《Carrying a Jurassic on me》


 Chapter 1 - 1 1 Yan Sanfens Journey to Wealth_1

    ?1: Chapter 1: Yan Sanfen¡¯s Journey to Wealth_1 1: Chapter 1: Yan Sanfen¡¯s Journey to Wealth_1 The scorching sun of August was suspending over the Sancha River town, causing smoke to rise from the streets.


    In three old, tiled houses side by side along the street, only the middle door was opened to the high street, where Yan Fei hid behind the door.


    He lay on an old rattan chair with a worried and bitter expression, his bare feet raised high, watching the bustling crowd on the street.


    Every now and then, when he would see people carry shiny, brand-new farming tools made by factories, Yan Fei would feel extremely unhappy.


    This was because the stall that he placed in front of him, propped up by several long benches, was fully stocked with kitchen knives, hoes, and sickles.


    The tools he sold were all manually hammered by his household.


    Leaving aside the issue of which tools were more durable, just in terms of presentation, his products were far behind those produced by factories.


    He felt frustrated by the lack of sales, and the occasional acquaintances passing by would say with a teasing smile: ¡°Yan Fei, why are you setting up a stall today?


    Do you even know the prices?¡±


    Yan Fei would not even bother to lift his eyelids, keeping a wooden expression.


    Having grown up in this small blacksmith shop, the now twelve-year-old Yan Fei had never cared so much about his family business before.


    Half a month ago, he was still sitting not far behind, tugging at the bellows, as his over fifty-year-old grandfather stood by, hammering.


    The sound of iron pounding resonated throughout half the street.


    He was still talking to his grandfather about his transition from elementary to junior high school when suddenly, his grandfather¡¯s hand slipped, the hammer fell to the ground, and he fell sideways.


    His grandfather¡¯s hand was already pulling his on the road, unable to utter a single word.


    By the time the neighbors had sent him to the hospital, the man they used to call an iron tough man was already gone.


    Yan Fei¡¯s parents, both working at a fertilizer factory in the county, rushed back upon hearing the news.


    After weeping and mourning, they buried their early-widowed old father together with their mother and planned to take Yan Fei to the county.


    But Yan Fei would not go under any circumstances.


    From a young age, he had led a different life with his grandfather and hardly interacted with anyone else except his grandfather.


    Not to mention, his parents now had a five or six-year-old younger brother.


    Besides, if he went to the county, he would have to squeeze into a two-room dormitory with his parents.


    He would not have as much space as at home, where he had seven or eight rooms.


    Yan Fei had only one way to deal with his parents.


    Whenever they talked about taking him to the county, he would pretend to be an idiot, leaving his parents helpless.


    Fortunately, it was still the summer vacation.


    His parents had no other choice but to leave him some money to let him try to live alone at home.


    As soon as his parents left, Yan Fei felt uncomfortable sitting alone in the house.


    The emptiness of the house without his grandfather made him feel particularly upset.


    Then he let loose: he bought chickens from one place, fish from another, used the daily-laid eggs from his own chickens to make instant noodles with chicken soup.


    He even tried a few sips of the wine his grandfather had stored previously, but he found it too spicy and didn¡¯t like the taste.


    He ate and drank during the day, and spent his nights in a small video hall in the town watching action films.


    Ha!


    His behavior almost caused his grandfather, who came from the countryside to see him, to spit blood in frustration.


    Anyway, after messing around aimlessly for six days, on the seventh day, which was yesterday, he encountered a problem: his pockets were empty!


    He was out of money!


    The money his parents left him was not little.


    Even in those days, as long as he had food and drink, it would be enough for a month.


    But with his spending habits, the neighbors had only one comment: ¡°Yan, you fool, are you planning on not living anymore?¡±


    ¡°Not living anymore¡± meant that he was preparing to squander all his family¡¯s resources, and then die of gluttony.


    Yan Fei smiled, cursing in his heart: ¡°You¡¯re all fools, country bumpkins who have never stepped outside.


    Do you know that I see the sea every day?¡±


    Then he turned his head and arrived at a cave entrance in the middle of a cliff.


    Although the sun was a bit hot, when he looked into the distance, the view was spectacular: on one side were towering ancient trees, on the other side were beaches, ocean waves¡­


    and dinosaurs¡­


    Flocks of Pterosaurs flew past in the sky, preying on the boundless sea surface.


    From time to time, strange-looking heads would emerge from the water, and the mouths the size of a house would suddenly burst out, attacking the Pterosaurs fishing stealthily.


    In the forest behind, there were small Compsognathus shuttling between the woods.


    The mountainside cave was actually a small crevice in the rock, but the inside was quite spacious.


    Yan Fei had searched for this place for a long time.


    Any moving creature on this broken island, if it can breathe, is not to be trifled with.


    Here, it is out of reach of the heavens and the earth, the dinosaurs that walk through the woods on the island can¡¯t get up here, and the Pterosaurs flying in the sky can¡¯t get in because they¡¯re too big.


    Sancha River town is located in the center of the mainland, most people have never seen the sea in their lives.


    Those who have become tired of seeing the sea every day, like Yan Fei, he referred to as ¡°country bumpkins.¡±


    Conversely, they all referred to Yan Fei as ¡°foolish Yan.¡±


    Ever since Yan Fei could remember, he had often been able to see a world that others couldn¡¯t see.


    That was this world of dinosaurs, although now he was only able to see a small island.


    However, whenever he ¡®saw¡¯ this little island, people would see him with an idiotic expression on his face, motionless, with a dull look.


    Wasn¡¯t this child clearly an idiot?


    His parents took him to see all sorts of doctors, but no one could cure it.


    It was because of this that his parents were able to boldly give him a younger brother, during a time when family planning was strictly enforced across the country.


    And because of this, he lived with his grandfather from a young age.


    Later on, he somehow found himself on the island.


    He was just a kid then, and went there out of curiosity.


    Then the small Compsognathus, the ruling species on the island, came running at him.


    He was scared and automatically teleported back to his grandfather¨Cwhich is why his grandfather had to keep him close and got stuck with the nickname ¡°Weirdo.¡±


    But all this had become the past after his grandfather¡¯s sudden death.


    Now, Yan Fei didn¡¯t have the mood to enjoy the scenery.


    He had to find a way to earn a living quickly.


    Yan Fei had no intention of asking his parents for money so soon.


    If he spent too much money, they would certainly want him to go to the county.


    He wasn¡¯t really a fool.


    How could he go see the sea when he was in the county?


    He was always called a fool since he was a child, but actually, as long as he doesn¡¯t use his mental view to see the island, he wasn¡¯t stupid at all.


    His grandfather often reminded him only to ¡°see the sea¡± in his mind when there are people around and never to go to ¡°see the sea¡±, lest he be seen as a monster.


    When people don¡¯t enter the ¡®sea island,¡¯ other people might just think he¡¯s a fool.


    But if he suddenly disappeared, that would scare people to death.


    He had long been able to do what his grandfather demanded, but some things were just out of his control.


    For instance, the routine of leading a simple life.


    The sun was high above, and the crowd from the market had dispersed.


    Yan Fei weakly walked into his kitchen, grabbed a handful of firewood to start a fire and prepared to reheat some leftover rice.


    This chicken doesn¡¯t even taste good!


    Yan Fei casually tossed the picked-clean chicken bone outside to his courtyard where a flock of chickens began to squabble over it.


    If it were any other day, he¡¯d have made a comment about how chicken tastes to chickens.


    But today, he was too dispirited.


    Man, being poor does mess with your ambition!


    This twelve-year-old rural kid, barefooted and shirtless, sighed deeply.


    After washing the pots and pans, and filling a bucket with dishwater, he made a swift exit and appeared on the beach.


    He emptied the bucket of dirty water on the sand, then disappeared momentarily before returning.


    Then he swapped out the bucket, darted back, and fetched water from a small pond.


    He carried the bucket of water back and set it in the kitchen for future use.


    These are the limited uses Yan Fei found for the dinosaur island.


    Because he could access the island at any given moment and choose to appear at any location he had previously been, whether it was treetop or cliff edge, wherever he wished, he was there in an instant.


    However, his return location was limited to where he had originally entered.


    For instance, if he went to the cave within the dinosaur island through his kitchen, his return trip would always lead him back to the kitchen.


    He could return repeatedly from the kitchen to any specific tree on the island, but couldn¡¯t warp directly from the tree to the island¡¯s cave.


    He¡¯d have to return to the kitchen first before venturing to the cave.


    Since he could scope out the island before entering and was always able to retreat whenever he pleased, he never encountered any danger.


    In fact, he had collected numerous colorful seashells from the island¡¯s beach before, but grandfather had instructed him to store them in the cave.


    He wasn¡¯t allowed to boast about the things from the island.


    After a few solo trips, he lost interest.


    Now he was thoroughly bored by the countless tiny creatures on the beach.


    What did fascinate him were the groups of mini Compsognathus he observed on the beach hunting, capitalizing on the high and low tides.


    He took one back, and it disgusted his grandfather.


    It looked like seven or eight slimy earthworms joined together ¡ª definitely not appetizing.


    Later he realized, it was probably an octopus or squid.


    The disparity between what he¡¯d seen on TV and in textbooks compared to the real-life encounter was huge.


    If only he¡¯d been born a few years later.


    Even without venturing outside, he could¡¯ve just gone online and understood everything about sea cucumbers, abalones, squid, octopuses, and whatnot via pictures.


    At present, Yan Fei was a treasure island owner oblivious to his wealth, wandering the streets aimlessly.


    Sancha River was an ancient town.


    It remained unchanged for years, pretty much like the three-century-old temple in the center of the town, despite the Soviet Union disintegrating a few years ago.


    Just go east out of his house, and along the street, he could find restaurant owners, scale makers, gold and silver jewelry craftsmen, tobacco and liquor merchants, oil extractors, flour millers, everything. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yet none offered ideas on how to earn money.


    He turned back when he saw the wall of the village at the end of the street.


    Upon returning to his house and continuing west, he came across a major construction site at the beginning of a small alley.


    This used to be a veterinary clinic, now moved behind the site.


    They were going to build a big shopping mall here.


    The midday sun did not slow down the workers.


    Yan Fei watched for a while, and his eyes lit up.


    He spotted a familiar face in the crowd: ¡°Uncle Ming, Uncle Ming¡­¡±


    A young man supervising the work turned his head and then went back to instruct the workers briefly before walking over, ¡°Xiao Fei, what is it?¡±


    Yan Fei eagerly blurted out his thoughts, ¡°Can I work here?


    How much do you pay per day?¡±


    Uncle Ming instantly lost his cool, ¡°Get lost.


    Can¡¯t you see I¡¯m busy?¡±


    He was about to leave but came back, pulled out a handful of money from his pocket, separated a five-dollar note, and shoved it at Yan Fei, ¡°I told you to save money.


    You ran out of money for food, didn¡¯t you?


    Get by with this.


    If you need more, come to me.¡±


    Yan Fei shamelessly took the money, ¡°Actually, I still have money, but I thought it would be wise to think ahead, you know?¡±


    Uncle Ming laughed and called out from distance, ¡°You stay away from this place.


    Don¡¯t hurt yourself in the chaos.


    And who¡¯d have thought you, a low-scoring student, know idioms like ¡®look beyond the present¡¯.


    Impressive¡­¡±


    The mention of his test scores rendered Yan Fei unable to gloat.


    He was always an on-and-off student during his primary school, dismissed as slow by everyone, with teachers hardly bothering about him.


    Then when the exams came, his grandfather also passed away.


    Although Yan Fei started the exam, he merely scribbled a few strokes before leaving.


    When the results were announced, even the teachers were surprised.


    Out of a total of two hundred-plus, Yan Fei scored just three points.


    One in languages and two in mathematics, totaling three.


    A stain on life, indeed!


    Yan Fei sighed, looked at the money in his hand, and murmured: taking someone¡¯s money like this is called ¡®shamelessly content¡¯, right?


    Don¡¯t let the low exam result fool you.


    I can indeed use idioms, so shamelessly content he tucked the five dollars into the back pocket of his pants and continued his journey west along the street, in search of ways to wealth.

 Chapter 2 - 2 2 Eating Dinosaur Eggs_1

    ?2: Chapter 2 Eating Dinosaur Eggs_1 2: Chapter 2 Eating Dinosaur Eggs_1 Yan Fei wandered around the streets for a while, but all he got was a sweaty forehead.


    On his way home, he passed by the high school and decided to take a detour into it.


    The high school was eerily quiet during the summer holidays, with only the cicadas chirping on the trees.


    Sancha River town was surrounded by rivers on three sides, where three rivers converged on the south side of the town.


    Before liberation, the water transport was well developed and the small town had seen its glory days.


    The intact earth wall around the town is a testament to this.


    The county high school located in the town was built on the site of what was said to be a former commercial guild, covering a dozen acres.


    Upon entering, there was a towering, three-story ancient building with dragon and phoenix carvings on its bases and wooden sculptures on the eaves, as well as various figures and animals decorating the rooftop.


    But none of these held any appeal for Yan Fei.


    What Yan Fei was interested in was the massive trees in there, specifically around their roots.


    The 300-plus-year-old building was surrounded by ancient trees, the thickest of them an elm so big that four men couldn¡¯t encircle it by joining hands.


    In front of each row of houses, there were rows of lofty trees.


    Yan Fei was there to dig up Pa Cha, the larvae of cicadas that burrow into the ground before emerging.


    Considering he had no money and hadn¡¯t found a way to get any, he planned to fry some Pa Cha for dinner.


    The school had a few teachers staying on the premises, but you would inevitably run into one during a long visit.


    Yan Fei ignored their probing eyes: as if he¡¯d step foot in their school if he could find Pa Cha back on his own island amid the dinosaurs.


    Even though it was broad daylight, Yan Fei still found the courtyard a bit creepy with its uniform rows of green bricks and tiles belonging to centuries-old houses and hardly a soul around.


    He wouldn¡¯t want to come at night, for sure.


    Pa Cha was easy to find.


    Using a small iron plate he had picked up, he simply had to check the little holes in the ground near the roots of the trees.


    Experienced as he was, Yan Fei soon filled two small bags.


    Spotting an old man with a scrap collection cart in the distance, Yan Fei hurriedly called out, ¡°Hold on, sir.¡±


    He had already noticed neat piles of bottles located at the foot of the walls of these courtyards.


    Spotting the scrap collector, he quickly rushed over with a few bottles in his arms.


    The old man was a scrap collector who picked up waste papers from the garbage heap around here.


    He didn¡¯t dare touch the orderly array of bottles for fear of being accused of theft¡ª getting a bad rep would mean he couldn¡¯t collect scrap in this area anymore. S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But Yan Fei didn¡¯t care.


    The bottles had been there for a while with the ones at the bottom half-buried in the ground.


    He had sold some when he was really short on cash in the past, buying candies or picture books with the money.


    He had plenty of experience.


    He¡¯d tell the old man if asked that he lived in the school, which naturally led people to believe he was a teacher¡¯s child.


    Now that he was out of money, Yan Fei no longer cared about possible consequences.


    He cleared out the bottles from around seven or eight courtyards in one fell swoop.


    He helped the old man count when the latter got confused between the three and five cent pieces.


    The most expensive ones were a few beer bottles, each worth a few dimes.


    After the old man left, he held the five or six bucks, grinning from ear to ear.


    Could he resort to collecting and selling scrap in the future?


    As this idea popped into his mind, he quickly shook his head, shaking off the thought: he was not ready to lose face like that.


    Having brought the Pa Cha home and carefully washed them off, he heated up the stove in the evening, poured a half bowl of oil into the pan, and fried up a large bowl of the larvae.


    Munching on a bun and Pa Cha, Yan Fei felt pride in his resourcefulness.


    Look how he got by, the vegetables didn¡¯t cost him a dime.


    Thankfully nobody saw him.


    Otherwise, they would berate him for wastefulness.


    Who uses half a bowl of oil to cook?


    That would last others a week!


    As he was about to wash the pan, he couldn¡¯t help but regret seeing the leftover oil at the bottom.


    ¡°Goodness, how lovely it would be to fry an egg with this.¡±


    Thinking of the few eggs he had just collected, he quickly dismissed the idea.


    Better save them for a few days to sell for money.


    Even though he had around ten bucks in his pocket now, it ran out so fast!


    Eggs, oh eggs, are we doomed to be separated from now on?


    After locking the door, Yan Fei lay down in his sleeping room for a while.


    Thoughts of his late grandpa made his heart heavy.


    The room was stuffy and hot while mosquitoes kept buzzing around.


    He ended up getting up, rolling up the straw mat on the bed, taking his blanket, and going into the cave.


    Here was much better, cool.


    Lying in the cave, looking at the moonlit entrance, Yan Fei was half asleep.


    In his daze, the screeching of the Pterosaurs, the native birds living atop the cliff, floated in.


    Having become accustomed to the noise, he tucked his blanket tighter around him and mumbled: go ahead, squawk all you want, just don¡¯t forget to lay an egg when you¡¯re done.


    He took the squawking of the Pterosaurs as if it were the crowing of chickens back in his homestead.


    When he woke up the next day, he felt as if he had forgotten something.


    He hastily prepared a snack to fill his stomach, displayed some random items from his ironware stall in front of his house, and then relaxed on a rattan chair.


    In his extreme boredom, he unconsciously looked towards the Pterosaurs atop the cliff.


    Their nests, made from branches and leaves, were scattered across the entire cliff top.


    Large and small Pterosaurs were squawking against the sun.


    Spotless, round dinosaur eggs occasionally peeked from under the Pterosaurs in the nests, appearing and disappearing as they moved their bodies.


    Seeing the dinosaur eggs, Yan Fei suddenly thought, if chicken, duck, and goose eggs were edible, why wouldn¡¯t dinosaur eggs be?


    His excitement surged instantly.


    Ever since he was a child, he had been bullied by little dinosaurs during his island visits, promptly returning each time.


    As he grew older, grandpa began to reprimand him for his actions on the island, dead or alive.


    When he was young, he avoided being smacked, but as he got older, grandpa found him liable enough to hit.


    Those slaps would leave five purple finger marks that wouldn¡¯t fade for two days.


    Hence, the island did not present much enticement for Yan Fei, except to hide his ¡°treasures¡± in a cave.


    Over time, he found its other uses convenient like throwing rubbish on the beach or getting water from the lagoon in the island-center ¨C quick and effortless.


    The cave still held a heap of odds and ends, ranging from mud pistols to ¡°misplaced¡± exam papers.


    The situation was different now, he¡¯d never before considered the island as a source of edible stuff.


    But he had his sights on a dinosaur egg now, instantly excited.


    No matter what, he¡¯d get it first.


    Having made up his mind, Yan Fei started planning to steal the egg.


    Steal isn¡¯t the right word, ¡®take¡¯ is better for him.


    He thought the island was his and these Pterosaurs and Compsognathus had bullied him into dwelling in this cliff cave, it was insufferable!


    Yan Fei quickly locked onto a target; this new nest had a clueless Pterosaur who couldn¡¯t even protect her egg, one of them was completely exposed.


    Leaving the stall unattended, he returned to the house, closing the door.


    Taking a deep breath, he geared himself up: on your marks, get set, go!


    Since he could traverse the island freely, Yan Fei chose to appear directly behind the Pterosaur, swiftly grabbing the dinosaur egg.


    Before the Pterosaur could react, he disappeared back to his house.


    It was as simple as that.


    Standing in his house, Yan Fei still felt a tinge of disbelief.


    He repeatedly examined and touched the dinosaur egg ¡ª finally expressing, ¡°Damn, it¡¯s huge!¡±


    Suppressing his excitement, he was ready to head to the kitchen, but noticed through the door gap that the outside door faced the street directly.


    Immediately closing the barely ajar door like a thief, he hid the egg in the cave, then opened the door casually and entered the kitchen as if nothing happened.


    He closed the door again, grabbing a pot and entering the cave.


    Grinning with the dinosaur egg in both hands, he tapped it gently on the ground several times.


    The egg was much stronger than he thought.


    So, he placed it on the floor, fetched a large hammer from his grandfather¡¯s smithy, thought about it, and switched to a smaller hammer.


    Returning to the kitchen, he disappeared again, reappearing in the cave with the small hammer in hand.


    After a few light taps on the egg, there was a crackling sound ¨C the dinosaur egg had cracked!


    With a few more cracks, a hole appeared on the egg.


    He stirred it vigorously with a chopstick, then poured the yellow and white egg liquid into the prepared pot.


    Yan Fei sniffed, it was a bit fishy.


    He wondered if it would be delicious?


    Carrying the pot back to his house, he started to fry the dinosaur egg regardless of the time.


    Speaking of his stall outside, his grandpa had often lamented that their blacksmith shop would go out of business.


    So, he didn¡¯t really expect to sell anything.


    When the pan of fried eggs was ready, Yan Fei took a sniff, ignoring the heat, and stuffed a large piece into his mouth.


    It tasted slightly different from a chicken egg, but it was tasty.


    He broke into a grin and slipped into daydreaming mode, counting the number of Pterosaur nests and eggs on the island.


    The frozen grin, however, made him seem like an idiot to outsiders.


    He ate dinosaur eggs for lunch, napped in the wicker chair in the afternoon and continued having dinosaur eggs for dinner.


    His only sensation after dinner was nausea!


    He had two meals of dinosaur egg, ate nothing else.


    He didn¡¯t even have any seasoning apart from oil and salt while cooking the eggs.


    It wasn¡¯t a surprise that it took a strong stomach to eat, not everyone could manage it.


    The beginning is always the hardest.


    Once started, everything else just falls into place.


    So, Yan Fei continued to lie in the not-too-hot nor cold cave, looking at the moonlight outside.


    After a while, he got up, lit a candle, and started to entertain new ideas.


    Near his mat lay some tattered books.


    These were his collection over the years, including comic books and primary school textbooks from his ¡°Nature¡± class.


    Regardless of their type, each had some information on dinosaurs.


    According to Yan Fei¡¯s research: this unscientific ecosystem on this small island.


    The dominant creature in the island¡¯s forest was a breed of dinosaur ¨C the Compsognathus, the size of a chicken, with thin elongated necks and tails, and fast moving on tiny legs.


    There were other small creatures in the forest, but they were rare, victimized by these Compsognathus, barely surviving.


    The small Compsognathus could climb trees and go to the sea, their population greatly outnumbering other species.


    The Compsognathus usually foraged the beach during high and low tides, thus the beach was their cafeteria and the forest served as a playground and bedroom; they had a better life than Yan Fei.


    The Compsognathus and Yan Fei had a deep-seated animosity; now that he¡¯d had the dinosaur egg, he had other ideas and started to plan how to get them into his stomach too.


    Having eggs to eat, why not meat too?

 Chapter 3 - 3 3 Hunting with a Sledgehammer_1

    ?3: Chapter 3 Hunting with a Sledgehammer_1 3: Chapter 3 Hunting with a Sledgehammer_1 Thinking about it, Yan Fei sprang into action, one of his greatest strengths.


    By evening, he had begun to carry out his hunting operation in a planned manner.


    In the blacksmith shop under the dim glow of a little lightbulb, Yan Fei looked serious as his gaze swept over each tool¡­


    It wasn¡¯t strange that he was serious.


    Mainly because he had never even killed a chicken while growing up under his grandfather¡¯s wing, only ever troubling snakes by the river and cicadas and sparrows in the trees.


    Yan Fei was fantasizing in his head: a Compsognathus was sleeping, he raised the pig-slaughtering knife, and with a swing, the dinosaur¡¯s head hit the ground, then the blood spurting out high¡­


    Hmm, that¡¯s a bit cruel.


    Even after dying, to be decapitated, that¡¯s not good!


    Truly, he felt that such a scene was a bit eerie.


    In the end, he couldn¡¯t make up his mind when the power went out!


    Freaking unbelievable, the power cuts just like that.


    Yan Fei cursed inwardly while he felt for a box of matches and lit a candle¡ªlighters were being sold on the street already, but this food lover thought there was a certain flair to using matches, forsaking lighters in favor of preparing several packs of matches!


    There weren¡¯t many candles left.


    He prowled around the blacksmith shop and carelessly tripped over something with his foot.


    Damn it.


    A pair of sandals less than a month old, now hanging on by just the soles to his feet, gave him an incredibly painful moment.


    The object that tripped him caught his eye, and he lit up: this thing would do.


    It was the big hammer his grandfather used for blacksmithing, the same one he had casually picked up and tossed to the ground that morning when cracking dinosaur eggs.


    Normally, the tiny blacksmith shop was kept neat and tidy by his grandfather, with every tool properly placed and none to trip over.


    Clutching the hammer and shouting, ¡°We workers have strength,¡± Yan Fei rushed into the back room, startling the hens into flapping and clucking in their coop on his way through the yard.


    What a menace.


    Now this menace had started terrorizing dinosaurs.


    Could there be anything less proper?


    Yan Fei muttered to himself as he observed the Compsognathus resting in the woods.


    They were all curling their heads and tails while they slept; didn¡¯t they find that uncomfortable?


    How am I supposed to get a good swing at them?


    After some searching, he finally found a few whose sleeping posture fit his goal, the ones with heads far from their bodies.


    He positioned himself, went in, and struck!


    Then came out!


    He was a bit nervous the first time, but in the end, his daily bellows-pumping arms had enough strength, and perhaps there was a hammer-swinging gene in him because with that one strike, the unlucky Compsognathus¡¯s head was flattened.


    Yan Fei quickly peered back inside as he emerged, and the Compsognathus he had hit was still struggling until it finally died.


    Lucky he had chosen his target well.


    This one was farther away from the other Compsognathus, and perhaps the other dinosaurs had become accustomed to an easy life on the island.


    Hearing the noise, they became alert for a moment, but by then, Yan Fei had already carried the dead Compsognathus out and gone into the cave.


    The skin of the Compsognathus felt almost like gecko skin, but much thicker.


    It didn¡¯t seem edible to the touch.


    Eyeing the creature, Yan Fei paused to carefully remember, and then began to get to work.


    First, he found a wooden stick and lay it across the entrance to the cave.


    The already narrow entrance became stuck with the stick after he pressed down hard on it.


    He tied up the Compsognathus with a little rope and hung it up.


    Then, from among the tools he had out for sale every day, he rummaged for a while and found a skinning knife.


    Under the crescent moon hanging in the sky and in the bright moonlight, waves gently lapped at the shore, and pterosaurs still circled in the night sky; in the distance, on the sea surface, enormous splashes occasionally arose and then quickly returned to calm, with intermittent roars and calls, sometimes far, sometimes near¡­


    Amidst this vibrant and beautiful scene, Yan Fei sat in the crevice halfway up the cliff, listening to the waves crashing, he began¡ªskin the dinosaur¡­


    And it was a bloody mess.


    Watching others work was entirely different from doing it himself.


    He¡¯d often seen others skillfully skin rabbits, sheep, and cows, the hides coming off in one piece.


    Instead, after his own protracted effort, he ended up with little chunks, looking nothing like what others produced in one piece, more like it had been gnawed by a dog.


    Not to mention the neck and tail areas, where barely anything was left but bones.


    In the end, he found it was better to tear off the skin with brute force than to keep trying to skin it himself.


    But he managed to skin it at last.


    Holding the basin that caught the blood and innards, he made his way back to the hut and to the beach, looking as natural as if he had simply teleported there, with effortless expertise.


    He dumped the waste on the beach, then washed the skinned Compsognathus clean in the stream running beneath the island¡¯s central small pool.


    Then he went back.


    A faint stench of blood lingered inside the hut.


    Although he had moved quickly in and out a few times, the smell was still significant.


    In truth, the smell was faint, and if he hadn¡¯t just come from the island, sniffing the fresh scent of trees and soil, he might not even have noticed it.


    He ran to the kitchen, not even checking the time; he was ready to stew some meat.


    Just as he was about to throw the whole Compsognathus into the pot, he stopped.


    The creature looked too bizarre¡ªwhat if someone saw it?


    The concept of secrecy, instilled deep into his bones under his grandfather¡¯s tutelage, wasn¡¯t about to be forgotten.


    Yan Fei, always fancying himself as an underground party member, picked up the kitchen knife and started to chop loudly with a bang, bang, bang.


    Chopping the meat seemed even more strenuous than cutting chicken a couple of days ago.


    After prepping the meat, he added some star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and cinnamon bark, then put it over the fire to stew.


    Add wood, add wood, add wood¡­


    Yan Fei groggily opened his eyes only to see the stove had cooled down, dawn was breaking outside, and the sound of tofu being sold was already drifting over.


    In this world, there are three hardships: rowing boats, forging iron, and grinding tofu.


    Rowing amidst the waves, always at the risk of capsizing; forging beside the furnace all day, living in an inferno year-round; grinding tofu means waking before dawn and not stopping despite the weather, yet still barely scraping by.


    From the faint light of dawn until the rising of the sun, tofu sellers would carry their yokes from one end of the street to the other, calling out their sales pitch over and over.


    By this time, Yan Fei would usually have finished selling tofu and returned home.


    It was rare for him to oversleep, so why did he fall asleep on this pile of wood?


    A faint fragrance tickled his nose, startling him into action.


    He jumped up and lifted the lid from the pot, followed by a quiet yet impressive cloud of steam and a strong, enticing aroma.


    Suddenly, a crisp girl¡¯s voice came from next door, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, are you cooking something delicious again?


    Do you really not plan on living a normal life?¡±


    Lost in the savory scents, Yan Fei reflexively turned his head and shouted back at the wall, ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, as a cultured high school student, shouldn¡¯t you speak more carefully?


    Besides, if I don¡¯t have a future, I¡¯ll just spend it with you¡­¡±


    Laughter from several girls next door followed, but that girl¡¯s voice didn¡¯t ring out again.


    After a while, there was a banging on the door accompanied by the girl¡¯s voice, ¡°Fool, open the door for me.


    Don¡¯t pretend I¡¯m bullying you; let¡¯s see how I¡¯ll deal with you!¡±


    Yan Fei, completely oblivious to how his words might affect the girl, was holding the pot lid in one hand and a spoon in the other, blowing on the broth in the spoon.


    Enjoying the taste, he got wrapped up in his satisfaction.


    Sipping the soup, he mumbled complacently to himself, ¡°The seasoning is just right, not a bad job at all!¡±


    Outside, the girl kept shouting, ¡°Fool, let¡¯s see if you dare not to open the door today, you¡­¡±


    The voices of two other girls offering consolation could be heard.


    After a while, the noise at the door died down.


    The neighbors had three daughters, with the two older ones attending university in the provincial capital.


    The voice from before belonged to the youngest, who studied at a key high school in the county town and was currently on holiday at home.


    The three daughters often encountered unpleasant remarks in the small town because the family had no sons.


    However, all three daughters were impressive, excelling in their studies.


    In those days, the number of college-goers was pitifully low; having a university graduate was as rare as hatching a duck from a chicken¡¯s egg.


    And here was a family with two university students, with the third seemingly set for college as well.


    This quieted those in the small town who used to make spiteful comments.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t know much about others, but he was certainly envious, though that didn¡¯t stop his idle gossip and internal snickering.


    Having feasted on meat since early morning, a well-satiated Yan Fei finally started to clean up.


    He stored the remaining food from the pot in a basin and placed it in a cave, then cleaned up and dumped the waste by the seaside.


    Then he slowly went to open the door and set up his stall.


    With food and drink taken care of and a dozen or so dollars in his pocket, his enthusiasm to sell wares at his stand waned, no longer as vigorous as on the first day, given that sales were slow.


    As soon as the stall was set up, a somewhat plump girl with a student haircut, wearing a small floral dress, came over, ¡°Fool, what did you say before?


    Come on, tell me, how do you want to be ¡®dealt with¡¯?¡±


    Yan Fei, lounging in his rattan chair, glanced at her with a sideways look, and in an instant noticed her toes painted with pink henna in her sandals, ¡°Vain Little Ni¡¯er, even dyeing your toenails¡­¡±


    The girl, infuriated, stamped her foot and was about to twist him when he quickly yelled, ¡°Don¡¯t hit me, don¡¯t hit me, if you do I¡¯ll scream, and you know what I¡¯ll scream¡­¡±


    The girl, with her face flushed with anger, halted in her tracks, took a few rapid breaths, then turned and scrambled to mess up the items on his stall before lowering her head and going back home.


    Yan Fei was utterly pleased with himself.


    In the past, you used to tattle on me to Grandpa all the time, now what will you do?


    Thinking of his grandpa, his energy faded, and as he lay there, he began to doze off.


    In his dream, delicious food and drink awaited him once more.


    A crowd of aromatic braised Compsognathus were hopping vigorously toward Yan Fei, shouting, ¡°Eat me, eat me¡­¡±


    ¡°I smell better, eat me quickly¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Yan Fei was so dazzled by the choices that he completely didn¡¯t know which one to eat first.


    Just as he felt perplexed, the braised Compsognathus ran away, calling out as they went, ¡°Chase me, chase me, you can eat me if you catch up¡­¡±


    Without a second thought, Yan Fei took off after them.


    As he ran, he suddenly transformed into a Compsognathus himself, running lightly on the beach alongside countless others.


    Suddenly, a big wave surged over him with a he-he-he of laughter, drenching him head to toe¡­


    Then he woke up to find a girl, her eyes squinting with laughter, holding a little teacup and looking at him with amusement.


    As he came to, the girl quickly spoke, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you started it, so it¡¯s only fair to return the favor¡­¡±


    Saying that, she scampered toward her home¡­


    Yan Fei wiped the water off his face, not bothering with the little girl¡¯s antics, his mind still lingering on the dream he had just had¡­ S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

 Chapter 4 - 4 4 The 4 Great Events of Life_1

    ?4: Chapter 4 The 4 Great Events of Life_1 4: Chapter 4 The 4 Great Events of Life_1 They continued to eat meat at noon, but by the evening, feeling they had eaten too much meat, they decided to change up the flavors and ate dinosaur eggs instead.


    They lived happily and luxuriously like pigs for a few days before Yan Fei fell ill.


    Early in the morning, while he was frying dinosaur eggs, his nose wouldn¡¯t stop bleeding, no matter what he tried.


    He quickly set aside the fried eggs and, clutching his nose, ran into a Chinese Medicine Store across the street.


    This store was the most well-known in the countryside, as it was run by traditional Chinese medicine doctors who inherited the profession through generations.


    Seated behind the counter was Mr.


    Old He, who was recognizable by his snowy hair and beard and was well-known for his medical skills.


    Yan Fei hurriedly rushed in, shoved his way to the front, covering his nose and mumbled, ¡°Old Master He, have a look at me quick.


    If you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll be in real trouble.


    Look at the blood I¡¯m losing!¡±


    Many people were waiting for their turn, but nobody dared to complain when they saw the blood keep flowing from Yan Fei¡¯s nose.


    Even Mr.


    Old He urged him to sit down and immediately examined his pulse.


    Yan Fei anxiously watched Mr.


    Old He, fearing he would get some terrifying results.


    After a while, Mr.


    Old He let go of his hand.


    But as Yan Fei¡¯s heart started pounding, He said, ¡°Let me see your other hand.¡±


    Yan Fei quickly extended his other arm.


    After another moment, Mr.


    Old He let go again and studied Yan Fei¡¯s complexion.


    Yan Fei was so nervous that his hand, which was holding his nose, started to cramp.


    After the examination, Mr.


    Old He pondered a moment, then asked, ¡°What have you been eating these past few days?¡±


    Without hesitation, Yan Fei replied, ¡°Chicken meat and eggs, and chicken soup!¡±


    On any other day, he would¡¯ve cheekily added: I would say I¡¯ve been eating dragon meat and eggs, but I don¡¯t want to scare you.


    But right now, he had no room for jokes ¨C all he could do was wait anxiously for the results!


    Mr.


    Old He confidently concluded, ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong, you¡¯ve just overdone your nourishment!


    Did you add any supplements to that chicken soup you¡¯ve been gorging on all summer long?


    You have a little blood loss, but it¡¯s nothing serious.


    I¡¯ll give you some herbs, go home and make some tea with them.


    Just make sure to eat lightly for the new few days.¡±


    Seeing Mr.


    Old He turn back to a young apprentice waiting to fill prescriptions, and hearing the laughter that followed, Yan Fei let out a sigh of relief: I thought I was a goner!


    While waiting for his prescription, an older man who had also come for treatment reminded him, ¡°Xiao Fei, even though your grandpa is gone, you should still take it easy in life¡­¡±


    Yan Fei kept nodding and uttering replies, but whether he was really listening was only something he himself would know.


    After receiving his medicine, a relieved Yan Fei asked cheerfully, ¡°How much is it?¡±


    Before the young apprentice could answer, Mr.


    Old He, who was once again diagnosing pulses, intervened: ¡°Just give me a dime and hurry home!


    And remember not to eat any oily food these next few days!¡±


    Yan Fei handed over a dime and quickly rushed out of the store.


    In Sancha River Town, people only ever borrow money for medical bills when absolutely necessary.


    It is said that only bought medicine can cure illnesses.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t sure about who started this strange custom, but he knew that dime was nothing more than a nominal payment.


    When he arrived home, he put water on to boil the tea and revisited the cave to check on the half-bowl of saut¨¦ed dinosaur eggs, along with the uneaten dinosaur meat.


    He didn¡¯t want to throw them away, so he brought the eggs back into the kitchen instead.


    To avoid wasting, he decided to feed the chickens with them later!


    He muttered under his breath, ¡°Chickens, chickens, if you all don¡¯t lay a few more eggs after eating these dinosaur eggs, I¡¯ll slaughter you all for meat before the New Year!¡±


    Holding a bowl of lightly brown tea, Yan Fei tasted it with a grim expression.


    It wasn¡¯t so bad, it didn¡¯t have a weird taste!


    Before he could take another sip, the girl next door came over with her bowl.


    She called out before even arriving, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, I heard you¡¯ve been eating fancy food until your nose is bleeding, is that true?¡±


    Unusually, Yan Fei¡¯s face reddened, ¡°Go away, you little girl, what do you know?¡±


    He couldn¡¯t help feeling annoyed.


    In such a small town, news travels fast.


    He went to the pharmacy before lunch and, by the time he finished eating, his trip had already become common knowledge, spreading even faster than the town¡¯s loudspeaker broadcasts.


    The loudspeaker broadcasts were dismantled long ago, but he remembers a man¡¯s voice repeatedly broadcasting during his childhood: There¡¯s a small tree on the mountain, and a big tree at the foot of the mountain¡­


    I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t know¡­


    All nonsense.


    If the mountain hadn¡¯t been covered in trees but gold bars instead, then he wouldn¡¯t have been constantly broadcasting about it.


    Back in the day, he would sometimes join in: It¡¯s snowing, it¡¯s sunny, don¡¯t forget to wear padded jackets when it snows, and straw hats when it¡¯s sunny¡­


    But he felt particularly annoyed now, so everything irritated him.


    The ¡°little fat girl¡± actually wasn¡¯t fat at all.


    She was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who had grown tall and slender.


    Hearing his irritation merely amused her, ¡°My, my, what fancy drink are you having now?


    Just make sure you don¡¯t overdo it again and start having nosebleeds¡­¡±


    Yan Fei felt helpless.


    He had always been close to this girl.


    Ever since they were young, she loved spending her time with him.


    This continued until she left for high school in the county town.


    It was only later that he learned that she was the youngest among three daughters in her family.


    Traditionally, this had been a doomed fate for a family in their village.


    The term used was ¡°ending family line¡±, which meant that the household lacked a male heir, implying its eventual downfall.


    This young girl, as the youngest daughter, often found herself ignored by her relatives and faced discrimination at school.


    Hence, nobody used to play with her.


    So, she would mostly spend her time with Yan Fei, who was considered a fool by others.


    This had changed in recent years, as she had grown into a young lady and felt too shy to visit him ¨C particularly because Yan Fei would usually just wear large, open trousers and strut bare-chested, occasionally throwing on a vest when going out.


    This was a habit he had developed from sitting by the stove and operating the bellows.


    Now that old-fashioned attitudes were slowly fading away, their relationship remained unchanged.


    Despite her jibes and teasing, Yan Fei remained unfazed.


    Looking at the bowl she was holding, which contained nothing but thick noodle soup garnished with a few strands of salted vegetables, he decided to fetch the dinosaur eggs he had prepared to feed the chickens: ¡°Eat or not, but if you do, shut up and stop talking as you eat¡­¡±


    This girl was really familiar with him.


    Without being overly polite, she picked up her chopsticks and began eating, all the while talking: ¡°Even as I¡¯m eating, I¡¯m talking.


    Why is this guy bleeding from his nose?


    Look at this half basin of eggs.


    These must have taken a few days to lay¡­¡±


    Seeing her enjoying the food, Yan Fei looked at his own bowl of medicine water.


    Putting on a thick face, he opened his mouth: ¡°Can you feed me a bite¡­¡± sea??h th§× ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The girl got excited again: ¡°You want to eat more?


    Aren¡¯t you afraid of bleeding more?¡±


    Yan Fei was utterly calm: ¡°See, the medicine is ready.


    I¡¯ll take a bite and then drink the medicine!¡±


    He had no shame whatsoever.


    The girl picked up a large piece and shoved it into his mouth: ¡°Eat up, at least you won¡¯t have any issues if you lose more blood.¡±


    Although this girl¡¯s family ran a small shop, they had three students to feed, so their life was not all sunshine and rainbows.


    She couldn¡¯t even tell if these were real eggs or not, showing that she probably hadn¡¯t eaten eggs often in her life.


    After she finished eating blissfully, she asked him before she left: ¡°Do you have any dirty clothes?


    Let me wash them for you since I ate your eggs.¡±


    Yan Fei waved his hand: ¡°Go, go, come back for lunch.


    Anyways, I won¡¯t be eating.


    I wash my clothes every day, I don¡¯t need your help.¡±


    Just a large pair of pants and a small vest, both worn by a teenager.


    It was simple to wash them ¡ª just squat in the small stream on the island and scrub them vigorously.


    If he didn¡¯t go out one day, he could even skip the vest.


    When he was in a bad mood, he wouldn¡¯t open his store.


    He simply closed the door, went inside the small island, and lay at the mouth of the cave, looking at the sea.


    Watching the Compsognathus herd running on the distant beach, he started to doze off and dreamt of the first day he had eaten Compsognathus.


    Transforming into a Compsognathus, huh!


    After a while, he felt uncomfortable lying down.


    Just as he was about to get up, he felt as if he was wrapped in cloth.


    After struggling a few times, he suddenly froze.


    The sea breeze blew in, whistling through the cave.


    Inside the cave, a Compsognathus tangled in a large pair of pants stupidly twisted its head, looking at its own body.


    After a long while, the Compsognathus suddenly panicked, chirping wildly.


    It jumped up and down, desperately struggling out from the clothes, narrowly avoiding falling off the cliff.


    After causing a commotion in the cave for a while, it shouted again.


    Then, its tiny body grew rapidly, transforming back into Yan Fei, now with arms and legs.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t care about his nakedness.


    He raised his arms and legs, feeling his body all over, fearing that some part of him was missing.


    After checking himself, he sat on a mat, stretched out, gasping for air.


    His heartbeat pounded in his chest, as if his heart was about to jump out.


    In the quiet cave, which felt as if it was isolated from the rest of the world, the young man lay there.


    His mind was filled with thoughts he couldn¡¯t comprehend.


    Time quietly slipped by.


    Suddenly the lounging youth sat up, ran to the mouth of the cave, and roared at the blue sea and sky outside: ¡°What should I fear?


    If I die, my balls will ascend to heaven.


    If I live, I¡¯ll live forever.


    I have seventy-two magical transformations.


    I¡¯m Monkey King!


    Tathagata, you old man, come and get me¡­¡±


    The slightly hoarse voice echoed in the cave behind him, reverberating between heaven and earth¡­


    Huffing and puffing, Yan Fei returned to the cave and shouted: Transform.


    And then he transformed into a Compsognathus.


    After chirping once, he transformed back.


    Touching his chin in thought, he concluded that when he transformed into a dinosaur, he couldn¡¯t speak human language!


    After putting on his big pants, he turned around and went home.


    At noon, the chubby girl couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of the eggs and came back with her bowl.


    A bowl of white soup noodles with a few vegetable leaves and half a bun.


    As soon as she entered the house, she asked, ¡°Yan Fei, have you cooked yet?


    If not, I will go home and bring you a bowl of noodles.¡±


    Yan Fei had his medicine bowl in his hand: ¡°Eat noodles?


    I¡¯m already filled with medicine water.¡±


    Seeing the bun she brought, he continued: ¡°You came to my house to eat buns?


    There are so many eggs left.


    If you don¡¯t eat them, they¡¯ll go bad.¡±


    The girl who had been named Xu Xiaoyan by Yan Fei showed no sign of being polite: ¡°Then I¡¯ll take the bun back later and eat your eggs for lunch.¡±


    Watching the girl eating deliciously, Yan Fei was lost in thought with his bowl of tea.


    After a long while, he solemnly started speaking: ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, you know, the four major events in life are studying, making money, getting married, and having kids¡­¡±


    Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Xiaoyan spit out a mouthful of rice, luckily her quick reflexes prevented the food from landing in the scrambled egg pot.


    With bits of noodles hanging from the corner of her mouth, her nose running, and tears streaming down her face, her image was completely ruined.


    She cried and laughed for quite a while before she settled down.


    As soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn¡¯t help but burst into laughter again: ¡°Yan Xiaofei, where did you get this idea of the four major events in life?


    Haha, you¡¯re going to make me laugh to death.


    Studying, making money, getting married, having kids, what on earth are you thinking about all day long?¡±


    Yan Xiaofei was very serious and sincere: ¡°Stop laughing.


    I¡¯ve already thought it through.


    As for the four major events in life, I don¡¯t have much hope for studying.


    I plan to make money as soon as possible, build a house, and after you finish school, you should hurry back and be my wife.


    I want to have a child sooner rather than later, so there won¡¯t be no one to carry on the legacy of my old Yan¡¯s blacksmith shop¡­¡±


    This kid, he has been completely muddled by the transformation into a dinosaur today.

 Chapter 5 - 5 5 Making Money_1

    ?5: Chapter 5 Making Money_1 5: Chapter 5 Making Money_1 Xu Xiaoyan stretched out her hand and touched Yan Xiaofei¡¯s forehead, then frowned and touched her own, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you aren¡¯t really foolish, are you?¡±


    Others called Yan Fei a fool, but Xu Xiaoyan, who had played with him since childhood, never thought he was foolish, except when he sometimes acted like an idiot.


    Normally, his mind worked just as fast as anyone else¡¯s.


    Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s full name was Xu Xing. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    No one called her Xu Xiaoyan except for Yan Fei.


    As a child, people said she was the fool¡¯s adopted daughter-in-law.


    Later, for some reason, Yan Fei started calling her Xu Xiaoyan, and to this day she didn¡¯t know why.


    Seeing Yan Fei¡¯s serious expression, she was really a bit scared, ¡°Could he really be foolish?¡±


    Yan Fei looked up and saw her frowning, timid expression.


    He suddenly chuckled and grabbed his chopsticks to eat the scrambled eggs vigorously, ¡°Hurry up and eat, if you¡¯re slow, there won¡¯t be any left.


    I was just kidding with you.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan nodded, took a few bites, and then looked up seriously, ¡°When you were little, you used to call me ¡®Auntie¡¯!¡±


    With his mouth full of scrambled eggs and still drinking his medicine water, Yan Fei mumbled back, ¡°Who said that?


    You¡¯re only five years older than me.


    Can I call you ¡®Auntie,¡¯ okay?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan laughed, ¡°Let¡¯s hear you say it!¡±


    Yan Fei put down his empty bowl, ¡°Auntie, eat slowly, I¡¯m going to wash the dishes¡­¡±


    He got up with the bowl and ran off, while Xu Xiaoyan stomped her foot and scolded him from behind.


    After fooling around and finishing their meal, Yan Fei sat alone in the room, starting to seriously think about how to make money.


    Without realizing it, he needed to find something to do to keep himself from thinking about turning into a dinosaur.


    After a while, he felt something was wrong.


    Why was he so hungry?


    These days, other than dinosaur eggs, there were only dinosaur meats, and nothing else to eat, so with determination, he ran back into the cave and brought back the leftover meat.


    He thought about it while making the fire and eating the meat.


    He unconsciously finished all the meat, surprising himself.


    Without thinking about why he suddenly could eat so much, he continued to think about how to make money.


    It was less about thinking of a solution and more about daydreaming.


    After a long while, he decided to go ask someone for advice.


    The only relatives in the town besides Uncle Ming, who had given him money last time, were a cousin in the police station.


    Speaking of family ties, these weren¡¯t very close, but having interacted more often, over time they felt even closer than some nearer relatives.


    These days were quite hot, and people were easily irritated.


    The policemen at Sancha River town¡¯s police station were no exception.


    On such a hot day, an urgent notice came from above.


    The old station chief was practically in semi-retirement due to illness, and the new deputy chief, who lacked experience, frantically directed everyone in the station in response to the urgent notice.


    Lin Baoguo was the same.


    He¡¯d gotten up early in the morning, took care of his heavily pregnant wife, and after a bit of breakfast, he rode his bicycle down to the villages.


    He covered three villages in one go and couldn¡¯t even eat his lunch, just drinking cold water until he was full.


    In the afternoon, just as he was preparing documents, Yan Fei breezed in.


    Yan Fei entered the house, poured himself a cup of cold water, and sat there watching him busily writing and drawing.


    After a while, Lin Baoguo sensed something was off: this kid was too quiet today, could there be something serious?


    Seeing Yan Fei lost in thought, Lin Baoguo grew worried, ¡°Xiao Fei, come here, is there something the matter?¡±


    Yan Fei, finally seeing Lin Baoguo put down his pen, immediately snapped back to reality, ¡°Uncle Baoguo, what would be good if I want to make some money?¡±


    Lin Baoguo finally understood.


    As he stood up pulling something from his pocket, he said, ¡°Oh please, you making money?


    Did you squander all your cash on extravagant eating and now you¡¯re here for more?


    Here, take five yuan for now, and if you run out, come back for more.¡±


    Yan Fei was still thinking why this sounded so familiar when suddenly five yuan was stuffed into his hand.


    Holding the money, he finally realized why it sounded so familiar ¨C had he not spent the five yuan Uncle Ming gave him?


    ¡°I¡¯m really trying to make money, not just messing around.¡± An indignant Yan Fei retorted.


    ¡°Alright, alright, I believe you,¡± Uncle Baoguo said, as he prepared to dismiss him.


    ¡°Making money is easy.


    Go back to your grandpa¡¯s place and open up some wasteland to plant sweet potatoes!


    I am busy here, the whole city is after a fugitive!


    It¡¯s extremely hot, so don¡¯t run around.


    Either stay at home or go soak in the river.¡±


    Plant sweet potatoes?


    That actually didn¡¯t sound like a bad idea.


    Yan Fei felt like he might have a new idea as he stood up, slightly contradictorily muttering, ¡°The workload in the police station must be really light.


    Even catching a beggar is treated like a big deal, as if beggars offended you¡­¡±


    As he watched him walk out, Lin Baoguo was at a loss for words.


    Just outside the police station, a kid about the same age as him came from the opposite side.


    He spotted Yan Fei from a distance and ran over shouting, ¡°Yan Fei, Yan Fei, are you going to watch the video tonight?


    I heard there¡¯s a Shaolin ancestor on tonight, and it¡¯s going to be very intense!¡±


    Without even thinking, Yan Fei responded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll wait at home for you to call me tonight.


    I¡¯ll treat you to the show.¡±


    Hearing this, the kid hastily replied, ¡°No, no, my mom said not to let me spend your money.


    Let me treat you.


    My dad gave me some money secretly again yesterday!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t stand on ceremony, ¡°Alright, it¡¯s just fifty cents anyway.


    By the way, Yang Qian, where are you headed now?¡±


    Yang Qian answered, ¡°I was actually headed to your place to hang out, but your house was locked.¡±


    Yan Fei waved his hand dismissively, ¡°I¡¯m heading back right now, let¡¯s go have some fun.¡±


    Yang Qian was an only child with both parents working, his father often away on trips and his mother too busy with her job to look after him.


    They hadn¡¯t played much together in the past while in school, but they met a few days ago at the video hall and had started to become friendly.


    As for why they got friendly, it was because the video hall had just started showing a martial arts film in the evening, and started showing adult-only movies afterward, ejecting the younger children, including them.


    Their friendship, forged by being kicked out together, had grown strong in just two days.


    As they walked, Yang Qian shared excitedly, ¡°Did you know?


    I found out what movies they play after we leave at night.


    It¡¯s that ¡®What¡¯s-the-name Plum Blossom¡¯ with women wearing half outfits¡­¡±


    Yan Fei was dismissive, ¡°Big deal, not like you can go in and get breastfed.¡±


    This made the usually stoic Yang Qian burst into uncontrollable laughter.


    They were just curious kids, clueless about matters concerning boys and girls!


    Back at his house, Yang Qian rummaged through the kitchen and asked curiously, ¡°Yan Fei, what are you planning to do?¡±


    While rummaging, Yan Fei replied, ¡°I¡¯m planning to plant sweet potatoes!¡±


    Yang Qian was puzzled, ¡°Is this season right for planting sweet potatoes?


    Even though we don¡¯t have a piece of land, I know you can already eat sweet potato leaves now!¡±


    They chatted aimlessly while Yan Fei finally managed to gather a pile of sweet potatoes from the kitchen.


    These were brought by his grandpa on his last visit, and Yan Fei hadn¡¯t bothered to eat them since he was eating meat daily, and some of them were starting to spoil.


    With new sweet potatoes nearly ready, it was time for rural households to clear out their cellars to make room for the new crop.


    After separating the good potatoes from the bad ones and tidying up for a while, Yang Qian swaggered into the store wielding a butcher knife, and then switched to a watermelon knife for more dramatic gestures.


    Having finished with the sweet potatoes, Yan Fei watched him, worried as Yang Qian had fun pretending, making sounds and wildly waving the knife, ¡°You should stop playing with that.


    It¡¯s dangerous.


    That¡¯s not how you use knives.¡±


    Yang Qian, now more focused, dropped the knife and asked, ¡°Do you know how?


    I heard you practiced martial arts as a kid.¡±


    Yan Fei was embarrassed, ¡°I do know a few moves, but it¡¯s been so long since I practiced.¡±


    Seeing the admiration in Yang Qian¡¯s eyes, Yan Fei got excited, ¡°Ever heard of the Tanghe County¡¯s Shanglin Knife?¡±


    Yang Qian nodded.


    Yan Fei boasted proudly, ¡°The Shanglin Ghost Head Knife, scares the enemy away.


    It refers to the big knife from our Shanglin Village, my grandfather¡¯s hometown.¡±


    Getting excited, he stood up, adopted a pose, and started demonstrating, ¡°This is the Shanglin¡¯s Liuhe Fist, the basic Kung Fu practiced by kids here.


    Officially, it¡¯s Xinyi Liuhe Fist.¡±


    While talking, he displayed the moves, and shortly finished, reaping a basket of admiration from Yang Qian.


    After basking in Yang Qian¡¯s praises, Yan Fei continued, ¡°Actually, I learned fistfighting, but the famous skills from there are the knife techniques.


    There¡¯s the Daguan Knife and the Ghost Head Knife.


    The Daguan Knife is similar to the one used by the saintly warrior Guan Yu in legends, and our village even has one that weighs 120 catties, rumored to have been used in battle.


    Ordinary people can¡¯t even lift it; it¡¯s incredibly powerful.¡±


    The two fantasized for a while about the heroic times during the war when the Shanglin Ghost Head Knife was used to behead enemies.


    Excited, Yan Fei made a few gestures, but unfortunately, he barely knew any moves.


    A while later, Yang Qian hurried back home, and soon after eating, he ran back.


    Yan Fei ate quickly and then rushed to the video hall with him, watching Hong Xiguan wield a variable-length spear, striking awe in all directions.


    The two boys were so pumped up that they didn¡¯t want to leave even after the movie ended, but soon the owner chased them out.


    In the small town, the video hall stealthily played some adult-only content, watched by the young guys.


    Kids like Yan Fei and Yang Qian were strictly not allowed to stay, as any word getting out could spell doom for the owner and trouble for those who had watched.


    That night, back at home, Yan Fei embarked on his ¡°path to riches.¡±


    Near a small pond at the center of the island, Yan Fei picked a spot where the sunlight hit and decided to break new ground there.


    He dug a hole, placed a whole sweet potato in it, and covered it with soil.


    Then another hole, another sweet potato, another covering of soil¡­


    Ideally, he¡¯d cover them with plastic film, but Yan Fei just found some old plastic at home and loosely covered them, like a cat covering its droppings.


    This wasn¡¯t exactly planting sweet potatoes yet, just nurturing the seedlings.


    Waiting for them to sprout and separate, that¡¯s when it could be called planting.


    Soon, he had buried them all and then marked the perimeter with wooden sticks and branches for little actual benefit, but more as a boundary marker.


    As for keeping the ¡°dinosaurs¡± away, Yan Fei already had plans in place.

 Chapter 6 - 6 6 Firecracker Defends the Territory_1

    ?6: Chapter 6: Firecracker Defends the Territory_1 6: Chapter 6: Firecracker Defends the Territory_1 Having been on tenterhooks all night, dreading the destruction of his ¡°seed nursery¡± by dinosaurs, Yan Fei stepped out early in the morning.


    After about twenty steps out the door, he arrived at a firecracker selling shop.


    Yan Fei had already decided what to buy, a box of firecrackers, neatly arranged in small bundles.


    This was something popular when everyone was poor.


    During the New Year, people would buy a couple of these boxes, and symbolically let off a small bundle before each meal.


    Although the box didn¡¯t seem large, two boxes could last the whole New Year period.


    Nowadays, this was out of fashion, and everyone bought a big bunch of firecrackers.


    For Yan Fei, these were enough.


    Unsure whether it was Yan Fei¡¯s charm or the charm of the scrambled eggs, Xu Xiaoyan came by again for breakfast.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t have any vegetables to stir-fry.


    The veggies he usually ate were homegrown and brought over by his rural grandparents and uncles.


    Sometimes other relatives would also bring some.


    When there was some, he¡¯d eat, and when there was none, he wouldn¡¯t buy any.


    After all, he only had a little money in his pocket now, and buying was never part of his plan.


    After the hustle and bustle, and having sent away the gluttonous girl, Yan Fei started his operation.


    Operation Code: Territory Defense Battle.


    A cotton twine was lit.


    This was exclusively used by children to set off firecrackers during New Year.


    Once lit and the visible flame was blown out, it would keep burning slowly, much like a mosquito coil.


    Some children who were afraid of firecrackers exploding in their hands would use the incense meant for worshiping deities and ancestors.


    But that was seen as a loss of face, and only the timid ones used it.


    This long cotton twine was one of Yan Fei¡¯s battle weapons, with firecrackers being the second, and a large broom as the third.


    In the morning, the satiated Compsognathuses started to return to the woods and come to the small watering hole for a drink.


    That¡¯s when Yan Fei sprung into action.


    With firecrackers in one hand and a twine in the other, he suddenly appeared by the small watering hole.


    With a subtle swing of his hand, the firecrackers, sparking and crackling, fell among the Compsognathuses drinking and playing by the water.


    The terrified island locals screamed and bolted, some even jumping into the water in their fright.


    Yan Fei laughed heartily: Primitive islanders, you¡¯ve never seen this ¡°high-tech¡±, have you?


    Suddenly disappearing and reappearing, his hand was already holding a large broom.


    Then, constantly disappearing and reappearing behind the Compsognathuses, he swept the broom and knocked over those tiny bodies.


    The Compsognathuses of the small island, which had never faced any predators before, finally met their nemesis.


    Yan Fei, holding a broom towards the sky by the small watering hole, let out a loud roar.


    The broom made of small bamboo sticks did not cause lethal damage with the sweeping end, but those tiny bamboo sticks certainly didn¡¯t feel good when hitting their bodies.


    At this moment, the hit Compsognathuses were chirping chaotically, further highlighting the prestige of Great Demon King Yan.


    Yan Fei, who was accustomed to eating Compsognathus meat, was no longer afraid of these creatures.


    But he had never felt so relieved before.


    Sneaking around to kill for meat was pleasing, but where could it compare to the grandeur he felt at this moment?


    He had demarcated a zone for himself early on, with several particularly tall trees serving as boundary markers.


    As long as the Compsognathuses crossed the alert line in his mind, he would set off the firecrackers ¡ª he used a broom instead of a knife or stick because he now viewed these Compsognathuses as chickens raised in his own backyard.


    Have you ever seen anyone kill off all their chickens at once?


    Besides, it was impossible to eat that many anyway.


    As long as life goes on, the fighting will not cease, the territory will not rest, and he vowed to not back down.


    Yan Fei¡¯s territory defense battle continued day and night, and the once peaceful island center was now filled with the smell of war.


    Occasionally he would open his stall in the morning, but the rest of the time was spent eating, sleeping, and fighting dinosaurs.


    Always prepared for battle, Yan Fei also prepared a large axe.


    During his spare time, he would cut down trees, sawing off smaller ones directly and splitting larger ones, using rods to start the formal ¡°enclosure exercise¡±.


    The Compsognathuses should be grateful for their ancestor¡¯s blessings, as the Great Demon King of the small watering hole finally began to set up his territory.


    Before, they often got hit and bombed without knowing why.


    They didn¡¯t even know that the Great Demon King had only marked out his territory in his mind, centered around a few exceptionally large trees.


    As for whether the trees seen today were the same as those seen yesterday, even the devil himself wouldn¡¯t know.


    This fence was lopsided and didn¡¯t necessarily form a circle.


    Anyway, he just chose two large trees and filled the empty space between them with dense tree trunks, sticks, and branches, without even needing a rope.


    By the time the sweet potatoes began to germinate, he had completed only half of the enclosure.


    Busy every day, so busy that he almost forgot that he could turn into a dinosaur.


    In the meantime, he had received quite a few vegetables sent over by other villagers, as well as a lot more sweet potatoes, which Yan Fei planted.


    By his calculations, he already had quite a quantity.


    Sweet potatoes in rural areas were generally used to feed pigs or eaten by people, belonging to very low-priced goods.


    While going to the market, if anyone remembered, they would bring some as it was no trouble.


    His parents had also come to see him twice.


    Seeing him eat well and sleep soundly, they didn¡¯t say much.


    Yan Fei had no idea what they were planning.


    Anyway, he already proved with actions that he could take good care of himself ¡ª he was eating so well that he had nosebleeds.


    Ever since he could turn into a dinosaur, the medicine water he used to boil and drink was completely abandoned after just a few tries.


    He continued to eat and drink heartily, and his food intake increased dramatically.


    His small frame was like a bottomless pit, he hasn¡¯t had a nosebleed no matter how much he ate.


    For him, his parents¡¯ return meant his wallet was full again, but he was quite busy.


    Busy during the day and night, he had no time to spend money.


    He hadn¡¯t spent a dime for many days.


    The vegetables he ate were given by others, the oil was brought by relatives, the condiments as well, and so were the grains.


    In short, apart from the salt, which he bought, he did not spend any money on anything else.


    On Sancha River, rice was not produced and had to be bought if he wanted to eat it.


    The problem was that making porridge was too much of a hassle, Yan Fei wouldn¡¯t bother, he would make do with corn grits.


    He had developed many new ways to eat dinosaur eggs: dinosaur egg tea, dinosaur egg soup, dinosaur egg noodles, dinosaur egg cake ¡ª basically anything that could be made out of chicken eggs could be made out of these, except for poached eggs. S§×arch* The n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He even made dinosaur egg white twice, just like making griddle cakes, pouring a layer of stirred egg liquid on the bottom of the pot.


    This was a bit difficult, if the speed was a little slow, it wouldn¡¯t turn out well, but when done right, it was quite tasty, it could be eaten cold with seasonings or eaten directly.


    There¡¯s roasted dinosaur meat, stewed dinosaur meat, and so on.


    Right now, Yan Fei is standing in the glow of the setting sun, staring at the braised meat stall in front of him.


    ¡°Old Uncle Ding, could you teach me how to braise meat?¡±


    The middle-aged cart-pusher who had just arrived, who was sweating profusely, wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously, ¡°What are you up to?¡±


    ¡°Making braised meat!¡± Yan Fei replied straightforwardly, making no attempt to hide his intention.


    ¡°Don¡¯t waste your money.


    I¡¯ve been running this stall for decades.


    The art of making braised meat is honed over time.


    What are you up to with your needless effort?¡± The stall owner was exasperated.


    As he was speaking, a customer came to buy braised meat, forcing the stall owner to hastily stand and tend to the customer.


    Everyone in the town knew each other.


    The buyer waved to Yan Fei, ¡°Little Fei, are you treating yourself better today?¡±


    Yan Fei replied cheerfully, ¡°Yes, yes!


    I¡¯ve been eating loads of salted vegetables and turnips but not growing a bit!¡±


    Both the butcher and the buyer smirked, cursing inwardly: ¡°This wastrel, always glowing with health, eating ¡®salted vegetables¡¯ and ¡®radishes¡¯?


    Your salted veggies must be marinated in ginseng, and the ¡®turnips¡¯ must have been transformed from ginseng indeed.¡±


    After a busy spell, ¡°Ginseng marinated vegetable-eating¡± Yan Fei resumed: ¡°Comrade Old Ding, tell me how to do it!


    I¡¯m not stealing your business.


    I just want to cook something myself.¡±


    Stall owner Ding was helpless: ¡°What do you want?


    Can I give it to you for free?


    Come, would you like the tail?


    An ear?


    Just tell me!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t waver: ¡°I just want to eat what I cook myself.


    Free food tastes bland.¡±


    Another customer arrived.


    After serving them, tearful Old Ding said: ¡°Free food is bland, you say.


    Didn¡¯t get enough of it while growing up?


    How much can one person eat in a meal?


    If people find out that I taught you to waste money, can I still run this stall?


    I¡¯m begging you, please leave.


    Stop bothering me!¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled: ¡°I¡¯ll really leave!


    When I get back, I¡¯ll tell people you¡¯ve been secretly collecting dead rats at night.¡±


    Old Ding laughed and cried at the same time: ¡°All I sell here is pork meat and intestines and the like.


    Everyone knows what they look like.


    I¡¯ve been selling this for decades.


    Who would believe you?


    Get out of here¡­


    ¡±


    Yan Fei was nonchalant: ¡°Then I¡¯ll just say that the great taste of this braised meat comes from adding dead rat meat to the broth.


    The more days the rat has been dead, the better the soup tastes.


    I¡¯ll repeat this every day to everyone I meet.


    Even if they don¡¯t believe me, they¡¯ll still be disgusted by you!¡±


    Old Ding was really puzzled: ¡°I say, Little Fei, haven¡¯t you been gnawing on my braised pig tails since you were a kid?


    Do you really hate me having a stall near your house that much?¡±


    Yan Fei was firm: ¡°Then just tell me how to braise meat!¡±


    As it turns out, persistence pays off.


    A determined person is bound to succeed.


    Ten minutes later, Yan Fei waved goodbye: ¡°Uncle Old Ding, thank you!


    When I¡¯ve successfully braised some, I¡¯ll invite you to be the first to taste it!¡±


    Tearful Old Ding responded, ¡°Knowing it¡¯s beneficial, you switched from comrade to uncle!


    Just don¡¯t invite me, I wouldn¡¯t dare eat it.


    When it¡¯s done, feed some to a dog first.


    If it doesn¡¯t die, then you can eat it¡­¡±


    Two minutes later, Yan Fei was standing inside the Chinese medicine store, looking at the densely packed small drawers above.


    Each one was labelled, and many contained unfamiliar characters.


    Senior He was busy with patients, and the apprentice was busy grabbing medicine; no one had time to deal with him.


    When they were finally free, the apprentice asked him, ¡°Little Fei, what can I do for you?¡±


    ¡°Buying spices!¡±


    The apprentice laughed: ¡°Then you should go to the spice store!¡±


    Yan Fei waved his hand: ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt; I¡¯m trying to remember.


    Are you going to get it: cloves, cinnamon bark, Dahurian angelica root, nutmeg¡­¡±


    The apprentice, who was the nephew of Mr.


    He and had a family history of learning herbal medicine, understood after a few items: ¡°I get it, you¡¯re preparing to make braised meat, right?¡±


    Yan Fei was thrilled: ¡°Yes, you can do it too!


    If I had known you could do it, I wouldn¡¯t have bothered with Old Uncle Ding.¡±


    Apprentice Xiaohe laughed: ¡°No, if you had come straight to me, I would¡¯ve just given you some common compound.


    If Old Uncle Ding sent you, then I could give you his compound!¡±


    Yan Fei also laughed: ¡°Then hurry up and get it for me!¡±


    Xiaohe articulated something that Yan Fei understood: every profession has its own rules.


    If someone comes with a formula to buy something, you can¡¯t assume the formula as your own.


    Knowing is one thing, but spreading it around is against the rules.


    Just as Xiaohe was about to grab the medicine, he turned around and asked him, ¡°How much meat are you planning to braise?¡±


    Yan Fei: ¡°A whole chicken.¡±


    Xiaohe: ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 7 - 7 7 Running Compsognathus_1

    ?7: Chapter 7 Running Compsognathus_1 7: Chapter 7 Running Compsognathus_1 Eventually, Yan Fei successfully managed to buy the ingredients for the braised meat he craved.


    He bought some meat, a large rooster, and killed two Compsognathus.


    Once cleaned up, there was enough for a large pot which he stewed for an entire afternoon.


    That evening, he enjoyed a savory feast.


    Afterward, he arrived at a cave on top of a cliff.


    The setting sun still cast its glow upon the sea.


    The shimmer of the sea waves was a sight to behold.


    Yan Fei took a deep breath facing the sea and cried out: ¡°Seventy-two changes, transform me¡­¡±


    Initially, it was a human call, but by the end, it turned into the screech of a Compsognathus.


    Then slowly, a Compsognathus gradually started walking inside the cave, rapidly picking up the pace, eventually beginning to run around the cave.


    In the echo of the Compsognathus¡¯ yell all over the cave, he suddenly accelerated, charging straight towards the cave wall.


    When he was about to hit the wall, he managed a few steps on it with a scream, a backward somersault, and then¡­


    landed with a thud on the ground.


    After reverting back to his original form, Yan Fei, touching his chin, mumbled to himself, ¡°Hmm, running is fine, jumping around isn¡¯t so good.


    The tail is too tricky to control.


    It seems I¡¯m still not used to it and need to practice more.¡±


    He vanished and reappeared in his room, and then disappeared again, reappearing in a field where sweet potato seedlings were planted.


    Without any time to admire the fruits of his labor from the last couple of days, he transformed again, becoming a Compsognathus.


    He hadn¡¯t noticed in the cave, but once he was in the center of the forest, he realized something was different.


    The sound of the wind blowing through the trees on the island, the call of the distant Compsognathus, the sound of the waves, the rustling of the Pterosaur¡¯s wings on the cliff ¡ª it was as if all the sounds had been amplified, allowing him to hear clearly what he couldn¡¯t before, and distinguish the exact direction from where the sounds came.


    It seemed like his eyes could also see better.


    The light in the forest at dusk wasn¡¯t good.


    The spot near a small pond was the brightest place in the entire forest.


    Even so, he couldn¡¯t see far into the surrounding forest before, but now he could see much further.


    His sense of smell also seemed better than in human form ¨C the smell of turned soil, the scent of sweet potato seedlings¡­


    In short, many details he wouldn¡¯t have noticed before, were now significantly clearer.


    Impressive, so impressive¡­


    Yan Fei felt a little excited.


    However, his head had gotten smaller and he was having a hard time adjusting to his new perspective.


    After standing in place and sensing his surroundings for a while, he started to slowly move and run around in the sweet potato field.


    Running on the soft soil was nothing like the hard stone floor of the cave.


    It looked so easy when the Compsognathus gracefully dashed around on this kind of ground, but he struggled with it.


    Yan Fei felt a bit regretful, so he gradually began to practice on the plot of land he had marked out.


    Luckily, both Compsognathus and humans walked on two legs, so, gradually, he ran faster and faster, darting through the sweet potato plants without caring when he accidentally brushed against them.


    After running for a while, although he still wasn¡¯t capable of swift movements like a Compsognathus, on the ground, he could already put on a pretty decent show.


    Not bad, not bad at all.


    Yan Fei felt quite pleased as he ran over to the edge of the small pond.


    He bent down to try and drink some water, almost dipping his entire head into the water, but he was content with his attempt.


    In the distance, a group of Compsognathus cackled as they ran past.


    Yan Fei lifted his head to look in that direction, then suddenly jumped up, shouted a few times, and went bounding after them.


    The group of Compsognathus leaped over tree roots, bounded through low-lying shrubs.


    Their lithe, agile bodies easily overcame any obstacles.


    Their sporadic cries resonated through the air as they made a mad dash towards the sea.


    A Compsognathus tripped over a tree root lying on the ground with a splash, falling face-first onto the ground.


    The other Compsognathus running behind it squeaked as they passed it, as if laughing at it.


    Yan Fei climbed up a bit annoyed, the Compsognathus pack was once again ahead.


    He disappeared, returned to his hut and re-appeared in the midst of the running pack, resumed running with the group.


    Amid the chorus of chatters, the pack rushed out of the forest and onto the sandy beach.


    Ahead was the sea, the beach, the kitchen. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yan Fei could clearly hear the urgency and excitement in the Compsognathus¡¯ voices as they started to race each other, barreling ant-like towards the seashore.


    Yan Fei, of course, wouldn¡¯t be left behind.


    Along with the small creatures, he advanced headlong into the sea breeze and started to race.


    Standing by the sea, he shouted excitedly toward the vast waters, with all the nearby Compsognathus busy finding food, he alone stood there, laughing foolishly.


    Ever since he was a child, he admired the Monkey King¡¯s ¡°Seventy-Two Changes¡± from the Journey to the West.


    However, the day he discovered his own ability to change, he didn¡¯t feel the excited joy he had imagined.


    For a boy of twelve or thirteen, life was suddenly overturned.


    Although he had been able to travel to islands and see oceans that others didn¡¯t, he was, after all, human.


    When he shouted a popular saying to the heavens ¨C a dare to the Universe ¨C he was actually scared.


    He already felt he wasn¡¯t particularly likable.


    More so, he feared being ostracized by society.


    So he spent several days hiding his inner fears, and then he discovered that the small town was still the same, the people were the same.


    As long as he was seen as Yan Fei among the crowd, nobody cared or even considered what he did at night, even if he turned into a dinosaur.


    The boy, having overcome his mental hurdles, joined the Compsognathus herd running along the beach.


    Overexcited, he snatched a small octopus washed by the waves, like the Compsognathus.


    Then, his laughter was abruptly cut short¡­


    The next morning, Yan Fei sat miserably at the front door with a bowl.


    Xu Xiaoyan soon showed up with her shameless grin.


    Upon seeing the contents of his bowl, she burst into laughter, ¡°Ha ha, Yan Xiaofei, why are you drinking cornmeal porridge today?


    Not eating meat anymore?¡±


    Yan Fei responded irritably, ¡°Sick of it.


    Having something light today.


    The meats in the pot.


    Help yourself!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan laughed even more, ¡°What luck, nobody will fight me for the meat today!¡±


    As she walked into his kitchen, Yan Fei muttered underneath his breath, ¡°Eat up, eat up, until you become a fatso.¡±


    This girl was like weeds in a wheat field, growing crazily regardless of what she ate.


    Yan Fei was taller than most his age, yet he barely reached her chin.


    He had no idea how she grew so tall.


    He thought about Xu Xiaoyan getting fat, smirked, and his appetite returned.


    After a while, Xu Xiaoyan, who had just finished a chicken leg, rummaged in the container for more meat, while asking Yan Fei, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, can you tell me how you feed the chickens?


    Do you have any secrets?¡±


    Yan Fei barely held back his laughter, ¡°This is my secret.


    If I tell you, it won¡¯t work anymore!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan stirred the contents in the container angrily, ¡°Fine!


    Keep your secret then!


    I heard that chickens need to be fed hormones to lay eggs daily.


    Those eggs are bad for health.¡±


    She¡¯d always thought the eggs she occasionally got were chicken eggs!


    She became suspicious when Yan Fei never bought any chicken eggs.


    She thought Yan Fei¡¯s chickens had some secret to produce eggs daily.


    Yan Fei was sometimes amused: how can this silly girl attend the best high school in the county, even rumored to have exceptionally good grades, and sure to go to university?


    Yan Fei played mysteriously, ¡°Don¡¯t you know what I feed the chickens every day?


    Where are these hormones coming from?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan thought for a moment, ¡°That¡¯s true, you often forget to feed the chickens!


    Could it be that chickens lay more eggs when they¡¯re hungry?¡±


    As she was lost in thought, she grabbed something from the bowl.


    Her eyes widened as she was about to respond when a pair of chopsticks swiftly snatched away the item from her hand.


    ¡°Hehe, I didn¡¯t expect to see half of a braised pig tail!


    This is my favorite.¡± Yan Xiaofei hid the piece in his bowl, and secretly wiped off cold sweat.


    Damn it, he ate a sticky octopus last night and felt sick till today.


    Inadvertently, while grabbing the chicken meat, he added a long piece of dinosaur tail into the pot without realizing it.


    Too careless, my mistake!


    The carefree girl didn¡¯t suspect a thing: ¡°Look at you.


    You¡¯re cherishing a piece of pig tail as if it¡¯s some treasure.


    You¡¯ve eaten it your whole life but still not satisfied?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled, thinking to himself: Always walking by the river, it is hard to avoid wet shoes, indeed!


    Gotta be careful next time.


    Not everyone is as naive as Xu Xiaoyan.


    If I marry her, only because her figure and appetite are good enough, and she could presumably handle some work without problems¡­


    He was quite ¡°rustic¡± in evaluating women.


    His eyes swept over her little white legs peeking from under her skirt.


    Looking at her fair feet and onion-white toes, he thought, She must be a girl who¡¯s never done any physical labor.


    Her toes are even painted with henna¡­


    As his mind wandered¡­


    Suddenly, her foot moved awkwardly, wincing backward.


    A smack hit his head.


    She sounded annoyed, ¡°Yan Xiaofei what are you staring at?¡±


    Yan Fei diverted his gaze, noticing her face was slightly flushed, her big eyes glaring at him somewhat angrily.


    He reacted instinctively, ¡°Look at¡­what¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmph!¡± She glared at him, rummaged in the pot, took out a large piece of meat, and took a bite.


    She was visibly annoyed!


    Yan Fei heaved a sigh of relief: Good thing I reacted quickly and didn¡¯t let slip the ¡®wife¡¯ part of my thought.


    That was close!


    I glanced at her hands again and couldn¡¯t help but think: She has long fingers and never did any work.


    These hands are exactly what they say about ¡°fingers not touching spring water.¡± Poor Yan Fei wouldn¡¯t understand what those delicate, boneless hands of a girl could do.


    As he was gnawing on a little Compsognathus tail, he recalled the discovery in the Compsognathus¡¯ nest where he snuck in.


    There were many Compsognathus eggs hidden, almost the same size as his chicken eggs but a different color, similar to quail eggs.


    Only by sneaking inside, he found out that these creatures are pretty sneaky, hiding so much secret about their kind.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t planning to steal the Compsognathus eggs.


    When the eggs hatch, he would have meat for his meals.


    As for the Pterosaurs, other than eating their eggs, they were useless to him.


    The most important point was that even if he had a large hammer, he would have no chance of winning against the island¡¯s Pterosaur.


    The Pterosaurs he saw weren¡¯t even the largest ones yet!


    He¡¯d seen even larger ones flying overhead numerous times, large enough to cover his yard and house with their wingspan if they wanted to.

 Chapter 8 - 8 8 Becoming Skilled at Crab Handling_1

    ?8: Chapter 8 Becoming Skilled at Crab Handling_1 8: Chapter 8 Becoming Skilled at Crab Handling_1 There were several Compsognathus colonies on the island, their habitats not far from each other ¨C the small island could only accommodate so much.


    Interactions between colonies were frequent.


    For the dinosaur colonies with no natural predators and plentiful food, conflicts were few and far between.


    Instead, they had cooperated under certain circumstances.


    For instance, once after a storm, an injured dinosaur that was probably the size of a mature cow ¡ª the memory is a bit fuzzy ¡ª with a large shield on its head drifted to the island.


    It was constantly harassed and attacked by the Compsognathus.


    Unable to pierce its skin, they targeted the dinosaur¡¯s wounds, tormenting it until it eventually succumbed to death.


    The skeleton is still in the forest, half-buried under mud due to wind and rain.


    For Yan Fei, his days were spent satiating his hunger and thirst and resting, blending into the dinosaur colonies at night.


    He wasn¡¯t certain if the colony he had joined was the same one from before.


    To him, all the Compsognathus looked alike, harder to differentiate than chickens ¡ª at least chickens had different colored feathers, while these Compsognathus were almost the same shade of yellowish-gray with barely distinguishable green spots ¡ª like green tree sap mixed with dirt.


    While the other Compsognathus were foraging for food, Yan Fei, influenced by his experience the night before, was cautious not to consume the same things they did.


    Among the Compsognathus, he was the only idle one, thus he spent his time wandering aimlessly.


    This, however, enabled him to discover several previously unnoticed features of the island.


    For instance, there were smaller animals on the island.


    He had never noticed them ¨C worms in the soil, etc.


    Even in the face of the Compsognathus colonies, these small creatures nonetheless managed to survive, although they would perish at the slightest hint of exposure.


    Most of his time, however, was spent on the run.


    Having familiarized himself with the Compsognathus¡¯ body, Yan Fei had an uncanny experience.


    It felt as if a load had been taken off him, making his legs feel springy and his whole body light, making his running sprees rather enjoyable.


    He ran along the beach, through the forest, on the rocks, on low tree branches and strange plants.


    He could even manage a few steps up the vertical trunks of big trees.


    This, however, was nothing compared to the original Compsognathus.


    As long as the tree trunk wasn¡¯t vertically upright, they could negotiate it with ease.


    They could run anywhere, fearless and unkillable as they were.


    They could even jump straight down from a tree without any problems.


    Having run with the Compsognathus all night, Yan Fei didn¡¯t return empty-handed, bringing back a couple of Compsognathus eggs to taste.


    His decision from the day before, about not eating Compsognathus eggs, hasn¡¯t changed.


    He just wouldn¡¯t rely on the eggs as his main food.


    Trying them occasionally wasn¡¯t a big deal.


    Yan Fei had learned a lot from his two days of running with the Compsognathus.


    These dinosaurs, which appeared to be about the size of a rooster, were far more formidable.


    It was no wonder that the blade he used to chop meat was now full of notches, the Compsognathus¡¯ bones were simply too hard.


    That explained their phenomenal jumping capabilities.


    Chickens have wings, but Compsognathus only had two legs, which acted like springs, enabling them to leap effortlessly and traverse any terrain.


    Even when killed for meat, they were impressive.


    Once, he made a braised meat dish with chicken and Compsognathus; their meat was tough (taking longer to tenderize than the old rooster he¡¯d bought) but tasted good and was highly nutritious ¡ª so much so that he had a nose bleed.


    While feeling sleepy, in his hazy state, Yan Fei saw a figure entering.


    Opening his eyes, he saw it was Yang Qian.


    This boy, gritting his teeth in pain, shuffled his way over and found a place to sit, ¡°Yan Fei, your parents haven¡¯t been back these two days, right?¡±


    In a faint voice, Yan Fei replied, ¡°They have been, but only once a week.


    They are only free on the weekends.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Yang Qian hummed, looking even wearier than Yan Fei.


    ¡°I have to hide at your house this afternoon.


    My Dad¡¯s back.


    Somehow, he found out I watched a movie.


    If not for my grandma telling me to run, he would have beaten me to death!


    My ass is so sore right now, I can¡¯t even touch it¡­¡±


    Yan Fei laughed.


    He was wondering why the guy was sitting so weirdly.


    But he just laughed it off, ¡°That¡¯s why I don¡¯t like living with my parents!


    They¡¯re too intrusive.


    You can hang out at my house for now.


    When you¡¯re feeling better this afternoon, we can go and play by the river!¡±


    These days, children who didn¡¯t get disciplined were either orphans or neglected by their parents. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yan Fei himself had been beaten plenty of times.


    His grandfather was the strictest, one time when they were back in their hometown, the villagers had caught a cattle thief and beat him from night till dawn.


    His grandfather pointed at the thief and said to him, ¡°If people find out you¡¯ve been going to the small island, you¡¯ll be beaten just like this.¡± The tragic part was that the cattle thief was beaten to death in the end, which scared Yan Fei so much his appetite was affected for quite a while.


    Kids needed to be disciplined if they misbehaved, damaged household items, tattled to their friends, let the teacher complain to their parents, embarrassed their parents in public ¨C all of these instances warranted punishment.


    Depending on the household situation and parent¡¯s temperament, the tools for punishment could vary: a broom, feather duster, regular bamboo stick, wooden plank, belt, etc.


    There were also different modes of punishment: single male, single female, mixed gender, and so on.


    In short, these were the making of the ¡°Iron Child¡± generation.


    So, neither of them was disturbed by the incident of corporal punishment; they were already accustomed to it!


    In the afternoon, when Yang Qian¡¯s buttocks were not as sore, both of them headed to the river.


    Sancha River Town was an ancient town, well-preserved with green trees standing on both sides of the surrounding soil walls, surrounded by a river on three sides.


    The two boys walked and played around the town walls, occasionally knocking cicadas off the trees, heading towards the river under the scorching sun.


    They stripped down and jumped into the river.


    In any era, people could always find ways to entertain themselves, such as searching for crabs in the river.


    Yang Qian couldn¡¯t swim.


    He could only doggy paddle in the shallow water near the river bank and watched enviously as Yan Fei swam to the other side of the river to catch crabs.


    This stretch of the river has a sandy beach on the side from the town, and underneath the water is also sand.


    Only on the opposite side, where the water is deeper, there is mud.


    Yan Fei waded through the water, looking back and forth underwater in search of some flat, round mud holes.


    After feeling around a few times, he felt unlucky and called out to Yang Qian, ¡°Don¡¯t go into deep water.


    I¡¯m going to see what¡¯s upstream.


    This place has been tapped out.¡±


    In the upstream stretch, there¡¯s an endless Forest of Gangchai stretching along the shore.


    Few people go there, unlike where he is now¡ªa place where people often come to bathe¡ªwhere you basically can¡¯t find crabs anymore.


    The snake population around the forest was higher and folks with a slight timidity wouldn¡¯t dare venture there.


    Seeing Yan Fei head towards it, Yang Qian shouted urgently: ¡°Don¡¯t go that way, be careful of the snakes!¡±


    Yan Fei waved it off: ¡°No worries!


    Haven¡¯t you heard from the workers in the South that people there eat snake meat!¡±


    Yang Qian was envious of Yan Fei his ability to flail his arms about.


    Ignoring his words of caution, he climbed onto the shore and started fumbling around in his clothes that were left on the beach.


    Underneath the Forest of Gangchai, the water was full of thick roots.


    Yan Fei¡¯s crab-catching skill was actually quite mediocre¡ªNobody wanted to play with him because of his previous ¡°socializing¡± scope was small, mainly because no one wanted to play with a fool.


    Even later, when he didn¡¯t seem like a fool, the bad impression was already deeply ingrained and couldn¡¯t be reversed in a short time ¡ªeveryone¡¯s impression of him started to change about a year or two ago.


    With no one to play with, naturally, no skill could be developed.


    But, today he felt guided by some kind of divine assistance.


    He looked at the roots¡ªperfect scenes for a horror film if they were magnified¡ª and he immediately found his target.


    Then, extending his hand for a feel, whoa!


    He already had a catch!


    He cautiously held the crab with his fingers, and clutching the shell with his index finger and thumb, he managed to catch a large crab.


    By this point, Yang Qian was already in the water, about waist-deep.


    Seeing Yan Fei pull a crab out, he was incredibly excited, ¡°Bring it here, bring it here.


    I have a rope.¡±


    He wasn¡¯t well-versed in swimming, but he was experienced.


    While skillfully tying the crab with the rope, he murmured, ¡°This crab, the color has changed, it¡¯s an old one and quite big too!¡±


    Yan Fei had already started swimming to the other side of the river: ¡°You don¡¯t come over here anymore, the riverbed here is all filled with mud.¡±


    Yang Qian waved his tied-up crab in the air: ¡°You continue to catch them, watch out for snakes.


    I have experience; this depth is just right.


    If it gets deeper, I probably won¡¯t be stable.


    Amazing, who could have guessed that you¡¯re such an expert at catching crabs ¡­¡±


    He saw Yan Fei pull out another crab.


    Yan Fei felt astounded.


    A single sweep would tell him if there were any crabs inside the hole.


    One feel, and he could pull out a crab.


    When the hole felt wrong, 90% of the time there was a snake inside.


    When he saw a hole that looked like it hadn¡¯t been inhabited by crabs for a while, it was usually a deserted hole¡­


    Actually, it wasn¡¯t intuition or any such thing.


    He wasn¡¯t at the level where he could locate his prey or perceive danger instinctively.


    Since he began his transformation into a Compsognathus, he found that he could eat more, his fitness levels improved drastically and his senses became more acute.


    With the augmented observational capabilities and dexterity, catching crabs felt like child¡¯s play.


    By this point, Yang Qian was already in awe, waving a large strand of crabs and yelling, ¡°Yan Fei, Yan Fei, that¡¯s enough, that¡¯s enough.


    We¡¯re out of rope!¡±


    Guessing that he¡¯d done this ¡°logistics¡± work quite often before, not only did he carry a rope, but also he was extremely adept at tying crabs, not wasting an inch of rope, stringing up the flailing crabs neatly.


    Yan Fei waved to him, then found a rotted stick and jabbed it into a hole he suspected had a snake in it.


    The feeling transmitted from the end of the stick, totally different from jabbing into mud, told him: he was right!


    After jabbing a few times, the moment he pulled the stick out, a greenish-grey water snake slithered out of the hole.


    Before it could decide whether to flee or fight back, Yan Fei flicked his wrist and the unlucky snake was sent flying.


    Ever since he mastered the seventy-two changes, not only did his crab-catching skills get better, but his reflexes improved significantly!


    He wasn¡¯t entirely foolish, at least knowing that he wouldn¡¯t have been able to flick a moving water snake like that in the past.


    The final flick of the water snake left Yang Qian literally starry-eyed.


    Faced with Yang Qian¡¯s look of awe, Yan Fei was nonchalant, striving to maintain a casual air, as if he considered his skills no big deal.


    Inside, a tiny voice was cheering Yang Qian on, ¡°Keep going, keep going.


    Shower me with your awe and compliments¡­¡±

 Chapter 9 - 9 9 He is Invincible in the World_1

    ?9: Chapter 9 He is Invincible in the World_1 9: Chapter 9 He is Invincible in the World_1 Yan Fei and Yang Qian left too early in the afternoon, so by the time they returned, the other children were just starting to head to the river.


    On their way, Yan Fei tried to maintain a calm expression whenever they ran into familiar or unfamiliar faces.


    Yang Qian followed, holding a branch skewered with a lot of crabs, looking proud as if he caught all the crabs himself.


    In any case, the two of them strutted around like the victors of a cockfight, showing off every step of the way.


    The small town was so familiar; there were hardly any strangers.


    As a result, Yan Fei¡¯s calm demeanor became increasingly practiced, progressively evolving into an air of lone mastery.


    However, he secretly harbored a small regret: he should have caught the water snake instead of skewering it so quickly.


    If he were carrying a snake now, it would be perfection!


    Despite this tiny regret, it didn¡¯t affect his mood.


    After soaking the crabs in clean water, he began to start up a fire to heat the pot.


    What he did next fully exposed his reckless nature in his moment of victory.


    He poured in half a pot of oil- after all, it was all free, given to him by his grandpa and uncles.


    After a while, the live crabs turned into fried crabs.


    As he chewed on the crispy, tantalizingly red crab legs, Yang Qian began to blabber: ¡°These are really good, even better than the wild chicken eggs Xiaobin and his friends found last time.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Yan Fei became curious, not about the person named Xiaobin who found wild chicken eggs: ¡°Where did they find wild chicken eggs?¡±


    Yang Qian¡¯s mouth was full of oil from the food, his words barely intelligible: ¡°On the top of the West River, at the edge of the bamboo forest.


    They also saw a rabbit, it ran so fast that nobody could catch up with it.¡±


    Just because people couldn¡¯t catch up with it didn¡¯t mean a dinosaur couldn¡¯t.


    Yan Fei had a sneaky night mission-feeling about his ability to turn into a dinosaur: Ah, such a tremendous skill, it¡¯s a pity he couldn¡¯t share it with anyone.


    So, his masterful solitude disease got worse.


    After Yang Qian left, feeling satisfied yet uneasy, fearing his imminent journey home as though it were a date with the executioner, Yan Fei started planning to hunt for wild chicken and rabbits.


    There were numerous rivers in Sancha River town, thus there were many small forests, Gangchai forests, and bamboo forests along the river.


    These places became playgrounds for children of all ages.


    It was said that there was a paper factory in Lin County upstream of West River.


    The river water was an ominous dark green and smelled bad, so most people didn¡¯t play in it.


    Only particularly mischievous kids ventured there, leading to the frequent drowning incidents.


    However, that didn¡¯t stop the bamboo forest by the river from attracting thrill-seekers.


    Not only did the kids go there, but older teenagers also took their girlfriends there- the bamboo forest was directly across the wide, polluted river, turning the bamboo forest into a secluded spot, a place where young couples could hold hands and steal kisses without worrying about being seen.


    While he was planning his adventure, he heard the gate to the yard opening- Yan Fei hurriedly wrapped up his cooking.


    A figure slinked into the yard: ¡°Yan Xiaofei, what kind of delicious food are you making this time?¡±


    No one else, it was Xu Xiaoyan.


    She had a beautiful nose that was not only aesthetically pleasing but also practical, as she could smell Yan Fei¡¯s cooking from her yard.


    She had probably been waiting outside for the others to leave before she came over.


    Luckily, there were still two or three crabs left- how could Yan Fei not save a few to show off when this young lady came over?


    Yan Fei, who had already started preparing dinner, put on a lonely master show as if he knew she would show up.


    But deep down, he felt relieved.


    Luckily, he acted swiftly: the broken dinosaur egg he scooped out from under the pterosaur, yet to be cooked, was still in his hand!


    When Xu Xiaoyan entered, she immediately looked at the pot, the freshly fried crabs immediately catching her eye, completely stopping her from noticing Yan Fei.


    It was only after she had already gulped down two crabs that she looked over to see what Yan Fei was up to.


    Yan Fei, the man of action, totally ignored Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s doubts: why was he cooking when the sun was still high in the sky?


    Yes, there is no need to wait till nightfall to go to the bamboo forest.


    It was only logical to go inspect the situation earlier.


    Who said one must strictly adhere to meal times, Yan Fei thought, aren¡¯t I different from the rest of you?


    I have the ability to change; I eat whenever I want to, and there is nothing anyone can do about it!


    He might not be able to share his ability to transform into a dinosaur, but surely he could show off the rabbits and wild chickens he¡¯s caught, right?


    This stuff could fetch a good price at the diner!


    That¡¯s correct, Yan Fei didn¡¯t plan on eating the wild chickens or rabbits.


    He had eaten them when he was younger, but ever since he discovered the superior taste of dinosaur meat, those no longer enticed him.


    The most important thing in life now was to make money.


    As he pondered about making money, another thought crossed his mind.


