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

Just as Chen Dao was immersed in his dream of selling the land, several more people came to his house.

Chen Dao's two uncles, Li Dadan and Li Feng, walked in side by side. As soon as they entered, Li Dadan said with a face full of shame, "Brother Dao, we are sorry for what we did to you."

"Uh……"

Chen Dao, whose dream of selling land had been interrupted, looked up at the two men and asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?"

"Brother Dao, we really can't do that kind of business."

Li Dadan stammered.

Chen Dao originally planned for him and Li Feng to learn from Wu Han for a month, and then they would go out and start their own businesses, however...

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the two of them still haven't completed their apprenticeship, which makes them feel extremely guilty for letting Chen Dao down.

"why?"

Chen Dao frowned and asked. In his opinion, doing business should not be a difficult thing. After all, the goods in Chenjia Village are not hard to sell. They can be sold out in an instant as long as they are transported to the county town. His uncles should be able to do it.

"We're really not good at haggling with those customers."

Li Dadan said.

Li Feng, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement.

Li Dadan was an honest and simple farmer, so asking him to communicate with the customers who bought chickens and ducks was quite a challenge for him.

Li Feng was similar; although not as honest as Li Dadan, he wasn't good at talking either.

"That's it."

Chen Dao fell into deep thought. He had originally planned to train his two uncles to become the official merchants of Chenjia Village, but now it seemed that this would not be possible.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Dao said, "Then let's forget about it! I'll arrange new jobs for you, Uncle."

After a pause, Chen Dao continued, "Uncle, Second Uncle, I have two jobs here. Which one would you like to take?"

Li Dadan and Li Feng nodded quickly.

Upon seeing this, Chen Dao began to speak: "The first thing is that you, like the villagers of Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village, will go to the construction site to help with the work and will receive 500 coins per month."

Another thing is, help me open a restaurant.

"Open a restaurant?"

Li Dadan and his companion exchanged a glance and said, "Brother Dao, how do we open this restaurant? We don't know how to cook!"

When it comes to cooking, both of them definitely know how. After all, for ordinary people, cooking is simply putting food into a pot and cooking it, and even a young child can do it.

As for cooking... that's the chef's job. In Xia Kingdom, cooking is a profession passed down from master to apprentice. Ordinary people can't learn cooking skills without connections.

"I will teach you, of course."

Chen Dao said, "I plan to open a restaurant in the village. You will be the chefs and be responsible for cooking. As for entertaining guests, you can leave that to others."

As more and more people and vendors come to Chenjia Village to work and shop, the demand for food in the village is also increasing. According to Chen Dao, many vendors and workers from other places often ask the villagers of Chenjia Village to provide them with food because they cannot find a place to eat, and then pay the villagers some money.

This is undoubtedly an extremely troublesome matter. Therefore, opening a restaurant is very necessary, not only to make money for Chen Dao, but also to provide convenience for migrant workers and vendors.

"Brother Dao, we're willing to be chefs."

After thinking for a moment, Li Dadan and Li Feng chose the second option. Compared to working on a construction site, becoming a chef was obviously a better choice, after all... cooking skills were considered a relatively precious skill in this era.

"Alright! Then I'll have my mother teach you."

Li Ping learned a lot of cooking skills from Chen Dao. While she wouldn't say her cooking was exceptionally delicious, she could certainly make some everyday dishes without much trouble.

"As for the salary... let's set it at two taels of silver per month for now."

Not long after, Li Dadan and Li Feng left with happy expressions.

Shortly after the two left, more people came to Chen Dao's house.

"Young friend Chen, it's been a long time!"

Li Hu's bold voice rang out, followed closely by Li Ying and Xu Zhiwen, all three with smiles on their faces.

"Master Li, what brings you here?"

Chen Dao said with a surprised look.

"It was to gather some information."

Li Hu stated his purpose directly: "I heard that young friend Chen has been dealing with the Zheng family recently?"

Chen Dao glanced at Li Hu and suddenly realized that Li Hu and Xu Zhiwen were probably there for the Cloud Shadow Palm technique.

"Master Li probably wants to ask me if I've obtained the Cloud Shadow Palm technique, right?" Chen Dao asked with a smile.

Li Hu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "That's right. As you know, young friend, I have been stuck at the peak of the seventh rank for a long time and urgently need a mid-grade martial art to break through."

"To be honest, Master Li..."

Chen Dao did not choose to hide anything and said directly, "I have already obtained the rubbing of the Cloud Shadow Palm from the Zheng family."

Upon hearing this, Li Hu and Xu Zhiwen's eyes shone with fervent light.

"Young friend Chen, would you be willing to share this Cloud Shadow Palm technique with us?"

Xu Zhiwen stared intently at Chen Dao. No martial artist doesn't want to reach higher peaks, and now, the breakthrough to the sixth rank lies with Chen Dao.

Li Hu also stared intently at Chen Dao, hoping that Chen Dao would give a positive answer.

"Sharing it with you is no problem."

Chen Dao first expressed his willingness to share, then changed the subject, saying, "However, I hope that the Fuhu Boxing Gym and Magistrate Xu can stand together with my Chen Family Village."

Standing together through thick and thin?

Li Hu and Xu Zhiwen unconsciously frowned. They had always had a good relationship with Chenjia Village, and could be considered allies. They wondered what Chen Dao meant by "fighting together."

"The so-called joint advance and retreat naturally means resisting foreign enemies together."

Seemingly aware of their confusion, Chen Dao explained, "You two should know that when I was in the county town, I accidentally offended the Wang family."

careless……

Li Hu, Xu Zhiwen, and Li Ying's lips twitched. "Was that an accident? You were incredibly audacious."

We've never seen anyone so audacious as to kick the illegitimate son of the Wang family to death in front of countless people.

"I hope that the two of you can unite with my Chenjia Village to resist all foreign enemies, including the Wang family."

Chen Dao looked directly into Xu Zhiwen's eyes and said that the external enemy he was referring to was not only the Wang family, but could also be... the imperial court.

As Chenjia Village's goods are sold more and more widely, it's only a matter of time before it attracts the attention of more powerful forces, or even the imperial court.

At this point, Xu Zhiwen's choice becomes particularly important.

Chen Dao wanted to tie Xu Zhiwen to the Chen Family Village's war machine, to fight together against all forces that had their eyes on the Chen Family Village, and even... the Xia Kingdom's imperial court.

"no problem."

Li Hu was the first to agree, saying, "Since you are willing to share your precious mid-grade martial arts with me, I will naturally stand with you. From now on, the affairs of Chenjia Village will be the affairs of my Fuhu Boxing Hall. If anything happens to Chenjia Village, my Fuhu Boxing Hall will definitely do its best to help!"