"I'll buy five coins, one scoop, two scoop … six scoop." Someone gave money.
"I'll give you ten coins, every scoop is full." Someone gave money again.
"Okay, look, full or not, the scoop is all in."
The pepper seller dug hard, and sure enough, the pepper on the scoop was piled up.
"It's authentic, it's too cheap."
"Why is this person selling it at such a low price?"
"Hurry up and go home to get the money."
"What is everyone looking at?" A woman's sweet voice sounded.
The people around them all turned their heads. A beautiful woman indeed had a sweet voice and a pretty face.
"Little Miss, looks like you're selling pepper. How much is your family selling pepper?"
Xiao Lan stood at the side and looked at the seller with her big eyes.
The pepper seller looked up, and his eyes lit up, revealing a surprised expression. Beautiful.
"Little Miss, pepper, one scoop full, only one coin …" He introduced the dish just now.
As he spoke, he scooped some pepper on a piece of paper with a small spoon and handed it over.
Xiao Lan sniffed it lightly, endured the discomfort of wanting to sneeze, and returned it. "I'll take all of it. First, take ten scoop and see how heavy it is. One scoop is hard to weigh."
"Little Miss, there are still many people who want to buy. Look, if I give all of it to you, what will others do?"
The pepper seller revealed a troubled expression and looked around at the people around him.
Everyone who knew Xiao Lan didn't say anything, and those who didn't whispered, "Let me buy some first!"
"Okay, let others buy first. After they've all bought, I'll take the rest."
Xiao Lan was a little embarrassed. Seeing that there were still a few bags, she agreed.
Li Longji couldn't figure it out for a moment. He returned to his team and gave Guo Ziyi a look.
Guo Ziyi got on his horse and shook the reins. Without making a sound, the horse directly leaped out.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the others glanced at it and continued to wait to buy pepper.
Princess Yongmu blinked and pulled Xiao Lan over.
"Greetings to Imperial Father." Princess Yongmu said softly.
Xiao Lan nodded and didn't say anything.
The other guards didn't move, carrying out their protection mission.
"The price is too low, I'll ask Ziyi to call Li Yi over."
Li Longji suspected that there was a problem. They could obviously sell it for a high price, so why would they come here and sell it for a spoonful?
Princess Yongmu revealed a happy expression. She didn't care about the reason, as long as she could see Li Yi. She didn't have to buy pepper powder, as she had it at home.
Over there, packs of pepper powder were sold off one after another. More and more people heard the news and rushed over to buy it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Guo Ziyi was back in Zhuangzi. When he reached the courtyard, he dismounted and walked inside while shouting, "Dongzhu, there's a problem."
Li Yi put the pen on the pen holder and walked to the door. "What's the matter?"
"Someone is selling pepper powder on the road outside of Xiao Lan's Zhuangzi. Such a big spoon, one coin for a spoonful, five coins for six spoonfuls, ten coins for thirteen spoonfuls."
Guo Ziyi used his index finger and thumb to measure the size of the spoon.
"A lot of people bought it, right? Let's go, you change to another horse. "Li Yi went into the house, put on a military coat, and went out to look for a horse.
He urged the horse to run towards the west of the city. When he reached the place, another pack of pepper powder was sold out.
The seller took out another pack. "The pepper powder is sold at a cheap price … …"
Li Yi dismounted and nodded to Li Longji and Princess Yongmu. He squeezed into the crowd.
The seller shook the bag to show others that there was still the same thing under it.
Someone handed over money, and he scooped six spoonfuls. The seller took the pack of pepper powder and was about to leave.
Li Yi squeezed out and patted the seller's shoulder. "I'll give you ten coins. It's urgent. Let me have it first."
"Here." The seller handed over the pack of pepper powder as fast as he could.
Li Yi searched his body. He didn't have any money.
Xiao Lan quickly took out ten coins and handed it over.
Li Yi brought a small pack of pepper powder to Li Longji's side and opened it.
First, he looked at the color. The black pepper powder was darker in color, but it wasn't completely black.
"It's not pure. The color in the bag is different from this color. When I scooped it just now, I felt that something was wrong."
Li Yi talked about the color first. Pure black pepper powder didn't look like this.
He dipped his finger in it and spat it out. "There's a spicy taste, like … … the seeds of green onions. It feels a little different. It seems like … …"
Li Yi was trying to recall. He thought he had tasted it before.
"It's fake?" Li Longji didn't care whether Li Yi remembered it or not. He needed to know one thing. The pepper powder was fake.
"There's pepper powder. The one that people tasted and saw outside is authentic pepper powder. It was mixed when it was sold." Li Yi didn't say that it was all fake.
"How did it get mixed?" Princess Yongmu was very curious. She looked under her eyes and didn't find anything wrong.
"It's quite simple. There's a big bag of this powder in the bag.
When he shook it, he kept the big bag still. The pepper powder around it moved up and down.
When he was waiting to dig, he broke the bag and scooped it out. The top layer is pepper powder.
Everyone has already confirmed that it's real, so they won't look at it so carefully. If you look at it normally, you won't be able to tell.
How many of the people who lived in this place usually ate pepper?
According to the ratio and price, he didn't lose out. The person who bought it didn't lose out. It's just that it was mixed with something. This thing is like green onions. It's not poisonous … … "
Li Yi explained the method and the situation in a low voice. It wouldn't kill anyone.
Who bought pepper powder wouldn't eat it as rice. They would put a little at a time. Even if it was green onions, it was mild and spicy.
There were still a lot of nutrients. It was fine if they didn't eat too much.
"No wonder he didn't go to the city to sell it. He was afraid that someone would find something wrong and bully the people here for being poor." Xiao Lan muttered.
"There are also accomplices. Find someone who is familiar with the local situation and see how many unfamiliar faces there are. Some are in charge of protection, and some are in charge of acting as shills."
Li Yi observed the crowd in front of him and said with a smile.
In fact, protecting wasn't helping to fight. It was helping to stop others so that this person could escape at a critical moment.
The Tang dynasty wasn't like his time. If someone found out that he was selling fake pepper powder, a few people who were obviously accomplices would glare at him, and others wouldn't want to get into trouble.
Now, if an accomplice dared to threaten someone, he would be beaten to death by these neighbors.
"Li Lang, what should we do now?" Princess Yongmu hadn't dealt with something like this before.
"Report it to the officials. Selling fake goods. No matter what the reason is, let the law handle it. Send your men to surround the place. No one is allowed to leave. "
Li Yi came alone. Li Longji's men were not the Winged Knights.
Princess Yongmu nodded. She felt that she had participated in something interesting.
She shouted in a crisp voice, "Guards, surround the person who sold the fake pepper powder and the people around. No one is allowed to leave. Neighbors, come out quickly."
"Yes!" The guards unsheathed their swords, and in a few breaths of time, they surrounded the crowd, who had yet to react.
"Xiao Niang, I'm your neighbor. And this, this, that …"
Some smart people heard Princess Yongmu's shout and saw the guards' actions. They quickly found their own people.
"Fake? How can it be fake? "
"Get out. No matter how fake it is, do you want to stay?"
"Quick, recognize each other. Don't let the bad guy escape."
Suddenly, a group of familiar people vouched for each other and left the circle.
The remaining dozen people were dumbfounded.
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