The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

The man's eyes went dark.But he also understands that Xue Pan's words are always incomprehensible, so he doesn't care.

"I guessed it was you when I saw the mighty group of people in front of me. Every time I came out, I would follow at least three or four men. In Jinling City, besides you, Uncle Xue, who behaved like this, is there another one who is so arrogant?" Zhen Baoyu laughed. said.

"The world is getting worse, people's hearts are not old!" Xue Pan shook his head and sighed: "I am worth this age, what if I am kidnapped by those evil-minded people to blackmail my father?"

"Nonsense!" Zhen Baoyu said dumbfoundedly: "You dare to say such things in public, and be careful to annoy the prefect of Jinling."

"Your Majesty, the magistrate, has a lot of lordship, so he won't argue with me!" Xue Pan said in a pretentious manner.What he said was actually not nonsense. In his previous life, when he was reading novels, an unlucky guy dressed as a child of an aristocratic family was kidnapped. His legs were broken and he was forced to beg for food for half a year before he was rescued.His delicate skin and tender flesh can't stand this kind of abuse.It's better to put a few more people around.

Fourth Master Long watched Xue Pan and Zhen Baoyu's courteous exchanges, and asked, "This is..."

"Oh!" Xue Pan slapped his head, and he actually forgot about Fourth Master again.He hurriedly pulled Zhen Baoyu to introduce him to the fourth master: "He is Zhen Baoyu, the eldest son of the Zhen family. The Zhen family who has served as the Jiangning Weaving Mansion for three generations."

After finishing speaking, fearing that Fourth Master Long would not be able to remember, he kindly added: "The ancestors of their family have taken over four times! When it comes to Jiangning Weaving Mansion, we people in the south know about it. It is the most prestigious in our circle. figure."

"How many years ago, the old Huang Li was still talking about you. But now that you are full of money, which one can compare with your Xue family's scenery? I heard that my uncle Xue came back from Yangzhou with great ambitions. This time your family Salt shops are going to open all over the world again, right? No wonder everyone flatters your family for a good year with heavy snow, pearls like earth and gold like iron." Zhen Baoyu flattered with a smile.

"A good ear repays the gods. Look, I just said a word, how can you answer me so much? Are you envious or jealous or envious!" Xue Pan raised his eyebrows and asked.After finishing speaking, without waiting for Zhen Baoyu to reply, he turned his head and said to Long Siye: "Don't listen to his nonsense, our family is a businessman, we have money or not, we have to show it to the public, let the big guys see ours. Strength, I just feel relieved to cooperate with my family. Although their family is silent, they are much richer than ours. Not to mention, it costs several million for a pick-up! It's fuel!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately became aware that Fourth Master Long was not the playboy he used to associate with, so he felt a slip of the tongue, and quickly said: "But their family is in trouble now, and they owe a lot of money to the household department. , their family is worrying about how to pay off their debts!"

"So I listened to our old man's orders and came to pay homage to the God of Wealth Xue, and show our family a way to survive!" Zhen Baoyu joked quickly following Xue Pan's words.

"You're not sincere! You don't burn incense or paper, what kind of God of Wealth are you worshiping?" Xue Pan said with a straight face.

"Okay, I can't say no to you!" Zhen Baoyu shook his head again and again, "Where are you going?"

Xue Pan looked back at Fourth Master Long, and said, "Walk around."

And Fourth Master Long also remembered how he felt Zhen Baoyu's name was familiar, and said, "I said why the name Baoyu is so familiar, isn't there a Baoyu who was born in Rongguo Mansion in the capital! A few years ago There was a lot of trouble, so I feel familiar."

At that time, the princes and grandsons of them really understood the arrogance of the four big families, and even dared to write notes for the people in the streets and alleys to sing. I really don’t know who gave them such a big family. courage.

"He is a fake Baoyu, we are real Baoyu." Xue Pan patted Zhen Baoyu's shoulder disapprovingly and said.

"Don't say that, I don't have the wealth and life that I was born with. I don't have the lifeblood that can cure all diseases and eliminate all evils." Zhen Baoyu said, shaking his hands.

"It's just giving birth with a kidney stone in his mouth. There's nothing to show for it." Xue Pan curled his lips in disdain, thinking maliciously, he's not too dirty!

"What?" Zhen Baoyu didn't hear Xue Pan's words clearly, so he couldn't help asking.

"Nothing!" Xue Pan shook his head.Looking up at the sky, he asked Fourth Master Long for instructions: "It's almost noon, why don't you find a restaurant to sit down and rest, what does Fourth Master think?"

Fourth Master Long stretched out his hand and said, "Lead the way!"

