Yu Xiaolian strolled back and forth in the supermarket, taking out anything she thought could be sold.
Candles, matches, acceptable, took out some.
White paper, good, took out a stack.
Needle and thread, handkerchiefs, socks, towels, fine.
Plates, bowls, dishes, fine.
Folded fans, bookmarks, small mirrors, insoles.
Rice, flour, oil, sauce, vinegar, tea, white sugar, brown sugar.
That's right, you read that right, she's not selling salt. In ancient times, not just any grocery store could sell salt.
In Great Liang, all salt resources belonged to the court. Anyone who wanted to trade salt needed the approval of the court's salt industry department.
To buy salt here, you needed to go to shops specifically designated by government merchants, and the price of salt was more expensive than meat.
