Chapter 220 - Chapter 220: Chapter 215 Hundred-Tempering Child 1 (1/2)

Chapter 220: Chapter 215 Hundred-Tempering Child 1

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Although the rent Qin Niu charged Daoyuan Village was not expensive, the daily rent of 300 coins was still a heavy burden for them.

Now that the Yan Family could not hire an Insect Master, they urgently needed this batch of ducks to help fend off locusts, and the opportunity was perfect for the Tang Family to do a good deed.

“That works, you just need to drive them back to the buffer zone by our Shuangfeng Village,” he said.

Qin Niu nodded in agreement.

Chief Tang had also come prepared and gestured to the two clan members who followed him to settle the rental fee on the spot.

The total rental period was thirty-seven days, amounting to 11,100 coins.

That was a considerable sum of money.

“Master Qin, this is the rental fee for thirty-seven days, please count it,” he said.

“Let’s not worry about the tail end of 100 coins, just give eleven taels,” Qin Niu replied.

The total cost Qin Niu had initially spent on purchasing these ducks was just a little over eighteen taels of Silver Money, not quite nineteen.

Now the ducks had evolved from half-grown to big, fat ducks and were all returned to him.

That was not all; he also made an extra eleven taels in rent.

He could make another hefty profit by reselling them later.

In these times, the meek starve and the bold prosper.

Xu Zhenchang must have regretted not buying them then, probably kicking himself by now.

Although Wang Furen had also bought two thousand ducks, he resold them early and made a limited profit.

Qin Niu held on and did not sell, becoming the biggest winner.

After collecting the rent, Chief Tang invited him to hand over the ducks in person.

The sight of three thousand ducks, each one fat, and some clearly having evolved with different shades of feathers, delighted his heart. They were more agile and more formidable in catching locusts than ordinary ducks.

These ducks had been eating those mutated locusts every day, so it was not surprising that some of them, with superior potential, had evolved.

Not long after Daoyuan Village returned the ducks, the Young Master of the Yan Family brought Yan Qi over.

It was as if they had made an appointment.

“Master Qin, our Young Master Yan specially came to find you,” he said.

Yan Qi served as Young Master Yan’s coachman himself.

He was very clever, fully aware that everything was provided by his master. Yan Ruohai was getting old and would hand over the family to his son sooner or later.

Since ancient times, the eldest son has been the heir to the family business.

As long as Young Master Yan did not make any serious mistakes, his taking over the Yan Family was just a matter of time.

A new king, a new court.

Yan Qi was now promoted to the position of “Seventh Steward” because he was favored by Yan Ruohai. The situation might change once Young Master Yan took power.

Getting on good terms with Young Master Yan now meant he wouldn’t have to worry about being replaced later.

While they were talking, Young Master Yan emerged from the carriage.

“Did Young Master Yan come for these ducks?” Qin Niu asked directly.

“Ha ha, Master Qin speaks his mind, and 1 like your straightforward nature. Although most of the Yan Family’s crops have been harvested, the mulberry fields, tea gardens, and other industries still need maintenance. Recently, because Insect Masters have been constantly killed, everyone is self-preserving and we can no longer hire any. The ducks we bought from the Yan Family last time had a decent effect in pest control.

“It’s just that ducks are now hard to come by, and I wonder if Master Qin might be willing to part with this batch? The price is negotiable,” he said.

The Yan Family desperately needed these ducks.

“Er… I understand the difficulties of the Yan Family. It’s just that 1 haven’t considered selling them for the time being. But since Young Master Yan has personally made the request, naturally, I can’t disregard the goodwill. 1’11 rent them to the Yan Family at the same price I offered Daoyuan Village. How does that sound?” Qin Niu suggested.

Qin Niu wanted to see just how far these ducks could evolve.

Renting them out would ensure a steady daily income.

“Although it’s a bit of a pity not to be able to buy them, it’s also good to rent them. At least it can solve the pressing needs of the Yan Family,” Young Master Yan admitted, hinting at some crucial information.

This indicated that the Yan Family might also have noticed that some of the ducks were evolving.

The evolved ducks indeed had a significantly better hunting capability than ordinary ducks.

“Young Master Yan, Steward Qi, do you see that some of the ducks in my batch are of a special kind? Look, for instance, at that one, see how skillfully it catches locusts,” Qin Niu pointed out, drawing their attention to a duck nearby.

“It seems so. Not only can it fly, but it also runs so fast on the waves, catching locusts with each bite,” they observed.

“I believe that among the two thousand ducks from your Yan Family, some have evolved as well. If we mix our two batches of ducks together, we won’t be able to distinguish which ones belong to which family. Personally, I would suggest that once rented by the Yan Family, could they be kept separately?” He said, making his point clear, trusting that the Yan Family would not stoop to swapping ducks.

“No problem! Not only can we keep them separate, but we will also mark our Yan Family’s ducks with red paint for easy identification,” promised Young Master Yan, showing his understanding that Qin Niu had noticed the evolution of the ducks.

Finding a cheap advantage was almost impossible.

With the terms agreed upon, they wrote up a rental contract, and Qin Niu rented out the three thousand ducks to the Yan Family.

This arrangement pleased everyone involved.

The locust crisis was flaring up, breaking out even more fiercely than before and putting tremendous pressure on every landlord and tenant farmer.

With Qin Niu’s three thousand ducks, the Yan Family could fend off some of the plague.

There was now a greater hope of preserving their core industries.

Facing the accelerating crisis, Qin Niu seized every opportunity daily to nurture each termite, trying to evolve their strength to the utmost.