NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35 Wutong Port
After two hours of running around, Shui Xi and Lou Lan'er finally arrived in Linzhou County.
Linzhou County is adjacent to Kaitang County and Lihua Town to the north. Its Wutong Port Terminal is the main port for overseas trade of Dahuai State.
The two found an inn, packed up their carriage and luggage, and walked down the street.
"Ah Shu, this is my first time coming to the pier. I heard the seafood here is delicious!"
Seeing that Lou Lan'er was hungry, Shu Xi took her to eat at a snack shop first.
"Shark balls, sea oyster fried, river clam soup..." the shopkeeper yelled. Seeing Mao Xi and the other two looking for food, he immediately pulled them into the shop.
"Shopkeeper, do you have a lighter river soup?" Mao Xi likes to eat light food.
"Yes, we have it all, steamed, fried and grilled, puffer fish and saury, we have everything. We can make it for you in whatever way you want!"
Mao Xi suddenly remembered the painful experience of being slaughtered by the owner of a seafood shop when he traveled to an island city in his previous life. He became alert again and pulled Lou Lan'er out of the shop.
"Boss, let's take another look!" After saying that, he walked towards the wooden archway on the street.
After sitting in the carriage for a long time, the two of them had some stomach discomfort. I saw a roadside stall, filled with people inside and outside the shop, and the food seemed to be the staple food of thin noodles.
Lou Laner exclaimed: "I have eaten ramen in Beisu, but I have never seen such thin noodles."
"This should be noodles or rice noodles. I think this one is good, Lou Lan'er. Let's fill our stomachs first."
The two of them sat down outside the shop and ordered two bowls of wonton noodles. The noodles are in the form of a thin paste, with four wontons inside, a spoonful of fresh soup, some bean sprouts and chives, and each wonton is filled with lean meat and shrimp.
After two bowls of noodles, his stomach felt better. Lou Laner and Shu Xi went to the market to buy coconuts.
The market not only has coconuts and mangoes from South Island, but also various other fruits from South Island, such as durian and jackfruit. However, due to the strong taste of durian and jackfruit, few people can accept them and they are not popular.
Mao Xi came to the coconut stall and asked, "Brother, how do you want to sell these coconuts?"
"Five cents each, I'll open it for you now." The boy wearing a turban picked up the sickle and prepared to open the coconut.
Shu Xi and Lou Lan'er each took one and ate it.
"What if I want all of these, not just the ones in your stall, but also the ones in the warehouse?" Shui Xi asked.
"Little girl, I can't make the decision. Just wait, I'll ask my boss." After saying that, the boy turned around and looked for someone behind him.
Mao Xi was not idle either. She and Lou Laner continued to browse other stalls and bought a bag of mangoes. After going around, the coconut stall that I saw first was the best in quality. The price of coconuts in each stall was the same, 5 cents each.
The two returned to the stall, and after waiting for a while, an uncle came to the stall.
"Hello, I'm Huang Hong. I heard that you are here to buy coconuts?"
"Hello, Shopkeeper Huang, I am Liu Muxi, the shopkeeper of Lihua Town Liuxiang Snacks. I heard that the coconuts in Wutong Port are of high quality and low price, so I came here to buy them. Can the price be more favorable?"
"The price is easy to talk about, come with me!" Huang Hong invited the two of them to his fruit shop.
The fruit row also displays lychees, mangoes, durians and other fruits from Dahuai and abroad.
"I plan to order 1000 kilograms of coconuts first. Shopkeeper Huang, can it be cheaper?"
"One of these green coconuts with skin costs 4 kilograms. Do you want to transport it yourself or should we transport it for you?"
"We'll transport it ourselves, so you don't have to bear the freight. How about that?"
"Hahaha! That's easy to say. I'll sell it to you for 3 cents each. I guarantee it will be a big one and of good quality! Once the contract is made, the goods can be loaded now."
After the contract was finalized and Ma Xi paid the price, Boss Huang asked, "Do you want to ship it all back today or in batches?"
