After tying up the ox-cart, he paid Yaren Lao Zhang one tael and one silver as the agency fee, and Yun Chao drove the ox-cart back to the city.
The 10% intermediary fee seems a bit expensive, but in the modern era of limited information, Yun Chao feels that it is not a loss.
If there is no leader who is familiar with the market, Lao Zhang, Yun surpasses these few foreigners, and it will be strange if they don't get tricked to death!
This time when we entered the city, we were led by Yaman Lao Zhang and the ox cart was still empty, so the soldiers guarding the gate did not collect money.
"Shopkeeper Wu, please let someone load the car first, and I'll take a look around the area."
After parking the oxcart at the entrance of the grain store and saying hello to shopkeeper Wu, Yun Chao took the stone and started shopping.
He and Lin Youniang's clothes were not only torn, but also in short supply. They wanted to buy some new ones.
Unfortunately, after walking around the cross streets, Yunchao couldn't find a ready-to-wear shop.
"Steamed buns, delicious and big steamed buns, do you guys want to try them?"
Suddenly, a little man selling steamed buns on the roadside started shouting at Yun Chao and the others.
I went out early in the morning, rushing and buying cattle. After a few hours of work, the little food I had eaten when I woke up had long been digested.
Seeing someone selling steamed buns, Yunchao was ready to buy a few to fill his stomach.
“How much does a steamed bun cost?”
Even though the steamed bun vendor looked a bit ugly, short, rough-skinned, and the steamed buns he sold were not very white, Yun Chao still decided to buy his, because there seemed to be few vendors doing business on the cross street that looked pleasing to the eye.
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"Two cents, two cents for a big steamed bun. How many do you want, sir?"
Yun Chao made an estimate and found that the steamed buns were relatively large, about two taels.
Flour costs nine cents of silver per stone, which is about one hundred and twenty catties per stone, which is about seven or eight cents per catty.
One pound of flour can steam about one pound and four taels of steamed buns, which is seven. Not counting labor, the flour cost of each steamed bun is only about one penny.
Including labor and firewood expenses, selling a steamed bun for two cents is almost reasonable, and the profit is not high.
Of course, the measurement unit used by Yun Chao is based on customary standards in previous lives, which are one to two fifty grams and one pound to five hundred grams.
"Come ten."
This is not the future where ordinary people can be full after eating just one steamed bun. Because of the lack of oil and water, all ancient people were pot-bellied. It was normal to eat one kilogram in a meal. Those with big appetites could also eat two or three kilograms.
After giving the hawker twenty copper coins, Yun Chao took the steamed buns and handed two to Lai Zhicheng: "Muramasa, you're welcome, eat, I'll treat you."
Lai Zhicheng snorted and took the steamed bun. You know what you are doing. Since you still know how to respect me, when you are unlucky in the future, I can leave you a complete corpse.
However, when Lai Zhicheng saw Yun Chao handing Shi Shi four steamed buns, he immediately changed his mind. Quan Zhi, go and have your spring and autumn dream!
Give me four stones and give them to me. Why do you look down on me?
Yun Chao didn't seem to notice Lai Zhicheng's face, which was darker than the bottom of the pot, and took a bite of the steamed bun...
"Woo..."
After taking a bite of the steamed bun, Yun Chao almost spit it out.
Is there any mistake? Why is it so sour?
Yun Chao originally thought that the steamed buns in the school cafeteria in later generations were the most unpalatable, but compared with the steamed buns in his hands now, they were simply different. If the steamed buns in the cafeteria in later generations cost one yuan each, the steamed buns in his hands now would not even cost two cents.
...a dime...a penny...no, no one will eat it if it's for free!
Of course, it's the people of later generations who don't eat it, not the people of the Wu Dynasty. Looking at the way Shitou and Lai Zhicheng wolfed it down, you can tell how delicious this kind of steamed bun is to them!
"Shopkeeper, why are your steamed buns so sour?"
The little man selling steamed buns became anxious when he heard it: "What? Sour? Sir, why don't you ask around? In the entire Qingyang County, who doesn't know that the steamed buns at Wuhan University are the most delicious?"
Wuhan University?
Or a steamed bun seller?
Yun Chao's eyes were as wide as a bell: "You...your name is Wu Zhi?"
"Wu Zhi? Sir, have you recognized the wrong person? My name is Wu Da, not Wu Zhi?"
"Shh..."
Yun Chao let out a long breath, just don't call him Wu Zhi, he doesn't want to travel to the Water Margin world.
I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. Water Margin is too chaotic.
However, the vendor's next words made Yun Chao nervous again.
"Hehe, don't mention it, Wu Zhi sounds pretty nice. From now on, I will call him Wu Zhi. Sir, you are a scholar, you are really knowledgeable!"
Yun Chao was surprised: "You...do you have a brother?"
"Yes? Sir, how do you know? Can you tell fortunes?"
"Is your brother's name Wu Song?"
"No, my name is Wu Da, and my brother's name is Wu Er."
"Oh, just don't call me Wu Song."
"Thank you sir, the name Wu Song is also nice. My brother will be called Wu Song from now on!"
"ah?"
Yun Chao was stunned and didn't know what to say. Fortunately, this was the Wu Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty. This was Qingyang County, not Yanggu County, otherwise he would have gone crazy...
Well, wait a minute, wait a minute...
Qinghe County?
Yanggu County?
Qingyang County?
If it were Yanggu County, it might be Water Margin.
If it were Qinghe County, it would be even worse. The famous Jin Mei Mei is indescribable!
I'll go, do whatever you want, live your own life first!
"Boss Wu, did your steamed buns ferment for too long?"
Wuhan University scratched his head: "What is fermentation?"
Yun Chao: "Has your steamed buns been alkaline?"
Wu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was rough: "What? Sir, what did you say to put in it? My steamed buns are clean. There is nothing except white flour. Don't ruin my reputation!"
Well, Yun Chao was speechless and was completely defeated by Wuhan University.
However, Yun Chao also knew why the steamed bun in his hand was sour.
Maybe, probably, maybe, should, people in the Wu Dynasty steamed steamed buns without adding alkali.
The original owner of Yun Chao's body was very lazy and could not even cook porridge, let alone steamed buns.
Therefore, Yun Chao, who inherited the memory of the original owner, did not know the process of steaming steamed buns in the Wu Dynasty.
Besides, the people in Wolong Village are so poor that they can't even make white flour steamed buns a few times a year, so it's normal for the original owner to have no relevant memories.
When the ancients steamed steamed buns, they used old starters when making the dough. That is to say, they left a ball of the dough as a strain and added it to the next time the dough was made.
There is a disadvantage of using old fermented dough, it is easy to sour. This is because the fermented bacteria are impure. The old fermented head contains miscellaneous bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria. The lactic acid bacteria produce acid, so the taste is sour.
The yeast powder used in later generations is relatively pure yeast, and there are no messy bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in it, so the steamed buns generally do not become sour.
However, if the fermentation time is too long, the dough fermented by yeast powder will still become sour.
These are all junior high school chemistry knowledge. Of course, they are not difficult for Yun Chao, a doctoral candidate at the Agricultural University.
Knowing the shortcomings of Wu Dynasty people's steamed buns, Yun Chao's eyes immediately lit up.
There is never a lack of business opportunities in life. What is missing is a pair of eyes that can discover business opportunities!