Bab 495: Chapter 495: Would You Be So Generous If It Weren't for This?_1

Wang Youbao had also opened the wooden box, which contained four delicate porcelain jars arranged neatly inside. The jars were separated by wooden dividers, and a considerable amount of cotton padding was interspersed to prevent them from colliding and breaking.

If Wang Youbao hadn't mentioned it was honey, neither An Jing nor Xiao Changyi would have been able to tell that the four lidded porcelain jars contained honey.

An Jing smiled with a significant look, "You're really generous with your gifts, giving away four jars just like that."

Unlike modern times, honey here was especially expensive, simply because there were no beekeepers. The source of honey was entirely from harvesting wild beehives, an activity fraught with danger. Some people even died from bee stings, and since beehives weren't available everywhere, this led to the high price of honey.

It could rival bird's nest soup.