I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 7 Tempting Hearts with Gold
Chapter 006

To be precise, just prepare the dishes.

Cheng Shijie usually drinks some wine occasionally. Except for attending company entertainment, he only drinks Erguotou, which is economical.

Soon, the guy brought a large table of hard dishes.

Although Shen Mingyu was a little hungry, he stood upright.

Yang Yunniang was also standing there, one on the left and one on the right, as if humming the second general.

"Sit down and eat together!"

"No, boss, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority!"

"Hehe, I'm not a noble person, let's just call it a merchant. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, I'm also a lowly person!"

Cheng Shijie pointed to the seat opposite: "Man, add two sets of bowls and chopsticks!"

"It's not good!"

Yang Yunniang picked up a steamed bun: "Slaves can eat steamed buns."

"How can I do that, the child will be hungry!"

Yang Yunniang said with some embarrassment: "Just give me a bowl of porridge!"

"Stop talking nonsense, sit down and eat together!"

Cheng Shijie started to eat meat with chopsticks, but Shen Mingyu sat down, saying that he was sitting, but his buttocks just touched the edge a little, as if it was like a spring, ready to get up at any time.

In the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Shijie’s meal was also very extravagant. There were chicken, fish, shrimp and meat. The chef of Liu Ji already had the shadow of Lu cuisine in later generations. Lu cuisine is also called palace cuisine. Can't get it because it's too expensive.

Although Liu Ji is not a high-end restaurant, there are about five or six dishes for a meal, and it costs six or seven renminbi. On average, each dish costs [-] renminbi.

At first, Cheng Shijie had no concept of prices in the Ming Dynasty, but now he knows it, which is completely different from what is recorded in later generations.

Just like mutton, eight catties of high-quality mutton cost one cent and two cents of silver, which is equivalent to one cent and two cents of silver per catty. If it is settled with copper coins, it is twelve copper coins.

And Cheng Shijie's meal is equivalent to the price of 64 catties of mutton.

There are also quite a few vegetables in it.

As for the income of the Ming Dynasty, according to Ji Liu Ji's buddy, they can earn more than 500 taels of silver a year, which is equivalent to more than 40 taels of silver a month, which is about one or more taels of silver per day.

While eating, Cheng Shijie took out a bottle of Erguotou from the cabinet in the room, looked at Shen Mingyu and asked, "Mingyu, do you want to drink?"

"drink!"

Cheng Shijie unscrewed the wine bottle and poured a bowl for Shen Mingyu, which weighed less than half a catty, and he also poured a bowl for himself.

Shen Mingyu looked at the wine in the bowl with a dull expression: "Boss, this wine..."

"How about it?"

"It smells so good!"

"Light drink!"

"hiss!"

Shen Mingyu took a big gulp, feeling as if his throat was on fire, his face turned red from holding back: "Good wine!"

"Ming Yu, from your accent, don't you look like someone from Dengzhou?"

"I'm not from Dengzhou, I'm from Guide Prefecture!"

"Guide Mansion, from Henan?"

"Ok!"

"Are you from the army?"

"Yes, Humble was originally Guidewei Zhengqian Household, and later..."

"Do you have a family?"

"I am a poor soldier, who is willing to marry my daughter to me!"

Cheng Shijie sighed: "It is said that the poor are no more than three generations old, and it is true!"

Cheng Shijie looked at Yang Yuniang, and was about to ask Shen Mingyu if he wanted to marry Yang Yuniang as his wife. As long as they were willing, Cheng Shijie could rest assured.

Who would have thought that before Cheng Shijie had time to speak, there was a commotion outside the door.

"My lord, my lord, you can't enter inside!"

"Go away!"

Footsteps sounded, and Cheng Shijie looked at a tall figure outside the door, walking quickly.

Cheng Shijie subconsciously grabbed Tang Zhidao by the side of the cabinet, his reaction was quick, Shen Mingyu's reaction was faster, he jumped directly at the door, blocking the door with his body.

"Step aside!"

"No!"

The one on the opposite side reached out and hit.

"Snapped……"

The opponent punched Shen Mingyu in the chest, but Shen Mingyu didn't move: "If you hit me again, I'll fight back!"

The other party scolded: "Go away!"

Cheng Shijie stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

Shen Mingyu moved half of his body away, and Cheng Shijie saw the person coming.

"It's you!"

"it's me!"

It was the last time the other party spent a golden bean and more than 500 copper coins to buy him a bottle of Erguotou's big wronged seeds.

"Do you have any wine?"

"Have!"

Cheng Shijie signaled the other party to come in.

