Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Chapter 22



Hot water was spilled all over the yard, dogs were running around, poultry cubs were flying around, and Wang Xiuyun, who was covered in mud, got up, and the two brothers were so frightened that their legs went limp, and they went to help them.The eldest brother fetched a new basin of water and wiped his younger sister's face. Wang Xiuyun slapped the eldest brother's hand away, wiped his face with a cloth towel, and then carefully took photos of the basin, "Is there any mud?" The two brothers asked. Immediately shook his head.Wang Xiuyun washed her hands, splashed the water, fetched another basin of water, and washed it again before she came out. "Keep working."

If it was before, Wang Xiuyun would have hid in the house long ago, so how could she clap her hands and definitely do things.Tian Ding felt sorry for his sister, so he persuaded her to go back to her room to rest. Wang Xiuyun shook her head, "It's not that I hurt my hand, why can't I do it? My job is the easiest, just follow the bag."

Tianding didn't want to dampen her sister's enthusiasm, so she let her do it.After the stuffing was mixed, Tim Tin made a demonstration. He made five buns in a row, with different sizes. The smallest one was as big as a steamed bun, and the largest one was inconspicuous at present. When it was steamed, it would be able to hold the smallest one. "Tianding, I see that you use different doughs, but what knowledge do you have in it?" Wu Xiubai sat watching, feeling strange that his younger brother changed his dough back and forth.

"The difference between the dough and the hair will only be known when it is steamed." Tian Ding didn't say too much, while making the buns, he didn't forget to pay attention to his sister scooping the stuffing.Then he kept talking, too much, too much, too much.

"It's just a little stuff, brother! Even in business, we can cheat people!" Wang Xiuyun worried.

"Sister, the skin is used to wrap small buns. If you grow big, the skin won't grow, and it will be easily broken. Besides, the big ones have a big price, and the small ones have a discount. How could it be deceiving people? Besides, the ingredients we use are all good meat, so where is it?" Tian Ding said confidently, "And now we eat it ourselves after wrapping it up, and we don't sell it right away."

Wang Xiuyun knew that she was thinking too much, so she lowered her head and continued to work. If she couldn't do well, she could make a bun.When I finally find something I can do for myself, I naturally have to work harder.The steamed buns were placed on top of the steamer, one cage after another was stacked quite high, Wang Xiubo saw that no more piles could be made, so he turned on the heat and started steaming.

Later generations can use a watch to count the time. Now that there is no watch, one can only stare at the count. After the steam comes up, Tian Ding sits next to the steamer and counts silently in his heart. Reduce the fire, lift the lid and eat the buns.The steamed stuffed buns on the drawer were all plump, and their faces were not as white as those of later generations, even so, they still made people like it.Picked one out and tasted it, it was delicious, but a bit bland.

Now there is no soy sauce, and even the vinegar is only rice vinegar. If the stuffing is light, it can only be eaten lightly.Quickly picked out the buns, divided them into three pots, and asked my elder brother to send one pot to my grandpa's house, and asked for some miso.One pot was brought into the house by my sister for my parents to taste, and the other pot was brought to my neighbor’s house. The house almost ran out of water before, but thanks to the other party who came in time, this kind of kindness should not be forgotten. They say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. They are relatives and close neighbors, so they should establish a good relationship.As for the unfinished stuffing, Tim Ding is going to add some sauce and go in.

For the next few days, Wang Laoliu's family had steamed stuffed buns for dinner and steamed stuffed buns. At first they thought it was delicious, but after eating it every day, they felt tired and crooked.But no one said anything. Compared with eating only rice soup every day, two more buns made me very hungry.In addition to making steamed buns, the paddy field at home has also begun to plant rice seedlings, but before that, Tian Ding bought another six acres of high-quality fields.

That day when Wang Xiubai went to the village head's house to deliver buns, he was stopped by the village head and asked if his family wanted to buy more land.Wang Xiubai felt that they were too busy with their five acres of land, and if there was more, there was no way they could manage it.However, he did not refuse at the moment, saying that he would discuss it with his brother.The village chief didn't persuade him much, so he asked his daughter-in-law to bring sauce to Wang Xiubai.When Wang Xiubo came home and told the story, Tian Ding immediately jumped up, bought it, had to buy it, they couldn't grow it, and even if they went out, they could collect rent money.

Tian Ding was working on the crab field in full swing, while his followers who rushed back to Beijing on the other side reported to the emperor in detail what they had seen and heard along the way, and the emperor listened carefully. The prime minister's youngest son thought of it? Just because his elder brother can't wield a hoe?" The world is so big, there are thousands of people who can't wield a hoe, how can anyone come up with such a method, and then recall that the youngest son caught Zhou The emperor sat upright about the matter, and he only listened to it as a joke at that time, but now he thinks, "This son is very smart."

The personal attendant just stood respectfully at the side as the background, the emperor didn't ask, and he didn't open his mouth.Thinking about that young boy, he is calm, he doesn't talk much, but he is very good at handling things, and he will not be a bad guy in the future.

"The eldest grandson of Old General Li is only ten years old now. If I want to have a wedding drink, I have to wait a few years." After finishing speaking, the emperor picked up his pen and continued to critique the paper.With a sigh of relief, the young son has left an impression in the emperor's heart, which is a good thing.

