If an ordinary official saw these things that were of great benefit to production, he would definitely find a way to buy a set and take them back to his country. But Yelu Buhua was not an ordinary person. After seeing this, he left the livestock market.

Next to the livestock market is a market such as farm tools, herdsmen and vehicles. The vehicles sold here are indeed different from the Khitan, mainly trucks, two large iron-wood wheels, and a low cargo compartment on it. The car could not be seated at first sight, and Yelu Buhua didn't even have the interest in watching it.

This is positioning. Yelu Buhua is a businessman and is not interested in means of production, but is only interested in goods that make money.

Then there is the vegetable market, which is the most lively place and is crowded.

There are no vegetables in this season, but there are still many stalls. Some rare green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, cabbage, leeks, fresh green onions, etc., are particularly eye-catching. Many street stalls are sold with storage-resistant radishes, onions, yams, etc. The best business is soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts and other bean sprouts. This season, bean sprouts are the cheapest and easy to obtain fresh vegetables.

Yelu Buhua looked straight. This was the first time he saw these things selling in a small place. He was born into a royal family and had not eaten so much in winter. But he didn't know that this was the vegetable garden that Du Zhongxiao specially set up when he was reclaiming the farm. After planting it, it was stored and sold it in this season. These things looked inconspicuous, but the profit was extremely high, which was ten times the profit of growing grain. Unfortunately, the Volcano Army was too small and the market was limited, so it could not make much money.

Yelu Buhua looked at it while walking, praising the prosperity here. These things represent the living standards of a place. The Volcanic Army has many troops stationed here, and they receive their salary every month, but Du Zhongxiao is not deducted, and there is a fixed consumer group.

Next to the vegetable market is a poultry market. There are not many chickens and ducks, but many people have set up baskets to sell eggs in front of them. Most of them are Han people who are engaged in field affairs. They are reluctant to eat chickens and eggs when they lay eggs, so they sell them for daily necessities. Xiangbu is particularly envious of this habit of the Han people. In recent months, Xiangbu has been constantly urging his tribe members to work in the field affairs, in addition to working in the field affairs, they also raise some money when they are free.

Outside, there are small stalls set up by nearby mountain people. All kinds of strange things in the mountains, from unknown wild fruits to prey hunted in the mountains, and various herbs, one by one, one by one. At the side of the stall, several famous teethers gathered together to gossip.

Ordinary people who sell goods here have no weight and cannot afford it. They are all good people who bring weight and help with small businesses.

When we arrived at the end of the vegetable market, there was a stall with sheds on each side. There was a wine flag on one side, and the word "oil" was written on the other side.

Yelu Buhua looked at it and said, "The wine here is good. Is it sold at the market?"

Tao Shiqi said: "There is an official wine shop, and I come here every day. This day is cheaper than usual. Most of the foreigners nearby buy wine from here and take it back for drinking. But the wine here is not good, so the official should drink it, so if you want it, go back to the village."

Yelu Buhua understood after hearing this that the market was convenient for the people, mainly for low prices, and good goods were sold here. When he walked up to him, he saw several large jars in the shop and a large pile of pottery bottles next to them. Many foreigners bought them and put them in pottery bottles. The foreigners liked wine, but they had no money, and the cheaper they were, the more they liked it. Unfortunately, the price of strong wine in this era was there. The so-called cheaper one was nothing more than water.

Shaking his head, Yelu Buhua was about to walk away. When he turned around, he saw a lot of fried food such as twists and fried dough sticks in the oil shop opposite, as well as dishes such as fried fish, fried meat, fried tofu, etc., which looked particularly attractive.

It was strange that Yelu Buhua asked Tao Shiqi beside him: "Why isn't this oil shop selling lamp oil? Why do you still have food?"

Tao Shiqi said: "Mr. Lang misunderstood. What we sell here is not lamp oil, but oil. This oil is very smokey and is not easy to use."

At this time, there is very little oil used in daily life. The largest amount is sesame oil, which is used for frying and can also be used to light the lamp. The oil smoke is small. As for the poor, sesame oil is widely used, that is, by-products of growing sesame cloth. Others include almonds, red and blue flower seeds, tung oil, etc. Most of them are lighted, and soybean oil is very rare. The reason is that the biggest use of oil is not to eat, but to light the lamp. The effect of lighting the lamp is not good, and it is a food itself, so it is not suitable for oil extraction. Only when promoting stir-frying like Du Zhongxiao can the superiority of soybean oil be reflected.

