Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

On this day, Xiao Yu started to extract oil in the afternoon, and he didn't say it was oil refining. The children all watched him busy with curiosity, not knowing what he was doing, and Xiao Yu didn't explain.

There is almost no technical content in coconut oil extraction, so Xiao Yu just took advantage of a little information difference, knowing that coconuts can extract oil one step earlier than others.

Exchanging coconut oil for money can only solve the urgent need, but it must be solved at present, otherwise it will be impossible to uncover the pot.

Winter is coming soon, and he has to make some preparations.No matter how warm the winter in Yazhou is, the current layer of single clothes is not enough to keep out the cold, and a thicker quilt should be prepared.

The oil yield of coconut is very good, but the tools are not handy, and the efficiency is too low to open the coconut by hand to get the desiccated coconut.After a busy day, they only produced two crock pots of oil, which weighed about twenty or thirty catties, enough for Xiao Yu to go to the prefectural city of Yazhou to test the waters.

When Pei Linzhi learned that he was going to sell oil on the street, he reacted very excitedly: "Your Majesty, absolutely not! You must not do such lowly things. Just wait for two days, when my injury is better, I will sell it."

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants are indeed ranked last. However, there is no business and no life. In ancient times, people still needed to barter. It can be seen that any era is inseparable from transactions, so how can doing business be a lowly thing?" What about things? From my point of view, there is no distinction between high and low for anyone and anything in this world. Everyone is equal, and work is just a difference in division of labor. You think traffickers and pawns are low, but can they really be missing?"

Pei Linzhi looked at Xiao Yu in surprise, God knows how such an idea came into His Highness's mind, this concept is too shocking: "Mr., which school's theory is this?"

Xiao Yu said: "Miscellaneous, I think it makes sense. Everyone sees that 'Qingjiaotou (dung digger)' is dirty and despicable, but just imagine that without them, the capital will become a huge cesspit. Are these Shouldn't people be respected?"

Pei Linzhi imagined such a scene, and had to nod: "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true." He was surprised by Xiao Yu's way of thinking about problems, and couldn't help being extremely sad. If His Highness succeeds to the throne, he must be a son of heaven who loves the people like a son. It is the loss of the people of the world!

Xiao Yu said: "Heal your wounds at ease. Tomorrow I will take Ji Hai into the city to see the market. I will not steal or rob, and rely on my own ability to eat. I am not ashamed. It is much more secure than me sitting in the palace and receiving rewards for nothing."

Pei Linzhi respectfully said: "Mr. Lang has made up his mind, and Rinzhi has nothing to say, but Mr. Lang should pay more attention to his own safety."

Xiao Yu nodded: "I will be more careful."

On the second day at Yin time, Xiao Yu got up, and it took nearly half an hour to walk into the city. Everything was unknown, so he had to go early to find out the market.Today he called Ji Hai to help. This kid doesn't talk much, he doesn't ask questions, and he doesn't make irresponsible remarks to others.

Xiao Yu took a piece of his own clothes and put them on for him, he couldn't enter the city naked.Ji Hai shyly put on Xiao Yu's clothes, his ears were red, he had never worn such soft clothes in his age.

If Anguo was the same as during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, cotton had just been introduced to China, and it was still in the border areas, and the Central Plains had not yet been planted, let alone the remote Yazhou.

For the royal family like Xiao Yu, silk is the main fabric for their clothes, while moba is the main fabric for the common people. The fabric is rough and not wear-resistant, so every family needs a housewife to harvest hemp day and night for the family's clothing.

Xiao Yu didn't care about Ji Hai's shyness, and helped him straighten his baggy clothes, and they each carried a basket on their backs and set off.Although the two cans of oil were not too heavy, Xiao Yu didn't dare to pick them. If they broke, it would be a waste, and it was safest to carry them on the back.The mouth of the crock pot is sealed with a banana leaf, and it may spill a little, but it is not a big problem.

When we set off, it was very dark and we couldn't even see the road clearly. Xiao Yu even lit a torch to avoid bumping and wrestling. After all, he was carrying an oil tank.

The morning dew was heavy and wet the hems of the two of them.Xiao Yu talked to Ji Hai while walking, Ji Hai couldn't speak official Chinese, but he could understand it. After staying with Xiao Yu for two days, he was only willing to utter a word or two of official Chinese occasionally.Yu'er speaks official Chinese better than his elder brother, so it's not that this child has no chance to learn, but rather he is unwilling to learn, probably subconsciously resisting everything related to the official language.

"You have to learn some Mandarin in the future. I have a lot of things to ask for your help. We don't understand the language, so it's inconvenient to communicate." Since Xiao Yu wants to live here, there must be a lot of things to do in the future, and he will definitely not be able to do it , I have to hire someone, Ji Hai brothers and sisters happen to have no one to take care of them, and life is hard, so he can find them as a helper, and take care of them by the way.Of course, he also plans to learn the local dialect and do as the Romans do when he goes to the countryside, so as to facilitate his integration into the local society.

