Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

The matter of Li's mutton soup was resolved. Boss Li came to Jiuzhou Hotel several times to apologize to Chen Wenfeng and said that he would continue to use his eggs. To show his sincerity, he gave a deposit of 100 yuan.

Wu Jiajun asked Chen Wenfeng what he thought, and Chen Wenfeng, not wanting to turn down money, accepted it.

Seeing the nervousness on Boss Li's and his wife's faces, Chen Wenfeng said:

"Boss Li, you should listen to your wife more often from now on. Business people have to follow the rules. First and foremost, honesty and fair dealing with everyone, young and old."

Seeing that Chen Wenfeng was not talkative but quite energetic, Wu Jiajun couldn't help but admire him even more. This young man not only had his own insights into literature, but also seemed to have a lot of ideas about doing business.

Boss Li had no idea that Chen Wenfeng had such a powerful backer. Wiping the sweat from his brow, he repeatedly agreed.

Chen Wenfeng bought three whole roast chickens from Jiuzhou Hotel. He gave one to Zhou Zhiming, Niu Dan and Niu Er as a treat, and took the other two home for his parents, younger brother and sister to enjoy.

He also ordered two jin of braised pig's head, which would satisfy his craving and go well with his drinks. The total cost was a little over 9 yuan. Wu Jiajun initially declined to accept the money, but Chen Wenfeng insisted that each item should be considered separately, and in the end, he rounded down the price and paid 9 yuan.

With the deposit from Boss Li, and after deducting the money spent on roast chicken and braised pig's head, Chen Wenfeng now has 150 yuan in hand, and buying a bicycle is just around the corner.

When Chen Wenfeng brought home roast chicken and braised pig's trotters, he was greeted with a warm welcome from his whole family, especially his younger sister Xiaofang, who was happy to have chicken legs to eat again.

This time, not only Wen Shui and Xiao Fang ate chicken legs, but Chen Wenfeng also forced Chen Shouyi and Wang Guizhi to each eat a chicken leg.

Does it smell good?

"fragrant!"

"It smells so good!"

These days, it's rare to eat meat like this. When an average family wants to eat meat, they'll only buy two or three ounces or half a pound, cut it into small pieces, and add a little bit each time they stir-fry it. So half a pound of meat can last a long time.

When the weather is hot, I'm afraid the meat will spoil, so I stir-fry it all together and marinate it with salt.

Of course, people often buy fatty meat to render into oil and eat.

The leftover oil from oil refining is used for cooking and fillings; nothing is wasted.

Chen Shouyi was enjoying his meal so much that he asked Chen Wenshui to buy two bottles of beer. In his words, rare things should be paired with something fancy.

After buying the beer, Chen Wenshui casually opened the bottle and poured a bowl for Chen Shouyi, who picked it up and drank half of it in one gulp.

Just as Chen Wenshui was about to open the second bottle, Chen Shouyi stopped him:

"Second brother, don't open that bottle yet. Fetch some well water, chill it in well water, and drink it tonight."

Chen Shouyi exclaimed that he had never eaten so much meat in his life, and said proudly:

"Back then, I held your mother's hand; now, your son buys meat and alcohol for you!"

Wang Guizhi rolled her eyes at Chen Shouyi, but she also strongly agreed with what her husband had just said. She had never eaten meat so lavishly in her entire life.

Chen Xiaofang was equally engrossed, keeping her head down and simply eating.

Chen Wenfeng was overjoyed to see his family enjoying their meat. He resolved to earn more money so that his family could eat well and be well-fed.

Chicken, pork, beef, mutton, and fish should all be eaten, and sweet potatoes should no longer be mixed into white flour pancakes. That would be the best way!

"Wenfeng, let's go check out Jiming Mountain after we finish eating."

After finishing a chicken wing, Wang Guizhi offered her suggestion.

"Great, it's starting to look promising."

Chen Wenfeng thought that things were starting to get on track, and it would be a good time to ask his parents for suggestions on how to improve.

Wang Guizhi added:

"We have a few bean and cucumber vines growing against the wall in our backyard. They were planted late and grow slowly because they are growing against the wall. They have just started to sprout vines and can be transplanted there."

Chen Shouyi, having eaten and drunk his fill, said:

"I ate too much, so I went for a walk to eat, and then we set off for Jiming Mountain."

After saying that, Chen Shouyi went out with his pregnant belly.

