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

Chapter 325 The Fairy Descending to Earth

"Is Prefect Zheng determined to oppose my Wang family?"

Wang Wenshu asked with a livid face. Zheng Qing's attitude was already very clear: he wanted to smooth things over and not convict Chen Dao.

Zheng Qing chuckled and said, "I am merely stating the facts; how could I be opposing the Wang family?"

"Humph!"

Wang Wenshu snorted coldly and turned away with a displeased expression.

"Father."

After Wang Wenshu left, Zheng Qiuyan came out from behind and looked at Wang Wenshu's departing figure, saying softly, "I'm afraid the Wang family will not let this matter go."

"It's natural."

Zheng Qing nodded and said, "Given the Zheng family's domineering style, how could they possibly swallow this insult?"

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Three days later.

On the official road north of Ding'an County, a caravan bearing the character "Zheng" and resembling a long dragon was slowly moving forward.

In the middle of this long line was a luxurious carriage. At this moment, a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Zheng Qiuyan's delicate face.

Out of curiosity about Chenjia Village, and because of her interest in the Blood Feather Chicken and the Red Blood Chicken, Zheng Qiuyan decided to go to Chenjia Village herself.

"Qingying, how much longer until we reach Taiping County?" Zheng Qiuyan asked Qingying, who was driving the car.

"Miss, it will take about half a day to get there," Qingying replied.

Zheng Qiuyan nodded, then frowned and said, "Qingying, it seems there are more and more bandits on this official road."

It had been a day and a half since they set off from the county town, and in that time, the Zheng family's caravan had encountered three groups of bandits. This was even with the Zheng family's banner flying, and many bandits, fearing the Zheng family's power, had chosen to avoid them.

If it were an ordinary caravan, they would probably encounter even more bandits!

Of course, these bandits posed no threat to the Zheng family's caravan. After all, the Zheng family's caravan had extremely strong guards, with more than ten ninth-rank martial artists and five eighth-rank martial artists like Qingying. With such a strong guard, ordinary bandits would be sent to their deaths.

"Yes!"

Qingying sighed. Back when she last went to Chenjia Village, she and Manager Wang had encountered robbers more than once, although they had repelled or killed them all.

The sheer number of bandits still made Qingying sigh. The cold disaster had a huge impact on Qingzhou. Crops couldn't be grown, so people couldn't eat. With nowhere else to turn, more and more people naturally chose to become bandits.

After all... bandits might still survive, but those who guard land that can't grow food will only starve to death.

At noon the next day, the caravan finally arrived in Taiping County. After some negotiation between Manager Wang and the soldiers guarding the city, the caravan was allowed to enter the city and stay temporarily at the familiar Taihua Restaurant.

After settling all the horses in the stables of Taihua Restaurant, Manager Wang reported to Zheng Qiuyan, "Miss, we will stay at the restaurant for one night and head to Chenjia Village tomorrow."

"can."

Zheng Qiuyan nodded in agreement, and then the group entered the Taihua Restaurant.

As expected, the arrival of Zheng Qiuyan and her group immediately attracted the attention of many diners in the restaurant.

"What a beautiful girl."

"This girl is really pretty."

"Yes, she looks like a fairy."

"..."

Many guests exclaimed in amazement upon seeing Zheng Qiuyan's flawless, fair face.

In the Xia Kingdom, women who appeared in public were often daughters or women from lower-class families. Because the income of the lower-class people was limited, it was difficult for the men in the family to support the household. Therefore, the women in the family often had to do odd jobs or help with farming to make a living.

These women from the lower classes, due to years of labor, are often robust in build and have rough skin. They can't be called ugly, but they're not exactly beautiful either.

In contrast, Zheng Qiuyan had fair skin and delicate features, and wore a moon-colored dress, looking like a fairy descended from the moon palace.

Judging from Zheng Qiuyan's appearance and attire alone, everyone knew that she must come from an extraordinary background. Therefore, although they were amazed by Zheng Qiuyan's beauty, no one dared to approach her or flirt with her.

Zheng Qiuyan seemed used to the stares of the crowd. After Manager Wang had booked her room, she found an empty table in the lobby, sat down, and carefully looked at the menu handed to her by the waiter.

"Waiter, have you ever heard of Chenjia Village?"

While looking at the menu, Zheng Qiuyan asked the waiter for directions.

"Chenjia Village? Of course I've heard of it."

The waiter turned his gaze away from Zheng Qiuyan's face and said, "Chenjia Village is a wealthy village that everyone in Taiping County knows. Many of the dishes in our restaurant are made with ingredients provided by Chenjia Village."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiuyan nodded slightly and said, "Stir-fried yellow-feathered chicken, braised yellow-feathered chicken, ginger-braised white-feathered duck... bring us all these dishes."

"okay!"

The waiter noted down the dishes and then left.

Soon after, the dishes Zheng Qiuyan ordered arrived. The dishes she ordered were all related to chicken and duck produced in Chenjia Village. They were quite expensive and looked very appealing.

Take the stir-fried yellow-feathered chicken, for example. The chicken meat is golden in color and has an enticing aroma.

In addition, the braised yellow-feathered chicken and ginger-braised white-feathered duck look delicious, with plump pieces of meat and a fragrant aroma, making them easily distinguishable from ordinary chicken and duck meat.

Zheng Qiuyan picked up a piece of white-feathered duck meat with her chopsticks, tasted it, and nodded in satisfaction: "The duck meat from Chenjia Village is indeed very delicious."

Zheng Qiuyan, who came from the Zheng family, naturally had no shortage of meat. However, the taste of this white-feathered duck was different from the meat she had eaten before. The meat was tender and had a unique oily aroma, which was very different from the meat she had eaten in the past.

"Everyone should try it."

At Zheng Qiuyan's command, Manager Wang, Qingying, and the caravan's guards all picked up their chopsticks and began to eat the meat on the table.

Perhaps because they had been traveling for several days, everyone was quite hungry, and they ate very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, all 15 meat dishes on the two tables were devoured in a flash.

"Manager Wang, you and the others go and rest first. Qingying and I are going out for a walk!"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Zheng Qiuyan took Qingying out of the restaurant and strolled around the county town.

The prosperity of the county town was far inferior to that of the prefectural city, but perhaps because she was new to the place, Zheng Qiuyan felt a sense of novelty and everything seemed fresh and new.

After wandering around for about half an hour, the two arrived near the North Gate.

Looking at the crowd going in and out of a shop ahead, Zheng Qiuyan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are there so many people in this shop?"

Along the way, Zheng Qiuyan saw that most of the shops were deserted, but this shop was bustling with customers, which inevitably aroused her curiosity.

"This should be a shop selling goods from Chenjia Village."

Qingying, with her sharp eyes, noticed a yellow-feathered chicken that a guest was carrying when he came out. Chickens with such golden feathers and such a large size could only be produced in Chenjia Village.