Tian Ding from Xiangcheng didn't know that he was recorded by the emperor. He was busy checking crabs with the shopkeeper of the grocery store, planting rice seedlings for several days, and finally got the rice seedlings ready before the crabs arrived.People in the village gathered around upon hearing the news, raising crabs in the rice fields, which was unheard of before.The shopkeeper's face was also full of surprise. Although he didn't ask if he could support him, the expression on his face was clear.

The two brothers, who were busy counting crab seedlings, didn't care at all. The village chief stood on the ground, pulling his beard, with a helpless face, and the good rice field was finished like this.When I saw Tianding raising seedlings before, his family also followed suit. Seeing the seedlings grow, it is much better than they raised in the field. I also thought that this year will definitely have a bumper harvest, and Lao Liu’s family will not have to worry about food. one out.Fortunately, there are still six acres of land that have been subdivided into four acres. Now that the brothers have overturned the remaining two acres, they can catch up with planting rice again.

When the crab seedlings left the field, the two brothers would switch shifts all day long to catch the seedlings and throw them into the rice fields. They also had to pay attention to the seedlings from time to time so that the crabs' claws could not be broken. The most important thing was to always pay attention not to let the crabs sneak away.Wang Xiubai has something to do now, and every day he holds a book that his younger brother got from whom he doesn't know, and sits on the ground, reading a book and eating crabs.People who pass by the ground will joke, but most of them are envious.

After receiving the reward from the Holy Master, Wang Laoliu's family has bought this person and added another, and now they have raised crabs and set aside six acres of land. People in the village guessed how much reward their family got, so they originally When Wang Laoliu's house was a sweet pastry, now it looks like it's getting better. Matchmakers run to Wang Laoliu's house all day long, but none of them can get in.

Tian Ding supports his elder brother's imperial examination, and he doesn't want to distract his elder brother right now. From time to time, he tells his elder brother some dark science. Of course, what Tian Ding talks about is mostly based on the business world. It is roughly the same.At first, Wang Xiubo felt that it was contrary to what he had learned, but after listening to it a lot, he got into it, turned his mind, and listened with gusto.Sometimes I wonder where my younger brother got these weird ideas.

Wang Xiubai's marriage was dragged down.The Queen Mother was impatient, and after the analysis of her son and daughter, she knew that there was no need to be anxious. After thinking about it, it was only one more year. After her son finished the provincial examination, if he entered the list, it would not be too late for marriage. It was just what kind of daughter-in-law to choose, the Queen Mother There is a spectrum in my heart, and the family members of high-ranking officials are absolutely not allowed.

The crab seedlings got used to the life in the paddy field, so Tian Ding started to prepare to sell the steamed stuffed buns, recommended by his family, the small ones, the steamed stuffed buns with sauced meat inside are the most delicious.When Wang Laoliu heard that his youngest son was going to sell buns, he frowned but didn't say much.Early the next morning, Wang Laoliu took the book his son had read and went to the field, which surprised everyone in the family.Wang Laoliu saw his two sons passing by the field, one leading a cow and the other pushing a cart, so he took two steps, "If it sells well, I will bring back the four treasures of the study."

The two brothers agreed, and rushed all the way to the city, both guessing what their father wanted the Four Treasures of the Study. "Isn't there a Langhao pen in my brother's place?"

"It was a gift from my father when I was born." Before he figured out what his father was going to do, the pen could not be taken out, and the pen had been hidden until now. No matter how hard it was, he never thought of pawning the pen. "At that time, my father valued me very much."

"Brother works hard to take the imperial examination to repay his father." Even though his father looks good now, he still has regrets in his heart! Tianding can't understand people's pursuit of power at all.

"I'm ashamed of my brother." Wang Xiubo shook his head, the more he listened to his younger brother's seemingly unorthodox things, the more he felt that he only knew how ignorant the sages were before, and he thought he had read a lot of poetry and books, but he was not as good at distinguishing right from wrong as his younger brother.

The two talked all the way, and they didn't feel that the journey was far away. When they arrived outside the city, they took care of the cattle, then pushed the cart into the city, and found a place to set up a stall. When the time comes, he politely explains the time for doing business, asks about the cost, pays the money, and the stall is calculated and settled.

There is no stall selling steamed stuffed buns in Wuxian County, so this one has aroused many people's curiosity. Waiting for the fire to be put on the delicate small cage drawer racks, after the fragrance wafts out, someone will ask the price, and Tian Ding will report it immediately. Raise the price, "It's newly opened today, eight dollars a drawer."

"Really eight cents?" The person who asked for the price thought it was cheap, but he said it was a meat stuffed bun before. Although the drawer is small, eight cents is really cheap.After getting an answer, the person who asked for the price sat at the small corner table and asked for a drawer.After the buns were on the table, the guest looked at the five small buns in the drawer, picked up the chopsticks and put one into his mouth, "Smells! Even if it's smaller, it's cheaper."

People who have food are called incense, and people immediately follow the trend to buy it. Eight coins are not out of reach for ordinary people.The two brothers, who were worried about the bad business on the first day, unexpectedly were too busy to pay for it, especially when everyone watched the making process on the spot. It was a spoonful of meat, and it really tasted delicious after eating one.

The first day of business was to open the door, until the stuffing of the buns was gone, there were still people who wanted to buy them, the two brothers were very happy, and said that the first three days would be eight cents a buck, and then ten cents a drawer.Everyone doesn't think it's expensive. It's a little small for two yuan a meat bun, but it's enough to satisfy your cravings.


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