Chapter 20: The Kitchen of the Sand Fish
"It's here!" the shopkeeper pushed open the door.
The backyard of the place is larger than its front yard, but there are no pavilions, no streams, only a piece of land.
A piece of land alone is not surprising enough. It's just that this land is occupied by a large area of giant "bean sprouts".
Each of these plants looked as tall as two people, and the shiny green stems were as thick as one person hugging.
The bean-shaped thing at the top of the stem is the size of a coffee table in a typical hall, and one by one hangs downward. Each bean has a slightly cracked slit on it, which is very conspicuous, and the whole bean looks like a smiling face, which is a little cute.
"This is the Mother of Souls. While the shopkeeper Wang introduced, he stroked a mother bean, "The origin of my family's Liusi beans." β
The two walked into the bean mother bush, Gu Huai's eyes widened, and he kept looking up, looking at the huge bean mother heads, like a curious child.
He found that wherever he went, those heads turned, without eyes but as if they were staring at him all the time.
"They are spiritual, they know who is coming in and whether they are good people or not. The shopkeeper's face was full of love, and it seemed that it was not only the shopkeeper's love for his own business.
"How long does it take to cultivate such a tall and stout body with such spirituality?" asked Gu Huai.
"Hey...... For a long time, a long time ......" The shopkeeper Wang first lowered his head and sighed, then looked up at the mother bean beside him, and after saying two words meaningfully, he seemed to fall into deep thought, and was speechless for a moment.
Somehow, Gu Huai could feel that there should be a lot of stories between the shopkeeper Wang and these bean mothers, and they could not be clearly explained in a few words.
"The shopkeeper's ......" Gu Huai estimated that it was not early in the sky, and there were still people waiting outside, and whispered to the shopkeeper Wang, "Then the beans we want are ......"
"Yo, look at me, I haven't come back to my senses for a while," the shopkeeper was interrupted, and felt that he was a little upset, so he hurried away.
He stretched out his palms and spread them out, muttering something in his mouth......
Then something wonderful happened. The mother bean beside him slowly lowered her head, and then slowly opened her "mouth", and spit out a few green broad bean-like things in the hands of the shopkeeper Wang, which were green and oily, and they were very fresh at a glance.
"Little brother, this is Liusi Bean. Saying that, the shopkeeper Wang sealed the beans in a sheepskin bag, handed them to Gu Huai, and said, "Look at you and me, I will give you two, and taste them when you have time." β
Gu Huai took the beans and thanked them, noticing that there was a gold brick-like mark on the sheepskin bag.
"This is ......" Gu Huai seemed to guess something, but he was still a little incredulous.
It's just a shop that sells beans, how can it be......
"Yes, the Golden Seal. The shopkeeper Wang said proudly, "We're just selling beans, I can't believe it, right?"
Obviously, there are many guests who have had questions about this.
Yes, Liushifang, a shop that only sells beans, has obtained the highest commercial mark in Shakun City, the Golden Seal.
In other words, a shop that only relies on selling beans has a revenue of 5,200 taels a year - gold!?
Or a performance that lasts for more than three years!
Shopkeeper Wang looked at Gu Huai, who was speechless, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "There are so many things in You's family, so many varieties, and there are many high-priced things, is there not even a bronze seal?"
"Ah...... Yes. Gu Huai nodded, still with all kinds of treasures on the shelves that he saw in the morning.
"Do you know why?" asked the shopkeeper with a smile.
Gu Huai didn't think about this question in detail and shook his head. I didn't want the shopkeeper Wang to just sell it, so he waved his hand and said:
"It's useless to say it now, just wait for you to figure out the front and back of the store, and you will understand."
More categories are not profitable, fewer categories, and even single products are more profitable. This situation Gu Huai had encountered before.
There are many people who sell land and houses, and they are also engaged in various industries, but they are not as profitable as those who sell sauces with fried melon seeds on the street.
However, those buyers and sellers all had intersections with their fathers, and they had no contact with them, and they had not thought about it.
Thinking of this, Gu Huai regretted that he was too careless at the beginning, and many details of the operation and the way behind it were ignored.
In comparison, although the king's shopkeeper is honest, his true nature is much more delicate.
Moreover, at a glance, it is clear that he did it from scratch, otherwise he would not have such a deep affection for the beans.
Before leaving, the two said goodbye at the door.
Gu Huai saw that there were a lot of coolies moving some large boxes, squeezing Tai Lai and Xiao Tianluo aside, and was a little curious, so he asked the shopkeeper Wang:
"Do you have a big customer and need so many goods?"
The shopkeeper Wang wrote the pride on his face again, glanced at Gu Huai and replied: "It is the prosperity of the old palace, so it is far away." β
As he spoke, he also helped the laborers carry the boxes.