    As Xu Xiaoyan, who had just finished a bowl of ¡°egg noodle soup¡± and was about to leave, Yan Fei asked her, ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, can you get into university?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan, who had enjoyed the ¡°egg noodle soup¡±, was very satisfied.


    She had seen this kind of bowl for the first time; a large bowl of ¡°eggs¡± with a couple of noodles on top.


    Given that finding noodles in Yan Fei¡¯s kitchen was already a feat, using ¡°eggs¡± as a main dish was too conspicuous and had to be disguised.


    Despite her satisfaction, Xu Xiaoyan, who felt like she had grown taller and gained weight recently, became cautious at Yan Fei¡¯s question.


    ¡°Hehe, Yan Xiaofei, why are you suddenly concerned about whether I can get into university or not?


    Speak up!


    No good comes from unprovoked kindness!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t mind her harsh tone at all and looked thoughtful.


    ¡°Ah, university takes a few years!


    If you get into university, you have to go out and study for a few years before you can come back and be my wife, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    So he was still thinking about having her as his wife!


    Xu Xiaoyan was both angry and amused, and she reached out to twist him.


    ¡°You are just a kid, can¡¯t you be more ambitious instead of harping on about a wife all the time?


    Who promised to be your wife?


    Are you hoping that I won¡¯t get into university?¡±


    Yan Fei, who was gradually walking the unusual path, wasn¡¯t afraid of her twisting him at all, he opened his mouth in a complacent tone. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Stop messing around, let¡¯s talk about the serious stuff!


    I¡¯m already thinking about how to make money.


    Once I have money to build a house, it will be time to get married.


    It doesn¡¯t matter whether you get into university or not, after all, I¡¯ll support you anyway.


    Once you¡¯re with me, sooner or later you¡¯ll be eating anything you want from land, sea or air¡­


    stop twisting¡­


    it hurts¡­¡±


    Before he could finish speaking, the girl was furious and her hands were no longer just casually twisting, she dug her fingers in, gritting her teeth and saying: ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you seem to be looking quite far ahead!


    So, you can make money!


    You can get married!


    Your ambition is too big!


    Like a toad yawning¡­the things in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water¡­¡±


    Yan Fei defended himself with grimace: ¡°Stop twisting¡­


    The things I said were all true, it¡¯s really serious stuff!¡±


    He really thought so.


    He could now become a Compsognathus, maybe sooner or later he could become even bigger dinosaurs, maybe even Pterosaurs in the sky or giant monsters in the sea, sooner or later he could become all of them and by then, what on land, sea or air wouldn¡¯t be within his grasp?


    But the girl on the side continued twisting as she talked, and when she heard what he said, she became utterly befuddled: ¡°Is that so¡­


    really serious stuff¡­


    fine then!


    Since you can make money, I want to see you earn two yuan by tomorrow!


    Serves you right¡­take this¡­¡±


    It was only when her hand became tired and sore that she finally stopped.


    The girl was at her wits¡¯ end, stomped her foot and was about to leave: ¡°Humph!


    If you spout nonsense in the future, let¡¯s see how I¡¯ll deal with you!¡±


    Yan Fei who had long stopped resisting, finally saw her tire out.


    He looked at her flushed cheeks and appeared quite calm: ¡°Making money is not difficult, I¡¯ll start earning money very soon.¡±


    He even tried to talk sense into the girl: ¡°Look at you, you wind yourself up just talking.


    You really must have studied yourself stupid!


    Other than me, do you think anyone else would want you¡­¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan had finally understood what laughter in devastation means, she didn¡¯t leave: ¡°Ha ha, I realized you¡¯ve become very cocky!


    Do you think I have to resort to a kid like you?


    Okay then, I¡¯ll wait and see you make money.


    Better hurry, I plan to go to university in the future, there are many handsome guys out there.


    Let¡¯s hope I¡¯m not impatient and move on before you get to it!¡±


    Thinking about the rapidly growing sweet potatoes on his island, Yan Fei remained calm: ¡°No worries, it will be very fast!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan finally gave up, stomped her foot, and turned to go: ¡°I now know what they mean when they say a dead mouse feels no cold.


    When you can make money, remember to tell me quickly, don¡¯t keep me waiting!¡±


    The guy, who seemed to have lost his shame, still shouted behind her: ¡°Come over earlier tomorrow, I¡¯ll give you a surprise first¡­¡±


    Indeed, when a man has no shame, he is truly invincible!


    There was no doubt that Yan Fei had reached peak invincibility.


    The girl didn¡¯t even bother with him and ran off.


    In the setting sun, the bamboo forest made a hissing sound in the breeze.


    Yan Fei, carrying a snake skin bag with a hole in it, stood at the edge of the bamboo forest, oblivious to the beautiful scenery around him, concentrating his attention on locating the footprints of wild chickens and rabbits.


    The old man watching the bamboo forest from a distance saw Yan Fei acting suspiciously and immediately suspected him of stealing bamboo poles and shoots.


    He trotted over: ¡°Hey boy, what are you doing here?¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t turn his head: ¡°Can¡¯t you see I¡¯m carrying a bag to gather wild chickens?¡±


    This attitude, ho ho, the old man turned his head and walked away.


    There were too many ignorant children these days, and one more wouldn¡¯t make a difference.


    Across the road from the bamboo forest lay farmland and where the forest didn¡¯t stretch, there was a large piece of wasteland, all gnarled and overgrown with weeds, full of wilderness charm.


    Of course, with all the weeds flying around, there was no shortage of insects.


    None of these could dampen Yan Fei¡¯s enthusiasm for catching wild chickens and rabbits for money.


    As the sunset fell and there were no more people in the farmland, Yan Fei put away the bag and muttered, ¡°Monkey King didn¡¯t need to strip when he transformed, why do I have to do it?¡±


    After rustling in the grass for a while, a Compsognathus stuck its head out.


    The scent of fresh grass and the faint smell of the river blew over¡­


    The government had begun confiscating civilian weapons a few years ago, so hunting guns and the like were now rare.


    Even if people had them, they dared not use them.


    Now there is much less pesticide usage than later years, so naturally, there are more wild chickens and rabbits in the fields.


    Discerning carefully the smells in the air, the Compsognathus leaped forward and began to run wildly in the grass.

 Chapter 10 - 10 10 Dinosaur Chasing Chickens and Rabbits_1

    ?10: Chapter 10: Dinosaur Chasing Chickens and Rabbits_1 10: Chapter 10: Dinosaur Chasing Chickens and Rabbits_1 Just as people have times of misfortune such as natural and man-made disasters, so do wild chickens.


    After all, Sancha River town is not mountainous, but a bona fide plain area.


    It¡¯s densely populated and all cultivatable land has already been cultivated.


    There is only limited idle wasteland, so, correspondingly, there are no dedicated dog breeders to catch hares or wild chickens.


    People with trapping and catching skills are also rare.


    So, as long as there is a suitable environment, wild chickens and rabbits here can live quite comfortably.


    It¡¯s hard for people to catch them, and even the local dogs can¡¯t keep up with them in the weeds.


    However, there are always unfortunate ones.


    For instance, if an individual insists on opposing them, although this individual might not be human and might not be quite old, he really comes from an inhuman group.


    The wasteland alongside the bamboo forest by the river is not that big.


    Even if it¡¯s all trenches and ravines with no routes available, for a Compsognathus it doesn¡¯t take long to make a circuit around it.


    By the time it isn¡¯t fully dark yet, Yan Fei has almost completed a circuit.


    And he has already set his target.


    When a wild chicken that had just finished feeding outside and was quietly returning home noticed the danger, it was already a little too late.


    It was too careless.


    Initially, when it saw a strange small creature not much larger than itself, it even attempted to fight back by flapping its wings.


    In fact, the long neck of the Compsognathus had deceived its vision.


    This wild chicken wasn¡¯t as large as it thought.


    Yan Fei was also a little careless.


    He thought he could easily suppress this wild chicken.


    Facing the boldly approaching wild chicken, he deftly avoided it, relying on his nimble body to let the chicken miss its target.


    Then he took the advantage of the moment to lightly jump and stand on the chicken¡¯s body.


    Surprisingly, the alarmed wild chicken broke out, throwing him off before he could even steady himself.


    Honestly speaking, when Yan Fei first got onto the back of the wild chicken, he hesitated a bit about whether he should try to bite the chicken¡¯s neck.


    Wasn¡¯t that the way hunting is supposed to look?


    Only after he was flung away did he react, realizing that he was not a real Compsognathus.


    At this moment, the wild chicken had already cried out twice and started running away.


    The nearby weeds and shrubs that could have caused trouble for the pursuer were essentially useless for the Compsognathus.


    On the contrary, these weeds left clear traces of the fleeing wild chicken.


    However, merely a moment later, the Compsognathus had chased up to the wild chicken.


    Feeling the danger, the cornered chicken was gearing up for another desperate fight.


    Then it was dumbfounded, as the strange creature that was just behind it suddenly turned into a human and grabbed it in the blink of an eye.


    Luckily this wild chicken couldn¡¯t speak human language.


    Otherwise, it would surely curse: it¡¯s clearly fucking cheating!


    Then Yan Fei successfully took the captured wild chicken back to his cave.


    Humming a little tune, he walked with a light and buoyant step, tied up the chicken¡¯s legs, put it in a snakeskin bag, tightened the mouth of the bag, and went out again to continue hunting.


    Obviously, one wild chicken was not enough to satisfy his ¡°ambition¡±.


    The nimble body of the Compsognathus moved amidst the weeds, its slender neck frequently darting here and there, and occasionally stopping to sniff the air.


    Following the scents he wanted, Yan Fei gratifyingly found the nest of the wild chicken.


    Reality can be cruel sometimes, as what he had found might only be a fake nest made by the wild chicken.


    There was nothing in the wild chicken¡¯s nest except for some chicken droppings.


    The scents around here were somewhat mixed up.


    It would be difficult to find the real nest of the wild chicken again.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t disappointed.


    He continued to move along the trench, stopping now and then to listen to the surrounding sounds.


    In the shrubs and weeds, his nose and ears were clearly more useful than his eyes.


    Time passed slowly, and it was completely dark now.


    The sound of the river flowing in the distant bamboo forest and the continuous chirping of insects surrounded him.


    There was basically no significant danger in the shrubs and the weeds during the night.


    If anything, the most dangerous creatures in this place would be things like snakes, centipedes, and scorpions.


    There are few centipedes and scorpions here, but there are a lot of snakes of various species.


    But in reality, there¡¯s only one dangerous species.


    Even though this one poisonous snake is very famous and extremely toxic, deep down, Yan Fei didn¡¯t think he needed to be afraid of it. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The dexterity and the surprisingly strong body of the Compsognathus gave him enough confidence.


    He even thought that if he encountered one, perhaps it would bring an unexpected fortune.


    There are scorpions, centipedes, and snakes in the Chinese Medicine Store.


    If he caught one, could he ask Mr.


    Old He if he was buying?


    A little abnormal movement not far ahead caught his attention.


    He quietly approached and then peeked his head over, chuckling at what he found.


    A wild chicken was in a shallow hole at the bottom of a trench, probably sensing some danger, it moved a little inside the hole and then froze.


    If it had remained still, Yan Fei might not have discovered this wild chicken at all.


    Its nest was hidden under some shrubs halfway up the trench, with the roots of the shrubs and weeds hiding the nest tightly.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the Compsognathus was small in size and had a low eye level, even a human standing in the trench might not be able to find this wild chicken nest.


    The Compsognathus had a quiet body movement, but as an impromptu Compsognathus imposter, Yan Fei didn¡¯t think that the wild chicken couldn¡¯t hear his movement.


    You must know that wild chickens rely on their extraordinary hearing to avoid danger and survive.


    And the state this wild chicken was in, clearly indicated that it had experiences where staying still and hidden saved it from danger.


    It was convinced that as long as it stayed still and hidden, the enemy wouldn¡¯t notice it.


    So it didn¡¯t move at all at this moment.


    So Yan Fei easily went over, transformed into a human and abruptly reached out to catch the wild chicken.


    Unfortunately, there was only one chicken in the nest, no eggs, no chicks.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t entirely clear about the habits of wild chickens and didn¡¯t have the patience to find out.


    He just felt it was a pity to only find one chicken after searching so hard for a nest.


    Back in the cave, as he was tying up the chicken, he wondered if these two wild chickens were a couple.


    It seemed plausible.


    The first one he caught was a rooster, this one was a hen.


    Could he have possibly caught both members of the couple?


    These two wild chickens managed to satisfy Yan Fei¡¯s ¡°appetite¡±.


    The main thing was, if he didn¡¯t have the ¡°life goal¡± of making money, he would have lost patience long ago and gone home to sleep.


    It was the dead of night, nobody around and with a bamboo forest in the distance appearing eerie under the night sky.


    Even knowing there was no danger, not many people would want to stay here.


    After securing the chicken, Yan Fei planned to return home.


    With the mindset of trying to hit two strokes no matter if dates were present or not, the Compsognathus was still cautiously observing its surroundings, slowly walking towards a path.


    It seemed like beginners generally had better luck.


    Near the little path, he saw a rabbit hopping around looking for food.


    When he saw the rabbit, the rabbit also noticed him.


    So, the rabbit started running and he unconsciously chased after it.


    This rabbit knew its way around, it didn¡¯t run far before it disappeared into a hole.


    Yan Fei, who hurried over, saw a dark cave.


    But unfortunately, this rabbit was fated for misfortune.


    What it encountered was not just a Compsognathus, but a Compsognathus who was the son of a blacksmith and knew how to grow sweet potatoes.


    So the Compsognathus turned into a human, first took out a shovel and dug around a bit, didn¡¯t feel quite right.


    Then he took out a hoe used for farming from the cave, thought about it and switched to a rake, and began to dig at this hole.


    The dull sound of digging, although not loud, was enough to startle the dog tethered at the entrance of Old Lin¡¯s bamboo forest.


    Thankfully it was just the dog barking, Old Lin in the bamboo grove didn¡¯t come out.


    Otherwise, both of them would feel pretty awkward.


    In the dead of night, a child was swinging a rake about in the wilderness.


    Most importantly, this child was stark naked!


    The soil here wasn¡¯t hard due to its location near a large river and being at a bend of the river.


    Every summer during the flood, this place can get flooded, so Yan Fei managed to till a large area without much effort.


    Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw a grey shadow flash by.


    He didn¡¯t have time to bring the rake into the cave.


    He quickly transformed back into Compsognathus and chased after it.


    This time, the rabbit was so desperate that it seemed to run without any plan.


    Perhaps there were no more holes for it to hide in.


    It sprinted across the deserted land, attempting to throw its pursuer off its trail with speed.


    To its disappointment, unless it hadn¡¯t been seen by Yan Fei, the latter had the correct tools to dig holes.


    Thinking of running?


    This old trick of its wouldn¡¯t work here.


    It first had to be able to outrun him!


    The distance between the Compsognathus and the wild rabbit was closing in.


    Just as the wild rabbit jumped over a small trench, the Compsognathus behind it leaped, transforming back into a human mid-air when landing.


    As he pinned down the rabbit, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but tease, ¡°Damn it, kid, even when I¡¯m naked I can still catch up with you!¡±


    He wasn¡¯t just naked, he was bare-bottomed!


    The rabbit was tied up tight as well.


    Feeling a little carried away, Yan Fei got scratched by its claws.


    Although the skin wasn¡¯t broken, it still stung.


    So when it came to tying it up, he bound a few more rounds.


    Initially, he wanted to continue digging that rabbit hole, maybe there are baby rabbits inside?


    However, he ended up giving up on the idea.


    Once he made off with all of them at once, what else would there be to catch in the future?


    Picking up the rake that he had left by the rabbit hole earlier, this time there were no surprising discoveries.


    It was a smooth journey home.


    When passing the bamboo forest, the tethered dog began barking at him again.


    In a good mood, he simply stood in the middle of the path, making faces at the dog.


    Sometimes he would transform into a human, sometimes a Compsognathus.


    This freaked the dog out so much that it ended up hiding with its tail between its legs.


    If Old Lin hadn¡¯t called out asking who was there, he would probably have kept tormenting the unlucky dog a while longer.


    By the time he returned home, it was already the middle of the night.


    As Yan Fei lay in bed, he dreamt all night.


    Sometimes he was chasing wild chickens, other times rabbits.


    As he chased them, the rabbits and chickens turned into banknotes fluttering ahead, making him wake up laughing several times throughout the night.

 Chapter 11 - 11 11 A Twisted Experience Of Selling Prey_1

    ?11: Chapter 11: A Twisted Experience Of Selling Prey_1 11: Chapter 11: A Twisted Experience Of Selling Prey_1 When Yan Fei woke up in the morning, he felt refreshed and invigorated.


    Even the sun seemed more charming¨Dhe¡¯d slept in a little, so the sun was already high up in the sky.


    In his good mood, he remembered to first check if the chickens had any food left.


    These chickens were now his amulets, protecting his daily eggs.


    If he lost them, he might have to hide when eating eggs just like when eating rabbit meat.


    After a quick meal, Yan Fei headed out, saw that Xu Xiaoyan wasn¡¯t outside her house, and headed east down the street.


    Not far to the east was a crossroad.


    Country folks selling chickens, ducks, geese, eggs, piglets, and the like would set up their stalls there.


    He went there hoping to see if anyone was selling wild chickens or rabbits.


    He wanted to get a sense of the prices.


    But there was no luck.


    There was nothing.


    He hadn¡¯t been very hopeful, just trying his luck.


    So the lack of price information didn¡¯t disappoint him too much.


    Upon returning home and shutting the door, he walked back into the cave, picked up the jute bag containing the rabbits and wild chickens, ready to go out.


    He looked at the bag in his hands and paused again.


    He went back, found a short wooden stick and a piece of rope, opened the bag, took out two wild chickens and a rabbit one by one, tied them up again, and hung them on the stick.


    Now it felt much better to carry them this way.


    When they were in the bag, nobody could see them!


    Just as he was ready to go out, he paused again.


    Standing in the courtyard, he used a small stick to poke at the hanging wild chickens, making them squawk loudly.


    Not long after, the effect he wanted was achieved.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, what are you up to now?¡± Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s voice came from the neighboring house.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t respond, just continued his agitation.


    As expected, without a response, Xu Xiaoyan couldn¡¯t resist coming over.


    Seeing the wild chickens and the rabbit, Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s eyes lit up: ¡°Yan Xiaofei, where did you get these?¡±


    ¡°Caught them outside last night.¡± Yan Fei finally spat out the sentence he¡¯d held back for so long.


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you.¡± Xu Xiaoyan responded directly.


    ¡°They¡¯re all alive, and they don¡¯t look injured.


    I don¡¯t believe you could catch them.¡±


    Yan Fei was frustrated: ¡°Don¡¯t believe me, fine!


    It¡¯s not like you caught them.


    I spent the entire night catching them, it wasn¡¯t easy!


    Look, see these scratches?


    That¡¯s from the rabbit.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan laughed upon looking: ¡°Where?


    Where?


    Why can¡¯t I see it?¡±


    Yan Fei was embarrassed too.


    It turned out the rabbit had only brushed against him during the night, and the skin hadn¡¯t broken.


    The mark had vanished overnight.


    Although a faint trace was still visible, Yan Fei was so embarrassed and angry that he retorted: ¡°Believe it or not!


    Anyways, I was planning on selling them in town.¡±


    Watching him leave, Xu Xiaoyan started believing him.


    After all, this kid has always been a bit strange, so it wouldn¡¯t be a surprise if he did something extraordinary.


    ¡°Fine, fine, I believe you, where are you going to sell them?¡±


    Yan Fei stopped in surprise: ¡°I thought you would ask me why I¡¯m not eating them.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him: ¡°Aren¡¯t you always talking about making money?


    Seeing you like this, I knew you were planning to sell them for money.


    It¡¯s a good thing though, at least you¡¯re thinking of making money.


    Otherwise, you¡¯d be living off of your parents soon.¡±


    Yan Fei grinned at Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s response: ¡°Are you hoping I earn a lot, build a house, and then you can be my wife?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan was unfazed: ¡°If you¡¯re going to sell them, just go already!


    If you don¡¯t know which restaurant will buy them, just ask someone.¡±


    Yan Fei was surprised: ¡°You¡¯re acting a bit strange today, why so nice all of a sudden?


    Don¡¯t you want to be angry anymore?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan answered him with a rather literary phrase: ¡°You¡¯ve completely upturned my understanding of shamelessness, so from now on, no matter what you say or do, I won¡¯t think it¡¯s strange, nor will I get angry.¡±


    This comment deeply wounded Yan Fei¡¯s pride and self-confidence, so he humphed: ¡°Watch the house for me.¡±


    Then, without looking back, he left the house, slung the bag of wild chickens and the rabbit over his shoulder, and walked out.


    As soon as he left, Xu Xiaoyan broke out into giggles in the courtyard and held up a victory sign towards his retreating figure.


    The morning sun was already blazing, so there weren¡¯t many people in the market.


    Yan Fei strolled along the street with the wild chickens and rabbit slung over his shoulder.


    People who recognized him on the way would stop him and ask questions about where he got them, how he caught them, and since he mentioned wanting to sell them, they would praise him for being capable, sensible, and thrifty.


    At first, Yan Fei patiently answered.


    But it wasn¡¯t long before he got annoyed.


    Some even started asking if he had any ¡°secrets¡± to catching wild chickens and rabbits, making it sound like if they knew his secrets, they could do it too.


    But not one person said they would buy them.


    ¡°A bunch of country bumpkins.


    If you can¡¯t afford wild chickens and rabbits, then don¡¯t ask.¡± Yan Fei grumbled to himself, then continued gloomily towards the small marketplace that sold chickens and ducks.


    This stuff would definitely be popular in a big city, but in a small town, these two types of game aren¡¯t even as sought-after as home-raised chickens!


    Yan Fei, who had prowled the market back and forth several times, was already feeling his spirit ebbing away.


    There were one or two interested buyers, but their offers were too low.


    Feeling like there was no hope here, he heaves the goods on his shoulder and walks towards the west.


    He didn¡¯t believe that no one would buy in such a long street.


    As he approached his own house, he glanced furtively inside the front gate, Xu Xiaoyan was sitting there, head bowed over a book, not even looking up at the street.


    Yan Fei took the opportunity to quicken his pace past his own house and tried to use others coming from the market as shields, just in case.


    Even as he walked beyond, Xu Xiaoyan didn¡¯t look in his direction.


    He was rather relieved.


    Unbeknownst to him, while he was sneaking around, she had already seen him carting the wild chicken and rabbit with a guilty look.


    He had intentionally perched them so high on his shoulder after all?


    The town¡¯s streets are quite small, so one can walk the length of them in less than fifteen minutes even at a slow pace.


    Yan Fei thought about calling out to sell his goods, but strangely, although normally he could see others doing so easily, now he found it incredibly hard to open his mouth.


    He marched around the bus that was always parked at the very west, ready to head to the county town, but still no one bought his goods.


    So, he began the walk back the way he had come.


    What rotten luck!


    Did really no one want to buy this stuff?


    Should he look for a restaurant to ask if they wanted it?


    Wouldn¡¯t it be too shameful if he had to personally offer his goods, shouldn¡¯t they come out and ask him?


    With his head lowered, he returned to the police station.


    Yan Fei looked at the sign hanging on the gate, paused, then quickly took a couple more steps.


    He was afraid of being seen by Lin Baoguo, who worked here.


    If he got caught out at night, Baoguo might tell his parents, and then his ability to live carefree in the town might be jeopardized!


    Just as he was about to quickly move past, he almost bumped into someone.


    His heart leapt at the sight of the uniform of an officer.


    But then he took a closer look, phew, it wasn¡¯t his uncle.


    He knew this police officer, he had met him a couple of times at the station before.


    He was quite young but was already a leader of the station, he had seen him directing others before.


    He was about to duck away when the officer spotted the wild chicken and rabbit on his back and called out to him, ¡°Hey, kid, are those a wild chicken and rabbit that you¡¯re carrying?¡±


    Yan Fei¡¯s heart leapt with hope, he immediately responded, ¡°Yes, yes they are.


    It took me all night to catch them.


    Do you want them?


    I can sell them to you for twenty each, they are really delicious, even better than home-raised chickens¡­¡±


    The police officer quickly cut him off, ¡°I¡¯m asking if these are wild chicken and rabbit?¡±


    Yan Fei had some disdain for the officer¡¯s emphasis on the word wild.


    Wasn¡¯t it obvious they were wild?


    But he replied anyway, ¡°Yes, they are wild chicken and rabbit, that¡¯s why I¡¯m selling them for twenty each.


    It was tough to catch them, regular folks can hardly catch them¡­¡±


    The policeman smiled bitterly, ¡°Cough, nevermind, you caught these by yourself?¡±


    Renewed energy flooded Yan Fei¡¯s spirit, ¡°Of course, who else could have caught these, see?


    They are alive and unharmed.¡±


    At this point, the policeman finally recognized him, ¡°Aren¡¯t you Old Lin¡¯s relative from the station?


    I think I have seen you before?¡±


    Yan Fei was startled, admitting without being asked, ¡°Are you buying it or not?


    If you buy it, I can give you a discount.


    Just promise not to tell my uncle that it was me who caught these!¡±


    The policeman, who was the deputy director of the station, and was bound to be promoted to director in due course, Wang Zhanjun, was both amused and perplexed by him.


    He had intended to tell this kid that wild chicken and rabbits were also protected species, but he had got sidetracked.


    Considering his age and the fact that such a young kid had been out in the dead of night catching game, he decided to let it go.


    He thought for a moment, then reached into his pocket, pulling out a few banknotes, ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll buy them. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Just stop loitering around the station entrance, they are all for twenty each, right?


    Give them to me for sixty.¡±


    Yan Fei stayed true to his ethos of fair business deals, ¡°All three together for fifty, I said I¡¯d give you a discount.


    Just don¡¯t tell anyone they were from me.¡±


    Director Wang burst out laughing, ¡°Alright, alright, I don¡¯t need your discount¡­¡±


    Before he could hand over the money, a passerby, seeing what was happening from afar, called out, ¡°Officer Wang, are you trying to buy some game and savor the flavor, are you?¡±


    Officer Wang turned his head upon recognizing the acquaintance, and jokingly said, ¡°This kid is Old Lin¡¯s relative from the station, I saw him wandering around the station gate, I thought I¡¯d better buy this stuff else he might bring it into our station to sell!¡±


    On seeing who was selling the game, the acquaintance also laughed, ¡°Hehe, isn¡¯t this kid called Yan Fei?


    My kid was talking about him recently.¡±


    Yan Fei looked at him, suddenly recognizing him as Yang Qian¡¯s father.


    He often saw Yang Qian¡¯s father in his shiny suits and well-polished leather shoes, behaving rather grandly while drinking and dining at the restaurant in town.


    Yang Qian¡¯s father was more forthright than Director Wang, ¡°Officer Wang, you¡¯re not buying everything, are you?


    I think I¡¯ll buy one to try out too.¡±


    Director Wang answered, ¡°I don¡¯t mind, you pick first.


    As long as I¡¯m able to briskly purchase these and ensure he doesn¡¯t lurk around the station entrance.¡±


    Yang Qian¡¯s father let out a hearty laugh, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll just take a wild chicken!¡±


    After Yang Qian¡¯s father left with his wild chicken, Yan Fei handed over the remaining rabbit and chicken to Director Wang, while he didn¡¯t forget his earlier words, ¡°If you¡¯re buying both, I¡¯ll still reduce it by ten, so I¡¯ll take only thirty from you.


    Remember, don¡¯t tell anyone about this!¡±


    Director Wang handed him forty and grabbed the merchandise, ¡°I¡¯ll give you forty, hurry home!


    I¡¯m not short-changing you and I won¡¯t rat you out, but I won¡¯t be able to keep it a secret from your uncle if he asks.¡±


    Would Baoguo ask?


    Did that even need to be questioned?


    With only a few officers in such a small station, wouldn¡¯t anyone who saw what happened mention it to him?


    Yan Fei clutched the banknotes in his hands, looking as if all hope was lost.


    ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve always thought since I was small, that police officers are trustworthy¡­¡±

 Chapter 12 - 12 12 The Battle for Freedom_1

    ?12: Chapter 12: The Battle for Freedom_1 12: Chapter 12: The Battle for Freedom_1 Feeling deeply fooled, Yan Fei returned home with a heavy heart.


    Xu Xiaoyan saw him come back empty-handed and unhappy, she asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, why are you so miserable after selling everything?


    Can it be something happened?¡±


    Yan Fei took out the sixty dollars from his pocket, swaying it in front of her: ¡°Yes, I sold it, but it¡¯s over now.


    I guess Uncle Baoguo will know about it soon, he won¡¯t let me out at night anymore, and he¡¯ll probably tell my parents, maybe I have to go to school in the county.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan didn¡¯t understand the despair in his heart at all: ¡°Isn¡¯t it good to go to school in the county?


    So many people want to go but can¡¯t.¡±


    Yan Fei found life so gloomy, ¡°freedom¡± was waving goodbye to him, the thought was enough to drive him to despair, he didn¡¯t even want to speak anymore.


    Just as Xu Xiaoyan was thinking about how to comfort him, she saw Yan Fei, who had been sprawled out on the rattan chair like a noodle, suddenly jumping up: ¡°No, I will not lose my freedom, I will fight for it!¡±


    Then the girl next to him was dumbfounded.


    She watched Yan Fei pacing around the room like a delirious chicken.


    He would think deeply for a while and then sigh in grief.


    Sometimes his face was full of fighting spirit, other times he looked depressed¡­


    After pacing for a long time, Yan Fei was genuinely anxious.


    According to his understanding, Lin Baoguo would definitely not wait until the evening to come, if he didn¡¯t come before lunch, he would definitely come after lunch.


    Then everything would happen as he imagined.


    He would first warn me not to go out at night, then tell my parents, then my parents would come back and insist that I go to the city.


    From then on, he would have to share a tiny room with his annoying little brother.


    He wouldn¡¯t even mention the dream of living on an island or turning into a dinosaur, even strolling around at night would become a luxury¡­


    He felt totally hopeless just imagining such life.


    In the midst of his daydream, Xu Xiaoyan finally couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore: ¡°Yan Xiaofei, what the hell is wrong with you?


    I¡¯m getting dizzy watching you go in circles!¡±


    Yan Fei glared at her: ¡°How can you understand my desire for freedom¡­¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan scoffed at him: ¡°Admit you love to play!


    You¡¯re quite the chatterbox!¡±


    Yan Xiaofei sighed heavily.


    He knew he couldn¡¯t say the real reason why he wanted to live alone, so he continued to spin his story: ¡°Xiaoyan, how could you know how a person like me, who yearns for freedom, feels about living in a small room with a snot-nosed kid?


    It¡¯s like a majestic eagle that used to soar in the sky being locked up in a cage.


    Even walking around has to be careful not to knock things over.


    I can¡¯t even cook for myself when I want to.


    What if I want to practice my boxing, that could even bring down the house¡­¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan couldn¡¯t help but laugh at his dramatics: ¡°Really, you¡¯re a majestic eagle that soars in the sky?


    Practicing boxing?


    I remember you only practiced when you had a whim, normally you wouldn¡¯t practice even when your grandparent and uncles told you to!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t even blush a bit: ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand.


    They¡¯re all blindly practicing all day and night, and it¡¯s useless.


    For a prodigy like me, I make more progress by thinking more.


    Even if I practice less, I¡¯m still a hundred times better than them.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him: ¡°Stop kidding me, Yan Xiaofei.


    You dare to say this nonsense?


    By your logic, pigs are even smarter, they think all day long¡­


    What a genius, you¡¯re really shameless!¡±


    After messing around with her, Yan Fei felt a little better knowing that worrying wouldn¡¯t solve anything, he snorted, ¡°Come in, close the door.


    Let me show you what it means to conceal one¡¯s strengths¡­


    ¡±


    Seeing him heading for the yard, Xu Xiaoyan quickly closed the door behind her.


    Not caring that the door banged open again, she sat inside the house waiting to watch his ¡°performance¡±.


    Yan Fei really felt that his moves were more fluid than before, hadn¡¯t he improved in chopping meat lately?


    Although he had never seriously practiced kung fu, he was certain that he was more than a little stronger than before.


    As soon as he practiced a few moves in the courtyard, his heart cheered, this was it indeed!


    Before it was more posing than boxing.


    Now he really felt different: his punches and jumps were more agile than before, the originally sluggish moves now hinted some fluidity.


    Playing around in the small yard, the more he practiced, the more he felt it.


    He practiced the routine again and again, getting more and more into it, he didn¡¯t even notice Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s surprised expression.


    After a few rounds, he even felt a gust of wind following his punches, the pride was indescribable.


    Having finished a round of boxing, he looked at the jujube tree in the yard.


    Suddenly, a thought occurred.


    After two steps forward, he did a couple of punches on the tree, then did a backflip and landed back on the ground.


    He squatted slightly to steady himself, even he couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡°Excellent!


    Xiao Fei, I didn¡¯t realize you had such a talent for boxing.


    You used to refuse to train, but now you¡¯re so diligent.


    Were you sneaking in practice all those days at home when you were eating and drinking so heartily?¡±


    At some point, a man had appeared at the door, unbeknownst to the surprised Xu Xiaoyan in the room.


    Upon hearing the voice, Yan Fei jumped, and his mind began to race, but he managed to respond, ¡°Oh yeah, Uncle Baoguo, when did you get here?¡±


    Lin Baoguo was genuinely surprised.


    He knew that this guy was quick at learning boxing but lacked discipline.


    His own cousin had once mentioned how wasting Yan Fei¡¯s good physique was a shame, a remark he had initially thought to be an exaggeration.


    Lin Baoguo¡¯s cousin was Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather.


    However, a grandfather is not the same as a father, and since Yan Fei was not raised by him, whether Yan Fei practiced boxing or not, the most he could do was subtly hint at it.


    It wasn¡¯t his place to insist, given that Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather was still alive.


    Blacksmith Yan, Yan Fei¡¯s grandpa, knew his grandson was a ¡°monster¡±.


    As long as his grandson¡¯s most serious secret remained undiscovered, he barely intervened in his day-to-day affairs.


    As a result, Yan Fei flirted with various interests but never remained committed.


    Still, Lin Baoguo continued to praise Yan Fei: ¡°That¡¯s the way to practice boxing.


    You¡¯ve got to suffer if you want to achieve.


    This past while, I thought you were just gorging and slacking off, but it turns out you¡¯ve been training hard at home!¡±


    If it were any other parent, they¡¯d consider boxing a waste of time that could interfere with studies.


    The more progressive ones might just think that practicing kung fu was good for physical health.


    However, despite Lin Baoguo¡¯s young age, and being a police officer, he grew up in a village where everyone practiced martial arts.


    In his view, diligent kung fu practice was indeed ¡°serious business.¡±


    Yan Fei¡¯s mind was still racing.


    He hadn¡¯t been fooled by Lin Baoguo¡¯s ¡°sugar-coated bullets¡± and was well aware that his visit was not going to bring him any good news.


    While thinking, he went along with Lin Baoguo¡¯s remarks, saying: ¡°Yes indeed.


    Ever since my grandfather passed away, I¡¯ve been feeling listless.


    Then I thought, since I¡¯m not particularly good at studying, perhaps I should get serious about kung fu.


    It wouldn¡¯t be right if I were neither a scholar nor a fighter, would it?¡±


    Meanwhile, Xu Xiaoyan beside him was trying hard to sit up straight and hold back her laughter.


    Lin Baoguo smiled and continued to praise him: ¡°Hmm, good on you, Xiao Fei.


    You¡¯re starting to take care of serious matters!¡±


    Yan Fei pretended to be bashful: ¡°There¡¯s nothing to it, really.


    It¡¯s just that my grandfather often brings me stuff, and he always wanted me to practice kung fu, which I didn¡¯t.


    Now that I think about it, I feel somewhat guilty.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Lin Baoguo felt a warmth in his heart: ¡°The kung fu you practice is yours and nobody can take it away from you.


    Your grandfather recognized your potential for martial arts, he mentioned it to us several times.


    Your being able to consider all these things shows that you¡¯re becoming considerate.¡±


    After racking his brain for quite a while, Yan Fei finally had a flash of inspiration and his speech grew sharper: ¡°True!


    I was young and foolish before, now I¡¯ve realized I should take the training seriously.


    Let¡¯s not talk about whether I¡¯ll make any progress or not, as long as my grandfather is happy, it¡¯s all worth it.¡±


    Without waiting for Lin Baoguo¡¯s response and disregarding the girl beside him who was trying not to laugh, Yan Fei continued: ¡°In fact, when my parents suggested that I study in the county city, I thought about it.


    Staying home would provide a place for my grandfather and uncles to rest when they go to the market.


    Also, I would have a place to practice my kung fu.¡±


    ¡°In the county, the space is too small for practicing boxing.


    Also, my little brother is there, and my parents having to work wouldn¡¯t be able to attend to us often.


    So, I think it¡¯s better if I watch over the house.


    As long as I study well, it doesn¡¯t matter where I am, right?¡±


    Lin Baoguo¡¯s wife was heavily pregnant and he wasn¡¯t a father yet, so he couldn¡¯t fully understand the joy an elder would feel when a child is becoming mature.


    However, Yuan Fei¡¯s sudden transformation to being so sensible, repeatedly mentioning his grandfather and uncle, really made him very happy: ¡°What you say makes sense.


    Even though the city has better facilities, one has to pay for each grocery item.


    It¡¯s surely not as convenient as being here.¡±


    Going with the flow, Yan Fei¡¯s true intentions began to show: ¡°Indeed.


    It¡¯s great to be home.


    Yesterday I sweated a lot during my workout.


    In the evening, I took a bath in the river, and I was extremely lucky to catch a wild chicken. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Afterwards, I strolled along the river and even managed to catch a wild rabbit.


    Can¡¯t deny it, practicing Kung Fu has its uses.


    I would never have been able to catch them before!


    When my grandfather comes back, I¡¯ll tell him all about it.


    It¡¯ll make him so happy.¡±


    By his side, Miss Xu Xiaoyan was suffering greatly between holding back her laughter and the pain from pinching and twisting her own leg under her skirt.


    She was even considering relieving herself by stabbing herself with a kitchen knife from the vegetable stand, to prevent exposing this shameless guy.


    Finally, Lin Baoguo, prompted by Yan Fei, remembered his original purpose of the visit: ¡°Speaking of, that¡¯s the reason why I am here.


    Today, I heard that you caught a wild chicken and a rabbit, and I thought you had gone out to play late at night.


    We¡¯ll let it slide this time, I won¡¯t lecture you.


    But you need to be careful and avoid staying out late at night.¡±


    ¡®Good boy¡¯ Yan Fei nodded in agreement: ¡°Oh, yes, yes, I¡¯ve been very careful!


    I was scared coming home late yesterday, I won¡¯t dare to do it again!¡±


    Feeling as if he had witnessed a ¡®naughty child¡¯ successfully turn into an ¡®ambitious youngster¡¯, Lin Baoguo was quite delighted.


    He continued chatting with Yan Fei, complimenting and encouraging him.


    Yan Fei was very obedient, nodding in agreement.


    When Lin Baoguo thought of going home to cook for his pregnant wife, Yan Fei didn¡¯t forget to give him some eggs from his house for his aunt to strengthen her health.


    Even though Lin Baoguo declined the eggs, he left Yan Fei¡¯s house whistling happily.


    After seeing off Uncle Baoguo, Yan Fei exhaled a long sigh of relief.


    As he turned around, he saw Xu Xiaoyan rubbing her leg, crying and laughing at the same time, he exclaimed, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Xu Xiaoyan?¡±

 Chapter 13 - 13 13 Growing Watermelon_1

    ?13: Chapter 13 Growing Watermelon_1 13: Chapter 13 Growing Watermelon_1 Xu Xiaoyan rubbed her legs, with tears in her eyes.


    Just before, she held back her laughter so much that she unknowingly pinched her thigh until it turned red.


    Now she felt unbearably painful.


    Thinking of Yan Fei¡¯s seriously nonsensical talk just now, she felt a mix of laughter and pain.


    It was a mixture of feelings that made her almost go crazy.


    It took a while before Yan Fei managed to calm her down.


    Xu Xiaoyan was completely speechless towards Yan Fei.


    He talked nonsense without batting an eye, deceiving people more easily than drinking water.


    Seeing him only made her angry.


    Smack talking, she said: ¡°Go ahead, spill it.


    Just now, it was all for you that I kept quiet.


    What¡¯s your plan now?¡±


    Yan Fei knew her well: ¡°Don¡¯t worry!


    You are my future wife, I won¡¯t let you suffer!


    So, what delicacy do you want to eat?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan automatically ignored his first half sentence: ¡°I also want to eat hare.


    Today is your first time catching one and I didn¡¯t say I wanted to eat it.


    Tomorrow you must catch one for me so I can taste it.¡±


    Yan Fei hummed: ¡°Such a small wish?


    It doesn¡¯t give face to your dear Yan.


    From now on, a hare every three days, until you go to school.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan had already learned to only listen to the key points when Yan Fei spoke and continued to ignore his first half sentence: ¡°You said it, one every three days!


    Don¡¯t be stingy.


    It¡¯s still uncertain whether you can catch one every three days!


    You¡¯re such a bragger!¡±


    Yan Fei sneered: ¡°Hmm, just wait for it, you¡¯ll eat until you want to vomit!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan shifted her gaze: ¡°Do you think I forgot when school starts?


    It¡¯s not far away.


    Even if I eat one every three days, it won¡¯t make up for my leg.


    I saw it just now, it¡¯s turning purple from the pinch!¡±


    Yan Fei thought to himself, she was really tough on herself!


    Then he realized that she did it all for him, he felt warmth in his heart: ¡°Rest assured, when your school starts, I will deliver on time, ensuring that you eat until you don¡¯t want to anymore!


    So, what else do you want to eat?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan scornfully watched him bluff: ¡°There¡¯s a lot I want to eat, I will just randomly say one, I want to eat watermelon during the New Year, do you have it?¡±


    Yan Fei: ¡°Um¡­¡±


    Sancha River area can be considered a blessed land.


    Whatever you plant in the fields will grow.


    So there are plenty of watermelons.


    Every household just plants a bit, and they can have watermelon as a meal, so no child here seems particularly excited about eating watermelon.


    But there¡¯s none in winter.


    Greenhouses have only just started to appear elsewhere, this place is a bit behind, and there¡¯s not even one nearby!¡±


    Yan Fei usually only cares about eating and playing around, he has no idea about greenhouses.


    But he has a way, he instantly thought that it¡¯s really simple, just plant some on the island.


    Why didn¡¯t Yan Fei plant anything before?


    Mainly because whatever can grow from the ground here can¡¯t be sold at a high price.


    Some people who had been to Xinjiang said that if you take our land there, you¡¯d become rich.


    Cabbage costs three yuan per catty during New Year¡¯s in Xinjiang, but here it¡¯s only three cents, and they even have to pack it for you.


    Making a few cents is good enough.


    In a village to the west of Sancha River town, most people plant vegetables.


    A couple of years ago, a family was so desperate to make more money that they had even offered to give away radishes for free!


    So besides planting sweet potatoes on the island under Lin Baoguo¡¯s recommendation, Yan Fei never thought about anything else.


    This time, upon the girl¡¯s rare temperamental request, he remembered.


    Immediately, before Xu Xiaoyan could continue her scornful gaze, he agreed: ¡°Okay!


    I¡¯ll calculate the timing so that you can eat watermelon in winter.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan snickered: ¡°Who can¡¯t boast?


    Never mind, I¡¯m lenient.


    I¡¯ll pardon you as long as there¡¯s hare meat to eat!


    Hehe, I¡¯ve never had hare meat since I was a kid!


    I¡¯ve only seen it at your place once, and you didn¡¯t even call me over, letting me watch the hare skin hanging in your yard!¡±


    How desperate for food was this girl?


    Yan Fei thought for a moment.


    They usually eat the rabbit meat that his uncle raises, and when his uncle delivers it, it¡¯s already cleaned and skinned, so this girl must not be referring to that.


    She specifically mentioned hare skin.


    The last time they ate hare meat ¡­


    seemed to be the year before¡­


    Initially, Yan Fei regretted promising the winter watermelon too hastily as keeping the secret of the island was the most important thing.


    But seeing the girl so eagerly awaiting, he felt sympathy, and thought about making up some excuse for her to taste winter watermelon?


    At that moment, Xu Xiaoyan remembered to ask him: ¡°You lied to your uncle today.


    How will you sell the hares you catch secretly in the future while eating them yourself?¡±


    As Yan Fei thought about this, he became gloomy: ¡°It was already difficult to fool him this time, do you think I could have a future if I hadn¡¯t fooled him?¡±


    Seeing his expression, Xu Xiaoyan suddenly burst into laughter.


    She laughed so much that Yan Fei looked at her as if she were a madwoman, and then said with a laugh: ¡°Oh my, stop looking at me, the more I think about it, the funnier it gets¡­¡±


    This girl laughed for a while, and Yan Fei didn¡¯t want to bother with her.


    He started cooking lunch.


    But she followed Yan Fei, mimicking what he had said earlier, repeating it intermittently, and laughing to the point of breathlessness.


    Yan Fei was too excited last night and when he came back, he didn¡¯t prepare things like dinosaur eggs or meat.


    Fortunately, he usually keeps the eggs at home ¨C if it weren¡¯t for them, he wouldn¡¯t have had any to give to Lin Baoguo earlier.


    Probably feeling like she had made a significant contribution by not exposing Yan Fei this morning, Xu Xiaoyan boldly shouted to her neighbors: I¡¯m not coming home for lunch!


    So Yan Fei went to the noodle shop not far from next door to buy some noodles, a rare treat, and made a proper bowl of egg noodles.


    Only after they had eaten and drank to their satisfaction did Xu Xiaoyan return home for a nap.


    Yan Fei locked the door and prepared to go to the island to plant watermelons.


    To plant watermelons, you need watermelon seeds, which were easily available.


    They were all over the windowsills on both sides of the backyard.


    Not only dried watermelon seeds, but also pumpkin and winter melon seeds.


    And there were several dried loofahs hanging on the wall.


    When they were cracked open, seeds would pour out.


    There was not only dried loofah, but also strings of garlic, dried gourd, and anything else that could be hung up.


    These were all given by the relatives in the countryside; things that couldn¡¯t be eaten or used were stored this way.


    Yan Fei was pretty deterministic, saying that if we¡¯re to plant watermelons, we should just stick to watermelons and ignore the rest.


    So, he picked out the watermelon seeds one by one from the sill.


    There was no choice, though there were plenty of things, they were not considered rare in the countryside, so why bother?


    Because in the past, aside from meat and eggs which were considered rare, he was fed up with everything else.


    That¡¯s why Yan Fei would particularly focus on these two things, taking them as his staple and all the rest as a side dish.


    Watermelons are the easiest to grow; dig a hole, toss in a seed, and water it ¨C simple.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t use up all the small bag of watermelon seeds he¡¯d collected.


    These things needed to be grown in the sun for the watermelons to be tasty.


    The ones grown in the shade weren¡¯t as good, and might as well not be planted ¨C but if it wasn¡¯t for that, Yan Fei would plant some more.


    When he came back and was getting ready to go back to sleep, he thought for a bit and also scattered a few winter melon and pumpkin seeds on the island.


    These were for the chickens in the yard; he thought that once they grew, they could feed the chickens.


    After the chores were done, it was time for a nap and dinner.


    When the night was deep and everyone else was sleeping, the Compsognathus was once again activated.


    In the evening, Yan Fei didn¡¯t go to the bamboo forest again, it was too far anyway.


    His plan for today was to catch a rabbit, so the slopes around the town would do.


    The summer nights were always filled with countless sounds of insects and frogs, he walked along the slope looking around, the surroundings were immersed in the quietness of the night.


    But for Yan Fei, this was all quite normal.


    The process of searching for a rabbit was uneventful.


    As he passed by a large field of sweet potatoes under a green gauze, a poor rabbit was discovered by Yan Fei.


    Without any surprise, this rabbit fell into the hands of Great Demon King Yan and was about to become dinner.


    Due to his money-making plan being unexpectedly obstructed, Yan Fei really didn¡¯t feel like continuing the hunt for rabbits.


    So, holding this luckless rabbit, he returned.


    The task of skinning was often practiced on Compsognathus, so now he was quite experienced.


    A whole rabbit skin was soon hanging at the entrance of the cave.


    As a Compsognathus, he ran wildly in the forest for a while, allowing him to witness many strange little creatures in the sea.


    When the Compsognathus had all returned to their nesting place, the Dinosaur Butcher, Great Demon King Yan, once again wielded his big hammer and smashed a Compsognathus that had just been running with him a moment ago.


    The reason he didn¡¯t use a knife was because they usually ran wildly together, so he tried to make sure that they had a full body when they died!


    The rabbit meat was to be stewed, with a small pot for the stewed rabbit meat, and a large pot for the Dinosaur soup.


    Normally the food shouldn¡¯t be stored in summer, but Yan Fei found that his cave on the island was like a cellar: not only good for hiding things, but also made food hard to spoil.


    So this time, he hammered three in one go, and it was deep into the night by the time they were all cleaned up and put into the pot. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The moment he lifted the pot lid, he turned his grief and indignation into appetite and devoured one whole.


    After finishing, he was startled by the sight of so many bones strewn on the ground.


    After eating and cleaning up the battlefield, he disposed of the things that shouldn¡¯t be seen by others by obliterating them and sending them into the sea.


    As soon as he opened the door, a greedy girl slipped in.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, I didn¡¯t expect you to be so capable.


    I thought you might not be able to catch any today!


    Why aren¡¯t you eating?¡± Xu Xiaoyan, feigning seriousness, grits her little white teeth on a piece of rabbit with a determined exertion, while falsely complimenting Yan Xiaofei, who provided her with the delicious food.


    Seeing a girl with such a hearty appetite first thing in the morning, Yan Fei was at a loss for words.


    He was so full that he could hardly keep his eyes open, ¡°I¡¯ll take a nap, you eat by yourself, I¡¯ve already eaten!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really tasty!¡± Xu Xiaoyan praised while eating.


    ¡°I used to pass by old bridge every time I came back from school during the weekend.


    Looking at the painted pictures of roast chicken and braised elbow on the signs of the roadside restaurant, I would be drooling.


    Indeed, nothing beats the joy of eating meat in large bites!¡±


    Yan Fei, still drowsy, replied: ¡°Of course, I specifically wanted you to enjoy yourself, so I made fewer chops.¡±


    He had spent part of the night catching rabbits, had run with the Compsognathus for a while, and then skinned a rabbit and three Compsognathus.


    When it came to chopping the rabbit meat for cooking, he was almost exhausted, so he hurriedly chopped the rabbit and tossed it into the pot.


    ¡°Hmm.¡± Xu Xiaoyan continued to talk while eating.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity we are a bit far from the county town.


    If we were closer, you could sell the rabbits in the county town where the price would certainly be higher than here!¡±


    ¡°Is there a restaurant in the county town?¡± Yan Fei replied randomly in his daze, then suddenly sat up, his eyes gleaming.


    ¡°Right, I could sell rabbits in the county town?


    As long as I don¡¯t run into my parents, it should be fine.¡±

 Chapter 14 - 14 14 Encounter_1

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    Xu Xiaoyan quickly stopped him: ¡°That won¡¯t do.


    It¡¯s too far, more than twenty miles!


    You¡¯ll have to ride in a vehicle, it¡¯s not safe for a kid like you to travel alone back and forth.


    Besides, there are many more people in the county town than when you are hunting rabbits in the wild!¡±


    Yan Fei smirked, ¡°Come on, only students like you are so delicate that you need to take a vehicle to the county town.


    My grandfather used to take me there on foot, we would cross the river and take the small road, it¡¯s not even twenty miles.


    What¡¯s the big deal about more people?


    I¡¯m going to sell rabbits, not to see the crowd.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan looked anxious right away: ¡°No, you can¡¯t go to the town alone.


    Even if you¡¯re good at catching rabbits at night, there are so many people in the town.


    If someone has bad intentions, you can¡¯t avoid them just by being careful.¡±


    To strengthen her argument, Xu Xiaoyan used herself as an example: ¡°I¡¯ve been studying there for two years.


    Except for weekend trips to the station with my classmates, we don¡¯t leave the school campus.¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t argue with her: ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡±


    Although the girl seemed a little naive, she was familiar with him, and by looking at his expression, she understood: ¡°Alright, I know you¡¯ll sneak there anyway.


    If you want to go, go once to check it out.


    Try to stay out of the town, take the Old Bridge route.


    I know there are many restaurants over there, after crossing the bridge, all you¡¯ll see are restaurants.


    Be careful on the road, if you can¡¯t make it on foot, take a vehicle, get off right at the head of the Old Bridge, ask around there and then wait for the vehicle there¡­¡±


    Yan Fei agreed straightforwardly: ¡°Alright.¡±


    When he woke up hungry, Yan Fei looked up at the sun, he didn¡¯t know the time, and just got up to cook some food.


    Without any vegetables, he picked some sweet potato leaves from the small island, made a bowl of noodles with meat soup and had some meat, just enough to make do for a meal.


    Before he could even put down his bowl, someone called from outside: ¡°Yan Fei, Yan Fei, are you home?¡±


    Yan Fei looked up and saw Yang Qian and a quite familiar-looking companion: ¡°Come in, the door isn¡¯t tightly closed.¡±


    As soon as Yang Qian came in, he was very excited.


    He turned to his companion and said: ¡°This is Yan Fei.


    You can¡¯t even imagine how good he is at catching crabs.


    Oh yes, Yan Fei, this is Jiao Bing.


    We were in the same class in the fourth grade.¡±


    Having been classmates for a year, Yan Fei only recognized his face vaguely, so he was a little embarrassed: ¡°Sit down first, let me clean up the dishes and then we can go play by the river!¡±


    These two were inherently restless and instantly noticed the rabbit fur hanging on the wall in the yard.


    Yang Qian grimaced: ¡°Yan Fei, what¡¯s this?


    It¡¯s a bit creepy.¡±


    Yan Fei stuck his head out of the kitchen and looked: ¡°Wild rabbit fur, I caught it last night.


    You guys are late, it¡¯s all eaten up.¡±


    Yang Qian was quite impressed: ¡°You¡¯re really amazing, did you catch it all by yourself?


    How did you catch it?¡±


    ¡°Nothing much, I just chased it by the river at night, it was easy to catch.¡± Yan Fei¡¯s voice carried from the kitchen.


    Jiao Bing was full of disbelief, but Yang Qian was already in awe.


    ¡°Impressive!


    Oh, I wish I could¡¯ve come out at night, then I could¡¯ve gone with you!¡± Yang Qian lamented, and then changed the subject.¡± Also, Yan Fei, are there any wild chickens by the river?


    The day before yesterday my dad bought one from the street, he said wild chickens are the hardest to catch.


    But they taste so good!


    Last time Xiaobin and the others went to the bamboo forest, they found a Wild Chicken Egg, but they didn¡¯t see the wild chicken.¡±


    Having finished cleaning, Yan Fei came out of the kitchen and closed the door.


    He chuckled: ¡°$20 each, right?¡±


    ¡°How did you know?¡± Yang Qian was a bit surprised.


    ¡°Did you buy one too?¡±


    ¡°I sold it to your dad!¡± Yan Fei was pleased inside, but his face remained calm.


    ¡°Did he not tell you?¡±


    Yang¡¯s father, of course, wouldn¡¯t tell his son: your classmate can catch wild chickens and rabbits!


    Such a thing would be categorized as something other people¡¯s children can do, but absolutely not his own child.


    If other people¡¯s children can catch game at night and he can just buy it to eat, that¡¯s fine.


    But if his own child ran around at night, he would surely break their leg.


    ¡°Wait, what?¡± Yang Qian couldn¡¯t believe his ears, his expression changed, and for a moment he looked like a surprised puppy.


    ¡°You¡¯re amazing!


    Where did you catch it?¡±


    Yan Fei looked at Jiao Bing, who was a bit dazed, and continued to keep his calm: ¡°Didn¡¯t you tell me last time, Xiaobin found a Wild Chicken Egg in the bamboo forest?


    I went there at night to check, and there were indeed wild chickens.¡±


    Then his expression turned to faint regret: ¡°But not many, I only found two in one night.


    Fortunately, I bumped into a rabbit later!¡±


    He spoke as if no matter how many there were, he could round them up as easily as picking up trash!


    ¡°¡­¡± Yang Qian was completely speechless at this point, he almost wanted to kneel down and kiss Yan Fei¡¯s feet.


    Then by the river, Yan Fei showed them what it meant by ¡°nine out of ten attempts are successful¡±, earning their admiration and bewitching gazes countless times.


    He returned home satisfied with several crabs in tow.


    Parents in Sancha River town all understand that no amount of scolding or spanking will stop their children from sneaking to the river to play.


    But there always are some parents who prefer self-deception, thinking as long as they don¡¯t know about it, their child isn¡¯t going.


    Those kind of parents, no matter how many crabs you catch in the river, or even if you fish a 300-catty big fish, you can¡¯t bring them home.


    Otherwise, you¡¯d definitely be in trouble.


    Unfortunately, Yang Qian was such a hapless child, too afraid to take crabs home.


    Jiao Bing, his companion, had no choice but to leave it and eat the crab at Yan Fei¡¯s house.


    While eating the crabs, Yang Qian proposed: ¡°Let¡¯s go out and play tonight?


    Go see a movie!¡±


    Yan Fei was surprised by the idea.


    Before he could comment, Jiao Bing said: ¡°You just got spanked, and you¡¯re still going to watch a movie?


    I think we could just play pool or video games.¡±


    Yang Qian didn¡¯t care, ¡°I¡¯ve already been hit, would be a waste not to watch a few more times!


    As long as you guys help me keep it secret.


    Let¡¯s go later this time, enter at the last minute and sit at the back.


    If we don¡¯t bump into anyone we know, it will be fine.¡±


    Yan Fei agreed: ¡°I support watching a movie.


    Playing games is meaningless, they cost too much; the pool table owner also doesn¡¯t want us to play, if there are too many people, he will refuse us!¡±


    Pool and gaming arcades were new things in Sancha River town.


    The game center had arcade machines such as Street Fighter, King of Fighters, and Captain Hook.


    Those who didn¡¯t know how to play would spend money like throwing it away.


    The owner loved newcomers, it¡¯s always a fixed amount for a few coins, the shorter the time they played, the better.


    Pool on the other hand was the exact opposite, charge per game, half a dime a game.


    The rules here weren¡¯t strict, just hit the balls in.


    Experienced pool players could finish all the balls in a short time, some could even get all of their balls in with just one hit.


    Players like Yan Fei who didn¡¯t know how to play at all could spend half the night and still not finish a game.


    Only when the place was empty the owner would let them play.


    As soon as there were other customers, they would be driven away.


    So Yan Fei only ever sneaked in once, he didn¡¯t go again after being chased out in the middle of a game.


    Even though it was free, he was upset.


    Jiao Bing didn¡¯t really care.


    Seeing that both of them insisted on watching a movie, he agreed.


    After the three of them finished their meal and gathered again, they snuck off to watch another movie.


    Each of them went happily home as if they had won the lottery.


    Yan Fei started packing up to go to the county town.


    Small towns with no nightlife were basically deserted by night. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Occasionally there were a few young people, obviously classified as delinquents, entertaining themselves in pool rooms, game arcades, and video stores.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t walk on the main street, but directly left the town through the alleyways from his home.


    He didn¡¯t meet a single person on the way.


    Once he got past the small town and West Bridge, he left the main road and took a riverside path for a while.


    Seeing that there was no one around, he disappeared quietly.


    Not long after, a Compsognathus appeared stealthily.


    Although the riverside path was overgrown with lush greenery on both sides, and the narrow path was difficult to walk on, it was a heavenly path compared to the forest on the island.


    Yan Fei jogged along the path, and within less than half an hour, saw a large expanse of sandy land ahead.


    This place is where the local villages and towns come to collect river sand.


    The terrain was flat, and the area was extremely vast, with some water plants and shrubs covering most of it.


    The river here was wide and therefore shallow.


    At its deepest, it only reached just above the knee.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t planning to cross the river yet.


    As soon as he saw the sandy ground in the distance, he became enthusiastic.


    There must be a lot of game here¡­


    ¡°Bang¡­¡±


    Yan Fei was taken aback.


    After a moment, he realized that it was the sound of gunfire.


    He recognized the sound, it was made by an old shotgun firing iron sand.


    He had seen quite a few when he was younger.


    Later, they were all confiscated by the local police station.


    Now, anyone found with one of those had to visit the police station and take a detour to jail for a tour.


    He hated those who smuggled firearms the most!


    Yan Fei grumbled under his breath and sneaked into the nearby cornfield.


    He could vaguely see two lights flickering in the distance, and two figures were moving around there.


    Since Yan Fei was upwind, he couldn¡¯t hear them talking.


    Once the gunshot sounded, it would be hard to find any rabbits nearby.


    These two probably just arrived and wouldn¡¯t be leaving anytime soon.


    Annoyed, Yan Fei drew up a scheme to teach them a lesson.


    After all, such shotguns took a while to reload and their firing range wasn¡¯t far.


    The farther the target, the less potent it was.


    The Compsognathus silently moved through the cornfield towards the sandy land.


    When he reached the edge of the cornfield, he looked at the flickering lights in the distance, and quietly leaped over the small ditch at the edge of the cornfield.


    Taking advantage of the cover of dunes, soil mounds, and bushes, he slowly approached the two men.

 Chapter 15 - 15 15 Scary Rabbit Selling_1

    ?15: Chapter 15 Scary Rabbit Selling_1 15: Chapter 15 Scary Rabbit Selling_1 ¡°Oooooo¡­quack quack¡­¡±


    In the pitch-black night, a strange call floated in the river breeze into the ears of two people who came out in the middle of the night to catch rabbits.


    The light flickered, and a trembling voice said, ¡°Fourth Brother, did you hear any noise?¡± Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Shut up¡­.¡± Another rougher voice stopped the first speaker.


    Then the light slowly swept around.


    Obviously, the two people started looking for the reason for the noise.


    ¡°Help¡­


    ¡±


    Another sharp shout rang out, this time clearly human.


    Apparently, hearing human voices made these two less afraid.


    The one who called out ¡®Fourth Brother¡¯ shouted, ¡°Who¡¯s there?


    Come out, we have guns!¡±


    ¡°Hee-hee-hee-hee¡­


    squeak¡­


    don¡¯t eat me¡­


    hurry and save me¡­¡±


    The cry for help mixed with weird noises sounded again.


    This time the two people were a bit flustered.


    The one called Fourth Brother who had shouted just now, spoke loudly again, ¡°What¡¯s there, come out!¡±


    Accompanying the shouting, a ¡°bang¡± of a gunshot echoed in the river valley, lingering for a long time.


    ¡°Ah¡­


    squeaky¡­


    hee-hee¡­¡± Yan Fei sometimes turned into a Compsognathus and let out a couple of strange sounds, sometimes turned back into a human in a place where they could not see and shouted a few times.


    As long as it was mournful, he would shout it, imitating the faintly eerie sounds from an adolescent voice changing, made him even more creepy.


    He had seen that the two people had actually got prey as soon as they arrived.


    The man who had just spoken, probably the one called Fourth Brother, was wearing a mining lamp on his head and holding a gun.


    He just fired the gun and started refilling with gunpowder; the other man held a dead rabbit in one hand and a flashlight in the other, clearly hiding, presumably the one who had initially called for Fourth Brother who was more timid.


    Taking advantage of the one called Fourth Brother busily reloading gunpowder and lead shot, the timid one was holding a flashlight and shining it haphazardly.


    Yan Fei swayed to the beam of his flashlight, grinning widely at him, and then swiftly passed by, quickly leaving along the sand dune.


    Only after he had rounded a small sand dune did he hear the flashlight man scream, ¡°Fourth Brother, there¡¯s a monster, I just saw it¡­¡±


    With a splash, this man was so tense that he clung to the arm of the one called Fourth Brother.


    With a tremor, he dropped the bag of lead shot on the ground, and it scattered all over.


    The one called Fourth Brother was so angry, ¡°Damn it, are you as timid as a mouse?


    We come here quite often, there are no monsters!¡±


    ¡°There really are¡­


    there really¡­


    ah¡­¡±


    While the two men were in utter chaos, Yan Fei had quietly sneaked up on them again.


    This timid man could hardly hold his flashlight.


    As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Yan Fei ran a few steps quickly, suddenly jumped up, stepped on his back, and fell into a nearby bush, disappearing instantly once he was in the bush.


    ¡°Hee-hee-hee¡­¡±


    Inside the cave on the island, Yan Fei¡¯s triumphant laughter echoed.


    After laughing a couple of times, he counted the time.


    About half a minute later, he reappeared in the bush.


    He looked up and laughed, one person was facing his back, shouting at a figure fleeing in panic in the distance, ¡°¡­..there¡¯s nothing here, don¡¯t scare yourself¡­.¡±


    ¡°Quack Quack¡­Wah¡­¡± Yan Fei suddenly made a strange noise, jumped up without courtesy, scratched his back, and then returned to the cave.


    This time he waited for almost half a minute, appeared in the bush again, a light just happened to sweep his head, he quickly held his head still, waiting for the light to pass, then repeated his old tricks, let out a strange noise and gave the man another start.


    With a ¡°bang¡±, a gunshot rang out, Yan Fei was delighted to hear it: Does he think I don¡¯t know he¡¯s out of lead shot?


    What¡¯s the use of firing a gun just with gunpowder and no lead shot?


    Watching the man flee in panic, shooting wildly, he very cooperatively transformed back into a human, pinched his nose, and called out to the man pitifully, ¡°Come back¡­


    come back¡­come¡­¡±


    The fleeing figure stumbled, almost fell, and seemed to even drop his gun without picking it up, just ran away without looking back.


    Yan Fei looked at the disappearing figure, smirked, and went to the place where the man had almost fell: as expected, the gun lay quietly there on the ground!


    He picked it up and looked, good gracious, it was almost as tall as him when standing upright.


    There was also a plastic bag nearby, he picked it up and looked, not bad, there were neatly rolled paper tubes inside, opened a paper tube and looked, black powder, if it¡¯s not gunpowder then what is it?


    Yan Fei laughed in delight, going back to the place where he had just attacked the two men, there were leads shots left there!


    The lead shots were in a small cloth bag.


    There was not much left after they fell and scattered everywhere.


    Yan Fei thought about it and went back into the cave.


    There was a small corner in the cave with many ¡°treasures¡±.


    Toy guns, decorative paintings, cigarette packs, glass balls, everything imaginable.


    Yan Fei rummaged through them and found a ring magnet taken from an old radio ¡ª a blacksmith¡¯s child would not lack this as he used to play with it by using it to pick up iron filings when he was child.


    In the black night on the river beach, between the high and low sand dune and tufts of grass, faint laughter echoed through the river wind.


    There was no helping it, Yan Fei was just too excited!


    He reckoned he had picked up at least ninety-nine percent of the scattered iron sand with his magnet stone.


    Who else would have such a complete set of equipment?


    Not only did he have digging tools for rabbit hunting, he even had a magnet stone.


    He gained one hunting shotgun.


    Although he would have to keep it hidden, he could secretly test it on the island with no problems.


    Afraid of danger?


    If worst comes to worst, we¡¯ll just load less gunpowder!


    Just consider it confiscation on behalf of the police!


    Anyway, our method is more thorough than the police¡¯s destruction.


    Can¡¯t the destruction leave a little residue?


    He hid in the cave the whole time, touching the gun.


    He stood at the mouth of the cave with an empty gun, aimlessly pointing it around and making ¡®pa-pa-pa¡¯ shooting noises, until he finally remembered what he had come out to do today.


    When he left the cave, he was still so delighted.


    After transforming some dinosaurs and standing in the wind for a while, he finally calmed himself down and started tonight¡¯s real task, hunting for prey.


    Then, he smelt a familiar scent of blood.


    Following the source of the smell, sure enough, there was a bloody rabbit that had recently died in a grass nest.


    This was obviously dropped by the skittish kid who had just run away.


    Yan Fei muttered to himself: Good luck is in the stars, good luck is coming.


    And he indiscreetly collected the rabbit.


    Because of this unexpected harvest tonight, when he later caught two more rabbits, Yan Fei didn¡¯t find it surprising at all.


    By the time he reached the area near the old bridge in the county town, it was the quietest time of the night.


    He went into the cave to sleep until he woke up naturally.


    When he emerged from a bridge hole, the sun was already high in the sky.


    ¡°Ah¡­


    I guess I need to get a watch to check the time!¡± Yan Fei sighed, feeling like he woke up a bit late.


    Coming out of the bridge hole, ignoring the surprised looks of the idle people by the river, he carried two rabbits onto the bridge head.


    ¡°Boss, do you want wild rabbits here?


    They¡¯re alive, caught them just last night!¡± After looking around for a while, Yan Fei finally approached a restaurant with a strong ¡°presence¡±, opened the door and asked a middle-aged woman.


    ¡°Ah¡­


    Let me see, not bad.


    Would you sell them for ten dollars each?¡± The middle-aged woman invited Yan Fei to pick them up, looked at them left and right, and finally spoke.


    Yan Fei turned his head and left, with the woman calling out behind him, ¡°Hey kiddo, don¡¯t leave, I¡¯ll give you an extra two dollars per rabbit¡­¡±


    Yan Fei almost lost his temper and hit the woman with the rabbits, where would he stay?


    He asked a couple more shops, the highest offer for a rabbit was twenty dollars.


    Yan Fei was a bit upset.


    These things were not like domestic chickens and ducks or eggs, with stable prices.


    It was all about how you negotiated with the buyer, but Yan Fei had no experience in this and left unsatisfied after each inquiry.


    Before he knew it, he had reached a crossroads.


    Diagonal to him was a bus station, and next to it was a shopping mall.


    The buildings on the side of the road were much more ¡°majestic¡±, and lots of people were coming and going, which was much busier than the small town.


    ¡°Hey, lad with the rabbits, are those rabbits for sale?¡± Yan Fei heard the voice and turned around to see a shirtless hunk standing at the doorway of a beef shop nearby.


    Yan Fei immediately became alert.


    This guy was pretty intimidating.


    He had tattoos on his arms, a scar on his body, and a gruff face.


    He looked just like the main villain in a movie.


    Plus, his name was ¡®Bro¡¯, which was local slang meaning ¡®brother¡¯, but it made Yan Fei feel uneasy.


    Furthermore, the beef shop was downtrodden; there was a large pool of dark, purplish-black blood on the ground at the entrance.


    Although it was covered with dirt, it was still clearly visible.


    All in all, this guy did not look like a good person.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m waiting here for my father!¡± This was advised by Xu Xiaoyan, if you encounter someone who doesn¡¯t seem like a good person, first say you¡¯re waiting for someone to deter the bad guys.


    The man glared at him, reaching into the half-long trousers he was wearing: ¡°Kid, you¡¯re quite alert!


    Come here, I¡¯ll give you the money first, fifty dollars for two.


    Others definitely won¡¯t give you this price.¡±


    Yan Fei was about to leave, but when he saw the money he couldn¡¯t resist.


    He grabbed it and handed the rabbits to the man, saying, ¡°Thanks!¡±


    After saying that, he turned to leave, but then the man called out again, ¡°Could you get more in the future?


    I¡¯ll still want it if you do!¡±


    Yan Fei, who had just taken two steps, stopped in his tracks and turned to ask, ¡°Aren¡¯t you a beef restaurant owner?


    Why do you want wild rabbits?¡±


    The beef boss gave a toothy grin: ¡°I can¡¯t eat beef every day, can I?


    I usually have many friends coming and going, and I cannot always serve them with beef, can I?¡±


    Thinking about it, Yan Fei nodded and agreed, ¡°OK, will you still give me twenty-five bucks for each rabbit in the future?¡±


    The beef boss made a weird smile, ¡°Each rabbit is still game, which is cheaper than my beef.


    Whatever amount you¡¯ve got, bring it here.


    Don¡¯t worry, my shop won¡¯t cheat you kids!


    I might even trick you into becoming human meat buns¡­¡±


    Hearing this, Yan Fei was somehow not scared: ¡°Thank you, uncle.


    I will bring them here if I get any in the future.¡±


    The beef boss chuckled: ¡°OK, you can come anytime, just don¡¯t call me uncle, call me Fifth Brother.


    If I¡¯m not in my shop in the future, as long as there¡¯re people in there, you just say that Fifth Brother has already priced it, they will give you the money.¡±


    Yan Fei nodded, ¡°OK.


    By the way, Fifth Brother, where can I buy a digital watch?¡±


    The man nicknamed Fifth Brother pointed to a place: ¡°The shopping mall next to the bus station.


    As soon as you enter, they will be hanging on the shelves.


    The kind of timer that can read seconds is seven bucks, and the plastic one you wear on your hand is normally five bucks.¡±


    Yan Fei, who was anxious to own a watch, thanked the big fellow and was about to leave when the man shouted again, ¡°Be careful with your money¡­¡±


    Yan Fei waved back without turning his head and ran toward the road.

 Chapter 16 - 16 16 Returning Home After Buying a Watch_1

    ?16: Chapter 16: Returning Home After Buying a Watch_1 16: Chapter 16: Returning Home After Buying a Watch_1 Xu Xiaoyan had warned him about pickpockets around the station, and Yan Fei had already formulated a plan.


    Once he crossed the road, he darted into the public restroom by the station he¡¯d spotted earlier.


    Upon entering, he pretended to squat, then quietly disappeared while the previous occupant left.


    And just like that, the fifty-dollar bill in his pocket had been changed into loose coins amounting to only a few dollars.


    He paid the restroom¡¯s old caretaker a dime and headed towards the shopping mall just a few steps away.


    Sure enough, the first thing he saw were the watches for sale, the shelves behind the counter displayed different types of watches, including electronic watches with long strings attached, in various colors like yellow and green.


    They were round with tiny button-like ears.


    The watch seemed a bit too feminine for his taste.


    Yan Fei was not quite satisfied.


    However, knowing he would find it uncomfortable to wear a wristwatch, he had to settle for such a design.


    When he asked the price, the vendor demanded twelve dollars, without blinking an eye, Yan Fei said, ¡°My brother on the beef shop across the road had sent me.


    He told me they all cost seven dollars.¡±


    Upon hearing this, the salesman curbed himself, ¡°Pick a color then!


    We¡¯ll charge your said price!¡±


    With the new digital watch hanging around his neck, Yan Fei felt he must look silly, but there was nowhere else to put it since his only pocket was on his pant¡¯s waistband.


    And he didn¡¯t fancy another visit to the loo, to fork over another dime to the old caretaker.


    After a brief look around the small shopping mall, Yan Fei found himself indifferent to the array of colorful products on display, not thinking he needed to buy anything else.


    It was only when he prepared to enter the station and saw all the food stands selling cold noodles, rice noodles, and clay pot noodles, did he remember his skipped breakfast!


    He ate a bowl of rice noodles and ordered a side of cold noodles, only to feel hungrier afterward.


    ¡°This city food is just a rip-off!¡± He muttered angrily to himself, he didn¡¯t bother buying anything else and headed straight for the bus towards Sancha River.


    As soon as Yan Fei got off the bus back in Sancha River, he looked at the sun, which had significantly leaned towards the west, and began to mutter curses under his breath, ¡°To hell with it!


    From now on, even if I had to walk, I won¡¯t ride that crap again.


    It took two hours to cover this twenty-ish km distance!¡±


    The bus was indeed slow.


    He had waited forever at the station for the bus to leave, and once it did, it moved slower than a pedestrian.


    The ticket collector kept shouting, asking if anyone needed to board, it took more than half an hour just to cover the few steps out of town.


    The slow-paced traveling continued outside the city, stopping for any potential passenger aside the road.


    Along with people getting off the bus everywhere like sheep dung scattered on a field, Yan Fei, with a new watch hanging around his neck, felt each second pass by like a year.


    If he¡¯d walked the same path, he could¡¯ve made it back in time for a meal!


    Starving, Yan Fei rushed back home the moment he opened the door he disappeared for a moment.


    With a blink of an eye, a roasted dinosaur leg appeared in his mouth, and a rabbit in his hand.


    He didn¡¯t bother to close the door, he gulped down some water then started to skin the rabbit while eating.


    The rabbit bore signs of gunshot, so selling it was out of the question lest it brought trouble.


    There was no need to hide while skinning the wild rabbit, as he hung it in the courtyard and started right on it¡ª considering he often dined on meat without him buying any, he might as well let everyone knew what he was eating.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you caught a rabbit again?


    I think you went to the city this morning?¡± The curious girl arrived while he was skinning.


    ¡°Yeah, hehe.


    This would sell for twenty-five bucks in the city, I sold two and kept one to eat.¡± Yan Fei replied.


    ¡°So you caught three in total?


    Didn¡¯t expect you to be quite good at it, you should put in a bit more effort since you¡¯ll be running up and down.


    Oh yeah, your police uncle came looking for you this morning but left after seeing no one was home.¡± The girl didn¡¯t feel disgusted watching the skinning process and scooted over on a stool.


    ¡°Oh my, the skinned rabbit looks so dreadful, all bloody and everything!


    Careful, don¡¯t break the skin, it¡¯s worth some money.¡±


    Yan Fei was very pleased: this was what was good about this girl, she was straightforward.


    Unlike some women who would debate at length when slaughtering a chicken, lamenting how pitiful the chicken was.


    If you feel bad for the chicken, you could turn a blind eye, or choose not to eat meat.


    However, once the dishes were served, their chopsticks would be the first to pick up the meat.


    ¡°Wow, Yan Fei, did you buy a new watch?


    It¡¯s nice-looking, did you buy it in the city?¡± Xu Xiaoyan came in and straight away fixed her gaze on the wild rabbit.


    She sat and chatted for the longest time before noticing the watch around Yan Fei¡¯s neck¡ª how could one possibly not notice it?!


    He was stripped to the waist and wore a green watch.


    Somehow, she managed to overlook it for so long.


    Yan Fei extended his neck, ¡°Read on your own, my hands are dirty!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan took the pocket watch from his neck and started to sigh again, ¡°I¡¯m only equipped with an electronic watch on my hand now!


    This looks really nice.


    I thought this type of watch was suitable for a girl when I first bought mine, but it cost a few dollars more, so I only bought the one I wear.¡±


    Yan Fei was very generous: ¡°If you like it, I¡¯ll give it to you and buy another one some other day.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him, ¡°Enough!


    You clearly know what my parents are like, they¡¯d yell at me if I go back with this.


    I get scolded even when I just come here to grab some food.¡±


    That¡¯s why Yan Fei, despite living next door, never visits Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s house.


    Being the third daughter of the Xu Family, Xu Xiaoyan is seen as no better than a criminal in the eyes of parents wishing for a boy.


    She¡¯s even less popular than Yan Fei throughout childhood ¨C no matter how foolish Yan Fei could be, he is a boy after all.


    Being ¡°unpopular¡± is putting it lightly.


    She was practically abhorred.


    In a few years times, it¡¯d be unfathomable to think that one¡¯s own child would be so despised, less even than a dog at home?


    Being such an unwelcome child, she could do nothing right.


    As a child, she had no one to play with, and she would be beaten and scolded for sneaking over to play with Yan Fei.


    Yan Fei, living just next door, could often hear things like ¡°loss-making goods also found an idiot¡± and ¡°go be the idiot¡¯s concubine¡± through the walls.


    Yan Fei, who had secrets from an early age and was fairly sensible, would naturally feel uncomfortable hearing such words.


    Even his grandfather, several times, couldn¡¯t eat properly out of anger when hearing such words.


    The old man swallowed his anger for his grandson¡¯s sake, otherwise a fight would have inevitably ensued.


    It¡¯s only in recent years, as attitudes have begun to change, that Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s situation has improved a little.


    Her good performance in school, and her two older sisters both making it to university, have helped to gradually ease her life and allow her to continue high school.


    But the habits formed over more than a decade don¡¯t just change overnight.


    Moreover, a student like Xu Xiaoyan, who would be pampered in any other family, is just a punch-bag in this one ¨C it wasn¡¯t until she started high school that Yan Fei saw her wear new clothes.


    While they were talking, the wild hare from last night had become braised rabbit meat.


    Both of them feasted until they were content.


    Just after eating, Xu Xiaoyan helped clean up the dishes when Yang Qian and Jiao Bing arrived.


    The two of them each had a thin bamboo pole.


    Upon closer inspection, each one was fitted with fishing line and hook, they were homemade fishing rods.


    When Xu Xiaoyan saw people had come, she returned home.


    As soon as she left, the two of them started to insinuate: ¡°Yan Fei, this is your house¡¯s girl, isn¡¯t it?


    She¡¯s really pretty.¡±


    Yan Fei had always been told this from an early age, he wasn¡¯t embarrassed in the slightest, he even appeared quite proud: ¡°Of course, she¡¯s a good student, she¡¯ll be going to college in the future.¡±


    These two felt nothing but envy.


    They didn¡¯t see the custom of concubinage as a ¡°bad habit¡± at all.


    It wasn¡¯t until they¡¯d been envious for half an hour that they remembered why they¡¯d come today: ¡°Yan Fei, are you coming fishing with us at the river?¡±


    Fishing was just an excuse; Yan Fei knew that without them even saying anything.


    They actually wanted to play in the river and catch crabs.


    Before bringing out the fishing rod, they¡¯d definitely have promised their families: I¡¯m only going fishing, I swear I won¡¯t go in the water.


    That was just something for the parents to console themselves with, not something anyone really believed.


    Yan Fei had ¡°big plans¡± for today, so he regretfully declined, ¡°I can¡¯t, I have things to do this afternoon.


    Anyway, I don¡¯t have any fishing gear.


    I¡¯ll just steal a couple of bamboo poles from the bamboo forest one day, get ready, and then go!¡±


    Hearing his refusal, the disappointment on their faces was akin to losing money: ¡°Ahh¡­


    you¡¯d better hurry.


    If you don¡¯t come, we wouldn¡¯t dare go catch crab ourselves.¡±


    Yan Fei waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll go steal the bamboo rods tonight, you guys can go first!¡±


    As he was leaving, Yang Qian didn¡¯t forget to remind him, ¡°Remember to hurry up! S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    We¡¯re nearly going back to school.


    Once we start junior high, our playtime won¡¯t be quite so leisurely!¡±


    If he hadn¡¯t mentioned going back to school, Yan Fei would have probably forgotten that he needed to attend junior high school.


    If he wanted to go to school, he had to find someone to plead his case.


    This person certainly had to be either Uncle Baoguo or Uncle Ming and arrangements had to be made in advance to avoid his parents sending him to the county school when they return in a few days.


    Thinking about his poor test scores, Yan Fei felt such a headache.


    However, Yan Fei did have ¡°big plans¡± at this time.


    Didn¡¯t he unexpectedly get a gun yesterday?


    He was all set to see what this gun could do.


    After eating Compsognathus meat, he had transformed into a Compsognathus; what about a Pterosaur?

 Chapter 17 - 17 17 Test Gun Begging for Help_1

    ?17: Chapter 17 Test Gun Begging for Help_1 17: Chapter 17 Test Gun Begging for Help_1 The cave was quiet, with the sound of the ocean waves outside seeming incredibly distant.


    Inside, a sound akin to the noise of a saw echoed around.


    It was Yan Fei, manipulating a long iron wire with a strip of cloth tied to the end.


    He was cleaning the inside of the gun barrel!


    Even though he had never fired a gun, he knew certain basic operation principles ¨C the gunpowder-filled barrels had to be cleaned.


    After cleaning, he carefully inserted the gunpowder, only filling half a small paper tube for safety considerations.


    This amount was assumed to be standard according to the gun¡¯s previous user.


    Still, he was cautious, having often heard stories about incidents where guns exploded in their user¡¯s hands.


    Once the iron shot was ready, Yan Fei felt sweaty.


    He couldn¡¯t help it.


    He had often heard about the dangers of guns during his time confiscating firearms, including rumors of village folk accidentally injuring people due to gun misfires.


    He was finally ready.


    Yan Fei began to search for a target.


    He hadn¡¯t quite figured out why he transformed into a Compsognathus.


    There were some clues, though.


    That day he killed a Compsognathus and ate its meat, and after that, he was able to transform into one.


    Now he was just trying things out.


    Who wouldn¡¯t want to fly?


    Who could resist trying it if given the chance?


    Well, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t.


    He had thought about it before, but now that he had the means¡ªthis gun¡ªit was possible.


    So he started planning his move on his way back from the county town.


    His first rule ¨C he certainly cannot harm young pterosaurs.


    If killing a young pterosaur meant that he could only transform into young, flightless pterosaurs ¨C he¡¯d rather not transform at all!


    So he didn¡¯t act in the afternoon and left the pterosaurs that could fly to hunt.


    The ones left in the nest were taking care of the young pterosaurs, being extremely careful.


    But they were not his targets anyway.


    He was aiming for stronger, domineering pterosaurs that held the best positions on the cliff, had the largest nests, and looked more aggressive.


    Those must be the fiercest ones like those seen in Animal World!


    If he¡¯s going to transform, it should be into the strongest.


    At this moment, this broken and rusty gun seemed like a divine weapon, allowing him to slaughter any creature he chose.


    Besides the few patrolling pterosaurs, the pterosaur flock on the island had quieted down completely.


    These pterosaurs, masters of the sky, were highly alert when in their nests.


    Any disturbance would garner their immediate attention.


    On the other hand, Compsognathus, lacking such vigilance, would sleep deeply in their nests.


    Yan Fei could often eliminate a few of them without causing any disturbance as long as he was quick.


    Facing a pterosaur whose mouth alone was bigger than his entire body, Yan Fei was extra cautious.


    If it weren¡¯t for the courage he developed by killing Compsognathus for days, he wouldn¡¯t dare to even think about hunting these large creatures.


    The barrel of the gun was long, Yan Fei had to find a suitable footing while maintaining the proper stance to ensure he could fire the moment he appeared near a pterosaur and then retreat unnoticed.


    Fortunately, he had locked onto a few of the most powerful pterosaurs in the flock whose vicinity was relatively clear.


    Moreover, these creatures occupied the most open and flat center spot on the cliff.


    Thus, right after he made up his mind, Yan Fei instantly appeared next to a pterosaur.


    The gun was held steady in his hand, the dark muzzle aimed directly at the target¡¯s neck, an area closer to its head.


    The pterosaurs had large heads and mouths covered in what seemed like hard cornified structures.


    Yan Fei thought it would be more viable to aim for a more vulnerable area: the neck.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    The gunshot rang out.


    A flash of fire accompanied by iron sand hit right on target.


    The pterosaur flock instantly erupted into chaos.


    Awoken, countless pterosaurs quickly soared into the sky, squawking in terror. S§×ar?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The sudden noise broke the island¡¯s peace.


    Yan Fei was sitting in his little house, observing the island.


    He tossed the gun onto the floor, his palms were sweating due to the tense situation.


    A few particularly robust pterosaurs squawked a few times, and the disorderly flock gradually calmed.


    Yan Fei finally saw his target, and then he realized that he had failed.


    It was apparent that he had loaded too little gunpowder, so the iron sand had not been powerful enough.


    The large pterosaur was squawking angrily without a sign of injury.


    Just as he suspected, this gin was unreliable.


    Mumbling, Yan Fei lied on the bed, waiting for the pterosaur flock to settle down so he could resume picking on them.


    As he waited, he unexpectedly dozed off.


    Has the day dawned?


    Yan Fei, opening his eyes, was slightly perplexed.


    Indeed, it was morning!


    I¡¯m dizzy!


    Yan Fei is frustrated to death.


    He had been keeping an eye on the Pterosaur flock all afternoon, and he had been fully energized to continue his work in the evening, but he fell asleep.


    His routine of staying up late and sleeping during the day had really messed up his ¡°big plan¡±.


    He didn¡¯t go out to hunt rabbits or chickens all night, didn¡¯t go as planned to steal a bamboo pole, and didn¡¯t get to do what he had in mind, making him more frustrated than ever.


    He had a good sleep, but he still felt grumpy all morning and had no energy.


    It wasn¡¯t until after breakfast that he remembered something else he had to do.


    He went into the cave, counted the money in the box for a long time, folded all the money and put it in his pocket, and left.


    Soon, he arrived at the police station.


    After asking around and finding Lin Baoguo, Yan Fei looked around to make sure no one was watching, quickly pulled Lin Baoguo aside, and said: ¡°Uncle Baoguo, can you help me find a teacher you know in town and convince them to let me start junior high school straight away when school starts?¡±


    Lin Baoguo was immediately in a dilemma: ¡°Didn¡¯t your parents tell you to go to the county?¡±


    Yan Fei looked extremely wronged: ¡°If I go there, how will I practice boxing?


    Besides, being at home is closer to my grandparents and I can go to see them more often.


    As long as I study hard, it¡¯s the same wherever I am, right?¡±


    Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t pursue the matter further, but changed his tone: ¡°With your exam scores, perhaps you should do another year of fifth grade!


    If you want to continue fifth grade, I can help arrange that, okay?¡±


    ¡°Uncle Baoguo!¡± Yan Fei pleaded bitterly.


    ¡°Actually, I know the materials, it¡¯s just because of grandpa¡¯s incident that I couldn¡¯t perform well on the exams.


    Can you please help me convince someone?


    I need urgent help!¡±


    Lin Baoguo was not swayed: ¡°Can you handle junior high school?


    You want me to pull strings for you to get school admission?


    Even if they let you in, it¡¯s no use if your grades are bad.


    It would be better to repeat fifth grade and catch up with your studies.¡±


    ¡°Everyone else is going to junior high school, and you¡¯re asking me to go to fifth grade?


    I can¡¯t afford to lose face like that!


    Can I promise to study hard in junior high school?


    Can I make a vow?


    I absolutely will not let you lose face.


    You just relax¡­¡± Yan Fei reiterated his commitment.


    ¡°No¡­


    I¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve brought the tuition fee, look, this is the money I earned from selling game.


    I didn¡¯t waste a penny, don¡¯t you believe me?¡± Yan Fei took out the money to prove his ¡°determination¡± to Lin Baoguo.


    ¡°What¡¯s up, Old Lin?


    What does your nephew want from you?


    Why are you two in the corner whispering?¡± A passing policeman noticed the two men huddled around the corner and came over to ask.


    Yan Fei saw that it was ¡°the enemy¡±.


    It was Director Wang, who had bought his game and then backstabbed him.


    ¡°Nothing much, this kid wants me to help him get into junior high school!¡± Before Yan Fei could say anything, Lin Baoguo had already spoken.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that a small matter?


    Don¡¯t you have a classmate who is a teacher in town?


    A simple greeting would do, or is there another reason?¡± Officer Wang asked nonchalantly.


    ¡°Ah, you don¡¯t know.


    It¡¯s not like I don¡¯t dare to speak up.¡± Lin Baoguo, ignoring Yan Fei¡¯s coughing and winking, went ahead and betrayed Yan Fei.


    ¡°He only scored three points on his exam, whom should I speak to about that?¡±


    ¡°Three points?¡± Director Wang was puzzled and asked instinctively, ¡°Isn¡¯t there just two subjects?


    Did he score three points in math or Chinese?¡±


    ¡°One point in math, two points in Chinese.


    That adds up to three points.


    Out of the total score of two hundred for both subjects, he only scored this little!¡± Lin Baoguo explained grumpily.


    ¡°Uh¡­¡± Director Wang was left speechless.


    ¡°This, this young guy is a bit biased¡­¡±


    As soon as the words came out, he realized something was wrong, and continued: ¡°Old Lin, you can get back to work, I have to go¡­¡±


    As Director Wang left, Yan Fei was already fired up like a pack of dynamite.


    He re-pocketed the money and angrily told Lin Baoguo: ¡°If you can¡¯t help, fine, but don¡¯t blab to others.


    You¡¯re such a drag, I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    With that, he turned and walked away.


    Lin Baoguo reached out to stop him: ¡°What are you planning to do if you leave?¡±


    Yan Fei gave him the cold shoulder, stared at him for a long time before saying: ¡°It¡¯s none of your business, I¡¯ll think of another way.


    If I can¡¯t do it, I won¡¯t go!


    But I¡¯m definitely not repeating fifth grade.¡±


    Lin Baoguo laughed bitterly, knowing that his mouth had gotten him into trouble and that he had deeply offended his nephew: ¡°Okay, keep your money safe and don¡¯t waste it.


    I¡¯ll ask a teacher for you, if it works out, I¡¯ll let you know.


    But first, you have to talk to your parents, even if I put in a word for you, you can¡¯t blame me if it doesn¡¯t work out, okay?¡±


    Yan Fei was still a bit angry: ¡°Okay, you go ahead and try!


    If it doesn¡¯t work, tell me in advance so I can figure out another solution.


    I¡¯m leaving now, you¡¯re really getting on my nerves!¡±


    He stormed off in rage.


    Once out of the police station and alone, he broke into a sly smile.


    Where was the slightest sign of anger?


    He had always been called a big fool since childhood, so aside from his grandfather and a few other close people, he never cared about anyone else.


    Whether they spoke well or ill of him, all he saw were ignorant town-dwellers.


    The local police are unreliable.


    Moreover, he had never cared about test scores, nobody had ever cared about his grades, so whether he scored one or two points, it made no difference to him.


    Better to spend time figuring out how to bring down a Pterosaur than to be angry!

 Chapter 18 - 18 18 The Gun is Too Weak_1

    ?18: Chapter 18 The Gun is Too Weak_1 18: Chapter 18 The Gun is Too Weak_1 Since Lin Baoguo agreed to talk to the school, the matter was essentially settled.


    Everyone in the town, who was willing to attend junior high, could usually finish it.


    Especially as Yan Fei was known for not causing trouble in elementary school; he didn¡¯t talk or fiddle during class, at most he liked to sleep.


    Yan Fei had made up his mind.


    The school was so close to his home, as long as he could continue there, even if he was just idling the days away, he would still learn something.


    The small town had everything from elementary to high school, it¡¯d be a waste not to attend.


    Even though his aim was to make money, he understood the benefits of schooling.


    At the very least, if he didn¡¯t go to school, he wouldn¡¯t know how to read or know about dinosaurs.


    Even if it was just to learn more about his own island, he was willing to spend more days at school.


    During the day, when his ¡°target¡± returned to its nest, he finally saw the effectiveness of last night¡¯s shot¡ªthe place where the pterosaur was hit looked burnt or maybe smoked, in any case, a small section had changed color.


    Other than that, there wasn¡¯t much of an effect.


    The small spot Yan Fei guessed, was similar to a bruise; it was also possible that it was just stained by the gunpowder, anyway, Yan Fei had no intention of touching it to find out.


    This was such a daunting task!


    Letting out a long sigh, Yan Fei took the opportunity to steal several dinosaur eggs, one to cook for the upcoming meal, the rest to be saved for later use.


    He was really too lazy to monitor every day which eggs were newly laid, so he planned to do it this way in the future, observing several targets at once and preparing meals for three, five, seven, or eight days at a time.


    After packing up, he set off to steal some bamboo poles from the bamboo forest.


    The bamboo here wasn¡¯t the giant moso bamboo that could grow as thick as one¡¯s thigh, but green bamboo, the thickest was only about the size of a child¡¯s wrist.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t understand other uses, he just knew that this bamboo was perfect for making a fishing rod.


    During the day, there were some youngsters playing in the bamboo forest, mostly junior or high school students.


    But they were mostly taking photos, while Yan Fei chose a suitable location by sneaking around.


    A trench right next to the bamboo forest.


    Remembering the spot, he began to wander around to see if there were any traces of wild chickens or rabbits.


    Around noon, there was no one around, including the distant farmland.