"Okay." Ji Hai only answered one short word.

At the first moment of Maoshi, they finally arrived at Yazhou Fucheng, the sky was twilight, and many people who went to the city to do business were waiting outside the city gate for the guards to open the gate.

There are those who push carts, those who carry burdens, those who carry baskets, and those who carry baskets, who sell rice, vegetables, fruits, chicken, duck and fish, as well as those who sell brooms, baskets, needles, needles, and brains... It’s really lively. If you don’t look at their ragged clothes, there will be A bit of a bustling city.

Xiao Yu and Ji Hai stood outside the crowd, quietly looking up at the tall city gate and city wall.The city wall is tall and strong, and it was built with clay and shellfish. I don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent.

Contrary to the solid city walls, the city does not look like a state city. There are only nearly ten thousand residents, and less than half of the buildings are brick and tile structures. The rest are adobe houses with thatched roofs like Xiao Yu's house. Said to be small and poor.

There is a strait between Yazhou Island and the mainland. The imperial court used to lead Yazhou Island from the land opposite the strait. This dynasty began to set up a state capital on the island, and the state capital was located in the original Zhuguan County.But even the county town is poor enough.

At the first moment of Mao, the gates of the city finally opened, and people filed in. The gate guards would also check the bags of the people to prevent suspicious persons from entering.

When Xiao Yu entered the door, he was stopped by the guards and interrogated him a few words.Probably because he was born from the outside, wearing brocade clothes, but doing the work of a pariah, it is really suspicious.Xiao Yu didn't get angry with the other party either, he explained it kindly, and opened the crock pot to show him, and the other party let it go with suspicion.

Xiao Yu went to the market first, the market was bustling with people, and it was a bit messy.He found a clean place by the side, put down the pan, scooped a bowl of oil with a bamboo pot, and put it in a bowl made of coconut shells. The oil was as clear as water.

Look at a lot of strange things, and no one bought them.On the one hand, the locals don’t know coconut oil, and on the other hand, Xiao Yu didn’t think carefully and didn’t prepare a container. Even if someone wanted to buy some to try, he couldn’t carry the oil with his hands.

Xiao Yu realized that this was not a place selling oil, so he packed up his things, told Shang Jihai to leave, and went directly to the grain and oil store.

Grain and oil shops sell oil, salt, rice, sauce and vinegar, and there are very few categories, especially the quantity of sauce and vinegar is pitifully small, and the price is also expensive. Only rich people can afford these condiments.

Sauce making is a technology in the north, and the production process is relatively complicated. The locals in Yazhou can't make it, and they can't afford it. The shops don't make it much, because they can't sell it.

Xiao Yu's salt was bought from here, and it was not cheap, two renminbi a catty, it was readily available in the sea, just boil it with water, at this time people didn't know how to use sun-dried salt.Salt prices for inlanders are twice as high.

Even if they live by the sea, the people of Yazhou still have to buy salt to eat. The government does not allow private cooking of salt. The Yantie Division is controlled by the court for every dynasty and generation. Once it gets out of control, it will be a sign of chaos.

Oil is divided into several grades: [-] cents a catty of sesame oil, six cents a catty of lard and sheep oil, and five cents a catty of fish oil.

Xiao Yu went outside the Huji Grain and Oil Store with a basket on his back, put down the basket first, and let Ji Hai watch outside, while he tidied his clothes and went to the shop empty-handed.

Seeing Xiao Yu's handsome appearance and wearing brocade clothes, the clerk thought he was a big customer, so he hurried out to greet him: "Guest officer, what do you want to buy? We have high-quality soy sauce and mature vinegar here."

Xiao Yu looked around and shook his head: "I come from the north, and I heard that Yazhou coconut oil has a unique flavor and has a fragrance. Why don't you see coconut oil for sale in your store?"

The guy blinked: "Coconut oil? I have bought oil in the store for several years. I only sold flax oil, lard, sheep oil, and fish oil. I have never heard of coconut oil. The guest officer must have heard it wrong, right?" What kind of coconut oil are you talking about?"

Xiao Yu smiled slightly: "Coconut oil is the oil squeezed from coconuts."

The guy's eyes widened. "Coconut oil? I've never heard of it."

Xiao Yu said, "Then I will let you see it today."

The guy blinked his eyes, is this for playing games, or for business?

Xiao Yu beckoned to Ji Hai: "Bring in the oil."

Hearing this, Ji Hai followed what Xiao Yu said, carried one back in the basket, and then carried the other.As for why Xiao Yu didn't recite it, because he is the boss now, and he looks like he has no status to do such rough work, so he can't scare the guys in the oil shop.

The man stretched his neck to look at Xiao Yu's basket.Xiao Yu opened the earthen jar, filled a bowl of oil with a pot, and placed it on the counter: "Look."

The guy leaned over to take a closer look, and found that the oil was extremely clear, slightly less viscous than flax oil, and smelled faintly of coconut: "Is it really coconut oil? How did the guest make this coconut oil?"

