Seed dealers in ancient times

At the beginning of April, the business of renting grain was almost over, the city returned to desertion, and the business of the seed shop was also sluggish. There were not many people needed, and two of them were more than enough. Five practitioners were recruited in a short time The box is empty.

Zheng Jiang Tingyuan was worried that it would not be good to just leave people vacant like this. As a result, one was arranged to guard Doubanfang, another was arranged to go to Qingfeng Building, and the other was arranged to go to the seasoning shop. Assignment, there are only two left at home.

Taking advantage of the good spring season, Zheng Jiangting opened up the space and rummaged through it. He found all the things at the bottom of the press box. He was going to plant some rare vegetables. He rummaged through a few bags like carrots, onions, and broccoli. At that time, I took it to the village and asked the guys from Doubanfang to plant it.

Chu Xian is very interested in new seeds. Although they are all small and inconspicuous seeds, they are good things to keep when they grow up, so they take the trouble to ask each seed what it looks like when it grows up and how to eat it .

"When the onion is ripe, it is round as a whole, and the skin is purple. When it is chopped, the juice comes out, which is very eye-catching, but the ingredients for fried meat or barbecue are delicious and sweet. As for the carrot, it is a type of radish, long strips Boy, the stewed pork ribs soup, shredded fried meat or marinated with peppers have a unique flavor. Finally, the broccoli grows up and rounds like a flower. It is green, and it is delicious when fried, boiled, roasted, and antique. .”

Chu Xian listened carefully: "Wouldn't it be possible for Qingfeng Tower to serve new dishes when it matures?"

"New dishes can be served on our dinner table first." Zheng Jiang stopped holding the seeds and said, "Okay, let's just plant these, there shouldn't be enough land for planting."

Zheng Jiangting went to the village with the seeds. First, he could assign errands, and second, he inspected the work of Doubanfang. This second point is also the most important. In mid-March, he considered the business of spring seeds. It is divided into seasons, that is, it is busy during spring planting every year, and it is idle for the rest of the year, and the profits earned cannot be returned immediately, and have to wait for autumn.

In the meantime, he ordered Cai Lin to increase the production of soybean paste and hot pot base. After the stock was sufficient, he would go south with Hu Jinxin to sell bean paste and hot pot base.

I came to check today, and I have already prepared [-] catties of bean paste and hot pot base.

"This speed is beyond my expectation."

He walked around the workshop with Cai Lin with his hands behind his back.

"Since you arranged it, everyone has been staying up late to rush to make it, so as not to delay the supply of the shop, but also to make stock."

"It's hard work, everyone."

Cai Lin waved his hand: "Everyone is voluntary. Didn't you distribute spring seeds to everyone a while ago? The villagers saved time and money to buy seeds. Naturally, they want to do things for you. You are a good boss."

Zheng Jiang stopped laughing and said, "You actually flattered me. By the way, is there any suitable candidate for me to ask you to find someone to go south?"

"I found it. I found five suitable ones in our village. If you are free later, I will call someone to come and have a look."

"Go and see now."

The five Cai Lin looked for were all men, ranging in age from young to forty, while the young were seventeen or eighteen years old. Personally settled.

"It's good, but there are fewer people."

"These five are the best shopkeepers in our village. They have strength and experience, and nothing else is good." Cai Lin said: "If it is another village, there are good ones, but they are not from the same village. It's better to know the roots. good."

"What you said is not unreasonable, but it is also difficult to deal with insufficient manpower. In this way, the conditions are more relaxed, and it is not necessary to have the experience of selling goods. I will give you a trick. You can find another ten according to this condition. Come, even people from Lincun."

Zheng Jiang stopped and muttered in Cai Lin's ear, Cai Lin nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, let's see the results in two days."

After handling the matter well, Zheng Jiang went back to the city satisfied.

