I, the fox clan, Arita!

As soon as Liu Cong saw Ling Shu from a distance, he raised his whip and lashed the horse, and the carriage trotted past. Liu Cong smiled and said, "Oh, what a coincidence! I'm going to find the treasurer Ling! You get on the cart and let the shopkeeper go. What is it? Is it the green leafy vegetable that I mentioned last time?"

"It's exactly this dish!" Ling Shu said, "Is Brother Liu here to buy this? First, let's take a look at the green ruyi grown by my family."

As Lingshu said, he and Yan Dachuan carried a box of bean sprouts down, and Liu Cong's eyes lit up.

The wooden box was originally used to grow bean sprouts, but now that the sand at the bottom has been removed, the bundled bean sprouts are densely packed into the wooden box. At a glance, it is a large green, oval-shaped small leaf sprouts. It is pleasing to watch.

Lingshu took a handful of green bean sprouts from the box and handed them to Liu Cong, saying, "You can taste the raw ones first."

Liu Cong pulled out a bean sprouts from the bundle and chewed it in his mouth.

Although it is raw, it is crisp and refreshing to the bite, full of moisture.

Lingshu said again: "There is still a bowl of fried rice here, you can eat it."

He took a food box out of the car, opened the lid, and there was a large bowl inside, which contained bean sprouts fried meat. This bowl of fried bean sprouts was originally prepared for Lingshu to sell vegetables in the town. Try it.

Liu Cong took the chopsticks, put one in his mouth, it was crispy and slightly tough, mixed with the aroma of meat and beans, although it is not the ultimate delicacy, but in this winter, such a dish will definitely Popular with the people!

Liu Cong immediately said: "How many? I want them all!"

Lingshu said: "This wooden box contains about [-] catties of green ruyi vegetables. I collected these from the car today. There are a total of ten boxes and [-] Wen. The bowl of cooked vegetables in the food box will be given to Brother Liu. However, Lu Ruyi still needs to bring a box for transportation. Do you want to rent a wooden box from my house and give a deposit first, or buy it directly? The wooden box is specially made by me. If you want to buy it, I won’t make money from you. , at the original price of twenty cents each."

Liu Cong didn't make a decision right away, but asked, "Is this dish from Shopkeeper Ling's called 'Green Ruyi'? Can you really get it every day?"

Lingshu smiled and said: "Brother Liu is a smart person. I don't believe you can't see that Lu Ruyi is bean sprouts made from beans. It's just that the way my family grows bean sprouts is different from ordinary ones. Since they are bean sprouts, Brother Liu should also understand. Of course It can be born every day."

"Shopkeeper Ling is also a cheerful person," Liu Cong also smiled, and said, "Since there are every day, then why should I worry, I even bought the box!"

This wooden box can still be used after buying, and it is not expensive, so Liu Cong is not reluctant to part with this little money.

Liu Cong bought green bean sprouts so readily, not because he was stupid, but in the Daqing Dynasty, although people knew that bean sprouts were a dish, no one planted them on a large scale, and almost no one knew the scientific method of growing bean sprouts. In this way, Shu can ensure that his family can harvest a large amount of vegetables every day.

Lingshu's green bean sprouts are a long-term business. It's not that if you sell it today, you won't have it tomorrow, but you can sell it for many years.

Ling Shu said: "That's five hundred Wen in total. This dish can be eaten with meat or just stir-fried. There are many ways to eat it. Let me just talk about a few simple ones. In addition, you will deliver this dish today Go to the town, it’s a rare thing that has been shown for the first time, the price can be sold at a higher price, and the price can be sold in a short period of time, and it’s hard to say if there are more dishes every day.”

"How do you say that?" Liu Cong asked curiously, "Could it be that there are other growers of this dish?"

"Not now," Lingshu said, "There will always be in the future."

Liu Cong regained his energy immediately, and asked, "Dare Shopkeeper Qingling wants to teach others how to grow this bean sprouts? Can I learn it?"

"Brother Liu has such a fate with my family, so naturally he wants to teach him, but not now," Lingshu laughed, "I must let my family taste some sweetness, does Brother Liu think that's the reason?"

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable." Liu Cong is a transparent person. Anyone else would have such an idea as Lingshu. Anyway, Lingshu agreed to teach him how to grow green ruyi vegetables. He is already very satisfied. Take some time to learn it.

Liu Cong paid Lingshu the money, and Lingshu picked out some simple and convenient bean sprout recipes from his memory and told Liu Cong. The deal was concluded, and Lingshu watched Liu Cong leave Yanjiacun in a carriage.

You don't need to go to the town to sell all the bean sprouts you harvested today. Although you don't make more money than retail sales, you don't have to travel by yourself. Lingshu is in a good mood, so he directly gave Uncle Liu the money for the car and asked him to drive back with an empty car. , he and Yan Dachuan walked back to their home.

