The call to Miao Xiuhua was from her maternal uncle, Miao Dachun.
As soon as the call ended, Cheng Fugui asked, "Xiuhua, from your tone, it sounded like your uncle from the levee district called. Does he need Xiao Fan for something?"
Miao Xiuhua replied, "The pigs my uncle raises are sick, and he wants to ask Xiao Fan to take a look!"
"How can that be!"
Cheng Fugui immediately exclaimed, "My Xiao Fan is a renowned divine doctor in this area. He treats people, not pigs."
"Asking Xiao Fan to treat your uncle's pigs is beneath his status as a divine doctor, isn't it?"
Miao Xiuhua said, "My uncle is the closest relative I have on my mother's side. He rarely asks us for anything. How can I refuse him outright?"
"You two, stop arguing!"
When Miao Xiuhua was on the phone with her uncle, Cheng Xiaofan, with his keen senses, had heard every word of their conversation.
He smiled and said, "My great-uncle has always doted on me. If his pigs are sick and he asks me, of course, I won't refuse. I'll go right away!"
"Let alone my own great-uncle, even if it were a stranger asking me, I would agree to take a look. It's not easy for farmers to raise a few pigs!"
Miao Xiuhua glared at her husband. "Look, you've lived all these years, and your understanding isn't as high as Xiao Fan's!"
"From now on, you need to learn from Xiao Fan more and not embarrass him!"
"Alright, I was wrong!" Cheng Fugui, seeing his wife truly angry, broke out in a cold sweat and quickly apologized.
He thought to himself that he might not be allowed to sleep in their marital bed tonight and would have to sleep on the plank bed.
"Screech—" Cheng Xiaofan, with a backpack, had just stepped out of the house when the Sky-Breaking Eagle, sensing his arrival, immediately landed beside him.
Cheng Xiaofan sat on the Sky-Breaking Eagle and, with another sharp cry, soared into the sky.
It would take some time to travel from Zhuxi Village to Miao Dachun's home in the levee district by motorcycle. However, with the Sky-Breaking Eagle, it was different.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle flew in a straight line at high altitude. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Miao Dachun's doorstep in the center of the levee district.
"Screech!"
Miao Dachun heard the familiar sound and quickly ran out of the house, looking up at the sky.
At that moment, the Sky-Breaking Eagle, carrying Cheng Xiaofan, slowly descended from the sky.
"Xiao Fan, you're here!" Miao Dachun smiled and walked forward.
Cheng Xiaofan jumped off the Sky-Breaking Eagle and said with a smile, "Great-uncle, take me to see the pigs!"
Miao Dachun smiled, "Okay, I'll take you!"
At this time, many villagers had gathered to watch.
Cheng Xiaofan was very famous in the Jinbao Town area, and this was Miao Xiuhua's maternal village. Mentioning Cheng Xiaofan's name made everyone in the village feel proud.
The last time Cheng Fugui came to this village to buy glutinous rice, Cheng Xiaofan had come with the Sky-Breaking Eagle. Later, on his mother's orders, he brought happy wine and drunken chicken to Miao Dachun, and came with the Sky-Breaking Eagle twice more.
Therefore, the villagers were already accustomed to seeing Cheng Xiaofan fly back and forth on the Sky-Breaking Eagle.
"Ah, Xiao Fan is here!"
"Xiao Fan, we haven't seen you in a long time!"
"We heard your mother opened a winery and became a leader, so she rarely returns to her maternal home to get together with us old sisters!"
"We really miss your mother, we haven't seen her in a long time!"
The villagers gathered around, one after another, striking up conversations with Cheng Xiaofan.
Cheng Xiaofan naturally did not dare to be impolite, responding to each one and greeting them.
Miao Dachun's pigsty was to the east of the house. It was a mud-and-stone structure with a thatched roof, covering over forty square meters, and housed six black pigs.
These six pigs were already over two hundred pounds each, not far from being ready for slaughter.
At this moment, all six pigs were lying listlessly on the damp cement floor, their eyes closed, white foam sputtering from their noses and mouths.
Cheng Xiaofan picked up a thin stick and tapped one of the pigs a few times. The pig grunted lazily a few times but didn't even move.
Miao Dachun sighed and said, "Xiao Fan, these pigs were fine at noon, full of energy. But this evening, when I returned from the fields, I found these pigs weren't right. They wouldn't eat when I fed them. I don't know what's wrong."
"Pork prices have fallen in the past two years, but feed prices have risen. I was counting on these pigs to bring in some hard-earned money after they were ready for market!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Great-uncle, don't worry. These pigs have heatstroke. They'll be fine. I can cure them right away!"
He immediately took out a small bottle of energy water from his backpack, secretly infused a wisp of spiritual energy into it, and handed it to Miao Dachun. "Pour this water into the pig feed that hasn't been touched yet, stir it slightly with a stick, and the pigs will immediately start eating eagerly."
"After they eat this basin of feed, the pigs will be fine!"
"..." Huh, is it that effective?
Miao Dachun didn't say it out loud, but he was a little skeptical.
However, since Cheng Xiaofan said so, he had to follow his instructions.
Then, Miao Dachun opened the door, went into the pigsty, poured the bottle of energy water into the pig feed, and stirred it with a stick.
As the stick stirred twice, a peculiar fragrance wafted out.
"Oink!"
As the six pigs smelled the fragrance, they sprang up as if they had been injected with adrenaline, scurrying to the feed trough and burying their heads in it, eating with loud slurps.
"Wow, how magical!"
"Looking at these pigs, they don't seem sick at all!"
"We only heard that Cheng Xiaofan can treat people, but I didn't expect him to be able to help pigs too!"
"What is that water they poured in? The pigs became so lively just by smelling the aroma!"
"It's truly divine!"
The surrounding villagers exclaimed in awe.
"Ah, I never expected these pigs to be fine so quickly!" Miao Dachun said excitedly, watching the pigs with their heads buried in the feed trough, fighting over the food.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Great-uncle, let's go sit in your house for a while."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go sit in the house!" Miao Dachun's eyebrows danced with joy.
Miao Dachun's wife had passed away early, and his two sons had not yet married and were all working outside the home. He managed all the household affairs himself.
In fact, Miao Dachun was not much older than Miao Xiuhua; it was just the generation difference that made him an uncle.
Entering the house, Miao Dachun wanted to make tea for Cheng Xiaofan, but Cheng Xiaofan stopped him.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Great-uncle, do you want to become a big boss in raising pigs?"
Hearing this, Miao Dachun smiled bitterly, "Xiao Fan, you're joking with me. I've become a veritable slave to these few pigs just to raise them."
"To become a big boss, you need to be able to make money from the pigs!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed heartily and said, "I know there are a few mu of idle land behind your house owned by the village. Why don't you rent it and use it to grow pig feed? That way, your pig farming costs will be reduced by more than half."
"This type of pig feed is very special. Once planted, it can last for three years. After each harvest, it can continue to grow."
"When pigs eat this pig feed, not only do they grow fast, but it's not a problem for them to reach five or six hundred pounds!"
"More importantly, the meat quality of these pigs is exceptionally fragrant and can be sold at least three times the price."
"Great-uncle, if you do as I say, no matter how low the pork prices are at any time, your pigs will always be sold at three times the price."
"The path to wealth and prosperity through pig farming is right before your eyes!"