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

Chapter 272 31 catties

It might not fetch the astronomical price of 50 taels, but selling it for around 30 taels shouldn't be difficult, which means...

Zhang He could earn 10 taels of silver from a single blood-feathered chicken, a profit that was enough to excite him.

"Now that we've finished talking, let's start eating!"

After finishing our business, dinner began.

It was only then that Zhang He and Wu Han realized that the food on the table was quite plentiful, including not only steamed buns, but also a large plate of stir-fried chicken and stir-fried eggs!

Such food was a rare treat for the two of them, so they ate to their hearts' content and quickly devoured all the food on the table.

"Cheng-ge'er".

After finishing his meal, Chen Dao instructed Chen Cheng, "Go to the village chief's house and ask him to arrange accommodations for Brother Wu and Brother Zhang!"

"okay!"

That night, Wu Han and Zhang He stayed in Chenjia Village.

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the next day.

As dawn broke, the villagers of Chenjia Village began their busy day, with adults and children alike coming to the fields to harvest wheat.

Wu Han, on the other hand, crossed the farmland of Chenjia Village and entered the territory of Xiaohe Village.

"Why are there so many people?"

Upon arriving at Xiahe Village, Wu Han noticed the villagers gathered by the fields.

Meanwhile, the villagers of Xiahe Village also noticed Wu Han's arrival and frowned.

"Why does this person look a little unfamiliar?"

"I also think he looks unfamiliar."

“I recognize him! He often goes to Chenjia Village; he seems to be a businessman doing business with Daoge’er.”

"A merchant? What would a merchant do in our village? We have nothing to sell him."

"..."

Just as the villagers of Xiahe Village were puzzled, Wu Han stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you villagers of Xiahe Village?"

"We are."

Since village chief Li Qiang was not present, his son Li Mu stepped forward to answer on behalf of everyone, "You are a businessman named Wu Han, right? What brings you to our village?"

"I'm here to hire people."

Without hesitation, Wu Han said, "I plan to build a house in Chenjia Village and find some people to help with the work!"

Wu Han originally planned to hire villagers from Chenjia Village to do the work, but that was obviously impossible, because all the villagers in Chenjia Village were helping Chen Dao and there was no one available to help.

So Wu Han thought of Xiahe Village, which is adjacent to Chenjia Village.

Help with the work?

The villagers of Xiahe Village exchanged glances, their eyes lighting up.

Having spent all day at home, even to the point of watching Chenjia Village farmers work, they certainly didn't mind working; in fact, they were particularly looking forward to it.

Of course, the premise is that you can eat or earn money while working.

Li Mu carefully examined Wu Han and asked, "Is there any payment for working for you?"

"Of course there is!"

Wu Han thought for a moment and said, "I can provide two meals a day, and I will also pay wages. A able-bodied man will receive 10 copper coins a day!"

Two meals a day, and 10 copper coins?

Upon hearing this, the villagers became very excited!

"I'll help you with the work!"

"I'll help you with the work too!"

"Boss Wu, choose me, choose me! I work the hardest!"

"..."

The excited villagers of Xiahe Village surrounded Wu Hantuan, each of them beaming with excitement.

This job provides two meals a day and pays wages; anyone who doesn't want to do it is truly a fool.

Wu Han clearly hadn't expected the villagers of Xiahe Village to react so strongly. Surrounded by the crowd, he felt as if five hundred ducks were quacking in his ears, and his head was buzzing.

Fortunately, at this moment, Li Mu stopped the noisy villagers and asked Wu Han, "Boss Wu, how many people do you plan to hire?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Han said, "I need 20 able-bodied men to help me build a house."

"Only 20?"

The villagers were clearly not satisfied with this number.

Li Mu also said, "Boss Wu, aren't 20 people a bit too few?"

"A lot!"

Wu Han shook his head and said, "I'm just building a house, I don't need so many people, 20 people are enough."

Wu Han built ordinary houses, not mansions, so why would he need so many people?

Besides, he also has to consider the cost, doesn't he?

If more people are hired, not only will wages need to be paid more, but food consumption will also be greater. Wu Han is just a small businessman, not a big landowner. How can he manage to feed and drink so many people?

"All right!"

Seeing Wu Han's resolute attitude, Li Mu stopped pressing the matter and turned to the villagers, saying, "You all heard it, Boss Wu needs 20 able-bodied men. Raise your hands if you want to help Boss Wu!"

"Shhhhh!"

In an instant, everyone raised their hands, even some of the elderly. Some even raised both hands, as if afraid that Li Mu and Wu Han would not see them.

"Uh……"

Li Mu scratched his head: "Mr. Wu, you can choose for yourself!"

Too many people raised their hands, far exceeding the number of 20, so Li Mu had no choice but to let Wu Han choose for himself, lest the villagers accuse him of favoritism.

"Row."

Wu Han walked towards the villagers who had raised their hands and began the selection process.

Before long, Wu Han had selected 20 men who looked relatively strong.

The chosen men looked delighted, while those who were not chosen looked disappointed.

"Damn it, why wasn't I chosen?!"

"That Li Yu actually got chosen! Damn it, Li Yu is just a bit strong, he's nowhere near as hardworking as me!"

"Exactly! That Mr. Wu is truly blind!"

"..."

The villagers who weren't chosen grumbled under their breath, but Wu Han ignored their whispers and said to the 20 selected people, "Go back and prepare yourselves. You'll be going to Chenjia Village to start work tomorrow."

"okay!"

The chosen people from Xiahe Village left with cheers and joy.

Wu Han bid farewell to Li Mu, returned to Chenjia Village first, and then went back to the county town with Zhang He.

He needed to bring the three Zhang brothers and their wives to Chenjia Village so that they could supervise the work of the people in Xiahe Village.

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"Brother Dao, the wheat in the fields has all been harvested!"

Two days later, in the afternoon, Li Zheng, who was in charge of counting the wheat, reported to Chen Dao: "The village has a total of 1002 mu of land, and a total of 31 jin of wheat has been harvested."

"very good!"

Chen Dao smiled. Based on the minimum daily consumption of an adult, an adult consumes about 2 jin of grain per day. Chenjia Village has a total of more than 500 people, so they need to eat about 1000 jin of grain per day. 31 jin of grain is enough to feed Chenjia Village for a year!

Of course, if you include the help from Xiahe Village and the consumption of chickens and ducks at home, this time will be shortened a lot, but anyway...

31 jin of grain is enough to feed the entire Chenjia Village for more than half a year!

With this batch of grain, Chenjia Village will never have to worry about going hungry again!

also……

What pleased Chen Dao the most was that when the wheat was harvested, the advanced information about the wheat reappeared in his eyes.