North and South groceries

Luo Yong knows that Yang Dalang and others have always been worried about their own backgrounds. In this era of extremely underdeveloped commerce, if there is no land, it means that there is no support.

But many people go further than others because they have no support.In the words of Su Qin: "Let me have two hectares of land in Luoyang, and I can wear the seal of the six countries."

"It doesn't matter if you have land and land, you can't even support your wife and children." A Pingyi man present sighed.

Although they have fields there, they are not like Dinghu County, which has a large expanse of tidal land, and the village where these people live is in a large mountain. From their village to Xipo Village, there is a mountain road all the way. , there are mountains everywhere.

"In my opinion, what this strong man just said is very true. Your village is only two days away from here. You can raise pigs and grow beans in the future to make a profit." An elderly merchant from the south said in the hall. .

"The two-day journey is not easy. There are many mountains and forests on the way, and I am afraid of encountering wild animals." Someone from Pingyi said.

"If you don't dare to leave, let my brothers do it for you." Wang Dangdang said immediately.

"..." Those Pingyi people didn't answer the words, obviously they were still wary of Wang Dang and others. Although Wang Dang and others said that they were porters and hawkers, in the eyes of those Pingyi people, they looked More like a ranger, living in no fixed place, exuding danger, they are ordinary people, and they don't want to deal with such people easily.

"We are Dinghu people. We have no land and no land at home, but we have wives and children to support, so we have no choice but to go out and find some odd jobs to do. The brothers work together to avoid being bullied. I am not boasting. Now No matter in Dinghu County or Lishi County, the local people all believe in my king's character, if you don't believe me, ask everyone present."

Wang Dang and the others obviously wanted to do business with Pingyi people. After all, Dinghu County is still far away. In addition, there have been many merchants coming and going between Dinghu and Lishi recently. It's still pretty blank.

Those Pingyi people cast their eyes on Luo Yong, and Luo Yong said: "They came here last winter last year, and they often communicate with the villagers of our Xipo Village, and they live in peace with each other."

Hearing this, those Pingyi people really thought about this matter seriously. They are ordinary farmers and they don't want to risk themselves. If they don't have to take this dangerous journey often, There is indeed a lot to be done about planting beans and raising pigs.

The reason why the Wang Dang brothers came here to join in the fun after planting the pear trees was to create another way of making money for themselves.

And the merchants present were most concerned about the group of pigs.After drinking and eating, and gossiping, someone proposed to buy pigs. Almost none of the merchants present didn't want these pigs, but they didn't want to raise the price of the pigs too high because of each other. So they tested each other with words, and Lala miscellaneously talked for a long time without any rules.

Luo Yong really didn't have time to waste time with them, and he was worried that after he left, these Pingyi people would be fooled by some unscrupulous merchants, so he made a suggestion and asked everyone to buy pigs with hidden bids.

He asked Xu Dalang's son to bring a handful of stinky soap the size of a mahjong grain, distributed it to everyone present, asked them to engrave their names and bids on the soap grains, and then put the soap grains into a clay pot , Finally, take out the soap grains in the clay pot one by one and compare them, and the one with the highest price wins the bid.

In order to avoid the possibility of these people secretly venting and deliberately lowering the price, Luo Yong also gave those Pingyi people a piece of soap and asked them to write a minimum price. If the price written by the final winning bidder is lower than the minimum price , the transaction is not established.

"This price is the total price of this group of pigs, please don't make a mistake."

Luo Yong hugged Qilang, who was sleepy, on his lap. Beside him, Liu Niang was also dozing off next to Siniang at this time. Children are like this, and they fall asleep when they are full. Look at that girl, Si Niang. He is quite energetic, obviously very interested in the method of hidden marking proposed by Luo Yong.

These Pingyi people were in a nervous mood, and a group of people discussed it together, and finally wrote down the total price at the price of [-] yuan per pig according to Luo Yong's previous reminder.

For this price, they are very uncertain, they are afraid that if one fails, the business will not be able to be done. Even if these pigs are driven to Lishi County tomorrow, they don't know if they can sell them for such a good price. .

