Huo Xi sent a message asking her father to bring one hundred stones of rock sugar to Beijing.
After a few more days of preparation, while wandering around the inner city, I "ran into" Wu Youcai again.
A pound of rock sugar still costs three taels of silver per pound, but in just a few months, the market price of pepper has dropped from six dollars a pound to five dollars. Huo Xi easily exchanged five hundred stone pepper from Wu Youcai.
Another five hundred pieces of Yunjin were exchanged and he was asked to take his fingerprints.
Wu Youcai easily got rid of the pepper that had no place to put in the Shibo Department, and was happy in his heart. Although the Yun brocade was a tribute and could only be used to reward foreign countries, it was still easy for him to secretly replace it.
Looking at the rock candy in his hand, Wu Youcai smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes. He didn't see the emotion hidden in Huo Xi's eyes.
Huo Xi escaped again and hid in Zhuangzi.
Now that the pepper is shipped to the north, it may not be sold for one tael of silver per catty. If it is just sold like this, there is no need for her to contact Wu Youcai and take a risk.
Pepper is pungent and hot, making it an excellent seasoning that removes fishy smell, relieves greasiness, and aids digestion.
It turns out that the DPRK and China did not impose a sea ban, and the price of pepper was so expensive that you couldn't even buy it with money.
Nowadays, every ship that goes out to sea brings back a large amount of pepper, and every ship that comes to pay tribute also carries a large amount of pepper to defend the dynasty. The pepper brought back by dozens of large ships from Zheng He's voyages to the West has even more crowded the warehouse.
There is no extra space for other goods.
Looking at the five hundred stone pepper in her hand, Huo Xi thought for a long time. If she only sold it like this, she might not be able to sell it at a high price.
After thinking about it for two days, he returned to Zhuangzi.
As soon as she returned, she asked two village servants to cut back a large amount of wood. She decided to make a pepper grinder and sell freshly ground pepper.
Powdered pepper and ground pepper are not the same.
Pepper can only be made into seasoning if it is ground into powder, but ground pepper is easy to evaporate and difficult to store.
Only when it is freshly ground and used can the flavor of pepper be released. Freshly ground and used not only can better evaporate its unique aroma, but also allow people to better absorb the nutrients in pepper, which is good for the human body.
Play a certain health role.
She decided to make a batch of grinders.
It doesn't contain much, just one tael of pepper, mix it with table salt, grind it into salt and pepper, and sell it further north, or to the grasslands.
There is no salt in the north, so if you put salt in it and sell it, you can also sell salt. She just makes pepper and salt. Who said she sells private salt?
This is another way to make money at both ends.
At that time, it will be made into a pepper grinder that can be held in the palm of the hand, which is easy to carry and easy to use. It will definitely become a must-have for travelers, caravans, and grassland people.
Huo Xi drew a pattern and asked Zhuangzi to make a wooden grinding cylinder. Then he went to the city to find a blacksmith shop that had made concealed waist fans before and asked them to make the driving shaft and thread grinder.
Huo Erhuai only listened for a moment, but he couldn't make anything, and he couldn't imagine what it was. He only heard from his daughter that it could be sold for money, so he watched the two villagers attentively as they worked.
So busy until November 14th, Huo Xi returned to the city.
Tomorrow he was going to the Pei family to attend a wedding banquet to celebrate the marriage of Pei Dong's daughter. Huo Erhuai was not good at dealing with this kind of scene. He was watched everywhere in the village, so he did not go into the city.
The next day, Huo Xi took Yang, An An, and Shen Qianzhong with him.
Huo Nian didn't take him with her. Firstly, he didn't take a break, and secondly, she didn't know whether Pei Dong's family would invite Wu Youcai. She now tried to avoid appearing with Nian'er.
The Pei family was decked out in red and colorful decorations, and there were so many guests that the alley was blocked up.
Huo Xi and others had no choice but to get off the carriage at the entrance of the alley and walk over.
Yang was holding An An, Shen Qianzhong was holding gifts, Vanilla and Xia He were following behind them carrying baggage and gifts, and Ta Yue was unable to follow them in his car.
