"It's your brother Erdiao," Erdiao admitted boastfully and asked, "Little Qiang, did you use hormone fertilizer on your yam field?"

"So what if I did, what if I didn't?" Wang Xiaoqiang neither confirmed nor denied, adopting a noncommittal tone.

"Haha, I knew it," Erdiao laughed smugly at Wang Daba and Huang Chunsheng, "He really did use hormone fertilizer, haha, he's going to lose big time..."

"Erdiao, you just can't keep your mouth shut, can you? That's why you can't find a wife..." Wang Xiaoqiang said disdainfully, looking at Erdiao.

With his weak spot hit, Erdiao's face changed colors, and he pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang angrily, "Wang Xiaoqiang, don't get too cocky. Don't think you are something special just because you leased some land...

"Still better than running a gambling den." Wang Xiaoqiang shot back, "Ever since you started that gambling den, God knows how many people you have ruined..."

"What I do with my gambling den is none of your business," Erdiao retorted insolently, pointing at Wang Xiaoqiang and warning strongly, "Wang Xiaoqiang, I'm warning you, don't stir up trouble for no reason!"

"Today, I just want to stir up trouble, what about it?" Wang Xiaoqiang advanced another step towards Erdiao, "Believe it or not, I'll slap you hard..."

"Hey! With that puny body of yours, you're no match for one of my fingers..." Erdiao retorted arrogantly as he extended his right index finger and waved it in front of Wang Xiaoqiang.

Xia Sanwa was a blabbermouth. The incident of Wang Xiaoqiang dealing with Guo Biao and his gang in the county town was already spread by him, and everyone in Sanmiao Village knew about it, though most found it hard to believe.

Erdiao also found it hard to believe that Wang Xiaoqiang could fight four people alone, especially barehanded against thugs with steel rods; needless to say, he even less believed that Wang Xiaoqiang could topple the Guo Family in the county town.

In his eyes, Wang Xiaoqiang was just a frail scholar, incapable of even binding a chick, always sickly from childhood, and having never learned martial arts. How could he possibly fight four people alone?

Erdiao, notorious for his thick-skinned arrogance, had never taken Wang Xiaoqiang seriously, and now he was just spouting big words.

"Then go ahead and poke," Wang Xiaoqiang scoffed, and stepped closer to Erdiao again.

When Wang Daba and Huang Chunsheng saw that these two were about to fight, they didn't immediately step in to stop them. They too wanted to confirm whether Wang Xiaoqiang was as capable as Xia Sanwa had claimed.

Erdiao, always too proud and concerned about face, said it would be just one finger, and thus would not resort to using his fist. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang approach another step, his face couldn't hold the expression, yet he refused to throw a punch. Instead, his right index finger jabbed at Wang Xiaoqiang's chest, trying vainly to press him down with just a finger.

It was just his bad luck, as his finger pressed exactly on the dormant spot of the Five Elements Spirit Spring in Wang Xiaoqiang's chest.

"Ah~~" As the finger pressed down, Erdiao's finger jolted as if shocked by electricity, tingling sharply with pain — a very unpleasant feeling. He immediately shook his hand, his face turning pale. However, he didn't think Wang Xiaoqiang was so formidable; he only thought that he might have strained a tendon in his hand from the force.

But then, Wang Xiaoqiang's next move made him realize that Wang Xiaoqiang was no longer that frail scholar.

Wang Xiaoqiang sneered, using the same method on his opponent, extended his right index finger and jabbed it at Erdiao's stomach where the Aura of Geng Metal burst out. Erdiao cried out in pain again, his body falling backwards, eventually landing on his butt on the ground, his appearance extremely wretched.

As Wang Daba and Huang Chunsheng witnessed this scene, they were immediately petrified.

This Wang Xiaoqiang was even stronger than the rumors. Just one finger was enough to bring down the strong and burly Erdiao!

"Now do you understand who can't withstand a finger press?" Wang Xiaoqiang sneered. Because they were from the same village, Wang Xiaoqiang did not pursue and beat Erdiao when he was down.

"You're tough!" Erdiao, although shameless, was also a shrewd person. Wang Xiaoqiang's recent show of strength had confirmed that Xia Sanwa's claims were not false—Wang Xiaoqiang really was formidable. It was likely true that he had dealt a blow to the Guo family in the county town. Ultimately, Erdiao had to concede. How could he not?

