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

Chapter 606 Eating Meat

"What? It yields seven pounds of meat?"

"Does this duck weigh ten pounds?"

"Are you kidding me? Where would you find a duck that weighs ten pounds?"

"..."

As soon as Zhang He finished speaking, the people gathered in front of the stall widened their eyes. The ducks commonly found in the market weigh about 7 jin (3.5 catties), and after removing the feathers and internal organs, the weight of the meat is about 4 jin (2 catties).

The duck in front of them weighed a whopping 10 pounds, and even after removing the feathers, it still weighed 6 to 7 pounds. The weight of the meat alone was almost double, which shocked everyone present.

"That's right, exactly 10 jin."

Zhang He nodded solemnly. Seeing that some people did not believe him, he took out a scale and then took a white-feathered duck out of the cage and weighed it on the spot.

Soon, the weight of the white-feathered duck was measured, and it weighed 10.5 jin (approximately 5.25 catties), which was 5 liang (approximately 250g) more than Zhang He had said.

At this point, the people present no longer had any doubts and exclaimed in amazement.

"Where did this duck come from? And why is it so heavy?"

"Not only is it good-looking, but it's also big. This duck... I'm thinking of buying it."

"That chicken is also quite nice, with golden yellow feathers, it looks incredibly luxurious."

"..."

After seeing the weight of the white-feathered duck with their own eyes, the people present were immediately tempted.

However, the thought of the current meat prices in Liangzhou immediately suppressed their restless desires.

In Liangzhou today, or rather Yongliang County, even an ordinary gray-feathered chicken can fetch an exorbitant price of 500 coins, while the yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks before us...

Both in appearance and size, they are far superior to ordinary gray-feathered chickens and domestic ducks, and the price... is probably beyond their means.

"boss."

Li Xiang stared intently at the chickens and ducks on the stall and asked, "How much are these yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He immediately realized that Li Xiang was interested, so he smiled and replied, "Not expensive! Yellow-feathered chickens are 300 coins each, and white-feathered ducks are 400 coins each."

In Chenjia Village, the prices of yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks are actually about the same, around 150 coins each.

Since the chickens and ducks had been transported all the way to Liangzhou, Zhang He naturally wouldn't sell them for only 150 coins. As for the fact that white-feathered ducks were 100 coins more expensive than yellow-feathered chickens, Zhang He considered this to be a matter of course.

After all, white-feathered ducks weigh about 2 jin more than yellow-feathered chickens, which means that white-feathered ducks can produce 2 jin more meat than yellow-feathered chickens. It is only right that these extra 2 jin of meat should be sold for 100 more coins.

300 coins?!

Li Xiang's eyes lit up. Ordinary gray-feathered chickens, skinny and with no fat, were selling for 500 coins, while the yellow-feathered chicken in front of him not only looked better and was more plump, but was also 200 coins cheaper.

How could Li Xiang not be tempted?

Not only Li Xiang, but also the onlookers started discussing the price.

"300 coins each, that's so cheap?"

"It's even cheaper than a grey-feathered chicken?"

"At this price, I'd like to buy one myself."

"Me too."

"..."

Many well-off people's eyes lit up.

Li Xiang, however, skillfully concealed his emotions and calmly bargained, "Boss, 300 coins a piece is still a bit expensive. Do you know if you can lower the price a bit?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shi made a wry smile and complained, "Sir, it's not that I don't want to give you a discount, but these yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks are very rare. I went to great lengths to get these chickens and ducks. If I sell them cheaply, I will lose money."

Losing money my ass.

Li Xiang didn't believe Zhang He's complaints at all. How could a shrewd businessman do a losing business?

In fact, Zhang He could not possibly lose money. He bought a yellow-feathered chicken from Chenjia Village for 140 wen, which was 10 wen cheaper than what the villagers of Chenjia Village paid. He sold it for 300 wen each, and he made at least 160 wen.

Of course, this is without taking into account the labor costs of opening and closing, as well as transportation costs.

Even if all of these are taken into account, Zhang He's profit from a single yellow-feathered chicken is still over 100 coins.

However, Zhang He naturally wouldn't tell Li Xiang and the others about these things.

"Sir, I really can't lower the price. 300 coins for a yellow-feathered chicken, I really don't make any profit."

Zhang He said with a face full of "worry," as if he were really selling chickens at a loss.

"Boss, can you give us a discount? We really don't have much money on us."

"Yes! Make it cheaper!"

How about a discount of fifty coins?

"I think 200 coins per bird would be more appropriate."

"Excellent! 200 coins each is the best."

"..."

Many people who wanted to buy yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks also spoke up to bargain. A yellow-feathered chicken was 300 coins, which was indeed much cheaper than the gray-feathered chickens on the market, but it would be even better if it could be cheaper.

"This……"

Faced with the haggling crowd, Zhang He pretended to hesitate, then gritted his teeth as if he had really lost half his money and said, "Alright! I'll give you a discount. A yellow-feathered chicken is 280 coins, and a white-feathered duck is 380 coins."

It's 20 coins cheaper?

Everyone's eyes lit up. Twenty coins didn't seem like much, but everyone felt like they had gotten a great deal.

Of course, a mere 20 coins' difference was not enough to satisfy Li Xiang.

He continued to haggle, saying, "Boss, 20 coins is still too expensive. You know, Liangzhou is poor, and the people don't have much money. How about a lower price? How about 250 coins for a yellow-feathered chicken and 300 coins for a white-feathered duck?"

"Sir, you're making me lose money!"

Zhang He said with great distress, "I transported these chickens and ducks all the way from Qingzhou, and if I sell them for the price you asked for, I'll lose my underwear."

"It's alright, boss, just consider it a good deed! I think the prices this brother quoted are quite good, 250 coins for a yellow-feathered chicken and 300 coins for a white-feathered duck is very reasonable."

"Yes, yes, yes! 250 coins a piece is a good price."

"Boss, 250 coins each, how about I buy 3 yellow-feathered chickens?"

"If they cost 250 coins each, I'll buy two."

"..."

The onlookers chimed in, agreeing with Li Xiang and suggesting he cut the price even further.

Upon seeing this, Zhang He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

These people from Liangzhou are truly masters of bargaining.

"Let's do it!"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang He finally nodded: "250 coins each for the yellow-feathered chicken, I agree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people at the scene cheered as if they had won a victory.

“Great! 250 coins for a yellow-feathered chicken, I’ll buy one right now to nourish my pregnant daughter-in-law.”

"I want to buy one too, to help my child get better health."

"Hehe! My family can have meat tonight!"

"Let's eat meat! Let's eat meat tonight!"

"..."