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

Chapter 323 3 Gou's General Store

As more and more goods from Chenjia Village were sold to the county seat, the name of Chenjia Village became increasingly well-known in the county seat.

Now, not only the migrants outside the county town, but even the residents inside the town know the name of Chenjia Village and how well Chenjia Village lives.

Under these circumstances, more and more people were attracted to settle in Chenjia Village. In the past, people in the county town might have worried about the bandits outside the city, but now the bandits outside the city have been wiped out, and they no longer need to worry about the threat of the bandits. They can leave the city to go to Chenjia Village with peace of mind.

This led to a significant influx of outsiders into Chenjia Village during this period, including not only merchants who came to do business, but also a large number of migrants and ordinary people who wanted to settle down and find work in Chenjia Village.

"It's not just our Chenjia Village; there are also more outsiders in Xiahe Village."

Chen He continued, "I asked Mr. Li to help me count before. Our Chenjia Village originally had only more than 500 people, but now the number has exceeded 1,000."

A thousand people?

Chen Dao frowned. This was equivalent to doubling the population of Chenjia Village, which was no small number.

Where do these outsiders live?

Chen Dao asked in confusion, "Housing in Chenjia Village is quite scarce. With so many people pouring in all at once, there simply aren't enough houses for them to live in."

"They usually live in the villagers' homes."

Chen Lian replied, "Recently, many villagers have been building new houses, and some villagers who have already built new houses will rent out their old houses to these outsiders."

"Then how do they live?"

Chen Dao then asked that to settle down in Chenjia Village, having a place to live is not enough; one must also have an income. The reason why the villagers of Chenjia Village are able to live a life of basic needs is because Chen Dao provides them with jobs and income, which is not the case for those outsiders.

"I mainly earn money by working for the villagers."

Chen He said with a smile, "The villagers of Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village are all helping you, Brother Dao, which has led to a shortage of manpower in the village. The villagers want to build houses but can't find enough people. These outsiders mainly earn money by helping the villagers build houses."

"I see."

Chen Dao suddenly realized what was going on. After learning more about the situation from the two of them, he signaled that they could leave.

After the two left, Chen Dao had dinner with his family and then lay down on the bed to rest and relieve the fatigue of the long journey.

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clang!

The following day, in Taiping County, near the North Gate.

Chen Gou stood in front of the shop he had just taken over, banged the gong loudly, and shouted, "Hiring! Our shop is hiring!"

Chen Gou's shout immediately attracted a lot of people from the vicinity, who gathered around and asked all sorts of questions.

"Boss, what kind of workers are you hiring here?"

"Boss, hire me! Hire me!"

"Boss, what kind of benefits do you offer for hiring?"

"..."

Looking at the crowd asking questions all at once, Chen Gou said, "I don't need many people for this shop, just three helpers to deliver goods!"

After speaking, Chen Gou paused for a moment, then continued, "As for the salary, it's 800 coins per month, excluding food and drink!"

800 coins?

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they became excited.

"Boss, I can do it!"

"Boss, I'm the hardest worker, hire me!"

"I'm willing to do this job!"

"Boss, give me a spot."

"..."

Everyone pushed and shoved forward, hoping that Chen Gou would recruit them.

Just then, a voice came from behind them.

"The county magistrate is here, everyone make way!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled and turned around to see Xu Zhiwen, the county magistrate, dressed in official robes, slowly approaching.

Because Xu Zhiwen often went out of the city to deal with the affairs of the displaced people, many people near the North Gate recognized him. When they saw Xu Zhiwen coming, they would consciously make way for him to pass.

Xu Zhiwen led Zhang He to Chen Gou and said with a big smile, "Brother Chen Gou, congratulations!"

Xu Zhiwen and Zhang He also clasped their hands in a gesture of blessing and said, "Brother Chen Gou, congratulations on your opening."

"Uh……"

Chen Gou was a little reserved as it was his first time facing the county magistrate, but he quickly replied, "Thank you for coming to support me, County Magistrate!"

Xu Zhiwen looked up at the sign above the shop that read "San Gou General Store" and asked, "Brother Chen Gou, what kind of goods do you mainly sell here?"

Several days ago, Xu Zhiwen, who had been keeping an eye on the situation in Chenjia Village, learned that Chen Gou had taken over the shop, but he didn't know what kind of goods Chen Gou would sell.

"We mainly sell chickens and ducks from Chenjia Village."

Chen Gou replied, "In addition, there are flour, down jackets, and so on."

"This is a good thing!"

Xu Zhiwen nodded approvingly. The county town had always been short of food. Chen Gou opening a shop to sell goods from Chenjia Village might not solve the county town's food shortage, but it could at least alleviate it to some extent.

"Your Excellency, please come inside and have a seat."

Chen Gou gave Chen Sanshi a wink, and Chen Sanshi immediately understood, leading Xu Zhiwen and Zhang He into the shop and serving them tea.

Outside the shop, the crowd gathered outside was even more excited.

"Boss, do you sell goods from Chenjia Village here?" a well-dressed middle-aged man asked.

"Not bad!"

Chen Gou nodded and said, "I'm doing business in Chenjia Village. If you want to buy yellow-feathered chickens, white-feathered ducks, down jackets, or other goods in the future, you can come here to buy them!"

Very good!

Everyone got excited. Nowadays, Chenjia Village's goods are selling well throughout the county. It can be said that no one in the county knows about yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks. However, in the past, yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered chickens were sold in the East Market, and the time of sale was not fixed. It all depended on luck to buy them.

Now that this shop is here, it will definitely be much more convenient to buy yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks in the future.

"With these three shops, it will be much more convenient for us to buy chickens and ducks in the future!"

"That's right!"

"I won't need to go all the way to the East Market to try my luck anymore!"

"..."

These words were spoken by a relatively wealthy family in the county town, while the others looked at Chen Gou with expectant faces.

"Boss, are you still hiring? Do you think I'm good enough?"

"Boss, are you still hiring?"

"Boss, hire me! I promise I won't slack off!"

"..."

Looking at the enthusiastic crowd, Chen Gou glanced around and selected three men who looked honest and strong.

"Great!"

The three chosen men were excited, while the unchosen ones were dejected. Fortunately, because the county magistrate was present, they did not cause any trouble and soon left with disappointment.

"Boss, may I come into the store and take a look?"

After Chen Gou finished recruiting workers, the well-dressed middle-aged man asked a question.