Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

On the way home, the worried Shen Chenai deliberately went to the stalls and shops to inquire about the latest prices.The conclusions she drew added a shadow to Shen Chenai's already heavy heart.

Needless to say, the buckwheat and yellow rice that are mainly eaten here in Fengcheng, even the prices of auxiliary foods such as tea and cooking oil have already increased by [-]% in the past, and the prices of beef and mutton have also increased by [-]% in previous years. Among the things imported, the only price that hasn't changed much is pork.

This is because more than [-]% of the pork market in Fengcheng is dominated by Luo Ding. The Luo family does not increase the price, and other small retail investors cannot increase the price. However, Shen Chenai estimates that this situation will not last long, because As he inquired along the way, more than one butcher had already complained to Shen Chenai, saying that the price of meat at the Luo's butcher shop was too low, which made it difficult for independent merchants like them.

Shen Chenai understands Luo Ding's character. He will never take the initiative to increase the price within the scope of his business. However, there are indeed some problems in the lives of these retail investors in the periphery. At this time, the price of pork is still profitable. , So those retail investors who work alone are still struggling to support, but once the price of feed is rising, and the only little profit of retail investors is also lost, the contradiction between the two sides will inevitably be irreconcilable.

With full of thoughts, Shen Chenai returned home. It happened that there was nothing going on at the butcher shop today, so Luo Ding came back early, and the husband and wife happened to meet the gate.

When Mrs. Qian in the room heard that the hostesses were coming back, she strode over to greet her. Shen Chenai had something to say to Luo Ding. When he didn't want to talk, there were other people in the room, so she turned to Qian The mother-in-law said: "Yuegui has gone to wild places with his younger brother. Aunt Qian, if you have finished all the work at home, please help me to go out and find the children."

After hearing this, Mrs. Qian walked out quickly. Luo Ding was still changing clothes in the room, but when she saw that Shen Chenai had paid Aunt Qian, she knew that he must have something to say to herself alone.

Sure enough, as soon as Aunt Qian stepped out of the gate, Shen Chenai said to Luo Ding: "I just searched around the street, and I heard that the prices are so expensive now, it's really beyond my expectation. Now it's still going to last year The old grain is supporting, and the prices are still like this, I am really worried that if there is a drought, there may be chaos in Fengcheng."

Hearing this, Luo Ding turned around and said to Shen Chenai: "Before you reminded me that there will be little rain this year, I have already asked people to ask the old people in the village. They said that based on years of experience, there is a high possibility of summer drought this year. So I have already made some preparations in advance, prepared some more grass seeds, plowed out all the available land, and planned to expand the planting area of ​​forage grass this year. Our forage grass is very drought-tolerant, as long as it can survive and sprout , basically can survive, even if the drought reduces the production, the expanded land can be used to push out the production. In this way, the livestock at home don’t have to worry about running out of rations.”

Shen Chenai was temporarily relieved when she heard the words, the presence of livestock meant the availability of meat, as long as there was food, the disaster could be controlled.

It's just that it's okay to deal with minor disasters. If a major disaster really catches up with it, Luo Ding's livestock may not be of any use, not to mention that there are still many independent butchers against Luo Ding. Very dissatisfied.

In order to remind Luo Ding, Shen Chenai deliberately told Luo Ding all the complaints he had heard from Anxie from other butcher stalls, and Luo Ding's reaction to this was also quick, and he immediately came up with a solution.

I just heard him say: "Our forage grass and fat pigs are all raised by ourselves, and the cost is indeed much lower than other people's. If those people need it again, they can come to me to buy pigs, and go back and kill them by themselves." , I can give them a preferential price. As for those who don’t want to buy pigs from me, but only want me to increase the price, then I can only say sorry. Definitely can’t make it.”

While talking about Luo Ding, he took out a pen and paper and asked Shen Chenai to write him a notice, saying that the fat pigs on his side were offered to interested butchers at a discount.

Shen Chenai was very moved by Luo Ding's persistence and integrity, but he couldn't do such a thing as searching for people's fat and blood, but these alone still couldn't reassure Shen Chenai, so he mentioned it to Luo Ding to see if their family was Don't we have to store some food?

Luo Ding replied with a smile when he heard the words: "Don't worry about this. Ever since I learned from the elders that there may be a summer drought this year, I have been asking the shopkeeper in Wuwei to deliver food from the pass to us. Now Now there are tens of thousands of loads, which is enough for us to use for a whole year."

