UGB Chapter 32 Thoughts
Chapter 32 Thoughts
Wei Jin came from a prominent family in the northern city and was once the chief镖头 (head镖师, a kind of bodyguard/escort agency). Over the years, he has not squandered his family fortune.
Luo Tong's father was a bodyguard in a security escort agency. Luo Tong was later adopted by Wei Jin as his godson and chief disciple. He was never mistreated from a young age and always lived in a mansion, with no worries about food or clothing.
Lu Chengping is the third young master of the Lu family's eldest branch. Although he has no chance to inherit the family business, he is not short of money and casually pulls out a hundred-tael gold note.
The three of them lived in far better conditions than Zhou Qiuyuan and rarely set foot in such remote and impoverished places as alleyways. When they saw the large courtyard where more than a dozen households lived together, they couldn't help but frown.
"Master, senior brother, please follow me!"
Zhou Qiuyuan led the way and arrived at his own house.
Zhou Chengwu looked at the kind-faced old man and quickly bowed to him, saying, "You are my son's master. I am deeply grateful for your help."
Wei Jin stepped forward to help Zhou Chengwu up, grasped his calloused hand, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I should be thanking you for having such a good son. Otherwise, I would not have had the chance to have such a good disciple."
Zhou Chengwu felt Wei Jin's sincerity and was finally at ease.
He led the way and welcomed everyone into the house.
The house was small and simple, with the heated kang bed, tables, chairs, cabinets, and various household items taking up most of the space. After the five adults squeezed in, there was no room left to stand.
The house was poorly ventilated and had a strange smell after the chickens were raised, which made Lu Chengping, who was used to a life of luxury, frown.
He didn't understand why Zhou Qiuyuan, who was so poor, hadn't sold the Thunder-Raising Pill.
Does this person prefer living in a pigsty or chicken coop?
However, the worse Zhou Qiuyuan's living conditions were, the easier it would be for him to succeed in his plan to raise Lei Dan.
Everyone turned their attention to the chicken coop beside the heated brick bed.
The old hen retreated uneasily to the corner, while the pheasant tilted its head, remaining calm and composed.
Wei Jin bent down and gently touched the chick, examining it carefully for a moment before saying, "This chick has mutated, but it doesn't have the bloodline of a fire-type demon beast; it's just an ordinary mutated creature."
"It has the best nourishing effect on fire-type body cultivators, and is of great benefit to heart and blood cultivation."
How long does it take for the mutated egg to hatch?
Zhou Qiuyuan replied truthfully, "More than twenty days."
Wei Jin nodded and said, "Mutant beasts that can be bred and reproduce rapidly are extremely rare. It is not much different from an ordinary chicken, so it should be able to reproduce with an ordinary chicken. Its potential should not be underestimated."
"As long as the breeding stock is kept out of the loop, it will be enough to make one extremely wealthy and establish a powerful clan."
The most profitable businesses are, of course, monopolies!
As long as you firmly grasp the control of the breeding chickens and have the power to set prices, and combine this with expanding the scale of turkey breeding to continuously and stably produce meat and eggs, making money is very easy.
As the young master of a prominent family, Wei Jin had over fifty years of experience, which made him very knowledgeable. He immediately recognized the promising future value of the Fire Feather Chicken.
Luo Tong hadn't paid much attention at first, but upon hearing his master's comments, he was completely taken aback.
Lu Chengping saw the potential of the Fire Feather Chicken, and his eyes became fervent.
The Lu family's business is facing pressure from the Wang family, and their situation is precarious.
If I can obtain the Fire Feather Chicken, I can not only revitalize the family business, but I might also be able to inherit the family business in place of my eldest brother. At that time, the family's reserve of spirit stones will be fully used to support my journey to immortality.
Wang Sichen was only born a few years earlier than him. He might not be a match for this person now, but he could compete with him when he ascended to immortality in the future.
