Chapter 339 - Chapter 339: Chapter 332 Unspeakably Precious_1 (1/2)
Chapter 339: Chapter 332 Unspeakably Precious_1
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This was a silent, one-sided slaughter where Qin Niu’s termites held an absolute advantage.
There were a great number of these caterpillars, but all were ordinary caterpillars.
The most numerous among them were the black caterpillars, which likely belonged to the larvae of tussock moths.
There were also some caterpillars with white spots on them, which appeared to be pine caterpillar moths.
These two types were basically the most prevalent.
Qin Niu wasn’t now sure whether the emergence of these caterpillars was a natural disaster or the work of humans.
Perching Phoenix Mountain Range had been where he started his fortune, and now that he’d bought the entire mountain behind Shuangfeng Village, he could even enter the mountain directly through the back door of his residence. He had come to regard the Qifeng Mountain Range as his own private territory.
If these caterpillars were to destroy all the vegetation in the mountains, it would greatly affect Qin Niu.
He would never just stand by.
For this period, he would take his termites to exterminate pests in the mountains.
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Busy until the evening, he returned home to find two pairs of big red lanterns hanging at the doorway and festive couplets pasted on the doorframe.
Red paper-cuts could be seen everywhere.
The whole house was filled with celebration.
A stage had been set up in the open space at the door, intended for the opera troupe to perform.
In the front yard, temporary stoves had been set up with large iron pots suspended over them.
He had asked the villagers to help, and the host was expected to provide food.
On this front, Qin Niu never shortchanged the villagers.
Pork, rice, fish, and more—he let everyone eat their fill.
“Master Qin is back! How do you find the decorations? Are you satisfied?”
Aunt Hua was feeding Wan Yan when she saw Qin Niu return. She quickly set down the bowl and came over.
“I am particularly satisfied. You all have worked hard these past two days, Aunt Hua. Go and have your meal.”
The villagers’ faces lit up with smiles at Qin Niu’s affirmation.
“Master Qin is truly blessed, to have married the most beautiful girls from our village and Daoyuan Village.”
“Exactly! Such marital bliss is something only Master Qin deserves!”
The helping villagers, both men and women, took the rare opportunity to chat with Qin Niu.
“Thank you for your kind words. You’ve all worked hard these days. Please enjoy your food and drinks.”
Qin Niu bowed his hands and entered the house.
Inside, Xiao Qing had already kept his meal warm for him.
The village had a professional chef whose cooking was more delicious than the usual homemade dishes.
“Xiao Qing, have the chef prepare an extra table of food for tomorrow’s meals and send it to Wang Furen’s house. We are all one family now, so let’s take care of them as much as we can,” said Qin Niu.
“Alright! I did invite Sister Wanyan to eat here, but she refused. If we send the food over, she will definitely be delighted,” Xiao Qing nodded and agreed.
“Wanyan is a modest young lady from a respectable family and not yet married. Naturally, she’s embarrassed to come over for the meal!”
The master and servant began their meal.
Both were cultivators with not insignificant cultivation, and thus had quite large appetites.
A table of food that was enough for ten people was swiftly cleared by the master and servant.
Qin Niu, in fact, preferred to eat the flesh of beasts like the Pig King.
The energy contained in ordinary grains and cereals was much less.
It was said that once cultivation reached a certain level, one might even need to abstain from grains.
“By the way, I’ve heard the villagers discussing the appearance of a lot of caterpillars in Ping Shui, and the newly-planted crops in the fields are infested with aphids and mole crickets. The villagers are very concerned that these pests will spread to Shuangfeng Village and have suggested that you think of a solution.”
Ping Shui was quite far from Shuangfeng Village.