Chapter 7 Conversation with Zongze After Zongze watched Lu Yao leave, he turned his attention to Zhao Yingluo again, "Girl, have we met somewhere?"
Of course Zhao Yingluo couldn't admit it, "How can I, a commoner, have the chance to meet an adult?"
Seeing this, Zongze couldn't continue to ask further, "I heard they said that this new crop called corn has a yield of six stones per mu? I wonder if this is true?"
"Of course, if managed well, even eight stones is not impossible."
Zongze smiled, how can there be a crop in this world that can yield eight stones per hour?It is a blessing for the people of the world to be able to produce three stones per hour.
"I am nearly seventy years old, but I have never heard of a crop yielding eight shi per acre."
Zhao Yingluo looked serious, "As long as it is planted properly, it is indeed possible. If you don't believe it, how about we take a gamble?"
Zongze looked at Zhao Yingluo's serious look and nodded immediately, "Okay, I will make this bet with you."
Zhao Yingluo felt happy when she saw that he had agreed! Her next plan is to open a hotpot restaurant in Kaifeng city.
Although hot pot-type dining already existed in this era, the soul of hot pot, chili pepper, was not introduced to China until the late Ming Dynasty.
At this time, the base ingredients of hot pot are mostly traditional Chinese medicine and the like, with at most some pepper added. You can imagine whether the taste is attractive.
Therefore, she decided to open a unique hot pot restaurant in Kaifeng city. With these unique hot pot base ingredients, you can imagine how popular it will be after opening.
At that time, a lot of money will pour into her pocket like a torrent.
With money, what can't you do?
There is a garden-style mansion, hordes of servants and maids, a meal of 72 dishes, and silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry that can be bought without blinking an light luxury?No amount of luxury can satisfy you! Zhao Yingluo was so immersed in her great career of making money that she didn't even notice the strange looks from the people around her.
Chuntao saw her girl giggling with blank eyes, her mouth was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and her saliva was almost drooling, so she couldn't help but push her gently.
"girl!"
"Ah? Oh..."
Only then did Zhao Yingluo come back to her senses and wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth with a slight embarrassment, "Sorry, I just thought of something."
Zongze saw that she was suddenly absent-minded, and was about to ask, when he saw Zhao Yingluo turning to Chuntao, with a hint of cunning flashing in her eyes.
He felt a little uneasy. Could it be that this girl was trying to dig a hole for herself?He looked back at his son, "Zhao'er, do you think it's possible for this crop to produce eight stones per acre?"
Zong Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Father, I don't believe there are crops in this world that can yield eight shi per hour."
Zongze stroked his gray beard, pondered for a moment and then said, "Girl, let alone eight stones, you will win if the yield per mu reaches six stones. Tell me how to bet."
Zhao Yingluo suppressed her smile and said, "If the production capacity of this acre reaches six dan, I will build a shop in Kaifeng City. The old general will pay for the shop. If it cannot reach six dan, I will give away these thousand acres of fertile land to General, how are you doing?"
Zongze laughed loudly after hearing this, "Did you know that this thousand acres of land is Master Lu's coffin book? If you lose, how will you explain to him?"
Zhao Yingluo said confidently, "Wanshu will definitely not lose! But the old general needs to prepare money in advance. The rent of the shop I want to sell is not that cheap."
"Okay! It's settled, I'll wait for the good news."
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After making an agreement with Zhao Yingluo, Zongze mounted his horse again and prepared to enter the city.
Zong Zhao was puzzled, "Father, there has never been a crop in the world that yields eight shi per mu. She will definitely lose. But the owner of these thousand acres of fertile land is Mr. Lu. How can she be the master?" Zong Ze listened. , said earnestly, "Zhao'er, I don't covet Lu Haowen's thousand acres of land."
"Then why does father still..."
"If I win, I won't argue with a girl about those fields. But what if I lose? If crops with a yield of six stones per mu can be fully promoted, how many people in the Song Dynasty will be saved from death? Starving? In comparison, what does the money from a mere shop mean?"
After saying this, Zongze almost made himself laugh. Liu Shi, this seemed to be an impossible thing. It was ridiculous that he actually imagined that she could win.
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Zhao Yingluo naturally didn't know Zongze's psychological changes after he left. At this time, she was pouring buckets of water into the fields with the farmers.
The farmers saw that their master's daughter was willing to carry water with all their strength, so they couldn't leave behind! The day passed quickly.
By the next morning, Zhao Yingluo felt like she was falling apart in pain all over, and her shoulders were red and swollen from being rubbed by the pole.
Why!Yesterday I was still a little too hard, so why bother?After the corn is harvested, he can only get two stones per acre, one of which has to be given to Lu Haowen.
After secretly scolding herself, she got dressed with Chuntao's help and decided to give herself a vacation and go shopping in Kaifeng City. While shopping, she looked for suitable shops in advance.
By the way, we also need to make some hot pot utensils, such as porcelain bowls, colanders, bamboo baskets...
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After the war in February, Kaifeng City has been recovering for four months. Although it is still not prosperous, it is bustling.
The East Market was crowded with people and traffic, and the vendors on both sides kept shouting. Even the brothel Furong Building in the south reopened after being closed for two full months, attracting countless young talents and literati.
After Zhao Yingluo arrived at Dongshikou in a carriage, she asked Feng Jing to drive back while she and Chuntao went shopping while paying attention to the shops on both sides of the alley.
Not every shop on both sides of the alley is open.
After the Jingkang Incident, those who were afraid of another Jin invasion to the south had to escape with their families to avoid the war. Therefore, many shops were empty, and the rent dropped by more than half compared to the Jingkang Incident.
Zhao Yingluo held the candied haws in her hand and carefully observed the location, size and number of floors of these shops while eating.
After walking to the intersection of Caomen Street and Maxing Street, I finally found a good store. This store is located exactly at the northwest corner of the intersection, with three floors.
The signboard at the front door of the store reads "Taiping Restaurant".
It turned out to be a tavern.
"Chuntao, let's go in and take a look!" Zhao Yingluo stuffed the last hawthorn into her mouth, then lifted her skirt and entered the restaurant.
It was about noon when we arrived at the restaurant, and the restaurant was still relatively deserted. Only one of the dozen or so tables was occupied. The waiter yawned nonstop, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.
Seeing a customer arriving at the store, the store owner hurriedly urged the waiter to come up and greet him. Then the waiter walked over lazily and asked, "What do you want to eat, sir?"
Before she could answer, several people suddenly burst in from outside the door.
"Staff! Good wine and good food will be served."
She looked back and saw four golden men holding knives and sitting not far from them.
(End of this chapter)
