The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 43 I want to stay here forever

One hundred catties of brown sugar was boiled into three pyramid-shaped sugar cubes, which were then sawed open. Among them, the colored sugar cubes were discarded and kept for themselves to eat, after everything was finished.

One hundred kilograms of brown sugar, and ninety kilograms of rock sugar.

The rock candies were as white as ice, which really made everyone happy. The size of the rock candies was as big as the current sugar cubes. It took some effort to saw them like this, but the result was very good.

Li An gave him a piece of impure rock candy. Although the color was not as white, the sweetness was the same.

"It's so sweet." Putting the rock candy into their mouths, everyone showed happy expressions. You must know that eating candy in ancient times was a kind of happiness.

At this time, Li An did some calculations. The price of one hundred catties of brown sugar is eight pennies, but now that the brown sugar has transformed into rock sugar, then the price is not the same.

The price of stone honey is one or two hundred coins. One pound is one pound, and ninety pounds is ninety dollars. This is ten times the profit or more. However, Li An cannot sell rock sugar and stone honey. into the same price.

Some people here must have doubts, why can’t rock sugar and stone honey be sold at the same price, if rock sugar and stone honey are sold at the same price, then stone honey must be vulnerable.

Hehe, we can't make Shi Mi vulnerable, because Shi Mi is also a huge profit, so you don't need to guess. Behind Shi Mi, there must be a huge family controlling it. If Li An uses his own rock sugar to attack Shi Mi, Shi Mi Mi was so vulnerable that she collapsed, so would the family or power behind Shi Mi come to touch Li An?
Again, Li An is a stranger in a foreign land, and he must be cautious in Chang'an.

Therefore, Li An will not let Bingtang and Shimi fight, but will use Bingtang to replace the current position of Shimi. Bingtang will become the best candy in Chang'an City. Li An will price Bingtang higher than Shimi, or even Shimi's. Double.

In this way, Shi Mi will still have room to survive, but Bingtang will be in a higher space.

In addition, Li An also needs to find a backer. If he only relies on Lijia Village to support Bingtang, it is basically impossible. It is like a three-year-old baby holding a piece of cake in his arms. The big gold ingot walked upright in Chang'an City.

Backer Li An has actually already thought about it. Although Li Zhi and Li Mingda are young, they have a good relationship with Li An, and Li An and Li Mingda are the apples of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin's eye.

One is the King Jin of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is the Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty. Li An will divide the rock sugar into ten shares, of which Li Zhi will have three shares, Li Mingda will have three shares, and Li An will keep four shares. Does An feel bad?
Of course, I don't feel bad. You know that if you don't give up these six portions, Li An may be eaten to the last bits.

"Aha...!" It was already early at night, and Li An was already very sleepy and yawned several times in a row.

"Mr. Lang, if you feel sleepy, go back and rest first. We'll be fine here."

Knowing that Li An was sleepy, Liu Xiatian came over with a smile to persuade him.

"Uncle Liu, are you okay?" Li An actually couldn't stand the sleepiness. Li An was a scout, so it was normal to stay up all night. But at this time, Li An was a little worried about Li Duoduo. For Li An, his daughter Still the most important thing.

"Of course. Lang Jun, just go to bed." Liu Fangzi also smiled and said to Li An: "Don't worry since we are here. We won't work too late. We will go to bed after another hundred kilograms."

Hearing what Liu Fangzi said, Li An also nodded and smiled: "Okay. I'll go back and take a rest first."

Hearing that Li An was leaving, everyone bowed to Li An. After that, Li An walked out of the rock candy workshop and walked about 100 meters to the place where Li An and Li Duoduo slept, which was a small shack. There is a lot of grass underneath, followed by a straw mat. There is no need to keep warm in the summer, but there are a lot of mosquitoes, and there are all kinds of bacteria on the mosquitoes. People are infected by these bacteria and get sick. In ancient times, hygiene was originally The conditions are particularly poor. There are various open dry pits, which have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.So there are more mosquitoes. You know, these humble little things kill more people every year than great white sharks.

Fortunately, during the Tang Dynasty, there were already many ways to deal with mosquitoes.

The first type is mosquito-repellent incense. Don’t think that mosquito-repellent incense is a product of modern science and technology. In fact, it is not. In ancient times, mosquito-repellent incense already existed.

Of course, it’s not our modern one. The ancient mosquito-repellent incense was replaced by a plant called Artemisia argyi. It will burn for a long time after being ignited. Not only that, the smell of burning is also very good.

But this plant is poisonous. If a mouse smells the smoke from this plant for a long time, it will die soon. The toxicity is still there.

So it is used outdoors and not too close to people.

In addition to mugwort, there are also mosquito nets. In the Tang Dynasty, after the textile technology matured, people used looms to weave yarn with small holes but breathable. This kind of fabric could effectively repel mosquitoes and prevent them from entering, but it still There are disadvantages.

Because ancient beds were of different sizes and shapes, it was very difficult to use mosquito nets. Moreover, when using mosquito nets, they cannot be removed, because if you remove them, mosquitoes are likely to enter the mosquito nets. Among them, killing mosquitoes will be another big problem when the time comes.

When he entered Chang'an this time, Liu Fangzi bought a lot of these mosquito nets because he was rich and could afford such mosquito nets. After all, mosquitoes are so annoying.

Now Li Duoduo sleeps in a small shack wrapped in a mosquito net. The four legs of the shack are lit with mugwort to drive away mosquitoes. For double protection, Li Duoduo has not been infested by mosquitoes at all.

Some people may ask what they should do if they cannot afford mugwort and mosquito nets. There must be many such people in the Tang Dynasty.

Indeed, so many people will build a pool in the center of their home. A large number of frogs are raised in this pool every summer. Frogs can eat insects, but the people often do not feed the frogs, which makes them These frogs have a very strong desire to eat, so these frogs eat flies and mosquitoes when they are free. This way of using organisms to fight insects is very wonderful. Although the effect is mediocre, you must admire the brains of ancient people.

Haha, it's quite interesting.

Li An lifted up the mosquito net and walked into the small shack. Just when Li An lifted up the mosquito net, Li Duoduo's voice rang out: "Dad...!"

Li An was surprised: "Why haven't you slept yet?"

"I want to lie in daddy's arms to sleep, so I have been waiting for daddy..." Li Duoduo then stretched out his hands to Li An. After Li An lay down, he held Li Duoduo in his arms and asked. : "Aren't you sleepy then?"

"I'm not sleepy!" Li Duoduo just leaned on Li An's arms and said with a smile: "I am very energetic every day now, and I can't use up all my strength. I ate a lot of meat tonight, and by the way, dad, I like it here, I like the weather here, I like the food here, and I also like that Brother Huzi and other brothers and sisters listen to me, hehe. It is really great here. I want to stay here with my father forever. "

"Really...!" Li An also smiled: "Duoduo likes it, so Dad will definitely help Dodo."

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