Wang Chongyi took a sip of tea, and then said unhurriedly: "The price of this silver coin is one silver coin for thirty copper coins, which is obviously calculated according to the exchange of one tael of silver for ten hanging coins, but this is the old official price more than ten years ago, does Brother Ren know what the black market price of one tael of silver is now?" ”

"I don't know, tell me?"

"In Taiyuan, one or two pieces of silver can be exchanged for twenty hanging money, and it refers to Sui new money, in Chang'an, one or two pieces of silver can be exchanged for three new money, which is the new money of the Tang Dynasty, that is, Kaiyuan Tongbao, and in Jiangdu, one or two pieces of silver can be exchanged for a hundred Wei new money, but Wei money is too bad, no one will use silver to exchange for Wei money, but to buy rice, one or two silver can buy three stone rice, gold and silver in the south are very valuable, and we issue silver money, but according to the official price, this is simply an opportunity to make a fortune!"

Only then did Yang Yuanqing know that there was such a big loophole in the price of the original issued silver coins, and only after half a ring, he said: "I think the first small amount of issuance by the government is to test it, if the silver in the market is expensive and cheap, then the second issuance will definitely be adjusted, and it should no longer be a silver coin for thirty copper coins." ”

Wang Chongyi had no interest in Yang Yuanqing's money, so he didn't want to waste time, so he got up and said goodbye: "I'm very happy to meet Brother Li, I still have something to do, take a step first, if Brother Li comes to the shop to buy rice, as long as it doesn't exceed five stones, I can cheapen you for five cents per bucket, which is considered to be a fate today." ”

Yang Yuanqing heard that he was full of businessmanship, so he nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Brother Wang, I will come when I have time." ”

Wang Chongyi got up and left, Yang Yuanqing was just about to leave, but he heard a girl's voice outside the wine shop, "Auntie, let's go to Beishi after dinner!" ”

Several pro-soldiers hid behind the door at once, only to see two young girls walking in outside. One is fourteen or fifteen years old. Tall, beautiful, and just grown.

And the other one grew tall though. The eyebrows are very delicate, but they are very thin, and she is obviously still a little yellow-haired girl. is also in his early tens, and these two are Yang Bing, the eldest daughter of Princess Yang Fangxin and Yang Yuanqing of Danyang.

Today, the fourth son Yang Yuan is full moon, according to custom, he must enter the temple to make a vow, Pei Minqiu and Jiang Peihua took Yang Yuan to the Guanyin Hall in the western suburbs to repay the Bodhisattva, and took advantage of this opportunity to slip out.

Shopping is a common hobby of all young girls, both ancient and modern, and both of them save a little money. I wanted to take this opportunity to come to the North Market to buy some cheap gadgets.

It was noon, and the two wanted to eat something first, and as soon as they entered the wine shop. I saw Yang Yuanqing head-on. Yang Bing glanced at Yang Yuanqing, touched Yang Fangxin and said in a low voice, "Auntie." This man looks a bit like my daddy. ”

Yang Yuanqing's personal soldiers all saw them and hid early, so the two of them never dreamed that the middle-aged man in front of them was Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Fangxin glanced at Yang Yuanqing, she also felt a little similar, but how could it be, so she pursed her lips, "Don't talk nonsense, your father would dress up like such a vulgar philistine?" ”

Yang Yuanqing's hearing was different from ordinary people, he could hear the low conversation between the two of them clearly, Yang Fangxin's words made him smile bitterly, and then smiled: "It seems that you don't know until I speak." ”

"Daddy!"

Yang Bing heard the voice, she shouted in surprise, jumped up and grabbed Yang Yuanqing's arm, and suddenly she was a little weak-hearted, so she pulled her father's arm and shook it vigorously, and asked coquettishly: "Daddy, why are you here?" ”

"Of course I'm here to catch you little devil!"

Yang Yuanqing lovingly knocked on his daughter's head and said with a smile: "I sneaked out again without telling your mother, didn't you?" ”

"I didn't sneak out, I came out of the gate."

Yang Bing really thought that her father was here to arrest her back, and she was scared for a while, but Yang Fangxin knew that Yang Yuanqing had nothing to do with them, but she was also very nervous in her heart, biting her lip and not knowing what to say?

Yang Yuanqing looked at her with a smile, pointed to his leather robe, and asked her, "Is this dress really a philistine?" ”

Yang Fangxin's face turned red, it turned out that he heard herself talking, she stepped forward and said coldly: "Even if you have a private interview with Weifu, you should pay attention to your taste, what is the difference between your dress and those nouveau riche businessmen?" ”

So Daddy didn't come to get me. When Yang Bing heard the words 'Weifu Private Interview', his heart suddenly let go.

She rolled her eyes, there is a father here, why do you have to spend your own money, your own money is very small, after eating, it is not enough to buy things, she said coquettishly: "Daddy, I'm hungry." ”

"Let's go! Go up to the second floor. ”

Yang Yuanqing took her daughter's hand, glanced at Yang Fangxin, and walked to the second floor, Yang Fangxin's heart was pounding, Yang Yuanqing actually gave her a look, she wanted to be reserved, but her feet involuntarily followed.

The three of them walked to a window seat and sat down, Yang Yuanqing sat on one side, Yang Bing and Yang Fangxin sat on the other side, and the guy stepped forward and bowed down with a smile and asked, "What do you want to eat?" ”

Yang Yuanqing asked his daughter with a smile: "What do you want to eat, say it yourself." ”

"I want to eat fish, I like the big carp in red stewed Fenshui the most, and sugar crabs, now in October, there should be crabs."

