Early the next morning, Du Qiyue and Qiu'er went to the shops of those merchants in Yeqi Kingdom, where there were many unique tropical goods, especially dried fruits made of tropical fruits, which were particularly conspicuous, such as durian, coconut, lemon, banana and other dried fruits piled up on the cabinet of the store, which made people greedy - the most important thing is that Du Qiyue found chocolate in a large number of goods, to be precise, cocoa powder and cocoa butter, but compared with the finished chocolate, these two things are obviously more conducive to storage and transportation.

But cocoa powder and cocoa butter don't seem to be very popular in Dafeng Province, the whole store is full of customers, and there are people standing in front of almost every counter and shelf, but there are few people looking at these two things, even if they are placed in a very prominent position by the merchants of Yaqi Province.

Du Qiyue scooped a spoonful of cocoa powder with a small spoon and put it under his nose and smelled it, and a unique aroma of chocolate entered his nasal cavity, which was simply refreshing. Du Qiyue nodded with satisfaction, this is a very good quality cocoa powder, and they can be used to make the best chocolate. The cocoa butter has a lighter aroma than cocoa powder, but it smells just as enticing, making chocolate one of the must-try treats for foodies.

A merchant from the Yaqi Kingdom saw that there was finally someone interested in those cocoa powders and cocoa butters, and immediately greeted him warmly, and said enthusiastically: "Oh, this Langjun, you have a good eye, these two are good things, and we people in the Yeqi Kingdom regard them as the most important food and medicine." We eat them every day and use them when we are sick, which can be considered our national treasure. ”

Du Qiyue smiled, dipped a little cocoa powder in his mouth with his finger and licked it, then asked, "What do you call these two things?" ”

"This powdered one we call it cocoa powder, this oily one we call cocoa butter, they are very delicious food, they can be eaten directly, can also be used to soak in water or made into a staple food, they are very good for the body, we will eat a lot of them when we are sick, and we will mix them with some medicines and apply them to the body, which will reduce the pain of the patient." As he spoke, the merchant beckoned a young man standing on the other side to pour two cups of hot water, he scooped some cocoa powder and cocoa butter into the cup with a spoon and stirred it a few times, and then handed a cup to Du Qiyue and Qiu'er, "You can taste it, it tastes really good." ”

"It smells so good!" Qiu'er took the cup and put it under her nose to smell it vigorously, and the hot chocolate after brewing completely exuded its own fragrance, which was very attractive.

Du Qiyue shook the cup, observed the viscous liquid inside, and then took a small sip, because the cocoa powder is only brewed with hot water, so the taste is not particularly good, but the taste is indeed very mellow.

"It tastes very good, how do you sell these?"

When the merchant heard that Du Qiyue wanted to buy it, his eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Cocoa powder is five taels of silver for one catty, and cocoa butter is seven taels of silver for one catty." If Lang Jun buys more, I can give a preferential price. ”

"What? Five taels of silver a catty! Du Qiyue frowned in surprise.

In this place where a pound of pork is sold for 30 yuan, a pound of cocoa powder can be sold for nearly 170 pounds of pork, which is almost two big pigs, which is simply unreasonable. You must know that pork is still a luxury that does not often appear on the dinner table for the common people of the Dafeng Dynasty, but cocoa is a daily food for the people of Yeqi Kingdom. This kind of selling price is completely profitable for the merchants of Yeqi Kingdom, and Du Qiyue can imagine the picture of these merchants returning with a large pile of silver.

"If Lang Jun buys more, the price is negotiable. But Lang Jun, you know that we have transported goods from Yeqi Country, but we have traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and the cost on the way is too great, so the price cannot be reduced too much. The merchant rubbed his hands together and said with a smile.

Du Qiyue hummed noncommittally, Qiu'er had already inquired about this group of Yeqi country merchants, these people were all on sea boats when they came, and a group of people took a boat, and it only took more than three months on the road, not as long as the time he took when he came from Qinan County, how much could it cost.

The businessman saw that Du Qiyue didn't speak, his face was still smiling, but he was a little worried in his heart. Cocoa is a beautiful food that is popular with everyone in the Yaki Kingdom, but it is not very popular in the Dafeng Dynasty. They didn't bring too much cocoa when they came over in previous years, but this year their country has a good year, all the crops are harvested, and so are the cocoa trees, so the cocoa powder and cocoa butter produced this year can't be consumed in China, so they have to transport things to Dafeng Dynasty to sell, but unfortunately they have been here for more than ten days, but they only sold less than twenty catties, he doesn't want to transport things back to Yeqi country, of course, he doesn't want to lower the price.

