Chang'an City is the Kyoto of the Tang Dynasty. It has a large population and a prosperous economy. Therefore, there are many caravans traveling to and from Chang'an City to do business.

In the cold weather, not only the water routes have been frozen, but the land routes are also blocked by snow.

Apart from the small fleet of light cars and struggling hard at risk of their lives, it is difficult for large caravans to leave.

So much so that a large number of merchants stayed in Chang'an. These merchants generally do not have a fixed residence in Chang'an City, so of course they have to stay in a hotel.

If it were in the past, so many merchants would have stayed in a hotel, the store would have been very happy.

After all, having a lot of people to stay in a hotel means good business, which means high income, so you can earn a lot of money and have a good New Year.

But now they can't be happy.

The cold weather and the continuous blizzards have caused the price of charcoal to rise continuously. The most important thing is that charcoal can never be bought in the past few days.

As a gathering place for crowds, in this cold weather, if there is no charcoal to keep warm, who would be willing to come to your hotel?

There are even many inns with no carbon fire, either the guests fled one after another, or the guests gathered to protest, which made the inn shopkeeper feel overwhelmed.

As the shopkeeper of Sihai Inn, Zhao Laosi is one of them.

After leaving the hour of Mao, it is now Shen, but I haven't bought a pound of charcoal.

But there is no way. In an era when scholars, farmers, industrial and commercial levels were strict, a lowly person like him could not rob those aristocratic families, so it was natural that he could not buy charcoal.

Zhao Laosi struggled for most of the day and found nothing. While cursing Cui's shamelessness, he returned to the inn backyard with his frozen hands and feet.

Even his inn, he didn't dare to enter through the main entrance.

Because Zhao Laosi didn't know if he dared to walk in, the residents inside would be angry and beat him to death.

After all, before leaving, Zhao Laosi promised to get some charcoal back today.

Now that he is empty-handed, Zhao Laosi doesn't know what to do.

I pushed the door and walked into the house. Although it was better than outside, it was also very cold. Obviously, there was no charcoal fire in the house.

Hearing the movement, a woman walked out of the inner room and saw Zhao Laosi walking in, looking forward to her face: "How is the head of the family today?"

Zhao Laosi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The woman's eyes dimmed instantly, but she still comforted her: "It's okay, you go out early in the morning and have not eaten yet. The food is a little cold. I'll go to warm you up."

Zhao Laosi quickly stopped him: "Damn it, no need, I will eat something casually before going out to see if I can buy some charcoal or firewood."

The woman did not persuade her anymore and silently brought a large porcelain bowl, and the food was served together.

It’s not that she doesn’t care about Zhao Laosi, but that not only does the charcoal disappear, but the firewood cannot last long.

If you use firewood to heat the rice, you may not even have firewood to cook in two days, so you can save a little.

Zhao Laosi took a few bites to his stomach and didn't eat it anymore.

There was no way. Not only was the meal frozen hard, but it was also so cold that he felt cold when he was eaten. He was really afraid that he would be frozen.

As soon as Zhao Laosi put down the porcelain bowl, the woman asked, "What should I do now, the head of the family? It has been too cold these days. If I can't buy charcoal, I'm really afraid that the guests will smash our inn. Moreover, Shanwa and his lips are frozen purple when they sleep at night. I'm afraid..."

Zhao Laosi sighed: "Because of malicious competition among aristocratic families, the price of charcoal has increased at least five times. A pound of charcoal has been sold at a sky-high price of twenty cents. Our inn needs a large amount; more importantly, even if you have money, you can't buy it now. Charcoal, firewood and so on are all monopolized by those hateful aristocratic families."

For a moment, the two were frowning.

"How about I go to my parents' house to find out some of them and ask my brother to borrow some. I heard from my mother a while ago that my brother has found a new job and he should have some."

"Forget it, it's not easy for anyone to be so cold. I guess your parents' home is not much better than us. There's really no way, and there should be a high-priced charcoal sold in a few days.

"Hmph, don't those aristocratic families just want to make money in the country? Are they really not afraid of retribution when they do this?"

Just as the couple was gritting their teeth for these aristocratic families, a rapid knock on the door came.

"Sister, brother-in-law, open the door quickly, I'll bring you some good things!"

"It's your brother..." Zhao Laosi opened a crack in the door and glanced at the woman.

At first, the two were a little nervous, afraid that the residents would come to cause trouble, but now they saw that they were their own family members, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The uncle of the child, why did you come here if you are not at home in such a cold day? Is there anything wrong? Hey, what are you picking?" Zhao Laosi asked while opening the door.

After the door was fully opened, Zhao Laosi noticed that his brother-in-law was still carrying a load of things.

"This is honeycomb coal, and there is a coal stove over there. These are all good things. You may not be able to grab them in two days. I know that brother-in-law, sister, you must have no charcoal fire, so I will send them to you first." The visitor put the things into the yard, took a breath before speaking.

But when he saw that he was sweating profusely, it was obvious that the things in his burden were not light.

Think about it, whether it is honeycomb coal or coal stove, it is either soil or stone, it is all heavy objects. It would be strange if you don’t sweat after picking so many of them!

"Honeycomb coal?" Zhao Laosi and his wife were a little confused.

"This honeycomb coal is used for heating..." The woman's younger brother skillfully took out the coal stove and ignited the honeycomb coal.

After a while, the room became warm!

Although the room was not so cold, Zhao Laosi and the woman were a little worried.

Because this brother-in-law said that this honeycomb coal is made of carbon, what if you get infected with carbon poison?

But don't, I'm afraid I will hurt this brother-in-law's heart.

After all, my brother-in-law was also concerned about them. For a moment, the two of them were a little confused whether to ask for it or not.

But the brother-in-law did not notice the strangeness of his sister and brother-in-law. Instead, he said with a red face: "Sister, did I find another job a few days ago? Now I am working for the Yang Mansion, and today I launched this honeycomb coal. And the manager of the Yang Mansion heard that I knew some tricks, so he asked me to be responsible for a shop selling honeycomb coal and media furnace. He was worried that no one would want it, but he didn't expect it to be snatched away soon. These were all bought first with money, otherwise they would have been gone! I know that you must lack charcoal when you open an inn. I will bring you some here to solve the urgent problem..."

The weird coal jealousy and honeycomb coal are really so popular that Zhao Laosi and his wife are a little unbelievable.

Finally, the woman asked, "This carbonite is poisonous. Are you not afraid of poisoning?"

Zhao Laosi and the others opened an inn, and of course they also knew the existence of carbonite. Although carbonite has strong firepower, it is easy to get poisoned, so they have never used it.

The woman's younger brother smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, brother can harm you. This honeycomb coal is different from ordinary charcoal. It is said that Bo Zhongyi studied it for a long time before removing the charcoal poison. As long as you burn it, don't completely close the space. It's okay to close the doors and windows in wooden houses like us. I heard that Bo Zhongyi himself is using it! Is our lives more precious than Bo Zhongyi's life?"

"Young brother, what did you say just now? This honeycomb coal was invented by Zhongyi Bo? We absolutely believe it!" Hearing his brother-in-law's words, Zhao Laosi looked at the woman with joy on his face.

If honeycomb coal is really easy to use, it will be a timely help.

Originally, the couple thought that the inn would lose all their money this winter, and even sold the inn. It seemed that the living Bodhisattva came to save his life again.

Although Yang Fan's reputation is not very good in the eyes of the nobles, he is really the heart of a bodhisattva in the hearts of the lower-level figures.

If Yang Fan knew his position in the hearts of the people, he didn’t know whether he should be happy or sad!
Chapter completed!