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

Chapter 249 Zhang He's Thoughts

The following day, outside the city gate of Ding'an County.

"Brother Xu, have a safe journey."

"Thank you for your kind words, Brother Li!"

After saying their goodbyes, the carriage slowly drove away from Ding'an County. Li Qingyun stared at the carriage until it disappeared from sight before turning his gaze to Elder Xiang beside him and saying, "Elder Xiang, let's go back!"

Now that the Sun family in Ding'an County has been wiped out, the gloom that had been hanging over the people and Li Qingyun has dissipated, and it's time for him to do more.

Just as Chen Dao and the others boarded the carriage to return, Chen Gou found Liu Qiaoshou busy at the construction site in Chenjia Village.

"Master Liu."

Chen Gou pulled Liu Qiaoshou aside and said, "I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

"what's up?"

Liu Qiaoshou looked at Chen Gou, a boy who was not yet a teenager. In the few days since he came to Chenjia Village, he had already gotten to know most of the people in Chenjia Village, and naturally he also knew Chen Gou.

"I'd like to ask you to help me make a few car frames!"

Chen Gou said that he has been traveling back and forth to the county town more and more often recently. While earning a considerable profit, he has also realized the importance of transportation tools.

Every time Chen Gou went to town, he needed to borrow the village chief's donkey cart. The village chief's donkey cart was almost shared by the whole village. Recently, it was taken away by Chen Dao, leaving Chen Gou without a means of transportation. Therefore, he began to consider building his own means of transportation.

The livestock for pulling the cart are not a big problem. Chen Gou and the villagers who partnered with him have already made a lot of money, so it's not difficult for them to spend some money to buy a few donkeys to pull the cart. The only remaining problem is the cart frame.

Therefore, Chen Gou approached Liu Qiaoshou, who had recently arrived in the village.

"The frame?"

Liu Qiaoshou frowned. Building some car frames wasn't a problem for him, but...

Liu Qiaoshou glanced at the busy construction site and said, "Brother Gou, I can help with this, but I'm afraid I'll have to wait until I finish my work before I can do it."

This construction site can't function without Liu Qiaoshou right now, and Liu Qiaoshou knows that he can only eat well if he does his job well on the construction site, therefore...

Although he didn't mind building the car frame for Chen Gou, it had to be done after he finished work.

"I know!"

Chen Gou was aware of this as well, and said with a smile, "As long as Master Liu is willing to help, time is not a problem!"

After saying that, Chen Gou added, "Of course, I won't let Master Liu work for us for nothing. How about this, I'll give you 100 coins for a cart frame?"

"I can't do it! I can't do it!"

Liu Qiaoshou waved her hands repeatedly: "This cart frame isn't anything complicated, and there's plenty of wood in the village, how can I take your money!"

"Master Liu, please don't be so polite!"

Chen Gou said, "Brother Dao told me that you can't take someone else's labor for free, so you can take this 100 coins. I need three cart frames in total, and I'll give you 300 coins when they're finished."

After saying that, Chen Gou ignored what Liu Qiaoshou was saying and ran away in a flash.

Liu Qiaoshou, who was behind him, opened her mouth but had no choice but to return to the construction site to continue working.

In the afternoon, Liu Qiaoshou, who had eaten at Chen Dao's house, returned home and called his wife to discuss with him what Chen Gou had mentioned.

After telling his wife about Chen Gou's request, Liu Qiaoshou said, "Wife, should I not accept the money?"

To be honest, Liu Qiaoshou was already very content to be able to settle down in Chenjia Village and have enough to eat. As for making money...

He hadn't thought about it, at least not now.

Therefore, when Chen Gou mentioned giving him money, he felt somewhat ashamed.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Qi Hua, Liu Qiaoshou's wife, thought for a moment and said, "Since Brother Gou is willing to give you money, it means he thinks your skills are worth the price. Just accept it without worry!"

"But……"

Liu Qiaoshou hesitated and said, "We eat so well in Chenjia Village, and the villagers treat us well too. Is it really appropriate for us to charge them for our help?"

"Nothing inappropriate."

Qi Hua said, "The one who feeds you is Dao Ge'er, not Gou Ge'er."

Liu Qiaoshou thought about it and realized that it made sense. It was Chen Dao who fed him, not Chen Gou. He worked for Chen Gou and took Chen Gou's money. It didn't seem inappropriate.

"You mean I should take Gou Ge'er's money?" Liu Qiaoshou asked.

"Of course!"

Qi Hua nodded: "Money is a good thing! Although we don't have to worry about food and drink now, we can't do without some money. It's a good thing that Brother Gou is willing to pay you! With money, we can buy some cloth and make some warm new clothes for the children."

"That's the truth!"

Liu Qiaoshou nodded, then immediately made a decision: "Okay! I'll make the frame that Gou Ge'er wants as soon as possible."

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Night falls.

On the desolate official road, Zhang He tied the carriage to a large tree, then spread out blankets and lit a bonfire so that everyone who got out of the carriage could warm themselves around the fire.

"Mr. Chen."

Zhang He sat down next to Chen Dao, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I have a favor to ask of you."

"Oh?"

Chen Dao turned to Zhang He and asked, "Brother Zhang, please tell me what's on your mind!"

"Is such that."

Zhang He paused for a moment and said, "I'd like to do business with your village like Wu Han did. I wonder if that's feasible?"

As soon as Zhang He said this, Xu Zhiwen and Chen Cheng both turned their gazes towards him.

Chen Dao was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Zhang He to make such a request.

"Brother Zhang, are you planning to do what Wu Han did, buying chickens from our village and transporting them to Taiping County to sell?"

Chen Dao frowned involuntarily. As Wu Han and Chen Gou's group brought more and more yellow-feathered chickens into Taiping County, business in Taiping County became increasingly difficult.

These days, relatively few people can afford to eat meat. Unless the price of meat drops to a level lower than that of grain, the vast majority of ordinary people will not choose to buy meat.

This has resulted in very limited meat consumption in the entire Taiping County. Currently, the market is already nearly saturated with the yellow-feathered chickens that Wu Han and Chen Gou transport to the city for sale.

If Zhang He gets involved again, there will likely be fierce competition among the three groups.

"It's not Taiping County!"

Zhang He surprisingly shook his head: "I know that Wu Han and Chen Gou are running the yellow-feathered chicken business in Taiping County. I don't plan to compete with them for business."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dao was even more surprised and couldn't help but ask, "If you're not going to sell it in Taiping County, where do you plan to sell it?"

The most suitable place to sell the chickens transported from Chenjia Village is Taiping County, which is close by and the locals have the purchasing power. As for the villages outside Taiping County...

It's not that Chen Dao looks down on the farmers in those villages, but because of the impact of the cold disaster, there are very few farmers who can afford to buy yellow-feathered chickens!