Navigating Ancient Cures Chapter 10

Orion Ning understood that although the folk customs of this era were relatively open, there were still distinct classes. He solemnly thanked the young lady and went back.

After going around the town, it was already lunch time, and Orion Ning entered a busy noodle shop on the food street. The noodle shop has a wide variety of varieties, including fried chicken noodles, three-fresh noodles, salt-fried noodles, spicy bamboo shoot noodles, bamboo shoots and pork noodles, and more than ten kinds.

Orion Ning ordered a bowl of salt-fried noodles, and was curious about what the salt-fried noodles were.

When the salt-fried noodles came up, they were golden pancakes fried together, with the store's own sauce poured on top. Orion Ning took a bite and it was crispy and delicious. The noodles should be cooked and drained first, and then put in the oil pan. Fried inside.

When checking out, a bowl of plain noodles cost 18 cents, and Orion Ning felt a little sad. The technology of this era was backward, and grinding refined flour similar to that in modern times required a lot of manpower, took a long time, and was naturally expensive.

"Second brother, what's that medicinal chess noodle?" Orion Ning pulled the waiter and asked curiously.

"It is thin noodles that have been dried in the sun. It is easy to store. It is only one point thin and as thin as paper. It is indispensable for giving gifts nowadays. Would you like to bring some, sir?"

"No, thank you, little brother."

Orion Ning thought to himself that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

Looking at this food street, the various shops are dazzling. There are endless sellers of drinks and desserts. Although they are not as diverse as modern ones, they look exquisite. In addition, there is no shortage of various dried fruits and roasted seeds and nuts.

Orion Ning couldn't help but was speechless. If he wanted to make money from delicious food here, he would have to find something that no one here had ever tasted before and go off the beaten path.

After leaving the snack street, Orion Ning went to the grain store and bought five catties of white rice, five catties of brown rice, five catties of corn, and a bucket of wheat. Five pounds of polished rice cost 85 Wen, five pounds of brown rice cost 40 Wen, five pounds of corn cost 60 Wen, and a bushel of wheat cost 150 Wen, a total of 305 Wen. The store paid a fraction of the price and only received 300 Wen.

I also bought three kilograms of salt for a total of 50 Wen, five packs of brown sugar for 100 Wen, four kilograms of pork and a few pork bones for 75 Wen, and also bought some commonly used seasonings at the medical center for 100 Wen.

Orion Ning was worried when buying clothes. Cloth was cheap, but he didn't know how to make it, and he was in urgent need of a change of clothes. I could only grit my teeth and buy two sets of ready-made clothes, one for myself for emergencies and one for Brother Qin. I also bought a piece of cloth and two pairs of shoes, which cost a total of 780 Wen.

Finally, he bought a thick bedding made of reed catkins for 600 yuan. Orion Ning asked the cloth shop owner again, wondering what cotton was here.

Cotton was promoted and used in the Ming Dynasty. Combined with the food and medicine here, Orion Ning initially determined that this was after the Song Dynasty. After learning about the land area, folk customs, etc., Orion Ning determined that this was a small dynasty between the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

After buying things, there was only a little more than one tael left in the newly acquired silver. Fortunately, I had the silver I got from that square, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to buy so lavishly today.

Orion Ning sat on the bullock cart and was worried. It was already mid-September and he still needed a lot of money for clothing, quilts and food for the winter, and he still had a foreign debt of five taels of silver.

"Hey, Orion Ning, I bought so many things, can you carry them with your small body?" The mean aunt on the ox cart teased Orion Ning.

"Auntie, don't bother me. Just give me the basket of food, and I can carry it."

"Bah, what a beautiful thought."

Oh, Orion Ning turned around and ignored her.

Grandpa Sun took out a candy and gave it to Orion Ning, "Mo ignore her, she has such a sweet mouth."

"Thank you, Grandpa Sun," Orion Ning had eaten this candy before in this life. It was made from maltose and was called Bangtang. When he was a child, people often sold it on the roadside.

After arriving home, Orion Ning unloaded the groceries and started cooking. The portion of noodles for lunch was small, and Orion Ning felt hungry all the way back.

For the first time since arriving here, Orion Ning had the luxury of using pure white rice to make dry rice. Her heart was filled with joy, and she hummed tuneless songs while cooking.

Orion Ning cut off all the fat parts of the four kilograms of pork he bought, carefully scraped off the dirt with the back of a knife, washed it, then cut it into centimeter square pieces, added water and ginger and slowly made lard, leaving the remaining pork. I’ll eat a small piece of lean meat tomorrow.

The refined lard cools and solidifies into a white solid like snowflakes. Take a chopstick and put it into the steaming rice. Add a little salt and mix well before eating. Every bite of the rice will satisfy you to the point of explosion. Lard residue sprinkled with a little pepper and salt is also a very delicious snack.

After the meal, Orion Ning took out the things he bought and divided them up. A bag of candy and a new bedding were sent to Aunt Hazel's house, but Aunt Hazel took the old bedding away and left the new one for Orion Ning.

A pack of malt candies was sent to Shan Bo's house, and the remaining two large bamboo baskets that had just been woven were brought back.

Both families arrived in time for dinner, and went home and sat there for a while before taking a pack of candy and sending it to the third grandpa's house, and repaying the 300 Wen that the third grandpa had given them.

The third grandma took Ning Lanfei and stuffed the money back: "Why are you so anxious? It's hard to live alone. It's not too late to pay it back when you're done."

"Third Grandma, I went to town today to sell medicinal materials in exchange for some money. There are still many medicinal materials hanging at home, and the medical center is waiting to collect them." Orion Ning didn't want to worry about owing money. Orion Ning didn't want to worry about it.

Orion Ning also thought about the medicinal materials. If anyone asked, he would say that his poor father taught him from the book when he was copying it, so others would not say anything.

Unexpectedly, when he mentioned medicinal materials for the first time, the third grandpa and the third grandma didn’t ask anything.

The third grandma took the money back and told Orion Ning: "If you have any difficulties, don't carry it yourself. You must come and tell your third grandpa. Your third grandpa's words still have some weight."

Third Grandpa also told him not to be brave when things happen, and to pay attention to safety when going up the mountain. Orion Ning felt warm after coming out of Third Grandpa's house.

Finally, Orion Ning went to Brother Qin's house with a bag of candy and a new set of clothes.

Orion Ning arrived at Brother Qin's house, and no one in his house was there. It was already dark, and occasionally she could hear wolves howling. Orion Ning was a little worried. After waiting for a while at Brother Qin's house and no one came, she went to look for him on the path that Brother Qin often walked up and down the mountain.