kvmb Chapter 670 Observations (8)
Chapter 670 Observations (8)
"I see."
Li Mingyuan suddenly realized what Chenjia Village was up to.
It is clear that Chenjia Village was not unaware of the benefits of recruiting young laborers, but out of compassion for the weak, it prioritized elderly people living alone and women with poor labor capacity and no source of income.
Realizing this, Li Mingyuan couldn't help but feel moved. Even the imperial court that ruled this land had never considered the survival of these vulnerable groups, but Chenjia Village, a small village, had. This made Li Mingyuan feel a little admiration for Chen Dao, whom he had never met.
"I'm going to work now, I won't talk to you anymore, lest I get my wages docked."
The old man didn't say much to the three of them and left quickly.
Watching the old man bustling about again, Li Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh, "This Chenjia Village is truly a unique place!"
Over the years, Li Mingyuan has traveled all over the land and seen countless people and landscapes, but he has never seen a place like Chenjia Village.
Everyone in the village wears a relaxed and happy smile; even the elderly can support themselves here…
This is the most unique place Li Mingyuan has ever seen.
"It is indeed special."
Li Qiao nodded in agreement.
Zheng Qiuyan then spoke up, "Elder Li, shall we go see Chen Dao now, or..."
"Let's take a walk around the village first!"
Li Mingyuan, who was visiting Chenjia Village for the first time, was filled with curiosity about the village. He was no longer in a hurry to see Chen Dao, because since he and Li Qiao had already arrived, there was no need to worry about Chen Dao's safety.
No one could take Chen Dao's life in the presence of Li Qiao, a first-rank martial artist.
"Then why don't I go see Chen Dao first? Old Li and Uncle Li, you two can look around the village?"
Zheng Qiuyan, who was very concerned about Chen Dao's safety, made this suggestion. Ever since she met Li Gang, she had been worried about Chen Dao's safety and was eager to tell him about the arrival of the Black-Clad Guards.
"Can!"
Li Mingyuan glanced at Zheng Qiuyan and nodded in agreement.
So the three of them parted ways.
Zheng Qiuyan headed straight for the residential area of Chenjia Village, intending to meet Chen Dao first and inform him of the arrival of the Black-Clad Guards.
Li Qiao stood still, watching Zheng Qiuyan hurry by, and said with a smile, "This niece Zheng seems to have an unusual relationship with Chen Dao."
Li Mingyuan nodded. Zheng Qiuyan's concern for Chen Dao clearly went beyond the concern between ordinary friends. However, Li Mingyuan had no objection to this matter and was actually happy to see it happen.
If Zheng Qiuyan could marry Chen Dao from Chenjia Village, it might not necessarily be a bad thing.
"Let's go, let's look around the village!"
He said he was going to look around the village, but Li Mingyuan turned around and walked towards a food stall on the side of the street.
This snack stall sells small treats such as duck feet and chicken feet, and business is quite good. At this moment, many adults and children are gathered around the stall, picking and choosing.
"Boss, how much is a chicken foot?"
A middle-aged man with a child asked, while a boy of about five years old beside him stared longingly at the fragrant braised duck feet and chicken feet on the stall.
"Ten coins each."
The stall owner, Lu Dahe, smiled and quoted the price.
Lu Dahe was originally a chef in a restaurant. After hearing about the reputation of Chenjia Village, he decided to try his luck there and was fortunate enough to become a worker in Chenjia Village.
However, the quick-thinking Lu Dahe was not content with the status quo. After working as a laborer for a period of time, he keenly sensed the business opportunities in Chenjia Village.
Since the emergence of Chendao rice, the villagers of Chenjia Village have become increasingly wealthy, and their demands for food have also increased. In the past, the villagers were satisfied with a meal of wheat rice or even a meal of porridge. However, after becoming wealthy, they are no longer satisfied with food that can only fill their stomachs, but have begun to pursue flavor.
This can be seen from the popularity of seasonings such as salt and soy sauce in Chenjia Village.
Upon realizing this, Lu Dahe immediately had an idea: to open a restaurant using his culinary skills and earn substantial profits.
However, after inquiring about the cost of opening a restaurant, Lu Dahe immediately gave up the idea. The exorbitant expenses were simply beyond Lu Dahe's savings.
Despite this, Lu Dahe did not give up the idea of doing business. If he couldn't open a restaurant, he would run a roadside stall!
So, after discussing it with his wife, Lu Dahe resigned from his job in Chenjia Village and became a proud street vendor on Chencun Avenue.
Originally, his stall mainly sold pre-prepared meals and the like. Business wasn't good; he didn't lose money, but he didn't earn much either.
Under these circumstances, Lu Dahe naturally began to think of ways to turn the situation around.
Just then, Zheng Baolou opened in Chenjia Village. The store not only sold grains and medicinal herbs, but also spices!
When Lu Dahe was a chef at a restaurant in the county town, he had seen the head chef use spices in cooking, which often made the food taste better.
Lu Dahe also wanted to try cooking with spices, so he bought a lot of spices and planned to try cooking with them.
However, perhaps Lu Dahe's cooking skills were not good enough, or perhaps he did not master the proportion of spices. The dishes he made with spices always tasted much worse than those of the head chefs in restaurants. This made Lu Dahe very frustrated. If he could not turn around the business situation of his stall, he might as well just be an honest worker in Chenjia Village.
Fortunately, his wife bought half a chicken. After casually cooking the chicken, Lu Dahe looked at the remaining chicken feet on the plate and asked his wife, "Honey, do you know how much chicken feet and duck feet cost in Chenjia Village?"
The wife was stunned upon hearing this and asked, "Why are you asking this? Who buys only chicken feet and duck feet when buying chickens and ducks?"
Chicken feet and duck feet are considered relatively undesirable meats among ordinary people, at least compared to other parts of the animal.
Chicken feet and duck feet have no meat, only bones and skin. They are not only difficult to flavor, but also quite troublesome to eat. Therefore, neither the villagers of Chenjia Village nor people from other places like them very much.
When people slaughter chickens or ducks at home for dinner, the chicken feet and duck feet are often the last things left.
"I suddenly had an idea and decided to give it a try."
Lu Dahe's eyes lit up as he said that chickens and ducks in Chenjia Village were already cheap, and chicken feet and duck feet, being unwanted meat, would only be cheaper.
If I could use spices to make the chicken feet and duck feet more flavorful and make the villagers like to eat them, wouldn't that bring in a lot of money?
Thinking of this, Lu Dahe excitedly said to his wife, "Wife, tomorrow you and I will go to the slaughterhouse and ask if they sell chicken feet and duck feet."