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

Chapter 250 Flattery

"I plan to transport it to Ding'an County to sell!"

Zhang He shared his thoughts: "I've already inquired around Ding'an County these past two days. Although the people of Ding'an County are generally quite poor, there are also quite a few wealthy families. Yellow-feathered chickens will definitely sell very well if they are transported to Ding'an County!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dao couldn't help but glance at Zhang He in surprise. No wonder Zhang He had been going out alone so often these past two days. He had initially thought it was Zhang He's first time in Ding'an County and that he was curious about the place, but he hadn't expected this...

Zhang He, however, went off to do market research.

"I agree to this!"

Without a second thought, Chen Dao agreed to Zhang He's request. He had no reason to refuse Zhang He's offer to help expand the sales channels for yellow-feathered chickens.

Very good!

Zhang He was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Chen Dao.

Chen Dao waved his hand, chatted with Zhang He and Xu Zhiwen for a few more minutes, and then lay down on the carpeted floor and fell asleep.

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As a new day dawned, the entire Chenjia Village bustled with activity.

After having breakfast at Chen Dao's house, the villagers left their homes and went to their respective workplaces.

The women went to the fields to tend the wheat, the young and strong men of Chenjia Village were busy building chicken farms and new houses, and the 50 young and strong men from Xiahe Village were methodically paving and compacting the main road of Chenjia Village.

Standing in front of the gate, Su Qiaoxi looked at the orderly scene outside and couldn't help but exclaim, "Grandpa, the villagers are all very happy!"

"Having work to do and enough to eat makes me happy!"

Su Shihua walked to Su Qiaoxi's side, looked at the busy villagers of Xiaohe Village outside, stroked his beard and smiled.

There's work to do, and enough to eat.

It may seem like an ordinary thing, but for the vast majority of people in Taiping County, it is a life that is hard to achieve.

The one who brought all this to the villagers of Xiahe Village and Chenjia Village was just that... Chen Dao, a boy who was not yet 16 years old.

Thinking of Chen Dao, Su Qiaoxi frowned slightly and said with concern, "Grandpa, Young Master Chen has been gone for several days now, is it...?"

"Do not worry!"

Before Su Qiaoxi could finish speaking, Su Shihua interrupted, "Young friend Chen is a seventh-grade martial artist, he will be in no danger, Qiaoxi, don't worry unnecessarily!"

In fact, Su Qiaoxi is not the only one who cares about Chen Dao.

Although Chen Dao's departure did not affect the development of Chenjia Village, many villagers would often look towards the village entrance in their spare time, hoping to catch a glimpse of the boy.

Unfortunately, five or six days passed, and there was still no movement at the village entrance.

"Dao-ge'er hasn't come back yet, could something have happened to him?"

"You jinx! How could something happen to someone as capable as Daoge'er?"

"Of course I know that Brother Dao is powerful, but..."

"No buts, Daoge will definitely come back safely!"

"..."

It's easy to see from the villagers' conversations that they are extremely concerned about Chen Dao. With Chen Dao gone, the whole village seems to have lost its backbone, and everyone feels somewhat lost.

"Daoge'er is back!"

Just then, a loud shout rang out.

"It's Chen Mu's voice!"

"Isn't Chen Mu the one guarding the village entrance today?"

"It's him! Daoge'er is back! Daoge'er is back!"

"Brother Dao is back in the village!"

"..."

Soon, the whole village was filled with excited cheers, and everyone put down what they were doing and ran towards the village entrance in a swarm.

"Grandpa, Young Master Chen is back! Let's go see him!"

Sun Qiaoxi also told Su Shihua, and then ran out of the house, heading towards the village entrance without stopping.

Su Shihua, who was behind him, smiled and followed.

Upon arriving at the village entrance, they found it already packed with people. Villagers from both Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village had all gathered there, standing on tiptoe to look at the familiar donkey cart and the boy ahead!

"Dao-ge'er is really back! That's wonderful!"

"I don't know why, but I feel at ease whenever I see Daoge'er come back!"

"Me too!"

"..."

The villagers were overjoyed to see Chen Dao return. Chen Dao was extremely important to Chenjia Village, and his safe return put their minds at ease.

"Fellow villagers, it's been a long time!"

Chen Dao jumped off the donkey cart, greeted the villagers who came to welcome him with a big smile, and the villagers responded warmly.

"Brother Dao, it's been a long time!"

"In the last three to five days, Daoge'er has become even more handsome!"

"Stop sucking up to me, you son of a bitch. Although I do think Dao Ge'er has become much more handsome!"

"Pah! Sycophant!"

"..."

The villagers were arguing with each other.

Chen Gou squeezed through the crowd and asked curiously, "Brother Dao, I heard you went to Ding'an County? What's Ding'an County like? Is it very different from our Taiping County?"

Upon hearing this, the other villagers immediately fell silent, their eyes filled with curiosity.

In those days, due to the extremely poor transportation, the activity area of ​​ordinary people was very small. For the villagers of Chenjia Village, the farthest place most of them had ever been was Taiping County. Therefore, they were inevitably curious about places outside Taiping County.

"There's no difference!"

Chen Dao replied with a smile, "Ding'an County is similar to our Taiping County; many people there are also starving!"

"That can't be right! I've heard people say that Ding'an County is very wealthy, how could it be about the same size as the county seat?"

"You don't know anything! Brother Dao said it's about right, so it must be about right."

"Exactly! It's like you've actually been to Ding'an County!"

"Brother Dao said there's no difference! Then Ding'an County must be similar to Taiping County!"

"..."

The villagers trusted Chen Dao quite a bit. Since Chen Dao said there was no difference, then there must be no difference, even if what Chen Dao said contradicted what they had heard.

"I thought Ding'an County was full of rich people!"

Chen Gou muttered that he had been going to the city frequently lately, which broadened his horizons considerably. He had also heard others talk about the wealth of Ding'an County and had many wonderful fantasies about it.

But Chen Dao's answer shattered his illusions. Ding'an County was no different from Taiping County, and many people were starving.

This was actually inevitable.

In a feudal society like the Xia Kingdom with extremely low productivity, the time when people could have enough to eat was very limited; not having enough to eat was the norm in this world.

Not to mention……

The cold weather is still affecting us now!

It's already a blessing that the people don't starve to death, let alone that everyone can have enough to eat...

That's just a pipe dream for ordinary people; it doesn't exist in reality.