Shen Chenai was very surprised when he heard the words. He didn't expect Luo Ding to think carefully. Tens of thousands of dans of grain was not a small amount, enough to feed tens of thousands of people for three or four months.

"Aren't you afraid of attracting attention when you bring so much food here?" This was Shen Chenai's surprised question.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Luo Ding replied indifferently: "Our factory and shop provide meals for the guys. Everyone knows this. There are thousands of mouths in the factory and shop, and each of them is a body. A strong man, I have to feed so many people, so it’s no surprise that I bought some food. Besides, I asked someone to deliver the food from the waterway. I covered it tightly and didn’t open the bag along the way. Nobody knows what's inside."

It's good to find this reason, even the most caring people can't find any faults, but if you go by water, you need a boat. When did Luo Ding know those people on the pier?

Shen Chenai's mind is really easy to guess, because he always writes his thoughts on his face. Seeing Shen Chenai's expression, Luo Ding raised his eyebrows and said: "The matter of the boat was arranged by Yue Laojiu. After entering the Bai family's fleet, you think our family is the only one who has thought of storing grain, we are the late ones, I heard that the Yue family and the Bai family have already shipped boatloads of grain into the mansion."

No one in this world is stupid about feelings, only you are still worrying about it without knowing why.But did he forget something that seemed very important, but he just couldn't remember it.

Seeing Shen Chenai heaving a sigh of relief, and then frowning in deep thought, Luo Ding smiled and watched him constantly 'changing faces' there.

After learning that everyone had prepared in advance for this drought, Shen Chenai finally felt relieved. Although there was still a feeling that he seemed to have forgotten something that was constantly harassing him, because he really couldn't think about it. After getting up, Shen Chenai could only ignore the feeling first.

When resting that night, Shen Chenai suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he remembered what he had been neglecting all along.

Pushing away Luo Ding who was crooked on her body, Shen Chenai grabbed his arm and said to him: "Luo Ding, I remembered that as early as in the Han Dynasty, alfalfa, especially alfalfa, was It used to appear on the table of ordinary people as a vegetable."

The fact that alfalfa can be eaten by people is the feeling of being ignored by Shen Chenai. It is because this kind of thing has been out of people's dining tables for too long. If Shen Chenai hadn't paid special attention to things like alfalfa for the unearthed seeds, I'm afraid even he wouldn't know about such an ancient thing.

After a flash of inspiration, Shen Chenai's mind seemed to come alive all of a sudden, and some information that he had checked before kept appearing in his mind.

Alfalfa is a leguminous plant. As a high-quality pasture, it is rich in nutrients. The content of protein, vitamins, minerals and cellulose is much higher than that of vegetables eaten by modern people. It is an excellent an edible plant.

Not only that, alfalfa also has high medicinal value. Because it is rich in vc and vk, alfalfa has a surprising effect of clearing heat and cooling blood. Among modern medical herbs, alfalfa is still a good medicine for clearing heat. status.

The reason why it was later eliminated from the dining table is because alfalfa contains a special substance in its body, which will cause confusion in the human body's immune system after eating for a long time.

Of course, the ancients did not know about the immune system, but there are records in ancient books that eating alfalfa for a long time can cause people to swell, so this vegetable will gradually fade out of people's sight.

After telling Luo Ding everything recorded in his mind, Shen Chenai said to him with some excitement: "It is recorded in medical technology that eating too much and eating for a long time can cause people to swell, so as long as it is not eaten in large quantities for a long time, things like alfalfa are still good. It can be eaten. Therefore, it is necessary, Luo Ding, you should increase the amount of grass planted this year."

Luo Ding was lying on Shen Chenai's body with black lines all over his head. Anyone who was suddenly interrupted when he was in high spirits would not have a good face.However, he heard what Shen Chenai said just now, so he could only reply at this time: "I already know about this, and I will definitely ask someone to rent more wasteland for farming tomorrow." Grass. Even if people don’t eat it, there are still so many livestock, and it’s not worth the money.”

But after saying this sentence kindly, Luo Ding immediately 'changed his face', and saw him unceremoniously pressing on Shen Chenai's body, and said viciously: "You still have the heart to think about it in my arms. It's my fault that other things distracted you. To express my apology, I will definitely work harder today to serve you comfortably, and I don't have the heart to think about those other things."

So the little stubborn donkey who accidentally angered the wolf leader was mercilessly dragged into the bed by his own wolf king.