Chapter 63 Do You Know Lingquan
Sang Ning brought a can of soybeans to the shopkeeper who sold bedding.
The beans and corn in the space are ripe. She has collected them and dried them, waiting to be ground into flour.
"Yellow, soybeans?" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up.
It has been a long time since beans have grown in Liangzhou.
Even in the best years, beans cannot grow this big and this full!
As expected, the capital city is rich.
"Change for two quilts and give me another piece of cloth."
"What? Are you crazy? This is just a quilt at most!" The shopkeeper glared at him.
Sang Ning smiled and said slowly, "Shopkeeper, what price period did you use to calculate the prices? If you used the old prices, you shouldn't have sold me ten taels of silver for a quilt."
If it were the current price, this can of beans would be about five liters, and I think it’s worth it.”
The shopkeeper looked very unhappy.
"Food is expensive now, but not to this extent. Besides, I don't need such expensive stuff. I'd rather exchange it for more brown rice and flour."
Sonning nodded.
"Well, actually I'm a little reluctant to give it away. My family just prepared this can for me.
These beans were grown by the servants on my mother's farm using milk and various precious medicinal herbs as fertilizers. They were originally meant to nourish my mother.
Eating it can prolong your life and cure minor pains and ailments.
I'll go ask my neighbors if I can trade a few beans for a half-worn quilt."
After saying this, Sang Ning turned and left.
"Wait a minute, young lady!"
The shopkeeper chased after him and asked, "You, beans can cure diseases?"
"I can't say it can cure diseases, but it can definitely strengthen your body. I eat beans better than anyone else, otherwise they wouldn't grow so big. Have you ever seen one before?"
Of course not!
Are people in Beijing so good at taking care of their health?
No wonder this young lady has such a tender and fair face and looks so energetic.
When the others were exiled here, they all felt like they had lost half their lives.
"Can I try one?"
Sang Ning hesitated for a moment before picking up one and giving it to him.
The shopkeeper looked at it for a long time before putting it in his mouth.
fragrant!
It smells good even when it’s raw!
It also has a sweet taste.
These are no ordinary soybeans!
A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. If these beans were used as seeds, the beans grown would definitely be good!
"Little lady, I'll trade with you!"
"But, the semi-used ones are cheaper..." Sang Ning looked conflicted.
"My dear, you don't know that it's very cold here in the winter. If you don't prepare now, when winter comes, there will be no stock even if you want to buy it!"
That’s true.
Cotton was less cultivated in this era, and even less was introduced to Liangzhou. The quilts only contained a small amount of cotton, with wool added and some chopped linen filling.
It’s cold in winter, so it’s possible that the product is out of stock.
If you have money, prepare it early, otherwise you will only be able to survive the winter with a straw quilt.
"No ordinary family would be willing to give you a quilt. At most they would give you a straw quilt." The shopkeeper continued.
"Okay, then get me two more mattresses."
Shopkeeper: “…”
Sang Ning smiled and said, "The mattress is made of shredded hemp and straw, it's not that valuable, I won't take it for nothing, I'll give you this."
"Phoenix egg."
What? What the hell?
Phoenix?
Watching Sang Ning take out two eggs that were as white and tender as jade.
The country bumpkin shopkeeper: “…”
Phoenix egg.
He saw the phoenix egg alive!
It is bigger than a chicken egg and smaller than a goose egg. The most beautiful part is the eggshell, which has no pores at all and is as flawless as white jade. It is obvious at first glance that it is not an ordinary item.
The shopkeeper picked it up carefully.
Staring at the egg with obsessed eyes.
You must be kidding me! People from the capital are the most cunning!
He ran to the door and looked at the sun.
He poured a glass of water to soak it.
He scratched it with his fingernail.
Nothing has changed; this is the original color of the egg.
Finally, he licked it.
Fresh and sweet taste.
Refreshingly sweet.
"Change, change, I'll change."
Sang Ning was already grinning in disgust.
Of course it has to be changed! He licked it all, okay!
"Eating this will also prolong your life. Someone found it in the mountains and sold it to my family for a high price."
How can I bear to eat this!
He has to keep it as a family heirloom!
"Any more? I can still exchange with you." The shopkeeper's voice was trembling with excitement.
He heard that eating phoenix eggs can make one immortal!
Sang Ning shook his head: "No more."
"What else do you have?"
"I have nothing now. But...if someone from my family sends me something in the future, I can still exchange it with you."
Sang Ning didn't say death.
Later, the shopkeeper personally drove the donkey cart to send Sang Ning back.
Before leaving, he also introduced to Sang Ning the best kang-making master here.
"Madam Sang, I'll tell him to give you the lowest price. But if he also wants food..."
Shopkeeper Cao was a sincere man. He whispered, "Don't rush to make a bed. We don't know when the famine will end. Keep some food on hand to save your life."
"Thank you, Manager Cao."
But she still had to sleep. The small bed in the room was only one meter wide. How could she and Huo Changan sleep?
People stacking on top of each other?
I don’t know where all the family members have gone. A quilt has been temporarily laid on the kang in the main room, and two children are sleeping soundly on it.
Sang Ning put another mattress in place.
Then make the bed in the other room.
This bed is too small. It definitely can't accommodate three adults.
The kang must be built as soon as possible.
There are not enough quilts. I will change them after a while.
It would be troublesome if we took out too much food at once and were targeted by others.
Sang Ning went to the side room to find Huo Changan.
I saw him sitting on the edge of the bed with his legs on the ground, trying to stand up with his arms.
But it was obvious that his legs were still weak and not strong enough to support his body.
His body tilted and fell to the side.
Sang Ning rushed over quickly to block it, but was thrown to the ground with the help.
"Ning'er, are you okay?"
"I really owe you!"
Sang Ning covered his waist and climbed up with a grimace.
"Didn't I tell you not to rush? More haste, less speed!"
"No, I feel like I can use more force in my waist." Huo Changan explained.
His voice was high-pitched, less gloomy than before, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
A pair of bright almond-shaped eyes, filled with the starlight of hope.
I had this feeling a few days ago, but it was subtle at the time and I wasn't sure, so I didn't say anything.
But just now, he felt that his waist could indeed control his upper body!
"Really? That's great!"
No wonder he has been sitting so steadily these two days, it seems his lumbar spine has been reconnected!
The spiritual spring was simply born for him!
No, the dog space originally belonged to him!
Sonning narrowed his eyes.
"Ning'er, today, I haven't eaten Tai Sui yet."
Tai Sui?
Oh no! The cooked fish is gone and she hasn't processed it yet.
Whether you eat it or not is mainly due to the spiritual spring.
"Do you know Lingquan?" Sang Ning asked suddenly.
"Know."
"You really know?"
Damn it! He lied to her last time.
Just as I was about to lose my temper, I heard the young man say, "Moon Spring, in two days there will be no water at all. The county governor is watching it personally, and each household has a water quota. My mother and sister-in-law are all lining up to get water."
The boy frowned.
"I heard that the Moon Spring has never dried up in the past five hundred years. All the people in Liangzhou rely on the water from that spring. What will we do if the water runs out?"
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