As soon as Aunt Fan called out, the shop owners of the shops nearby all came out.
"What kind of vegetable is this?"
"It's green and looks like a flower. I've never seen it before."
"Aunt Fan, is this vegetable delicious?"
"..."
This street is full of shops, so many people came out to see it at once.
Aunt Fan used to manage the shop with Aunt Hong, but after Kun Zhang came, she stopped coming. But many people still knew her.
Aunt Fan said, "This is a new variety of vegetables grown in our wife's farm. The seeds of this vegetable were bought from traveling merchants. Everyone can come and taste it."
The broccoli stir-fried with meat slices had the aroma of meat and the taste of sauce, which was different from the taste of cabbage and radish. The people here had never eaten broccoli before and could not describe the taste for a moment.
Yang Haiyan knew the importance of marketing. She came out holding a large broccoli and said, "My fellow villagers, this is a new variety cultivated in my farm. It is very nutritious. More importantly, it was brought by merchants from other countries. It is a very good vegetable called broccoli. This broccoli is only three cents. It will be available tomorrow morning. If you want it, you can line up tomorrow. Because some of it needs to be shipped to the county restaurant, there is not much stock. Oh, by the way, there will be a promotion tomorrow. Buy a broccoli and get an egg for free. It's only for one day."
"Mrs. Qin, what kind of flower can I get an egg for free when I buy it?"
"Mrs. Qin, is it really nutritious?"
"Mrs. Qin..."
Yang Haiyan explained, "This is very nutritious. If you eat one meal a day, it is good for your body, especially for children." She really wasn't promoting it. The nutritional value of broccoli is indeed very good and it is also very friendly to children. Broccoli can also help children strengthen their bones. It contains a large amount of magnesium, zinc, phosphorus and other elements, which can promote the growth and development of babies and prevent babies from having bone problems.
However, if you tell people here about these nutritional values, they don't understand. So Yang Haiyan simply introduced that it is good for children. As long as it is good for children, the elders in the family are willing to buy it. Besides, a broccoli weighs about two pounds and costs three cents. Although it is more expensive than other vegetables, it is really not expensive for broccoli itself.
When Kun Zhang heard that it was good for children, her heart was moved. Her son Kun Daying was shorter than his peers because they had no money to supplement his body when they were in their hometown. When she came here, the lady would ask someone to bring a bowl of goat milk to her every day. She had been drinking it for more than three months. She could see the improvement in the child, so when she heard the lady say that it was good for the child, she wanted to buy it. She didn't know much herself, but she knew that it was always right to follow the lady.
What's more, the lady also has children at home, and she would never lie to them.
"Mrs. Qin, is it really good for the children?" The female shopkeeper of the next door shop asked uncertainly.
Yang Haiyan said, "Don't worry, shopkeeper. We are neighbors. How can I cheat you? Besides, I eat it myself. My children are studying in private schools. They also eat it. I won't cheat you." Yang Haiyan
is honest in business. She sells cakes at a low price. Everyone trusts her. Moreover, she also gives an egg, so some people are tempted.
An hour later,
Kun Zhang, who went to the county town, came back.
"Madam." Kun Zhang entered the shop.
Yang Haiyan said, "How is it?" Seeing that the plate in her hand was empty, and the broccoli she took away was not brought back, she must have succeeded.
Kun Zhang said, "I went to find Manager Ping, and he recommended me a restaurant manager. I didn't say anything. He tried the broccoli and asked about the price. I said three cents each and I would pick the bigger ones for him. He said two cents each. After I disagreed, he said he wanted to try ten first."
Yang Haiyan said, "There is more than one restaurant in the county. Tomorrow you go to the county and give ten broccoli to the restaurant that has ordered it. Then go to other restaurants and ask. If other restaurants have ordered more than this, choose another one and tell them that we are the only one that has this broccoli and it is not available anywhere else."
Kun Zhang: "Yes."
In the evening, the Qin family made two full plates of fried broccoli with pork. When the family of four was eating together, Yang Haiyan said, "This is broccoli, grown from seeds bought from traveling merchants. Come and try it to see how it tastes. I like it very much. It's good for your health."
Qin Fang took a bite and didn't taste anything special. He used to eat only two kinds of food: eat until you are full, don't eat until you are full, or eat vegetables. Now he still eats two kinds of food: eat until you are full, don't eat until you are full. Because he can eat vegetables every day, vegetables are no longer something he pays attention to. However, as a good man who loves his wife, he will definitely not object to the food his wife likes to eat: "It's delicious." He has already developed the ability to lie with his eyes open.
Qin Shoucheng: "It's delicious." He was really complimenting, "The food of these vendors is different from ours."
