Jia Youcai looked at Qin Huairu and then at Chen Xueru, then lowered his head unconsciously, clutching the corners of his clothes with both hands, looking at a loss.
I laughed in my heart, little guy, show off your pride to your grandpa.
Jia Youcai said to Jia Gui, "Okay, take your wife and Dongxu back home, give the chicken from Qin Huairu's house to the owner, and pay two dollars as compensation. The meal is ready now, let's go and eat.
"Hey, Cai Quanwu, please bring out the dinner from my house and send it to my house. Let's all go."
After Jia Gui paid the money and returned the chicken, he took Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu back to eat.
The only ones left on the scene were Qin Huairu and her brother, Chen Xueru, Chen Yueru, Jinzhaner and Yinzhaner.
Jia Youcai looked at Qin Huairu holding the chicken in her hand and said, "Qin Huairu, why don't you keep the chicken for me? Didn't you say you want it to lay eggs in exchange for food?
Come to my house and I will exchange with you. In the future, you can just send your eggs to me to exchange for food. If you don’t mind the trouble and collect other people’s eggs, I will give you an extra two cents for each egg. You can take money or food.
My family will be holding a wedding banquet in a few days and it will be useful for me.
If you see any cured meat or game, you can bring it over. You can exchange it for money or grain. We'll sell the grain at the market price in town so you don't get any loss. How about that?"
Qin Huairu, who was originally in a low mood, immediately raised her head happily and looked at Jia Youcai after hearing what Jia Youcai said.
"Mr. Jia, you said the food was real and you really added two cents to the price of eggs. You can't lie to me. If I charge too much, your family will also have to pay, right?
This chicken is free. Jia Dongxu's father just gave me the money. Otherwise, I'll give it to your family. You've done me such a big favor, I must thank you."
Jia Youcai knew that this girl loved to save money. Don't think adding two cents to an egg is too much. If it were a few days later during the peace period, when an egg in the countryside cost only one cent, adding two cents would almost make up half of the profit.
But the situation is different now. Everything is becoming increasingly scarce, not to mention grain, meat and eggs. The prices are high and it is not easy to buy them. It is profitable to give 2 cents for one, and it is not an exaggeration.
Jia Youcai nodded and said, "Collect them all. I'll take as much as you can. If you have the ability to take over all the nearby villages, I'll take them too. We have a big family."
Look at that young lady from the city. She doesn't look like someone who can endure hardship. She can't compare with a hard-working person like you, and she just wants to eat good food.
There's nothing good to eat in this village. I can only find some cured meat, game, eggs, and other things. Oh, and if you have live chickens or ducks, you can bring them over. I'll give you a 10% profit. Is that okay?"
Qin Huairu was very happy. This was really great.
He immediately assured Jia Youcai, "Okay, wait, I'll go find what you want for you this afternoon. Thank you for accusing you of stealing our chickens."
It's all the fault of that bastard Jia Dongxu. He was a naughty boy who stole things all the time. I never want to have anything to do with such a person again.
Let me help you carry the chicken back to your house. Your city wife doesn't look like she'd be able to kill or pluck a chicken. I'll help you finish it and then we'll go back."
Jia Youcai was speechless. He was only ten years old and he already learned how to flatter people and sow discord. This, this is not a passive skill that he was born with, right?
The two were whispering to each other, and Chen Xueru was getting impatient and called out, "Jia, what are you two doing? What are you talking about? Hurry back, I have something to ask you."
Jia Youcai responded and walked towards Chen Xueru. Qin Huairu followed behind Jia Youcai, carrying a chicken.
Jia Youcai walked up to Chen Xueru and introduced her, saying, "This girl is Qin Huairu from the next village. Didn't Jia Dongxu just kill her chicken?
I asked her to come to our house and exchange food with her. In the afternoon, I asked her to go to the surrounding villages to find some bacon, game, eggs, dried goods, etc. Isn't this preparing for a banquet?
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