From Mount Qingcheng to Chang 'an, the distance was relatively far. There were many bridges and culverts on the way. The difficulty of road construction was very high, and the cost of maintenance was also very high. It was obviously impossible for the ticket price to be too low. As for the hundreds of copper coins that Ang Lee said, in fact, it was already an absolute loss. It was completely done to take care of ordinary poor people. The expensive ticket price was very expensive, and it was used to subsidize the poor with the expensive tickets of the rich.
When the old man heard this, he was surprised at first and felt that the price was a little too high. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the price was not very high. As long as he saved a little, he could make up for the round trip ticket in a few months.
But on second thought, this ticket was for everyone. It was not difficult for him to make up for the round trip, but he planned to let the whole family go to the capital to have a look. In that way, the ticket price would be a lot of money.
"It's such a long way. A few hundred copper coins is not much, but it's also a lot of money for the whole family to go back and forth! I'd better go to the county more often in my life. I'll walk there, haha! "
The old man said honestly.
Obviously, the old man was still a little reluctant to spend money. It would cost a lot of money for the whole family to go back and forth to the capital. If there was something to do, it would be fine. But if there was nothing to do, it would be really wasteful to spend so much money just to see the fun.
This was just the cost of the ticket. It was impossible to bring too much dry food on the road. When they arrived in the capital, they couldn't just take a look and leave. They had to play for a few more days. And accommodation and meals in the capital cost a lot of money. All in all, it was really a lot of money. For a farmer's family, it was not worthwhile to spend so much money just to broaden their horizons.
Ang Lee understood the old man's helplessness. Going out to broaden one's horizons must be supported by enough money. If you don't have money, you shouldn't go out casually, so as not to drag down your life. If you have money, you can enjoy life. If you don't have money, you're just looking for trouble. Just like in the future, rich people buy cars to enjoy life. If you don't, you're looking for trouble.
"That's true. The guest rooms in Beijing are very expensive, even more expensive than the bus tickets. The food and drinks are also much more expensive than here in Qingcheng Mountain. Even drinking water costs money."
Ang Lee said. After a pause, he continued, "However, you can also make a fortune if you go to the capital. The medicinal materials and fruits in the capital are much more expensive than those in Qingcheng Mountain. Prepare more dried medicinal materials and sell them to the pharmacies in the capital. In this way, you will have money for accommodation and food. You can also earn back the ticket back. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
After saying that, he looked at the old man.
In fact, what Ang Lee said is indeed a good idea. The price difference between Mount Qingcheng and the capital is very big. After the railway is built, this price difference can be reduced, but there will still be a big difference. If they bring some medicinal materials there, they can always earn a little. At least they don't have to worry about travel expenses, food, drinks, and accommodation.
The moment the old man heard, he felt that it made sense and said with a nod, "Makes sense! We have a lot of medicinal materials here. In the future, if we dig up good things, we won't sell them. We'll save them and sell them in the capital. If the market is good, we'll specialize in transporting medicinal materials to the capital to sell. If the road is paved, our future will be better. "
It could be seen that the old man was quite greedy. If there was a better way out, he probably wouldn't farm anymore. This also reflected why no one in the later generations would farm anymore. It was because everyone had a better way out, and farming didn't earn them any money. Naturally, no one would be willing to farm anymore. If there was no money to be made, who would be stupid enough to go back to farming? No one would be willing to do something that was tiring and unrewarding.
The old man is very honest. When Ang Lee chatted with the old man, he felt very relaxed. He didn't feel tired at all. Chatting with some scheming people is very tiring.
After staying in the village for a while, Ang Lee gained a lot of knowledge. Then, because it is getting late, he left the village and returned to his boat. Then he rushed downstream at the fastest speed.
The team that set out before should have gone far by now. It will take a whole night to catch up. It is very likely that the other team will have already reached Yizhou City before he can catch up.
From morning to night, Ang Lee has been delayed for too long. After such a long time, the team in front should have passed Chengdu County and was rushing to their destination, Yizhou City.
The three boats are the fastest. When moving at the fastest speed, the speed is quite impressive. As long as they keep chasing for a night, they may be able to catch up with the team in front. If the team in front encountered a small problem and slowed down, it will be easier to catch up.