After hearing Tao Shiqi's words, Yelu Buhua shook his head repeatedly: "The oil is used as food. After frying, the oil will be bad. How much food is fried? This thing must be expensive. Where can ordinary people afford it?"

Tao Shiqi smiled and said, "Langjun, our place is different from the northern country. There is not much oil used for fried food, and it is mostly used to cook. Not to mention that the dishes fried are extremely fragrant, even if you add two drops of oil when cooking, it will also have a fragrant taste."

Yelu Buhua couldn't understand this kind of thing. When he thought, cooking vegetables was naturally meat, so why did it lack oil? But he didn't know how many pieces of meat could a poor family eat a year? Most of the time, it was just boiled with vegetarian dishes. At this time, if you add a few drops of oil, the taste would be very different. Even if you add a few drops of oil when cooking, the taste would be very different from boiling in white water.

Du Zhongxiao was the first to squeeze soybean oil for cooking. After it became popular, the poor would buy a bottle at home. They couldn't afford to cook, and when they cooked, the taste was obviously different from boiling in white water. At this time, oil became a daily food, and the market was really opened. Many foreign households in the mountains would buy bottles of oil here to bring it back, either to light the lamp or to make some oil stars in the dishes.

Seeing that Yelu Buhua still didn't believe it, Tao Shiqi said, "It's not early, so we go there to order some food. After eating it, the man will know the beauty of this thing."

Yelu Buhua also felt a little hungry and nodded in agreement. The group left the vegetable market and arrived at a place where food was sold.

There are several stalls here. Except for one that has a shed, the rest are open-air. The most crowded family is a large pot on the ground, which is full of soup. It is nothing more than the meat stalls next to it, bones bought cheaply, water, etc., put them into the pot, add various seasonings, and cook them together. The ones sold are made of white flour and various dried vegetables, which has a bit of noodles. In fact, most of them are dishes. Most of the people who come here have no money, and the food of white flour is painful to eat, and wild vegetables can still be afforded, mainly to taste some meat in the soup.

There were many people drinking soup around the pot. Tao Shiqi took Yelu Buhua and bypassed the crowd and entered the shed.

After choosing a table to sit down, a servant ran over, poured tea and asked, "What are the guests?"

Tao Shiqi said: "First a few dishes. One pork stir-fried spinach with mung bean sprouts, one leek scrambled eggs, another plate of tofu, and a plate of cooked mutton. If there is good wine, take a bottle, and each person will have a large bowl of noodle soup."

The servant agreed and ran away quickly. In a moment, he served cooked mutton and tofu and brought a bottle of wine.

Yelu Buhua saw that the tofu on the dish was full of large pieces, dark brown in color and steaming, and said, "I have never eaten such tofu."

Tao Shiqi said: "This tofu is braised from the broth and tastes delicious. I will try it."

Several people drank a glass of wine, and Yelu Buhua took a piece of tofu and tasted it, saying, "It's really delicious. As a result, the tofu meat has a strong flavor. If I didn't say it, I would think it was a big piece of meat."

Tao Shiqi said: "It's not meaty when braised in the broth? This product sells very well here, and both young and old loves it."

People in this era have little oil and water in their stomachs. It is a delicious food with a bit of meat, and they are also fat and plump tofu. Of course, everyone loves it.

Yelu Buhua ate two slices and turned around and saw a big stove over there with a red fire. The chef flipped around in a pot on it, feeling novel, and asked Tao Shiqi: "What food is that? It looks a bit weird."

Tao Shiqi said: "That's cooking. You can tell the delicious food once you taste it."

The taste of cooking is actually not important, it is just a way to cook. Du Zhongxiao attaches so much importance to it and even promotes the stalls in the market, in order to be oily.

Although the location of the Volcanic Army is remote, Tanglong Town is a major transportation route to the northern grassland. To develop commerce, there must be bulk goods used for transactions. What is the area of ​​the Volcanic Army? Tea, silk and other places have Yanmen Village, so we must find another way.
Chapter completed!