Top white, rich and beautiful, the princess is reborn and the revenge story

The next day, Zhao Yuanqing and his three companions asked around and went to a nearby cherry orchard.

After the rain, the cherries are particularly juicy and hang in clusters on the trees, looking like festive little lanterns. The owner of the orchard said that this kind of cherry is called Red Lantern.

People in Daqing love to eat cherries. Not only the royal family leads the way in eating cherries, but eating cherries has also become a trend among the people. They will also give boxes of cherries to relatives and friends when visiting.

Zhao Yuanqing picked one to taste. It was a cherry the size of a date, plump and shiny. When he bit into it, a sweet juice came out. At the end, there was a slight sour taste. It was delicious.

“I’ll buy this one.”

When the owner of the orchard heard that they were going on a long journey, he packed them carefully. He first covered the bamboo basket with a layer of straw, then a few layers of straw paper, and then began to cover it with fine wheat bran, one layer of wheat bran and one layer of cherries. He specially picked cherries that were not fully ripe so that they would be easier to store.

Zhao Yuanqing also asked the garden owner to prepare a few baskets of fresh and ripe cherries, and quietly placed them in the space of the Treasure Garden, where they would never rot and the cherries could always remain fresh.

They went to the post station again and rented two donkey carts, put the cherries on them, and also bought some silk. The four donkey carts were full, which made them look more like merchants.

Before setting off again, Zhao Yuanqing and the other three changed their attire again. Their previous attire was too well-behaved, making them look like they were easy to bully.

In the past few days, they found that women who dressed too formally were seen as easy to bully by others, and people were inexplicably impatient when speaking to them.

Some people dress in a wild way, or look fierce. When others talk to them, they will be more honest. The more they dress like bandits, the safer they are.

The four men changed out of their Daqing clothes and put on convenient Hu clothing. They simply combed their hair into a bun, smeared a layer of turmeric powder on their faces, and raised their eyebrows, looking smart and not to be messed with.

Afterwards, they drove donkey carts and left Gyeonggi Province and entered Longyou Province.

Longyou Province is gradually different from Gyeonggi Province. The dense vegetation has gradually become sparse, and there are many more poplar forests. These trees are swaying green in the summer and as beautiful as golden waves in the autumn. They are beautiful like a painting all year round.

The air was no longer moist and had a smell of loess. When the wind blew in the evening, Zhao Yuanqing and the others were covered in dirt.

Fortunately, with Xu's reminder, they were well prepared. They took out their veils and robes and put them on fully armed.

After walking for more than a day, there were more and more people on the road, including Hu people, Persians, people from the Western Regions, etc. Most of them were leading horses and driving donkey carts, all of which were full of goods.

There is also a sign on the side of the road with three big characters written on it: "Western Region Road".

This is a road that starts from the West Market of Chang'an in Daqing State, passes through Longyou Road and the Western Regions, and goes to Central Asia and West Asia. It is specially used to transport silk, porcelain, tea and other commodities from Daqing State, and to transport spices, horses and other commodities from the Western Regions and other places. It is a prosperous trade route.

Most of the Western Region Road is in the Longyou Road area. Along the Western Region Road, there are inns and restaurants opened by local people from Longyou Road.

There are also many local people who wait for these merchants coming and going from the south and the north, hoping to buy some fresh goods from them.

That evening, Zhao Yuanqing and his companions stopped and found an inn to rest. They drove the tired donkey to the donkey rental station and exchanged it for a few new donkeys.

When I opened the bamboo basket again, I found that the cherries inside were fully ripe, dark red to almost black, and they looked very sweet.

Zhao Yuanqing and his friends took out some, washed them, and couldn't wait to go back to the house, so they started eating them in the backyard. They took a light bite and found that they were much sweeter than the previous two days.

They held the plates and ate with relish. After such a long journey, the sweet cherries comforted them, and the fatigue of the journey instantly dissipated a lot.

Their actions quickly attracted the attention of the people around them, and someone asked, "What are you eating?"

"cherry."

Looking at the big purple cherries, the man swallowed and asked, "Are you selling them?"

Zhao Yuanqing and the others looked at each other and said, "Sell it!"

It’s such a hassle to transport cherries on two donkey carts for two or three days, isn’t it just to sell them?

"Give me one pound, no, two pounds!"

"okay!"

Several people carried down two bamboo baskets of cherries, picked out the cherries from the wheat bran, weighed them with a wooden pole, and found that they weighed two pounds. They also prepared matching oil paper, wrapped them up, and handed them to the man.

The price is certainly not low, it is three times the purchase price, but both buyers and sellers think it is worth it.

The man took the cherries away with a smile on his face. Zhao Yuanqing wondered, "Are we selling them too cheaply? Why does he look like he's taking advantage of me?"

Meng Jiu and others were also confused. They could kill people, but they had no experience in doing business.

Coincidentally, someone started setting up a stall nearby. He was a businessman from Chang'an, and he was from the same group as Zhao Yuanqing and the others.

He opened a bundle and spread it out on the cart. It was filled with ready-made fufu, all of which were dark blue in color.

A futou is a hat commonly worn by men in Daqing State. No matter they are high-ranking officials or common people, they will wear a futou when going out to meet guests.

The futou is made of black gauze, which is both breathable and sweat-absorbent. Most importantly, it can cover dirty hair and instantly improve a man's image.

These merchants on the Western Regions Road, some were going west, some were going to Chang'an, all of them were dusty and covered in dirt.

This brand new hat can immediately solve their problems and turn them into respectable businessmen in an instant.

The man shouted, "A fresh new futou, the most popular style in Chang'an City. Come and take a look. Wearing it will instantly turn you into a groom, and even make you rich in business!"

When the people in the inn heard this, they gathered around, especially those who were going to Chang'an. Who wouldn't want to enter the city in a respectable manner? People in the world are snobbish and they always respect the clothes first and then the person. They only talk about business after they are dressed.

"How much is this futou?"

"Five taels of silver each!"

"Five taels? Are you robbing money?"

"Hey, shopkeeper, I went through so much trouble to transport it here, five taels is not expensive at all. Wear this futou of mine, and when you enter the city gate, the city guards won't stop you!"

These words touched the man's heart. He had to sell the goods quickly. If he was blocked by the gatekeeper and could not enter the city, the loss would be huge.

Without hesitation, he took out the silver and bought one.

After he got the first one, the rest sold well. Customers lined up and bought one each. The men were very competitive, so when they saw him buy one, they gritted their teeth and bought one even though they thought it was expensive.

In just a quarter of an hour, the man sold out all the futou in his bundle.

Zhao Yuanqing and others were watching on the side in amazement. A headdress that cost only a hundred copper coins in Chang'an City was sold by him at a high price of five taels of silver. That's fifty times the price!

Our ancestors said that all businessmen are dishonest, and it is indeed true.

No, it should be said that this man knows how to do business. He actually sold the cheap futou at such a high price. The cherries that they transported with great difficulty had a purchase price of 200 wen per catty, but they only sold them for 600 wen, which was a huge loss.

No, the price has to go up! It has to be... maybe one tael of silver per catty! That's a fivefold increase, but still far worse than fifty times.

Before the second round of bidding began, the man who had bought the cherries earlier ran out, shouting angrily, "Your cherries are poisonous and killed my son. I'm going to report you to the police and have you arrested!"