When Tang Qiqi and Erzhuzi led the caravan back to Tangjiagou, Xu Lanzhi and Wang Shi were already on the verge of collapse.

Tang Qiqi left a lot of grain to feed the chickens when she left, but both of them had experienced hunger before. They really couldn't bring themselves to use such good grain to feed chickens that they might not be able to sell.

The chickens that roamed the hillside in front of the gate became a topic of conversation among the people of Tangjiagou. Everyone said that Xuelan was overestimating herself. What good was it for a woman to raise chickens well if she couldn't live a quiet and contented life? In the end, she still lost everything.

After hesitating for a long time, Wang said to Xu Lanzhi, "Lanzhi, let's bury those chicks that have just hatched. It can't go on like this every day."

Xu Lanzhi couldn't bear it in the end. She asked Wang to wait a little longer, saying that Erzhuzi was an honest man and that Qiqi would be there to keep him company.

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Madam Wang sighed and said, "That's true, but it's only a three-day journey to the neighboring county, yet they've been gone for almost half a month. It must not have gone smoothly. Qiqi can conjure things up, but when it comes to selling them, she's still just a child!"

Xu Lanzhi was also anxious. Every day she comforted herself, saying, "Just one more day, just one more day..." Before she knew it, more than ten days had passed...

"Mom, let's do as you say. Tonight we'll send Baogen back home and then deal with the chicks. Don't let the child feel bad about this."

Madam Wang nodded in agreement: "That's right. Baogen is really different from Cuixi. He's capable and has a conscience. I was thinking of having him help Zhuzi out. If he has something to eat, he won't have to go out to chop firewood every day. It looks like this chicken farm is about to go under!"

Xu Lanzhi felt extremely guilty. Her mother-in-law had initially disagreed with expanding the business, but she had insisted on doing it anyway. Now she had lost everything, and her mother-in-law hadn't uttered a single complaint.

"I'm so sorry, Mother-in-law. I should have listened to you a long time ago. As long as we can get by, that's enough. I've caused so much trouble, and you still don't blame me!"

Wang said with a wry smile, "I think I've figured it out now. From now on, this old woman will have to rely on you. Dongsheng's whereabouts are unknown, and let's not talk about those three daughters. Let them find a way to help sell the chickens. Xiahe sold more than twenty, Qiumei sold more than ten, and as for Chunya, let's not talk about her!"

Xu Lanzhi hurriedly comforted her, "Mother, don't blame my sisters. They are all from the countryside. What can they do? I was just too successful before, so I didn't know my own limitations."

"It's Qiqi! Qiqi is back!" Pan Di shouted excitedly.

Xu Lanzhi and Wang Shi hurriedly went out to greet them, and saw a long procession of carriages coming in, with Erzhuzi holding Tang Qiqi and sitting at the very front.

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Xu Lanzhi's eyes welled up with tears as she tightly gripped Wang Shi's sleeve, saying, "Mother, it really is our little Qiqi!"

Wang also took the opportunity to support Xu Lanzhi, and said with a slight tremor, "Lanzhi, why are there so many people? Help me, I'm a little dizzy."

Tang Qiqi was held in Xu Lanzhi's arms, who said with heartache, "My darling is finally back. You must have caused Uncle Zhu a lot of trouble on the way!"

Erzhuzi scratched his head sheepishly and said, "No, it's all thanks to Qiqi for taking care of me along the way!"

Qiqi gave Xu Lanzhi a quick kiss on the cheek and said sweetly, "Uncle Zhuzi has found someone to buy the chicken."

Wang and Xu Lanzhi were overjoyed and hurriedly invited everyone into the house for tea. While the adults were busy, Tang Qiqi rode Baixue to the chicken farm on the mountain.

After more than ten days, there are many more chicks, but according to Sai Jinzhi's order volume, the chicken farm can only last for three months at most.

They boasted that the black-boned chickens at their farm had been raised for two years, because honesty is the most important thing in business!

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Tang Qiqi brought out many of the large chickens from the space chicken farm, so many that the mountain could not contain them all!

Then she returned home without anyone noticing, climbed into bed, and fell asleep immediately!

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Sai Jinzhi arranged for Li Degui, the kitchen manager, to lead a team to collect chickens. He was amazed by the scale of the chicken farm; the entire mountain was covered with chickens.

Erzhuzi was dumbfounded. How could the number of chickens have increased several times in just half a month, and they were all adult chickens?

Wang and Xu Lanzhi understood each other perfectly. They had just thought Erzhuzi was reckless, wondering how they could supply so many chickens. It turned out that Qiqi had already made arrangements.

Sidi, Niandi, and Pandi are still young, and no abnormalities have been detected.

Zhaodi, Jiedi, and Yindi had already been brainwashed by Wang and Xu Lanzhi through a combination of gentleness and firmness, and were no longer surprised by such behavior.

Li Degui had no idea why, but he excitedly grabbed Erzhuzi and said, "Brother, you're amazing! I didn't expect your farm to be so big. Enough talk, let's get loading! Those distinguished guests from the city who tasted your chickens didn't want to eat any more."

Erzhuzi then snapped out of his daze and hurriedly went with Baogen to catch chickens.

Xu Lanzhi laughed: "With thousands of chickens, at this rate, it'll take you forever to catch them."

"Baogen, go to the village chief and ask him to ring the gong to invite the villagers to catch chickens for us. They won't work for free; I'll pay them afterwards."

Erzhuzi smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister-in-law is so thoughtful. I was just too excited!"

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Wang said in a low voice, "Lanzhi, are you stupid? You have to pay to catch a chicken? That's not worth it!"

Xu Lanzhi laughed: "My goodness, this means catching thousands of chickens. We definitely can't finish it all by ourselves. How can we let people work for free?"

Just then, Tang Xiahe arrived with her two sons, Lin Jiaping and Lin Jiahe. Behind them followed Tang Qiumei and her two sons, Zhao Zili and Zhao Ziqiang. Tang Qiumei appeared to have just been crying.

However, the chicken farm is currently bustling with activity, so no one has noticed.

Tang Xiahe asked in surprise, "Lanzhi, what's going on? Qiumei and I brought our sons. We were planning to take the chickens from village to village tomorrow to sell them for you!"

Upon hearing this, Wang glared at her two daughters and said, "At least you two have some conscience! You've already sold the chickens!" After saying that, she pulled her four grandsons over to look at them again and again.

"If we sell out, then all our work will have been for nothing!" Tang Xiahe said, trying to lighten the mood.

"Second sister, it wasn't all for nothing! We're short-handed to catch chickens right now, and our four nephews are just the right people to come in handy!"

Tang Xiahe laughed heartily: "That's good. Kids, what are you standing there for? Go help catch the chickens. Keep your eyes open and don't step on the eggs or the chicks."

Tang Xiahe's words reminded Xu Lanzhi that the villagers, upon hearing that there was money to be made from catching chickens, should not be so focused on catching chickens that they might trample on the eggs and chicks.

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So she called the villagers who came to catch the chickens together, told them the precautions, and said that there would be this job every now and then, and those who were quick and diligent could stay and help out at the chicken farm.

After this warning, everyone became much more cautious.