This time, they drove a total of eleven pigs, big and small. The big ones were nearly a hundred catties, and the small ones were fifty or sixty catties. The large white pigs were not castrated, and they were not well-fed. If they were raised to such a large size, they could basically be regarded as adult pigs that could be slaughtered.

Whether these eleven pigs can really be sold for more than 2000 yuan, Shen Yi and the others are not confident.

In fact, although those merchants were eager to buy pigs, they didn't want to be taken advantage of. The pigs brought by these Pingyi people were not as fat as the pigs raised in Xiaohe Village, Xipo Village, so naturally they didn't have much lard. When I bought pigs back, I didn't just go for the lard.

While observing the reactions of other people, the merchants present repeatedly estimated and guessed in their hearts, and finally carefully wrote down a price, blocked it with their hands, and gently put it into the jar.

If they win the bid, they can use these pigs to boil lard and exchange it for soap from Luo Sanlang.

If this bid is not won, it is natural to continue to wait in line for shipment.

After everyone had written a price, Luo Yong poured the soap granules out of the jar, put them one by one on the table, looked at the writing on it under the orange light, and finally found the highest bidder.

"The owner set a minimum price of 950 yuan, and the highest bidder here is the Shen family of Liangzhou, with [-] yuan. The transaction is established." Luo Yong finally announced.

"Oh, I just wanted to write [-] yuan, but after much deliberation, I wrote [-] yuan." As soon as the final result came out, someone slapped his thigh with regret.

"It's also a coincidence, I also wrote [-] yuan."

"Shen Dalang's price is well written."

It’s a pity, no matter what, the overall situation has been decided, this batch of pigs is destined to miss them, so they have to continue to wait, maybe someone will drive pigs to sell in a few days, after all, the news of the high price of pigs in Lishi County, At this time, it has also spread to the surrounding areas.

Although the price was written as 950 yuan, the payment was to be made with silk cloth.

Luo Yong felt a little unbelievable about this matter. Liangzhou is the Gansu area of ​​the later generations, and it is also a place where silk is produced. Almost every household raises silkworms. Local people go to the city to buy a piece of meat. Take the money, cut two feet of silk cloth directly from home and go.

Lishi County has recently developed commerce, and the price of silk cloth is much lower than before. At this time, Shen Dalang exchanged silk cloth with Pingyi people for pigs, which is also a good deal for Pingyi people. Even if they don't use the silk cloth , can also be used to pay taxes.

The two parties completed the transaction, and those Pingyi people followed Luo Yong to the village for a rest. The yard near Luo's house happened to be empty recently, and I just lent them the night, and I didn't forget to pay for the remaining pear seedlings.

Being unfamiliar with their place of birth, these Pingyi people were uncertain, and they dared not sleep separately, so they squeezed together in the same room overnight. Early the next morning, Shen Yuan came to Luo Yong's courtyard to say goodbye to Luo Yong. Then he hurried back with his fellow villagers.

When I got home, I looked at the coins and silk cloth I had been allocated. These people seemed to be in a dream, and they couldn't step on it.

Speaking of which, Weng Shen also has a bit of courage. In fact, there are not many pear trees in his family. There are so many pear seedlings anywhere. Naturally, he wants to do this business with other villagers. Weng Shen is no longer here. However, the villagers earned copper coins and silk cloth because of his agreement with Naluo Sanlang.

The village where Shen Yi and others live is called Qinggou. There are many sloping fields around the village, and there are few fertile fields. Although there are pear trees in the village, it is not easy to sell pears because it is too far away from Pingyi County.

Living in such a small village, many villagers have never seen so much money. This is Kaiyuan Tongbao. It is a coin minted with a single coin of bronze, which is not comparable to the previous coins.

And because they brought back the news that growing beans and raising pigs can make money, the whole village has been thriving these days.

If it was someone else, they might still not believe it, but Na Luo Sanlang, no one in these ten miles and eight villages has heard of his reputation.Although they haven't met each other, the villagers have already learned the method of pan-fired kang and the method of burning earth and dung from the surrounding villages, and they also know that these two methods were passed down from Luo Sanlang of Xipo Village.