    Yan Fei took out a small saw and sat in the trench he had picked out earlier, starting his ¡°theft¡±.


    The bamboo here was just for appearance, the whole body was emerald green, pleasing to the eye.


    But probably because it was cheap, the old man who looked after the bamboo forest didn¡¯t seem to care much about it.


    He mainly prevented it from accidentally being set on fire by someone and causing a greater disaster.


    Most of the time when children came to ¡°steal¡± a bamboo pole or something, they could generally succeed¡ªexcept when the old man looking after the bamboo forest or the people working in the nearby farmland saw them, no one uttered a word.


    Fearing that one might not fit and he wouldn¡¯t be able to replace it, Yan Fei sawed off two pieces in the blink of an eye and stashed them on the island.


    As he was leaving, he spotted some bamboo roots sticking out of the trench and decided not to leave yet.


    He dug out a small shovel and after scraping for a while in the trench, uncovered a large section of bamboo roots along with a few small bamboo shoots.


    He unceremoniously took all of them, found a spot on the island to dig a hole, and buried them.


    After brushing off his hands, he walked away nonchalantly.


    On his way home, he bought seven or eight fishing hooks and five or six reels of fishing line, which in total only cost two yuan.


    When he got home, he swiftly made two fishing rods.


    The float was replaced by foam found at home, as the store-bought ones were too easily damaged and a waste of money.


    After making the stuff, he quickly started cooking.


    At lunchtime a girl had come over to eat with him, in the afternoon a couple of buddies accompanied him by the river to catch crabs.


    After dinner, Yan Fei got busy again.


    He went back to the bamboo forest, to the spot he had noted in the morning, and after a quick search, he caught a rabbit.


    Halfway on his journey to the county town, he casually found a spot to enter the island.


    Clean the gun, prepare.


    The gunpowder had been too scarce last time, this time he would add more, he didn¡¯t believe the pterosaur could withstand it.


    A whole tube of gunpowder was inserted.


    Aiming at the area he had shot the day before, sighting the target, he fired!


    The flash of fire accompanied the gunshot, completely infuriating the pterosaur.


    This time, the results weren¡¯t too bad, and it seemed like the wound was bleeding.


    However, the wound was virtually unnoticeable, leaving no room to examine the extent of the injury.


    Despite this, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but grin with delight.


    But after a short while, he stopped laughing.


    The Pterosaur thrashed about for a while, unable to find its enemy, and after a while, it settled down.


    It was as if nothing had happened at all?


    He assumed that the wound was not deep, otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t bleed so little.


    Feeling somewhat frustrated, Yan Fei began to understand.


    Although this Pterosaur is not the largest he¡¯s seen, it¡¯s still significantly larger than him.


    As long as its skin is thick and the shot doesn¡¯t cut too deeply, combined with its large size, such a minor injury would feel like being pricked by a needle, far from severe.


    Yan Fei quickly regained his fighting spirit.


    One shot a day, targeted at the same area each time; he was determined to kill it eventually.


    Then he hurried to the town where he collected a rabbit on the way.


    After taking a catnap in a cave under the bridge, he proceeded straight to Fifth Brother¡¯s Beef Shop.


    This time, he woke up early and arrived in town while it was just dawning.


    The town was quite different from the village.


    Early in the morning, people were jogging on the riverbank, practicing Tai Chi, and some even playing by themselves, banging against trees.


    Essentially, there were all sorts of activities taking place.


    Yan Fei concluded: The people in town live better lives; they are idle enough to go crazy!


    Before he reached Fifth Brother¡¯s Beef Shop, he could see the shop owner, Fifth Brother, shirtless, wielding a huge hammer, and slamming it down on a semi-grown calf tethered before him.


    The posture, the action, looked so familiar?


    Seeing Yan Fei arrive so early, Fifth Brother greeted him with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re quite early today!¡±


    Watching him holding the big hammer, Yan Fei felt a wave of delight, ¡°Yeah.


    I caught two today, last night actually.


    They¡¯re guaranteed to be lively.¡±


    Fifth Brother laughed at how Yan Fei had tied up the rabbits, ¡°Why don¡¯t you use a small cage?


    It¡¯s more convenient to carry and if you can¡¯t make it here in a day, you could feed them a bit so they won¡¯t starve to death.¡±


    While talking, he had already taken out the money.


    Yan Fei saw that he was busy, so he took the money, hung the rabbits, said goodbye and left.


    But he did take note of what Fifth Brother said about the small cage.


    He decided to get a small cage when he got home.


    He could put any rabbits he caught into the cage.


    If he could store a few and make the trip here, it would be a lot more convenient and he wouldn¡¯t have to visit the town every day.


    Feeling his stomach growling from hunger, Yan Fei begrudgingly bought some steamed buns from a street vendor to begin his journey home.


    He had finished his buns before even leaving the town, still feeling hungry.


    This was why he was reluctant to buy food.


    However, once he left the town and the crowd thinned, he could find a spot to enter the Pterosaur¡¯s haven and pick up some cold meat to make do.


    When he got home, he was busy finding wires and nails, and then had to go shopping again when he ran out.


    It took him almost the whole morning to make an extremely ugly, but absolutely sturdy cage.


    It was a bit big, a bit heavy, but he estimated it should be able to hold about ten rabbits or so.


    In the afternoon, he couldn¡¯t resist the call of sleep.


    Even when Yang Qian and the others called him to go out and play, he stayed home to rest fully, preparing for the night¡¯s hunt of the Pterosaur.


    In the evening, a fully rejuvenated Yan Fei prepared the ammunition.


    Looking at the Pterosaur in question, he was taken aback¡ªthe Pterosaur wasn¡¯t stupid, it had tilted its head and the injured area was obscured by its body.


    Yan Fei was furious, not seeing the Pterosaur change its posture after waiting for so long.


    He shot at the Pterosaur¡¯s neck without targeting the area.


    He didn¡¯t even check the effect afterwards. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    When he looked again, he was moved to anger.


    The Pterosaur¡¯s concealed wound was barely visible if not examined closely.


    Was this just one day later?


    He was at a loss for a while.


    The gunpowder he¡¯d found was already in short supply.


    He initially planned on shooting once a day and wear the Pterosaur down as the wound would never heal.


    Seeing the rapid healing of the Pterosaur, he knew his original plan wouldn¡¯t work.


    He counted his ammunition, estimating he could only fire six or seven more shots.


    Yan Fei watched the alert Pterosaur flock, abandoned the idea to bomb them all at once, and decided to hunt rabbits instead.


    He had no choice, the Pterosaur nest was a bit dangerous.


    In case during the very moment he entered, the unsettled Pterosaurs, who were just disturbed, fluttered their wings, his slight body wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand it.

 Chapter 19 - 19 19 Living in the County Town for a Few Days_1

    ?19: Chapter 19: Living in the County Town for a Few Days_1 19: Chapter 19: Living in the County Town for a Few Days_1 One day, two days, three days¡­


    Yan Fei was persistent and relentless, striving hard to kill the Pterosaur.


    As a result, the Pterosaur became more and more aggressive ¨C anyone would be agitated if they were poked with a needle several times in their sleep every day.


    However, the Pterosaur¡¯s ability to recover was remarkable, and any injury would mostly disappear after a day or two.


    Moreover, these minor wounds were barely noticeable compared to the major scars on the Pterosaur¡¯s body.


    In fact, due to its growing aggressiveness, Yan Fei almost got swept by the Pterosaur¡¯s wing during one of his sneak attacks.


    When the wind came, he quickly teleported off the island, and afterwards he was drenched in cold sweat.


    He had never tried to suddenly teleport from the island back into the house while in mid-air.


    But he hadn¡¯t planned on trying it anytime soon.


    As the new school term was fast approaching, aside from the two rabbits he had eaten, he had only managed to stock up seven. S~ea??h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Even though catching nine rabbits in four days wasn¡¯t too bad, Yan Fei knew that they were becoming increasingly difficult to catch.


    The soybeans, corn, and sweet potatoes in the farmland were now at their most lush stage.


    Once the wild rabbits ran into them, they would become quite tricky to chase.


    After some consideration, Yan Fei decided to sell these rabbits before the school term started.


    He arrived at the beef shop a bit late that day.


    Fifth Brother, the owner, was smoking a cigarette and using a spade to cover the blood that had flowed from the slaughtered cows.


    When he turned and saw Yan Fei, he choked on his smoke.


    Though the rabbit cage Yan Fei had made was sturdy, the shape was somewhat appalling.


    It was all twisted, and some of the sticks he¡¯d used were rudely chopped from the island, their branches still green!


    Moreover, despite Yan Fei¡¯s young age and short height, the image of him carrying a large cage was particularly amusing.


    After laughing, Yan Fei entered the backyard of the beef shop for the first time and discovered it was quite spacious.


    There were several cages against the wall, most of them empty except for a few containing some wild chickens and rabbits.


    There was also a small fish pond with several large carps, and yellow eels at the bottom; by the side of the rear door, a fierce-looking large watchdog was chained.


    The large watchdog did not bark upon seeing people, just lying down lazily.


    It looked quite intimidating, but Yan Fei, who dealt with the Pterosaur daily, was not scared at all.


    Yan Fei brought eight wild rabbits and one wild chicken, one rabbit and the chicken were caught the previous night.


    After moving them into the cages in the yard, Fifth Brother called out.


    Soon, a woman came out.


    Yan Fei¡¯s face flushed red all of a sudden.


    The woman was out in her nightgown early in the morning.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t dare to look at her face, as her long white legs caught his attention.


    The woman had a pleasant voice when she spoke, ¡°Such a young kid selling wild game?


    Which village are you from?


    I haven¡¯t seen you before.¡±


    ¡°Cut the crap and bring out the money, **** for each rabbit.


    And get a bottle of drink for the kid from inside the house.¡± The woman was interrupted by Fifth Brother before she could finish.


    Then he turned to Yan Fei, ¡°Oh right, I don¡¯t know your name yet, kid.


    This is Sister Hong.


    You can find her if I¡¯m not in the shop.¡±


    Yan Fei said to Fifth Brother first, ¡°My name is Yan Fei.¡±


    Then he turned to the woman with the long white legs, ¡°Hello, Sister Hong.


    I¡¯m from Sancha River Town.¡±


    Sister Hong, the one with the long white legs, took out a roll of money.


    She then exclaimed, ¡°Not many people are surnamed Yan.


    And you¡¯re from Sancha River Town, that¡¯s not close.


    How did you manage to carry such a big cage here?¡±


    Then she muttered to herself, ¡°Nine in total, twenty-five each, that¡¯s two hundred and fifty for ten, nine would be¡­.¡±


    Fifth Brother quickly said, ¡°Two hundred and twenty-five, make it quick.


    You still have to buy groceries later!¡±


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t one to be easily embarrassed.


    He was already getting used to those long white legs and quickly said, ¡°I took the shortcut.


    It wasn¡¯t too far.¡±


    Sister Hong was surprised: ¡°Oh my, you¡¯ve walked all this way with things to carry?


    You must be tired, and this is 203 yuan, you¡¯ve really put in the effort, running around so much while you¡¯re still so young.


    Here¡¯s an extra five yuan for your hard work!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t stand on ceremony, taking the money and saying, ¡°Thank you, Fifth Sister-in-law.


    I need to get back now, so I¡¯m leaving first, Fifth Brother¡­¡±


    Sister Hong was still polite: ¡°No, wait, let me get you a drink¡­¡±


    Yan Fei lifted the cage and left, ¡°No need, Sister-in-law, I should hurry back¡­¡±


    Once he was outside, he felt vexed.


    The streets were full of people, and it was hard to find a secluded spot.


    He couldn¡¯t possibly go into the restroom with the cage and then come out without it, could he?


    So, he carried the cage leisurely out of the city and walked all the way to the rural fields.


    It was only here that he found a deserted place to set the cage down.


    Striding along the small path cutting through the fields, Yan Fei let his mind wander.


    Along the way, he took a piece of braised meat out from the cage and gnawed on it as he walked.


    The whole way, he was pleased: there were more than 200 yuan.


    Even if he paid his school fees, he would have nearly 400 yuan left in savings.


    When he got home, he realized he¡¯d screwed up: he¡¯d forgotten it was Sunday, and his parents had brought his younger brother back home.


    He was still holding half-eaten sweet potato in his hand!


    The meat he ate on the road was somewhat greasy, so he¡¯d stolen a sweet potato from someone¡¯s field and was eating it raw.


    The next stretch of time, for Yan Fei, amounted to this in his own words: It was a tough day, a strenuous day, a difficult day, a day worth commemorating in his struggle for freedom.


    Yan Fei spent the whole morning persuading his parents to let him stay home alone to attend school.


    By citing numerous facts, he proved that he was doing very well in school.


    And by showcasing his ¡°exceptional¡± academic achievements, he asked his parents, would you send me to the county to start primary school from the first grade?


    At lunchtime, Yan Fei showed off his full array of culinary skills.


    He asked to cook himself, his knife skills were fast and astonshing, and his cooking perfumed the whole yard.


    Regrettably, when Yan Fei, full of pride, set the last dish on the small table, and his younger brother Yan Chao couldn¡¯t wait to start the meal, Yanfei¡¯s mom glanced at all the dishes on the table and gave a response that Yan Fei would never have anticipated: she suddenly started crying.


    Yanfei¡¯s mom sobbed while saying, ¡°This child has to suffer so much when he¡¯s home alone.


    Look at these dishes he¡¯s cooked; how many times did he have to struggle before he could cook dishes like this?


    He must have cut his hands many times while chopping the vegetables.


    I said before that we shouldn¡¯t let him stay home alone¡­¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father looked embarrassed, ¡°I thought to let him stay home for a few days, let himself have some hard days, and then he¡¯d be willing to go, right?


    Isn¡¯t this also considered a form of training for the child?¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s mom retorted, ¡°Why don¡¯t you train yourself?


    Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know when you were in junior middle school and it rained after school, it was his grandpa who carried you back.¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father was suddenly lost for words.


    In the past, there was a small alley leading out from the middle school in the town.


    Every time it rained heavily in summer, the drain couldn¡¯t handle it, and the road was full of water.


    Students had to wade home, and it was only in the last couple of years that the problem was fixed.


    Speaking of it, Yanfei¡¯s father didn¡¯t inherit the genes of the Yan family blacksmith.


    Let¡¯s not even mention Yan Fei who is almost like a demon, his grandfather Blacksmith Yan was still hammering iron in his fifties, and he never seemed tired.


    Yan Fei¡¯s father, however, is a typical weak scholar with a sturdy pair of glasses.


    Yanfei¡¯s mom is stronger than his dad.


    She¡¯s from Shanglin Village, a place known for its martial spirit.


    She may not look it, but she doesn¡¯t need Yanfei¡¯s dad¡¯s help to carry rice bags upstairs.


    Yan Fei never expected his clever scheme would backfire.


    His long-anticipated ¡°freedom¡± suddenly became a distant dream.


    He didn¡¯t yet fully understand that others might only see a person¡¯s external halo; parents, however, while proud, always observe the hardship and suffering behind it.


    Even though Yan Fei was oblivious to this.


    Therefore, after eating on that day, no matter how hard Yan Fei tried, he ended up compromising with his parents: there were still a few days left before the school started, he would spend a few days in the county first.

 Chapter 20 - 20 20 Hua Clothing Market_1

    ?20: Chapter 20 Hua Clothing Market_1 20: Chapter 20 Hua Clothing Market_1 Yanfei¡¯s father and mother brought Yanfei to the county town, with the definite intention of using ¡°sugar-coated bullets¡± to win over Yanfei.


    When they arrived at the county town, it was a bit late, and they hadn¡¯t gone home yet, so they first found a place to eat.


    They ordered several dishes at the restaurant in one go.


    Seeing his younger brother Yan Chao¡¯s happy face, Yan Fei guessed that their parents must not often eat out.


    When he arrived home after dinner, Yan Fei felt a bit guilty.


    As it turned out, his parents had just moved into a new house, and he wasn¡¯t aware of it.


    In a brand new four-story building, they lived on the second floor.


    Although it was still a two-bedroom apartment, it was much larger than the cage-like house he remembered.


    Plus, their former house was described as a two-bedroom apartment, but in reality, it was modified and didn¡¯t come with a bathroom or a kitchen, unlike the new apartment which was equipped with both and was much more convenient.


    Mom Yan told him that they had been busy moving homes, and now that the move was complete, she really hoped he would move into the new home and not leave.


    Better than he imagined, he no longer had to share a room with his younger brother.


    Presumably because their parents were afraid he wouldn¡¯t adapt to being alone, they had specifically asked his younger brother to sleep in their room.


    But this couldn¡¯t change his fate of losing his freedom.


    After lying down for a while at night, before he could even take action, he heard noise from the next room.


    Soon, he heard someone quietly opening his door to peek at him.


    Without a doubt, Mom Yan must be worried about him and came over to check on him quietly.


    He could only lie there honestly, staring out at the tiny island.


    Everything on the island was as usual, except for the flock of Pterosaurs.


    This group of pterosaurs didn¡¯t seem as formidable as I imagined!


    Yanfei lay on the bed feeling a little smug.


    Although the pterosaurs didn¡¯t seem different on the surface, Yanfei, who was familiar with them, knew they were very different compared to before.


    At the slightest movement, the entire group of pterosaurs would be alarmed and cause a commotion for a while.


    The pterosaurs were previously only vigilant during rest times, not like now.


    They were so easily startled, one could describe them as ¡°a frightened bird.¡±


    It makes sense.


    The pterosaurs, who rarely experienced invasions from outsiders on the cliff top, were continuously startled awake in the middle of the night by a loud noise.


    The strongest leader in the flock would even get hurt.


    Even if the injury was very minor, not seeing or hearing the enemy was enough to frighten them.


    For the first time, Yanfei sleeping on a high-end mattress didn¡¯t have a good sleep and woke up early.


    When he woke up and saw the flock of pterosaurs again, he couldn¡¯t help but go back to the island, load his ammunition, and aim at the target pterosaur.


    As the gunshot rang out, Yan Fei quickly returned to his room and then rushed to the cave.


    When he came out again, his nose twitched slightly, and he began to worry again ¨C returning to the house shortly after firing the gun, even though it was only for a moment, there was still a smell of gunpowder in the room.


    It was particularly noticeable in the clean, new house.


    Luckily his parents woke up a while later.


    He heard the door and footsteps, but they didn¡¯t come to his room to check on him, guessing they wanted him to sleep in a little.


    Lying on the bed pretending to sleep, he was very uncomfortable.


    He could only continue to watch the pterosaur flock that had been harassed again.


    He was almost out of gunpowder, with only two small paper tubes left; because he was too careful every time, there was still enough iron sand for a few more rounds.


    A pity that once he ran out of gunpowder, the gun wouldn¡¯t be as good as a stick, at least the stick was easier to handle.


    ¡°Xiao Fei, are you awake?


    Get up and eat!¡± Hearing his mother¡¯s call, Yan Fei opened his eyes and found himself having dozed off again.


    ¡°I¡¯m awake, I¡¯ll get up right away!¡± Yanfei responded, managing to get up in ten seconds ¨C it¡¯s fast to put on shorts, a vest, and broken slippers.


    He brushed his teeth while washing his face, reminded by his mother, and thought the toothpaste tasted pretty good.


    He had forgotten when he had last brushed his teeth, and felt guilty for not using the toothbrush and toothpaste his grandfather had prepared for him.


    Breakfast was porridge and small dishes, plus buns.


    Yanfei ate two purchased buns, but he didn¡¯t feel anything.


    Last night, at least there were a few dishes, and later he ordered a big bowl of knife-shaved noodles.


    He thought the meal was okay, but this morning¡¯s breakfast seemed a bit insufficient.


    Yan¡¯s mother clearly noticed this problem and said to him, ¡°You¡¯re not full, Xiao Fei?


    We¡¯ll buy some more food when we go out later.


    Your dad is going to work in the morning.


    I took two days off to take you to buy clothes, and wander around the county town.¡±


    Yan Chao, who was standing nearby, was happy: ¡°Mom, are we going to play in town later?


    Then I won¡¯t go to kindergarten today.¡±


    After getting a satisfactory answer, this poor child who still had to go to kindergarten during summer vacation didn¡¯t need anyone to urge him to eat anymore.


    He ate quickly.


    Just a while ago, Yan Fei still thought this kid was sick and didn¡¯t eat!


    Opposite the new dormitory building was a row of single-story houses, which were used to park bicycles.


    Some people have modified them for other uses due to lack of living space.


    When Yanfei¡¯s Father opened the door, Yan Fei saw two bicycles.


    One was an old-fashioned large bike with a front bar, which his father pushed out to prepare for work.


    The other one left Yanfei¡¯s Mom in a dilemma.


    It was a new women¡¯s bike with only one rear seat to carry passengers.


    ¡°Mom, shall we walk instead?¡± When Yanfei¡¯s Mom heard Yan Fei¡¯s suggestion, she thought for a while and agreed.


    As they stepped out of the house, Yanfei¡¯s Mom began to introduce the surroundings to Yan Fei: ¡°If you follow this road and head right, you will reach the main road.


    A short distance to the south on the main road, there¡¯s a small path that leads to the renowned First High School.


    If we had left the house and turned left, there is a middle school and a primary school not far after making a turn.¡±


    Then she shifted the topic and said, ¡°If you come to school here, you will attend the middle school there.


    Although it¡¯s not the best one like First Middle School, it¡¯s close to home and very convenient.


    By then, your little brother will also be starting primary school, it would be perfect to send you both together.¡±


    Just as they arrived at the main road, Yan Chao started to make a fuss: ¡°Mom, can we take a tricycle?


    I can¡¯t walk anymore!¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom was initially calm, but her expression changed: ¡°If you can¡¯t walk anymore, go home.


    What kind of habits has your father spoiled you with?¡±


    Consequently, Yan Chao¡¯s little face changed and tears began to well up in his eyes. Sear?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yan Fei thought he was going to burst into tears, but he just held back the tears and remained silent.


    When he was young, Yan Fei hadn¡¯t experienced his mother¡¯s strict discipline.


    Ever since his grandfather discovered his unusual abilities, he had always been kept close by his grandfather.


    Therefore, his grandfather and parents had disagreements.


    After walking for a while and introducing the surroundings without pause, Yanfei¡¯s Mom noticed that Yan Chao was really exhausted.


    Therefore, Yan Fei said to him, ¡°Xiaochao, if you can¡¯t walk anymore, let me carry you.¡±


    Yan Chao looked instantly hopeful, but he turned to look at Yanfei¡¯s Mom.


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom spoke sternly to the little boy, ¡°No, walk on your own.


    Which child of your age doesn¡¯t know how to walk?¡±


    This time, the little one couldn¡¯t hold back any longer.


    He was ready to burst into tears.


    Upon seeing this, Yan Fei bent down to pick him up.


    The tears in his eyes has started to drop, but being carried, he managed not to cry out loud.


    Seeing that Yan Fei had already picked him up, Yanfei¡¯s Mom probably wanted the two brothers, who had not been together since they were young, to develop some bond.


    So she said, ¡°If you get tired, I will take over and carry him!¡±


    Yan Fei grinned, ¡°My little brother is so light.


    He¡¯s already in primary school, but I guess he still doesn¡¯t weigh as much as the big hammer at home.¡±


    Hearing Yan Fei¡¯s analogy made Yanfei¡¯s Mom burst into laughter.


    Yan Fei was really finding his younger brother light.


    Although he was still very young, his strength was growing rapidly.


    At night, he would turn into Compsognathus to chase rabbits into the county.


    The return trip during the day, however, requires no transformation.


    Walking back with two human legs, crossing rivers on the twenty li country road, he didn¡¯t feel tired at all.


    The entire morning, Yan Chao behaved well.


    Carried by his older brother for a while, he would then walk for a while on his own.


    He didn¡¯t ask to be carried while at the clothing market.


    The economic development of Tanghe County was average, but it has a large population and a good geographical location.


    The county¡¯s clothing market has a long history, and Hua Clothing Market has a bit of fame in the area.


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom was looking for clothes suitable for Yan Fei, but Yan Fei had no interest in shopping for clothes at all.


    He pulled his younger brother along, looking for places where food was sold.


    As soon as he saw sesame Baked Buns, he bought some to taste; he bought a Griddle Cake too; tried some fried chicken wings; drank a bowl of oil tea; bought several rice balls; got a bag of Orchid Beans; got a portion of green bean jelly.


    Every time Yanfei¡¯s Mom turned her head, she would find Yan Fei and his little brother eating something different.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t short on pocket money, and he was more than happy to spend it.


    They walked and ate all the way until Yan Chao was completely stuffed, even holding onto his overfilled stomach and calling his brother affectionately.


    When they bought the first set of new clothes, Yanfei¡¯s Mom immediately wanted to throw away the singlet with small holes on it and the trousers with a torn hole that Yan Fei was wearing.


    Yan Fei objected and put the clothes in the bag used for the new clothes, planning to take them back home.


    After purchasing another set of summer clothes and a set of clothes for autumn, Yanfei¡¯s Mom was still ready to continue shopping, but Yan Fei quickly persuaded her, ¡°I don¡¯t need more clothes.


    I¡¯m growing, in a few days these won¡¯t fit.


    Let¡¯s buy more later!¡±


    Only then did Yanfei¡¯s Mom regretfully stop buying.

 Chapter 21 - 21 21 Performance_1

    ?21: Chapter 21 Performance_1 21: Chapter 21 Performance_1 For two consecutive days, Yan Fei had been roaming around the county town with his mom.


    Clearly, his mom was trying to completely win him over with material temptations, buying him anything he wanted to eat and repeatedly asking him if there was anything he wanted to play with, implying that they could bring the entire county town home if he so wished.


    Luckily, Yan Fei was always looking around, showing some interest in food but little else.


    This somewhat disappointed his mom, who had been determined to ¡®bribe¡¯ her son into compliance.


    Kids of his age were usually capricious, constantly pestering their parents to buy them this and that, yet her own son seemed impervious to her attempts to get things he desired.


    Even the games that most boys were particularly fond of, such as playing with air guns at the balloon stand in front of the county cinema, held no interest for Yan Fei.


    She didn¡¯t realize that Yan Fei was now more interested in playing games like hunting dinosaurs with shotguns.


    How could he be interested in shooting balloons with a shoddy air gun?


    Out of options, his mom then took Yan Fei to check out the nearby junior high schools, as well as the prestigious First High School.


    The junior high schools were simply taller, newer, and had larger playgrounds.


    But the high school was indeed impressive.


    Although County No.1 High School was located near the center of the county town, it spanned a large secluded site, surrounded by lush pine and cypress trees, weeping willows, and rows of imposing buildings.


    The management was also stringent.


    To get in, Yan Fei¡¯s mom had pleaded a lot with the gatekeeper to allow a hopeful mother to take her child in for a visit.


    Xu Xiaoyan, the famous Xu Xing, studied at this school, Yan Fei planned to surprise her one day.


    Seeing him lost in thought, his mom hastily enticed him, ¡°Do you like this school?


    Do you want to study here?


    Not many students from our small town get in each year.


    It¡¯d be easier if you were a junior high student here already.


    What are you thinking about?¡±


    Yan Fei¡¯s response disappointed his optimistic mom a bit: ¡°I was just thinking that Xu Xing studies at this school and everyone says she will definitely go to university!¡±


    But his mom wasn¡¯t discouraged: ¡°Yes, if you study here, the chance of getting into a university will be much higher.


    Unlike the high school in our town, where they have to put up a banner every summer holiday to celebrate even a single student getting admitted to a university.¡±


    Yan Fei recalled that this year the high school across the road seemed to have put up no banners.


    What a tragedy, didn¡¯t even one student get admitted to a university?


    After his mom went on about the advantages of First High School, seeing that Yan Fei remained indifferent, she followed up on his previous comment, ¡°Is the Xu Xing you mentioned the girl from next door who used to play with you often when you were young?


    The one you asked to keep an eye on your house and pass on messages to your classmates while you were away?¡±


    Yan Fei nodded.


    His mom said, ¡°I know that girl; she is indeed nice.


    Are you two still good friends?¡±


    Seeing Yan Fei nod again, she continued, ¡°She is a good girl, but she¡¯s much older than you.


    I wonder how things will change once she goes to university¡­¡±


    She then looked at her son with a tinge of regret, seemingly disappointed at the possibility of this girl becoming her daughter-in-law slipping by.


    Things weren¡¯t easy for his mom.


    On one hand, she was worried that Yanfei¡¯s father would spoil their younger son rotten.


    On the other, she was fully intent on raising their elder son as a pampered gentleman.


    In fact, she wasn¡¯t particularly adept at communicating with her elder son.


    The only thing she could do was to lay out the best of what they could afford and let him pick and choose.


    Unfortunately, Yan Fei had already grown indifferent to the county town after less than two days.


    Although the food in the county town was excellent, it wasn¡¯t very filling for him.


    All these traditional snacks, which had been handed down for thousands of years and were celebrated in a world-renowned food documentary decades later, failed his crude criterion ¡ª they weren¡¯t filling at all.


    Actually, there were two items that did meet his criterion: roast chicken and beef.


    Wancheng City, where they resided, was a national agricultural hub and cattle-raising center, and the locally bred cattle were famous nationwide.


    As one of the best cattle-raising regions within the jurisdiction, Tanghe County naturally boasted uniquely flavored beef.


    The reasons why these two items appealed to Yan Fei were obvious: they were both meats.


    However, at the current prices, both foods were too expensive for Yan Fei.


    His piggy bank couldn¡¯t support the impulsive food spree, so the small county town held little attraction for him.


    As for historical sites like ancient pagodas, national relics, princess tombs, and so on, they held even less allure for Yan Fei.


    At that time, tourism hadn¡¯t actually become an industry yet.


    The local people considered these attractions, each casually dug up and having a history spanning from a few hundred to a thousand years, just old buildings.


    They didn¡¯t even compare to their neighbor¡¯s newly built two-story house!


    After two days, his mom was exhausted and Yan Fei¡¯s interest in strolling around had gradually dwindled.


    By the time dinner came around, his mom was already feeling somewhat rundown.


    Yan Fei was resistant to persuasion, indifferent to everything she presented; he only tasted each dish once and didn¡¯t seem particularly pleased when wearing new clothes.


    On the rare occasion that something did pique his interest, it lasted only for a moment.


    It was like he was immune to any kind of persuasion.


    The somber atmosphere at the dinner table alerted Yan Fei to initiate the talk.


    With only a few bites, Yan Fei who finished his bowl of rice quickly, said, ¡°Mom and Dad, after both of you finish your meal, I have something to tell you!¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father and mother unconsciously paused their chopsticks: ¡°What is it?


    Can¡¯t we talk now?¡±


    Yan Fei held his bowl to serve himself some more rice: ¡°The room is too small, let¡¯s go out after eating quickly.¡±


    The two finished their meal in confusion and the family of four headed out, walking all the way to the road leading to County No.1 High School.


    Standing in a small grove, Yan Fei said to his parents, ¡°I usually practice boxing at home, let me show you the results of my training.¡±


    He took up his stance and began his practice in the small grove.


    At this moment, the sun had set and the grove was a bit dark.


    Under the dim light, looking at Yan Fei¡¯s movements, in the eyes of his parents, their son was like a black dragon, tumbling and maneuvering in the open ground, punching like the wind, moving like a nimble monkey.


    The boxing style of Shanglin Village was not designed for performance, but a real, time-honored tradition passed down through generations.


    It had one emphasis, practicality.


    Correspondingly, another characteristic was also obvious, some movements were not as elegant, far less attractive than martial arts performed outside.


    But just this set of boxing, Yan Fei was now able to perform flawlessly, clearly showing the effort he made to deal with Lin Baoguo.


    In the art of boxing, the imitation of animal movements is indispensable.


    That¡¯s why in mythological stories, those deities and demons who can transform, like Monkey King and Erlang Shen Yang Jian, are especially good at fighting!


    The boxing style of Shanglin village emphasizes moving like a dragon, holding still like a tiger, swift like a crafty rabbit, nimble as a monkey, light as a crane.


    When it comes to mimicking animal movements, Yan Fei who turns into a Compsognathus every night to catch rabbits is particularly good at it.


    After all, no one can truly transform into an animal and understand what it feels like.


    Moreover, though small, a Compsognathus satisfies at least three out of these five principles: swiftness, agility, and lightness.


    A few minutes later, he finished.


    Yan Fei stopped and saw Yan Chao jumping and cheering on the side.


    He was also in high spirits and wanted to show his parents his ¡®real skills¡¯, so he performed some fancy movements, not to mention things like a 360-degree aerial side flip.


    The small grove surrounding the open space was all pine trees as thick as a bowl, and Yan Fei showed them what ¡®tree-stepping¡¯ was.


    Of course, not stepping directly on the tree trunk to climb, but successfully stepping on several tree trunks successively and then leveraging them to rise without falling to the ground.


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom, being knowledgeable, knew that the skill she had seen beforehand was real and the latter was purely a fancy show.


    But it was this latter performance that left Yanfei¡¯s father, who¡¯s wearing thick glasses, dumbfounded.


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom was thrilled: ¡°Good boy, so you¡¯ve been practicing Kung Fu secretly at home!


    Have you told your grandfather about it?


    He¡¯d be delighted if he knew¡­¡±


    Yan Fei smirked, ¡°Let¡¯s give him a surprise when you get your National Day holiday and go home, see if we can frighten him.¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom slapped him lightly: ¡°You naughty boy, you¡¯re not humble at all¡­¡±


    The relationship between the two seemed to suddenly improve a lot.


    When the mother and son were having a tender moment, they suddenly heard a thudding noise, followed by a cry of ¡°Oh¡­¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father had been standing beside them, gaping.


    Consultation was not that advanced at this age.


    The most acknowledgment he had gotten to Kung Fu was from TV shows and movies.


    But it was quite a different thing to see it in person.


    Especially for Yan Fei¡¯s father.


    As a son-in-law of Shanglin Village, he was the closest one to martial arts but had the least understanding of it.


    Rural people cared about saving face, who would show off their Kung Fu in front of a scholar? S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Therefore, Yanfei¡¯s father had only seen ¡°Kung Fu performances¡± on the streets, which were always thrilling but failed to reflect the real Kung Fu.


    This time, when he saw real Kung Fu, especially his own son¡¯s, he was stunned for a while before he regained his senses.


    Then he walked over to the couple of trees Yan Fei had stepped on earlier and measured the height with his hand.


    Perhaps it was his scholarly habit, or he didn¡¯t bother to pretend as he did in the company, facing his family.


    This man pulled up his pants, prepared for a moment, took two accelerated steps, and tried to step on the tree trunk.


    He was simply trying it out casually.


    But trees with diameters as thick as a bowl are not as thick as you think, and not as thin either.


    Not everyone who wants to step on them can find their balance.


    Unsurprisingly, when Yan Fei and his mother heard the cry and turned their heads, the head of the family was sitting on the ground nursing his twisted ankle.

 Chapter 22 - 22 22 Practice Dragon Spear Once You Get Home_1

    ?22: Chapter 22: Practice Dragon Spear Once You Get Home_1 22: Chapter 22: Practice Dragon Spear Once You Get Home_1 Yanfei¡¯s father, against all expectation, faced countless complaints due to his injury, an experience both physically and emotionally painful.


    However, Yan Fei¡¯s strategy was highly successful.


    He managed to surprise his parents and earn a bargaining chip for his plan of ¡°freedom¡±.


    Interestingly, this bargaining chip had a significant impact on Yanfei¡¯s mom, who was originally the most opposed to him being alone.


    Yet, this incident spontaneously added a few points to Yan Fei in her eyes.


    Upon returning home, Yan Fei continued to persuade his parents, ¡°It¡¯s convenient for me to cook by myself.¡±


    This was an extremely crucial reason, one which Yan Fei had proved to be valid over the past few days.


    For every meal, the amount of food Yan Fei cooked for himself was as much as what the other three ate combined.


    Despite this, he still ate whatever he saw when he was out and about, as if his stomach was a bottomless pit.


    The third reasoning he gave was, ¡°Mom, Dad, you both know very well that I don¡¯t do well in school, and I can¡¯t keep up here.


    I¡¯ve never caused any trouble when I go to school, so it wouldn¡¯t be a problem for me to study at home.¡±


    As for grades, Yan Fei admitted his academic performance wasn¡¯t great.


    It wasn¡¯t the best in the middle school of the town, but as long as he fulfilled his promise of not causing any trouble, obtaining a middle school diploma wouldn¡¯t be an issue.


    Being trouble-free is crucial, and Yan Fei had managed this in the past.


    Despite having been called a fool since he was a child, indiscriminate comments and laughter fell on his deaf ears.


    It was just like listening to the noise of dogs barking and roosters crowing by the roadside.


    These were the reasons Yan Fei had thought of to let him study at home by himself as much as possible.


    As for his ability to live independently, it didn¡¯t need to be mentioned anymore.


    His cooking skills were unquestionable.


    Recently, Yan Fei had grown taller and more sturdy.


    He also had Xu Xiaoyan to thank for.


    This food-loving girl felt embarrassed for freeloading food and had helped Yan Fei clean his room.


    Other than his torn clothes, Yan Fei seemed pretty good in the eyes of others.


    Then, Yan Fei quietly awaited his parents¡¯ verdict.


    Clearly, Yan Fei who had settled into a wild lifestyle, was feeling restrained in the new house.


    This put a lot of pressure on his parents, resulting in their decision taking them an entire night of discussion.


    The next day at mealtime, his father sat down to have a serious conversation with Yan Fei.


    ¡°In principle, we temporarily agree to your decision to study middle school alone at the old house, but¡­¡±


    Upon hearing the initial comment, Yan Fei was already thrilled and almost jumped for joy.


    Consequently, all other conditions such as accepting regular checks, guaranteeing study progress, maintaining cleanliness, paying attention to food and clothing were whole-heartedly accepted.


    Who wouldn¡¯t know how to eat?


    Who wouldn¡¯t know to wear clothes when it¡¯s cold?


    Indeed, some youngsters are so concerned about looking good that they refuse to put on thick clothes in advance.


    However, Yan Fei, who has always been indifferent to others¡¯ opinions, did not worry about such stuff.


    Therefore, the latter half of breakfast time seemed remarkably warm and family-oriented.


    Although their worries were evident, the parents did not voice them out.


    When they were sending Yan Fei to the station in the morning, Yan Chao, who had been roaming the streets with his brother for two days, started crying as if they were parting forever.


    He hugged a small packet of beef jerky tightly and shouted, ¡°I don¡¯t want my brother to go, I don¡¯t want my brother to go¡­¡±


    It was evident how happy and content Yan Chao was to roam around the city and eat at every street with Yan Fei.


    The packet of beef jerky in his hand was bought by Yan Fei to take home, but of course, leaving some for his little brother was a given.


    Yan Fei was eager to return home.


    It wasn¡¯t that he was annoyed with his little brother.


    In fact, the little guy was pretty well-behaved, and aside being a bit spoilt, he didn¡¯t have any major faults.


    Basically, any good food would satisfy him.


    What Yan Fei cared about was his broken gun, which was completely useless as of the previous night.


    No more gunpowder.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t even bother thinking about getting more gunpowder.


    Back in the days when guns were not prohibited, one could purchase gunpowder from the stalls on the streets of Sancha River town.


    But now, risking attracting the police for just some gunpowder was not worth it.


    Of course, the pitiful power of this homemade gunpowder was also a concern.


    Yan Fei, who was out of ammunition, did not plan to give up easily.


    As long as he didn¡¯t lose heart, he was determined to find a way to kill the Pterosaur one day.


    Even if it meant bothersome daily firecracker tossing, he was adamant about not letting the Pterosaurs off easy.


    Of course, this was something he only dared think about.


    What if the Pterosaurs fled due to the regular disturbances?


    How would he get Pterosaur eggs then?


    I wish the pterosaurs on the island were a bit smaller!


    After a long pondering, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t find a solution.


    Antagonizing the pterosaurs wouldn¡¯t kill them, and it could affect his pterosaurs¡¯ egg supply as well.


    To kill such a sizable prey, he would need a machine gun; otherwise, they are untouchable for him at the moment.


    Just as Yan Fei who had been thinking all the way home arrived, he saw Xu Xiaoyan reading a book in their house.


    Upon seeing Yan Fei in new clothes, she immediately exclaimed, ¡°Oh my, Yan Xiaofei, dressed in new clothes, I hardly recognize you!


    Who¡¯s the young master here?¡±


    Yan Fei ignored her banter and handed over the beef jerky.


    Her demeanor changed as soon as she got the jerky.


    ¡°These clothes fit you well, your parents really love you¡­¡±


    Yan Fei was speechless.


    This gossipy girl at home was quiet and soft-spoken, but when she¡¯s with him, she had a completely different persona.


    He was used to it.


    What¡¯s she like at school, he wondered?


    When at home, he has two things to do: eat and make money.


    Eating his meal, he thought about his diminished piggy bank, now 20 percent smaller, and Yan Fei felt it was time to step up his efforts.


    While Xu Xiaoyan was cleaning up the dishes, Yan Fei started to change his outfit to do some work.


    When Xu Xiaoyan came out of the kitchen, Yan Fei was wearing those two pieces of rags that his mother almost threw away, cleaning the chicken coop with a shovel.


    Seeing him busy, Xu Xiaoyan grabbed a broom to sweep the surrounding area.


    She asked him while sweeping, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, make sure you throw the chicken manure far away, or it will stink up the place and get us in trouble.¡±


    Yan Fei dumped a shovel of chicken manure into an old cardboard box, not even lifting his head as he responded, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about it, I promise I¡¯ll make it disappear completely, no one will ever see it again.¡± S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    His words were true; Yan Fei never caused trouble to the neighbors when he disposed of the garbage.


    He just couldn¡¯t let anyone know, or he¡¯d get the title of excellent sanitation soldier.


    When Xu Xiaoyan finished sweeping the yard and was about to help with the chicken manure, Yan Fei stopped her, ¡°You go and study for college.


    I¡¯ll handle this work.¡±


    Actually, there wasn¡¯t much work left.


    Before leaving, Yan Fei had asked Xu Xiaoyan to help him feed the chickens at home.


    He guessed that the girl had been hiding in peace at home these past few days without him around.


    He didn¡¯t care about her reading in the house.


    He went to find a wooden stick and gestured a few times, practicing spear stabbing in the yard like red tassel spears!


    Teenagers without any constraints find it hard to persist in something that¡¯s a bit tiring.


    But similarly, if they take an interest in something, they can also show remarkable willpower.


    Yan Fei was such a person.


    As Xu Xiaoyan spent the afternoon reading, Yan Fei practiced stabbing in the courtyard.


    She finally asked him out of curiosity, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, what are you doing with that stick?¡±


    By then, Yan Fei was all sweaty and he wiped his sweat, ¡°This isn¡¯t a stick, it¡¯s a spear.


    I am practicing spearplay!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan scoffed, ¡°Please, you call that rotten stick a spear?¡±


    Yan Fei fired back, ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand.


    This spear is for slaying dragons, once mastered, I¡¯ll be invincible.


    People like Yue Fei, Yang Gaochong, they all dominated with a single spear.


    So can I.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan burst out laughing and stopped paying attention to him.


    She knew Yan Fei was goal-oriented and rarely wasted his effort.


    Even if he chose to do this, nothing could sway him.


    Yan Fei was indeed planning to train with the dragon-slaying spear, seeing that Xu Xiaoyan didn¡¯t disturb him any longer, he kept practicing.


    Even though he had never trained with a spear, Shanglin Village had more than just big knives, people practiced with spears as well, just not as commonly.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t know any spear techniques, he was just practicing based on his imagination.


    As he had some grounding in boxing, it wasn¡¯t entirely off.


    Without gunpowder, a hunting rifle is just like a burning stick.


    There seemed to no other way for him, so he had to rely on himself.


    A big knife won¡¯t work, he felt that without a blade sharp as a razor, he wouldn¡¯t be able to slash a pterosaur.


    A spear is a better choice, every jab makes a hole.


    As long as he worked hard, one day he could make a hole in the pterosaur¡¯s neck.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t need to learn any routines, he only practiced one word: stab!


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 Chapter 23 - 23 23 - Starting School Open-air Kitchen_1

    ?23: Chapter 23 ¨C Starting School, Open-air Kitchen_1 23: Chapter 23 ¨C Starting School, Open-air Kitchen_1 This day, from the gate to the courtyard and back room of Yan Fei¡¯s house, people were packed tightly.


    Yan Fei hadn¡¯t caused any trouble; it¡¯s just the start of school.


    Most of the people were from Shanglin Village, and some from Yan Fei¡¯s hometown, Yan Village.


    They can¡¯t squeeze into the school for enrollment now, so they¡¯re waiting here for the afternoon.


    Yan Fei¡¯s uncle, Lin Xiuqing is already here too.


    His two children, Yan Fei¡¯s cousin Lin Lingling is in her third year of junior high, and her cousin Lin Haihu is in his second year.


    Every year around the time when school starts again, Sancha River town becomes as busy as the Lunar New Year.


    From pre-school classes to primary, junior and high schools, the small town¡¯s students, along with their parents, spend several days in crowded streets and alleyways.


    Meanwhile, Yan Fei was feeling rather pleased with himself.


    He woke up early to register at the school and had already paid the tuition fees.


    Despite only scoring three points in his test, he had successfully become a student of the third class in the first year of junior high at Sancha River¡¯s First Middle School.


    He had also met the class teacher, a newly graduated female teacher named Guan Yue.


    Of course, he probably made an especially deep impression on the new teacher, as the first student to enroll was one who only scored three points in the test, likely casting a bit of a shadow over the new teacher¡¯s heart.


    During the evening self-study period, Yan Fei realized that junior high was not as simple as he thought it would be.


    First of all, he no longer has as much free time as before.


    It was a class schedule that was enough to engrave in everyone¡¯s heart.


    Before 5:30 in the morning, all students must arrive at the classroom for roll call, then line up to go running -¡ª the school is too small, so they run on the main road.


    After running, they start their self-study period and recite English or Chinese texts until seven when they break for meals.


    At 7:50 in the morning, the preparation bell rings and classes start at eight.


    There is a break for exercises between the four classes and school ends at twelve.


    The preparation bell rings at 2:20 in the afternoon until 5:30, and from 6:50 to 9 in the evening.


    That¡¯s the schedule for the summer.


    In winter, lunchtime is moved earlier, and the evening self-study period finishes earlier too.


    Additionally, a No.


    2 Junior High School is currently being constructed in the town.


    It¡¯s said that it will be ready for use after the New Year.


    This means that for now, there¡¯s only one junior high school in the entire township.


    Therefore, there are seven classes in each grade for first and second year junior high, while the third year of junior high has eight.


    Each class is allocated between 120 to 130 students, meaning that desks meant for two students are used by at least three to four students.


    The classes are too packed to be scheduled properly and even the sports field isn¡¯t big enough.


    Each class has two physical education lessons a week, one of which is scheduled for the last period of the morning or afternoon, so they can go straight home after P.E. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    So in the evening, Yan Fei got two new desk mates.


    Because Yan Fei was taller and stronger due to his indulgence in eating, he naturally was assigned to the back of the class.


    The two people sharing his desk were not as strong as him, but they were not shorter either.


    The three of them sitting together felt very fortunate because they are big, so only three people share a desk.


    Some desks in the front have four people to a desk!


    In any case, before the new school is ready, Yan Fei¡¯s junior high life started off in a bustling yet uneventful manner.


    During the break in the evening study session, Yan Fei saw Yang Qian and Jiao Bing, who were placed in a different class.


    The two of them were assigned to the same class.


    The three boys ventured to the restroom together¡ª they couldn¡¯t help it, everyone was still getting accustomed to the start of school, slightly nervous and excited.


    Students from rural areas didn¡¯t know they could go to the restroom next to the dormitory, so the restroom was a bit crowded, with students queuing up more than ten meters away from the door.


    Yan Fei continued his elementary school style, simply getting to know the names of his desk-mates and then waiting peacefully for the end of the school day.


    As soon as school finished in the evening, Yan Fei began to sort out the things his relatives brought to his house during the day.


    These included sweet potato leaves, sesame leaves, and sesame oil, among other things.


    Yan Fei has plenty of sweet potato leaves now.


    He got a lot when he went to catch rabbits at night, some to eat and more to feed the rabbits in the cave.


    In the quiet of the night, he continued to catch rabbits.


    Although rabbits were getting increasingly harder to catch, before he thought of another way to make money, this was undeniably a viable way to earn money.


    Even after the sweet potato field on the island was fertilized with chicken manure, it was still not something to rely upon in the short term.


    After he returned from catching rabbits, he killed a few Compsognathus on the island and cleaned them, and then he faced a serious problem- where to stew the meat?


    He needed to be at school before 5:30 in the morning, so he spent very little time at home during the day.


    Therefore, he had to cook the meat at night so he could use it whenever he cooked meals.


    He could spend a day or two stewing meat in the kitchen at night, but he couldn¡¯t do this every day.


    So, he needed a place where he could stew meat at any time without disturbing others.


    The cave on the island wasn¡¯t suitable, the only option was his territory outside.


    He could just cook outdoors.


    When the meat was cooked, he collected it in a pot and placed it in the cave.


    For the next two days, some bricks mysteriously disappeared from several construction sites in Sancha River town ¨C Yan Fei does have money, but he has no reason to buy bricks.


    By Friday, Yan Fei bought two new pots, a large and a small one, and moved the two old pots to the island.


    When the first wisp of cooking smoke rose from the island, Yan Fei proudly looked at his stove, extremely pleased with himself.


    He had used plenty of bricks for this stove, and the nearby mall had already been built and was undergoing interior decoration.


    Yan Fei ¡°borrowed¡± quite a bit of their cement to reinforce the exterior of the stove, ensuring that even if an entire group of Compsognathus attacked, they wouldn¡¯t be able to destroy his fortress-like stove.


    While adding more firewood, he wondered whether he should build a small house, because those Compsognathus were already too scared to come over to the central pond to drink water, so maybe he could even leave this stove outside.


    But one thing was certain, he didn¡¯t have enough time.


    The weekend arrived in the blink of an eye, and to make it easier for students from rural areas to return home, there were only two classes on Saturday afternoon.


    As soon as school ended, Yan Fei took a long breath.


    He could barely handle the days of the past week.


    He would steal bricks to renovate the island at night, practice assassination on the island, sleep for less than three hours a night, and try to stay awake during classes during the day.


    Yan Fei felt that he really needed a weekend to rest.


    As soon as school ended, he entered the island.


    Smoke was still coming out of the pot on the island!


    Looking at the red embers still glowing in the stove, Yan Fei marveled: The wood on the island really did burn well.


    At noon, he had stewed a wild rabbit in the back pot, and naturally stewed three Pterosaurs in the large front pot.


    Before going to school, he had added a few large pieces of wood to the stove and closed the fuel hatch with an iron plate, leaving only a small ventilation hole.


    Sure enough, two hours later, the fire inside had not completely gone out.


    Yan Fei, who had been stoking fires since he was little whether it was for his grandfather¡¯s blacksmithing or his other grandfather¡¯s cooking, was very experienced in keeping a fire going.


    After adding some more firewood, Yan Fei left the island, locked the door, and started gnawing on a piece of Compsognathus meat he had torn right from the pot.


    He set off towards the county town¡ªafter all, a cut-off Compsognathus leg looked very similar to a chicken drumstick without careful inspection.


    He had said during the summer vacation that he would deliver rabbit meat to Xu Xiaoyan every three days after school started.


    With only two days off in a month to go home, Yan Fei could hardly imagine what it would feel like to stay at school for a whole month.


    After all, he had only been there for a week and he already felt like each day felt like a year.


    So even though Xu Xiaoyan hadn¡¯t mentioned anything about him delivering meat when she left for school, Yan Fei still remembered it!


    It had already been a week now.

 Chapter 24 - 24 24 - Im Bringing You Food_1

    ?24: Chapter 24 ¨C I¡¯m Bringing You Food_1 24: Chapter 24 ¨C I¡¯m Bringing You Food_1 Yan Fei arrived at County No.1 Middle School in good time.


    Classes weren¡¯t out yet, but he knew it wouldn¡¯t be long.


    He found a secluded spot in Sancha River, filled a small pot with still-warm rabbit meat, and then made his way to the school gate.


    It was only then he realized how many parents show up at the end of the school day to deliver meals to their children.


    Seeing these parents carrying lovely thermos boxes, Yan Fei felt somewhat embarrassed about his own crude iron pot.


    With a sigh, he turned around and left.


    When he returned, Yan Fei had wrapped up the small pot in an old but reasonably clean cloth.


    The white fabric was adorned with little flowers.


    This was a bedsheet he used in winter and a quilt cover in summer, from which he had torn half.


    Fortunately, it had been washed frequently in the summer so it was quite clean.


    Then he realized yet another issue.


    It was still too early for the school to let out, so the old man at the gate wouldn¡¯t let anyone in.


    After glancing around, Yan Fei quietly walked along the wall and soon reached a secluded spot by the fence.


    He put the pot in the cave at Sancha River, took a deep breath, and then ran headlong towards the top of the wall.


    Seeing no one on the other side of the fence, Yan Fei agilely hopped down.


    A moment of disorientation hit him as he landed, but he quickly recovered and picked up the pot again.


    Once he found the main teaching building, he chose a spot hidden behind a flower bed and a tree.


    Fortunately, classes ended soon enough.


    Xu Xiaoyan was in Class One of the top high school, with her classroom located at the far end of the second floor.


    From his spot downstairs, Yan Fei could perfectly see the students as they came out of the school.


    Unable and not wanting to wait until after school, he couldn¡¯t let Xu Xiaoyan know about his surprise visit.


    How else would he locate her in the crowd after school?


    Only after the majority of students had left did he see Xu Xiaoyan emerge from her classroom.


    He watched her go downstairs and engage in conversation with two female classmates, then he came out from behind the tree, calling out, ¡°Xu Xing.¡±


    The second Xu Xiaoyan turned her head she saw Yan Fei, whose attire was unusually fresh today, standing on the other side of the flower bed.


    In his hand was a cloth bag with small flowers on it, and he was grinning from ear to ear.


    It took Xu Xiaoyan several seconds to gather her thoughts, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, what are you doing here?¡±


    With a triumphant air, Yan Fei held up the bundle in his hand, ¡°Brought you some food!¡±


    The life of a third-year high schooler is always hectic.


    Xu Xiaoyan and her two classmates hastily got their meals and reappeared a while later, each carrying a container.


    As soon as Yan Fei lifted the lid off the pot, the warm rabbit meat inside released a delicious aroma, making the three girls let out a unified gasp.


    Xu Xiaoyan grabbed a large piece of meat and didn¡¯t forget to urge her two friends, ¡°Xiao Wen, Jingjing, this is real wild rabbit meat that isn¡¯t easy to come by.


    Come on, let¡¯s eat together.


    Hurry, before I finish it all myself¡­¡±


    Yan Fei noticed that the elite students¡¯ lives weren¡¯t all rosy as he had imagined.


    All three girls had gotten themselves some watery porridge.


    The two other girls at least had a bun shared between them and a tiny bowl of veggies.


    However, the stir-fried vegetables looked more like stewed vegetables.


    He suspected these vegetables were probably cooked in the same big pot as the porridge.


    Xu Xiaoyan was smart. sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    She just had a bowl of porridge, seemingly relying on the meat Yan Fei brought as her main meal.


    True to her nature, Xu Xiaoyan gobbled down the meat before anyone else could take a bite.


    Only after she was on her third piece did she think to ask Yan Fei, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you haven¡¯t eaten yet, have you?¡±


    Yan Fei glared at her and replied tersely, ¡°It took you long enough to realize that there¡¯s a thing called empathy!¡±


    The two girls burst into giggles, and Xu Xiaoyan blushed, ¡°I thought you ate before you came here!¡±


    Yan Fei made an even darker face, ¡°I ran straight here after school.


    If I¡¯d eaten first, I wouldn¡¯t have made it in time for your school letting out.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan immediately stopped eating, ¡°You came straight from school?


    Not from your home in the county?¡±


    ¡°We have two more classes on Saturday afternoons!¡±


    ¡°How did you get here so fast then, if school only ended a while ago?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I ran here using shortcuts.


    How could I make it in time by bus?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The two girls were so absorbed in the conversation that they forgot to eat.


    After a while, Xu Xiaoyan finally sighed, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you are so nice!¡±


    If you said I was nice without any meat in your mouth, and the chopsticks in your hand not getting any food from the pot, then I would really appreciate it!


    Yan Fei muttered to himself.


    He didn¡¯t want to embarrass her in front of her classmates by revealing her lack of consideration.


    He also sighed in relief; if this naive girl remembered that the rabbit meat was still warm and asked about it, he would have to act mysterious again.


    The two girls gradually learned from the conversation that this pot of rabbit meat was brought all the way from Sancha River town by Yan Fei.


    They were already feeling bashful and now they dared not touch it at all.


    They kept urging Yan Fei to eat with them.


    Before Yan Fei could reply, Xu Xiaoyan said for him, ¡°It¡¯s ok, have you guys not seen him eating at home everyday?


    He has got to have it with pickles or else he can¡¯t swallow it.¡±


    In his anger, Yan Fei thought: When did I ever do such a thing?


    The two girls didn¡¯t care if Yan Fei really ate meat with pickles or not.


    At this point their gaze towards Xu Xiaoyan was gradually morphing from envy to jealousy, and they were only a tiny bit away from hating her out of jealousy.


    The girl named Jingjing sighed, ¡°Xiao Xingxing, your brother is so nice, bringing you meat all the way here.


    If I had a brother like him, I¡¯d worship him like a god every day!¡±


    The other girl, Xiao Wen, interjected, ¡°Aren¡¯t you silly?


    You¡¯ve forgotten that Xiao Xingxing has no brothers?


    Plus, one has the last name Xu and the other Yan!


    You don¡¯t know who this is, do you?


    This is¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say it!¡± Xu Xiaoyan, with her big eyes glaring, interrupted Xiao Wen before she could finish.


    Xiao Wen chuckled, ¡°Then give me your piece of rabbit meat, and I¡¯ll shut up.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan stared at the rabbit meat for a long time, worked up her courage, shoved the meat into her mouth and muttered with her cheeks puffed out, ¡°Go ahead and say it.


    It¡¯s just people talking nonsense anyway.


    Say whatever you want!¡±


    Seeing this, Xiao Wen remained silent.


    After a pause, Jingjing couldn¡¯t help but softly ask her, ¡°They are not relatives?¡±


    Unable to hold back, Xiao Wen whispered in her ear, ¡°This is Xiao Xingxing¡¯s¡­


    childhood sweetheart!¡±


    Yan Fei has keen eyes and ears, how could he not hear their whispers right in front of him?


    Seems like this girl is also from Sancha River town, otherwise she wouldn¡¯t have heard the rumor of their ¡°childhood betrothal¡±.


    This girl also has some conscience.


    After eating the rabbit meat he brought, she replaced ¡°childhood betrothal¡± with the nicer term ¡°childhood sweetheart¡±.


    ¡°What!?¡± After hearing what Xiao Wen said, Jingjing looked utterly disbelief and was stunned.


    She looked at Xu Xiaoyan, then at Yan Fei, and didn¡¯t snap out of it until Xiao Wen stole the meat from her bowl.


    The three girls laughed and teased each other.


    Yan Fei found out, what these girls acted like privately was simply not the same as what he had seen in public.


    He clearly heard the two girls calling him Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s ¡°little lover¡±.


    Are these really the female students of a key class in the key high school?


    A bunch of crazy girls.


    Sitting nearby, Yan Fei¡¯s had to pretend he didn¡¯t hear anything as the two girls whispered increasingly risqu¨¦ comments about him.


    He couldn¡¯t stand it after a while.


    Once they finished eating, Yan Fei didn¡¯t let Xu Xiaoyan help with the dishes.


    He had already noticed from afar that there were several layers of people surrounding the sink outside the cafeteria.


    He had only walked a few steps with the pot when he heard Jingjing, the girl behind him, saying in a deliberately exaggerated tone of regret, ¡°Ah¡­


    Xiao Xingxing, if I had a little lover like him, why would bother going to college?


    I¡¯d stay home and take good care of him, and marry him as soon as he grew up¡­¡±


    Unable to bear the laughter and teasing of the three girls, Yan Fei checked that no one was paying attention, took a few long strides to the wall, and surprised the three girls by stepping on the wall, grabbing the top with one hand while holding the pot with the other, and leaping over the wall and out of sight.


    Once outside the wall, Yan Fei didn¡¯t know that a stunned Xu Xiaoyan, who had recovered from the surprise, was now ominously warning her two friends, ¡°Did you see that?


    My Yan Xiaofei is a martial arts master who can effortlessly scale walls.


    If you keep teasing me, be careful I might have him come and climb into your window at night!¡±


    Unyielding, Jingjing retorted, ¡°Yeah, with his skills of scaling walls, he could be sneaking into people¡¯s windows at night.


    Who knows what else he could do?


    Ah¡­


    Xiao Xingxing, you went for your little lover while he¡¯s still so young?¡±


    Xiao Wen chimed in: ¡°Yes, Yes, if Romeo had these skills, he would have eloped with Juliet ages ago, and we wouldn¡¯t have the great love story to read¡­¡±


    As expected, they are a bunch of crazy girls.

 Chapter 25 - 25 25 Pterosaur Da Zhan_1

    ?25: Chapter 25 Pterosaur Da Zhan_1 25: Chapter 25 Pterosaur Da Zhan_1 After delivering food to Xu Xiaoyan, Yan Fei planned to buy a high-end item¡ªa thermos.


    This was the thing he had seen parents from the county town using to deliver food to their children at the school gate earlier.


    He wanted to see if there were any larger thermos to buy and take back, so that he could stew meat at night and put it in, and then eat it whenever he felt like it during the day.


    Of course, the next time he brought meat to Xu Xiaoyan, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about others asking why a pot of meat never gets cold.


    Drizzling into the shopping mall next to the bus station, Yan Fei found the area selling thermos and kept looking.


    The attendant probably didn¡¯t think he looked like he was going to buy anything, so they ignored him.


    Yan Fei waited.


    He waited until someone came to buy a thermos.


    He watched an older lady bargaining.


    When the salesperson finally refused to lower the price, Yan Fei stepped forward, showed the lady the money in his hand, and said to her, ¡°Auntie, I am also buying a thermos, I want to buy the same one as you.


    After you finish bargaining, shall we buy together?¡±


    The bargaining that had already tired the older lady suddenly rejuvenated her.


    She insisted on buying two at once, and bargained with the salesperson till the mall was about to close.


    Finally, she got it at a price that was less than half of the original call price.


    Yan Fei, carrying the thermos and feeling like he¡¯d snagged a bargain, completely forgot that he hadn¡¯t had dinner yet!


    He didn¡¯t mind the hateful look the salesperson was giving him from behind.


    Even though he didn¡¯t know how to bargain, he had a knack for helping others in a situation like this, commonly known as flaming the fire.


    Every time the old lady got tired from bargaining, Yan Fei would go up and cheer her on.


    Hearing the common flattering words spoken by a young man was unusually pleasing to the ears, so the bargaining power of the old lady surged several times.


    After buying the thermos, as Yan Fei exited the shopping mall, he noticed that the beef restaurant across the street was brightly lit, and the tables at the entrance were all filled with people.


    At first, he was surprised, but then he laughed at his own silliness.


    He was used to selling wild rabbits early in the morning and had forgotten that restaurants typically don¡¯t open until noon or evening.


    He was even planning on finding a place to wait until tomorrow morning to sell his wild rabbits!


    So, Yan Fei walked along the street to the river, and after quite a while, when he found a chance where no one was around, he went in, changed into new clothes, and came out carrying the rabbit cage.


    Once he entered the shop, he realized that the beef restaurant was really doing good business.


    There were people sitting inside and outside, and several waiters were busy serving dishes and pouring wine, which was quite different from the usual quiet scene he saw every morning.


    Sister Hong was sitting behind a small account desk near the back door of the restaurant lobby.


    As soon as she saw him, she stood up and said, ¡°Yan Fei is here.


    Come and help bring the things to the backyard.


    Your Fifth Brother is really busy and has gone out for a drink.


    He probably can¡¯t even find his way home now!¡±


    After properly placing the wild rabbits and chickens and collecting the money, Sister Hong insisted on giving him a bottle of colorful drink.


    Seeing that someone had come to pay their bill, Yan Fei hurriedly took it, thanked her, and walked out.


    As he walked down the street, he let out a sigh of relief.


    The air in the shop was simply unbearable, full of the smell of smoke and alcohol, which he found extremely uncomfortable.


    It was time to go home!


    Tomorrow is Sunday, his parents would definitely be coming back for inspection.


    He found a spot, entered the island intending to put the cage into the cave and then hurry home.


    After placing the cage in the cave, he noticed something was off outside.


    As he came out, he was taken aback.


    It had only been a short time since he sold the rabbits, and now, the situation on the island had changed drastically.


    The sky above was filled with Pterosaurs, their chaotic and horrifying calls echoed in the air above the island, like the end of the world was happening.


    He couldn¡¯t see clearly from inside the cave, so he went to the center of the island and climbed a towering tree.


    When he looked up at the sky, Yan Fei was stunned with shock.


    The day on the island was slightly longer than in reality.


    When Yan Fei came to the island, it was already completely dark outside, and there was only a faint light from the setting sun on the island.


    In the gray sky, countless Pterosaurs were tumbling and flapping in the air, like the underworld, or thousands of demons emerging from the demon realm, wildly dancing in the sky above the island.


    After watching for a while, Yan Fei could finally distinguish that several particularly large Pterosaurs were engaged in a fierce battle with the Pterosaurs here on the island.


    From time to time, injured Pterosaurs would let out shrieking cries and angry squawks.


    He could vaguely see flesh and blood flying about, and it was extremely cruel.


    Even more shocking was the sudden appearance of several massive figures patrolling above the surface of the sea.


    These figures were howling at the sky from time to time.


    Some of these figures had necks like pythons; others looked like a boat with four oars on both sides, only this ¡°boat¡± was magnified several times; still, others had robust front bodies with long tails trailing behind them, which they used to leap out of the water despite their massive bodies¡­


    Every now and then, an injured Pterosaur would fall with a ghostly scream, often it was still in the air when a huge mouth would bite into it, abruptly ending its cries and sending chills down one¡¯s spine.


    Inside the forest beneath his feet, everything had fallen into a dead silence.


    The normally frenzied compsognathuses didn¡¯t even dare to make a whisper of noise.


    Presumably, they were shivering in their nests.


    There was no gunfire in the sky, only horrific collisions of body against body.


    Those larger pterosaurs were incredibly vicious.


    Even without their claws, each time they brushed past the pterosaurs on the island, whether by flapping their wings or attacking with their sharp beaks, they would cause their opponents to let out cries of agony.


    In just a short moment, several heavily wounded pterosaurs, barely able to land, had landed on the cliff on the island.


    Many more, too gravely wounded, had fallen directly into the massive jaws that filled the water below.


    The battle had come out of nowhere, and the ending was just as bewildering.


    Yan Fei even felt himself taken aback, only hearing a few screeching cries and then those particularly huge pterosaurs spread their wings, breaking free from the island¡¯s pterosaur group, and flew towards the higher sky.


    The pterosaur group on the island seemed to have no intention of letting it go.


    With a series of rasp caws, they took to the sky.


    In the blink of an eye, those pterosaurs that initially blotted out the sky became a swarm of small spots in the gray sky, faintly visible as the two sides of the battle were still entangled.


    Yan Fei was brought back to the present and just as he thought the battle was over, screeching cries were heard once again, then a few larger spots made a U-turn, dove through the numerous small points below, and charged down with several small dots.


    When their figures once again obscured the sky, those island pterosaurs lagging behind them, which were brought down during their dive, let out dying screams, their forms uncontrollable.


    Crashing disastrously into the sea, they were immediately swallowed by the many gaping mouths, leaving behind only a massive splash.


    Those invading pterosaurs pulled up when they were about to crash into the ground, traced a beautiful arc in the air, and flew upwards.


    The pterosaurs on the island were further aggrieved and more infuriated.


    They let out anguished cries as they pursued.


    At the moment when they were about to catch up to the invaders, one of the invading pterosaurs in the forefront spun around mid-air, astonishingly charging towards the pterosaur group once again.


    Just a single pterosaur was able to decimate the battered pterosaur group.


    This invading pterosaur was huge and swift, stirring the entire pterosaur group into a frenzy with its acrobatics in the sky.


    In the blink of an eye, another five or six unfortunate island pterosaurs crashed screaming into the sea.


    The pterosaur group, already scattered, quickly began to retreat.


    This pterosaur seemed to be on a killing spree, not heeding the calls of its companions as they retreated, and relentlessly pursued and attacked the island¡¯s trailing pterosaurs.


    Seeing this, the wounded pterosaurs resting at the top of the cliff could no longer maintain their recovery; they let out desperate cries and took to the skies.


    Thus, the battle resumed.


    The sky had grown completely dark, and with not many stars out, the details of the battle could no longer be seen.


    Only the occasional shrieking howls and the roar along with the splash from the sea surface that transmitted up, testified to the brutality unfolding in the sky. S~ea??h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Smack¡­¡±


    Yan Fei, just as he was settling from the shock, felt something strike him.


    Taken aback, he smelled a warm and bloody scent and understood what it was.


    Roaring continued from the sky; the battle was no longer visible.


    Unlucky enough to be splattered with dragon blood, Yan Fei, filled with frustration, moved to the edge of the Spring Pool.


    More precisely, he moved to the small creek flowing out from Spring Pool.


    This was where he usually washed his clothes and bathed to avoid contaminating the water in Spring Pool, after all, that was his drinking water source.


    The forest was even darker than on the tree.


    Yan Fei rinsed his clothes casually in the water and tossed them aside, then he lay down in the creek, letting the moving water cleanse him.


    He had already been exhausted from running for the whole day and the alarm caused by the sudden battle had left him particularly drained.


    As he lay back in the creek, he felt an overwhelming sense of comfort spread through his body.


    Suddenly, a piercing cry echoed through the air.


    Yan Fei shot up in surprise; his eyes only caught a glimpse of that looming shadow before it erased his presence completely.


    Right where he had disappeared from, an enormous shadow swept through, breaking branches and scattering leaves.


    It crashed with a thud, snapping countless small and large branches, and buried itself on the edge of the other side of the forest.

 Chapter 26 - 26 26 Slaying Pterosaur_1

    ?26: Chapter 26 Slaying Pterosaur_1 26: Chapter 26 Slaying Pterosaur_1 Yan Fei, standing there on the road, naked and wet on the edge of the town¡¯s river, looks completely idiotic.


    Luckily, he had chosen a particularly remote location.


    Not far away was a large rubbish heap emitting a foul smell, so no one would come along for a while.


    Rarely did Yan Fei¡¯s mood and expression equally resemble idiocy.


    In the island¡¯s forests, a terrifyingly fierce Pterosaur roared into the sky, while up above, numerous island pterosaurs were cheering and hollering.


    This Pterosaur couldn¡¯t fly anymore¡­


    The only thought reeled in Yan Fei¡¯s mind as he stared at the massive wound on the Pterosaur¡¯s right wing and the countless tiny injuries from tree branches scraping across its body, it was¡­ was like a dream.


    Kill it¡­ Kill it¡­ Kill it¡­


    Eat it¡­ Eat it¡­ Eat it¡­


    Yan Fei screamed internally until he thought of getting closer to observe the Pterosaur.


    Not until then did he suddenly remember that he was still standing by the river¡¯s edge in town.


    By the time Yan Fei came back to his senses, he realized the Water on his body had been dried by the wind.


    Glancing at the time, it turned out that half an hour had passed; He was almost like possessed before.


    He took a cold sweat.


    Luckily there was no one on the road.


    Otherwise, kind-hearted people might have sent him to the mental hospital ¨C that would have been a good outcome.


    If a malicious person had instead pushed him into the river, the consequences would have been unthinkable.¡­


    Hurriedly, he returned to the cave, lit a candle, found a pair of trousers to put on.


    Only then did he feel a bit safer.


    He wasn¡¯t surprised to see pterosaurs flying in the sky before, or thought that some flying pterosaurs were even bigger than those on the island, including the huge mouths that pop out of the sea and pull the pterosaurs underwater.


    But, when he saw a large pterosaur up close, he was still shocked beyond words.


    Just the terrifyingly sharp and huge beak alone ¨C Yan Fei thought he could easily fit several people his size inside; the tattered wings spreading out were so large that even two or three of his courtyards would not be enough.


    He used to think that his land by the lake was quite large, and the distance between the trees in the forest was enough to build small houses.


    But when the large Pterosaur descended, Yan Fei realized why he had never seen a Pterosaur fly into the woods ¨C they were simply too big for his imagination.


    Those island Pterosaurs in the sky seemed to be having the time of their lives, hollering, and fluttering around back and forth all night long.


    Yan Fei was dumbfounded for most of the night.


    The grounded Pterosaur, filled with wounds and unable to fly again, crazily screamed at the Pterosaurs in the sky, trying to fly again with its tattered wings.


    The Pterosaurs cleared the sky, after which, the smelly blood attracted the Compsognathus. S§×arch* The ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Unfortunately, these small creatures had forgotten the injured Pterosaurs they had once bullied, and a few Compsognathus got slapped away by its furious flapping wings.


    After several attempts and leaving a few of its dying companions behind, the small creatures that were hoping for an easy meal scattered away.


    The night was truly terrifying.


    Only when it began to dawn did Yan Fei wake up to the necessity of getting home quickly.


    He still felt afloat on his way back.


    He had wished to kill a Pterosaur for days now, and just when he thought it was a distant dream, he suddenly realized it was within reach: it felt freaking awesome.


    Even when his parents and younger brother came to ¡°check up¡± on him and then left, Yan Fei was still grinning like an idiot.


    The injured Pterosaur on the island had quieted down.


    It had eaten a few overzealous Compsognathus that had wandered too close, but then it just lay there, still and quiet, until another group of reckless Compsognathus charged over.


    The result was, of course, they just fed the large Pterosaur.


    One day, two days, three days¡­


    The flightless Pterosaur was still as majestic as ever.


    After several ¡°snacks¡± from the Compsognathus, they stopped coming.


    The Pterosaur continued to rest quietly, occasionally trying its wings but to no avail due to its heavy injuries and the thick woods around.


    Every night the forest would come alive with the sounds of Yan Fei¡¯s howls and songs.


    With a long stick in hand, Yan Fei was hitting the trees around and singing, sometimes shaking his buttocks and dancing, sometimes moving like a Compsognathus.


    This was his idea to deal with this ferocious Pterosaur.


    The tall trees around it restricted the Pterosaur¡¯s movement, making it difficult for it to move on the ground.


    Yan Fei kept trying to exhaust its strength, waiting for the day he could kill it.


    He would throw stones at the Pterosaur from a distance, even bought a bunch of fireworks to provoke it.


    Anytime he was free, he would come to the island to disturb it, preventing it from resting well.


    Yan Fei also ¡°kindly¡± helped it drive away the Compsognathus that got too close, preventing it from regaining strength by eating them.


    Yan Fei¡¯s plan to make money had been severely impacted by this Pterosaur.


    For several consecutive days, he had only caught two rabbits, planning to save them for his meals.


    This once vicious Pterosaur, which dominated the skies, seemed to have not many days left.


    Its injuries were really severe.


    Paired with Yan Fei¡¯s incessant harassment, the Pterosaur no longer had the strength to lift its head even when the Pterosaurs on the island occasionally flew over to provoke it.


    It just let out a feeble roar.


    Yan Fei had become impatient.


    Now, the Pterosaur didn¡¯t put up much of a fight when he threw firecrackers at it.


    Yan Fei felt that the time to kill the Pterosaur had come!


    Sharpen the knife, prepare the big hammer.


    The knife was a pig-killing knife, the hammer was a blacksmith¡¯s hammer.


    He tightly tied the pig-killing knife to a metal stick.


    He wanted to create a long spear, but he didn¡¯t have a spearhead, so he had to use a pig-killing knife as a substitute.


    Despite this, Yan Fei was still formidable, preparing to take down the enormous Pterosaur under the cover of night.


    The saying ¡°fools rush in where angels fear to tread¡± seemed apt.


    This Pterosaur had reached the point where if he didn¡¯t kill it, he wouldn¡¯t be able to vent his impatience.


    Of course, the main reason was, Yan Fei was afraid that if the Pterosaur suddenly died, his plan would fall apart.


    He didn¡¯t know if killing such a crippled and dying Pterosaur would directly change its appearance.


    In fact, he hadn¡¯t thought much about this issue.


    He just remembered how fierce and menacing this Pterosaur used to be in the sky.


    He gripped the long spear, well, the long-handled pig-killing knife, prepared, entered the island, and stabbed!


    This was the first time he had come so close to the Pterosaur.


    The contrast between the massive body and huge beak of the Pterosaur and his own petite frame made him a bit nervous.


    Although he had managed to stab the Pterosaur in the neck, he missed slightly, and the knife slid off the neck before it could penetrate further.


    Withdraw!


    Fortunately, Yan Fei remembered that no matter whether the stab was effective or not, he should quickly retreat.


    He managed to return to his cabin in time, where he discovered that he had just left a small wound on the Pterosaur¡¯s neck without even drawing blood.


    The Pterosaur had become so skinny that its skin was saggy and slack.


    Without properly exerted force, the knife could easily slip off.


    Getting ready again, he chose a spot clearly between the bones, gripped the long knife, and attacked once more!


    The sharp pig-killing knife finally stabbed the entire blade into the Pterosaur¡¯s neck.


    Yan Fei, unable to contain his excitement, pushed harder.


    But before he could relish the successful stab, he noticed the Pterosaur¡¯s head turning from the corner of his eye.


    Without a second thought, he immediately retreated to his room.


    Even so, upon reaching his room, Yan Fei stumbled and retreated several steps.


    He bumped into the bed, making it creak.


    That was close!


    If he had been a tad slower, he might have been thrown into the air.


    The Pterosaur, stabbed in the neck, struggled a few times before running out of energy.


    The pig-killing knife was stuck between the bones, with no blood oozing out.


    After clinging to life for so many days, it seemed the Pterosaur didn¡¯t have any blood left to shed.


    After some thought, Yan Fei picked up the big hammer.


    The attacked Pterosaur was noticeably more alert.


    But when Yan Fei appeared and struck the metallic stick attached to the pig-killing knife with the hammer, he quickly disappeared.


    With a ¡°crack¡± sound, the pig-killing knife was thrust half a foot deeper into the Pterosaur, but the handle of the knife couldn¡¯t withstand the force of the hammer and broke off right at the handle.


    The dark purple blood flowed out.


    This injury incensed the Pterosaur completely.


    Perhaps it was its final struggle before death.


    It cried out hoarsely, its injured body rolling around in the forest, stirring up dirt.


    Branches and leaves flew around, darkening the surroundings.


    Unfortunately, its enemy had already left its space.


    Before long, it was completely powerless and collapsed on the ground.


    Between the opening and closing of its powerful beak, its hoarse cries gradually weakened.


    Yan Fei, holding the big hammer, re-entered and struck the place where the half pig-killing knife was embedded.


    ¡°Bang¡­¡±


    The dull sound echoed as the hammer struck flesh.


    The Pterosaur let out a cry, tried to lift its head, but only managed to raise it slightly above the ground before it dropped again.


    One hammer strike, two, three¡­


    Yan Fei, wielding the big hammer, appeared and disappeared intermittently.


    Each strike landed accurately on the spot where the pig-killing knife was embedded in.


    Dark purple blood was flowing more and more.


    The Pterosaur, which was already unable to resist, let out a few weak cries.


    This once dominant ruler of the skies, the invincible king above the clouds, had completely lost the strength to uphold its dignity.


    In the end, all it had was instinctive twitching.


    A man with the heart to slay a dragon is as iron.


    No matter how prestigious the dragon was, it was now nothing more than prey beneath his hammer.


    ¡°Crack,¡± ¡°Crack¡±


    The handle of the hammer in Yan Fei¡¯s hand broke, and the hammerhead bounced out, landed on the ground with a thud.


    Accompanying the sound of the handle breaking, the neck of the Pterosaur also completely broke.


    After waiting for a while, Yan Fei gingerly prodded the Pterosaur, even pinched his own thigh in experiment.


    Pulling a face from the pain he finally confirmed ¡ª he had killed the Pterosaur.


    Gasping for breath, he sat down on the soft mud, looking at the lifeless Pterosaur that was bigger than he was.


    He grinned widely and began to laugh goofily.

 Chapter 27 - 27 27 Transformed into a Pterosaur_1

    ?27: Chapter 27: Transformed into a Pterosaur_1 27: Chapter 27: Transformed into a Pterosaur_1 The Pterosaur¡¯s body gave off a rather unpleasant smell.


    Yan Fei took a long rest and had examined the Pterosaur intently many times over.


    To be honest, the Pterosaur¡¯s physique wasn¡¯t exactly aesthetically pleasing to Yan Fei.


    The Pterosaur didn¡¯t even have a tail, and its head and beak were overly large, making it look incredibly awkward.


    But whenever he recalled how this Pterosaur stood supreme among the other Pterosaurs on the island, his domineering stature and commanding presence, Yan Fei was left in awe.


    Feeling he had rested enough, he stood up and went to a more spacious place.


    He gazed at the dead Pterosaur in the distance, envisioning himself transforming into such a creature.


    Then, he felt himself suddenly start to grow taller.


    His body started to enlarge, his neck grew longer, and a sharp, oversized beak protruded from his face.


    His arms seemed to stretch endlessly, turning into bat-like wings that were magnified countless times.


    A subconscious flap of his newly formed arms, which had become monstrous wings spanning over ten meters, sent his body tumbling backwards.


    In his hurried flurry, a multitude of leaves were swept up, which only accelerated his fall to the ground.


    Lying on the ground, he was stunned for quite a while before he remembered that he should transform back first.


    By the time he was back in his human form standing at the clearing by the Spring Pool, he still could not believe it.


    I can transform into a Pterosaur now!


    Even the colossal Pterosaur that commanded over the other Pterosaurs on the island, a Pterosaur whose wingspan was several times larger than my own yard?


    He had originally thought it would require eating the Pterosaur to gain the ability to transform.


    As it turned out, all he had to do was kill a Pterosaur himself.


    The Monkey King needed several years of learning from his master to master the Seventy-Two Transformations!


    I just need to kill a certain type of dinosaur to transform into the same kind!


    This is¡­this is¡­


    After calming himself, he changed back into a Pterosaur under the faintly glowing sky.


    Imitating the movements of the dead Pterosaur, he took to the ground on all fours, clumsily trotting around the Spring Pool like a newborn foal, not even bothering about the sweet potatoes he crushed underfoot.


    It wasn¡¯t until he felt he had adequately familiarized himself with the body did he prepare to attempt flying again.


    He lowered his body, with his head forward, chanting in his heart.


    One¡­ two¡­ three¡­ type of dinosaur!


    And Fly!


    With a flap of his wings, he felt himself rising into the air before he could even react.


    He flew past the spring pool and crashed straight into the forest on the opposite side, getting sandwiched between two trees.


    Luckily his Pterosaur hide was thick, shielding him from injury.


    Before he could disentangle himself from between the trees, familiar Pterosaur cries echoed through the sky, identical to the cries of the Pterosaurs whose eggs were stolen daily on the island.


    In the blink of an eye, the sky was darkened by them.


    They probably mistook Yan Fei for the slaughterer who had massacred countless of their kind earlier, angrily screeching and threatening to swoop down from above.


    If not for the dense forest, they might have really charged at him.


    Yan Fei was startled.


    Although they couldn¡¯t reach him for the time being, their manic state was rather frightening.


    After a while of frustrated screeching from the Pterosaurs, who were starting to hurl themselves at the trees, Yan Fei decided to revert back to his human form and return to his little cabin.


    Back in his room, Yan Fei oscillated between dazed and amused until the sound of running footsteps outside drew his attention to the time.


    Evidently, he was going to be late for school.


    From morning till noon, Yan Fei was constantly distracted, occasionally indulging in his own amusement.


    He had already had a similar experience, the surprise when he had turned into a Compsognathus, so he was finally able to keep his cool in public despite having realized his longstanding dream of being able to fly.


    This lad can finally fly!


    It wasn¡¯t until school ended at noon that Yan Fei came back to himself, learning from his classmate¡¯s discussions that today was already Saturday.


    He quickly checked his watch and sure enough, it was.


    What on earth had this week been!


    And then there was the hunger, an extraordinary kind of hunger.


    He was already hungry during the early self-study period in the morning.


    He had a substantial breakfast, but he was hungry again after two sessions.


    The struggle to keep going until now left him almost unable to walk.


    Once he was back home and had stepped into the island, he stir-fried and devoured two Pterosaur eggs in one breath before he felt a bit satisfied.


    He then began preparing a wild rabbit.


    By the time the rabbit was in the pot, he felt that he could eat some more.


    So, he ate more.


    This wasn¡¯t the first time something like this had happened.


    After he became a Compsognathus, he had several days where he could eat a lot.


    Then, he constantly had a high appetite.


    Now that he could transform into such a large Pterosaur, and even fly, this seemed like a minor problem.


    Besides, there were many Compsognathus on the island and the dinosaur eggs would take a while to run out.


    As soon as school was over, he headed straight for the county town.


    He was familiar with the route now, jumping over walls as usual, and settling in his old spot.


    It was fortunate that he was still young and none of the teachers approached him asking how he had gotten in despite him carrying things.


    Perhaps she was looking forward to another surprise.


    As soon as school ended, Xu Xiaoyan came out.


    She didn¡¯t even wait for Yan Fei to call out.


    She probably saw the figure behind the tree as she was coming down the stairs and made a beeline for him, followed by the two girls we¡¯d met last weekend.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, I brought an extra lunchbox today, should I pack a portion for you too?¡± Xu Xiaoyan said, beaming, as she held up a new lunchbox for him to see.


    When we say lunchbox, we mean the kind that is a little shorter and wider than a teacup, easy to carry, and usually including a small bowl for the side dishes.


    Like the one Xu Xiaoyan was holding, brand new and seemingly made of stainless steel.


    Yan Fei laughed: ¡°Hehe, Xu Xiaoyan, you finally have a conscience!


    This lunchbox mustn¡¯t be cheap, right?¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan proudly replied: ¡°That¡¯s right, it cost over a dime!¡±


    Yan Fei laughed again: ¡°Look at my new tool¡­¡±


    He held up his thermos lunchbox for her to see, which was just a week old and barely used.


    ¡°Oh my, how coincidental¡­¡± Before Xu Xiaoyan could say anything, Jingjing, one of the girls who had tagged along, made a sarcastic comment.


    Despite Jingjing and Xiao Wen¡¯s laughter, Xu Xiaoyan didn¡¯t blush at all.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you can wait over there for us while we get our food.¡±


    When they returned with the food, Yan Fei took a sip of the gruel and realized that though it looked like rice porridge, it had a distinct flavor of flour.


    After a few sips, he finally understood, they¡¯d mixed flour with as little rice as they could get away with, to ensure the gruel wasn¡¯t translucent.


    But seeing the three girls drink it so nonchalantly made it clear they were used to it, so he reluctantly gulped it down.


    After a few sips, Yan Fei noticed something was off.


    It wasn¡¯t the three girls who were off, but the situation around them.


    They had barely started eating when one of the girls passing by greeted them, ¡°Yanfei, you guys are eating here!¡±


    And it wasn¡¯t just one or two.


    The bolder ones would say, ¡°Yanfei, did your relatives bring you food?¡±


    Why did she put so much emphasis on the word relatives?


    Even bolder ones came straight up and said, ¡°Wow, you three are so lucky, someone is bringing you food, may I see?¡±


    She was welcome to look; but was she looking at the food or at Yan Fei?


    And did that other girl just grab a bone and run away?


    Was she sure she had just wanted to taste the meat?


    After a while, quite a few girls filled the area.


    All confident and cheerful, their lively chatter and giggling caused quite a few glances from boys eating at a distance, who didn¡¯t even notice when they were poking at thin air with their chopsticks.


    Several times, it became too much even for Xu Xiaoyan, who finally yelled, ¡°Shoo!


    Grab a bite and move along!


    What¡¯s the point of brandishing your food around¡­¡±


    The girls merely chuckled and carried on, with a couple insisting on eating right next to them.


    As far as Yan Fei was concerned, it didn¡¯t matter.


    It was a good day.


    And with two rabbits in his cooking pot, there was plenty of meat, he wasn¡¯t afraid they¡¯d eat it all.


    What he didn¡¯t know was that gossip travelled fast in a dorm full of senior girls.


    The story of Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s affectionate suitor who¡¯d struggled twenty miles across mountains and rivers to bring her rabbit meat, had already spread all over the girls¡¯ dorm at the Third Year of High School.


    These girls, the pride of their small town, while holed up in school for hard studying, enjoyed the thrill of a good gossip whenever the chance arose.


    According to the rumors, Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s boyfriend could catch fish, shrimp, crabs, wild chickens and rabbits bare-handed, cook food so delicious it would make you drool, and most importantly, he could climb walls and walk on roofs with a pot in hand like a grandmaster.


    As for the other rumors, they all stretched the truth, but these girls weren¡¯t looking for accuracy; they just wanted a fantastic story to pass around.


    Before long, Yan Fei had become a legendary character.


    In short, aside from his tender age, Yan Fei was every girl¡¯s dream man come to life, how could they not be curious?


    Yan Fei took it all in stride.


    Actually, the problem was the ¡°rice porridge,¡± which tasted terrible.


    He was just trying hard not to look disgusted.


    The girls around him thought they were speaking softly, but he heard every word.


    But Yan Fei was about to soar into the sky, so he didn¡¯t mind.


    If people called him stupid and he didn¡¯t react, they would think he was slow.


    But these girls had a good impression of him before even meeting him, and thought that his ability to remain calm and composed amidst all their chatter and laughter was a sign of maturity and grace.


    Yan Fei also thought Xu Xiaoyan wasn¡¯t too bad.


    While she seemed to be neglected at home, at school, she appeared to be quite popular.


    Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many people talking to her.


    After the meal, he got up to leave with his things.


    With so many girls around, he felt a bit shy about scaling the wall, so he decided to exit through the main gate.


    But, the girls behind him were making such a ruckus, he heard one of them call out, ¡°Hey handsome, why don¡¯t you show us your wall climbing skills¡­¡±


    Actually, Yan Fei didn¡¯t want to go through the gate since he would have to take a longer route.


    Hearing the girls shouting, he turned around to flash a smile at the tittering girls, then ran to the wall and quickly climbed up and over.


    On the other side, he could still hear the girls¡¯ laughter through the wall.


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 Chapter 28 - 28 28 Ancient Bones_1

    ?28: Chapter 28: Ancient Bones_1 28: Chapter 28: Ancient Bones_1 Seeking favorites and recommendations.


    Right after school, Yan Fei got to enjoy a rare moment of leisure.


    Last week, he told his parents that he would be coming and going from the town every weekend by himself.


    His parents had to pay for two tickets whenever they traveled whereas he just had to pay for one.


    In fact, if he weren¡¯t so tall, he might have been able to get a half price ticket.


    His parents were delighted at how ¡°understanding¡± he was.


    They were unaware that their son had arrived on Saturday just to feed someone else rabbit meat, something his own parents had never tasted before¡ªthere was really no choice; if his parents found out their son was out catching rabbits alone in the middle of the night, they wouldn¡¯t bear to think of the consequences.


    Walking around the streets was quite uneventful, other than the theater vicinity being crowded with many small stalls.


    Despite Yan Fei¡¯s disinterest towards the games, he thought the book stalls were nice and spent some time browsing through them.


    He actually found a book called ¡°Ancient Bones¡±.


    After flipping through a few pages, he discovered it was about some of the dinosaur fossils that had been discovered, and their regional distribution.


    The content was quite specialized, and there were many unfamiliar words that Yan Fei didn¡¯t know, but he was drawn to the many pictures inside.


    Although all were in black and white, most of them were of fossils, with some reconstructions.


    Pretty amazing, honestly.


    After looking it over, Yan Fei decided to buy the book.


    He lifted the book and shouted towards the stall owner, who was behind the stall: ¡°Boss, how much is this book?¡±


    The stall owner raised his head and looked over: ¡°You are buying this book?


    Have you read its content?


    Look at it first and then decide if you want to buy it, don¡¯t let people say I¡¯m cheating kids.¡±


    Yan Fei looked at the book again; it was indeed a book about dinosaur fossils: ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a book about dinosaur fossils?¡±


    The stall owner finally walked over: ¡°You¡¯re buying a book on fossils?¡±


    Seeing Yan Fei nod, the stall owner was still somewhat sceptical: ¡°I have a no return policy on my books.


    Don¡¯t buy it and then come back to me once you¡¯ve read it and don¡¯t like it!


    This book is only eligible for an eighty percent discount¡­ Ah, forget it¡­ I¡¯ll give you a seventy percent discount!


    I¡¯m really losing out here!¡±


    Yan Fei began to bargain: ¡°Other books, thicker than this one, are five bucks, why are you charging me seventy percent?¡±


    The stall owner casually picked out two books: ¡°Look at these books I sell at ninety percent discount.


    Can you judge a book by its thickness?


    Can you see?


    The paper and ink are all different.


    Take a look at the book you¡¯re holding, it¡¯s even better than the ninety percent discounted one.


    I¡¯m giving you a seventy percent discount since you¡¯re young.


    It¡¯s already quite cheap!¡±


    Yan Fei continued to bargain: ¡°I don¡¯t have that much money, just five bucks, want to sell it or not?¡±


    Feigning anger, the stall owner said: ¡°Look at the list price of that book¡­ Ah, forget it, If I hadn¡¯t made a mistake, I wouldn¡¯t have bought that book.


    It was too damn expensive and now it has upped the taste of my book stall too!


    Just give me ten bucks!


    Ten bucks is not even half the list price¡­¡±


    Isn¡¯t it?


    On this book stall, the thin books consist of things like Story Club types, the thick ones are all kinds of Swordsman romance, mystery novels, and some even had covers featuring scantily dressed women.


    This book, with its distinguished title and specialized content, is absolutely unique on this stall.


    Another woman sitting behind the stall interjected: ¡°Just don¡¯t embarrass yourself, others might think you bought a book to act like an expert!


    Ask the kid how much money he has and sell it to me quickly!¡±


    Thinking it was about time, Yan Fei, who had previously claimed to only have five bucks, interjected: ¡°I have eight bucks!¡±


    With a resigned expression, the stall owner acquiesced: ¡°Eight it is, but remember: sold means no returns.


    Cash out!¡±


    When the money was presented, the stall owner broke down crying: ¡°Doing business is really freaking hard these days, even kids can lie without batting an eye!¡±


    Isn¡¯t that the case?


    Yan Fei felt embarrassed too.


    He thought of strolling around the streets earlier, so he had a few tens of dollars in his pocket.


    When he was paying, he intentionally didn¡¯t take out all the money, but accidentally, a ten-dollar bill showed up with the rest of the money.


    After receiving the money, the stall owner seemed to have come to a realization: ¡°I knew it, those who buy this kind of book are either foolish or exceptionally clever, and the same goes for kids.


    As they say ¡®the waves behind drive on those before, the front waves die on the sandy shores¡­''¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t pay attention to the shopkeeper¡¯s complaints.


    Holding the book in his hands, he happily walked off.


    He had enough change.


    He took out eight dollars, so no change was needed, which also served to prevent the shopkeeper from going back on his word.


    But in the evening, he didn¡¯t have the leisure to read the book.


    Glancing at the dead Pterosaur in the forest, Yan Fei explored it from top to bottom.


