ushernet Chapter 191 A Big Deal Is Coming
Chapter 191 A Big Deal Is Coming
Upon hearing the middle-aged villager's words, the old village chief seemed to suddenly realize something and said to Wang Hui, "I'm getting old, and I'm not as quick-witted as the young people. Indeed, Li Laosan's family raises dozens of sheep. How about we organize this? Would goat meat be suitable?"
The village chief was somewhat worried, fearing that the organizer in front of him might be capricious or stubborn.
Wang Hui was taken aback for a moment, then said to the village chief, "Sure, sure, the brothers are just craving something and want to treat themselves. What kind of meat it is doesn't matter, and mutton is much better than pork."
After saying that, Wang Hui quickly said to the village chief, "Then please lead the way, village chief. I'll have a few brothers go with you to buy sheep and grain."
Seeing the village chief's somewhat grim expression, Wang Hui naturally knew what was wrong. He said to the village chief again, "Don't worry, village chief. We are all soldiers under the command of King Wei. We will not oppress any of the people. We will give the villagers enough money in exchange for these grains and meats."
As he spoke, Wang Hui took out a bag of silver and showed it to the village chief. Seeing Wang Hui's sincerity, the village chief finally smiled and said that as long as there was money, everything was negotiable.
In any case, many families still have surplus grain, and being able to exchange this grain for enough money nearby would naturally be the most wonderful thing.
The old village chief quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, please organize. I will take you to buy grain and meat right away."
Looking at the old village chief in front of him, Wang Hui felt a sense of emotion. This was a village chief who truly cared about the villagers, unlike those people in Meishan Town, who had all become accomplices in harming the people.
A few minutes later, Chen Er's subordinate Zheng Hui led Wang Hui and his group to the outside of Li Laosan's yard. They heard the village chief shout loudly, "Li Laosan, Li Laosan, come out and greet the guests! I've brought you a big business opportunity."
"Here it comes, here it comes, I still need this door."
A rough roar came from the courtyard, and a man inside opened the gate and said, "What kind of wind is blowing today that has brought the village chief to my house?"
Upon opening the gate, the man was clearly stunned. He hadn't expected there to be so many soldiers outside. He became a little nervous and asked through trembling teeth, "Village chief, what's going on? Why did you bring so many people? I, Li Laosan, have never done anything immoral."
So this man was Li Laosan. The village chief said, both amused and exasperated, "What are you thinking? These gang leaders are all from the north. Hasn't it been raining for days?"
"The organizers stopped to rest in our village on their journey. However, they were running out of provisions and wanted to have a treat. Since your family is the only one in our village that raises a lot of goats, I brought the organizers here."
To reassure Li Laosan, Zheng Hui quickly took out the bag of silver that Wang Hui had just tossed to him and tossed it to Li Laosan: "Look, this is the money these guys from the organization gave me, see if it's enough."
Hearing Zheng Hui's words, Li Laosan took the money bag that Zheng Hui tossed to him and quickly weighed it in his hand, saying, "That's enough, that's enough. Gentlemen of the organization, go in and take whatever you want. Just leave me a few ewes and that big breeding sheep. You can take everything else."
Hearing Li Laosan's words, Wang Hui stepped forward and said, "Alright, you can keep the ewes and breeding sheep. We'll take the rest. By the way, do you know how to slaughter sheep? If you do, come with me and help us slaughter the sheep. Don't worry, you'll get your money back."
"No problem." With money to pave the way, Li Laosan immediately agreed and said to Wang Hui, "Boss, if we're talking about raising and slaughtering sheep within a hundred miles, I, Li Laosan, am definitely the best."
“My sheep are all raised on medicinal herbs from the mountains. These sheep are usually sold to noble gentlemen. You’ve come at the perfect time. If you had come a few days later, I would have taken these sheep to town to sell.”
"If it's really as you say, you'll get your reward." Wang Hui waved his hand, signaling the soldiers behind him to follow Li Laosan and lead all the sheep out, heading towards the camp of the large organization outside the village.
"My lord, General Zhao has ordered that I have returned." Entering the main tent, Wang Hui reported to Chen Er, "I have returned with forty-two sheep and the villagers are preparing their special food for us, something called sticky rice cake. It should be quite good."
"Hmm, forty-odd sheep, enough for the brothers to have a good meal," Chen Er said with a smile. "Eating some mutton in this weather is really nice. I didn't expect there to be people raising so many sheep in the south."
“That Li Laosan raises sheep specifically to sell to the wealthy families in the town and county. He says his sheep are raised on medicinal herbs from the mountains and are very nutritious,” Wang Hui said. “So, this Li Laosan is quite shrewd in business,” Chen Er said.
“I suppose so. I saw so many sheep at his house just now and they didn’t smell very gamey. He must have some unique tricks up his sleeve,” Wang Hui said to Chen Er, recalling the scene just now.
Now that you mention it, I'm actually looking forward to it.
Actually, forty-odd sheep is not a lot. The entire Dragon Cavalry Battalion has a thousand men, and each of the twenty-odd men gets one sheep. After slaughtering, each sheep can yield an average of forty to fifty pounds of meat.
Each brother could only get a maximum of two catties of mutton. For these elite soldiers, this amount of mutton was just enough to satisfy their appetites.
Of course, Chen Er and Zhao Yun were treated differently; the two of them shared a whole lamb, weighing over twenty pounds.
"We don't have much use for the remaining sheepskins, so let's give them all to the villagers later." After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Er picked up a piece of sticky rice cake, popped it into his mouth, and said to Wang Hui while chewing. "Yes, my lord."
Looking at the sticky rice cake in front of him, Chen Er felt a strange sense of emotion. Wasn't this the same as the glutinous rice cake he loved most in his previous life? Although it looked a little different, they were both pastries made of glutinous rice.
Chen Er's eyes were a little moist. It had been so many years since he had eaten something like this.
"My lord, this sticky rice cake is indeed quite good," Zhao Yun added from the side.
Chen Er snapped out of his reverie and said to Zhao Yun, "Indeed, this sticky rice cake is unique and really good. However, these are all southern specialties, and it will be difficult for us to eat it when we return to the north."
“What’s so difficult about that? We can just have a few cooks learn it. It’s just that we don’t know what kind of rice this glutinous rice flour is,” Zhao Yun said.
Chen Er waved his hand and said, "No need, it's just a snack, it won't matter if he's not here."