One time less, Xiuxiu came back with a few snack bags.

In addition to the begonia crisp and red bean cake she just mentioned, there are also salty plum vegetable cakes, pretzel peach cakes, soft and glutinous ghee abalone snails, and water chestnut sesame cakes.

The little girl is not big, but she is sensible and filial.

Each snack was six pieces, and there were six six-inch plates.

The sweet one is in front of herself, the salty one is in front of Huo Bao, and the soft one is in front of Master Deng.

Master Deng looked at his granddaughter, his eyes were full of love, and the wrinkles on his face couldn't be stretched.

Huo Bao was not in a hurry to eat snacks, and his eyes fell on the ghee abalone snails on the plate in front of Master Deng.

I've heard of this thing, and it's the first time I've seen it, looking like a fat version of a croissant from later generations.

This ghee abalone snail was recorded in the notes of the Song people, and it was also mentioned in "Golden Vase Plum".

Huo Bao sighed in his heart, in the world of Red Mansions, it is supposed to eat, drink and live.

Didn't I digress before?

"The cream in here is delicious, Xiaobao try it!" Old Man Deng personally married a Bao Luo and handed it to Huo Bao.

Huo Bao got up, took it with both hands, and took a bite, revealing the white cream inside, which was somewhat similar to the taste of puffs in later generations, that is, with the taste of honey.

Huo Bao's heart moved, and he asked knowingly, "This is cream?" What is it made of? ”

"Made of milk, mixed with honey and frosting sugar, it becomes ghee, which melts in the mouth." Master Deng said.

"How is Quyang's cow?"

"There is a lot of land in Quyang, and there are a lot of cattle, but after last year's drought, there are a few left!"

Huo Bao then took a bite of the abalone snail and suppressed the breeding plan first.

Now the territory is still unstable, there is a lack of money everywhere, and I can't take care of this.

Xiuxiu didn't like this, but was attracted by Huo Bao, so she also took one and took a bite.

"Huh? It's really weird! I used to eat this abalone snail, and I felt so good, but now the taste of milk is lighter! ”

"It's because you're older, and your tongue isn't as sharp as when you were a child. You didn't like to eat Chinese cabbage before, and you thought it smelled fishy, but now you also eat it? Master Deng said with a smile.

Xiuxiu was a little proud, and snorted softly at Huo Bao: "I'll just say that I'm old, not a little girl, and my cousin is not allowed to touch my head in the future!" ”

Master Deng looked at Huo Bao, as if he had a deep meaning.

Huo Bao coughed lightly twice and said, "Don't touch it, my cousin has left her head, it's a big girl." ”

Xiuxiu pursed her lips and smiled, picked up the red bean cake, and ate it in small bites.

Huo Bao looked away, took a few sips of tea to get rid of the sweetness in his mouth, and his mood was quite complicated.

Today is a little cousin, tomorrow is ......

Regarding the two little relatives, Huo Wu and Deng Jian had a tacit understanding before, and even the third apprentice was happy to see it.

It's just that Huo Bao is still in his mother's filial piety, Xiuxiu is young and young, so she is not in a hurry to mention it, but now it is different.

The lords of the three counties are all going north to the wedding banquet, and Deng Jian's identity is sensitive.

After all, he "recovered" Quyang and expelled the White Shirts, so he could be said to be the enemy of the White Shirts.

Even if he has joined the White Shirt Army now, when he arrives in Chuzhou, he can't be said to be a cousin of the third brother-in-law in the distance.

and Huo Wu, who is also easily despised by others just by virtue of his identity as the third brother-in-law.

Before going north, the marriage of the two families had to be finalized, so that they could advance and retreat together and become famous.

Before Master Deng sent Xiuxiu out, he should have wanted to mention this matter, but somehow he didn't say it.

Huo Bao was cranky, and unconsciously, he ate two plates of salty dim sum with tea, and he didn't feel full, but was "cooing" in his stomach hooked by tea and dim sum.

"Hee-hee!" Xiuxiu covered her mouth and smiled: "Master has been at home these days, fortunately I ordered food from the restaurant just now, or my cousin will be hungry!" ”

As he spoke, the guy at the restaurant brought a food box over.

