Chapter 1231 I feel that Cheng Changshi is not an official, but a businessman
Chapter 1231 I feel that Cheng Changshi does not look like an official, but more like a businessman (please subscribe and vote)
"Waste?" Mo Dan glanced at the pot and then at Cheng Chubi.
If it weren't for the fact that he was the new governor of the governor's office, Mo Dan would have really wanted to spit on Xingzi.
We humans have been eating snakes for at least hundreds of years. The ability to eat snakes can be said to be innate.
You actually said it was a waste. Is it possible that these snakes still need to be enshrined?
"What, you don't believe it?" Cheng Chubi saw Mo Dan's suspicious eyes and immediately became happy.
"No, no, no, I just didn't expect that Cheng Changshi actually knows how to eat snakes."
"Haha... when it comes to eating snakes, no one knows better than me." Cheng Chubi said quite confidently.
However, Mo Dan simply laughed it off, thinking that this curious Cheng Changshi was seriously talking nonsense.
Cheng Chubi had no time to pay attention to this person and rolled his eyes.
"Didn't you just say that there are snake catchers in Changning Prefecture? Can you take me to see the snakes they catch?"
Seeing that Cheng Sanlang was very stubborn and wanted to take a look, Mo Dan had no choice but to ask someone to invite several famous snake catchers in the city.
The city of Changning Prefecture is not big, so in Zhuxiang's time, three snake catchers came to Cheng Chubi with their cages in hand.
Their cages are all made of bamboo, and the captured snakes are put in them.
Through the gaps in the bamboo cage, Cheng Chubi was able to determine that most of them were this kind of bamboo-leaf green snakes, and he brought a total of thirteen.
This is the Tang Dynasty, more than 1,400 years ago before animal protection laws were perfected. Cheng Chubi touched his conscience, but fortunately it didn't hurt.
So he began to look at these snakes happily. There were more than ten snakes. They were so big. It seemed that he could take them back to Luzhou and make some snake wine to keep his health.
Snake wine has a good effect on rheumatoid arthritis, numbness of limbs, Qi deficiency and blood loss, convulsions, epilepsy and skin itching.
My grandfather had made this kind of wine before, and drank a small glass every once in a while, and it was very satisfying.
Anyway, although he has lived in the southwest all his life, he has gone into the old woods all year round and traveled through mountains and rivers countless times.
But I have never suffered from rheumatism, and I don’t know if the snake wine has any effect.
In the end, Cheng Chubi bought a snake for the price of a chicken and accepted all the snakes in the three bamboo cages.
The snake catchers happily took the copper coins and left the Governor's Mansion, while Cheng Chubi personally put the three bamboo cages into sacks.
This is to prevent snakes from escaping from the bamboo cage and injuring people.
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After purchasing the snakes, Cheng Chubi was of course not done yet and asked Governor Modan in detail about the specialties he needed.
Although Governor Mo Dan was an official appointed by the imperial court, he was actually the leader of the Changning Clan.
Hearing that Cheng Chubi was interested in these things, he couldn't help but secretly wonder, maybe this kid is different from his father and is a corrupt official.
You came to Changning Prefecture specifically to enjoy the autumn breeze, right?
After Cheng Chubi asked, he saw Mo Dan stroking his beard without saying anything for a long time, and he immediately became unhappy.
"What do you mean, Governor Mo? If there is one, then I will spend money to buy it. Why, do you think I, Mr. Cheng, am a corrupt official who came here to take advantage of the land?"
After hearing Cheng Chubi's direct statement, Mo Dan quickly smiled in apology.
"Xiaguan definitely has no such idea. It's just that most of the specialties from Changning Prefecture have been sold to Shu Prefecture."
"There isn't much left here by Mo. It only weighs about ten kilograms. If Cheng Changshi wants it, I can give it to you directly."
Cheng Chubi's expression immediately dropped. At this time, Cheng Lie, who was standing aside, stepped forward and spoke.
"Prince Mo, we are old friends. My third son said he wants to buy it, so it will definitely cost money."
Modan sighed helplessly and could only brace himself and said.
"Yes, yes, it's the official who wants to send someone. Come, go and get all the specialties left in the house..."
While speaking, he glanced at his brother Mo Kun.
Mo Kun nodded understandingly, made a loud promise and hurried away.
In a short time, the dried gastrodia elata, Ganoderma lucidum, Panax notoginseng, and various dried mushrooms were delivered to Cheng Sanlang.
"Tell me, what price did you sell it for in Shuzhou?"
Modan no longer hesitated and directly quoted the price of these things in Shuzhou. However, like those dried mushrooms, only fragrant mushrooms were easy to sell.
As for other weird-shaped fungi, they don't fetch much in Shuzhou.
On the other hand, Gastrodia elata, Ganoderma lucidum, and Panax notoginseng are considered rare Chinese medicinal materials, and the prices are quite good.
"Well, these dried mushrooms of yours are pretty good. How about I buy them for the price of a pound of dried mushrooms or a chicken?"
No way, this is an ethnic minority area, and their concept of whether things are valuable or not is more about barter.
As for poultry such as chickens, even Changning Prefecture has them. As for silk and silk, which are too precious, it is hard to use them as examples.
"One chicken and one pound of dried mushrooms?" Modan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Cheng Chubi nodded, but Cheng Chubi picked out four types of dried mushrooms: morels, fragrant mushrooms, bamboo fungus and three tower fungi (gall fungus).
Among the dried mushrooms here, Cheng Chubi likes to eat them the most, and he is most familiar with these four types.
Forget the rest, Cheng Chubi didn't want to see a villain jumping up and down in front of him.
Cheng Chubi just waved his money and bought a batch of Gastrodia elata, Panax notoginseng, and Ganoderma lucidum.
I also bought about twenty kilograms of dried mushrooms, especially dried bamboo fungus, which weighed ten kilograms. The main reason is that the bamboo forest here is dense, so this kind of fungi is abundant.
This thing is a good treasure. When stewing, put some dried bamboo fungus on it, which not only enhances the freshness.
Moreover, this bamboo fungus is very nutritious and has a very refreshing taste.
In addition, there were bamboo wares from Changning Prefecture. After Cheng Chubi also purchased a batch, he made his own request to purchase a batch of bamboo wares.
But this batch of bamboo wares must be made according to the drawings provided by you, such as bamboo mats, bamboo chairs, bamboo lounge chairs and other things.
Of course, Cheng Chubi also gave a generous deposit.
After Cheng Chubi had eaten and drank enough and said goodbye to Mo Dan, Mo Dan returned to the main hall of the Governor's Mansion and summoned a group of confidants.
"Everyone, what do you think of this Cheng Changshi?"
"Headman, I think this Cheng Changshi has no official airs at all, and his behavior looks more like a businessman doing business rather than an official who governs the local area."
"Yes, when you come to our place, you are either looking for black stones, treating people's injuries, or buying things... It doesn't feel like an official to me."
"Headman, do you still remember the court official we received last time, after he came to us?
He was so reserved that he didn't even say anything nice. He asked us for a tribute copy and left on the same day. It felt completely different."