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

"Yes, Mother."

"Did Brother Dao say how much he would give out?"

Liu Yan pressed for an answer, explaining that it wasn't that she was greedy, but that the salary was too important to her family. If the salary was high enough, they wouldn't have to worry about food, but if the salary was low, they would have to find a way to cut back on food and clothing to get through the winter.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that there wasn't much food stored at home, Liu Yan wouldn't have asked this question at all. She would have been willing to let Chen Cheng work for Chen Dao for free.

After all, Chen Dao was the only person in the entire Chenjia Village who was willing to provide food for their family.

"Daoge didn't say."

Chen Cheng replied, "But he said that his salary is more than enough to feed our whole family."

As soon as Chen Cheng finished speaking, the eyes of the three people in the room lit up.

"Did Brother Dao really say that?" Liu Yan asked, staring at Chen Cheng.

"Yes."

Chen Cheng nodded, took out the five eggs he had brought back, and handed them to Liu Yan: "Mother, these are five eggs that Daoge asked me to bring back, saying that they are for my younger brother and sister to nourish their bodies."

Liu Yan took the eggs and carefully held the five eggs in her hands, as if they were rare treasures.

In fact, these five eggs were indeed like treasures to Liu Yan.

The younger children in the family have been going hungry for years, and because they only eat bran and flour, they are constantly complaining of hunger and are all thin and pale. These five eggs are just the right amount to help them recover.

"Brother Dao is really generous!"

Looking at the five eggs, Chen Shi couldn't help but sigh, "Five eggs in one go, even the landlords in the city aren't this generous."

"Hasn't Daoge'er always been like this? He treats the villagers extremely well."

Chen Mu said, "It's a pity that Brother Dao didn't take a liking to me, otherwise I could have eaten my fill every day like my older brother."

Liu Yan put away the five eggs, her gaze falling on Chen Cheng. She solemnly instructed him, "Dao-ge'er is so good to you, Cheng-ge, you must work hard to help him in the future, or your mother will not forgive you, understand?"

"Got it, mother."

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While Chen Cheng's family was talking, in the newly built house, Chen Dao lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Including the bandits he had killed before, Chen Dao, who had barely killed any chickens in his previous life, had already killed more than ten people since coming to this world. If this were in China in his previous life, he would have been dubbed a serial killer.

However, in this world... killing a dozen or so people is nothing at all. Even the government would probably have a hard time finding out which people were killed by Chen Dao.

Even if they find out, they won't hold anyone accountable. After all, those bandits near the official road are dead, and the government might even applaud them. They don't care how they died.

On the contrary, the three Chen brothers are in some trouble, but the problem is not too big. After all, when the three Chen brothers died, Chen Dao was in the front yard the whole time and was always in the sight of the villagers, so he has a solid alibi.

Even if the authorities eventually find out, Chen Dao doesn't think he'll be in any trouble; he just needs to reveal his identity as a martial artist.

In this world, martial artists hold a transcendent status, and the government would never risk making an enemy of a martial artist for the sake of just three Chen Jins.

In short, Chen Dao was not worried about the impact of killing the Chen brothers on him; he was just inevitably filled with some emotions.

Human life in this world is far too cheap. Countless refugees starve to death outside the city, yet no one has ever cared about their lives.

"Ugh."

Chen Dao sighed softly and drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

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The next morning, the three Chen brothers woke up early, and instead of having breakfast at home, they went straight to Chen Dao's new home.

They all knew that Chen Dao's family must have prepared breakfast for them, so they didn't waste food at home.

When they arrived at Chen Dao's house, they saw that Chen Jiang and Chen Si had already arrived and were wrapped up tightly in their clothes, waiting in front of the door.

"Cheng-ge, you've arrived."

Chen Si greeted the three Chen brothers with a smile.

"Chen Si, Chen Jiang."

The three brothers responded with smiles, and then waited for the front door of Chen Dao's house to open while they continued talking.

"Squeak."

Before long, the door opened, revealing Chen Dao inside. The group of people warmly greeted Chen Dao.

"Good morning, Brother Dao!"

"it is good."

Chen Da nodded and led everyone into the house.

The two women in the house (Li Ping and Ding Xiaohua) had already prepared breakfast, and everyone started eating as soon as they entered the house.

After eating eight steamed buns with egg drop soup, Chen Cheng patted his belly contentedly and laughed, "Dao Ge'er's steamed buns are really good, I never get tired of them."

“You didn’t say that yesterday.”

Chen Jiang chuckled and joked, "Yesterday you were saying that chicken was the best thing to eat."

"The chicken is delicious, and the steamed buns are delicious too."

Chen Cheng said earnestly.

Chen Dao didn't chat with the others. He took some grain to the backyard to feed the chickens. He tied the feet of three blood-feathered chickens and put them in the chicken coop. Then he led Chen Cheng and the others out the door and headed straight for Chen Dajia.

Chen Da had already borrowed the village chief's donkey cart and was planning to go to Chen Dao's house to find Chen Dao and his group. When he saw Chen Dao and the others coming over, he said, "You're here? Let's set off then."

So the group got on the donkey cart, left the village, and headed towards the county town.

"what!"

Not long after Chen Dao and the others left, a piercing scream echoed throughout the entire Chenjia Village.

A woman, her face deathly pale, stared at the three corpses on the ground and fell to the ground in fright.

Meanwhile, nearby villagers who heard the commotion came out of their homes. When they saw the three corpses, all of them turned pale, and some of the more timid ones even trembled.

Of course, there are also some who are very daring.

A young man mustered his courage, stepped forward, turned the bodies over, and recognized the three corpses: "They are the three Chen brothers."

A hint of disdain crept onto the young man's face. These three brothers weren't well-liked in the village...

Oh no, they have absolutely no popularity. In the village, they're practically like dog poop, hated by everyone.

How did these three brothers die?

"I saw them getting steamed buns at Daoge'er's house yesterday, how could they be dead overnight?"

"Good riddance! These three brothers should have died long ago; they were just wasting food by living."

"..."

The surrounding villagers were talking about it, and many even clapped and cheered.

The young man who was the first to step forward to check the situation carefully examined the wounds on the three brothers' corpses, his brows furrowed.

These three brothers were clearly not killed by humans, but by wild animals. The wounds on their necks were clearly caused by the claws of some kind of wild animal.