I farmed and raised cubs in ancient times

Chapter 21 Selling the Sugar Block

But the matter has come to this point, Li Jintian has nothing to do, the rules are there, he can only send the yamen servants to deal with the follow-up matters while he goes to the countryside to read out the new court regulations.

"Master Li, I don't know what kind of wind brought you here. The shop is full of splendor today!" Zhou Qi bowed his body slightly and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Li Jintian lowered his head and raised his hands, still holding the unfinished pancakes.

"Let me see what's new in your shop recently." Li Jintian closed his eyes and shook his head, not forgetting to stuff a mouthful of pancakes into his mouth and chew.

Zhou Qi burst into laughter when he heard it: "Yes, yes, yesterday, the villain collected a good item."

"Take it out and have a look."

Zhou Qiti slipped out the bench and let County Magistrate Li sit down first. He was wearing ordinary clothes today. When people saw him, they just showed ordinary courtesy and didn't have to be restrained.

In Daning, the relationship between the officials and the people in life is not bad, and the people don't have to kneel when they see the emperor.Of course, except for large-scale ceremonial events.

Jiang Zhi and Ye Xiaomei saluted lightly and stood aside, neither moving nor speaking.

Zhou Qi took out a simple box from the shelf, opened it and handed it to Magistrate Li.

Inside the box lay a small light blue porcelain bottle, the details of which were fired in place, and there were shallow cracks on it, which looked extremely elegant.

County magistrate Li nodded again and again: "Well, it's a good thing." But he always felt that there was something missing, and I'm afraid that such a small thing would not be appreciated by him.

That one started in Shuzhou, and was only 24 years old when he became a Jinshi and became the number one scholar.Now only 33 years old, Ding You has been relegated twice, and was relegated twice. A year ago, he was transferred from the local area to Dongdu, and a year later he was relegated to his little Xin'an County as the master.

Feeling that the literary talent is famous all over the world, he is recognized by scholars all over the world as a great writer. After receiving the news of the transfer of that person, County Magistrate Li was so happy that he stayed up all night.

No, I came out early the next morning to find a gift to give to that person as a meeting gift.

I heard that although that one is very elegant, she loves to eat more.

It's a pity that there is no amazing food in the small Xin'an County.

"Is there nothing else?" County Magistrate Li asked, tilting his neck.

"This... This is indeed the most precious item in the shop." Zhou Qi said embarrassingly.

Jiang Zhi saw that the magistrate Li didn't seem to be too interested in the porcelain bottle that Zhou Qi took out, and felt that she had business.Such a high-quality porcelain bottle is not to be admired, and most of what the other party wants is something they have never seen before.

Li Jintian seemed to feel Jiang Zhi's eager eyes beside him, he looked at Jiang Zhi and said, "You two are shopping here?"

Jiang Zhiqian blesses her body, not nervous.Ye Xiaomei has seen many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in her previous life, and she is not afraid.

The two stood there, almost staring at Magistrate Li.

"No, the concubines and sisters are here to sell goods to Shopkeeper Zhou."

Li Jintian was a little weird in his heart, but he didn't think too much about it. He said, "Is it cloth or a country specialty?"

"Neither of them." Jiang Zhi shook her head and said, "It's white sugar, which I got by chance."

"White sugar? What is that?" Li Jintian only knew brown sugar, caramel, etc., but didn't know what white sugar was. He became interested.

Jiang Zhi picked up the unsealed small paper bag on the cabinet. It was a small bag of sugar that Jiang Zhi packed separately for people to taste.

The sweetness of pure white sugar is far greater than that of brown sugar and caramel, and it is easier to preserve than icing sugar.

"This is white sugar?" Li Jintian looked at the irregular white granule crystals wrapped in the paper bag. This is leftover material, which is relatively small.

Just look at one, it is small, crystal clear, exquisite and exquisite.Whether alone or together, it is pleasing to the eye.

County magistrate Li twisted a little bit with his fingers and put it in his mouth, suddenly a sweet smell rushed to his forehead.

Uh~ It really is sugar, so sweet.

"This thing is wonderful." Li Jintian sighed.Now he not only wants to give it away, but it is also good to keep such a rare thing for himself.

"How many more do you have?" Li Jintian looked up at Jiang Zhi, feeling that the woman had a tough air, but her eyes were gentle.

Two completely different temperaments are intertwined on her, which looks particularly harmonious.

The girl standing next to her also had an aura that couldn't be ignored. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Li Jintian always felt that the girl's inadvertent emotions were not what normal people should have.

"Only five catties left."

"I want them all, you make an offer." Li Jintian smiled heartily.

"My concubine originally planned to pay one or two hundred coins, but since the county magistrate likes it, I will spend eighty coins and one or two, which is a total of four thousand coins for five catties." Jiang Zhi took out three paper bags from Ye Xiaomei's back basket. It is white sugar.

"Okay, that's great. If there are any more in the future, I'll put them in Zhouji." Li Jintian readily paid the money, and asked Zhou Qi to take a larger oil paper and seal it with sugar.

He opened it and took a look, the one inside was different from the one that came out just now, it was one piece, and there were traces of a knife cut.

"Yes, I'll keep it in mind." Jiang Zhifu lifted Fushen, and Ye Xiaomei exchanged glances, both of them had smiles on their faces.

After buying what he wanted, Li Jintian leisurely left Zhou Ji's grocery store with a basket of vegetables, only then did Zhou Qi dare to talk to Jiang Zhi.

"Dare to ask the lady's name?"

Jiang Zhi said politely, "Miangui's surname is Jiang, and Shemei's surname is Ye."

"This is my sister-in-law." Ye Xiaomei said.

"Oh, Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Ye, please move to the inner room, please let my wife come out to guard the shop." Zhou Qi led the two of them into the inner room, and poured tea thoughtfully.

"This white sugar is indeed a rare thing. Some of the particles in it look like ice. Could it be that Mrs. Jiang smashed a whole piece of ice to get this thing?"

"Hehehe." Jiang Zhi smiled lightly: "Boss Zhou said it was right, probably so, what you tasted just now was leftovers, and what the magistrate bought was lumpy white sugar."

"Oh~ just now the magistrate of the county opened his eyes and smiled, which made this small store a lot more attractive. Thanks to Mrs. Jiang, I remember Zhou Ji's grocery store has been established in Xin'an County for 66 years. It is an old store handed down from the ancestors, and its reputation is not bad. Poor, if Mrs. Jiang can still get this item in the future, she must write it in my weekly diary."

"However, the magistrate also meant the same thing just now. It can be seen that the shopkeeper has a good character, and I can trust the concubine." Jiang Zhi followed suit.

"Yes, yes, thank you Lord Li for your love." Zhou Qi bowed to the top.

"Thanks to everyone's trust, the people of Zhou Qiming don't say dark words, this is the price, I wonder if the lady can lower it a little?"

Jiang Zhi took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, her eyes moved slightly, and said, "Boss Zhou, what is the point of this business? It's from the beginning to the end, and you keep your word. I just sold it to Master Li for eighty cents a piece." Two, lower the price and sell it to Zhou Ji grocery store, Boss Zhou wants me to be untrustworthy and be criticized by others?"

"That's not what I meant. Oh, this matter is really difficult." Zhou Qi was in a dilemma. White sugar is very rare, but the county magistrate bought it for eighty yuan and one tael, so it's not good to raise the price from others.

Jiang Zhi refused to lower his cost, nor did he dare to raise the price.

(End of this chapter)