Cheng Chumo said: "Nowadays, the world is peaceful, but there are still many bad people. Some people were kidnapped within a few days of leaving Chang'an City. The better ones can keep their bodies intact. If they meet the cruel ones, they will be chopped into pieces.
If you feed the dogs, there will be no bones left.”
After the words fell, the Japanese monk was frightened when he heard the words "no bones left."
Cheng Chumo looked at the Japanese monk.
The Japanese monk trembled quickly and lowered his head.
Cheng Chumo said: "From now on, don't wander around outside, what if you meet a bad person?"
The Japanese monk came back, and Li Xiaogong breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would have sent someone to look for him. After all, he was just a messenger, and he would not be able to account for it if he lost it.
Li Xiaogong also warned: "Chu Mo is right, you must not run around with these things. If I lose them, I will look for you."
The Japanese monk's face became increasingly pale, and he was indeed in the same group.
After sending the person back to the post house, Li Xiaogong followed Cheng Chumo to visit Cheng Yaojin.
Today's soap has already made a name for itself among the wealthy and powerful in Chang'an.
Especially among the ladies of Chang'an City, a piece of scented soap has been resold for three hundred guan a piece.
It also caused headaches for the princes and dignitaries of Chang'an City.
Normally, the spending power of noble ladies is not very strong. At most, they just buy some fine spices and silk.
Nowadays, there is an additional product called soap, which is still in short supply and the price continues to soar.
This made the wealthy men in the palace very helpless. The ladies spent money on a piece of soap. Even if soap was not used, it was a status symbol to keep it at home.
When Cheng Yaojin saw Li Xiaogong coming, he quickly asked his servants to prepare, "Take out the beef that was just chopped today and prepare some good wine."
"Beef?" Li Xiaogong asked doubtfully.
"I don't know what happened, but another cow in my old Cheng's family broke its leg yesterday."
"Oh, your old Cheng family's land is really evil. Within ten days and a half, a cow will break its leg, right?"
"It's very sad."
Cheng Yaojin spoke in a slightly formal tone.
After inviting people to his home, Cheng Chumo went about his own business.
Li Xiaogong asked: "Did your family buy soap??"
Cheng Yaojin said: "I bought it. My wife bought it for five yuan. It's really expensive. It cost a lot of money."
Li Xiaogong sighed: "Yes, these girls went crazy when they saw soap."
Cheng Yaojin asked again: "How many yuan did your family buy?"
Li Xiaogong looked sad, "I have a lot of women in my family. I bought more than ten yuan, and now I don't even have the money to drink."
It is also sad to have too many women in the house.
The market in Chang'an City, East Market.
At the market, Zhang Yang was still haggling with an asparagus seller.
The man selling asparagus had never seen someone so difficult to bargain with, so he said: "Little brother, are you still bargaining like this on these asparagus? It's not easy to make a living."
"Who has it easy? How expensive is Chang'an City? It's not easy for us either."
"Little brother, you really can't sell it for four cents a piece. If you don't make it easy, we won't be able to survive!" People say that the people in Chang'an City are generous, so how come there are still people who can bargain like this?
Zhang Yang took out another penny and said, "That's it! I'll add one more penny and buy you two asparagus for nine pence."
The man sighed and said, "Okay."
He gritted his teeth and sold the two asparagus sticks.
Holding the two asparagus sticks with satisfaction, Zhang Yang thought about what else he needed to buy.
"You are so rich, yet you still bargain like this!"
"Huh? Who's talking."
Zhang Yang scanned around and saw no one.
"I'm here!" Li Tai emphasized.
When he lowered his head and saw that it was indeed Li Tai, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, His Highness the King of Wei is too short, so I didn't see him at the next moment."
Li Tai followed his footsteps and said: "Not to mention the money from the store you opened, I made a lot of money from the soap business alone. Why are you so stubborn?"
"Am I bargaining?"
"Is not it?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei doesn't know something. I'm just experiencing life."
"I see you almost starting a fight with that person over a penny or two."
Zhang Yang glanced at the goods on both sides of the market and said: "This is called communication. Does His Highness the King of Wei understand the meaning of communication? I often chat with the vendors here, and they welcome me."
Li Tai shook his head helplessly.
"If His Majesty the King of Wei has free time, he should come and walk among the masses more, understand the lives of the masses, integrate with the masses, understand the warmth and coldness of the world, and understand the hardships of the masses. This is a very good quality."
"Bargaining like you do?" Li Tai's mouth twitched with disdain.
"Of course, you don't have to be like me. Your Highness, Prince Wei, can also communicate more with the masses and chat more. You can have short conversations about family matters and species reproduction."
"..."
After wandering in the market for a while, Zhang Yang bought a few more chicken wings and asked, "Your Highness, King Wei, why are you still following me?"
"Are you chasing me away?"
"It doesn't feel good to be followed by others, and it feels even worse to be followed by a ten-year-old child, and there are so many guards behind him."
Li Tai put his hands on his hips and said, "As you said, I have sent people to find sugar cane."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Let people go over there now. It will be spring when we get there, and it is almost summer when sugar cane grows."
Following Zhang Yang again, Li Tai asked: "Then what else do I need to do?"
Zhang Yang stopped, thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, King Wei, follow me and take a deep breath first."
Li Tai took a deep breath.
"Then let out a breath."
Li Tai exhaled.
…
Zhang Yang nodded, "Well, that's it, keep it up and don't stop."
Watching Zhang Yang leave, Li Tai stood there and did this several times, inhaling and exhaling...
The cold wind blew by, and Li Tai kicked away the stone at his feet. He said angrily: "Is he playing tricks on me?"
The guards behind him all had sullen faces and said nothing.
Isn’t it true that when people live, they breathe in and out?
"This man named Zhang is happy to tease me, isn't he?"
Li Tai cursed and walked out of Dongshi.
Walking to a street corner, Li Tai saw several old men sitting and chatting.
Thinking of Zhang Yang's words, blending into the masses to understand the warmth and warmth of the world...
Li Tai sat down next to these old men.
This group of poorly dressed old men were about to get up and leave when they saw Li Tai dressed in expensive clothes and followed by guards.
Li Tai quickly said: "Uncles, I will just sit down for a while and you can continue chatting."
A few old men then sat down, looked at Li Tai and said, "You must be the child of a powerful family."
They didn't know that the person in front of them was King Li Tai of Wei. The prince and the powerful children were not of the same class.
Li Tai nodded.
I sat quietly and listened to these old men chatting about things. They just talked about whose family had a child, whose child got into trouble again, who couldn't get a wife, and which widow got married again.