"Before, I saw some yellow fruits rewarded by the emperor in Prince Ronghe's mansion, did you pay tribute?" Du Qiyue thought for a moment and asked.

"Prince Ronghe's Mansion?" The merchant's eyes flashed, nodded and said, "Indeed, I paid tribute to the imperial court, is Lang Jun from Prince Ronghe's mansion?" ”

"No, I'm just going to work, except for Huangguo, do you have a tribute to the court?" Du Qiyue asked, if he paid tribute, he wouldn't buy more, and when the time came, it would be good to ask the princess or the emperor for some.

"Of course, everything we bring with us will be paid tribute to the imperial court! Lang Jun, do you want to buy it, our cocoa powder is really good, even if you don't use it to eat, it's good to put incense. And it will really feel a lot more comfortable to apply some on your forehead and stomach when you are around. The merchant said.

"I bought it, I bought three catties of cocoa powder, two catties of cocoa butter, and I also had to buy some dried fruits, except for lemons, and weigh me two catties each. I bought so much, boss, you have to give me some discounted prices! Du Qiyue pointed to a few things and said.

"Lang Jun buys so many things, of course the price can be cheaper." The smile on the merchant's face was even worse, and Ma San summoned the young man who poured the water just now and asked him to pack things for Du Qiyue.

Du Qiyue went back after buying good things, chocolate is indeed very suitable as an engagement gift, this kind of romantic food and feelings are the most suitable, and it is also the most blessed.

With cocoa powder and cocoa butter, handmade chocolate is actually very easy to make, weigh the cocoa powder, butter, sugar and cocoa butter into a bowl, stir and heat over water until the butter is melted. Then add milk and a little bit of wine, stir carefully and pour it into the mold, wait for it to cool naturally and clump before eating.

In addition to this most basic flavor, Du Qiyue also made several other flavors of chocolate, all of which were made into the shape of roses, and packed in a box wrapped in brocade of lily jacquard, ready to be given to Yu Ge'er. I hope that Brother Yu can put down his thoughts and welcome his wedding after seeing his blessings.

Du Qiyue made a lot of chocolate and used up all the three catties of cocoa powder she bought, so in addition to the big box of chocolates given to Brother Yu, there were many unused materials left, all of which were made into chocolate beans by Du Qiyue, put them into a big jar, and planned to give them away.

The chocolates prepared for Brother Yu were delivered to Zhang's Mansion in the evening, Brother Yu looked at the appearance of those chocolates, grabbed a large handful and stuffed a mouthful, and cried fiercely while eating, completely ending his thoughts about Du Qiyue.

Zhao Yiyun naturally also received those chocolate beans, and Princess Yunyu also received the chocolate beans, she was meeting the guest when the next person brought the things to her, and the guest was Wen Tianhe, whom Du Qiyue met when he was in Guangde County.

Before Du Qiyue was not found, Princess Xun Yu had always regarded Wen Tianhe as a sustenance of her feelings, and every year she would reward the child with a lot of things, and she would always care about Wen Tianhe in the letter to Wen Zhuying, and it could almost be said that Wen Tianhe was half of her son. So when Princess Xunyu heard that Wen Tianhe came to visit her, she was very happy, but now looking at this Wen Tianhe, who was full of admiration, Princess Xunyu felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Wen Tianhe also came to the imperial examination this time, he thought he was the child of Princess Xunyu since he was a child, so he began to be strict with himself from the beginning of his sensibility, wanting to enter the imperial court through the imperial examination, and then get close to Princess Xunyu, the "mother-in-law", even if he can't restore his identity, Wen Tianhe also wants to rely on his identity to get ahead. But who knew that things had changed not long ago, his aunt wrote him a letter on his way to Dadu, telling him that he was not the child of Princess Yunyu, he Wen Tianhe was just a remnant of a criminal family, and the cook who he looked down on before was the real child of the princess.

How can this make Wen Tianhe willing, how can the identity he has been longing for for so many years be someone else's, he doesn't accept this matter. So he came to the princess's mansion, he wanted to meet Princess Haoyu, he wanted to please the princess, he had thought about the rights, status, and wealth for so many years, and he wanted to get it no matter what

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