Chapter 1358 - 1358: Not Just a Glutton

After showing shock, Zhuang Dezhu looked at the little girl and asked, "Can you show it to me?"

"This..."

"Just to take a look, I won't forcibly take it."

"You misunderstood, what I mean is, my little chick doesn't get close to strangers, and it's very aggressive."

"Good!" Zhuang Dezhu gave a thumbs up, "The fact that you call it a chick and not a wild chicken shows you're very attentive to it.

Only with this mindset can you develop affection with the animals you raise.

It's like how real dog experts call dogs 'canines'."

At this point, Xiao Feng's patience was almost exhausted, and he couldn't help but want to ask them to leave.

This guy, after coming in, first proposed to smash the egg with a hammer, and now he's chatting nonsensically, not doing anything serious.

Does he really think I won't kick him out?

However, Zhuang Dezhu said, "My family has been dealing with chickens for generations; you could say all types, large, small, male, female, wild, domesticated, have all been... ahem, have all been raised.

Rest assured, let me take a look at it."

With that, he extended his hands.

The little girl looked at Xiao Feng, reluctantly handed over the little Xiangzhu.

Zhuang Dezhu received it, and as expected, faced resistance from little Xiangzhu.

But in the blink of an eye, little Xiangzhu settled down, its eyes closed, the whole being, I mean, the whole chicken relaxed, nestled in Zhuang Dezhu's arms.

After a moment, Zhuang Dezhu lifted little Xiangzhu above his head, flipped it around for a look, and exclaimed, "A treasure, a real treasure!

This feather color, this strength, these claws, tsk tsk..."

As he spoke, drool involuntarily trickled from the corner of his mouth.

The little girl, seeing this, quickly snatched little Xiangzhu back, eyeing Zhuang Dezhu warily, fearing he might just take a bite.

"Cough cough..." Zhuang Dezhu touched his nose, said awkwardly, "Well, actually, I didn't want to eat it... uh, what I mean is, our family has had this problem for generations.

Whenever we see a good chicken, we can't help but drool, it has nothing to do with being greedy."

Xiao Feng, with sweat on his forehead, said, "Stop with the nonsense, let's see if you can crack open the eggshell."

He immediately emphasized, "The prerequisite is that I want the chick inside to come out alive."

"Okay, okay, let's handle business first." Zhuang Dezhu agreed wholeheartedly.

"Brother Zhuang, come with me." Zhao Guo'an called out, heading toward the corner.

Zhuang Dezhu followed, crouched outside the coop, and scrutinized the egg inside.

After a while, he drooled down like a waterfall...

Zhuang Dezhu wiped the saliva from his mouth and turned to ask, "Is this egg laid by that chick?"

"That's right!" The little girl replied, her eyes full of worry.

Judging by Zhuang Dezhu's earlier behavior, she really couldn't feel at ease.

"Then I have to be serious about it!"

Zhuang Dezhu stood up, wiped his hands on his pant legs, then took out a small hammer from his pocket, about the size of a regular lighter.

Xiao Feng leaned closer to examine it, noticing the hammer's head was flat on one side, pointed on the other, looking glossy with an amber-like appearance.

"Phew..."

Zhuang Dezhu let out a long breath, pressed his palms together, sandwiched the hammer between his hands, then raised them above his head, bowing in all directions, muttering something under his breath.

Because his voice was low, it was unclear what he was mumbling about.

But this shaman-like style really left everyone feeling uneasy.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Zhuang Dezhu shouted, his eyes full of spirit.

Then he crouched down, his hand holding the hammer approached the egg in the coop.

"Wait!" Xiao Feng grabbed his arm, applying a slight force, causing Zhuang Dezhu to frown.

He squinted, his tone serious, "Let me confirm again, are you joking with me?"

Zhuang Dezhu turned his head, looked up at Zhao Guo'an, and said, "Brother, say something. If you don't trust me, I'll turn and leave, not staying a second longer!"

"Old Xiao!" Zhao Guo'an blinked rapidly, signaling Xiao Feng to change his attitude, maybe say something nice.

Xiao Feng ignored this, fixing his gaze on Zhuang Dezhu.

For a moment, the scene was at an impasse.

After a while, Du Qingyue stepped up behind Xiao Feng, placed a hand on his shoulder, and softly said, "If you suspect someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't suspect them. Let Mr. Zhuang do his work."

Xiao Feng frowned but eventually loosened his grip.

Zhuang Dezhu snorted, rubbed the spot where Xiao Feng had just squeezed, and continued to move the hammer closer to the egg.

Everyone held their breath, feeling their hearts in their throats.

After all, this isn't about smashing a golden egg for a prize. If this goes wrong, all efforts will be wasted like water flowing eastward.

"Thunk..."

A soft crackle sounded as Zhuang Dezhu's hammer made contact with little Xiangzhu's egg for the first time.

Then, there was a series of "thunk thunk thunk thunk" sounds.

Zhuang Dezhu twirled the hammer handle with two fingers, tapping circles on the egg's top, left three times, right three times, neck twists... oops!

In short, after tapping three circles, Zhuang Dezhu rubbed his fingers together, the tip of the hammer became sharp.

Xiao Feng and the others knew that the key lay in this next strike.

So, their attention height and hearts rose once more.

"Thunk!"

With a strike, a circular crack appeared on the eggshell, but it didn't break open.

Zhuang Dezhu exhaled, pocketed the hammer, then used a "finger flick" technique on the egg.

Simply put, two fingers stacked, one flicking the other onto the egg.

After doing that, Zhuang Dezhu stood up, smiling, "The process is complete, the result should be perfect too."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crack on the egg's top in the coop bulged, then shattered, and a fluffy little head popped out.

"Co! Co! Co! Co! Co!"

Little Xiangzhu was immediately excited, wanting to rush back into the coop, but the little girl instinctively held it tightly, calming it down.

Zhuang Dezhu glanced at little Xiangzhu in surprise but quickly looked away.

No way, the drool just wouldn't stop...

It wasn't until this moment that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can we take the chick out now?" Lu Yao asked.

Zhuang Dezhu shook his head, "No rush, wait for ten minutes or so, just shelter it from the wind."

Hearing this, Jiang Yixin nonchalantly took off her expensive coat, worth eighty-eight thousand and eight, to cover little Xiangzhu's coop.

It's breathable, so no need to worry about strong winds.

Xiao Feng walked up to Zhuang Dezhu, extended his right hand, "Brother, sorry for earlier offenses. I'm Xiao Feng, a friend of Zhao Guo'an."

"Hahaha!" Zhuang Dezhu laughed heartily, clasping Xiao Feng's hand, "I'm just this kind of person.

Even though I'm getting older, I still don't have the steady demeanor of my peers, so it's natural you felt uneasy."

"Old Zhao, make a few dishes, let's drink a few cups with Brother Zhuang!" Xiao Feng said.

Zhao Guo'an agreed, heading out to prepare the dishes.

Zhuang Dezhu didn't hold back, laughing loudly, "Meeting is fate; not just drinking, even becoming sworn brothers is fine, hahaha!"

Xiao Feng chuckled, having met many bold people before, but seldom one as bold as this.

But anyway, since the other helped him greatly, proper courtesy must still be observed.

After a few pleasantries, Xiao Feng began introducing the people around to Zhuang Dezhu.