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

Chapter 766 A Brand New Market

"Old Wang, did you rob some landlord? Otherwise, where did you get these ducks?"

"This duck is so beautiful! It looks just like a swan."

"Yes, yes! Such a beautiful duck must taste delicious when cooked!"

"Old Wang must have been involved in robbery and plunder, otherwise how could he have ducks?"

"..."

After a brief moment of distraction, everyone crowded around Old Wang, their eyes lingering on the two snow-white ducks, wishing they were their own.

Some men couldn't resist reaching out to touch the duck's snow-white feathers, as if they were touching some precious treasure.

"What are you doing? What are you doing!"

Old Wang slapped away the outstretched "perverted hand" and shouted, "This is my duck, you're not allowed to touch it!"

"How stingy!"

One of the men whose hands were slapped away muttered, "It's just two ducks, I'm not buying them..."

The man didn't finish his sentence because he realized... he really couldn't afford a duck.

Nowadays, there are no livestock for sale in the city, and even if there were, they would be at exorbitant prices that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Pharaoh!"

Coming to his senses, the bald-headed man stared intently at Old Wang and asked, "Where did you get this duck?"

"Of course it was bought!"

Old Wang said with a smug look on his face.

"What? You bought it? Old Wang, did you stumble upon a gold nugget?"

"How could it be bought? Do you think I don't know your family's wealth? You wouldn't even be worth a duck if you were sold."

"Old Wang, tell the truth quickly, did you steal this duck?"

"..."

The crowd clearly didn't quite believe Old Wang's words; these days, let alone ducks, even a single duck egg in the city was incredibly expensive.

Old Wang's family now relies entirely on government relief grain to survive; how could they possibly afford such plump and beautiful ducks?

"I'm a law-abiding citizen, how could I possibly commit robbery!"

Upon hearing someone claim that he had stolen it, Old Wang immediately became agitated and retorted, "This duck isn't expensive, why would I need to steal it?"

"Then tell me, how much did you pay for this duck?"

Someone couldn't wait to ask.

"The two ducks cost me a total of 440 coins!"

"what?!"

Everyone present was shocked and looked at Old Wang in disbelief!

It's not that I think it's too expensive, it's that it's too cheap!

You should know that the city is now not only short of food, but also of meat. Any livestock that appears on the market is priced at exorbitant prices that they simply cannot afford!

In this situation, Old Wang told them that the two ducks in front of them, which looked incredibly plump and had an excellent appearance, would only cost 440 coins.

"Old Wang, are you telling the truth? It really only cost 440 coins?"

"This is way too cheap! Is the duck seller doing charity work?"

"I don't believe it! How could this duck be so cheap!"

"..."

Seeing that no one believed him, Old Wang was not in a hurry. He first called over a waiter from the restaurant and asked him to bring him a bowl of tea. Then he slowly said, "Why would I lie to you? This is a duck I bought in the East Market. It only cost 220 coins."

Seeing Old Wang's confident demeanor, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Old Wang, are you telling the truth?"

The bald man stared intently at Old Wang's face, and seeing no change in Old Wang's expression, he began to believe him somewhat.

"of course it's true."

Old Wang said, "Many merchants from Taicang County have come to the East Market. They sell not only ducks, but also yellow-feathered chickens and down jackets..."

As Old Wang slowly began to explain, the eyes of everyone present widened even further.

Whether it's inexpensive yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks, warm down jackets, or extremely cheap grains...

The goods Old Wang described kept impacting their minds, instantly arousing them.

"I want to buy ducks too!"

One man couldn't even wait for Old Wang to finish speaking before he hurriedly left the tea stall, intending to return home to get money and then rush to the East Market to buy chickens and ducks.

"Yes! We have to hurry to the East Market, or these cheap chickens and ducks will be gone!"

"Go, go, go!"

"Let's go to the East Market!"

"..."

In no time, most of the customers in the teahouse had left, all returning home to get money and then heading to the East Market to buy the yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks that Old Wang had mentioned!

There's nothing we can do. Although the government is distributing relief grain these days, each person can only get half a pound of grain.

This amount of food is barely enough to fill a child's stomach, let alone an adult who expends even more energy.

So, after hearing that Old Wang said there were cheap chickens and ducks for sale in the East Market, everyone couldn't sit still and rushed to the East Market to buy them, fearing that they would be sold out if they stayed out any longer.

As for whether people can afford the price of 200 coins per chicken or duck... it can only be said that as the political and economic center of Qingzhou, the income of the people in the city is higher than that of people in other places, and their savings are also generally higher. The reason why they are not able to eat is that there is no grain for sale in the city. Now that there is grain and livestock for sale in the East Market, they are naturally willing to spend money to buy them.

As a result, with many "Old Wangs" spreading the word, the news that a caravan was selling low-priced grain, chickens, and ducks in the East Market quickly spread throughout the city.

Countless city dwellers set off for the East Market to purchase livestock and grain from Wu Han and his caravan from Chenjia Village and Taicang County.

Everyone who bought one had a look of elation on their face, and even their weak bodies seemed to become much lighter.

The merchants, including Wu Han, who came from Chenjia Village, were also very excited.

They used to be able to do business only in Taiping County. The market was ultimately limited. As more and more merchants flocked in, the cake remained the same size, but the number of people eating it increased, so the cake that each person could get naturally became smaller.

Therefore, they urgently need to explore new markets, but how easy is it to explore new markets?

In the past, the south, that is, the territory of Qing Wang and Zhu Changhe, was in Taiqing County. Merchants from Taiping County dared not do business there. The north was the territory of the "rebel" Yang Zheng, and they also dared not risk entering Qingzhou. This made the merchants of Taiping County very distressed, and they could only watch helplessly as their earnings dwindled.

And now...

With Chenjia Village and Yang Zheng reaching a cooperation agreement, Yang's army conquered Taiqing County, and a brand new market was finally presented to them.

One prefecture city alone was enough to make them eat their fill, not to mention the other county towns of Taicang County.

Furthermore, it is said that King Yang has dispatched his general Yang Erlang to conquer Qingming County in the south. If King Yang can take Qingming County, they can expand their business there...

With the combined market of Taiqing County and Qingming County, the combined market of two counties will definitely allow them to expand their business, become stronger, and earn more profits!