Pei Chengxian came back with a wooden box, respectfully presented it to Li Yuanying with both hands, and said softly: "Langjun, these are some fruits, but they are sold in the store as vegetables. The young man from my wife's family was curious, ate one, and thought it was very good. I asked the lady to buy some food, but I didn’t expect it to cost a hundred cents and a tael, so we started to quarrel.”
Li Yuanying opened the wooden box and took a look. Hey, something looks familiar. This...is this a strawberry persimmon? The surface of the persimmon is fiery red in color, and there is a "green hat" on the top of its head. Pick one up and taste it, eh? It tastes more sour than strawberry persimmon, and the seeds in the pulp are green and look very attractive.
"Cui Xingzong, take the people and buy them all, and send half...one-third to Sinong Qing, and tell him that if you can't plant them and bear fruit, you will... bury them in the snow!" Li Yuanying said to another person. He ordered in a low voice. If Pei Chengxian is not suitable to go, he will easily be priced out and may intensify conflicts.
Mainly because I didn’t bring my slingshot today.
Tomatoes were discovered in the West Market, cotton was discovered in the Garden, and longevity fruits were discovered by the Taishi Bureau... How can I feel like buying horses in the East Market, saddles in the West Market, bridles in the South Market, and long whips in the North Market?
Silently despising his own brain circuit, Li Yuanying walked into a condiment shop... shop to buy some pepper, cinnamon, star anise... something called anise this time, and when it snows again, he will bring Sizi and Pheasant Nu to barbecue. Eat, whether the second brother participates or not, let him go.
Cui Xingzong led people to buy the red persimmons... The store was definitely riding on the reputation of the Fire Crystal Persimmons, so the prince was curious and willing to buy these fruits at a high price.
"Xiao Langjun, we have freshly arrived pepper, would you like some?" the shopkeeper said hurriedly when he saw Li Yuanying wearing a jade belt. Such a young young man is wearing a jade belt. He is either the prince of the Duke's palace, the young prince of the princess's palace, or the prince of the prince's palace. He cannot be offended by any of them.
Li Yuanying smelled the smell of various seasonings and spices mixed together and said with a smile: "Xia Gua, go and check the quality of the goods. If they are good, buy some."
There are relatively few people in the seasoning shop. The seasonings here are really not cheap, some are worth their weight in gold. In fact, the vegetable shop is not cheap, but one hundred cents per tael is a bit beyond the limit. A bucket of rice only costs three or four cents, and the best rice will not exceed ten cents. Of course, those with money can't buy it, Gongmi.
In the Tang Dynasty, one kilogram was sixteen taels, one kilogram of red persimmons cost one thousand six hundred jin, and one bucket of rice was about twelve and a half kilograms. Calculated at four fen per bucket, it was five thousand kilograms of rice. The rice we buy in the supermarket is calculated as a bag of twenty kilograms, that is, two hundred and fifty bags of rice, which is a lot of rice.
Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, tangerine peel, fennel... there are also wolfberries. At this time, the wolfberries are still a little small and have a good sweetness. Soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup is not just the standard for middle-aged uncles in future generations.
What is popular here is not soaking wolfberry in warm water, but wolfberry wine. The top grade has a nectar-like flavor, and one spoonful is also known to prolong life. It is a wolfberry described by a famous poet who wrote an inscription on a humble house.
There are so many poets in the Tang Dynasty, but it’s a pity that most of them were born after someone’s death. If you want to see them, you have to live to be ninety years old. The Shixian was born in 701, and the Poet Buddha seems to have been born earlier, in 693. Years or so. Why not my brother Li Sanlang?
Uh-huh, in order to avoid being robbed of my wife by him, it’s better now. What, the second brother is robbing his sister-in-law? That has nothing to do with someone. I won’t go into details about those unofficial accounts, lest the sea be filled with water.
Buy some anise and fennel to make fennel beans, and you can also tease the little ones. Tell her that there are four ways to write the word "fennel". It's best to make another long gown and put out nine big coins, hehe.
"Langjun, the quality is good, both black and white, but not many." Xia Gua crossed her hands and said softly. It was no worse than those who entered the palace, and he knew the quality of the pepper in the palace, just because the prince liked to grill meat by himself, and he also liked to adjust the spices by himself.
Li Yuanying nodded slightly, looked at the store, and asked: "Yuanzheng has passed, you can still have pepper here, it is a sight in the West Market."
The store owner had a thick beard and a colorful hat on his head. He sighed helplessly: "They encountered heavier snow on the road than in previous years and were delayed. They rushed here just after the market opened today and missed the pre-holiday sales." If you sell it, you will suffer a huge loss.”
The corner of Li Yuanying's mouth twitched slightly. The so-called big loss was just because there were not many bidders. The pepper rewarded by the second brother can only be obtained by a limited number of families, but the powerful families want to show it off during banquets.
They won't be like the nouveau riche, holding gold foil banquets... Think about those people who eat caviar, white truffles, and black truffles. How many people are there for the nutritional value?
"Do you have any spices that haven't appeared before, or anything you find interesting?" Li Yuanying asked, changing the subject. Just listen to the store owner's lament. It's really not easy for them to transport it all the way here. But there is one thing that cannot be denied, not only a huge profit, but also a few thousand profits.
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, then went to the backyard and brought back a wooden box. In the box were three orange ginseng-like things. He explained in a low voice: "Xiao Langjun, these are the carrots we ate when we crossed the desert. These are the only ones left. No." Do you know if you like it?"
Well...actually, this is food for the camels, and there is a small half basket behind it, so that they can continue to feed when they go back. There is no need to feed a lot, just give the leading camel one feed every ten days. The astrologer said that it can ensure that the camel will not get lost, but he cannot tell the Tang Dynasty people... If you don't want to get gold this time, you will definitely not sell it!
Li Yuanying tilted his head and thought for a moment. Carrots seemed to have been introduced only in the Yuan Dynasty. Could it be that the Tang Dynasty I came to was not the Tang Dynasty in the previous life, but the Tang Dynasty in another parallel space?
Except for a certain butterfly that flapped its wings, there are no problems with other historical situations. The basic context is in line with the history books of later generations. There is no need to pursue the specific details. After all, the history books were written by the emperors and organizers of later dynasties... Maybe he is overthinking. I won’t drink any more before the wedding ceremony. Drinking will ruin things and my mind won’t work.
The shopkeeper looked at Li Yuanying uneasily. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out a finger and said, "A total of one tael of gold!"
20,000 kilograms of rice, why don't you grab it... It seems difficult to grab so much rice. But carrots can be fried to satisfy your hunger, and you can also make delicious Yangzhou fried rice. Uh-huh... This requires an iron pot and peanut oil first.
"Pei Chengxian, pay." Li Yuanying ordered a few more condiments, left the pepper and bamboo shoot shop, and went straight to the gold bank. The workmanship is naturally not as good as that of Shaofu craftsmen, but it is more novel and interesting.
Pei Chengxian: "..."
One tael of gold to buy three radishes? Is this something a normal person can do? I want to go home to find my grandma, but my uncle is crazy!
Xia Gua followed Li Yuanying and left. There was no need to worry about the store selling shoddy goods. The prince's slingshot never failed, and it was designed to hit the mediocre people who were short-sighted.
When Cui Xingzong rushed back, he saw Pei Chengxian, who looked hopeless, and asked in confusion: "The prince wants you to send you back?"
Pei Chengxian: "..."
Can't you just hope for me?
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