After a while, when Wang Guizhi had packed all the things she needed to take to Jiming Mountain, Chen Shouyi still hadn't returned.

Wang Guizhi complained, "How can someone so grown up be so clumsy?" and then told Xiaofang to go out and call Chen Shouyi.

Chen Xiaofang went out and didn't come back for a long time.

Wang Guizhi complained to Chen Wenfeng again, saying that the father and son were exactly the same, no doubt about it.

Chen Wenfeng said:

"Mom, don't worry, I'll go call them. It's nothing urgent anyway."

As Chen Wenfeng stepped out of the courtyard, he saw that Aunt Zhang's house across the street had its gate wide open, and many people were standing in the yard.

He went inside and found his father and sister there. It turned out that Aunt Zhang's old mare had given birth to piglets, and everyone was gathered around to watch the excitement!

The black mare had already given birth to two piglets. After giving birth, the mare got up and paced around, panting heavily.

Aunt Zhang was afraid that the old mare would step on the piglet, so she took the piglet out of the pigpen and used an old cloth she had prepared to wipe the piglet's amniotic sac clean.

Aunt Zhang thought the mare would continue to give birth while lying on her side, but she lay down and got up again, circled around a few times, lay down again, and got up again. It seemed that the third piglet was a bit difficult for her.

At this moment, Uncle Zhang ran in from outside, bringing in a pale-faced scholar.

The pale-faced, scholarly-looking man was actually a veterinarian named Ge Xiaoshuai.

Ge Xiaoshuai is the son-in-law of Chenjiazhuang. He is naturally fair-skinned and refined, without the roughness of an ordinary rural man. Instead, he is like a delicate young lady.

After Ge Xiaoshuai came in, Aunt Zhang finally felt relieved and hurriedly explained the situation to him.

After listening attentively, Ge Xiaoshuai put down his medical kit and jumped into the pigsty.

The old mare became increasingly agitated when she saw someone else enter, grunting and whining as she went berserk.

Everyone was on tenterhooks.

Ge Xiaoshuai wasn't flustered. He quietly waited for the old mare to calm down before gently stroking its neck to soothe it.

The old mare was so fat that her legs were trembling, and she finally collapsed again. Ge Xiaoshuai quickly massaged the pig's belly with his hands, moving from front to back.

After pressing for a while, a little pig's head appeared from behind the old mare's buttocks.

Only a small portion of the piglet's head was visible; the old mare had exhausted her strength and refused to exert any more effort, merely lying there whimpering.

Ge Xiaoshuai tried several times with his hands, but he couldn't grab the little pig's head.

Everyone became even more anxious, and the entire room fell silent. Only Aunt Zhang and her husband stood by anxiously, wanting to help but unable to.

"Aunt Zhang, bring me a basin of water, it needs to be warm."

Ge Xiaoshuai wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and gave the order.

Aunt Zhang seemed to have grasped at some lifeline again, and hurriedly agreed, quickly bringing over a basin of warm water.

Ge Xiaoshuai washed the filth off his hands with warm water, rolled up his sleeves, and called Uncle Zhang over to help hold down the old mare.

He then extended his fair right hand and reached inside from behind the pig, probing in little by little.

After the right hand went in, the left hand did the same, only it took longer.

Once both hands were inside, Ge Xiaoshuai slowly applied force, slowly applying force...

They carefully pulled the stuck piglet out little by little.

Everyone who was watching breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's about it; the piglets should come out more easily now."

Ge Xiaoshuai handed the piglet, which had turned a little purple from holding its breath, to Aunt Zhang and said, panting.

Aunt Zhang carefully wiped the piglet clean and put it into the prepared box.

Just as Ge Xiaoshuai had predicted, the old mare gave birth to seven more piglets in one go, making a total of ten.

Aunt Zhang was beaming from ear to ear; in her eyes, every extra piglet meant an extra sale.

The old mare was completely exhausted. She lay there, her two rows of udders swollen and red.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Aunt Zhang placed the ten piglets one by one next to the old mare, and the piglets began to nurse frantically.

The onlookers were still not satisfied, and they all thought that if the pig dared to give birth until midnight, they would dare to stay up with it until midnight.

They chattered amongst themselves, with many praising Ge Xiaoshuai for looking so gentle and weak, but saying he was ruthless when he struck.

This made Ge Xiaoshuai blush, making him look even more like a shy young woman.