Huang Jian and Huang Ren's father-in-law and proprietor are wealthy businessmen in Zhangjiakou, named Huang Liangxiang.This Zhangjiakou Huang Liangxiang and Xuanfu businessman Huang Liangchen are brothers, both of them are money-loving goods, but compared to Huang Liangchen, this Huang Liangxiang is more bitter and mean.No matter how much Huang Liangchen loves money, he can still treat the people under him preferentially, and he never makes ill-gotten gains, so his reputation is okay.And this Huang Liangxiang is different, he is famous for asking for money and not dying, as long as he can make money, even if he sells his father, he will do it.A few years ago, the eight wealthy businessmen in Zhangjiakou secretly engaged in the business of collaborating with the enemy, and this Huang Liangxiang actually participated, but this guy was lucky and was not caught.Even after the eight wealthy businessmen were ambushed, this guy was still secretly collaborating with the enemy and making a windfall.It's just that after the recent defeat of the Golden Emperor Taiji, this Huang Liangxiang stopped a little and began to do business honestly.This caravan of the Huang family has been walking in the snow for a day and a night, and the entire caravan has long been sleepy and tired, Huang Jian and Huang Ren's buttocks are about to bloom, and even the horses under their crotches are all mouth wide open, panting!
The two decided to find a shelter from the wind, take a good rest, boil some water to warm up, and eat some dry food to satisfy their hunger.The two men gave the order, and the men of the caravan cheered, and they untied the mules and horses, and drove the beasts into a large circle, and in this circle the men raised a bonfire, and it was warm.The flame was burning, and the iron pot was full of snow, and the snow water slowly merged into slightly turbid clear water, gurgling and bubbling.A young man scooped a scoop of boiling water and handed it to Huang Jian and Huang Ren, and the young man said respectfully, "It's cold, it's really cold, the two young masters drink some hot water!"
”Huang Ren unceremoniously took the boiling water and drank it in a big gulp, although the water was very hot, but he was too cold, so he poured a scoop of boiling water into it.After pouring it, he felt warm and indescribably comfortable, and he stretched his waist beautifully.After all, Huang Jian was older and a little more stable, he blew while taking small sips of boiling water, and the horn of the drink was smashing.After drinking, this Huang Jian stroked his stomach with satisfaction, and he smiled, "Brother Ren, this drinking water is the same as doing things, you can't be in a hurry, you are too anxious, be careful of hurting your body!"
”Huang Ren was just about to brag about whether he had anything to do, but suddenly felt a hot pain in his throat, he hurriedly grabbed a handful of snow and swallowed it, which eased a little, but the little heat he had just gathered was gone, and he arched straight to the fire.Huang Ren shivered coldly, and he scolded, "Why is the weather so cold on this dog day?"
It's almost freezing to death of labor and management. ”There was a young man in Tsing Yi next to him who said with a smile, "The young owner doesn't know, Ruixue is a good year, the snow is so big this year, the insects in the field are frozen to death, and the harvest in the field will definitely be good next year." ”Huang Ren spouted, "What do you know about this young man?"
Is the harvest in the field good, is it a matter of labor and management?
It's better that the mud legs are all starved to death, phew!
But Brother Jane, you said that it was so cold, why were those savages not afraid of the cold?
They wore a fishskin suit, and they dared to run all over the mountains?
Why didn't you freeze to death?
”The savage in Fan Ren's mouth is the Jurchen people living on the banks of the Ussuri River, and they are also the object of their business this time.This Ussuri River was originally the territory of the Houjin Tartars, but the Jurchen tribes were too complicated, since Huang Taiji led the army to conquer the Ming Kingdom, the rest of the Jurchen tribes took advantage of the situation, developed very fast, and were no longer under the control of the Houjin Tartars.Huang Jian said absentmindedly, "How can there be anyone in this world who is not afraid of cold?"
It's just that the savages are covered in lard, and the cold wind is hard to invade. ”Huang Ren was speechless, these people are really extravagant, they actually smeared their bodies with lard?
How rich is this?
When the rest of the young men heard the word lard, they were also drooling, and they rarely ate lard a few times a year.It can only be said that Huang Liangxiang is too mean, not only does he pay less wages, but he also has no oil stars in food.Even in the winter, when he sent his adopted son out to run a business, he only provided dry cakes.These dry biscuits are thick and hard, almost like bricks, and they are eaten in the mouth and scraped the throat.The men broke the dry biscuits in their hands, threw them into boiling water and boiled them, and in a short time they were boiled into a pot of paste and steaming.However, everyone present was reluctant to eat it, because the mushy taste was too unpalatable, and there was no oil, salt or sugar, and it was even more unpalatable than military rations.Huang Ren glanced at the cart loaded with goods, which was full of goods, such as fat pig strips, sturgeon, mink, dried bear paws, wild ginseng, eastern pearls, etc.!
These good things are exchanged for cheap tea bricks, yellow and white raw silk, ironware, porcelain, etc., and the benefits are more than a hundred times greater.Huang Ren scolded, "That old man is really poisonous, we have earned so much silver for him, but he is reluctant to give us meat."
Brother Jane, why don't we just cut a piece of the fat pig strips on the car and eat them?
And then make a false account, and labor and management won't believe that this old man will find out?
”The rest of the guys coaxed one after another, saying that they wanted to eat meat, the paste was too unpalatable, how could they go to business if they didn't eat a full stomach?
Huang Jian looked at the paste in the pot, he really couldn't swallow it, he thought about it, and suddenly hammered the snow with a hard fist.Then the guy squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Cut the pork, and then cut the sturgeon fish into a piece, and if the father-in-law asked, we would say that we were attacked by wolves, and we tried desperately to save the goods." ”The men applauded, picked up the machetes and went to cut the fat pork and sturgeon, and lifted the felt cloth, revealing the big fat pigs.These big fat pigs were all wild boars caught by the Jurchens from the mountains and then slowly domesticated, so these fat pigs are black in color, and some are flower pigs, and Yishui'er's ears are particularly large.These pigs are fed with wild vegetables in the mountains and raised, so the meat is very delicious, and after being sold to the Ming Dynasty, they are sought after by rich and noble families.In order to preserve the taste of the pork to the maximum, these pigs are disemboweled, marryed offal, and then frozen into ice mounds.The guys didn't have time to thaw, so they directly used machetes and slashed a few pieces of meat.Then they went on the sturgeon, which were very huge, strange-looking, and like big fat pigs, frozen into ice mounds, so that they could keep them fresh!
Sturgeon fish is very expensive, and it is better than other goods, and it is basically sold out as soon as it arrives in the Ming Kingdom, and it is also their main commodity this time.Although fatty pork is easy to sell, it is cheap after all, and it doesn't make much money.