    He slashed it with a knife and tapped its bones, and finally decided to bury this biggest ¡°prey¡± in his history.


    It was nothing more than skin and bones; you couldn¡¯t see any meat on it at all.


    The key problem was the skin was incredibly tough to cut.


    Since he could transform without eating its meat, he decided to give it a ¡°proper burial¡±.


    But it was really heavy.


    Even in its emaciated state, Yan Fei could barely drag the pterosaur along the ground.


    This was only possible because he had cleverly padded beneath the pterosaur¡¯s body with numerous logs.


    With the help of their rolling ability, he was able to drag it along.


    He had to move it.


    If it rotted so close to the Spring Pool, it would be disgusting.


    The pterosaur¡¯s skeleton was somewhat large.


    Paths that seemed wide in the forest were impassable when dragging the pterosaur.


    It wasn¡¯t until midnight, soaked with sweat, that Yan Fei managed to drag the body far enough away.


    The small compsognathus were watching from afar, not daring to approach, unsure if they were scared of him or the corpse.


    During the day, Yan Fei had noticed compsognathus lurking around the pterosaur¡¯s body, but their tiny, pointed teeth couldn¡¯t bite through the pterosaur¡¯s skin.


    After digging a large hole all night, he finally managed to bury the pterosaur.


    Returning to the Spring Pool, looking at the clear spring water, Yan Fei felt a sense of relief.


    Touching his somewhat hungry stomach, he silently thought: ¡°May your journey be easy, pterosaur.


    I promise to steal more dragon eggs to avenge you.¡±


    He cooked and ate dragon meat.


    After eating, he had to repair the fence.


    The pterosaur had only thrashed around a bit, but it had already caused a considerable damage to the fence around his small farmland. S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Having been tidying up for awhile, he got tired.


    He decided to leave the rest for later!


    Jumping into the small creek, he washed off his sweat.


    It was always summer on the island.


    While it would certainly be a bit cold to swim at night elsewhere, the island was comfortable.


    After lying there for a while, Yan Fei, who had been delighted all day, began to worry.


    Where would he practice flying?


    There simply wasn¡¯t enough space around Spring Pool, and he dared not venture out of the forest.


    Pterosaurs on the island attacked him as soon as they saw him transform into a large pterosaur.


    Moreover, even if they didn¡¯t attack, he could carelessly fall into the sea and be devoured by sea monsters ¡ª would he be able to transform back if they bit him?


    He definitely wouldn¡¯t try this.


    After giving it some thought, he decided that he¡¯d probably have to leave the island to practice flying.


    For now, he¡¯d practice walking around the Spring Pool!


    The way large pterosaurs walked was strange, and Yan Fei, who was used to walking on two legs, found it a bit difficult to adjust.


    It was fine if he walked slowly, but if he tried to run faster, he felt like he was about to fall over at the slightest misstep.


    Accidentally letting out a few calls, the island¡¯s pterosaurs flew over again.


    Although they could not land, they were bothersome.


    Moreover, from time to time, Yan Fei received several ¡°gifts¡± from them.


    After walking for a while, he became tired and hungry again.


    He ate some leftovers, and then prepared to go to sleep.


    Once inside the cave, he couldn¡¯t resist transforming into a pterosaur again and admiring himself in self-satisfaction.


    What had initially seemed like a spacious cave now felt incredibly cramped.


    Even taking a few steps was difficult.


    Time to sleep!


    With the sound of the island¡¯s distant waves in the background, Yan Fei drifted into deep sleep, dreaming of soaring through the sky.

 Chapter 29 - 29 29 Archaeologist Raising Dinosaurs_1

    ?29: Chapter 29: Archaeologist Raising Dinosaurs_1 29: Chapter 29: Archaeologist Raising Dinosaurs_1 How can I ensure that I always have ¡°freedom¡±?


    This is a question that Yan Fei has always cared about.


    So after getting up and eating breakfast in the morning, Yan Fei took his newly-bought copy of ¡°Ancient Bones¡± and purchased some ox tongue pastries as well, rolling off to the county town home.


    On Sunday, Yanfei¡¯s father and mother didn¡¯t get up too early.


    When Yan Fei entered, his mother had just started cleaning up the dishes.


    Upon seeing Yan Fei entering, the three of them were delighted.


    Yan Chao instantly spotted the pastries in Yan Fei¡¯s hand and started calling for his brother.


    Yan Fei hastily handed him a cake.


    Despite just having eaten, the little fellow still managed to get his entire face covered in crumbs.


    Yanfei¡¯s father, however, was focused on the book under Yan Fei¡¯s arm.


    He seemed surprised that Yan Fei had brought a book back home and after a moment of surprise, he said: ¡± Xiao Fei brought a book, what book is it?¡±


    Yan Fei passed the book over, ¡°Bought it on the road, it¡¯s about dinosaur fossils, I read it in my spare time!¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father was surprised, he took the book and flipped through it, full of disbelief, ¡°You actually like reading this?¡±


    Yan Fei quickly seized the opportunity to prove himself diligent: ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s fascinating!


    I had no idea that such enormous creatures used to roam the Earth.


    Look at the largest ones named Seismosaurus, killing one of them would probably be enough to feed the entire county!¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father chuckled, ¡°Hehe, that¡¯s true.


    But this book seems a bit tedious, can you really get into it?¡±


    Yan Fei made a bashful expression, ¡°There are some words I still can¡¯t recognize!


    But from the bit I did read, I found many inaccuracies!¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s father was perplexed, ¡°What inaccuracies?¡±


    Yan Fei took the book back, flipped over a few pages and showed him, ¡°Look, it says here that the largest Pterosaur could only hunt on the ground.


    I don¡¯t think that¡¯s right.


    Their wings are so large and they wouldn¡¯t be able to fly in the sky with just a tiny bit of strength.


    Moreover, if they were only hunting on the ground, why would they need wings?


    They must¡¯ve been formidable in the sky!


    Look at this part of the book too, it talks about the discovery of the world¡¯s largest flying creature, saying that the fossils of these Pterosaurs are the largest.


    How many fossils have they discovered so far?


    And they dare to claim that these are the biggest Pterosaurs?


    When they discover a bigger one next time, they¡¯re sure to say that this one is the largest!¡±


    That¡¯s right, I¡¯ve seen Pterosaurs larger than the ones mentioned in the book with my own eyes, and I can even transform!


    But I can¡¯t tell you that.


    Yanfei¡¯s father didn¡¯t seem to mind the matters Yan Fei pointed out, he was more focused on the fact that his child is reading and learning to think, ¡°Very good, finding inaccuracies means you truly understand it.


    For words you can¡¯t recognize now, look them up in a dictionary when you¡¯re in school, eventually you will recognize them.¡±


    Yanfei¡¯s Mom who just emerged from the kitchen exaggerated it even more, ¡°Our family is definitely going to have an archaeologist in the future, specializing in studying these dinosaurs.


    Once they¡¯re grown, there will be no shortage of meat in the whole country¡­¡±


    Yan Fei was puzzled: If he didn¡¯t have an island, could the dinosaurs that had been extinct for tens of millions of years be actually bred?


    Yanfei¡¯s father was also stunned: Should a dinosaur researcher be considered a biologist or an archaeologist?


    And bred as well?


    If archaeologists start breeding dinosaurs, wouldn¡¯t that be considered a cross-discipline?


    However, both of them wisely didn¡¯t say anything.


    Yan Chao, however, shouted loudly, ¡°Mom, Mom, I want to eat dinosaur meat¡­¡±


    Unfortunately, this was a request that Yanfei¡¯s parents could not currently fulfill.


    It would have to wait until Yan Fei could secretly gratify it in the future.


    Yanfei¡¯s father was very satisfied with Yan Fei.


    Even though he felt that he shouldn¡¯t put high hopes on his elder son¡¯s studies, subconsciously he still wanted his child to read more books, at the very least he shouldn¡¯t be illiterate.


    After eating, the whole family went out to play.


    They ate lunch outside and Yan Fei prepared to take a bus home to school in the afternoon.


    When he got on the bus, in addition to the money his mother gave him for living expenses, Yanfei¡¯s father also secretly stuck twenty Yuan in his pocket, whispering that he could buy more books to read, or buy more meat to eat ¨C Yan Fei¡¯s performance was quite good this time.


    As a father, he wasn¡¯t very adept at expressing himself in words, so he expressed it through actions.


    Sitting on the bus, Yan Fei felt like everything was going perfectly.


    As soon as classes were over that evening, Yan Fei, instead of going home, headed straight for the outskirts of town.


    He ran all the way to the river, heading for the widest part of the river beach, preparing to practice flying there.


    Only, the place that always seemed so vast to him before, seemed a little bit small after transforming.


    As a Transforming Winged Dragon, after moving around on the ground for a while, he felt like he had stretched his body out enough.


    Yan Fei tried again to fly.


    His wings moved, lifting his body into the air.


    He tried to move his wings again, but it was too fast, so he slowed down¡­


    He then exerted himself to pull his big mouth free from the soil and continued to try once more¡­


    With each take-off, he fell and tumbled back to the ground.


    Even though he was thick-skinned and sturdy, he could not endure such torment.


    Most importantly, in a moment of carelessness, he had fallen quite a distance and knocked over a large area of someone¡¯s cornfield.


    When the sky was just about to get light, Yan Fei quietly went back home, feeling exhausted and weak the entire day¡­


    The second day¡­ the third day¡­


    This evening, after classes, Yan Fei unusually turned on the television.


    After adjusting it for a long time, he finally got it right.


    He remembered that one channel showed ¡°Animal World¡±, so he decided to watch and learn more about flying.


    Unfortunately, the TV show wasn¡¯t available whenever he wanted to watch it.


    There were programs on after night study, but none of them related to Animal World.


    Exasperated, Yan Fei snapped the TV off.


    He pressed the button so forcefully that it popped off.


    In reality, this little fourteen-inch black-and-white TV should have been retired long ago.


    Too lazy to find a replacement, Yan Fei buried his head in his arms and went to sleep.


    He had no choice but to sleep!


    The group of Pterosaurs on the island had a deep grudge against him, relentlessly harassing him, even when he was practicing walking in the woods, he had to endure the group of Pterosaurs squawking overhead.


    Go ahead and squawk!


    And they constantly shat everywhere too!


    He had to accept numerous such ¡°gifts¡±!


    It was utterly intolerable!


    Outraged, Yan Fei nearly wiped out their nest of dinosaur eggs.


    Had it not been for the heavy casualties among the Pterosaurs ¨C and considering future implications ¨C he would have gladly seen this group of Pterosaurs completely obliterated.


    He had been to the riverbank several times, and he was gradually able to hover in the air for a few seconds.


    Unfortunately, he damaged quite a bit of the surrounding cornfield in the process.


    The townsfolk began to spread tales of a monster by the river at night ¨C Yan Fei had been careful, but the marks he left behind were unavoidable.


    The footprints were the most obvious give-away.


    Luckily, the town was like this; rumors of someone seeing a ghost or a monster would spread like wildfire.


    So many spread around that everyone became skeptical, spreading tales on one side while not believing any of them on the other.


    Yan Fei decided to take a break and heal, resuming his practice once the crops in the field had been harvested.


    After all, there weren¡¯t many days left.


    The days he decided to rest became particularly comfortable.


    Eating dinosaur meat, dinosaur eggs every day, sneaking out at night to catch a rabbit ¨C daytime classes didn¡¯t feel so exhausting.


    The crops he had planted on the island were growing at a rapid pace.


    The farmland Yan Fei had cleared was now a lush green.


    Even the stolen bamboos were growing well, proving the island¡¯s climate was suitable for starting a farm.


    Whenever Yan Fei was free, he¡¯d scatter some more seeds in the woods.


    There weren¡¯t many sunlit spots, so he didn¡¯t expect much growth, but never mind it.


    Unfortunately, after a few pleasurable days, an examination came up.


    As the monthly examination for the town¡¯s junior high school was approaching, the tense atmosphere made Yan Fei involuntarily start studying seriously, clutching his textbook whenever transpired to be awake.


    Reading his English textbook early in the morning, he complained to himself: I can even speak ¡°dinosaur language¡±, but now I have to learn ¡°eagle language¡±?


    While he had stopped practicing flying, studying walking in the woods was still an option, so the island¡¯s Pterosaurs came to ¡°chat¡± punctually every day.


    Given enough time, he was starting to understand their calls, based on the sounds made by his transformed Winged Dragon.


    Unfortunately, even if he mastered dinosaur language, it would still be no help for the looming examination!


    ¡°Hey¡­


    Yan Fei, Yan Fei¡­¡± engrossed in his book, a nudge from his desk mate, Xie Dang¡¯en, snapped him out of it. S§×ar?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yan Fei asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you making cheat sheets?


    If you don¡¯t do it now, it¡¯ll be too late when the exam comes!¡± Xie Dang¡¯en said in a conspiratorial tone to him.


    Wasn¡¯t that right?


    A lot of people in the classroom were busy writing on small slips of paper!


    Especially the students from the last two rows, they were truly doing everything they could ¨C the cheat sheets were smaller than their hands, the characters written were tinier than ants.


    They had written on both sides of a paper, utilizing all the available space.


    Yan Fei was well aware of what everyone was up to!


    But he had his plans and had no intention of sharing them with his newly acquainted desk mates.


    ¡°Forget it, I wouldn¡¯t even know what to write if I wanted to cheat.


    Even if I had the textbook during the exam, I probably wouldn¡¯t find what I¡¯m looking for!¡±


    ¡°You should still prepare something at least.


    You might stumble upon it!¡± Xie Dang¡¯en chuckled upon hearing his words and continued to persuade him.


    After thinking for a while, Yan Fei said, ¡°You give me your textbook first.


    Show me those highlighted parts, and I will mark it in my textbook before copying it at home.¡±


    Xie Dang¡¯en was eager to help, ¡°Which subject do you want to see?


    I¡¯ve annotated all the key points in my textbooks.


    Some points I highlighted as ¡®key points within key points¡¯, so I can assure you it¡¯s more concise than those good students¡­¡±


    Yan Fei randomly opened a history textbook and sure enough, this desk mate of his had stealthily annotated all key points crystal clear, using different colored pens, and all kinds of symbols.


    The book clearly distinguished between examination points, key points.


    Yan Fei was left dumbfounded.


    Seeing Yan Fei flabbergasted, Xie Dang¡¯en gave a smug grin, ¡°I don¡¯t usually lend out this textbook.


    If not for the fact that we are desk mates you wouldn¡¯t even get to see it.


    My dad says, as a student, it¡¯s forgivable if you aren¡¯t good at studying, but if you can¡¯t even find a place to cheat from, you deserve to be beaten!¡±


    It took Yan Fei a while to murmur, ¡°Your dad¡­he¡¯s really¡­enlightened¡­¡±

 Chapter 30 - 30 30 Test Fight_1

    ?30: Chapter 30 Test Fight_1 30: Chapter 30 Test Fight_1 Xie Dang¡¯en is a talent!


    An extraordinary talent!


    After school, Yan Fei spread out several pieces of large white paper at home and copied the contents marked as key points to review in Xie Dang¡¯en¡¯s textbook onto the papers, each word written with due diligence.


    As he transcribed, he couldn¡¯t help but marvel.


    He had originally planned to mark his own textbook following the notes on his deskmate¡¯s, but after seeing the size of the task, he immediately realized that completing that task for all the subjects by exam time was basically impossible.


    So he simply borrowed his deskmate¡¯s textbook.


    Just with the effort that Xie Dang¡¯en put into annotating these materials, Yan Fei only needed to spend a tenth of the time to glance over the annotations twice.


    His exam results would definitely not be poor with such preparation.


    After all, Yan Fei had never seen a student take copying homework so seriously.


    Thinking of copying, Yan Fei chuckled to himself.


    Since he gained the ability to transform into a Pterosaur, he found that while in his ¡°idiot¡± state, observing the small island was no longer limited to observing from afar like before.


    Now, he could zoom in at will when looking at the island.


    To give an analogy, it was like before, when he could only scan the multitude of blackboards standing around him while standing in the middle of the field.


    He could see them, but without the ability to move, he could only get a general idea.


    Now, he could walk around the field at will and approach whatever blackboard he wanted to see clearer.


    With this ability, he just needed to write a little larger on such large sheets of white paper, place them on the island, and then look at them as he pleased during the exam.


    Unless the invigilators were gods, they would have no idea what he was up to.


    Two days later, the exams began, with Yan Fei full of confidence.


    Because the whole school was taking exams simultaneously, the classrooms were insufficient.


    Hence, the testing locations were set up outside the classrooms.


    Students carried their own desks, brought stiff folders, and dispersed according to their classroom seating arrangements throughout the open spaces of the school.


    Yan Fei secretly laughed while taking his exams.


    To prepare for his Chinese exam, he had even copied all the idioms from the texts of lessons they had gone through during these days, including the tonal pronunciation, as well as all the important paragraph reading comprehension sections.


    Looking at the white papers on the island during the exam, Yan Fei felt like he was writing with divine assistance.


    Halfway through copying, he couldn¡¯t help but glance at Xie Dang¡¯en not far away.


    But even more extreme, despite the chilly weather, Xie Dang¡¯en was still wearing shorts.


    Whenever the teacher was not looking, he would lift his shorts to reveal his legs, which were covered in black handwriting.


    Yan Fei almost burst out laughing.


    By this time, the invigilating teacher had already caught several unfortunate ones.


    These unfortunate fellows were the ones who were too obvious.


    Cheating during exams was common and the teachers knew it, but they had to catch someone.


    So they caught those who did not bother to hide their actions.


    If you dared to cheat so openly and ignored the teacher¡¯s presence, then the teacher simply had to catch you.


    After several days, as the exam subjects progressively increased, Yan Fei¡¯s admiration for Xie Dang¡¯en had reached the point of reverence.


    The last set of big-point questions on the exam paper almost always fell within the key points highlighted by Xie Dang¡¯en.


    If there were any surprises, there would definitely be ¡°important¡± marked on Xie Dang¡¯en¡¯s textbook.


    Especially for subjects like history, politics, and geography, Yan Fei was copying so much that he was starting to worry: He practically slept through every class, so what if he accidentally scored first in a single subject exam?


    After the last subject History ended, Xie Dang¡¯en came over and asked Yan Fei, ¡°How did you do, Clairvoyant?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled, ¡°I was worried about getting a perfect score, so I purposely got a few questions wrong!¡±


    Xie Dang¡¯en gave him a thumbs-up and said like a flatterer in a TV show, ¡°Clairvoyant, you¡¯re truly a genius, indeed!¡±


    The reason they call Yan Fei ¡°Clairvoyant¡± is that after a certain exam had ended, Xie Dang¡¯en asked Yan Fei why he didn¡¯t cheat.


    Yan Fei had no choice but to point at a student¡¯s stool in the distance and say the contents written on the leg of the stool. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Xie Dang¡¯en didn¡¯t believe it and ran over to see the contents written on the other student¡¯s stool.


    Sure enough, the tiny letters from a considerable distance away were exactly as Yan Fei had said.


    From then on, Xie Dang¡¯en gave Yan Fei the nickname ¡°Clairvoyant¡±.


    As the two of them chatted warmly, their other deskmate Zhang Qiang looked miserable.


    This fellow, big and burly, was more timid than a mouse.


    Although he brought small cheat notes with him, he didn¡¯t dare to cheat.


    He and Xie Dang¡¯en got along well usually, but after several exams, Xie Dang¡¯en¡¯s relationship with him had returned to their normal deskmate relationship.


    On the contrary, Yan Fei, with his ¡°clairvoyant¡± eyes, was able to share a few choices with Xie Dang¡¯en during the exam and surreptitiously wrote him a few small cheat notes.


    With Yan Fei¡¯s precision skills, he could throw those small paper balls with pinpoint accuracy.


    Now, the two of them had become close buddies.


    No wonder villains always have a few close brothers by their side.


    Doing bad things together truly brought out genuine feelings in adversity!


    While the two of them were celebrating, a crowd suddenly gathered at the front door.


    They circled up to find that two people were fighting.


    The reason for their fight was quite unique ¨C one had promised the other to write the answers during the exam but did not, and this disagreement escalated into a fight.


    At first, the two of them were just shoving and shouting, with several familiar classmates trying to defuse the situation.


    But in the blink of an eye, they were swinging chairs at each other, causing the crowd to quickly scatter.


    A girl named Yang Yang, who was sitting close and acting as the temporary class monitor, got hit on the arm with a stool.


    Tears immediately welled up in her eyes.


    The reason why Yan Fei knew this girl named Yang Yang was not because she was pretty, but simply because they had been in the same class for several years in primary school, and she had always been the class monitor.


    The kind of monitor that teachers really liked ¨C the type who knew all the habits of elementary school students, like snitching and meddling in others¡¯ affairs.


    However, she never ratted on Yan Fei.


    In fact, she showed him quite a bit of consideration.


    If Yan didn¡¯t have his homework, she wouldn¡¯t collect it; if he was late, she wouldn¡¯t record it; sometimes, if she saw him wanting to do homework, she would let him copy.


    Others said that she often stood up for Yan Fei.


    Even though Yan Fei never cared about what others said, this was a type of goodwill.


    Accept it or not, no one would blame him.


    Because of this slight relationship, Yan couldn¡¯t bear to see the little girl crying so bitterly.


    He stepped forward and pulled her a few steps back: ¡°Why are you getting involved in a boys¡¯ fight?


    It¡¯s not as if they¡¯re going to kill each other¡­¡±


    Upon hearing Yan Fei¡¯s words, the little girl¡¯s sense of grievance completely transformed into anger: ¡°Yan Fei, you¡¯re so¡­¡±


    She pondered for a while, but didn¡¯t know what to say about him.


    Consequently, she started crying again, covering her arm.


    Yan Fei thought it was better not to meddle in her business and was about to walk away when he heard something whizzing through the air.


    Fortunately, he was used to transforming into a Compsognathus and using his ears to sense his surroundings.


    Otherwise, it could have been disastrous.


    Hearing the whooshing sound, he turned around and blocked with the stool in his hand, just in time to keep another flying stool from hitting him.


    He didn¡¯t manage to block it completely and got grazed by a stool leg.


    For once, Yan Fei felt slightly angry.


    He had been in high spirits about the end of exams and upcoming holidays, and had offered help to the little girl out of the goodness of his heart, only to be annoyed by her incessant crying.


    Actually, when Yan Fei got angry, this was the extent of it.


    He shouted, ¡°Can¡¯t even hold onto a fucking stool during a fight, do you have a problem¡­¡±


    The two who were fighting were both enjoying themselves at that moment.


    One was feeling adventurous as he was hitting with a stool, while the other was getting a strange pleasure from being hit.


    They both spontaneously responded, ¡°It was you who stood so close.


    You deserved it¡­¡±


    Yan Fei took a step forward and kicked away the guy without a stool.


    Using the momentum, he swung his leg, not even changing his feet, and directly kicked away the stool from under the other guy.


    Changing his foot, he delivered another kick and down went another one, clutching his stomach.


    The guy who lost his stool first finally came to his senses, starting swearing profusely.


    Since he was asking for a beating, Yan Fei didn¡¯t hold back and delivered a flurry of kicks to him.


    This guy was not a complete idiot, he stopped swearing after a few blows and started yelping instead.


    They were just a bunch of students who had never seen an actual fight where one didn¡¯t throw insults but only punches.


    Seeing him silent now, Yan Fei turned to the one who was kicked away along with his stool earlier.


    That guy had also badmouthed him earlier, but upon witnessing Yan¡¯s kicks, he immediately stopped.


    Seeing Yan turn around, he quickly got up and held his stool defensively: ¡°I was just cursing him, not you¡­¡±


    This could have been a comical scene, but no one in the surrounding laughed.


    Yan Fei still had a firm grip on his book in one hand and his stool in the other!


    He initially wanted to turn around and say something to Yang Yang, but when he saw the little girl¡¯s dumbfounded expression, he decided to remain silent and walked into the classroom with his stool.


    The outside suddenly burst into a loud clamour after a while.


    When Xie Dang¡¯en came in, he gave Yan Fei a thumbs up, a look of admiration on his face: ¡°When Hero Yan takes action, no¡­kicks, it¡¯s truly extraordinary, is this what they call¡­fighting for the honour of a woman¡­¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled: ¡°It¡¯s not my fault, the stool almost hit me, and they were rude.


    I¡¯ve never fought before, and if I wasn¡¯t so pissed, I wouldn¡¯t have hit them.


    What¡¯s so great about fighting?


    You can¡¯t hit too hard.


    If you hurt them severely, you¡¯ll have to pay compensation.¡±


    What Yan Fei said was indeed heartfelt, fighting is not the same as killing dinosaurs.


    But Xie Dang¡¯en¡¯s interpretation of it was quite different.


    His previously joking tone turned serious: ¡°Sigh¡­sigh¡­I¡¯ve always thought you were quite¡­you know what¡­but it turns out you¡¯re afraid to hurt people!


    You are¡­¡±


    Zhang Qiang, on the side, was also speechless with admiration.


    In those days, the term ¡®playing cool¡¯ wasn¡¯t popular yet, so Yan Fei had no idea that his words, combined with his actions of using only his feet while holding things in both hands, inadvertently perfected his cool act, scoring him a full 10/10!


    At this moment, Yang Qian outside the window called him.


    After putting his stuff away, he walked out.


    A few rows ahead, the two guys who had been fighting were grimacing in pain, arguing quietly: ¡°Would I have started it if you hadn¡¯t?¡±


    ¡°It was your stool that flew out and hit him¡­¡±


    ¡°Would it have hit him if you had held your stool steadlily?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    When Yan Fei walked past, both of them stopped instantly, watching him leave with awe on their faces.


    Only then, they started arguing again: debating whose fault it was to piss off that guy, pointing out that his kicks were more painful than being hit with stools by both of them¡­

 Chapter 31 - 31 31 Vacation Time_1

    ?31: Chapter 31 Vacation Time_1 31: Chapter 31 Vacation Time_1 Yan Fei went out to meet Yang Qian, but there was nothing really to discuss.


    The kid had come with Jiao Bing just to dig up some gossip.


    They hadn¡¯t seen the fight that had happened earlier and were now looking for information.


    These two didn¡¯t even know that Yan Fei had been involved in the fight.


    Yan Fei fobbed them off with a few random sentences and sent them on their way.


    As he turned around, he saw Yang Yang standing behind him, staring at him with wide eyes.


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°How could you hit someone like that just now?¡±


    ¡°Well, what should I have done?¡±


    ¡°I¡­


    well, you shouldn¡¯t have hit anyone, right?


    I haven¡¯t seen you fight before when people insulted you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Yan Fei was speechless.


    He decided to ignore her and went into the classroom past her.


    As soon as he entered the classroom, it suddenly went quiet.


    It was eerie having over a hundred students silent all at once.


    When Yan Fei made his way to his seat, sounds of conversation slowly filled the classroom again.


    Xie Dang¡¯en told him the reason: ¡°Did you know?


    When you kicked that stool flying, you broke one of its legs!¡±


    Yan Fei said it looked fine to him earlier.


    But after Xie Dang¡¯en explained it with a demonstration, he understood that he hadn¡¯t broken the leg of the stool per se, he had damaged the place where the leg joined the seat.


    A part of the leg had been sawed off to fit into the seat¡ªit was a place that was vulnerable to begin with.


    It would have deteriorated over time even without being kicked.


    Half of the next class was about holiday disciplinary rules and safety.


    This was about the ¡°harvest vacation¡±, a holiday that would soon be phased out.


    The timing wasn¡¯t fixed; it was usually based on when local crops like soybeans and corn were harvested.


    It could be as short as seven or eight days or as long as half a month.


    This year, it coincided with National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, and these holidays were bundled together.


    No matter what the justification, a holiday for these students meant absolute freedom.


    Yan Fei had been looking forward to this vacation for a long time.


    After the harvest vacation, there wouldn¡¯t be any crops left in the fields.


    The wide-open plains would be unobstructed, and he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about damaging crops or encountering rabbits or fowl hiding there while practicing flying.


    Thinking about all those rabbits and wild chickens with nowhere to hide made Yan Fei happy.


    And this period of no shelter for them would last until the wheat seedlings grew back in the spring.


    For Yan Fei, each rabbit or wild chicken was equivalent to 25 yuan.


    Four of them would be a hundred yuan note¡­


    No wonder they mention ¡°golden¡± autumn in books all the time.


    After the holiday came the National Day.


    Yan Fei waited for his parents and younger brother to return, and they all went back to their hometown together.


    At this time, it was the season of the autumn harvest, and basically everyone who wasn¡¯t home returned to help with the harvesting.


    Even those who couldn¡¯t help came back.


    For example, the entire Yan family.


    The Yan family¡¯s relatives in their old hometown were quite far away, so they just took some gifts and made a round of visits.


    They mainly visited Yanfei¡¯s mom¡¯s side in Shanglin Village.


    After they went back, they were warmly welcomed.


    But everyone was really busy.


    Of the family of four, Yanfei¡¯s mom was the only one who could help with some farm work.


    But as a married daughter returning home, they wouldn¡¯t let her do too much.


    Yanfei¡¯s dad was a hindrance in the fields.


    The only thing he could do was look after the children.


    Yan Fei was better than his dad.


    He could do a bit of work and deliver tea.


    In that respect, he was better than his dad who couldn¡¯t even handle an old-fashioned stove properly.


    Practically speaking, the family had just come back to visit.


    The little work they did was not even enough to cause trouble.


    By the evening, all the soybeans had been harvested and brought into the threshing ground, and the place became lively after dinner.


    Actually, the threshing ground was the martial arts training ground for Shanglin Village during periods of slack farming.


    That night, Yan Fei performed his Kung Fu skills at the request of his mother to her father.


    Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather, Elder Lin, and a bunch of other seniors, were excited by the performance.


    Unfortunately, Yan Fei wasn¡¯t interested in whatever they were saying, he was just waiting to go home and transform into a Pterosaur to practice his flying in the middle of the night.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Xiao Fei¡¯s Kung Fu skills are real.


    A few days ago in school, he didn¡¯t even need to use his hands¡­¡± a female voice faintly spread through the crowd, and Yan Fei, who had been calm in the midst of people, suddenly changed his expression.


    ¡°Umm ¡­¡± The girl suddenly stopped speaking, a boy exclaimed:¡±Xiao Fei in school can even pull off several consecutive somersaults without his hands, he¡¯s so cool ¡­¡±


    Yan Fei understood this time, the boy¡¯s voice was his cousin Lin Dahuo, and the voice before was his cousin Lin Lingling.


    Already drenched in cold sweat, Yan Fei took advantage of the fact that the people around him weren¡¯t paying attention and hurried over.


    The group was made up of the young teenagers of the village, mostly boys, a few girls; Lin Lingling and Lin Dahuo were among them.


    Without saying a word, Yan Fei dashed over.


    Taking advantage of the darkness, which made it harder for the adults to see, he saluted the group with folded fists: ¡°Dear brothers and sisters, please let me off¡­¡±


    A group of teenagers immediately let out exaggerated laughter.


    In school, Yan Fei would arrive only when the bell rang and left as soon as school was over.


    Although most of these teenagers were junior high school students and didn¡¯t spend much time with Yan Fei, they probably had heard of his ¡°heroic deeds¡±.


    Lin Lingling was about to bring up the time he got into a fight at school, but Lin Dahuo promptly interrupted her.


    This group, mostly having practiced martial arts, were not what you¡¯d call modest.


    Especially the boys, they fought a lot when they were kids, it was practically a rite of passage.


    Some things were better left unsaid, and their parents usually turned a blind eye.


    But sometimes, the girls would slip up and inadvertently betray their own.


    Amidst the crowd¡¯s cheers, Yan Fei willingly performed a series of somersaults.


    The whole family was set to return home the following afternoon.


    Staying in the village wouldn¡¯t be of much help, plus Yan Fei¡¯s parents had work to get back to.


    It was impossible not to return with more baggage than when they came.


    Bags full of grains, vegetables, sweet potatoes, their own homemade vegetable oil, cornmeal, etc., there was never an end to the stuff you could take back.


    Once back home, Yan Fei had no trouble convincing his parents to let him stay at home alone.


    He was now truly on ¡°vacation¡± after his parents left.


    Next door, Miss Xu Xiaoyan, being a third-year high school student, had quite essentially said goodbye to all her vacations.


    She had spent her vacations in the two days when Yan Fei was not at home, and just as Yan Fei returned, she was leaving.


    The fields, once full of crops, had seemingly overnight turned into a vast expanse of black and yellow soil.


    Farmers were working everywhere, and groups of children were running around catching crickets. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was a great season for catching crickets.


    Lift the fallen cornstalks, and a countless number of crickets would scuttle out.


    After catching them, they would pierce through the back of the cricket¡¯s shell with a grass stalk, threading them into a string in no time.


    After getting home, a little clean up followed by frying would turn these into an exquisite delicacy.


    Occasionally, a wild rabbit could be seen darting out in broad daylight, inciting excited shouting from the crowd ¡ª but who could actually catch a rabbit by foot?


    As smoke began to rise in the distant village, the farmers started calling their crazed children back home, loading up their hand-pulled carts, tractors, ox carts, and donkey carts.


    The vehicles practically groaned under the weight of the harvest and moved at a leisurely pace towards home.


    When night falls, and the bright moon rises in the sky, the reinvigorated Compsognathus set out once again.

 Chapter 32 - 32 32 Crazy Prey_1

    ?32: Chapter 32 Crazy Prey_1 32: Chapter 32 Crazy Prey_1 ¡°One more¡­¡±


    Yan Fei quietly tells himself: after catching the last one, he¡¯ll start practicing flight.


    He never thought having too many hares could be troublesome.


    The plan was to catch a few hares and then find a place to practice flying, but tonight, his luck was too good.


    In front of him, five or six young people with three or four dogs, were forming a semi-circular search pattern with a wide distance between them, up and down the fields, in search of hares.


    As soon as they spot a hare, they would unleash the dogs to chase after it.


    Unfortunately, these dogs were just common breed, even the best among them was a mixed breed wolfdog, not one of them had training.


    Even if several dogs worked together to chase a hare on soft soil, the odds were really slim.


    Besides, these unlucky young people tonight ran into someone who was picking off the leftovers.


    Yan Fei had already heard their calls.


    They were all young men who probably weren¡¯t necessarily counting on catching any hares, they just wanted to have fun on their holiday night out.


    Yan Fei¡¯s instincts were excellent.


    He moved along the edge of the irrigation ditches between the fields, watching from a distance as the young people shouted, their voices echoing across the empty wilderness in unison with the dogs¡¯ barks.


    One moment of inattention, a hare would suddenly dart out from somewhere.


    The dogs, restrained by their slightly sluggish owners, were released and they yowled in pursuit.


    The hare desperately tried to escape, its grey form blurring in the moonlight, quickly distancing itself from the clumsy dogs.


    Just as the hare prepared to leap over a small trench, a shadow flitted before it.


    Before it had time to react, it was in a hole in the ground, and then thrown into a wooden cage.


    The cage already held several hares.


    After storing the hare, Yan Fei was instantly back in the trench, and the Compsognathus ran along the edge of the trench, disappearing into the distance in a flash.


    The foolish dogs finally reached the trench but lost the hare¡¯s scent.


    Despite their desperate searches, they could find no trace.


    By the time the young people caught up, the dogs had turned this place upside down, but not a single bit of fur from the hare could be found.


    Yan Fei had already created a significant distance between him and the others, watching them from afar as they moved on.


    This was ridiculously simple.


    The phrase ¡®watched the stump waiting for rabbits¡¯ really applies here!


    During the downtime of ¡®watching the stump waiting for rabbits¡¯, if Yan Fei spotted another hare nearby, he could catch it and come back.


    For the hares in these fields, this was a complete disaster.


    Around two in the morning, the group of young people finally left, cursing and taking their dogs home, Yan Fei was so tired at this point that he didn¡¯t want to chase after hares anymore.


    Nine hares!


    That was his haul for the evening ¨C about five of which were left behind by the others.


    The moonlight this night was too bright.


    After Yan Fei transformed into the Pterosaur and only moved a few times, he felt that something was wrong.


    The surrounding light was too strong.


    If he flew up, he would be visible from who knows how far away.


    Thinking about his nine hares, Yan Fei decided to go back and make another cage.


    If he couldn¡¯t sell so many hares, he¡¯d just raise them himself.


    As for feeding hares, it was easy.


    Sweet potato leaves could be used, even if they were dried up.


    After all, he only needed to feed them for a few days.


    After a good night¡¯s sleep, Yan Fei cut several sticks from the island and hammered in a few nails.


    The basic shape of the cage was soon in place, all it needed now was a railing fence of slim sticks.


    Although it sounded simple, constructing the large cage kept Yan Fei busy all morning.


    Then, he put a few wild rabbits into the cages, along with a bunch of sweet potato leaves, and he was all set.


    Next, he was off to the county town.


    After catching so many wild rabbits, what if they didn¡¯t sell?


    Wouldn¡¯t all his hard work have been in vain?


    But when he arrived at the county town in the afternoon, he found that his worries were completely unfounded.


    The restaurants were so busy it was scary, and the cages and pools behind the beef shop were almost empty.


    Yan Fei¡¯s nine wild rabbits arrived just in time, and Sister Hong handed over an extra twenty yuan in her excitement.


    Unfortunately, around mid-August, the moon was so bright every night.


    Although this made flying practice inconvenient, Yan Fei was still very enthusiastic because he was making money.


    At night, he focused solely on catching wild rabbits, and sometimes, when he was tired, he would transform into a pterosaur and practice running on the ground.


    The next day he caught eleven wild rabbits, and although he didn¡¯t catch as many in the following days, by the time school started, Yan Fei had almost earned two thousand yuan from his catches.


    This two thousand yuan was equivalent to two months¡¯ salary and bonus of Yan Fei¡¯s parents combined, despite the fact that Yan Fei¡¯s father was a small leader in the office.


    After all, the fertilizer factory in Tanghe County was the number one factory in the area.


    It turns out that there were fewer wild rabbits and fewer hunters in the plains surrounding Tanghe County.


    If this was a mountainous area where wild rabbits are abundant and many people set traps, Yan Fei¡¯s rabbits wouldn¡¯t fetch such high prices.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t even realize that in Wancheng City, this two thousand yuan was enough to buy three to four square meters of prime real estate.


    In the small town, needless to say, anyone with an old motorcycle was considered awesome, like Yan Fei¡¯s Uncle Ming.


    There were still a few rabbits that he didn¡¯t sell.


    He gave two to his parents, telling them that he¡¯d bought them for ten yuan each. sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    His parents were so elated that they gave him fifty yuan, which was pretty much the same as the price he got from selling.


    He also gave two rabbits to Xu Xiaoyan and her classmates, and they received rave reviews.


    Once school started, Yan Fei finally hit a good spell.


    It started raining, a soft autumn rain that lasted several days.


    Although the rain wasn¡¯t heavy, it created perfect conditions for Yan Fei¡¯s flight practice every night.


    However, Yan Fei was now more worried about exams than flying.


    Accustomed to being invisible at school, Yan Fei drew attention due to his exam results.


    His scores in subjects like history and geography were unbelievably high, surprising everyone who knew him.


    Overall, he scraped through towards the middle of the pack, although he was still a bit lower than average.


    Along with the fight before the break, he quickly became a minor celebrity on campus.


    Thankfully, with Xie Dang¡¯en, his desk mate¡¯s ¡°promotion¡±, he believed Yan Fei¡¯s good grades were down to his high-quality cheating materials and Yan Fei¡¯s miraculous long-distance vision.


    Even so, this was diametrically opposed to Yan Fei¡¯s preferred strategy.


    Like in elementary school, he wished the teachers and students would continue to ignore him, whether he did well or poorly on exams, listened in class, or handed in his homework.


    On the one hand, this meant no one dared to mess with Yan Fei.


    On the downside, he started to get noticed by teachers when he slept during class.


    Thankfully, classmate Yang Yang was honorably elected class leader in the new class cadre¡¯s official elections.


    Given Yang Yang¡¯s temperament, he was still quite accommodating to Yan Fei, and Yan Fei was rarely penalized for tardiness or sleeping in class.


    However, it didn¡¯t take long for Yan Fei¡¯s ¡°news¡± to fade into obscurity in First Middle School of Sancha River Town.


    As the students got used to the environment and adequate stories emerged among small town students, rural students, and cramped classroom life, many new ¡°headlines¡± appeared.


    In the face of Yan Fei¡¯s desire to fly, these new stories didn¡¯t stick out at all.


    As the days went by, Yan Fei moved steadily and unwaveringly towards his goal of taking to the skies.


    His dream of flying was in sight.

 Chapter 33 - 33 33 Flying in the Sky Encounter with Thieves_1

    ?33: Chapter 33 Flying in the Sky, Encounter with Thieves_1 33: Chapter 33 Flying in the Sky, Encounter with Thieves_1 The moonlight bathed the river, making the gently flowing water crystal clear.


    With the changing weather, the outside wilderness grew eerier at night.


    The wind on the river beach was somewhat strong, but it couldn¡¯t put out the burning enthusiasm in Yan Fei¡¯s heart.


    He leaped high and flapped his wings vigorously; however, after a few swings, missing a balance, he tilted and descended.


    Again, he mustered his strength, flapped his wings once, twice¡­


    After several attempts, although he didn¡¯t get too far from the ground, Yan Fei was exhilarated; he had flown over the river, almost plunging into it.


    A gust of wind suddenly blew across, seeming instinctual, his wings took advantage of the wind, and amidst the moonlight, the dark wings flapped powerfully, lifted, and once again flew into the air.


    The river below suddenly seemed to turn into a small gutter, as if everything had shrunk manifold.


    However, Yan Fei had no time to ponder over it.


    He dared not to overdo flapping his wings but just slowly tried to fly in the air, carried by the wind just like before over the surface of the river.


    Although the wind in the high skies was not as strong as on the river beach, it began to grow stronger as he ascended.


    Yan Fei had to gradually reduce his altitude, relying solely on the power of his wings to glide across the sky as slowly as possible.


    Luckily, tonight¡¯s moon was just a slim crescent.


    The moonlight was dim enough to overshadow his giant pterosaur, alleviating his fear of being seen during flight.


    Flying from the South River beach to the West River, he carefully turned around, flying along the river course.


    This direction guaranteed that he would not fly into a village and risk being spotted.


    Flying high and low, fast and slow, in no time, he arrived at the river beach where he had once scared people while picking up a gun.


    This place was truly spacious, allowing his pterosaur self to attempt landing.


    The landing was somewhat rough for the pterosaur, its wings appearing like the wings of a demon.


    Nonetheless, the vastness of the area allowed him ample room for attempts.


    Unbeknownst to Yan Fei, there were two people on the river beach in the distance, trembling on the edge of a mound of earth.


    The faint-hearted one looked close to fainting.


    ¡°¡­


    Fourth¡­


    Brother¡­


    I told you¡­


    not to come hunting rabbits, you¡­


    insisted.


    We¡¯ve only been here two days¡­


    and we¡¯re about¡­


    to get eaten¡­¡± The intermittent trembling voice spoke obvious of the person¡¯s approaching breakdown.


    ¡°¡­


    Shut up¡­


    don¡¯t speak¡­


    if we get out of this alive¡­


    I¡¯ll listen¡­


    to you¡­


    we won¡¯t come back¡­¡± Although ¡®Fourth Brother¡¯ was trying hard to calm down, his tone of fear and despair was impossible to hide.


    In their terrified daze, the monster seemed injured.


    It almost tripped while landing.


    However, the enormous body surrounded by the swirling sand still demonstrated an intimidating presence.


    Fortunately, the beast was not in search of food.


    It merely stumbled a few steps on the beach, then let out a soft screech before taking off into the sky once again.


    It was indeed injured, even its flight was unsteady and shaking, but the two people remained motionless.


    As the beast flew higher and higher, they still did not move.


    A voice rang out in the river breeze.


    ¡°Fourth Brother¡­


    the beast didn¡¯t eat us¡­¡± A voice filled with immense relief.


    ¡°It probably rushed off to find a place to heal.


    Xiao Liu, let¡¯s go¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    The two people didn¡¯t move for a long time.


    ¡°Fourth Brother¡­


    why aren¡¯t you moving¡­


    I¡¯ve no strength¡­


    help me up¡­¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t get up either¡­¡±


    ¡­


    After a brief stint in the air, everything seemed easier.


    Yan Fei flapped his wings effortlessly, flew a bit before landing, and then took flight again.


    After a few attempts, he confirmed that he truly could fly.


    Flapping his wings, he flew over the river, gently landed near the village walls, in a field, amidst a pile of dead grass.


    His landing still caused a rustling sound and was far from the poetic grace of the island pterosaurs gently landing like feathers.


    Transforming into a Compsognathus, I raced towards the village.


    As I ran, I couldn¡¯t help feeling smug: the power of the Seventy-two Changes is incredible.


    Though I can¡¯t transform my clothes, the dust and dirt on me doesn¡¯t transform with me.


    Once I transform everything is gone¡ªit¡¯s cleaner than bathing.


    With incremental progress every day, I¡¯ve been getting closer to my goal, especially during the last few nights when I¡¯ve been feeling as though I¡¯m about to take flight.


    Finally, my dream is realized¡ªrunning as a Compsognathus feels like leaping.


    I arrived at the edge of the town, dashed home along the small road, causing a few stray dogs wandering about to break into frantic barking.


    Each night is a hard time for the poor island-dwelling Compsognathus.


    My appetite has remained enormous¡ªobviously, transforming into a pterosaur guzzles a heck lot more energy than transforming into a Compsognathus.


    The more I eat, the more the accompanying vegetables I need.


    I sowed some more vegetable seeds around the area I sowed last time.


    Seeds are freebies¡ªthere¡¯s a ton of them lying around if you search.


    Sow them, and you can eat whatever grows.


    Nothing sprouts?


    No biggie.


    The seeds have now sprouted.


    While stewing meat, I dashed into the forest and transformed into a pterosaur, circling around and making strange calls.


    Island pterosaurs started streaming in sporadically after a while, screeching at me.


    But the lush forest is my talisman¡ªthey¡¯re all bark and no bite.


    Feeling that the fire needed more fuel, I transformed back to add wood, then turned back into a pterosaur and returned to the forest to call out.


    These activities often continued, on one hand, to get familiar with the pterosaur body during my free time, and on the other, to try to get these island pterosaurs used to my presence.


    This way, I¡¯d get a chance to fly out of the island and explore the nearby islands in the future.


    The results are already apparent¡ªupon hearing my calls, the island pterosaurs aren¡¯t so eager to leave their nests and attack me anymore.


    I dare not even think about the possibility of besting the island pterosaurs in flight techniques.


    I regret turning into such a large pterosaur in one go.


    It has caused me to eat a lot more than I used to, yet not enough to be practical¡ªthe locals on the island already despise me, and I have to guard against being seen when I am out.


    The chances of a pterosaur the size of a small plane being spotted are too high.


    But at this moment, I can¡¯t find a smaller pterosaur.


    The island pterosaurs are, in fact, still too big for my liking.


    I hope to find one about the size of a hawk.


    I continue to sleep in class during the day and slowly try to fly higher at night.


    The world beneath me is gradually shrinking, and consequently, the radius of my hunting grounds has increased significantly.


    The area I¡¯m in right now is called Heap hillock.


    According to a local saying in Sancha River town ¡®Heap hillock, Huangtuwa, Nine Hills and Eighteen Hollows have nothing but bandits.¡¯


    There¡¯s a reason this place is known as Nine Hills and Eighteen Hollows.


    If one were to walk from one hill to the next, the round trip is several miles.


    Water scarcity is another issue here.


    Although people were granted large patches of land during land reforms, this place is still the poorest area around the Sancha River township.


    Such a place serves as an excellent hunting ground for me.


    There are very few people and vast land.


    Between the high hills and low hollows, there are wild rabbits hopping around, and once, I even caught a wild chicken in a small forest.


    Checking the time inside a cave, I realized it was getting late.


    I needed to hurry home, hence, I flew straight to East Bridge.


    As I was preparing to land, I discovered someone on the bridge.


    How could this be, this late into the night?


    Two people walking two oxen on the bridge, what¡¯s the deal?


    They¡¯re interfering with me!


    Just as I was about to fly off and land somewhere else with no people, I paused¡ªis this cattle theft?


    If there were individuals who left a deep impression on me, it would be cattle thieves.


    When I was a child, my grandfather would scare me by saying if I were to be discovered going to the island, I¡¯d be beaten up like a cattle thief.


    That was the first time I saw a man beaten to death in real life, which gave me nightmares for days.


    They say when you brave a night road often enough you¡¯re bound to encounter a ghost.


    But for someone like me, it¡¯s a blessing in disguise to have stumbled upon a few thieves instead of ghosts¡ªsince I was not adept at flying earlier and my night vision wasn¡¯t great, even if I saw a human, I probably wouldn¡¯t have paid it much attention.


    These thieves weren¡¯t quite so lucky, because they happened to assemble at the place where I intended to land.


    After circling once, I discovered that there were more cattle thieves. Sear?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    A bit further ahead, near the gate in the wall, there was a large three-wheeled agricultural vehicle, with a man watching the east side.


    Now that I¡¯ve discovered it, should I meddle or let it pass?


    Actually, the question didn¡¯t exist¡ªI had to intervene!


    To the rural folks now, an ox is like the embodiment of a family¡¯s hope; families have been known to contemplate suicide after losing one.


    Living not far from the local veterinarian station, I¡¯ve seen families who¡¯ve lost their cattle due to accidents and the ensuing tears were heart-wrenching.


    So, if I were to see cattle thieves without stepping in¡ªthat would be a curse!

 Chapter 34 - 34 34 Catching Thieves_1

    ?34: Chapter 34: Catching Thieves_1 34: Chapter 34: Catching Thieves_1 Yan Fei circled in the sky and then carefully landed in a secluded area.


    He hurriedly put on some clothes and headed towards the spot where he had seen the cattle thieves.


    Even though he was sure that they were cattle thieves, Yan Fei felt he needed to confirm this.


    What if the cow had needed urgent medical attention and they had come into town for help?


    From a distance, seeing two people meet up with a man standing next to a three-wheeler, Yan Fei finally felt relieved.


    This time there would be no mistake.


    Stealthily, he approached the three men, with the castle wall providing ample cover.


    He could hear their conversation.


    The man beside the three-wheeler was grumbling, ¡°Why is it taking so long tonight?¡±


    ¡°Quit your nagging, just get the cow onto the vehicle.


    It¡¯s getting harder to steal cows these days!


    We need to get to the city before daybreak,¡± responded the man with empty hands.


    ¡°Alright, Second Brother, I¡¯ll make sure the vehicle¡¯s tank is always full,¡± the man near the three-wheeler chuckled.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡±


    ¡°Be careful¡­¡±


    The two men leading the cow suddenly growled in unison.


    ¡°Phew¡­ bam¡­¡±


    Accompanied by their alarm, a shadow seemed to spring from the back of the three-wheeler, brandishing a stick.


    With considerable force, it struck the back of the man who was about to drag a plank from the cart.


    The man let out a muffled grunt as he fell limply to the ground, giving no sign of resistance.


    That was no ordinary stick; it was more akin to a log.


    Before the other two men could react, the shadow was already on its way to them.


    Impressively, the man walking in front managed to block the incoming stick with an empty hand.


    ¡°Crack¡± ¡°Ah¡­.¡±


    With a sound of breaking bone from his arm, the man let out a terrible cry.


    But that wasn¡¯t all.


    The stick, after breaking his arm, continued its trajectory towards him.


    The thief, in spite of a severely deformed arm and an unstable stance, pulled out a knife with his right hand, intending to fight Yan Fei.


    However, Yan Fei had already swiftly avoided any counter-attack.


    He swung the stick for the second time, targeting the thief¡¯s lower body.


    The thief could barely retreat in time.


    It was too late.


    With a heavy thud, the stick hit his thigh.


    The man screamed as he was nearly blown sideways by the blow.


    He landed on the ground with a bang.


    Before he could recover, Yan Fei spun around, the stick swirling in the air and striking down upon his legs.


    ¡°Crack,¡± the man dropped his dagger, rolling around and screaming in pain.


    After a few strides, Yan Fei aimed the stick at the man who was leading the cow, dumbstruck.


    He suddenly bowed down in prayer.


    Yan Fei¡¯s intended blow missed.


    ¡°Mercy¡­ Mercy¡­ Please have mercy on me¡­¡±


    Although the man escaped the stick, he couldn¡¯t dodge the brutal kick that followed.


    Yan Fei¡¯s merciless kick landed on the man¡¯s chest, knocking him backwards.


    Totally cowed, the man lay on the ground clutching his chest, pleading for mercy.


    All of this happened in the blink of an eye.


    Three men were now half-lying on the ground.


    If it had been daylight, Yan Fei wouldn¡¯t have been able to act so decisively.


    But it was night, and he had a stick as a weapon.


    Given these advantages, he was successful in his ambush.


    Seeing no one around, Yan Fei looked at Second Brother who was still whimpering in pain from his broken arm and leg.


    He was unable to decide his next move.


    Thankfully, he remembered to tie up the cow first to prevent it from running away again.


    While preparing to tether the cow to the tricycle, he noticed a rope in the cart.


    Yan Fei¡¯s eyes lit up immediately.


    He took out the rope, tied up one thief who had passed out at the start and another with a broken arm and leg. S§×arch* The N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He then shouted at the small thief who had just been knocked over and then knelt down, ¡°You, come here!


    Help me lift them onto the cart!¡±


    The young thief stood up, ¡°Sir, it¡¯s really my first time stealing.


    Could you please spare me?¡±


    Yan Fei had no sympathy, ¡°Come on, hurry up.


    If you behave, I won¡¯t hit you.¡±


    Even though he looked young, the man was so frightened that he didn¡¯t even bother to gauge him.


    He had no idea that the guy who had just acted was a young lad.


    Even if he had bothered to look, it wouldn¡¯t have made a difference.


    Experienced thieves fear reckless youths, as they are unpredictable and their blow might be fatal.


    As this man helped to lift the thieves while pleading, ¡°Please let me go, if my family finds out, I¡¯m done for.


    If you release me, I¡¯ll serve as your ox or horse¡­¡±


    Before Yan Fei could say anything, the one with the broken arm and leg, having gone numb from the pain, had now come around, ¡°Monkey, if you dare ask for mercy again, damned if I won¡¯t kill you, I was blind to have brought along an idiot like you!¡±


    After scolding his accomplice, he turned to threaten Yan Fei, ¡°Bro, what goes around comes around.


    When you give favors, they come back to you.


    You let us off today, and when we meet again, we can speak amicably.¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled and started kicking wildly.


    This wasn¡¯t a school fight, beating a cow thief carried no guilt.


    After kicking him, he chuckled again, ¡°You, strike a pose so I can tie you up.


    Better behave and wait for the police station!


    Improve yourself, when you get out, remember to come work for me as an ox or horse¡­¡±


    Desperate, the man knelt on the ground and let Yan Fei tie him up.


    Meanwhile, the beaten thief continued to curse, ¡°Kid, leave a line for yourself.


    You should always have a fallback plan.


    I won¡¯t get much time for stealing a cow.


    Aren¡¯t you afraid I¡¯ll come to your house when I get out?


    Let us go now, you can take the cow.


    Let¡¯s pretend this never happened¡­¡±


    Yan Fei had just finished tying up the last one, then chuckled again, ¡°You¡¯re pretty heroic.


    Are you planning to avenge after you¡¯re executed and eighteen years have passed?¡±


    While speaking, he looked around the ground, picked up the discarded wooden stick, stood by the tricycle, then started hitting fiercely.


    That¡¯s human savagery for you.


    In the face of a helpless opponent, Yan Fei grew more and more vigorous.


    The man started with curses, and ended up groaning weakly.


    ¡°Sir, don¡¯t hit him anymore!


    If you kill him now, you¡¯ll still break the law, you know!¡± The man kneeling on the ground turned out to be law-abiding, and his voice started to tremble at the sight of Yan Fei beating his man so ruthlessly.


    Yan Fei casually threw the stick away, ¡°Didn¡¯t he say he¡¯ll be out in a few days to come after me?


    I¡¯ll just kill him here and save him the trouble of looking for me.¡±


    ¡°Sir, in his current state¡­¡±


    ¡°Second Brother, what¡¯s happening¡­


    oh my, it hurts¡­¡± The law-abiding man was interrupted by the one who had been knocked out from the start and was just waking up.


    No wonder he was waking up now, as Yan Fei had been hammering away at his hardcore accomplice next to him, he also got a dose of the ¡®radiance¡¯.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t care about what he was saying, made him climb onto the tricycle too, and then used the rope to tie them up, loop after loop.


    He wondered if these three were also involved in other illegal activities, because they had enough rope on them.


    The thief who had just woken up now finally understood his situation.


    He was smart enough to keep quiet after seeing the terrible state of his accomplice lying next to him.


    Yan Fei looked at them and felt assured that they couldn¡¯t run away.


    He then stood up and went running west along the street.


    After running a while, he saw a residential area.


    Initially, he thought of waking up a family to help watch the thieves, but hesitated and gave up.


    He had heard that cattle thieves usually operated in gangs, it was better to rush to the police station.


    As he got close to the station, seeing that only a small door was open and it was pitch black inside, he hesitated, turned the corner, and entered the alley opposite the police station.


    He entered a small courtyard and started knocking hard on a door.


    ¡°Uncle Baoguo, Uncle Baoguo, are you home¡­¡±


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 Chapter 35 - 35 35 - Murder Without Guilt_1

    ?35: Chapter 35 ¨C Murder Without Guilt_1 35: Chapter 35 ¨C Murder Without Guilt_1 When Lin Baoguo heard Yan Fei¡¯s voice, he hurriedly got out of bed without even bothering to get dressed properly.


    He put on a jacket over his pajamas and dashed out, his heart pounding.


    Seeing Yan Fei dressed only in a tank top and shorts, he was even more terrified, fearing that some accident had occurred.


    In the midst of the cries from the awakened children inside the room, Lin Baoguo¡¯s heart was again filled with alarm once he understood the full situation.


    For the police station in the town, dealing with cattle theft was more troublesome than murder cases.


    Firstly, its impact was extremely detrimental.


    From a legal perspective, stealing oxen was a lesser crime, falling under simple theft, and didn¡¯t usually result in long prison sentences.


    However, for a farming household, the family¡¯s ox could be their most valuable possession.


    It might represent their last resort if a child needed to go to school or if an elderly member fell seriously ill.


    Any significant incident in the family could result in that ox becoming their last straw.


    Simply put, for many families, their livelihood and hope hinged on that one ox.


    The theft of such an ox could lead to the bankruptcy of a farmer and could impact their lives for many years.


    Secondly, solving a cattle theft case was difficult.


    Usually, by the time the police arrived at the scene of a theft, other villagers ¨C bystanders and well-wishers alike ¨C would have already trampled any potential clues.


    Moreover, cattle thieves usually moved from place to place, committing crimes in different areas.


    Given the convenience of modern transportation, once stolen, the cattle would be swiftly transported to a remote location and slaughtered.


    After all, who could taste any sign of theft in a piece of beef?


    So, Lin Baoguo, ignoring his state of undress, ran to the neighboring compound.


    After knocking on a couple of doors and shouting a few words, he hurried back to change his clothes.


    Just as he was about to button his shirt, he ran out again.


    Meanwhile, the sound of car ignition could be heard from the compound where he had just been.


    Moments later, the only jeep belonging to the police station pulled out, and Lin Baoguo pulled Yan Fei to climb in.


    To Yan Fei¡¯s surprise, Director Wang Zhanjun was the one driving the vehicle.


    As they tidied themselves in the car, they urged Yan Fei to guide the way.


    During the journey, the men quickly took stock of the situation and, hearing that the thieves had been apprehended, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.


    Now the streets were starting to fill with school-going children, Wang Zhanjun drove while continuously honking his vehicle¡¯s horn as he followed Yan Fei¡¯s directions till they finally reached the immobilised cattle thieves.


    The men exited the car and glanced briefly at the incapacitated thieves.


    Wang Zhanjun then offered a smirk at Yan Fei and said, ¡°You cheeky fellow.


    You used to catch wild rabbits and chickens.


    Now, you¡¯ve started catching people.


    How much are you going to charge us for these three thieves?¡±


    Yan Fei flashed a grin in response before his expression turned sour.


    He had noticed an unfamiliar policeman sweeping the area with a flashlight, picking up his wooden stick and a knife.


    Illuminated by the car¡¯s headlights and the flashlight, Yan Fei could see everything clearly.


    What a beautiful knife!


    With a hilt that seemed to have been made of a golden yellow stone and a shiny golden tiger head at the end, the knife sported a blade that was almost a foot long, emanating a chilling glow.


    It even had a blood groove, a sawtooth edge on its back, and oozed an imposing presence.


    How did such a fine thing manage to escape my attention?


    Is it a waste of me having a lineage of blacksmiths?


    Unaware that Yan Fei¡¯s dejected expression was due to his regret of not seizing the attacker¡¯s weapon, Wang Zhanjun was asking Lin Baoguo and another policeman, ¡°Old Lin, Old Zhao, which one of you two can drive this tricycle?¡±


    Both men responded that they could drive the tricycle, which was not a complicated machine.


    So, Wang arranged, ¡°Old Zhao, you will drive the tricycle, and I will follow behind.


    Let¡¯s head back to the station first.


    Old Lin, I¡¯m sorry but you and Xiao Fei will need to take the ox and keep it at his place till tomorrow.


    We¡¯ll return it to its owner once they come to report the theft.¡±


    Once the tricycle and the jeep left, Lin Baoguo slapped Yan Fei on the head, ¡°Can¡¯t you stay out of trouble?


    What on earth were you doing out so late?¡±


    Yan Fei, already having thought up an excuse, answered as they continued to lead the ox, ¡°I now have school and limited time.


    I need to get up early to run a bit and practice some kung fu on the Great Wall, where there are fewer people, before going to school.


    Just as I got here, I saw the three thieves¡­


    ¡±


    Despite feeling that there was more to the story, Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t know how else to probe further and could only reply, ¡°Anyway, just be careful.


    Don¡¯t confront any troublemakers by yourself in the future.


    People like these are desperate and dangerous.


    They could do anything.


    What if you got hurt?¡±


    Yan Fei just nodded in response.


    Seeing Yan Fei¡¯s unconcerned demeanor, Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t have much more to say. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He could only ramble on about the importance of safety and self-protection.


    Yan Fei muttered to himself: He¡¯s only been a father for a short while, and he¡¯s become so nagging¡­


    At this moment, a gust of wind blew, causing Lin Baoguo to shiver while saying, ¡°Aren¡¯t you cold?¡±


    Yan Fei, wrapping himself tighter in his police jacket, looked at Lin Baoguo who was only wearing a misbuttoned dress shirt and shamelessly replied, ¡°No!¡±


    On the trip over, Lin Baoguo had given Yan Fei his police jacket to wear.


    Now, in the middle of autumn, with the chill of the early morning wind, it was only natural that one would shiver.


    ¡°Uncle Baoguo, could we keep this between us and not tell my parents?


    I promise to return the favor, what do you say?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it!


    I don¡¯t expect anything in return, just tell me what you were doing outside so late at night?¡±


    ¡°I was just practicing martial arts.


    The yard is small, so I got up early to practice a bit.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I really do practice martial arts.


    If you don¡¯t believe me, we can practice together.


    You¡¯ll know if I¡¯m trained once we spar!¡±


    Lin Baoguo glanced at Yan Fei, pondered for a moment, and felt unsure about the proposal.


    Since his wife got pregnant, he had been dutifully playing Mr.


    ¡®Twenty-Four Filial Piety,¡¯ leaving no time for martial arts.


    Now, this boy had quickly shot up tall and looked like a little leopard.


    If he were to lose, it would be hard to discipline Yan later.


    ¡°Never mind then, I¡¯ll accept that you practice martial arts.


    However, even if I don¡¯t mention anything, it¡¯s not guaranteed that your parents won¡¯t find out.


    Sooner or later, when they come back, they¡¯ll learn about it.¡±


    ¡°No problem, as long as you promise not to tell.


    If they find out, I will say that I caught sight of it during my morning run and called you over.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lin Baoguo fell silent again.


    Deep down, he felt it wasn¡¯t right for the kid to be left alone in this situation.


    However, emotionally speaking, he had almost watched Yan grow up, from the time he started middle school in town to when he started working, perhaps even having a deeper connection with him than Yan¡¯s own parents did.


    Therefore, he decided to return home and assess the situation involving the case first.


    Sensing that Lin Baoguo had agreed, Yan Fei relievedly waited until he had led the cow home.


    After changing his clothes, he went off to school.


    Watching Yan go to school as if nothing happened, Lin Baoguo could only sigh at the boy¡¯s stout heart, unable to do anything more.


    Once he arrived at the police station, Lin Baoguo instantly felt his scalp tingle.


    Of the three thieves, one had a broken arm and leg, which was scary, but not life-threatening, as he lost little blood.


    Another, struck with a wooden stick in the back, was internally bleeding seriously, making his situation even more critical than the first man¡¯s.


    He had been rushed to the health center in the town.


    The only uninjured thief was still detained at the station, but the doctor suspected that he might have cracked ribs and suggested a detailed check-up at the hospital after the interrogation.


    Desperate to redeem himself, this thief quickly confessed, revealing details from previous heists, where they sold the stolen cattle, to the location of their slaughterhouse.


    Director Wang had already contacted the county station, which instructed an immediate search for the remaining suspects.


    The criminals were injured, but time was pressing, and since the local station only had one jeep, the county station was sending down another one.


    At the moment, the local station¡¯s priority was to ensure the survival of the two gravely injured thieves and to interrogate them for information on their past crimes.


    The one with internal bleeding was the mastermind, while the one with the broken limbs was his long-time accomplice, mainly responsible for carrying out the thefts.


    The one who confessed was a newly admitted thief, for whom today marked the second heist, with not much information to be gleaned from questioning him.


    Had the drama ended simply with catching the cattle thieves, Lin Baoguo might have reported Yan Fei to his parents.


    But since Yan Fei¡¯s actions were rather violent, Lin thought it best to address the matter personally with the boy first.


    In the meantime, while waiting for the county department¡¯s car, Lin Baoguo pulled Director Wang aside and confidentially reported asking: if it was possible to exclude Yan Fei from the case?


    His reasoning was that Yan Fei was too young and still in school.


    For his best interests and to avoid any future impact on his life.


    This put Director Wang in a difficult position.


    If they followed Lin¡¯s suggestion and erased Yan Fei from the case, it would appear as though the local police had apprehended the cattle thieves.


    This would be equal to claiming Yan¡¯s credit for their own.


    Bearing in mind the criminals¡¯ expert techniques, the heist was obviously committed by professionals.


    Once they busted the cattle-stealing operation, it would be a significant case.


    Overstepping to grab credit for such a big case would leave them in an uneasy position.


    Seeing Director Wang in a dilemma, Lin Baoguo continued: ¡°Director Wang, I am not trying to claim the credit.


    This case, when broken, will inevitably lead to the discovery of various theft and fencing gangs.


    Should any slip through the net, there might be potential danger for Yan Fei and his family in the future¡­¡±


    As he mentioned Yan Fei¡¯s younger brother, Lin Baoguo felt he had overlooked something.


    Just as Director Wang was becoming resolute, about to say ¡®no,¡¯ a flash of inspiration hit Lin Baoguo.


    He blurted out, ¡°Director, Yan Fei cannot appear in this case.


    Years ago, Yan Fei was even certified.


    If reported, the county station will have a hard time explaining.¡±


    Director Wang paused, ¡°What certificate?¡±


    Lin Baoguo smirked, ¡°A disability certificate.¡±


    Director Wang was taken aback at first and then exclaimed in anger, ¡°Old Lin, isn¡¯t that irresponsible of you to say that?


    In what way is he disabled?¡±


    Lin Baoguo replied, ¡°The city hospital issued a certificate.


    I believe it was called mental development retardation, it basically means, intellectually disabled.


    When he was a child, he used to suddenly become motionless, with a dull expression, as if he had lost his soul.


    Regardless of what happened or what people said around him, he had no reaction, even when someone struck him.


    His parents and grandparents took him to the city hospital.


    He was then given a certificate, stating him disabled.


    That¡¯s why they had another child.¡±


    ¡°People like him wouldn¡¯t even be sentenced if they killed someone,¡± Lin Baoguo caught his breath before continuing, ¡°How do you plan to explain this to the county station if he is involved in the case?


    Do you tell them that our whole station has been squatting by the wall, the West Bridge, the riverside, and the road, catching nothing but two chicken thieves after a few months of work?


    And now, a barely thirteen-year-old mentally challenged kid has caught three criminals for us?¡±

 Chapter 36 - 36 36 Educator Lin Baoguo_1

    ?36: Chapter 36 Educator Lin Baoguo_1 36: Chapter 36 Educator Lin Baoguo_1 Wang Zhanjun was stunned for a while.


    The identification certificate given by the City-level Hospital basically confirmed the diagnosis.


    Trying to dig up the past was impossible.


    Furthermore, Yan Fei¡¯s condition was tricky: it could have been abnormal before then suddenly improved, or it could relapse at any time ¨C of course, Yan Fei himself knew that he could ¡°relapse¡± whenever he wanted, and nobody could do anything about it.


    As for whether Yan Fei needs a mental evaluation, that¡¯s a matter for the future.


    For now, given Yan Fei¡¯s situation, it¡¯s difficult for the whole police station to clear the case.


    At least, they weren¡¯t able to compile a written report to send upstairs.


    The village could tell the county the truth, and the county could inform the city.


    But in writing, whoever sees it, whenever, would think, oh, on this particular day, at this place, a significant case was solved. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The main reason for cracking the case was a thirteen-year-old mentally challenged child who caught three extremely vicious criminals on the spot, including the two main culprits.


    ¡°No, we can¡¯t say he subdued the three thugs.


    We can say he reported to the police station as soon as he saw the criminals.


    It¡¯s impossible to completely rule him out.


    We can keep it a secret to protect him, but his deserved reward cannot be denied.


    Whether it¡¯s school honors or something else, this must be ensured!¡±


    Upon hearing Director Wang¡¯s final conclusion and seeing the car from the county bureau driving into the police station, Lin Baoguo sneered, ¡°That¡¯s all fine, leave it to you!¡±


    By the time the morning self-study ended, Yan Fei ambled home, a policeman was already waiting at his door.


    ¡°Are you here to take the cow?¡±


    ¡°Are you Yan Fei?¡± Hearing Yan Fei¡¯s question, the policeman confirmed his identity and then replied, ¡°The cow can¡¯t be taken away yet.


    It is rumored that the cow thieves have an accomplice in a nearby village, who has not been interrogated yet.


    So this case can¡¯t be announced yet, and this cow has to hide at your house for a few more days.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you interrogate the accomplice quickly?


    Are you going to let him run before catching him again?¡± Yan Fei was frustrated to hear that the cow wouldn¡¯t be leaving his courtyard for a few days.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it because the interrogation hasn¡¯t started yet?


    If you hadn¡¯t gone so hard, the two main culprits could have been interrogated, and the cow could have been taken away by now.¡± The policeman grinned bitterly.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say this, ask your uncle.


    Three grown-ups were beaten so severely by you, a child!¡±


    ¡°Where is my Uncle?¡±


    ¡°They have other things to attend to.


    It¡¯s confidential, and I can¡¯t tell you for now.


    Anyway, you can guess, so I¡¯ll leave first.


    Just make sure the cow doesn¡¯t wander.¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Yan Fei watched the grinning policeman leave, utterly annoyed.


    What trouble had he gotten himself into now?


    The moment he opened the door, Yan Fei became even more frustrated.


    In just one period of morning self-study, the cow had already made itself at home, leaving a pile of dung in his courtyard.


    Yan Fei had to make three trips in and out of his courtyard with a shovel to clean it all up.


    He was so angry that he only ate a half pot of meat without any rice.


    To his surprise, the cow was taken away by the afternoon school dismissal time.


    With a beaming smile, Lin Baoguo asked his colleague to take the cow away, leaving himself behind to announce the good news: ¡°None escaped.


    Everyone who should be caught was caught.


    One of them even turns out to be a wanted criminal from another region.


    I guess he can¡¯t think of getting out now!¡±


    Yan Fei was also happy.


    Finally, the cow was not to stay at his house, but he was curious: ¡°Didn¡¯t they say there was an accomplice around here?¡±


    ¡°Not exactly an accomplice.


    He just wanted to make a quick buck, showing others where the cows were and leading the way.


    His capture is well-deserved this time.


    What a disgrace to the people of the Sancha River village, doing things that harm his own kind.¡± Lin Baoguo had nothing good to say about him.


    ¡°Oh yeah, I haven¡¯t settled accounts with you yet!


    You handed over three people this morning.


    Two of them were seriously injured, and one almost died!


    You¡¯re not old, but you¡¯ve got a heavy hand, haven¡¯t you?


    I guess no one can control you.


    So, tell me, what should I do?¡±


    ¡°Uncle Baoguo, you need to understand this.


    It was pitch dark in the middle of the night, how could I see clearly?


    Besides, there were three grown men!


    I¡¯m just a kid.


    If I didn¡¯t hit hard, would I have made it?


    If I tried to run and call you guys, they would have fled on their tricycle by the time you drove there!¡±


    Lin Baoguo realized that it was true.


    On the county road, the agricultural three-wheeler could run as fast as the police station¡¯s Jeep.


    They wouldn¡¯t have been able to catch up even if they tried.


    But somehow, something just didn¡¯t seem right.


    After a while, he figured out the problem: the age didn¡¯t match.


    If Yan Fei were a police officer, no, even just an ordinary citizen with some skills, encountering three criminals armed with weapons like this, it wouldn¡¯t matter if he fought back a bit harder while protecting himself.


    Even if by accident he killed someone, it could be somewhat justified ¨C it¡¯s the dead of night, the criminals had knives, being brave enough to try to stop a crime is already admirable.


    But the fact that Yan Fei, at his age, acted so aggressively, and that he has this kind of familial relationship with him, made him feel that something was wrong.


    Ultimately, it¡¯s because he is still too young.


    Even when he figured out the reason, Lin Baoguo did not plan to just let Yan Fei off the hook.


    He strongly requested Yan Fei to take leave from his evening self-study session and have a formal conversation with him.


    He did remember to inform Yan Fei about the follow-up treatment in this incident ¨C that is, telling him that he would be rewarded anyway, just wait to reap the benefits!


    He genuinely forgot amidst his business.


    Being woken up by Yan Fei in the early morning, assisting in the arrest in the morning.


    Right up to the point when he reached Yan Fei¡¯s house, except for gnawing on two baked buns in the car, he did not have anything except for half a bun when he returned home to let his family know he was safe.


    Smelling the aroma of Yan Fei¡¯s cooking, if it was not for his wife, mother and son waiting at home, he might not have been willing to leave.


    Who says policemen just wear their uniforms and put on airs?


    When times get tough, it¡¯s no different from going uphill to take on a difficult task or jumping into a dangerous situation, and at crucial moments, one must risk one¡¯s life.


    The contents of the conversation that evening were as follows: Firstly, Yan Fei must study hard.


    He needs to read more books at least, so he doesn¡¯t become ignorant of the law.


    In fact, Yan Fei has already violated the law this time.


    But given his age, these violations can¡¯t be pursued.


    At least, the beating of the criminals at the end was illegal.


    Yan Fei immediately nodded in agreement with this, and assured him that he would improve his grades ¨C Poor dutiful man Lin Baoguo, who always revolves around his wife and now has added his son to the mix, did not even notice that the mid-term exam at school had already passed, and Yan Fei¡¯s grades were still quite good.


    Secondly, he asked Yan Fei to make a promise that every time before he resorts to using force, he needs to think carefully and understand the consequences.


    All Lin Baoguo could do was to emphasize that he should not easily resort to violence, and violence is not a solution to problems, and so on.


    Actually, the whole police station was a little apprehensive after understanding the situation: such a young man, so ruthless and aggressive, but the party involved did not feel he was brutal at all ¨C he nearly killed two people, then went to school as if nothing had happened.


    Taken seriously, such a person is a social instigator.


    This time he attacked criminals, but next time if there is a dispute with ordinary people for other reasons that leads to such an incident, then he becomes the criminal.


    Lin Baoguo talked until his throat was sore, finally summarizing: ¡°In short, you have to study well, don¡¯t assume that I¡¯ll always protect you just because I¡¯m your uncle.


    Even if you have a disability certificate, I will still arrest you.¡±


    Yan Fei smirked, ¡°I have a disability certificate?


    Why don¡¯t I know that?¡±


    Fearing his careless talk, Lin Baoguo panicked and immediately changed the topic, praising: ¡°In any case, despite overdoing it a little this time, you did make a bit of a contribution.


    Hmm, I will bring over any rewards for you later.


    You just focus on your studies.¡±


    By the time Lin Baoguo left, Yan Fei, who had been a bit lost in thought, had almost figured out what that disability certificate was.


    When he was young, everyone thought he was really stupid, and adults sometimes talked around him without avoiding him.


    So he also vaguely knew that it seemed to be because of his obsession with looking at islands that he was taken for an idiot, and some kind of certificate was issued, which allowed his parents to have another son without paying a fine.


    He¡¯s been used to people calling him names, and he gained immunity to any terms like mentally ill, neurotic, fool, idiot.


    His grandfather had told him, it doesn¡¯t matter what others say, you lose no hairs off your head, just live well.


    Can idiots and fools get a certificate?


    He would have to ask around.


    From his uncle¡¯s tone, it seems that with that certificate, one can commit crimes without getting arrested?


    By the time Yan Fei decided to inquire about the usefulness of that certificate, Lin Baoguo¡¯s ¡°education¡± of the evening had completely failed.


    Not only did it fail, it had completely the opposite effect.


    So, it did not take long for him to feel like crying but not having tears.

 Chapter 37 - 37 37 - Benefits of Catching a Thief_1

    ?37: Chapter 37 ¨C Benefits of Catching a Thief_1 37: Chapter 37 ¨C Benefits of Catching a Thief_1 The benefits of catching the cattle thief showed up when Yan Fei got off school at noon on Saturday.


    Upon seeing a cart filled with grains, vegetables, sweet potatoes, and three to four people of all ages in front of his door, Yan Fei didn¡¯t know what to do.


    The police officer who led this family was the same one who had visited Yan Fei¡¯s house twice before.


    He smiled at a bewildered Yan Fei, ¡°They are the owners who lost their cattle.


    They are here to thank you!¡±


    Yan Fei felt confused and pulled the policeman aside to whisper, ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree to keep it a secret?¡±


    The police officer chuckled, ¡°This family arrived very early this morning and said their cattle were found back in the afternoon after reporting the loss in the morning.


    They wanted to thank the police station.


    The precinct¡¯s captain had a headache because of the stuff they brought.


    They insist on leaving it here and won¡¯t leave without doing so.


    So, we thought of you.


    If you don¡¯t want to accept it, persuade them to take it back yourself!


    I have to go now, you deal with this!¡±


    The policeman had introduced Yan Fei to the family while Yan Fei was still not at home, so upon seeing Yan Fei, the whole family was excited.


    They didn¡¯t know what to say and just kept thanking him repeatedly.


    The stuff started moving off the cart.


    Yan Fei rushed over to stop them, ¡°Don¡¯t rush to unload, let me take a look first.


    Leave the vegetables and sweet potatoes for me, I¡¯ll eat them slowly.


    What I can¡¯t finish can feed the chickens, take the corn and soybeans back, I won¡¯t be able to eat or use them.


    If they are left in the house they will just attract bugs.¡±


    But no matter what he said, they insisted on moving the goods into his house, continuously mentioning that a cow was worth two to three thousand yuan and it was already miserly of them to only offer a cart of goods.


    If he refused to accept, then¡­


    In the end, Yan Fei lost his temper, ¡°Stop talking, just do as I said. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    or in the future when you¡¯re at the market, you can buy some vegetables for me.


    I don¡¯t need much as I live alone.


    The goods on your cart are enough for me for half a month.


    You¡¯d better leave after unloading the goods, I¡¯m still young, what if the cattle thief¡¯s accomplices know I reported them?¡±


    This family heard and considered he was telling the truth since he was young and sensible, they reluctantly loaded the unloaded corn and soybeans back onto the cart.


    At the end of all this, there was a pile of sweet potatoes, and with the vegetables, it was lucky he ate a lot.


    Otherwise, he¡¯d never finish eating it all before it spoiled.


    Looking at the time, nearly all of his free lunchtime was taken up, so Yan Fei began to rush them, ¡°Uncle, you all can stay and have lunch here.


    I¡¯m about to cook, and once we finish eating I need to go to school again!¡±


    With that, the family quickly grabbed their belongings and left immediately.


    Yan Fei hardly cooked meals, as there was always meat to eat in the pot on his island.


    His appetite never reduced, which bothered him, and he figured he would continue to be a big eater.


    He was never tired of eating meat every day, he made it in different styles, like clear soup, braised meat, red braised, and so on.


    Three Compsognathus might be too much for a day¡¯s meals, but two were certainly not enough.


    A tiger would eat forty to fifty catty of meat a meal and be satisfied for five or six days.


    If calculated by the amount of meat eaten, he was indeed not far off from a tiger.


    Thankfully, there were plenty of Compsognathus on the island.


    After eating, Yan Fei headed to the shopping center.


    The center finally opened and there was a public telephone beside the cigarette and alcohol counter.


    It costs a few dimes per minute, a couple of minutes was enough for a taxi ride to the county town.


    Long-distance calls were more expensive, costing more than a buck per minute, making a single call more expensive than eating meat.


    Yan Fei calculated that Xu Xiaoyan should be back this week, so he wanted to call his parents to report on the week¡¯s events and let them know that he wouldn¡¯t be coming to the county town this week.


    This phone call had to be made first to the gatehouse to let someone call, although it was inconvenient, but it was better than before.


    As soon as the afternoon classes ended, Yan Fei began to move the sweet potatoes and vegetables indoors.


    Besides keeping some in the kitchen, he moved the rest into a cave on the island for storage.


    He checked out his gains in the past two days.


    There were just a few rabbits, but he was too lazy to sell them.


    The main reason was what he had heard at noon, a cow was worth two to three thousand yuan.


    Yan Fei calculated his earnings so far and found that despite his hard work every night, he had barely made more than the price of a cow.


    This was only accomplished because he could fly and catch rabbits from further afield.


    Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have even made enough to afford a cow.


    It would be quite intimidating to consider the facts.


    In the countryside, it took at least one and a half to two years to raise a cow and make money from it.


    This doesn¡¯t even include the cost of buying the calf, worrying about it day and night, and the constant risk of theft.


    Actually, after this theft gang was caught, there was hardly any compensation for the farmers who lost their cattle.


    Most of it had been squandered by the criminals.


    This was why the family who found their cow was so grateful to him.


    Had it been a day later, the cow would have turned into meat and been shipped to the market.


    However, while skinning the rabbits, Yan Fei was calculating: if one cow was worth three thousand yuan, then ten cows would be worth thirty thousand yuan.


    How many rabbits would he have to catch to make that much money?


    Looking at his small yard, if only it were big enough, he would go buy a few calves to feed right away.


    Dinner time came, and Yan Fei had stir-fried several small dishes, including lotus vegetables, celery, spinach, radishes, a huge serving of dinosaur eggs, and a big pot of rabbit meat.


    The lotus vegetables were definitely fresh, looking muddy and wet as they were obviously just dug up.


    The root vegetables were the same, looking like they had just been dug up from the ground.


    Although they weren¡¯t in season yet and didn¡¯t look great, they tasted definitely fresh.


    Before Yan Fei could do much eating, the greedy girl from next door came over with her bowl.


    These days, Yan Fei has been bringing her food almost every Saturday, and now whenever she sees Yan Fei, she knows how to sweet-talk him: ¡°Xiaofei Yan, you cooked so much food today, why didn¡¯t you ask me to help?¡±


    She¡¯s clearly pretending, she must know when he¡¯s cooking from next door, right?


    Yan Fei had a little scheme today, so he didn¡¯t expose her: ¡°Well, I was preparing to give you a surprise.¡±


    The greedy girl didn¡¯t bother talking to him too much, she quickly started eating: ¡°I won¡¯t be polite then!


    Where did all these come from?


    The lotus vegetables are not even out yet!¡±


    Usually in the township, lotus roots are only dug out from the pond before the New Year and quickly sold, so there¡¯s none at other times, so Xu Xiaoyan was puzzled.


    ¡°Of course, someone dug them out overnight just to give them to me.


    Look, there¡¯s still a big pile over there!¡±


    ¡°Who did it?


    They¡¯re so nice.¡±


    ¡°Hehe!


    You don¡¯t know that, do you?


    Indeed, I don¡¯t even know them!¡±


    ¡°Xiaofei Yan, are you bluffing again?


    Someone you don¡¯t know dug up lotus vegetables overnight and brought them to you?


    Are you keeping something from me?¡±


    ¡°Humph, exactly.


    But I don¡¯t want to tell you now!


    That¡¯s what you get for not trusting me!¡±


    ¡°Xiaofei Yan, good boy Xiaofei, please tell me quickly, what if you suffocate yourself by keeping it in?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­..¡±


    Yan Fei was almost choked by the girl¡¯s last words.


    After she sweet-talked him for a bit, he began to tell her about what had happened in the past few days.


    Of course, in the narration, Yan Fei was glowing with brilliance, while those little thieves were described as exceedingly mean, especially the process of subduing the miscreants, which he depicted as extremely thrilling, up until the end when only one person was left kneeling and begging for mercy.


    At the very end, he casually mentioned, ¡°They brought a whole cartload of things, and I only took these vegetables, fair enough, right!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan was listening to the story as if she were dizzy and amazed, ¡°Where are these bad guys now?¡±


    ¡°Of course, they¡¯re all in the police station.


    I heard they arrested quite a few people elsewhere too!


    Not a single one from the criminal gang managed to escape.


    Hehe, don¡¯t I deserve some praise!¡± Yan Fei was smug, and then his face changed, ¡°Ah¡­


    Actually, it could have been better.


    I was just too excited initially when the three men were caught.


    One of them was cursing me and threatening me, saying he was going to come after me once he got out of jail.


    I just beat him up, I heard his injuries were pretty serious!¡±


    ¡°My God, what can we do?


    You can¡¯t beat up thieves nowadays, you have to hand them over to the police.


    How could you have taken the law into your own hands?¡± Xu Xiaoyan was instantly worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m very worried too.


    Uncle Baoguo told me that one of them almost died from severe injuries!


    I was so scared I didn¡¯t know what to do!¡± Yan Fei said in a ¡®concerned¡¯ manner.


    ¡°Things are different now, we have to be aware of the law.


    Even if you hit a thief to death, you will still be sentenced.


    Why can¡¯t you understand the ramifications?


    Killing the bad guy is a minor issue, but what if something happens to you?¡±


    Yan Fei was satisfied inside.


    Good girl, she¡¯s the type who would hand a knife to a man if he were to commit murder, indeed a good choice for a wife.


    However, he said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, my Uncle Baoguo also said that I have that¡­


    what certificate, right?


    I won¡¯t be arrested.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan thought about it and then finally got it.


    She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, ¡°Right, I totally forgot that when your family gave birth to your younger brother, they got you certified as an idiot.


    Idiots don¡¯t have to go to jail.¡±


    She paused before realizing, ¡°But wait, you¡¯re not at the legal age yet?


    Your uncle must have been joking with you, right?¡±


    Yan Fei laughed, ¡°Yeah, I thought he was trying to scare me.


    Let¡¯s eat now before the food gets cold!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan also laughed, ¡°I knew you were fine, otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have cooked so much food!¡±


    While eating, she continued talking happily, ¡°In my opinion, you must have been pretending, even managing to trick the doctor into giving you a mental disability identification.


    That doctor must have got into the hospital through connections.


    But it seems not¡­


    I remember you just suddenly lost your soul, it was terrifying, you know?


    It¡¯s better now.


    If I took you out to play, I used to fear that you would lose your soul and I would have to carry you back!¡±


    This girl gets going when she has good food to eat, she continues to mumble to herself, ¡°Actually, having that disability certificate of yours is quite good.


    You¡¯re not afraid of people talking anyway, look when your mom gave birth to your younger brother, they didn¡¯t even have to pay the fine.


    Now even if you injured someone, you don¡¯t have to worry about going to jail, you¡¯re enjoying this, aren¡¯t you¡­¡±


    Yan Fei laughed along.


    He had already heard the answer to the question he wanted to know.

 Chapter 38 - 38 38 Failed Attempt to Smuggle into the Island_1

    ?38: Chapter 38 Failed Attempt to Smuggle into the Island_1 38: Chapter 38 Failed Attempt to Smuggle into the Island_1 ¡°Hey¡­I mean, Yan Xiaofei, don¡¯t think you can just go around hitting people because you have some kind of certificate,¡± Xu Xiaoyan said, watching Yan Fei¡¯s expression.


    She wondered if she had said too much.


    ¡°How could I¡­


    I never get into fights,¡± Yan Fei denied without a second thought.


    ¡°Regardless, fighting is not good.


    I know you¡¯re pretty strong now, able to take down three bad guys, but don¡¯t act like this in school.


    You should¡­¡±


    ¡°Enough about it, let¡¯s eat!¡± Yan Fei interrupted, tired of the lecture.


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s eat!


    Eat until you¡¯re poor, you pig!¡± Xu Xiaoyan grumbled, clearly frustrated by being cut off.


    ¡°As long as there¡¯s food, it¡¯s okay.


    Look at how much I can eat now,¡± Yan Fei began, attempting to make a joke.


    But soon his mood darkened.


    ¡°Now, with my strength increasing rapidly and my appetite too, I eat more than several other people combined.


    Making food has become exhausting!¡±


    ¡°Fool¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan derided him.


    ¡°You eat a lot because your body needs the nutrition!


    Look how tall you are now!


    Of course you can eat a lot!


    Eating a lot is due to a lack of nutrition in your meals.


    You need to compensate for it with higher quantity.


    Haven¡¯t you noticed that people get full with just a bit of meat, and can go a long time without feeling hungry?


    With noodles, you have to eat several bowls just to feel full and it isn¡¯t long before you¡¯re hungry again.¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Yan Fei was suddenly lost for words.


    Aren¡¯t dragon meat and dragon eggs nourishing enough?


    Back when he first started eating them, he ate to the point of nosebleeds.


    It was only after numerous transformations that he could eat them continuously.


    Thinking about nourishment reminded Yan Fei of something.


    His eyes brightened: ¡°I know!


    I¡¯ll go and ask Old Master He tomorrow.


    He might have some nutritious recipes.


    If I add those to my meat stews and soups, surely it will do me good!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him: ¡°You think you still need supplementation?


    What do you think I eat every day at school?


    I feel happy even if I just get to eat meat or an egg once.


    You eat them every day, isn¡¯t that enough?¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother arguing with her.


    Once the girl had eaten her fill and went home, Yan Fei entered the island.


    He silently crept to the seaside, where he could occasionally hear the call of the pterosaurs in the cliffs in the distance.


    Gathering his focus, Yan Fei began to transform into the Flying Winged Dragon.


    The Compsognathus around him had been keeping clear of him since his appearance.


    When he transformed into the Flying Winged Dragon, they scattered without a trace.


    Yan Fei made no sound, prepared himself, flapped his wings, and rode the sea breeze into the sky.


    As soon as he took off, Yan Fei faintly heard the alert calls of the island pterosaurs.


    He quickly looked over towards the direction of the cliffs.


    Not good!


    The island pterosaurs were preparing to take flight.


    He flapped his wings hastily to ascend into the sky.


    But in the blink of an eye, looking back, he saw tiny dots rapidly enlarging in the sky.


    Despite a few more desperate flaps, he finally gave up, knowing his attempt for the night was futile.


    Quickly, he paused in mid-air, riding on the wind power, and then dove towards the island.


    It was too late; the island pterosaurs had already rushed over.


    Yan Fei had previously thought he flew pretty fast.


    But compared to these pterosaurs, their flight was in a different league.


    He was practically crawling through the sky in comparison.


    He could see that escape was impossible, so Yan Fei hurriedly transformed back into a small Compsognathus and teleported back home.


    Thud¡­Squeak squeak¡­Crash¡­


    After a commotion in the room, a dirt-smeared Compsognathus crawled out from under the bed.


    The force from the dive meant that even after transforming into a Compsognathus and teleporting home, Yan Fei was still reeling and disoriented.


    He rolled under his bed with a scream.


    Damn!


    Originally, he was hoping for a stealthy flight to another island after circling around a bit!


    Flying above the ocean surface was too dangerous, and he was not brave enough to skim it.


    As for the other islands visible from his island, they were all in the direction facing the cliff.


    Thus, he had to fly far from his island first and make a large detour to reach the other islands.


    As it turned out, he was discovered before he even got off the ground.


    The Compsognathus¡¯ body was thankfully resilient enough to withstand the fall.


    It was painful, but at least he wasn¡¯t injured.


    Once he transformed back into a human, the pain was lesser.


    But recalling the dangerous situation, he couldn¡¯t help breaking out in cold sweat.


    Seems like it would be some time before he could make another attempt.


    Yan Fei entered the island once again, turning into a Flying Winged Dragon amongst the trees and starting his running practice. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The gap in skills was too huge.


    He needed to work harder!


    After a midnight training session on the island, he waited until everything was quiet outside before he returned to his room.


    Reverting back into a Compsognathus, he quietly slipped out to the outskirts of town.


    The colder the weather, the less likely he was to encounter people; he was too lazy to transform back into a human.


    Once outside the town¡¯s boundary, he picked a spot, took to the skies, and began to circle around above the town.


    He took the opportunity to observe the streets below him, always looking for the chance to apprehend another criminal.


    Of course, there were none.


    Now that he was practicing flight, he could go anywhere.


    He flew westwards to take a look.


    Past the river and a few miles to the west was a big highway leading to Tanghe County.


    If he continued south, he would soon leave the county.


    He had never been to the north.


    Continuing west past the highway, his maternal grandfather¡¯s house was not far off.


    Of course, Yan Fei wasn¡¯t intending to fly to his grandfather¡¯s house.


    He was just flying back and forth over the highway, watching the occasional vehicles pass by underneath.


    Not long after, he spotted Tanghe County.


    It was well into the night and besides the few streets lit up, the rest of the county was pretty dark.


    Boring.


    He veered off and continued to fly.


    The direction he was heading in was towards the city.


    Yan Fei knew that he had visited the city when he was a kid, but he couldn¡¯t remember much about it, except for the uncomfortable, long journey.


    He flew on and on¡­


    He spotted a large river and a bridge over it.


    After crossing the bridge, he¡¯d be in the city.


    The city was indeed better, with many more streets brightly lit up compared to the county.


    The buildings were taller and more abundant.


    There were also trains.


    Some were arriving, their horns blaring, some were leaving.


    From high above, they looked like wiggling earthworms.


    After a while, he grew hungry.


    Time to go back.


    That night, Yan Fei had another dream.


    It was pitch black in the dead of night.


    Yan Fei had caught a small thief and was beating him up happily when a police officer appeared.


    The officer held up a certificate and told him, ¡°Don¡¯t hit people, I¡¯m a police officer.¡±


    Yan Fei broke into a hearty laugh and pulled out his own certificate, ¡°I can legally hit people, I¡¯m an idiot!¡±


    But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn¡¯t make out what was on the certificate!


    It was not until dawn that he remembered; this scene was from a TV show he had watched in a small restaurant across from his place.


    It was a popular cop show set in Hong Kong where the cops, with their badge out, would dramatically announce, ¡°I am a member of the Hong Kong Royal Police Force.