"Divide it into two batches, Lou Lan'er, you can use today's carriage to transport some back, and I can rent a carriage for the rest!"
"I'm not worried if you bring back a truckload of goods each!" Lou Lan'er was a little worried.
Mao Xi planned to wait for the goods to be loaded into the carriage and move them all to the space, but first she had to get rid of Lou Lan'er.
"Don't worry. Didn't Mr. Nalan say he is coming to the dock? I will ask him to accompany me back to Lihua Town."
"That's fine." Lou Lan'er then returned to the inn to lead the carriage and load the goods.
"May I ask Miss Mian Xi, is the Mr. Nalan you are talking about Nalan Jue from Lihua Town?"
"Exactly, he is a regular customer of our shop!"
"Hahaha! They are all from our own family. The coconuts in our shop are transported by Mr. Nalan's ship."
"Shopkeeper Huang, if I don't want to delay your business, I'll go get the carriage to load the goods."
Mao Xi rented a cargo carriage and went to the inn to find Lou Lan'er, and together they filled up the rest of the goods.
Lou Lan'er turned to look at Shu Xi: "Ah Shu, I'm not worried about you going back alone. Now that the goods have been loaded, let's go back together. The road is bumpy. If there is a bandit, you don't know martial arts."
"I'm also going to check out the food shops here. If you're worried, how about I hire an escort? Haha~!"
"No, Ah Shu, those men escorting the escorts are all grown men, not my own brothers. I'm even more worried!"
While Mao Xi was hesitating about how to deal with Lou Lan'er, Mu Zhiyuan rushed to the inn on horseback.
"Lou Lan'er, I'll accompany Ah Shui back later. You should be relieved!"
"Brother Mu is here! Ah Shu, you guys have fun in Wutong Port, I'm leaving first!" After that, he drove the carriage back to Lihua Town.
Seeing Lou Laner driving away, Shui Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Mu, you are really timely!"
"Ah Shao, have you finished buying coconuts now?"
"Well, let's buy a batch and go back and give it a try."
After loading the cart of coconuts, Mao Xi temporarily put it in Shopkeeper Huang's fruit shop. Mu Zhiyuan accompanied her to the food shop at the port and walked around again.
Mao Xi stopped in front of a soup shop.
"Brother Mu, look at this store. Coconuts are used to stew soup. It's so novel!" Mao Xi had never seen this way of eating in her previous life. She only knew how to pour out the coconut water and stew the soup. +
The two people entered the store and each ordered one. The store owner peeled the green coconut, made a third opening in the brown coconut shell, put meat such as ribs or black-bone chicken inside, then covered it with the coconut shell, and steamed it in a pot. , the taste is refreshing and sweet, even the chicken has a hint of ocean breeze.
"Amao, if you like it, Liuxiang Snacks can also make this coconut stew in the future."
"Brother Mu, that's what I have in mind. If this batch of coconuts sells well in Lihua Town, I can come here to buy more often in the future. The price given by Boss Huang will also be favorable. He also knows Mr. Nalan."
Upon hearing Nalan Jue's name, Mu Zhiyuan's face darkened and he said, "Mr. Nalan, do you have an appointment with you today?"
"He seems to be coming to the pier for business. Lou Lan'er and I arrived early, so we probably won't run into him." After saying that, Shui Xi looked towards the pier and saw a giant merchant ship named "Xingjue", which must be Nalan The merchant ship of the young master's family went overseas to Nanzhou.
"Ah Shu, it's getting late. It will take some time to return to Lihua Town. Let's go first."
Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan took a truck full of coconuts and returned to the mountain road. Mao Xi easily moved all the coconuts to her space. Mu Zhiyuan understood and left a bag for her. Put it in the car to cover people's eyes and ears.
At the junction of Lihua Town and Linzhou County, Nalan Jue's carriage passed by Mao Xi's carriage.
Nalan Jue saw Mao Xi sitting in the car and Mu Zhiyuan on horseback through the car curtain. He raised his fan and said with a smile: "It seems I missed it. She is escorted."