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

Chapter 590 Living Bodhisattva

"This is the best chicken I've ever eaten. My teacher's wife is such a good cook!"

Another apprentice, who was rather thin, couldn't help but praise the dish, saying that stewed chicken was actually quite rare in ordinary people's homes, because it required not only salt, but also oil, soy sauce, and other ingredients, which was too extravagant for ordinary people.

Therefore, when ordinary people occasionally eat meat at home, they often cook it by boiling it in water. While boiled meat can satisfy people's need for meat, it is ultimately bland and tasteless, far less delicious than stewed chicken.

"If it's delicious, eat more."

Upon hearing the apprentice's praise, Liu Qiaoshou's wife smiled and said that for a "chef," nothing is more gratifying than a diner's heartfelt praise.

"Don't worry, Master's wife, we will definitely eat it all, leaving not a single bit."

"Hehe! My master's wife's cooking is really good, the chicken smells so good."

"This fried egg isn't bad either."

"Master's wife and master are both good people! If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be able to eat meat."

"Yes! We're incredibly lucky to have been able to become his disciples!"

"..."

The front yard of Liu Qiaoshou's house was filled with laughter and joy. The apprentices, enjoying delicious chicken and fried eggs, all had genuine happiness on their faces.

It is no coincidence.

While Liu Qiaoshou's family was celebrating, Cao Shui's home was also filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Fifteen minutes ago, Cao Shui's parents, Cao Qiang and Yin Xiaoniang, each carried a yellow-feathered chicken back home. As soon as they entered, they exclaimed with joy, "Brother Shui, good news! Huge good news!"

Cao Shui, who was making furniture, looked up and asked in confusion, "What good news?"

"Our wages have increased."

With a beaming smile, Yin Xiaoniang said, "Mr. Chen just said that our wages will increase from 500 wen to 800 wen!"

Not long after Yin Xiaoniang and Cao Qiang arrived in Chenjia Village, they each got a job through Cao Shui's introduction. Originally, Cao Shui planned to introduce his mother to a garment factory and his father to a construction team.

However, some deviations occurred during the actual operation. The father did successfully join the construction team, but the mother...

Instead of getting a job in the garment factory, she got a job as a cleaner.

Cleaning is a newly emerging job in the village. As the population of Chenjia Village increases, so does the amount of household waste, which is undoubtedly detrimental to the sanitation of Chenjia Village.

Therefore, at Chen Dao's behest, a sanitation department was established in Chenjia Village to be responsible for cleaning the public areas of the village. Currently, this department is temporarily managed by Chen Dao's mother, Chen Ping.

Fortunately, this place is different from Earth in my previous life. People here do not have the concept that cleaners have a low status, so they do not have any resistance to becoming cleaners.

Take Yin Xiaoniang as an example. When she learned that she would become a cleaner in Chenjia Village, she was first stunned, and then overjoyed.

For outsiders like Yin Xiaoniang, finding a job in Chenjia Village was already a very lucky thing, not to mention that the job was very easy. All she had to do every day was sweep the main road of Chenjia Village, and she could earn 500 coins a month. Was there any job in the world that was easier than this?

"Great!"

Upon hearing that his parents' wages had increased, Cao Shui almost jumped up in excitement.

Jiang Xiaobai and Jin Yin also put down their work, their faces full of excitement.

"Uncle and Aunt, has the wage really increased by three hundred coins?"

"Yes! Mr. Chen said it himself, so it can't be false."

"That's wonderful! Mr. Chen is such a kind person! He's even thinking of raising the villagers' wages!"

Jiang Xiaobai and Jin Yin's admiration for Chen Dao instantly surged several times over. Five hundred coins was already enough to make most people grateful to Mr. Chen, but they never expected that Mr. Chen would continue to raise wages.

Mr. Chen is simply a living bodhisattva reincarnated. He treats the villagers and migrant workers like his own family.

"Yes!"

A hint of admiration flashed across Yin Xiaoniang's face: "Mr. Chen is the best person I have ever met."

After saying that, Yin Xiaoniang lifted the yellow-feathered chicken in her hand and said with a smile, "I specially bought two chickens to bring back. We'll kill them later and have a good meal to celebrate!"

Soon after, Yin Xiaoniang and Cao Qiang went into the kitchen and got busy. As they started cooking, a fragrant aroma wafted out of the house.

When Cao Yun returned home from school at noon, his nose was very sensitive. He sniffed the aroma wafting in the air and asked Cao Shui with bright eyes, "Big brother, are we having meat at home today?"

"That's right!"

Cao Shui affectionately patted Cao Yun's head and said with a smile, "Dad and Mom got a raise today, so they specially bought two chickens to eat."

"Great!"

Cao Yun cheered excitedly and rushed into the kitchen, her bright eyes seeming to be watching her parents cook.

Cao Zhu, who was usually quiet, also had a bright look in her eyes. The thought of being able to eat meat soon filled her with immense joy.

About fifteen minutes later, the food was ready, and everyone gathered in the kitchen and sat down around the dining table.

The people of Xia Kingdom did not have the habit of eating lunch. Due to the scarcity of resources, the vast majority of people could only eat two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

As for lunch... well, then we'll just have to go hungry.

However, the people living in Chenjia Village are different. Because of the abundance of supplies and the relatively low price of grain, most people have changed their habit from two meals a day to three meals a day. Dinner is the most sumptuous, lunch is slightly less substantial, and breakfast is the simplest.

However, for the Cao family members, Jin Yin, Jiang Xiaobai, and others, lunch was definitely the most sumptuous meal.

"Xiaoyun and Xiaozhu, have some chicken legs."

Cao Shui put a chicken leg on the plates of Cao Yun and Cao Zhu. Knowing that the two children liked to eat chicken legs, Cao Qiang and Yin Xiaoniang did not chop the chicken legs into pieces, but left the whole chicken leg intact to satisfy the two children's hobby.

"Thank you, brother."

The two children politely thanked them, then each grabbed a chicken leg and began to eat heartily.

At the same time, the adults also quickly started eating and began using their chopsticks.

Jiang Xiaobai picked up a chicken wing, ate it, and asked Yin Xiaoniang, "Auntie, did Mr. Chen call you over today to talk about raising wages?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Xiaoniang recalled for a moment and replied, "Besides raising wages, they also talked about other things."

"what's up?"

Cao Shui and the others all stared intently at Yin Xiaoniang. Everyone who lived in Chenjia Village knew that although Chen Dao was not the village chief, he was the real person in charge of Chenjia Village. Every move Chen Dao made had a great impact on Chenjia Village, so everyone paid close attention to Chen Dao.