He couldn't defeat Wang Xiaoqiang in a fight and his influence was inferior. What resources did he have to contend with Wang Xiaoqiang? Moreover, running his gambling operation at home, causing trouble with Wang Xiaoqiang could lead to a simple phone call getting him fined—or worse. He certainly didn't believe he wielded more power than the Guo family in the county town.

"Good, you know who's tough. From now on, keep a low profile in front of me, or not only will I shut down your gambling, believe me, I can also send you to prison…" Wang Xiaoqiang said, not mincing his words.

This time, Erdiao really believed what Xia Sanwa had said. The Guo family in the county town was indeed brought down by this 'Evil Star'. No wonder Guo Biao hadn't come to proceed with his marriage; he was probably behind bars.

The delinquent knew how to read the room and sensed the critical moment, scrambling to his feet and running away as if fleeing.

Watching Erdiao's retreating figure in disarray, Wang Xiaoqiang let out a snort and cursed under his breath, "Scum!"

After cursing, he glanced back at Wang Daba and Huang Chunsheng.

Wang Daba and Huang Chunsheng hadn't yet recovered from their shock. Erdiao, the notorious thug and scoundrel, had been rendered powerless by Wang Xiaoqiang.

There's a saying that goes, the tough fear the reckless and the reckless fear those who are utterly fearless. Erdiao, who always acted tough in the village and fought as if he had nothing to lose, was feared by everyone in the village. Yet, he had been terrified of Wang Xiaoqiang.

Feeling Wang Xiaoqiang's piercing gaze, the two men shuddered and snapped to their senses, giving a thumbs-up, "Little Qiang, you're truly formidable!"

"A mere thug, nothing to be scared of," Wang Xiaoqiang said coldly, then turned and walked back to the Old Village Committee Courtyard.

After witnessing Wang Xiaoqiang's ruthlessness, Huang Chunsheng and Wang Daba dared not mess around with Wang Xiaoqiang's yam field ever again.

Raising chickens, the biggest fears are illness and bird flu.

Several hundred chicks were housed in the Old Village Committee Courtyard. If one chick got sick, it could quickly spread to many others. However, over the past two months, there had been no signs of sickness among the chicks, thanks chiefly to the Five Elements Spiritual Spring.

The chicks were hatched with the Fire Element Spiritual Energy, and when Wang Xiaoqiang gave the chicks water, he would infuse it with some Wood Element Spiritual Qi.

After drinking water infused with Spiritual Qi, not only did the chicks stay healthy, but their growth rate was also especially rapid.

In just one and a half months, the chicks at the Old Village Committee Courtyard had grown up. The early batch had already started laying eggs, an unnaturally fast rate. Typically, ordinary chickens need three to six months to mature from hatching, and wild mountain chickens take even longer.

Yet now, less than two months had passed, and the wild mountain chickens hatched with Spiritual Qi were already laying eggs.

During this time, Wang Xiaoqiang had Old Yellow Dog strictly guard the main gate, allowing no one but his own family to enter. Old Yellow Dog took his duties very seriously, lying at the gate daily. If someone passed by the gate, he would bark fiercely, scaring anyone from stepping a foot inside the courtyard.

The increasingly larger Big Black and Little Hei were assigned the task of watching over the chicks to prevent weasels and wild mountain cats from causing harm.

Thus, during the two months of the chicks' growth, only Wang Xiaoqiang and Liu Juyi took turns caring for them. The strangely fast growth rate of the chicks remained unknown to outsiders, avoiding unnecessary trouble.

The biggest fear when constructing a building is rainy weather. Fortunately, since the construction of Wang Xiaoqiang's chicken farm began, there had been only two sudden downpours; the rest of the time, the weather was clear. This speeded up the construction crew's progress, and in less than two months, the chicken farm was successfully completed.

Besides five bungalows, the chicken coops required no intricate decorations—a simple plastering was all that was needed.

The mountain had abundant sunlight and strong winds to dry things out, and within a week, the dampness of the chicken coops was eliminated.

Seeing that the conditions were right, Wang Xiaoqiang prepared to relocate the wild mountain chickens from the Old Village Committee Courtyard to the chicken farm on Mantou Mountain.

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