Speaking of the large and small restaurants in Jinling City, Fuyuan Restaurant still has the best dishes.So after a day's absence, the waiter waiter greeted Xue Pan and the others upstairs to the private room with a flattering smile.Occasionally, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.Without him, this young master is really capable of tossing around.

Sure enough, as soon as Xue Pan sat down, he asked, "How about the salad dressing I asked you to make last time?"

The waiter's round, fat face suddenly wrinkled into a bun, and he smiled wryly: "Master, this is a matter for the back chefs, even the little ones don't know!"

"Then you call the cook behind." Xue Pan waved his hand and said.

"Hey!" The waiter ran out as if he had received an imperial edict.Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a running dog with its tail between its legs.

Zhen Baoyu saw it in his eyes, and joked with a smile: "Sure enough, our uncle Xue's aura is extraordinary. Look, this little girl is scared."

Xue Pan rolled his eyes at Zhen Baoyu, and was about to speak when Chef Zhang, who was in charge of the kitchen, walked in with a nod and bow. "Young Zhang Quan has met some old men."

Xue Pan waved his hand to signal the cook to straighten up, and asked, "How's the salad dressing that you messed with earlier?"

Zhang Quan wrinkled his nose, and said distressedly: "Master, it's not that the little one is inattentive. But the little one really hasn't heard of killing, killing...killing Lajiang."

"It's a kind of sauce that foreigners eat. It's used to spread bread and make fruit plates." Xue Pan said impatiently.

"Bread?" Zhang Quan was taken aback again. "what is that?"

"Foreign steamed buns!" Xue Pan casually said. "You don't have to worry about this, just think about how to make salad dressing!"

"Dare to ask, sir, what are the raw materials of this salad dressing, and how to make it?" Zhang Quan was really helpless, so he could only ask with his hands clasped.

Xue Pan was speechless for a moment, he only knew how to eat, so how could he know how to cook it.Immediately waved his hand impatiently, and said: "How do I know, I haven't eaten it, why don't you just ask a foreigner?"

"This..." Zhang Quan was even more helpless, and replied cautiously: "Master, I am a commoner, where can I find foreigners!"

When Xue Pan thought about it, it was true.Now is not the time for future generations, when foreign devils roam the streets.After pondering for a moment, he said, "I remember there are a few foreign craftsmen in my father's shipyard! Just ask them when you have time."

"Hey!" Zhang Quan nodded and bowed in response.The attitude is very humble.

Xue Pan was a little disappointed for a while not being able to eat what he was greedy for.He waved his hand to signal Zhang Quan to step back, then turned to Fourth Master Long and said, "What would Fourth Master want to eat today?"

Fourth Master Long hadn't opened his mouth yet, but Zhang Quan on the other side looked at Xue Pan's disappointed face and quickly replied: "Master, although the sauce hasn't been processed for a while, some vegetables and fruits brought by the feudal kingdom don't know what to do. Grandpa, do you want to try something new?"

"What?" Xue Pan asked casually, resting his head on one hand.

"There's corn, sweet potatoes, yams. Tomatoes..."

Xue Pan's eyes lit up when he heard it, he straightened up quickly, and asked with a happy face, "I have all these things."

"That's right, I know that my uncle likes to eat, so I ordered the caravan to go to sea to try their best to collect food and cooking methods from other regions, so that I can cook them for my uncle when they come back." Zhang Quan said with a flattering smile: "If you want to say that I love you most That's right, our Xue family also has this strength. Others just want to have this kind of favor, and there is no way to go overseas to find it!"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and cook for me." Xue Pan waved his hand impatiently, "Just steam the corn in a pot, and I like to roast sweet potatoes. As for the rest of the dishes, you can mix carrots and Cut the sweet potatoes into cubes, pull out the corn kernels and fry them together, then put..."

Mr. Xue Panlin ordered six or seven methods, and then waved his hand. "You can make a few more dishes according to the tastes of Fourth Master and Master Zhen's family. Hurry up!"

"Hey!" Zhang Quan responded loudly this time, and hurriedly turned and went downstairs to prepare dishes.

Xue Pan turned around, looked at Fourth Master Long excitedly and said, "Have you guys eaten these things before?"

Zhen Baoyu shook his head, and Fourth Master Long had eaten in Beijing twice before, so he didn't pay attention to Xue Pan's words, and Xue Pan didn't care.He said to himself: "Even if you have eaten it, you have never tried this method. Let me tell you, this corn and sweet potato are the most delicious things. They taste sweet and strong, and the method is simple. You only need to steam them in a pot or There is no need to add seasoning after roasting on the fire—”

"How do you know?" Zhen Baoyu couldn't help asking curiously when he saw that Xue Pan was speaking clearly and logically.

"I—" How many times have I eaten in my previous life!It's a pity that you can't say that, Xue Pan had to laugh a few times in embarrassment, and said, "I read it in a book."

