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

Chapter 633 Soaring Above the Nine Heavens

The True Qi Chicken is a breed developed by Chen Dao using the Qi-Gathering Chicken. Its purpose is to increase a martial artist's true qi.

When a fourth-rank martial artist breaks through to the third rank, the most difficult hurdle is to condense true qi, or to transform the internal energy into a higher-level true qi.

It is precisely because converting true qi is extremely difficult that peak fourth-rank martial artists like Butcher Zhu are so eager for python blood grass and python bone grass, because only python blood grass and python bone grass can help them accelerate the conversion of true qi.

However, Chen Dao didn't need to go through that trouble, because he had already compared the effects of the True Qi Chicken and the Python Blood Grass, and concluded that the True Qi Chicken was far superior to the Python Blood Grass and the Python Bone Grass.

With the True Qi Chicken around, the only use of Python Blood Grass and Python Bone Grass for Chen Dao is to help the animals in his home advance in rank.

In fact, the appearance of the True Qi Chicken did not surprise Chen Dao, because he had known about its existence for a long time. However, since his cultivation level had not yet reached the peak of the fourth rank, he did not need the True Qi Chicken and had not cultivated it.

What truly surprised Chen Dao was the next breed that Zhenqi Chicken would evolve into.

Whether it's the Longevity Chicken or the True Spirit Chicken, their effects are incredibly powerful.

Longevity chickens can extend lifespan. Whether in the past life on Earth or in this life in Kyushu, anything that can extend lifespan is extremely precious. Countless wealthy people have gone crazy for longevity, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are priceless.

As for the True Spirit Chicken...

In Chen Dao's limited memory, it seemed that spiritual energy and spiritual power were exclusive to those who cultivated immortality.

"Could it be that immortals also exist in this world?"

Chen Dao turned his head and looked to the west, which was the direction of the Cangmang Mountains. If there were immortals or cultivators in this world, they must be in the Cangmang Mountains or on the other side of the Cangmang Mountains!

"Giggle!"

Two well-fed Crimson Flame Chickens spread their wings and soared into the sky, flying high above the heavens.

The sounds they made brought Chen Dao back to his senses. After saying goodbye to the reluctant Da Huang and Er Huang, Chen Dao led Chen Cheng away from the edge of the farmland and headed towards the village entrance.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Chenjia Village, the village's leaders and Xu Zhiwen were gathered, pointing and gesturing towards the woods opposite the village entrance.

"Brother Dao is here."

The sharp-eyed village chief, Chen He, noticed Chen Dao's arrival immediately and led everyone forward to greet him.

Chen Dao nodded in response, then asked, "Are you planning to develop this grove of trees across from the village?"

"Not bad!"

Chen He, who had already prepared his answer, replied without hesitation: "Brother Dao, our village has too many people now. Even though construction teams are building high-rises, there are still very few people who can live there. So we must develop new places to live."

Chen He was referring to a long-standing problem in Chenjia Village. Neither Chenjia Village nor the neighboring Xiaohe Village were considered large villages, and the land available for habitation was very limited. Originally, the two villages together had a population of just over a thousand, but now the population has surged to nearly twenty thousand.

With such a large population, even though the construction team in Chenjia Village tried their best to build houses that were 3-5 stories high, it was still impossible to provide enough housing for the migrant population in the village.

Under such circumstances, Chenjia Village naturally needed to expand.

Initially, the villagers preferred to expand southwards, specifically south of Xiahe Village.

After careful consideration, however, the group decided to abandon this option.

If the expansion were to extend southward, it would be too far from Chencun Avenue, the most bustling area of ​​Chenjia Village, which would be detrimental to business exchanges, as well as to unified management and security.

So after some consideration, the group decided to expand into the grove of trees opposite the village entrance.

Today is the day to make the final decision.

"In that case, let's develop it!"

Chen Dao turned to Chen Hou and asked, "Uncle Hou, how many people do you think we need to recruit?"

“I discussed it with the construction team’s craftsmen, and we found that if we were to develop the entire forest, we would need at least a thousand people.”

Chen Hou pondered for a moment and said, "However, we don't need to develop the entire forest all at once. We just need to develop a small area first, so that people in the village who have nowhere to live can stay there. We can gradually expand the area later."

Chen Hou paused for a moment, then continued, "In that case, we won't need that many people. About three hundred will suffice, of course, without considering the road construction."

After speaking, Chen Hou looked at Xu Zhiwen. Xu Zhiwen's reason for coming today was obviously not for the development of the small grove in Chenjia Village, but for road construction!

As a far-sighted county magistrate, Xu Zhiwen naturally knew the importance of Chenjia Village to Taiping County. The existence of Chenjia Village not only enriched Xu Zhiwen's pockets, but also brought immense benefits to Taiping County.

Putting aside other things, the chickens and ducks sold from Chenjia Village were first sold to Taiping County. The low meat prices in Chenjia Village greatly reduced the cost of living for the people in Taiping County.

In addition, the first stop for merchants who transported goods from Chenjia Village was the county town. When these merchants passed through the county town, they would stay overnight, hire people, and so on. This brought a lot of consumption and job opportunities to the county town, making the entire county town's commerce prosperous.

Under such circumstances, Xu Zhiwen naturally wanted to strengthen the connection between the county town and Chenjia Village, and the best way to do so was to build roads!

Although there was an official road connecting Taiping County and Chenjia Village, in those days, the official road...

It was actually just a slightly wider dirt road. Because it hadn't been repaired for years, the surface was uneven and became extremely muddy on rainy days, causing wooden wheels to get stuck and unable to get out. This was undoubtedly very detrimental to the transportation of goods and to business exchanges.

So Xu Zhiwen came up with a solution: build roads!

He plans to join forces with Chenjia Village to jointly fund the construction of a road from Chenjia Village to the county seat, and it will not be a dirt road like the official road, but a brick and stone road!

Compared to dirt roads, brick and stone roads are obviously easier to maintain and less prone to the potholes and rough roads that make it difficult for trucks to travel. The only drawback is...

The cost is relatively high.

However, this is not a big problem. Xu Zhiwen has made a lot of money by investing in Zhang He's business during this period. In addition, Taiping County has just had a bumper harvest and there is a large amount of grain in the warehouse. It would be more appropriate to take out this money and grain and distribute it to the people of Taiping County through road construction.

Moreover, Chenjia Village contributed half of the funding.

"Young friend Chen."

Xu Zhiwen said with a smile, "We agreed to build the road together, you won't go back on your word, will you?"