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

"Cousin, have a chicken leg!"

Noticing Li Jin's expression, Chen Dao put the chicken leg from the plate directly into Li Jin's bowl. This cousin was about the same age as him, but she was so thin and weak, which made Chen Dao feel a little sorry for her.

"Thank you cousin!"

A look of gratitude flashed in Li Jin's eyes. There were only two chicken legs, and everyone wanted to eat them, but no one dared to. At this moment, Chen Dao put the chicken leg on her plate. This gesture immediately made Li Jin's goodwill towards Chen Dao soar.

"Small thing!"

Chen Dao waved his hand and continued drinking his egg drop soup.

The others, however, continued to enjoy the delicious chicken.

A yellow-feathered chicken weighs about eight pounds in total. After removing the feathers, the clean meat and internal organs weigh about five pounds, which is not a small amount. However, there were too many people eating, and in no time, the chicken on the plate was completely eaten.

Only then did everyone notice the white rice in front of them.

White rice is a rare food for everyone, but their attention was completely drawn to the chicken, so they ignored the white rice.

After finishing the chicken, everyone picked up their white rice and ate it with egg drop soup and wild vegetables from the table.

Fifteen minutes later, dinner was over, and the sun had completely set.

Chen Cheng went home first, while Chen Dao and Li Ping saw Li Dadan and Li Feng's families off at the door.

"Big brother, second brother, please take care on your way back!"

"Okay! Little sisters, you all get some rest too!"

After saying goodbye to each other, Li Dadan and the others walked towards Xiahe Village by the dim moonlight.

"father."

Walking back to the village, Li Cheng gently patted his stomach and said, "The food at Aunt's house was so delicious, I'm so full!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jin and the other adults all showed expressions of agreement. With chicken and white rice, how could it not be delicious? They didn't even get to eat such good food during their own New Year's celebrations.

"Dad, shall we continue to visit Aunt's house often?"

Li Cheng asked with hopeful eyes. He was still young and didn't understand much. He only knew that when he went to his aunt's house, he could eat delicious food instead of eating hard-to-swallow gruel every meal.

Li Dadan remained silent. He knew that his sister's family was not short of food for their own family, but he was still too embarrassed to go and freeload every day.

Therefore, he did not answer Li Cheng's question, but instead took out the four taels of silver that Chen Dao had given him from his pocket, and handed two taels to Li Feng: "Second brother, take these two taels of silver and don't lose them!"

Li Feng nodded solemnly, carefully put away the two taels of silver, and placed it in the inner lining of his clothes.

"Where did the money come from?"

Feng Xiang asked with a look of surprise, explaining that she was helping out in the kitchen when Chen Dao gave Li Dadan and the others the money, so she didn't know about it.

"Naturally, it was given by Brother Dao."

Li Dadan replied, "While you were busy in the kitchen, Daoge gave us this silver and told us to take it to pay taxes."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiang and Luo Xiu suddenly realized what was happening, and their goodwill towards Chen Dao increased significantly. They deliberately avoided the crowd and handed the silver to Li Dadan and Li Feng, which showed that Chen Dao was considering the face of her husband.

Chen Dao is not old, but he is surprisingly thoughtful.

"Daoge'er is such a good boy!"

Feng Xiang couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time felt somewhat fortunate that she had treated Li Ping fairly well in the past. Otherwise, Dao Ge'er might not have treated her family so well. He not only gave her fifty catties of flour, but also treated her to meat, and finally gave her two taels of silver to help pay taxes.

"Brother Dao also said that we can come to Chenjia Village to work in the future!"

Li Dadan continued, "As long as we come and help with the work, we can eat white flour steamed buns every day, just like the villagers of Chenjia Village!"

"really?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu and Feng Xiang's eyes lit up. If they could eat white flour buns every day like the villagers of Chenjia Village, their food shortage problem would be completely solved.

"of course it's true."

Li Dadan laughed and said, "I heard from the villagers of Chenjia Village that Daoge'er never goes back on his word."

"That's good!"

Feng Xiang laughed: "Then we won't have to worry about not having enough to eat anymore!"

Feng Xiang had already tasted the white flour steamed buns, and they were indeed very delicious. Although they weren't as good as meat, they were a million times better than the bran flour they ate at home. Being able to eat white flour steamed buns every meal was a life that the entire Xiahe Village would envy.

"Brother Dao is so good to us!"

Luo Xiu couldn't help but sigh. Chen Dao and Li Ping were truly amazing to them. At this moment, Luo Xiu felt a little ashamed because just yesterday, she had been blaming Li Feng for taking the family's grain to help Li Ping's family.

Li Jin listened quietly to the adults' speeches without saying a word, but in his heart he was thinking about why everyone else was living in such poverty while his cousin Chen Dao was able to live such a good life.

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The next day.

The first thing Chen Dao did after getting up was to pull Xiao Yuan out of the bed to check on her.

[Golden Claw Red Panda, Characteristics: Extremely fast, combat strength comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist.]

[Golden Claw Red Panda Advancement Path 1: Mating with Flame Claw Red Panda will produce a Crimson Blood Red Panda.]

【Characteristics of the Crimson Blood Panda: Its blood can be used in medicine and is effective against seventh-rank martial artists; its own combat strength is comparable to that of a peak seventh-rank martial artist.】

[Golden Claw Red Panda Advancement Route Two: Feeding it blood bamboo shoots for seven consecutive days will advance it to the Blood Claw Red Panda stage.]

[Characteristics of the Bloodclaw Red Panda: High speed, sharp claws, and combat strength comparable to a sixth-rank martial artist.]

"Advanced successfully."

A hint of joy appeared on Chen Dao's face. After feeding Xiao Yuan Iron Heart Bamboo and Bear Blood Flower for five consecutive days, Xiao Yuan successfully advanced into a Golden Claw Red Panda.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Yuan still looked as adorable as ever, but her claws had undergone a very noticeable change. The claws extending from her four palms had all turned golden yellow, and the sunlight from the window shone on them, making them gleam with dazzling brilliance. It was clear at a glance that they were extremely sharp.

"Well done, Xiaoyuan."

Chen Dao gently stroked Xiao Yuan's head. Xiao Yuan seemed to enjoy its owner's touch immensely. Its fluffy tail swayed in a circle like a helicopter propeller, and it kept making happy whimpering sounds.

After playing with Xiaoyuan for a while, Chen Dao climbed out of bed and opened the door of his house, braving the cold wind.

However, outside the gate, Chen Cheng and Chen Lian, along with five others, were already waiting. In addition, there were many villagers who had gotten up early and were waiting outside the gate for Chen Dao's family to serve their meal.

"Is Daoge'er awake?"

Good morning, Brother Dao!

"How did Daoge sleep last night?"

"..."