kvmb Chapter 172 The Shocked Villagers of Xiahe Village
Chapter 172 The Shocked Villagers of Xiahe Village
The living room of Zhao Kang's house.
After Chen Dao and the others left, the villagers who had been watching the commotion outside rushed into Zhao Kang's house, filling the entire living room to capacity. Even the front yard was packed with people, and some couldn't even find a place to stand, so they could only watch the excitement from outside Zhao Kang's house.
"Old Zhao."
The middle-aged man named Lao Jiang was clearly very familiar with Zhao Kang, and he said as soon as he spoke, "You've really struck it rich! You received a dowry of six taels of silver!"
As he spoke, Old Jiang stared intently at the yellow-feathered chicken placed in the corner of the living room, his eyes filled with intense envy.
"Six taels?"
Zhao Kang was taken aback and asked in bewilderment, "Where did these six taels of silver come from?"
Zhao Kang only received 1776 copper coins and four yellow-feathered chickens as betrothal gifts. Where did he get six taels of silver?
"You don't know yet?"
A young man pointed at the yellow-feathered chicken in surprise and said, "The chicken sent by Chenjia Village is not an ordinary chicken, but a yellow-feathered chicken worth one tael of silver!"
"One tael of silver per animal?"
Zhao Kang and Li Qing's eyes widened immediately. They could naturally see that the yellow-feathered chicken was extraordinary, after all, the yellow-feathered chicken was much better looking than the gray-feathered chicken. But they never expected that this chicken was so extraordinary!
A single chicken is worth one tael of silver...
Zhao Kang looked at the young man who had spoken earlier in disbelief and said, "Li Meng, you're not lying to me, are you? What kind of chicken is worth a tael of silver?"
Why would I lie to you!
The young man named Li Meng rolled his eyes and said, "This is the price that the people from Chenjia Village told me themselves, so it can't be fake!"
After saying that, Li Meng added, "Take a closer look at this chicken. Its feathers are golden, exactly the same color as the emperor's. It exudes wealth and nobility. What's so strange about selling it for one or two taels of silver?"
Upon hearing this, the other villagers of Xiahe Village nodded in agreement. They had accepted this explanation. In their view, the yellow-feathered chicken's golden plumage, the same color used by the royal family, made it only natural that it would sell for a high price of one or two taels of silver.
Zhao Kang and Li Qing exchanged a glance, and after a brief moment of surprise, boundless joy welled up in their hearts.
For Zhao Kangjia, even if the betrothal gifts from Chenjia Village were only copper coins, they would have been satisfied. They never expected such an unexpected surprise!
This chicken is worth 1 tael of silver. They collected four, which is 4 taels. Add to that 1776 copper coins, and that means...
The betrothal gifts my family received today amounted to nearly six taels of silver.
That's six taels of silver!
Because of a lack of male laborers, Zhao Kang's family was considered relatively poor in Xiahe Village. It could be said that Zhao Kang and Li Qing had lived half their lives and had rarely seen a single tael of silver.
At this very moment, they suddenly received six taels of silver, giving Zhao Kang and Li Qing the feeling of suddenly becoming rich.
Of course, besides the generous betrothal gifts, what excited Zhao Kang the most was... Chenjia Village gave him a lot of face!
The betrothal procession from Chenjia Village arrived with great fanfare, attracting the attention of all the villagers in Xiahe Village and letting them know that their daughters were getting married and that they had received a huge dowry...
Looking at the envious faces of everyone in the room, Zhao Kang felt as if he had drunk a sip of ice water on a sweltering summer day, radiating a joyful aura.
Inside the house, the villagers of Xiaohe Village found Zhao Kang's smile increasingly irritating.
Damn it, Zhao Kang is laughing so happily, doesn't he consider our feelings at all?
"Old Zhao!"
Old Jiang looked at Zhao Kang with a resentful gaze and asked, "How did you find such a good marriage?"
"I was just lucky!"
Zhao Kang grinned and said, "You all know Li Ping, the woman from our village who married into Xiahe Village, right?"
"know."
The villagers of Xiahe Village nodded in agreement. They naturally knew Li Ping, and many of them had even seen her just now, but they couldn't go up to greet her because she was in the middle of the betrothal ceremony.
Seeing everyone nod in agreement, Zhao Kang continued, "A few days ago, Li Ping came to my house and said she wanted to find wives for three men in Chenjia Village and asked if my daughter was willing to marry them."
At this point, Zhao Kang glanced at everyone's expressions and said in a boastful tone, "At first, I wasn't too happy about it because those three men had lost their fathers, and there was only an old mother with six children at home. It was obvious that they weren't from good families!"
"Then why did you agree later?" Old Jiang asked impatiently.
"later……"
Zhao Kang recalled for a moment and continued, "Later I thought, my daughter is not young anymore, if she doesn't get married soon she will become an old maid, so I did not refuse Li Ping, but just said I would think about it! Then I went to the village chief, thinking of asking him about the situation in Chenjia Village."
"It would have been better if I hadn't known, because once I did, I was completely shocked!"
Zhao Kang's face immediately showed a look of shock: "The village chief told me that life in Chenjia Village is really good. Everyone in the village can eat their fill, and they even eat white flour steamed buns!"
"what?!"
Everyone inside and outside the house was shocked by Zhao Kang's words!
"If every household eats white flour buns, how can they possibly be full? You must be kidding me."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! These days, who can eat white flour buns every day!"
"Old Zhao, are you kidding us? I've been to Chenjia Village, and they're just as poor as we are. Where would they get white flour buns to eat?"
"..."
The reaction from everyone was surprisingly consistent: disbelief!
Because Xiahe Village is relatively close to Chenjia Village, the two villages, while not exactly familiar with each other's situations, have at least some understanding of each other's circumstances.
In everyone's mind, Chenjia Village was a village similar to Xiaohe Village, and it was impossible for them to eat white flour steamed buns in such a year.
Seeing that everyone doubted him, Zhao Kang was not annoyed, but said, "Your understanding of Chenjia Village is all outdated! Now, Chenjia Village has produced a capable person who not only provides the villagers with white flour buns for every meal, but also gives them money every month!"
"What?"
Everyone was even more confused, feeling as if Zhao Kang was telling a story.
Chenjia Village has more than 500 people. They are fed white flour buns every meal and given money. Even a landlord from the city would go bankrupt if he came here!
"Old Zhao, you're not telling us a story from a book, are you?"
"Exactly! Where in the world can you find such a philanthropist? There are so many big-bellied men in Chenjia Village. If you fed them white flour buns every meal, even the emperor would go broke!"
"They give us white flour buns every meal, and even pay us money. Damn it, have those resourceful people in Chenjia Village found a gold mine?"
"..."
The crowd shook their heads vigorously, not because they didn't want to believe Zhao Kang, but because what Zhao Kang said was too absurd and didn't fit their understanding of Chenjia Village.