Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 88 Compressed Biscuits as Marching Rations

"Alright, the ceremony is complete. Go check on my niece-in-law and see if the meal is ready. We're happy today, so let's have a few drinks together."

Zhou Shixun held Chu Dazhuang's hand and said without any airs.

This flattered Chu Dazhuang, who nodded and smiled apologetically.

A short while later, Li Qinglian and her group arrived at the restaurant carrying a table full of dishes.

"Come on, everyone, sit down and let's eat."

Chu Chen brought out a case of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and greeted everyone warmly.

Zhou Heng had already heard that Chu Chen did not follow the rules when eating, and that women and servants sat at the same table with him.

So Zhou Shixun didn't say anything.

Under normal circumstances, who would be qualified to sit at the same table as the emperor, and who would dare to do so?

He gestured for everyone to sit down, and just as Zhou Shixun was about to pick up his chopsticks, he was stopped by Eunuch Wei.

"Eat your own food, it's a family feast, there's no need for all this."

This scene further convinced Chu Chen of his identity, and he exclaimed that this sworn brotherhood was well worth it.

Chu Chen opened the bottle and poured a glass for everyone.

"Chu boy, I've only heard Zhou Heng mention your celestial wine, but seeing it today, it's truly extraordinary. I wonder if you could bring some back for your uncle?"

Zhou Shixun took a sip of Erguotou and became deeply addicted to it.

So all that stuff I drank before was just rubbish.

"Uncle Zhou, I don't have many of these. I'll bring you two boxes when I get back."

Zhou Shixun had seen the wine crates long ago; two crates, 48 ​​bottles in total. The glass bottles alone were worth a fortune.

It seems this sworn brotherhood was worthwhile.

Only Chen Qingxuan looked like he understood.

Damn, you call that not much? I've got a whole wall of wine stacked up in my room.

But he was happy with it. So what if he was the emperor? He was still the emperor's uncle, and he didn't even get the same treatment as his father.

He couldn't help but give Chu Chen a thumbs up in his heart.

These two idiots, they're easy to get along with.

Chu Chen was unaware that he had won the favor of the emperor and a ninth-rank master simply because of these two boxes of wine.

We ate mutton hot pot and home-style stir-fries.

Food is always the most tempting thing for humans. After a meal, everyone was sweating profusely and exclaiming how satisfying it was.

"So there are such delicacies in this world! Chuwa, your niece-in-law is truly a divine being."

After saying this, he beckoned to Eunuch Wei, who then got up and walked outside.

When she returned, she was carrying a tray with a complete set of jewelry on it.

"Niece-in-law, this is a gift from your uncle to you."

Li Qinglian was flattered and immediately knelt down: "Qinglian thanks Uncle."

"Hahaha, so sensible. Chu boy, you are very lucky. Nephew's wife, if this person bullies you in the future, your uncle will back you up."

Li Qinglian accepted the jewelry, kowtowed again, and then obediently served Zhou Shixun a bowl of soup.

This made Zhou Shixun's eyes almost disappear from laughing.

Seeing Zhou Shixun like this, Chu Chen turned to look at Zhou Shicai, who was eating and drinking heartily to the side.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: you're Zhou Heng's uncle, which means you're Zhou Shixun's brother. Shouldn't you at least offer some thanks?

Zhou Shicai was not stingy and directly took out a silver note and handed it to Li Qinglian.

“Niece-in-law, go buy whatever you want. Your uncle is a rough man and doesn’t know anything about those things.”

Li Qinglian immediately knelt down and kowtowed again.

Chu Chen was delighted; it was so easy for him to freeload off his meal.

Then he turned to look at the pale-faced, beardless Eunuch Wei.

I'm just a eunuch, not a member of the Zhou family, and my monthly allowance is only ten taels.

Feeling Chu Chen's gaze, Eunuch Wei almost buried his head in his bowl.

Seeing this comical scene, Zhou Shixun quickly said, "Alright, hurry up and eat. I'm really curious about the transformation of Mashan Village. Chuwazi, you have to show me around properly later."

Eunuch Wei: Your Majesty is wise.

After the meal, the group followed Chu Chen to the workshop in Mashan Village.

Everyone had already loaded the car and was having a meal.

The meal was simple; it was just instant noodles that Chu Chen had specially prepared for them.

Because there is a lot of inventory, loading will take time, and having so many people cooking will only waste more time.

So Chu Chen arranged for each of them to have two buckets of instant noodles.

Zhou Shixun and the others could smell the aroma from afar.

"Chu boy, you're being unfair! What kind of food is this? It smells so good!"

Zhou Shixun snatched a box of instant noodles from a guard and said.

Uh, you're so ignorant. I'll feed you a hundred times better than they do.

So he explained, "This is just a quick and convenient fast food, called instant noodles. I'll bring you a box when I get back."

"Instant noodles, that's a fitting name. How do you make it?"

Okay, since you're not afraid of stuffing yourself to death, I'll make you another bowl.

So they summoned Hu Zi and gave each of Zhou Shixun and the other three a bucket.

And he brewed it with boiling water right in front of them.

A few minutes later, the four of them were covered in sweat, slurping their noodles with gusto.

Only after the box had been thoroughly licked clean, did the dog reluctantly put it down, burping contentedly.

"This is amazing! Chuwa, can you mass-produce this?"

Production? That's impossible, but we have plenty in our own space.

So he nodded and replied, "I don't currently have the production capabilities for this item, but I do have some in stock. Uncle, do you need it?"

Sending one or two boxes is fine, but if it's a large quantity, then you'll have to pay extra.

Zhou Shixun pondered for a moment and said, "We don't need it yet, but if we do need it someday, how long will it take you to prepare the goods?"

"That depends on how much Uncle needs."

"One hundred thousand boxes."

"What the hell are you doing, fighting a war?" But Chu Chen guessed right; that was exactly what Zhou Shixun meant.

"It will be done in fifteen days. If any of your uncle's military friends need it, I have something even better."

"Oh, hurry up and bring it here?"

Chu Chen turned and headed towards the villa. When he returned, he had several dozen pieces of compressed dry food in his hand.

"This is called compressed biscuit. One biscuit a day is enough to keep you from getting hungry, but you must not eat more than two, or you will die."

"This is excellent, this is excellent! Chuwazi, what's the price?"

Zhou Shixun had no doubt about Chu Chen's words; his only concern was that the item was too expensive.

Chu Chen pretended to think for a moment: "Instant noodles are fifty coins a box, and these biscuits are one hundred coins each."

After hearing Chu Chen's quote, Zhou Shixun did the math in his head and immediately laughed.

"It's not expensive," he said quickly. "Then you have to save it for me, Chu boy. I'll send someone to pick it up in less than three months."

For these inexpensive items, the amount of jade consumed is minimal, making Chu Chen's prices seem low.

But once Zhou Shixun used this product, he almost couldn't stop using it; it's all about small profits but quick turnover.

Dear readers: You call this low profit?

The refined salt was now loaded, and the convoy formed a long line, marching out of Mashan Village in a grand procession.

Chu Chen, holding the 15,000 taels of silver notes handed to him by Zhou Shicai, revealed a deep smile.

Zhou Shixun stroked his beard and sighed, "These beautiful mountains and rivers make this old man reluctant to return to the capital..."

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