Huaiyu put on the brocade-sleeved and precious-patterned silk robe worn by Li Jing's second son, Li Dejiang. He wore a bronze ruffled belt around his waist and hung a gold knife. He looked like a nobleman at that station.
Runniang led her eldest brother Chen Xing over. When Chen Xing saw Huaiyu, he mistakenly thought it was Erlang's virtue award and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Brother, this is Runniang's Alang." Runniang quickly reminded her brother.
Chen Xing was tall and thin, with a square face. He was as fair as his sister. He was probably in his twenties. His robe was neat and clean. He looked carefully and realized that it was not Li Erlang, but he couldn't help but admired, "Wu
Erlang really has a face like a crown jade, temples as sharp as a knife, eyebrows like ink, eyes like paint, and a majestic figure with a majestic appearance that shows how talented he is!"
Huaiyu also didn't expect that Ah Xing looked tall and thin and seemed a bit honest, but his mouth was full of flattery. No wonder he was already one of the purchasing managers of the Li Mansion at such a young age. He was really eloquent. This kind of person was good at diplomacy.
If it's not good, it will probably flatter the superiors and make it comfortable for whoever uses it.
This old six.
"Brother is so eloquent." Huaiyu replied with a smile.
Runniang was used to her brother. She put the food box on the table and said, "You must be hungry. Madam asked the kitchen to arrange this early in the morning. Knowing that you like to eat mutton, she specially asked the kitchen to make ancient dishes."
Huaiyu had never heard of Gulouzi. In the Tang Dynasty, many of the names here were different from the original ones. For example, noodles were called soup cakes, noodle soup was called Butuo, cold noodles were called Lengtao, naan was called Hu cake, and steamed buns were called steamed cakes.
, I haven’t tried this ancient restaurant yet.
In the end, Huaiyu only ate one Gulouzi, and Chen Xing picked out the six peppercorns and kept them. The mutton pie, which was originally quite delicious, suddenly lost its taste.
Seeing that it was ordinary, Chen Xing said with envy, "This is a good thing. For an ancient building, you need to take a pound of mutton, chop it into minced meat, spread it in layers in the big Hu pancake, and then add it in the interlayer
Pepper, black beans, garnished with crispy cheese, baked in the oven,
It is best to eat the mutton when it is roasted and half-cooked. At this time, the meat is tender and juicy. Lao Wang, the chef at our house, specializes in making pancakes. I heard that the guests who have eaten at his house are fond of the Gulouzi he bakes.
, some often call servants to ask for it, Erlang is so lucky, we have only heard of this stuff, but have never eaten it."
In contrast, the old martial artist, who was a member of the lower class of the imperial army, had his son return after nine years of separation, kill a sheep and treat the whole village to a feast of sheep soup, which was an unprecedented act of arrogance.
"I heard that Wu Erlang is going to the Duke Ying's Mansion to pay homage to his elders, and he is also going to the Duke Su's Mansion to visit his friend Cheng Dalang? I have prepared some gifts for you here. You can just take them with you and save the time to wait for the East and West Market.
When the market opens for shopping, I'll ask Brother Siqi, Chen Xing, to follow you." Zhang Chuchen made such thoughtful arrangements that Huaiyu was really surprised.
If the used pepper is taken to the ghost market, given its current scarcity, some people will still buy it. As for whether some people buy it and pass it off as good quality, or want to try something new, Chen Xing doesn't care. He only knows that there are six kilograms of pepper in the ancient building.
The peppercorns can be exchanged for a bolt of silk, worth three hundred and sixty Kaiyuan Tongbao, or several hundred Sui five baht.
"There are actually a lot of whole peppercorns in it. This ancient house has some extra ingredients." Chen Xing's eyes were shining brightly after eating. Although he was one of the chief buyers in the house, his status was not high.
You can be considered a middle-level servant, but you don't usually have the opportunity to eat this kind of delicacy that only the master and distinguished guests can enjoy.
Zhang Chuchen felt that these elixirs were very precious. Even if he gave three hundred bolts of silk as a thank you gift and earned a beautiful maid, he felt that this was a great favor, especially now that the men of the Li family were either on the battlefield or about to go to the battlefield.
There are even those trapped on the battlefield who are seriously injured and critical.
Chen Xing smiled and said, "We, Alang, are the county magistrate of the current dynasty, and we are a second-rank governor, from a well-known family. Do you know how much food is rationed by the imperial court every month? For princes below the second rank and above, every month
The usual food includes twenty sheep and sixty pounds of pork."
