In the wine shop, the two brothers Liu Wenjing were having a meal in the room, and the dishes were diverse. Liu Wulang and Liu Wenqi ate with relish. Because the cooking techniques of Huangzhou wine shops were "fried", the dishes made were completely different from those of other dishes.

The Liu family is well-off, so they can afford meat on weekdays, but they have never eaten such delicious meat, pork, duck, chicken and fish. They are unheard of.

Although they were served one small plate after another, they were eaten all by Liu Wenqi. Of course, young people have a good appetite, which is one of the reasons, but he has never seen so many kinds of meat.

What are Dongpo pork, elbow sauce, braised pork belly, what are roast duck, drunk duck, roast goose, what are roast chicken, ham, meat floss, Liu Wenqi started to get nervous after eating it: "Brother, how much does this seat cost?"

"What do you think?"

"Whatever happens, you have to spend three or four cents of money?"

Liu Wenjing poked out her right hand, clenched her fist, stretched out her index finger, and shook it at her brother.

"Ten coins?!"

Liu Wenqi was shocked. His brother welcomed him, and it was understandable that he spent money and spent money. But unexpectedly, he spent money to the point of having a meal of ten cents, which would be too extravagant.

Ten thousand coins, that is, ten thousand coins. During the Jin Dynasty, no important officials had ever lived in luxury, especially their diet. According to legend, this person once said, "There is no place to eat ten thousand coins a day." Later generations regarded it as a typical example of luxury in life, but the result...

"It's just a permanent money." Liu Wenjing smiled. It's normal for his younger brother to misunderstand. Anyone who sees the meat in front of them will think it's valuable, but this is in Xiyang, Huangzhou, so it's different.

"The meat here is so cheap?" Liu Wenqi was a little unbelievable. Although he could not say that it was cheap for a meal, it was indeed beyond his expectations.

Liu Wenjing signaled her younger brother to continue eating: "There are rare things that are expensive. There are many breeding farms in Huangzhou, and chickens, ducks, geese and pigs are very cheap, so the consumption of the wine shop is also cheap."

Their family is still wealthy, so they can afford meat. But they also know that many people in the world are in great difficulty. They are afraid that they will not eat much meat all year round. The meat is made with food and seasonings, and the cost of eating a good meal is not low.

But Huangzhou is different. Because of the huge number of poultry and livestock breeding, the meat price is very cheap. Of course, it is not cheap enough for everyone to eat meat at every meal, but it is much better than other places, so it has developed the strong figure of the soldiers of the Hulin Army.

Seeing that the food was almost the same, the two got back to the point. Liu Wenqi came to Huangzhou this time for the scholar Liu Zhuo and Liu Shiyuan, who came to Huangzhou to study, and the servants who accompanied him were doing another matter.

As Liu Wenjing said just now, there are many breeding farms in Huangzhou, so there are many chickens, ducks and geese. What comes with it is a kind of thing that has become more: down.

Collect the down of chickens, ducks and geese, wash them clean and dry them, and fill them in clothes or bedding to achieve a good warmth effect. This practice has become popular now, resulting in the doubled down value that is usually not worth a penny.

The method of using down to keep warm is said to be not uncommon in Lingbiao area, but large-scale use of down to sew cold-proof clothing was created by Shannan. During the Zhou and Sui War broke out the previous year, the Zhou army in Shannan used down jackets as cold clothes, and has become widely known since then.

These days, the clothes for wealthy families use silk cotton as fillings, which ordinary families cannot afford, let alone people from poor families. Since down is widely used to protect against cold, it has been a great blessing for the people.

It is easy to get down from chicken, duck and geese, but each poultry can only get a few taels of down. If you want to get enough down to keep warm, you need several poultry. If you use it to fill a bedding, the consumption is even more amazing.

Therefore, the cheap and sufficient amount of Huangzhou down has become the choice of many people. The Huangzhou mentioned here actually includes the states under the jurisdiction of the Huangzhou General Administration. These prefectures and counties already have farms of varying sizes, so the price of down is very low.

Among them, Huangzhou has the most down production and cheap down, which allows ordinary families to buy warm winter clothes and bedding. Therefore, the down transaction is becoming more and more popular. It is another hot product in Huangzhou in addition to cloth, books, tea and white porcelain.

