"Sir, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Should we buy some New Year goods? This Spring Festival is the most important festival for Ming people. It is also very lively outside. Do you want to go and see it together?"
Da Vinci's servant found Da Vinci and suggested to Da Vinci that he go shopping outside to buy new year's goods.
When you arrive in Ming Dynasty, you naturally have to celebrate the Spring Festival of Ming Dynasty people.
"Okay, I have nothing to do now anyway, I just want to go out for a walk."
Upon hearing this, Da Vinci readily agreed.
His daily life is taken care of by servants, and he rarely buys these things himself. However, it is the Spring Festival of the Ming Dynasty, which is very lively. School is on holiday again, so he can go out for a walk to kill the boredom.
time.
Soon, Leonardo da Vinci came to the school gate with his servants. There were many rickshaws at the school gate, and the recruiters would come over.
Leonardo da Vinci also liked this kind of rickshaw. It was comfortable to sit in and very convenient. You could go to any corner of the capital.
"Master, where is the best place to buy new year's goods?"
Da Vinci's fluent Ming dialect also surprised Master Li who was pulling the cart. He didn't expect that this Westerner could speak so authentically.
"If you want to buy New Year's goods, the pedestrian street next to the Empire State Plaza is naturally the most suitable place. It has the most shops and the most complete range of goods. You can buy everything you want."
"If you go, I'll only charge you 70 cents~"
Master Li thought for a while and said.
"Okay, let's go to the pedestrian street."
Da Vinci nodded. The Imperial Plaza in the New City in the southern district of Beijing is the most prosperous and lively place. The pedestrian street next to the Imperial Plaza is definitely the most unforgettable shopping paradise. There are countless shops of all sizes, all kinds of
The variety of products is absolutely eye-opening.
"Okay~"
Master Li picked up Da Vinci and walked towards the pedestrian street. Da Vinci's servant followed closely behind him, and he arrived at the pedestrian street in just ten minutes.
"There are too many people."
Da Vinci looked at the crowded pedestrian street in front of him. There were too many people.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Factories, workshops, shops and the like in the capital have begun to have holidays. Before going home for the Chinese New Year, you must buy some New Year goods. The business of these stores has also come to a new year.
The best time of all.
Taking his servant with him, Leonardo da Vinci walked around very casually.
There are many people here and there are many shops.
The endless streets are lined with shops on both sides. There are all kinds of shops, ranging from clothing, food, housing and transportation to jewelry and department stores. Moreover, because of the peak sales season at the end of the year, these shops are also working hard to sell all kinds of products.
ways to attract customers.
Da Vinci walked curiously and looked at it casually. For a moment, he didn't know what to buy because there were so many goods here.
There are so many kinds of things sold in various stores that it is dizzying to see, and the dazzling array of products is absolutely eye-opening.
“European Department Store~”
As he walked, Leonardo da Vinci's eyes suddenly lit up. There was actually a store selling European department stores here. This made Da Vinci immediately full of curiosity and wanted to see if he could buy some things from his hometown.
It's the New Year, and Leonardo da Vinci is also missing his hometown a little. Although he can't go back, if he can taste some things from his hometown, he can comfort his homesickness.
“Welcome~”
As soon as Leonardo da Vinci and his servants entered the store, a waiter immediately came forward to welcome him warmly.
"Are you European?"
Da Vinci took a closer look and saw that the waiter in front of him was a blond man with blue eyes, a tall nose and deep eyes, and he immediately asked curiously.
"Yes, I am Hungarian. When I was seven years old, we were invaded by the Ottoman Empire. My father was killed, and my mother and I were captured and sold as slaves to the Ming Dynasty."
"Finally, she was bought by my adoptive father, who took my mother as his concubine, and I grew up with her in Daming."
Li Si quickly replied with a smile.
"I see. Let me tell you, here in the Ming Dynasty, we European women have seen a lot of women, but we have seen very few European men. After all, you have grown up in the Ming Dynasty."
After listening to this, Da Vinci immediately nodded as if he had a sudden realization.
"Yes, I am my stepfather's adopted son, and I have been with him since I was a child."
Li Si smiled and nodded, and then introduced the situation of his store.