On the way, Yan Dachuan looked troubled and couldn't help asking: "Little brother, do you really want to teach others how to grow bean sprouts? If others learn it, they won't come to us to buy it, so we won't be able to earn money?"

Last time, I didn’t sell the hawthorn jam and preserved fruit. When the hawthorn is ripe next year, I can make it again and earn money. Why do I have to teach others how to grow bean sprouts this time?

"Brother, don't worry, even if many people can grow it, our family will not lose money." Lingshu knew what his brother was thinking, so he explained to him, "Bean sprouts are different from hawthorn sauce. Hawthorns are rare in the first place, and hawthorn paste and preserved fruit are snacks. They are eaten when they are free, and they are not necessary to eat every day. People with money and leisure can afford them every day, but poor people don’t eat them. I can still pass,

Bean sprouts are different, people have to eat every day, right?Think about how many people there are in Dingchun Town?How many people are there in Pingliang County?In winter, everyone is short of fresh vegetables to eat. Although our vegetables are sold so cheaply, as long as the reputation spreads, the amount that can be sold every day will be large, so ah, our family just needs a few more. There is no need to worry about selling bean sprouts in a room. "

When Lingshu said this, Yan Dachuan completely understood that his younger brother was smart!He just can't figure out these things.

Yan Dachuan immediately rubbed his hands and said, "It happens that we don't have to go out today, so let's hurry back and soak the seeds!"

These days, Lingshu brought his elder brother and sister-in-law with him when he planted bean sprouts every day. Originally, Yan Dachuan and his wife were used to doing farm work.

When the two brothers went back to work in their small courtyard, Liu Cong returned to Pingliang County with a cart full of green bean sprouts. He went to his shop and called two shop assistants, but he didn't go home, and went directly to the busiest street in the county. On the way, I moved the wooden box containing bean sprouts out of the car and placed it on the ground, and it immediately attracted looting.

A [-]-year-old girl led several maidservants to Liu Cong's stall, and asked crisply, "What are you selling?"

This girl's name is Xiao Qing'er, and her grandfather is an official in Yongshan Mansion. Because of the long distance, Xiao Qing'er's grandfather only took two concubines with him when he took office. Therefore, he took charge of the family's farm and several shops, and managed them in a decent manner, and because Mr. Xiao was an official, the Xiao family can be regarded as a big and respectable family in Pingliang County.

Liu Cong blushed a little when he saw Xiao Qing'er, and saw that the girl was wearing a pink embroidered butterfly-pattern jacket, with white rabbit fur around her collar, making her small face look like a hibiscus, and underneath was a brocade of the same color Wearing a skirt and a pair of sheepskin boots on her feet, Yingying stood on the side of the street, presenting a pretty beauty in this winter day.

"Miss Xiao, this dish is called 'Green Ruyi'," Liu Cong saluted Xiao Qing'er, picked out two handfuls of bean sprouts from a wooden box, and said, "This is a new vegetable just planted, Miss Xiao take some back Try it, these are for you, no money."

Daqing is open to the people, and unmarried women can also show their faces outside. Xiao Qing'er is just at the age of marriage, and the threshold of the family is about to be trampled by the matchmaker. I don't know how many people in Pingliang County want to marry her, and Liu Cong has not yet. To get married, even though he knew that he was not good enough for Xiao Qing'er, but when he was young, Mu Ai, who didn't have such unrealistic fantasies in his heart when he was young?

Xiao Qing'er didn't take the dish from Liu Cong's hand, and asked again: "You said this is a dish? Can it be eaten after it's cooked?"

"Of course it is possible!" Liu Cong assured loudly, and then said quietly, "To tell you the truth, this Lu Ruyi is actually bean sprouts, but the bean sprouts in my family are grown in a different way from ordinary bean sprouts, so they are tender and green. , but I guarantee that this green ruyi dish is more delicious than ordinary bean sprouts! By the way, I have fried ones here, how about you let me try it, Miss?"

Naturally, Liu Cong didn't dare to let Miss Xiao try it herself, not to mention that as Xiao Qing'er, she would not just try the food on the street. The little maid went to try it.

The little maid was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and after eating a bite of the dish, she said with a smile: "Miss, this dish is delicious!"

This street was originally the busiest area, with a lot of people coming and going, Xiao Qing'er is a celebrity in Pingliang County, and everyone saw Liu Cong's emerald green vegetables in the wooden box, just a few people As soon as he spoke, many people surrounded him.

"There are vegetables with green leaves in winter? How does Boss Liu sell this vegetable? It's too expensive and we can't afford it."

Liu Cong hurriedly said: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, you can cook a dish for five cents."

