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

Chapter 671 Observations (9)

Slaughterhouses are also a new phenomenon in Chenjia Village. As incomes gradually increase, more and more people in Chenjia Village are buying chickens and ducks to eat every day.

When the wage was 500 coins, only families with many members and high incomes could afford to buy chicken and duck regularly. But when the wage rose to 800 coins, even a family of five could afford to eat meat every few days. As a result, the sales of chicken and duck in Chenjia Village increased significantly.

Chen Dao also built a slaughterhouse in the village, whose main function was to slaughter chickens and ducks.

Every day, Chen Lian's farm estimates the approximate number of chickens and ducks to be sold. Then, the chickens and ducks are sent to the slaughterhouse for slaughter, and then sold to the villagers through Chenjia Village Grocery Store.

The villagers undoubtedly welcomed the pre-slaughtered chickens and ducks, because in those days there was no refrigeration technology, so there was no possibility that the chickens and ducks were frozen or not fresh.

Secondly, pre-killed chickens and ducks can save villagers a lot of time and energy; they can be cooked directly after being bought home, which is extremely convenient.

Moreover, because slaughterhouses slaughter in large quantities and the recovered feathers can cover part of the costs, the price of a single slaughtered chicken or duck is not much higher than that of a live chicken or duck. Under these circumstances, villagers are naturally more willing to buy chickens and ducks that have been slaughtered in advance by the slaughterhouse.

After all, this can save them a lot of time and energy.

"alright."

Lu Dahe's wife nodded in agreement.

So, the next day, as soon as he woke up, Lu Dahe took his wife to the slaughterhouse located in the Chenjia Village residential area and met Chen Dalu, the manager of the slaughterhouse.

After hearing the purpose of their visit, Chen Dalu did not refuse, but asked with slight surprise, "You want to buy chicken feet and duck feet separately?"

"That's right, Manager Chen. Can these chicken feet and duck feet be sold separately?"

"let me see……"

Chen Dalu fell into thought. Chicken feet and duck feet are the least valuable parts for slaughterhouses. In other words, the absence of chicken feet and duck feet will not have a significant impact on the price of chickens and ducks slaughtered at the slaughterhouse.

If you calculate it that way, the slaughterhouse might make even more money by selling chicken feet and duck feet separately.

Having figured this out, Chen Dalu said to Lu Dahe, "No problem! As for the price, how about eight copper coins a pair?"

"Okay! Give me 10 pairs of chicken feet and 10 pairs of duck feet first."

After buying chicken and duck feet from the slaughterhouse, Lu Dahe returned home and stopped setting up his stall, instead staying home to research recipes for making chicken and duck feet.

Perhaps it was a case of heaven rewarding those who persevere. After more than ten days of research and spending a great deal of money, Lu Dahe finally figured out an effective formula.

He discovered that by preparing a broth in advance using a large amount of soy sauce and spices, and then soaking the chicken and duck feet in it and simmering it for a long time, the flavors of the soy sauce and spices would seep into the chicken and duck feet, making the originally tasteless chicken and duck feet very delicious.

"It's done!"

Lu Dahe's eyes lit up after tasting the chicken feet he made himself. He had a premonition that the chicken feet and duck feet he made would definitely sell very well.

As expected, the braised chicken feet and braised duck feet were an instant hit with the villagers of Chenjia Village after they appeared on the stall. A large number of villagers came from far and wide, and almost every day they would buy up all the braised food on Lu Dahe's stall.

Of course, the most frequent customers of Lu Dahe's stall were the village children. For adults, spending 10 coins to buy a braised dish that could only satisfy their cravings and taste was a bit too extravagant. Only children didn't care about such things and were willing to pay money as long as it tasted good.

The scene before us was the best proof: most of the people surrounding Lu Dahe's stall were children, and a few adults were accompanied by one or more children who were drooling with anticipation.

"So expensive?"

The middle-aged man who had just asked the price clicked his tongue and said, "Boss, your braised food is too expensive. Ten coins for a chicken foot? I could buy a whole chicken leg for that price!"

Buying a chicken leg for 10 coins might be a bit of an exaggeration, but for a middle-aged man, 10 coins for a chicken foot is still a bit expensive, since chicken feet don't have much meat and can't fill you up.

"Sir, this is not expensive at all!"

Lu Dahe quickly lifted the lid of the braised food pot and pointed to the broth inside, explaining, "Although these are cheap chicken and duck feet, I've used plenty of spices! Look at this broth, there are at least five kinds of spices, plus soy sauce, salt, and other seasonings. It's only 10 coins a piece, which is really not expensive at all."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man glanced at the black broth in the pot. Just as Lu Dahe had said, he had indeed used plenty of spices, and the broth had a rich, salty aroma that made one's mouth water.

but……

The middle-aged man was still somewhat hesitant; the price of ten coins for a chicken foot was really hard for him to accept.

"Dad, I want to eat chicken feet!"

But at that moment, she heard her child's weak voice beside her.

Seeing his son's pleading look, the middle-aged man finally gritted his teeth and said to Lu Dahe, "Give me a chicken foot and a duck foot."

"okay!"

Lu Dahe smiled when he saw the middle-aged man take out his money. He quickly scooped the chicken and duck feet out of the pot, put them in an oil paper bag, and handed them to the middle-aged man.

"Welcome back next time, sir/madam."

After watching the middle-aged man leave with a smile, Lu Dahe continued to entertain the others.

"Uncle Lu, I'd like a chicken foot. Here's 10 coins."

"I want a duck foot, this is my money."

"I want two chicken feet, 20 coins for you."

"..."

At Lu Dahe's stall, children carefully took out the money from their pockets and handed it to him, then took the chicken and duck feet from him and happily skipped and hopped towards the Chenjia Village residential area.

Li Mingyuan was incredibly surprised as he watched the children skip and hop away.

In a country like Xia, with its low productivity, the people were generally poor. Many adults in families didn't even have a few copper coins, let alone the children.

However, these children could each take out ten to several tens of coins to buy braised food, which undoubtedly overturned Li Mingyuan's understanding of the children of Xia Kingdom.

When did the people of Xia become so wealthy that they could afford to give their children a few dozen coins to buy snacks?

"Gentlemen, would you like to buy some braised food?"

At this moment, Lu Dahe also noticed Li Mingyuan and the other person who had been standing in front of the stall, and asked with a smile.

"purchase!"

Before Li Mingyuan could speak, Li Qiao spoke up first: "Boss, give me 20 chicken feet and 20 duck feet."

Ever since he saw this stall, Li Qiao had been curious about what the braised food tasted like, but he hadn't been able to ask because there were so many people queuing up.

"..."

Li Mingyuan's eyes twitched. Li Qiao had no coins in his pocket, yet he was asking for 40 chicken and duck feet, clearly wanting Li Mingyuan to pay for them!