Chapter 822 Preparations for Opening Business (Part 2)

The seafood and meat area of the vegetable market is smaller than the vegetable area, but there are at least 20 or 30 butcher stalls of different sizes in it.

The meat sold in the butcher shop is very complete. The stalls have mutton, fish, pork, chicken, duck, goose, pigeon meat, etc. Basically, except for beef, all the famous meats can be called here. You can buy it.

There are even a few stalls selling shark fin, one of the eight treasures.

"What kind of meat is this? It looks like a spear."

Liu Dadao followed Zhu Pingan around and was very interested in shark fins. He had seen bear meat and venison, but he had never seen this shark fin before, so he couldn't help asking curiously.

Liu Dahammer was equally curious.

"This is shark's fin, one of the eight treasures." Zhu Pingan explained to the two, "There is a fish in the sea called a shark, which is as big as a house. This shark's fin is dried from its fins."

"A fish as big as a house? Didn't the young master call us?"

Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui both opened their mouths wide, their faces full of disbelief, and the expression that I don't read enough, don't lie to me.

"Really, some sharks are bigger than houses, and some are smaller. I will show you some sharks later." Zhu Pingan nodded seriously.

"This young master is very well-informed. The shark's fin here is a famous one in our capital. Would you like to bring a few catties home to try?" He spared no effort to encourage Zhu Pingan to buy a few catties of shark fin and try it at home.

The clothes that Li Shu customized for Zhu Ping'an were all low-key and luxurious. Zhu Ping'an likes low-key, and Li Shu likes luxury, so the two agreed on low-key luxury.

So those who only look at the goods, and look at Zhu Ping'an's clothes, will think that Zhu Ping'an is the son and young master of a certain rich family.

The boss who sells shark's fin in the vegetable market naturally has a pair of discerning eyes long ago, and he can tell at a glance that Zhu Ping'an's clothes are made of the most expensive fabric in the capital, which is the famous "soft gold" fabric. ", at least a foot of floating light Guangling costs several taels of silver.

Fuguang Guangling is made of high-quality Guangling, soaked with special Chinese herbal medicine juice, and then crushed a variety of precious medicinal materials mixed with iron-rich river bottom mineral mud to seal, exposed to the hot summer sun for several days, and then immersed in Chinese herbal medicine juice is made in a cycle that takes several months and is made through more than 30 processes.

This kind of light-flooded silk fabric is attached with mineral pond mud, it feels cool after wearing it, dries quickly when exposed to water, and is not easy to wrinkle. At the same time, due to the penetration of a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, this silk cloth has the effect of clearing away heat and removing blood stasis, as well as multiple functions such as insect repelling, mildew prevention, sterilizing, and deodorizing, which can be called the best green fabric.

The people who can wear light and bright silk are all descendants of officials and wealthy families with very, very, very strong family backgrounds.

Shark fins are sold to such people.

Most rich people care about face, and shop owners are still very confident in their way of doing business. I feel that for a person like Zhu Pingan who is not short of money, after what he said, even if he can't buy a few catties, he should buy half a catty. .

However, it's a pity.

"Forget it, it's too expensive."

Zhu Ping'an raised his head as soon as the shop owner's voice fell, and shook his head with a smile, his white teeth gleaming in the sun.

Just kidding, I couldn't afford shark fin before I went bankrupt, let alone now I'm bankrupt.

Zhu Ping'an's resolute and natural refusal made the store owner stunned. How could a rich man say that it's too expensive so naturally and shamelessly?

Zhu Ping'an refused, and Liu Dadao's voice sounded beside him.

"How much is a catty? The young lady asked the manager to give us monthly money, which is a full two taels of silver." Liu Dadao asked the boss with a bold face at this time, as if I just paid my salary today, and it is not short of money. attitude.

Zhu Pingan was deducted from his salary for one or two years by the emperor, and was fined a hundred taels of silver by the emperor. This is no secret in the Linhuaihou Mansion. Liu Dadao and the others often follow Zhu Pingan, so they are more aware of it. They know that Zhu Pingan has been shy recently, ahem, and has to rely on his daughter-in-law for help.

So Liu Dadao deliberately bought two catties of shark fins, and asked Zhu Pingan to take them back to taste with the young lady, which is also their kindness.

The store owner stretched out **** and gestured in front of Liu Dadao.

"Twenty cents a catty? Well, it's a bit more expensive than pork, but it's not that expensive. Give me a ten catty eight catties." Liu Dadao thought the **** the boss was gesturing were twenty cents a catty As for what he meant, he couldn't help laughing, and boldly asked the boss to weigh him.

The shop owner seemed petrified when he heard the words. He looked at Liu Dadao with an idiot on his face, and then slowly shook his head.

"Oh, that's two hundred Wen a catty. Well, it's indeed a bit expensive. Let's get five catties." Seeing this, Liu Dadao couldn't help swallowing. Just so bold.

The store owner shook his head again, and returned Liu Dadao with the same expression and eyes as before.

"That's two taels of silver a catty?"

Isn't it two hundred coins a catty? ! Liu Dadao took a deep breath, raised his head and asked, looking surprised.

"It's not a catty, it's a penny." The shop owner was speechless, and didn't give Liu Dadao a chance to guess, and directly quoted the price.

"What? Two taels of silver for a penny? That's not enough to fit between the teeth."

After hearing this, Liu Dadao's eyes were straightened and he was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe his ears. He took a deep breath and took a long time to let it out!

Well, another fresh case of "poverty limits my imagination". In fact, when Zhu Pingan heard about the price of shark fin for the first time, his expression was not much better than that of Liu Dadao, and he also looked like he had eaten a catty or two.

"Ahem, I only now understand what the young master meant when he said that it is too expensive. This is simply too expensive. Forget it, I will have the opportunity to hunt a whale by myself in the future, cut its shark's fin, and then honor the young master and the young lady. "Liu Dadao coughed and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Yeah." Liu Dachui nodded in agreement. He and Liu Dadao didn't even buy a single shark's fin with the combined monthly money.

"Well, okay, I've made a note. Let's go, let's go and see the pork." Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, son, I will definitely hunt a big whale in the future." Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui followed Zhu Ping'an and patted their chests to promise.

The shop owner behind him watched them leave with an expression of looking foolish and bragging.

(end of this chapter)