Xiao Yu just smiled and said nothing: "How does this oil compare to the oil from the expensive shop?"

The clerk said: "It's hard to say that I have little knowledge. I'll invite the shopkeeper."

Xiao Yu made a gesture of invitation, and after a few breaths, a middle-aged man came out: "Just now I heard from the buddy that the guest officer brought new oil. The little old man has been selling oil for half his life, and he has never heard of coconut oil. "

Xiao Yu raised his hand towards the counter: "Old man, please take a look."

The shopkeeper glanced at the coconut bowl on the counter, and said, "Is this bowl made of coconut? It's unique." He smelled the aroma of the oil, and dipped a little bit with his fingers. He rubbed it on his fingers before putting it in his mouth. Li tasted it: "It really is oil."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "How can it be fake? This is the method of making oil that I got from a Persian."

The shopkeeper raised his head to look at Xiao Yu again, and saw that he was not very old, but he was dressed luxuriously, with a dignified appearance, calm and relaxed, and he spoke standard Beijing dialect. He was probably a nobleman from the north, and he must be well-informed if he could get acquainted with Persians. , then respectfully said: "Your Majesty, please sit here. What is your intention of bringing this coconut oil here today?"

Xiao Yu clasped his hands and said: "A certain person has been traveling here since Jianye, and when he first arrived in Guibao Land, he was unfortunately caught by a pirate and escaped with his life. However, there is not much money left. I saw that people in Guiland eat only despicable lard, For fish oil, I remembered the method taught by my friend and took coconuts to refine oil, one is to earn some money for myself, and the other is to improve the livelihood of the local people.”

The shopkeeper saw that he spoke in a high-sounding way, but it was just for selling coconut oil, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you mean to put it in my shop for consignment?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "You can also sell it on consignment, or sell it directly to the shopkeeper." In fact, he still wants to sell it to the other party, even if it is cheaper, because if it is sold on consignment, the other party will definitely not spare no effort to sell it. I don't know when it will be sold. over.

The shopkeeper asked, "How much is the gentleman asking for?"

Xiao Yu said: "This coconut oil comes from coconuts, and its quality is comparable to that of flax oil. But it is easier to get than flax oil, so it can be sold for eight to ten yuan. I sell it directly to the shopkeeper, how about seven yuan a catty?"

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment: "Wu Wen. This coconut oil has never been seen before, so it may not be sold."

Xiao Yu said: "Six essays, no less."

The two sides bargained over the price, and in the end the two sides settled the price at six cents per catty. It wasn't that Xiao Yu didn't want to sell it more expensively, it was just that the price was just like that.

Thirty catties of two cans of oil, worth 180 Wen.After selling the oil, Xiao Yu went to the pharmacy to get the medicine for Pei Linzhi, and then went back to the market to buy a zhang of linen cloth, which was only forty cash. The time and energy spent on this zhang cloth was much more than his oil extraction.But the small-scale peasant economy is self-sufficient. The housewives produce linen and weave cloth, and they will not easily buy cloth. The market demand is small, so it is cheap.

Seeing someone selling straw sandals, Xiao Yu bought a pair for himself, bought a pair for Ji Hai's feet, and bought another pair for Yu'er's feet, each pair costing only four cents.Seeing that Xiao Yu wanted to buy shoes for him, Ji Hai refused to do so.Xiao Yu ignored him and bought the straw sandals.

Ji Hai was unhappy. He never wore shoes, and he was not afraid of pricking them at all. Buying shoes is a waste. A pair of four coins can buy two liters of rice soon, and he and his sister can eat for three or four days.

Xiao Yu didn't know his depression, and said, "I can't afford cloth shoes, so I can only wear straw sandals for now. These shoes are your hard work today. When I get rich in the future, I will buy cloth shoes for you to wear."

Ji Hai turned his head to look at Xiao Yu with complicated emotions, he didn't understand why Xiao Yu was so kind to him.

Xiao Yu didn't feel that he was very kind to Ji Hai, but he was just doing it for his labor, not to mention that it was child labor.As a boss, shouldn't you be nice to your employees?

When I came out, I saw a shop selling deep-fried fruit on the side of the road, five skewers each, two skewers for a penny dipped in honey water, and four skewers for a penny without honey water.Sugar, it seems, is a rarity.

Xiao Yu bought four sticks dipped in honey water, gave the boss two more fruits, gave Ji Hai a bunch, ate two by himself, and wrapped the rest in banana leaves and put them in a basket to take home.The sweetness of the oily fruit dipped in honey water is actually very light, and the honey is too diluted, but Ji Hai is still satisfied with eating, licking the corners of his lips a few times, it seems that he rarely eats sugar.

More than half of the 180 Wen earned from selling oil has been spent, and there are seventy or eighty Wen left.Xiao Yu has a sense of accomplishment, and it seems that he is not unable to survive.