"Your Majesty, the horses you ordered to be prepared are ready."
"Um"
Kangxi then instructed, "Go and tell your mistress, Shu, to ask if she has time to go horseback riding."
"Yes, sir," Liang Jiugong said with a smile as he left.
"Master Shu, His Majesty has sent me to ask if you have time to go horseback riding."
Upon hearing this, Youqing replied, "I have time."
Since investigating the market prices, she hasn't had much to do in Mongolia. She's currently planning to see if there are any goods in Mongolia that she can trade. Overall, she's had a relatively leisurely time.
"Alright, this servant will tell His Majesty right away."
Youqing understood Kangxi's meaning, and she no longer objected.
After receiving Youqing's approval, Kangxi changed his clothes and went to Youqing's residence, where Youqing happened to be coming out as well.
"The weather is nice today, I'll take you horseback riding."
Youqing nodded: "That's fine."
When she first arrived in the Qing Dynasty, the young Qing naturally couldn't ride a horse, and she didn't have the opportunity to do so in the inner palace. However, she learned to ride a horse during the time she spent in Yunnan after leaving the palace.
In ancient times, horses were a common means of transportation, making travel convenient.
The horses were prepared in advance; they were all good horses. The two mounted their horses one after the other, and then galloped towards the vast grassland.
They ran for about 15 minutes before stopping, by which time they could no longer see the campsite.
Kangxi dismounted first, then helped Youqing down, tied up the two horses, and the two began to take a walk.
"The grassland is not quite what I imagined."
"What's different?"
"The grass here is more lush than I imagined, and there are more mosquitoes. Also, life here isn't as free and unrestrained as I expected."
Everyone says that the people of the grasslands are unrestrained and free, but after seeing so many, it seems that apart from some differences in customs, they are not much different from the people in the capital.
Mongolian women are skilled at horseback riding, but they still have to endure their husbands having multiple wives and concubines, and they cannot make their own decisions about marriage.
Kangxi was obviously unaware of Youqing's true thoughts, and only said, "The mosquitoes here are indeed bothersome. I'll have my imperial physicians prescribe some mosquito repellent later."
Youqing shook her head: "No need, I have some."
Kangxi thought about the system and realized that it made sense; she didn't lack it.
The two walked and stopped, chatting and laughing, and soon got down to business.
"By the way, I've been asking around these past few days. Mongolia has dairy cows and dairy goats, and plenty of goat milk and cow milk. However, these are not easy to preserve, and often end up being wasted. Even though there are a few local specialties, most of them don't suit the tastes of people from other places."
Emperor Kangxi knew that every region had its own tastes, and one couldn't force it. He didn't actually like many of the foods from Mongolia.
It should be noted that although Emperor Kangxi was a Manchu, he was born and raised in the capital, where he was provided with the finest food and supplies. While the food in Mongolia was flavorful and not bad, it was not as refined as the treatment Emperor Kangxi received from childhood. He could enjoy it occasionally, but he could not stand it after eating it several times in a row.
"What you mean by 'I know'?"
Since Youqing said so, Kangxi felt that she might have some ideas.
"I saw a few recipes in the mall, all of them for snacks made from cow's milk and goat's milk. The snacks made from them are pretty good and can be stored for a long time. I'm thinking of opening a few workshops here."
Originally, Youqing had no intention of getting involved in trade, since her own business was already quite large. Although there were potential profits to be made in Mongolia, those profits were insignificant compared to her current business.
Emperor Kangxi was not surprised to hear this, as he already knew that Youqing was interested in business.
"If you like it, then do it. If you need any help, just let me know."
"Yes, we'll do the same thing as before, sharing the profits with you."
Kangxi did not refuse; he was eager to get more involved with her, the more entangled the two were, the better.
"Okay, whatever you say."
As they walked, they came across a house. The adults in that house must have gone out to work, leaving only the two children at home. When the two children saw someone coming, they looked timid.
It wasn't that the two of them looked particularly frightening; it was mainly because, although their clothes were simple, they still exuded an air of sophistication. Their overall demeanor told the two children that the people in front of them were from a different world, which made them feel intimidated.
The two children's clothes were so worn that their original colors were unrecognizable. The fabric was coarse and had many patches.
Youqing asked, "Are the adults in your family home?"
Youqing speaks Mandarin. Although she transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty and was originally a Manchu, at that time, most Manchu families spoke Mandarin and rarely spoke Manchu. Since the original owner didn't know it, she didn't learn it, let alone learn Mongolian.
Although she didn't speak Mongolian, Emperor Kangxi did!
So Emperor Kangxi took on the role of translator.
The older child said, "Abu and Eji went to herd sheep."
Youqing then asked, "How many sheep does your family have?"
The child looked at the two of them with a slightly wary expression: "Why are you asking these questions?"
Although the child is young, he is not ignorant. He knows that the family is poor and he will know what is going on at home. Now the family’s livelihood depends on those sheep, and even a child knows to protect the food.
Youqing quickly explained, "Don't worry, we mean no harm. We just want to buy some sheep to take home. Is that convenient?"
"Our sheep aren't fully grown yet, so we're not selling them."
Sheep are sold by weight, and the price of a lamb is naturally different from that of an adult sheep; children have their own sense of scale.
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