Chapter 822 Preparations for the Opening (Part 2)
The seafood and meat area of the vegetable market is smaller than the vegetable area, but there are at least twenty or thirty butcher stalls of different sizes in it, and the strong rented shops , who was not strong enough, rented a stall.
The butcher shop sells a wide range of meats. There are mutton, fish, pork, chicken, duck, goose, pigeon, etc. on the stalls. Basically, except for beef, there are all kinds of meats that can be called famous. You can buy meat here.
There are even a few stalls selling shark's fin, one of the eight delicacies.
“What kind of meat is this? It looks like a sword.”
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 but ask curiously.
Liu Dachui was also curious.
“This is one of the eight treasures, shark fin.” Zhu Pingan explained to the two of them, “There is a fish in the sea called a shark, which is as big as a house. This shark fin is made from its fins. "
"A fish as big as a house? You must call us."
Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui opened their mouths with disbelief on their faces, as well as me. Don’t lie to my expression if you don’t read enough.
"Really, some sharks are bigger than houses, and some are smaller. I will show you some when I have the opportunity in the future." Zhu Pingan nodded seriously.
"This gentleman is really well-informed. The shark fins here are famous in the capital. Sir, would you like to take a few pounds home to try." The owner of the shop came forward with a smile and complimented. He said to Zhu Pingan, and then spared no effort to encourage Zhu Pingan to buy a few kilograms of shark fins to take home and try.
The clothes Li Shu customized for Zhu Pingan were all low-key and luxurious. Zhu Pingan liked low-key and Li Shu liked luxury, so the two agreed on low-key luxury.
So if you only look at Zhu Pingan's clothes, you will think that Zhu Pingan is the young master of a certain rich family.
The boss who sells shark fins in the vegetable market has naturally developed a pair of discerning eyes. He can tell at a glance that the material of Zhu Ping'an's clothes is the most expensive Fuguang Guang silk fabric in the capital. The famous "soft gold" in Guangling requires at least several taels of silver for one foot of floating light in Guangling.
Fuguang Guangling is made from the finest light, impregnated with special Chinese herbal juices, then mashed with a variety of precious medicinal materials mixed with iron-rich river bottom mineral mud and sealed, exposed to the hot sun for several days in summer, and then immersed in The Chinese herbal medicine juice is made in a repetitive cycle, which takes several months and goes through more than 30 processes.
Because this kind of silky silk fabric is coated with mineral pond mud, it feels cool behind you when you wear it. It dries quickly when exposed to water and is not prone to spinning or wrinkles. At the same time, due to the infiltration of a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, this kind of silk fabric has the effect of clearing away heat and removing blood stasis, and also has multiple functions such as insect removal, mildew prevention, sterilization, and deodorization. It can be called the best green fabric.
The people who can wear Guang Ling are the descendants of wealthy officials and wealthy families with very, very, very rich families.
Shark fins are sold to this kind of people.
Most rich people care about face, and shop owners are still very confident in the way of doing business. I feel that people like Zhu Pingan who are not short of money, after what I said, even if I can’t buy a few kilograms, I have to buy half a catty.
But what a pity.
“Forget it, it’s too expensive.”
As soon as the shop owner finished speaking, Zhu Pingan raised his head, smiled and shook his head, his white teeth shining in the sun. Sparkling underneath.
Just kidding, I couldn’t afford shark fins before I went bankrupt, let alone being bankrupt now.
Zhu Pingan refused so decisively and naturally, which made the shop owner stunned for a while. How could a rich person say so naturally that it is too expensive? Is it shameless
When Zhu Pingan refused, Liu Dadao's voice sounded beside him.
"How much is a pound? The young lady asked the manager to give us a monthly payment, 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 it today Salary, no shortage of money.
It is no secret in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion that Zhu Ping'an had one or two years' salary deducted by the emperor and was fined one hundred taels of silver by the emperor. Liu Dadao and the others often follow Zhu Pingan, and naturally they know better. They know that Zhu Pingan has been short of money recently, ahem, and relies on his wife for financial support.
So Liu Dadao deliberately bought two kilograms of shark fins for Zhu Pingan to take with him. Going back to try it with the young lady is also their wish.
The shop owner stretched out two fingers and gestured in front of Liu Dadao.
"Twenty cents per catty? Well, it's a bit more expensive than pork, but it's not that expensive. Give me a ten-eight-catty one." Liu Dadao thought the boss's two fingers were pointing at twenty cents per catty. What he meant, he couldn't help but smile, and he generously asked the boss to weigh him.
The shop owner seemed petrified when he heard this. He looked at Liu Dadao with an idiotic expression, and then slowly shook his head.
"Oh, that's two hundred cents per catty. Well, it's indeed a bit expensive. Let's get five catties." When Liu Dadao saw this, he couldn't help but swallowed. The price was beyond his expectation. Now, his tone is no longer as bold as before.
The shop owner shook his head again and gave Liu Dadao the same expression and eyes as before.
“That’s two taels of silver per catty?”
Not two hundred coins per pound? ! Liu Dadao took a deep breath, raised his head and asked, looking surprised.
“It’s not a pound, it’s a penny.” The shop owner was speechless and didn’t give Liu Dadao a chance to guess. He quoted the price directly.
"What? Two taels of silver and one penny? This is not enough to fill the gap between teeth."
After hearing this, Liu Dadao's eyes straightened and he was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe his ears. He was deeply I took a deep breath and took a long time to spit it out!
Okay, another vivid case of "poverty limits my imagination". In fact, when Zhu Pingan first heard about the price of shark fins, his expression was not much better than Liu Dadao, and he also ate a lot. It weighs about two kilograms.
"Ahem, now I understand what the young master means when he says it's too expensive. It's simply too expensive. Forget it, I'd better hunt a whale with my own hands in the future, cut off its shark fins, 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's combined monthly money would not buy a single shark fin
"Well, okay. I've taken note of it. Let's go and see the pork." Zhu Ping'an smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely hunt a big whale in the future." Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui assured him as they followed Zhu Ping'an and patted their chests.
The shop owner behind him looked like he was looking at a fool bragging as he watched them leave. (End of chapter)