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

Chapter 154 I'll Let You Have a Multitude of Wives and Concubines

“If Wu Han comes to our village, he can earn at least this much!”

Chen Gou spread his five fingers, facing Chen Sheng and Liu Jie.

500 copper coins? That many?

Chen Sheng said subconsciously.

"..."

Chen Gou rolled his eyes at his good-for-nothing father and said, "It's not 500 copper coins, it's 5 taels of silver!"

"Five taels of silver? That's a lot!!!"

Chen Sheng and Liu Jie both gasped in shock. What did five taels of silver mean?

Despite the two taels of silver in front of them, they knew that if Chen Dao hadn't intentionally helped the villagers, they probably wouldn't have been able to save up that amount of silver even in ten years.

Wu Han, who only transported goods to Chenjia Village, was able to earn more money than Chen Sheng's family could save in ten years. How could the two not be shocked?

"Son, you're not kidding us, are you?"

Liu Jie stared at Chen Gou in disbelief, "Where in the world can you make money so easily?"

The idea that a single trip to Chenjia Village could earn five taels of silver was truly unbelievable to Liu Jie. Chenjia Village wasn't a gold mine, so where did Wu Han get so much silver to earn?

Why would I lie to you?

Chen Gou rolled his eyes at Liu Jie and said, "Wu Han told me this himself, it's absolutely true!"

After saying that, Chen Gou explained to the two of them, "When Wu Han brings over grain, salt and other supplies, Dao Ge'er will pay him extra money as profit. That's the first payment. Then Wu Han will transport the chickens raised by Uncle Chen's family back to the city to sell, and that's the second payment. In other words, Wu Han can earn at least two payments when he comes to our Chen Family Village. These two payments together are at least 5 taels of silver!"

"I see!"

Chen Sheng and Liu Jie looked enlightened, but at the same time, they were also somewhat shocked. Because merchants had a relatively low status in Xia Kingdom, many people looked down on them and rarely cared about the profits they made.

It was only then that the two realized they had completely underestimated the businessman and his ability to make money!

"Father, Mother, do you know why I brought up Wu Han?" Chen Gou suddenly asked.

"I don't know!"

Chen Sheng and Liu Jie were clearly not smart people, and they shook their heads directly.

Seeing this, Chen Gou couldn't help but sigh helplessly. How could his clever child have such foolish parents?

"The reason I brought up Wu Han is because..."

Chen Gou said helplessly, "If Wu Han can do business, so can we!"

Yes, that's Chen Gou's idea!

In his view, if Wu Han, an outsider from the county, could do business with Dao Ge'er's family, then he, a villager from Chenjia Village, had a closer relationship with Chen Dao than Wu Han did, so there was no reason why he couldn't do it too!

Doing business requires capital, which is why Chen Gou rejected Chen Sheng's suggestion to buy meat. He wanted to use the two taels of silver as capital for doing business!

"Doing business?"

Chen Sheng frowned and said, "Brother Gou, we've never done this kind of business before. Is it feasible?"

Because Chen Gou had mentioned the profit relationship between Wu and Han, Chen Sheng had no resistance to doing business. Although merchants in Xia State generally had a low social status, so what?

As long as you have money, who would dare to look down on you?

However... Chen Sheng couldn't help feeling uncertain. In his opinion, doing business was no simple matter. He and his wife were farmers who toiled in the fields and were simply not cut out for this.

As for Chen Gou... although he has some cleverness, he has never been involved in business before, and no one knows whether he can succeed.

"It's not difficult!"

Chen Gou replied confidently, "I heard from Wu Han that Uncle Chen's chickens sell very well. As long as we buy chickens from Uncle Chen and transport them to the East Market in the city, we can sell them quickly and make money!"

After saying that, Chen Gou added, "Of course, the hardest part of this business is not how to sell the chickens, but how to transport them to the city."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng and Liu Jie nodded in unison. In those days, there were countless bandits on the official roads, and the journey to the county town was fraught with danger. Transporting goods was not an easy task, and one might even lose their life.

"Son, maybe we shouldn't do this business anymore?"

Liu Jie said with concern, "This official road is too dangerous now. I don't want anything to happen to you!"

"Mother, don't worry, this is not a problem at all!"

Chen Gou patted his chest and said, "Because I don't plan to do this business myself, but to get other people in the village involved. As long as we have enough manpower, even the bandits in the forest won't dare to easily attack us!"

Chen Gou longed for the county town and often chatted with Chen Si, Chen Jiang and others who went to the county town. Naturally, he also learned about the nature of the bandits on both sides of the official road, who bullied the weak and feared the strong. In his opinion, as long as his cargo transport team had enough able-bodied men, those bandits would definitely not dare to attack him!

Looking at Chen Gou's confident face, Liu Jie still frowned. As a mother, she really didn't want to see her only son face danger, no matter how small the probability of danger was. But when she saw the expression on Chen Gou's face, Liu Jie chose to remain silent.

She knew her son well and knew that once Chen Gou made up his mind, even she, as his mother, couldn't change it; any persuasion would be a waste of time.

Chen Sheng looked directly into Chen Gou's eyes, and seeing Chen Gou's calm and confident expression, he made the decision: "In that case, the two taels of silver are yours!"

After saying that, Chen Sheng solemnly handed two taels of silver to Chen Gou. As a father, although Chen Sheng was not very capable and could not make his family live a good life, he was willing to support his son's idea, even if his son's idea would drain the family's hard-earned money.

Chen Gou solemnly accepted the two taels of silver and said, "Father, don't worry! Once I've built up my business, you can live the life of a landlord at home. I'll also take in a few concubines for you, so you can have a whole harem."

"..."

Chen Sheng shrank back, glanced at Liu Jie beside him, and knew that something was about to happen.

Sure enough, the next moment, Liu Jie sprang up from her chair and slapped Chen Gou on the forehead: "Gou-ge'er, you've grown some guts, haven't you? You're even taking a concubine for your father?"

"Oh dear! I was just saying it offhand, Mom, don't take it seriously!"

Chen Gou covered his head and ran around the house, but Liu Jie was relentless. She pulled out a feather duster from somewhere and chased after Chen Gou, giving him a severe beating.

"I'll make you take a concubine for your father! I'll make you have a whole harem of wives and concubines!"

"Mom, I was just saying that, please stop hitting me! If you keep hitting me, I'll break!"

"Are you still going to pay or not?"

"I won't accept it anymore!"

"Humph!"