    You¡¯re under arrest.


    Everything you say will be used as evidence in court!¡±

 Chapter 39 - 39 39 Buy a Dog and Send Soup_1

    ?39: Chapter 39 Buy a Dog and Send Soup_1 39: Chapter 39 Buy a Dog and Send Soup_1 ¡°Where¡¯s Old Master He?


    I want to buy medicine!¡±


    Early in the morning, as soon as Xiaohe, the shop assistant of the Chinese Medicine Store, opened the door, Yan Fei arrived.


    ¡°Yan Fei is here, come and sit.


    What can I do for you?¡± Mr.


    He was wiping his many-year-old wooden table and greeted Yan Fei with a smile when he saw him.


    ¡°Old Master He, I¡¯m wondering if you have any tonics.


    I think I need to take some!¡± Yan Fei walked into the store, expressing his request eagerly.


    ¡°You?¡± Mr.


    He looked at Yan Fei, up and down, left and right, until Yan Fei started to feel uncomfortable.


    Then he continued, ¡°Put your hand here, let me check you out!¡±


    After taking his pulse, Mr.


    He seemed a bit surprised, and then let go, ¡°Change to the other arm!¡±


    After checking the other arm, he laughed, ¡°Are you messing around?


    You¡¯re as robust as a calf.


    There¡¯s nothing wrong with you, why do you need to tonic?¡±


    ¡°I eat a lot and get hungry easily.


    I need to eat something especially nourishing!¡±


    ¡°If you eat less, that would be a problem.


    It¡¯s been years since I¡¯ve seen a sturdy young man like you.


    With your physique, you¡¯re stronger than most laborers.


    It¡¯s totally normal for you to eat the meals of two or three people if you increase your physical activities.¡±


    Yan Fei knew there was nothing wrong with him, but he was too embarrassed to share how much he actually ate.


    He just insisted, ¡°Anyway, I feel like I can¡¯t stop eating.


    I¡¯m hungry soon after a meal.


    I just need you to give me some tonics.


    I also practice Kung Fu, if I don¡¯t replenish my energy after eating, I get hungry really quickly!¡±


    Mr.


    He spent a long time explaining that he shouldn¡¯t just randomly take tonics, but seeing him insist, Mr.


    He reluctantly said, ¡°I¡¯ll start you off with a diet supplement prescription.


    Try it out.


    If you feel hot when you sleep at night, stop taking it.¡±


    Prescribing medicine to a perfectly healthy person who¡¯s just being pesky is obviously more difficult than prescribing to sick people.


    After a long thought, Mr.


    He eventually included some wolfberries in the prescription and suggested adding them to soup when cooking meat.


    When he prepared the medicine, he only bagged a few small packs.


    Looking at the tiny bags, Yan Fei felt it was far too little, ¡°Old Master He, are you kidding me?


    What¡¯s this little amount supposed to do?¡±


    Mr.


    He laughed, ¡°What a way to talk, you brat!


    Pay up, five dimes.¡±


    ¡°Only five dimes?


    No good medicine then, right?¡± Yan Fei was shocked.


    He didn¡¯t know much about tonics but he had heard of Ginseng, knew that it was very expensive, and assumed it would cost a lot.


    When he heard it would only cost five dimes, he knew he wasn¡¯t wrong.


    Mr.


    He had been messing with him.


    ¡°This is for you to eat over a long period.


    This is to nourish your body slowly through a diet.


    If it was too expensive, who could afford it?¡± Mr.


    He¡¯s words did not convince Yan Fei.


    ¡°Oh, do you have any postpartum recovery recipes?


    My aunt just gave birth.


    I was thinking of making her some meat soup.¡± Yan Fei couldn¡¯t do anything about Mr.


    He not giving him any medicine, having some was still better than having none at all.


    Also, he remembered Uncle Baoguo who helped him keep the matter about fighting off the thieves a secret.


    It was an important matter, so it would be good to kill two birds with one stone and give him some benefits for saying good things for him when his parents found out.


    ¡°You¡¯re quite considerate.


    Yes, I have something like that.


    I¡¯ll write some for you.


    It¡¯s nourishing and useful for lactation.


    You can use it to make bone soup or stew pig¡¯s feet.¡± Old Master He chuckled, quickly writing the prescription.


    He wrote so quickly that Yan Fei was even more convinced that he was just messing with him.


    After paying for the medicine, he was again confirmed.


    The same small bags of medicine, his a few bags just cost five dimes, but their package cost over a dollar.


    Taking the medicine and sulked for a while, he left in a gloomy mood.


    After returning, he went straight to the island, lifted the pot lid and put the different medicines into the pots.


    Two pots containing five Compsognathi each, he added firewood and started cooking.


    Once the fire was big enough, he stopped minding it and started cleaning up.


    There was a large tub of soup with fats and another tub of stew in the cave.


    The stew could be used again but he didn¡¯t want the fatty soup, which was left over from cooking meat.


    Sometimes he didn¡¯t want to eat stewed food, so he cooked clear soup.


    He didn¡¯t want to use this soup to cook meat again because he felt it would be too greasy.


    Since he couldn¡¯t finish the meat and soup regularly, he could only pour it out into the sea.


    Just as he was about to return to the small house and enter the island again, he suddenly realized he could make use of the waste and feed it to the chickens!


    As a result, a few chickens¡¯ small feeding dishes were not enough for so much soup.


    He did not feel sorry when he used to pour a full pot of soup into the sea every two days.


    But now, the half pot of soup made him feel wasteful.


    After thinking about it, he moved it into the cave.


    He replenished the firewood in the stove and, after locking up, went out again.


    He planned to buy a dog to make use of the soup,


    In the village, there wasn¡¯t anywhere to buy dogs.


    Usually, people who wanted a dog would just ask someone they knew.


    In the rural areas, there were many native dogs, and each litter would have several pups, which were usually given away. sea??h th§× novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The Yan Fei family lived next to the veterinary station, which sometimes had dogs for sale.


    People would not sell their native dogs as they were not valuable.


    Those who dared to sell were usually mixed breeds with wolves.


    Those mixed breeds were the best you could find in the Sancha River town.


    Generally, people could not afford them, so the mixed breeds were considered decent.


    These dogs, when grown, resembled wolf dogs.


    Their ears were standing, their colors were attractive, and some were bigger than native dogs.


    In reality, they weren¡¯t worth much.


    Dogs were mostly kept for guarding the house.


    Those who truly wanted to raise a good dog and had money would buy a purebred wolf dog from other places.


    Fancy breeds, like Pekingese, weren¡¯t popular yet; they were considered a nuisance at home, and even after being killed, didn¡¯t provide much meat.


    Plus, they couldn¡¯t guard the house.


    Even the medium-sized native dogs wouldn¡¯t work; they were too small and nobody wanted them.


    Those who raised such dogs would feel embarrassed.


    However, Yan Fei did not care and just wanted to look around since he thought of it.


    The veterinary station had one distinctive feature ¨C it stank!


    Despite the gate being cleaned thoroughly, an odor of animal manure still wafted from the ditch next to it.


    There were two-story new houses on either side of the gate, which served as dormitories for the veterinary station staff, and dogs were sold on the steps there.


    Yan Fei was lucky enough to see an old man sitting on the steps with a broken carton in front of him.


    Inside the carton were two puppies squirming under the sun.


    ¡°Are there only two left?¡± Yan Fei asked the dog seller somewhat disappointedly.


    ¡°They¡¯re all gone.


    Are you buying for your family?¡± Many children wanted to raise dogs, but the decision usually lay in the hands of the adults at home.


    The old man asked him, fearing that if he bought the dog and then got rid of it, it would be a waste of a small life.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take both of them, how much?


    I can make the decision.


    If you don¡¯t trust me, you can come to see next time when the market is on.¡± Most animals are cute when they are little, with plump bodies and fluffy hair, regardless of breed.


    The same was true for these two mixed-breed wolf dogs.


    Yan Fei liked them as soon as he saw them.


    ¡°Give me five dollars for the two!


    These are the last two, and the good-looking ones have been picked by others.


    These two are slightly inferior, but honestly, it¡¯s hard to tell what they¡¯ll look like when they grow up.


    The good-looking ones now might not be as good-looking later.¡± The old man was afraid he would be disappointed, so he comforted him.


    ¡°After you get home, prepare a nest for them.


    Use some rotten cloth for padding so they don¡¯t catch a cold.


    They are already a month old and starting to eat at home.


    You can just feed them leftovers.


    Dogs are hot-tempered animals.


    Prepare some clean water for them.


    They will be fine when they grow up, but for now, as they are still young, don¡¯t let them drink dirty water.


    They will do well when they grow up, but they won¡¯t disappoint you.


    Their mother is a mixed breed, and they were bred with a good wolf dog, so they won¡¯t be ugly.¡± As Yan Fei pulled out his money to take the dogs away, the old man went into town with him, sharing his experiences along the way.


    Yan Fei, who didn¡¯t know anything about this, didn¡¯t care what breed the dog was, as long as it could guard the house when it grew up.


    He didn¡¯t know that the seller had given him a good deal by only asking for five dollars.


    When they got back, the old man saw him go into the house before leaving, probably planning on coming back later.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t care about these things.


    As soon as he returned, he hurriedly brought some soup to the island.


    He found a small bowl, poured the oily soup into it, and the two little puppies wagging their tails wobbled up to it, lick, lick and began to eat.


    After the two puppies were full, he took them out of the island, put them back into the broken carton he had brought them home in, found an old piece of clothing to put inside it, and left the carton beside the firewood pile in the kitchen.


    Then he went back to the island, loaded a pot with the ¡°chicken soup¡± he had simmered for two or three hours, and left the house.


    Only when he arrived at Lin Baoguo¡¯s house and opened the door did Yan Fei suddenly realize a problem ¨C his ¡°chicken soup¡± didn¡¯t have a single piece of meat in it.


    Aside from some soybeans and peanuts, it was entirely water.


    Fortunately, he had a thick skin and unashamedly said to Lin Baoguo¡¯s mother who opened the door: ¡°Auntie, this is chicken soup I¡¯ve cooked for my sister-in-law.


    It contains medicinal herbs from Old Master He.


    It¡¯s great for confinement month.¡±


    The old lady was immediately moved, ¡°Come in quickly, such a thoughtful child at a young age, come in immediately¡­¡±


    Despite having thick skin, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t handle the old lady¡¯s enthusiasm.


    After pouring the watery soup into the pot the old lady had brought out, he quickly left, feeling a little embarrassed.

 Chapter 40 - 40 40 Aerial Combat with the Pterosaur_1

    ?40: Chapter 40: Aerial Combat with the Pterosaur_1 40: Chapter 40: Aerial Combat with the Pterosaur_1 He bought some noodles next door when he returned home and used the meat broth for lunch.


    Of course, there was no shortage of Compsognathus meat.


    As long as the bones were removed, no one knew what kind of meat they were eating.


    During lunch, Xu Xiaoyan unknowingly ate a lot of it, making numerous wild guesses like snake or frog meat.


    However, she remained clueless about the meat¡¯s origin.


    He was puzzled again after the meal.


    The soup used for the noodles was the one he had personally consumed.


    However, the meat was the one stewed for his aunt, which supposedly could increase lactation.


    He wondered if he would be affected by it but put his mind at ease when he found no issues at night.


    Nobody accompanied him for dinner as the pitiful future college student had to attend evening self-study.


    After self-study, Yan Fei, as usual, went to the island, attempted to fly off the island, and, as expected, failed.


    He was quickly chased back by the Pterosaurs on the island.


    The next morning after school, Lin Baoguo came over: ¡°Yan Fei, do you still have the chicken soup you stewed yesterday?¡±


    ¡°Gone?


    What¡¯s the matter?


    Was it bad?¡± Yan Fei was instantly startled.


    ¡°Good!


    You must have asked for Doctor Old He¡¯s prescription, right?


    You know what kind of medicine it is, right?


    I¡¯ll take it home to use.¡± Lin Baoguo was in high spirits, now fearful of the child not having enough milk.


    The ¡°chicken soup¡± from Yan Fei instantly worked after two meals yesterday, and the child couldn¡¯t even finish it.


    He even had to get up and drink some of it himself at night out of the fear of the blanket being wetted by breast milk.


    ¡°There¡¯s no prescription.


    However, I did bring a few packets.


    You can take two packets and try them out?¡±


    ¡°Alright!¡±


    Seeing Lin Baoguo leave in satisfaction, Yan Fei felt that perhaps he was being overly happy.


    After all, how could his dinosaur meat soup compare to ordinary chicken soup?


    Indeed, Lin Baoguo returned the next day: ¡°The medicine you gave me, I also stewed it, but why doesn¡¯t it have the same effects as the one you brought over?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled: ¡°Of course.


    I knew that the one you stewed couldn¡¯t compare to mine.


    You guys use a coal stove at home, how can it be better than my wood stove!¡±


    Lin Baoguo looked unbelieving.


    Once he entered the room, he saw that a pot of soup had already been prepared for him.


    He felt that Yan Fei was hiding something from him.


    However, because of the ¡°chicken soup,¡± he didn¡¯t say anything and just carried it away.


    For other medicines, it typically requires multiple consumptions over a period before taking effect.


    For this, specific to pregnant women to enhance cooking abilities for the baby, it¡¯s nearly instantaneous.


    After a day, the results can be seen.


    Whose is effective, whose is not, it¡¯s clear at a glance.


    Later on, when Lin Baoguo came over, he never came empty-handed.


    He would frequently bring over some chickens and eggs.


    Yan Fei would not refuse, accepting all and consuming them.


    However, the ¡°chicken soup¡± he supplied to Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t contain any meat at all.


    Like this, when the time comes for the child¡¯s first-month celebration, Lin Baoguo would have no choice but to be grateful to him.


    In front of the parents, he would lavish praises on him, saying that his chicken soup was incredibly delicious.


    Could it not be delicious?


    The meat Yan Fei had stewed over several months was more than what some chefs have done, and it was all for his consumption.


    He tweaked the flavor daily, making his skills on par with professional chefs.


    Since realising that raising cows was more efficient than catching rabbits, Yan Fei¡¯s enthusiasm for catching rabbits had significantly decreased, falling behind his enthusiasm for catching thieves.


    After catching that cattle thief, the county rewarded him with a whopping two hundred dollars.


    It was equivalent to half a month¡¯s salary ¨C including benefits and bonuses ¨C of a small policeman like Lin Baoguo.


    The people at the local police station were uncomfortable with Yan Fei having such a large reward and therefore, they raised $300 for him.


    In total, it was equal to the price of twenty rabbits, making Yan Fei extremely satisfied.


    Though, wild rabbits are just too easy to spot in winter.


    Whether you were committed or not, the rabbits were still coming out.


    Hence, Yan Fei¡¯s yield had always been pretty decent.


    As for catching thieves, there were none left to catch at the station.


    Ever since the cattle thief was caught by Yan Fei, it had shocked everyone.


    Now that it was nearly New Year, officers of the Sancha River town police station took turns to guard key roads and occasionally went on night patrols.


    The Jeep consumed too much fuel, but the only old motorcycle in the station was running on the roads all over the township every night.


    Theft became virtually nonexistent ¨C even the idle troublemakers on the streets had decreased.


    They were all afraid of being mistaken for thieves.


    Yan Fei also gradually lost interest in catching thieves.


    At the moment, he was crouching on the island, breathing heavily.


    After a rest, he transformed into a Pterosaur and ascended to the sky with the sea breeze. S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    From the Pterosaur nest on the island, another Pterosaur flew out rapidly, rushing towards him.


    While the Pterosaur hadn¡¯t reached him yet, he tried his best to fly higher.


    When the Pterosaur was getting close to him, he swiftly turned around, using the height advantage to dive towards the Pterosaur.


    This island Pterosaur showed no signs of fear, despite his large body size.


    With a roaring screech, it charged towards him with its beak sharp as a sword.


    ¡°Squawk¡­¡±


    With a loud yell, Yan Fei mustered all his courage, like a charging warrior, he sprinted towards the pterosaur.


    The anticipated collision did not occur, both pterosaurs brushed past each other.


    He traveled far before he felt a searing sensation on his back.


    Yan Fei did not expect this creature to be so cunning.


    He had initially planned to ambush it once, using his larger size and longer beak.


    But it managed to dodge him and even left a mark on his back.


    Luckily it was the claws on its wings that it used; if it had used its sharp beak, it would have been disastrous.


    Bearring the burning pain on his back, he did an aerial flip.


    Seeing that the pterosaur had already turned around earlier than him and was flying towards him, he once again roused his courage, gallantly charging forward.


    The island pterosaur tried to use its old trick.


    At the moment of collision, it abruptly turned, attempting to use its agile body to injure Yan Fei again.


    But Yan Fei had been prepared for a long time.


    He had just been complacent once, he wouldn¡¯t give it another opportunity.


    At the moment it suddenly turned, Yan Fei also moved his wings to the fullest extent, pointing his long beak at the island pterosaur.


    In the blink of an eye, they brushed past each other again.


    ¡°Caw¡­caw¡­¡±


    Yan Fei only felt a strong force coming from the tip of his beak, causing his head to tilt to the side, and he momentarily lost control of his body.


    He quickly descended in mid-air, almost reaching the surface of the sea before he managed to regain his balance.


    His flying skills were still too poor.


    He managed alone in the air, but once faced with external forces, his lack of experience became evident.


    Meanwhile, the pterosaur that had just screamed has caught up again.


    Looking at the not so obvious wound on the pterosaur¡¯s body, seeing the pterosaur about to reach him, Yan Fei took advantage of the sea breeze, paused in mid-air, instantly transforming into Compsognathus, and went back to his little hut.


    This time the Compsognathus didn¡¯t tumble down; it just staggered a little and then stood firmly on the ground.


    The damn pterosaur is so unscrupulous.


    It just suffered a minor injury and it already called its companions.


    Fortunately, Yan Fei arrived in time.


    Now, several pterosaurs had already started flying from the island cliff.


    When people have no shame, they are invincible, and it is the same when a pterosaur has no shame.


    Yan Fei cursed under his breath and crawled into bed.


    From the beginning, whenever he flew on the island, the island pterosaurs came out like hornets from their nest, until now when he, the Transforming Winged Dragon, flew into the sky and only one pterosaur responded.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t know how many times he had used the bluff.


    How much effort did it cost him?


    He persisted in doing a flight test once or twice a day on the island, never stopping regardless of wind or rain.


    If he had enough free time, he could fly dozens of times a day.


    With relentless determination, he gradually ground down the patience of the island pterosaurs.


    Gradually, fewer and fewer pterosaurs chased after him when they saw his transformed dragon flying.


    Then these past two days, only this one pterosaur was left, relentlessly chasing after him.


    This was the first time he bravely fought with a pterosaur in the air.


    Despite causing a bit of injury to the pterosaur, there was no doubt that he was still the loser.


    But this was enough.


    From initially being unable to escape, to now daring to challenge a pterosaur, he was already very satisfied.


    In fact, before he decided to fight the pterosaur just now, he had already flown several times.


    Every time, this pterosaur flew over.


    This finally enabled him to set his mind at ease, not worrying about being besieged, and muster up his courage to fight this pterosaur.


    However, after just two charges in the air, it seemed like he had exhausted all his energy.


    Now wrapped in his blanket, lying in his bed, his heart was still pounding.


    The aerial fight happened in the split second when they brushed past each other.


    Two large pterosaurs in high-speed flight, if either one was careless, they could suffer fatal injuries.


    Images from the previous battle between the pterosaurs still lingered in his mind.


    In such high-speed combat, if he wanted to injure the enemy he had to face the risk of getting injured himself in that split second.


    If there was indeed danger in such a situation, the consequences wouldn¡¯t be what he wanted, even though he could return any time.


    From a combat point of view, he lost, being chased out of the island world; but in terms of combat results, he actually won.


    At least he hadn¡¯t been injured, whereas at this moment, the pterosaur was residing in its nest, furiously squawking!

 Chapter 41 - 41 41 The First Snow Learning Veterinary Medicine_1

    ?41: Chapter 41 The First Snow Learning Veterinary Medicine_1 41: Chapter 41 The First Snow Learning Veterinary Medicine_1 After the fight with the pterosaur, Yan Fei didn¡¯t feel as eager to explore the other islands.


    His flying skills were inadequate; he has to practice more, after all, these skills were crucial for his survival.


    Struggles for survival in the natural world aren¡¯t competitions with rest rounds or referees to call off the match.


    Countless times he had seen the marine behemoths around the island hunting, often ending lives in an instant.


    Even the experienced pterosaurs couldn¡¯t always escape successfully.


    This held especially true in aerial battles.


    Even when the surroundings appeared safe, the pterosaurs planning to ambush would often fly higher.


    By the time you noticed a dark shadow suddenly surging out from the clouds towards you, life and death would be determined in a flash.


    In the pitch-dark night sky, the pterosaur flapped its wings and danced in the air, causing countless snowflakes to whirl around.


    Today was Saturday.


    In the afternoon, he went to the town to bring Xu Xiaoyan some food.


    He then practiced flying on his way back¡ª you don¡¯t see snow in the dinosaur world¡¯s island.


    The occasional passing car lights on the road below had become fireflies.


    This happened only when he flew low enough, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t see anything.


    At times he¡¯d fly close to the treetops, occasionally grazing the wheat seedlings in the fields, stirring up bands of snow fog.


    After the pterosaur flew past, a trail of snow fog resembling a giant dragon was left behind.


    He kept flying and flying towards the sky until he felt that his wings were about to freeze over.


    Yan Fei then waved his wings, deftly landing on a bridge.


    As soon as he landed, he morphed into a Compsognathus, and sprinted home.


    Running along the wall all the way back, when he was near home, he skillfully stepped on a short wall and began parkour.


    With a light leap, he landed on the chicken coop in his own yard without disturbing the chickens.


    After landing, he entered the house within moments.


    In the house, there was a big brazier.


    Its radiant red light made the room seem like it was from a different season than the outside.


    Not far from the stove, two small dogs, startled awake, didn¡¯t bark when they saw the Compsognathus.


    Instead, they gave a low whimper and wagging their tails, ran over.


    The two puppies had long been used to the transformation process of the Compsognathus into a human.


    After Yan Fei transformed back into a human and stretched his body, he took the two puppies and went into the island.


    The temperature inside the island was much higher than the outside.


    The meat stewing in the pot could last for a long time.


    Yan Fei was eating meat, the two puppies were sipping soup and gnawing bones ¨C they were ecstatic.


    The exercise at night was more strenuous than during the day, he had to have a second dinner.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the large quantities of meat he consumed every day, he wouldn¡¯t be able to fly at all.


    He enjoyed having the two puppies around.


    Eating was more fun with two small companions, it was more interesting than eating alone.


    He¡¯d come to terms with his larger appetite.


    After his daily practice, he¡¯d reward himself with an extra meal, no one else knew about it anyways.


    Even his puppies were getting rounder and rounder, barely able to walk from being too plump.


    The two little guys had a feast, and then they ran to the sweet potato field to relieve themselves.


    After that, they obediently ran back, gnawing on bones, and waiting for Yan Fei to take them back home.


    These days, he no longer reported to his family in the county on weekends as scheduled.


    So, after breakfast each morning, he¡¯d grab a few textbooks and sheets of blank paper and stroll to the Veterinary Station.


    The light snow was still falling.


    Before he reached the gate, Yan Fei could see the old stationmaster exercising in the passageway.


    The old man greeted him cheerfully when he saw Yan Fei, ¡°Yan Fei, you still came even when it¡¯s snowing?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled without answering, ¡°Old Master Zhao, have you had your breakfast yet?¡±


    The old man laughed heartily, ¡°Had it already, go ahead and play in the activities room!¡±


    On the ground floor of the Veterinary Station¡¯s dormitory building, there¡¯s a hall the size of three rooms.


    It only contained a ping-pong table, a few benches around it, serving as the most rudimentary activity room.


    It was winter now, with a chilly breeze blowing from all directions inside.


    No one was around.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t mind the cold; he found a stool, spread his textbook out on the table tennis, laid out some blank paper, and began transcribing text.


    Of course, the textbook was borrowed from his classmate Xie Dang¡¯en.


    The end-of-term exams were nearing, and it was time to start preparing.


    After copying onto several sheets of paper, he finally heard a commotion outside.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother packing up, he dropped his pen and ran out.


    Damn it!


    Someone had brought in a donkey for treatment.


    Yan Fei had been hoping to analyze what diseases cattle might get, what ailments were pressing, and which minor issues could be cured by home remedies.


    In the countryside, there was a saying: ¡°A wealth of ten thousand can¡¯t be counted in fur.¡± This means that in rural households, the money value of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle, sheep, etc., isn¡¯t considered.


    Because just one sickness or minor disaster could wipe out these livestock.


    For example, if a cow were to break its leg, it would be rendered useless and only sellable for meat.


    As for poultry running loose in the yard, if a contagious disease isn¡¯t noticed in time, they could all disappear in the blink of an eye.


    Yan Fei sincerely felt that his rabbit trapping was pointless. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Look at how much a single cow was worth!


    Nowadays, whenever he had free time, he would loaf around the veterinary clinic.


    Last time, he saw a particularly large bull that was being offered for a starting price of four thousand.


    Apparently, it was being bought for breeding, and even breeding could bring in additional income.


    Imagine keeping such a massive bull, just let other people bring their cows over to mate, and make some quick cash.


    Certainly beats catching rabbits all day.


    Hence, the more he saw, the more he envied.


    Now, Yan Fei spent his free time hanging around the veterinary clinic.


    Seeing him come out, the veterinarian treating the donkey chuckled at him: ¡°Yan Fei, you¡¯re here learning tricks every day, you¡¯d better start paying tuition fees to me in the future!¡±


    Yan Fei just chuckled in response.


    Everyone knew that Blacksmith Yan¡¯s dim-witted grandson was already behaving quite normally, just focusing on watching veterinarians treating livestock.


    What big deal was that?


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t expect to learn much, he just wanted to see what the cows and horses brought in looked like, hear what diseases the doctor said they had, whether they were particularly serious or urgent, and why they fell ill.


    And that was good enough.


    Now he had already understood quite a lot.


    For example, if cows are overfed dewy grass, it could lead to digestive issues like bloating, and so on.


    The area where the veterinary clinic treated animals was a shed.


    Inside were frames welded with iron tubes as thick as a person¡¯s leg.


    The ends of the frame had places to stick wooden rods.


    First, put one rod in front, and once an animal is led in, quickly put another one in back.


    If the animal sensed something was wrong, it would try to back up.


    If it managed to back out, it would be difficult to get it back in.


    Usually, for minor issues, a single veterinarian would suffice.


    Then the owners of the livestock were expected to help, but most rural livestock owners didn¡¯t know what to do.


    That¡¯s when Yan Fei would need to step in, he was quick and efficient.


    As soon as the donkey had been led in, before it could start kicking, he quickly helped by inserting a wooden rod, firmly securing the donkey at least enough to ensure that it won¡¯t hurt anyone.


    It took quite a while to hang the IV for the donkey.


    Yan Fei also helped the donkey¡¯s owner hold it down while it was being injected.


    The veterinarian prided individuals who were diligent, especially Yan Fei, who unlike ordinary young people -some of whom were of quite an age but didn¡¯t act like they were up to any task- was physically capable and particularly useful when helping to hold the livestock down; he exerted a degree of firmness in his grasp that was just right.


    Being a veterinarian isn¡¯t a simple job.


    When these large animals have their tempers up, one or two people simply wouldn¡¯t do.


    So the job can be dangerous at times.


    Especially with the sprightly donkeys and horses, which sometimes could jump up and kick, even bite.


    On the other hand, though cows are stronger, they are comparatively safer.


    After that, he went back to copying text.


    The more he saw at the vet, the more he knew.


    The key was only a few illnesses and a few types of medicine, critical points included holding the medicine bottle, administering injections, and pressing down when dosing ¨C it was hard labor!


    As the old saying goes, there¡¯s no harm in being diligent.


    There were also benefits to frequenting the vet.


    Barely any dogs in the countryside were vaccinated, but the two puppies at Yan Fei¡¯s home had received two free vaccine injections.


    This was a time he helped a doctor out, preventing a minor accident.


    The doctor repaid him under the table in thanks.


    Even though they were vaccines nearing expiry, they were still free so it still accounted for something.


    After the heavy snow, the school atmosphere started to heat up ¡ª exams were coming, and the break was around the corner¡­


    Gazing at the sweet potato field in the middle of the island, surrounded by watermelon and small melons, as well as the crops growing lush from the carelessly sown seeds, Yan Fei felt confident.


    Wealth was within his reach!

 Chapter 42 - 42 42 Bones are more expensive than sweet potatoes_1

    ?42: Chapter 42: Bones are more expensive than sweet potatoes_1 42: Chapter 42: Bones are more expensive than sweet potatoes_1 Wancheng City¡¯s railway station.


    On the eve of the Chinese New Year, waves of people rush out from the tiny exit, endlessly, and the vast railway station square is bustling with comings and goings.


    Just off the train, some of the people who have been bustling about outside can¡¯t change their accent for a while.


    They speak their hometown dialect mixed with foreign accents, their faces filled with the joy of returning home.


    In the end, regardless of how glamorous or down-trodden people are, they all eventually revert to their hometown dialect.


    On the left of the station square is a two-storey market for small commodities, and on the right, a street full of bookshops.


    Diagonally opposite the square, across a road, is the central bus station.


    The roadside from the railway station square to the bus station is lined with all kinds of small stalls.


    Yan Fei had already inquired.


    The busiest place in the city was this area.


    He had flown over this place more than once at night and had even hovered around here for a while, only to be questioned for a long time by a police uncle on night duty in the nearby guardhouse.


    At that time, the police uncle insisted on sending him home, and he had to spout a lot of nonsense before the police uncle believed that he had not run away from home.


    Early in the morning, he had carried two large snakeskin bags, and found a good spot at the corner on the side of the station square facing the road.


    He was ready to start his new money-making career.


    He thought he had come early enough, but in just a short while, all the empty spaces around him had been filled.


    The goods on the small stalls beside him opened Yan Fei¡¯s eyes¡ªit was a myriad of things and nothing was not available.


    From the ¡°Story Club¡± to ¡°Qigong Secrets¡±, from various Chinese medicinal materials to children¡¯s toys, and even the cure-all ancestral secret recipes, true or false jade products.


    There were also items that were clearly carved from wood.


    The seller insisted they were magical decorations blessed by a master.


    Their miraculous effects were even more significant than those of the ancestral secret recipes next door, and their prices were many times more expensive than the ancient jade passed down from the Han Dynasty on the neighbouring stall¡­


    When the sun lazily climbed up, Yan Fei had a premonition: had he come to the wrong place?


    There was an array of things for sale around, and even more people coming and going; everyone was buying something, but he was the only one there selling yams.


    The people buying things didn¡¯t even ask him about his yams.


    By the time he was getting a bit hungry, Yan Fei stood up and ran over to the stall selling baked buns and bought four or five of them.


    ¡°Young man, are you here to sell yams?¡± the woman selling the buns asked him as he was paying.


    ¡°Yeah, these are all fresh.


    Look how big they are, I thought about selling them in the city to earn some tuition money.¡± Yan Fei replied while munching on a bun.


    ¡°You should go sell your yams at the central market!


    It¡¯s right in the city centre.


    Just go straight from that intersection over there, turn right at the third intersection, and you¡¯ll get there in no time.


    If you¡¯re not sure, just ask for directions along the way.


    Nobody¡¯s going to want to buy yams here unless you roast them!¡±


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t anyone buy them here?¡±


    ¡°Everyone here is rushing to catch a taxi, who would bother lugging a bunch of dead-weight yams around?


    Besides, these things aren¡¯t valuable.


    They¡¯re a dime on cheap times, and even now they¡¯re only two dimes.


    Why bother with this stuff?


    You might sell some at the central market now, but don¡¯t expect to sell any here!¡±


    Yan Fei was instantly devastated.


    Indeed, many people here had traveled hundreds or thousands of miles to come back, who would buy a pile of pig feed to take home?


    As he was munching on his bun and looking around, even the stall selling magical decorations blessed by the master had two people negotiating prices, but he hadn¡¯t made a sale yet.


    However, he still held a glimmer of hope and hesitated whether to stay or go.


    Looking around, he suddenly noticed that not far away there was an uncle who was actually just selling a bone.


    What they call extreme boredom is exactly this.


    Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but go over and ask, ¡°Uncle, can bones also be sold?¡±


    The uncle sneered, ¡°Tiger bone!


    Ever seen one?¡±


    Yan Fei shook his head honestly, ¡°Never seen one, what¡¯s a bone good for if you sell it?¡±


    It was not yet the peak of passenger flow, and there was no business yet, so the uncle did not mind continuing the idle conversation with Yan Fei, ¡°It¡¯s very useful!


    Just say soak the tiger bone in alcohol, it can cure rheumatism and waist and leg pain as if you were playing¡­¡±


    The uses for tiger bone was too numerous, and Yan Fei couldn¡¯t memorise them all.


    He was just puzzled, ¡°If this thing is so magical, how come it can be sold?¡±


    The uncle spread out his palm and spread out his five fingers, ¡°Five yuan!¡±


    Then he retracted four fingers and shook one finger vigorously, ¡°One tael.¡±


    Yan Fei reacted with confusion before finally understanding, ¡°Five dollars per obol?¡±


    The uncle withdrew his finger, crossed his legs, and ignored him altogether, as zen as an old monk.


    What pissed Yan Fei off wasn¡¯t his indifference, but the fact that despite the dubious nature of his item, there were actual people coming over to inquire about the price and effects.


    Although the person who came inquiring didn¡¯t buy it because of the high price, Yan Fei looked at his sweet potato stand and realized he hadn¡¯t made a single sale yet, making him incredibly upset.


    He had prepared a brand new scale for it.


    The Old Scale of Song from Sancha River town, a hundred-year-old brand, was an excellent new scale, yet it was utterly redundant.


    Upon looking at the Tiger Bone uncle not too far away, it seemed that he would make a deal soon.


    He was currently holding a small steel saw, sawing the bone with a screech and carefully gathering the saw dust, appearing very deliberately heart-broken.


    Yan Fei was starting to get angry.


    He didn¡¯t understand Han Dynasty jade products or spiritual artifacts blessed by masters, so he didn¡¯t comment on them.


    However, he believed with conviction that it was definitely a cow bone, at the very least, it definitely wasn¡¯t a tiger bone.


    Why, he had seen a lot of leftover bones discarded beside the Pterosaur¡¯s nest, and there were other dinosaur bones of various sizes on the island, all better than his alleged ¡°tiger bone¡±.


    Just thinking about how the swindlers were doing better business than him was intolerable!


    Looking at the large, fresh sweet potatoes on his stall, Yan Fei had an idea.


    Ignoring his stall, he shifted his attention to the Tiger Bone uncle¡¯s stand.


    He went up and closely examined the bone several times- the uncle had just successfully completed a transaction, and he sneered at Yan Fei.


    Having done that, Yan Fei turned and left.


    He didn¡¯t return to his stall but headed into a narrow alley selling books.


    After a while, he came out with a shabby snakeskin bag.


    Just as he returned, the bread-selling aunty called out to him with a middle-aged man in tow, ¡°Young lad, where were you?


    Quick, quick!


    I found you a sweet potato buyer.¡±


    The mid-aged man looked reluctant, ¡°Are the sweet potatoes yours?


    How much per catty?


    If it¡¯s cheaper, then I¡¯ll take them!¡±


    Yan Fei had long given up on the idea of making money from sweet potatoes, and couldn¡¯t even be bothered to quote a price: ¡°Uncle, you decide the price.


    My sweet potatoes are pretty big, just mention your price?¡±


    The sweet potatoes from the island were genuinely large, at least larger than the ones he usually saw, with the big ones being twice the size of ordinary sweet potatoes.


    However, when Yan Fei mentioned their size, uncle seemed more upset, ¡°I grill sweet potatoes for a living, the larger they are, the harder it is for me to sell.


    Who could finish such a large grilled sweet potato?¡±


    Then he turned his head to complain to the aunty, ¡°Sister Hongxi, you see the business you found me?


    Do you think I¡¯d lack this stuff?


    I can buy a bit by the roadside every day, it¡¯s enough for me to sell!¡±


    Yan Fei became even more irritated, but the aunty tried to convince him, ¡°The child came here alone to sell sweet potatoes, it¡¯s tough.


    Why don¡¯t you buy them?


    Helping him out is a nice deed, it¡¯s the Chinese New Year, give them a helping hand.


    The market price is two dimes, how about you take the whole lot for one and a half dimes?¡±


    The last part was addressed to Yan Fei, who just nodded in response.


    He was not willing to carry them around anymore.


    Despite his strength, the two big bags of sweet potatoes weighed over 200 catties.


    It was inconvenient to place them on the island as it was crowded with people, and carrying them around was exhausting, luckily he was strong enough, or else other people would not manage even to drag them.


    The middle-aged man unwillingly inspected the sweet potatoes for a long time and finally nodded, ¡°Okay, measure them out, however much there is, I¡¯ll take.


    Wait for me to get my cart.¡±


    In a short while, the middle-aged man came over pushing a flatbed cart.


    At the center of the cart was a big oil drum converted into a sweet potato grill with charcoal on one side and sweet potatoes on the other.


    Yan Fei had previously weighed these sweet potatoes and knew they weighed over 230 catties.


    He was now so disheartened that he couldn¡¯t bother to weigh them again.


    ¡°Uncle, I have already weighed these at home, they¡¯re over 230 catties, should we just agree on 200 catties?¡±


    The middle-aged man, having bought sweet potatoes for many years, knew Yan Fei wasn¡¯t lying.


    He just nodded.


    ¡°Fine, put them on the cart for me!¡±


    The bun seller aunty who managed to facilitate the deal seemed rather satisfied, and told him with a cheerful smile, ¡°Young lad, I won¡¯t help move them, hurry and go back to mind your stall.


    And remember not to sell here in the future!¡±


    Yan Fei thanked her.


    Although the uncle wasn¡¯t very willing, he didn¡¯t let Yan Fei move them all by himself.


    It took them quite some time to load all the sweet potatoes onto the cart.


    After sending off the grilled sweet potato uncle, Yan Fei stuffed the thirty yuan he earned for the sweet potatoes into his pocket and reached for the broken bag he brought earlier.


    He retrieved a bone, a large hammer, and a metal plate from the snakeskin bag.


    The bone was a little larger than the ¡°Tiger Bone¡± the uncle not far away had, and it had a shine to it, making it look far more appealing than his product.


    Yan Fei spread out the snakeskin bag again, placing the metal plate onto it, then put the bone on that.


    He then sat down cross-legged on the ground.


    Well, if you want to act, I could act too!


    Let me show you how an old monk does it! S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

 Chapter 43 - 43 43 I Sell Divine Dragon Bone_1

    ?43: Chapter 43: I Sell Divine Dragon Bone_1 43: Chapter 43: I Sell Divine Dragon Bone_1 The hustle flow of people at the train station did not stop nor start due to a sudden increase or decrease in one stall.


    As the sun rose, the crowd became more congested.


    Yan Fei suddenly realized his view has been blocked for a while.


    Those passing by should only block for a moment, so he lifted his head.


    ¡°What type of bone is this, kid?¡±, a middle-aged man with glasses confronted him displeased.


    ¡°Divine Dragon Bone!¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t care about the man¡¯s harsh tone.


    The man burst into laughter, ¡°Hehe, there¡¯s a tiger bone seller over there.


    You sell dragon bones?


    And divine dragon bones at that?


    How old are you?


    Little kids should be focused on good things, not all these nonsensical stuff.


    That guy over there is your father, right?


    How old are you?¡±


    With an unchanged expression, Yan Fei replied, ¡°I¡¯m on holiday and trying to earn tuition money.


    That guy isn¡¯t related to me at all, don¡¯t make up connections!¡±


    The man found it amusing and exasperating, ¡°Alright, alright, I believe you.


    But do you seriously think you can earn tuition fees by deceiving people?¡±


    Yan Fei remained calm and took the sledgehammer next to him, ¡°Deceiving?


    Try smashing it.¡±


    ¡°If I smash it and break it, I¡¯ll have to buy it, right?


    You¡¯re quite the tricky kid!¡± The man was flabbergasted.


    Yan Fei stood up, ¡°Step aside, watch this.


    If I cheat you out of a penny, call the cops.¡±


    Seeing him lift the sledgehammer, the man instinctively stepped back.


    Yan Fei swung the hammer once, twice¡­


    It took until the third hit for the bone to crack open, and even then it only cracked into a few pieces.


    Yan Fei had great confidence in this bone.


    The creatures of the dinosaur world, none of them looked easy to intimidate.


    If tigers are stronger than cows, and hence tiger bones are better than cow bones, then the bone he¡¯d picked up must also have belonged to a non-vegetarian ¡ª because the bone originally had a sickle-like claw attached to it, which he had broken off since it was inconvenient to carry.


    Putting down the hammer, Yan Fei sat back down, ignoring the meddlesome man.


    He hadn¡¯t planned on selling anything in the first place; he was only in a bad mood and wanted to annoy a conman on the other side of the street.


    Now that he was ignoring the man, the man became interested instead.


    The sound made by the hammer hitting the bone couldn¡¯t have been faked, and the small iron plate below was a little deformed.


    At least the beef bones he usually ate were not this hard.


    The man crouched down, picked up a piece of the bone without asking, and began examining it intently.


    After looking for a while and weighing it in his hand, he asked, ¡°What kind of bone is this?¡±


    ¡°Dragon bone!


    Divine dragon bone!¡±


    ¡°Not tiger bone?¡±


    Yan Fei rolled his eyes, ¡°You think I¡¯m too young to know that selling tiger bones is illegal!


    This is dragon bone, believe it or not.¡±


    The man continued to examine it carefully.


    Yan Fei, however, wasn¡¯t worried about him inspecting it.


    After all, it was indeed a dragon bone.


    Absolutely fresh dinosaur bone.


    Who knows what kind of dinosaur it was, picked up from a Pterosaur¡¯s nest.


    Largely sized bones similar to tiger¡¯s were hard to find, hence Yan Fei had to resort to this.


    He guessed it was probably a corpse when the Pterosaurs brought it back, after scouring all the Pterosaur nests, he only found four or five appropriate sized bones, and only two were fresh.


    Besides this one with the claw broken off, there was another even fresher one, still covered in flesh.


    The meat wasn¡¯t spoiled or poisonous.


    After scrutinizing it for a long time, the man finally asked, ¡°How much is it?¡±


    Yan Fei glanced at the tiger bone seller not far away who was craning his neck to look this way, held up five fingers and said, ¡°Five dollars.¡±


    Then he pulled back four fingers and shook one finger, ¡°One tael.¡±


    The man didn¡¯t care about his show-off nature, he steeled himself and said, ¡°Weigh it for me, just this piece.¡±


    Yan Fei weighed it in his hand, ¡°Just over two taels, I¡¯ll give it to you for two taels, ten dollars.¡±


    The man was completely baffled, ¡°I¡¯m asking you, do you want to sell it or not?


    Who do you think you are?


    Just a casual gesture and it¡¯s suddenly over two taels?¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t even bother to engage him anymore.


    If it wasn¡¯t for the crowd of onlookers from the commotion earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have wanted to deal with this man at all, ¡°Just try and weigh it yourself, it must be around two and a half taels.


    If you weigh it, you have to pay me for two and a half taels.¡±.


    The uncle pulled out a brand new scale and weighed it a few times, then pulled a face: ¡°Two taels and six, how much is that?¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t feel sorry for him at all: ¡°I asked you for ten bucks and you didn¡¯t give it.


    You insisted on weighing it.


    Fine, fine, it¡¯s a lucky start, I¡¯ll charge you twelve.¡±


    Watching the uncle¡¯s painful face, Yan Fei felt a bit acidic inside.


    Who would want to buy this piece of rubbish when perfectly good sweet potatoes aren¡¯t selling?


    Just after receiving twelve from the uncle, someone in the crowd commented, ¡°Aren¡¯t you just scamming for money?¡±


    Upon hearing these words, the uncle¡¯s cheeks turned red.


    He was genuinely trying to advise Yan Fei, a young man, to learn something practical instead of deceiving people.


    But instead, he ended up convincing himself and spent twelve dollars.


    This man, most likely a teacher or someone similar, didn¡¯t have thick skin like Yan Fei.


    So he quickly squeezed his way out of the crowd and left in a hurry.


    Yan Fei felt puzzled.


    Why are the intelligent people coming to him when others are selling ¡°tiger bone¡± in broad daylight at the train station plaza?


    He was so exasperated that he tossed his big hammer forward: ¡°Come on, come on, smash it.


    It¡¯s perfect, I don¡¯t have to put in any effort.¡±


    Indeed, a young guy came forward, Yan Fei pointed to the intact end of the bone: ¡°Don¡¯t hit the part I just opened.


    Hit here instead¡­¡±


    You have to understand my full context.


    The guy blew on his palm, rubbed his hands together, and swung the big hammer, but not before asking, ¡°Can I break it even if I don¡¯t buy it?¡± S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Seeing Yan Fei nod, the big hammer fell with a bang.


    Yan Fei was quick to react, he darted up and grabbed sideways, catching the shattered bone: ¡°Do you even know how to smash things?


    Can¡¯t you aim properly?!¡±


    The surrounding people also jumped in fright.


    If the young man¡¯s blow had sent the bone flying into someone, it wouldn¡¯t be a good situation.


    The young man¡¯s face turned a bit red: ¡°I did aim, see, I hit it, didn¡¯t I?¡±


    Before he had finished speaking, a girl came from behind, took out ten dollars, grabbed a small piece, and pulled the boy away: ¡°This small piece is smaller than the one just now.


    I took it for ten dollars, let¡¯s go!


    Are you trying to embarrass us?¡±


    The following words she said must have been for the young man.


    Yan Fei picked up the ten dollars from the stand, not knowing what to think anymore.


    He cast a lazy glance around: ¡°Any of you ever seen a bone this hard?¡±


    Since this was a popular intersection, anywhere the crowd had gathered was sure to grow larger.


    By now, a few people who had been standing around from the beginning started to get their money out.


    Yan Fei¡¯s hammer flew as he smashed the bone into pieces.


    Occasionally, some ¡°enthusiastic audience¡± even helped him smash for a while.


    This bone was probably more authentic than the genuine tiger bone.


    It was certainly heavy, which ordinary bone of this size could possibly be this heavy?


    A bone of the same size, a tiger bone would be twice as heavy as a cow bone, let alone a bone larger and heavier than a tiger bone.


    How much could it sell for at five dollars per tael?


    Anyway, it was still not sold out yet.


    Yan Fei had collected so much money that his hand actually felt soft.


    Shortly, the aunt who sold baked buns could not sit still: ¡°Little brother!


    What kind of bone is this in the end?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled, stretched out his hand and picked up a small piece of bone from the stall: ¡°Dragon bone!


    Here¡¯s a small piece, Auntie, take it home for big brother to soak in wine.


    It might be of some use!¡±


    Seeing some gain, the aunt pretended to refuse a couple of times, and then walked away laughing and twisting, not caring anymore what kind of bone it was.


    By noon, there was no time to eat.


    For this expensive thing that cost dozens of dollars just for a small amount, very few people simply paid and left.


    Most of them had to ask all sorts of questions before buying, and even after making their purchase, they still didn¡¯t leave, continuing to question.


    Some people didn¡¯t even know what specific diseases it could treat, or how to use it, but they bought it.


    The reason was, it¡¯s a rare item, buy some and take it home.


    It¡¯s just a small amount, if you don¡¯t buy it, it will be gone later.


    At noon, Yan Fei bought baked buns again.


    The aunt selling baked buns was too embarrassed to ask for money, but Yan Fei insisted on stuffing it to her.


    Chewing on the baked buns, looking at those buying his merchandise, Yan Fei felt it inconceivable.


    If asked any more questions, he would just say: ¡°In any case, it¡¯s dragon bone.


    Soak it in wine, how to soak it, go to an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor.


    I don¡¯t know what effects it has.¡±


    Even though he appeared to be all perky and confident, actually he felt uneasy accepting the money.


    In spite of that, his business was booming like there¡¯s no tomorrow.


    The cockier he acted, the better business he gets.


    It truly didn¡¯t make any sense!

 Chapter 44 - 44 44 Selling Watermelons When Bones Cant Be Sold_1

    ?44: Chapter 44 Selling Watermelons When Bones Can¡¯t Be Sold_1 44: Chapter 44 Selling Watermelons When Bones Can¡¯t Be Sold_1 Yan Fei did nothing in the night, wrestling with his thoughts till dawn.


    The weak light from a single candle in the cave could only illuminate a small area, making the rest of the cave appear even more mysterious and deep.


    Hearing the faint sounds of waves and the occasional cry of a Pterosaur from the entrance, Yan Fei grew increasingly conflicted.


    Although the temperature outdoors would have dipped below freezing at this time of year, inside the cave, a torn straw mat was sufficient to ward off the chill.


    Next to the mat, lay a box where Yan Fei had been storing his money.


    It was filled with cash notes of different denominations, from one to fifty to a hundred yuan bills.


    Yan Fei did nothing all night, ultimately falling asleep amidst his turbulence of thoughts.


    When the next day arrived, Yan Fei inevitably succumbed to the temptation of money.


    He returned to the open square by the railway station where he had set up his stall yesterday, to sell dragon bones.


    After all, if there were people willing to buy, the bones he was selling were certainly better than cow bones.


    He arrived at the station square early in the morning, and bought a hat.


    The hat was knitted with wool, a popular style that he had noticed being worn by many people on the streets the day before.


    It was simply styled with a button-sized piece of round plastic in the center, wrapped with wool.


    The lower part could be folded up like a regular hat, or it could be pulled down to cover the neck, protecting it from the cold.


    Of course, the center of the face would still be exposed, but if you wanted to, you could cover your face with the part that extended over your chin, leaving only your eyes visible.


    This style was very suitable for people like bank robbers or anyone else engaging in illicit activities.


    Yan Fei turned up to sell his dragon bones disguised just like a masked bandit.


    According to him, there was no difference between his actions and stealing money, even though he could use the potentially useful properties of these bones as an excuse to console himself.


    His business today was even better than yesterday, especially with the city dwellers who had a bit of disposable income.


    Most people, after buying the bone, would seek confirmation on whether or not they had been scammed, but even the most knowledgeable could not identify the bone, the most they could say was that they weren¡¯t certain.


    But they could all agree that this was definitely not a cow¡¯s bone; they could at least deduce that much from the weight and density.


    In fact, Yan Fei was prepared to be confronted and had even prepared to refund a few customers and quickly escape.


    However, to his surprise, business continued to boom.


    The people who had sought confirmation and came back for more couldn¡¯t help but spread the word, which aroused the interest of passersby.


    After all, if it was really tiger bone, it would be quite a rare commodity.


    Although its efficacy was highly debatable, it was its scarcity that often led to its effects being exaggerated.


    When asked what he was selling, Yan Fei still insisted it was the Divine Dragon Bone.


    He would deny to his death that they were tiger bones.


    This denial increased people¡¯s belief.


    They would make excuses for him, thinking that who would dare to sell tiger bones in this day and age?


    It¡¯s illegal, so it¡¯s understandable that this young man insists it¡¯s a dragon bone!


    Hurry up and pay, it mustn¡¯t have been easy for him to obtain these.


    Traditional medicine shops sell these kinds of products by gram, and they¡¯re not easily accessible to the average person.


    Now that there¡¯s a chance to get it at such a cheap price, not buying it would be foolish!


    So, Yan Fei continued to take in money till his hands grew tired.


    Finally, towards noon, the old man selling tiger bones nearby could no longer sit still.


    Seeing the old man stealthily heading towards the police station, Yan Fei sighed in relief.


    He had been keeping an eye on the man all along.


    After completing a transaction, with the money in hand, Yan Fei began shouting, ¡°I¡¯m not selling anymore!


    These bones are not tiger bones, they¡¯re fake!


    I¡¯m packing up and going home!¡±


    ¡°Even if they¡¯re fake, I¡¯ll still buy them, young man.


    Don¡¯t rush, weigh me a piece before you go¡­¡±¡± Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Please¡­


    I really need it, someone at home has rheumatism.


    I rushed here as soon as I heard about it.


    I¡¯ve been waiting for half a day¡­


    ¡°¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Yan Fei ignored the discussion around him, packed up his things, and left.


    Just then, the uncle with tiger bones came over with two policemen.


    Yan Fei grabbed his worn-out snakeskin bag and took off.


    Amidst the shouts of the crowd, he disappeared into the throng before the two policemen could react.


    Once he¡¯d slipped into the crowd, Yan Fei breathed a sigh of relief.


    The police¡¯s appearance gave him an excuse to pack up ¡ª earning money this way was too nerve-racking.


    After eating New Year¡¯s Eve dinner on the 23rd of the lunar month, Yan Fei stayed at home in the county town for the night and played for a day before leaving.


    Today was already the 25th of the lunar month, and New Year¡¯s wasn¡¯t far off.


    Yan Fei figured he had nothing to do back home.


    So he decided to check out the central market that Baked Bun Sister had mentioned- he wouldn¡¯t be trying to sell sweet potatoes.


    At the very least, he could see what valuable items others were selling and see if he could sell anything more.


    He picked an isolated location, placed his money inside a cave, and kept a few coins in his pocket.


    Yan Fei maintained his disguise as a masked bandit, heading toward the central market.


    He could smell the fishy odor half a block away.


    Both sides of the market entrance were lined with fish vendors.


    Plump carps, black carps, and grass carps were neatly arranged with countless people perusing their selection.


    Families had just enough to afford these fish during every New Year season, and they were always sold out quickly.


    Fish that can¡¯t be sold at a good price usually count on these few days.


    What a pity!


    Yan Fei muttered to himself.


    He pitied the fact that he had a vast sea yet aside from the occasional Compsognathus spotted on reef beaches, he hadn¡¯t seen any large fish.


    They were all monsters.


    Moving further into the market, there were stalls selling beef, mutton, pork, and whole skeletons of lamb and beef hanging from the racks.


    To Yan Fei, who ate dinosaur meat every day, it was just ordinary.


    The real vegetable market was further inside.


    Mainly radishes, cabbage, yellow heart vegetables, spinach, garlic sprouts, large scallions, and several kinds of spices and seasonings were sold, all in abundance.


    Because of the large crowd, Yan Fei was squeezed around but found nothing he owned.


    Although there were many vegetables on the island, he dared not sell them.


    Wandering around, he saw a particularly crowded place with a banner hanging overhead that read ¡®Greenhouse Vegetable Store¡¯.


    Yan Fei chuckled, ¡°The person who named this place can¡¯t even write the word ¡®Dapeng¡¯ correctly.¡±


    But he loved the buzz of a crowd.


    He muscled his way to the front and was stunned: cucumbers were still being sold?


    Yan Fei accidentally voiced his question out loud, and a friendly auntie nearby enlightened him: ¡°These are grown in plastic greenhouses.


    Unique stuff, grown with high technology.


    We didn¡¯t have these in past years.


    You¡¯re not buying, so can you give aunts some room, dear?


    I¡¯ve been squeezing in here for half a day and still haven¡¯t managed to get anything!¡±


    Yan Fei¡¯s superb martial skills finally came in handy.


    The group of aunties and uncles were no match for him.


    He pushed his way through, creating some space for the auntie, which led to a chorus of complaints.


    Stuff that used to be dime cheap was now being sold for three to four Yuan.


    Tomatoes were also available.


    However, the price was three Yuan with no bargains.


    Bunches of small vegetables, which usually sell for a dime per bunch, were now tied up with string and sold for two to three Yuan each.


    In a blink, they sold out.


    This would hardly even make a single plate of stir-fried vegetables!


    The people in the city sure are loaded!


    When Yan Fei took a closer look, he couldn¡¯t help but get excited.


    The vegetable vendor brought out a watermelon from the back.


    It was priced at five Yuan per catty.


    Although the high-tech watermelon was only slightly bigger than a small boulder, it weighed several catties, selling for tens of Yuan.


    Yan Fei was instantly enticed: ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, you really are a wife that brings good luck to her husband!¡±


    I¡¯m gonna strike it rich!

 Chapter 45 - 45 45 People are foolish Money is plentiful_1

    ?45: Chapter 45 People are foolish, Money is plentiful_1 45: Chapter 45 People are foolish, Money is plentiful_1 In the afternoon, a small unauthorized stall popped up in front of the public restroom across from the wet market.


    Fortunately, urban management isn¡¯t as strict these days, and besides, it was near the Lunar New Year, so setting up such a stall seemed to be disregarded.


    In the center of this small stall were bundles of red sweet potato leaves, the thin stalks still adorned with their leaves; at the side, there were a few snake-skin bags and some cloth-covered heaps, from which peeks of huge watermelons could be seen.


    During the Lunar New Year, there¡¯s no distinction between morning and afternoon, the entrance to the wet market was constantly jammed, only people could squeeze in, vehicles didn¡¯t stand a chance.


    The vibrant green red sweet potato leaves immediately attracted the attention of countless maternal figures.


    ¡°Young man, how much are these?¡±


    ¡°Red sweet potato leaves are three dollars a bundle, two bundles for five dollars, watermelons five dollars a catty, come and get yours quickly before they¡¯re sold out!¡±


    That¡¯s right, this little stand is Yan Fei¡¯s.


    The red sweet potato leaves were the result of his half-a-day hard work, and it was quite a sad story!


    Yan Fei is undoubtedly a hard-working young man, but now he was questioning his diligent nature!


    Wanting to make money selling sweet potatoes, he had dug them all up early and transported baskets of them to the cave to store.


    As for the sweet potato leaves, since they couldn¡¯t be eaten in such large quantities, he casually tossed them into the forest.


    Now, apart from the dried ones, the other leaves were rotting, and picking out the good ones from the pile was not an easy task.


    If he had known sweet potato leaves could also be sold, how much would he have earned if he hadn¡¯t dug up the sweet potatoes?


    Just the thought made Yan Fei want to cry.


    ¡°These sweet potato leaves have been kept for a long time, right?


    They look completely dehydrated, can you give me a discount?¡±


    ¡°In the cold weather, they need to be kept outside, otherwise they would rot.


    If you want to buy them, hurry and take them home.


    If you leave them out in the cold for much longer, they¡¯ll go bad.¡± Yan Fei completely ignored those wanting a bargain.


    He now had a profound understanding of city people: they¡¯re foolish and have too much money.


    He was nonchalantly indifferent; take it or leave it.


    Anyway, he was anonymous like a masked hero ¨C nobody knew who he was.


    With this attitude, surprisingly people were buying.


    After all, he was in good times.


    People¡¯s pocketbooks were swelling, yet they found that things that can be bought remained unchanged over the centuries.


    Whenever they discovered something novel, they would rush to purchase it.


    Bundles of red sweet potato leaves, priced at five yuan for two, all sold out within half an hour.


    As for the watermelons:


    The ones in the Greenhouse Vegetable Store were smaller, and the flesh inside didn¡¯t even look vibrant in color.


    But when Yan Fei smashed open his watermelons with a punch, they revealed a bright red, slightly grainy flesh.


    Size-wise, the island¡¯s watermelons were bigger, a melon weighing ten or so catties was considered small, most of them ranged between fifteen to twenty catties or more.


    Even if one was wealthy, a huge watermelon that costs over a hundred yuan was too much for the aunties to handle.


    Nevertheless, their buying desire was limitless.


    If one person couldn¡¯t finish it then two people would buy it together.


    There were even people who wanted to buy half a watermelon, to which Yan Fei responded stoically: ¡°Watermelons aren¡¯t sold by halves, they would freeze and go bad.


    If you buy them, you¡¯d better take them home immediately.


    If they freeze and go bad outside, I won¡¯t be responsible!¡±


    Sure enough, in a city filled with people with more money than sense, even the watermelons sold out.


    Even a few small melons that were brought out by accident when picking the watermelons were sold.


    Once sold out, that¡¯s it.


    There were too many people around at this time to restock.


    Even setting up what he did already had taken him a whole lot of effort to avoid people noticing.


    It was lucky his stall was by a public restroom; not the most pleasant smelling place, so despite the heavy foot traffic, few people seemed to notice him.


    Afterwards, for the first time in the city, Yan Fei paid a visit to a restaurant and ate a pound of pulled noodles.


    Watching him go out the door, the restaurant owner heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that the boy would end up getting sick from overeating and make a fuss.


    Yan Fei also took his first bus ride and learned how to ask for the station he wanted to get off, but instead of getting off at a specific station, he rode all the way to the end of the line.


    By this time, the sky had completely darkened, and Yan Fei quickly crossed the roadside ditch and ran into a farmer¡¯s wheat field.


    Then, he disappeared for a while¡ªthe winter clothes were really freaking hard to take off; even the Transforming Winged Dragon had to go in and out of the island to remove its clothes.


    The Pterosaur spread its wings and returned home in half an hour.


    To get to the city from Sancha River town, one first needs to take a bus to the county, which usually takes at least an hour and a half.


    From the county to the city, the bus ride can take almost three hours.


    The distance wasn¡¯t far, less than a hundred and fifty miles in total, but the bus was slow and continually stopped to let people on and off.


    But for Yan Fei, who could fly, it was enough to return home in a straight line in half an hour.


    As soon as he stepped into the yard, two puppies started whining and crying.


    And how could they not cry?


    Ever since Yan Fei left home, they had been devoid of meat bones.


    Thankfully, there was meat broth in two pots, and because Xu Xiaoyan was at home, she could heat it up and feed it to them.


    After he threw a few large pieces of meat to them to gnaw on, to avoid attracting attention with their continued cries, he got busy himself.


    In the yard, there was a small worn-out shed near the main house, which was used to store unused tools, wood, and an old flat carriage with its wheels removed, leaning against the wall.


    Yan Fei picked it up and vanished on the spot, then reappeared and inspected the wheels, which were surprisingly still inflated.


    He took those into the island as well.


    He also found a few straw mats and brought them inside the island.


    Originally, he planned to head straight into the city, but seeing the pitiful puppies gnawing on the bones, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to take the bones away just yet.


    The sweet potato leaves needed rescuing urgently as they were almost dried up on top, providing useful fertilizer at the bottom.


    As they were valuable, he decided to salvage as much as he could!


    He picked up sweet potato leaves one by one, shedding silent tears¡ªthe amount of money made was considerable.


    It wasn¡¯t until late at night when both puppies crawled into their den that Yan Fei spread his wings and flew into the city.


    Finding a place to retreat into his island, he began to count money greedily¡ªhonest earnings deserved to be counted.


    Earned without guilt, the money felt comforting.


    While waiting for dawn on his island, Yan Fei started eating.


    When he arrived in the city after a satisfying meal, it was still quite early morning there.


    In a small alley, he set up his pushcart, padded it with straw mats, and arranged the watermelons.


    The watermelons had to be covered as they might freeze.


    The morning was colder than the afternoon, so they had to be bundled up correctly. S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Finally, bunches of sweet potato leaves were tossed haphazardly in a bundle and displayed without even weighing¡ªtheir approximate weight was sufficient.


    Pushing the cart out of the secluded alley, he casually moved to the entrance of the restroom.


    The goods he had prepared all night were sold out before he even managed to stick a bite of breakfast in his mouth.


    It couldn¡¯t be helped.


    After some thought, Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother to find a place to retreat into the island any longer.


    Mainly because there weren¡¯t many more watermelons left.


    When he planted the watermelons, he did so jokingly with Xu Xiaoyan, forgetting his initial ideas and merely remembered that he owed her.


    A few days ago, he had hurried off to the county town while on vacation and met with her before he left.


    He had not given her anything until now!


    Now that he had the reputation of a greenhouse melon seller, giving her some would be reasonable.


    In fact, the amount of watermelons he originally planted wasn¡¯t small, those melon vines grew everywhere.


    Although there were many flowers and fewer fruits, the ones that grew were sizeable.


    But now, there really weren¡¯t that many left.


    He decided to sell one more day and then return home.


    So, for the rest of the afternoon, Yan Fei started a major shopping spree.


    Fish were undoubtedly on the list.


    Now that he had money, he certainly bought large carp, two of them!


    Beef and mutton were also on his list, he could afford it now.


    He got a bit fed up with dinosaur meat, so he got ten to eight catties of each!


    ¡­


    After buying a random collection of goods, he happily found a place to retreat into his island for a good night¡¯s sleep.


    Lying next to a pile of money, he felt tremendously secure.


    This much money should be enough to rear cattle next year!

 Chapter 46 - 46 46 Minor Conflict_1

    ?46: Chapter 46 Minor Conflict_1 46: Chapter 46 Minor Conflict_1 Day Twenty-three, for the smaller New Year; Day Twenty-four, cleaning the house; Day Twenty-five, grinding tofu¡­


    Yan Fei became well-known with his small stall after selling watermelons and sweet potato leaves just twice on the roadside.


    The next time he pulled his cart over, people were already waiting there early in the morning.


    Yan Fei hummed New Year songs while watching watermelons being taken away briskly by the overjoyed crowd and the bundles of sweet potato leaves being packed into trolleys and baskets.


    His heart was filled with joy.


    A small trolley only holds so much, and people were basically grabbing things to purchase.


    He felt that he was also snatching it up, almost like snatching up money.


    ¡°Who allowed you to set up a stall here?¡±


    While busy weighing watermelons, a coarse male voice sounded.


    Following this, two men pushed through the crowd of customers and approached.


    At first glance, these two didn¡¯t seem like good people!


    Yan Fei once again activated his magical ¡°mini-universe¡±.


    The man leading them, the one who had just shouted, looked rather decent.


    But he wore an air of superiority which made Yan Fei feel very uncomfortable.


    The guy behind him had rather long hair, covering his ears and most of his face.


    He didn¡¯t look decent at all.


    The pair of them together looked even worse.


    ¡°Who is stopping me from selling here?


    What do you do that you can control this?¡± Yan Fei was blunt since these two were not wearing uniforms.


    ¡°Who are you talking about?


    We are from the market management.


    Didn¡¯t you know selling items on a stall here is not allowed?¡± Before the leader could speak, the long-haired man rushed forward.


    Misjudged again?


    Yan Fei wondered.


    He misjudged Fifth Brother before as well.


    After dealing with him for half a year, he found that Fifth Brother was actually quite a decent man.


    A few days earlier, when he visited, Yan Fei said he would give him two rabbits as New Year gifts, only for Fifth Brother to insist on giving him a hundred Yuan as a New Year bonus.


    ¡°This is not the market, I didn¡¯t even go in.


    Is it even within your jurisdiction across the street?¡± Yan Fei softened his tone, thinking he might have misjudged.


    ¡°Here you are squatting outside of the market, still claiming you¡¯re not at the market.


    If all vendors behaved like you, then how can we run our market?¡± The leader finally spoke, indignantly reprimanding.


    ¡°There are no spots available in your market.


    If I¡¯m not here, where else would I be?¡± Yan Fei felt quite wronged.


    ¡°That¡¯s not a reason for you to vend on the roadside.


    Come on, stop talking, pack up your items and come with us!¡± The long-haired man ordered Yan Fei, spitting as he yelled.


    ¡°I¡¯ll change my spot, no longer at the entrance of your market!¡± Yan Fei said as he prepared to move his cart.


    ¡°Do not leave!


    Thinking about leaving after nearly selling all your produce?


    How dreamy!


    Will you come with us or not?¡± The long-haired man yelled, gripping Yan Fei, preventing him leaving.


    ¡°If I don¡¯t go, then tell me what you intend to do?¡± Yan Fei turned to face him.


    ¡°Come with me and you¡¯ll find out!¡± The long-haired man glared back defiantly, intent on not letting him leave.


    ¡°Just speak out and tell me what you want!¡± Yan Fei was getting annoyed.


    ¡°Why talk nonsense?


    Come with me and you¡¯ll find out!


    Hurry and get your cart moving, stop wasting time.¡± The long-haired man became increasingly arrogant.


    ¡°If you want to speak, speak here.¡± Yan Fei was determined not to move, not believing they would dare to do anything in front of so many people.


    ¡°Are you just determined to disobey me?


    You won¡¯t leave, then I¡¯ll make you!¡± The long-haired man cursed, threatening to push Yan Fei away and move the cart himself.


    ¡°You¡¯re insulting me and trying to rob me?¡± Yan Fei wasn¡¯t prepared and only managed not to fall thanks to the cart.


    ¡°We¡¯re from the management, what do you mean by robbing?


    Go to hell¡­you¡­¡± the long-haired man was pushing Yan Fei while cursing.


    Once Yan Fei steadied himself on his feet, however, his attempts to shove him out of the way also ceased.


    ¡°Xiao Liu, go get some more people and clear this cart away.


    We must maintain order in the market management.


    If all sellers behave like him, how can we manage our work in the future?¡± The leader, seeing his follower embarrassing himself like a monkey, opened his mouth to command him.


    ¡°Alright, little rascal, you just wait!¡± Xiao Liu responded to the leader and then shouted at Yan Fei before leaving.


    ¡°Sigh¡­


    I say, your management office keeps track of the market entrance, but this is across the road.


    Aren¡¯t you guys overreaching?¡± An old lady nearby seemed to have figured things out, and she chimed in.


    ¡°Exactly, this isn¡¯t your business.


    We¡¯re just trying to do our shopping during the New Year!¡±


    ¡°Right, exactly¡­¡±


    Once someone started speaking up, everyone preparing to buy watermelons began to join in the chatter.


    As the dispute escalated, more people joined the crowd.


    Those who could afford to buy watermelons were all well-dressed, suggesting their family conditions were not bad.


    The ringleader, noticing their growing anger, glanced around and his face flashed with rage, but he remained silent.


    The crowd started to condemn him even more loudly.


    Seeing the people chattering away, he finally spat out: ¡°What do you lot know?


    If market management is like this, will the market even exist in the future?


    Forget about handling this today, don¡¯t bother coming back.¡±


    Saying this, he squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards the road where Xiao Liu was leading a few people over.


    They wanted to speak, but he waved them off, ¡°Forget about it, let¡¯s go back.


    We won¡¯t deal with this today, we¡¯ll talk later.¡±


    The crowd looked at him, tried to say something, but ultimately remained silent.


    As they were leaving, Xiao Liu pointed at Yan Fei from a distance and threatened: ¡°Kid, if you dare, keep selling here¡­¡±


    Yan Fei kept his head down in silence.


    Once the troublemakers had left, Yan Fei considered moving to another spot.


    But seeing that there weren¡¯t many watermelons left and the crowd had been waiting for a long time, he decided not to move.


    After all, he didn¡¯t plan on coming back tomorrow.


    After telling the crowd around him that there would be no more watermelons tomorrow, the remaining watermelons were immediately sold out.


    ¡°Hey¡­Isn¡¯t this the young man who sold tiger bones?¡± An old woman suddenly pointed at him, speaking with a trace of surprise.


    While he was happily counting his money, Yan Fei suddenly heard this remark and was taken aback.


    Was it possible to run into someone he knew in such a big city district?


    This place was several streets away from the train station square, how could they recognize him even with his disguise?


    Yan Fei paused for a moment and pretended not to hear.


    ¡°It¡¯s him, he was dressed exactly like this that day, it¡¯s definitely him.¡± Another old woman who came with the first one confirmed.


    ¡°What tiger bones?


    This young man has been selling watermelons here for the past few days!¡± Finally someone spoke up for Yan Fei.


    Upon hearing this, the two old women exchanged a glance and stopped talking.


    Not long later, after all the watermelons were weighed and paid for, Yan Fei was about to leave with his cart when he was stopped. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hey¡­young man, don¡¯t leave!


    I want to ask, do you still have those tiger bones?¡± Yan Fei had noticed these two old women whispering by the side, and now they finally approached him.


    ¡°No, what tiger bones?


    I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, I sell watermelons!¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, no tiger bones, but dragon bones, dragon bones¡­look, young man, it¡¯s freezing cold and we¡¯ve been standing here for a long time.


    If you still have them, sell some to us.


    My old man suffers from leg pain.


    I asked the doctor, and he said that medicine made from such bones works best!¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, it¡¯s our old man who is unwell.


    He suffered from this illness in his early years, and his legs ache whenever it is windy or rainy.


    He is over seventy now.


    Young man, you seem quite young and are out here making a living, you can¡¯t just ignore an old man¡¯s ¡­¡±


    Watching the passionate acting of the two old women, Yan Fei felt helpless.


    As Yan Fei moved his cart to leave, the two old women followed him, blocking his way with constant compliments.


    Seeing the falling snowflakes from the sky, Yan Fei thought for a while, and finally decided: ¡°I need to make this clear, I don¡¯t have tiger bones, and I don¡¯t know if it has any effect.


    If you insist on buying, wait here and I¡¯ll fetch it for you.¡±


    ¡°Great!¡±


    The two old women repeatedly agreed, their faces full of gratitude.


    Trust between people is present in abundance these days.


    Since Yan Fei said he would fetch it, they weren¡¯t afraid he wouldn¡¯t return, even as they stood waiting in the falling snow, watching him walk away.


    The New Year is truly a troublesome time, people are everywhere.


    As Yan Fei pulled his cart, he felt people were watching him from behind.


    Remembering the confrontation he had with the man who claimed to be from the market management, he became more cautious.


    He walked almost an hour before finding a secluded place with no onlookers.


    Carrying the bag filled with bones and a hammer, he quickly made his way back, avoiding main routes.

 Chapter 47 - 47 47 I Think So Too_1

    ?47: Chapter 47 I Think So Too_1 47: Chapter 47 I Think So Too_1 The snowflakes were getting bigger, as he rushed back to where he had just left, the two aunties were still standing there!


    He took out the bone, Yan Fei swung his hammer and smashed it.


    There was already a crack where he had hit before and this time, two large pieces fell off.


    ¡°One piece per person, five yuan each.


    Note that I¡¯m not responsible if it doesn¡¯t work,¡± Yan Fei said as he handed the pieces to the two aunties, speaking swiftly and decisively.


    ¡°Okay, okay, don¡¯t worry.


    I¡¯ve had someone look at this stuff before.


    Five yuan for such a large piece.


    Why don¡¯t you weigh it?


    Shall we go by five yuan a tael?¡± This quick-tongued aunty was a straightforward person.


    ¡°Also, young man, I see you have so much more; why not sell everything to me?


    Once you¡¯re gone, where can we buy it?¡± This aunty was more quick-thinking.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t want to sell it in the first place, he blurted out: ¡°I¡¯m not selling.


    Just in case it doesn¡¯t work, I don¡¯t want to have cheated you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid.


    Even if you don¡¯t sell, I¡¯m not looking to resell it.


    I¡¯m just afraid my family wouldn¡¯t have enough. Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The doctor at the hospital said this stuff is best used in the long term.¡±


    ¡°I will come back after the New Year if I have time.


    I¡¯ll be selling watermelons right here by then.


    Note that if it doesn¡¯t work, you guys can find me, but I won¡¯t refund any money.¡± Yan Fei did not refuse outright.


    He would definitely be back after New Year¡¯s anyways.


    What if he didn¡¯t have enough money to raise the cattle?


    By that time, another batch of watermelons would be ripe, and he could make a good amount of money.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine.


    By the way, can you give us an exact date for your return after New Year¡¯s?¡±


    ¡°Around the¡­


    seventh.


    I start school on the eighth.¡±


    Having received an exact date, the two aunties were ready to leave satisfied.


    Yan Fei quickly stopped them: ¡°Auntie, apart from this wet market, are there other places in the city?¡±


    ¡°Yes, there are.


    Several other large markets.


    But if you¡¯re going to sell watermelons and these ¡®dragon bones,¡¯ there¡¯s a place I can tell you about.


    Head south from the train station, turn west at the intersection, and you¡¯ll see a tunnel under a railway bridge.


    There would be a lot of people there, many small traders.


    You don¡¯t have much to sell, so that place will do.¡± The two aunties, thinking about his dinosaur bones, gave him plenty of detailed information.


    Yan Fei noted it down in his mind, thanked the two of them, and then prepared to go home.


    Before leaving, he glanced at the small door of the Central Market Management Office in the distance.


    The man with the side-part hair was still standing there, sneering at him!


    To hell with him.


    Keep bluffing, I dare you.


    Without looking back, Yan Fei walked away.


    It was snowing, and he could see the guy from a fair distance.


    He doubted if he could be seen from that far.


    This market was indeed a good place.


    Yan Fei had only been here for two days and he had grown fond of it.


    There were so many wealthy people here.


    Unfortunately, it might be hard for him to come back in the future.


    Thankfully, he had kept his face covered.


    If he grew a bit taller, they probably wouldn¡¯t recognize him.


    As he walked on, he started to feel something was wrong.


    Indeed, someone was following him.


    No wonder he had felt something was off before!


    Yan Fei initially thought about running away.


    He believed they wouldn¡¯t be able to catch up with him considering his speed.


    But thinking about the arrogance of the side-part earlier, he decided to jog slowly instead.


    If they chased me across the street from the Market Management Office, I could barely accept that.


    But if I¡¯m not selling anything and they¡¯re still tailing me, should I call the police?


    As he thought this, Yan Fei carried his stuff and headed towards a quiet road.


    ¡°Stop, the one with the covered face up there, wait¡­¡± Sure enough, after not too long, someone was shouting and chasing after him from behind.


    ¡°What do you want to do?


    Rob me?¡± Yan Fei stood firm, his hand clenching the handle of the hammer through the snake-skin bag.


    ¡°Robbery?


    Do you realize you¡¯ve offended our Brother Liu?


    Be a good boy and come with us!¡± Said a man who had a sneaky look about him and was panting heavily from chasing him.


    Yan Fei looked around.


    The road was wide, but there were few people.


    He said, ¡°This place is fine, there¡¯s no one around.


    Say what you want to do!¡±


    ¡°So you don¡¯t want to listen when we talk nicely, huh?¡± The sneaky-looking man saw another one of his kind panting heavily and catching up finally.


    He seemed to lose face, and started cursing.


    ¡°If you really want to talk, then stop cursing,¡± Yan Fei said.


    Although he was usually sharp-tongued with familiar people, he needed a lot of time to organize his thoughts before speaking well in front of strangers.


    Now, facing this sudden incident, he was struggling to keep up with his words.


    ¡°Talk nicely to your¡­¡± The sneaky-looking man¡¯s calm incensed Yan Fei completely.


    He barely finished his sentence before he reached out to slap Yan Fei.


    Yan Fei took a step back, avoiding his slap, ¡°So you want to start a fight?¡±


    The man was taken aback, probably he was surprised that his slap missed.


    Another man finally caught his breath, and he said, ¡°Kid, just you wait.


    Brother Liu is on his way!¡±


    Yan Fei looked over their shoulders into the heavy snow, catching a glimpse of several figures approaching.


    They must have seen the trio standing there, as they picked up their pace.


    The two saw them as well, and instantly the head traitor grew bold, ¡°Kid, you¡¯re still trying to hide, eh?¡±


    Another slap swung in his direction.


    Yan Fei retreated to dodge it once more.


    The traitor¡¯s head missed again and threw a punch toward Yan Fei.


    Yan Fei sidestepped the blow.


    From Yan Fei¡¯s perspective, this traitor¡¯s head was clearly not experienced in fighting.


    He only knew how to throw punches but didn¡¯t pay attention to his footwork, overusing his strength.


    With just a gentle tap on his foot, the guy fell flat on his face.


    ¡°Damn¡­you¡­¡± The ground was covered in slush and a thin layer of snow.


    The traitor¡¯s head fell rather hard, cursing non-stop.


    ¡°Brother Shier, are you alright?¡± The traitor¡¯s subordinate rushed over to help him up.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡± The traitor¡¯s head got up, looked at those running from behind, and said without seeming to care.


    ¡°Hey, you started hitting people now, didn¡¯t you?¡± The one chasing from behind was the one who had told Yan Fei to follow him when he was setting up his stall earlier.


    The one they called Xiao Liu.


    As soon as he arrived and saw the traitor¡¯s head had fallen, he started yelling at Yan Fei.


    ¡°He fell on his own, you can ask his companion.¡± Yan Fei remained calm, observing these people.


    There were four or five of them, all young men.


    Despite the good living conditions in the city, all of them were skinny.


    Despite the cold, they unzipped their jackets completely, seemingly desperate to show off what they wore underneath.


    One was even bolder, wearing a leather jacket with just a white cotton thermal shirt underneath, his chest wide open.


    In such cold weather, Yan Fei felt cold just looking at him.


    None looked particularly impressive.


    Yan Fei quickly made his assessment of the group.


    ¡°Hey kid, I¡¯m talking to you!


    What are you going to do?¡± Only then did Yan Fei realize Xiao Liu was still yelling at him.


    ¡°What do you mean?


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you fucking hear me when I was talking?


    Did you stuff pig hair in your ears?¡± Xiao Liu was furious.


    ¡°You were messing around with your stall earlier, now you have to pay a fine.


    Hand over the money you made from selling things and you can go.


    If not, you¡¯re coming with us and besides the fine, you¡¯ll be taken to the local police station.¡±


    ¡°You guys run the local police station, too?¡± Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but ask.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you understand what I fucking said?


    Are you playing dumb?¡± Xiao Liu was genuinely furious this time, and the others quickly surrounded Yan Fei.


    ¡°I get it, you just want money.


    If I give it to you, it¡¯s a confiscation.


    If I don¡¯t, you¡¯ll just steal it, right?¡± Yan Fei knew all along.


    These guys were nothing like a management office.


    The self-important leader looked more the part.


    These guys were just better dressed street hooligans compared to those in Sancha River Street.


    ¡°Brother Liu, why bother talking to him?


    Let¡¯s beat him up first, then slowly explain.¡± The guy in the white thermal shirt who didn¡¯t seem to mind the cold suggested.


    His leather jacket swished as he swung a punch at Yan Fei.


    ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I¡¯m thinking¡­


    Ah¡­¡± Yan Fei had been cursed at for so long.


    When he started speaking, he was still talking, but by end, he was yelling.


    An ¡®ah¡¯ left his mouth.


    Accompanied by a kick forward.


    When the grunt sounded, a kick flew out.


    ¡°I¡­Ahh¡­¡± The unfazed guy choked on his words.


    The second part turned into a yelp of horror.


    On his white thermal shirt, a wet footprint with snowflakes embedded on it appeared right in the middle.


    The guy was sent flying backward.


    When dealing with street thugs, using actual combat techniques was a waste.


    Yan Fei¡¯s feet hit the ground, he crouched low, and executed a sweeping kick.


    The snake skin bag with the sledgehammer inside swinging through the air, brushing the snowy ground causing the snowflakes to dance into the air.

 Chapter 48 - 48 48 Going Home for Chinese New Year After the Battle_1

    ?48: Chapter 48 Going Home for Chinese New Year After the Battle_1 48: Chapter 48 Going Home for Chinese New Year After the Battle_1 In the deserted long street, other than the rustling sound of the falling snowflakes, there was no other sound.


    Suddenly, from a certain direction, faint noises of a commotion began to sound.


    The noise was getting louder, followed promptly by a roar, then a dull thud of a body colliding¡¯s sound, and finally, a scream of agony.


    A moment later, as if in an instant, that direction became a backdrop for a grand play.


    The drum beating, the performance of a shocking short play echoing one after another: shouts, groans, screams ¡ª the sounds were never-ending.


    Yan Fei crouched down low, the wind whistling from the swing of the heavy hammer hidden inside the snake skin bag in his hand but was drowned out by the painful screams.


    The few thugs around had never seen this method of fighting.


    Isn¡¯t a fight supposed to charge face-to-face?


    Why is he crouching down?


    However, Yan Fei did not give them the opportunity to think about it any longer.


    The large hammer smashed onto the leg of the first person with a crack.


    The leg was broken, the man fell, then he screamed desperately¡­


    Without stopping, the large hammer continued on to the second person¡¯s leg.


    A crack again, and the leg was broken, the man fell again and screamed¡­


    The large hammer was raised and accurately landed on the third person¡¯s elbow.


    The hard bone was no match for the hammer.


    Another man held his arm and screamed¡­


    The large hammer swung down diagonally.


    A stunned thug who hadn¡¯t snap back to reality from the sudden turn of events could only wince at the pain in his shoulder, followed by a bang, then a scream¡­


    The hammer swung back, and Xiao Liu, who was initially standing at the back with an arrogant pose, just came forward.


    His raised arm met with the hammer.


    The sound of bone cracking amidst the storm was crisp and pleasing.


    But Xiao Liu no longer has the strength to scream.


    Because after the hammer broke his arm, it did not stop, it continued onto his ribs.


    He vaguely heard two light clicking sounds from his right chest before he could even scream¡­


    With a bold step forward, the large hammer continued swinging through the falling snowflakes, towards the grubby Brother Shier.


    Brother Shier, who was passionately burning with anger moments ago, was now dumbstruck.


    Standing dazedly, he watched as the huge hammer landed on his shoulder.


    Then, with a dull thud, he collapsed instantly, screaming only after hitting the ground¡­


    The young thug who had been following Brother Shier, who had been silent until now, tried to run.


    But it was as if he couldn¡¯t find his legs.


    Before the hammer could land, he had already weakly fallen to his knees, then fell backward in a highly difficult move and lay on the ground.


    Yan Fei also made a move towards his lower leg.


    This time, the hit was lighter and only a soft crack of a bone can be heard, but it was still followed by a scream¡­


    Amidst the falling snow, Yan Fei held the snake skin bag with the large hammer inside, looking at the seven screaming things sprawled out around him.


    He felt that these individuals can hardly be called humans.


    In Yan Fei¡¯s ¡°backward¡± concept inherited from his grandfather, these young people, free of ailments and disasters but not working or producing, living on crooked ways¡ª they were no different from pigs and dogs.


    Therefore, he showed no mercy in his actions.


    They were not thieves; they were robbers, they were pests.


    When Yan Fei thought of the word ¡®pests¡¯, he even had the mood to recall: I know this character from the books, but I still don¡¯t know how to write it!


    It was as if he did not hear the screams around him at all.


    Initially, a few of the thugs wanted to give the tough pluck.


    They wanted to curse, but looking at the figure in the snowstorm, with only his eyes visible, the originally intended curses turned into pleas for mercy when they reached their lips.


    Screams, pleas for mercy.


    These sounds rose and fell intermittently amidst the snow falling on the long street.


    Yan Fei remained unmoved.


    Some people further away seemed to want to come over when they heard the noise but only made a few steps.


    Perhaps they got a glimpse of the scene because they immediately turned back and hurriedly left.


    Yan Fei stepped forward, stomping on Xiao Liu¡¯s leg.


    After stepping over him, perhaps dissatisfied, Yan Fei stopped and turned, raised his hammer, and in Xiao Liu¡¯s disbelieving eyes, the hammer fell onto his leg, sounding a dull yet crisp noise.


    The dull part came from the contact between the large hammer and the leg, while the crisp part was the sound of the bone cracking.


    Then he rose and left.


    The people who were initially yelling halted their screams when he lifted his hammer.


    It was not until he was far away that they started screaming again.


    The snow was getting heavier.


    Yan Fei walked on.


    A moment later, amidst the snowstorm, his form flickered, and the snake skin bag he was holding mysteriously disappeared, then he started running with his arms wide open.


    He raced past people warily riding bicycles due to the slippery road.


    He overtook the city bus that was barely scraping by because of the snow.


    He overtook several yellow vans for hire, he outran people who were hurrying home¡­


    All the way, he ran wildly.


    The snowflakes behind him had been swept up and danced in the air for a long time before slowly dissipating and falling back down.


    He ran all the way to the outskirts of the city, leaping over the roadside ditch, running in the wheat field.


    Even the purest snowflakes that fall to the ground turn to water, then mix with the soil to become mud again.


    Mud splatters.


    Finally, he reached a place that was completely devoid of trees and human activity.


    His figure disappeared again, but shortly after, a massive dark shadow abruptly appeared in the wheat field.


    ¡°Ga¡­¡±


    A long cry echoed for quite a while in the vast wheat field, only fading gradually.


    The black wings, resembling those of a demon, had already shown themselves to the world beyond the first time.


    With a vigorous leap, snowflakes danced wildly.


    As the wings unfolded, the sky seemed to lower.


    The snowflakes that were lifted formed a vortex on the ground, then slowly fell along with the snowflakes that were still descending from the sky.


    Soon, the snow on the ground began to cover everything that had just happened.


    Below the grayish-white clouds, the jet-black wings were especially noticeable.


    The enormous pterosaur freely spread its wings in the air, carrying the snowflakes, riding the wind, and gliding across the sky with pinnacle elegance.


    The roads on the ground turned into tiny earthworms, and the trees on both sides turned into small grasses.


    The city behind him had already disappeared from sight.


    Why is it that I just want to set up a stall, and there are people who won¡¯t let me earn money peacefully?


    Why do they feel so proud of gaining without working?


    What gives them the right to speak so confidently?


    However, these thoughts that had been circling in his mind for a long time and preventing him from being happy, gradually disappeared as the city behind him grew farther and farther away.


    Along with the excitement, disappointment, surprise, bewilderment, joy, and pride of selling sweet potatoes, bones, and watermelons these past few days, as well as the little tortoise¡¯s confusion about the various things in the city, everything vanished.


    On the twenty-sixth, stewed meat; on the twenty-seventh, slaughtered chicken; on the twenty-eighth, leavened dough; on the twenty-ninth, steamed bun; on the thirtieth, pasted couplet¡­


    The New Year¡¯s rhyme that he didn¡¯t finish reciting in his heart this morning resounded again.


    Going home for the New Year!


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    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    ¡­


    What comes next in the song?


    Well, keep on saying congratulations, congratulations¡­


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you


    ¡­


    The pterosaur in the sky, flying with soaring wings, even though the wings cannot reach as high as the clouds, they still manage to stir up dozens of feet of snowflakes from the ground.


    Nobody knows that all the pterosaur is thinking about are these nonsensical things.


    Go home for the New Year!


    (Hehe!


    Anyone who started humming along to ¡°Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you¡± in their mind, please come forward and identify yourselves!)

 Chapter 49 - 49 49 Before the New Year_1

    ?49: Chapter 49: Before the New Year_1 49: Chapter 49: Before the New Year_1 Killing chickens, slaughtering fish, plucking feathers, scaling.


    In the kitchen, there are two pots on the stove, emanating a faint aroma from the hot oil in the back pot.


    From the cracks of the front pot¡¯s cover, warm white smoke is billowing, the entire kitchen is in a hot and bustling state.


    Two little chubby dogs wag their bodies at the entrance of the kitchen, constantly glancing inside, daring not to enter.


    It was obvious that they were being overly cautious due to previous scoldings, shaking their tails pitifully at the doorway and sweeping the snow clean.


    ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, do you really know how to make a fire or not?


    Can¡¯t you stop poking everywhere?


    The house is full of smoke, just sit down quietly!¡± Yan Xiaofei cried out irritably.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this me helping you?


    I also made fires often when I was a kid, don¡¯t you think I can¡¯t do it!¡± Xu Xiaoyan sat bored on a small stool next to the stove, waving a fire tong that had been heated until it turned red.


    ¡°Don¡¯t wave that red-hot tong around, you¡¯re going to set the house ablaze!¡± Yan Fei was startled by the red-hot tong and almost threw out the chicken in his hand.


    ¡°I heard you, Old Master Yan, just lower your voice, I¡¯m not deaf.


    I¡¯m trying to help you here and you¡¯re complaining?


    Some people are just ungrateful¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan placed the fire tong down and began idly drawing on the ground with a stick.


    ¡°I¡­


    sigh, your sitting down is helping me¡­¡± Yanfei was truly helpless.


    He initially wanted to say she didn¡¯t need to go home to help, but considering she wasn¡¯t particularly welcomed at home, he decided against saying it.


    The few days before New Year¡¯s are always the busiest.


    All the ingredients have to be prepped for quick meals when relatives visit during the New Year.


    Even less fortunate families must endeavour to prepare generously.


    The big fish has to be chopped into pieces and deep-fried after being dusted with flour.


    Chicken pieces also need to be deep-fried, meatballs are deep-fried, tofu is deep-fried, and even the lotus vegetables are deep-fried after a dusting of flour¡­


    Well, these meatballs aren¡¯t made yet, tofu hasn¡¯t been purchased, and there are no lotus vegetables at home.


    Right now, it¡¯s mainly about deep-frying parts of the fish, chicken, and large chunks of meat.


    Of course, there are also whole chickens being braised in the front pot.


    The deep-fried items will be used to make steamed dishes, like crispy meat made from large meat chunks floured and fried.


    Actually, it¡¯s better to use starch but most households substitute with flour.


    Another item that Yan Fei has made is his favourite ¡ª puffed skin.


    Puffed skin is made by drying pig skin, removing the fat, and then deep-frying it.


    The puffed skin thickens after frying and looks like beeswax, transparent with a beautiful glow and countless tiny bubbles visible inside.


    It tastes crisp and fragrant when eaten now, but usually, it¡¯s dried and stored.


    When ready to be cooked, it¡¯s soaked in cool, boiled water and then cut diagonally into strips.


    Stir-fried with spinach, the crispy texture is even better than a fungus.


    You can¡¯t really tell what it¡¯s made of.


    Fortunately, Yan Fei had often seen his grandfather make this and frequently assisted him.


    Although this batch isn¡¯t the best, it¡¯s still much better than those that showed no transformation from the original pig skin.


    If not done well, it¡¯s just deep-fried pig skin, which really is a matter of personal preference.


    After Yan Fei had fried several pieces of floured fish and chicken, Xu Xiaoyan finally stopped pestering him, murmuring while eating and rubbing her belly, ¡°I couldn¡¯t eat because the watermelon was too cold earlier, sorry for making you suffer!¡±


    Only after eating for a while did she remember Yan Fei, ¡°Big fish is good, less bones and more meat, you¡¯re really generous.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve said this several times already, just eat, eat!¡±


    At last, someone had spoken some fair words, why did it sound so awkward coming from Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s mouth?


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    He brought everything he bought from the market back, and seeing the big fish he had bought, the neighbours commented on how willing he was to spend money.


    They were probably cursing him for being a spendthrift in their hearts!


    When she saw the watermelon, she was quite excited.


    However, she seemed to know something beforehand and didn¡¯t wait for Yan Fei to speak, simply saying that he bought it from the city and he did not need to explain anymore.


    Eating watermelon by the stove in the bitter cold, it¡¯s still refreshing.


    However, a watermelon is a little too much for just two people, so they basically ended up just having a taste, without eating much.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t really mind the cold, but, he wondered why anyone would choose to eat something almost frozen solid in sub-zero weather on the warm, comfortable island. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It felt like madness.


    The hot oil in the pot sizzled away, filling the small courtyard with tantalizing aromas.


    Golden, fried chunks of meat were brought out, causing the two dogs at the doorway to smacking their lips nonstop.


    Thank goodness Xu Xiaoyan remembered to throw her chicken bones out, else the two poor dogs would have been driven crazy with desire!


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you¡¯re thirteen this year, right?¡± Xu Xiaoyan asked abruptly while munching away.


    ¡°Yeah, why?


    Didn¡¯t you know?¡± Busy to his heart¡¯s content, Yan Fei asked her offhandedly.


    ¡°Of course, I knew!


    Just asking, is that forbidden?¡± Xu Xiaoyan gnawed at a piece of meat, grumbling, ¡°Why do you grow up so slowly?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Yan Fei decided to ignore her.


    After finishing a batch, Yan Fei added the newly coated pieces of fish into the pot.


    Now he had time to tease her: ¡°At least I¡¯m not like someone who will soon be in college but still can¡¯t cook.


    All she does is eat, eat, eat!¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan, busy eating, didn¡¯t bother to retort surprisingly.