"Xiao Xi'er, you're here! Are these your mother and your little brother?" Pei Youjing was dressed in red and looked like a groom, standing at the door to greet guests.
"Those who didn't know better thought you were the groom's official, tsk tsk." Huo Xi looked him up and down and teased him.
Pei Youjing reached out to tease An An, who was not timid, praised him a few words, then turned to glare at Huo Xi: "My dear sister, please don't be arrogant!"
"Is there still a sister of yours in this house?"
Pei Youjing choked and glared at her angrily: "Isn't this girl especially good at kissing her?"
"Fortunately your father is not here."
"My dad said the same thing to me!"
Can a girl born from her mother's belly be the same as those born by other aunts?
He looked her over and felt disgusted: "You are still dressed like this on this great day. Do you think you can't walk in a skirt?"
"My pleasure."
Pei Youjing was so angry that she lit her hand on fire and muttered a few words to Shen Qianzhong.
Shen Qianzhong had a smile on his face. The boss had a good relationship with the Pei family, which was of great benefit to Guangfeng Water. Seeing people coming and going at the door, he congratulated a few times and was welcomed in by Huo Zhong who was standing aside to greet the guests. Mansion.
After walking two steps, there is a big wedding table, where everyone who comes to congratulate you puts gifts and gifts.
Shen Qianzhong presented a gift on behalf of Guangfeng Shui.
A deacon in charge of collecting money at the door sang inside: "Guangfeng Shui congratulations, happy money of one hundred and ninety-nine taels! Happy tent with two beds..."
Yang smacked her tongue as she listened.
"How much do we need to receive in one day?" If my family gives away like this, how much does it have to give out in a year? It makes my heart ache.
Shen Qianzhong whispered from the side: "No, we have to rely on Xi'er to get married to get back the money."
Yang glanced at Huo Xi and felt a little worried. She didn't know when it would be. Thinking of her daughter's marriage, she felt sad.
With her status as a daughter, she had to marry into some family. The rich family looked down upon her, and she was from a small family, and she was afraid of wronging Xi'er. She felt very worried.
An An, on the other hand, had a happy face. When he entered the lively place of Pei Mansion, his eyes widened as if he couldn't see enough, without even blinking.
There were so many people, the place was so big, everyone was dressed in colorful clothes, and their hair and hands were all shiny, which made him drool.
After eating a lot of delicious food, he was very happy and made everyone happy. Many people saw how cute he was and came to tease him.
The Yang family was better at socializing than Huo Erhuai, so she was not timid when she entered this rich and wealthy home, and could chat with anyone. Others didn't know her identity, and they were happy to chat with her when they saw her dressed in rich and noble clothes.
Very comfortable.
Although the Pei family is a merchant, the Longxing Hao is considered high-ranking in the capital. She is the married daughter of the owner, and she is also the legitimate daughter. People who come to congratulate are crowded in every courtyard. The voices of people singing congratulations rise and fall. Never stopped.
When the auspicious time comes, everyone rushes to see the dowry.
Good guy, a heavy red box of red silk was carried out one after another. Yang was stunned.
How long does it take to prepare such a large dowry? Looking at Huo Xi, it seems that she and the child's father have to start preparing Xi'er's dowry.
This wedding banquet was eaten from noon to noon. After eating, the family went back home until their stomachs were full.
An An couldn't walk after eating so much. She was in such good spirits that she didn't cry, fuss or sleep. She didn't cry until she got on the carriage and lay in Yang's arms.
Huo Xi poked him several times but didn't wake him up.
Not two days after the wedding banquet, Huo Xi was about to go back to Zhuangzi to see how the grinding barrels were being made. The blacksmith shop had made many of them, and she was about to take them back to Zhuangzi to assemble them and see if they could be closed. If not, she had to improve them as soon as possible.
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Just as he was about to leave, Huo Sanhe personally led his youngest son into the city, carrying a basket full of catch.
Qiqi asked Yang if he could send Huo Cang to the workshop school to learn a few words.