Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 49 Ancient Literacy Rate

Faced with such a person who could keep the son of a dignified prince as his companion, shopkeeper Jin naturally did not dare to withdraw his lies at will.

I can only tell the truth.

"Overseas secret method." Zhu Di pondered.

He remembered that the rice seeds used for the Yangzhou harvest seemed to come from overseas.

Zhu Di couldn't help but keep an eye on it and silently wrote it down.

The others didn't think so much.

At this moment, they just want to quickly see what the dishes made from fresh vegetables in winter will taste like.

"I don't know if it tastes good or not, but the price is really expensive. As expected of Xiao Jiujiang, he is willing to spend so much money for His Highness." Guo Ying's daughter Guo Dong'er stuck out her tongue and complained.

Xu Yungong, who came with him, said nothing.

Because of the price, just looking at it made him feel distressed.

"Jiujiang, since you are the one who initiated this matter, can I give you some food?" Zhu Di said.

"We are celebrating His Highness's birthday today, so there is no reason why I should order the food. Your Highness should do it." Li Jiujiang forced a smile.

Since my nephew and my childhood friend have said this, being polite to him would seem unfamiliar.

Zhu Di stopped being polite, picked up the menu, and ordered several seasonal vegetables, and then other fish.

"Okay, come right away." After shopkeeper Jin wrote down the dishes, he immediately went downstairs and ordered the chef to cook.

Not long after, plates of delicious, delicious and delicious dishes were brought to the table by the waiter.

You can see these clear and green seasonal vegetables in winter.

It's really a novel experience.

After seeing Zhu Di move his chopsticks, the others started eating.

Baisui Songju's vegetarian dishes are as stable and delicious as ever.

But it was obviously the same taste as they remembered.

For some reason, Zhu Di and the others just felt that today's vegetarian dishes tasted particularly delicious.

Zhu Di originally thought it was just his own illusion, but after asking other people, he found that they all felt the same way.

In fact, vegetables are still vegetables.

All this comes from their psychological effects. Scarcity will increase the value of a thing in people's eyes.

What you can't get is always good.

Ice in summer, fresh vegetables in winter.

Of course, another reason is the contrast. After winter, most of them ate pickles or stored vegetables. Now they suddenly eat fresh vegetables, and they naturally feel full of happiness.

"Jiujiang, you are so cruel. After eating these fresh vegetables, if you go back to face the cellared vegetables at home, how will you eat them?" Fatty Chang lamented.

The other friends nodded.

At this time, they feel that the money is worth spending, no matter how expensive it is.

Anyway, the money spent was the money of Li Jinglong, the future God of War of the Ming Dynasty.

Yangzhou.

When Yang Xian listened to the report from Liu Kun and his delegation, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled.

"Okay, the selling price is a little more than I expected."

After being praised by his idol, Liu Kun rubbed his head in embarrassment and said, "I think so. Instead of selling it to several different restaurants, it's better to sell it to one restaurant so that the price can be higher."

Yang Xian didn't expect that Liu Kun knew how to use exclusivity as a selling point.Although he is still a bit immature now, with more practice, he can become a good helper in the future.

Yang Xian saw that Liu Kun was still holding desserts from Mingji Dessert Shop.

Noticing Yang Xian's gaze, Liu Kun quickly said: "These desserts and snacks are sent by Miss Wang. I really can't refuse them."

Yang Xian smiled.

"Since it's from Miss Wang, accept it. I remember you have younger brothers and sisters at home. Even if you don't like sweets, it's still good to bring it to them."

"I have a younger brother and a younger sister. Lord Lao is worried about me." Liu Kun said movedly.

"How old are you?"

"My younger brother is about to reach elementary school age, and my younger sister is about the same age." Liu Kun replied truthfully.

As for why Liu Kun didn't mention his sister's education, it was because in this era, it was good for boys to be educated. Liu Kun would not have dared to think about it before.

Girls are basically doomed to never know a few words in their entire lives, let alone being ignorant.

Apart from the royal family, there are only daughters of officials and squires, some businessmen's daughters, and a very small number of daughters from ordinary families.

There is another place where women in brothels live. (Not an ordinary check box)
If we look at the female literacy rate alone, it is probably not even one thousandth.

Even as a whole, the literacy rate of the entire Ming Dynasty would not exceed 15%.

After what Liu Kun said, Yang Xian thought about whether he could start setting up an official school.

Yang Xian was making plans silently in his heart, and chatted with Liu Kun for a while.

Finally, when we were leaving, I smiled and told Liu Kun that if he still wanted to eat sweets in the future, he could go directly to the sweets processing workshop in Yangzhou City to get the goods at the internal cost price!
Beijing.

Duke of Wei.

Xu Miaoyun was in a good mood today because she had just been notified that the Mingji Bookstore on Zhuque Street was already promoting that a new volume of "Dream of Red Mansions" would be arriving soon.

The days of waiting for updates are really torturous and painful.

The feeling was like little ants crawling on my body every day.

These days, she has read the previous sixty chapters three times, and the book is filled with dense inscriptions.

There are many details that Xu Miaoyun really wants to discuss with the author of Dream of Red Mansions to confirm whether his thoughts are correct.

She couldn't wait to see the content of the new episode.

At this moment, Xu Yungong came back from outside.

"Sister!" Xu Yungong saluted Xu Miaoyun when he saw her.

As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Miaoyun is still very majestic in front of her younger brothers and sisters.

Xu Miaoyun glanced at her younger brother and said with a smile, "Did you just come back from His Highness the Fourth Prince's birthday party?"

Xu Yungong nodded and told Xu Miaoyun everything that happened in Baisui Songju.

"You mean, Centennial Songju still has fresh vegetables at this time of year?" Xu Miaoyun said in surprise.

Seeing Xu Miaoyun's reaction, Xu Yungong felt proud. After all these years, he finally surprised his sister.

"No, it tastes much more delicious than before." Xu Yungong said with a smile.

"The inner garden is allocated warm soup, and the melons have been put in in mid-February." Xu Miaoyun said thoughtfully. "The Tang Dynasty poet Wang Jian recorded the incident of anti-season vegetables in his poems, and there are also corresponding records in the "Book of Han·Zhao Xinchen Biography".

"However, it has never been able to form a large scale. As you just said, brother, the fresh vegetables in Baisui Songju are abundant in both variety and quantity. I am very curious about how they did it."

Xu Yungong replied truthfully: "I heard from the [-]-year-old shopkeeper Songju Jin that he bought it from an outsider. I heard that the outsider said that these vegetables were cultivated using overseas secret recipes."

(End of this chapter)