The guy next to him gave a thumbs up and praised: "The girl really knows how to eat, the Fenshui carp was just caught this morning, it is very fresh, and the small shop only entered a basket of Wuzhong Gong crabs yesterday, among which there are two pairs of golden dragon and phoenix crabs, but the favorite of the emperor back then, but the price is very expensive, a pair of 100 hanging money, the girl has to think about it." ”

Yang Yuanqing felt sorry for his daughter, he knew that his wife at home advocated frugality, but this kind of tribute crab could not be eaten, so he said: "Two pairs of golden dragon and phoenix crabs are steamed and served." ”

He asked Yang Fangxin again, "What do Danyang want to eat?" ”

Yang Fangxin pursed her lips and smiled, "I'll just eat some vegetables and fruits." ”

Yang Bing grabbed the topic and smiled: "Aunt said that she likes to eat hot deer tongue the most, and she can eat three at most at a time." ”

Yang Fangxin's face flushed, she quietly pinched Yang Bing's arm, and complained in a low voice: "Dead girl, what nonsense are you talking about, when do I like to eat deer tongue?" ”

Yang Bing clapped her hands and laughed, "Auntie is shy, it's rare!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, and said to the guy: "One plate of fruits and vegetables in the season, and two more hot wild deer tongues, one sauce roasted deer breast meat, three Hu cakes, and a pot of good peach wine, it's okay." ”

Deer tongue has always been an extremely valuable dish in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the deer tongue here does not refer to domestic deer, but to grassland red deer, with long and thin tongues, and long-term eating of fresh pasture, which is more crispy.

This kind of deer tongue has always been a tribute to the court, there are few people, after the fall of the Sui Dynasty before it flowed into the people, and there will be one or two in the general wine shop, hidden in the ice cellar, as a dish of the town store.

The man did not hesitate when he saw them ordering dragon and phoenix crabs, knowing that they were rich people, but the deer tongue was extraordinary, he hesitated for a moment and ran to find the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Guest officer, I want to make it clear that there are indeed two wild deer tongues in the shop, but they are really expensive, one costs 300 yuan, and two cost 600 yuan, I repeat, two cost 600 yuan." ”

Yang Fangxin hurriedly waved her hand, "Don't!" No! I don't want a deer's tongue. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "What about ten thousand hanging money?" Since I've already said that, let's go and prepare the food. ”

The shopkeeper secretly stumbled, this uncle is extraordinary! didn't even care about the ten thousand hanging money, he slapped the guy on the shoulder, "Since the guest officer wants a deer tongue, don't you do it quickly!" ”

Yang Fangxin saw that Yang Yuanqing was extremely willing to herself, and her heart was happy and sweet, she was a princess after all, and the two deer tongues were nothing to her, and she was not too embarrassed.

Yang Bing seized the opportunity, she begged pitifully, "Daddy, can you give me a little change, I saved for a month, and I only have two hanging money, I want to buy something I like, maybe the money is not enough." ”

Yang Yuanqing took out more than 20 silver coins and handed them to his daughter with a smile, "This is a newly issued silver coin, it can be exchanged for ten hanging coins, give it to you!" ”

Yang Bing and Yang Fangxin had never seen the silver money, so they stepped forward together, took the silver money and looked at it curiously, at this time, the shopkeeper personally brought a few plates of fruits and vegetables, and saw the silver money on the table at a glance, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly smiled: "Girl, exchange this silver money for me!" One penny for another. ”

There are a total of twenty-two silver coins, Yang Bing took two of them, as his and Yang Fangxin's collection, and the remaining twenty silver coins were pushed to the shopkeeper together, but he said seriously: "My father said that you can exchange ten hanging money, then I don't want much, if you want it, ten hanging money will be exchanged for you." ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a while, he knew that the official price was thirty dollars for a piece, this girl was only a little more expensive than the official price, and she refused to take advantage of it, it was really rare, he gave a thumbs up, "The girl is really a believer!" ”

He ran back to the counter and brought ten pieces of money in exchange for the twenty silver coins, the owner had always wanted the silver money but couldn't, now he could please the owner, and he thanked him and retreated.

Yang Bing was very happy, now they had ten more yuan and could buy a lot of things, but Yang Fangxin was very interested in the silver coin, put it in the palm of her hand and looked at it again, and carefully put it into her small bag.

Yang Yuanqing picked up a citrus and peeled it while smiling at the two of them: "Eat some citrus first, and when I finish eating later, I will rush back, I will leave my own soldiers to protect you, and you will go back early, you know?" ”

"We know, please don't tell my mother and mother." Yang Bing clasped his palms together and begged.

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "I'll just say that I brought you out, as for whether your aunt believes it or not, it's none of my business." ”

At this time, the dish began to be served, two pairs of golden dragon and phoenix crabs, this is actually the later Yangcheng Lake hairy crab, half a catty, excellent condition, wipe the crab shell with a cloth, cut the dragon and phoenix pattern and stick it on the crab shell, and use gold thread to tie the eight legs tightly, so it is called the wisp of gold dragon and phoenix crab, which is generally used as a tribute, but Taiyuan also has such a metropolis, but the price is extremely expensive.

The wisps of golden dragon and phoenix crabs have caused a whisper among the diners, and the hot deer tongue was served, which immediately caused a sensation in the wine shop, just out of politeness, it is not good to come forward to take a closer look, but there are discussions everywhere, and people with a heart have calculated the accounts, their meal will exceed a thousand hanging dollars, and the royal banquet is nothing more than that.

Even the proprietor of the wine shop was also alarmed, he came from upstairs, walked at the staircase, and saw Yang Yuanqing at a glance, he was stunned, Yang Yuanqing wore two fake beards to eat crabs, and it was inconvenient to take them off, but he was recognized by the proprietor at a glance, which ...... Isn't it Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu?

On the top of the proprietor's head, there is a sign of the wine shop, with four big characters on it: 'Bafang Wine Shop'