Restart the Disaster of Another World

After walking around for a while, Jing Yao stopped in front of a stall. There were a few young men guarding a few pots of strange plants with white flowers and green, yellow and red fruits. They looked very beautiful. "How much is this?"

Isn't this just chili pepper? As a person who loves spicy food, he has had enough of the food here. The only consolation is that there are still many chili products in the space, but the food is limited and there will be a day when they will all be eaten. As for not collecting chili seeds, he has regretted it since the end of the world.

One of them looked up at him and said, "This was brought back from Euro. It was originally a seed, but after being soaked in water, it sprouted. It seems to be edible. We don't like it very much, so we put it out for you to see. If you like it, I'll charge you 500 coins per pot."

When Jing Yao heard there were seeds, he was even happier. "How many seeds do you have? I want some too."

Seeing that Jing Yao didn't look like he was joking, the man said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask them."

Then he walked to the side and asked the people at the stalls around him. When they heard someone wanted to buy, they all told him how much they had. They said to Jing Yao, "It's probably more than two kilograms. If you want all of it, we can buy it all for you, but the price is not cheap."

Jing Yao nodded and asked, "How much?"

The man thought for a moment and said, "We spent a lot of money to buy them. Besides, it was very hard for us to bring them back from such a far place. I will ask you for fifteen taels of silver. If you agree, we will give you these plants as well."

Jing Yao readily agreed and gave the money, but the man said, "Our things are all on the cargo ship. I want to get them."

Jing Yao frowned, "Where is it? Is it far?"

It's not far away, just ahead, you can go and have a look, we still have a lot of cargo on board, you can pick some if you are interested."

Jing Yao turned to ask Wen Qun, and Wen Qun was eager to try like a curious kitten. Jing Yao didn't understand anything, so he nodded and agreed.

As they walked, Jing Yao asked about their situation. The young man was called Wu Da. They knew that they were sailors employed by a big merchant family in Shangjing. They usually followed the big ships on long-distance voyages, some for half a year and some for more than a year or two. This time they had been gone for nearly a year. Because they had to go to many places, their hosts also agreed that they could purchase some things themselves and sell them along the way to make a little money. Originally, these things were to be taken to Shangjing, but because one of their brothers was sick, they wanted to sell some first to get money for his treatment. They didn't expect Jing Yao to be so generous and didn't even bargain. They were willing to sell the things to him anyway, they wouldn't make more money than this by going to Shangjing.

Jing Yao felt a little depressed after hearing this. It seemed that he couldn't change his bad habit of not remembering to bargain. The key was that he didn't know how to do it. But he didn't regret it. After all, Dayu didn't have these things. He bought them here and got a clear way out. But he was still a little unhappy to be taken advantage of.

Wen Qun didn't know the price of the item, nor did he know what Jing Yao was going to do with it. But when he heard what he said, he realized that it seemed a bit expensive. He pulled Jing Yao's sleeve and looked at him worriedly.

Jing Yao knew his worries and said, "No, this thing is common in Europe, but not in Dayu. In terms of its value alone, it may not be that high, but its rarity is worth the money. It's my luck that I came across it, so it's not a loss."

This not only comforted Wen Qun, but Wu Da laughed out loud. "Little brother, you are very interesting, and not like those people who are whining. I like your personality very much. Tell me what you like. Don't worry, I won't ask for an exorbitant price."

After hearing this, Jing Yao said, "Thank you very much."

After taking the chili pepper seeds, he looked at some other seeds. Wu Da said they were for eating, so Jing Yao bought some, whether he knew him or not. The prices were all lower than those for chili peppers.

Jing Yao asked him again if he had any spices, and Wu Da took him to buy some from other people, all of which could be used for cooking. What was particularly surprising was that there was black pepper. Although it was not cheap, Jing Yao bought some anyway. He bought a little too much.

Wen Qun looked at the money he had taken out and wanted to say something, but hesitated. It seemed that he would have to save more money in the future.

At this point, Jing Yao had also taken stock of their inventory, and he had bought all the items brought back by Wu Da and several sailors.

He was still eager to ask what other goods they had, so Wu Da took him to the owner's side to have a look. They were just small fry, and the owner's side was the big business. He brought him there because he saw that Jing Yao was willing to buy everything he saw and was very generous. The things they bought had been taken out separately.

There were a lot of things scattered on the deck, and Jing Yao wanted to just ignore it.

Wen Qun volunteered to help watch over them, and Jing Yao agreed after thinking about it. He could see that the little guy was worried about the money. Although he didn't stop him, his expression was funny. If he told him to put these valuables on the deck, he would definitely not agree. So Jing Yao agreed.

