Before leaving, Xiao Yuanzheng went to see the cattle, and then said to Imperial Physician Lu Zhou Man, "I will leave the cattle to you. We will come over in two days."
Man Bao and Imperial Physician Lu nodded in response.
After sending Xiao Yuan away and waiting for someone, Imperial Physician Lu turned to look at Zhou Man.
Man Bao looked at him inexplicably, "What's wrong?"
Imperial Physician Lu said indifferently: "Do you know how much an egg purchased by the steward costs?"
Man Bao thought for a while, and guessed: "Three pennies?"
It is twice as expensive as when their eggs in Luojiang County were the most expensive. This price should be reliable, right
Imperial Physician Lu, "No, at first it was five renminbi each, but now it has risen to six renminbi. I heard that eggs in the capital are very difficult to buy now."
Man Bao's eyes widened, and he lifted his spirits, "So much money?"
She tried her best to recall the ledger that she had just read not long ago. It also included the income from selling eggs. It was agreed that the villagers raised half of their chickens, including not only chickens, but also eggs.
It's just that she only remembered the total amount of chicken and eggs sold, but didn't remember how many eggs and chickens were sold.
Imperial Physician Lu glanced at her, snorted contemptuously and said, "Don't think about it, if you sell it, you will definitely not have this price. Didn't you see that the steward was so guilty that he broke into a cold sweat? Don't say five cents, I'm afraid even four You can’t even sell it for money.”
Man Bao: ... I have been patronizing to recommend their agricultural and sideline products, so why pay attention to this
However, Man Bao still wrote a letter for Jiulan to send to the sentry post, and asked someone to write a letter to his family.
Even if it doesn't have such a high price, it's good to be able to sell it, and it's a fortune to make a fortune.
Huangzhuang is not far from the city, and the guards here are guarded by the imperial guards. Yin or even came to see her off in person today, so she still has some face. Although the steward of Huangzhuang wanted to stop the letter, the guards still Send someone to deliver a letter to the Zhou family.
The letter was delivered directly to Bai Shan.
While opening the letter, he said curiously: "Why did you send the letter back after only going there for a day and a half?"
Bai Erlang chuckled, "I miss you, right?"
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "I said, when do you plan to go back to Chongwen Hall to study?"
He said: "I didn't go because I had to prepare for the exams of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, and Liu Huan because I had to prepare for the Mingjing exams. Why don't you go?"
Bai Erlang: "Didn't Yin also go?"
"He's not well."
Bai Erlang snorted and said: "That's not it, it's obviously because you're not going, he didn't go because he felt bored."
He said: "I don't want to go either. Yi Ziyang is out of office, and Feng Zongping will not go. The only one I can get along with in the whole Chongwen Museum is Zhao Liulang, but I don't like many things he likes to play. Go It's boring."
Bai Shan was just trying to silence him, not really let him go to school, seeing him chattering away, but he finally stopped pinching him and Man Bao, so he read the letter with peace of mind.
It wasn't until he opened the letter that he realized it wasn't for him.
So he picked up the envelope and looked at it again, and found that no one accepted it, only Man Bao's signature, and couldn't help laughing.
The letter had been opened, so he simply opened it to read it, then folded the letter and said, "Let's go to Brother Friday."
Zhou Wulang is not at home, he is in a restaurant.
Bai Shan and the others strolled along the way, and it happened to be the busiest time in the restaurant, and there were people waiting to eat inside and out. Liu Liulang and the hired chef led the chefs to cook in the kitchen. Guys Servings in and out.
When Santou and Sitou came back from school, they even took off their Confucian shirts and changed into homely clothes, and followed the waiter to greet guests and serve food.
Bai Shan also saw Daji's second son, Bai Shuping, who was also running around with the dishes, dexterously dodging the walking guests, and accurately placed them on a table, shouting full of charm: "Flour steamed pork!" One bowl, one piece of grilled fish, can you take a look?"
Wu Wulang was paying the bill at the counter, and he was making some calculations. He was not as fast as Zhou Lijun, but he was similar to an ordinary accountant.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were stunned for a while, then leaned against the counter.
Wu Wulang calculated a little slowly, without raising his head, he said: "Wait a minute, what table are you at?"
When he looked up, he saw Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, his eyes lit up slightly, "Why are you here? Come on, come and help me pay for my meal, and more people will pay and leave soon."
Bai Shan saw the menus on the table, with the names and prices of the dishes on them, and the table number on the top, which was extremely clear, even if they didn't know much about the dishes in the restaurant, they could calculate them correctly.
Bai Shan took over and said, "Brother Wu Zhou, Man Bao wrote you a letter."
After finishing speaking, he handed the letter to him.
Zhou Wulang can't write many words, but he recognizes a lot of them. It belongs to the long-term stage of being able to read, read, and write.
He read each word and was overjoyed, "Eggs in Huangzhuang are so expensive?"
Bai Shan: "...Fifth brother, you didn't understand what Man Bao meant. Man Bao said that there was a manager in Huangzhuang who falsely reported the price of goods, that's why Xiao Yuanzheng wanted to see you."
Wu Wulang calmed down a bit, "Oh, let me tell you, the eggs outside are usually two pennies each, and the more expensive ones are only three pennies. Why is it written so expensive in the Manbao letter?"
When someone came to pay the bill, Bai Shan found out the menu for their table and handed it to Bai Erlang. After asking him to settle the bill, he talked to Wu Wulang behind the counter, "Are there many eggs in Zhuangzi?"
Zhou Wulang thought for a while and said: "We have to ask Lizhong, but it should be quite a lot. We added a lot of chicks to them at the beginning of last year, and sold a batch of roosters and hens that didn't lay eggs a year ago, but I remember There are also a lot of laying hens left."
Bai Shan casually said: "Then go and pay a visit to Xiao Yuanzheng, besides eggs, there are also meat, chicken, pork, and vegetables that you can talk about."
He laughed and said, "Since we've talked about it, let's talk about it on a bigger scale. Later, you will prepare some of everything and send them away, so that they can see the finished product, so we can talk about it better."
Zhou Wulang asked, "What about the price?"
Bai Shan asked him, "What does Fifth Brother think?"
Wu Wulang said: "Let's give them a lower price than the market price. It's true that the eggs are not worrying about selling now. They are usually sold for two yuan a piece when they are sold loose outside. It is not uncommon for the big ones to be sold for three yuan. This is indispensable, but other You can give them less."
Bai Shan nodded, "Fifth brother is used to shopping, he should be more familiar with this than us, so you can make up your own mind."
Wu Wulang was a little surprised, "Aren't Manbao and the others in Huangzhuang? I heard that there is a large piece of land there, and it's all good land. The water for the moat comes from there. Why are there still shortages of vegetables, meat and eggs?"
Bai Shandao: "That is His Majesty's Zhuangzi. This time it was purchased by the imperial hospital. The two are separate. Even if the people living there want to eat vegetables from the Huangzhuang, they have to go through the hurdle of purchasing and management first." That's right. This way, the income and expenditure can be calculated, otherwise they will be messed up, and the accounts will be messed up, and it will be bad if they don't make it right when the quarterly accounts are settled."