The wind at the bow of the boat is very strong, but it is not cold. It is quite comfortable when it blows on one's face. Ang Lee stands at the bow of the boat and enjoys the feeling of being blown by the wind.
Because they had been delayed for so long, it was already dusk by the time they set out. The setting sun shone on the Wenshui, making it seem like a long swimming dragon. The flickering scales of the dragon were so dazzling that it was difficult to keep one's eyes open.
Ang Lee withstands the dazzling light and appreciates the beautiful scenery of the river. He feels the gift of nature. The rolling dragon scales of the river is only one of them. The beautiful scenery of Dong 'an and the west coast is even more beautiful. The golden sunlight shines on the treetops, almost dyeing the entire tree a golden tree and the entire mountain a golden mountain.
The surrounding mountains have all become dazzling golden mountains, making one feel excited. If these mountains really become a golden mountain, then the people of Central Sichuan will become rich.
The two golden monkeys in the cages at the bow of the boat were originally covered in golden hair. At this moment, under the illumination of the sun, their golden hair shines even brighter, changing from an ordinary golden color to a shining golden color. It makes one feel even more comfortable looking at them.
Ang Lee appreciates the beautiful sunset scenery around him. Then, he walks to the cage of the golden monkeys, picks up a piece of fruit, and hands it to the monkeys.
Because the bananas he brought from the capital have been eaten, he can only feed the monkeys other fruits. For example, there are still quite a few apples that can be stored for a long time. He also picked some wild fruits. In addition, he also prepared some shoots and bamboo shoots for the monkeys. It is up to the monkeys whether they eat them or not.
Ang Lee doesn't really know what the monkeys like to eat, so he can only try them one by one on the spot to see what they like to eat.
Ang Lee has already fed the monkeys apples a few days ago. The monkeys like to eat apples, so Ang Lee won't feed them today. He will starve the monkeys for a while and let them be very hungry. Then, he can accurately test what they like to eat.
Bamboo shoots are the panda's favorite. It is also one of Ang Lee's favorite ingredients. Ang Lee prepared these bamboo shoots for himself. At this time, Ang Lee has nothing to do, so he decided to feed the monkeys some bamboo shoots. He wants to see if they will choose to eat bamboo shoots when they are hungry.
After Li An tossed in two bamboo shoots, they were immediately snatched by the two golden monkeys. The monkeys were very enthusiastic. When they saw Li An toss in the bamboo shoots, they immediately rushed over to snatch them. They didn't care what Li An was feeding them.
"They ate it. Not bad, not bad. It seems that monkeys also like bamboo shoots!"
Ang Lee said to himself.
Golden monkeys are omnivores. They eat a lot of things. After all, the living conditions in the wild are very difficult. If they can only eat a small amount of food, once there is a shortage of food, they will starve to death. In the case of a shortage of food, they can only use other food to replace it.
From the way the golden monkey ate the bamboo shoots, it could be seen that this fellow preferred to eat fruits. This was because the expression on the monkey's face when it ate fruits was completely different from the expression on the monkey's face when it ate bamboo shoots. One was unusually excited, while the other was not. This was not surprising, as fruits were all sweet foods and were more delicious to eat. Bamboo shoots, on the other hand, were relatively tasteless. It was just that they were soft enough and were acceptable to eat. Even humans were the same. Under the premise of cooking, no one would be willing to eat bamboo shoots. However, eating fruits directly was indeed a very common thing. How could bamboo shoots be more delicious than fruits?
Li An smiled as he watched the two golden-haired monkeys painfully finish off the two bamboo shoots. He then picked up a few kiwi branches and peach blossom branches that he had just broken off from the village. These branches were full of blossoms, and at the same time, there were also some tender green leaves that had just protruded out of the ground.
Li An hadn't expected the golden monkey to eat such a thing. He watched as the golden monkey picked up a branch and plucked a flower. It plucked the flower and stuffed it into its mouth. It didn't even bother with the tender leaves on the branch. It was as if it loved eating flowers.
Ang Lee can understand this. After all, monkeys like to eat fruits, and flowers are the predecessor of fruits. Before the fruit is fully grown, it is a flower.
Soon, the two monkeys ate all the flowers on the branches, and then looked at Ang Lee eagerly, as if they want more flowers.