Four dishes and four bowls, as well as two bowls of white porridge and five full cages of meat buns.

Master Deng had no appetite for medicine, so he drank a bowl of white porridge with two abalone snails.

Xiuxiu ate two steamed buns and said, "My cousin is so lucky, his house has been closed for more than two months, and he only reopened the door today, and it still smells like this." ”

Huo Bao nodded, remembering the steamed buns he ate when he went south in March, and asked, "How much are the steamed buns?" ”

"Four vegetarian buns, six meat buns...... It's double last year, and it's cheaper than March......"

Huo Bao ate meat buns last time, and Jia Yuan went into the city to buy them, and each bun cost ten cents.

"It would be nice if the business road was clear." Huo Bao Dao.

The gap between grain prices in the south and north of the Yangtze River is too big, and the profits are so huge, there are always businessmen who will go north for money.

Xiuxiu nodded and said, "Wang Qianhu's cousin went to Suzhou, and his family opened a grain store." ”

Huo Bao didn't take it to heart, the more food, the better.

It would be a good thing if the non-governmental grain merchants moved and transported grain north.

Huo Bao's food is limited, and it is not enough to be used as military food, but in fact, the Quyang County Ya is now responsible for the rations of many poor people.

When will the price of grain come down, and Quyang will really survive this drought.

After lunch, Huo Bao carefully explained the plan of "grain, salt and iron" to Master Deng.

"The warehouse is built on the riverside, which is convenient for water transportation...... Speaking of the partnership of several elders, it is actually just to supplement the logistics of several counties, otherwise how can you train soldiers if you have no food and weapons? ”

"The more food the merrier, except for the daily supply, it is stored."

"The salt road is open, and you can sell salt to the northeast and northwest, just in time to change horses and come back."

"There is also a private iron mine in Changzhou, and when the deal is finalized, you can sell more pig iron and come back, and directly gather craftsmen from the three counties to forge weapons and armor in Binjiang."

"Huainan Road has been in turmoil for several months, and the court has not moved, so it can't be said that it is holding back the big movement, so you must always prepare."

There is a sentence that Huo Bao didn't think about and didn't say.

It has been more than half a year since the White Shirts began to raise the anti-flag.

Before, it could be said that the imperial court was slow to transfer troops, and it didn't take care of it for a while, but now it's not easy to deceive yourself.

After this year's autumn harvest, I am afraid that all provinces and localities will not be able to be peaceful.

Maitreya has been spread in Jiangnan and Jiangbei for decades, and those who have ambitions will not be the only ones in Huainan and Huaibei.

The Chuzhou Army was equipped, and it was not the imperial court that defended it, but the Bozhou Army in the north, as well as the Liangjiang White-Shirt Army that was about to rise.

As for Huo Bao's previous plan, learning from the role of the United States in the early days of World War II and becoming an arms dealer is just talking on paper.

Even if the Binjiang weapons production line is built, the pig iron reserves are also abundant, but the number of Chuzhou soldiers is not fixed. With the uprising in the provinces, the Chuzhou soldiers had to expand their troops again.

According to the history known in the previous life, this battle of annihilation of the country, which was unveiled by the uprising of the White Shirt Army, was fought for more than 30 years, and the population plummeted by 20 million, accounting for a quarter of the population at that time.

If we equip our elite soldiers as soon as possible and shorten the time of the war to destroy the country, we will be able to save hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.

Huo Bao is not a saint, but he is not hard-hearted, he came to this world and wanted to do something for the people.

In troubled times, only by having the right to speak can we really promote this matter.

The depression when he knew that his uncle was Zhu Baba's reflection had long since dissipated, even if his uncle was Taizu, he was not a little nephew who was completely dependent on his uncle. Backed by the momentum of the two counties, it is not difficult to accumulate strength and protect oneself in troubled times.

Master Deng listened to it for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more important he felt about it.

"Grain and iron are the heaviest, so we should manage them well...... Changing horses outside the customs is not only salt, but also tea and silk ......" Speaking of this, Master Deng said with a little excitement: "The nobles over there also like turquoise, beeswax, agate and other gemstones, gems are convenient to transport, high profits, just right for ......"