Unparalleled Fortune in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 327 Booty
The shopkeeper acted quickly, and soon a table of meals was prepared.

The food made by Jiangnan Wangyuelou naturally conforms to the taste of Jiangnan. It is refreshing and light, and the natural crops have a unique taste of food, which is very delicious.

Tong Cheng'er is not a greedy person, and she ate a lot.

finished eating.

"This cook is quite skilled."

The chefs who came out this time are all royal chefs in the palace. It cannot be said that their cooking is not delicious, but they eat it too often, and it is not as fresh as the authentic Jiangnan dishes.

"If you like it, just bring someone with you."

Wangyue Tower is his property, so it is no problem to bring the cook out.

Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "It's not necessary. My taste is still biased towards the dishes made by the cooks in the capital. It's enough for Jiangnan to eat once in a while. If I eat it often, I'm afraid I'll get tired of it."

In fact, there is also a cook in his house who is good at cooking Jiangnan cuisine, but the cook often stays in the capital, and the dishes he cooks do not have that authentic feeling.

Looking at Xiao Fujin's appearance, he was just looking for something new, and Yinzhen suddenly had an idea.

"What do you think of reporting a Qing food competition after returning to Beijing?"

Tong Cheng'er was taken aback when she heard this.

Food contest?

What does this person want?

"How did you come up with the idea to do this?"

To report a gourmet food competition without sponsorship, and to provide enough eye-catching rewards, otherwise it would not be able to attract real chefs.

If you don't do well, it is estimated that people will say that you are not doing your job properly.

From Tong Cheng'er's point of view, this matter is quite thankless in terms of their current situation.

It's not bad, it's unnecessary.

Yinzhen said solemnly: "In order to stimulate the economy of the capital."

I often heard Tong Cheng'er talking about some modern policies, and Yinzhen also learned a lot of modern terms.

Food competitions can indeed boost the economy, but it feels a bit inappropriate to do it now, but it doesn't matter if he really wants to do it.

"Alright, when do you plan to do it?"

Yinzhen: "There's no rush, we'll talk about this matter when we return to Beijing."

The Qing Dynasty is not small, so it is always necessary to publicize it first, so as to save people who come here in time with crooked melons and cracked dates, and it is impossible to fool people.

Tong Cheng'er saw that he had made up his mind, so he couldn't help but think a little bit more. If the food competition is really held, there will be delicious food by then.

After thinking about it, Tong Cheng'er showed a smile.

When Yinzhen saw it, he was happy, and if she was happy, his goal had been achieved.

To Yinzhen, the food competition was a bit tasteless, and it would be better not to do it, but Xiao Fujin followed him and let her taste all the delicacies in the world, Yinzhen felt that it was something he was most happy about.

However, don't tell her about it.

In the afternoon, Yinzhen took Tong Cheng'er to buy a lot of special products in Jiangnan. There is a lot of literature in Jiangnan, and there are many good things like pens, inks, papers and inkstones. It is rare for Yinzhen to come across something he likes, so he bought a lot.

Tong Cheng'er was more interested in the dialogue books. After visiting a few, she found that the Jiangnan dialect books and the Beijing dialect books were somewhat intertwined. She had already read the popular ones.

Wasn't it just that she had read it? Yinzhen opened a story book shop for him, and every time a new story book came out, he would copy it to her immediately.

Tong Cheng'er entered an imported goods shop on the way, and saw the bizarre gadgets inside. Although she didn't think it had much technical content, in the eyes of children, it was different.

Now Qiqiaoyuan can give birth without her giving a topic, but it may be that Tong Cheng'er's focus is different, and there are few things for children in the past.

Seeing that they were well dressed, the shopkeeper hurried up to greet them. There was almost no one in the shop. I don't blame it. Tong Cheng'er knew the reason at a glance. The price was too high, and most people might not be able to afford it.

Do high-end business.

The shopkeeper enthusiastically said: "Several guests, let's see what you like. As long as it is an imported product, as long as you can name it, we have it in our shop."

This is not a small statement.

Tong Cheng'er thought for a while and asked, "Is there a clock?"

As soon as the shopkeeper heard it, he knew that he was a big customer.

Generally, an imported goods store can buy at most one pocket watch, and the quantity is still limited. A clock is worth more than this shop. Anyone who can say that they want a watch, or know about a watch, is already very knowledgeable.

The shopkeeper's smile became even brighter: "It's a coincidence that the guests came here. I just bought two clocks yesterday. Why don't you take a look first?"

As soon as the shopkeeper's words came out, both of them were a little stunned. Things like clocks and watches are not often obtained even in the rich and powerful in the capital.

Because of the rarity, many people don't know that there are such things as clocks, and even pocket watches are not many.

They went into a shop at random and there were two of them, which is really indescribably "weird".

Yinzhen: "Then trouble the shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper: "No trouble, no trouble."

Big customers, there is money to make, so there is nothing to worry about.

He wished that such a thing could happen every day, every moment, all the time!

The shopkeeper immediately asked the errand boy in the shop to carry out the two clocks.

That's right, it was lifted.

The clock is really big.

The clock was lifted out.

Yinzhen took a closer look, but it was not bad. His Empress Ama put one in the study of Qianqing Palace, and it was a little bigger than this one.

Tong Cheng'er also stared at it. Speaking of which, it was the first time that Tong Cheng'er saw a clock from outside the Qing Dynasty. It was very beautiful. Although it had a retro taste in Tong Cheng'er's eyes, it was indeed very beautiful.

Seeing this, Yinzhen asked, "Like it?"

Tong Cheng'er nodded: "It's really good."

Yinzhen asked the shopkeeper, "How do you sell this clock?"

The shopkeeper said: "Let me tell you the truth, the price is 5000 taels per set."

Two sets are 1 taels.

Yinzhen did not lack the 1 taels of silver, but looking at the clock, Yinzhen said: "I can buy them all, but I have one request."

When the shopkeeper heard that he had bought them all, his face burst into smiles.

"You said that as long as I can do it, I will definitely meet your requirements."

Yinzhen: "I want to know where your clock comes from?"

The smile on the shopkeeper's face faded when he heard this: "Guest officer, the source of goods is our source of food, so we can't inquire about it casually. This is embarrassing for you, isn't it?"

1 taels of silver is eye-catching, but if there is a source of goods, there is a steady stream of silver, and the shopkeeper will not do business at the expense of everything.

Yinzhen said lightly: "If a watch is sent to the capital to sell for tens of thousands of taels of silver, it's not a problem, but you sell it in Jiangnan, and the ones you sell are not regular customers, shopkeepers, do you think this is reasonable? ?”

There is no shortage of wealthy businessmen here in the south of the Yangtze River. Few people know about clocks and watches, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. If people know about such rare objects, they will definitely rush to buy them. It's not a problem to double the price.

However, the shopkeeper didn't sell it to a local regular customer in Jiangnan, and he still intends to sell it to someone who looks like a stranger. One is only 5000 taels, which is a bit cheap. Yes, there is still money to be made.

It's too weird, Yinzhen has reason to be weird about the source of this clock.

(End of this chapter)