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

Chapter 506 Everyone is happy

However, Jiang Changye had lived for decades and was ultimately a shrewd and calculating person.

He didn't show his excitement on his face, but suppressed it and calmly asked, "I wonder how many Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens you intend to offer in exchange for the Fufeng Sword Technique?"

"How about 50 Blood Feather Chickens and 20 Crimson Blood Chickens?"

Chen Dao tentatively quoted a price: 50 Blood Feather Chickens and 20 Red Blood Chickens. Based on the wholesale price in Chenjia Village, that would be 1000 taels of silver plus 4000 taels of silver, for a total of 5000 taels of silver.

Of course, the prices of Blood Feather Chicken and Red Blood Chicken are not calculated in this way. In the prefectural city, a Blood Feather Chicken can sell for 100 taels, so 50 chickens would sell for 5000 taels. A Red Blood Chicken can sell for 300 taels, so 20 chickens would sell for 6000 taels. The total value is 1.1 taels.

1.1 taels of silver for a top-grade martial arts manual... I have to say... Chen Dao is still as ruthless as ever.

However, even the price offered by the ruthless Chen Dao was enough to surprise Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu.

The Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken, with a total value of 1.1 taels, brought joy to the two men, who wished their master would agree immediately.

There was no other way; the Sword-Wielding Sect was too poor. Located in a barren land, the villagers of the Sword-Wielding Sect could eat their fill, but cultivation resources were extremely scarce. They desperately hoped to obtain some resources to strengthen the Sword-Wielding Sect and Zhangshan Village.

However, Jiang Changye remained unmoved by Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu's hints.

He gave Chen Dao a deep look and said, "Young friend, you're not being sincere! Top-grade martial arts are extremely precious; how can a mere 70 chickens compare to them?"

To be honest, Jiang Changye was slightly tempted when he heard Chen Dao's offer. The Sword Sect did not have a rule that martial arts could not be passed on to outsiders, and martial arts could be copied infinitely. Using them to exchange for Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken worth 1.1 taels of silver was simply too good to pass up.

But Jiang Changye thought again. Martial arts can indeed be copied infinitely, but that doesn't mean that high-grade martial arts are not precious. It's just that there are very few forces and individuals in the Nine Provinces who possess high-grade martial arts, and neither forces nor individuals would spread their family's high-grade martial artists to the outside world.

This has resulted in an extreme scarcity of top-grade martial arts techniques in the Nine Provinces, and has also made top-grade martial arts techniques extremely precious.

If a top-grade martial arts manual were sold on the market, it would probably fetch at least 1.1 taels, let alone 5 taels.

"So, senior, what do you think is a suitable amount?"

Chen Dao knew his price was a bit too high, and asked somewhat guiltily.

"This number!"

Jiang Changye spread his five fingers.

"Five?"

"No! It's 5000!"

"..."

Chen Dao opened his mouth wide, and a black line appeared on his forehead.

Jiang Changye's demands were outrageous. Five thousand chickens, even if they were all Bloodfeather Chickens, was still an astonishing number!

A single blood-feathered chicken costs 20 taels of silver wholesale, so 5000 chickens would cost 10 taels.

This is calculated based on wholesale prices. If calculated based on the market price in the prefectural city, it would be worth a full 50 taels of silver...

This is simply taking advantage of Chen Dao like a sucker!

Not only Chen Dao, but Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu were also stunned. They couldn't help but take a closer look at their master and wonder: Is this still their master?

In their minds, although their master was unkempt and had flaws such as being stingy and having a habit of peeping at widows bathing, he was ultimately an honest man who cared about his reputation.

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu never expected that their master would report such an astonishing number.

How thick-skinned do you have to be to report such a shocking number?

"Senior, do you think I'm a sucker?"

Chen Dao said irritably, "5000 Bloodfeather Chickens? Even if I sold myself, I couldn't come up with that amount!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiuyan couldn't help but glance at Chen Dao, thinking to herself that this man was truly a master of lying.

Given the current size of Chenjia Village, 5000 blood-feathered chickens might be a bit of a challenge, but it's definitely not impossible for them. After all... Chen Dao not only provides his father with 2000 blood-feathered chickens every month, but also provides Xu Zhiwen and Li Qingyun with 600.

Of course, Zheng Qiuyan knew that this was Chen Dao's negotiating tactic, so she did not expose Chen Dao, but only complained about it in her heart.

"Uh……"

Jiang Changye realized that his price was a bit high. He awkwardly touched the stubble on his chin and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Young friend should know that top-grade martial arts are extremely rare and precious. Therefore, although 5000 Blood Feather Chickens are a bit expensive, I think they are still worth it."

It's worthless.

Xue Qi and Jiang Weiyu rolled their eyes.

Chen Dao then said, "Senior, please don't ask for too much. Five thousand Blood Feather Chickens is absolutely impossible."

"Then, young friend, how many do you think would be appropriate?"

"Fifty."

"Too few, at least 3000."

"Fifty."

"Impossible, there must be at least 2000."

"Fifty."

"At least 1500, no less! The Fufeng Sword Technique is a martial art passed down for five hundred years by my Sword-Wielding Sect. Even if I starve to death or die of poverty, I will never sell it cheaply!"

"Fifty."

"Fifty."

"Fifty."

"..."

After some haggling, Jiang Changye, who had repeatedly said he would rather starve or die of poverty than sell the Fufeng Sword Technique cheaply, finally sold it to Chen Dao for 1000 Blood Feather Chickens and 100 Crimson Blood Chickens.

Both Chen Dao and Jiang Changye were quite satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations.

For Chen Dao, although the total number of 1100 animals seemed like a lot, all he needed to pay was some food, medicine, and manpower. It was a very worthwhile investment to exchange them for a high-grade martial arts manual.

For Jiang Changye, exchanging a superior martial arts technique that can be infinitely copied for Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken worth a total of 13 taels of silver is not a loss at all; in fact, it can be said to be a huge profit!

In short, both sides felt they had gained something, making it a win-win situation.

"Now that the price has been agreed upon, when and how does the young friend plan to deliver the Blood Feather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken to the Sword-Wielding Sect?"

After the negotiations concluded, Jiang Changye asked in a pleasant mood.

Transportation has always been a very thorny issue these days. 1100 chickens is no small number. Whether Chen Dao can transport the Blood Feather Chickens and Crimson Blood Chickens to the Sword-Wielding Sect is a question worth discussing.

"You don't need to worry about that, senior."

Chen Dao pointed to Zheng Qiuyan beside him and said, "Miss Zheng is the person in charge of Zheng's Trading Company. With Zheng's Trading Company around, transporting 1100 chickens to Zhangjian Sect will not be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Changye glanced at Zheng Qiuyan with a strange look. Even he, who had lived in Yuezhou for many years, had heard of the reputation of the Zheng Family Trading Company. He never expected that such a large trading company would be managed by a woman.