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Li Degui hesitated for a moment and said, "Madam Xu, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

Xu Lanzhi said with a humble expression, "Please speak freely, Manager Li!"

“Mrs. Xu, our family has been in this business for many years. I don’t think this incident is like chicken plague. It seems like someone did it on purpose!”

These words struck a chord with Xu Lanzhi. Before she went to the county town, the chickens were all fine; chicken plague couldn't have spread so quickly!

Xu Lanzhi was inwardly turbulent, but she showed no sign of it on her face. She politely thanked Li Degui and then went to arrange for the chickens to be collected.

On ordinary days, whenever Li Degui's convoy arrives, the villagers start sending their qualified chickens to the chicken farm, afraid that if they are late, Xu Lanzhi will have already collected enough.

This time, because of the incident at the chicken farm, everyone is afraid that their own chickens will be infected, and they are all staying at home to wait and see!

Xu Lanzhi then had someone notify everyone to bring their chickens to their doorsteps to sell, but no one came even after a long time.

Tang Qiqi asked, "Mother, are these villagers trying to raise the price?"

Xu Lanzhi said calmly, "Very likely. Now that all our chickens are gone, someone might cause trouble again!"

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Tang Qiqi was very unhappy. She said angrily, "If these villagers try to cheat our family again and kick us when we're down, we won't play with them anymore. They have no conscience!"

Xu Lanzhi is now calm and composed. Since things have already come to this, she'll deal with whatever comes her way and there's always a way to resolve it!

"Then let's see how they perform!" The breeding base and this chicken farm incident taught Xu Lanzhi a good lesson.

“Mother, that’s right. Kindness without edge is weakness!” Tang Qiqi said.

The mother and daughter waited for a while longer, but still no one came. Xu Lanzhi couldn't hide her disappointment. She took Tang Qiqi's hand and said, "Qiqi, let's go back and tell Manager Li that we can't deliver this chicken. We'll pay compensation!"

Tang Qiqi stomped her feet in anger: "These despicable people, my Tang family will never accept their chickens again!"

"Lanzhi, wait, wait!" Baogen's mother, Cuixi, called out from behind!

As Xu Lanzhi and her daughter turned around, Cui Xi came running towards them carrying a basket of chickens.

When she arrived in front of Xu Lanzhi, she said breathlessly, "Lanzhi, I'm late because some heartless villagers were instigating everyone to demand more money from you before they would sell the chickens. I couldn't stand it, so I got into a fight with them before I got here!"

Tang Qiqi still remembers that this person had a big disagreement with Xu Lanzhi because his son Baogen insisted on raising rabbits.

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Because she had framed Xu Lanzhi, Tang Qiqi harbored some resentment towards her.

However, Baogen was a very honest child. Because of this, he didn't speak to his mother for a long time and insisted on working with Xu Lanzhi.

Xu Lanzhi naturally did not mistreat him. Seeing that others were raising chickens, Cuixi eventually asked Baogen to get her some chicks. Xu Lanzhi, as usual, accepted her chickens as if nothing had happened.

For this, Cui Xi was grateful, and from then on, whenever someone gossiped about Xu Lanzhi, she would argue with them on the basis of reason.

"Thank you, Cuixi!" Xu Lanzhi said sincerely.

Cui Xi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Lan Zhi, I brought all the big chickens from home. These two are a little smaller, but if you think they're okay, you can use them in an emergency. I reckon they'll be fine!"

Tang Qiqi said bluntly, "Aunt Cuixi, I really didn't expect you to be the first person to buy chickens today!"

Cui Xi smiled sheepishly: "What are you selling? Let your mother take some to make up the numbers. I've already told everyone, and many people have gone home to get their chickens. You all wait a little longer!"

Sure enough, before long, villagers came in an endless stream, some carrying things by hand, some carrying them on their backs, and some carrying them in baskets.

"Look, they're here!" Cui said triumphantly!

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Xu Lanzhi couldn't hide her joy and made everyone line up so she could ask people to count the items so she could pay.

At this moment, Li Cuie appeared out of nowhere and stopped everyone, saying, "Are you all stupid? Xu Lanzhi's chicken farm is completely empty. She's begging us to sell her chickens now. We need to negotiate the price first!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Xi's temper flared up again. She pointed at Cui Xi's nose and scolded, "Li Cui'e, why are you still not done? Did I hit you too lightly just now?"

Fellow villagers, do you think we don't know what kind of person Lanzhi is? Look at all the foolish things I've done in the past, yet she still helps me and my son like this!

"If it weren't for Lanzhi's help, teaching everyone how to raise chickens and getting everyone to work in the fields, would we be the best-off village in this area? Now that Lanzhi is facing some difficulties, you're trying to raise prices on the spot. You should have some conscience!"

After Cui Xi finished speaking, she kicked Li Cai'e hard and then shouted, "Lan Zhi, I'm not selling my chickens today. I'll give them all to you to tide you over. I don't want any money!"

“We don’t need any money for ours either. You’ve always helped us before, so this time let’s show some respect as villagers. We’ll give you all these chickens!” someone chimed in.

"I still have a few smaller ones at home, I'm thinking of raising them for a few more days, you wait, I'll go back and catch some!"

"I have some at home too, I'll go back and get some too!"

Now everyone understands that if they want to live a good life, they still have to rely on Xu Lanzhi.

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The money they earned from Xu Lanzhi was more than they could have earned in many years before.

Tang Qiqi really didn't understand why Xu Lanzhi would help these villagers who were causing trouble for her family time and time again.

In Tang Qiqi's eyes, these villagers were just ignorant, greedy fools; she found none of the simple kindness and simplicity of the country folk described in the book.

What she witnessed today deeply moved her. These villagers were indeed shallow; they would fight tooth and nail for the smallest of gains.

They do indeed love to gossip, repeating their mother's idle chatter over and over again, without any originality, yet they never tire of it.

But today, Tang Qiqi saw their kind and simple side. They had just been in this environment for a long time, and their understanding was limited, but they were not bad at heart!

Xu Lanzhi was also moved by this scene. She kept thanking everyone and asked the workers to carefully record how many chickens each family had given, assuring them that she would return them later!

It's true that many hands make light work; the villagers pooled their money and managed to raise quite a bit.

One of the workers counted the quantity and said, "Mrs. Xu, now we only need one more truckload to get them all alive. There are still some chickens at the chicken farm that are still alive and well. If we bring those chickens over, we can deliver the goods in full this time!"

Tang Qiqi said sternly with a straight face, "How can this be? We don't even know how those chickens died in the chicken farm. These chickens are meant to be eaten by people. How can you be so irresponsible!"