Wei Jin looked at Zhou Qiuyuan and said softly, "Disciple, have you decided how to handle this?"
"My relationship with the powerful families in the city is decent. Out of respect for me, they will give me a relatively fair price."
Fearing he might miss this opportunity, Lu Chengping quickly said, "The Lu family is a prestigious family in Black Swamp City, and you and I are fellow disciples. Your senior brother has always taken good care of you, so we should help our own people with this kind of good thing."
"Your senior brother will definitely not treat you unfairly. He will provide you with thirty Body Tempering Realm cultivation pills every month for three years. Once the Fire Feather Chicken is fully grown, you will receive 10% of the profits."
The business grew bigger and bigger, and the profits increased. The family certainly wouldn't give away too much profit to outsiders; even a ten percent profit was not a small amount.
It takes at least one to two years to raise mutant chickens on a large scale, which means it is difficult to make money in the early stages.
After the two parties cooperated, Zhou Qiuyuan had money to cultivate in the early stages and could receive continuous dividends in the later stages, which was a win-win situation.
Lu Chengping was only willing to provide cultivation resources, not money. He wanted Zhou Qiuyuan to maintain his impoverished life and find ways to obtain the Thunder Nourishing Pill.
With cultivation resources and dividends firmly in their own hands, they are not afraid of Zhou Qiuyuan's refusal to bow down.
"A 10% profit is too little."
Zhou Qiuyuan came up with a compromise and replied, "Could I keep the breeding chickens for my own consumption and never sell them, thus maintaining the conditions you proposed?"
"No way!" Lu Chengping said decisively, "It's not that I don't trust you, but if the breeding stock is accidentally leaked, and the outer city of Black Swamp is full of Firefeather Chickens, how will the Lu family compete with the other families?"
Lu Chengping wanted to acquire the Fiery Feather Chicken because of its scarcity and the ability to breed it on a large scale.
In Black Swamp City, even wealthy households can raise Firefly Chickens. However, the advantages of large-scale farming have become disadvantages, as it inevitably leads to price wars with competitors, making it difficult to earn excess profits.
Master understood this matter very well; only a monopoly on Firefeather Breeding Chickens could be considered a sign of a great clan's foundation. Otherwise, how could they compare to powerful clans that possessed unique secret medicines and controlled the rice, grain, medicine, and meat of a region?
"Let's keep it in Master's house!" After saying this, Zhou Qiuyuan seemed like an outsider, silently observing everyone's reactions.
Luo Tong's eyes held a hint of excitement. The Fire Feather Chicken was being raised in the courtyard, and he could keep a bit of oil from it, which would help him temper his body as quickly as possible.
Lu Chengping had no objection, a smile playing on his lips.
As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first; he always manages to find ways to get Firefeather breeder chickens and seize a portion of the market without spending a penny.
If we can get the Firefeather breeder chickens and then find a way to kill the Firefeather chickens raised in the yard, wouldn't we be able to monopolize the Firefeather chicken business?
Master didn't have many years left to live, so Lu Chengping secretly bred and expanded the Fire Feather Chicken population, and after Master's death, he brought it back into the open.
How could Zhou Qiuyuan possibly do anything to the Lu family?
Everyone was all smiles, as if this was a profitable option for everyone.
"Let's go! I will take you back and take good care of you."
This matter certainly couldn't be left to his master to handle personally, so Luo Tong carefully put away the Fire Feather Chick and left satisfied.
Only Zhou Qiuyuan remained where he was, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Handing the Firefeather Chicken over to the master was merely a temporary measure, a way to observe subsequent developments.
Luo Tong and Lu Chengping each had their own ulterior motives, and with the added variable of their master's wife, they were not suitable people to entrust their affairs to.
The Lu family is a microcosm of the major families in Black Swamp City. Lu Chengping only contributed 10% of the profits because of his master's reputation. The treatment of other families would only be worse.
Everything has returned to square one, and raising chickens in a separate yard can now be put on the agenda.