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

Chapter 583 The Desire for Life

"Ugh."

Jiang Jie sighed. As one of the guards of the Zheng family caravan, he had traveled all over the country with the caravan and witnessed far too many human tragedies.

The girl's experience was tragic enough, but among all the people Jiang Jie had met, she was neither the first nor the last.

Fortunately, Jiang Jie, who had witnessed countless human tragedies, did not become numb to them. Instead, he maintained a sense of kindness in his heart.

Therefore, when he saw the White Lotus Army soldiers forcibly abducting women in broad daylight, he chose to take decisive action.

"If you really have nowhere else to go, you can leave with us."

Jiang Jie thought for a moment and then tentatively said.

The girl is doomed if she stays in the city; only by leaving the city can she possibly survive.

"Can I?"

A glint of light flashed in the girl's eyes—a yearning for life.

Perhaps because Jiang Jie had saved her, she didn't have much of a guard up against this stranger, and instead trusted him completely.

"Of course!"

"I'm willing to go with you."

The girl agreed without hesitation. For her, there was no other choice but to follow Jiang Jie to have any chance of survival.

"Okay, then come with me."

About 15 minutes later, Manager Wang, who was hurrying on his way, looked at the extra girl in the group and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Although Jiang Jie wore a mask when he made his move, no one could guarantee that the White Lotus Church wouldn't trace the clues back to them. Therefore, as soon as they agreed to let Jiang Jie make his move, Manager Wang arranged for the rest of the caravan to pack their luggage and set off after Jiang Jie returned.

only……

Shopkeeper Wang never expected that Jiang Jie would actually bring the girl back.

"Brother Jiang."

Shopkeeper Wang said with a smile, "I never expected you to be such a kind-hearted person!"

"no way."

Jiang Jie said bitterly, "This girl has lost her family and can't survive in the county town. I had no choice but to bring her along because I thought I could save as many people as possible."

"So what are your plans for her? She can't stay with our caravan forever, can she?"

"Manager Wang asked."

The caravan was full of rough, old men; it would definitely be inappropriate for a young girl to be alone in it.

"Well."

Jiang Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Aren't we heading to Zhangshan Village this time? We can settle her there. I've heard a bit about Zhangshan Village's reputation, so they shouldn't refuse."

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang nodded and said, "That is indeed a good idea."

After leaving Qingyue County, the caravan headed south towards Zhangshan Village.

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Three days later, the caravan arrived at its intended destination: Zhangshan Village.

Zhangshan Village, as its name suggests, is a village located right next to the Cangmang Mountain.

Thanks to the farmland in the village and the harvest from the edge of the Cangmang Mountain, coupled with the existence of the Zhangjian Sect which spared corrupt officials from harming the area, the villagers of Zhangshan Village generally lived a much better life than ordinary people in Yuezhou.

At this moment, at the entrance of Zhangshan Village, a man who was in charge of guarding the gate looked at the slowly approaching caravan and stepped forward to ask, "Who are you people?"

"We are a caravan from Qingzhou."

Shopkeeper Wang replied, "I'm here to deliver goods to Jiang Changye, the sect leader of the Sword-Wielding Sect. Please inform him of my arrival."

Upon hearing this, the man glanced at the truck behind Manager Wang and nodded, saying, "You wait here."

After saying this, the man winked at another gatekeeper, who immediately understood and quickly turned and entered the village to inform the village chief and clan leader, Jiang Changye.

In less than fifteen minutes, Jiang Changye, Xue Qi, and Jiang Weiyu arrived together, their faces beaming with joy.

"Are you from the Zheng family's trading company?"

Jiang Changye asked Manager Wang with delighted surprise. Ever since returning to Zhangshan Village, he had been waiting for news of Chen Dao, hoping to obtain the Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken as soon as possible. Now, he had finally received his news.

"Exactly."

Manager Wang clasped his hands in greeting and replied, "I am Wang Yuan, the manager of Zheng's Trading Company. I have come here on behalf of Mr. Chen Dao to deliver the goods to Master Jiang."

"Good good!"

Jiang Changye excitedly exclaimed "Good!" three times in a row.

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu were also overjoyed. The old man and Chen Dao had agreed on 1000 Blood Feather Chickens and 100 Crimson Blood Chickens. With such a number, it might be difficult to train everyone in Zhangshan Village to become martial artists, but it would be no problem to make the vast majority of talented people into martial artists.

"Manager Wang, please come in quickly. You have come from afar, so please give me a chance to entertain you properly."

Jiang Changye warmly welcomed Manager Wang and his party into the village, and then instructed the villagers to prepare a feast to entertain Manager Wang and his entourage.

Of course, Jiang Changye didn't forget the Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken that he longed for.

As he watched the chicken coops being unloaded by the caravan guards, Jiang Changye's expression grew even more excited.

Although the blood-red chickens were smaller than common domestic chickens, in Jiang Changye's eyes at that moment, they were as dazzling as precious rubies.

"Xiao Xue and Xiao Jiang, count the quantity."

"no problem."

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu counted the number of chickens with excited eyes.

Meanwhile, many villagers in Zhangshan Village also noticed the situation and gathered around, pointing and gesturing at the clucking blood-feathered chickens from a distance.

"Where did the village chief get so many chickens?"

A man wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said, "This chicken is a bit small, but it looks very plump. It must taste good."

"Yes."

An old man confidently stated, "Based on my years of experience judging chickens, these chickens are indeed a bit small, but each one looks very plump, so the meat quality must be good."

"There must be hundreds of chickens, right?"

"Where did the village chief find so many chickens?"

"I wonder if we'll be able to eat this chicken."

"..."

Many villagers were practically drooling. Although the villagers of Zhangshan Village generally lived better than the people of Yuezhou because of the existence of the Sword Sect, the improvement was relatively limited.

The limited land output was simply not enough to allow all the villagers of Zhangshan Village to live a prosperous life. In fact, the vast majority of the villagers of Zhangshan Village had never eaten meat before. So when they saw chickens running around and clucking all over the place, many villagers began to salivate and their mouths watered.

"Old man, everything's been counted!"

Shortly after, Xue Qi, having finished counting, reported to Jiang Changye: "A total of 1000 Blood Feather Chickens and 100 Crimson Blood Chickens. The count is correct."

"Very good, very good. Young friend Chen is indeed a trustworthy person."

Jiang Changye laughed heartily. With these 1100 chickens, the dream of everyone in Zhangshan Village becoming like dragons might no longer be a pipe dream.