Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 494: Su He's Family and the 1th Prince Cruise

She thought about it and decided that she should be more careful in the future. This is a society where imperial power is supreme. If she doesn't follow the rules one day, she might get into big trouble.

The Su He family and the Ninth Prince sat down in order of importance, and the others sat in the back.

After a while, all kinds of delicious dishes were brought up by the maids. Su He looked at this and felt like he was going to bleed heavily.

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "The three Su Pei brothers have finished their examinations. You can try drinking some wine this time. You will have to attend social events frequently in the future..."

Su Pei said: "Thank you for the hospitality, Ninth Prince. I am willing to have a few drinks, but I am not good at drinking, please forgive me."

The Ninth Prince wanted to tease Su He, so he smiled and said, "You don't have to thank me today. You should thank little Su He for her hospitality. We are all her guests."

Su He wanted to know in his heart, no need to remind me, I will give you the silver. But he also said: "We should also thank the Ninth Prince for such a good pleasure boat, otherwise we would not have the opportunity to come up."

The Ninth Prince laughed happily upon hearing this and said, "You're welcome. If you want to take it for a cruise, just ask my housekeeper to arrange it. He dare not refuse to go."

Su Feng said in his heart, "Sister Su He is so distressed for spending so much money this time! They grew up together and knew that she was willing to spend money on her family, but she was reluctant to spend so much money on outsiders. Although she worked hard to earn money, she could buy land and a farm, but she was reluctant to spend money on food."

Su He's father smiled and said, "I still have to thank the Ninth Prince for his care all along, especially the three brothers looking for a teacher and Su He's last incident, all thanks to your help."

Su He didn't want to talk now. It was not easy to earn his money, but he spent it smoothly.

Su He remembered someone saying that the small consumption of rich people is equal to the annual expenditure of poor people. This is not nonsense. They didn't feel it in the border town. Since they came to the capital, the consumption level here is really not low.

Su He felt that if he didn't earn money here and spend it here, he would feel sorry for himself if he spent the money he earned in the border town here.

They looked at the beautiful scenery on the lake, drank wine and composed poems. Su He's three elder brothers and the ninth prince were all well-read people, so how could they not be inspired to write poems when seeing the beautiful scenery? Listening to them drinking and composing poems, Su He thought it was no wonder that Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems after drinking a lot of wine. Drinking wine can make literati and scholars have great temperament.

They played on the lake together until late at night, then got off the boat and took a car home.

When Su He was about to get off the boat, he asked the servant beside the Ninth Prince, "How much did the flower boat cost this time? Can you help me ask?"

The servant smiled and said, "This is my own pleasure boat. All the expenses are paid for by the mansion. You don't have to worry about it. The Ninth Prince has already given instructions."

Su He was surprised. It turned out that the Ninth Prince had been joking with her. He was still this kind of person. Because when they met before, he always talked to her as a prince and always acted according to the rules. She never thought that he would be like this.

Before Su He left, he thanked the Ninth Prince: "Thank you for your hospitality today. I will send someone to give you something good tomorrow. Please see if you can make it."

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Then I will wait and see what good things little Su He will give me."

In fact, Su He has been experimenting with various pickles recently. People are better off now, but there are too few varieties of vegetables. One day, Su He remembered how to make eight-treasure pickles, which can be preserved for a long time and can also be used as a supplement to salt.

This time she came here and found that there was a salt well here. They found it when they were digging a well in a village next to the mountain. Because the water from the well was salty, Su He guessed that it was the direct flow of the underground sea in the past.

Then Su He told his servants to use the steaming method to make a small amount of salt. He also reported it to the Ninth Prince, who sent someone to take a look and told them not to produce in large quantities, not to sell, and only to use it at home.

Su He knew that salt was controlled by the government, so he didn't dare to buy and sell it privately. But since he had this convenient condition, he thought about how to make use of it, and he thought of making pickles. Even in modern times, pickles are a favorite of ordinary families and a common dish on the breakfast and dinner tables.

Later, I heard some experts say that high salt causes cancer, which is pure nonsense. GMOs, waste oil, and industrial seasonings are the scariest. You see, when there were no experts to guide us, there wouldn't be so many cancers.