Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

"The future wife is very smart and considers everything very carefully."

She was quite thoughtful, saying that she would give them each a reward of ten taels of silver, but if a jar was broken, the reward would be reduced by half a tael. If one of them found a perfect jar, the money deducted from the other would be given to the perfect jar. During this journey, the jars were not broken, but his teeth were almost broken and his hair was gray.

Tang Bo admired his future wife from the bottom of his heart.

"Li Xin, don't be jealous!" Li Fugui laughed at him sourly.

Li Xin was furious, "You bachelor! You're the one who's jealous!"

"Hehe, Xiuyuan's future wife is smart. When I go back, I'll ask her to help me find a wife. She goes out a lot, so she's sure to meet some unmarried young ladies..."

Qin Xiuyuan smashed his abacus without hesitation, "She doesn't know him."

Apart from a cousin and a cousin, Shushu didn't know any young ladies at all and was not interested in men. If she met a good-looking man on the street who glanced at her, she would ignore him.

Tang Bo: "Fugui, you've found the wrong person. My wife hates things that are too infatuated the most." He even suspected that his young master's silence could be considered an advantage in his wife's eyes.

Li Xin: "Hahaha, they do business, not act as middlemen."

Li Fugui: wronged, pitiful, and helpless.

The wealthy businessmen who were familiar with the business discussed it together, asked the translator to confirm the official position, and came back to compare the scales they brought with Tang Bo's scale, and they found that they were consistent.

"Sir, we have all reached an agreement. We will pay you 45 coins per pound for your salt."

This price is acceptable.

"Fifty cents remains unchanged, and this jar is a gift. If you can accept it, buy it."

In winter, the roads along the way were blocked, and southern Yunnan stored salt and pickled vegetables for the winter. The price of salt could often reach 60 wen per catty, with three dan of rice being exchanged for one catty of salt.

Since he really didn't want to, he went to find the third young master and asked the government to take over the salt so that he could show his face in front of the Prince of Zhennan.

Seeing his firm attitude, the rich businessmen exchanged glances and chattered again. A fat businessman wearing shoes ordered people to prepare carts and salt buckets.

One dou of salt weighs nearly 40 jin, and the salt boiled from two shi was finally worth 37 taels of silver.

On the way to weighing salt, Li Xin skillfully built a stove and made a fire, and brought out a small jar from another carriage. When the rich businessman who had weighed the silver turned around, he found that he was still the protagonist.

Tang Bo introduced it at the right moment: "This is our special Jijiatan meat, which is extremely famous in Yaocheng. After being fried with a secret method, the skin becomes golden brown and can be stored in a jar for a long time without spoiling. Take it out and soak it in water for an hour or two. This crispy pork belly is suitable for stewing or braising, and it is fat but not greasy."

Tang Bo gestured for everyone to look at the second jar that Li Xin had opened. As soon as the can was opened, the rich, salty, and meaty aroma hit them. He stared at everyone, who all gulped and touched their stomachs, and continued to introduce, "This is Ji's braised pork. My family's original creation, the only one in Northwest China. It's marinated with various spices and can be kept for about a month if sold normally. This time, just in case, we air-dried the braised meat, rubbed it with salt, and kept it until now. Two months later, it's still as delicious as ever."

Li Fugui spread out a board and started cutting with his knife. He quickly finished a piece and ate one himself first. "Boss, you can try it!"

“Savory and delicious!”

“It’s quite salty and perfect for making soup or eating with rice…”

“…it really hasn’t deteriorated…”

The translator translated one by one, and Li Xin poured the remaining meat slices into the pot, added a handful of vegetables, and cooked a pot of soup. Everyone drank the salty meat soup with relish.

The rich businessman bought the braised pork with his eyes closed.

As the fat solidified, several people heated it one by one to melt the oil, revealing the crispy pork belly, which was indeed bright in color.

But I had never eaten it, my wallet was empty, and I was hesitant.

"There are a few empty jars here that were sold out when we came here... If you don't believe me, you can ask around. The eldest son, the third son, and the seventh daughter alone have come back many times to buy this crispy pork belly and braised pork."

The fat rich businessman was picking up his shoes, speaking in clear official language, "...cheaper...I have no money..."

"Boss, this is top-quality Northwest pork. Frying two pounds of good meat makes one pound of crispy pork belly. You're so smart, you can definitely sell it to a restaurant. They're experts and can figure out the tricks at a glance. We're too lazy to go find the restaurant owner. This is a great business opportunity! We're the only one of ours in Yaocheng!"

Tang Bo continued to mechanically recite some of the lines taught by his future wife.

The rich businessman tried it out, gave it to the nobles, and sold it to the restaurant. He explained all the ins and outs of it clearly, and finally bought it with a blind eye.

He added a few cents to the cans and took them all away.

"Oh, they're all sold out. There's nothing for us to eat when we go back!" Li Fugui remembered that Qin Xiuyuan and Tang Bo always gave him two pieces to satisfy his craving. He felt aggrieved holding the empty jars, and his face was similar to Wangcai who was beside him and was disappointed after sniffing left and right.

Qin Xiuyuan, who had just received fifty-three taels of silver: ...

He silently gave each person half a tael of silver and said, "Good business, reward."

Zhang San bowed as he took the money. Qin Xiuyuan helped him up and said, "No need to be so polite."

The translator, like several others, happily accepted it.

Qin Shuang heard that all the goods were sold out in half a day, and they were sold at a good price. A group of people went to buy them in a swaggering manner. Suddenly, he felt a toothache: "How could it be so fast!"

He also wanted Qin Xiuyuan to get some of the crispy pork belly and braised pork for the Prince of Zhennan to try, which would surely make him happy.

Now that he had nothing left, he glanced at his sister who followed him everywhere and said, "Dad asked you to get close to Qin Xiuyuan, but you went and bought meat from him five times..."

Qin Qiqi, who always spoke in a generous and bright manner, lowered her head. "Alas, Third Brother, every time he looks at me, his face is expressionless, just like looking at a tree or a road! What can I do?"

The first time they spent the night on the open hillside, she mustered up the courage to go over and hold it in for a long time. After a long journey, he was still relaxed and clean. She blushed a little and said, "I...I...I want..."

Then, the man replied gently, not knowing whether it was intentional or not: "Miss Qin wants to buy some meat, right?"

Ahhhh! What can she say!

In this way, she bought meat five times! But the meat was really delicious, and she would go find someone whenever she wanted to eat meat...

This time she discovered another side of him.

Who would have thought that his two carriages actually had two floors, the lower floor was filled with extremely dense jars, and the upper floor was converted into berths with bedding. Then he sold these berths for two cents during the day and two cents at night.

I don't know how many strings of braised meat, chicken, and duck offal, steamed buns, and dry bread they brought with them, tied with straw ropes. Anyway, the aroma spread far and wide as they sold everything along the way. It wasn't until over a month later that they finally opened the jars and started selling...

But the most shocking thing is that they actually prepared a whole sack of dried meat and bones for the dog that understood human nature. I wonder if it will finish it now. How many people watched the dog gnaw on the bones while swallowing their own wild vegetable steamed buns...

…Qin Qiqi didn’t know what to do anymore. Her eyes were always drawn to them. Even the dog-gnawed bones…made her drool…