He always thought that the emperor and empress liked Zhao Chen because Zhao Chen was good-looking.
After all, no one Xiao Li Zhi has ever met is as good-looking as Zhao Chen.
As for Zhao Chen's great abilities, Xiao Li Zhi automatically ignored him.
This shameless guy even bullied an eight-year-old kid like him. Is this something a capable person would do?
That's why Xiao Li Zhi was doubly surprised when he heard the village chief uncle say that the changes in the village were all due to Zhao Chen.
"How can a little guy like you know everything about Zhao Chen?" Wu Jue pretended to be an adult and looked at little Li Zhi through his nostrils.
"Village Chief, what happened in the village?" Zhao Chen put down his tea cup and looked at the village chief who was sitting aside.
If there was nothing wrong, the village chief would not go to his house to look for him.
But Zhao Chen didn't see anything wrong in the village.
I can't help but feel a little curious.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Brother Zhao, do you still remember the locust plague?" The village chief smiled and waved his hand.
A few months ago, Zhao Chen discovered that there would be a large-scale locust plague, so he asked the villagers to make a lot of preparations.
It is because of these preparations that the village did not suffer too many losses.
Chen, the people of Qianzhou and Guizhou are really suffering from the disaster.
However, the locust plague had been over for some time, and Zhao Chen was a little baffled when the village chief mentioned it again.
"That's Brother Zhao. Didn't we raise a lot of chickens, ducks and geese before to prevent locust plagues?"
"Now that the locust plague is over, those chickens, ducks and geese are all getting fatter and stronger."
"Originally we can eat it, but the quantity is really too much. It will probably take us more than ten years to finish it."
"And apart from us, many other places now have too much chicken, duck and goose to eat."
"At the Wannian County market, chickens, ducks and geese are now basically five cents each. The food you eat on weekdays costs far more than five cents."
"So the villagers would like to ask Brother Zhao to figure out how to deal with these chickens, ducks and geese." The village chief looked at Zhao Chen and talked about the current situation in the village.
At the beginning, Zhao Chen asked the villagers to raise 100,000 chickens, ducks and geese in the village.
At that time, when we went out to look for food, it was always a mess.
When the locust plague occurred, it made a lot of contributions.
Nowadays, these chickens, ducks and geese are kept fat and strong one by one. If they continue to be raised, the village will be impoverished.
Moreover, it’s not like no one thought about taking these chickens, ducks and geese to the market to sell them.
But the price of a five-pound duck in the market is only five cents.
It costs five cents, and the buns from Wangyou Baozi Shop also cost two cents each.
A duck can only be exchanged for two and a half buns.
This does not include labor and booth fees.
The folks really don’t want to sell these things.
But it would be a pity to kill him like this.
So they thought of asking Zhao Chen if there was any way to deal with these chickens, ducks and geese.
"Eating for more than ten years?"
"How many ducks are there?" Xiao Li Zhi counted on his fingers.
The past ten years have indeed been a long time.
"About 100,000." The village chief said with a bitter smile.
If the quantity hadn't been so huge, he wouldn't have been in such a dilemma.
"One hundred thousand, my God, who can handle so many of them!" Xiao Li Zhi's face changed at that time.
There are only about a hundred households in this village.
The total number of people was only about five hundred.
Even if each person eats one every day, it will take hundreds of days.
But who can eat the next one every day?
Even if it’s delicacies from mountains and seas, you’ll have to vomit after eating them, right?
"It's true that there are a lot of them. The Wannian County Government also received news the day before yesterday, saying that there are a lot of chickens, ducks and geese in other villages in Wannian County."
"The number of chickens, ducks and geese in the entire Wannian County is at least over one million."
"If possible..." When the village chief said this, he felt a little guilty.
One hundred thousand chickens, ducks and geese are already very difficult to deal with.
Who can solve these one million animals?
Is it possible that everyone gets one for free?
Even if it were free, no one would want it.
"Uncle Village Chief, aren't you embarrassing Zhao Chen? How can you possibly dispose of one million chickens, ducks and geese?"
"Besides, these must not be wasted." Wu Jue took over the words, and she felt embarrassed for Zhao Chen.
This is not just one or two. If some people are encouraged to eat it, they will eat it after eating it a few times.
There are one million chickens, ducks and geese in Wannian County.
Are there any other places missing?
The locust plague swept through most of the Tang Dynasty, and the method to prevent and control the locust plague was personally ordered by the emperor.
The number of chickens, ducks and geese in other places is definitely much higher than that in Wannian County.
"There is nothing I can do. If there is nothing I can do, I will send some chickens, ducks and geese to Brother Zhao. The restaurant will definitely still want them."
"As for the ones that really have no place to go, we'd better just dig holes and bury them. This will consume too much food." The village chief nodded.
He also knew that he was making things difficult for Zhao Chen.
There are too many chickens, ducks and geese. How can we solve them so easily?
…
The emperor is a little troubled today.
Fang Xuanling came to Ganquan Palace early in the morning and said that he had something important to discuss with him.
As a result, the old guy brought him a plate of roast chicken.
The roast chicken was burnt by him, and when you bite into it, it tastes old and woody.
Lao Li Tou was holding a hard chicken drumstick. He was wondering if Fang Xuanling would fall to the ground if he knocked down the drumstick.
"Xuanling, what do you mean?"
"Which cook cooked the chicken here? Can you take him out and beat him up?" The emperor put down the chicken leg that he couldn't bite, and looked a little unhappy.
This early in the morning, I took such unpleasant food to stimulate myself.
Fang Xuanling, this old guy, doesn't look like a good guy.
The emperor, who was originally thinking that Zhao Chen would have to help him bake a few more glazed statues, suddenly felt worse.
"Your Majesty, this roast chicken was bought by the cook in my residence. He..."
"Tell him to get out of here right away. His skills are so bad, so don't let your body get damaged!" Before Fang Xuanling could finish speaking, the emperor waved his hand in dissatisfaction.
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment.
He didn't come today to talk to the emperor about the chef's skills.
Well, although there is indeed something wrong with the cooking skills of his family.
but……
"Your Majesty, this roast chicken was bought from the East Market. It was still alive when I bought it!" Fang Xuanling said.
The emperor looked up. Of course the chicken he bought was alive.
Is it possible or impossible to die?
The old guy didn't even finish what he said in one breath.
Do you think you are too idle?
The emperor ignored Fang Xuanling and was already preparing for the southern tour plan after the new year.
After this year, the emperor was ready to go out and have a look.
He has stayed in Chang'an City for ten years, and he also wants to go out and see, especially the wealthy places in the south of the Yangtze River.
By the way, he is also planning to bring Zhao Chen with him.
Without Zhao Chen on the road, life would be boring and tight.
Although that guy can make himself half angry to death no matter what.
But, Lao Li Tou still felt quite happy.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that the selling price of this chicken in the East Market is only five cents..."??