From the dignitaries to the common people in the Northern Desert, they all rely on dried meat to survive the winter.
The most ordinary people in Zhongzhou rely on food to survive the winter. Food is not rare in Zhongzhou, but it is rare in the Northern Desert.
"Wait, then."
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Liu Qingge's market stall in Beimo was full of people just one day after he set up his stall. They all looked at Liu Qingge warily and seemed to have doubts about Liu Qingge.
"What do these people from Zhongzhou do?"
"It seems like he came to our market to barter with us."
"I see that the people in Zhongzhou are holding so many things that look like herbs. They are probably poisons that want to poison us."
"I think so. Those people in Zhongzhou are so good. They must take the opportunity to harm us."
"You actually want to do business with us in the Northern Desert, bah!"
More and more herdsmen gathered around. They pointed at Liu Qingge and his group, but no one came forward to exchange items.
Liu Qingge just took out his dagger, pried off a piece of Pu'er, and started making tea in front of the herdsmen.
Everyone was shocked by her smooth movements. They didn't expect that she would start making tea in front of them. It didn't take long for the fragrance of the tea to spread.
"This-she seems to be brewing tea."
"Tea? That's not something only holy monks have. How can people in Zhongzhou have so many!"
"That's right, that's our magic medicine. I knelt down sincerely before and paid a lot of money for sesame oil. The holy monk gave me a small piece. This kid from Zhongzhou looks like he's only a teenager. How can he have so much? Expensive tea.”
"But I heard that the tea itself is produced in Zhongzhou. It is not surprising that there are so many people from Zhongzhou. After all, the things from Zhongzhou are in the hands of holy monks and royal families."
The tea had been brewed. After Liu Qingge drank a cup directly, he said loudly: "Everyone, I am a businessman from the Liu family in Zhongzhou. I came to Zhongzhou specially to do business. Now we can taste these teas and other items for free. You can do whatever you think is suitable." You can take out your items, and we will grade them based on the items you provide to exchange supplies with everyone."
After the herdsmen got the teacups, they all hesitated, and some came closer to smell it.
A bold herdsman took a sip directly. His eyes lit up and he said loudly: "This is Pu'er tea, I have drunk it! This is Pu'er tea!"
After hearing what the man said, the herdsmen began to drink tea one after another.
Pu'er tea is a specialty of the Yunnan-Guizhou region. Many herdsmen rarely have access to green vegetables. Long-term irregular diet can easily cause stomach problems such as food accumulation. A few mouthfuls of Pu'er tea can alleviate a lot of this.
Because of the scarcity of Pu'er, even the nobles of the Northern Desert would brew a cup of tea repeatedly.
"How much tea can I exchange for this bag of dried meat?" A herdsman took out a bag of dried meat and wanted to exchange it for tea.
A stronger herdsman took the dried meat and said: "Erwazi, you are crazy! You actually exchanged the dried meat for the Pu'er tea of this group of Zhongzhou people. How much tea can you exchange for such a precious thing? Even if you get it, The tea these Zhongzhou people give you is probably different from what we drink!"
"That's right, Erwazi, don't be stupid, they Zhongzhou people are bad!"
"Yes, you can't do business with these people."
Erwazi sighed and said: "I appreciate everyone's kindness, but my woman has severe stomach pain during this period, and she really can't afford the expensive incense money. If there is a glimmer of hope, I would like to try it. If this If Pu'er tea is real, then my woman will have a life-saving medicine!"
"Erwazi, you—"
"Don't try to persuade me. Everyone knows what Erwazi's family situation is like. How can he have so much money? If he wants to give it a try, he can give it a try."
Erwazi's eyes darkened as he looked at everyone. He took the dried meat and walked heavily to Feng Qingge: "Look, how much tea can be exchanged for."
Liu Qingge looked at the dried meat and made sure that the quality of the dried meat was good, so he pried out a piece of tea, wrapped it, handed it to Erwazi and said, "Here you go, I wish your wife a speedy recovery."
Erwazi took a look and saw that although the piece of Pu'er tea was not big, it was enough for his wife to drink for a long time. He immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! My wife is saved!"
Seeing that Erwazi could exchange a small bag of dried meat for a cup of Pu'er tea, all of them's eyes grew hot, and more and more people took out their own belongings and began to exchange.
"Big shopkeeper, we have changed so many things, most of them are useless, right?" Cuizhu looked at Liu Qingge and hesitated.
"The big fish are yet to come. These are just ordinary herders. When they taste the benefits, more and more people will know about our trade."
Sure enough, within half a day, Tantai in the Northern Desert extended an olive branch.
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"I'm here in Tantai Xiuming. I'd like to discuss some business with the big shopkeeper." Tantai Xiuming had long heard that the big shopkeeper from Zhongzhou was young. When I saw him today, he didn't expect that he was so young. He looked like he was in his teens. .
"Chief Tantai, I believe you also know the purpose of my coming to the Northern Desert this time."
"Yes, I did hear that what you want is nothing more than my horses in the Northern Desert. Our Tantai family can give you two thousand horses in exchange for your tea." Tantai Xiu Ming's nostrils were almost pointing to the sky.
Liu Qingge smiled and took a sip of tea: "This is the Pu'er we prepared. Chief Tantai can try it."
It was not like Pu'er Tantai Xiuming had never drank before. He looked at Liu Qingge with a hint of contempt in his eyes, as if Liu Qingge's business could not survive without him.
He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and his eyes lit up.
This tea!
It was incomparable to what he drank before!
This tea has a rich aroma, mellow taste and long aftertaste. Every sip makes you intoxicated. It is a treasure among teas.
Tantai Xiuming raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Qingge. Liu Qingge seemed to turn a blind eye and stopped talking to him, just leaving him aside.
The shopkeeper of the Liu family was clearly waiting for him to raise the price!
If not, he must stay calm. How many people in the Northern Desert are willing to do business with Zhongzhou!
"The great shopkeeper, the great patriarch of the Yelu family is here."
Listening to the maid's message, Tantai Xiu Ming panicked for a moment. He looked at Liu Qingge and said, "Shopkeeper, this can't be done. You and I are already discussing Pu'er tea. We are the only ones in the Yelu family. Can we talk about it?" Let’s talk about it later!”
Liu Qingge raised her lips and smiled: "Then I'm not very satisfied with the Tantai family's offer, so I'd better invite the patriarch of the Yelu family to come."
"Yes." Qingshu responded immediately.
Tantai Xiuming was immediately confused after hearing this.
What the hell?
Two thousand horses defeated him directly?
What the hell did the shopkeeper of the Liu family do?
Don’t they have a grudge against the Yelu family?
No, this Yelu family may not be here for business, he must calm down!