Yang Haiyan said: "Because the world is big, our Qi Kingdom only occupies a small part of the world. We have cabbage, green vegetables, radish, etc., but other places have broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower, etc. Different places have different vegetables."
Qin Shoucheng nodded as if he understood.
Yang Haiyan didn't expect him to understand. Sometimes, with more experience, some truths will naturally be understood. Life is a process of continuous experience. If you have not experienced something, no matter what others say, you may not understand it.
When Yang Haiyan was going to sleep at night, she suddenly thought of a question, and she asked Qin Fang: "Husband, where do you buy food for the barracks in your army?"
Qin Fang said: "You don't want to sell the crops to the barracks, do you?"
Yang Haiyan really meant this. She thought that it would be better to sell these things to the army than to others, so that the soldiers can have a taste of them.
Qin Fang looked at her like that and couldn't help laughing: "Don't even think about it. The food in the company is purchased by the people in the Marquis' Mansion, who are the Marquis's confidants. Let's not think about that. Moreover, the military pay in the barracks is tight. If you want to sell things to the barracks, it may take some time to get the money. Are you willing?"
Yang Haiyan was of course unwilling. No businessman likes others to pay the bills. Although she admired these soldiers, she had no obligation to support them.
The next day
Yang Haiyan got up early in the morning and had breakfast with Qin Fang. Then the two separated, Qin Fang went to the barracks and Yang Haiyan went to the snack shop.
Because it was really early, there was no one on the street at this time, but Aunt Hong and Kun Zhang in the snack shop had been up for a while and were making snacks.
After the two of them made snacks for a while, they heard a knock on the door. It was Niu Da's family. Niu Da brought his two sons and two daughters-in-law, each carrying two baskets of broccoli. One hundred broccoli is equivalent to two hundred kilograms, so don't you need two baskets?
Niu Da and his family sat in the shop for a while, and then Yang Haiyan and Aunt Lian and Aunt Fan came.
"I've met the Madam."
Yang Haiyan: "You're welcome." She looked at the fresh broccoli. Although these broccoli only cost a few hundred coins, which was nothing compared to the handkerchiefs and purses she embroidered, she was happy. "Aunt Fan, take out fifty broccoli and put them in the shop. Buy one broccoli and get one egg for free."
Aunt Fan: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan: "Aunt Lian, take out four broccoli, send two to General Ao's residence and two to the Yonghe Marquis' residence, and tell the people in the General's residence and the Marquis' residence that although the broccoli can be stored for a long time, it is fine to store it for a few days, but the green flowers will turn yellow after a long time, and they will not be fresh. So if the masters of the General's residence and the Marquis' residence like it, send someone to get it here." The implication is that she is not stingy and only sends two.
Yang Haiyan has no choice. It's not that she wants to flatter, but she has new dishes here. If she doesn't send them to General Ao's residence and the Marquis' residence, it would be inappropriate in terms of etiquette. Besides, regardless of what will happen to the Marquis's Mansion in the future, at least it will not fall into decline, and Qin Fang wants to continue in this position, so as a wife, it is also her duty to socialize with the women of his superiors' families for him.
Nanny Lian: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan continued: "Aunt Fan, select fifteen more broccoli, and give one to each of the centurions' families, and one to each of the five private guards."
Aunt Fan: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan: "Captain Kun's family, you take thirty to the county city, ten to the restaurant, and the remaining twenty can be promoted in other restaurants, or sold at stalls."
Kun Zhang: "Yes."
Then, Nanny Lian and Kun Zhang took thirty-four broccoli to the county city in a carriage, and also took some snacks for Manager Ping.
Niu Da's family delivered the goods and returned to the countryside with two empty baskets.
When the market was busy, the snack shop also became busy. Some people who knew about broccoli yesterday came to buy it. Some people didn't know it, but when they came to buy snacks today, they heard Yang Haiyan recommend it and bought it. It's only two cents, and the regular customers of the snack shop don't lack these two cents.
Three cents a broccoli, and an egg is given, and an egg also costs one cent, isn't it just two cents a piece?
County City
Nanny Lian carried two broccoli to Yonghe Marquis' Mansion first.
Nanny Lian was not afraid of such a family. She came to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion and said to the guard, "Young man, I am the Nanny of Mrs. Qin, the wife of Captain Qin Fang. My wife has cultivated new vegetable seeds in her manor, and I brought them to the nobles of the Marquis' Mansion to taste. Please let them know."
When the guards of the Marquis' Mansion heard that it was someone from the Qianfu family, they hurried to report it. After a while, the guard came out with a maid next to him: "Hello, Nanny. My son's wife wants to see you."
Nanny Lian: "Please lead the way."
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