This store was opened by my stepfather for my mother. He said that my mother would always miss her hometown, and he specially bought a lot of European products from some trading houses and sold them here.
"Whatever you want, sir, should be available here."
Li Si then enthusiastically introduced the goods in the store.
"These Mediterranean wines include those from France, Bordeaux, Spain, Italy, and of course the red wine brewed in Nanyun Province of the Ming Dynasty. The taste is also very good, no worse than the European red wine."
"These are dry goods from Europe, like this ham from the Iberian Peninsula, the most expensive Spanish oak ham, which tastes extremely good."
"The best ham is our Parma ham."
Speaking of ham, Da Vinci immediately emphasized it.
"Prosciutto di Parma, so sir is Italian?"
When Li Si heard this, he immediately knew where Da Vinci was from.
"I'm from Florence~"
Da Vinci emphasized.
"Well, Parma ham is indeed one of the best hams in the world. These are the Parma hams imported from Parma. Sir, please see if they are authentic enough."
Li Si immediately took Da Vinci to the shelves of a batch of hams and said confidently.
"The color is bright red, like a pink rose, and the fat and thinness are evenly distributed. It is indeed an authentic Parma ham."
Da Vinci took a look at it confidently and nodded after reading it.
"How much does one cost?"
"Five taels of silver a piece!"
"Oh, the price is really not cheap. In my hometown, a good-quality ham only costs a few hundred yuan."
When Da Vinci heard this, he couldn't help being surprised. The price was really expensive.
"Sir, it may not be too expensive in your hometown, but this is Ming Dynasty. It is too far to transport it here. The freight is a big figure. Plus, we who open a store always have to make a little profit."
Li Si smiled and replied.
"That's right, give me three pieces, buy them back and eat them slowly, and give me some red wine. How can you eat ham without drinking red wine?"
Da Vinci nodded immediately. Fortunately, he had a good income now and he was old, so he didn't need to leave any money. No matter how expensive it was, he still had to buy something to try.
“Sir, do you want this red wine from Italy?”
When Li Si heard this, he immediately smiled.
People in the Ming Dynasty are not very interested in European products. As for ham, the Ming Dynasty also has its own ham, and the people in the Ming Dynasty also think that their ham is better than European ham.
For example, Zhejiang's Jinhua ham, Yunnan's Nuodeng ham, etc. are all of good quality. People in Ming Dynasty prefer to buy their own ham, which is much cheaper.
Those who come to this store are all really wealthy people from Daming. They are not short of money and spend some money to try something new.
"Red wine is still the wine bar of France."
Da Vinci thought for a while and replied.
"Okay~"
When Li Si heard this, he quickly wrote it down.
"Would you like some cheese, sir?"
After Li Si took note of this, he did not forget to continue promoting the items in his store.
"cheese?"
“What kind of cheese do you have here?”
When Da Vinci heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't expect that he could taste the delicacies of his hometown in this foreign country.
"Sir, we have more than thirty kinds of cheeses from all over Europe in our store. They are all extremely famous cheeses, such as Italian mozzarella cheese, mascarpone cheese, Parmesan cheese, and cheddar cheese.
“All are top-quality cheeses from Italy, France, Switzerland, and Spain in Europe.”
Li Si also quickly promoted the cheese in his store to Da Vinci.
"There are so many cheeses. Then give me some cheeses from my hometown."
"I haven't tasted the taste of my hometown for a long time. If I had known that I could buy cheese and ham from my hometown in the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
When Leonardo da Vinci heard this, he immediately laughed happily. When he was looking outside, he was attracted by the cheese displayed in the glass window.
"You can buy almost any product from anywhere in the world here in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If there is anything else you want to eat or buy, sir, you can tell us and we can bring some back to you from Europe."
When Li Si heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "The commerce in the Ming Dynasty is extremely developed, and the transportation is very convenient. Many European products are also very popular here in the Ming Dynasty."
"European red wine, cheese, ham, etc. are also liked by many people in Daming."
"And there are actually quite a lot of us Europeans here in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Many of them were sold as slaves and became concubines of the Ming Dynasty people. They are also the most loyal customers of my small shop."
"That's it~"
Da Vinci nodded after hearing this, and then began to browse carefully in the store.