North and South groceries

Before dawn the next day, Wu You went out. There was a market in a nearby village, so he rushed there early and bought some haggis.

In this era when ordinary people don't see meat a few times throughout the year, as long as the price is cheaper, things like pigs' offal and sheep's offal will naturally be bought by people.

It's just that these things are hard to clean up, especially the large intestines, which have a strong smell. No matter how much onion, ginger, and garlic are put in, they still have a strange smell when cooked. A large part of the reason is that the cooking methods and cooking tools are too Later, ordinary people at this time could neither afford iron kettles, nor did they know that there were cooking methods such as stir-fried stewed vegetables.

Wu You bought the water and bought two pottery urns.

Take these things home, scrub the two pottery urns, and then pour the marinade that was boiled last night into the two urns respectively.In the future, these two urns will be used exclusively for boiling brine, one for lamb haggis and the other for pig offal.

When Wu You and his wife were busy cleaning up the offal and boiling brine, Luo Yong looked around the yard and called Teng Chao to help, and the two of them cleaned the thatched shed outside the yard for firewood. After he came out, he moved a bed from the living room and put it in, and put on a straw mat that was a few feet lower. Once the two of them sat there, they acted as babysitters for him, a young apprentice who had just started.

This Wu You is not a simple person, but as an aborigine in the seventh century, he is far behind Luo Yong in terms of business awareness.

A square thatched yard, with houses on three sides and fences and walls on one side, I don’t know, at first glance it looks like a small farmyard, and it doesn’t look like it’s open for business.

At this time, Luo asked them to stop the carriage outside the yard, and the two of them sat in the thatched hut that was ventilated on three sides. People who came from the official road next to them could see that they had water supply here.

When the sun is high, the day's brine is boiled, and the fragrance floats to the official road. Some pedestrians and merchants who have driven for a long time will also stop here to use some water. In this summer, the sun is venomous. , It is not easy to travel.

Generally speaking, there are not many pedestrians coming and going on this official road. It is quite good to pass a group of people in an hour. Some of them are from nearby villages. They just pass by here. They will not come in to eat at all. Take a look outside the yard and chat with Wu You and the others.

But even so, they sold a total of more than 30 meals in one day. Among them, a merchant not only ate here, but also bought a meal for each of his porters. There are nearly two meals here. Ten copies, and some scattered ones.

A meal costs two pennies, which sounds cheap, but the one penny here is equivalent to the purchasing power of about four yuan before Luo Yong crossed.

In addition, the commerce at this time was still very underdeveloped, and ordinary people did not have much money in their hands, and it was very difficult to earn money. Therefore, these two pennies were quite remarkable for people at this time.

When counting the money at night, Wu You's mother-in-law, A Guo, was so excited that her hands trembled a little. She could earn this amount of money in just one day. In the past, she couldn't earn so much in a few months.

"This place is too far from the village, what are your plans for the future?" Luo Yong asked Wu Youdao.

"Invite my two wives and younger brothers to help in these two days." Wu You knew what Luo Yong meant. In the past, their family was poor and desolate, and it was nothing to live in this place where there was no village or shop behind. When this brine business is started, everyone in the neighborhood knows that their family can make money, so there is no guarantee that someone will have a bad idea.

"That's good." Luo Yong nodded: "There are quite a few merchants coming and going to and from Lishi County from here, then I will send you some soy sauce, and you can buy other things like pepper and fennel yourself. "

"Master is leaving?" Wu You asked.

"Let's leave early tomorrow morning." Luo Yong nodded.

After being out for such a long time, he also misses his home more, without his own coffin board to hold him, Erniang and the others don't know if they are angry with those merchants, and the Champa rice they planted a few days ago is also gone. And the Eucommia leaves on the slope are almost ready to be picked.

Before going to sleep, Luo Yong gave Wu You another idea, asking him to build a few thatched pavilions on the side of the main road outside, and then spread beard beds, low tables and straw mats in the thatched pavilions. If your family buys food, you can also eat there. Even if you don’t buy food, you can lend them a shelter from the scorching sun and wind and rain, and form a good relationship with others. If things go on like this, slowly manage, and this place should be able to have some points popularity.

Anyone who does business should know that popularity is wealth, especially for the catering service industry.

When it comes to forming good karma, Luo Yong has also been quite touched recently.

If you want to talk about scheming, Luo Yong is afraid that he can't even compare with this disciple in front of him. Earlier, he also misjudged Yan Qiao. He has never had any plans for others, so he is not good at observing. Calculating, he simply stopped competing with those people for strategies. After much deliberation, the only way to make good friends is his own correct development path.

The next day, Luo Yong and Teng Chao set off again, and their carriage continued heading north again.

"Teng Chao, do you think I'm stupid?" In the scorching sun, Teng Chao was sitting in front of the carriage, and Luo Yong sat in the carriage, tied up the curtains, and snuggled up against a few pieces of silk cloth in boredom. Above, shaking his body as the carriage moved forward.

Hearing this, Teng Chao couldn't help grinning. It seems that this little gentleman has been a little irritated these days, and for a moment he remembered the admonitions his gentleman gave to the servants in his family, so he read in his mouth. Out: "He who knows he is a fool is not a great fool, and he who knows his confusion is not a great fool."

"A person who is confused will never understand, and a fool will never understand." Luo Yong doesn't understand this truth. After all, he has been a little irritated recently.

Putting his right foot on his left knee and barely stretching in the narrow carriage, Luo Yong asked Teng Chao, "When will I arrive in Lishi County?"

"Soon." Hearing this, Teng Chao shook the reins, and the horses pulling the cart in front picked up speed again.

On the sixth day of July, their carriage finally drove outside Lishi County. Before the carriage entered the city, Luo Yong heard someone yelling loudly: "Come, come, everyone who passes by comes here!" Take a look, take a look, take a look at this paring knife in my house..."

"It's still selling paring knives." Luo Yong laughed. It's been a month, and there is still a market for this paring knife.

"Originally, it sold for five cents a piece, but now there are only four cents left, but as long as we can sell a paring knife, there is still a profit of more than one penny. As long as we can make a profit, we have to continue to sell it. ah."

Luo Yong's disciples were all very happy when they heard that their master was back. They, a large group of young and old, finally found their backbone again.

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At this time, in the city of Chang'an.

In a piece of farmland belonging to the royal family, a small piece of corn seedlings was growing quietly at this time.

In the paddy field next to it, some corn seedlings were planted in the water like rice. After a few days, they all withered and turned yellow. The remaining ones planted on the dry land grew very well.

In the current city of Chang'an, people are mourning the passing of the Supreme Emperor, but after a few months, they will be excited and joyful because of the appearance of a new food.

This kind of crop is resistant to drought and barrenness and does not pick the land. If it is well cared for, the yield per mu can reach nearly ten dan. This is undoubtedly a myth in the current situation where the yield per mu is only one or two dan.

Moreover, this kind of crop is very full and resistant to hunger. Although compared with rice and white flour, this kind of food has a poor taste, but it will be a life-saving tool for those poor people who are struggling with food and clothing every day. rations.

Among the many grains in the space, Luo Yong finally chose corn first. After all, there is nothing more important than filling his stomach.

As for whether his small bag of grain seeds can be valued, whether it can be successfully planted, Luo Yong is not too worried. If it doesn’t work once, he can find a chance to put the second and third times. Anyway, the corn in his space There are still many seeds.

Besides, those guys are all human-like, how could they not even find out about this kind of thing.