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

Chapter 201 Amazing Deeds

"After I returned yesterday, I couldn't help but send my servants to take a look at the Yuan family. According to them, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Yuan family's gate was a river of blood. Of the hundreds of people in the Yuan family, not a single one survived!"

"Our county magistrate seems to be quite something! He actually managed to uproot the Yuan family!"

"The Yuan family didn't even leave a single survivor?"

"That's a bit of an exaggeration! As far as I know, the women of the Yuan family are still alive, but the county magistrate has sent them to the brothel!"

"We'll have to be careful in Taiping County from now on! This county magistrate is no longer the 'lucky' magistrate he used to be!"

"Speaking of which, the Fang family and the Yuan family were closely allied. After the Yuan family was wiped out, what happened to the Fang family?"

"The Fang family? I have some connections with the Fang family. As far as I know, the moment the Fang family head learned of the complete annihilation of the Yuan family last night, he immediately recalled all his family members and even closed the family's shops, for fear of being implicated!"

"Is the Fang family really so cowardly?"

"How could they not be cowardly? The Yuan family is much stronger than the Fang family. Even the Yuan family was wiped out. How could the Fang family dare to be arrogant? They can only cower like turtles!"

"The situation in Taiping County has really changed! From now on, I doubt anyone will dare to disrespect the county magistrate!"

"..."

As they watched Chen Dao's figure gradually disappear from sight, everyone's expressions were complicated. Even now, they still didn't know Chen Dao's name, but they knew how astonishing the things Chen Dao had done were.

Together with Magistrate Xu, they stormed into the Yuan family compound and exterminated the entire clan...

It's hard to imagine that this was done by a boy who looks no more than 15 years old.

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Fuhu Boxing Gym.

When Chen Dao and Chen Cheng arrived, Xu Zhiwen and Li Hu had already arrived and were chatting in the backyard. Beside them were Zhang He, He Jian, and Li Ying.

"Young friend Chen has arrived, please take a seat."

Upon seeing Chen Dao's arrival, Li Hu hurriedly and warmly invited Chen Dao to sit down. Chen Dao did not refuse and sat down directly next to Li Hu, facing Xu Zhiwen, and asked, "Your Excellency, have the results of the inventory of the Yuan family's assets been released?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiwen did not answer immediately, but instead gestured to He Jian beside him.

He Jian understood and immediately replied, "Last night we took inventory of the Yuan family's warehouse and the goods in the major shops. There were 2000 shi of grain, 2200 taels of gold and silver, and 5000 taels of medicinal herbs."

At this point, He Jian glanced at Xu Zhiwen, and after seeing Xu Zhiwen nod, he continued, "In addition, the Yuan family also owns more than 3000 mu of farmland and a large number of shops."

No wonder they are the largest family in Taiping County...

Chen Dao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Yuan family's floating wealth alone exceeded ten thousand taels, and that was without counting their land and shops. If those were included, the Yuan family's wealth would probably exceed thirty thousand taels!

It's important to understand that Chenjia Village, with over a hundred households, owns less than three hundred mu of farmland in total, while the Yuan family...

With a total population of just over one hundred, the Yuan family owns more than three thousand mu of farmland, which is only one-fifth the population of Chenjia Village, but the amount of farmland is more than ten times the total amount of farmland in Chenjia Village. This shows how wealthy the Yuan family is.

"Little friend."

After He Jian finished his report, Xu Zhiwen tentatively asked, "How about we distribute the Yuan family's wealth as we agreed before?"

Xu Zhiwen was somewhat uneasy. According to the pre-arranged distribution method, Chen Dao was to receive all of Yuan's property except for medicinal herbs and grain. If this distribution method was followed, Chen Dao would only receive 2000 taels of silver...

As for farmland and shops, farmland would definitely belong to the government, which was the key to Xu Zhiwen's resettlement of displaced people.

As for the shops, most of the Yuan family's shops sold medicinal herbs and grains, so they naturally belonged to Xu Zhiwen and Li Hu.

"can."

Chen Dao didn't worry too much about it; the income of 2000 taels of gold and silver was already quite good for him.

Although he contributed the most to eliminating the Yuan family, it was Xu Zhiwen who truly played the biggest role!

Without Magistrate Xu Zhiwen, even if Chen Dao could have wiped out the entire Yuan family with his personal force, he probably wouldn't have fared well, after all...

The Yuan family, numbering over a hundred, was brutally slaughtered; the government would not turn a blind eye to this.

"That's good!"

Xu Zhiwen breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Chen Dao nod, and instructed He Jian: "Transport the Yuan family's gold and silver over as soon as possible and hand it over to young friend Chen."

"Yes."

He Jian responded and hurriedly left the Fuhu Boxing Gym to deal with the Yuan family's assets.

After He Jian left, Chen Dao suddenly spoke up, "Have either of you ever heard of the Fire Pattern Fruit?"

Besides selling the Crimson Blood Chicken and dealing with the Yuan family, Chen Dao's most important purpose in coming to the city this time was to inquire about the advancement materials for his animals. Chen Dao had already found out about the advancement materials for the Blood Feather Chicken, the Mountain Guardian Dog, and the White Feather Duck, which were available at the pharmacies in the county town.

However, Chen Dao was unable to find any information about the Fire Pattern Fruit, the material for Xiao Yuan's advancement, so he had to ask Li Hu and Xu Zhiwen for details.

"Fire-patterned Fruit?"

Li Hu frowned in thought.

Xu Zhiwen glanced at Chen Dao thoughtfully and said, "The Fire Pattern Fruit is a rare fruit. It is said that after consuming this fruit, it is as if the body is engulfed in flames, causing the blood and qi in a martial artist's body to boil like hot water, thus helping to enhance the martial artist's blood and qi!"

Chen Dao's eyes lit up, and he pressed on, "May I ask Magistrate Xu, where did you obtain this Fire Pattern Fruit?"

“It’s available in Ding’an County next door!”

Xu Zhiwen replied without hesitation, “However, obtaining this Fire Pattern Fruit is not easy! This fruit is a specialty of Ding’an County and is also listed as a tribute by the imperial court. Every year, all the Fire Pattern Fruit produced in Ding’an County must be handed over to the county seat, and then the county government will send people to transport it to the capital as tribute.”

"Ding'an County..."

Chen Dao looked thoughtful. The Taicang Prefecture, where Taiping County is located, has five counties: Taiping County, Ding'an County, Dingxing County, Dingjun County, and Dingping County. Ding'an County is the closest to Taiping County, located just south of Taiping County. Traveling from Taiping County to Ding'an County does not require crossing a very long distance.

What worries Chen Dao is that the Fire Pattern Fruit is a tribute item, and obtaining it will probably not be an easy task.

"Young friend, it seems you desire this Fire Pattern Fruit?"

Xu Zhiwen glanced at Chen Dao and said, "If you want this Fire Pattern Fruit, I do have a way."

"any solution?"

Chen Dao asked subconsciously, "The Fire Pattern Fruit is a tribute, and tributes are... it's obvious that they are highly valued by the government. Although Chen Dao has some martial prowess, he is far from being able to confront the Xia Kingdom's government."

"Young friend Chen, you may not know this, but although the Fire Pattern Fruit is a tribute item, it has not received much attention from the imperial court."

Xu Zhiwen explained, "The reason is quite simple. The effect of the Fire Pattern Fruit in promoting blood and qi is only effective for martial artists below the sixth rank. Moreover, when taking the Fire Pattern Fruit, the martial artist experiences extreme pain, as if their heart is being burned by raging fire. It is difficult for someone without great willpower to endure such pain!"