North and South groceries

Since the soap-making recipe had been dedicated to the emperor, it was up to them to promote it. Luo Yong didn't want to get in the way again, and he didn't want to steal the emperor's limelight at this time to give himself a sense of presence.

But these Champa rice seeds, Luo Yong must still have to ask for it. The transportation fee is so expensive at this time. It is definitely more cost-effective to grow some rice locally than to spend money to buy rice from other places.

So Luo Yong said to Na Du Gou: "Since the recipe for making soap has been dedicated to the sage, it must belong to the sage. If Du Dalang wants the recipe, he may have to discuss it with the sage."

Hearing this, Du Gou gave Luo Yong a wry smile and bowed his hands, but was speechless for a while.

The twists and turns here may not be understood by others, but Du Gou himself has been in contact with the center of power, and he knows that Luo Sanlang's words are not an excuse, but it's just that he rode all the way all the way here. The basket fetches water in vain, and the heart is inevitably lost.

"I don't know what Du Dalang wants to do with this knowledge?" Luo Yong asked him.

"It's just to find a profitable business for the elders in Laizhou." Du Gou replied.

Nalai Prefecture is close to the sea, and the local people rely on fishing for a living, and they also grow some crops. Basically, it is not a problem to make ends meet. However, if a local economy wants to develop and the people want to live a prosperous life, they must have their own industry. , There must be something that can be sold from the Laizhou area to other places in exchange for money.

Speaking of the soap making business, people on the grasslands do have an advantage over them, but this does not affect people in other areas to follow suit to make soap to increase their income. It is not easy to make money these days, relying solely on farming Or fishing, life is always difficult, and if there is another misfortune, ordinary families can't bear it at all.

"Since that's the case, why don't I teach you the craftsmanship of the peony cushion?" Luo Yong said bluntly.

"!" Du Gou was startled when he heard the words, and then immediately cupped his hands in thanks: "So, thank you Luo Sanlang!"

Of course, he has heard of the name of the peony cushion. He heard that it became very popular in Chang'an City last year. Many rich and noble families in Chang'an Chenzhong used the peony cushion produced in Lishi County. Recently, because the weather has become really hot, use it. The number of people gradually decreased.

If he can learn this craft and go back and develop this industry locally in Laizhou, in the future, the products they make can be sold to all parts of Hebei Road in the north and all over Huainan Road in the south, then Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou in Huainan will all be produced The famous land of wealth.

"This time I took advantage of Saburo." Although Du Gou was happy, he was still a member of a big family, and he did not lose his manners.

"It doesn't matter, this peony cushion is now being made by people everywhere." There are indeed many people making peony cushions, especially inside and outside Chang'an City, but there are still a few who really do well.

Judging from this person's personality, he does not seem to be shrewd, rigorous and difficult to speak, and even somewhat loose and casual. If Luo Yong discusses with him at this time and asks him to sell those rice seeds to him, the other party should I will also agree.

It's just that what's the point? It's a long way, so why bother to let people make a trip in vain.

Luo Yong didn't feel that he had any disadvantages in exchanging the craftsmanship of peony cushions for these rice seeds. If he remembered correctly, this variety of rice should have waited until the Song Dynasty to really be widely promoted. It was hundreds of years later.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Zhancheng rice didn’t know where it was growing, and there was no way to get it.

Now that the two sides have agreed, Du Gou didn't take precautions against Luo Yong, and directly gave him those seeds first.

Luo Yong divided these seeds into two parts, one part was kept by himself, and he received it in the space just in case, and the other part was given to the disciples who rented his field, and asked them to take some to plant in the past. Write down your own planting methods, and compare them when you harvest after autumn to see who grows the best rice.

In the following days, Du Gou lived in Xipo Village.

Luo Yong found him a room in the courtyard of his disciple, and Du Gou practiced making peony cushions in this courtyard, except for going to Xu's inn to eat every day.

Because Du Gou studied really carefully, and he could always get the point when he asked questions. Once Luo Yong couldn't fool around, so he mentioned the concepts of light and structure in sketching and painting to him.