Huaiyu first brought two ancient rice dumplings to Chen Xing. They were still hot to the touch after they were freshly baked. The aroma of crispy cheese, mutton, and cakes mixed with them made Huaiyu's stomach growl.
Huaiyu was surprised now.
The Tang Dynasty rationed twenty sheep and sixty pounds of pork to Li Jing's house every month. This was a welfare benefit for high-ranking officials and was free of charge. Li Jing's own family was already wealthy and had many manors, so they would regularly send pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks to the house.
Li would also regularly buy from the East and West markets. For ordinary people, it would be great to be able to cut some mutton to eat during the Chinese New Year. It would even be nice to be able to eat some pork that the nobles looked down upon. But for the Li family, even if the current situation changes,
No matter how expensive things are, food is never a consideration.
He declined repeatedly, but Zhang Chuchen said, "Siqi lives in my house, and Sanniang and I are like brothers. I plan to officially accept her as my adopted granddaughter today. From now on, you will also be regarded as my adopted grandson-in-law in the Yongkang Palace.
, there’s no need to be so polite.”
Open the food box, there is a big cake inside.
"eat together!"
He took another one to Run Niang and said, "You should also eat more."
Although the imperial court has been cleaning up ghost markets in recent years, and there are not many refugees left, there are still some beggars or thieves hiding in them. Whenever there are some stormy days, when the management of the street shops in Chang'an by Wu Hou is lax, the underground ghost market
It will be more lively there, with many people going to trade.
"No, ten grains of pepper are worth a bolt of silk. Even if rice is expensive now, you can exchange it for a bucket of rice. If you let go during the Emperor's reign or the beginning of the great cause, you can even exchange rice and a stone! And pepper is still very expensive, especially
Since the Turks invaded Longyou this year, the Silk Road leading to the Western Regions has also been greatly affected. Many Hu merchants and Hu goods have been unable to get through. The price of pepper has soared. One tael of pepper and one tael of gold were all at the beginning of the year.
The price, one tael of pepper is now worth ten thousand dollars."
"Erlang, do you know how expensive pepper is in Chang'an City now? One tael of pepper and one tael of gold. This pepper was brought from the Western Regions by Hu merchants from the Western Market. It is said that it was shipped from the country of Magadha.
, we have to cross snow-capped mountains and deserts, thousands of miles away, but every grain is as good as gold."
What's more, Huaiyu has this ability, and the Li family also hopes that if there is an emergency or something in the future, they can ask Huaiyu to take action.
This money-obsessed move made Huaiyu a little speechless, but when he thought back, one grain of pepper was worth more than thirty copper coins, and ten grains were a piece of silk. It was indeed outrageously expensive, and it would be an understatement to call it black gold.
"Is there a ghost market in Chang'an?"
Chen Xing works as a purchaser and is very sensitive to prices in Chang'an. "One tael of pepper is only about 200 grains, but it is worth one tael of gold. Now one tael of gold can be worth eight thousand Kaiyuan Tongbao. If it is other money, it has to be exchanged for one tael."
Mando. How much is this pepper worth?"
He originally thought that although his treasure pills were good medicine for healing wounds, sores, and replenishing blood, distinguished generals like Li Jing were not ordinary people, and the medical resources should be good. But now it seems that he underestimated the value of his three-flavored pills.
"Thank you madam for your warm hospitality. It's really expensive. The medicine has been prepared. It's time for me to say goodbye."
The pepper ingredients alone in the six cakes are worth a bolt of silk. They also use six kilograms of mutton, six large beetroot cakes, cheese, black beans, etc. I didn’t expect that this inconspicuous pie would be so...
Huaiyu feels that this not only shows that today's society is turbulent and people's livelihood is uneasy, but also that the conditions of Li Jing's family are really good.
In particular, Wu Huaiyi was so seriously injured by Xue Wanche in Zhongnan Mountain. Even Li Shimin had seen it with his own eyes, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Yaojin, even Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Li Keshi and many other nobles had also seen it and knew about it. As a result, Wu Huaiyi used Huaiyi's medicine.
After that, I basically didn't lie down. I ran around here and there on a hot day and recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. I have to say that it really shocked many people who knew about it.
He also heard from Runniang last night that before Li Jing went north to fight against the invasion, it was Shi, the governor of Yangzhou, and after he left, it was Ying Guogong warrior Xun who took over his post.
Huaiyu felt that adding some pepper was not worth the fuss, but he felt that the pepper was a bit too much. It would have been nice to have some crushed pepper, as it would have taken away the flavor.
Zhang Chuchen asked the chef to send six ancient buildings directly to Huaiyu.