    A short while later, after scooping out the fried fish, Yan Fei turned his head and immediately got panicked: ¡°What¡¯s wrong now?


    I just mentioned you can¡¯t cook, why are you crying?¡±


    The girl was silently chewing, tears quietly streaming down her face forming two small rivers.


    ¡°Mind your own business, you little brat!


    This stove is horrible to cook with, the smoke is killing me¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan fiercely work the fire tongs, stabbing around the stove.


    ¡°If there¡¯s something on your mind, say it.


    What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but ask, realizing something was up.


    ¡°Nothing¡­¡± She wiped her tears and started eating again.


    ¡°So you can¡¯t cook, what¡¯s wrong with that?


    You do plenty of other chores around the house.


    Maybe they just won¡¯t let you cook, always have you preparing vegetables and washing dishes.


    What¡¯s up, did they say something to you?¡± Yan Fei thought about what he just said, and worried he might have touched a sore spot.


    Typically, she was busy with school and helped with household chores, rarely cooking.


    She could actually cook but the result was always just mediocre.


    Soon the fish and chicken meat was done frying, Yan Fei found a pot, and started ladling out the hot oil spoon by spoon.


    He used a blend of peanut oil and vegetable oil, which he planned to keep separately.


    When very little oil was left, he added the prepared fatty pork.


    Immediately the sound of sizzling bacon rang out.


    The goal was to fry the fat until all its oil was gone.


    The leftover oil in the pot is lard, which makes any dish taste better.


    Many households nowadays use this oil because of its flavor.


    Not every family can afford to eat meat daily, but using this oil made the dishes a bit more substantial.


    The oil residue left after frying the fat is used to make dumplings or steamed buns.


    It¡¯s even more flavorful than the meat itself.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, do you think if I finish my third year of high school and don¡¯t go to college, I¡¯ll be married off?¡± Amid the crackling sound of frying, Xu Xiaoyan voiced her concerns, startling Yan Fei.


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 Chapter 50 - 50 50 School Crisis Thanks for the extra reward_1

    ?50: Chapter 50 School Crisis (Thanks for the extra reward)_1 50: Chapter 50 School Crisis (Thanks for the extra reward)_1 ¡°What¡¯s wrong?


    Are you thinking about getting married now?


    I¡¯m only in the first grade of junior high school, shouldn¡¯t you at least wait until I finish junior high school?¡±


    ¡°Who said I was marrying you?


    If I stop going to school, I¡¯ll be nearly 19 years old, and my family will certainly urge me to get married as soon as possible.


    You, on the other hand, remain perpetually young, do you think they would approve?¡±


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you supposed to go to college?


    Why are you talking about marriage now?¡± Yan Fei asked, puzzled.


    ¡°Sigh¡­


    I¡¯m not even good at cooking, I don¡¯t even know what kind of in-laws I could gain,¡± She rambles incoherently without answering him.


    ¡°Find yourself a ****!


    Have you lost your mind?


    What will you do if you don¡¯t go to school?¡± Yan Fei looked at her talking in a tormented spirit, he was a bit baffled.


    ¡°Go to college?


    If you could go to college, who wouldn¡¯t want to!


    I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any hope for me now!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± With a dejected expression, Xu Xiaoyan still nibbles on a piece of meat, leaving Yan Fei at a loss for words.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with me.


    In any case, my family told me that since the opening of the new shopping mall next door, our family business has been doing very badly.


    My eldest sister is still studying for her postgraduate degree, my second sister is also at university.


    If I go to college too, there will be no tuition fees left,¡± Xu Xiaoyan replied listlessly, and then raising her head to glance at him, she gnawed fiercely at the bone: ¡°It¡¯s all because you, a brat, doesn¡¯t grow up.


    I¡¯ll crush you, crush you¡­¡±


    ¡°Your eldest sister is at college, your second sister is at college, why is your family so biased?


    By the way, what¡¯s a postgraduate?


    Can you still study further after college?¡± Yan Fei was perplexed.


    Those two parents next door must be out of their minds!


    Who doesn¡¯t let their daughters go to college these days?


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand!


    There¡¯s a big shopping mall nearby now, its products are better and more abundant than ours, and they can sell cheaper due to their larger order volumes.


    Our store can hardly do any business.


    Across the road is the big shopping mall, who would come to our store to buy things?


    Haven¡¯t you noticed that our store is empty every day?¡± Xu Xiaoyan explained to Yan Fei.


    ¡°They can¡¯t help it if they can¡¯t make money.


    They can¡¯t just let my older sisters drop out halfway, right?


    What¡¯s a postgraduate?


    There¡¯s still a doctoral student and a postdoc!¡±


    ¡°Hey, I thought you got expelled from school because you didn¡¯t study well!


    Isn¡¯t it just about money?


    Just concentrate on your studies, why worry about this!


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    Doctor Emperor?


    Wouldn¡¯t that mean studying until you¡¯re old and grey?¡± Yan Fei finally understood the reason and immediately felt relieved.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know shit.¡± Seeing his nonchalant attitude, she became so angry she swore.


    ¡°Doctor Emperor?


    Do you think college is easy to get through in four years and doesn¡¯t require money for food and clothing.


    Forget it, you wouldn¡¯t understand if I told you.


    Unless I could be like that Ni from Grass Village who found a wealthy family to support her studies.


    But she only went to a technical secondary school, whereas I¡¯m aiming for college, the expenses are not the same¡­¡±


    ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, I now understand, you come here every day just to scrounge some food, right?


    You¡¯re supposed to be my wife, and you¡¯re thinking about other families?¡±


    The Ni from Grass Village that Xu Xiaoyan mentioned finished middle school last year and probably went to Normal University or a technical secondary school.


    Yan Fei just heard it from others; the details were not very clear.


    They also had a fine for exceeding the birth quota because of their younger son who was still in school they couldn¡¯t afford to send two people to school, so they betrothed this girl who would marry whoever paid for her studies after graduation.


    A family in the same village took up the offer, and through mutual discussions between the two families, they held a feast to announce that the young people from both families had an arranged marriage, the future in-laws would support her education, and they would get married when she graduated and returned.


    Freedom to choose in love is nothing when you can¡¯t even guarantee a meal.


    Besides, the young man from that family was also a middle school graduate who was not a bad person, so both were satisfied and the matter was settled.


    As for the other details, Yan Fei didn¡¯t know.


    Xu Xiaoyan must still be quite envious of that girl because she had people to support her studies, and her in-laws were from the same village, which was pretty good.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you¡¯re just talking without facing the difficulties.


    I¡¯ve studied for so many years already, if I can¡¯t go to college, wouldn¡¯t it all be in vain?


    It would be better to go to a Normal University, I would have been assigned a teaching job by now!¡± Xu Xiaoyan said in frustration, and as she spoke, she started crying again.


    ¡°You¡¯re so young, you wouldn¡¯t understand even if I told you.


    Do you think getting married is as simple as you think?


    Don¡¯t you realize that you¡¯re still just a child?¡±


    ¡°So, in your eyes, I¡¯m just a kid, huh?¡± Yan Fei was suddenly struck to the core.


    Every weekend when he delivered food to Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s school, there would always be a few crazy girls joining in, and he would always vaguely hear comments like ¡®he¡¯s just too young.¡¯ Hearing that too many times annoyed him.


    ¡°Pfft, you¡¯re just a kid anyway.


    Sigh, once I stop going to school, there won¡¯t be many good days left for me¡­¡± The girl was so discouraged that she had no tears left, and sat in silence, just eating.


    ¡°Deservedly so¡­


    you better hurry up and find a family that can afford your college tuition!¡± Yan Fei continued to tease her as he watched her still manage to eat.


    ¡°You think it¡¯s easy to find?


    Besides, their children just have to go to Normal University, study for three years, and then come back to be a teacher.


    But for me, it¡¯s four years, and I am older, who knows how I¡¯ll turn out to be, there won¡¯t be anyone willing.¡±


    That¡¯s true, the timeframe for Normal University is shorter, and the schools are usually in counties or cities close to home, so families can worry less.


    After three years of nurturing, their children reach the marriageable age and it¡¯s perfect timing for them to return and get married.


    College, on the other hand, would be further away.


    The further the distance, the less control parents would have.


    What if their children decide not to return after all?


    No one wants their investments to go to waste.


    Another reason is that Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s parents aren¡¯t exactly popular.


    Even if there were families with such intentions, they probably wouldn¡¯t trust them.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you also go to a three-year college?¡± Yan Fei, unaware of how much Xu Xiaoyan had been contemplating, suggested a lousy idea.


    ¡°Are you clueless?


    The three-year term refers to College, whereas in my case, any decent undergraduate program would take four years, four years¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan blew up in anger, and throw the half-eaten bone at him.


    ¡°Whatever¡­


    either way, you can¡¯t afford it.


    You¡¯ll have to get married sooner or later, why not come back as soon as you stop going to school, marry me first, and you can cook for me while I go to school.¡±


    ¡°So what if I can¡¯t afford it, wouldn¡¯t that be a big deal¡­


    Yan Xiaofei, you¡¯re really cruel, aren¡¯t you afraid I¡¯ll poison your food?¡± Xu Xiaoyan was bewildered with rage.


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid!¡± Yan Fei was incredibly calm.


    ¡°Well then¡­


    I won¡¯t argue with you.


    Anyway, I won¡¯t be able to go to college, and I¡¯m not ashamed of it.


    If you dare to talk to your parents about it, and if they agree, I¡¯ll cook for you.


    You better start preparing the bride price immediately.


    Our family will definitely ask for a lot.¡± Xu Xiaoyan calmed down after venting, ¡°By the way, both of your parents work, they must have money, right?


    Do you think they would let me go to college?¡±


    ¡°What now?


    You want to be my wife again?¡±


    ¡°Hehe, actually even if I can¡¯t go to school, it wouldn¡¯t be too bad to eat with you every day.


    Besides, you are still young, I don¡¯t want to get married and start looking after a child so soon, but I wouldn¡¯t mind cooking for you, it¡¯s easier.¡± This girl started talking nonsense, and she cast suspicious glances at Yan Fei up and down.


    ¡°So just because I¡¯m young everythings fine?


    What¡¯s up with that look?¡± Yan Fei, who had been raised by his grandfather since he was a boy, didn¡¯t really understand the girl¡¯s words.


    ¡°Sigh¡­


    I¡¯m much older than you, and your family certainly wouldn¡¯t accept me.


    Education still costs money, and both you and your younger brother are studying, I guess I have no hope¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan kept mumbling to herself and seemed deflated again.


    ¡°You¡¯re just a nutcase!¡± Yan Fei was confused by the girl¡¯s alternating expressions of joy and sorrow, and didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°Yeah, I wish I were a nutcase.


    Then, I wouldn¡¯t have to go to school, nobody would bother me, and I wouldn¡¯t be bothered about anything.


    Wouldn¡¯t that be nice?¡± The girl started to weep again as she spoke.


    ¡°Okay okay, so going to school makes you miserable.


    You just wait and be my wife, and when I have enough money, I¡¯ll reopen my family¡¯s blacksmith shop, and all you need to do is to cook for me and operate the bellows.¡± Yan Fei had plans in his mind, but he would not share them with her.

 Chapter 51 - 51 51 The Dream of the Restaurants Landlady_1

    ?51: Chapter 51 The Dream of the Restaurant¡¯s Landlady_1 51: Chapter 51 The Dream of the Restaurant¡¯s Landlady_1 ¡°You can just do whatever you want, I don¡¯t really care anymore.


    To marry someone, I¡¯ll need to finish next semester and take the college entrance exam.


    Otherwise, it would be a waste of all the years I¡¯ve spent in school.


    If they don¡¯t want me to go, I¡¯ll just cause a scene¡­¡±


    ¡°Really?


    They don¡¯t want you to go to school now?


    The exams are next year.


    Weren¡¯t they always proud of you?¡± Yan Fei looked at the girl¡¯s gritted teeth and was upset.


    ¡°They wouldn¡¯t go that far, would they?¡±


    ¡°They don¡¯t want me to go to college even if I pass the entrance exam, they just want me to give up the idea of higher education.¡± Xu Xiaoyan said weakly.


    ¡°Sigh¡­why did you put the fishnet so high?


    Just put it next to me, can¡¯t you see I¡¯ve finished eating?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Yan Fei found himself speechless, seeing her still focused on eating.


    He tossed the fishnet to a side, which was kind of getting in his way, and continued his work.


    ¡°Hey¡­ Yan Xiaofei, if I marry into another family in the future, can I still come here to eat?


    Your fish is really delicious.¡± While eating, Xu Xiaoyan started talking again.


    Yan Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Hey, I seem to remember that you did pretty well in your final exams, didn¡¯t you?


    You planned on continuing school, right?


    Why don¡¯t you just quit school, and we open a restaurant next year; you can be the chef and I can serve.


    It will be wonderful!


    We can eat like this every day¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan didn¡¯t care if Yan Fei responding to her or not, a girl, she could eat and talk and enjoy herself all by herself.


    Yan Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


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    I bet you cheated on your exam, so why not just quit school?


    Opening a restaurant is much more interesting than going to school.


    After that, I can just be the lady boss and eat whatever I want every day.


    I can even steal a bite or two when serving dishes, nobody will know.


    We don¡¯t even have to change the kitchen, we can just use this one here, and nobody in the dining area will see if I swipe some food¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan started daydreaming, her eyes were virtually popping out drumsticks.


    Yan Fei: ¡°Are you trying to get me to quit school too because you can¡¯t continue?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the point of going to school?


    Can you get into college?


    If you can¡¯t, isn¡¯t it better to just open a restaurant earlier?


    As far as I can see, it¡¯s definitely possible.


    You¡¯re young and had been ill before, so your parents must be looking for someone older to take care of you.


    It¡¯s perfect for me.


    I¡¯m older and can take care of you, plus I¡¯m a high school graduate and your dad is just a technical secondary school graduate, right?


    Anyway, I¡¯m more than qualified to be the lady boss of your restaurant.¡± Xu Xiaoyan continued her daydream of being a lady boss.


    Yan Fei: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Ouch¡­ Even big fish can have such small bones, it almost pricked me!


    By the way, how much do your parents earn in a month?


    Can they afford my bride price?


    I guess they would want two thousand, might even dare to ask for three thousand, and surely there are additional costs, probably total five or six thousand.


    Do you think your parents can afford it?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t spit bones on the ground!


    Be careful not to prick the dog!¡± Yan Fei drawn her attention to this.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with spitting a bit on the ground?


    Dogs don¡¯t eat fish.¡± Xu Xiaoyan argued confidently, then realized her mistake.


    ¡°Hehe, so little dogs eat fish too!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°You heard me, didn¡¯t you?


    Why are you silent?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean nothing?


    I¡¯m talking about my bride price here!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem.¡±


    ¡°Is your family that rich?


    Do we have to renovate our house?


    And will we still have money to open our restaurant?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re only thirteen years old, we can probably only start with opening a restaurant first, we can¡¯t get married until you¡¯re sixteen.


    I¡¯ll be over twenty by then, you won¡¯t think I¡¯m too old, right?¡±


    Getting married at sixteen is definitely against the law, but it¡¯s not uncommon for rural kids to marry early, everyone is used to it.


    As soon as they graduate from junior high school and return home, they start preparing to have children, which is normal.


    ¡°¡­¡± Yan Fei continued with his work.


    ¡°Who would¡¯ve thought, who would¡¯ve thought, I, Xu Xing, Miss Xu San, am just destined to be a restaurant owner¡¯s wife.


    And here I thought I could go to university and move to a big city!


    Then, maybe I¡¯d find someone tall, handsome, and talented¡­


    Ah¡­


    Yan Xiaofei, how did you get so tall?


    Oh my God!


    You¡¯re nearly as tall as me!


    Hmm, you¡¯re not particularly handsome, but those thick eyebrows and big eyes make you somewhat attractive¡­¡±


    ¡°Bug off!


    Go sit and eat somewhere else, and stop being a bother¡­¡± This girl, talking nonsense and comparing heights with Yan Fei, is surprisingly thick-skinned.


    ¡°What attitude is that?


    Do you know you¡¯ll have to obey me at home in the future?


    Oh right, I just remembered, you¡¯re always selling rabbits in the county town.


    How much money do you have now?


    Hand it over to me for safekeeping!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t play dumb, you heard me.


    I¡¯m going to look after the money from now on.


    Now hand it over!¡±


    ¡°Can you stop causing trouble, or do you want to get splashed with hot oil?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid.


    Just give me the money so I can buy some New Year¡¯s clothes.


    Who needs old clothes when they have new ones?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to give me the money.


    But when I need to spend money, you¡¯ll have to provide for me.


    Go buy me some clothes right now.


    And you must also give me some pocket money to spend¡­


    Wait, how much money do you actually have?¡±


    ¡°Bang bang bang bang¡­¡± Yan Fei had finished tidying up and was now chopping dumpling stuffing.


    Two vegetable knives flying about, leaving afterimages.


    ¡°All right, keep your secrets.


    Anyway, I¡¯m claiming your house as mine now.


    Let your parents quickly send the Bride Price to my house when they return.


    After next summer vacation, I won¡¯t live at home anymore.


    You have so many rooms here for just yourself anyway.


    If anyone dares to mock me, you can just hit them.


    Don¡¯t worry ¨C if you end up beating someone, I¡¯ll hand you the baton, and if you end up being jailed, I¡¯ll bring you food¡­¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you stop flailing your hands around while talking?


    Can eating even shut you up?


    Stay away ¨C I¡¯m holding a knife here!¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­


    Yan Xiaofei, you¡¯re already sick of me, aren¡¯t you?


    You never used to be like this!


    Is it because you look down on me since I can¡¯t get into university?


    I¡­¡±


    ¡°Are your tears just tap water, ready to flow at a moment¡¯s notice?¡± Yan Fei helplessly laid down his knife on the table, looking on as she switched between crying and laughing.


    ¡°Whimper whimper¡­¡± Yan Fei¡¯s words prompted her formerly soft sobbing to grow into louder whimpers.


    ¡°I knew it.


    I¡¯m unattractive, clumsy, and can¡¯t do chores properly.


    Whimper¡­In the past, you only pretended to be close to me because you thought I could make it to the university.


    Now that you know I can¡¯t make it, do you all look down on me?


    Yan Xiaofei, it¡¯s not like I need to stick to you.


    I can just marry someone else when worse comes to worst¡­whimper¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you putting on a show?¡± Yan Fei said, completely defeated by her melodrama.


    ¡°You continue your performance, I¡¯ll be right back¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one putting on a¡­whimper¡­Yan Xiaofei¡­where are you going?


    Okay, I¡¯ll stop talking.


    But where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just going to the other room for a bit.


    Don¡¯t follow me, stay in the kitchen and eat!


    Go on, quickly!¡± Seeing the maiden crying and following him while still holding her food bowl and chopsticks, Yan Fei quickly ushered her back.


    After he had entered the inner room, he peeked out the window to ensure she was still in the kitchen before disappearing into the room.


    Picking up the money box from the sea-cave, he quickly returned to where he was.


    Walking into the kitchen and seeing Xu Xiaoyan sitting on a small stool by the firewood pile, her eyes fixated on him, he set the cashbox right in front of her on the ground, and gave a sly grin, ¡°Open it yourself and have a look!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s this?


    Ah¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan put down her chopsticks and opened the box.


    The next moment, she gasped in surprise, nearly dropping both bowl and chopsticks.


    ¡°I said be careful, don¡¯t drop the bowl!¡± Yan Fei exclaimed triumphantly.


    Xu Xiaoyan had completely tuned out his words, her eyes riveted to the money in the box, utterly astounded.


    The hundred yuan bills bearing the images of the four leaders, the fifty yuan bills depicting workers, peasants, and intellectuals, and ten and five yuan bills, all neatly stacked and arranged at the bottom of the box.


    She hardly noticed the one- and two-yuan bills on the side.

 Chapter 52 - 52 52 Childhood Sweethearts Farming on the Island_1

    ?52: Chapter 52 Childhood Sweethearts Farming on the Island_1 52: Chapter 52 Childhood Sweethearts Farming on the Island_1 ¡°This is all money?¡± It took Xu Xiaoyan a while to react.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Yan Fei assured her, then continued chopping the meat filling for dumplings.


    ¡°It¡¯s all yours?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± He continued chopping.


    ¡°Bang, crash¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan abruptly put her bowl on the floor, not sparing a glance when her chopsticks also fell.


    She grabbed a small bundle of hundred-dollar bills and started counting.


    ¡°One hundred, two hundred, three hundred¡­¡±


    ¡°Chop chop chop¡­¡±


    The sound of money counting and meat chopping mixed together, creating a unique harmony in the small kitchen.


    ¡­


    ¡°Eighteen thousand six hundred seventy?¡± After a long while, Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s trembling voice echoed in the kitchen.


    ¡°Yan Xiaofei, how come you have so much money?


    You won¡¯t get executed, will you?¡±


    ¡°What does my hard-earned money have to do with execution?


    There¡¯s definitely something wrong with your brain today ¨C you should get it checked!¡± Yan Fei replied exasperatedly.


    ¡°You earned it all, no laws broken?¡± Xu Xiaoyan sounded half convinced.


    ¡°Relax, the money is all legit.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.


    So it¡¯s eighteen thousand six hundred seventy?


    I didn¡¯t miscount, did I?¡± Yan Fei¡¯s assured tone gave her confidence, and she quickly became concerned about the exact amount.


    ¡°No, you didn¡¯t count the small change, right?


    There are quite a few hundreds in that too!¡± Yan Fei teased her on purpose.


    ¡°Right, I haven¡¯t finished counting.¡± Xu Xiaoyan was thoroughly defeated by the sight of so many banknotes that she forgot to contradict him.


    ¡°One, two, three¡­¡±


    ¡°Chop chop chop¡­¡±


    And so the sounds of counting money and chopping meat resumed.


    ¡­


    ¡°One hundred thirty-five¡­


    Yan Xiaofei, you have so much money, you don¡¯t need to ask your parents for anything, it¡¯s even enough to pay the bride price to my family, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Chop chop chop¡­


    Indeed!¡± Yan Fei contained his laughter.


    ¡°After paying the bride price, there¡¯s so much left.


    Is it enough to open a restaurant?¡±


    ¡°Chop chop¡­


    Indeed, plus there will still be some left for some house renovations!¡±


    ¡°Yeah!


    Oh¡­


    What was I counting up to, two hundred four, right?


    Renovating the house probably wouldn¡¯t use it all up.


    If I was still in school, it could be enough to cover my university fees for a year.¡±


    ¡°Indeed, indeed!¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­


    how great it would be if I was still studying, but marrying someone like you, who has ten thousand to spare, wouldn¡¯t be too bad either.


    Hehe¡­


    two hundred forty-nine, two hundred fifty¡­¡± The naive girl still hasn¡¯t realized what¡¯s happening, and kept counting!


    ¡°¡­¡± Yan Fei was thoroughly defeated by the girl¡¯s naivety.


    ¡°Wait a minute, Yan Xiaofei, with so much money, I could go to college, couldn¡¯t I?¡± Counting the money, Xu Xiaofei finally realized the crux of the issue.


    Seeing Yan Fei¡¯s shoulders shaking with suppressed laughter while chopping the meat, she suddenly understood.


    ¡°Nice one!


    Yan Xiaofei, you were teasing me, weren¡¯t you¡­¡± The girl threw the money back into the box, stood up, and started to tickle him in retaliation.


    ¡°You were having fun teasing me, weren¡¯t you?


    I¡¯ll show you what¡¯s funny, I¡¯ll make you regret¡­¡±


    ¡°Hahaha¡­


    Stop¡­


    Haha, I¡¯m holding a knife!¡± Yan Fei quickly put down his knife, trying to fend off the girl¡¯s ticklish attacks.


    ¡°Nope, I have to tickle you to death.


    To pay you back for teasing me.


    Why is your shirt so thick?


    Stop moving¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t pull my shirt!


    You¡¯ve been eating for quite a while now, but your hands are still so cold, freezing me¡­¡±


    ¡°Then freeze, freeze to death¡­


    Hmm, you seem to be quite fit?


    Nice muscles¡­¡± Suddenly, she realized how odd her comment sounded.


    Looking at Yan Fei, who was laughing uncontrollably, her face turned beet red.


    She rushed to pull her hand out from under his shirt, turned around to grab more money from the box to count.


    ¡°Let me count again to see how much is there!¡±


    ¡°Go ahead, count away!¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t feel that there was anything wrong.


    After all, he and this girl had been running around together since they were little.


    Normally, he didn¡¯t think too much about it.


    He just considered her his future wife ¨C someone to spend the rest of his life with ¨C without any other thoughts.


    It wasn¡¯t clear whether the girl had finally finished counting or not.


    Anyway, she was crouching on the floor, rummaging through the box of money.


    After a long pause, she finally spoke, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, did you earn all this money yourself?


    Or was it left to you by your grandfather?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I earned it all myself, both from selling rabbits and from working in the city.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all legal?¡±


    ¡°Rest assured!¡±


    ¡°Can you decide how to use this money on your own?


    If your parents find out, they¡¯ll surely confiscate it.


    Will they let you fund my education with it?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, they won¡¯t know.


    Even if they did, I decide what to do with it.


    This is my cattle-rearing money, and there will only be more and more of it in the future.


    The money needed for your tuition is a pittance!¡±


    ¡°Are you really planning to send me to college?¡±


    ¡°Yes!


    When you¡¯re done with college, I¡¯ll have a college-educated wife.


    Imagine how good it¡¯d look, introducing you around.


    And if you want to continue your studies after college, do it.


    Go on to get a Ph.D., even to become an empress¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Xu Xiaoyan laughed and cried at his outrageous speech.


    ¡°Can you speak seriously?


    Have you really thought this through?


    Attending university isn¡¯t the same as attending a technical secondary school or a normal university, I¡¯ll have to go to the provincial capital, which is five to six hundred kilometres away.


    Once I go, I¡¯ll be away for at least a semester!¡±


    The poor girl had no idea that the person she was talking to could transform into a pterosaur; not to mention five to six hundred kilometers, Yan Fei could now fly a thousand km round trip in a night!


    ¡°That¡¯s okay, go ahead and study.


    After all, it¡¯s my job as a man to earn money.¡± Yan Fei said nonchalantly.


    Xu Xiaoyan wanted to laugh at first, but looking at Yan Fei¡¯s growing size over the past few months and his still somewhat narrow shoulders, she couldn¡¯t bring herself to do it.


    As she looked at him, she suddenly teared up, ¡°Yan Xiaofei, you¡¯re so wonderful!¡±


    Without turning his head, Yan Xiaofei snorted, ¡°Enough, Xu Xiaoyan.


    I¡¯m only ¡®wonderful¡¯ when it benefits you, weren¡¯t you just planning on being someone else¡¯s daughter-in-law?


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    Xu Xiaoyan suddenly jumped up, ¡°So what if I say you¡¯re ¡®wonderful¡¯?


    What¡¯s it to you¡­¡±


    Before Yan Fei could react, she had hugged him from behind and kissed his cheek twice.


    Catching on, he touched his face and was immediately outraged, ¡°Xu Xiaoyan, are you trying to gross me out?


    You¡¯ve made my face all greasy!¡±


    The girl, who had never been so audacious before, initially felt a little bold and turned redder than a ripe tomato.


    But after hearing his exclamation, she was emboldened again and turned to kiss his other cheek twice more, ¡°It serves you right!


    What are you going to do about it?¡±


    ¡°Scram, scram, scram.


    Aren¡¯t you eating anymore?


    I¡¯m trying to work and you keep getting in the way!¡± Annoyed, Yan Fei tried unsuccessfully to shake her off.


    ¡°I won¡¯t, I won¡¯t, I just won¡¯t!¡± Losing all sense of propriety, the girl hung onto Yan Fei¡¯s neck and jumped up on him.


    ¡°I won¡¯t go, I won¡¯t let you work!¡±


    From the kitchen continued the sounds of hustle and bustle, the rhythmic chopping of dumpling fillings punctuated by the occasional excited barks of the small dog.


    Childhood sweethearts, in fact, aren¡¯t necessarily about romance.


    At night, Yan Fei started busying himself on the little island again.


    Now, he wanted to grow vegetables and melons.


    The former sweet potato field was now lying vacant, ready to be ploughed flat, to plant watermelons and vegetables.


    This time, he wasn¡¯t sowing haphazardly, but doing it very diligently.


    Because it¡¯s all money!


    There was still time before spring, so even if he sowed some radish seeds now, he could earn money by selling the radish leaves later.


    Currently, there was a shortage of all sorts of greens, so as long as something was green, like radishes, it could be eaten a month after planting and sold for a good price in the city.


    Then there were green peppers, water spinach, tomatoes, long beans, and eggplants.


    Although vegetables like tomatoes required trellising, these are all crops that can be harvested continuously once planted.


    He just wasn¡¯t sure whether his plants would sprout under these conditions.


    Anyway, he didn¡¯t plant a lot.


    His main focus was on quick-growing radish leaves and watermelons.


    After sowing a large plot of seeds, Yan Fei was no longer worried about not having time to catch rabbits and earn money.


    With no worries at the back of his mind, he started his test-flights again around the island.


    Not satisfied with just one round, he called out towards the cliff where the island¡¯s pterosaurs perched.


    Before they could react, he quickly descended to the center of the small island to eat stewed meat.


    Poor pterosaurs were now numb to his provocations, even the one he had fought with.


    Faced with provocation, they would at most fly up and circle around.


    Anyway, they knew that if they flew over, the large pterosaur that just provoked them would vanish into thin air.


    For the island pterosaurs, Yan Fei, the large pterosaur, was now like a fly, perpetually irritating you without being able to harm you.


    Since winning that fight, he hadn¡¯t fought with them again; dangerous tasks were left for when it was safer in the future.


    He was about to start raising cattle and couldn¡¯t afford to get injured.


    He would just provoke them now and then, then do his own thing.


    If the island pterosaurs could talk, who knows what they would have called him.

 Chapter 53 - 53 53 Buying Meat_1

    ?53: Chapter 53 Buying Meat_1 53: Chapter 53 Buying Meat_1 Early the next morning, Yan Fei was on his way to the butcher.


    It was just starting to get light, the meat stand was still being set up.


    Yan Fei waited for the butcher to arrive with his cart and hurriedly stepped in to help hang the pig up on the hooks. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The meat he was buying this time wasn¡¯t for his own family, but gifts for relatives.


    Generally, the daughters of Sancha Town who are married off return to their maternal home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, bringing ¡°gift strips¡± with them.


    These are cuts of meat from the pig¡¯s belly, fatty with two or three ribs.


    They¡¯re cut into long strips, the small ones weigh about 3 catty, the larger ones, five or six.


    When it comes to giving gifts to relatives, options are rather limited at this time; usually, it¡¯s two bags of fruits and two bags of sugar, topped off with a gift strip.


    The ¡°fruits¡± are deep-fried, pinky-thick noodles mixed with sugar.


    They taste pretty good fresh from the pan, but after several days, they might as well be rocks if you¡¯ve got bad teeth.


    As for the sugar, it¡¯s regular granulated sugar packaged in sturdy yellow paper.


    Sometimes, families exchange the sugar packets among themselves so much that the paper tears and it ends up being an empty paper box by the time it reaches its final recipient.


    Once the pig was hung up, Yan Fei started making his selections: ¡°This one here, cut it a bit bigger from here, yes, right there.


    You could cut one from here too, I¡¯ll take it all, hurry up¡­¡±


    Those who arrived later started to get irritated: ¡°Xiao Fei, how many are you buying?


    If you cut any more, there won¡¯t be any left!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother to turn around: ¡°If there isn¡¯t any left, you should have come earlier.


    Whose fault is it you came late!¡±


    Someone joked: ¡°These are all for your mother-in-law.


    Besides Old Xu¡¯s family, who else would you present it to if you buy so many?¡±


    Unperturbed, Yan Fei continued, ¡°This one needs to be big, it looks stingy if it¡¯s small!


    I¡¯ll buy as many as I want.


    My wife is good, I ought to give her family a few extra.


    When I see people, I give ¨C everywhere there is a mother-in-law.¡±


    ¡°Everywhere there is a mother-in-law¡± is a line from a comic dialogue program, well-known to most.


    So everyone burst into laughter.


    After the laughter, they frowned, watching as Yan Fei selected a good chunk of gift strips, almost finishing off all viable parts for gift-strip cutting on the pig.


    At most, what¡¯s left could yield a couple of small gift strips.¡±


    Yan Fei picked up the gift strips ready to leave, but turned his head and felt a bit embarrassed.


    Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s father was there, standing right behind him.


    No wonder the crowd was so enthusiastic with their teasing.


    The old man¡¯s visage was unpleasant from any angle.


    To break the tension, Yan Fei blurted out, ¡°Umm, this is all I bought, why don¡¯t I give you a couple first?


    You won¡¯t be able to buy any!¡±


    The surrounding crowd suddenly fell silent.


    People even paused their buying, and the butcher, flustered, almost dropped his knife.


    Then, a peal of laughter, with some voices cheering on: ¡°Old Xu, here comes your son-in-law, just take it!¡±


    Seeing Old Xu¡¯s face darkening, Yan Fei knew he had misspoke.


    He then turned to the crowd and blurted out: ¡°What are you yelling for?


    Can your family afford to give such large gift strips?


    What¡¯s wrong with being a big-spending son-in-law?


    I¡¯m just rich.¡±


    Turning back to the butcher, Yan Fei instructed, ¡°Also, weigh this one for me.


    Don¡¯t bother dividing it, it¡¯ll be too small if split into two, can¡¯t lose face!


    I¡¯ll be back for more tomorrow.


    Put me down a reservation for tomorrow.


    I¡¯ll be waiting at your place when the pig gets slaughtered tonight¡­¡±


    There are only about a dozen pairs of ribs per pig.


    The remaining four were the smallest ones, which Yan originally didn¡¯t deem good enough to buy.


    But egged on by the crowd, he decided to buy them anyway.


    During the New Year, nearly every household buys gift strips.


    Normally, a family will only buy one to bring to their mother¡¯s family.


    This one pig would be enough for five or six families.


    Yan Fei¡¯s haul had everyone riled up, and they promptly began begrudging him.


    However, the criticisms were rather mild.


    A large portion of the locals employed in the Sancha Town police station were familiar with Yan Fei, and stories of him fighting cattle thieves had gradually surfaced.


    None of them dared outright offend him in case he lost his cool and started a fight, a situation no one wanted to entertain.


    Yan Fei ignored the ruckus, and the helpless meat seller had to comply.


    After all, Yan Fei was front and center!


    As the vendor fronted the meat, someone quickly changed tactics: ¡°Xiao Fei, you can¡¯t finish all these even if you tried, leave the rest alone!


    For the New Year, my old aunt¡¯s place grew some spinach, I will send you some later!¡±


    While no one could claim to be wealthy at this point, circumstances were gradually improving, the increment of which is countless compared to before.


    Every family could afford to buy meat for the New Year, but there were only so many pigs; if a family couldn¡¯t buy a gift strip, it basically meant an early end to their New Year celebrations.


    This kid can be crafty; no one knows whether, in the dead of the night, he¡¯ll actually go to wait for someone to slaughter a pig.


    On the off chance he does, it¡¯ll be a pain.


    After all, no one wants to go to the countryside to inquire which village is slaughtering pigs, much less wind up in a group purchase of a pig only to wait for the meat to rot while trying to consume it all.


    Such habit has it that, a five catty gift strip gets more attention than ten catty of meat.


    So, whatever the case, under these circumstances, you¡¯ve to bear with it.


    Enduring it now is always better than dealing with a quarrelsome wife at home.


    On the other side, Xu Xiaoyan¡¯s dad left with a grim face.


    Several made peace speeches, Yan Fei also dismissed the issue, proudly taking his own things and leaving.


    There were no more jeers.


    Envy, jealousy, and resentment flashed in the eyes of the others.


    In these times, anyone who could afford to be a spendthrift, well, even though they would cursed of it, in truth, they¡¯re all secretly envious¡ªonly wishing their own circumstances could afford such extravagance.


    As soon as Yan Fei got home, Xu Xiaoyan strolled in, pouting.


    Seeing her normally soft eyebrows knitted together, Yan Fei laughed and quickly offered her a gift strip,¡±Here, quickly take it home in secret or you¡¯ll be scolded.¡±


    Xu Xiaoyan blushed, she didn¡¯t say a word for a long time, finally sighed and took the gift strip silently before leaving.


    She came back after a while, all sighs and lamentations.


    That is until Yan Fei lifted the lid of the pot to reveal a great heap of scrambled eggs.


    Then she finally perked up.


    No wonder Old Xu wasn¡¯t well liked!


    Whenever he was insulted outside, he took it out on his daughter when he got home.


    Also, his audacity to demand gift strips from children was off-putting.


    No surprise that their business has completely died since the establishment of the mall in the small town.


    Now that everyone is living a better life, the town has many small shops that are thriving, except for his that isn¡¯t.


    The scrambled eggs Yan Fei made were meant to be chopped up for dumpling fillings.


    Having only meat isn¡¯t sufficient, and too much of it could get cloying.


    As he chopped up the dumpling fillings, Yan Fei still had to listen to the voices outside.


    Just as expected, soon the voice of Yan Fei¡¯s Uncle Lin Xiuqing echoed from outside.


    This was not the uncle from the police station, but his real uncle who¡¯d brought his whole family to the gathering.


    The uncle brought tofu and bean curd sheets along with some cabbage and radishes.


    Once he left the stuff, he took his family to the gathering to shop.


    Bean curd sheets are produced when making tofu.


    After filtering the soymilk, it is boiled in a large pot.


    Once it comes to a boil, the flame is turned down to a low simmer.


    When the soy milk begins to calm down, it will gradually produce a layer of yellow stuff on the surface, which can be lifted by simply picking it up by the center, and using a rod to pick it up from below, thus removing the skin.


    Then it¡¯s hung up to dry.


    When eating, it is soaked in water and stir-fried, providing a unique taste and texture.


    At first glance, it looks like present-day tofu skin, but the taste is absolutely different.


    It¡¯s a slow process to make it, and if you make too much, the tofu is less refined and not as delicious, so it was slowly phased out by the market.


    Although it¡¯s still available, it¡¯s priced higher than meat.


    Soon after, Yan Fei received a visit from the family he had recently exchanged kindnesses with, the one whose lost cow he had helped return.


    This family¡¯s last name was Guan, they lived in the same village as Yan Fei¡¯s class teacher Guan Yue.


    Knowing that a common combination of radishes and cabbage were unlikely to run out at home, they brought lotus vegetables and vermicelli.


    Relatives came in one after the other, bringing leeks, garlic, and whatnot that they grew themselves.


    Yan Fei graciously accepted everything.


    It was the norm every year, they¡¯d exchange their produce for New Year¡¯s.


    If you refused, it would mean that you were truly unappreciative.


    It wasn¡¯t that they were asking you to help them with anything, it was just a regular exchange.


    In a short while, everything for the New Year was ready.


    At most, they would buy a few more items like seaweed, melon seeds, and sugar cubes.


    Now is the time when people are becoming increasingly wealthy and have a bit of spare change, but there¡¯s only so much variety to buy.


    Inevitably, they would find themselves undecided, limited to the same few choices.

 Chapter 54 - 54 54 Discussing Cattle Raising_1

    ?54: Chapter 54 Discussing Cattle Raising_1 54: Chapter 54 Discussing Cattle Raising_1 When it was almost noon, Yan Fei also left his house with things to give others, he also had to reciprocate the kind gestures.


    The first stop was at Uncle Baoguo¡¯s house, Yan Fei used a snake-skin bag to pack some lotus vegetable noodles, a big watermelon, and a gift strip of meat ¨C This was not a visit to his mother-in-law¡¯s place, a gift strip wouldn¡¯t be suitable, wrapping it up and putting it in the bag would suffice.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t have other options, he didn¡¯t know what else to buy as a gift, so he could only present things that would be useful.


    In the last few days, Lin Baoguo must be busy.


    Working at the police station was different from other workplaces, they were even busier during holidays.


    It was estimated that he doesn¡¯t have time to buy groceries.


    When Yan Fei knocked on Lin Baoguo¡¯s door, it was opened by another older woman, who was Lin Baoguo¡¯s mother-in-law.


    She was very warm towards Yan Fei, but Yan Fei just wanted to drop off the items and leave quickly.


    They hadn¡¯t talked for long when a person Yan Fei least wanted to encounter came out holding a child.


    It was Lin Baoguo¡¯s wife, Yan Fei¡¯s aunt Xiang Rui.


    Lin Baoguo worked at the police station and was quite decent-looking.


    Back then, he was considered one of the best marriage prospects in the small town.


    His wife might not be well-educated, but she was the most beautiful woman in the surrounding area, tall and good-looking.


    Now, this beauty was a bit overweight, probably weighing around a hundred and sixty-something.


    She was fatter than when she was pregnant.


    Yan Fei quickly left after dropping the items, fleeing under the repeated pleas of the older woman to stay.


    He simply couldn¡¯t stand Xiang Rui¡¯s resentful gaze.


    Back then, Yan Fei sent ¡°chicken soup¡± to help her produce more milk.


    As a result, there was so much milk that the child couldn¡¯t finish drinking it and she started to balloon up, looking at him as if he was an enemy.


    In the old days, if a daughter-in-law could put on weight after childbirth, it showed the caring nature of the in-laws, and the family took pride in that; the mother-in-law wouldn¡¯t find her ugly because she put on weight, but would feel that their daughter was well taken care of in her marital home, and would be extremely satisfied.


    As a result, the parents from both sides spoke highly of Yan Fei.


    The one who suffered was the new mom, who was scared to look into the mirror every day.


    As for the husband, he had to express his gratitude while secretly crying, as his wife complained in secret while his parents-in-law praised him.


    Yan Fei kept on delivering for more than a month until Lin Baoguo quietly pleaded with him to stop, as he couldn¡¯t take his wife out anymore due to her increased weight.


    After delivering to this family, the next one is Uncle Ming¡¯s household.


    Uncle Ming¡¯s full name is Ma Yongming.


    He lived in a newly built small building on the edge of the town.


    He can be regarded as a minor construction contractor and is part of the first batch of people who got rich.


    However, Yan Fei treated everyone equally and gave the same set of gifts.


    Mainly because he had received a lot of favor from him in the past and also because Yan Fei needed his help.


    Ma Yongming wasn¡¯t a saint either.


    He was the typical late-born child in his family, spoiled since childhood.


    As a result, he didn¡¯t even complete middle school and started working with his father in a construction team, later leading a group on his own.


    Initially, he built a few houses in the countryside.


    As he stepped into the good times, he gradually made his fortune.


    When the town built a supermarket, there was no major construction team in the surrounding area that could undertake it independently.


    In the end, it was a project jointly handled by three construction teams, including his team.


    Once he had some money, he nearly drove his old dad crazy.


    He didn¡¯t like any of the marriages arranged by his family, and he didn¡¯t know how he managed to abduct a young woman from the county town.


    It was rumored that the girl¡¯s family didn¡¯t agree for her to get married to a small town, so he simply took her back home.


    Now she¡¯s pregnant and being kept at home, apparently planning to combine the wedding banquet and the baby¡¯s one-month celebration.


    Blacksmith Yan and his dad had a close relationship.


    When he was still alive, they often drank together.


    Yan Fei unluckily had to call him ¡°Uncle¡± even though they were not far apart in age.


    Yan Fei entered Ma Yongming¡¯s courtyard.


    He was currently cleaning a few yellow eels with a young man, and his pregnant fianc¨¦e was sitting next to him, not lending a hand and just eating sunflower seeds on a small stool.


    Actually, the woman is quite good-looking, her big eyes and pointed chin make her look quite enchanting, but she dresses too fashionably.


    By looking at her, you can tell she wears makeup, her face has powder, lip color, and even high heels that tilt her buttocks up excessively.


    No wonder Ma Yongming¡¯s father doesn¡¯t like this daughter-in-law, Yan Fei doesn¡¯t like her either.


    In ten or twenty years, this would be called a goddess.


    Walking down the street would tail a bunch of covert photographers.


    But now, in the countryside, girls like her are commonly referred to as temptresses.


    Yellow Eels are usually dug up in the dead of winter when harvesting lotus vegetables.


    At this point, there¡¯s no need to pump out the water from shallow ponds, they¡¯re all dried up.


    Even the ponds that aren¡¯t used for cultivating lotus vegetables make it easier to catch Yellow Eels.


    Yan Fei, who was helping clean up the eels, knew the young man.


    He had been to his house before, his name was Pang Fa.


    He was quite an enterprising young fellow, catching Yellow Eels and mudfish around the area and selling them in the county town.


    The Fifth Brother at the beef shop in the county knew him.


    However, Yan Fei visited Fifth Brother¡¯s Beef Shop either too late or too early, so they had never met.


    When Yan Fei, carrying his stuff, came over and greeted them, he threw the items on the ground and started to help them clean the eels.


    The young woman who had been incessantly eating sunflower seeds suddenly sprang up when she saw a big watermelon roll out from the bag¡¯s mouth, she was instantly excited, ¡°Ah, the one who bought the watermelon should be Yan Fei, right?¡±


    Ma Yongming turned his head around, ¡°That¡¯s enough, just look at it.


    It¡¯s so cool nowadays, and you can¡¯t eat it with your body like that.


    Just sit quietly!¡±


    The young woman sulked at his words, but she dared not retort, she sat back down and resumed her sunflower seed eating, the sound of shell cracking filling the air, and threw the shells all over the ground.


    Yan Fei chuckled inwardly, ¡°What a woman he picked!


    In a rural area, wouldn¡¯t a woman like that get spanked every day?¡±


    However, he had to ask for their help at this moment, so he didn¡¯t dare to laugh out loud.


    Holding back his laughter, he asked Ma Yongming, ¡°Uncle Ming, do you think I could raise some cows next year?¡±


    ¡°Raise cows?¡± Ma Yongming was so startled he almost cut his hand with the knife.


    ¡°Why do you want to raise cows?¡±


    ¡°Raising cows can make money!


    Each young cow can make at least two thousand RMB when it¡¯s grown up.


    If I raise about ten or eight, I can build a house and get married when I don¡¯t want to go to school anymore.¡± Yan Fei replied matter-of-factly.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯ve planned that out quite far in advance!


    You¡¯re so young, and you¡¯re thinking about getting married?¡± Ma Yongming started to laugh, as did Pang Fa, who was laughing so much it was hard to breathe.


    Not mentioning Ma Yongming¡¯s young wife, who was laughing so hard, her body shook like a hen cackling loudly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how many more days I can stay in school, and now the blacksmith¡¯s shop is closed.


    If I don¡¯t find a way to earn some money, I won¡¯t be able to afford a wife in four years¡¯ time.¡± Yan Fei paid no mind to their laughter.


    ¡°What do you mean in four years?¡± Ma Yongming immediately caught onto that.


    ¡°I am asking you about raising cows, why are you asking about this?


    My future wife is going to university, and after she finishes a four-year undergraduate course, she will come back to marry me.¡± Yan Fei was displeased.


    ¡°What?¡± Ma Yongming couldn¡¯t clean the eel anymore.


    He thought for a while then it dawned on him.


    ¡°You¡¯re referring to that girl from Old Xu¡¯s Family, right?


    The third Ni¡¯er?¡±


    Pang Fa got excited when he heard this: ¡°Are the two families already in agreement?


    That girl is so good looking, she¡¯s even going to university, can she be with you?¡±


    ¡°So what?


    What¡¯s wrong with her marrying me?


    We¡¯ve already agreed on this, you all don¡¯t have to worry about it.


    Let¡¯s talk about cows, cows!¡± Yan Fei was anxious, why couldn¡¯t these people stay on track!


    ¡°Okay, okay, we¡¯ll talk about cows.


    Are you really planning to raise cows?


    Have you thought it through?


    You¡¯ll need money to buy the calves.


    Do you even know how much a calf costs?


    And you want to raise ten to eight?


    You need to find a place to raise them.


    You can forget about your small yard, it won¡¯t be enough.


    Plus, raising cows will stink, you have to find a place a bit far away.¡± Although Ma Yongming was from the countryside, he understood these basics.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that.


    I¡¯ve got the money, I just haven¡¯t figured out the location yet, can you help me think of a place?¡± Yan Fei waved his hand trying to boost his persuasiveness.


    ¡°It¡¯s not just these issues.¡± Pang Fa interrupted.


    ¡°If you really want to raise cows, should you at least know some basics?


    I also want to raise fish, yellow eels, and turtles!


    But I didn¡¯t do well in school, now even with a skill book I need a dictionary to understand, and there are still a lot of things I don¡¯t understand.


    You should know how to feed the cows regularly, right?


    And prevent the disease of cows, right?


    It¡¯s scary if they get sick when you group-raise them.


    If one gets sick, all of them will, and by then you won¡¯t even have a place to cry.¡±


    ¡°I already know how to treat cows.


    I¡¯ve been learning at the veterinary station every day!


    I know all the common diseases and how to cure them.


    If it looks like they¡¯re about to get sick, I¡¯ll immediately call the vet.


    I know all the vets at the veterinary station, no problem.¡± Yan Fei could finally utilize the efforts he¡¯d been making for a while.


    With a clap on his big thigh, Pang Fa suddenly realized, ¡°Right!


    Why the hell didn¡¯t I think of going to the veterinary station?


    Looking at this damned dictionary everyday, I can¡¯t understand the book, and I¡¯m too ashamed to go back to school.


    I was driving myself crazy. S§×arch* The N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Just now, I was talking with your Uncle Ming.¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled, ¡°If you want to raise fish and eels, I guess the vets at the station won¡¯t know much about them.


    They¡¯re only experienced with livestock.


    There¡¯s a newly assigned vet there, last time he pointed at a mule and said what a big horse¡­¡±

 Chapter 55 - 55 55 Various Problems_1

    ?55: Chapter 55 Various Problems_1 55: Chapter 55 Various Problems_1 ¡°So, it¡¯s just the one physician, right?


    They must be better than me, aren¡¯t they?


    Which one of them is friendlier?


    Let¡¯s go visit him together.


    I¡¯ll bring a couple of bottles of wine, have a good talk with him, and see if they can explain something from that book to me.¡± Pang Fa was growing more and more excited as he spoke.


    ¡°About the cattle raising, when you want to go, just come to my place and call me.


    Is there anything else to be cautious about apart from what you¡¯ve mentioned?¡± Yan Fei noticed the conversation was going off-topic and quickly brought it back.


    ¡°You still need to go to school.


    Even if you have a place and raise cattle, you can¡¯t watch over them every day.


    You need someone else in the pasture to keep an eye on them, prevent others from stealing.


    There¡¯s much more to it!


    It¡¯s not as simple as you think!¡± Ma Yongming might not have been educated well before, but now he was a small contractor, and his thinking was quite reliable.


    These were key issues in farming as well.


    It would be a big problem if someone maliciously fed your cattle something unclean or stole your cattle.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll be at school during the day.


    There needs to be someone there, but I can watch over them at night when I get back.¡± Yan Fei thought about it and felt that finding someone to guard the place was indeed important.


    ¡°It¡¯s easy to find someone, the key is to prevent theft¡­¡± Ma Yongming continued to emphasize.


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of theft.


    There are people everywhere during the day, and I¡¯ll be watching at night.


    If anyone comes, I¡¯ll cripple him.


    If necessary, I¡¯ll take two lives.


    Let¡¯s see how many thieves would dare to come.¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t fear this.


    Anyway, he was even busier at night than during the day.


    If anything urgent happened and he flew up into the sky, he could see everything within dozens of miles.


    Unless the thief could also fly, they wouldn¡¯t be able to take the cattle away.


    ¡°Wow, such a young age, and you¡¯re already so bold.


    You¡¯re just a kid.


    Those who steal cattle are desperate for money.


    You¡­¡± The young woman beside them couldn¡¯t help but interject upon hearing Yan Fei¡¯s big words.


    ¡°What do you know?


    Just sit aside and listen.¡± Ma Yongming interrupted the woman before she finished speaking.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s fine for Yan Fei to raise cattle, as long as he¡¯s not afraid of hard work and can always keep an eye on them, he really doesn¡¯t need to worry about theft.¡± Pang Fa continued the conversation.


    He laughed and looked at Ma Yongming before continuing to speak, ¡°Almost everyone now knows about Yan Fei catching the cattle thief.


    If anyone in the neighborhood wants to try something, they¡¯d better think twice.


    Anyway, if it were me, I definitely wouldn¡¯t mess with such people, even if I were desperate for money.¡±


    ¡°You should stop encouraging him.


    He can¡¯t control his own strength.


    It¡¯s not like the old days, if you kill a thief, it could be a big problem.¡± Ma Yongming stopped Pang Fa from speaking.


    He turned to Yan Fei and asked, ¡°Are you sure about this?


    Do your parents agree?


    Where did you get the money from?¡±


    ¡°He probably has more money than me.


    I earn some money, but the costs are high.


    He only earns and doesn¡¯t spend, I know Yan Fei from Sancha River Town, he catches wild rabbits bare-handed with his two legs.


    The wild rabbits he¡¯s been selling since the summer vacation are worth thousands.¡± Pang Fa couldn¡¯t help feeling jealous as he spoke.


    ¡°Really?


    How come I¡¯ve never heard you mention this?¡± Ma Yongming was stunned.


    ¡°You never asked, did you?


    And besides, I think Yan Fei kept it a secret from everyone.


    I¡¯m keeping it a secret for him!¡± Pang Fa laughed heartily.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Yan Fei was taken aback.


    He gave it some thought; it made sense.


    He had heard about Pang Fa from Fifth Brother.


    Pang Fa must also know about him but just hadn¡¯t mentioned it.


    Once he figured it out, he hastily thanked him, ¡°I should thank you, Brother Fa.


    If you had mentioned it to them, I might not be able to catch rabbits anymore.¡±


    ¡°Why should you thank him?


    Your grandpa saved his life from the river.


    If he weren¡¯t on your side, I would have taught him a lesson.¡± Ma Yongming waved about his hand stained with Yellow Eel blood.


    ¡°You go out and catch rabbits every day?


    Chasing them on your two legs, are you a dog?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s reasonable to occasionally catch a rabbit, but this guy, he chases rabbits every day like it¡¯s a sport.


    Even the owner of the restaurant in the county where I sold Yellow Eel didn¡¯t believe it and asked me if people in our town breed wild rabbits?


    If I didn¡¯t know about their family, I would¡¯ve thought that he farms rabbits at home.¡± Pang Fa spoke indignantly.


    Nowadays, people didn¡¯t care about what was more nourishing, they just asked for more meat.


    Rabbits were more valuable than fish like Yellow Eel and Loach outside of the holiday season, and catching fish didn¡¯t fetch much.


    Unless he were lucky enough to catch an Old Turtle and find a good buyer to earn more.


    That¡¯s why he had the idea of raising them himself!


    These were only profitable during holidays, but they wouldn¡¯t be a loss to keep any other time.


    ¡°Now I know why there has not been a single rabbit fur to be found outside the stockade lately, and all were sold by Yan Fei?¡± Ma Yongming seemed to have figured something out and started laughing.


    ¡°Are you talking about Heizi?


    That bunch, they¡¯re idiots going rabbit hunting with Native Dog, just crazy about trying to get rich.


    Then they bragged make a huge fuss about chasing out a good number of rabbits in one night¨C I didn¡¯t even tell them there¡¯s someone who catches them every day, so let them fool around every night in chaos.¡± Pang Fa laughed too.


    Yan Fei remembered the time he took advantage of them, a group of people using dogs to drive rabbits toward him.


    He laughed, ¡°You guys know them?


    I ran into them.


    Their dogs really drove some out.


    It must have been just after the autumn harvest!


    There were four or five, and I picked them all up before they knew it.¡±


    Ma Yongming and Pang Fa couldn¡¯t stop laughing, didn¡¯t even have the energy to sit up straight.


    The scene was just too funny to remember, and the young wives on the side giggled along.


    ¡°Get back to the cow talk, get back to it!¡± Yan Fei hurriedly reminded the two who were still laughing uncontrollably.


    ¡°Sure, I can see why the cattle thief was so unlucky to run into you, the night owl who wanders around every night, It¡¯s not easy to avoid you!¡± Ma Yongming couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    ¡°Those three cow thieves are really unlucky too.


    I heard two of them are ruined, you were quite ruthless.¡±


    ¡°I was only five when I first saw a cattle thief beaten to death.


    Those who do such things deserve to die.


    One guy even threatened me to mess with my whole family that day!


    I thought of beating him to death, but then I thought, if a person died, his family would be devastated!


    In the end, I left him with a breath.¡± Yan Fei wasn¡¯t afraid to say it, it had been so long anyway.


    Nowadays, Yan didn¡¯t allow himself to sit idle.


    Sometimes, he gets upset whenever he thinks about not being able to see his grandfather anymore.


    Alone and not wanting to talk about it, he just felt very bad.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get back to the topic of cows.


    Apart from finding a site and somebody to keep an eye on it, what else do I need?¡± After a moment of sadness, Yan Fei continued to push the two men to help him think about business matters.


    ¡°That¡¯s pretty much it.


    The remaining tasks just involve getting the supplies for the cows to eat.


    Winter could be a little tricky, you probably need to buy some fodder at that time, as long as you have money you¡¯d be fine.


    Try gathering whatever is available around your place, it¡¯s just a little bit more work.¡± Ma Yongming wanted to say more but he didn¡¯t know what else to say, at least he had thought of this much for now.


    ¡°Mainly, you have to pay more attention to their health conditions, it is all the same regardless of what you raise.


    Find someone who has experience raising cattle to help watch them.¡± Pang Fa added.


    Indeed, there is no such thing as animal farming in this small town.


    Every family raises chickens, and people in the countryside raise pigs, horses, cattle or whatever they have space for, no one knows how to establish a farming operation.


    ¡°Well then, think about where I can do the farming!


    I plan to buy just a few cows to start with, and you guys help me find someone to help out.


    As long as they can breathe and keep a watch, that¡¯s enough.


    I can do the labor work on my own.¡± Yan Fei was determined, and ready to go all out.


    ¡°Cattle farming is a dirty, laborious job.


    Young people definitely won¡¯t like it.


    Even if they were, they¡¯d go back for farm work once it gets busy.


    And it¡¯s also not easy to find idle people.


    Wait, I just remembered someone, do you know that village¡¯s welfare elderly guy?¡±


    Yan Fei was deep in thought for a while, ¡°Oh!


    That old man with a broken leg, the one who looks a bit scary?


    Is he still alive?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s him.¡± Ma Yongming grinned, ¡°You just need to give him food, a little pocket money and he will help you keep watch.


    You don¡¯t even expect him to do the work.


    If someone comes to steal cattle, even if you had a strong person watching, they might not dare to stop it.


    Ultimately, you have to rely on yourself.


    Like you said, as long as they can breathe, go find him!¡±


    ¡°How old is he?


    Can he still do it?¡± Yan Fei hesitated.


    He vaguely remembered the guy, knew he was a bit old, but didn¡¯t know his exact age or how he was disabled.


    He heard that he was a veteran who had been injured in combat.


    ¡°He¡¯s still doing well!


    He¡¯s a welfare recipient but he can¡¯t sit still, he always walks around with his crutches helping people with this and that.


    You let him watch your stuff, he might help you think of some other things too.


    Providing him with good food and drinks, he may even be more trustworthy than average.¡± Ma Yongming explained.


    ¡°Then it¡¯s good.


    He doesn¡¯t need to do any work, just watch the gates during the day.


    He doesn¡¯t need to bother if someone wants to come steal the cows or poison them, he just needs to remember who they are.


    This person is good enough.


    I¡¯ll give him a hundred bucks a month.¡± Yan Fei said confidently knowing he has money. Sear?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°No, you provide him with food and shelter, just give him about twenty or thirty Yuan.


    If you give him a hundred, you¡¯ll offend others and then there will be other people wanting to get in on it.


    You don¡¯t know how this works, just listen to me.


    How much is your parents¡¯ salary?


    How much do the construction workers make recently?


    There will be lots of places where you need to spend money in the future, so be frugal.¡± Ma Yongming quickly stopped his extravagant ways.


    Yan Fei knows very well about working in construction for a few days, where every acquaintance who is introduced expects some kickbacks.


    It¡¯s difficult to reject if the person doesn¡¯t do a good job.


    Good thing he¡¯s always been seen as a stubborn delinquent, not afraid to say no.


    If it were his dad, he¡¯d always be the one to rope in a few people to lay bricks.

 Chapter 56 - 56 56 The Capable Man Niu Laosan_1

    ?56: Chapter 56: The Capable Man Niu Laosan_1 56: Chapter 56: The Capable Man Niu Laosan_1 ¡°Uncle Ming, I¡¯ve thought of a place, you see if it¡¯s feasible?


    It¡¯s the house that Zhu Lao San built by the river a few years ago, past the West Bridge.


    It¡¯s surrounded by water on both sides and is next to the Sanchakou River, not far from the road, which is very convenient.¡± Pang Fa suggested from the side.


    ¡°That place you¡¯re talking about, it¡¯s a bit remote and strange!


    Didn¡¯t Zhu Lao San end up stumbling?¡± Ma Yongming was a bit hesitant.


    ¡°He deserved it.


    He didn¡¯t understand anything, thought highly of himself and tried to raise chickens?


    When he failed, he just started going rogue, I see it now.


    It was normal that he lost his chickens, that place was too secluded, and there used to be yellow weasels.


    The couple was too lazy to watch at night, and mice and yellow weasels could take away the little chickens.


    He treated his sick chickens with his own folk remedies, which all died in the end.


    Then he started tricking people, it served him right to be jailed.¡± Pang Fa said.


    As the two talked, Yan Fei understood.


    Zhu Lao San wasn¡¯t exactly a standup character, but he was resourceful, living comfortably without working.


    Somehow, he got the idea to raise chickens.


    Unfortunately, his chickens kept disappearing, and when they got sick, he would use his own folk remedies to treat them instead of using a vet, causing more of them to die.


    What was more shocking was that he saw an opportunity when a new station was built not too far away, and slow-moving tractors and other vehicles started showing up in the rural village.


    He came up with an idea to make quick money from the passing vehicles.


    His plan was simple.


    He raised another flock of chickens and blew a horn loudly every day before feeding them.


    After a while, the chickens would rush over frenziedly at the sound of the horn.


    The location was not far from the road!


    During the day, he would let the chickens roam around, and if any cars passed by, a honk on the horn would send the chickens rushing over.


    An accidental squishing of a chicken would have him demanding a high compensation, claiming his chickens were a special breed.


    No one paid attention to such a small-time act.


    Most people didn¡¯t understand what was going on, and no one thought he did it on purpose.


    Not until he stopped the bus that was taking the students to the college entrance exam in the town.


    He probably got so used to his scheme, he didn¡¯t even let the bus carrying students to the college entrance exam go, thinking he could demand more from a bus heading to the county.


    However, the bus driver happened to be from the county.


    The driver paid him at the scene, but reported him to the police once he reached the county.


    After an investigation, the case was clear, and Zhu Lao San was taken away by the police car and hasn¡¯t returned since.


    Yan Fei thought about it and laughed.


    It¡¯s called animal conditioned reflex and it¡¯s taught in elementary school.


    You train an animal by calling it with a certain sound when feeding it every day.


    After a while, the sound alone, even without food, can make the animals run over.


    In fact, anyone who raises livestock knows that knocking on the feeding trough will attract chickens and pigs.


    It¡¯s just that no one has ever thought about it in this direction.


    ¡°That place has been empty for so long, it looks a bit eerie!¡± After explaining to Yan Fei, Pang Fa sighed.


    ¡°No problem, I¡¯m not afraid.


    I will raise a few cows, and after living there for a few days, it will be fine.


    It¡¯s a good thing there are no people around, so no one will complain about the smell.


    Having a river nearby is even better.


    It will be convenient for water usage, and if anyone tries to steal the cows, I will break their legs and throw them in the river.¡± Yan Fei answered casually.


    ¡°If you say that, I won¡¯t give you any advice, Yan Fei, don¡¯t you want to think positive?¡± Ma Yongming was immediately displeased.


    ¡°We won¡¯t throw them, just break their legs and hang them up at my doorstep for a couple of days, let¡¯s see who dares to come.¡± Yan Fei quickly changed his tune.


    ¡°If you really have made up your mind, I will go talk to Zhu Lao San¡¯s wife.


    She¡¯s alone now with a child and can¡¯t do any work.


    She¡¯s having a hard time making ends meet.


    You can give some rent or buy the place, I can negotiate the price for you.


    You can decide if you want to rent or buy based on that.¡± Seeing that Yan Fei agreed, Pang Fa volunteered to do this job.


    ¡°Okay, go say it!


    Once it¡¯s done, I¡¯ll go have a look at the house.¡± Yan Fei nodded.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s okay.


    But if you want to raise cattle, start with a few, maybe two or three, and buy more once you get the hang of it.


    Anyhow, you¡¯re still young, so don¡¯t rush it.


    Once the house is sorted out, I¡¯ll go take a look.


    If anything needs to be fixed, I¡¯ll do it for you.


    In case you can¡¯t manage it due to your studies later, let me know earlier, so we can figure out another way.¡± Ma Yongming didn¡¯t want to obstruct Yan Fei anymore having faced many obstacles himself when trying to set up a construction team.


    Anyway, it wouldn¡¯t cost him much, and if worse comes to worst, he could just start over.


    The younger you are, the less you worry about losing money, that¡¯s the idea.


    ¡°Then Uncle Ming, do you think I should rent or buy?¡± Yan Fei started thinking about the house again.


    ¡°See what Zhu Lao San¡¯s wife is asking for, if it¡¯s less, buy it.


    If not, rent it first.


    There¡¯s a lot of vacant land around there, so if all else fails we can build our own.


    Anyway, you won¡¯t lose out.


    Who knows, if Sancha River becomes prosperous in the future, the location next to the station could become a prime spot!¡± Ma Yongming dared to dream.


    Indeed, those who dare to dream and take action these days are generally successful ¨C with the exception of Zhu Lao San.


    ¡°Alright then, I should rush home to cook, we can discuss more after Brother Fa finished speaking.¡± Yan Fei stood up and prepared to leave.


    ¡°Don¡¯t leave yet, you¡¯re making me lose face, coming here with stuff and not even staying for lunch?¡± Ma Yongming was upset.


    ¡°There are people waiting for me at home, I need to rush back.¡± Yan Fei explained.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t your parents still on vacation?


    Holy crap!


    It¡¯s not your college graduate daughter-in-law, is it?


    You guys are living together now?¡± Ma Yongming suddenly understood and couldn¡¯t help but curse.


    ¡°What are you thinking?


    I often see that girl playing at Yan Fei¡¯s house, their two families live next to each other, Yan Fei is still so young, you¡¯re overthinking it!¡± Pang Fa interrupted from the side.


    ¡°Uh huh, hehe!¡± Ma Yongming felt like he might have overreacted, adding, ¡°I¡¯m just worried that Yan Fei might get tricked.


    What if the money he¡¯s been working so hard for overnight gets swindled by her family?¡±


    ¡°Exactly, Yan Fei, you better guard your money!


    You¡¯re still young.


    Wait until you¡¯re older and have the approval of your family.


    Don¡¯t be giving anyone too much money right now.¡± Pang Fa also thought about it and agreed.


    ¡°No problem at all, her parents didn¡¯t want her to go to college, but I¡¯ve made it clear to her, when the time comes, I¡¯ll support her college education!¡± Yan Fei chuckled, he wasn¡¯t worried about Xu Xiaoyan cheating him at all!


    All the money from yesterday, Xu Xiaoyan counted it for a while but then let him continue hiding it, waiting to use it when necessary.


    She didn¡¯t mention asking him for any money at all.


    ¡°Are you crazy?


    Do you know how much it costs to go to college?¡± Ma Yongming became passionate as he heard this, the blood from the yellow eel in his hand splashing on Yan Fei¡¯s face.


    ¡°What¡¯s the big deal?


    How can I get a college-educated wife without spending any money?¡± Yan Fei indifferently wiped his face.


    ¡°Exactly, that¡¯s how it should be.


    Yan Fei, I support you!


    If I could get a woman to go to college now, I would sell my blood every day to support her!¡± Pang Fa started to disagree with Uncle Ming.


    ¡°Plus, the girl is genuinely pretty, tall with long legs, well-endowed.


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    ¡°Look at you being so disgraceful, what rubbish are you spouting?


    Even if she is good, she¡¯s Yan Fei¡¯s.


    And you¡¯re dreaming of getting a college-educated woman yourself?


    Watc your mouth, do you know how much it costs to support someone through college?


    What happens if they run off afterwards?¡± As someone who already had a daughter-in-law, Ma Yongming was a little more reliable than Pang Fa.


    Pang Fa¡¯s eyes were shining brightly: ¡°Yan Fei, when you get back, ask your wife if there are any others at her school who can¡¯t afford to go to college?


    I¡¯ve saved up a bit of money, and I can always earn more in the future.


    If there are any, remember to let me know.


    I also want to support a college-educated wife.


    I don¡¯t expect her to be as beautiful, average is fine.


    Just thinking about it is exciting, even if I get scammed, I don¡¯t mind.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re crazy¡­you¡¯re freaking out over wanting a wife¡­¡± Ma Yongming became extremely exasperated.


    ¡°What¡¯s so crazy about that?


    Once she¡¯s admitted to college next year, we¡¯ll get things done.


    Once I¡¯ve slept with her, she won¡¯t run away!¡± The small wife on the side, who had been listening to the three men talk and didn¡¯t dare to interrupt finally couldn¡¯t hold it in any more.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear Xiaofa say how young Yan Fei is?¡± Ma Yongming glared at her and wanted to scold her but thought better of it.


    ¡°Forget it, we¡¯ll talk about things in the future.


    Stop holing up in the house watching TV all day.


    When you¡¯re free, I¡¯ll take you out to play, you¡¯re becoming an idiot!¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t Yan Fei not even seventeen yet?


    Sixteen at least, right?¡± The little wife, who hadn¡¯t been scolded this time, became bolder and dared to speak up.


    Pang Fa laughed: ¡°From what I remember, he¡¯s the same age as my cousin, fourteen, right?¡±


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± The little wife fell silent this time.


    She didn¡¯t know that when he said fourteen, it was in nominal age.


    Just a while ago, the men were discussing raising cattle and other things.


    The topics that they talked about were definitely not something a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child would talk about.


    She hadn¡¯t seen Yan Fei many times and was barely able to remember his name, let alone his age.


    ¡°Hehe, Uncle Ming, I¡¯m leaving now!


    Don¡¯t worry, my wife isn¡¯t going anywhere!¡± Yan Fei laughed and left.


    ¡°Go on then!


    What the hell is happening these days?


    Anyway, as long you aren¡¯t stealing or robbing and are making your own money, you can spend it however you like.


    The only thing to fear is not earning money!¡± Ma Yongming said impatiently.


    After waving his hand, he remembered something and quickly shouted to Yan Fei: ¡°Don¡¯t rush off, there are quite a lot of yellow eels here, take some home.


    Wait for me to pack a few for you to take home and cook.¡±


    Yan Fei is not a shy one: ¡°Okay, after my aunt gives birth to my little brother, I will make her a soup with it, to help her recover her strength.¡±


    ¡°You mean the soup you sent to Uncle Baoguo¡¯s house, right?


    Don¡¯t even try to send any to me.


    If you do, I won¡¯t give you these yellow eels.


    And when your Grandpa Ma asks you for some, don¡¯t give any to him either, got it?¡± Ma Yongming shuddered at the thought of Xiang Rui¡¯s current appearance.


    Yan Fei said nothing but looked at the little wife who was dressed seductively and giggled, he couldn¡¯t help but wonder what she would look like if she were fat?


    So he was promptly kicked out!


    He didn¡¯t know that as soon as he left, Pang Fa muttered, ¡°If that wife of his really becomes¡­¡±


    Before the sentence was finished, both Ma Yongming with his wife sitting beside him wore long faces.


    A college student, and such a beautiful one at that¡­

 Chapter 57 - 57 57 Buying a House_1

    ?57: Chapter 57 Buying a House_1 57: Chapter 57 Buying a House_1 When Yan Fei¡¯s mother Lin Xiumei returned home and saw the New Year preparations her son had made, she was moved to the brink of tears.


    However, Yan Fei¡¯s part was done; now he could play freely.


    Yet when his friends came over to play, he soon lost interest.


    All he did was throwing firecrackers everywhere ¨C into snow piles, onto frozen lakes ¨C every conceivable odd place, and that was all the fun there was.


    So when Pang Fa came looking for Yan Fei the next afternoon, he was surprised to find him actually doing his winter break homework ¡ª having played heartily with the girl next door just yesterday, Yan Fei had turned studious today?


    But then recalling Yan Fei¡¯s parents were back, Pang Fa understood.


    He had come to tell Yan Fei that Zhu Laosan¡¯s family was unable to continue their New Year celebrations.


    This family had never been good with financial matters, always wasting money earned through dubious means.


    Zhu Laosan was now in jail with no release date in sight, and his wife and kids were out of money for New Year¡¯s meat.


    Zhu Laosan¡¯s wife said she would either rent or sell the house, selling would be three thousand yuan and rent two hundred yuan a month.


    Clearly, the idea was to sell outright.


    Yan Fei had sneaked over the previous night to check out the house, a few small tile-roofed rooms surrounding a big, empty courtyard.


    It was about an acre in size.


    However, the location was practically the wilderness, so a selling price of three thousand was fair.


    But two hundred a month in rent was outrageous.


    Moreover, this woman had said that whether renting or selling, the price would increase after the New Year.


    Upon hearing this, Yan Fei wanted to lash out, ¡°It¡¯s already the 29th day of the Lunar New Year.


    Good thing we still have New Year¡¯s Eve this year or else it would be the start of the New Year tomorrow.


    How would we buy a house before then?¡±


    Pang Fa sneaked a glance at Yan Fei¡¯s busy parents in the kitchen, smiling, ¡°She¡¯s desperate for money for New Year now!


    If you want to buy, you could probably negotiate the price down.


    I can¡¯t stand arguing with her, you¡¯d know how distasteful this woman is if you go to her place.


    I feel sick.¡±


    Yan Fei was looking forward to quietly focusing on his holiday homework for a few days!


    After a thought, he asked Pang Fa, ¡°She¡¯s out of money for the New Year now, wouldn¡¯t she still be out of money afterwards?


    Do you think she¡¯ll actually raise the price after New Year?¡±


    Pang Fa assured him confidently, ¡°Absolutely, her prices will go up.


    You¡¯ll see how she makes money once you go over there with me.¡±


    What else could Yan Fei say, let¡¯s go have a look first!


    Before leaving, Pang Fa whispered to him, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you tell your parents?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled, ¡°If I told them, the deal would be off.


    I¡¯ll inform them once I¡¯ve raise dozens of cows; they won¡¯t be able to stop it then, even if they want to, they won¡¯t be able to sell the cows.¡±


    ¡°Awesome!


    But what about property transfer?


    You need your household registration and whatnot to change the house ownership to your name.


    Do you have it?¡± Pang Fa sneakily gave him a thumbs up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have my household registration, probably in the county town, I haven¡¯t found it yet, I¡¯ll look for it after the New Year.


    Just take it out sneakily.


    For now, we just need to confirm the deal.¡±


    ¡°That works.


    The Housing Management Office is on holiday and you won¡¯t be able to get anything done.


    If you do want to buy her house, it¡¯s simple, just write up a contract first.


    There aren¡¯t any neighbours there, so there¡¯s no need for signatures.


    I¡¯ll go with you, settle things first and sign the contract tomorrow, we can find a few guarantors by then.¡±


    ¡°Deal!¡±


    The two chatted as they walked, and quickly experienced firsthand how Niu Laosan¡¯s wife ¡°made money¡±.


    True to Pang Fa¡¯s word, it was extremely disgusting.


    Once they entered the dilapidated old house of Niu Laosan, they saw a woman in her thirties, decent-looking, decently dressed, sitting in the yard washing radishes in the sun.


    There was a pile of ragged radishes, source unknown, and a child of eight or nine years old doing homework nearby.


    When the woman saw Pang Fa bringing someone over, she instantly stood up with a smile, warmly greeting, ¡°Oh look, Brother Pang is here, is this the brother wanting to buy my house?


    Come on in!¡±


    Although her words were fine, they carried an unsettling frivolous tone that made Yan Fei uncomfortable.


    She was over thirty, a decade older than Pang Fa, yet she called him ¡®brother¡¯, acting like she was much younger.


    As they entered the yard, the woman hurriedly led them inside and called her son to fetch chairs while she busied herself pouring water, overly enthusiastic.


    However, before he could take a sip of his hot water, Yan Fei could already tell how this woman was able to ¡°make money¡±. S§×arch* The N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Once the two of them had settled down, Pang Fa introduced Yan Fei to the woman, who immediately turned towards her son and said, ¡°Oh my, Yan isn¡¯t just any ordinary fella.


    He bought this house at the drop of a hat.


    Come over here, son, come and wish Uncle Yan a happy Chinese New Year.¡±


    The eight or nine-year-old child was standing by the side after moving the stool!


    Upon hearing this, he rushed in front of Yan Fei without uttering a word.


    Yan Fei had barely any time to react, and the child had knelt down with a ¡°thump.¡±


    He then used his hands to prop up on the ground, and bowed his head down with a ¡°bang bang bang¡± to wish him, ¡°Huzi wishes Uncle Yan a Happy New Year!


    Best wishes to Uncle Yan¡¯s entire family for happiness and cheer in the New Year!¡±


    Yan Fei was stunned.


    How old was he?


    He was being called uncle already?


    He glanced at Pang Fa, who was trying his best to hold back laughter, enjoying Yan¡¯s embarrassment.


    Yan Fei was dazed for a while and didn¡¯t react until the kid stood straight up, continued to kneel and reached out his hand.


    ¡°Uncle Yan, it¡¯s time for the red envelope!¡±


    Only then did Yan Fei snap out of his trance.


    He was at a loss for words, while the woman beside him pretended to advise the child, ¡°Huzi, don¡¯t do this.


    Where is the custom of asking for a red envelope just after wishing someone a Happy New Year?¡±


    But her words were obviously insincere.


    Yan Fei, speechless, fished out two dollars from his pocket and gave it to the child.


    The child pocketed the money and ran out into the courtyard.


    The woman apologized sheepishly as she explained and then followed her son outside.


    Watching as she snatched the two dollars from her son¡¯s hand, Yan Fei felt as sick as if he had swallowed a live baby squid on an island.


    Pang Fa started bargaining with the woman as they¡¯d agreed on the way.


    Yan Fei was unsure of what to say.


    He¡¯d rather get into an altercation with someone than sit inside this room.


    The woman started crying after barely saying two sentences, interjecting sobs with stories about how she was wronged by her husband and how hard her life was as a widow and a single mother.


    She also started complaining that selling this house was her last resort.


    Yan felt like Pang was doing him a great favor.


    Although all Pang did was introduce him to a person at the clinic, he was doing him a favor, helping lower the house price down to 2800 yuan amidst the woman¡¯s blubbering.


    After they agreed on the price, Yan Fei and Pang Fa stepped out of the house.


    Pang appeared to have broken a sweat.


    Yan was immensely grateful to Pang, ¡°Brother Fa, I¡¯ll check with my wife when we get home.


    Maybe she has a female classmate who can¡¯t afford to go to college.¡±


    Brother Fa wiped off his sweat, ¡°No problem, I just need to think of myself as the real Brother Fa from the movies, like the gambling god, Gaojin!¡±


    Only later did Yan Fei find out who the real Brother Fa, mentioned by Pang Fa, was and who the heck Gaojin was.


    All he knew at the moment was that whomever this Gaojin was, he was surely awesome and incredibly badass.


    Yan Fei mulled it over and felt that doing this all by himself was too risky, so he asked Pang Fa to bring some guarantors the next day.


    So, the next day, aside from Pang Fa and Uncle Ming, there were several other men, half-familiar to Yan Fei, to serve as guarantors.


    Yan paid up 2800 yuan on the spot, left their fingerprints on the contract, and thus, the house purchasing agreement, overseen by more than ten guarantors from both sides, was concluded.


    The wilderness by the river wasn¡¯t considered farmland, hence, any house built there with property deeds were recognized as residential land, particularly, rural residential land.


    In short, this land with the house now belonged to Yan¡¯s family forever.


    After purchasing the house, Yan Fei wanted to host a feast for everyone, but they were all too busy going back home to put up Spring Festival couplets for the New Year!


    Indeed, it was New Year¡¯s Eve.


    According to Sancha River Town¡¯s custom, New Year¡¯s Eve was half a market day, and the official New Year celebration commences from noon, marked by the burst of firecrackers at each meal.


    On the morning of the first day of the New Year, the family would visit their ancestral graves, where Yan Fei told his grandfather about his cattle-rearing plans while offering paper money.


    The second day of the New Year was for visiting the wife¡¯s maternal home, so Yan¡¯s entire family went to his father-in-law¡¯s house.


    Since Yan¡¯s parents were early risers, they spent the following few days visiting a few relatives a day and finally completed all their visits by the reopening of shops in time for the sixth day of the New Year, amidst Yan¡¯s distracted hustle.


    On the sixth day, while most other families were still visiting relatives due to the inconvenient transportation conditions, Yan got a rare day off at home and followed his parents to their home in the county town.


    He successfully sneaked out the family¡¯s household registration booklet and even managed to steal something he had eyed for a long time¡ª the disability certificate.


    It was a certificate showing that Yan Fei had a Class 2 mental disability, which actually meant that he couldn¡¯t take care of himself.


    The strange thing was that when Yan¡¯s ¡°soul-loss¡± symptoms were very severe, even the doctors were powerless and could only issue a Class 2 certificate.

 Chapter 58 - 58 58 Selling Melons Car Collision_1

    ?58: Chapter 58 Selling Melons, Car Collision_1 58: Chapter 58 Selling Melons, Car Collision_1 Ma Yongming was helping with the property deed issue, while Yan Fei on this day of Chuqi took advantage of his free time and hurried to Wancheng City.


    He successfully located the place initially agreed upon with the two old ladies and started doing business here, pulling along a rickshaw loaded with watermelons.


    Aside from watermelons, the cart also had some sweet potatoes.


    There weren¡¯t many watermelons left, and the cart wasn¡¯t full, plus there were too many sweet potatoes on the island.


    Even if they were not worth much, selling some was better than not selling at all.


    This time Yan Fei was dressed in new clothes bought for the New Year, and he had specially bought a new hat to wear, believing that most people would not recognize him.


    He was completely unaware of how rare it is to have watermelons during Chinese New Year, let alone how attractive watermelons were to those city dwellers with money but nowhere to spend it.


    Once his stall was set up, the sidewalk of Handong was immediately blocked.


    Despite changing his clothes, Yan Fei was still selling with fear and trepidation, afraid of seeing anyone wearing a police uniform.


    He had acted with recklessness when he beat someone up in the city previously, and now he was somewhat afraid.


    Not afraid of being caught and jailed ¡ª he would at most be sent to a juvenile detention center, and even that was unlikely ¡ª but he was afraid of trouble.


    Now was a critical time for making money.


    Once the police found out about him, regardless of how they dealt with him, it would affect his upcoming plans for getting rich by raising cattle.


    Things went better than he expected.


    The watermelons were all gone in a short while, and no police appeared.


    The two old ladies who had made an appointment with him before the New Year had been waiting for him for quite a while.


    When the two old ladies were waiting for him to sell the watermelons, he had already noticed that the bones should be fine.


    Just as he thought, when all his goods were sold, one of the old ladies immediately came over and said, ¡°Hey, young man, the dragon bone you sold worked really well.


    I took it to the Chinese Medicine Store and had a few prescriptions made.


    Now my husband¡¯s back and leg pain has been greatly relieved.


    I¡¯m going to buy some more today; I estimate it¡¯s really going to heal.


    People used to say that his condition was incurable!¡±


    The other one also cheerfully said, ¡°Yes, it really does work.


    My old man has had this condition for years and it was unresponsive to medication.


    But after he took this continuously till now, he said he feels lighter and is able to sleep better than before.


    He doesn¡¯t expect to be completely cured, but as long as the pain can be eased, spending a bit of money is something we¡¯re willing to do.¡±


    Upon hearing them admit that the bone truly had medicinal effects, Yan Fei felt more at ease.


    After all, he had sold so much of it.


    If it didn¡¯t have any effects, he worried that it would become a concern for him in the future.


    He neatly took out the snake-skin bag containing the bone hammer from under the straw mat of the flatbed cart.


    Then, on a piece of iron pad placed on the roadside curb, he prepared to break it open again. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Hey, hey, hey¡­


    let¡¯s say, young man.


    Don¡¯t smash it anymore.


    There¡¯s not much left.


    Why don¡¯t you sell it all to us?


    The doctor said that soaking it in Medicinal Wine and taking it long-term is beneficial and can fortify the body!¡± An old lady stopped Yan Fei who was about to swing his hammer.


    ¡°All of it?¡± Yan Fei was taken aback.


    Although this bone didn¡¯t seem long, it was thick and heavy.


    Moreover, it had a bony bump on top!


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes.


    All our neighbors know about it.


    They originally said they would come with us today, but it¡¯s the New Year and they were afraid that too many people would attract attention.


    We managed to dissuade them from coming.


    We¡¯ll divide it among ourselves after we buy it.


    Since you¡¯re going to sell it anyway, just sell it to us!¡±


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t want to waste words.


    As long as his goods weren¡¯t fakes, whoever wanted it could have it as long as they paid!


    He simply held up the scale and weighed the bone.


    Although not long, it was more than five catties.


    ¡°It¡¯s more than five catties, I¡¯ll give you a deal for two hundred and fifty.¡± Yan Fei held up the scale for the two old ladies to see.


    ¡°Hey, hey¡­


    that¡¯s too much!


    How can we make you lose out?


    Besides, two hundred and fifty sounds too¡­


    awkward.


    We¡¯ll give you three hundred.


    It¡¯s hard for a young man like you.


    Oh yes, let me give you my phone number.


    When you have more, give me a call.


    We can use this stuff to not only decoct medicine but also to soak in wine.


    There can never be too much of it!¡± The old lady was smiling from ear to ear.


    ¡°Hey, why did you pull all these sweet potatoes?


    This stuff isn¡¯t worth much.


    It won¡¯t sell well here.


    If you go straight from here, turn around the corner and go a little further, there¡¯s a wet market.


    Why don¡¯t you try it?¡± The other old lady, seeing the deal was done, couldn¡¯t help but express concern about the sweet potatoes on his cart.


    All the watermelons were sold out, but no one asked about the sweet potatoes.


    Yan Fei was so annoyed that he didn¡¯t even plan to sell them anymore.


    He was the type that didn¡¯t know what being polite meant.


    He gladly took the money and phone number and didn¡¯t even mention if he was going to sell the sweet potatoes anymore.


    He didn¡¯t even care if the two old ladies were actually going to use the dinosaur bones themselves or give them to others or resell them for a profit.


    He¡¯s going to raise cattle soon, and there will be a lot of expenses.


    He may as well prepare as much as he can!


    However, he did take note of what the two old ladies mentioned about using the bone to soak in Medicinal Wine.


    Although they said that the bone was effective, he still felt uneasy selling this stuff.


    He was clueless about the price he was offering, even if it was real tiger bone, it would have been a bargain, not to mention that it was dinosaur bone, which was better than tiger bone.


    In fact, if people found out it was a dinosaur bone, its value would be immeasurable.


    In his view, this stuff was easier to come by than the sweet potatoes he grew in his field.


    At least he had to plant the sweet potatoes, but this stuff could always be found in the pterosaur nests from time to time as long as he kept an eye on them.


    This was akin to how rural folks valued cabbage and radishes, because they were abundant and easy to come by, they didn¡¯t think much of them.


    Essentially, the current Yan Fei had perfectly inherited the traditional ironmonger family style, firmly believing that getting something for nothing was unreliable, and that earning money through sweat was the reliable thing to do.


    As he pulled the cart and wandered while thinking about stuff, he was about to approach the intersection when a van drove up from behind him, ran in front of him, and the door opened with a swoosh.


    Four or five people hopped down and stood there looking at him.


    Yan Fei was startled as he looked at the four or five people in front of him, who were all glaring at him angrily.


    Then the passenger door opened, and a somewhat familiar guy was gnashing his teeth at him.


    Upon noticing the bandage on this guy¡¯s leg, Yan Fei understood.


    He burst out laughing in his heart.


    Wasn¡¯t this one of the bullies he beat up before the New Year?


    Looks like they hadn¡¯t called the police, they were planning to take revenge on him themselves!


    But I¡¯ve already changed clothes, can they still find me?


    That¡¯s too incredible!


    In fact, it¡¯s not at all.


    These days, during this season, the only person who could pull along a watermelon cart to sell was me outside of the large markets and shopping malls where only those with connections could go.


    Even a blind man could sniff out the smell of watermelon and find him.


    Yan Fei, looking around at the crowd joyfully dressed in new year clothes, felt a bit troubled.


    There were so many people around.


    Just as he was wondering, he noticed something odd about the crowd.


    A few people stood not far away, menacingly posturing, all still as sculptures.


    He glanced around and understood instantly.


    This Handong bridge where he had set up his stall was a very crowded place.


    There were intersections not far from both ends, and it was New Year¡¯s day, there were police officers stationed right next to the intersections!


    Since these people were afraid of the police, he feared nothing, shouldering his cart with his head held high, he walked past them.


    ¡°Little brat, don¡¯t get carried away, you¡¯ll get what¡¯s coming to you!¡±


    ¡°You little bastard, wait and see, we won¡¯t let you leave the city today¡­¡±


    ¡°This kid, you¡­¡±


    Yan Fei pretended not to hear a word.


    He walked right past them and continued on his way.


    The road was crowded with pedestrians, and there were police officers ahead.


    Those few people dared only to keep shouting threats but lowered their volume in fear of someone overhearing and calling the police.


    What should Yan Fei be scared of!


    However, once past the intersection, Yan Fei¡¯s headache returned as those few men slowly followed him in a parked car, occasionally even overtaking him to hurl insults.


    Their movements were quite covert, and with the pedestrians all walking hurriedly by, nobody noticed.


    This only irritated Yan Fei further.


    As he walked, there was suddenly a row between two people upfront.


    Turns out, a cyclist was going too fast and had knocked into a pedestrian.


    During the New Year, the aggrieved party complained only a little, and after an apology from the cyclist, they both went their separate ways.


    Yan Fei took advantage of this little distraction as a few people gathered around the arguing pair, blocking the road, and made a swift escape.


    Who knew, he didn¡¯t get far before the van caught up to him again.


    Yan Fei was frustrated.


    What¡¯s the big fuss about having a car?


    You think you¡¯re the boss?


    You dare not even knock down a chicken for fear you¡¯ll have to compensate!


    This made him think of Niu Laosan, who ran over a chicken with his car back in Longshan Town.


    Thinking about Laosan, gave Yan Fei an idea.


    After pulling the cart for a while, seeing another intersection, an old police car parked not far away, with two officers stationed close by, Yan Fei started planning his move.


    Seeing the area devoid of any people, he hurriedly ran a few steps.


    As predicted, the car tried to overtake him again reaching almost close to him.


    He abruptly pushed his cart towards the front of the van, then jumped himself, sailing a good three meters, before landing on the ground.


    Dressed warmly against the cold, the fall didn¡¯t hurt much.


    ¡°Bang¡­.¡±


    ¡°Crack¡­¡±


    ¡°Thud, thud, rumble rumble¡­¡±


    As expected, sounds of collision, tumbling sweet potatoes, and sudden brakes echoed from the back.


    As soon as Yan Fei hit the ground, he clutched his stomach and held his breath until his face turned red.


    ¡°Oh my ¡­


    what happened here?


    How did you drive and hit this young man¡­


    ¡± Hardly had the collision occurred when someone from behind came rushing and started yelling at the van.


    Out of the corner of his eye, Yan Fei saw a middle-aged man, dressed pretty fashionably in a woolen overcoat, hadn¡¯t even come to a full stop on his bicycle before hurriedly running over.


    As for the people in the van, who had just managed to stop after their initial reaction, none of them had gotten out yet, probably still in a state of shock!

 Chapter 59 - 59 59 Self-taught and Scheming_1

    ?59: Chapter 59 Self-taught and Scheming_1 59: Chapter 59 Self-taught and Scheming_1 Yan Fei lay on the chilly ground, not caring that his new clothes were getting grimy.


    He kept holding his stomach and making slurping sounds, lifted his hat with his hand, and pretended to wipe sweat off his face.


    He smeared his face with the dust on his hand until it was dirty.


    Soon, people started gathering around him.


    Two police officers, as if on command, rushed over.


    Several big shots who had been in the car, didn¡¯t speak a word.


    They received criticisms from the surrounding crowd when they disembarked.


    Yan Fei¡¯s face, which bore the gene of Yan blacksmith¡¯s family of honest and innocent boys, stirred even more compassion from the onlookers.


    ¡°Is there a doctor?


    Is there one?


    Please, come take a look at this young man,¡± yelled the cops as soon as they arrived on the scene.


    The men who were in the car looked like trouble.


    They hadn¡¯t had a chance to say anything before being judged by the surrounding crowd.


    As soon as the police arrived, they tried to speak but one of the officers gestured to them and said,¡± You guys, park your car to the side, don¡¯t block the way, and stand right there!


    It¡¯s New Year, what are you doing driving around and onto the pedestrian sidewalk?


    None of you run away, stand right here!¡±


    Yan Fei couldn¡¯t hold back his laughter anymore.


    He pretended to have intense stomach pain and turned his face towards the ground.


    He pinched his stomach hard a couple of times to stop himself from bursting out laughing.


    He used the chance to rub his eyes vigorously, making them appear red and swollen.


    Even though his acting was a bit exaggerated, ¡°fraudulent crashes¡± were rare these days, so his slightly overacting passed muster.


    It¡¯s evident why people often say it¡¯s easier to learn bad habits than good ones.


    Bad habits come naturally.


    Take ¡°fraudulent crashes¡±.


    Yan Fei had never even heard about this for years, but now he was pulling one off.


    After lying down for a while and seeing more and more people gathering, with the police still calling for a doctor, Yan Fei decided it was time to stand up.


    If a doctor actually came and found that he had not a single scratch on him, he¡¯d be exposed.


    ¡°Wait¡­


    don¡¯t move.


    Wait for the doctor to examine you.¡± One of the policemen saw Yan Fei trying to get up and quickly stopped him.


    ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m fine now, it doesn¡¯t hurt as much anymore.


    I got to get home quickly!


    I want to start school tomorrow, I need to hurry home!¡± Yan Fei made a pitifully painful face.


    ¡°Ah!


    He¡¯s still a student, so young yet earning a living on his own, it¡¯s really difficult.


    These people were so reckless, driving on the sidewalk¡­¡±


    Immediately a new round of criticism towards the ¡°perpetrators¡± ensued from the surrounding crowd.


    ¡°I swear, I don¡¯t feel pain anymore, uncle.


    I¡¯ve got to go to school and I need to hurry up and sell sweet potatoes to earn some living expenses!¡± The people around him reminded Yan Fei and gave him an excuse to leave sooner.


    ¡°No, wait a while longer, even if you feel okay, you still need to wait.


    You might¡¯ve been injured somewhere, maybe you¡¯re just enduring it now and later you won¡¯t be able to!¡± The policeman let Yan Fei stand up, but he still didn¡¯t let Yan Fei leave.


    Yan Fei reluctantly stood for awhile, then pushed past the policeman and walked to the cart.


    Looking at the sweet potatoes scattered around the cart, whose handle had been broken off, he sighed.


