Chapter 91 Twenty-five pennies a piece
The lucky boat headed south from the canal, entered the Yangtze River after leaving the canal, then turned westward, and went upstream. In just one day, it arrived at the Dashawan Wharf in Nanjing.
Xian'er fell asleep in Jia Qing's arms. After waking up, although she felt a little embarrassed, she finally narrowed the distance between the two.
Later, Jia Qing talked to her again, and she agreed with Jia Qing's long-term plan for revenge. In view of Jia Qing saving her life and taking her in, she agreed to teach him martial arts.
Jia Qing also agreed to help her in the future, whether it is financial help or network help.
In exchange, if Xian'er can control the White Lotus Sect in the future, he needs to help him in turn!
This is the gentleman agreement they have set.
The lucky boat gradually leaned towards the dock.
Large ships like Jia Qing and others are equipped with small clutches for information reporting.
Lai Sheng had ordered someone to go to the old house to report the news early in the morning, so when Jia Qing and the others got off the boat, the servants from the old house arranged a car and sedan chair and waited.
Jia Qing ignored them and said to Liu Xianglian next to him: "Brother Liu really won't go with us?"
Liu Xianglian bowed and smiled and said, "I am very happy when I go south with my brother! But there is no banquet that will last forever, so let's leave."
After saying that, he thought of something and leaned over to Jia Qing's ear and said, "Although I don't know the person in my brother's room, she can be chased by Ye Chengliang, and I think it's not an ordinary person. My brother must be careful to deal with it."
Hearing these words, Jia Qing was a little moved. Liu Xianglian is really a person worth making friends with!
"Brother Liu, please rest assured, I know what I know."
In this way, Liu Xianglian didn't say much, bowed her hands again, and left with his bag.
After Liu Xianglian left, Jia Qing looked at the person who came to the old house.
"Slave Jin An has met Master Qing and General Manager Lai."
A short and sturdy man in his forties, wearing a housekeeper's uniform, said hello to Jia Qing and the others.
Jia Qing nodded and asked casually: "Your surname is Jin, isn't it the father of Sister Yuanyang beside my ancestor?"
Jin An's smile on his face became even more intense, like a chrysanthemum
He replied humbly: "The Second Master is right. I don't know how many years of blessings this child Yuanyang has cultivated, and can follow the old lady to serve her."
Jia Qing also smiled and replied: "Where is it? It is also a blessing for our Jia family to have someone as appropriate as Sister Yuanyang around our ancestors."
After saying that, Jia Qing wanted to get on the carriage and enter the city, but the light of his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of many people surrounding the other side of the pier, which seemed very lively. He stopped and turned to Jin An and asked, "Does General Manager Jin know what happened there? Why is it so lively?"
Jin An followed Jia Qing's gaze and said, "That's selling fruits."
Selling fruits? If Jin An hadn't said it with sincerity, Jia Qing would have doubted whether he was teasing him!
In this era, fruits are very regional, and it is difficult to eat fruits from the south in the north! The backward transportation and storage methods determine that fruits can only be produced locally.
It was only an extreme case that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered people to send lychees to Yang Guifei from the country of Western Shu.
At this time, he actually heard someone selling fruits at the dock, which was still so lively. He immediately became interested and said, "Let's go and have a look."
Jia Qing said as he walked towards the other side first, carrying Luan behind him, Li Yan and others quickly followed.
Lai Sheng and Jin Anyuan were not interested in these things, but Jia Qing had already passed, so he could only follow them reluctantly.
"Wow, so many mangoes, and they're so big!"
As soon as Jia Qing approached there, he saw a long box placed there. The uppermost box was open, revealing the mango inside.
Pei Feng was the first to sigh when she saw this.
Although mango is produced in the south, it is still relatively convenient for transportation, so the Jia Mansion occasionally supplies it, so it is not surprising that Pei Feng recognizes it.
"Huh, what is this?"
Pei Feng suddenly pointed to the green ball piled on one side and asked Jia Qing. In her heart, Jia Qing knew everything.
Fortunately, Jia Qing did not disappoint him. Although he was surprised to see this thing here, he explained to Pei Feng: "This is a coconut. Don't look at it as ugly, it is actually very delicious. I'll buy it for you later."
"drink??"
Pei Feng is still waiting to ask again, and a person in charge dressed up in front of him took the initiative to talk to Jia Qing.
"This young man is indeed very knowledgeable. This thing is called coconut, which was transported by our boss from Taiwan.
I see that the two ladies around the young master have never tasted this thing. If the young master doesn’t dislike it, I will make the decision to give two to the two ladies to try it?"
When Jia Qing heard this, he didn’t know what he was thinking about, but he hadn’t drunk coconut milk for a long time, which was just enough to satisfy his cravings!
"That's thank you."
The person in charge was also quick to pick two beautiful coconuts, took them back and put them on the table. He held a knife in his right hand, cut out a look after a few strokes, and then took out a "straw" from a box next to it and inserted it in, handed it to Jia Qing.
Jia Qing was attracted by the "straw" he took out. After careful observation, he realized that it was an unknown plant stem, which was cut very cleanly, but it could completely replace modern straws.
He took the coconut and handed it to Peifeng, who looked curious, and said, "Drink!"
Seeing that she still looked ignorant after taking it, Jia Qing simply went over and lowered her head and took a sip, missed the long-lost smell, and then said to Pei Feng: "See it, just drink it like this!"
Now Pei Feng understood, but her face was red to the ears. She just hugged the coconut, and Nuonuo didn't dare to speak, let alone listened to Jia Qing's words and went to drink coconut juice.
Although other people who saw this scene sighed in their hearts that Jia Qing was bold, they did not dare to laugh at him. Even the people on the Jia family did not even dare to show any strange expressions on their faces, fearing that Jia Qing would be resentful.
Wang Shun, this kid, was afraid that he would not have enough concentration, so he turned his face to the other side.
At this time, the head of the company cut off the other coconut. Xie Luan had the lesson of Pei Feng, and was afraid that Jia Qing would teach her how to drink it in person. After getting it, he quickly lowered his head and started drinking.
After taking a few sips, she raised her head and told everyone that the expression on her face: It’s delicious!
In this case, others are still okay, and Wang Shun's throbbing in his heart cannot be completely concealed. Fortunately, he still knows some rules and dares not speak.
There are about twenty or thirty people standing here with Jia Qing, and basically no one has ever drunk coconut. They are somewhat moved at this time.
Seeing this, Jia Qing no longer hesitated and asked, "How much does this coconut cost?"
The person in charge was waiting for this sentence. He replied respectfully: "When I say it, twenty-five cents a day."
"What? Twenty-five cents per person, what do you think you are selling?"
Hearing such an outrageous offer, before Jia Qing could speak, Jin An took the lead in questioning.
Others don’t speak because they have never bought this thing and don’t know the market, but Jin An happened to have seen it.
"Mr. Qing Er, don't be fooled by him. I have been to Guangzhou once and have seen this coconut there. I remember this thing is only seven or eight cents a day! He asked for such a price, which is clearly fooling me."
Jia Qing didn't say anything, and he was not a big master who didn't know anything. It was indeed a bit over to buy a fruit for twenty-five cents. Although he was not short of this amount of money, no one wanted to be fooled by a fool, right?
He wants to see what the main story says.
Chapter completed!