After listening to Chen Xing's introduction, he took a closer look and found that this thing looked a bit like a large Jinyun Shaobing or a pizza. Anyway, the ingredients were very abundant. The mutton alone was only one pound per pie. The nobles of the Tang Dynasty were the most popular.
I like to eat mutton. The demand for mutton in Chang'an is high and consumption is high, and it is not cheap.
Especially for some things that are difficult to see on the market, this is the best channel. At the same time, the common people in Nancheng, who are far away from the east and west cities, often trade agricultural products or fuel charcoal and other living supplies in this underground ghost market.
As Chen Xing spoke, he found the black peppercorns one by one from the ancient building, and then carefully wrapped them in a handkerchief.
I picked one up myself. It must have weighed at least two kilograms each. It was really a giant pie. When I took a bite, the meat filling was tender and juicy, and the pancake was very chewy. It was really unforgettable when eaten hot, especially after soaking in the filling.
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According to Chen Xing, the ghost market is located in a natural underground cave. The cave is very large and the terrain is complex. Coupled with the special turbulent environment in the last years of Daye, many homeless refugees gathered here. Later, it was
It became a gathering place for thieves, robbers, prostitutes and even many poor handicraftsmen, and gradually formed an underground black market outside the east and west cities.
"Yes, there is an underground black market at Xuandu Watch in Chongyefang in the south of the city. During the Daye period, a piece of the place suddenly collapsed, revealing the entrance of an underground cave. The inside was extremely winding and dark, like the underworld. During the last years of the Daye, many refugees and hungry people hid in it.
Some hungry people stole and looted and traded dirt in the caves. Later, some skilled people would also do handicrafts to sell or process for others. Of course, there were also refugees who were forced to work as prostitutes...
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He felt that there must be many famous doctors in the Tang Dynasty, and there must even be a lot of good medicines, but he didn't know that Huaiyi's injuries and the speed of his recovery had surprised everyone, and their evaluation of his medicines continued to rise, but they did not
I don’t know how quickly Huaiyu healed, but in fact it was not just the medicine, but also Huaiyu’s acupuncture and nursing.
Wu Huaiyu didn't know whether Zhang Chuchen was acting like this entirely because of the precious elixirs he prepared for the Li family, or whether it was because of his intention to make friends with the Wu family of Duke Ying's mansion, or to win over this young man.
Meaning.
The three of them only ate one each, and there were three left. Chen Xing happily wrapped them in dried lotus leaves. He also picked out the peppercorns and kept the cakes to take back to his wife and children for them to eat.
Also try some meat and vegetables.
Especially now that the world is in turmoil and prices are soaring.
"Mrs. Zhang is too polite to me." He sighed.
Chen Xing found six black peppercorns from his ancient building, all of which were still intact.
"These have already been used, what are you doing with them?" Is it possible to keep them as souvenirs? I have only heard of eating large herrings and grinding the herring stones into pendants, or eating elegant fish and taking out a handful of bones from the skull.
I’ve never seen or heard of collecting swords and peppers as souvenirs after eating them.
After eating, Huaiyu went to thank Mr. Zhang.
Chen Xing laughed slyly, "A Hu merchant's shop in the West Market was robbed before. The thief dug a hole in the ground and stole more than ten liters of pepper. He made more money than robbing a gold shop." He didn't care.
After eating the gulouzi, he took out another gulouzi and started to search for peppercorns. "Although this pepper has been used, I should put it away, wash it and dry it. Then I can sell it in the ghost market. At least one peppercorn will be enough."
You can still sell it for ten cents or eight cents. If you put away six ancient peppercorns, you can exchange them for a piece of silk!"
Chen Xing declined twice, then began to nibble unceremoniously.
Many ordinary merchants from Chang'an also began to go there for transactions, shopping, processing, etc.
"Pepper is so expensive? Isn't one grain worth more than thirty cents?"
During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, one liter of pepper cost one tael of gold. Now, one tael of pepper costs one tael of gold. It has increased several times, but it does not affect Li Jing's mansion at all. It still requires a full six grains each to build an ancient building.
Not one grain less, and no need for cracked pepper.
"You go to visit your relatives. Siqi will stay at home for the time being. After you finish your work, I will arrange a carriage and horse to send her back to Sanyuan with you, and bring the dowry with you."
Faced with Zhang's enthusiasm, Huaiyu had no choice but to accept it gratefully. If he refused, he would be disrespectful and would be disgusted.
When he walked out of the wealthy Li family's mansion, Huaiyu was quite grateful to the Li family. Whether it was because of Yao or not because of the Wu family, they treated him well. This feeling must be remembered no matter what.
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