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

After a moment, Chen Dao put Xiao Yuan down and began to consider Xiao Yuan's next step in advancing.

Xiao Yuan is currently the undisputed number one fighter in Chen Dao's household, so Chen Dao is quite concerned about its advancement.

However, Xiao Yuan's first advancement route is out of the question. Chen Dao has never tried advancing through mating even once, because he simply cannot find another breed to mate with. Therefore, the only advancement route Chen Dao can consider is the second one.

"Fire-patterned fruit, what kind of medicinal herb is this?"

Chen Dao is no longer the rural boy who knew nothing about medicinal herbs. He often goes to the city to buy medicine and has some knowledge of medicinal herbs, but he has never heard of the medicinal herb "Fire Pattern Fruit".

Moreover... the name "Fire Pattern Fruit" doesn't sound like a medicinal herb at all!

"Looks like I'll have to wait until I go into town to ask around!"

Chen Dao got out of bed, walked out of the front yard, opened the gate, and welcomed Chen Lian and the other four, as well as Chen Cheng, into the house.

After signaling Chen Cheng to wait outside, Chen Dao led Chen Lian and the other five women directly to the backyard.

"Cuckoo."

"Quack, quack, quack."

Upon entering the backyard, the sounds of roosters crowing and ducks quacking filled the air. After this period of breeding, the number of chickens in the backyard had exceeded 400. Yellow-feathered chickens and yellow-feathered chicks made up the majority, while blood-feathered chickens made up a small portion. In addition, there were four bloodclawed chickens and one iron-feathered chicken that had just successfully evolved.

[Iron Feather Chicken, Characteristics: Strong wings, sharp claws, combat strength comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist.]

[Iron-feathered Chicken Advancement Path 1: Mating with a Steel-feathered Chicken will hatch a Steel-legged Chicken.]

[Steel-Leg Chicken Characteristics: Its wings and claws are as hard as steel, incredibly sharp, and its combat power is comparable to a sixth-rank martial artist.]

[Iron Feather Chicken Advancement Route Two: Feed it with crested flowers for 10 consecutive days to advance to Golden Wing Chicken.]

[Characteristics of the Golden-Winged Chicken: It can briefly float and fly; its wings are tough and extremely destructive; its combat strength is comparable to that of a sixth-rank martial artist.]

Looking at the advancement information flashing before his eyes, Chen Dao's face showed a gratified smile. As expected, after feeding the Bloodclaw Chicken with cockscomb flowers for seven consecutive days, it also successfully advanced and became the Iron Feather Chicken, which was comparable to the combat power of a seventh-grade martial artist.

only……

Chen Dao sighed helplessly. Cockscomb flowers were ultimately too expensive, causing his costs for breeding Ironfeather Chickens to remain high, making large-scale breeding impossible.

but……

Even though he only had one Iron Feather Chicken, Chen Dao was already very satisfied. Now that he had Xiao Yuan, who was equivalent to a sixth-grade martial artist, and Iron Feather Chicken, who was equivalent to a seventh-grade martial artist, his safety was completely guaranteed!

And don't forget, Chen Dao not only has Xiao Yuan and Tie Yu Chicken, but also four Blood Claw Chickens equivalent to eighth-rank martial artists, in addition... there are Da Huang and Xiao Huang who just successfully advanced!

Chen Dao's gaze shifted, and the advanced information of the two dogs appeared in his eyes.

[Guardian Dog: Characteristics: Loyal, territorial, and possesses combat strength comparable to an eighth-rank martial artist, making it the ideal choice for guarding the home.]

[Mountain Guardian Dog Advancement Path 1: Mating with a Wind Wolf will produce a Swiftwind Dog.]

【Characteristics of the Swiftwind Dog: Swift as the wind, with a keen sense of smell, its combat strength is comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist, making it the perfect choice for tracking and locating enemies.】

[Second Advancement Path for Mountain Guard Dogs: Feed them musk for ten consecutive days to advance them to the status of Territory Guard Dogs.]