It rained for several days not long ago, and the river in Lincheng grew a few feet higher. The peach and plum blossoms along the river paved half of the river, and the green willows were raucous. There were many more cruise ships on the moat during the day and night, enjoying the spring and drinking tea. , the sound of the artist's piano music lingers around the shore, and the rich man's poems are very romantic.

Zheng Jiang stopped thinking and went to find a painting boat or rent a cruise ship to take Chu Xian for a day. He estimated that he would go south in a short time. It would take more than a month to go there. Chu Xian was not in good health and could not take anyone with him. We were exhausted by the same boat, so we had to live away temporarily.

Before he could find a boat, Hu Changzhi, who loves to play, came to invite the couple first. The Hu family had already rented a large cruise ship.

Zheng Jiangting wanted to be alone with Chu Xian, but seeing that Chu Xian was very happy to be invited, he agreed.

"It's not good to go empty-handed, shall we bring something?"

Zheng Jiang paused and said, "How long did Hu Changzhi tell you to swim?"

"Travel for a day. During the day, you can watch the spring scenery along the river. At night, you can watch the lantern show and dance performances." Chu Xian counted the day's arrangements: "Chang Zhi said that there is everything on the cruise ship. You can eat and spend the night on board."

Zheng Jiang stopped to think about it: "I heard that it rained and the river swelled and a cargo ship came, all of which were seafood. Yesterday, Qingfenglou went to order some simple seafood. Let's go shopping and buy some too. , when the time comes, I can cook on the cruise ship, so I don’t have to take anything with me.”

Chu Xian clasped his hands together: "It's just right."

The cargo ship was docked at the pier, and the man who went to buy seafood yesterday said that the seafood was not moved to the vegetable market for sale, but went directly to the cargo ship for selection.

The couple boarded the cargo ship, probably after yesterday's excitement, there were not many people on board at the time, but occasionally people could still be seen carrying things out of the cabin, but the things they carried didn't look like seafood. It makes people wonder if they went to the wrong place.

"You two want to buy something?"

There were barefoot people on the deck, seeing the two people dressed in extraordinary clothes, they hurried forward to greet them.

Zheng Jiang stopped seeing that someone was entertaining him, and immediately replied: "Exactly."

"Come in please."

The two followed their words, and when they walked into the cabin, they found that the cargo ship was very big. Apart from dozens of rooms, it seemed to be a ship jointly owned by several bosses. Not only were they selling seafood, but silk and porcelain were also sold inside. It is a merchant ship that resells things along the river.

"Would you like to go shopping first?"

It was the first time for Chu Xian to board a merchant ship. Although there were also things in Jincheng, selling them in a different form would always attract local people more. He grabbed Zheng Jiangting's sleeve: "Let's take a look first."

The two walked down the road and looked at the silk. There was nothing too amazing, and it was not even as fashionable as the silk and satin shop in Jincheng. I went to buy some.

There is a kind of tea from Nanzhao that is quite suitable for Chu Xian's appetite. After drinking the tea, the mouth will be sweet, and drinking other water will fill your mouth with a sweet taste.

When they got to the seafood area, both of them couldn't hold anything in their hands, so they had to call for errands to get things.

There are a lot of seafood on the merchant ships, most of which are not found in the land around Jincheng. The crabs of different sizes and colors alone are an eye-opener for Chu Xian, not to mention the various fish, shrimp and snails.Not only that, there are also hawkers selling some accessories made of seashells, including bracelets, necklaces and wind chimes.

Chu Xian was particularly fond of one of the white conch shells. Zheng Jiang stopped begging for money to buy it, holding the conch's horns and leaning over his ears: "I heard that the sea shell can hear the sound of the sea."

"Really, let me try!"

Zheng Jiang stopped pasting the conch, and the swirling conch could really make a whirring sound, Chu Xian smiled brightly: "Really!"

The peddler at the side was dumbfounded by Chu Xian's stare. Zheng Jiang stopped to glance at the peddler, and pulled Chu Xian's wrist: "Okay, listen to it when you get home, let's buy seafood."