On the other side, Wang Dang and others learned that the price of pigs in the Qinggou area is still relatively low, so they gathered a few brothers in a few days and went all the way to them.

For now, the people in Qinggou Village don't trust those Dinghu people, but Wang Dang and others are of good character. I believe that after a few encounters, they can gradually build trust between them.

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"Master, is it possible to cut this shredded pork into such a size?" Xu Sanlang finished cutting a plate of shredded pork at Xu's guest house, and Baba showed it to Luo Yong.

"Okay." Luo Yong also cut some vegetable shreds here. Seeing that the meat was cut, he grabbed some white flour from the white flour jar next to the meat and grabbed it a few times with his hands. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the shredded meat.

Recently, the price of lard in Lishi County has risen sharply, and a lot of pigs from other places have come here all of a sudden. Compared with the price of suet and fat meat, the price of lean pork is much lower.

If it weren't for the fact that there are so many merchants gathered in Lishi County today, and their spending power is relatively considerable, the price of this lean pork would have fallen to nowhere.

In the past two days, a merchant surnamed Shen from Liangzhou who lived in Xu's guest house was slaughtering pigs and cooking oil, and there was a lot of lean pork. The Xu family brothers negotiated the price with them and decided to buy these lean pork. If they can't be sold out, they will be made into dried meat and sold to those merchants.

When Luo Yong heard about this, he took the time to come over and teach them how to cook a new dish.This pork should be sold when it is fresh as much as possible. If it is to be made into dried meat, a lot of effort will be wasted, and it may not be able to make more money. In business, cash is king. Once it is hoarded, it is easy. will become a problem.

Among Luo Yong's disciples, the brothers of the Xu family walked closest to him. Whenever Luo Yong had any business, they would always run at the forefront. When everyone was making peony cushions together last winter, Xu Erlang and the others were there. Running errands for Luo Yong, since that's the case, if Luo Yong has something good to do here, he will naturally think about their brothers first.

Recently I heard from Aunt Luo that the Xu family often asked him to have dinner together. Aunt Luo and his wife wanted to give some money and food, but the other party refused to accept it no matter what.

"This fish-flavored shredded pork is not difficult to make. I have made it once, and you will know it after seeing it."

Back in the 21st century, Luo Yong was a bachelor. He occasionally started a fire by himself, and he didn’t know how to cook any complicated dishes. He liked to buy a few vegetables and stir-fry them with shredded pork for two or three meals.

He can't say whether this fish-flavored shredded pork is authentic or not. In short, the more times you make it, the better the skill is, the taste will never be too bad.

First put the oil, onion, ginger and garlic into the iron pot, then stir-fry the shredded pork, put a small spoonful of sauce in it, and then stir-fry to taste, then put the vegetables in and stir-fry a few times, the heat is almost ready Thicken the soup and put it on the plate. There is no raw powder starch at this time. It is also possible to use flour to thicken the soup.

Without pickled peppers, Luo Yong cut the pickled vegetables finely and put them down to fry together, and because Luo’s bean paste was made salty, with those pickled vegetables and bean paste in it, there was no need to put any salt.

The oil is soybean oil. Luo Yong has not yet developed soybean oil soap, so the price of soybean oil has not risen much. Lard is too expensive, so he has to replace it with soybean oil.

Soybean oil was not cheap either. At this time, the oil extraction technology was backward, and a stone of beans could not extract much oil. The soybean meal obtained after oil extraction was good for feeding livestock. The Luo family had to extract soybean oil from time to time. Most of the soybean meal went into the belly of the five pairs.

This dish of fish-flavored shredded pork is simple to make, but the taste is quite good. The brothers of the Xu family brought this dish to the hall and shared it with the guests. The response was quite enthusiastic, and several dishes were sold out that day.

In less than two days, there was a legend in Lishi County that Xu's guest house recently introduced a new dish, which tastes delicious.

It is said that the reason why the fish-flavored shredded pork dish is popular in the 21st century is due to its own strength. In the seventh century AD, people are still doing well.