Wu Da took Jing Yao to the upper floor. When he met the steward and explained his purpose, the steward ignored him. He thought that as a small family like him, there was nothing he could buy. Their goods weighed at least a few hundred kilograms and at most thousands of kilograms. Generally, only nobles could afford to buy them back in the capital. Seeing his attitude, Jing Yao didn't say much. He nodded and left.

Wu Da felt quite embarrassed, thinking that he had brought the people but had not seen the goods, and that Jing Yao had given him the cold shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Brother Jing, I didn't think of this."

"It doesn't matter. I have come back with a lot of gains."

Jing Yao didn't care. There were people like this in every era. He had seen a lot of them before and had encountered even worse ones, let alone such a small thing as being rejected.

"what!"

As the two were walking back, Jing Yao heard a scream. It was Wen Qun. Jing Yao was startled for a moment and teleported to Wen Qun. Seeing the scene in front of him, he covered Wen Qun's eyes with his hands, held him in his arms and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay."

Wen Qun was held in Jing Yao's arms with his head buried in his arms. His solid and reliable chest slowly calmed him down, but he still hugged Jing Yao tightly and refused to look up. He was really scared.

The person standing opposite Jing Yao was at a loss, wanting to explain something but not knowing what to say, and kept backing away.

Fortunately, Wu Da came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Although the man was dressed neatly, a large bright red scar on his face ruined his entire face. Even in broad daylight, he looked very scary.

"Lao Kun, why did you come out?" Wu Da saw the person and understood something.

The man called Lao Kun quickly took out a piece of cloth, covered his face with it and said, "I heard from Xiaomu that a big customer came and wanted everything. I thought I would take out my goods to see if he wanted them so that I could exchange them for some money. I didn't expect to scare this man."

Seeing that he covered his face, Jing Yao didn't want to blame him too much, so he said, "My husband is timid, uncle, you are embarrassing me."

The man was afraid that Jing Yao would blame him, so when he heard that he didn't mean that, he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, it's because I didn't think it through and scared people."

Wu Da was relieved to see that Jing Yao did not blame him. There were many people like Lao Kun on their ship. It just depended on where the growth occurred. Those with growth on their bodies could still live like normal people, but people like Lao Kun could only hide.

When we were on the boat, everyone was used to seeing them and had forgotten how terrifying they were in the eyes of ordinary people.

When Jing Yao saw Lao Kun's condition, he knew that this must be due to sepsis caused by long-term drifting at sea and lack of vitamins and protein in food. He knew that people like this would only have one way to go, and he felt very sympathetic towards them in this era of medical scarcity.

"Qun Qun, how are you? Are you feeling better?" Jing Yao lowered his head and asked the person in his arms.

"Yeah." Although Wen Qun was fine, he was still a little scared when he thought about what he had just seen. He calmed down for a while and prepared himself mentally before raising his head.

But Jing Yao pushed her back, and then stuffed a candy into her mouth, "I have something else to do, can we stay a little longer before going back?"

Wen Qun was so carefully coaxed by him that she nodded shyly and said, "I'm not that scared anymore."

"That's good." Jing Yao let the person out of his arms. Wen Qun looked at Lao Kun, whose face was covered, and told himself that he was not that scared anymore, as he was just a sick person. However, his hands were still tightly holding Jing Yao.

Jing Yao also held his hand in his backhand and checked on his condition from time to time. Only when he knew that he was really fine did he feel relieved.

When he arrived at Lao Kun's goods, Jing Yao saw several familiar things: onions, garlic, peanuts, melon seeds, tomatoes, and pumpkins. These were all foods that Dayu didn't have but were very delicious.

"I want all of them. How do you decide on the sales?" Jing Yao looked at the items and found that they were not very many. Most of them weighed about two or three kilograms, and the larger ones were about five or six kilograms.

Lao Kun was shocked. When he heard that this big customer wanted everything, he was skeptical. He came here with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect him to be so straightforward. He just named a price of fifty taels of silver.

Jing Yao thought about it and agreed, and the two of them helped move the things onto the deck.

After paying the money, Jing Yao asked Wu Da, "You said your brother is sick, is it the same as this?"

Wu Da nodded. "Many of us have this disease. We can't escape it if we sail on the sea for a long time. The older generation said that this is a punishment from the sea god because we make too much money."

Jing Yao nodded. He knew that the ancients attributed all unexplainable things to ghosts and gods, but he was serious. This disease can be prevented, so he said, "There are people like you in our hometown. Later, the older generation discovered that this is because they don't eat enough vegetables. If you are on shore, you don't have such concerns, because there are no fresh vegetables at sea, so they are easier to get. So they invented something called bean sprouts. Eating a little bit every day can prevent the occurrence of this disease. Although it can't be completely eliminated, it will reduce a lot."

"Really? If there really is such a magical thing, wait for me, I will go and report it to the young master." After hearing this, Wu Da ran away happily like a gust of wind.