Seafood cannot be stored for a long time, and Zheng Jiang did not dare to buy more. He thought that it would be enough to have a meal on the cruise tomorrow. He chose some oysters, large freshwater prawns, octopus, squid, and sea shells. I used it for barbecue, and I also bought turbot that can be stewed in soup, steamed Jinchang fish, fried scallops, and crabs with claws...

After some selection, the seafood seller was so happy that he gave a free basket for the seafood.

The price of seafood on the seaside is not high, but the price of this kind of merchant ship has skyrocketed when it is sent to the inland. It costs a few taels of silver, which is not affordable for ordinary people, and the inland Few people eat these things, many of them don’t know how to make them, and there are not many people who buy them. Even if they come to see something new, they just buy some shrimps and crabs. Others are too fishy and some people are not used to them.

The next day, the couple boarded the cruise ship with their servants, brought a stick of seafood, and a barbecue grill. They thought they had brought a lot of complicated things, but when they arrived, they saw Hu Changzhi's kite, calligraphy, painting, piano and chess, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. There are more servants than them.

Hu Jinxin is considered a half-hearted person. Apart from reading the ledgers, Hu Changzhi didn't bring anything that he liked, but he was more interested in seeing Zheng Jiangding bring something that could fill his stomach.

It’s April in the world, the spring is infinitely beautiful, the cruise ship is full of wind, the people on the boat are watching the spring scene, and it is also a scene in the eyes of others, especially the beautiful little brothers like Chu Xian and Hu Changzhi, the two take advantage of the spring breeze. At the beginning, they stretched the kite on the deck for a long time, and when they were tired from playing, they made a cup of tea bought on the merchant ship, and the two of them twirled the chess pieces together to play chess in the cool shade.

Taking advantage of the time when the servants were preparing barbecue seasonings and dealing with sea goods and raising charcoal fire, Zheng Jiang stopped to watch the two play chess, but since he had never learned chess, Zheng Jiangting couldn't understand it at all. The fingers are slender and slender, very seductive.

"How about my move?"

Chu Xian turned her back to Zheng Jiangting, with a smile on her lips.

"nice."

"Ah?" Chu Xian turned her head and saw Zheng Jiangting was stunned for a moment, and then smiled dryly: "Okay."

Chu Xian knew that he hadn't put his mind on the chessboard, which made Hu Changzhi giggle.

"I'm hungry, let's go to the barbecue."

Chu Xian pushed and sent people away.

Within half an hour, the smell of barbecue wafted from the deck, the squid sizzled on the iron plate, the chili seasoning was added, the purple and white squid meat turned red, and the unique seafood smell made people salivate...

"Here we come! Grilled squid, octopus feet, vermicelli scallops, minced garlic oysters, clear water prawns!"

The four of them were sitting on a small table on the deck, and seafood was set up on the table. Zheng Jiangting also brought some lo mei to accompany the wine, but right now everyone was focused on the seafood.

"Xiaoxian, come try the oysters, the meat is very fat."

The oyster meat is fresh, soft and rotten, as if melting in the mouth, accompanied by the taste of minced garlic, it is very delicious.

Zheng Jiangding brought another squid to Hu Jinxin: "This grilled squid has a strong taste. I added a lot of chili seasoning. It has enough flavor and is not fishy."

The squid is big and long, and only a small piece can be removed after a big bite. The glistening meat is exposed. After a sip of wine, you will immediately feel the heroic satisfaction of eating meat and drinking: "When I was grilling just now I have my eye on this product, it really smells good."

Hu Changzhi is very interested in scallop vermicelli. Steamed scallops flow out delicious soup in the steamer. The vermicelli lying quietly under the scallop meat is soaked and cooked, absorbing the smell of seafood and neutralizing the fishy smell of seafood In this way, the scallops achieve a wonderful delicacy.

The four of them ate and drank a lot, and in the evening, there was a table of seafood steamed, fried and stewed, which envied the rest of the tourists on the cruise ship.

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