Speaking of which, the Manchus, like other northern ethnic minorities, have the style of worshiping white people.

It was like this before entering the customs, and it was still a little bit after entering the customs.

Haidong Qingzhong, pure white is the most respected.

Among horses, white horses are also considered the best.

However, after many years of entering the customs, the Eight Banners became sinicized, and now some taboos have been added.

It's this white clothes that are not ordinary wear.

In fact, it is a large sweater with fur wrapped inside and other silks and satins on the outside. No color can be seen on the outside.

But thinking of Zhang Bin...

Shu Shu still feels that white is not appropriate.

Especially the white fur given by Thirteenth Brother.

Shu Shu hesitated.

Everyone noticed something was wrong.

It's not that I suspect she is stingy and domineering and wants to take possession of the ferret skin.

Because he knew that she was not that kind of person at all, otherwise he would not have let the Thirteenth Brother take the lead.

Brother Jiu had been married to her for half a year and knew that she had many taboos, so he immediately thought of the reason.

He pointed at the rolls of Taiping mink skins and said to Brother Thirteen: "Choose this one. This one is rare. It is rare in Beijing..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the rolls of ferret skins and said to Brother Ten: "I keep these rolls of ferret skins. Mongolians are still white and have no taboo..."

Only then did Brother Thirteen understand the reason.

Since it is a birthday gift, of course it is not a taboo.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll just listen to Brother Ninth's arrangements..."

The tenth prince felt that ferrets were rare and wanted to refuse, but after thinking about what the ninth prince said, he nodded and stayed.

He was worried that something was really unlucky and he had bumped into Ninth Brother.

He felt like he was just like Sister-in-law Jiu, who was sick when she sat down. She liked to hear auspicious words but was afraid of bad omens.

I can't even touch it, I'm afraid it will come true.

Brother Thirteen also made a note of this in his mind.

Ninth Brother’s body…

Not only do you need to be careful not to make similar mistakes again.

From now on, Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law should also be more careful.

A total of six boxes of leather were brought out, except for the thirteenth brother who picked the same one and the tenth brother who picked two boxes, the rest were wrapped up by Shu Shu.

When it came time to settle the bill, the shopkeeper refused to settle the bill.

"Don't be in a hurry, just hang up the accounts first, and we'll talk about it later when the accounts are taken..."

This is to wait for instructions from the palace.

Shu Shu refused to take advantage of this.

If it really got to the ears of her aunt or cousin, they would probably refuse to accept any money for their kindness to her. Wouldn't that be a waste of money?

"You don't have to go to so much trouble. I just exchanged some banknotes and just settled them..."

Seeing her firm expression, the shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, took the account book, and took a step back.

"It's my own business, and you are not someone else's. How about we just calculate it based on the purchase price? Whose money is it making? It's hard for me to make money from you, otherwise we are too lucky and the prince will not be able to spare the slave..."

Shu Shu shook her head and said: "If that's the case, we can't buy it from you... I also have a shop in my name, and I know that labor, store space, and losses are inevitable. Even if it's a few percent more, it's just a breakeven... a favor."

When it comes to horses, there is no need to spare the needle when buying and selling, as my aunt has said before, this is the right truth..."

The shopkeeper also said that Brother Jiu was already annoyed.

He directly took the account book from the shopkeeper's hand and handed it to Sun Jin: "The settlement will be based on the purchase price plus 50%..."

Sun Jin accepted the offer and bowed in response.

The shopkeeper looked at Brother Jiu's serious face and did not dare to be verbose. He only looked at Shu Shu with a plea.

Shu Shu pulled Brother Jiu's sleeve, as if he was marrying and obeying her husband, and said softly: "Just listen to our master..."

The shopkeeper whispered: "There is no need to add 50%, 20% will make it even..."

The profit margin of fur is high, the shop and the clerks are all servants of the prince, and there is not much expense or loss.

Shu Shu said: "It's the coldest month of winter and it's not easy for everyone to work outside, so don't be verbose..."

In fact, even if the purchase price is increased by 50%, this time it can be regarded as taking advantage of Prince Kang's Mansion.

Those rolls of ferret skins and several rolls of Taiping mink skins were obviously the best stuff at the bottom of the box, and the selling price could not be more than doubled.

Brother Jiu is not shy about taking advantage of this.

He condescended and said: "How many shops does your palace have in Shengjing? Is there a medicine shop?"

The shopkeeper was quite flattered and replied honestly: "There are four shops in total, and there is a half-sized medicine shop... I am usually responsible for purchasing medicinal materials for the house. If there are many, I sell them in bulk here..."

Brother Jiu nodded and said nothing else.

He has decided to return the favor to Prince Kang's Mansion.

Shengjing Pharmaceutical Sales will be located here.

He still remembers the 900-acre dowry farm.

Always let Chun Tai know that he is not short of money either.

snort!

The group of people left the shop.

Sun Jin took a few people to stay.

In addition to checking out, I also have to buy ready-made clothes.

What a coincidence, Prince Kang's Mansion also has a clothing store on this street.

I just happened to buy them together, which is convenient.

Shu Shu and his party chose a lively restaurant to go to.

The manager of the restaurant is similar to the owner of the leather goods shop. He calls him "brother" when he comes up and calls himself "slave".

It's a transaction from Prince Jian's Mansion.

Most of the shops in good locations in the city are clan properties.

No one was surprised, and they were greeted respectfully by the shopkeeper to the private room on the second floor.

Everyone ate the royal meal all day long, and wanted to taste the taste outside.

I didn't order any fancy dishes, so I just asked the shopkeeper to serve two signature pots.

One is a pickled cabbage pot and the other is a Feilong pot.

Sauerkraut pot is a common item in the imperial kitchen.

The ones outside are not as refined as those in the palace, and look more rough.

A copper pot over a foot long had sauerkraut in bone broth that had been simmered for several hours at the bottom, and the top was piled high.

White-cut pork belly, blood sausage, frozen tofu, vermicelli.

The main dish is served with cat ears made of buckwheat.

The other pot is Feilong soup. In order to maintain the deliciousness, no other vegetables are added, just salt and chopped green onion.

Served with a bowl of rice.

Everyone drinks soup first and then makes rice.

Shu Shu thinks it tastes pretty good.

The sauerkraut must have been stored for enough time, and it is more sour than the sauerkraut provided in the imperial dining room.

The simmering time of the sauerkraut is also enough, and the taste is better.

Brother Thirteen's face showed regret.

When everyone put down their bowls, he said doubtfully: "I ate the pot earlier and thought it was just right. Now that I'm eating it, I always feel that the taste is a bit bland..."

Shu Shu smiled and said, "Are you hungry for chili pepper?"

Brother Thirteen nodded and said: "That's what's missing! If the same pot is dipped in chili oil, it will definitely taste better... Even the Feilong soup will taste better if half a spoonful of chili oil is put in..."

Shu Shu nodded and said: "When we return to the capital and open our own shop, we will add spicy pot..."

Brother Thirteen smiled happily when he heard this.

"I never understood why there was pungent in the five flavors before, but now I understand..."

Brother Thirteen thinks that Xin is the first of the five flavors.

Shu Shu couldn't help but explain to Thirteenth Brother the difference between pungent and spicy.

According to the ancients, the five flavors correspond to the five internal organs.

Sweet, bitter, salty, pungent, sour.
To be continued...