Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 10
Today is also not a big market day. In the afternoon, when Sun Xiangfu and the two went to the market, they didn't see many people. It was a hot day, and few people ran outside. The two came to the grain store first. Millet, rice and wheat are the three main grains for sale.

Two months before the autumn harvest, when grain prices are the most expensive, it belongs to the darkness before dawn, and even millet costs seven hundred pennies a stone, which is about 120 catties. After the price of one stone for one stone, and it was still wheat with shells, Sun Xiangfu resolutely gave up the idea of ​​buying another stone of wheat. He just bought a bucket, prepared to remove the shells and grind the noodles, and then made something for the little girl to satisfy her hunger.

After buying the food, the two went to the salt shop to buy a bucket of salt. Even the most common edible salt costs two hundred cash per bucket, which is almost three times that of millet. After the autumn harvest, the price of millet will almost double. At that time, the price of salt was more than six times that of millet. According to literature records, the price of salt in the late Tang Dynasty was almost ten times that of grain. It seems that this is not impossible.

Sun Xiangfu is not aware of these historical events, he just purchases according to his own needs. After buying grain and salt, his next goal is the grocery store, where can there be edible seasonings such as onion, ginger and garlic, as well as soybean-stuffed soy sauce , vinegar, etc.Although the taste was not good, Sun Xiangfu, who was fed up with boiled fish, also bought a lot.

After spending two or three hundred cash on these miscellaneous things, Sun Xiangfu went to the blacksmith shop again.He wants to buy a large iron pot here and a custom-made fine iron pot for cooking. Yes, it is not the fine iron of this era, which is simply not up to the difficult task of cooking.

Due to the backwardness of smelting technology, the iron produced in this era is relatively slag. If it is poked with a spatula and spoon every day, it will be perforated in a few days. Generally, the pot is one of the more important possessions in the peasant family, and they are usually cherished. It's incredible.

Ironware is very expensive. A big iron pot, plus the fine iron pot Sun Xiangfu asked for, as well as saws, axes, iron planes, chisels, etc., cost Sun Xiangfu [-] Wen.

In the end, Sun Xiangfu, who had more than 1000 wen left, came to the seed shop, and almost everything counted as the same. Sun Xiangfu didn't stop until he spent the rest of the money with only a few dozen wen left.

He had no money and was light, and on the way back, he walked very briskly, but he suffered from Sun Dali who was pushing the cart. After Sun Xiangfu got those seeds, he seemed to be in a state of madness!

Chinese cabbage, leeks are the mainstream, carrots were introduced to China in the Han Dynasty, and mustard, which is also called coriander in later generations, is also found here.

As for the water shield, fern, weeping, shepherd's, cocklebur, purslane, mouse ear, jinpancao, huihecao, bitter vegetable, mengniangcai, four-leaf vegetable, fennel, etc. that the merchant said, there are many of them. The predecessor of vegetables in the later generations, but more of them were eliminated by the hybrid seed vegetables of the later generations, and became pig vegetables like weeds. Sun Xiangfu was very interested in planting them all for research. This is his specialty. Of course, he bought The most are soybean seeds. Now in June, he can still plant a batch of summer beans, which can be harvested before the cold winter in September and October.

If there are beans, there is soybean oil. You can make stir-fried vegetables, and you can also make tofu, dried tofu, and stuffed soy sauce. In winter, it is also good to distribute some bean sprouts indoors. After doing what he likes to do, he immediately feels good. Watching those plants germinate and grow up, bloom and bear fruit, Sun Xiangfu will feel very fulfilled.

When I got home, it was time for darkness again, but today there was a fire in the village, and the source of the fire was Sun Dali's house. At this moment, more than 20 mouths waiting for food were waiting in front of the stove here.

"Nie Sanniang, the two sisters-in-laws of the Wang family, came quickly to help kill the fish, wash some millet and cook a big pot of porridge. We bought a big pot and set it up outside the house for cooking. Others helped me unload the car. Come down and put it in the house."

Seeing a cart full of goods and those people waiting to eat in the house were overjoyed. Sun Dali and Sun Xiangfu brought back so many things, and now they are also tired and lying down, just squatting on the stone in front of the house to breathe , watching everyone busy.

"Xiangfu, Dali, you guys have gotten rich. You have bought so many things, including ironware. Hey, a complete set of carpentry tools is still very good. Now we two brothers can do a lot of work." Wang Fu cherished Touching a big ax unloaded from the wheelbarrow.

"It's nothing, just sell the fish for some money. The fishery in Guanzhong is not booming, but the aquatic products can be sold at a good price. Tomorrow, you can bring people into the mountains to log! It's just that it's a hot day, so you have to work harder. When the time comes After I have designed what I want to build, I will speed up to build it, and maybe I can open up the wasteland in the village and plant some crops."

As Sun Xiangfu said, the two of them nodded. After yesterday's conversation, everyone now naturally focuses on Sun Xiangfu's opinion, because he drew a very good cake for everyone.

"Just in time, Zhang Quan and I will also go to Timber Mountain with you to burn some charcoal. If you want to make ironware, burning charcoal is better than burning wood." Marin was afraid that he would not have a job and would eat free food, which would make everyone unhappy, so he hurriedly said .

In fact, burning coal is more useful than burning charcoal when forging iron, but unprocessed coal is smoky and poisonous, so blacksmiths in this era basically use charcoal to melt iron, and every blacksmith, With the ability to burn charcoal.