"Your wine bottle is a rare treasure in the world. Although it is not really carved out of crystal, it is more crystal clear than crystal. It is very rare. We will not take advantage of you, and return the bottle to you!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man signaled the servant behind him to pass the wine bottle to Cheng Shijie.

The servant put the bottle on the table.

Cheng Shijie was speechless, what use did he want for this liquor bottle?
Beer bottles can still be sold for [-] cents, but liquor bottles can only be sold for [-] cents a catty.

Cheng Shijie smiled and said, "The wine is sold to you, so the bottle is naturally yours too!"

"That's what you said!"

As he said that, the servant quickly put away the wine bottle and put it in his arms.

"Can you sell this wine?"

"Sell!"

"How about the last price?"

"it is good!"

The last time Cheng Shijie made a bottle of Erguotou, his income was 18 yuan, and the cost was [-] yuan, which is almost [-] times the profit, which is much easier than dumping gold.

"That wine is running out, only a dozen bottles."

"I can't buy that much, such a good wine, it's okay to drink it once in a while, how can I drink it every day!"

"Then make friends, how about a golden bean and a bottle?"

"terrific!"

"Snapped!"

The middle-aged man was quite bold, and casually slapped a handful of golden beans on the table. Cheng Shijie counted them, and there were seventeen in total.

"Seventeen in total, how about Cheng giving you another bottle?"

"Very good!"

Cheng Shijie put the Erguotou in the cabinet on the table, and the eighteen bottles of wine could not be taken away by the middle-aged man. Fortunately, the servant behind him was a smart man, so he took off his coat directly. It is not too cold now. Liquor wrapped it up and left the room with it.

Cheng Shijie was ecstatic in his heart, now he is rich.

After all, now he is not alone, but four.

Especially Shen Mingyu, this guy is a man with a big belly, he ate thirteen steamed buns that weighed a pound, and he didn't seem to be full yet.

Cheng Shijie, a fat man weighing more than 200 kilograms, can't eat more than one steamed bun.

Unknowingly, Cheng Shijie drank half a catty of Erguotou. His alcohol capacity is actually average, half a catty is fine, he has never been drunk.

Asking Shen Mingyu to drink again, he would not be willing to drink no matter what.

You should know that a golden bean is equivalent to eight or nine taels of silver, and drinking this kind of wine is drinking silver.

After the middle-aged man left, Liu Ji's shopkeeper asked to see him.

"Can the guest officer have a discussion?"

"What's the matter, do you still have that fine wine?"

"Of course, but not much!"

"Can you sell us some of Liu Ji?"

"can!"

Cheng Shijie thought, when he was alone, he could live in such a room with a living room, but now that there were three more people, Yang Yunniang and Shen Mingyu, it would be a little inconvenient.

"Is there a small courtyard in your store?"

"There are two independent courtyards, one on the east and one on the west!"

"How much is a cross hospital a month?"

"There are seven rooms in Kuayuan, usually two cents and six cents a day, if you live for a month, then it will be cheaper, just give seven taels of silver!"

"Just now you also heard that this bottle of wine costs eight or nine taels of silver. Thanks to the care of these days, a bottle of wine for a month, what do you think?"

"So good!"

Cheng Shijie picked up four bottles of wine and handed them to the shopkeeper, who left happily.

Cheng Shijie asked a buddy to help him move, from Shangfang to Dongkuanyuan.

In fact, he also thought about renting a courtyard alone, but the problem is that Liu Ji can at least guarantee his safety. Although he has a guard, it is not clear what happened to Shen Ming.

He also needs Liu Ji's living environment.

There are seven houses in the Dongkua courtyard, including three main houses, two inverted houses, and two wing rooms.

There is also a stone table and a small pavilion in the courtyard, and the environment is not bad.

Yang Yunniang said timidly: "Master, this slave can cook, otherwise, let's cook by ourselves!"

"Ming Yu, go out and buy some food, rice, oil and salt!"

Shen Mingyu was full and had strength: "Okay!"

"Also, help me find a local snake, I want to sell these swords!"

"it is good!"

Cheng Shijie gave Shen Mingyu a golden bean.

Shen Mingyu took the money and left.

After Shen Mingyu left, Yang Yunniang asked in a puzzled way: "Boss, are you not afraid that he will take your money and run away?"

"Run away, run away, it is his loss!"

Cheng Shijie was actually testing Shen Mingyu, after all, the relationship between people is all about getting along.

Although a golden bean is worth eight or nine taels of silver, it is really nothing to Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie plans to leave Dengzhou if he can sell these swords, because Dengzhou is too dangerous.

The problem, however, is that plans never catch up with changes.

(End of this chapter)