Xin Yi looked at it dreamily, and in his mind he had already pictured a beautiful prospect of running a drug store here, taking care of business, consulting doctors and prescribing prescriptions, and opening a vegetable garden in the backyard near the river to grow flowers and vegetables in his spare time.

Everything is ready, I only owe three thousand.

"You think you can't walk? If you don't, don't block the way."

A man carrying a load shouted dissatisfiedly, which brought Xin Yi back to his senses.

"Sorry, sorry, please." Xin Yi quickly led the donkey to one side.

The porter was not tall, and the things in his load seemed a bit heavy. The straw rope made a creaking sound, and a rough breath came from his nose.

"You don't even look in the mirror. That Shaodong's parents are so handsome. How could they look down on a girl like you... Every day, the girls come here to visit, and the roads are blocked."

The first half of the sentence talks about Xinyi, and the second half talks about reality.

Sun Yuzhi went to Sun's pharmacy and sat there, but before he even got a consultation, he made many young ladies on Ma Xing Street feel lovesick...

Xin Yi couldn't laugh or cry.

Seeing that the porter had sweat on his forehead and was wearing half-worn clothes, she swallowed back her retort.

It was her fault to block the road, that's all. Wasn't it because people said she was ugly and wanted to eat swan meat? From the king of the county to the young master of the medicine hall, everyone who looked at her was thinking of a man.

snort!

Wait for her to slowly show her beauty to them——

The salesman walked past.

A burst of aroma wafted out.

Xin Yi sniffed and his eyes followed his burden.

Agarwood, borneol...

A load full of spices, how much money is it worth?

Can all ten Sun’s pharmacies be purchased?

Xin Yi almost drooled...

After the establishment of the Shipping Department, tribute envoys from various countries came to Bianjing, which brought trade exchanges, and the maritime trade also reached a very prosperous situation. Among the foreign goods of foreign countries, spices had the most market. The Song people had an incense-burning culture, and the official specialized

There are incense-making workshops, and dignitaries will also set up incense apothecaries in their homes to manage spices and use incense for social purposes.

Therefore, imported goods from foreign countries are worth thousands of gold.

But why is it so valuable that it is carried by an inconspicuous porter?

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

In Song poetry, there are many poems about incense. Lu You summed it up well by saying, "Cars are passing by, and the smoke is like clouds, and it is endless for miles, and the dust is all fragrant."

From royal nobles, dignitaries, scholar-bureaucrats, to common people, they all use incense, but the incense they use is different. The difference between luxury goods and cheap goods.
Chapter completed!