Lao Kun was also very surprised and asked, "Master Jing, is that true? All of us sailors come from poor families. Although we can make money doing this, most of us end up in misery in our later years and do not have a good end. This disease is one of the biggest reasons."

Jing Yao nodded, it was true.

After waiting for a while, Wu Da came in with a young man. He looked at Jing Yao and immediately bowed and said, "I heard that you have a method to prevent hall sores. Is it true?"

Jing Yao nodded, explained the causes and prevention methods of the disease, and explained the importance of fruits and vegetables.

Zhang Yi nodded continuously after hearing his words. His family had been sailors for generations, and he knew that those who got sick were sailors who had simple and tight budgets. For a master like them, who were well-off, there weren't many people getting sick, but there were quite a few too. His father died early because of the torture of illness.

"Could you please tell me what these bean sprouts are and how to get them? I am willing to reward you handsomely." Zhang Yi understood the importance of this matter. If he succeeded, his status in the family would be completely different from before.

Jing Yao nodded, asked them for some things, and when they were ready, he demonstrated it himself.

"First, soak any beans overnight. Then take them out and put them into a clean colander or other bamboo baskets. Cover them with a clean cloth. It's best to keep them out of the sun. Water them every day to keep them moist. Wait for them to sprout. It will take four or five days to grow. You can grow one or two more, but not too long, or they will become old and not tasty. You can use them for stir-frying or making soup. This thing is actually not difficult, but people before have never done it this way, so it seems rare, like those rare species brought back by Euros." Jing Yao looked at Zhang Yi after he finished.

Zhang Yi understood what Jing Yao had not said, and asked about the possible problems that might arise during the production process. After getting a satisfactory answer, he readily gave him three hundred taels of silver and said, "I just hope that you don't pass on this recipe to others."

Jing Yao shook his head and did not agree directly: "Of course not outside, but I can't agree to it at home. These bean sprouts are also a good dish for us farmers when we are in a lean period."

Zhang Yi thought for a while and said, "As long as you promise not to spread it, you can do whatever you want with the rest."

Jing Yao nodded, took the money, and thought about what he bought. "Among the things I bought, there is a kind of red fruit that is also a good nutritional food. You can grow it and fry it with eggs, or make it into soup."

"Sir, you are talking about tomatoes." Zhang Yi raised his eyebrows.

Jing Yao thought he knew whether it was right or not, so he said, "The kind that Lao Kun sold to me."

Zhang Yi looked at Lao Kun, who nodded, "I did sell Mr. Yu some tomato seeds. But we all thought they were ornamental plants."

Zhang Yi nodded and said, "Thank you, sir."

Jing Yao understood that people did not dare to eat tomatoes because of their bright colors. Later, the first person ate ten tomatoes in public, which made everyone believe it and became famous.

"If you are in doubt, you can feed it to some animals first to confirm before eating it." Practice makes perfect. As long as the first person who eats it is fine, naturally someone will be willing to try it, and then they will know how delicious this food is.

Jing Yao got off the boat and rented a carriage, then filled it with these things. Then he said goodbye to them and took Wen Qun back with him.

Wen Qun looked at the things in the carriage, and looked at Jing Yao with sparkling eyes, "Brother Jing, you are amazing. Not only did you not spend any money on these things, you also made a lot of money back."

Jing Yao took out the money and gave half to Wen Qun, "Anyone who sees it gets a share. I'll give you half."

Wen Qun shook his head and said no, "This is what Brother Jing earned. I don't want it."

"This recipe is not difficult. If you were not a sailor, you would not need it at all, and you would not be able to sell it for so much money. Today, you scared me, and I remembered that if it weren't for you, I would not have thought of selling the house, and I would not have this money."

"No way, Brother Jing, you're lying to me. I know you're so smart, you'll definitely figure it out." Wen Qun knew Jing Yao's good intentions, so he wasn't that easy to fool.

"The little guy is so smart, what should I do? I can't give away the money." Jing Yao looked at him with admiration and pinched his face with a smile.

"I just don't want it. Brother Jing, you are going to do business, and this money will definitely be useful." Wen Qun still remembered what Jing Yao said about supporting the family in the future. All things are difficult at the beginning, and now is definitely the time to spend money.

"Well, I'll let you be the housekeeper when I make money in the future."

Wen Qun nodded shyly. He would be the boss from now on. He had to go back and practice his accounting skills to avoid being in a rush.

Seeing that the boy was so well behaved, Jing Yao wanted to hug him and kiss him, but he was afraid of scaring him, so he gave up and settled for the next best thing, rubbing his head.

The carriage went directly to Jing Yao's house. The driver helped to move the things in. When Jing Yao paid the bill, he gave him some extra. The driver thanked him profusely and left.