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

Chapter 607 Surprise

The price of 250 coins per animal undoubtedly surprised everyone present.

"However, it's impossible for a white-feathered duck to cost 300 coins."

Zhang He continued, "Yellow-feathered chickens are 250 coins each, and white-feathered ducks are 350 coins each. This is the lowest price I can offer."

Upon hearing this, no one objected. The white-feathered duck was larger and yielded more meat, so it was understandable that it cost an extra hundred coins.

"Boss, give me two yellow-feathered chickens and two white-feathered ducks."

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xiang, who was tempted, took out money from his purse, counted it, and said the amount he wanted to buy.

"okay!"

Upon seeing his first customer, Zhang He grinned and quickly took four chickens and ducks from the cage and handed them to Li Xiang, then accepted 1.2 taels of silver from Li Xiang.

"Boss, I'd like two yellow-feathered chickens too. Pick out two of the fattest ones for me."

“I can’t afford a gray-feathered chicken that costs 500 coins, but I’ll take three yellow-feathered chickens that cost 250 coins each.”

"Boss, give me two ducks. Ducks are so oily, they taste better than chicken!"

"Give me a yellow-feathered chicken."

"..."

After Li Xiang, the other onlookers also took out their wallets to buy either yellow-feathered chickens or white-feathered ducks.

Meat was scarce in Liangzhou. Even a gray-feathered chicken costing 500 coins was in short supply, let alone the even cheaper yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks like Zhang He's.

Soon, people throughout the market flocked to Zhang He's stall to buy yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks.

In less than half an hour, Zhang He had sold a full 200 chickens and ducks.

"I guessed right, yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks do sell well in Liangzhou."

Zhang He was all smiles. Based on the selling price of 250 and 350 coins, he could earn about 110 coins for a yellow-feathered chicken and 200 coins for a white-feathered duck (the wholesale price of white-feathered ducks in Chenjia Village was 150 coins). So far, he had sold a total of 200 ducks, with a profit of about 310 taels of silver, which was almost as much as a trip to Ding'an County.

Thinking of this, Zhang He couldn't help but feel excited. He had brought a total of 500 white-feathered ducks and yellow-feathered chickens this time. If he could sell them all, the profit would be at least 700 taels of silver.

but……

Zhang He glanced at the dwindling number of people in front of the stall and frowned.

It is true that there was a shortage of meat in Liangzhou, and it is also true that the people of Liangzhou were poor.

After selling only 200 chickens and ducks, fewer and fewer people came to buy them.

It's not that the market is deserted; rather, even though yellow-feathered chickens are relatively cheap, very few people in Yongliang County can afford them.

Of course, this is also because the reputation of yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks is only spread within this vegetable market. In the next day or two, the people who bought yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks will spread the word, and more people should come to buy yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks.

Zhang He thought to himself.

Skinny Monkey suddenly spoke up: "Brother Zhang, we brought a total of 500 chickens and ducks this time. Judging from the situation, it will probably take several more days to sell them all."

"Ah."

Zhang He nodded subconsciously. Judging from the reactions of Li Xiang and the others, the 250-coin yellow-feathered chickens were very attractive to the people of Liangzhou. Therefore, Zhang He was not worried about not being able to sell all the chickens and ducks. The only thing he needed to consider was how long it would take to sell them.

Zhang He looked up and around, noticing that many people in the market were frequently glancing at his stall, but perhaps because they were short of money, they did not choose to buy anything.

Zhang He had no way to deal with this. He was a businessman, and he wanted to make a profit when selling things. He couldn't sell chickens and ducks at a low price just because others were poor.

but……

Zhang He's eyes darted around. This time, in addition to chickens and ducks, he also brought a large number of chicken eggs and duck eggs. Although eggs are not considered meat, they are still a kind of animal product, and they are cheaper. Even ordinary people can buy one or two to take home.

Thinking of this, Zhang He immediately said to the man behind him, "Go and unload all the chicken and duck eggs from the truck and put them on the stall."

"okay!"

The men responded and then unloaded the chicken and duck eggs from the truck.

Logically speaking, given the road conditions on the official roads of Xia State, chicken and duck eggs would be difficult to transport. However, Zhang He was very clever. During the transport, he laid a lot of straw under the chicken and duck eggs, so even though the road conditions were extremely poor and the ride was bumpy, the chicken and duck eggs would not be damaged, only a small number of them would break.

The caravan men first laid straw on the stall in front of Zhang He, and then placed chicken eggs and duck eggs on it.

As Zhang He had expected, as soon as the chicken and duck eggs were placed on the stall, many people came and gathered around the stall, pointing and commenting on the eggs.

"Why do these eggs look a little different from the ones I've seen before?"

"Yes! These eggs are golden yellow and a size larger than regular eggs."

"The duck eggs too! They're almost the size of a baby's fist."

"..."

Seeing the puzzled crowd, Zhang He smiled and explained, "Ladies and gentlemen, these are eggs from yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks. They are definitely larger than regular chicken and duck eggs. Would you like a few?"

So they were eggs from yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks!

The onlookers suddenly realized that the names of the yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks had spread throughout the entire market, and everyone in the market knew that the yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks were much larger than ordinary domestic chickens and ducks.

With a larger body size, the eggs will naturally be larger as well, which makes perfect sense!

"Boss, how much are your chicken and duck eggs?"

A square-faced man couldn't help but ask, clearly already tempted.

However, for him, price is the most important factor, so he needs to inquire about the price first.

"Not expensive at all."

Zhang He replied with a smile, "Eggs are only 6 coins each, while duck eggs are 2 coins more expensive, 8 coins each."

Six coins each?

The people gathered around the stall exchanged glances, all somewhat tempted.

Meat is scarce in Liangzhou. A single gray-feathered chicken can sell for 500 coins, and eggs are not much cheaper. Nowadays, gray-feathered chicken eggs commonly found in the market sell for more than ten coins each. The eggs at Zhang He's stall are larger than gray-feathered chicken eggs, but they are almost half the price, making it hard for them not to be tempted.

but……

The people present were all from relatively poor families, and an egg costing 6 coins was not cheap for them either. So even though they were somewhat tempted, they still tried to bargain.

"Boss, 6 coins each is a bit expensive, can you make it cheaper?"

"That's right! We don't have much money either. We really can't afford an egg that costs 6 coins."

"Boss, can you give me a discount? I'll buy a few to nourish my child."