After I kissed the rough man Khan, I was busy farming in the grassland

Chapter 42
Li Xianyun pointed to the fruit selling area ahead, and said, "Let's go there and have a look."

Looking from a distance, there are many simple sheds there, one after another.

There was a light rain in the middle of the night last night, and the road is still wet, narrow and muddy.

There are many fruit stalls under the shed, selling grapes, apricots, peaches, cantaloupe... The fruits are quite complete, and the prices are cheap, which can be called high quality and low price.

Li Xianyun looked at the three of them and said: "We opened the ice porridge shop in Dongshi, on the one hand, there is a huge audience, on the other hand, the supply is sufficient and fresh, and there is no need to pay for shipping, which can save a lot of cost. "

Battelle looked at Li Xianyun with admiration. He really didn't expect that the princess not only had superb medical skills, but also had a business acumen.

Li Xianyun soon discovered a problem. There were many fruit vendors here, but there were very few customers shopping.

Khitan has a dry climate and is rich in fruits.

Khitan people like to plant trees. Walking in the streets and alleys of Khitan, you can always see many trees planted in front of and behind the houses. The trees are shady, cool and the scenery is pleasant.

Most of the trees they planted are fruit trees, such as apricot, cherry, peach, and jujube trees. Wooden frames will be erected on the eaves of the walls, with grape vines climbing on them, and a large bunch of grape leaves hanging down from the top of the wall. The grapes are growing gratifyingly, making people greedy just looking at them.

Li Xianyun didn't know that there are seedless grapes in the world until she arrived in Khitan. Each grape is as big as the fingernail of a little finger. It is exquisite and translucent, sweet and delicious.

Fruits are available in every household in Khitan, so the people's demand for fruits is not large, and it is understandable that there are not many customers.

But in such a huge market, it is very rare that there are so few customers.

As soon as Li Xianyun and her group walked over, the fruit vendors' eyes lit up, and they started selling desperately.

"Look at the fresh fruit."

"Guest officer, what kind of fruit do you need? I have everything here."

An old man who looked very down-to-earth cut open a plump cantaloupe, revealing the moist yellow flesh inside.

The old man squeezed a cantaloupe, handed it to Li Xianyun, and said with a smile: "Young man, come and taste the cantaloupe, it's sure to be sweet and delicious, and it doesn't cost money if it's not sweet."

As the old man said, he was going to force the cantaloupe into Li Xianyun's hands.

Battelle grabbed his arm and yelled coldly: "What are you doing?! Don't be rude!"

The old man was stunned, and looked at the tall and burly man in front of him in astonishment.

Li Xianyun took the cantaloupe that the old man handed over, and said, "Put your hands down, Battelle."

After hearing this, Battle put down his hand, but warned the old man with his eyes.

"Old man, you have agreed that if you don't like it, you won't get money." Li Xianyun said with a smile.

One sentence broke the awkward atmosphere.

A smile appeared on the old man's dark face, and he said, "I never break my promise."

Li Xianyun smiled and lowered her head and took a bite lightly.

The cantaloupe is sweet and delicious, and it is juicy and can be sweet to people's hearts.

The old man looked at Li Xianyun with a smile and said, "How is it? Young man, is it delicious? Would you like a cantaloupe?"

Li Xianyun said while chewing: "Let's have one."

The old man said happily, "Okay."

He said to a dirty child sitting on the stool, "Balang, come and help."

The child looked seven or eight years old, but he acted in a decent manner. He took the net bag and stretched it out.

The old man happily put the cantaloupe in the net bag, hooked it with the iron hook on the scale beam, hung the weight on it, and weighed it.

This old man is indeed a real person, with the scale raised high, he intentionally underweighted a few taels.

"How much?" Li Xianyun asked:

The old man said: "Young man, two catties and six taels, ten cents."

Li Xianyun looked at Youlan.

You Lan took out ten cents from her cuff and was about to hand it to the old man, but was stopped by Battelle.

"Let me pay for it."

As he spoke, he was about to take the money out of his pocket.

Li Xianyun smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about money, just let Youlan pay."

Youlan smiled and handed the ten cents to the old man.

Battelle took over the cantaloupe, how could he let a woman carry heavy objects?

Li Xianyun looked around, looked at the old man and asked, "Old man, why are there so few people buying fruit?"

The old man sighed after hearing this and said: "Young man, it seems that you are not a local. Last winter, Khitan encountered a heavy snowstorm that only happened once in ten years. It lasted for more than a month and many livestock froze to death. "

"For the people who live by grazing, livestock is food, and livestock is a way of life. Without livestock, there is no way to maintain life. If there is no way, many people come out to sell fruits."

"But every household has fruit, and every household is living a tight life. Who would go to the street to buy fruit? How many customers can there be?"

He paused and said: "But even if there are few customers, we fruit vendors have to come out to set up stalls. We don't have a penny when we are idle at home. It's better to come out and earn a little bit."

"Sometimes we can't sell for ten cents for a day. Boy, to tell you the truth, I've been here for a whole morning, and you are my first business. You finally let me open, I have to thank you .”

The old man said with a kind and happy smile.

Li Xianyun didn't expect the people at the bottom of Khitan to have such a difficult life, she opened her mouth and said, "Don't those officials care about the lives of the people?"

"Of course," the old man said in a low voice, "Khan wants to develop arable land and solve the food problem. I heard that many ministers objected, saying that the Khitan people are nomads and cannot violate the ancestral legal system. Let me tell you, You should listen to Khan, what tradition is not traditional, the rule of law is not ruled by law, only the common people live is the truth."

Li Xianyun nodded, this is correct, all actions that start with the people are good actions.

Ye Luyan's tall and straight figure could not help appearing in her mind, it turned out that he also had troubles.

No wonder he said last night that he would go to the top of the tower to stay for a while when he was in a bad mood.

Such a strong person has such a weak side, which makes people feel a little distressed.

As soon as the word "heartbroken" came out, Li Xianyun was completely confused. She was crazy to think that Ye Luyan was pitiful and heart-wrenching.

Li Xianyun asked: "Old man, you must have a lot of stranded fruits at home, right?"

The old man nodded and said, "Isn't it? Every household has a lot of stranded fruits, such as grapes, apricots, and cantaloupe. Many of them are rotten on the trees and in the ground. It's really It’s a pity, it makes people feel sad to see it.”

He paused and said, "Young man, why are you asking this?"

Li Xianyun said: "I'm thinking how to help you solve those unsalable fruits."

When the old man heard this, his eyes lit up, feeling that he had met a noble person, and said: "Young man, if you can really help us solve the unsalable fruits, it will be a great help to us, and we will thank you from all over the world."

(End of this chapter)