Ang Lee ignored them and turned to look at the beautiful scenery around him. His purpose was to see if the monkeys would eat the tender leaves.
After a while, Ang Lee looked back and saw that the two pitiful little golden monkeys had already begun to eat the tender shoots on the branches. They stuffed the shoots into their mouths and swallowed them all, until all the tender shoots were eaten.
Although the tender shoots were eaten, the tender branches of the fruit tree were still edible. Would the golden monkeys eat the tender branches of the fruit tree? Ang Lee was very curious, so he continued not to ask the golden monkeys. He wanted to see if the monkeys, who were not full, would eat the tender leaves.
After waiting for a while, the golden monkeys seemed to be unable to wait any longer and began to stuff the tender leaves of the fruit tree into their mouths. They ate the tender leaves until there was not a single bit left. It was obvious that this fellow was really hungry. Moreover, the tender branches were indeed one of its ingredients. It was just that unless it was absolutely necessary, the golden monkeys would not eat tender branches.
Since the Golden Haired Monkey could even eat tender twigs, could it be that the bark and roots of the tree were also food for the Golden Haired Monkey? In the wilderness during winter, wild fruits were very rare. When winter came, even leaves were rarely seen. If that was the case, then what did the golden monkeys rely on to survive? Could it really eat dirt and stones? This was clearly impossible.
The ship also had tree bark and roots, but they were not specially prepared for the golden monkeys. They were prepared for the kitchen. Cooking required a fire, and wood was the best fuel.
Ang Lee naturally did not mind using the more expensive coal, but boatmen liked to be frugal. They had developed a habit of using wood. Sometimes, when sailing on the Wenshui, they would see wood floating in the river and directly fish it up. Then, they would chop it up and dry it. Even if it was a very young tree, as long as it was dried for a period of time, it would still be able to become qualified firewood.
Once the order was given, the guards quickly sorted out the tender tree bark and roots on the deck and stuffed them into the cage of the golden monkeys.
Ang Lee looked at the two adorable golden monkeys with great curiosity. He wanted to see if they would eat the tree bark and roots. After waiting for a while, Ang Lee was pleasantly surprised. The two little fellows actually ate the tree bark and roots. However, when they ate, their faces were filled with pain, as if they were doubting life itself. After all, tree bark and roots were very hard and did not contain much nutrition. If it was not for the fact that they were really hungry, they would not eat such things.
The golden monkeys actually ate tree bark and roots. This made Ang Lee very excited. It would be very easy to raise such a small animal. If it could even eat tree bark and roots, then it would definitely be very easy to raise.
Many people thought that golden monkeys were vegetarians. Was this fellow really a vegetarian? Could it be that it did not eat meat?
Ang Lee was very curious. He decided to do an experiment himself to see if the golden monkeys ate meat or not.
There were more meat dishes on the ship. There were chicken, duck, goose, pork, beef, mutton, eggs, pigeon eggs, and so on. There was simply a lot of meat on the ship. They could eat anything they wanted.
Ang Lee asked the guards to bring eggs and chicken. He wanted to see if the two golden monkeys ate these meat dishes.
The golden monkeys looked at the chicken and egg. They hesitated for a moment, then picked up the chicken and ate it. Moreover, they looked like they were enjoying it. After a while, they went to gnaw on the egg. However, the egg shell was a little hard. If they wanted to eat the egg, it would take some effort.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's too wasteful to give these two monkeys chicken."
The boatman frowned and said. People who were used to being poor would always unconsciously stand up and say something when they saw rich people wasting food. It was an instinctive action. Sometimes, they really could not hold it in.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "This official just wanted to see what these golden monkeys ate. Now it seems that these things eat anything! They can eat fruits, tree bark, roots, and even chicken and eggs! Is there anything in this world that monkeys can't eat? "
The boatman said with a smile, "These monkeys are probably too hungry. When people are hungry, they will eat anything. They will eat tree bark, roots, and so on. When this old man was young, he even ate soil. It's all thanks to this soil. Otherwise, I would have starved to death. "
This boatman was a person with a bitter life. When he was young, his family was too poor. They also encountered a disaster. There was really nothing to eat. Even the tree bark and leaves were eaten. Thus, he could only eat soil. If he did not eat soil, then he could only starve to death.
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