Chapter 47: The Commandery Prince's Family Also Has No Surplus Grain_1
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Heng Commandery Prince became perplexed. It seemed having Yang Licui as a disciple was not as easy as it seemed. Unable to shake off his frustration, he changed the subject: "Yunyang, how much do you think a chicken is worth?"
"That depends on where it is and how big the chicken is," replied Master Yunyang. "If it's in an ordinary farmhouse, it could be as little as sixty or seventy shillings, or as much as a couple of Copper Coins. But in your place, the White Cloud Tower, the price skyrockets to over a hundred times. A simple dish called 'Eight Treasures Braised Chick Phoenix' costs up to several tens of gold coins."
Having said this, Master Yunyang paused for a moment, then took a sneak peek at the Commandery Prince: "But if we're in the Nine Extremities, where there's nothing growing and you haven't eaten or drunk anything for three months, that chicken would be priceless. Prince, gratitude is essential in life."
Gratitude my foot!