kvmb Chapter 602 What Magic Does Chenjia Village Possess?
Chapter 602 What Magic Does Chenjia Village Possess?
"That's right, it is Chenjia Village."
Wang An picked up the conversation and said, "Chenjia Village is a really great place! Not only can everyone in the village have enough to eat, but they can also earn a few hundred coins a month. Even people who go to the village to make a living can earn quite a bit of money."
"what?"
Zhang Minghui and his companion were completely dumbfounded, their minds seemingly unable to process what was happening.
The name Chenjia Village immediately suggests it's a village. If a village has people going there to make a living, is it still a village?
It's important to understand that ordinary people in the Xia Kingdom who want to work and make a living often have no choice but to go to bustling cities. As for working in villages...
The two had never heard of such a thing.
"Brother Wang."
Zhang Minghui stared wide-eyed and asked, "Is Chenjia Village really that wealthy?"
"Of course!"
Without hesitation, Wang An said, "When we set off, the wages of the villagers in Chenjia Village had already increased from 500 wen per month to 800 wen. If a household has three adult laborers, they can earn 2.4 taels of silver a month. Do you think Chenjia Village is rich or not?"
"hiss!"
Zhang Minghui and his companion couldn't help but gasp. What did it mean to earn 2.4 taels of silver a month?
You should know that in Liangzhou, a barren land, even some small landlords couldn't earn more than two taels of silver a month.
After all, although small landowners had a lot of farmland, they still had to rely on the weather. If they encountered natural disasters, their harvest would be greatly reduced. Not to mention, the land in Liangzhou was not very fertile, and the grain harvest was generally less than that in the south.
"Isn't this too much?"
Zhang Minghui's wife looked on in disbelief. An income of 2.4 taels of silver a month was a figure she couldn't even imagine.
"Not only that, the price of grain in Chenjia Village is also very low."
Wang An added, “Every villager with a household registration in Chenjia Village can buy grain at a 50% discount. For example, ordinary people in Taiping County need to spend 10 wen to buy a jin of wheat flour, while villagers in Chenjia Village only need 5 wen per jin.”
"This……"
Zhang Minghui and his companion exchanged bewildered glances; the grain prices in Taiping County alone were enough to shock them.
It should be noted that Liangzhou is currently experiencing a severe food shortage. The price of wheat flour is around 18 wen per jin. This price is after Yang Zheng took control of Liangzhou. Before Yang Zheng took control of Liangzhou, the price of wheat flour was as high as 30 wen!
If grain prices hadn't been so high, so many people wouldn't have starved to death in Liangzhou.
Therefore, when they heard Wang An say that wheat flour in Taiping County only cost 10 coins, the two were extremely shocked.
When they heard Wang An say that the villagers of Chenjia Village could buy a pound of wheat flour for only 5 coins, the two were filled with envy.
The price of wheat flour at 5 wen per jin was almost the same as in times of peace and prosperity. Such a low price was enough to ensure that most people could have enough to eat.
"In addition, meat is very cheap in Chenjia Village."
Jiang Li added from the side: "A yellow-feathered chicken weighing about 8 jin (4 catties) only costs about 150 wen (0.5 yuan) in Chenjia Village. Ordinary villagers can grit their teeth and buy a chicken so that their families can have a taste of meat."
A chicken costs 150 coins, and it weighs 8 jin (4 catties).
Zhang Minghui's eyes widened even more. Grain prices were high in Liangzhou, and meat prices were no less so.
After all, livestock like chickens and ducks need to be fed with grain, and if grain is expensive, the price of meat will naturally be higher.
Ordinary people don't even dare to think about eating meat, let alone eating it.
"The villagers of Chenjia Village are living a life like gods!"
Zhang Minghui's wife couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "An 8-jin chicken costs 150 wen per jin, while the average income of a villager in Chenjia Village is 800 wen. That means a villager in Chenjia Village can buy 5 chickens with his monthly income..."
This is just one person's income. If a family has five people, their monthly income can buy 25 chickens. There are only 30 days in a month. With the income of the villagers in Chenjia Village, it is probably not a problem to eat meat every day.
"you do not say!"
Jiang Li laughed and said, "Many of the fellow villagers who fled to Qingzhou with us back then went to Chenjia Village to make a living! I know a craftsman who went to Chenjia Village to make a living. When we fled to Qingzhou, he was so hungry that he was skin and bones, but now he has gained a lot of weight and his belly is sticking out."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Minghui looked down at his abdomen. If he lifted his shirt, he could probably see his six-pack abs underneath.
The reason Zhang Minghui has abs is not because he particularly likes fitness, nor does he have the means to do so; it's simply because he's thin.
Zhang Minghui didn't even dare to think about gaining weight.
After all, if you only eat staple food all day long, and you can't even get enough of it, and you still need to do a lot of physical labor, it's almost impossible for you to gain weight.
Therefore, Zhang Minghui was very envious of the craftsman Jiang Li mentioned. He also wanted to earn 800 coins a month and get fat like that craftsman!
Unfortunately, he was in Liangzhou and could not go to Chenjia Village.
"I also know a craftsman who fled from Liangzhou during the famine."
Wang An also said, "That craftsman was a carpenter who fled famine to Qingzhou with his family. When I first met him, his whole family was starving and emaciated. Now he's quite successful. He not only has a job in Chenjia Village, earning 800 coins a month, but he also opened a furniture shop in Chenjia Village. I estimate his total monthly income is at least 3 taels of silver. He lives like a wealthy landlord."
Three taels of silver a month...
Mr. and Mrs. Zhang were completely numb from listening.
The income of the villagers in Chenjia Village was already shocking enough, but they never expected that even the refugees who fled from Liangzhou could live so well.
What kind of magic does Chenjia Village possess that allows so many people to live such a good life?
With these doubts in mind, Zhang Minghui and his wife continued to inquire about the situation in Chenjia Village from Jiang Li and Wang An. The more they learned, the more alarmed they became.
Whether it was the yellow-feathered chicken or the blood-feathered chicken produced in Chenjia Village, they were amazed by what they saw. They were also incredibly envious of the wealth of Chenjia Village and wished they could become villagers themselves.
"This Chenjia Village is truly a paradise!"
Finally, Zhang Minghui let out a heavy sigh. Compared to Zhangwang Village, where he lived, Chenjia Village was indeed a paradise-like place.
After all... according to Jiang Li and Wang An's description, everyone in Chenjia Village could have enough to eat and wear warm clothes, which was the best life that the people of Liangzhou could imagine.
"Yes! I wish we were villagers from Chenjia Village!"
Zhang Minghui's wife also expressed a similar sentiment. She fantasized that if her family were villagers in Chenjia Village, would they also be able to live a life with enough to eat and wear?