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Chapter 8 Gu's Firm
"That honey can also be used as a silver messenger, so even if there was no pair of pearl flowers yesterday, in the end, you don't have to give up the book collection at home. No wonder Dad would say that the trouble caused by the uncle is within the controllable range." Huiyin was not shocked that honey was a tribute.

In the era of imperial supremacy, only the royal family has the right to enjoy anything precious and rare.

Thinking of this, Chen Huiyin said worriedly: "Dad, let's exchange honey for something, so we won't get into any trouble!"

Chen Boyu shook his head: "No, honey was not a tribute. When Emperor Shun'an was the only one who favored Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua liked to eat honey, so Emperor Shun'an ordered honey to be reserved for the royal family, and the chief officials of the states and counties, in order to please Emperor Shun'an, When paying tribute, honey is listed as one of the tributes.

Later, Emperor Shun'an died, and Emperor Huaiwen became the emperor. The control of honey was not as strict as that of Emperor Shun'an, so there were private transactions among the people, usually in the form of barter. "

Chen Huiyin was relieved. At noon, the father and daughter entered the city smoothly. Chen Boyu first took his daughter to a small noodle restaurant to eat a bowl of noodles, and then took his daughter to Gu's business in the east of the city.

Gu An, the chief steward of Gu's firm, was instructing the staff to do things. When he saw Chen Boyu leading a little lady carved in pink and jade, he sent the staff and hurriedly greeted him: "Doctor Chen, long time no see."

"Guanshi Gu, long time no see. I came to see you today because I have two catties of honey to shoot. I don't know if Gu Guanshi is not interested." Chen Boyu shook the small porcelain jar in his hand as he spoke.

Gu An's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly led Chen Boyu's father and daughter to the flower hall in the backyard to receive guests. When the waiter served tea and snacks, he pushed the snacks in front of Chen Huiyin and greeted with a smile, "Little lady, let's have some snacks. !"

"Thank you uncle." Chen Huiyin thanked politely first, and then took a small bite of the snack.

Chen Boyu pushed the porcelain altar on the table to Director Gu: "It's authentic cliff honey. The honey has a thick texture, a beautiful amber color, and high quality."

Gu An opened the seal, and a sweet smell burst out. Looking at the white rough porcelain jar, the quality of the honey was exactly as Dr. Chen said. He sealed the mouth with satisfaction and asked, "Doctor Chen, do you want to change it? what?"

"One high-quality cow, one milk-producing goat, two stone of high-quality rice, one hundred catties of high-quality white flour, ten catties of sesame oil, ten knives of paper, four brushes, a box of ink sticks, and the most common pen, ink, and paper. Yes." Chen Boyu reported what he needed.

Chen Huiyin, who was eating dim sum, was dumbfounded. Two catties of honey can exchange so much for so many things. If nothing else, just a box of ink sticks should not be cheap!
Gu An was also very cheerful, nodded and said, "No problem, but it's not easy to buy cattle and sheep right now. If you buy them in a few days, I'll send someone to deliver them to your house, and I'll write you a note."

"Okay." Chen Boyu nodded in response, then took a sip of the tea in front of him.

Gu An went out and instructed the man to buy what he needed, took out the pen and paper, wrote a transaction document, affixed his own seal, and handed it to Chen Boyu.

When everything was ready, Chen Boyu took Chen Huiyin to say goodbye to Gu An, drove the ox cart to the meat stall to cut two catties of pork belly, went to the grocery store to buy snacks and candy, and went out of the city to go home.

"Dad, I didn't expect that two catties of honey can be exchanged for so many things. Just that box of ink sticks shouldn't be cheap." Chen Huiyin spoke only after leaving the city, but she was suffocated to death.

"The ink sticks that Dad exchanged with Gu Daguan are the worst ink sticks. There are only eight pieces in a box. If you sell one piece alone, it will be worth a tael of silver, but the whole box will be much cheaper, not to mention the Gu family has The channel to get the goods will be cheaper. As for paper and pens, they are all small heads.”

Having said this, Chen Boyu paused, raised his hand and rubbed his daughter's little head, and continued: "At home, your uncle is still reading, and then you and Dalang will also have to read. Pen, ink and paper are quickly consumed, like this It’s a rare opportunity, and it’s necessary to have more ink sticks, which can save a lot of money for the family.”

"Can the little lady from another family be able to read and read like me?" Chen Huiyin became curious since he discovered that there were corn, peppers, potatoes and sweet potatoes in this era, and wanted to know what kind of dynasty he was wearing. .

"Women can also read and write. During the period of Emperor Gaozu, Taizong, and Emperor Gaozong, women's academies arose for a time, and even the Imperial College had a fixed quota of female students. At that time, it was not uncommon for women to become officials in the court. The status is close to that of men.

However, during the Renzong period after Emperor Gaozong, a female minister named Yu Xi appeared. This Yu Xi was not only talented, but also extremely politically minded and beautiful, but she also had great ambitions. Not enough, I still want to be the ruler of the world, but the dream was broken by Mingzong who was still the prince. After Mingzong succeeded to the throne, he abolished the female official system.

Although the Women's Academy was not closed, but women's career as an official was cut off, many people from ordinary families gradually turned their learning resources towards their sons and daughters, and the Women's Academy gradually declined. "Chen Boyu said at the end, his tone was a little sigh.

This is the so-called prosperous must be sad, Chen Huiyin thought secretly, and calmly changed the topic.

When he was about to get home, Chen Boyu saw that there was no one around, and said to his daughter, "Take out another jar of honey, and it's inconvenient to go to the village."

Chen Huiyin's thoughts moved, and the petty bourgeois altar containing honey appeared in her hands. She held the small porcelain altar like this until she reached the door of the house.

Chen Boyu unloaded the ox cart, handed the pen, ink and paper to Chen Boyan to take to the study, the food, sesame oil and meat were put in the kitchen, one of the snacks and sugar cubes were given to Zhou Jinghao, and the other was taken to Fang's house when returning the ox cart. .

Chen Huiyin put the small porcelain jar containing honey into the kitchen at the same time, and then took out a packet of snacks from her arms and distributed it to auntie, uncle, Tang Yaoling and Meng brother Minggeer.

This package of dim sum was given to her by Director Gu. At that time, she only tasted one piece and did not move. Director Gu must have misunderstood that she was embarrassed to eat it. Dad also asked her to hold it, but she did not refuse.

Then Chen Huiyin talked about the process of discovering honey in a vivid and vivid way. As for this process, she and her father made up on the way home, to flicker, oh, no, it was a reasonable arrangement for the origin of honey explain.

When Zhou Jinghao learned that two kilograms of honey had not only changed a lot of food for the family, but also exchanged a high-quality cow and a milk goat in addition to the pen, ink and paper. The body is weak, and if you have goat milk in the future, you will be able to nourish the girl's body.

(End of this chapter)