Then this Du Gou seemed to have opened the door to a new world. The painting he learned in the past mainly started from the lines and veins, but what he drew in sketches was light and the relationship between light and shade, which was simply too novel for him. Suddenly, he dropped the peony cushion and practiced sketching with the bamboo charcoal he burned.

After Du Gou lived in Xipo Village for some time, among the young men in the village, Futou also quietly rose up.

When their village was poor in the past, they naturally didn't pay much attention to it. Now that the economic conditions have improved, and they saw a young, handsome and dignified noble gentleman dangling around the village every day with his head tied, some villagers Seeing you, it is inevitable that you have to follow suit.

The gauze soft towel used for the Futou is not cheap, but such a piece of fabric can be used for a long time once it is bought back, so many people are willing to spend money to buy it.

Aunt Luo also asked someone to buy two soft towels from the city, one for Lin Wulang and the other for Luo.Luo Yong refused to wear it, but she and Er Niang forced him down, and used the soft scarf to tie a small crew cut on his head.

"Look, this Wusha is the backing man." After piercing, Aunt Luo looked left and right, very satisfied. Their Sanlang was already clean and gentle, and with such a curly head, he looked more bookish. up.

The Shaluo soft towel is a piece of blue-black gauze cloth, also known as Wusha, and the Wusha hat of later generations evolved from it.

"From now on it will be tied like this." Erniang immediately made a decision for Luo Yong.

"The earthy white and earthy linen short-brown clothes, paired with this blue and black headband, look so stupid." Luo Yong said with disgust.

It's not that he doesn't want to take care of the aunt, it's that the equipment on him doesn't match at all. Luo Yong sees what those people in the village look like after they have their heads tied.

"What's the matter, I look pretty good." Er Niang said.Well, it's really not a good match, but only one head looks good, and that's good-looking too. A young man should dress up as he should.

"When the filial piety period is over, I will make you two more spiritual robes." The aunt coaxed the child: "Okay, remember to tie it up tomorrow, don't be lazy."

Erniang also assured him: "You look better with a ponytail than those in our village, really."

Luo Yong: ... I think you are praising me.

In order not to disappoint the aunt and the second mother, Luo Yong bit the bullet early the next morning and pierced his head.

Originally, I wanted to find two pieces of clothing to match, but when I opened the closet, I found that, let alone matching, I didn’t have any decent clothes, so I had to continue wearing yesterday’s earthy white and short brown.

"Yo, Sanlang's head tie is pretty good."

"nice."

"The Fu head has to be worn by such a young gentleman to look good."

"My aunt bought it for me. I think Lin Wulang is wearing it today too. He doesn't look as good in it as you do."

"..."

When the villagers of Xipo Village saw that Luo Sanlang was wearing a Futou, they all praised him.Hearing too many beautiful words, Luo Yong almost thought it was his own aesthetic problem. In fact, everyone's vision is correct. The earthy white and short brown with blue and black Futou is actually very good-looking.

Occasionally, when merchants from other places come here to buy things, Luo Yong can also greet him with a smile on his brand new Futou. Anyway, he is just a country boy, what's the matter.

"Brother, then Du Dalang is looking for you again." In the afternoon, Luo Yong was making soap in the backyard when Siniang ran over to him and said.

"Oh." Luo Yong responded, and said to Siniang, "Push this for me for a while, and I'll come over later."

"Okay." Si Niang should be very forthright, at this time Peng Er is cooking pig food down the slope, and Er Niang is in the next room filling jars of tofu cubes that have grown mold in the past few days, and everyone is busy.

Luo Yong put down the work in his hand and was about to go out. After thinking for a while, he reached out and took off the soft Shaluo scarf on his head.

"Why did you untie the Futou again?" Siniang yelled, the two elder sisters said that Sanlang's Futou looked good, and Siniang also thought it was pretty.

"It was not tied up in the morning, and it was loose when I was working just now." Luo Yong said.

Others are just fine. Du Gou really can’t afford to lose this person in front of him. Recently, the people in his village started to tie their heads after learning from others. As a result, they are not half as good-looking as others.

"Huh..." Si Niang obviously didn't believe it.