Down originates from chicken, duck and goose, and is divided into three types: chicken, duck and goose down. The warmth effects of these three types of downs are different, and the smells are also different.

Because chickens and ducks are omnivorous, down always has a fishy and scent. Goose eats vegetarian food such as aquatic plants, so goose velvet has no taste and is the best down, with the best warmth effect but the price is also higher.

The price of a pound of goose down is at least two to three times the price of a pound of duck down, and the price of duck down is higher than that of chicken down, so the price of three types of downs is three levels, and the price of thrift is to be achieved by people.

For wealthy families who can accept down products, they naturally choose goose down; for families with a good family, they can choose duck down that has undergone deodorization measures such as exposure to the sun; while duck down and chicken down with a slight smell are the choices of people with poor family backgrounds.

Even if the clothes and bedding have a faint fishy smell, it will also get this smell on people. But ordinary people don’t care. As long as it can effectively keep warm, it’s not so much attention.

What's more, chicken velvet is extremely cheap. As long as you work in any workshop in Huangzhou or neighboring prefectures and counties, you can save money for one or two months and buy enough chicken velvet for the family, so that the tailor can sew clothes and bedding and spend the winter safely. Who can't afford it?

Therefore, whether it is chicken down, duck down, or goose down, the demand is increasing. Of course, some people raise poultry and get down, especially those with great families and great families.

Among them, raising geese is the most important thing, but more families do not have this condition. Raising geese must be by the water. Instead of spending time raising them, it is better to buy them directly.

Seeing that autumn is approaching and winter is not too far away, vendors from all over the country come to Huangzhou to purchase down and sell it to various places for sale, and their profits are also considerable. Therefore, even though the down production in Huangzhou and nearby prefectures and counties is very large, there is still a shortage of supply.

As the saying goes, there are all kinds of birds when the forest is big. Goose down is the most expensive, but it is easy to be confused with duck down. Therefore, illegal vendors use duck down as goose down and make money against their conscience.

This time, as Liu Wen got up, several servants from Xiyang came to Xiyang to buy gooseberry and brought it back to Guanzhong. With the convenience of exchange business, Liu Wenjing had already received the payment in advance and ordered a large amount of gooseberry in Xiyang City to wait for transportation.

When he was waiting for Liu Wenqi at the wharf, he had already sent his servants to inspect the goods. The one he was preventing was that someone used duck down to replace goose down as a bad one. This was the first large-scale deal by the Liu family in Xiyang, and Liu Wenjing did not dare to take it lightly.

Liu Wenqi became interested when he heard this: "Brother, is this goose down and duck down really hard to tell whether it is true or false?"

"There are still differences. If you read too much, you can tell it clearly."

"Brother, there are many merchants who have just arrived in Bakou, and some of them have also come to buy gooseberry. Are there really many gooses in Xiyang?"

"Guess how many geese are there in Huangzhou's farm alone?"

"Well, maybe ten thousand?"

"From one hundred thousand."

"So many geese! Where can I find the forage to feed the geese?"

"Who knows? However, there are no shortages of lakes and ditches in all prefectures and counties in Huangzhou. I think there is no shortage of sites and duckweed and other forages."

Liu Wenqi couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't understand what kind of scene the 100,000 geese were. He couldn't help but think of the deafening sound of goose screams: gaga gaga!

The ordinary geese have such business opportunities. Liu Wenqi became more interested in Huangzhou. He began to ask questions: "Brother, does Xiyang have any books?"

"Of course, you can spend a few days shopping."

"Does the Zhouxue Library really have an all-night reading room?"

"Of course, I'm late and there's no seat."

"Is there really a long-lasting light in the reading room?"

"Um."

"Is Liu Shiyuan's teaching very strict?"

Liu Wenjing asked back after hearing this: "Do you think you are a elm head?"

"no."

"Anyway, don't let Liu Shiyuan think you are a elm head."

After paying the bill, Liu Wenjing took her younger brother away, and the servants who were having meals in the next room followed closely. The group walked towards the warehouse area at the other end of the dock. Someone on the dock was saying something in a daze, which attracted much discussion among others.

Liu Wenjing walked up and asked, "Why is it good news that makes everyone so happy?"

"Don't you know this brother?"

"I am ignorant."
Chapter completed!