Chapter 71

After obtaining the contract for Mantou Mountain, Wang Xiaoqiang found the village construction team and asked them to build a chicken coop on Mantou Mountain.

The leader of the village construction team was Wang Dazhong, who had built houses for people all his life and was very experienced. He and Wang Xiaoqiang were from the same Wang family, and in ancient times, they would have been close relatives. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang was building a chicken farm, Wang Dazhong took it very seriously and immediately went with Wang Xiaoqiang to select a site on Mantou Mountain.

The two almost walked the entire Mantou Mountain and finally decided to build the chicken coop on the open ground at the top of the mountain. First, the open ground at the top of Mantou Mountain was relatively spacious, and second, standing at the top of the mountain, one could overlook the forty acres of fields below. If Wang Xiaoqiang lived at the top of the mountain, he could take care of both places.

However, building a chicken coop at the top of the mountain would be more challenging. Fortunately, the slope of Mantou Mountain was not steep, and there was a winding road leading to the top, allowing a motorized tricycle to drive up.

After discussing, Wang Dazhong led the construction team to start work. Following Wang Xiaoqiang's instructions, the chicken coop did not need to be too large, and an additional row of five rooms was to be built for future workers to live in.

Wang Dazhong roughly calculated the cost of building the house, which would be around 300,000 yuan. Although 300,000 yuan was a significant amount, Wang Xiaoqiang did not hesitate and immediately took out the money to invest in the construction of the chicken farm.

The news of Wang Xiaoqiang building a chicken farm quickly spread throughout the village. At this point, everyone realized that Wang Xiaoqiang had truly become successful. His assets were not just the income from one season of crops. To invest in building a chicken farm, one would need at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan. Wang Xiaoqiang had contracted forty acres of land and Mantou Mountain and was building a chicken farm. Without a million yuan in assets, it would be impossible to do all this.

Wang Xiaoqiang's reputation grew even more, and almost everyone in the nearby villages had heard of him. When they learned that this young man, who was bold and wealthy, had not yet married, many people asked Zheng Dazui to act as a matchmaker, hoping to marry their daughters to Wang Xiaoqiang.

Zheng Dazui knew that Wang Xiaoqiang was busy and rejected all the proposals. However, she told Xu Xiaoya and Xia Sanwa about it. Xu Xiaoya felt a sour taste in her heart when she saw Wang Xiaoqiang becoming more popular, but she did not take it too seriously. On the contrary, Xia Sanwa was very concerned and panicked. That day, after returning from Dazui Supermarket, he called Xia Gui Fang to his side and asked with a worried look, "Daughter, when you went to the provincial city last time, did you and Wang Xiaoqiang...?"

Xia Gui Fang vaguely understood her father's meaning and her face turned slightly red, but she pretended not to understand. "Father, I don't understand what you mean."

"Did you... stay together with Wang Xiaoqiang?"

"We stayed in the same room..." Xia Gui Fang did not understand her father's intention. She twisted her fingers, feeling very uneasy.

"Uh..." Xia Sanwa sighed in relief. "Did you sleep together?"

"Father, why are you asking such things?" Xia Gui Fang's face turned bright red when she saw her father's blunt question.

"Answer me quickly. Did you sleep together with Wang Xiaoqiang?"

"No, we stayed in the same room, but we did not sleep in the same bed." Xia Gui Fang, wanting to prove her innocence, answered shyly and seriously.

"Ah, you silly girl," Xia Sanwa suddenly slapped his forehead in frustration and pointed at Xia Gui Fang, "No wonder the Wang family hasn't made any moves. It turns out you haven't made your move yet... sigh!"

"Father, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'making a move'? It sounds so vulgar. We haven't even married yet, how can we stay together?"

"Ah, you silly girl, why don't you follow my lead? Now, Wang Xiaoqiang is a hot commodity. People are lining up to ask Zheng Dazui to act as a matchmaker. If you wait, you might miss your chance. Don't you understand the importance of acting first?"

"Father, if you want to make a move, you do it. I can't do it." Xia Gui Fang gave Xia Sanwa a dirty look and walked away from him.

Xia Sanwa stomped his feet in anger, thinking that his daughter was not up to the task and that he, as a father, had to help her. He lit a cigarette and smoked it loudly, thinking of a plan. Finally, he came up with a good idea and excitedly slapped his thigh.

Wang Xiaoqiang had caught 131 wild mountain chickens, 78 of which were hens. These 78 hens laid eggs at different intervals, and Wang Xiaoqiang collected all the mountain chicken eggs and used fire spirit energy to "hatch" the chicks. Soon, 200 more chicks were born. Wang Xiaoqiang had never taken care of these little lives before and did not know how to handle them. Moreover, he was busy with the construction of the chicken farm and could not manage everything. Therefore, he asked Liu Juyi to help at the old village committee courtyard.

Liu Juyi was happy to help. She was most afraid of being idle, as it would make her think about her future and feel sad. Being busy was the best thing, and it also allowed her to spend more time with Wang Xiaoqiang, which she was very happy about.

Liu Juyi took charge of all the work at the old village committee courtyard, feeding the wild mountain chickens and taking care of the chicks. She was very quick, careful, and thorough. Watching his sister-in-law's beautiful figure as she worked, Wang Xiaoqiang felt both admiration and gratitude, but also a bit guilty. One day, he finally could not help but say to Liu Juyi, "Sister-in-law, the work here will take a while. I thought about it, and I can't let you help for free..."

Anticipating that Wang Xiaoqiang was about to mention money, Liu Juyi immediately glared at him and interrupted, "Xiaoqiang, don't mention money. We are family, and this is the help I should give. Mentioning money would make us seem distant!"

"Sister-in-law, you are too good, but I feel guilty..."

"What's there to feel guilty about? When you become successful, don't forget me!" Liu Juyi sighed sadly after saying this.

"I won't, Sister-in-law. You have been so good to me, I will never forget it!"

"Ha, don't be so dramatic. Once you get married, you won't think about me anymore," Liu Juyi playfully winked at Wang Xiaoqiang, as if telling him that she was joking and not to take it seriously.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang did not think she was joking because the words were too intimate. If his mother had said it, it would have been a normal statement, but coming from Liu Juyi, it had a different flavor.

Wang Xiaoqiang's face turned slightly red.

Many unfertilized wild mountain chicken eggs had also accumulated. Wang Xiaoqiang roughly counted and found there were more than sixty. Since he could not eat them all at once, he decided to take them to the county town to sell. It was not for the money, but to see how popular wild mountain chicken eggs were in the market and what price they could fetch.

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