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

Chapter 778 Picture Scroll

This is their living situation in the summer. In winter, life becomes even more difficult. Liangzhou is bitterly cold, and the cold wind feels like knives cutting into their skin. They lack enough warm clothes, don't have enough to eat, and their bodies don't have enough energy to resist the cold...

Not having enough to eat or wear is the reality for the vast majority of people in Liangzhou. Because they are hungry, they are pale and thin, and because they are not warm enough, many of them freeze to death in the winter.

In contrast, in Chenjia Village, it is now winter and snowflakes are falling from the sky, but the villagers of Chenjia Village seem to be completely unafraid of the cold. Even in such cold weather, Chenjia Village Avenue is still very bustling. Many villagers who have finished work walk by in twos and threes on the wide and flat street, chatting and laughing, without any trace of sorrow on their faces.

There were still many children playing on the streets. These children were all wearing thick clothes, and some of them were holding snacks and sharing the delicious snacks with their friends.

In addition, the entourage also saw many women on the street, walking together on Chencun Avenue, and occasionally going into various shops to buy some supplies.

Men, women, the elderly, and children mingled on Chencun Avenue, creating a leisurely and bustling scene. The attendants all knew very well that such a scene could never be seen in Liangzhou.

This made them feel extremely complicated. Compared to their past selves, and compared to the still impoverished people of Liangzhou, the villagers of Chenjia Village were living almost like they were in paradise...

In fact, it wasn't just the followers who had mixed feelings; Chenjia Village also had a significant impact on Wei Zijie.

Although he had heard about Chenjia Village's wealth from Yang Zheng, when he actually stepped into Chenjia Village, the wide, flat streets, the villagers passing by with healthy complexions and no trace of sorrow on their faces, and the children as strong as calves who occasionally appeared on Chenjia Avenue, made Wei Zijie feel that his worldview had been overturned.

Wei Zijie's background was no better than that of his followers, so he was well aware of the living conditions of the people of Xia.

To put it simply, in Wei Zijie's memory, the vast majority of people in the Xia Kingdom were starving, and only those of the small landowner class and above could afford to eat their fill and have three meals a day.

Therefore, Wei Zijie always approved of Yang Zheng's approach of confiscating the property of landlords, because in his view, only by confiscating the property of all these landlords and distributing their wealth and land reasonably could the people of the world have enough to eat.

But in Chenjia Village, Wei Zijie saw a different scene: a small village that not only supported tens of thousands of people, but also enabled everyone to live a prosperous life...

Wei Zijie had no idea how Chenjia Village had managed to do it.

This is one of the reasons why Wei Zijie personally went to Chenjia Village this time; he was eager to know how Chenjia Village enabled everyone to live a prosperous life.

Previously, in the conference room of Chencun Building, Wei Zijie had tried to ask Chen Dao about it, but Chen Dao just smiled and remained silent, not giving Wei Zijie the answer he wanted. Wei Zijie could only deduce and guess on his own.

It is obvious that no matter how hard Wei Zijie racked his brains, he probably couldn't understand how a small village like Chenjia Village could support such a large population.

Although he couldn't figure out the problem, Wei Zijie's determination to learn from Chenjia Village became even stronger.

Wei Zijie didn't know why Chenjia Village was able to support such a large population, but one of the reasons for Chenjia Village's prosperity was definitely commerce!

A large number of merchants came to Chenjia Village, either to do business with the village or to open shops there. Both contributed to the prosperity of Chenjia Village.

Therefore, Wei Zijie plans to learn from Chenjia Village and vigorously develop commerce.

"Gentlemen, please rest assured!"

Wei Zijie said to his entourage, "Now that Yang Shuai is in charge, there are no more corrupt officials or landlords who oppress the people in Liangzhou. Sooner or later, the people of Liangzhou will be able to live a good life."

Upon hearing this, the attendants nodded in agreement.

They were all members of Yang's army and naturally trusted Yang Zheng implicitly. They believed that under Yang Zheng's rule, the people of Liangzhou might not be able to live as prosperous a life as the villagers of Chenjia Village, but it was certainly possible to ensure that the vast majority of the people had enough to eat and wear.

"Let's go find a place to eat, then stay overnight in Chenjia Village, and set off back to Liangzhou tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Not long after, Wei Zijie led his entourage into Chencun Restaurant, had dinner first, and then stayed at Chencun Restaurant.

Meanwhile, inside the conference room of the Chencun Building, Chen Dao and a group of Chenjia Village officials were still holding a meeting.

"Village chief, how long until the wheat in the village can be harvested?"

Chen Dao turned to village chief Chen He and asked.

The issue of food security has always been a top priority for Chenjia Village.

Because food is not only related to whether the villagers can have enough to eat, but also to whether Chenjia Village can continue to develop.

The livestock in the village consume more grain than people eat. Previously, Chenjia Village had even been intentionally restricting the breeding of high-yield livestock such as yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks because of insufficient grain supply.

Only by thoroughly solving the food problem can Chenjia Village break free from the restrictions on livestock breeding and allow the village to develop faster.

"almost!"

Chen He, who was in charge of managing the farmland, replied, "The wheat in the fields is expected to be ready for harvest in about a month!"

"very good!"

Chen Dao nodded slowly. Ice wheat is not only grown in Chenjia Village, but also about 30% of the land in Taicang County is planted with ice wheat. As long as this batch of high-yield ice wheat matures, the entire Taicang County will no longer have to worry about food shortages, and Chenjia Village will no longer need to restrict the breeding of livestock in the village.

"Sister Lian."

Chen Dao turned to Chen Lian, who was in charge of managing the village's livestock, and said, "Starting next month, there will be no need to restrict the breeding of livestock in the village."

"Okay, Brother Dao!"

Chen Lian happily agreed.

As the manager of all the livestock farms in Chenjia Village, Chen Lian was well aware of the village's livestock breeding capacity. In the past, due to the shortage of grain, she could only restrict the breeding of livestock in the village according to Chen Dao's instructions, which caused Chenjia Village to lose a lot of benefits.

Now that the ice wheat is about to ripen, the restrictions on its reproduction have finally been lifted, and Chen Lian can't help but start daydreaming...

Countless yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks were bred in the breeding farm and grew up quickly. Then, through merchants who cooperated with Chenjia Village, these yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks were sold to various parts of Kyushu. As a result, a steady stream of wealth flowed into Chenjia Village, making Chenjia Village richer and the villagers live a more prosperous life!