Lucheng is the home base of Shopkeeper Ma's family, and he is very familiar with it. Yunxi is also a big customer of his, and the relationship between the two parties has always been good. Although Shopkeeper Ma is a bit more diplomatic, he is a good person and does things well. Yunxi opened yesterday, and the other party was very professional.
He sent a congratulatory gift. Since he planned to go to Lucheng, Liu Xingzhi was ready to ask.
Perhaps it was because of the appearance of the Duke, or perhaps because the fame of the barbecue had spread, but today’s business was no worse than yesterday. Fortunately, after yesterday’s hustle and bustle, everyone adapted well, and although they were a little tired at noon, they did not show up.
What's wrong? The consumption of rice wine is a bit large, and what Yunxi made before can only last for a few days at most. Fortunately, the temperature is high now and the brewing is fast. Except for the glutinous rice, which requires a little more, the problem is not big.
Yunxi marinated the meat for the evening, soaked the glutinous rice, and went to Maji with Liu Xingzhi. First, he asked about the situation in Lucheng, and secondly, he asked about the trend of food prices. After all, Shopkeeper Ma had been running the store for many years.
The information is also better informed.
The two of them didn't go empty-handed. They packed the newly roasted sliced duck, a pot of osmanthus rice wine, and a few side dishes to go with wine, and packed it in a food box and brought it over.
The business of the grain store is good in the morning, but less so in the afternoon. All the people who should be in nearby villages have settled in. Most of the people who come to buy now are people from the suburbs. These people usually go to the market in the morning and go back at noon or afternoon.
When Yun Xi and the two passed by, shopkeeper Ma was drinking tea. He smelled the smell in the food box and hurriedly went to greet him. He said greedily: "I have wanted to have a big meal for a long time, but every time I go there are either too many people or...
It’s already sold out, so I’m really lucky today!”
"You said you want to eat, just ask the waiter to say that if anyone is missing, yours will not be missing!" Yun Xi smiled and put down the things, took out the roast duck, and placed them one by one.
Shopkeeper Ma couldn't wait to take a bite and nodded repeatedly: "It is indeed delicious. No wonder even the Duke of Guo was alarmed!"
Then seeing Yun Xi's puzzled face, he explained: "Qi Guo Gong was seriously injured when he was protecting the late emperor. Now that he has succeeded to the throne, he is allowed to work at home. Therefore, there is nothing special. Qi Guo Gong basically does not leave the house. My siblings' shop
To be able to invite him here is probably the first time in the capital! Moreover, the Duke of Guo is a famous gourmet, so who wouldn’t want to try something that even he praises!"
"Praise?" Yunxi thought for a moment about Qi Guogong's expression. Although he seemed satisfied with the meal, he didn't seem to hear any words of praise.
"Don't you know?" Shopkeeper Ma wrapped a piece of meat in a pancake. Seeing that the two of them seemed unaware, he clicked his tongue and said, "When Mr. Guo came out of your shop, someone asked him how it tasted, and he replied with three words.
,'Good, excellent!' Did you know that the person he praised last time has already entered the palace and became the royal chef!"
The two of Yunxi really didn't know that such a thing happened. They thought that the old man not only helped them stand up, but also advertised for them. This was a bit of a kindness.
"So, it is estimated that many rich people, nobles and gourmets will come there now, and the business in your store is stable!" Shopkeeper Ma was envious. With the words of the Duke of Youguo, the income is probably much higher
Thirty percent, the business was already good, but now it is even more jealous.
Yun Xi blinked. No wonder the business has increased instead of falling. Today's prices have recovered, and the income may be more than a thousand taels. As a result, it may be nearly a thousand taels more a month. Thinking about it this way, it feels like that prescription
It's worth it.
"By the way, brothers and sisters, are you here for something?" After eating several mouthfuls, shopkeeper Ma slowed down and brought some snacks and tea to the two of them. He ate slowly and said, "If you need food, just feel free to ask.
Say, I still have a lot over there in Lucheng, and I won’t let you down!”
Liu Xingzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper Ma, what's the current situation in Lucheng?"
Shopkeeper Ma didn't understand why he asked, but since he asked, there was nothing to say! He often travels between the two places, so he naturally knows Lucheng very well.
"The situation in Lücheng is much better than that in the capital. Although it suffered a bit of disaster originally, most of the wheat is still there. In addition, the nearby cities were not affected by the disaster, and the prices have been very stable. There are many merchants in Lücheng, and they will
There is food brought from other places, which also ensures stable prices. However, if you want to purchase food, it is not cost-effective. It will also take several days to bring it from Lucheng to the capital. Not to mention being frightened along the way.
It’s not much cheaper!”
Liu Xingzhi shook his head and said: "As for food, we can just buy it from you. We don't want to waste the time. It's mainly meat. As you know, there was heavy snow and floods before, and the sheep and pigs raised nearby were all gone."
The meat category is basically dead. Now our meat is supplied by a merchant, and the price is almost twice as high as before. Now that our business is gradually stabilizing, and we are thinking of raising prices, we have to make more preparations!"
Shopkeeper Ma nodded. It only takes about three days from Lucheng to the capital. If the price is stable, there is really no need to buy it from others.
"Let's do this. I will take people to Lucheng to pull food in the future. You come with me. Even though it was so easy for you to come along the way, if you pull a whole cart of things, you have to worship the mountain. But
I still have some thin noodles, so I can help you introduce them!"
Liu Xingzhi frowned slightly, but did not refuse. Shopkeeper Ma also had good intentions. He had also heard that escorts needed to worship the mountain before, but Lucheng was so close to the capital, and there were bandits blocking the way. This was a bit incomprehensible. Could it be that
Aren't you afraid that the Royal Forest Army will go over and kill the bandits? After all, it won't take long to come back again!
"Who are those people on the top of the mountain?" Yun Xi said curiously: "There should be an extremely large number of people traveling between Beijing and Lucheng. Can they be busy?"
Shopkeeper Ma shook his head, pondered for a moment and said: "It didn't happen before. After all, there are not many people coming and going on the official road from Lucheng to the capital. Many of them have backstage, but those people have established a firm foothold. But it's okay.
People there are not greedy either. They only charge ten taels of silver per car at most. For people like me, because of the low food prices, they only charge two taels per car. My trip here only costs ten taels of silver, which is not enough.
Twenty taels each, this is still acceptable to businessmen like us, so everyone gradually accepted it!"
"With so many cars, I'd probably have to make a few hundred taels a day, but I can easily earn over a thousand taels a day. This kind of business without capital is pretty good!" Yun Xi joked.
"That's true!" Shopkeeper Ma suddenly felt envious after hearing her calculation. "I can only be regarded as a small businessman. A larger businessman can carry hundreds or two carts at a time. Just like recently, there have been frequent exchanges between the two sides.
A few hundred cars is considered a small amount, and what we earn in one day is enough for us to earn for a month! What a pity, not everyone can do this, otherwise I would also want to go!"