“Well, he asked how much they ordered, and I told him that the He Residence had placed a three-month order for meat: four kilograms of pork, five kilograms of beef, and another five kilograms of mutton each month. The steward from the He Residence also wanted to buy some live livestock, saying they were to be sent to the country estates for breeding. So I introduced him to Old Six Li across the way—the shop over in the corner there.” He pointed across the market. “He raises livestock himself. The steward from the He Residence ordered several different breeds from him to send back. After the man surnamed Sun heard all that, he bought one kilogram of mutton and two sheep kidneys, then left.”

It was indeed very simple.

He Lingchuan thanked him and departed.

No matter where nobles lived, whether it be in Yuan or Beijia, farmland and country estates were indispensable...