The price of green leafy vegetables in winter is really not expensive for the people in the county.

But this is because Liu Cong was the first to sell this kind of green bean sprouts. This is the first time a new thing has appeared. Liu Cong understands the consumption level of the county people better than Lingshu, so he naturally dares to sell it at a price that Lingshu expected. much higher.

Then I heard Xiao Qing'er say: "Little shopkeeper, I will buy ten."

"Hey! Okay!" Liu Cong blushed even more excitedly, quickly took ten hands and handed them to the servant girl behind Xiao Qing'er, took the money from a little girl, and still took the money from before. She stuffed the two handfuls of bean sprouts and said, "These are for Miss Xiao."

As soon as the audience saw Xiao Qing'er opened her mouth to buy green ruyi vegetables, they all gathered together to try it. A sea bowl was divided among so many people, even if each person only held a chopstick, it was not enough. Liu Cong pulled a cart from Yanjia Village Come here, the dishes in the bowl were actually cold by this time, but they couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the crowd, and they were eaten in the blink of an eye.

Those who had eaten it praised it all, saying it was delicious, and immediately took out their copper coins to buy green bean sprouts. When those who hadn't eaten it saw it, they were worried that it would not taste good, so they bought it with confidence. The booth was very lively and full of people, Liu Cong and two guys were almost overwhelmed when they went into battle together.

In an elegant room on the third floor of the "Shengxiangju" at the corner of the street, a handsome young gentleman in brocade robes was holding a small and exquisite hand warmer in his hand, standing in front of the railing and looking down at the people downstairs. Loud place.Behind him, there was a young boy who could be called pretty, standing on tiptoes and stretching his neck to look downstairs.

Shen Ziyue looked away, and said to his servant Yuzhang, "Go, call Shen Qingsheng."

Yuzhang trotted downstairs, and brought Shen Qingsheng upstairs after a while.

Shen Qingsheng bowed, and asked respectfully, "What orders does Master Jiu have?"

Shen Ziyue is the ninth son among the males of the Shen family. He is the youngest son, the youngest son born in the womb of Mrs. Shen. When Mrs. Shen gave birth to him, he was already too old. It was not very comfortable, which caused Shen Ziyue to be born with a weak body. He was afraid that he would have to find an eminent monk to decide if he would not be able to support him, so he named him "Ziyue" for a girl.

Later, when Shen Zi grew older, a group of cronies would always make fun of his name. He became angry and changed his name to "Zi Yue" in a fit of anger. Therefore, the name of the ninth young master of the Shen family did not follow the genealogical ranking, and he was different from the brothers above him. It's all different.

Because Shen Ziyue is the youngest son, he has been pampered by the whole family since he was a child. He is a mess in reading and reading. He fights cocks and dogs all day long. The three things he loves most in his life are beauties, food and money.

Fortunately, he can't read well, but he is very smart in business. In the past few years, he has opened up a lot of markets for the Shen family of the imperial merchant, and he has more and more properties in his hands.

"Go down and have a look, what are they selling there?" Shen Ziyue pointed out the window with his chin and ordered.

After receiving the order, Shen Qingsheng hurriedly turned around and went downstairs, without scolding the waiter in the shop, he went to Liu Cong's stall by himself.

Shen Qingsheng was originally the shopkeeper of the "Shengxiangju" in Dingchun Town, but later he was transferred to Pingliang County because of the sales of hawthorn sauce. If he was still in Dingchun Town, he would be a He already knew that Lingshu had grown a new dish.

Shen Qingsheng waited in line for a long time before he bought Lu Ruyi vegetables, asked Liu Cong carefully, and went upstairs with a few bean sprouts to meet Shen Ziyue.

"Master Jiu, Brother Liu downstairs said that this dish is called 'Green Ruyi', and it costs five cents a piece, and it should weigh half a catty," Shen Qingsheng reported verbatim, "Actually, this dish is bean sprouts, soybeans Raw, but I don’t know how it was planted to make the leaves sprout green. According to that brother Liu, he bought this dish from the shopkeeper Ling in Yanjia Village in Dingchun Town. You should let the kitchen go now Do you want to try it?"

Shen Ziyue took out a few green bean sprouts, held them up to the light and looked them over carefully, and immediately asked with great interest, "Is the shopkeeper you are talking about, the shopkeeper who made the hawthorn sauce?"

Shen Qingsheng said: "Exactly."

"Oh?" Shen Zi raised his eyebrows, "Xiu Ya lives in his house?"

"Master Wei does live in Yan's house." Shen Qingsheng replied.

"It's interesting," Shen Ziyue suddenly smiled, then turned his head and said to the young man beside him, "Yu'er, didn't you always want to meet my nephew, let's go tomorrow, shall we?"