[Characteristics of the Territory Dog: Strong territorial instinct, combat strength comparable to a seventh-rank martial artist, making it the ideal choice for guarding the home.]

"Musk?"

Looking at the medicinal material in the advanced information, Chen Dao couldn't help but frown slightly. In his previous life in China, he had heard of musk as a medicinal material. This medicinal material is the dried secretion from the musk sac of mature male musk deer, horse musk deer, or wild musk deer. It has many effects such as promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, reducing swelling and relieving pain!

However, Chen Dao felt that the musk in this advanced information was probably different from the musk in his previous life, because Chen Dao had never heard of or seen the existence of musk in a pharmacy!

"Another medicinal herb I've never seen before!"

Chen Dao sighed inwardly. As the animals in his home advanced to higher levels, the medicinal herbs they needed became increasingly rare and exotic.

"Why has this duck changed?"

Just then, Chen Lian, who was behind Chen Dao, let out a surprised cry. Not only Chen Lian, but also Wu Yun and the other four women looked at the quacking ducks in the backyard with surprise. The ducks in the backyard, which were originally reddish-grey with white feathers, had changed drastically. They were now all white and had grown a lot bigger, looking like... white swans.

In addition, the observant Chen Lian also noticed that there were about ten duck eggs on the ground.

Chen Lian remembered clearly that the flock of ducks they had been taking care of had never laid eggs during this period of time, but now not only had they changed drastically, they had also laid eggs...

Chen Lian couldn't help but look at Chen Dao, knowing that this must have been Chen Dao's doing. In fact, all of them who worked at Chen Dao's house knew that Chen Dao had a secret that could change the livestock, but they had never thought to find out the truth.

For her and Wu Yun and the other women, Chen Dao was enough to feed them and give them a tael of silver a month as a salary; there was no need to know anything else.

[Characteristics of the White-feathered Duck: Large size, high meat yield, and rapid reproduction.]

[White-feathered Duck's first advancement path: Mating with a Red-striped Duck will hatch a White-Red Duck.]

[Characteristics of the White-crowned Duck: It has a hard beak, sharp feet, and combat strength comparable to a ninth-rank martial artist.]

[White Feather Duck Advancement Route Two: Feed it Grief-Severing Grass for five consecutive days to advance it to Bloodheart Duck.]

[Features of Blood Heart Duck: Duck heart and blood are believed to strengthen blood and qi, while the duck meat is known for its delicate texture and delicious flavor.]

Looking at the white-feathered duck that had successfully advanced, Chen Dao did not explain to Chen Lian and the other four. He simply instructed Chen Lian, "Sister Lian, from now on, treat these ducks like yellow-feathered chickens. Record the number of eggs they lay each day, and collect the eggs that fail to hatch."

"I understand."

Chen Lian nodded in agreement, then said, "Don't worry, Dao-ge'er! I'll definitely remember it for you."

"That's OK!"

Chen Dao nodded, then smiled and said, "The money will be distributed in less than half a month. What will Sister Lian do with it after she receives it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Lian fell into deep thought. Her family rented their land to Chen Dao, and with the income she earned working for Chen Dao, she could receive at least 3 taels of silver this time.

This amount of money was nothing to Chen Dao, but for Chen Lian, it was an immense fortune. With such a large sum of money, Chen Lian couldn't think of any way to spend it right away, so she could only reply, "I don't know how to spend so much money!"

"Ha ha!"

Chen Dao couldn't help but laugh.

Wu Yun, standing beside them, teased, "Xiao Lian, if you don't know how to use it, you might as well save it. You can use it as a dowry later, and maybe you can find a caring and considerate husband."

"Ha ha!"

The other women burst into laughter, while Chen Lian blushed. After all, she was just a young girl, unlike these fierce widows, and she couldn't help but feel shy when discussing the topic of marriage.

"That's a good idea too."

Chen Dao smiled and said, "However, life doesn't have to be perfect just to get married. Sister Lian can think about using this money to do something else."