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

Chapter 179 The Visual Impact of Silver

"Dad, Mom, Uncles, Aunts, I, Chen Gou, am back!"

Chen Gou jumped off the donkey cart and greeted Chen Sheng and the others who were walking briskly towards him. His face was full of pride, and he was extremely pleased with himself. On this trip to the city, Chen Gou had earned a full 11 taels of silver, making him the richest person in the entire Chen Family Village...

Of course, before saying that, we have to exclude Chen Dao and Chen Da.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Liu Jie rolled her eyes and slapped Chen Gou on the forehead. Her worries vanished. Just by looking at Chen Gou, she knew that they must have encountered no accidents when they entered the city.

"Brother Shi, how was your trip to town?"

Chen Sanshi's mother held his hand and asked with concern.

"It's okay!"

Chen Sanshi immediately laughed, his expression excited, "On this trip to the city, we not only sold all the chickens, but we also earned 11 taels of silver!"

"what?!"

As soon as Chen Sanshi finished speaking, Chen Sheng and the others were stunned!

What does 11 taels of silver represent?

It's no exaggeration to say that in peaceful times, 11 taels of silver would be enough for a family in Chenjia Village to live comfortably for three or four years.

Even in this year of famine, 11 taels of silver is a considerable fortune, enough to ensure a family can live comfortably for a year or two.

It was precisely because they knew the value of 11 taels of silver that everyone was so shocked!

"Brother Shi, you're not just pretending to be happy, are you?"

Chen Sanshi's mother, Deng Qing, asked blankly. She knew that Chen Sanshi was not a child who liked to lie, but she still found it hard to believe that Chen Sanshi and his family could earn so much money on this trip to the city!

"Mother, why don't you believe me?"

Seeing that his mother didn't believe him, Chen Sanshi became anxious and said directly to Chen Gou, "Gou-ge'er, hurry up and take out the money so they can see if we've made that much money!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Gou did not hesitate and took a cloth bag from the donkey cart and placed it on the ground.

"Ding."

The cloth bag fell softly to the ground, making a crisp metallic clanging sound. Just from the sound, Chen Sheng and the others knew that there must be a lot of silver in the bag.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Gou opened the cloth bag and said proudly, "All 50 chickens we took to the city have been sold. This is the money from selling the chickens, a total of 28 taels!"

Staring at the silver gleaming in the afterglow of the setting sun, Chen Sheng and the others were completely stunned!

But that wasn't all. Chen Gou took out a smaller cloth bag and placed it on the ground: "This is the 3 taels of silver I had left after buying chickens from Daoge'er. The two bags together make a total of 31 taels!"

"..."

Silence, still silence.

Chen Sheng and the others stared blankly at the silver that Chen Gou had placed on the ground, speechless for a moment.

The sight of 31 taels of silver laid out on the ground was undeniably striking, and the reaction of Chen Sheng and his companions at that moment was the best proof of this.

They all stared blankly at the silver on the ground, their minds momentarily blank.

After a long while, Chen Sheng was the first to come to his senses, looking at Chen Gou with a shocked expression: "Gou-ge'er, did you really earn this money?"

"Of course!"

Chen Gou puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Dad, let me tell you, the people in the city are really rich. They can buy chickens that cost several hundred coins without batting an eye. The fifty chickens we brought weren't enough to sell."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng and the other middle-aged men exchanged glances, staring at each other in disbelief. They bought the chickens, which cost several hundred coins each, without batting an eye. Did all the city folks own gold mines?

"Brother Gou, tell me in detail about the situation in the city."

Chen Sheng said.

"no problem!"

Chen Gouba couldn't resist showing off his achievements, so he recounted his entire experience of entering the city.

After listening, Chen Sheng and the others couldn't help but have complicated expressions.

"Is there really such a lucrative business in the world?"

"Just by transporting chickens to the city, you can earn almost double the price? This business is too easy!"

"Earning 11 taels of silver just by going into the city, this money... comes too easily, doesn't it?"

"..."

Chen Sheng and the others had expressions of disbelief on their faces. In their view, making money was undoubtedly the most difficult thing in the world, but Chen Gou had earned 11 taels of silver so easily, which obviously conflicted with their understanding.

"I think..."

Just as everyone was in shock, Liu Jie said thoughtfully, "They earn money so easily not because they are capable, but because of Brother Dao!"

Daoge'er?!

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on!

"That's right! If Daoge hadn't sold the chickens to Gouge at such a low price, Gouge wouldn't have been able to make money so easily!"

“That’s right! The chickens at Daoge’s house are a unique breed. If they were gray-feathered chickens, they wouldn’t sell so well, and they wouldn’t be able to sell for 700 coins each!”

"In the end, we still have to thank Brother Dao! If it weren't for Brother Dao, we wouldn't have enough to eat, and Brother Gou and the others wouldn't have earned so much money!"

"..."

At this moment, everyone's gratitude towards Chen Dao was beyond words. Anyone could do Chen Gou's business, since transporting chickens into the city required absolutely no skill.

But chickens aren't something everyone can have. Only Chen Dao and Chen Da can provide these chickens, and only Chen Dao would be willing to sell the precious white-feathered and yellow-feathered chickens to Chen Gou and his group at a lower price, allowing them to transport them into the city and earn so much money.

"We really have to thank Brother Dao!"

Chen Sanshi said, "If it weren't for Brother Dao, how could we have earned so much money?"

Upon hearing this, both the able-bodied men in the group and Chen Gou nodded in agreement. To be fair, the greatest credit for them earning 11 taels of silver definitely belonged to Chen Dao.

Of course, Chen Gou's contribution was also significant!

Chen Sheng looked at Chen Gou with admiration in his eyes: "Brother Gou, well done!"

Anyone can transport chickens into the city, but not everyone has the courage to do it!

After all, the possibility of thieves suddenly appearing on both sides of the official road was a great threat. Only someone as quick-witted and courageous as Chen Gou would dare to cross the dozen or so miles to enter the city and sell the chicken.

"father……"

Chen Gou was clearly pleased with his father's praise, but he looked a little embarrassed: "I just mustered up my courage to go into the city, it's nothing!"

"Don't be modest, Brother Gou!"

Chen Jiang laughed and said, "You deserve a lot of credit for making so much money from these chickens! I personally watched you haggle with those customers all afternoon, your mouth was all dry from talking!"

To be honest, Chen Jiang admired Chen Gou quite a bit, because Chen Jiang admitted that he couldn't do what Chen Gou did: greet every customer with a smile and haggle with them for an entire afternoon.

Chen Gou's persuasive skills played a crucial role in making such a large profit from selling chickens this time.