Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

Following Li Nian back to the courtyard, Su Yang asked curiously:"Mr. Li, do you want me to help you push the millstone again?"

Li Nian said:"Brother Su Yang, you don't have to call me Mr. Li. It sounds weird."

"Just call me Li Nian, or Big Brother Li is fine too!"

Su Yang scratched his head honestly as he looked at Li Nian, who was a head taller than him.

Li Nian saved his grandfather, and according to Old Man Su, he must be very respectful to Li Nian and repay his kindness, which is the basic principle that Old Man Su taught him since he was a child.

Therefore, he did not have any psychological burden when calling him Young Master Li.

But if he called Li Nian Big Brother, he would be a little unhappy.

He was much taller and more powerful than Li Nian, and calling him Big Brother would mean admitting that he was not as good as Li Nian.

"Brother Li!"

Su Yang said awkwardly:"What are we going to do?"

"Today, I will take you to the West Market for a stroll!"

Li Nian said with a chuckle.

The South City is quite far from the West Market. If he were to carry fifty kilograms of brown sugar, his small body would not be able to bear it.

Moreover, this thing is worth a thousand taels.���, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be coveted by the fat boss.

Although Su Yang is only fourteen or fifteen years old, he is eight feet tall, like an iron tower, with strong muscle curves, it is difficult for people to associate him with a teenager.

Carrying the load, the two walked towards the West Market.

Along the way, Su Yang walked briskly, carrying fifty kilograms of courage, but his face was extremely relaxed, even 10% faster than Li Nian's pace

"I said, Brother Su, I just saw you practicing boxing in the yard, do you know martial arts?

Seeing Su Yang's calm face, Li Nian asked curiously

"Martial arts?"

"You mean Kung Fu?"

When it comes to this topic, Su Yang is very interested.

"I know some kung fu inherited from my family!"

"How good are your kung fu skills? How many can you fight alone?"

Li Nian blinked his eyes, like a curious baby.

The Tang Dynasty was full of powerful generals, and he was even more curious about how good these powerful generals were.

"Seven or eight ordinary people can't get in!"

Su Yang raised his chin and said proudly

"So fierce!"

Li Nian stared in surprise after hearing this.

He is still a child!

Seven or eight ordinary people can't get close to him. If this is a life-and-death fight, wouldn't it be no problem for him to fight ten people alone?

At least, in his memory, he has never seen such a fierce man.

Su Yang smiled and said,"Brother Li, my grandfather is a border soldier of the Tang Dynasty. Before fighting against the Hu people, he fought in many battles in the south and the north and experienced countless fierce battles."

"Later, we fought against the Hu people in the north for several years. The martial arts inherited by our Su family were honed in blood."

"Besides, I learned martial arts at the age of three and honed my strength at the age of seven, so it was easy for me to beat seven or eight people."

After hearing Su Yang's explanation, Li Nian finally understood a little.

However, it seems that this old man Su is also a man with a story!

I just don't know how he fell into such a state.

"Have you ever fought with Qin Huaiyu?"

Su Yang sighed and said frankly:"Although the boy surnamed Qin is lustful, he is very strong. I am not as good as him!"

Seeing the disappointment on Su Yang's face, Li Nian secretly smacked his lips.

These martial artists are all straightforward and have bad tempers.

The fact that he can willingly admit that he is not as good as others shows how strong Qin Huaiyu's martial arts are.

The two of them talked as they walked, and the journey did not seem far.

About an hour later, they arrived outside the fat boss's shop.

With Su Yang's company, Li Nian was much braver today.

""Boss Jia, we have business!"

He shouted, and then there was a thumping sound from the second floor. The stairs were shaking, and the fat boss came to Li Nian in small steps.

"Hey, Master Li, you are here!"

Li Nian put his hands behind his back and said,"Boss Jia, I brought all the fifty kilograms of goods you asked for!"

Boss Jia carefully checked the brown sugar in the basket, and after weighing them one by one, he smiled and said,"Master Li really kept his promise. These brown sugars are exactly the same and of excellent quality."

Li Nian said,"Of course!"

""Where's the money?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Jia's smile suddenly disappeared, revealing a look of pain. He fumbled around and took out a pile of sheepskin-like things from his pocket, then took out one of them and handed it to Li Nian.

"This is the largest counter in the capital. You can use the bill of exchange of 1,000 taels from Tianhefang to withdraw silver from any Tianhefang store in the Tang Dynasty."

A counter, in simple terms, is equivalent to a bank in later generations.

The Tang Dynasty had a developed trade, frequent commercial activities, and large transaction amounts. Cash transactions were no longer convenient.

So counters appeared. Customers deposited money into them and then withdrew it from other stores. The counters issued bills of exchange, which were equivalent to silver bills.

Of course, there were often huge forces behind these counters, so there was no need to worry about anyone daring to forge them.

Touching this sheepskin-like thing, there were some patterns drawn on it like a talisman.

Li Nian studied it carefully and took it into his arms.

"Boss Jia, I have another business deal. Do you want to do it?"

Boss Jia was looking at the brown sugar happily. When he heard Li Nian's words, he immediately became interested. He narrowed his eyes and said,"Sir, what other business do you have? I, Jia Gui, can definitely handle it!"

Li Nian looked around and whispered,"They said it's not convenient here."

Seeing Li Nian's cautious look, Boss Jia nodded repeatedly and said solemnly.

"Please come in!"

Li Nian followed Boss Jia to the private room upstairs, and did not forget to instruct:"Please take good care of my little brother for me"

"Relax!"

Jia Gui ordered:"Serve this young man some good tea and snacks!"

Arriving at the private room on the second floor, Jia Gui closed the door, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile:"Mr. Li, what kind of business is this?"

Li Nian sat on the chair and said with a smile:"I wonder if Boss Jia knows about icing sugar?"

"Icing sugar?"

Jia Gui's beard trembled when he heard this, and the smile on his face froze. Then he couldn't wait to pour a cup of hot tea for Li Nian and said excitedly:"That's a tribute! Sir, you have icing sugar in your hand?"

Li Nian took out an embroidered handkerchief from his sleeve and spread it out on the table.

In the embroidered handkerchief, there was a handful of crystal clear, snow-like particles, which were the white granulated sugar he refined. When

Jia Gui saw the icing sugar, his eyes widened.

There is no method of boiling sugar in the Tang Dynasty at present. The brown sugar is all shipped from India, thousands of miles away, so the price of brown sugar is so expensive.

Above the brown sugar, there is another kind, that is, white sugar!

White sugar is also called icing sugar. Because it is pure and crystal clear, like white snow, this highest quality icing sugar is also called India snow.

This icing sugar is a tribute, and ordinary people can't buy it even if they have money.

Those who can really afford it are definitely rich and powerful people!

Compared with brown sugar, this white sugar is more scarce and more expensive!

Jia Gui swallowed his saliva and said excitedly:"Where did you get this icing sugar, sir!"

Although his small shop has a backstage, it can't do the business of tribute.

"Don't ask me that!"

Li Nian said,"How about it, do you want to take it?"

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