Chapter 64: Everyone's Thoughts at the Pig-Slaughtering Banquet
"No..." The village chief's smile froze instantly, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But as soon as he said that, the village chief noticed Chu Ci's half-smile. So he quickly changed the subject and said, "What should the villagers do at home?"
This really wants to take advantage of all the benefits. Chu Ci smiled slightly and asked, "Does anyone in the village know how to tame a wild boar?"
The village chief was speechless. After a long while, he stammered, "What does the young lady mean?"
"Our Fan family can help with domestication, but if the villagers want to sell the wild boars, the Fan family must be given priority." Chu Ci's request was simply to tie Jingtian Village and the Fan family together.
In this way, he, the village chief of Jingtian Village, really became a manager of the Fan family.
"Can you consider another approach?" the village chief asked tentatively.
Chu Ci wasn't angry either, and continued to smile: "This is simple. Even if the first generation of wild boars are domesticated, their attack power is still very strong. You can wait a little while and directly buy the piglets born by domesticated wild boars. This will be safer."
The second option was certainly better, but the village chief was focused on the word "purchase." "Can I ask how much silver a piglet costs?"
"This requires a specific analysis of the specific situation, but please rest assured, Village Chief, the price is absolutely the cost price." Chu Ci's words were very beautiful, but there was almost no substantive content that the village chief wanted to hear.
The village chief hesitated for a long time and said, "How about choosing the first option?"
Chu Ci heard this and smiled slightly, saying, "Village Chief, there is no need to rush to make a choice. You can discuss it with the villagers first."
"By the way, let's count the number of people who can go up the mountain. Remember, they must be able to protect themselves. Even people from other villages are fine. We can't disregard human lives for the sake of making money. Village chief, do you understand what I mean?"
The village chief was slightly startled when he heard this, "Young Madam, I'm afraid this matter is difficult to control."
Chu Ci was stunned upon hearing this, and then a deep sorrow came over him. Perhaps in Yazhou, or in this era, human life is the least valuable.
"You go back first, I'll see if I can work out a charter."
The village chief scoffed at Chu Ci's wild ideas, but he said nothing. He had to make this kindhearted young lady suffer a little so that she would understand that kindness is not something that can be expressed casually.
The village chief sneered inwardly while thinking about how to deal with Chu Ci in the future, or simply use some means to seize the recipe for taming wild boars.
Thinking about the future that Chu Ci planned for Jingtian Village, the village chief became more and more excited.
Therefore, when the pig-killing banquet began, everyone ate with relish, except the village chief, who was absent-minded.
It wasn't until the village chief's youngest son saw his father pick up a piece of ginger and put it in his mouth: "Dad, Dad, why did you pick up a piece of medicine? This thing is spicy, I can't eat it."
The village chief finally came back to his senses from his deep thoughts, "This isn't..."
The village chief's youngest son nodded. "That's just what Dad thought. The Fan family is truly extraordinary. They can use medicine to remove the fishy smell from wild boar meat. Ordinary people can't learn that."
These words were like a sharp sword, piercing the village chief's heart. "Secret recipe! Then..." Doesn't that mean there's no chance of implementing my plan at all?
The youngest son didn't understand why his father was so excited, so he continued, "The Fan family is a noble family. Isn't it normal for a noble family to have a few secret recipes? Dad, why are you so excited?"
By the time the youngest son was speaking, only a little soup remained in the basin of bones. The youngest son immediately became anxious and said, "Whatever you're so excited about, eat the meat now, or you'll be hungry tomorrow. Don't blame me for not reminding you."
The three words "hungry" are absolutely powerful, and the village chief finally realized what he had missed.
Just then, the basin of pork ribs was removed and a plate of savory, greasy sausages was served. The village chief was about to pick up his chopsticks when he heard, "Our young lady said you can take one sausage home if you don't want to, but don't eat more. Otherwise, if you get diarrhea from eating too much, don't blame us for not warning you."
At this moment, everyone turned around and realized that the people serving the dishes were all servants from the Fan family. Well, they should be grateful for the food they received, especially since they were eating and taking it.
Although a sausage is only about one finger long, for villagers who often do not eat meat, even if it is chopped into small pieces, it can be considered a meat dish.
Be obedient, absolutely obedient.
So, the village chief, who previously had no idea how to taste the food, now could only look at it but not eat it, which made him extremely troubled. He even failed to notice the several inquiring eyes that had been watching him from the beginning to the end of the meal.
Even after the banquet, several people gathered together and asked, "What did the young lady of the Fan family say to the village chief? Could it make the village chief so worried that he couldn't even eat meat?"
Some people were quite curious: "Could it be that the village chief is going to catch wild boars? I wonder how much one would be worth?"
But this was just a lucky coincidence, and it instantly sparked everyone's enthusiasm. Money, for ordinary people like them who could barely save a penny year-round, being able to find a way to make money was absolutely a huge deal.
Therefore, without the need for the village chief to deliberately publicize it, in less than an hour, almost everyone in Jingtian Village knew that catching wild boars could be exchanged for money.
When the village chief finally prepared himself mentally and called the villagers together, everyone was already impatient waiting.
Before the village chief could even open his mouth, the impatient man shouted, "Village chief, just tell me, how much does the Fan family pay for a wild boar?"
"Don't be anxious. The Fan family is taking in wild boars, but there are conditions." The village chief was helpless, but he couldn't go against everyone. However, he deliberately stopped when it came to the critical moment.
At this time, no matter how anxious everyone was, they had to control their temper and stay calm.
The village chief then solemnly cleared his throat and said, "The Fan family not only collects wild boars, but is also willing to help tame them, so that everyone in Jingtian Village can eat meat in the future..."
The village chief was well versed in the art of making big promises, so whether it was the different prices of live and dead pigs, or the different plans provided by Chu Ci, the village chief exaggerated them all.
Chu Ci's requirement that those going up the mountain to catch wild boars must be able to protect themselves was put last by the village chief. "Now for the last and most important point: you can go up the mountain to catch wild boars, but you must have sufficient self-protection capabilities."
Sufficient self-protection ability, this scope is too broad. This made the people present very dissatisfied. "Village Chief, what kind of people are considered to have sufficient self-protection ability?"
"Yes, the monkey runs fast. But can he catch the wild boar?"
Being personally attacked, the monkey couldn't take it anymore: "That's better than Erniu delivering food to the wild boar!"
Erniu had only casually made an analogy, and he hadn't expected to be insulted like that. He immediately flew into a rage. He waved his fists and charged forward. "Ah, you stupid monkey, what gives you the right to say I was delivering food to wild boars..."
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