Chapter 36 The Great Market
"Check the list again to see the quantity and placement of various vegetables, noodles, oils, grains, as well as special ingredients, and pay attention to the most conspicuous places."
Jiang Li carefully instructed his subordinates, and beside him was a carriage that was constantly transporting goods to the courtyard.
The output of the back mountain is increasing, and the food is about to pile up into a mountain under the continuous hunting, and Jiang Li attaches great importance to this event of dumping outward and enhancing the influence of the food club.
There are about 2,000 stalls in total, and now there are less than 200 of them, but even so, almost all the people who can be used in the food party have been pulled.
Not far away, Cheng Ming and Mr. Shen stood side by side.
"What a big hand, such a unique vision!" Mr. Shen said blandly.
"Does the gentleman understand?"
"I don't dare to say that I understand, but I can figure out a bit of taste."
Cheng Ming nodded, "Since ancient times, people have taken food as the sky, and if the sky does not let people eat, people dare to eat the sky." How many Liukou in the northwest are there now, Mr. Shen knows better than me, just with Yang He, the governor of the three sides, and Wang Shunxing, the governor of Shaanxi, do you think you can stop it? ”
"If there is food...
"Yes, you also said that if there is food."
Cheng Ming glanced at him lightly and changed the subject: "I don't know what Mr. Shen wants when he stays by Han Xianling's side?" ”
"Without him, it's just an official body." Mr. Shen said frankly.
"Is it still difficult to fall into the body of a district official, Han Zhixian is tattooed with 20,000 taels of silver as soon as he makes a move, Mr. has been by his side for many years, and his worth is more than this, go to the oil and salt shop to hand over a post and send a 10,000 taels of silver ticket, and the position of the county is not yet captured?"
Mr. Shen was suddenly a little excited, "Shen has been reading poetry and books since he was a child, and although he has repeatedly failed the exams, he can only be a master to support his family, but he is by no means a person who is willing to fall. If you buy officials, how is it different from the Donglin Party, which now controls the government? Such a villain's behavior, Shen is not for it! ”
Got it! Two fools of integrity!
Cheng Ming was a little surprised, thinking that all the officials in this era were like the Donglin Party, but he didn't expect that there was still one who was not polluted.
But seeing that his expression was sincere when he gave gifts, and he was also smiling when he was rejected, I am afraid that after jumping into the official eunuch class, he will not be able to stand alone.
Cheng Ming suddenly lost interest in him, originally seeing that Mr. Shen was doing things neatly, he wanted to recruit him into the food party and be an assistant to Wei Zhongxian or something, but now it's better to forget it, don't delay his grand ambitions.
At this time, I heard someone outside shouting: "The auspicious time has arrived, open the door!" ”
The firecrackers rang out, and a group of children rushed in first, and you ran after me, laughing, followed by the people. Compared with the casual of the children, they were still a little cautious and vigilant, and when they saw that there were stalls inside, they were all selling some fruits, vegetables, grain, rice and noodles, so they gradually relaxed their hearts.
With three points of curiosity and two apprehensions, and five points of herd mentality, he began to shop in this emerging market.
"His aunt, you look at the dishes, it's so big and fresh! The price is also right, otherwise let's buy a little here? ”
"Buy some, you have to buy some. Yesterday, a picker passed by my door, I asked, chickens cost two pennies a piece, you see here is cheaper than half of it, could it be fake? ”
"Look at what you said, can this thing be fake? Let's take a look... ”
The first group of people twittered around for half a circle, and suddenly got the special ingredients area, and everyone was stunned.
"This... Is this a tiger? ”
"What a big tiger, it's really weird and scary, look at that tooth, it's as thick as my arm!"
"Oh no, isn't this the tiger demon I heard about the other day? Is this a person who is beaten to death? ”
On a specially built platform, there was a large tiger with a length of six meters, with claws the size of a basin, a huge head as tall as a person, sharp fangs, and interlaced canine teeth, which made people look terrified even if they died.
The exclamation in unison attracted the attention of the people around him, and more and more people discovered the big tiger and stepped forward to watch, and the crowd suddenly crowded into a ball. The people in the back saw the crowd and wanted to take a look, and the people outside couldn't help but walk in when they heard such a loud noise inside.
The snowball gets bigger and bigger, the more people gather, and the big market comes alive.
Regardless of whether they buy it or not, the food club staff who are temporary stall owners are warmly received and explain all kinds of strange foods to the curious people.
Especially in the special food area, huge brown bears, huge wild boars, huge long-haired rabbits, and even strange-looking deer and plants, almost every one of them has to attract the people to stop and marvel.
Some people saw that vegetables were really cheap and good, and they bought them without consciously paying for them.
Someone was the leader, others no longer hesitated, and started trading one after another, and the scene came alive.
Mr. Shen arched his hand: "My lord's clever plan, admire!" ”
"It's nothing, it's just the first step." Cheng Ming said softly.
When he returned to the county office, a government official came to report immediately.
"My lord, a guest has come looking for you, and I've been waiting for a long time!"
Cheng Ming nodded and waved his hand to let him go down.
He is now a dove occupying the magpie's nest, so he lived directly in the guest room of the county office, of course Han Zhixian didn't even dare to let it go, even if he didn't want to, he had to laugh with his face.
Don't look at the county magistrate is timid and incompetent, but after all, he can sit in the position of the magistrate, and he still has the ability to observe words and feelings.
It was only a few contacts that he was sure that Cheng Ming really didn't take him seriously. This kind of person has no scruples, and he will never be soft when he should start, so in front of Cheng Ming, Han Zhixian can really be said to be extremely well-behaved.
walked straight into the side hall, sat directly on the main seat, picked up the tea and took a sip, and said, "Why are you here, you can't get used to staying on the mountain?" ”
"For this reason, the main reason is to come and see you."
The person who came was Wei Zhongxian, his gray hair was neatly combed at this time, and the complexion on his body was much better than last time, as if he was a few years younger.
"Don't you feel like you're looking away?" Cheng Ming said with a smile.
Wei Zhongxian shook his head, "It's not a matter of being blind, now I'm wondering if you're human." After a few months in the back mountain, standing at the door every day, watching all kinds of beasts into the kitchen and turning into plates of delicacies, I understood the meaning of the food party. I really never expected that the simple revival of heaven and earth aura in your mouth would be such a earth-shaking change. ”
"That's why I have to prepare." Cheng Ming said lightly: "Since this world is destined to change, why not follow my way?" ”
"China has a long history, and dynastic changes can't escape a war, if you change in your way, I'm afraid more people will die!"
"Isn't that interesting?" A wicked smile appeared at the corner of Cheng Ming's mouth, "Are you interested in joining?" ”
"Of course! How could I turn down such a rare opportunity? A smile appeared on the corner of Wei Zhongxian's mouth, as if he had returned to himself eight years ago.