    He made it seem like he was extremely distressed and started to pick up the sweet potatoes.


    ¡°Oh dear¡­


    don¡¯t move around.


    Just stand over there and watch, I¡¯ll help you pick these up!¡± A woman hurried over to stop him and started helping him pick up the sweet potatoes.


    There were a lot of people around.


    They stopped their bikes, put down their bags, and stepped forward to help pick up the sweet potatoes.


    ¡°Why are we picking these up?


    Let¡¯s sell these sweet potatoes to the ones in the car!


    He is relying on them to pay for school.


    Look, most of them are battered from the crash, who¡¯s going to buy them?¡± A young man wanted to help, but considering the dirty sweet potatoes and his new clothes, he was reluctant.


    He hadn¡¯t even managed to pick one up before he started grumbling.


    His words reminded the helpful crowd.


    ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t pick these up.


    Let them buy them.


    Look, the cart is broken too.


    Even if the kid is okay, they still have to pay for the cart!


    The year hasn¡¯t even ended, and he came all the way from his hometown to sell sweet potatoes to earn tuition money.


    Was it easy for him?¡±


    A hard-working boy, who was pulling a cart of sweet potatoes on the seventh day of Chinese New Year, had travelled from some remote village to the city, hoping to sell some sweet potatoes for his school fees.


    Such a determined youth, who hadn¡¯t sold a single potato yet, happened to be struck by a car driven by a gang of no-good thugs.


    The perspective for public sympathy was as clear as day!


    A couple of the thugs tried to argue their case, but the crowd shut them up with insults.


    One thug who was nursing a leg injury was scorned particularly harshly, with much sarcasm and derision: ¡°Can¡¯t keep still even with an injured leg, serves you right for being a Lame Man!¡±


    The determined lad, with a sincere and grateful face wearing an honest smile, kept expressing his gratitude to the kind ¡°uncles¡± and ¡°aunties¡± around him.


    He even proclaimed his aspiration to study hard and become a useful member of society.


    With such character, the boy again received words of encouragement.


    Amidst the expectant crowd, he moved his body a bit to prove he was not seriously injured.


    Then came the issue of compensation.


    The price per catty of sweet potatoes, nor the cost of a cart handle, was of no importance.


    What¡¯s truly important was that during the festive season, when most kids were enjoying a merry holiday at home, this boy had to sell sweet potatoes to earn a living and he unexpectedly got struck by a car.


    What an enormous trauma that must be for him!


    The thugs wanted to argue again, but two policemen were ready to summon backup and take them to the station.


    So, the gang emptied their pockets.


    The crowd remained unsatisfied until the thugs handed over a couple of meat packets and a heap of New Year¡¯s gifts from their car, placating their wrath.


    ¡°Self-proclaimed big shots who drive cars around couldn¡¯t even scrape together a couple hundred bucks.


    How embarrassing!¡± A snide young man, taking pleasure in their misfortune, added sarcastically.


    The moment he finished his sentence, one of the thugs, a massive guy, glared at him and the young man became irate.


    Being the kind who enjoys stirring up trouble, he immediately yelled: ¡°Oh, glaring at me, are you?


    You compensated for the potatoes and the cart, but what about his filthy clothes?


    And you haven¡¯t paid for emotional distress!


    Hey, that¡¯s a nice jacket, a Diesel leather jacket.


    Is it new?


    I wanted to buy one but couldn¡¯t find it.


    Perfect, take it off now.


    Hand it over as compensation!¡±


    After making his point, the young man, backed by the crowd, insistently helped the mute thug off his leather jacket and handed it to a shamefaced Yan Fei, whispering: ¡°Quickly put it on ¨C if you don¡¯t wear it, I might take it back home.


    It¡¯s a Diesel jacket ¨C a foreign brand you can hardly find.


    You won¡¯t afford it even if you sell sweet potatoes for half a year!¡±


    Yan Fei put on the leather jacket and, filled with guilt, the crowd took his expression as a sign of feeling wronged and comforted him.


    They didn¡¯t know that Yan Fei felt guilty because he felt he had scammed all these good-hearted people.


    As he was about to leave, a few kind-hearted folks wanted to give Yan Fei their own money for his studies, which he vehemently refused after much persuasion.


    Hauling the cart with a broken handle, bidding farewell to the kind-hearted crowd and policemen, Yan Fei finally started his journey home.


    Looking back at the thugs, each one picking up sweet potatoes under the crowd¡¯s watchful eyes, Yan Fei figured it was far more satisfying than if he had broken their legs himself!


    In truth, he felt somewhat sorry for those good-hearted people who came to help him, and the stellar policemen who were still there because of the sweet potatoes scattered on the sidewalk that were obstructing traffic ¨C even more so now that many had been crushed and smashed.


    At the thought of that fancy new leather jacket, Yan Fei found it on the expensive side.


    But despite it being a bit big, it was incredibly warm.


    By the time he found an empty spot to cross into the sea island, he was sweating from the heat of the jacket.


    He was heading home in broad daylight, and even though the bus was packed, Yan Fei was enormously pleased, looking forward to buying a cow the next day.


    At the same time, in another part of the city, someone was furiously smashing things around the house.


    The newly fashionable VCD player was broken, with a large hole punched right in the middle of the color television screen.


    A group of thugs stood solemnly silent nearby.


    Not even the lame one dared to sit, as they listened to the angry shouts of the man smashing things around.


    ¡°You bunch of pigs!


    Calling you pigs is an insult to pigs!


    I ordered you to find a person, and you dolts come back with a cart full of sweet potatoes, bought with my money!


    Pigs, all of you!


    Where¡¯s your jacket?


    What?!


    You paid it out to the boy?


    Why didn¡¯t you give yourself to him as payment?


    If you weren¡¯t my real brother, I would¡¯ve killed you.


    That new outfit I brought specially from Hong Kong hasn¡¯t even been worn for a day and you give it away as compensation¡­¡±


    Asking for collection!!


    Asking for recommendation!!


    Asking for collection, asking for a recommendation!!!


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 Chapter 60 - 60 1 Going to Buy a Cow_1

    ?60: Chapter 1 Going to Buy a Cow_1 60: Chapter 1 Going to Buy a Cow_1 The entrance to Sancha River Town is West Bridge.


    Not far from the bridge to the right is the site where Yan Fei intends to establish his cattle ranch.


    Just as Pang Fa has mentioned, not far behind the ranch is the confluence of the Sancha River where three rivers meet, with the West River on the left and the East River on the right.


    Apart from the immediate front, it¡¯s practically surrounded by rivers.


    The location is excellent, though the flaw would be the pollution of West River by the upstream paper factory in the neighboring county.


    Standing by the water, there¡¯s always a somewhat unpleasant smell, but luckily due to the lengthy sedimentation process, the odor has faded considerably.


    Not far past the ranch, around the bend of the road on the left is the train station.


    Now no trains stop there and only two or three families live inside.


    Thanks to this place, Yan Fei has access to electricity with an extended power supply and relatively fewer power outages.


    This area is the main entrance to the town and is without a doubt a prime location.


    On the town¡¯s outskirts, the north won¡¯t face flood conditions, but it¡¯s predominantly farmland villages; to the west is the river with hardly any vacant land; and as for the east and southeast, they¡¯re prone to flooding in the summer as soon as they¡¯re outside the town wall.


    Only the area around the train station, in the middle of the two rivers and so close to the mouth of Sancha River is high enough to be essentially safe from flooding.


    At this moment, Yan Fei is speaking with an old man: ¡°Master Cheng, you can stay here at ease.


    You won¡¯t have any tasks other than keeping an eye on the entrance.


    Even if there¡¯s someone who tries to steal the cattle, you don¡¯t have to intervene, just remember their appearance.


    The main thing is during the day when I¡¯m out; just keep an eye on the cattle.¡±


    The old man nods with a grin, not belittling the fact that his new employer is quite young.


    ¡°That¡¯s it, I¡¯ve already settled it with Master Cheng, we¡¯ll provide meals and lodging for the month, plus thirty bucks for allowances. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Okay, Yan Fei, where did you get this leather jacket from?


    It looks so damn cool!


    Xiaofa, doesn¡¯t this look like the one that actor wears in the movies?¡± Ma Yongming interrupts Yan Fei, greatly curious about the origin of Yan Fei¡¯s leather jacket.


    ¡°Absolutely, it¡¯s the same one worn by Andy Lau of the Four Heavenly Kings, let me see the label, it¡¯s an international brand, it¡¯s the same one.


    Yan Fei is way too cool!


    Where¡¯d you get it?¡± Pang Fa admired the jacket with envy.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t realize that this leather jacket was so popular because he¡¯s constantly changing, and requires less clothing.


    Therefore, this wind-resistant and practical leather jacket is nonchalantly worn by him.


    As a result, that afternoon he was surrounded by the two discussing the jacket for the longest time until he offered to give them the jacket.


    They were at least polite enough to decline, even though they couldn¡¯t hide the look of envy on their faces.


    In those days, owning a fashionable piece of clothing was a big deal, let alone a foreign brand.


    For these youngsters, it was like a piece of holy equipment.


    As it turned out, most people hadn¡¯t heard of it, only a select few trendy young people knew.


    Early next morning, Yan Fei registered at the school and then darted off to the cattle market.


    He had been inquiring about the cattle purchase for a while.


    He would go to Fifth Brother¡¯s shop or the veterinary station from time to time to ask about the price of calf.


    The price for a calf he plans to buy currently ranges from 500 to 1,000, depending on the calf¡¯s body type and age.


    Thinking about how the money he received as ¡°compensation¡± from those gangsters yesterday was enough to buy a cow, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but feel giddy.


    The cattle market in a small town wasn¡¯t especially large and remained quite clean as it had just reopened after the New Year.


    Not just cattle, but large livestock such as horses, mules, and donkeys were all traded in this market.


    Yellow cattle from Wancheng City were renowned, but donkeys from the neighboring city were equally famous.


    Since the cities were adjacent to each other, there were also plenty of so-called ¡°famous¡± donkeys here.


    As for horses, they were fewer and all of them were small pack horses.


    There used to be more when there were fewer tractors, but now they are dwindling.


    In terms of price, no animal could beat the unrivalled status of cattle.


    However, Yan Fei was a bit disappointed.


    Probably because the year had only just started, the cattle market wasn¡¯t as bustling as he imagined, and there was a shortage of calves.


    Moreover, because of the dry fodder in winter, the calves weren¡¯t particularly fat.


    After a while, without finding his preferred calf, Pang Fa came over.


    He had heard that Yan Fei planned to buy a cow and came over to help.


    The two chatted for a bit before setting off to find a suitable calf.


    Not long after, Yan Fei saw several deals made and instantly felt anxious.


    Seeing a calf that appeared suitable, he asked the owner for the price: ¡°Uncle, how much are you asking for this calf?¡±


    The farmer who was selling the cow chuckled and said, ¡°You¡¯re asking for your family, right?


    Nine hundred dollars, let your family come and see if it¡¯s worth it.


    They were all raised by ourselves, won¡¯t swindle you.¡±


    Yan Fei often hung around the veterinary station, and like Pang Fa, he borrowed a few books about Wagyu cows and crammed for a few days so he had some experience in assessing cows.


    He might not be certain if it was just one cow, but with so many cows in one market, it was indeed very easy to differentiate good and bad cows.


    He had already circled around the cow just now.


    It was a standard Wan City yellow cow with a lively spirit and a not small frame, smooth skin and strong limbs.


    It was clearly a robust young calf.


    ¡°Eight hundred dollars, that¡¯s the deal.


    The cow is a good cow, but you know the prices of cows nowadays.


    Nine hundred is definitely overpriced.¡± As Yan Fei spoke, he stretched out his hand to pat the cow¡¯s back, pressing down hard suddenly.


    ¡°Moo¡­¡±


    The calf let out a slightly muffled moo and its body softened a bit, but it quickly stood back up, shaking its body hard, trying to shake off Yan Fei¡¯s hand.


    Seeing the old farmer looking at him with amazed eyes, Yan Fei was very satisfied and grinned with a chuckle.


    ¡°Quite strong, and pretty clever.


    Eight hundred dollars, and it¡¯s a deal if you agree.¡±


    The old farmer had wanted to raise the price again just now, but finding Yan Fei quite impressive, he laughed genially, ¡°An expert, already knowing cows so young, it¡¯s not easy, eight hundred is a fair price, it¡¯s yours.


    After all, it¡¯s quite hard given up something you raised at home.¡±


    Yan Fei immediately took out the money.


    The old farmer glanced around secretly and whispered, ¡°Let¡¯s go, go out to pay.


    If you pay now and Niu Jinji sees it, he will collect a fee!¡±


    Yan Fei, ignorant of the rules, followed the farmer out and called Pang Fa along the way.


    Three people finished the transaction in a small alley at the edge of the market, and the old farmer walked away happily with the money.


    Pang Fa grumbled, ¡°The price of eight hundred dollars for a bull is a bit expensive.


    If it were a cow, it would be more reasonable.


    Next time, you should wait for me to negotiate the price.¡±


    Yan Fei laughed, ¡°What¡¯s there to fear?


    It¡¯s just about a difference of thirty to fifty dollars.


    I couldn¡¯t be bothered to negotiate.


    Don¡¯t you think this cow is particularly robust?


    Maybe it could serve as a breeding bull in the future!¡±


    When it came to raising cows, Yan Fei was now full of theories, and Pang Fa couldn¡¯t outargue him.


    They tied the cow to a tree on the edge of the market without fearing it being stolen, and then went back to the market.


    Trouble ensued as soon as they split up.


    Yan Fei saw a crowd gathering over there.


    When he went over to take a look, it turned out that a few people wanted to buy a young calf from a middle-aged woman.


    They couldn¡¯t agree due to a fifty-dollar difference.


    The people even wanted to walk away with the calf, causing the woman nearly to cry.


    She was holding onto the stake tethering the calf, refusing to let go of the rope.


    This kind of incident was commonplace at the Cattle Market.


    Rural families raising cows always wanted to sell at high prices and were reluctant to part with them.


    When one side of the transaction knew Niu Jinji, he would lean in that direction.


    Yan Fei thought the calf wasn¡¯t too bad, but he neglected to ask earlier because it seemed a bit too young.


    The calf was probably weaned just a few days ago.


    Now that he heard this woman saying that she was selling the calf because someone at home was sick, he felt that the price of five hundred and fifty dollars was reasonable.


    Seeing a few people wanting to tug the woman away, Yan Fei stepped up and intervened, ¡°I want this cow, I will buy it for five hundred and fifty.


    If you guys aren¡¯t buying, then stop tugging.¡±


    In the eyes of average people at the Cattle Market, Niu Jinji was a ¡°respectable person¡±.


    However, when Yan Fei intervened like this, a young man became dissatisfied, ¡°Do you even understand?


    Kid, go play on your own.


    Don¡¯t interrupt here.


    If you want to buy, it¡¯s your parents who should come.¡±


    Yan Fei ignored him, directly pulling out the money, counting five hundred and fifty dollars to give to the woman, ¡°This cow is mine now!¡±


    The few people immediately stopped pulling.


    The young man was not pleased, ¡°Isn¡¯t this causing trouble?


    We were in the middle of negotiating!


    Don¡¯t you have any respect for the rules?


    Whose kid is this?


    Where are your parents?


    Can they come and talk?¡±

 Chapter 61 - 61 2 Misunderstanding Construction_1

    ?61: Chapter 2 Misunderstanding Construction_1 61: Chapter 2 Misunderstanding Construction_1 The rural uncle who seemed to be buying a bull nearby tried to defuse the situation: ¡°Forget it, forget it, Xiaohei, if he wants to buy, just sell it to him.


    Let¡¯s go find another one.¡±


    The young man was still unhappy: ¡°This isn¡¯t just about a cow.


    There¡¯s a certain order in buying and selling.


    If everyone becomes like him, can we still call it a market?


    How are we supposed to manage things?¡±


    Upon hearing this, Yan Fei was reminded of the hooligans from the ¡°Market Management Office¡± who caused trouble when he was selling melons in the city, and his face immediately darkened.


    However, he didn¡¯t initially want to get involved with the young man and didn¡¯t want to cause trouble at home.


    Even though he was unhappy, he remained silent, focusing on struggling with the reins of the Wagyu beef cattle.


    The young calf looked like it had been pulled out for a quick sell.


    Its reins were just a rough grass rope chosen at random.


    After a few people had tugged and pulled at it, the rope had tangled into a tight knot.


    Despite his strenuous efforts, Yan Fei saw no signs of progress.


    Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, the surrounding people persuaded the young man.


    The woman selling the cattle nearby did not seem to be faking her concern.


    Even though rural people usually don¡¯t worry about food and drink, they understand the difficulty of needing money and thus suggested the young man let it go. sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After all, there are many cattle in the market; he could always find another one.


    The young man saw that Yan Fei was ignoring him and seemed agitated.


    He finally said, ¡°Fine, then.


    The cow is sold to you.


    Give me twenty yuan.¡±


    His speech was awkward and Yan Fei, who had been trying to untangle the knot for a while, was immensely frustrated.


    Thinking that a repeat of the city incident was about to occur, he flared up, ¡°Why should I give you twenty yuan?¡±


    The young man twisted his neck: ¡°You¡¯re buying the cow, of course you should pay.


    Hurry up, don¡¯t waste time.


    I¡¯ve been very patient with you about this!¡±


    Yan Fei stopped what he was doing, looked at him, didn¡¯t say a word, took a step back and then kicked at the wooden stake tied to the bull.


    ¡°Crack!¡±


    The pole, as thick as a bowl, broke off from the base, scaring the calf into a jump.


    Although the stake used to tie up the cattle had been exposed to wind and sun, and especially its base near the muddy ground was a bit rotten, it was still a sturdy tree pole planted into the ground, not something anyone could kick and break so easily.


    The surrounding people immediately gasped and murmured, but all in low voices, not saying much else.


    Yan Fei silently picked up the reins, smoothed out the rope from the broken ends, and pacified the restless calf.


    ¡°Xiao Fei, what¡¯s going on?


    Did you find the cow you like?¡± Pang Fa squeezed in from the crowd, quickly asking upon surveying the scene.


    ¡°Brother Fa, come and be our judge.


    We had already agreed to buy the bull, but he snatched it up.


    We didn¡¯t say anything.


    Now he won¡¯t pay and even kicked the stake in half.


    Whose fault is it?¡± The young man named Xiaohei, upon seeing Pang Fa, preemptively raised his voice before Yan Fei could speak.


    Pang Fa was initially taken aback, said a few words to Xiaohei, and then walked over to Yan Fei to ask what happened.


    Pang Fa soon laughed, ¡°Haven¡¯t you been here before?


    How do you not know the rules?


    The twenty yuan is a service fee.¡±


    Upon Pang Fa¡¯s explanation, Yan Fei quickly understood his mistake.


    The market was filled with bulls and horses all day long.


    How did it remain so clean?


    The piles of manure certainly didn¡¯t disappear on their own; they were cleaned by the market management staff.


    Besides that, transactions for large livestock like cows, horses, and donkeys often amounted to several hundreds or thousands of yuan.


    In a rural town, that was considered a significant transaction.


    The Market Management Office provided a proof-of-purchase document as evidence to prevent future disputes.


    ¡°Brother Xiaohei, I didn¡¯t know about this rule.


    Here¡¯s the twenty yuan, sorry for the trouble!¡± Yan Fei corrected his mistake, took out the money and apologized to Xiaohei.


    They were all from the same town and as long as there wasn¡¯t intentional troublemaking, there were no major issues after an explanation.


    Moreover, Pang Fa had secretly mentioned that Xiaohei was the real brother of Heizi, who had ¡°helped¡± Yan Fei hunt rabbits at night.


    Upon hearing this, Yan Fei chuckled.


    Even for the sake of the rabbit incident, the unpleasantness earlier should now be done and dusted.


    Xiaohei spent all day in the market and wasn¡¯t a stubborn person.


    He waved his hand and declined Yan Fei¡¯s twenty yuan, laughing, ¡°You should¡¯ve said earlier that you were Yan Fei, knowing that it was you, there would have been no problem.


    This transaction is on the house.


    I¡¯ll deal with the paperwork now.¡±


    As he walked out, he looked at the crowd and probably thought it wasn¡¯t appropriate to abuse his authority so blatantly.


    He laughed and said to the crowd, ¡°Do you know who he is?


    Last year, he singlehandedly caught the three cattle thieves in our place.


    He caught all three of them, none of them escaped and two were left handicapped.


    The stolen cows were returned the very same day.


    He¡¯s the young hero who was rewarded by the Public Security Bureau.¡±


    After finishing his speech, he ran out, leaving Yan Fei feeling very uncomfortable.


    ¡°Wow!


    So this is the guy who caught the cattle thief.


    No wonder he¡¯s so powerful, kicking a post that thick in half.¡±


    ¡°I know about this.


    The cow that was returned was from our neighboring village.


    We thought it was lost and the women at home were crying their throats out.


    Unbelievably, it was found that same day.¡±


    ¡°Damn!


    If only we had come across him, we could have also let out some anger by giving him a few kicks.


    That cattle thief was absolutely despicable.¡±


    ¡°That young hero knew his stuff.


    I heard that the two disabled ones were pitiful, that¡¯s a calmative for our anger¡­¡±


    ¡°Yeah, yeah, without him God knows how many more cows would have been lost¡­¡±


    Surrounded by a volley of words, Yan Fei was very uncomfortable, but still had to answer the people around him about why he wanted to buy cattle, how he happened to meet the thief, and how he knew they were cattle thieves, and so on.


    Don¡¯t blame everyone for their enthusiasm.


    Just think, if those cattle thieves hadn¡¯t been caught, they would definitely have continued to steal.


    Who knows how many they would have stolen before being caught?


    It¡¯s not easy raising cattle in rural areas.


    Whether it¡¯s because their children are going to college or their family contracting a serious illness, it often falls on the cattle to support them.


    To put it bluntly, sometimes a cow is the lifeline for the entire family.


    If those cattle thieves were to continue their deeds, one of the people present could well be their next victim.


    Just thinking about their own cattle being stolen, people at the moment wouldn¡¯t have the mood to watch the excitement.


    Some might even be frightened to death.


    Luckily, Xiaohei came over very quickly and registered everything in his notebook.


    In addition to noting down the names of the buyer and seller and where their homes were, he also wrote a few simple lines about how many months old the calf was, what its distinctive features were, and so on.


    Then, both parties pressed a bright scarlet fingerprint, along with an intermediary and a guarantor.


    With their fingerprints pressed as well, the transaction would be considered complete and the deal was non-negotiable.


    After completing the deal, Yan Fei expressed his apologies again.


    After all, he had kicked and broken their stake!


    But since the dispute had been resolved, this little matter didn¡¯t matter.


    Basically, they just needed to find someone to dig a hole and bury the broken half back in.


    Pang Fa re-joined him alongside the cattle market, leading the earlier calf.


    The two of them then returned to the cattle farm.


    Heavy construction was underway in what was once a grim and ramshackle yard.


    Ma Yongming was leading his team to help Yan Fei build the cattle shed and repair the house.


    They also used bricks for the feed trough at the same time.


    Originally, they would have also used wood, but with the construction team available, there was no need to hire anyone else.


    They finished building everything together.


    ¡°Uncle Ming, something just occurred to me.


    There¡¯s no need to tear down this chicken coop, I have a few chickens at home that I¡¯ll bring over.


    And two puppies as well.


    So, we won¡¯t need a dog house, the dogs can just roam freely.


    Oh yes, we also need a larger feed shed, and to fix the ground.


    Later on, I¡¯ll buy some distiller¡¯s grains from Old Ma to feed the cattle.¡± As Yan Fei saw the workers about to dismantle the chicken coop, he hurriedly stopped them.


    ¡°Fine, we will leave the chicken coop for now!


    But Yan Fei, are you planning on raising cattle or chickens?


    Would you like to set up a pigsty for a few pigs also?¡± Uncle Ming couldn¡¯t help himself from asking, seeing that Yan Fei wanted to raise chickens and dogs as well.


    As soon as he finished, Yan Fei¡¯s eyes lit up, and he looked pleasantly surprised, ¡°Yeah, how didn¡¯t I think of that!


    Pigs eat anything and are easy to raise.


    Go ahead and make a pigsty!


    I¡¯ll go and buy a few piglets in a minute.¡±


    Uncle Ming was dumbfounded, while Pang Fa and the surrounding workers immediately started to laugh.


    Yan Fei was genuinely thinking about raising pigs.


    Because he remembered the sweet potatoes in the cave on the island.


    With so many sweet potatoes, there must be a way to deal with them.


    It would be a waste to throw them away, and they couldn¡¯t be eaten up.


    It would be perfect to feed them to pigs!


    Because sweet potatoes are high in starch, they can¡¯t be fed in large quantities to cattle, otherwise, the digestive system of the cattle will eventually have problems.


    Pigs, however, don¡¯t care.


    If they¡¯re fed sweet potatoes, they¡¯ll grow quickly.


    These sweet potatoes had almost become Yan Fei¡¯s heartache, but now he had a solution, and he was absolutely delighted.


    ¡°Brother Fa, let¡¯s make another trip.


    I¡¯ll quickly buy a few piglets while the market¡¯s still open.


    Oh yes, Uncle Ming.


    Just go ahead and buy whatever cement bricks we need, I¡¯ll pay you afterward when I bring the wages!¡± He then left with Pang Fa.


    Uncle Ming was left gaping, and it took a while for him to react.


    He was left amidst both laughter and tears in the yard, searching for a place to build the pigsty.


    After all, they were all one family.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t worried that Uncle Ming would charge him too much.


    He was genuinely helping.


    Otherwise, with such a small task, Uncle Ming, who was a small boss, wouldn¡¯t have come here to supervise the work himself.


    Yan Fei would at least need to treat him to dinner afterwards.


    Otherwise, not to mention that he wouldn¡¯t be able to do all the work by himself, he wouldn¡¯t even be able to ask Uncle Ming for help in the future.


    Yan Fei had big plans.


    Such a small yard could only house a limited number of cattle, he would certainly need to continue building cow sheds in the future.


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    This chapter was written several days ago, and as I was checking for errors, the power went out.


    Just like that, I don¡¯t know how but I lost everything.


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 Chapter 62 - 62 3 New Island Little Gecko_1

    ?62: Chapter 3 New Island Little Gecko_1 62: Chapter 3 New Island Little Gecko_1 The main breeding area for domestic cattle in Wancheng City is around Tanghe County, Sancha River Township, which offers geographical advantages and many streams.


    So Yan Fei spent only three to four days and collected six more calves.


    He meticulously selected each one, evaluating them before deciding to purchase them.


    Then he reached his limit and was in urgent need to purchase a straw breaker.


    With the feed for eight calves, several pigs, chickens, and two dogs, he was indeed busy.


    Nevermind the issue that the feeding troughs for the cattle had just been made and couldn¡¯t be used until dry.


    He had to use large bowls to feed the calves, each one could eat so much!


    Once they finished a bowl, he had to prepare another.


    It was extremely tiring.


    The two little dogs started to feel neglected.


    Every day when they saw him, they would wiggle their plump buttocks out of excitement, but Yan Fei was too preoccupied to play with them.


    Thankfully, his energy level was remarkably high.


    Otherwise, a normal person would hardly be able to keep up.


    Even Li Cheng, the resident who was hired to help watch the place, couldn¡¯t bear to see him like this: ¡°Xiao Fei, listen to Master Cheng¡¯s advice!


    Try raising these few first before deciding to add more.


    If you keep this up and drain yourself, it¡¯s better not to raise them!¡±


    So Yan Fei flew into the city overnight and bought a straw breaker, giving himself a breather and making things a little easier.


    After several more days of busyness, Yan Fei finally got the hang of the farm work.


    All in all, as long as you are not a lazy person and don¡¯t care about efficient feeding and fattening, the work here currently didn¡¯t require much skill.


    With the straw breaker and once the cattle feeders were usable, Yan Fei bought two more calves, making a total of ten.


    With his two chubby puppies, he officially started his cattle-raising career.


    He thought he could buy a few more cattle, but even bystanders like Pang Fa advised him against it as raising more comes with greater risk.


    If an acute infectious disease were to break out, you¡¯d be too overwhelmed to even cry.


    Despite being barely able to keep up with the chores, they kept this one person very busy.


    The cattle had to be fed three times a day, closely monitoring their feed intake, keeping an eye out for signs of illness ¡ª fortunately, these ten cows were hand-picked by Yan Fei and were all in good health, able to eat and sleep.


    He had to clear their waste once every day.


    Thanks to Uncle Ming, he had a small construction site trolley that helped him carry the cow dung.


    Originally, he was thinking of throwing the cow dung directly onto the island, but its disappearance would be hard to explain.


    So he had to come up with a new idea of dumping it into the river, which Master Cheng dissuaded him from doing.


    He argued that it would cause pollution, and people wouldn¡¯t stop blaming him for it.


    Luckily, there were few agricultural fields around this place, and the few wheat fields there were seemed neglected as if grown by lazy people.


    There weren¡¯t many trees, most of it was just barren land.


    So now, the cow dung was dumped on the empty ground next to the cattle farm, and a back door was specifically opened in the courtyard wall for this purpose.


    The cow dung was also linked to the surrounding people who would come and take it away.


    In rural areas, it can serve as a fertilizer, many people were willing to collect it.


    Feeling that everything seemed to be on track, Yan Fei proudly went to Lin Baoguo to tell him, only to be scolded.


    He was told that his grandfather would be coming over to watch over things in a few days.


    The town was small and everyone knew about his cattle-raising venture. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Now that he¡¯d already started, people felt it inappropriate to suggest he quit midway.


    They wanted to let him have a try, and if he ultimately failed to raise them well, then he would naturally quit.


    It is still uncertain whether Yan Fei could successfully raise cattle, but at the very least, he was diligent enough.


    At night, he secretly moved some sweet potatoes from the island to the cattle farm, set up some trellises for the crops that needed them, and turned into a pterosaur to take a stroll around the island.


    He was quite busy.


    The radish leaves he planted before the New Year could now be bundled and sold for money, and Yan Fei was pleased with everything.


    Therefore, he decided to explore a new island.


    He was too busy during the day, so it had to be at night.


    ¡°Quack¡­


    quack¡­¡±


    In the tranquil night, the call of a pterosaur echoed over the island.


    This was what real arrogance looked like.


    After transforming into a pterosaur and flying around his own island, he playfully taunted the pterosaur¡¯s native to the island with a few defiant calls, then flapped his wings, and headed toward the new island.


    There were hardly any pterosaurs hunting in the night, so the spacious sky was his own to freely fly in.


    The sight was simply beautiful.


    The islands visible from his own were actually not far away.


    After a short flight, he was over this new island.


    While hovering above and inspecting the island, Yan Fei decided that this island would be called Cow Breeding Island in celebration of the grand opening of his cattle farm and his ambitious plan to make money.


    That was his whim.


    Now that this island had a name, his original island needed one as well.


    Alright, he would name it the Vegetable Garden Island!


    It was full of vegetables, Compsognathus that was also edible, so were the pterosaur eggs ¡ª a fitting name indeed for the Vegetable Garden Island.


    Although he was quite contented, Yan Fei still didn¡¯t dare to land.


    Cow Breeding Island was much larger than Vegetable Garden Island.


    From a bird¡¯s eye view, it was noticeably higher on one side and lower on the other, even featuring a small waterfall.


    Hearing the unknown dinosaur roar from the forest below, Yan Fei felt he needed to be careful, even more careful.


    Slowly descending from a high altitude, he meticulously observed Cow Breeding Island.


    There were no cliffs around Cow Breeding Island, but more than half of the area was a forest of reefs, with only one direction leading to the beach.


    The beach was small, and not far away was a dark forest.


    After circling once more, Yan Fei chose his landing spot.


    On the high side of the island, in the center, there was a small lake.


    Bathed in the moonlight, the lake shimmered brightly.


    In addition, there were fewer trees around, allowing a clearer view with no signs of any active creatures.


    He had occupied the small Spring Pool in the center of Vegetable Garden Island, so he wanted to examine this lake first.


    After circling twice, Yan Fei began to cautiously descend.


    As he had thought, there were no dinosaurs in the sparse surrounding forest.


    Feeling safe, Yan Fei confidently landed by the lake.


    ¡°Plop¡­


    squeak¡­¡±


    Something seemed to be crushed under his feet, a faint sound echoed.


    Yan Fei subconsciously felt something was amiss.


    Earlier, he had been worried about encountering danger, so he hadn¡¯t transformed into a Compsognathus, ready to fly away at the first sign of danger.


    Who knew he would step on something?


    He hurriedly transformed into a Compsognathus, and under the moonlight took a careful look, then his heart settled.


    It was just a squashed gecko.


    Just as he relaxed, he suddenly felt something was wrong.


    In the lake water, it seemed danger was approaching him.


    Nearly without thinking, Yan Fei quickly leapt up and started running.


    As he looked back, he saw what seemed like a trail of water whiplashing towards him rapidly.


    Not far ahead was a tree, not too tall, that was Yan Fei¡¯s goal.


    Run for it!


    ¡°Splash¡­¡±


    Thankfully he ran fast enough.


    Behind him, a great water sound broke out.


    Yan Fei instinctively jumped, then felt something, a massive object, followed by the sound of wind and water landing behind him, even the ground slightly shuddered.


    Not daring to turn around, he dashed up a few steps, using the tree trunk to catapult himself onto a high branch.


    Only then did he turn back to look.


    What was that creature?


    A creature with a colossal mouth, armored scales all over, and a long tail lined with razor-like fins.


    A crocodile!


    A massive crocodile.


    Looking at its size, probably only when he transformed into a pterosaur and spread his wings, would he be that big.


    At least ten meters long!


    The enormous croc missed with its first bite but didn¡¯t linger.


    After giving a few looks in this direction, it slowly turned its head and crawled towards the lake.


    Its huge body wriggled, looking incredibly clumsy.


    It seemed as if the sudden strike, causing a large wave, had nothing to do with it.


    Only Yan Fei, drenched in cold sweat, knew how fast it had been.


    Not until the giant crocodile slowly submerged into the water did Yan Fei snap back to reality.


    Without further ado, he climbed down the tree, picked a spot far away from the lake, transformed into the pterosaur, and flew into the sky.Nights are damn dangerous.


    Having grown up playing in the creek, Yan Fei was naturally drawn to water.


    But he hadn¡¯t expected not only was the sea full of monsters, there was such a large crocodile in this lake too.


    Hovering over the island, he looked carefully at Cow Breeding Island one more time, then prepared to return to Vegetable Garden Island.


    Just as he was about to fly back, a thought popped into his mind.


    He carefully picked a spot to land in the reef forest, where he would be far from the open sea.


    Then he transformed into a small Compsognathus, and thought about going back to his cabin at the cattle farm.


    In an instant, he was back.

 Chapter 63 - 63 4 The Miserable Little Crocodile_1

    ?63: Chapter 4: The Miserable Little Crocodile_1 63: Chapter 4: The Miserable Little Crocodile_1 Yan Fei, having returned to the wooden hut and transformed back into a human, thought about something for a moment, then he was back on Vegetable Garden Island.


    Another thought, and he was back on the reef he left on Cow Breeding Island, went back, resumed traveling from the hut, and in an instant arrived at the tree hehad scrambled up to escape the crocodile attack.


    Yan Fei laughed heartily inside.


    It turned out that all the places he had explored before, he didn¡¯t have to physically travel there next time.


    Although at present on Cow Breeding Island, he could only visit these two small patches of land, he was already quite satisfied.


    If he had thought of this earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have been covered in cold sweat when he ran into the crocodile.


    ¡°Crocodile, come out¡­¡±


    Yan Fei stood by the little lake and yelled with all his might, drawing a few roars from dinosaurs in the distant forest.


    The surface of the lake was still extraordinarily calm.


    ¡°Plop¡­¡±


    Yan Fei picked up a stone and threw it hard into the lake.


    The splash sounded particularly loud on the island at night.


    ¡°Come out!


    Come and sneak attack me again!


    Haha!¡±


    ¡°Pat¡­


    pat¡­


    pat¡­¡±


    A stone thrown by Yan Fei created a series of ripples on the water surface.


    Yan Fei laughed triumphantly, ¡°Dead crocodile, roll out for me, let me slaughter you.


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    Before he could finish shouting, his grin suddenly froze on his face, gradually turning into disbelief.


    Then, it seemed to take a great deal of effort for him to turn his head a little bit and look at the spot where he had landed on the island as a pterosaur for the first time.


    Right there, he had stepped on and killed a ¡°little lizard.¡±


    Now, that place was sparkling clean.


    The wave created by the crocodile had washed away all the blood and the corpse.


    He stared blankly at the part of the lake shore that had just been washed by the wave, and it was a while before he came to his senses.


    He instantly returned to the cabin, stood naked under the yellow light, and concentrated on transforming.


    His body began to shrink slowly, smaller and smaller.


    His head became slender, and a long tail grew out of his back.


    It was indeed a long tail, longer than the pencil he used in primary school.


    It even had small protrusions on it.


    Yes, he had turned into a crocodile.


    Not the huge crocodile that had attacked him, measuring more than ten meters, but the ¡°little lizard¡± he had accidentally stepped on and killed.


    Thinking about the majesty of the crocodile attack just now, Yan Fei suddenly understood what it meant to be at a loss for words.


    There are too many unreasonable things in this world.


    When a cow is born, a calf can run.


    A calf is smaller than a cow but not too much.


    But crocodiles are different.


    The size gap is too big, the big one is more than ten meters, and the small one is only that big?


    This is a freaking tragedy.


    He had tried before, even after he had killed countless Compsognathus, what he transformed into was always the first Compsognathus.


    That is, the crocodile he can turn into can only be this little crocodile!


    He didn¡¯t know whether he would grow bigger after turning into a little crocodile?


    He should grow.


    As the time he spent as a Compsognathus grew, he felt that the Compsognathus he transformed into, although there was no noticeable growth, seemed stronger than at the beginning.


    This was just his guess based on his feelings, because once before he had never intended to transform into a juvenile dinosaur, so he had never noticed whether there were any changes in the dinosaurs he transformed into.


    He couldn¡¯t help but think of the giant crocodile again, and he felt suffocated at the thought, it was so frustrating.


    On Vegetable Garden Island, he had also killed little creatures washed ashore by the waves, but those were no use.


    He had never planned to become such tiny creatures, but this¡­


    this was a crocodile!


    In the TV show, ¡°Animal World,¡± the unbeatable crocodile in the river was second only to the lion.


    This was a shockingly bad start!


    Yan Fei brooded for a long while before he finally entered Vegetable Garden Island, jumped into the Spring Pool, and started swimming around as a little crocodile.


    No matter what, after all, this was the first time he transformed into a creature that could swim.


    Maybe he could really grow bigger!


    When he transformed into Compsognathus, running required the use of his tail.


    Plus, he was naturally good at swimming, so it didn¡¯t take long before the little crocodile was swimming in the spring pool.


    Even though he was small, he was almost half a meter long with his tail included.


    After swimming for a while, he remembered and hurried back to the cabin, where he found a book about dinosaur fossils at his bedside.


    He quickly turned the pages based on his memory and found what he was looking for.


    Then he felt even worse.


    It was clearly written in the book.


    Sarcosuchus, also known as Muscle Crocodile or Emperor Crocodile, was an extinct crocodilian that lived during the Early Cretaceous in Africa, and was one of the largest crocodilians ever to have lived.


    After being upset almost until daylight, he finally noticed the last sentence: it was one of the largest crocodilians ever to have lived.


    One of?


    That means there are other crocodiles of similar size?


    Heaven help us!


    The book was full of content, mainly about dinosaurs, and only introduced this crocodile.


    Even the dinosaur part, Yan Fei didn¡¯t take it entirely at face value.


    Many things in it weren¡¯t exactly accurate.


    After all, guessing the creatures of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years ago based on the scant traces left by fossils is not a very reliable thing.


    There must be more powerful crocodiles.


    Here is an island, and there is such a big crocodile.


    If it is on land, there must be something more terrible.


    Yan Fei comforted himself, forcing down the depression in his heart, and went to feed the cattle with crushed feed.


    He was out of spirit all morning.


    He originally planned to go to the city to sell radish leaves, but now he didn¡¯t feel like it.


    Master Cheng even thought he was sick from fatigue and kept advising him to see a doctor.


    The old man didn¡¯t understand at all, Yan Fei¡¯s illness was of no use to anyone.


    He spent the whole day cursing a pen name Monk Muyu because the book he bought, Ancient Bones, has four words at the author¡¯s position: Monk Muyu.


    And the editor¡¯s note is extremely self-indulgent, stating that he selected some dinosaur and prehistoric animal fossils according to personal preferences, which basically means that the book can have or not have whatever the editor wants.


    After feeding the cattle and pigs in the morning, Yan Fei was in a bad mood and didn¡¯t feel like going to school.


    He loitered to the veterinary station.


    He finished reading the book borrowed from the veterinary station and planned to exchange it for another one to learn more knowledge.


    Although he was not yet capable of implementing many of the cattle-rearing methods stated in the book, it was good to gain more knowledge.


    When he strolled to the veterinary station, it happened that Pang Fa was also there.


    The veterinarian who often lent them books, Zhang Hui, was the same one who had vaccinated the two chubby puppies Yan Fei used to raise.


    After the three chatted for a while, they talked about Yan Fei¡¯s cattle farm.


    As it happened, Zhang Hui was off work today.


    After talking, the three of them rode two bicycles straight to the cattle farm.


    As soon as they entered the cattle farm, before Yan Fei could say anything, Zhang Hui made a suggestion: ¡°Why do you keep all the cattle you bought together?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with keeping them together?¡± Before Yan Fei could speak, Pang Fa asked.


    ¡°Newly bought cattle need to be raised separately for a few days for observation.


    They can be put together with other cattle only when they are confirmed to be free of disease.


    That way, we can prevent diseases in time.¡± Zhang Hui explained.


    ¡°I know that.


    But now I have few cattle and for now, I have but only one yard for them, so let¡¯s just keep them this way!¡± Yan Fei had read about bovine breeding technology, so he knew some basic knowledge.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter now, but you have to be careful in the future.


    Plus, you have to wait at least one year to make money by raising them this way, right?


    Moreover, not all cattle grow at the same speed.


    Some grow faster while others grow slower.


    You should observe and make a record better.


    Sell off the slow-growing ones when they should be sold and only keep the fast and fat ones.


    Wouldn¡¯t all the cattle here become good breeds in the future?¡± Zhang Hui made a simple suggestion, which made Yan Fei enlightened.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, why didn¡¯t I think of that?


    I¡¯ve been too busy these days, I just want to raise the cattle well, I didn¡¯t think much further.¡±


    ¡°Well, I learned these when I visited other cattle farms while attending school.


    If you have money to invest, buy more cattle.


    Send those to be sold to the slaughterhouse earlier to avoid wasting feed.


    Keep only the fast-growing ones, after a long time, you will breed some Breeding Bulls, and you can also make money by mating them with the cattle in the surrounding area.¡±


    With Zhang Hui¡¯s suggestion, Yan Fei cheered up, and the depression of turning into a small crocodile yesterday was much diluted by the shiny ¡°money scene¡±.


    Zhang Hui¡¯s other suggestion is to keep good records.


    Now there are few cattle, and it¡¯s easy to remember the condition of each cattle.


    But what if there are more cattle in the future?


    So, from now on, each cow must be numbered, and the daily feed intake should be recorded.


    After a period, the growth rate should be observed.


    Now there are no conditions to buy big scales that can weigh cattle.


    At least a ruler can be bought, measure the body size regularly, with a lot of records, as long as a comparison is made, it will be known which cattle is worth raising and which cattle can be sent to the slaughterhouse.


    Yan Fei quickly went back to the room to find a small notebook, and wrote down Zhang Hui¡¯s two suggestions carefully, ready to start implementing them in the future.


    For now, it is most important to raise these ten cattle well.


    When his experience is rich in the future, he can be a part-time cow selector, only choosing to raise good cattle.


    After that, he will sit at home collecting money until his hands are sore.


    Yeah, he needs to buy a few more notebooks and a ruler in preparation for keeping track of each cow¡¯s growth in the future.


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 Chapter 64 - 64 5 Sipping Some Wine Please Collect and Vote for Recommendation _1

    ?64: Chapter 5 Sipping Some Wine (Please Collect and Vote for Recommendation) _1 64: Chapter 5 Sipping Some Wine (Please Collect and Vote for Recommendation) _1 The daytime bustle made Yan Fei temporarily forget about the small crocodile.


    However, once he entered the Vegetable Garden Island in the evening, he fell into a gloom.


    Although he could transform into a small crocodile, he had no intention of testing the waters in the lake on Cow Breeding Island.


    God knows what other carnivorous animals might live in the lake aside from crocodiles.


    Even a slightly larger fish would find a small crocodile to be a delicious snack.


    Even big crocodiles, if hungry, would not hesitate to eat small ones.


    As a Compsognathus, Yan Fei tried to observe and explore around the reef pile cautiously, but he gave up after a single round.


    This task could be gradually worked on; getting too impatient would not be beneficial.


    No one knew if there was a carnivorous creature hiding in the reef piles.


    It could also be like a crocodile, undetectable when it kept still.


    The Compsognathus might be a small dish, but if it landed in front of something, it wasn¡¯t likely to be treated politely.


    It would be better to attend to the vegetables and fruits.


    At least for now, Yan Fei felt completely safe on Vegetable Garden Island.


    As soon as the two fat puppies were brought into Vegetable Garden Island, they became excited because they knew they would have good food.


    They were fat but not stupid; they knew not to leave their owner and kept spinning around the vegetable fields, damaging the vegetables whenever the mood struck them.


    After working on the island for a while, they slept in the cave.


    At dawn, Yan Fei officially started exploring the new territory.


    Ever since Yan Fei discovered that he could enter and leave Cow Breeding Island at will, he became more courageous.


    He sprinted along the coast, intending to explore Cow Breeding Island as quickly as possible.


    In a short while, he saw a bunch of dinosaurs with butts higher than their heads, tails raised and tilted backwards, heads similar to sheep and tiny mouths.


    Dinosaur body shapes were odd, and this one looked like a mouse with legs erect and magnified by thousands of times.


    It was as tall as a house, but Yan Fei was not surprised.


    He knew them, the herbivorous dinosaurs, and there was no need to fear them.


    They were Iguanodon.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t know if the dinosaurs on this island were smaller in size.


    These dinosaurs were different from those he saw in the book about dinosaur fossils; they were smaller overall.


    They were about the height and length of two to three small rural houses.


    The small Compsognathus that Yan Fei transformed into looked like a dwarf in front of them, so the Iguanodon ignored him.


    They continued walking in a line along the coastline, and from time to time, some would nibble on tree leaves by the forest.


    Since the line of Iguanodon was long and Yan Fei was unwilling to walk through the forest, he had to turn into a Pterosaur and fly east of the dinosaur group.


    The appearance of the Pterosaur stirred the Iguanodon group.


    These creatures, which originally appeared clumsy, quickly stood on their two strong hind legs and protected the smaller members of their group, ready to defend or escape at any moment.


    But Yan Fei was just passing by.


    There would be plenty of opportunities if he wanted to hunt.


    In any case, in his eyes, these were all potential meals, just a bit bigger in size.


    After flying up, he saw a large swamp-like area behind the surrounding forest.


    There were puddles everywhere, and strange tall grass-like plants grew amongst them.


    There, a group of armored dinosaurs were leisurely munching on the plants.


    These were ankylosaurus.


    These dinosaurs were easy to recognize.


    Their heads and bodies seemed to be of one piece, shaped like spindles.


    They had a lump on their tails, and their body wasn¡¯t very tall, probably about the same height as a person.


    But their bodies were wide, stretching from 5 to 6 meters from head to tail.


    Not far away, there was a small stream flowing slowly.


    Besides the stream, Yan Fei finally saw the carnivorous dinosaurs he wanted to see.


    Deep down, he didn¡¯t want to turn into a herbivorous dinosaur as there was a lack of security.


    It would be so much better to be a carnivorous dinosaur.


    Wherever he went, other dinosaurs would give way; it was dignified and safe.


    The problem was that these carnivorous dinosaurs were quite small, only about twice the size of a Compsognathus.


    From head to tail, they were approximately two meters long.


    They didn¡¯t have front claws, instead small ridiculous wing-like arms with feathers.


    Their tails were long and also feathery.


    They seemed to be what was called a Rapator. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After flying a little further, he found no more fearsome carnivorous dinosaurs.


    Other Pterosaurs had already started hunting over the sea.


    Yan Fei thought for awhile, found a place to land, transformed into a Compsognathus, returned to the cabin on the cattle farm, and began to get dressed and get up.


    There was no way around it.


    Carnivorous dinosaurs were too low-profile; they were usually hidden somewhere, most likely in the forest.


    Also, comparatively speaking, their population was smaller, making them hard to find.


    Iguanodon, ankylosaurus, small Rapator¡­


    While estimating which of the newly discovered dinosaurs could become his meals, Yan Fei started another busy day.


    Stew pig food, feed the cows, feed the chickens.


    Cattle feed can be prepared for several days at a time.


    However, if the pig food is cooked, it cannot be prepared in such quantities as there are no large enough pots.


    As for the chickens, in reality, it¡¯s usually Master Cheng who helps to feed them.


    The old man has a strong will.


    He can tidy and clean on regular days.


    He isn¡¯t fond of idleness and laziness.


    No matter how much Yan Fei advises him not to work, it¡¯s of no use.


    Therefore, Yan Fei usually has enough tasty food and drink supplies.


    He eats meat and drinks soup every day.


    Just leaving a bit is enough for the old man to make something like a meat noodle dish.


    He dare not let the old man eat too much, for fear of health problems.


    Ever since the incident of sending ¡°chicken soup¡± to Lin Baoguo¡¯s daughter-in-law, he has been paying attention to this.


    These things he eats everyday, ordinary people can eat a little, but eating too much would be over-nourishment.


    Despite this, the old man¡¯s spirit is getting better and better.


    He can handle a lot of small things for Yan Fei, which saves him a lot of worry.


    In the morning, Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather came over.


    The old man saw him lazily holding a book to sunbathe, so he gave him a good scolding and told him to go to school.


    Yan Fei was wronged to death.


    He had just finished working and was resting for a little while when he was discovered.


    What kind of learning?


    If he goes to school now, everyone would be in class.


    It¡¯s better to go to the Cattle Market and then go to school in the afternoon.


    Having his grandfather to help, Yan Fei began to consider getting a quick sale on some radish leaves.


    These days, he only spends money without making any.


    Although he still has several thousand yuan left, it¡¯s not a good sign to only spend without earning.


    But he ended up not going to the Cattle Market either.


    Before going to the Cattle Market, he thought about buying pens and paper and a ruler to record the growth of the cattle.


    After buying these, he just happened to pass by the Chinese Medicine Store, and he remembered the matter about making medicinal wine.


    He had long wanted to use bones to soak in wine, but he was busy every day and had been postponing it until now.


    Mr.


    Old He didn¡¯t find it strange when Yan Fei suddenly came to find the recipe for Tiger Bone Wine.


    After all, the ideas of this kid are generally incomprehensible to ordinary people.


    At such a young age, he actually raises pigs and cows.


    At his age, some pampered children wouldn¡¯t even feed their own cows and pigs, let alone mingle with these animals all day.


    There¡¯s nothing secret about the recipe for Tiger Bone Wine.


    The key issue is no one sells the primary ingredient: tiger bones.


    ¡°There are dozens of recipes for Tiger Bone Wine that have been passed down, which one do you want?¡±


    ¡°So many?


    Well then, I¡¯ll take one of each kind, I¡¯ll go back and study which one to use for steeping!¡± Yan Fei wasn¡¯t bothered by so many.


    Mr.


    Old He set down the patient in his hand and smiled at him: ¡°Then come with me!¡±


    Yan Fei followed him into the room and watched Mr.


    Old He rummaged around the room.


    After a while, he found several hand-copied books from which he took one and explained to Yan Fei: ¡°These are traditional medicines that have been passed down.


    Now there are no tiger bones, so the medicine recipes are of no use.


    I copied them all together.


    Now that there is a rise in animal protection, I¡¯m thinking if there are tiger bones in the future, these recipes will be of use.¡±


    Yan Fei took a look.


    It¡¯s quite a thick book, mainly because the paper is thick.


    It¡¯s probably several dozen pages.


    Each page is clearly written in pen and ink with a recipe and specific steps.


    Judging from the paper, it must be quite old.


    Fortunately, Yan Fei brought his own paper and pen, so he began to copy.


    Mr.


    Old He didn¡¯t bother him, and went to the front to see more patients.


    Many of the recipes are ancient and written in a florid style; there are even words that Yan Fei doesn¡¯t recognize.


    He simply copied it down from start to end, and planned to ask Mr.


    Old He to explain it to him later.


    He copied until the afternoon, when school was over.


    It wasn¡¯t until then that Yan Fei completed this task.


    Then, holding his notepad, he came forward,


    At noon, there were finally no people in the Chinese Medicine Store.


    Mr.


    Old He had started to eat his lunch.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t have the cheek to freeload a meal, so he simply asked a few questions, picked out a few recipes to improve health, marked them clearly, bought some ingredients, and left.


    Without personally trying it out, he didn¡¯t know how effective dinosaur bones would be.


    He planned to buy some liquor, steep his own and see how it turns out.


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 Chapter 65 - 65 6 Preparing for Recruitment_1

    ?65: Chapter 6 Preparing for Recruitment_1 65: Chapter 6 Preparing for Recruitment_1 Without the slightest appetite, Yan Fei took his herbs and headed directly to Old Ma¡¯s house in town, where the liquor is brewed.


    In the past, his grandpa used to drink.


    A few days ago, he bought some distiller¡¯s grains there.


    So, Yan Fei was quite familiar with the Ma family.


    The Ma family¡¯s front door was typically left open during the day.


    Yan Fei, without any hesitation, walked inside.


    Upon entering, he sensed an unusual atmosphere.


    In the yard, a small iron pot was tossed aside, its stir-fried vegetables spilling everywhere, and still steaming!


    Looking into the main room, he noticed every family member was seated properly.


    None of the four had a pleasant expression.


    Old Ma¡¯s wife, referred to as Aunt Ma by Yan Fei, was wiping away tears.


    Upon seeing a visitor, Aunt Ma wiped her tears, rose from her seat, and forced a smile.


    She greeted, ¡°Yan Fei, is that you?


    We haven¡¯t made any liquor these past few days, nor do we have any distiller¡¯s grains left!¡±


    Embarrassed, Yan Fei smiled, ¡°I¡¯m not here for distiller¡¯s grains.


    I want to buy some liquor.¡±


    Aunt Ma¡¯s face immediately darkened: ¡°You, a minor, learning to drink?


    We won¡¯t sell you any.


    Leave quickly!¡±


    Yan Fei explained, ¡°I¡¯m not drinking it.


    My grandfather is here, and I want to prepare some medicinal wine for him.¡±


    Embarrassed, Aunt Ma replied, ¡°Oh, I see!


    How much do you need?


    It¡¯s admirable that you¡¯re doing this for your grandfather.


    I¡¯ll give you some of our best liquor.


    Come in!¡±


    ¡°Well, I don¡¯t have anything to prepare the medicinal wine.


    You have jars here, right?


    Could I buy a jar as well?


    It would save me the trouble later.¡±


    ¡°Sure, we have jars ready.


    But don¡¯t you follow those drunkards.


    If you drink too much, it will lead to trouble sooner or later!¡± As Aunt Ma spoke, tears began to stream down her face, making Yan Fei feel quite awkward.


    From Aunt Ma¡¯s rambling words, Yan Fei pieced together why the stir-fry pot was thrown in the courtyard.


    Old Ma knew how to brew alcohol and had been drinking since he was young.


    Recently, he had been drinking even more excessively, and it manifested as a health problem.


    After a check-up at the county hospital, he was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer.


    They said there was no point in a hospital stay, so he came home with medication, deciding to live day by day.


    Just now, while eating, he wanted to drink more.


    When being stopped, he argued that even people having funerals brought alcohol; why was he, still alive, denied of it?


    This family, brewing their own alcohol, has not only Old Ma suffering but also Old Ma¡¯s father who died early.


    Both were due to alcohol.


    When the liquor was ready, Yan Fei paid and was about to leave, Aunt Ma asked him, ¡°Xiao Fei, can you manage the cattle farm alone?


    Or do you need someone to help out?¡±


    Yan Fei thought for a moment.


    Although Old Master Li Cheng is helping him guard the farm, he admitted that he¡¯s pretty busy on his own.


    However, he had not considered hiring help, so he answered, ¡°I haven¡¯t really thought about it.


    I can handle it myself at the moment.


    I will give it more thought when I return home.¡±


    Aunt Ma pleaded, ¡°If you decided to hire someone, can you consider my son?


    He finished junior high school and had been helping at home for a few years.


    He¡¯s capable of doing any kind of work.


    Ever since his father fell ill, the girl he¡¯s engaged to broke off their engagement, calling the Ma family a den of drunks.


    I don¡¯t want him to walk the same path as his father.


    If he could find other work, he could give up this harmful practice.¡±


    Yan Fei could only appease her for the time being, ¡°Sure, let me give it some thought when I return.


    If I decide to hire someone, I¡¯ll come and tell you.¡±


    Upon hearing this, Aunt Ma quickly called her son, ¡°Xiaochao, what are you waiting for?


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    Yan Fei always found Xiaochao¡¯s name amusing ¨C his family name was Ma and his personal name was Chao.


    The famous warrior from the Three Kingdoms period had the exact same name.


    Ma Chao was not much older.


    He was barely a couple of years out of junior high school, probably around twenty years old.


    He looked a lot like Aunt Ma, robust and honest.


    Although he helped sell liquor at home, he was not good at socializing and could only respond with a shy smile.


    He helped Yan Fei carry the jar of liquor.


    Originally, Yan Fei had no plans to return to the cattle ranch, but after Aunt Ma mentioned the need for help, Yan Fei was slightly moved.


    Nowadays, he was busy all the time without a spare moment.


    Raising cattle, rearing pigs, attending school, dreaming about earning money in the city, and further exploring Cow Breeding Island, he always felt there was not enough time.


    He might as well just take the jar of wine back.


    When he returned to the cattle ranch, his grandfather was somewhat angry upon seeing that he had returned in the afternoon, appearing as though he had no plans to attend school.


    However, when Yan Fei mentioned that he bought wine and talked about getting help, his Grandpa was distracted.


    ¡°So what do you really think?


    In the past, each household had its share of cows to raise.


    Nobody was like you, raising so many at once.


    Nobody has any relevant experience either.


    Share what you¡¯re thinking, and I¡¯ll see if it makes sense!¡± His grandfather didn¡¯t have much to say, so he let Yan Fei talk first.


    ¡°I was thinking that I still need to attend school.


    Brother Hui from the vet station said last time that when raising cows, one should choose the best to raise.


    If any grow slowly, they should be sold to the slaughterhouse.


    I think if there is someone to help, I¡¯ll have some free time to go to the Cattle Market.


    If I come across a good cow, I¡¯ll buy it and sell those who aren¡¯t growing well from the ranch,¡± Yan Fei thought for a while, and slowly shared his thoughts with his grandfather.


    ¡°Hmm, that¡¯s a solution.


    If you plan to continue buying cows, indeed you need someone to help.


    But remember, your priority is still school.


    Don¡¯t end up like your grandpa who¡¯s illiterate.


    Do you have any other thoughts?¡± His grandfather nodded his head, affirming Yan Fei¡¯s idea.


    Yan Fei understood his grandfather¡¯s meaning.


    In Sancha River, calling someone illiterate means they can¡¯t read or write.


    The more illiterate someone is, the more they hope their descendants can be well educated.


    This is why his grandfather never reprimanded him, and it¡¯s also why he was suddenly angry when he found out Yan Fei wasn¡¯t attending school.


    ¡°I¡¯ll definitely continue going to school, at least until I finish high school.


    I¡¯ll let Ma Chao help out.


    How much do you think we should pay him?¡± Yan Fei said resolutely about going to school, even though he sometimes liked to slack off, as long as he had time, he¡¯d still go.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about salaries first.


    Any amount is fine, 200, 300.


    Doesn¡¯t your Uncle Baoguo in the local police station make a similar income?


    If you increase the number of cows in the future, one person might not be enough.


    Moreover, if you want to buy and sell in the future, you have to stabilize the ranch first.


    It¡¯s necessary to have another person to help.


    Raising cattle is not like other tasks.


    You need to feed them during the day and check on them at night.


    If anything happens to the cows in the middle of the night, it could be a major issue,¡± Even though his grandfather lacked experience, he understood some aspects of rearing cattle.


    ¡°Can I take care of them at night?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have to go out to sell cows?


    When the number of cows increases, you alone would still be stretched.


    It¡¯s better to find another person, along with Old Li.


    If you¡¯re not around usually, there¡¯ll be three people at the ranch to swap shifts.


    Not to mention, as the number of livestock increases in the future, you¡¯ll need a bigger feed supply, which is already a job for one person.¡±


    Yan Fei thought about it, and it made sense.


    Even though there¡¯s a pulverizer for the feed, it still needs to be checked beforehand to prevent too much dirt or other objects like wires from getting mixed in.


    If not, it could end up damaging the pulverizer.


    Another person is necessary to record the growth of the cattle when he¡¯s not around.


    ¡°So we need to find another person?


    Did you have anyone in mind?¡± Yan Fei agreed with hiring more help, but he didn¡¯t have a solution on how to find one.


    Grandpa pondered for a moment: ¡°How about a woman?


    The daughter-in-law from Shuanzhu Family in our village lost her husband and couldn¡¯t stay with her in-laws.


    She returned to the village with her daughter, Little Ni¡¯er.


    Shuanzhu is now living with his son.


    If she moved in with us, it would certainly ease her crowded living situation, and her rude daughter-in-law is always putting on a show.


    It¡¯s better if she comes to help us.


    Her home isn¡¯t far from the middle school where Little Ni¡¯er is studying, so it¡¯d be convenient for them.¡±


    ¡°If you say so, that¡¯s fine.


    I just don¡¯t know whether she¡¯d mind the smell here,¡± Yan Fei left the decision to his grandfather.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have her over.


    We¡¯re all villagers, there¡¯s nothing to look down upon.


    We can assign her to lighter tasks, like choosing the feed.


    She attended school for a few days, so she should be able to handle some note-taking tasks.


    When it comes to the salary, it might be a little less than what a man would be paid, perhaps 30 or 50 less.¡±


    The cattle ranch had just been started a few days ago, and even though it was winter, it already had an unpleasant smell.


    Initially, Yan Fei thought he could handle it as long as he was diligent.


    However, the reality was far from his expectation.


    Speaking of the smell, Yan Fei thought of another issue: ¡°Oh yes, I am planning to ask Uncle Baoguo to help find someone to dig a well.


    With water in the ranch, it will be cleaner, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°How much money do you have left?


    Digging a well is not cheap.


    However, it¡¯s inconvenient not to have one here.


    Let¡¯s install a pressure well for now, you can use it temporarily.


    If you have more money in the future, it would be best to install a mechanized well.


    If the ranch really gets going well, you can build a water tower for future convenience.¡±


    ¡°Let me ask around.


    If it¡¯s not too expensive, I¡¯ll get a mechanized well now to save time later on,¡± Yan Fei wasn¡¯t afraid of running out of money.


    After all, if he ran out, he would just earn more.


    As long as he could earn it, he wouldn¡¯t be afraid.


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 Chapter 66 - 66 7 Selling Vegetables_1

    ?66: Chapter 7 Selling Vegetables_1 66: Chapter 7 Selling Vegetables_1 (Please recommend and add to your collection, it will get better and better!)


    Once he thought of it, Yan Fei went to Old Ma¡¯s family, told them he would pay them 200 yuan for the first month, and then see how things go.


    Then he ran to Uncle Ming, asked him to find out how much it would cost to dig a well, and to calculate how much it would altogether cost to build a water tower and dig a well.


    After a rough calculation, Yan Fei felt that his money was sufficient.


    When he went to Uncle Baoguo, he only asked for the price of digging a well.


    When Uncle Baoguo heard that he wanted to dig a well, he scolded him for spending money recklessly.


    Unable to stop him, Uncle Baoguo gave him a piece of information.


    His classmate Yang Qian¡¯s father works at the county water pump factory.


    Yan Fei could buy a cheaper pump from him.


    So Yan Fei finally went to school.


    He found Yang Qian, but before he could speak, the bell for the last class of the afternoon rang.


    These students were uncontrollable.


    They only had one class a day and they felt extremely uneasy.


    As soon as school was out, they ran off quickly.


    Yan Fei pulled Yang Qian aside and asked him to inquire about the water pump when he got home.


    At dinner, Yan Fei promised his grandfather that he would get up early to go to school the next day, and then went to soak dinosaur bone wine.


    Soon after, when his grandfather was almost asleep, Yan Fei went to the Vegetable Garden Island and began to bundle radish leaves.


    If he didn¡¯t sell them soon, they would grow too large and be difficult to sell.


    Anyway, he would go early in the morning and return at noon,


    After he finished bundling, he checked the time, ate some meat, didn¡¯t sleep, and sneaked out to the riverside.


    He transformed into a Pterosaur and flew around the area, checking for any nocturnal activity.


    Seeing nothing, he turned around and headed for the city.


    Because he had something to do, Yan Fei didn¡¯t want to cause trouble, so he went to the wet market where the old lady had suggested when he had bought bones last time.


    To conduct his business without interruption, he got to the management office of the market before dawn.


    It was easy to find, just past the gate, with its name written in big characters on the door.


    It was still early, and the person on duty inside hadn¡¯t even gotten up yet!


    When Yan Fei asked how much the management fee was, a man in his forties opened the window from inside and said impatiently, ¡°All the stalls in the market are occupied.


    If you want to sell, you¡¯ll have to do it outside.


    There¡¯s no management fee, just make sure you don¡¯t block the entrance.¡±


    Yan Fei nodded, thanked him, and was about to leave when he was called back: ¡°What are you planning to sell?¡±


    When he heard it was radish leaves, the man was a little surprised.


    ¡°Radishes are everywhere now, but radish leaves are rare!


    Give me two bundles as a bribe, we¡¯ll call it the management fee, and you can set up a stall outside my door!¡±


    Although he was asking for a bribe, it didn¡¯t sound the same coming from his mouth.


    When he asked for two bundles of vegetables as a management fee, Yan Fei thought it was a good idea and agreed.


    When Yan Fei came over with a cart with a broken wheel, gave the man two bundles of radish leaves, and started waiting for customers at the door.


    The man from the management office couldn¡¯t sleep either.


    When he came out to brush his teeth, he saw Yan Fei and asked him, ¡°How are you going to sell these?¡±


    ¡°Three yuan for one bundle, five yuan for two bundles!¡± Yan Fei decided to go with the same prices as for sweet potato leaves.


    If someone complained that they were too expensive later, he could lower the price.


    ¡°What?


    Are you selling retail or wholesale?¡± The man was a little surprised.


    ¡°What?


    Is it too expensive?


    How about two yuan a bundle, what do you think?¡± Yan Fei noticed his surprise and immediately started to lower the price.


    ¡°No, keep your price.


    Wait for me, I¡¯ll be right over.¡± The man ran off a short distance with his toothbrush in hand, and soon brought someone back with him.


    From a distance, he shouted at Yan Fei, ¡°Bring it over here.


    This is my brother.


    Don¡¯t worry, he won¡¯t cheat you.


    You two negotiate!¡±


    ¡°Are your radish leaves three yuan for one bundle and five yuan for two?¡± The man who was brought over looked like he was also in his forties and definitely a relative of the management office guy.


    They looked alike.


    ¡°Yes, how many do you want?¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t really care.


    To be honest, he didn¡¯t think these things were worth that much.


    It was just that city folks had too much money and were a bit silly.


    Who in the countryside would buy this stuff?


    ¡°Then you bring it over, let¡¯s count how many bundles there are and calculate the cost.


    I¡¯ll take them all.¡±


    ¡°Deal!¡± Yan Fei was efficient.


    They were just two people and he wasn¡¯t afraid they wouldn¡¯t pay.


    The worst-case scenario was that he wouldn¡¯t sell.


    Once Yan Fei finished counting, the buyer didn¡¯t even bother to recount, he just started counting the money.


    As he did so, he said: ¡°I won¡¯t scam you.


    Your bundles are too big. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    One of yours can make one and a half of mine, and I can still sell them at your price.


    The key is, I¡¯m the only one who has it, so I can sell something unique in the market.


    It¡¯ll make me look good.¡±


    Just as the man was feeling proud, the market manager interrupted: ¡°Laoer, stop showing off.


    Young man, will you have more of this in the future?¡±


    ¡°Right right right, will you have more in the future?¡± The man who bought the radish leaves was suddenly deflated, mentally cursing himself for talking too much.


    He had already disclosed the price, and the vendor would probably deny having more.


    ¡°Yes, do you want more in the future?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll take whatever amount you have!¡± The formerly hopeless vegetable vendor immediately looked delighted when he heard Yan Fei¡¯s words, but then his face turned into a bitter gourd again, ¡°So, what price will you sell at in the future?¡±


    Yan Fei thought for a while.


    ¡°If you want more, I will sell it to you by the pound since you have to divide it anyway.


    You can weigh my two bundles now to see how much they weigh, and then we¡¯ll stick to around this price in the future.¡±


    He thought that if he came to sell vegetables every day, it would be quite troublesome.


    Plus, after what happened at the central market, he found the two brothers¡ªone vegetable vendor and one market manager¡ªto be decent people.


    He had already said two yuan per bundle, but they were still willing to pay the initial price, which was really nice.


    When the younger brother vegetable vendor heard Yan Fei¡¯s proposal, he was overjoyed.


    He took out a scale and weighed the bundles a few times in front of Yan Fei.


    Each bundle weighed about four or five catties.


    After the two of them discussed, they decided to average the weight, finalizing a price of one yuan per catty.


    One yuan per catty for vegetables was already sky-high, at that time meat sometimes couldn¡¯t even sell for five yuan.


    After leaving the wet market, dawn was just breaking.


    Yan Feigh had thought that after selling the vegetables today, he would have to take a bus home since it would be daytime.


    But within a short while, he made over two hundred yuan.


    However, he considered that the vegetable vendor would also make money.


    On the flipside, setting up a stall could earn him over a hundred yuan!


    No wonder people say that making missiles is not as profitable as selling tea eggs, or being a surgeon is not as profitable as being a barber.


    This business truly is profitable.


    Actually, there were still plenty of watermelons on Vegetable Garden Island, but Yan Fei had already eaten a lot.


    The remaining ones were kept for consumption on the island, so they weren¡¯t sold.


    He took his cart, sprinted to an isolated spot, returned the cart to Vegetable Garden Island, transformed into a Pterosaur, and rushed back to Sancha River Town under the dawn sky.


    Morning study session wasn¡¯t even over yet!


    After hanging around for a while, Yan Fei checked the time and pretended he had just come back after school to the cow farm.


    When he got back, he saw Ma Chao had already arrived and was helping his grandfather feed the cows.


    There was rice made by his grandfather in the pot, and just after eating, he was washing dishes when Lin Baoguo rushed in.


    The first thing he said when he walked in the door upset Yan Fei: ¡°Xiao Fei, did you skip school again?¡±


    ¡°Who said I didn¡¯t go?


    Even Grandpa knows I went early in the morning and just came back,¡± Yan Fei confidently retorted.


    ¡°Haha, keep making up stories!


    Your school just held a big meeting, a school opening ceremony, and the students were only just dismissed when I came by.


    You¡¯re washing dishes now, did you fly back?¡± Lin Baoguo laughed, exposing his lie.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but blurting out an expletive.


    He had never seen such bad luck.


    Every time something good happened, something bad followed immediately.


    Last time, he went to Cow Breeding Island and ended up turning into a crappy little crocodile; he had just successfully sold some vegetables and immediately had his lie exposed when he came home.


    Looking at his busy grandfather not far away, Yan Fei pleaded in a low voice: ¡°Uncle Baoguo, could you keep this a secret for me?


    I don¡¯t want Grandpa to get upset, I don¡¯t know what I¡¯d do.¡±


    Lin Baoguo was exasperated: ¡°You do care about your grandpa after all!


    If you knew it would upset people, why didn¡¯t you go to school?


    Forget it, I won¡¯t lecture you.


    I asked for you.


    To drill a well, it¡¯s fifteen yuan per meter including the pump.


    You can just bring the pump and everything will be taken care of.


    Ask your Uncle Ming what price he was quoted, and see which company is more suitable.


    We can discuss it later.¡±


    Yan Fei nodded.


    Lin Baoguo was in a rush.


    After saying hello to Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather, he had to go back to work.


    He could conveniently give Yan Fei a ride and make sure he went to school properly this time.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t care, he had to go to school anyway to find Yang Qian and ask if he had discussed the pump issue with his father at home.

 Chapter 67 - 67 8 Small Bird isnt Small_1

    ?67: Chapter 8 Small Bird isn¡¯t Small_1 67: Chapter 8 Small Bird isn¡¯t Small_1 The next day, the well-drilling team kicked off work with a rusty old diesel engine belching black smoke just beside the small site where the water tower was being built.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t need to worry about all this.


    He only had to buy a water pump.


    The pump was something that Yang Qian¡¯s father helped purchase.


    It would be delivered in a few days, and there was no need to worry.


    All Yan Fei had to do was pay for it.


    The widowed assistant that grandpa had introduced also arrived.


    A woman in her thirties named Lin Yumei.


    She carried the air of a traditional rural woman, reasonably pleasant looking, and quite industrious.


    As soon as she arrived, she started working with Ma Chao and learned to ranch under grandpa¡¯s guidance.


    So, Yan Fei was free and had an idle time.


    Claiming he was studying, he sneaked back to the blacksmith¡¯s shop, locked the doors and windows, and went on exploring Cow Breeding Island.


    The lower terrain of Cow Breeding Island was already explored, where he found another creature like a crocodile, presumably a Terrestrisuchus.


    They were much smaller than the Sarcosuchus, yet superbly agile.


    They didn¡¯t appear in large quantities, about four or five in a group, lingering on the shore¡¯s shallow water.


    These creatures seemed clumsy but ran briskly and were incredibly ferocious.


    Yan Fei saw them hunting an ankylosaurus.


    Its thick armor was of no use to them as they feasted ferociously, not even sparing their own kind in the feeding frenzy.


    Nearby, the Rapator dinosaurs were in competition with them.


    Based on their numbers, they were small and agile, and they boldly came to snatch food.


    The relationship was somewhat like that between lions and hyenas in the Animal World, except these ¡°hyenas¡± couldn¡¯t even provoke a single ¡°lion¡±.


    They only dared to pounce, take a bite, and run off, leaving the Terrestrisuchus helpless.


    Luckily, the prey was usually large enough that even if some were snatched away, they could still eat their fill.


    Yan Fei was now exploring the higher terrain half of the Cow Breeding Island.


    The trees here were much more lush, and the forest was much livelier.


    He saw Iguanodon dinosaurs in the forest again, and they were plentiful.


    There was also a type of Microraptor with ample wings that could fly.


    Those that ran on the ground were Rapators, and those that flew were Microraptors.


    Even though Yan Fei always felt that the Rapators he saw running on the ground were too small, they all had feathers, so he instinctively wanted to call them Microraptors.


    When Yan Fei first saw the Microraptors, he was delighted.


    But he quickly discovered that these seemingly able to fly creatures were only flashy on the surface.


    With four wings and a long tail feather, they pretended to be impressive, but their flight capability was barely better than a wild chicken¡¯s, a struggle to survive species in the forest.


    Just being pleasant to look at can¡¯t fill your stomach.


    As long as they are not powerful enough, Yan Fei has no regard for them.


    Even though this was the first time he saw a four-winged creature.


    Because in the forest, Yan Fei also found small birds.


    Relying on their fast and agile flight, they made fun of the Microraptors.


    A group of Microraptors tried to catch the birds, but they were toyed with for a long time, not even managing to touch a single feather.


    When he saw the small birds, that¡¯s when Yan Fei¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Originally, Yan Fei only intended to scout around, not to immediately start hunting or planning to become one of the creatures.


    But once he saw the small birds, he lost his calm.


    Becoming a Pterosaur and flying around in the dinosaur world was quite safe.


    But in human society, it¡¯d draw too much attention, especially when taking off and landing ¨C he was scared of being spotted.


    If he could become a small bird, the thought alone made him excited.


    He carefully followed the small bird, and Yan Fei gradually discovered the secret of how these small birds could survive in the forest.


    They had a powerful backer.


    Whenever these birds were chased in the forest, rather than flying high, they relied on their agility, darting around the forest until they reached the lake.


    The few unlucky Microraptors that persued them halted in their tracks and dejectedly went to find other prey.


    That¡¯s because not far ahead, a few huge Sarcosuchuses were lying, sun-bathing with their mouths wide open.


    Stunned by what he was seeing, Yan Fei watched the small bird arrogantly shrieking, hopping into a crocodile¡¯s mouth. S~ea??h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    That was damn cocky.


    After cautiously bypassing the few Microraptors, Yan Fei hid in the branch of a big tree and squatted for half the day before finally understanding the reason.


    It turned out not only were the small birds omnivorous ¨C eating plants and meat, but they were also cleaning the meat from the Sarcosuchus¡¯s teeth.


    Watching the tiny bird play hopscotch in Sarcosuchus¡¯s open mouth while it basked quietly in the sun, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but feel envious.


    Back in the forest, he had thought that this bird species was scarce, but upon reaching the lakeside, he realized there were actually more of them than he had guessed.


    There were other Sarcosuchus sunbathing in the distance, each surrounded by a flurry of these small birds.


    After observing for a while, Yan Fei prepared to make his move.


    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.


    He decided to catch one first.


    Aiming at the one that seemed to be fluttering its wings and tweeting most joyfully, the Compsognathus disappeared from the tree branch.


    The appearance of Yan Fei back in the room was quite amusing.


    Squatting with an expressionless face, he held an old sack ¡ª he was waiting for an opportunity to catch the bird.


    The bird that Yan Fei had set his sights on indeed had a lot of energy.


    After finishing cleaning the bits of meat from the mouth of a Sarcosuchus that was somewhat isolated from the others, it hopped and fluttered happily on the Sarcosuchus¡¯s head, tweeting loudly.


    Yan Fei somehow understood this was the bird¡¯s courting display in the animal kingdom.


    The bird wasn¡¯t aware of the phrase ¡®the bird that sticks out gets shot down,¡¯ so Yan Fei thought he should teach it a valuable lesson.


    He quickly appeared at the Sarcosuchus¡¯s side, casting the old sack precisely over the small bird.


    The panicky bird let out a shriek as Yan Fei and the sack vanished from beside the Sarcosuchus before anyone could react.


    Back in his room, Yan Fei was seen pressing hard against the old sack on the floor.


    The bird was remarkably strong, but it was unlucky to have encountered Yan Fei.


    Using all his might to press down on the sack, he donned an old glove and reached in.


    Despite being scratched and pecked, he managed to grab hold of the unlucky creature.


    Even though Yan Fei referred to it as a ¡°small bird,¡± it was rather big by dinosaur world standards, the size of a domestic chicken.


    The bird was slender with a slightly hooked beak longer than a chicken¡¯s.


    Its claws were also extremely sharp.


    The glove Yan Fei had worn to handle it was torn in several places, and his hands were painfully scratched and bleeding.


    ¡°Little bird, little bird, you raise me up so I can stand on mountains, I¡¯ll show you around the city so you will depart without regret.¡± Despite the bird¡¯s unattractive grayish color, Yan Fei was in high spirits.


    Murmuring to himself, he actually used a rope to tie the bird up tightly, then opened the door and took it to the streets.


    Hustling down the street to the Chinese Medicine Store, he drew curious looks and remarks from the townspeople.


    Yan Fei carried the bird excitedly as he ran inside, ¡°Brother Xiaohe, I need herbs!


    I¡¯m making a nourishing bird soup tonight!¡±


    ¡°Yikes, where did you get this little cinerous vulture?


    You actually eat these?


    Hang on, this isn¡¯t a cinerous vulture, be careful not to get in trouble with the police!


    It might be an endangered animal!¡± Xiaohe was surprised when he saw the bird.


    ¡°What kind of animal is a bird?


    This is classified as avian, you know that?


    Hurry up and get the herbs, don¡¯t worry!


    I¡¯ll safeguard it in my stomach soon, so nobody will ever be able to harm it!¡± Yan Fei urged him.


    The townspeople looked at the bird with astonishment and at Yan Fei with bewilderment.


    This Yan family lad, who acted strangely when his grandfather was alive, seemed to have changed completely since his grandfather¡¯s departure.


    He was always up to something.


    Having collected the herbs, Yan Fei dashed back home, gazed deeply at the bird and said, ¡°Little bird, little bird, don¡¯t be afraid, my stomach will be your home.


    Together we will fly, and I will show you the vast world, take you to see sunrises and sunsets.¡±


    He never exhibited such eloquence during his school essay assignments.


    If someone had taken a photo of him in this ridiculous state and showed it to him 20 years later, he might have traded three to five tons of gold for it.


    While mumbling, Yan Fei slowly exerted pressure on his hands.


    The bird that was previously lively and cheerful managed only a few weak chirps before its head dropped lifelessly.


    Yan Fei was in no rush to transform into a bird and take flight.


    He calmly gutted the bird, plucked its feathers, cleaned it, and put it in a pot to make soup.


    Shortly after, a pile of broken bones was thrown into the prehistoric ocean where the waves quickly swept them away without a trace.


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 Chapter 68 - 68 9 Call Me Cinerous Vulture Seeking Collection_1

    ?68: Chapter 9: Call Me Cinerous Vulture (Seeking Collection)_1 68: Chapter 9: Call Me Cinerous Vulture (Seeking Collection)_1 After lunch, few among the busy or leisurely people of Sancha River took notice of a bird circling in the sky above the town.


    When he turned into a pterosaur, it took him several months to learn to fly.


    Now that he had transformed into a bird, it only took him a moment to take flight smoothly.


    The sensation of flying in the bright daylight was completely different from sneaking around at night.


    Yan Fei no longer continued exploring Cow Breeding Island, nor attend his classes.


    He merely hovered in the sky above the town, even specifically flying over his own cattle farm, watching for a while.


    Inside, he was gleeful: I¡¯m like a supervisor now, who dares to slack off?


    Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather, the actual supervisor, looked up and spotted Yan Fei, and joked with a few workers, ¡°We¡¯re in luck today, got to see a hawk.


    These wild creatures have become rare now.


    In previous years, we had to guard our chickens against them¡­¡±


    So, some of the older workers started to chat while they worked.


    Before long, their conversation turned to how life had improved over the years, and seeing animals or not didn¡¯t really matter.


    Look at that boy from the Yan family; he¡¯s already raising more than a dozen cows at such a young age.


    If land trading was popular now, he would certainly be a landlord! sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They ended their discussion when one of them suddenly exclaimed.


    They watched as the hawk dove down.


    To their stunned amaze, what they first thought was a performance of the hawk fishing from the water, turned out to be the bird diving straight into the wide water surface at the mouth of Sancha River, disappearing from sight.


    After staring for a long while, they still didn¡¯t see the hawk reappear.


    Someone sighed, ¡°Ah, there are really fewer and fewer wild animals these days.


    Look, the hawk has no rabbits to catch, so it had to fish.


    What a pity for such a big guy.


    If the weather was warmer, we could fetch it and there would be a lot of meat!¡±


    This sentiment immediately gained agreement from those around, unanimously lamenting: What a waste of such a large piece of meat!


    They had no way of knowing that underneath the river water, a small crocodile was shaking its head and swimming downstream.


    While swimming, it berated itself: Damn, I was too overconfident.


    I almost drowned while trying to catch a fish, thank god I can transform into a little crocodile.


    Finally, I¡¯ve found the advantages of a small crocodile.


    Although it is a ¡°small¡± crocodile, in this small river, a crocodile more than half a meter long is practically the king.


    After a while, he started feeling fortunate again.


    Originally, I wanted to try out if I could catch rabbits as a bird.


    Luckily, I didn¡¯t spot a rabbit first but a fish.


    Otherwise, I might have died from carelessly diving into the ground.


    From now, when I turn into a bird, I¡¯ll rename myself to ¡°Diving Bird¡±.


    I made up my mind.


    I won¡¯t attempt to hunt rabbits from the air before catching a fish in the water.


    But ¡°Diving Bird¡± doesn¡¯t sound majestic enough.


    How about¡­


    Drilling Sky Bird?


    Drilling Earth Bird?


    No, I will call myself Cinerous Vulture then, becoming the toughest villain, hehe!


    The flight of a cinerous vulture is much more agile than that of a pterosaur, but whether it¡¯s faster or more energy-saving is still untested.


    The casual flight above Sancha River was just like taking a walk, not tiring at all.


    However, it was evident that the cinerous vulture might be a little lacking in long-distance flights.


    After all, they thrive in forests, unlike humans¡¯ eagles that fly in the sky every day.


    In comparison to the size of dinosaurs, they are merely small birds.


    They have no advantages in the sky except for being more agile due to their feathers.


    They are probably at the same rank as sparrows among birds in human society, at most, no higher than pigeons.


    It wasn¡¯t until the students finished school that Yan Fei leisurely returned to the cattle farm, pretending he had been to school.


    This time, he made sure to go home after all the students had left the school gate, avoiding the embarrassment of getting home earlier than everyone else.


    After all, that was a rare occurrence.


    He didn¡¯t mind missing night study sessions, his grandfather didn¡¯t have high expectations of him; being able to attend school was good enough.


    He could harvest vegetables at night again.


    He sowed the seeds densely, so now he only needed to pick the bigger ones to sell.


    There would be another batch after one was sold, and this could probably go on a few more times.


    The problem was that he was getting hungry too easily.


    While bundling vegetables on Vegetable Garden Island at night, he still had to simmer meat in a pot.


    It felt like he was always hungry.


    If he didn¡¯t eat, he didn¡¯t feel he would starve to death, but after eating, he didn¡¯t feel full for long either.


    It¡¯s really annoying, he¡¯s had enough of overeating.


    After eating, he sneaked to Cow Breeding Island again to continue exploring carefully.


    In fact, it was pretty much the same.


    No large carnivorous dinosaurs were found on Cow Breeding Island, apart from the Sarcosuchus and the Terrestrisuchus.


    The rest are two types of Microraptors, one with large wings that could glide, and the other with tiny wings that relied on its legs to run.


    I dared not go to the lakeside.


    It was not very clear at night, and if those Sarcosuchus were still, we could not find them at all.


    It was too dangerous.


    Walking slowly around the periphery of the forest, I discovered several kinds of insects, all of which were large enough to be seen at night.


    Used to seeing small insects in human society, it wasn¡¯t shocking, but once these insects got larger, they looked quite disgusting.


    I carefully avoided a basin-sized spider, and walked quietly over the soft fallen leaves.


    Without any warning, my heart suddenly became alert.


    Returning from the dinosaur world to human society, this had already become Yan Fei¡¯s instinctive reaction.


    Almost as soon as he sensed the alert, he disappeared from the spot.


    Not far from where he had just stood, the fallen leaves were suddenly thrown up, and amidst the swirling branches and rotten leaves, a centipede-like giant insect, two to three meters long, sprang out.


    The centipede that landed on the ground was somewhat puzzled, where had the Compsognathus it had just seen gone?


    But before it could figure out why its prey had disappeared, it suddenly felt a heaviness on its back, and then its head was smashed in by a hammer.


    As the saying goes, ¡®A centipede dies but never falls down¡¯.


    The centipede, even with a hole in its head, was still rolling and struggling, wreaking havoc on its surroundings.


    The Compsognathus, who had already put the hammer back in the room, was watching its death throes from a branch not far away.


    Seeing that it struggled for a long time without dying, the Compsognathus gently jumped down from the branch, turned his head to check the surrounding space, then rapidly grew larger, transforming into a Rhamphorhynchus.


    A centipede is a joke in front of a pterosaur.


    Its two or three meter long body is about the same length as the beak of a pterosaur.


    However, not accustomed to using such a long beak for hunting, the pterosaur was a bit clumsy.


    It took quite a few attempts to finally grasp the centipede, and with a simple bite and a toss of its head, the bisected centipede was thrown away, becoming motionless.


    Just as the pterosaur was about to transform back, it suddenly noticed small black spots sneaking closer in the distance.


    Transform back into Compsognathus, return to the room, then reappear on the branches, looking over in that direction.


    When those small black spots came closer, Yan Fei realised that there was nothing to be alarmed about: they were just a few small terrestrial Raptors.


    A few Raptors cautiously approached, only to find that the large Pterosaur had disappeared, and all that was left on the ground were two pieces of the severed centipede.


    They instantly became excited.


    In the blink of an eye, they pounced, sharp teeth and sharp claws all focused on their task.


    Within moments they had torn the centipede to pieces and swallowed them into their stomachs.


    Just then, one of the small Raptors, who had just swallowed a piece of the bug, saw the Compsognathus on the branch and immediately began to scream.


    Faced with provocation, Yan Fei was not weak.


    After all, the trees he picked were tall and straight.


    It wouldn¡¯t be easy for them to get up there.


    Indeed, after a cacophony of squeals, the Raptors tried to chase and climb up the tree, but always fell short of reaching the branched areas.


    Yan Fei was rather amused watching their performance.


    The Raptors quickly realised that this prey was beyond their reach, quickly gave up, squawked, and left.


    Yan Fei gracefully descended from the tree, transformed into a Diving Bird as he was mid-air, flapped his wings a couple of times, and once he hit the ground he transformed back into Compsognathus.


    Actually, being a nimble Cinerous Vulture would be the most suitable for exploring the forest, but Yan Fei had just met the requirements to transform into a bird, and his familiarity with this body was far from enough.


    His flight skills were not up to scratch, and the noise of his wings flapping carried too far in the night.


    The small Compsognathus was more convenient.


    As soon as he landed, he had a feeling.


    He looked up and saw that the group of Raptors that had just left were actually ambushing him from afar, and as soon as they saw him land, they charged towards him once more.


    They¡¯re quite cunning!


    If the little ones are begging for death, then don¡¯t blame me for being ruthless.


    In the midst of the little Raptors¡¯ frenzied charge, they watched in horror as a Compsognathus suddenly inflated like a balloon, and in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a huge Pterosaur.


    The most courageous little Raptor at the forefront didn¡¯t even have time to react, and like a moth to a flame, it charged straight towards the Pterosaur¡¯s two-meter-long beak.


    ¡°Squeak¡­¡±


    After a high-pitched scream that signalled death, followed by a series of panicked cries, the other small Raptors didn¡¯t even give themselves time to think before turning around and running into the depths of the forest, without waiting for the Pterosaur to continue its attack.

 Chapter 69 - 69 10 Hitting the Thigh Request for Collection_1

    ?69: Chapter 10: Hitting the Thigh (Request for Collection)_1 69: Chapter 10: Hitting the Thigh (Request for Collection)_1 Even in the dense forests of the dinosaur world, there were always many clearings, much like the spot where the Pterosaur now stood.


    Despite not being entirely proficient with the Pterosaur¡¯s beak, Yan Fei could still accurately take aim at the Microraptor charging straight towards him.


    He had planned to kill this Microraptor first and then teach the others a lesson with his wings, but these creatures¡¯ survival skills were surprisingly strong, and they were quite fast at escaping.


    He slightly put his extended wings back and was about to drop the dead Rapator, but then he suddenly stopped.


    A fresh smell of blood reached his nose.


    It seemed rather intriguing.


    During his time as a Compsognathus, the smell of blood didn¡¯t bother him; in fact, he often found it quite appetizing.


    But it was only because, during his first transformation into a Compsognathus, he had excitedly eaten an octopus, and the resulting nausea made him subconsciously loathe the Compsognathus¡¯s diet.


    A thought suddenly crossed his mind: What would happen if I eat this little Microraptor?


    People eat slowly.


    If he were to eat as a Pterosaur, it would only take one bite to finish this Microraptor.


    Despite these thoughts, reason ultimately prevailed.


    Therefore, the plans for exploring Cow Breeding Island tonight are over.


    Carrying the Microraptor, he went back to Vegetable Garden Island and was ready to start work with a skinning knife.


    What a bother.


    This creature had hair, and specifically those comical little wings were especially hard to deal with.


    It took a lot of effort to clean it up.


    Finally, after he finished cleaning it, he looked at the clock hanging next to him and realized it was time to go to the city to sell vegetables.


    Looking at the cleaned-up Microraptor, Yan Fei showed a stern expression, then directly transformed into a Pterosaur.


    He picked up the Microraptor with his beak, tipped his head back, and swallowed it whole.


    The first thing he did when he turned back into a person was to touch his stomach.


    How amazing!


    Thinking about the size of the Microraptor and looking at his own stomach, Yan Fei felt refreshed and invigorated.


    Although he still felt a bit uncomfortable psychologically, after a few sips of the warm soup, he felt fine again.


    He quietly went out, closed the door, went to the riverside, turned into a cinerous Vulture, and flew towards Wancheng City.


    The vision of a cinerous Vulture at night was not as good as that of a Pterosaur!


    After flying for a while, Yan Fei became impatient.


    Even though he knew that there were no dangers in the sky of the human world, he was accustomed to the near-night-vision capabilities of the Pterosaur and didn¡¯t like being a vulture.


    Therefore, as the cinerous Vulture kept flying higher and getting bigger, it soon transformed into a Pterosaur again.


    But after flapping his wings a few times, he had to lower his flying altitude and transform back into a cinerous Vulture.


    Because he had reached Wancheng City.


    After selling his vegetables at a lightning-fast pace, Yan Fei left the city and stopped flying.


    Instead, he ran into the wheat field, transformed into a Rapator, and began to run wildly.


    Even though the Rapator looked ridiculous, after all, it was much larger than the Compsognathus.


    By getting used to the body and speed of the Microraptor, Yan Fei felt much safer while moving around Cow Breeding Island than he did as a Compsognathus.


    On the way back, he surprisingly encountered a dumb rabbit.


    The Rapator, despite its funny little wings, still had an incredibly light body.


    It could run very fast, even in the wheat field, albeit stepping on the soft soil of the wheat field.


    Besides, its slightly taller body didn¡¯t slow it like the gradually growing wheat would the Compsognathus.


    It was really quite handy, except for the fluff and a few feathers, but especially those red and green feathers, which were incredibly awkward to look at.


    As dawn began to break, Yan Fei had already reached the vicinity of the school.


    He conscientiously sat in the classroom and attended morning classes.


    The curriculum of junior high includes important subjects like math, language, and English in the morning.


    He couldn¡¯t miss school every day, at least he had to learn something, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even know where the questions came from during exams, and that would be disastrous.


    Actually, he didn¡¯t even wait for the entire morning.


    As soon as the third class was over, Yan Fei ran home.


    He hurried home and began looking for a knife.


    Almost at the end of the third class, he casually ¡°looked¡± at Cow Breeding Island and surprisingly found an Iguanodon which had just been killed by several Terrestrisuchus.


    Yan Fei planned to take advantage of this situation.


    He found a kitchen knife in the kitchen, held it and made a comparison for a while, then found that it was too small compared to the Iguanodon.


    Fortunately, there were other knives in the blacksmith¡¯s shop, such as a pig-killing knife, which seemed perfect.


    After carefully arranging a few of his only butcher knives, he began to prepare to get a taste of meat from the mouth of a Terrestrisuchus.


    He had been exploring Cow Breeding Island and hadn¡¯t even started planning on how to incorporate Iguanodon into his food menu.


