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

Chapter 603 This is fucking happiness!

Similar conversations took place in one house after another. Every villager from Zhangwang Village who learned about Chenjia Village felt a longing to become a villager of Chenjia Village.

"The villagers of Chenjia Village are damn lucky!"

"That's right! We get paid every month and eat meat every meal. Even landlords and rich people don't live this well."

"Hege'er is really rich now! He can earn several hundred taels of silver in just one business deal."

"That's right! No wonder you can wear silk clothes."

"..."

While longing for Chenjia Village, the villagers also felt a great deal of envy for Zhang He and his companions.

There was no way around it; Zhang He and his group were simply far too wealthy compared to them.

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The next day.

As soon as the sun rose, the entire Zhangwang Village awoke.

Although the autumn harvest has just ended and the villagers don't have much work to do, they have already developed the habit of getting up early and going to bed early.

Many early-rising villagers did not stay at home, but went straight to the village chief's house, intending to meet Zhang He.

Meanwhile, at the village chief's house, Zhang He had already gotten up. After a quick wash, he went out of the village chief's house and happened to see the villagers swarming over.

Good morning, Hege'er.

"Hege'er, it's been a long time."

"It's so good that you're back, Hege'er."

"..."

The villagers greeted Zhang He warmly, and Zhang He nodded in response to each one.

Immediately afterward, a man stepped forward, his eyes gleaming, and asked, "Brother He, do you think I can join your caravan?"

This is precisely why many people rushed here early in the morning to see Zhang He. After learning about Taiping County, Chenjia Village, and Zhang He's caravan yesterday, many villagers inevitably developed the idea of ​​following Zhang He.

There was no other way; Zhangwang Village was simply too barren. Land was extremely limited, and the amount of grain produced was pitifully small. Even in years of peace and prosperity, some people in Zhangwang Village would go hungry, let alone in the current year of famine.

Rather than starving in the village, it's better to follow Zhang He in business; at least then we won't have to worry about food and drink.

"Yes, Brother He, do you think we could join your caravan?"

"Brother He, I want to work with you, I want to eat meat."

"Me too."

"..."

Others chimed in, and upon closer inspection, it became clear that most of those wanting to join Zhang He's caravan were relatively young men.

Youth means vitality, an unwillingness to settle for the status quo, and a willingness to take risks to change one's circumstances.

"This one……"

Looking at the eager crowd before him, Zhang He hesitated for a moment.

To be honest, his caravan didn't need that many people at all. After all, the yellow-feathered chickens and blood-feathered chickens he sold were considered "luxury goods," and he didn't need to transport many goods each time, so he didn't need too many people.

But when he met the villagers' eager gazes, Zhang He still couldn't bear to say no.

"I can't let you join the caravan right now."

Upon hearing Zhang He's words, the villagers were immediately filled with disappointment. They wanted to join Zhang He's caravan to change their impoverished circumstances, but unfortunately... Zhang He was unwilling to accept them.

"but……"

Zhang He then changed the subject, saying, "After I return from the county town, I might be able to take you in."

If I can successfully open up the Liangzhou market, my business will definitely grow bigger, and I will need more manpower. Taking in these dozens of villagers from Zhangwang Village will be a piece of cake.

"really?"

The villagers' eyes shone with fervent light.

"He-ge'er, will you take us in as soon as you come back from the county town?"

"Great!"

"Haha! That's great! He-ge'er, from now on we're yours."

"..."

The villagers were overjoyed. Although Zhang Hehe did not directly accept them, the slightest hope was enough to make them happy.

"of course it's true."

Zhang He nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, the villagers were even happier. Some of them couldn't help but fantasize about joining the caravan and having plenty of food, with meat at every meal.

At this moment, Zhang He's men also drove their trucks over. Seeing this, Zhang He said, "Villagers who lent their empty houses yesterday, come out and I'll give you some flour."

Upon hearing this, a villager who had stayed at Zhang He's house the previous night walked forward with a beaming smile.

However, Zhang He did not rush to distribute the flour. Instead, he said, "I said before that it was five catties of flour, but I also have chicken eggs and duck eggs here. If you want chicken or duck eggs, you can exchange five catties of flour for two. Of course, you can also just take the flour directly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers' eyes lit up even more.

"And chicken and duck eggs?"

"He-ge'er, I'll choose the duck egg."

"I'll choose duck eggs too."

"Great! We can even exchange them for chicken and duck eggs!"

"..."

The villagers almost unanimously chose duck eggs without hesitation.

The reason they made this choice is simple: compared to grain, chicken and duck eggs are much rarer for the villagers of Zhangwang Village today.

Having just finished the autumn harvest, their family had no shortage of grain; on the contrary, they had plenty of meat...

In the entire Zhangwang Village, you can't even find a single live chicken or duck, which shows how scarce meat is for the village.

So when Zhang He said that five catties of wheat flour could be exchanged for two chicken or duck eggs, almost all the villagers chose the duck eggs.

As for why duck eggs were chosen instead of chicken eggs...

This is naturally because chicken eggs are usually smaller, much smaller than duck eggs.

"Damn it, I can even exchange it for duck eggs. It's a pity I don't have any spare rooms at home."

"Damn it! There are empty rooms in my house, but it's not my turn yet."

"These people are incredibly lucky; they actually managed to get a zero."

"..."

The villagers who couldn't lend out their houses looked on with envy. It wasn't that they were unwilling to lend out their houses, but the Zhanghe caravan only had so many people, and there weren't enough houses for everyone. So, naturally, they couldn't lend out their houses either, and they didn't get any chickens, ducks, or eggs.

"Alright, then I'll give you duck eggs."

Seeing that the villagers had all made their choices, Zhang He winked at the skinny monkey. The skinny monkey immediately understood, led several men to a truck, retrieved dozens of duck eggs, and distributed them to the villagers one by one.

"Wow, these duck eggs are huge!"

The first villager to receive the duck eggs grinned as he looked at the two eggs in his hand. The ducks produced in Chenjia Village were larger than ordinary duck eggs.

Although the duck eggs were still covered in mud and duck feathers, this did not diminish the villager's fondness for them.