Gu Shuo picked it up and couldn't remember where he had seen it before. He looked at it repeatedly, and it took him a while to remember: "Isn't this a wild fruit that grows on the barbarian hills? What's the use of this thing?"
"They are a good thing and can be eaten."
"Eat? I remember it seems inedible." Gu Shuo said as he doubtfully put the fruit into his mouth. A bitter taste suddenly came over him, and his face wrinkled slightly. He raised his hand and took a few sips of the tea, but the tip of his tongue still felt a little bitter.
"It's too bitter, I really can't eat it."
Ye Qianning concealed a smile, took out an object from the space, and handed it over again: "You are trying this."
Gu Shuo picked it up, looked at the dark thing in his hand with some hesitation, and took a tentative bite. There was no bitterness, but a silky and sweet taste in his mouth.
A melt-in-your-mouth feeling.
"This...what is this?"
Ye Qianning didn't answer, she just stood up and walked to the table, poured a packet of coffee-colored powder into a cup, and then brewed it with boiling water. She knew that Gu Shuo preferred something sweeter.
So I added another piece of sugar to it, and then brought it over: "Dad, please try it."
Gu Shuo watched her actions, and more doubts arose in his heart. He took the tea cup. The tea was very hot, but a faint fragrance passed to the tip of his nose, and it seemed to have a burnt smell.
Staring at the dark tea in the cup, he frowned slightly.
"Dad, don't worry, my daughter won't harm you." Ye Qianning laughed when she saw his bitter and resentful look.
"Qian Ning, why do I feel like this tea is fake?"
"It's a little bit, but it tastes good and has a refreshing effect."
Gu Shuo blew it, took a sip, and savored it carefully. It was a bit bitter in the mouth, but the aftertaste was very fragrant. He tried it for a few sips and gradually got used to it.
"What kind of tea is this?" he was surprised.
"This is called coffee. It is ground from this fruit. Drink a cup when you are sleepy. It is very refreshing." Ye Qianning picked up another fruit: "This is called cocoa fruit. The chocolate you just ate is made from this fruit. of."
"Coffee?" Gu Shuo didn't expect that the wild fruits growing in the barbarian areas could also be used to make tea.
It felt bitter just now, but now it still has a mellow aftertaste in your mouth. It's good to taste it carefully.
"After all, it's a good thing. Cocoa fruit can also be used to make many things. Barbarians are everywhere in the mountains and plains. It's a ready-made wealth."
The barbarian territory was very large, and the deserted mountains were full of cocoa fruits and coffee trees. The operation was more profitable than selling animal skins.
Although Gu Shuo didn't understand much about cocoa fruits, the two he had just eaten were indeed good. There were fruits everywhere...
He finally understood!
"The Nanyuan Prince United Chamber of Commerce will boycott the Gu family industry, but if it is novel enough, the boycott will only be literal and will not affect sales at all."
resist--
Oh, novelty has always been the leading giant. If you want to resist, you have to come up with better things.
Gu Shuo looked at the contract again: "You plan to buy cocoa fruits and coffee...coffee fruits for four copper coins per pound."
I'm a bit shy about saying the word 'coffee'.
"I have roughly calculated the price. It is several times more than what they earn from hunting furs. After all, cocoa trees cost nothing to them at present. They are all grown naturally. A huge sum of money comes into their account every year. The barbarians will not leave a good business unfinished."
Gu Shuo nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "You have only been back for less than two months, how can you know so many things about the clan?"
(End of chapter)
