"Beep beep!"
The dragon fish seemed to be showing off to the crowd, flying back and forth in the air before reaching Cheng Xiaofan.
"Master, it's so lively today, with so many people arriving at once!"
"Do you have any instructions for me?"
Cheng Xiaofan reached out and put a few pills into its mouth, saying with a smile, "Go and dig up a lotus root from the bottom of the lake for me right away!"
"Yes, Master!"
The dragon fish received the order and immediately plunged into the lake.
Now, this dragon fish no longer had to use its head to burrow at the bottom of the lake. It could directly use its fins to dig up lotus roots, and it was much faster.
In the blink of an eye, the dragon fish surfaced from the water, its fins holding a long lotus root.
"Take this lotus root to White Python Lake!" Cheng Xiaofan instructed again.
Hearing this, the dragon fish immediately leaped up, carrying the lotus root, and flew away from Lotus Flower Lake.
Everyone present, except for Bai Yiling who was used to it, was petrified.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Grandpa Luo, you all rest here for a bit. I'll head to White Python Lake first and make lunch for everyone!"
"Chirp—"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Heaven-Breaking Eagle landed in front of him.
"Xiaofan, I want to go with you!" Bai Yiling, with a radiant smile, rushed to his side.
Cheng Xiaofan was already sitting on the Heaven-Breaking Eagle. He nodded to his goddess Bai and said, "Alright, hurry up and get on!"
Bai Yiling immediately leaped up and sat behind Cheng Xiaofan, putting her arms around his waist.
Tsk!
In front of so many people, embracing her man, wasn't this a declaration of ownership?
"Chirp!"
The Heaven-Breaking Eagle let out another loud cry and soared into the sky.
The people on the island, shading their eyes with their hands, looked up at the sky.
Beneath the azure sky, a giant eagle, carrying a young couple, leisurely circled in the air.
"This is truly a divine couple!"
Luo Changsheng squinted his eyes and sighed meaningfully.
Mei Xueyun, hearing this, felt as if her heart had been overturned by a five-flavor bottle, experiencing an indescribable feeling.
She thought, in Zhuxi Village, she had known Cheng Xiaofan much earlier than Bai Yiling. Why wasn't she the one sitting on the Heaven-Breaking Eagle, but Bai Yiling?
Lemons under the lemon tree, lemons in front of me!
...
In a grove by the shore of White Python Lake, Cheng Xiaofan built two stoves and set up two iron pots. He and Bai Yiling were busy preparing food.
One pot was cooking rock sugar and osmanthus sticky rice lotus root.
The other pot was making lobster segments.
Luo Changsheng and the others had already arrived by helicopter. They watched the two young people from afar, busy and chatting like a couple. They didn't want to disturb them, so they didn't approach.
The sun hung high in the sky.
A rich aroma wafted from the grove.
"Grandpa Luo, come quickly, it's time to eat!" Cheng Xiaofan called out loudly.
Luo Changsheng and the others then rushed over with smiles.
Tang Guihua called out from afar, "The lunch today looks very good, it smells so fragrant!"
"Sister Guihua, you'll definitely be able to eat your fill!" Bai Yiling replied with a smile.
Cheng Xiaofan ran to the boat and took out a jar of white wine and a stack of bowls and chopsticks, all prepared in advance.
From the boat to the grove, everyone had already gathered around the earthen stove.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "It seems I need to build a bamboo pavilion here, a larger one, so that we have a decent place to eat when we come to play in the future!"
Luo Changsheng chuckled, "Xiaofan, do you want me to gather some young people from the village to help?"
Cheng Xiaofan quickly shook his head and said, "No need. I'll do it myself when I have free time. Look at that small bamboo boat in the lake, I built it myself. It's exquisite and practical!"
Some people's gazes shifted to the small boat docked at the lake shore, all speechless.
You've never learned bamboo craftsmanship, how can you do everything?
You're deliberately trying to steal the livelihood of bamboo craftsmen!
However, they all knew that in this world, there seemed to be nothing Cheng Xiaofan couldn't do.
Don't ask why, he's just that smart, you have to accept it!
"Let's have a drink!"
There weren't enough wine glasses prepared here. Cheng Xiaofan held the jar and poured the wine directly into the bowls in front of everyone.
"Squeak!"
"Squeak!"
"Squeak!"
As a round of wine was poured, the nine fiery red earth-digging rats emerged from underground, apparently attracted by the aroma.
Their sudden appearance startled Luo Changsheng and the others.
"Xiaofan, what are these things?" Luo Changsheng asked in astonishment.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "These are the legendary earth-digging rats. Their greatest ability is land reclamation and sowing!"
"As you can see, the entire terraced mountain above was cleared by these creatures!"
He said this casually, while taking a basin, filling it with half a basin of lobster meat and soup, and placing it in front of the nine earth-digging rats.
Luo Changsheng and the others exchanged silent glances.
"Woof woof!"
Just then, Taqibao's barks echoed from the sky.
Riding on a white swan, leading nine other white swans, it was slowly descending from the sky.
"Ah, isn't that Taqibao?" Tang Guihua immediately burst into laughter.
Taqibao was the pet of all the people in Zhuxi. No one disliked seeing it.
What shocked everyone were the ten geese. They looked like domestic geese, yet not entirely. Their claws were incredibly sharp, like dragon claws in a painting.
When Taqibao and the ten geese landed, Luo Changsheng asked again, "Xiaofan, what kind of geese are these?"
Cheng Xiaofan explained honestly, "Returning to Grandpa Luo, these are ordinary geese I raised. However, under my feeding, they have all mutated!"
"It's estimated that in a short time, these geese will be like the Heaven-Breaking Eagle, not only able to carry large amounts of goods in the air, but their combat power will also become extremely formidable!"
Ordinary geese, after passing through his hands, had mutated?
Were these still geese?
Even Cheng Fugui couldn't help but be shocked. If he hadn't come to White Python Lake today, he wouldn't have known that his son possessed so many mysterious beasts.
"If you want to eat lobster, catch it yourselves in the lake. Eat what you can, but don't waste it. I'm still counting on these fish and shrimp to make money!" Cheng Xiaofan said to Taqibao and the white swans with a hint of a headache.
Splash, splash, splash...
Taqibao, leading the ten white swans, leaped into the air and plunged into the lake.
Luo Changsheng, being an old and wise man, understood Cheng Xiaofan's intention clearly. You have a general understanding of the situation here, and the White Python Lake, Lotus Flower Lake, and terraced mountain that I plan to contract should also be put on the agenda.
"Ahem,"
Luo Changsheng glanced at the village leaders present and coughed lightly. "On the way here, I told you about Xiaofan's plan to contract these areas."
"In my personal opinion, White Python Lake, Lotus Flower Lake, and the terraced mountain should be simplified in name and merged into one, just called contracting White Python Lake!"
"Do you have any objections? Please voice them here!"