum flour every day, something even the rich landlords in the city can't afford!"

"Yes, yes, Daoge'er is really capable! Aunt Li is finally living a good life now, with such a capable son, she can enjoy a comfortable life from now on!"

"Of course! I wish my son could be as capable as Daoge!"

"Don't count on your son, who gets out of breath after half an hour of farm work and always shirks his responsibilities!"

"that is!"

"..."

Chen Dao ignored the villagers who were watching the commotion and went straight to Chen Da, who had just been moving wood with Chen Cheng, and said bluntly, "Uncle, let's take a break from work tomorrow!"

"what?"

Before Chen Da could speak, Chen Cheng exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Dao, are you not building your house anymore? Have we been eating too much? Can we eat less from now on?"

It's no wonder Chen Cheng reacted so strongly. The opportunity to work for Chen Dao was too rare. During the few days he worked for Chen Dao, it was one of the few good days that Chen Cheng was able to eat his fill every day. If Chen Dao stopped building houses, his good days would be gone forever!

"Don't worry, Cheng-ge!"

Chen Dao said with a smile, "It's just a one-day work stoppage, not that we're not building anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I thought it was because we ate too much and your family didn't have enough food, Dao-ge'er!"

"Don't worry, Cheng-ge! There's still enough food at home!"

Chen Dao comforted Chen Cheng for a while, then said to Chen Da, "Uncle, I plan to go to the city tomorrow."

Chen Da nodded. Chen Dao had told him a few days ago that he was going to the city, so he wasn't surprised. He simply asked, "Do you need us to come along?"

"Of course!"

Chen Dao replied, "It's not just you, Uncle; Chen Cheng and the others will also be going, since it's not safe on the road."

Although Chen Dao hadn't left the village during this time, he knew that there were more and more refugees on the official road these days.

A few days ago, some refugees even tried to enter Chenjia Village. Fortunately, the village chief, Chen He, reacted immediately and led the able-bodied men in the village to drive away the refugees, preventing them from entering the village and causing chaos.

"So, Brother Dao, you want us to go to the city with you!"

Chen Cheng chuckled and said, "No problem! Dao-ge, whatever you say, we'll go. I'll do whatever you say."

Now, Chen Cheng has complete trust in Chen Dao. In his eyes, Chen Dao is the best person to him in the entire Chen family village and the only one who can feed him.

"Uncle, please tell Brother Jiang and the others that we'll go into town together tomorrow!"

"to make."

After finishing his business, Chen Dao stayed at the construction site and worked with Chen Da and the others.

Of course, with Chen Dao's frail body, there was only so much he could do; at most, he could only help move some lighter pieces of wood.