"Sir, the capital of the Great Qin is much more prosperous than our grassland."
"Old Zhou, your ten skewers of pork are ready. Take them."
The two happened to pass by a barbecue stall and a familiar aroma hit their noses.
Keda stopped in front of a vendor and sniffed hard. The smell of the material seemed similar to the smell in the palace yesterday.
He originally thought that the things the Great Qin Emperor took out yesterday were all rare items.
Now it seems to be the same as that vegetable.
"Lao Sang, I never get tired of eating these skewers at your place. My wife asks me to buy one every day to enjoy as a snack. Luckily, they're not expensive."
"Don't worry, the price won't go up, just buy it with confidence. These are all freshly skewered by my wife every day."
When the kebab shop owner saw Keta and the other man coming over, he quickly showed the fresh meat skewers next to him.
"My dear guests, I have three kinds of meat in my house. Ten skewers of pork for one penny, ten skewers of beef for five pennies, and two skewers of mutton for five pennies."
"I use willow branches for this lamb. After roasting, it can reduce the lamb smell and add a hint of grass flavor."
Keta recognized the mutton at a glance. Thinking of the smell he had just smelled, he waved his hand and asked someone to pass the silver over.
"Ten skewers, please!"
When the peddler saw that the two men were not from Daqin, he became even more enthusiastic.
"Okay, you two don't look like you're from Daqin. Are you from another country?"
"And this pork, it has a taste you can't find anywhere else except in Daqin."
When Keda heard the man talking about pork, his brows furrowed.
Pork is even more unpalatable than mutton. I shouldn’t have bought it if I had known this.
Moreover, the Qin Dynasty attached great importance to farming, so why are they eating beef now?
The other messenger saw that Keta was unhappy, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke to the vendor.
"This pork has always tasted bad, but from what I heard from that person just now, it seemed like it was delicious and he bought it every day?"
The vendor chuckled, "Of course, you'll know once you eat it. The pork skewers are ready, take them."
The two took the skewers handed to them. The meat looked just like lamb, but it didn't smell like lamb at all.
The two of them put the skewers into their mouths somewhat awkwardly.
The crispy outside and tender inside pork explodes directly on the tip of the tongue, saliva is constantly secreted in the mouth, and the skills of the hands never stop.
The two men lowered their heads and ate one bite after another, finishing the ten skewers of pork in their hands in no time.
"No more?"
Keda looked at the bamboo stick in his hand with some confusion.
"Is this really pork?" He looked at the vendor in confusion, wondering if the vendor had added something in it.
"Boss, give me ten more skewers of pork, no, fifty more skewers of pork."
The price of pork is much cheaper than mutton and beef. Even if you buy fifty skewers, it will only cost fifty cents.
It’s really a good deal.
"Oh, sir, these are all we have left today, only about twenty or so skewers. If you want to eat them, you can make a reservation for tomorrow."
This was learned from Daqin No. 1 Self-service Hotpot, and his son helped him think of it.
The price of Daqin's No. 1 self-service hotpot has now increased to thirty cents per person.
But there were still many people queuing up, so we started making reservations.
Keda was dumbfounded. He had never seen a business not being done. He was told to come back tomorrow.
"We've reserved all the skewers for tomorrow. There are so many of us coming to Daqin, so we want to give it a try for everyone."
When the hawker heard this, he couldn't stop laughing.
"Okay, sir, here is the beef, you can eat it first." The vendor first handed over the beef skewers, then turned his palms upwards and said to the two of them with a smile.
"We sell a hundred skewers of pork, fifty skewers of beef, and thirty skewers of mutton every day. Please pay a deposit first. My stall is right here. We are registered with the Great Qin government and will never cheat you."
Keta was amused by this move, "You people of Daqin really know how to do business."
"Let me try this beef."
After trying it, the two of them stopped talking. The beef skewers were cut into very fine pieces and eaten one by one. When they ate them, the taste was not like mutton, but exceptionally tender.
It seems that the new varieties they have on the grassland can't produce the same taste.
"Hasn't your Great Qin always valued oxen for plowing? Why are you eating beef now?"
Keda wiped his mouth and stared at the mutton in the vendor's hand, asking questions non-stop.
"Hahaha, sir, this is a young yellow cattle raised specifically for food. It is sold exclusively by the Great Qin court. It is cheap and the meat is delicious. Otherwise, my own cattle would not be able to withstand the sale."
"What about this sheep?" Keta's heart skipped a beat.
"Of course, the same goes for sheep. Our court has developed a new breeding method. Not only do the cattle and sheep grow faster, but more of them survive and fetch a better price."
"Nowadays, every family in our Great Qin can afford to eat meat."
The vendor was grilling skewers, but he spoke with great pride.
Since joining the kebab business recruited by the imperial court, his family's life has been getting better and better.
During this period, he felt that he had gained a lot of weight.
"Moreover, for a kebab business like ours, the imperial court provides formal training for us, and they come to check the freshness of the food every now and then."
"So guests can rest assured that food hygiene is guaranteed."
"Two skewers of mutton and twenty skewers of pork, sir, take them."
Keda looked at the vendor in front of him with shock. It turned out that this kebab stall was opened by the imperial court to help the people.
Since the Qin Dynasty has no shortage of cattle and sheep, why is it willing to trade with them?
Could it be that the Emperor of Qin has other intentions?
But it seems that there is nothing on their grassland that the Qin Dynasty can covet.
It seems that I need to try it out again.
I was thinking while eating the skewers, and I didn’t taste the mutton smell at all. Instead, the fragrance lingered in my mouth after eating.
Seeing that the two were still hungry, the vendor quickly recommended, "You two can go forward. There's a Daqin No. 1 buffet shop up ahead. It's 30 wen per person, and you can eat as much as you want."
Keta's thoughts quickly returned to their original state. "What did you say? All you can eat as much as you want? Only thirty cents?"
"Hahahaha, us grassland warriors always have big appetites. I'm afraid we'll empty the store."
The vendor waved his hand nonchalantly. "You can eat as much as you want, but the time limit is two hours. There are a lot of people every day, so you two need to see if there are any seats available."
Seeing the hawker's attitude, the two men felt as if he looked down on them, and their dissatisfaction reached its peak.
"Let's go now. It's just before dinner."
Unexpectedly, when the two arrived at the "Daqin No. 1 Self-service Store", there was a long queue that was about to persuade them to leave.
It was the shopkeeper who saw the two men from afar and quickly ran over.
"Dear guests, dear guests, please stay!"
"I am the owner of the self-service store. Seeing that you two do not look like people from Daqin, I believe you must be distinguished guests from other countries."
"We at Daqin's No. 1 Self-service Restaurant offer special treatment to our distinguished guests. You two don't need to queue."
"It seems like you two just had some barbecue, so you can try our Daqin hotpot."
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