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

Chapter 803 Getting Better

The price isn't expensive!

The woman thought to herself that a 7-jin yellow-feathered chicken in Chenjia Village now costs about 150 wen, which is about 21 wen per jin, but the yellow-feathered chickens are sold whole.

After slaughtering and plucking a yellow-feathered chicken, the net meat weighs only about five catties, which works out to about 30 coins per catty.

The pork in front of us was not only slaughtered in advance, but also only sold for about 20 coins per pound...

After only a moment's thought, the woman made her decision and said to the stall owner, "Boss, give me two pounds of pork belly."

"okay!"

The stall owner readily wrapped up two jin of pork belly for the woman, handed it to her, and took 40 copper coins from her.

After buying two jin of pork, the woman did not go straight home. Nowadays, the villagers of Chenjia Village have higher and higher requirements for the quality of life. It is obviously not enough to make a New Year's Eve dinner with only two jin of pork. Therefore, the woman plans to buy some other things such as chicken, duck and vegetables to make a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for her family.

After the woman left, many more people came to the stall and asked the stall owner a bunch of questions.

"Boss, is this pork?"

"Yes! These are pigs bred by Mr. Chen himself. They have no fishy smell at all. Would you like a few pounds?"

"Cultivated by Brother Dao? It must be top-notch! Give me two pounds of pork ribs, with plenty of fat."

"okay!"

"Boss, how much is this pork per pound?"

"Fat meat is 22 yuan per jin, pork belly is 20 yuan, and lean meat is 18 yuan."

"The price is okay! Give me five pounds of fatty meat."

"okay!"

"..."

Soon, the pork stalls along Chencun Avenue were crowded with people. The villagers of Chenjia Village, who had money in their hands, were eager to buy pork after learning that the pig breed was personally bred by Chen Dao and that it really had no fishy smell. Their quick payment made the pork stall owners very happy.

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As the sun sets, the shops on Chencun Avenue close and the stalls pack up, making the entire avenue suddenly deserted.

Meanwhile, the residential area of ​​Chenjia Village became lively.

The crackling of firecrackers continued, and children ran and played happily amidst the smoke.

Inside the houses, many families were enjoying a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

"Gou-ge'er, is this pork?"

At Chen Gou's home, Chen Sheng looked at the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner in front of him and asked...

Although there are only three people in the family, Chen Gou's New Year's Eve dinner is no less delicious than other people's. On the table, there are not only steamed buns as the staple food, but also all kinds of stir-fried dishes, each of which exudes an enticing aroma.

What attracted Chen Sheng's attention the most was undoubtedly the braised pork in front of him, which looked glistening with oil.

"Yes!"

Chen Gou replied with a smile, "Around noon today, there were many more pork stalls in the village. I asked the stall owners and found out that these were pigs that Dao Ge'er personally bred and then raised at a pig farm. I figured that pigs bred by Dao Ge'er must be good, so I bought a few pounds."

Is this pork safe to eat?

Chen Sheng asked with a suspicious look.

Because their son Chen Gou was quite capable, Chen Sheng's family was one of the wealthiest families in Chenjia Village. As one of the first villagers in Chenjia Village to get rich, their daily meals were naturally quite good.

While others might only afford to buy a yellow-feathered chicken or a white-feathered duck once every ten days or half a month, Chen Sheng's family has them on their dining table every day.

Having meat to eat every day, Chen Sheng naturally has higher requirements for food quality.

Therefore, upon learning that the meat in front of him was pork, Chen Sheng couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.

It is common knowledge that pork has an extremely strong, unpleasant smell. In the past, when people were starving, Chen Sheng might have considered it a delicacy.

But now that we have plenty of food and drink at home, it would be inappropriate to eat pork with its strong, unpleasant smell.

"What's wrong with eating it!"

Chen Gou said dismissively, "This pork isn't ordinary pork. It's from Dao Ge'er's own breeding program. It's not only incredibly fatty, but it also has very little gamey smell. If you don't believe me, smell it. Does this pork even have a smell?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng couldn't help but lean closer to the braised pork and take a sniff, then said in surprise, "It really is! There's absolutely no gamey smell on this pork!"

After saying that, Chen Sheng couldn't help but pick up a piece of pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat and put it in his mouth. As he bit down, a lot of oil burst in his mouth. The unique aroma of the oil and the salty and savory taste made Chen Sheng nod in satisfaction: "This pork tastes really good!"

For someone like Chen Sheng, who had experienced hunger and engaged in manual labor, the taste of pork was unmatched by chicken or duck.

After all... pork has more fat, and the texture of streaky pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat is far better than that of dry chicken or duck.

"How could it not taste good? I personally asked Aunt Ping for the recipe!"

Chen Gou's mother, Liu Jie, said with a smile.

Learning cooking from Li Ping is something many women in Chenjia Village enjoy doing. This is not only because Li Ping learned many dishes from her previous life on Earth from Chen Dao, but also because learning from Li Ping allows them to build a good relationship with Chen Dao's family.

"Life in our Chenjia Village is getting better and better!"

Chen Sheng couldn't help but sigh. Not long ago, his family of three was struggling to make ends meet, eating only bran and chaff for every meal, and only two meals a day!

Now, just over a year later, everyone in Chenjia Village can not only eat three meals a day, but they are also eating high-quality grains that they never dared to dream of before.

Meat, once an unattainable luxury, is no longer a distant dream for the villagers of Chenjia Village; it is now a food that everyone can easily access.

The entire Chenjia Village seems to be getting better and better, and the one who brought about this change is Chen Dao, who is respected and loved by everyone and is known as the master of Chenjia Village!

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Chen Sheng was clearly not the only one to express such sentiments.

Whether they are native villagers of Chenjia Village or people who came from outside and whose lives were changed by Chenjia Village, they all expressed their gratitude to Chenjia Village and Chendao rice while enjoying a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

"A year ago, I would never have imagined that I would be able to have such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner!"

In a house in the Second Chenjia Village, Luo Laogen, who had fled famine from Liangzhou to Chenjia Village and managed to make a living there, clasped his hands together and said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you Chenjia Village, thank you Mr. Chen, for allowing me to live such a good life!"

"Yes! If it weren't for Chenjia Village and Mr. Chen, we don't know where we would have starved to death!"