The fishy smell, accompanied by a rotten smell, rushed straight to Shen Qiqi's head, almost making her vomit on the spot.
She suppressed her discomfort and looked carefully. The scene before her was even more exciting than a horror movie.
The chickens and ducks that were originally lively and energetic now looked like eggplants hit by frost. They all hung their heads, their feathers lost their luster, and huddled in the corner with a droopy look.
Some chickens even tilted their necks pitifully, making faint "cluck" sounds, as if complaining about the unfairness of fate.
The air was filled with an unusual fishy smell, mixed with the smell of chicken shit. It was a double attack, making Shen Qiqi feel like her internal organs were churning.
This is not a chicken coop, it's a scene from "Resident Evil"!
"This...what's going on?!" Shen Qiqi took a breath of cold air, a chill running from the soles of her feet to her forehead. She grabbed Lu Qing's arm, her voice trembling.
Lu Qing was also stunned by the scene before him. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time, and his face turned pale.
He quickly reached out to touch the chicken's back, and it felt ice-cold, without any warmth at all.
"Is...is this chicken sick?" There was a tremor in Lu Qing's voice.
Shen Qiqi was extremely anxious at the moment. This was her hope of leading her family to wealth. How could it suddenly become like this?
"No, we have to find a veterinarian right away!" She made a prompt decision, turned around and ran towards the village, looking as if she was going to participate in a 100-meter sprint race.
Lu Qing followed closely behind, and the two of them ran all the way to Veterinarian Chen's house.
Veterinarian Chen was lying on a bamboo chair, leisurely fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan and enjoying the rare afternoon time.
"Veterinarian Chen! This is terrible, go check on my chickens, they're seriously ill!" Shen Qiqi shouted as she entered the room, her anxious voice tinged with tears.
Veterinarian Chen was so frightened by the sudden high pitch that he nearly fell off his chair. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and said slowly, "Oh, what's going on? You're so flustered."
Shen Qiqi didn't care about being polite and explained the situation of the chicken in a few words.
When Veterinarian Chen heard this, his expression became serious. He quickly packed up his medicine box and followed Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing to the chicken coop.
Veterinarian Chen walked around the chicken coop several times, touching and looking at the chickens, and occasionally prying open the chickens' beaks to check.
His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and his expression became uglier and uglier.
After a long moment, Veterinarian Chen sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Alas, I've never seen this disease before. Logically, this chicken shouldn't be this sick. I can't even find out what's wrong with it."
Hearing this, Shen Qiqi's heart instantly turned cold, and the fire of hope that had been ignited was instantly extinguished by a basin of cold water.
She looked at the dying chickens and ducks, feeling mixed emotions.
"Then...what should we do now?" Lu Qing was also panicked, with a hint of trembling in his voice.
Veterinarian Chen stroked his beard, also looking bewildered. "Well... I really don't know. How about you guys go back and wait, I'll think of a solution."
Seeing Veterinarian Chen's helpless look, Shen Qiqi became even more anxious like an ant on a hot pan. She looked at these sick chickens and ducks, feeling extremely anxious.
At this moment, the sarcastic voice of Mrs. Lu came from behind: "Oh, Third Sister-in-law, you are really "amazing" at raising chickens. It's only been a few days and they are all sick. Tsk tsk tsk, it's really...
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Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lu Qing's roar: "Shut up!"
The stench became stronger, and the cries of chickens and ducks became more shrill. The miserable cries of "cluck" made Shen Qiqi's heart twist into a ball.
Those poultry that were once lively and energetic now seem to have been drained of their energy, their feathers are dull and lifeless, and some have even started to twitch and foam at the mouth. This is not raising chickens, it's like raising a "plague god"!
Shen Qiqi looked at the scene in front of her and felt that all her previous efforts were in vain. It was as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, making it difficult to breathe.
Lu Qing's expression became increasingly ugly. He held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly, trying to give her some comfort, but at this moment any comfort seemed pale and powerless.
Shen Qiqi looked at these poor poultry, and her heart felt as if it had been scratched by a cat, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
She bit her lip and forced herself to calm down. Now was not the time to feel sorry for herself. She had to find a solution quickly.
"This won't do. We can't just sit there and wait for death!" Shen Qiqi slapped her thigh fiercely, scaring Lu Qing so much that he shuddered.
A light bulb went off in her head and she came up with an idea - save herself!
Instead of relying on that unreliable veterinarian Chen, it is better to do it yourself and have enough food and clothing!
She turned around and ran into the house, rummaging through the drawers and cabinets to find the only few breeding books in the house. These books were specially bought by her for raising chickens, and now they finally came in handy.
In the next few days, Shen Qiqi seemed to be possessed. Except for eating and sleeping, she spent the rest of her time immersed in piles of books. Her eyes were red from staying up late, and she looked like a "walking panda".
She studied every page carefully, not missing any details, from the physiological structure of chickens to common diseases, she studied them all carefully.
Sometimes, she would examine the sick chickens based on the pictures in the book, and her seriousness was even greater than that of a student taking an imperial examination.
After several days and nights of hard work, Shen Qiqi's eyes were almost blinded, but hard work pays off, and she finally found some clues about poultry diseases in the book.
She slammed the table and shouted excitedly: "I found it!" The flame of hope rekindled in her eyes, like a ray of light appearing in the darkness.
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