    He had seen a few dead Iguanodons in the past two days, but they were not fresh.


    Now that he had come across a fresh one, there was no reason not to seize it.


    He was thinking of waiting until a few Terrestrisuchus were full before leaving.


    Yet, while they were eating, a couple more came swaggering over.


    One Iguanodon was big enough, and the Terrestrisuchus that fed on it earlier didn¡¯t mind.


    They each lay down and peacefully dined together.


    How could this be acceptable?


    Yan Fei quickly ran out and bought several big bunches of firecrackers from the street.


    He prepared to use the same trick he had used to bully the Compsognathus, to scare these greedy crocodiles away.


    The firecrackers exploded with sparks set amidst a white smoke.


    As expected, these magical items, which first originated from burning bamboo and were known as firecrackers, had evolved over years.


    They had been used by humans for over two thousand years and once again served Yan Fei¡¯s kitchen well.


    The Terrestrisuchus had never seen such a thing before.


    Contrary to their rough exterior, they were quite fragile and were instantly scared into hiding.


    Yan Fei carefully picked up a butcher knife and began to select the best cut of meat from the dead Iguanodon.


    Avoiding the bitten parts and the belly, he found part of the untouched thigh resting on the ground. sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The skin was so thick that his butcher knife was hardly effective.


    The surrounding Terrestrisuchus had already gathered around again, and he hadn¡¯t even cut through to the bone!


    ¡°Purr¡­ Purr¡­¡±


    The low purring noise came from the throats of the Terrestrisuchus.


    For these large reptiles, competitors for food were mortal enemies.


    Once the shock of the firecrackers subsided, they were ready to fight for the food.


    Yan Fei was keeping an eye on them!


    Any idiot would know that the Terrestrisuchus wouldn¡¯t give up easily.


    His butcher knife had hardly made a dent when it hit the bone, so he had to carve out more meat until he found the joints in order to have any hope of severing the limb.


    ¡°Pop Pop Pop¡­¡±


    Another big bunch of firecrackers was thrown out, driving the Terrestrisuchus away in the midst of the smoke.


    Chopping and chopping, he really needed to find a place to get some big knives, this was just not working!


    You might think that cutting off a leg would be easy, but it really depends on the leg.


    Even though Iguanodons typically moved on all fours, their two legs still allowed them to move incredibly fast.


    How thick must the leg be to support such a massive weight?


    How large and strong would a knife have to be to cut off such a leg?


    Sweating profusely from the effort, Yan Fei several times considered grabbing a bit of meat and calling it a day.


    However, looking at the effort he¡¯d already put in, he didn¡¯t want his work to go to waste.


    ¡°Pop Pop Pop¡­¡±


    Another bunch of firecrackers was thrown out¡­


    Chop, chop, chop.


    His newly-resupplied butcher knife had almost given out.


    ¡°Pop Pop Pop¡­¡±


    He continued to throw firecrackers.


    The Terrestrisuchus, either dumb as a doorpost or stubborn, refused to leave.


    After a few rounds of firecrackers, they didn¡¯t fear them as much and while they didn¡¯t venture too close, they watched the firecrackers explode nearby.


    It seemed that this one-size-fits-all move was no longer as effective.


    However, Yan Fei was just about to be successful.


    He was using all his strength to swing the butcher knife around like crazy, when he suddenly felt the big leg of the Iguanodon sink heavily downwards.


    Success!


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t stop to celebrate, but instantly hauled up the mammoth Iguanodon leg with all his might, and disappeared from the spot, avoiding the advancing Terrestrisuchus.

 Chapter 70 - 70 11 Iguanodon Meat Bone Powder_1

    ?70: Chapter 11 Iguanodon Meat Bone Powder_1 70: Chapter 11 Iguanodon Meat Bone Powder_1 Most people wouldn¡¯t know what it feels like to skin a leg larger than their own head.


    But Yan Fei knows.


    It¡¯s truly exhausting.


    At night on the island, the smell of blood is everywhere.


    Yet, the Compsognathus and Pterosaurs on Vegetable Garden Island are used to it.


    Ever since they got that strange bipedal creature on the island, the population of Compsognathus has rapidly decreased, and the Pterosaurs, who are hysterically laying their eggs everywhere, have shared a similar fate.


    Yan Fei spent a great deal of effort cleaning this Iguanodon leg.


    That¡¯s with him cutting and throwing the cleaned meat into the pot, meaning there was less to clean and it sped up the process.


    Otherwise, handling the entire leg would wear him out.


    Don¡¯t be mistaken, thinking an Iguanodon leg is about the same size and weight as a human¡¯s.


    In fact, not only is the leg larger than Yan Fei¡¯s body size, but it¡¯s a lot heavier too.


    Packed with solid meat and a leg bone like a column, it was quite hefty.


    ¡°Looks like I need to prepare bigger pots!¡±, Yan Fei looked at the two pots that couldn¡¯t hold even half a catty more of meat and at the rest of the meat left on the makeshift cutting board, he muttered to himself.


    As for the overly cleaned leg bone, there¡¯s no more space for the meat to be stewed.


    Don¡¯t think about making any bone soup, just let it be for now.


    During normal meal times, if there is leftover Compsognathus meat, the small bones are given to the dogs to chew on.


    But seeing these two large bones, Yan Fei felt that throwing them away would be wasteful.


    After all, if tiger bones can be used to make wine, these big bones must have some practical use.


    Even though he didn¡¯t exactly know how to utilize the bones now, these were different from the ones picked up normally as he had to make an effort to get these.


    Hence, there was a different sense of value.


    He added more wood to the stove and as the fire blazed, Yan Fei¡¯s mind started to whir.


    He had been carelessly adding wood for quite a while before he suddenly realized that he had forgotten to put salt and spices into the pots.


    The two large pots of meat already required half a bag of salt and the seasoning for the braised meat seemed insufficient.


    Fortunately, there were alternatives available for the lack of braised-meat ingredients.


    There were plenty of things, like star anise and Sichuan peppercorns, growing just along the ditches beside the roads and around the gateways in the countryside; Yan Fei was never short of them.


    Just when he was thinking about the lack of braised-meat ingredients, Yan Fei remembered Old Uncle Ding, the braised meat vendor.


    Old Uncle Ding¡¯s small and low-ceiling kitchen always seemed to have leftover braised meat bones hanging under the roof.


    Thinking about how such a shrewd businessman like Old Uncle Ding leaves bones under his roof to dry, Yan Fei became unsettled.


    These bones must certainly have a use, otherwise nobody would hang them on their roof to dry out.


    Seeing the circumstances, it was clear his plan to go to school in the afternoon was ruined.


    With the meat not finished cooking, it seemed like a good time to go ask him.


    Old Ding had already closed his braised meat stall.


    He usually operated it before lunch hours and before dinner hours.


    If he¡¯s not operating his stand, he¡¯s definitely at home braising meat!


    The moment Yan Fei stepped into Old Ding¡¯s house, he was met with a couple of distinct smells.


    It was either the aroma of braised meat, the odor of pitch, or on unlucky occasions, the stench of pig faeces, which occurred when Old Ding was cleaning pig intestines.


    The majority of the braised meat was pork head meat, along with pork intestines, heart, and lungs, commonly known as pig offal.


    There wasn¡¯t any pig stomach, as people would buy it to use as a nourishing food.


    This came from pigs raised by rural families for one or two years, with their diet primarily consisting of green, pollution-free feed.


    The pig stomach was especially beneficial for people with weak digestion.


    Families with people frequently troubled by stomach ailments or children with a propensity for diarrhea love buying this to make soup. Sear?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Its effects were remarkably good.


    Though, in a few years, the pigs would be ready for slaughter in just three months, nobody knew what they were fed to fatten them up.


    In some places, these offal parts are even forbidden to be sold.


    When cleaning a pig head, a knife doesn¡¯t scrape off all the hair, so tar is used instead.


    As to whether tar is toxic or not, that¡¯s not something people are concerned about these days.


    Having meat to eat is already quite good, and besides, who could afford to eat braised meat every day?


    Yan Fei was rather unlucky when he arrived, catching Old Ding in the process of stripping the tar off a pig head ¨C the smell of tar was exceptionally unpleasant.


    Upon seeing him, Old Ding, too busy to spare his hands, beckoned him over and gestured for him to sit and wait on a chair nearby.


    ¡°Old Uncle Ding, I¡¯m not here to buy meat nor to ladle braising broth.


    I¡¯m just wondering, what are you planning to do with the bones you¡¯re drying on the roof?¡± Yan Fei sat down and immediately made his intentions clear.


    Back when everyone was living in poverty, people would come to buy the braising broth to use in their cooking, especially for steam-cooking or simmering noodles.


    The broth is rich in oil, which makes the food soft and tasty.


    But now people¡¯s lives have improved and they can afford to eat meat, so fewer people bother to buy the broth.


    Even underprepared households who want to savour the taste of the braising broth make up only a small number of buyers.


    This group of people included Yan Fei.


    In the past, whenever his grandfather wanted to cook something flavorful at home, he would come and buy braising broth, because even if he bought meat, he couldn¡¯t make anything tasty.


    Old Ding was a little puzzled ¨C Yan Fei was always asking odd questions ¨C but he still answered, ¡°I don¡¯t need them myself, someone collects them.


    If you save up enough of them you can earn a few dimes, and what else could they be used for?


    They¡¯re probably made into bone meal or something.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the use of bone meal?¡± Yan Fei asked, confused.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard it can be used as animal feed or fertilizer, or maybe even as food for people.


    Either way, I won¡¯t eat it ¨C who cares what they use it for?¡± Old Ding¡¯s words made Yan Fei want to roll his eyes ¨C this guy was so unscrupulous for a few dimes.


    Of course, he just muttered that to himself and let it go.


    After all, this stuff isn¡¯t harmful to humans ¨C who buys it, is their business, not his.


    As soon as he heard the answer, Yan Fei didn¡¯t hesitate for a second and left, slapping his own forehead.


    He shouldn¡¯t have asked what bone meal is used for because he already knew.


    It¡¯s just that there¡¯s still some difference between knowing in theory from reading books and seeing an actual application, which he didn¡¯t expect.


    The information Brother Hui at the veterinary station had lent him indicated that poultry and livestock can be fed some bone meal to speed up their growth and other benefits.


    Furthermore, Yan Fei knew that it¡¯s better not to use bones from the same species.


    For example, pigs shouldn¡¯t be fed pig bone meal, since that can greatly increase the chances of livestock getting sick.


    Reminded of this, Yan Fei was feeling quite smug about his good memory.


    However, he wasn¡¯t aware that he not only had keen senses and boundless energy now but also a frighteningly good memory.


    He only relied on copying during exams because he was too lazy to think and didn¡¯t put any effort into studying.


    If he devoted his ample energy to studying, he could easily be a top student.


    Although Yan Fei didn¡¯t know how to make bone meal.


    That wasn¡¯t in the book, so it looked like he had to find a few more professional books to research.


    After finding an empty place in the small town to return to Vegetable Garden Island, and he ensured the firewood under the stove was adequately stocked, Yan Fei left to buy books.


    He naturally went to the city for books.


    Last time at the wholesale book market beside the train station, Yan Fei noticed that they had every imaginable book.


    This is what speed and efficiency are about.


    A trip that would take at least three hours by car, took Yan Fei less than an hour and a half all up, from the time he flapped his wings from the island to land in an uninhabited area near the city, and then catching a bus to the train station to the book market.


    Meanwhile, back on the island, the meat in the big pot had just started to boil.


    But even at a wholesale book market, it takes half a day to find a highly specialized book.


    Most of the books here are popular martial arts novels and story magazines, with a portion devoted to learning material for primary school to high school and even college, as well as extracurricular readings and famous books translated into Chinese.


    Fortunately, the market isn¡¯t huge, and it didn¡¯t take Yan Fei long to find the shop he was looking for.

 Chapter 71 - 71 12 Buying Books Eating Meat_1

    ?71: Chapter 12 Buying Books Eating Meat_1 71: Chapter 12 Buying Books Eating Meat_1 This is a bookstore that although located at the inner-most part of the market, had the highest flow of people coming in and out.


    Upon stepping inside, one can see the whole shop was about the size of two classrooms.


    The most noticeable items near the entrance were popular publications, from fiction novels and magazines to study materials.


    All three rows were filled with people.


    However, Yan Fei wasn¡¯t interested in popular books.


    Instead, his attention was drawn to the specialized books placed on shelves against the side walls.


    Staring at a shelf labelled ¡°Breeding Techniques¡±, Yan Fei began his treasure hunt.


    ¡°Prevention and treatment of Large Livestock Diseases¡±, ¡°Breeding Meat Pigeons and Domestic Rabbits¡±, ¡°How to Rapidly Fatten up Pigs¡±, ¡°Unusual Breeding¡±, ¡°How to Get Rich Fast Through Breeding¡±, and even books that target specific diseases were readily available.


    One could find a book about absolutely anything.


    However, Yan Fei was currently not concerned with that much detail.


    He planned to buy each book after he gets some more money.


    He must save his money for now.


    After searching for a while, he found a book titled ¡°Feed Processing and Reasonable Matching¡±.


    He flicked through the pages, finding a variety of content from chickens, ducks, and geese to pigs, horses, and cows.


    Although the methods were not detailed enough, Yan Fei felt he would have to put in some effort to create bone meal from this book.


    Setting the book aside, he searched for half a day longer, even coming across a book titled ¡°Breeding Billionaires¡±.


    On seeing the title, Yan Fei almost spat blood.


    I am not well-read, but does that mean you can facilitate my ignorance?


    A few years ago, ten-thousandaires were awarded and featured on television, and now there are billionaires already?


    That¡¯s not even how you boast.


    Despite his anger, Yan Fei¡¯s curiosity got the better of him and he picked up the book.


    Reading through the book, Yan Fei felt that the author had lost his mind.


    It was full of all kinds of strange content, claiming that strange creatures like snakes, centipedes, scorpions, locusts, worms, grasshoppers, and even snails could be bred.


    The author seriously wrote about how great the prospects are and exaggerated as if anyone could get rich from raising these creatures.


    The book also had numerous pictures.


    Yan Fei was so disgusted by the images of coiled snakes and locusts that he quickly put the book back on the shelf, fearing it might affect his appetite for meat later.


    Yan Fei continued looking for a while longer but still did not find a professional bone meal manufacturing book.


    He felt frustrated and ended up picking up ¡°Feed Processing and Reasonable Matching¡± again to review it in detail.


    Fortunately, a lot of the domestic animals featured in this book published by an Agricultural University had information related to bone meal.


    In a take-what-you-get kind of mindset, Yan Fei decided to choose this book.


    As he was preparing to pay, he couldn¡¯t help but take another glance at ¡°Breeding Billionaires¡± and suddenly realized that he recognized the author.


    Wasn¡¯t this written by Monk Muyu, the author of ¡°Ancient Bones¡± that he bought?


    Is this guy a paleontologist researching fossils or an expert on breeding?


    What kind of books can¡¯t he write?


    Out of nowhere, Yan Fei ended up picking up that book again and took it with him to the counter.


    As Yan Fei had anticipated, the grinning cashier saw his books and promptly announced, ¡°These two books are the original editions.


    We offer at most a 35% discount on wholesale.


    So, the total for the two books is¡­¡±


    As he spoke, his fingers danced over the calculator, quickly announcing a total price that was hefty enough to buy several catties of prime meat.


    Well, it¡¯s a bit pricey, but that just can¡¯t be helped.


    After all, people buying storybooks could buy them for just three to five yuan each.


    However, he didn¡¯t need those types of books.


    He paid, collected his books, and left to catch a bus.


    On the bus, he found himself flipping through the pages of ¡°Breeding Billionaires¡± again and muttered to himself: why the hell did I buy this damned book?


    He should just focus on learning how to make bone meal!


    After he got home, he no longer had the energy to study bone meal, as the meat in the pot was finally ready to eat.


    While he was chopping the meat earlier, Yan Fei noticed that the meat from the Iguanodon¡¯s leg was not as tough as he imagined it would be.


    In fact, it seemed similar to chicken or rabbit meat.


    The taste was good, and the feeling of wolfing down big chunks of meat felt amazing!


    It was nothing like the Compsognathus meat he usually ate!


    It was only after he had consumed half of a pot of meat that he started to feel full and was able to actually start tasting it.


    The meat of Iguanodon and Compsognathus were essentially the same, although the former was a bit tougher.


    Compared to chicken or rabbit, they have a unique smooth texture.


    They don¡¯t appear to have a distinct taste like mutton¡¯s gamey flavor, or the unique aromas of beef and pork.


    Iguanodon meat seemed to lack distinctive characteristics, but it was quite tender and absorbed all sorts of seasoning flavors. S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After stewing, it was incredibly fragrant.


    Looking at the rolling hot meat in the pot and the pile of raw meat on the chopping board next to it, Yan Fei was troubled.


    The cooked meat could be stored, but not the raw ones.


    The temperature on the island was high, so the meat would spoil quickly if not used.


    Moreover, this meat spoiled much faster than regular pork, beef, or lamb.


    He once left Compsognathus meat out overnight without cooking it promptly and had to throw it away because it wasn¡¯t fresh anymore.


    He made a tough decision.


    Transforming into a Pterosaur, he stood there and swallowed all the meat.


    Anyway, he could get as much meat as he wanted in the future, as long as it wasn¡¯t wasted.


    Besides, he had previously eaten raw meat as a Pterosaur, and although he wasn¡¯t sure if it had any benefits, it certainly had no harm.


    When there was only a small amount of meat left, he saved some, cut it into thin strips, and transformed into a small crocodile to swallow it.


    He had high hopes for the growth of this little crocodile!


    If it stays this small, it can only swim in the small stream in Sancha River town.


    It dared not enter the waters of the dinosaur world.


    Perhaps only the small Spring Pool on Vegetable Garden Island would be a suitable habitat for such a small crocodile.


    Looking at the time, school was over.


    Exiting the island and opening the front door, sure enough, the students were already on the streets after school.


    He locked the door and headed back towards the Cow Breeding Island, which was his ¡®home after school¡¯.


    At the Cow Breeding Island, Yan Fei had dinner with his grandfather as a part of their routine.


    His grandpa actually believed that he went to school every day and was always in a cheerful mood, always urging him to eat more.


    After dinner, Yan Fei sat in the room reading books, trying to figure out how to make bone meal.


    Ma Chao¡¯s father was unwell, and Yan Fei didn¡¯t feel the need for anyone else to help with the night shift.


    Therefore, he had to return to the Cow Breeding Island every night after completing his day¡¯s work.


    Other than Yan Fei, the Cow Breeding Island housed three other people.


    The gatekeeper, a man named Li Cheng, and his grandfather, neither of whom could read.


    The only literate person was a widow named Lin Yumei.


    She was not stupid and knew who was in charge at the Cow Breeding Island.


    She never asked what Yan Fei was reading.


    Seeing Yan Fei reading, his grandfather and Li Cheng started praised him extravagantly for his exceptional industriousness at a young age.


    They were accustomed to praising Yan Fei on his understanding of property management.


    However, their constant praising of his love for studying made even his thick-skinned self struggle to accept it.


    That night, for the first time, he didn¡¯t feel hungry after only a bit of work.


    Yan Fei felt that becoming a Pterosaur and eating some meat actually makes him less hungry so the exploration in the Cow Breeding Island continued.


    Thanks to his transformation ability and the swift change between forms, he did not need to worry too much, at least not when he was away from the lake, even at night.


    The island was large and consequently was home to relatively more lifeforms.


    He found several ¡®small¡¯ insects, of course small being a relative term in this dinosaur-dominated world.


    For instance, centipedes that were two to three meters long, spiders the size of a washbasin and dung beetles that were many times larger than Yan Fei was used to.


    These insects were not numerous and seemed to creep carefully, only daring to come out at night.


    Of course, where there were spiders, there would be mosquitoes and such.


    These annoying creatures were omnipresent, albeit not in large numbers.


    However, their size was horrifying.


    What frightened him even more were the Gadflies, or perhaps they should be called Dragonflies here.


    Yan Fei reckoned that if a few of them ended up on his Cow Breeding Island, the cows would be finished.


    Yan Fei paid more attention to whether these creatures were edible or not.


    Although the insects looked disgusting, they were generally harmless as long as he was careful, especially since he had the ability to transform as needed.

 Chapter 72 - 72 13 Visiting the Cattle Market Again_1

    ?72: Chapter 13: Visiting the Cattle Market Again_1 72: Chapter 13: Visiting the Cattle Market Again_1 The exploration of Cow Breeding Island was quickly completed.


    Even by the lake, Yan Fei made use of the daylight to take a tour around it.


    He even visited the downstream streams and waterfalls in the lake, but was disappointed as he didn¡¯t find any edible fish.


    All the fish looked bizarre, and as he had transformed into a small crocodile, he didn¡¯t dare catch any that he saw.


    Having grown up in Sancha River town, Yan Fei knew that there were certain fish that were not to be messed with.


    Even in the rivers of Sancha River town, there was a fish that looked somewhat similar to a catfish but was smaller, with three spines on its body.


    Locals referred to it as the Fire Scorpion.


    Anglers who mistakenly caught it thinking it was a catfish would know how it felt to be stung by the Fire Scorpion.


    There was also a species called Spiny eel.


    Those who were fishing would often encounter it.


    This particular type had not only spines but was also inclined to bite.


    Being bitten was much worse than being stung by a gadfly.


    The water tower of the cattle farm was also completed, and the necessary water pipes and pumps had been installed and adjusted.


    Once the inside of the water tower was dry, it could be officially put to use.


    Seeing that there was virtually nothing to do here, Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather decided to head back.


    Now that the whole country was striving for modest prosperity, the county aimed to improve rural income by promoting fruit tree planting in various towns and villages.


    The county was providing subsidies for fruit tree planting and allowing farmers to get loans to buy saplings.


    Since the local area¡¯s primary occupation was farming, these fruit trees were planted in the wheat fields.


    As the wheat seedlings were starting to grow, some people were unwilling to plant fruit trees.


    Therefore, loud propaganda about the economic benefits of fruit tree planting was broadcasted daily throughout each town and village.


    Furthermore, the wheat fields needed weeding.


    Thus, every household was busy, including Yan Fei¡¯s grandfather who could no longer afford to stay idle at the cattle farm.


    However, Yan Fei sent his medicinal wine with his grandfather.


    He had already tasted it several times and let his grandfather try it too.


    While they had not detected any recognizable benefits yet, they were certain that it did no harm.


    Its effectiveness would remain to be seen.


    He also gave his grandfather a rabbit.


    The very wild rabbit he caught on his return from the county town.


    Originally, he wanted to kill it for meat, but it turned out to be a pregnant doe.


    Yan Fei, who was too lazy to raise another rabbit, passed it onto his grandfather.


    After all, the whole country was striving for modest prosperity, and who knows, rabbit rearing might lead to a fortune!


    The production of bone powder, after days of research, was finally beginning to take shape.


    The book didn¡¯t discuss cattle feed but every kind of poultry and livestock, and it also mentioned feeding them bone powder.


    As for the actual method of production, Yan Fei had to guess based on the sporadic information given, and then summarize.


    To put it simply, the easiest method was to first crush the bones and then soak them in clear water for two days, followed by drying them in the sun.


    After this, the bones could be baked in a fire and ground into powder.


    Whether it was chickens, ducks, geese, or pigs, cattle, or sheep, a little bone powder could be added to the feed.


    There were undeniable benefits, but its overall effectiveness would need to be tested by Yan Fei.


    The two bones that had been smashed had been thrown into the small stream for two days and were currently being dried in the sun on the branches of the island.


    In a few days, they probably could be baked.


    The biggest achievement in this period was not bone powder, but getting praised by his grandfather every day that even he felt embarrassed.


    So, he seriously attended a few days of school.


    As a student, earnestly attending school was certainly commendable.


    So after his grandfather left, Yan Fei felt he deserved a few days off as a reward, and then decided not to go to school for a couple of days!


    The radish leaves could probably be sold once more, and then he¡¯d have to wait for the other vegetables to grow.


    In the meantime, Yan Fei planned to make the bone powder quickly.


    With some money still left, he was considering purchasing a few more cattle.


    After comparing the growth and feed records of the calves over these days, unsurprisingly, the poor calf that Yan Fei had bought out of kindness turned out to be the worst among all ten.


    Thinking about how he had almost had a conflict with Brother Xiaohei at the cattle market because of this calf, it really wasn¡¯t worth it.


    It wasn¡¯t that the cattle seller woman lied, but rather that the other calves were carefully picked by Yan Fei, while he didn¡¯t have much interest in this one.


    As such, it could be seen that doing a good deed like Lei Feng doesn¡¯t necessarily receive a good reward, at least this calf could be considered mediocre at best.


    But luckily, because he didn¡¯t pay much for it, there wasn¡¯t a possibility of losing money.


    However, Yan Fei didn¡¯t plan to sell this calf.


    He was about to test the efficacy of the bone powder, and this calf would be a perfect guinea pig.


    He would first feed it the bone powder, and if it didn¡¯t die, then he would start feeding it to the other cattle.


    The chickens at the ranch were all gone.


    Yan Fei hadn¡¯t wanted to raise them in the first place, and since he hadn¡¯t caught any rabbits recently, the gift he gave Xu Xiaoyan was stewed chicken.


    Some of the people on the farm ate a few too, and he slaughtered the last few when the water tower and well were finished being built, as a way to celebrate and share a meal together.


    Now that a couple of people were helping out, Yan Fei had some free time, so he casually went to the Cattle Market.


    ¡°Brother Xiaohei, good morning!¡± Yan Fei spotted Xiaohei bustling around the market as soon as he entered, and greeted him with a friendly smile.


    ¡°Yan Fei, you¡¯re here to look at cattle again.


    Come in for some tea later!¡± Xiaohei shouted back, but seeing that he was busy with something else, he gave a brief greeting and then left.


    Then, Yan Fei folded his arms like an old farmer and started surveying the cattle in the market.


    ¡°This cow is about to give birth, why on earth would someone bring her here to sell?¡± Yan Fei was drawn to a pregnant cow.


    Normally, nobody would sell a cow about to give birth.


    Once the calf was born, it would be like having two cows. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Who would be willing to sell at this time?


    ¡°Ah, in our village across the river, three cows were stolen overnight.


    These cow thieves are just too much.


    I can¡¯t even sleep well anymore.


    I¡¯ve decided to sell her if the price is right.¡± The farmer selling the cow had a bitter look on his face.


    ¡°How come I haven¡¯t heard about such a big incident, didn¡¯t anybody report it to the police?¡± Yan Fei was startled when he heard the news.


    ¡°Ah!


    The village across the river isn¡¯t part of our township.


    So, the ones to report it would be them, they haven¡¯t started stealing cows from our side of the river yet.¡± The farmer explained to Yan Fei.


    ¡°Oh!


    Thank you, Uncle!¡± Yan Fei knew that Jin Shao and Sancha River town were situated right next to each other.


    However, this news was certainly not good.


    He had been on the island all this time and it seemed like he would have to intensify aerial patrols in the future.


    If nobody dared raise cattle anymore, where would he get his cattle?


    ¡°Young man, do you raise cattle at your home?¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t ask any further, but the old farmer, seemingly having nothing better to do, initiated a conversation with him.


    ¡°Yeah, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t come here to endure the stench of cow dung.¡± Yan Fei responded absentmindedly.


    ¡°You need to be watchful.


    Nowadays, these cattle thieves have vehicles, which makes the job very convenient for them.


    They load up the cattle and flee.


    Even if you catch sight of them, you won¡¯t be able to catch up.


    Which village are you from?¡± The old man didn¡¯t seem eager to sell his cow and had time for chat.


    ¡°I¡¯m from around here.¡± Yan Fei too was in no hurry, so he planted himself there and began to look around.


    ¡°Good thing you¡¯re local.


    The cattle thieves wouldn¡¯t dare to come around here; I heard last year three cattle thieves were caught here, two of them died on the spot.


    Raising cattle around here is much safer.¡± The old man had an envious look in his eyes.


    He wished his village would also catch some cattle thieves, kill a few to make an example.


    Then, the thieves would steer clear of his village.


    ¡°What?


    Two of them got killed?¡± Yan Fei was taken aback.


    When did two people die without me knowing?


    Then it dawned on him that the old man must be referring to the incident from last year when he caught those three cattle thieves, and Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but burst into laughter.


    The old man¡¯s village, separated from the neighbouring town by a river, was considered far from Sancha River town.


    But no matter how far, it was still a small town, so how big could it be?


    At most, it would only be a distance of ten to twenty miles.


    Originally, three cattle thieves were caught and two were injured.


    But the story had somehow morphed into two thieves being killed when it reached the old man!


    Yan Fei had no intention of buying the pregnant cow from the old man.


    Although in just a few days it could give birth and he¡¯d have two cows, there was still a risk during birthing.


    Also, seeing how the old man was in no rush to sell the cow, he suspected the asking price would be quite high.


    After looking around for a while and finding no cattle he particularly fancied, Yan Fei prepared to leave.


    Just as he was about to leave the cattle market, he saw Ma Chao hurrying over with an old bicycle.


    ¡°I went to the school to look for you, but your classmate said you weren¡¯t there.


    Then, I went to your house, and couldn¡¯t find you there either, so I thought to try here.


    You should hurry back, something¡¯s up at the farm!¡± Ma Chao blurted out breathlessly, even before Yan Fei could say anything.


    ¡°Did a cow fall sick and die?


    Or did something else happen to anyone?¡± Yan Fei¡¯s heart skipped a beat.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not about the cows or anyone else.


    It¡¯s something else!¡±


    ¡°Well, calm down, catch your breath before you talk.


    As long as the cows are fine, it¡¯s okay, no rush.¡± Hearing Ma Chao say neither the cows nor the people were in trouble, Yan Fei was reassured.

 Chapter 73 - 73 14 Trouble Comes Knocking_1

    ?73: Chapter 14 Trouble Comes Knocking_1 73: Chapter 14 Trouble Comes Knocking_1 By the cattle market, Ma Chao finally caught his breath and began telling Yan Fei what had really happened: ¡°Just a little while after you left, the Elder Man of the Si Family came over with a few people.


    He claims that the land that our cattle farm uses for the well and water tower is his.


    We are now required to pay him for using it,¡± he explained.


    ¡°Just pay him then.


    Our cattle farm is already cramped as it is, with barely enough space for the well and water tower.


    Are you sure the land is his?¡± Yan Fei thought Ma Chao was rather dramatic ¨C it was a negligible issue after all!


    ¡°I have tried to enquire about it, but couldn¡¯t determine whose land it is.


    He also says the land in front of the entrance to our cattle farm is his, and we must pay him for the path we use.


    If not, he is prepared to build a house there,¡± Ma Chao answered.


    ¡°Is he looking for trouble?


    How much is he asking for?¡± Yan Fei immediately understood the situation upon hearing this.


    ¡°He says the water tower and well take up land worth a thousand yuan, and the path is worth five thousand yuan.


    For such a short distance, he dares to charge five thousand!


    Isn¡¯t he simply bullying us?¡± Ma Chao couldn¡¯t help but start cussing as soon as he recalled the incident.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the bullying?


    He can ask for as much as he wants, and we don¡¯t have to give it to him if we don¡¯t want to,¡± Yan Fei concluded dismissively.


    The distance from the cattle farm to the main road is a mere fifty meters, basically comparable to the terraced fields in the countryside.


    Regardless of the size of the land, demanding money for road access in rural areas is inherently unreasonable.


    It¡¯s simply unjustifiable whether it¡¯s legal or not.


    ¡°If we don¡¯t pay, what next?


    You don¡¯t know, the Elder Man of the Si Family owns a gaming arcade, and Second Man of the Si Family is notorious around town.


    Now they are waiting by the farm gate with a team of men.


    If you don¡¯t go back soon, they¡¯ll start digging,¡± Ma Chao raised his concerns.


    ¡°Oh, then let¡¯s go back and see!¡± Hearing that they were already prepared to start digging, Yan Fei knew he had to return.


    ¡°Slow down on the bike, there¡¯s no rush.


    Do you have a grudge against the bicycle?


    Don¡¯t send me into the ditch!¡± As soon as Ma Chao hopped onto the backseat of the bicycle, he began pedaling hurriedly, as if he was planning on wrecking it.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Yan Fei¡¯s composure frustrated Ma Chao, not knowing how to respond.


    However, he eventually slowed down as Yan Fei suggested.


    There¡¯s only one small gaming arcade in Sancha River town.


    It¡¯s what Yang Qian and Jiao Bing once invited Yan Fei to participate in.


    If only Yan Fei knew that it was the Elder Man of the Si Family who owned that arcade!


    The Si Family¡¯s brothers are often talked about in town ¨C they are quite famous for their awe-inspiring reputation.


    Yan Fei hadn¡¯t bothered about the specifics of their individual deeds, but it was evident they were troublemakers, involved in sordid activities such as blackmail, swindling, or other kinds of deceit for personal gain.


    They were after all, no decent men.


    They resort to disgusting tactics such as throwing dead animals into your property and splashing fecal waste in your house.


    Constant harassment and initiating fights were also part of their bullying behavior.


    Comparatively, what they¡¯re doing now with the gaming arcade is a sort of redemption.


    Previously, Yan Fei didn¡¯t give this much thought.


    As long as they left him out of their mess, he was just an onlooker.


    If they did trouble him, it would be another matter.


    By the time he reached the cattle farm, Yan Fei could see a few people standing around from afar.


    Some of them were holding spades and hoes.


    Old Li and Widow Lin from the cattle farm were also at the gate, engaged in a conversation with the mob.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother with the troublemakers when he returned, but he turned to the two and said, ¡°You two go back.


    Don¡¯t bother yourselves with what¡¯s happening outside.


    Just look after the cattle.


    Aunt Yu Mei, hurry up and start cooking.


    It¡¯s noon already.¡±


    Before either of them could respond, a voice interjected: ¡°You must be Yan Fei, right?


    Your cattle farm here, the path and the water tower are occupying my land.


    I¡¯ve already told the people here at your farm.


    When can you pay me?¡±


    Yan Fei turned around to face this rowdy-looking troublemaker: ¡°You¡¯re the Second Man of the Si Family, right?


    And this is your older brother, the Elder Man of the Si Family?


    You can leave first.


    Let me investigate this, and I will come and find you tomorrow at your place.¡±


    ¡°Heh, this young man is quite capable.


    Alright, remember your words!


    Go over tomorrow to pay the money.


    You can find out ¨C the land is mine.


    I¡¯ve completed all formalities for it, so legally you have no case.


    Remember to come over, or else I¡¯ll start building my house there.¡± The Second Man of the Si Family observed Yan Fei¡¯s calm demeanor and was momentarily unable to react.


    After mouthing off a few words, he left with his men.


    As the group of rowdies sauntered off laughing, the staff at the farm were visibly anxious.


    That¡¯s how these troublemakers operate.


    They come with excuses to negotiate, and when you don¡¯t agree, they resort to all sorts of disgusting tactics.


    Most of those who have some assets dread these people, but there isn¡¯t any proper way to deal with them.


    Of course, you can also try to pull strings and get some connections.


    They usually start with outrageous demands, looking to see if you can find someone to intervene.


    If you manage to find the right person, they¡¯ll likely change their conditions.


    If the person is too powerful, they wouldn¡¯t dare offend them.


    If you don¡¯t have strong enough connections, going to the police station is pretty much pointless.


    At most, they¡¯ll throw one person in jail for a few days, which would only lead them to find more ways to make your life difficult.


    Yan Fei laughed at their worried looks: ¡°Don¡¯t worry.


    Go ahead and cook.


    I¡¯ll go ask around this afternoon after lunch.


    It¡¯s not a big deal.


    You guys worry too much.¡±


    After lunch, Yan Fei got busy.


    First, he went to see Pang Fa and Ma Yongming, and then he talked to Lin Baoguo.


    Soon enough, he found out what was going on.


    The land indeed belonged to the Si family, and there was a reason why it was theirs.


    Initially, the town was planning to build a station near the bridge.


    Somehow the news leaked, and the Si Family¡¯s brothers bought the land in advance.


    In reality, they didn¡¯t buy much, just the land where Yan Fei¡¯s cattle farm was and the wheat field next to the road.


    That place was in the middle of nowhere, so it didn¡¯t cost much.


    However, the station was not built there later on.


    Even if it had been built, it would have been practically useless, let alone their land.


    Even the few houses built next to the station were almost unused.


    Then, Niu Laosan wanted to raise chickens, so he bought half the land from the Si Family and built a chicken farm on it.


    The chicken farm could not be too close to the road, and the land further inside was cheaper.


    It didn¡¯t cost much to resell.


    Initially, all this land was sold to Yan Fei.


    The Si family didn¡¯t put much thought into it.


    Anyone who wanted it could have it, as the place was practically useless.


    However, when news spread that Yan Fei¡¯s cattle farm had more than a dozen cows, along with the construction of wells and water towers, the Si family got interested.


    As for whether Yan Fei¡¯s water tower was still within the scope of the land bought from the Si Family, no one really knew.


    After all, Niu Laosan was no saint, and he and the Si brothers were basically cut from the same cloth ¨C who knew how they divided the land during their transaction.


    As for whether the Si brothers were planning to scam Niu Laosan from the beginning, that was a mystery.


    These are people who call each other brothers to their faces, but who knows what they are capable of behind backs?


    Lin Baoguo and the others did not listen to Yan Fei explain what had happened together, but after they did, they all had the same thought: this was Yan Fei being too showy, attracting attention because he stood too tall!


    Raising ten cows all at once, and constructing wells and water towers ¨C most people didn¡¯t know that his cows were worthless calves, so naturally, they¡¯d think he was rich.


    That would have made people jealous and eager for a piece of the pie.


    They began to find ways to take advantage, but with the land deed in their hands, although collecting road fees was unreasonable, it was legally viable ¨C you could choose another path, like taking the riverside road.


    But now that these people have shown up, even if you took the riverside road, they would keep finding reasons to cause trouble.


    The unanimous opinion of the three was to talk to someone first. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If they could solve the issue with less money, then they should just pay.


    For now, Yan Fei could only agree.


    Before dinner, the three of them reported back their findings.


    Pang Fa was furious.


    Ma Yongming was just as irate.


    Only Lin Baoguo was slightly better.


    After all, he was a town cop ¨C a representative of state power!


    But his face didn¡¯t look too great either.


    The Si brothers were being extremely arrogant.


    Even with the three men talking to them and even with a police officer involved, they paid no respect.


    However, it might be unfair to say they showed no respect.


    They said that since a police officer, Mr.


    Lin, had gotten involved, they wouldn¡¯t charge for the land used by the well and the water tower anymore.


    They only requested the road fee to be paid.

 Chapter 74 - 74 15 Got Snatched Away Seeking Collection and Recommendation _1

    ?74: Chapter 15: Got Snatched Away (Seeking Collection and Recommendation) _1 74: Chapter 15: Got Snatched Away (Seeking Collection and Recommendation) _1 ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have told them about this!¡± Sitting on the Vegetable Garden Island at night, casting his gaze into the firelight from the stove, Yan Fei listlessly ground a piece of rebar more than a meter long.


    The rebar wasn¡¯t thick, about the diameter of a thumb.


    One end had already been flattened, and Yan Fei was preparing to sharpen it.


    The flattening wasn¡¯t overdone, but just enough to thin the edges a little and bring the top to a point.


    After grinding it, it resembled a mini spearhead.


    Originally, the blackened spearhead, flattened by heat, gradually slipped off a cold gleam with the gray oil-like water from the grindstone.


    How shameful!


    After half the night of grinding, Yan Fei looked at the spear tip utterly upset.


    He took pride in his blacksmithing background, but this spearhead wasn¡¯t sharp enough, resulting in a blunt angle.


    Coupled with the light touch at the rear, it looked more like an ancient bronze spear, round and not intimidating at all.


    Thankfully, he had intentionally put an edge on it, at least it looked sharp to the eye.


    It¡¯s enough to serve as a weapon!


    Of course, this weapon wasn¡¯t intended for the Si family¡¯s brothers; it was meant for hunting an Iguanodon.


    He would avoid hunting Compsognathus if possible now, as there¡¯s an obvious reduction of them on Vegetable Garden Island.


    Remembering their boisterous flocks from before, compared to the scarce clusters of tens now, Yan Fei didn¡¯t have the heart to continue hunting them.


    Rapators are too hard to handle; plucking, skinning and preparing one took half a day, he didn¡¯t want to bother with it after hunting a couple.


    Iguanodons were the best choice.


    One leg from an Iguanodon would feed him for days.


    Though it seemed wasteful, he couldn¡¯t afford to care about that anymore.


    His mood was awful today, so he needed to hunt an Iguanodon to alleviate it.


    Unconsciously, Yan Fei, who initially had to deliberate for a long time before hunting his first Compsognathus, had surprisingly become unpressured at the thought of hunting an Iguanodon the size of a house now.


    Lin Baoguo had spoken during the day, he wouldn¡¯t let Yan Fei handle this his way, thus he firmly barred him from using illicit means to resolve this matter.


    He had mentioned this afternoon that he would discuss with Director Wang after dinner.


    Regardless, asking for five thousand for that land is extortion, the police station should be able to handle it.


    Proceeding with the official procedure would require an appraisal of the land¡¯s value among other things, which could be quite troublesome.


    However, if Director Wang stepped in, the Si family, no matter how arrogant, would need to consider their actions, especially since they¡¯re running an arcade on the street.


    What else could Yan Fei do?


    If done his way, he would pay the Si brothers a visit tonight, beat each half to death.


    If they didn¡¯t learn their lesson, he would pay them a visit twice, thrice, until they had enough. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Even if it requires a more drastic measure, Yan Fei wouldn¡¯t hesitate to take it.


    The matter had been exposed though, not considering other¡¯s advice wouldn¡¯t reflect well on him.


    So all he could do now was to take his weapon and hunt an Iguanodon to relieve his stress.


    He then wrapped the middle section of the rebar with a couple layers of leather to prevent his hand from slipping while holding it.


    Once everything was ready, he began his target search.


    Of course, before the search, he needed to place the large hammer within his reach in the room, it might come in handy later.


    It was easy to spot the Iguanodon nesting ground; Yan Fei could observe Cow Breeding Island from his room just as he watches over Vegetable Garden Island.


    He could adjust his line of sight freely depending on his wishes.


    Initially, he planned to kill the one sleeping in the middle.


    But on second thought, if he killed the one in the middle and the rest didn¡¯t run, how was he going to butcher the meat?


    Even though he had thought through every aspect prior, when it came to doing it, he discovered the thrill and excitement that could quicken the heart.


    The head of an Iguanodon was larger than Yan Fei¡¯s whole body; their size was comparable to a house.


    Visualizing himself standing beside such a monster could make one feel overwhelmed, let alone trying to kill them.


    Had he not turned into a Pterosaur and flown around often, perhaps Yan Fei wouldn¡¯t have been so bold.


    As soon as he decided on his target, Yan Fei prepared to make a move.


    The Iguanodon selected was one of the sentinels of the herd, sturdy and strong in appearance.


    However, Yan Fei wanted to ensure that if he were to turn into an Iguanodon after killing it, it would be a strong one.


    Of course, he had no intention of turning into an Iguanodon at all.


    Assuming a stabbing position in his room, one leg half-squatting, the other knee on the floor, he teleported in an instant.


    The Iguanodon on guard didn¡¯t get a chance to react when Yan Fei suddenly appeared on its head and his rudimentary spear had jabbed into the Iguanodon¡¯s brain.


    ¡°Wha¡­¡±


    Just as the Iguanodon was suddenly attacked, letting out a screech, Yan Fei knew something was wrong.


    It¡¯s terrible, the strike was off target.


    Get back!


    In the blink of an eye, Yan Fei retreated back to his room.


    Then he realized the whole iguanodon was starting to stir.


    His original intention was to strike the iguanodon¡¯s eye.


    Yan Fei¡¯s plan was to first use a short gun to puncture the eye of the Iguanodon, then hammer it deep into its head, ensuring that even the most powerful dinosaur would be finished.


    But upon his attempt, Yan Fei found there was some deviation from what he expected.


    The Iguanodon¡¯s eyes were not exactly where he thought they would be, a little bit off from his careful calculation.


    So, his strike landed just above the Iguanodon¡¯s eye socket.


    The full-force stab was not entirely unsuccessful, at least it pierced the skin above the iguanodon¡¯s eye socket.


    As for going deeper, the skull underneath would prove impossible to break through with his basic gun.


    Penetrating the Iguanodon¡¯s skull was a pipe dream.


    Watching the Iguanodon stir for a while without finding the enemy and gradually settling down, Yan Fei prepared to attack again.


    The injured Iguanodon seemed very uncomfortable.


    The wound wasn¡¯t large, but its head would undoubtedly be uncomfortable as it bled, especially as it was right above the eye.


    Therefore, it shook its wounded head from time to time,


    Yan Fei seized that moment when it shook its head to strike again.


    As quick as a thought, he appeared next to the Iguanodon¡¯s eye.


    A short gun, aiming ruthlessly at Iguanodon¡¯s eye, thrust down.


    The Iguanodon reacted even faster, practically the moment it saw a dark shadow, it reflexively blinked.


    Being accustomed to serving as guards, the dinosaur¡¯s response was faster than a human¡¯s would have been.


    While a human would close eyes reflexively when something suddenly approached, it merely blinked rapidly.


    It was precisely because of its rapid response that an opportunity presented itself to Yan Fei.


    At the very moment when the Iguanodon¡¯s eye had just opened, Yan Fei felt his rod piercing a smooth sphere, and then it broke the sphere and plunged in.


    Though it didn¡¯t go too deep, an eyeball being pierced could be considered a major injury.


    ¡°Whimper¡­¡±


    A tragic scream echoed across Cow breeding Island in the dark night.


    At the same time, in Yan Fei¡¯s room, a commotion could be heard.


    When he had reached the iguanodon¡¯s head, it had been in motion.


    Even though he was fast, he was thrown off balance and staggered a few steps, causing noise.


    To cover up the noise, he quickly got dressed, opened the door, and stepped out with a flashlight.


    As expected, Master Cheng from next door questioned him.


    Yan Fei responded, saying that he was getting up to use the restroom and knocked something over.


    After that, he hurried back into his room and stood by the door, looking towards Cow Breeding Island.


    Great!


    The injured iguanodon, after a few screams, unbelievably ran in the opposite direction from the rest of the herd and was running alone in the forest.


    Perfect opportunity for him to strike.


    The unstable Iguanodon on the run, tripped and almost fell.


    Yan Fei grabbed the little iron rod he had just retrieved and prepared to act.


    ¡°Whimper¡­¡±


    Suddenly, a dark shadow emerged from a short distance in front of the Iguanodon, and a big mouth ruthlessly bit the Iguanodon¡¯s neck.


    The Iguanodon stumbled a few more steps and was brought down by the shadow.


    Then several more shadows quickly surrounded it, each baring their large mouths and biting the Iguanodon.


    Holy Shit!


    Yan Fei cussed: Are you kidding, after all my hard work, these damned Terrestrisuchus swoop in and steal my kill?

 Chapter 75 - 75 16 Da Zhan Terrestrisuchus_1

    ?75: Chapter 16: Da Zhan Terrestrisuchus_1 75: Chapter 16: Da Zhan Terrestrisuchus_1 He simply couldn¡¯t bear it anymore!


    Watching several Terrestrisuchus impatiently surrounding the Iguanodon, each tearing off chunks of meat from the Iguanodon¡¯s struggling body, Yan Fei seethed with rage.


    He had spent the entire night forging steel bars, making iron spears, sharpening the spearheads.


    After a risky continuous attack, he finally managed to hit the Iguanodon¡¯s eye with his spear.


    However, he had barely hurt it when a few Terrestrisuchus nonchalantly swooped in and claimed his prize.


    No, this he could not tolerate!


    He had forgotten how he had previously ¡®bombed¡¯ the Terrestrisuchus with firecrackers to steal their food.


    He glanced around the room.


    A small iron spear was too small, a hammer also seemed too light.


    Pondering for a bit, he went to the Vegetable Garden Island again.


    Here he often piled up chopped logs to burn as firewood.


    After some selecting, he picked up a pine wood stick around 2-3 meters long with the thickness of a soup bowl, Yan Fei gave it a couple of swings.


    It seemed quite suitable.


    He returned to his house on Cow Breeding Island.


    He suddenly appeared atop a Terrestrisuchus, who was heartily tearing at the Iguanodon¡¯s flesh. Sear?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Stepping on its scale-like armored skin, he swung his large wooden stick down towards its scaly head.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    A dull sound of the wooden stick hitting the scales echoed out.


    The carnivorous Terrestrisuchus¡¯ reaction was swift.


    Almost sensing the anomaly, it immediately spun around to look for the attacker.


    However, Yan Fei was faster.


    He quickly vanished after delivering the blow, despite feeling the creature twitching beneath him, it didn¡¯t pose much of a threat.


    At first, he was somewhat cautious and his heart pounded at a faster pace.


    After all, he was dealing with such a large carnivorous creature.


    Its huge mouth was indeed rather intimidating.


    After calming down his racing heart a bit, he reassured himself that the creature was not that fearsome.


    Yan Fei then ready to give it another go.


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Bang¡­


    After hitting a few, he started to get the hang of it.


    He was no longer overly cautious.


    His actions somewhat resembled swinging a large hammer, as his body kept appearing behind a Terrestrisuchus, disappearing immediately after his stick landed a strike.


    Once he got the hang of it, he would be gone by the time the wooden stick hit, leaving the Terrestrisuchus flustered.


    Upon receiving consecutive strikes, each creature would quickly spin around to find its assailant.


    Although they could detect an unfamiliar scent in the air, their enemy was nowhere to be seen which led them to constantly roar and stay alert.


    A few rounds later, Yan Fei had taken care of all the Terrestrisuchus creatures with his wooden stick.


    Although the size of the Terrestrisuchus incomparable to the Sarcosuchus, the largest one was six to seven meters long.


    Moreover, it had thick scales.


    For them, Yan Fei¡¯s stick, with full force, causing them unbearable pain more than any substantial damage.


    Despite this, the Terrestrisuchus quickly couldn¡¯t take anymore.


    They could see that a small figure wielding a wooden stick would suddenly appear behind their comrades.


    But when they sensed danger, there was nothing to be seen behind them.


    Gradually, they let go of the Iguanodon¡¯s corpse and abandoned their individual defenses to start grouping together, adopting a defensive posture.


    The next second, Yan Fei appeared atop the giant Iguanodon¡¯s body.


    Waving his wooden stick, he yelled at them, ¡°Come on!


    Come on!¡±


    The Terrestrisuchus were enraged upon finally seeing the culprit they couldn¡¯t catch.


    Was this small thing really daring to provoke them?


    The Terrestrisuchus quickly spread out into a semicircle, roaring and opening their mouths wide aiming to intimidate Yan Fei.


    It seemed that the previous attacks hadn¡¯t been completely ineffective¨Cat least these creatures were currently somewhat hesitant about rushing him.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Disappear, reappear.


    Yan Fei struck another stick on the head of the largest Terrestrisuchus.


    The creature let out a low growl and quickly turned its head.


    Unfortunately for it, Yan Fei had already managed to get back on top of the Iguanodon where he continued to taunt the creatures by waving his stick.


    The sound of Yan Fei waving the stick made the Terrestrisuchus hesitate.


    Should they attack or not?


    After yelling a few more times, seeing that they still wouldn¡¯t retreat, Yan Fei immediately struck a few more times.


    Even if the Terrestrisuchuses began to defend themselves the moment he disappeared, with a few even tilting their heads to the side in preparation, they still posed no threat to Yan Fei, who could appear anywhere at any time.


    Regardless, if one proved to be a hassle, he¡¯d just switch to another.


    The stick would still fall, and a Terrestrisuchus¡¯s head would still ache.


    The Terrestrisuchuses finally retreated, cautiously watching the figure on the Iguanodon, crouched low and slowly backing away.


    Watching them gradually disappear into the darkness, Yan Fei sighed in relief.


    But it wasn¡¯t time to rest.


    He was sure these creatures would not go far, not when there was such a big Iguanodon.


    No carnivore would easily give up such a meal.


    The rules were clear; no one on the island could claim an adult Iguanodon for themselves.


    Other carnivores could wait, they would still get a piece of the pie after the strongest had their fill.


    Chopping and hacking through the Iguanodon¡¯s skin, Yan Fei was still after one of its legs.


    Undoubtedly, the meat on any creature¡¯s legs should be the most delicious.


    Chopping sounds echoed through the forest, gradually attracting a host of covetous eyes with the scent of blood.


    Even in the dead of night, when the aroma of food reached them, the carnivores in the forest would hurry over to try and get a share.


    The surrounding Terrestrisuchuses warned the other carnivores that were rushing over ¨C the small figure busy on the Iguanodon¡¯s body wasn¡¯t one they could bully, it was best to stay back and watch.


    There were some who tried to get closer, but Yan Fei had his firecrackers at the ready, always buying himself some extra time.


    Finally, he managed to chop off a leg.


    Eating meat was such hard work.


    Cradling the leg that was heavier than himself, he returned to Vegetable Garden Island, tossed it to the ground, and reappeared on the Iguanodon¡¯s body.


    This was a trophy he had strived for.


    Settling for just one leg seemed like a loss.


    He resolved to take more.


    The meat on its body was good; he chose to cut from the broken thigh portion.


    Continue cutting!


    The surrounding carnivores had endless patience.


    They watched the figure appear and disappear again and again, until he didn¡¯t return, only then did they start tentatively approaching.


    In the blink of an eye, two groups of Terrestrisuchuses and a large group of Rapators started to roar incessantly, trying to earn themselves the priority right to the meal.


    But none of this concerned Yan Fei anymore.


    He had started to make a fire to boil water.


    Once he filled the large pot, and added wood to the stove to keep it simmering, Yan Fei found himself worrying about the pile of meat left behind.


    He was a bit greedy this time!


    Even if he turned into a Pterosaur he couldn¡¯t finish such a pile of meat.


    He definitely couldn¡¯t let it go bad ¨C that would be too wasteful.


    He would have to make it into cured or dried meat.


    This was simple, his family used to do it during the New Year¡¯s holiday.


    They would cut the meat into strips, marinate them, and then hang them to dry.


    Right, the bones.


    He had to smash the bones, then throw them into the stream to wash for a couple of days before making them into bone meal.


    After cutting all the meat into strips, washing, salting, and storing them, dawn was close.


    There wasn¡¯t enough salt for the curing process.


    He had to pick up some of the bones left over from the dinosaurs and crocodiles, smash them and place them in the stream.


    He had a big meal to regain his strength in the process.


    The night had exhausted Yan Fei.


    All of his tasks required physical strength.


    The bones that had to be collected and cleaned were thick and heavy, smashing them was quite laborious.


    Luckily, with him switching locales, mud and grease vanished automatically.


    Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even have the strength to bathe.


    When Yan Fei finally collapsed into the cabin, threw on some clothes and pretended to just wake up, his arms were still sore.


    No need to go to school today.


    After checking on the cattle¡¯s feeding situation and making a quick record, he laid down to rest right away.


    When Lin Baoguo came by around noon, he was sound asleep.


    Looking at Yan Fei in such a state, Lin Baoguo almost didn¡¯t have the heart to wake him¡ªhe thought Yan Fei had been upset over the Si Family brother¡¯s issues and had stayed up all night!

 Chapter 76 - 76 17 Si Familys Brothers Please Collect and Recommend_1

    ?76: Chapter 17 Si Family¡¯s Brothers (Please Collect and Recommend)_1 76: Chapter 17 Si Family¡¯s Brothers (Please Collect and Recommend)_1 ¡°What¡¯s going on, Uncle Baoguo?


    Why are you here so early?¡± Yan Fei squinted his eyes groggily, noticed the serious expression on Lin Baoguo¡¯s face.


    ¡°Early my ass, it¡¯s noon.¡± Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    ¡°Director Wang sent a message this morning, Si Family replied that they are not selling the land to you anymore.


    They told you to figure it out yourself, or to reroute it somewhere else.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re not afraid of the police station director?¡± Yan Fei was somewhat surprised.


    ¡°Director Wang is still young, made merit last year.


    Speaking of which, it¡¯s thanks to you that he¡¯s about to be promoted soon.


    He¡¯s someone who is about to leave, what could he do?


    If he were transferred within our county it would be fine but if he gets transferred elsewhere, who would fear him?¡±


    ¡°I knew it.


    Even if he doesn¡¯t get transferred, this is the most he could do.¡± Yan Fei seemed quite calm.


    ¡°Anyway, that¡¯s what the Si Family is saying now, I think they definitely won¡¯t let it go easily.


    Those two brothers are excessively greedy.


    I heard the second man of Si Family found a backer in the county town and is planning to open a game arcade there with his brother!¡±


    ¡°What backer?¡±


    ¡°How would I know?


    Definitely not any good person!


    Opening a gaming hall to scam children¡¯s money, intentionally preventing kids from doing well in school!


    They should be arrested for this!¡±


    Despite being a recent trend, video gaming has clearly demonstrated countless disadvantages and no benefits for students.


    Spending money is a minor matter but the real issue is that they are holding back from their studies.


    However, currently there is no specific law, even if this gaming hall was right next to a school, the authorities cannot simply arrest the offenders.


    ¡°What do they mean by ¡®figure this out yourself¡¯?


    They¡¯re just here to stir up trouble, let them.


    All I need to do is take care of my cows properly.¡± Yan Fei, talking about the Si Family brothers, seemed to be very indifferent.


    ¡°Just ask someone to watch it for you, don¡¯t we have any people in Shanglin Village?


    If you want to raise cows properly, you can¡¯t back down this time.


    Otherwise, the Zhang and Li families might follow suit after the Si Family brothers!¡± Lin Baoguo was not a pedant who knew that in this small town where people come from various backgrounds, one must not back down from everything, or else keep backing down and become a pushover.


    ¡°Everyone in the village is busy planting trees!


    Don¡¯t go bothering them.


    It is enough for me to watch over the place alone, how much more could they dare?


    Are they daring enough to burn down my cattle ranch?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s hard to say.


    These ruffians make their money through underhanded means, ruining their reputation means they can¡¯t mix anymore, there¡¯s nothing they wouldn¡¯t dare do.


    Now that the Si Family¡¯s brothers are like a cat on hot bricks, who knows what kind of trick they might pull off!¡± Lin Baoguo didn¡¯t seem very optimistic about this.


    ¡°Then let them do as they please.


    Let¡¯s wait for them to start a fire.


    Do you think I am a vegetarian?¡± Yan Fei didn¡¯t care at all.


    In fact, he had already decided: if the Si Family¡¯s brothers really dare to come, he dares to bury them.


    This particular attitude of his made Lin Baoguo more uneasy.


    He urgently counseled, ¡°I am not afraid of those brothers causing trouble.


    If it were not for this police uniform, I¡¯d have returned to Shanglin Village and fetched some people to deal with them.


    I am worried that you might get into trouble, you are still studying, you are still too young.


    An accident could affect your future!¡±


    ¡°What could possibly happen to me?


    Do they have guns?


    How many people can they bring over?


    No boasting, how many they bring, I can beat up how man¡­


    how many¡­¡± Yan Fei spoke carelessly, he almost blurted out, ¡°I can bury how many.¡±


    However, Lin Baoguo already knew his temperament and earnestly advised, ¡°I am not worried about them stirring up trouble, I am worried about you causing loss of life.


    You think about raising cows well, this is a serious task.


    Regardless of your academic performance, if you can do well in raising cattle, you can succeed in your future as well.


    If you get into trouble now, won¡¯t it delay your cattle ranch?¡±


    Seeing Yan Fei uncareful, he went on to urge, ¡°Don¡¯t you notice you seem to be filled with animosity at such a young age?


    The last time at the Cattle Market, you nearly had a fight, and I haven¡¯t had time to reprimand you yet!


    Don¡¯t always think about using force, it would be better if you use other ways to solve problems.


    If they come to cause trouble, you should just arrest them and send them to the police station.


    Must you fight till you¡¯re bleeding?¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you.


    You better not lie to me?


    These people are idle every day and not afraid of jail.


    Anyway, I¡¯ll listen to you.


    You don¡¯t have to worry!¡± Seeing that Lin Baoguo was about to continue, Yan Fei quickly agreed.


    Looking at him like this, Lin Baoguo sighed, ¡°Think about it carefully for yourself!


    There¡¯s no problem that can¡¯t be solved.


    I have to rush back soon, so be careful this afternoon.


    If anything is up, have Ma Chao rush and call for me.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡± Yan Fei readily agreed.


    Lin Baoguo sighed again, got on his bicycle and left.


    The town¡¯s troublemakers, only know how to fight and make trouble, finding a reason to stick to you like glue, employing disgusting tactics to make your life feel unbearable. S~ea??h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yan Fei is truly not worried about such things.


    The Si Family¡¯s brothers didn¡¯t keep him waiting for long.


    After lunch, the elder man of Si Family brought several people over again.


    Yan Fei was lying on the rattan chair his grandfather had left behind to rest.


    Seeing them walking over with an arrogant and unruly attitude, he didn¡¯t move at all.


    ¡°Impressive, Yan Fei!


    Didn¡¯t expect you to be so capable!


    Now that the Director is stepping in.¡± Seeing his indifferent expression, Laoda gave up all pretenses and directly threatened, ¡°Don¡¯t think you¡¯re safe just because you¡¯re close to the Director.


    Don¡¯t you think that if you don¡¯t pay today, as long as this land is in our hands, something could happen to your cow farm sooner or later?¡±


    ¡°Heh heh, that¡¯s right.


    Our boss Si is kindly reminding you, say for instance your cows get stolen or robbed, what would you do?


    Even if they don¡¯t get stolen, you can buy several packets of the poison ¡®Mouse Strength¡¯ from the market for just a piece of money, what with someone helping you to feed your cows with two pieces worth?¡± As soon as Laoda finished, a thug from behind jumped out and threatened Yan Fi.


    Yan Fei squinted at him and didn¡¯t reply.


    ¡°Kid, think it through.


    We¡¯re upright guys who always obey the law and never do illegal things.


    If thefts or poisonings happen, you can¡¯t blame us for not kindly warning you!¡± Another thug quickly followed up.


    Yan Fei continued squinting his eyes watching their performance, without saying a word.


    ¡°Kid, I have a suggestion for you.


    This road belongs to Si Family.


    If you pay two hundred bucks a month as a toll, boss Si can ensure that no one causing trouble would pass through this road.


    We¡¯re all reasonable people, all locals.


    We can¡¯t stand to see your cow farm go under, right?¡± Finally, one of the thugs revealed their true intentions.


    The group finished speaking and occasionally broke into a snicker.


    As though if they didn¡¯t laugh in a strange manner, others wouldn¡¯t know they were the bad guys!


    ¡°You are all a bunch of dumbasses, daylight extortion, all your brains are up an dog¡¯s ass.


    It¡¯s extortion, at least wait until no one is looking, come and extort at night, we can discuss how much you want then, now you all just fucking go away!¡± Watching their performance for a long time, Yan Fei finally spoke leisurely.

 Chapter 77 - 77 18 Come at Night Seeking Collection Recommendation_1

    ?77: Chapter 18 Come at Night (Seeking Collection Recommendation)_1 77: Chapter 18 Come at Night (Seeking Collection Recommendation)_1 When the group heard Yan Fei¡¯s words, their first reaction was disbelief.


    Seeing Yan Fei¡¯s emotionless face, they didn¡¯t immediately curse or assault him; instead, they gave each other incredulous glances.


    They thought they had misheard him!


    Then, instantly, they all started cursing.


    Vulgarities filled the air, everyone was hopping mad, and some were so enraged they were ready to roll up their sleeves and start beating him up.!


    Those who moved to attack Yan Fei stopped just short, their hands two centimeters away from grabbing his collar before they suddenly froze.


    They didn¡¯t hold back from hitting him, rather, it was the pointed end of a clearly reinforced steel short spear pressing against their stomachs that did it.


    The spear was roughly made, but its tip was polished to a shiny dark finish.


    On closer inspection, one could see that it was stained with blackish blood.


    This was the spear Yan Fei used to hunt the Iguanodon.


    One man who had been arrogant enough to challenge Yan Fei couldn¡¯t utter the words ¡°dare to stab me¡± when he saw Yan Fei¡¯s emotionless face.


    The ones who dare to stab someone aren¡¯t necessarily the ones who shout the loudest.


    The silent ones are not necessarily cowards.


    ¡°We¡¯re at the side of the road so many people around!


    The sub-bureau just sent someone this morning, and you¡¯re here to fight by the afternoon.


    You¡¯re showing the chief no respect!¡± Yan Fei¡¯s nonchalant remark stopped those with raised sleeves in their tracks.


    ¡°I told you to come at night when nobody can see; are you scared of ghosts because you can¡¯t wait till it gets dark?¡±


    His words were cruel enough to revive the dead; said with his indifferent expression, they were like pouring a tank of oil on an already blazing fire.


    Fortunately, Elder Man Si was rational enough, and coupled with the threat of the steel short spear, the group of people finally didn¡¯t start a fight on the spot.


    It was a busy season in the wheat fields and although it was only afternoon, people were still bustling about on the road.


    With all their shouting, they had already attracted side glances from passer-by.


    After preventing his group from fighting, Elder Man Si pointed at Yan Fei, gave a hideous smile: ¡°Good boy, you¡¯ve got guts!


    We¡¯ve agreed to meet tonight, you better not fucking rely on the chief when that time comes!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, don¡¯t have the fucking nerve to think you¡¯re awesome because you have the chief backing you up.


    We¡¯ve already done as much as we could to advise you here.


    Since you¡¯re wasting our patience, we¡¯ve given you the heads up, better brace yourself tonight!¡± Surprisingly, the delinquent had quite an eloquent way of speaking.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯ll just be me waiting for you.


    Hurry up and leave this place.


    How shameful is it to stir up a ruckus in public?


    Calling yourselves big shots, I can¡¯t even be bothered with you guys.¡± Yan Fei laughed, showing no concern for their threats.


    ¡°Why not some of you try and see if my spear can kill a man?¡±


    At his daring words, a few of them were so angry they stomped away.


    Under the watchful eyes of bystanders, they followed Elder Man Si away with grumbles and swear words.


    Judging by their behaviour, they were sure to return tonight.


    When they had left, Yan Fei stood up, picked up his rattan chair and walked through the large gates of the cattle farm.


    He laughed as soon as he entered.


    Old Licheng was leaning on his walking stick, Ma Chao was holding a shovel for the cattle waste, and even Lin Yumei, a woman in her thirties, was holding a wooden bat.


    The three of them were all hiding behind the door, ready for a fight!


    ¡°What are you guys up to?


    They were just a few people and you¡¯re ready for a fight!¡± Yan Fei quickly told them to put down their ¡®weapons¡¯, but he was comforted by their show of support.


    The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.


    Widow Lin dropped her stick on the ground and, patting her chest, said, ¡°I thought they came to fight.


    You¡¯re a bold child ¨C those people are reckless and yet you dared to confront them.¡±


    Although the other two didn¡¯t say anything, they nodded in agreement with Widow Lin¡¯s words.


    ¡°Will they be reckless?


    I think they are more scared of dying.


    Alright, you guys should get back to work, don¡¯t let this delay you.¡± Yan Fei waved his hand, indicating them to get back to work. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    There¡¯s still a ton of stuff to do in the afternoon!


    The meat on Vegetable Garden Island needs more salt, so he needs to hurry up and buy some.


    He has to chop more firewood and dry it out, so it¡¯s ready for making bone meal later.


    Also, with all those leftover bones, he needs to find a bone grinding machine.


    He¡¯ll have to find out where to get one.


    After spending the afternoon looking, salting was easy to buy, but getting hold of bone meal was tougher to manage.


    Nowadays, it¡¯s only the seasoning shops that still have small, hand-operated stone mills, as no other places need this kind of thing.


    Yan Fei was certain he couldn¡¯t use the hand-operated stone mills, aside from the fact it¡¯d be tiring to do so, it wasn¡¯t even clear if it could really grind down bone!


    It¡¯d be best if there was an electric one, it seemed he would need to ask around again in the city.


    He was in no rush, he could find out more when he went to sell vegetables next time.


    Yan Fei put down his chopsticks at dinner, noticing the glances from the cow farm trio from time to time, he assured them: ¡°You guys just go to bed tonight, don¡¯t worry about anything.


    No matter what happens, act like you were asleep the whole time and didn¡¯t know anything.


    Brother Ma, go home when you should, everything is under control.¡±


    However, the three of them remained distracted even while eating.


    Seeing Ma Chao pacing around at the cow farm after dinner, taking a look here and there, lingering lazily around the farm, Yan Fei couldn¡¯t help but laugh: Why were these guys more anxious than he was over a few punks?


    What are they so nervous about?


    Upon seeing Yan Fei, Ma Chao tried to make conversation: ¡°Regarding this calf, it wasn¡¯t eating as well a few days back but seems a bit better these past two days.


    I guess it was too young when we first got it and now it¡¯s getting used to it.¡±


    Yan Fei, looking at the calf, laughed: ¡°I only bought this calf because the cattle seller was desperately in need of money, it looked so pitiful.


    As long as I don¡¯t lose money, it¡¯s good enough.


    I even got into a fight with Xiaohei from the Cattle Market over it and broke one of their stakes used to tether the cattle!¡±


    As he spoke, Yan Fei walked forward, patted the calf on its back twice, then bending slightly, he braced the calf with both his hands and, with a forceful push, lifted it off the ground.


    ¡°Not bad, he¡¯s gained a good amount of weight!¡± After carrying the calf a few steps, he put it down.


    Yan Fei brushed the dust off his clothes and laughed: ¡°You should get home soon, there¡¯s no problem for me to stay here alone.¡±


    Man, the boss¡¯s strength is simply off the charts!


    Ma Chao muttered to himself, finally feeling reassured enough to go home.


    The two far-off individuals who had been pretending to be busy, but were in reality sneakily watching Yan Fei, could finally relax and go to sleep too.


    But being that one was old and the other was weak, they probably wouldn¡¯t have a sound sleep.


    The moon is full and bright tonight, it seems like even the Heavens are on my side!


    Yan Fei, looking at the full moon in the sky above, gently flapped his wings, soaring in circles over the small town.


    With the bright moonlight, a cinerous vulture can easily see all the movements below on the ground.


    So, Yan Fei didn¡¯t need to stand guard the whole time, he just needs to fly and scout the ground every once in a while.


    As expected of their notorious reputation, the Si brothers showed up at a time just when Yan Fei was starting to get anxious.


    Suddenly, a motorcycle appeared on the road.


    In the whole town of Sancha River, there weren¡¯t many motorcycles around, so a motorcycle rushing along the road at this hour really stood out.


    Contrary to Yan Fei¡¯s expectation, the Si brothers didn¡¯t bring a whole gang to fight and cause trouble at night but instead, only two people came on one motorcycle.


    And the motorcycle didn¡¯t even come from the town¡¯s direction, it approached from the west.


    It was even more outrageous than rustling up a bunch of people to come to intimidate in broad daylight.


    They¡¯ve already made the sheriff aware in the daytime, and they¡¯re still causing trouble at night, even deliberately choosing someone outside of town.


    Seems like these two brothers have been running rampant over the years, their dirty tactics growing ever sophisticated.


    They were probably thinking that as long as they passed along the message and called in people from elsewhere, even if they get caught by the police station, as long as the perpetrators insisted they vandalized the farm out of personal grievances, it wouldn¡¯t hurt the brothers at all.


    When they got to the top of the bridge, the motorcycle stopped and the person in the rear seat, carrying something, got down.


    He followed the small path along the river, walking around in a loop towards the direction of the cow farm.


    It was at this moment that Yan Fei confirmed that these two people were targeting the cow farm.


    If that was the case, then he no longer needed to stand on ceremony; it¡¯d be best if they could settle it physically and avoid a commotion.


    Unhearably, he drew a circle in the air and touched down quietly on the other side of the cow farm, quickly changed into a piece of clothing, then moved stealthily along the shadows of the farm¡¯s wall, positioning himself ahead of the other guy.

 Chapter 78 - 78 19 Similar Views of Heroes_1

    ?78: Chapter 19 Similar Views of Heroes_1 78: Chapter 19 Similar Views of Heroes_1 ¡°The sparse trees around the cattle farm provided cover for Yan Fei.


    Naturally, the bastard who planned on stirring trouble at the farm thought the same, as he made his way through the trees flanking the farm.


    He was pretty cautious, pausing after every few steps to check his surroundings.


    Only when he felt he was safe, would he continue on his path.


    Yan Fei thought for a moment, quickly dashed into the cave in Vegetable Garden Island, and found a piece of rag and a piece of rope.


    The man was still carefully advancing in this direction!


    He was always looking out on both sides, not noticing Yan Fei frozen still at the root of the wall.


    Watching the man almost reach his side, Yan Fei suddenly shot out, rushing from the side, throttling his neck, and with the hand holding the rag, he sealed the guy¡¯s mouth.


    Um¡­


    um¡­


    Brought to sudden attack, the intruder who was already cautious, instinctively dropped his stuff and began struggling fiercely.


    However, his strength fell short compared to Yan Fei¡¯s.


    He vainly tried to pry off Yan Fei¡¯s arm, which felt as immovable as a piece of wood.


    The arm was like a steel bar, not budging at all.


    Stuffed the rag into the guy¡¯s mouth, Yan Fei, freeing one hand, seized the guy¡¯s arm and twisted, thereby twisting the other arm behind his back following the flow of the motion.


    The man¡¯s legs were kicking with all his might, but that was totally useless.


    Yan Fei pressed him to the ground like a chicken.


    The two puppies in the cattle farm started barking loudly; their voices already held signs of authority, due to the nourishing diet of meat soup and bones provided by Yan Fei.


    Yan Fei cleared his throat softly, and the two puppies immediately stopped barking.


    Then, faint whimpers were heard from within the wall, it seemed the little guys were worried they couldn¡¯t find their master!


    The rest was easy.


    Yan Fei pressed one of his legs on the man¡¯s back, and then carefully tied him up with the rope.


    Thanks to the Hong Kong cop and robbers films Yan Fei watched before, the kidnappers in those films often tie people up this way, which is very safe.


    Yan Fei was not afraid of mistaking the guy anymore.


    After all, who would believe that this shady character sneaking around the cattle farm in the middle of the night was not up to no good?


    After binding his arms, legs were next.


    The man put up a fierce struggle, but several kicks from Yan Fei put him in place quickly.


    Without uttering a word, Yan Fei then tidily tied his legs together. Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After firmly jamming the cloth back into his mouth, Yan Fei finally had a chance to look at the stuff the man had brought to the cattle farm.


    The moment he saw those things, Yan Fei almost burst out laughing.


    They were in the same boat!


    He didn¡¯t expect it, really didn¡¯t expect it.


    There was someone else with the same idea as him!


    The man was holding a large plate of firecrackers, presumably expensive ones.


    Most of the firecrackers in it were of the thickened version, especially the ones in the middle, which were as thick as a child¡¯s wrist.


    The voice that would be raised was absolutely earth-shattering.


    Yan Fei was truly amused.


    He had once used firecrackers to scare Compsognathuses, and even Terrestrisuchus a few days ago.


    He didn¡¯t expect karma to hit this soon!


    Just a few days later, someone was throwing firecrackers into his cattle farm.


    It looked like these intruders weren¡¯t planning on poisoning right from the start.


    But this was evil enough.


    Just imagine a set of firecrackers of this size being thrown into a cattle farm in the wee hours of the night.


    The deafening noise would scare the cows; they would lose their appetite for weeks, or worse, it was not unusual to scare them into illness.


    Livestock are always terrified of such fireworks, even a normal scare isn¡¯t trivial, it could at least affect their growth for certain.


    This is the typical tactic of ruffians.


    Once they target you, you either surrender and stop their harassment altogether, or they will stick to you like glue, harassing you in a myriad of disreputable ways.


    Today it might be fireworks, tomorrow they might toss a torch, not to cause significant harm, but simply to keep you from peace ¨C they might even control their harassment purposefully not to cause significant damage, otherwise what do they do if you broke up with them?


    Until most people cannot bear the harassment, they are forced to give them some benefits.


    Regrettably, this time Yan Fei wasn¡¯t the type of person they imagined him to be.


    Seeing the thug on the ground wailing and writhing, Yan Fei quietly said, ¡°Stop struggling, I¡¯ll bring one of your friends over to keep you company soon.¡±


    They couldn¡¯t see the thug¡¯s face in the shadow, but they figured he must not look too pleasant.


    Yan Fei looked at the thug¡¯s clothes, then his own, and walked to the corner of the wall, turning a corner out of the thug¡¯s sight.


    In less than a minute, Yan Fei reappeared wearing similar colored clothes.


    Under the moonlight, details couldn¡¯t be seen anyway.


    Then he started to run, dashing wildly from the grove towards the man who was sitting on the motorcycle, supporting it with one foot.


    Because the moonlight was too bright, he was afraid the man would spot the changes, so he kept jumping and dodging while running, making himself hard to be identified.


    ¡°What happened?


    Why didn¡¯t the firecrackers go off?¡± The man began to question anxiously when he noticed Yan Fei was still at a distance.


    ¡°They won¡¯t go off anymore!¡± Yan Fei replied, smiling at the man.


    Then, seizing the moment while he talked, he lunged towards him.


    ¡°Who are you?


    What are you trying to do?


    Let me go, what on earth are you doing?¡± The man instinctively questioned and tried to resist once he realized the man pouncing on him was not his companion, but it was already too late.


    Once Yan Fei got close, this man was like a little chicken before him.


    He grabbed his arm, twisted it, and forced him onto the motorcycle.


    Surprisingly, Yan Fei even had the presence of mind to brace the motorcycle with one leg to prevent it from toppling over.


    ¡°Help¡­


    robbery¡­¡± The man was pinned onto the motorcycle, his face against the cold metal of the tank, unable to muster strength in his current position, his only option was to yell for help.


    ¡°Bang!¡± Yan Fei brutally gripped his hair, lifted him up a little, then slammed his head onto the tank.


    ¡°If you shout again, I¡¯ll kill you!


    Be still, and wait for me to tie you up!¡± Meanwhile ¡®bang¡¯ ¡®bang¡¯ sounds of his pitiful screams echoed, because Yan Fei, fearing the man might refuse to submit hit had a few more rounds of rough handling.


    As he took out a rope and tied the man¡¯s hands, Yan Fei pondered: ¡°Why do all you ruffians have long hair?


    It obstructs your vision during fights.


    Is it for others to grab and punch in the face?¡±


    The man below, who was likely a coward, pleaded with a whimper, ¡°Big bro, I¡¯m just a motorcyclist, please let me go!


    I won¡¯t dare do it again in the future¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh, really¡­


    The villains on TV all say the same thing.


    Look at you, are you still a man?


    Daring to act but not taking responsibility.


    Do you consider yourself a gangster?¡± Yan Fei was actually in a good mood, taking the time to mock him.


    After tying up his hands, Yan Fei got the man off the bike.


    He carefully found a suitable parking spot for the motorcycle, then tied the man¡¯s feet too, and finally covered his mouth.


    The road was deserted in the dead of night.


    He dragged the man to the edge of a bridge, dumped him into a nearby ditch, and pushed the motorcycle in after him.


    He only left when the scene no longer drew attention.


    Reaching the cattle farm, he had plans to seize one of the tied-up men, but thought better of it.


    He retreated a few steps, picked up the large plate of firecrackers that had fallen nearby, climbed over the wall, and went in.

 Chapter 79 - 79 20 Really Scary_1

    ?79: Chapter 20: Really Scary_1 79: Chapter 20: Really Scary_1 As soon as the two puppies saw him they immediately circled around, Yan Fei kicked them away impatiently: ¡°Go away, go away, if you bother me again, I¡¯ll have you leashed up at night.


    Scram, if you weren¡¯t incapable of growing up, would I need to maintain order by myself¡­¡±


    While talking, he approached the front of the house.


    Seeing that both Li Cheng and Lin Yumei¡¯s room lights were on, Yan Fei went and told them: ¡°Aunt Mei, Master Cheng, you can both go sleep, there¡¯s no one around, and no issues.¡±


    After saying that he rushed into the feed shed, sent the firecrackers to the vegetable garden island cave, then began rummaging around in the feed shed again.


    There were discarded grass ropes inside the shed, left behind by the people who usually came to sell straw.


    They were indeed sturdy, although quite rough.


    Nobody appreciated these items that anyone could casually make, so once the items were sold out, they would dump these grass ropes, too lazy to untie them.


    Yan Fei carried a large bundle of grass rope onto Vegetable Garden Island and then climbed the wall to get out.


    He led the hoodlum by the field to the bridge, walked him all the way to the middle of the bridge, then pressed a hand on the railing and climbed over, bringing the guy along with him.


    The elevation of this area was almost the highest in the surroundings of Sancha River, so there was no fear of flooding at the cattle farm.


    The bridge was also the highest from the water level for the same reason.


    Especially now that it was just past winter, the river¡¯s water level was at its lowest, creating almost a twenty-meter gap between the bridge surface and the water.


    Normally you could feel the wind whistling along the river even during calm weather and it was all the more chilly standing on the bridge in the dead of night.


    The hoodlum who had arrived with ill-intention was terrified.


    He probably thought that he was going to be thrown down.


    He didn¡¯t dare move in fear of falling.


    He was speechless, experiencing what it was like to not be able to express his grievances, all he could do was moan pitifully.


    Yan Fei ignored him, slowly climbed down using his foot as a base, just two steps and he reached the top bridge portal.


    After throwing the man in there, he ran to fetch the person who was discarded by the road gutter and brought him into another bridge portal as well.


    There were plenty of bridge portals; one for each of them.


    The wind from the river whistling and the faint stench of sewage made the situation ¡®pleasurable¡¯ to say the least.


    Then he pretended to go out for a while, brought the grass rope into the bridge portal, prepared to use it to bind the two again, making sure they couldn¡¯t move at all.


    Only when tying the grass rope did he realize that the one who bravely resisted at the cattle farm had apparently wet his pants.


    ¡°Disgusting, how old are you?


    You wet your pants?


    You guys always say you¡¯re tough on the streets; aren¡¯t you afraid of dying?¡± Yan Fei disdainfully said while tying the man up.


    The poor guy was now like a lamb to the slaughter, couldn¡¯t oppose Yan Fei, probably didn¡¯t even dare to.


    He was both shocked and scared, only feeling that coming out for this job tonight was a disaster.


    ¡°It¡¯s a small, broken town.


    When my friends passed on the news to work, I laughed at them.


    I mean, why should you fear a kid?


    Such easy techniques, yet they needed me to do it.


    I didn¡¯t think that I would stumble as soon as I arrived.¡±


    ¡°Generally, isn¡¯t it enough to scare ordinary people a little?


    Even if someone wanted to resist, they couldn¡¯t resist the persuasion of the people around who are afraid.


    It¡¯s not the thief who¡¯s stealing that you¡¯re afraid of, but him thinking about it!¡±


    Never thought that he would really stumble today and meet someone who plays without following the rules.


    Just then, he thought that if he was done here.


    When Yan Fei brought him over, he thought that as long as he got a chance, he will make this kid suffer.


    But when Yan Fei climbed out of the railing he shrunk back in fear.


    Being lifted in the air, looking at the river surface that appeared black-green under the moonlight, he lost control and wet himself involuntarily.


    His hands and feet were bound, his mouth was gagged, and he was high above the river.


    All it takes was a loosening of the grip and he was finished.


    Thankfully, he now felt that he had temporarily saved his life, but when Yan Fei tied him up again, he became restless in his heart.


    Yan Fei wasn¡¯t usually much of a talker, but at this hour when it was silent and barely anyone was around, he became high-spirited.


    As he was tying the guy, he said, ¡°See how well I do this work.


    Try and see if you can move?¡±


    He reached out and pulled the cloth off of the guy¡¯s mouth, and this man burst out immediately, ¡°Brother, big brother, I beg you to spare me!


    I won¡¯t dare to do it again, If I come here again I¡¯ll be your grandson, oh great merciful one spare my life!¡±


    Yan Fei was disgusted by his loud voice and scolded, ¡°Speak more quietly!


    Now tell me, who sent you here, where is your home?


    Were you planning to just throw the firecrackers and leave or was there another plan?¡±


    This man had already collapsed by now, crying and sniveling, he confessed everything.


    This so-called passerby A and the guy in the adjacent bridge portal were both from a village on the west, because it was near the provincial road, they could do some business, so having a motorcycle wasn¡¯t unusual.


    Both of them were naturally manipulated by the Si Family¡¯s Brothers to teach Yan Fei a lesson.


    Throw a box of firecrackers and leave, if Yan Fei couldn¡¯t catch anyone, even the commander wouldn¡¯t be able to solve the case, even if he could, they wouldn¡¯t be scared after all the Si family¡¯s Brothers all have alibis, don¡¯t they?


    Such disgusting tactics wouldn¡¯t get them locked up for many days even if they were caught.


    They were regulars at the police station, they were not afraid, in fact, in their circles, going to jail was akin to getting gold-plated!


    As for other things, whether the Si Family¡¯s Brothers had follow-up plans, they did not know.


    After questioning this guy, he was about to ask the other one, but found it wouldn¡¯t be okay to let them off like this, and so he asked again, ¡°Where is your house located and are there any conspicuous items in your yard?¡±


    ¡°Sir, please, I beg you!


    People always say one should not involve their wife and children in a disaster.


    I will kneel before you, please¡­¡± The man wept anew at the question, struggling to kneel in front of Yan Fei, however, Yan Fei was thorough in his work!


    He had bound him so tightly that he couldn¡¯t move at all.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t hurt anyone.


    I just need to know the place, so as to not lose track of you in the future.¡± Yan Fei said nonchalantly.


    ¡°Sir, would you really not harm people at home?¡± The man was in this situation now, he didn¡¯t address him as ¡°big brother¡± but as ¡°sir¡± instead; how could he believe what Yan Fei said?


    ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, forget about it.


    If you won¡¯t talk, I¡¯ll go and ask the guy next door.¡± Saying that, he reached out to gag his mouth.


    ¡°Sir, I will tell, I beg you, there¡¯s some money saved up at home and we have pigs. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    I¡¯ll give them all to you as compensation, okay?


    Oh right, we also have a dog, I¡¯ll give it to you to watch over your place, just don¡¯t hurt anyone.


    Can you do that?¡± The man pleaded amidst sobs.


    ¡°Forget about it; there¡¯s no point in bullying the likes of you.


    I won¡¯t ask anymore.


    Just stay put!¡± Yan Fei said, regardless of his pleas, and reached out to gag him with a torn cloth.


    He did the same to the man in the neighboring bridge portal.


    Both of their stories were basically the same.


    Yan Fei tied up and gagged the passerby B and left them both.


    He ran to the ditch, lifted the motorcycle, tried to feel the weight, it wasn¡¯t heavy and could be carried.


    Carrying it, he put it in the cave at his vegetable garden island.


    Why didn¡¯t he ask where the houses of passersby A and B were just now?


    It was because Passerby A reminded him that since the Si Family¡¯s Brothers were commanding people to cause trouble for him, he could also visit their houses!


    He wasn¡¯t sure about the other information concerning the two brothers, but there was one thing he did know, each of the families had a large black-backed, yellow-haired, ferocious-looking dog with evil spirits.


    They would surely be good at maintaining order.

 Chapter 80 - 80 21 Catching and Training a Dog_1

    ?80: Chapter 21 Catching and Training a Dog_1 80: Chapter 21 Catching and Training a Dog_1 A strange bird once again took flight above the small town.


    Of course, it was Yan Fei, the cinerous vulture.


    The pair of brothers from the Si Family had certainly done well for themselves.


    Even the Second Man of the Si Family, who wasn¡¯t often in town, had a newly built, one-and-half-story house.


    Though it was no match for Ma Yongming¡¯s newly built home, it still counted as one of the nicer houses in town.


    Such a house was easy to find.


    It was located on the old site of a distillery left behind from Sancha River Town, next to a pond, were two sets of houses side by side ¨C easy to find.


    No one really knew when the distillery was established, but its area was immense with many dilapidated houses.


    There weren¡¯t many dwellers and the green brick walls surrounding those houses had weathered with rain and wind.


    Any slight touch would cause the brick on the ground surface to crumble.


    Several parts had even collapsed, especially around the pond area with overgrown weeds.


    At night, it evoked a gloomy setting, like a scene from a chilling supernatural TV series.


    However, just a road away were the new houses of the Si brothers.


    Their new homes stood out prominently amidst the ruins.


    A wolf dog saw a large bird landing on the rooftop.


    Instinctively sensing the bird¡¯s malicious intent, it immediately sprang up and barked ferociously.


    The dog¡¯s iron chain around its neck clinked loudly.


    Yan Fei stood still and didn¡¯t move.


    After a few rounds of barking, the dog gradually stopped lunging and growling.


    Seeing Yan Fei¡¯s lack of response, the dog merely grumbled with a low growl and then silenced.


    Yan Fei then seized the moment when the dog laid down, and with a light leap, he descended.


    The dog abruptly moved, but it wasn¡¯t faster than Yan Fei.


    Before it could even get fully up, Yan Fei pinned it by its neck.


    His other hand swiftly reached for the buckle on the dog collar, then he unhooked it with a press of his finger.


    ¡°Ah woo¡­¡±


    The very moment the dog let out a panicked whimpering, Yan Fei instantly brought it inside Vegetable Garden Island.


    He put the dog on the ground and ignored it.


    He quickly reappeared inside the courtyard of either Elder or Second Man of the Si family, then in the guise of the cinerous vulture, he took off to the sky.


    The dog next door began to howl.


    Yan Fei waited for a while.


    It seemed like someone was awakened in the house, as reprimanding voices could be heard.


    When the dog stopped barking, Yan Fei used the same trick to bring another dog to Vegetable Garden Island.


    And there was a pleasant surprise?


    Turns out, this dog was a mother.


    In the den behind her, six pudgy puppies were huddled together, their eyes still closed, lifting their small heads in search of their mom!


    He brought the puppies along with the bedding from the den to the Vegetable Garden Island.


    The mother dog immediately rushed to her litter and, standing guard over them, ferociously barked at Yan Fei.


    However, Yan Fei had no time to deal with her.


    He headed back to the Si Family¡¯s courtyard, transformed into the cinerous vulture, and audaciously flew away, flapping his wings in the air.


    When he returned to his room at the cattle ranch, he finally had a chance to check on the two dogs at Vegetable Garden Island.


    They were undoubtedly both purebred wolf dogs.


    The two dogs barked at him.


    The one that had pups was a bit calmer and just stayed by her litter, but the other one moved to attack.


    Yan Fei gave a smug grin, swiftly sidestepped the attack, and kicked it.


    The dog let out a scream and tumbled away.


    It got up intending to attack again, but Yan Fei, appearing instantly by its side, pinned its head down, not letting it get up.


    ¡°Behave, don¡¯t move¡­¡± he said while pressing and reprimanding it.


    In no time, the dog calmed down.


    He released his hand, the dog sprang up, whining and ran off with its tail between its legs.


    It didn¡¯t get far before it turned and barked at Yan Fei.


    Yan Fei chuckled.


    He transformed into the Pterosaur in front of it, letting out a shriek.


    The dog almost got scared to death. S§×arch* The n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It whimpered and ran off with its tail still between its legs.


    It hadn¡¯t gotten far before it was snatched back by its neck.


    ¡°You still want to run?


    You think you can outrun me?¡± Yan Fei laughed as he tossed the dog onto the ground.


    With a yelp, the dog tumbled twice on the ground, picked itself up and continued to run without looking back.


    Yan Fei pinched its neck and dragged it back.


    After a few times of doing so, the dog finally learned to stay still on the ground.


    Having disciplined this dog, Yan Fei turned around to deal with the mother dog next.


    The mother dog, being more clever for her pups, stopped barking wildly and lowered her growls when Yan Fei turned into a Pterosaur.


    By the time Yan Fei held the pup like a chicken and gave it a full treatment, the mother dog had already quieted down completely.


    After that ordeal, whenever the mother dog saw Yan Fei, she¡¯d tuck her tail in and whimper submissively while lying on the ground.


    ¡°Is training dogs this easy?¡±


    Yan Fei chuckled with satisfaction, picking up two pieces of meat and throwing them to the two dogs.


    But they didn¡¯t dare to eat.


    Yan Fei didn¡¯t bother forcing them and went to sleep after having something to eat himself.


    When he woke up in the morning, he subconsciously glanced at the two new pets on Vegetable Garden Island.


    The two dogs, having spent half the day in terror, seemed to have plucked up some courage not seeing Yan Fei around, and they started to try the meat.


    As he was going out, he saw that Ma Chao had already fed the cattle early in the morning and was about to call him for breakfast.


    After gobbling down his meal, Yan Fei told them to keep an eye on the cattle and nothing else, before shutting the door to his room and entering Vegetable Garden Island.


    The dogs had finished their meat.


    Seeing Yan Fei return, they became alert.


    The dog that was tormented last night stayed still on the ground.


    Yan Fei went over and cautiously reached to pat its head, feeling its trembling body.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay.


    Just watch the vegetable garden quietly and there¡¯ll be meat for you.


    Don¡¯t be scared.


    Uh, let¡¯s call you San Hei¡­


    No, let¡¯s call you Elder Man of Si Family!


    Your wife will be Si Hei.


    Be obedient, guard the place, and there¡¯ll be meat.


    Just settle down!¡± Yan Fei¡¯s tone was much softer now that the dog was his own.


    He then brought more meat over and left a piece for it.


    Next, he went to the side of the dog he named Si Hei.


    This dog was hunched over her puppies, who were nursing.


    She was warily growling at Yan Fei.


    As he approached and touched her trembling body, he reassured her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry.


    You¡¯d still have to sell your pups if you were with someone else, but with me, even your pups will get to eat meat.


    Just listen and be good.¡±


    He also got a piece of meat for her and rested assured seeing her eat it.


    He even patted the tiny, soft puppies.


    He came up with the idea to give them a pot of meat soup and told her, ¡°Drink some soup to produce more milk.


    Come on, eat this!


    Don¡¯t starve the puppies!¡±


    After some coaxing from Yan Fei, she timidly lapped at the meat soup a few times.


    When she saw that Yan Fei didn¡¯t react, she gradually began to drink more confidently.


    Dog training depends on the trainer.


    If the dogs hadn¡¯t been terrified by Yan Fei, they would have been doing quite well.


    Besides, they¡¯ve already been fed by humans, and can understand simple orders.


    The puppies hadn¡¯t even opened their eyes and certainly weren¡¯t able to eat anything.


    However, they couldn¡¯t be ignored.


    Yan Fei cut some branches and built two simple nests for them.


    The nests were simple: triangular, made of twigs and leaves ¨C pretty good at providing shelter from wind and rain.


    This would finally provide the two dogs with a place to live.


    There¡¯s no need to guard the Vegetable Garden Island.


    Just leave them there for a few days to avoid suspicion.


    After that, they could be tied at the entrance of the cattle ranch to guard the gate.


    With Da Hei and Er Hei yet to grow up, four dogs would be sufficient.


    As for the puppies, they could decide what to do later.


    Feed them first.


    There¡¯s an abundance of dog food.


    Every day they¡¯d be stuffed full of meat.


    The two dogs clearly had resigned themselves to their fate.


    Watching Yan Fei work and introduce them to their new home, they didn¡¯t resist.


    After a while, they obediently followed Yan Fei¡¯s instructions, just like dogs that were domesticated from early on.


    Seeing the disciplined dog still somewhat cautious, Yan Fei also prepared a bowl of meat soup for it.