"So it's just talking but not practicing!" Zhen Baoyu curled the corners of his mouth hatefully, with a mocking expression on his face. "Let me just say, Jinling City is only such a small place. If your family really has such a new thing, how could we not know about it?"

"That's better than the one you haven't even heard of, cut!" Xue Pan retorted with a face of disbelief, stretched out one hand to stick his chin, and flicked the other hand on the table irritably.

Seeing this, Zhen Baoyu immediately coaxed with a smile: "That's right! In terms of being well-informed and familiar with overseas affairs, all the people in Jinling City tied together are not as good as you, Uncle Xue. Your lord does not care." You little man, don't be as knowledgeable as a toad like me sitting in a well and watching the sky."

"Huh!" Xue Pan snorted disapprovingly, but he stopped putting on airs and continued: "In addition to being delicious, these corns, sweet potatoes and yams have another benefit, do you know?"

"That's what I'm talking about. I haven't even heard of these names. How do I know what benefits they have? Please tell me, Mr. Xue, to open my eyes." Zhen Baoyu said, smiling to Xue Pan poured a cup of tea.He bowed his hands and said.

The two of them were used to joking together, and Xue Pan put on airs more and more, stroked his non-existent beard with his hands, and shook his head as if talking about ancient times, and said: "This corn. The biggest benefit of sweet potatoes and yams is their vitality. Tenacious, no matter if you have fertile land or wasteland, as long as you plant it at will, it will bear fruit immediately in the season, and the yield is particularly large.”

"Hey! What's the benefit of me!" Zhen Baoyu heard such a thing after listening for a long time, and said disdainfully: "I thought eating more of this would prolong my life! Whether it grows well or not is different from me. what relationship?"

"It doesn't mean anything to us, but it will be of great benefit to the common people." Xue Pan shook his head and said, "Think about it, if you come to a desolate age, when the seasons are not harvested, and the days are not holidays, the common people will have this kind of food. It's better than starving or eating from another person."

This is a necessary plot in every time-travel novel, even if Xue Pan is not familiar with it.

It's just that Zhen Baoyu still didn't take it seriously, and said with a sneer: "Hey, our uncle Xue has become like those sour scholars who worry about the country and the people. But what does this have to do with us. No matter what the age, our chickens are always indispensable. Duck and fish are just enough. When it came to the famine year, our family also gave up several porridge sheds, and there was no shortage of food!"

"I can't explain it to you!" Xue Pan had a face full of feelings of "worrying about the world's worries first, and enjoying the world's joys later". Baoyu was discussing which restaurant in the city had won a red card, or who and who's master was nearly seventy years old and shamelessly married a concubine who was twenty-eight years old.Just waiting to be hated!

"Actually, there is another advantage of yam...it is good for fertility..."

"Really, then you can take some back to me. I'll give it to my cousin. Sheng's mother always said that he is a hen that doesn't lay eggs."

Playing jokes and fooling around, completely forgetting the thoughtful Fourth Master Long...

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The author has something to say: The American crops introduced to China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties included nearly 30 kinds of crops, including corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, sunflowers, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, tobacco, and upland cotton.Corn is native to Mexico and Mipu in the Americas. In ancient my country, it was called Fanmai, Yumai, Yumai, Corn, Pearl Rice, and Pengzi.It was introduced into my country in the Ming Dynasty.Sweet potato, also known as golden potato, red potato, jade pillow potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, red potato, white potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, etc., is native to Central and South America and is mainly used as food and vegetables.It was introduced into my country during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.Potatoes are also known as artichokes, potatoes, yam eggs, ground eggs, and Dutch potatoes.It is native to the Andes in Peru and Bolivia in South America, and spread to the southeastern coastal areas of China in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties (around 1650).Peanuts are divided into two types: small-grained and large-grained. The earliest record of small-grained peanuts was found in the "Changshu County Chronicle" in the 12th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1499): "Peanuts, planted in March, are not very long. Hence the name. It tastes especially delicious when cooked and eaten after frost.” The large-grain type was introduced in the late Qing Dynasty.Sunflower, also known as passionflower, passionflower, sunflower, sunflower, etc., is native to North America.The planting in China was first seen in the "Monthly Table of Bottle History" in the 16th and 17th centuries and the "Chang Wu Zhi" in the 17s.Pepper, also known as pepper, sea pepper, Qin pepper, ground pepper, spicy tomato, etc., is native to tropical regions of Central and South America.The earliest chili pepper record in my country can be found in Ming Gaogun's "Zunsheng Bajian" (30), which is called "spicy pepper".

So when it comes to the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, everything that should be there is available, but it is not very common.

Occasionally, the ones that are not available are used by Watts, so let’s treat them as overhead~~~