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

Chapter 336 Congratulations

Zheng's Trading Company spent a total of 16,000 taels to buy chickens from Chen Dao. Now, they have sold less than a third of them and have already recouped their investment of 9000 taels. If they sell all of them, the profit will be at least 10,000 taels!

Of course, neither Zheng Qiuyan nor Zheng Qing planned to sell all of these chickens. They would release about half of them at most to recoup their costs, and the rest would be used to train their own martial artists!

It was even used to recruit some independent martial artists!

Martial artists are the backbone of a family. As long as there are enough martial artists, the Zheng family's strength will also increase.

"well done!"

Zheng Qing cast an approving glance at Manager Wei.

"Master of the house."

At this moment, a servant announced from outside: "Master Han requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing and Zheng Qiuyan exchanged a glance.

Manager Wei, being very tactful, took his leave first: "Master, Miss, I'll take my leave."

Not long after Manager Wei left, the burly Han Yue strode in, beaming, and said, "Brother Zheng, this is my niece, Qiu Yan."

After exchanging greetings, Han Yue sat down on a chair in the living room.

Zheng Qing then said to Zheng Qiuyan, "Yan'er, serve tea to Master Han."

"Yes."

Zheng Qiuyan stood up and personally served tea to Han Yue.

Han Yue drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, as if chewing a peony, and said, "I came here today to congratulate Brother Zheng."

"Congratulations?"

Zheng Qing looked puzzled: "What congratulations are you offering?"

"Congratulations to Brother Zheng on the great success of your blood-feathered chickens and red-blooded chickens."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing immediately understood Han Yue's intention: "Brother Han is joking. Those Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens are extremely rare. My Zheng Family Trading Company is responsible for selling them, and we only earn a little money from our hard work."

I believe you.

Han Yue thought to himself, "Merchants are all liars. How could I believe they say they only make a little money through hard work?"

"Brother Zheng, I have come here to ask for some Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens."

Han Yue stated his purpose directly.

"This……"

Zheng Qing feigned a troubled expression: "Brother Han should know that Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken are very popular, and my Zheng family doesn't have many left."

If there's not much left, then there's still some.

Han Yue's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and he said, "I'm not greedy. Brother Zheng, you only need to give me 100."

100?

Why don't you go and grab it!

Zheng Qing rolled his eyes. He wouldn't even take out 50, let alone 100.

"Brother Han is joking. Those Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens are extremely rare. Even if the Zheng family were to empty its coffers, it would not be possible to produce 100 of them!"

Zheng Qing said with a bitter expression.

Han Yue clearly didn't believe it: "Then give me 80."

"No."

"Fifty."

"No."

"Fifty."

"..."

After some haggling, the two finally settled on 30 birds, including 20 blood-feathered chickens and 10 red-blooded chickens.

As for the price, it will naturally be based on Zheng Baolou's selling price.

"Thank you very much, Brother Zheng."

Han Yue grinned, his wish fulfilled.

Zheng Qing looked dejected, but fortunately, the 30 chickens he gave to Han Yue were ones he had originally planned to sell anyway, so he could accept it.

"Brother Zheng."

At this moment, Han Yue suddenly changed the subject and said, "The origin of these Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens is probably related to Chen Dao, isn't it?"

Han Qing did not answer.

Han Yue suppressed his smile and said, "Brother Zheng, you must be careful. Recently, the Wang family has been in close contact with the Taishan bandits outside the city. I'm afraid they have something big planned."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qing and Zheng Qiuyan's expressions changed simultaneously. The Taishan bandits were a group of thieves who roamed outside the county town. Unlike ordinary bandits, this group had a considerable number of martial artists among them, making them powerful and specializing in robbing merchant caravans for a living.

Because the Taishan bandits had previously plundered Zheng's merchant guild's goods, Zheng Qing had considered wiping them out more than once, however...

The Taishan bandits were powerful and extremely well-informed, almost always managing to thwart Zheng Qing's attempts to eliminate them.

"Brother Han, is this really true?"

"It's true."

Han Yue nodded and said, "Brother Zheng should know that the Wang family is behind the Taishan bandits. However, to avoid suspicion, the Wang family rarely contacts the Taishan bandits. But recently, I have received news that the Wang family's contact with the Taishan bandits has become more and more frequent. I'm afraid..."

Han Yue paused for a moment, then said, "The Wang family is going to deal with Brother Zheng's Zheng Family Trading Company."

Zheng Qing frowned involuntarily. The Taishan bandits were robbing caravans outside the city, and the Zheng family would naturally be the most affected. This was because the Zheng family's Zheng Clan Trading Company was the largest trading company in Taicang County, and it had the most caravans. If the Taishan bandits caused trouble, the Zheng family's trade routes would probably suffer huge losses.

"Tai Shan bandits..."

Zheng Qing muttered the name of the Taishan bandits, his brow furrowed in worry.

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early morning.

Jiang Xiaobai forced himself to get out of bed despite the chill, quickly got dressed, washed his face, and then went out with his roommate to his neighbor Chen Miao's house for breakfast.

Jiang Xiaobai was originally a refugee who fled from Liangzhou to Taiping County. He was not a worker recruited by Chenjia Village, but came to Chenjia Village to make a living after hearing about its reputation.

Not only Jiang Xiaobai, but also Jin Yin and Xu San, who lived in the same house with him, were migrants who came to Chenjia Village to make a living.

After arriving in Chenjia Village, Jiang Xiaobai and his two companions were fortunate enough to get a job building houses for the villagers. Although they could only earn a few hundred coins a month and it didn't include food or lodging, they were already very satisfied.

After all, in these days when most people can't even get enough to eat, earning a few hundred coins a month is enough to at least keep yourself from starving.

However, although they got jobs, Jiang Xiaobai and his two friends also encountered some difficulties.

The biggest problem is the lack of accommodation.

Fortunately, because every household in Chenjia Village is building new houses, many old houses have been freed up. Jiang Xiaobai and his two companions were able to rent a house at a low price, which gave them a place to stay and avoid the cold, so they wouldn't have to sleep on the streets.

After finding a place to stay, Jiang Xiaobai and his two companions faced another problem: food.

Outsiders like Jiang Xiaobai are not eligible for the half-price grain discount offered to Chenjia Village residents; they can only purchase grain at the regular price.

Of course, buying at a reasonable price isn't unacceptable for Jiang Xiaobai and his group, but the biggest problem is...

Because they were new to the area, Jiang Xiaobai and his companions did not have any cooking utensils, such as pots, pans, or bowls.

It's important to understand that in a place like Xia Kingdom with low productivity, pots and pans are not cheap items. A pot made of iron is quite expensive, and with Jiang Xiaobai and the others' current savings, they are not enough to buy an iron pot.

Even with a pot, it wasn't enough for Jiang Xiaobai and the others to cook for themselves, because they still needed firewood!