Gu Huaizhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He remembered this sentence, and the original sentence was:
"The ancients, the market is not taxed, and the ridicule is not levied, so things come far away. β
This means that in ancient times, there were places in the market to store goods without charging rental tax, and cards were only checked and not taxed, so many goods would come from afar.
The so-called "coming from afar" is actually talking about the trade of border gates, that is, the trade between different borders and different city-states.
What the king's keeper meant was that there was a thriving market in a place, so everyone went there to buy and sell things.
He just said it from a different perspective, meaning that he would trade with the goods.
Therefore, those boxes and boxes of beans are all foreign trade things.
"Is the shopkeeper of the king transporting these goods to the ghost realm?" asked Gu Huai.
He remembered that Shopkeeper You wanted to get the silver seal, and some of it was to go to the ghost world to do business.
However, the shopkeeper shook his head and said:
"The ghost world is not in a recession, and there is not much money to be made. β
Then he paused, as if thinking about something, and said:
"Moreover, to do business with them, you have to go deep into the hinterland, it's not easy to do!"
said that he didn't want to do it, but Gu Huai could hear that there was some unwillingness hidden in Boss Wang's tone.
The reason why Boss You wants to do business in the ghost world must have his own reasons, and these reasons should not be a secret to You and Wang.
Boss Wang has concerns, there should be some conditions that cannot be met, although this condition is definitely not the level of the imprint.
"Then who are you going to go to?" Gu Huai asked.
The shopkeeper seemed to have finally heard a correct question, and said with a smile:
"If you have a gold seal, you can go to the sand kun shop. β
"What is the Kitchen of the Sand Kun?"
"A place for bilateral trade with the human world. The shopkeeper held out a finger and pointed to the top of his head.
Since ancient times, there have been factories in the human world, standing at sunrise and scattering at sunset.
The so-called kitchen is the current market.
And because the law of the ancient market was relatively relaxed, it attracted all parties to negotiate regardless of the source.
Until the shopkeeper said this, Gu Huai had always thought that the communication between Shakun City and the human world was only through the unbounded sand sea, and he didn't want to have a way to trade.
If he thinks about it carefully, maybe it may indeed be as the shopkeeper Wang said, from the sand kun to the human world.
At that time, can I seem to be one step closer to my father?
With this plan in his heart, Gu Huai couldn't help but get goosebumps with excitement.
He hurriedly asked the king's shopkeeper:
"Then when the time comes, can we go together?"
There was still some anxiety in his tone.
Shopkeeper Wang put down the box in his hand, wiped the sweat on his face, and said:
"Didn't the shopkeeper tell you that only when the store gets the gold seal, the shopkeeper and his guys are eligible to go to the trade level?"
Gu Huai was stunned again and shook his head.
"Shops with gold seals, the castle hall will issue royal robes.
With the imperial robe, you can enter and exit the border trade place. β
"And," said the king's shopkeeper after a pause, "the royal robe is a person's recognition, one for each person, and cannot be changed to the owner." β
In other words, you can't mix in other people's clothes.
It is equivalent to the guy who followed the store to achieve the gold seal, and he has a treasure that belongs to him.
And this treasure can allow himself to interact with the human world.
Gu Huai remembered that You Qiu's business goal was the silver seal.
But now for Gu Huai, that is far from enough. He wanted to make a lot of money now, get the gold seal right away, and go out to the land of trade to take a look......
As he spoke, suddenly the sky and the earth changed color, and it was dark, accompanied by a strong wind, flying sand and rocks.
"What the fuck," Gu Huai was in a good mood, but he was confused by the sky, "It was said that there was wind and sand, and I met it on the first day I went to work and went out on the first day." β
"Taber, look at this ......" The shopkeeper looked at Taylor with a sad face.
Gu Huai looked at the sky, the wind and sand directly covered the sky and the sun, compared to the sandstorm he had experienced in the unbounded sand sea before, it seemed to be better.
When he was exiled in the sea of sand, he encountered bad weather. At this moment, he could recognize a lotβthis glance, after a moment, it would be difficult to move an inch.
He looked at the shopkeeper again, expecting him to say something.
Because Gu Huai thought, at this time, shouldn't this trader keep himself?
Even if there is no such day, wouldn't it be okay for such a close customer to stay for a meal?
But the king's shopkeeper stayed there, looking at Tabor.
Tai Lai frowned, waved his hand at Gu Huai, and shouted:
"Let's go and find a place to escape!"
Gu Huai had to get into the car, and in the back window, he could see the shopkeeper Wang who had been watching him, and he could also see the embarrassment on his face, as if to say that he didn't want to keep the guests, but there was really no way.
Before he had gone far, the wind and sand quickly became stronger, and the wind became stronger and stronger, whistling in his ears.
"Where is the nearest shelter?" Gu Huai could only shout at Tai Lai, and the other party could hear it.
Tai Lai shouted out two words, his voice was louder, and he almost choked Gu Huai:
"Brothel-house-"