"You all have work to do, so what should I do?" Zhao Da said a little depressed.He used to be a butcher, and he specialized in feeding and slaughtering animals in a restaurant, but now, there is no private animal in the whole village, which shows that his skills are useless.

"Don't worry, there are cave dwellings in Chaishan, so you go with everyone, get some clay, burn some blue bricks and tiles, and then I will use it to build a house."

Sun Xiangfu patted Zhao Da on the shoulder and said.In his plan, breeding is a must. It is an important part of supporting the development of the agricultural system and enlarging farmers' production capacity. At present, Sun Xiangfu has not many people available, and there are no people who understand Sun Xiangfu's ideas in this era, so it must Grow from scratch.

"Brother Xiangfu, we made dozens of fish cages today, and tomorrow our fish output will double again." Sun Erli said with an expression of asking for credit.Of course, it is not due to him alone that he can make dozens of fish cages a day. The two professional carpenters Wang Fu and Wang Gui are the main force, and Marin Zhangquan and Zhao Da also help a lot.

"Well, we have hundreds of fish cages now, and we have caught enough fish. Not only do we have to put them in the upper reaches of the small river, but we can also put them in the lower reaches, and we also need to find other rivers to put them in. Tomorrow you and Shi Dalang will be in a group and bring you Shang Deshou, the three of us will go downstream to put fish cages together, and the wheelbarrow will be handed over to you, and Brother Dali and I just need to use our shoulder poles to pick up the fish and sell it.”

The wheelbarrow has both advantages and disadvantages. In the case of not pulling heavy loads, it is actually not as light as a load. The shortcut from the village to the Qin Mansion's summer resort is actually only a dozen miles, and the Qin Mansion needs loach and eel for a day. , about [-] to [-] catties, this weight, it is faster to pick it up, after all, the shortcuts are all field stalks and mountain roads.

Of course, there is another problem that Sun Xiangfu needs to deal with immediately, that is, the amount of fish harvested by nearly a hundred fish cages has more than doubled compared to before. Naturally, the Qin family does not need such a large amount, and those scale fish that die when they leave the water I'm afraid it will be as much as tens of catties every day, and people like myself can't finish it. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu has to consider digging fish ponds for breeding and storage.

The reason why he taught the cook so many ways to cook eel and loach in the Qin Mansion today is also intentional. I don't believe that those nobles from Chang'an don't come to the Qin Mansion to visit their patients. Is there no market for these things?After all, Guanzhong is no better than Jiangnan, the fishing industry is not prosperous, and there are few things!

The fish soup with onion, ginger, garlic and sauce is simply delicious in the world. The natural environment in this era is very good, absolutely pollution-free, the fish is pure wild, and its own oil and water are sufficient. It is delicious and attractive when cooked. Even Sun Xiangfu has an appetite Dakai, let alone other people, millet porridge with fish, everyone had a full stomach before leaving.

There was nothing to say all night, and Sun Xiangfu was called up again by Sun Dali in the early morning. The two collected the fish and went home directly. I made a shoulder pole and headed towards Cuiyun Mountain on the mountain road. I didn't need to push a cart, and the two took turns. It was easier, and I arrived at the mountain villa an hour before noon.

Knock on the door and see you. After a while, Uncle De brought them to the fire room area with a smile.

"Crash."

A large bag of copper coins was piled on a small table next to the fire room by a servant brought by Uncle De.

"Yesterday, Mrs. Meng made delicious food according to the cooking method you taught. After eating it, the master and wife praised it. They praised the kitchen staff and others. After learning that this method was taught by you, I specially asked me to give you five pennies as a reward. Today The fish money is also included in it, you can carry it back together after you have eaten."

Sun Xiangfu and Sun Dali were overjoyed when they heard the words, this was [-] copper coins, and, in just two days, they were able to eat in the kitchen of the Qin Mansion. Treat people with kindness!
"So, please Uncle De to thank Yi Gong for the reward." Sun Xiangfu bowed to Uncle De.

"That's natural. The master's health has gradually improved in the past two days. Dr. Sun said that it is all due to the help of the meal. It seems that the master will be able to ride back to Chang'an on horseback for the enthronement ceremony next month."

Uncle De said with a happy face.They are all slaves of the Qin family, and it is difficult to change from generation to generation. The glory of the Qin family is their glory. Now that His Majesty is enthroned, he must be generously rewarded. Qin Qiong is one of Li Shimin's hardcore, and the favor must be even greater.

A warrior is naturally unwilling to become a sick child. Qin Qiong Zhenguan died in 12 years in history. However, with Sun Xiangfu, a little butterfly flapping his wings, everything may change. Of course, these historical events are only a few years away from now. Sun Xiangfu, a farmer, is a little far away, but through conversations with Uncle De and some servants of the Qin family, Sun Xiangfu has a better understanding of what is going on with the rich and powerful, what is going on with the Tang Dynasty, and his understanding of the world is gradually deepening After broadening his horizons, he has a little more confidence in the follow-up survival plan.

He ate five steamed cakes and three plates of seasonal vegetables for a meal, and drank rice wine from the cellar of the Qin Mansion. Although it was only a bowl, Sun Dali said that this is the life of a person. It is still early, and the two of them naturally Without going back directly, Sun Dali carried the empty bucket, and Sun Xiangfu carried the copper coins on their backs and headed towards the market.

(End of this chapter)