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

Chapter 286 Celebration Banquet

"Brother Dao, what's this?"

Chen Zhong looked at Ding Xiaohua, Zhao Xiaomei, and other women who were busy around the pot and couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, it's a victory celebration banquet prepared for you!"

Chen Dao said with a smile, "You've all worked hard these past few days clearing out the forest bandits. Today, everyone can eat as much meat as you want!"

Just as Chen Dao finished speaking, Zhao Xiaomei opened the pot lid and saw broth inside, with pieces of chicken bobbing up and down in the pot. A strong aroma wafted from the pot and entered the nostrils of Chen Zhong and the others.

"It smells so good! So much meat!"

Chen Zhong's eyes lit up as he looked at the chicken in the pot. Judging from the pot that Zhao Xiaomei had opened, there was no less than 10 pounds of chicken inside. If you included the other pots, there would probably be no less than 40 pounds of chicken...

"With so much chicken, can we eat our fill?"

"Brother Dao is so generous!"

"Eat meat! Eat meat!"

"..."

The guards cheered involuntarily, their eyes gleaming, wishing they could just scoop some chicken out of the pot and eat it.

Fortunately, the guards' training had instilled in them the importance of discipline, so although they were swallowing hard, they only swallowed hard and did not do anything out of line.

"The chicken is ready, come and eat!"

Soon after, Ding Xiaohua called out when she saw that the chicken was cooked through, and everyone sprang into action, lining up with eager eyes to receive the bowls of chicken from Ding Xiaohua.

"Extravagant, far too extravagant!"

After receiving a bowl of chicken, Chen Zhong squatted down under a tree and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes! I've never had a feast like this where meat is the main dish before!"

Chen Jiang also squatted down next to Chen Zhong, eating the fragrant chicken as he spoke.

The celebration banquet was incredibly lavish; Chen Dao hadn't even prepared any staple food, and everyone could eat their fill of meat.

"This guard team really made the right choice!"

Chen Si also came over, his face beaming, and said, "If we hadn't joined this guard team, how could we be eating so well?"

"you do not say!"

"I ate more meat in this meal than I've ever eaten in my entire life!"

"If I could eat meat like this every day, I'd be willing to fight the bandits every day!"

"Me too!"

"..."

The guards squatted on the ground, wolfing down the chicken in their bowls, their faces beaming with happiness.

He felt even more grateful: This guard team was definitely the right choice. Although we have to fight to the death, at least we get to eat meat!

In years when a severe cold wave swept through the country and most people couldn't even get enough to eat, they were able to eat meat to their heart's content...

Let alone fighting the bandits, they probably wouldn't hesitate to attack Nantianmen even if they were asked to.

"Cheng-ge'er, this is your share."

Zhao Xiaoyun handed a bowl of overflowing chicken to Chen Cheng, and at the same time squatted down next to him, saying with a smile, "Brother Cheng, the food from this guard team is really good!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng nodded: "Brother Dao told me that the work of the guard team is quite dangerous, and the training is quite strenuous, so they need to eat well."

"I understand that principle."

Zhao Xiaoyun nodded, then said, "But isn't this food a bit too good?"

Zhao Xiaoyun, who was called over by Chen Dao to help in the kitchen, witnessed Ding Xiaohua kill 10 chickens. The guard team only had about thirty people in total, yet they killed a full 10 chickens, yielding a total of 50 jin of meat...

It's no exaggeration to say that Zhao Xiaoyun had never seen such an extravagant banquet in her entire life.

"It's nothing."

Chen Cheng, however, was unimpressed. Compared to the energy expenditure of the guards during their regular training, 10 yellow-feathered chickens were nothing.

You should know that... the guards usually drink the blood of Bloodfeathered Chickens during training. One Bloodfeathered Chicken costs 20 taels of silver, and they consume 1-2 chickens every day.

The 10 yellow-feathered chickens used in today's celebration feast are only worth about the same amount consumed in a normal day, which is nothing at all.

It can be said that Chen Dao really went to great lengths to train the guards.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, there are only two days left until the new year.

On this very day, Chenjia Village celebrated many joyous occasions.

The first piece of good news is that the chicken farm in Chenjia Village is completed!

Thanks to the villagers' efforts, a chicken farm covering an area of ​​more than one acre was finally completed.

Looking at the fully enclosed chicken farm in front of him, Chen Dao smiled and said to Chen Hou, "Uncle Hou, well done!"

Chen Hou grinned when he received Chen Dao's praise: "This is all thanks to the villagers and the craftsmen. I just helped you look after them, Brother Dao. I didn't do much."

Chen Dao nodded noncommittally. After touring the chicken farm, he said to Chen Hou, "Uncle Hou, this one chicken farm is probably not enough. I'll need you to work harder to build more chicken farms in the future."

Chen Dao's original idea was that one chicken farm would be enough, since a one-acre chicken farm would be more than enough to raise his own chickens.

Unfortunately……

Plans can't keep up with changes. The Yellow-feathered Chickens have such a strong reproductive capacity that the number of Yellow-feathered Chickens in my home has now exceeded 6000, and the number of White-feathered Ducks has exceeded 2000. I'm afraid it won't be long before the total number exceeds five figures.

In this situation, one chicken farm is naturally not enough; more chicken farms need to be built.

"no problem."

Chen Hou readily agreed.

Seeing that Chen Hou agreed so quickly, Chen Dao knew that he wanted to go and see the newly opened shop, so he said, "Alright, Uncle Hou, you don't need to stay here with me. Go if you want!"

"okay!"

Chen Hou smiled sheepishly, said goodbye to Chen Dao, and then ran out quickly.

Before long, Chen Hou arrived at the commercial area of ​​Chenjia Village.

The so-called commercial area is a concept that Chen Dao just proposed. The original residential area of ​​Chenjia Village, which is the latter half of the main road of Chenjia Village, was named the residential area by Chen Dao.

The first half of the main road is known as the commercial area.

Upon arriving at the commercial district, Chen Hou immediately spotted a solitary new house by the roadside, where a large number of Chenjia Village residents were eagerly waiting.

Why isn't this shop open yet?

"Do we have to wait for Daoge'er to arrive before we can open the door?"

"That shouldn't be it! I just saw Daoge'er heading towards the chicken farm!"

"If the gate isn't open, how are we supposed to buy food?"

"Yes, yes! It's so worrying!"

"..."

This new house is none other than the shop Chen Dao had mentioned before, where he sells grain to the villagers. The signboard on the house reads "Chen Village Grocery Store".

Chen Dao had already explained the concept of the general store to the villagers beforehand, and now that the villagers were gathered here, they naturally wanted to wait for the store to open so they could go in and buy things.